Snow Days! :)

Hi Ladies,

I absolutely love the snow (except when I'm trying to drive down tiny country roads in it) and I thought I would share these pictures from over the weekend with you :) Me and my boyfriend took the dog (Biscuit) out for a walk on sunday afternoon when the snow was still really crisp and soft and lovely.

I wrapped up warm in my north face gilet (super cosy), hoodie, new look mittens, fleece lined leggings from frock me boutique (love these) and new 3/4 wellies from joules which you cannot see but are so cute and will be coming up in a wintery outfit of the day very soon. They were a Christmas present from my dad which I've finally had chance to wear wahey!

Now I just need to find a sledge and go sledging before it all disappears!

Have you been enjoying the snow?

My New Years Resolutions 2012

Hello Ladies!

Well I've been on a bit of an inadvertent blogging break, I won't go into the ins and outs but it basically involves a laptop being away for repair, lots of uni work and work work! and a super busy but lovely Christmas where I was very much spoilt by my boyfriend and my family :) I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year too!

I thought I would do a New Years resolutions post, so I can look at it this time next year to see what I did/didn't achieve and to act as a reminder throughout the year to keep me on track! so here we go :)

1) To wear my glasses more - This may sound silly, but I have really poor eyesight and wear contact lenses every day. I don't really like wearing my glasses (I love them on other people but I just don't think I can pull glasses off!) and tend to only wear them if i'm super tired, lazy or not leaving the house! I've decided its time to embrace my spec's and I want to start by wearing them atleast one day a week - and i've started today hurray!

2) To decorate my new room and keep it tidy! - I'm in the process of moving house, so i'm about to decorate my new bedroom (which is basically going to just be a bigger more refined version of my current room  - think shabby chic but a bit more polished!). Although I'm still a terribly untidy person, I have improved since the student house days when I would have to wade through my ''floordrobe'' to get to my bed. So once I have this room all pretty and decorated I want to do my best to keep it tidy!

3) To blog once a week - I know this doesn't sound like much, but life has started to get really busy and my poor little blog has been neglected lately. I did think about calling time on my blogging but I really do enjoy sharing my tips and finds here (every now and again!) so for now I'm hoping to update atleast once a week :)

4) Start Saving! - Money burns a serious hole in my pocket, so I want 2012 to be the year when my savings account finally see's some pennies.

5) Don't Worry Be Happy - Says it all really :)

6) Get Cooking! - As you'll know if you've been reading my blog a while in 2011 I was diagnosed with coeliac disease so I have to keep to a strict gluten free diet, in 2012 I want to get more recipe's in my recipe book, and conquer gluten free baking! :)

So thats everything! What are your resolutions for 2012?

and just because every post needs a photo here is a lovely Christmas Present I recieved from my Dad. Its a ''Jar Of Fairys'' its solar powered and glows when it gets dark it hasn't photographed very well here but Its so sweet and lovely :)

Have an amazing 2012,

My Current Favourite Mascara :)

Hi Ladies

I thought I would share with you the mascara which I have been using for the last few months. I was actually introduced to this mascara by my mum who was recommended it by a sales assistant in boots. My Mum loved it and suggested I try is as my trusty loreal volume million lashes was drying out and I liked it so much that I bought two :)

The mascara I'm talking about is 17's falsifeye. I like long, voluminous lashes and I find that this mascara gives me just that without any clumpiness. I also find that it doesn't leave my lashes feeling dry or give that crumbly fallout that some mascaras do.

The brush is thick and slightly tapered making it easier to get to hard to reach lashes. I find two coats is enough to get the look I want without any clumpiness. The only problem I have with this mascara is that like many it does dry out quite quickly.

17 is not a brand I usually buy from, but I have already repurchased this mascara and definitely will again. Its also very reasonably priced at £6.49 :)

Big thumbs up from me! Have you tried this mascara before? what is your favourite mascara at the moment?

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,