Mini Homeware Haul #2

Hello there :) 

How are you all?! Hope all is fine and dandy and that you have had a super weekend! Have any of you done anything exciting? I've been working and sleeping, the sleeping has been the best bit, my bed is just so comfortable I never want to leave it, in fact beds in general are comfy, who ever invented them thank you so much for creating such an incredible thing! 

So I asked someone I work with today what animal they would be if they had the choice, and they said a unicorn, I'd be a dog in a good home :) what would you guys be? 

Recently I have been collecting a couple of little bits and bobs for my room as my dad kindly rearranged my room which means I have been on the hunt for things to complete the room. I also love homeware, it's all just so pretty. Where's your favourite place to shop for homeware? 

I'm obsessed with candles at the moment ever since I overcame my fear of them and now seem to be buying them and candle related things all the time at the moment. Near where we stayed in Wales recently there was this massive Waitrose, it was so exciting we went there pretty much everyday and the even better thing about this particular Waitrose was that it had a good sized homeware section in it, I like to describe it as a mini John Lewis section it was so cool. Anyway they had lots of cute bits and bobs at some great prices with one of them even being reduced so I couldn't resist. 

The first thing I picked up was a super cute candle holder, well I think it was a candle holder and that's what I have used it for anyway but I'm sure you could use it for whatever you wanted, it would probably make a nice pen holder too! It makes an amazing pattern when you have a candle in it which is one of the things I love about it. 

The other thing I picked up from the amazing Waitrose was some fake flowers. I have been after some for ages but have never found the right ones at a good price so when I saw these I fell in love and even more so when I found out they were reduced. I love flowers but only tend to have them in my room when my Dad is cute and buys them for me (which is rare) so I wanted some that would look nice all the time so thought some fake flowers would be the perfect addition for brightening up my room :) 

I recently bought my first Yankee candle and my Dad is a bit of a yankee candle expert (well he likes to think he is) so he lent me a yankee candle topper as apparently they help the candle to burn evenly. There are loads of different ones you can get and whilst I was away I came across a pink one and as I love everything pink I thought it would be perfect for my yankee candle. When your candle is alight it produces a lovely pattern on the wall, which looks really pretty. 

I recently went into this really pretty shop full of lots of lovely homeware bits and bobs and came across a little dish with a some lovely words in it. It says Enjoy all the little things in life as one day you look and realise they were the big things.  I love sayings like this as I think it's important to always think about the positives so thought this would be great dish to store my rings and earrings in. 

These drink jars have become really popular recently, I've seen them on lots of blogs and in magazines. They are great for putting smoothies and cocktails in or if your boring like me just water.  The thing I love about these are that they aren't like a normal glass which makes them quite fun to drink out of and well they are just a bit different. 

The Barney photo today is another one of him in Wales. He is currently lying at my feet fast asleep after having a bone although he is now producing some horrible smells. Smelly dog!! We went for a lovely 6 mile walk the other day which Barney loved! 

Hope you are all well and jolly :)

Anna-Louise 

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Mini Beauty haul | Liz Earle, O.P.I

Hellooo there!!

How are you lovely people today?! It's Sunday isn't it so some of you may be feeling sad that it's Monday tomorrow well if that's the case turn that frown upside down :) If you don't get that saying well I'm no good at explaining it but its something to do with smiling instead of frowning and well a smile being the opposite of a frown I think don't hold me to this explanation, core that was a big word for me! 

Fun Fact: Giraffes don't make a noise/have a sound. 

I find that sad but cool, hopefully they don't feel left out they shouldn't because they are taller than most other animals that do make a noise. I guess some people just like being quiet. How cool would it be if we had Giraffes instead of cars?! Or is that just me? Let me know what you think! 

Sorry I haven't posted over the last couple of days, I have been working a lot and have been rather stressed and tired and when I feel like that I tend to scream and shout and let it all out (see what I did there using song lyrics hey ) so blog posts didn't get written! However I did say I was going to do a blog post every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and then any others would be extra's so this one is Sunday's as I didn't want to let you all down! 

I may have bought one or two or more beauty products this week, I know all in one week hey so I thought I would share with you guys what I purchased :) 

I don't know about you lot but I love anything beauty related! I'm always reading blog posts and reviews about different beauty products and looking for new ones to try! I also love beauty products as they have really helped me with my confidence as I feel if I look good I will feel good about myself. 

The first thing I bought this past week was a hand and body lotion from O.P.I. You may be thinking I thought they did nail varnish but oh no they also do the most amazing hand and body lotion. They are know as O.P.I Avojuice Skin Quenchers, the one I got was the Jasmine one the smell is amazing! I have seen them in a couple of nail salons before now and have loved them and went for a Spa day on Monday and they sold them there and well you know what it's like when you see something that smells great and you have herd lots of good things about you just have to get it don't you?! There are 10 different Avojuice flavours, I say flavours but please don't try eating them, I think what I mean is smells? Maybe I don't know but you get where I'm coming from right?! The thing I love about this so much is the smell of them, there is nothing better than putting on a fruity moisturiser especially at this time of year as it reminds me of summer and my skin needs a lot of love and care as it tends to get very dry during the winter months! If you haven't already checked one of these delicious moisturisers out I definitely recommend that you do.

