Mothers Day gift Guide

When it comes to gifts for Mothers Day I always find it hard to know what 

to get for my Mum and for my Mother in law. 

I know many others have the same issue so I thought I'd compile a range of products 

that will be ideal gifts for Mothers Day for Mum's who have  a range of different tastes and interests. 

If the Mum you are buying for loves arts and crafts and making things. 

Than why not get her this watercolor wishes card making kit from Stampin up.

The set Includes supplies for 20 unique cards in 3 sizes and an exclusive stamp set. Make one when you need it, or make them all and use them later.

£31.50

I love nothing but having a good relaxing pamper session. I know a lot of Mum's love

this type of gift combined with the other half or someone looking after the kids. This means

that you can have some time to your self and totally relax you deserve it after all. 

This is When Nelsons comes in handy their Arnicare Bath & Massage Balm £8.55

Is a luxurious dual-purpose balm, it’s perfect for  massaging into tired muscles or pouring into a bath to create a gorgeous fragrance that will help mum to relax and unwind. 

Then you have their Calendula Cream £5.35 this is designed to revitalise skin, leaving it feeling smooth, soft and nourished, Nelsons Calendula Cream is made from 100 percent natural calendula – aka Marigold. The multi-purpose cream is perfect for moisturising dry, flaky or chapped skin.

If you want to get something more luxury for your mum's bath time than 

Olverum bath oil is amazing it smells so good. 

Olverum (true oil) is a unique and luxurious aromatic blend of essential oils.

Add a few drops to your bath to  help ease stress and relax tension in both mind and body. 

I love this as being a mum can be stressful and bath time is one of the things I feel I can do to unwind and relax. This bath oil feels like such a treat and once I stepped out that bath I felt so relaxed and ready for bed. 

If your on a bit of budget than you will love the Cafe De Bain range of bubble baths and shower creams inspired by french patisserie. They come in a range of different scents

and this lemon one smells amazing. 

I'm not very good at describing scents but I'd say it was lemony but also cakey

as well as its not like the usual strong lemon scent you get in most products.

The Cafe De Bain range is available in Superdrug, £2.99 each. 

With spring arriving pretty soon it's time to start getting your feet flip flop ready. 

Mum's will love the Scholl Velvet Smooth Diamond Collection from Boots. 

The ultimate pedicure indulgence that can all be done at home is packed with 

the essentials needed to create beautifully smooth feet. 

The kit contains: 

  - Scholl Velvet Smooth Diamond Express Pedi

an electrical hard skin removal device that leaves feet feeling 

soft and smooth.

- Scholl Velvet Smooth Intense Serum

-Scholl Velvet Smooth Glass Nail File

-Scholl Velvet Smooth Cuticle Sticks

-Scholl Velvet Smooth Toe Separators

-       Scholl Velvet Smooth Nail Transfers

and

  Scholl Party Feet Ultra Slim Gel Cushions 

RRP:£80

You can't do a Mothers Day gift guide without Chocolate. 

Cadbury Milk tray is one of my favorite selection boxes. 

The Milk tray now comes with three new flavors: 

Apple Crunch 

Salted Caramel Charm 

and Truffle Heart

They still do some yummy favorites: 

Hazelnut Swirl

Surprise Parcel 

Orange Truffle

Strawberry Sensation

Perfect Praline

Fudge Delight 

and my all time favorite Caramel Softy.

OPI have released the New Orleans Jambalayettes Mini Pack nail polishes. 

The new collection is ideal for spring/summer 2016. 

OPI have done it again with a selection of pastels & bright hues inspired by the beautiful city of New Orleans. 

The set contains these fab named colors: 

 Got Myself Into A Jam-Balaya

 Take A Right On Bourbon

 I'm Sooo Swamped

 Show us Your Tips

My favorite has to be Show us Your Tips its such a gorgeous light blue shade. 

The nail polishes are Chip resistant and long lasting.

OPI continue to deliver rich pigmentations meaning you only need to apply a few coats. 

£12.95

Babe perfume is back by popular demand. 

First launched in 1976, recreated with  French perfumer Givaudan to develop the fragrance and deliver a scent that is recognisable to all Babe fans.

 A fresh burst of lavender, aldehydes and hyacinth offering radiance and energy. The end note is a refined woody, loving scent of warm sandalwood rounded by sensual solar accord, moss and ambrette that leave on the skin a gracious and delightful trail. RRP £24.99.

