Jungle Hair Conditioner

Much like my love for the Brazilliant Shampoo Bar from Lush, Jungle Hair Conditioner had been one that I have grown to love more and more with every single use, so much so that I can safely say that Jungle is the only solid conditioner from Lush that actually does my hair any justice.  As confused I was by the idea of a solid shampoo bar, I was even more confused and lightly concerned by the idea of a solid conditioner.  I like my hair to be very much conditioned – sometimes I soak my ends in conditioner because it they tend to get very dry very, very quickly – so I really wasn’t sure how this was going to help me and my frizzy mane.  However, after reading loads and loads of very mixed reviews on the product in spring 2014, I decided to give it bash.  Back then, it was priced at just £3.50 a bar – so I wasn’t really too fussed about loosing out on the cash.  And just like the shampoo bars, Jungle is supposed to last as long as up to three 250 ml bottles of normal conditioner – so you ain't going get much more value for your money than that.

I’m not going to lie, it took me a long time to get into the swing of Jungle – so long in fact that I very almost gave up on the whole idea all together.  When you’re in the shower, sliding it up and down your hair, it’s really hard to figure out if you’ve put enough on or if you’ve used way too much.   It’s near impossible to tell when you’re actually applying it, its only when you get out of the shower that you can see all of the benefits that it offers.  There was many a time that my hair would feel really straw like because I had not put on enough, or I’d put on way too much and not rinsed properly, so that when I woke in the morning my hair would be a grease pit.  It’s a hard balance to get to begin with, but definitely persevere. One of the girls in the Aberdeen store actually gave me a demonstration on her own hair the next time I went in to pick up a second bar, and suggested that if I still wasn’t happy, to alternate between a liquid conditioner and Jungle until my hair got used to the new product.

Half price sale including Jungle?  Don't mind if I do,..

There are many things that I enjoy about using Jungle now – but my favourite is the way it makes my hair feel when it dries naturally overnight.  We all know now that my hair is a frizzy mess, and even with the help of coconut oil, there are days that I still struggle to tame it.  Jungle helps my hair to contain itself overnight, the ends of my hair don’t turn bristly when I leave it to dry after using Jungle, and if I pleat my hair too, it gives my hair a really pretty and wavy look – opposed to my mad curls.   The second thing I like about it, it the distinctive and wonderful smell that lingers in my hair all day long.  Jungle is packed with bananas, avocado and passion fruits – and together they create a really wild and tropical smell – basically like a flower you would expect to find in a tropical jungle!  It’s amazing, ii don’t imagine it would be to everyone’s taste however (a couple of my sisters are not keen) but for me, it works.  Finally, I love how long it takes for me to get through a bar of Jungle.  I’m one of those awful people that can get through a bottle and a half of condition to one bottle of shampoo.  So Jungle really helps to keep this in check for me, as it is a lot harder now to over use it, as it’s one I’ve been using for near two years now on and off.

My obsession with Jungle has been on going for several months now...

Overall, I’m delighted with Jungle – it works a treat on my crazy hair, saves me a lot of pennies in the long run and keeps me coming back for more!  

What’s your favourite solid conditioner from Lush?

Until the next one,

The Body Shop Treats

Another one from my June Lust List, on my last trip into town I also came away with a few lovely bits from The Body Shop, as part of my monthly treats to myself!  I know that The Body Shop are not registered on Peta’s cruelty free website as they are owned by a company who are not cruelty free.  This said though, as they alone do not conduct any form of animal testing, and are currently raising money to help to restore the rain forests -  I thought that they would be a good place to start looking for my toiletries!  I’ve been using everything that I bought for a number of weeks now, and have to say that I absolutely love everything that I picked up.  Alongside this, they also signed me up for their beauty card – which gives you a £5 voucher for every £50 you spend… which is super impressive!  I mean, how many other companies do you know that reward you so frequently?

