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Blogmas Day Twelve: A festive, but productive day 🎄🛍🛁

So, here we are! Day Twelve.

Today has been both festive, productive and fun.. my kind of weekend in the run up to Christmas.

Me & hubby had a little lazy start, followed by a yummy breakfast because there is no better way to start a weekend.

After that I went Christmas shopping with my sister, which was fun!

And we well and truely shopped until we dropped.

But, I managed to get the everything that I needed!! Which is awesome.. I mean, I nearly lost an arm under the weight of my bags, but its all good because the Christmas shopping is done!

When I got home from town I had a nice, relaxing, festive bath.

Gotta love a Lush Festive Bath product.

This one smells so good and is a reusable bubble bar! ‘Elfie Stick’

It was so nice to chill after a fun but hectic time in town.

Feeling refreshed, I have now spent the evening sorting out what I bought, wrapping some more presents.

Super festive!

I’m now about to start decorating our second tree… because I decided one was enough and so I grabbed another one today, in town.

What’s your idea of a fun, festive day?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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𝔸 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝕆𝕗 𝕊𝕖𝕝𝕗 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕖 🧖🏼‍♀️

ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴇ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ.

ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ʙʏ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘꜱ, ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ɴᴇʀᴏ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜱᴏʏ ᴄᴀʀᴀᴍᴇʟ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇ, ʏᴜᴍ!

Love a coffee shop, Coffee!

ɪ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴏᴘ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏɴ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ.

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ, ʙʀᴏᴡꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ Qᴜᴀɪɴᴛ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱʜᴏᴘ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

My purchases.

ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ (ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱɴ’ᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ!!) ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴜᴛᴇ ᴘɪɴ ʙᴀᴅɢᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ! ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ.

ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴꜱ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘ ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜ&ᴍꜱ ᴄᴀɴᴏᴘʏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ɴᴇxᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ!

Christchurch Mansion.

ɪ ʙᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴇᴇʀᴀɴ: ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪɴ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ ᴍᴀɴꜱɪᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜰᴜʟʟʏ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴜʀᴇ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ɪᴛ!

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴅ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ɪᴛᴇᴍꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴄᴀꜱɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴍᴇ.

ꜱʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʏʀ 11 ‘ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀᴍᴏᴜꜱ’ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴜʙ ɢɪɢꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴍʙʟᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ.

ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ, ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛ ɪ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛ.

ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ɪꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʀᴜɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇᴀ.

3ᴋ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ, ʀᴇʟᴀxɪɴɢ ʙᴜʙʙʟᴇ ʙᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.

ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴀx. ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʙꜱᴏʀʙᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ.

Bubble bath time 🛀🏼

ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪ ɢᴏ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴊꜱ, ᴅᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ɢᴜɪᴛᴀʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱᴏɴꜱ (ɪ’ᴍ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏɪɴɢ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ, ɪᴛ’ꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴ! *ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴅ*🤣) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴏɴ ɴᴇᴛꜰʟɪx.

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ‘ᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ’, ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴊᴜᴠᴇɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ (ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ) ʙᴜᴛ, ɪᴛ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴏʙʙɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟʟ.

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥’𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕩?

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕤?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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What I got for Christmas 2017! 🎁

Hi guys!

Let me start by saying HAPPY NEW YEAR! ITS OFFICIALLY 2018, CRAZY!

I hope that you guys had a great Christmas. I love watching and reading what people got for Christmas so I thought that I should share with you what I received.

This isn’t meant to be me bragging about what I got, I just thought that it would be fun to do!

So, lets take a look…

 

Books

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Jamie Oliver’s 5 ingredients: Quick & Easy food.

This is a cook book with lots of super easy and yummy ideas. I love the idea that there are only five ingredients for each recipe, it really puts me off when there is a massive list of ingredients, ain’t nobody got time for that!

Fantastic beasts and where to find them, by J K Rowling.

I also received the illustrated version of J K Rowling’s Fantastic beasts and where to find them. The pictures are beautiful and this book works so well with pictures, perfect! ⚡️

 

Make up

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I was very lucky this year with my make up haul. My lovely hubby bought me Tanya Burrs ‘Beauty and the feast’ make up box and it is AWESOME. It is full of great products from palettes for the eyes and face, highlighter, lipsticks and lipglosses. My  friend Demi works for Dior and gave me some cool samples to try out as well as a lovely pinky NYX lipstick. I also got another NYX lipstick this one is a liquid lipstick in the shade ‘Istanbul’.

