#OrangeOctober OPI Flit A Bit

Throughout the month of October I will be blogging every day (or trying to)!

To keep myself motivated I am going to be bringing you a different #OrangeOctober swatch every day - Gosh I don't know if I have that many orange polishes :-/

Lets jump in!



Todays #OrangeOctober polish is Flit A Bit from OPI Summer Flutter Collection. This has to be my favourite orange polish that I own, flawless cream finish, vibrant colour, perfect OPI formulation. Yes its perfect!





Whats your favourite Orange? leave a comment and maybe your fave will be featured soon! Don't forget you can share photos on Facebook and Twitter :)

Come back tomorrow for another orange segment!

xoxo

#OrangeOctober

Tonight's subject on #bbloggers chat on Twitter is 

Bloggers Block; How to overcome it, inspirations for posts.

Which makes now a perfect time to talk to you about my next project #OctoberOrange

For the month of October I will be turning my blog orange!! 

... and sharing with all of you some of my favourite orange polish swatches, a different one everyday!

So I want to know ...

What is your favourite orange nail polish?

Please leave a comment or a link, or send your photos to me on 

Twitter or Facebook!

My Week in Photos :)

Delivery!

Baking Madelines

Green Fingers

Our first roast dinner

Sipping Blue Lagoons in the sun

Hello Kitty!

The real Hello Kitty?!

Coffee Break

Feeling patriotic! Red white and blue nails and a bake well muffin

A cheeky little purchase

Rainy afternoon in Ely

Ely Cathedral

Homemade Pancakes

I have a cookbook addiction.

Yankee Candle Haul 2.0

While browsing in a local department store I came across a gold mine of Yankee Candles.

So I scooped up some of the candles and accessories I have been eyeing longingly for a while, and what made my shopping venture even better? there was an extra 20% off at the till! SCORE!

Lets start with the candles. I have lots of little tea light holders around the house, but no tea lights. What's a girl to do? So I picked up a box of their new scent Blissful Autumn. 

Yankee describe the scent as being reminiscent of crisp autumn air with orchard fruit breezes ... blissful, brisk and woody. I think it smells like drinking pear cider around a bonfire, if that scenario indeed had a smell. Either way the scent is fruity and yummy and beautifully fitting for autumn, Halloween and bonfire night. I currently have these burning in the study and they smell wonderful.

Another new candle I picked up to try is the Red Velvet cupcake scent. This sounds AMAZING but sometimes I find Yankee's cupcake fragrances a little too sickly for me, so I just picked a sampler  to see how I get on. 

While browsing the samplers I also found 2 reduced Fluffy Towels candles, well I couldn't leave those behind could I? These smell gorgeous, just like freshly laundered while towels, just like it says :)

and ... how could I resist these cute tea light holders? they are from the Leaves Etched Glass collection I believe but they will look good in any room as the design isn't too overpowering.

Have you got favourite Yankee Candle?

Yankee Candle Haul and a bit of a review.

Yay! I love candles, and so now that I have more space to put them in, I had to go shopping for some more ;)

I have three new Yankee Candles to show you today all from the Yankee Candle Fruit Fragrance collection, perfect for summer, and one recommendation from their AW/2012 range that I think I will be purchasing in the near future.



From left to right Sicilian Lemon, Bahama Breeze and Pink Dragon Fruit.

I decided to go with the tumblers this time as they have a more sleek design than the traditional jars. I think I will refrain from buying jars now, unless its a limited edition, or a Christmas collection.



This is Sicilian Lemon, described as "A bright and Sunny Citrus ... perfectly ripe, with a naturally sweet and refreshing scent. Sicilian Lemon glows with the warmth of a Mediterranean summer holiday."

They are right. I bought this one purposely to remind me of being on holiday in Italy, and it really does!  it also smells a little like this lemon refresher sweets you used to buy as a kid, so theres a bit of nostalgia thrown in there for good measure.



Bahama Breeze has to be my favourite out of the three. A fruity blend of tropical pineapple, mango and grapefruit, it smells like a cocktail you would enjoy on holiday while lounging on an exotic beach. Whats not to like? the perfect candle for a little bit of "me" time. I enjoy burning this one while I enjoy a Lush Bath.

Last but not least I have Pink Dragon Fruit.



"Colourful and intriguing ... there's a lure of adventure in the sweet aroma of Pink Dragon Fruit. Its festive, summer holiday in the tropics that can be enjoyed anytime."