O.P.I Avojuice Skin Quencher

Now I don't know about you guys but I really suffer with dry skin during the winter months especially on my face. In the summer my skin is pretty normal apart from the odd breakout. I used to use E45 cream on my face after a cleanser but I was finding that it just wasn't getting rid of my dry skin. Don't get me wrong I'm a massive fan of E45 and however it just wasn't working with my skin. I happened to be speaking to my grandma who also suffers with dry skin and she could not recommend enough Liz Earle enough to me! Good old grandma for the recommendation hey! She told me that she has being using Liz Earle skincare products for too many years for me to remember now and they have always combated her dry skin so I thought why not give them a go and I tell you what so far I'm incredibly impressed. I also did a little bit of research about them as a brand before and another thing that really appealed to me is that all their products are made from active ingredients which is great as even if you have sensitive skin these products should not aggravate it. I popped off to my local John Lewis to pick up a few bits and bobs and after using them for less than a week so far I have noticed a considerable difference to my skin! 

Liz Earle

One of my favourites so far that I picked up from Liz Earle is the Hot Cloth Cleanse and Polish set. I absolutely love this cleanser so far. I can tend to be a bit lazy when it comes to taking make up off and would quite just use a make up wipe to take it off. However now I have tried this I don't think I will take my make up off any other way! Taking make up off has never been so easy. The set comes with 2 muslin cloths and the cleanser in the little bag. All you have to do to take you make up off is put the cleanser onto you face dry then run the muslin cloth under hot water and then wipe it off and then splash your face with cold water. It's literally as easy as that and it even removes heavy make up which is great as there is nothing worse than spending ages trying to get your eye make up off. If you are looking for a new cleanser, I recommend trying this one I don't think you'll regret it! I don't think I'll use any other cleanser now which is a big thing as the one I was using before this I had been using for years but that's my old aspergers for you and I don't like to change my routine but this was definitely worth changing for. 

Hot cloth cleanse and polish

I also picked up the Skin Repair Moisturiser For Dry/Sensitive Skin and am also in love with it. It's a rich creamy texture and leaves your skin feeling super smooth and soft. It's great, I've only been using this a few days and it's already made a enormous difference to my dry skin, it's now lovely and soft again. It comes in this cute little pot and has a smell but I'm no good at describing smells so I won't. 

Skin repair moisturiser for dry/sensitive skin

The other two products I picked up from Liz Earle was the Intensive Nourishing Treatment Mask and Gentle Face Exfoliator. When I went to John Lewis they had a deal on which meant I got the Exfoliator for free which was great as I had gone there to buy it anyway. I haven't yet tried out these two products myself yet as well you know what they say time flies when your having fun and both of these are not daily treatments. My grandma had recommend both though so I'm sure when I do find some time to pamper myself I will be just as impressed as I have been with the other two products I have used. Here are the links for both the Gentle Face Exfoliator  the Intensive Nourishing Treatment Mask .

Barney and I went for a lovely sunny walk yesterday morning with my daddy :) It was nice to have a good bit of sun although it was incredibly chilly, I regretted not wearing more clothes, silly sun made me think it was warm! He enjoyed a splash in the stream as he loves water and finds it anywhere, he mainly enjoys finding sticks in the water he is strange like that. 

Hope you are all well and jolly 

Anna-Louise 

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Mini Homeware Haul

Helloo there :) 

How are you all?! Hope you've all had a super day! It's really windy where I am today feel sorry for the trees being blown around like that poor things. 

Today I thought I would do a mini homeware haul post as whilst I was in Yorkshire we went on an incredibly exciting trip to Harrogate homebase! It was actually quite fun my aunt bought loads of cushions which were really big and cuddly and I thought I would share with you guys what I bought. I was feeling brave whilst in homebase so went for a little wonder by myself which for me is a big than I like to stick in the pack that I came with when in shops, I get very anxious if I have to walk round by myself! However on that day I felt brave, maybe it was because they were looking at lamp bulbs to begin with and I had been attracted to all the pretty little things. Who knows I like this new brave Anna I hope she is here to stay!

The Homeware section in homebase is super nice, they have some lovely cute things, I wanted to buy more but unfortunately money doesn't grow on the trees like in the sims so here are some of the things I could afford and brought home with me.

The first item I bought is this sign which says Love but you can probably already see that! Anyway I've had my eye on signs like this as I wanted one for my windowsill and I saw this in Homebase and it was about £4 in the sale so I couldn't resist so this sign came home with me :) I really like it and thing it's a great little accessory to any room :)

This candle holder then caught my eye! I thought it was really cute so couldn't resist and it was also in the sale and was around £2 so another bargain, and who doesn't love a bargain right?! Good old homebase. Although this is a candle holder I didn't buy it for that purpose, I wanted a bigger pot to keep all my eye make up brushes as they didn't fit in the one I already had and I have a similar bigger pot for my face make up brushes so thought this would be a great little addition. 

I then bought this lamp! It wasn't in the sale but I liked this lamp and I thought it would like to live in my room. I've been looking for a lamp for a while now for my bedside table and this one caught my eye. It's the perfect size for a bedside table and I love the style of it. Good old homebase again. 

I then bought this mixing bowl, Barney wanted to be in the picture with it he's a big poser. This was also only a few pounds and its pink and who doesn't love pink right?! I also didn't buy this for it's intended purchase, I'm a great fan of Lush so thought it would be great for storing all my bath bombs in. :) 

I think Barney thought I'd bought him a new food bowl to begin with so he had to give it a good sniff! 

Lush bath bombs in my mixing bowl now turned storage bowl. 

Here is just another cute picture of Barney. If you haven't already worked it out I love my dog, he's my best friend and he has definitely helped me out with my confidence and a number of other difficulties I sturggle with because of my Aspergers. He is the best dog ever and I could not ask for a better best friend, he always makes me smile :) 

Hope you are all well and jolly :)

Anna-Louise

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