Polaroid Pogo Printer

 One of the awesome gadgets I received this Christmas was the nifty little Polaroid PoGo Printer. It's a handheld instant printing device that requires no ink and prints cute little 2" x 3" images in seconds, it's amazing! You do need to buy the special Polaroid ZINK paper to go into the printer but you can pick it up relatively cheap and it does come with 10sheets in the box to get you started. They also come in a few different colours so if pink aint your bag don't worry they come in red and black too.....

 The first thing that amazed me about the Polaroid PoGo Printer was the PRICE, you can pick them up on eBay for under £30. When I first read about them a few years ago I thought they'd hit at least the £70 mark....

 You print mainly via bluetooth from your phone or your laptop.... note though that they DO NOT work with iPhone. Fuck you apple!!! If your laptop doesn't have bluetooth you can get a dongle from ebay for about 50p nowadays which is always handy anyway! I'm using a HTC Desire to print my pictures in this blog post....

 So simply select the image you want to print....

 Share it via Bluetooth....

 Select the Polaroid printer from the device list... If you are pairing for the first time the code you need to put in the code 6000 and it automatically hooks it up to your phone (or whatever you're printing from)

 It sends across to the printer in a few seconds....

 You know it's working when the little (!) symbol is flashing.... You'll also notice the little USB hole. This means you can print directly off most cameras too, check the compatibility if you're wanting it for this though as it may not work with some....

 And then watch the magic happen! Haha....

The final printed image can be a little less vibrant than the original but it's still a good quality photography for such a nifty, cheap, convenient gadget!

The pictures are also stickers too.

It's definitely my favourite thing ever right now, I've been printing like crazy. Mainly pictures of the cat.

I've been looking on ebay and the paper is selling for around £15 for 70 sheets and the printer itself for about £30. Definitely worth the investment in my opinion, just for the novelty factor of it all.

Camila Prada treats!!

If you're a regular reader of my blog; 1. congratulations on following me, I'm ace and 2. You may remember my little blog post featuring Camila Prada's cute-tastic ceramic designs. (see here: http://helloterrilowe.blogspot.com/2011/12/objects-of-desire-camila-prada.html if you didn't)

Anyway, a friend of mine actually saw my blog post and by chance saw she was doing a fair that very weekend. So being the lucky little munchkin I am, they went along and got me these treats!!

I got the Lucky Egghead Egg Cup!

And also these amazing little tea light holders I didn't even realise existed!

Their names are Illuminati Jones and Spirit Gyde, argh so cute! 

You can find these and many more lovely items on her website http://camilaprada.com/

Bags of Initiative

I spotted this amazing 'shit green' shade bag in Debehams the other day and absolutely was in awe of the colour. I've been after a new bag for a while but wanted something more in the style of a 'Cambridge Satchel' (& I did get one in this style from Spitalfields Market last week as well though,typical you find what you originally wanted after you've purchased the next best thing, but huzzah! anyway) 

So, because this one ticked a few boxes and I'd given up hope finding the one I wanted for the right price I got it anyway. The thing that really bugged me about it though was the buckle on the front. It says 'Jasper Conran JEANS'.... Why does it say JEANS when it's a BAG?! I really don't appreciate it..... So I used a bit of initiative. The two things I love almost as much as 'shit green' are BUGS and BROOCHES..... 

 Take one beautiful bug brooch.... (sorry it's out of focus, my DSLR is broken)

 ...And attach it to the bag! 

 Ok, it's not a massive DIY/craft project I know, but I'm just so glad I thought of it! Now the bag feels like its MINE and I know no one will have the same one. (unless someone sneaks out and buys the exact same things now maybe)

Also green and purple are the perfect contrasting colours, I like it a lot. And to be honest I'm surprised something so simple has made such a difference (to me anyway! haha)

Matryoshka Round TWO

Just getting my 'craft on' this fine christmas eve....

I know they're not too festive but still, I'd rather a russian doll on a card than Santa!

 I'm considering making these to sell in the new year. How much would you pay? (If you liked them of course, if you didn't you wouldn't pay anything haha!)

All 100% handmade!!
Oh and the table is a thrifted 60's original, I like it a lot.

Matryoshka Felties.

I had some left over felt I wanted to play with so made some cute little Russian Doll keyrings. They were really simple to make and cheap too! (felt costs about 49p a sheet at HobbyCraft)

What dya think?

Should I do a tutorial?

Organix Hair Care

I spotted the Organix haircare range in Boots a while ago, I was initially drawn to it because of the bold packaging and the new essential key ingredient in hair care 'moroccan argan oil'....I've previously blogged about hair care and trying to work out what it best for mine (being dyed for over 10years and incredibly dry!)....

 I was put off buying them though because they were rather expensive for a brand I'd not heard of (£6.99 a throw) and on the bottom shelf (generally, in supermarkets anyway, the 'value' brands are lower down on the shelves and the more expensive 'better' brands are higher up on the shelves) so with that subliminally in my head I always talked myself out of buying them....

