PRETTY YOUNG THING

I'm not ready for summer to leave yet, I haven't wore boots for ages and ages and they just feel weird. I went shopping today to get an outfit for a birthday party. I also bought a very summery dress. I bought this dress the other day in the new look sale, i'd had my eye on it for quite a while but didn't buy it however as soon as it dropped down into the sale I had to have it.

My 22nd Birthday is fast approaching and i'm actually so lucky that I will be spending my Birthday in Gran Canaria. I had been looking at going away for the weekend to London or Paris. Whilst looking around online I started looking at experience days and found a few different things that would be great gift ideas. I understand that birthday shopping for women is difficult so I thought i'd pop a few ideas down, like a little gift guide.

As I said above i'd been thinking about a cheap trip to Paris and I found this great deal for a Paris day trip which would be ideal if someone (like me) just wants to have a look in the shops to take advantage of those French brands or you could stay a few nights in a really post hotel like this one Hotel De Sers

Another great gift idea is an afternoon tea, i've never had an afternoon tea so I think this is amazing! I love tea and cakes so this would be the ideal gift if you were shopping for me but it's also great for an older lady or maybe if you know your going to London for a spot of shopping you could book yourself an afternoon tea and have a little rest with a scone. I think this Burlesque Afternoon tea sounds amazing or my friend Lauren went a Mad Hatters Tea Party like this one here in London and it sounded so unique and special.

Another thing i've thought about doing is going Glamping. You get to stay in these little huts so it's like camping but not as extreme as staying in a tent. Theres some cheaper options like this stay in Devon which starts at £49 and then theres more expensive options.

All of these amazing experience days can be found on Into The Blue and they have many more to choose from. They also offer classes, driving experiences, and many more. You will find something for everyone. The website is very easy to use and it clearly states whats included in the different experiences. There's also a very easy to use drop down box which gives you different options regarding price/ how many nights etc.  The prices are very reasonable and similar to other experience sites that I've used in the past.

 1. BREAK UP YOUR CANDLES OR USE A SPOON TO SCRAPE ANY LEFT OVERS FROM OTHER CONTAINERS.
2. ON A 60 POWER SETTING IN A MIRCROWAVE MELT THE WAX. DO THIS IN 1 MINUTE BURSTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WAX.
3.CONTINUE UNTIL THE WAX HAS MELTED INTO A LIQUID
 4. PLACE THE WICK IN THE CONTAINER AND POUR IN THE WAX, I FOUND LEAVING THE WAX TO COOL WORKED BEST AS THE HOT WAX KEPT MELTING MY WICKS.

 5. I'VE USED THE BAMBOO TO HOLD THE WICK IN PLACE UNTIL THE WAX HAS COOLED ENOUGH.
6. WHEN THE WAX HAS COOLED ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN MOVE THE CANDLE POP IT IN THE FREEZER TO FINISH COOLING.
7. THERE YOU GO A BRAND NEW CANDLE :)

 1. PUT A LITTLE OIL INTO YOUR PAN AND GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES TO HEAT UP. THIS IS ONLY TO STOP THE TORTILLA STICKING SO YOU ONLY NEED A TINY AMOUNT.
2. POP YOUR TORTILLA IN THE PAN AND START ADDING YOUR TOPPINGS, YOU MAY NOT NEED AS MUCH AS I HAVE USED BUT ITS UP TO YOU! TRY NOT TO GET CHEESE ON THE PAN AS THIS WILL BE MESSY.

3.ONCE YOUR TOPPINGS ARE INSIDE FOLD THE TORTILLA IN HALF LIKE SO... LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE BOTTOM IS BROWN/GOLDEN LIKE THE NEXT IMAGE.


4. TURN YOUR TORTILLA OVER AND AGAIN MAKE SURE ITS GOLDEN BROWN ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN IT IS THEN ITS DONE! THEN CUT IN HALF AND YOU CAN EITHER EAT AS A SNACK OR MAYBE HAVE SOME SALAD OR FRIES TO GO WITH IT ( I PREFER CURLY FRIES AS THEY ARE FUN )

AS I SAID THIS IS SUCH AN EASY QUICK RECIPE, I'VE USED PRECOOKED CHICKEN TO MAKE IT QUICKER AND EASIER BUT YOU CAN USE ANYTHING FROM SANDWHICH MEAT TO FROZEN CHICKEN WITH BREADCRUMBS, ITS UP TO YOU!


