February Favourites

I'm a little bit late with my February favourites this month as I've had a pretty horrendous week and I've only just gotten round to it! 

The first thing I have been loving this month is my Cranberry Ice Yankee candle. As you can probably tell by the photo this candle is very well loved. I've only had this candle for a few weeks and it's already almost halfway burnt down that's how often I have it lit! I just adore the smell, and it really makes my whole flat smell delicious!

Next this month I have been using the Sanctuary Spa Cleansing Burst Body Wash. I adore anything Sanctuary, the smell is just something else. It's my all time favourite scent for bath and body! I even have a Sanctuary perfume, and I have a Sanctuary reed diffuser in my bathroom. The obsession is real people!

Next in my February favs is the Palmers Cocoa Butter for stretch marks. I am 38 weeks pregnant and the past two weeks I have developed stretch marks out of nowhere and they've been really sore and itchy. I received this sample size Palmers Cocoa Butter in the Emma's Diary Voucher Packs (review here.) and I have been using this every day and while it doesn't get rid of the stretch marks it definitely takes the itch away and leaves them feeling moisturised. I will definitely be picking up a full size bottle as I'm almost finished this sample size.

Also this month I have been all over the Blistex Intensive Moisturiser for your lips (review here.). This is has literally become my holy grail! I have tried so many lip products to help with my dry lips and nothing works, that is until I picked this moisturiser up! It is amazing, definitely worthy of a space in my February favourites.

Finally, as a spin off to the Blistex moisturiser, I have been loving this Maybelline Colour Sensational lipstick in the colour Summer Pink. I never usually wear anything on my lips as they are always so dry and chapped but since I have been using the Blistex moisturiser my lips have been conditioned enough to wear lipstick and this colour is gorgeous!

So that's it for my February favourites! I can't believe that it is March already and that this month our son will be born! I hope everyone has a lovely March too :)

Mummy To Be Essential Pamper

Now that I really am in the final stretch of my pregnancy (8 weeks to go, eek!) I'm trying to find more time to pamper myself because I know that in just a few short weeks I won't even have the time to brush my hair! Not only that but with all my aches and pains and just general discomfort it's nice to set aside a bit of 'me time' so that I can just chill, unwind and start to feel slightly more human again!

So on a general pamper session I start by lighting a few candles. My favourite candle at the minute is a one I got for Christmas off Mark. It's the Snow In Love Yankee Candle. This honestly smells amazing and even when it isn't lit, if you leave the top off it makes the whole room smell gorgeous!

Next I will run myself a gorgeous hot bubble bath. I can't have a bath without bubbles in, I just can't. It doesn't feel right at all and I cant relax in it. No idea why! My favourite bubble bath of all time is a one from Avon in the scent White Lily. I had never tried this one until my sister recommended it to me, and the scent is just gorgeous. I find that all of the Avon bubble baths bubble up gorgeously and even though you really don't need that much to create endless bubbles, I still pour loads in because I just love the smell, and they're so cheap too so I don't feel like I'm wasting the product. 

Next, before getting in the bath I will remove all my makeup using the Garnier Micellar Water. I only bought this the other day so I am still trying the product out before I do a full review on it, but so far let's just say that I am mighty impressed with it! The cleanser I'm using at the minute again, I only bought the other day and it's the Ren Rosa Centifolia Hot Cloth Cleanser. Again, I will do a review on this product once I have used it for a few weeks. If I'm feeling especially kind to my skin I will also go in with an exfoliator at this point.

