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    Degustabox
    Degustabox is a monthly food subscription box priced at £12.99 a month including delivery. Each month you are sent a box with between 9 and 14 surprise food items. no commitment is needed, if you want to cancel the box all you have to do is contact Degustabox before the 10th of the month. If you subscribe on or before the 20th of each month you will receive that months box by the end of the month. If you subscribe after the 21st of the month you will receive that months box by the 8th of the following month. 
    Here is what was in my September box. 

    Little Miracles - £1.59 Per Bottle
    Degustabox says: 'Little Miracles are a beautiful blend of organic tea and fruit juice. With ginseng and açaí, it is the perfect pick-me-up morning, noon and afternoon. All blends are: Sweetened with agave, less than 90 calories and free from artificial colours, flavours and sweeteners.'
    Little Miracles are available from Asda, Boots, Holland & Barrett, Sainsburys, Superdrug, Tesco, Waitrose and WH Smiths.  
    My other half tried these as I am not a fan of the tea taste. 
    He liked the green one and said if you like tea you would like this one. Best to drink it cold. Personally he would buy this one as he said it is a nice change from Relentless and other fizzy energy drinks. He found the orange one was overpowered by the ginger taste. Personally he did not like this one and would not purchase it. 

    Crabbie's Alcoholic Fruits - 4 pack £5.99
    Degustabox says: 'Crabbie's Alcoholic Fruits is a delicious new range of really fruity, fruit flavours (with no ginger!) With three delicious flavours to choose from Black Cherry, Zesty Lemon and Raspberry and Rhubarb. These mouth-watering drinks are made with up to 10% natural fruit juice, containing no artificial colours or flavourings. 4 packs available in supermarkets at £5.99. ALC 4% VOL.  
    My box had the zesty lemon one. It was lovely and refreshing. Best served chilled. Would defiantly recommend it. Personally I would only buy it in the summer. 

    Carnation Cook with it - £1.65 each
    Degustabox says: 'Add a delicious, creamy taste to savoury dishes with new Carnation Cook with it! Made using fresh milk and with half the fat of single cream, Cook with it! is a versatile cooking crème - a great ingredient for favourite creamy dishes, from Carbonaras to curries, quiches and soups. Find in store with the Carnation range!
    Carnation Cook with it! contains 68% less fat than single cream. 

    La Vieja Fàbrica Marmalade - £1.59
    Degustabox says: 'In a word, quite simply delicious. La Vieja Fabrica Marmalade made in the traditional method using a recipe that is over 170 years old. We use only the best Seville Oranges and produce in such a way the integrity of the fruit is maintained, Seville Orange Marmalade, produced in Seville. Product available now in Tesco, Waitrose and Morrisons. 
    I am not a marmalade lover but this went down well with my other half. 

    Elizabeth Shaw Dark Chocolate Thins - £2.50
    Degustbox says: 'Elizabeth Shaw's brand new Dark Chocolate Mint Thins brings you delicate layers of quality dark chocolate with mint, luxuriously decorated with crunchy mint sprinkles. The lightness of the chocolate with the crunchy mint sprinkles makes them very moreish and although we say this is great to share with friends over a coffee, you may find you want to keep these all to yourself. Available in Tesco store near you. 
    These were a great hit in my household. Extremely tasty. We found them not to be as sickly as other dark, minty chocolates. Would defiantly recommend these and would defiantly purchase these. 
    They are also a nice little extra when added to the top of a cheesecake. 

    Jordans Simply Granola - £2.69
    Degustabox says: 'Prefer the simpler things in life? Our shiny new Simply Granola could be the one for you! a deliciously simple blend of crunchy baked oats with a hint of honey. Mmmm. We like it on its own with milk or yoghurt, but if you fancy yourself to be a cereal mixologist, you can create your own masterpiece by adding whatever you fancy.' 
    A nice alternative to normal cereal and a lot more filling. Tried with milk but would personally recommend you try it with yogurt and even a bit of fruit. Would defiantly recommend and purchase. 

    Burts Lentil Waves - 69p
    Degustabox says: 'Burts Lentil Waves are available from Waitrose in three tantalising flavour; Sour Cream and Chive, Thai Sweet Chilli and Lightly Salted. Each batch of Lentil Waves are flash cooked in our Devon kitchen and taste just as moreish as our traditional range of crunchy chips.' 
    I tried the sour cream ones and loved them. Nice alternative to crisps. Would defiantly recommend and purchase.
    Other half tried the sweet chilli ones and loved them. Personally I am not a fan of chilli but these ones went down well with him. 