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Skincare/bath products

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I was very lucky to also receive the Zoella pamper box set. You get a brilliant selection of products in there, perfect for a pamper. I love the Snowella scent, its really fresh. I especially like the scent in the hand cream.

In the box you get…

  • The Winter Wonderhand Hand cream
  • Body puff
  • Snow silky body lotion
  • Snow polished body polish
  • Snow smooth body butter
  • X2 Sachets of a ‘splash of milk’ bath milk powder

The box is really lovely too, perfect for storage once you’ve used the products.

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The Body Shop shower gel. I really love these body shop shower gels, the seasonal scents are lovely. I really enjoyed the pumpkin and sweet vanilla scent in Autumn and in Winter they have released this one, Frosted berries. It smells so fruity and delicious.

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LUSH is one of my favourite shops and I LOVE their bath bombs. This year I got a few different things from LUSH that I havn’t had before and a few that I have.

My sister got me my favourite LUSH product off all time, ‘The Comfort.er’ bubble bar. A super fruity scent that creates the most awesome bubbles

I also got the Butterbear bath bomb which is lovely and soft on your skin, with cocoa butter.

My hubby got me one of LUSH’S new body sprays, the one he got me is called ‘Twilight’ This is supposed to help you sleep and the predominant fragrance is Lavender, it smells so soothing and makes you feel relaxed and cosy. I spray this before bed and use alongside ‘Sleepy’ the body lotion.

In the colourful set above,  the ‘Intergalactic’ bath set, you get the ‘Thundersnow’ bath bomb, The ‘Shoot for the stars’ bath bomb and the ‘Intergalactic’ bath bomb. I can’t wait to try these out!

 

Other…

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I also received some vouchers. A Primark Voucher, my favourite shop! I’m looking forward to spending that! Me and the hubby also got a Nando’s voucher, we cant wait to go on a date night and use that too, we love a cheeky Nando’s.

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My father In law (knowing the avid Harry Potter fan that I am) got me two tickets to the Harry Potter book night at our local museum. Me and my sister tried to get tickets for this event last year but it sold out! We can’t wait to go, the place is decorated, everyone dresses up and you have activities, food, Harry Potter themed cocktails and so on. Its going to be so much fun!

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Is it even Christmas if you don’t ett a Terry’s chocolate orange!?!? These are my ultimate fave, a Christmas must have and a great stocking filler too. Mine didn’t make it past Christmas day haha.

So those are just a few of the lovely pressies that I got for Christmas this year (or technically last year!! So confusing)

I hope you enjoyed this blog post! I’m going to have to start a list of some blog posts I’d like to write in the coming weeks/months, it was so easy throughout December to create Christmassy and festive posts but now I really need to get thinking about my 2018 content, its so much harder without such a blatent theme.

Any suggestions would be greatly welcome guys!

 

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My top 5 ways to relax!

Here are my 5 simple steps to having a relaxing evening.

I know this is personal preference but its just my favourite way to unwind and relax after a busy week and I thought that I would share it with you guys.

Enjoy!

Step 1:

Treat yourself!

After work on Friday I walked into town and treated myself by getting my nails done. I have only had them professionally done a handful of times and its been ages, So I thought why not!

I went to a little salon where we got our nails done ready for my sisters wedding in 2015. I really wanted an Autumnal colour as I am loving those shades at the moment.

Here’s what I went for …

IMG_20171110_191147_033A full set of acrylics in this lovely dark browny, bronzy colour.

Step 2:

Pamper yourself!

As soon as I got home I ran myself a nice hot bath. I love baths and find them super relaxing. I picked out my favourite LUSH products to add to my bath because the only thing better than a regular bath is a LUSH bath!!

One of my favourite LUSH products is the ‘Comforter’ bubble bar. I also used the Body Shop Vanilla Pumpkin shower gel, from their Autumn range, which I am loving at the mo! The bubble bar creates super bubbles and the smell of the shower gel is DI-VINE.

Step 3:

Get cosy!

I popped on some cosy, festive (I know its early, apologies but at least it is November!!) PJS and grabbed a cosy throw and snuggled down on the sofa.

…and don’t forget the cosy socks.

Step 4:

Entertainment!

Its really important to take the time to do things that you love but usually don’t have time for, read a book, catch up on your fav shows, do a puzzle, write, anything.

IMG_20171111_145241_516.jpgI opted for my current book because reading is by far one of my favourite hobbies. I also had the remote in order to catch up with a couple of the soaps that I watch.

Step 5:

Food!

