Aloha! Yankee Candle have just announced the new fragrances for the start of 2016, and I am very excited! They have 2 new collections : My Serenity & Riviera Escape. So here's what's coming in each new collection!

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Peony

My Serenity

Moonlight

Lemongrass & Ginger

Available January 2016

Some lovely fresh sounding fragrances for Spring. Peony is top of my want list from this collection!

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Olive & Thyme 

Summer Peach

Riviera Escape 

Sea Salt & Sage

Available April 2016

As usual, Yankee have got some lovely sounding fragrances for Summer! I can't wait to try Summer Peach!

Image credit - Yankee Candle Worldwide

And for my US readers...here are the candles you can expect from Yankee in 2016! 

Strawberry Lemon Ice

Bakery Air

Catching Rays

Line Dried Cotton

Flowers in the Sun

I think I might have to import Bakery Air for my collection! It sounds delicious!

The countdown begins...

xxxx

TheSundayPost - 26th July

Aloha! Once again it's time for a Sunday Post! Where do the weeks go?! 

This week has actually been quite busy! So here is what I've been up to!

1- Monday brought the usual dread of having to go to work after a lazy weekend! Honestly, I don't think I'll ever enjoy Mondays! 

2- I got these flowers for a bargain 13p on Monday night though! I love a Tesco bargain!

3- On Tuesday it was my 23rd Birthday! Unfortunately I was at work, but I still had a nice day (once I left work haha!)

4- Meet Eric! He's my sponsor cat which Mikey set up for my birthday! We can't have a cat in our flat until we buy our own place so I'm paying for Eric's place in a shelter until he finds a forever home! #goodkarma

5 & 6 - Mmmm Cuckoo's Bakery! My mum bought me this banana and salted caramel cupcake as my birthday cake! It was hands down the best cake I've ever had. If you live in Edinburgh, you will find Cuckoo's on Dundas Street & in their new shop in Bruntsfield!

1- Birthday dinner! My birthday decided to fall before payday (helpful) so we had an austerity dinner and made our own Nando's! I have to say it was pretty authentic! 

2 - On Wednesday night I decided to go spend some of my birthday money! I was in desperate need of some new make up and decided to try the benefit counter! After a mini makeover, I decided to take the plunge and buy Porefessional & Hello Flawless! 

3- The rest of the week was a bit uneventful, so I was glad to see Friday (who doesn't love Friday?!)

4 - I was in Tesco (again) after work on Friday, and spied these in the frozen aisle! Who else remembers Maxibons! I was so delighted I bought 2 boxes which between the 2 of us we have demolished over the weekend! 

5 - Yup, more chocolate. This is a Reese's peanut butter Krispy Kreme doughnut! It was pretty delicious. 

6 - And finally, yesterday was National Tequila Day! We all know how obsessed with Mexico I am, so I had to celebrate with a bottle of tequila flavoured beer (or 4)! 

And now it's Sunday, the weekend is almost over and I'm preparing to go back to work tomorrow for my final week before I move on to my new challenge! 

Have a wonderful week! 

xxxx

What I got for my Birthday

Aloha! Tuesday (21st July), was my 23rd Birthday! I'm getting old! I thought I'd do a little post about some of the lovely gifts I received! I'm very lucky to have such generous family and friends!

So here are the gifts I received! 

Yankee Candle Butterfly Burner

Yankee Candle Easy Clean Jar Melts in Bahama Breeze, Sun & Sand, Pink Sands, Lavender Vanilla & Buttercream. All of these scents except Pink Sands are discontinued so I'm pretty impressed Mikey managed to get hold of them!

Village Candle Medium Jars in Summer Breeze & African Safari fragrances. 

I've heard many good things about Village Candle so I'm very excited to try these!

Sanctuary Spa Gift Set & Handmade floating flower candles

L'Occitane Gift Set

This was a gift from my lovely friend at work!

I'm excited to try these out! It's a brand I haven't tried before, so even better!

I bought these with some of the money I was given! 

I've used the same make up for years and decided it was time for a change! 

So far, I love them both!

Yankee Candle Plate

Yankee Candle Tarts in Citrus Tango, Vanilla Chai, Fruit Fusion, Black Plum Blossom & Beach Flowers

Yankee Candle Car Jars

Again I bought these with some of the money I got. My local Yankee Store have a sale on...can you tell?