When your a busy Mum you don't always have a lot of time to spend on your hair. 

But of course you still want it to look amazing and healthy. 

That's possible with the Andrew Barton Salon Professional Naturally Hair Brush.

The brush contain's natural bristles, which are renowned for their amazing properties. With every stroke, the bristles massage the scalp increasing blood flow and stimulating hair growth. Super kind to your hair, the bristles smooth the hair cuticle, redistributing the hair’s natural oils to create healthy hair with a long-lasting lustrous shine.

£8 Asda

One of the things I love to do in my free time is have a pamper session and one of the things I love to do is lay back with a face mask on when in the bath. 

So why not treat your Mum to a new face mask she may have not tried before. 

This rich and nourishing collagen mask from Proto-col contains a unique blend to quench thirsty skin. Your skin will be left feeling soft, supple, brighter and more radiant. 

A bit of a random one I must admit but Brita have just released there new pastel Marella jugs. 

A new filter water jug has been on my list of things to purchase over the last few months and as a Mum useful presents like this are usually a great idea.

The Marella jug holds up to 2.4 L, fitting perfectly into the fridge door and has a helpful 'memo' which reminds you to change the filter to ensure you always have the freshest filtered water. The Marella jug reduces levels of chlorine, heavy metals and limescale in your water, and also features a sleek flip top lid.

I have always preferred the taste of filtered water and I love that the Marella jugs come in a range of shades and I love the pastels. 

What  do you think of my selection?

Do you think you'll get one of these for your Mum? 

Or maybe you'll be adding some of these items to your list for

Mothers Day. 

Lush Haul #1

Hiya everyone,  so recently I decided to have a look at what Lush have to offer. 

I've not brought anything in lush for quiet a while so after browsing online and finding

a lot of products that I wanted to try I decided to purchase a select few. 

I picked out non Christmas items as I am thinking of doing another order closer to the time. 

The items I have picked out are all products I have never used before. 

I'm not sure how long they have been out for as not been in Lush for ages or looked online. 

So I have gone for three bubble bars, one bath bomb, a face mask and a shower jelly. 

Out of the lovely range of bath bombs I picked out this very colorful one which is called

The experimenter, the experimenter is vibrant in color and has popping candy inside with a fair trade vanilla scent. This caught my eye not just because it is colorful but also because of it being in a hexagon. 

It's quiet a large bath bomb too so I am hoping I will be able to get at least two uses out of it as well. 

Next up is this very bright and pink flamingo bubble bar.

The pink flamingo is described as a fruity cocktail and contains rose wood, ylang ylang macadamia nut oil and refreshing bergamot.

I love that this is on a stick I do love bubble bars on sticks as it makes them more easier to use again. 

This bubble bar can be used up five times. 

Rose Jam bubbleroon, looks like a macaroon but is mixture of scents including rose.

I'll be in pink bubble heaven. 

There are also do another two different bubbleroon's but this one stood out for me more. 

Sparkly pumpkin is a perfect treat for this time of year with Halloween coming up. 

I love how cute it looks but mainly love that it's quiet a citrus scent which is ideal for

cold nights. I used this amazing bubble bar as part of my Friday night pamper treat and really enjoyed using it.

There is nothing better than a Friday night pamper session. 

The refresher is a citrus secented shower jelly which I love as like the name its refreshing. I am going to try this in the shower during the week it's recommended that it is stored in your fridge or freezer so that the cold will get your blood pumping. 

Last of all I purchased the "Don't look at me" face mask. 

Like the sparkly pumpkin I used this Friday night as a pamper treat. 

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my face mask selfie. 

I love the vived blue color and it smells really fresh.

The face mask contains ground rice to gently scurb away dry skin.

This is great for me as it does two jobs in one so II didn't have to use a seperate facial scrub. 

Have you purchased anything in Lush recently? 

I'd love to know your favourite lush products. 

Comment below

Brother Max Bath and Room Thermometer Giveaway

I've not held a giveaway for quiet a while so today I am collaborating with Brother Max

to give my followers a chance at winning the Ray Bath and Room Thermometer. 

The thermometer floats on water and stands on your shelf. 

A high temperature warning on the LCD display gives you peace of mind that your baby's bath is safe

and displays ambient room temperature when stood on a shelf.

To enter just complete the rafflecopter below. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Bomb Cosmetics Christmas Cracker

I love being able to pamper myself and have a good relaxing bath. 

