January Favourites

HELLO GUYS! I am BACK! With a January Favourites post! This last month I haven't bought too many new things as I am trying to save up for a car, which is actually quite hard considering I just want to go out and buy so many new things to try out after reading blog posts and watching YouTube Videos. But, I am getting there and I am pretty happy with the small amount of things I have bought. Most of the products that are featured in this post are mostly things that I got for Christmas or that I bought in the January sales. And to be honest, I didn't really find many things that I really liked or needed in the sales. As always, click on the name of each product to get a link to it and yeah, let's just get into the products!

Soap & Glory Smoothie Star Hand Food - The product says it's a non-greasy hydrating hand cream with Shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow with almond and sweet vanilla scent. First of all, this has to be the most amazing smelling hand cream ever! But then again, everything from Soap and Glory has the best scent ever known to man! (maybe a bit exaggerating.. but then again..) It pretty much has all of my favourite scents in it! And then second of all, it is 100% right when it says that it's a non-greasy, hydrating hand cream. I have always been let down by hand creams as everyone I tried just left my hands feeling a bit greasy and the product not really sinking into my skin very well, so I ended up on giving up using them and I haven't used one in over a year. But I received this in a Christmas set and decided to give it a go, and I was amazed! It smells amazing, sinks so quickly into your skin and leaves your hands feeling so moisturised. 

Soap & Glory Smoothie Star Breakfast Scrub - Again, another amazing Soap & Glory product that I received in the Christmas set. I tried this product ages ago and then never ended up repurchasing (I think I was pretty stupid not to) and I have fallen in love with it all over again. It has a wonderful oat, Shea butter and maple scent with banana, almond and honey extracts. To be honest, I wish I could eat it! And I'm probably not the only one who wishes they could! It is such a great exfoliant and leaves your skin smelling so good and feeling ever so smooth. Definitely recommend if you haven't tried it! 

O.P.I Nail Lacquer - Shade : Tickle My France-y - I love O.P.I nail varnishes and I particularly love this one. It's a gorgeous nude, mauvy/pink which is my favourite nail varnish shade!  

Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor in 630 Seduction - This is a really gorgeous nude shade. The packaging really stood out for me when I saw it in the shops, I think the flat looking tube design is really pretty. The lipcolor does dry matte but it's not a full drying lipcolor, which I quite like because it doesn't dry out my lips or highlight too many of my dry patches, but this also means that it does slightly transfer when drinking or eating. 

Sleek Eyeshadow Palette - The Rockstars Collection - Diamonds in the rough - This was actually the first sleek product I ever bought, and it was only a couple of months ago that I picked it up in Sephora. Living in France the only place I have seen sleek makeup is in Sephora and then they only have a few available products, mainly their eyeshadow palettes and blush/bronzer/highlighter sets. I picked this palette up because the colours were right up my street and ever since I bought it, I wear it pretty much everyday. Goldy/Bronze, shimmery eyeshadows are my favourite and I wear them on a daily basis. The pigmentation on these are great and they last very well during the day. The palette has 2 cream shadows (one white and one gold) and 4 shimmery, velvet shadows. 

Kiko Design Flower Enriched Bronze in 01 Geometric Honey - Sadly you cannot pick this item up anymore. I picked it up in Kiko in the sales when they bring out all the old collection stocks they did not sell at the time. I love Kiko sales for that reason. If you missed a collection or couldn't pick up a specific product you wanted from a collection, then going to Kiko when the sales are on if the perfect place to go and get it, First of all this bronzer smells amazing. The scent reminds me of the Bourjois healthy mix range (which I absolutely love). Secondly I just love the payoff on my skin. It's not too pigmented that you end up looking like you put on your nans old foundation, but it has just the right amount to give you a lovely subtle bronze look. This bronzer is a warm tone bronzer so if you prefer cool toned ones this bronzer is definitely not for you. 

