I don't know what to call this post...

Catchy title I know!

So, for days and days, I get no post.. well except from a Jack Daniels letter with a leather card holder haha BUT today I received two parcels and three letters! My parents received nothing haha.

The letters were: an invitation to a friends 18th, a ring sizer and a letter from a creative artsy University because they have seen from UCAS that I'm interested in creative subjects. Yeah I am, but I don't want to do a whole degree on it! Nice thought anyway Bangor University :)

Ok so a few posts ago I told you guys I won an Accessorize competition. Here is the prize!

(Yes that is a rolled up sock to your right) It's very pretty. It's a little different to what I'd normally wear because I wear short dresses.. doesn't that make me sound classy? haha

Next up is the Sleek competition prize:

Ta daaaaa! So far the brushes are very soft and dense. I will use them for a week, wash them and then use them for a week again before I review them for you guys. Sleek will be announcing soon how much it will cost. I have no idea because when you think that ELF sell 11 brushes for £38.50 and this set contains 21 brushes.. but I don't think it'll be that expensive and it'll probably work out cheaper than buying the brushes from ELF.

Thank you for reading! :)

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Simple Derma Intensive Relief Cream

Simple Derma Intensive Relief Cream for very dry, sensitive skin prone to eczema & dermatitis.

Price: £3.99

Simple say: For skin that is very dry, sensitive or prone to itchy irritating conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. This unique and innovative Simple Derma range prepared by our sensitive skin experts, gives you immediate soothing effects and long lasting care that will calm and help relieve irritated skin.

Specially formulated with a highly effective naturally derived humectant Aquaxyl™ and Canola Oil, this concentrated, fast acting Intensive Relief Cream deeply hydrates, restoring your skin's natural moisture levels as it protects and prevents further moisture loss.

It works by wrapping a protective barrier around your skin that locks moisture in and keeps allergens and irritants out, enhancing your skin's natural barrier function and helping to restore and maintain skin health.

My thoughts: My skin is normal, and not even close to being dry but I use intense moisturising products because I want my skin to be the softest it can possibly be. I've been using this for a couple of weeks; on my neck, chest and hands. I've been using it in these places as these are the places that give away your age. I'm hoping that deep moisturising will help me age gracefully.

This cream absorbs well and leaves my skin extremely soft straight away.

How is this cream any better than the other intense moisturising products on the market? I here you ask. Well for some people, it isn't. It's just another rich cream for very dry skin. However, if you have sensitive skin this product will be beneficial to you. This product, like all other Simple products contains no perfume and no colour; the two main causes of irritation to the skin.

I have also been reaching for this over my other products because it looks and sounds professional and medical. That, and having used other Simple products, I trust what they have to offer.

Would I recommend? Yes I would :) and having just looked up the price, it's very affordable for such a great rich moisturising cream.

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Hello September!

It's unbelievable how fast this year is going! It's scary to think that in no time I will have finished University, have a job, be married and have children (Well this is what I want, hopefully it will happen!)

So it's time for the beginning of the month Ins and Outs post :)

I haven't even thought of what I'm going to write and at this point in time can not think of any points! Here goes:

Ins:

My hair is back to how it was! This time last year I had long rich Auburn locks. For Christmas/Winter I decided to go short and dark and had my hair cut up to my shoulders and dyed my hair brown. I dyed it for four months and after March decided to go back (I only dyed it for a change anyway). Some people were saying that I would never get my natural hair colour back, but as I currently write this I have my long Auburn locks back!

The good thing is that I suit being a Brunette (Some gingers don't as it's such a drastic change in colour). A few guys actually thought I was a natural Brunette and when I told them I was ginger, they said 'No you're not' haha. Woah that's a big first point!

I've recently won some competitions so the prizes are in the post!

School starts soon. I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing. I absolutely HATE it but then on the other hand I want to go back, knuckle down and improve my grades.

Outs:

Money. Haha this is always a point! But I need a laptop for school, so in my free periods I can get more work done and I definitely need one for University so I can type notes (I'm a really slow writer). At this rate, I will have a laptop by next Summer!

The good thing is, is that this year I'm not buying Christmas presents so can save up for the things I need. I'll also be able to buy clothes to keep me warm in the Winter. Winter is my favourite season to buy clothes for. I can't wait to buy cardigans and ankle boots!

I love buying people presents so am going to find it hard not buying for people. I will feel guilty if someone buys me something so I'm going to tell people not to buy anything for me, and if they do, I shall give it back to them haha

I've found a thread vein! I have stretch marks on my bum, I'm sure I'm getting cellulite and now a thread vein?! My nan and mum have them and I'm hoping it's not a genetic thing. They're due to lack of circulation so if I do something now, I should prevent them in the future. These features really have upset me because I have a size 8 body and don't want it ruined by these ugly things haha but I have to keep thinking that nearly every woman has stretch marks and cellulite.

