VIDEO: DEPECHE MODE & DIOR Secret Garden - Versailles' x Enjoy The Silence

So you might have seen a version of this video on the TV or the internet lately. I love the Dior art direction and combination of the classic Depeche Mode track 'Enjoy the Silence'. We featured 'Enjoy The Silence' as our OldSkool Track of the Day back in January but to be honest I prefer this contemporary video version. It's not often that an advert has the power to hold my attention for over 3 minutes but this evoked an ethereal post new romanticism feeling in me perfectly combining the old with the new. It's not hard to see why the Dior video has over 6 million hits already.

VIDEO: What's The Login?

Official.fm has just launched their brand new site and they commissioned this cool video to advertise one of the new features. It's really funny and if you've ever been in a band or worked with musicians it might just resonate.

Experience the extraordinary with Corona Extra!

Discover the exhilarating journey of seven neighbors of Bulin, the closest village to the Pole of Inaccessibility of Eurasia, as they spend 11 days travelling to see the ocean for the first time in their lives.

They had never wandered outside of their village, and they never thought they would! Go with them in this extraordinary experience through 7500 km from Bulin to the beach, and live seven extraordinary experiences that, thanks to Corona Extra, they will never forget. Watch the video below to find out more.

PRODUCT REVIEW: We review 'The Wine Guys'

We were asked to review The Wine Guys website. Never one to turn down a free glass or, in this case bottle, of Vino we decided to say yes and took the site for a spin. We were given a £10 voucher code and told we could order anything up to the value (including postage) for free, so we did.

The voucher code was used to order a bottle of Sabina Rosado - Garnacha (rose) at £5.67 from The Wine Guys website. Postage was shown as £3.99 on all orders regardless of size between one bottle and one case, so it pays to order big and ave on postage.

The website was easy to navigate and as you would expect it provided a summary of each wine on offer to make your selection. Registering on the site was also straight forward and immediate confirmation e-mails were received to confirm registration and that the order had been placed.

Before placing the order we tried to see if there was a minimum number of bottles to be purchased but could find no specific information on the site. Our fears that we would select one bottle, place it in the cart and when got to the checkout it would be rejected as too minimum an order. This did not happen and we were able to order one bottle.

We received an e-mail telling us that the order had been despatched. On the same day we received a call from Mark at The Wine Guys telling us that the bottle ordered was out of stock. He was very apologetic and offered to send an alternative plus another free bottle - bonus :-)

The order arrived by courier the next day. It was well packaged and no damage had been incurred.

The replacement bottle was also a rose as requested: Vina Arazu Rosado 2008 - Spain. The bottle did not disappoint and had an initial aroma of a hint of strawberry but tasted more of berries and blackcurrants with a dry taste to the palate.

The website design, choice of wine and level of service we received from The Wine Guys was excellent!

5/5

Let your beauty shine

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of BH Cosmetics. All opinions are 100% mine.

Are you a beauty enthusiast? Are you looking for radiant colors at an affordable price? BH Cosmetics makeup palettes offer the most brilliant colors available on the market. BH Cosmetics is striving to help you during these difficult economic times by providing high quality products at a very low, below wholesale prices! While big companies make big profits, BH Cosmetics give the savings back to you - the customer!

They also accept lots of different payment methods including Paypal. The website also offers a lot of help and advice on how to get your makeup looking it's best for any occasion. Check out the video reviews and tutorials below from the website that show you how to apply makeup for occasions such as clubbing which is featured below. There are more on the website so take a look.

Right now they are running a Halloween contest with gift certificates up to the value of $250 up for grabs so make sure you liberally apply your eyeshadow and get creative with it. BH Cosmetics eyeshadow is "highly pigmented", bendable with strong staying power.

To find out more about the BH Cosmetics range, Video tutorials and of course the Halloween competitions simply visit the BH Cosmetics website. You can also follow them on facebook and twitter.

Liz Claiborne New York Outlet store discount

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Liz Claiborne New York Outlets. All opinions are 100% mine.

