Capology are a new, independently owned company, who have a store in Newcastle which was opened in February this year, with Professor Green in attendance, but you can also shop with them online.  As their name suggests they specialise in all types of caps, but they also stock unisex and kids’ clothes and hats from brands such as Mishka and Play Cloths, as well as accessories, bags and even toys.  After a long time spent browsing their site and trying to narrow down my favourite pieces for this post, I have managed to put together an edit of just a few of the items they have to offer.

Top Row: Mishka Keep Watch Cardigan – £100 / New Era Hero Break Out Batman Cap – £35 / New Era NFL 59ifty Miami Dolphins Aqua Fitted Cap – £25 / 10 Deep Ghost Roses Crew – £90

Bottom Row: 47 Brand Stevenson Avalanche Dogeared Hat – £30 / Any Forty Artist Tee Sprinkles – £30 / Play Cloths Safara Shield Cordovan – £15 / Play Cloths Horizon Socks Mimosa – £6.50

My absolute favourite piece on the whole site is the 10 Deep Ghost Roses Crew, pictured above.  I’m a big fan of black for Autumn/Winter this year, and the contrasting rose print is unusual, but not over the top.  I’d love to see my fiancé in it with a pair of black jeans.

Whether you’re on a tight budget or have a bit more cash to splash, Capology have something to suit every budget, so check them out for all things urban.  You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with all their latest news.

Naomi x

Batcat is extremely well made, and it is obvious that Chatch puts a lot of love and care into her work.  He is also very detailed, with heart melting eyes, blushing cheeks, pink ears, a quiff of hair and a curly tail, all of which add to the little guy’s cuteness.  The pendant is quite large (around 1 inch high and 1.5 inches wide), and comes on a 24 inch chain, so it really makes a statement.  I really like how the necklace sits too, as the angle of the bat wings keep Batcat straight, and the length of the chain means he hangs quite low.

The necklace is also really versatile.  I think it looks great with bright, colourful clothing, such as the dress pictured above, but it also works well with plain outfits and helps to jazz them up a bit, adding a fun, quirky edge.

Because Chatch’s accessories are all handmade, they are all unique.  She is also happy to do commissions so you really can have a one of a kind piece that is special to you, which is hard to find these days in a world of high street monotony!  Every time I wear Batcat I get so many compliments, and people always ask me where I got him from because they’ve never seen anything like him before, which is what I love about wearing individual pieces.  I just love him so much!

If you want some TrueCutie goodies for yourself, or as a gift for a loved one, you can view the TrueCutie Etsy shop here.  Everything is so reasonably priced (ranging from £2 to around £15), and if you’re looking for a commission you can get in touch with Chatch at cgulashart@gmail.com.  You can also find TrueCutie on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, and Chatch will be holding a stall at London Comic Con in May for the first time, which is really exciting!  Chatch is a lovely, friendly girl and her products and service are amazing, so please help support a very gifted maker.  She’ll be making more hybrid pieces soon too, so keep an eye out for those.

Here are a few of my favourite pieces from the TrueCutie Etsy store.

Five-a-Day Fruity Hair Clip – £12

 Strawberrylicious Ice Cream Cone Necklace – £8.50

Red the Crab Necklace – £7.50

Fondant Fancy Necklace – £10

Which TrueCutie piece do you like best?

Naomi x

The Jurlique Rose Essentials set contains three luxe rose scented products, and they come packaged in a beautiful gift box, which definitely makes this set a pleasure to receive!  Once you remove the red and gold cardboard wrap, the box you are met with looks like a gorgeous gold treasure chest, patterned with delicate roses and leaves, which fits the Jurlique tagline perfectly – ‘Your gift of beauty to treasure’.  It is even sealed with a sticker that looks like a lock, which makes the set feel that little bit more special, and builds the anticipation as to what you will find inside.

The three products inside the box are wrapped with red tissue paper, and the gold ribbon and embossed brand logo all add an extra touch of luxury.  The products are a 100ml bottle of Rosewater Balancing Mist, a 300ml bottle of Rose Shower Gel, and a 150ml tube of Rose Body Cream.

