Student Essentials from Tiger UK

Tiger UK is one of those stores that I have always wanted to visit but there isn't a store very close to me, the nearest is in Preston. Tiger is a Danish store, it's Flying Tiger Copenhagen in Denmark, that stocks homeware, stationery, gadgets, games, food and so much more. It's like a Danish Ikea with amazing value products, just without the furniture.

I was very kindly sent a range of super affordable, cute and colourful homeware and stationery items ranging in price from £2 to £6. My favourite item from the products I was sent is definitely the String Light Chain (£6) which is adorable and perfect for adding colour and a surprising amount of light to any room. Student accommodation is always very neutral, boring and generic so colourful homeware is a quick, easy and affordable way to temporarily add a personal touch to your room. It's 2.5 metres long so it's great to place around a headboard, shelves or bookcase - it is also battery operated.

If you've been following my blog for a while then you'll know that I am a bit of a stationery addict; I am always on the lookout for more cute stationery *you can never have too much stationery*. I have an adorable *Office Set (£2) which is perfect for any student as it is such a compact set (so it's great for small flats with minimal storage) and it contains a mini stapler, staples, mini highlighter, scissors, tape and page markers. This cute set would be great for anyone, not just students! I also received a *Snake Look A5 Notebook (£2); I have so many notebooks but I always need more. I used up countless notebooks during college and university particularly for notes, lists and...doodles because procrastination does happen in lectures!

Lastly, two fruity and colourful homeware items, the *Fruit Photo Frame (£2). I think the prices for Tiger products is amazing and I really wish there was a store closer to me because I'd end up there every week! The final item is an adorable *Strawberry Wall Clock (£4) which would be perfect for a shared kitchen and if it does become the victim of student parties then it's cheap to replace!

Overall, I'm so happy with all of the products! They're all so inexpensive but great quality and perfect for students because of the price and they can add so much colour to a bland student room. I wish there was a store in Manchester, we have such a large student population, I don't know why there isn't a Tiger store in Manchester already. Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5.

Have you bought anything from Tiger Stores? What do you think of the items I received?

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Sherbet Lane Stationery Subscription Box

If there are a group of products that I love to buy and own the most, that list for me would include: beauty products, candles, books, food...any food and stationery. I have a stationery obsession which boarders on addiction which I think is a common problem amongst bloggers and my weakness has to be notebooks, cards and sticky notes. So a stationery subscription box...hell yes!

*Sherbet Lane Stationery Subscription Box - July (£15 per month)

Enter Sherbet Lane, a gorgeous stationery online store who recently launched their own stationery subscription box packed with lots of interesting and themed goodies. The box easily managed to fit through our letter box so you don't have to worry about not being home for the delivery. The theme for July is At The Seaside which is the perfect summer theme! The seaside summer theme is really nostalgic for me as every summer we used to go camping around the UK with friends and eating rock on the beach was a common occurrence! This months box features summery greetings cards with envelopes, prints, candy, a pencil, gift tag and my favourite item, a cute tin containing stripy paperclips, stickers and magnets.

I love all of the items in the box, which is rare for a subscription box, as there are usually one or two items that I'm not a massive fan of but I will use everything in the box. The paperclips, magnets, stickers and prints are adorable and I love the tin too - I'm a stationery addict so I will find a use for everything. I think the box is fantastic value in terms of not just the quality of the items include or the range but the amount of products too. 

I cannot recommend this stationery subscription box enough! Sadly this July box has sold out now but the next box will be released on the 1st August and you can order a one off box or a longer subscription. I think this box would make a lovely and unique gift too. Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5. 

Have you tried any stationery subscription boxes? Are you a stationery addict like me? 

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Stationery Week: Card Nest

Today's post is another Stationery Week post *I wish it was stationery week more than once a year!* but this post focuses on freakin' gorgeous greetings cards that I was kindly sent by the super lovely people at Card Nest. Card Nest is a new greetings card monthly subscription service which for £7.50 per month, you will receive three exclusive cards.

I think I'm turning into my mum as she has a greetings card box and I'm starting the same thing! Although the cards I have are so incredibly gorgeous from Rifle Paper Co and these minimalist but so pretty and pinterest worthy cards. You will receive cards for a range of occasions, so some may not be suitable for you but that is the risk when you subscribe to any subscription service.

The cards I received are: 'Roaring Birthday' by Carolina Buzio which I will definitely be giving to my sister on her birthday this year as it is so adorably cute and we both have the Leo star sign. I also have 'Cheers!' by Lydia Nichols which again is cute, colourful and simple and I'll either be giving it as a wedding card or a graduation card. Lastly, probably my favourite card from the three is 'Adventures Continue' by Zachary Smith and it's my favourite as I adore the typography! Each card comes with it's envelope and they are individually sealed.

Overall, I think it is a unique and gorgeous card subscription service although I wish there were more cards in the pack or if it had an extra gift/surprise in the package, that would be just amazing but I think the price is great for the pack. I LOVE the 'roaring birthday' and 'adventures continue' cards. If you join up for their email newsletter you receive a 50% off code. Also check out their blog! Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5.

What do you think of the cards I received? Would you subscribe to a greetings card subscription service? 

