BOOK REVIEW: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

You may have seen one of my latest posts in which I mentioned this book, I read it a couple of months ago and it was the first book in a while that I read in just one sitting. I loved it that much that I actually stayed up till 5am until I finished it, it was utterly unputdownable. 

PAMPER DAY PRODUCTS

I thought I'd share with you some of the items I use when I'm having a bit of a pamper day.

FAVOURITE CONCEALERS: DRUGSTORE vs HIGH END

Now if you own the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer then I'm almost certain that you'll feel my pain when it comes to the packaging of this concealer, the writing ALWAYS rubs off. I've bought this concealer copious amounts of times and each one does the same! So unfortunately, it's not all that aesthetically pleasing on the eye, but i guess that's what you get with drug store brands. The Nars Radiant Creamy concealer on the other hand is fine.

REVIEW: FRANK BODY SCRUB

There was a LOT of questions surrounding this when it was first released as bloggers/YouTubers/Instagramers around the world seemed to be receiving samples of this left, right and centre. The biggest questions: Does it actually work? Is it worth the money? Is this just another gimmick? So I'm going to do my best to answer them.

WHAT I'M CURRENTLY READING

MY LIP COMBO: MAC & PRIMARK

Now I was very shocked when I went to the beauty section of Primark and found that they had brought out lip liners and even more shocked when I found a colour which was absolute identical to my favourite MAC cremesheen 'crosswires.'

WHAT'S IN MY HANDBAG: CARVELA KURT GEIGER

I've recently bought a gorgeous new Carvela Kurt Geiger handbag that I am absolutely in love with, so I thought I'd share it with you and do a what's in my handbag post. Now these posts are my absolute favourite to read, as the inner nosey parker in me really does come out.

 I adore the rose gold hardware against the black leather, I think it's an absolutely lovely touch. What's great about this bag is that it has two strap options, I can either wear it over the shoulder or on my arm. It's got a huge pocket in the front which I use to store my most used items such as my phone, keys, purse and bus pass. Inside the bag is a lovely silky lining which adds a lovely touch to the bag and this is where I store all my other items which you can see here:

I always carry a mini makeup bag around with my essentials for touching up my makeup, I have the MAC blotting powder which I apply with my Zoeva 106 Powder Brush, which is great for when your face just gets that little bit oily during the day. I also always have the lipstick I'm wearing on that day to reapply with and at the moment it's a MAC cremesheen in the shade 'crosswires.' I couldn't leave the house without my Zara White Eau de Toilette in there too, alongside a couple of hair bands and a little mirror to apply my make up with. 

At the moment I've been wearing my black jeans a lot, so I've been carrying around a lint roller with me which I picked up from Primark recently because oh does lint like to attach itself to black jeans! As the sun keeps rearing its head lately I've also been making sure to stick my sunglasses in my bag too, these are just a pair from H&M which I absolutely love and hope they never break on me. I also carry with me a little tan leather purse which I just put some paracetamol in, some hayfever tablets and a few tissues. I also carry with me my bus pass and a little ticket holder from Cath Kidston.

And the one thing I couldn't leave the house without is my Fossil purse, as the majority of the time the reason I'm going out tends to be for a shop and things get a bit spendy. I absolutely love this purse as it actually has enough pockets to fit all my cards in (and trust me, I have a lot!) I seem to pick up a card everywhere I go, from my bank card, to a waterstones card, to a millie's cookies one, I seem to collect them everywhere I go!

So that's my essentials for carrying in my bag, obviously things like my phone and keys aren't in the photo but we can just pretend that they are.

Is there anything in my bag that you think I've missed? What's your handbag essentials?

OOTD: H&M SUMMER DRESS

Hello there,

Just thought I'd show you a dress that I bought from H&M a couple of days ago, I'd seen it in the store as I was walking out with my already full bags and just couldn't justify going back in again!

However, a few days later when I got an e-mail from H&M advertising their sale and low and behold, the dress was in the sale, reduced from £7.99 to £4! I couldn't leave it for that and so I bought it straight away.

                                   

               

REVIEW: ST TROPEZ IN SHOWER TAN

If you keep up with the current beauty/skincare trends, then you're probably aware about this in shower tan by St Tropez, which promises a gradual tan after 3 minutes of application in the shower.

Now I must admit, I was very dubious about this when I first heard about it and I was definitely apprehensive of buying it. However, I 'bit the bullet' and bought it, luckily it was on offer in Boots at the time for £9.50 rather than the RRP of £14.50, you can still get this offer, here.

WHAT'S ON MY BEDSIDE TABLE: MARBLE DISH

Hello there lovelies,

This is a blogpost I've not seen very often around the blogging community, although I must admit, my bedside table isn't always this tidy! 

A LITTLE UPDATE

It's been a while.. the last time I wrote a blog post was Christmas Eve last year! Terrifying how quickly this year has flown by, isn't it?

So I just thought I'd give you a little update. Since my last post, I've completed my A-Levels; History, Psychology and English Literature and I'm (nervously) awaiting my results on the 13th of August to find out whether I'm accepted into the University of choice. My hair has had the chop! And i've also been on my first holiday abroad with my boyfriend and booked another holiday for the beginning of September! Exciting times.