Saturday 19 April 2014

Isle of Wight: Day with the Family


Hello everyone,

Sorry for not posting in so long, I just haven't really had much to post about lately! Anyway, today I went to one of my favourite places in the world - the Isle of Wight. I visit my family there many times a year and every time I go, I never want to leave. I find it so relaxing and everyone is friendly and the atmosphere is so warm and welcoming! Today me and my parents travelled bright and early, so that we could make the most of the day down there. When we arrived, it was really windy and cold but as the day went on, it got much brighter and by the end of the afternoon it was really warm! I took some pictures (when I say some, I mean a lot...) so I thought I would share them with you!


Right at the bottom of this lane is the sea, I don't know if you can see it!

Picturesque cottages, I couldn't resist!



When we arrived in Yarmouth (the village where my family lives), we went for lunch in a Yacht Club but I didn't get a chance to get a picture of my food, as it was all very posh and it was too awkward to just get my camera out haha! Then we did a little bit of shopping and looked round the lovely village. 

I was so tempted to buy this candle but it was a little pricey. It smelt AMAZING though!



These little shops are so me and I love them to bits!



Later on, a few of us went down to the beach and I was chilling with the kids haha...The shadow makes my legs look massive LOL (did I just say lol?) The sea is absolutely beautiful when the sun is shining and we just had a really cute time at the beach!
Of course we had to stop off for an ice cream at Isle of Wight's famous Minghella's!

I chose my all time favourite, mint choc chip! Hmmm


Can we just apreciate the view my Granddad gets from his house! It's beautiful, I'm so jealous!!

My Pop (what I call my Grandpa) gave me this for easter haha how cute his he!?

I will leave you with a gorgeous picture of the Solent sea that I took on the ferry home! Sorry for the overload of pictures but I really wanted to show you guys what I got up to and I guess it kind of makes up for not posting in ages!

Comment below where your favourite place is to go and what you guys enjoy doing with your family!

Lily x

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Quick Kiko Mascara Review

Hello,

So yesterday I made a new discovery and this shop is now my new favourite place to buy makeup!

Kiko = HEAVEN
I found a gorgeous mascara for only £3.90 in the sale which was such a good reduction because it is a fairly expensive shop. The mascara I bought is the Luxurious Lashes! WOW. Probably the best mascara I have ever tried! 




 I absolutely love the packaging first of all, and people say never judge a book by it's cover, I guess it's kind of the same for mascaras but I do... The bottle always catches my eye before I have even read the description. Secondly, the brush is so perfect. I prefer these brushes compared to the big ones(apologies, I am awful at describing things haha!). This mascara is so easy to apply to my lashes and it gives me the perfect look. I am one who does not like clumpy lashes and this certainly does not and it also feels very lightweight which is a bonus! This adds great length and also volume and overall is just such a great mascara!


Sorry this was such a quick review but I thought I would briefly tell you how much I adore this mascara!!

Lily x

Friday 4 April 2014

London Adventures!

Hello everyone!

Today I went up to London with my mum, we had a lovely day in Carnaby Street and Oxford Street just looking round and getting some food. I didn't actually buy anything but did a little nosey in some shops!



In Pret a Manger I bought a humus and salad wrap which was delicious and really healthy! With that I had my favourite Pret drink, apple juice!

I really love Carnaby Street, there are some really unique shops and the whole atmosphere is really nice there. I popped into Benefit, Cowshed and found a Choccywoccydoodah, but we didn't go in!









I even found a Brandy Melville just off Carnaby street, which is like my favourite shop and I thought they only had one in Chelsea!
Apologies for the rubbish photo of Brandy Melville!

Lastly we stopped off at Ben's Cookies and Oh. My. God. They are sooo nice and super cheap! I had the dark chocolate one and it was straight out of the oven and the chocolate was still melting!

  
 They aren't the most attractive cookies but they were the best I have ever eaten!


Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed seeing some photos of my trip to London!
Please comment what your favourite area of London is as well as your favourite places to eat there!

                                    ♥

Wednesday 2 April 2014

March Favourites


Hello again,

Where has March gone?! It seriously felt like it lasted 2 minutes! But I have had quite a few favourites for the month of March so lets just get started! I will firstly get the beauty products out of the way...


Lasting Perfection concealer
 I have really been loving the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer! I won't ramble too much about this but it is probably the best concealer out there! It has super good coverage for spots and blemishes and really brightens under the eyes.

Pixie Pink sleek blush

Next I have enjoyed using this Sleek blush in the colour 'Pixie Pink'. I absolutely adore Sleek products because they are super affordable and amazing quality! This colour looks great in the spring because it is a gorgeous bright pink. It is very easy to wear on a daily basis or you can pair it with a smokey eye in the evening- either way, a lovely product!

L'Oreal True Match Foundation

 This has been my go-to foundation in the month of March! I don't wear foundation very often but when I do this is one I use! It blends beautifully into my skin and the finish is fairly matte which is excellent because I have quite oily skin and this doesn't wear off during the day.

Mint Green Barry M

This has got to be my favourite nail polish of March and probably for the rest of spring! I got given this from friend for christmas and have been waiting so long to be able to wear it! Barry M never fail to impress.

Coconut shower gel

As for shower gel, this has been my absolute favourite! As you can see I have already used half of it because I am literally addicted to the smell. Coconut has been one of my favourite scents recently and Original Source products are always amazing!

Not available any more-sorry!!


Also on the topic of skin care, can we just take a moment to appreciate how amazing this stuff is. Raspberry. The Body Shop. Two of my favourite things combined. BOOM. Happy Lily! This stuff is so hard to get your hands on because it is always limited edition, but I luckily bought this a few months ago and only rediscovered it in my room a few weeks ago. Body Shop body butters are my all time favourite moisturisers so need I say more...

Honey Blossom Yankee Candle


Moving onto non-beauty favourites now, this has got to be my favourite candle. This is my second of the sampler sizes because it is such an amazing smell!! Firstly I just love the name: Honey Blossom, it sounds so spring like! Every time I burn this it just makes my whole room smell like spring! Yankee candle... you did good!


And lastly, a very random favourite; NOTEBOOKS AND STICKYNOTES!
I have been feeling very organised this month and I love have pretty notebooks and paper to write on. It may sound silly but having cute stuff motivates me to be organised! This gorgeous notebook is actually from Tesco and the sticky notes are just from the original brand 'Post-it'.


Sorry for such a long post but I have just had a lot of favourites to share with you this month!

Love Lily