Girls are made from Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice Sundays 052 %

2012-02-26T19:46:00.001Z

Im currently in the early stages of a food coma!! Me & the boy have been to my sisters house for a yummy Sunday dinner and then chocolate brownie and custard .. delicious!!! Ive spent the early part of my evening playing Harry Potter Cluedo, using Floo powder to go from room to room!

Me & the boy went to the local farmers market this morning, I love walking round it, we ended up buying a few random things but it was all worth it ... we really did need cupcakes and a small box of chocolates haha!

Im really getting into you tube video's again, Im currently loving Pixiwoo again, there video's are amazing, they really are the most talented MUA's on YouTube! Im also liking the controversial Elle & Blair, there's alot of hate for them two on YouTube but personally I enjoy watching both there video's, there entertaining and dont do no harm to anyone!

Im wondering what colour to paint my nails, im slowly but surely working my way through all the one's I got for Christmas, thinking of Christmas it seems like it was AGES ago doesn't it!!

Right im offskies .... nearly Top Gear time!!!

Shhhh its an Argan Secret =

2012-02-24T14:00:00.000Z

I picked this up whilst wandering aimlessly around my local Sally's beauty warehouse, I only went in for hair slides but like always I get distracted.

What it says on the bottle :

Miracle '10' solves all the hair problems you will ever have, Whether your crossing the Sahara or claiming the Atlas mountains Miracle '10' manages your hairs condition.

Miracle 10 is a mysteriously luxurious elixir that you can spray into your hair wet or dry and has 10 amazing benefits :

- Moisturises all hair types

- Protects hair during thermal styling

- Gives brilliant shine

- Detangles

- Controls frizziness

- Seals in hair colour

- Strengths hair

- Prevents split ends

- Shields hair from sun and wind damage

- Absorbs quickly, without greasiness

There throwing out some amazing claims there ... Moisturises ALL hair types? really? So greasy & dry hair? The main ingredient in this product is Argania Spinosa which is the very popular Argan oil., it also has alot of other essential oils including fennel, grape seed, sunflower etc.

I've been using this for the last couple of months, I use it after washing my hair & using my John Frieda Frizz ease I then spray this all over my hair, making sure I dont get my roots due to my extensions but I do try & get the crown of my head where I dont have any extensions.

I really like that this product is a cream but is thin enough to be sprayed onto the hair instead of having a pot of product you've got to delve into each time you want to use it.

I really like this leave in treatment, it makes my hair soft, easy to manage/detangles (especially good with my extensions) and makes my hair extremely shiny. Im not sure if it controls frizziness or not as I still use my Frizz ease with it.

Whats your favourite leave in conditioner / leave in hair treatment? With this product not being readily available for everyone im thinking of getting another bottle & maybe doing a giveaway if it would be something your all after?

Black Diamonds are a girls best friend . . .

2012-02-22T14:00:00.001Z

China Glaze : Black Diamond

I love this shade, its the perfect mix between black and grey, I'd probably describe this colour as a midnight black, it changes from black to a pearly grey depending on the light. There is a fine black shimmer running through it. I really like this vampy style colour, I usually find dark colours hard to wear but I find this really wearable and a quite sophisticated. Its not got a very shiny finish so I layer a clear topcoat.

Whats your favourite vampy style polish?

Sugar & Spice Sundays 051 %

2012-02-20T13:46:00.000Z

A day late but you expect it to be late these days, I really try and get them up on Sundays but it just doesn't happen, Im super busy lately with work and family life!! Also im loving my hat in the picture above, its im not sure what you call them, it has the long floppy sides and its all furry and super warm!

Im currently in the process of getting a new header, Once I've got it up & everything's sorted with it I'll let you into my little secret on it .. you'll all be doing it :)

Im currently sat in my very cold house, unable to get the heating working :S its not broken or anything it just doesn't like me, it works for the boy but as soon as i turn it on it goes NOPE not working. So hot water bottles it is for me today!!

Super excited for pancake day tomorrow ... im a typical lemon and sugar kinda girl but I do like to mix it up every know and then and throw in some nutella ... yummy! Since moving out (nearly 5 years ago) from the parents house me and the boy have always invited lots of friends over to have a Pancake party ... so im super excited to see all our friends and see if anyone can beat my pancake flipping skills!

Takeover Tuesday 004%

2012-02-07T22:29:00.000Z

Today the gorgeous Kat has taken over my blog!

Hi everyone! I’m Kat from jemima.and.ted and today I thought I’d do a post for you on how to get a celeb’s make up look.

Kourtney looks stunning here – she’s so glam! She has flawless skin so I would use a foundation like Estee Lauder Doublewear Maximum Coverage. The Kardashian’s have lovely dark skin, so a bronzer like this Mac one would be great to recreate the look, along with a bit of dark pink blush (Barry M Terracota is great) to add some dimension. And of course, we can’t go wrong with a lovely highlighter to pick up the cheekbones, like this Nars one in Orgasm.

For the eyes, Kourtney appears to have false eyelashes on. I would use inserts here rather than a full set as they are more fluttery and natural – these Eyelure ones are so easy to apply. A really pigmented black eyeliner is ideal to create her dramatic look, and I’ve heard the Kardashian’s swear by Stila ones! And then lashings of mascara (L’Oreal Telescopic is fab!).

Finally – the lips! Not many people can pull this look off but Kourtney looks great. I would use Mac in Russian Red but there are loads of alternatives out there!

Think I might try this look out for a night out soon, its glam and classy. Hope you’ve enjoyed!

Kat x x

I LOVE this style of blog post .. think i'll be copying Kat's idea on a few other posts ... If you'd like to take part in my Takeover Tuesday just comment below & let me know!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 050%

2012-02-05T19:18:00.000Z

I cant explain how much I have enjoyed today, its the first day in 20 days I've not been in work!! I enjoyed getting up at 10, lazing around for a few hours then finally getting dressed and braving the cold & snowy outside. It was quite funny slipping & sliding on the pavements! I only picked a few bits up in town, nothing major, a plain black skater dress for an interview/assessment ive got on Wednesday for a manager training course, so fingers crossed it all goes ok!

I've totally lost it on the blog front lately, Im also having MAJOR trouble with one post, its one of my Takeover Tuesdays, it says its been posted but isn't showing on my blog & doesn't' let me delete it ... WEIRD! Im going to just have to re-do it and hope it doesn't post twice!

Im currently in the process of taking LOTS of photo's of all my new nail polishes, I got like 19 for christmas so expect LOTS of NOTD's ... I'm also wanting to start doing OOTD's again too, Since my last one I've lost about 18lbs so I'm nore confident!

So this is a short post as i'm suppose to be preparing for my assessment, I'm to easily distracted!!!

Bubblegum Lip Scrub =

2012-02-03T18:21:00.000Z

Lush Bubblegum Lipscrub : £4.95

I suffer really bad with dry lips, there not chapped, there just dry and not flaky exactly but oh you all know what im talking about anyway. I've tried making my own sugar scrubs before, they usually just consist of sugar & a tab of pink food colouring so it looks cute but they dont actually do anything, they turn my lips very pink from scrubbing away but afterwards there quite sore as there's no oils in my home-made lip scrubs.

Lush's bubblegum lip scrub contains Castor sugar, organic jojoba oil and then some E number flavourings & colourings. Jojoba oil is known for its soothing properties so after scrubbing away its helps sooth my lips and stop them being sore. This scrub is a typical bubblegum taste, quite fake smelling/taste too I guess, doesn't stop me loving the product.

Ive been using this scrub for about 10 days now and im super impressed with the results, it leaves my lips soft & no signs of dry flaky skin. Im wearing alot more lip products since I started using this as its making my lipsticks and glosses have such a softer neater finish.

Whats your favourite Lip scrub?

Sugar & Spice Sundays 049 %

2012-01-22T20:20:00.001Z

It feels like literally 10 minutes ago & I was writing my last Sugar & Spice Sunday, Its nearly the end of January, how fast has that gone!!

I’ve been pricing holidays up this week and working LOTS of overtime to pay for it, me and the boy have finally decided on Malaysia … we’ll be doing 5 nights in Borneo, 5 nights in Kulala Lumpar and then 7 nights relaxing at the Hard Rock Café hotel in Penang, I’m super excited cant wait to book it, we wont be going till September but it’ll be an AMAZING holiday!

Ive got a few post schedulded for next week, there will be the Takeover Tuesday happening too, If you want to take part in either Takeover Tuesday or a Talkative Tuesday just let me know, i need some more volunteers :)

Pretty short post tonight as its the first night ive actually got time to sit down & play with my HTML, the lovely Maria over at Miss Drifted Snow white has been an angel and hopefully sorted my HTML so my blog lets me reply to comments ... super excited cant wait to play around!!!

Take over Tuesday 003%

2012-01-17T20:27:00.000Z

Today the lovely Ray has taken over my blog!

Nom Nom Hand Food!!

As soon as my beloved Stacey decided she was resurrecting Takeover Tuesdays I jumped straight at the chance to share with you all, my all time favourite hand cream.

Soap and Glory Hand Food.

Its pink, its massive, and it smells lush- what more is there to love?? Let me tell you.

Those lovely people at Soap and Glory have this this to say about that you should use it as "often as you want to soften, smooth and soothe dry, chapped or otherwise hampered hands and relish in the delightful aromas of fresh bergamot, strawberries and mandarin, with floral and fruity midnotes, and musk, amber and warm vanilla".

As you can see the cream itself looks white in the tub, however once on the skin it literally absorbs straight in. A teeny amount goes a very long way, making this product very good value for money. The amount which I have on the back of my hand is more than enough for both (yes both) hands. Personally due to the little amount I use I would say that my hands don't feel greasy or clammy after applying it, just moisturised.

For Christmas and my Birthday, I recieved 4 (you read that right) tubes of hand cream, and then a massive pump bottle too- I always have a bottle on my desk at work, in my bag and a couple in my make up tower. I actually think I may have an obsession with it. It currently retails for £4.85 in Boots for the large tube which is in the pictures about, however they do a travel size for around the £2.25 mark. Normally the travelled sized tubes are on 3 for 2 throughtout the year in Boots, however I would definately stock up when the full sized products are on offer. Actually here's a cheeky little tip for you- currently in Boots they have the sale dregs left- you can get a tube of hand food, a tub of the breakfast scrub (both full size) and a snazzy Soap and Glory apron for £8 (the scrub retails for £10 alone). I got one in the Boots sale, however I am debating whether to go back and get another one after work one night this week.

Hope this review was useful to you, and if you want to read more random rambles on this that and everything else check out my blog.

Ray x

So thats my third takeover tuesday featuring the gorgeous Ray, here's the first Takeover tuesday featuring Ray HERE! If you would like to take part in a take over tuesday just comment below!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 048 %

2012-01-15T21:02:00.000Z

3rd Sunday of 2012 and my first Sugar and Spice Sunday .. Whoopsie!! I try and make these a permanent feature but it just doesnt happen! Ive had such a lovely week off work, it was the boy's 30th birthday on Monday so it was nice to spoil him rotten for a few days and then we just spent a few days chilling out and relaxing, this week off work has kinda been like my christmas as i worked alot of christmas so its been nice having lie ins, staying in my PJ's all day, you know the boring lazy stuff everyone loves doing once in a while!

On Friday night I got all dolled up for a black tie awards night, I was in a rush getting ready so didnt have chance to take proper pictures of my outfit, i did twitpic it so check it out HERE! I had an amazing evening, meeting the directors of the company,having one to many glasses of wine and probably making a fool of myself, but hey thats what work parties are all about aren't they? Whilst i was there my manager sneakily told me ive been invited to another Black tie event at the end of the month, but instead of is just being a department event its a company thing, and i work for a MASSIVE company so its huge honour to be invited as only 5 invites have been given out in my department and there's about 1000 people in it so im super excited, will find out tomorrow exact dates / themes etc!!

Ive been trying to keep up with posting regular, i hope you've all noticed :) Today ive spent the day cleaning & sorting out the whole house, it was pretty quick to do most of it, most of my time was spent in my dressing room, I seriously dont understand how messy it gets & so fast too! So with me not leaving the house ive spent it with my trusty top knotted hair, no make-up (hence the photo)comfty hoody and slobbing pants!!!

Liplicious Lips =

2012-01-14T18:14:00.000Z

I was lucky enough to pick up a few bargains in the Boxing day sales. I picked up these 5 No7 Liplicious Lip glosses for £8, thats like £1.60 per lip gloss ... BARGAIN!!

