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So on boxing day me and my mum hit the sales, first off my main aim was to go to Lush! I've never been on boxing day and wanted to stock up of supplies, I found out the store opened at 11am but we arrived about 10:30 and already people where queuing to get in the store! So of course, we joined the line... Just before 11am arrived staff members came out with chocolates and each person got a raffle ticket to hand in as a safety procedure.

When we got in the store, ALL Christmas themed products where 50% off there original price. This included gift sets, bath products, skin products etc etc! I must admit I went a little crazy spending just under £60 in total & will be trying to write about ALL of them over the next few weeks! The first product was this gift set 'Christmas bathtime favorites', packed of 10 bath bombs which originally retails at £39.95 but of course with the 50% off it was only £19.98.

The box is super cute, thick cardboard with soft red velvet ribbon tied at the top with two green material cotton handles. Inside it was filled with all the following bath bombs;

Cinders Bath Bomb 100g
This bath bomb is SUPER cute looking, I must admit I haven't tried it yet but it smells deliscous.

Father Christmas 200g
This bath bomb is a huge 200g which I was shocked about, it smells sugary and tasty but isn't all that "colourful" so again, I'm interested to try it out and see what colour the water turns.

Butterbear 75g
I've used the butterbear bath bomb before which you can read HERE.

Avobath 180g
Another product I'm yet to use but it smells fresh and clean scent which I'm super excited to try out!

Luxury Lush Pud 200g
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bath bomb, first because its a huge 200g but also because its packed of colour. When it fizzes away it brings so much life to the water with a hint of sparkle and smells delicous.

Frozen 200g
I haven't tried this bath bomb yet but it smells minty, and gives a beautiful colour from what I've seen on social media.

Golden Wonder 200g
I know this bath bomb says 200g but I seriously cannot get over how large this bath bomb is! It is generally HUGE, it smells so good too but I'm yet to try this product so I'm excited to see its water changing colour.

Yoh Nog 200g
This bath bomb is another tasty scented product, that smells SOOO sugary and sweet plus its a huge 200g size!

The Experimenter 180g
I have already wrote about this bath bomb which you can read HERE, all I can say is I LOVE this product and so glad it's among these "Christmas" products to mix it up!

Think Pink 90g
Of course I am excited for this bath bomb, who wouldn't?! This is the classic favorite for most people who shop at Lush, purely because it's pink? It smells so good? AND it has cute little flowers! I've already wrote about this product HERE

Overall, I am in love with this gift set because it's full of bath bombs which are the products I mostly use! Plush it was half price!!! As you can see I'm yet to try some of the products but wanted to write about it as soon as possible, be sure to follow me on Snapchat / Twitter / Instagram to hear my thoughts on some of the products I'm yet to use over the next coming weeks!X

Lush Gift Set | Christmas Bathtime Favorites

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So on boxing day me and my mum hit the sales, first off my main aim was to go to Lush! I've never been on boxing day and wanted to stock...

So one of the Christmas gifts I got was this super cute stylish "Tangle Angel" brush, perfect for detangling long hair without making lots of damage by breaking the hair. First off, I love the design of this product, its super cute with wings, but I LOVE the colour too! Purple + White is pure stylish, the actual brush itself isn't "normal". It's positioned at different heights with an usual pattern / feel to it, but I can honestly 100% say when I use it it never hurt once. I am so use to tugging at my hair brush, pulling at the knots in my hair and always complaining how it hurts! I've been using this a lot since I got it, on wind swept hair, damp/wet hair, and bed hair! ALL of the times I've used it not once has it "hurt" and always gets the knots out easily with a super sleek finish! I can honestly say I would recommend this to anyone I know with long hair, it's super cute (great as a gift too) but also DOES work as it's suppose to!

Thank you so much for reading! Let me know if you own one of these brushes below in the comments? :-) X

Tangle Angel Brush

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So one of the Christmas gifts I got was this super cute stylish "Tangle Angel" brush, perfect for detangling long hair without mak...