    Pick up! - £1.69
    Degustabox says: 'Bahlsen PiCK UP! Milk Chocolate is a mouth-watering slab of thick milk chocolate sandwiched between two crisp biscuits. They are individually wrapped. locking in the freshness and perfect for on the go. Our new flavour, Black 'N White, consists of a thick bar of delicious white chocolate in between two coca biscuits.' 
    Loved these. Would defiantly recommend them and would defiantly purchase them. Personal favourites milk chocolate. Other halts personal favourites black ’n’ white.  

    Are you subscribed to Degustabox? Will you be trying out Degustabox? 


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    Lush

    It's that time of year again when Lush bring out their Halloween and Christmas range. I would say I am a seasonal Lush shopper. I only ever tend to shop in Lush around the autumn and winter time as I love nothing more then a nice hot relaxing bath with a good old bath bomb when it is cold and rainy outside. 
    I have been eyeing up a lot of their new Christmas products they have added to the range but I have restricted myself to just a handful of items to see me through. Don't worry my Christmas list this year contains a lot of Lush items. 

    The Christmas Hedgehog Bubble Bar. £3.25
    Lush say:
    'If you are feeling prickly this festive season, indulge in a soak with this softening bubble bar made with organic shea and cocoa butters as well as soothing essential oils. Crumble under running water and unfurl in the silky waters as the rose absolute and ylang ylang essential oil get to work on frosty moods.' 

    The Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar £3.25
    Lush say:
    'Pop in The Christmas Penguin for a mood-boosting bubble bath that will set you up for the festivities. The beautiful blend of orange flower absolute, Sicilian mandarin and lemon oils will revive and refresh your mind and skin. Crumble under running water to create bubbly glaciers and snow drifts.' 

    Dashing Santa Bath Bomb £2.95
    Lush say: 
    'Make a dash for this moving Santa bath bomb with a cheerful and uplifting scent of satsumas at Christmas. Watch Santa fly about your bath as his golden boots fizz away, releasing toning mandarin oil, bergamot oil and orange flower absolute that help put a spring in your step, too. 

    Luxury Lush Pud Bath Bomb £3.50
    Lush say:
    'Unwind or calm down excited children with this soothing bath bomb. Perfect before bedtime, drop this in the bath and watch it create pastel-coloured islands in tthe pink water as it fizzes and froths. Sharing its fragrance with Twilight bath bomb, the comforting tonka absolute, ylang ylang and relaxing lavender oils will help banish tension. 

    Butter Bear Bath Bomb £1.95
    Lush say:
    Cocoa butter creates a creamy soft bath that is great for nourishing and protecting your skin, with the same vanilla like fragrance as Butterball bath bomb. Moulded into a friendly and sweet smelling bear this is sure to be a winner with little and big kids alike. 

    Lord of Misrule Bath Bomb £3.50
    Lush say:
    Revel in your bath with this mischievous bomb that features a spicy herbal blend of patchouli and black pepper oil. Inspired by the ruler of the pagan Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule has a deep green exterior that slowly froths away to reveal a rich wine coloured centre. Just like at the Feast of Fools, when the wine starts to flow, the popping candy crackles and the festivities begin.' 

    I can't wait to pop to my local Lush and picking up some goodies to pop in my long autumn baths. 
    What will you be purchasing from the Lush Christmas range?! 

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     Ciate Haute House Collection - Selfridges £22

    The Ciaté Haute House collection contains five mini nail varnishes which are said to be of a rich ink formula. The set is made up of deep, dark shades some with a hint of shimmer. Perfect for the autumn and winter season. 

    Ciaté say:
    'Ciate's Haute House collection brings you a seductive set of one-stroke shades to unleash your inner sex kitten. Inspired by luxe lingerie labels, these colours are perfect for pairing with lace and with lashings of gloss and lustrous shimmer making them a must-have date night mani. With high pigment one stroke colour, this is one satisfying quickie!'

    The five shades in the set include: 
    Can Can - A deep red burgundy colour. 
    For the thrill of it - A bronzey-yellow colour with a hint of green shimmer running through it.
    Sass pot - A deep purple colour. 
    Knee high - A deep rich blue colour. 
    Tickle my fancy - A deep metallic green colour.  

    I could not resist trying all of them at once. When applying each colour I thought they would all apply the same due to them all being the same formula. I found this not to be true. Can Can, Knee high, Sass pot and Tickle my fancy all looked perfectly fine with one coat but I found For the thrill of it needed around three to four coats to get an opaque finish. I personally think this is just down to the colour of the polish and not the formula itself. 

