If anybody was going to do a Harry Potter collection and do it justice, of course it was going to be Bath Bake Love! Since Sara-Meg started teasing the products for this collection, I have been so super excited! As I'm sure you'll all know, if you've visited my blog before, I am a massive Harry Potter fan and have been since I was a small child. I got a Deathly Hallows tattoo when I was 18, which I have no doubt you'll have seen before if you follow me on Instagram. I love everything about Harry Potter, it really helped me get through some hard times in my life as the books and films gave me somewhere to escape to when I needed it. I'm so happy with the amount of Harry Potter merchandise you can buy nowadays, and a Harry Potter inspired bath collection is obviously quite perfect for me! I was on a major budget with this order, so although I couldn't get everything I wanted, I am super pleased with what I did purchase. 

 Pictured - Bert Botts velvet scrub

This is one of the products that I was most excited for. I love Bath Bakes scrubs, they're the perfect consistency to get a great exfoliation but aren't so coarse that they scratch you. The scent of Bert Botts matches the name quite perfectly, it smells just like a packet of jelly beans, a really fruity and slightly sweet kind of scent. I'm so pleased that I picked up two Bert Botts because I know I'll use this up quick! I can't wait to try this out in a super fruity bath cocktail.

 Pictured - Christmas at Hogwarts bath custard
Christmas at Hogwarts smells just like the Maple Nog body cream that Bath Bakes released with their collaboration with The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie. It smells gorgeous! I love Bath Bakes bath creams for shaving my legs with, they leave your skin feeling so super soft and smooth and also add a little moisture to your skin, which is great for shaving which I have found can dry out my legs a little. This scent is going to be perfect for Christmas time!

 Pictured - Magic Sky bath cream

Oh my! Just look at how gorgeous this bath cream is! The attention to detail in these products is gorgeous, all the lustre and the stars placed around the side make it look so good. It also smells insane! When you sniff the open tub, you get the gorgeous scent of chocolate due to the layer of chocolate on the top, which literally looks like the night sky. When you dig down into the product itself, you get the most gorgeous blueberry caramel scent ever! It literally made my mouth water. I'm excited to pair this up with my other blueberry products from Bath Bakes! I can now have a full blueberry bath!

 Pictured - Phoenix Sparks bubble mix

Phoenix Sparks is a product inspired by one of my favourite characters, Fawkes! Phoenix Sparks has the most amazing scent for this time of the year. You can smell the pumpkin in there, the smoky scent that lingers just slightly and the cinder toffee comes through the strongest. This is the perfect fall scent! I would love a body spray in this scent, to cover myself in every day or a cake in this flavour! We need to see this scent again in other formats! 

 Pictured - Sherbet Lemon sugar bomb

How so sweet of Sara-Meg to include a random act of kindness in my parcel! I've never tried a sugar bomb from Bath Bakes but I'm excited to try this one out! Sherbet Lemon smells so good, just like the sweet lemon hard boiled sweet. I already know what I'm going to pair this with, plenty of lemon products to bring out the sweet scent. Did you know the Dumbledores favourite sweet is a sherbet lemon, hence why the password to his office is sherbet lemon! They're also one of my favourites too!

Pictured - Christmas Peek

I was so excited to see the option of purchasing a peek at the Christmas product alongside this collection! I absolutely love Christmas and the Bath Bakes collection from last year was amazing and had some gorgeous products, like Eggnog bath glaze and Christmas Pud bath dessert, so as you can imagine I am really looking forward to see what brilliant creations Sara-Meg makes this year! This set contains a sugar bomb, called Chocolate Orange and it smells just like the name! A really gorgeous chocolatey scent with plenty of orange undertones. I also got a velvet scrub, which I was ecstatic to get as scrubs are my favourite, in the most gorgeous white chocolate scent ever. I already know these two products are going to be very popular! 

I am in love with this new collection! If I could, I'd be stocking up on some back up tubs in the restock which is taking place on the 24th of October! If you were thinking about making an order, I'd definitely recommend it! 

You can purchase Bath Bakes products via the website here and make sure you are following @bathbakelove on Instagram to keep up to date with release and restock dates, plus sneak peeks at future products! 

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Christmas is my most favourite time of the year. As I have definitely said before, I love everything about Christmas! I love picking out the wrapping paper and matching tags and bows, I love putting up the Christmas tree and everywhere I go being covered in Christmas lights and pretty baubles. I love it when the coffee shops start selling their Christmas drinks and all the shops are full of festive decorations and things to buy. 

I know a lot of people say this, but I really do enjoy shopping for other people. I love picking out gifts that I think people will love and really treating the special people in my life. I like to go all out at Christmas and I definitely spend too much money, but to me it isn't about how much money is spent, it's about giving a gift that you know the recipient is going to love! 

I love seeing what other people get for Christmas as it inspires me for next year, so as always I am going to share with you all what I got gifted for Christmas this year. I have been so spoilt and I love every single gift I have been given, I'm so grateful to have such amazing people in my life that have treat me so well during this festive period!

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Illustrated Edition

If you've read any of my blog posts you will probably be aware that there are two things I love, LUSH and Harry Potter. Honestly, Fantastic Beasts is filling the void of no more Harry Potter for me and I absolutely love it. I was so surprised to see open this beautiful book from Reece as I had never asked for it. He said he saw it was being released and knew I would want it, which is so completely true! I adore these illustrated versions of the books, they are so beautifully made and really gorgeous keepsakes. I am so super pleased with this gift!

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - Illustrated Edition

Of course as soon as I saw these books were being re-released and with such stunning art work, I wanted them, I just never got round to actually purchasing this version. This is now my 10th copy of The Philosophers Stone as I have many first edition copies in paperback and hard back and I have all the house colours that were released in celebration of 20 years of Harry Potter. This book is one of the most stunning books I own, the art work is impeccable and I almost don't even want to flick through it as I want to keep it pristine! This book is the perfect addition to my Harry Potter collection and I can't wait to collect the other copies that follow.

