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So I recently have had an amazing opportunity to have a collaboration with JORD Wood Watches, a company who are passionate about creating timepieces modeled after modern lifestyle with there main passion valuing sustainability, efficiency, and experiential living.

View the women's JORD Wood Watch collections here.

Watch Gift Ideas (https://www.woodwatches.com/shop/women/amyjaneoldfield)

So my collaboration involved getting the chance to create a full HONEST review on a watch of my choice, after long hard decision on which watch to pick because they have such a beautiful range of watches available (which can be seen here). I decided to pick the 'Ely Dark Sandalwood' because it's simple styled yet so elegant, plus the brown toned wood made me think it would suit my hair being dark brunette too! As well as the fact I've never seen any watch made out of wood before, it was extremely interesting and exciting to discover such a product in person.

View the 'Ely Dark Sandalwood' watch I'm reviewing here.

(https://www.woodwatches.com/series/ely/dark-sandalwood/amyjaneoldfield)

I received the watch on Sunday without having to pay any international shipping fees (big bonus), it took about 2 weeks to arrive which is great as the product was shipped out from overseas (I'm based in the UK). The packaging on JORD Wood Watches is just outstandingly amazing, they go the extra mile to ensure the modern style follows on. In a solid wooden box with 'JORD' carved in, the lid slides out where among the protective packaging layer was the watch perched on a soft elegant cushion which matched the colour of my watch perfectly.

As for the watch, it's extremely lightweight (which is something I didn't expect) and the wood is smooth coated which is very relaxing to have on my wrist. The colour itself is a dark brown wood, but has a mix of various browns among the wood which is very unusual in different lightening. I noticed especially in outdoor lightening the wood can almost glow to a lighter wood but then indoors its more darker which makes me fall in love with the watch even more. The inner face on the watch uses a fork type 'quartz crystal' which looks very modern and sleek, with the glass face being scratch resistant mineral glass.

The watch itself is very unusual to any I've owned previously in the sense of using the clasp to open / close the watch to put on your wrist. To open the watch you press the two buttons (like normal watches) but then the two sides open outwards separately (where as normally I've only had the watch open outwards on one side). And then to close the watch you push one side into the open-able clasp and then push the other-side inwards to close shut. Which personally I love this, it's so different to anything I've seen previously but I can honestly say it makes it so easy to put on and take off, without the worry of balancing the watch while trying to close it shut! (Personally all timepiece creators need this invention) As for setting the time and date on the watch it's very simple and straight forward, you just adjust the silver dial on the side (like any other watch).

Overall, I'm in love with this watch the packaging itself makes it perfect for a gift to a friend, loved one, family member or for anyone of any age! But all of JORD Wood Watches are suitably affordable in a sense they are great quality, unusual style, and the movement and features of the dials are all high end. I can honestly say when I'm struggle for a gift idea I will be turning to JORD Wood Watches for a solution.

GIVEAWAY! - Everyone's a winner!

Prize:
I'm so excited to be collaborating with JORD Wood Watches to be hosting a giveaway to all my viewers, with this contest EVERYONE who enters will receive a $20 e-gift card to spend on the site which expires on 11/1/2016. And one winner chosen at random by a computer will receive a $75 voucher to spend on the site which will expire on 8/1/2016 (excluding the $20 e-gift) which is a major saving!

How to enter?
It's pretty straight forward to enter this giveaway, first off head over to my Instagram @amyjaneoldfield and follow me, then follow JORD Wood Watches on Instagram @WoodWatches_com and tag two friends too. Then re-post my competition picture on Instagram (view here) and TAG both myself & JORD Wood Watches in the post using the hashtag #jordwatch

And finally enter your details for the competition to claim your $20 e-gift over on JORD's website here. (https://www.woodwatches.com/g/amyjaneoldfield)

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JORD Wood Watch | & Giveaway

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So I recently have had an amazing opportunity to have a collaboration with JORD Wood Watches , a company who are passionate about creating t...

As with most girls, you probably have more than one handbag right? Well... In my case anyway! Most people I know prefer to go for expensive bags, more of a "designer" name to them etc. But for years now I've always had an obsession with River Island bags, they've always been top quality, never broken on me and always had different styles (which is what I love the most).