Here is a brief review of each product to give you an idea of what they are like…

Rosewater Balancing Mist

Jurlique’s Rosewater Balancing Mist contains Rose Essential Oil, Marshmallow and Aloe, which combine to form a hydrating mist which improves and balances skin tone.  I like to spray this on to my face after a long day, as it refreshes tired skin and, unlike some mists, is delicately moisturising so it doesn’t dry your skin out or leave it feeling greasy.  The packaging the mist comes in is very plain in contrast to the gift box, which is slightly disappointing as I like a bit of colour, but the glass bottle makes it look and feel a bit more impressive than if it were plastic.

Rose Shower Gel

This pinky orange coloured shower gel contains a mix of natural essential oils, and like the mist leaves your skin feeling fresh, and extremely clean.  I usually use shower creams as normal gels sometimes dehydrate my skin, but Jurlique’s Rose Shower Gel is actually quite moisturising, which is lovely, and can be used all over the body.  The lather that one pump of this gel gives is impressive, and a little goes a long way.

Rose Body Cream

The Rose Body Cream is my favourite product in the set.  It is enriched with Jojoba Oil, Shea and Cocoa Butter, so as you can imagine it is intensely moisturising, but it is also a lot lighter than some body butters.  The cream doesn’t sit on the skin making a greasy mess either, rather, it is easily and quickly absorbed and is very kind to the skin.  I suffer from dry hands so have been using this as a hand cream, and so far the results are good, and my hands feel a lot softer!

All three products have a very sweet but authentic scent of roses, which is reminiscent of an English garden on a summer’s day (how corny and romantic!)  It’s a very feminine scent, and isn’t at all overpowering, so the products can be layered for a long-lasting, gentle aroma.

This whole set just oozes quality.  The products are all generously sized and feel amazing on the skin, and the packaging is incredible.  The Jurlique range is a bit of a splurge (products start at £10 each, ranging up to around £30), but sometimes these things are worth it, right?  You can view Jurlique’s range of skin care products here, at LookFantastic.com.  Or, if Jurlique isn’t for you or your loved one, LookFantastic also stock a wide selection of other Valentine’s Gifts, including Nails Inc Bling It On Leather & Skulls, which I reviewed here.

Naomi x

*This Jurlique Rose Essentials set was sent to me by LookFantastic.com/The Hut Group for review purposes.  All opinions expressed are honest and my own.*

The T-Shirt I was sent is the Coca Cola Santa Sparkling Holidays T-Shirt, which retails for £19.99.  The tee is made of soft grey cotton (90%), and it is extremely comfortable and surprisingly warm, as the fabric isn’t too flimsy.  It is from the ladies range so it fits well in all the right places, without being too tight, and it is long in length which is great for me as it doesn’t come up short and I am quite tall!

The design on the front of the T-Shirt is absolutely gorgeous, featuring Coca Cola’s vintage-style Santa, merrily enjoying a bottle of Coca Cola…  (Don’t you think Coke tastes so much better from a cold glass bottle?)  Santa in his bright red costume is such an iconic figure, and instantly recognisable as part of Coca Cola’s branding, making this T-Shirt really stand out from the crowd of typical Christmas prints.  The design is also printed to a very high quality, so it won’t start to peel or crack in a hurry, and the image is really bold and clear.

This T-Shirt (and the rest of TruffleShuffle’s own range) is available in a wide range of sizes (X Small to X Large), and they’re all currently in stock, so if you fancy a Coca Cola T-Shirt for yourself you can grab one here now, whatever the size!

Just to give you an idea of what else TruffleShuffle has to offer this festive season, here are just a few of my favourite Christmas themed items from TruffleShuffle, which would all make fantastic, affordable Christmas gifts!

- Coca Cola Holidays Are Coming Truck Sweater – £29.99 -

- Vintage Style Christmas Robin Necklace – £11.99 -

- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens E-Reader Cover – £14.99 -

- Limited Edition Retro Christmas Lights Charm Bracelet – £19.99 -

- Snowman Christmas Slouch Scoop Neck T-Shirt – £24.99 -

- Fairytale Snowglobe Necklace – £13.99 -

- Oscar the Grouch I Hate Christmas T-Shirt – £19.99 -

Aren’t they gorgeous?  I really, really want both of the necklaces pictured above!  Is there anything from TruffleShuffle on your Christmas list this year?

