My Disney Buys This Month, I've got Whozits and Whatzits galore

Every month, well if I'm being honest every week....okay every single day! I am on the lookout for something Disney that I can add to me growing collection. I just wanted to share with you the things I got this past few weeks. I purchased a few lovely little things that I'm very much excited I now own. So here they are, I hope you enjoy reading about them and maybe it will inspire you to check out different spots like thrift markets, charity shops, online etc...

The first thing I bought this month was a Deep Sleep Sleeping Beauty Set from amazon. The set consists of a small tub of night time body butter, a pillow spray and a sleeping eye mask made of a satiny material. This set cost about €5.00 and I think approximately €2 for delivery. I think amazon is an amazing place to find some great Disney stuff, from Beauty products, to books, to mugs, it has such a fantastic collection and if you find the right seller, the shipping prices aren't too bad either. The pillow spray smells really nice but I haven't used it much yet, I will probably use the body butter once I run out of my moisturizer just to test it out, it seems really thick and creamy which is what I look for in all creams. My main reason for buying this set was of course the sleep mask, it is so pretty and girly. I also sometimes like getting Snow White and Sleeping Beauty items because I feel like products featuring those princesses are less common than products featuring say Belle or Rapunzel. 

I had a very bad back a week ago and a sinus infection to go along with it. My boyfriend, being the absolute doll that he is, brought me home some flowers and an Ariel Doll one day to cheer me up and boy it sure did! I love getting surprise Disney things from people and of course Ariel is my number one Disney princess. The Doll came in a box and I promised myself I was going to keep it in it but honestly, unless it's a super rare one from back years ago, I'm never going to keep it in the box. I took it out and placed it on my night stand alongside my soft Ariel doll and it looks just perfect there. It reminds me so much of the Ariel doll I owned when I was a kid. The only thing I must say I find different about the dolls from when I was little, are that their head shapes seem to be slightly larger, not that that's a bad thing, just an observation. She is wearing a gorgeous turquoise and teal coloured dress with purple and glittery detail. She also has, which for some reason are my favourite part of the doll, a little pair of clear teal coloured heels on which are just really adorable and a nice little touch. I believe you can get these dolls in Tesco and other toy shops for under €15.00

Today my boyfriend, my sister and my nephew and I decided to go to the Inch Market, which is well known for bargains and unique bits and bobs. Unfortunately the weather today was terrible and although it hadn't rained yet by the time we got to the place, it was overcast and there weren't as many stalls and sellers as there usually would be. I did manage to come across something that I was absolutely delighted with, an Ariel Musical Money Box. This was such an amazing find and I was so excited to come across it! The lady had wanted €12.00 for it but I haggled and was able to get it for €8! I recently googled it and it's being sold on ebay for over €30.00! talk about a deal! It's such a charming little item to have in a collection, when you press the front button it lights up and sings a verse from "Part of your world" how lovely is that?

The last two Disney things I got this month were beauty related items. Today we went into a store called Dealz after the market. I guess from what I've seen online, it's kind of like a Dollar Tree Store that Americans would have. It has loads of Disney related things for both adults and kids alike. I always look for beauty and household finds and deals in there. Today I picked up along with some normal beauty products, a Beauty and the Beast shampoo and conditioner. The reason I decided to buy it is mainly because the picture looks so much like how the characters do in the movie and that's not always the case when it comes to some of these bottles and products. I will likely only use it as decoration in my bathroom because it looks so sweet. It cost only €1.50. I also picked up a tinkerbell emery board set too. It's a trio of them with the little pixie adorably displayed all over them. I will likely use these as I've used Minnie Mouse ones I got there before and I found them to be great and then I will use them as decoration after I've gotten my use of them. They cost €1.50 also. I really encourage anybody who will only collect Disney things online to give their local shops, markets etc... a chance because honestly, they are just filled with so many Disney treasures


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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 Review

In 2009 Walt Disney Studios basically purchased Marvel Studios for $4 Billion. I can completely understand why they did it. Marvel movies are arguably the most lucrative movies in the world right now and in my own humble opinion, that's not always with good reason. Don't get me wrong, I can sit through and usually enjoy a popcorn superhero flick. That said, some of the most recent ones such as Dr. Strange and Ant-Man have been so predictable and at times boring that I find myself waiting for the movie to be over and the hero to either win or win out for the time being until the next sequel is rolled out. This is why, in 2014 when I went with a friend to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1 I was so unbelievably pleasantly surprised. The humour, the chemistry between the characters, how diverse the characters are, the great use of special effects and the truly amazing soundtrack (I still can't get "Come and Get Your Love" out of my head!) combined so well to make a perfectly entertaining box office smash.


With all that being said, when I heard they were releasing the sequel in summer 2017 I was extremely excited. For most sequels of superhero movies I am always apprehensive that it will not live up to the first, however for some reason before seeing it, I just knew with this one they would get it right. And thank Walt Disney, they did not let me down. From start to finish this film was a wonderfully entertaining experience. The plot revolves around the rag tag group we first met in Volume 1 which is of course lead by sitcom supporting star turned full blown movie star Chris Pratt. This time the gang is being hunted by the leaders of a planet known as The Sovereign for stealing something they consider precious from them. While being chased down and having a western in space style shoot out with this nation's ships, the group are helped along by a mysterious man in a white space pod, who we discover is (and this isn't a spoiler) Peter Quill's father. I won't say anymore for fear of giving the plot twists and turns away. Suffice to say, action and excitement ensues. For me, the real shining characters in this sequel are the Vin Diesel voiced Baby Groot who is quite possibly one of the most adorable characters in movie history, as well as Michael Rooker's Yondu. He has some of the most hilarious moments in the movie (in particular a Mary Poppins reference that will be quoted by my boyfriend and I for years to come) and surprisingly, he also had some of the most emotionally effective moments. Kurt Russell was perfectly cast as Star Lord's celestial and charismatic Dad and there is an enjoyable cameo appearance from the one and only Sylvester Stallone. All of the supporting players are excellent in their roles and the true chemistry among the cast is fantastic. There are some touching moment's involving the Bradley Cooper voiced Rocket, as well as the "unspoken" romance between Quill and Gamora's characters which isn't overplayed. The battle and action sequences are very enjoyable and unlike with other Marvel productions, I never once found myself getting bored during them or finding those parts tedious to get through. The effects are marvelously done (see what I did there), I mean being completely honest I don't know much about special effects or CGI but I do know when I'm impressed by it, which I definitely was.

I think the reason I find these Guardians movies much more enjoyable than the other Marvel films such as the Avengers, is that they don't take themselves to seriously. These movies have real, non forced humour, great witty dialogue, and what I feel is a really nostalgic feel to them, helped along of course by their awesome soundtracks. I have to say, as my boyfriend mentioned it to me on our way out of the screening, the songs in this sequel aren't as memorable as the ones in the first film, but that could just be us talking, it's a completely subjective point but I personally did agree with him on that. All in all, this picture was insanely enjoyable and I think well worth a watch. It accomplished for me what so many other superhero movies have tried to but failed, a funny raucous adventure with some really touching moments, I hope the people at DC take note, that's how a great popcorn movie is done.

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