Khiels midnight recovery concentrate

Earlier this month I picked up the Khiels midnight recovery concentrate I'd been wanting to try a night serum for a while now n I love Khiels as a brand so thought hey why not try the midnight concentrate.  It's meant to be most active between midnight and 4am because this is when the skin absorbs the nutrients best ... interesting eh?  The mix of essential oils are meant to work as one to provide younger,supple hydrated skin .
You know I was cautious but I love it ... I don't know that it makes me look younger but my skin defiantly has a glow to it and feels much plumper in the morning. and it smells beautiful . There are a couple of drawbacks to this product 1) Glass bottle and travelling isn't ideal and the dark blue bottle does make it difficult to see how much is left. You can use it alone or with a night cream... my cream of choice is the ORIGINS High potency night-a-mins. 

 I picked mine up at Space Nk at £36 for 30ml 

Will you be picking up the Khiels midnight recovery? 

#2 Budget buy- T.K.Maxx

Granted it's not a buy it's a shop but you can really get some good bargains ... if you're willing to search. It really is a one stop shop you can get beauty bits,clothes and homey/lifestyle bits what more can you need? My top picks have got to be candles there are some really gorgeous ones at a cut price ( I am still not willing to part with my cash for a diptyque presents? ) Also my dear friend Emily recommended going to T.K.Maxx for Underwear especially Calvin Klien,DKNY and wonderbra( £9.00 rather than £35 - great for flat chested ladies). I have also picked up various haircare bits - they even sell Bumble and Bumble, My dad likes to pick up Baylis and Harding hand soaps for the house and my sister often picks up Essie polishes there . So Ladies and Gents I urge you to toddle along to your nearest T.K.Maxx XX

Excuse the snapshot of my bra just an example of my listed T.K.Maxx venture 

#1 choc-chip cookies

So first up on baking week is good old choc chip cookie( inspiration from Comic Relief bake off I urge you to I-player it) these are so yummy and gooey inside... beautiful. I did get a little over excited and bought a new cookie cutter then didn't need it ... awkward but I included it in the photo anyway cos I'm bad ass

Ingredients 125g unsalted butter 100g LIGHT muscovado sugar 50g caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 150g plain flour 150g of your chosen 'filling' I used Choc chips but fudge pieces are also a favourite Ready to bake? 1.Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees. Put the butter , sugars and vanilla into a large mixing bowl and combine. Make sure everything is scraped in.

2. Add your egg to the butter mixture and carefully combine (you don't want it to split) Then in goes your flour and baking powder and stir until fully combined. 3.Tip your 'filling' and stir that in too . 4. Divide the mixture into little balls( you should get about 12 medium sized balls) and drop onto two lined baking trays. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM THEY WILL SPREAD IN THE OVEN 5.Pop them in the oven and bake for 10-15 .

Huge Thank you and a bit of housekeeping from me !

So You may or may not have noticed but my blog has had a lovely make over and as you can tell I am so pleased with it. I just wanted to take this time to say a really big Thank you to Faye at http://girldoesgeek.com/ she listened to everything I asked for and was excellent at getting back to me. I really do appreciate it. ** Also on the note of Thank you's I'd love to say thank you to those who follow this and check it out It's something that is great fun for me and I hope you enjoy it . Finally I have been a touch out of tune with the baking side of this blog recently so I have decided you know what next week will be BAKING WEEK !!! So keep your peepers open for recipes and my escapades in the kitchen ... enjoy !!!

