Sammy's monthly favourites (June/July)

Being a self-confessed sucker when it comes to new beauty products (or rather new anything), my favourite things change regularly , but here are a few things I've been really impressed with this month.

Milka Chocolate With Tuc Biscuits 

That's right, deliciously creamy milka chocolate encased between two biscuits that normally have a soft cheese filling. I know, it sounds so disgusting, but please stay with me here. With salted caramel being the new designer dessert component to be seen eating, salt and sweet have never been such a good pairing and this weird chocolate is the perfect balance of salted crunchy biscuits and sweet milky chocolate. Although milka can't tell me when this will be available in the uk, it's worth keeping an eye out for (and getting people to bring back as a present from Europe). Just give me the benefit of the doubt here!

Pond's Cold Cream

A classic, favoured by such stars as Kylie Minogue. It's available in about 4 different types but I'm currently using the hydronourishing version. This would be lovely for dehydrated skin but does make my oily skin quite shiny (but this problem is my fault for assuming they only do one type and grabbing it off the shelf without checking). Having said that, it has a lovely, fresh smell to it and it great to use as a cold cream to take your make-up off, or just as a thick night moisturiser. A pot can literally last about 6 months and they're really reasonably priced (£4.49 for 50ml). So go on: consider it an investment in your skin.

Andrex Washlets

These are one of those washlet things that have recently appeared in armies on our supermarket shelves. I hate the idea of using them as they're intended but I have been using them for cosmetic reasons. After I ran out of makeup wipes the night we arrived in Spain I used one to take off my makeup. I wouldn't reccomend them for that, their ability to take off waterproof mascara is essentially non existent however if you run them over your skin after you take your makeup off they leave your skin lovely and smooth (and they take off any makeup you might have missed in your laziness, not that that's something that's ever happened to me). Plus they're cheap, available everywhere and they smell really fresh and lovely.

"Before I Go To Sleep" by SJ Watson

One of the best books I've read this year (and then reread this summer). It's a thriller about a woman with amnesia, and it puts the reader in the odd position of knowing more than the main character. Definitely worth a read, I was captivated until the very end! Download it for your ipad, kindle or buy a hard copy and take it on your holidays (or just read it at home, in bed!)