Hi guys, I promised in the tutorial video that I would post my inspiration pic on here so here you go! I hope you enjoy the tutorial :)

 The video posted below was where I got my inspiration for the makeup tutorial above :-)

Happy New Year!!!

I get asked all the time where I have beauty treatments when I tweet about having a spray tan or a massage etc. so, I thought I would tell you guys about the place I go to. This post is sort of only relevant to people living in Norwich I guess, unless you come here just for a day of shopping in the town and relaxation at the spa.

Due to working online, I am sitting at a computer A LOT! Just like I am right now and I find a massage every 6 weeks can work wonders, not just for physical reasons but also for my mind and well being. I tried out a few different spa's in Norwich (my hometown) before finding one I was happy with and I think that if you are spending good money on a treatment you want to make sure the place you go to is like a total "zen" for you. It is important to keep going to different places until you find the perfect spa for you. I am not going to name any names but I went to a few places in Norwich that I was paying the same amount as I am at St Giles but the whole experience was just not worth the money.

So anyway, my point is, I felt the need to highly recommend The Spa at St Giles to the readers of my blog (particularly ones that live in the area) as it will save you wasting you money shopping around for the most wonderful place to go. This is such a positive post from me that I just have to state that I am in no way being sponsored to write any of this! The spa probably won't even know this post exists, but I love it there and it has become a place for me that I can really switch off and treat my body. One of the reasons why this spa is my favourite is because of the people working there, not only are the amazing at what they do, but they are so friendly and welcoming.

My favourite treatments to have are the Sienna X spray tans (they have no chemicals and last a week on my skin), any type of full body massage (they are AMAZING!) and the Ila body scrub (Ila products are incredible).

If after reading this you plan on going then definitely go on a Wednesday as they have huge discounts on treatments that day - that's the day I try and book for!

I had never had regular massages or anything before 2011 and it has made a real change to my posture and peace of mind too! If you can find the time to go even once every couple of months I think it's a great thing to do for yourself. If you go on a Wednesday I think you can get a full body massage for £30.

You can browse the treatment menu on the spa's website here and also follow them on twitter here as they often annouce offers on twitter.

I would love to know what you guys do to relax and have a treat so leave me a comment below! Other things I do to relax are to take a hot bubble bath (classic but really works) or to drink Chamomile tea (it's meant to be calming!)

Hope you are all well, love Tanya xxx

Hey guys!

So today I went out to find more furniture for mine and Jim's new house with my friend Vanessa when I had a eureka moment in the car on the way back. We decided to make some yummy chocolate fondant puddings and after seeing the amazing Vlogmas videos Fleur de Force (ETC) have posted I thought I'd do some of my own too! So keep an eye on my second YouTube channel to see my 12 days of Vlogmas videos - one each day up to Boxing Day!

We were having a lazy day today and thought we'd share our chocolate fondant making with you, I also let you know all the fun things we're doing this week - D-Day (the big moving day) is this Friday and I'm going for a celebratory night out tomorrow - all of which I will be vlogging so stay tuned!

Here is the chocolate fondant recipe we used in the video, for those of you who want to try it out yourselves!

Ingrediants:
50g unsalted butter
50g good quality bitter chocolate (70% cocoa solids - we used Green & Blacks)
1 free range egg & 1 yolk
60g caster sugar
50g plain flour (sifted)

Optional extras
icing sugar to dust, vanilla ice cream or natural yoghurt to serve.

If you watch my video you'll see all the steps, but I'll sum them up briefly..

• Melt butter and chocolate together in a bain marie, mix until smooth
• Whisk sugar and eggs together until mixture is thick and pale
  
• Incorporate the two mixtures together and then fold in the flour
  
• Grease 4 ramekins (We used empty GU pudding ramekins - it gave us an excuse to eat them last week!)
  
• Divide the mixture between the four ramekins
  
• Place in an oven pre-heated to 160C/Gas Mark 3 for 12 minutes (we checked after 10 - they need to be gooey inside still)

Here is the finished picture of our masterpieces - I had mine with brandy butter while my friend Vanessa served hers with natural yoghurt.

Please check out my Vlogmas video guys - I will be uploading more exciting videos every day until Boxing Day!

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I get my hair cut by the lovely celeb hairdresser Mark Wooley at his salon Electric Hair (nearest tube Bond Street) in London. I thought I would show you a couple of pictures after I came out of the salon on here and I will also post the video so you can see how he does it!

It is not the most exciting video as I ask for a very very simple style but it might help to show you that you do not need lots done to your hair for it to look incredible! Just a simple good cut. :-)

Also, I get asked all the time if I dye my hair and the answer is NO!! This is my natural hair colour and I don't plan on dying it anytime soon. It changes on it's own to blonder in the Summer and darker in the Winter and that's enough change for me!

I hope you enjoy seeing my experience at the hairdressers! 

Love Tanya xx