Summer fruits | Sergei! | cranberry lemonade from m&s | found an old pic of me and my little sis! | wedding bus :) | September Cosmo | changed my fave film on my name badge! | film day with the boyfriend
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Sunday, 19 August 2012
Saturday, 18 August 2012
High Five for Friday #3
Summer Fruits! | £10 Barg dress | New Cosmo and a hot chocolate | Shopping the stash | Pink Lemonade!
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Shopping the Stash!
Helloo!
As I mentioned in my recent Haul, I have officially run out of money for this month so will be on a forced spending ban until pay day! I was tempted by a very nice Topshop sales assistant to open a Topshop store card and spend to my hearts content but... as my boyfriend rightly advises, I'm a spendaholic and really cannot be trusted with any sort of credit card type thing..Waa! So I thought now is a good time to do the Shopping the Stash tag, which is a really good chance to look through what I already have and be economical and all that!
First up my Charles Worthington Leave in conditioner! I really like the smell of this and it makes my hair feel really soft and kind of light and fresh!
Soap and Glory Face Soap! I got this in a gift set for christmas as you can see here, and haven't got round to using it daily yet because I've been using my Body Shop Tea tree set a lot! That is almost all gone so I thought I'd get going on this one! It smells lovely and it's really gentle on the skin and doesn't dry it out. I may get a full review done on this when I've been using it daily for a while too :)
In my search through the messy drawer my makeup calls home, I found that I'd put these little perfume samples in a cute little bag at the back and forgotten all about them! I think they came from various Glossy Boxes but I don't think I've ever tried them so these have been liberated from the back of my drawer and placed in my handbag ready for use!
Fearne cotton loose powder eyeshadows! These were one of the things I was so excited to find! I used to use them loads, mostly all together for a smoky eye but they somehow got misplaced. I love Fearne cotton's range of makeup and can't wait until it comes back into Boots at christmas!
Elf Eyelid primer. I am ashamed to say that I ordered this from Elf and then never used it! It went in my drawer forgotten and I have neglected it until now, I used it yesterday with my MUA Heaven and Earth palette and it actually did quite a good job of setting my eyeshadow for the day! I'll deffo be using this more often now!
Bourjois smile enhancing lip gloss! I bought this when it first came out and really liked it but as I started to wear more lipsticks over the winter, it got forgotten. Now it's summery and warm again and I'm back into lipglosses a bit more I've dug it out! It's a lovely bright pink shade with blue undertones which makes your teeth appear whiter and the other end is a whitening gel to brush onto teeth in conjunction.
Clinique Cream eyeliner. I used to use every day for my winged liner but then I bought the Loreal liquid liner and found that a lot easier to use. But this is actually really good and it lasts forever without smudging so it's worth the effort it takes to put it on!
Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker plumping lipgloss. I thought I'd lost this!! So happy I've found it again because it's almost full and I loves it! It's quite shimmery and sheer so I often wear it over lipsticks for a bit of a shine!
Last but not least I found my Topshop Highlighter! It's a really nice peachy colour with a really nice shimmer, I'll deffo be trying to use this a lot more!
I feel like I've got a whole new makeup collection now after finding this lot! And my makeup drawer is a whole lot tidier :)
Thanks for reading!
If you've done this tag leave it below for me to have a look at! :)
Georgia
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Haul time!
Hellooo!
Hope you're all enjoying the nice weather in England!
I've been on a little girly trip with my Mum and Sister to Bath over the weekend to do some shopping which was very fun in the sun!
And although I am a bit skint, I did get a few bits and bobs...Whoops.
Hope you enjoy!
Lush Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly
This stuff smells exactly like the Comforter Bubble bar and it's sparkly... I love it.
I may do a review on this soon!
Lush Jungle Solid Conditioner
I am yet to try this but it smells good, I'm a tad confused about how you actually use it but I will do some research and let you know how I get on!
Republic Cutout Skater Dress
This was £28 down to £10 so I couldn't resist! It's really light and flippy and I love the colour. I have a guest post on Alizzet101's blog coming up on how to style this, so look out for that!
Models Own Nude Beige
This was £2 from Republic! Barg! When I was queuing to buy my dress I saw this and couldn't resist!
Miss Selfridge Bracelet Set
I bought these bracelets in the Miss Selfridge sale and the set was £2 down from £10 and the single one was £1 down from £7.50 so I have to say I'm proud of my bargain hunting skills! I'm not a massive fan of the pearl one but the rest will go together nicely or can be worn on their own.
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer
I am a bit of a Concealaholic and I'm always on the hunt for the perfect one. I've used the Maybelline Super Stay 24hour concealer for ages because it's fab and I love it but I have heard lots of good things about this one too so thought I'd give it a try!
