So you may or may not know I moved in to a new apartment last week and would have no access to internet for a while (on a constant basis that is.) This has now been extended to late October which is highly annoying but unavoidable! I will try to blog on and off before then if possible however its very unlikely, so sit tight people I will be up and running soon :)
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Monday, 19 September 2011
Nice Stems.
My nail varnish collection is not massive but not small either, I have been eyeing up the opi nail varnishes for a while but at a price of around £10 each I was slightly put off. I was snooping around various beauty and make-up websites the other day and came across beautybay.com and they had a vast collection of opi varnishes. I came across a gift set called 'nice stems' which had 4 polishes in a range of different pinks.
My parcel arrived this morning and I was not disappointed, the polishes are only mini but I wanted to try out various colours before I splurged on the single big ones. I got this gift set from beauty bay for £12.95 with free delivery and the colours included are (from left to right)...
-Play The Peonies, Come To Poppy, Be A Dahl-ia Won't You, I Lily Love You
My favourite polish has to be 'I Lily Love You' as its very girly and sparkly and could be overlayed over other nail varnishes or a few layers of it built up. I will post an update once I finally use the colours and let you know how I get on :)
Check out the website here: http://www.beautybay.com
Much Love <3
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Nail Of The Day.
Todays nail of the day is a cheap and affordable but still with alot of glamour and glitz. I purchased these two colours together about 5 months ago and used them a couple of times and then put them in a draw and forgot about them - big mistake I forgot how pretty the colours were. Both colours are from asda's george line and were about a £1 each, now I didn't expect much from them at that price however I was completely wrong. I have had the nail varnish on for 5 days now and its barely even began to chip, now my nail varnish only seems to last up to 3 days before it dramatically starts chipping. I put the bright pink colour on first in the colour 'groove' and then layered the glitter polish on top a couple of times in the colour 'pink glitz.' I love these colours together and at a price of around £1 you really can't go wrong, go get glitzy girls!
Much Love <3
Book Worm.
This week I received my book for this month by Lindsey Kelk and its called 'The Single Girl's To-Do List.' It appealed to me straight away as the majority of my friends including me are single, now its not a long continuous list of things us single girls should be doing its actually a story about a girl called Rachel Summers and her life after being dumped. I have not started reading the book yet but I have read a book by Lindsey before called 'I Heart New York' which was an extremely good read, simple but enjoyable (a good chick book.) Closer magazine describes it as "Fun, romantic and warm, this is a perfect summer read' now I know its not summer anymore but I'm sure it will be suitable for any time of the year. This book retails at £6.99 however I got it off amazon for around £4 so not much off but worth it when you get free delivery also. I shall update you once I start reading and let you know how its coming along :)
Much Love <3
Clothes Crazy.
I am crazy about shopping and everything to do with clothes and fashion, money just seems to burn a whole in my pocket and I always want to spend it! One of my favourite online sites to buy clothes on has to be ASOS, I discovered asos a few years and they have never disappointed. They recently introduced super saver free delivery service which is lethal for me as delivery costs sometimes sways my decision on whether to buy something and can be the overall stopper on buying anything - clever idea asos. The website has a wide selection of things to choose from including beauty items, clothing (of a wide variety), holiday shop, shoes, bags you name it they've got it. Items are reasonably priced and you can get decent items for around the £30 mark, beauty items included popular well known brands and those amazing brands that are just waiting to be discovered! I have bought a variety of things from the website mostly dresses as they do amazing going out dresses at reasonable prices. So treat yourself this weekend and don't save for a rainy day ;)
Check out the website: www.asos.com
Much Love <3
Mythic Oil.
I received this months glossy box this week and from the moment I got it I was eager to try out all the products included, the most stand out product of them all had to be the 'L'oreal Mythic Hair Oil.' I have used various oils and serums on my hair and the majority of which I have used are very beneficial to the overall finish of your hair. I have only used this product twice since receiving it once on wet hair and once on dry hair which I like as it hasn't just got one use. The oil leaves your hair feeling glossy and healthy and gives it an extra bit of shine, only a small amount of oil is neccessary and using to much will just result in greasy hair. The mythic oil retails at a price of around £12 and with this being a full sized product it is worth the same amount about as the full glossy box - which makes glossy box well worth the money. From the first two uses of this product I can tell that is a new favourite of mine, the packaging also makes the product more appealing because if I saw this in a shop I would be instantly drawn to it because of its unique packaging. The packaging matches the product superbly and they go hand in hand to create this mediterranean type image. This product is part of the L'oreal professionnel line and can be used on all hair types so it is not condensed to one target group making it a good product to be included in the glossy box. This product nourishes your hair and leaves it glowing and is the perfect finish to a hairstyle. Thanks glossy box for an amazing product and I look forward to continuing to use the 'Mythic Oil.'
