Five great wake-up lights & SAD lamps to cure your January blues

After the drinking, the food and the partying that comprised Christmas season (and let's be honest, it creeps in earlier and earlier every year), as well as the sociable celebrations which so often accompany the start of the New Year, it can feel a bit - well, flat getting back into a regular routine again.…

10 gadgets and accessories to get you organised for 2015

[nextpage title="Next"] Let's be honest, we all make new year's resolutions and then forget to keep them, whether that be to lose weight, cut out the alcohol or spend less money! Make 2015 different and check out this list, as we're talking cute calendars, delightful diaries and beautiful backpacks, and providing you with our 10…

9 gadgets for beauty addicts

[nextpage title="Next"] You know they love beauty... but you've bought them every Benefit gift set there is and their bedroom is already a lipstick graveyard? Go for gadgetry instead. Just like pretty much every other industry, technology in the beauty world has come on a long way in recent years, and there are some seriously…

Our 10 favourites from this week’s ASOS’s ‘New In’ section

[nextpage title="Next"] As avid readers of ShinyShiny will know, we bring you our favourites from ASOS's 'New In' section every week, and, just because Christmas has just been and gone doesn't mean this week is any different. If anything, it's a great week to spend all the money you got as Christmas presents! Or, you…

10 comfy and cosy outfits for a quiet New Year’s Eve in

[nextpage title="Next"] We've already provided all you party animals with our favourite sparkly outfits for an amazing New Year's Eve night out, but overpriced nightclub entry and drinks isn't to everyone's taste. Sometimes all you want to do to bring in the new year is snuggle up on the sofa and watch Jools Holland's Hootenanny…

10 sparkly outfits for New Year’s Eve

[nextpage title="Next"] At ShinyShiny, we love a good sparkly outfit - the name says it all really - and New Year's Eve is the perfect time to bring out your inner magpie, without anyone judging you for going OTT. From dresses to playsuits to co-ords, these are our favourite outfits with a bit of sequin…

10 last-minute crowdpleasing gifts for the people you’ve inevitably forgotten

[nextpage title="Next"] You could be the sovereign monarch of organisation and do all your Christmas shopping in June, and there would still probably be one person who turns up with a gift you weren't expecting and sends you into a mad festive frenzy. But instead of panicking and wrapping up the nearest kitchen utensil to give whatshisname, try…
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6 New Year’s Eve outfits inspired by classic films

Still looking for the perfect New Year's Eve frock? Take your lead from one of these classic movie party outfits, and guarantee your night a happy ending. Probably. [nextpage title="next"] Sally – When Harry Met Sally In 1989, while Taylor Swift was being born, Meg Ryan was giving us unrealistic expectations about New Year's Eve.…

Our 10 favourites from ASOS ‘New In’

[nextpage title="Next"] As Christmas approaches rapidly, you SHOULD have already got all your presents sorted (if you haven’t, there’s still time to buy with our guide to 10 presents you can still buy on Christmas Eve), so now it’s time to spend some money on yourself, with the little you have left. As always, ASOS…

10 presents you can still buy on Christmas Eve

Ahh. It's Christmas Eve. Your stocking's hung, your pies are minced, and John Lennon's on the radio. All is calm, all is... wait, you didn't get a present for Uncle Keith and it's literally Christmas tomorrow. Panic sets in. You consider re-gifting him your office secret santa present, even though it's a framed photo of you…