Once I have removed all my makeup and my skin is feeling all fresh I will then apply a face mask. I tend to chop and change and try out different ones and at the minute I've got a couple that Marks mam got me for Christmas that I have ready to try. She also got me these lovely Cool Cucumber Eye Pads which are really good for helping reduce eye bags and are especially refreshing if put in the fridge before use! I got the feeling that by the presents I got off most people this year for Christmas they were telling me that I need to make the most of 'me time' before the baby comes :)

So, once my face mask is applied I will then get myself into the bath and sit for about 10-15 minutes with the eye pads on. Once I feel that I have reaped the benefits from them, I will remove them and the face mask and then start reading a good book. At the minute I am reading a Danielle Steele book called Pegasus that Mark bought me for Christmas. He knows how much I love Danielle Steele so he always gets me a couple of her books for birthdays and Christmas :) 

I usually stay in the bath for a good hour to two hours as when I'm in the bath it takes all the pressures of the baby off my hips and back and its so nice to just be able to relax without feeling any discomfort. So I definitely take full advantage and stay in for as long as I can. When I get out I quickly get dried as it's always so cold once I get out! I will then lather myself in moisturiser because my skin is so dry at the minute. The one I'm particularly liking at the minute is the Garnier Intensive 7 Days. 

Then I will put on some lovely cosy pyjamas and get into bed. If I can be bothered, I will paint my nails. I wish I could afford nail extensions but with a baby on the way, not only can we not afford it, it's probably very impractical to have long nails!

So, once I'm feeling all lovely and relaxed after my gorgeous pamper, I will either just go straight to sleep or I will lie on my phone for a while until I'm tired enough to fall asleep. All this talk about pampering is making me want one now, so I think I will definitely be making the time to have one tonight!

What kinds of things do you include in your pamper nights?

My Birthday Wishlist

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Christmas and New Year :)
So since Christmas is out the way the next thing to focus on is my birthday, yayyyy! My birthday is on 5th February and I'll be 22. Whenever I say that I always get the Taylor Swift song '22' in my head! No doubt I will be singing that to everyone on my birthday. So here's my birthday wishlist.. :)

1. Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Set; 65.00 EUR

2. Strawberry Buttercream Yankee Candle Large Jar; £19.99

3. Thomas Sabo 'Charm Love' Charm; £39.95

4. Paperchase Birdies A5 Thick Ruled Journal; £6.00

5. Lush Happy Bathday Gift Set; £25.95

6. Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm; £22.00

7. Black Classic Crochet Toms; £42.00

8. Sali Hughes 'Pretty Honest'; £12.50

9. Urban Decay Naked Illuminated; £22.00

xxx

Mummy Wish List

Like any woman, I guess, I forever have a list as long as my arm of new things that I would like! However, now that we have a little one on the way our needs are pushed aside, and new things for the baby take priority. But it's still nice to browse and look at all the lovely things on offer! Here are my top wishlist picks at the minute :)

1. Maternity White Floral Pyjama Shorts; New Look £6.50

I just think that these look so pretty! And I love that they have the bump band attached as all my trousers and pyjamas now have to sit underneath my bump and not only is it cold, it can be quite uncomfortable too.

2. L'occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream; L'occitane £19

My hands get so chapped and dry in the winter! I always wash my hands a million times a day and with a combination of not drying them properly and using anti-bac gel they can get very dry and sore. This hand cream is amazing! And it smells gorgeous too. But at £19 a tube, its totally out of my price range for a hand cream.

3. Grey Zip Trim Block Heel Ankle Boots; River Island £38

I'm really in need of some new boots as I've had mine for about 2 years now and they're looking a little worse for wear. I love these ankle boots!

4. Strawberry Buttercream Yankee Candle; Yankee £16.99

I am obsessed with candles this winter, and especially yankee candles. I go into the shop just to sniff them all, never to buy! They're just so expensive. Definitely something that you'd buy to treat yourself, though.

5. Real Leather Jacket; River Island £100

Again, I am in desperate need of a new leather jacket as I've had mine for at least six years and it has definitely seen better days! I love the look of this one, however I would never spend £100 on a jacket but its always nice to dream.

6. Nars Sheer Glow Foundation; Nars £31

I really want to try this foundation as everyone raves on about how good it is! Maybe I will ask for it for my birthday or use some birthday money to treat myself.

I hope you've enjoyed my short wishlist, I'd love to see some of yours :)