Much Love <3
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Shimmer Shades.
I have been a bronzer fanatic for a long time, never really swaying from the golden shimmer that is so appealing. Recently however I have been trying to get out of my comfort zone with make-up products pushing myself to try something different such as a bold lip or a a different coloured eyeliner other than black or maybe a new blusher? no bronzer? yes something different to a bronzer. My new alternative to bronzer has to be collection 2000 shimmer shades in 'blushalicious' at an easily affordable price of £4.19. I have been eyeing up benefit's sugarbomb for a while but at a price of £23.50 it wasn't a purchase to rush in to however this product is nearly a perfect dupe with the shades being slighly different. The shades on there own are lovely and when all combined create a shimmering bright pink shade which is not to heavy, the shades on there own are also very wearable and you practically get 5 shades in one. Treat yourself this weekend girls, you deserve it and shimmer away :)
Much Love <3
Best Ever.
I may regret saying this is in future when something better comes out (because it always happens) however 'Rimmel London's Lash Accelerator' mascara has to be the best mascara I have ever used! This is no exaggeration, it says on the tube "mascara with grow las complex" now I don't believe any of the slogans and the hype but this gives your eyelashes some serious length! My friend asked me the other day if I was wearing false eyelashes because they were so long and seperated, the wand is so easy to use as the wand is long but not to long. The website says after a period of time your lashes should feel stronger and more nourished and I must say I agree with this. I had an incident not so long ago were my eyelash curlers broke and chopped my eyelashes off - possibly the worst thing that could ever happen, after this they grew back weird and all over the place and after using this mascara they seem to have gone back to normal. At a price of £9 you can't go wrong, I was a massive fan of the falsies mascara for ages but this has to be my all time favourite! So go ahead girls, accelerate those lashes!
Much Love <3
Friday, 16 September 2011
Style Crush - Frankie Sandford
Being a massive Saturdays fan I follow there style choices very closely, as a band there style choices are always on trend and they have impecable taste. The most noticeable saturday style comes from Frankie Sandford, combining high street brands with designer labels her style is very original. Her well copied hairstyle and edgy fashion sense makes a good combination, she combines edgy pieces but does it with a feminine flair. The floral shorts in the picture to the left I have and they were a massive bargain buy at around £8 from H&M, Frankie is widely known for her love of highstreet brands making her style accessible to the girl on a budget like myself. Allow your style to be different like Frankie's and experiment with different pieces and different styles, don't go with the generic norm and wear what everyone else is wearing; stand out from the crowd! For more information on Frankie's style check out:
Experiment and be different with your style girls!
Much Love <3
Happy Days.
A good happy playlist always lifts my mood if I'm feeling a bit down. A good playlist can make the day seem a bit brighter. A good playlist should be filled with happy, feel good music. Allow yourself to get immersed in a feel good playlist and have a little dance round your room :) Here are a few of my happy songs.....
1) Bruno Mars - Marry You
2) Olly Murs - Thinking of Me
3) Pussycat Dolls - Top of the World
4) The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
5) Selena Gomez - Who Says
Much Love <3
Gossip Girl.
Dear Fellow Gossip Girl Fans,
This september sees the start of the new season of Gossip Girl, the fashion, the scandals and the beauty are back for another round. Gossip Girl has to be one of favourite programmes to watch as the stories are gripping and New York so happens to be one of my favourite cities. Allow yourself that one hour a week ladies to absorb the upper east side and get lost in its scandolous ways. The season premiere of the new series in America is the 26th and there are various sites were you can watch it online for international viewers, however I'm sure it will start pretty shortly after in the UK. XOXO....Gossip Girl ;)
Much Love <3
One Of My Favourite Blogs.
My new found love for blogs and blogging has helped me come across some new fun and interesting blogs however I discovered one persons blog in my phase of loving youtube videos and have followed this blog for a while. A lot of people will have heard about 'Fleur de Forces' amazing youtube channel and her constant influx of tutorials and product reviews etc. Fleur reviews a wide range of products mostly of the high street variety which means they are accessible to most people, have a snoop at her blog and youtube channel and you will most likely become addicted!
Much Love <3
VO5 Hot Oil.