This little Liplicious Library has 5 different shades which are suitable for every possible occasion, they are enriched with rose hip and argan oil to moisturise your lips There soft and glide onto your lips on the plus side there non sticky. The five colours range from a caramel brown to a bright peach and a glittery pink.

No7 Liplicious Caramel
When looking at the whole collection of these glosses this is the one I feel would be left in the box, hardly used, it doesn't really look like a 'me' colour. Its a neutral brown shade with a very slight pearly shimmer. Its non sticky and has a good colour pay off.

No7 Liplicious Angel Cake
This is a very sheer light / opaque pink gloss which a pearly shimmer, this would look lovely over a nude lipstick to give it a bit of shimmer and shine. You have to be careful when putting this gloss on as a little goes along way, you dont want it turning gloopy.

No7 Liplicious Marshmallow
When looking at the box of all 5 glosses its easily noticeable this one has the least amount of shimmer to it. Its a very pale baby pink, would be nice to wear over something like Mac's Creme Cup or Speed dial.

No7 Liplicious Sweet Peaches

Defiantly one of my favourites in the little gloss library, its a bright shimmery peach colour, with it having such a good colour pay off you dont need to wear a lipstick underneath, its perfect on its own.

No7 Liplicious Sherbet Twist
This and Sweet Peaches are my two favourites out of the 5 in the set, I literally cant decide which is my favourite. Its a barbie pink shimmery gloss which again like sweet peaches has a really good colour pay off.

I really like the quality / longevity / colour pay off of these glosses, im going to have to have a nosy in Boots to see what other colours they have in their collection, after having a quick glance on the Boots website there's only one other colour they have in the collection of these Liplicious glosses and thats called Purple Liquorice, I seriously doubt i'll be picking that one up!

My all time favourite Lush product ...

2012-01-12T17:18:00.000Z

My all time favourite lush product, there wasn't any competition, hands down it has to be the Butterball bath bomb. Now it isn't the prettiest Lush product and it doesn't make your bath all girlie coloured and sparkly, it doesn't even give you lots of fluffy bubbles but it leaves your skin unbelievably soft and smooth.

The Lush Butterball bath bomb is vanilla fragrance (which isn't over powering) and has small chunks of coca butter which melt in your warm bath water and makes your skin silky smooth. It helps soften and add moisture to those dry areas like your knees and elbows. It turns the water slightly oily but thats the coca butter melting into your bath. It leaves small brown leave like things in the bath, im not 100% sure what they are exactly, and after looking on the Lush website it doesnt say much about them?

Butterball is probably one of the cheapest items in Lush a and only £2.30 per ball, I usually split each ball into two so I get two baths of out one ball and it works out at only £1.15 per bath ... BARGAIN!

So thats my favourite Lush product of all time ... what's yours?

Studded shoes ... YES PLEASE ! ! ! $

2012-01-11T14:51:00.000Z

Topshop : £28

I first spotted these little beauties in my local Topshop, I was instantly drawn to them whether its the studs or loafer style Im unsure but what I do know is there utterly delicious!! Im not sure why I didn't pick them up, but after walking out of the shop & getting home I realised I made the total wrong decision and couldn't wait to get into Topshop and get them!

Last week on my lunch hour I asked the boy if he wanted to grab some lunch, but I actually had alternative motives and dragged him into Topshop, I NEEDED those shoes! When I got into Topshop I was faced with the dilemma Black or Nude coloured? I literally couldn't decide, the boy was getting frustrated and luckily they only had my size in in black so that was my decision made up for me!

There the perfect black flat pump, there really soft so I can see them being really comfty. I cant wait to wear them with a little T-dress, I think they'll add just enough edge to a typical girlie outfit. Im thinking I really NEED the nude one's too, thinking they'll look really cute and edgy with a summer dress!!

Whats your opinions on the very popular Topshop Vectra3 Studded Slippers?

Takeover Tuesday 002 %

2012-01-10T16:32:00.000Z

Today the lovely Jenna has taken over my blog!

What got you into blogging?

I started by reading a lot of fashion and beauty blogs for inspiration and Pret A Style was launched this September. I was so inspired by all the blogs out there and wanted to share my fashion musings with a wider audience than my cat and my husband!

- What would you say is your favourite thing about the blogging community is?

How passionate we are all about fashion and beauty. I've heard that some people do it for the freebies, but the bloggers I've come across are all really genuine people.

- What is your blog all about?

My blog is a fashion and style blog. It's topics are really broad- I blog about style posts, upcoming brands and beauty reviews.

- Whats your favourite type of post to write about?

I really enjoy interviewing the faces behind new brands- It's fab to introduce my readers to new things.

- Would you ever make the jump over to making you tube videos?

I don't think so. I don't claim to be an 'expert' in anything other than regurgitating fashion magazines (and I'm not sure who'd watch me do this?)

- Whats your favourite peice of make-up? (lipstick, mascara, foundation, etc)

Dior Skin Forever foundation. Discovering it was a total revolution for me. It's the only foundation that lasts all day and doesn't make a pale girl like me orange!

- Who would you say are your style icons?

I love Fearne Cotton- she wears a lot of quirky tea dresses which I love.

- Are you a highstreet girl or a designer girl or do you like to mix it up?

I mix vintage and highstreet. Designer's pretty much out of my price range right now!

- Whats the most expensive item of clothing/shoes/bags you've purchased?

I brought a Karen Miller leather jacket with all of my savings when I was 15. I only gave it away to a charity shop this xmas- it was in

beautiful condition but just didn't fit. However, I also bought a beautiful pair of Kurt Geiger shoes last year and wore them twice

before realising they didn't fit; so I've since learnt to think carefully before I make a big purchase.

- Whats your WORST fashion disaster ... everyone has them ... :)

I wore some neon pink legwarmers when I started dating my husband! He hated them but I thought I looked fab.

- If you could have afternoon tea and cakes with ANYONE in the world alive or dead who would it be and why?

A none fashion one I'm afraid- It would have to be Ricky Gervais- I love him!

- Who's your celebrity crush ....the person you secretly fancy but to embarassed to tell anyone?

Cory Monteith (Finn from Glee) I've Checked and he's thirty in real life so it's perfectly fine!

- Who's your x factor favourite?

Little Mix! I want to be their friends!

Totally random :)

MAKE-UP:

blush or bronzer: blush

lip gloss or lipstick: lipstick

eye liner or mascara: mascara (can't do eyeliner to save my life!)

foundation or concealer: both!

neutral or color eye shadow: neutral

pressed or loose eye shadows: pressed

brushes or sponges: brushes

NAILS:

OPI or china glaze: OPI

Long or short: long

Acrylic or natural: natural

Brights or darks : brights

Flower or no flower: flower

BODY:

perfume or body spray: perfume

lotion or body butter : body butter

body wash or soap: body wash

lush or other bath company : lush

FASHION:

jeans or sweat pants: jeans

long sleeve of short: short

dresses or skirts: dresses

stripes or spots: spots

flip flops or sandals : sandals

scarves or hats: scarves

studs or dangly earrings : dangly earings

necklaces or bracelets : necklaces

heels or flats : heels

cowboy boots or riding boots: riding boots

jacket or hoodie : jacket

Newlook or H&M: new look

HAIR :

curly or straight: curly

bun or ponytail:bun

bobby pins or butterfly clips: bobby pins

hair spray or gel : spray

long or short : long

light or dark : dark

side sweep fringe or full fringe: side sweep

up or down : up

RANDOM:

Rain or shine:shine

Summer or winter: summer

Chocolate or vanilla : choc

Beach or snow: beach

Pepsi or coke? neither

Jenna xx

So that was the lovely Jenna from Pret-a-stlye, make sure you go over & check her out!! If you want to take part in Takeover Tuesdays just comment below and i'll get in touch with you!! A HUGE thank you to Jenna for taking time out to take part!!!

New Year New Diary

2012-01-04T14:48:00.000Z

New year means a new diary, I love diary shopping, strolling up and down the isles in Paperchase looking at all the cutesy diary's and journals and all the stationary. I have a secret love for notepads, I dont even write in them all, I just love having a few of them all lined up looking super cute!

So after umming and arring over a few different options I decided on this little beauty, its a purple soft cover with a dark purple flower embossed pattern. Its in the same format as my diary I got last year, a page per day and then the weekends split into half a page each. I made sure this years diary wasn't as big as last years, it was way to heavy to carry around on a daily basis. I write alot in my diary, the hours I've worked, any overtime I've completed, the blog post's I've written and now im doing the Takeover Tuesday feature im going to be making sure that im keeping up to date with emailing other bloggers!

Are you a diary person? What do you write in your day to day diary?

Takeover Tuesday 001 %

2012-01-03T12:00:00.001Z

Today the lovely Rosie has taken over my blog.

Hello lovely people! I’m rosie from ‘the budget beauty book’ and I’m super excited to be the first blogger taking part in takeover tuesday! My blog focuses on how to look and feel beautiful which saving a few pennies along the way. so I thought what better way to show you what I’m all about than by sharing my latest homemade beauty trick…. an asprin facemask!

Asprin isn't just for headaches you know. infact it's been used in beauty for years and years. you see asprin is made out of salicylic acid, this works as both an anti-inflammatory and exfoliant. It is these properties that make it effective in the treatment of acne, scarring and discolouration, amongst other things.

You will need :

3x regular strength uncoated asprin

1tsp honey

2tsp natural yogurt

a pinch of brown sugar

tea tree or lavender oil (optional)

water

small dish

teaspoon

1. Take your asprin and place it in a small dish. add a few teaspoons of water and leave for a few minutes. then mash up the asprin with your fingers.

2. Add tsp of honey and tsp of natural yogurt to the asprin and mix everything in the dish together using your fingers.

3. Add a few drops of the oil if you wish and the brown sugar. then continue to mix.

4. Make sure your face is clean of make-up and then apply the mask all over your face using your fingers.

5. Leave the mask on for around 15 minutes and them wash off using warm water.

NB salicylic acid makes your skin super sensitive to the sun so make sure you wear sun-cream even if it does look like winter outside! the skin can also become used to the mask if you use it too often, lessening the effect, so limit usage to once a week.

so there you have it! a super easy and cheap way to help you on your way to beautiful skin!

if you do try it out be sure to pop on over to my blog and tell me how it worked out for you :)

Rosie xoxo

So that was my first Takeover Tuesday ... if you want to volunteer to complete a post then just comment below with your email address and i'll email you all the details! Thanks for reading lovies and if you try this Asprin facemask make sure you let Rosie know how it turned out!!

Resolutions . . .

2012-01-01T21:12:00.000Z

My resolutions for 2011 were :

- To be Happy & smile all the time

- Get my body in a shape im happy with, so if that means losing a trillion stone or just 1/2 a stone then thats what i want to do, make sure my body is healthy and that im feeling happy about myself.

- I want to learn a new language

I actually accomplished 1 and a half of these ... so half way there ... Im HAPPY all the time & seem to have smiled all year :) Im getting my body into shape, I've lost like 20/21lbs in the last 3/4 months since I've started seriously wanting to lose weight and im aiming to lose another 20lbs I think, I might stop before I reach that goal but see how I feel and if im happy with how I look. I didnt even attempt to learn a new language, I think i forgot i even set that resolution for myself.

So this year I've had a really good year, I've been on a holiday of a life time to Kenya including an Kenyan Safari which was totally amazing ... see more pictures HERE & HERE!!!! I've had a really successful year at work and its really paying off and im happy my career is developing.

So next year im not going to set any resolutions as I've realised I dont actually stick to them, the only thing I really want to do is blog more, its something I really enjoy doing and cant wait to get back into being a good blogger!!!

Time to get all mushy ... thanks so much for reading & commenting even after such a bad blogging year, I really appreciate it all your comments & support on both here and twitter! Ive met some amazing people through my blog and I hope to continue into 2012 meeting more amazing people.

No excuses ...

2011-12-26T22:03:00.000Z

Im not even going to try and explain why ive been totally SHOCKING at blogging lately, actually its not just lately its this whole year, i dont think 2011 was my blogging year, im going to make sure 2012 is the year for Made from Sugar and Spice :) Theres not going to be any post's up from now till New Year, im going to write some & get them prepared for the new year, give my self a head start.

There's so much ive been upto but it just kinda seems abit pointless now its been like 3 weeks since the xmas party & the same since i met up with the gorgeous Steph so it seems abit weird telling you all about it now!

