Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare blog

What a fantastic time we had last week – Cowes Week is a whirlwind of activity on and off the water and since blogging last Tuesday so much seems to have happened. Around 900 competitors battled it out on the sea against some very challenging weather – sunshine, gusty winds and rain – but that is what they come for and that is what makes it exciting.  Tuesday saw Mike Golding win the Artemis 50 mile round the Island challenge in near perfect conditions, Wednesday celebrated Ladies Day for the fifth year running and crowned accomplished sailor Louise Morton the overall winner, Thursday’s highlight was the re-enactment of the 1851 race around the Isle of Wight that spawned sailings greatest competition, the America’s Cup – this was won by the American team in BMW Oracle beating skipper and helmsman Ben Ainslie and his team in TEAM ORIGIN, he commented: “It was fantastic. These guys are a great team to race against. It is great for us to be out there racing the America’s Cup holders around the Isle of Wight."   Friday brought with it rain and poor visibility but this did not dampen spirits and thousands of people turned out to see the wonderful firework display.  Saturday saw the last of the races culminating in the Prize Giving – there are some very coveted trophies to win but I was particularly proud to award the Liz Earle Close Shave Trophy to Eric Williams in Ecstatic – Dragon Class.

On shore at the Liz Earle stand all of us have had a great time meeting so many of our Liz Earle fans and also making so many new friends.  Hand Repair became a firm favourite with competitors as they either popped in to prepare their hands before or to soothe them after racing and the pampering hand and arm massages were as always a hit with all sessions being fully booked by mid morning every day – sorry to anyone who couldn’t book in but do try again next year or pop into either one of our stores where you can enjoy one with our compliments.  Excitingly we held our very first event at Biskra Beach House with Liz last Thursday where over 100 customers enjoyed an evening of champagne and an opportunity to meet Liz all in celebration of our 15^th Anniversary – it was a truly brilliant evening.  We would love to run some more events at our home on the Island so if you or your friends would like to join us please let us know by emailing RSVP@lizearle.com

It seems sad that it is all over for another year but there is 2011 to look forward to – a big thank you to everybody who came to visit us on our Cowes Week stand last week. We loved meeting so many of you despite the occasional drizzle! If you were there, then see if you can spot yourself in our Cowes Week gallery on Facebook.