Because come on, no relaxing and cosy blog post of mine is complete without it (in fact I can think of many times that are incomplete without it haha)

I made myself some indulgent loaded fries for dinner and a nice cold drink too. Time to tuck in!

 

I felt so much better taking some time to myself and relaxing after a busy week.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing.

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

 

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Happy body, happy mind! 🛀🙏😌

Hi! I’m back, it’s been too long (Over a week!!) I feel like I’ve had no time at the moment so I took this evening out to have a bit of ‘me time’ and to actually write a blog post. 

It’s really important to take time out to relax especially if you feel like things are getting on top of you. Do things that you enjoy but havn’t been able to do, preferably something stress free and relaxing. Life can be busy and chaotic and we often put ourselves last, I think we are all guilty of this from time to time.

So what do I like to do to chill out? I love a good pamper. I’ve really got into bath/skin/body products recently and I just love an opportunity to soak and freshen up. 

I started by running myself a lovely hot bath and getting out my products.

For my bath: 

  • Lush ‘Flamingo’ bubble bar
  • Lush ‘Butterbear’ bath bomb
  • Radox ‘Feel pampered’ bath soak with shea butter and ginger

When I’m in the bath I like to pamper myself further with some lovely skincare…

Skincare/face/body

  • Witch ‘Naturally clear bursting beads’ face wash
  • Vasanti ‘Brighten up!’ Enzymatic face rejuvinator
  • Superdrugs fruity ‘Orange and satsuma’ shower gel
  • Zoella ‘Pretty polished’ sugar scrub 
  • Nspa beauty rituals ‘Radiance boosting’ face mask 
  • Zoella ‘Creamy madly dreamy’ body lotion

After I’d scrubbed with my sugar scrub (this feels lovely rubbed into dry skin and then rinsed off) washed myself & washed my face I then applied my face mask and left this on for 15 minutes. 

I love to wash my hair when I am having a bath too for a completely clean and fresh feeling. Some of my favourite shampoos and conditioners are…

Shampoos and conditioners 

  • Superdrug Anti dandruff ‘Classic care’ shampoo
  • Aussie ‘Miracle moist’ shampoo
  • Argan oil ‘hydrating’ hair mask
  • Kebelo ‘Clarifying’ shampoo (for use once or twice a month, a nice treat!)

Going back to the products in the picture above, I love the Witch face wash and spot products and they have always worked for me going back to my mid teens. I’ve had a few breakouts recently which is why I re purchased the face wash and spot stick, I would 100% recommend their products. 

(Fingers crossed the face mask doesn’t make me break out even more!!)

Once I had washed off the mask I used my Vasanti face rejuvinator. When I’m out of the bath I always apply moisturiser to my face and today I even used my Zoella body lotion. I love the scent of her Creamy madly dreamy body lotion as it is from her original collection, my fave!

Just to mention, I also love candles and wax melts to help me relax so I popped one of my Crumble magic wax melts into my burner. Today I went for Raspberry lemonade that smells so fruity, fizzy and delicious. 

One final pamper product that I used was to give my feet a treat!  I used my foot pedi to get rid of any dry skin, then I used the foot scrub and finally I applied the foot lotion, ahhh.

Ps. A snack and a refreshing drink is always a winner too…

Last but not least, I hadn’t done my gel nails for a while so I thought this would be the perfect way to finish off my pamper evening, especially when I can do it sitting in front of the TV in my pjs! Perfection 👌

I am loving my Sensationail gel nail kit so much and I went for the raspberry/burgundy shade that came in the set, it’s called ‘Miss behave’.

Happy body, happy mind. 

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Skincare routine & A relaxing bath 

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Relaxing at Christmas! 🛀

We all know how hectic and crazy the preparation for Christmas can be and although I sort of love the craziness it can be a bit overwhelming at times too. I had a list the length of my arm and very few days to get it all done and it was really stressing me out, and at Christmas that’s the worst! So what do you do in that situation? Take yourself away from the stress and give yourself time to relax and enjoy the holidays, then you’ll be ready to face the Christmas tasks ahead. And once your more relaxed those tasks are alot easier to face and aren’t usually as bad as they seem, I mean what could be more christmassy than wrapping & sorting out presents.

Here’s how I wound down, chilled out and relaxed ready for the day ahead…

First up, I ran a lovely bath! 🛀 I love baths so much and I had one Christmas Lush Bath bomb left to use so why not?!

The bath bomb that I had left was my Father christmas one…

I popped this into my bath and it smelt so good.

I didn’t realise he was green inside!! 

