As promised here is an OOTD from yesterday when my mum and dad renewed their wedding vows to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. It was truly a beautiful day and it was so lovely for all our family to get together.
Dress: New Look - £12 (sale)
Cardi: Asda - £6
Shoes: Tesco - £18
Flower in hair - Asda - Brought about 2 years ago cant remember price
Heres a few other pictures from the day -
Top: Me and the girls in the church choir sang one of mums favorite hymns - such love
Middle: Me with mum, dad and my brother outside the church
Left: Dad reads mum a beautiful poem (it was lovely and made us all cry)
Right: Mum and dad outside church
Hey Guys.
I just wanted to send you a quick post to say that I havent disappeared since I havent posted in a few days.
My mum and dad have celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary today (its actually on wednesday) but they have renewed their vows in the church they got married in today and had a party after so the last 3 days have been filled with organizing everything for that!
I will be back with more posts tomorrow including an OOTD from today and more of my London Feature.
Toodles xx
I just wanted to send you a quick post to say that I havent disappeared since I havent posted in a few days.
My mum and dad have celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary today (its actually on wednesday) but they have renewed their vows in the church they got married in today and had a party after so the last 3 days have been filled with organizing everything for that!
I will be back with more posts tomorrow including an OOTD from today and more of my London Feature.
Toodles xx
Yesterday we went into town to have a look for some bits for the party on Sunday for mum and dad who are renewing their wedding vows after 25 years of marriage.
I popped into New Look to see if I could get a belt to go with the dress I brought from Liverpool on Monday (I will do an OOTD). I also popped into Boots to get some bits too.
I could have spent lots more. I want to get some more cut clips like the ones above because I have started to experiment with different looks for my hair but putting different parts like the sides up.
I popped into New Look to see if I could get a belt to go with the dress I brought from Liverpool on Monday (I will do an OOTD). I also popped into Boots to get some bits too.
Left: Boots. Right: New Look (excuse the bag tangle)
I nipped into Boots to get the Revlon Lipstick I had seen in Liverpool on Monday but didnt have the other shade, Honey, which I wanted. I also wanted to get a hair dye as my roots from my redish hair dye (John Freda 5Rv) which is becoming a pain to keep up with. Ive decided to get a colour closest to my natural colour of dark brown to attempt to cover it. I did something similar last summer which left me with just redish strands showing through my hair but overall major brown which I liked so I am hoping this will be the same. I am going to do it today so if your following me on twitter or instagram I will probably show on there. I went with Casting Creme Gloss by L'Oreal in Shade 415 - Iced Chocolate.
When I went into New Look - I got a bit distracted by the sale stands. I did get some bargains though.
2 sets of bracelets - Purple set and gold, red and blue set - £2 each
2 Headbands with detail - £2 each
2 Waist Belts - Red with bow detail (£3.99) and beige with gold studs (£2)
(I have no idea why this is upside down)
Daisy Earrings - £1, Flower Clips - £1. Bow Clips - £1
I have been toying with the idea of trying BB creams for a while but to be honest was a little overwhelmed by all the different ones that were available.
After the lovely weather we have been having recently I decided I fancied trying a BB cream as a coverage rather than wearing a foundation.
I decided to take opportunity of the fact that No7 had a £5 off voucher in Boots a few weeks ago. Because I wasn't really sure what to go for I decided to try the No7 one because I could ask the lady on the counter for her advice as to if she thought a BB Cream would be the correct way to go compared with something like a tinted moisturiser.
I ended up with the Beautiful Skin BB Cream. She advised me to get the Normal/Dry one as I have some parts of my skin which tend to get dried out. I went with shade Medium as I am quite olive skinned and the good thing about getting in from the No7 counter was that she matched me with the correct colour as I am always unsure about which colour to go for as sometimes colours can look very similar.
The BB Cream retails at £12.95 so compared with others is a little more expensive but with the £5 off voucher made it £7.95 which puts it around level with other "high street" brands of the same size. Heres what the Boots site says:
"Take off those winter layers and reveal your outer beauty this spring with new No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream. Its unique 3-in-1 formula evens and enhances skin tone and disguises imperfections, while the nutrient-enriched formula helps to banish blemishes."
