January Beauty Favourites

 Hello everyone todays blog is going to be the first in a new series of favourites on my blog which I'll try and do every month, and maybe later on through the year I'll push the boat out to all my favourites instead of just beauty if that's what you guys would like to see. All of these products are based on my opinion and this post is not sponsored, if your interested in anything I have talked about there will be a link to where you can get it, and be careful you are not allergic to anything before you use it. Now thats out of the way here are the things I've been loving throughout January.

Mini Tangle Teezer:
Not only does this bush my hair with limited pain it has a lid on the bottom so you can pop it in your bag without anything getting stuck to it. It's really easy to hold and quite a bit smaller than a normal tangle teaser which is another reason I love it. Plus that pattern on it is really cute and unique. 

You can get on the Tangle Teezer Website for £13.50

Body Shop Mango Hand Cream:
My hands get really dry especially around this time of year and this has saved my hands and made them feels so soft and smooth. Plus it smells so amazing and the smell actually lasts a long time. 

You can get this on the Body Shop website for £4

Barry M Quick Dry Nail Polish:
I choose the colour Pit Stop and keep finding my self constantly using it. When it comes to nail painting I am quite inpatient so this is perfect for me, it dries so quickly and gives a really nice finish they also have so many other colours in the range I just thought this was such a lovely colour for winter. 

You can get this on the Barry M website for £3.99

Benefit Hoola Nude Lip Gloss:
I did get this for Christmas in a set so mine is slightly smaller than the normal ones. I love this because although it's nude it makes your lips look so lovely and glossy and adds a small simmery tint. Also, it smells quite nice ( obviously don't eat it ) but altogether it's a super nice quality product.
 

You can get this on the Benefit website for £14.50 (that'll be a bigger size than the one above) 

Sweet Mint EOS:
I've heard mixed reviews from EOS so I tried them out and personally I really like them. My favourite was sweet mint because I love mint and it made my lips tingle slightly. Although I loved this one there are so many other flavours to choose from.

 
You can get this on the EOS website for $3.29

French Connection Moisuriser: 
Again, I got this for christmas but have been using it throughout January To make sure my skin stay moisurised through winter. This smells unlike any other moisuriser and it smells amazing. Also it soaks into my skin really quickly leaving it feeling super smooth.
 

You can get this on the Boots website website for £3.60 ( however I could not find this on the French Connection website and this is in a set very similar to the one I got and personally all the products where so lovely)

Benefit They're Real Mascara:
I have been using this mascara for almost a year and it's my absolute favourite, I like it because I find it easy to use and easy to cover all your eye lashes. Although this mascara costs a little more it's does last a long time, mine old one lasted for over ten months.
   

You can get this on the Benfit website for £19.50

Simple Eye Cream:
This is the first eye cream I've ever used but I have noticed results where my under eye circles have been looking brighter with less dark tones. It also makes my eyes feel more awake in the mornings.

You can get this on the Simple website for £4.99 

Hope you enjoyed this blog and maybe I'll do one each month. Remember be careful before buying any products just in case your allergic. See you on Wednesday for another blog!

Lyeira  

Caramel and Fudge Cupcakes

Hello everyone todays post is possibly the best cupcake recipe ever, and trust me I've tried alot.
These cupcakes are caramel flavoured with fugde pieces inside and salted carmel buttercream. These are honestly so good and no that sickly.

You Will Need:

For the cupcakes:

• 115g Unsalted Butter
• 115g Self Raising Flour
• 115g Caster Sugar
•  2 Medium Eggs
• 2 tsp Caramel Flavouring
• 50g Mini Fudge Pieces

For the buttercream:

• 100g Icing Sugar
• 50g Unsalted Butter
• 2 tsp Caramel Flavoring
• Pinch of Salt

Method:

• Preheat your oven to 180 (fan) (gas mark 6/ 200C)
• make your batter using the creaming method (if you would like the full break down of ingredients Click Here.  Although don't add the vanilla extract but the caramel flavouring instead.
• add in your fudge pieces.
• pop your cupcakes in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes and then leave them to cool for a further 10 - 15 minutes.
• make your buttercream by mixing the icing sugar and butter together until creamy.
• mix the caramel flavouring and salted in a small bowl and then slowly add to the mix tasting along the way.
• ice the cupcakes and decorate with a couple more fudge pieces.
• enjoy your amazingly delicious cupcakes!

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you on Sunday for another post!

Lyeira
 

DIY New Room Decor

 Hello everyone and welcome back to bundle of chatter. I love DIY's and I think these two DIY's are so adorable and they where so easy to make for not a massive cost at all. I made some bunting and some really adorable and customisable signs.

You Will Need:

• A hot glue gun / strong glue or sellotape
• scrap booking paper
• Ruler
• Pencil 
• Scissors
• Access to the Internet and a printer (optional)

Method (for the bunting):

•  Make lots of little triangles, try to make sure they are the same size though, this takes a bit of time but is definitely worth it. Mine where 9.5cm in height and 10cm across the top but you can make them what ever size you want.

• Measure out some twine or ribbon so all your triangles will fit on it with some left over so you can hang it up.

 

• Stick all your triangles down to your ribbon / twine leaving a small gap between each.

 

• Hang up your bunting and admire your work.

