UncommonGoods Review*

Recently, the very lovely people at UncommonGoods asked me if I would like to do a review* for them and after looking at their site, I would have been a fool to pass up the opportunity. UncommonGoods, I would say, is like a mash up of Not On The High Street and Etsy but some of the bits on there are stuff I have never seen before. I picked out quite an array of items to show you guys, from a wide range of gifts so prepare to be amazed. One little note though, not everything on the site can be shipped everywhere, so just have a look see when you get on there. All the items I picked could be shipped to the UK, so here we go!

Pig Eyeglasses Holder - £26.89

This little piggy was always coming home with me and you can find him here. I actually specifically got this for my mum as she is the biggest fan of pigs and it was just a perfect little present, especially as she's using her glasses more for reading. Just such a lovely present for someone.

Teal and Grey Leaves Reversible Sleep Mask - £7.47

I absolutely love sleep masks, especially as my curtains aren't black out, so I'm always using them. This one is really comfortable to sleep in and is really great at keeping out the light, always handy for a sleep mask! 

Literary Candles - £11.95

As soon as I saw this, I had to have it. You all know I'm a crazy book reader and the thought of reading a book, and smelling it was too much to handle. I got Pemberley from Pride & Prejudice but I seriously think I'm going to order the other three soon. I've not started burning this one yet, but the smell is magnificent and it's just what I thought Pemberley would smell like.

Tube-Wringer - £18.63

I think about 2 years ago, Estee from Estee Lalonde was chatting about a tube-wringer she'd bought and I seriously have thought of buying one since then but they can be a little expensive. I seriously just wanted to play around with one and when I saw this on the site, I knew it had to be mine. It's so simple to use, and no toothpaste is slipping past my fingers now!

Bedside Essentials Pocket - £14.94

I am one of those people that has a million and one things on their bedside table, and I hate it. It gets cluttered, but I need it all. This has pretty much changed it all. I keep most of those little bits in here now and it's just right there next to me without getting in the way.

Flavour Infuser Water Bottle - £11.20

I've been meaning to get a water bottle like this for ages, and I am so glad I finally have one. It has changed the way I drink, and my favourite flavour; ginger and mint. I would definitely recommend this just because it makes drinking water that so much nicer. 

The whole experience of ordering and receiving from UncommonGoods has been brilliant. The items came in around a week and I was really surprised by that. It was packaged beautifully and nothing got damaged in transit. I think I definitely will be using this site again, especially for presents as it really has something for everyone. Items from home, prints, furniture and bookends (my personal favourite) can all be found here, here, here and here so I would definitely recommend having a gander.

Bride: The Wedding Show - GIVEAWAY

With the Bride: The Wedding Show a week away, the lovely ladies at Carousel PR have given my lovely readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. Last month, I wrote a post all about the wedding show of the year and you can read it here. Bride: The Wedding Show is the North-West's most prestigious wedding event and it's back for the 14th year and I can't wait to get myself there as well. I'll be taking my mum and I can't wait to swoon over some beautiful dresses and flowers. Maybe it'll give me some inspiration to get some of the details down for my wedding! 

There will be so much going on on the day including a wedding dress show on the runway, but there will also be a chance to see some of the best wedding performers as well. I am so excited for this because, let's face it, a good performer can make the night at a wedding.

So, here are the details: Dates: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February Place: Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire Prize: Two weekend tickets to the event Closing date: Thursday 4th February 
There will be one winner picked at random and all you have to do is comment on this blog post with what you're most excited to see at the event. 
Good luck!

National Holiday's Christmas Hamper*

I think we all know how much Christmas means to us all so when National Holidays asked if I wanted to blog about a lovely Christmas hamper and join them with some Christmas cheer, how could I say no? National Holidays sent me the most lovely hamper full of just the cutest little treats including some fluffy mittens, a Christmas Garland Yankee Candle and a lovely mug to have a hot chocolate in. 

I've already enjoyed an amazing hot chocolate because let's face it, one of them after a hard day at work snuggled up in a onesie, it's sheer bliss. I really can't wait to use the Mulled Wine Spice as I really want to make it as strong as I would like it, and I get to pick the red wine myself! 
What I love about hampers like this is that it reminds of being at a Christmas market, but at home. I have already visited the Manchester Christmas Markets countless times but I think next year might be the turn of popping along to a different country and sampling what they have to offer. I am desperate to get to Germany one year and see where the markets originated. National Holidays offer a range of coach trips from various locations in Manchester to amazing Christmas Markets in Germany, Bruges and Paris which just sounds perfect!

