My Week in Photos Take Two

Word of warning beforehand the majority of these photos are pictures of food if you are hungry look away now. Please note I have done more with my week I just appear to enjoy taking pictures of my food.

Sweet little lunch my aunt packed for me with fruits and sweets.

 

One of my step-moms greyhounds, when I 'm over there she has to lie as close to me as possible. She also likes to get up at 6 in the morning and start jumping about. Greyhounds are crazy!!

Quite possibly the nicest sweet ever!!

My aunt cooked me tea and it turned out pink due to the beetroot. The picture doesn't do justice just quite how pink the sauce is!

As part of our weekly evening in watching a film me and my aunt have to have snacks and somehow muggins that I am ended up spending £10 on ice cream!! However as you can see the ice cream was very posh and thankfully turned out to be extremely nice!! Honeycomb ice cream is by far my favourite.

Went up town shopping with the bestie and ended up in an American sweet store getting a pick n mix. First one I have had in years! Love the fizzy rainbow belts!

In an effort to eat healthier I have been eating a lot more fresh food salads, fruit and some pastas.

These colouring books are amazing the pictures are so intricate and pretty!! Colouring really does help you de-stress! There are loads of different ones you can get animals, fairytale, cats etc. They're going for around £6 in the works and you can get them in Tesco's for £5.

Trying to stick back to my milk free diet (lactose intolerance not a fun thing!) however this korma sauce tastes so much nicer than a regular one. Its made with coconut milk so potentially healthier!

Finally Michael Kors sent me an email about their new collection of bucket bags. I'm so in love with this bag!! Sadly at £315 it has a very hefty price tag, but just look at it so pretty!! The dusty rose on the inside is so nice aswell!! Guess I'm just going to have to wait for the sales!

 

So those are my photos of the week I have actually done other stuff that doesn't just involve eating went out for a friends birthday on the Saturday clubbing was good fun. My aunt held a little tea party gathering type thing at her house which was ever so cute but as I wasn't using my phone no pictures were taken that day. We did have a good little music session though and eat a lot of food! The remainder of the week has been spent getting on top of the usual boring things we all have to do tidying cleaning etc and also sorting out the details for my mini break to Jersey it's fast approaching and bar it being booked we have arranged no details so far!

 

What have you all been up to this week? Any random photos of the week to share?

 

Thanks for reading! xx

Weekend Haul

 Time for a very girly post now! I went shopping at the weekend and that usually means I'm about to make my bank account cry ever so slightly.
I thought I would share with you all a few of my purchases:

 

It was my friends birthday at the weekend so I went on the hunt for a going out outfit. I don't go out clubbing very often so my outfit choices are usually very limited and consist of mostly black clothing. I decided to jazz things up abit and got the above outfit from H&M such a bargain only £12.99! Such a lovely royal blue body con dress I normally wouldn't feel overly confident in something so clingy but this dress made me feel great! I also got the above necklace to accessorise I'm not very good at matching jewellery with outfits but I am learning to be more girly and I think the above necklace goes well with the dress.

 

Until the other day I was a Lush virgin so to speak. I would always walk past or browse thinking that smells nice and never actually try anything. So while perusing this time I decided to actually give some of the products a try, I've heard good things about the face masks I did want the cupcake face mask but it was sold out (sad times! ) So I opted for Mask of Magnaminty instead which is supposed to be good for problem skin once I have tested it out I will let you know!

 

I also picked up one of the bath bombs/bubble bars this one is Creamy Candy if you like sweet things this is perfect! I used it the other day and could smell it on my skin for the whole day after.

 

 

 I also picked up this cute little jumper/top from H&M they have some really lovely summer clothes in at the moment.

 

My final purchase of the day was the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Snatch from Debenhams as I had a 5 pound reward to use up (got to love beauty club points) It's such a pretty colour and I had wanted it for a while so I caved and thought why not?! It's almost like a creamy goldy pink from different angles.

 

So that was my Saturday purchases in a nutshell let me know what you think if you happen to own or have used any of the above products.

 

Thanks for reading xx

Book Review - Her by Harriet Lane

I've had a lot of spare time on my hands recently and have been using it to catch up on the books I 've had sat on the side waiting to be read.

In this pile was Her by Harriet Lane:

I have to say I am a massive fan of thriller/mystery type books so this one was just up my street.
The book centres on two characters Emma and Nina.
Emma is a young mother of two children and her life revolves around them she gave up her career for the children and her husband goes out to work leaving her to do most things.

