Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

    Leigh 💜

  Merry Christmas Everyone Hope you are all having a great day 🎄🎄🎄 Leigh 💜

Primark 12 Days of Bubbles is a Bath Fizzer advent calendar that costs £10 and contains 12 Fizzers. The set contains: Grooves Fizzer Pink Concave Fizzer Cloud Fizzer Purple Gold Top Fizzer Pastel Heart Fizzer Rainbow Multi Ball Fizzer Blue Salts Infused Fizzer Blue Crystal Fizzer Pink Sprinkles Ball Fizzer Mint Gold Top Fizzer Pineapple Fizzer Santa Hat Fizzer                    This is a great gift at a reasonable price and the fizzers are perfect for a colourful bath. You just place the bath fizzer into a bath tub fiiled with water and allow them to dissolve. Considering how much bath bombs cost these days, I think this advent calendar is very reasonably priced.                                                                               ...

  *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. I am always on the look out for great hair products as I've been blessed with curly unmanagable frizzy dry hair that has always been the bane of my life. I also straighten and colour my hair on a regular basis which has resulted in some breakage recently so I need all the help I can get. Luckily I was sent BondiBoost Rapid Repair Shampoo* & Conditioner* to try out which looks like it will help with a few of my hair problems. BondiBoost is a brand I hadn't heard of before, but I always love to try out new brands. BondiBoost Rapid Repair Shampoo* is suitable for dry and damaged hair, Its formulated with an innovative technology to rapidly repair damaged hair, seal the cuticles, reduce breakage and banish split ends by up to 60% if used regularly and is ideal if you are hoping to grow your hair. I definitely have long hair aspirations. BondiBoost Rapid Repair Conditioner* works in a similar way to the shamp...

  *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. Its that time of year when I barely go outside when its light.  I wake up and start work when its dark and I finish work when its already dark, so to say I am a bit pale is an understatement.  I'm giving Wednesday Addams a run for her money in terms of who is paler.    Luckily I was sent the St Moriz 1 Hour Fast Tan Mousse & Tanning Mitt Set* to try out which was perfect timing. St Moriz 1 Hour Fast Tan Mousse* is great if you like a quick fix tan (which I do) as it allows you to control your shade. It contains Aloe Vera and Vitamin E which helps leave your skin super soft. You can choose to have a light sunkissed glow by leaving the product on for 1 hour, or for a golden glow leave on 2 hours, or for a deep bronzed look leave on for 3 hours. Get the glow you want by leaving it on for the appropriate amount of time. Its as simple as that. To apply make sure that you exfoliate and shave ...

  *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. The  Geomag Glow 60 Piece Construction Set*  contains 28 spheres, 28 magnetic rods and 4 bases  along with an instruction booklet and 3 storage boxes. The magnetic rods are made with 100% natural glowing substances and when exposed to a light source, they accumulate energy. Then in the dark, they release this energy as natural light. This adds an extra layer of interest when building the 3D magnetic structures. To start building all you need to do is connect the magnetic rods to the metal spheres and you can build anything you want to, all you need is some creativity and imagination. This is great set for learning and stimulating an interest in STEM subjects. The set is made of 100% recycled plastic and is suitable for ages 3 and up. The set is currently available for £33.74 from The Entertainer (usually £44.99). Geomag construction sets really do make great gifts.   Leigh 💜

*I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. If you have someone that's difficult to buy for and want something different to use as a stocking filler then the Phone Telescope* from Kikkerland definitely fits the bill. The telescope has 8x magnification from 9' to 800' and clips on to any smartphone.  It's easy to use just centre the clip over the phone lens, screw the lens to the clip and then adjust the focus ring until the screen is sharp.  It comes with a lens cover and microfiber cleaning cloth. The product is 7.6 x 5.6 cms.   It can be purchased for €14 from Kikkerland .   Leigh 💜

One of my favourite activities is horse riding and I love to treat myself to  LeMieux products.  If you have any horse riders in your family and friends circle I can highly recommend buying LeMieux horse brushes as a gift. As with most LeMieux products, they come in a variety of colours, so you can mix and match to your hearts content. So far I have bought the Flexi Horse Hair Body Brush which cost £19.95 and comes in 4 colours (I picked fig which is purple).  The Flexi Massage Comb , £9.95 in Marine which is a nice green shade. This brush is particularly great for itchy, hairy cobs. I also have the Flexi Curry Comb  £9.95 in fig. This is particularly good for getting rid of mud and loose hair. These brushes are great quality and as the name suggests, they are flexible so curve around your hand and your horses body. Beware, LeMieux products are addictive as they come in so many great shades (check out the colour collections for so many great colour choices and then...

