Holiday Snaps

After a 20 hour car journey, a cancelled euro tunnel crossing and a two hour (extremely wobbly) ferry, I finally made it home at 4am this morning! As you can imagine I'm feeling quite sleep deprived so I'm not particularly functioning today, I think I've just about recovered enough to make a cup of tea. So while I'm catching up on some sleep, here are some snaps from my holiday in the south of France! 

The view from the beach

Pebble Beach

Waiting for the fireworks (this looked a lot better in real life)

Yachts in Cannes (probably the size of my house)

The view from the apartment

Holiday balcony pose

Beach Waves

Autumn Wishlist

Hello lovely people,

So as autumn is fast approaching, I decided to start putting together a list of things I've got my eye on for the new season! I'm actually looking forward to autumn because it means I'm heading back to University. I'm not so much looking forward to turning 20 and leaving behind my teens, but let's not talk about that (time slow down please).

I definitely go for comfort in autumn/winter and I probably buy too many baggy cardigans and jumpers. I pretty much wear anything that I can curl up in while I sip hot chocolate and hide from the rain. I also love any excuse to wear my chelsea boots and cosy socks. The cosy onesies will also be making an appearance, I have no shame. 

So here are a few things I've seen so far, but I've no doubt this list will grow rapidly!

1. Topshop: Tweedy Rib Cardigan| £42  (Buy Here) 

As I said I probably buy one too many baggy cardigans, but they're so easy to wear with everything and keep me nice and cosy!

2. Topshop: Bounty Cut Out Boots| £46 (Buy Here) 

I live in boots in autumn/winter so I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled for a new pair. I love topshop boots, I can rely on them for a quality pair of shoes that'll last all year!

3. New Look: Black Double Zip Tote Bag| £24.99 (Buy Here)

I lovee this tote bag. I like to use a fairly big bag during the day because I need to carry books/notepads to lectures so something this size is perfect!

4. Little Mistress: Blue High Waisted Skinny Jeans| £22 (Buy Here)  

In autumn I wear jeans a lot, especially at uni, so I feel like I can justify buying them. Blue jeans and jacket tends to be my go to casual look when I'm out and about.

5. New Look: Khaki Lightweight Check Hooded Parka| £44.99 (Buy Here)

When I buy a jacket I tend to wear it to death, it's so easy to throw on over a jumper when I'm flying out the door to a lecture.

OOTD

Today I spent the day exploring because my holiday has so far been spent lying on the beach/frolicking in the sea. So this is what I wore today on my little stroll around town. I teamed my black crop top and denim shorts with a floral kimono which I loveee. I wore the kimono so I could cover up a bit in the sun during the hottest parts of the day, but I also feel really summery when I wear it! I'm making the most of wearing summer clothes before I head back to the UK and dig out the jumpers and cardigans again! I think I got bitten by about a thousand mosquitoes while photographing this outfit, so I hope you like it! 

Crop top| New Look

Shorts| Topshop

Kimono| Primark

Summer OOTD

Hello Lovelies!

So after two days in the car with no wifi (it was tough), I finally arrived at the holiday apartment I'll be calling home for the next two weeks! Once I'd had a little explore this morning and stopped taking pictures of every palm tree in sight, I took advantage of the scenery to take a few snaps of today's outfit.

The Bodysuit: Missguided| I love this bodysuit and it was a bargain in the missguided sale! It's so comfortable which is definitely a plus in the heat! The back is quite low so I wear it with a bra with a clear back. I think it's perfect for summer, it can also be dressed up with heels or dressed down with jeans for a more casual look. 

The Shoes: Primark| I loveee these white strappy sandals, they're definitely one of my favourite Primark purchases. Because they're open toed I painted my toenails with the Barry M Gelly Polish in Green Berry, which happened to go nicely with the bodysuit I wore. I didn't bring many pairs of shoes with me because most of my time will be spent lying on the beach which doesn't really require footwear! 

The Skirt: Primark| I wear this skirt so much because it goes with pretty much anything! I personally think every girl needs a skater skirt in her wardrobe. I often find skirts are too big round my waist so the elasticated waist is a plus.

No doubt I'll be taking more snaps of my outfits in the next couple of weeks, so I'll post more when I'm not busy tanning!

Superdrug & Boots Haul

Hello Lovelies!

Firstly, let's just take a moment to appreciate the fact that my blog reached 300 bloglovin followers yesterday! When I started this blog 2 weeks ago I had no idea if anyone would actually read it. Thank you to anyone who's visited my blog, It's nice to know I'm not always talking to myself xoxo

Now for the haul..

I've been so busy the last couple of days with uni things, but even when I'm busy I still manage to fit in a bit of shopping! I popped into Superdrug and Boots and picked up a few things- in my defence I was partly shopping for holiday supplies.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation| £5.99 

Okay so admittedly the first item I got wasn't particularly a 'holiday essential', but I've been wanting to try a new foundation for a while. Usually I hate how foundation feels on my skin and find it quite heavy, but I've heard a lot of good things about this foundation and for the price I thought it was definitely worth a try. I've only used it a couple of times but so far I'm loving it, hopefully after a few more uses I'll still feel the same! I bought a shade darker than I would usually because when I get back from my holiday I'll be a bit more tanned (I hope).