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Stationery Week: Rifle Paper Co Spring Collection

Blogging has changed my life in so many ways, in both minor and major ways, and one of the ways it has changed my life is in my need for everything to be as aesthetically pleasing as humanly possible; whether it's a gorgeously packaged lipstick, cute perfume bottles or as is the focus of this post, freakin' beautiful stationery.

There's stationery and then there's stationery and Rifle Paper Co products are in the latter category. I don't think there is a stationery brand or company that I adore more than Rifle Paper Co! Every single product is the essence of luxe design and pinterest worthy eye candy, for stationery nerds like myself anyway. Their spring range has a series of Alice in Wonderland products as it is the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland and I need to get my hands on them!

I was kindly sent a few products from the new Rifle Paper Co spring range, thanks to the incredibly lovely people at NorthLight HomeStore (I cannot recommend the website enough, I've ordered from them myself). I've published posts on the Rifle Paper Co products before and I loved everything.

I have the *Rifle Paper Co Let's Do This Notepad (£6.80) which is so incredibly gorgeous, so spring appropriate and I know I will get so much use out of it because every few days I write a to-do list as I love to tick things off and keep track of what I need to do - I keeps me organised and let's be honest, it feels good to tick off things from your to-do list, even if that is 'have a shower' or 'put clothes away'...

I have another freakin' gorgeous item, the *Rifle Paper Co Herb Garden Market List Notepad (£8.24) and again, it's so pretty and perfect for spring. Every single item of stationery, such as these notepads but also the phone cases, planners and calendars, would make lovely gifts. This notepad has a magnetic strip on the back so it can be attached to the fridge as a shopping list which we will get so much use out of but it almost seems a shame to use them as they are so pretty!

Lastly, the gorgeous pink floral background of these photographs is actually a sheet of the *Rifle Paper Co Jardin de Paris Wrapping Paper (£7.70, three sheets) which is probably the most beautiful wrapping paper ever created. I personally wouldn't use it as wrapping paper, as I would end up destroying it (I'm the worse present wrapper in the world) but I am going to use it as a background for blog photographs!

Overall, I cannot recommend Rifle Paper Co stationery enough and NorthLight HomeStore has such a wide range of their products - from the websites I've looked at, it has to stock the most Rifle Paper Co products for a UK site. Here's my mini wish list:

What do you think of the Rifle Paper Co spring range? Have you bought anything from NorthLight HomeStore? 

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Stationery Week: Maped Helix Pens

It's national stationery week! Throughout this week I will have lots of stationery related posts and this is the first! I was kindly sent some pens from Maped Helix and I don't know about other stationery nerds but I love pens - ok, it seems odd when it's typed. I love using new pens, especially coloured pens to mark specific notebooks and to-do lists so this was a perfect package for me.

I have the *Maped Graph' Pens Compact x10 which contains a set of coloured pens with 0.4mm tips. The pens come in a range of colours from blues, greens and pinks to black, orange and yellow; they come in an usual, finger trapping case. It is great as a holder but watch your fingers! I've been using them already and they are so easy to write with - I love the fine tip and the colour range. Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5.

I also have the *Maped Soft Tattoo Paris Foundation Pen; I haven't really tried fountain pens before so I didn't know if I'd like this one but I do love the cute paris design. The pens is actually a lot easier to write with than I thought it would be and although I don't prefer it to the Graph Pens or ballpoint pens, it is nice to use. Overall rating: ★★★★☆, 4/5.

When I've used up the Graph Pens, I will definitely be buying some more; while the Graph Pens are widely available online, the fountain pen isn't - if I find a link, I'll add it to the post. Maped Helix are currently hosting a competition which ends on the 1st May.

Are you a stationery addict too? Have you tried these pens? 

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Too Wrapped Up: Cute + Fancy Stationery

If you've been following my blog for a while then you may know that I am a bit of a stationery addict, I have a stationery drawer...I always love to buy more! So when the lovely people at Too Wrapped Up got in touch about reviewing a couple of their gorgeous stationery items, I was so excited! 

The item I chose was the *Letterpress Bee Notecards (£14.99) which are easily the most intricate, luxe notecards that I've owned - I don't want to use them, they look too pretty and delicate! Even the box they come in is gorgeous with gold ink stating 'meticulous ink fine stationery' on the front, so I think it would make a lovely, fancy gift. 

In each pack there are 10 single cards with tissue lined envelopes  and they are so fancy. The bee embossed onto the top of each card is just adorable and the yellow tissue lined envelopes just make any stationery item look and feel so much more expensive and special. 

I also received an adorable *Creatures of the North Notebook (£7) which instantly makes me think of Game of Thrones and there is a wolf/dire wolf looking animal on the notebook. The notebook cover is printed onto recycled card and the pages are made from FSC approved stock which is fantastic. There are 100 pages which are lined and I cannot wait to start using it - I will be using mine for blog post ideas and blog notes. 

Overall, I'm really happy with both stationery items, they are cute, luxe and the Letterpress Notecards are super fancy and special! I think both items would make lovely birthday, graduation or Christmas gifts, yes, I am already thinking about Christmas! They have a great range of gorgeous stationery so definitely check out their site.  Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5.

I have very kindly been given a code for my readers which gives you free delivery on anything, use the code: OBAN. Use at the checkout - it expires in two weeks. 

Have you bought anything from Too Wrapped Up? What do you think of these cute stationery picks?

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