CURRYS WILL BE RELEASING A STUDENT COOKBOOK ON TECHTALK IN SEPTEMBER WHEN EVERYONE GOES BACK OR STARTS UNIVERSITY, THE IDEA IS THAT THE COOKBOOK WILL BE FULL OF QUICK AND EASY RECIPES IDEAL FOR STUDENTS
YOU CAN READ MORE HERE - http://techtalk.currys.co.uk/cooking-home-appliances/the-currys-student-cookbook-perfect-recipes-for-beginning-a-new-term/

Kitsch is a very quirky brand that do loads of different products from hair ties, jewellery and candles. Kitsch is a very affordable brand.

These hair ties are great, they have no metal bits and are really friendly on your hair. They come in lots of different colours and designs. There's some amazing patterns and I will be buying more!

They also don't really leave kinks and dents in your hair like normal hair ties and they also look cute on your wrist.

Check them out on www.mykitsch.com

Rituals is one of my favourite brands, i'm always very happy with their product. I am yet to try a product I don't like. The brand has produced some very high quality products. I have tried many products from moisturisers, body scrubs and shower gels and all have been great.


I've been using this salt scrub in the shower quite alot recently. It smells amazing! Very fresh and clean. I have used a few different salt scrubs before but this has been my favourite. I find it dissolves very easily and feels like its actually cleaning my skin.

The salt scrub leaves my skin feeling clean and fresh and its very easy to use. I have been using this for a few weeks now and my pot is still very full, you don't need to use loads of this product.

I find using my hands easy to apply the product and then I use a scrunchie to lather.

I'm gutted as my local Rituals store has closed down however Rituals is now stocked across most department stores.

I've been given the amazing opportunity to try the latest A/W make up collection from Clarins. I haven't tried anything yet however I will be giving it all ago this week. I just wanted to show you guy what to expect.

The range is available this month, and the True Radiance* (RRP :£27)  foundation is already available.
The Ombre Matte Cream-to-Powder eyeshadow's* (RRP :£19 each) look amazing, i'm so excited to try these out. The packaging is glass and very luxurious. I've been swatching these and I can see they are going to be easy to use and very buildable.

Clarins foundations always excite me, again the glass bottle makes it so desirable. It has a pump making it very easy to apply, i've had a little play using a buffing brush which was very easy to apply and I managed to build up a very nice flawless finish. I will review this properly after i've used it a few times.

Finally i'm very excited to give the Instant Light Eye Perfecting Base* (RRP:£22) a go. It's designed to brighten and even the eyelids in an instant, it also creates a matte finish to improve eyeshadow hold through the day. It sounds like a primer, I'm currently using the Urban Decay potion primer so I'm excited to try a different one.


I hope this has got you all excited for the release of the A/W collection!

Online voucher code website polled UK men and women on what parts would make up their ideal beach body, if they could choose from any British celebrity. It’s probably no surprise that David Beckham and the Duchess of Cambridge featured along with popular sports stars and reality TV stars.
Interested to see what consumers would like from their ideal beach body, an online voucher code website polled users to find out which celeb body parts made up their ideal beach body, with some surprising results leading to hot bodies rather than Frankenstein’s monster types.
For the summer, www.myvouchercodes.co.uk polled an equal mix of men and women to find out what they would like, if we could have any celeb beach body. Choosing from top British celebs, respondents picked their favourite body parts to make up the ultimate celeb beach body.
For men, sport stars and movie stars were the popular choices and we presume the young boy band member was thrown in there to get the younger ladies. The ladies opted for some Royal blood and one of Britain’s ‘Sweethearts’ along with some sporting prowess, model good looks and reality TV beauty.