Nina is the same age as Emma she has a 17 year old daughter who is independent and seems to be the perfect child, she's dating a much older man and is a very successful artist.

From the beginning of the book it becomes clear that Nina remembers Emma from long ago and that something happened that Nina can not forgive.

The book is shown from both of the women's different perspectives and shows how Nina slowly works her way back into Emma's life and befriends her.

This leaves you in suspense till the very end What did Emma do that was so bad? How did they know each other? What is Nina going to do once she is back in Emma's life?

So many questions I simply couldn't put it down. The book was well laid out you got a real sense of the characters and I felt there was almost a role reversal between the two where one was confident and pretty while young the other was awkward and didn't have many friends. It was interesting to see the roles switch as the two got older.

The ending was almost a cliffhanger leaving what happens open to observation from the reader. You think you know but it isn't confirmed.

If you are interested in Thrillers this is definitely a book to add to your too read list. Interesting characters, quick paced and so many questions that you want answers to that once you start it you won't stop until you have finished.

My Current Perfume Addictions

I've never been one for expensive perfumes before I didn't really seeing the point of wasting money on such a small bottle purely for the name.

However as of late I appear to be acquiring an expensive taste on things from make up to perfume. I'd find that the cheaper perfumes I would be buying just wouldn't last the day meaning I'd have to use them over and over meaning they would run out far quicker than a perfume with staying power.

I thought I would share with you some of my favourite fragrances of the moment:

This perfume has a very hefty price tag costing £50 for 30ml but the fragrance is so sweet and one spray lasts all day. I am a sucker for sweet perfumes especially anything that includes notes of caramel. The bottle is also super cute and unique coming in the shape of a pink bow. Definitely one I would use more on special occasions purely because of the price.

Bon Bon - Viktor & Rolf

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes: Mandarin, Orange, Peach

Heart Notes: Caramel, Jasmine, Orange blossom

Base Notes: Cedarwood, Guaiac wood, Sandalwood, Amber

I first smelt this at Heathrow airport while passing through customs. It is a very sweet and refreshing scent perfect for the summer. This currently retails for £37 but I got it for £30 in the sale. I loved all of the scents in this collection but this was definitely the one that stood out the most and they all did remind me of ice cream flavours as they were so sweet.

 DKNY Delicious Delights - Dreamsicle

Frangrance Type

Fruity/Citrus

Victoria's Secret may be known more for its underwear but what I love most about it is there perfume collection! All of their fragrances smell sweet and girly which is just what I look for in a perfume. While browsing this was the one that stood out to me probably because of the notes of Paradise Apple. Their perfumes are rather expensive but the sell each fragrance in the form of a body mist which is marginally cheaper than the perfume. These smell just as nice and have a very good staying power.

 Eau So Sexy - Victoria's Secret
Fragrance type: Fresh gourmand
Notes: Bergamot, paradise apple and Chantilly cream

I got this in the form of a sample from Debenhams it's not a perfume I would usually opt for but there is something about this that you can't ignore when you're wearing it. Maybe it's the Raspberry and orange mix? Either way I am going to save my pennies to purchase a full size version I have only used the sample once and I loved it instantly!

Lady Million - Paco Rabanne

Fragrance notes:

Top Note Neroli Bitter orange Raspberry

Heart Note Orange flower Jasmine Sambac

Base Note PatchouliHone

Needless to say that at the moment I will not need to be buying anymore perfume for a while!

Thanks for reading!

My American Adventure

As you know from a few of my previous posts I have recently been on holiday to California. Going to America on holiday has always been a dream of mine and I have to say the holiday itself did not disappoint!!

We opted to do a 2 and a bit week tour around California through Titan tours and I have to say it exceeded my expectations there was so much included everyday, the hotels were fantastic and everything went to plan.

A few of the places we visited were:

- San Diego

- Palm Springs

- Las Vegas

- San Francisco

- Anaheim

- Los Angeles

- Arizona

- Scottsdale

- Flagstaff

- Calico

- Santa Barbara

- Sedona

We had a lot of trips included some examples being the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park and a tour of Warner Brothers Studios.

We were also very lucky that our hotel in Anaheim had a shuttle bus direct to Disneyland! The big kid inside of me was so excited by this not going was most definitely not an option!!

I'm not a big fan of theme parks but Disneyland most definitely had something for everyone rides, you could take photos with the princesses and an amazing fireworks display at the end of the evening with the characters creating a show.

