| My House Warming Party Top 10 Tips |

Hello lovely readers. Today's post is a little bit different, & i'm not going to lie it's going to be a long one so sit back relax and grab a cuppa.

 Seeing as me & Kieran have just bought our own house we thought it would be a nice idea to celebrate & invite some of our friends round to have a house warming party. Now I am not really one for hosting however seeing as you are in your own home & with people that you know,it actually wasn't as scary as I originally thought. It went really well & I think everyone enjoyed themselves. I know I did!

So basically I thought I would do this post on some of my top tips on how to successfully host a house warming. Now obviously I am no expert & definitely no pro at planning or hosting party's by all means. However I just wanted to share some of my tips on what I did at our party so if anyone is a little unsure on what to do these are just some ideas that might help. Which I know helped for me. 

So........

Tip no 1. Make sure that you invite your guests well in advance. This means that people can make sure they can book time off i.e with work. Send out invites I personally just use good old Facebook, to make an events page. Or use Whats app another one of my favs, set up a group chat. Lets face it a house party won't be a party without any guests. 

Tip no 2. So I know everyone is different but personally for me I want my new house looking spotless for when people come round. Tidy house tidy mind as they say. Plus it gives you so much more room to play with.

Tip no 3. If you have a fair few people coming to your party you might want to think about what space you have to entertain your guests. So maybe a gazebo might be an idea. Give your guests the option to stand outside to get some fresh air without getting wet if it rains. 

Tip no 4. Make sure there is some music playing in the background gives it that bit of ambiance. Especially can help if there was any awkward silences. ( god forbid there isn't ) by the end of the night everyone's up & dancing which is always fun. 

Tip no 5. Food! I would definitely recommend putting some food on, it may just be finger food, but to be honest I think that's the best thing to do. Get some throw away plates & cutlery. Saves you washing up at the end of the night. 

Tip no 6. When everyone is arriving make sure that you introduce everyone if they don't know each other. That way everyone can get to know each other. Makes it a lot nicer, & the party will run a lot smoother. 

Tip no 7. Be creative! At our house party we had lots of booze. Now I know that might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is ours. We asked everyone to bring there own. ( We provided the food only seems fair ha ) So all we bought where the fruit juices. So me & Kieran made a homemade fruit punch. We had two different ones. Ill just give you the one recipe as the other one was just fruit juice and vodka. 

Fruit Punch Ingredients:

• One bottle of summer fruits. One that you don't need to add water to.
• Little bit of  cherry juice
• Cut some Strawberry's & put in
• Cut some watermelon up & put in
• Add half a bottle of Vodka 1 litre bottle
• Add mint

Also another little idea get some glitter jelly ( Hartley's ) add vodka and chill. Makes the perfect party snack. Especially for us girls as it looks so damn pretty. 

Tip no 8. As the night is coming to an end maybe suggest playing some board games. We played Articulate and it got everyone in stitches. We also played beer pong that's always a fun game. 

Tip no 9. Make sure everyone feels at home. One of the biggest things for me was because it is a brand new house I was a bit nervous about people spilling there drinks. Luckily this didn't happen. & to be honest I wouldn't have even been bothered if it did I was having that much fun it just would have been fine. But even if it does. So what it can be sorted. That's one of the risks you take when having a house party. Know one would do it on purpose. Accidents happen so don't panic if it does happen.

Tip no 10. And finally most importantly have fun and enjoy it. That's what party's are all about right!?

Sammii Ox

    

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| Soap & Glory Shower Scrubs |

Hey there! I have a beauty post for you today. Soap & Glory do some really great products! I currently have the two body scrubs. The Breakfast Scrub and Sugar Crush Scrub. I love that they have bought out too totally different scents for these.

The Breakfast Scrub. 

Is by far my favorite, it smells incredible. If you are into really sweet scents then you will love this. It literally smells of maple syrup and oats. It's one of them scents that you really want to eat. ( Obviously don't.)Its made with sugar, bananas, almonds and honey extract. You get a great amount of product. It's only £8.00 at Boots. 300ml Click here

Sugar Crush Scrub

The Suagar crush scrub is also has a really nice scent to it. It's not a really sweet scent but has a lovely refreshing fresh scent. It smells a lot like lime. Which I think is great especially for using to get up in the morning. It also contains almond oil. Again you get so much product. 300mls. Click here

Overall I think these products are fab! They really expoliate your skin and leave you feeling and smelling great!I think these are Great value for money also! Let me know what you guys think to them.

Sammii Ox

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| Along Came Betty Beauty Products |

Heyaaa everyone! So I found some new beauty products which are actually available at Tesco. I have to say the packaging is pretty cute. The products called along came Betty. Tesco do some really cute gift sets for this brand at the moment. So as you know Christmas is fast approaching definitely worth looking at. Click here Betty. 

I received these products at Christmas ( last year )& have only just got round to using them. But I really do like them. I love beauty products that have a sweet scent to them & these give just that. I have the creamy shower wash, body lotion and the hand cream. I did also have the bath crystals but I have used them already. 

I really think these are a cute gift. Or if you are a lover of bath products why not treat yourself. Unfortunately I don't think you can get these ones seperatley anymore ( but don't quote me on that )I really love the look of all the gift sets they do. They range from £2.00 - £20.00 So they are affordable for everyone. 

Thanks for reading :)

Sammii Ox

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| Sexy Mother Pucker Lipstick |

Hey guys. I have a new lipstick by Soap and Glory. Its called sexy mother pucker. So thought id do a little review on it. 

I am definitely a fan of Soap & Glory. I have had many of there different beauty products before, but I never realized that they did lipsticks. 