Fall is here so what is your favourite item of Fall clothing? It has to be a warm sweater surely or a big thick winter jacket perhaps? Depends where you are experiencing the season. If you are somewhere cold then something warm will be essential. New York for example. If you are somewhere warm like Miami then  you probably aren't thinking about thick jumpers and such just yet.

It's Fall, that time of year when the kids get to go back to school shopping and everyone all get to go shopping for all the new Fall fashions!

Fall is the time of year when designers unveil their new collections and the fashion world follows. Every fashionista, young and old, reads her September issue of Vogue magazine and dreams of being able to afford the beautiful clothes. Every sterotypical American woman dreams that they will be as elegant as dead presidents wives, long gone Hollywood stars or current icons like Michelle Obama and Kim Karadashian. Well, now you can with if you are a woman with the timeless fashions of Liz Claiborne.

Liz Claiborne New York Outlets stores are selling their entire inventory at a discount! Everything must go! 40% - 70% off!

Even the new Fall fashions are available for sale - up to 40% off! So what are you waiting for?!? It's time to Go Shopping!

Visit your nearest Liz Claiborne New York Outlet Store today.

Bottega Verde brings products to U.S market

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Bottega Verde. All opinions are 100% mine.

Bottega VerdeItaly's Largest Cosmetics Brand, is bringing its best-selling, natural beauty products to the U.S. market. Ever heard of them before? No me neither but then I don't live in Italy. From its humble beginnings as an herbalist store in Tuscany, Italy, Bottega Verde has grown to serve more than 6 million satisfied and loyal customers throughout the world. Here is some history on the company for you;

The company was founded in Pienza, Italy in 1972. Bottega Verde was founded in Pienza, Italy, a small Tuscan town between Florence and Siena, known for its natural, artistic and cultural heritage.

The first location for Bottega Verde was chosen in 1972 as a small herbalist shop nestled amongst hills, vineyards and wheat fields. It was here that Bottega Verde cultivated a passion for artisans to produce and sell high-quality cosmetics based on natural active ingredients. They are allegedly Number #1 in Italy today.

Bottega Verde was already an extremely successful business in the early 90s: authentic, sincere and dedicated to women, but with a great deal of potential to achieve more.

Bottega Verde: important dates

1972:	Bottega Verde starts as a small herbalist store in Tuscany, Italy
1986:	First Bottega Verde cosmetic store opens, selling strictly our products only
2000:	Bottega Verde website opens its on-line doors
2010:	We are Italy's No.1 cosmetics brand with products containing natural active ingredients, with now more than 6 million clients growing everyday.

U.S. customers will now be able to purchase Bottega Verde's quality, Italian-made beauty products through an all-new website at http://www.bottegaverde-usa.com. Check out the new website today.

VoucherHub gives you discount on internet shopping

If you are a regular internet shopper then you may have already heard of VoucherHub. If not then this little article will make your day, especially if you shop at places like ASOS.com, Ebay.co.uk, Pizza Express and Dominos to name but a few of the companies that Voucherhub has discount codes for.

In a nutshell VoucherHub is one of the most efficient and comprehensive sites to get discount codes for free that you can then use to get a discount on your on-line purchases at hundreds of stores. Before you complete any on-line purchase you should visit VoucherHub and see if there are any current discount codes that you can use before completing your purchase. For example right now you can get £15 off orders over £35 at Dominos or 10% of your total at Topman including sale items.

The site updates daily so if you are looking for something today but can't find it be sure to keep checking back. It's easy to use too.

New Peugeot competiton continues!

Have you been keeping an eye on the competition over at new-peugeot.com? I wrote a post about the competition launch a while back. Click Here to read it in case you missed an catch up on what I'm talking about. For those of you who have been following the competition and maybe even have taken part a quick heads up. The next stage of the competition 'Movement' is closing today so if you want to enter then head on over to new-peugeot.com now and get your entry in!

