Gorgeous Things was founded in 2006 by Lesley-Ann Trow.

Waaaaay outside my comfort zone…

In the name of possibly life-changing research and leading the way forward for all you gorgeous women who’ve ever thought – ‘Tantra…isn’t that just about multiple orgasms and something Sting and his wife always go on about in Women’s Weekly’? I’m putting myself on the line, stepping way outside of the suburban sensibilities of my lower middle class up-bringing [...]

Why Outsourcing your Problem Solving can be the best way Forward

I’m sharing this very personal little story with you because I was surprised at how many of my girlfriends have experienced something similar and never shared their experience – with me or anyone else. We all have our secrets but there are some secrets that when shared, become a source of joy and acceptance rather than [...]

Sustainable House Day – September 13th

With summer approaching and ‘brown outs’ being tipped as a regular occurance in the more densely populated areas of our glorious sunburnt country – it’s encouraging to see so many people wanting to know how to make their homes more energy efficient. We’ve made giant leaps with conserving water and switching to compact flourescent light [...]

Are you a budding Social Entrepreneur or Ecopreneur?

Applications for the first ever Australian School for Social Entrepreneurs close on Monday August 3rd – if you’ve got a fabulous idea to help make the world a better place then what are you waiting for! The school has been running in the UK since 1997 and for the first time – the course is [...]

3 Salon Treatments for less than $10

There was that cute line in Legally Blonde where Luke Wilson says something to Reece Witherspoon about the Day Spa being her character’s ‘Mothership’. I loved that film and had a good giggle at that particular exchange between the seemingly frivolous Elle Woods and her endearingly besotted supervisor. Anyway, we all know there was nothing frivolous about [...]

The Natural Way to Better Sex

I really do feel for our gorgeous men – they have to listen to those undignified ‘impotence’ and ‘nasal delivery’ radio ads; and of course none of us are safe from the demoralising billboards that bellow at us in big bold letters as we drive our cars along any major thoroughfare – that the answer to any of our self-esteem problems, is to make sex [...]

How to read the label of your Skincare Products

When I want information about skincare ingredients - one of the first places I go to get informed is the Environmental Working Group (EWG) website. Their latest offering is a guide to reading the label of skincare products, which I’ll admit can be a pretty confusing exercise at times. So, if like me you don’t have a [...]

What I learnt from Joe Strummer

Thankfully my formative years were spent listening to The Clash, and not Britney Spears. If that had been the case, I’m pretty sure my life would have turned out to be very different, and it’s probably safe to say - my company Gorgeous Things would not exist. Punk was over by the time I was old enough to be forming [...]

Feel Great Aromatherapy Blends

Wake-up Bright Eyed & Bushy Tailed Blend This blend kicks some serious butt when it comes to blasting out the cob webs – prepare to be productive! 1 drop Lemon 1 drop Rosemary 1 drop Lemongrass 1 drop Peppermint Get Cosy with your Significant Other Blend Maybe use this one if you’ve given the credit card a bit [...]

All-time Top 5 Break-ups – in Chronological Order

Some of the best books get made into films, which is great because it means many of our favourite characters have been brought to life on the big screen  – although sometimes with mixed results. Some of the most notable in my opinion are, starting with the obvious, High Fidelity – Nick Hornby book becomes John Cusack [...]