This lipstick in a matte finish, it glides on lovely and it doesn't feel dry or look drying on my lips. It smells like candy ( who doesn't want a lipstick that smells like candy ).Not to mention the packaging is really pretty. The shade is called rosy chic. Its a lovely dark pink. Perfect for Autumn. Its only £9.00 so not badly priced. 

Hope you enjoyed this review let me know what you think in the comments.

Sammii Ox

      

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| Pretty Pink Lips By Nyx |

Hello there! I have recently discovered Nyx products. I know i'm a little late, other bloggers have been raving on about these products for years ha. I have been wanting to try them out for a long time though. I got my hands on three of there lip products.

• Soft matte lip cream in Istanbul 
• Soft matte lip cream in Tokya
• Butter gloss in creme brulee 

I am pretty impressed I loveee all the shades each is a different shade of pink. 

Matte 

I have always wanted a matte lip stick. So when I found these I was so happy. The good thing about this lipstick is it isn't drying. And doesn't feel dry on the lips.

Butter Gloss

This lip gloss is really lovely its not sticky and it glides on beautiful. Gives a lovely shine to the lips. Its a very natural shade. 

Swatches 

                                                                        

Istanbul

Creme Brulee

Tokyo

L-R Istanbul, Creme Brulee, Toyko 

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| Pretty Pink Basic Cupcakes With Sprinkles |

Afternoon my dears. So if you don't know. Me and Kieran have just recently bought our first home together. Exciting times. And as we have a nice size kitchen thought it would be perfect to start doing some baking. So today I have a really simple recipe to show to on how to bake the perfect cupcake. 

Ingredients: 110g caster sugar

             110g self raising flour

             110g butter

             2 free range eggs 

             1 tsp vanilla extract 

Ingredients for butter cream:

            140g butter

            280g icing sugar

            1-2 tbsp milk

            Few drops of food colouring in this case pink

Here is the finished look. How pretty are these!

What you will need to do

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Fold in the flour.
• Then add the mixture to cupcake cases.
• Bake in the oven for 10-15 mins.

Buttercream 

• Beat the butter until soft.
• Add half the icing sugar. Beat together.
• Add the rest of the icing sugar with one tbs of milk.
• Add the food colouring.
• Add to piping bag and once cakes are cool pipe away.

Sammii Ox

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| Florida Adventure 2016 |

Hello everyone. I have been off the blogging scene for a few months now. But I am hoping to get straight back into it. The main reason being me and my boyfriend have just recently bought our own house :D we are so happy and we love it so much. So as you can imagine we have been going though a pretty stressful yet exciting time. They say buying a house is one of the most stressful things you will ever do, and they aren't wrong. But after all the stress we are officially in & hopefully I can get back to doing what I love best. 

Okay. So enough of all the waffling. Today's post is a pretty cool one. So just before me & Kieran ( the boyfriend ) moved into our house we went on holiday to Florida for two weeks. It was amazzzingggg! I wanted to share a few holiday snaps and tell you about some of the cool places we visited. 

Universal was definitely one of our favorite parks to visit. There where so many different rides. The transformers ride was sick! I would recommend trying that one out if you ever get the chance to go. Also Harry Potter world was insane. Everything is so much like the film. We even went to Moes bar in Springfield where you could get a duff beer or a flamming moe. 

The Indiana Jones stunt show is one to watch if your into lots of action plus keeps you in shade for a while as it was so hot. Temperatures reached up to 35 degrees if not more.

The hollywood tower hotel ride has to be one of the most scariest rides I have ever been on. I don't want to spoil it to much but basically you are in a lift and it takes you as high as it can go to the point where when you are at the top you can see the park from miles away. Ill let you guess what happens next. 

You cant go all the way to Florida and not visit Disney! Felt like the biggest kid ever, but it does not disappoint know matter how old you are. We went on all the rides my favorite has to be Thunder mountain. The whole atmosphere of the place really puts you in a good mood. The parade was fab! you get to see all the Disney characters and everyone's dancing in the street. 

It wouldn't be right to leave Disney and not take a selfie with the main man himself! Mickey Mouse. Oh and of course purchase a pair of Minnie ears :)

Know breakfast is complete without a Mickey Mouse waffle. 

Just Disney being Disney! 

We went in July and boy was it hot! You need plenty of sun cream & keep drinking plenty of water. The sun was always shining it was bliss.

As we where there for two weeks and we pretty much did the theme parks every day. We decided to go to Clear water beach for the day. It was one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been to. The beach was that white and the sea that blue that you where completely blinded by it. Sunglasses are a must! We went to Hulk Hogans beach shop. Which Kieran is a massive fan. And luckily for him he bumped into him. And got a signed shirt and photo. Which Was a pretty cool moment. 

Of course this is a holiday of a life time so why not cruise around in style. So that's what we did. We hired a convertible Mustang for the whole 2 weeks. It was a beast of a car one of the best things we did whilst we where out there. Just look how sexy it is.

This is me in a wet suit just before we went swimming and snorkeling with the Manatees. We booked this trip before we went. What an incredible experience this was. They swim right underneath you and they are so cute. A baby one came right close to me. Also included in this trip was a air boat ride through the everglades where you could spot Crocodiles. It was so fast and you got soaked ha. The everglades are so peaceful. 

  

You must go to Disney Springs which is a big food and shopping place. This is where you will find a Sprinkles ATM machine. It was my mission whilst we where in Orlando to get a cupcake from the ATM. It is the coolest thing. You get to choose your flavor and watch the magic happen.

Literally we both had the time of our lifes. I have so many more photos but if I put them all on we would be here all year. Just thought it would maybe give some of you some ideas of what you can get up to if you plan on visiting Florida in the future. 

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Sammmii Ox 

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