BEING NOMINATED FOR A LIEBSTER AWARD

BEING NOMINATED FOR A LIEBSTER AWARD

Hello lovely readers, for today's post I wanted to share with you something very exciting my blog was nominated for a Liebster Award! I am so excited. This nomination means so much to me, I really enjoy writing my blog so to know that someone enjoys reading what I write is so lovely. I was nominated by Sarah aka A Bubbly Lady (I'll leave have blog information below so you can check out her lovely blog).
abubblylady.blogspot.co.uk



What do you have to do?

You MUST link back to the person who nominated you 
You HAVE to answer all the questions you have been given by the person who nominated you
You MUST choose between 5-11 bloggers who have less than 200 followers, and come up with as set of 11 questions to ask them
Let your nominees know they've been nominated
Then just sit back and relax...

Here are the questions I was asked...

1. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

I love taking photographs and I love writing so having a blog means that I can do both, I also really enjoy trying out new products and sharing my day-to-day with my lovely readers.

2. Do you have any pets, if so how many?

I do, I have one Labrador Retriever called Phoebe. She's just turned 10 years old. This picture is from a few years ago. .

3. What it your favourite feel good movie?

I love this question! I love lots of different films but I think my favoruite feel good film is Bridget Jones' Diary. It's just such a great film that I could watch over and over again.

4. What is your most worn item of clothing/jewellery?

I have a David Bowie t-shirt that I wear lot's, I've worn it so much that the design has started to fade a little but I just think that makes me love it even more. 

5. Who is your role model?

I think my role model is probably my sister, she is such a lovely person and I really want to be more like her. We are similar in the things that we like (we like similar films/music etc) and we both love a good Musical!

6. What is the best piece of advice someone has ever given you?

I'm not really sure... 

7. What do you prefer heels of flats?
Flats, they just nice and comfy and I think they are more practical for me.

8. What is your funniest memory?
I don't really have many funny memories but when I was younger I wanted to be like my Sister so much that I ended up getting a School Uniform just like hers, I am 3 and half years younger and wasn't even starting school for a couple of years but I still wanted the same Uniform. I can still remember that, we came down the stairs at the same time and everything. i don't know why I was so excited but it was a good day.

9. What is your favourite makeup brand?
I really like Sleek and MUA, but I would love something from Chanel. I think MUA is really good because it's so affordable but it's also good quality too. I also love the Soap and Glory Cosmetics.

10. What is your favourite food to cook?
Pasta - this is my favourite food, it always tastes good and you can eat it with so many different foods.

11. What are your life goals?
I really want to own a glass house - like something that would be on Grand Designs. I also want to keep blogging and maybe one day make videos.  I also really want to travel.




I Nominate...

1. A Journey East 

2. Colour Me In

3. ChromaMeSilly

4.  Better Ni than never

5. velevet-wolves 



Questions for my nominees

1. What is your favourite fashion trend?

2. What is your favourite thing to blog about, e.g fashion, makeup, home, art or lifestyle?

3. What is your favourite film/TV show?

4.  What is your favourite makeup brand?

5. What are your handbag essentials?

6. What is your favourite food?

7. Lipstick or Lipgloss?

8. Where would you like to travel?

9. What is your favourite band/music genre?

10. What is your favourite season?

11. What is your favourite high street clothing brand?



Thank you so much Sarah for nominating me :D  and congratulations to all who has been nominated
:) Don't forget to Tweet me when you've finished so I can see you post :) x x

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Best wishes :) 

MINI SOAP AND GLORY MAKEUP HAUL

MINI SOAP AND GLORY MAKEUP HAUL 

Hello lovely readers, for today's post I wanted to share a few new products I've bought from the Soap and Glory Makeup range. I've only ever used the Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Glosses from Soap and Glory but I've always wanted to try out more from their range and Boots were having a 3 for 2 offer on so I thought now would be the right time to get some new makeup from their range.
There's just one more thing - how amazing is the Soap and Glory packaging?! It makes me feel all vintage and I love that about it!

The first item I got was the Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer - I have really dark circles under my eyes and they are quite small too so I really wanted something that would brighten them up! I've been lusting after the Bobbi Brown one for so long but really wanted to try this too, and since this is a little bit more accessible to find I thought I'd try this one first. This Concealer has a three step system consisting of two different toned Concealers and one Powder to seal them in. I've not used this yet but can't wait to try it out and let you know my thoughts on it.

