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

November Wish List!

Aloha!

 

It is currently nearly half way through the month which means I have already started thinking about what I am going to buy with my next wage ;) There are so many things I would like, but a few things I am deffinitley considering spending my next wage on are listed below. I have also started buying Christmas presents for people! So expect my very own Christmas Wish List coming soon : )

 

 

I have wanted a pair of Ugg Meenas for ever! They are just the cutest little things ever! They look so cosy yet not as full on as Ugg boots. I have about 3 pairs of Ugg boots and my latest pair are nearly done with the amount I wear them!

 

 

 

Elle at Dreaming in Blush absolutely swears by this Christian Dior Creme de Rose Smoothing plumping lip balm. I watch all her youtube videos and she makes out that its the holy grail of lip products. I must have this!! Also, its meant to smell absolutely gorgeous!! 

 

 

I have just about finished my bottle of foundation so am looking for a new one. I have heard such good things about this Chanel Perfection Lumiere Fluid foundation. And based on my latest Chanel products it must be amazing! 

 

 

As it is starting to get colder, I have been wearing my Hollister parka to work. However, I don't think it goes well with my usual work attire so I would love to get a trench coat/mac. This one from Gant is lovely and looks really sophisticated!

 

 

I am absolutely obsessed with buying stuff for my home. I love neutral colours like creams and have been looking for a new rug for my living room for ages! This one from IKEA is deffinitley the one, so I'm going to start nagging Guy to go halfers with me when we get paid ;)

 

 

Lately to wind down before bed, I have been lighting a candle. I feel like it really helps me relax and de-stress me, however my current Yankee bedside candle I have is nearly gone. I think its called Sparkling Snow from last years Christmas collection. These large candles burn for about 110 hours so they're absolutely a must for the cold winter nights to come! I am deffinitley getting Yankee Candle's Snowflake Cookie on my next shopping trip!

 

This wish list has turned into a 'deffinitley getting when I get paid list', ha ha! What are you guys wanting to get when you next get paid? Let me know in the comments below : )

 

xoxo

 

PS. I will be announcing the winner of my 50 followers giveaway shortly ; )

Busy Bee...

Good morning my loves!

As I said last week, I have been such a little busy bee and have not been able to work on my beloved blog! To assure you that I’m not telling porky pies, below are some pics of the past week and a half…

 

I've been trying to wind down before I go to sleep and a candle does just the trick, along with my Bath and Body Works Pillow spray in lavender and vanilla : )

 

 

I saw this on Facebook and thought it was bloomin hilarious! Its what a cat looks like from underneath a glass coffee table!

 

 

I have been experimenting with a lot of make-up looks recently (tutorials to follow) and been loving using the MUA matte palette.

 

 

I used Chanel in 'misty soft' on my eyes here 8-)

 

 

I bought these beautiful flowers out of Morrisons for a couple of quid! They remind me of the flowers in the garden in the film 'Coraline' (one of my faves)!

 

 

I have been eating and drinking so much crap, but its soooooo good! We got a Chinese last week - I got duck pancakes, mini spring rolls and salt & chilli chips. Guy made Blackberry Fizz cocktails to go along with our dinner : ) If you would like the recipe for Blackberry Fizz, let me know in the comments below...

 

 

I have been spending so much on ebay recently...my bad! I got this Abercrombie & Fitch cardy for £12!

 

 

When Guy go his wages, he made us steak for dinner, yum! We had it with a large mushroom cooked in garlic butter, chips and whiskey sauce. We bought a deep fat fryer so we could have chips the naughty way ;)

 

 

When I downloaded ios7 I had to delete all my apps including Snapchat! Once I remembered to re-download it, I had a lot of fun sending my pals crazy snaps!

 

 

I have been absolutely loving the weather. I'm one of those people who love the rain and colder weather. Don't get me wrong, I'm crazy about Summer, but if I had to be a season (sounds weird) I would deffinitley be Autumn : )

 

 

Although we've been having take-aways constantly, I always try and eat healthy in work. This is a pic of my usual daily salad.

 

 

Love a bit of vino so I do ;)

 

 

SELFIE!

 

 

Oft, now this was AMAZING! We got this Indian tapas mixture from our regular Indian restaurant because we had never tried it and it was honestly the best take-away I have ever had! Absolutely amazing!

