Warm and Cosy :)

Hi Ladies,

Now the cold weather is definitely setting in and I can get all my favourite cosy clothes out of my winter wardrobe, I thought I would share a few outfits with you :)

Cardigan - H&M

Scarf - H&M

Belt - Primark

Bag - Karen Millen

Leggings - Gap

Boots - Uggs

I got this cardigan last winter but I have seen similar ones in H&M recently, its lovely and cosy and from what I can remember was a real bargain at around £15. I got a size medium so I can layer up underneath and it looks fab with a belt on too. I get all my black leggings from gap, they're super comfy and really good quality.

This is the first outfit of the day I've done in ages! :) I'll hopefully do some more soon with some recent purchases.

Hope you've had a lovely weekend,



Ins and Outs :)

Hi Ladies,

Hope you've had a lovely weekend, I thought it was about time I filled you in on my ins and outs :)

In
Festive Adverts on the telly! - I absolutely love the festive adverts that have started popping up this week. The John Lewis advert anyone? - adorable! and I actually squealed when I heard ''holidays are coming'' during one of the X factor breaks on Saturday night!
Plants Vs Zombies - My boyfriend has an Iphone and I am absolutely addicted to this game, Its probably for the best that I don't have an Ipone as I would get absolutely nothing done.
Jessie J - I love who you are, Its such a fantastic album, Jessie J is definitely one of my favourite artists at the moment.
Winter Woolies - I bought a lovely wooly headband from New Look (with 30% off what a bargain!) the other week in preparation for not one, but two nights watching fireworks. I get awful earache sometimes when its cold and this keeps my ears warm and toasty. I did plan an outfit of the day with my new cosy clothes but it was too dark by the time I had this brain wave, so i'll try to do this asap!
Cute paperchase lunchboxes - Can you remember my cute cupcake lunchbox? Its gone missing! So I was chuffed to bits when I spotted these gorgeous little lunch boxes in paperchase with 20% off a couple of weeks ago, they definitiely brighten up lunchtimes!

Out

Clearing out my summer wardrobe - Needs to be done, but is one of those jobs I just keep putting off argh!
Getting up whilst its still dark - Everytime I wake up I expect it to be about 2am but no, that really was my alarm going off and its time to start getting ready.
Being enticed by offers at the supermarket - Dear oh dear, whenever I go grocery shopping I'm always enticed by offers on things which I don't really need. Right now I am chomping my way through a family sized tin of miniature hero's as they were on offer at the supermarket and as everyone seemed to be putting them into their trolly I felt compelled to aswell! why oh why!

and thats everything, hope you're having a fantastic week and I'll be back soon with a review of my new favourite mascara, my thoughts on batiste's new scent and a winter outfit of the day! :)

A couple of things from ELF :)

Hi ladies,

I ordered a few bits from ELF a couple of week ago which I thought I would share with you. I already have a few ELF brushes (I use the blending eye brush on an almost daily basis and it is fab value at £1.50!) so I picked a couple more and decided to give their eye primer a try too.

I adore the blush brush. It is from the studio range which is still really great value at £3.50. Its super soft and cleans really well with my MAC brush cleanser. This brush is quite flat for a blush brush and has a pointed edge which I find really useful for contouring, I tend to use the flat side to apply product to the apples of my cheeks.

The eyeliner brush was £1.50. It is quite a bit thicker than my other eyeliner brushes and I find it quite difficult to use for pricision work. However it is great if you are wanting a smokey eyeliner effect (I definitely think I will be using this brush for my bride of dracula halloween makeup!).

I wasn't particularly impressed by the eyelid primer, and this is probably because I usually use urbay decay's primer which I think is fantastic! This left my eyelids feeling quite dry and I don't think it helped the staying power of my eyeshadow which creased quite quickly.

I normally get some stocking fillers from ELF for my sister and mum for Chirstmas so let me know which products you like best :)

Have a super sunday!

Friends....Reunited! :)

Hi Ladies,

If you have been followng my blog for a while (can you believe I've been blogging for over 2 years now - my goodness!) then there is no doubt you will of heard me rave on about Stila's illuminating skin foundation before. Ever since I first purchased it in my 2nd year of uni (some 4 years ago now!) It has been my holy grail foundation. Sadly a few years ago stila became no longer available in the UK, and we had to part ways only to be reunited when family members went on trips across the pond. On my summer holiday this year, my lovely boyfriend suprised me with a bottle of the illuminating skin foundation - the right shade and everying (10 watts if you're interested). Even he comments on how much nicer my makeup looks when I'm wearing this foundation - and thats saying something! I was super chuffed and have been using it daily since.

