QV Skincare Cream, Bath Oil and Lotion| Review

Are you a dry skin sufferer like me? Then these QV Skincare Creams are worth reading about and checking out because they have transformed my life! In this post I'm going to be showing and sharing my thoughts on three of their products - cream, lotion and oil. 

Even thought I love my body shop butters and soap and glory creams, in the winter I have to compromise between either having skin that feels good or smells good and to be honest the fancy smelling butters don't moisturise us enough in the winter time. This from QV is a lot more moisturising and has a funny smell that at first that then goes away after it sinks in. It's also not very thick and neither is the cream below, which for me is better as I hate the feeling of knowing I have cream on me. It also says it can be used to clean makeup....

This was the first thing that I jumped towards when I saw the products, my face is extremely dry in the winter time and finding a cream that isn't too oily but great for dry skin is hard, so this was a risk taker for me. But, I loved the feeling of this when I applied it on my face and have started to use this as my night cream as it is a very heavy cream due to it being moisturising for the skin. When I wake up in the morning my skin is left feeling like a soft baby's bum (Excuse the expression!). I use this more as a moisturiser than a body cream due to the one above. 

I'm not a person to take very many baths but I got someone else to try this and used this in the shower..because everyone in my family suffers from dry skin and this went down a treat. Using this in the shower just like a soap and works amazingly well with the cream used after.

If this sounds like a range of products you like then be sure to check them out and also if you suffer from dry skin or eczema then what do you use?

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Yankee Candle Haul Autumn/Winter

So, I recently did some damage in Yankee Candle and walked out with more things than I expected but its glad to say that I am all stocked up for the winter/autumn! Around this time last year I posted a similar post to this here where I talk about some more of my favourite scents but this year I have more! 

Votives// I decided to get a mix of things this year and the first one is Spiced Orange which is new one to their collection and smells amazing - this is going to be my seasonal favourite I just know! Then we have Fireside Treats which is a firm favourite in my household and I have to buy it every year to last me up until bonfire night because it smells like sweet marshmallows over the bonfire and really gets me in the mood. I bought Snowflake Cookie last year as well and no doubt was going to buy it again this year because its another sweet scent (surprised?!) and I  love how this smells like baking! Another new one from Yankee, this time 'Candy Cane Lane' is going to be my christmas week scent and smells just like candy canes and even though I don't like them in taste this smells amazing and no too peppermint-y. 

Tarts// Now some of these are from the Yankee store and some are from Asda as they hold the Simply Home range and smells just as nice! The Simply Home range ones that I have are 'Merry Berry, Fall Apple, Christmas Treats and Fall Glory' you can tell this range is American due to the names! But regardless of the names they all smell so nice and all are your more berry smelling scents compared to the sweet ones that I spoke about above. Then from the shop I bought Spiced Orange which I also bought in Votive form, and Cinnamon Sticks which is what I have burning whilst writing this because all spicy scents seem to fill the house up quicker and making it smell so nice and it feels all warm and cosy. 

Medium Jars// I don't usually buy jars because I don't go through them as quick but I couldn't resist buying two that I know and love will be lit all the way through December and January. Christmas Rose is a great everyday scent and when you light it the whole house smells like roses and gets me excited! Then we have Merry Marshmallow which is a sweet scent more than any of them I have mentioned and makes the house smell like sweets and it puts me in that mood. 

What are you're favourite Yankee Candle Autumn/Winter Scents? 

 

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Diwali Nails| BarryM Rockstar Glitterati

If you saw my post a few days ago then you will have read all about my makeup that I wore for Diwali, if not read it here. So, I thought I would also share with you my nails for the special occasion and of course they had to be glittery, bright and over the top! Just a side note, these are not my real nails they are the ones that I rave about from Primark but just in a plain colour and then I painted over it and they looked amazing...On these nails I used two coats of the BarryM polish and had to leave it to dry in-between but eventually it worked out well! 

The best part, is that because these are fake and they have so much glitter on them I won't have to even scrub it off my nails because the nails can be either re-used or binned! Perfecto combo!! This whole collection looks stunning and I would really like to get the others before they take them away....

Have you tried any of the Glitterati Polishes???

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Quick and Easy Oreo Cupcakes

You're going to be seeing a lot more baking posts on the blog as its something that I want to start doing more of and to kick it off I'm going to show you this super quick and easy recipe to make oreo cupcakes and trust you and me they are delicious! The recipe I used for the cake doesn't use eggs but feel free to if you want! 

Ingredients

For the Cake - 

* Plain Flour

* Bicarbonate of Soda

* Baking Powder

* Coca Powder

* Butter at room temp

* Sugar

For Decoration - 

*About 2 Oreo Packets

* Butter cream icing 

-- Pre-heat your oven to 180C

Method;

1. In a bowl beat together the butter and sugar until its fluffy and combined 

2. To that you want to sift in the flour, bicarb, baking powder and coca powder and then using a electric whisk mix it all together until its fluffy and it at a thickness that you want

3. I then took one oreo and placed it at the bottom of each cupcake case, I used silicone ones because they are re-usable and much easier to use! Having a Oreo at the bottom gives the cake a sense of surprise!

4. Using an ice cream scoop I then did one scoop the batter into each case until it was full and popped them in the oven for about 12-15 Minutes!

5. Whilst the cakes are cooling I went on to make the icing I took half of the butter cream in the tub and mixed in a bowl with some crushed Oreo's. I started with the Oreo's in a bag but then decided to use the blender until they were fine and it made life easier

6. Using a spoon (or you could use a piping bag) cover the tops of your cakes and then use the remaining oreo crumble mix and the Oreo's you have left over to decorate and viola!

 

  

These tasted so good and my family were so surprised when they opened them up and it had an Oreo at the bottom, it created a beautiful picture as well! 

 

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