Hello lovelies-if you are popping over from the ITWBN Christmas part weclome!!

Today we have a quick post for some last minute gift ideas perfect for the girl in your life!! No matter what age you are buying for Cocoa Brown and Pixy Natural have fabulous gift ideas that you can pick up in their stockists before the big day....

Here at #eal we love Cocoa Brown and its the perfect gift or stocking filler for teenagers up to any age really-for anyone who fancies a bit of pampering and who likes a bit of colour especially on these colder winter days...

Happy #ealfestive2014 lovelies! We are back today with another FAB idea for Christmas presents for all of us who still have a few people to buy for on our lists...

We were sent this gorgeous gift set from Nia Natural Beauty to try out and we have to say this is a super gift for anyone and also great value-perfect for anyone trying to stick to a budget this year. We have reviewed some of the Nia range before and both of us were very impressed with the results-you can see our other review HERE



The lovely Celia from Nia sent us the intensive gift set RRP €20!! Inside the cute gift bag you get intensive body balm, intensive shower mousse, intensive body scrub and intensive restoring facial moisturising balm. There are other Nia gift sets available online to suit any budget-you can check them out HERE

Aideen says:

From the gift set I tried out the intensive shower mousse and also the intensive facial cream-which I had tried out for our previous review but have since run out of so I was so delighted to get some more.

I was dying to try out the shower mousse and really enjoyed this product-it smells so good and leaves your skin silky soft especially anywhere dry like the knees or elbows!! The smell really lasts on the skin and is so refreshing....A must buy for anyone who suffers from dry skin.

As I have said I had already tried out the facial cream but since our last post I have run out...this cream is a winter essential. The cold weather is so harsh on the skin and leaves us all with dry rough patches-even my daughter (4) has little dry patches so I have been using the cream on her too. The nice light scent makes it perfect for all the family to use.

Emily says:



Thanks so much Celia and all at Nia,
Emily & Aideen

Hello lovelies we are kicking off our #ealfestive2014 posts with this one all about these delicious candles we received from Max Benjamin to review.

The candles are from the new 'Tea Collection' by Max Benjamin and are perfect little treats for Christmas. There are five mouth watering flavours-Assam & Lemon, Lime flower & Lavender, Raspberry & Ginseng, Serene Jasmine and Victorian Earl Grey.... We have had the pleasure of getting to smell both the Raspberry & Ginseng and Victorian Earl Grey here at #ealhq and they are fantastic!!

The candles come very attractively packaged in a lidded tin which is similar to a tea caddy. The tin itself is very pretty with its duck egg colouring and luxurious gold detailing-gold details are HUGE right now and it adds a very nice touch to the packaging.

As we are talking all things Christmas this month on EALoves we have to say at €15 these are perfect for Secret Santa, teachers, stocking fillers and also just as a treat for yourself of course!!

AIDEEN:


So my candle was the Raspberry and Ginseng available HERE. I was the lucky one who got to open the package from Max Benjamin and was immediately impressed by the candle packaging...I love love LOVE duck egg blue and gold and it looked so fancy. I could not wait to light my candle to really release the scent and I have to say it smelled good enough to eat or should I say drink seen as they are tea themed! The price point is perfect for these candles and the recipient would certainly know they were receiving a little piece of luxury. I now have the Lime flower & Lavender candle firmly on my wish list.

EMILY:







The Max Benjamin 'Tea Collection' candles are also available from Arnotts, House of Fraiser, Kilkenny, Avoca, Meadows & Byrne and Carrig Donn.

Emily & Aideen x