Degusta Box- September

Hey everyone, its that time of the month again where I have received another Degusta Box so as always I'm going to review the food and drinks that were in this months box, I hope you enjoy!

Metcalfe's Popcorn Thins £1.00
These are a layer of popcorn topped with chocolate, this one in particular is topped with dark chocolate. These are so light and tasty its just like popcorn with chocolate its a great taste and perfect for a snack.

Get Fruity Bars £1.00
There are six flavours in this range so I received the pineapple coconut and lime flavour, this bar is very fruity in flavour so has a great taste to it, this is also great because its all natural and is gluten free.

Cape Drinks 2 for £1.59
I received two flavours peach & lychee and pineapple & passionfruit. This is a blend of Rooibos Tea and fruit juices and they contain loads of vitamins. These are great because they have no sugar and contain all natural ingredients.

Cirio Borlotti Beans £1.89 pack of 3
I had never heard of these before but after reading about them I know they are fresh shelled beans that are steamed and then canned. Im yet to try these but I'm interested to see what they are like.

Miso Tasty Miso Soup £3.65
This soup at first seems expensive but this also contains a separate packet of spring onions and seaweed which are great as they can be added to the soup and it creates a whole meal and its something different to the normal soup you would buy.

Hartley's Jelly Pots 50p each
I received 4 pots of jelly, one tropical, two raspberry and one orange. I love these there so handy for on the go and so tasty, who doesn't love jelly.

Teisseire Sirop £2.99
This is a raspberry and cranberry flavour that gets added to water, still or sparkling which ever you prefer, this creates a lovely fruity cranberry water flavour which is full of flavour.

Say Yes to No Bread Chips £1.49
These are bread chips, these are my favourite thing in the box! I got the bbq flavour and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Also these contain no artificial flavouring and additives which are a bonus.

Mrs Crimble's Fusilli £1.99
This is gluten free pasta with a mushroom and cream sauce I'm yet to try this but it sounds really yummy its also great that its gluten free!

Chia Bia Whole & Milled Chia Seed Sachets 2 for £1.00
These chia seeds are to be added to food for a boost of nutrition which is good for anyone wanting to get more fibres and vitamins and minerals in them.

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Mandara Spa- Amber Heaven

If you seen my previous post I reviewed a collection of goodies from Mandara Spa and lucky me got a chance to review another collection by them, this time it was in the Amber Heaven scent.  They contain Sandalwood and Patchouli, which aim to relax you. You can find them online at Time To Spa or in Sainsburys which tend to have a lot of offers on so I would look there first.

Im going to start by talking about the scent otherwise ill mention it when I talk about each of the products, its quite woody smell which personally I love but it is very strong so for those who aren't into the very powerful scents then I would recommend you try out there honey milk collection which I reviewed as this is a much softer soothing scent in comparison.

Firstly is the hand wash, I think this is one of my favourite things that Mandara Spa do they feel so luxurious for a hand wash and look it took and I love that about them, it lathers up very well to be nice and bubbly just what you need and how pretty would this look on your sink?

Next is moisturising bath essence, this is just added to your bath under running water. The smell in itself when added to your bath just gives you the most relaxing feeling ever and it genuinely leaves your skin feeling supper soft and silky which is lovely.

Next is the shower cream, obviously this is to be applied in the shower and rinsed off. This is quite a thick shower cream, not too thick but enough to leave your skin feeling very well moisturised. Another thing I noticed about this product is a little goes a long way which is always good!

Lastly is the body cream, this basically acts like a moisturiser and is similar to the shower cream in many ways. This looks like quite a thick moisturiser which is good for people who have dry skin like me but again a little goes a long way. I suffer from eczema so I am always on the look out for anything extra moisturising and this definitely did the job.

I hope you enjoyed!





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How to stay cozy this Autumn!

I thought I would put together a little post about the things I think are amazing for your house to keep warm and cozy throughout the autumn and winter season. There's nothing better than stepping into your house after being in the freezing cold and stepping into a warm, cozy house and I'm going to share the ways help achieve this.