I love lush but find them a little too expensive these days which is why I am now a huge

fan of Bomb Cosmetics.

The berry bath bomb gift pack is a cracker of a gift and perfect for bath lovers like me. 

The festive pink Christmas crackers contain fragrant berry scented bath bombs - a wonderful christmas treat for a good long soak.

The pack contains:

Fresh Berry Blaster

It's Xmas Blaster

Cherry Bathewell Blaster

Designed and shaped to look like delicious looking cupcakes and Christmas desserts its a shame to throw them in the bath. 

That is until you smell their berry goodness. 

I have enjoyed using this set which was an ideal pamper experience which has helped me to relax ready for when little one arrives. 

Christmas Gift Guide: Stocking Fillers

For my last of my Christmas 2014 Gift Guides we have some Stocking fillers. 

*Glazed Apple Bath Jelly

Sink into a cloud of bubbles with this sweet scented glazed apple bath jelly from the Body Shop.

Scoop into warm running water for the ultimate  festive bath time indulgence. 

£10 

*Lip and Cheek Stain Doll

This cute lip and cheek stain is a fab special edition to add to someones stocking.

This dual-purpose liquid stain gives a natural-looking, rosy glow to lips and cheeks.

I love the doll packaging! 

£10 

*Personal Planner

I am a huge fan of Personal Planner and love their new Giraffe design. 

The planner is ideal for keeping yourself organised and is fab as

you can personalize it however you like.

From your favorite photo on the front to adding birthdays and special occasions to the calendar

this makes a fab stocking filler.

*Personalised Chocolate Bar

Getting Personal sell a range of personalized chocolate bars for every occasion

I recently received a personalized bar for me and the hubby. 

We chose the snow penguin design. 

Each bar comes with a full color wrapper that's personalized with your name

at the front and then a little message on the back.

Inside the wrapper is a foil covered 100g bar of melt in the mouth milk chocolate. 

Lush Wand Bubble Bar 

I received this bubble bar as a gift a few years ago for Christmas and love it!

It's on my Christmas wishlist for this year as well. 

I had to add this to the list as its such a fab little stocking filler that smells

of marshmallows yum. 

*The New Rubik’s 3X3 

This is a new improved version of the original Rubik’s Cube where you cannot peel of the stickers and cheat! The Rubik’s Cube is the classic colour-matching puzzle that’s a great mental challenge at home or on the move. Turn and twist the sides of the cube so that each of the six faces only has one colour. Over “43 Quintillion” (that’s 43 with 18 zeros to you and me) moves are possible with this original 3x3 Cube, but there is only one solution! With lots of practice you can solve it in under 10 seconds!

*The Rubik’s Void 

Void is a HOLE new puzzle, with a HOLE new challenge. The Void has missing centre cubes that make this puzzle harder than an original 3x3 Rubik’s cube to solve. This cube is truly amazing to behold, leaving your brain void of answers to the question: “how can that Rubik’s Cube have a hole in the middle and still work?

Items with * have been gifted to me for the purpose of this post

Christmas Gift Guide: For Her

My second gift guide is "For Her" this could mean your Mum, Nan, Sister, Wife, Girlfriend, Mother-In-Law.....

*Heat-Holders Neck-warmer 

First up is the Heat-Holders Neck-warmer this is an ideal gift for keeping

snug when out and about in this cold weather which normally lasts beyond Christmas. 

* My Life Story 

For women who like writing diaries or even scrap-booking than this gift is ideal. 

My Life Dairy is a 100 year diary that allows you to record personal notes, information about achievements, favorite things and even your ambitions, you'll never forget the important things that life brings your way.

 The front and spine of this black hardback book has 'My Life Story' embossed in gold. 

£29.99

* Guardian Angel Bracelet 

This Guardian Angel Bracelet from Grace & Valour's One Wish collection

is an ideal gift for the jewelry lover.

Made from sterling silver this delicate and pretty bracelet would make her day. 

£23.

*Face The Day 

The Face The Day gift set from Amphora-Aromatics is a a facial treat to rejuvenate skin. 

The set contains: 

Seaweed & Aloe Eye Gel (60ml)

Rejuvenating Gel with Rose (60ml)

Frankincense & Rose Face Cream (60ml)

Apricot Facial Scrub (60 ml)

Lemon Thyme & Tea Tree Lip Balm (30ml)

An Ideal set for women who are in need of a treat

£22.95

*Tru- Diamonds 2ct Emerald Cut Earrings

These earrings from Tru-Diamonds come in 2ct gold or platinum plated, emerald cut with faux diamonds.

