Say Hello to Phoebe!

Yesterday afternoon a second dog joined my family - a gorgeous little Labrodoodle puppy named Phoebe.

Phoebe!

A day in York..

For many years now, I have been desperate to visit the beautiful and historical city of York in northern England.
When my grandparents kindly suggested a trip to York, I jumped at the opportunity. I may be 20 years of age but I still love having days out with my grandparents, I always will. A day in York was perfect..

As soon as we arrived it was very clear that York is a historical city. I have always adored history such as looking into my personal family history or enjoying a Tudor history lesson in school. The history of the United Kingdom (and other countries) and the way people used to live in the past interests me so much. I especially appreciate visiting historical places like castles or little towns so a city full of history was perfect - I love York!

Bad Blogger!

I haven't blogged since June 24th 2014 and this disgusts me.. it's not quite been a year but it nearly has. I always think about my little blog, miss it, plan what to write but I never end up putting finger/s to keyboard.

My First Playsuit

 

 

A few weeks ago I bought my first playsuit from Primark, and have been pleasantly surprised by how much I like it. I've always been wary of trying playsuits, as I thought they would be too tight and constrict my movement. When I spotted this playsuit, I loved the floral pattern and knew I had to try it. It may be black but I still think it is a lovely, little piece for summer.

A Best Friends Birthday

Yesterday was my best friends 20th birthday. I was more excited for the day than she was! I got up early to make her cupcakes, then went to her house to give her presents to her, eat cake and get ready for the cinema. I really wanted to make her day special because she is my closest friend and it turned out to be pretty fun!

Recent Primark Purchases!

Hiya guys,

I have a little haul today from three recent shops in Primark. I went with my family firstly, by myself after a nice pay from work then last Friday I went with my boyfriend to the BRAND NEW Primark in Cardiff, which is fabulous. It has five floors, which may be smaller than some Primark stores, but it seemed massive to me. It is a lot nicer and brighter in the store now, there is also more space to move about, I used to feel really claustrophobic in the old Primark, and very nearly fainted in there once, so I'm quite happy with the new layout! Anyway, here's what I bought-

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Instagram Catch-up!

I wish I had something interesting to write about but at the moment I honestly don't. I have a assignment due on Monday, on the most boring topic that could have been chosen and I have my anatomy exam next Wednesday. I love anatomy but exams still stress me out. I'm worried that my little brain will not remember a thing, especially when I also need to write my assignment too. There aren't enough hours in the day.

Next Friday I finish university for 11 weeks. This is due to a week to do a module booklet at home (I'll blog I promise), 7 weeks of placement which I'll discuss more in a moment, two weeks of Easter holidays which I'm really looking forward too and a reading week at the end of May which is basically a week to finish off my third and final assignment of year one, hurrah! As some of you may know, I'm studying Adult nursing. I finished my first placement on a cardiology ward which was VERY interesting and in just over two weeks I will begin a 7 week placement district nursing. I'm so excited to work with patients again and to care for them, as that's what I miss the most once my placements are over.

Now that I've bored you enough, I thought I'd play catch up via Instagram. I have not blogged for months, it always happens, here is attempt 97882983 to become a regular blogger again...

New Look Haul

Firstly, I must apologise for my lack of posts recently. I've spent the last two weeks settling into university, which has definitely been a very exciting but busy experience so far. I am now a student nurse, yay!
Now that I'm becoming more settled into my new routine I am hoping to post more regularly.

Last week I decided to waste spend some of my student loan. I hadn't had a proper shop for a while and I wanted some new bits for winter and university. The 'winter' shop quickly slipped away as I shopped because the two tops and shirt that I bought have no sleeves. Definitely helpful in the cold weather! (Sarcasm of course).

The first three items I purchased were an online order. I HATE ordering clothes online. I find myself worrying about the size and if the clothing will suit me, as well as the material. Luckily I was very pleased with my New Look order and the 3 items I purchased were just as I expected them to be.


Floral Cami

Cornwall!

At the end of July I went on a short holiday to Cornwall with my mother and two youngest siblings. Cornwall is a lovely county at the very south of England. I really enjoyed my stay there as there was a variety of different places to go, such as the gorgeous beaches! This is why I thought I'd share my trip with you all. 

I apologise for all of the pictures but it's the best way to show you all how beautiful Cornwall is. 

Polzeath Beach

Polzeath was the first beach we went too in Cornwall. It is a quiet beach with great scenery - the perfect place to relax. There was also the odd seagull hanging about. I followed the seagull below for quite a long time until I got a few decent shots of him - he wouldn't stay still!!

Despite the sea being a few feet away, my four old brother spent most of our day at the beach messing about in the puddles and rock pools. He got soaking wet and mixed the sand with water to create a 'mud sand' which he splattered all over himself too.
Personally, I preferred to chill out with a book and the best icecream I have ever tasted. The cool sea breeze made me feel a little chilly, which disguised the heat of the burning sun. I got sun burnt! 

