Among all the crazy Boxing Day and January sales Lipsy threw massive deals on there website and in stores! In particular, on a coat I've had my eye on for a few months now which is from the Michelle Keegan collection.

It's in a parka green style, with gold detailing throughout and a gorgeous fluffy furry blue inner and hood! It stands out so much its beautiful, and I've already been wearing it out and about going to and from work, to the local store and even on the very few shopping trips. I get people coming up to me, complementing me and asking where it's from! 

I'm in love, plus the quality of the coat is out of this world. It's RRP is £98 but in the sale I only paid £49. I've had people approach me in the streets complimenting the coat, the only downside is I do struggle to drive in it as the length is fairly long covering the bum.
  • View the product on Lipsy's website here.

Lipsy Coat | NYSale

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Hey guys, so I recently got contacted by a company called Wax Melt Bakery who create handmade 100% SOY & cruelty free wax melts. As you are all aware, I'm a huge lover for candles, and after quickly checking out there Instagram page I fell in love with some of the designs and product names.


I managed to grab a small sample of mixed melt bags (RRP £2 each bag) to try out and write about, but they have a huge range of products for sale (head over to their Facebook group for more info/prices) including tub melts, chunk pots etc! I've been burning two of the same scent in my melt burner and honestly, the smell has lasted. (Plus with the melts only being small you could always mix and match them to create your own smell)

Mermaid Kisses
These melts are very refreshing, a much more clean soft cotton like smell but has a mix with a hint of a floral scent. Plus they have a hint of sparkle and glitter, just perfect to match with the name of these beauties.

Ooey Gooey Nut Pie
These melts have a very coffee scent resemblance with a hint of toffee and nut, its a major food like melt. Honestly, I'm very in love with this scent it smells so delicious I could just eat them! (Please don't though lol)

Pink Cake & Custard 
Another food like melt with a cute pink & yellow colour along with a sprinkle of glitter. The scent on these are very sweet, sugary, candy like which honestly somewhat reminds me of sorbet! 

Overall, I'm rather impressed something so small and mighty can be so powerful with strong scents. By far my favorite is Ooey Gooey Nut Pie, the foody scent just has a key to my heart. Be sure to follow them over on the social media below;

 Instagram (@waxmeltbakery) - https://www.instagram.com/waxmeltbakery/
Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/217879768623407/

 DISCLAMER: This product was given to trail from the company, however everything I write is 100% honest from my personal thoughts and views on how the product has worked with me.
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Hey guys, so I thought I'd write a short blog post dedicated to the Medium size Dancing Reindeer gift set from Pretty Suds. This way I can explain a little more about each product, and show off more photos.


So the Medium Sack is £9.95 each (view the product on Pretty Suds website here), it comes in a super cute thick wool like material brown bag with a reindeer on top and clasps shut by wrapping the string around the top. (I'm actually obsessed with this design, you don't need to tie the string, it just wraps around the material and stays firmly) So whats inside?;

 x1 Yule Be Mine (Bath Bomb) - RRP £3.45
This bath bomb smells so much like chocolate, sweet, sugary and candy like with a cute Christmas pud design. The green mistletoe leaf on top doesn't seem to melt very well when the rest of the bath bomb has fizzed away, it takes awhile to softly melt sort-of like a melt. The product itself left the water a bit of a dull, pale brown like colour (could be improved to be better, but then again what do you expect from a brown bath bomb lol) and the scent lasted hours after I had cleaned/rinsed the bath out.
Rate: 9/10

  • View this product selling individually on Pretty Suds website here.


x1 Chocowork Orange (Soap Slice)
This soap is again very sweet, chocolate and orange spiced like (it reminds me of Terry's Chocolate Orange). The size of this soap bar is pretty generous typically what size you would get from Lush etc.


x1  Bath Scrunchie 

There isn't much to say about this, you get a soft white regular size Scrunchie to use when your in the bath (or shower).

x1 Choc Nib (Bath Soak)
I was super excited to try this out, I've never used bath soaks, crystals etc before so when this arrived I didn't know what to expect. The tub itself was filled right to the top with chocolate, sweet scented mini crystals and the description on the packaging said to sprinkle the tub over the water. I was completely unsure how much to use, I didn't want to go using the whole lot in one go so I sprinkled about half into the water. It did bring out a strong scent instantly, but honestly, it didn't do much to the bath water I'm not sure if your to use the whole lot or not? Let me know in comments?X
Rate: 7/10

 Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with this set it would be a very suitable gift to give someone who has a bath (and enjoys them).
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One thing that really bugged me when I placed my first order was I wanted to add more quantities of products but due to the glitchy website it became virtually impossible. So once I made my first order, I managed to go back on the site (instantly) and try to see if I could add multiple products to my basket. 
What I ordered on the first time round;

  • Farther Christmas (bath bomb) - £1.88 RRP £3.76 (x2)
  • Never Mind The Ballistics (bath bomb) - £2.13 RRP £4.26 (x2)
  • Shoot For The Stars (bath bomb) - £2.13 RRP £4.26 (x2)
  • Northern Lights (bath bomb) - £1.98 RRP £3.96 (x1)
  • Snow Angel (luxury bath oil) - £2.13 RRP £4.26 (x1)
  • The Christmas Penguin (bubble bar) - £1.98 RRP £3.96 (x1)
  • Butterbear (bath bomb) - £0.98 RRP £1.96 (x1)
  • Snow Fairy (shower gel) - £1.98 RRP £3.96 (x1)

Of course, this time round it worked perfectly fine... Which meant I ended up ordering even more to add to my lush collection! The one thing that was annoying was the fact I paid for postage TWICE! I did try to contact Lush via email/twitter to ask if they could combine the postage and ship out as one big order but never herd back... (disappointing)

  • Farther Christmas (bath bomb) - £1.88 RRP £3.76 (x6)
  • Never Mind The Ballistics (bath bomb) - £2.13 RRP £4.26 (x6)
  • Shoot For The Stars (bath bomb) - £2.13 RRP £4.26 (x4)
  • Northern Lights (bath bomb) - £1.98 RRP £3.96 (x6)
  • The Christmas Penguin (bubble bar) - £1.98 RRP £3.96 (x1)

Overall, I'm not impressed with Lush because of the lack of control they had over the boxing day sale yet again. Plus, when I ordered it took way over 24 hours before I even got a confirmation email yet they took the money instantly out my paypal. 
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A new year, a new month and a new melt crowd box arrived at my door! First off, I want to saw WOW this box has all that 'WOW Factor'. The packaging is very white and classy style but has a rainbow bright twist (perfect way to celebrate and start the new year)!
So which melts was included?;
Unicorn Dreams
I love this melt out of them all, not just because of its name but the smell is beautiful! It reminds me 100% like LUSH bath bomb dust a sweet, sugary soft smell (somewhat like LUSH Snow Fairy, honestly), plus its called unicorn dreams right, every bloggers dream?!
Rate: 10/10
Jasmine & Lime
This is a very floral clean scent, its packed full of soft jasmine that sortof reminds me walking into a floral shop. But then has a sweet fresh watery lime smell mixed in, it's so refreshing! (perfect for those hangover days after celebrating new year hehe)
Rate: 10/10

 Orange & Blackcurrant
This scent is very different and unusual, you can smell the orange but its not like a spiced sweet one. I feel like the blackcurrant takes over on this scent, and sortof reminds me of how you'd expect the smell of an orange peal holding a deep blackcurrant drink in. (The blackcurrant isn't so sweet either)
Rate: 6/10

Pomegranate Cider
I love this melt, its so fresh and soft scented it uplifts my mood straight away. Its got a very sweet fruity food like smell that slightly reminds me of cherry. The melt scent itself is very hard to define exactly, its just very light air type if that makes any sense!
Rate: 9/10

 Coconut & Raspberry
Anything with coconut is a win and must have for me, this melt is packed full with a strong, sweet buttery coconut. With a very slight hint of sweet sugary raspberry (but the raspberry isn't too noticeable) it's mainly the coconut powering through (as expected). But I love it!
Rate: 10/10

Blueberry Cheesecake
The smell of this melt is rather unique and different but boy I'm in love with it! Cheesecake is my number one favorite desert, this melt has a much more sugary blueberry smell. But you can instantly get a reminder of cheesecake, I'm not sure how possibly through all the sweet, creamy smells (you get a hint of the cheesy cream base) but I really hope this melt sticks around!
Rate: 10/10

Clean Cotton
The name pretty much describes the scent of this beauty! It's a soft, fresh cotton smell just like how your freshly washed bedding is. It's such a soothing and relaxing melt to burn.
Rate: 10/10

 Dewberry
Out of all the melts I find this the most struggling to define a actual smell description. It's very light, fresh somewhat floral scented with a slight food hint. It isn't too strong of a smell and much more light.
Rate: 7/10