Another month, another subscription box arrives! This month packed of Christmas scents PLUS the extra Christmas goodies & surprises! First off, when I unboxed I noticed the bright pink plastic Flamingo! I love this, personally because it can be used for multi purpose - hanging on your Christmas tree OR on your dressing table! PLUS an extra melt "Snow Angel 6" which surprised me so much, I honestly wasn't expecting that!

Candles;

1. Asian Pear & Plum - £2
This melt has a super clean fresh scent that reminds me of the outdoors in a fruit shop! There is a clear scent of fruity plum but with a twist of soft fresh pear. The scent isn't super strong from first impression but does make you feel instantly relaxed.

2. Mulled Wine & Berries - £2 (Click here)
This melt is a Christmas themed one, and oh boy do I love it! It's scent is strong and instantly throws an alcohol like wine smell that feels rich with the taste of fresh clean berries. This scent just gets me in the mood for Christmas and just reminds me of Christmas!

3. Black Cherry - Melt Crowd Exclusive
This melt is also strong scented reminding me of a fruity fresh of sugary cherries. This melt is a hard one to explain other than it just reminds me of that Christmas scent on the day when your about to prepare all the different puddings!

4. Cinnamon Sticks - £2 (Click here)
This melt is another strong scent packed with ginger spice that is the perfect typical "cinnamon" scent. This type of melt can easily get you in the mood for Christmas but is also perfect for the cold winery evenings AFTER Christmas!

5. Christmas Pudding - Melt Crowd Exclusive
This melt is another perfect Christmas themed melt, filled with a cinnamon spice twist and tasty sugary food like smell.

6. Vanilla Milk Bottles - £2 (Click here)
If you know me, you'll know I'm a huge lover for sugary, sweet candy like scents. This melt is packed full of a sugary sweet vanilla scent that's mixed in with a creamy twist. Another new favorite and love of mine! (100% recommend)

7. Mistletoe - Melt Crowd Exclusive
This melt isn't as strong as the others but has a fresh clean smell to it, that reminds me of the outdoors when you go to garden centers!

8. Black Tea & Almond - £2 (Click here)
This melt is scent very dark like, filled with a fresh clean scent of floral fruity outdoors.

Snow Angel 6 - Christmas extra!

This melt is scented very fresh and clean reminding me of snow and ice on the winter days. But it also has a minty twist to it making is easy to pickup and smell in the air on dull gloomy days!

Overall, I just love this months box each melt included has become a new love of mine especially the vanilla milk bottles. The box can easily set me in the mood for Christmas but also they are perfect for burning in the cold winter nights!,

Thank you for reading & MERRY CHRISTMAS Xo

Flamingo Candles | December Box

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

Another month, another subscription box arrives! This month packed of Christmas scents PLUS the extra Christmas goodies & surprises! Fir...

I recently received a few gifts over my birthday which where of course Yankee Candle jars! A duo which has recently been added to QVC and is currently £33.50 for two large jars. (Which is an amazing bargain considering large jars retail at £21.99 each!)

The new candle which I have never smelt until now is the Vanilla Lime, its a green colour wax. The scent is fresh yet sugary I must admit I am in love, you can smell the sugary Vanilla but it twists with a fresh clean creamy lime scent. As for the Vanilla Cupcake we all know this is my favorite favorite candle scent from any company and have already reviewed it over on my blog here.Click here to view the product on QVC where I bought off! (P.S Sorry I forgot to take pictures of these products until I realized I already used half the Vanilla Lime!)X

Thank you for reading, let me know in the comments what you're favorite Yankee Candle is!X

Yankee Candle Duo | QVC

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

I recently received a few gifts over my birthday which where of course Yankee Candle jars! A duo which has recently been added to QVC and ...

You guys are probably wondering, why is this girl writing about blonde hair treatments when she is brunette? Well, my mum has blonde hair and I always love to write about anything me or my family get our hands on! This set consists of

TIGI Bed Head Blonde

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

You guys are probably wondering, why is this girl writing about blonde hair treatments when she is brunette? Well, my mum has blonde hair an...

