Saturday 15 April 2017

Easter Spectaclar at Lidl Northern Ireland

Spring is well and truly in the air.  Flowers are beginning to bloom and the sun is trying to sneak threw the clouds.  But most importantly the shops are filled with delicious treats that you just cant get all year round!

As everyone knows by now I am a massive foodie who doesn't settle for second best.  Quality is extremely important to me.  I mean who wants to waste calories?  No me that's for sure.


So when I was strolling threw my local Lidl and spotted their Easter range the look of the new beautifully packaged products really tantalised my taste buds.  Now from experience quality doesn't always have to have a recognisable name to be fantastic in fact you can be presently surprised at what you can find.  Although in saying that £2.99 for a luxury Easter egg just seemed too good to be true.  I just knew I had to try this one out for myself.


Packaging
From a first hand glance the packaging was every bit high end and well designed.   Certainly fancy enough to rival some of the more expensive brands on the shelves. Classic black and white gloss packaging set a sleek well groomed tone which works well to showcasing the stand out design of the actual egg inside.

 
Taste
Now down to the most important aspect.  The taste test.  My original plan of action was to open the eggs, take some pictures, upload those and then sit down with a big nice mug of tea and tuck into them with the other half.  You know like normal people.  However the second I pulled the egg out of the box all was lost.  The sweet delicate smell hit me and I ate a big chuck out of the back so I could still salvage the rest for the pictures!  Ooooppps.  I am literally the biggest fan of chocolate ever and I have to say these little babies held up against my other more high end Easter treats.  Both eggs chocolate were deliciously creamy/smooth with no harsh bitter taste, paired with the textured high flavoured toppings made for a well rounded product. 
 
 
Summary
Lidl are always dropping little gems into stores.  I am a big fan of their seasonal items and I find their design work is very creative and unique to what other shores are doing at the minute.  I do all my shopping in Lidl and you just wont find anywhere else with such great quality fresh local produce.  To top that the staff couldn't be more helpful and polite, being someone with fibromaysia this is a really big deal for me.  If you haven't tried them out for your weekly shop take the plunge and do it. 
You can thank me later.
 
The only down fall about this post is I have to wait another year to get my hands on some more!
 
Peace and Love
Lisa xx
 

Wednesday 12 April 2017

"The Jackel" Champions New Mural Illustrating Everything Thats "Pure Here" About Belfast

It is no secret that Belfast is one of my top ranked places in the world.  It is full of culture, the most friendly people you will ever meet and their is no better place for a bit of "craic".  So I am very happy to share that Belfast has a beautiful new artistic addition.  World famous boxer Carl "The Jackal" Frampton was back in his beloved home town at this week to unveil a brand new mural work of art on Hill St. 

The absolutely stunning art piece was created by Dean Kane from Visual Waste aka Belfast's answer to banksy as apart of HARPS "Pure Here" campaign which was been taking the local area by storm.  The art piece itself showcases some of Belfast most famous and iconic best bits such as The Balls on the Falls, The Big Fish, The Albert Clock, the H&W cranes as well as of course some local legendary characters/celebrities.  

Not forgetting of course a nod to the man of the moment himself who was more than happy to be apart of the whole thing.  Carl said “Everybody knows I love Belfast so to be involved with something that’s really positive in the heart of the town, it was a no-brainer for me. HARP’s ‘Pure Here’ is a lot of fun, a really upbeat campaign that’s celebrating lots of great things that are unique to Northern Ireland.”

Hill St of course is located in the ever so trendy Cathedral quarter which is a hot spot for locals and tourists alike.  The Cathedral Quarter mural is the first of its kind by HARP and Brand Manager Jeanette Levis said: “HARP is one of NI’s most-loved lagers and this is our way of celebrating all that is magical about Belfast – the unique sense of humour and the quirks that make it so special.” 

 

 
Pictured at Harp’s ‘Pure Here’ mural launch in Hill Street is local boxing legend, Carl Frampton who has teamed up with Harp lager and artist Dean Kane from Visual Waste to unveil an iconic new piece of street art in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, celebrating the people, sights and humour unique to the city. 
 
As part of Harp’s ‘Pure Here’ campaign, the street art showcases a number of the best-loved bits of Belfast. These include The Balls on the Falls, Titanic Building, The Big Fish, The Albert Clock and the H&W cranes as well as some of the city’s legendary characters and local celebrities including boxing champion Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton, much-loved TV presenter Julian Simmons and journalist and Belfast broadcaster Colin Murray.
 
 
Pictured at Harp’s ‘Pure Here’ mural launch in Hill Street are artist Dean Kane from Visual Waste, local boxing legend, Carl Frampton and much-loved TV presenter Julian Simmons who have teamed up with Harp lager to unveil an iconic new piece of street art in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, celebrating the people, sights and humour unique to the city. 
 
As part of HARPs ‘Pure Here’ campaign, the street art showcases a number of the best-loved bits of Belfast. These include The Balls on the Falls, Titanic Building, The Big Fish, The Albert Clock and the H&W cranes as well as some of the city’s legendary characters and local celebrities including boxing champion Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton and journalist and Belfast broadcaster Colin Murray.
 
 

 
Peace and Love
Lisa