to now ask you to name the products you LOVE and couldn't/wouldn't be without?

[Heartbrokenmum73]

I've absolutely loved the thread on crap stuff people have bought (and now know which washing machines/hoovers/deodorants to avoid).

Thought it might be interesting to see which products/appliances you love, be they beauty, household stuff, pet products, etc. Always useful to get 'thumbs-ups' from people. And as someone who rarely wears make-up (because I don't know what I'm buying/how to apply the damn stuff) it would be great to hear about essential beauty buys, rather than what the magazines tell us to buy. Beauty Editors seem to make a lot more money than most women.

For me it's my gadgets - iPod, Beats headphones (amazing sound quality on them) and my Kindle (even though I'm still buying stupid amounts of 'real' books too - they're so cheap in charity shops and supermarkets!).

So, what would/could you not be without?

In the kitchen : Kitchenaid - can't believe how much I use it, it was eyewateringly expensive but has been value for money for how much I use it.

Pampered chef stoneware - this is frequently slated as being overpriced and useless, but I really love mine, just for how easy it is to clean.

Beauty etc : Pitrok roll on deodorant - doesn't stop me sweating, but stops any odour far far better than Sure etc
Max Factor mascara - all the ones I have tried have been excellent, but I particularly like Masterpiece.

GHD hair straighteners!

And at the opposite end of the price scale, Supersoft Silicon free conditioner £1 in Poundland (naturally!) and leaves my hair all soft and lovely without getting greasy.

John Frieda Frizz ease serum.
It's all that stands between me and a mad bag lady some mornings.

Marmite. Fairy washing up liquid. My Samsung phone (old model but fab).
Must not forget Malteasers.

The more I think about this question, the more I realise what a fickle consumer I am. I hardly ever buy the same thing twice . Except food, but then again, its not really much of a recommendation if I were to say 'you know what I buy time after time? Bananas!'

Apple ... Love my iPod & would love an iPad
Miele.... Best washing machine & vacuum
Dove ... Love their deodorant & shower gel
Terry's... Old fashioned nappy squares
Colemans.. No other mustard will do
Heinz ... Ketchup / beans/ salad cream
Sudocrem ... Solves all minor skin problems
Tampax
Always
Surf liquid
Lenor
Cadbury hot chocolate
Hellmens mayo
Birds custard powder
Yeo raspberry yogurt

Deodorant it has to be the not so well advertised Mitchum spray on!! It stops me sweating no matter what the weather /activity, dosent leave any marks & actually smells lovely :)) best I have ever used. I never even noticed it until I met DH who has been an avid user for years!!

Also surf washing power, emm lovely!

Kindle
Batiste dry shampoo
GHDs
Smirnoff vodka.

Flexitol hydrate
Tampax

Nivea cream- I use about a pot a month don't think it's going to magically rejuvenate my skin or anything but it smells nice, and it's very soft and makes my skin feel less dry. And it was the only thing that stopped the irritation from my tattoo a while ago....all the perfume-free, approved/advised stuff did nothing.

My beluv'd mooncup!

Herbal essences coconut shampoo (blue bottle)
Kerastase hair oil. Costs a bomb. Got rid of frizz, split ends and gave me permanently thicker, softer, shinier hair
GHD's
My dryer. God knows how I managed without one. I never have damp clothes hanging on radiators anymore

All of my Apple Products
Kindle
GHD's
Aveda hair products
Clinique uplighting bronzer
Vichy dermablend
My candles
My e-cig
Pepsi Max

Neals Yard Frankincense
ROC roller ball thingy
Marmite
Yorkshire Tea
Hand held steam cleaner (cheap as chips £9.99 and fizz whoosh does my oven in seconds)
Lurpak
Blue Lenor, (the original one- none of that fancy schmancy flowery stuff)
Astral for my neck.

Vw t25 campervan. Heaven.
Anything doggie from pets at home.
No7 mascara and serum.
A particular brand of jeans from h&m that they now seem to have stopped selling. The bastards.
iPad
Tunnocks tea cakes

Cordless Dyson. Hoovering Dysoning? is effortless! I gush about to everyone.

My Dyson handivac thing.
Mitchum deodorant.
Marmite.
Uniball fine writing pens.

ha ha x post adog

Nespresso coffee maker
Celtic sheepskin boots
Bourbon biscuits (you can keep all your fancy biscuits, a bourbon is the bees knees as far as I'm concerned)

Hair straighteners [ghd]
Hydralauron - serum for face, like a prune otherwise.
Cistaplast [sp?] skin cream; it's brilliant.
Fish oils; they give me zip and I can tell when I run out and forget to buy them.
Millicano coffee, best tasting one for me.
St Tropez face tan mousse.
Sparkling water- don't mind which brand as long as it fizzes.

Nivea lip balm - the soothe & protect one in the mint green tube. I get cracked lips a lot in the winter and this heals them within a couple of days!

I second the person who said Pitrok (lasts for ages too) and the one who said Sudocrem - the latter is a miracle!!!

Also:
iPad mini
Mane & Tail shampoo and conditioner (discovered it in the US, now Liberty does it - it's fantastic and yes it was originally developed for horses )
Oral B Pro Expert toothpaste
Yorkshire Tea for hard water
Waitrose own brand salt n'vinegar crisps
Marmite
Cire Trudon candles (we are allowed to have one posh thing right? I loves them)
Good old eau de Cologne (4711, available at Boots)

Elemis pro collagen marine cream.
Laura gellar balance & brighten.
Kindle.
iPhone & iPad.
Dime bars :)