This most definitely was the holiday of a lifetime and though I was exhausted I would do it all again in a heartbeat. The one thing we didn't get to do was book to visit Alcatraz (there's my excuse to go back!)

So it would appear I've added more than a few there were just too many to choose from!! It's going to be hard to beat this holiday that is for sure! I feel so blessed to have had such a fantastic experience!

Comment and let me know what your dream holiday would be.

Thanks for Reading!

Haul Post

Hey There,

I'm sorry my blog posts have been so slack recently I have been preparing for my upcoming holiday.
One thing that I have learnt is that holidays are STRESSFUL there's so much you have to do/think about.
I'm almost completely sorted now which means I'm finally starting to relax so I figured I'd do a nice blog post to ease myself back into writing.

I'm going to post my most recent haul of some essentials for my holiday:

All of this haul bar the adidas trainers is from Primark and this is what I got:
- A new little handbag with lots of pockets.
- A new purse - this is probably my favourite item in the haul! I'm quite bad in that I never use purses for my money but I figure for a holiday abroad this will be a necessity and this little purse from Primary is so cute!!
- A blue patterned crop top.
- A large blue/grey patterned scarf - this will be a good light item for holiday to use to cover up if its too warm. I get sunburnt so easily curse pale skin!
- Dark red pair of dolly shoes - these are great and come in so many different colours.
- Finally the pink/purple adidas trainers - I literally fell in love with these and had to have them probably the most expensive trainers I've ever bought!


As you can see blue seems to be the colour im leaning towards at the moment. So that's my haul for my holiday so far. I promise to post more now that I've got myself organised and have more time!

Feel free to leave a comment telling me some of your holiday essentials.

Update Time

Hey all,

Sorry its been so long!! I have seriously been lacking on the blog front recently.

I'd say it's because I have been busy which I have but at the same time I have also been incredibly lazy!
A lot has been going on in the last week I had my birthday now 22 (getting old!), a mini break which involved me getting lost and having a scenic drive through Leek and even a few nights out.

This for me is busy as my weekends normally consist of watching TV series back to back.

I had a lovely day on my birthday went to Birmingham haven't been shopping there in ages!!! Spent rather a lot ended up with a lovely body mist from Victoria's Secret it's called Eau So Sexy! and it smells amazing!! I'm using it as a perfume and it lasts for agessss!

Went to Derbyshire for the mini break which mainly consisted of me sitting in reading but I knocked a couple of books off my Reading list. These were:

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - Not my favourite of his books but I still enjoyed it had all the same wit and charm that his novels usually have.

The Selection by Kiera Cass - I really enjoyed this book it was girly but not over the top lovey dovey and again had a lot of charm. The main characters were all likeable and I practically read it in a day.

 

Finally I began reading Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella - I already know I am going to like this book I own every book Sophie Kinsella has written and they are all just as funny as the last.

So here is my long overdue update. I also see my blog has been getting loads of views from Russia I find it amazing and appreciate it so much that so many people from all over the world are reading my random rambling posts. I promise to start posting more again.

Bye for now :)

 

Current Skin Care Routine

I know I haven't blogged for awhile! I've had so many ideas for blog posts but absolutely no motivation to write whatsoever.

Its been a busy/stressful week having to sort out holiday plans and changing my car and every time I got home I just wanted to sit in front of the TV and eat my own body weight in junk food. 

I thought in this blog I would share with you my current skin care/make up routine. 

If you're unfortunate like me and have stupidly sensitive blemish prone skin, I want to share with you the products that have currently been working for me.

Morning Routine:

Lotion

- Benefit's Refined Facial Polish to exfoliate.

- Benefit's Total Moisture Facial Cream to moisturise.

- Moving onto make up no I use The Body Shops Tea Tree Flawless BB cream (this is sposed to be good for blemishes and is so much lighter than a foundation.)

- I then top this up with Collections Long Lasting Perfection Concealer.

Evening Routine:

I use:

- Vitamin E wipes to take off any make up.

- Then I use The Body Shop's Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion

It's not much of a routine compared to some but I've been doing it for at least a month now and I've found that my skin has really started to clear up. 

I did do a post awhile ago proclaiming my love for no7 but I got ill and after that it was like my skin fought back and the products no longer worked.

Now for the obligatory selfie unfortunately I don't have a before use of products one but this is currently how my skin is looking thanks to these products:

I promise to not be so slack in the next week and to be more motivated to write.