The next item is the Soap and Glory One Heck Of A Blot Powder, I just really needed a new Poweder and the packaging was just too lovely and it was 3 for 2 so... I just got too excited about it.

And the third and final item is the Soap and Glory Lid Stuff Eye Shadow Quad - I chose the Brow shades as I thought I could use this as my everyday sort of shades, the colours look really wearable and just look so luxuriously good, can't wait to try this now! I think think this is the one I'm most excited about trying since I've heard a lot of good things about it.

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JULY FAVOURITES 2014

JULY FAVOURITES 2014

Hello lovely readers for today's post I am going to talk you through my July 2014 Favourites. There's been a few things I've been loving this month so I couldn't wait to share them with you. There's some beauty, food and lifestyle favourites so lets just get started! :D

My first favorite for this month is the Nail Polish I am wearing on my nails today - Essie's  Ole Caliente this is described as 'A red-orange with pink undertone'. This is exactly how I would describe this colour it is a beautiful vibrant, red/orange with a hint of pink. I love this! It's bright and would look good on all skin tones, it enhances a tan but makes paler skin (like mine) look more tanned. It's a great summer colour and something I keep re-applying. The only thing is my nails are growing quite quickly so I do have to re-apply this often. I'm not usually as interested in Nail Polishes but this one has totally converted me. Now I can't wait to have a look to see what other Polishes I have, to see if I love them just as much!

My second favourite of the month is the Limited Edition Sugared Almond Tangle Teezer - I've only just got this but already I love it! It's the same as the original Tangle Teezer but the colour is Limited Edition I think. The colours are green and pink and combination which I wasn't so sure about but now I just think it works so well. I've been lusting after a Tangle Teezer for so long so I'm so happy I finally bought one. I got this on from ASOS but I did look around at a few other places, but thought this one was my favourite and was a good price too. 

My third favourite of this month is the Gap Biscuit Sticks - Coated Chocolate Flavour. These are so good! These chocolate coated biscuit sticks are a re-purchase from Tesco. These delicious Japanese biscuits are always on my list when I got to a larger Tesco store, these biscuits are from the World Food section - (I get excited every time we go to the World Food section, it's just too good!). These taste really similar to the Mikado biscuits which I also really like. These are great price too, so I keep re-purchasing them because they are good value for money.

The fourth of my favourites is a Eye Shadow Duo I featured in an earlier blog post, it's the Model Co Eye Shadow Duo in Bronzed Goddess. This has become my new daily makeup staple, I've been wearing this a lot for the past few weeks, it's just great duo for warmer days. But it is glittery so it may be more of an 'evening out' sort of product, but I quite like wearing it throughout the day. I love a little bit of shimmery Eye Shadow now and then.

This is very well loved :)

This final favourite for the month of July is The Body Shop Green Tea and Lemon Body, Room and Linen Spritz - This smells so refreshing! It's a true Citrus/Lemony cent than instantly freshens up a room. Although this product is said to be for the Body, Room and Linens, I usually just use this as a room spray. It's quite strong so you only need a few sprays. I like to use this in the morning to freshen up my room - it's also a great summery scent as it smells sweet and fruity.

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LIMITED EDITION TANGLE TEEZER: SUGARED ALMOND

LIMITED EDITION TANGLE TEEZER:  SUGARED ALMOND

Hello lovely readers for today's post I wanted to share with you a recent purchase I made on ASOS, I know everyone loves the Tangle Teezer but I didn't own one, so I am really pleased I do now. I only just recieved this item today but couldn't wait to share it with you all. 

This is just the regular Tangle Teezer but it has a limited edition design. I don't usually get products that are limited edition but to be completely honest, I couldn't stop thinking about the name of the name of this one. Suguared Almond just sounds too pretty, all I keep seeing in my head whenever I think of this is pastel colour Macaroons (Is it just me?).  The second reason I loved this design so much is the colours on the brush, pink and green - I didn't think it would work so well but I just love the combination of the two. I also think this will be great to travel with as it's quite compact, (I'm one of those people that carries pretty much everything in one bag) so this will be great for me when I am out and about. 

