Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 September 2016

Tanya Burr Christmas Collection 2016

Tanya Burr Christmas Collection 2016


We've seen Zoella's new Christmas collection so it's time to see what Tanya Burr has to offer this Christmas! :D
I looooooove Tanya's packaging so much!! It's so so cute and the colours are gorgeous. Everything looks so pretty. She also has the most cutest little gift sets which I would be so happy if someone gave me them for Christmas.

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Zoella Beauty Christmas Collection

Zoella Beauty Christmas Range

Can you believe that Zoe has announced her new Zoella Beauty Christmas Collection already? To be fair when I think about it, it is only 4 months until Christmas which is just crazy! My first impressions on her new products is I am excited to smell the new Gingerbread scent she has gone for this time and I am most excited about the hand cream!

Monday, 19 January 2015

Ciaté Mini Mani Manor 2014 Christmas Advent Calendar


Hey! I came across Ciaté's 2014 Christmas advent calendar on their website and it was on sale from £49 to only £14.70!! I couldn't resist such a good deal! Not too long a go I managed to get myself either the calendar from 2012 or 2013 from TKMaxx for only £20 so I didn't bother buying this one as I thought I would end up with lots of the same shades but since it was only £14.70 it was too good to not get it....and! I only got I think 2 shades that I already have so it was totally worth it :D.

Sunday, 28 December 2014

Boxing Day Bargains

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and all got spoilt... I know I definitely did! One thing I love doing every year is going shopping on Boxing Day to see what bargains I can get in the sales. This year I did pretty well so thought I share with you what I managed to get.

Monday, 8 December 2014

Easy Christmas Nails


I wanted to share with you my favourite Christmassy nails I like to do every year and is very quick and easy to do. You don't need any nail art pens or anything like that, all you need is a red nail polish and a gold glitter polish.
This year I've chosen to go with 'Mistress' by Ciaté and 'Hair Band' by Orly. You can choose which ever brands you like and whether you prefer a bright red or a dark red is entirely up to you. You don't even have to go with red you can choose another Christmassy colour such as a dark green and maybe a silver glitter.
So all you need to do is paint your nails with the colour that you've chosen for your base and apply as many coats as needed. Once dry, apply you glitter nail polish on top. I like to make them quite glittery so applied quite a lot. And that's it....haha! Easy peasy lemon squeezy! 
I just think they look absolutely gorgeous for this time of year and I always get compliments on them so that's why I wanted to share them with you lovely people!
To finish off I would spray Primark's Nail Polish Fast Dry Spray onto them to give them some shine and of course to help them dry quicker.


If you attempt these I would love to see you pictures! You can tag me on instagram if you upload them there...my user name is @bambigemgem.

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Bomb Cosmetics Christmas Collection Wish List

Bomb Cosmetics Christmas Collection Wish Lish

I was recently introduced by the lovely Alice from anniewritesbeauty to Bomb Cosmetics as I'd never heard of them before or seen anything of their range until she posted a picture on instagram and it looked so good! They have such an amazing range of bath bombs, bath melts, soaps, candles and so much more. I guess it's a cheaper option to go for rather than Lush. I love Lush don't get me wrong but some of their products are expensive and puts me off a bit so Bomb Cosmetics is perfect. 
I am still yet to purchase from the website but oh my goodness I want everything from their Christmas range! 
I've put together a wish list of everything available in the range for you to see what's available. How cute is everything?!