I have used this quite a few times now on days when I am just nipping into town or not really going anywhere but don't want to wear much make up. I am really enjoying this product. It feels so nice when it goes on. My skin feels so light and it gives me a really nice coverage without being heavy on my skin.
Overall I think I am very impressed with this product. I would defiantly buy this product again. I am not sure if I would pay full price for it but I would defiantly buy again when they have the £5 off vouchers.
Did you buy anything new with the £5 off vouchers or do you just get a firm favorite and stock up??
After the lovely weather we have been having recently I decided I fancied trying a BB cream as a coverage rather than wearing a foundation.
I decided to take opportunity of the fact that No7 had a £5 off voucher in Boots a few weeks ago. Because I wasn't really sure what to go for I decided to try the No7 one because I could ask the lady on the counter for her advice as to if she thought a BB Cream would be the correct way to go compared with something like a tinted moisturiser.
The BB Cream retails at £12.95 so compared with others is a little more expensive but with the £5 off voucher made it £7.95 which puts it around level with other "high street" brands of the same size. Heres what the Boots site says:
"Take off those winter layers and reveal your outer beauty this spring with new No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream. Its unique 3-in-1 formula evens and enhances skin tone and disguises imperfections, while the nutrient-enriched formula helps to banish blemishes."
I have used this quite a few times now on days when I am just nipping into town or not really going anywhere but don't want to wear much make up. I am really enjoying this product. It feels so nice when it goes on. My skin feels so light and it gives me a really nice coverage without being heavy on my skin.
Overall I think I am very impressed with this product. I would defiantly buy this product again. I am not sure if I would pay full price for it but I would defiantly buy again when they have the £5 off vouchers.
Did you buy anything new with the £5 off vouchers or do you just get a firm favorite and stock up??
Yesterday when me and mum went to Liverpool we had a good ol' mooch around Boots and I came across the Revlon stand where they had a lovely display of the new Revlon just bitten lip balm stains with £2 off!
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
I tried this on my lips on the train on the way home about half past 5 and when I came to take my makeup off about half past 10ish it was practically all there - and I had my tea and several drinks in between that! I am SO impressed by the wear of this product. There is nothing worse than a lipstick which does not last 5 minutes on your lips! This lasts for hours!!! And it feels really nice too - a similar sort of consistancy to the lip butters - soft and silky and glide on the lips really easily.
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain gives softer, smoother
lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. The gel
formula comes in 12 vibrant shades that match any look or mood
- Lightweight Lipstain + Moisturizing Balm
- 100% of women who tried it felt their lips were instantly moisturized with a soft stain of colour
- Retractable chubby crayon, no sharpener required
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
Me and mum have been on a little day trip on the train today to mark day 1 of our 2 weeks off work :)
I got mum the train tickets for her birthday and booked for lunch. We had a really fab day doing lots of mooching round the shops and purchasing some lovely bits. Mum had to drag me out of the Cath Kidston shop because I could have spent lots and lots. I did make some nice purchases which I shall probably blog about tomorrow!!
All in all a lovely day. It was nice to look round some different shops instead of the few we have here.
Where's your favourite place to go shopping???
So as promised here is Part 3 of the London Feature. My Top 10 sites to see in London. Again as I said before these are from my own personal experiences of visiting London. There are obviously a lot of sites in London, these are just my top 10 - some you may have thought of and some you may not. Again as before these are not in any particular order.
1. Buckingham Palace/ The Mall
Now Buckingham Palace is obviously a very famous landmark in London, probably one of the most famous in fact. The Mall is also a lovely site to see. If you walk down the Mall you can see Clarence House and St James Palace (which also have guards outside of them - and a very friendly photogenic policeman when we went)
2. Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is again a lovely site to see and one of the famous landmarks in London. Home to Nelsons Column, The national gallery and the famous lions and fountains. However I bet you never thought about going to check in out at Night. It is absolutely lovely. The fountains are all lit up and if you stand on the edge of Trafalgar Square and look down Whitehall you can see Big Ben all sit up too!