And you can expect some haul posts, as I've got plenty of vouchers to spend too!

Woohoo!

So that was my birthday treats! I'm so lucky to have such generous family & friends!

xxx

TheSundayPost - 18th July

Aloha! I've been rather quiet again this week, for some reason I feel exhausted! Anyway, here is what I've been up to this week! 

I've been at work all week (boring!), so I treated myself to this hugeeee slice of chocolate tray bake. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this working full time malarkey! 

It is my birthday next week, but I'm working on the day so we've been celebrating this weekend! On Saturday we went to my all time favourite place, Pinto! I got an absolute feast! It was sooooo good! It's a must visit if you are in Edinburgh or Glasgow!

After our afternoon out in town, we went back to my mums house where she was having a few people over for drinks. Here is Smudge protecting his bottle of prosecco from any unwanted paws! 

Today I am nursing a slight hangover! Mikey is away golfing so I'm chilling out in Costa with a coffee, magazine, and a huge bit of carrot cake! I'm currently trying to build a short list of venues for our wedding, so if you know of anywhere good in Central Scotland give me a shout! 

Have a great week everyone! 

Xxx

TheSundayPost - 12th July

Aloha! I'm finally getting round to writing a Sunday post for a change! It's been a while but hopefully I now have a bit more time to get back on track with blogging!

So here is what I've been up to this week!

I've graduated!!! After what feels like the longest 4 years ever, I've finally got my law degree! Or should I say, both Mikey and I got our law degrees! I don't think I've ever mentioned it on here before, but we met each other in first year at uni after sitting next to each other in one of our classes. It was a lovely day, and I was so lucky to joined by both my grans! We had a fantastic feed afterwards too!

The rest of my week was spent at work :( 

On Thursday I handed my notice in! At the start of August I will be starting a new job as a trainee tax accountant! It's exactly the graduate job I was looking for and I was so lucky to get it! I'm really excited to get started!

This weekend has been rather a lazy one! We've spent most of the weekend in our house pottering about. Yesterday we ventured out to the local pub and sat in the beer garden for a little while. I've got a bit of an obsession with desperados lately after discovering I liked beer in Mexico! In fact, I'm drinking one right now whilst typing this! (Enjoy in Moderation guys!) 

So that's it! See you all on the other side of Monday! 

xxx

Recent Homeware Purchases

Aloha! As you will know, I've recently moved into a new house, which can only mean one thing...homeware shopping!!

Here is some of my recent purchases!

Clock - £3.99 B&M

We needed a kitchen clock, and as I have a coffee addiction, this one really appealed to me. And for a bargain £3.99, I can't complain!

Letter Holder - £3.99 B&M

Another B&M purchase. I've always got mail lying about my house so I decided I needed somewhere to keep it all together!

Storage basket - £3.99 B&M

Cookbook Stand - £2.49 Home Bargains

I'm using this storage basket to store all my yankee candle wax tarts in. They were in a glass jar before but I've ended up with so many that I was running out of room!

I was in desperate need of a cook book stand too. Thankfully I'm no longer having to prop my books up against the wall!

Yankee BlackCat Jar Holder - £12.99

Yankee BlackCat Jar Clinger - £2.99 

Granny Smith Yankee Candle - £19.99

Of course, I had to get a few home treats from Yankee Candle. The 2 black cat items were the 2 I was needing to complete the collection. I already have the burner and the tea light holder.

So that's everything I've bought so far. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come! 

xxx

EDN // The Glasshouse Hotel

Aloha! On the 9th May, Mikey and I had our annual end of year uni ball! Little did I know, he has booked us a night in the Glasshouse Hotel, a beautiful 5 star boutique hotel right in the heart of Edinburgh! For 160 years the hotel was a church, then in 2003, Marriott came along and turned it into a wonderful luxury hotel!

On arrival at the hotel, we were informed we had been upgraded to a suite!! And there were more surprises to come! We arrived at our room, where I found flowers, champagne, and an engagement ring!

But less about me, more about the hotel! 

Spacious room! I loved that there was a partition between the sitting area and the bed! And the bed was actually the comfiest bed I've ever slept in. I was so sad to have to get up the next morning! 

All the suites are named after Whiskeys, which is a pretty cool idea.

As you can see, our room looked out onto the rooftop garden, and had a little terrace area for sitting outside! Of course, being Scotland, it was raining on and off all day so you had to choose your moment well! 