The last theme competition was 'Emotion'. I am lucky enough to have been selected as one of the judges in the competition. So far there have been a lot of amazing entries (as well as some not so great ones) in all themes. Emotion was particularly hard to judge because the quality of the short-listed entries was so high. I hope that the next theme 'Movement' will be just as inspiring and that your ideas for the car of tomorrow (like the Peugeot Ion electric car pictured above) will be just as imaginative, perhaps even more so than the last. Thankfully as a judge I don't have to go through every entry. Someone else is responsible for selecting the short-list of entries that we judge on so you have to go through a selection process before you get to me. But you can still see all the entries on the the new-peugeot.com website. It would be unfair for me to comment on my favourite entries as the competition is still going on so I won't but feel free to let me know who you think is your favourite in the next theme 'Movement' which I am looking forward to judging on in a few days time.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BuzzParadise. 

Wool, what do you think about it?

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

What do you typically think when you think about a wool sweater? Maybe some of the oldest and most common thoughts that might spring to mind would be that a wool sweater would be itchy, heavy and hot. Some others might be sweaty, uncomfortable, annoying, ugly, old fashioned and tiresome. The list is endless and if you have ever owned a wool sweater then you will know what this feels like.

Ramblers Way has come up with a new concept - attractive wool garments that are made from sheep that roam across the United States - but the twist being that company incorporates the most modern technology that is currently available throughout its production process.

The "WINDspun" technology that Ramblers Way garments undergo offers the smoothest, most luxurious wool yarn in the marketplace. The result is an ultra-light line of worsted wool garments warm that both keep you warm but which also breathe naturally, resulting in a year-round product.

In an effort to maintain the company's all natural value set, Ramblers Way garments are NOT pre-washed with chlorine in the typical "super-wash" procedure that most companies use, but instead a patented enzyme treatment is used in order to prevent shrinkage and keep the garments fully washable. In addition to being entirely American-made, Ramblers Way garments are all natural and chemical-free.

VERY GOOD TRIP: The journey continues, vote now!

We have got an update for you from the VERY GOOD TRIP adventure!

After two weeks of road tripping, the English and the French teams have left. They were replaced by two new teams.Neil & Karen are from the UK and the horribly named 'Bros Brothers 'from France! These teams really need to make up for lost time so keep an eye on them!

From Frankfurt to Bruges and from Troyes to Portofino, the candidates have already travelled across more than 15 European cities and have faced some rather amusing and surprising challenges. Check them out and keep up to date with the teams on their daily team updates on YouTube.

Keep up with their adventures every day!

The teams are giving their best to share their adventure with you! It would be a pity to miss their travel journals in Europe! So don’t hesitate and log on the website to follow your favourite team as well as the other candidates. Keep up with the latest news, by watching the “DAILY TEAM UPDATES” and by following them on Twitter and FlickR! You can also join the Facebook Fan Page too!

Don't forget that you can VOTE for your favourite team to win the competition. But be quick as time is running out very quickly. You only have until July 9th 6PM to vote for your favourite team. Your vote is important and will help to decide the eventual winning team so choose carefully!

On July 12th the “handing over of the keys” episode will be online. In this episode you will be able to see who won the competition and gets to keep the two cars. That's only six days away!

Check out the Week 3 Best Of teaser video below:

CONSUME: Ken Block and DC Shoes collaboration

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PacSun. All opinions are 100% mine.

Ken Block's rally career really began in 2005. His skill and car control became quickly apparent and Block aptly nabbed Rookie of the Year in the Rally America Championship. Since then, Block has continued to race in the series, boasting a healthy number of podium appearances, as well as X Games medals.

As well as being an ace driver Block also co-founded DC Shoes, a worldwide leader in performance skateboarding shoes and a renowned action sports brand. In January 2010, Block signed with Ford Motor Company to campaign both the Rally America series and the World Rally Championship, being the first American to do so.


So now you can get your hands on some  Ken Block Gear. There are three items to choose from; The Ken Block Drip Tee, The Ken Block Drip Hoodie and the Ken Block Drip Hat. The new line is available at Pacsun. Our favourite has to be the hat (pictured) as it's summer and the sun should be shining so we'll need some stylish protection. In fact if you want to send us one Ken we'll take it on holiday with us :). Go check out the items and let us know which (if any) is your favourite.

VERY GOOD TRIP hits the road!

More than 400,000 unique visitors have followed the casting and the reveal of the candidates of the VERY GOOD TRIP! The adventure starts now for real.

