So July was a pretty busy and rather expensive
month. Hulk needed a vet check that ended
up costing a small fortune, it was brought to my attention that I was driving
around with an illegal tyre – goodbye fitty dollars – and then I had three
birthdays to fund. That being said, I decided
that my vegan subscription box could wait till this month (I can’t wait for it
to come now though!) and decided to skip the Nakd delivery too. It’s hard to believe that we are now in
August – where had this year gone?” – and now that most of the birthdays are
done for the year (there is still two to go for me) it’s time to start thinking
about Christmas as I’ve lots of people to get for. This month I have a few bits that I’ve had my
eyes on for a while now, which I’ll hopefully be able to pick up throughout the
month.
Beauty Box
I’ve been fancying treating myself to a beauty box
for quite some time now, however over these last few months I’ve noticed lot a
beauty bloggers posting about how they’ve not been overly impressed by some of
the more popular boxes. After doing my
own research, I discovered You Beauty and Love Me Beauty – both reasonably
priced boxed with a difference – if you’re quick enough, you get to choose what
items you receive in your boxes. Since
going cruelty free though, it’s been a tough one trying to find a month when the
boxes contain a good selection of suitable brands. August looks like it could be the one though
for both – so now I’ve just the decision to decide on what one I want. Watch this space…
Multipurpose Balm
You’ve heard me whine and whine again about my dry
lips and sore skin around my mouth – so this month I’m determined to find
something that is going to solve the problem once and for all! It popped up on my Facebook ads that Dr
Pawpaw were on special offer in Superdrug, so naturally this is one I’m considering
as I’ve heard great things about this cruelty free balm. It’s also been suggested to me several times
that I give the Lush Ultrbalm a go, as again they say it works wonders on dry
skin, sore lips and simply just tired skin.
This is another strong contender as let’s face it, I do enjoy a Lush trip. The final one I’ve seen throughout this last
month was actually one featured in the Love Me Beauty Box, is the Dr Lipp balm. Although I’ve not heard so much about this
particular one, the website suggests that it does exactly what I’m looking
for. Stay tuned, as I’m going to make
sure that this is the month that my lips stop hurting once and for all!
Bakedin
After one of my favourite bloggers posted online
several weeks back that they had received a lovely selection of mug cakes from
a company called Bakedin, I was very much interested to see what it was all
about. I thought it would make a lovely
and quirky present for a couple of people, but didn’t have much hope in finding
anything that would be gluten and dairy free.
I was pleasantly surprised though when I came across a gluten free
brownie cake mix and mug cakes! After an
email questioning if the recipes could be adapted to dairy free alternatives –
they got back to me very promptly confirming that it should work with no real
problems. I think I’m going to try out
the mug cakes first, so fingers crossed everything turns out fabulously!
What are you treating yourself too this month?
Until the next one,
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