I�ve said it before; I�m definitely one of those girls that prefers a night in relaxing rather than a night out on the town. My idea of the perfect evening is a cup of tea, a good book, music, good food and company. When I was challenged by Money Supermarket to have the �perfect� night in for only �50, I thought � that�s a doddle! I set aside one evening last week and made it my �official evening in� and here is what I got up to!
Bath time!
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Green tea in my Morrissey mug, new candle and book!
As soon as I got in from work I ran a bath for myself to relax before the evening ahead. I used the new Timotei Organic Delight Range (which is free from parabens, sulphates, silicones etc) to wash my hair with. I also picked up a little essential oil from the Muji sale which was �2; I adore adding essential oils to baths as they make the whole bathroom smell incredible, this lime one being super invigorating and delicious. I also added the Aveeno Bath and Shower Oil which I recently got because my eczema has been playing up, it�s a creamy oil which smells like oats which is lovely but can get a little sickly! I�ve discovered that I like to pour a few drops of this into the bath and rub some into my body whilst in the bath too!
Secondly and maybe the most important part of the night; food! Me and the Snooks family love takeaways, one of our favourites being a chinese called Dinner Box from the Just Eat website. I ordered a selection of our fav dishes, included honey ribs, crispy fried vegetables, sea-spiced aubergine, noodles etc!
Once fed and bathed I�m pretty much the most content! I changed into my dressing gown (it�s SO soft and from Very.co.uk) and had a little cuddle with Balthazar my little hamster (I�m going to introduce her properly to you all very soon). Then I lit a candle I treated myself to just for the night as my current one is running out. It�s from Muji and called Nashi which means Japanese pear and it smells SO GOOD. I then jumped into bed with a cup of green tea and a new book I�ve just started reading. It�s called �The End of Alice� by A.M Holmes. It�s not the loveliest book I�ve ever read as it�s told from the perspective of a paedophile in jail (controversial, I know) but the story so far has been intriguing.
Chinese Takeaway: �28.10
Timotei Organic Delight range: �6.98
Muji Lime Oil: �2
Aveeno Oatmeal Bath & Shower Oil: �5.46
Muji Candle: �3.99
Book on my Acer Tablet: �5.99
Total: �52.52
Now I�m a tiny bit over budget, but the beauty products I purchased can be used multiple times so you are getting moneys worth with them! And instead of a book I could have listened to music on Spotify (my new favourite band being Little Comets � check them out) or I could have watch some TV online for free (been loving Hannibal, Dates and Breaking Bad recently, not to mention that the final season of Dexter has just started). But I really enjoyed this challenge and I�m looking forward to seeing other �night in� blog posts!
The winner of the Money Supermarket Big Night In wins a prize too so fingers crossed for me too!
What would your idea night consist of?
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