Cotswolds Travel Guide - Best Cotswolds Villages And Things To Do In The Cotswolds

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Today it's finally time for me to talk to you about some of my favourite and best places to visit in the Cotswolds, including of course, my favourite places to eat in the Cotswolds. Half of me feels that this year has dragged because of the situation with Covid and our lack of being able to live our lives in the way we are used to and then half of me thinks I can’t really believe that it’s nearly... yes dare I say it - the festive season - how has time gone so quickly while at the same time feeling like a drag? It's been a weird year. 

5 Best Hair Products For Growing And Strengthening Damaged Hair

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Lockdown was weirdly kind to my hair, giving it a proper rest for the first time since I came out of the womb pretty much. I didn’t colour my hair for over 20 weeks, considering I usually colour it every 1–012 weeks, this was a much needed rest for my bleached locks. Over the years, I’ve had to learn the art of being kinder to my hair, goodbye full head of bleach and extensions, hello au natural, shorter hair with highlights. Am I happy with my hair length and strength? Getting there. Is it where I want it to be? No. Is it better than what it was? You cannot imagine how much stronger my hair is now. I’m not saying my hair is perfect, far from it after a traumatic few years of damage and reactive alopecia however, my hair is growing, it is stronger and hairdressers say it’s in good condition now, I’ll take that. Over the years I have written so many blog posts on the best hair growth products an d the best hair strengthening products. I thought I’d do an update today with the top 5 best hair growing and strengthening products I love. 

The good thing about all these brands I've mentioned is they work from within, rather than just coating the hair in silicone and making it 'feel' shiny. 

Top House Buying And Money Saving Tips

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Hello hello! For my long time followers, you may remember the drama I had with trying to buy my first house when I was 23, I thought I’d found the London house of my dreams but we hit A LOT of roadblocks along the way, I was eaten by the London property market straight away and realised house buying really isn’t easy. Looking forward to now, I recognise that purchase was a lesson learnt and I am so glad I didn’t get that house. Life has a funny way of working itself out. Before I moved to rent in London I was looking to buy there and I recall my mum saying that I will find house buying a lot more difficult than I think and that even with the most straight-forward of property purchases there are always issues. As usual, mum was right and although I haven’t talked about the details but 3 house purchases have now unfortunately been abandoned for one reason or another. I always get to that final stage and then POW – something goes wrong...

What To Buy In The Nordstrom Sale - Nordstrom Sale Top Picks

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Ad affiliate throughout - So as many of you will know if you're based in the US, the Nordstrom sale for card holders (it offers approx 40% off) starts today - WILD I KNOW). Now, I love shopping at  Nordstrom when I am in the US (I miss you SO much New York) so for my US followers, here's a special best Nordstrom sale picks post just for you. If you're wondering what to buy in the Nordstrom sale, you are in the right place. Just a note, the public Nordstrom sale goes live on 19th August so if you aren't a card holder, bookmark this and come back here on the 19th! 

For my UK/Canadian/European followers, head here for the best designer sales that you can shop! Sorry this one is for my US lovelies only!

Don't miss: what to buy in the ASOS sale, All Saints leather jacket review, what to buy in The White Company Sale and get my healthier sweet recipe e-book!