Recently River Island hosted a 20% using student discount, stupidly I decided to wait and order in the evening (letting my mum have a look if she wanted to order anything when she finished work). By the time I went to make my order the handbag I had most wanted had disappeared from the website, after Tweeting the company they informed me they was discontinuing the bag and it had sold out! In a man hunt, I went searching all the stores near by (starting in North Wales stores) which all had sold out, but then I finally found it in the Chester store with only two left when I visited. I felt like a kid in a candy store I was so excited to get my hands on it! (The bag I was searching for was the pink/white patterned one in photos).

I personally enjoy having two handbags, one for shopping trips or when I visit local stores a bag which is on the more smaller side of things so it won't get in the way. Then have a larger bag for University to carry all my folders, books, computer, and makeup supplies in. I bought the pink/white patterned bag for £35 (Which I think is affordable), it has the large zip purse pouch in the front which came with the bag, it's detachable by a metal button. Inside it has no pockets or further zipped areas (which I would of liked to of had but oh well), but it does come with a long satchel strap (which I won't be using as I prefer to hold with the handles).

In the sale, I found the large brown "tote" style bag which has lots of space inside, and a zip area, plus it came with a long satchel strap which again is detachable. This bag was RRP £42 but in the sale it was only £25 which is amazing value! It's perfect for me to take on long day traveling trips, or for university purely because I can fit so much in (even an A4 pad!).

On the other hand, I had really wanted to buy this white & pink floral mini bag for awhile, I loved that it had a detachable pouch in the middle. (it's like a small makeup bag, purse, or iPad bag). It again comes with a detachable strap, but personally I just use the two handles, the only downside to this bag is it has no internal pockets inside so everything is loose but it is only small so perfect to use on shopping day trips or running out to the store quickly for a few bits and bobs! RRP £35.

And then of course, I picked up some baby blue 3/4 ankle smart cotton trousers (mainly for work, interviews or anything business related). I am a huge fan of these type of trousers at the moment, they are super comfy, not too 'skinny' or 'baggy' and they are very fashionable. However, I did buy a bigger size thinking they'd be fairly tight (my mistake they was actually really loose around the waist so best worn with a belt). RRP £38

Overall, I'm in love with all the products and am super excited to get my hands on more River Island bags soon. X

River Island | Haul

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

As with most girls, you probably have more than one handbag right? Well... In my case anyway! Most people I know prefer to go for expensive ...

So recently Makeup Revolution had a major 50% off sale on selected products (of which there was a majorly huge variety of choice which was surprising). Among the wide choice of products I had, I decided to make a joint combined order with my mum to share products and save on postage!

1. Radiant Light - Exhale £2.50
I can honestly say I've fallen in love with Makeup Revolution Illuminating products, I've used a few previously. But this one may actual become a new love of mine, it's super pigmented and very 'creamy' shaded with a mix of a light rose gold like shimmer.

Link for Radiant Light in shade 'Exhale' on makeup revolution site - RRP £5 Click here.

2. The One Concealer Medium £1.50
Now I was unsure what to expect from this product, it looked very unusual and similar to the Benefit Cosmetics 'fakeup' concealer. When I applied (which was bought for my mum as shes a darker shade where as I'm pale), I felt like it didn't give the maximum 'WOW' affect, if anything I felt like it was an average coverage. However, I never had problems with it creasing or drying out (positive). (RRP £3)

3. Ultra Velour Lip Cream-Move your mouth forever - £1.50
The reason I choose this product was because of the simple 'nude like' colour, when it arrived I was slightly shocked by the size (I think I was expecting it to be bigger). But it's texture is really soft, moisturizing and creamy on the lips plus it lasted for a long period of time. (RRP £3)

4. Awesome Metals Eye Foils Rose Gold - £2
I didn't really know what to expect when using this product, I decided to buy as an 'experiment'. When it arrived its packaging was very compact, it was perfect to fit in three pieces of equipment needed to use this product all in a small box! You get the metal shadow in a pot, a circular silver tin pot to apply the product / mix and then a liquid which u use to mix with the shadow like product to get the 'metal look'. It was easy to use, simple, no confusion and it did come with instructions (which honestly I thought was not needed as it seemed obvious what to do) but still wow! It applied easy, lasted all day long and dried out instantly (which was a bonus). The shade itself was perfect too, a rose gold it had a lot of silver shimmer mixed with a gold shade!

