Top Five: Summer Essentials
Batiste Dry ShampooAs the weather warms up, things can start to get a little sticky, and it's easy for hair to become limp and lank. I find Batiste the perfect way to give my hair a new lease of life,...
View ArticleThe Guest Post Round-Up
As I've mentioned, I recently organised a Guest Post Swap, and now all the posts have been published I thought I'd share a little list of who wrote what and where you can find it! I hope you'll enjoy...
View ArticleThree Ways: Festival Cool
Following on from my Summer Essentials post, I have decided to embrace the fact that Summer is well and truly on its way; we are now into May, ladies and gentlemen, when and how did that occur!? In...
View ArticleRecently | Purchases & Magazine Freebies
I apologise for being a little bit quiet on here lately; as I mentioned, all my deadlines for my final semester of my Masters course have been in the last week, along with a presentation which counted...
View ArticleRecipe: Cheesecake Brownies
This is one of those recipes that I made once, absolutely loved, and then for reasons unknown have never made since. I decided yesterday that it was high time I made it again for my boyfriend to...
View ArticleNOTD: Liquorice Papaya
I was lucky enough to win this Barry M Confetti Nail Effects in 'Liquorice' from the lovely Ashly and couldn't wait to try it out! I was doubly excited since this collection isn't actually available in...
View ArticleFocus On: Charm Nest
Last week, I received an email from the lovely Greta who runs Charm Nest, an online jewellery boutique offering good-quality fashion jewellery at amazing prices! After having a browse through the site,...
View ArticleAt Home: Bedroom Makeover with Laura Ashley
Annie is hosting a competition for bloggers in conjunction with Laura Ashley; for more details you can check out her post here. Basically, we've been asked to choose a room within our home which we...
View ArticleUsing Up Leftovers #3: Chicken Curry
Apologies for being a bit quiet on the blog over the last couple of weeks; as I mentioned, I had several deadlines in the space of a week and soon after had my final exams of my Masters course. My last...
View ArticleFocus On: Warehouse
I've finished my exams! This is exciting and scary in equal measure - all that stands between me and an MSc is my dissertation! Fingers crossed that all goes smoothly and hopefully I'll be on track to...
View ArticleMay Empties
This is sort of becoming my staple last-day-of-the-month post and I always find myself looking forward to writing them as it's nice to see how much I've managed to clear out during the month! I know I...
View Article'Would You Rather?': Beauty Edition
I've seen this tag floating around on quite a few beauty blogs lately and thought it was quite an original idea that allows you to get to know a little more about how bloggers use their make-up, so...
View ArticleReview: Botanics Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm
After becoming less than enamoured with my Peaches & Clean cleanser, but unable to get to Asda to repurchase my beloved nSpa Hot Cloth Polish, I had a wee browse in Boots for a reasonably-priced...
View ArticleReview: Santhilea Magnetic Lash Mascara
Santhilea's Magnetic Lash Mascara is a unique 1-2-1 system whereby you coat your lashes with the special "magnetic" mascara, then brush on tiny velvet-like fibres which act as instant lash extensions,...
View ArticleReview: Garnier Simply Essentials Soothing Eye Make-up Remover
Having finished up a bottle of Simple Eye Make-Up Remover and really not liked it due to how much it stung my eyes, I was on the lookout for something which was actually gentle yet still effective,...
View ArticleReview: Alpha-H Trial Size Set
I posted about purchasing this Alpha-H Trial Size Set quite some time ago now, and have been using the products since. I was initially intending to review each product separately, but I've decided that...
View ArticleIntroducing: Sophie Jane
Today, I'd like to introduce my first-ever Featured Advertiser, Sophie from Sophie Jane; you may have noticed her blog button in my left-hand sidebar and today I just wanted to welcome her properly and...
View ArticleReview: Naked Bodycare Volume Shampoo & Conditioner
After finding that Naked's Smooth Silky shampoo wasn't particularly suited to my hairtype, I was advised by the lovely people at Naked to try their Volume range, which is intended for fine hair which...
View ArticleReview: Deborah Milano Shine Creator Lipstick
I've seen a few Deborah Milano products popping up on some of my favourite blogs, so I was thrilled when the company got in touch and offered me one of their Shine Creator lipsticks to review!...
View ArticleThe Skincare Tag
Kat from Tales of a Pale Face posted this tag a few weeks back and I've been meaning to do it ever since, as I'm a total skincare obsessive! This was really fun to answer so do feel free to help...
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