Adult Colouring Books : The Flower Year by Leila Duly Review*

Adult colourings books became a big trend in 2016 and that trend shows no sign of going anywhere. I've had a few different ones now, and I really like the super detailed ones, they take so much concentration that they really help your mind forget everything else you might be thinking about, and helps you relax.

The lovely folks at Laurence King Publishing recently sent me Leila Duly's newest book, 'The Flower Year'*. I had Leila Duly's first book before and it was beautiful, but this, this is something else.

This is a hard back book, beautifully bound, in a pale pink with gold foil lettering on the front. If someone in your life likes colouring books, this would be a truly lovely gift. It feels so expensive and luxurious.

Leila Duly is known for her flowers, and this book features every month of the year split up by flowers. It's such a lovely concept!

The sketches are heavily detailed and I'd recommend fine pencils for colouring this in. This book will take so many hours to colour in completely, for £9.99 this really is an absolute bargain! It even features a ribbon bookmark to keep your place.

This is the sort of colouring book you could proudly leave on your coffee table for everyone to see, it's genuinely lovely and showcases Leila Duly's work in a wonderful way.

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

*Denotes an item that was gifted to me for review purposes. In no way does this impact upon my opinions which are entirely my own.

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Adult Colouring Books : Floribunda by Leila Duly*

Adult colouring books are one of the new big trends, and I have been so intrigued to see one in the flesh. The idea of them is wonderful, a more complicated version of a colouring book designed with adults in mind.

When Laurence King Publishing Ltd got in touch about their newest adult colouring book, I couldn't resist. The lure of botanical illustrations was totally up my street, especially when I discovered they were inspired by the English countryside. I love our countryside and nature so much. I feel incredibly lucky to live somewhere so pretty.

'Floribunda' by Leila Duly is absolutely beautiful. It retails at £14.95 and you can grab it on Amazon here. It features 20 illustrations to colour in on very high quality card, put together in this beautiful book.

It has some examples of the plants you can find in the book in the inside cover, so if you choose to colour them in scientifically, you can use it as a reference point. I opted to just use whatever colours I wanted!

The illustrations themselves are just absolutely lush. The level of detail is incredible, and they are so pretty. They are art that could be displayed as is.

The mixtures of different flowers and botanical goodness make for a very detail-centric colouring book.

I treated myself to some colouring pencils as such a beautiful book deserved some good pencils! We have some kicking around the house for my step-kids, but they are a bit worse for wear.

I opted to start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! This circular design is so intricate. The more you look at it the more details begin to pop out at you.

The use of the black sections really helps distinguish where one plant or flower starts and the next begins and is a really great touch.

I started at the bottom with some pinks and purples. I haven't coloured in years and I sat happily colouring for a good while, while my step-kids coloured in their Adventure Time colouring books.

I'm not the best at colouring in, but I really enjoyed myself. It was so relaxing, and I lost myself in my own little world concentrating on all the little details. Knowing I have a full book of these illustrations is filling me with delight! I can see myself sat in the garden through the summer happily colouring away, enjoying the nature outside too. Hours of lovely relaxing quiet.

Have you tried any adult colouring books? What are your favourites?

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

*this book was gifted to be for review purposes. In no way does this impact upon my opinions which are entirely my own.