Ive had a fantastic christmas, as always been hectic, i made a lovely christmas dinner, cooked a 4 bird roast, just call me Chef Ramsey from now on!! So a very short post as im just getting ready for bed as im working tomorrow ... working on a bank holiday :( its triple pay so cant complain that much!!

Thanks for reading lovies!!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 047 %

2011-12-04T20:10:00.000Z

I've laughed so much this weekend my cheek's still hurt. Saturday was my house warming party, we whipped out the cocktail fountain (full of WooWoo) and the chocolate fountain and the laughter started. Quite alot of my friends let me down :( but the people who turned up made it an amazing night!

Today was going to be a lazy sunday in my PJ's all day listening to the rain on the window (we've had horrendous rain all day today) catching up on my blogs and YT video's but me and the boy headed over to his parents house so we could have another cuddle with our new nephew. I cant believe how much he's changed within a week its crazy!

I keep seeing all these status's and tweets and weather forecast about the SNOW and im so hoping everyone's got it wrong, im not a massive fan of the snow, the country literally comes to a stand still. Also I dont like struggling to get to work & eventually when I get their having cold tootsies!!

A short post for tonight, im going to try and take part in the #bbloggers topic tonight, I took part last week and really enjoyed it, Ive missed being out of the bloggers loop lately! Cant wait to get back into it all properly.

Totally out of the blue coral +

2011-11-30T20:11:00.000Z

Barry M 312 Indigo

Barry M 296 Coral

You all know my love for Barry M polish is HUGE! I know when it starts to become autumn/winter the bright polishes go out of the window and in come the dark, deep colours appear. I dont own many dark polishes as im lover of the super brights and pastel colours.

I choose these two colours at random, i was going to just use the indigo but I not a one shade nail person hee hee! I actually did the coral on my ring finger on one hand and on the other hand did it on my forefinger, just to mix it up a bit. Like all Barry M polishes, they last a good few days without chipping and the polish themselves seem to last forever!!

I desperatly need some new dark polishes ... it doesnt matter what brand but if you have any recomendations let me know :)

Thanks for reading

= Manchester Christmas Markets =

2011-11-28T15:25:00.000Z

Me and the gorgeous Steph are planning a trip to the Manchester Christmas Markets, were heading over on the 9th December which is a Friday, and were planning on meeting up around 5.30ish, now with the Christmas markets being so popular we thought we would extend the invite to all the North west bloggers that are free that evening?

(sorry for the quality of the photo's there taken from google)

Now the christmas market will be a fantastic place for everyone to meet up, have a nosy around the markets, pick up some cutesy bargains and get some hot chocolate and have a good chit chat with you all!!

So if anyone's up for it let me know your email and i'll speak to Steph and get the exact details and let you all know!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 046 %

2011-11-27T18:33:00.000Z

Today was the boy's sister's due date ... and she's the only person who i know who actually gave birth on their due date ... let me introduce you all to my new nephew .... Harry Stephen Rich! He's absolutely gorgeous! So the first part of my day today was spent running around my local town trying to get some blue baby boy balloons and then i was sat in the Delivery waiting room :)

Ive been off work this week poorly with my asthma, Im totally blaming the colder weather, its been so mild for the last few weeks and then this cold week has just hit me ... if you've been following my blog for a while you'll know my asthma is made worse by cold weather, I totally need to move to warmer climates ... im considering Australia lol!!!

I totally forgot to mention in last weeks Sugar & Spice Sundays ... I went to watch Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 on opening night ... AMAZING, I'm totally sucked into the twihype that's going on, and I can hold my hands up and say im totally Team EDWARD!! I cant wait till the next film, shame its a year away! Booooo!!!

This is going to be a short post as im going to go back up to the hopsital and have another cuddle with my new baby nephew!!

These boots were made for walking . . .

2011-11-23T15:33:00.000Z

For the last 4/5 weeks I've been eyeing up shearling laced boots, I've looked at lots of different ones & I just couldn't find the perfect one's, then one lunch time running through the Arndale centre i caught these out of the corner of my eye. It was love at first sight.

They look perfect tucked into a pair of skinny jeans and a big cosy woolly jumper ... perfect winter outfit! With the heel being chunky there mega comfy to walk around in for hours on end, strolling around the shops :) There a suede effect and lined around the top with faux sheep wool and laced up the front.

Oh the important information, they were from Peacocks, now thats not normally a shop i'd go in, im not sure why I just tend to ignore it and walk past! Also they should of been £30 and had £15 off when I bought them, so they were a bargain £15!!!! Peacocks currently have 20% off so it may be worth having a nosy to see what good bargains you could find!!

I can see these being a staple piece in autumn wardrobe, they'll look fab with a jeans, tights, shorts, dresses!! What's your autumn boots? Are you a heeled or flat type a person?

Sugar & Spice Sundays 045 %

2011-11-20T21:05:00.000Z

So I've gone and done it again, totally not blogged at all, I actually have a really good excuse to why, I've moved house, we got the internet disconnected at our old house and have only had it in our new house a few days! We've been here just over a week now and i totally LOVE it! Its a weird story actually, when i first met the boy he used to live in this house with his brother, we moved out into our own place, his brother moved out and then 5 years later we come back to the house, its in a gorgeous area. In front of our house is all cobbled streets, right opposite the museum over looking the canal. Its literally my dream house and i couldn't be any more excited!

Like all my other Sugar & Spice Sunday post's im not going to go on and on about me working tons of hours, I'm just going to think that you all know me by now and know i work LOTS and that i literally live at my desk!! I think my work should invest in massage chairs, im sat in mine that much :)

I've decided that im going to do a little giveaway soon, probably around Christmas / New year as a kind of thank you for sticking with me during my bad blogging year. I started blogging just over 2 years ago (it was my 2nd blog birthday on the 13th Nov) and i cant describe how much i enjoy it, i just think i need to start managing my time better, I love spending time reading through all your posts and eyeing up all your amazing photos! Ive just noticed i wrote over 100 more post's last year than ive done so far this year, thats really bad isnt it?

Theatre of the Wild part 2 %

2011-11-01T21:46:00.000Z

*Warning Picture Heavy*

So I've decided on just doing 2 holiday post's but there both MEGA picture heavy!! So instead of waffling on i'll just get straight to the pictures ...

At the 2nd Lodge Ngulia lodge overlooking another amazing view

Totally amazing ... it was hard to grasp the size of the reserves

Me & The boy working out the self timer and balancing the camera on a rock :)

Watching the elephants whilst sat in the bar having a cheeky cocktail

I was obsessed with taking pictures of the animals when they walked across the road

This made me giggle ... walking up the road

This truely was one of the most amazing creatures ... he was just lay on the side of the road watching the jeeps

I kinda felt sorry for the Zebra's, they didnt camouflage very well, they were like a walking meal ticket!

AMAZING!

Sunset over Tsavo East

This was everyone who we spent our safari with, the gentlemen in the orange was our driver / tour guide

At the crocodile park

Huggeeeee Croc in the background

This one was moving towards me and it looked like it was smiling!

Baby croc ... how brave was i?

We went to a traditional African village, we took pens, pencils, colouring books for the children ... the boys in the middle of them all

Shimba Rainforest

Who you looking at ??

Your still watching me eat ... leave me in piece hahah

Feeding the Bush babies

This was our tree house in the rainforest ... and you can see the boy in our room

Amazing view of the lagoon

After tickling under his chin he stood up for the camera :)

This was an AMAZING experience

Fancy a chat?

So finally thats all my holiday snaps ... well all of the one's i couldnt narrow down! Like i said in my first holiday post it was a holiday of a life time & i LOVED it!!!!

Whats your favourite holiday??

Sugar & Spice Sundays 044 %

2011-10-30T19:47:00.000Z

one word to sum up this week ... EXHAUSTED! I work full time, so thats 35hours a week not including my lunch hours, ive currently worked nearly 70hours this week! All i keep thinking is that it'll be worth it on pay day :)

If you follow me on twitter you'd know that me and the boy are moving house :) I was just browsing Rightmove app on my phone, liek you do & then i spotted the house where the boy used to live when we first got together, we both loved that house and it was available again, we put our application in on the 21st Oct & found out on the 25th Oct we've got it, which is lucky really as we handed our notice in on our current house on the 24th Oct :) So the house is bigger than what we've got now, its gorgeous and were looking to move out the weekend of the 12th Nov!! Only bad thing is im going to miss the Leeds meet up!! :(

Im currently sat in work as i know i wont have time to write this when i get home, ive done really well on my Dukan this week (expect a post soon of the Dukan results) Ive just had a macdonalds for my dinner, its made me feel so sick, it was either that or raid the vending machine lol!! Ive been that engrossed in my work & with my head phones on ive just realised im the only person left on my floor ... there's halloween decorations everywhere so im kinda freaked out :S think its time i pack up & leave for the night!! I'm gonna take a pic when i get home & then post this tonight! :)

Theatre of the Wild %

2011-10-29T17:03:00.000+01:00

*Warning VERY picture heavy*

Ive tried to limit the number of pictures im going to post, but with taking nearly 2000 pictures on our holiday its so hard to pick the best and my favourite to share with you all so im going to be doing either 2 or 3 post's on my holiday snaps ... sorry if you get bored with them all!!

If you dont already know i went to Kenya for 2 weeks, i stayed at the Bamburi Beach Hotel in Bamburi and did a 3 night Safari in both Tsavo East and West and also stayed in the Shimba Rainforest for a night too. Im not going to waffle on as there's LOTS of pictures below ...

First day around the pool chilling in my new Ray Ban's ... my little airport treat :)

First Night at the hotel ... it was soooo warm!

The African Massi Warriors Tribe

This was at the Wood Carving Cooperative Centre, this Elephant was carved out of one piece of wood :)

The view from the plane coming home .... Mount Kilimanjaro

Just before entering Tsavo National Park East

Loved the way we caught them mid run across the road!

Mummy, Daddy & two babies .... just walking away from the watering hole

Loved the way one part of the national park was red dust and then it went green and lush, Elephants in the distance

Just chilling out at the first Lodge watching the Elephants at the watering hole

First night on Safari at Voi Lodge

In the underground viewing bunker, LOVE the way we caught the water coming out of mummy's trunk

We were literally this close to the elephants

Relaxing having a fruit juice over looking the most amazing view

This picture reminds me of Lion King :)

Tsavo National Park East at Dawn

Mount Kenya at Dawn

Watching the lions on the hunt

At the enterance to Tsavo East

POSE!!

The way they dressed up the front of the Reserves was amazing!

I made sure i stayed with the man with the gun whilst walking around the crocodiles & hippo's

Out of no where this giraffe just popped up!

This was literally a holiday of a life time, i cant stop recommending Safari's to everyone who i talk too, me and the boy are looking to do it again next year but for 3 weeks and do Northern Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and then a final week on the Kenyan Coast chilling out :) Keep your eye's peeled for the next holiday post ... another lots of pictures!!

Whats your holiday of a life time??

+ Up and coming post's

2011-10-28T07:32:00.000+01:00

So Ive been missing for over a month know, as you know in my last post I've been on holiday for 2 weeks and I've been struggling to get back to reality and find myself day dreaming about Safari's and the African lifestyle! So just to ease myself back into it i thought i'd do kinda a cheat post and tell you all what's up and coming and what to expect from me in the next few weeks (in no order)

♥ Holiday photo's part 1

♥ Holiday photo's part 2

♥ Hair extensions

♥ I Love Skulls

♥ Barry M Love

♥ Nicki Manji

♥ OPI nail polish

♥ Nail wraps

♥ Versace for H&M

♥ Satchel bag

♥ Iceskater dress OOTD

♥ Brown Shorts OOTD

♥ Shearling Ankle Boots

So thats just a few of the post's im going to do over the next few days and then get them scheduled for you all, i cant wait to start getting back into my blog giving it all the attention it needs :)

Leaving on a Jet Plane %

2011-09-21T21:56:00.000+01:00

(all pictures from weheartit.com)

So i didnt get round to scheduling any post's but i thought i'd do a quick post now, im off on my holidays tomorrow evening, as you can imagine im running around like a headless chicken, throwing things into my suitcase (alot more than i actually need) and then worrying that ive gone wayyyy over my limit of 23kg :S

So anyway im hoping to see lot's of animals, meet lots of fantastic people and see the famous Mount Kilimanjaro!! So i'll be back & i promise blogging as notmal (4 times a week fingers crossed) on the 8th October!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 042 / 043 %

2011-09-18T20:34:00.000+01:00

MASSIVE apologies for the total lack of blogging lately ... I literally cant think where the last two weeks have gone. I've been mega hectic at work lately, they've recently changed our rota's so its taking me a bit to try and get used to the different hours! Im also in the process of thinking about applying for a new job, its for the same company i work for just a MASSIVE step up, im going to discuss it with my manager tomorrow and see what she thinks, its a huge step up and the things there asking for is everything ive been doing for the last 3 years and its a huge step in my career, so fingers crossed it all goes ok :)

Today i have been doing alot of ironing, sorting out my jewellery as in-case i havent mentioned it lately im going on holiday on Thursday ... im so excited i cant explain afhwsigbfkrfgaoebgf (EXCITED) Me and the boy are off to Kenya for just over 2 weeks, including a 4 day Safari, i cant wait to see all the animals, relax by the pool, swim with dolphins, and the thing im most excited for is im going to see Mount Kilimanjaro, Im hoping to get 1000's of pictures so keep your eyes peeled for them in a few weeks time :)

I was going to try and do some post's on holiday packing, but i think as im going away after the Summers ended everyone has already been on their summer holidays so might be abit pointless ... ideas?? I was also going to say i'll be scheduling lots of post's for whilst im away but i seriously doubt i'll get round to doing it, i literally have NO time at all, i think i need some hints & tips on time keeping, alot of my favourite bloggers are full time workers & mum's and still post 4/5 times a week, how they manage there time is beyond me!! There a massive inspiration blogging mums!!!

