MIIN KOREAN COSMETICS ADVENT CALENDAR 2020: Welcome to Seoul

I am a huge fan of K-Beauty and just a few weeks ago on this blog, I introduced Miin Cosmetics, the place to go for your K-Beauty fixes, advice, amazing products and if you are intrigued about Korean Cosmetics and Skincare, then it is worth looking at. Today, I am sharing the Miin Cosmetics Korean Advent Calendar for 2020: Welcome to Seoul!

This MiiN Advent Calendar will take you all the way to Korea, with a specially selected selection of exclusive skincare products that will make you feel as though you're walking through the neon-lit streets of Seoul, finding amazing products that will make your skin glow every single day.  If you are new to K-Beauty and want to know more, then this would be an amazing place to start, the contents are insane.

Packaged inside this lovely pink 24-drawer Advent Calendar you'll find a selection of the finest and most original K-Beauty products. From Face masks, body masks, serums, toners, cleansers, eye creams, hair products... basically, a little bit of everything to well and truly introduce you to the wonder that is Korean Beauty! The Calendar itself is worth €164, but its price is just €89.95 here.

Contents

• Melting Mask For Neck, Lovbod Full Size
• Melting Mask For Hand, Lovbod Full Size
• Snail Repair Eye Cream, Mizon 15ml
• I’m Pure Cica Sun Cream, Suntique 15ml
• Patting Splash Mask Green Tea, Blithe 14ml
• Rose Ceramide Cream, Urang 10ml
• Snail Bee Ultimate Serum, Benton 8ml
• Moisture Eye Cream, Village 11 Factory 15g
• Safe Me Relief Cleansingam, Make P: Rem 20ml
• Rose Infusion Treatment Toner, Aromatica 30ml
• White In Milk Whipping Foam, G9skin 20ml
• Glow Oil Serum, Urang 3ml
• Cold Brew Rose Mary Scalp Pack, Rated Green Full Size
• All In One Snail Repair Cream, Mizon 35ml
• Relax Day Body Oil Cream, Village 11 Factory 30ml
• Orange Cleansing Sherbet, Aromatica 15g
• French Pink Clay Mini Konjac Full Size
• Fermentation Essence, Benton 20ml
• Brightening Blue Oil Serum, Urang 3ml
• Honest Cleansing Foam, Benton 30ml
• Safe Me Relief Moisture Cream, Make P: Rem 10ml
• 6 Marine Jewel Capsule, Shangpree 2’4ml
• Deep Hydrating Mask, The Skin Lounge Full Size
• Natural Cleansing Oil, Urang 20ml

This is a great advent calendar for anyone who is a fan of K-Beauty or wants to know more, it is filled with amazing brands such as Aromatica and P: Rem and really does show of some of the best that K-Beauty has to offer right now.

The Miin Korean Cosmetics Advent Calendar - Welcome to Seoul is on sale right now.

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Luxury Anniversary Gifts for Her

It’s coming up to that special time of year – your anniversary. Firstly, a big congratulations for this triumph, no matter how long you’ve been married it is definitely an achievement. Secondly, congratulations on remembering your anniversary, that can be a challenge in itself! The next challenge is what to buy her for your anniversary. Don’t fret just yet. Today, I’m going to explore different types of luxury anniversary gifts for her that will earn you many brownie points. 

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One of the perks of buying a gift for an anniversary is that there are already themes that you can align your gift buying with. 

• 1st = Paper 
• 2nd = Cotton 
• 3rd = Leather 
• 4th = Linen 
• 5th = Wooden 
• 6th = Iron 
• 7th = Wool 
• 8th = Bronze 
• 9th = Pottery 
• 10th = Tin 
• 11th = Steel 
• 12th = Silk 
• 13th = Lace 
• 14th = Ivory 
• 15th = Crystal 
• 20th = China 
• 25th = Silver 
• 30th = Pearl 
• 35th = Coral 
• 40th = Ruby 
• 45th = Sapphire 
• 50th = Gold 
• 55th = Emerald 
• 60th = Diamond 

I’ve chosen some of the themes above to discuss. 

Paper 

This symbolises the first year of your marriage. Paper might not scream luxury, however if she is a stationary lover then sticking with the paper theme will go very far. How about getting her a luxury writing set, or a gorgeous decorative journal? You could even encourage her to document the next year of marriage (highs and the lows) in said journal. 

Wool 

If you got married in autumn, winter, or even spring, and you’re celebrating your 7th year of marriage, how about buying her a beautiful woollen jumper? You could choose something such as a 100% lamb’s wool cardigan, or a stunningly soft cashmere jumper. Not only will it be a practical piece for the colder seasons, but it will also fit in perfectly with the anniversary theme. 

Pottery 

I’m not sure if you are aware, but the boho/ natural trend isn’t leaving us any time soon. So, how about leaning into the trend and looking into getting some gorgeous high-end or homemade ceramics for the table. You could get a lovely set of mugs made out of pottery, or perhaps a nice set of plates or bowls. This is a great luxury option if your wife is keen on this earthy trend, or if she simply likes her tableware to be on trend. Not to mention if you’ve been married for nine years – pottery can certainly be a beautiful luxury anniversary gift for her. 

