Boots Christmas 2014 : My Top Picks £20 & Under

Post number 3 in this little series is here! To catch up with my guide's to presents £5 and under and £10 and under just click HERE or HERE!

I love love love shopping for other people and I love going overboard at Christmas! These gifts range from just £12 to £20 .... yes they are mostly beauty bits but I know most of you normal readers love that kind of thing! 

Joules Cream of the Crop Skincare Kit - £14

Last year was the first time I had tried out products from Joules and I was so impressed! The quality is amazing and the scent was right up my street! This pack contains a huge pot of both body scrub and body butter - this is perfect for the ladies in your life... I know my Mum would love it!

Soap & Glory The Perfect Ten Palette - £16
S&G are always a favourite... espically with bloggers... and this year they've stepped it up with their make-up gifts and have relased a gorgeous eyeshadow palette! 10 great shades for a fantastic smokey eye - sometimes you don't have to pay a fortune for palettes!

Benefit Sweet Tintations Set - £19.50
The Benefit balms caught my eye as soon as they were announced earlier this year and this gift set is the perfect chance to give someone a proper treat! You get 2 of the lip balms which are about £14 on their own usually so this itself is a total bargain plus you get 2 mini tints aswell - a total steal! Sooooo tempted to buy this for myself!

Starbucks Cocoa Hot Chocolate Duo with Mugs - £16.50

I swear I always end up buying at least one person a mug for Christmas - most people drink some form of hot drinks right? So they are always going to come in handy! This Starbucks Cocoa Duo set is a yummy hot chocolate gift with 2 lovely mugs and some chocolaty goodies, perfect for anyone who's not a coffee fan too!

Smashbox Try It Kit - £19
Know someone who's never tried Smashbox and their amazingness? I love this brand, although working a boring 5 day a week standard job I can't really afford to kit my make-up bag out head to toe with it *sad face*! This is a gorgeous gift of 5 mini products to try out, any make-up lover in your life would be super impressed with this!

More? ... oh okay then! Here's some more gifts for £20 or less!

Seventeen Ready Steady Glow Bronzing Kit -£12
Seventeen have some amazing products in their collection at the moment and this gift set contains at least 2 of them! I use the shimmer brick all the time and I've also tried the cream bronzer which is fabulous! 
So if you're looking for a decent present with a tiny price tag this is he one to go for!

Nandos The Magnificent Seven - £20
I have a confession to make... I've never been to Nandos...I know right? Who even am I? Sorry guys! BUT I know how much everyone goes crrrrazy for it so why not give them the pleasure of Nandos at home with this yummy gift set! (If you're a Nandos fan, or know one head to the Boots website as they have LOADS of gifts on there!)

Boots Vintage Collection Jewellery Box Caddy - £16

I love this shabby chic jewellery box, perfect for keeping rings, necklaces and other delicate pieces! *Pretty alert*

Twinings Tea Tray Mugs Loose Leaf Infuser and Towel Gift Set - £16

Tea, tea, tea - who doesn't love a nice cup of tea? This set is a lovely home gift for any lady in your life! 

Jack Wills Ladies Signature Toiletry Bag - £18

Jack Wills is a new brand to Boots this winter and their stuff has been flying off the shelves! Their range fits in perfectly with the other collections Boots has to offer and I love their classic blue and pink scheme! This is a great size for holidays, trips away and even as an everyday make-up bag!

Burt's Bees Bounty Collection - £15.99
This set contains products for your feet, hands, nails and lips! A lovely looking set - perfect for Mum's & Aunties!

Bleach London Scrap Book & Disposable Camera - £16
I love this set (and pretty much everything Bleach has to offer this Xmas!). The idea is so cute, a scrapbook alongside a disposable camera an stickers! Imagine having a NYE party, birthday party, holiday and being able to take along your your camera and then making a fun scrapbook of your adventure afterwards! This is a great gift for teens - so maybe a sister, friend or daughter! (saying that I would 100% use one of these too!)

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Empties #4

Once again I have 5 products that I have used up, loved and now want to share with you lovely lot!

 Like I've said before it does take alot for me to finish a product to the very end as I have an addiction to buying more - so I'm always dipping in and out of different things!

 I think being on a Spending Ban lately is definitely helping me get through the products I already own! Buying less is showing me what I already have to try out and what I have to use up still!
(Also... yay for a bit of sunshine in my photos!)

1. Lee Stafford My Big Fat Healthy Hair 

Having loads of shampoos and conditioners floating all around my flat I decided that before I bought any more to clutter up the place I needed to use up what  I had! This was one of the first I grabbed! We all know I love a bit of Lee Stafford and this is one of the many that I have of his. This left my hair feel soft, smooth and alot fuller than normal with a great bit of lift - one that I would 100% re-buy.

