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CHARLI B

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In It To Bin It – You Could Also Possibly Win It!

January 22, 2015 · 9 Comments

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One day there was a little girl who loved to play with everything, she would get her nose into all sorts of mischief whether that was mixing concoctions in the bathroom, pulling the dogs tail or opening up the hoover bag and getting dust everywhere just to see what was inside.

One day this mischevious girl decided she would flush a whole pack of baby wipes down the toilet, I mean what harm could they do? One by one she placed them in, giggling away to her naughtiness and pressed the handle to flush them all away. Suddenly the water started rising and panic filled her, the water started flowing over the toilet bowl… What had she done?

She ran away from the scene as quietly as she could but she could not mistake her fathers footsteps heading to the scene of the crime, she panicked some more, should she blame the dog? Elves maybe? She heard her father scream “CHARLOTTE! CHARLOTTE! CHAAAARLOTTE! GET HERE NOW!” Alas, she was found out and now you know that little girl was me.

I can tell you since that day I have not flushed anything that isn’t meant to be flushed down the toilet, my dad might not be here to tell me off but any time I think about it I shudder at the fear that went through me. Something I didn’t know is that 1 in every 10 people who use some sort of wipe whether it be face, baby, tanning or deoudorant flush it down the toilet along with cotton wool, cotton buds and other random beauty bits, this creates what United Utilities like to call ‘Beauty-Bergs’.

Beauty-Bergs can be very dangerous and cause a whole heap of mess, not only for you but also for those you may share your plumbing with not to mention it could become costly if you have to have someone come out to fix the problem.

You can take the pledge to be ‘In It To Bin It’ and stay Beauty-Berg free.

  • Be a bedroom binner winner – when getting ready, have your bedroom bin handy for quickly disposing of cotton pads, buds or tanning wipes.
  • Don’t be fooled by flushable – even if your make-up wipes say ‘flushable’ they can and do still block pipes and sewers.
  • Avoid blocked pores AND blocked pipes – have your make-up removal wipes ready for when you get back in so you can wipe, bin and sleep. You’ll avoid blocked pores, ‘panda eyes’ and festive flushing fiascos!

Lastly I have a giveaway so that you can treat yourself to some nice new beauty supplies as a pat on the back for not flushing nasties down the toilet, all you have to do is fill out the widget below and the winners will be chosen at random.

A few rules before you get entering

  • Open to UK residents only (sorry but the gift cards don’t work online nor can they be used in Ireland)
  • There will be two winners one for £30 worth of Boots Gift Cards and one for £20 Worth of Boots Gift Cards.
  • The giveaway will be open from 22/01/2015 – 04/02/2015

Boots Gift Card Giveaway

*This is a promotional post and I was given the gift cards for a giveaway in conjunction with this post, the story is however true and I shudder every time I think about it.

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Filed Under: Advice and Issues, Beauty, Blog, Cleansers, Exfoliators, Scrubs and Toners, Giveaways, Lifestyle, Tanning Tagged: Giveaway, Promotion

Baker Days Letterbox Cake – Review and Giveaway

December 9, 2014 · 2 Comments

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How beautiful is this little tin of cake filled with Christmas cheer?

When the Baker Days Letterbox Cake popped through my letterbox I was so excited, I mean cake delivered right to my front door….  What more could a girl ask for?

The cake came displayed in such a beautiful little tin with the added extra of a little cracker and a Christmas card which I thought was quite cute, it was something I definitely wasn’t expecting. The tin will come in handy with helping to store things and the fact that its quite pretty is an added bonus.

The cake itself had printed on it Happy Christmas Charli with a beautiful bauble design which I really loved and thought looked really pretty, the only problem I had with the design is that half of it came off when I removed the plastic packaging as it was stuck to the cake. It didn’t bother me too much though as it was for me personally and not a gift for someone although I have seen other reviews of the letterbox cakes and they look in perfect condition once removed from packaging so mine was probably a fluke but its why I have chosen not to post any more pictures of the cake.

The cake I was sent was a beautiful light sponge that sat on a layer of buttercream, covered in delicious icing. The cake is quite small obviously as it fits through the letterbox but you can get at least four decent portions.

The letterbox cakes can be made in a various array of cake flavours so they really are personalised to your needs, the flavours they have are plain sponge, chocolate chip, fruit cake, gluten and wheat free, and dairy free. That means even if someone has allergies or an intolerance to something they can still get a personalised cake delivered straight to their door.

