Freebie Friday #2

Free Copy Of Marie Claire

Just fill in the short form to get the latest issue of Marie Claire for free.

Free Cow Shed Body Butter

Get your free body butter with the latest issue of Instyle magazine. Look out for the one with Keira Knightley on the cover!

Free Kinder Bueno

When you treat yourself to a Kinder Bueno you can claim your money back, free chocolate!

Free 1 day gym pass worth up to £20

Get yourself a free pass simply by filling in your details and finding your nearest club. Perfect for if you want a gym trial or if you just fancy being fit for the day!

Let me know if you get any of these freebies x

Garnier Caffeine Eye Roll On

I have had the Garnier eye roll on in my collection for a little while and its one of those products that when you first buy you use all the time and then forget about it. I had completely forgotten I had it until recently but now have started using it again am really enjoying using it.

The main purpose of this product is to provide a cooling effect under your eye to relieve the look of dark circles and tiredness. If you keep it in the fridge this intensifies the cooling sensation.

 To use I rub the roller in circles under my eyes. This provides an instant cooling sensation and feels so nice against your skin especially when you are tired or a bit under the weather. I have found that it doesn’t do much for dark circles but does help to wake your skin up and make it look less sort of puffy.

 This is by no means cheap and at full price retails for between £10 and £11, would I pay full price for it? No. I would say this is worth no more than £4 - £5 but if you can get it at this price it is a nice extra to have in your collection.

Spring Dresses: AX Paris

Spring is finally here and at the weekend I actually wore a dress! I love wearing dresses and as soon as it hits Spring/Summer time this is what I mostly like wearing. I have put together an AX Paris Spring Dresses sort of wish list together of my favourite dresses from the site which I would wear throughout the Spring.

Vintage Print Chiffon Skater Dress - £25

Aztec Foil Printed Midi Dress - £22

Floral Belted Skater Dress - £30

Sweetheart Neckline Skater Dress - £23

Polka Dot Cut Out Side Skater Dress - Was £25 now £11.99

Big Bird Print Elasticated Waist Dress - £18

Floral Print Scallop Dress - £18

Zig Zag Skater Dress - £25

I hope you enjoyed this post, which dress is your favourite?

Freebie Friday



Hello my lovelies!

New feature on the blog today which I am going to aim to do every Friday. I will link up some of the freebies that I have found for you all to enjoy. Freebie Friday!

Obviously all freebies are subject to availability by the companies that are offering them.

• Estee Lauder ‘Double wear’ Foundation

Simply fill in the voucher form on the Estee Lauder FB page, they will then e-mail you the voucher. Take this with you to an Estee Lauer counter to have your foundation consolation and they will give you a free 10 day supply of the ‘Double wear’ foundation.

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• L’Occitane ‘Divine Cream’

To get your 7 day free trial of Divine Cream fill in the sign up form and take it to your nearest participating L’Occitane store.

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• Origins

Visit any Origins counter between the 1^st and 30^th April to receive 3 free Origins expert samples and a free skincare consultation.

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• Free Starbucks!

By saying the code at Starbucks between 9:30am and 11:30am you can get a free tall Guatemala Antigua latte. This offer ends on the 9^th of April and the code changes daily. You can find the new codes everyday on the following website.

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I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know if you get any of the freebies! 

Barry M Lip Paint

I picked up this Barry M lipstick a little while ago when Superdrug were doing a 3 for 2 promotion on Barry M products. I chose this shade because it looked like such a vibrant and gorgeous bright pink.

 The lipstick glides onto your lips perfectly and is such a beautiful colour. However this is where my love for this lipstick ends.

 I found the lipstick to be very drying even when I tried wearing it with lip balm underneath. My lips were craving moisture after a couple of hours. I also found the staying power to be pretty awful to be honest. I put this on before going out for lunch, had one drink and a plate of chips and afterwards the lipstick was no where to be seen, not even the slightest bit of colour remained on my lips.

Usually I like Barry M products but this one is just a huge miss for me. However I do really like the colour so if anybody knows a colour similar to this in another lipstick of better quality, leave me a comment!

Banana and White Chocolate Muffins

I hate waste so the other day when I found I had some ripe bananas I just had to bake. After looking through my cupboards and finding some milky bar buttons I decided I would make banana and white chocolate muffins. Here is the recipe that I used, it can be found at www.muffinrecipes.co.uk

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

·        1 large egg

·        40ml cooking oil

·        40ml milk

·        3 mashed ripe bananas

·        250g flour

·        125g granulated sugar

·        1 tbsp baking powder

·        ½ tsp salt

·        100g chocolate chips – plain, milk or white

Instructions

·        Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas mk 6, 400°F). Place the egg, oil, mashed bananas and milk in a large mixing bowl and beat together.

·        In another bowl place the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and chocolate chips and mix. 

·        Pour in the liquid into the dry mix and stir until just blended.

·        Line a muffin tray with paper muffin cases, and then fill each case to just below the top with the muffin mixture.  Bake the muffins for 20-25 minutes. They are cooked when a skewer inserted into one and then removed comes out clean (apart from any chocolate!).

This recipe makes approximately 12 muffins.

FOTD #2

Products Used

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse – 010 Ivory

Marks and Spencer Limited Collection Lip & Cheek Tint – Magenta

Soap & Glory –Arch De Triumph

MaxFactor 2000 Calorie Mascara

Yves Rocher Lipstick – 101 Framboise