3. Tower Bridge
Sure its a bridge, you can walk across it. But until we visited London this time I had never known about it going up and down. Well obviously I knew if did go up and down but well anyway. If you fancy seeing Tower Bridge lift to let a ship through you can see the timetable here - it was actually really facinating to watch. I was really amazed by how quick it happend! It was over in about 3 minutes - up, ship through and back down! Its really worth seeing if your in London when its going up.
4. Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
There is nothing quite like hearing Big Ben chime at the sound of the hour. Its really worth a look. Take a look up close but also go over the bridge and take some pictures from across the water too where you can see the whole building.
5. Whitehall
Home to horse guards parade, downing street, the cenotaph as well as many other important buildings. Definatly worth a walk from one end to the other. Its probably about 1/2 a mile walk and will take you maybe 10-15 minutes, maybe longer if you stop to look at all the sites.
6. Platform 9 3/4
As a massive Harry Potter fan there is absolutely nothing (well apart from being at the Wizarding world of Harry Potter in Florida or maybe the Harry Potter studio tour) than standing against this wall pushing the trolly through to Platform 9 3/4. The Platform is located at Kings Cross station (where else) and is located past the entrance and round the side. Defiantly a must for all Harry Potter fans!
7. St Pauls Cathedral
We didnt go into the cathedral when we went. We just sort of skated round the edge of it as we went around the time the protesters were camping outside. What we saw was beautiful though.
8. The Parks
Now you may not think of going all the way to London to see some green space. I mean there are lots of other sites to see. But the parks in London are really lovely. We walked through Green Park when we were on the way to Buckingham Palace. Its was fully of lovely summery deckchairs (if only we had the weather) when we went in June. Go on.. get yourself a bit of green space.
9. Tower of London.
Again we havent actually been into the Tower of London but the surrounding area is worth a look. Walk right down the bank not just sticking with the main sites. Also keep your eyes peeled for original parts of the tower wall. We stumbled part of the original wall through courtyard to Grange Hotel on Coopers Row. Its worth a look because it is so unexpected where is is.
10. London in Winter
Not really a site but defiantly 100% worth a visit. The above photo was taken at the end of November in 2010. The good thing about going at this time of year was that all of the poppies still surrounded the cenotaph which was absolutely fantastic to see. What was also fab though was when we strolled down the shopping areas it was littered with Christmassness and Christmas decorations!
More London Feature coming soon!!!
I posted back in May about a website called Cosmetics Fairy I had come across via a friend. That blog post is here if you want to see it.
As the blog post above mentioned, I made an order on Cosmetics Fairy to purchase some Julie G nail polishes. Julie G for those who don't know if a YouTuber who lives in the US and has "recently" brought out her own nail polish in conjunction with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics. Her YouTube is here if you want to go and check it out. She does some really good posts and tutorials.
As her full line is only available in the US and you can not get them in UK stores, I jumped at the chance to get them online and what is better they were only 65p each!!! I have been meaning to swatch them since I got them but I have just never got round to it. There are 8 colours available on the website and I got 6 of them.
For 65p a polish these polishes are definatly worth a try.
Has you tried any polishes Julie G's range???? What is your favorite colour?
As the blog post above mentioned, I made an order on Cosmetics Fairy to purchase some Julie G nail polishes. Julie G for those who don't know if a YouTuber who lives in the US and has "recently" brought out her own nail polish in conjunction with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics. Her YouTube is here if you want to go and check it out. She does some really good posts and tutorials.
As her full line is only available in the US and you can not get them in UK stores, I jumped at the chance to get them online and what is better they were only 65p each!!! I have been meaning to swatch them since I got them but I have just never got round to it. There are 8 colours available on the website and I got 6 of them.
Heres what I got:
Left to right:
- Beauty Guru
- Mermaids Lagoon
- Fashion Friday
- Stiletto
- Cupcake Frosting
For 65p a polish these polishes are definatly worth a try.
Has you tried any polishes Julie G's range???? What is your favorite colour?