+ I want to be seen with a fresh pair of eyes ...

2011-09-07T20:57:00.000+01:00

Blouse : Topshop

Basic black vest as blouse is sheer : Newlook

Shorts : Newlook

Tights 100 denier : Newlook

Shoes : Primark

So as the weather is alot colder ive dug out my thick winter tights, it way to cold for anything less that 100denier!! This outfit is just something i wore for work today, its nothing special but the blouse is something i wouldn't of ever thinking of pairing with black shorts & wearing for the office!! Im usually quite boring when it comes to my work wear but i think the florals brighten up a boring office!!

Ive just realised ive not done an OOTD since the 4th July ... thats over 2 months ago ... how ive slacked hahah ... but when i go on holiday i'll make sure i snap lots of pictures of my summery outfits in exotic locations, with abit of luck there will be some animals wondering around in the back ground too!!

After my holidays im going to invest in a decent camera, all the pictures above seem really grainy & blurred, im probably going to have about £200/£250 to spend on a camera so hopefully i'll be able to get a decent one which isnt to complicated to use, any recommendations ??

So as always thanks for reading lovies & leaving lots of lovely comments!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 041 %

2011-09-05T18:34:00.001+01:00

I know ... its a day late but hey better late than never i guess ... the only reason its a day late is that i worked all weekend, & me and the boy went out yesterday evening for some food & by the time i got home i was just waayyyy to tired to start blogging!!

Another major blogging fail this week too, i feel like i say this all the time but literally hadn't had the time to post, i really need to manage my time better, this week i finish work at 5 so that should give me more time to blog, hopefully!!

I took alot of pictures before for an outfit to show you, now im happy with all the pictures just the quality of them isnt good, im seriously need a new camera, i think when i get back off my holidays i'll have to invest in a good one, not sure if im wanting an SLR or not, i think they may be abit to fancy for what i need it for lol!!

I go away in 17 days, im super excited, im sorting out the last minute bits now like the essential white t's, plenty of high factor suncreams as its going to be very hot in Kenya :) I'm going to take 1000's of pictures, i can see it now!!!

Also there's a bloggers meet up being arranged for Leeds in November ... the gorgeous Ray & Tori are arranging it so when i have more detail's i'll let you all know but im hoping to meet you all there!! Heres a link to have a looksie at : HERE

Sugar & Spice Sundays 040 %

2011-08-28T20:14:00.000+01:00

Todays been a Pink Nouveau kinda day!

I hope everyone's having a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend :) unfortunalty the weather isnt to nice in Manchester but thats not stopping me lol, i was working yesterday, had today off & working again tomorrow!! Lots pf pennies for Kenya in 3 weeks!!

So today ive spent it with family all day, spent the afternoon with the boy's family, seeing his mum, sister etc, also i met Lofty, this is his mum's new African Grey bird, he's different, im not a massive fan of birds and kinda freak me out the way they flap there big wings lol!!

Im totally and utterly obsessed with Ed Sheeran, i literally listen to him a trillion times a day on YT, ive watched so many of his video's, i cant describe how fantastic he is. Ive been lucky enough to bag tickets for his gig in January at the Apollo in Manchester, i cant wait!! Im such a groupie hahahaha!!

Ive just realised i go to Kenya in less than 4 weeks ... its come round so fast & im so excited, cant wait to go on Safari, the thing im looking forward to most is seeing Mount Kilimanjaro, i think the experince is going to be to die for & cant wait to get some fantastic pictures!!!

Anyway im off ... gonna brew up & get ready for tonight's #bbloggers!! Hope everyone has a fab day off tomorrow & if your like me & working Have fun!!!

% V05 Hot Oils ...

2011-08-24T19:06:00.000+01:00

V05 hot oils are something i used to use on my hair all the time, i used to buy the individual ones when my hair was in dyer need or some TLC. After i had my extensions taken out i wanted to deep condition my hair so much before getting them put in the next day so i went abit crazy and bought like 4 hair treatments and did them all within a day!! So let me introduce you all to one of the 4 hair treatments ive bought : V05's Hot Oil Moisture Soad Elixir ....

The thing that struck me as odd with this product is that you use it before shampooing you hair. I was thinking is it going to work if my hairs greasy, if my hairs got product in it?? So i got in the shower and i think instinct took over & i reached for the shampoo then realised no Stacey hot oil first lol, i poured a small amount into my hands, rubbed it in and then worked through my hair, starting at the tips and working the remaining amount upwards, with this being a oil i was extra careful not to get it on my roots / bonds as i defiantly didnt want those going soft or sliding out.

Now V05 say that this Moisture Soak Elixir reconstructs damaged hair in 1 minute, there slogan on the back is Harness the power of your shower, it states to :

♥ double the strength of your hair to reduce breakage

♥ seeks out & binds to weak sites of every strand

♥ Removes 75% more chlorine than shampooing alone

You dont have to use much of this product as its distributes really well & evenly through out your hair, i cant comment if it double my hair strength but it did make it more manageable, im thinking maybe after pro-longed use i'd be able to see a difference in my hairs strength & to see if any of the damage from the heat is less noticeable??

Random : The name of this product Moisture Elixir totally reminds me of the song in the film Sweeny Todd Pirelli's Miracle Elixir, as ive been writing this post i keep singing it in my head, well singing the first line as thats all i can remember lol!!!

Whats your favourite hair care treatment?? Im seriously loving hair care at the moment!!! As always thanks so much for reading & commenting!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 039%

2011-08-21T20:02:00.000+01:00

I cant believe how fast the weeks are going, it literally seems yesterday i was typing my last Sunday feature!! Before we know it Christmas will be here :) super excited as i LOVE Christmas, i love build up to it, the way Manchester turns all twinkly and the Christmas market is there & we have mulled wine & hot chocolate & baileys yummy! But we've got like 4 months till its Christmas so i better stop waffling on lol!!

Im actually being really cheeky & typing this up at work ... whoopsie!! But its super quiet on Sundays, skeleton staff & like one manager who sits miles away from me lol!! Im suppose to be doing lots of admin work but im to busy reading all your blog posts hahah!!

Im currently obsessing over Ed Sheeran, his album is due to release on I tunes at the beginning of September, ive been listening to him constantly at work on YT, its totally made my day go so fast! My favourite song is Team A, the lyrics, his voice & the video just leave me speechless.

Im now currently lay on my sofa, hair in a top knot,hence the photo, in my slobbing clothes as ive worked all weekend as overtime to get some spending money for when we go away in September, the boy's just given me a foot rub too .. bless him!!

Not much more to say really, i dont want to start really waffling more than usual lol so ive got a scheduled post for tomorrow so keep your eyes peeled!!

Mr Frieda how i love thee +

2011-08-20T08:11:00.000+01:00

John Frieda is an English celebrity hairstylist and also owner of the John Frieda collection of hair care products. I think his most popular range of hair care product's is his Frizz Ease collection. His product's are all fantastic quality aswell as very affordable prices ranging between £3 to £7.

Now the 3 product's im going to natter on about are all from the Frizz Ease collection, because ive got the wildest frizzest natural hair ever, thank god for straightners is all i say hee hee!! Most of the time Boots have got offers on the John Frieda products, usually 3 for 2 so you could snap all these 3 goodies up for around £12 which i think is a BARGAIN!!

Frizz East Critical Care Miraculous Recovery Strengthening Creme Masque ... wow what a mouthful that was, but it literally is what it says on the pot. They sat it should leave your hair strong, silky and shiny. Its a hair masque that i slather all over my hair after washing it, sometimes i just leave it on for a few minutes, other times i leave it on for upto 20 mins when i want to give my hair that bit more TLC. Now because ive got long hair i usually only get about 3 uses out of a tub this size, but i only use it every 2 weeks so its not to bad. One thing i have to be careful of when using such nourishing masques on my hair is to try and avoid getting them on my hair bonds as i dont want my extensions sliding out on me lol!

The Frizz Ease hair serum has been a staple product in my hair care routine for aslong as i can remember, i remember i used to pinch a few pumps of my mum's when i was younger. Now i used to only use the original one but the one i swear by now is the Extra Strength Formula, come on we all want stronger hair dont we?? I use 2/3 pumps of these on my wet hair (ive got very long & thickish hair), concentrating more on the tips of my hair and then working the remaining amount through the roots of my hair trying to avoid my hair bonds. This product leaves my hair alot smoother and easier to manage.

Now this isnt normally a product i'd usually buy but i was hoping for Kardashian style glossy looking hair so i got the Frizz Ease 100%Shine Glossing mist, according to Mr Frieda it adds a high gloss shine to your hair, do i agree ... YES!! Its a weird product as you'd expect it to leave your locks looking greasy but it doesn't, it gives your hair just enough shine to look natural & not greasy. A good thing about this product is that it doesnt build up in your hair & it isnt at all greasy!!

I couldnt imagine my hair care routine not including these 3 products, obviously there's other bits i use in my routine which i will be reviewing over the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled!

So whats your staple hair care item ?? Anything you think i should be adding into my current routine ?? Thanks so much for reading & commenting!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 038 %

2011-08-14T21:07:00.000+01:00

Ive come to the conclusion that im done with Summer in the UK, roll on Autumn i say, i cant wait to wear layers again, lots of lots sleeved tops, chunky cardigans, scarf's, hats (to hide bad hair days). Also im loving the colours for Autumn too, wheter that be the colours of the clothes that are around of the colours around in general, the tree's turning that gorgeous burnt orange colour :)

Im currently totally obsessed with two completley different TV series, Pretty Little Liars season 2, Oh Em Gee i literally cant get enough of it, i have the soundtrack on my iphone too and ive been listening to it on repeat ALL day, its got me through working today!!
Also im loving Game Of Thrones, its not normally a series i'd watch but again like Pretty Little Liars im loving watching it, i think i also enjoy it as the boy watch's it too so we get to watch to together :)

As always im working like a trillion hours each week, im trying to do as much overtime as i can before payroll cut off in September so we have LOTS of spending money to take away with us to Kenya, were both after a little splurge in Duty Free too, i want a new perfume, a few MAC bits & also im after a pair of Rayban aviators & i think the boy's after a few new goodies too!!!

Im still currently doing the Dukan diet, ive been on it just over 2 weeks and have already lost 12lbs ... im super proud of myself but i literally owe it all to Mr Dukan lol, the diet is literally fool/fail proof! Im gonna do a seperate post on that once ive hit my goal weight, only bad thing is that im literally dropping lb's & my holiday stuff is going to be to big :S Whoopsie... oh well im sure it'll be fine!!!

Im just totally R U B B I S H ! ! !

2011-08-12T21:07:00.002+01:00

(incase you've forgotten what i look like lol)

I cant believe how bad ive been these last 3/4 months blogging wise ... I've got so many blog post's im needing to write but im just totally struggling to find the time!!

Im that behind ive actually got my hair post all written up its just finding the time to take pictures when the lighting is pretty good, i actually had my hair re-done 2 weeks ago so that proves how behind i am with things.

Ive actually got a list of all post's im waiting to write, and there's about 20 different one's and then there's about 10/15 different outfits ive been wearing i want to share with you all!!

