A Simply Classic Bag: Cambridge Satchel Medium Leather Push Lock Bag

So it's been a while since I made my last blog post mainly due to the fact that my life has been so busy with work and I have just not found the time to sit down and write a post. However today I decided to take some time out and do just that. Recently I have sort of been on a handbag ban and decided to sell the ones I don't use and try to scale down my collection. This was mainly because half of them I never really used and I decided it would be nice to make room for some new ones that I might actually use.

So last week I was just internet browsing and came across this beauty from the Cambridge Satchel Company. Called the Push Lock bag and soon as I saw that it came in the colour Oxblood, I had to have it. For some reason I just love the colour oxblood in a handbag it's sort of my weakness!

I have always wanted to own a bag from the Cambridge Satchel however I found that their satchel were not suited to me. Mainly because they were just a pain to open and shut and they were a bit on the bulky side to carry around with my everyday as an everyday handbag. This bag seems to be more my style because it's so small and compact and it is perfect for carrying your everyday essentials around with you.

This bag comes in three sizes and in the end I ordered the bag in the medium size which is perfect because it just fits my phone, keys and my slim purse in it. I also love the fact that you can remove the strap to be able you to use the bag as a small clutch.  Over the past few days I have really fallen in love with this handbag and to be honest I wouldn't mind another bag like this one but in the large size maybe in the colour tan. If your thinking about treating yourself to one a highly recommend it because it's just such a simple bag that is so well made. 

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Current Obsession: Yankee Candle Heart Wax Melt Tart Burner

Ok, so it has been a while since I did a candle blogging theme post mainly because ever since getting my cat I just felt I couldn't leave a candle burning in my room in case she knocks it over and causes a fire. Also, I sort of fell out of love burning Yankee Candle votive samplers because after a while burning them I could barely smell the candle.

So after doing some research I came across the idea of getting a tart burner! Firstly they are made of strong stuff and are less likely to get knocked over. Secondly the tea light flame what burns the tart melt is covered so you're less likely to burn yourself on the flame. Thirdly if you are the type of person who forgets to blow your candle out when you go out, most tea lights only burn for a few hours so your candle will blow itself out.

After doing a lot of searching around on the internet I decided to order one from the website Temptations Gifts which I can't highly recommend the company enough. They have such great discounts on Yankee Candle products that if you're ordering a few pieces it is well worth ordering from them.

I ended up ordering one of Yankee Candles newest tart burners called "Love is in the Air Melt Warmer". I am so happy with it; it looks so simple and classic. It's a wax burner that would fit in any room. At night this candle burner looks so pretty when you can see the glowing heart lit up and I just love pink heart dish on top which holds the wax melt. After ten minutes of lighting the tea light which burns the wax melt it fills the room full of scent which you can really smell.

What are you favourite Yankee Candle products at the moment?

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Pets at Home Pets Parcel for Cats Review

So nearly everyone has heard of subscription boxes for humans, where you get sent around five random items to try out each month from different brands but what about buying one just for your pets. Well at Pet at Home they have introduced the idea of a Pets Parcel, that you can buy either your cat, dog or rabbit a box of random surprises.  The cat and rabbit parcels only costs £10 each and the dog parcels start from £15 and all of them can contain at least 5 surprise gifts for your pet. On the Pets at home website it says that in the parcels have specially selected products that range from tasty treats, entertaining toys, hygiene products and more.

Not only are these Pet Parcels are a great way to spoil your pet with once in a while but Pets at Home have made these a fantastic buy. Claiming on their website that "you will save at least 40% when compared with buying the same products separately at standard retail price that means your parcel is worth at least £16.50".


So here is what I found my Pets Parcel for Rosie:

Spot Lap Mat £5.00

Willow Knitted Bird £3.50

Willow Trio Felt Balls £5.00

Sisal Mouse £1.00

Vet Kitchen Little Hearts Crunchy Chicken and duck £1.39

Healthy Bites (around £1.50 not online)

Overall by buying the Pets Parcel, I saved around £7.39 if I brought all the items together and I have to say the box did contain some really nice products that I wouldn't have even thought of buying for Rosie. Her favourite item in the box has to be the Spot Lap Mat because its feels so warm and soft to sleep on. Pets at Home do change the products in the Pet Parcels now and again so I would properly buy Rosie another one in the future.

