Late to the Party

* One of these products was gifted as a PR Sample. The rest I paid for myself. I was soooo excited when Nicola at N.K Naturals announced that she was about to release a new range of seasonal skin products. As you know, I'm already a huge fan of NK Natural's Season Oils ( Winter Oil Review  &  Autumn Oil Review ) and the Spring Oil was already on my shopping list. Every season specific ingredient targets the environmental and climatic changes that the turn of each season brings. All the products are handmade using seasonal ingredients from whole plants and using traditional extraction methods. Shopping for NK Naturals is always such a treat. The packaging and presentation is beautiful - I love the little hessian drawstring bag that the products came in and the extra little touches such as the copper ring and charm tied on. Before the new product launch was announced, I had already put my order in for some Spring Season Oil in time for the Equinox. I...

Recently I had a little consumer-related battle with my 'other self'. I'd like to think that the dominant shopping personality within me is the savvy, money-saving, only-buy-if-you-need-it, wise one. But I think that my shopping history (and every page in this blog) shows that I am constantly fighting the 'buy it - it's pretty' personality that lurks just beneath, popping it's head up just at the wrong time (low on funds, trying to finish something else up, trying to ignore what everyone else has...)   The responsible side of me has a wish-list, it looks for the best deals, it tries to fight FOMO, it weighs up if a product is actually suitable for me, if it will work well, if there's space for it in my current routine.   It's a battle of sensible versus sparkly, basically!   You can see where I'm going with this preamble, can't you? Yes, I bought something because it was so unbelievably pretty and I just wanted it. Right now. ...