I just wanna say a HUGE thanks to everyone who has still stuck with my blog over the last postless weeks/months ... it really means alot that your sticking with me, i promise i'll get back into the habit, i really miss spending a few hours a week catching up on all your latest post's, finding out whats going on in the blogging community and having me time to write my post's which is something i really enjoy doing!!

Im not sure if this has been posted all over the internet already but im totally disgraced at the way a small minority of the country has been behaving, all these riot's have been horrendous, ive been trying for the last few days to get my head around it all & i seriously cant do it, i dont understand the reasons behind it. What gets me even more is that after it all happened in London people decided to copy and do it in other citys! As you all know im from Manchester and i work in the city center and it was so scary on Monday coming home from work, i was twitpic'ing lots of pictures for everyone to see such the devastation and the amount of hooded/masked youths hanging around!! Scary!!

So im gonna try and do some more blogging on Sunday after work, gonna get some batteries for my camera, snap away and spend my evening sat on my bed with a large cup of T and start working my way through all my posts!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 037%

2011-07-24T19:21:00.000+01:00

Today i havent took my sunglasses off nearly all day ... but thats because ive spent most of my day outside enjoying the bit of sunshine we were blessed with! Ive spent the day with the boy & his brother at a local event in our local park, its like a free music event thing, with a few fair rides / games, face painting & Mr Whippy Ice Creams lol! YUMMY!! And to top off a perfect day we headed over to Nando's for some yummy chicken!!

So in my last post i had all good intentions of posting the day afterwards of my hair extensions, but i just havent got round to taking pictures of them yet, but i PROMISE i'll do it tomorrow morning!!

Im still off work at the moment with an inner ear infection, im back in on Tuesday, feeling tons better but my sick note runs out on Tuesday so thats when im going back :) It's alot of hassel trying to get into my Dr's tomorrow for them to sign me back fit to work to go in tomorrow so im gonna spend my morning taking lots of pictures, typing lots of posts then im heading in town to do a spot of shopping & then meeting one of the bestie's for coffee and a chit chat!

Im really hoping this warm weather stays put ... im really liking not where cardigans and jackets at the moment lol!! So i hope everyone's had a FANTASTIC weekend and is looking forward to the week ahead!! loving the way u can see the reflection in my glasses of me holding my iphone hee hee!!!

A quick update .... +

2011-07-21T19:59:00.000+01:00

OMG ive just realised i havent posted since the 10th July ... whoops .... i didnt even do my last Sugar & Spice Sunday.

Now the reason i didnt post on Sunday was that i was at the boy's dad's & then went to visit his mum & spend time with his family so when i got home i jumped in the shower & got in bed as i was exhausted!!

Ive been off work this week poorly, ive got labyrinthitis, its an inner ear infection, i keep going really dizzy, falling over & the room spinning. Its kinda like when you drink abit to much hee hee!! Its not painful or anything just more annoying!!

Today's the first proper day when ive felt i can actually sit down on my laptop & schedule some post's without feeling dizzy or anything!!

Im gonna do a post tomorrow about my hair extensions, ive had them taken out today & getting them put back in tomorrow but i wont ramble to much here as ive done a pretty big post on that already lol!

So a quick picture just to show you all im still alive lol ...

Sugar & Spice Sundays 036 %

2011-07-10T21:09:00.000+01:00

Today has been a pretty relaxed day, i was up pretty early as i was planning on going into work but i wasn't in any fit state to, i headed out with the girls last night and had one two many blue wkds, also it doesnt help getting in at 3.45am .. WHOOPSIE!! So today has been spent feeling all sorry for myself and then at about 3ish i got dressed, turned slightly human and went out for a carvery with the girls again .. it was DELICIOUS!!

Ive done pretty well this week with posting more regular, ive actually managed 3 post's since Sunday :) thats good for me when i was going through a stage of just doing my Sugar & Spice Sundays!

Ive been wearing my hair curly alot lately, i think my curling wand is the best £25 ive ever spent ... im going to do some hair of the day's i think as i get quite a few comments on my hair, its all fake but i LOVE it ... my hair naturally is about shoulder length but very thin so i'd never be able to achieve the look i want without that extra help lol!!

Im not sure if anyone has noticed but last week i posted my Sugar & Spice sunday under number 35, it should of been 34 but i missed a number, so i realised i had to carry on the numbers now lol!! A short post i know but im super tired as ive had about 4 hours sleep ... not good!! So im gonna try and do another 3 post this week ... fingers crossed!!!

The only thing i see is Beautiful People

2011-07-09T08:10:00.000+01:00

Just to clear a few things ... the name of the post isnt in any way big headed or anything its actually Chris Brown's song lyrics beautiful people and i know this post it a week late, should of gone up in the week i thought i schedulded it but obvz i didint!!

So on Saturday me and one of the bestie's headed out for a night of cocktails & dancing. I couldnt wait to put on a pretty dress, lashings of mascara, a pair of falsies & Mac's Girl About Town!!

Dress : AX paris Newlook

Skull Clutch : Bank

Earrings : Topshop

Braclete : Topshop

Heels : Newlook

Bestie :

Dress : Lipsy

Bag : Newlook

Earrings : Newlook

Braclet : Newlook

Shoes : ERRMMMMMM

So i LOVE this dress, i only bought it on Friday and its super pretty, its short, but thats kind of to do with it riding up, it was gathered abit around my tum, to try & distract peoples eyes from my tummy lol!! What i like about this dress is that the stud's on the top of the dress aren't all in a perfect order, so incase any of them come off it doesnt look out of place hee hee!!!

I had a fantastic night, dancing away all night, drinking one to many blue wkd's & having far to many Apple Sour shotz!! I had all good intentions of going into work on Sunday but i woke up & had the worst hangover ever ... i thought i was going to be sick ... luckily i didnt, i got up, showered, had a huge glass of water & felt human again!!!

Im out again next Saturday night with the girlies and i cant wait ... :) Ive also realised that every time i go on a night out i wear the same make-up, the same colours, the same lipstick ... i really need to venture out ...

Whats your go to night time make-up ??

Wahanda $

2011-07-07T20:13:00.000+01:00

So a week ago today i hopped onto the train (many delays) and headed over to Manchester Airport to meet the gorgeous Steph to go to the Wahanda event being held at the Radisson SAS hotel.

Wahanda is a website that provides discount, offers and deals from spa's, gyms and salons through out the UK. There website is easy to use, you just enter your city you live in and what type of treatment your after and it comes up with all the deals in your area. They have alot of reviews on the website so you can see exactly what people liked & disliked!!

When we first got there i spotted the lovely Halima from Designer spray we had a chit chat then entered the main room. There was 8/9 different stands ranging from fish pedicures to botox to jewerly stands. I didnt know what to go over & look at first ...

This was the first stand i actually went over to : http://www.katjaskupcakes.co.uk/ they all looked divine they had alot of individual cakes that we could take for tasters, i put mine into my goody bag but the lid wasn't closed properly & there ended up with butter cream every where ... hence no picture of my goodie bag as it was all buttercreamed!!

The jewelry & scarf stand were all reasonably priced and i couldn't stop staring at all the sparkly pretty things, im like a magpie, attracted to pretty things hee hee!!

There was a Guinot stand there, from what i knew Guinot was a skin care brand but i was surprised when i spotted there large range of make-up, all there product's have an expensive/high end look to them, defiantly a brand to keep an eye out for.

Now this was a popluar stand, there was many feet being plunged into the fishy water & coming out silky smooth!! I didnt get the chance to plunge my feet but ive had it done before and its quickly becoming a very popular treatment for people to have done as the fish pedicure are popping up all over so its easily accessible for everyone!

The lovely ladies from the Radisson beauty lounge were by far the busiest they had a constant flow of people wanting a file & polish with the Jessica polishes, i had mine done in a bright barbie pink colour, whilst chatting away to the lovely nail tech she said the most popular colour was a dark pink/red colour which is exactly what the gorgeous steph went for.

The fitness lads from the Radisson gym was there with the power plate machine, i kindly declined having a go but decided to snap another willing volunteer shaking away in the corner!

In our goodie bags we had quite a few leaflets from the various stands, a few Guinot freebies and to top it all off a voucher from the wonderful people over at Wahanda to spend at selected, im thinking of either putting mine towards a spa day or putting it towards some false lashes! decisions decisions!! Theres an event in Leeds in August which im thinking of heading over too ... so if your there dont forget to come over & say hiiiii!!

= Made in Chelsea

2011-07-04T20:21:00.000+01:00

When River Island released the Chelsea Girl SS11 line i didnt really pay much attention, come to think of it i dont seem to pay much attention to River Island all together, i think im a Newlook girl at heart :) Anyway River Island's sale started last Thursday (30th June) and i went to have a nosy, there was mega discounts available & the offers were fantastic, but i'll do a seperate post of that haul & the mega bands!!

Dungarees : Chelsea Girl River Island

White Vest Top : Newlook

Watch : Asos

Bracletes : Primark

Pumps : Primark

Anklet : Cuba

Sunglasses : Primark (mens)

So i picked up the gorgeous Chelsea Girl Short Dungaree's ... its a ditsy blue, coral and green foral pattern with silver/brass button detailing. Now ive not worn dungaree's since i was about 6years old and as i wasnt sure what they'd look like but as soon as i put them on i knew it was LOVE!! There super comfty and i think will be a staple item in my holiday clothes for when i got to Kenya in September!

Im loving the way my hair looks, i curled it last night as i went out with the bestie for some drinks & dancing, so this morning i brushed it all out and added a few new curls to neaten it up, but voilla the finished look, i think its abit more structured than beach wabes but not as defined as i had it last night!!

I went to Primark last week and i picked up these aviators, i usually struggle to find aviator's big enough as i dont like them when they dont cover a large part of the face, I was looking around all the ladies section and just didnt like any of them, as i was wondering around the sandles i noticed the Men's sunglasses stand and decided to have a look, i spotted these, they were a bargain £2 and are a mirror style lense. I LOVE them, they fit my face perfectly!!

So i wore this outfit yesterday as i was feeling slightly hungover & sorry for myself so me, the two bestie's and the boy headed over to F&B's for a yummy breakfast!! I knew it would of been perfect for a gorgeous sunny day!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 035%

2011-07-03T19:48:00.000+01:00

Us Northerners were blessed with gorgeous sunny weather today, im actually sat in my little yard, underneath the parasol typing this post on the garden table. Its a perfect way to spend the evening, i love listening to the kids playing in the back, there currently playing something to do with Spys and from what i can hear there closing in on the 'bad guy'. I love the way peoples imaginations work! You can do anything in your imagination!

On Thursday i headed over to The Raddison SAS hotel at Manchester Airport with the gorgeous Steph for the Wahanda event, it was lovely seeing Steph again & it was nice to meet other bloggers!! I wont go into loads of details about the event as im planning on doing a post early on next week!

I know i say this every Sunday but i will start posting more regularly, ive already got one schedulded post for tomorrow, im going to do another one now for later on in the week, i might be getting my mojo back woooop!!!

For the last 2 weeks ive missed Fee's bbloggers chat on twitter, ive just noticed her tweet about it and im now super excited for the topic, Making your blog look good!! Make sure you go & follow Fee on twitter : http://twitter.com/#!/Makeup_Savvy

Sugar & Spice Sundays 033 %

2011-06-26T22:06:00.000+01:00

Thanks for commenting on my last post sending love for my dad being poorly, he's now back at home resting and watching the Wimbledon :)

So since my last sugar & spice Sunday which i cheekily posted on Wednesday :S i haven't done a great deal, on Friday i had a wonder over to Mac in Selfridges for 3 things in particular, and they didnt have any in stock, i was after 2 shadows & a lipstick ... so i ended up getting two new shadow's for my palette, its coming along nicely now, i cant wait to complete it & show you all!!

I went into Primark on Saturday morning, i decided to be there for 9 when it open's to avoid the hectic Saturday crowd, i was suprised that there was other people in there for 9 but it was quiet enough for me to stroll around and not get annoyed, i only went in to get a few bikini's and sandle's for my holidays in September & ended up spending £90!! I only got bikini's, sandles and a brown straw hat :S WHOOPSIE!!

