This cute little thing I got in my advent calendar last year.

You know me I love fragrances, so to get one in an advent calendar was a right treat.

To see what else was in my advent calendar see this blog post.

This scent is The Body Shop's Italian Summer Fig eau de toilette.

I know that The Body Shop do have a full range on products in this scent, so if you really like it you can go crazy and bathe yourself in them all!

This scent is definitely one best kept for summer, as it is a very fresh scent. I also feel like it is a very wearable fragrance feeling very appropriate for both daytime & nighttime.

I do feel like this scent isn't for the younger of my audience though, it is definitely a 20 years+ scent in my opinion. Obviously this is just my opinion, but when I was younger I didn't like floral & fresh fragrances. In fact, they still aren't my preferred type of fragrance, but I do find them a lot more wearable now I'm older.

So overall I would say this scent is nice, not a favourite, but still a very wearable and fresh fragrance.

Perfect for this time of year!

Love Eve xx

I love discovering new lip combos that I like to wear. These two items I actually got in the same Boots trip, so it was quite a good find!

My local Boots has just got a NYX Cosmetics stand, so as you can imagine I went a little mad in there.

So this lip combo consists of two NYX products, creating a nude/ pink lip look with a little gloss & shimmer.

The lip liner is the NYX retractable lip liner in Nectar. This lip liner is so easy to use as it's retractable, it also has really good colour pay off. It is quite shimmery though so if you prefer a matte look this one definitely isn't for you. Overall though combined with the lip gloss I don't think it looks as shimmery.

The lip gloss is the NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake, which is a bit of cult product that has been around for years. However due to lack of availability this is my first one (awww). I have to say I really like it!

It has quite a lot of colour pay off for a lip gloss, but not too much.

It is also very comfortable to wear. I would say it's a little sticky but nothing too annoying or crazy.

It also smells GORGEOUS!

Love Eve xx

Recently I went on a little holiday.

Me & Liam went to Rome for a few days, it was amazing. If you've never been I'd highly recommend it!

Whilst we were there we came across a Sephora!

Which to most sounds like nothing but to Brits it's quite a big thing, seeing as we don't have them in the UK.

So I figured it was only right to do a little bit of a haul for you guys on what I got.

So the first thing I picked up was a Beauty Blender. I know these are now available in the UK but it was a much better price in Rome, so I figured I should get one FINALLY.

I have to say, it was definitely worth it! I've only used it a handful of times but I'm completely in love with it!

I also picked up some face masks. I decided to try one of the Sephora sheet masks as I know a lot of other bloggers rate them quite highly. I have yet to use it yet though.

I also picked up this GlamGlow gift set, which I thought was too cute to pass up!

Firstly the mini sized pots are just adorable & I know from experience that these masks tend to be pretty good. Me & Liam both love the SuperMud mask.

I'm looking forward to testing out all of the others too!

Reviews to follow!

Love Eve xx

Coconut oil is a staple item that everyone should have in their cupboard. Why?

Well it's just so damn useful!

You can use it for a ridiculous amount of thing from hair treatments to cooking ingredients!

So I'm going to share some of its uses with you below.

Oil Pulling - Teeth Whitening

I haven't really looked into this use much as I already have a teeth whitening method that works for me (Doll White Strips). However there are a lot of company marketing/ selling this method.

Hair Mask/ Oil

You can either use this as a overall hair mask or as a hair oil. I personally prefer to use it as an oil. I use it sometimes to add some moisture to the ends of my hair. As I have long hair the ends can get pretty dry so sometimes they need some added moisture from an oil, coconut oil is perfect for this. Plus it smells great.

Facial Oil

Again another I don't tend to use, but a lot of people swear by coconut oil as a facial oil. Use it overnight to add moisture to the face & to reduce oil production in the daytime. Some even use it as a cleansing oil to remove make up.

Cuticle Oil

This is what I mean by a multipurpose product, basically you can use this as an oil anywhere on the body really. A lot of people like to use it on their cuticles as part of a manicure.

On Pets/ Animals

Whether it's a dog, horse or whatever pet you may have you should have some coconut oil lying around just in case. I know last year this was an essential for my horse as he had a lot of dry scabby skin on his fetlocks (ankles) & it was the only thing that made it better. If your animal is suffering with any flaky/ scabby/ dry skin issues apple some coconut oil to the area a few times, you will see a difference.

Cooking

A lot of healthy recipes these days use coconut oil in them. It can be using in baking for flavour & in cooking to add your diet. Using it to grease a pan can help add to your good fat for the day. It can be very helpful if you're very strict with your diet or counting your macros.

Love Eve xx

Candles are a bit of a hot topic this on the blog (get the pun!).

I have recently discover what has to be the best candle EVER!

Bold statement I know, but they really are incredible candles. The candles in which I'm referring to are Wood Wick Candles.

They are literally what they say on the jar, they have a wooden wick.

You may be thinking, well why is that so great. What the wooden wick actually does is to produce a crackling sound, to mimic the sound of a roaring fire. I imagine at Christmas these are just perfect! However even now I find the sound so relaxing.

The wick on these large candles is also brilliant because it is quite a long wick, length ways. So this makes the candle burn very evenly, leaving you with minimal candle waste at the end. This is a must, as these candles aren't cheap!

Another plus point is how much scent it kicks off. My answer to this would be a lot but not too much. I find Yankee Candles to be a little too much. These Wood Wick ones however give off the perfect amount to full the room without choking you with the scent.

So to summarise, I have already repurchased some of these candles & will continue to do so in the future.

They also make a perfect gift! So Christmas spoiler alert for anyone I know, haha!

These are available from Boots & a few online retailers.

I will say shop around for the best price though!

Love Eve xx