Stationary Haulin'

I love love love buying new stationary. Kikki K and Paperchase are my favourite shops to buy cute stationary from. I recently started a bullet journal and wanted some new pens to create it with. I found a pack of multi-coloured fine liners with animal print on from Paperchase. While I was in there I also found a little stamp set that I thought I could use in my journal. 

On a recent trip to Sainsburys I found a cute section of rose gold stationary, which of course I had to buy something from. I picked the little pot of Paperclips- which looks so cute on my desk! 

I also found a cute little Stationary Set in Wilko's for about £2 with a cute woodland animal design. Admittedly I only bought it for the bunny stamp (bunnies are my favourite). The set will come in super handy though!

When I visited London a few weeks ago I visited the Kikki K store in Covent Garden. I absolutely love their stationary, it's so original. I picked up a gold Sticker Pack for my journal, it has lots of words and symbols that can be used for a diary, but I thought they would look cute dotted around in the appropriate section of my journal.
From Kikki K I also purchased an Inspiration Kit from Kikki K. It's essentially a pack of motivational quotes on different sized and coloured cut outs. I love having this little quotes around my room, they make me happy, feel motivated, and reflective. 

Love, Amber xo

February Favourites

February has been another good month for me. I haven't tried that many new products this month as I've been a little strapped for cash due to paying for my travelling trip in July! However, I've had a few things I have been consistently loving this month.

The first thing I have been loving is my pair of Mom jeans from Miss Selfridge. I'm so late on the bandwagon with Mom jeans, but I'm so glad I joined, as I absolutely love them! For some reason it took me a while to find the perfect pair, as the majority of jeans these days are ripped! Which is so annoying because the last thing I want in Winter is ripped jeans. These ones are mid wash jeans (they came out darker in picture), which is the colour I really wanted. I love rolling the leg of these up and wearing them with boots! You can get them here.

I have also been loving the Sleepy Body Lotion from Lush. This is such a lovely thick cream to apply after a relaxing bath before bed. It smells subtly of lavender, which helps with sleep. This has slight shimmer running through it, which adds a little something. As well as helping with sleep, this makes my skin feel lovely and soft in the morning. As it's a lotion it does take a while to sink into skin, but if you apply it before bed that's not a problem!

Another favourite for me this month has to be the NYX HD Finishing Powder, in Translucent. This powder is AMAZING. It makes every foundation I have look flawless. It makes my skin look airbrushed, and prevents me from becoming shiny all day. Which leads me onto another favourite-The Beau Belle Powder Brush. I absolutely love applying the powder with this brush. The brush is a good size for applying powder to my pea head. The brush is super soft and looks gorgeous with it's rose gold design. 

For easy and quick eyeshadow looks I have loved using the Max Factor Excess Shimmer Pot in Copper. I discussed this in my last post here, so I wont blab on about it! But this is such a lovely easy colour to wear, it's such a creamy formula that applies easily and doesn't crease all day.

My hair has been a bit dry this month, and needed some TLC. I've been loving using the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Treatment for giving me healthier looking hair. I use this after conditioner, and leave it on for 3 minutes before washing out. This is such a good product. It leaves my hair feeling so so soft, shiny, and smelling amazing. It smells like creamy strawberry and mint, which I really like. This has become a once weekly holy grail product for me!

My last favourite of February has been the Kikki K Happiness Journal. This helps me focus on maintaining and improving my happiness each month. I love filling all the questionnaires out to put everything into perspective. I've definitely been the happiest I have been this year, and this book has helped me to maintain that, and be more mindful about my happiness. I discussed this book about more in a Kikki K post here.

I hope you all had a lovely February!

Brand Focus: Kikki K

Recently I came across a brand called Kikki K on the hunt for a good happiness planner. The pink Happiness planner that's very popular, lots of people have, and is from various locations is £30. I was looking for one slightly cheaper than that, because as a student I'm always looking for ways to save money!

I came across a selection of journals on the Kikki K website, that at the time were in the sale. The other journals they had were for gratitude, inspiration, dream big, mindfulness, and habits. These books are so beautiful and I really struggled to choose between the happiness one, mindfulness one, and the gratitude one! I think general happiness was what I was looking for at the start of the year and so I chose that one. These are currently £21 so still cheaper than The Happiness Planner. Oh, and they do student discount!

The journal helps to understand your own happiness and to think of ways to add more happiness into your everyday life. The journal has twelve sections, one for each month. Each month you discuss your goals for that month and how you are going to stay happy that month, there's a planner section and a monthly focus section. As well as the twelve month sections, there is also a section of exercises at the front to help you understand your own happiness and prompts of how you can improve it. There are also lots of inspirational quotes throughout the book.

I also picked up a 3 minute sand timer from their Pause range. I loved the concept of having a sand timer on your desk and every now and again turning the timer, and pausing for 3 minutes to be mindful and just breathe. I'm a sucker for getting stuck into an assignment and sitting in the same chair for hours on end, not looking away from the screen to even get a drink, so for me this was a great idea. It also looks really cute and quirky on my desk.

I also have some of the Kikki K Quote Cards. I saw these on an instagram post of theirs and I loved them mostly for the wooden block they were stood up in! I wasn't expecting them to come with the little stand, so it was a nice surprise when they did! These ones are in a pack of 12. They have the loveliest quotes on. These are the inspiration quote cards. Kikki K have a variety of quote cards, I just preferred these ones the most! I definitely want them all now though! I think these are a brilliant idea for motivation and happiness. They also add some colour to my desk. 

I also purchased some little magnetic page markers. At the moment I use little sticky notes as page markers that have a tendency to fall out all the time! With these magnetic ones there's no chance of them falling out! Super handy.

The brand do even more gorgeous stationary and desk items to improve your work space and mentality. I will definitely be purchasing more in the near future!