Knicker hunt!

 We thought we would start the party games early this year, and we are kicking off our Christmas give-away specials with a knicker hunt! 

Scattered about our website are 5 little Playful Promises presents, with a set of Genie wrapped up inside each one! The first 5 people that find them all and email annas@playfulpromises.com with their locations will win a set of Genie in their choice of colour. 

(This one doesn't count!)

 Most of them are fairly easy to find, so get searching before someone else finds them all! 

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW OVER!

Congrats to our winners, Jess, Hannah, Viktoriana, Lauren and Saffron, your prizes will be winging their way to you very soon! We hope you all enjoyed taking part, we shall have to make the next one much more of a challenge ;D Keep an eye out next week for another hunt! 

Cocktails or: how I learn't to stop worrying and love Christmas

You may not be aware of this, but I'm possibly the most pessimistic of the Playful Promises team. And by the time Christmas rolls around I'm one big ball of grump. While the idea of doing nothing but eating thrills me more than words could say (see above: me last Christmas), I am soon reminded of just how long I can sit in the same room as my Grandmother and her notorious gum-chewing. 

And this is when delving into your drinks cabinet is a good idea. Those last drops of blue liqueur, decades old vodka and that stuff you can't even pronounce that smells like paint stripper... they can all come to good use in that wonderful cocktail shaker. 

Here is my little list of must-haves to tide you over until the new year!

Why Santa has a naughty list

You may notice that I'm a sucker for cocktails with silly names. I'm also a sucker for sweet cocktails!

• 30ml Amaretto
• 30ml Gin
• 30ml Liqueur, banana
• 15ml Grenadine
• Lemonade

 Use a long glass for this, adding crushed ice first, then your gin and amaretto. Top up with lemonade while adding grenadine slowly, then layer the banana liqueur on top.

Snowflaketini

• 40ml Alizé (Passionfruit liqueur)
• 30ml Vodka
• 1 splash Cranberry Juice
• 1 wedge Lemon
• 2 sprinkles Coconut

An easy one - chuck it all into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and pour into a martini glass. Sprinkle the coconut on top and sugar rim the glass if you are feeling fancy!

 The Grinch

• 60ml Midori (melon liqueur)
• 15ml lemon juice
• 1 tsp simple syrup
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Representing the change that came over the Grinch, this super sweet cocktail is another easy shaker. Pop everything in a shaker with ice, shake and serve in a martini glass with the cherry for garnish.

Cranberry Cutie

For those good girls and boys that like their drinks untainted! 

• 60ml red cranberry juice
• 60ml apple juice
• 15ml honey
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Shake and pour into a martini glass, garnish with cherry.

A Playful Christmas

We know, we know, November has only just sprung into action, but looking at the last shipping dates for Christmas it is definitely time to get into the holiday spirit before it's too late! 

This year we want to make it as easy as possible for you to treat your loved ones (and yourself!) to gorgeous lingerie, classic clothing and adorable stocking fillers. We have a few treats lined up for you, including:

• The 12 Days of Knickers: From the 1st to the 12th of December we will be highlighting one collection each day with 10% off anything in the set

• Gift guides/Grab the look guides

• Something for the fellas: a man's guide to navigating knickers

• Reviews: Playful Promises staff and friends will review various items, giving you an insight into how our products work in the 'real world'!

• And lots more!

We are so excited we have already set up new shop pages full of gift ideas and stocking stuffers!