The letterbox cakes start at £14.99 and you get free delivery included in the price which I think is quite good as even though the cake is quite small you do get a fair few portions from it, its made so well with care and attention to be personalised for anyone. Baker Days do anything from birthday and cup cakes to completely your own personalisation cakes which really does mean theres something there for everyone, not only do they do letterbox cakes they do in fact do larger cakes that can serve up to 55 people.

If you are looking to buy a letterbox cake you can head over to the Baker Days website where you will be able to purchase one. If you purchase one on the 12th of December you will actually be helping the charity Save The Children as for every cake Baker Days sells they will be donating £2.50 from the sale to the charity.

If you would like to try your luck at winning a letterbox cake then just follow the instructions on the widget below, you know you want to, everyone loves free cake!

Win a Letterbox Cake from Bakerdays

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Filed Under: Blog, Food and Drink, Friends, Family and Parenting, Giveaways, Home, Lifestyle Tagged: Baker Days, Cake, Review

Natural Sea Sponge Review and Giveaway

November 7, 2014 · 7 Comments

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Natural Sea Sponges have always been something that have interested me, so when Tapanga and I got the chance to review them I of course said yes.

The natural sea sponges are of course a sponge, you use them in the bath or shower like you would any normal sponge/shower puff. They are really great natural products that help to massage and exfoliate the skin as you wash with them.

I tried out the Natural Honeycomb Sea Sponge which is the larger of the two in the top photograph while Tapanga tried out the Silk Sea Sponge. We were both highly impressed with the quality of the sponges with Tapanga just being in awe of the novelty of havng something from the sea to wash herself with.

I found the Honeycomb Sea Sponge to be fantastic in helping to exfoliate my skin while still being gentle, it has a great texture and doesn’t lose any shape while using or when it dries. It leaves my skin feeling really nice and soft after using too.

Tapanga loves the Silk Sea Sponge and she uses it every time she gets in the bath, she said she loves the way it feels on her skin and the way it leaves her skin feeling after. She also said and this is a direct quote “I never want to use any other sponge again, EVER!”.

The sponges we were sent cost £24.00 (Honeycomb) and £14.00 (Silk) from The Sponge Market where you can use the discount code CHARLI to receive 15% off when you place an order.

If you would like to take your chances of winning one of the Honeycomb Sea Sponges then your luck is in as I have two of them to give away to you guys! All you have to do is follow the instructions on the widget below and you are in with a chance.
Win 1 of 2 Natural Sea Sponges

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Filed Under: Bath and Body Care, Beauty, Blog, Giveaways Tagged: Giveaway, Natural Sea Sponges, Review

Jewel Candle Review and Giveaway

October 19, 2014 · 28 Comments

Jewel-Candle-Blog-Review Blog-Review-Jewel-Candle Jewel-Candle-RingI love a good candle and I can tell you when it comes to Jewel Candle* they are definitely on the higher spectrum of good for me, they are beautiful hand made scented candles with a wonderful jewellery surprise once they have burned down.

When choosing my Jewel Candles I decided to go for Sweet Cupcake and Pink Cherry which are both completely different scents with Sweet Cupcake being a sweet vanilla scented candle while Pink Cherry is a beautiful sweet true to cherry scented candle. Sweet Cupcake is the one I have been burning and I have to say it definitely gets a thumbs up from me as it burns really well while leaving a very nice subtle scent of sweet vanilla around the room.

I chose my candles with the ring option although you can get earrings and it took a few hours of burning until I saw the silver foil that contained my surprise peeking its head out of the wax. After burning for a little longer I couldn’t take the suspense and ended up poking about with a spoon to fish my ring out.

The ring was encased in a sealed plastic bag that was wrapped in foil to avoid it getting damaged which I really like as it means your jewellery is ready to wear and you don’t need to spend loads of time cleaning your ring. The ring I received is absolutely beautiful and it fits really well so I would say it was around a size M-N as that’s my ring size. Although you can’t have control over what size ring you are sent they do come in a lot of popular sizes so if you are willing to take the risk it is definitely worth it, if you are in doubt and have pierced ears then there is always the earring option.

The jewellery that comes in the Jewel Candles can be worth anything between £10 and £250 with them all being 925 Sterling Silver.

These would make fantastic gifts for family or friends especially with Christmas around the corner which is why I have a discount code to share with you all that gives you 10% off your next purchase of a Jewel Candle from www.jewelcandle.co.uk until the 15th of December – charli10

If you would like a chance to win a Jewel Candle of your choice and are from the UK please feel free to enter my giveaway below!

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Filed Under: Blog, Giveaways, Home, Lifestyle Tagged: Candles, Gifts, Jewellery

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