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Exorcising Bad Scents With an Amazing Candle | WoodWick Candles Phantom Cherry Tell Me, Doctor. Where Are We Going This Time?  | Lush X Back To The Future Range The Hottest Coffee Around | 200 Degrees Coffee Leeds Oh Anymore For Anymore, Oh Coconut Shie Or The Crazy-Walker | Lush Coconut Shie Face Mask Boy, Give Your Tab Some Closure. Ain’t Your Four-Leaf Clover | Lush St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Range Accidental Adventures | Rolling With The Punches Five Things I Use Coconut Oil For

Exorcising Bad Scents With an Amazing Candle | WoodWick Candles Phantom Cherry

I absolutely love Candles, but one of my favourite Candle Brands definitely has to be WoodWick Candles, as I utterly...

Tell Me, Doctor. Where Are We Going This Time? | Lush X Back To The Future Range

Even though they’re a little bit controversial, I do actually quite like all of the Collaboration rages that Lush have...

The Hottest Coffee Around | 200 Degrees Coffee Leeds

A little while ago, both me and Jamie were very kindly invited down to 200 Degrees Coffee Leeds to come...

Oh Anymore For Anymore, Oh Coconut Shie Or The Crazy-Walker | Lush Coconut Shie Face Mask

One of my favourite ever Hydrating Face Masks definitely has to be the GlamGlow ThirstyMud™️ Hydrating Treatment, as I absolutely...

Boy, Give Your Tab Some Closure. Ain’t Your Four-Leaf Clover | Lush St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Range

Like I said in my Lush Eid Al-Fitr 2025 range post, I think that it’s great that Lush always tries...

Accidental Adventures | Rolling With The Punches

I haven’t written an Accidental Adventures post in over a year now, and I would love to say it’s because...

Five Things I Use Coconut Oil For

I’ve got a lovely bunch of Coconuts. There they are, all standing in a row. Big ones, small ones, some...

A Small Bird Sat On An Ivy Bunch, And The Song He Sang Was The Jug Of Punch. | Lush X Lush Club Fragrance 2026 Range

A short and wide black plastic kitchen spray bottle with a black label that has Lush Ponche Body Spray written in bright white writing, and some pictures of some bright orange stylised slices of Orange on it, on a white background.

I absolutely love it whenever Lush releases any kind of Fragrance range, like their Lush x Lush Club Fragrance 2025 range or their Lush x Lush Club Solid Perfume 2026 range, as it usually means that we get to see……

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And When Those Blue Snowflakes Start Falling | Lush Christmas 2026 Range | Fun, Shower Care & Surfactant Paper | Gifted

A large shimmering mint green snowflake-shaped block of shower gummy that has an intricate geometric design and some pearlescent lustre all over it, on a dark teal background.

I’m usually more of a Bath kind of a person rather than a Shower kind of a person. But when it’s freezing cold outside and I’ve been out all day, I love nothing more than warming up by jumping into……

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Try A Little Tenderness | Lush Coconut Drench Massage Ba & Coconut Drench Dusting Powder

A medium creamy beige oval shaped block of solid Massage Oil that has a geometric and sunburst pattern and Massage Bar engraved on it, on a dark olive green background.

Even though i’m not really a massive fan of Gourmand-smelling Fragrances, I actually really liked the Lush Moisturising Coconut & Mullein Cataplasm Bath Bomb, and was really disappointed when it was unfortunately discontinued. That’s why when I had heard that……

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Christmas Eve, I Just Can’t Sleep | Lush Christmas 2026 Range | Bath Bombs, Bath Melt & Bubble Bars | Gifted

A large bright blue disc-shaped bubble bar that has a bright yellow crescent moon with a sleeping face and a bright yellow five-pointed star engraved on it, on a light grey background.

I absolutely love taking a nice, hot Bath when it’s freezing cold outside, especially at Christmas when all of the delicious smelling Christmas Bath Bombs, Bath Melts and Bubble Bars are released. That’s why when I went to the Lush……

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Luke Loves Christmas 2026 | Men’s Gift Guide | Gifted

A short hexagonal clear glass jar full of some dark red chilli jam with a bright gold metallic lid and a bright white label that has Chillis Galore Chipotle Smokey Chilli Jam written in dark Red writing and some pictures of some dark red chilli Peppers on it next to a short hexagonal clear glass jar full of some bright red chilli jam with a bright gold metallic lid and a bright white label that has Chillis Galore Jamaican Peppers Chilli Jam written in bright red writing and some pictures of some dark orange scotch chilli peppers on it, and a short hexagonal clear glass jar full of some dark olive green chilli jam with a bright gold metallic lid and a bright white label that has Chillis Galore Jalapeno & Coriander Chilli Jam written in dark green writing and some pictures of some bright green chilli Peppers and some dark green coriander leaves on it, on a white background.

I know that Christmas can get incredibly expensive and overwhelming, especially if you’re shopping for the Man in your life who already has everything that he could possibly ever want or need. That’s why i’ve scoured the Internet for you……

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Outfit Of The Day | Mean Girls The Musical At The Alhambra Bradford

A tall bearded man wearing a pair of dark denim blue glasses with some pale red lenses, a bright pink long sleeve Oxford Shirt, a golden orange crew neck t-shirt, a pair of dark burgundy chino trousers and a pair of shiny bright red shoes holding a long bright white cane with a bright red leather handle stood in front of a medium brown gate.

