I've been saving up my empties again! 

First up is the Radox muscle soak bubble bath. As it's been getting more and more cold lately I've been having a lot more baths that showers also as I'm quite a stressy person and have been doing a lot more excersize lately  anything that's going to ease my muscles is fine by me. I'd really recommend this if you fancy a pamper evening but don't want to fork out crazy money. The smell is so calming too with clary sage and sea minerals.

This St. Ives Fresh Skin Invigorating scrub was part of last years skincare routine (which shows just how long it takes me to collect up empties). I did like it but I probably wouldn't buy it again because I really want to try out a chemical scrub as opposed to one that doesn't literally scrub off your skin. However, it's a nice cheap highstreet brand if you're looking for something to start off your first proper skincare routine with.

The Emma Hardie Amazing Face Cleansing balm has to be one of the most raved about products ever amongst bloggers. I caved into the hype and before long I'd completely used it up. It's very moisturising and calming, does an amazing job at clearing up makeup. My skin didn't have a bad reaction to it and felt very well treated after each cleanse. What can I say it was an amazing product. I probably wouldn't buy it again any time soon however since I'm trying out some new cleansers. Also I wasn't pleased with how fast it got used up considering the high price tag I felt they could have given you more product.  Read more about the product here.

Now here's a product you've all heard me talk about a million times before. For that reason I won't go into any more detail about this but I'll leave you a link here. I probably wouldn't buy this product again either because as much as I love it I feel the winds of change calling me and want to try out something new.

Not many bloggers include deodorant in their empties but it's a beauty product in a way and it's something I've used up.  Right Guard Women Xtreme Dry in Fresh Control is quite possibly the best deodorant I've ever used. I know that sounds strange but I never sweat or feel unclean when I'm wearing it. For that reason I would 100% buy this again.

Pantene ProV shampoo and conditioner in Smooth & Sleek are the products I go to whenever I want to give my hair a treat. Since I don't really was my hair very often (which if you think sounds disgusting there's an explanation here) I don't really want to be spending lots of money on highend shampoos and conditioners. So this is a nice high quality product at a low end price tag. It's super softening and will leave your hair looking nice and shiny. 

That's all for my empties I can now throw away all the rubbish collecting in the corner of my room!

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Student Loan Made Me Do It! My New Best Friend:

I seem to be developing quite a thing for handbags don't I? Considering I never used to be interested I feel like I'm becoming a proper woman now!

This Topshop beauty (which I'm sorry but I can't find online anywhere) is my new favourite handbag. I still really like the River Island one I bought not long ago but this one is the style I needed at this moment in time. I've been taking it to University with me which is why I like the size and fairly firm structure of it because I can keep all my notebooks and folders in there. (That's how I'm justifying it ok?!) It's a black textured leather style material with some subtle gold detailing. It looks like it should last a long time too as I would expect with Topshop prices. This was supposed to be around £36 pounds I believe but thanks to my new best friend student discount it was just over £20!

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Charity Shop Book Haul:

If you don't know that I love both shopping and books by now then you never will. So when I wandered into a charity shop with my dad and found out the the books were just 50p each I went a little crazy and bought many books!

The first is The Beach House by Jane Green, from what I've read on the blurb it's about a widowed woman who begins renting out rooms of her beach house and both her and those she rents to's stories. It fittingly enough sounds like it would be a good beach read.

This was the first one I picked up and after laughing out loud simply by reading the blurb I just had to pick it up. This one is about a man who bumps into a woman on Charlotte Street who thinks she was the most amazing woman he's ever seen but she leaves behind her camera by accident. Should he develop the photos in hope of finding her or just throw it away?

My Sister's Keeper is supposed to be one of those classic books that everyone has read. So I thought I'd better keep up and give it a read too. I haven't seen the film but I'm not too worried about that since I'm a big believer in reading the books first.

Now the Bridget Jones films I have seen and LOVE! These are books I've wanted to read in so long so when I saw them both right into my bag they went. I've heard that these are just as funny as the films so I can't wait to give them a read.

A little bit of cheesy chick-lit never hurt anyone so when I read the blurb of To Marry a Prince and found it was about a woman who meets a man not knowing he's a Prince and they fall in love, well I was sold. I love this kind of thing as a break from heavier books and work and University life every now and again.

Another seemingly similar book  is How it all Began. Now I know you're not supposed to judge a book by it's cover but that's what made me pick this one up, the pretty flowers and tea cups (I know, I know I'm and 80 year old woman in an 18 year old's body). This book follows one event and how it leads on to others in other people's lives. For example it starts with someone asking a friend to fill in for them at an even, which leads the friend to have to cancel a meet up with her lover, which leads to the lover's wife finding out and so on. I thought it would make quite an interesting read.

I've read and couldn't put down One Day so I thought I'd give Starter For Ten a go since they're both by David Nicholls. I've read some good reviews about this one but that's really all I know about it. I don't think that's too bad a thing though it'll be nice going into it and just seeing where the story goes with no previous expectations.

Two Caravans by Maria Lewycka is about a group of people from many different countries who come to England to pick strawberries, some of them however are kidnapped so the others go off to find and save them. This isn't my usual kind of read I'll be honest but I liked the sound of this and I also thought it was time I branched out a little.

Those are all the books I picked up and I think it's safe to say I wont be short of beach reads come Summer! Do you have any recommendations for me? 

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Park Life:

Bradgate Park has always been one of my complete and utter favourite places to go. I love the fact you can be walking around and all of a sudden you're surrounded by deer or rabbits. I love the fact you can go off and get lost with someone you love because the park is so big that even if you've gone there since childhood like I have there's always a new place to discover because it's just that big. Or you can just stick to the big path and walk from one side of the park to the other. Want to climb to the top of the huge hill and fly your kites (or if you're my family get them stuck up the trees) or climb trees or wander through the thick trees or just find a quiet little place to have a picnic. It's got it all. I know it sounds like I'm an advert for the park but I really just love it that much. It's the perfect place for both family time or walking alone with your headphones in. I honestly don't think my family has ever had an argument in this park it seems to just bring s together. I think what I love the most about the place is that apart from the castle ruins which you can wander around, it's completely untouched. No huge buildings or concrete. There's no litter either since it's so looked after. 

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Review: Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick:

This was one of my first ever high end lipsticks, in fact I'm fairly sure it was my first. It was an anniversary present, which if you want to you can read more about here. As you can tell by the date of that post this review has been a long time coming.

I have the colour Native, although I've had my eye on some of the others for quite a while now I have to say. The colour is very similar to a baby pink but it has a warmer undertone to it so I don't look to washed out when I wear it. I like that I can wear this whenever I want to as it goes with almost all makeup looks both natural and fairly done up. The packaging is beautiful too. I like the metal look and the fact the logo is fairly small and minimalist. I also really like the colour that the purple of the inner packaging.

As for the formula, it's fairly creamy with a subtle shine to it. It does move around a little however this isn't too much of an issue I feel as I've never had it smudge onto my face. In terms of longevity I find that it can last a fair few hours, you may have to bring along with you in yor handbag if yo want to be on the safe side.

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