I had a moisture bomb face mask left so I thought I would pop this on too! 

If you havnt tried these I definatly would!! They leave your skin feeling so soft. If you want to know more about it my sister wrote about them on her blog, you can check that out here.

Lookin’ good ✌😁

I still hadn’t burnt my Yankee candle wax melt in the scent ‘Christmas cookie’ so I thought, why not do that now too. It smells SO Christmassy & sweet.
And you can’t have a relaxing bath without candles.

& lastly (Once I’d taken the face mask off, of course!!) I grabbed my book to read whilst I soaked…

I decided to start reading one of the Harry Potter books (yes, again) and I went for the 6th book ‘The half blood prince’. I love the later books as you learn so much about the story and they tie up lots of loose ends. This is one of my favourites. 

So that’s how I relaxed and I felt much better and ready to tackle all those Christmas jobs once I’d had some me time 👍

How do you relax? Any bath product recommendations? 

Ho Ho Ho 

Roseanne 🎅

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Festive Lush Haul ❄ Day 16

I grabbed a few items from Lush’s festive range when I was in town with my sister last week and I thought I would share them with you. 

Here’s what I got: 

  • Butter bear
  • So white
  • Star dust
  • Father Christmas 

Let’s start with Butter bear; 

‘Father Christmas gets softening, Fair Trade cocoa butter from the Colombian Peace Community of San José de Apartadó especially for his gentle polar pal. Pop him into the water to infuse your bath with a warm and creamy perfume and dreamy softness for sublime skin. This comforting bear is also filled with fragrant cocoa powder and calming ylang ylang to melt hearts young and old.’

This was one of my favourites, it smells so good, is super cute and I love the ones that make your skin feel all soft and smooth as well as clean.

Price: £1.95

Up next; ‘So white’…

‘Snow White had a tough time of it. If you too are likely to spend Christmas day evading evil stepmothers, stroppy mirrors, not to mention cooking and cleaning for seven singing men, you certainly deserve a dip in the bath. Crisp, apple-scented waters, as pure as the driven snow, fizz and foam, while bergamot oil and rose absolute restore peace and calm. At the core, a heart of fruity, uplifting neroli oil and orange flower absolute is sure to revive your (Christmas) spirit.’

It looks & smells amazing in the bath as the colours comes through…

It makes the water this gorgeous dark green with the yellow and blue mixed together from the core, festive! 

Price: £3.75

Star dust 

‘Follow yonder twinkling, shimmering star all the way to the bathroom. The earthy spice of rosewood harmonises with the sweetness of vanilla absolute and bergamot oil for rejuvenating celestial waters. If you need a little post-party recovering this Christmas, just look skyward. Note: wise men not included.’

Price: £2.95

Father Christmas

‘Before making this, Father Christmas must have stopped at a sweet shop for stocking fillers because it smells like freshly spun candy floss. Soak away the hours in sweet, mouthwatering waters as the blushing red of Santa’s cheeks fizz away to reveal a vivid, holly-green centre.‘

I havnt tried this one out yet but I can’t wait as I love sweet smelling ones. 

Price: £3.75

I hope you enjoyed this mini Lush Haul!

What are your favourite festive treats from Lush? Any recommendations? 

In my beauty advent calender…

I got this lovely baked highlighter today! I’m a big highlighter fan so I can’t wait to try this out!! 

Ho Ho Ho 

Roseanne 🎅

  

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Stocking fillers: Blogmas day 6

The Christmas stocking is one of my favourite traditions! I’ve had one since I was a child and I will continue to do so because it’s christmassy & a great way to start off Christmas day!

So I started off by making a list of a few different things that would make great stocking fillers and then I have grouped them into stockings for £5 all the way up to £30. 

These are mainly aimed at women but I will include some male orientated stocking fillers at the bottom to help you out. Men are definatly harder to cater for when it comes to stockings. I’ll pop the prices & shops I have seen these in or a suggestion of where you can get something similar.

I have tried to make sure that the stockings have a bit of variety in them as that’s always fun, here goes…

A £5 Stocking This was really tricky but for as few little treats I’ve included: 

  • A Chocolate Santa or coins depending on their preference £1 (Supermarkets or poundshops)
  • Revolution blusher £1(Superdrug)
  • Flutter bath fizzer £1 (Superdrug)
  • Novelty socks £2.00 (Tesco) 

Total: £5.00

Another £5 Stocking.