Motivated, enthusiastic, up to anything, the 8 European teams have just left for the road trip of their lives! Each week they must travel across one European country, win the challenges set for them but most importantly catch your eye with their personality because you decide who will win! By voting for your favorite team, you have the power to determine the winner of VERY GOOD TRIP.

To win the challenges, the candidates have to give everything, pump up the adrenaline and go beyond the extreme. The objective is to succeed in each challenge and avoid the point counters to be blocked for 24 h!

Vote for your favourite team at any time. These votes will determine the amount of points each teams get. At the end of the week the team that will have collected the highest number of points will win a great VIP moment. However, the team that finishes last each week will have to face a forfeit: a difficult moment for them indeed!

Each day, 8 “DAILY TEAM UPDATES” are available on the VERY GOOD TRIP website. These programs will reveal 8 personal visions of Europe, stories and unusual scenes. And every Monday, the “VERY GOOD TRIP “ episode is shown featuring with all the best moments of the adventure and also the "TEAM "BEST OF". All in all, 13h of programme will be available to follow this great road trip!

Check out the latest show here.

Join this exceptional adventure and vote for your favourite team, right now! And don't forget to join the Facebook fan page too!

VIDEO: Adidas Originals - Star Wars Cantina 2010 World Cup ad rocks!

With the Fifa World Cup just 3 days away and counting adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you'll never forget!

LIVE REVIEW: Subject 60 Launch Party @ Sorting Office, London 2 June 2010

Beautiful space filled with beautiful people being plied with beautiful booze and beautiful food, for what reason might you ask?

Subject60 is the name of Volvo’s lifestyle campaign for the all-new S60 with the mission of repositioning Volvo, a car brand usually known for safety. The campaign emphasizes on social media and blogger involvement and culminates in events in 5 major European cities.

Whereas I think some of the above may have passed me by at the event and have to say it was a lot of fun nonetheless with live DJs and décor that I can only describe as a laboratory within the warm leather interior of the aforementioned vehicle making for an evening of raucous decadence(my personal highlight being the S60 converted into a Karaoke booth as pictured), whether this fits in with the image of the car the Volvo describe as “Naughty” I’m not sure but it seemed it they have struck to right chord with the attendees at their launch. However I don’t think there were too many car salesmen in attendance!! I reckon if you’ve go a spare £20Gs in your sky rocket you should perhaps go seek one out and pick up one of these naughty little numbers, I mean what else you gonna spend the cash on?? A deposit on a house in this climate?? Pah!

DLS

Meet the Very Good Trip Candidates!

From June the 14th to July the 12th hop on board for a very special road trip throughout Europe with 8 European teams and 2 exceptional cars: the new Renault Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet and Renault Wind! During the 4 week period, you will follow and share the daily adventures, hard times and good times of the VERY GOOD TRIP team. There will be oodles of extreme action and intense emotions, team spirit, going beyond your limit and some very unusual scenes. Get involved and vote for your favourite team to help them get maximum points through the competition.

After five weeks of casting, during the prestigious 63rd Anniversary of the Cannes Festival, 8 European teams were revealed to live an exclusive adventure of reality TV on the web, the VERY GOOD TRIP!

From Rome to Paris to Berlin, from London to Zurich with a stop in Amsterdam, from fresh Brussels to roasting Madrid, to names a few, the 8 teams of the VERY GOOD TRIP will have to complete the following mission each week: travel across one country, win two challenges, a ritual and most importantly become the favourite team as voted by you internet users and gain as many votes as possible.
 

The team that will have cumulated the biggest number of points will win two exceptional cars: the New Renault Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet and Renault Wind as well as the financial equivalent of one year of insurance and petrol. Pretty amazing prize but remember the 7 losers go away with nothing so the stakes are high. Don't miss it and don't forget to vote for your favourite team!

Here are the candidates:

UK: "God save the team":

Angela and Richard weren’t made to meet each other! Yet they found each other, and their friendship is the driving force behind this team. Look out, they might usually drive on the left, but for this adventure they’re ready to steam right ahead!!

France: "A slice of life, and barrels of laughter!"