So what ideal beach body would most men like to have and which do women long after? The results are below:
Male
Hair: Harry Styles – 37%
Face: David Beckham – 42%
Beard: Tom Hardy – 27%
Torso: Scott Timlin (Geordie Shore) – 31%
Arms: Jack Wilshere – 38%
Legs:  Frank Lampard – 35%

Female
Face Shape: Keep as Myleene Klass – 27%
Eyes & Brows: Keira Knightley – 29%
Smile & Dimples: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini – 31%
Hair: Holly Willoughby – 45%
Stomach: Towie’s Lucy Mecklenburgh – 36%
Boobs: Kelly Brook – 39%
Legs: Kate Middleton – 41%
Arms: Jessica Ennis – 36%

Mark Pearson from My Voucher Codes said: “It’s interesting to see what each sex would choose for their ideal beach body. For many people, summer can be dreaded when it comes to going to the beach and getting in a bikini/swimming costume or shorts. If only we could sculpt our body’s after our favourite celebrities.
I’m sure we would see different results if it was chosen for the opposite sex. However it seems the pecks and big boobs are favoured by both sexes and men and women seem to put equal importance of long luscious hair!”

Love Sales is a fabulous free website that basically tells you who has a sale on and how to find it. The main page of the site is great because it shows you loads of different brands and by clicking on the image it brings you through to their sale page. There's even some top picks from the different sales so you might spot something you like before you have even headed over to the website.

Once you have signed up to Love Sales you can pick your favourite shops and this then edits your Love Sales page so that you only see the shops you like meaning everyone's Love Sales page will be different depending on your style and favourite shops.

You can also edit your page by price and mens or womens and you also have the option to make a list of your favourite sale finds, you can then use this list to come back and buy later or even to compare your favourite websites.

Love Sales is a more efficient way to shop, instead of you search the web to see who has their sales on it does it all for you. You will be notified when your favourite store sales start and by checking the Love Sales site you can shop all the different sales from one place.

You can use your list to watch products, you will be notified if they drop in price or go in the sale.

So you never need to pay full price ever again, it's so simple to sign up and start personalising your Love Sales account so you can start saving money and shop the sales the easy way.













*sponsored post: all opinions in this post are my own.

So I like my readers to know what's going on with me and my real life as this does tend to interfere with my blogging patterns. I tend to blog when and where I can, right now i'm working loads so i've been bringing my laptop into work and getting some extra blogging done there.

I have been working two jobs for a few weeks as Clint and I have just booked another holiday, I know we only just got back from Tenerife but I really felt like a week away. I had booked a week off for my birthday so we took this as a perfect opportunity.

I have a job in retail which is fab and I also work in a restaurant which isn't that great but it's flexible and I get payed fortnightly so it's handy that way.

I've also been doing some voluntary work getting classroom experience. I want to be an art teacher so i've helping out at some art classes for kids over the summer. It's been a fab experience but obviously its also taking up some of my spare time. I've been trying to keep up with the blog by writing product reviews as I think these are really relevant to my blog. I want to do more outfit posts but need time to take photos etc so hopefully I will get some up after my holiday.

I want to do some more lifestyle type posts like food reviews etc so hopefully the next couple of weeks won't be so hectic!

I have been testing a few products from The Body Shop recently. I was kindly sent a few products from their wild Argan oil range. I am a big Argan oil fan, I use it in my hair the most. Today i'm talking about this body lotion. I don't normally like reviewing creams and lotions however this is an exception.

I'm not a massive fan of body butters I would rather use a lotion so I was very excited to give this ago! It's a lovely light product that absorbs into the skin very easily! It's very moisturising and doesn't leave the skin feeling greasy. It smells amazing!! I love the smell so much that I keep applying this to my arms even when I don't need to just because it smells so nice!

It's £8.00 for a generous 250ml bottle which is fab! I just think this is a lovely lotion, it has a pump for ease.

The argan oil in this lotion leaves the skin feeling smoother and softer! It's just such a lovely product, I would definitely buy it again!

I am also testing some other The Body Shop's wild argan oil products such as the radiant oil and the miracle solid oil for body and hair.

I was invited to a blog event by Birmingham Bullring but I couldn't attend as I was working so I was pretty surprised when I got a lovely email telling me the still wanted to give me a gift.

I went along to pick it up and it was this lovely Tatty Devine name necklace with my blog name on it. You can personalise the necklace however you like, so you can have your name or a different word, you can choose your font and colour. You can then choose a charm and what colour chain you'd like, so your necklace will be very personal to you.

The necklaces start at around £27.50.

I love the size of my necklace it's really cute and I love that it has my blog name on it. The chain is a very good quality and has a lovely Tatty Devine charm on it.


I have been given the chance to get another personalised necklace which i'm well excited about, what word shall I get just Amy or amypyt?