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Would you like some decadent looking photos of delicious dark chocolate? Then you're in the right place. A recent trip to Aldi saw this yummy bar of Moser Roth chocolate jump into my hand and I had to blog about it. The packaging, the mousse, and the chance to get Pinterest-y were too much to resist! This is not your regular dark chocolate which stands around 66% (Bourneville e.g.), this is super dark at 85% cocoa; t he chocolate mousse and orange syrup flavour inside make it just this side of bitter. This isn't the kind of chocolate you absentmindedly chew on when you have a sugar craving, it's more like a full bodied red wine or rich roast coffee; something to savour, enjoy slowly and, yes, it is rather an acquired taste to our 21st century, sugar-addicted tastebuds! I discovered Moser Roth as a cheaper alternative to Green & Blacks (which is getting quite extortionate IMO), and I love it! It has such a huge choice of flavours and is absolutely delicious.  My f...

Hi! So, most women have cellulite and most shops have a whole shelf of products to cure it. There are DIYs on YouTube involving coffee grounds and even caffeinated tights! No matter how many preventative measures you take there is only one way to get rid of it...  Click here to find out the causes of cellulite in Cellulite PT1: What is Cellulite? Now we know what causes it we can move on to jiggling those little fat cells around and making sure they do their job properly! Once cellulite has arrived there's only one way to get rid of it - Massage. Techniques You want to spend a good amount of time massaging it away - at least 5 minutes on each leg if you decide to do it 1-2 times a week.  Our local beauty salon spend an hour on this treatment, so don't undercut the clock! If you plan to do it nightly, 2-4 minutes on each leg does the trick. The tools You can just use your knuckles and some massage oil but you soon get tired! Happily, there are a variety of tools out the...

Cellulite is not caused by storing too much body fat, it's actually something much different. Anybody can have cellulite, even if you're a marathon runner with less than 5% body fat, why?  To skip the 'whys' click here for Cellulite PT2: There's only one way to get rid of cellulite, Or read on to get a clearer idea of what cellulite is. Cellulite happens when our fat cells (only women, not men) store fat unevenly. This uneven fat storage results in big bulging fat cells and little squished up fat cells which in turn make the dimples on our thighs. Why is the fat stored unevenly? Toxins; sugar, alcohol, caffeine, inactivity, too much sitting, not enough water. So basically, if you drink coffee every morning followed by hours of sitting down with a couple of sugary snacks then some alcohol in the evening and little - no water intake , you're a prime target for cellulite! (I think most of us are guilty of at least some of these!) To get rid of the c...

When you get into the world of blogging, as a blogger or a reader, you very quickly realise how positive the blogging world is . I don't mean to say that everyone who writes a blog has a charmed, wonderful life - we don't, but the posts they choose to write are almost always positive. Even when the topics aren't, there's always a silver lining running through; gaining strength, turning things around, staying hopeful, finding inspiration. Over the last year when life has looked bleak, I've been really thankful to have access to that positive world. I started blogging in August 2014 after enjoying so many of the other great (usually girly) blogs out there. Once you start writing and promoting, you find yourself engaging with other bloggers, noticing their tweets, commenting on posts and discovering that there are literally hundreds of us all over the world! I follow bloggers in France, America, Canada, Portugal, Ireland and of course back home in little old Bligh...

As we all know, the best colour in the whole wide world ever is Yellow - not just any Yellow; bona fide, cheerful, happy, Sunshine Yellow! (with Primrose Yellow and Lemon Yellow in joint second!). However, I don't know what it is but it's very difficult to wear yellow on your nails . A full yellow nail just never looked quite right until I adapted this tutorial by Bubzbeauty to create my favourite, wearable summery yellow manicure. For another great summer manicure, look at my   Ice-cream, Pastel, Polka Dot nails! 1. If your nails are stained (mine often are!) apply a sheer pinky/peach colour a la french manicure or just a top coat . 2. Grab your polish and make the first swish using the tip of the brush - the narrower the brush, the more control. Then make the 2nd and 3rd swishes starting them a little higher up the nail to give a diagonal effect. Stick with just 3 swishes - apparently it's a well followed rule in design that odd numbers always look better tha...