Bourjois Bargain!

Hello my lovely blog readers!

I have not done a product review for a while and popped into Superdrugs today casually looking for nail varnish remover and to pick up a new foundation as mine is running low.  I noticed that there was a buy one get one half price offer on Bourjois products, after having read some reviews on the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum I decided to give that a try (I will review that once I've had a chance to try it out) and then I saw this...

 

I've only used it once so I'm not sure how long the product actually lasts but if it lasts me a little while it was worth it! The idea is that you dip your fingertip into the bottle which has a nail varnish remover soaked sponge inside.  It literally demolishes nail varnish from simply dipping your fingertip into the sponge, it is so quick and immaculate I couldn't believe it.  The remover itself is acetone free and actually smells fruity! My cuticles looked conditioned which I believe could be down to the almond oil in the product. I am absolutely in love!! I hope it lasts me a while as if it does this little bottle will become a staple buy for me. Thanks to the Superdrugs special offer I got both the foundation serum and nail varnish remover for £12 - bargain in my opinion seeing as my usual Revlon colourstay foundation is £12 on it's own!

Has anyone else tried this? Would love to hear your views! x

 

Stay and Play

So I took my little one to a stay and play session this week and she absolutely loved it! I had heard about these sessions when I took my bubs to be weighed but had not attended previously as they were always scheduled for nap time! Luckily for us the new timetable was better suited to my little lady's routine.

The sessions are free to attend and I think they are a fantastic way for youngters to socialise with other children the same age, the group was for 2-3 year olds. My daughter was able to paint, draw with chalk and a variety of other media, play in the home corner, enjoy story time and singing along.  The session leaders explained that on sunny days they go outside to play a variety of games.

Seeing how much my daughter enjoyed the session I will gladly take her once a week, she didn't want to leave! I would recommend to any mother/father who's local children's centre provide stay and play sessions.

Has anyone else has any experience with stay and play? I'm considering trying out tumble tots sessions too.

Travelling Toddler

Hey all =)

I'm taking my little one to the seaside for a few days and thought I'd share my travelling toddler check list with you all and see what you think or if you had any suggestions?!

• Usual changing bag stuff (wipes/cream/nappies)
• Toothbrush and Toothpaste
• Spare vests/outfits
• PJ's and slippers
• Nuby 18 month+ sipper
• Teething Gel
• Calpol just in case
• Crocs for the beach
• Plasters
• Mini Johnson baby shampoo and baby bath (the bottles are soooo cute!!!)
• Healthy snacks (dried fruit/biscuits)
• Favourite Bunny Blankie Teddy
• Nivea Swim + Play factor 50 water resistant sun cream
• Sun hat
• Rain Mac (British weather lol)
• Toys for the journey

Have I forgotten anything??

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Toys R Us Disney Princess Kitchen

Hello hello :)

So the Disney princess kitchen that I ordered came, I opened my front door full of anticipation and... crash! The delivery driver dropped the parcel on the floor and the moment it happened I knew something was going to be broken - and it was :(

Absolutely gutted, I called the helpline number on the delivery note.  They were very polite and apologetic and said that someone would be round to collect the broken  item on wednesday between... 8AM AND 8PM. I wasn't happy but hey, needed to be replaced.  Wednesday came, a lovely sunny day, and I was stuck in waiting for the toy to be picked up. When 8.30pm came I realised that they were not going to show. Completely furious I arranged for someone to take me to one of their stores the following morning and exchange it in store, which they did. Again, the customer service assistant was very polite and apologetic. In my opinion toys r us need a new delivery company! Don't order online guys, go in store.

As for the kitchen itself, it is absolutely lovely! Lots of little details, the sound effects are brilliant, love that it comes with mrs potts! Only negative point is that it was fiddly to put together.

Has anyone else experienced any similar problems with toys r us online?

Toodle loo!

A sprinkle of degree determination!

Hey bloggettes :)

I have been silent for a while, enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather and getting out and about with my little one.

I wanted to share a fantastic buy with you all, this little £3 water sprinkler - the kids absolutely love it it's so cheap but has been so much fun that even I have played with it! It's available from most Tesco stores or from Tesco direct online. It just attaches to a standard garden hose very easily and you can vary the height of the fountain it produces by changing your hose pipe flow, absolutely fab!

 

 Another reason I have been a busy little bumble is because I have finally done enough research to discover that studying from home part-time towards a degree will not affect me badly financially and so I've sent off my applications! Hoping to transfer my university credit from a BA Primary Education first year course which I passed. Just waiting to hear back on my applications! I've applied to the Open University. Wish me luck :)

Toodles! x

The hamster and the bow..

Hey all, two new things in my life right now. 

First of all, we got a hamster :) Meet Poppy:

I think she's cute and kids absolutely love her, I think having a pet is a great way to teach children about responsibility. My 22 month old adores her and waves at her saying 'Hello Poppy' which is absolutely heart melting. A word of warning, this hamster is quite noisy (the running wheel noise drives me mad at night!) but apart from that easy to maintain.  I was worried it would smell but I clean the cage out twice a week and it doesn't smell at all, I bought lemon wood shavings and a special cage disinfectant.

The second thing I have discovered is that I'm a crafty mummy.. I love making things :) I'm working on a scrap book for my daughter and I'm teaching myself how to make cute hair bows to attach to clips and head bands for my little princess to wear :) Fairly pleased with how my first attempts came out, what do you think?

I want to make a pinwheel style bow next, found a great tutorial on youtube by pinksofoxy and realised she had a blog too! Check it out:
http://pinksofoxy.blogspot.co.uk

If anyone knows any other good tutorials for making bows/hair accessories please leave the links in the comments xx

Toodles for now!