2 weeks till Christmas day.
It's bright and crisp and a teeny bit Christmassy in London.
So before things get too festive, we've a couple of goodies, some new faces and even a little advice.
But first...

Sharpen Up recently starred in its first advertising shoot in Norway. Except the ad was for a pair of shoes. Foam shoes, no less.

We're touched, and in return we just had to give 'holey soles' a plug.

Shame it's not quite the weather for them.




 

Forget mistletoe - our herbal expert, Andrew Chevalier, recommends elderberry as the wonder fruit to get you through Winter.

The effect: Supposedly, builds resistance to infection in mucus membranes.
One study even claims it protects against avian flu.
Turkey farmers, don't quote us.

Where to find it: Elder bushes - English woods and hedges are full of them - in late Autumn/ early Winter.
How to eat it: Sadly you shouldn't eat the berries straight off the bush - they're mildly poisonous raw. Make them into elderberry jam or elderberry wine.
You'll also find elderberries in black sambuca. And in Firefly health kick. We recommend the latter.

If that whets your appetite for a bit more herbal wisdom, we're giving away two consultations with Andrew.
In return we're on the hunt for your advice - which drink we should launch next?

The next Firefly / win a herbal consultation

P.S. whilst we're on the subject of Health Kick, we discovered it makes a darn good hot toddy.
Just pop the bottle in the microwave (minus cap) for a couple of minutes and hey presto. Instant bodywarmer.
[Warning: contents may become... hot. Take care, won't you dear.]

We've had a flurry of press coverage in key titles, although some have had us logging on to Multimap:

Brentwood Gazette: 'ideal weapon for the party season'
Wrexham Evening Leader: 'eye-opening ingredients'
Huddersfield Examiner: 'perfect breakfast in bed'
Stoke Sentinel: 'keep you partying through the season'
Ongar & North Weald Gazette: 'keep your body afloat over the holidays'
FHM Latvia: 'Sesi herbali un leguli veidi.'

Plus we had a rather nice piece in the FT
 

Three new lovely people decorating Firefly HQ.
So what do they want under the tree this Christmas?

Julia (Finance): Lots of snow in the Rockies.

Ross (UK sales): The Godfather trilogy DVD box set and a new stomach lining.

Duncan (International sales): José Mourinho as England boss.
Or prime minister.


We're working on it.

 

To help you recover from your office Christmas party, we're giving away a stack of De-tox.

Just tell us when yours is, and we'll see if we can get a case couriered over to your office the morning after, just when you need it.

We'll pick 50 at random. Sorry - London only.
(Non-Londoners, we feel your pain. Maybe next year...)

Enter your office party details here
 

That's it from us.
Thanks for all your support this year, and have a wonderful Christmas.

Yours,

Harry, Marcus, Kate, Caroline, Emma, Richard, Julia, Ross, Duncan and Nimma