Tuesday 31 July 2012
Monday 30 July 2012
Saturday 28 July 2012
Friday 27 July 2012
Thursday 26 July 2012
NOTD: OPI Glow Up Already
Todays NOTD is another OPI shade in Glow Me Up Already!
It's such a strong solid giltter shade which I love! I love glitter polishes that you can paint on with out a base! Amazing quality! Unfortunately this was a swap and it had gone gloopy, which I think is obvious by the pictures, other bottles would have a much better finish!
Glow Up Already retails at £10.50.
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Don't forget: GIVEAWAY is open!
Don't forget that my Beaut Boutique Giveaway is open until the weekend!
Monday 23 July 2012
Sunday 22 July 2012
Saturday 21 July 2012
NOTD: OPI
Todays NOTD is OPI Barefoot in Barcelona!
Firstly I LOVE the name of this, well I love the name of all the polishes OPI make, but it's a lovely name for a nude! You really can't beat a nude some days and this is stunning!
Beaut Boutique Giveaway
As I mentioned in my Beaut Boutique blog post, I'm hosting a giveaway with a beautiful Beaut Boutique ring as a prize! To enter just follow the instructions below!
Thursday 19 July 2012
Meet The Brand: Paperchase
Paperchase is not a new brand that I'm featuring, in fact every reader of this blog probably knows how obsessed I am with Paperchase! I recently popped in and brought a few treats for myself which didn't really warrant a whole blog post, but I did think it would be a perfect little post for a "Meet the Brand". So here's a little bit about them, I hope you enjoy reading! I've put my new treats at the bottom of the post!
"Paperchase is the UK’s undisputed leader in innovative, design-led
stationery, cards and gift-wrap. We have been around for over 40 years
and are now firmly established as the top destination for customers
looking for new and different gifts, cards and stationery.
Much of our merchandise is exclusive. We love to innovate so our
collections are constantly changing yet all are specified to our high
quality requirements. Visit our stores and online and each month you
will find new arrivals – so for birthdays, Christmas and Valentine’s
Day........indeed, for any occasion or celebration, there will always be
new and different ideas to be found.
There are now over 100 Paperchase outlets in the UK as well as stores
in Denmark, Ireland, Holland and the Middle East. You can find us in
many House of Fraser and Waterstones stores as well as Selfridges and
Harrods.
Our new online store launched in September 2010 offering a large
selection of our products across all our categories, new collections and
firm favourites."
My new treats: I brought myself a pen from the AVA range not too long ago and I absolutely love it, I love having a little pretty pen (as lame as that sounds) just for myself and everyone always compliments it when I lend it out or when they spot me with it! So as I walked past the store recently I thought I'd pop in and treat myself to some new bits and pieces! They are so cute, handy and cheap, these were £1.50 each!
Green Tea
When my Physio said to me that I needed to
integrate green tea into my lifestyle, my mind filled with dread! For some
strange reason I thought that green tea would be some weird concoction of
flowers and spices and things which would taste like perfume? Yes I know I’m
weird, luckily I’ve found so far that green tea just tastes like normal tea
minus the milk! This could however, be down to the brand of tea I’m drinking.
Green tea is well known for having several
health benefits;
“Over the last few
decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to
determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence
suggesting that regular green tea drinkers may have a lower risk of developing heart
disease and certain types of cancer. Although green tea does not
raise the metabolic rate enough to produce immediate weight loss, a green tea
extract containing polyphenols and caffeine has been shown to induce thermogenesis
and stimulate fat oxidation, boosting the metabolic rate 4% without increasing
the heart rate."
On the way home that night I popped into
Tesco and stood in front of a huge aisle of green teas with no idea what to
pick. There are so many flavours of tea and so many brands, but I just did not
know where to start! So I did what I always do and grabbed a box that looked
pretty!
I happened to pick up Clippers Pure Green
Tea, which was a 50 tea bag box and was super cheap! I think it was on offer,
but it was £1.55, which I thought was a bargain! As I mentioned it tastes
really nice! To me, it just tastes like normal tea, so for all the health
benefits and very little taste difference, I’m all for it! I think I’m going to
pick up a box of Twinings green tea, they do a box of five different flavours
so you can try them out and see which you like best! So I think I’ll give that
a whirl!
What do you think of green tea? Which
brands have you tried?
Wednesday 18 July 2012
NOTD: Nails Inc St Pancras
Today's NOTD is this beautiful red by Nails Inc named St Pancras! It's such a beautiful shade! I have such a love hate relationship with red polish, but this one just ticks all my boxes! All Nails Inc shades tend to retail at £11 each, it's no longer available on the website, but it's easily found on Ebay (here for £7.99) and also on Ravens Cosmetics, that love always has the out of stock shades (yay) you can find it there for £6.99 (here).