Wild Argon Shower Gel

This smells amazing, like so, SO good!  I don’t even know how to describe it -  it just smells so clean and pure and fresh and amazing!  I was gifted a sample back at the beginning of the year and I put it aside because for some reason I just really didn’t think I was going to enjoy using it… silly me!  I splurged on this one a bit paying £4 for 250ml – it won’t be something that I buy myself all the time, I use all of my Body Shop goodies at my boyfriend’s house – so they will last me slightly longer than my Lush alternatives, as we don’t always stay there. 

Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner

I’m not going to lie, I thought I was getting myself a real bargain here.  I had done all of my online research prior to popping into store, and I knew that this pair were the ones that I wanted.  It was a duo that would be good for dry hair.  I’ve not been to the hair dressers in months (I know, not cool) so as you can imagine the ends of my hair are not in the best condition.  These two were perfect, as they are designed for just that!  However during my online prep, I spied them advertised for just £2 – winning!  Alas, upon arriving at the till it was brought to my attention that these 250ml bottles were £5… each!  I never spend that much on such a small quantity, but I was feeling a little spend happy – so got them anyway.  Although I’m not sure I’ll purchase again purely on the price (unless there is an offer, in which case I’ll be there!)  I have to say that my hair has felt absolutely gorgeous after every wash with them.  When using the shampoo, it foams up into a nice and thick lather, which doesn’t make my hair feeling tuggy when I wash it out, unlike some.  The conditioner is also nice and thick as you apply, and both have very strong scents of honey – which is not normally something that I enjoy the smell of, but for some reason I really like it in this pair!  Both really nice products, so I hope I can pick them up again should there be some kind of offer soon.

Hand Sanitizer

I picked up the Strawberry and Coconut versions on this trip, and they smell so good!  Any time I apply it, the smell lingers for AGES which sometimes leaves people asking me what I’m wearing because it’s so strong and pleasant!  Priced at £2.50 (and on 3for2) these will be items that I pick up ALL the time – they smell fantastic, last for ages and are generally just great value for money!  I always need to have some sort of hand sanitizer on me wherever I go, so why not have a nice smelling one?

What’s your favourite Body Shop treat?

Until the next one,

Original Source Shower Gels

Have you ever picked up a bottle of body wash and thought “holy crap this smells good enough to eat”?  Or have you ever been lathering yourself with your body wash and drifted off into a fruity sensation?  If you’ve not, then you’re definitely missing out!

On my quest to becoming a better vegetarian, I decided to go cruelty free with all of my beauty and personal products and cosmetics.  Although I’ve always been aware that some companies do still test on animals, I was actually very much disturbed to find that a lot of the brands that I’ve been using all of my life are all culprits to this awful act.  I mean if we can be charged for being caught physically mistreating an animal in our homes or out on the street, then why should it be any different for these poor souls who have to endure various different tests on a daily basis?!  It’s really upsetting when you think about it, hence why I’ve made the decision to change my ways!

I was totally delighted to come across a brand that had not only so many fragrances to choose from, but also a fantastic range of goodies to pick from too!  Original Source are a 100% vegan brand meaning that they don’t use any animal produce in any of their products.  They pride themselves in using only the most natural ingredients in their products, hence why they smell so absolutely fantastic.  They’ve been on the go for a number of years now, and have continued to develop their range over the years too.

Spied in most of the major supermarkets and beauty stores, I’ve been picking up bottles of their shower gels for a few months now.  My absolute favourite one has got to be Lime – its smells just like the chocolate lime sweeties that I used to love when I was little, and it honestly leaves me feeling so super fresh and clean with every wash.  I have however had the pleasure of enjoying the lemon, mint, strawberry and cherry & nettle fragrances too – and each and every single one has never disappointed in terms of fragrance and cleanness.  Recently I’ve seen most of their goodies on special offer for just £1 – which is pretty fantastic considering a lot of vegan brands tend to cost a wee bitty more due to the nature of them sourcing non animal products. 