This foundation isn't for everyone, It does have shimmer in it (similar to revlon's photoready) and although the shimmer isn't visable when you apply it - it does give a very dewy finish. It is also a light-medium coverage and isn't particularly buildable, and it a little pricey at around £26. However for my skin this is the perfect foundation. It gives me just the right amount of coverage I need,  not too much and not too little. It leave's my skin feeling light and fresh I absolutely love it!

I've also heard on the grapevine that stila is back in the UK! has anyone seen their products anywhere?

Have a lovely weekend,

Hollister Body Mists :)

Hi Ladies,
I picked up two of the hollister body mists a few weeks ago (I think they were around £7 each). I love the scent in hollister stores, and my boyfriend has one of the hollister after shave's which is so nice I even wear it sometimes! I've been getting through my perfume's at an alarming rate recently so I bought these to use during the day so I could try and save my lovely new viktor and rolf flower bomb and escada taj sunset a little!

After much deliberation the two I went for were Solana beach and crystal cove. Both of these are sweet, fresh and fruity (I wish I could give you a better description of the scents but I am full of cold!). As I expected, they arn't particularly long lasting but they are 250ml bottles and after using both of them regularly for the past couple of weeks they both still look really full and like I've just bought them! So I don't think I'll be needing to repurchase them anytime soon :)

I like these so much, I think one of the hollister perfumes might be making its way onto my christmas list! and I think one of these would make a fab stocking filler for my sister :)

Hope you're well, and have a fabulous weekend (one day to go!)

Weekend Ramble :)

Hi Ladies,

Hope you're having a lovely weekend, as my posts seem to be so few and far between at the moment I thought I'd do a bit of a ramble/update post this weekend, filling you in on some bits and bobs.

I have been relaxing after another busy week, I can't get used to 6am starts no matter how early I seem to go to bed! (I also seem to have picked up a cold, so am feeling a little sorry for myself!) I went out for a lovely meal with my mum yesterday then settled down to watch the X factor. The boot camp stage is always my favourite bit, and I can't wait for tonights show. I'm looking forward to seeing what sort of groups the judges are going to put together, bring on 7:30pm!

Since being diagnosed as a coeliac and going gluten free I've been experimenting alot more with cooking and I bought this adorable recipe book from a discount book store (I think it was about £3.00 what a bargain!) to write all my recipe's in.

I've found this really useful for when I've taken a recipe and adapted it by substituting things to make it gluten free. My biggest success stories to date have been a sweet potato and chicken rogan josh curry, and a baked blueberry cheesecake which I made for a big family function and no one could even tell it was gluten free, I was so chuffed!

Even though I only got back from my holiday a month ago, I've already been thinking about booking next years! Me and my boyfriend normally go on a beach holiday in the summer but I was really hoping to go back to New York next summer after our trip a couple of years ago. Unfortunately it seems it is probably going to be a bit too much even if I do try to save all year! Can you recommend any great holiday destinations?

I've really been enjoying reading lately, Over the past few weeks I have been working my way through Sophie Kinsella's writing as Madeline Wickham book's after a recommendation from a lovely blog reader I have really enjoyed them, especially The Tennis Party which I couldn't put down! I also Spotted these two books in a discount store a couple of weeks ago.

These were both really easy to read, fun, girly books. Strictly Shimmer has definitely got me in the mood for Strictly come dancing, and as a Lauren Conrad fan (get me one of everything from her wardrobe please!) of course I enjoyed Sugar and Spice, although I think I may have missed the middle book out from this L.A Candy series - whoops!

Thats all for now, have a fantastic week :)

My Current Favourite Perfume :)

Hi Ladies

Firstly I would like to apologise for not blogging in a few weeks I've been super busy, but I'm back to share my current favourite perfume with you - Escada's Taj Sunset :)

I have always loved Escada perfume's, my two absolute faves are sunset heat and pacific paradise they always remind me of summer! So when I spotted their new limited edition fragrance Taj Sunset in the duty free at the airport when I was en route to my summer holiday I knew I had to get it! :)

Like the other Escada scents it is fresh, fruity and to me smells like summer in a bottle. Unlike some fruity perfumes I don't find it too sweet, and as an eau de toilette it is light enough to be worn during the day but is still relatively long lasting. I love it, and have had so many compliments on it!

What is your favourite summer perfume?