Friday Favourites!

Im quite the magpie at the moment, im hunting out all gold shiny things to buy:) Im going through a bit of a 'gold jewellery' phase at the moment and here are some of my finds online. To be honest i thought id be about 93 before i ever looked a gold stuff but clearly i was wrong.... This handmade jewellery is made by Farah and is available on her website. www.happytoasts.wordpress.com The 2 pieces i fell in love with immediately and have ordered are La Perla Bracelet


This is made using genuine mother of pearl square beads and using small cable 16k gold plated chains over brass. And best of all tarnish resistant! price £14. La Corde


This is also made with 16k gold plated over brass chain. The crystal used is also genuine Swarovski Cosmic Crystal. Price £15. So ladies if you love good quality and fairly priced jewels id head over to that sight pronto....happy friday.x

Perfume Gift Sets!

Some more of my gorgeous birthday presents, i mentioned i got some perfume gift sets and here they are... I have had all of these before so i was super pleased to receive them as i love all of them! Versace Bright Crystal...this to me is Spring in a bottle, its so clean, fresh and pretty smelling (if that makes sense). Whenever i wear this i always get lots of lovely compliments.


Hugo Boss Orange. Any of my regular blog readers know my love for this perfume. Its a lovely warm, comforting smell. Its one of those that lasts on your clothes and scarfs and you love catching the smell of it on them.


Lacoste Touch of Pink is the ultimate sweetie smelling perfume for any girlie girl. I used to wear this when i was at uni so about 7 years ago and it literally takes me back to my younger days...so for me....nostalgia in a bottle.


I was very lucky to receive all these so a big thankyou:) I will be good this time too and use the creams up, im pretty good at putting them in a box somewhere and just forgetting about them. I have to say i know that many people just wear one perfume as their signature scent which i think is great but i like a bit of variation....with perfume make up and everything else:)x

Bourjois Smokey Eyes

I found this unused little palette lurking in my make up drawer feeling incredibly unloved.


Im sorry theres a huge reason for this...i don't like it. At first glance i love the look of the colours, they look smooth and wearable...but!!...they arent very good. Sorry Bourjois;( They aren't highly pigmented, had to rub for ages to get any colour pay off to swatch and basically not worth buying. So for anyone mooching around make up stands in your local chemist, these beauties might look cute but its all superficial:)


Swatched. (Two of the colours are barely visible).

Birthday Haul!

It was my birthday yesterday and im home from a lovely day and evening and felt the need to blog....to truly thank all the amazing people i have in my life...thankyou to each and every one of you....xxx Heres a few photos to share with you guys...


The gorgeous homemade cake made for me by my sister!!


My amazing friends know me so well....a collection of the pretty little things!


For the pampered princess i am! I love this brand and cant wait to use it!


A kindle, i love reading and my room is full of books. This is now going to be a huge space saver and weight saver in my luggage for holidays:) I also got some gorgeous perfume gift sets and a new handbag! Im truly a lucky girl so thankyou to everyone who made it special x

Hair care routine!

I've mentioned a few shampoos along the way in my blog and moroccan oil but never really detailed my haircare routine...you know the bit...from dripping wet hair out the shower to the glossy mane you step out with...so here goes...my secret weapons..


I towel dry my hair and brush through with the tangle teezer. Put some moroccan oil on the ends and a little through my hair. Spray through TRESemme straightening spray (promising me salon sleek hair)...boy this works! Its under £5 and lasts forever and smells gorgeous, one thing i must add is that this does not flatten hair! i hate the too poker straight flat look, im more about big straight hair so this works with that look.


Time to shine a la Jeniffer Aniston! Boy she must get through bottles of this stuff with her gorgeous swishy hair. (No people its not natural...i bet she has touch up sprays every 5 minutes on set). I give this a quick spritz in the air and walk through it, its a lovely smelling product and gives hair a lovely gloss without weighing it down.


Rightio thats me done.... If anyone else has any great haircare products then let me know please:) Im always looking at and buying make up so don't want my mane to suffer!x

Beauty Bargain! - Lipsy Palette

Going in to Boots for just 'One Thing' never quite happens does it ladies? Well not for me anyway. As soon as i walked in im greeted by the christmas sales aisle and all the pretty shiny HALF PRICE make up:) I was determined to resist...but as you can see...i couldnt. This palette was down from £8 to £4. Lipsy is known as a fashion brand so i wasnt too sure how their make up would turn out to be but at £4 (using my advantage card points so lets be honest thats basically free) i wasnt too concerned.


Opening the pallette won me over (although everyone needs a little animal print in their life). A small selection of neutrals/browns...my favourite! Theres also 2 lip glosses at the bottom which are pretty enough in shade but my pet hate is to put sticky glosses near powder products as it ends up in a sticky gloopy mess.


Closer view of the colours. Im thinking i might put this beauty in my handbag as its tiny enough and is versatile enough to transform that daytime look to night.


All the colours have a shimmer as you can see. Very pigmented and a huge reminder of an Urban Decay Palette without the hefty price tag. Ok so verdict....buy it! If you live near a Boots id get down there and get my hands on this for £4! Worth every penny and nothing in there thats impossible to use. Swatched.

Neom Organic Body Lotion

I received this luxury body lotion in Novembers Carmine Box. Ive been using it literally every day since. Its got a very strong herbal smell with strong notes of lavender which is something i love. Its fairly thin in texture however does moisturise well. I may repurchase this when im out of all other body lotions but i must say thats going to be a fair while yet:)x