Design by IO Print & Giveaway!

At the moment, I'm currently living at home with my parents and my fiancé saving up the the well needed dosh for a house deposit. This means we only have one room to ourselves so I'm always looking for little bits to make it a little more comfortable and our own space so when the lovely Helen from Design by IO offered me one of her lovely prints, I jumped at the chance.
Me and my fiancé, David, are big travellers, or at least want to be big travellers and see as many places as possible so the 'Wanderlust' print was right up our street. Design by IO is all downloadable prints making life so much easier that I can just print it myself and frame it there and then. I can't wait to go frame shopping soon and pick one out for it. Here is a lovely picture of the Wanderlust print from the Design by IO website because, unfortunately, my printer ran out of ink as soon as I went to print.

Designs by IO have some lovely Christmas prints going on right now as well and I might have to pop a little order to have one of the fire place over Christmas. My favourites have to be the Candy Cane and Swinging Bauble. 

Now for the giveaway; Helen has offered a lucky winner a downloadable print and it's this gorgeous Rose Gold XO print. It's so blogger friendly being in the lovely rose gold shade and I thought you guys would love it.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

T&Cs:
- The competition will run from 25th November to 2nd December midnight to midnight
- Winner will be contacted via Twitter or email
- Winner will be sent a code to download their prize from the Design by IO website
- If the winner does not get in contact within 1 week, a new winner will be randomly chosen

Why I Love The WWE

Now, I don't know if you know this about me but I am an absolute WWE geek. I've actually only got into the past 2 years because of my fiancé and I so wish I watched it when I was younger and got the full experience of watching my favourite win the biggest title.

WWE gets a bad wrap for being 'fake' but it's never said anything to say it isn't. Let's get this straight, it's all story-lined; so basically pimped up soap in my eyes. There is a major thing in this, is that these athletes (and trust me, they are very much athletes) do go in the ring every night and put their bodies on the line all in the line of sport entertainment. I wanted to give you a few reasons to why I love watching it, and always will.
Total Divas // This is the reality spin off show of the women wrestlers in WWE. I know a few friends that started watching Total Divas on E! and then went on to watch WWE in total. The women are all amazing people, putting their careers above all else and are complete role models. They are strong and amazing what they do, putting so much effort into everything. Just look up Nikki Bella, Natalya or Paige, you'll fall in love with them; I have.
Charity // WWE give back to the community SO much it's unreal and they have their own charity; Connor's Cure. Connor was 8 when he died from medulloblastoma, a rare tumour that affects the brain and spinal cord. Connor was the biggest WWE fan and before he died his wish was to meet his heroes, and he got that wish. The WWE stars fell in love with Connor and his amazing attitude and in his honour they created Connor's Cure; raising money in conjunction with Children's Foundation at Children's Hospital of Pittsburg that supports brain tumour research. Not only do they have Connor's Cure but they are constantly helping others and making children's wishes come true. I adore any company that put this amount of effort in.
Health // Each and every WWE Superstar and Diva are the pinnacle of health, and they promote this always. They all have to be a the peak of their fitness, and when I see them, let's face it, I want to be them. Nikki Bella has the absolute body of a goddess and she's always striving for her best, and I can't not love this part of the WWE, especially when I need a kick up the bum.
Have you ever watched WWE?

Breakout Manchester: Review*

Last week I went to Breakout in Manchester and if you don't know what that is, it is a live escape room game. You are basically locked in a room for an hour and you have to figure out how to hot foot it out of there with the clues and puzzles around the room. 

This isn't my first time at Breakout, it's actually my third time so you know I obviously love it but when the lovely people behind Breakout asked if I wanted a free game to review on here I quite literally jumped at the chance. I've been wanting to go again for a while so I asked my friend Bethany along with me and my fiancé for a smashing time. We chose the room 'Sabotage' which is a 5 star difficulty room with only a 20% chance of escape, we were so ready for the challenge!
In Sabotage you are going deep behind enemy territory to stop a missile strike that is heading straight to Manchester. OH NO. This room is so completely intense, and so completely hilarious which ended up with me half way through the escape on my front with 6 seconds to spare. 6 SECONDS. I have seriously never been so happy in my life. Breakout is one of those things you need to try for yourself and come out with such a smile on your face (well, if you escape!) If there is something like this in your city, GO FOR IT. Or just come to Manchester, I'll come with you! There is also a Breakout in Liverpool as well which I'm going to try once I finish the rooms in Manchester.

Would you give Breakout a go?