Laetitia, 24, and Ludovic, 26, are launching into this human adventure in the same way they go about their lives: to the max!

But, most important of all, never taking themselves too seriously!

Germany: "Friends first!"

Timo and Rhon, two Berliners who are really into new technology, will use their brains, their brawn and their charismatic smiles to get the votes on their side! Watch out for this explosive duo!

Netherlands: "Young drivers!":

Denise and Robert, the youngest members of the group, have been inseparable since school. Look out, they fully intend for youth to triumph in this brand new adventure!

Belgium: "Sister Act":

For them, adventures are a family affair, which is why these two Belgian sisters have packed their bags full of humour and energy to take part in this VERY GOOD TRIP!!

And they’ve got their whole family behind them!

Switzerland: "Set your clock to Swiss time!"

Mind your eyes and your ears, the Swiss team is on it’s way to your country,

and with Lorin & Cyril there’s bound to be some noise!

Brimming with motivation, they’re just as sure about winning.

Italy: "Serial lovers":

GIANNI and ANGELO, who are both single, are hoping to get all Italians united.Can Italy dominate Europe?

It’s up to you to decide!

Spain: "Viva Espana"

This team joins us directly from Madrid!

Made up of two young models who haven’t known each other long, the team are here to make the most of this journey to get to know each other and to prove to you that they are true competitors.

They're going to give it their all to win VERY GOOD TRIP!

Check out the teams as they embark on their first mission at the Cannes Film Festival and compete for a chance to win a walk down the Red Carpet like proper celebs. Don't forget to visit the Facebook Fanpage too!

COMPETITION: Share Your Vision Of The Future With Peugeot

Have you ever wondered what the car of tomorrow would be like? Have you ever had an idea about what kind of car you lould like to drive in the future or right now if the technology was available?

When I was a kid I went to the Epcot centre in Florida and there was a GM concept car exhibiton heralding the electric car as the vehicle of tomorrow. It was called the EV1 and they had a video and a working prototype and it eventually made it into production in mid 1996 after receiving favourable public reaction. Click Here to read more about the EV1 and it's unfortunate demise.

The point it that the exhibition inspired me and I was excited to see the electric car come to fruition. The project was only realised because we made it so with our feedback to the auto maker. Now Peugeot want to harness the Emotions of Internet users on their new website NEW-PEUGEOT.COM.

Peugeot are inviting you the users of the internet across Europe to express the emotions inspired in you by the car of tomorrow and are offering you the chance to participate and post your feelings on an open-access virtual wall on the www.new-peugeot.com website.

GET INVLOVED AND WIN!!!:

From 6 May to 5 October 2010, Peugeot want to know your ideas for the car of tomorrow on the interactive www.new-peugeot.com website. In photos, texts and videos, you can choose your own way of expressing your view of the automobile as a true space for living, sharing and feeling. The best entries will win novel prizes including preview road tests of the 508 or VIP week-ends at the Le Mans 24 hour race.

Share your desires through six emotionally expressive themes:

Performance: powerful emotions are the best drivers of performance. By sharing their strongest sporting moments, Internet users will have a chance to win a VIP week-end at the Le Mans 24 hour race.

Environment: the most beautiful feelings inspired by the natural world will win Peugeot 200th anniversary Collector’s Edition bicycles.

Emotions: contestants are invited to describe memorable emotions inspired by creative design. Participants can win a road-test of the new Peugeot 508.

Movement: catching and communicating the vibrations of the city will give contestants a chance to win MU by Peugeot mobility units.

Connectivity: the outside world and its technologies have taken up residence in the car. Fans of unlimited connectivity will have the chance to win a customised iPad.

Vision: unusual holiday incidents, or fond memories of tender or hilarious moments, could open the doors to a VIP preview of the Paris Motor Show.

The best accounts shared in this space will be re-edited and posted on a vast Peugeot Inspiration wall during the Paris Motor Show from 2 to 17 October 2010.

Watch the video below for more information on the competition.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BuzzParadise.

MEDIA: The Terminator takes a bite out of Apple

Check out this fantastic Viral created by Leon Wang. Who's have thought the terminator would end up a bum?