I “vlogged”. I really can’t stand writing – or saying -that word. I think I said on Twitter that “vlogging” sounds like a Klingon coughing up a lung. Anyway, until someone comes up with something better we’re stuck with it. Vlog. Rhymes with bog, frog and hog.  Nice.

In this random edition of video diary, Dexter the dog goes to the groomers, I go to M&S to look at the new Rosie makeup and end up buying pans, towels and baby clothes and I have a little treat day in town. And most importantly, I entertain Sali Hughes in my bathroom. By entertain, I don’t mean that I served canapés and champagne, we just had a bit of a laugh and a chat about beauty – the resulting videos will be up on her Youtube channel soon.

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It was quite a full week, really, and I must have exhausted myself because on Monday I fell ill. I’m in bed typing this – apologies to those who were waiting for the winners of the Alpha-H giveaway, I shall post them up either later on today or first thing tomorrow. For now, here’s the vid – apparently the musical interludes are rather loud, so don’t have a heart attack when the first one kicks in. I’ll try and do better with the next vlog edit…

Sali Hughes Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/salihugh…

M&S Baby: http://tidd.ly/81f671bd

M&S Towels: http://tidd.ly/5a013852

Rosie Cream Blush: http://tidd.ly/44e7877c

Wildfox Sweatshirt: http://tidd.ly/a2ab5963

Silken Favours: http://silkenfavours.bigcartel.com

Mark Hill Wicked Waver: http://tidd.ly/e0febdac

Colab Extreme Volume: http://tidd.ly/4b96aabe

L’Oreal Color Riche Nail Polish in Cafe de Nuit: http://tidd.ly/3d34b5e8

Anastasia Achilleos: https://twitter.com/Anastasiafacial

Abercrombie Jeans: http://tidd.ly/2580e302

Disclaimer: this post is not sponsored. Links may be affiliate links. All of the items in the video were purchased with my own money apart from the Wicked Waver, the L’Oreal nail polish and Isle of Roses hair oil which are press samples. I am a co-founder and spokesmodel for the Colab Dry Shampoo brand.

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There have been lots of comments about my blusher in the Empties video that I posted last week: it’s the Creme Puff Blush in Seductive Pink from Max Factor. Rather more pinkish than I would ever usually go, but I was filming one of my Beauty Recommended videos and this was one of the shades to experiment with.

I think that it gives a real lift to the skin, don’t you think? Good for tired days when bronzer just looks a bit flat and drab. Excuse the moody face in my photo – as usual, I forgot to take a proper picture and this is a still that I grabbed from the video. You’d think someone had kidnapped my hamster…

I swept Seductive Pink on to the apples of my cheeks using the Zoeva Luxe Face Definer Brush – just the tip of it, and very lightly, because it’s not really a blush brush, I just couldn’t find my Bobbi Brown one.

I find the Creme Puff blushers so easy to use – very natural and glowing. Each blush has a few slightly different shades swirled in, so you don’t just get one flat colour, it’s a wash of beautiful tones. I’ve reviewed the Creme Puff blushers before here, but as a quick reference, if you love the Hourglass powders then you’ll get on very well with Creme Puff. And they’re a fraction of the price.

You can find Creme Puff Blushers at Boots here – they’re £8.99 each. If you catch them on a 3-for-2 then my all-time favourite is Nude Mauve and I have a new crush on Alluring Rose, too.

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1) I got a wedding invite couriered to me last week and nearly died of excitement when I opened it. How lovely! A Dior wedding! Then I realised that everyone was invited and that also I wouldn’t get to wear a hat. Good news for “everyone”, bad news for the hat, which will have to stay boxed and unworn until the next false alarm. (To be fair, hats aren’t a good look on me at the moment. I just look like a rotund bee-keeper.) The Dior wedding, if you’re intrigued, is on the 4th February and the teaser is online here. I have no clue what it’s all about, but the video is very stylish and makes me yearn for summer…

2) Goodness me, this is a beautiful scent. Parma Violets. Like Marmite, you’ll either love it or hate it, but if you do love Parma Violets then you must get your paws on some of this Rose & Co Patisserie de Bain body cream, even if you just intend to keep it in a drawer and sniff it at regular intervals, which is what I do. You can find it online here.

3) Alpha-H Liquid Gold Winners: Flo Harris, Rebecca Hibbert, Amy (anyoneyouwant), Contessa Birky, Angeline Giselle, Emma Morgan, Tricia Hill, Hannah Denyer, Betina (bpatriots), Silvia Petkova, Emmy_gtown, Samantha Rhiannon Williams, Lauranne (@icloud), Linsey Smith 45, Dijana.Brkan, MoosieCarter, Roisincoll, Janice Miller, Alison Tirrell, Helen Mitchell 1, evabblogt, Missy (mbwdaw), Loes (loes.van.erp), Natalie (nugginat), Nicki (niclev66). Well done, you’ll be contacted directly for your postal addresses, enjoy your new glowing skin!

4) Naughty pets, part 2: Mr Bear knocked my lovely Rose Otto Face Oil from the bathroom shelf and it smashed all over the floor. I have no idea why he loves pawing things from shelves so much, I may have to start supergluing things down. Here he is looking completely nonplussed, above, and below we have Dexter looking a bit scrawny and scruffy, needing his fur to hurry up and grow.

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