Buckley Poppy Designs for Remembrance Day!

My favourite Buckley Poppy Products.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month... the moment hostilities ended in World War 1, and what we now know to be Armistice day, Remembrance day, or Poppy day. Whatever you call it, it's a significant day that every one of us should acknowledge.

The poppy has long been the emblem of Remembrance day, and I can still remember my days back in primary school where we'd all wear our paper poppies both to school, and special remembrance services alike.

Nowadays, whilst the paper poppies are still going strong, and are still the first choice for the majority of people; there's also the option to get a fancier option (sported by many celebrities), such as the ones I'm showing you in this post. Now these options don't always get a good reception with some people, who think that the simple paper poppy is a perfectly good option (which it is, I would never say it's not good enough), and that it is disrespectful to make such an occasion into a fashion thing. But honestly, I quite like the sparkly poppies that are widely available, and in my opinion, any money and awareness being raised for the cause is allll good with me.

I make no secret of being a magpie who loves a bit of bling, which is why I really do love these sparkly/glossy Buckley created poppy designs; and I totally don't see it as being disrespectful either... especially if it gets people to wear poppies/donate to the cause who normally wouldn't bother. My favourite absolutely HAS to be the 'Large Poppy Brooch' and also the keyring too... bling-a-ling.

All items will be available from either QVC, The Poppy Shop, Or Buckley London.

What do you think of these? Do you prefer the paper version, or are you also partial to a bit of sparkle?

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Kate & William Welcome Their Son, George into the World... and Kate Still has her Baby Bump, Hurrah!

Congratulations to Kate & William on the birth of their son, George. Lovely news and so much nicer to see things like this in the news, rather than all the doom and gloom, don't you think?!

How refreshing it is to see somebody in the public eye having a baby, and coming back into public view with their baby bump still intact and having not had a tummy tuck, or god knows what else to instantly flatten her stomach too. Fair play to her.

More people (celebrities) should take note and stop putting pressure on new mums who are not in the public eye to ping back into shape after giving birth. The time after birth should be spent getting to know your child, not having a nip and tuck (more recovery time) or exercising to within an inch of your life and depriving yourself of calories (losing vital nutrients if breastfeeding your new baby too) to lose your baby weight.

I think they'll make fabulous parents, and look forward to more pictures of their gorgeous new arrival.

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk

Wordless (ish) Wednesday!

So, it seems the Duchess fancied a change, and has had a fringe cut into her hair. It's not a massive change, there's no crazy fashion statement(s) being made, but a change to this particular lady's iconic hair was always going to attract attention.

What do you think, do you love the new look, or prefer the old one?

This post originated at www.thebeautyscoop.co.uk