Im now currently sat in bed with the window wide open as the weather today in Manchester has been gorgeous, i was stuck in work for most of it but hey it made a change to look at the windows and it be sunny & blue skies instead of rain & grey!!! Also apologies for the photo, ive got no make-up on what so ever but i didnt want to not post this tonight!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 032 %

2011-06-22T20:37:00.000+01:00

I wasnt planning on doing one of these this week, as i knew i wasnt going to get it up on Sunday and i didnt want to post another Sugar & Spice Sunday on a Monday, but im not home alone as the boy's at training and i thought i might as well quickly type one up!

So if you follow me on twitter you'd know the reason ive been mega busy & unable to blog is because my dad's been poorly, he's had his apendix taken out but like my op a while ago it didnt go to plan & he's still stuck in hospital!! Bad thing is that it happened whilst he was at work so he's currently in a hosptial 45 miles away from the town we live in & i dont drive so public transport is a bummer!!! Im trying to get up & see him at every opportunity, but working till 6 it just isnt possible for me to get there. I went up on both Saturday & Sunday and both day's didnt get home till gone 10, when ive been working in the day too its been alot for me!!

Also lately ive been super tired, im not sure what it is, all i do when i get home, is sit on the sofa & within 20 mins im fast asleep, im having early nights & sleeping all the way through but still waking up tired and being tired all throughout the day, im thinking i may need to get my blood's checked to make sure everythings fine & that ive not got no silly hormone in balance or any jazz like that!!

So im off work on Friday & if my pops is still in hospital i'll go up & see him & i'll make sure ive got some time to write some posts!! Thanks for hanging in there with me lovies!!!

= Pink Dreamer

2011-06-14T20:26:00.000+01:00

I've seen this trend all over the blogger sphere and thought i'd do my own take on it, i decided to use Pink as my theme colour as i had the most different shade's so i was able to go from light to dark.

So i chose all Barry M shade's. I chose Shocking Pink,Coral, Pink Flamingo, Bright Pink & Peach Melba, i used Barry M Basecoat & Topcoat to stop any nail staining going on & to leave a glossy shine! I decided to do different on each hand, on my left hand darkest colour starting on the little finger & on my right hand darkest colour starting on my thumb. I really like the effect it has, its like the colour pattern is continuing on down my other hand!I

m super happy with the finished result, is bright, its summery and with the theme colour being pink its super girly!! Like all Barry M polishes, they last a good few days before they start to chip around the edges. YUK look at the state of the dry skin & my cuticle's, no matter what cuticle care i use or hand cream the skin around my nails is getting worse (HELP)

Decided to have a little play about with my camera, i did a pyramid of PINK polishes!

I think the ombre nails would look really good in a shade of blue's and also black going through to white would look very edgy!!

Have you tackled the ombre nails trend yet??

Thanks for reading lovies!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 031 %

2011-06-13T14:50:00.000+01:00

Another Sugar & Spice Sundays posted on a Monday! I had all good intentions of posting yesterday but i was just to busy in the evenings, i was singing my little heart out at the final Take That concert in Manchester :) I was in the directors lounge, on the comfy heated seats & all the champers i could drink! It was FANTASTIC!! Robbie totally stole the show, i think after the brilliant response he got from the fan's he'll have his own tour within 18 months!

On Friday i went to Alton Towers again with the girl's this time, it was alot busier than when i last went, but we paid for Fast Track Tickets so we didn't have to cue up! The weather stayed nice & clear for us, so no rain, it wasn't really warm but that didn't bother me, as long as it wasn't raining!

Ive had another long weekend off work, i went in on Saturday and did a few hours overtime but i was off Sunday, Monday & Tomorrow :) Im off to watch the X Factor auditions tomorrow, I cant wait to see what the new judges are like, apparently Gary Barlow is one of them ?? I cant wait, it should be fun, im watching it with the girl's so we can have a giggle!!

On another note can anyone believe were over half way through the year already, it has gone super fast!! Also why is it so cold, its Summer time & the sun's hiding away & not playing fair ... BOOOOOO!!! A short post i know but i dont want to waffle on just for the point of it!!

How nice was Glamour to us ? ? ? +

2011-06-10T22:00:00.000+01:00

So i expected i was going to try and have to hunt these 3 goodies down but as i got off the train to go to work i decided to head into WHSmith in the train station & there was no Glamour Magazine's on the shelf, the boy was like just ask, just ask i i politely asked the assistant and he was like yea i remember the other day you was in here asking and you said you wanted all 3 so ive put them aside for you before i even got round to putting them on the shelf! WHAT A GEM!!!

So when i got into work i was showing off all my purchases & goodies a few of the girls rung WHSmith & asked them to save a few copies for them to run over & pick up on their lunch hours ... and the lovely sale's assitant did that no questions asked!! again WHAT A GEM!!!

Benetint is a rose-tinted lip & cheek stain, its a water like liquid which is very easy to build up the desired colour buy putting it on your cheeks/lips, blending it in & then adding a tad more for the colour you desire. DBenetint is a deep pink colour with a slight hint of red, perfect for that glassy red tint on your cheeks and built up on the lips for a statement pink/red lip.

Posietint is a poppy-pink tinted lip & cheek stain which works exactly the same as Benetint but is of a thicker consistency, kind of gooey like. Posietint is the typical barbie pink colour that everyone loves! You can just dab a bit on your cheeks and blend for that flushed natural look.

Highbeam is a luminescent complexion enhancer, according to the Benefit website this little beauty is known as the 'supermodel in a bottle'. Its a pinky colour when applied to the skin & after its blended it leaves you with a radiant glow, applied to the correct places it can certainly give you that 'supermodel in a bottle' look!

So were you lucky enough to get your hands on any of these ?? Was you one of the crazed ladies running through Tesco's up & down the magazine isles?!?!

Are you a refresher %

2011-06-08T14:29:00.000+01:00

So for as long as i can remember i have been a lover of Baptiste's dry shampoo, Ive always re-purchased Baptiste Blush, it doesnt have anything to do with the smell im just drawn to the pinkness of the bottle!! Anyway whilst strolling round Superdrug i stopped at the Shampoo & Conditioner section and decided i needed some new shampoo as mine just wasnt doing its job (it was doing perfectly fine but i was in a spending kinda mood) and then i spotted this product from TRESemme, its their Instant Refresh waterless foam shampoo for dry frizz prone hair (what a mouthful)So Tresemme say this product is a perfect solution to cleanse and replenish hair without water. Waterless foam shampoo transform dry frizz prone hair into fresh hair that is clean, smooth & shiny.

So the product its self is a very light foam but can start to feel sticky on your hands before you start massaging it into the hair, it says to use 2/3 pumps for medium length hair, but this is just a guide line, as each persons hair different, different thickness etc. The smell of this product i think is quite citrusy, but after looking at the ingredients its got Grapefruit & Tangerine extracts, so hense the citrusy smell

So my two cents on this product ... i dont like it, i think my expectations were WWAAYYYYY to high, i wanted to use this product and my hair be exactly like it is after ive washed, conditioned, hair masked it but that wasnt the case. Now it say's instant refresh, i expected this product to at least get rid of some of the greasyness which was starting to appear but i feel it just added to it, it made my hair limp, lifeless and look more greasy than i started off with! I also feel it left my hair feel quite sticky, even after ive blasted it with the hair dryer to dry the product off!!

So i dont usually do bad review's, it just i think i was expecting wayyy to much of this, i might see if one of the bestie's want it, it might be different on their hair types, im thinking Baptiste will still be number one in my life!!

Sugar & Spice Sundas 030 %

2011-06-05T21:59:00.000+01:00

Ive gone & done it again and not posted a thing though out the week, im such a blogger fail at the moment. I really dont know where the past week has gone, one minute i was writing my Sugar & Spice Sundays 029 and the next minute its the following Sunday afternoon and im thinking where has the week disappeared too!

I went to watch Mamma Mia on Wednesday evening, it was FANTASTIC, i went with one of my bestie's, we went for a meal to at the gorgeous Felicini's and had numerous amounts of cocktails, my favourite being a Strawberry Bellini, it was gorgeous, it reminded me of a drink i could sit & drink sat besides the river on a lovely sunny day with the girlies!!

This weekend i decided not to go into work and have a few days off, so Saturday because the weather was lovely me & the boy headed into our local town and just wondered around for AGES, chatting & looking at all of our little town centre!! Saturday night we headed off out with the boy's mum, his brother & two sisters, we went for a carvery, it was lovely spending time with them all :)

Today consisted of sleeping in extremley late (11.10 to be exact) lazing around the house for a few hours then heading over to my sisters to see my Gran who has come up for a few weeks for down south! It was lovely seeing her, we all chatted for a while then headed out for another carvery, i think im all carveryed out for a long time ... it was delicious tho ... all those yummy vegies!!

Im off work tomorrow, im gonna try & take some pictures of a few OOTD's ive got planned and also take a few photo's and write a few other posts in the morning, then im off to the local fun depot with my bestie and her lil boy (my godson).

Heres a few pictures that didnt make my main photo for my Sugar & Spice sundays!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 029 %

2011-05-30T20:12:00.000+01:00

Ive gone & done it again and posted this a day late ... whoopsie!! So i really cant think what i did last week, obviously it's been a boring week lol!! I paid a MASSIVE chunk of mine & the boy's holiday, £800 off it to be exact, so this month im gonna try & be careful with the spending!!

I went into Mac the other day in Selfridges in Manchester centre & im not sure if its new assistants but they were so rude!! I was one of them for Antiqued & Hoodwinked in the pan form and she was like we dont sell them colours, they dont exist ... i was like eerrrr ive just seen them in the stand over there, she walked off to the eyeshadow stand & never came back!!! Rude or what!! I decided i'll ask someone else who was lovely & i ended up purchasing abit more than i planned but oh well!! I was gonna do a little haul but im gonna wait off & do a complete MAC pallette & then my MAC lipstick's collection!!

Me & the boy on Saturday night headed off to Nando's for some chickkennnnnnn :) YUMMY and then we headed over to the cinema for some giggles & watched The Hangover 2 ... it was FANTASTIC, i think it was tons better than the first one & i really want to watch it again!!! I want spoil anything but think Alan is by far the bestest character!!

Ive realised that this last month ive only posted 8 post's, thats 2 a week and 3 of those would of been Sugar & Spice Sundays ... i really need to buck my idea's up and get into gear & start posting again!! Ive been thinking of starting Talkative Tuesdays again, or Takeover Tuesdays, Talkative Tuesday is a mini interview with another blogger or i was thinking Takeover Tuesdays could be ANY blogger can post any post they feel would be suitable for my blog!!

Perfect Peach %

2011-05-24T19:24:00.000+01:00

These glosses have been around for a while now but im behind the times, they have a good array of colours in the range from nudey peaches to bright pinks and fire cracker reds! Revlon says : 'Revlon Super Lustrous Lip gloss is the sexiest lipgloss for the ultimate in high-gloss shine' They are totally right, they have a very glossy finish!
Ive had the lip gloss for a while now but i totally forgot about it, it wasn't till someone posted about it that i remembered i had it & I've been wearing it ever since. Its the perfect pinky peachy spring colour and I've been wearing it on its own, its so pigmented you dont need a base colour underneath.

There's a sponge wand applicator which is slightly angled for an easier application. Its very smooth product that glides on the lips, the angled applicator makes it easy to create the perfect glossy look with a neat finish. These glosses have amazing colour pay off which last's on the lips for a while unlike some lipglosses ive tried.

The packaging is super sleek and looks alot more expensive than it actually is, especially with the gold ring around the base of the lid, there should be writing at the bottom of the tube but because I've had mine a while its faded/rubbed off.

.You can pick up this little beauty from Boots or Superdrug for about £6.99, in the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss range there are some other gorgeous colours, the Coral Reef & Pink Pop are next on my wanted list!

Have you tried any of the Super Lustrous Range?? If so what's your favourite colour ?

Sugar & Spice Sundays 028 %

2011-05-22T19:00:00.000+01:00

Right now its 09.31 and im sat at work doing TONS of work as you can tell hee hee!!! Im sat here doing some work, typing bits of this post up and listening to the Ultimate Floor Fillers CD on my iphone .. at the moment is Flip & Fill's shooting star ... oh to be 14/15 again!! Ive just realised one of our major systems are down, ive ran out of work and i dont have a manager in ... hmmm what to do lol!!

I finished work at 2.30 and headed home to meet the girlies to go to The Fletchers for a scrummy carvery ... all the vegie's i could, it was delicious, i very nearly ate myself into a food coma haha!! We chit chatted about our weekend's then headed off home so i could spend some time with the boy, hardly seen him this weekend due to working lots!