One of the Christmas bubble bars from Lush this year is a super cute "peeping santa" selling at £3.95. This is a love of mine, the scent is super strong reminding me of sugary floral sweet scent that just smells delicious.

With bubble bars I usually break them up and use half and half in the bath, with this specific bubble bar I began by ripping off a bottom corner and used under the water crumbling away and couldn't help but notice it filled my bath FULL of bubbles and turning the water into a deep red. I was super shocked as I was expecting to use this product for two baths, but now that I used such a small piece I can tell this product would easily do four good size baths!

Peeping Santa | Lush

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

One of the Christmas bubble bars from Lush this year is a super cute " peeping santa " selling at £3.95 . This is a love of mine, ...

So recently over on QVC they had a Christmas special where they was offering two tea light candle Advent Calendars. The first Calendar has the sweet sugary scented candles including ; Snowflake Cookie, Icicles, Angles Wings, Winter Glow, Christmas Cookie & Sparking Snow.
Where as the second one is a lot more traditional "Christmas" scents including; Cosy By The Fire, Berry Trifle, Bundle Up, Sparkling Cinnamon, Christmas Memories & Christmas Garland.

Both of these calendars have 24 days worth of candles inside! Be sure to follow me over on Instagram / Twitter to keep track of whats under each door every day! X

Yankee Candle Advent Calendar Duo

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So recently over on QVC they had a Christmas special where they was offering two tea light candle Advent Calendars. The first Calendar has t...

One of the Christmas bath bombs this year for the Lush collection is a small white "butterbear", its super cute looking and very affordable at £1.95. It's scent is very oily, relaxing and buttery sweet! I knew this bath bomb would be perfect to use after a long day in university/school/work etc! A day where you've been up and on your feet and just want to relax - Plush with this product being a bath bomb its easy to use by just dropping it into the bath and let it fizzy away.

I noticed when I dropped this bath bomb into my warm water it fizzed away fairly fast, leaving a clear milky colour to my water. It didn't give off a large amount of bubbles, and just left the water very oily making it smooth onto your skin when washing which helped me to relax easy!

Butterbear | Lush

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

One of the Christmas bath bombs this year for the Lush collection is a small white "butterbear", its super cute looking and very a...

Hey guys, so in case you didn't know I've been recently working on the new Samsung SmartThings campaign in my local Curry's PC World Store. (Chester) As it's been out in the states for about 2 years now, it's only just arrived in the UK during September season and is exclusively available to Curry's PC World only (other than the Samsung site direct).

So your probably wondering, what is SmartThings? Well it's a new "smart" system you can implement in your home to monitor, secure and control all from one App on your smartphone. Requirements?Well that's simple, you need a smartphone to download the App which is currently available on IOS, Android & Microsoft Windows devices + you will need a WiFi router in your home / location you will be using the products.

Products;
SmartThings Hub - £99.99
The hub connects into the back of your WiFi router via an Ethernet cable (cable comes inside the box!). Once connected you wait for the light to switch on & then connect the hub to the SmartThings App which you then snyc and add the code which comes inside the box to the account! - The Hub is required for the following products ; Presence Sensor, Multi Sensor, Moisture sensor, Motion sensor & power outlet. *You only need one hub per house, each hub can add on hundreds of devices*

SmartThings Multi Sensor - £29.99
This product can be attached to door frames, windows & cupboards, once the two parts pull apart from each other (when the door becomes open) it will then trigger a notification to your smartphone App instantly to warn you! - Benefits; can be used for more than one area (eg door OR window), very needed in current homes and isn't very big / noticeable.

SmartThings Motion Sensor - £29.99
This product also works as a security feature where you can place it in a specific room you wish to secure / monitor and once movement occurs in the room it will again instantly send you a notification via the App. - Benefits ; easy to setup, isn't too big & picks up movement instantly.