  • Lush ‘Floating island’ bath oil bar £2.00
  • Chocolate £1
  • Revolution eyeshadow £1 (Superdrug)
  • Flutter make up sponge £1 or Flutter cute nail file set, pack of 3 £1 (Superdrug)

Total: £5.00

A £10 stocking.

  • The body shop ‘Shea treats’ set which includes a shower creme, body whip & beige bath lily £5
  • Chocolate coins or Santa £1
  • Mua lipstick £1 (Superdrug)
  • Revolution Blusher £1 (Superdrug)
  • Christmas socks  £2.00 (Tesco)

Total: £10.00



 Another £10 stocking.

  • Dove ‘Ever blossom’ bath & shower duo set, this comes with two of their bath & shower cremes & a bath puff £2.50 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate Santa £1
  • Book £3.99 (Amazon) They currently have loads of bestselling books for only £3.99, get them quick.
  • Christmas socks £2.00 (Tesco)

Total: £9.49



A £15 stocking.

  • Lindor truffles 50g box £1 (Superdrug) or any chocolate.
  • ‘Stocking filler: 12 Christmas short stories £4.99 (paperback, Amazon) 
  • Maybelline Merry kissmas gift set £3.75 (Tesco)
  • Sanctuary ‘get cosy’ candle set £4.50 (Boots)
  • Flutter bath fizzer £1 (Superdrug)

Total: £15.25

Slightly over in this one but not much!

Another £15 stocking.

  • Lush ‘Comforter’ bubble bar £4.95
  • Tanya Burr ‘Mrs Claus’ Nail set £4 (Superdrug) 
  • Chocolate £1
  • Toucan coin purse £4.50 (paperchase) 

Total: £14.45

A £20 stocking.

  • The body shop beauty bag. This comes in different scents, shea, strawberry, citrus etc and includes a shower gel, hand cream & body butter in a cute little bag. All travel size. £10
  • Chocolate £1
  • A book £3.99 (Amazon) 
  • Tanya Burr ‘It’s kissmass’ lip gloss duo £5 (Superdrug)

Total: £19.99

Another £20 stocking.

  • Toucan coin purse £4.50 (paperchase)
  • Revolution redemption eyeshadow palette, different styles available £4 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate £1 
  • Soap & Glory ‘Take your pink’ gift set which includes a shower puff, hand cream, body scrub & shower creme. £10 (Boots) 

Total: £19.50

£30 stocking.

  • No 7 ‘glamorous eyes’ palette £10 (Boots) 
  • Deboss notebook, this comes in lots of gorgeous designs £10 (paperchase) 
  • Lindor truffles 50g box £1 (Tesco)
  • Zoella Hungry hands ‘ginger cream’ hand cream £5 (Superdrug)
  • Lush ‘Dragon egg’ bath bomb £3.75

    Total: £29.75

        Another £30 stocking.

        • Ghost bauble, these come in different scents with a mini version of a Ghost perfume & another miniature too £8 (Boots) 
        • Real techniques ‘Core collection’ make up brush set £12.50 (Amazon)
        • Chocolate £1
        • Sanctuary ‘Get cosy’ candle set £4.50 (Boots)
        • Revolution blusher & eyeshadow £1 (Superdrug)
        • Lush Bath oil bar £2

          Total: £30

              Obviously you can mix and match, but these are just a few ideas for you that I’ve put together! 

              Some ideas for mens stockings are:

              • (Book) ‘Stocking fillers: 12 short christmas stories’ £4.99 (Amazon)
              • (Books) Some bestselling novels are £3.99 on Amazon  
              • Novelty socks (Primark, Tesco)
              • (Game) ’50 things to do once in a lifetime’ This is a dinner party game where you see how many you’ve done/suggest your own £6.20 (Amazon)
              • Chocolate coins/ Santa’s depending on their preference or any chocolate
              • No7 daily duo wash set, this includes a body & hair wash and a face wash £10 (Boots)
              • Lynx wash bag set, this includes two Lynx shower gel & a deodrant £10 (Boots/Superdrug)
              • Gillette flexiball set, this includes the flexiball razor & hydrating hydra gel £10 (Superdrug/Boots)
              • Aftershave; eg David Beckham, Ted Baker etc £10 (Superdrug/Boots)

              Websites: Boots Amazon Paperchase The body shop Superdrug

              I hope this has given you lots of ideas to fill up those stockings!!

              Before I go, day six of my beauty advent calender…

              A face make up brush. This is again a cute small size. 

              Ho Ho Ho 

              Roseanne 🎅

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              A relaxing bath 🛀🎃

              I love a bath! So I thought I would do a little blog post about my bath today & how I like it.