*I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. I have already reviewed the ZeroWater 12 Cup Pitcher*  here . I use this jug constantly, but the only drawback is that it is too big to put in my fridge. The ZeroWater 7 Cup Pitcher* has been specifically designed to fit in standard UK fridge doors. This jug also has a sealed lid and reservoir, making it possible to pour water that has already been filtered, without spilling the water that is still filtering. The ZeroWater pitchers feature a 5-stage ion exchange filter which works to remove virtually all dissolved solids from your water. It's the only pour through filter pitcher in the market that's certified by the NSF to remove both lead and chromium. It also removes the chlorine taste that you get from tap water. One of the features that I love about ZeroWater pitchers is that they come with a water quality meter which provides a digital measurement of dissolved solids in your water. The reading from the filtered...

*I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. Beautify your bike with this cute little Bike Vase* from Kikkerland. This mini plastic vase wraps around the handlebar of your bike with the attached elastic band. Add flowers (of the fresh or fake variety) whenever you ride your bike. This is a perfect little stocking filler for bike riders and it costs just £8 from Kikkerland .   Leigh 💜

*I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. I am always on the lookout for sustainable products so I couldn't wait to try out the Tooth Be Told Natural Toothpaste* that I was recently sent. This product is certified by the Vegan Society and helps to reduce the tonnes of plastic waste created every year by millions of discarded toothpaste tubes (more than 1.5 billion toothpaste tubes are discarded every year) as it comes in a container made from sustainably sourced bamboo with a small amount of recycled aluminium. The product itself is not your normal synthetic white toothpaste its midnight black, which when you first see it you wonder if its going to stain your teeth, but it does a really good job cleaning them and there's no staining. The colour comes from the natural charcoal that is more effective at removing stains and plaque than normal pastes, while strong odours and smells are neutralised by coconut oil. I tried the mint version and you can taste t...

  *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. It's pretty safe to say that we all hate doing the dishes don't we? I am lucky enough to own a dishwasher, which does most of the hard work for me, but there are some things that just don't fit in as it isn't a full size one, so I have to resort to scrubbing pans and other large items by hand. Enter the Kikkerland Cactus Scrub Sponge*, which is metallic green and cactus shaped. It makes a tedious job, just that little bit more fun. It's scratch free and durable and costs £8 for a set of 2 from Kikkerland .   Leigh 💜

*I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement and this kit contains all you need to create your first ikebana mini floral arrangement (other than the flowers). The kit contains a ceramic vase, flower frog (a tool to hold the flowers in place), mini scissors and a cotton towel. Ikebana comes from the Japanese 'ike' which means alive and 'bana' which means flower, so it basically means giving life to flowers. It is not only a chance to get your creative juices flowing by creating your own personal flower arrangement, but it is also a chance to practice the art of meditation for inner peace. The Mini Ikebana Flower Arranging Kit* costs £19.95 from Ohh Deer . This kit is suitable for small flowers and the instructions are included. Leigh 💜  

I wanted to highlight the  Primark Instore Recycling Scheme   in case you aren't aware of it already . Primark now has blue donation boxes in every store where you can recycle your unwanted clothes, textiles, shoes and bags (this includes towels and bedsheets which a lot of donation places will not take).  The items can also be in any condition so it's great for items that aren't suitable to donate to charity shops.   The whole point of this scheme is to prevent old and unwanted items ending up in landfill. Primark have partnered with a recycling specialist called Yellow Octopus that diverts around 1m garments from landfill every month. Yellow Octopus aims for as many donations as possible to be worn again and the remainder will be repurposed into new products.  I have already taken numerous bags of items to recycle already as they weren't in good enough condition to donate to charity, so it's good to know that you can send them to an organisation that will...