tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882267088740466392024-03-18T07:37:35.249+00:00Beauty BalmBeauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.comBlogger3426125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-68258346851756683622021-12-07T06:30:00.077+00:002021-12-07T06:30:00.258+00:00*Ancienne Ambiance: Luxury Soaps<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*Gifted for Review as a huge fan of Award Winning <a href="https://www.ancienneambiance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Ancienne Ambiance</b></a> I was delighted to try their four new soap scents* - <b>Adriatica Fig</b>,<b> Ambra Amber</b>, <b>Bacca Berry</b> and <b>Neroli</b>. These soaps are the height of luxury, with exquisite scents, a rich and creamy lather and I love the fact they're multi-use too - use on hands, face and body! You can build your own bespoke soap set for £24 which comes in a luxe box. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 100g soaps are traditionally hand crafted, imprinted with the Ancienne Ambiance logo with have 100% recyclable packaging. These soaps are the ones you need in your stash - deeply nourishing and which leave your skin delicately scented, soft and feeling nourished.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxQoMGwYrLP_6zF3Gn3oe_noeaf9eR1aHhlX88m5-9sLEcaeMZSQ9RKjzNO1tRvICaFt-G7T6RzWiwn60-0JcwATKBiWGfEIFeWAJWRTQnxPlm5sdgZmzXuKbI-bZHxHMEBIlu1CPXD_LjaX3OzvxGjnONLbR2FycI_JDD6N4DlSFSqBkXqlaIJvpN=s1786" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1457" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxQoMGwYrLP_6zF3Gn3oe_noeaf9eR1aHhlX88m5-9sLEcaeMZSQ9RKjzNO1tRvICaFt-G7T6RzWiwn60-0JcwATKBiWGfEIFeWAJWRTQnxPlm5sdgZmzXuKbI-bZHxHMEBIlu1CPXD_LjaX3OzvxGjnONLbR2FycI_JDD6N4DlSFSqBkXqlaIJvpN=s320" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8cjEhmVn3aj3wQJxu3TBUQiSZju693LlEzCHnWdbFeZzxnyBKFJPchPYgbtXsEHxZQkqbLQ6lTOZ0hEB851yKvGWlFQ2vuY1Zdc3gvDCABs0MmrYsoH7o8yE-ae4F4vwsCRRwaua6MamgD8jBUblNdv6__xNKh4ZfzKwotWyHe_aGPm4fXM7EPsbb=s2683" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="2683" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8cjEhmVn3aj3wQJxu3TBUQiSZju693LlEzCHnWdbFeZzxnyBKFJPchPYgbtXsEHxZQkqbLQ6lTOZ0hEB851yKvGWlFQ2vuY1Zdc3gvDCABs0MmrYsoH7o8yE-ae4F4vwsCRRwaua6MamgD8jBUblNdv6__xNKh4ZfzKwotWyHe_aGPm4fXM7EPsbb=w400-h336" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The four new soaps in the <a href="https://www.ancienneambiance.com/shop/luxury-bodycare/luxury-soaps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>range</b></a> are -<b> Bacca</b> (below) which has juicy and sweet berry notes. <b>Neroli</b> is mood boosting and floral. <b>Ambra</b>, is as the name suggests is sweet, warm and exotic. <b>Adriatica</b> has a fresh fig aroma with floral woodiness. These soaps are outstanding and I highly recommend that you buy! £24 for 4, or £6 each. See my previous review of the soaps <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2013/02/ancienne-ambiance-luxury-soaps.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDvdnYeV1h_-1fbMl0my5V3AiD5pYBKPp4MDfoVj915H2bhaV46MhvjkSddstKe4QGVFVDJDbFXpURRLPj00RVod3KPd8Vq9KRQcUyhbJEu5GnvCFrUomUa5-f7UUjpSXFwAThPkPzKHXBWvl9d-3MOjIVERS8RS1ZSLm9_tJJG2DscqGRCfXbinf=s2169" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="1784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDvdnYeV1h_-1fbMl0my5V3AiD5pYBKPp4MDfoVj915H2bhaV46MhvjkSddstKe4QGVFVDJDbFXpURRLPj00RVod3KPd8Vq9KRQcUyhbJEu5GnvCFrUomUa5-f7UUjpSXFwAThPkPzKHXBWvl9d-3MOjIVERS8RS1ZSLm9_tJJG2DscqGRCfXbinf=s320" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-38595197437764266672021-12-06T06:30:00.068+00:002021-12-06T06:30:00.248+00:00Natural Wellness Box: Winter Harmony Collection<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was really chuffed and then some to nab a (now sold out) November <b><a href="https://naturalwellnessbox.co.uk/" target="_blank">Natural Wellness</a> </b>Box<b> </b>which was entitled <b>Winter Harmony Collection</b>. It's an absolutely beautiful collection.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1efcsIlNakYkRH_orTYC6LH1niHDpfXhcJaOQgsHON3OJS4400UhLrufw7nZJHd-6fBXsGpN3co9LxlUc5Ilu6ebDHjUGYtOdhB4bU9SDgc1OssnxBZ-8f_cMXJJjyDa7rRLkvkpCgb_Yj2etlh2G0mvyJVvFUHsuIiIwbfdKN6n4A8WGcs6SgL9W=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1efcsIlNakYkRH_orTYC6LH1niHDpfXhcJaOQgsHON3OJS4400UhLrufw7nZJHd-6fBXsGpN3co9LxlUc5Ilu6ebDHjUGYtOdhB4bU9SDgc1OssnxBZ-8f_cMXJJjyDa7rRLkvkpCgb_Yj2etlh2G0mvyJVvFUHsuIiIwbfdKN6n4A8WGcs6SgL9W=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 1st thing to jump out at me was<b> <a href="https://www.liminalbeauty.co.uk/" target="_blank">Liminal Beauty's</a></b> life affirming <b>Sandalwood CBD Body Treatment Balm 100g</b> worth £55. I'm loving it and a review will come!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjupOQbeMEUv3ZKyZVsT7eiAtw5Z3LHx9b8hawhEqqiggNSZliR8PrXpClRl2HGmUsB5afwR1YcUei8rY4ENC4sZGXlh5krpT_xshuf54Pfbfc7pU-RIpN7DdMyrZRVghY0jPEYEHDvOmFEXJx8CK7R7gl9ZDLIpmjIn72HSLJ-ypkpZP6WVh2ilocU=s2473" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="2473" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjupOQbeMEUv3ZKyZVsT7eiAtw5Z3LHx9b8hawhEqqiggNSZliR8PrXpClRl2HGmUsB5afwR1YcUei8rY4ENC4sZGXlh5krpT_xshuf54Pfbfc7pU-RIpN7DdMyrZRVghY0jPEYEHDvOmFEXJx8CK7R7gl9ZDLIpmjIn72HSLJ-ypkpZP6WVh2ilocU=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1uZrc3UpcuuJVANtQapO6dP_-KI963xxLi6v786guph8DLNmu2xbKZHXHZnJOdrgRzH0HrxZ6U63XpCf9O6KojxxA9O4Yw18vukM-0Bs8MQcbb83BT3XAPKZYegy8m1wUyl4BHskX_G9IsuYfdB2TGbFCdoC0WRGzDf3AnKktTuGNw3UkGBdStPyz=s2239" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1uZrc3UpcuuJVANtQapO6dP_-KI963xxLi6v786guph8DLNmu2xbKZHXHZnJOdrgRzH0HrxZ6U63XpCf9O6KojxxA9O4Yw18vukM-0Bs8MQcbb83BT3XAPKZYegy8m1wUyl4BHskX_G9IsuYfdB2TGbFCdoC0WRGzDf3AnKktTuGNw3UkGBdStPyz=s320" width="306" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm already a huge<b> <a href="https://www.relaxayvoo.com/" target="_blank">Relaxayvoo</a></b> fan having tried samples from the range. Award Winning <b>Protect Facial Oil</b> is simply sublime and smells of roses (20ml - £55).</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ6PhRJbBfp_spY_p1Ec7OeoixQjWyVx9M3QKvjaDdwf-Vg6I1wsgXO8VP5bO0jkppGrCzKujpOHDxMDj6OPn82JWmy12eqZ0LSw00eb9FYVlfQHv_2-RrdbmTM09oErvN0n4lBvOWyEoeyD2I-qVo5vaDaaxsUcBIUA2e1VccwB3SDLkkiabK6yVl=s2264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="1841" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ6PhRJbBfp_spY_p1Ec7OeoixQjWyVx9M3QKvjaDdwf-Vg6I1wsgXO8VP5bO0jkppGrCzKujpOHDxMDj6OPn82JWmy12eqZ0LSw00eb9FYVlfQHv_2-RrdbmTM09oErvN0n4lBvOWyEoeyD2I-qVo5vaDaaxsUcBIUA2e1VccwB3SDLkkiabK6yVl=s320" width="260" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I've had the pleasure of trying<b> No Secrets Beauty</b> before. Inside is two mini pots of their <b>One & Four Bath Jellies</b> (£18 each). Slather over the body before slipping into a warm bath. Ah bliss!</div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRQfpA7wRYBIcx9v6a9feLgWXNBGNgFL08GysGMaCBsAG08z8-n9UurhcwvJzRdQCIvRSFIoqkhZIGZe1jSijuDEWmSAtwGq-KqNEeuOP386U7O18Ep8tVQ_I2MiCC2OgTLoTg4H23bQ7AVo3NZJGOQUKUjmb_5wmsrAs7GG7R_MSyHtHMIQTeNEoD=s2353" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2353" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRQfpA7wRYBIcx9v6a9feLgWXNBGNgFL08GysGMaCBsAG08z8-n9UurhcwvJzRdQCIvRSFIoqkhZIGZe1jSijuDEWmSAtwGq-KqNEeuOP386U7O18Ep8tVQ_I2MiCC2OgTLoTg4H23bQ7AVo3NZJGOQUKUjmb_5wmsrAs7GG7R_MSyHtHMIQTeNEoD=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://lifearmour.co.uk/collections/all-products-1" target="_blank">Life Armour's</a> </b>Award winning<b> Drops of Vitamin D & Bone Health</b> £22 helps to support your immune system, heathy bones and overall wellbeing. So far, so good!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJRTap3Z58h0d_MMcspb2Onuy6Br0wPZwTtqfwsAtwYK4GT9XlU7PZZwPtXHkhu_Ku5-ZaEFr63jTAIPk8n0cXpq2BpWICXinjrAZdS2twtO6TfzAI4LnfI2Ngy7rfsRJ7yG5_Vnelhtp9XOHcWD6Ge3_4cdLPYfvwuL04tdRQCB3eMTZapFGuqyhU=s3220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3220" data-original-width="2884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJRTap3Z58h0d_MMcspb2Onuy6Br0wPZwTtqfwsAtwYK4GT9XlU7PZZwPtXHkhu_Ku5-ZaEFr63jTAIPk8n0cXpq2BpWICXinjrAZdS2twtO6TfzAI4LnfI2Ngy7rfsRJ7yG5_Vnelhtp9XOHcWD6Ge3_4cdLPYfvwuL04tdRQCB3eMTZapFGuqyhU=s320" width="287" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Rounding up the box is <b>Superfoodio Peanut Butter & Jam Chocolate</b> £4 and two <b>Oh my Flow! Wellness Tea bag samples</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy7_Lg-cMv-Mz-in5Y2nsmYw78M5MMMsKafcTTGkl6Pq_XY7vMrdczKNv1xnHjbNUTG0KfFmcWXPPrtN8fP1l_LwAoB8SjJPq6FQURDlQzOnIGLgVBmFRsdGZg1CwzbZAHuy53xj2wiYhztihsm6NmZ3o4nO0pOH7b1ero6k06ZNCHiB8WcrJs36KR=s3059" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3059" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy7_Lg-cMv-Mz-in5Y2nsmYw78M5MMMsKafcTTGkl6Pq_XY7vMrdczKNv1xnHjbNUTG0KfFmcWXPPrtN8fP1l_LwAoB8SjJPq6FQURDlQzOnIGLgVBmFRsdGZg1CwzbZAHuy53xj2wiYhztihsm6NmZ3o4nO0pOH7b1ero6k06ZNCHiB8WcrJs36KR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you pick up this box? Are you a subscriber?</span></p></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-33769774507427147342021-12-03T06:30:00.120+00:002021-12-03T06:30:00.245+00:00Blog Tour: Fall by West Camel<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was thrilled to read and take part in the Blog Tour today for <b>West Camel's</b> second novel, <b>Fall</b> after having adored <b>Attend - </b>I was also honoured to take part in the blog tour for it too - see my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-tour-attend-by-west-camel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu4huHB9PxMuWmvM-I8eiOl5sCmqPH_OJsvr2lb-WPYpXsn5ZuH7_AdI7cAbzolc0e0CFpYRBzHYwGF3EYKX7SMWC_3AiwIzNjUdrhjtQDEvSTkqlx-u-uOv4Y6HKTBtTbTW4pHvqHFrI2yhKdnTU74V73ZmNJVEhHYOD-mRt8rRj7moSwrqMqliVK=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu4huHB9PxMuWmvM-I8eiOl5sCmqPH_OJsvr2lb-WPYpXsn5ZuH7_AdI7cAbzolc0e0CFpYRBzHYwGF3EYKX7SMWC_3AiwIzNjUdrhjtQDEvSTkqlx-u-uOv4Y6HKTBtTbTW4pHvqHFrI2yhKdnTU74V73ZmNJVEhHYOD-mRt8rRj7moSwrqMqliVK=s320" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAElzsjDmdsWnwe6A_9KZNEFrYm1XttjR1a_rp7-UYi_dYLPkN3ntd9tezWQStnH0sXGKWmF7Z7PhMfoIe5v-GTqEdWk7LuIm0iA2YHXEqGY4C5X6XvHeRwIAwQJqnfaaCsIQyaV1jRuMlo5Y5tPMFTQKAdaQLpD7XfbNBfm0HD84-Z2S6e7ECIPG9=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAElzsjDmdsWnwe6A_9KZNEFrYm1XttjR1a_rp7-UYi_dYLPkN3ntd9tezWQStnH0sXGKWmF7Z7PhMfoIe5v-GTqEdWk7LuIm0iA2YHXEqGY4C5X6XvHeRwIAwQJqnfaaCsIQyaV1jRuMlo5Y5tPMFTQKAdaQLpD7XfbNBfm0HD84-Z2S6e7ECIPG9=w261-h400" width="261" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Estranged brothers are reunited over plans to develop the tower block where they grew up, but the desolate estate becomes a stage for reliving the events of one life-changing summer.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">Twins Aaron and Clive have been estranged for forty years. Aaron still lives in the empty, crumbling tower block on the riverside in Deptford where they grew up. Clive is a successful property developer, determined to turn the tower into luxury flats.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">But Aaron is blocking the plan and their petty squabble becomes something much greater when two ghosts from the past – twins Annette and Christine – appear in the tower. At once, the desolate estate becomes a stage on which the events of one scorching summer are relived – a summer that shattered their lives, and changed everything forever…</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">Grim, evocative and exquisitely rendered, Fall is a story of friendship and family – of perception, fear and prejudice, the events that punctuate our journeys into adulthood, and the indelible scars they leave – a triumph of a novel that will affect you long after the final page has been turned.</div></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">Born and bred in south London – and not the Somerset village with which he shares a name – West Camel worked as an editor in higher education and business before turning his attention to the arts and publishing. He has worked as a book and arts journalist, and was editor at Dalkey Archive Press, where he edited the </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">Best European Fiction 2015</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"> anthology, before moving to new press, Orenda Books just after its launch. He currently combines his work as editor at Orenda with writing and editing a wide range of material for various arts organisations, including ghost-writing a New-Adult novel and editing </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">The Riveter</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"> magazine for the European Literature Network. He has also written several short scripts, which have been produced in London’s fringe theatres, and was longlisted for the Old Vic’s 12 playwrights project. </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">Attend</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">, his first novel was shortlisted for the Polari prize.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>My thoughts?</b></p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I was totally drawn into the story from the very first page. Twins Aaron and Clive were inseparable growing up mainly in Deptford, until that long hot summer of 1976 which changed all their lives forever...</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Having been estranged for forty years the brothers are now at an impasse. Aaron still lives in the crumbling tower block that their mother Zoe, an architect designed back in the day, with nooks and crannies only she and her sons knew about. It was a forefront then in the world of design and won many awards. His twin, Clive, is now a successful property developer is determined to turn the tower into luxury flats.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">It becomes common knowledge that Aaron is not alone in the flats and much to both the twin's surprise so are two ghosts from their past and the heady days of being young and alive. Black twins, Annette and Christine, their fun friends from way back then are also against Clive's plans. </p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">That summer of 1976 propelled the boys so fastly into adulthood whether they wanted it to or not. Everything changed that night...</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I was totally engrossed in the story which is all about family, friendship, love, prejudice, loneliness, loss and sometimes fear. A must read, I absolutely loved it.</p><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-87854041398788685542021-11-30T06:30:00.004+00:002021-11-30T06:30:00.270+00:00November Book Round-Up<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If a book is marked * I very kindly received it from the publisher directly or via Netgalley. Here's what I've been reading in November:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmjThogFKpq8OQ4HlgLldrtKOHpQQjYzn8g8QPhHpx23wDnEbeiQuibXjVXV4d69CmCuX04-x30to6_dY8WDU6WhJE0iCMXXWQO_Z2VOym_JCs7fj047K61G6vrnW-6ao3GQ7Eq_IlYTIfERdE9OZEdk3DmWOpAataRp9XiA8hX8Mb8qsVpCOqUEt=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmjThogFKpq8OQ4HlgLldrtKOHpQQjYzn8g8QPhHpx23wDnEbeiQuibXjVXV4d69CmCuX04-x30to6_dY8WDU6WhJE0iCMXXWQO_Z2VOym_JCs7fj047K61G6vrnW-6ao3GQ7Eq_IlYTIfERdE9OZEdk3DmWOpAataRp9XiA8hX8Mb8qsVpCOqUEt=s320" width="209" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>*Fall by West Camel </b>- I'm taking part in the Blog Tour next week so I'll share my review then of this cracking read.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-xbxPZn3qQiKnncEIIzpVgyZZoWFNIK0w4F50QTo-j2RiJ2dWI7nVp4nIJYKyX5fVHzJe0XRPef3qRPq-AupfV_nEYXKUXcphk4Rk6J2EWOOopSg0TAf0qIgxwAztdr1Vn-csYeOE25E2FgAq9e7a-9XO28K7muThJmeE5rsnke-LL620Z5i6gr5O=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-xbxPZn3qQiKnncEIIzpVgyZZoWFNIK0w4F50QTo-j2RiJ2dWI7nVp4nIJYKyX5fVHzJe0XRPef3qRPq-AupfV_nEYXKUXcphk4Rk6J2EWOOopSg0TAf0qIgxwAztdr1Vn-csYeOE25E2FgAq9e7a-9XO28K7muThJmeE5rsnke-LL620Z5i6gr5O=s320" width="209" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>*Stolen Ones - DI Kim Stone Book #15 by Angela Marsons</b> - how I adore this series and Kim! </p></span><p></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steven Harte comes to the station claiming to know what happened to a girl who went missing without a trace 25 years ago. He wants to help Kim but on his terms only. Kim and the Team are investigating a similar crime where a young child has been snatched from the local nursery.</span></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex is due to be released from prison and is hoping that Kim will help with her parole in exchange for news about her father. She really shouldn't underestimate her... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">It was great to catch up with well loved characters and it made me smile to recognise some well kent names as new characters!</div>