Happy shopping!

Naomi x

*The Coca Cola Santa Sparkling Holidays T-Shirt was gifted to me by TruffleShuffle for review purposes.  All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.*

There are two nail varnish shades to choose from (Raspberry Crush and Nude Beige), and two lip glosses (a pink and a red).  The freebie I went for was Raspberry Crush, a gorgeous raspberry pink which I actually had my eye on a couple of months ago – I’m glad I didn’t buy it at the time now!  I haven’t yet tried Raspberry Crush on my nails, but it looks like it has a lovely creme finish and I can’t wait to give it a go.

The magazine also comes with a free Miss Selfridge Lucky Gift Card, which gives you a surprise discount in store, between £1 and £500.  There are also several other exclusive discounts in the magazine, such as 20% off at boohoo.com, Rock N Rose, Essensuals Hairdressing and Motel, and 25% off a spray tan at the Tanning Shop.  Oh and a couple of free drinks too.

The magazine itself might be a little bit trashy, but who cares when you’re getting a bargain as brilliant as this?!  The next issue of More goes on sale on the 27th of November, so you have 4 days left to get your Models Own freebie.

Naomi x

The gift came in a sleek black box, and was wrapped with black tissue paper and paper pieces… Very reminiscent of Illamasqua’s classy packaging, I must say!  It was also sealed with a personalised sticker which I thought was a really lovely touch.

When I ripped open the tissue paper I was met with a ‘Service Menu’ from Filthy Gorgeous.  I have been wanting to try Filthy Gorgeous nail varnish for a good while so I got very excited when I saw the leaflet, and kept my fingers crossed that there was a Filthy Gorgeous varnish inside!

And now for the part you’ve all been waiting for…  Here is what I found in amongst all the packaging!

As I’d hoped, my free gift contained a bottle of Filthy Gorgeous nail varnish in the neon pink shade of ‘Rosey Posey’.  The varnish looks absolutely gorgeous with the lace effect on the lid and the pretty little guitar pick detail.  I can’t wait to try it out!  I also received a bottle of L’Oreal’s Mythic Oil.  I’ve heard quite a bit about Mythic Oil and it sounds like an interesting product so I was pleased to see this in box too.

Overall, I’m very pleased with my free gift and I’m looking forward to using both things, so keep an eye out for swatches and reviews of the nail varnish and oil coming soon!

Naomi x

Last Thursday was the day that the August issues of the women’s glossies hit the shops.  After a fantastic month of magazine freebies last month (Benefit AND Ciaté – wow) I wasn’t expecting to find anything too thrilling this time, but was pleased to see that Glamour were giving away products from the natural skincare brand, Balance Me.  I had heard of Balance Me before and had been keen to try their lip salve for a while, so of course this was the freebie that I went for!  Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve.

I really like Balance Me’s packaging – I think the simple white tube and basic font with a swirl of colour is really classy and pretty.  I’m also pleased the salve is accented with purple as that’s my favourite colour haha.

The salve comes in a lip gloss style squeezy tube, but unlike gloss it isn’t sticky.  In fact, it’s probably the creamiest lip salve I have EVER used.  You only need a tiny amount to cover both of your lips, say, a 2mm blob, and it smoothes your lips as soon as you apply it.  I tend to use my finger to put it on instead of the tube applicator as too much comes out of the tube if you do it that way.  As you can see below, the salve has a yellow tinge to it.  This is the only thing I don’t like about this product as I think it looks a bit like earwax – not good!

The best thing about this salve, for me, is the smell, as well as the fact that it is 100% natural in origin!  It is scented with various essential oils, including several different Rose oils, Ylang Ylang, Mango, Lavender, Red Mandarin and Patchouli, amongst others, and they combine to give a strong scent which is really quite fantastic.  I put this on whilst in the car the other day and everybody else in the car could smell it and commented on how lovely it was.  I can even smell it on myself when I’m wearing it which is quite pleasant!  Some of the ingredients used to make the salve so moisturising are Virgin Coconut, Beeswax, Sweet Almond, Shea, Jojoba and Cocoa Butter.

