Beautyclickbox

Here at The Amazing Blog, we’re always looking for the latest and greatest products to share with all of you. Sometimes it can be difficult to find new, exciting products that live up to our standards, so that’s why we love subscription beauty boxes so much! Recently we’ve discovered Beautyclickbox, a box that only features principled, natural, and organic beauty and lifestyle products that lives up to our luxurious standards. 

All brands involved in the Beautyclickbox service use natural and essential ingredients to formulate effective beauty, bath, skincare, and body products that are free from harsh chemical ingredients known to have negatively effect health. When we received the box, we ooh-ed and aah-ed over its chic black packaging and silky gold ribbon. We received: The Rose Tree Revitalising Bath Oil with Juniper & Grapefruit, The Rose Tree Apricot Geranium Cleansing Bar, Lime Lip Salve, Mmm Candle to Chill Out, and Simply Skin Food Geranium Moisture Cream. Each product features luxurious organic ingredients like Virgin Olive oil, Coconut oil, Palm wax, Rosehip oil, Lime essential oil, and Grapefruit Peel oil. We feel great using these products because we know that they’re made sustainably, and each one smells deliciously fragrant too!

To purchase your own box, you can choose from two options with boxes offering a value of around £100 - £120 or £180.00 - £200.00 at a cost of £75.00 or £125.00. Each box consists of either two to three or four to five full sized products and will be available four times per year. It can also be purchased as a one-off gift box, which makes it the perfect gift for special occasions or for pampering yourself! Visit their website here for more information.

Mother's Day Guide

Here at The Amazing Blog, our Mums are the most important women in our lives. Every year, we try to take advantage of Mother’s Day to show our Mums just how much they mean to us. We know you’d like to do the same, so to help you out we’ve come up with a few ideas for you to show your appreciation.

South Place Brunch

Delight your mum with a three-course menu for brunch this Sunday. South Place Hotel is offering a specialty menu for Mother’s Day Brunch from 12noon - 4pm. The event features the best of British seasonal ingredients, with dishes like fillet of stone-bass, honey-glazed chicken wings, and celeriac risotto with a wild mushroom sauce. Alongside this scrumptious meal you’ll be entertained by live jazz from the Audioguide trio.

South Place is also offering a complimentary neck and shoulder massage for mums, plus a hand-picked goodie bag of treats from the hotel’s partners including Butterfly and the Bee, East Wick, and James Heeley.

The Mother’s Day Menu at 3 South Place is available for £30. Visit the website here for more information and to see the full menu.

Katherine Elizabeth Millinery Masterclass

Is your Mum the classy, fashionable type? Does she enjoy DIY projects as well? If that’s the case, Mother’s Day might be the perfect opportunity to surprise her with a voucher for a four and a half hour hat making masterclass at Katherine Elizabeth Millinery.

You and your Mum will love soaking up some of award-winning Katherine Elizabeth’s skills and techniques, and you’ll walk out with a few new headpieces as well! The classes are taught on Thursday evenings and some Wednesdays depending on availability from 4.30pm - 9pm.

See here to purchase a voucher for a Katherine Elizabeth Masterclass at a discounted price of £48.

Orchidya

We think that there is nothing better than to give our Mums an orchid plant – it is a symbol of love, luxury, beauty, and strength. Not forgetting to mention that compared to roses or cut flowers, Orchid plants will last for weeks. Try ordering some flowers from Orchidya, the only florist in the UK that’s dedicated to the exotic blooms.

Historically, orchids have been imported overseas to UK suppliers, making it difficult to create larger arrangements. However, this isn’t a problem for Orchidya, as the majority of the orchids are grown right in their glasshouse in Lincolnshire. Having this UK based supply means Orchidya is free to be more creative while being priced competitively.

If you’re interested in picking up some flowers for Mother’s Day, visit the shop in Bloomsbury or visit the online shop here.

Delectable Treats from Charbonnel et Walker

Here at The Amazing Blog we are not ashamed to admit that we are chocoholics! So when we find a chocolate product that is really special we simply have to spread the word. We were really excited to receive some chocolate goodies from Charbonnel et Walker, a high end chocolatier that is in fact one of the oldest in Britain.