</span><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's a twisty tale which had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Highly recommend it.</div></span></pre><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKHR_O8pPONhcstNSXb3sTOGIPjoFIizz_dwbgMmbfl_qxezBO4Q862rerT1s1-lIdz9K4kMS7WNmZ7zp6S-SZbnny9IdPfsPi0qXYu86J802Wx1jO39Gv8fQKhH2rBmnwJm7D7CYMz7p6dHLmzkYhCpHNJ-ji8_p1JFEiMRln_7wsdhDNc9sDMd76=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKHR_O8pPONhcstNSXb3sTOGIPjoFIizz_dwbgMmbfl_qxezBO4Q862rerT1s1-lIdz9K4kMS7WNmZ7zp6S-SZbnny9IdPfsPi0qXYu86J802Wx1jO39Gv8fQKhH2rBmnwJm7D7CYMz7p6dHLmzkYhCpHNJ-ji8_p1JFEiMRln_7wsdhDNc9sDMd76=s320" width="210" /></a></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*A Man of Honor -<i> the prequel to A Woman of Substance</i> by Barbara Taylor Bradford</b>. Having adore <i>A Woman of Substance</i> back in the day I was delighted to drop back into the past and read Blackie's story which didn't disappoint. </p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; word-break: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Orphaned and alone 13 year old Blackie O'Neill leaves Ireland to go and live with his mother's brother in Leeds. It's here he will become a skilled carpenter and dreams of building houses including a very large and grand one of his own. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He meets Emma Harte on the desolate Yorkshire moors and learns she works for the Fairleys, who she hates with a vengeance. It's a great read and so richly drawn. I now want to re-read A Woman of Substance!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span></pre><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEp2TkDTpN5-ZvtGTck5Np6ZQ2gT24aXuJ1LKxioOpt4K1RUnwo4xVPYGpBjwvP40E1ZdUvHnPYtN5e0oTeafjs483BIv09OnDJ_olJ1LxbdVy1eVjI3E-H6ex1WzGYkU5i-RHU_wbTnKGScSneLiQSEqYGP1QNIQ7BW7MFvhom37X4yKr52hOqE9S=s735" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEp2TkDTpN5-ZvtGTck5Np6ZQ2gT24aXuJ1LKxioOpt4K1RUnwo4xVPYGpBjwvP40E1ZdUvHnPYtN5e0oTeafjs483BIv09OnDJ_olJ1LxbdVy1eVjI3E-H6ex1WzGYkU5i-RHU_wbTnKGScSneLiQSEqYGP1QNIQ7BW7MFvhom37X4yKr52hOqE9S=s320" width="207" /></a></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by C S Robertson</b> - I simply loved this sometimes dark and disturbing read & Grace! It's not published until January so I'll share my review then.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB64Djmc9a52X9rSDpKIsLRp9qKCq7PSua8FNpa6BxWYGlkBXkKhmZXEdmbHyADXsF7cDiTS_C6y2-zxOiOLgIOaNl_zaQFyIc_-DUTrQUpc9vDjrjpvxhVfrU7XnbBQ03tVyJPdWX11JDhlbE8g5SgFIiAz5zRQQpkrSjIWnfNmtlD-xAp26hvsTz=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB64Djmc9a52X9rSDpKIsLRp9qKCq7PSua8FNpa6BxWYGlkBXkKhmZXEdmbHyADXsF7cDiTS_C6y2-zxOiOLgIOaNl_zaQFyIc_-DUTrQUpc9vDjrjpvxhVfrU7XnbBQ03tVyJPdWX11JDhlbE8g5SgFIiAz5zRQQpkrSjIWnfNmtlD-xAp26hvsTz=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*Before my Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney</b> - I simply loved Mary, the lead character in the story. I took part in the blog tour. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/11/blog-tour-before-my-actual-heart-breaks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. It's one of my favourite books this year.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Awaiting publication:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje5KstQ0rubmfzGV1l3BtCayop4tVyPAMwk8g0MIPB9XIqg3J1yf3OOnQy-tOr3ROmhA5rcB6ec5QiXivxcrOhSkph0sZxedxd0xCHaWNiXEVhFRLaWvQxbE_JvsOIEmP5wAb2Cr9VXqsrqj2OKQ8Tthve1u3ik9tZLn6PUOtixM-ZnWT9FvdDSlVD=s391" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje5KstQ0rubmfzGV1l3BtCayop4tVyPAMwk8g0MIPB9XIqg3J1yf3OOnQy-tOr3ROmhA5rcB6ec5QiXivxcrOhSkph0sZxedxd0xCHaWNiXEVhFRLaWvQxbE_JvsOIEmP5wAb2Cr9VXqsrqj2OKQ8Tthve1u3ik9tZLn6PUOtixM-ZnWT9FvdDSlVD=s320" width="209" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">*The Lost Girls by Heather Young</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I absolutely loved this story which is told then and 60 years later. Then is 1935 and the summer that the Evans family's lives were changed forever. They spent every summer at the family holiday home at the remote Minnesota lake. On the day they are going home and back to their lives, little sister, Emily goes missing. She's searched for far and wide but there's no trace and it rips the family apart. Emily's sisters and mother spend the rest of their lives at the lake house forever hoping that Emily will return.. </span></span></p><p></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the present day, middle sister Lucy is the only one left alive and lives there alone with her memories. She knows she doesn't have long and writes down all which happened that summer in the hope that her grandniece, Justine might care. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The story is laced with secrets, lies, untruths, family history along with some quite shocking reveals which are done subtly and sympathetically. When Justine hears she's inherited the lake house it means she and her daughters can escape her controlling boyfriend and start again. Her only neighbour at the lake is an old man who appears to know more about that summer than he's letting on. When her mother gets wind of perhaps loosing her inheritance she too is drawn to the Lake House. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Never one to give up the controlling ex appears and tries to take control of Justine and her destiny. I enjoyed both parts of the story and especially the characters of Lucy and Justine. Would recommend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What have you been reading this month?</div></span></span></pre>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-72823060928421021862021-11-29T06:30:00.153+00:002021-11-29T06:30:00.269+00:00November Empties<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's what I've been using up in November. If a product is marked * I kindly received it complimentary for review.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzqt0_KTCyqXv-6QK1Zmp9giTV723UoR_hOUZwt3yhWom1CaPuCsZ0zrDfdzI5QjxItvLGloQOd2xElkzoGZf-rKpO_mSeP8DvmJwboukV2dG_J0R3JLWqXMXxYuGCH4sx2amzXsVE39JhxbgxddQPlbhUE2COd3ZZawm_CEShYISWqgtHnE8zoco1=s3032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="3032" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzqt0_KTCyqXv-6QK1Zmp9giTV723UoR_hOUZwt3yhWom1CaPuCsZ0zrDfdzI5QjxItvLGloQOd2xElkzoGZf-rKpO_mSeP8DvmJwboukV2dG_J0R3JLWqXMXxYuGCH4sx2amzXsVE39JhxbgxddQPlbhUE2COd3ZZawm_CEShYISWqgtHnE8zoco1=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love <b>Indie Lee's Energize Deodorant 50g</b>. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/06/indie-lee-energize-deodorant.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Will buy again. Huge fan of <b>Ezape Naturals</b>, their body butters are divine. I didn't think the <b>Tea Tree & Peppermint*</b> blend would be something I'd like as I'm not a huge-huge Tea Tree fan but this blend was really nice and minty-fresh. I would buy full size. <b>Monpure's Clarifying Salt Scrub 50g</b> was nice to use but unlikely to buy it again as there are other scalp care products I prefer. I love <b>CITY SURViVOR</b> supplement range and found both <b>Immune Support</b> and <b>Night Support</b> very effective. See my earlier review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/08/city-survivor-night-support-pollution.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Will definitely buy both again at some point. <b>Naturopathica's CBD+Unwind 30 Caps*</b> see my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/09/my-must-haves-naturopathica-kiki-health.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. <b>Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Body Scrub 28g</b> which is a nice scrubby scrub with the delectable sweet original aroma. On the wishlist full size. <b>The Nue Co MOOD 30 caps</b>, I love these onto my second pot. They really do ease anxiety and brighten your mood. A keeper. <b>Raven Botanicals Drift Bathing Oils sample</b>, a rich and aromatic bath delight with a gentle lavender aroma. I simply adore<b> Miller Harris's Lumiere Dore EdP 9ml</b>, it's one of my favourite MH scents. Distinctly summery with orange blossom notes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwuxl3pFcvNMB7znHQs_j3f2sTnLyZFKEdtjMTZFspptQul7Rd8-0DMRnMmCbG6KL7WFTy2PhPFuDIlkDCcxirpLB576MPTA1HaN4sE9Dne6VSpLB3PuhxvgQkqQoTaEXc3QiPNjslmmLeGMwFcKTEvBXAW9h4yXmsH3FHDtaYLtHrtFSnE0-hv_YB=s3488" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2393" data-original-width="3488" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwuxl3pFcvNMB7znHQs_j3f2sTnLyZFKEdtjMTZFspptQul7Rd8-0DMRnMmCbG6KL7WFTy2PhPFuDIlkDCcxirpLB576MPTA1HaN4sE9Dne6VSpLB3PuhxvgQkqQoTaEXc3QiPNjslmmLeGMwFcKTEvBXAW9h4yXmsH3FHDtaYLtHrtFSnE0-hv_YB=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Friendly Soap with Peppermint & Poppyseed</b>, a zero waste minty soap which was nice and refreshing. <b>Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk 150ml</b>, one of my favourites. I've just opened the last in my stash. I want to try the newish Living Proof one next. Love a bit of aromatic <b>bodhi & birch</b>. Their <b>Ylang Ylang Inscensa Bath & Shower therapy 50ml</b> is one of my fav b&b scents. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2012/08/bodhi-ylang-ylang-incensa-duet.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Just bought full size.<b> Kiss the Moon Love Bedtime Bath Salts 50g*</b> were gorgeous. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/11/love-lula-christmas-kiss-moon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Will definitely buy again. I quite enjoyed <b>Agent Nateur & Shiva Rose Holi (Rose) No.4 Deodorant</b> but not enough to buy it again. <b>Noble Isle's Rhubarb Rhubarb! Hand Wash 250ml</b> was gorgeous. Hugely fruity and lathered up well. Would buy again (wish they did refills though). <b>JOIK's Organic Cornflower Facial Mist 50ml*</b> was very refreshing. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/03/love-lula-awaken-herbfarmacy-joik-balm.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What have you been using up in November?</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-70275597558817807652021-11-28T11:17:00.001+00:002021-11-28T11:17:02.204+00:00November: Lately I've been Loving<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where has November gone! It's just raced through. Here's what I've been loving (if it's marked * I kindly received it complimentary):</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjAey4mkiQn9Wc8BgPKsKaCb7hMSRG44ImB5Jp8yOHWSjOKBNeRGagZ4zCdMxJfkrdKSfCiKqO4n6-BylcB4Or3CW1ct_JnScKMdmxpYNPlJHVgNhNOxwPawLvlE9F0Y7-LhbA0JGbqTjSdLICroOSrYqo_ZxyTDhLf37UItzXNMbMlAhWncTxWl-f=s3294" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3294" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjAey4mkiQn9Wc8BgPKsKaCb7hMSRG44ImB5Jp8yOHWSjOKBNeRGagZ4zCdMxJfkrdKSfCiKqO4n6-BylcB4Or3CW1ct_JnScKMdmxpYNPlJHVgNhNOxwPawLvlE9F0Y7-LhbA0JGbqTjSdLICroOSrYqo_ZxyTDhLf37UItzXNMbMlAhWncTxWl-f=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.lovelula.com/t/brands/kiss-the-moon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Kiss the Moon's</b></a> sumptuous gift sets*, some of which I reviewed <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/11/love-lula-christmas-kiss-moon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. I absolutely adore their Bedtime Bath Salts. So good.</span><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaSyuKOpNA7MJXvDOBgprYeWITpgBP_03-dLGqjUmUOlkGc5_ioA1iYECOsIocg2cyzn9-Osu4vhwlwWRlpWSkFPcfTQSYzvy-7XiuxCJZwJFpa0HOzpVnRmBhUimxL65oGCKQXFJaB1kBqx5t-W2TsdR_J6Nz9F0hBoXamuystVjOA7lPJ8I1EDnb=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaSyuKOpNA7MJXvDOBgprYeWITpgBP_03-dLGqjUmUOlkGc5_ioA1iYECOsIocg2cyzn9-Osu4vhwlwWRlpWSkFPcfTQSYzvy-7XiuxCJZwJFpa0HOzpVnRmBhUimxL65oGCKQXFJaB1kBqx5t-W2TsdR_J6Nz9F0hBoXamuystVjOA7lPJ8I1EDnb=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij6Lh74-yaEIu9C4STZ6waN67QTSkrKKKsrnXnFDva7c3jvmMcmdFznygnVAOnx1bVjyMyZL4k8DCiv1gpHSCR8tcEZ2JpKGdQZfdtmEg98xIWVc7C42MG1Jz8mNkEB1AQSlAX8hZ1jsSzhFucHU-fQQ59okh7X35SNtDKaqAg1fk_pxhR09aQ-NSy=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij6Lh74-yaEIu9C4STZ6waN67QTSkrKKKsrnXnFDva7c3jvmMcmdFznygnVAOnx1bVjyMyZL4k8DCiv1gpHSCR8tcEZ2JpKGdQZfdtmEg98xIWVc7C42MG1Jz8mNkEB1AQSlAX8hZ1jsSzhFucHU-fQQ59okh7X35SNtDKaqAg1fk_pxhR09aQ-NSy=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjykTlKkQG3-mp3Hz8te-CWuoEKTKYFcwyc-oCt7rcqzPEdVjz8kXd6DAN4mDGv-t0_EmLsZMAC3sRlKT1RBqNx6akF-F8ANSF7C9dwG1YCFjRDiKhFpgiZQvrxHUsX9ChRATcVmMnkf-s-duZ0Z37VcvHA8tcID7G6XE_NhOaGYfw8M9G34F3Fz96X=s3270" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="3079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjykTlKkQG3-mp3Hz8te-CWuoEKTKYFcwyc-oCt7rcqzPEdVjz8kXd6DAN4mDGv-t0_EmLsZMAC3sRlKT1RBqNx6akF-F8ANSF7C9dwG1YCFjRDiKhFpgiZQvrxHUsX9ChRATcVmMnkf-s-duZ0Z37VcvHA8tcID7G6XE_NhOaGYfw8M9G34F3Fz96X=s320" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghwC_jS390hL-Uwp0pHLkCbaFsRlyLfHOI8T5yJ9-hSOQztfDPIu7cM_79alYRdn6_NQOuco1_C_0KJFnkCEOyhp7BM_I98lGRwpBLW_WygydkVWzwAY8LRkIlmuW929y2ucy5fWqoCg_VjdGFhShhCeWwhv2Np1us2Ba9qQUmExUWDJtsVZYoYRPp=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghwC_jS390hL-Uwp0pHLkCbaFsRlyLfHOI8T5yJ9-hSOQztfDPIu7cM_79alYRdn6_NQOuco1_C_0KJFnkCEOyhp7BM_I98lGRwpBLW_WygydkVWzwAY8LRkIlmuW929y2ucy5fWqoCg_VjdGFhShhCeWwhv2Np1us2Ba9qQUmExUWDJtsVZYoYRPp=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnjiZixAHb6V2Xd2SQuZgmGr-We2P9OmSqVK9_3U8uDIWTZd9zaZ2cwKt-Pnj8seENrXBp2tDk9aMu5vjf9U1Wy7Zf8tTAgt3HdEkG05RousZZFb-Geia68e931OR5TwUGvMmbWlnIIcWf2fXXpkLqoy2vAunl8uCJeVI6MNCWd7oM6CcUeech2jE0=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnjiZixAHb6V2Xd2SQuZgmGr-We2P9OmSqVK9_3U8uDIWTZd9zaZ2cwKt-Pnj8seENrXBp2tDk9aMu5vjf9U1Wy7Zf8tTAgt3HdEkG05RousZZFb-Geia68e931OR5TwUGvMmbWlnIIcWf2fXXpkLqoy2vAunl8uCJeVI6MNCWd7oM6CcUeech2jE0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a gorgeous night away in beautiful Perthshire at newly reopened <a href="https://killiecrankiehouse.com/" target="_blank"><b>Killiecrankie House</b></a>, a restaurant with five exquisite bedrooms with large rolltop baths. The food was incredible and the drinks pairings spot on! The bottom picture is part of the sweeties course - Black Pudding Madelines! Delicious they were.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEpYOedpv3aS7IlFseReT1CpTiSlb8xxYITd47bavMATqp01qPnl0jQynVeMln_4Wbf4nb-6h_7XaYd3aQDPxjPiMZj0JGNRwAjTGZEZgzbLpkWRCqKyrsjbQjR9qKcCRkTrJsJuDM2Tub3ADDbYZnmWq2D-kHxFUpX2z_30fdj4q8jEgAqxLk_Hfd=s3093" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="1820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEpYOedpv3aS7IlFseReT1CpTiSlb8xxYITd47bavMATqp01qPnl0jQynVeMln_4Wbf4nb-6h_7XaYd3aQDPxjPiMZj0JGNRwAjTGZEZgzbLpkWRCqKyrsjbQjR9qKcCRkTrJsJuDM2Tub3ADDbYZnmWq2D-kHxFUpX2z_30fdj4q8jEgAqxLk_Hfd=s320" width="188" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I first tried <a href="https://www.fairsquared.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Fair Squared's</b></a> eco friendly, zero waste<b> Olive Hand Cream*</b> as a Beauty Shortlist Judge and fell head-over-heels for it's rich and nourishing feel. I'm so enjoying the pot Fair Squared generously sent me and a review is forthcoming.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4L6pl5RHUa6ZvcfFQjSFJfZdL7_RLcIkRcD-JuYNLOQ6x5haEaRmY-SpSjjmIVEkZBHHbgrJBVyH-LlfFRxBRYVgOSeJNG9eZw4L-PNhLYJz27Q9KN_TpBWinHg_xbFwleIikZ7cjfY9ICq_x8BVZBWGdneax-6xK1eh3TsLLTmCt5hOoKq0c8Vo1=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4L6pl5RHUa6ZvcfFQjSFJfZdL7_RLcIkRcD-JuYNLOQ6x5haEaRmY-SpSjjmIVEkZBHHbgrJBVyH-LlfFRxBRYVgOSeJNG9eZw4L-PNhLYJz27Q9KN_TpBWinHg_xbFwleIikZ7cjfY9ICq_x8BVZBWGdneax-6xK1eh3TsLLTmCt5hOoKq0c8Vo1=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas Wax Melt scents from<b> <a href="https://www.olfactorycandles.co.uk/" target="_blank">Olfactory Candles</a></b> plus a few others (the Limited Edition Parma Violets is so strong!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb-qI2xhjXV2eK9Em5nC623Y25u1P5AHDt7whX-s0OPPZ5QBEGue0B6Md2N0Cv-Ucz4OtSk2xAl553oD7uS0S3jPR-0tWrPYORNj1QMBl6wi-b66kzZpoNr7VVsQkvBbf9-DT0WkYfJR12Onmk1k6M4kjYQvzCPgcJu2OCVxaaiDqh0CS9SGA2_B3u=s3284" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="2409" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb-qI2xhjXV2eK9Em5nC623Y25u1P5AHDt7whX-s0OPPZ5QBEGue0B6Md2N0Cv-Ucz4OtSk2xAl553oD7uS0S3jPR-0tWrPYORNj1QMBl6wi-b66kzZpoNr7VVsQkvBbf9-DT0WkYfJR12Onmk1k6M4kjYQvzCPgcJu2OCVxaaiDqh0CS9SGA2_B3u=s320" width="235" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We dog sat one of my boss's dogs again. Wee Astro. He's adorable.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXOVnzLugFKHpIXzeuf306S0taAUpfppCKS7IR0XIbP5Ce53aVEUNACUoGjKzRbk-DWB26-bmiX1qlMzHvot1pVYN_KBmblOrrqBQfAOIh47U67QKu7EqBvbWTT7pH_whDskAZlzj8ESv6w7TOXuZFvK83E9-Iu4airG4qOOkRRuNeb33ca9USL1J=s2001" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="2001" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXOVnzLugFKHpIXzeuf306S0taAUpfppCKS7IR0XIbP5Ce53aVEUNACUoGjKzRbk-DWB26-bmiX1qlMzHvot1pVYN_KBmblOrrqBQfAOIh47U67QKu7EqBvbWTT7pH_whDskAZlzj8ESv6w7TOXuZFvK83E9-Iu4airG4qOOkRRuNeb33ca9USL1J=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Attending the Authors & Bloggers Christmas Lunch was such fun and so nice to receive the above books* from <a href="https://sandstonepress.com/" target="_blank"><b>Sandstone Press</b></a> which I'm looking forward to reading. The books below I received in the Secret Santa which also look interesting!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhspjubSSWK9i94XqbqZiQ5xaknm5NJ7N1I3ICM9UsV5JuRURzF10lGBvto_C8Nu8HqiXyDM4r5ei9muxWeLsadbCpbYwIEKZU2G3-GDzYkP_BtBbSvSp6MqzqwrM3o_nQxCgHzlAqVmSbcBRbSDHVXosERt_vm658TN2NOc5KNZCsJ3qSM4PEqPvLn=s2552" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2552" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhspjubSSWK9i94XqbqZiQ5xaknm5NJ7N1I3ICM9UsV5JuRURzF10lGBvto_C8Nu8HqiXyDM4r5ei9muxWeLsadbCpbYwIEKZU2G3-GDzYkP_BtBbSvSp6MqzqwrM3o_nQxCgHzlAqVmSbcBRbSDHVXosERt_vm658TN2NOc5KNZCsJ3qSM4PEqPvLn=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">What have you been loving in November?