I recently went shopping with one of my friends and I was automatically drawn to the hair and beauty aisles, upon this trip she saw me eyeing up the VO5 hot oil treatment. She came over and said how she had used it when she used to swim alot to keep her hair healthy and shiny. In the packet you get 4 little tubes of the oil to which you either put in a cup of warm water to heat it up or run under the shower before you use it.
You put the oil on wet hair before using either shampoo and conditioner and leave it on for only one minute and then rinse it out and then proceed to carry on with your normal hair routine. You dont notice immediate effects obviously but once you blow dry your hair it has the 'good hair day' effect on it were you cannot stop touching your hair because it feels so soft and healthy. At a price of around £4 you cannot go wrong, I don't use it everytime I wash my hair because it is quite strong and I use it as more of a deep conditioner. Don't leave it on for longer than a minute as it is strong and could leave your hair feeling greasy and not how you expected it to turn out. This would be a great product for heat damaged hair or dry brittle hair as it leaves it feeling amazing. So go on girls go have a good hair day with VO5 hot oil treatment! Much Love <3
Glossy Box, September.
Glossy box day is the best day of the month! The doorbell rang and I knew immediatly what it was for, I lept off the sofa and the postman handed me my beloved glossy box for the month! If some of you don't know what glossy box is its sort of like a magazine subscription however instead of getting a magazine every month you receive a box of beauty goodies, possibly the best thing ever invented for women right? and only for £12.95 including p&p!
The thing I love the most about glossy box is the packaging, the packaging was possibly one of the things that sold me on finally signing up for the service. The sturdy pink box which the products arrive in can be used again and again and helps for a safe arrival of your goodies.
Resisting all the spoilers, articles and videos about this months glossybox was very hard but worth the wait as once I opened the box I was ecstactic! In my glossy box this month was.....
- HD Brows: Eye & Brow Palette
- L'Oreal Professionnel: Mythic Oil
- Nuxe: Huile Prodigieuse
- Plum by Mary Greenwell: Perfume
- StriVectin: SD Eye Concentrate
I was amazed when I opened the box and saw the HD Brow palette and I must say this has to be the product I was the most excited about, I love the fact that it is a full size product also! The L'Oreal mythic oil is also a full size sample and I look forward to trying out all the products and telling you how I get along with them. If you were hesitating signing up for glossybox don't be, the subscription can be cancelled at any time and you are not tied down to a long term contract. So go ahead girls, go get glossy!
Check out the website here: http://www.glossybox.co.uk/
Much Love <3
Rainy Days.
So I woke up this morning only to be greeted by a dingy rainy day, rainy days are designed for a lazy day on the sofa curled up with friends or the boyfriend. There is nothing better than being tucked up on the sofa with your duvet whilst the weather outside is awful with some sweets and some of your favourite movies. So here are some of my favourite movies for a typical lazy rainy day....
The Notebook is the classic chick flick, not a great film to watch if your getting over a break up but it warms your insides to see how the story unravels. Also another perfect movie to watch with your girlfriends 'Sex and the City' which combines the typical things that girls love fashion, beauty etc. However if your feeling slightly more adventurous there is nothing better than a good action film, I don't know if Harry Potter is classed as your typical action film however it is a good watch and once you've watched the first one you know there are plenty more to follow if the rain persists! So girls and boys grab the duvet, sweets & popcorn and your friends and have yourself the perfect rainy day with your favourite films!
Much Love <3
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Take Me Away.
I have been lucky when it comes to destinations I have travelled to over the years, but there are still some places I would love to visit. With the summer coming to a close and the dreaded english winter on its way having a look at some of the places I would love to visit won't do anyone any harm. Lets try and extend the summer for just a few more moments....
L.A - Hollywood style babyyyy!
Sydney, Australia
Venice, Italy
The Seychelles
Now go dream about luxorious destinations, Sweet Dreams
Much Love <3
Most Wanted, Shoe Edition.
Most wanted shoe of the week has to be the 'Helena nude heel' which I found on a website called 'CHOCKERS.' I have lusted after many of there shoes for a while and the only pair I have bought from the website was a black basic shoe boot heel.
The prices of the shoes range depending on the type of shoe and what it is made from. This simple but elegant shoe retails at £29.99 reduced from £35, I must have these! I have had the same pair of nude heels since I was 17 (which I haven't worn for about 2 years) and they must be chucked out and replaced with a nice new pair :)
Nude heels can go with various outfits and are not purchased on a one off buy. Paired with a nice little black dress or even with a floral summer dress nude heels will never go out of fashion, however if nude isn't for you but you like the style of the heel do not fear because they come in black and various other colours. Don't hesitate ladies go forth and buy some new heels, you deserve it!
