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Friday, 2 October 2015

Yankee Candle Haul!!

So now that I've had a rearrange in my room and I'll be do the majority of my blogging and editing in there, I thought I'd have a spruce up with my candle situation and as I'm a complete devotee to Yankee Candle, I thought it'd only be right if I did a little haul of what I bought. So grab a cuppa and let's get started!

Now I know...I bought a lot :/ but they were a sort of offer :) and because I bought these I got a free one! :D

So below instead of taking a picture of each individual candle, because we'd be here forever haha, I'll leave links of each candle that will take you to the website where you can purchase them there.

Also, the reason why I bought the sampler size and not the larger ones is because the majority of these I haven't tried before and I didn't want to send £20 per candle because lets'd be honest, I'd be broke :'D

Anywayy:

Then I got these for my birthday :D

Let's just say I won't be needing any more any time soon hahahaha :D

Charlotte

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Sunday, 27 September 2015

Buy + Try... Milky Bath Lush Bubble Bar!

Overall I think that of all the Lush products I've tried over the years the Bubble Bars and every one I've tried I think I've loved tbf and this product hasn't disappointed me. The Lush Milky Bar bubble bar is beautiful.

p.s. the orange bit isn't normally on it, it's just where Brightside bubble bar had rubbed off :'D

As this bubble bar is pretty neutral in the colour department, this would be perrrfect for that bath at the end of a really long day at work. The orange oil isn't overpowering and blends perfectly with the patchouli oil and the cocoa butter soothes and softens the skin.

With the bubble bar having a silver glitter top on the 'milk bottle' this adds a glamour spin to such a comforting bath product and I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this to anyone!!

Let me know what you think of this product below or on my social media :D

Charlotte

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Saturday, 19 September 2015

Saturdayy Shopping!!!! :D

As I work Monday to Friday, 8-4, the weekend is really my time. Like, I'll go shopping, lounge in bed all day or go somewhere I haven't been in a while which is what I did :)

Nearly every Saturday me and my family go shopping to the Bullring in Birmingham but we felt like a change so instead went to Merry Hill in Dudley. Personally I prefer the shops in the Bullring, mainly because I'm so used to going, but it was nice to see another perspective on how the shops would dress the mannequins and how the stores are laid out. Wow...did I just say that?!

Anyway, I thought I'd show you what I bought from my little trip to Merry Hill.

Tiger

A mini scorpion in a little plastic box. Super cute :3

A marble effect notebook. Because you can never have enough books :)

The Body Shop

Basically, because I used my loyalty card for the Body Shop, I managed to get £10 off my whole purchase because of my recent purchases and my birthday money (you get £5 on your birthday) :) So get a Loyalty card now!!! It's not hard at all, promise :) And it doesn't cost to join! You'll earn points every time you spend, 10 points per £1, and then in return you can have money off of products or even donate to available charities with what you've earned. All you'll need to give is your name, address, mobile number, birthday etc. the basic information. Then, when your birthday comes or events are coming up, you'll be updated with this news via email or text and then you can go wild with trying to products and spending all those points :D

Honey Bronze Tinted Leg Mist. Hopefully it's a lot quicker than fake tanning with a mitt :) No oil or shimmer, just spray onto legs.

Inflatable bath pillow. Everyone knows I looove a bath so I thought I'd give myself extra comfort with an inflatable pillow haha :D

Boots

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. Soo after a day at work, not going to lie, I can't be bothered to take my make-up off but as I've just turned 20, I told myself that I need to start looking after my skin and in the blogging community, I caved and got this beauty. I've already used it and wow...my skin feel soooo much better already and that's after 1 use! This paired with the muslin cloth is genius :D

Maybelline Color Drama Lipstick in Minimalist. I've already got this lipstick but in the shade 'Keep it Classy' and the formulation of this is insane! So I thought I'd get a new shade :D

Bourjois Little Round Pot Blusher in 15 Rose Eclait. I never ever wear blush, mainly because when I do try I look like a clown haha :') but I thought I'd try something at least and this colour caught my eye straight away. I didn't want anything bold so a light dusky pink will do fine...hopefully :)

Look Good Feel Better Angled Blending brush. Now I'm desperately in need for another MAC 224 blending brush but didn't really want to spend that much on a brush and when I found this one, not only was it a pretty brush but was 1/4 of the price! This brand is the only worldwide charity that provides practical support for teenagers and women that are struggling with the physical effects of cancer. When purchased a percentage of the proceedings go towards the charity. Helping people and a beautiful brush...win win!!!