SmartThings Power Outlet - £44.99
This product acts like a plug, where you place into your current plug socket and can then control turning it on / off from the App.This could be used to switch products you have left on standby, control lamps/lighting or even kettles etc! A great benefit if you forget to leave something on while out at work on on holiday, but also an easy method to turn products on for when you get home, saving time & money on energy bills long term.

SmartThings Moisture Sensor - £29.99
This product detects water, you can place it in your kitchen near the washing machine or dishwasher etc. And if any water is dected it will instantly send you a notification via the App. - Benefits ; easy to know if you have a leak/flood if you are away on holiday or at work etc.

SmartThings Presence Sensor - £29.99
This product is great if you have children or pets! It acts like a key ring where you can easily attach to keys, bags or even dog collars. Once the sensor enters/leaves the house it will send you a notification via the App, a great way to monitor what times your children are home or if your pets have escaped! A good example was a customer considering on giving this to there neighbor who is supposedly feeding there dog daily - they can monitor if they are actually and for how long they are spending in the home!

Overall, this product is a great way to get technology friendly without requiring major or any tech knowledge! It can help to improve your lifestyle, yet secure it at the same time AND SmartThings will work with any other "smart" products. They don't have to be Samsung, if you see any products with the circle symbol (yellow) a good example is Philips Light Bulbs. - Samsung are also currently offering a Starter Kit for £199.99 which includes x1 Hub, x1 Multi Sensor, x1 Power Outlet, x1 Motion Sensor & x1 Presence Sensor.

If you have any further questions feel free to visit your local Curry's PC World store, where on weekends a Samsung promote should be around to help any queries you may have!X

Samsung SmartThings | AD

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

Hey guys, so in case you didn't know I've been recently working on the new Samsung SmartThings campaign in my local Curry's PC W...

So the December months magazine arrived and I was super excited! First off because the beautiful Tanya Burr is on the front cover, but secondly because I got a super cute and perfect Clinqiue lipstick! AND it has Christmas stories / fashion, everything perfect for this season!

One thing I did notice in this months magazine was there where a lot of lipsticks advertised throughout the magazine, some super cute warm winter thick jumpers for the fashion & style pages. Plus a freebie sample of Angel which is by far a favorite of mine before even getting this magazine!

Glamour Magazine | December 2015

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So the December months magazine arrived and I was super excited! First off because the beautiful Tanya Burr is on the front cover, but secon...

As part of the Lush Halloween range they offered a super glittery sparkle pumpkin bubble bar which had a small twig in the center. I thought this was super cute to begin with as I loved it was all glittery, although when you pick it up it got glitter EVERYWHERE! And I mean everywhere, this was probably one of the messiest bubble bars I'ved used so far it did get all over my clothes, fingers AND you have to rinse out the bath once you've used as it leaves a glitter stain in the bath tub!

I used half of this for one bath, and the other half for another time - Usually with bubble bars I find it easy to break up but with this one it was hard, I found it stiff to break into two from the center and ended up pulling sides of it apart for one bath then the center for another. After crumbling under warm water in my bath it instantly gave off a orange colour with the glitter falling into the water. It let out small cute bubbles and left the water with a shimmer of glitter (which on the bonus didn't stick to my skin!!), it smelt very fruity and reminded me a little of juices you can buy like lime - A fresh scent, but once I crumbled into the water I did notice it lost its smell a little.

Sparkly Pumpkin | Lush

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

As part of the Lush Halloween range they offered a super glittery sparkle pumpkin bubble bar which had a small twig in the center. I thought...

Hey guys! Another month, another subscription box comes through my door and I'm super excited to open up and find whats inside.

Darjeeling Tea - £2 Click here
This melt is probably the favorite in this months box, its scent pretty much reminds me of walking into a Lush store. Full of fresh, clean, soft and sugary treats smell which just makes me all excited to use!

Violet & Lime - £2 Click here
Another love of mine, this melt reminds me of those sugary candy violet sweets in a small packet you use to get as kids! Its scent is very "violet" like reminding me of a floral, powder like smell.