Kiko Blush Cocoa Shock in 03 Adorable Pink and Peach - Again I picked up this duo blush in the sales and so I believe you cannot purchase this product anymore unless they bring it out again when the sales are next on. First of all can we just take a moment to look at how adorable the packaging is. It's like two little squares of chocolate, and I just think it looks so pretty when it's open too. These blushes smell so good, they smell like vanilla and chocolate powder, which is amazing! The blushes themselves aren't too pigmented again, which I prefer to a really pigmented one. I much prefer a lovely subtle blush, I'm not all about that rosy red cheek! I just think that these blushes look so pretty on the cheeks. 

L'Oreal Skin Perfection Correcting Serum - I am in love with this serum. I always struggle to find great moisturisers and serums for my face as most of them don't seem to sink into my skin that great or leave my face feeling a bit oily.. But this serum is amazing. It sinks into my skin so well and quickly, leaving my face feeling so soft and smooth and it just makes my skin look healthier. I don't think my skin has ever felt this smooth before. I love it! I would definitely recommend trying it out, and the packaging again, like most of the products I have mentioned, it really pretty. 

I'm back!

Oh Hi Guys! It's been pretty much a year since I haven't posted on here. Main reason being the fact that I was busy working in a restaurant and passing my exams (which I passed with better marks than I could ever ask for. Yay me!) But now that is all over, I have a bit more free time on my hands to come back to my little blog and write a new post every week, which I am very happy about. To be honest, I'm really excited to be back on my blog. I have missed writing down my thoughts.. My beauty favourites and posting pictures of what I love and what I get up to. I have also missed the blogging community because I feel like it is a wonderful place full of kindness and inspiration and I have missed reading other peoples blogs. Another reason why I haven't posted is the fact that my camera broke and so I was saving up for a new one and I wasn't happy posting photos from my phone or getting pictures of the products off of the internet. But now I have my new little baby, the Canon 100D, and I love it, along with a few good lenses. I guess I feel a bit more comfortable and happy with what I will be posting. This time round, I will be posting quite a few cocktail & food recipes, because that's what I love to make. Along with beauty hauls and favourites, lifestyle posts, product reviews and even more. I hope you guys who pass by my blog will enjoy reading my new posts and feel free to leave your blog name so I can pop by and check it out. I love discovering new blogs! 

Anyways I am off to eat my plate of Tartiflette (French dish made from potatoes, onions, lardons and cheese). Woops, not the best thing for my figure! Can't wait to write another post! 

Have a lovely evening peeps!

Autumn Wishlist #1 Asos.

Hey everyone! It's officially autumn, and as much as I love the autumn season I'm kind of sad to say goodbye to summer and the lovely weather. For the last week here in France it has been non stop rain and a few thunder storms too, along with many dark clouds. So seeing as the weather has been so poop lately I have found myself lounging around with my laptop on my lap, searching the web for anything and everything really. And then it happened. I clicked onto Asos website. Bad idea. I haven't actually been on this amazing clothes website for a while, mainly because I had already bought a ton of summer clothes and didn't really need anything else. But now summer has gone and autumn is here, I think my wardrobe needs a good change up and some new autumnal colours and pieces to add to my collection. Asos has some amazing new pieces in their new collection, but I didn't want to make this post too clothes heavy so I just put into this wishlist, my top 6 favourite bits. I will leave links to each item underneath, just click on the name of the item. Enjoy!

1. Asos Petite Chunky Jumper With Cold Shoulder and Split Sides - £30 : I fell in love with this jumper as soon as I saw it on the website. It looks super comfy and I really like the colour, perfect for autumn. Also, the 'off the shoulder' sleeves make it look super cute and I feel like it looks quite 'baggy' which I love, baggy jumpers and hoodies are my favourite. 

