Easter weekend

Happy Easter guys!! 

So what have you all been doing? Friday was a lovely chilled day with the family my sister plus fiancé came over and so did the grandparents. I really wish we had better weather for the four days, it kind of sucks :( 

Saturday I shopped in the local city but I was pretty disappointed and came home almost empty handed. I guess my bank balance looks good for it though... Saving really doesn't help my shopping! I was hoping to pick up some new summer stuff or even an outfit for Sunday evening but I guess I'll have a rummage around my wardrobes to see if I find anything for the evening. 

Here's a little snap from walking the dog at the park... If you look close you'll see the ducks :p 

Enjoy the rest of your time off xoxo

Puppy love

A night in with the girls and the puppies! What more could a girl ask for? 

Saturday nights shouldn't all be about going out drinking, I love girlie nights with takeout and tv (with the added bonus of all the updated gossip!) 

These two went nuts all night! Xoxo

Home spa night with Quick Fix Facials and Sanctuary Spa

I'm getting ready for a girlie night here's a few products that are currently my top picks. 

The quick fix facials come in a range of face masks, I picked mine up at Tk Maxx but they also sell them in many drug stores including Boots and supermarkets including Tesco. This one is a brightening peel and smells amazing. Its a clear mask, once applied and left for the required time you just peel it off, which is the fun part! I'm excited to try more from this range, hopefully I will love them all just as much. 

Then there is the body oil from Sanctuary Spa which I recently purchased, its a 4 day long moisture body oil spray. It works pretty well, I'm yet to really feel it benefits for the 4 days but as it's currently only now getting into spring I think I'll wait until I'm out of jumpers and trousers so I can see if it actually works. 

And I cannot forget a bar of Diary Milk and a magazine for the gossip and fashion ideas ;p xoxo

Perfume and fragrance

Have you ever ventured somewhere you thought only teenagers go? The fragrance section in the clothes store, be it Zara, Riverisland, Next etc? 

Well believe me they are actually purse and nose friendly. Here are a few I've picked up in recent months... And I still get as many compliments as I do when wearing more expensive brands! 

Many are similar to the much pricier brands, I suppose the disappointing thing is owning up to it being the much cheaper clothes store one!

Check out my favourite ones below... Xoxo

From top left: Next Diamonds, Victioria Secrets Pure Daydream, Hollister Crescent Bay, Hollister Malibu Beach, Zara Gold, Next Gold

My go to hair products

What's in my bathroom?

I love Aussie shampoo and conditioner, also their serums and leave in conditioner are amazing, just the smell makes me happy!

My go to dry shampoo is Batiste currently in blush which adds volume and you can hold out that extra day without washing... Best friend to our long haired girls. 

I love Lee Stafford dehumidifier and will not leave the house without a little spray, my mum and sister are also lovers of this stuff! It keeps hair shiney and silky and I notice such a difference straightening after using this. And can't forget his blow dry faster spray which I do believe works even a minute less is good enough for me! 

My current hairspray is L'Oréal Elnett Satin which is growing on me, I must say I'm not the biggest fan on the scent but Cheryl Cole sold it to me in an advert... I'm a sucker for that Xoxo

My current best friend

Yet again I'm sick. Yuk. But learnt a valuable lesson from last time... Buy night nurse! Off I popped to the pharmacy for these beauties- I need a good night sleep and my voice needs to return. No one likes picking up the phone at work and not being able to talk... Or do they? :p xoxo

A few of my things...

I've started reading this book on holiday last year and I really need to get back into it. My friend gave it to me with good recommendations so I need a quiet moment to myself, maybe on a sunny beach. 

The face mist here from the body shop is just the best. I found it a few years ago in a magazine article and now I'm addicted! I use it to set my makeup and hate when I forget it, you can also use it throughout the day or after a flight to refresh and revive you makeup. Shop for it here. 

My love of Pinterest

What are you pinning right now? Come over to my Pinterest to find what inspires me. 

I love finding new recipes, home ideas, diy etc 

Follow me here xoxo

My weeks round up

Another week gone already, they seem to just flyby. When I was younger the days seemed so long and the weekends always were so far away. 