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Lush Tisty Tosty Bath Bomb Review

This was kindly given to me by Zoe as one on my leaving gifts from my past job and it's not a Lush product that I have ever come across before or something that I would have ever picked up for myself. The bath bomb to me smells mainly of roses and once dropped into the bath the rose buds start to appear in the water. As soon as the product starts to dissolves, the smell of roses is amazing and the scent fills the bathroom.

The only downside I found with the bath bomb was it wasn't very spectacular because soon its dropped into the bath the white around the roses just fizzed away and you were left with the rose buds. It also keeps your bath water the same colour which could be classed as a good thing if you don't want your bath full of glitter like some of Lush products do.

I have to say the this product made me feel so relaxed and If you didn't want to use the whole bath bomb in your bath this one would be perfect to half so you could get two baths out of it instead of one.

Would I buy it again? No. To be honest the bath bomb smelled amazing however for the price of £3.35 it is a bit on the expensive for what it is and does. I also found that the rose buds freaked me out a bit floating around in the water with my because they remind me of the times moths fly into your bath water in the summer and you not noticed. But on the other had it's a nice bath bomb if you just wanted to treat yourself and is a product that isn't going to make a lot of mess in your bath that will need cleaning up afterwards. 

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The Yorkshire Soap Company

As one of my leaving gifts from my last job, my friend Zoe kindly brought me a gift from the The Yorkshire Soap Company which came beautifully wrapped up in their packaging. I had never heard of the company so I didn't really know what to except when I opened the box and inside was this beautiful cake slice. I had never seen anything so pretty in my whole life and because I love baking it was just such a thoughtful gift.  Not only did the cake slice look amazing but it smells incredible, this one smelt of Apple Blossom. It is so pretty I don't really want to use it!

Apple Blossom Cake Slice

I was showing everyone at worked the photo of the cake slice on my phone and they all thought it was real until I told them it was made completely out of soap! A few of them mentioned they been to The Yorkshire Soap Company in my local town York so I decided I had to go and see for myself what all the fuss was about. I went around Christmas time and the store was full of Christmas decorated cupcakes and soap gingerbread men. It was like being in a winter wonderland of things made of soap. Everything smelled amazing and they had whole cakes in different scents cut up into slices that you can buy. It is one of them shops that you really need to experience in person.

   

Birthday Cake Slice and Bath Truffle 

I have now fallen so in love with this brand that for my birthday my sister even brought me a birthday cupcake in the scent Rhubarb and Custard, with a birthday candle which was really sweet of her.

Birthday Rhubarb and Custard Cupcake

The Yorkshire Soap Company also sell cupcakes, Bath Truffles, Bath salts, soap and Bath bombs which can make really unique gift for someone who likes baking. If your ever visiting Yorkshire its worth popping into one of their store.  

Bath Bombs

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Lush Boxing Day Sale Mini Haul

Every year, I seem to miss out on the Lush sale normally because everything is sold out by the time I remember about it. But lucky enough this year when I popped into my local store a day after Boxing Day and they still had a few things left! I managed to pick up three products that I wanted to try for a while, which were Candy Mountain, Butter Bear and Melting Snowman.

The reason why I picked up the Butter Bear is because it is based on the Butterball bath bomb that I also haven't tried so being in the sale it was the perfect chance to try it. The Butter Bear has cocoa butter in so it helps skin stay soft and hydrated in the winter months.

Butter Bear

My favourite products that Lush sells are their bubble bars because I feel you get more value for your money when using them because you can get more than one bath out of them. So that was the main reason for picking but Candy Mountain and it smells amazing.

Candy Mountain

The last one I decided to pick up is the Melting Snowman bath melt, mainly because he looks so cute and I couldn't resist not picking him up. I think this is the one that I am most looking forward to using!

Melting Snowman

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Yankee Candle Candy Cane Lane Review

Every year, Yankee Candle release their Christmas edition scented candles into the UK shops and until now I wasn't that fussed about wanting to purchases any of them. So, on the off chance I thought I would take a look in Clinton Cards (who are my local stockist for the candles) to get a chance to be able to smell the candles before they are no longer available. To be honest none of Yankee Christmas candles seemed to smell off anything special that I hadn't smelt before. Until I picked up the scent Candy Cane Lane and the smell just hooked me in.   