 Overall, I love this months box purely down to the Unicorn Dreams and Blueberry Cheesecake being my two favorites! Be sure to start your year off by signing up to Flamingo Candles #TheMeltCrowd subscription here. It's just £10 per month which gets you eight different melts (some exclusive, some rare, some preexisting) and postage to your door!
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Better late than never right? I thought I'd write an overview of what I got for Christmas (individual blog posts on main gifts will be put up soon). First off I want to thank ALL my family and friends for getting me gifts, I loved every single one of them! (I'm not going to write every single thing I got as we would be here forever lol)
Parents:
First off I'm shocked by how much my parents bought me, it was totally unexpected! I got given money from my dad, and my mum a whole lot of goodies! The first two main gifts I loved was a Mally and a Laura Geller makeup collection set. They both contained different but unique products and I am literally in love with both. Plus a makeup revolution eye-shadow palette which is HUGE! There is so many different shades its unreal, they are all beautiful and I want to just use them all the while even when I'm not wearing makeup.

 As for fashion I got a beautiful velvet set (top and bottoms) which looks gorgeous on and slippers to match! Several goodies from Victoria Secrets (which don't need to be shown here lol), a Nike jogger bottoms and jumper set which is again so comfy to wear and looks fab to lounge around in. Some fluffy socks (which are a must need in life).

 For fun, I got the Tipping Point (TV show in the UK) game which is so much family fun I'm obsessed with. Plus I got a photo frame which lights up (can be turned on or off) and it says WiFi which is totally nerdy but 100% me and I love it! 

Grandparents:
Among both sides of my family I got lots more unexpected gifts from my grandparents (I honestly was fine to accept none but wow I was wrong)! I got some pajamas (which I needed/asked for) along with a super soft dressing gown something which I wear everyday. Some clothing items - jumpers, leggings, underwear etc (stuff which all where amazing, fitted great etc) and I received some money.

Friends:
Among friends and co-workers I received a few gifts which where very special and close to my heart these included a Hugo Boss (women) parfum gift set which totally took me by surprise and it smells delicious. I also got a bobbi brown book! (WOW yes I know I'm obsessed with reading it, looking over before heading off to bed), some lip glosses, chocolates and boxes of sweets and of course some lip balms in the style of candy which where unusual but something awesome! 

Overall, I'm super grateful for everything I got from EVERYONE! I hope everyone out there had an amazing day. - I didn't write about every single thing I receive
as I would be here for a long time X
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So among my London trip we of course visited Harrods, which deserves it's own blog post! First off the store is HUGE and I mean HUGE I think it had 5-7 floors from what I can remember? It was beautifully decorated with Christmas lights but had so many extravagant stuff (pretty much I couldn't afford any lol).

On the first floor, among makeup and bags there was a food/confectionery section which blew myself and my mum away. They had a huge range of unique cakes, chocolate, sandwiches and much more! 
I ended up getting one of the large pink macaroons and two cupcakes which came to just over £15! Probably the most I will ever pay on three food related items (lol) but in regards to taste.. The macaroon was very very disappointing, it tasted like marzipan and very soft. But the two cupcakes I got (oreo and  toffee) they was so soft, fresh and delicious. 

Up towards the 'tech' section, there was many things I never even knew existed just like the 'Gold Xbox One'. But yet again, everything was crazily priced even for a pan to cook your food on cost £999 I mean like what?! 

On the fashion level of things, I fell in love! There was so many shoes and bags I could literally live in this store, I loved the Christian Louboutin and the Givenchy section the most. 
Overall, visiting Harrods was a unique experience, I would love to go again even though all I bought was some cakes and Christmas tree decorations (the cheapest item we could find lol). Someday I will go there to buy my dream handbag. 

Harrods | London

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Hey guys so I recently visited London (OMG I know!) I went on the 23rd December 2016 just two days before Christmas! I went along with my mum, purely just to visit and experience 'London' with her, plus to finish up a few loose ends on Christmas shopping.

Travel?
So first off we drove down to my local train station (Flint) and headed down to London Euston via Virgin Trains. I had booked for first class seats on the way down (and normal coming home) honestly I must admit how disappointed I was with the service. When we got on the train we instantly got our tickets checked and was given a juice drink (orange or apple) and a hot drink (tea or coffee). I must admit the seats where very comfy, thick leather and spaced out so you could really relax! 

We got FREE WiFi on the 'first class' section (normally you pay £5+ in the normal section of the train for WiFi services) and we got offered for food from a selection of; a small cooked breakfast, a bacon roll (which we couldn't have because they had no rolls), fruit or porridge. 

