'This year's jewellery is bold, brash and beautiful' says Sunday Times Style and we couldn't agree more! With the party season starting up, now is the perfect opportuinity to show off your eye-catching jewellery pieces. The Sunday Times love this red crystal moth brooch from who else but Butler & Wilson.
We're looking forward to going down to the celeb carol concert in aid of Breast Cancer Care - apparently show host Anne Diamond and actress Annette Crosbie (Calendar Girls, One Foot In The Grave) are doing readings. Plus, QVC presenters Dale Franklin and Kathy Tayler will be doing their bit - Dale is hosting and Kathy's doing a reading too.
A few tickets are still available online - TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT - the service takes place at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London on Friday 7th December at 7pm.
For glam eyes quickly, try the fantastic shades in Bare Escentuals foil eye shadows. You can even use them wet as eyeliner! Simply create a bold stripe behind your mascara to give your eyes a party look that will last all night. If you have more time, use a dry powder brush and smoke the eyes up a bit.
Love,
We spotted Lulu, looking fabulous as always, on her way into our studio this morning! She's presenting her Timebomb range on air today at 11am. Last time she was in, back in July, she spoke to us about her collection - read our interview with Lulu.
When I'm racing from QVC to a party I don't have time for a full beauty routine, but I've got lots of tricks for looking fresh-faced and glamorous in minutes. Here's my tip for a natural bronzed glow:
Some self tans like Monne Express Spray can be used with your clothes on! Because they're dry sprays they set in 60 seconds so you can spray them over your neck and decolete or even your legs while you're still sitting at your desk.
It's the easy way to get a quick tan before you go out - but remember not all tanning products can be used in this way so stick to the Monne.
Love,
Thursday night saw Steven and I at the BBC as guests of our friend Denise Lewis. Denise was taking part in a special Sport Relief version of Strictly Come Dancing and although it was filmed on Thursday, it won’t be on our TV screens until March so watch out. I know the winner too… shall I tell you?.. oh, better not.
Mark Ramperkash was there dancing with Kara Tointon (Dawn from Eastenders), and lots of other celebs. But Mark continued to wow the ladies with his open shirt and quick samba moves. Although I’ve met Mark before, I’d not met his wife so that was nice to have a chat with her at the show as we were sitting right at the front of the dance floor near her. Every time Denise came on, Steven and I yelled loudly to show support. I’d promised Denise that she’d be able to hear me and afterwards she said ‘Oh I definitely did!’
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Love this new blog! Some of you may know that when I'm not on QVC I'm often making music, and this year I've been busy recording Twelve Days, my new Christmassy album.
I love traditional Christmas music, but as you know I'm not a particularly traditional person. So with this album I took some of the fabulous carols and Christmas songs like 'O Little Town of Bethlehem', 'Silent Night' and 'Let it Snow', and rearranged them.
It's a jazz album with hip, cool, sultry arrangements - the kind of stuff that you'd be happy to have on at a dinner party. I admit, it was weird recording Christmas songs in July. I brought a tree into the studio but we didn't really need it - summer was so cold it actually felt like Christmas!
Lots of love,
You may have wondered what Craig Rowe has been up to since he won QVC's Presenter Search competition last month. Well, now all is revealed... Here's a short clip of some of the training he's been doing to get ready for his first show on QVC TV.
Christmas Gift Ideas with Craig Rowe is on at 2pm on Wednesday 21st November. Good luck, Craig!
Marie Claire are mad about OTT cocktail rings this winter. Making a splash are opulent feminine designs with a high polish and maybe a touch of vintage inspiration. Featured in their selection of favourites is our Lola Rose agate ring. Get it whilst it's hot!
Beauty editors have been getting very excited about top-selling Smashbox O Glow. What are they saying? Basically that it gives skin a naturally tinted glow. Zest, Eve, Red, Woman and Now have all been raving about it! It's been so popular QVC has got a 45-day waiting list. But we're working hard to get it back in sooner. 
It was Anthony Heywood's 5th anniversary with QVC this week. So we thought it fitting to start with a clip of Anthony that had us all in hysterics. Pure entertainment!
With so much going on at QVC there's never a dull moment. That's why we've decided to start this blog - so you can get your QVC gossip fix on a regular basis!
We'll be updating it most days with behind-the-scenes info, video clips we like, the odd press scoop and pictures. Plus, there'll be presenters popping online to give us their thoughts on all kinds of things.