</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-29931233437239512252021-11-26T11:05:00.002+00:002021-11-26T11:05:00.268+00:00Up to 25% off Black Friday Sale at Alyaka<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Post contains one Affiliate links which is marked *. Get 20% off at Alyaka in their <a href="<a href="https://www.pjtra.com/t/SENKT0dPTEtDR01GRktPQ0dJR0xOSA" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">20% Off Black Friday Sale at Alyaka</a><img src="//www.pjtra.com/i/SENKT0dPTEtDR01GRktPQ0dJR0xOSA" height="1" width="1" border="0">" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Black Friday Sale</b></a>* until 2nd December. Use code Friday20 on all purchases and you can get 25% off if you spend £125+ with code Friday25. There's so much to choose from with a lot of more niche brands running alongside better known ones. (Some exclusions apply).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlb0fZMrcjl8y989--CcoGQ1i_uU38u_sfau3Zuckh-dz8_NfvKGG0A1jOMl4oV77NABtsa4lwJuMSmqG_y6NFFGVZZNWtJAEx2IceJvh211EBa8TO8yLVJDnNRjeqHYLV6siUOkHH17j5AoBaItc0ERjLEtXqFDFB5pflK-bTJqsj8ut2aqf7ac9I=s845" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="845" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlb0fZMrcjl8y989--CcoGQ1i_uU38u_sfau3Zuckh-dz8_NfvKGG0A1jOMl4oV77NABtsa4lwJuMSmqG_y6NFFGVZZNWtJAEx2IceJvh211EBa8TO8yLVJDnNRjeqHYLV6siUOkHH17j5AoBaItc0ERjLEtXqFDFB5pflK-bTJqsj8ut2aqf7ac9I=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">Things which have caught my eye include:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQvH-RkKqoR7r7luD6DGCs3g9JPnME8-mp1IhmT3YrJ6ZX9nwLbQkoy3th07XgzLy8UExjJb8l6wVBSTkOs4qMfk9l-KZoT1rgtFvg1HDgaErX1lj8aYuigjeucTw2Irypn3tdTbHsMRvPtO6yydtbcUiWaxwOqD90ArRQr85AeC8KC2mu2rmjXVhe=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQvH-RkKqoR7r7luD6DGCs3g9JPnME8-mp1IhmT3YrJ6ZX9nwLbQkoy3th07XgzLy8UExjJb8l6wVBSTkOs4qMfk9l-KZoT1rgtFvg1HDgaErX1lj8aYuigjeucTw2Irypn3tdTbHsMRvPtO6yydtbcUiWaxwOqD90ArRQr85AeC8KC2mu2rmjXVhe=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.alyaka.com/brands/mahalo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Mahalo Skincare</b></a> is a brand I'm aware of but I've not tried any products from it. I'm loving the look of <i>The Petal Mask 100ml (£92)</i> and <i>Rare Indigo Beauty Balm 30ml (£106)</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisiGPURlzYOz3Wn60oFnX3eaCbN7EZblK78e135DbQzIlCbYMqrIeLXvOiu5K9Cexl2ENAhhL9r8Vb0BL-__LOfrvkCcmQEtTEaOIHSy0AoDPNloasTFz8ZzH4ZXXUYRK0KiSrzIynRMJsfAt81L9W5mb5bGwZkEyDy7MT3CcEOjWwfm6a0TbGxQ75=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisiGPURlzYOz3Wn60oFnX3eaCbN7EZblK78e135DbQzIlCbYMqrIeLXvOiu5K9Cexl2ENAhhL9r8Vb0BL-__LOfrvkCcmQEtTEaOIHSy0AoDPNloasTFz8ZzH4ZXXUYRK0KiSrzIynRMJsfAt81L9W5mb5bGwZkEyDy7MT3CcEOjWwfm6a0TbGxQ75=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.alyaka.com/brands/henua/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Henua Organics</b></a> is a brand on my wishlist. I've got my eye on their <i>Miracle Vitamin Oil 15ml (£109)</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT8i35-wtgLdCr8K34JmbjvXNiGH9Gx3qWfg09wiK2IWlQo6FdFZ64o7jCC6alg7TKKIgNmIaHoueXxSH8IJBr3oIhtl5YQILhtWj2emcYJV1mYfwNRJg_VUPSHZIYMSwS9YwTwbi3xu9Xzxa4c4Z3FXPGUFo89Vsubf2BtKSLR7nN_RkfMNfpy3rt=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT8i35-wtgLdCr8K34JmbjvXNiGH9Gx3qWfg09wiK2IWlQo6FdFZ64o7jCC6alg7TKKIgNmIaHoueXxSH8IJBr3oIhtl5YQILhtWj2emcYJV1mYfwNRJg_VUPSHZIYMSwS9YwTwbi3xu9Xzxa4c4Z3FXPGUFo89Vsubf2BtKSLR7nN_RkfMNfpy3rt=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvk8di7Tar-4ow1O5KPdt6RlGAH8uzJEmqb4u1Pc84dJPwnmW1pEK7wi7nM3whVCTUaOtZvl5wymJqlYVFzBIep7Z7SB3IeTFGg38gFyHKsUKITVY_DUnEIzHRS2HuLgx_8dqw7sIPjubCZ9uRMkQi4EGVyL0nyRkf6wxQUBILzK6am_WLPzIbk97M=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvk8di7Tar-4ow1O5KPdt6RlGAH8uzJEmqb4u1Pc84dJPwnmW1pEK7wi7nM3whVCTUaOtZvl5wymJqlYVFzBIep7Z7SB3IeTFGg38gFyHKsUKITVY_DUnEIzHRS2HuLgx_8dqw7sIPjubCZ9uRMkQi4EGVyL0nyRkf6wxQUBILzK6am_WLPzIbk97M=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">There's lots in the <a href="https://www.alyaka.com/christmas-store-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Christmas Store</b></a> which looks enticing! I'm especially loving the look of the <i>Wildsmith</i> gift sets. Their <i>Spa in a Jar set</i> is presented in a biocompostable box! Inside is <i>100ml Nourishing Cleansing Balm</i> and <i>15ml Radiance Polisher (£65)</i>. I'm also loving <i>Aurelia London's Sculpt & Sleep Collection (£50)</i> which includes <i>Cell Repair Night Oil 15ml</i>, <i>The Probiotic Concentrate 10ml</i> and a pink quartz <i>heart guasha stone</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvA3Aga1ykTFLkvqFEPVzy_RgMIETX4x4_ANu6uOgsklHwl21tQfA-tuKABs5f1pVjHzV9KIoPOZp13xD7VQv8U9pqjAHOJJZHLdq7dke6Y72Okids7pH4xypbuzC76WzZYTppWxQa31WQL29ohX96rE-qpuIEmFPC7LJW9y5BMwimY3kR2pg9271=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvA3Aga1ykTFLkvqFEPVzy_RgMIETX4x4_ANu6uOgsklHwl21tQfA-tuKABs5f1pVjHzV9KIoPOZp13xD7VQv8U9pqjAHOJJZHLdq7dke6Y72Okids7pH4xypbuzC76WzZYTppWxQa31WQL29ohX96rE-qpuIEmFPC7LJW9y5BMwimY3kR2pg9271=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">You could also treat yourself to a new <a href="https://www.alyaka.com/fragrance/fragrances/eau-de-parfum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>perfume</b></a> from an enticing selection. I'm loving the sound of <i>Bois 1920's Sensual Tuberose EdP 100ml (£149)</i> which has notes of tuberose, peach, jasmine and orange blossom. It sounds an absolute delight.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you do treat yourself to anything from Alyaka this Black Friday please let me know what you've chosen!</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-76678316582909702422021-11-24T06:30:00.089+00:002021-11-24T06:30:00.261+00:00*Blog Tour: Before My Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I'm on the Blog Tour for the fantastic <b>Before My Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney*</b>. I received a complimentary copy of the book to enable me to take part in the Tour.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-qaFcxHla-h9BdXG2whVdvChSGvvFZtMcPjA75OM1kIC83myhKO1JwaIk5WsMkcryPVIBd7-NhqGEQtnXIhVpSyYlYFOObYCctj_YrSwBnLnPx9BQHapWEjP7xoMx1FnzxT2PwrLl9T6M4ZWGuWeQgSHZqepq6c5L_bj3bicRko9_MZN6w8Y0QN4m=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-qaFcxHla-h9BdXG2whVdvChSGvvFZtMcPjA75OM1kIC83myhKO1JwaIk5WsMkcryPVIBd7-NhqGEQtnXIhVpSyYlYFOObYCctj_YrSwBnLnPx9BQHapWEjP7xoMx1FnzxT2PwrLl9T6M4ZWGuWeQgSHZqepq6c5L_bj3bicRko9_MZN6w8Y0QN4m=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cpUkjt57LmkjWe4bfmM_jis6F4YOgSANK3-_GxwwpYvN3868WLKk8oznPY_5hh9Qbwv4ec07nKkR8XI3C77HLQFhqIXfK0J1Kj9uqwscQSrCa4JUseQVJxsYc1GZLUU41C4gqmyj1CzcWx82Kk2xMF4LV_ptJUUqNVHk0xlE-RIZHlQsaDI9PP2y=s777" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="777" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cpUkjt57LmkjWe4bfmM_jis6F4YOgSANK3-_GxwwpYvN3868WLKk8oznPY_5hh9Qbwv4ec07nKkR8XI3C77HLQFhqIXfK0J1Kj9uqwscQSrCa4JUseQVJxsYc1GZLUU41C4gqmyj1CzcWx82Kk2xMF4LV_ptJUUqNVHk0xlE-RIZHlQsaDI9PP2y=w400-h301" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'IF I COULD GO BACK TO BEING SIXTEEN
AGAIN, I'D DO THINGS </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DIFFERENTLY.' </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When she was young Mary Rattigan
wanted to fly. She was going to take off like an angel from heaven
and leave the muck and madness of troubled Northern Ireland behind.
Nothing but the Land of Happy Ever After would do for her.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But as a Catholic girl with a
B.I.T.C.H. for a Mammy and a silent Daddy, things did not go as she
and Lizzie Magee had planned.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, five children, twenty-five
years, an end to the bombs and bullets, enough whiskey to sink a ship
and endless wakes and sandwich teas later, Mary's alone. She's
learned plenty of hard lessons and missed a hundred steps towards the
life she'd always hoped for.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will she finally find the courage to
ask for the love she deserves? Or is it too late? </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tish Delaney was born and brought up
in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles. Like a lot of
people of her generation, she left the sectarian violence behind by
moving to England. After graduating from Manchester University, she
moved to London and worked on various magazines and broadsheets as a
reporter, reviewer and sub-editor. She left the Financial Times in
2014 to live in the Channel Islands to pursue her career as a writer.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My thoughts?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found the story a little bit slow to begin with but very soon I was totally engaged in the story and the characters within its pages and I found I couldn't put the book down! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sixteen year old Mary Rattigan lives in rural Carncloon in Co. Tyrone and the story is set against the troubles in Northern Ireland and religious divides. Catholic and pregnant her mother arranges a shotgun wedding with John Johns, the farmer next door.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary is torn away from all that she knows and is appalled to find no electric light or an inside toilet at the farm. Her saving grace is John's mother Bridie who keeps her on the straight and narrow and is like a mother to her. Her own mother, Sadie belittles her at every turn and her dad turns a blind eye and so Mary has no self-worth. She does have her Aunt Eileen and her funny friend Lizzie back in her life (which adds some laugh out loud moments).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary and John rub along in the day to day tolerating each other. They only truly connect in the bedroom and passionately, going onto have five children together. We hear of the tragedy in his past and we are there for Mary when things change. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I absolutely adored the story and the characters but especially Mary. Highly recommend. </span></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-31193534342187696512021-11-22T06:30:00.007+00:002021-11-22T06:30:00.268+00:00*Love Lula Christmas: Kiss the Moon<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*Sent to me complimentary as a member of <b><a href="https://www.lovelula.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Lula's</a> Accredited Blogger program</b> for an honest review. As you'll know I've been theming my picks this year. The last two months of the year have-to-be Christmas related. This month I've picked sumptuous gifts from <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/t/brands/kiss-the-moon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Kiss the Moon</b></a> and next month I'll share my eco friendly stocking filler picks.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsReJGlXikjIF1fu_TADCaDyW3MTeDDclBRz7VccWTKHK4pfpbjtRY-DED0w_yynCk8mV08NOyogH53qo0cyAxO0sBuNkci1kyEfM8LNvEjqdudz9tqWBFMKo2H_WeCSlTKrHWvsryTiFJ2mIxsbv2a4RTxhnypqXK4DFN1Evgs-VNk_m-sy3ntrVK=s2125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2125" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsReJGlXikjIF1fu_TADCaDyW3MTeDDclBRz7VccWTKHK4pfpbjtRY-DED0w_yynCk8mV08NOyogH53qo0cyAxO0sBuNkci1kyEfM8LNvEjqdudz9tqWBFMKo2H_WeCSlTKrHWvsryTiFJ2mIxsbv2a4RTxhnypqXK4DFN1Evgs-VNk_m-sy3ntrVK=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">Presented simply in black boxes with branded ribbons and tags which are easily recyclable or reusable. I selected 3 gift boxes to review:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEZTFdTuhJDmN6YkYKDZlco-hUth2QVzsH-I4PecL9beD9LvM5681_IAFUjfWmE16COATJm9gccogVVGpqaACNrQj8mdZi5MdcYvEno-yQbM7TYKj5_5oqiosoSTmp6DO5e6XDfnkG2_9s4QRSmx_-ACwxCE5oca136YkYufj2K0RQEPYMRJzFmarh=s3061" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="1928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEZTFdTuhJDmN6YkYKDZlco-hUth2QVzsH-I4PecL9beD9LvM5681_IAFUjfWmE16COATJm9gccogVVGpqaACNrQj8mdZi5MdcYvEno-yQbM7TYKj5_5oqiosoSTmp6DO5e6XDfnkG2_9s4QRSmx_-ACwxCE5oca136YkYufj2K0RQEPYMRJzFmarh=s320" width="202" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilgnRtKlqgV07s2nlQAmm-2hacDq74gzAh-VzUoXPw0kNZ1BaOThdlW8233hfyZVHcl0WA05m4QNddxVM00IOSzj7cEDHitwgmVkIZhyzb7fgYkdkjTz5G32UdUy977GUZReLjpv2KXO9gxbVBC3sq4S3r4jLLFBzC5pihy8yy5ULvVZnVK5RZfudd=s2411" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2411" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilgnRtKlqgV07s2nlQAmm-2hacDq74gzAh-VzUoXPw0kNZ1BaOThdlW8233hfyZVHcl0WA05m4QNddxVM00IOSzj7cEDHitwgmVkIZhyzb7fgYkdkjTz5G32UdUy977GUZReLjpv2KXO9gxbVBC3sq4S3r4jLLFBzC5pihy8yy5ULvVZnVK5RZfudd=w400-h246" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>GLOW & DREAM Essential Oil Soap Duo (£18 for 2 x 100g soaps)*</b> are exquisitely packaged in recyclable glassine paper and tied with branded ribbons and tags. I've previously tried the GLOW Soap* see my review<b> <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2018/10/new-in-kiss-moon-pure-essential-oil-soap.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. The soaps are truly gorgeous and could be split up for small gifts/secret santa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnlQ2TlQZGOCdMjGXDdQp6M5_OMIDWqtkkhb7n13gHbcb9lsI-S5lOLNqSZI_SMLHRmoko1FJ4FdLGEOTYEG44XMj-RzWHobAuOdpe0Ag5YhoIX4AYOCZpiX7z6-vSNud37h9vOeb5B-Kd-JWtDSm5KkCRSLw8d-Hu3YKqjx5vIEyzJ3Hr4p7njSK5=s3294" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3294" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnlQ2TlQZGOCdMjGXDdQp6M5_OMIDWqtkkhb7n13gHbcb9lsI-S5lOLNqSZI_SMLHRmoko1FJ4FdLGEOTYEG44XMj-RzWHobAuOdpe0Ag5YhoIX4AYOCZpiX7z6-vSNud37h9vOeb5B-Kd-JWtDSm5KkCRSLw8d-Hu3YKqjx5vIEyzJ3Hr4p7njSK5=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">I also selected the <b>Bedtime Bath Salts Trio (£12, 3 x 50g)*</b> which are gorgeous. I took <b>LOVE</b> which is formulated with essential oils of rose, palmarosa and ylang ylang on my recent mini-break and totally wallowed in my beautifully scented relaxing bath (large rolltop). Also inside is <b>GLOW</b> (<a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2017/10/love-lula-kiss-moon-glow-bedtime-bath.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Review</b></a>) which is scented with orange, geranium and myrrh along with epsom & dead sea salts. White tea and coconut seed oil provides an antioxidant boost leaving the skin nourished and moisturised. The final one is <b>DREAM</b> with French Lavender, Bergamot and Cedarwood. Again, this set would be perfect to gift as intended or split up for small presents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUqNIBmBuz7a7c1dZ81mkJXl_4t-kXPNVsS9PFn9gWbAepx5PnxVWie4D5hMoLDYuz_ZpkPTWgDHvUNfrQWkCF_bcigy9q4mZ9HybFVdahvVzBPS9LimKJ8a_j9JrRik0QPpWFcBM6g--RWuPDaDe77nUhlagEVw4FuZPXpZnbjUQWW4QdsDz9SFxv=s2981" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="2981" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUqNIBmBuz7a7c1dZ81mkJXl_4t-kXPNVsS9PFn9gWbAepx5PnxVWie4D5hMoLDYuz_ZpkPTWgDHvUNfrQWkCF_bcigy9q4mZ9HybFVdahvVzBPS9LimKJ8a_j9JrRik0QPpWFcBM6g--RWuPDaDe77nUhlagEVw4FuZPXpZnbjUQWW4QdsDz9SFxv=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitn1IUhMqRmgZMWTa9LfQNSHRgrqeHQiwQFx-RlBMrnV_reUY9_WQzMO3KrxEshBZwhHvMJ3Vqemu-Ovc_l1jn_ieOyrobffJ0KyIRt98Z6iLWRNy2o2riV0Ebc2q18idMGGUvOwQUvc95weIvoHl3x1aXd9HY318IgZu6wPk5-u4_1HlQxnjw2Rx9=s3018" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="3018" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitn1IUhMqRmgZMWTa9LfQNSHRgrqeHQiwQFx-RlBMrnV_reUY9_WQzMO3KrxEshBZwhHvMJ3Vqemu-Ovc_l1jn_ieOyrobffJ0KyIRt98Z6iLWRNy2o2riV0Ebc2q18idMGGUvOwQUvc95weIvoHl3x1aXd9HY318IgZu6wPk5-u4_1HlQxnjw2Rx9=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">My final pick is the decadent and truly relaxing<b> Sleep Mask Luxury Silk (£18)*</b> it'll help you drift off to restful slumbers blocking out all the light for a deep and peaceful sleep. It's also great if you need half an hour's shut eye during the day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What are your favourites from Kiss the Moon?</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-81130999122051388372021-11-19T06:30:00.012+00:002021-11-19T06:30:00.240+00:00Naturisimo: The November edit<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You know I can never resist a <a href="https://www.naturisimo.com/" target="_blank"><b>Naturisimo</b></a> Discovery Box. <i>The November Edit</i> costs £22 plus p&p and is worth £119.