Holiday Blancmange

Severus Snape's favourite dessert

Ingredients

Mistletoe berries

Diligible plums

Cinnamon 

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Brand/Product Preferences

~ Toothpaste: Kingfisher Mint with Flouride

Kingfisher Natural Toothpaste is the UK’s leading brand of natural toothpaste. It contains no artificial colourings, flavourings, sweeteners or preservatives. Kingfisher isn’t tested on animals and contains no animal products whatsoever. It is GM-free, Vegan and made to Halal and Kosher standards.

Mouthwash: UltraDEX Mint or Sarakan

UltraDex comes from a strong dental professional heritage. Their products contain fluoride; are free from alcohol, colouring and sodium lauryl sulphate; are approved by the Vegetarian Society; are registered with the Vegan Society; and are gluten free.

Sarakan's anti-plaque flouride-free mouthwash contains natural extract of Salvadora persica (the toothbrush tree) to help fight plaque and tartar and to promote and maintain gum health.

~ Deodorant: CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream or Salt of the Earth Crystal Stick Deodorant 

The CeraVe Smoothing Cream contains salicylic acid which (according to Michelle from Lab Muffin Beauty Science) helps to tackle body odour by lowering the pH of your armpits (making it more acidic).

Salt of the Earth is a family-owned business with a factory in Hampshire that is run on 100% renewable electricity. Their crystal stick deodorant is made from 100% natural mineral salt.

~ Cleansing balm: Merumaya Melting Cleansing Balm - recommended by Estée Lalonde

Merumaya was launched in 2012 by Maleka. Maleka's driving force for the brand is for women to find their (beauty) confidence, learn to value themselves and strive for equality. Lead by example. Raise daughters to take their place as equals and feel confident, beautiful, capable, and courageous. Raise sons to love and admire their female equals.

~ Sanitary towels: Natracare

Uses 100% organic cotton. Plastic-free and chlorine-free. Every year Natracare proudly donates 1% of their turnover to environmental causes.

~ Moisturisers: 

Fulvic Face Cream from Victoria Health (recommended by Nigella Lawson). Domestic Goblin prefers to use this product in the morning after cleansing. Key Ingredients include:

• Fulvic Acid
• Moroccan Argan
• Vitamin E
• Alpha Lipoic Acid
• Pro Vitamin B5 (Panthenol)
• Co Q10
• Green Tea Leaf Extract
• Allantoin
• Aloe Vera
• Squalene

La Roche Posay Toleriane Ultra Fluid - soothes sensitive skin. Domestic Goblin prefers to use this product at night after cleansing.

Olay Complete SPF15 (recommended by Dr Dray). Domestic Goblin uses this product in the morning after cleansing.

~ Treatments: 

Acwell Licorice PH Balancing Toner. Domestic Goblin likes to apply this product by patting with her hands when she needs to even out her skin texture.

Garden of Wisdom 100% Prickly Pear Seed Oil (recommended by Nigella Lawson). Domestic Goblin uses this product once a week in the evening.

iUnik Tea Tree Relief Serum (recommended by Skincare with Hyram). Soothes and calms skin. Domestic Goblin uses this to avoid or to minimise a breakout.

~ Hand wash: Faith in Nature Avocado or Coconut

Faith in Nature was founded in 1974 by Rivka.

Domestic Goblin likes to use the Avocado Body Wash as a hand wash.

~ Hand cream: E45 Daily 

The E45 products really helped to rescue Domestic Goblin's dry winter skin.

~ Shampoo: Keratase Bain Vital Dermo Calm

Calms Domestic Goblin's scalp. Tried other brands but always come back to this one.

~ Shower scrub: Rub Rub Rub by Lush

Made with self preserving fine sea salt. Scented with mimosa, orange flower and jasmine.

~ Sunscreen: Sunsense, Altruist 

Sunsense is Australian-made with Australian conditions in mind.

Altruist promises that for every product sold, 10p is donated to charities that support children with albinism in Africa.

~ Fragrances: 

Bvlgari Au The Vert (summer)

L'Instant de Guerlain (evening)

Ariana Grande Cloud  (autumn/winter)

~ Makeup:

Loose face powder: Bobbi Brown in Pale Yellow.

Mineral Powder Foundation for summer/humid weather: Lily Lolo in Popcorn.

Blush: Mac Dame and MAC Sincere.

Lip pencil: Mac Dervish.

Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear NW25.

Eyebrows: Hard Formula H9 by Shu Uemura.

Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft Waterproof; Flower Beauty Warrior Princess; Rimmel 100% Waterproof.

Liquid foundation: Face Atelier Ultra foundation in Sepia.

* This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change at any time especially when beloved products are discontinued or new discoveries are made *

Sutton Chancellor II

 The Canal House painted by Boscowan

"A small oil painting representing a pale pink house standing adjacent to a canal spanned by a small hump-backed bridge. There was an empty boat drawn up under the bridge against the back of the canal. In the distance were two poplar trees."

An Artist's Interpretation #2: Irene Hart

* Inspiration taken from By the Pricking of my Thumbs written by Agatha Christie *

Pleasant Ear Worms

Kiss Me

Kiss me, out of the bearded barley

Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, 

swing the spinning step

You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress

Oh, kiss me, beneath the milky twilight
Lead me, out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me, down by the broken tree house
Swing me, upon its hanging tire
Bring, bring, 

bring your flowered hat

We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Oh, kiss me, beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Gilmore Girls theme tune 

Loving you the way I do

I only wanna be with you

And I will go

To the ends of the earth,

Cause darling, to me thats what you're worth

Where you lead

I will follow

Anywhere that you tell me to

If you need, if you need me to be with you

I will follow

Where you lead

If you're out on the road

Feelin' lonely and so cold

All you have to do is call my name

And I'll be there

On the next train

Where you lead

I will follow

Anywhere that you tell me to

If you need, if you need me to be with you

I will follow

Where you lead

Any Dream Will Do

I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do

I wore my coat, with golden lining
Bright colours shining, wonderful and new
And in the east, the dawn was breaking
And the world was waking
Any dream will do

A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

May I return to the beginning
The light is dimming, and the dream is too
The world and I, we are still waiting
Still hesitating
Any dream will do

A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

May I return to the beginning
The light is dimming, and the dream is too
The world and I, we are still waiting
Still hesitating
Any dream will do

The Freebie List

The Deal: You can each choose five different celebrities that you can sleep with, and your partner can't get mad.

Janice's choice

David Copperfield

Chandler's choices

Kim Basinger

Cindy Crawford

Halle Berry

Yasmine Bleeth

Jessica Rabbit

Rachel's choices

Chris O'Donnell

John F. Kennedy Jr

Daniel Day Lewis

Sting

Parker Stevenson

Ross' choices - first version

Elizabeth Hurley

Susan Sarandon

Isabella Rosselini

Ross' choices - final laminated version

Uma Thurman

Winona Ryder

Elizabeth Hurley

Michelle Pfeiffer 

Dorothy Hamill

S3:E5

Michael and Colin

Homeware/Items mentioned in the Netflix series 'Uncoupled'

Sonos speakers

Hermes towels

Spaghetti vongole

William Sonoma pasta bowls

Eames Lounge Chair

Ten West Club

Double Belvedere up with two olives, very cold

Prada loafers