Original Source have helped me realise that it’s super easy to adjust your cosmetics to cruelty free brands.  I’ve yet to come across a scent that I have not yet enjoyed – and I’m super excited to find on their website that they actually have a range of body lotions and butters now too!  The lime and coconut oil range particularly take my fancy – so here is hoping that I can find a branch close to home that sell these beauties!

Have you tried out any of the original source range yet?  What’s your favourite?

Until the next one,

Cupcake

Have you ever been in desperate need of applying a face mask, but decided against it because you just don’t have enough time to apply it, wait for it to dry and wash it off before going about your day?  If that sound about right, then fear not my friends – for the mighty Lush have just the facemask for those times!

Cupcake is one of my go to face masks from Lush, which I manged to pick up free back in May when I returned five clean black pots to my local store.  It’s a fresh face mask – meaning that you have to keep it in the fridge for the best results.  Because of this, I find that any time I am able to pop into store, it’s tend to be one of the ones that sells out the fastest, so I always miss out.  Thankfully though, I popped in on a Wednesday – a Lush delivery day (yay) – so I managed to bag myself this old friend.

Two of my favourite things in this world are mint and chocolate, so after reading all about the different fresh face masks that Lush have to offer (you can read about Catastrophe Cosmetic here) – Cupcake stood out to me for this exact reason.  Packed with cocoa butter, mint and cocoa powder this thick and creamy mask promises to draw out dirt and impurities, as well as giving your face a deep cleansing experience.  Thankfully, my skin has been pretty good to me for the last few months after I switched up my diet a bit – so I don’t have to worry about major breakouts for the mean time.  I did however fancy a real good cleansing experience, and so since my other other options at that time of day were Rosy Cheeks and Don’t Look At Me – which evidently are two which I have tried in the past which I have enjoyed but not repurchased since – I decided that Cupcake would do the job just nicely for me on this particular occasion.

Like I said before, this is a really thick and creamy mask – so as you apply it takes a lot of rubbing in to get the maximum coverage from the amount you are putting on.  This of course is not a bad thing, as it allows you to rub in the minty goodness, and gives your skin a real tingly and cleansing experience at the same time!  I like to use Cupcake all over my face and give my skin a generous coating with each application – however I think it would work perfectly well for a treatment a across the tea zone or other problem areas too if preferred.  Now for the good bit, it only take around five minutes for Cupcake too do its magic and start to dry up on your face, so depending on how much time you have to spare, you can have this bad boy off and left with glowing skin in a total of just 10 minutes top!  Although I tend to leave mine on for an extra five when I have the time – I promise that five is enough time to give you that “just cleaned” sensation! 

What I love the most about Cupcake is that it really does give my skin a proper good cleansing – I always feel that my pores have had a good clean with every use, and it doesn’t take any time at all to get the results.  It’s definitely one that I will purchase myself again in the future – and it’s so good that I’m even prepared to pay for it and use my black pots for a different mask next time!

What’s your favourite fresh face mask right now?

Until the next one,

Cruelty Free Makeup

So if you read my June Lust List post from a couple of weeks past, you’ll know that I was starting to look into ensuring that all of my cosmetics and beauty purchases are cruelty free.  I’ve been a vegetarian for 8 months now, and I recently discovered that the majority of the brands that I use on a day to day basis are far from being suitable for vegetarians.  I have no idea why, but it had honestly never crossed my mind to look into this sooner.  I had assumed that testing on animals didn’t happen anymore – however that couldn’t be further from the truth.  So with this new information, I took it upon myself to do some research and went ahead and made all of the relevant changes.

The majority of my new make-up buys took the form of the Superdrug B. range – as this is a brand that I have used in the past and very much enjoyed!  Not only is this brand cruelty free, but they also pride themselves in being 100% suitable for vegans, which is pretty impressive for a relatively new brand.  Covering everything from nail polish to foundation to pallets – they legit have something for everyone regardless of their skin tone, type and preferred finish!

