Spring OOTD

A few weeks a go the sun made a slight appearance, so, of course i had to take full advantage.

After being wrapped up in jumpers and jeans for too long, i was a little too excited to wear something other than denim.

Alcudia // Mallorca 2018

Here are some delayed photos from my trip to Majorca in October. This was a last minute break as i just really wanted to have a holiday before the summer sun was gone!

Enjoy.

2018 Round Up!

2018 was an all round good year for me. Ive got some of my favourite photos or memories together from 2018 to try and show my year in images. 

We started the year in Australia as our 2 month travels came to a sad end.

Soon after i was home we had loads of snow! Slight change in climate for me...

I left my job and the most amazing people. I worked here for 3 years.

I celebrated my 21st Birthday in April.

Had a fun BBQ at the beach with some old work friends.

Had a 1 night stay at Fritton Arms.

Ate my first ever Five Guys and my god, it was amazing!

Treated myself to a Mulberry purse.

Baked lots of lemon drizzle cakes.

Took my Mum to Dunston Hall for the night for her Birthday. We stayed in the penthouse suite.

I went to Latitude for the first time and even saw Tanya Burr there!

I went tubing with my old work besties.

Booked a last minute holiday to Majorca. Much needed!

Baked a cake for my friends 30th birthday at work.

Made a pact with myself to have nice nails and treat myself to getting them done regularly.

Baked for Children In Need

Had a few Christmassy days in Milton Keynes & Bicester Village

Christmas Makeup Haul 2018

A makeup haul will always fill me with joy no matter how old school it may get nowadays. Below is a mixture of makeup, some that I received as gifts and others that i bought myself.

Top left : Nars ‘Loaded’ Eyeshadow Pallet 

It’s a beautiful neutral pallet with a mixture of matte and shimmer shades. 

I’ve found every colour to be day-time wearable. The shades are well pigmented and easy to blend.

Top middle : Nars ‘Laguna’ Bronzer

This is a cult classic. I’ve had a couple of these before and highly recommend, it’s one of my all time favourite bronzers and I’m glad to have a back up!

It’s the perfect shade between a contour and bronzer - not too warm but not too cool. It’s easy to create contoured cheek bones but can also be brought up and on the cheek bone as a bronzer.

Top right : Mac ‘Oh Darling’ Highlighter 

This is a limited edition highlighter from Macs ‘Shiny Pretty Things’ collection that I believe launched just before Winter. 

It has a gold warm base so looks create with a bronzy makeup look. It’s not too intense as some highlighters can be. 

Middle left : Mac ‘Beet’ Lipliner 

A winter must have is a berry toned lip liner. I’ve heard a lot about this shade from Mac so really wanted to get my hands on it. 

Middle : Mac Bronzing Powder

This is very similar to Nars Laguna. The only difference I personally notice is this one seems slightly less pigmented. But the shades are very similar. 

Middle right : Mac ‘Babetown’ Lipstick 

Another limited edition lipstick from Mac. This finis is cremesheen so it’s a very glossy finish. It’s really comfortable and moisturising to wear, however this finish isn’t the most long lasting. This shade is a light pink - very girly and feminin. 

Bottom left : Mac ‘Lightscapade’ Highlighter 

I’m yet to test this product. But i was drawn to this highlighter as it’s not like any others I own. I have heard a lot about this shade so wanted to try it out. 

I can imagine it’s fairly intense and pearly. 

Bottom middle : Nars ‘Apoline’ Lipstick

I’ve been using this a lot recently and I’m really enjoying it. It’s very pigmented and actually applies more pink than it looks in the tube. It’s a stunning shade that I like to wear with a darker eye to brighten things up! 

Bottom right : Urban Decay ‘Cherry’ palette

Last but certainly not least! This absolute beauty of a palette is new from Urban Decay. It’s berry toned which isn’t like any of their palettes before. I love all Urban Decay palettes and have quiet a collection, so I definitely needed to get my hands on this one.

Mini MAC Haul

MAC is so nostalgic to me. When i first started getting into 'proper' make-up and decided i wanted products that felt more luxurious and special, i chose MAC.

I remember my first MAC lipstick - it was Crosswires which is a creme sheen.

Nowadays way more brands have taken fancy, such as; Charlotte Tilbury, NARS and Benefit. I fancied a few staple items and i knew MAC is that in between-company where you dont have to splash out as much money as you would be on Bobbi Brown, yet you also know its way better quality than Rimmel!

Lipliners: Strip down & Soar
Lipsticks: Patisserie & Modesty
Eyebrow pencil in Spiked

Recent Bakes

I used to spend weekends baking with my Mum in the kitchen and loved it so much. I picked up on so many little techniques that she used. When you're truly interested and invested in something is when you actually pay attention!

When choosing my GCSE's i chose Food Technology as one of them. And as much as i enjoyed the practicals, i found the theory easy as i felt like i actually understood everything. It was one of the best results i got in my GCSE's as i was never very academic and instead loved cooking and sports!

Nowadays i bake whenever i can. I dont take it too seriously and honestly, I'm not artistic! Im not sure i would be capable of doing this as a career, but i still can't help but feel slight jealously of seeing friends-of-friends small baking business's grow so much.

Here are a few cakes I've baked recently. They have the same basic recipe just with either cocoa powder, coffee or vanilla. 

Chocolate Cake (for my friends 30th)

Victoria Sponge

Coffee Cake

eBay - Items For Sale

Im having a massive clear out and selling a few bits on eBay at the moment. A lot of the items are clothing that are brand new with the tags still attached or clothes that have been worn once or twice.

My eBay