I really want to continue building this blog up and getting it out to more people. I know you shouldnt but when I see how fast some peoples blog grows (getting 500 followers in 6 months, 1000 in their first year) it makes me a little envious! I really want to be able to bring my blog to more people so this is something I want to work on.
I was going to do a give away for the blog's first birthday but I have decided I am probably going to do it for a follower hit instead. I may do a small give away when I get to 50 followers and then a slighty bigger one for 100.
I was approached this week by an independent website who were interested in doing a guest blog on here and I thought this may be something I would like to do too. Having other people guest blog on here and attempting to guest blog on other peoples sites.
If anyone is interested in doing a guest post give me a shout either by email (under the contact info) or leaving a comment!!!
Toodles xx
I think I have mentioned on several occasions about my topic for today. The Pound Shop. Yep thats right good ol' Poundland! If you haven't got a Poundland in your town then ... well .. I don't even think that's relevant.. i am pretty sure they are everywhere :P
But in case you haven't been in, basically everything is £1. EVERYTHING!!! They a heck of a lot of things too... in terms of beauty they sell brand shampoo, conditioner, shower gels and bath products, waxing products, creams... pretty much anything you may want.
I mentioned (I think sometime last year) that I had picked up some Rimmel products from Poundland and I have also seen Sally Hansen in my local one.
Whilst mooching the other day I spotted this
Its a Wet and Wild - Beauty Benefits concealer. I had been looking for a new one for a while as I had started to fall out of love with the one I was using. I thought for £1 what had I got to lose?
I am really enjoying this product! Its got 2 sides, one which reduces redness and the other which hides blemishes and then it has a setting powder to hold it in to place. I think this has been a total beauty bargain!
Have you picked up any beauty bargain in your local Poundland????
But in case you haven't been in, basically everything is £1. EVERYTHING!!! They a heck of a lot of things too... in terms of beauty they sell brand shampoo, conditioner, shower gels and bath products, waxing products, creams... pretty much anything you may want.
I mentioned (I think sometime last year) that I had picked up some Rimmel products from Poundland and I have also seen Sally Hansen in my local one.
Whilst mooching the other day I spotted this
I am really enjoying this product! Its got 2 sides, one which reduces redness and the other which hides blemishes and then it has a setting powder to hold it in to place. I think this has been a total beauty bargain!
Have you picked up any beauty bargain in your local Poundland????
I hadn't heard of E.L.F (or Eyes Lips and Face) before I got into the world of Blogging. Then I started to see people posting about different products from their range which they had tried. I glanced at the website and looked away. To be honest I dont want to sound like a make up snob (because you all know how much I love my high street makeup) but the cheap prices put me off.
However I saw a couple reviews of the E.L.F Daily Brush Cleaner and at £3.75 it was much cheaper than the other ones I had seen on the high street and was getting good reviews - so I bit the bullet and ordered some stuff ordering a few more bits as they had an offer on for free delivery if you spent so much so I picked up some bits for me and some bits for mum.
- Dual Pencil Sharpener - £1.50
- Eye Primer - £1.50
- Total Face Brush - £1.50
- Defining Eye Brush - £1.50
- Blending Eye Brush - £1.50
- Daily Brush Cleanser - £3.75
- Cream Eye Liner in Purple - £3.75
- Mineral Foundation - £5
Do you have any favorite E.L.F products or is there anything you want to try??
6. London Eye
Official Website: Here
The London eye is probably one of the
most famous attractions in London. Its hard to miss it dominating the
sky line by the Thames. It costs from £15 depending on the type of
experience you are looking for. From a standard ride to a champagne
ride. Check out the website for all the different ones available. I
think now I have been on the eye, I am not sure I would do it again
unless we did it at night. We used our Merlin Passes which included the
eye. I would say if your going to do it then get there for when it first
opens as it gets really busy. When we were on the eye we could see the
crowd below building up and I would not want to have been in that queue.