My No7 Nail Varnish Collection

Hello everyone!

Today, I thought I'd finally tell you all about my favourite brand of nail polish. I am a massive fan of nail varnish and have got a big collection. Out of the many that I own and have tried, No7 nail varnishes are definitely my favourite.

My No7 Nail Varnish Collection!

No7 is a brand that can be found in Boots stores across the UK. As well as nail varnishes, they sell make-up and skincare products. I bought my first nail varnish from their collection last year, when I had a 'money off' voucher. I took the nail varnish home, tried it out and quickly fell in love with it.

My Favourite Animal!

Hello everyone! 

Today's post is a life post about my favourite animal .. my puppy Bailey!

Bailey is a Labradoodle, which is a cross between a Labrador and Poodle. We got him in March when he was a day off being 2 months old, he is now 8 months old so we have had him for 6 months now! I thought it was about time that I showed him to you all.

Primark Bargains!

Whenever I go to Primark, I spend ages pondering around each and every clothing stand/rack to seek out good bargains. I've always been a fan of Primark and their clothing. They may not sell the best quality clothing but its good enough  for me at their cheap and affordable prices.

A few weeks ago when I was "bargain hunting" in Primark, I successfully found one of these £4 tops, followed by the other two. I was shocked by the price and wondered how good they would be. At £12 for 3 tops, I decided to try them out.

A Little Haul - The Sales!

Hello everyone, I haven't posted for over a month, I'm shocked. I feel very annoyed at myself for abandoning my blog. School work and Christmas prevented me from doing a post. I'm very sorry! I have lots of posts planned including a few lovely beauty things that I want to review and show you, I'm not dissapearing again!

Before and after Christmas I went shopping and manged to find some lovely things on sale. I thought I'd show you them all just to give you an idea of my personal style/tastes and the types of things you can find in sales.

Dress- 

My favourite purchase has to be my new dress. It was reduced from £35 to £10 - big bargain. I was delighted when I found it, tried it on and liked it!

 

My current favourite nail varnish..

I bought my first No7 nail varnish in August (I think) and instantly fell in love with the brand. No7 is a big brand which I always find in Boots shops, I'm not sure if the brand is anywhere else. I own a few of their products, including one or two other products which deserve a review, but their nail varnishes are definitely my favourite's from the brand.

No7 nail varnish "Milan" is currently my favourite nail varnish and has been for the past few weeks. I LOVE it. Seriously.

MAC lipstick review - Russian Red

I haven't been able to blog recently because early last week my laptop broke. I was so upset because I do rely on my laptop for a lot of things such as schoolwork, I'm in the process of applying to university and I definitely cannot afford another laptop. Lucky my friend was able to sort out the problems on my laptop and I got it back today. He even installed Photoshop for me and put on some new music. I'm so relieved and happy.

Today I thought I would review the MAC Russian Red lipstick. I adore it. I bought it with my birthday money to treat myself. I had been wanting to try MAC products for ages. It cost £14, I'm haven't 100% decided if the lipstick is worth the "pricey" cost just yet, I'm still debating.

A Prince and Princess..

For my A-level photography I have chosen the coursework theme "Fantasy with a fairy tale twist". On Monday I did a photo shoot of Lucy and Jarred, two of my lovely friends and a great couple, for my coursework.
I'm so proud of the pictures and I'm happy I took them. As part of my theme is "fairy tale twist" I tried to make Lucy and Jarred look like a prince and princess.
They both wore their prom outfits, I think they looked great and suited my theme well. I have decided to show you all 6 of the pictures. Photography is something I really do love and its my own work so I like sharing my photography on my blog. Here are the pictures-

They were both so happy with the pictures, just like me. I have had a lot of lovely feedback from their family's  my own family and various friends. The feedback made me so happy - I'm ill at the moment (cough and cold!) so it definitely cheered me up!
I'm very grateful they were able to help with my coursework, I'm so excited to do the rest of my photography now.

What do you all think? I'd love some feedback!
Thank-you for reading! xx

*Please do not take any of these pictures off my blog.. thank-you*

September Favourites!

Last month I didn't really have any favourites I wasn't using any new products  and all of my "favourites" were products that had been featured in previous favourites posts.

However this month I do have favourites-

• Bridesmaids- I love this film!! For anybody who doesn't know, it's a comedy film. I personally find it really amusing. The actresses (and actors) are funny and I think it has a good plot. My mother enjoyed it too so I think it appeals to lots of different people and age groups - definitely worth a watch!
  
• Heart bracelet- I love it. It is so lightweight and the hearts have a lovely pattern on them. I also love the colour it is. It goes nicely with so many of my outfits.
  
• No 7 nail varnish- I will definitely be reviewing this nail varnish soon, this week definitely, I absolutely love it. No 7 is such a good brand and I adore their nail polishes. Look out for the post!
  