2. Esprit Blouse with Pocket Detail - £29 : I have wanted a nice, cute black blouse for a while now, and every where I go and look, I can never seem to find the 'One', and I think I finally have. Woo! I love the rolled sleeves, the shape/fit and the material of the blouse. Unfortunately it is nearly out of stock, so if I don't get my hands on one, I might actually cry! haha

3. Asos Petite Asymmetric Bodycon Dress - £22 : Now I feel like every girl should have that little black dress in her wardrobe, and this needs to be in mine. I have been searching everywhere for the perfect yet simple black dress and never really found one that is just right, I think I can be quite fussy when it comes to dresses, but all along, it has been there, waiting for me on the Asos website! A plain black dress is a staple to have in your wardrobe, you can dress it up and you can dress it down, perfect for any occasion. 

4. Tiger Mist Petite Killing Me Softly Wrap Top with Drape Back - £30 : I love this top, I think it looks super cool and cute with the short wrap part at the front and then the long drape at the back. I think it will look great with a pair of black skinny jeans and some cute healed boots.

5. New Look Wide Fit Black Flat Slipper Shoes - £15.99 : Yes they are technically from New Look but I found them on the Asos website, so I think it still counts. I've seen so many people with shoes like these and I've always 'Um'd and ar'd' about trying out a pair because I never really know if they would suit me or not and I really hope they would because when I see them on other people they look super cute with skinny jeans. These are wide fit ones as unfortunately for me, my feet are slightly wider than an average persons feet and so sometimes when I get normal fit shoes they tend to be a bit tight not always comfortable and so I was really pleased when I saw them in wide fit. 

6. Asos Oversized Square Scarf In Mono Mixed Mirror Geo With Bound Edge - £20 : Last on my wishlist is this oversized scarf. I love oversized scarves in the autumn/winter time as they are super comfy and keep me nice and warm, as sometimes, when you get smaller/normal sized scarves they don't always tend to cover you up very well and you still feel the cold on your neck/chest, and I hate that so much! I love the pattern and the colours of this scarf and I feel like it would look lovely with a nice leather jacket and some cute ankle boots.

The Nudes Palette by Maybelline

Hey guys! Today I have a review for you. A review on the 'The Nudes' palette by Maybelline New York. It's a palette I purchased about a month and a half ago, and I have been using it pretty much every day ever since. Now I am a huge fan of gold/brown smokey eyes, and to be honest I only ever really wear nude, golds and browns on my eyes just because they are the colours that suit me the best. I could never pull off a blue or purple eye shadow, EVER. Even silvery toned eyes shadows I am not a big fan of on me. It must be my ginger hair! 

This palette has a great mix of mattes and shimmery eye shadows, 6 matte and 6 shimmery ones. Which I think is perfect for a palette. To be fair, I am much more of a shimmery eye person, I don't often tend to use the matte ones but on some occasions when I am in a bit of a rush or just want a plain eye then I will use them. You can also mix and match them both. On the back of the palette there's 8 different 'tutorials' using theses eye shadows, showing you which ones to use together to create a lovely looking eye either with 4 eye shadows, 3 or 2. Which I think is pretty cool, especially if you are starting off with make up. 

There are some lovely taupe shades, some gorgeous browns and gold and a little matte black to end the palette. As I said, the range of colours is amazing and such a perfect nude palette. It's the perfect size to carry around in your make up bag, it's quite small to be honest. It will also save carrying around 4/5 different eye shadows in your bag. 

The pigmentation of the eye shadows, is quite good, not amazing so I would definitely recommend using an eye shadow base or primer, like I do, as it will bring out the colour so much more and will make it last a lot longer than without one. I bought mine over here in France for around 13 euros, and I checked on the Boots website and you can pick it up there for £9.99, but it's currently on offer on their website for £7.99, which I think is a really good price for a 12 eye shadow palette that has gorgeous shades in it. 

All in all, I really do love this palette and it is perfect for my every day make up.

Instagram!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that I have been obsessed with Instagram lately, liking and posting pictures, so if you ever want to come check mine out I will leave the link for it, and don't hesitate to leave the links to your instagram accounts in the comments as I love discovering new ones and scrolling through photos! 