The smell reminds me a lot of my favourite ice cream, Mint choc chip! The candle just smells off peppermint but not a smell that is sickly at all. Yankee Candle describes the scent as being made with "tingly peppermint, sweet cookies and creamy vanilla icing". The only negative I found while burning the candle is, that compared to most of the Yankee Candles that I have burned the smell of this scent is really weak. Because you can only smell the candle while you're in the room unlike some that you can smell throughout the house.

Overall, I am so in love with the smell of this candle and just in case Yankee Candle don't  bring this scent back out next Christmas I have just brought myself a larger version of the candle in the sale as backup for next year. If you love sweet smells then this candle is definitely for you! 

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Handbag Reveal: Longchamp Le Pliage Tote

I been looking everywhere for a new tote style handbag to take to work with me to carry all my essentials with me every day. I wanted a handbag that wasn't too big and bulky to carry with me on the bus but just something that looked simple and could be easily wiped cleaned when leaving it on the floor all day. Also I wanted a handbag that was waterproof so when I walk into work I don't have to worry about everything inside my handbag getting wet.

So for a while I watched a number of handbag videos on YouTube (mainly handbag collections videos that are my favourite to watch) and one handbag brand kept popping up and it was the brand Longchamp.

After doing my research I decided to go for the Le Pliage in medium however for some reason in the UK Longchamp have renamed it as the Le Pliage small. This confused me for a while until I checked the measurements which were the same (H25cm x W25cm x D14cm).  I have noticed by watching these videos that Longchamp have now changed the inside lining for some reason because the inside of this handbag is black whereas before they were white. This is a lot better because you won't see the dirt inside.

I can now see why so many handbag lovers have more than one Longchamp in their collections because they are really useful handbags to have and they come in so many colours and different styles and sizes. The reason why I picked my Longchamp in the navy colour is mainly because I don't own a navy handbag however I am very tempted getting this handbag in the violet colour as well!

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My Autumn Essentials

Sorry for the lack of blog posts at the moment, I have just started my new job working full time and it's so hard finding some time to sit down and actually write a blog post for my blog for you all to read. So I thought to get me back into my blogging ways and I would do a quick post based on my favorite autumn essentials. So here they are:

1. Winter Pyjamas - One of the things that I love most about this time of year is winter pyjamas especially if they are a bit on the Christmassy side. It's not even winter yet and I seem to have already brought four pairs of winter pyjamas already! This year I especially love buying my pyjamas from Next they have so many nice ones to pick from.

2. Glee Season 5 - I have loved Glee ever since it started and this series so far is living up to my expectations however it's so odd watching it without one of the main stars Cory Monteith.

3. Yankee Candle Black Cherry - This Yankee Candle is perfect for this time of year and is one of my favourite scents to burn in my bedroom.

4. Hot Chocolate - Now the nights are getting colder there is nothing that I love more than having a cup of hot chocolate before bed. At the moment I love the flavour of the Cadburys Fudge flavour!

What are your favorite Autumn essentials?

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The Body Shop Honeymania Bubble Bath Melt Review

I had my eye on this product from The Body Shop for a while now, however I just felt I couldn't justify spending £8 just on bubble bath. But lucky enough The Body Shop sent me a discount code to get money off so I couldn't resist and I ended up buying it and only paying around £4 which wasn't a bad price. I really do love my bath products however The Body Shop don't seem to have many products such as bubble bath or bath oils in there shop so I decided to give this one a try.

What the product does: According to The Body Shop website this product creates creamy bubbles, leaves skin feeling softer and smother and contains a rich floral scent which contains Community Fair Trade honey made from the nectar of thousands of wildflowers.

My thoughts: Even though this product is called Honeymania, it doesn't have a honey smell to it; it has more of a sweet floral smell to it. This product is very runny so you only need to but a small bit into your bath tub.  I have to say after using this product my skin did feel a lot softer so I have to say that claim is true.

Downside? When using the products you have to scoop some of the mixture out with your hand and place in the water which is very thick and can get a bit messy. So it would have been nice if a scoop came with the product or if your careful poor a little bit out of the tub.

