Review & Giveaway: Hotel Chocolat – The Velvetiser – Hot Chocolate Machine Firstly, this has to be one of the most exciting things we’ve featured on Vivre Le Rêve. This is the perfect in-home hot chocolate system. Imagined by Hotel Chocolat, engineered by Dualit. This creates Barista-grade hot chocolate, as served in Hotel Chocolat cafes, velvetised at the touch of ...

How To Use Up Leftover Pumpkin Seeds We love to make pumpkin seeds every Autumn. This is my favourite way to use up the seeds after carving pumpkins. It’s super easy and delicious!   Total Time: 1 hr Preparation: 10 min Cooking Time: 50 min Method Seed the pumpkin Preheat the oven to 150°C. Using a spoon, scrape the pulp ...

Let’s Get Organised: Early Christmas Prep – Part 8 To-Do Jobs Around the Home Clean and organise the public space in your home. This Christmas time, your household’s living room or public space will be very much on display. Remove all clutter from the living room, then deep-clean the room. Move furniture pieces and vacuum beneath them, polish fine woods ...

Review & Giveaway: Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector If you’ve heard of Olaplex, you already know how amazing and powerful this product is for your hair. Firstly, Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector is not a conditioner. You will not feel a difference to your hair after leaving it on for 10 minutes, or over night particularly. This treatment repairs bonds and strengthens ...

Perfect For Halloween – Multicoloured Toffee Apples Ingredients 6 to 8 medium apples (washed, dried & stems removed) 385g white sugar 120ml light corn syrup 240ml water 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp white food colouring 1-2 tsp bright gel food colouring Toffee Apple Sticks Equipment Baking tray Non-stick Spray Heavy Sauce Pan Sugar Thermometer Rubber Spatula Method First of ...

Review & Giveaway: The Fortnum’s Classic Christmas Hamper We’ve featured many hampers here on Vivre Le Rêve over the past year, but this one is very special indeed. And looking forward towards Christmas, we think that this would make an absolutely wonderful gift. Whether you’re trying to think of what to buy a relative or you just fancy a treat ...

When is the Day of the Dead? Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos) is a Mexican spiritual celebration dedicated to honouring the departed. At first glance, you might think that it’s a scary or sad holiday, but in fact, it’s the complete opposite! Our own Day of the Dead celebration is traditionally a happy affair, during which we remember loved ...

Review & Giveaway: Kiehl’s Calendula & Aloe Soothing Hydration Masque This amazing Calendula & Aloe Soothing Hydration Masque helps to soothe, hydrate, and reduce signs of distress. The lightweight natural face masque, formulated with hand-picked Calendula flower petals and Aloe Vera, bursts into a refreshing surge of cooling gel hydration upon application to instantly achieve hydrated and soothed skin. I ...

How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Bread Ingredients   • 70g of pumpkin seeds • 1 small pumpkin, seeds removed, peeled, diced and tossed in olive oil • 320ml of warm water • 1tsp of honey • 500g of strong white flour plus extra for dusting • 20g of semolina • 10g of sea salt • 2 x 7g sachets of ...

Delicious Autumnal Carrot Soup With Goat’s Cheese Ingredients 2tbsp olive oil 600g carrots, chopped or grated 2 onions, chopped 2 stalks of celery, chopped 1 1/2l chicken stock 100g goat’s cheese, crumbled Chives, snipped, for garnish Method Heat olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the carrots, onions and celery, and fry for about 5 minutes. Add ...

Review: Casper – The Best Bed For Better Sleep We’ve recently been in the market for a new mattress for our son’s double bed, and as I’m sure you’re already aware if you’ve ever had the pleasure of mattress shopping, it’s a bit of minefield. Firstly, we set out to the traditional bricks and mortar stores to see which one ...

Review & Giveaway: Spa Technologies Luminous Eye Serum Firstly, this is my new favourite eye cream, it’s a rich serum designed to improve the look of your eyes. It will help decrease wrinkles and dark circles, will nourish and moisturise the skin around the eyes. Formulated with only natural ingredients it is extremely gentle for even the sensitive skins and ...