Sundaze

Wilko recently opened in Cambridge so of course I had to go and check it out. I had a Wilko near me when I was at University and it was my favourite place to go and pick up a bargain. I have just started to decorate my room as it has been a few years and it did need refreshing, so my main reason for going to Wilko was to look for curtains and also decorations. I found the perfect pair of curtains, however sadly they were not in stock so I will be searching online for them. 

After browsing around the home section and not having much luck, I made my way to the beauty department. They have a good range of beauty products and the best part it that it is all so cheap! I will be going back to stock up on holiday essentials before my trip to Crete next month. Whilst looking for nail varnish remover I came across these exfoliating mitt. I have used them before and the results I got were fairly decent so I decided for 95p it was worth a go. 

Smooth as silk

You have to rub quite vigorously in circles five times in each area for the hair to be removed. It produces a white powder which is just dead skin and hair, this can just be brushed away when you are finished. The hair removal was ok, it did work on finer hairs and left parts of my legs feeling very smooth. Although I didn't quite get the hair removal results I wanted it was definitely worth it just for the exfoliating part. It did get rid of a lot of my dead skin and my legs feel a lot smoother. I will give it another go just before my holiday so I can get beach ready. Now I just need to wax away the rest of the hair with my new at home waxing kit.

"In action"

Once my room redecoration is finally complete I will post some pictures up!

*Update: After trying the mitt again it did leave my legs hair free and really smooth! However a week after using them my skin has gone really dry and sore. I would recommend not to use these on a regular basis and not if you have sensitive skin.* 

Harry Potter studio tour

I recently visited the Harry Potter studio tour. I have been wanting to go for so long and finally convinced Mr M to go with me. I was soo exictied to see all the set and to look around behind the scenes and see how it all came together. I have to say I was slightly disappointed. One tip for anyone that is thinking of going do not get the audio tape it was really not worth the money. 

Hen party

Last weekend I went to my first ever Hen do!! It was for a good friend from University and in her home town of Guildford. The weekend consisted of drinks and nibbles at the Maid of Honour's house, we then slowly got ready and played cards against matrimony before heading out. Our first stop was All-Bar-One for a cocktail master class. Making cocktails is a lot harder then it looks. We then headed to Bills for more Prosseco and dinner. The Bridemaids did a beautiful job of decorating the table at the restaurants and made a goody bag for all the Hen's. After stuffing our faces we headed to a local bar (Five and Lime) for a few G&T's..then headed to bed for a well deserved rest.

My attempt at an Amaretto Sours

A deflated looking French Martini

Having way too much fun with the Face Mats

On Sunday we woke up to an amazing cooked breakfast made by the Maid of Honour we then got our bikins on ready to head for afternoon tea and then onto the spa for treatments and relaxation at The Harbour hotel.

The afternoon tea was just divine, I had the most delicious jam tart pastry and who doesn't love cucumber sandwiches. After again stuffing our faces with scones, pastries and sandwiches we headed to the spa. As we had finished eating earlier than expected the spa generously let us in early so we could all relax by the pool and make the most of the sauna and steam room. After an hour of relaxing I headed in for my beauty treatment I chose and ESPA facial. The beauty consultant sat my down in the room before starting my treatment to get a better idea of what my skin needs were. She then started my facial and rubbed all sorts of lotions into my face which smelt gorgeous and it was all so relaxing. After the treatment was over she explained what she had used on my skin and gave some very good advice and recommend some products, to help treat my dry eczema prone skin. I have now even purchased one of the products so I will be posting a review when it does arrive. I loved the whole day and I felt so relaxed and my face is still glowing 4 days later!!!

The Spa at the Hotel (picture from taken from the hotel's website)