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3e4tlwLkXn0xGMmQIpBuzyLFMUnhGMnP1jdra35ThHEZHypsT6Zxog-9Kn_K8P-8S_1m0lvoa-EjtiEhQpAaaeOA79F1TVEYt5ubpwso2VvxYJRxtyRVoP9K2yrDVSfR8Fr9l-dkH_jpdM6aaQ08EQA3qgU2iUF1EepEzBBjeo3zv99xychH3UflM=s2217" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2217" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3e4tlwLkXn0xGMmQIpBuzyLFMUnhGMnP1jdra35ThHEZHypsT6Zxog-9Kn_K8P-8S_1m0lvoa-EjtiEhQpAaaeOA79F1TVEYt5ubpwso2VvxYJRxtyRVoP9K2yrDVSfR8Fr9l-dkH_jpdM6aaQ08EQA3qgU2iUF1EepEzBBjeo3zv99xychH3UflM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrtTNE4_LA5O0V0IRSKixwMuPrY_ZbkT9oB2SngkeQ0g7DewTgWqQLij8FQz3PugorvVAeSKsaVpH8VHHRkVOLjHypBe2gdgYobXsMKNYBvhfO0qLx_uYl96AIkllqb1Og4HWGOUKaonQys-9sqq-o7sGf79iXfgZQwxTV2D4JrxrsbM4NN7femQol=s3659" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3659" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrtTNE4_LA5O0V0IRSKixwMuPrY_ZbkT9oB2SngkeQ0g7DewTgWqQLij8FQz3PugorvVAeSKsaVpH8VHHRkVOLjHypBe2gdgYobXsMKNYBvhfO0qLx_uYl96AIkllqb1Og4HWGOUKaonQys-9sqq-o7sGf79iXfgZQwxTV2D4JrxrsbM4NN7femQol=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTSeAlIbgwHoBokrY4ldYRUXbvtMwu2HLW4MO-Tct7olVP8uj4CpmauEKMrwQPIgzW9eVtXC1HUIuYErR3RIibTZKazCqknp0LF6BmPl71y41cbfhOOer6L7g9E2VRNqoasE1St3vdoQbac4dUPjG45y6vS3EAlHq54yQqx01JJL3yl5p9nMAB7c1i=s3934" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3934" data-original-width="2259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTSeAlIbgwHoBokrY4ldYRUXbvtMwu2HLW4MO-Tct7olVP8uj4CpmauEKMrwQPIgzW9eVtXC1HUIuYErR3RIibTZKazCqknp0LF6BmPl71y41cbfhOOer6L7g9E2VRNqoasE1St3vdoQbac4dUPjG45y6vS3EAlHq54yQqx01JJL3yl5p9nMAB7c1i=w230-h400" width="230" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was trying to resist. Inside you'll find:</span></p><ul style="background-color: #f8f9fb; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 1em 30px 0px 2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Inika Certified Organic Matte Perfection Primer, 30ml Full Size</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Neighbourhood Botanicals Mild Mannered Face Lotion, 30ml</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Lola's Apothecary Monsoon Paradise Body & Massage Oil 10ml</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Kjaer Weis Beautiful Face Oil, 4ml</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Indie Lee <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Purifying Face Wash, 15ml</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">Odacite <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: inherit;">Montana Harvest Oil Cleanser, 6ml</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: inherit;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">The Organic Pharmacy Skin Treat Mask Trio, 3 x 10ml</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1f1212; font-family: verdana;">NEOM Perfect Nights Sleep Pillow Mist, 5ml</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you pick a box up? </span></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-67189901532188335732021-11-15T06:30:00.008+00:002021-11-15T06:30:00.269+00:00*Love Lula Beauty Box: November 2021<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*I receive the <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/?affiliate_id=170059&click_id=3760544185&clickId=3760544185" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Love Lula Beauty Box</b></a> complimentary each month as a Love Lula Accredited Blogger for an honest review. This month the box is worth £55! Subscribe <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/beauty-box" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYIug0jIOqS-7WwDflkfkdsCHqtbdF8Sdodlx7yfNrdzsfdF0LHINo19R_KyC6gcDXASVje9zd7IRfZVLHAOpDPkrs4z_GJDkAp9nnEcsnC_Gqb1rl6YYw6RG95CmUZxFH_0Mtk54_oVqlW50-_eXHDC7sUQ2b_VLoEX4cxG7Wns8uwFcXFsFbEqxe=s3925" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3925" data-original-width="2367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYIug0jIOqS-7WwDflkfkdsCHqtbdF8Sdodlx7yfNrdzsfdF0LHINo19R_KyC6gcDXASVje9zd7IRfZVLHAOpDPkrs4z_GJDkAp9nnEcsnC_Gqb1rl6YYw6RG95CmUZxFH_0Mtk54_oVqlW50-_eXHDC7sUQ2b_VLoEX4cxG7Wns8uwFcXFsFbEqxe=w241-h400" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">WOW! The first things to jump out at me was <b>D'Alchemy's Intense Skin Repair Oil 5ml</b> which is worth £18.40!! This has a rich texture and a rosy scent. My skin loves it. Proper review to come. I also have totally fallen head-over-heels for the gorgeous <b>Soul Tree Lipstick in Wild Honey 4g (£15.99)</b> which is a beautiful make up and skincare product giving the lips a pop of nourishing colour in a very wearable shade which is perfect for autumn and winter.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've tried <b>Organic Works's Cleansing Face Wash 300ml (£15)</b> before and it's absolutely fantastic. I love the rebranded packaging too. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/06/love-lula-grow-organic-works-lucky.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> and the joy keeps on coming, also inside is a <b>12.5ml</b> size of <b>Madara's SCRUB Exfoliating Oil-to-Milk Scrub (£6) </b>which I'm looking forward to trying.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rounding up the box this month is two samples from<b> Ayumi's</b> Turmeric & Papaya range (my fav). I received their <b>Body Scrub</b> & <b>Body Lotion</b>. These are both <b>10ml</b> and retail at<b> 50p</b> each.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are you a subscriber? What do you think of the contents this month?</span></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-23597403523902174062021-11-14T06:30:00.001+00:002021-11-14T06:30:00.241+00:00*Amphora Aromatics: I Love Lavender Gift Box<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you'll know I'm a huge fan of <a href="https://www.amphora-aromatics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Amphora Aromatics</b></a> essential oils. Their range of gifts are fab too as well as being great value. I was very kindly gifted their <i>"I Love Lavender Gift Box"</i> which retails at £25. It's presented in a reusable brown box, which is always a bonus and tied with a beautiful purple ribbon.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Lbcf_Y2P0GtGJskK53bnrLGLMkCVXCIwPZ-a2HxVsr5CtcWtzU5xBq253I5pSyQXbeNsmuC61prsIu8HCYKVdEB4rJxWscvQK_H1hKfjzJdGZO1HvoM-U4JtaocV8yh53oavPUlMPlyn6BWBpM1lD6xChpKwCIz5mApUq_4gBBUs7VBMxEc3Dkak=s2183" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Lbcf_Y2P0GtGJskK53bnrLGLMkCVXCIwPZ-a2HxVsr5CtcWtzU5xBq253I5pSyQXbeNsmuC61prsIu8HCYKVdEB4rJxWscvQK_H1hKfjzJdGZO1HvoM-U4JtaocV8yh53oavPUlMPlyn6BWBpM1lD6xChpKwCIz5mApUq_4gBBUs7VBMxEc3Dkak=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Inside the box are 4 products -</div></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxWL3IS1mRf-_c3MlrYPTGVMk7gCL1gMv3mhLOqeDuBdfROwyoA3zGn67PhRBnb7vOqCIGsXn1ZYhyQxgVVuGtK4dpaWjJp2S3aLo7qzhbCvKR_LLtyntoYpTY_enVAFMG6oKoFX11041SGhK0VqxLWRnKmsBE8TkBidpJJeTYQM4OJCbI_DiO8RaW=s2284" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="2284" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxWL3IS1mRf-_c3MlrYPTGVMk7gCL1gMv3mhLOqeDuBdfROwyoA3zGn67PhRBnb7vOqCIGsXn1ZYhyQxgVVuGtK4dpaWjJp2S3aLo7qzhbCvKR_LLtyntoYpTY_enVAFMG6oKoFX11041SGhK0VqxLWRnKmsBE8TkBidpJJeTYQM4OJCbI_DiO8RaW=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Lavender & Chamomile Barrier Cream 60ml</b> - a rich cream which soothes and hydrates. It's perfect to nourish hands after gardening and great for dry and rough skin. The cream has a lavender/chamomile aroma. <b>Lavender Gel 60ml</b> - is super cooling (perfect for skin which has had too much sun). It's also great to use on insect bites and acne or as a skin nourisher and has a divine aroma.</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkReJqhIaNa5y2aCthBJQ3JO28Y7DUF9nNTWGRrqtClpkSqZW3WJHcBSk1-l0y4uli5YsasC4t7x8CUfMJUaL5g5EErdvx-OhBh6i27fz0Hs6qEs_P-HmP6WK7HQw_6WF-M8dtcFpn-n71uUBildb8_tTV3Pn_3eWkuKjQqew3dS4xsrHRauHyCZLb=s2211" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2211" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkReJqhIaNa5y2aCthBJQ3JO28Y7DUF9nNTWGRrqtClpkSqZW3WJHcBSk1-l0y4uli5YsasC4t7x8CUfMJUaL5g5EErdvx-OhBh6i27fz0Hs6qEs_P-HmP6WK7HQw_6WF-M8dtcFpn-n71uUBildb8_tTV3Pn_3eWkuKjQqew3dS4xsrHRauHyCZLb=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also inside the gift set is a <b>mini Lavender Candle</b>. It'll burn for 20 hours and is perfect to calm and relax before bed. It's made with pure essential oils and natural plant wax. Rounding up the gift is a <b>10ml bottle of Lavender High Altitude Essential Oil </b>which can be used in an oil burner, in a carrier oil for baths or massage and is perfect to soothe insect bites, burns and acne.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A great value set which is perfect for any Lavender lover.</span></p></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-77636452240873916192021-11-08T08:55:00.007+00:002021-11-08T08:55:00.279+00:00*Saskia's Flower Essences: Easy Sleep Mist<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*giftedproduct AD I've been trying <a href="https://www.saskiasfloweressences.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Saskia's Flower Essences</b></a> Award Winning <b>Easy Sleep Mist 100ml (£18)*</b>. I first tried her essences* back in 2017 - see my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2017/12/saskias-flower-essences.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> and I've also tried the gorgeous <i>Rose Beauty Mist</i>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW2U4_IHdnMXC67qOZiK7zo4kAEuWAdE4mmbtZYqZEC1VYqqOSp9dMBi6ZJAadYPm2-ljBwkmicElm5uUVWRr6UfgQUxEZLFSSb6wRXL5od-0RSN4sDfRimLKUCejK5y5ijoe-dgAE9eodxYy3d6wtWlgAf6Cp5MaoLNljudDi4igg16Leil-HULJm=s3090" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3090" data-original-width="1735" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW2U4_IHdnMXC67qOZiK7zo4kAEuWAdE4mmbtZYqZEC1VYqqOSp9dMBi6ZJAadYPm2-ljBwkmicElm5uUVWRr6UfgQUxEZLFSSb6wRXL5od-0RSN4sDfRimLKUCejK5y5ijoe-dgAE9eodxYy3d6wtWlgAf6Cp5MaoLNljudDi4igg16Leil-HULJm=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The product comes in a huge glass spray bottle and is formulated with Lavender Hydrosol which is distilled in-house using Cricket Lavender, grown in Hampshire.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A variety of flower essences are added to help you switch off, relax, stop worrying and help you drift off. <b>White Chestnut </b>removes unwanted thoughts, <b>Red Chestnut</b> stops you worrying about others, <b>Wild Garlic</b> makes you feel safe and protected, <b>Speedwell</b> helps you to slow down, <b>Oak</b> helps you rest and recharge, <b>Cherry Plum </b>calms and <b>Dandelion Seed</b> helps you drift off. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did find the mist slightly more herbal than I was expecting. It contains a much larger spectrum of the aromatic and healing components of the plant rather than the distinct floral Lavender Essential Oil aroma.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>To use:</b> mist on your pillow and linens (and your space) before bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have found the mist to be helpful and it's becoming a bedtime ritual. It does help you sleep!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-43116125179750005972021-11-07T10:50:00.002+00:002021-11-07T10:51:43.472+00:00Latest Buys: By Sarah London, The Organic Alchemist, REN Clean Skincare, Desavery, Nudge Boutique + Kiss the Moon<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are my latest buys. I'm enjoying this time as going into next year I'm going into operation use up.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBQXx4hWfhvOgzNex4UfirsfDQm9DE9DeWeyQ_qx_TLRDHDW_XVf3wDoq0yIEWqlK02yhSDtVAcQG3Zf6X0tXcpnQf2S-JYoJt_Xprqi2dddLsgy1Bqpv26Qz-6TvQavT2l_frywcQv6KfRol0yTChH8IYmFKq-9fjLjqH8LN5RLJPShTXNOuBBUUr=s1892" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="1892" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBQXx4hWfhvOgzNex4UfirsfDQm9DE9DeWeyQ_qx_TLRDHDW_XVf3wDoq0yIEWqlK02yhSDtVAcQG3Zf6X0tXcpnQf2S-JYoJt_Xprqi2dddLsgy1Bqpv26Qz-6TvQavT2l_frywcQv6KfRol0yTChH8IYmFKq-9fjLjqH8LN5RLJPShTXNOuBBUUr=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Having recently tried <b>By Sarah London's Hero Oil*</b> (<a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/love-lula-autumn-beauty.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>REVIEW</b></a>) I was keen to try more from the range. <b>Balancer Oil-to-Milk Cleanser</b> and <b>Reviver Hydrating Mist</b> (personal favourite) are fantastic. A review to come of these buys.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIEnzf30PN_VLdONvjmLR0n4EyUzZiWzx0o-NpJlS83zYbs-LhfCxwlkcBX634kIjyWS07bSGY4j4M8a-0ItJcJz_oDRRsQvJK9_cTipaubqq-M461CA-nspF40j-mHXfxmn952ozJ2TU-r76vADG4kN7R1_F1QQ7T5scbzPPyZm47BcZctVhQpr1g=s2477" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2477" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIEnzf30PN_VLdONvjmLR0n4EyUzZiWzx0o-NpJlS83zYbs-LhfCxwlkcBX634kIjyWS07bSGY4j4M8a-0ItJcJz_oDRRsQvJK9_cTipaubqq-M461CA-nspF40j-mHXfxmn952ozJ2TU-r76vADG4kN7R1_F1QQ7T5scbzPPyZm47BcZctVhQpr1g=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Having recently discovered <b><a href="https://www.theorganicalchemist.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Organic Alchemist</a> </b>on instagram I had to try something from the carefully curated and formulated range. I chose <b>Deep Relax Bath Salts 250g (£28) </b>which are exquisitely packaged and smell oh so good! I can highly recommend them to relax and soothe both the mind and body. Review soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizWhlmQeeBkN1Fyd7qwyejnD7-MyMpyBgRorhPKHGTud0nCp3X_iIeyTu8J96PfXlnbErle4IpL59UZ-FVp1V8eOBOoTU3uKxVzLF96Fy-zuXO2L_1CR8RdCOKvDU5nQUK_QWaQK3UyFj66Cipu3jLqz-dmaz4Lhe6EP96IAj4STFGxxC8Elccr2Ip=s2480" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="2069" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizWhlmQeeBkN1Fyd7qwyejnD7-MyMpyBgRorhPKHGTud0nCp3X_iIeyTu8J96PfXlnbErle4IpL59UZ-FVp1V8eOBOoTU3uKxVzLF96Fy-zuXO2L_1CR8RdCOKvDU5nQUK_QWaQK3UyFj66Cipu3jLqz-dmaz4Lhe6EP96IAj4STFGxxC8Elccr2Ip=s320" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I picked up an old favourite at <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/" target="_blank"><b>Love Lula</b></a> - <b>REN Clean Skincare's </b>divine<b> Moroccan Rose Otto Bath Oil</b> which I've loved for years. See my review from 2011 <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2011/10/ren-moroccan-rose-otto-bath-oil.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Pleased to have this beauty back in my stash.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6Ckw-Dx03WNl97khq34RwyvTkIbnwlMBotqvOe2jXCRmj1B-CA-6OofPUSVaW9fQS-jJc1q2wgNkix5NClM1INjoHWnvF2wjT2Yqp3esK9sPE0nNMIsdu-k4u0jNv-P-ldEcGbirSukH4aF0y2Vevt9pmzXsrHknMkZ_8jstRP6CRTSVS8O6RsxH=s2556" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="2440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6Ckw-Dx03WNl97khq34RwyvTkIbnwlMBotqvOe2jXCRmj1B-CA-6OofPUSVaW9fQS-jJc1q2wgNkix5NClM1INjoHWnvF2wjT2Yqp3esK9sPE0nNMIsdu-k4u0jNv-P-ldEcGbirSukH4aF0y2Vevt9pmzXsrHknMkZ_8jstRP6CRTSVS8O6RsxH=s320" width="305" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Such happiness to have the delectable <b>STELLAR Daily Serum </b>by <a href="https://www.desavery.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Desavery</b></a> back in my stash. I first tried the award winning range as a <i>Beauty Shortlist Judge</i> (see my top picks from what I judged in 2020 <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/03/beauty-shortlist-awards-2020-my-top.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>).</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC0F9sj0lTaADDgwHCdYlh-5_yDAIs3PajoNyhWpyoV3M3DLpDVQnis7EhMTqtuTdzKaIBqd3zxhWj6XfqRmb_BI5OupHZa3080T3mu5iFDfpTdDQ5CMDv1p2Ij26CZRjXsiuPRC19yi9d1k-AJObMyp0Ee1n1Sl7CUpXJ9tGtLMjQmhzoxtQglZXG=s2051" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="1734" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC0F9sj0lTaADDgwHCdYlh-5_yDAIs3PajoNyhWpyoV3M3DLpDVQnis7EhMTqtuTdzKaIBqd3zxhWj6XfqRmb_BI5OupHZa3080T3mu5iFDfpTdDQ5CMDv1p2Ij26CZRjXsiuPRC19yi9d1k-AJObMyp0Ee1n1Sl7CUpXJ9tGtLMjQmhzoxtQglZXG=s320" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'd been wanting to try <b><a href="https://www.nudgeboutique.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nudge Boutique's</a> Cocoa & Avocado Oil to Milk Facial Cleansing Bar </b>for a while. Since I was picking up a couple of Christmas gifts I treated myself to it. It's gorgeous. Review to come.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjdq6ETNrNEnoG2e5y-GQEtGrWLlt1bAZZKHplv-6UG9uQwB1fOtGk9Xy40_XnOZkANP3KgucAqaR7lHPGM0uS0HHm2_ywXuIi8uePFVPHOwfTGTmuZyTRph2hk9-e1u_EomjW6_URWYI9lekyG7ZuHHgBTuW9-Y0A_75tF0jrar0uKntUwKbltAw3=s3120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3120" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjdq6ETNrNEnoG2e5y-GQEtGrWLlt1bAZZKHplv-6UG9uQwB1fOtGk9Xy40_XnOZkANP3KgucAqaR7lHPGM0uS0HHm2_ywXuIi8uePFVPHOwfTGTmuZyTRph2hk9-e1u_EomjW6_URWYI9lekyG7ZuHHgBTuW9-Y0A_75tF0jrar0uKntUwKbltAw3=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gorgeous <b>Kiss the Moon soap set</b> which I picked up at Love Lula. I reviewed the GLOW Pure Essential Oil Soap*<b> <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2018/10/new-in-kiss-moon-pure-essential-oil-soap.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. Now the problem is, to gift or keep!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What have you been buying lately?</span></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-40734403838244229152021-11-04T06:30:00.001+00:002021-11-04T06:30:00.279+00:00*Review: Biggar Botanics<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been trying out some products* which were kindly sent to me by founder and formulator, Caroline at <a href="https://www.biggarbotanics.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Biggar Botanics</b></a>. The range is handmade with as many natural ingredients as possible with recyclable or reusable packaging.