Rimmel Stay Matter Transparent Powder| £2.99

Given that I'll be in in the sun pretty much all day for 2 weeks, shine control is necessary. I've been using the Maybelline Matte Maker recently and I'm really not loving it. I've seen some good reviews but personally I find it a bit cakey and it doesn't feel that nice on my skin. I thought a transparent powder would be lighter because I'm not looking for coverage on holiday, so I returned my previous powder which I can trust to do the job!

Vaseline Aloe Sensitive Antiperspirant| £1 

This may not be the most interesting purchase, but everyone needs a decent antiperspirant, especially in the summer! I always repurchase this one because it's sensitive and works well, I also personally love the smell! 

Nivea Tinted Moisturiser| £1.79

When I'm in the sun I don't like to wear foundation because it's quite thick. I find tinted moisturiser is a good alternative if you're not looking for coverage but just want to brighten the skin a little bit. It also has SPF 8, so it gives a little bit of protection from the sun. I partly bought this one because it was so cheap, but I also really like using it so that's a bonus! 

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer| £5.99

As well as the Stay Matte Powder I also bought the Stay Matte Primer, and I'm now realising this post is a pretty good ad for Rimmel! Again I haven't tried this much but so far I like it. I was going to get the Maybelline alternative, but I realised this one was both cheaper and there was more product in the bottle, so it seemed better value. I also love Rimmel's other products so I'm pretty sure I'll like using it. 

Garnier Body Tonic| £3.48

I bought this to rehydrate my skin after being in the sun, but I also wanted to try a firming moisturiser. I've been using this for two days and I already loveee it. It absorbs really quickly so you can put clothes on pretty much straight away, and it makes my skin feel soo soft. I definitely prefer it to my old moisturiser already, but obviously I'll have to use it for a bit longer to see if it firms the skin. 

Tangle Teezer- The Original| £10.99

This was the only product I purchased from Boots. I'm not entirely sure why I don't already own one of these, I've definitely been missing something! I have long hair so it gets tangled quite easily, especially on holiday with the sea water and the sea breeze (It's a hard life). I used this once and knew it was going to be better than my current hairbrush. It doesn't pull at the tangles so I'm hoping it'll help keep my hair in better condition as well as getting the tangles out!

Simple Foaming Cleanser| £2.99

Again, not particularly a holiday purchase but I've been using simple cleanser for a while so I thought I'd give the foaming cleanser a try (partly because it sounded more fun, I don't know). It's making my skin feel so soft and feels really gentle. I can never recommend simple products enough to be honest!

I hope you enjoyed reading this post, if you want proper reviews on any of the products just let me know in the comments!

Nails of the Week

Hello Lovelies!

At the moment I rarely don't have my nails painted, so it seemed wrong that I haven't done a nail polish post yet. Below are some of my favourite polishes, I have quite a few favourites which is probably why I paint my nails so often! Today I decided to try out my Barry M Gelly Polish in Prickly Pear because I haven't had chance to use it yet. Being the indecisive person that I am, I also painted one nail on each hand in a sparkly dark purple.

Prickly Pear

Amethyst Flash

              

The dark purple is sparkly which the picture doesn't show very well. I haven't used it with another colour before, let me know what you think! 

Liebster Award 2.0

Hello lovelies!

So I was nominated for the liebster award for a second time by the lovely Jordanne (check out her liebster award post!). As I've done this tag once I'm just going to answer the questions but see my previous post for my nominations and follow their blogs!

1. What are your current favourite songs?

Ed Sheeran- One (or just his whole new album because it's amazing okay.) and Troye Sivan- Happy Little Pill 

2. What made you decide to start a blog?

I spent so much time reading blogs/watching youtube videos this year when I probably should have been writing essays (oops). I've wanted to try it myself for a while, so here I am!

3. What is your favourite film?

As I said in my previous post, at the moment The Fault In Our Stars. It's emotionally draining and made me really sad but for some reason that was enjoyable, I don't know.

4. What is your favourite sport?

I'd say tennis because I played it a lot when I was younger. I'm probably really bad now but I still enjoy it! 

5. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

I do a lot of dancing in my spare time. This year I was really busy at uni because I got involved with the dance societies. I'm not entirely sure how I manage to get work done, but somehow I do. 

6. What is/was your favourite subject when in school?

Dance was definitely my favourite A Level subject, I also feel obliged to say Psychology seeing as it's my degree subject.

7. What team are you vans or converse?

Converse- said with no hesitation

8. Who is your inspiration role model? 

I have lots, people inspire me for lots of reasons.

9. What phone do you have?

iPhone 5c in white #commonwhitegirl

10. What is your favourite animal?

I love dogs (mine in particular)

11. What is your favourite shop?

At the moment superdrug, I probably have a silly amount of points on my beauty card. I work in a shop next door to superdrug and my bank account isn't loving it.

Hope you enjoyed reading my answers, and go to my previous liebster award post to see who I nominated!