Would I buy this product again? Yes, I think I would definitely buy this product again, even at full price you do get more than 15 baths out of this product which is good compared to some products on the market. Also what I love about this product compared to some bubble bath is that the smell of the product is not lost when the bubbles are created the whole bath smells so nice. I would love it if The Body Shop brought it out in some more scents.

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Review: The Body Shop Peppermint Intensive Foot Rescue

Ever since getting back from my trip in London my feet have been so sore from walking in my converse so I thought I would buy this intensive foot rescue cream to help bring my feet back to life. I read so many great reviews on The Body Shop website I thought I would try it out for myself.

What the product does: According to The Body Shop website this product is for feet that is in need for some TLC and works by you rubbing this cream into your feet twice a week and leaving it on overnight for a overnight moisture-booster. This product is meant to help soften hard skin, rehydrates dry heels and helps to combat odours.

My thoughts: The smell of this product is amazing it is meant to smell of Peppermint however to me it reminds me the smell of mint chocolate chip ice cream which brings back so many childhood memories! Even though this product says use on night-time before bed I use this product as normal in the daytime and it works fine. The product itself feels like butter and soaks straight into your feet when you're using it. From the first use it has made my feet so much softer and has started to repair my cracked heels.

Would I buy this product again? Yes, the smell of this product is amazing and from the first use I can really the notice the difference to my feet.

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Latest Buys

I love reading these types of blog posts so I thought I would start doing a few of these blog posts myself.

Clothing bits: Recently I have needed to buy a lot more clothes for my new job so I have been keeping a look out for some causal tops. Last week, I popped into the store Joules which surprising I had never been in one before now because I always felt that the store wasn't for me. However soon as I walked in these stripe tops caught my eye and I felt I had to try them on and ended  up buying them both because I couldn't choose between them. These tops are made out of really thick material so they will keep me warm in the winter months to come.

When you see the next item you will see a theme going because I absolutely love stripes, I seem to be attracted to anything that is striped. So when I saw this top by the brand Tom Taylor in my local store Browns, I fell in love and have to add it to my stripe top collection.

The Body Shop: Last week, I got emailed a discount code from The Body Shop for 40% of all items and free delivery which I decided take full advantage of and made an online order for two products that I wanted to try for a while. The first product was a tub of Honeymania Bubble Bath because I love to try new bubble bath out and the second product I wanted was the Peppermint Intensive Foot Rescue. I also I couldn't resist buying a bath puff because they always come in handy.

Bakeware: The last thing I ended up buying was from Argos was this rectangular cupcake carrier in pink because I wanted something that I can transport my cupcakes into work for people to enjoy in one piece. I looked for ages and this one has the option to either carry 12 or 24 cupcakes at a time.

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Current Handbag Wish List

The first handbag that has been on my mind a lot recently and is on the top of my wish list is the 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Medium. The reason why I am in love with this handbag is mostly because of the shape and the way in which you can undo the zips on the front of the bag to make it look like a completely different handbag.

Next on my wish list is the Michael Kors Selma medium handbag in blue, again I just love the structure of this handbag and it just looks so simple.

The last one on my list is the Rockie by Alexander Wang, I don't know why but I use to hate this handbag because I wasn't a big stud fan. However after watching so many handbag video on YouTube I have seemed to have fallen in love with the style of them. I love that this handbag look so simple and the only detailing on the handbag is at the bottom.

What is on you handbag wish list?

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London Trip: Day 3 Final Day: Millennium Bridge, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, Shakespeare's Globe

On our last day in London we had to carry out backpacks around with us after checking out from the Bedford Hotel in the morning so we thought it would be best to do some more sightseeing. So from the hotel we caught the tube and got off at St. Paul's and started our sightseeing from there.

Next we walked along the Millennium Bridge and had a quick walk around the Tate Modern from there we walked along the Thames and came across Shakespeare's Globe.

Next we passed the HMS Belfast.

We then walked across Tower Bridge.

Then we walked around the Tower of London which at the moment is surrounded by porcelain poppies to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, which looks so pretty in real life.

We then got onto the tube and got off at Victoria and had another look round Westminster Abby and Big Ben.

Overall me and my Mum had a really great time and saw lots of sites but to be honest I am so glad to be home and released how lucky I am to live in such a quiet city. 

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