I haven't had the chance to burn this one, but it smells delicious and fruity and the hot pink colour is bright and cheerful, even on a gloomy British summer day.

Now my recommendation from the A/W2012 collection has to be Red Velvet, yet another variation of Yankee's popular Cupcake fragrance. I have only tested this one once in a store, but can I just say YUM!!! I will defiantly be stocking up on this scent in every variation, and the festive red colour of the candle will take me right the way through to Christmas. I may treat myself to a large tumbler and some tea lights for the holidays!

Yankee Candle Tumblers retail for £9.95 for the regular tumbler, £15.49 for the two wick medium timber (shown here) and £19.15 for a large tumbler. I bought mine from the Yankee Candle Outlet for a small saving, shipping was fast and the staff were extremely helpful, I highly recommend them. I have found that the tumblers are extremely hard to come buy thats why I turned to online. I would always recommend that you always test a scent out before you buy.

Do you have a favourite Yankee Candle?

Beauty Bargains

During last weeks bblogger chat on twitter many of you told me one of your favourite types of blog post are Sale posts or Freebie posts! Who wouldn't love that?? fab make up and beauty products at discounted prices, or better still, free!

So while browsing my favourite shops I kept my eyes peeled for great offers, money off and freebies to share with you all!

Let me know in the comments this post help you to save any money! or if you have seen any other deals that I haven't mentioned here.

Enjoy the bargains!

Lets start with Superdrug! who at the moment are running some great money off deals.

One thing I picked up this week was a gradual tanner, I picked this one because of the money off, £2.86 saving! and who doesn't love Dove?



Clean and Clear at Superdrug is better than half price, with most of their face washes reduced to just £1.98! thats a saving of £2.01 AND on the website it is also showing as 3 for 2 so by combing these two offers you could potentially save a whopping £8.01!!! (that equals a bottle of Essie)!



My final pick from Superdrug are the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains which as £2 off making them just £5.99 (reduced from £7.99)



Don't forget to pick up a Beautycard and start collecting points.

Now lets look at Debenhams Blue Cross Sale and its not just clothing and cute shoes they have reduced. Take a look at their range of Illamaqua Nail Varnishes that are better than half price at just £5.99 a bottle, a crazy price considering one bottle would normally set you back £13.50



Don't forget to collect your BeautyClub points!

Now a freebie for you all! (because we all love freebies)!



With this months issue of Cosmo (£3.50) get a free bottle of Missguided nail varnish in either pink, orange or yellow which I believe normally retails for £5 each. Sounds good to me!

This next offer will be a bit hit and miss, but for those of you lucky ones who may be able to get this its a real steal! some Sainsburys supermarkets are reportedly reducing Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara in the  colour Black/Brown (barcode 3661163907383) to just 0.01 Yes thats right just 1p so check your supermarkets ladies!



So thats it Ladies! my Beauty Bargains for this week, please leave a comment and let me know if you took advantage of any of these deals!

xoxo

Boots Haul

Hi guys! and a big Hello to all my new followers!

Sorry I have been MIA over the last couple of months, alot has been going on, but I can happily say I am now back and excited about blogging again.

To ease myself back into the business of blogging I though I would share with you my recent purchaces from Boots.

Lets start with the most exciting - The nail polish of corse!



From left to right
No7 Gold Glitter Top Coat, Silver Glitter Top Coat, Essie Buy Me a Cameo, Turquoise and Caicos.



Revlon Base Coat, Top Coat and Slate Blue.

Organix Keritin Shampoo and Conditioner.



Michele1218 on youtube first introduced me to these products and I was a little too over excited when I stumbled upon these in Boots a couple of months ago, since then I have been using other shampoos, but I decided to go back to this range. Nothing gets my hair as clean, shiny and smelling as nice as Organix, and its sulphate free. It may even replace John Freeda Curl Shampoo as my favourite! but thats crazy talk :)

If your thinking of trying this shampoo, I'd recommend picking up the conditioner too as for me I find it a little too clarifying, so its nice to put a little bit of moisture back.

Lastly after much going back and forth, should I get it? shouldn't I? I snuck this big boy into my shopping bag.

Sanctuary body soufflé.



I love this stuff, its a little expensive but worth EVERY penny.

So thats my haul, what products have you hauled recently? leave a link to your haul and I'll check them out!

xoxo