              I like to run a nice hot bath first and then choose a scent for my burner & a bath bomb.

              I went for my ‘Aromatherapy’ scent for my burner as it smells just like a spa, soooo relaxing 🕯

              I thought it would be good to use my Halloween, autumnal Lush bath bomb. I mentioned this in my ‘Lush Haul’ blog post, so don’t forget to check that! 

              This bomb is called ‘Oh My! Pie!’ And was £3.95 🍂🍊🍁🎃

              It smells SO lovely. It has hints of pumpkin & cinnamon although this is quite subtle. The main scent is sweet vanilla, so good! 

              Here it goes …

              When it fizzes it looks really cool as the face of the pumpkin is really prominent, it’s a bit spooky 🎃

              This doesn’t create as much bubbles as the bath bars but leaves a lovely vibrant orange colour to the water and it smells great.

              (Excuse my bathroom floor & the paint brush that you can see in this picture, we are currently doing some home decor)

              I love how seasonal this is and I will definatly be looking out for more of Lush’s seasonal products from now on, roll on Christmas!  

              Any bath isn’t complete without a good book to read as you relax and soak. I am currently reading ‘Sleepless in Manhattan’ By Sarah Morgan. 

              It’s such an easy read and I was pleased to find out that there are more books that follow the same characters in a sort of series.

              I love the New York setting too, it’s really cool. 🗽🌇🌉

              Here’s the blurb just to give you a little insight…

              ‘Cool, calm and competent, events planner Paige Walker loves a challenge. But when she loses the job she loves, Paige must face her biggest challenge of all – going it alone. 

              Except launching her own events company is nothing compared to hiding her crush on Jake Romano – her brother best friend, one of New Yorkshire most eligible bachelors… and the only man who’s ever broken her heart.

              When Jane offers Paige’s fledgling company a big chance, the ever present chemistry between them starts giving her Sleepless nights. But could Paige be the girl to make the man who trusts no-one take a chance on forever! 

              There’s no better way to start the day 👌

              Until next time,

              Roseanne 🙂

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              Lush Haul 🛀

              I’ve been waiting until I’ve had a chance to have a nice long bath before doing this blog post so that I could show you the bath bombs in action. 

              So here goes! 

              First up, the Dragon egg bath bomb.

              ‘Feel ready to soar’      £3.75

              This is the one that I used in my bath this morning, it’s really cool. 

              On the outside it is white but once it goes into the water it fizzes and the centre of the Dragons egg is revealed…

              This bath bomb contains lemon, jasmine and it has popping candy in too! (Don’t eat it thought 😛)

              Next up is my favourite Lush bath bomb, The Comforter. ‘Berry yourself under a fruity blanket’      £4.95

              I’ve mentioned this one before because I love it! I always pick this one up when I’m in Lush, it comes from their bubble bar slice range. It’s so lovely, berry yourself in the fruity aromas 🍓🍒🍎🍋🍑

              I also went for the Honey Bee. ‘Take the sting out’      £3.50 

              This contains honey, sweet wild orange and aloe Vera. This one is quite sweet & summery.

              This is the Rose Jam Bubbleroon. ‘For a rosier mood and softer skin’       £3.95     

              It’s a Pink-tastic, glittery macaroon shaped bomb with a rose design on top.

              It’s so pretty. This one contains Rose oil, coconut oil, shea butter & lemon oil.

              I also picked up a seasonal bath bomb…

                                          🍊🍂🍁🎃 

              This Pumpkin one is so cute and smells divine!  ‘Oh my! Pie!’     £3.95

              I was drawn to it when I saw it as I’m loving autumnal things at the moment but when I saw it had cinnamon in it I wasn’t sure. Cinnamon is a scent I’m not really into at all but once I smelt it I changed my mind.

              It’s scent is pumpkin (of course!) Sweet vanilla & cinnamon (as mentioned) I think the cinnamon is very subtle and the main smell is the sweet vanilla which I love. 

              And finally…

              I picked up their Ocean salt face and body scrub. ‘Scrub and soften’  I got the 120ml pot which retails at £8.50. 

              I also used this in my bath this morning. It makes your skin feel so soft & fresh.

              The scrub has lashings of fine sea salt to scrub and clean, organic limes to brighten and avocado butter to soften the skin.

              I love this and would definatly recommend this alongside their bath bombs for a proper pamper!

              Let me know what your favorite Lush products are or any that you would recommend 👍

              Until next time,

              Roseanne 🙂

               

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