• Adore perfume- The perfume is Next's own brand. I bought it in their summer sale so I don't know if its still in their stores. It's a lovely scent but it isn't too over powering. Due to this perfume I've been told that I smell nice A LOT this month!!
  
• Nair hair removal cream- We all get hair in unwanted places, don't pretend you don't. Personally I'm not a fan of plucking and find it too time consuming so I love hair removal cream. This is a really good cream, it takes 5 minutes for the cream to remove the hair and it hasn't burnt me and doesn't sting my skin - yay!
  
• No7 'Stay Perfect' foundation- This is one of the new foundation's from No 7's colour match products. I really like it and it is the perfect match. I shall be doing a post about this too.
  
•  Heart earrings- I love these earrings. I've received many compliments due to these too.
  
• MUA lipstick- I love these, I've done one or two posts about them. They're so cheap but great quality. They are also really moisturising and I wear them to school because they are too vibrant. 

Close up of the bracelet and earrings - the picture is from my last haul post

Hope you all enjoyed this post, I'll be reviewing the nail varnish and foundation soon :) xx

A mixed review - Lush Shower Jelly

I love showers, especially when I use my very fast one. I never have baths. I was intrigued when I found out about the Lush shower jelly from other Bloggers, definitely different from shower gel. Due to curiosity, I bought "Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly".

I have mixed feelings about this product because I personally think it has a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. Here is my opinion -

Avantages

• Like most Lush products it smells gorgeous (in the pot). It smells like actual sweets, it reminds me of a medicine I used to have as a child, possibly Calpol. I just love sniffing it. 
• It's a fun product. I seriously had a funny shower trying to use this shower. It is like jelly, it wobbled out of my hand and it was amusing trying to keep hold of it. 
• It isn't too pricey. My little but generously sized pot cost £3.10.
  

Disadvantages

• It's hard to use. It does wobble and as your in the shower you do get wet. It pretty hard to cling onto a slippery piece of jelly AND scrub it all over your body properly. 
• The only part of my body that smelt nice after my shower were my hands which had spent most of the shower clinging onto the jelly. I expected to smell a bit "sweety" due to the way the product smells - I didn't at all. I was really disappointed. 
• It's time consuming. I really wouldn't recommend using it if you're in a rush. 

My camera didn't like this product - I'm sorry this picture is over exposed. 

I will be doing a bit research to find out if there is an easier way to use the product. I think I may also use a bit more of the jelly next time.  However I do not think I will be repurchasing this product. I love Lush and I kind of like the product but I don't think it's worth the hassle and I like to smell nice after my showers!

Have any of you used this product? What was your opinion? xx

P.S I love Lush. I'm sorry if I sound negative, I know my "disadvantages" were. I just want to give you all my honest opinion.

Castle!

A lot of people think history is boring - I don't. History fascinates me, I think it's really interesting to find out about how people used to live in the past and how the world used to be.

I love looking at Castle's and finding cute little details that link to the past. I went to one on Sunday in Monmouth, Wales. I thought I'd combine another thing I love into this post.. photography .. and show you all some snaps. 

Jacket - Primark
Top - New Look (old)

Skinny Jeans - Primark
Shoes - Shoe Zone

Bracelet - New Look
Bag - Matalan

Hope you all enjoyed this little post! xx

New Look, Superdrug and Matalan haul!

Last week I spent a day shopping, I wandered around my nearby retail park because I wanted new tops. I bought more than two tops - some lovely jewelry and some boots that I'll wear a lot this winter. I also went to Superdrug for nail varnish remover but got distracted and bought other things instead.. oops!

I adore both of these tops. They both have birds on which I really like on clothing and they are both really comfy. I especially love the detail on the black patterned top on the right. Both of these top are from New Look. The one on the left was £9.99 and the top on the right was £14.99 - I think! 

Above is a close up of the cute bird print on each top!

• MUA lipstick - This was £1, I love their lipsticks!
• Garnier eye make up remover - I'm not 100% sure whether I'm happy with this product or not, I'll let you know! This was around £3.50 but when I bought them, they were on offer - 2 for £3.99.
• MUA face powder - I still haven't tried this yet but I'm hoping it'll be good. The MUA brand hasn't failed to displease me yet! 
• MUA nail varnish - I have reviewed this already on my blog, I love it. It cost £1. 

All of the 4 items I mentioned above were from Superdrug. 

Both of these earrings were "buy one get one free", I've lost my receipt so I cannot remember how much they both were. They were around £3.50/£3.99 each. 

I bought this heart bracelet because I love the colour, it cost £3.50. The earrings cost £3.99, I bought them for school. I love the different coloured jewels" in them (fake obviously). They were both from New Look. 

These boots are going to be perfect for winter, I've mentally matched them up with so many different outfits already. I love the buckles on them too. These boots cost £18 and they were from Matalan.