Beauty Advent calendars are significantly pricier than chocolate ones, but they've become increasingly popular in the last few years as a way of bagging beauty products at a fraction of the normal cost. They often sell out early, but can also be heavily discounted later if they don't, so here's a round-up of some of the best I’ve seen. We can arrange bespoke delivery solutions for you on very little notice. We pride our ability to find the most competitive delivery through our large network of delivery partners including national and international couriers, private hires and independents. Until that joyous day arrives, our friends at Tableau Products have just released something eerily familiar. Although we use a local window cleaner for cleaning the external windows, the inside window cleaning task is down to my wife and I. In fact, now that I’m spending more time working from home I think I should actually make more of an effort to clean the outside windows as well! So, in this article I take a look at how to get those perfectly clean windows.

Another option for a cleaning solution is to make it yourself. So what makes the best homemade window cleaner? The most popular method is using vinegar. Vinegar is generally regarded as good cleaner due to its high acidity that breaks down dirt build-up. To make the “solution” yourself is very easy: simply mix 1 tablespoons of white vinegar (not malt vinegar) with about 2 litres of water, and dispense into a used spray bottle (make sure you wash out the bottle first). You’ll also need some other storage container as most spray bottles are only 500-750ml in size. I vaguely remember my grandparents also insisting on using old newspaper to clean windows rather than cloths. This sort of makes sense as they always had some ready at hand, they are cheaper than buying cloths and are recyclable. I was going to give newspaper a test but amazingly could not find any newspaper in the house (sign of the times I guess). Window cleaning cloths comparisonA squeegee is also a handy window cleaning tool but is normally only used for cleaning outside windows. The squeegee is used to wipe away the cleaning solution and generally leaves a good streak free finish. Just remember to keep the rubber blade clean during wiping and you’ll probably need to replace the blade/squeegee if it becomes worn or damaged to get the best results (frequency depends on how often you use). As mentioned earlier we just use a normal dry multi-purpose kitchen cloth to clean the windows. Alternatively you could use something like a old T-shirt but you would have to be careful that it doesn’t leave lint all over your nice clean windows. Superdrug adds new 'VIP Rewards' offers to its existing loyalty scheme – here's what you need to know

Looking around the interweb, a great many people lament the loss of their favourite window cleaner, it was good, really good provided you didn’t let it dry on the window, then it set like paint. I remember my mum using a speedy “wax on, wax off” approach to make sure she got it all off before it dried. Now I have heard rumours whispered in dark corners that it is going to be making a return in 2016, If this is true, a great many people will be very happy. If you've got a Marcus easy-access savings account or cash ISA, you can easily boost your interest rate to 4.75% – here's how. There are 2 (3 if you include “elbow grease”) basic items you need to clean windows – some cleaning solution (this could be a spray of even water) and something to wipe the windows. At the moment we’re simply using Mr.Muscle Window & Glass spray with some of those all purpose (dry) kitchen cloths. This seems to work fine. Apparently it also contains vinegar for “effective cleaning” (more on that later). 1. Window cleaning solution Tesco Mobile is to start charging new and recently joining pay-monthly customers to use their mobiles in Europe from 2024. Deliveries are made Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm. DPD Local provides a one hour delivery window on the day of delivery so you can carry on with other parts of your day as normal.However, vinegar does not smell all that great so an alternative is to use lemon juice. Lemons contain citric acid (which is present in a lot of branded household cleaners) which is an effective cleaner. To prepare a lemon solution, mix 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice with around 1 litre of water and again pour into a used and clean spray bottle and spare containers. If you're a regular Superdrug shopper, you can now earn more freebies and discounts under its Health & Beautycard loyalty scheme, as the retailer has launched new 'VIP Rewards' as part of it. If your are looking for cheap and environmentally friendly alternatives to cleaning sprays and cloths, then a vinegar (or lemon juice) solution applied with newspapers (see below) is a good alternative. 2. Cleaning cloths So if you want an environmentally friendly window cleaning method that avoids chemical sprays (but don’t want to use vinegar), then I would choose the Spontex cloth. Apart from the cloths, do you need any other tools to clean windows? If I didn’t know better, I would say it’s Windolene. It looks exactly the same, it smells exactly the same and it cleans exactly the same, if not better than the original and best of all, you can get it now.