Morning Pamper

Some mornings I wake up feeling like a pamper, and today I was having one of those mornings, so I thought I would share with you guys what I like to do... These mornings are my favourite as especially during school time, my mornings feel so rushed, so sometimes I just like to slow things down, keep the shower on for 5 more minutes, stay in bed for that extra hour, whatever it is I like to keep things on the down low sometimes... I apologise for the long intro so lets get into it...!

When I wake up I always feel very hungry so the first thing I do is head down to the kitchen to make some breakfast. And today I felt like a banana and blueberry smoothie. So I make that and then head back upstairs with it. After that I get in the shower and use my TRESemme Perfectly Undone Shampoo and Conditioner and then use my  Simple Moisturising Facial Wash, which cleans my face while leaving it very soft. Next I use my Body Shop Aloe Gentle Exfoliater which softens my skin without irritating. Finally I use my Zoella Soak Opera, which smells really light, girly and floral. Once out the shower I like to put on a face mask, my favourite at the moment couretsy of my friend Lucia who persuaded me to buy it is the Lush The Sacred Truth Face Mask, it brightens up the face, leaving it feeling clean, hydrated and silky soft. After waiting 10-15 mins for it to work it's magic while I read, watch Netflix etc. I massage the mask off with warm water. Then I use my Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser , which is so moisturising, I'd definitely recommend it.

 After this I head back to my bedroom and I light my True Grace Seashore Candle which smells very fresh and quite fruity too, and use my Soap and Glory Righteous Butter, which is the classic Soap and Glory smell, sweet, girly and not too strong. Then I put on my Lush Strawberry Feels forever Massage Bar, which is extremely softening, nourishing and smells like strawberries and cream, and I apply this to the bottom part of my arm (elbow down). Then I finish off with a spritz of my Michael Kors Glam Jasmine Perfume which is a very floral and fruity scent which I've been really loving at the moment.

I tend to leave my hair to air-dry and then I settle down to read a book, currently I'm reading All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, which is so good, and then I wrote this blog post. What do you get up to on your lazy Sunday?

Amy xx

What's on my Bedside Table?

Today I was felt like showing you what is on my bedside table, (the top layer at least, because the other levels just has my book on it which is "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven) because aren't we all nosey sometimes? I know I am...

On my bedside table I like to keep all the things which I use on a regular basis, because I'm one of girls who once they're in bed just can't be bothered to move and remove her makeup which she wore that day, apply some lip balm etc. So I just keep it all on my bed side table for easy access. The actual table I believe is the Olivia Bedside from Feather & Black, and on it I have a light which is the Tommy Desk Lamp from Habitat which isn't metal it's actually pink, but they didn't have that one anymore. I also have a candle which is the Jasmine & Black Olive candle from muji which smells very floral and a little bit musty too.

As for beauty products I have a Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water in the 125ml version, if you're looking for a drugstore cleanser and product that removes makeup this is definitely up your alley. I also have some cotton pads which I actually stand up on the lid of the muji candle which I put the micellar water onto. I also have 3 pocket vacs from Bath & Body Works in the scents Fall Lakeside Breeze, this scent is really fresh and it smells quite like the ocean. I also have Cozy Vanilla Cream which smells very warming and christmasy and a lot like vanilla, the last one is Bright Autumn Day which smells like cinnamon, but still very fresh too. You can't get these in the UK but if you're based in the US I'd definitely recommend picking up some things from Bath and Body Works.

I also have 2 eos products. One of them being Honeysuckle Honeydew lip balm which is extremely moisturising and I like to put this on just before I go to bed so as to have really moisturised lips in the morning, it smells like melon and feels so nice on the lips. The other product is the Fresh Flowers Hand Lotion which is again really moisturising and smells like flowers. 

I hope you enjoyed reading this post. What's your favourite item on your bedside table?

Amy xx

Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Hey there so today I thought I would do a food related post for you, and recently I've been thinking of different things I could have for breakfast and I came up with the options below. All three breakfasts (plus 1 drinkare quite different so hopefully there will be something which catches your eye. Bon appetite!

