Next Strawberries & Cream Room Fragrance

 

 Next Strawberries & Cream Candle | £5.00 
Next Strawberries & Cream Reed Diffuser | £6.00 | LINK

Hello lovelies! I hope you've all had a lovely week and are enjoying that Friday feeling - I know I am! I thought I would do a short post today about a couple of new products I've been using this Spring to fragrance my bedroom. I'm a massive fan of sweet scents so whilst I was on a recent trip to Next I came across their room fragrance range and was instantly drawn to the strawberries and cream line.

I've never tried Next candles or reed diffusers before so I wasn't too sure what to expect, but oh my gosh, this scent is beautiful! Usually strawberry candles can be quite artificial smelling but this one is really lovely. You can definitely smell the sweetness of the strawberries but the creaminess also comes through which is what I really like about this scent. The reed defuser is obviously much stronger smelling than the candle but I find it fills the room up with the perfect amount of fragrance.

So far the reed diffuser has lasted just over a month and is now on its last legs so I will be needing to repurchase this again quite soon as I absolutely love it. I also feel like it's quite good value for money and may even pick up the larger size next time! As for the candle, I was slightly disappointed with this. The scent itself is lovely, however I've found mine hasn't burnt down evenly and there is now quite a large hole around the wick - annoying! I'm not sure if this is a fault with mine or just a design flaw but I don't think I'll be picking up another candle from them! The scent from the candle is also quite subtle, not as strong as a Yankee Candle, but enough to give a light fragrance to the room. I do still light the candle from time to time to give my room a boost of that lovely scent, but I think from now on I'll be sticking with the reed diffuser!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will speak to you again next Tuesday!

What are your favourite candle/ reed diffuser scents to use this time of year?
What is your favourite room fragrance brand?

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Christmas Home Haul

Christmas is literally my favourite time of year; I love the cold, dark evenings, being able to burn candles all day long and of course the whole festive feeling of the next couple months. With this, I love decorating my room with Christmas decor and over the past couple of weeks I've picked up a few bits and pieces. It probably seems a bit early buying Christmas decorations already, but I always find that they sell out really quickly so it's good to stock up when you see bits you like!

Little Dears Duvet Set | £12.00 (double) | LINK

Every year I like to treat myself to some new Christmas bedding. I usually go for a set from Primark as they're always so cheap but I've actually found that Asda also do some lovely designs at similar prices! I spotted this cute deer and little girl duvet set on the Asda website and knew straight away I had to get it - it's so sweet! As you only use Christmas bedding for such a short time every year, you don't want to be spending loads of money on a duvet set, but I think £12 for a double is amazing and there are so many designs to choose from.

Red Deer Cushion | £7.00 | LINK

To go with my new bedding I also picked up the matching cushion that goes with it. I bought one of these cushions last year as well so I thought they would make my bed look really nice and Christmasy. This cushion has a lovely velvet finish and of course has the cute fawn print on the front. There's also a smaller one with a similar pattern, but I thought I would restrain myself so that my bedding wasn't "deer overload"!

Fawn Ornament | £4.00

The final Christmas item I picked up from Asda was a little fawn ornament and again, it matches my lovely new bedding! I love the look of this ornament as it's so vintage and retro looking and it's just a nice way to add a bit of character to your room. If you see this little fella I would definitely say pick him up because I had a bit of trouble finding him as he was always sold out!

White Polar Bear Ornament | £4.00 | LINK

Another cheap place to pick up some lovely Christmas decorations is Wilko's. I usually get my wrapping paper and ribbons from there as they're really good value for money and they have some lovely designs to choose from. I picked up this cute polar bear ornament as I loved the simplicity of it and thought it would look lovely sitting by my window. You can also get a range of sizes and positions of these polar bears which would make a lovely statement piece above your fireplace!

Polar Bear Tree Decorations | £1.50 each | LINK

Me and my mum went a bit "polar bear mad" in Wilko's as I also picked up some smaller tree decorations that would look lovely on the tree (obviously) or just hanging around the house. I love white decorations for the Christmas tree and thought these little bears would just look super cute!

 Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie Tea Lights | £6.75 | LINK

I can't seem to go shopping recently without picking up some form of candle - it's becoming a slight obsession! I had a Boots voucher that gave me 25% off a gift item so I decided to pick up some little Yankee Candle tea lights in Christmas Cookie which is one of my favourite Christmas scents! I haven't tried the Yankee tea lights before but I thought they would be nice to give my room a quick burst of fragrance. If you love sweet Christmasy scents then you should definitely try out the Christmas Cookie a try!

Yankee Candle Cranberry Ice Medium Jar | £18.99 | LINK

The final thing I picked up was a medium jar of the Cranberry Ice scent from Yankee Candle. This is a different kind of scent to Christmas Cookie as it's very fresh and fruity but still super Christmasy at the same time. I've wanted to get this lovely scent in a jar form as I go through so many sampler sizes of it. Luckily I spotted that this fragrance was 25% off in the Yankee shop (however this jar is 33% off online!) so I was super happy about that! I find that the medium jars last me ages so they're definitely worth investing into, especially if it's a scent that you love!

That's everything Christmas related that I've bought recently! I can't wait to start decorating my room, it feels such a shame keeping all these lovely things cooped up in bags! I've decided that I'm going to go all out and start decorating at the beginning of November as I'm just too excited! Be sure to give me a follow on Instagram (@amiehaffenden) as I'm bound to be snapping pictures of these Christmas pieces in action.

 Have you bought any Christmas home decor recently?

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Haul | Lush & Home Decor

Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar £2.47 | Bubblebeard Reusable Bubble Bar £2.47 | Cinders Bath Ballistic £1.12

Bird Trail Cushion £7.19

Small Lace Bird Sculpture £3

Butter London Lips & Tips in Shambolic £5

 I've recently picked up a few things in the Boxing Day/ January sales and thought I would share them with you. As I have plenty of makeup (debatable), I decided I would focus on buying things for my bedroom and other beauty items.

The first things I picked up were some Christmas Lush goodies. Crazily enough, I haven't actually tried any of their bath products before so I decided to treat myself to a few whilst they were in the half price sale. The first thing I was dying to try was the Magic Wand Bubble Bar. Bubble bars are like solid bubble bath which you swirl in your running bath water to make bubbles. It has a very sweet and girly smell to it, which I absolutely love.
The next item I wanted to try was the Bubblebeard Bubble Bar (review HERE) which is the same as the Magic Wand but smells of cedarwood & sandalwood. Personally, to me, this smells of lavender and I think has a very relaxing smell. The final Lush product I picked up was the Cinders Bath Ballistic. This is a giant bath bomb that has a spicy, Christmasy scent. It also has popping candy on the top, which is meant to sound like a crackling fire when used.

The first home decor piece I picked up was the Bird Trail Cushion from Dunelm Mill. This was 20% off and the last one left, so I had to have it! I love anything with birds and floral patterns on and I thought this was so cute. The next piece I got was the Small Bird Lace Sculpture from BHS for just £3. I'm going to decorate my room this year with cream walls and wooden flooring, so I wanted some white, shabby-chic pieces to go with it. I thought this would be perfect to sit on my window sill.

Finally from TK Maxx I picked up a Butter London Lips & Tips set in Shambolic for just £5! The Shambolic Lippy is a sheer, plum colour with glitter in. I'm not too sure what I can wear this with as the colour is darker than what I'm used to. The Nail Lacquer, however, is beautiful and the main reason I bought this set. This polish has different sized pieces of purple and silver glitter in and looks amazing over a dark purple polish.

Have you picked up any bargains in the sales?

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