Hotel Freebies

So Summer is finally here and I'm sure a lot of you will be going away for a few days! After spending half a day yesterday clearing out the family bathroom cabinet I thought of doing a post about hotel freebies as I seemed to have accumulated far too many! Although as a family we rarely stay in hotels, my dad travels a lot for his work and always brings me the hotel freebies back :) Some are a lot better than others and I'll show you the best ones I've received below...



-Bvglari "eau de parfumée au thé blanc" Shampoo & Conditioner
-Colgate sensitive pro relief toothpaste
-Neutrogena fresh foaming cleanser
-Keiji soap
-L'Occitane "ruban d'orange" Soft skin milk
-Damana orange blossom body lotion
-Damana olive oil soap
-Health & Spa sea kelp shampoo

My favourite product is definitely the Bvglari range....I've already used up all the body lotion because it smelled so good!
The great thing about taking hotel freebies is that you can take them away with you next time....very handy since they are all very small and would follow the 100ml rule on flights.

So, what's the best hotel freebie you've got? xo

Day Out: Greenwich & Haul

So I took a little (understatement maybe?) trip around London on Monday. We started off at St. Pancras, took the tube and DLR to Canary Wharf where we bought some picnic food which we took to Greenwich and ate in a little park by the river. The weather was gorgeous and I'd never been to Greenwich before so I was so surprised that you can find somewhere so green and beautiful in central London! After lunch we got the boat (see pic below) to the South Bank, had a cup of tea and then went on to Long Acre for some retail therapy! We walked to Lamb's Conduit for dinner and on the way back to the train station I couldn't resist doing some more shopping in the Brunswick Centre. I had a really lovely day - although I could barely move my legs by the time I got home, we did that much walking (or maybe I'm just really unfit lol).



(The old Royal Navy College and Greenwich Market...in Greenwich lol)


(The boat - the 40 minute journey cost me £1.70...beats the tube any day!!)

And now onto what I bought....
Barry M Nail Paint in Raspberry - £2.95
Body Shop Passionfruit Shower Gel - £3 (reduced from £5)
Body Shop Sparkle Eyeliner - £1 (reduced from £6)
Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - £5.99 (had £2 off)
Superdrug Mud Therapy Aloe Vera Mask - £2.49
Soap and Glory Mini Righteous Butter - £2.25




All from New Look -
Top - £9.60 (20% off £12)
Socks - £1.50 (reduced from £4)
Charm bracelet - £2 (reduced from £6)

Enjoy! xo

Versatile Blogger Award

So, this is what I have to do....

- Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award
- Share seven things about yourself
-  Pass this award to fifteen bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (I decided to go for just ten)
- Contact the bloggers you picked and let them know about the award.

First off, thanks to Megan for giving me this award - go check out her blog! :)

7 things about me:

1. I LOVE languages - I’m taking both Spanish and French at A level next year, and although most people think I’m crazy, I just love them and would love to become fluent in another language one day :)

2. I have 3 scars on my body....all three from nasty mosquito bites haha. I went to France 5 years ago and got eaten alive!! I still have the scars which are horrible and ugly...they’re like dents in my skin :(

3. I’m Christian and go to Church almost every Sunday.

4. I’m actually quite a shy person when I’m around new people - I find it so awkward at parties when you meet new people.

5. On the other hand, I act totally crazy when I’m with my family. I sing, dance, and do all these stupid accents! lol

6. I always take the stairs - I know it’s stupid but I have a fear of getting stuck in the lift!!

7. I’m short sighted so I wear glasses sometimes - just when I’m watching TV, reading signs or reading off the board in class.

I hope you found that vaguely interesting...here are the people I’m passing the award onto:

Liv
Hannah
Niki
Shannen
Paige
Lilylipstick
Lollipop
Jessica-Alice
Aamberr
Cherub Cheeks

Congrats girls! xo

Prom Night Flop :(

I finally had my Prom on Tuesday night and unfortunately it was a big disappointment. The buffet consisted of old sandwiches and crisps, the band was crap, there wasn't enough seating and people ended up leaving around 10pm! I had an alright time, and I tried to make the most of the bad evening by talking with people who I may not see again :( and I was touched by getting lots of lovely comments. I didn't take that many pictures, but here you can see my dress, hair and make-up! :)


Dress - ASOS.com
Shoes - New Look
Bag - Primark


I put my hair in a side bun and used two flower clips from Boots.