 

 

Lilly is being as crazy as ever, she just loves climbing up my legs...especially when I've only got my jammie shorts on! :(

 

 

More work lunch pics : )

 

 

Chanel mascara freebie that I got with my recent Chanel purchases! It is so amazing I am going to have to buy it in full-size!

 

 

The flight down to London for my exam was lovely :)

 

 

But I missed this gorgeous girl though!

 

 

Me & my other half attended an engagement party on Saturday. It was loads of fun and was a nice way to relax a bit before my big exam!

 

 

What have you guys been up to?? Let me know in the comments below.

 

xoxo

 

Ps. I have finally reached 50 followers!!! Now I just need to pic a winner and post their goodies!

Chanel Cream Blush Review!!

Hello there my beautiful girls!

 

How are we all? It sure is safe to say that Autumn is officially here! Its getting a bit chillier, the leaves are falling and my vanilla latte sitting to my right is steaming away…

I want to start of by apologising for my lacks of posts lately. I have an exam on Monday that I need to sit for my work that I’ve been studying for and I have had the flu!! Last weekend was September weekend, so it was my first long weekend in agesss, and I woke up on Saturday morning congested and extremely ill! Rage! I am now on the road to recovery though, thank goodness!

Even though I was terribly ill on Monday, my friend and I went shopping – my wages were burning a hole in my pocket! I got a few bits and bobs and will do a proper haul post soon, but for now, I would like to do a review on one particular item that I am really excited about.

A while ago, I wrote a post on my Autumn wish list and mentioned Chanel’s Autumn Collection. On Monday I ended up getting two products from Chanel, a nail polish (which I will do a mini review on soon) and Le Blush Crème De Chanel in ‘Revelation’, which funnily enough I said I probably wouldn’t purchase in my wish list post as I thought it was too red for me. What an idiot to think  it only came in one colour! Ha ha!

 

The photo doesn't do the colour justice! Its a gorgeous rosy pale-ish pink in real life. Its absolutely gorgeous and compliments my skin tone really well.

 

The texture is so beautifully creamy but feels like a powder when applying. I prefer to use my fingers as I feel I have more control over the amount I am applying.

 

 

As always, Chanel packaging is absolutely beautiful.

 

On my skin the blush looks very natural and looks more like an autumn flush than actual makeup, which I love about it! Ps. I have a huuge spot on my chin and a bit of mascara on my nose, annnddd my hair looks green cause I was in the office when this photo was taken! LOL!

 

 

So yeah, girls if you're near a Chanel counter, seriously get this blush! It will be the best purchase you will make this season and you will honestly fall in love!

 

If you have any makeup products that you're loving this season, let me know in the comments below!

 

xoxo

 

PS. Only TWO followers until I can pick a winner for my giveaway!! EEEEEE excited!!!!

Ombré Lip Tutorial

Hi lovelies!

How has your weekend been? I've not been well at all :( but luckily took the photos for this tutorial the other day so you don't need to see my ill-ridden exterior! Ha ha! So anyways, u thought it would be a nice idea to attempt an ombré lip tutorial. I have a really thin top lip so thought an ombré effect would give the illusion of a fuller upper lip! Let me know in the comments if you think I succeeded or not!

For the ombré effect, I see MAC's pro long wear lip cream in 'overtime' and Rimmel's lip liner in 'wine'.

The swatch at the top is of overtime and the swatch underneath is wine.

To start, I lined my lips with the liner.

Then I blended. I feel this is key at achieving a more natural look.

I then filled the corners of my lips in with the liner.

Then blended again, to again achieve a more natural look when it comes to blending the two colours.

I then applies 'overtime' in the centre of my top and lower lip to give the illusion of bigger lips.

This is the finished look. I apologise for the quality of the close ups. I used my iphone and it sometime blurs a bit when I zoom in! So what do you beauties think of the final look? Are you guys gonna try this tutorial? Let me know in the comments below! 

xoxo

Ps. At 41 followers now! Need 9 more until I can finally pick a winner! I bought one of the prizes yesterday (urban decays lip revolution) and the colour is absolutely beautiful!!!

35 Random Questions Tag!

Hi guys!

 

It is soooo difficult for me to write good posts while I'm on my lunch break so I usually just do tags! Some I have actually been tagged or some I have just found on the internet. But I promise I'll get some good posts up this weekend, PINKY PROMISE!

 

So here we go with Tag #1538349847590, LOL!

