February: Lately I've been Loving

ooh so many February loves..

I had an amazing facial* from Vicki at Bliss Body using a combination of products from Just Be Botanicals and a Galvanic current, a hand-held machine which helps lift and tone the skin. It helps to stimulate the facial muscles and helps to penetrate active ingredients into the skin.  See my review of Vicki's Just Be Fresh Faced Facial HERE* and Just Be Anti-Ageing Facial HERE*.

The very gorgeous NectaPerfecta Beautifying Mask (sample*) from Bee Good. This is a seriously lush multi-tasker. See my review HERE.

Huge love for Craft Gin Club I got my first box in February. It's absolutely fantastic. See my review HERE. You can get £10 off your first box with code BEAUTYBALM.

The Joy Book Club sent me their second box* to review (link). I absolutely love this concept and hope to sign up soon.  Sign up HERE (subscriptions available again on 1st March).

I enjoyed amazing cocktails one weekend (love a Porn Star Martini (or a Negroni) at Tonic in Edinburgh.

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Just yesterday I got a great cut and colour from Dean at Dean Jones Hairdressing. I got 4" cut from the length (!) and the colour is super shiny and glossy.  

Really pleased. The salon also gives you a card to give a friend for £10 off their first visit and a card with three treats which need to be used by a certain time (mine's 31 July) and the treats are - £5 off your next cut, £10 off your next colour and a free treatment with any full price service which I think is a nice (and welcome) touch.

I'm afraid the picture is the best of a bad bunch but you will see how great my hair looks!

What have you been loving in February?

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The Joy Book Club

Julie at The Joy Book Club got in touch to see if I'd like to review her first subscription box* which was funded via IndieGoGo Crowdfunding. As an avid book lover I jumped at the chance. 

Julie's a lifelong book lover and studied creative writing and drama at University before going on to Ad School and various jobs including copywriting and media for a luxury furniture company. It was while here she attended an Instagram for Business event and became more acquainted with subscription boxes.

My box arrived on Friday and is cutely wrapped in brown paper with string. All packaging is recyclable or reusable and a £1 from every box sold goes to a book related charity, chosen to tie in with that months book - which I think is a nice touch.

Inside you will find a welcome letter from "Miss Joy Books" which introduces you to the box.

The book of the month is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Armin which Julie spotted in her local Waterstones while browsing for book choices. I think it looks like an interesting book and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Book picks will be great reads which have slipped under the radar and gone unnoticed by most people. There will also be a range of genres so you might get something you wouldn't chose normally. #ReadDifferently #ShareTheBookJoy

Also included is some treats which are themed around that month's book, a playlist of music suited to the book etc.

In the January box:

Playlist, The Joy Book Club's Guide to Italian, a poster of San Salvatore, a few Italian Macaroons to eat during Chapter 13 and two tealight candles "for those who appreciate wisteria and candlelight".

I think it's a wonderful box and would make a fantastic monthly treat - especially as you don't know which book you'll be getting each month! 

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