Trick or Treat!

 

 Good morning my little pumpkins!

 

I thought it would be fun to do a little Halloween themed post seeing as I am abso obsessed with Halloween! I can't wait for my trick or treaters to come round! My friend might be having a small Halloween gathering at her house the weekend of Halloween so hopefully I'll get to dress up, don't know whether to do my make up like really really scary or just go as a cat? I swear there is nothing cuter than a wee black nose and a couple of whiskers drawn on with your favourite eyeliner! What are you guys planning on going as?

 

So back to the post! I nabbed all these pics of my beloved Pinterest...I love Pinterest. I always look to it for ideas, beauty-related, DIY or for the home!

 

To start off lets talk PUMPKINS! I loooove pumpkins, I previously made pumpkin pie which turned out delilsh! Recipe post to hopefully follow ;) I do like carving pumpkins but it gets so messy and I'm super clumsy so I know if I don't have adult supervision I'll end up cutting my thumb off... :/ So, alternatively I thought about other ways to jazz up your Jack O' Lantern this hallows eve, see below.

 

 

How gorgeous is this lace pumpkin?? All you do is buy a pair of pretty lace tights, slip your pumpkin into one leg then just cut to size! Simple, yet effective : )

 

 

This pumpkin is so unbelievably pretty! This would look gorgeous sitting next to the lace one above. From the looks of it, this requires a bit more handiwork... The pumpkin looks like it may be covered in silk cloth and possibly glued together underneath. Find a really pretty metallic paint to paint the stalk (is that what you call it?) and add some lush jewels to give it that WOW effect. And hey presto, a pumpkin fit for the Queen.

 

 

I love the pumpkin at the front but I'm not so sure about the one at the back because you cant really tell that its a pumpkin :( The pumpkin at the front looks like it has been placed in the centre off some see through meshy material and then gathered at the top with pretty ribbons.

 

 

Now these two little pumpky-wumpy-umpkins are just the cutest little things I have ever seen! In terms of how to do it, the picture is pretty self-explanatory. SO CUTE!!!!

 

Now for the goodies for your little trick or treaters!

 

 

These fruit cups are fab for the people who don't want to just through sweets and crisps at kids when they come to your door. Use a sharpie to draw the Jack O' Lanterns face : )

 

 

These Jack Skeleton cupcakes are so adorable. To cheat, just get a box of chocolate muffins and spread over some luscious thick white chocolate and decorate with black icing...simples!

 

 

 

Right, I am deffinitley doing this! So easy to do! Just get some white tape and wrap around the juice box and add googly eyes. Mummies will love this, get it?! Ha Ha!

 

 

I have to tell you guys something, its a secret so shhhh.....I freakin' LOVE owls! I think they're are the cutest fluffiest little things! This picture had to sneak its way into the post purely out of the cuteness factor!

 

 

This 'hand-bag', get it?! Oh my, I am on a roll today! Yeah, so anyways, this handbag for trick or treaters is such a good idea! Just grab some disposable clear gloves and stuff with lots of treats! If you can find any spooky rings, slide them on the fingers once the hand is full for that extra spook-factor!

 

 

I need this sign in my life...it's amazing! I love the little quote that's on it...

 

"When witches go riding and black cats are seen...tis 29 days until Halloween!"

 

Hope you guys liked this post! What are you doing for Halloween? Parties, trick or treating, bobbing for apples....let me know in the comments below!

 

xoxo

 

 



Weekend Love...

Good morning dolls!

 

How are we?! Right first of all...I am trying to pick a winner for my giveaway! I'm trying to do it at random but then I feel bad and start again ha ha! A post will be coming soon regarding the winner of my giveaway so stay tuned!! As usual, I am ridiculously busy! I really need to sit down one day and write loads of posts so I have a post to put up everyday, but I am finding it really difficult to get into a routine.

 

This weekend just past was soo good! My boyfriend and I had a lovely relaxing weekend and didn't have anything to go to which was good, as I sometimes dread the weekend if we have to go to lots of things! So here are a few snap shots of what I got up to : )

 

 

We bought a pumpkin at the weekend to make pumpkin pie with and I HAD to get a photo of Lilly with it. She's your typical black cat and she looks absolutely adorable posing with the pumpkin. She is still so tiny, bless her!

 

 

This is a snap of my pumpkin pie! I had never had if before, and Guy said I wouldn't like it...but I LOVE pumpkin spiced lattes etc so I knew I would like it! It was sooooo good! I even made an extra batch of the filling so I could freeze it for when I next make it  : )

 

 

 

On Friday night, Guy made some cocktails. He's very creative in the kitchen and whipped up some strawberry, raspberry and pomegranate fizz's which had gin and soda in it too, yummy! We also watched the latest Batman film (which I wasn't really excited about) and it was amazing!! I was even crying at the end!

 

 

I love my boy <3

 

 

On Saturday, we went to this Hawaiian bar in Glasgow which is called Tiki Hut, I think! The drinks were amazing and the interior was out of this world! I actually felt like I was on Holiday! The barman was so friendly and helpful. I was having mocktails cause I was driving and he was more than happy to mix them up for me and even said that if I didn't like it he would alter it! Bless him! (I have no idea why there was a coffin in the tiki hut : / )

 

 

 

 

The actually cocktail glasses were so cool! They really added to the whole 'tiki' experience!