We were lucky enough to try out some chocolates from the Delectables Collection, a range designed to be the perfect after dinner treat. There is an assortment of flavours on offer, 70% Dark Batons, Sea Salt Caramel Batons, Ginger Sticks and Orange Sticks, so there is a flavour to suit most palates.

Before we had even tried the chocolate, we had all fallen in love with the packaging. The chocolate batons come in a classic and classy navy blue box with gold lettering, so we thought that they would make a fantastic gift for family or friends. We also discovered that Charbonnel et Walker holds the Royal Warrant, that is a sign of quality that simply cannot be argued with!

We tried out the Sea Salt Caramel Batons and the Orange Sticks. My favourite just has to be the Sea Salt Caramel Batons, I love chocolate but can often find milk chocolate far too sweet for my taste, however the salt cuts through the sweetness, taking the edge off it.

The Orange Sticks are very different to your typical chocolate orange, the sticks consist of sweet candied orange covered in delicious bitter dark chocolate. This combination of the sweet and bitter works in perfect harmony, with the two flavours complimenting each other perfectly.

We think that these delectable treats are perfect for impressing guests at a dinner party or to give as a gift to a loved one as not only does the box look great, but the chocolate is rich and delicious. You can purchase chocolates from the After Dinner Collection from the Charbonnel et Walker website where they retail for £12 for a box of 125g.

Afternoon Tea For Two

Everyone has one of those friends for whom presents seem near impossible to buy. Not only does she have a wardrobe fit to burst with the latest designer clothes; she also has a dresser adorned with lotions and potions galore, enough books to fill a (modest) library and the most sumptuous home decor around.

Everyone at The Amazing Blog has at least one of these friends, who make both Christmas and birthdays something of a nightmare. Thankfully, help is at hand... Afternoon Tea For Two may help you with this mission. Their range if afternoon tea experiences and branded vouchers are the perfect treat for the girl who has everything.

On the Afternoon Tea For Two Website you'll find hundreds of afternoon tea ideas - from really high-end London hotels to relaxing country retreats. You just have to choose the experience you think she'll like and book it. It's that simple. However, if you're not sure about whta your friens prefers, you can always buy a branded voucher and allow her to treat herself to her gift of choice. You can't go wrong with Afternoon Tea For Two vouchers, there are over 350 tea experiences nationwide. All Afternoon Tea for Two vouchers and gift cards are available in either e-format or as physical vouchers and gift cards. They include a personalised message and a unique voucher code, which can be redeemed against any experience your loved one fancies.

At The Amazing Blog we think Aternoon Tea For Two offers the best tea experiences and gift ideas - especially if you have one of those friends that literally, has everything.

Colour for a Cause

Ok so we’ve all heard about naming a star after a loved one and adopting an endangered Panda, but if you fancy doing something a bit more original, with a worthy cause thrown in for good measure, you can now own a colour. UNICEF, the children’s charity, is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized, and they have teamed up with Dulux to raise as much money as possible to continue their life-changing work. Own A Colour is a fantastic movement started by a small group of individuals – passionate in their belief that small acts can combine collectively to save the lives of many children one child at a time.

In a world where the average computer, Blackberry and iPhone can display an incredible 16.7 million colours, there’s more than enough to go round and every colour sold will make a huge difference to a lot of children in need.  UNICEF is hoping that each and every colour will be named and they are asking for minimum donations starting at £1. All the money raised will go directly to help transform children’s lives and buying a colour makes a quirky alternative to your candy-cane stocking fillers.

Even donating as little as little as £1 can have a profound effect on those in need. UNICEF was founded in 1946 and has spent over six decades campaigning tirelessly to give children the best possible start in life. Their work includes promoting girls’ education, providing immunisation against childhood diseases and working to prevent the spread of HIV and Aids among young people. Such is their dedication to the cause that UNICEF is active in more than 190 countries is part of the Global Movement for Children.

So, whether you fancy yourself as a dusky pink, an opulent purple hue or an emerald green, dig deep and get colouring.