Door curtains

These are something that I've only just found out about but are amazing for this time of year. They are designed simply to go in front of the door to keep out any draughts that come under your door, amazing right? This is also perfect for anyone who has a front door in their living room and want to cover it up and you would just look like it is a window behind. I just think these are amazing to keep in the heat in all your rooms and keep your electricity bills down in the colder months. In my house these would be perfect for the conservatory as the conservatory is one place that gets really cold so having something that will cut off the cold from getting in the rest of the house is perfect. You can find door curtains in Yorkshire Linen range here. These one are available for as little as £19.99 which seems to be very affordable and a investment for in the long run. Also Harry Corry do a lovely range of door curtains in alternative colours which can be found here.

Blankets

For me blankets and throws are an essential for this time of year, I take them all round the house with me not only do they look pretty at the end of your bed but they keep you supper cozy. There's nothing better on a cold night than sitting with your blanket over you all cozy and warm and theres some super cute blankets out there. You can find this one here. 

Bedding

Bedding is an important part of staying cozy, not only is it amazing to have a nice thick duvet to keep you all warm the duvet cover is very important. Picking greys, oranges and browns are very autumnal and having a duvet cover in these colours is amazing to keep it seasonal. Not only do they keep it seasonal they help to create a cozy atmosphere, add a few candles and you've got your perfect cozy room.  You can find this one here. 

How do you stay cozy in Autumn? 

Whats In My Bag DONE

I thought i would share with you all whats in my bag as they are very popular post and yet one i have never ever done. First of all this bag is from Floriell i got it last year from a outlet, I'm not going to lie ever since the shop has been there i have got one every time I visit, literally every time. 

So heres whats is actually in my bag:

Origins Lip Balm- I always take a lip balm in my bag as they always come in handy and theres nothing worse than walking round with dry lips and having nothing to put on them and this one by Origins is amazing I've been loving trying it out recently, definitely a handbag essential especially in the winter seasons. 

Nyx Matte Lipstick- I always have a lipstick in my bag usually its the one I'm wearing that day incase I have to re apply but if I'm not wearing one I still make sure I always have one with me as you never know when you will need them. This Nyx matte lipstick is a perfect dark pink colour for the winter season 

Powerbank and Phone Charger- I literally don't go anywhere and I mean anywhere without these, this power bank has 200% charge with it and its essential for days out or when I'm in uni as my phone battery literally never lasts me all day.

Zara Perfume-This little perfume is perfect for my handbag, its tiny so fits in any bag and its great to keep you topped up when your out all day and you know sometimes when you feel like you could do with a freshen up.

Body Shop Hand Cream- I love this hand cream it smells amazing and its so soft on your skin, its perfect to keep in your bag especially in winter as sometimes I tend to get rough and dry skin.

Ted Baker Purse- A purse is a pretty obvious essential but I take my Ted Baker purse everywhere with me, I should really get a smaller one because when I only have a small bag this literally takes us all of the room.

Keys- Again another pretty obvious one, keys. You always need your keys in your bag to save yourself getting locked out which has happened to me quite a few times.

Whats your handbag essentials?

Beauty Uk- Contour Chubby Sticks

I had seen contour chubby sticks all over twitter and blogs for quite come time and I love to contour so I really wanted to try these out so when given the opportunity I jumped and I must say I haven't used any other contour product since I received these, I'm in love.

These are called the Ultimate Contour Chubby Sticks and they are available to buy individually for £4.99 or £16.99 for the whole set of four. They come in four shades; Medium Contour, Dark Contour, Beige Highlight and Shimmer Highlight.

Personally I don't use the dark contour because I'm so pale (aka Casper the ghost), I haven't even applied it on my face because the Medium contour is such a good match. Obviously the Dark Contour would be perfect for anyone with a darker skin tone.