 I noticed this week though they were on offer as 2 for £8 which means you get one for £1.01, a rather good offer considering the price per bottle....I had a look on the Boots website though and the reviews were literally 50/50 for the range. On the moroccan argan conditioner there were 4 people with 5 stars saying it was the best thing ever and 4 people had given it 1 or 0 stars saying it was the new bane of their life?!

 So I invested in the moroccan oil conditioner....

 & because they were out of stock of the shampoo to match I chose the brazillian keratin therapy shampoo. I thought it would be good to compliment the conditioner and the combined descriptions seem like the ideal match for my hair.

 The shampoo smells really nice, like a sweet cocoa butter and its a really thick consistency for a shampoo...

 & the conditioner smelt even nicer!

 However, the thing that did put me off was the instructions saying to apply it 'generously' to hair. Don't get my wrong, I use a good handfull of conditioner anyway but when it's telling me too I kind of think I shouldn't have to if its that good(?!)

One of the reviews I read said that after they had used the products their hair was really brittle and hard to comb through. I see what they mean, BUT after I had brushed through my hair afterwards and it began to dry it did feel really soft and looked so shiny. Also I have visible split ends and you can see where my hair is going to break off near the ends (I know, I know I do need it cut, but I have mental hairdresser anxiety, not been for over 2 years now!)but now my hair is dry I can't see any?! Obviously it's not repaired my hair fully as no product can do that, but it's definitely smoothed over a multitude of flaws. Even though I don't feel it's been the miracle hair care product I've been desperately searching for I'm still pleased with the results considering the price, fragrance and overall final result of the product. I may have to revisit this post to update after using the whole bottle but for now a definite 7/10.
It also doesn't boast it on the product but my hair has taken much less time to dry naturally. I've been just giving wet hair a blast with the hairdryer lately and leaving it.
I'm still on straighteners strike and not used them for over 2 weeks now (and used curling irons once) it does seem to be at the stage now where it looks healthy and better without being straightened (the first few days looked frizzy and horrendous) but the less you use them the more your hair gets used to sorting itself out I guess. Remember the 90's when no one owned straighteners *sigh*

Mini Macaroons

For a while now Macaroons have been high up on my 'wishlist' of awesome looking grub. I've seen them in Waitrose many a time but simply couldn't justify spending £7.50 on the buggers. In comes Marks and Spencers and their seasonal party food range......

For £4.99 you can bag 12 'mini' macaroons....

3 different flavours, yum yum yum....

Now, you might be thinking £4.99 is expensive for a sweet treat, but seriously, have you ever tried to make these little bastards?!? I have and I can tell you now £4.99 is a small price to pay to keep your treat baking pride.....They're so difficult!

LOOK HOW PRETTY THEY ARE....

The flavours so vary from the Waitrose selection with only 3 kinds....Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. I thought the vanilla would be my least favourite but it is the best!

 Their consistency is gooey with a slightly crisp coat. So so delicious. I do hope M&S continue them after the party season has ended. I really do! 

Joliebox (formally Boudoir Privé)

Well, after the 'scandal' last month over that face mask Boudoir Privé have pulled out all the stops to rectify their reputation, the most notable change being the transformation into Joliebox

 Joliebox is an already established french version of this beauty box fad. The black box looks a lot more classy than the previous pink version I think....

The colour of the ribbon is amazing too (the little things eh)

 The main difference I noticed in the box was the lack of card explaining your products in further details and the cost of the product full price. It's just my lazy side speaking I guess, as this means I now have to good to see if I got my 'moneys worth' (I probably wont do that though actually)

The first product I tried was the OPI shatter effect nail varnish in Gold Shatter. I must admit I expected more of a 'shatter' effect, I wanted it to be as bold an effect as the Barry M Shatter range but alas it's way more subtle, I've used it over the nail varnish I received in this months GlossyBox

This looks a little dark for me but it's Jane Iredale Shimmer Powder in Rose Gold. It doesn't say what it's powder for but I assume it can be used all over your face, don't go over bored mind, else you'll end up looking a bit odd. Maybe a touch for blush?

 Some loose Kusmi detox tea. I don't have a tea strainer but I was going to invest in one anyway, so that's all gravy. Its maté, green tea and lemon flavour.

 New Kid iGloss in Babydoll, it says its non sticky but I've found it a bit tacky to be honest, the colour is quite nice though....

It also has a mirror on the side and an extra bright light in the light. It's a great concept but don't look directly at the light at I was seeing stars for about 20minutes afterwards.

 I assumed the Mitchell and Peach shower gel would be Peach fragrance but it's a really strong lavender....

 Some face cream, I do like getting face creams and have a growing collection.

 & finally a little brush that will come in handy as I'm always losing them.

they also said to look under the paper for an extra 'gift'... I don't really count leaflets as gifts but hey ho!

Overall it was once again a good box. I still can't decided which to stay subscribed too. Glossybox seem to have one month bad one good, but when they're good they're really good, yet BP/Joliebox has been consistently OK.

#lifeishard