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhVn_YFNzmGkRkW_BAoQDeMgmxtVKjY8Rru4C6f5jWFZXVv-FZvy6jkYwJjcDJHGhiYqk8wuAnbJCp_gbAzK2SqGYnztynj6IKuJTyXaSnXz0_BtIHOfui20MnQL9HIR-sJ9JZfRRs4VC414ak6uxoSp8ysA15Bad4neN-Ije0ecU-l0Afwt2K6wy=s3398" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3398" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhVn_YFNzmGkRkW_BAoQDeMgmxtVKjY8Rru4C6f5jWFZXVv-FZvy6jkYwJjcDJHGhiYqk8wuAnbJCp_gbAzK2SqGYnztynj6IKuJTyXaSnXz0_BtIHOfui20MnQL9HIR-sJ9JZfRRs4VC414ak6uxoSp8ysA15Bad4neN-Ije0ecU-l0Afwt2K6wy=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj59lqPnIunfw6Gl0NDiz27mmcMzL2h63EOqHdQUseweEYPZN6avFxbkVrmD3_BG7DUp_ckI9EZIo-JU0f-AO8amIPt-VmDGnGNseGrEV_PF1ML3MkInv1tCpBH0fWcxbSOs-vMOQoas4hv731IQLKmMynqXi8cKDN86EpDqilV_RDw9nn99tgpsEFz=s3160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="3160" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj59lqPnIunfw6Gl0NDiz27mmcMzL2h63EOqHdQUseweEYPZN6avFxbkVrmD3_BG7DUp_ckI9EZIo-JU0f-AO8amIPt-VmDGnGNseGrEV_PF1ML3MkInv1tCpBH0fWcxbSOs-vMOQoas4hv731IQLKmMynqXi8cKDN86EpDqilV_RDw9nn99tgpsEFz=w400-h379" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was sent a whole range of products!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO_tS59JnK5BTrbQvUCTmrN14dsnsoJEiqE2FiQQGeP_dgS4W9n3vD1kk9mXgwcH2bZ-T7zEGscEMaII_ipOHey_ftVpfsYNbLzbVyiL266rbQZtwsLznAmOlnJoRZxxE-wScoNAnr0JTZCjHTEbSzhSFOYXofRasJS8iGphaAWO1OeJuarKORdHly=s3120" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="3120" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO_tS59JnK5BTrbQvUCTmrN14dsnsoJEiqE2FiQQGeP_dgS4W9n3vD1kk9mXgwcH2bZ-T7zEGscEMaII_ipOHey_ftVpfsYNbLzbVyiL266rbQZtwsLznAmOlnJoRZxxE-wScoNAnr0JTZCjHTEbSzhSFOYXofRasJS8iGphaAWO1OeJuarKORdHly=w400-h276" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm6YdxgmtXe2uivBEPSLkj4qmfb2gZesWmxCnLe8f4SamdxdpnD8pHYeh1DtORiV4UG7Ws5YEcN-DUTv3A8JTMQAOaZfd1Hz5w78tUE7rsDX1W8Px5i1UioK4HQw2QrccdaxnY8GsW_zHobLnFuWQ7Fy-k2q0SsZeIGVwXVlq2J3B1u8l-ZY-P-wOp=s3516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="3516" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm6YdxgmtXe2uivBEPSLkj4qmfb2gZesWmxCnLe8f4SamdxdpnD8pHYeh1DtORiV4UG7Ws5YEcN-DUTv3A8JTMQAOaZfd1Hz5w78tUE7rsDX1W8Px5i1UioK4HQw2QrccdaxnY8GsW_zHobLnFuWQ7Fy-k2q0SsZeIGVwXVlq2J3B1u8l-ZY-P-wOp=w400-h238" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Fizzing Bath Dust (Wild Fig & Cassis)</b> which gives the fizziness of a bath bomb in powder form! Sprinkle in as much as preferred and jump into the tub a lovely soak. These come in a variety of scents. If you're near <a href="https://www.newlanark.org/" target="_blank"><b>New Lanark World Heritage Site</b></a> they have a stall there every Saturday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Thai Lime & Mango Dead Sea Salt Scrub</b> is rich and creamy with an exotic scent. Salt particles give it a gentle scrubby feel. It leaves the skin feeling smooth, clean and deeply nourished.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrveVC53XgtMeYhe4kQJdEYc9ASVwAF8wDdZh_liLIbK0U9c10aoLN2Bv2X_cgQl1hKWpwmkraVw3uRWwwmjE6JR5szMGTmch8AUVwI4OPsVLAcBy7Ut5aUqdGl5RAo5N6F0EHQtoj3zlMppk2kWONaEYYxg2NtlOJkKA6eJNgGBphYJZH-aiwfxr=s2471" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="2471" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrveVC53XgtMeYhe4kQJdEYc9ASVwAF8wDdZh_liLIbK0U9c10aoLN2Bv2X_cgQl1hKWpwmkraVw3uRWwwmjE6JR5szMGTmch8AUVwI4OPsVLAcBy7Ut5aUqdGl5RAo5N6F0EHQtoj3zlMppk2kWONaEYYxg2NtlOJkKA6eJNgGBphYJZH-aiwfxr=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two lovely cold process soaps in <b>Moroccan Mint Tea</b> and <b>Cranberry, Orange & Cinnamon</b> - £4.50 each which smell gorgeous and give a beautiful scented lather. The little <b>Bath/Shower T-bag </b>smells intensely citrus - pop it under running water or attach to your shower head.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzKW6u2mazdGJaMvAIYHcTe6yO39vWHvJF1dvX3DAHhSzAIuFwivRGK853DWUhSLBUmgkEdBPNvT5V3FqDZOGw8Tvw7rS53B2RiQmluZejE3YDU54SKAO-WmZ0vyMn5ZA8mFQPs0qIEcGTQVik7b4WQGzo86CWRgRDC1esO7P3y_SQhgbopXeGZ7Y=s3240" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="2541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzKW6u2mazdGJaMvAIYHcTe6yO39vWHvJF1dvX3DAHhSzAIuFwivRGK853DWUhSLBUmgkEdBPNvT5V3FqDZOGw8Tvw7rS53B2RiQmluZejE3YDU54SKAO-WmZ0vyMn5ZA8mFQPs0qIEcGTQVik7b4WQGzo86CWRgRDC1esO7P3y_SQhgbopXeGZ7Y=s320" width="251" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <b>Hand/Foot Balm</b> comes in a recycled plastic tube and is formulated with skin loving butters and essential oils. It's got a delicious and fresh citrus scent thanks to the Orange & Lemon essential oils it contains. Rub over dry hands and feet for instant nourishment. <b>Hand & Body Lotion</b> has a beachy coconut scent and can be used on both the hands and body.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you tried any products from <a href="https://www.biggarbotanics.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Biggar Botanics</b></a>? I hear they make a range of wax melts now too in a vegetable wax (coconut & rapeseed) in a range of popular scents (see more info <a href="https://www.biggarwaxmelts.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>).</span></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-27629304162165298722021-11-02T06:30:00.133+00:002021-11-02T06:30:00.238+00:00*Review: Baie Botanique Skincare<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*product samples AD I've had the real pleasure of trying a selection of products from <b><a href="https://www.baiebotanique.com/collections/shop-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baie Botanique Skincare</a>*</b>. The range was founded 5 years ago by Make Up Artist, Sophie Oliver who chose to create a Vegan, PETA certified and Cruelty Free range formulated with the purest natural and organic plant based ingredients which make the skin glow with a natural healthy radiance.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnHwyALylIBj0Y7mdal0OcQgqfSqZgLmsjvf3Y2lOBahAJq05ycuHrzsB7a72r5SK9MzzCmtxOXXuzmrvY2IWW5wUqqDyo6oKGuUlX6s3eKB7C0X2CZkgH8GiBcQ44rAdsrDrOE2BkpsaebVXircPkgMyx0WIdjS5QIEjw21hGX63dVzF2pesqSOJ=s2869" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="2869" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnHwyALylIBj0Y7mdal0OcQgqfSqZgLmsjvf3Y2lOBahAJq05ycuHrzsB7a72r5SK9MzzCmtxOXXuzmrvY2IWW5wUqqDyo6oKGuUlX6s3eKB7C0X2CZkgH8GiBcQ44rAdsrDrOE2BkpsaebVXircPkgMyx0WIdjS5QIEjw21hGX63dVzF2pesqSOJ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlsHCROwtIHlfcp7Bs6-_NbQr5tODjDfCuNwXlMLwt1osUxcCTdcOuYI6Sjq93O5lHXSkgmmxAT35QSH5u-t5dx-Gj5-utwLzJHXr1QZPuzz3FIDI2KhpkLhln45Wl2I_DrxdiR_ZYikyMIj5BEtObAU2Sqey7EpLG0IVESrFro8OlqkvePn37WCmJ=s3291" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3291" data-original-width="2543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlsHCROwtIHlfcp7Bs6-_NbQr5tODjDfCuNwXlMLwt1osUxcCTdcOuYI6Sjq93O5lHXSkgmmxAT35QSH5u-t5dx-Gj5-utwLzJHXr1QZPuzz3FIDI2KhpkLhln45Wl2I_DrxdiR_ZYikyMIj5BEtObAU2Sqey7EpLG0IVESrFro8OlqkvePn37WCmJ=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW9fsZUnMbUXyCCzF77LBXs-0O49ah9esBaPLI84J0k-jPeYG5Y489abpik7g6HwmSqWo5klEWyHSOZGtisLo-E5QjVzO1aUgugaGGv93rZSfLSnjZTZ-bDkec-oQpJZzZFbvK4ZARZL-4F026wYMOp4bDVcT7oGynHZNysoCPfCDyr45TsH6vrm-R=s3253" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="1977" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW9fsZUnMbUXyCCzF77LBXs-0O49ah9esBaPLI84J0k-jPeYG5Y489abpik7g6HwmSqWo5klEWyHSOZGtisLo-E5QjVzO1aUgugaGGv93rZSfLSnjZTZ-bDkec-oQpJZzZFbvK4ZARZL-4F026wYMOp4bDVcT7oGynHZNysoCPfCDyr45TsH6vrm-R=w242-h400" width="242" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Award winning <b>Rose Renew Rose & Cupuacu Enzyme Cleanser 120ml* - £28</b> is one of the nicest and most effective cleansers I've ever used! Beautifully rosey and enriched with rosehip seed oil which helps to improve elasticity and which can help to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. The creamy cleanser makes short work of make up, daily grime and other pollutants. <b>To use:</b> apply to the skin massaging in circular movements, add a touch of water and continue to massage before rinsing. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A stunning product which turns cleansing into a real ritual to be savoured. Skin is left feeling clean and nourished and smelling of roses. Divine.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJgBdREKV2Z_7uEOKYxEffIhdAjLt3tAVRmcv3Rw59LB4YX1yRaxBAAJfNVYV3ZroAQxMo8ZeBxkWCfPmxFI-Eve2YWV_3pQclJ918hYPYifEhhv2zllwNwnJM-w_ufDiTDYx-SenJMNa3X4LeZR1acyWVbCipwzAhkwmUF0EiV_5ZfZG1roPKVvHC=s2500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJgBdREKV2Z_7uEOKYxEffIhdAjLt3tAVRmcv3Rw59LB4YX1yRaxBAAJfNVYV3ZroAQxMo8ZeBxkWCfPmxFI-Eve2YWV_3pQclJ918hYPYifEhhv2zllwNwnJM-w_ufDiTDYx-SenJMNa3X4LeZR1acyWVbCipwzAhkwmUF0EiV_5ZfZG1roPKVvHC=w279-h400" width="279" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I simply loved this powerhouse award winning duo - <b>Rose Renew Regenerating Anti-Ageing Serum 30ml* - £34</b> and <b>Rose Renew Regenerating Facial Oil 15ml* - £26 </b>which compliment each other perfectly. Use the serum on damp skin prior to the facial oil. It'll blur fine lines and wrinkles as well as toning, hydrating, softening and giving the skin a healthy glow. <b>To use:</b> apply to damp skin AM and PM. Follow with the 100% naturally derived and nutrient dense facial oil which is rich in Omegas 3, 6 and 9 and Vitamins A, C and E. <b>To use:</b> apply a small amount after the serum. This is the duo you need for healthy and glowy skin. I absolutely love them.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJi1dFG1Qs2QxPkAI3GikRTZd2poyCmfzPGwIytal05LfFaZ5VTPtDT8z5Cb8giNGSKPwYFLUUSoDQ3rXQVN2yfPSHyn7YEA6PDqUsoF7pyAfk3gfHFhRZ1zkYlDnaq--tJAamVXPNLUnawNr51O1FZ5Mvb6GeTXgUL-wt2n4BvAMb1bMnpj4gmRVQ=s2286" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="2286" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJi1dFG1Qs2QxPkAI3GikRTZd2poyCmfzPGwIytal05LfFaZ5VTPtDT8z5Cb8giNGSKPwYFLUUSoDQ3rXQVN2yfPSHyn7YEA6PDqUsoF7pyAfk3gfHFhRZ1zkYlDnaq--tJAamVXPNLUnawNr51O1FZ5Mvb6GeTXgUL-wt2n4BvAMb1bMnpj4gmRVQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The final item I was generously sent is another award winner. Their <b>Rose Renew Regenerating Eye Cream 15ml* - £32</b> has a rich texture. It's enriched with collagen boosting and wrinkle repairing natural ingredients. It'll brighten and hydrate the eye contour and contains ingredients such as Edelweiss Stem Cells, Omegas 3 and 6, red algae and pure plant and fruit oils. <b>To use:</b> apply a small amount around the eye area. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think it's too early to see a massive difference around the eye area but it definitely looks brighter and more hydrated. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check out the bundles available and shop<b> <a href="https://www.baiebotanique.com/collections/shop-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span></p><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-65004571048936884272021-10-31T12:42:00.002+00:002021-10-31T12:55:35.386+00:00October Book Round-Up<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's what I've been reading in October. If a book is marked * I've very kindly received it complimentary from the publisher via Netgalley or directly. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhP1HQGyJ7ucfub3MQM9zn8XcVZZKVaeQxNQ7w2kFJ1KWcmb8kxOulX5UBy_p96KCV4MLnZ8rCUU8o238QrSLtu8caRiliah6ZpqeEZivB51DrnXJqn1McYoFacLigXLeoYm9_H9I2yxpiJvzb-EyU5yyivUicz8vtwPlm2COadL88WOBaIbbTFqyP=s410" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhP1HQGyJ7ucfub3MQM9zn8XcVZZKVaeQxNQ7w2kFJ1KWcmb8kxOulX5UBy_p96KCV4MLnZ8rCUU8o238QrSLtu8caRiliah6ZpqeEZivB51DrnXJqn1McYoFacLigXLeoYm9_H9I2yxpiJvzb-EyU5yyivUicz8vtwPlm2COadL88WOBaIbbTFqyP=s320" width="199" /></a></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink</b> - this is the book you need to read - it's an absolute gem. The author tells us her life story and her love of books. I found myself nodding in agreement at a lot of her book memories and have now added a whole bunch of books to my TBR pile! Cathy has always had her nose in a book and books kept her going when she tragically lost her brother. We read about her fascinating life as a bookseller and later a writer and also as a wife and mother. A must read.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipQpvMvMHVsIkAaweeO3KHgEvdyNCFHOMIDHsfb1ZeDcJQ7QVc0AM5aJW42LqWZAL2rajsqkoXcoiwN_1PdrwuOuVkNFmm1Dj8bf-70r68dxycz1pb6QpHzRmo-Ao0sXCeB4FjzgAUXYnnpTNg4GFkySkMFNuJYnlhRsroQrhJ0KyFk3JZ58p7LqBf=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipQpvMvMHVsIkAaweeO3KHgEvdyNCFHOMIDHsfb1ZeDcJQ7QVc0AM5aJW42LqWZAL2rajsqkoXcoiwN_1PdrwuOuVkNFmm1Dj8bf-70r68dxycz1pb6QpHzRmo-Ao0sXCeB4FjzgAUXYnnpTNg4GFkySkMFNuJYnlhRsroQrhJ0KyFk3JZ58p7LqBf=s320" width="202" /></a></div><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Cut Off:Quick Reads by Mark Billingham</b> - ooh this was a creepy short read. Louise looses her phone in the local cafe and is beside herself with worry. Her whole life is on that phone. So when a stranger gets in touch offering to give it back to her she jumps at the chance. Is meeting a stranger on a quiet stretch of the beach really a good idea... A great little memorable if sometimes scary read.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGBzDOpOUQsCi5LTmROgOSXzVwq8fvtJGysnxy_7lN5cHplgItYKDXUKYoui2XrULMHDzSc8mVOI-1_jLwq9dtke5pkEoBgAkEjVVILw6InH7qSauBl7UI5LUnfh0BowQ_orWo7fyUl6qfaidQLszcMoSLfw5IMMS-JaicV6xG2cBS_Id96KL5wKOa=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGBzDOpOUQsCi5LTmROgOSXzVwq8fvtJGysnxy_7lN5cHplgItYKDXUKYoui2XrULMHDzSc8mVOI-1_jLwq9dtke5pkEoBgAkEjVVILw6InH7qSauBl7UI5LUnfh0BowQ_orWo7fyUl6qfaidQLszcMoSLfw5IMMS-JaicV6xG2cBS_Id96KL5wKOa=s320" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Darkness Rising (Harry Virdee #0.5) by A A Dhand</b> - is a great short read and introduction to the Harry Virdee series. DI Virdee doesn't play by the rules but he always gets the results. It looks like East/West Bradford drugs wars are escalating and who is the ex-con dealer trying to make his mark? We also meet Harry's bubbly pregnant wife Saima, a character I'm looking forward to reading more about. They broke the rules and married for love. Saima is Muslim and Harry, Sikh. Their families sadly have disowned them. Would recommend as a taster to the series.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5gcxRFRBmHuiMwOSPZfkchMnKcxqbKLWqyPnW3LRXQW4XJnZLXZUh6U01lobL5cOXGYBMPPNlE5uc3oQN7WNhUEpf6pRzgqDnCanSN7PKGFEglCn20YHMTMk0BRLZ8Ffaqd3zCcLyd0HWTlumL95OnpMmaS1y1_9psnqWdb6UMuBFjlHpIZJ771Yn=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5gcxRFRBmHuiMwOSPZfkchMnKcxqbKLWqyPnW3LRXQW4XJnZLXZUh6U01lobL5cOXGYBMPPNlE5uc3oQN7WNhUEpf6pRzgqDnCanSN7PKGFEglCn20YHMTMk0BRLZ8Ffaqd3zCcLyd0HWTlumL95OnpMmaS1y1_9psnqWdb6UMuBFjlHpIZJ771Yn=s320" width="227" /></a></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*Burnt Out - The exhausted person's six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world by Selina Barker</b> - I took part in the <i>Blog Tour Celebration</i> in connection with the<i> Cheltenham Literary Festival</i>. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/cheltenham-literature-festival-blog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. A great read!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhl2oFyPq6lvAtxfToPwj2Wt306J16ah52XhAAxEbQ4mNh4aSdpzA0byqNQTKBkRWhFeL7P2F4ZsthMgaDLf7q1ndxRUb-r2FNAi1zFb5D7kRC45cOkmWK6DAzyf7t0KvwX7XW8MZa-jB-oUdzbJ0lFS50J7BKmJvMlDU5eH5A_tCOZ6IUlh96ZDlu8=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhl2oFyPq6lvAtxfToPwj2Wt306J16ah52XhAAxEbQ4mNh4aSdpzA0byqNQTKBkRWhFeL7P2F4ZsthMgaDLf7q1ndxRUb-r2FNAi1zFb5D7kRC45cOkmWK6DAzyf7t0KvwX7XW8MZa-jB-oUdzbJ0lFS50J7BKmJvMlDU5eH5A_tCOZ6IUlh96ZDlu8=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Streets of Darkness (Harry Virdee #1) by A A Dhand</b> - after having loved <i>Darkness Rising</i> it was straight into book 1 of the Harry Virdee series! I've since bought the rest (books 2-4). Detective Harry Virdee is suspended when he comes across the body of a prominent local man. He's itching to be part of the team investigating the murder.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">His heavily pregnant wife gives him her blessing to work undercover for his boss in tracing ex-con Lucas Dwight, former BNP Leader who incited the riots of 2001. He's always worked a case his way and when he finds Lucas he finds out all is not as it seems.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">When he hears that his wife Saima is in danger he'll stop at nothing to make sure that she and their unborn baby are safe. The race is also on to make sure the city he loves doesn't burn...</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">An absolutely heart-in-the-mouth read which made my heart pound! I absolutely loved it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCpuxe3evfqTOg2oA5eLcIjCfZxk8Ub27gVk9aML15LPfdTY0xD7hCsVJqQlyJDDPIakNYruf9a1OYXOgZCtqJlTvTmB21zTRia6EVsG3T2s_OTKS5o3aBaHBRqgBhJ2Pl4wFhxRDS4ElyEEAHwynPYwnpIcWxCoUXj6Ac591404MAncI7xppnJUAD=s382" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCpuxe3evfqTOg2oA5eLcIjCfZxk8Ub27gVk9aML15LPfdTY0xD7hCsVJqQlyJDDPIakNYruf9a1OYXOgZCtqJlTvTmB21zTRia6EVsG3T2s_OTKS5o3aBaHBRqgBhJ2Pl4wFhxRDS4ElyEEAHwynPYwnpIcWxCoUXj6Ac591404MAncI7xppnJUAD=s320" width="214" /></a></div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*A Woman made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford</b> - I took part in the blog tour for this captivating read. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/blog-tour-woman-made-of-snow-by.