My Instagram : Click here! ♥ 

Current hair care routine

Hey there! Now I feel like I start off pretty much every post like this, and I am really sorry, but I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have currently been in England to visit my dad as I haven't seen him for at least a year. And I had such a lovely time over there and it was just really nice to spend two weeks with him and my little brother. I might do a blog post on my trip on England as we went to some really cool places and saw some pretty cool things so yeah, you might see an 'England blog post' on here very soon! Keep your eyes peeled!

So, as you may see by the title, I am doing an updated hair care routine. I did one a while back on my blog, but since then I have tried and tested some new and different products and have found some new little gems that do the trick! 

I love trying new hair products. If I could, I would probably buy most of the shop to try out.. that might seem a bit crazy.. but looking after your hair and finding the right products is essential to me. I have had quite a few problems with my hair in the past.. really dry hair, terrible split ends.. lets just say, since I first started using heated hair tools, my hair has just never been as smooth and healthy as it used to. And I started using straighteners at quite a young age, I must've been about 12. And I regret it, I really do. At the moment, my hair is probably at it's best since it started going down hill, so I am very happy with that. a few years ago, I cut out heated hair tools for about 8 months. Crazy. But my hair couldn't have thanked me enough. I don't use straighteners or curlers on a day to day basis anymore, as most of the time I just put it up in a messy bun as half of the time I am at home. Before I used to kind of skip the whole hair care routine but now it's a must for me as it makes such a difference. Anyway, enough of me rambling on about my hair and lets just get into my current hair care routine!

So, starting off with the products I use in the shower. First off, shampoo and conditioner. I like to use matching shampoos and conditioners because I just feel like you get more out of it, if you know what I mean. I feel like the result is better. The products I have been using and loving lately are the Aussie, Aussome Volume shampoo and conditioner. I love Aussie products and I have quite a few of them in my draws. This is a really great combo, my hair feels so soft and clean after using these products and I love the smell that it leaves on my hair and in the bathroom. If you have tried Aussie products before than you will understand what I mean! So this is their volume range, and I love these two products, don't get me wrong, but the only downside is that it doesn't give as much volume as I would like. I have tried different shampoos that give better volume. But that doesn't mean I don't like them, as I said, they leave my hair feeling so smooth and smelling amazing. I personally think I prefer their Miracle Moist range, it's the best shampoo and conditioner for dry and split hair!
Secondly, I like to use a hair mask once every week, just to give it that extra condition and treatment. And the one I have been loving lately is the Dove Nourishing Oil Care. It's an amazing hair mask, it makes my hair so silky and smooth and it just feels so nourished. I would definitely recommend trying it out, as well as the shampoo and conditioner that go with it. I have tried them before and they work a miracle on dry hair! 

Next up, the products I use after getting out the shower and onto damp, towel dried hair. I don't use both of these products at the same time, I either go for one of the other, depending on how I feel. I just really like both of them so I don't just stick to one. The first one being the Macadamia Nourishing Leave In Cream. This has to be one of the best leave in creams, ever. I would totally recommend trying out Macadamia products, you can easily find them online. You only need to use a small amount, it goes a long way! I love the smell of it and my hair feels amazing after putting this in, even before blow drying my hair, you can already see and feel a difference. I then normally blow dry my hair after using this cream and once my hair is all dry my hair looks so shiny and feels sooo smooth. It feels amazing! 

The next product is one I have only recently purchased when I was in England, and I have loved it since day one. The results after just the first use is incredible. I just had to go back into the shop and buy a few more to keep in stock. It's a thick Argan oil treatment that you put on the ends of your hair, or all over if you feel like it. It contains pure organic Moroccan Argan Oil, and I am a sucker for hair products that contain Argan oil. It just seems to work wonders. My hair looks so shiny and silky when I put this on and it feels so smooth. It also helps to reduce the vision of split ends which is amazing. I also sometimes use this on dry hair, like the next day, I don't put as much on as I feel like too much might make my hair go a bit greasy, but a nice little pea size drop on the ends of your hair just helps to control that frizz. 