From top to bottom going left to right we have:
  1. Chilly Willy Bath Blaster - £2.29
  2. Chilly Millie Bath Blaster - £2.29
  3. Cooltide Bath Blaster - £2.29
  4. Gingerbread Trees Bath Blaster - £2.29
  5. Deck the Halls Bath Blaster - £2.29
  6. Ginger Bath Blaster - £2.29
  7. Holly Dolly Bath Blaster - £2.29
  8. Holly Go Lightly Bath Blaster - £2.29
  9. It's Xmas! Bath Blaster - £2.29
  10. Midnight Mass Bath Blaster - £2.29
  11. Oh Xmas Tree! Bath Blaster - £2.29
  12. Rockin' Robin Bath Blaster - £2.29
  13. Stocking Fizzer Bath Blaster - £2.29
  14. Ginger Love Bath Mallow - £2.24
  15. Too Cool for Yule! Cocoa Swirl - £2.99
  16. Ho Ho Hollybush Bath Mallow - £2.24
  17. Ice Ice Baby Bath Mallow - £2.24
  18. Seasons Tweetings Bath Mallow - £2.24
  19. Mr Frosty Bath Creamer - £2.09
  20. We Three Kings Bath Creamer - £2.09
  21. Robin's Nest Bath Brulee - £3.49
  22. Santa's Grotto Bath Brulee - £3.49

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Lush Christmas Event


Hello my lovelies! I was lucky enough to be invited to the Lush Christmas Launch Event at the Lush Spa in Edinburgh on Princes Street last Thursday. I have never been to a blogger event before so I was so excited to attend this one! I'll be honest and say that I never used to like Lush or actually I could never bring myself to go into the shop as the smell was so strong, but over the past few years I've researched the products a bit more and realised what you can get, I've been so much more interested in Lush and have purchased a few things.
The staff were absolutely amazing at the event and were so so helpful! I've learnt a lot more about the products.
The event was to show us the Christmas products that are available now and oh my goodness, they are amazing! 

         

         

I also met a few other bloggers who were all lovely and made me feel comfortable as I can be a shy person believe it or not haha! The products in the above photos are a few of my favourite from the Christmas range. 

         

         

We got to see a few demonstrations of some of the products being used, one being the Holly Golightly which looked so amazing in the water - it was so green and Christmassy!

         

              

Snow Fairy has always been on my wish list but I just can't bring myself to spend £11 on a shower gel which I know is the biggest bottle but to me it's still a lot! In the bowls is the Golden Wonder bath bomb which was my favourite of the night and it looks so good in action. I love how it's covered in gold but on the inside it's full of surprises as you can see by the different colours inside.

          

I loved seeing all the gift boxes that are available for Christmas time too filled with all different products. The wall just looked so nice and colourful! 


When I arrived I was asked if I would like a drink and some nibbles which was lovely. The bottles were in this massive ice cooler which was part of a table of some sort which I thought was really cool. The nibbles were little Christmas Tree short bread which were so yummy!

             

As the store is a Lush Spa they have a spa downstairs which I never knew about where you can come and have a massage. We were so lucky enough to be shown around and even got to see a live massage being done on a member of staff. The first photo is the little seating area where you can wait before you have your massage or have a seat afterwards. They also have a little kitchen area which was so nice. I didn't take any pictures of the rooms where the massages are performed as it was really dark and it wouldn't do it any justice. 
If you have a Lush Spa anywhere near you then I would totally recommend going and seeing if you can have a nosy. 


At the end of the night before we were leaving, we were allowed to have a shop if we wanted buy anything as they left a till open and we were also given a goodie bag each which I did not expect at all! I was shocked at what we got also!
We each got 2 of the Christmas gift boxes which were all different so no one got the same ones. I was lucky enough to be the first person to choose my goodie bag and I'm so happy with what I got! I managed to get the Golden Wonder box which had the Golden Wonder bath bomb which was my favourite of the collection :D


It also had 100g of Gold Fun which smells amazing! I can't wait to use these!


My second gift box is the Jolly Holidays one which has so much in it! I can't wait to use the Hot Toddy shower gel. It smells so Christmassy. The Sparkle Toothy Tabs are very intriguing, I just hope it doesn't taste horrible!


Lastly, as we were allowed to buy anything we wanted I of course had to buy the Butter Bear bath bomb that I've wanted for ages since it's so cheap and smells so good! I also got the Candy Mountain bubble bar which I think will look so cool in the bath!

