Hasta La Vista Baby!

Hi lovelies!

Firstly let me apologise for not blogging this week! As you know I'm going away tomorrow (yay!) so I've been doing last minute organising. To be honest not alot has really happened this week that I felt was really blog worthy, plus most of my clothes have been packed away in my suitcase the past few days! While I'm away sunning it up in the Costa Del Sol I promise to take lots of outfit pics and I'm sure there'll be tales of plenty to blog about when I get back!

 

This is where I'm going to be staying for the next week! It's my aunty and uncles villa. It's a lovely little place about 30 minutes from Valencia, in a rural area, away from all the big cities and tourist hot spots. I really like places like this, it's a great chance to really soak up the Spanish culture.

Where's your favourite holiday destination?

I hope you all have a lovely week! If you're not going anywhere over the next week, I hope this British weather sorts itself out for you!

Lots of love,

Laura xoxo



OPI Sparkle-icious & a Declumping Tip!

Hi my loves,

This is just a short post for you today. Yesterday when I went to paint my nails in my all time favourite Opi Sparkle-icious, I was devastated to find it had all clumped together. So much so that It just looked awful. I refused to throw it away, so took to google to see if it could be saved. I found a few suggestions but the most popular one was to add a small amount of nail polish remover in the the pot and shake really well, and it actually worked!! The reason nail polishes clump is because the chemicals in them dry out and by adding nail polish remover, this puts back some of the chemicals that have been lost. Cue lovely sparkly nails!

Another suggestion was to buy nail polish thinner, but I guess the nail varnish remover is a cheaper and faster alternative as it's something you've probably already got in the house. I found this really useful, so thought you all might too :)

Have you got any good make up saving tips? I would love to hear them!

Hope your all having a fab weekend!

Lots of love,

Laura xoxo



Get to know me better: Liebster Award

Hi lovelies!

I hope you're enjoying the week so far! This post isn't what I planned to blog about today, but when I got the message from the lovely Grace from GraceFace. that she had nominated me for the Liebster Award, I was thrilled! I think it's such a good idea to get to know new bloggers and I'm so happy to have been nominated!

"This little award is all about discovering new blogs and helping those with less than 200 followers to get recognised."

& Here are rules:

1. Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves.

2. They must also answer the 11 questions the ' tagger ' has set for them.

3. They must create 11 more questions to ask bloggers they have decided to tag.

4. They must then choose 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers and tag them in their post.

5. These lucky bloggers must then be told.

6. There's no tag backs 

11 Things about Me

1. I live near Cardiff, South Wales

2. I have an older sister who's 14 years older than me.

3. I have a cat called Bella. She's so adorable!

4. I have a serious phobia of frogs.

5. When I look in the mirror, one of my eyebrows involuntarily raises up lol

6. I sometimes say the American version of words e.g. closet, elevator, highway!

7. Family is the most important thing to me. 

8. I wish I could play the piano.

9. I'm completely a daddies girl.

10. When I first met my best friend, she could speak any English!

11. I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era.

My Shop :)

Really old photo of me and my besties on our first holiday together!

Grace's Questions

1. What is your favourite food type? My favourite type of food has to be Mexican! I love enchiladas, nachos, fajitas, everything!

2. What is your childhood memory? It's not a single memory, but my favourite memories have to be from Disney World, I went there with my family when I was 10 and it was just amazing!

3. What is your most treasured piece of jewellery? My charm bracelet. It's not your conventional charm bracelet, it's basically made up of random things but each thing means something to me.

4. Who is your girl crush? I have quite a few actually!! I've always love Sarah Michelle Geller because I went through a Buffy phase, back in the day lol But also love Lauren Conrad, she's my style crush.

5. If your fire alarm went off what would be the one material item you would risk grabbing? It would be my Beauty and the Beast musical snow globe my sister bought me when I was little. It sounds silly but I promise you it's so pretty!

6. What is your favourite accent? I like Geordie accents, like Cheryl Cole's. I don't really know why.

7. What one fashion item would you buy if you could afford it? I'm not really one for designer labels, so I'm just gonna say I'd buy the most amazing dress ever, one that wouldn't look out of place on a red carpet, full of crystals, the lot!

8. Where is your dream place to live? Anywhere hot and sunny!

9. What is your favourite hobby? I like crafting. Making jewellery etc. Anything I can really!

10. Who is your favourite beauty 'guru'? This is a difficult one! There are too many to possibly choose just one!

11. Why did you start blogging? I've read my favourite blogs for a few years now, and got really interested in the whole blogging community, so much so that I wanted to be apart of it. I wanted share my thoughts and views on everyday life, and hope people would enjoy and find them interesting! Every blogger I've come across have been so lovely and it's nice to be able to interact with them!

My questions for the nominees!