Link for Awesome Metals Eye Foils Rose Gold on makeup revolution site - RRP £4 Click here.

5. I Heart Makeup Brush Kit £2.50 each - Purple & Blue
I bought two sets of these (one for my mum and one for myself), I feel in love with these the day they got launched because of the unique glam touch on the handles. They are min's, so they fit perfect into a travel bag or handbag plus they are easy to handle and use. I personally have been using the larger brush for cheeks blush, the angled brush for highlighter under my brows, and the smaller rounder brush tipped one for eye-shadow application all have worked perfect to my needs. One thing I would love to see from these products is them made into larger 'normal' sized brushes so I could use them everyday.

Link for purple set on makeup revolution site - RRP £5 (Unicorns Unite) click here.
Link for purple set on makeup revolution site - RRP £5 (Mermaid Forever) click here.

6. Ultra Face Base Foundation - £1.50 each
So at such a low price my mum really wanted to try out these foundation products, as with any 'face' products I'm very careful because of the risk of 'spot' out breaks or the product not agreeing with my skin. I personally have a very 'oily/combination/sensitive' skin type which is usually a nightmare to work with. I used the 02 Pink Tone shade product which is a PERFECT shade match for anyone who is majorly pale like myself (porcelain), when I applied the product it went on smoothly and lasted all day long. It never went patchy at all! I did feel like you would have to build up a lot for coverage and would recommend using a very good concealer for under your eyes, and anything you wish to cover up. The 03 Yellow Tone was more for someone with a medium-light shade, my mum was the perfect skin colour match for this. Plus with it being yellow tone it works great with redness on the skin, again the coverage was 'average' but it lasted all day long which is the main bonus, along side with how affordable it is!

Ultra Face Base Foundation-FB 03 Yellow Tone - RRP £3 Click to view online here.
Ultra Face Base Foundation-FB 02 Pink Tone - RRP £3 Click to view online here.

7. 5 Baked Eyeshadows - £1.25
WOW! I am in love with this product, first of the shades are perfect to blend together or wear on there own. The lightest shade on the top left corner works great to apply under the brow for an extra highlighting feature. All the shades are super pigmented and honestly do last for a good few hours (even longer if you use an eye-shadow primer).

5 Baked Eyeshadows-Electric Dreams - RRP £3 Click to view on makeup revolution here.

8. Unicorns Unite Lipstick - 50p each
So I ordered three different shades of these lipsticks, purely because of the cheap affordable price. I didn't expect much from them (probably because of the price), but also because with most lip products in this shade they are very less pigmented and more of an over gloss shade. But WOW! I was wrong.. First off, by far the blue shade (horn of magic) was my most favorite, the shade was so unique in itself with an unusual pattern. All three lip products where surprisingly pigmented well, you do need to put a good amount on for an outstanding dramatic look but overall one layer would most likely be enough. Plus with the new 'Alice In Wonderland' movie and all cosmetic brands releasing bright vibrant colours, I feel like this is the perfect time to use them!

Unicorns Unite Lipstick Magical (purple) - RRP £1 Click to view online here.
Unicorns Unite Lipstick Horn Of Magic (blue) - RRP £1 Click to view online here.
Amazing Lipstick Felony (yellow) - RRP £1 Click to view online here.

Overall, I'm in love with this order it came in a speedy time scale and everything was packaged perfectly to prevent damage. I am honestly impressed with all the products, especially the lipsticks, foundations and eyeshadows! Let me know below or on Twitter / Instagram of your favorite Makeup Revolution products?X

Makeup Revolution | Sale Haul

by amyjaneoldfield on 09:00

So recently Makeup Revolution had a major 50% off sale on selected products (of which there was a majorly huge variety of choice which was s...

So this month had a major shock, my post man arrived as I was eagerly waiting for him to drop off this months box and to my surprise he had a huge.. And I mean HUGE box with the melt crowd sticker on top! I couldn't open it fast enough, I had no idea why I had such a big box but then I discovered I had received a glass jar as well as my melts.