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7ixmUsGMWAT1qddTyCiNnLZgCKvGxfO9sUnhtgyKC3eNBeihzMpyI0wpNVR-I5s4aZtr2r324igfx0sLyWBMXNRmck_7rk7La4fpkVKhs9DXvTZVMIWBWWdlnbwGgXaRGCqS-THJnQjJJpgvpLyOc0U5bogR8YyRQ4ezBn9P6O4pRGr-ucmSSip-=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7ixmUsGMWAT1qddTyCiNnLZgCKvGxfO9sUnhtgyKC3eNBeihzMpyI0wpNVR-I5s4aZtr2r324igfx0sLyWBMXNRmck_7rk7La4fpkVKhs9DXvTZVMIWBWWdlnbwGgXaRGCqS-THJnQjJJpgvpLyOc0U5bogR8YyRQ4ezBn9P6O4pRGr-ucmSSip-=s320" width="207" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>*The Whisting by Rebecca Netley</b> - </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found the story gripping as well as eerie. Elspeth Swansome is alone in the world and takes a position as a nanny on Skelthsea, a remote Scottish Island. Her charge, Mary hasn't spoken since her twin brother's tragic death.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All is not well in the crumbling old house with its creaks, whistling noises and ghosts. Elspeth's employer, Miss Gillies who is Mary's aunt is distant and cold. She suffered a sad disfigurement in her youth. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Autumn turns to Winter the island turns into a desolate place and Elspeth makes it her mission to find out who is singing the lullabies and where the whistling noises are coming from. Who can she trust and who is desperate that she fails.. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Super creepy and spooky. A great read.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCDZaq_gmr71mUeOfD60SBed92L9hXsLqwh6iNFJt7LSOqeYwGY2xcTsSnFH8uLOp61Gb__nmg7yYey5-Uly3V53wi_0yevTQJ1Ld8E7R1w83XMk83Rpx-MkFjTGh1pJX-mBBuW4F7iaF5mmX3wKckP5bwcKdF2D3b6lUxkeyB735-v0Ih78rO7vdz=s391" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCDZaq_gmr71mUeOfD60SBed92L9hXsLqwh6iNFJt7LSOqeYwGY2xcTsSnFH8uLOp61Gb__nmg7yYey5-Uly3V53wi_0yevTQJ1Ld8E7R1w83XMk83Rpx-MkFjTGh1pJX-mBBuW4F7iaF5mmX3wKckP5bwcKdF2D3b6lUxkeyB735-v0Ih78rO7vdz=s320" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>*Femlandia by Christina Dalcher</b> - I took part in the blog tour. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/blog-tour-femlandia-by-christina-dalcher.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>Awaiting Publication:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj76LK21JViZR_fWjIiC2BiENpkJg5J5Z7If9FJGep3ALtZl7w6-RDbhQB4JjRA1EG5Z5qwCStp3KJrsQZlcgOg1nFO-o8YBjQzor07LSkMH2i2Ro_zKoBNt2LZsplijxJX9eoIsbEw1v68xYAqMJVrLp6tH2woMTRiDgROD6hFppFSv6jiQ-zaZ6ot=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj76LK21JViZR_fWjIiC2BiENpkJg5J5Z7If9FJGep3ALtZl7w6-RDbhQB4JjRA1EG5Z5qwCStp3KJrsQZlcgOg1nFO-o8YBjQzor07LSkMH2i2Ro_zKoBNt2LZsplijxJX9eoIsbEw1v68xYAqMJVrLp6tH2woMTRiDgROD6hFppFSv6jiQ-zaZ6ot=s320" width="209" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">*Lying Ways - DI Kelly Porter #9 by Rachel Lynch</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yet another series with a lead character I adore. This time the story revolves around rural Highton Prison and it inmates and those who work there.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Two recently released prisoners are found </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">dead and Kelly and the Team can see they've been tortured over a period of time. Their investigations also take them inside the walls of the prison. An officer and friend of Kelly's gets stuck in the prison during a riot and my heart was in my mouth during these scenes. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelly's personal life implodes when she and Johnny, who's been stay at home dad for their baby daughter disagree on something imperative to the case....</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great read (even though it made me slightly sad) and as ever I highly recommend.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg8sHDySA5LRSb26QSXo0VDlW55IdTrm6-oAxPxa9DIPfVXsJp-Qs3IhyjO4H26MfwVGChkAx5Ldtb8JslUutTmAEkPx4yGkn6uWTO7j2c7PkWYmjFnen0J2L2EmV_j_qJY_0xE8ABNRsNQqRaXHB94YUgVtWQjjKTShKszgxrxpieuUkVETFX7Imf=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg8sHDySA5LRSb26QSXo0VDlW55IdTrm6-oAxPxa9DIPfVXsJp-Qs3IhyjO4H26MfwVGChkAx5Ldtb8JslUutTmAEkPx4yGkn6uWTO7j2c7PkWYmjFnen0J2L2EmV_j_qJY_0xE8ABNRsNQqRaXHB94YUgVtWQjjKTShKszgxrxpieuUkVETFX7Imf=s320" width="208" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">*The Midwife's Secret by Emily Gunnis</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I absolutely loved the story and devoured it in two sittings, it was always one more chapter!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's told over different timelines and totally draws the reader in. It opens in 1969, with a New Year's Eve party at Yew Tree Manor. The Hilton family are getting ready for the party of the year. Tempers are frayed and their little daughter Alice disappears after going out to play in the snow. Her brother claims that local farmhand, Bobby James who lives at the Vicarage with his dad and sister is to blame as he was the last person to see her. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the past we read about Tessa James, the midwife would help anyone in distress, even taking them to the safety of her secret place at home. When she's made the scapegoat for the local doctor's mistake the family realise their lives will never be the same again. This bring true heartache and grief to the family (and to the reader).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the present day, Willow James is working as an Architect on the new development at Yew Tree. She feels that her boss and Leo Hilton are keeping secrets from her and she decides to delve into the past on the quiet as she feels that some things aren't quite right.. When another child goes missing Willow finds herself instrumental to finding her rather than letting history repeat itself...</span></p><p></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I found the interwoven and intertwined stories fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking with plenty of intrigue and mystery. So highly recommend. It's one of my favourite reads this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What have you been reading lately?</div></span></span></pre>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-89658238144589769512021-10-29T06:30:00.001+01:002021-10-29T06:30:00.321+01:00*Blog Tour: Femlandia by Christina Dalcher<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I'm on the blog tour for <b>Femlandia by Christina Dalcher*</b>. I received an ecopy directly from the publisher to enable me to take part in the tour.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW3Jdj4W3VOkQnZjt1LYX8ZYQIxbFua2LPHAogVZfdpjm4G_c0YGcleARKtYxVOw2H1sHuwbEBrXziObgdTSMIeIdBodd1DnNsNzPChM7sw9TpqOWJzBmTK6MlftRTiT29k5yD5ae2UW1jSzSUKN94gaeyaiuCbNQNQviGlQO1s-Zk3UokXLl2YAgA=s391" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW3Jdj4W3VOkQnZjt1LYX8ZYQIxbFua2LPHAogVZfdpjm4G_c0YGcleARKtYxVOw2H1sHuwbEBrXziObgdTSMIeIdBodd1DnNsNzPChM7sw9TpqOWJzBmTK6MlftRTiT29k5yD5ae2UW1jSzSUKN94gaeyaiuCbNQNQviGlQO1s-Zk3UokXLl2YAgA=s320" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjscDNlxtR-8R8W_xk-ts-YW7e4dZuuYqLmsDSObSSl85OGAg3ZpN6cQYakWnDbrVrBP4Nby903XL8RzPPapltQ1HPbMooH62qI63GtPVYI1A7QTm0jwWMDNKrKNN8lHZ54lPKw_KnKiut03kFUfhnZi7GAiQmNMM_XMNAd2muw7LHRSMORFyY5QehA=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjscDNlxtR-8R8W_xk-ts-YW7e4dZuuYqLmsDSObSSl85OGAg3ZpN6cQYakWnDbrVrBP4Nby903XL8RzPPapltQ1HPbMooH62qI63GtPVYI1A7QTm0jwWMDNKrKNN8lHZ54lPKw_KnKiut03kFUfhnZi7GAiQmNMM_XMNAd2muw7LHRSMORFyY5QehA=w102-h400" width="102" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Miranda Reynolds has lost her home, her job and her husband – all thanks to an economic collapse that has brought America to its knees.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The shops are empty; the streets no longer safe. Miranda and her daughter Emma have nowhere left to turn.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is one final hope, a self-sufficient haven for women who want to live a life free from men. Femlandia.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For Miranda, the secluded Femlandia is a last resort. Life outside the gates is fraught with danger, but there’s something just as sinister going on within.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My thoughts?</b></span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Having loved Vox and Q I couldn't wait to read the author's latest dystopian novel which is set in the United States in the not so distant future.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">The world has suffered a huge economic crash and before long life is not as the main characters Miranda and her daughter Emma know it. They managed to survive for a little while before the baliffs came, then the shops had no food left and the electricity is cut off at home. It's not safe being outside now but with little supplies left and despite Miranda not wishing to ask her estranged mother for help they decide to head for Femlandia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On the way they have a run in with a pack of men and without her mother's help Emma would have been brutally attacked. Shaken they carry on to Femlandia, a woman only haven run by Miranda's mother and sidekick Jen. Once inside Miranda quickly realises all is not well and I found some of the storylines quite disturbing.</div>
</span><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the epilogue we have a glimpse at what happened afterwards and I thought it gave the story closure of sorts.</div></span></pre>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-23228257497278136552021-10-27T06:30:00.008+01:002021-10-27T06:30:00.335+01:00*Counter Culture Beauty Campaign: #JustOneSwitch<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*Productsamples AD </span><a href="https://www.counterculturestore.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><b>Counter Culture</b></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, a sustainable beauty & wellbeing online store, who champion female founders and boutique brands contacted me to see if I'd like to take part in their #JustOneSwitch campaign. They are encouraging shoppers to make eco-friendly and sustainable beauty switches such as swapping plastic shampoo bottles for bars or picking a natural deodorant in easily recyclable packaging.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOl0lz7RJ-sdRks6lWKonqbG4zZICtmoWLLZrjiJgQA5c-G1rZ7l26zHgTm57P0GnYJzIo13MwhxzI1_lvqzvAHFPwXbhKgWLu-9BP9WQBWhqc9BO7WQG1f_E54VaUXg9sLwa51HD7yEqdcqcnrFRHF-l2Ytqx371vztAkNCH8mi6tDnNbahpZQvah=s1006" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="1006" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOl0lz7RJ-sdRks6lWKonqbG4zZICtmoWLLZrjiJgQA5c-G1rZ7l26zHgTm57P0GnYJzIo13MwhxzI1_lvqzvAHFPwXbhKgWLu-9BP9WQBWhqc9BO7WQG1f_E54VaUXg9sLwa51HD7yEqdcqcnrFRHF-l2Ytqx371vztAkNCH8mi6tDnNbahpZQvah=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdqTIxrY53gkzPei6qcutGoE8Cdkq3cqn5FOU8I_t4lyA0IU83LBmefq21WDx4Vk2FCX-sf-kiWSO3nBuEwowsBT4yx8Bb-NWxEO0xVjZq0D4rc2teByhb-4L9mo6hJXIWuXSNyAILeG_LiI70GhN55WCeh_YW7wSGKtaLEObOtkH96r091HYidUoy=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="579" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdqTIxrY53gkzPei6qcutGoE8Cdkq3cqn5FOU8I_t4lyA0IU83LBmefq21WDx4Vk2FCX-sf-kiWSO3nBuEwowsBT4yx8Bb-NWxEO0xVjZq0D4rc2teByhb-4L9mo6hJXIWuXSNyAILeG_LiI70GhN55WCeh_YW7wSGKtaLEObOtkH96r091HYidUoy=w198-h200" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The range of products is vast (with lots of new-to-me brands). I was invited to select a few to review. They all have easily recyclable or reusable packaging.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmM1W08PnHmtpOMV4IGMRsQCJla1W8oFRgvjlclthzhOcsW3qfwbKxg4A80Ln6S4H7mpGpfoc3vBS6EtBVAQDTdV1bMSdKL9dUUkYXxiRGqx851Y41LebmLbPh7fs0N5qllh_96d414KwiMN8MuNiRcpgKkXoA1FJQ10IhnmiMSSyeBuJKDM0QAQUQ=s2717" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="2717" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmM1W08PnHmtpOMV4IGMRsQCJla1W8oFRgvjlclthzhOcsW3qfwbKxg4A80Ln6S4H7mpGpfoc3vBS6EtBVAQDTdV1bMSdKL9dUUkYXxiRGqx851Y41LebmLbPh7fs0N5qllh_96d414KwiMN8MuNiRcpgKkXoA1FJQ10IhnmiMSSyeBuJKDM0QAQUQ=w400-h338" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lovely zero waste <a href="https://www.counterculturestore.co.uk/wildefruit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Wildefruit</b></a> is a brand I was aware of but hadn't tried before. I love their simplicity and the fact that they formulate using upcycled waste ingredients such as ugly and wild harvested fruit. <i>Change your face oil or moisturiser in the plastic bottle or jar</i> for one which has carefully selected ingredients and eco friendly packaging. Award winning, <b>Wildefruit</b> <b>Bright Spark Enzyme Oil 30ml (£15)*</b> will balance oily and combo skins, reduce breakouts, sooth irritation, brighten and nourish. The oil absorbs quickly and is lightweight with a natural oils scent. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Formulated with <b>British Hemp Seed Oil</b> which is high in linoleic acid and will help to soothe and balance, <b>enzymes</b> from upcycled <b>Papaya seeds</b> reduce breakouts and brighten while <b>Strawberry</b> and <b>Blackcurrant seeds</b>, upcycled from jam and juice production nourish and support the skin's barrier which helps to reduce any inflammation as well as leaving the skin with a healthy glow. This is the product which keeps on giving - also inside is <b>Watermelon Seed oil</b> which balances, wild harvested <b>Cacay</b> which brightens and <b>Tamanu</b> which is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and will help to fight acne and reduce blemishes. I love that you can use it alone or add a few drops to your moisturiser "to power up your routine". </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSltmSS6pAUpxEvl2WQsvoESEcq0EajP1uxXTtI_tRDrWOY36anuwxF3VGsBNHYMV-7q0J-foBV8uBhWzYi302j94tY1f71f44w9diP9BOzs2JosEmGFIB07hHpqwPCKJSnEk3Co-iArf0r5eWgzKJeYoa_oWG0Ou-MAVhfByEbLYsdtg-Z3hzbGw6=s2742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="1896" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSltmSS6pAUpxEvl2WQsvoESEcq0EajP1uxXTtI_tRDrWOY36anuwxF3VGsBNHYMV-7q0J-foBV8uBhWzYi302j94tY1f71f44w9diP9BOzs2JosEmGFIB07hHpqwPCKJSnEk3Co-iArf0r5eWgzKJeYoa_oWG0Ou-MAVhfByEbLYsdtg-Z3hzbGw6=w276-h400" width="276" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.counterculturestore.co.uk/bunch-skin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Bunch Skin & Hair Care</b></a> is also a known to me brand but I've never tried anything from the range, until now, that is! It's easy to <i>switch out the plastic tub of body cream</i> for this sumptuous and silky Award winner, <b>Moisture Organic Body Oil 30ml (£24)*</b> which is a blend of botanical and essential oils - you'll also find a little goes a long way. It'll uplift your mood and deeply nourish your skin.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This lightweight body oil is scented with Mandarin and Vanilla essential oils in a blend of skin loving oils including Sweet Almond, Grape Seed, Jojoba, Rice Bran, Argan and Sunflower oils. The packaging is easily recyclable or reusable. It's one of the nicest and most effective body oils I've used in a while.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjb4L-1FZ37_sSCC3QHVLdw9HB8OTUvqqN0UoajQ7_culNXZ736Olx8Gm7KJqq4hzUn-fgP0IwomMVF02F7sg0Zrfd_eJiaR2tkPqjZ8kHQ9SxbG6PlJbuiCa9WF3THGEQOQ0uAwaO97TtXHzQ4cQ7yReP9wwIU3yWv8zwshrOJ1ptST_9u_w15K9C=s2476" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2476" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjb4L-1FZ37_sSCC3QHVLdw9HB8OTUvqqN0UoajQ7_culNXZ736Olx8Gm7KJqq4hzUn-fgP0IwomMVF02F7sg0Zrfd_eJiaR2tkPqjZ8kHQ9SxbG6PlJbuiCa9WF3THGEQOQ0uAwaO97TtXHzQ4cQ7yReP9wwIU3yWv8zwshrOJ1ptST_9u_w15K9C=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My third pick is a totally new to me brand - <a href="https://www.counterculturestore.co.uk/amor-sui/" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Amor Sui</a>, who formulate a luxurious range of natural products (they also offer plastic free refills). I chose their <b>Amethyst Sleep Mist 50ml (£14)*</b> which contains Amethyst crystals to enhance the high quality pure essential oils the mist contains. Scented with calming and sleep inducing oils of Lavender which will aid sleep and calm, Frankincense which will clear the mind and soothing Vetiver. Spritz your bedlinen and space before sleep - <i>switch out your plastic bottled mist</i> for this instantly calming, eco friendly and luxe alternative. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5wRpKPM7CYrKbqHSqGOwcLrd9sIVA9En6SLEPQ8Ik0nHK54nyOo5R_CpMp0Uj9caM3zmJoNOi2qPAemqZWp5Dww6ka5DvJo0A0XB1KggKLXaegNdgGvWsahxfodQC9meVbhpP5lt5ExUxD2dkXdPxup8XaldVFVwNAq6kpKpznKcAsxkWhmtnos8J=s2485" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="1443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5wRpKPM7CYrKbqHSqGOwcLrd9sIVA9En6SLEPQ8Ik0nHK54nyOo5R_CpMp0Uj9caM3zmJoNOi2qPAemqZWp5Dww6ka5DvJo0A0XB1KggKLXaegNdgGvWsahxfodQC9meVbhpP5lt5ExUxD2dkXdPxup8XaldVFVwNAq6kpKpznKcAsxkWhmtnos8J=w233-h400" width="233" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">#JustOneSwitch is all it takes. Pick up your eco friendly alternative today. Check out the shop <a href="https://www.counterculturestore.co.uk/shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-16191519051080399962021-10-26T06:30:00.127+01:002021-10-26T06:30:00.281+01:00October: Lately I've been Loving<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So many October loves..