Nails Inc Alexa Hearts Red Hearts top coat. I've been eyeing this up for aggggeeeeesssss and when I saw it was the last one, I had to. Sorry. The brush is quite small so only a few hearts collect on the brush but I suppose it'd last longer :)

Charlotte

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Thursday, 17 September 2015

Buy + Try... Intergalactic Lush bath bomb!

Just the name of this bath bomb is soooo intriguing...Intergalactic :P

So this bath bomb from Lush smells very strong in the peppermint department, so probably not the kind of bath bomb you'd want to relax with but you know, personal preference and all.

Anyway, this vegan bath bomb contains peppermint and grapefruit oil to wake up the senses with added cedarwood oil which tones and balances the mind/body/soul.

I was a bit optimistic to begin with because it's multi-coloured and they nearly all go a horrible browny colour but this one was magical :D The water turned a deep sea blue with sliver glitter particles in...it was beautiful. If I was to make a change with this one though, I'd probably have a more relaxing scent but apart from that, it's probably up there in my top 10 bath bombs!! So yeahh, I would definitely buy this again :)

Let me know in the comments below or in my social media if you've bought it and what you think of it!

Thank youu <3

Charlotte

x <3 x

Friday, 4 September 2015

Buy + Try...Skydancer Lush Bath Bomb!

I actually think I have an addiction to Lush bath stuff. Like seriously. And I know that these 'Buy + Try' blog posts have been just Lush products but I will branch out to different beauty items in future posts but for now, it'll be Lush! <3

So it's the Skydancer Bath Bomb's turn!

Now,if you know me, you'll know how much I dislike birds. Pigeons, chickens etc. but as part of the profits for this product go to help fund equipment to satellite tag many endangered hen harrier chicks that are born in the coming years, I had to buy it :)

So this bath bomb has quite an odd smell for Lush - it has cinnamon, Bergamot oil and other oils which formulate to make a liquorice smell :/ Personally for me, I'd relate Lush products to more sweet smelling products like the Sakura bath bomb or the Fizzbanger bath bomb but I thought I'd give it a try.

Now this bath bomb is probably the biggest one I've seen in Lush, mainly the reason I wanted to try it so I can make more room for more bath products :D haha. Anyway, before putting the bath bomb in the water, I could definitely smell liquorice but not so much the cinnamon but when placed in the bath, the citrus notes overpowered the cinnamon and liquorice which I really liked.

Also, when the bath bomb was fizzing away in the water, what I liked about it was that the yellow of the bath bomb dissolved quicker than the bird so it looked like the bird was 'flying' in the bright yellowy-green water. Oh yeahh that's what I didn't like :/ The bath bomb turned my water kind of like jelly bean green. It'd be nice if the water was more of the colour like the bird but that's what I found out with Lush stuff that the more colour in a bath bomb, the 'uglier' the water (The Experimenter bath bomb)

Overall, I probably would buy this one again :D

So yeahh :) I hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts on the Skydancer bath bomb from Lush and in the comments below or on my social media, let me know what you think of this product.

Thank youu <3

Charlotte

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Tuesday, 1 September 2015

August Favourites!

Hey Guys!!

How's it hanging??

So another month has passed and now we're into my birthday month!!! wooooo!!

Let's crack on!! :D

Gone Girl - This film is epic! Seriously go and watch it now if you haven't! It stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and it's about Ben's wife who's disappeared and suddenly he's thrown into the limelight and accused of her murder...but did he do it?

Redbubble - This website is awesome! Seriously! It's a creative community that enables you to buy artists work and you can narrow down the categories like if you wanted to find Disney related stuff you can and they do clothes, phone cases, art etc. So if you have a friend who is obsessed with a certain film or character you could totally kit them out with a duvet, phone case etc.

Years and Years (WORSHIP) - This song is probably my favourite off of their new album, Communion. If you haven't heard of them they are a British electronica band with their single 'King' reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart!! :D

Grades (King) - This song is probably my most listened to on my Spotify atm. It's proper uplifting plus the video is pretty cool :D and reeeeeally makes me want to go on a night out on the town haha!

My Bomber Jacket - My staple. My everything. I honestly don't know what I did before for my outerwear :/ I bought my bomber jacket from TOPSHOP but got it in the next size up so I could layer clothes underneath but because I bought it in black it basically goes with everything. I might do a blog post with my outfit choices using my jacket :)

Aaaand that's it! That's my August Favourites and the next time I'll be doing a favourites I'll be 20! wow...shit. Anyway, comment below or on my social media what you're August Favourites are :)

Thank you sooo much!!

