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May Favourites - Music, Beauty, Primark and More!

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all having a great May so far, I've just struggled back from B&Q with some compost and a few flowers, hoping to add a bit of colour to the front garden (wish me luck). Today, I thought I'd do a favourites post. I've seen people do these on Youtube, but I am not a fan of getting in front of the camera, so here are some things I've been loving from the past month.

Favourite Food

Ice lollies are back on the menu, even though the weather has been a bit miserable it's still warm enough for some iced treats and I've found something new and yummy. Fruit Pastilles Froots from Rowntree are round circles of yum, I'm not a big fan of traditional ice cream, but I love sorbet so these are perfect for me. You get a raspberry sorbet centre, lemon and lime ice cream, and then either an orange or blackcurrant coating.

Favourite TV Programme

This is a tough one as most of the things I have been watching have been my usuals, such as Pointless, Eastenders, and Neighbours, so I'd have to say my favourite is the new series of The Durrells. The characters in this show are just so out there, and completely dysfunctional as a family. The script has been written so there are plenty of laughs and the silly moments are quite entertaining. I've yet to read it, but the after the first series I bought the book 'My Family And Other Animals', I love the idea of someone using their passion for wildlife to set up a zoo way back then, and it makes Sunday TV so much better.

Favourite Beauty Product

I think Lancôme's Energie De Vie Liquid Moisturiser gets my vote this month. It goes on like a serum. I have been bought or tried a fair few body butters, creams, moisturisers etc. and I've put them on and not really noticed much difference between them, unless one is thicker, or another irritates my skin, but nothing really that stood out, until now. I couldn't tell you what it is about this product, but it goes on well, and feels really nice on, and my skin was noticeably refreshed afterwards. It was really nice to use, but was only a small sample size, that has just run out!

Favourite Purchase

I haven't really bought that much recently apart from essentials, and stuff I don't need from Sainsburys when I needed lunch inspiration, but I love my new top from Primark - They have some gems in there sometimes in their Disney range, and this just jumped out at me. I love the colours and style, it fits really nice, and the Mickey Mouse head ice cream is a really cute idea.

Sorry this post is a bit late, but I hope you enjoyed reading. What are your favourites at the moment? Any beauty buys or stationery bargains to share? I'd love to hear your suggestions.

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