{"id":94041,"date":"2020-02-27T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=94041"},"modified":"2020-03-02T08:48:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T08:48:32","slug":"fun-and-laughter-in-marrakech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/claire-sutton\/claire-sutton\/fun-and-laughter-in-marrakech\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and laughter in Marrakech"},"content":{"rendered":"
Oh, what a fun and laughter-filled few days away with the girls. We went to Marrakech and even had sunshine to bathe in! What a treat.<\/p>\n
Our riad was perfect. It was so welcoming and traditional. When we found sun beds and hats on the roof terrace, we were well away. I became \u201cMiss March\u201d (my birthday month) of the Calendar Girls!<\/p>\n\n
It was certainly a heady assault on the senses in the souks, with incense and spices pervading the air and a seemingly magnified kaleidoscope of colour and texture wherever we looked. I felt less nervous this time than when Dan and I went, perhaps it was the safety in numbers?<\/p>\n
Or maybe because we had a French teacher in our midst. She assisted our bartering in the souks, resulting in some magnificent loot, including a Moroccan tagine that was miraculously unbroken on the journey home and leather bags which were a total bargain. We had a guy running after us down the market to applaud the bartering abilities Kate had displayed.<\/p>\n\n
We also had the most hilarious Hammam experience. I honestly don\u2019t think I\u2019ve laughed as much in forever – until we cried, in fact! It will be wholly lost in translation, but here’s a brief synopsis (as I\u2019d hate to leave you out)…<\/p>\n
So, four out of the seven of us went in the Hammam first where we were washed, scrubbed and rinsed within an inch of our lives. At one point, I was desperately thinking at what moment do I shout ‘STOP’, as my shins surely cannot have any more skin left on them…! They did by the way, and blimey I\u2019ve never been as soft and silky with a lovely colour achieved (protected by Ultrasun<\/a>, of course), so it was well worth the intense exfoliation (she says now!).<\/p>\n I was mid-way through, when suddenly Kate was stripped of her ‘everything\u2019s’… in such a flash! She startled, stood an inch taller and mouthed the word ‘NAKED’ at me with wide eyes. I\u2019d barely registered all this when – boom – \u2018twas my turn!<\/p>\n It was honestly so funny. We were slipping around on the marble slabs like sardines and certainly now know one another a whole heap more! We couldn\u2019t contain ourselves as we sat drinking mint tea afterwards, knowing the other three were going through the same process…<\/p>\n We experienced the culture, saw the sights and took the photos, and whilst they say a picture speaks 1000 words, the essence simply cannot be captured in a photograph. I would highly recommend you experience it for yourselves. (Plus, some of my photos are just not suitable! As I\u2019m sure you can imagine)…<\/p>\n I have now arrived home and straight away ordered a Manta<\/a> hairbrush for two of the girls. I was honestly horrified when I saw Kate using a metal comb – yes, metal – with broken teeth to comb her hair… argggghhhh! It\u2019s a NO! You know me, it\u2019s all about nurturing the locks.<\/p>\n They were in awe of my Dyson Airwrap<\/a>, so I did their hair with it super speedily and it looked gorgeous. We discussed the price and I suggested that if any of them were interested, they should use the current four Easy Pay Interest-Free Instalment offer to enable them to trial it for a month. If they find that they don\u2019t use it enough or love it enough, they can simply send it back! I can also tell you the same thing for the Dyson Supersonic<\/a>!<\/p>\n Considering we do wear our hair all the time, you will surely want to keep it once you see the difference after using it.<\/p>\n Talking of hair (now there\u2019s a surprise!) I listened to Inside QVC<\/a>, the fabulous podcast hosted by Will Gowing. This week, the guest will be Paul Percival from Percy & Reed<\/a>. He is so interesting and such a lovely guy. Will really does ask some fabulous questions to draw-out his guests.<\/p>\n I believe next week will be a montage of some fabulous inspirational women who have previously been on the podcast, which will include the fabulous Ali Keenan, a recommended listen for sure.<\/p>\n I shall be on air on Friday with Paul, as we shall be bringing the fabulous Percy & Reed<\/a> hair collection made with the limited edition fragrance ‘Eau My Goodness<\/a>‘ as this Friday’s Today’s Special Value<\/a>, created especially for QVC. But it’s on pre-sell NOW<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n The collection<\/a> consists of three styling products alongside the top selling Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Shampoo and Conditioner<\/a> at a super price, of course. Can you imagine if I asked Paul to do Fearne Cotton’s latest haircut, which he did for her, on me… live on air. Sorely tempted.<\/p>\n In fact, I do have a photo of it in my ‘hair mood board’ on my phone, which I was pleased to hear Paul highly recommends to do ahead of a visit to a stylist, to ensure the whole picture can be achieved. He says his job is a joy, as it\u2019s all about making people happy!<\/p>\n Actually, I have been approached to possibly speak at a big event this summer focused on happiness. It\u2019s a scary prospect, as whilst I speak for a living to talk about Tom, my son is a whole different kind of thing and something I\u2019ve only done once before. We shall see…<\/p>\n Talking of spreading a little bit of happy, I\u2019ve ordered a Kim & Co<\/a> jumpsuit for Hayley as a thank you following our trip away, as she was our chief organiser. We were so grateful for her brilliance.<\/p>\n The reason for the jumpsuit is because it turns out she borrows one from a friend who had told her to show it to me. Well, I sooooo wish I\u2019d been filming her, because she LOVES<\/a> it! The flattering fit, the waistband, the drape… you name, she was telling me! It was like listening to myself on air. So I decided, no more borrowing – she should have her own!<\/p>\n