There was four items that I needed and two items I wanted: foundation, mascara, blusher and press powder being the needs and highlighter and concealer being the wants.  I picked a great time to decide to update my cosmetics too – as the B. make-up was marked down by 50%!  My first stop was the mascara – as I saw they only had the two varieties to choose from – waterproof or not.  As I had selected the non water proof and was scanning through the range – I spied an eye make-up palette that contained four eye shadows, a brow kit and a full size mascara for just £4.99.  The mascara I had in my hand cost £4.99 alone – so of course I wasn’t going to say no to that!  I’m not a eye shadow gal myself, and I’m not really in any need for a new brow kit – but this will keep until I run out making it a win-win situation! 

Next was the press powder – which is one of the items I’ve used in the past and have been very pleased with.   Packaged in a little compact format with a mirror for application, I picked this gem up for just £3.99 – which pleases me greatly as it is so big that I know this will do me for a solid month at least.

Blush was my next go to, however I became slightly distracted by another one of the face palette.  £4.99 for a reasonable sizing of press powder, foundation, concealer and highlighter – I got so excited by this that I actually forgot to pick up my blush and had to do another trip the next day.

As my closest store was all out of the foundations of the B. range – which is not surprising as these giant bottles were only £4.99 during this promotion (!) – I took a quick trip into the Superdrug in town the next day to see if I could get lucky.  Unfortunately it was the same story in this store too, however I did find myself a few gems that I could have missed out on had I not made the visit!

After a quick Google search when I was in store, I was delighted to find that Barry M are a cruelty free brand.  The packaging on the Flawless Matte Finish really appealed to me, and they had the most perfect shade for me too, so I just had to pick it up for the £5.99.  Back to the B. range and I was able to pick up their Whipped Blush for £3.99 as well as a Prepared Blemish Control Primer (£4.99) and a Beauty Blender (£4.99) – making my whole make up bag transformation a total of just £34.99 – which is really impressive considering that these are all high quality products that do not promote animal testing!

I’ll get round to telling you all a little but more about the products at some point in the near future, but for now I just wanted to show you all how easy it is to make the change when you do just a little bit of research – and that by making the change it doesn’t have to break the bank!  Some companies will charge up to £30 for one singular product – so the fact that I got my entire make up bag for just an extra £4.99 is something to brag about!

Have you tried out any of the B. range yet?  What’s your favourite?

Until the next one,

7 Things I Love and Hate about Retail

I’ve been working in retail since the age of 16.  I’m 21 now, so that is five long ass years where I have had the pleasure of working with the public.  I’m getting to the point in my life now where I am ready to start a career for myself doing the things I love the most – media, writing, PR and or possibly even marketing.  I’ve been studying media for the last three years, and I’m keen to get myself stuck into it whenever a possibility shows itself.  I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to share the things that I love and hate about working in retail.

How I feel after a long day at work...

1.    Depending on what kind of retail you’re working in, unfortunately most of us we are working real hard for basically the minimum wage.  And some days, I mean working really hard.  Be it standing at checkouts for a nine hour shift on a super busy day, or running around on the floor helping customers and following the orders of management – just because we work in a shop does NOT mean we’ve got it easy.

2.   A fab perk about retail though is that we normally get a pretty decent staff discount.  That pretty bed spread you bought yourself the other day?  I treated myself to the same one also – with a nice sum taken off the total at the checkout too.

3.     Unless you are one of the very few and lucky ones, those of us in retail tend to have to work most if not the majority of weekends throughout the year.  Those lush bank holiday weekends everyone gushes over?  We’re probably working extra-long shifts to compensate for your long weekend shopping, so don’t fight us if we don’t seem too thrilled as we go about our business in store.

4.   We do however receive plenty of days off during the week to compensate this.  Some weeks I can have three days off and still manage to bag myself 28 hours of work.  Although of course I would love to enjoy every weekend to myself, it is really nice to break my week up with a day or two off here and there – and it’s even nicer when the sun is shining and everyone in the office is online complaining that they are missing out!