2. Joules Sensational Skin Body Wash Souffle

You may remember this being on A Yellow Brick Blog last year when I reviewed a lovely bath set from Joules for Christmas! I loved the whole set but this was my favourite product! A gorgeous souffle which felt like a skin conditioner - I've been obsessed with this for months and can't believe I used up the tub already, I haven't looked yet but I really hope Joules sell this all year round and not just at Christmas. (Original review)

3. Bath & Body Works Raspberry Pink Peony Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

Yes, I am one of the anti-bac freaks! Total addicted. I love this scent of this - reminds me of being in LA & San Fran, I love when smells bring back memories.

4. Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Concealer - Fair :

I know I'm not the only who's ranted and raved about this! This has been a life-saver for those pesky ages under my eyes! Fab fab fab high coverage stuff - I already had another one ready for when this one was a goner!

5. Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - Hazel :

The only eyebrow pencil I have used in years and years, I swear by this one! Total bargain at £2.99 - works perfectly with my brow shade and is great to use before my HD Brows palette!

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Boots Half Price Sale Haul Part 3

Here it is - the last installment of my Boots sale haul! You can catch up with Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
I've been loving all your comments and also loving the amount of you that say you are heading to Boots - there are so so many bargains to get!

 One Direction Our Moment 50ml Gift Set

WAS £28.50 NOW £14.25

First up... sorry about the horrific photo - majorly bad lighting here, I've been trying to fit in photo-taking before I go to work in the mornings - nightmare!

I have been spraying this on myself where I work for months and months - don't judge me but I just love the scent! I like 1D, not a huge crazy directioner but yes I do I like them (who doesn't?!)! But I do have to say I did buy this set due to the scent and not because it is by 1D! It is a sweet smell - my favourite kind, comes in a gorgeous bottle and the 50ml bottle sold separately is worth approx £28 - so why would I not want the whole set for half that price?! 

Soap & Glory I'm Your Manicure Set

WAS £14 NOW £7

Yup it is once again ANOTHER Soap & Glory product - I like them okay! This is a gorgeous manicure set ... we all know how much I love having my nails done and looking girly!
or just £7 you receive a full-sized Hand Food hand cream (worth £5 alone!), the Scrub + Happiness dry hand smoothing scrub (something I have never seen before so am super excited to try out!), a gorgeous baby pink polish called Pink Soda, a pair of pink moisture gloves to give your hands a fab pick me up, a buff and shine nail file and an orange stick! Amazing hands here I come!

Joules Fantastic Bath Fizzes

WAS £6 NOW £3

First up, how cute is this packaging! Joules stuff always looks so cute! I tried this brand for the first time earlier this year and fell in love so when I saw how cheap these were I had to invest. I don't have a Lush near where I live so bath bombs and fizzes aren't something I buy alot so these are an exciting treat I can't wait to use!

Fearne Eye Collection

WAS £12 NOW £6

I couldn't buy the lip kit and not the eyes... that would just be rude! Right? I love Fearne's stuff and these colours looked to pretty to resist! I love soft eye crayons like these, especially to line the eyes - they look gorgeous! You also get an eyeliner with the it - so 5 items for £6!

Boots Extracts Cranberry Collection

WAS £10 NOW £5

Once I'd bought one (Cocoa Butter) I couldn't just stick to the one. The saving on these sets are so great that I thought I might aswell just invest in a year or two's worth of body wash, scrubs and butters! These smell fab and love it when all three match! Lovely Jubley!

So there we have it my haul (in 3 parts) is done! Have you guys been rocking the Boots sale aswell? I'm keeping my eyes peeled for when everything goes 75% off aswell - might be able to bag an even bigger bargain! 

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November Favourites

It's December - YAY! My favouite month! But with December beginning it also means we say goodbye to November. So of course it's time for another favourites post. 

 Alot of products I have been loving this month I have already shared with you in previous months, so not too many products to share with you guys today!

First up, the Garnier Intensive 7 Days Ultra-Replenishing Lotion (for very dry skin). Over the last few weeks I have started to get a few really dry patches on my legs. I've never had this before and it actually started to hurt ( sad face!)
 I had totally forgotten I had bought this stuff back in the summer when it was offer and seeing as the description is for 'very dry skin' when I saw it I thought it was worth a go.
 Low and behold this stuff has worked like a charm, totally healing my skin! It smells lovely too and sinks straight into the skin which is fantastic if you're in a rush!

Next is a product from Joules. This is  product from the Terrific Treats Bath Wash Trio gift set which I recently did a review of (here). This stuff is body wash souffle - and this is not just your normal body wash/shower gel right here - this stuff is amazing. It is a thick creamy substance and lathers up in seconds, it is like conditioner for your body and I have been loving how soft/smooth it makes me skin plus it smells lovely! I am addicted!

When my lovely Mum recently told me she'd bought me a little something I had no idea it would be Christmas related! I LOVE Christmas and with this being my first ever Christmas not living at home I couldn't wait to start getting bit for my own place! This is bauble from Ted Baker and I love it! I love french bulldogs and just think this is so cute - it seriously got me in the festive mood - thank you Mum! 