I also thought that this would be good as you are supposed to be able to use this brush on dry and wet hair so it should work well for creating a number of different styles.

Hope you liked this post :)

Do you have a Tangle Teezer? Which colour/design is your favourite?

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REVIEW: ORGANIC SURGE SKIN PERFECTING POLISH

REVIEW: ORGANIC SURGE SKIN PERFECTING POLISH

Hello lovely readers, for today's post I am going to be reviewing the Organic Surge Skin Perfecting Polish. My Sister gave this to me to try and I really liked it, the Polish itself doesn't have large exfoliating beads in it, it has smaller ones which means that it isn't as rough on the skin. I personally have quite sensitive skin so I don't really like using harsh body scrubs. But I don't find this to be too harsh on my skin, but it still exfoliates the skin.

NAME OF PRODUCT

Organic Surge Skin Perfecting Polish

Description

This body scrub is so different from any other body scrub I have tried, the scent is different and the texture is different but in a good way. The scrub I have is fragranced with organic Rosemary and Lemon essential oils. This combination is lush! It smells so naturally clean and fresh and not too strong. The body polish is also said to be suitable for all skin types. The product itself comes in a 150ml bottle and has well designed packaging that includes colours such as green, silver an a luxuriously lovely Lavender. There are other products in the Organic Surge range that I have tried and I do really like, I still have a soap to try out after finishing off the Shower Gel I am currently using. 

HOW I USED THE PRODUCT

I just used this body polish like any other and the gently exfoliates, softens and moisturizes the skin.

MY THOUGHTS...

I did really like this body polish, the smell was good and the polish cleansed the skin really well and was more gentle than some other body scrubs/polishes I have used. I think the packaging is really lovely too!

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MY FAVOURITE BLOG PICTURES TAKEN FOR MY BLOG SO FAR... #1

MY FAVOURITE BLOG PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY BLOG SO FAR... #1

Hello lovely readers, today's post is less of a long read and more like a photograph based post (please let me know if you like this sort of thing on my blog or if not I will do more written posts, but I am happy to do both). So because yesterday was my 50th blog post I thought I would share some of my favourite pictures so far from my past blog posts, I'm not the best a photography but I do love it so the more I blog the more I can practice which is one of the reasons I love blogging. Some of the images were taken on my phone an others on my Camera, most don't have any filters added to them but some of the one's taken on my phone probably do. 

There's no particular order for these photographs and some may not have appeared on my blog but were taken when I started blogging on a more regular basis. I thought this would be quite a different post so hope you like it. 

Can you tell I like Sunglasses?

LOOOVE this Shower Gel

Hope you liked this post :)
What's your favourite picture?

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WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL SUMMER DAY OFF?

WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL SUMMER DAY OFF?

Hello lovely readers for today's post I wanted to find out more about what would be your ideal day off during the summer. This could be your ideal day off Work, College, School, University or the weekend. I would love to know how you would spend your perfect day. Would you go shopping, spend time friends, go for Picnic (wearing a good Sun cream with SPF of course), 

What would you do on your day off?

MY IDEAL SUMMER DAY OFF...

I think I'd wake up at around 9am (not too late not too early, I'm really not a morning person!). Then I would go and pick out my outfit for the day, I just bought a polka dot blue dress which has a really light breathable material which will keep me cooler during the day, I'd then pair this with some comfy flat shoes. Then it's time for me to get washed and dressed. After getting ready I would just tie up my hair and put a little bit of Orange lipstick on, I'm loving Orange lipstick at the moment I think it's perfect for any season. Then it's just a bit of roll-on deodorant and a spritz of perfume and I'm ready!

The next part of my day would be breakfast, my ideal breakfast would be... Bran Flakes and Almond Milk with fruit juice - a Cranberry and Orange Juice mix would be amazing! (It really is lovely!). 

Then it's time for my ideal day off to begin, firstly I'd update my blog post for the day, then I would go shopping during the morning in my local city, lunch time would be Mexican food -  delicious!

Then I would go for nice long walk in the afternoon, taking pictures as I go. Then it's back home for a nice cool soft drink, the a nice of chillin' out and maybe a film or two and perhaps Pasta - yep Pasta of course!

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