5.    Members of the public can be SO RUDE sometimes.  And by sometimes,  I mean it’s very rare that a day at work goes by when I’ve not had someone be extremely rude to me or another member of staff throughout the day.  It’s so bad, and it makes me so mad that people think it’s okay to come into a store and verbally abuse someone because they’ve not been given exactly what they wanted.  I’m terribly sorry about your awful experience with the store/item/price – but unless you’re willing to talk to me and not down at me, then I’ll be very reluctant to help you to my full potential.  I will NEVER speak to anyone the way I’ve been spoken to by a few individuals.  

6.   That being said though, it totally makes my day when I get to speak to the loveliest of people throughout the day, the ones who generally are thankful for your help and want to chat about non work related things.  Especially when it’s been a really rubbish or stressful day – you people who take the time to make conversation and say please and thank you to us while we are working really do give me hope for humanity.  You people are the best.

7.   I’ve met some of the greatest people I know through working in retail (and some of the most annoying – but I won’t get into that now).  Although it isn’t always fun and games in store, I reckon that retail is probably a lot more relaxed than some careers – and you’ve got a much better opportunity to get to know the people you’re working alongside with, especially on those grave time shifts.

And again!

So there you have it, although I’m getting excited about the idea of starting a new chapter in my work life in the near or late future – retail actually has a lot of perks for all of the rubbish things we sometimes need to deal with.  Although I'm probably just in a bit of a slump about my job at the moment, I've actually really enjoyed a lot of the time I've spent working in retail, and dare I say it, there is a good chance there will be a few more laughs before the end too!

What’s your favourite thing to love and hate in your job?

Until the next one,

Beanies Coffee

As you’ll probably remember from my June Lust List, I decided that it was about time that I treated myself to another purchase from Beanies Coffee - and got myself a jar of their latest flavour – Cookie Dough. 

I was getting super excited when Beanies started to create a buzz about their new flavour, as I always do.  However I got a little too bit excited when I thought that it was going to be a Cherry Bakewell flavour, alas it wasn’t meant to be this time.  But if you’re reading this Head Bean – I would LOVE Cherry Bakewell for your next flavour! *wink wink* *nudge nudge*  I have to say though, when I spied that Cookie Dough was the new flavour, the excitement arose inside me once again - and without disappointment too!
Beanies always feel generous over the bank holiday weekends and usually have a competition on or even better, a great deal.  Last week was no exception, when they were offering three jars of coffee of your choosing and either a travel mug or an actual mug for just £10 including delivery!  
£10 INCLUDING DELIVERY!  
Even better yet, they promised to include an extra wee gift in with your parcel, which really sold it to me.  Purchased on Friday the 27^th and delivered by Thursday the 2^nd – I have been enjoying all three of the lovely flavours that Head Bean has been creating with his minions over the years - and my super cute tea towel!

Wow – like holy mother of wow!  The second you open up your jar of Cookie Dough, you are met with the most delicious scent of creamy goodness.  I know I say this about all of the Beanies coffees, but I really just can’t help it.  They know how to make a fantastic smelling and tasty brew!  Although it doesn’t smell the same as a freshly baked batch of cookies – it really does give you the urge to fetch a cookie from the cupboard!  Since I’m currently still ditching the dairy, I’ve been making my coffees with almond and coconut milk, which you might think may take the cookie dough taste away – but I think it actually enhances it, as these milks are not particularly strong in taste!  To be enjoyed in the morning, afternoon or evening – Cookie Dough is perfect for giving me that instant caffeine hit, whilst subtly soothing my need for a sugar hit too!  Like nearly every single time Beanies realease a new flavour, I think it’s safe to say that this is one that will become a staple in my Beanies orders – I’ve raved about it so much that both my mum and dad have tried and fallen in love with it too, which is great for Beanies but sad for me as my stash is now becoming low again!  You know what they say though – sharing is caring!  I also picked out another two of my personal favourites; Chocolate Orange and Coconut Delight!  