1. Why did you start blogging?

2. Who's your celebrity crush?

3. If someone was going to make a film of your life, what actress would play you?

4. Favourite make up brand?

5. Favourite food?

6. What's your signature style?

7. Favourite memory?

8. What's your dream holiday destination?

9. If you got stranded on a dessert island, what 3 things would you take with you?

10. If you could be any animal what would it be?

11. Who's your favourite fictional character?

My lovely Nominees :)

1. Vividiorquue

2. Razzle Dazzle and Rock n Roll

3. Taking Over The World A Pair Of Shoes At A Time

4. A Little Bit Of  Everything

5. A Sunshine Of Fashion

6. Jane's Jumbles

7. Just a Thought

8. No Strict Dress Code

9. To Be Confirmed

10. Teacup Toast

11. The Chic Apprentice

Wow! This post has literally taken me sooo long to do! I'm exhausted lol Hope your all enjoying your week, and liked getting to know me a bit more :)

Love

Laura xoxo

You're never fully dressed without a smile!

Hi lovelies!!

This post is going to be a bit different from normal. It's basically inspired by how hard and hectic life can be sometimes, and how every now and again, we just need to sit back and remember that we all have things to smile about! I don't know about you, but for some reason I don't like Wednesdays. It's a bit like some people don't like Mondays lol I don't really know why I don't like them, it's just one of those weird things. So, I've put together a few favourite photo's, that always manage to put a smile on my face!

I hope at least one of them made you smile :) All photo's were found via www.pinterest.com.

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Love,

Laura xoxo



Outfit of the day - I Dream of Feathers

Hi my loves!

Just a quick outfit post for you today. As I said in the last post I went to a vintage/craft fair on Sunday and this is what I wore!

I wore a plain navy t-shirt from Topshop and teamed it with this feathered Primark Maxi skirt. I fell in love with this skirt as soon as I saw it! I love the colours and the bright pink belt that comes with it. I think the belt brings out all the colours in the skirt nicely. I wore my all time favourite piece of jewellery with it. It's my enchanted garden ring which I got from Etsy a couple of years ago. It's just sooo pretty!

I'm still getting used to taking outfit photo's. I don't really have a good plain background in my house to take them from, so I might have to figure something out for now!

I'm so pleased with the response I've got from my blog so far and just wanted to thank everyone for stopping by :)

Love,

Laura xoxo



My Hunt to Long Lasting Lip Colour

Hi my loves!!

Hope your all having a lovely weekend! It's been a pretty quiet one for me. I'm still not feeling quite right since being ill yesterday, so I'm taking it easy! My friend asked me earlier 'what is the one piece of makeup you can't live without?' Frankly, going without all my make up would be frightening, but it did get me thinking. For me I could not go with some form of lip stick/gloss. My lips have always been quite dry and they don't have alot of colour to them, so I'm always looking for a lip colour that lasts. I don't want to be applying lip gloss every 10 minutes! The three lip colours I'm going to review today are ones I have on the go at the moment.



First off we have Maybelline Super Stay 10hr Tinted Gloss in Lasting Pink. My first impression is that it applies nicely and dries to feel like you don't have anything on your lips at all. It feels quite natural and looks it too. The Lasting Berry is a darker pink than I normally go for, but it gives the lips a just bitten look (ooer!). I doesn't last 10 hours but is still pretty good in my opinion. Bought for about £7 from boots.

The second lip stain is also from Maybelline and is the Color Sensational in Tender Rose. I actually bought this before the Super Stay Gloss, but was very disappointed with it. The first thing I didn't like was that it's like a felt pen and wasn't nice to apply. I found the colour didn't last very long and just made my lips feel really cracked and dry. I also don't have a picture to show you how this one looks on because the pen dried out after about a week! I don't know if I was just unlucky and had a bad pen, but I wouldn't waste your money on this one! Bought from boots for about £6.

Lastly is my all time favourite lip colour! I can not recommend it more! It's the Collection 2000 Cream Puff in Cotton Candy. I know this isn't exactly a lip stain or tint, but it lasts just as long as any lip stain out there! It goes on really creamy and dries to a soft matt finish. It also smells really nice and sweet, which I think might put some people off, but I love it! Bought from Boots for about £3! Which is an absolute bargain in my books!



Have you got a favourite lip product? What is the one beauty product you couldn't live without? I would love to know!

I'm going to have a stall at a Vintage and Craft Fair in Cardiff tomorrow, so will be taking lots of photo's to do a post on it soon :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Love,

Laura xoxo 



Weekend Wishlist #1

Hi lovelies!

I really wanted to do an outfit post today, but I've been ill in bed all day, so it just wasn't possible. Being stuck in bed all day though has lead me to do abit of Internet shopping! I haven't spent yet, but I am very tempted by the above items!

1. Topshop is always my number one go to shop because I know I will always find something I like there! This dress is just so summery. I was instantly drawn to all the colours and I think it would look lovely dressed up or dressed down.

2. I love stacking rings and mix n matching different ones, so this pack of Topshop rings would be great!

3. Yet another Topshop item! I've wanted a rucksack, or an adventure bag as my friend calls them for a while and really like the colour of this one.

4. Saw this Mango bracelet on Asos. You can never have too many bracelets!

5. These Chelsea boots are from missguided.co.uk and I think they would go with loads!

6. I've wanted these shorts from Lavish Alice for soooo long, so I think it's about time they were mine! lol

I hope you like them too and enjoy the weekend!

Love,

Laura xoxo