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We get so excited when a new product comes out, especially if its to do with hair and beauty. FabLab has brought out yet another product to add to their already fabulous collection, we have nearly tried them all and we love each and every one of them.
I let Lydia do it by herself this time around seeing as its recommended for 8years+ to see if she could and here is how it went.
She was very good and read the instructions first. She borrowed my phone and placed it in the phone holder inside the box so she could watch the tutorial on the Fablab Youtube channel whilst preparing for what she needed to do.
First, she put the rubber nail masks over her fingers, which come in all different sizes and for smaller fingers, you will have to pull it further down over the fingernail to make sure the whole nail can be seen and the rubber is surrounding the nail. The white varnish to do your base coat dries very quickly so you don’t have to wait for ages, that is added next.
When your base coat has dried, you can either choose a varnish and paint your nails in a solid colour OR grab a sponge and give ombre a go. Lydia wanted to try ombre and I am so glad she did because I really wanted to see how it would turn out.
Use a sponge and pick the colours you want to use, Lydia picked blue and pink, then you have to paint a line of varnish across the top flat part of the sponge and add another line above it using the other colour.
Then all you need to do is stamp the sponge on each nail and wait for it to dry and pop the clear varnish over the top. We found the sponge tricky because she has tiny nails and we did get varnish around the skin but it easily comes off with a cotton bud and nail varnish remover so it wasn’t a big deal. I think next time I am going to trim the sponge down so the area isn’t so big and that will minimise the excess coming off.
FabLab Nail art Deluxe retails for £19.99 at can be purchased at Smyths and Amazon.
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Girls4Girls is a young girl’s beauty brand who is a big believer of girls supporting girls. All of their products are cruelty-free and pocket money friendly, sparkly (planet-friendly glitter), fruity and fun.
They recently got in touch with us and sent the girls the most amazing beauty boxes each to try out, just in time for Christmas!
My girls love anything sweet-smelling and sparkly and these beauty products tick every box, even the products names are fun, inspiring and motivational. They have a great selection from makeup, body mists, hand gels, cooling masks, lip scrubs, to body shimmer gel and Unicorn glitter goo which is AMAZING by the way.
I usually find with young girls makeup that the pigment isn’t very good and you can barely see the colour when you put it on but with Girls4Girls the pigment is fantastic and they love that they can actually see what they’re putting on their face and oh my gosh the highlighter, WOW! The pigment really makes your cheeks glow.
If you are looking for good quality, affordable, sweet-smelling makeup or beauty products for a young girl then check out their website or you can find their products instore or online at Superdrug. You can also find them over on Instagram.
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2020 has been a very tough year for everyone, we have all pretty much had to stay inside for most of it and a lot of people had already started to prepare early for Christmas this year. Trees were being taken out of lofts as soon as the clock struck midnight on the 1st of November.
In a typical year, our tree wouldn’t usually go up until the second week of December but because of the circumstances, I wanted to really enjoy this month with my family so we joined the “party” and put ours up on the 1st of December.
I did another first and visited Jacks superstore which is part of the Tesco family to see what they had to offer. I had absolutely no idea what it was going to be like and was pleasantly surprised. I spent £40 and filled two big shopping baskets full to the brim with food for all the family, including our fur babies.
My mission that day was to throw a small Christmas party to celebrate the start of December and the countdown to Christmas, and thanks to Jacks, I was able to not only put on an amazing platter of party food that the kids (and I) absolutely loved, but there was so much food that I also had plenty of leftovers after. This made David happy as he could snack on them the whole of the next day.
Every Christmas David and I love chilling watching movies with some crisps, occasionally some popcorn, but most importantly some lovely cheese and crackers. Jacks offers a decent selection, but more than that I was able to pick up a lovely cheese board, with slates you can name the cheese on for display (when you are able to have guests round again), a large box of various crackers, and some poinsettias for our coffee table.
I just couldn’t, and still can’t, believe how low the prices are in Jacks, and without affecting the quality. Jacks pride themselves on having great tasting food at the lowest possible prices and that is exactly how it felt when I was in there. They also have the middle aisle for non-food items which is where I picked up my £4.00 Slate cheese board mentioned above, the best cheese board I’ve had, a pack of 14 Christmas crackers, and my poinsettias.
If you have never been and are looking for some amazing party food on a budget, Jacks can offer you a wide selection to manage pretty much any party without breaking the bank to do it.
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I had never really sat down and watched Friends properly before and by properly I mean, in order until I met my partner. He would put it on on a Saturday and literally watch it back to back. I would be getting on with housework and I would always get distracted by it and before I knew it a few hours had passed with me glued to the TV. He would, and still does, often refer to the little sayings from the show that I didn’t understand until recently when I started watching more of the show. For example, when we moved our sofa or furniture when getting new carpets he would shout “Pivot! Pivot!” or when he came home and said “Hi Babe!” and I’d reply all miserably he would say “ALRIGHT ROSS?!”. Now the little sayings just slot in naturally day to day.
With that said, we have been sent fantastic beauty products from Paladone to showcase for you and they are all Friends themed.
Who doesn’t love a sweet-scented bath? This bath crumble has hints of Vanilla that will create a creamy sweet bubbly bath foam, blended with Shea butter, it will moisturise and soften skin too.
Keep the germs out and bring in Friends with the Monica Clean Gel Hand Sanitiser. This hand sanitiser won’t dry out hands and the aloe extract makes the formula gentle on hands and prevents them from drying out, making it perfect for the office, classroom, home, or anywhere else.
Break off a chunk or two of the “I’d Rather Be Watching Friends” Bath Bar, add to warm water, and unwind in a deliciously scented relaxing bath. Suitable for all skin types. Mango and Ylang Ylang are delicately blended to create a uniquely exotic fragrance that will stimulate your senses as you let the stress of the day float away.
Pour a handful of bath crystals into the tub under running hot water for a deliciously scented bath. Featured in a Friends branded bottle, it will delight fans of the show. The honeyed apricot scent of Golden Raspberry combines beautifully with the fruity and slightly citrus Honeysuckle to create a sweet, uplifting, light fragrance to stimulate the senses.
When used as part of your daily cleansing routine, this Friends Honeysuckle and Rose Body Butter will nourish your skin keeping it soft and wonderfully hydrated throughout the day. With a honeysuckle and rose scent, this uplifting, light floral body butter comes in a jar packed in a box with Friends artwork and Joey’s famous saying How You Doin’?
Delight fans of Friends with the Tips to Toes collection, a body wash and hand balm set that features icons from the popular sitcom, including lobsters and Monica’s peephole frame.
On the go moisturiser, ideal for your purse, gym bag, or backpack for providing on the go moisture. Each ingredient has been chosen for its unique properties that will nourish and protect your hands
This one is my personal favourite out of the collection. My hands have been so dry and in this weather, all I want to do is drink tea or hot chocolate (not a coffee fan my self), so this is the perfect combo for me and would make an amazing gift.
And there we have it, this is just a small selection of what Paladone have to offer. These products are going to make excellent gifts for some of my family and I will be keeping some back for myself too as a treat. You can find the complete Friends beauty range at their Amazon Store.
Disclosure – I was kindly sent these products to showcase on my blog. All pictures and opinions are my own.