See you guys later.

Charlotte

x <3 x

Sunday, 30 August 2015

Buy + Try...The Experimenter Lush Bath Bomb!

Hey Guys!

How's it hanging??

So I thought I'd try out the highly anticipated Lush bath bomb 'The Experimenter'. The first thing that caught my eye with this particular Lush product was how colourful it was and reeeally wanted to know what colour the water would turn when it's put in the bath :)

What I first noticed was how sort of crumbly it was and how easy the colour transferred onto my skin and that's before the bath bomb went into the water! The Fair Trade vanilla in it is very strong which makes this bath bomb very sensual and relaxing and because it doesn't contain any overpowering sweet smells like lemon or anything like that, it makes this bath bomb perfect for winding down. However the colour doesn't! haha!

When dropped in the bath water The Experimenter swirls around shooting rays of pink and blue and purple but sadly the fun only lasts about a minute before all the colours mesh together and create a horrible browny/bluey colour which isn't the most pleasant when lying in it trying to relax.

The glitter particles are quite large in this one, which I don't mind, I honestly don't think this bath bomb is worth the hype. The smell lingers for a while after the bath which is very soothing but the colour is very disappointing considering how bright they are before they go in the water.

Overall I think this bath bomb is very overrated and I probably wouldn't purchase it again unless I have a bath and close my eyes haha! :)

Thank you sooo much!

See you guys later.

Sunday, 23 August 2015

Buy + Try...Creamy Candy Lush bubble bar!

Hey Guys!

How's it hanging??

So I hope you enjoyed reading my latest blog post about the Frozen Lush bath bomb ( that blog post ) and I thought I'd do it again with another Lush product which is the Creamy Candy bubble bar. Now, a bubble bar is slightly different compared to a bath bomb because bath bombs are just dropped in the bath and float around the bath whilst fizzing and/or change colour but a bubble bar is crumbled under the running water which helps create the bubbles, hence the name. I personally prefer the bubble bars because of the bubbles but there's a wider variety of bath bombs so sometimes I mix and match. Also you can either use half of the bubble bar or all of it and obviously the more of it you use the more bubbles you create.

With almond and cocoa butter in as well as a very sweet Candy floss smell, this is definitely a bath product that lifts you up after a hard day at work or if you just feel like you need a pick me up due to the sweetness of it. The colour of it is a really bright pink but when the products in the water it kind of turns a lighter pink:

Overall I think this bubble bar is alright but I'd only have it if I hadn't got anything else and if I didn't have that much money because it's actually quite cheap compared to the other bath products I've used from Lush :)

Thank you sooo much!

See you guys later.

Charlotte

x <3 x

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

May Favourites.

Hey Guys!!

How's it hanging??

Soooo I know these are a bit later but hey ho! haha! I really love seeing what people have been loving every month and trying out what they recommend so hopefully you'll enjoy reading about what I've been loving last month and let me know what you think about them as well :)

Make-up

If you know me then you'll know I looooove lipstick and lipgloss and anything like that so when I went to my local Boots just for browsing and stuff, I saw the packaging out the corner of my eye. Then I bought 3 of them :) They are the Revlon Ultra HD Lipsticks. Although there isn't that much in the bullet, the formula of these are incredible because they just glide on and are sooo buttery and the colour pay off is amazing!!! The colours I've got are Rose (which is like a muted pinky/mauve colour), Dahlia (which is like a burnt red colour) and Petunia (which is a bright fuchsia colour). Also, if you haven't gathered, they're all named after flowers which I think is soooo cute :3

After taking my make-up off after a day of work and I see a pesky spot I immediately freak out! I know it's normal and stuff because I'm still a teenager but I want to try and combat them as soon as I see them and I think I've found my holy grail:

Not only does this smell amazing due to the peppermint oil, the primrose seeds and aduki beans ex-foliate with the honey making the skin suuuper soft after rinsing. It's just awesome! The spots don't go straight away obviously but they do somewhat shrink and don't look as noticeable :D

Music

Nick Jonas. Oh...wow. Now flashback years and years to my first concert...The Jonas Brothers and although their stuff wasn't the best at all but those songs have the best memories in my opinion. But fast forward to now and Nick Jonas is a solo artist who's looking mighty fine ;) and has super catchy songs especially Jealous ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw04QD1LaB0 )

And that's all folks...