I had such a good time at the event and again would like to thank all the staff who invited me. 
xoxo

Thursday, 9 January 2014

Cheap Gift Sets

Hey! As some of you may know, I said I was going to do a "Magazine Bargain Of The Month" post every month to see what freebies I could find. Sadly this month no magazines have any! Well....that's from the magazines that Tesco sell anyway. So instead, I am going to this post on other bargains that I found at Tesco! These were all gift sets that were available at Christmas time and now they have all been reduced to mega cheap prices!          

             

Sunday, 22 December 2013

Yankee Candle 12 Sample Gift Set

Hey guys! Not long now until Christmas!! Who's excited?? I am :D Are you still looking to find something to get somebody but you don't know what?? Well this gift might just be the answer! I was looking in Clinton Cards the other day trying to choose a nice Yankee Candle for my boyfriends mum but I could not decide which one to get. They all smell amaaaaaazingggg and I just wanted to eat them all! Haha! I really wasn't sure what scent his mum would like and because I'm younger I tend to prefer all the sweet smells which I don't think she'd like. Anyways I stood with my nose in all the candles for a good 15 minutes when I looked up at the price list and seen these little book like things which I thought were just cardboard decorations and that's when I saw someone pick one up so it got me intrigued. I opened it up and it had all these mini samples of all the different scents! This was perfect as now instead of me having to decide on a scent his mum can try out all of them! 
From top to bottom we have:

Christmas Eve
Christmas Cookie
Christmas Rose
Snow In Love
Sparkling Cinnamon
Snowflake Cookie (my favie)
Red Apple Wreath
Sugared Apple
Merry Marshmallow
Apple and Pine Needle
Cranberry Ice
Christmas Memories

I really do think this is a great gift as it will leave someones home smelling lovely at Christmas time and even they can burn one candle a month as there are 12 of them.....I know they are Christmas scents but I would still burn them at any time of the year :P This was £19.99 which is not too shabby. Which is your favourite scent of Yankee Candle? xoxo

Monday, 16 December 2013

Last Minute Dress Hunting?


Finding it hard to find a dress for Christmas or New Year? Then look no further guys! Justfor5pounds have some nice dresses in for the party season and these 3 definitely caught my eye! 
1. Black Leather Skater Dress - This amazing black faux leather skater style dress is an amazing steal! I've always liked the leather dresses and skirts that are in fashion at the moment but have never brought myself to finding the guts to wear them but for £5 for this dress you can't really go wrong can you and if you don't like it then at least it's not left you out of pocket by much. This would look amazing paired with any bright coloured shoes, bag, nails. make-up and jewellery. My choice would be a bright pink. 
2. Red Lace Skater Dress - This dress would be perfect for Christmas day! It's such a nice red colour and the lace is just gorgeous! This also comes in a cream colour but this was my favie. I would probably wear this with black wedges and some gold jewellery with a nice leather jacket.
3. Grey Belted Skater Dress - This dress can be dressed up with a nice pair of again black wedges or heels but can also be dressed down with a pair of converse which I think would look really cool. The belt adds to the dress a lot as it gives it a bit of shape. I love the 3/4 length sleeves and just overall love the dress.

Can you tell I like skater dresses? Haha! I just think they are the most flattering dresses out there and these are absolute bargains! Which one is your favourite?
To see my other post on items from this website that I loved click here. xoxo

Sunday, 15 December 2013

December Glossy Box 2013 - Christmas Edition

Hey! It's that time of the month again where I show you what I received in that fabulous little box I get every month. Yes it's my Christmas edition Glossybox! This month it came in a gorgeous red box with a Christmas tree design on the front, red tissue paper with a cute candy cane print that was tied with a white ribbon and for the paper things in side they were green this time! So nice! So I'm just gonna get straight into showing you what I got.                      
       

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Magazine Bargain Of The Month #2


Hey everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far! I most certainly am as I am off work today and off to see the amazing Diversity tonight in Glasgow woohoo!! Anyway that's not what this post is about! I have decided to do a "Magazine Bargain Of The Month" post every month as I think these are so fun to do and everyone loves getting a bargain don't you? So if you haven't seen my last post about the bargains I got in last months then you can click here if you'd like to see that. So what I'll be doing is looking at the magazines every month to see what beauty products you can get for cheap prices! 

