One of my favourite things to use for decorating and crafts are dried orange slices.  Dried orange slices are perfect for Christmas Crafts, Decorations, Wreaths and Floral Arrangements. They’re so pretty placed in a bowl or peppered with whole cloves and hung by a ribbon on the tree. They smell absolutely divine and are so incredibly simple to do!   ...

A Super Cute Panda Stapler, who’s ready to keep your important documents firmly in place. A Green Pea Eraser, who’s only here to peas you, ha! A Note Pad that looks like a red apple! A bang on trend Sassy Unicorn Mouse Pad! A pencil sharpener shaped like an elephant!     ...

I know, I know, it’s October! But you can never be too organised. I always start my Christmas prep in the first few days of October, it just feels right. Summer vacations are over, children are back at school and the Autumn term has begun. I’ve always been the sort of person that would rather do a little bit of ...

It’s been a very exciting week at Vivre Le Rêve because we’ve been testing out the very latest in sleep solution technology with the S+ by ResMed. The S+ by ResMed is a smarter sleep solution for people who wish to improve their sleep, it’s also the world’s first non-contact sleep tracker that accurately tracks every stage of the sleep ...

Lately here at Vivre Le Rêve HQ we’ve been looking into the effectiveness of anti wrinkle facial exercises. Some people swear by them, others say they do absolutely nothing, so we thought it would be interesting to test out the most popular Anti-Aging Facial Exercises to see if we actually saw any improvement. Now, granted the people testing out these ...

There’s something very special about cheese at Christmas, it’s a course all of its own. Now, this can be difficult when you’ve already sampled the luxuries of Christmas throughout the day so it’s important that the cheese you use at Christmas time is special. Remember, an idle stomach is strictly against the festive spirit, so soldier on you must! I ...

It’s a very exciting day here at Vivre Le Rêve HQ because the herb experts at Pestle have sent me Dr Stuart’s Valerian Plus Tea, Chamomile, Dandelion Root, Aloe Vera Toothpaste and Lavender Hand cream and I’m in love! Pestle is a fab place to buy almost anything your heart desires when it comes to taking care of yourself. One ...

Three Delicious Desserts You Can Bake in Less Than 10 Minutes Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling) sugar, 1 cup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda + 1 teaspoon milk 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips ...

Equipment for Martinis A shaker or stirring glass Bar spoon (or teaspoon) Strainer Cocktail glass Cocktail Sticks Ingredients 2 parts Grey Goose vodka ½ part chilled Noilly Prat Cubed ice 1 lemon Olives The Martini is all about confidence, everything from ordering it to making it yourself screams sophistication and you have to have a certain je ne sais quoi ...

Every year, I’m on the look out for originally designed Christmas decorations. I buy a few special ones every year without fail, I prefer them to be personalised and ideally I like to support UK business. Sounds simple right? It isn’t as easy as it sounds actually. Over the years, it’s gotten more and more difficult to find stylish different ...

Denmark has just been voted the happiest country in the world again, no surprise there really, as it’s won the honour for the last 40 years! If you need a little extra happiness in your life too then there’s a lovely real parent hack we should take from this country of contentment. It’s called the ‘hygge’ (pronounced hooga) and it ...

There are lots of hints and tips out there to help you walk more comfortably in your new Christian Louboutin shoes, some work and some do not. I’m here to share with you my favorites, and the ones I’d recommend to all of you if you need to get your Christian Louboutin shoes to fit. I do still recommend that ...