This silly pose was to show you my nail polish - I wanted something bright/dark to set off the pale pink in the dress. I wore 17 Royal Indigo

Make-up wise I wore;
- Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation
- Avon Kajalstick Purple
- Barry M Dazzle Dust Mushroom
- Benefit Eyebright
- Avon Glazewear Sparkle 'Rave'

Enjoy! xo

TAG: What's in My Bag

The lovely Sophie tagged me to show you guys the contents of my bag!

So first off, the bag itself...


Now that I'm on summer holidays I can change my bag around more often and according to my outfit, so the bag I've been using recently is from Accessorize and amazingly only cost £10 (it's a long story hehe!)

And here's what I carry around....


Make-Up Bag from Tesco
Evian water - this is so handy to carry around because it's only 33ml
Handbag tissues - I'm obsessed with handbags and I was very happy to get these tissues from Father Christmas last year!!
Purse from New Look
iPod
Glasses


Umbrella from Primark - I walk everywhere and have learnt from experience that even when it's bright sunshine, always carry an umbrella! urghh England :(
Eyedrops - I suffer from hayfever so these are my saviour!
Sunniess - LOVING the weather in the UK at the moment, and hoping it continues.
Pen
Half packet of gum
Phone
Keys
Hairbrush and Notebook from Artbox - if you haven't heard of Artbox then you should definitely check them out, they sell the cutest stationery.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing what's in my bag lol.

I wasn't sure how people to tag so decided on 5 -
- Jade
- Caz
- Marie
- Nicola
- Madeline

Have a wonderful weekend in the sun! xo

OOTD & Update

Hey guys,

I'VE FINISHED MY EXAMS!! Woop! :D haha I'm so glad to have got my GCSEs done but I'm also feeling a little sad. I've been at my current school for about 8 years, so the thought of moving to a different school for 6th form is sad, exciting and nerve-racking! I'm sad that I'm leaving some of my friends there and won't see them every day :( I'm excited because my new school seems SO much better than my current school and I'm nervous because although a lot of girls from my school are moving there as well, I've just found out that I'm the only new girl in my class :S
Anyway I'm sure it's normal to feel these mixed emotions so for now I'm just going to enjoy my LOOOONGGG SUMMER!!

I also wanted to show you my outfit from Saturday. I went out for my friend's birthday, and even though the sun was out it was surprisingly cold :(. Here's what I wore...




Cardi - Primark
Top - Miss Selfridge
Scarf - Matalan
Skirt - Zara
Leggings - M&S
Sandals - Tesco

By the way, thank you so much for all the "Good Luck" comments. I really appreciate it and now I'm just waiting on the results!! *Fingers crossed!*

Also you may have noticed that I've reached 100 followers!

(Image - Google)

I never imagined that there would 100 people wanting to follow and read this blog, so it means a lot that I've reached 100 followers! I was thinking of doing a giveaway to celebrate but I will let you know nearer the time :)

Hope you're all well and I'll be updating more often...I promise! xo

OOTD & FOTD: Barry M Mushroom

Once again sorry for lack of posts this week. My last exam is on Monday so expect more posts coming up next week. :)

I went into London last night and here's my outfit and my make-up featuring the new Barry M dazzle dust I picked up...


Outfit -
Jeans - Dorothy Perkins (as usual!)
Sandals - Tesco
Top - Primark
Bracelets - Accessorize
Beads - Given as a gift so unknown!

I also wore a teal fitted blazer from H&M but didn't manage to get a pic!

Now onto the make-up...


The Barry M dazzle dust in Mushroom. What do you think?


On my lips I mixed Bourjois Eau de Gloss (rose vitamine) with Avon Colortrend (be mine)


And I thought I'd show you the end of the Avon lipstick because it's shaped as a heart..how cute :)

So overall I wore:
17 Hide Away Concealer
Avon Invisible Light Concealer
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
Avon Kajalstick in Purple
Benefit eyebright (yes I picked one up in glamour mag too hehe!)
Barry M Dazzle Dust in Mushroom
Avon Colortrend in Be Mine
Bourjois Eau de Gloss in Rose Vitamine