Friday Favourites - Winter Fashion

Here at The Amazing Blog, we absolutely love fashion and we're always on the lookout for new and innovative styles to keep us warm and stylish in the cold months ahead. We're going to give you a little January treat and give you an insight of our season must-haves from Wada Bags, Helen Moore, EKA, and L&S Prints this season.

The perfect winter essential to keep you warm in these cold evenings is Wada Bags, Rabbit Fur. Perfect to team up with an evening dress for a night out to dinner with your friends, this luxurious shrug is soft and comfy as well as keeping you warm and snug.

Available in a variety of colours such as Black, White, Silver and Cream you can get yours here for £200.

For a cute touch to your outfit, EKA have made Hidden Heart Mittens to keep your hands warm. If you cup the gloves together you will find hidden on the palms of your hands is an embroidered heart design. A great gift for your children, partner or yourself, these mittens will certainly come in use during the next month.

  Made from 100% vegan acrylic yarn, the mittens come in all different sizes and colours to give you that personalized feel. Get your cosy mittens here for £26.80 available on Not on The High Street.

It’s no secret that we love a quirky item to finalize that outfit and this Banksy Scarf from L&S Prints Banksy collection is right up our street. The art of Banksy is well globally recognised and his vintage designs look very chic on this scarf.

Made of chiffon fabric, this scarf is perfect for seeing you through those winter months and into spring.  Grab your own for only £10.99 here.

When you are out in the freezing cold you have to keep yourelf warm and your ears are no exception. Helen Moore has a gorgeous Snow White Faux Fur Hat which will keep your ears and head warm all whilst looking stylish.

The passing will keep your head warm whilst the white fur will give extra protection for your ears. To get that fashionista look all whilst being cosy, get yours here for £48.

Beaut Boutique: Lip Service Duo

Winter lips is something none of us want to have and sometimes our lips need a little extra TLC. Here at The Amazing Blog we have found the Beaut Boutique, Lip Service Duo: Softening Gel and Butter to keep your lips looking soft and luscious. Wave goodbye to painful and dry chapped lips and welcome that hydrated and replenished pout.

Beaut Boutique has created Lip Service duo, a combination of Softening Gel and Butter which not only moisturises and hydrates your lips, it is also designed to be used as a pre-lipstick primer, achieving a brighter and bolder pout.

Packed with organic products such as Aloe Vera juice, raspberry seeds, avocado butter, peppermint essential oil and honey extract as well as Vitamin C, E and A, this is the perfect product to give your lips some pamper treatment. Too good to be true? Not only is it organic, Lip Service promotes your lips natural collagen plumping your lips to give you a fuller pout, a great natural enhancer.

The Lip softening gel only needs a drop or two on your lips to immediately transform them into soft and hydrated lips whilst the Lip Butter will protect and maintain your pout. We loved the texture of the gel which sinks into your lips instantly feeling refreshed. Apply twice a day to get the best results and get ready for your lips to feel and look beautiful

To get your lips feeling plumped and hydrated get your own Lip Service Duo here for £35 or alternatively buy them individually; for the Softening Gel here  for £25 and £12 for the Butter here. You can also purchase Beaut Boutique here at Love Lula.

Martha Hill – Four Steps Skincare Routine

A regular daily skincare routine is essential for our complexions. Today at The Amazing Blog we will show you how to make it simple and almost perfect with these Martha Hill products. They’re all made with natural ingredients which complement one another. If you like cruelty free and natural, then these will be for you. Martha Hill created this simple four steps routine which will help to protect the skin from the moment of waking until bedtime.

The first step is the Essential Cream Cleanser a fragrance free lotion, which is light in texture but penetrates deeply into the skin's dermis removing even the smallest trace of make up. It is great for both a morning and night time cleanse routine, it also helps eliminate impurities. Once the skin is cleansed you’re ready for the Essential Gel Toner. Did you know that an extreme cleanse can deprive the skin from the natural oil that guarantees hydration? Well this very gentle gel toner, with its rosewater and cucumber ingredients feel fresh and revitalising without striping the skin of its natural oils, it also minimises pores and imperfections. Next step is the Day Cream, this restores and boosts the skins radiance with its moisturising properties of avocado and aloe vera. The forth and final step is their Overnight Cream, this repairs and plumps up all fine lines with its ingredients such as cocoa butter and beeswax replenishing the nutrients in the skin whilst you sleep.  With these four essential skincare steps you not only wake up looking radiant but are also ready to take on the day!

These four steps for a healthier and more beautiful skin are available here at the special price of £24.35

Helmies – Nail Helmets

We girls at The Amazing Blog  love having beautifully manicured hands and it's a rare occasion to spot any of our team without perfectly preened nails. Some of us get a little more adventurous than others dabbling in amateur nail art (currently rocking the reverse French Manicure look). However, there is nothing more annoying than when we are on the dash, and our nail polish is still drying. You know the scenario, last minute manicure, late and hastily digging deep into our handbags to find house keys and - yikes - you guessed it, smudging!  This is when someone suggested these clever little Helmies Nail Helmets.

In the box, we found ten white little helmets plus two bigger pink ones for the thumbs or toenails. Helmies are reusable, soft and elastic so they can fit easily over each finger/toe. Yes they do look a bit quirky and we all got the giggles when we wore them. However, they serve a purpose allowing you to go about your household errands or in our case, typing in the office. Helmies are ergonomically designed fitting perfectly over each finger/toe with three little holes on top which lets the air flow through allowing the polish to set properly. They're made of silicone gel and are hypoallergenic. In fact, they have thought of everything including the open back which allows your fingertips to be free for making phone calls or texting.

No more ineffectual waving of hands or blowing on your fingertips, time to invest in a set of these practical little Helmies Nail Helmets available for £7.99 here .

Portlebay Popcorn

These cold January nights are prime time for snackaholics, here at the Amazing Blog we are no exception. We wanted to find the perfect sweet snack for our movie nights that won't leave us feeling too guilty. Portlebay Popcorn have revolutionised popcorn with their new delicious Cappuccino flavour, we couldn’t wait to give it a try.

Portlebay Popcorn are a Devon-based crew that focus on bringing us a totally natural sweet treat, by simply popping the finest corn in small batches. It is easy to see that they do not compromise on the quality of their handmade products. The corn is simply popped with a little rapeseed oil and a sprinkle of raw cane sugar for that characteristic crunch that we love so much. Coffee lovers will be glad to know that the Cappuccino seasoning is delicious, it leaves you feeling as if you’ve had a shot of your favourite expresso without the caffeine hit! What we loved is that this popcorn has a unique flavour, and for only 115 calories per bag. We found it great for a lunchtime treat or poured into a big bowl for a movie night.

No need for expensive cinema popcorn when you can get a healthier and tastier option at home. If you want to try the Cappuccino popcorn, or various other flavours from Portlebay, then get yours here for only £6.80 for a pack of eight.