Nestlings Toy – Cute plushies that have babies | Review

[Ad- gifted product] Recently, we went off to a very special launch party for a new toy called Nestlings! As a fan of toys myself, I was super interested in what these far more adorable then Furbies would be like, especially as they reminded me of Hatchlings, a toy animal that comes in a large egg that children need to pet and play with until it hatches. I was quite disappointed with Hatchlings, if I am honest, as they take ages to hatch and that’s the main fun – there is no way to put them back in their shell, so you just then have a toy to take care of and very slowly teach.

Nestlings is far more interesting. With this toy, there are two versions; pink and teal, both soft and contain the same general look. We got two teal Nestlings to take home and play with, each with two babies inside. You see, Nestlings are creatures you need to take care of and play with, until they are happy enough to have a baby. These two babies come in one of the following colors; yellow, pink, teal or purple, so each of ours had different ones. The Nestlings have interaction points on their head and nose (basically buttons), while the color of their eyes tell you what they need. They talk back to you, but at a very good volume (as to not get very annoying to parents trying to hear literally anything else) to let you know what they need. Their heart on their belly also lights up, which is just apart of this magical creature.

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Brinley Williams Personalized Candles | Review

[Ad- gifted product] Candles are something I have been collecting more and more of. I quite like the look of candle light glittering and the smells that candles can bring to your home. When I found Brinley Williams Personalised Candles, I thought that was a pretty clever idea! Getting a personalized candle, to commemorate a specific event or to give a custom gift to someone is great if they do like candles like I do.

Brinley Williams Personalized Candles

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Haycock’s No 9 Gin Cocktail | Recipe

[Ad- gifted experience] Recently, I was invited along to a master class featuring Haycock’s No 9 gin, a new ‘spiced gin’ which is quite different to any other gin that I have ever had. Described as a lemon sorbet for adults, this gin has lots of lemon and sweet notes, despite not actually having any lemon in it. I am not the biggest fan of spiced spirits, but Haycock’s No 9 doesn’t actually taste like a spiced gin and instead is just smooth and lemon-y, tasting quite like a dessert.

Dann and I went along to this master class, looking to learn all about the new Haycock’s No 9 gin and taste some of the drinks that it is used in. The creator of this gin described it as not a gin but instead something different and unique, made with coriander seeds which give off a lemon flavor without having to add any lemon. He spoke about flavored syrups and mixing drinks, after we had consumed some small appraisers which were really, really yummy. My favorite was this mac n cheese that was simply delicious, but onto the cocktails.

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Pancake the Cat’s Birthday & a GiftPup Review

[Ad- gifted products] My beautiful, silly, sleepy, kitten is now a full cat. I mean, we only got him a few weeks ago – but Pancake is the baby of the family now, being a pampered cat. In his passport (yes, he has a passport) it says that his birthday was September 14th! Pancake has a passport as he was born in Bulgaria, then went to Ukraine, then to the United Kingdom. You see, he is a pure bread, with a long family line of… something. I don’t really know, I feel in love with Pancake’s silly face, soppy demeanor and general lazy outlook on life. As some of our friends wanted to meet Pancake and the kids like celebrations, throwing a birthday party for a cat seemed like the sane thing to do, of course.

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Arctic Iced Coffee | Review

[Ad- gifted products] Hot coffee has never really been something I enjoyed. I always figured it was the warm aspect of it; I only tend to drink warm things in the Winter or super cold Autumn months. Whenever most people grabbed a coffee, I’d pull an energy drink out of my bag, going for something cold and refreshing. Then, I went on a iced coffee spree after getting one at random, at a coffee shop I was at for a meeting. Iced coffee is a great break from the artificial and flavored notes of energy drinks. When Arctic Iced Coffee was looking for people to try their drinks, I had to try them.

Arctic Iced Coffee

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