Check out the website: http://www.chockersshoes.co.uk/
Much Love <3
Simple & Sweet.
I love quotes, some give you a warm fuzzy feeling inside and others make you crack a massive smile. Regardless of how they make you feel they can be an inspiration for the day ahead or a little happy moment for the day, here a few of my favourites -
- Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense.
- Success is a journey not a destination.
- Don't regret the past, just learn from it.
- Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
- Smile and the world will smile back.
Much Love <3
Liz Earle - 3 Step Routine
I have read numerous blog posts about the widely raved about Liz Earle products, trust me there worth the hype. Made with all natural ingredients they are so refreshing to use on your skin, they smell amazing aswell considering they have no artificial fragrances in them. The cleanse and polish hot cloth cleanser has won numerous awards and I can see why, after 'polishing' your skin it leaves your skin feeling radiant and bright. I have problem skin from time to time and this seems to keep this problem at bay allowing only the odd blemishes through!
The 3 step routine does not come cheap but is alot cheaper to previous brands I have used such as clinique. They however are running a special offer at the moment were you can get all 3 products for £41 plus a special gift instead of the normal recommended retail price for all 3 products of £63.25 - that is a bargain in my opinion!
When I first purchased my first Liz Earle products I bought the mini selection to get me started and to see how my skin reacted to the products. After this I was sold I swapped from clinique which I had been using for at least 2 years and began on what I hope is a long journey with the lovely Liz Earle brand.
The delivery of the items is swift and organised and the products come wonderfully packaged with a personal touch of a little note from the brand (sorry I haven't got any pictures.) If you were hesitating on buying any of the products - don't! They are worth every penny!
Much Love <3
Sing Along.
I love discovering new songs whether there sad or happy enough to make you dance round your room like no ones watching either way listening to music makes me happy. Certain songs make you relaxed and others make you want to go out and party, music can have a massive effect on your mood. I have chosen my top 5 songs for this week all of which may not be a constant favourite but there my favourites for this week :)
1) Jessie J - Who You Are
2) The Saturdays - All Fired Up
3) David Guetta & Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
4) Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had
5) Pixie Lott - All About Tonight
Go ahead sing along!
Much Love <3
One Of My Favourite Blogs.
In my discovery of new blogs I came across the delightful blog 'Cupcakes & Cashmere' created by a women called Emily. One of the things I liked the most was her outfits she puts together, it has given me alot of inspiration for my own outfit choices and gives me a little bit of a push outside of my comfort zone. Alongside of her outfit choices are cute little recipes (I can't wait to try the homemade poptarts) which give you ideas you wouldn't normally think of. A combination of fashion, beauty, decor ideas and recipes makes for one of my favourite blogs.
Go check it out: http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/
Much Love <3
Style Crush - Lauren Conrad.
Lauren Conrads effortless style is envied by many women, me included. She combines basic pieces and creates simple but fashionable outfits. I followed Lauren's style evolution from the widely popular show 'The Hills', me and my friends would watch together and comment on how we would die for her wardrobe!
In recent years (once I had a job and could afford my own clothes) her effortless style was always a go to for outfit inspiration and she firmly cemented herself as my style icon. 
The basic pieces she is always photographed in are easy to find alternatives to in retail shops such as h&m and New Look. I recently had a look in to her new line 'paper crown' which I was hoping I would be able to find in the UK but I had no luck. The collection is amazing and is right on point with her well known style, I hope eventually it does become available in the UK.
Check out the collection here: http://www.paper-crown.com/index.html
Lauren Conrad evokes the typical california girl style which is readily available for the everyday girl, one of the many reasons as to why she is my style icon.
I hope you enjoyed my first 'proper' post and I look forward to doing more of my style crushes!
(None of the images used are mine and credit goes to those of which they are)
Much Love <3
Twitter.
To go with my new blog I just created a new twitter page, I have had a personal twitter for a while but this one will be linked with the blog and will keep all my followers updated on what is going on. So don't hesitate click follow and keep updated :)
Much Love <3
First Post!
Today is the first day of blogging and the first post for - new found love. I recently became interested in blogs mostly of the fashion and beauty variety and before I new it I was addicted. Creating my own blog seemed a surreal and far away option, I never really thought about it but as I discovered more and more interesting and unique blogs I decided I liked the idea of having my own blog. I loved learning new ideas for beauty and hair, sharing fashion and outfit ideas and swapping ideas in general. My blog will be focused on several areas and as I figure out how to use the website (as I'm very confused on how to work it at the moment) more and more posts will arrive. Bare with me, as I look forward to going on this blogging journey with you all.
Much Love <3
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