If I get any stretch marks on my stomach I will actually cry and look up surgery. I'm not joking either lol, my stomach is one of my best assets. Call me vain if you like, everyone is in some way.

Okayyy I've rambled on a lot! Do you wanna know why? It's early morning, I've just had a milky coffee and have no one to talk to haha!

Thank you for reading my lovelies! If you have read through that, then I applaud you!

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My first Graze box!

I'm not going to go into great detail about Graze as quite a lot of you will know by now. Graze is a company who send you healthy snacks through your letter box on the days you choose. You rate the snacks to your preference (Bin, try, like, love and send soon) and the people at Graze will hand pick snacks according to your ratings.

Here is a summary in picture form!

Graze say: We offer delicious, healthy, natural food; fresh fruit, delicious nuts, seeds & dried fruits, tasty crackers & olives, as well as some well deserved natural treats. Our range is completely free from artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives and everything is hand-picked from the finest producers.

You can get your first box free using this code: K7X293M3 and your second box half price at £1.49. Each box from then is £2.99, which I can not afford on a regular basis so will only be getting a box every couple of weeks.

To receive your free box you do have to enter your bank details, but you pay per box so after you have tried your first, you can cancel all future orders and not be charged. My dad was saying 'I've had companies do this to me before, they keep taking money out.' But you don't automatically pay per week, just per box!

He was also like 'Graze could set websites up making their site sound good.' and I was like 'No dad, they have not made a fake BBC website and they have not made up blogs, and blogged for years just to tie people in.' haha!

So here is my first box:

The box comes with a leaflet, with nutritional details on the snacks you have.

Today I have: Great Fire Dragon- roasted maize, jumbo chilli maize and satay broad beans.

Pina Colada- Dried pineapple, mango and coconut - 2 of my 5 a day!

Savoury Roasted Seeds- Roasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds.

Copacabana- Brazil nuts, milk and dark chocolate buttons.

I think this is a great idea; healthy snacks suited to your needs, biodegradable and recyclable packaging and personal information.

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Freebies and samples of August

Someone asked me on Formspring if I could do a post each week of the freebies/samples I've found so you guys wouldn't miss out. I, of course said yes but this month there hasn't been many to tell you guys about and the ones you are about to see are what I ordered before the request and didn't know if the offer still applied. I will start doing weekly posts next month for sure :)

I've just received today's post, and there won't be any on Sunday or Monday so the only day left of this month is Tuesday. I may as well write this now!

Hawaiian Tropic samples and coupon. How cute is this? In a little passport layout.

BodyForm pads and coupon.

Carte Noire Cappuccino and coupon. This was yummy! So frothy! I love the smell of coffee but am not so keen on the taste so I had to add sugar.

I get most of my samples from Offeroasis.co.uk. If you don't want to miss out on new samples, sign up to their site and they will email you when there are new ones.

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I got lucky, twice! + 5 newbies in my nail polish collection.

So in the space of three days, I've won two competitions! With great prizes may I add.

So Wednesday, Sleek held a 'Get It First' competition on Facebook. You had to answer a few questions and the first 20 won something. I came second and won a 21 piece brush set and roll. This will be out in September to buy and Sleek will be announcing how much it will cost in a few weeks. Up until this year, I never used make up brushes. & now I only use a powder brush and blush brush (From ELF) so I'm excited to use these!

(The word tools is not on the roll)

The second competition I won was today. Accessorize held a RT competition on Twitter and 20 had the chance to win this:

A beautiful bandeau dress worth £30. I was one of the first to RT but I think the winners were selected randomly. 100+ people entered so I wasn't expecting to win. They announced the first 15.. nada, but my name was in the last 5!

And these are what arrived for me in the post today:

17 sent me some nail polishes. They said I could choose some colours I liked and I didn't want to be greedy so chose two: Firecracker and Sea Breeze. The light blue in the picture is the new Catwalk Couture instead of Sea Breeze. They are very similar in colour. They also sent me three more: True Blue, Ruby Dazzle and Royal Indigo. They're all gorgeous!

I gave half of my collection away the other week so was lacking an orange, navy, purple and red so I'm glad I received these colours.

As you can see, most competitions are easy to enter; you only need to click a button on Twitter! so it's definitely worth entering :)

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Going, going, gone!

I have many pictures on my computer of my animals (2 dogs, 6 cats and the 30 odd kittens they had last year!)

I've just randomly picked this one out and thought I'd show you!

This is Cleo; the baby of Mysti and the mummy of Jacks. She's two years old and a talker! When I whistle at her she goes berserk, it's like her catnip! She was grey when she was born but then turned black. I love this trio of photos, it's like a cartoon strip of her falling asleep haha.

I thought I'd show you this one too. This is Cleo and Jacks as a baby. Jacks looks adorable and Cleo looks a little stoned haha. You also have a nice view of her 'feeding devices' for Jacksy lol.

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