Method (for the sign):

• Find a quote of image online that you like, here are the ones I used: (or you could make your own)
•  http://favim.com/image/878355/
• https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/233182021/stay-weird-typography-poster-brush 
• Print out your quote and cut it out.
• Stick it to some scrapbook paper and cut that out too making the border whatever thickness you'd like.
• Stick some twine to the back so you can hang it up.
• Display it proudly on your wall; here are the ones I made:

 I hoped you enjoyed this post as much as I loved making every and make sure to come back on Wednesday for a recipe!

Lyeira

Winter Night Time Pamper Routine

 Hello everyone and welcome back, today's blog is a collaboration with a good friend of mine who is thinking about starting a blog soon. We both thought, as it's winter time, to shown you our pamper routines as pampering is something a lot of us forget to do. Please note these ideas for pampering yourself are our personal preference. 

Baths - baths are perfect way to relax and have a little time to yourself. We love using lush bath bombs as they are completely natural and smell amazing here are a few links to our favourites:

Frozen

Intergalactic

Avobath

Butterball

If up you don't like bath bombs a bubble bath is also a great way to relax. 

Face masks - face masks can be used in the bath and make your skin look and feel great. Please just be weary buying them if you have any allergies or sensitive skin. My friend has sensitive skin and simple works for her. Personally I love self heating face masks as they feel lovely on the skin.

Hair masks - we discovered these a couple months and found them great to make our hair smooth and silky. They are used instead of a conditioner and may seem like a faff as you have to wash your hair, apply it, wait a few minutes and then wash it out but in our opinion it was worth it

Candles - there is such a massive range of candles so we couldn't pick our favourites. Candles give warmth to our rooms and can make us feel really cosy.

Exfoliating - personally I love exfoliating because it cleanses your skin and gets rid of the dry skin leaving it smooth and soft.

Moisturisers - after getting out the bath we love moisturing because it looks after your skin and stops it drying out in the cold weather.

Snuggle sock and comfy clothes - it's important to be comfortable and what better time than after a warm bath we also thought climbing into clean sheets is the perfect end to a tiring day.

Hot chocolate - this is the perfect way to treat yourself after your pamper routine snuggled up with a great movie. 

Chocolate Bark Snack

 Hello everyone and today I will be showing you how to make bark thins which are a healthy snack, also this a collaboration with a friend of mine, I'll leave a link to their blog at the end so definitely check them out as they have an amazing blog.

You may be asking what a bark thin actually is and basically it is a thin piece of chocolate with different ingredients on top. We used dark chocolate as it is healthier than milk or white chocolate and it is good for your heart. 

First of all we melted down two and a half bars of dark chocolate and then poured it into two circular cake pans, we made one thicker than the other as the ingredients where different. 

Into the thicker chocolate we popped in some strawberry slices and banana slices and in the second, the thinner one, we sprinkled mixed seeds and dried cranberries onto it and then sprinkled a bit more chocolate over each one to make it look better.

  Next we left in the freezer for a couple hours until it was completely set and then broke it up into smaller pieces, put into little bags, and put back into the freezer until you want to eat them.

 That's it a super easy snack that can be made super easily and personalised to your tastes and frozen for a relatively long time which is great for a snack on the go or especially if you have a sweet tooth and are trying to be healthy in the new year. Thanks for reading and come back soon for another blog.

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Lyeira

Black Forest Gateau Cake

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I'm so excited for todays blog as it's is a recipe for a four layered cake. For this recipe I made two cakes and sliced them both in half (one layer went a bit wrong so I only had three layers). I then filled each layer with whipped cream, chocolate gauche and cherries. This uses two 6 inch round pans.

You Will Need:

For The Cakes:

• 195g Caster Sugar
• 195g Unsalted Butter
• 3 Eggs
• 30g Cocoa Powder
• 30ml Warm Water 
• 280g Self Raising Flour

For The Filling:

• 200ml Whipped Cream / Single Cream 
• Cherries / cherries in kirsch (which has some alcohol in it so just beware)
• 150g dark chocolate

Method:

• Preheat your oven to 180 (fan) (gas mark 6 / 200C)
• Cream together your butter and sugar and then slowly add one egg at a time.
• whisk together your warm water and coco powder making sure there is no lumps.
• Add in your flour and chocolate mixture alternatively starting and ending with flour.

 

• Once you have greased your tins pour in an equal amount into each and bake for 20 - 30 minutes.
• When they are cooked leave them to cool completely in their pans for approximately 30 minutes.

• If you are using single cream whisk it until stiff peaks form.
• melt your dark chocolate and leave to cool without it setting.

  

• mix 50 ml of cream with your dark chocolate and there is your chocolate gauche!
• when your cakes have cooled remove them from their tins, slice off the dome on top so you have a flat cake and then slice in half, repeat this step for the other cake.
• spread some cream onto your first layers, then add the sliced cherries or cherries in kirsch and then drizzle over your chocolate gauche, next, place your 2nd layer carefully on top. Repeat this step for the other layers.

•   finish by dusting some icing sugar over it and drizzling some gauche if you have any left, and enjoy!

Hope you liked this recipe I loved making it, it was super delious and not too difficult to make! See you next time!

Lyeira