Happy 50th birthday Toni and Guy!

Last night Toni and Guy in Redditch had an event to celebrate the brand turning 50 and Emma was invited along to sell some of her vintage clothes which went down a storm. The celebration saw them offering free hair put ups and giving out advice to help the ladies of the town tame their tresses. The event was really popular and Emma had loads of fun!

H & E x

Tuesday Tresses: accessories for your hair

Today we wanted to bring you some ideas for updating your hair! If you don't want a new style, colour or cut but you want your locks to look a little bit different why not try adding some accessories in?

Yesterday we featured some hair jewellery (here) but if you don't want to splash out on some new jewellery the this look is still so simple to achieve - simply put your hair up in a topknot, it can be as messy or as neat as you like. Then take some jewellery - either a necklace or you could even try it with a bracelet and pin it up around your head. It creates a stunning look within seconds!

Hair pins are such an amazing thing! They brighten up your hair and give a special vintage look! To create this simply tie up your hair in a bun or top knot and place the pins around the bun - you can use as many or as few as you like.

Headscarfs are so versatile - for this look simply leave your hair down and tie the scarf in a big bow at the front of your hair. It's a bold 70s look but is so easy to pull off! And you can use a scarf of any colour to match your outfit.

For this cute bow look all your need to do is plait your hair, cut off a strip of denim and tie it in a bow around the bottom of the plait. You can cut the denim as thin or thick as you like - and you can even make the look sparkle by adding studs or gems to the piece!

Let us know in the comments below which look is your favourite! Or why not leave some other suggestions for our readers to enjoy!

H & E x

Wind down Wednesday: stress relieving products

Sometimes life is stressful, you're rushing around all the time and you hardly have time to think let alone pamper yourself - for times like that you need those go-to products you know will melt away those stresses and make you feel better in an instant! It's Wednesday now, we're halfway through the week and you might be needing that little pick me up that helps you carry on all the way til the weekend - so we've picked some of our favourite products that will do just that!

EMMA:

Soap and Glory Heel Genius

This really is totally amazing! Within days your feet are so soft that you can't help show them off!

Soap and Glory Sugar Rush

This fresh and foamy body wash is an energy-boosting citrus wake up call. It smells divine!

Soap and Glory shower gel

This leaves your skin soft, sexy and smooth!

Coconut and Honey bubble bath

You never want to leave your bath with this in it! It's an amazing price too at only £1.49 from Morrisons.

Lush face mask

This Catastrophe Cosmic fresh face mask is so refreshing! It leaves your skin so smooth with such a glow.

Baby oil

It's the biggest must-have going! I always use it straight on my wet skin. It dries quickly and leaves you with kissable skin!

Lush Moon and Sun steam tabs

These are amazing! You drop them in a bowl of really hot water and put your face over the bowl to steam your day's stress away. After you can re-use the water by putting it into a bottle in your fridge to keep it fresh - use it as cleanser to wash your face as the oil from the steam tab will refresh your skin daily for up to a month!

HARRIET:

Simple Vital Vitamin foaming cleanser

I've already confessed my love for Simple products on this blog and I really do enjoy using this cleanser, it's so inexpensive and really works well. It leaves your face feeling fresh and soft which is exactly what you want if you're a little tired!

Radox Muscle Therapy bath soak

Having a bath is one of the most relaxing things you can do in my opinion! And this soak from Radox is excellent to soothe away those aches and pains.

H&M nail varnishes in Blue My Mind, Come Along With Me and Bella's Choice

Painting my nails is something I always find time to do, no matter how busy I am. I think it just makes you feel so much better if you've got a pop of colour on your nails. These are my latest shades I picked up from H&M, it's the first time I've used their varnishes but I am really impressed and I love all three colours!

Wilko fruity bath fizzers

These bath fizzers were one of my stocking fillers last Christmas, I've already used the orange one which smelt divine and I'm really looking forward to using these.

Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair shine tonic

I only discovered this hair product a couple of weeks ago but now I'm not sure how I lived without it - it's all too easy to lose shine on your hair when you're too busy to spend a long time on it so this is perfect to quickly spray over it to boost it a little, plus it smells beautiful!

H & E x