1.Do you have a middle name?
Yep, its Amanda : )

2. What was your favourite subject in school?
I had three! P.E., Art and Home Economics.

3. What’s your favourite drink? 
I love Pellegrino lemonade and Naked Juice - Green Machine, Yum! Oh, and COFFEE of course!!


Favourite!

 4. Favourite song at the moment? 
Lana Del Ray's song 'young and beautiful'. Its so haunting <3

 5. What would you name your children? 
Arianna or Hayley for a girl and either Struan or Joshua for a boy.

 6. Do you participate in any sports? 
Before I went to uni, I used to do loads of horse riding. But now, I just work out. Don't really have the time for sports!

 7. Favourite Book?
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen and the Hunger Games trilogy.

8. Favourite Colour? 
Yellow :)

 9. Favourite Animal?
 I have loads! Horses, kittens, Nemooo, penguins and owls! I like puffins too!


Nemo in coffee mug form

 10. Favourite perfume? 
Hugo Boss Orange for Women is my all time favourite!

 11. Favourite holiday? 
This wasn't necessarily a holiday, but my boyfriend and I went to Inverness for the night and it was the best time I've ever had <3

 12. Have you graduated High School? 
Yeah, I left school in 2008! Graduated from uni this year too!

 13. Have you been out of the Country? 
Lots of times :)

 14. Do you speak any other Languages? 
No, I am the worst at languages!

 15. Do you have any siblings? 
I've got two big sisters, Emma and Nyree.

 16. What’s your favourite store? 
I love the Disney shop, Primark and republic (I think its closed down now though *sad face*.

 17. Favourite Restaurant? 
Stathvaigin in the West End of Glasgow - its ah-maze-inngg!

 18. Did you like school?
Yeah, I really enjoyed it. I made some really good friends that I hope to have for the rest of my life <3


My girls :)

 19. Favourite Movie? 
Again, I have lots! Finding Nemo, Coraline, Practical Magic, Legally Blonde, the Twilight films....the list is endless.

 20. Favourite TV show? 
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (without a doubt)! I love Nashville, Catfish and True blood too ;)

 21. Pc or Mac? 
PC at the moment, but I would really like a Mac, but they're sooooo expensive!

 22. What phone do you have?
The iPhone 5 :)


My phone wallpaper :) (Before I'd updated to ios 7)

 23. How tall are you?
I think I'm either 5"3 or 5"4.

 

24. What do you order at Starbucks? 
I either have a caramel macchiato or a skinny vanilla latte depending on my mood! But I simply adore the festive coffees they do including gingerbread lattes and pumpkin spiced lattes....yummy!!!


Yummyy, gingerbread latte!

 25. One thing in your closet you cannot live without? 
My Kitten, Lilly! It's her favourite hiding place :D


My baby <3

 26. What’s one thing most people probably don’t know about you?
My real name is Lucinda, BOKE! Lucy is my shortened name that everyone calls me though :)

 27. Name one thing you want to do before you die… 
Have babies :)

 28. What’s one food you cannot live without? 
Kettle Chips, just the lightly salted ones..mmmm.

 29. What quote/phrase do you live by?
Probably 'by the way' or 'at the end of the day', lol!

30. What’s your most listened to song on iTunes?
Probably Lana Del Ray's 'Young and Beautiful'.

31. What kind of style would you define yourself as having?
Scruffball! Ha ha, joking! Probably comfy chic LOL!

32. Favourite number?
13, unlucky for some but lucky for me! I was born on the 13th ;)

 33. Two Hobbies?
Blogging and doing my makeup :) That sounds weird as a hobby but I love creating new looks!

 34. Two Pet Peeves?
People that breathe really loudly and Guy (my boyfriend) not picking up after himself!

Me and my partner in crime!

35. Guilty Pleasures?
Hollyoaks, I know some people (Guy) can't stand it, but I'm addicted! The acting can be a bit cringey sometimes but the storylines makeup for it!

 

So that's it! Hope you enjoyed my answers! Feel free to do the tag yourself, but I tag the following ladies:

http://hannahsbeautysweet.blogspot.co.uk/

http://mascara-and-maltesers.blogspot.co.uk/

http://beautybucketlist.blogspot.co.uk/

http://lemonaidlies.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Let me know if you have any similarities with my answers in the comments below!

 

xoxo

 

PS. Have you checked out my 50 Followers giveaway post ??