This Week I'm Loving... #9

Modern Family - Facetime Epsiode

This episode was genius! I love Modern Family, it neverfails to make me laugh and this week's episode was not different! Filmed all via facebook this 20 minute episode was so so clever... and a great advert for Apple haha!

EOS Blueberry & Acai Lipbalm

 I feel like I've talked about these loads recently. I found this one hiding when I was tidying up the other day and was so happy to see it! It smells yummy and helps my chapped lips out no-end!

Vampire Academy Book 2 - Frostbite

I have finally got back into reading and I've picked up where I left off! Hopefully I'll be finished with this series before the summer.... there is 6 of them you know! I have soooo many books on my wishlist at the moment!

My New Bed & Early Nights

Finally we have our new bed! We had a bit of a pickle with it all.... (someone may have ordered the wrong sized bed.... although that someone was not me!) ... but after nearly 2 weeks of sleeping on a mattress on the floor we have a bed - and I am so happy! This week I've also been going to bed super early which has made me feel alot brighter!

E45 Overnight Hand Cream

You may have seen this on here earlier this week! This stuff has been a lifesaver for my dry, rashy hands - I'm so impressed!

Margot Robbie

Ultimare girl crush alert! After watching The Wolf Of Wall Street once again last weekend (one of my favourite films ever), seeing Margot at the Oscars and all the Focus premiere's I have fallen in love again! She is amazing... and making me want to cut my hair.... again! #flawless

Montagne Jeunesse Face Masks

The best way to relax and give yourself a beauty treatment for under £1! I love these things, I have a draw full of them and this past week I have dipped into it more than once! Hot Chocolate & Hot Spring Sauna are my favourites!

PLL.... the build up the the Big ReveAl

I love this show so much, every single week I get more and more into it and I am waiting so patiently for the big reveal next month..... only 4 more weeks girls and boys! Who do you think it is?

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Getting My Beauty Sleep : The Fab 3

This is the time of year where lots of us ladies and gents are working alot more and alot harder, so sleep can sometimes be cut short or feel non-existent! 

I myself have been totally wiped recently so have been trying out a few things to help me having a more relaxed evening and a better nights sleep!

Here's 3 products which have definitely helped.....

1. Kindle

I always say to myself that I'll have a quiet night in and read my book (which I have been reading forever... I'm literally getting nowhere!) but me being me - a 24 year old internet addict - before I know it I've been sat on my phone/ipad/laptop all night and it's 10pm and time to go to bed!

This is BAD and I've been trying to change my ways. Getting into bed with a book really helps me to relax and chill out! It's so fun for your brain to turn off everything social and work-related and transport to another world for an hour or two! The more I do read, the more I want to read aswell! I can't wait to finish this series I'm on it's brilliant!

2. Candles

I'm a bit of a candle addict and have a slight obsession with my home smelling nice, whether it's with candles, sprays or diffusers. 

Recently I have been burning this Aromatherapy candle from Flamingo Candles* (which you may have seen in this haul post). This is the 'relaxing' candle and is bursting with the scent of lavender and ykang ylang which helps calm be down after a stressful or busy day!

I' also still loving my Glade Honey & Chocolate candles - I've bought 3 already this month, they are so strong and fill my whole flat with the yummy scent!

3. Sanctuary Sleep Comforting Night Butter

I had been looking at these products from Sanctuary for a while, I really liked the scent but wasn't sure whether I'd actually go ahead and use them or whether they'd get shoved in a draw/box like alot of other things that I think are a good idea at the time!

But in the end... obviously I ended up buying a couple of products from the range! I got this body butter along with the body scrub and I made damn sure that I used them as soon as I got them home!

The scent is so lovely and relaxing and I've found it has made a real difference in the way I feel before I go to sleep! I've also been leaving the body butter open on my bedside table some nights - the smell really radiates round the room which is lovely.... but I think it's about time I invested in the candle too!

Other things I love and which help me relax and get a good nights beauty sleep are.... green tea, a good face mask and clean bed sheets!

What helps you sleep?

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July Favourites 2014

August is here - we are 8 months into the year.... where has time gone?! Cray cray! I'm off on holiday next month, I can't believe how fast it has come around!

With a new month beginning, the blogging world knows what this means - monthly favourites time! Here's the stuff I have been loving in July!

First up - the Focus & Fix Original Eye Primer from Make-Up Revolution. After apparently loosing all of my other eyeshadow primers recently (seriously I have no idea where they've all gone?!), this has majorly come to my rescue. You may remember me talking about it in my MUR haul a few weeks back! This is great and I have used it everytime I've rocked eyeshadow in July and it has worked a charm! A total bargain too!

The Miss. Sporty Just Clear Mascara is one of those products I picked up randomly when browsing through Superdrug - I'd been looking for a cheap clear mascara for ages ... and not for my eyelashes! I use this on my eyebrows to keep them neat and in place throughout the day (hence the dodgey colour!)! Works like a charm and under £2! 

Next a couple of products from Nivea. I seriously love Nivea and the Sensitive 3 in 1 Micellar Cleansing Water and the Refreshing Toner have made their way into my daily skincare routine over the last 4 weeks. I've been using this after I've removed my make-up at night  (not too remove my make-up... I need something slightly stronger for that mission)  and after my shower in the morning! It leaves my skin feeling cleanse and fresh and ready for the day - or bedtime!! I also got these while they were on offer so total bargains too!

Onto a hair product now - I have been obsessed with this whole range since it entered my life (read all about it here) and this product has made it's way too firm favourite... I think - it's a tough call! This is the Lee Stafford Moisturising Heat Protection Spray from the new Ubuntu Oils range. This stuff smells amazing - I love that you can keep the smell of the shampoo and conditioner fresh by layering it with this stuff! Works great before drying and styling - love love love.

This month I have been plagued by a horrendous outbreak and one in particular huge giant unfriendly spot. Like literally needed it's own postcode. Not cool, seriously not cool. This stuff though seemed to help me a tiny bit it's Clearasil's Ultra Rapid Action Treatment Cream. This is the stuff I always reach for when I have an unwanted pal arrive on my face - in fact I've probably mentioned it before on here! It reduces redness and size in just 4 hours and really has helped - total lifesaver.

Last up is a non-beauty related product! I recently watched Vampire Academy after rented it from the Playstation store. I had seen this advertised and in my opinion it looked awesome! I love Zoey Deutch, after watching her in Ringer & Beautiful Creatures I decided she is awesome and I must watch everything she's in haha! Because I loved the movie (I don't know how it got such bad reviews!) I decided to start reading the books - as far as I know there's 6 in he series and I got the first 3 on my kindle for just £6.99 - woopwoop! Totally loving them so far!

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