Beanies flavoured coffees contain less than 2 calories per cup, they’re sugar free and each flavour tastes absolutely delicious.  For people who are trying to be good and avoiding sugary snacks, I find that these coffees give just enough flavour to try and control my constant sweet tooth.  Although I will be honest, there is nothing than I enjoy more than a choccy biccy with my cuppa coffee some days!  Every single flavour is also suitable for both vegetarians and vegans – which is amazing because you’d be surprised by what kind of random animal products manufactures throw into their products these days.  What I love the most about Beanies is that they are not even unreasonably priced.  Each jar costs just £2.50, and they recommend that you only need 1 teaspoon worth of coffee per brew, meaning that each jar will last you a decent length of time!  Beanies online almost always have some sort or promotion on be it free delivery or a free mug when you purchase 6 jars – making it even better value for money.  However if you’re desperate to try out these amazing coffees sooner rather than later, some Sainsburys stock Chocolate Orange, Irish Cream, Cinder Toffee and Almond Amaretto – so you’ve plenty to choose from if you really cannot wait.

So thank you Beanies, you’ve blown me away with another fantastic flavour and convinced me once again that I'm going to have to make another purchase again sooner rather than later.  Happy Lauren, not so happy bank balance.

Have you tried out any of the Beanies range yet?   What’s your favourite?

Until the next one,

Fun Bath Bombs

For a very long time I tried my hardest to avoid all of the Lush bath bombs.  There was two reasons for this: One, I can’t have a bath at my house, so I only get the opportunity when I stay at my boyfriends – so I didn’t tend to go for one that often.  Two, some of them can be quite pricey for my liking.  £4 for a singular bath bomb?!  Fair enough they are pretty huge – but jesus christ!  Funnily enough though, I am actually now converted (thanks to the Boxing Day half-price sale) and I do really rather enjoy treating myself to these expensive bath bombs and soaking in the tub.  There have been a few recently that I have tried out and loved, they were so fabulous actually that they inspired this post.

Intergalatic

I wanted my first proper bath bomb to be one that was going to convince me that there would be no going back to plain boring baths ever again.  I had bought several of the Cinders in the Boxing Day sale, and although they did leave me smelling amazing – they just didn’t meet my high expectations.  Intergalatic did however meet this criteria, it all started when I caught it sparkling away at me when I walked into the store.  I’d seen loads of pretty pictures and videos on Instagram prior to purchasing, so I knew from the get go that it was never going to disappoint.  Even before you pop this in the bath, Intergalatic looks totally mesmerizing, all of the colours are blended and swirled in perfectly with one another creating a beautiful image of a galaxy – with the glitter sparkling away at you with every twist and turn in your hand.  Loaded with peppermint and grapefruit oils – Intergalatic creates a beautiful and refreshing fragrance that smells so good, I’d love to be able to bottle it up if I could!  As you pop this bad boy into the water it creates colours and images that you cant help but take photos of every single time you go to use one!  Priced at £3.95, I would highly recommend this one to anyone you fancies a good old pamper session.  I like to use Mask Of Magminty while in the tub to create a real minty theme. 

Sex Bomb

I treated myself to this beauty back in April when I was in Glasgow with my sisters, taking them to a 5SOS concert.  When we discovered  that there was going to be a strong possibility that our room was going to have a bath in it (and there was – praise jesus!) – we all went to Lush and treated ourselves to bath bombs that we had not tried out before.  After being given a demonstration in the store of Think Pink by one of the assistants, he suggested Sex Bomb as an extra wee treat, which I decided would do the job just nicely.  It was one of those ones that ive been wanted to try out for a long time anyway, I had just never gotten round to making the purchase.  I loved the vibrant pink and purple flower on the top, it made it feel really girly and pampering – and that was just when looking at it.  To smell, it’s a really seductive kind of floral and jasmine scent.  It’s really pleasant, however to some it might appear to be over powering.  Sex bomb creates a very vibrant and beautiful pink coloured bath that creates a very chill and relaxed atmosphere.  And that little flower that I told you about?  It floats beautifully in the water until you decide you are ready to rub it into your skin like a soap.  I think my favourite part of this bath bomb is that the scent lasts a super long time – my sisters said that they could actually smell it on me at the concert – amazing!  Sex bomb retails at £3.50, and I would recommend it to anyone who fancies a real girly treat.

