February 2012

My first trimester experience…

BEFORE I begin, I just want to make one thing clear – I’m delighted that I’m pregnant and am eternally grateful that this amazing, most wondrous thing is happening to me. I really and truly am. I’m now 20 weeks pregnant and seeing my baby’s heart beating on screen last week was a moment I’ll never forget. I’m not even the tiniest bit at all embarrassed to admit that I

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How to get hair worthy of the Oscars …

Here’s a challenge I recently carried out for The Modern Girl’s Guide – Can we create red carpet hair at home? TONIGHT is the greatest night in the Hollywood calendar. The night when the great and good come out in force. It is of course Oscar time.  The female stars will be undoubtedly looking stunning, made up to perfection by a team of stylists, make-up artists and hair magicians. But what about the rest

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From Chanel: Love letters with ooh, la, la

QUITE simply if you love make-up and you love Chanel, you’re going to absolutely adore this! Chanel has recently re-vamped it’s ‘Chanel Make-Up Confidential’ website and introduced some pretty cool and innovative new content including A fabulous novelty, interactive module called ‘Love Letters’. With ‘Love Letters’ you can write a message using a type made up of iconic Chanel make-up just like this….     and then send it to

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And the winner is…

LADIES (and gents) we have a winner for the Vaseline Lip Therapy Giveaway. Drum roll please. Congratulations to ……. Jen Smith! Really hope you enjoy your prize and giving your lips some TLC courtesy of Pouting In Heels and Vaseline! It would be fabulous to know what you think of the new tin so do let us know how you get on. I’ll be in touch shortly for your address so

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Happy Birthday Grandad…

MY Grandad would have been 100 years old today, so this is a very special post  in his memory.  Although I’m afraid my words will not do him the justice that he deserves (he was incredibly well read and a truly beautiful writer), I just wanted to share with you all, a little bit of information about my Grandad, William Charles Foster, a truly, wonderful man. Unfortunately I never got

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Pout of Approval: The Baby-Making Bible

FOR all those who are trying for a baby or perhaps thinking about trying sometime soon, this post is especially for you. Here’s a book I cannot recommend highly enough:     The Baby-Making Bible by Emma Cannon is quite simply, brilliant. Interesting, easy to read and incredibly helpful, it’s also warm, comforting and positive in it’s tone, which is exactly what you need when you’re trying to conceive. Blending

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Domestic violence is NO joke…

EARLIER this week I read something which made me feel completely and utterly sad. And it was this… On Twitter I came across a link to an article which featured a number of tweets from women saying how they’d happily take a beating from R&B performer Chris Brown, if only they were so ‘lucky’ to ‘have’ him. It saddened me on many levels but mainly because a) these women have

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A kissable pout (and how to get it)…

IT’S Valentine’s Day which means only one thing, single or not, today is the day you should beautify your lips! If you’re in a couple, it’s the perfect day for a long, lingering smooch and if you’re not, well by making your lips extra luscious, just think of who you may attract! Here’s how to get the perfect kissable pout: 1) Exfoliate –  Kissable lips need to be smooth so

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