7. Open top bus tour.
If you dont fancy the hussle and bussle of the underground and fancy seeing London in a classic way then what better way than riding an open top bus. Its a great way to see the different sites and takes you to a lot of places you would perhaps not think of walking/taking the underground to such as the place where the fire of London started and as you are going round there is a tour guide talking you through all of the places you are going past which you learn some interesting things. However compared with underground travel they come at quite a hefty price tag at around £25-£30 depending which of the companies you choose to go for. We did the Original Bus tour which included a free river cruise. It is cheaper to book tickets online. Bare in mind these tours are not so fun in the rain or the cold.
8. West End Live
Official website: Here
West End Live is a free concert which takes place in June. It is a 2 day event which sees the best loved shows from the west end performing. I dont want to say too much as I am going to do a separate post about it. Its worth a look if you havent seen it before.
9. Christmas Market by the Thames
We came across this Christmas Market when we went to London in November 2010. It is pretty much like the Christmas Markets they hold in the other major citys (well I have been to the one in Manchester and it was like that and I know Birmingham and Leeds have them too) - If you have been to one of these its pretty much the same. Little wooden huts with rows and rows of lovely stalls which handmade gifts, clothing, jewellery, breads, cheeses, alcohol, meats, sweets and probably a million and one other things! It was lovely and christmassy! And who doesnt love a good christmas market???
10. Go on the Underground
Official Website: Here
The London underground is a great way to get around London. Its also relatively cheap compared with Buses or Open top bus tours. It costs around £2 a trip for a single journey. However if your there for the day its worth getting a day pass which is about £8 depending on the time of day (peak/off peak) and the Zones you want to go in. Its worth getting a 1-2 railcard if your planning on going to all the sites as some fall out of Zone 1 and you could be fined. Its also worth bearing in mind that there are certain discounts available if you buy from the ticket booth at the station rather than the machines. After about our 4th or 5th trip to London we only discover this time we could get around £2 off a day pass with our 16-25 railcard and any pass up from Zone 1 to Zone 1 - 6 is just £5.60 off peak which is after 9.30 Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday!!!
Hope that you have enjoyed my top 10 things to do in London feature and keep peeled for the next feature coming soon xxx
1. See a Show
There is nothing quite like the feeling of having tickets for your favorite West End Show in your hands! There are many shows on the West End - some which come with hefty price tags and some which you can get for relatively cheap. If your fancy the theatre in London check out my Top 10 Theatre Tips here
2. See the Sites
I dont think there are many people who can say they have been to London and not seen any of the sites there. Keep your eyes peeled for my next post in the London feature which is my Top 10 sites to see.
3. Changing of the Guard
Official Website: Here
The changing of the guard is a ceremony which takes place outside Buckingham Palace. It is the changing of the old guards to new guard. It varies at the times and frequency depending on the time of day. . Make sure if you want to be able to see anything you get there really early. We got to Buckingham Palace about an hour before and we ended up standing on the fountain/round about. We still had a good view of the parade but couldnt see what was going in Buckingham Palace Grounds.
4. London Film Museum
Official Website: Here
We visited the film museum last year on a weekend in London. To be honest we stumbled across it when someone handed a leaflet for it in the street and liked the sound of it. We went to the one on South Bank next to the London Eye but I believe they have now opened one in Covent Garden too. The museum contained lots of different memorabilia from a variety of films including Harry Potter (woo), Mission Impossible, Zorro, Johnny English and Billy Elliot to name but a few. It your a bit of a movie buff then you will love seeing all the different things. I think we paid around £13 to get in but it was worth it. Its also worth checking out what exhibits there are on.
5. Madame Tussaud.
Official Website: Here
Madame Tussauds is a Wax work museum which is located next to Baker Street Tube station. It is a wax work museum which contains wax work models of a variety of different famous people including the royal family, actors, sports stars, pop stars and many more. We visited the museum in 2011 when we had Merlin passes which meant we were able to get in for free. It usually costs £30 to get in but if you keep your eyes peeled a lot of places (Tesco, WHSmiths, The sun newspaper) offer 2 for 1 vouchers which usually have until the end of the year on them. Also if you take a look on the website you can combine a visit to another attraction such as the London Eye or you can get cheaper tickets if you book online.
Part 6 to 10 coming tomorrow xx
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