What Makes You Happy?

Why do so many people dislike this time of year?! Yes, it gets darker earlier and yesss I am aware it is getting chillier as the weeks go by...however are you all not excited for the snuggles to come?! Other than the fact I can now legally eat Jaffa Cakes without having a nervous break down about the next crop top trend, I can now enjoy all the other stuff Autumn has to offer! 

For all you miserable bast***s out there just ask yourself - What makes you happy this time of year? May I lend some suggestions?

1) The White Company had a wonderfully seasonal collage on their Facebook page last night with photographs that made you feel all warm and cosy inside:

The White Company are currently holding a 'Simple Pleasures' competition on Pinterest - check out their Facebook page for more deets! (Link above^) YAY for 'Simple Pleasures'.

2) T'is the seasonal for warm, snuggly, steamy bath-times and shower-times! I'm stocked up and ready to roll:

Bath essentials you just have to invest in are:

Umberto Giannini Incredible Body Shampoo & Conditioner 

Dove Beauty Cream Bar 

Nivea Pure Fine Talc 

Dunelm Mill Body Brush 

Radox Bath Therapy 

3) Winter foods that provide nutrition, heat and a good little layer of seasonal podge! Tonight my dear mother fed her chicks a slow cooked sausage casserole that has been filling the house with the scents of winter dinners all day! 

(Winter Recipes on Mother Earth Living)

Ok I've managed to think up 3 things on the spot that make me happy this time of yea! There is literally no need to be so grumbly! ;-)

What are your favourite things about fall? 

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Beauty Review: Anatomicals Deep Cleansing Mud Mask

For £3 and free delivery, ASOS really is a lifesaver a couple of days before payday!

 

I found myself totally out of cleansing lotion, toner and moisturiser, relying entirely on semi-dry face wipes to remove my make-up before bed when I stumbled across this 3-pack of face masks on ASOS.

 

Arriving within the same week I ordered them (the ASOS darlings could clearly sense the pimple outbreak from inside my laptop) I bust into the Deep Cleansing Mud Mask first.

 

The little sachet appeared to be so small I was wondering how I was going to cover my whole face, considering how large my forehead is...but I had plenty and even had enough to cleanse my neck.

 

Lathering my face in the nice-smelling goo I spent the next 15 minutes dancing around the bathroom pretending to be a cross between Beyoncé and Princess Fiona.

 

It may seem obvious but, for me, a good face mask is one that you can feel working. As the 15 minutes went on I could feel the mask tightening and my skin tingling ever so slightly as my pores were being wiped clean for a cool, fresh start.

 

Blasting my face with lukewarm water the Princess Fiona mask trickled down the drain with half of last week's foundation in-take!

 

My pores were visibly clearer if I pressed my nose up to the mirror and I was far less blotchy which, for £1, is more than I expected.

 

To buy the Anatomicals Face Mask 3-Pack

CLICK HERE

 

 

Top 7 Ways To Boost The Bank Holiday Blues

Judging by the mass amounts of tiredness and nostalgia creeping around the UK today it seems we all enjoyed the Bank Holiday quite a bit. It was handy for the pubs that it landed on so many people's paydays but not quite so lucky for our poor souls which are now in dire need of intensive care.

From crisps to sexy department store owners - try this lot out for a Bank Holiday boost and recover in style avec moi...

 

Hampstead Tea Organic Iced Tea - £1 Tesco - Light, refreshing and full of anti-oxidants this healthy beverage is perfect for the morning after a heavy night
Pearl Lip Bam - 99p Superdrug - As we brace ourselves for more cold weather and continue to recover from the Bank Holiday Madness, our cracked lips can look good enough to kiss with one swift application
Garnier Simply Essentials Soothing Toner - £2.99 Boots - One splash of this and your pores are rid of all of life's nasties - your face will feel 10lb lighter!
Mr Selfridge - Series 1 DVD - £15 Amazon - Sundays really are not the same without dreamy Selfridge and his department store drama. Swoooon!
Kelloggs Special K Cracker Crisps - £1.99 Tesco - The most moreish of all 'diet crisps' in all of the land...
Candles - The White Company £20-£35 - Duvet, fluffy attire, Gossip Girl & the faint waft of various signature scents from The White Company...Bliss?!
Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show - Every morning from half 6 the hilarious DJ brings me to life - and seeing as he is BFF's with London's elite kool krew I feel in with the kats!

Lush Heart Of Gold - A (Very Relaxed) Review PT.1

Valentine's Day was well over a month ago, but I still haven't had a chance to review my wonderful selection of Lush bath delights my other half got for me!

For those who haven't had the joy of having Lush in their lives yet, I'll explain: In a nutshell Lush are a handmade cosmetics brand based in Poole in Dorset. Not only are they handmade and a UK delicacy, Lush products are made from "fresh organic fruit and veg, the finest essential oils and safe synthetics." Furthermore they only buy ingredients from companies who don't test on animals, use only vegetarian ingredients and "believe in happy people making happy soap" to make their mums proud.