</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisxfNkVB-KE-99dRsR37QUYmD2nC3xY-jRrR7Gupze8yDVbQ323X7LzvD9Qu9fuS5BbOA_8DWS7_Z70pASrxSZZGRxgrTJhT41szm7Odl5F8y3gFj1XbYMBF3lNGxVU9PznUIknbKd3ds4NA3EKakVorwiw4TuqqqkOpsjzMfdJ-g-kONegjmnaZxy=s2166" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2166" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisxfNkVB-KE-99dRsR37QUYmD2nC3xY-jRrR7Gupze8yDVbQ323X7LzvD9Qu9fuS5BbOA_8DWS7_Z70pASrxSZZGRxgrTJhT41szm7Odl5F8y3gFj1XbYMBF3lNGxVU9PznUIknbKd3ds4NA3EKakVorwiw4TuqqqkOpsjzMfdJ-g-kONegjmnaZxy=w400-h239" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://www.naturisimo.com/collections/ilia-beauty" target="_blank">ILIA Beauty's</a> Lip Wrap Hydrating Mask</b> had been on my wishlist. I was delighted to see a mini <b>4ml</b> in the recent <i>Naturisimo x Get the Gloss Exclusive Discovery Box </i><a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/naturisimo-x-get-gloss-exclusive.html" target="_blank"><b>REVIEW</b></a>. It exfoliates, smoothes, plumps and hydrates + I'm totally smitten! I'll be buying full size as soon as I use this one up.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU14AS9nbsFnrZZ6ZaKBzqDzd139AjE2TbxxDJzcaIP7xYb2DFdi_n2pz_mbRBwNRjCAhLJnJNIMvFfgTdE2bn5e4u_XmMnHge8zD7sgZfvVo6Zcsm0K5ALlgcJM2MPqUYZZQa5FnVYA/s2968/IMG_20211015_143158_9%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="2580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHU14AS9nbsFnrZZ6ZaKBzqDzd139AjE2TbxxDJzcaIP7xYb2DFdi_n2pz_mbRBwNRjCAhLJnJNIMvFfgTdE2bn5e4u_XmMnHge8zD7sgZfvVo6Zcsm0K5ALlgcJM2MPqUYZZQa5FnVYA/s320/IMG_20211015_143158_9%257E2.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently discovered <b><a href="https://strong-words.co.uk/" target="_blank">Strong Words Magazine</a> </b>via a booky friend and am totally hooked. I picked up the most recent ones at <a href="https://picsandink.com/collections/literature" target="_blank"><b>Pics & Ink</b></a> - the place to go for indie mags online.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrTBakTAL7pHJe-iZlwS0JwL6LkMZ2_VjqnR3D9f5IbrsRiU6wUqLHONp0EPrK3wlKJtThzGeB56EB_ypf3ilHlgiWUQUh_mxL8mo4w4NxbQZgrAmBQWQlqhcTuHgCQiRnSXY3b2KvaV9slaXQBEr9gSrXFZbBvZVoyNIIPHc8bc6G4oeWuH_6XvFa=s2330" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="2330" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrTBakTAL7pHJe-iZlwS0JwL6LkMZ2_VjqnR3D9f5IbrsRiU6wUqLHONp0EPrK3wlKJtThzGeB56EB_ypf3ilHlgiWUQUh_mxL8mo4w4NxbQZgrAmBQWQlqhcTuHgCQiRnSXY3b2KvaV9slaXQBEr9gSrXFZbBvZVoyNIIPHc8bc6G4oeWuH_6XvFa=w320-h308" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A new do at <b><a href="https://www.bauhair.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bau Hair</a> </b>- really pleased with the cut 'n' colour (my 2nd visit).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9hUmE6LQUONYZhiR9mozhtBAyV1v65cHOR0BvqtDLhS3ifftqevCtNEZ-313RBduekaZkNEapK3mOsirCe_Kp8EI9ArR0s_iiTxOtp8zVumZvltYlTGuUDpB9XB6NR1xVyMeiKcJcnBCa1CiQq71u7Oig1OBl3eN44wn3waMeHLMVWWCrxMcVhno=s3929" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="3929" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9hUmE6LQUONYZhiR9mozhtBAyV1v65cHOR0BvqtDLhS3ifftqevCtNEZ-313RBduekaZkNEapK3mOsirCe_Kp8EI9ArR0s_iiTxOtp8zVumZvltYlTGuUDpB9XB6NR1xVyMeiKcJcnBCa1CiQq71u7Oig1OBl3eN44wn3waMeHLMVWWCrxMcVhno=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My dad's homegrown tomatoes under good old Scottish sun. Delicious they were.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVGSOQDQPxB8TalKsmRO_7g1_fAac8g8uTXjgD84WvEWKZMFlmFqS2t6IQXHwlJIzVxBKzsqct_lOkwf_RYqY4pvaJrl04FcfqiVWSUtpzuGa7iH44VN9qaAUnu7y6iyQUhgWZC1ujos2HDQhQDbmZzpzqnCUghYJd3pTq0VW5xs2z6Iy9NehDOxF=s3530" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3530" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVGSOQDQPxB8TalKsmRO_7g1_fAac8g8uTXjgD84WvEWKZMFlmFqS2t6IQXHwlJIzVxBKzsqct_lOkwf_RYqY4pvaJrl04FcfqiVWSUtpzuGa7iH44VN9qaAUnu7y6iyQUhgWZC1ujos2HDQhQDbmZzpzqnCUghYJd3pTq0VW5xs2z6Iy9NehDOxF=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lovely new-to-me find gorgeous <a href="https://www.theorganicalchemist.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>the organic alchemist</b></a>. I selected their <b>Deep Relax Bath Salts</b>. A review soon, they're sublime.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGCiyIDUOuQHtIL8Paujx3ez99giHWZCnygrFB-16SqA-mtao5WPeRQ64bMb4dCOOXiiCjcde-XPsw8jm45ki0RvXLGMfddyQSxV4zN6PlwGEDh_knz2LyJinU9_dhZ8NXXF7kwnQyRY/s3120/IMG_20211023_123536_5%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="3120" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGCiyIDUOuQHtIL8Paujx3ez99giHWZCnygrFB-16SqA-mtao5WPeRQ64bMb4dCOOXiiCjcde-XPsw8jm45ki0RvXLGMfddyQSxV4zN6PlwGEDh_knz2LyJinU9_dhZ8NXXF7kwnQyRY/w400-h186/IMG_20211023_123536_5%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We looked after one of my boss's dog for a few nights. It was lovely to have a furry friend again for a wee while.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0tv9exyTlUwMMBO5HNvAydC0dEVGhl9MrpDu7VFyUTKI9NnV3jycZPLwlhLpxFB8fQx1TFFjvGAAaruRXdpRw9HSu-teYcmc7rKptRNtv8FMwkA3373061tbsouaO46Aj8g1HHiR-H0/s3265/IMG_20211002_141304_6%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="2210" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0tv9exyTlUwMMBO5HNvAydC0dEVGhl9MrpDu7VFyUTKI9NnV3jycZPLwlhLpxFB8fQx1TFFjvGAAaruRXdpRw9HSu-teYcmc7rKptRNtv8FMwkA3373061tbsouaO46Aj8g1HHiR-H0/s320/IMG_20211002_141304_6%257E2.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Fresh flowers really cheer the soul!</div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT9gFAhxFhYK8RdXOeDB9ImwN1a8tchQyDu74tTQeoaNf73z48pI33A6AkYNyJR5Ho_KZeVuooksvDrQKsIvXnWxZrBb5ZIaKCY2OqsRG1-RUwopeQQKzaT5QEtQ09qo9FKKcm174bkhaUGoqj_tBXZcfgjEfVpeWM540vEEZx8kN7biBHI-tR7Fu0=s3714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3714" data-original-width="3102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT9gFAhxFhYK8RdXOeDB9ImwN1a8tchQyDu74tTQeoaNf73z48pI33A6AkYNyJR5Ho_KZeVuooksvDrQKsIvXnWxZrBb5ZIaKCY2OqsRG1-RUwopeQQKzaT5QEtQ09qo9FKKcm174bkhaUGoqj_tBXZcfgjEfVpeWM540vEEZx8kN7biBHI-tR7Fu0=s320" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love spotting interesting things when out and about locally. Just love these plump and juicy looking rosehips.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM27E2FTSrWZJ_8OmuTJj2UaPOG9IdJTchZWbOpNSxpCQQUUOwtepme48pRrrqgdnKVeIa6TSZ29gM6ZAriLXtNwYuQMP6EdewR9Ze_CmUVjHtknSn0JJKZbGl0sX9Jm6nKguZmbJ_2fVPoM4t72Kler1b2PVZiZxiavrXzzZ3Wexn-yVTkgGqNewd=s2699" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="2699" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM27E2FTSrWZJ_8OmuTJj2UaPOG9IdJTchZWbOpNSxpCQQUUOwtepme48pRrrqgdnKVeIa6TSZ29gM6ZAriLXtNwYuQMP6EdewR9Ze_CmUVjHtknSn0JJKZbGl0sX9Jm6nKguZmbJ_2fVPoM4t72Kler1b2PVZiZxiavrXzzZ3Wexn-yVTkgGqNewd=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rounding off my October loves is a beautiful Portobello sunrise. Those early morning dog walks are sometimes so worth it! What have you been loving this month?</span></div></div>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-32837813154451784392021-10-25T06:30:00.000+01:002021-10-25T06:30:00.293+01:00October Empties<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's what I've used up in October. If a product is marked * I was kindly given it to review. Not many this month!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxNMpbqaInH-lgyj-XfQK0s4W4t9ZT-1Yj7QCMqnc5URy2mkS9db6GmMCAjFdA4ISEokk0WDH3xjhjGgIekJvT-EPs1jjmSmTy82S3M3O6Z0fyK0Xu6OYh-IPNMLZKOv6aj8-sgFsUzY/s3363/IMG_20211024_135442_6%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3363" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxNMpbqaInH-lgyj-XfQK0s4W4t9ZT-1Yj7QCMqnc5URy2mkS9db6GmMCAjFdA4ISEokk0WDH3xjhjGgIekJvT-EPs1jjmSmTy82S3M3O6Z0fyK0Xu6OYh-IPNMLZKOv6aj8-sgFsUzY/w400-h291/IMG_20211024_135442_6%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Evolve Tropical Blossom Body Butter 30ml</b> - I revisited this lush scented body product over summer. It's deeply nourishing with an exotic aroma. Sure to buy again at some point.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I adore <b><a href="https://www.nudgeboutique.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nudge Boutique's</a> Whipped Body Butter with May Chang & Pink Grapefruit</b>. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/03/nudge-boutique-may-chang-pink.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. I've just opened a new one. Absolutely love it!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Old favourite <b>Therapie Roques O'Neil Himalayan Detox Salts 100g</b> - huge fan and must stock up again. These are one of the first bath salts I tried and still the best.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>CiTY SURViVOR Pollution Protection Daily Multi-Vitamin with Antioxidants 60 caps*</b> are fantastic. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/08/city-survivor-night-support-pollution.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Sure to buy again at some point.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Rounding up my October empties is <b>rahua's Enchanted Island Salt Spray 124ml*</b> - a fantastic salt mist which I reviewed <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/07/love-lula-rahua-enchanted-island-salt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. On the wishlist!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">What have you been using up this month?</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-22789366455807126672021-10-23T06:30:00.192+01:002021-10-23T06:30:00.273+01:00Top Reads 2021: July - September <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are my 10 top reads for the July to September period. If a book is marked * I very kindly received it from the publisher via netgalley. Over this period I read 18 books. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ88mkMbLdCwQh93YvUCNYtA8QWvMAsLbVSn7-URqB5xoXtRCWMIGdVq0-R8QANTBKl7QpS4FKMB2oJjqNWpAEKp_tZrRU2ZgvA0PuPMZ_8AsQYncurSe1_fkR4Y00pGxeRaWAf7p5Feu92Hs8QcOXKQS7cyjBK8SBFGO0WJiag9EdG7i2Wv2FZBnj=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ88mkMbLdCwQh93YvUCNYtA8QWvMAsLbVSn7-URqB5xoXtRCWMIGdVq0-R8QANTBKl7QpS4FKMB2oJjqNWpAEKp_tZrRU2ZgvA0PuPMZ_8AsQYncurSe1_fkR4Y00pGxeRaWAf7p5Feu92Hs8QcOXKQS7cyjBK8SBFGO0WJiag9EdG7i2Wv2FZBnj=s320" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Critical Incidents by Lucie Whitehouse</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> - I took part in the blog tour for </span><a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/07/blog-tour-risk-of-harm-by-lucie.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><b>Risk of Harm</b></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> not realising it was the 2nd in the series. I quickly bought </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Critical Incidents</i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the background story. See my review </span><a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-book-round-up.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Looking forward to book #3.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ7iXPHLaIlkX8rg4zXK83_ba3tDi7qZu2ytDeKuKcrkqzBbTIe8W3AMpusntBFvrRFEGxOyyFI8B_BW1QMOEu1NLQLytOQY0K3qZzuINvBRi8ytS27f8ToyrzV5Pav_jHueY-5nIeIeUB_qkCwJcfvrSzihC8G1xLj-1lgW9CzfKZ5nRgVL4-AONd=s499" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ7iXPHLaIlkX8rg4zXK83_ba3tDi7qZu2ytDeKuKcrkqzBbTIe8W3AMpusntBFvrRFEGxOyyFI8B_BW1QMOEu1NLQLytOQY0K3qZzuINvBRi8ytS27f8ToyrzV5Pav_jHueY-5nIeIeUB_qkCwJcfvrSzihC8G1xLj-1lgW9CzfKZ5nRgVL4-AONd=s320" width="208" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Truth or Dare - DI Helen Grace #10 by M J Arlidge</b> - how I love Helen Grace and this series! See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-book-round-up.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilOonSXBzWH2-Im_g0zF24yPUCb5e_PvqlYI8LFbPP2iy2E_ttzauRvn7VUyZp7Au43z8OGVj8gMzuN5y4IsrNW3S3SDY79wJuai9f8cbYgjffe4R8n5gLEKZ-zzMjymsnv9U49xRCCid8WMuy8WPktvJ7EF4eEAvjEBlTDxfHmVtgRm670t6ru1NF=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilOonSXBzWH2-Im_g0zF24yPUCb5e_PvqlYI8LFbPP2iy2E_ttzauRvn7VUyZp7Au43z8OGVj8gMzuN5y4IsrNW3S3SDY79wJuai9f8cbYgjffe4R8n5gLEKZ-zzMjymsnv9U49xRCCid8WMuy8WPktvJ7EF4eEAvjEBlTDxfHmVtgRm670t6ru1NF=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>*Little Bones - DI Lottie Parker #10 by Patricia Gibney</b> - </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Always such a joy to read a new Lottie Parker book and book #10 doesn't disappoint. It's twisty and fast paced and had me guessing throughout. </span></span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A young mother is found brutally murdered by her mother and she's clutching something in her hand. Detective Lottie Parker and the Team are instantly on the scene. Another woman goes missing and her young son is abducted. Are the cases connected? Do these woman know each other?</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Lottie and the team need to delve back into the pasts of these woman who seem to be connected in more ways than one. We also meet up with the Parker family again and find out that Boyd's got a secret..</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I found the story absolutely gripping. Highly recommend. Can't wait for book #11.</div></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></pre><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimdGDhwFjdMRlCFxVIdQTFXrmjXDcu9gJhkHCAk_hCuu77WX_J89VGONbMnWqj3Z1-ZZc0xqBa-VDKtHW23vpU9Djx9c2CXpgUaFBARgYPIqMwN_pH-3xu8Lu1Qz_i3RQCxhIOLuk46tKyLJniT-fRGgbC0CU8P_s9_nqzZU9zXMa8mUf2kg95rJNv=s585" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="380" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimdGDhwFjdMRlCFxVIdQTFXrmjXDcu9gJhkHCAk_hCuu77WX_J89VGONbMnWqj3Z1-ZZc0xqBa-VDKtHW23vpU9Djx9c2CXpgUaFBARgYPIqMwN_pH-3xu8Lu1Qz_i3RQCxhIOLuk46tKyLJniT-fRGgbC0CU8P_s9_nqzZU9zXMa8mUf2kg95rJNv=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>*The Killing Tide - A Rhona Macleod Thriller book #16 by Lin Anderson</b> - I adore Rhona and this series. I took part in the blog tour. Catch my review<b> <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/08/blog-tour-killing-tide-by-lin-anderson.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2LHhMRTrBZDN_ZApRXgIY91pJ82JZ4vr0T7TQgX3sKlhYIQkmH6W95dqYXPZkIlf4_DP18PX1ShdIelp-GtQsrGDUF5hxmv4fitUdcpPhyGLE6xyBBr9k-AVSk2ANAxuM36vL6wO8275KOvJr6SrUZa8DULI5UsPM00_c6ulq7s4t9VU3O0qFfAT6=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2LHhMRTrBZDN_ZApRXgIY91pJ82JZ4vr0T7TQgX3sKlhYIQkmH6W95dqYXPZkIlf4_DP18PX1ShdIelp-GtQsrGDUF5hxmv4fitUdcpPhyGLE6xyBBr9k-AVSk2ANAxuM36vL6wO8275KOvJr6SrUZa8DULI5UsPM00_c6ulq7s4t9VU3O0qFfAT6=s320" width="206" /></a></div></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>*Finding Suzy by David Videcette</b> - Fascinating and a must read. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-book-round-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV-nm977Nf6AKcgcOq_sUStRKjODjmgKTebgsIDZ8q6Lm4Wcb5WSfCHhDgr6-tbqlVtY4ekWhOxMTFDkqRGfOEPvm3wtU2Jvm898cQf0wLMCVdV1L8cvT9l_Ho_LrUUw-Ej_p49fxTTEUpRURQjY7ExKaMwYlenIKYTtM6L9tJ2HTk2zIjf55spZyu=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV-nm977Nf6AKcgcOq_sUStRKjODjmgKTebgsIDZ8q6Lm4Wcb5WSfCHhDgr6-tbqlVtY4ekWhOxMTFDkqRGfOEPvm3wtU2Jvm898cQf0wLMCVdV1L8cvT9l_Ho_LrUUw-Ej_p49fxTTEUpRURQjY7ExKaMwYlenIKYTtM6L9tJ2HTk2zIjf55spZyu" width="208" /></a></div><span style="white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>*The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan</b> - I read this back in March and shared my review near to when it published - see <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-book-round-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Simply adored this meticulously researched story.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlkO0yVdLEJVYKvGJ98ciPzSyhzWPZRM0-Slmj7cqEkXGvaAwAmhOjfOBBlb8k3Jq1zojLCHqppZB5OW3yNSBYK70yi3Z9R2mdp9_kOQEcEhRGNmogUZpRZ0BjdEQkC8mOIx_V8mv70DF8-yw8_dV9LE-X_3uazO9yhOyXr8JbIFaG07N7sl03AazD=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlkO0yVdLEJVYKvGJ98ciPzSyhzWPZRM0-Slmj7cqEkXGvaAwAmhOjfOBBlb8k3Jq1zojLCHqppZB5OW3yNSBYK70yi3Z9R2mdp9_kOQEcEhRGNmogUZpRZ0BjdEQkC8mOIx_V8mv70DF8-yw8_dV9LE-X_3uazO9yhOyXr8JbIFaG07N7sl03AazD=s320" width="209" /></a></div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>*Lying Ways - DI Kelly Porter #9 by Rachel Lynch </b>- Yet another series and lead character I adore. This time the story revolves around rural Highton Prison and it inmates and those who work there.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two recently released prisoners are found </span><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">dead and Kelly and the Team can see they've been tortured over a period of time. Their investigations also take them inside the walls of the prison. An officer and friend of Kelly's gets stuck in the prison during a riot and my heart was in my mouth during these scenes. </span></span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Kelly's personal life implodes when she and Johnny who's been stay at home dad for their baby daughter disagree on something imperative to the case....</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great read (even though it made me slightly sad) and as ever I highly recommend.</div><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFMLo9HT8QcUwrEYzgFiB8e-8NpjWrdhVonTSQXq4leFueKOHSJUD4pe9R7k788ydHHMS922oDrRHBLaww0bZtVZstLMIB6nNRrcVcGQADdDro02b_sfr66GqxwRzD8roUILQncRo3mV0xsZ6ZQoh4-Cl3zs8AkDpHEGvRB6mjFqm_O7Kb52f0FBdj=s775" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFMLo9HT8QcUwrEYzgFiB8e-8NpjWrdhVonTSQXq4leFueKOHSJUD4pe9R7k788ydHHMS922oDrRHBLaww0bZtVZstLMIB6nNRrcVcGQADdDro02b_sfr66GqxwRzD8roUILQncRo3mV0xsZ6ZQoh4-Cl3zs8AkDpHEGvRB6mjFqm_O7Kb52f0FBdj=s320" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></div></span></pre></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave</b> - I loved this story. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/september-book-round-up.