March Favourites

Hello There,

Firstly thank you for taking the time to drop by my little blog, Welcome! I'm so excited to start this properly, I've tried (and failed) a few times now with this blog marlarkey and this time I am pretty determined!!! You will have to bear with me for a little bit but I hope to get in the swing of things very soon and I do have some wonderful ideas for posts which hopefully you will enjoy. 

I thought I'd kick off my wonderful little blog (if I do say so myself) with my March favourites. These are my absolute favourite posts and videos, I find that I hear about a lot of lovely things through these and I always write a little list of my own after, so why not share this with you lovely lot?! Why not indeed! So here are a few of my favourite things from the month of March, I've split these into four categories Homeware, Beauty, Music and Other: 

Homeware: 

• My first thing is my absolute favourite, probably of all time! I have a shiny new KitchenAid Artisan mixer in Empire Red. Oh my days! My lovely James surprised me with this on a recent shopping trip in Newcastle, not going to lie I absolutely almost cried in the shop. I've been lusting after these mixers for as long as I can remember and absolutely never thought I'd have one so you might understand my emotions towards it. So far I've not really overly used it (damn diets) but I've got some healthy(ish) treats planned for this Easter weekend. 
• Primark candles: who knew this was even a thing?! When did Primark's homeware get so good!? I've only bought this one thus far but I am absolutely loving it and will definitely be exploring the homeware section further. The smell is quite sweet, the packaging is absolutely gorgeous too. 

Beauty: 

• Benefit Rollerlash Mascara. I am a mascara nightmare, I've got super sensitive eyes and the majority of mascara within 5 minutes of application will be half way down my cheeks from running. I'm also useless when putting mascara on, I usually end up with it all over my eyelids (top and bottom). Basically I am useless with eye make up, however, this is amazing. The packaging is fantastic, the mascara doesn't make me cry and makes my eye lashes look so full, long and curled. I'm converted! 
• Avon Pore Penetrating Black Mineral Mask. Wow what a face mask! You can actually feel this mask getting in your pores and doing its thing, 10 minutes is all you need for this to take hold, it dries fast and you can actually see when it is done, as it changes to a grey colour. It is important to remember though not to keep it on too long, I did the first time I used it and thought I was having an allergic reaction so wash it off as soon as it dries.

Music: 

• A Short Movie by Laura Marling. I don't really need to say much about this, all you need to do it listen to it. Its a masterpiece, already one of my favourites. 
• Spotify's #ThrowbackThursday playlist. If you are a fan of Kisstory you are going to love this playlist, there are some absolute classics on here. This playlist has brought some amazing tunes back into my life - Ash 'Girl from Mars' anyone?! Fantastic.

Other: 

• Throughout March I've also been absolutely loving Slimming World. I know this is a strange thing to include in my favourites but I had to. I've been following the plan since the 5th January this year (2015) and I've been doing okay on it, thus far I've lost 2 stone (lots to go) but I've been mainly loving it because I've made some lovely friends through the classes. I go to a group on a Monday evening and its honestly one of the highlights of my week, there are some amazing ladies go to the group and they have been keeping me going. So not only is it fantastic for sorting out your health and weight but its a fantastic confidence and self esteem boost, which from time to time we all need! 
• Finally, Wotsits! Oh I've come to discover there is absolutely nothing more satisfying (in my opinion) than a packet of wotsits on an afternoon. They absolutely stink and get orange cheese dust everywhere but they are flipping delicious! I'm addicted at the moment. 

So there we have it, my March Favourites! I hope you have enjoyed this post and perhaps its opened your eyes and ears to some new things. 

What are your favourite things at the moment? Please get in touch and tell me!