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St Patrick's day is a that many people celebrate all over the world. When Saint Patrick died on March 17th , Ireland decided to dedicate a day to the person who ministered Christianity during the 5th Century, since then it has become a celebration in many parts of the world with Irish decent. Many people wear an item of green during that day and will throw parties with Irish food and drinks, many of which are dyed green. Some of these food and drink items include, Irish brown bread, Corned beef and cabbage, Beef and Guinness pie and Irish coffee. Some people will plan a pilgrimage to St Patrick's purgatory and in doing so they in doing so they create spiritual healing, something that has been done since the 13th century. St Patrick's day is a national holiday in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

As a company that focuses on giving women the door to luxury independent beauty we love to celebrate women's history month. During the month of March national women's history is all about the celebration of women, the history of women, women's rights and the achievements of women.

Rachael Heritage a.k.a. blushandsage is a 29 year old beauty blogger. She loves trying out products and reviewing them for her over 4,000 followers. We asked Rachael to write about some of her favourite products from Calissa.

Mother's day can be incredibly hard to choose what to get your mother. You may want to give her the world but that can be hard with limited funds. You could get her a gift experience but if she's an incredibly busy women then you don't want to risk wasting your money. A photo frame is a great idea but you've probably already bought her one more than 3 times, so a different idea is always good. Sweatshirts, cardigans, sweet treats and jewellery boxes are the usual gifts that you will gift your mother, but you want something different now. You want her to feel pampered and to know you thought about her. Pampering her with fragrance gift sets, skincare or other products that she can use everyday and think of you when she uses it.

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake day is celebrated in may commonwealth countries and is the day after Ash Wednesday. In countries such as UK, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated by eating pancakes, in other countries like France Shrove Tuesday is called Mardi Gras which translates to carnival day and is the last day of "gorging" before lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is often a reason for many people to enjoy making and eating pancakes. Pancake day may seem like a cheat day however we have a few facts about the health benefits of pancakes.

Valentines day is coming up and it can be incredibly difficult to decide what to get her. There are so many gift ideas but you want to step it up a notch. You want an idea that will blow her away rather than choosing the idea of chocolates and a card like everyone does. You want to make this valentine's day that little bit more special. Forget amazon gift's. You want her to have the best valentine's day going, you want her to know how special she really is.

Romantic gift's to a loved one can often be for keepsake, like a photo album or a teddy bear, however if you want to get your money's worth then it's always better to go for something that she can use all the time. Chances are if you buy a thoughtful gift she will love it either way, just because you spent time thinking about getting her something. It also shows her how much you pay attention to her, by buying her skincare products if she is a skincare fanatic or makeup if she loves wearing makeup. Our list of valentine's

It's the New Year, and people's plan to detox is thriving. Detox January is very important, the holidays and new years have just been and many people may have indulged a bit too much, so it's always important to take a detox, switch to veggies and smoothie's and reduce the carb and fatty acid foods. This is the first step in reducing bloating and helping the digestive system. You can also start taking supplements and tea to help along the process of detoxification program. If you want to detox you body you can always take a look at our selection of supplements and tea's as a good starting point to detox your body.

Dr Alkaitis was founded by Dr. Saulius Anthony Alkaitis, one of the trailblazers in the natural beauty industry, in 1996. He was conscious about what ingredients his family was putting on their skin and decided to create a completely natural range of products. He firmly believes that if you cannot eat something then you should not put it on your skin and so his holistic skin food was born. His products are not designed for specific skin types, instead he works with the intelligence of raw ingredients to develop signature complexes that act as adaptogens, meaning that they regulate and guide your skin to its unique balanced state.

Christmas gifts for her, sometimes it's hard to think of christmas gift ideas especially for women. There is so much option sometimes it's hard to know what to get someone.

We have a selection of the perfect christmas gift's to give to those who love skincare or for someone who wants a beauty gift.

It can be hard to sometimes to find a beauty website that suites your needs. Whether that's looking for the best mascara, wanting a tanning lotion that suites you, wanting best seller products or even wanting to purchase a gift set. It's hard to know where top shop because there are so many options. It can also be harder when you're trying to find the perfect gift for somebody, so we wanted to make it easier.

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