    Overall I am extremely impressed with the set and they will defiantly be my go to polishes this autumn and winter.
    Will you be picking up the Haute House collection ? 

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    Once again here I am writing a post saying I am coming back to blogging. Sine my last post life has pretty much taking over. July and August flew over for me. In July I went home for four days to visit my parents while Glen went off to Cornwell for one of his good friends stag do's. I had a lovely weekend but was glad to be back after my four days away. In August I had two weeks off work, in the first week my parents and sister came to visit Glen and I. My parents had a lovely week seeing the sights of Kent and I even squeezed in a shopping trip to Bluewater with my sister. On there last full day we went off to London for the day and then had Chinese on the night as a bit of a treat. My parents left Friday afternoon as Glen and I were heading to the Isle of White on Friday evening. Glen has been every year since he was 5 and it is somewhere I have always wanted to visit so I was very excited for our first little holiday. The Isle of White was beautiful and I really did not want to come home. I am going to do a blog post all about our little holiday. 

    Since returning from holiday it has been all go go go. Glen and I are currently looking at moving house so at the moment it is all about trying to fit appointments round both of our working hours. My diary has never looked so full. 

    I have a few blog posts planned and ready to go live. I am really looking forward to getting back into blogging and back into the blogging community. 

    Hope everyone is well. 
    Thanks for reading. 

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    Sorry I haven't posted in a while life just kind of took over for a while. I won't bore you with that though. Today I am coming back with The Best of British Tag. I have seen this floating around youtube and thought it would be a nice way to come to blogging so here we go. 

    1. How many cups of tea do you have a day and how many sugars?
    I don’t drink tea but apparently I make a really good cuppa.
    2. Favourite part of your roast?
    Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes. Oh and gravy.
    3. Favourite dunking biscuit?
    Best dunking biscuit has to be a hobnob.
    4. Favourite quintessentially British pass time?
    Going to the arcades as a child. ‘Dad can I have another pound?!”

    5. Favourite word?
    As random as it may sound ‘SPOON’

    6. Cockney rhyming slang?
    Ones and Twos – Put on your shoes.

    7. Favourite sweet?
    Bubble-gum bottles or as I call them pink and blue bottles.

    8. What would your pub be called?
    I think I would call it something silly like beans on toast or sausage, beans and chips. Favourite British food.

    9. No.1 British person?
    David Beckham or The Queen.

    10. Favourite shop/restaurant?
    Selfridges to look round all the designer departments and restaurant would have to be a greasy spoon café. Favourite one near where I live would be the ‘Tuck In.’

    11. What British song pops into your head?
    Anything by Showaddywaddy or Lancaster hotpots.

    12. Marmite? 

    Defiantly a NO from me.


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    Anyone who knows me knows I can spend hours scrolling through Instragram and posting pictures. 
    Here is a around up of the past couple of months on my Instagram page. 

    1. Cheesecakes ready for the boy getting in from a long day at work.
    2. In June I hit the 7 and a half stone weight loss mark. #proud
    3. A picture of me and my daddy for Fathers day. I miss him so much since I moved to Kent. 
    4. "I still remember the first day I met you."
    5. "In life you have 3 choices. Give up, give in or give it your all."
    6. My Kate Spade baby number 2.
    7. 1st June, new month time to forget about May.
    8. Weight loss comparison picture. I never thought I would get this far. 
    9. My Kate Spade baby number 1.
    10. I had a bad day and the other half brought me home chocolate fingers. 

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    5Pcs Professional Make Up Brush Set Foundation Blusher Kabuki Brushes Set £5.99
    After watching Lisa from Spaceysno1girl review these brushes I really want to try them out. They look like a great set and are a bargain at only £5.99 with free delivery. 
    Acrylic 5 drawer box £24.95
    I have wanted these for the longest time but they are constantly sold out online. I have finally put my name on the emailing list so I will get an email as soon as they come back in store. They are such a great item to store all your makeup in. 
    Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Mini - White £12.86
    I had a bluetooth keyboard for my iPad 2 but now that I have an iPad mini I really want a keyboard for it so I can blog on the go. This one is a bargain from Amazon.
    Pandora Thin Clear Eternity Ring £55
    As most people know I have a bit of an obsession with Pandora especially the rings. I love the simple but gorgeous look of this ring and think it will look perfect alone or stacked with other Pandora rings. 

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