Warm Vanilla Sugar
First off I couldn't seem to find this melt on the website - I am unsure if its an exclusive or preview melt. But for sure I am in love with this sugary yet sweet melt, its more of a sugar scent with a small hint of soft less strong vanilla. It almost reminds me of those vanilla body soaps or butters you can buy! Very tasty.

Blackcurrant Jam - £2 Click here
The scent of this melt is very very strong! And I mean that, its burst of blackcurrant is pretty much exactly like the blackcurrant juice you can buy before adding water! I melt which I do like the scent of but I must admit isn't overly in love with purely by how strong it is, but could be different once I start burning!

Blackberry & Bay Leaf - £2 Click here
I personally love this soft fresh melt, its scent reminds me of being outdoors in the hills with soft small floral scents all around. Its a very clean smell too, which is mainly took over by the bay leaf with a small hint of blackberry!

Christmas Tree-O
Again, I couldn't seem to find this melt on the website but I sure hope this is a preview because I am in love! At first the wrapping is in a pink colour, expecting it to be a soft sugary Christmas scent of icing or candy canes! But to my surprise its packed of a strong wood, outdoor, cinnamon smell exactly what you think Christmas smells like!

Parma Violet - £2 Click here
This melt is for sure another love of mine in this months box, and probably an all round favorite! It's scent is a strong but not over powering smell of violets that reminds me of being in a flower shop with the twist of roses and powder.

Bohi Humbug
With this melt, I couldn't seem to find it on the website and found it pretty difficult to discover the name as it's wrapped in a pure black wrapper. A slightly different mood to the rest of the melts but does seem suited for bonfire night! This melts scent isn't too strong but seems hard to define, all I can really say is it reminds me of the outdoors, wood and burning flame scent.

Overall I am pretty in love with this months box, purely because I am a fan of all the melts! It's perfect to have one Christmas melt which I can start burning towards the end of the month getting into the Christmas spirit, with the Humbug melt set for bonfire and warm vanilla melt to use after a warm bath and movie night in relaxing!

Flamingo Candles | November Box

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

Hey guys! Another month, another subscription box comes through my door and I'm super excited to open up and find whats inside. ...

This product is used like the Lush "bubble bars" where you crumble into warm water and let it turn the water into a soapy scented colourful water! This Rose Jam bubbleroon retails at £3.75 & is in a shape of a Macaroon which I love, it's super stylish and it is PINK!

As with any bubble bar type products I purchase from Lush I only use half of the product for one bath (which allows you to get two uses of the product which is totally worth the money!). So I crumbled half the product into warm water which was plenty! It instantly turned the water into a bright pink, leaving lots of small soapy bubbles all around and leaving the water like a silk soap substance. Plus the scent reminded me so much of Turkish Delight (not sure if anyone else thinks that?)

Thank you for reading! Be sure to let me know in the comments what you think & follow my blog over on the home page!X

Rose Jam | Lush

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

This product is used like the Lush "bubble bars" where you crumble into warm water and let it turn the water into a soapy scented ...

So this months Glamour Magazine is all about fashion and trends, its jam packed of models from various brands - High end AND lower end prices! PLUS it has all the beauty favorites 2015, including the juicy headline stories. And it came with a lot of freebie samples which is always a win, including BB cream, parfum scents and foundation samples!

First off it was pretty awesome to see NARS had there own page, sponsor to show off the new mascara. Which at first, I must admit I thought it was some sort of new lip product... Although after researching the before and after photos, along side reviews of this product it doesn't seem all that special the only benefit I would say is that is volumizes a lot more than other products do.

It was also pretty awesome to see Kendall Jenner modeling throughout the magazine with various fashion companies. Purley because I love her body as it's skinny but not "ill" skinny, and there was a page in this months magazine which I thought should be included in most magazines about lifestyle, fashion etc! That was the 8 health checks, it hit me as being a young female some of the topics mentioned in the article I personally wouldn't of even thought to test and check for.