Lets face it, us men aren’t renowned for putting a great deal of thought into gifts, but this year I’ve been spending a great deal of time thinking about what to get my father for Father’s Day. Most years a combination of fine wine and chocolates, or taking the old man to watch the football and a few beers has felt sufficient to show him I care.

But, now that I am a daddy and looking forward to my first Father’s Day I’ve had a chance to see it in a new light. It’s not about buying something for the sake of it as a token gesture, but the one day in the whole year that is devoted to showing your father that you care. Does buying the same thing every year really show that you care about him? Hmm, not really!

Ruling out all recent gifts purchased, and those that I know my sisters are thinking of getting him had me really stumped for a while. Sometimes it takes something random to stimulate ideas, and luckily for me that came in the shape of a colleague who was wearing a fragrance that reminded me that my father has worn the same fragrance for as long as I can remember! I’m sure he would appreciate a new fragrance as he has often commented on some of mine.

After trying a few I think I’ve found one he would like that has some very similar notes to his existing fragrance. It’s a new fragrance from Calvin Klein called Eternity Aqua. With woody base notes like his existing fragrance, but very fresh smelling top notes. I think it will be a great new fragrance for him to wear over the summer!

Incidentally, I’m quite a fan of Eternity Aqua as well, and it is Father’s Day coming up, hint hint!

Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua for Men retails for £27.50 for a 30ml bottle, and is available on the high street or online through The Perfume Shop.

Guest Post by James Robinson

Captivating by Ghost is the new fragrance launched for 2010. As you will have noticed from my previous posts I’m a big fan of the fragrances from Ghost and I always have a bottle of the original scent on my dressing table so of course I can’t resist trying the new fragrances they bring out each year.

Captivating is available as a fragrance, body lotion and shower gel so you can use the whole range to build up layers of the fragrance.

It is a feminine, elegant fragrance with base notes of sandalwood and musk which gives the fragrance a sensual feel. The top notes are manderin, guava, freesia, rose, magnolia and jasmine which give a floral fragrance with a fruity edge which prevents it becoming overpowering.

As with all the other Ghost fragrances if your a fan of their ranges and like the delicate floral fragrances then this is well worth a try!

I haven’t had much of an opportunity to write many posts over the Christmas period with a little baby and the usual festive celebrations! So now its January and we have a lot of cold, dark days I’ve been searching for some new products to brighten up the month.

For my first review of the new year I’ve being trying the new fragrance from Vera Wang, Glam Princess. As you will know from my previous posts I’ve always been a fan of the original Princess fragrance and always have a bottle on the go so I couldn’t resist trying this new limited edition version of the fragrance.

Glam Princess has some of the same notes as the original Princess fragrance including guava and vanilla. However this new scent has been updated with red berries, pear, orange blossom, marshmallow and cashmere wood to give a very glam, flirty fragrance. If you’re a fan of the original Princess fragrance I would definitely recommend trying this one.

‘Tis’ the season for new products and Lush have not let us down with their Christmas range. I stopped over at one of their stores today to treat myself to a few pampering products to use before the baby arrives and I couldn’t resist having a good nosey around the Christmas products!

I’m loving the Colour me Christmas gift set shown which looks like a cute little ginger bread house. At only £14.5 its a great bargain and would make a perfect Christmas present. Whilst I couldn’t justify buying the whole gift set for myself I did indulge in a few of the products from the range.

As I probably won’t have much time for long baths after the little one arrives I treated myself to the candy cane bubble bar which smells like a combination of candyfloss and vanilla icing. Almost good enough to eat and it creates loads of bubbles for a perfect bubble bath! I’ve also bought the cinders bath bomb which is also from the Christmas range and smells like a Christmas drink with cinnamon and orange.

Love Etc… is the brand new fragrance launched recently by The Body Shop. I’d been meaning to stop by the shop to try it for a while and today I finally got the chance now that I’m a lady of leisure on maternity leave. Well until the little one arrives at least!

Love Etc… is a very pretty and feminine fragrance which has top notes of pear, bergamot, jasmine and lily of the valley which gives the initial fragrance which is slightly floral but with a sweet undertone. This quickly mellows to allow the base notes of vanilla, sandalwood and musk to show through which leaves a very sweet, feminine fragrance which lingers on the skin for the rest of the day.

I really like this fragrance  as it reminds me of some of my other perfumes such as Princess by Vera Wang and Angel by Thierry Mugler. Being from The Body Shop it is fab value for an eau de parfum and the fragrance is still strong at the end of the day.

On a different note I was also very interested to discover that The Body Shop has its own baby range, Buriti Baby which is an all natural paediatrician approved range of products designed especially for your little one’s sensitive skin. I’ve been given a couple of samples of the Buriti Baby Body Butter which is meant to provide gentle moisturisation for wriggly babies. I’ll let you know what its like when the little one finally arrives!