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Well hello everyone! My goodness it has indeed been more than just a wee while since we caught up. Don\u2019t blame me\u2026 blame the shingles!! Oh my word! What a shocker that\u2019s been!! Hopefully that\u2019ll be an isolated event as I\u2019d rather not have to do battle with that again!!<\/p>\n

Anyway, I do hope you\u2019re all fair and dandy and… dare I even say it… starting to get organised for \u201cthat\u201d time of year?? I think in many ways (and for many good reasons too), there\u2019ll be more than just a few of us wanting to tick those boxes a tad earlier this year.<\/p>\n

So ok, I know I say this every year… but this really is the year that everything will be done by Sunday 5th December (really, honest!!). I wasn\u2019t too bad last year except for the wrapping (always drives me insane) and I missed out on one of our fabulous gift bag sets (note to self). So yes, this year I want the tree and the decorations all up and everything done and “wrapped up” by that date. It’s strange… I can do all the present shopping but really don\u2019t like wrapping anything until the tree is up (not sure why really).<\/p>\n\"\"\n

And wow this year will be the first in over 30 that I\u2019m not going for a real tree!! But I am very, very excited as I bought the Santa\u2019s Best<\/a> Today’s Special Value (TSV) a few weeks ago and I’m very much looking forward to having a slightly easier time of it this year (or is this old age or just plain laziness creeping in?). In any event, I\u2019ll be showing photographic evidence of the said tree and wrapped presents in my blog following the D-Day\/date given above (\u2026 or not?). Watch this space!!<\/p>\n

Well, I am indeed going to be back on your screens this weekend and there\u2019s lots to keep an eye out for. Get into \u201cshape\u201d with our fabulous Tarte TSV<\/strong> this Friday – a five-piece collection and gorgeous bag too, available on pre-sell already here<\/a>. The price is incredible for all that you get, which includes the stunning Shape Tape Contour Concealer, a Super Glow Powder in a choice of three shades to give that soft focus finish, a great eyeshadow palette and finally their super duper Lights Camera Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara!!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I also happen to have my eye on the great British iconic brand of Radley<\/strong> and they have a beautiful offer coming up on Monday, created for us especially at QVC. It\u2019s all about texture, colour and style and I certainly don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to be disappointed with this TSV. It’s a really goldilocks of a handbag in every way\u2026 i.e. “just right”!! (For anyone out there that doesn\u2019t know what I\u2019m rambling on about \ud83e\udd23). I\u2019m only struggling here to choose my favourite. Add to the mix a Skechers TSV on Saturday and most of you will understand why I\u2019m more than just a wee bit looking forward to returning to The Q!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Now the title of this blog is \u201cshort and sweet\u201d. This is not intended as a reference to the blog length but more of an explanation as to my very short manicure that I\u2019m currently sporting (see feature photo). My nails are normally a lot longer but with being more than just a tad under the weather of late, I\u2019ve gone back to base level. I have to say though, there are so many great nail products that we offer here at QVC it\u2019s not difficult to get a fab result even if you either can\u2019t have or don\u2019t want a longer look. Just take a look at our OPI Big Deal<\/a>!!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Well, I\u2019ll finish this little blog by saying how proud I am that upon a quick proofread of the above text, I\u2019ve just realised that although the entire first section was dedicated to talking about \u201cthat\u201d time of year, I didn\u2019t mention the \u201cC\u201d word once!!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry that\u2019ll all probably change when I get back at the weekend. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

Hope to see you then.<\/p>\n

Take care,<\/p>\n

Anne xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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