Finally, moving on to the products I use before using heated hair tools such as a hair dryer or straighteners. The first thing I use is again, one I recently purchased in England, the Tresemme keratin smooth, 7 day smooth system. Now, I'm just gonna start off by saying that it doesn't really last 7 days, but it does last a good few, I guess until you next wash it. I know it says it's meant to last between washes but I guess maybe if you used the shampoo and conditioner from the same range then maybe that would help it do so. I'm not sure. Either way, I still really like this product. I put about 5 pumps onto damp hair before brushing it through and blow drying it. Then I straighten my hair, and voila! Miracle. The appearance of split ends is reduced by at least 90%. I was pretty amazed by the result after the very first time I used it and I must say I am very happy with my purchase. The reason I bought this product was because I saw and advert on TV for it, and it was half price in Tecos haha. But I would definitely recommend it to people who suffer from split ends and who want to reduce the visibility of them. 

The last product is the Bumble and Bumble thickening hairspray. You spray this on your roots and over you hair when it is damp, before blow drying it. You don't need to put too much on or it will make your hair feel quite greasy and a bit sticky (trust me, I've been there and made the mistake). I am so impressed with this product and I have never tried anything from Bumble and Bumble before, but I have heard so many great reviews, and now I know why. This is such a little gem. It gives my hair the perfect amount of volume that it needs and my hair feels so much bouncier and full when I use this. This is probably one of the best hair product purchases I have ever made! And I can't wait to try out many more products from this brand. 

So there you go! My hair care routine is done. I hope you guys enjoyed reading about these products and I hope this might help a few people find some nice gems that they need in their life. 

Let me know in the comments your favourite hair care product of the moment, I love discovering new ones! 

♥

Adventure.

See the world. See the world, is something that I want to do more than anything. I want to see the world with the one I love. This little saying is one I keep in my heart, because it means a lot to me. I haven't traveled many places in my 20 years of life so far. Purely because of money and time. I have moved to France, I have been to Spain twice and I went to Portugal when I was 8. Apart from that, I have seen nothing of the big wide world. Only what I have seen on t.v, in magazines, on the internet, what I have heard from other people and what I have dreamt about. I want to see more of the world. I want to see beautiful clear blue water in the Caribbean, I want to feel the warm golden sand between my toes, I want to see the pretty little blossom trees in Japan, I want to see different cultures, different lifestyles, I want to see the beautiful hidden gems that nature has made and created.. I want to see the world. And one day I will. I feel like Adventure is what keeps us alive. I mean I'm sure 90% of the population would just love to have a break from work, from school, from their busy lifestyles to go and discover somewhere new. Somewhere where they can feel free and relax for a while. Somewhere where they can have fun and clear their mind. Even if it's an hour down the road.. it's exciting going and seeing somewhere you have never been before. Go and explore! I feel like for me, a big part of going to travel the world is to just be able to forget everything, forget all my worries and just rewind. I think discovering new and beautiful places will just be breath taking and it would be an experience that you would never forget. When I am old, and have wrinkles on my face, I want to be able to talk about all my adventures, to tell my children and grandchildren about all the wonderful places I have been and seen. I want to travel the world with the person who I love with all my heart. We both share this dream, and we will pursue it one day. I think traveling with someone is always better than alone. What is the point of doing something so exciting if you can share it with someone else? I mean that's the best thing ever in the world. Sharing something with someone you love or care about just makes the thing you are doing even greater and more special. My number one place to go to is the Maldives, mine and my boyfriends dream place to go. Hopefully in the near future. I would also love to visit Greece, Bali, America, the Caribbean, all the lovely different islands around the world.. I would just like to go wherever life and the world takes me. 

One day I would love for my blog to be full of pictures and stories of all the places around the world. 

Let me know in the comments where your favourite place you have been to is and where you would recommend going! :) 

(Photos from Pinterest)