** This is in no way a sponsored post it is simply me saying thank you !!

Clinique M lotion

So tonight I decided to do a post for any gent's who suffer from dry skin or just want a hydration pick me up! And the product in question is ...
 "Clinique Skin supplies for men M lotion"(priced at £22.00 for 100ml) 

I bought this for my boyfriends birthday because to be frank I was sick of him using mine all the time and although it seems a bit pricey he's had it since August and it's still going so take that how you like?
I can't really give a verdict on it because I don't use it but I can tell you that It won a MEN'S HEALTH grooming award in 2010 for best Moisturiser so you know can't be bad ; )

So what's the boy's verdict? 
Nourishing and doesn't aggravate spots or broken skin making it perfect for after shaving , it's also very refreshing and lightweight without leaving an oily residue.  I really like that it is 100% fragrance free so it doesn't have the heavy 'male' scent some creams and after shaves hold. Don't need a lot of product.  ( He also noted that he probably would't spend £22 on it himself but that's you for him he doesn't understand why I spend some much )

Hope you enjoy mr. Hershey in the background he's a common site on here 

First thoughts on my Birchbox :)

So I started with Glossybox then went to Jolie box because well I felt Glossybox was somewhat lacking and although I loved Jolie Box at first I gave it up feeling that it just was a bit blagh- there seemed to be a lot of repeat products and stuff that just weren't luxury enough. However I was excited to hear that Birchbox had bought out jolie box and thought uno i'll give it a try because I like the idea and It's nice to get that pleasant suprise once a month (that may sound bit odd... take it how you like )

Well for a start the packaging has all changed it's now bright pink and I think they may have changed courier because it came incredibly fast (hence two posts today I was not expecting this ). It does however still come with a handy little bag and interesting magazine which I love reading ...
So for the actuall products :)

L-R Tea pigs Super fruit , Wei White Lotus rich eye blend, KMS California Free shape Quick blow dry , Reverence de Bastien unguent for nail and cuticles and Fresh Sugar rose lip treatment


So what do i think? Am I impressed?   

 Well you know what I am pleased with my box I'm not ecstatic but I will be sticking with Birchbox for a little longer. The Best bits for me would be the Fresh lip balm which leaves a ncie colour and is something i've wanted for sometime , I am also excited by teh Tea pigs cos well I LOVE LOVE LOVE tea thats love btw. Wei is a brand I always want to buy (blame Space NK samples ) but can never bring my self round to buying. The only thing i'm not fussed about is the nail and cuticle treatment ... It's just not for me I suffer from anxiety attacks and pick my fingers and nails constantly so any hand products don't really appeal but you know this might stop that :)
Here's hoping next month's will be just as interesting ...

#1 Weekly beauty bits

Sorry this post is a day or two late but I have been in bed ill for few days and I am still feeling a bit rubbish so using this opportuinity to blog and do some dissertation work. I thought an interesting post would be about my weekly beauty bits - this is my way of getting out of a rut and using different products rather than sticking to the same bits and bobs.  I tend to change whats in my MUJI drawers(make up) and my wicker baskets ( hair ,skincare and bath bits)

 Wicker picnic basket : (I have no idea where this is from my Dad got wine in it for Christmas and I snapped it up) 
As you can tell with haircare I like the same brands which at the mo are : Bumble and Bumble , Bed head and Toni and Guy . ( I may do a haircare history soon)

2nd wicker basket (again no idea where it is from)

 I was going to a detailed skincare/bath & body bits but hey there's probs a bit too much in there :P but as you can probably see theres a few familer brands such as emma hardie(note do not keep next to heater), origins,khiels,nude and bioderma.

So now for the interesting part :) BEAUTY PICKS ... I store my weekly picks in the 'infamous' Muji drawers which can be found here http://www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?Sec=9&Sub=39&PID=5589 (just a little sidenote but the delivery is excellent especially with them been fragile objects)
This weeks choices are as follows :

• Mac Shainghai spice and syrup Michael Korres lip butter pomegranate 
• Kevyn Aucoin - the sculpting powder
• Benefit Highbeam 
• Soleil Tan de Chanel - terre ambre 
• YSL Touche eclat and Collection 2000 conceler
• YSL macara volume effect faux cils 
• Range of pencils inc Rimmel Scandeleyes nude,bobbi brown brow pencil in ash 
• Blushers - Nars deep throat and Revlon cream blush (can't remember the name)
• Benefit you rebel tinted moisturizer and Bourjois(sp?) healthy mix 52 
• Illamasqua loose powder  

There we have it my weekly picks have a lovely weekend :) see ya soon