The tube claims that the lip salve ‘plumps, smoothes and hydrates’.  Though the latter two are true, I haven’t yet felt or seen any plumping effects from it, but that’s fine by me as plumping products tend to irritate my skin!  I’ve definitely noticed a difference to the texture of my lips though…  They’re quite obviously softer and they feel protected when I have it on.

Balance Me are a UK based company which pleases me as I am a huge advocate of supporting British business.  This is honestly the best lip salve I have used, and I will be buying another tube once this one runs out.  It’s just beautiful!

Which Glamour freebie did you choose this month?

Naomi xx

Believe it or not, this post isn’t actually about the contents of my handbag…  You’ve probably all heard of it already, but ‘What’s In My Handbag’ is actually a website which enables its members to discover the beauty products that other people love that you may not have heard about.  The jist of it is this…  You can upload a photo of what you have in your handbag, and tag all the beauty products.  People will then be able to browse your bag and share your beauty secrets, and of course, you can do the same to hundreds of other bags!  When you find a product you already have, you can mark it as ‘Have This’, and if you want it, you mark it as ‘Want This’.  These products then get added to your beauty cabinet.

Possibly the best bit about What’s In My Handbag is that you can sign up to ‘Try’ exciting beauty products for free.  There is a new free product to try each week, and all you have to do is register to try it.  You aren’t guarateed a free product every time, but it’s worth giving it a go!

I’m not sponsored by What’s In My Handbag or anything, and I haven’t been asked to promote the site… I just thought it was a good idea and I wanted to share it with you all!  If you want to join, I have unlimited invites here – please let me know if you sign up, it’s good fun!  It’s international as well, which is great news for all my overseas followers

Naomi x

Just a quick post from me today, but if you love a freebie then it’s a good one!  Avon have developed a new facial treatment for their ANEW Clinical range, which will (hopefully) reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles after just two weeks of use.  The product is called ‘Pro Line Corrector Treatment with A-F33′, and is not yet available to purchase.  However, Avon have created a 28 day VIP trial pack, which 10,000 lucky entrants will receive.

If you want to apply for a VIP pack and be in with the chance of becoming one of the lucky 10,000, then you can visit the Only From Avon website here to apply.  The trial will be divided between four randomly selected focus groups, and those picked will be notified just before the start of each trial, which will be running in August and September this year.

Good luck!  Let me know if you receive a pack

Naomi x

It is time again for me to launch the next Avon brochure, and this time it is a very exciting one indeed!  Brochure 12 sees the launch of Avon’s new look Colortrend range.  There’s a myriad of brand spanking new items, including lip gloss, lipstick, nail enamel, eyeshadow and foundation, as well as a few of your old favourites revamped to look nice and pretty.  The new range spans Pages 5-13 if you fancy a look, and if you purchase any Colortrend product, you can get any Colortrend lip gloss for just 99p!

As usual, there are also hundreds of other offers throughout the brochure, so be sure to keep an eye out for something that interests you.  One that really stands out to me is Avon’s gorgeous new Sevilla Bag on Page 16.  It is £30 full price, but if you spend £9.95 or more across the brochure, you can get the bag for just £9.99!

Brochure 12 can be found online HERE.  If you would like to place an online order with me, you can do so by adding the items you want to your bag in the online brochure, and then when you place your order it will be submitted straight to me!  Simple as that.  Alternatively, you can place your order with me via email, at bewitcheryblog@gmail.com.  For more information visit my ‘Order Avon From Me‘ page.  I post within the UK, as well as to the USA, Canada and Europe.  Postage will be charged at standard second class Royal Mail prices to keep costs down.

I will need your orders and payment for this campaign by the 13th of June, and I will post your order on the 19th of June.  Also, as a special thank you, my first three online customers through Bewitchery will receive a FREE GIFT with their order.
Just make sure you mention on this post when you’ve placed your order

Happy Browsing!

Naomi x