Category: Buying guides
How to shop the 1970s fashion revival, inspired by classic films
[nextpage title="Next"] The 70s are back! Again. Here are the key pieces you'll want this year, and how to wear them like the decade's greatest screen queens... The 90s what now? Nope, put away your tattoo choker – we've gone back another two decades. Fickle as ever, for 2015 fashion has decided to revisit the…
12 Easter eggs to buy as a gift or just to eat yourself
[nextpage title="Next"] We're very thankful to Jesus for making it acceptable to eat our entire body weight in chocolate on and around 5th April, so we've found 12 of the best Easter eggs (and Russian dolls) to give to family and friends at Easter, or just keep for yourself. There's something for every price point on…
12 films to watch on Amazon Prime right now
[nextpage title="Next"] For £79 for the year, Amazon Prime Instant Video has so many films and TV shows on offer, with a much wider range of newer movies than Netflix, as well as exclusive to Amazon TV shows, like Transparent and Vikings. Yes, it's annoying to have to pay the £79 upfront, rather than paying monthly,…
5 Beauty Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just two days away, so if you haven’t had a chance to find something lovely for your mum, here are a few beauty ideas to hopefully give you some inspiration: If you’re going for the wow factor then you can’t go wrong with an Elemis Gift Set. I don’t think I know…
12 films you can watch on Netflix UK right now
[nextpage title="Next"] For £6.99 a month, film and TV streaming service, Netflix UK has so much on offer, that sometimes you end up spending half your night actually searching through the vast catalogue rather than actually watching anything. To free you up some time for you to finally sit down and watch an entire movie, we've…
12 last minute Mother’s Day gifts that will arrive in time for Sunday
[nextpage title="Next"] So you've suddenly realised Mother's Day is this Sunday, and you've bought a grand total of nothing for your Mummy dearest. Have no fear, there's still time to get her that perfect gift sent straight to her door, or even her phone. For the forgetful of you out there, we've brought you 12…
12 cheap laptop sleeves and cases under £30
[nextpage title="Next"] We brought you 12 stylish backpacks to carry your laptop to work in last week, but you're not going to want to throw your laptop straight into your bag without some extra protection from everything else in there. Laptop sleeves don't have to be expensive though. We've found you 12 of our favourites…
8 beautiful things that cost less than the rose gold Apple Watch
We're sure we weren't alone in being absolutely entranced by the 18 karat rose gold Apple Watch at the launch event yesterday: Sadly, Apple being Apple, even the rubber-strapped edition of the rose gold Apple Watch is a wince-making £8,000, which puts it just a teensy-tiny bit outside most of our reach. But not to worry, because…
Meet Tara Binns, star of a new range of books for little girls with ambition
Recently, Barbie manufacturer Mattel commissioned a survey and found that "girls like princesses and superheroes equally." No way, you're kidding...! Frustratingly, their answer to this wasn't to give girls some really talented, inspiring heroines in addition to the many princess toys already available, but to create a Princess Power Barbie. Sigh. Talk about missing the point.…
7 of the best new beauty launches for March
Introducing Sascha Taylor-Curtis, otherwise known as the brilliant Beauty Geek UK, as ShinyShiny's new Beauty Editor. Here's your heads-up on all the best new beauty launches for March 2015. March is a big month for beauty launches as all the Spring collections start arriving, meaning lots of room for creative colour and fun. There are some great new…