At first I was going to go for fruit, but my mum picked the cooked breakfast so of course I followed. I'm not sure what I was expected, but honestly it's just like airplane food I didn't really eat any of it. After about a 2 N half hour journey we arrived. We then headed for the tubes - we first went to Knights-bridge then Oxford Circus. 

 Knights-Bridge
WOW! This area is complete rich mans world, as soon as you step foot out the station you have a Rolex store across the road AND a Mclaren store! We headed down, dreaming at all the shops were we stopped off in a few (Ted Baker, Zara) and then of course Harrods! (full blog post on harrods coming soon)

Oxford Circus
I felt like this was more 'normal' to me in terms of shops, there was LOTS and I mean LOTS the street is huge! From h&m, new look, river island, forever 21 to self-fridges! We pretty much spent the rest of our day up and down this street shopping, stopping off at a SubWay for food and then a Starbucks later on for coffee. One thing I will note is London is terrible to find somewhere to sit down and eat, or generally for a bench outside! There is NO seating whats-so-ever. 


Carnaby Street
This street is just off Oxford Street, it's a small little area with a few more shops mainly Urban Decay! This store was so pretty in terms of decoration, although it was only small it was perfect (plus it wasn't packed!!) but most things were 'sold out'.


Christmas Lights
All over the streets there was different decorations, from simple lights to beautiful shaped animals. Some of the stores went all out too and decorated the entire buildings (some over five floors high) with lights and sparkle! It was so pretty to see during the evening just as it was getting dark.


So overall I am very glad we did this trip, I will admit next time we defiantly need a hotel to stay over and get to do some sight seeing. The shopping did get very tiring towards the end of the day, purely from walking around all day and holding all the bags! Plus not having many seating areas around made it a bit worse. But I will be sure to do it again sometime in 2017!X
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Hey guys so I purchased the Kylie Cosmetics 325$ holiday edition bundle kit she was offering on the first launch (21st November). First off I want to say my experience on actually trying to 'purchase' the collection was a NIGHTMARE! As per usual, it's a mad rush to order from Kylie and you end up in a long 'waiting' page to get on to the checkout. 

Ordering Experience 
It was a major stressful experience, but what annoyed me the most was 95% of the products selling individually sold out pretty much instant but the holiday edition bundles stayed in stock for two days after the launch?
- Okay fair enough
But then! Then, Kylie offered a huge 20% Black Friday discount PLUS freebies if you purchase on the Cyber Monday? I was so annoyed when I herd this, first off because I paid FULL price but the fact the item didn't really 'sell out' instant was frustrating that I could of waited a few days and saved a huge amount of $.

 Order Processing
What lead to an even more distressing experience was it took about 12 business working days before they even dispatched the item. Like what? On her website it says between 4-5 business working days to process and dispatch. I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service slightly frustrated as people who ordered LATER than myself have had theirs dispatched. In-fact, I could of simply ordered at a cheap price and got it sent out sooner than waiting this time... There response was 'due to the holiday season, and high demand we are taking a little longer than predicted' , 'we can not do anything about a refund, or price changing' which is a complete RIP OFF!

 Shipping
So after the long awaited shipping, then international shipping my product finally arrived in the UK just before Christmas. On my USP tracking it was completely messed up, it was informing me my item had traveled from London up to Scotland (completely bypassed my home address) and had attempted to be delivered but nobody was in? I was slightly worried due to the high amount of money I had invested in, so yet again I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service team. I actually emailed them three times over my UPS tracking, where was my product? But I had 0 response, nobody has ever to this day replied from her service team. As a result, I had to rush around, find phone numbers for UPS and UK posting services and track down my own parcel. I had to travel over 30 minutes in the car to pay a custom fee charge of £65+ then pick my parcel up! (so whats the point in shipping when I have to collect it myself, so annoying!)

So the actual products?
Merry Lip Kit - 30$ each
Now if I'm honest, I am totally disappointed in this product purely down to the shade. I was expecting a gorgeous red/burgundy colour that was dramatic but different. But honestly, its very orange toned like a washed out red which goes so patchy its unreal! I used this product once and that will most likely be the last time I will ever use it.
Rate: 2/10