Basically Lush products not only smell I N C R E D I B L E but can be enjoyed guilt-free, too.

In Part One of this Lush review I have tried out the insanely appeasing 'Comforter Bubble Bar'.

Opening the huge red love heart the goodies are buried in, the whole room is filled with fruity freshness; a heady mix of lavender, lemon and jasmine.

The Comforter Bubble Bar is rather large so I broke it in half to conserve the rest for another day. Forcing the taps into motion I threw the bar under the running hot water...
Ridiculous amounts of excitement consumed me when the bathtub filled with pink water and frothy bubbles! The bathroom was suddenly engulfed in a variety of girly scents - even the dog had to come and investigate at one point (probably because I was clapping like a seal and exaggerating my sniffs)!

Without a doubt, this was one hell of a bath. It's a weird thing to share with the world, when you have a good bath, but I did. It was 45 minutes of girly madness; my iPad served the next episode of Gossip Girl from where I left off, I was make-up free and the heating was on full blast...

And my bath was PINK.

Enough said.

Is it wrong to wish for another stressful week just so I can take an excuse for another Lush soaking??

Sumptuous Soaks

Winter is a somewhat stressful season. One's main priority is to stay warm and dry, which isn't always easy. I don't know about you but at the end of the day all I want to do is light some scented candles, turn out the lights and lay in a hot bubbly bath until I look like a saturated prune.

A mediocre soak in the tub isn't the way I like my bath times to go. There can't be any rush, there can't be the possibility of someone disturbing you and there almost certainly must be either a) a fantastic book at hand; b) a soundtrack provided by a specifially chosen playlist of my choice or c) this week's More! magazine ready to read cover to cover.

Before all of the above is put into place you need to have all of the essential ingredients needed for such a delicious and stress-free soak:

1) Bath Gel/Oil/Creme
December is such a wonderful time to shop for bath stuff as not only do they make an easy and thought-free gift for that acquaintance of yours, it also makes an affordable Christmas treat for yourself too! Having seen Le Maison de Senteurs advertised in Marie Claire this month I fell in love with the collection without even having my hands on it. The bath stuff on offer at Marks & Spencer looks like bottled luxury and even I can shell out £7.50 for such wonders.
Jo Malone Bath Oils (available at John Lewis) are also a treat for your over-worked body. Red Roses, Orange Blossom and White Jasmine & Mint are among the scents on my wishlist. I hope Santa is reading this...
So we have luxury on a budget at Marks & Spencer and we are treating outselves at John Lewis but what if we wanted to lust after the big name labels just as we would when deciding on a new pair of shoes? Well, Givenchy Perfuming Bath Gel, Fendi Bath Gel, Prada Candy Bath Gel and Versace Vanitas Bath Gel can all be found at Harrods, of course, and all for under £30 a bottle. How good have you been this year?

2) Scented Candles
A bath is not a bath without the anti-stress atmosphere. The flickering of a few strategically placed candles can do wonders for the soul.
Busy Bee Candles are criminally under-priced and offer some delicious scents at this time of year. Cinnamon Buns, Hollyberry, Mistletoe & Mulberry can all be found in the Busy Bee Christmas Selection for only £1.25 each! That is definitely bath-time on a budget and leaves much more in the kitty for your Prada Bath Gel!!!
To treat yourself, The Melt Co. Scented Candle Collections are to die for. The Angel Collection, The Rich Cream Collection and The Blush Collection are by far my favourites. You could go mad shopping here.
Then again, if you've got the designer Bath Gel why not go all out and have just-as-designer candles? The White Company are the perfect choice to go on a spending splurge, especially if you opt for a couple of the Noir Large 3-Wick Candles which are £70 each!

3) After-Bath Delights
So after your lush bath, you have to get out and dry. What a waste of time if you have to get out and dry yourself with your boring, everyday towels? The Dunelm Mill Hotel Collection Towels will be the perfect accessory to see you out of the bath in style and comfort, and are only £12.99!
Alternatively, treat yourself with The White Company's Hydrocotton Towels or go designer with Ralph Lauren Home Bath Towels available from Selfridges.

Once your dry you need to slip into some super comfy, super warm and super trendy PJs. See my blog on Kourtney Kardashian's pyjama style to get some nightware inspiration!

Then one last final touch to this perfect evening is the robe. Treat yourself to a Dunelm Mill 100% Egyptian Cotton Robe to get that hotel-fresh feeling or continue the designer feel by heading back to Harrods for gorgeous robes from Juicy Couture, Elle Macpherson Intimates and Stella McCartney.

Happy Bubbles!

 

 

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