A couple of weeks ago, both Jamie and I went to see Mean Girls The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford, and I thought that I wore a really nice Outfit whilst I was clapping along to all of the fantastic……

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We Call Those Three The Plastics | Mean Girls The Musical At The Alhambra Bradford

A poster that has Mean Girls written in bright pink painted writing on it, on a bright white background.

A couple of weeks ago, both Jamie and I went to see Mean Girls The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford, and after having a fantastic time, I thought that I would tell you all about it. Here’s what Mean Girls……

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You’re A Mean One, Mr Grinch | Lush X The Grinch Range | Gifted

A large bright lime green the grinch’s head-shaped bath bomb that has some bright yellow eyes and a large mischievous smirk engraved on it, on a light Green background.

One of my favourite things to do during December definitely has to be to curl up under a Heated Throw with a nice mug of Hot Chocolate and watch some kind of Christmas film, like Elf, The Grinch, or The……

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The Chemistry Of Brighter-Looking Skin | Boots Modern Chemistry Glow 10% Vitamin C Serum With Ferulic Acid

A short rectangular clear frosted glass bottle with a black rubber pipette lid and a white label that has Boots Modern Chemistry Glow 10% Vitamin C Serum with Ferulic Acid written in bold black writing on it, on a white background.

Unfortunately I recently ran out of my favourite Vitamin C Serum, and after being very impressed by some of the Boots Ingredients 2026 range, I thought that I would check out some more of their own-brand Skincare and see if……

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I Saw A Prophecy That This Might Be A Comfy Brief | Kiniki Red Apollo Brief

A tall bearded man with his hands on his hips wearing a bright red brief with a black waistband that has Kiniki written in bright white writing on it stood in front of a white wooden door.

One of my favourite ever Underwear ranges definitely has to be anything from the Kiniki Apollo range, especially their Apollo Tangas, as I just love their incredibly silky soft and stretchy yet ever so slightly fluffy material, and how well……

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I’m Your Charity Case, So Buy Me Somethin’ To Eat | Lush Charity Pot Body Lotion

A medium circular swatch of some thick, glossy creamy white body lotion, on a white background.

One of the things that I used to love about Lush, was that they always had little Tins of Charity Pot Hand & Body Lotion by the side of the Till to try and raise Money for the various different……

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Autumn Is Such A Spicy Season | Whittard Of Chelsea Autumn 2026 Range

A tall cylindrical bright Brown, Magenta, Pink, Orange and Yellow abstract patterned cardboard tube with a bright yellow plastic lid and a bright blue label that has Whittard of Chelsea written in bright gold writing and Spiced Pear Instant Tea written in bright white writing on it, on a white background.

I absolutely adore Autumn, especially wrapping up warm, all of the comforting Food and Drink that’s on offer, and the sound of Leaves crunching underneath my Feet. That’s why when I had heard that Whittard of Chelsea had released an……

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PCD, Baby We’re Back!! | The Pussycat Dolls PCD Forever Tour At The First Direct Bank Arena Leeds

A bright white poster that has a large shiny metallic bright pink heart with some ornate swirls at the top of it and Pussycat Dolls written in bright white stylised writing inside it, PCD Forever Tour written in gradient bright pink and white writing, and Celebrating 20 years written in silver capital letters on it.

Last week, both Jamie and I went to see The Pussycat Dolls perform their PCD Forever Tour at the First Direct Bank Arena Leeds, and after having an absolutely amazing time, I thought that I would tell you all about……

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Lemme Hear You Say You’re Ready For The Holiday | Lush Trafford Centre Holiday 2026 Preview | Gifted

A large rectangular brightly lit glass store front with a large rectangular black board over it’s door that has Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics written in bright white writing on it and a picture of a rainbow on one of it’s windows, on a white background.

A couple of weeks ago, both Jamie and I were very kindly invited down to Lush Trafford Centre to come and check out some of the amazing products that they would have on offer over the next couple of months,……

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Your Home Smells Cracking Today | WoodWick Candles Tangerine & Citron

A short hourglass shaped clear glass jar full of some creamy orange wax and a light wooden wick with a black wooden lid and a white label that has WoodWick Candles Tangerine Citron written in bold black writing on it in front of a large light wooden Owl Ornament on a dark wooden cabinet.

It was my Birthday a couple of months ago, which meant that as part of the Yankee Candle Fragrance Family Rewards Scheme I was entitled to a free Medium Jar Candle from either Chesapeake Bay Candles, WoodWick Candles, or Yankee Candle.……

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More Ingredients Of Budget Skincare | Boots Ingredients 2026 Range

A short cylindrical Peach Pink Plastic Bottle with a matte cream Plastic Lid and a bright white label that has Boots Ingredients Clarifying Azelaic Acid Serum written in bold black writing on it, on a white background.

From their DermaCare Ceramides range, to their Glow range, and even their K-Beauty range, i’ve been absolutely loving all of Boots’ own Brand Skincare ranges lately. That’s why when I had heard that they had reformulated and relaunched their Ingredients……

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