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Sunday, 28 October 2018

Tasha Talks History: An introduction

Hello my lovelies!

How have you all been? It's been a long time. I've been busy doing all sorts! I do promise not to leave my blog for this long again though (unless I have a good reason). I have to say I've missed it.

Let me introduce you to this new section of my blog: Tasha Talks History. As you may or may not know I love anything to do with history, in particular the Tudors. I'll be doing posts on books I read, places I visit, and on historical figures. Now, I'm not a 'historian'. I have no further education achievement in history (like an A-level or degree etc), but if you think you can class someone who does research for a hobby, and has a sheer passion for history as a historian, then I will suppose I could be classed as one.



I remember when I first found out how much I loved history. I was in year 3 (that would make me 7/8 years old) and we were learning about ancient Egypt. I always remember enjoying my lessons and getting so stuck in with what we were learning about. However, I think the real passionate side came out when I moved in to year 4 (8/9 years old) and we started learning about the Tudors. I can still remember the lessons and the Tudor dress up day.

I know that my next post I have planned for Tasha Talks History, is on Hever Castle. I visited Hever in the summer with Aron, my Grandma and Darcie. I have lots of pictures to share with you, sadly none of the gardens though. The reason I don't have any of the gardens is because I picked the hottest day of the year to go! We have said we'll all go back, on a cooler day, and do the gardens then. They are too beautiful not to go back and have a stroll through. When we go back, I'll be sure to share the photos with you all.

If you have any suggestions of places you would like to see or posts for me to write, then do let me know in the comments.

Thank you for reading

Tasha x

Sunday, 11 September 2016

Itsatashathing: Zoella Apartment trip!

Hi everyone,

So I was lucky enough to win tickets for the Zoella apartment! I can honestly say I had a lovely day and everyone there was so nice.

So here's how the day went:

We had arrive for 11:30am which was our given time slot. We had a lovely welcome at the door and were given a lovely sticker to put on. We were sent through and had to wait outside the apartment door (which looked lovely decorated with the Zoella door mat and door sign).

trees, copper, doormat
The door to the apartment

We stood there for a matter of seconds when we were called in and given a brief overview of the apartment. Once there we had an hour to walk around the apartment at our leisure. We started off in the bedroom.

selfie, cushion, nap, bed, blanket, comfy
The bedroom (on looking the bed)

When we walking into the bedroom my first thought was how relaxing the atmosphere was. Everything just looked so cosy and the bed with all the cushions on just looked ready to be dived on and snuggled into.  In the bedroom was a range of different products. There were the cushions with the quote 'naps fix everything'. These looked amazing and I need one of these because the quote couldn't be more right. These are priced at £12, which for the cushion is a brilliant price.

There were also candles and reed diffusers that were displayed nicely. The candle were in lovely bell jars with a tag on saying 'open me'. I loved this touch I found it very Alice in wonderland-esque. The candles I believe will be £10 each, which I think is amazing and they smell so good. My favourite was Lazy Days. They come in the scents: Lazy Days, Daisy picking, My Eden, Seaside Stroll and Gingerbread Village (exclusive to Superdrug).

  bell jar, open me, pretty, flowers     
Daisy Picking candle
       feathers, pretty, bell jar, open me, soft
Lazy Days candle




As I am not a big fan of candles (as I am scared of fire), I was so glad when Zoe had announced she had reed diffusers in her range as well. I know when a lot of people bring out new ranges they just bring out a candle, so I did a little squeal of excitement when she announced the reed diffusers. I also believe these will be £12, which again is an amazing price! I honestly had a hard time picking a favourite scent but if I had to pick it would be Lazy Days and Homemade Treats. They come in the same scents as above (Gingerbread Village again exclusive to Superdrug) but with the addition of Homemade Treats.

scents, lazy days, my eden, homemade treats, gingerbread village, seaside stroll, daisy picking
Reed diffuser overview
close up
Close up #ZoellaApartment

You can also buy gift sets of the candles and reed diffusers. One gift set is the Lazy Days and sock gift set (if I liked candles I would snap this up quick), the socks are lovely and I could imagine wearing these on a lazy Sunday or under some boots in the winter. This has an RRP of £15. There is also a My Eden reed diffuser and candle gift set this has an RRP of £20. The last gift set for the candles and reed diffusers is the candle duo gift set containing Daisy Picking and Seaside Stroll with an RRP of £18.

The next room we entered was the bathroom.

The bathroom was lovely and even had a Zoella bathtub. I haven't included the pictures of the bath as I don't think my boyfriends sister would appreciate being plastered over my blog. However, in the bathroom there were a few different products including the 'hand on heart' hand sanitizer (RRP: £3.50), 'pretty polished' sugar scrub (RRP: £7), 'Scooper Dooper' foaming bath soak (RRP: £7) and 'wonderous whip' body cream (RRP: £8). There was a little label next to the products saying 'try me'. I had a smell and a go of the products and they all smell amazing. They don't smell to overpowering either which can be off putting when buying bath products but these have the right balance to them.

body scrub, bath soak, hand sanitizer, body cream, try me
All the products listed above

We then came out of the bathroom and into the living room and kitchen area.

In there was a wide array of products from the Christmas range. The question on my mind in these rooms was 'what don't I want in here?!' Everything was amazing and the layout was wonderful. Being in this room really put me in the mood for Christmas.