Silk 

Now silk definitely screams luxury, anything silk in fact screams luxury – so you really can’t go wrong with a silk-related gift. The obvious choice is to go for an item of clothing: a silky dress, a lingerie set, or a silk scarf. Another option would be to get some silk pillowcases; not only are they lovely to sleep on, they have so many other benefits: skincare and haircare related benefits! 

Gemstone Years 

Once you hit your 30th Wedding Anniversary you enter the gemstone years: pearl, coral, ruby, sapphire, emerald, and diamond. So naturally these years really do call for the gift of gemstone jewellery. A piece of gemstone jewellery is truly a luxury anniversary gift for that special someone in your life. Some options: a diamond tennis bracelet, a pair of sapphire stud earrings, a ruby drop pendant, a pearl choker, or an antique emerald ring. If you have a piece of gemstone heirloom jewellery, perhaps now is the time to gift it to your one true love. If you don’t own a piece of heirloom jewellery, then you could even make a trip of it and let her choose what she wants, you can’t go wrong with a pick-your-own gift! 

So there we have it, a guide and a small selection of luxury anniversary gifts for her. I hope this has helped inspire you. Let us know in the comments below if you have any stand-out anniversary gifts you’ve bought in the past; we would love to know!

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Amazing Art and Poster Prints from Ink and Drop

It is no secret that we have very recently done a whole lot of decorating to our home whilst we have been and continue to work from home.  Some of the major changes are finally getting our artwork, which is quite eclectic in taste onto the walls and in positions we are happy with.  So when Ink and Drop got in touch to ask whether we would like to feature some of their artwork, the only problem we had was deciding which product we liked the best.

Ink & Drop is a small, family business, born from a passion for all things interior, and in particular, unique, cool art prints as they put it and from their catalogue of products there is a whole host of pictures to choose from.  We have a thing for skulls, skeletons and rather more gothic type art work, some of which has appeared in previous posts as well as being on my Instagram and we finally settled on the Neon Skeleton Vintage Diagram Canvas, one that we could both agree on wanting.

The canvas comes delivered in a tube ready for you to hang.  It is printed on a really thick cotton canvas artwork and because it comes supplied complete with solid wooden, magnetic hanging strips, there is no need to go and purchase a frame to hang your product, instead you have something which takes just a few minutes to put together and then you are ready to hang it on your wall. You could if you really wanted to buy a frame, but we like how the print looks on the wall as it is.

If you decide that there isn't a print you can agree on or you are feeling a little more creative, Ink & Drop do give you the option to create your own personalised print and some use Neon which makes it quite an attractive offer - I have about three different creations currently sitting in my basket!  Prices for this start at just £18.50 and rise upwards depending on your choice of art.

Prices for these canvas prints start at £13 rising upwards to £60 for the largest size and they are so well priced it is hard not to fill my basket with more prints.  For reference, the ones we couldn't decide between are shown below as a collage.

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MANKIND 12 DAYS ADVENT CALENDAR 2020

I am pretty impressed with the Male Advent Calendars for 2020, much better than some of the offerings in previous years and today I am sharing the ManKind 12 Days Advent Calendar for 2020.

Worth over £330, this Advent Calendar is currently on sale for just £100 here*, which is an absolute bargain in my opinion, it offers a selection of 12 of the most premium male-care products hidden inside each drawer.

I love how brightly coloured this calendar is, definitely not one you missed if happened to walk past it on a shop shelf, but alas as you can only grab it online, you will need to do so quickly because these ones don't tend to hang around for long!  Want to know what is inside? Scroll down to see.

Contents

• Avant Skincare Glycolic Acid Rejuvenating Face Exfoliator 60ml worth £92
• Aveda Men Pure-Formance Firm Hold Gel 150ml worth £21
• Doctors Formula Marine Collagen Original Reverse Serum 30ml worth £105
• Ecooking Multi Balm 30ml worth £12.50
• ESPA 24hr Replenishing Eye Moisturiser 15ml £40
• Hawkins & Brimble Natural Oil Control Moisturiser 100ml worth £14.95
• Jack Black Intense Therapy Hand Cream 88 ml worth £16
• Le Couvent des Minimes Hiker’s Foot Balm 75ml worth £16
• Mancave Cedarwood Shower Gel 200ml £4
• Marvis Aquatic Mint Toothpaste 85ml worth £7
• men-ü D-Tox Deep Clean Clay Mask 100ml worth £17.45
• Medik8 Pore Refining Scrub 75ml worth £29

As you can see there are some incredible brands included within this calendar and also some of my favourite products, such as the ECooking Multi Balm which I've featured on my blog a few times.

Worth over £330, this Advent Calendar is currently on sale for just £100 here*,

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.