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Six Pounds Lighter...
So yes you read that right, I’m six pounds
lighter than I was when I announced by new healthy lifestyle. Amazing!
I have
to admit I had a rubbish weekend, Chris’ family came down for his Silverstone
experience and it was a weekend of unhealthy eating, I was ridiculously emotional
and not eating yummy food was making me worse! I even had a cheeky slice of pizza which I hated myself for!
So come Sunday night I was feel
pretty rubbish and down in the dumps! I had my salad and figured I’d get on the
Wii, do some Wii Fit and then twenty minutes on my exercise bike. If you don’t
know, every time you use Wii Fit they ask you to do a body test to track your
progress. Chris was on the exercise bike behind me and I turned to him and said (being the optimistic sausage I am)
“Oh this will make me feel better – I bet I’ve lost nothing and the miserable
weekend has been for nothing”! Stepped on
the scales and I was a whopping six pounds lighter! Yippee! Six pounds in 5
days! I’ve never seen results from any diets at all so I am over the moon!
Just
proof at the moment to show that, salad, vegetables, no sugar and watching what
time you eat your Carbohydrates really does make a difference!
Monday 16 July 2012
Saturday 14 July 2012
Meet the brand: BeautBoutique
I've been eyeing up a few pieces on Beaut Boutique for quite some time, just waiting for the moment when I had some pennies to spend on something pretty! It came to the point that I could not wait any longer and I just had to treat myself! Ruth is such a lovely girl, she's so sweet and I regulary chat away to her on Twitter! All Ruth's jewellery is handmade and made to perfection! I'm loving my new possessions!
If you want to buy anything from Ruth or want to speak to her, all her information is here;
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautboutique
Now for the pictures! The parcel was very well protected and packed in the most adorable wrapping paper with a lovely note!
Here are the pieces I brought - a beautiful set of elephant earrings which I just had to have, elephants are my new favourite thing! These cost £5 and are available here.
I also fell straight in love with these adorable daisy studs and matching ring! I always buy long earrings with lots of sparkle and jazz so I thought I should add something different! These were £6.75 and available here. I also brought the matching ring for £5 available here.
Ruth also kindly sent me this beautiful ring for free which I love! Sadly I'm so picky with rings and I won't wear this as it will be too wide for me, so I think I'll give it away in a giveaway! So keep your eyes peeled!
If you want to treat yourself to anything on Beaut Boutique I reccommend you follow Ruth on Twitter for links and discount codes!
Friday 13 July 2012
Thursday 12 July 2012
No7 Quick Cover Blemish Stick
The dreaded No.7 vouchers were back a few weeks ago and instead of spending them all on nail varnishes this time, I fancied trying a few new bits and pieces.
Wednesday 11 July 2012
A new healthy me..
As of yesterday I had to integrate some lifestyle
changes, pretty big ones actually, by my standards anyway! I’ve suffered for a
long time with knee pain, which is a result of an injury in earlier life, and
recently it’s got to the point where I’m in a lot of pain. So after seeing a physio
yesterday lunch time, I’ve had to integrate an exercise routine and diet to
support my muscles and make them get stronger. On top of this I’ve had to
integrate a weight loss diet. I’m fairly overweight at the moment and it’s
impacting on my knees and back! I’ve tried this a few times but my knee injuries
have stopped me exercising, so now I have a physio, a personal trainer and a
dietician to make things happen! I’ve had to cut out any unnatural ingredients
and sugars, ditch any cold drinks excluding water and homemade fruit juices and
switch to green tea. I’ve had to integrate foods like Dates into my diet and
other super foods that are well known for their success rate with weak muscles!
I’ve had to change my eating routine, cutting all carbs out of my diet after
2pm and increase my protein intake as well as my green vegetables! They are possibly things I should have already
been doing, but all sorts of things have got in the way, so it’s time to
implement them and kick myself out the rut!
Why am I telling you this? Well you lovely
ladies know that I love blogging and this will be a big part of my life, so I
think I’m going to start a healthy lifestyle section on this blog! I think there are a lot of blogs about this
around but I’m not sure how many around are newbies trying out things for the
first time! Hopefully they’ll be
informative to read and if not you’ll probably laugh at my healthy virginity! So
I’ll be blogging about my experiences as well as my beauty posts and lifestyle
posts!
Tuesday 10 July 2012
NOTD: Nails Inc - Prince Albert Road
Today's NOTD is a Nails Inc shade called Prince Albert Road, which I just LOVE! It's so beautiful and shiny and pretty! Sorry about the state of my nails in these pictures! If you look at the finish and results you can see how great it is! Nails Inc polishes are fantastic value!
Sadly I can't find this on their website, so I fear it's been discontinued, eek! BUT I found it on Ravens Cosmetics which I've used in the past and its priced at £8.95! Bargain!
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