Chantal DeHaine

Our sights were set for Windsor, so when we started seeing signs for it on the motorway, yes we did get excited! We'd been driving for just under an hour, having left at 10am and couldn't wait for our adventure to get started. We drove through Datchet and all of a sudden the castle was there, looming above us in its old-fashioned yet overstated glory. We found a car park in its shadow and paid for a 5 hour stay - hoping this was neither too little nor too long a time.    Whilst tracing the circumference of the castle, a sightseeing bus drove passed us. We discussed whether to buy a ticket for it because we have had such good experiences with them in London and Paris, but decided against it. This way we weren't scheduled and could go where we pleased when we pleased (plus there it only went to something like 6 places..) We walked passed Windsor Primary School and the Riverside and Eton Station on our way up the hill and tho...

The Lava Lamp Bath Bomb What a perfect name for this bath bomb, it does exactly what it says on the tin. It is literally a lava lamp in bath bomb form, so if you're a fan of the Lava lamp trend, then this could be for you! In its dry state the ballistic is such a bold orange, you cant help but smile, and the purple spots only accentuate this bright colouring. The colour is instantaneously transferred to the water as soon as it makes contact, which is always exciting to see! The pictures honestly don't do the bath bomb justice. at. all. It wasn't yellow at all in real life! The orange part of the bath bomb fizzed out much more quickly than the purple which left them floating and melting by themselves. The purple melted down and sat atop the water much like an oil would..  This preceded the Lava Lamp intentions of the Bath Ballistic, which was the most impressive part of the entire bath bomb (not including the initial colour burst). ...

Who remembers when using Facebook was the coolest way of communicating? and before that it was msn messenger... Who remembers not having a curfew but just knowing to head home when the streetlights turned on? Who remembers being able to knock on any door on the block if someone got hurt? Who remembers waking up at the crack of dawn and knowing that someone would already be out playing? Who remembers the good ol' days? Its a shame that only people over 15 remember such things... But for those of us that do, cheers to the times that only we remember, cheers to the times before technology *holds up drink* Stay Excellent -Chantal DeHaine

“Its books like this that inspire me to write even more!” is the first thing I said to my Mum after finishing this book. Can you tell I liked it? No doubt it’s made my favourites list. Not only does it inspire me to write; the euphoric feeling I get, during and after reading a book like this one, reminds me why I read! Being able to read is everything to me and honestly if I had to choose one skill to live with for the rest of my life, reading would be it. (This I could talk about for an hour, but back to the book) I can usually tell within the first few chapters if I’m going to like a book – occasionally I’m wrong, but most of the time I’m right.. With Night Owls, I knew by the 6 th page! Bennett has witty, mildly-philosophical banter down to a T, which makes her writing even more enjoyable – but maybe that’s because I studied philosophy with force, so any reference I can put some understanding into makes me feel even more involved with the story. Also I ha...

It honestly astounds me that this world of ours has so many variations of breathing and non-breathing life. How incredible is it that all of the things we see around us, from the grass to the tigers, have evolved from one tiny cell? It astounds me even more, however when our world and theirs peacefully intertwine.. Yesterday I was on a walk with mum and without any warning a beetle just scuttled across the pavement, as though it were blocking our path. Of course, we just stepped passed it, hardly even noticing it was there, until I saw it move; I had to backtrack and snap this picture. Not only did he try to stop us in our tracks but he was ready to have a full blown fight with us; look at all that armour! What does it say about us, the fact that we have jelly skin as protection? That we’re so strong and mighty in the animal kingdom that we don’t need any armour or that we’re just completely unprepared? We would be no competition for that beetle if we were the same s...

How is it that when someone really feels like writing, they cant think of anything to write but this? A crazy kind of writers block I guess.. So, quick update; exams are finished, the job hunt has started, still haven’t used Pythagoras’ theorem, we’ve just left the EU and the sun is bi-polar. Also I’m hungry.. The latter very vital information for you I’m sure XD Anyway I hope you’re well, Stay Excellent Chantal DeHaine

The Twilight bath bomb.     Plop.. Fizzle Brainnnn Soapy Swirls Floating Spaceship Jellyfish Thing Boring Soapy Residue Jellyfish Snake Jellyfish Alien Shiny water Purpleish Tint Okay, so not your average review, more some pictures with strange words underneath... Its different I guess?! I would make the assumption (if I saw this page) that the user wasn't very impressed with the bath bomb, if you too, made that assumption - then you would be correct! Honestly I didn't think this ballistic was anything special..  It takes a long time to fizz, which is always a bonus and unless you want an extremely short bath, much appreciated. There was a lot of pink going on with some blue (as you can see in the jellyfish) and I noticed a fair few specs of yellow. And a hell of a lot of glitter!!! If you're not a fan of glitter, you won't like this bath bomb.  However with such a strong set of colours in the ac...