The Disney Book

The Disney Book

 

Calling all Disney lovers! On the blog today I've got something your going to love, The Disney Book. My sister got me this for Christmas and it was one of my favourite gifts, being a huge Disney fan I was always going to love this. Now if your not a Disney fan your probably not going to give a damn about this book but I know there are many people out there who love Disney like me.

 

There is so much content in this book that I was a little overwhelmed from the Disney timeline and behind the scenes look to pages out the parks this book covers everything from where Disney started to where it is today. The hardback book starts with the Disney timeline that spans across 10 pages showing every Disney movie released (how many have you seen?!), many of the pages tell you all about your favourite movies with sketches and facts.

 

There's also pages packed with information of Disneyland/World including pictures of the original posters and merch. Not only do you get almost 200 pages of Disney but each book comes with an original film strip from Disney Pixars Brave. This book is the perfect gift for any Disney lover, you can buy the book here.

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Soap & Glory | The Whole She-Bang

Soap & Glory The Whole She-Bang

 

Every year for Christmas I get the big box from Soap & Glory filled with lots of goodies and this year we no different. This years big bundle is called The Whole She-Bang and it comes complete with nine Soap and Glory favourites as well as a cosmetics case, the set is currently on offer in Boots for £25 reduced from £60 so if your a Soap & Glory fan then stock up now.   

The Whole She-Bang includes; Clean On Me Moisture Shower Gel, Sugar Crush The Scrub Of Your Life, The Righteous Butter, Hand Food Hand Cream, Heal Genius Foot Cream, The Righteous Butter Sun Kissed Tint Body Lotion, Peaches and Clean 4 in 1 Face Wash, Thick and Fast Mascara and a Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss. I love Soap & Glory products especially the scrubs and body butters/lotions, the cosmetics case is great for storing all your favourite bath and body products in.

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Armani Diamonds Violet

 Armani Diamonds Violet

 

I didn't buy much in the sales after Christmas but I did buy a couple of fragrance gift sets from Boots and this is one of them. The gift set included a 50ml Armani Diamonds Violet EDP and a mini 20ml Armani Diamonds Violet EDT which is perfect for slotting into your handbag for when your on the move. The set was originally £37, the same as the 50ml perfume on it's own, but I got it for around £25 in the sale.

 

Armani Diamonds Violet is the latest addition to the Armani Diamonds range the perfume is a feminine fruity floral scent with top notes of raspberry and passion fruit, heart notes of rose, freesia and lily of the valley plus base notes of vanilla and praline for some reason it reminds me of parma violet sweets. The scent isn't overpowering it's nice and subtle long lasting scent, it's perfect for everyday wear. The bottle is nice and classy not gimmicky or too bulky, I like the violet tint to the bottle. I've smelt the other Armani Diamond perfumes but this one is definitely my favourite.

 

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Skinny Dip London | iPhone 6 Case



I recently upgraded my phone - and about time too-  to an iPhone 6 and more excitingly that means new phone cases! It's hard not to notice the hullabaloo around Skinny Dip London phone cases, they pop up everywhere from Topshop to ASOS and are regulars on Instagram feeds everywhere. Skinny Dip London is a quirky cool brand that offers phone cases, bags and accessories in a range of fun, quirky designs. I was spoilt for choice when looking for a phone case they had lovely glitter and liquid cases, silicon milk carton cases and even a honeycomb case with 3D bumblebees. After a few days of umming and ahhing over the cases I finally order two cases one from ASOS and one from the Skinny Dip site.

The first case I ordered was this cute googly eye sausage dog case from ASOS it was £15 then I went to the Skinny Dip website and order this googly eye hiya cactus case, the cactus case was in the sale for around £7. Both the cases are plastic and come with a free screen protector and screen wipe, I think £15 is kind of expensive for an iPhone case but it was just so cute I couldn't resist. The cases clip on to the back and side of your phone with cut out spaces for your headphone jack, speakers and buttons. Unfortunately both these cases are out of stock I must have ordered the last ones but there is a huge range of different cases on their website, I've already got my eye on a few more. MUST RESIST!    

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Hello 2016...

It's another year and with that comes a new set of hopes, ambitions and resolutions. 2016 has just started and when a new year starts many people see it as a fresh start, a clean slate. I recently posted my goodbye 2015 post - you can read that here if you like - and todays post is all abut what I'd like from this year, a goals and resolutions post if you like.

