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REVIEW: FLAMINGO GIFTS


Flamingo Gifts is such a fab website with gifts for everyone, they stock some really amazing brands such as Flamingo Candles, Happy Jackson and Ted Baker. With so much choice there really is something for everyone! 

First up is this Flamingo Candle in Parma Violet, it smells amazing!! I actually bought myself some Flamingo Candles wax melts last year at the clothes show! The scent are so strong and last for ages! The jars are supposed to burn for up to 50 hours which is amazing and at only £12 such a great value for money. The jars are so quirky and lovely to look at and they come in every scent you could think of, there's so many to choose from!

This penguin mug is so cute, there's a couple of different designs by Tyrrell Katz  which are really fun.  I absolutely love penguins so this is perfect for me. The mug is a little bit smaller than I expected, I like a BIG mug of tea! It feels nice to hold and has a nice finish to it! They do an elephant one and a dinosaur one which are so lovely. 

I love Ted Baker so when I spotted these travel bags I thought they may come in handy! You get three different size bags, the zip pouch that you see in the first image and then two bigger drawstring pouches. They have little messages on the bags and a gorgeous Ted Baker pattern. I think i'd use the zip pouch as a travel make up bag as it's such a decent travel size. The the laundry bags are perfect to pack dirty laundry whilst your away or just to keep things seperate.

I'm so happy with the bits I picked out from Flamingo Gifts, check them out here to find out what brands they stock!



*This post contains PR samples, I have not been paid for this review, the opinions above are honest and truthful. 

LIFESTYLE: WHAT I TAKE TO THE GYM


So a couple of weeks ago I joined back at the gym. I've been really motivated and lost some weight which i'm really happy about. I thought i'd show you a few bits and pieces that I bring along to the gym with me. 

Clothes: I was kindly invited along to a New Balance event in London, which you can read about here. I was given the opportunity to personalise my own pair of New Balance trainers*. These are so comfy and perfect for the gym! I have a pair of Puma 3/4 length leggings, which are just Black and boring. I also have this grey racer back vest which is easy to wear, I also have this in a t-shirt. 
My Panache sports bra is a recent purchase, I got it from Bravissimo, I went for a usual bra size and it's just so comfy! I love the colour and it gives a really nice shape under clothes. You can get £5 off all full price sports bras in Bravissimo throughout January. I love my Ipanema flip flops*, they are so comfy. I bring these to wear as I walk around the pool, you can read my review here.

Bags: Look at this amazing travel jewellery roll*, It's from Ted Baker and you can get it here from Flamingo Gifts it's such a clever idea, it keeps all your jewellery together and safe! My make up bag is also Ted Baker, it's such a good size and fits everything I need in. It's a waterproof material aswell so it's safe in my bag after i've been swimming. I love this backpack from Spiral * it's just so unique. They do different galaxy prints aswell as other patterns. The backs so spacious, making it perfect for the Gym! I can fit everything in, it has a pocket on the front and one inside for things like your phone. It also has a laptop compartment which I think is really handy! 

Gadgets: I listen to music on my phone as I workout so I picked up one of these really handy arm strap things off Amazon. Its okay, I feel like it gets in the way of some workouts abit but its handy. I think it was like £2. I picked up one of these Polar heart monitor watches aswell this week, i've only used it once so far, so I will review it properly once i've used it a few more times but my first impressions are good! It's very handy and so accurate. It allows you to see if your working out properly and tells you how many calories your burning. I got mine here from Amazon.  

Beauty Products: Obviously deodrant, I really don't get on with roll on so I always go for spray on. This week I'm using soft and gentle, i'm quite fussy with deodrant because I have sensitive skin but I find this works well. I also bring this Victoria Secret body spray/perfume called such a flirt, it smells amazing and i've actually had people ask me what spray i'm using because it's so nice. I also bring along my Victoria Secret body lotion, in Coconut Passion, which smells amazing, it rubs into the skin really easy and fast. I was given these Anovia products at a blog event, I haven't tried them out yet but i've popped them into my bag to try them out! I have this Elizabeth Arden Exfoliating cleanser to cleanse my skin and get all the dirt and makeup out of my pores. I also bring my Touch of Silver conditioner, it's one of my favourite conditioners and comes in this handy sized bottle.  Carmex, to keep my lips moisturised. This is so handy to just keep in the front pocket of my bag. I also bring along my Air Motion Pro HairBrush, its just so handy, it gets out knots so easily and works well with wet hair, you can read my review here. 






*Some of these products have been sent to me for consideration. I have featured them in an honest way and have not been paid compensation to feature them.

REVIEW: FLAMINGO CANDLES CHOCOLATE ORANGE SCENT MELT

FLAMINGO CANDLES CHOCOLATE ORANGE SCENT MELT - FLAMINGO CANDLES - RRP- £2

I went to the Clothes Show Live last week and I was SOO excited to see Flamingo Candles were exhibiting. I've never tried any of their products before, I really didn't know what candle to get as there's so many different scents to choose from. As I couldn't decide I picked up some of the Scent Melts which were only £5 for 5 at the show. This way I get to try out some of the different scents. The candles are £12 each so I didn't wanna buy a candle and then not like the scent. I picked up my ceramic wax melt warmer from poundland for you guessed it, a pound! I had some tealights from ikea lying around. The Wax melt, melted so fast, and the scent was incredible! I could smell Terrys Chocolate Orange all around my house! It was amazing! When you blow out the candle the wax dries and goes hard, and then it will melt next time you light the candle. I have to say I was so impressed! I can't wait to give my other melts a go and find out what scent is my favourite. I've picked up Parma Violets, Pink Lemonade, Candy Floss and Green Tea and Lemon scent melts so i'll be giving these ago! I will be ordering some more aswell as they are so amazing and a great value for money. According to Flamingo Candles the Scent Melts burn for 15 hours!! I want to order some of the more fruity ones to try! Have you got a Flamingo Candle, which scent do you love ?


CLOTHES SHOW SHOW 2014



I went to the Clothes Show today, i've been quite a few times before. For the last few years i've been offered a press pass. I went along and was really excited because there was lots of really exciting brands there. 
I had a wonder around the market halls, I was excited to see Flamingo Candles, Public Desire and Spectrum Collections. There was so many great brands there such as Models Own, Ciate, Barry M, Nip and Fab, ProBlow and many more. The brands have such amazing offers and products available at the Clothes Show.
I then went to watch The Alcatel One Touch Fashion Theatre to watch the fashion show. The fashion show is always so good. There was some really good choreography and some amazing clothes! 
The music was really good, as usual, there was loads of really great routines. 
Overall, I had a really amazing day, I got to speak to loads of brands and built some great relationships with some really great brands. I also got to find out about new and upcoming brands that i've never heard of before which was really exciting.