Skull Candle Holder
I actually bought this in Westfield about a week ago but I thought I'd throw it in to this Haul as well! It's from Zara home and was only £2 if I remember rightly! I love anything with skulls printed on them so this is a winner for me :)
So that's everything!
I have 11 days left until I get paid again so need to stop spending now!
I am planning a 'Shopping the Stash' post soon to combat my spending addiction so look out for that too :)
Thanks for reading!
Georgia
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Liebster award post take two!
Hellooo!
So I realise you guys have seen this post from me before a while back but I have been nominated again by a few more lovely bloggers so this is take two, so I get a chance to answer their questions and also share some blogs around that I love reading and hope you will to! :)
So go check out their lovely blogs!
11 things about me: (now I can't promise they will be 11 interesting things!)
1. I live in London with my mum and sister.
2. ...where I have been crammed in to the box room for the summer!
3. I wear a very attractive cap and apron whilst serving people popcorn at the cinema ;)
4. I used to be the weather girl on my local radio station!
5. I've just finished my second year at Portsmouth uni studying Journalism.
6. I'm a sucker for american television, 90210, Desperate Housewives, New Girl, Revenge...
7. I've been with my boyfriend since I was 15!
8. I spend money like I'm rich but I'm actually a student... waa
9. I play guitar and piano.
10. My favourite book ever in the world is Atonement by Ian McEwan
11. I'm way too addicted to watching Come Dine With Me.
Amelia's Questions:
1. Where do you get your style inspiration from?
Magazines and bloggers generally!
2. What made you want to start up a blog?
I'm training to be a journalist so thought I'd give it a go to practise my writing but didn't realise anyone would actually read it and they do so I'm very happy about that!
3. Where is your favourite place to shop?
Westfield london! It's got everything...
4. Who are your favourite designers?
I do obviously lust after lots of high end jewelry, clothes, bags... etc but at the end of the day I'm a student so I only actually buy from the highstreet! Except the odd high end makeup treat of course!
5. Where do you get your ideas for your posts?
Just from reading other blogs and being inspired, or seeing things in magazines or buying products I want to write about!
6. What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
Now I did go through a phase of thinking I was cool and going to a Dubstep bar with my friends from uni but I've now resigned to the fact I'm not cool... I like Katy Perry and I'm not ashamed to say it! As long as I can sing along to it, I like it ;)
7. Where in the world would you most like to go?
Italy!
8. What is your all time favourite beauty product?
Just one?! umm at the moment probably my Lush Eyes Right Mascara... It's amazing!
9. What is your guilty pleasure?
Ben and Jerry's. I work on the concession in the cinema so get 40% discount ahhh
10. What is your favourite food?
Pasta, pizza anything carby... I'm struggling not to be obese.
11. What do you enjoy doing in your free time aside to blogging?
Watching tele, spending time with my boyf and friends, shopping, getting dressed up and going out and the rest of my time is spent either doing uni work or slaving away at the cinema!
Monday, 6 August 2012
How to: make your own body scrub
Hellooo!
Bit of a different sort of post from me today! I have been reading a lot of blogs posts about making your own products recently and I have always loved the concept but have never given it a go.
Then me and my sister saw this pretty little jar on sale for £2 in our local Garden Center and thought it would be perfect for holding some homemade body scrub!
As I am a student and budgeting is a concern of mine, I thought I'd make it using cheap ingredients. This makes it far better value for money than the shop bought equivalents while also being simple and safe for the skin.
So here you are, how to make your own body scrub: (featuring my little sister Lydia!)
Ingredients:
Caster sugar: Finer than granulated sugar so gentler on the skin,
restores balance to skins oils,
helps to reduce blemishes,
doesn't clog up your pores,
natural glycolic acid helps moisturize and condition the skin whilst also protecting it from toxins.
Honey: Contains vitamin B6 which treats dry skin and also eczema,
increases skins elasticity,
boots collagen production,
contains amino acids which help skin retain moisture.
Sainsburys Shower Cream: lightly scented,
PH balanced
Paraben free.
Scent : The shower gel has a light floral scent which mixes well with the sweet smell of the honey and sugar, not too overpowering.
Consistency: It's 1 part shower gel 1 part sugar and 1 part honey so it's not thick but when you rub it in to the skin the sugar gently exfoliates whilst the shower gel means that it lathers slightly.
Results: I love that it's so simple and unlike some other body scrubs it doesn't irritate my skin, it's very gentle but still does the job and leaves skin feeling soft.
Value: The Jar was £2 in the sale and the rest of the products came to about £3 in total so £5 for a large amount of product (I'm not profesh enough to measure it out!) that I have made myself and suited to my own skin type is a barg!
We also bought another smaller jar to perhaps use for a homemade face product so watch out for another how to post on that!
Thanks for reading!
Georgia
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