Lover Lamp

Although not as colourful and quite so exciting to watch as it fizzes away in the bath, Lover Lamp is another one of my favourite bath bombs now.  It makes me really sad that this is a limited edition bath bomb, because I now need to wait until next Valentine ’s Day to stock up!  Another one on the larger side, Lover Lamp creates a beautiful white a frothy bath for you from the moment you drop it in the water.  Packed with cocoa butter, orange oil and vanilla, it releases a delicious fragrance that absorbs into your skin – leaving you smelling pretty all night long.  My favourite feature of this one, is that the little red hearts are actually little pockets of cocoa butter – they float around in the tub until you feel like rubbing them into your skin.  Lover Lamp is a gorgeous bath bomb for when you feel like jumping in the tub, but don’t care for all the glitter!

What’s your favourite Lush bath bomb right now?

Until the next one,

Nakd Treats

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Nakd bars and nibbles have been my go to treats these last few weeks ever since I got my results.  I have a major sweet tooth, like a major one.  I feel like I need something sweet after every meal, which I know probably isn’t very healthy but I just can’t seem to shift the habit.  Nakd have really helped me out with this problem any time I’ve ever tried to diet or give myself a health kick.  More so now though, that I can’t sit back with a bar of chocolate or just any regular slice of cake.  They’ve been my saviour for my cravings, and a really healthy one at that!

Nakd treats are made with 100% pure and natural fruits and nuts, making them perfect for a quick snack or pick me up throughout the day. All bars and nibbles are gluten/dairy/wheat free, as well as being suitable for vegans too.  The majority of Nakd snacks have a total of 3-7 ingredients in them – and better yet, you can actually pronounce and would probably recognise them all if they were laid out in front of you to see!   Nakd have such a wide array of flavours that are available now, with anything from pecan pie to chocolate orange to ginger bread.  With so many flavours to choose from, and trust me… there have been many occasions that these bars have helped me out – I’ve been able to select the chosen few that makes me sad to run out of at any time.

Cherry Bakewell has been a favourite treat of mine for many years now, I love the sweet taste of the marzipan and the cherry with the icing – and I’ve been lucky enough to find a gluten and dairy free alternative of the real deal too.  When I spied that Nakd had created a healthy bar of one of my favourite treats – I grabbed it and can say with 100% honesty that it is the exact replica of the pretty calorific tea time tart!  From the smell, to the taste and even the texture, Nakd have managed to whip together the most perfect healthy alternative that there possibly could be.  Bakewell Tart is my absolute favourite out of all of the bars, and I try to always pick them up whenever they are available to buy.

The Fruit Salad Nakd Nibbles have been my go too snack for whenever I fancy a sweetie style snack.  Depending on what I have just had for my tea, I either like to have something chocolatey or fruity – so the Fruit Salad and Mint Humbugs have been my favourites for these occasions. They are perfect for munching straight out of the bag, or mixing in with a yoghurt or even in some cereal throughout the day.  Surprisingly enough too, they are actually pretty filling on their own, so they are great for munching in-between lunch and tea time to keep you going. 

My all-time favourite chocolate snack is always anything chocolate orange flavoured.  Coffee, body scrub and the real deal itself, if its chocolate orange – I’ll probably love it.  So the fact that Nakd have managed to create another one of my all time favourite treats was absolutely fantastic news for me.  Although slightly more chocolatey than orangey, it really is a yummy snack to munch on whenever I’m feeling the need to satisfy my cravings.  Not quite as good as the real deal, but hey – they can’t all be perfect!

If you’ve not tried out any of the Nakd nibbles or treats yet, then I highly recommend that you do.  They are the perfect little sweet treat to munch on, and are pretty much guilt free too!  I'm keeping my eyes peeled for the mint chocolate bars right now, but I can't seem to find them anywhere!

What is your favourite Nakd treat?

Until the next one,