Fashion & beauty

BenefitCosmetics.co.uk - A really strong brand who aren't afraid to be different and a little experimental withough losing quality.

Brora.co.uk - Beautiful Scottish cashmere items with a contemporary twist. We love the wide range of colours across the men's, women's and children's collections. The have some great designs that are sure to satisfy many different tastes.

Boden.co.uk - We love their outfit ideas and the quality of their clothing is superb. They have some really amazing sales, so sign up to request a catalogue and they'll keep you up to date with those.

Beauty Expert - Go to their boutique section for the latest finds of the beauty world!

Burtsbees.co.uk - These products not only smell beautiful, but are natural and really work! You can shop by product line, or by the gift finder which covers all those 'difficult to buy for' sets! These products not only smell beautiful, but are natural and really work!

Charlotte & Co - This site spans all sorts of luxurious and practical items. Everything is easy to find and the quality is beautiful. You can also search by fabric which is a really unusual twist that we love.

Hotter Shoes - Hotter shoes have made it their mission to mix fashion with comfort when dressing the most important part of our body - our feet. Check out their site for some great new feminine designs.

Purecollection.com - Cashmere can really vary in price and you are never quite sure what you are getting. At Pure, the products are beautiful and reassuringly reasonable. One of our favourites for the snuggly but smart section of the wardrobe!

Health & wellbeing

Nealsyardremedies.com - This is functional and quite easy to use, but the products really stand out from the crowd. If you go to the body area you are interested in, you will find some beautiful anti-aging products which smell and feel lovely!

Scholl.com - Scholl really do know their stuff when it comes to feet and legs, which let's face it, do all the hard work for us! Pay them back with some skincare and skin food made especially for them!

HotterShoes.com - This great site is all about looking after one of the most important and hard-working parts of your body - your feet! There are some really funky designs - our favourites are the 'Enjoy' range, the colours are really lovely!

Aromatherapyassociates.com - A fantastic look into the world of this alternative therapy. The site is beautifully presented and everything is really well-explained (see the 'about us' section for more lovely details). We love that you can shop for products aaccording to your mood, ranging from the relaxing to the reviving.

Natural Collection - A site packed full of a wide selection of ecologically considered products and services. Its amazing what is out there...we love their eco feet section with both elegant and funky designs.

Timetospa.co.uk - What a good site for finding those hard to reach anti-aging products! There is a whole section dedicated to the area and the products are truly luxurious.

Literature

bbcshop.com - Simple to use with a unique range dedicated to the ever expanding relationship between TV and books.

Waterstones.com - Again easy to use, does exactly what you would expect. Not too much advice but if you know what you want you'll easily find it here.


The Book People - There is less choice here but that is not necessarily a bad thing as the site hand-picks top-quality books and making them available at a fraction of high street prices.

Amazon.co.uk - Well you can get just about anything here with reviews to boot. The products are also cheap and second hand versions are available which is always an option worth considering.

Technology

Appliance Deals - We like their simple jargon-free site which is very user-friendly. They also offer a collection service for old products. They recommend products and have really informative videos explaining the more complicated areas of the products you are looking at.

Bennetts Electrical - A very easy to use site with a wide range of products at good prices. They have a brilliant facility that when you hover over a word or acronym you may not understand, explains exactly what it means.

Truprint.co.uk - Once you have a digital camera, using the truprint site is a really easy option to get your physical prints and also some more interesting variants! With grannynet.co.uk you get free postage and packaging too, just click here!

Digitaluk.co.uk - This site tells you all about the forthcoming TV digital switchover. You can find out when you need to start worrying about switching on their postcode search and all of the options available to you when the time comes!

Johnlewis.com - One of our favourite online shops. Easy to use and attractive and obviously you have the strong brand to fall back on if anything goes wrong with your purchase.

At home

Cath Kidston - These designs are British, iconic and beautiful. There is a very wide variety of products from fabric to kidswear. We love that you can shop by print as well which is both clever and unusual.

Thewhitecompany.com - Lovely, lovely, lovely! We love their bedroom accessories which include some beautiful light shades ranging from the very minimalistic to the down-right indulgent. Our favourite is the deco chandelier - so pretty!

Coxandcox.co.uk - As soon as you arrive at Cox & Cox you feel pampered and wrapped in luxury. Take a look at their 'creative diva' section for some lovely craft ideas for both adults and children of all ages. We love their valentine cookie cutters!

notonthehighstreet.com - This site is what internet shopping is all about. It aims to showcase some of the latest UK small businesses' talent, and this really shows. The designs available range from the dunk mug - which holds your biscuits while you drink to more traditional gifts of shaped soaps and funky shopping bags. Highly recommended.

Emmabridgewater.co.uk - Another really lovely, very personal site. The designs are again iconic and cover a wide range of products. We love that you can shop by pattern or by shape which makes using the site even more fun!

Dibor.co.uk - A very stylish and traditional site. We love the beautifully designed fireguards and bootscrapers. This is the place to find all of those more classic items, great for accessorising the home or for those special gift items.

Homebits.co.uk - This site has worked closely with interior designers and architects to offer general public access to items that make up that professional project look. They have some lovely gadgets and accessories for the home, check out their clever fridge carafes.

Beautifulhomesshop.com - A really nice site, that has a lovely range of useful and beautiful products, they also donate 5% of their profits to charities working in the developing world.

Going away

Sawdays.co.uk - This site is such a find. Alastair Sawday specialises in finding lovely places for you to stay. Just specify where you want to go and what you want from your accommodation and he'll do the rest. He also publishes fantastic books which are a great gift or reference guide to have in your home.

Mr & Mrs Smith - A fantastic boutique and luxury hotel guide with a brilliantly detailed search function that allows you to tailor your results to exactly what you are looking for.

Travelcare.co.uk - We like this site as it is not owned by a parent Tour Operator and is therefore able to offer a much wider range of holidays. Being part of the Co-operative Group, co-operative values underpin the whole of the business which is really good to know when your holiday depends on it!

Page&Moy.com - Page and Moy specialise in guided holidays, so if that is what you are looking for - click on the link. The exciting options available span everything from traditional touring holidays, city breaks and opera weekends, to food and wine tours, river and ocean cruises, safari's, F1 racing, walking holidays, and memorable classic journeys by train.

Lonelyplanet.com - These guides really are the leaders in their field. They are easy to follow, very comprehensive and thorough to boot. Wherever you are going, we think you should consider taking a lovely planet guide with you to make the most of your trip.

Tusting.co.uk - Beautiful luggage to make that trip away even more of a special event. All made in the UK from the finest materials.

Brics.forzieri.com - Go to the travel bags section for some really lovely designs. They are classic and practical and we especially love the fact that most of the designs would suit a male or female wardrobe which makes them easy to share (but only if you want to)!