Blogtober Day 4 | Unidays Student Event

If you are a student then you will have heard of Unidays. If you are a student and you haven't heard of Unidays then you are missing out some serious discounts and deals. If you haven't already, it's definitely worth checking out! Save yourself some money if you can.

As I have mentioned before, I go to Glasgow Caledonian University. Once a year, the main shopping centre's around Glasgow host a student evening when most shops offer massive discounts and freebies to all students. I've never actually went to one of these events before but this year I certainly wasn't missing out. 

Loads of shops had deals on, from New Look and Topshop to Thomas Sabo and Pandora! There was free food from Nando's and smoothies from Fuel being handed out. It was great atmosphere and I certainly took advantage of discounts being offered!

Surprisingly enough, I never bought any clothes during this shopping spree! The first place I headed to was SuperDrug, I wanted to check out the new Zoella Lifestyle range and to see if there were any of her other products on offer. As luck would have it, my favourite product of hers was on sale! The Scrubbing Me Softly Body Scrub is a favourite of mine, I love the scent and how smooth it makes my skin feel. Normally it is £8 but it was on offer for £2.50 so I couldn't resist! I also picked up the Candy Cream Body Lotion in the same scent for only £1. I've never used this product before but for £1 it's definitely worth a try! I am getting more into my skincare and trying to find out what works best for me so I picked up some self-heating face masks to try. I've never tried a self-heating face mask before so I'm looking forward to using them.

Next I went to The Body Shop in search for some of their Body Sorbets as they were offering a 30% discount. My mum was given the Tangerine Body Sorbet from a friend and gave it to me. I'd never used the Body Sorbet's before but after one use I fell in love with them. The scents are gorgeous, the texture is not too thick or greasy, it drys quick on the skin and your skin is left feeling incredibly moisturised and smelling fresh. I picked up three more Body Sorbets in the scents Pink Grape Fruit, Fuji Green Tea and Moringa and I cannot wait to try them, especially since I am taking more care with my skin.

Next I nipped into Claire's Accessories to pick up some head bands and bobbles, I always prefer the bobbles from Claire's because I have a lot of very thick and very curly hair. Most bobbles are not big enough for me to use properly but the Claire's ones are great so whenever I can, I pop and and pick up a few more. 

As you can see from the picture above, I bought a Zumba game for the Nintendo Wii. I'm not ashamed to admit that I love the Just Dance games for the Wii, they are one of the few games that I am actually good at! I also used to go to a Zumba class with one of my friends and I loved it but due to uni commitments, I had to give it up. When I seen this game it seemed like the perfect solution. I can dance about to the Zumba game almost as if I was attending a class but I can do it whenever it suits me and from the comfort of my own home. It was a win, win situation!

Back in the July of this year, I turned 21 and one of the gifts I received from my first aid family was a Thomas Sabo charm bracelet. There was four charms already carefully chosen for me on the bracelet and my aunt added another to it on my birthday. This left two spaces on the bracelet. I'd seen two charms online that I really liked, one was New York themed and the other was a simple silver pendant with the word Strength engraved. I feel like this charm is very fitting for me because there has been a fair few down moments in my life but I haven't let them keep me down. Somehow, I've always managed to rise up stronger than before. It was perfect and since I hadn't spent very much of my birthday money I decided to make a few purchases; there was a 20% discount for students as well so how could I say no?

They didn't have the New York charm in stock but they did have the Strength charm and a necklace I'd also seen and liked online. I was saving £40 so I ended up buying both the charm and the necklace. Thomas Sabo charms are designed to be interchangeable between various necklaces and bracelets. This means I can wear the Strength charm on my necklace or on my bracelet. I absolutely love this necklace, it means a great deal to me and I cannot wait to wear it as much as possible.

So many incredible offers at this student event made it impossible for me to take advantage of them all. I did take a little visit to Lush before I headed home and might made a few sneaky purchases but I'll save those for another post. I wouldn't have been able to purchase anywhere near as much as I did today without the student discounts so if you don't have a Unidays account, I recommend signing up as soon as possible. Us student need all the discounts we can get!

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Stocking Fillers for Girls

I think going through my stocking first thing on Christmas morning is one of my favourite parts of the day because it's all the cute little presents. Whether or not you go traditional with chocolate coins and socks or a gift card and some sweets, these few things that I've got to show you are perfect little stocking fillers that I think every girl would like, and they are all under £10.

Lush is definitely a go to option when it comes to any sort of gifting within my immediate family. My brother is obsessed with Lush and so is my mum. The Christmas  range that Lush has is really good and ranges from simple things like the butterbear - which contains shea butter and has a vanilla smell and is a very moisturising - bath bomb, to the five gold rings that are extremely glittery and are bubble bars. I am not a fan of the really glitter products myself but pretty much everything else is a winner in my book. Wrapping one or more of these products in a clear cellophane bag (tied with a festive ribbon of course) is a great stocking filler and one that will be much appreciated and enjoyed. Lush products range from £2 upwards.

Another beauty item that is a good stocking filler, especially since the weather is getting so cold is hand cream. You could pick absolutely any hand cream to put in a stocking for somebody but here I have pictured the Zoella Wonder Hand because it smells really nice and the packaging is gorgeous and it is only £5.50 for a decent sized tube. Superdrug has a 3 for 2 offer on Zoe's beauty range quite a lot of the time so you could pick up a few things and save a bit of money as well.

If beauty isn't the sort of avenue you want to go down when picking stocking fillers, there are loads of these little copper, gold or silver photo frames becoming increasingly popular. They come in different sizes and can be hanging frames or standing frames. They range from £3 upwards and places like Oliver Bonas and Paperchase stock them. The frames are gorgeous and unique and a perfect gift because the person can put whatever they want inside the frame. I have a standing rose gold frame with a photography image inside it and I love it!

I am one of those people who doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a perfume normally but especially if I'm not even sure if I like it or not. Superdrug have a solution to this, these adorable little miniature sized bottles of Ghost perfume packaged in a gorgeous gold glittered Christmas bauble, they have other versions of the perfume packed like this for Christmas and they are only £5, I am definitely trying my best to get my hands on a few because they are an absolute bargain. 

This stocking filler is a little more on the unusual side but it is adorable nonetheless and if you know anybody who is obsessed with cats (I certainly do) or stationary then this is a cute little gift that they are sure to love. New Look have these cat pens in stock at £3.99 and in a sparkly mint green and a sparkly pink colour. They also have dog pens in stock for the same price which are just as cute.

The last thing I've got to show you is the Real Techniques Mini Must Haves. Real Techniques brushes are great but they can be a little pricey so if you would rather not splash out on one of the bigger single brushes as a stocking filler then these miniature versions of the brushes are great. As soon as I seen them in Superdrug I had to have them and picked up one for me and one for my mum as well. At full price they are £7.99 but are they currently being sold for £5.49 which is a good price for three (albeit mini) brushes that you can take everywhere with you and these would be great for somebody younger who is maybe just getting into make up or starting to show an interest in it.

I hope you enjoyed reading through my suggestions for stocking fillers. Obviously you can't go wrong with fluffy socks, bubble bath, chocolate, sweets and gift vouchers etc but I just thought sharing a few different ideas would be a nice. I certainly am tempted to go and pick up a few more items before Christmas draws nearer, that is if I can still get my hands on them! Before I forget, a little pot with lights is what my advent calendar had for me today. Thanks for reading my Blogmas day 9!

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