Spooky Shopper UK Instagram Tracks The Coolest Halloween Buys Daily

Hello again! I have been busy over on Instagram on my newest profile SpookyShopperUK where I post daily tonnes of online and in-store updates of autumn and Halloween products available to buy in the U.K.

I share homeware, clothing, jewellery, decorations, and will share food closer to the time when shops will start stocking halloween themed food and drink.

So far it’s the beginning of August and I’ve been able share 2023 items from Tk Maxx, Next, Loungefly, George at Asda and SHEIN.

If you are a Halloween fan like myself, give me a follow over there! @spookyshopperuk

Sushi King Restaurant Opens in Bangor, Northern Ireland

I’m somewhat retired from blogging these days, but I have to pop back in when something that really catches my eye. Bangor hasn’t had anywhere where you could get fresh sushi, and I almost crashed the car with excitement when I was whizzing down Abbey Street two weeks ago, and saw a big sign saying “Sushi King” on one of the shop fronts.

I looked them up and found them on Facebook, and when I found out they were opening this morning I was down there at opening time! The staff were so lovely, and the menu is very affordable. I got the dragon rolls, and they were perfect, so yummy.

I’m going to be working my way through their extensive menu for my lunches. You can sit in, they have a little seating area, or you can order for pick up or delivery on the Bangor Eats website and app.

The Cosiest Women’s Pyjamas for Christmas 2022

There are so many cute pyjama sets available for snuggling up this Christmas. I was inspired to put together this post after buying this Cosy Home Christmas pair for myself in Sainsbury’s.

There are many more sets on offer, with the full range of Sainsbury’s women’s pyjamas linked here.

My next pick of pyjamas is from George at Asda. I absolutely love the ‘traditional Christmas’ red and green tartan jammies, but I have my eye on the Navy Snow Globe print pair to buy for myself. They also have Elf themed sleepwear, as their Christmas Ad features scenes from the UK’s official favourite festive movie.

If you are looking for matching family sets of sleepwear, you can also buy them at George, and they have a Black Friday deal currently where you get 20% off if you spend £25 or more.

If it’s matching family jammies you are after, there’s a very cute Disney set available on Amazon in sizes for all the family.

They also have matching Grinch ‘Merry Grinchmas’ pyjamas, and Festive Dinosaur Family Pyjamas, with a set that will fit your doggy too!

5 Unusual Advent Calendars for Christmas 2022

I love advent calendars for grown-ups, the crazier the better, so I’ve gathered together a selection of the most unusual that Amazon has to offer.

First is the Chuckling Cheese Advent Calendar, with 24 windows of flavours like chive, Mexican chilli, caramelised onion, and best of all Christmas pudding flavour! They even have mini six jars of chutney, and six of crackers (the edible kind).

Foodies will also love the Herbs & Spices Advent Calendar, with 24 different tastes from around the world. There’s a garlic lover’s steak rub, Smokey salt, lemon salt, and pizza seasoning, plus many more. Great for spicing up the turkey leftovers, and experimenting with new flavours into January 2023.

Looking ahead to the new year again, how about this Gardener’s Seed Advent Calendar, for the green fingered among us? It has 24 varieties of seeds with just about every vegetable you could imagine to set you up for your own little edible garden. It’s a calendar you can enjoy the year through, planting early in 2023 and reaping the rewards in summer and autumn.

The next one is a theme I haven’t seen in years before, a puzzle advent calendar! The Hidden Games Professor Charlie’s World Tour Advent Calendar will keep you amused throughout December. With clues hidden in daily letters, you and the family have to solve his disappearance. Suitable for ages 14 and up, I think this is a very clever idea for the countdown to Christmas.

Lastly, this one I just adore! The Coppenrath Vintage Gramophone Advent Calendar. Made in Germany, this completely unique gift is a pocket-sized gramaphone, with 24 little discs for every day until Christmas Eve. The vinyls are of course, Christmas songs, and would be a beautiful decoration to bring out yearly and make part of your family’s holiday tradition.

Die Hard Advent Calendar, Hans Gruber Falling From Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Countdown

We all agree that Die Hard IS a Christmas movie, and what a way to countdown to the special day than with the Die Hard Wooden Advent Calendar!

For just £9.99 (& free postage!) on Amazon you can own your own delightful diorama of Nakatomi Tower, and move a falling Hans Gruber down the building as you near Christmas Day.

I love gifting advent calendars, with beauty items or scented candles, and always have one for myself, but this one I just had to have as a returning yearly decoration.

Disney Halloween Countdown ‘Advent’ Calendars

A few years ago I found a cute, little paper Halloween ‘advent’ calendar on Amazon. It was a US import, and was like the chocolate-less, picture advent calendars from the 80s and 90s.

It was cool, but then last Halloween when browsing the Disney Store I spied this 3D countdown calendar, and grabbed one after October in the sale.

For 2022 they have a new design for the Mickey & Minnie countdown (shown below), plus a Nightmare Before Christmas design one too.

Speaking of Christmas, they also have a festive version to buy now, but with it priced at £45 each, I think I’ll be bookmarking it for the January sales!

Halloween 2022- Mid-September Round Up Of Fun Finds

I’ve been picking up autumn bits and bobs since July! TK Maxx had the first Halloween items in stores from the first week of the summer. Of course I love this, and this is a post to share some things I’ve spotted this week, mid-September 2022.

The first is this cute pair of Pumpkin Spice Latte pyjamas from George at Asda. They even have scented candles on them, so it’s a very ‘me’ pair of jammies.

George always have a fantastic range of Halloween pyjamas, if you scroll down you will see a post I did earlier of this year’s matching family pairs.

Next up is this Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Glow in the Dark nail polish, in the colour ‘Ghosted’. It costs £4.99 and I found it in my local Boots. It’s also available online.

It’s very translucent when applied, so I ended up putting in on as a top coat over another colour when I saw how see-through it was going to be. It does glow in the dark, I tried it out last night!

One downside, it has a peculiar smell. I don’t know if it’s Sally Hansen’s formula, as I haven’t bought a varnish from this brand in years, or if it’s the glow in the dark element, but it does have a weird whiff about it.

Finally for this week, I was delighted to find that Yankee Candle U.K. have released a Halloween scent for 2022.

Witches’ Brew has a beautifully sweet patchouli scent which I am very keen on. I loved the old Yankee Candle Patchouli candle that was discontinued, and that is wildly expensive to try to buy on eBay, so I will be stocking up on this fragrance.

I bought mine from Temptation Gifts where it was on offer for £22.39. It is currently out of stock there, but you can add your email to be notified when it’s back in stock to purchase. It’s also available on the Yankee Candle U.K. site, but I haven’t spotted it in their physical stores as yet,

Instant Pumpkin Spice Lattes At Home On Tap, With Califia Farms Cold Brew

If like me you struggle to make a pumpkin spice latte at home that rivals Starbucks, Califia Farms have you covered! Their brand new cold brew flavour for autumn 2022 is Pumpkin Spice with Almond. It’s vegan, so everyone can try a mug! I even heated mine up and added some Asda chocolate spray cream on top to make it extra fancy.

It is available now in selected Asda stores, and will also be in Sainsbury’s soon too. If you are in Northern Ireland, selected Spar stores are stocking it in their chilled aisle. There it’s just £2.50 for a 750ml bottle, cheaper than a single, coffee chain, pumpkin spice latte!

If pumpkin spice isn’t your thing, they also have a range of other flavours year round. I spotted on the US Califia Farms website that they have seasonal varieties for Christmas too, including Peppermint Mocha and Holiday Nog (eggnog). Hoping these reach our shores this December too.