Thanks for reading! 😊

Infinity Dreams

Hi there,
Its taken me awhile to get round to writing this post. I have seriously been slacking recently!
Anyways I have been nominated for an Infinity dreams award! I was nominated by postcardsandpolaroidsx give her blog a look!

So the rules to apply are -
1. Thank and follow the blog that nominated you
2. Tell us eleven facts about yourself
3. Answer the questions that have been set for you
4. Nominate eleven bloggers and set questions for them

My Eleven Facts -
1. I love to read
2. I work in a library
3. I have had my hair dyed practically every colour in one way or another.
4. I spend far too much money on food
5. I believe in karma and that you should treat people how you want to be treated
6. I have an Instagram which mostly consists of food pictures (RebeccaLaura02)
7. I own a guitar but have yet to learn playing it
8. I usually always have a packet of biscuits with me
9. I watch a lot of TV programmes!
10. If I could be a TV character it would have to be a toss up between buffy and veronica Mars.
11. I have a wonderful family and some great friends who I couldn't be without!

My nominated questions:
1. Where do you live?
In the shire!

2.When did you start blogging?
I've had it for years but only really started using it last year

3.Favorite bands/artists at the moment?
I have loads!! A few being paramore, panic! At the disco, we are the in crowd, tonight alive, halestorm, the pretty reckless, Taylor swift, pvris, I could go on.

4. Why did you start blogging?
I enjoy writing and thought by having a blog it would motivate me to keep writing whether it is stories or just a random lifestyle blog.

5. What is the best thing about blogging? Why?
Seeing what everyone else has written and having it inspire you. Also seeing that something you have written has helped someone else.

6. What is/are the best pictures you have taken recently?
I went out last night and there are some rather hilarious drunk pictures!

7. Who Inspires you to blog? Why?
Everyone that blogs from their own posts to the times they leave a nice comment on my blog. All this inspires me to keep blogging.

8. Favorite book/series atm?
Sadly I haven't been motivated to read much lately but if I had to choose the last book that I just could not put down was We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Such a twist!

9. If you were stranded on a desert Island, what three things would you take with you?
- Friends 
- Family
- An endless supply of books

10. What do you like to do in your spare time/ What clubs do you do?
I like to read, watch TV, see friends and family, playing pool is probably my favourite hobby, and I attempt to do yoga three times a week.

11. What are your dreams?
Honestly I would love to write in any shape or form.

I nominate
http://glasshalfemptyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
http://throughmyeyes244.blogspot.co.uk/
http://prettylittleth1ngs.blogspot.co.uk/
http://everylittlething07.blogspot.co.uk/

So after finally sorting that I will try and blog a bit more this week.

Thanks for reading.

Liebster Award

Dear Readers,

I have been nominated for a Liebster Award! Thank you for the nomination. PostcardsandPolaroidsx

The rules are -

1. Thank the person who nominated you and put their blog link in your blog post.

2. Display the liebster award on your blog.

3. Answer the 11 questions that the blogger who nominated you has provided.

4. Nominate 4-11 blogs who have under 200 followers who deserve the award.

5. Create 11 questions for the blogger to answer.

6. List these rules in your post and inform the bloggers that you have nominated that they have been nominated!

Now for the questions that I have to answer

1. Where do you live?
In the countryside.

2. Why do you blog?
I like to write and blogging helps me express myself.

3. Dream job?
A writer of any sort

4. One thing that means a lot to you?
Family

5. Three words that describe yourself?
Sarcastic, positive and witty

6. Favorite song?
Paramore - Decode

7. What do you like to do in your spare time?
Reading, watching TV and writing

8. What are you good at?
Mostly being sarcastic and pool. Pool is one of the few things I'm good at.

9. One food you absolutely hate?
Mushrooms they are vile

10. Favorite saying/motto?

Everything happens for a reason
11. Favorite memory?
It's hard to pick just one memory! Probably the last Christmas I had with my nan before she passed.

Okay now my questions!

1. Favorite band?

2. Where do you live?

3. Why do you blog?

4. Top 3 favourite TV series?

5. Celeb crush?

6. What is your favorite color?

7. Dream holiday destination?

8. Last film you watched?

9. Tea or coffee?

10. Favourite chocolate bar?

11. Favourite book

I nominate

http://www.becomingkate.co.uk/

http://throughmyeyes244.blogspot.co.uk/

http://prettylittleth1ngs.blogspot.co.uk/

http://glasshalfemptyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for reading! x