Tesco Magazine Sent Us on A Great Family Road Trip

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At the beginning of the summer, Tesco Magazine asked me to take my family on a Great Family Roadtrip, a campaign they are promoting all summer to encourage families to explore their surroundings, and further afield. 

I already shared with you here our stay in the Bushmills Inn, but you can read my blog for Tesco Magazine on their site here. 

I'll be sharing more photos from our adventures in the next few weeks, now that the blog is live over there. 

You can also use their Roadtrip planner, wherever you are in the UK. 

Dare You Stick Your Toes in these Slippeez Shark Slippers?

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Find-me-a-gift.co.uk are currently stocking these super cool animated kids' slippers. We chose the Slippeez Shark, with glow in the dark eyes and snapping jaw action. There are also zebras, cats and a dinosaur to choose from.

They cost £14.99 a pair and come in a variety of sizes. Check out how they move in my Vine video. 

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 £14.99

Paper Lampshades, Serious Nostalgia

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When I was little I had a paper lampshade of a hot air balloon. I can still picture it, blue with a rainbow on the side. This Spaceboy paper lampshade from DotCom Gift Shop seems to be a hit with my son. We've put it up in his room and the verdict is,  "that's sooooo cool".

 

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Vintage Tins Galore

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DotCom Giftshop sent me these gorgeous cake tins which are spot on for my vintage kitchen. Their sets of round tins are £12.95 and they also have various sizes & shapes of retro tins to choose from. 

I totally love the metal tins filled with quirky plasters, they are only £3.95

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 £3.95

 £3.95

magnetic shopping list to match my cake tins £3.95

magnetic shopping list to match my cake tins £3.95

My Parma Violets Inspired Lloyds Pharmacy Haul

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I've been after a scent that smells like Parma Violet sweets for a while, and tried a few eBay handmade perfume oils, but they weren't what I was looking for. I did a bit of research on fragrance blogs and the noses pointed towards YSL Parisienne being a close match. 

Lloyds Pharmacy had invited me to browse their beauty and make-up section on their online store, so I picked out a bottle in their fragrance sale. It was £33.99 instead of £49.99, not bad! There's also free shipping if you spend over £35.

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It definitely has notes of Parma Violets (notes! Get me, the perfume blogger over here!) but isn't quite sweet enough to seal the deal and become my life long fragrance.  

I picked out some other violet themed beauty items, Nivea's Double Effect spray & roll on deodorants, and a cute little Max Factor Mini Nail Polish. Why not see if your favourite perfume is on offer?

I Want The Finest Silks Known To Mankind!

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Lush Scarves is the go-to for beautiful, 100% silk and hand embroidered scarves. I've dozens of retro print scarves, but I always get drawn to buying the mad patterns and then realise they clash with my mad patterned outfit. Lush Scarves gave me this daffodil, ray of sunshine, square, silk scarf to review.

The colour is so zingy, and will brighten up my winter wardrobe, I also think wearing it with denims would be a great match.  it's about four times larger than other square scarves I own making it very versatile. Lush Scarves have it in a rainbow of colours alongside other designs. Get accessorising.

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