Ive realised i haven't done an outfit of the day in AGES ... i just cant find the time to take them as the good lights gone by the time i get home, im off work on Friday so i might cheat & take lots of photo's of all different OOTD's and then post them randomly, so if my hair & make-up is the same on them all then thats why lol!!

Im now doing what i do every Sunday afternoon, relaxing with the boy & watching another episode or 5 of House!! So i know this is a short post but i dont want to do all the usual ive been working blah blah blah!! Yoga again on Monday & im super excited!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 027 %

2011-05-15T21:57:00.000+01:00

Another week has gone by .... Monday night i convinced one of my bestie's to come to a yoga class thats on in our local town centre, so after abit of sweet talking she decided to come, i haven't done any yoga classes before and thought it would be fun, so after driving down, getting the guts to walk into a class of people who are probably really confident & good at yoga we got to the door to see a sign Yoga Class Cancelled, Jane's partner's poorly ... so were going again tomorrow ... fingers crossed lol!!

On Tuesday i got up, was mega tired and it was one of those morning when you wished you could of stayed in bed ... so i got to work for 7.45, and at 9.50 i realised it was the 10th May and was thinking im sure today meant something ... after 10 mins of thinking i realised it was my day off ... i got given the 10th off as i worked the day of the royal wedding which was my schedule day off anyway ... so after all that i should of been at home in bed catching up on YT video's lol!!!

So not much really happened for the next few days, i was looking forward to Saturday night out with my girlies!! Had such a FAB night, way to many blue wkd's and apple sours were consumed, but luckily this morning i was perfectly fine no hang over in sight!! BONUS!!

This afternoon me & the boy went to my sisters as it was my nephew's 6th Birthday, we got him some wrestling figures, he LOVES john cena, Shamus, kane etc!! He had a fab time, we then came home, closed all the curtains so it was all cosy & warm and snuggled on the sofa watching House AGAIN lol ... just started season 5 and im gonna be pretty gutted once we've finished watching them!!

Kim Kardashian %

2011-05-10T20:06:00.000+01:00

It doesn't matter what this lady wears but she looks STUNNING! I think her sense of style is amazing, its a very classic lady like look. Kim doesn't conform to traditional LA / New York stereo type of size 0, she has curves, she has boobs & a bum and is proud of it!

So in her everyday outfits she looks effortlessly gorgeous, some of her outfits are just so plain and simple, like the 2nd from the left on the top tow, black linen trousers, white vest & a long scarf oh & a designer handbag to top it off & some fab sunnies! I also love the picture 2nd from the right on the bottom row, flared jeans are big right now, there really flattering on her shape to, they balance her hips as the eye's are drawn to the flare. They look cute with a white vest top & fitted black waistcoat.

So we know she looks fab dressed casually but she's looks absolutely stunning when she's dressed up. The top row of pictures are more casual than full on ball gown red carpet. My favorite two on the top row are the 1st two from the left, i think the black blazer looks lovely over the white dress, it looks smart yet sassy. the floral dress with gladiator sandals is so cute & girlie and looks so summery, its a perfect holiday evening dress!

All the dresses in the bottom row flatter her figure perfectly, the dark navy dress looks stunning, it hugs all her curves in exactly the right places making every women envy of her figure! I think the picture on the very right the pale blue Grecian dress is gorgeous, the statement neckline is the right amount of bling/sparkle and her sleek updo finishes it off just right.

I know some people think Kim Kardashian is so over rated but i disagree, i love KUWTK & think she is definatly a style icon in her own right!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 026 %

2011-05-08T21:40:00.001+01:00

Cant believe its Sunday already, this past week has just flew by ... im trying to think what ive actually gotten up to this week and i havent a clue ... must of been a boring week eh ??

So Monday was the end to the streak of Bank Holidays, well for a few weeks that is till the bank holiday at the end of the month, and like the other 3 bank holidays everyone enjoyed off i offered to work ... i totally regretted it when my alarm was beeping away but oh well it will be worth it at pay days!

On Wednesday i finished work at 3 and got my eyebrows threaded, now the usual lady who does mine was fully booked so the Salon owner did them, i told her just to neaten them up & not to make them thin as i prefer a thicker brow ... what did she go & do ... she got thread happy and now im left with two VERY thin & uneven brows ... thank god for brow pencils!

Me & the boy have watched season 3 of House now ... i LOVE it, i seriously have a major crush on House, sad i know but oh well!!

Ive had tons of lovely comments on my post Blogging in the Dark, i love the way everyone has there own opinion and they way blogging is something that people are proud of doing, go & have a looksie if you havent already read it.
So today i decided to do the 30 day shred again, it killed me so much but i really want to get into some sort of shape thats not round hahaha ... im not lay on my bed, catching up on YT vid's & painting my nails in Barry M Blue Moon ... on my 3rd coat & it still looks streaky!!!!!!

Are you Blogging in the Dark ??

2011-05-05T10:47:00.001+01:00

So Ive had my blog since November 2009 and for the most part of the last 17 months the only person who knew about my blog was the boy, i used to secretly take photo's of my outfits, take photo's of my hauls then quickly upload them all and delete them off my memory card so no one asked me why i had tons of photo's of make-up, hair care blah blah!

Recently i told one of my bestie's about my blog, the reason i told her is that she was asking about how i got invited to the Gentry Event and i knew it was a perfect time to tell her about my blog. I was super nervous, i was thinking what if she thought i was a geek, it was totally rubbish but she was fab about it, she read it all in one go, thats over 250 post's for her to read but she kept popping back up on facebook chat saying she loved it!!

I briefly mentioned this the other week on my Sugar & Spice Sunday and got a few comments in regards to this subject. Now the reason i haven't told anyone is that it just doesnt come up in everyday conversations, imagine saying oh yea ive got a beauty/lifestyle/fashion blog and then having to explain what that is to everyone, its just not worth the hassel. Now one of my bestie's know about my blog i cant wait to be able to make her help me with my OOTD pictures lol!!

Lately there's been alot of drama on twitter about people's 'friend's finding out about their blogs and ridiculing them for it, now i personally feel thats really mean if someone has got the guts to put them selves out there on the internet then all the best to them. I wont ever leave a bad comment on someones blog because im not mean i feel everyone who puts there time & effort into a blog post should be left with good feedback and not harsh criticism. If you dont like what your reading then just click the little close box and not scroll down to the bottom of the post to start leaving hate ... thats just MEAN!!!

Im super proud of my blog and all the hard work ive put into it, i enjoy spending abit of time most days reading through all your posts, reading all your reviews, making me lust after so many things ... im blaming you for my non stop spending hahaha!!

Are you blogging in the dark ?

+ Mcqueen i love thee +

2011-05-03T20:00:00.000+01:00

Have you got one item in your wardrobe that you seem to reach for all the time?? An accessory that looks perfect with any outfit, whether its a girlie lacy dress or a pair of denim cut offs and biker boots? Well i do and its my new gorgeous Alexander Mcqueen Skull Scarf, Ive only had it in my mitts for just over 2 weeks now but i reach for it all the time!

At the moment the only way ive been wearing it is simply draped around my neck, i have been thinking that it would look lovely just tied around the handle on my bag, just to add a lil twist to my outfit. Im also thinking of tying it around my head like a head band, as seen on Nicole Richie.

Im now lusting after the black version with the white skulls but you can get that version copied on the high street so im thinking of getting the pale green version as its just utterly GORGEOUS!!!

Do you own anything by the gorgeous Mcqueen ?? As well as the scarfs im lusting after his skull rings which are again utterly GORGEOUS!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 025 %

2011-05-01T20:46:00.000+01:00

I hope you've all had a fantastic short week this week at work, but if your unlucky like me and worked both the bank holidays this week i feel your pain! Luckily at work on Friday i did get to watch the wedding, was streaming it live via the MSN.com website, it was a fantastic thing to watch, Catherine looked fantastic, Sarah Burton did an amazing job on the dress, im Sure Alexander would of been super proud, knowing a creation of his was being shown to the world wide on such a gorgeous lady!! I was going to do a post on the Royal Wedding but there's so many floating around at the moment i decided against it!

Yesterday me & the boy had a BBQ at our house & invited a few of our friends and family, there wasn't a cloud in the sky & the sun was doing its best to keep everyone warm but the wind was out in full force yesterday, blowing the tree's around and everything, but luckily my little garden was a wind trap so we was able to avoid all the wind! We ate lots of BBQ food, drank a little to much and had a fantastic time!!

Woke up this morning feeling perfectly fine, no hang over in sight for me but the boy is a totally different story, he hardly drinks anymore and was suffering so bad from a hangover, he actually thought he had food poisoning, bless him, nothing a cup of tea and a slice of toast didnt sort out! This afternoon i was craving a Sunday dinner but failing to have anything in the house to cook to even slighty resemble one we resorted to going out for a pub lunch so i could satisfy my craving for vegetables!!

So at the moment now im sat typing this with a bag of Dorito's, mild salsa dip & sour cream dip whilst watching another episode of House!! I seriously LOVE this show!!!!

= Gentry Grooming =

2011-04-27T19:32:00.000+01:00

As i mentioned in my latest Sugar & Spice Sundays i went to the Gentry Grooming Event last Thursday. I was super excited to meet the gorgeous Steph for the first time so when i got off the train & headed over to where we arranged to meet i had butterflies in my tummy thinking what if she didnt like me, what if she thought i was weird and then i got it in my head OMG what if she doesnt turn up, do i have to go to the event on my own? Do i just get the train back home and forget all about it, but luckily she was stood their waiting for me ... pheewww!! We headed over to the Slug & lettuce first which is a few doors down from the living room to have a few cheeky cocktails and a good natter!

So the invite said the event was form 7.30 till 10.00 so me & steph headed over at just past 7.30 to be told we were the first bloggers there, we were handed a glass of wine as we entered and we went over to sit at one of the booth's, a magician was doing the rounds & we felt mean when he asked if it was ok to join us ... luckily after a few minutes we spotted Jo walk in along with Sinead, Paula, Carla & Caroline walk in, they came & sat with us & the magician left, now i didnt know who Caroline was as i didnt follow her blog or twitter & i felt quite rude but she didnt know me so it was all fine lol!! It was my first time meeting these 5 lovely ladies, and they were so lovely, unfortunalty the camera in my battery died but i did manage to take a few! After sitting down the lovely Halima came over with her friend, she chit chatted away for abit, took lots of photo's with her flash camera lol!!

So as we all got to know each other a bit we spotted a few of the Hollyoakes crew ... as i dont really watch it i noticed Ashley Taylor (darren) as he's been it a while and he's GORGEOUS!! Another person i met at the event was the Gemma from Gemsmaquillage, she was so nice, friendly and even when she left give us all a hug & said it was lovely to meet everyone!! Such a lovely person, would love to meet her again!!

This was the first event I've been too, and i say it was more of a Party/Product promotion but i throughly enjoyed myself, i just hope i get invited to other events!!!

So here's a few pictures of the night:

As we were leaving we were handed a goodie bag :

The boy loves the styling cream & keeps asking me where can he buy other bits!!

Have you ever been invited to any events?? Met any other bloggers??

Sugar & Spice Sundays 024 %

2011-04-25T19:18:00.000+01:00

So im sorry this is a day late but i just couldnt be bothered yesterday when i got home from my sisters BBQ! I hope you've all had a fab easter bank holiday weekend, ive worked all of it apart from Sunday.

So from Monday to Thursday was just the usual boring mundane work but on Thursday night i hopped onto the train to meet the gorgeous Steph for the first time .. i was super nervous thinking what if she doesnt like me, what if there's awkward silences but no it wasnt like that at all, we chit chatted for a good hour before we got to the event, we headed to The Slug & Lettuce for cocktails before hand! Im gonna do a proper post of of event but i didnt take many pictures as my camera died so i may have to sneakily borrow Sineads or Stephs lol!!

Friday seen me working again but i didnt mind, it triple pay so cant really grumble! Friday night i went to the pub with the boy & his brother, didnt stay out late as i knew i had to be up bright and early again for work on Saturday, which went really fast, and so i didnt waste the sunshine i made sure that on my lunch hour i grabbed my sandwich and headed over to Urbis to sit on the grass and soak up the rays!!

Saturday night me & the boy headed over to Chiquito's stuffed my face with yummy cheesy nacho's & BBQ chicken fajita's and went home with a very full tummy & then headed off to bed to watch ANOTHER episode of House ... I swear im seriously addicted!!