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQskV-tuCXV2E5biX9OprS1gu_-svirOLCHHKxxhXTOj5HUlsehrYCQPeMQ_UxMFkW-Wo_gnrNfjip8p3ofDrSSYkMQ7LwHE0gwi9J350id0JphxIli7VuFJVO-3AqQcHDoJ3nRY_6sj7wn7-2hIgmLrxKypTcRf2K-w2_XfzE7N_XwHTyARFRYuZj=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQskV-tuCXV2E5biX9OprS1gu_-svirOLCHHKxxhXTOj5HUlsehrYCQPeMQ_UxMFkW-Wo_gnrNfjip8p3ofDrSSYkMQ7LwHE0gwi9J350id0JphxIli7VuFJVO-3AqQcHDoJ3nRY_6sj7wn7-2hIgmLrxKypTcRf2K-w2_XfzE7N_XwHTyARFRYuZj=s320" width="209" /></a></div><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><b>*Make yourself at Home by Ciara Geraghty</b> - again another story I loved with great characters. See my review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/10/september-book-round-up.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-T1X2tbM3uAeeaxn96PuQdGXMiz3Hyc4-h80Dcb6FoxB-Ax_UelPbQdbakj9rgZZv_IjLTDuKP4cA3YbNXLx7MQ_P1oLdQEY50ewtBy2oBO-m2zmxEF14C6JtinEfLhNCAQHzvYB7pP73ud813a_7YM3TawhJDHhwQmlEbSQaP7nO16KtexQSrXhl=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-T1X2tbM3uAeeaxn96PuQdGXMiz3Hyc4-h80Dcb6FoxB-Ax_UelPbQdbakj9rgZZv_IjLTDuKP4cA3YbNXLx7MQ_P1oLdQEY50ewtBy2oBO-m2zmxEF14C6JtinEfLhNCAQHzvYB7pP73ud813a_7YM3TawhJDHhwQmlEbSQaP7nO16KtexQSrXhl=s320" width="208" /></a></div><br /></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Rounding up my top 10 is a fantastic novel by <b>Emily Gunnis</b>. I just loved *<b>The Midwife's Secret</b>! It doesn't publish until the 28th October (I'll share my glowing review at the end of the month!)</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Do we share any favourite reads?</span></span></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-15163102719140638262021-10-21T06:30:00.155+01:002021-10-21T06:30:00.290+01:00Naturisimo: The October Edit Exclusive Discovery Box<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you know I can rarely resist a <b><a href="https://www.naturisimo.com/" target="_blank">Naturisimo</a> Discovery Box</b>. October's edit is absolutely fantastic! It costs £22 and is worth £94 and contains 7 items with some full size.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrlmjpa6kLCclynqQVJBfg3N50rcK0FfFE5aomPn6qkHlK2T_o_AMPtn_aCbOiV4h7Qokxm1zCW2i2RssawDqnQ4Z89tDGE7Ew0xk-4ZKKlfM-U_F_Rfl1e73Bx3sVaTGe5TgeQoP8fMT_DGGBZmeD1sV5DW9VP_CmC2bJgtSuTlXs9y5Qcc-jV0o3=s2930" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="2930" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrlmjpa6kLCclynqQVJBfg3N50rcK0FfFE5aomPn6qkHlK2T_o_AMPtn_aCbOiV4h7Qokxm1zCW2i2RssawDqnQ4Z89tDGE7Ew0xk-4ZKKlfM-U_F_Rfl1e73Bx3sVaTGe5TgeQoP8fMT_DGGBZmeD1sV5DW9VP_CmC2bJgtSuTlXs9y5Qcc-jV0o3=w400-h313" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd been desperate to try <b>Aurelia London's Balance & Purity Citrus Cleanser</b> and inside is a deluxe <b>30ml</b> size worth <b>£8 </b>which will clean, balance and brighten the skin. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm a huge fan already of<b> Kiki Health's Magnesium Oil/Spray</b> and inside the box is a full size <b>125ml </b>and worth <b>£12.50</b>. See my mini review <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/09/my-must-haves-naturopathica-kiki-health.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I adore <b>Plenaire's</b> <i>Rose Jelly</i> (<a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2020/02/plenaire-rose-jelly.html" target="_blank"><b>REVIEW</b></a>) and am excited to try something else from the range. Inside the box is their <b>3-in-1 Tripler</b> in a deluxe <b>30ml</b> size and worth <b>£18</b>. This multi-tasking exfoliating clay can be used as a mask, exfoliator and cleanser. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">There's a full size <b>30ml</b> worth <b>£18</b> of <b>Weleda's Almond Soothing Face Cream</b> which is perfect for sensitive and dry skins. Its fragrance free and works wonders to calm and replenish.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've not tried much from<b> Inlight</b> and inside is their <b>Night Balm</b> in a deluxe <b>7ml</b> pot. This is worth £16. This 100% organic intensive balm will hydrate and nourish while you sleep. It's scented with lavender and bitter orange. <b>Pai Skincare's Bioregenerate Rosehip Oil 10ml</b> is also worth <b>£16</b>. I've used this lovely product before and it'll firm, nourish and give the skin back it's glow!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Rounding up the edit is a mini tin<b> 10g</b> of <b>The Natural Deodorant Co's Clean Deodorant </b>in <b>Lemon & Geranium</b> which is worth £4. It's an effective natural deo with a gorgeous scent.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another fab box. Did you pick one up?</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-6833241861151341772021-10-20T06:30:00.006+01:002021-10-20T06:30:00.314+01:00*Love Lula: AUTUMN Beauty<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*sent to me complimentary as a <i>Love Lula Accredited Blogger</i> for an honest review. As you'll know I've been theming my <b><a href="https://www.lovelula.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Lula</a> </b>picks this year.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Ja</i><i>nuary</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/01/love-lula-sleep-ila-spa-big-sleep-bath.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>SLEEP</b></a>, <i>February </i>- <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/02/love-lula-love-dr-hauschka-rose.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>LOVE</b></a>, <i>March</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/03/love-lula-awaken-herbfarmacy-joik-balm.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>AWAKEN</b></a>, <i>April</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/04/love-lula-blossom-green-people-therapi.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>BLOSSOM</b></a>, <i>May</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/05/love-lula-forage-herbfarmacy-odylique.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>FORAGE</b></a>, </span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>June</i> <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/06/love-lula-grow-organic-works-lucky.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>GROW</b></a>, July - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/07/love-lula-plastic-free-july-herbfarmacy.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>PLASTIC FREE JULY</b></a>, <i>August</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/08/love-lula-ila-spa-cbd.html" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CBD</a>, <i>September</i> - <a href="https://bbalm.blogspot.com/2021/09/love-lula-organic-september-neals-yard.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Organic September</b></a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This month I chose <i>Autumn</i> as my theme thinking of pumpkins, blackberries and apples. It is great to discover a new facial oil which I've fallen hard for, enjoy a deliciously berry scented sugar scrub and autumnal lips need lip balm.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1ZDKUSXr7k5heJb72kWsqLKJ5aB_PzE69qVGYXbrWuCo37q6a3uWy59b55CgjST8rGw3pnCXOsUyVc5x0ZQkx6lK2XVyqTIiASTTixMRC_aYbf4uF6KCzQtrxsWiPWLExreT-wMW5pZI1mZeUh6zQvU6mUX9YXk5NRgPIBxuegtFDVuAxpg91ZB-B=s2762" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2762" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1ZDKUSXr7k5heJb72kWsqLKJ5aB_PzE69qVGYXbrWuCo37q6a3uWy59b55CgjST8rGw3pnCXOsUyVc5x0ZQkx6lK2XVyqTIiASTTixMRC_aYbf4uF6KCzQtrxsWiPWLExreT-wMW5pZI1mZeUh6zQvU6mUX9YXk5NRgPIBxuegtFDVuAxpg91ZB-B=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Hero Facial Oil* <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/t/brands/by-sarah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">By Sarah London</a> (30ml - £33)</b> was originally formulated for Sarah's sister, Lauren to restore her fragile skin after treatment for leukaemia. It's <i>"the original, the hero, the inspiration"</i>. Cold pressed organic plant oils of <i>pumpkin seed</i>, <i>sweet almond</i>, <i>apricot</i>, <i>argan</i>, <i>evening primrose</i> and <i>vitamin e</i>. The soothing oil is unfragranced and a nourishing powerhouse for happy healthy skin (I've since bought two others from the range which are equally fantastic - <i>Balancer Oil-to-Milk Cleanser</i> + <i>Reviver Hydrating Mist</i> - reviews soon!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>To use:</b> massage a few drops over face and neck both AM and PM.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't believe its taken me so long to try this fantastic range. <i>Hero Facial Oil</i> is an absolute dream and makes for healthy and glowing skin. One of my fav products this year.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7TJYWOWW7EEG7XmBaTcH06UJq9Eio1trhWO2q3NzT7-7Qhipu14kp0MEMQLlP46UVTH7-RjbS-PAusBmRxCBUB-rgA9f9AWxFN4qbxFkA3LP1ozC46AuD1ANmYgZQ0GXGTO-RzS3zfNwbFnxffHMMI8h5fCzDX2ZcMox5m7R-Vv6WdgeiIAaEMTkW=s2119" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="1774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7TJYWOWW7EEG7XmBaTcH06UJq9Eio1trhWO2q3NzT7-7Qhipu14kp0MEMQLlP46UVTH7-RjbS-PAusBmRxCBUB-rgA9f9AWxFN4qbxFkA3LP1ozC46AuD1ANmYgZQ0GXGTO-RzS3zfNwbFnxffHMMI8h5fCzDX2ZcMox5m7R-Vv6WdgeiIAaEMTkW=s320" width="268" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lovely and affordable <a href="https://www.lovelula.com/t/brands/bloomtown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Bloomtown</b></a> - I chose their deliciously scented <b>The Hedgerow Blackberry & Honeysuckle Sugar Scrub* (60ml - £7)</b>. Who hasn't gone blackberry picking? There's nothing quite like getting a bundle of tasty sweet and juicy berries for free. Bloomtown have paired them with fruity, heady and warm honeysuckle along with nourishing oils of sweet almond, coconut oil and shea butter with British sugar.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>To use: </b>apply to damp skin in circular movements before rinsing</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A gorgeous scrub (which comes in a 250ml size too!)</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilYGKHCurYAG2pvsX0nDmuJTeI4OR26-8jdfCPTN7HUnW26UeTl7PTl2YO0XZpnCbjkQLCMw4KZQlSQlaFVW-d9E4DjYW_Gb2GfPatFxngxOUdQqijMn0mhiii3uuChzcAlmJseYSbjYcLwVyj8fi0OnNmGtsWkdeD00m0oVtbSGxq07w4t_z87jA0=s2252" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="1461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilYGKHCurYAG2pvsX0nDmuJTeI4OR26-8jdfCPTN7HUnW26UeTl7PTl2YO0XZpnCbjkQLCMw4KZQlSQlaFVW-d9E4DjYW_Gb2GfPatFxngxOUdQqijMn0mhiii3uuChzcAlmJseYSbjYcLwVyj8fi0OnNmGtsWkdeD00m0oVtbSGxq07w4t_z87jA0=s320" width="208" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">My final pick this month with a nod to apples is super moisturising <b><a href="https://www.lovelula.com/t/brands/hurraw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hurraw!</a> Ahiflower Apple Lip Balm* (4.3g - £4.99)</b>. Ahiflower is grown in the UK. The seeds are pressed to produce a delicate oil with a higher quantity of omegas than any other seed on the planet. It's been paired with golden apple flavour (I don't get an apple scent, it seems unfragranced to me). I like to use it best at night and wake up with soft and nourished lips.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>To use:</b> apply as often as needed</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although I'm not so keen on the scent, or lack of it, it does deeply moisturise the lips (best to use at bedtime). What are your Autumn essentials?</p></span><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788226708874046639.post-53165231965953955742021-10-19T06:30:00.106+01:002021-10-31T12:56:51.209+00:00*Blog Tour: A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I'm on the blog tour for the fantastic <b>A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford*</b>. I very kindly received a proof copy from the publisher to enable me to take part in the blog tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBWiEZ9-T16l4sCLQNFf0FkwwF-0cX35crORNzYQCiG6X4OSW4_NhlGI1lgwf1mfu-HUKoUBzBt5R4hE-WqSohzk_MeYaqsscCYHo9H0TX4H96ZbcVHEdoxo4rpvOvHqbXhZAPHMT_0kiOndypwp9Xz9actPc2OiH1moUosgpwL7BprSJvddQJiVDf=s680" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="680" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBWiEZ9-T16l4sCLQNFf0FkwwF-0cX35crORNzYQCiG6X4OSW4_NhlGI1lgwf1mfu-HUKoUBzBt5R4hE-WqSohzk_MeYaqsscCYHo9H0TX4H96ZbcVHEdoxo4rpvOvHqbXhZAPHMT_0kiOndypwp9Xz9actPc2OiH1moUosgpwL7BprSJvddQJiVDf=w400-h276" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQeG-RVkkNaQsQagChKL1RPs3777df6SKfl5abq1rW-h3Y9aWfhB21lcNYX0Cw98__JEQ0LPZ28DAFyXndm4-DJ3OkKiMsR2Wcmidluw-e4PoQXFPf-O2y14yCODKi5U1ggjIHHhkxzHHwczT_lwiK31xr0ieO4dP9FWivE_Rsnr5Kzhjof3i4h6p=s585" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="390" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQeG-RVkkNaQsQagChKL1RPs3777df6SKfl5abq1rW-h3Y9aWfhB21lcNYX0Cw98__JEQ0LPZ28DAFyXndm4-DJ3OkKiMsR2Wcmidluw-e4PoQXFPf-O2y14yCODKi5U1ggjIHHhkxzHHwczT_lwiK31xr0ieO4dP9FWivE_Rsnr5Kzhjof3i4h6p=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><b>A gorgeous, haunting and captivating novel of a century-long family mystery in the wilds of Scotland, and one woman's hunt for the truth.</b></span></div><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-align: start;" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: verdana;">Scotland, 1949: Caroline Gillan and her new husband Alasdair have moved back to Kelly Castle, his dilapidated family estate in the middle of nowhere. Stuck caring for their tiny baby, and trying to find her way with an opinionated mother-in-law, Caroline feels adrift, alone and unwelcome.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">But when she is tasked with sorting out the family archives, Caroline discovers a century-old mystery that sparks her back to life. There is one Gillan bride who is completely unknown - no photos exist, no records have been kept - the only thing that is certain is that she had a legitimate child. Alasdair's grandmother.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As Caroline uncovers a strange story that stretches as far as the Arctic circle, her desire to find the truth turns obsessive. And when a body is found in the grounds of the castle, her hunt becomes more than just a case of curiosity. What happened all those years ago? Who was the bride? And who is the body...?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWrGLirBmrr_lcHdD1ffIyz537BdufkkuyPNLjhH4nrpV1PkAHSBsM5dNi4tufuK8TOSBjff-E-sEynfwTPn_XSbzyi2eAE4uncbvEnLXHO5tjIpgLgIyWBj2Dd_JJMMO_TDmER6ioj5NV_UTrPSR0RgWrQ4nC8GdG6hhIVzZeAZenefDABdtfpoeU=s585" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="390" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWrGLirBmrr_lcHdD1ffIyz537BdufkkuyPNLjhH4nrpV1PkAHSBsM5dNi4tufuK8TOSBjff-E-sEynfwTPn_XSbzyi2eAE4uncbvEnLXHO5tjIpgLgIyWBj2Dd_JJMMO_TDmER6ioj5NV_UTrPSR0RgWrQ4nC8GdG6hhIVzZeAZenefDABdtfpoeU=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: start;">Elisabeth Gifford</b><span style="text-align: start;"> grew up in a vicarage in the industrial Midlands. She studied French literature and world religions at Leeds University. She has a diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford OUDCE and an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She is married with three children and lives in Kingston upon Thames. </span><i style="text-align: start;">A Woman Made of Snow</i><span style="text-align: start;"> is her fifth novel.</span></div></span></span><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><b>My thoughts?</b></p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I absolutely devoured this meticulously researched story which was set in dual timelines. In 1949 we meet Caro & Alasdair who are leaving the bright lights of London to settle in Scotland with their new baby, Felicity and are staying at Alasdair's family pile - Kelly Castle - although they'll be staying in the cottage in the grounds. His mother, Martha is over-bearing, difficult and believes her way is the right way. She's always suggesting ways Caro can do things better.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Having been an independent woman during the war, her mother-in-law truly annoys her and when there is a flood at the cottage and they need to move in with Martha, it really is the last straw. Alasdair seems to be seeing more of his ex Diana which also worries her.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">When Martha offers her a historical job looking and deciphering the family archive Caro feels more useful as well as sparking her back to life. She discovers something which she can't let go of until she knows the truth..</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">In the dual timeline in the 19th century we meet Oliver, Alasdair's grandfather, who had a very demanding mother. We also learn about the Jute factories in Dundee and whaling in the Arctic Circle. It's also where we meet Charlotte, Louisa and Mary. Oliver makes a rash decision when the girl he's always loved refuses to marry him and it sees him set sail on an Arctic whaling voyage. He meets the love of his life quite unexpectedly and things are not at all well when he bring his little family home to Kelly.</p><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I loved how the stories so easily intertwine and inside these stories there were characters I grew to love. I really so recommend the book, as it's just so good.</p><p></p>Beauty Balmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.com1