Avocado on Rye Bread and Iced Coffee
1 slice of rye bread
1 Avocado chopped
4 cherry tomatoes halves
half a squeezed lime
handful of coriander
Pepper to taste

Cut up the avocado into cubes and halve the tomatoes and put them onto the rye bread then take some coriander and sprinkle it over and then squeeze the lime onto it and grind some pepper on to your fancy.

for Iced Coffee
1 espresso
(the rest of the glass) milk
4 or 5 ice cubes

Put the espresso into your glass then fill up to the top with milk and put some ice cubes in to keep it cold.

Green Juice
3 long sticks of celery
1 apple
2/3 cucumber
handful of cordiand
er
handful of basil
half a lemon

Put it all into a juicer and zoosh it up, and then pour it into a glass of choice. The measurements for the different ingredients might not be right for how much juice you want/what machine you might  have as my juicer just takes out the juice of the ingredients but there's a lot of excess, so if you own a nutra-bullet (which I ordered yesterday, I'm very excited!) you'll use less ingredients because the machine doesn't leave any waste, (did that make sense!).

Nut blend and Yoghurt

for the nut blend...
almonds
marconia almonds
pistachios
pecans
dried blueberries
sliced coconut

Roast all the nuts, almonds, pistachios etc. in one layer in the oven at 200C till their roasted enough. Leave them to cool and then pulse them 8 times in a food processor, then put the mix into a container and put in the dried blueberries. While you're doing that turn off the oven and toast the sliced coconut with the rest of the heat, for however long till they're the right amount of toastiness for you and then once they're cooled put that into the rest of the mixture.

to serve...
greek yoghurt (however much to fit your bowl)
strawberries
raspberries
blueberries

Put greek yoghurt into a bowl then wash some berries and put that on top then sprinkle as much or as little of the nut blend as you want.

I really hope you enjoyed this blog post, if you enjoy it and try some of these recipes tell me in the comments below what you thought about them, and if you want me to do more recipe related posts.

Amy xx

Lush Haul - First Impressions

Hi there, how are you guys? Sorry for the absence of posts in the last couple of weeks I've just been away on holiday in Sardinia, and I didn't bring my computer so that means no blogging. And I also apologise for posting 2 lush related posts in a row I just went into the lush in Oxford Street yesterday and i thought I would show you what I bought with my first impressions. Enjoy!

The Experimenter Bath Bomb

This bath bomb smells so incredible! It is a very strong scented bath bomb so you either really love it or really don't, and I love it. It smells very spicy and the colour of it is incredible, orange, white, purple, pink and orange and I just can't wait to see the colour of my bath once it's in.

Intergalactic Bath Bomb

If you know me you'll know that I love the smell of mint, which is why I love this bath bomb so much. The bath bomb is mainly coloured turquoise and then it has 2 lines of white, pink and yellow. It's the normal bath bomb shape and the bath bomb has a little bit of sparkle in it too. 

Guardian of the Forest Bath Bomb (sorry not on the website as it's Oxford St branch, I think)

When I see this bath bomb I see a chameleon which has camouflaged into its habitat, the jungle and it looks so cool. The colours are turquoise and like bright green, which is going to make a really cool coloured bath. It also smells really good, fresh, and a bit like grass and plants, which sounds strange but it's smells amazing.

Supertramp Bubble Bar - (not on website either, sorry!)

This bubble bar looks so epic, with it being two of my favourite colours lime green and a pretty girly pink. The smell is really earthy and the product itself is massive like the size of the comforter and brightside but just £1 cheaper which is a definite plus.

The Green Bubbleroon

Hence the name bubbleroon you can be pretty sure this product looks like a macaroon, which is exactly what it looks like, a big lime coloured citrusy and fresh smelling macaroon which you just want to eat. The colour is so bright and I'm sure it's going to make a really cool coloured bath.

Rose Jam Bubbleroon

This bubble bar has the same sort of shape as the green, but just a pinker and rosier smelling macaroon, which looks even tastier. It is also slightly glittery on the top and I'm sure the colour pay off will be incredible!

I hope you enjoyed reading this post, and in the comments below tell me what you're favourite bath product from lush is and I'm sure to try it.

Amy xx