Dear Santa, ... I've been awfully good this year. Love, Cinderella

Have you been slaving away in 2012 like poor Cinderella answering to her stepmother and stepsisters? Well, then you definitely should let Santa (or your credit card) treat you some of the Cinderella collection available exclusively at Sephora in the US.

Sadly, they don't take UK credit cards, which is a major blow for us UK shoppers. But but but, I have a US shipping address.... ah, it matters not. This is one of the many websites in the US that will not take my UK credit card online but has no trouble taking it when I walk into their shops. Descrimination. Yes... I'm gonna throw that out there. But that is a rant for another blog.

Also, I know I am late to mention this collection and now quite a lot of it has already sold out! I've been too busy with work and my life outside of this blog, it's been hard to keep up!

But I do bring some good news, Cinderella on DVD is still available, and if you're in the UK, you can get the Diamond Edition for only £9.99 at Amazon. Now that's some magic that all of us can have!

I hope you're all enjoying the holiday season and managing to fit all your festivities and shopping in! I know it's a struggle, sometimes.

Sephora wishes me a Happy Birthday with a duo of Fresh Sugar Lip Balms

Who doesn't love Sephora? I know I do! And guess what? Sephora loves me back. Okay, so I think they love all their customers, but I'm cool with that too. If you're a member of their Beauty Insider (it's free to join and you earn points towards bonus samples and limited editions), they remember your birthday! 

Yep, that's right! Stop by during your birthday month and get a present! I think this is great and I'm exceptionally lucky as my birthday falls in January, so I can actually pop into a Sephora (the rest of the year I'm in exile in the Sephora-less England). Awesome. 

So what did Sephora give me for my birthday? A mini lip treatment duo from Fresh Sugar including a regular clear lip treatment and a tinted rose colour lip treatment. It claims to 'nourish, protect, and perfect your pout with a blend of skin-softening sugar, moisturizing seed oils, and antioxidant-rich vitamins.' Sounds good to me!

These are like a lip balm and my lips really love them. I would have swatched them, but one is clear and the tinted one is so lighted tinted it doesn't really show up, so I couldn't be bothered. Sorry! Fresh have several other shades on their website and when these babies run out, I'm tempted to check out the darker passion colour to see if that shows on my lips!

These also have a really familiar scent and taste. I can't remember what it's called, but a good friend of mine years ago recommended something that smelled like this to use whenever you felt ill. Maybe it almost reminds me slightly of Vicks Vapour Rub? Hm.

Oh well, either way, I'm pretty pleased. I really like the small sizes, and actually probably prefer it to the full size lip treatment. It's exactly what my lips need during the dry winter!