I love having a bath in a hotel room. I have no idea why, but it feels extra luxurious when it's not your own home. I know, I'm strange.

Breakfast feast the next morning! We had to get room service because the room was too nice to leave! The breakfast was really good. You can't beat a good fry up after a night out!

And here we were right after getting engaged! This was on the rooftop terrace.

I should also mention the hotel bar! Aptly named the Snug, it's a really nice space to chill in, especially if you can get round the fire! The bar operates an honesty policy after 11pm, which means you can pour your own drinks as long as you fill out tab sheet as you go! 

Because we were in a suite, we were allowed a free whiskey each. I don't drink much whiskey so the hotel were kind enough to let me swap mine for a disaronno! 

If you are looking for a nice, luxury place to stay in Edinburgh city centre, I'd definitely recommend the Glasshouse! 

To book, or for more information, click here! 

xxx

Primark Haul

Aloha! It has been ages since I last did a Primark haul on here, so I thought I would do a little post about the bargains I have picked up lately! 

Sandals £12

I picked up these to wear to my graduation (which is tomorrow!) as I really didn't fancy attempting to walk in front of hundreds of people in stilettos! This is mainly because I'm still suffering slightly from breaking my toe in Mexico! These are dead comfy, and they are wide fit so hopefully my little feet will be okay in these all day!

Tote Bag £1.50

In Scotland we have to pay 5p for every carrier bag we use. When I saw this at the till, I had to get it. Obviously because it has a cat on it! Also because I'm saving the planet though! I keep this rolled up in my handbag so whenever I need to pop to the shops, I always have my own carrier bag!

Cardigan £5 (reduced from £10)

This was a pretty difficult item to get a photo of! It's a batwing style cardigan in quite a thin material so it would be suitable for wrapping around you on a chilly summer evening (or just every day if you live in Scotland!) I'll probably wear this to work as its easy to chuck on over a blouse and skirt!

Blouse £3 (reduced from £10)

Talking of blouses, I got this bargain one for every day work wear! I've just found out I've got a graduate job (woohoo!) so I'll need to start dressing more professionally! I also bought this in black, which was also only £3!

Dress £5 (reduced from £13)

How pretty is this dress! It would be lovely to wear to a wedding or a special occasion. I will probably end up wearing it as a work dress once I've found a blazer/cardigan to match it!

Nail Polish £1.50 

Earrings £1

My mum swears by this long wearing nail polish! At the moment, they only have it in 2 colours, this bright red and a hot pink. I was looking for a red one for my graduation so I was pretty happy with this! According to my mum, this is like having shellac on, and I actually noticed they had a gel effect top coat polish for just £1 if you really wanted to strengthen that effect! I've yet to try it, but I'll put up a post once I have! 

These earrings were purchased also to wear to graduation. I plan on wearing my hair down so there was just looking for a simple pair. At £1, I can't really complain with these!

Okay so this last purchase isn't actually from Primark...it's from H&M and was a bargain £5.99! It was such an impulse purchase but I can actually see me wearing it quite a lot! I have a whole wardrobe full of cat print items and I'm forever adding to it haha! 

So that's all my recent purchases from Primark (and one from H&M)! I'll probably be doing a little workwear haul soon as I prepare to start my new job, so look out for that! 

xxx

Bye June // Hello July

Aloha! June was a long, tiring and very busy month for me! So much has happened, and there are still some exciting things to come! So here is my monthly summary!

Right at the start of the month, we got the keys to our new flat! We've moved just outside Edinburgh as we can get more space for our money, and so far it's been great! Look out for some homeware posts as I spend some of the vouchers we got as engagement presents! 

The second weekend in June was the local racecourse's ladies day. I'd never been before and my mum and auntie have been talking about going for years! So this year we decided to get tickets! It was a good day out, despite it being possibly the coldest June day ever! This photo was taken in the limo (fancy, I know) as we dropped my auntie off. This is my little cousin Riley :) 

Then, I found out I'll be graduating with a 2:1 in law next week! Woohoo! I can't believe uni is actually over! It's been a long, but rewarding 4 years! 

Then I finished off the month doing what I do best...drinking cocktails! 

And now it is July! This month has some more exciting things in store, namely my birthday! As well as graduation, and some other big changes! 

Xxx