CONSUMER CHAMPION

SUE HAYWARD

This month I tested a home hair dye kit, fell in love with our new pillows

and found designer look kitchen gadgets at Aldi prices…

Is this Ikea for clothes? I’ve been shopping at Lindex, a Scandanavian clothing company. It’s like Ikea for clothes in my view, as their stuf f is practical, top quality and yet at budget price. There are only two stores in the UK as most are across Finland, Nor way and Sweden but with online orders you get free deliver y if you spend over £19.99 plus free 60 day returns.

Igota dress, (£29.99), and black jersey trousers (£24.99). They’re big on saving the planet too with

99% of their cotton from sustainable sources. www.lindex.com

DIY home hair dying can be a snip!

With my hairdresser booked up, I thought I’d give Clairol’s Root Touch Up kit a go. I can’t tell you how nervous I was as I’ve not used home dye kits for years! There are just two tubes to mix, then you “paint” over your roots with the handy little brush provided, and wash off after 10 minutes. It was super easy and worked a treat and blended in perfectly! Usually £5.99 but got mine for £4.49 at Savers.

Pillow talk

Let’s talk bedroom habits. How do you like your pillows? My husband loves the big ones in hotels, so I bought some from the

Fluf fy Pillow Company www.thefluffypillowcompany.com

Fluf fy Pillow is headed up by Tom Skinner, who was on last year’s Apprentice series, and when he tweeted a 20% discount code I snapped some up. I got the Luxur y Hotel Satin Stripe Pillows; hand made in the UK, at £17 for two and free next day deliver y (usually £22). Proper deep pillows which brought happiness to our bedroom…