Glasgow Soap Company

The shop at House for an Art Lover is an absolute treasure trove of unusual and locally made gifts. (It's where I first discovered Mobros candles). A nice new discovery is the Glasgow Soap Company. The products are natural, Vegan, SLS, paraben free and are made in small batches with love and care.

I picked up three products - Sea Salt & Driftwood Handmade Soap (£3.99) which is a lush seaside inspired bar (and one I'd pick up again!) It's been created to look like waves crashing on the shore and the "sand" is scrubby with exfoliating particles of olive stone, pumice and collodial oatmeal. Love!

Of course I couldn't resist Irn-Bru lip balm (£3.99) which has a sweet taste just like Irn-Bru! The balm is made with coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax and comes in a cute little tin.

The third item I picked up were Meditation Epsom Bath Salts with Cornflowers (£3.99) which smell gorgeous and make for a relaxing soak. They are great to use after exercise to soothe aching muscles or to detoxify.

I'll definitely pick up some more items from this lovely brand. See the Etsy shop HERE. Do any of these products appeal to you?

Overnight Essentials

These are what I took for a night away from home at the weekend:

Rahua Voluminous Shampoo & Conditioner sachets - these were from November's Boudoir Prive Box.  I loved them so much I acquired several packs in swaps - great for a night or two away.

Melvita Eau Fraiche Micellaire Water 35ml - received this recently in the Latest in Beauty Editor's Picks Box - really like it.

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser 30ml - always got one of these on the go love the scent and the results.

L'Occitane Immortelle Essential Water 30ml - one of my favourite toners in a handy travel size.  You can read my review here.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment for Neck & Bust 15ml - love this, try and pick it up when I can in GWP promotions.

Elemis Absolute Eye Serum 15ml - this product really works and I always come back to it even though I like trying other eye products.

Perricone MD Advanced Face Firming Activator 15ml - this came in the Latest in Beauty YOU Anti-Ageing Box.  

Sisleya Global Anti-Ageing Day & Night Cream 5ml - this came in the Latest in Beauty YOU 20 Years of Beauty Greats Box - have collected a few in swaps and blog sales.  Love it.

Noble Isle Summer Rising Cornish Hedgerow Bath & Shower Gel 30ml - a bigger version of this came in one of the beauty boxes (I don't sub to it) and I picked up several of these smaller sizes on ebay.  

Clarins Moisture-Rich Body Lotion with Shea Butter 100ml - a Clarins classic - its been around for years.  Supermoisturising and lightly scented.  One of my favourite body lotions.

Do you use any of these products?

We also went out for lunch on Saturday and this was my amazing pudding - nom nom x

Sleep-Over

On Saturday we had a sleep-over at my mum and dads (as it was my niece's birthday on Saturday and my mum's on Sunday).  We went for lunch to House for an Art Lover which has an amazing cafe!  The house is really interesting to look around too.  It was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and is well worth a visit if you are ever in Glasgow.

It also has a nice wee shop and I bought these - 

I just love the cute little heart cushion!  I also picked up Scottish Fine Soaps Au Lait Hand Lotion 300ml (they have this in the toilets with the hand wash and its gorgeous - I'll get the hand wash next time!)

Here are the products I took with me for my night away (very restrained I thought - even if I did take two eye creams!) x