I know it's only a small amount for a month but there hasn't been anything that's popped out and has made me rave about it like these things but in the comments tell me anything that you think I should check out whether it's clothes, food, music, make-up etc. I'll give it a try :)

Thank you sooo much!!

See you later guys.

Charlotte

x <3 x

Sunday, 7 June 2015

My Sundayy!

Hey Guys!!

How's it hanging?

Sooo how's your Sunday been?? Mine's been pretty relaxing tbh and because we didn't go to my nan's this Sunday I thought today should be a 'Me Day'.

So my 'Me Day' started out by waking up at half 11, because why not, and having my breakfast of eggs, bacon and avocado on toast with a very very milky and sugary cup of tea :P

Then, because my dad was watching the football, I decided to go up to my room, light a candle and try to catch up with my Watch list on YouTube with not that much progress :/ Then we had roast pork for our Sunday lunch which was heeeeaaavvvveeennnnn!! and I went back upstairs to watch YouTube.

When it got to about 6 o'clock I started to run my bath. I decided to use my Bubbleroon 'Rose Jam' which gives you the best bubbles everr! whilst having my 'Magnaminty' face mask on because lately my face hasn't been in the best condition so I thought I'd use this to help my skin along :) Whilst I was in the bath, I used my new body scrub called 'You Snap The Whip' which smells awesome! It has charcoal and cocoa butter in as well as sweet-scented oils which is probably why it smells like blackcurrant but it is amazing like all you have to do is rub and because of the pumice that's it in, the scrub really gets to work at your skin leaving it suuuuper soft :)

After my bath, I removed my mask with a flannel (face towel) and used my new moisturiser which is called 'Enzymion' which basically helps restores the skins natural balance and giving it a matte appearance. Although it doesn't have the best smell in the world, it does have lemon, avocado and papaya in which is what makes the moisturiser soooo creamy and you hardly need any at all for your face.

Pretty Little Liars was also playing throughout the bath :D

Now as I'm writing this my brother and dad are watching the racing so I think I'll catch up with more YouTube or PLL I haven't decided yet ;)

Ohhh also, I'll be putting my May Favourite up at some point soon when I have time so stick around for it :) In the comments let me know you're favourite Lush stuff that I should try :D

Thank you sooo much!!

See you later guys.

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Sunday, 17 May 2015

Best Sunday in a while :D

Hey Guys!!

How's it hanging??

Soo I think I've probably had one of the best Sundays I've had in quite a while and do you know why...because I hardly did anything! I know! You'd think I'd be bored of Sundays like the majority of people but for me they're my comfort day like I can eat what I want and sleep in til whatever time I want. I loooove it.

So I got up at about half 11 and quickly checked through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and brushed my teeth and went to go and make my brunch ;) I had bacon, avocado and egg on toast which was bum :D

I then watched the ending of Sunday Brunch (which is kind of like the norm in our house on a Sunday morning) and then prepared the dough for the 'Brookies' I was going to make in the afternoon because the recipe said to leave it to chill in the fridge for 4 hours. (Credit to Lily Pebbles)

I then watched some Football and tried to catch up with YouTube haha! Then we had our Sunday lunch which was amaaazing!!! :p (By the time I went to take a picture I'd already eat it! haha!)

Then I put the Brookies in the oven and they turned out pretty gooood :D Apparently the recipe said to make about 70 little ones but I couldn't be bothered to make that many so I made about 20 instead which meant that they were slightly bigger than Lily's but they tasted frickin' awesome, kind of like Devil's Food cake :)

Whilst the Brookies were cooling down I decided to clean my make-up brushes before I had my bath which didn't really take that much time at all so I carried on watching YouTube and went upstairs to pick my Lush stuff out for my bath :)

I decided to pick the Twilight bath bomb and I had my coffee and mocha face mask whilst catching up with my fav, PLL :D After my bath though I really felt like pampering myself plus I haven't done it in a while. I shaved and tanned :) I used my Rimmel London fake tan with my Body Shop Brazil nut scrub so now I smell fricking goooood if I may say so myself ;) Now I'm sitting in my Winnie the Pooh onesie about to demolish some Brookies whilst watching YouTube and maybe a film whilst painting my nails :)

So there you go. Doesn't seem like much but these are the kind of days I love considering I work Monday-Friday 8-4 and Saturdays are normally packed full of shopping and running errands. Tell me in the comments what you like to do on your Lazy Sundays :)

Thank you sooo much!!

See you later guys.

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