I managed to pack a bit into my weekend, I popped to the next sale on Saturday to pick up some new work bits with my friend. I managed to get a few bits but I resisted the new season range... For now :p

Then I popped into town after lunch for a few bits before a house party in the evening. 

Today my sister came over and we went to a wedding event to get some ideas for hers in September. I forgot that these events people LOVE to talk! 

I hope next weekends going to be just as fun, best start making plans!

I'm now cuddled up on the sofa feeling sorry for myself with yet another cold ergh. I need to start taking vitamins! Xoxo

London things to do, trips and tricks

Last year I spent a lot of tourist time in London and found some fun different things to do instead of the usual tourist things. Check out where I got to go...

Fly Emirates where you can do a hop on hop off or a round trip and you can get it cheaper with an Oyster card

Ice bar where you get dressed in a cape and get drinks in ice glasses! 

Live music in Canary Whalf shopping mall

London aquarium 

There's also the shard, river tours, shows, Harry Potter world (not in the centre) westfields shopping centre, the zoo, London eye and lots more!

Here's where I want to go to...

Escape games 

Check out this site for more ideas. 

We stayed in an apartment, we found this cheaper and easier, we popped to the local shops got dinner and cooked it in our apartment, giving us more money to do other things. Here and here is who I stayed with (but I stayed with them when they were both under the same company called Think), you can get good deals if you shop around and sign up to certain newsletters for 1st time discounts.

Enjoy your time in London xoxo

My weeks round up

It's Sunday, the day of rest!

Here's a round up of my week, what I've been up to, tips/tricks I've learned and my life changing (to me) purchases. 

This weeks kind of been a blur, I've been so busy with work as soon as I've got home I've crashed out on the sofa. But I've learnt a couple of things while sitting on my bum reading through emails and websites. 

Check out this article, it tells you the interesting saving tip when shopping in Zara. A well known Spanish brand which many of us love, but did you know the price differences between the UK and Spain would be quite so large?

A next top tip on this article is when travelling peak season (school holidays for example) you can save by buying flights in 'flexifares' for non holiday times then once booked amending your travel dates! (Seems like it doesn't always work out but worth looking into)

I brought my (hopefully) life changing hair product, which happens to be a bore bristle brush. While searching the web last weekend on how to perfect the smooth ponytail/bun I came across this brush. I maybe, and more than likely, are behind the times here. My hair is always sticking out and after a (what it seems like) can of hairspray, still my hair finds a way of popping out of place. While I've not put my hair up since purchacing, instead I've been perfecting my 100's of brush strokes through my hair from root to tip to help spread your hairs natural oils (known as sebum to the hair world) and with little use of my normal hair potions I've been very pleasantly surprised with the results. My hairs smooth, moves better (the lack of products needed to help tame my hair meant less movement) and just feels better in general! 

We popped to Ikea on Saturday which is always a place to find exciting new things, I'm a little obsessed but I have to put away my bank card and think sensible! But a few cool new things I found are...

Miniture greenhouses perfect for gifts for keen gardeners at £8 each

Hanging dish drainer 

What I'm wearing...

Cute pink nails 

  

How did your mum love Mother's Day? Hope you all enjoyed your weekend... Hurry up next weekend xoxo

Have you got a passion for fashion?

All day, everyday I'm thinking about it. What other people are wearing, where they get their skirt from, that statement necklace etc. So it's increasingly difficult being the year of saving to try not to spend on silly items. 

Trying to use the idea when shopping for new items:

1) Will I use/wear it?

2) Do I need it?

3) Can I find a cheaper option? (In store/online) 

A lot of the time I forget to shop around, mainly when buying online. I forget to look for discount codes, or cashback sites. I'm trying to find the easiest way to remember these without the code jumping at me when opening up the website! (Which by the way would be most useful!) I'm yet to come with a suitable idea, sorry. 

So why not use these simple rules above to help while trying not to over spend. I'll be posting more useful tips and sites throughout my blog so keep checking back!