A Chari-tea Party

Thursday September 22nd is White Stuff’s National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day. Each White Stuff shop supports its own local charity and all are geared towards helping disadvantaged children and young people.

Loads of celebrities have got involved; Henry Holland, John Rocha, June Brown (AKA June Brown) and, most recently, model Jacquetta Wheeler and Editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman.

I hosted a ‘Chari-tea Party’ at my house last Saturday, raising £45 for the White Stuff Foundation.

There was a prize draw (to win a goodie bag), I did tailor-made manicures and there was a jumble sale too. We didn’t end up drinking much tea - more G&Ts! I invented a cocktail for the day, the Teacosy Tipple, which included raspberries, elderflower cordial, mint, gin and tonic.

Guests were encouraged to bring a teatime treat and a donation.

If you’d like to host a chari-tea party of your own, get some tips (and a downloadable invitation here): http://www.whitestuff.com/-aNWATCOYHD_PARTY?icn=NWATCOYH_160811_NWATCOYHD_HOME_host_a_chari_tea_party

You can donate your fundraising money to the charity here:
http://www.justgiving.com/teacosy?icn=NWATCOYH_160811_NWATCOYHD_FUNDRAISING_sponsor_your_shop

Cosies at the ready!

Kirk from TOWIE in his tea cosy

Jacquetta Wheeler

Alexandra Shulman

A chari-tea jumble sale

Becky and Saz cosy up

betty in a cosy

Charlotte wears a handmade cosy

Elly and Betty coordinate

The girls

Tara and Camilla

The teatime feast

The donations/prize draw table

Nails!

The Teacosy Tipple!

Jo susses out the goodie bag she won

Tara and Charlotte munch

Looking Reem - TOWIE Style

Look reem, smell reem, be reem.

Essex girls and make-up go together like Mark and Nanny Pat’s sausage plait - very well. With this in mind, The Only Way is Essex beauty range is hitting the shelves of Superdrug and Argos. Along with the biggest bronzer I have ever seen (Essex Glow, RRP £10.00), there are affordable fun, colourful eye palettes and lip glosses aplenty. These would make fab presents for younger relatives or Secret Santa presents at Christmastime.

I attended the brand launch last Wednesday at the Soho Sanctum Hotel. Admittedly, I was keen to see the cast in the flesh but was, perhaps, slightly dubious about the potential quality of the products. Particularly, I was nervous about ‘Dazzle’ and ‘Be Reem’, fragrances for women and men respectively. Dazzle was actually not as bad as I expected – fresh and floral in a sort of ‘Charlie Girl’ way. I was actually impressed with men’s Be Reem – so much so that I am wearing it as I type this! Both fragrances are priced at £18.49 and will be available in the Fragrance Shop from October 2011.

Shut uuuuup and don’t be jel - take these products as they are intended; fun, purse-friendly reminders of the show that captured Britain’s heart.

Sam, Jess and Kirk fielded questions about the new range (it was a 'no' to vejazzle kits, sadly)

I convinced handsome Kirk to don a tea cosy in honour of National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day. Find out more here: http://www.whitestuff.com/-aNWATCOYHD_HOME?icn=wk19_autumn_launch_Homepage_NWATCOYHD