The first thing I came across was the table with the lip balm duo on (RRP: £6). One smells like gingerbread and the other of vanilla, one you use to soften your lips and the other adds sparkle to your lips. You could also test these out, the formulation of them was lovely! There's nothing more I can't stand and that's a really sticky lip balm, which is what these aren't.

heart, giingerbread, vanilla, sparkle
Zoella Beauty Lip balm duo


Next I had a picture taken at one of the selfie spots, the Zoella backdrop. Here's me and bump:

backdrop, pregnant, selfie, selfie spot
Myself and Bump up against the Zoella backdrop

There was so much to do in this room I even got a hand massage with the lovely gingerbread hand cream. We then went to decorate gingerbread men which got us feeling really Christmassy!

christmas, ginger, food
Left: my gingerbread man, Right: my boyfriends sisters
On the kitchen side was some pre-made gingerbread men with 'z' iced on them alongside the 'Gingerbread Fizz Trio' RRP: £8, which I think is amazing value considering you get 3 and can break them in half to get 2 uses out of one.

eat, food, z, try me, icing
'Z' for Zoella gingerbreads
bath, bath fizzer
'Gingerbread Fizz Trio'


Also in the kitchen were the jars of 'Spa in a jar' which I didn't manage to get a picture of but they looked amazing! These have an RRP of £10 and would be perfect as a gift, secret Santa or a stocking filler. In a little jar were lots of little notes rolled up with a ribbon around them as a message from Zoë. I haven't opened mine yet, I'm saving it for when I need a little pick me up.


After the Kitchen we went and had a seat on the sofa where I had my hand massage done with the lovely hand cream. We sat in front of this beautiful fireplace which had the amazing pamper hampers surrounding it (RRP: £50 exclusive to Superdrug). Also on the table in front of us the 'Gingerbread Village' candle was burning and can I say smelt amazing! Along with the 'Deck The Baubles' bubble bath RRP: £6 and the 'Hungry Hands' gingerbread hand cream RRP: £5.50.

pamper hamper, candle, pretty, christmassy
Beautiful Fireplace
Up on the wall were a set of shelves beautifully displaying some more of the Zoella Beauty Christmas Range.

Top shelf: 'Best chums' coin purse RRP: £14. Second shelf: 'Secret Santa' miniature collection including 'Blissful Mistful', 'Let Spritz!', 'Sweet inspirations' and 'Bake my Day' RRP: £16. Middle shelf: 'Gingerbread Fragrance Set' including 'Ginger cream' body cream and 'Bake My Day' perfume RRP: £12. Bottom shelf: Lip Balm Duo RRP: £8 and 'We 3 Beauties' cosmetic purses RRP: £18.


Shelves, bags, lip blams, perfume, body cream
All products listed above


In the corner of the room was a lovely Christmas tree decorated and surrounded by the Zoella Beauty products. On the and around the Christmas tree (just mentioning products I haven't already) were the 'Just Crackers' containing a miniature gift RRP: £12 and 'Lets Go Places' gift set RRP:£25.

crackers, presents
Beautiful Christmas Tree
On to the next room: the office.

The office looked lovely! Along the back wall was a unit displaying all of Zoë's other Zoella Lifestyle products. Again, I want everything.

From top to bottom:

Top (Left to Right): 'Write On Point' pencils set of 5 RRP: £5, 'She Designed A Life She Loved Organiser' everyday diary RRP: £10, 'Once Upon A Time' journal RRP: £14.

Second Shelf: 'Pottering Around' storage pots £10.

Bottom Shelf: 'Warm hands, Warm hearts' travel mug (quote 'Topped with cream and sprinkles' I definitely need this) and fingerless gloves set £14 and 'Lazy Days' candle and sock gift set £15.

mug, pencils, candle, socks, pots, notebook, diary, gloves
Zoella Lifestyle Office products

Up against the wall was a pin board where you could write a message and pin a photo for Zoe. On the pin board was her beautiful 'The Key To Inspiration' keyring RRP: £6.

photos, notes, keyring
Zoë's pin board

So our hour was up. It went super quick, I waned to stay in there for ages. In fact I wouldn't mind living there.

On exit we were given a signed tote bag with the quote 'She Designed A Life She Loved'. This is what Zoë's done for us designed a life to love.

pencils, tote, diary, sanitizer, perfume, cream, sugar scrub
My signed goody bag

 All in all it was a great day.

Zoella beauty available in Superdrug stores and on Feel Unique. Zoella Lifestyle will be available in Superdrug, Boots, Debenhams and Waterstones.

It's been a long one,

Tasha x

P.S Keep sending your questions in to myself and Dion here. Remember anything you ask is kept anonymous.





Sunday, 8 May 2016

It's a Tasha Thing: a fresh start!

Hi,

Feeling I neglected my last blog, I feel it's time to set up a new one and start something that I am going to stick at. I'm going to kick things of with a little bit about me:

Name: Tasha
Height: 5' nothing 
Hair Colour: blonde
Eye colour: blue
Interests/hobbies: I am a crazy make up and beauty hoarder. If I see something I like chances are I'm going to pick it up and put it in my basket. I like reading (any genre), watching films (again any genre) and trying out new makeup looks and trends. 

This blog will be the same as my old one about beauty, makeup and life. I hope you enjoy :)

Tasha x

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