If you could spare a little thyme...

Hello readers! Have we all had a good week? 

I succumbed to the nasty January 'bug', which left me at home for two days suffering and feeling sorry for myself so this blogger is pleased to be seeing the back of it! 

My lovely friend Kirstie brought me round some beautiful flowers to say get well soon - here's me really hoping I didn't send her away with a nasty present in return!

However, some good has come from this as I have decided the best post to write this Sunday would be the one that describes a great product that made me feel a bit more refreshed and renewed by the end of the week! 

Radox muscle soak...

Firstly, I would like to emphasise that this is a very affordable product and can be found in most drug stores.

If I remember rightly this 400g cost me between one or two pounds!

One of the main ingredients is Thyme, which you can smell instantly when you open up the resealable flap on the side of the box. The crystals are small and dissolve really quickly in the bath leaving behind a cloudy blue/green tinge in the water and a steam that fills the room with a glorious aroma.  If you have any aches and pains and find baths help ease these I would certainly recommend that you add this to the water.

I found it got to work straight away and it made me think. Would fresh thyme work the same way? SO, I did some further reading and it turns out that using fresh thyme in your bath can actually work! It is also considered anti-bacterial and anti-viral so can help with coughs and colds as well! No wonder I felt like I could breathe easier too!

I think it is time to start growing a little herb garden! Knowing what I have learnt from Thyme has just made me more interested in other herbs and what benefits they may have for people.

For those that have read my mini post today, firstly thank you! Lastly, if you have tried fresh thyme in a bath let me know how it made you feel!

Lots of love,

Scribbles

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A weekend of bargains!

After another lovely weekend, I thought a nice way of drawing it to a close would be to share some of the bargains we managed to purchase before it was too late!

I'm always a sucker for a bargain and sometimes for items I didn't really 'need'. Whilst in ASDA we found this cute little bed set for a whole five pounds! I will have to update this post when it gets put on my bed! I really, really want a faux fur cushion to go with it now, or a throw!

I also decided to pop into Boots this weekend to scope out a new make up remover. I adore the Micellar waters by B. range and Garnier but thought it was time to test out something different.  I found this delicate little number at a bargain price of £1.39!

This cleansing water is soothing with Aloe Vera being one of its main ingredients. It's consistency is watery, however, on application with a cotton wool pad, lifts dirt and make up easily off the face. It is kind to your eyes as well so you don't have that uncomfortable sting if there is an accident! I also find that after using this twice now it is fantastic at lifting waterproof mascara so there are no dark marks or smudges left under the eyes. Yep, I can finally say goodbye to that morning panda look, after thinking I had removed it all the night before!

I think it is quite a moisturising product as well; in the past some cleansers or removers of make up have left my skin red raw, dry or sore. Having sensitive skin means I am always concious of the ingredients I use on my face.

As it is January I am trying new products that might be a bit healthier; after a bit of a heavy Christmas! I love having coffee at the weekend with Sean as a treat. In fact we have had a mini coffee haul courtesy of Taylors of Harrogate again. This little selection should keep us going a LONG time!

I definitely recommend the 'Brasilia' (strength 4) and 'Indonesia' (strength 5 with a strong hint of cocoa).

Anyway, I digress.

I figure that whilst I enjoy a coffee at the weekend, I do not necessarily need to be drinking as much tea and coffee at work that I currently do. So after perusing through the large selection of alternative teas I found this little beauty!

Clipper do a lot of different teas but I think the 'rise and shine' appealed to me the most! This is a lemon tea and I am hoping that this will offer me that wake up call we all rely on at work! I'm feeling positive so I will give it a go this week and update you all soon!

What bargains did you get this weekend? I would love to hear if you saved some money this weekend buying something you love or maybe something alternative to what you are used to??

Thank you for reading,

Scribbles

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Make Up Academy lipstick review!

HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGERS!!!

It has been a fabulous 2015 so far! I had the privilege of spending my New Years with some great friends who hosted a little party at theirs. Sean and I stayed over and spent both the Eve and New Year's Day playing games, laughing and eating fabulous food!

It's the Sunday evening now before my routine goes back to normal and work begins. Having had the last two weeks off to spend it with people I care about and relax, I'm now feeling a little bit deflated. You know the feeling after a great holiday when you have to come back home? Yep, that feeling!

Not to mention that sluggish, guilty feeling after having eaten far too much of the fatty stuff!

To cheer myself up I figured the best thing to do would be to dive straight into my first post of 2015! What better way to do this by telling you, my readers, about some great bargains I have discovered. As you can see above I had a mini haul from Poundland, Boots and Superdrug this time.

The products I would like to tell you about this evening though came from the MUA concession in Superdrugs. They also have a website, which can be found here on http://www.muastore.co.uk/.

I have purchased a couple of their pencil eye liners before but never really thought they were something to write home about. So imagine my surprise when I saw they did a wide range of lipsticks for only a £1.00 each?!

 On this occasion I picked up 3 contrasting colours to compare. 


Lilac Belle...

Pouty Pink...

Totally Nude...

First of all, for a budget product, I would like to point out that these lipsticks do look great! I like the contrasting white and silver coloured casing as well as the simplicity of the logo. I applied some lip balm on my lips first as these are Matte shades so do not moisturise your lips as glossy ones would.

I like all three shades and will definitely be going back for more. Here's how I got on...

Lilac Belle!

Pouty Pink!

Totally Nude!

Out of all them though my favourite just has to be Lilac Belle. I adore this purple shade and with my newly dyed, deep purple hair it goes well with a simple dark eye liner flick!

Let me know if you try these out at all and what you think! I would also love to hear about any other lipstick shades you may have tried from this range! 

Thank you for reading my first post of 2015 and I look forward to fellow bloggers sharing their pages with me! 

Coming Soon... How I get on with 3 (yes 3!!!) 30 Day Challenges using the free Apps on my phone.... Abs, Squats and Push Ups!

Love from 

Scribbles!

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