Advice Just Got Real

Merry Christmas

Season's greetings from Hollie and I, and also from our special guest this week, Will. Listen to the three of us discuss xmas snogs, gifts for pets, Christmas dinner and the perfect roasties, rude relatives and much more. It's a festive extravaganza filled with fun and sexy santa undies....

We wish you the very best of the season and hope you all have a wonderful time filled with family, joy, and maybe the odd glass of festive fizz. 

We'll be taking a brief break for the holidays, but don't forget to email us your questions in time for our next episode in 2018. [email protected]

Love Liz and Hollie xx

This week we have been:

- Testing out our Christmas day recipes. Yet another spiced red cabbage anyone ?!?

- Spending way too much time hanging out with singing reindeer in shopping precincts

- Drinking gallons and gallons of Cava (Asda do a fantastic one for not much money...)

- Gift wrapping ginormos cuddly toys 

Welcome once more to Advice Just Got Real. Hollie and I discuss lunchbox snacks, kids exercise, selfies, and the heady smell of fake tan on this weeks episode. In the run up to Christmas we can't wait for next weeks festive themed podcast, complete with our first ever guest. It's not too late to send us your yuletide questions, so email us at [email protected]. 

Liz and Hollie xx

This week we have been...

- Stomping in the mud and slush as the first snow falls

- Rejoicing in the pleasure of a perfectly matched nude lipstick

- Wondering what to buy for the office secret santa present (you can't fail with chocolates and booze.....right?!?)

- Stuffing our faces with panettone, toasted and buttered

Hello! Welcome to the first of our longer episodes, this week discussing all things wedding related. Dresses, in-laws, seating plans, hen do's and more - we have it covered! Check out some more nuptial themed advice below and don't forget to drop us a line at [email protected] with any comments or questions. 

Hollie and Liz xx

This week we are...
- Talking weddings! Bam bam be bam...
- Travelling first class to London for meetings and feeling like VIPs
- Watching "Naked Attraction" despite our better judgement
- Waiting impatiently for the inevitable Black Friday fight clips circling the internet

One issue that we discussed in our podcast this week is the expense of wedding gifts. For those of you who are struggling to stretch yourselves, we've put together some gift ideas. Remember- you've been invited because they want you there, not your gift! 

- Tokens for your services: dog sitting, hedge trimming, put your skills to use! 
- A lovely picture frame for them to remember their special day. Places like Tkmaxx always have a bargain.
- An IOU to make them a meal and hear all about their honeymoon. 
- Make something- knit a blanket, paint a painting, make them a hjs and hers cushion and they'll have something to remember you and their wedding forever.
- Make a date kit: cinema vouchers, popcorn, chocolates. 
- Buy them a scrapbook with materials to put it together with their honeymoon memorabilia.

For our Wedding Special this week, we have been chatting to Heather from online vintage wedding boutique: www.honeybomb.co.uk . Heather is most certainly the authority on dressing to impress for your big day, and gave us the following tips: 

1) Pick a style that suits your figure, rather than choosing something that would look good on the 'perfect' you in your head. You'll only end up worrying about losing weight or trying to find underwear that sucks you in or pushes your boobs up etc. Every size, shape, height is catered for in bridal shops so just go with something flattering and comfortable, as you'll be wearing it for the whole day. 
2) Don't spend more than you can afford, work out your budget and stick to it like glue (don't let over zealous shop assistants try to tempt you - just try on the dresses in your price range). 
3) Try loads on (even styles you don't think you like as you could be surprised what suits you) 
4) Enjoy the experience, take your mum & mates along and make a day of it, most places offer free fizz :) 
5) If you can't find exactly what you're looking for, go to a good dressmaker as it'll be a fraction of the cost and a one off. 
6) Try not to go with what's in fashion as it'll soon look dated, try a more classic style and your photos will look fabulous for years! 
7) Book your appointments as far in advance as possible as particularly weekends can get booked up quickly. 
8) Wear decent underwear - a nude strapless bra and standard nude knickers if you can as they will go with most styles. 
9) Consider vintage as you can get a bargain and it'll be totally unique!

On this week's show we're talking wedding woes and grey hair. Can a lipstick fix your problems? And on the subject of weddings we've been absolutely inundated with questions about nuptials, so we will be bringing you a wedding special very soon. Please do send us your dilemmas- bridezilla sister? Outrageous gift list? Let us know! 

Thanks again for all your supportive comments guys! 

Hollie and Liz xx

This week we have been:

- Getting (prematurely) excited about Christmas (yes, sorry) and crushing on the Debenhams Christmas ad
- Getting a bit fed up of apples now, thanks to this year's bumper crop
- Buying G&T in a can! Who knew drinking could be so convenient?! 
- Making shortbread mmm mmm
- Working nights and feeling sorry for ourselves