Beauty Buy of the Week

Ethical British beauty brand, Maison Danu, has created a bespoke red nail colour called Brave in support of the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund (HCOCF).

HCOCF provides immediate and material support to injured soldiers of the Household Cavalry and their families, and to those who have lost their lives on active service.

Made in the UK, Brave is an exact colour match to the regimental uniform worn by the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry and is a chip resistant, long lasting polish, which is free from Toluene, Formaldehyde, DBP (Phthalates) and Camphor.

The nail colour retails for £9.95 with 50 per cent of the profits going to the HCOCF and is available from www.maisondanu.co.uk.

Rigby & Peller arrives in Surrey

Premium lingerie retailer, Rigby & Peller, will open a brand new boutique in Guildford this Friday (July 20).

The new store, at 16 Tunsgate, is the brand's third boutique outside of London and promises to bring luxurious lingerie solutions to the ladies of Surrey.

"I've been working for Rigby & Peller, helping ladies achieve a flawless silhouette, intermittently for the past 20 years and cannot wait to bring this experience to Guildford," said store manager, Amanda Menikou. "It is great to see local ladies with such style and pride in their appearance, so it is my mission to help enhance this even further."

To celebrate the launch, Rigby & Peller is offering women who visit the store on Friday the chance of winning a free lingerie set. Customers will also be able to view the extensive Rigby & Peller range including luxurious lingerie, swimwear and nightwear pieces, as well as take advantage of the complimentary fitting service.

For more information, visit www.rigbyandpeller.com or call the Guildford branch on 01483 533969.

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Beauty Buy of the Week

Become a beauty activist with the new lip butter from The Body Shop.

The super moisturizing dragon fruit lip butter is the first product by The Body Shop, which allows buyers to support a charity of their choice when they purchase.

For ever sale of the lip butter, which costs £4.99, customers will be given a token to place in one of three charity boxes and 100% of the profits from that sale will go to that particular cause.

The three charities are: Kidscape, which helps prevent bullying and works to keep children safe from abuse; People and Planet, the largest student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment; and BUAV, The Campaign to End All Animal Experiments.

To find your nearest branch of The Body Shop in Surrey visit http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/services/storelocator-search.aspx

Pret opens in Woking

Lunchtime favourite Pret A Manger will open the doors of its new Woking branch on Tuesday (July 10).

The sandwich seller will open its 241st UK shop in the Wolsey Place shopping centre, creating 20 new jobs in the town.

To celebrate, Pret will be rolling out promotions to tickle the fancy of customers and there will be a raft of entertaiment, such as a jazz band, face painting, balloon artists and a children’s storyteller, this weekend.

"Opening in Woking is really exciting for us as we get to be the first shop to offer our new cakes, iced coffees and delicious smoothies," said general manager, Katerina Spokova. "We are delighted to be opening in Wolsey Place shopping centre, which is undoubtedly going to be the hub of Woking and ‘the place to be’ for office workers and shoppers alike looking for good honest food."

In keeping with Pret’s charity commitment - every year the company donates more than 2.4 million products to charities for the homeless across the UK - any unsold food from the Woking shop will be given to local charity Transform Housing & Support.