Vixen Lip Kit - 30$ each
I LOVE this kit! The shade is 100% my colour, its a dark deep purple/plum and applies so softly and smoothly I feel like the pencil wears down rather fast is will probably 'run out' rather quick. But the colour is so dramatic and perfect for dark hair, pale skin, and for ME! I'm using this all the time this winter.
Rate: 10/10
Snow Kyliner Kit - 26$
Well, value for money? I'm not sure, if I'm honest I am not very sold on this product. You get the gel pot, a brush, and a pencil (the pencil is pretty useful) and the pot/brush seems to work fine. I'm just not sure I can justify paying 26$ for it when there is very similar products out there, plus the colour 'white' isn't all me. I mean, its great for a dramatic look or something different but well.. I'm just not sure!
Rate: 6/10

Holiday Palette Kyshadow - 42$
WOW! I'm in love with this beauty, this was the main product I was most excited about. The shades are beyond pigmented its crazy, one swipe across your eyelid and BAM you have maximum pigmented colour. Plus, the combination of colours seems to work great they are a little darker than expected but oh well! And, the silver shade is super pigmented but I'm currently obsessing with applying a small amount on my waterline (it looks majorly dramatic, it lasts literally ALL day and doesn't irritate at all)!
Rate: 10/10
Camo Creme Shadow - 20$
This is a.. 'Bleh' item, I feel like its majorly overrated in terms of the shade I was expecting a pigmented, shimmery tone but its much more just plain and creamy. It's nice and smooth to apply but the shade just isn't for me, it's too simple, boring.
Rate: 3/10

Golden Plum Creme Shadow - 20$
This is probably my favorite shade out of all three of the creme shadows, it's a nice deep tone but again, it lacks in shimmer and the 'wow' factor. 
Rate: 7/10

 Yellow Gold Creme Shadow - 20$
Out of all the creme shadows this is the worse, the colour is just shocking if I'm honest. It's very plain, yellow and not majorly shimmer or pigmented its just so... well! Something I would not recommend.
Rate: 2/10
Makeup Bag - 36$
If I'm honest this is completely overpriced at 36$ it's just crazy! When it arrived I was a little took back, I was expecting it to be very 'cheap' like material. But I have to give Kylie some credit, the material of the bag is rather thick, heavy quality. You have a zip across (which does seem a little plastic like) but inside you get two rather large pockets and is very spacious. But I would never pay the asking price...
Rate: 7/10

 

Full-Size 4PC Matte Liquid Lipsticks & Gloss - 45$
Cupid (coppery rose gold) GLOSS: 
I LOVE this shade, it's a major favorite of mine! It's super pigmented, shimmery, shiny and I love the metal texture. It doesn't last very long and does come off rather quick but still! I LOVE IT!
Rate: 10/10

Angel (mauve-y pink) Liquid Lipstick:
This is the worse out of the set, the shade is something I would probably never personally wear, why? Well it's very 'washed out' pinky tone, it looks too plain for myself and doesn't stand out much.
Rate: 3/10

Blitzen (deepen raspberry-plum) Liquid Lipstick:
I love love love this product, it matches perfect with the Vixen lip kit too. The dark shade is just honestly a new favorite for me it goes perfect with my hair/skin. Although again, after a short while it does become patchy, and wear off so you need to carry it with you and top up throughout the day.
Rate: 10/10
Noel (true copper) GLOSS:
This is another product which seems to somewhat catch my eye, I mean myself personally I prefer a GLOSS anyway. The product is very shimmery, and glow like but the colour is a little odd, its something a bit more harder to match with an outfit etc.
Rate: 7/10

 Mini Kit Matte Liquid Lipsticks - 36%
I was totally shocked when I saw these, I know from Kylie's birthday edition the mini's was a major popular item and sold out FAST! But the products themselves are so small and tiny, I was completely shocked they are something I personally wouldn't ever buy again. You get a good range of shades, something which might be useful to try out before buying full sizes but they just didn't appeal to me. I feel like after 2-4 uses they will be completely empty.
Rate: 4/10


Dancer Metal - 18$
The shade of this product is another LOVE! First off the texture of the metal is WOW, it stands out so much plus it has that shimmer shine. As for the shade, its perfect for my dark hair, stands out and lasts somewhat longer than some of the other products in this collection.
Rate: 10/10
Jolly GLOSS - 15$
This is a super pigmented, deep raspberry like gloss that is so soft and smooth on the lips! What more could you ask for? I love it!
Rate: 10/10

 Naughty GLOSS - 15$
The shade of this product is much more apple red and honestly, I feel like it looks a bit plastic like the shade could of been better.

Rate: 4/10

Overall;
I wouldn't buy this kit again, some of the products are great but most I either wouldn't use again or felt like it was overpriced/overrated. I would much rather take the risk and buy separately, however with the lack of support from Customer Services and yet again the high custom fees I won't be ordering from Kylie again.
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