This months is the January edition which is weird cause I didn't know magazines do a month in advance? So this is the Cosmopolitan magazine with the lovely Ellie Golden on the front page and this month you actually get the same nail polish you could've got in the December edition so I'm quite chuffed as I put it back last time and got Glamour magazine instead. For a full size Orly nail polish it retails at about £10.00 which is so expensive in my opinion but this a mini sized one which costs normally about £5.00 and the magazine cost me £3.60. It's called "Hair Band" which is a gorgeous gold glitter which is perfect for the Christmas period! There's 4 colours to choose from but I liked this one the most! 

What do you think about me doing these posts? Do you like seeing what's on offer every month in magazines? Let me know :) xoxo

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Bubblegum Lush Lip Scrub

                       
Picture not taken by myself - Taken from the Lush website.
                                           
Hey everyone, hope you've all had a lovely weekend. I know it's a bit late to be posting (it's 10:45pm here) but I haven't had time today to do this post so wanted to just get it over and done with :). I have seen so many wonderful bloggers who have blogged about this Lush lip scrub and it appealed to me right away! I have such a bad habit of biting my lips and picking the away at the dead skin - I know its gross sorry but I hate when my lips don't feel smooth and they feel all dry. So I had to get this! It's the Bubblegum lip scrub which you can see in the pictures above and look how amazing it looks! I looooove the colour and most of all, the taste. So all you do if you don't already know is put some on to your finger and then rub all over your lips and it's supposed to take all the dead skin off and leave your lips feeling smoooooth like a baby's bum and then the best part is once you've rubbed it all in you get to lick off all the excess! How awesome does that sound? You get them in 3 other flavours - Mint Julips which is supposed to taste like mint chocolate chip without the chip but it smelt so gross and really strong, Popcorn which didn't really tickle my taste buds and there's also a Christmas one called Santas and it's supposed to taste like Cola. The bubblegum one was the one I wanted to try so I stuck to my choice. These cost £5.50 which isn't too bad I suppose as it will probably last a while. 
Have you tried this lip scrub or any of the other ones? Also, I've never been a fan of Lush as I hate the smell of it when I walk past the store but what would you recommend? Let me know in in the comments xoxo.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Am I crazy?

I know what you're thinking right now.....why the hell have I bought a Christmas jumper when it's only October? Haha! Well you see... I always seem to miss the opportunity to get one so this year I thought I'd be extra organised and get one whilst I could! Primark have got all their Christmas stuff in including this jumper! They have other ones but this one was my fave because of course it's got a cat on it (if you didn't know I am a cat lady and am probably gonna grow old on my own with 9 cats haha!). So if you're thinking about doing the whole "Who has the best Christmas jumper" thing this year then I would recommend to get yours while you can as these will sell out so fast! They're not that expensive either it was £12 which isn't too bad :)

Cat Christmas Jumper - Primark £12.00
                              

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Pandora Love

Early Christmas present for me from my mum! Where I live we don't have an actual Pandora shop but there is a small jewellers who sell Pandora items. Unfortunately Pandora have told the jewellers they don't want them to be selling their items any more so there was a massive sale on which was 35% off everything! I went in today with my mum as I've wanted a ring for a while now and the plan was my mum was going to get me one for my Christmas. This one is gorge! It's my birth stone which is March and the stone is aquamarine! And to make it even more better it was the only one that fitted me perfect so it was def fate! It was originally £40 but we got it for £26! Bargain! My mum thinks that we must be getting an actual Pandora shop because why all of a sudden are they saying they don't want the jewellers to sell their jewellery? Anyways....I just wanted to share this. The only downside is....I have to wait until Christmas! Booooo! :P
                                                   
March birthstone ring from Pandora - Was £40 reduced to £26.