I’m a lover of makeup, but I’m not such a makeup guru that I’d be willing to pay over £20 on a new MAC lipstick on a weekly basis, or £80 on a foundation just because it’s ‘high-end’. £40 is the highest I’d go for my Clinique Foundation and anything higher I would kindly ask...Read More
My very first solo holiday adventure was a month long stay at an elephant refuge centre in Thailand. Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand saves all types of animals, from gibbons to bears, but I only worked with the resident elephants. They were a bunch of lovely, retired old ladies and one young male who’d been rescued...Read More
I’m the proud owner of a label maker and if you stand still long enough I will label you. I wouldn’t say I have fully fledged OCD, or at least I’m not diagnosed, but I do have a certain way and standard of doing things. I don’t like to think of it as precious or...Read More
Every year I give myself a limit on how much I will spend at Christmas. Every year I go over it. I do really enjoy buying Christmas presents for people. I love surprising my loved ones and exceeding their expectations. That’s not always showering them with lavish gifts. This year I think one of the...Read More
Amsterdam is a place I never really thought I would visit; maybe I was intimidated by its famous stories prostitution and drug-hazed weekends and assumed I’d save an interesting trip for when I’m ‘older’. However, when searching for gift ideas for my boyfriend’s 21st birthday, I came to see that Amsterdam would be the perfect...Read More
Every year I fall into the same trap. As I’m browsing through gift ideas, I see one so perfect for one particular family member that I can’t not buy it for them. Unfortunately, I already have a present for that family member, so now they’re getting two presents. Then I have to get two presents...Read More
Approximately six months ago my boyfriend Cameron dropped a bombshell on me. He decided he was going to become a vegetarian. Now while this might not sound something worthy of bombshell proportions, let me explain. Cam is, or was, a carnivore. He ate his steak blue, he would never cut the fat off anything and...Read More
Every week I meet up with a bright young girl to discuss life, her life, mainly. We talk about all sorts of things; sometimes we go and get hot chocolates, other times we sit by a computer. My objective is to be there to support her, guide her and be an ear for anything she...Read More
People often tell me that I am understated and when I was younger this felt like a criticism. However, over the years I have come to like being understated as it appeals to my sense of curiosity and playfulness. I spoke recently at the Festival of Marketing conference in London and at the end of...Read More
This is quite a bittersweet post for me to write this week as it is going to be my last for Semple for a while. After blogging for Semple for over three years I am sad to be giving it up but am extremely excited about the next adventure ahead of me as I am about...Read More
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