Sainsbury's Candles. Review.

Candles...

What is it about them? Is it seeing the flame flickering or the scent or just the feeling you get when you light a candle and you feel calm and relaxed that makes them so great? I don't know? 

There are ALOT of different candles out there some being a lot more popular than others. But have you ever noticed with some of the more popular brands the candles don't actually last that long and even when they do the scent can tend to vanish?.. 

There are a couple of candles that I am completely in LOVE with! They can be so so so relaxing so I thought I would share them with you:)

These three candles are all from Sainsbury's Supermarket.

1. Orchid and Sweet Coconut. 

This candle is so soothing and calming. It's truly beautiful! The candle describes itself as 'A sweet coconut fragrance layered with lush orchid, bamboo and a hint of citrus'

I'm not usually a fan of the scent of coconut. I find it to be quite sickly and I just really don't like it. So when I first got a whiff of this candle I was surprised at how quickly I fell in love with it. I have purchased so many of them but the scent just lasts throughout the whole of the candle and they last for ages aswell. I would highly recommend this candle 100% I don't even know how to describe the scent apart from saying its sweet but not too sweet and you just kinda want to eat it haha.

Okay so yes these next two are Christmas candles and for that I do apologise...

2. Christmas Tree.

I am a MASSIVE fan of Christmas, it is my absolute fav time of the year but unfortunately the candles aren't great in my opinion. They are either way too sweet and they just smell sickly or they smell way to strong of cinnamon. But one main thing I notice about them is they don't actually smell like what they are supposed to most of the time. This one however is absolutely gorgeous! It doesn't even need to be lit for you to smell it but when you light it oh my! You know the smell when you get the christmas tree in the house for the first time. The smell of the needles or if you have a fake tree when you get it out the box alot of the time when you are separating the branches you'll find this scent. It is amazing and when I feel slightly down I will find myself lighting this candle just because it is such a christmas scent and its so beautiful.

3. Christmas Spice.

As I said before usually Christmas Spice is way too over powering as just burns the inside of my nose or I choke haha but I actually find this candle to be just the right mix of all christmas scents. It has a hint of cinnamon but it also has hints of orange and it also has a slight scent of christmas tree aswell. Usually when I light candles I will only have the one candle it at a time and I did that the first few times with these two christmas candles but the scent of them both were so amazing I thought I'd try them both together and they make such a great pair. When they are both lit together the scent will fill your house and it makes it feel and smell so warm and it truly just smells amazing and like christmas. 

I find certain things and smells can relax me instantly. Christmas is a massive calming time for me and I love all things to do with christmas. If I have a sick day or I'm really not feeling great at all I will just whack on a christmas film or even just light a candle and relax and I instantly feel better and calmer. 

All these three candles are beautiful and smell amazing and I highly recommend them all.

They are all candles from Sainsbury's and they are great the only downfall are they are so amazing you might have to buy quite a few haha.

Product Review. Aveeno Moisturising Cream.

Okay so start with I should probably write about my skin type.

I have dry sensitive skin on my face. With certain products my face will burn and it can be that bad that my skin will peel off and I wont be able to put any product on my face at all.

Aveeno is a cream designed to hydrate and to soothe the skin. It is mainly used for dry skin and Eczema  prone skin. It is a product that is suitable for all skin types.

When I don't use any product on my face my skin will go all tight and sore, it will also begin to crack and then the skin (mainly on my cheeks) will start to peel off. It's painful and it hurts to even wash with water. 

With other creams it wouldn't have any effect with my skin it would just layer over it and I would end up having to put the cream on my face and scratch my the dead cracked skin off. This was painful and made my cheeks bright red but I had to do it with every product I used. 

When I used Aveeno for the first time I was skeptical as I had tried so many products that claim they are good for sensitive dry skin.

But...

When I first put the cream on it sunk straight into my skin and my skin immediately felt soft and smooth. Well compared to how it was before after I put cream on. In the morning after I had cleansed my face I used the cream again and I noticed a massive difference, my skin wasn't as flaky and the redness had gone down. My skin wasn't too sore to touch and to top it all of the cream didn't burn as I put it on. YAY!

After using the cream for two weeks my skin was pretty much perfect and just how I wanted it to be. It wasn't sore, my skin was extremely soft and I genuinely felt so much better using it. 

I have currently been using Aveeno cream for about 2 years now and I can honestly say I don't even feel any need to try any other type of creams, I don't need to add alot of products to my face to feel like my skin is getting everything it needs. My makeup applies alot smoother and easier now my dry skin has cleared up.

Before when I wore foundation my I was so conscious that all you could see was my dry skin underneath it looked like scales and ew it was horrible I hated it but now I am so much happier and I can even leave my house without any foundation or concealer on because I know that my skin actually looks nice now.

Aveeno definitely gets a massive tick in my books!

If you would like to read more about Aveeno or buy some then this is their main website.  UK SITE: http://www.aveeno.co.uk/ 

They also sell this product in shops like Superdrug and Boots and they also sell it in Pharmacy's. This product can also be prescribed by a doctor if they feel your skin is bad enough for it.

Big Changes.

So, Big Changes.. Big changes are petrifying but we all need them.

If we didn't have changes we'd never grow and become this person that we're really supposed to be.

To someone going through some sort of mental health illness a thing as 'simple' as making sure you get out of bed in the morning and even getting dressed out of your jammies. To some people that's like a normal thing but when you feel so hopeless and down it feels like you don't need to do these things because there is no point in starting a day that'll end the same as all the others. Am I right?..

Well the sad truth is just something as simple as that small task is a massive thing for some people to do.

So by big changes I don't mean to do something that is that terrifying that you go back a few steps I mean start small. Them small changes that you start to make will actually be bigger than anything because you need them first small steps to be able to move anywhere.

So if today you're thinking about getting out of bed tomorrow and getting ready to just go outside and sit in your garden for abit and then stay out of bed for the day and even opening the curtain/blinds then that's something. Just try and make sure that you don't just leave it as a thought. When you have no energy or you have a lack of motivation push yourself just a little bit, you'll find just putting yourself into a slight routine will actually make a difference. A days go on you'll find it easier to get out of bed and easier to be able to not just go in your garden. You'll find it'll probably not be as much of a struggle to even go to your corner shop.

Its all in you. 

You can all do it. 

Just take the time to believe in yourself and you'll be able to do these things.

Big changes are different to everyone what may be small to some can be gigantic to others.

'We can't control all in life... but what we can do is look ahead and dictate where we go next' - Demi Lovato Staying Strong 365 Days A Year.