They make a lovely gift for the women in your life that likes a bit of sparkle.

£139

Lilac Frost Bouquet

This bouquet is ideal for someone who loves flowers I picked out Bunches 

for this Gift Guide as I am a huge fan of their bouquets having received a few in the past

and this one is definitely one I love the look of. 

This is different from traditional red and green bouquets that make you think of Christmas. 

A year in 120 recipes by Jack Monroe

This book is on my wishlist for Christmas this year  in fact I know hubby has already got it me ;). 

I have recently got into reading her blog and really wanted her new book as I know 

her first one was really popular. 

I think this would make an ideal gift for the women that loves to cook but 

wants to keep costs down. 

Travel Mug 

There are loads of different travel mugs around I love this one from Amazon 

which is very floral and girly. Ideal for those that love shabby chic. 

Real Techniques Starter Set 

This starter set for eye make up with 5 different brushes you can create high definition eyes.

I know this set is rather popular and I would love to own this myself. 

A great set for make up lovers. 

Mistletoe Kisses bath set from Bomb Cosmetics 

A fab bath set that contains: 

1 x Christmas Wonderland handmade soap

1 x Ho Ho Holly bath blaster

1 x Snowtime Like the Present soap

1 x Santas Baby bath blaster

1 x Chilly Willy bath blaster

1 x We Three Kings bath creamer

a set that's ideal for those who love a bath time treat. 

Items that have * next to them have been gifted to me for the purpose of this post

Get a Goodnight's Sleep

Recently I have been struggling to get a good nights sleep, this is mainly due to having

things wiring around in my head and feeling stressed recently. 

Normally I will fall asleep pretty quickly before my husband but sometimes I don't which

then means his snoring bothers me as well. 

I have tried out some products recently to see if any helped me to fall asleep and get 

a good nights shut eye. 

1.Deep Sleep Pillow Spray 

 To be fair I've never really been keen on the idea of pillow sprays but I decided

to give it ago.

 I have two different pillow sprays at the moment the one pictured is by Thisworks and I have found 

the scents to be relaxing but you do need more than just a pillow spray to help you drift off. but it does help

a little. 

2. A lovely bubble bath /oil/bomb I find that having a bath before bed  does work wonders to help me drift

off and there has been more than one occasion where I have fallen asleep in the bath.

3. Breath Right nasal strips 

These are for Stuart to wear to keep snoring at bay they do work 

a little but hubby hates wearing them which is fair enough

4. Bio Ears earplugs

I hate putting these in my ears but they do mute the sound of Stuart's snoring though. 

5. A hot milky drink works wonders at making me chill out and unwind before bed 

I tend to go for a hot chocolate as it's my favourite hot drink. 

when it comes to drinks make sure they don't contain caffeine. 

What do you do to have a better nights sleep? 

Save The Blow Dry

I was asked if I would like to try out Save The Blow Dry 

a  moisture eliminating Queen of the shower caps. 

Which I think is a fab idea especially if you want to shower before a night out and not have to

bother washing your hair yet again that day. 

It is a fact that us women on average spend over two hours a week blow drying and styling our hair. 

Which is why its so annoying when you emerge from your daily shower to find your hair has no 

resemblance to the hair you had a few moments ago. 

Save The Blow Dry has the solution which is a unique shower cap that does what it says

Save The Blow Dry! Its secret?  well its a combination of gorgeous waterproof design 

that has an internal layer of super absorbent micro weave towelling which zaps humidity and condensation,

leaving your hair dry and bouncy. 

So above is my cringe worthy photo of me in the brand spanking new colour turquoise! 

The hat also has dual usage benefit in the fact that you can turn it inside out so the towelling doesn't

get wet and yucky and put on your favourite hair treatment  allowing it to work more effectively. 

I will most likely be using it the most for this benefit as I do tend to wash my hair everyday. 

For best results use these all important tips: 

- Brush hair

- If hair is long clip it up with a clasp or slide

- Push any stray strands up into the hat and ensure hair line is covered

- Happily bathe or shower 

- dry off before removing the save the blow dry

- shake the Save The Blow Dry to remove excess water and ideally hang up to dry.