GIVEAWAY (CLOSED)

Hello lovely ladiesss!

So today I have a very exciting giveaway for you all! After Christmas, I think we all like to visit the gym, go for a run, do some zumba - in my case, basically anything to make myself think I'm working off those numerous Ferrero Rocher's from Christmas. So to help with it:

You could win  one of ShockAbsorber's new Ultimate Gym Bras!

There is lots of science behind these sports bras, and I wouldn't expect anything less as ShockAbsorber is the UK's #1 sports bra brand. The Ultimate Gym Bra, which one of you lovely readers could win, features padded straps and hook (to prevent the eye in the hook and eye clip digging in), multi-dimensional, encapsulated support among many other amazing features, and has bounce control tested at the University of Portsmouth! Bounce control - who knew? How amazing? The material is also a soft and breathable under band and high performance fabrics, with padded non-slip straps and a seam free inner lining - THIS IS JUST BASICALLY AMAZING.

The bra also features a headphone wire holder so that you can listen to some amazing tunes whilst on a run, at the gym or wherever you like to exercise! Shock Absorber recently teamed up with Dr Karageorghis and his team at Brunel University, London and they recommended some great tunes to listen to whilst exercising (because they found that people were able to endure exercise for 15% LONGER when listening to motivational music!) Some of the songs they recommended were Call My Name by Cheryl Cole (128bpm), We Found Love by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris (129bpm) and Both of Us by B.o.B ft. Taylor Swift (127bpm).

So, how could YOU get your hands on one of these?

T&Cs
1. UK Only, sorry!
2. If your size is not available in the Ultimate Gym Bra, you will be offered another bra in your size :-)



-this competition is now closed. congratulations to the winner, Danielle -

Good Luck all!

Lots of love,

I have a perfume problem.

Hello my lovelies,

Okay, so my problem is this: I like too many perfumes. I always see people who say, 'this is my staple perfume' or 'I wear this every day'. I don't think I could ever do that! Sure, I have my favourites - but there are roughly 4 of them - and the number keeps growing!

One perfume I wore on and off throughout 2012 and am currently loving as a winter fragrance is the "Belle" perfume from Jigsaw.

Okay, let's start with the packaging. I absolutely love the gold and mint colour scheme - it looks oh so French and looks perfect on my dressing table. But when you open it....

IT IS SITTING ON A BED OF VELVET. I REPEAT, IT IS SITTING ON A BED OF VELVET. I mean, how perfect does it look? Let's ignore the fact that I can't figure out how to remove it from the bed of velvet, because frankly, it's so pretty I can overlook that. This is in such a classic bottle and smells so lovely and sophisticated, that it really has become an evening staple for me. I say evening, as it's quite a heavy, sophisticated perfume which I feel is a little too heavy for all-day, every-day wear. To apply, I just dab the bottle top on my wrists - it really is that easy.

Annoyingly, I don't know if Jigsaw are still stocking this - but if not, I shall start a petition to get it back! Otherwise, I'm sure you could find it on ebay or somewhere. 

Lots of love,

2013 Recommendations

Hello my lovelies,

This is quite a quick post as I'm now back at 6th form and the essays are rolling in! I've been meaning to do this post for a while now, so thought I should finally get around to doing it! I thought I'd share some of the blogs and youtubes I've loved watching and reading throughout 2012. I'm sure some of them you will all already know, but if not, hopefully you'll go check them out!

(no particular order)

BLOG - YOUTUBE

I've absolutely loved watching Estée's youtube videos and reading her blog. She has the best personality which really comes across in her videos, and I find her reviews (both video and text) so helpful!

YOUTUBE - VLOG CHANNEL

I absolutely love Jessie's style - and have also loved watching her Vlog channel, especially her Vlogmas series. It's really nice to be able to watch someone close to my age and always take her advice when it comes to fashion and beauty (if you saw what I asked for for Christmas, you would understand).

BLOG

Couture girl was a blog I didn't discover until quite late in 2012, but loved reading it nonetheless. Her posts are always varied and I always get excited when a new post from Kayleigh pops up on my blogger feed!

BLOG

I absolutely love Amy's style and always take inspiration from her outfit posts! I've been following her blog for a while now and just love it. I don't think I can say much else.

YOUTUBE

Okay. So this isn't fashion or beauty related. But every day (Monday through Friday) DailyGrace never fails to put a smile on my face. I always eagerly await her videos and if you're not subscribed to her...well, then...you should be. She's hilarious.

I hope through this post you've discovered some new youtubes & blogs. As I said earlier, you've probably heard of most of these...but oh well. These are just some of the youtubers and bloggers I've loved watching and reading through 2012 - if I mentioned all of them...I'd be here all day.

Lots of love,

REVIEW: Bobbi Brown 'Beach' Body Lotion

Hello my lovelies!

Today I thought I'd share one of my favourite body lotions with you all. I've only recently got into using body lotions (if last summer is recently..) after wanting to help my (tiny) tan last. I received this for Christmas and have been using it after every bath/shower since - unheard of for me as I usually don't like the sticky feeling of body lotions after a nice shower!

The first is one I received for Christmas - the Bobbi Brown 'Beach' body lotion. If you've been following this blog for some time, or follow me on twitter then you may know that my favourite perfume of all time is Bobbi Brown 'Beach'. It reminds me so much of summer and sunny days, and is incredibly wearable. The fragrance is a mix of "sand jasmine, sea spray, and mandarin" and so I think you can imagine this smells gorgeous!

The body lotion is incredibly lightweight yet moisturises the skin well, leaving it feeling lovely and smooth. The scent lingers (lightly, not overpowering!) on the skin - I love everything about this and cannot wait to use it in the summer on any hint of a tan that I may get!

This retails for £21 (I only know this as I was wanting it before I was given it) and if you're looking for a nice little treat, I really recommend it. I personally will ask for this as a gift again if it runs out, or perhaps splash out and buy it for myself - as I absolutely love the scent and how it makes my skin feel - I especially can't wait to use it in the summer If you're ever passing a Bobbi Brown counter, I really recommend you have a smell of the 'Beach' products.

Lots of love,

ps. Now I'm officially a 'body lotion' user - please leave recommendations in the comments!