About Rachel

Lifestyle and Beauty
Website: http://www.sweetpealondon.co.uk
Rach has written 236 articles so far, you can find them below.

Violet’s Knickers

vk-logo-highres I thought I would do a post to introduce you to this Lingerie Brand Violet Knickers. This brand is defiantly for you if you like unusual designs and designs that you wont see on the high street. Violet’s Knickers is an on-line luxury boutique showcasing an eclectic mix of sophisticated designer Lingerie, Swimwear and Loungewear. [...] Continue reading →

Review: Korean Beauty Touch In Sol

intouchsolfeatureimage I picked up these Korean beauty products from the Idea Home Show as I have only ever tried a couple of Korean BB creams and my skin is very pale and I can never find the right colour foundation. I picked up some Touch in Sol products from their stand at Earls court. Along with [...] Continue reading →

Travel: 5 Gifts for Travellers

Paper Themes Everyone loves to Travel and there’s no perfect way to remember and share those experiences by adding some Travel features to your home. I have travelled a lot with my family in recent years and we have a laundry room where the walls are covered in travel souvenirs. Some are too big or not suitable [...] Continue reading →

This Months: April Favourites

April favourites Here are my monthly favourites for April. This month has been super busy so I haven’t used many products this month as I’m been sleeping and doing University work constantly. I have rounded up a couple of items that I love and have used for April.For the past two months now I’m obsessed with moisturising [...] Continue reading →

Review: Vaseline Spray & Go

vaseline spray and go review After seeing a post written by the British Beauty Blogger about the new launch of the Vaseline Spray and Go I just new I had to track one down to try it. I found a seller on eBay who stocked the Vaseline moisturiser but was a UK seller. It was around £8 and I also [...] Continue reading →

Review: Wet n Wild Varnish

wetnwildfeature Late last year I did a beauty swap with @rozycupcakes from AZ and I haven’t yet had the chance to try everything and write reviews about all the products I received. USA Beauty Swap 2012. The five Wet n Wild varnishes are:Tickled Pink/Sparked/I need a refresh/Bijou Blue/Dreamy PoppyThese are the first Wet n Wild polishes [...] Continue reading →

Naples:Gifts

chocolatefromitaly My parents went to Naples for a couple of days a couple of weeks ago and brought me some gifts from their trip. I will be going to Naples in July and I can’t wait to go shopping there. Here are the items I got. I have some mini Nutella tubs already from when I [...] Continue reading →

100 Day Spending Ban

savingmoney Here are my earlier spending ban posts: Spending Cut-Down 2013 Spending Cut-Down [Update] It’s exactly 100 days since the beginning of the year when my last shopping trip was on the 31st December in the Christmas sales. I decided to take up the spending ban due to graduating later in the year and not knowing [...] Continue reading →

Cybercandy USA Chocolate Treats

cybercandychocolate I would like to mention that Sweetpea London is now a part of the Cybercandy family. Cybercandy is an online confectionery family business who have a number of stores all across London aswell as an online store. This is my favourite website to go to, to find new releases of confectionery that you can’t get [...] Continue reading →

Review: The Ideal Home Show

idealhomeshow2013earlscourt Last weekend Sophia from @beautyinmymind and I got the chance to attend the Ideal Home Show. We both haven’t been to the Ideal Home Show before so we didn’t know what to expect. I thought it was more for buyers but anyone can attend as long as they have a ticket. Earl’s Court hosts The [...] Continue reading →

Review: Tea Horse

teahorsegiftbox I LOVE Tea! I was sent these lovely Tea Horse* choice of tea’s to try a couple of weeks ago. The Tea Horse company sell a range of their own tea and you can even get a box sent to you monthly which is just like the beauty and brownie boxes. I think having a [...] Continue reading →

Spending Cut-Down [Update]

savingmoney Leading on from my first post about my spendng cut down. I thought I should update everyone on how my spending has been. Food and Travel Starting off I still write everyday in an excel spreadsheet how much I have spent each month and what it’s been on. It can take some time to write [...] Continue reading →

Brit-Stitch Rust Half Pint Satchel Review!

brit-stitchsatchel I got this lovely cute half pint rust leather satchel from the Brit-Stitch company which has recently just launched and they manufacture all their products here in the UK which is great news. They sell a number of leather satchels that are all different shapes and you can select which colour you would like the [...] Continue reading →