In-case anyone is new, or never knew about this last month Flamingo Candles celebrated there 1 year melt crowd anniversary... To everyone who had been subscribed for an entire year they received a free Birthday Cake jar, along with everyone who was in the melt crowd that month received a free birthday cake wax melt! It smelt divine, but honestly I thought it was a one off thing for that month only (I was gutted I missed out by a month too)... But surprisingly I received one this month as I'm now a 1 year subscriber!

As for this months subscription box, WOW! It's packed full of summer fun, with cocktail scented melts, pastel wrapping colours and some fun funky names this box honestly gets me in the mood to have fun, party and go lounge around in the garden.

Birthday Cake Jar
WOW! I am in love with this jar, first off the flamingo on the front is in a unique purple/pink glass gem style! When I unscrewed the lid the entire top was covered in a gold glitter which had been sprinkled all around (makes it look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!). The scent itself is very 'Vanilla' like, a sweet, sugary and almost reminding me of vanilla sponge or milk bottle sweets! This jar is the definition of perfect, it looks amazing on my desk and honestly is too pretty to use.

WILD Strawberry Millions - RRP £2
This melt is packed full of a strong instantly smelling scent of fresh strawberries, but the more sweet type that reminds me of strawberries and cream. But I must admit it has a twist, I can't tell if the sugary sweet cream scent is more of a vanilla hint or more of a fresh yogurt like cream. Either way it's delicious and I'm super excited to burn.

Click to view on Flamingo Candles site here.

Pina Colada - RRP £2
First off, I'm in love with the packaging for this melt its wrapped in a gold style paper which makes me feel like this is the 'Golden' melt, the most special and honestly.. It's scent makes it probably my favorite out of all this months box. It's a very light smell of exactly like a Pina Colada Cocktail being sweet and mouth watering it's the up most refreshing to burn. It's also got a scent twist of fresh pineapple and oranges mixed together, it's such a refreshing melt.

Click to view on Flamingo Candles site here.

Beach Please - The Melt Crowd Exclusive
The packaging for this melt is again just perfect, a blue paper makes it feel like the sea side, its a very fresh scent that has somewhat of a floral twist with an outdoor feel.

Cheesecake Crunch - RRP £2
Now I'm pretty sure I've had this before, whether I ordered it off the site separately, in another subscription box or possibly when I went to the Clothes Show Live last year. But I love this scent, anything 'food' oriented gets my vote any day! This scent isn't overpowering, very light and sweet plus it has a cute pastel paper wrapping. The scent itself is very sweet, with a slight hint of cinnamon mixed in with a buttery biscuit smell.

Click to view on Flamingo Candles site here.

Chili & Coriander - Melt Crowd Exclusive
With this melt I am unsure if I love or hate it still... It's scent is very strong and powerful reminding me of various spices all in one pot (and honestly does a chili hint). But also has a hint of wood among all the spices, personally I feel like this is more suited for a 'man' to burn and more of a 'man melt'.

Peach - Melt Crowd Exclusive
I love this melt! And can't believe it's an exclusive if I'm honest, it's a very light scent but a fresh fruity 'peach' smell. It's again in a cute pastel wrapping which I'm in love with for this summer!

Gin & Tonic - Celebrate World Gin Day 11th Of June
WOW! Again another melt which has become a love of mine, this scent it fresh, clean, powerful and exactly how a gin & tonic smells with the sweet lime mixed in. Among the fresh scented lime it also somewhat reminds me of cucumber and the fresh veg and fruit smell you get when you walk down the grocery store.

Lemon Curd - RRP £2
Something makes me feel like we might of had this melt previously (I might be wrong), but I'm in love!! It's a very fresh, clean and summer flavoring smell of a sugary lemon that almost reminds me of homemade lemonade.

Click to view on Flamingo Candles site here.

Overall, I'm in love with every single melt in this months box (apart from the chili one, I honestly can't make my mind up on this till I get round to burning it!). The melts are all perfect for summer from the cocktail scents, to the pastel paper colours. Let me know on Twitter/Instagram or in the comments below if your already a member, whats your favorite? Would you subscribe? X