I briefly explained in my goodbye 2015 post that last year was stressful for me so my main goal is to be happier, as a nation I think we often forget that happiness is an emotion and we won't always be happy but my aim is to enjoy life a bit more, worry/stress less. It's in my nature to worry and overthink things and I often can't help it but I'm going to try not to.

This year I would really love to go to Disneyland Paris and Paris in fact I'd love to travel, I have a massive fear of flying but I would love to go more places. Disneyland has been a dream of mine for as long as I remember, I loved Disney so much when I was a kid and my love for it has stayed with me. My sister an I have big birthdays this year and we plan to go together as a treat - if all goes to plan!

Saving is something else I'd love to get better at this year I say it every year but I really need to get better at saving and managing money. I am a serial spender and shopper even when I have something I should be saving for I just have a talent for spending money but this year I really hope to become better at saving. Another goal for this year is to completely de-clutter my life. I am a extremely messy person and I'm quite the hoarder, my room always looks like a bombsite and my clothes tend to live on my floordrobe. This year I need a brutal clear out, well they do say a tidy spaces equals a tidy mind.

Overall though my main goal is to have another wonderful year with the ones I love around me creating more amazing memories with my friend and family. What are your hopes and goals for the year?

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Goodbye 2015...



2015 has been a mixed year for me it certainly wasn't the best year for me, it was a very stressful and unhappy year for me at times but it confirmed that I have the best people around me who put up with me even when I wasn't a very nice person. At the beginning of the year I got some bad news to do with my job that really flipped my world on its head and let's just say I didn't cope that well, things were up in the air for the best part of the year and my stress levels were through the roof. Everything is a bit better now and things are a working progress but 2015 saw my anxiety come back and be the worst it had been for a long time. 

On the other hand while my anxiety was bad and my mind was getting the better of me I still had some great times with my friends and family. From trips to the beach, the zoo, nights out, gigs and festivals I had many laughs and great times. I didn't accomplish much or any of what I had hoped but that's life! My resolutions never stuck, let's be honest they never stood a chance (they never do!). 

Here's hoping 2016 holds good memories! I hope you all had a great year and have a fantastic 2016, I'd like to say thank you for taking the time to read my blog (especially the posts where I ramble, a bit like this one) and a thank you if you follow me on Bloglovin or GFC. Have a great time bringing in the new year whatever you do.  

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Let's Bake: Gingerbread Men!

Strictly speaking this post isn't just for gingerbread men it's for all kind of shapes - we don't discriminate! I'm a huge lover of gingerbread and Christmas time is the perfect time of the for indulging on them. This year was the first year I made my own and I thought it would be really hard but thankfully it isn't and the gingerbread was a success. If you fancy making some gingerbread for Christmas or to help you get in the festive spirit then read on for an easy recipe. If you don't have a food processor then not to worry, I don't either and they turned out great. 

What you'll need;

• 1tsp of ground cinnamon 

• 2tsp of ground ginger 

• 350g / 12oz of plain flour (plus extra for rolling out the dough)

• 1 egg

• 4tbsp of maple syrup 

• 1tsp of bicarbonate of soda

• 125g / 4 1/2oz of butter 

• 175g / 6oz of brown sugar

• writing icing / cake decorations
• a mixing bowl
• clingfilm
• greaseproof paper
• baking trays

• a wooden spoon
• cookie cutters

What to do;

• Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl.

• Add the butter and mix until the mixture looks like bread crumbs.

• Lightly beat the egg and maple syrup then add it to the bowl of the mix and mix until the mixture clumps together into a dough.

• Tip the dough out and need until smooth before wrapping it in clingfilm and leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minuets.

• Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4

• Line the baking trays with greaseproof paper

• Once the dough has been chilled for 15 minuets take it out the fridge and roll out to your preferred thickness

• Using the cutters, cut out the shapes and then place them on the baking trays leaving enough room between them
• Bake for around 15 minuets before taking them out the oven and leaving them to cool
• Decorate to your preference (as you can see decorating isn't my forte)

There we have it an easy gingerbread recipe, you can wrap them up in a little food bag and add them in to Christmas presents or eat them all to your self! I hope you are all feeling Christmassy, only two sleeps to go.

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