 

 

 

I dug out all my Halloween/scary films that I want to watch leading up to Halloween. There's nothing like Tim Burton to get you in the Halloween spirit! Whats your favourite Halloween/scary movie??

 

xoxo

What's in my Bag!

Hello my wee dolls!

How are we all? I love watching what's in my bag youtube videos so thought it would be a good idea to do for a blog post! So here we go....

This is my bag I use everyday. It's a Ted Baker tote I got for my birthday and I am so in love with it! It has one main compartment and a smaller compartment on the inside wall of the bag. It holds so much stuff but I try to keep what I carry around with me to a minimum as it gets beyond a joke at the amount of rubbish that I accumulate in my bag given the chance!

Now this is just an overview of everything that is currently in my bag. Starting at the top left I have: a book by Neal Shusterman called 'Unwind'; my Filofax; a recent CIBSE Engineering journal; a bottle of water; my makeup bag; hair ties; a back combing brush; my business cards; my Radley purse; Soap & Glory hand food; B&BW pumpkin cupcake hand sanitiser; paracetamol; a hair grip; lip products; Chanel nail varnish; a hair band and Next perfume.

Here's a close up of the lip products etc in my bag: we have a Nivea Lip butter in raspberry rose, Model Co lipgloss in berry pink, Rimmel lipstick in 117 Glam, Clinique lipstick in rosette, Babylips in pink punch, MAC lipstick in overtime, Collection 2000 lipstick in plum perfection and Chanel's nail colour in 543 Frisson.

Another little close up : )

Now for a little look inside my makeup bag! This is the make-up bag I keep in my bag at all times as I use most of the products on a day to day basis. The make up bag is by MAC and was from their 2011/12 holiday collection. Below the makeup bag we have: NARS eyeshadow duo in hula hula; Chanel eyeshadow duo in misty soft; Rimmel lip liner in wine; Rimmel lip liner in east end snob; MAC lip liner in boldly bare; MACs prep & prime in radiant rose; Garneier's concealer; Collection 2000's big fake ultimate mascara in ultra black; Rimmel liquid liner in 100% black; Benefit's speed brow; Clinique's bottom lash mascara; Clinique compact blush brush; Benefit's girl meets pearl; Palmer's cocoa butter lip balm; MAC eyeshadow in cork (I use it for my brows when I'm not using my Naked palette; a hair band and a mac powder sponge/puff thingy!

Here's a close up of the eyeshadow duos. The NARS duo consists of a pale rosey pink and a lovely gold, both loaded with shimmer! And the Chanel is my go to colours for fall as mentioned in my autumn day post.

I thought it would be fun to tag some of my favourite bloggers to do this post too! The lovely girlies I tag to do the 'Whats in my bag' post are as follows:

http://byooteeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.lydiarosexo.blogspot.co.uk/
http://adaliascloset.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.blue-bow.co.uk/

Are your bag's contents similar to mine? Leave a comment and let me know! 

xoxo

Bath Body Works Pumpkin Cupcake Deep Cleansing Hand Soap Review

Oh my days, where do I start?!

Okay so, I absolutely adore Bath & Body works products to the extent that I pay double for their candles on eBay, but I’m gonna let you in on a little secret…there is a place in the UK that sells B&BW products!! It’s called the bathandbodyshop.co.uk. It sells tonnes of different B&BW products including candles, hand soaps and even pillow spray! I check the site every day for the latest products.

So yeah, back to my addiction. As I am obsessed with nice festive smells, I always try and stay as up-to-date as possible with the hand soaps I have in my bathroom. Be it a fresh summery smell like aloha orchid or a Christmassy scent like iced gingerbread, I feel that it’s nice for guests (and myself) to use instead of your basic everyday hand soap. However, as I purchase these hand soaps online, I like to make sure that I actually enjoy the scent. So I usually purchase a hand sanitiser first, see if I like it, then I will buy the hand soap. I bought the pumpkin cupcake hand sanitiser about 2 weeks ago and absolutely fell in love! It smells like pumpkins, gingerbread and sugary vanilla and it simply is the most festive smell ever, its perfect for this time of year! I also feel that it is a unique scent that sums up autumn turning into winter, if you know what I mean.

I highly recommend this product, not just because of the smell, but also because it’s the best cleansing soap I have ever used. It leaves your hands feeling so clean, but also moisturised! The ideal combination!

Do you guys like B&BW hand soaps? If so, what one is your favourite??

xoxo

My Fall Must Haves

Happy Monday everybody!

I noticed this morning on my way to work that its getting slightly chiller which made me realise that Autumn is just around the corner. Autumn is my favourite season due to the crisp air, beautiful colours and gorgeous smells.

Here are a few of my Autumn must haves...

Pumpkin cupcake candle which can be found here
I love Bath & Bodyworks candles, I'm from the UK, so I found it really difficult to obtain them. I usually either purchase mine from eBay or The Bath and Body Shop.


Cream popcorn knitted snood which can be found here
I find New Look scarves so cozy, and they're great value for money!


There nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate and the temperatures start to fall. Fill your favourite mug with Whittard's Luxury White Hot Chocolate and pop in some mini marshmallows.



And when it starts to get really cold, jump into a warm bath and dunk in one of these babies and watch the colours change. The twilight bath bomb has to be my favourite product from Lush.

What are your favourites for Fall? Let me know below as I love to try new products!!

xoxo