New at In The Review this week

Here's what we've reviewed for you this week:

Gone Digging's Engraved Antique Heart Trinket Box 

"If you’re looking for something to impress a lady, or are seeking forgiveness, I think many women would adore this trinket box."

LA TONE Slim Gum

"It acted more like a distraction; I could still feel hungry, but with Slim Gum in my mouth, I couldn’t eat anything anyway." 

 

Jumbo's Disney Princess Magic Wand Game

"Although it wasn’t as solid as other games...it’s something worth buying, and we don’t regret having bought it."

Rio Professional Nail Foils Kit

"I wanted professional results quickly, but this product doesn’t offer that. You definitely need to practice with this kit to get a good result."

  

*Our reviews are always 100% honest, because we want to help you make more informed purchasing decisions. 

*None of the above products were received for review purposes, although the trinket box was a prize that I won from Gone Digging.

-Naomi :)

HOF Fashion Getaways Blogger Challenge

House of Fraser are running a competition to win some vouchers and to enter you needed to create a a key outfit, beauty look or room inspired by by one of the iconic fashion capitals: London, Paris, Milan, New York, or Tokyo.

I thought I'd give it a go, so here is a room inspired by one of those cities, can you guess which one?

"For me, this city is about life, it's about energy, colour, fun and being at the heart of technology."

My Chosen Items

I love these two beautiful pieces from the Living collection by Christiane Lemieux; the blackbird five drawer dresser and the blackbird bookcase. I usually like oriental patterns because of their floral and feminine designs, but this is understated which gives it a modern edge. I particularly like how unusual the design of the dresser is; almost fountain shaped!

The Linea 'Lennox' sofa and Linea 'Lennox' chair have a modern but fluid shape which I think captures the essence of this city. I love the contrast of the wooden feet within these pieces.

For me, this city has a cartoon association so I went with that and I just really love how unusual the Linea Speech bubbles wall art is. I think it would add a lot of fun to a room. Again, I've mentioned that this is a capital that thrives on technological advancement and I love Twitter, so I just had to include this hashtag ornament!

To add the fun of the city into the room, I thought I'd liven it up with some bright accessories: cushions (Winona cushion and bright clock design flocked cushion), a Linea pink magnolia floral arrangement, Linea Ikat stripe dark teal curtains and a Present Time rainbow numbers wall clock. I think they contrast but co-ordinate at the same and there's still some pink without the design being too feminine.

This capital is known for it's lights so I knew I had to include some form of amazing lighting and I chose this block table lamp because it's something that's very modern.And the hollow squares will allow more light to be absorbed into the room.

And... staying Savvy, House of Fraser's Blue Cross Sale has been extended until tonight.

-Naomi :)

Mac Users! Wondershare Software Giveaway Today Only!

Wondershare's new piece of software 'Tidy My Music' for Mac is a 1-touch cleanup assistant for the iTunes Music Library and for today only, you can get it for free!

Simply go to this page, and you'll see a little banner saying 'Share the great news now and reward yourself with some goodies'. Just share the page using the Facebook, Twitter, or Linked In buttons and this will change the page to include a form where you need to input your name and email address.

After submitting the form, you should then receive an email with your license code and a download link.

Unfortunately we don't have a MAC operating system to review this software, but hopefully you'll find it useful. And I can confirm the giveaway is working.

Please remember, this is a one-day-only giveaway for today the 29th of August, so make sure you share before the end of the day.

-Naomi :)

Birthday Adventures Overview In Pictures

1. It's my birthday! A badge to be proud of.

2. *Mouth Waters* Bacon Sandwich (and a £50 note napkin).

3. A box of Thorntons Continental chocolates. (I particularly enjoyed the taste trips to Austria and Switzerland). Look out for the review coming soon!

4. The Craft Box Company's Button Bracelet Box - I couldn't button up this DIY kit for much longer, and you can read the review here.

5. Cake *Glorious* Cake (Eaten from a plate from Neviti's Vintage Rose party set). Read what I thought about the party set here.

6. Walking Tigger (first experience of being dragged around by a bunny).

7. Blowing out my 1 candle (because now there's too many required for them to fit on a cake).

-Naomi :)

A Parcelgenie Giveaway!

Hooray! To celebrate our review of Parcelgenie, (that can be found here), and in honour of my birthday this week, we're having a quick and fabulous giveaway! The prize is a voucher code that can be redeemed for a free Parcelgenie gift of your choice -exciting! 

Parcelgenie gave In The Review three of these codes to further test out their app (for the review), so we used two for ourselves and Parcelgenie agreed that we could use one for a giveaway! I quote, "giving is the largest part of what we think is good about Parcelgenie" (and I tend to agree).

Some thoughts on Parcelgenie (from our review):

"I think it’s the perfect solution to gift-giving when you want to make someone in your life’s day a little bit brighter (or when you forget an important date!)."

"I think it has great potential to be something that’s hugely successful (mainly by adding some more gifts)."

"What I like about this app is the huge benefit of convenience. You order, they wrap it and send it out in the post, and you can order from anywhere (providing you have internet access)."

So for the first time ever, we're going to test out Rafflecopter! (And, we'll also be reviewing it on In The Review - so keep an eye out!).

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Also, in celebration of my birthday, I went and created a little Parcelgenie message card showing off the awesome 30% off discount code that we also received to share!  (This is an example of the birthday message design).

For anyone not able to see the discount clearly (the 1 looks like an I), it's: 'F9E1G4'. 

Good Luck!

-Naomi :)

Savvy Sales Clothing Round Up

Shopping the sales is a great way to get more for less, and there are always items that can be bought that you can wear all-year round.

I've put together a little list of some great sales happening now:

Jack Wills - Up to 70% Off Sale - Ends 7th August Midnight

Although a brand that's expensive to update your wardrobe with, I personally think you can feel the quality in their clothes, and saving money doesn't have to involve buying from cheaper shops, you can still buy the brands you love, but at a discount.

Chiara Fashion - Sale from £1

I've never purchased from Chiara Fashion before, but I am signed up to their emails because I do like some of their items and they always have great sales! There are t-shirts at around £3 to £5 each, and there are pages of dresses, jackets, and shoes all for under £10 each.

Martine Wester - Rings from £3 - Bracelets from £5 - Necklaces from £5

Martine Wester has a range of lovely costume jewellery, although I've found the quality is similar to the high street. They are worth their price on sale though, and if you like sparkles and shine, I can only recommend their rings!

TK Maxx - Final Clearance - Up to 80% off RRP - Kidswear from £2

A TX Maxx clearance sale always gets me excited, I've had some amazing bargains from their instore clearances (including some £1, and £3 finds), and I got some fab toy discounts online last year. There's womenswear from £4, menswear from £5, and kidswear from £2!

Get those Savvy savings!

-Naomi :)

And the winners are...

Did you enter our July giveaway (kindly sponsored by Chocmotif) to win chocolate cards?

You did? Well after that long weekend of anticipation, it's my pleasure to announce the following three people as our lucky winners:

Entry 114: @andreaplumpton
Entry 126: @roisin_mcguckin
Entry 251: @007bambam

I'll send you a DM ladies, congratulations! :)

Obviously it would be lovely if we could reward you all... (we have some really lovely followers)...

But wait! We can help you buy your chocolate cards for 20% less, just enter: ITRnChoc2cKp13* at checkout!

*Discount code expires on the 10th December 2013.

Look out for this month's giveaway coming soon!

-Naomi :)