Our lovely readers have helped us hit some tremendous milestones over the last six months, so to say thank you we’re giving one of our favourite Fortnum & Mason hampers to one lucky reader. The Fortmason Hamper is a selection of seasonal favourites. There’s St James Christmas Pudding, enriched with lashings of rum and cognac and moreish Christmas Apricot, Orange ...
How To Make Perfect Mulled Wine This is such a simple, easy mulled wine recipe. It just so happens to also be my favourite, it’s never let me down through the Winter season. I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do! Remember, that it really doesn’t matter about the quality of the red in this, so try ...
We’ve been fans of TeaPigs for years, in fact I cannot even contemplate sleep until I’ve had my TeaPigs Chamomile tea. It absolutely has to be TeaPigs, because that’s the only one that puts me to sleep, plus it’s by far the prettiest because it has actual Chamomile flowers in it. I’ve been known to even have it shipped to wherever ...
It’s that time of year again, you know, the time when you need to start stocking up the treat cupboard for the impending Christmas festivities and all of the visitors that come with it. I think you’re either firmly in one of two camps when it comes to the stockpiling of Christmas treats, you’re either one of the people who ...
Cellulite is nothing more than normal fat beneath the skin. The fat appears bumpy because it pushes against your connective tissue, causing the skin above it to pucker. Cellulite isn’t harmful. However, many people would prefer it wasn’t there because of the way it looks. While it is not a serious health condition, many people find it unsightly and seek ...
It’s something us girls have experienced at least once in our lives, we commit to getting a fringe and a couple of months later, we’re officially over it. But as we all know, it’s so much easier to cut a fringe than it is to grow it out. This is my go-to guide for how to grow out a fringe ...
It’s been an exciting day today at Vivre Le Rêve HQ, because we’ve been testing out the Beer52 Christmas Box, hic! I think it just might be the perfect gift for the difficult to buy for male/female in your life. Beer52 are the UK’s largest craft beer discovery club, they send you a tasty selection of craft beers from around ...
I love trying my hand at making my own beauty products, it’s usually pretty fun and you know exactly what is in it. It’s a great alternative if you’re vegan or have allergies. Today, I’m going to show you how to make your own homemade bronzer/blush, it’s a fail safe recipe that I’ve used many times over the years. I ...
This is literally my favourite recipe to make over the holiday season. It makes the whole house smell divine and they are by far the best mince pies I get to scoff throughout the Christmas period. Now, my husband is absolutely and completely intolerant to lactose, so Christmas can be a difficult time for him on the food front. Over ...
I know, hard to believe isn’t it? One teaspoon of this stuff a day is enough to lower high blood pressure. I’m always on the look out for alternatives to pills and when I stumbled across this beauty and the substantial evidence that supports its effectiveness, I just had to talk to you guys about it. The explanation is fairly ...
Now, everybody knows that Christmas cookies contain no calories, so whip up several batches of my go-to easy vanilla thins for the whole family to snack on whilst you trim the house this Christmas. Ingredients 325g plain flour 200g chilled salted butter 125g/4½oz golden caster sugar 2 tsp good-quality vanilla extract 2 large free range egg yolks Icing Sugar (For ...
Today I really want to talk about a track that I’ve listened to non-stop over the last 24 hours, I absolutely love it! It’s ‘Take Me Out Tonight’ by Toronto-based pop artist Jordan Alexander. I especially adore the video, that features Jordan Alexander’s Grandmother, Jordan says “She actually shot tequila, smoked weed and skinny-dipped….YES she’s my GRANDMOTHER! Age ain’t nuthin ...