The Medium Contour is a great colour for me even though at first it still looks dark, all contour looks this way. I apply this to my cheeks, jawline and forehead and blend out with a beauty blender. These are a very creamy, smooth consistency once applied but are very easy to blend. The fact that it is on a chubby stick make supplication so easily as you can easily draw the lines of where you want the contour to be. Once blended out it gives a really chiselled, contour look that I love. I literally haven't used another product since, I just love how easy it is to apply and the finished look that it gives.

Both Highlights are amazing but I use them both for different things, the beige highlight I use under my eyes and in the middle of my forehead and blend out with the beauty blender which makes under my eyes look illuminated and a lot brighter. Then to finish it off i use the shimmer highlight on the top of my check bones to give a highlighted finish as this highlight is more shimmery than the other.

Overall I love these products, the consistency and the finished look is amazing and I think for the price they are worth every penny. I literally haven't put these down since.

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Not A Jewellery Box- Bunny Ring Holder

I was very kindly sent these two cute ring holders by Not A Jewellery Box. If you have never heard of Not A Jewellery Box before they are a online store that solves all the answers to your jewellery storage problems with a range of solutions including jewellery boxes, jewellery stands, ring stands and jewellery hangers. You have to check out their website they have some amazing pieces that you didn't even know you needed!

I received the set of two ceramic bunnies white ring stands which are priced at £10 for the set of two. The bunnies very light weight as there made from a ceramic material! I love them how cute are they? Even if they were just a home decoration they would look so cute. As you can see I have added a few rings on to mine and they look equally as cute sat next to each other and its a lovely way to display all of your favourite rings. Also it makes it very easy to find your rings as i am always loosing mine, whoops. 

Anyways, I would 100% recommend ordering from here, they offer free uk delivery and the delivery is very fast. Also the parcels are fragile and come really well packed which is a bonus! 

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Sugarbaby- Body scrub & Hair Mask

First of all i must say how flipping cute is the packaging for this? Its so so so pretty! Sugar baby is a Australian brand made by two sisters  inspired by the seaside they sell a range of bath, body and tanning products. They are available now from Superdrug!

Sugar Crush- Coconut & Raw Sugar Exfoliating Body Scrub
This is perfect for exfoliating, I used this before going on holiday to get rid of any dead skin meaning that my tan would last longer after holiday. The raw sugar in this is what exfoliates the skin, making your skin feel super soft especially as it is added with coconut oil. This product was a much sweeter smell, it was very strong in coconut but the sugar added a sweeter tone to the scrub.

Hair Affair- Hydrating Coconut Hair Treatment 
This was a god send to me while on holiday, being in the 30 degree sun really makes your hair feel dull and dry so I thought this would be the perfect thing to revitalise it and it sure did! This again was very strong in coconut scent but smelt amazing on the hair i could smell it for days! This treatment is to be left on the hair for five minutes after it has been washed then to be rinsed off and after doing this  my hair felt so soft and amazing I loved this! A great thing about this is that it will last for so long so your hair can keep on looking amazing!

Coco-Luxe- Cleansing Coconut Beauty Bar
Personally this was my favourite product of them all, I opened it and fell in love with the smell it was just amazing so fresh and such a holiday scent it put me in the perfect holiday mood especially as I was going away two days later! It is made from coconut oil and Coconut milk perfect for cleaning and healing! This also has Shea Butter and Aloe Vera making this perfect for anyone with dry or sensitive skin or eczema like me, I was so surprised at first that this would work well on my eczema but it really did!

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Blossoming Gifts & Giveaway

I was recently invited to work with Blossoming Gifts and i was asked to choose any flowers that I liked, I was so excited by this because they have a huge range of different gorgeous, luxurious flowers. 
It took me some time to pick which ones I would like because I literally fell in love with so many of them, but eventually I decided to pick the Cotton White Roses, these come with a box of chocolates and are priced at £31.99.

