Shit my parents say

It's my birthday today and as usual my Mum has just rung to wish me Happy Birthday.  The call started as usual with her singing a rattle-trap version of Happy Birthday, always hilarious in itself.  She then said "I can't believe your are 46, that's so old, are you sure you aren't 36 or 26?" Way to make me feel really good mum! 

So I told her that what I am hating about 46 is how near it is to 50 and that even by the most conservative of estimates when you hit 50 you have definitely had more than half your life, to which she replied "God yes, in fact its way more than half your life, realistically 45 is half your life so actually you have already had half".  Bloody hell!  

She mentioned that she wasn't loving 66, but hoped that 67 would be much better, then she paused and said "What year is it?" When I told her 2012 she said "shit, I'm already 67 - well thats blown that theory"  Seriously you couldn't make this up!

And then, she walked with the phone to find my Dad so he could wish me a Happy Birthday "Ron, say Happy Birthday to Debbie" and from my end of the phone I heard *big spitting sound* "Happy Birthday Debbie" like an Italian father forced to acknowledge the child he loathed!  Apparently he was cleaning his teeth and had to spit out toothpaste before he could speak!!  


Mum and Dad, you have cracked me up today thank you! xxx

2012, a new camera & my beauty blogging mojo back

Happy New Year lovely people!  New Years Eve was a quiet one for Steve and I, we stayed in, we drank some wine and we watched the fireworks on tv, it was bliss and Em more than made up for us - she went out at 4pm and got in at 7am, she's her father's daughter for sure!  Steve and I went to York on NYD.  Not a total success in that the weather was pants and 90% of the shops were shut, Jessops wasn't so we did come home with a fab new point and shoot so there will be blogging and there will be photos!  My fab "proper" camera takes amazing pics but I get completely precious about it and spend hours striving for perfect and of course without a macro lens there is no chance of good close up pics.  My new point and shoot remedies all of this so I am looking forward to getting back into beauty blogging in 2012.  

I have a few things planned, I am working on a facial oil comparison post as I now have the Sanctuary Oil, Clarins Santal and Liz Earle Superskin Concentrate - this year I am going to concentrate on posts about stuff that I would like to have been able to find but couldn't, facial oil comparisons was one of them.  I am also going to compare Aveda and Kerastase hair care soon.  There will be pics of the 2 perfumes I got for xmas (Miller Harris La Fumee and Penhaligon's Juniper Sling - I know spoilt rotten) and a review of sorts as I am crap at describing scents!


But for now a teaser from the new camera!  I bought Em the Nails Inc Glitterati collection.  To. Die. For. Even if you have to have your nails sandblasted to remove it!  Check this out - this pic is missing the purple glitter the proper post will include it.

If insane nail bling is your thing this is a post you wont want to miss!
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