Another Lee Stafford product? Why yes it is! These are the Argan Oil Nourishing Shampoo & Conditioner and I have been using them for the last month or so! A little more expensive than the usual range from LS but I thought I'd treat myself when they were on offer - 3 for £20 (I also got the treatment).  The words argan oil definitely swayed me to try these and they have been fab! The shampoo is relly thick, it worried me at first but using both these together leaves my hair so soft and feeling lot stronger - paired with my morocanoil this is a great haircare routine!

Okay so this is my favourite lipstick at the moment! The Perrie lipstick from the Little Mix collection at Collection (formally Collection 2000!). I don't think this photo does the shade any justice at all... damn you winter and your rubbish weather/lighting! It is an amazing purple colour and I have been wearing it non-stop throughout November! Unfortunately I've heard it is sold out at the moment which just makes me wish I had bought more than one! 

Now for a couple of non-beauty favs...

Little Mix - Salute : This has GOT to be my album of the month I have been listening to it non-stop! I such a fan of both their style and their music and this album is amazing! If you've liked any of there previous songs you'll love this! I love Move, Little Me, Competition & These Four Walls. Now I reeeeeeally want tour tickets!

Ja'mie Private School Girl : If you know me then you know I am the biggest fan of We Can Be Heros and Summer Heights High - I have been obsessed with them ever since watching them years ago. So when I heard that  god Chris Lilley was making another series with Ja'mie I was so excited. Private School Girl has been hilarious and I am gutted that it has finished already! If you haven't seen any Chris Lilley shows before I seriously urge you to go and do it now! You won't regret it - full on lols guaranteed! 

So then girls and boys - what have been your favourites over the last month (and they don't have to be beauty related!)

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Xmas Gift Guide: Joules Terrific Treats Bath Wash Trio

Christmas is coming... I cannot believe it is that time of year already! 

So as always all those fabulous gift sets and bargain offers are hitting the shelves!

 I love both giving and receiving pampering treats you always know that if you get someone a nice bath/body set they'll use it (why wouldn't they?!) so they always make fabulous xmas gifts!

The set I am reviewing today is from a brand that I haven't actually used myself previously (but have heard of, of course) and that is Joules!

This is the Sensational Skin Care Kit or the " Terrific Treats Bath Wash Trio" and it consists of 3 300ml products.
Like I said before I haven't previously tried any Joules products so when the opportunity arose I couldn't wait to try them - I love finding new brands to fall in love with!
First up I want to say how much I love the packaging! It comes a super cute floral box (which I haven't pictured very well here sorry!) which I am now using it as storage, it is fantastic to stand my products in in the bathroom and looks gorgeous!

The 3 products in this gift set are the :

Sensational Skin - Body Wash Soufflé 300ml

Superbly Smooth -Body Butter 300ml

Lovely Scrubbly - Body Scrub 300ml

They all have the same scent - a gorgeous sweet but fresh smell which isn't too over powering! It actually reminded me of something and when I asked my Mum she told me it's because she uses Joules all the time - no wonder I recognised it!

I was so excited to start trying this trio, especially as lots of my shower stuff seemed to have run out at the same time!
All 3 steps foare just £18 - that's just £6 per tub and at 300ml per tub that is a bargain, after using this stuff for a few weeks now I can tell that it is going to last ages!

First up is the body soufflé. This is the first sort of product like this that I have used. I usually use a shower gel but this stuff is totally different. 

Like a thick body butter for the shower, all you need a small scoop which feels like a moisturiser but lathers up like a gel. 

It's like a shower conditioner and I've actually found it works so well when used after the scrub (up next) - it makes my skin feel so smooth, soft and fresh! Top marks - it's like a pampering treat.. everyday!

Scrubs are something I like to use alot - especially at this time of the year with dry skin and fake tan prep! I have so many favourites which are mainly soap and glory and normally I find them hard to beat but this stuff is lovely. The grains are just like sand but it doesn't feel harsh like some other scrubs, leaving my skin perfectly exfoliated, soft and smelling yummy!

Last but not least is the body butter named Superbly Smooth! This is a fantastic finishing touch to the set, perfect for your whole body and what amazing quality!

Thick and creamy this stuff keeps my skin hydrated and smelling lovely.

All in all this is a fantastic gift set! The quality is superb (just like the name of the butter!) and I think the value for money is top notch! You get so so much of each product - they will last for months and months! 

You can get this set in Boots - along with lots of other Joules goodies, and they are all (as far as I know) in the 3 for 2 Christmas offer, barry bargain central!

So whether you're looking at treating yourelf or planning those Crimbo pressies I highly recommend this trio, high five Joules - I am impressed!

Have you tried any Joules? What are your favourite gifts to buy people?

Don't forget - my giveaway will be ending in the next week - click here to check it out and enter for your chane of winning 5 of my all-time favourite products!

(***Disclaimer : This product was kindly sent to me  to try out by the lovely people at Joules . All thoughts, opinions and ideas are always my own and I would never include an item or product on A Yellow Brick Blog that I didn't truly believe in.) 

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