These roses came in a tall box all gift wrapped with green paper as you can see in the above pictures, they were perfectly packaged! I was so impressed as soon as I opened the box I could smell them and i wish you had smell vision right now because they smelt amazing and were so fresh considering they have been delivered! Straight away you could see how luxurious these flowers were, they are literally the best quality flowers I've ever seen even my mum agreed and she's bought a lot of flowers in her time. 
Finally these flowers last for so long its been a week and a half and there still alive and kicking, how impressive! Im definitely impressed by these and would definitely order from here in the future. 

Now Blossoming Gifts very kindly let me giveaway a bunch of flowers to one of you lucky people all you have to do is enter the giveaway below. 

Rules 

1. Make sure to get your parents permission to give out you're address if under 18 
2. Unfortunately its only open to the UK and Northern Ireland 
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Mad Beauty Gifts Review!

Mad Beauty are a beauty expert company selling a wide range of gifts and personal items, not the usual makeup products. Fun, novelty items. Not gonna lie I love these products now but 16 year old me would have been obsessed with this website I definitely do think that lots of the products make great gifts so take a look if you need to pick up some gifts. 

One of the products I received was Kellogg's Vintage Milk Carton Notebook Set, these are meant to be inspired by the 50's. This product as you can see is three notebooks inside a milk carton, how cute? The notebooks themselves are only small but all lined so will come in handy but personally I just love the look of this how cute would it look on a book shelf? And again this would make the perfect gift, priced at £9.99 for the set its not bad in my opinion.

The next thing i received was the Fruit Hand Sanitiser, I personally love hand sanitiser these are great for throwing in your bag for when your out and about and i have to say this the cutest looking hand sanitiser I've ever seen, these are also scented so the one i received is a strawberry scent that smells lovely and isn't too overpowering. These are also available in watermelon and pineapple fragrance. They are priced at £2.99 which I for one think is very affordable.

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Degusta Box August 2016

Here is this months Degusta box as always I feature the Degusta food subscription box every month, so here is Augusts box.

Tabasco Sauce £1.99- This is a sweet and sticky BBQ sauce perfect for marinating chicken, especially ribs but is also good to use just as a sauce. It has a very rich flavour that is very strong and smoky but if your a BBQ fan you will love this. This is available at both Tesco and Asda.

Clipper Tea £1.59
This is a green tea that gives off a very light and subtle taste compared to a lot of green teas or so I'm told as if you've read my blog for a while you will know I don't drink any hot drinks at all!

Aromatic Thai Noodles £2.49/Moroccan Couscous Nutripot £2.49
How handy are these little pots, perfect for work or college or just generally on the go. What is great about these posts is that they provide 50% of your daily vitamins which is impressive for a pot this size.

Dorset Cereals Bircher Muesli £3.49
Using tired fruit and its to create a creamy muesli this doesn't disappoint, it is one of my favourite muesli I have ever tried. I love little touches like this free spoon with the box it makes the experience with the brand that little bit better.

Get More Multivitamins £1.45
These are a range of multivitamin drinks in different flavours providing natural flavours with no added sugar. I received the lemon & lime flavour which was very light and refreshing.

Oloves £1.00
Personally I don't like olives but how much is this little packaging, again perfect for on the go. These are seasoned with chilli and oregano and are low in calories.

Mahou Cinco Estrellas £1.20
Estrella is a premium larger from Madrid, if you ever go on holiday in Spain which i recently have you will notice its is their choice of beer. It is a lovely tasting beer, with a mild taste to it.

Geetas Curry Paste £1.00

Willy Chase Fit Corn £2.19 
Willy Chase popcorn comes in a variety of flavours, i recived the goats cheese red onion & time flavour. I love popcorn and I loved this popcorn, it tastes very strong in onion flavour but I really enjoyed them.

Rakusen's Snackers £1.29/ £1.49
If you know me then you will know I'm a big snacker an I knew these would be something that I would love, they come in a gluten free pack which is amazing for those who are intolerant to gluten. I added a little butter to these and they were the perfect snack.