'Thumper' - Disney x Pandora Charm

My favourite animal is a rabbit and I literally own rabbit everything. I have rabbit pjs, mugs, cushions, ornaments, a lamp, wall plaques and even a rabbit thermometer! If I see anything with a rabbit on it I am immediately drawn to it and I just have to have it! When I saw that Disney and Pandora had teamed up together to release more Disney charms, I knew I really wanted this charm to add to my bracelet. Thumper is such a cute little character and I knew it would look gorgeous with the rest of my charms. I did not expect to receive this gift at all! I was so shocked after opening a few of my gifts and seeing what Reece had bought me, that a Pandora charm was the last thing I thought I was going to get! I adore my little Thumper and he's quite quickly became one of my favourite charms.

'Lucas' from Stranger Things Funko Pop Vinyl

Ever since myself and Reece binge watched Stranger Things and Stranger Things 2 back in October, I have been obsessed. I held off watching the show for so long as I didn't think it would be my kind of thing and I thought it was about aliens and it was a horror show, which isn't up my street at all. Reece finally got me to sit down and watch it and I was so pleased as I really enjoyed watching it and can't wait for the next season! So when I saw that he had bought me the Lucas Funko Pop, I was so pleased! As soon as we finished the show I told him I wanted to start collecting the Pops! I can't wait to collect even more!

'Niffler' from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Funko Pop Vinyl

A Funko Pop that I have been after for a long time is Niffler from Fantastic Beasts. Niffler is easily my favourite character in the Fantastic Beasts films, he's so cute and you just want to cuddle him! Everywhere I go that sells Funko Pop, I always look to see if I can find this specific Niffler and I never have! It always seems to be out of stock wherever I am. I was so happy to open this gift and see his little face! He looks really cute with my other Fantastic Beasts Funko Pops!

Cards Against Humanity

I have been going on and on about how badly I want to play this game to Reece for a little while now. I wanted to play it so bad I very nearly bought him this gift for Christmas until I realised, would I actually be buying it for Reece, or for myself? I ended up buying him the Now Thats What I Call Music board game instead, which is much more his thing! I have seen so many YouTubers play this game and it looks like so much fun! I can't wait to be able to group enough people together to play it!

'Spring Has Sprung' (Thumper) Disney Traditions Collectible

So as I said with the charm, I absolutely love rabbits, I have a pet rabbit called Roo and when I move out I plan on buying lots of little bunnies and giving them all a good loving home. I found it really funny when I opened this gift to see this present inside, as every time me and my best friend go shopping together, we always admire the Disney Traditions Collection and how gorgeous the ornaments are. My best friend always says that she wants to start a collection for her daughter and I said I wanted to start a collection for myself. I don't even think I've told Reece that, so the fact that he bought me this without even knowing that I have been wanting to start buying these for so long just blows my mind. He really does know me better than I know myself! Of course he started off my collection with my favourite little bunny, Thumper! I think this ornament is absolutely gorgeous! I love the detail that goes into making these!  

Golden Snitch fidget spinner

This was my joke present from Reece this year! I bought him a LUSH Bubble Spinner way back a few months ago but he can't even take it home and use it because he doesn't have a bath at his house anymore, so it's stored away in my drawer for him to use when he's over at my house. I always took the mick out of Reece for owning a fidget spinner (which he swears is his brothers!) so I think he thought it would be a really good joke present to gift me one. I actually really like this, not even for the fact that it's a fidget spinner, but because it will go really nice with my Harry Potter collection! 

 I was really surprised to see that my Mum had bought me some Zoella Beauty products!
She knows that I like Zoe's stuff and that I have a few bits from her beauty range, but I just never ever thought she would think to buy me some! I was so shocked to open this! I really wanted to pop into Superdrug on Boxing Day if I had any money left over and see what Zoella stuff made it into the sale but now I don't have to! This gift set contains a body butter and a body polish.

'A Mothers Love' (Mrs Potts & Chip) Disney Traditions Collectible
 I was so shocked and surprised to see that Reece's parents had bought me this gorgeous ornament! I have recently really started to get into Disney and I really enjoyed the Beauty and the Beast live action remake. I have the Mrs Potts and the Chip purses and the Chip mug from Primark, but I refuse to use them as they are just too nice! I have them sat in my bedroom, on top of my medicine cabinet. Reece had obviously seen these so suggested this gift to his Mum. I absolutely love this! I love the detail that has gone into the ornament and the colours are stunning. I think this might have sparked a new collection..

'Joyce' from Stranger Things Funko Pop Vinyl
This was the first gift that I opened when me and Reece sat down to open our gifts and I was so glad to receive this Funko Pop. As soon as Reece and I finished watching Stranger Things, I was straight onto the internet to see what Funko Pop they had and this Joyce was one of the first I saw. I knew I wanted it straight away! I love the little addition of the lights in her hands and how they got the outfit so perfect. I really like collecting Funko Pop figurines and I can't wait to grow my Stranger Things collection!






My jaw literally dropped to the floor when I opened this gift! I have been wanting a Stars and Moon tote bag since they came out, but this tote is only available in the US, which is super annoying for every other Lushie around the world as this is easily one of the nicest totes LUSH have ever done! I have been meaning to ask one of my US Lushie friends if they would be able to get me one, but I've just never got round to it! I love this tote so much! This is the perfect size to carry around everyday, as I like to use my totes as a handbag or to stick in my backpack, able to whip it out if I need to! I honestly think this is one of my favourite gifts this year! I'm obsessed with this!
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