THE BODY SHOP #NWFESTIVEMEET

Hurray! Another The Body Shop blogger event organised by the lovely Rachelle at the Preston store. Crazy that it's been a year since the first Christmas event! It was so lovely to see Rachelle and Claire again and also meet Lily.

And obviously I didn't leave empty handed. How could I when The Body Shop let us have such generous discounts?!

THE BODY SHOP "NAILS + ARGAN" EVENT

Last weekend I was invited to my local The Body Shop for an event to celebrate the launch of their new Argan Oil range, as well as the brand new addition to the Colour Crush collection, the nail polish collection.

#TBSPULSEBIRTHDAY BLOGGER EVENT

On Sunday I headed to my local The Body Shop were my friend Rachelle put on another lovely event for us with snacks, drinks (her homemade smoothie was tip top!), lots of sampling and a cheeky little discount too. We had a slight nightmare just before the event was due to start with half of the city having a powercut but an hour and a lot of stressing later, it was back up and running and we were good to shop!

Round of applause for me actually remembering my camera 

REVIEW: THE BODY SHOP CAMOMILE CLEANSING BUTTER

I usually do reviews on the blog as mini reviews of new products I've bought and putting them all together rather than individual reviews. However, this product has blown me away and I feel it deserves a post on it's own. (If you'd like to read any of the mini review posts, click here.)

AN ODE TO THE BODY SHOP

The Body Shop has very quickly become one of my favourite high street stores. I've only really started using their products over the last six months but I have become a woman obsessed. My skin type is fairly normal most days with odd dry patch days but my main problem is blemishes. I've found since using their products my skin has really changed and is looking so much better.

Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner | Vitaim E Skin-In Moisture Mask | Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask | Seaweed Pore Cleansing Exfoliator | Pink Hair Chalk | Vitamin E Lip Care | Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-Oil | Tea Tree Pore Minimiser | Vitamin E Cream Cleanser | Big & Curvy Mascara | Eye Definer Shade Black

OOTD - MINT & PINK

Today I nipped in to town to pick up a few things I needed and ended up falling in love with the new Body Shop Hair Chalks. My friend Rachelle tried them out on me and I wish I bought them both but I walked away with the pink one. I'm clearly going to end up going back for the blue one.
I also wore out my new Boohoo jumper and boots as well as wearing a pair of jeans by my own choice and I actually love them! CRAZY.

Jumper; Boohoo | Shirt (worn underneath); Primark | Jeans; Dorothy Perkins | Boots; Boohoo | Nails; Rimmel 'Loafer Love For You' & Essie 'Bikini So Teeny'

BENEFIT POREFESSIONAL VS THE BODY SHOP PORE MINIMISER

First things first... I got a new camera and the quality is already 100 times better!

But on to today's post...

These two products aren't really all that similar overall but as they are both used to reduce the appearance of pores I thought I'd do a little comparison between the two. The products are The Body Shop's Tea Tree Pore Minimiser and Benefit's The POREfessional.
Both brands say that these products can be used on their own or as a make up base. Benefit's offering can also be used on top of make up for touch ups throughout the day however, I have never tried this method.

#TBSXMASBONANZA MEET UP

Last week the lovely Rachelle organised a little Christmas Blogger event at The Body Shop in Preston. We got an exclusive 40% discount off anything we bought, signed up for a Loyalty Card for free and we could choose our own samples. As well as munching on yummy cupcakes, drinking mulled punch and having a good old natter with some lovely bloggers. It was so nice to see a load of the #nwbloggers and meet some new people too.
And I certainly didn't hold back when it came to throwing new products in my basket!

Just going to apologise now for shoddy iPhone photos. I'm such a fail when it comes to remembering I own a camera and actually using it.

RETAIL THERAPY

I've been feeling pretty stressed and rubbish this week. I injured my knee a few years ago and the last couple of days it flared up again and I've been in a bit of pain so I woke up today and decided to take myself to town before the huge rush of people got there in the afternoon. Of course, on my journey to town my body decided it was the perfect time to just get a cold. Thanks life. You are great. So then I knew I'd doubly have to treat myself in order to feel better. Obviously.

I have cut out the boring bits like tights and repurchases of lip balm, concealer and cleansing water and I'll just show you the exciting bits!
I made a bee line straight to Topshop once I got to town...

You may recognise these two items off the wishlist I posted a few days ago. I had every intention of getting the striped top but I wasn't overly bothered about finding the jumper and then I saw it on a display table and it felt so soft and lovely that I had to go try it on. And then I fell in love, the end.
I was worried I wouldn't like the top of because of the sleeves. I don't usually like the half sleeve but I felt really comfortable in this (and I felt very Alexa too!) so looking forward to styling this up.
I was very impressed with Topshop today. On my last few visits I haven't been blown away but I could have bought so many things today.

These boots were also mentioned on the wishlist I recently posted. I knew I needed these. I mean, my current black boots are letting rain in and that isn't cool! I was very upset that my size wasn't on the shelf and no matter how hard I tried, my foot was not going in the size 5. It was very reminiscent of the scene from Cinderella when the stepsisters try to make the glass slipper fit. I asked a lady in the shop and they had none in the back but then glistening away, I saw them on a display shelf in my size. Pretty sure hearts flew out of my eyes. With the way they come up the ankle, they make your legs look amazing too! And I think they're an absolute steal at £27.99

My skin has been getting me really bogged down recently, which in turn is probably not helping matters. Someone told me they have been using the tea tree range from The Body Shop and it has really helped so I toddled off there next. Rachel, who I met at the North West Blogger meet up, was working there and gave me some advice and twisted my arm by telling me there was 3 for 2 across the store. (Okay, so she didn't need to twist my arm that much. Or at all. I'm a sucker for offers!) I picked up a toner, face wash and night lotion all for £14. Excited to see if they help my skin.

I got this bag last week but I had to show it because I am so in love. I got it from Dorothy Perkins and it is beautiful. I've been after a smaller bag because usually I have ones that I can fit my entire life into and my back has decided that I must be punished for doing so. I got this when they were offering 25% off (and I still talk to the girls I used to work with there so she bought it for me to get extra discount, sshh!) but I would happily have paid full price for it. I think full price is £22.


New goodies definitely cheered me up some what but now I am ready to get into bed with tea and chocolate and I think it's going to have to be a DVD night.