The Diner | Soho

Last week when I went to London for Sophie etc's meet up we went to The Diner for lunch. I hadn't ever been to The Diner before but have wanted to go for a long time. I had already perused the menu (several times) so I knew exactly what I wanted! 

I knew that I wanted a peanut butter milkshake to drink, no where in Bournemouth does an amazing peanut butter shake, the closest I've come down here is a Reeses peanut butter cup shake in Shakeaway but that just doesn't compare!

I had already pre-decided that I was going to try one of their burgers and I pretty much always go for the same thing, the BBQ burger. I looooove BBQ sauce. I have sauce with everything, even my roast dinners (when i'm allowed!).

The food is served in little paper lined baskets which really adds to the diner experience.

The Diner is packed out with American memorabilia and decor, I just love their bar stools and counter. We have already decided that if we ever have our own house it will be kitted out like an American diner.

I'll definitely be visiting again next time I'm in London and I'll be making sure I leave room for their peanut butter ice cream for dessert!

Have you ever been to The Diner before?

The Body Shop | Coconut Body Scrub

I was recently sent this Coconut Body Scrub from The Body Shop to review and wow, it is aa-maz-zing! I can definitely see why it is currently on The Body Shop's best sellers list!

The 200ml pot is enough to use for two to three months if you use it on a weekly basis. This is what I am currently doing due to going swimming every Sunday and shaving each week before I go, therefore I think that the current price of £12.50 is completely justified as you can easily divide the price by three which means you get an amazing scrub for under £5 a month!

The scrub contains Community Fair Trade virgin coconut oil from coconuts that are organically grown in Samoa which leave the skin feeling soft and smooth. This scrub is creamy without being too thick, which is great for moisturising. The only thing you have to make sure of is that you use it before you have a bath or shower because of the exfoliating granules. It washes away really easily and doesn't leave behind any oily residue.

This scrub works really well on dry skin which I sometimes get on my hands (especially from constantly wearing nitrile gloves at work) so occasionally I leave it on my hands before I go to bed so that my hands feel refreshed in the morning.

The scent is obviously coconut but its not completely overpowering which I like. It reminds me of holidays which is helping me hold on to the last few days of summer!

Have you tried any scrubs or butters from The Body Shop?

#londonbloggymeetup

(Top two images taken by me, all other photos were taken by Jaye)

Yesterday I was invited to attend Sophie etc's blog meet up in London so Jaye, Becca and I hopped on the train for a two hour journey from Bournemouth. The journey went surprisingly quickly as we pretty much chatted the whole way about, make up and blogs, I don't think they guy sitting next to us was loving our conversations though!

We all met up at Piccadilly Circus at 11am and made our way to Carnaby Street where we would be having lunch at 2 so we all knew where we were going and then we split up into smaller groups to go shopping. I went with Jaye, Perdi and Kimberley as they were heading to Zest and I was in desperate need for Bioderma!

We stopped in other shops along the way too including, Topshop, MAC and Pixi (don't worry there will be a haul post coming soon!)

At 2 we went to The Diner and I had an amazing BBQ burger, fries and peanut butter milkshake, The Diner were amazing at accommodating us all as there were about 25 of us there all having dinner!

Afterwards we all did some more shopping and popped into Selfridges, & Other Stories, Boots and Forever 21.

By the time we had finished shopping it was already 6.30 and we had to make our way back to the station to get back to Bournemouth. I had an amazing time and met some really lovely people, I've got lots of lovely new blogs to read now!

Thank-you Sophie for organising the day!