Sunday i spent the day at my sisters soaking up the sunshine in the garden & eating lots of yummy BBQ food :) delicious!! I was really good too & only had 2/3 alcoholic bervages due to being in work on Monday but oh well!

Ive been blogging now around 15 months and the only person who knew was the boy & i dont know why i didnt tell any of my friends i was just nervous i think, but this week has seen me tell one of my bestie's about my blog, i think its because she was asking how i got invited to the Gentry event & so i sent her the link to my blog & i was SOOO nervous and she was so supportive ... i dont have to hide it anymore ... i can openly take random pictures lol!! Have you kept your blog a secret or do you tell everyone??

Sunshine through my window ...

2011-04-23T13:26:00.000+01:00

So a week or so ago i went into mac to get a new MSF & came out with a few other goodies :) I havent treated myself to new mac make-up in a while so thought it was only fair, i didnt get loads just 4 items ...

So as you can see i picked up my msf in medium, i use this all over my face after ive put my foundation on, i also use it through out the day just incase my face get's a little oily.

I also picked up two new lipsticks ...

So i LOVE costa chic ... its my new favourite daytime lipstick, its just enough colour & i think its a really springy colour :) Now Lickable ive not heard or seen much off on the blogging scene, its pretty much the same colour as Girl About Town (my go to night time lipstick) but with a very slight glitter running through it & is a cremesheen so the colour payoff isnt as good as Girl About Town which is an amplified creme. As you can see Costa Chic has taken a good battering as its going down quite quickly!!

I also picked up another shadow to put in my palette ...

I picked Mulch ... now it wasnt originally on my list of shadow's i wanted for my first palette but as soon as i seen it i fell in love, its a perfect brown with just enough shimmer ... at the moment im loving shimmery shadows so this is getting used daily on my crease along with All That Glitters!!

Have you purchased any cheeky goodies from mac lately?? Anything i need to have in my life ?? Also is there any good collections coming up i should keep my eye out for ??

Pure & Simple .... #

2011-04-19T14:36:00.000+01:00

So i decided i needed a new skin care routine ... i was after a new day/night cream but didn't want to spend hideous amounts so off to Superdrug i pranced, i quickly realised they had 3 for 2 on all skin care. I decided on trying the new Simple range :

Simples philosophy :

- never use harsh chemicals, colours or perfumes

- settle for only the purest possible ingredients

- trust the natural goodness in all our products on even the most sensitive skin

- natural beauty comes from goodness

So the first product i apply in the mornings is the revitalising eye roll on, it contains cucumber extract and vitamin goodness to reduce puffiness and wake up and revitalise tired eyes. With it being a roller ball it instantly cools your eyes and wakes you up.

The second product i use is the Vital Vitamin day cream, its really light on the skin, it soaks in really quickly so you dont have to wait ages before you can start applying your foundation/powder etc. I feel its really moisturising and leaves my skin soft and smooth for the full day.

After taking all my make-up off and getting ready for bed i use the Vital Vitamin night cream, its alot thicker than the day cream and it feels quite greasy & oily on your skin, with it being alot thicker it doesn't soak in straight away but for a night cream that doesn't matter as it will be working its magic all night!!

The Vital Vitamin range has 3 vital vitamins :

Pro-vitamin b5 actively restores, softens and smooths

Vitamin E moisturises to improve skin condition

Vitamin F renews and regenerates

It has 3 skin loving nutrients :

Glycerin hydrates and nourishes

Allantoin softens and protects

Bisabolol soothes and calms

And finally like all Simple products no perfume, no colour, no unnecessary harsh chemicals so its wont upset your skin. Ive been using this range for about 2/3 weeks and im really impressed, it worked out about £12 for all of it as it was on 2 for 3 but even without the offer its a really affordable range at about £6 per item which i think is really good!

Whats your favourite day/night cream?

Sugar & Spice Sundays 023 %

2011-04-17T20:52:00.000+01:00

So this week I turned 23, i had a fantastic birthday, i got breakfast in bed, the weather was lovely, me & the boy swanned around Manchester center, went shopping, i bought my Birthday present with the money everyone gave me, i'll do a post on that early on next week :)

Apart from my birthday i havent done much this week, the weather has been fantastic today though. Ive spent today lazing around in the park with the boy, his brother & one of my bestie's. We lazed on the grass, eating ice creams, making daisy chains, feeding the duckies, playing bat & ball, blowing bubbles & making shapes out of the clouds! Its been such a fantastic afternoon, i cant wait to do it again.

In the photo above i actually had a real flower in my hair, i really like it, im thinking getting some flower clips from New Look or claire's, but im not sure if there going to be abit childish? Any idea's? Also i used Picnik.com to edit my photo, well my edit i mean make black & white & bring the colour out on the flower, no air brushing & all that jazz but that is available on Picnik!

This week has been me & the boy becoming very obsessed with the series House ... we have literally watched all of season one & yesterday we started on season 2, we sit and watch 3/4 episodes at a time. I think im secretly developing a little crush on Dr House ... i think its his cockyness & attitude!!

Alton Towers ... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee =

2011-04-15T12:00:00.003+01:00

So on 29th March me, the boy, my bestie & the boy's brother hoped over to Leek to spend the day at Alton Towers :) Alton Towers is probably the 2nd theme park close to us apart from Blackpool Pleasure beach which unfortuantly wasnt open during the week when we wanted to go, so Alton Towers it was :)

Picture 1 & 2 : Half 8 in the morning ... all ready & waiting to go ... super excited.

Picture 3 & 4 : Sonic was walking around to promote the newish ride Sonic Pinball ... it was a sure photo opportunity hee hee

Picture 5 & 6 & 7: So on the monorail heading over to the X sector ... but got abit confussed so decided to do what Joey did on friends and get in the map hahah ... it sure helped, also decided to have a photo taken whilst up their ... the boys decided to be MEGA brave & not hold on on the monorail hahahah!

Picture 8 & 9 & 10 : Playing in the Charlie & the Chocolate Factory area (because we had been on most of the rides) I decided to sit on a toad stool whilst Darren (the boyfs brother decided to go head first down some huge tube/pipe thing, hence his feet sticking out lol)

Picture 11 & 12 : Again more random pictures just playing around in the shops & the Pirate bay part!!

We got there at 11 and by half 2 we had done all the major rides, Nemesis, Air, Ripsaw, Blade, Sonic Pinball, Rita, 13, Oblivion, Submission. It was so quiet, we didn't have to cue for anything, we literally just walked straight onto each ride, apart from Rita which we had to wait for 15mins as it broke down as we were due to get on it so we decided to wait it out.

In picture 5 you can kind of see my outfit which i wore, it was cream chinos, a cream knitted loose cardigan with tassels & a brown scarf, nothing special but i really liked it, i'll do a proper OOTD soon showing the outfit properly!!

The weather was warm, didnt rain, it wasnt busy & we had a fantastic day!! The next theme park on our list is now Thorpe Park but thats all the way down south ... miles away from us up here!!

Sorry this is a really long post& full of pictures but hope you've enjoyed reading it!!

Put your hands in the air =

2011-04-13T15:05:00.001+01:00

So yesterday was my birthday & me and the boy headed into town so i can do abit of shopping (and buy my birthday present), it was warm today, not as nice as Sunday but warm enough for this outfit, i did end up buying a long sleeved plain white top from Newlook as my arms was abit nippy. I love Hareem pants, i know there not everyone's cup of T but there certainly mine, there really comfy, flatter all shapes and really easy to wear.

My new purchase is this waistcoat from newlook, i borrowed my besties waistcoat a week ago and decided i needed to get my own ... i wanted a really light one that would look prety over whites/creams/beiges/khaki colours & i think this one is gorgeous, according to the boy its just a doily with arm holes but what does he know hee hee!!

4th picture down i was dancing around so ignore my arms & face but i liked the way the tassels were moving and it showed that the waist coat really moves! Also i couldnt decide what colour to paint my nails so i decided 5 different Barry M polishes would do the trick just nicely ... i'll do a NOTD on it in the week to show off my summery nails!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 022 %

2011-04-10T21:32:00.000+01:00

I totally LOVE this warm weather, also today i had a screwball icecream - hence the photo, it reminded me of being 8 again & getting them from the icecream van & hunting for the bubble gum at the bottom!!

So back to work after a week off & surprisingly had a really good week. I baked cupcakes using Milly's recipe and did plain & chocolate butter cream & then added different sprinkles ... they looked really good , i baked them for a fund raising day at work on Thursday, they went down a storm & was the first lot of cakes to sell out.

On Saturday i spent the day with my dad & brother in law watching the football (something im not interested, i spent the hour & half playing on my brother iPhone) I put a bet on the Grand National and won a grand total of £8.67 ... wooooo! Saturday night was a night out with my girlies, it was to celebrate my birthday on Tuesday, it was a fantastic night ... i'll upload some pictures tomorrow, i haven't really got a proper OOTN to show you's just part pictures but i'll post it anyway!!

So today i expected to wake up feeling all hungover but i was perfectly fine ... no head aches, no feeling sick! WOOOOO, me & the boy had a walk around our local town, then we got home, i was really good & wrote 4 scheduled posts, sorted out the washing & work clothes for next week and then remembered me and the boy have got Monday & Tuesday off work!! Yipeeeeeee!!

Its my birthday on Tuesday, its not a big birthday just my 23rd but im looking forward to it, and the thing im getting is a collective present, for presents off people I've asked for money (something i dont like doing as i feel really cheeky) as im going to get myself an Alexander Mcqueen Skull Scarf, im super excited for get it :)

My latest obsession (i forgot one) =

2011-04-10T17:34:00.000+01:00

This is a continued post of my latest obsession as i totally forgot about my eagle ring, so instead of it feeling all left out i decided to make a post dedicated to it :)

So this little beauty was only £2 from Primark &; like any other primark ring does turn your finger green so you have to whip out the clear nail varnish before wearing it, to avoid the dreaded green band on your finger!!

The thing i really like about this ring is how big it is, its so chunky and stands out as its a quite bright/shiny gold, i know its not everyone's cup of T but i LOVE it!!

So i know an uber short post but i didnt want to miss out my Eagle ring lol!! I'll upload my Sugar & Spice Sunday post later on!!

My latest obsession =

2011-04-09T11:21:00.000+01:00

Ive recently become quite obsessed with rings, at the moment the chunkier the better :) I haven't got any expensive rings, there all just costume jewelery from places like Topshop, Newlook, Primark, Dorthy Perkins ... I havent got ton's of rings yet but i thought i'd share with you my little collection :

(i know its a very little collection) but i am building it up, the first think i pick up when i go jewelry shopping is now rings & not bangles or necklaces like it used to be.

So this one was from originally from Primark but my friend gave it me, i LOVE it, it was my first costume piece of jewelry, i wear this alot for work as i usually wear black for work & this goes with anything! It does turn your finger green but a little clear nail polish on the inside does the trick!

Another Primark special ... it was only £2, again turns your finger green but the clear nail polish sorts that out, I love wearing this ring with peachy coloured tops / jumpers as i think its really girlie and has a vintage feel to it, the only thing im not over keen on is the the way its quite big over the actual design, if that makes any sense at all?

I only purchased this at weekend so haven't actually got round to wearing it yet but i think its gorgeous, its so pretty & girlie, i got it from a little jewerly shop in the Arndale centre in Manchester for £2, they sell Dorothy perkins jewerly and should of originally been £7.50 so it was a bargain! I really like the pale lilac colour of the stone in the middle and the way they soft gold colour works on the little lilac flowers.

This little beauty is my only piece of jewelry from George at Asda ... it was only a few pounds and like the two Primark rings defiantly turns your finger a nasty shade of green. Its very similar to the black Primark ring but i really like the dark red against the brass/black metal!

I bought this one from the same shop as the lilac flowery one for £2, its a Dorothy Perkins rings as is currently being sold in DP's for £7.50, i LOVE the brass finish of this ring and also love the way it can be worn with the leaf curling down the finger or up the hand, both look very pretty!!

And finally onto my new favourite ...

I got this from the same shop as the leaf & lilac one, it was a £2 but is on sale currently in DP's for £9.50, i totally LOVE this ring, its chunky, edgy and something i wouldnt normally buy but as soon as i seen it i fell in love ... they also had it in a brass colour but it wasn't as nice as this little beauty, it reminds me of the Alexander Mcqueen skull rings but obviously no where near as pretty!

Whats your favourite ring ??

Any suggestions for some you've seen lately that i should add to my collection?

Finally i can blog again ...

2011-04-07T17:02:00.000+01:00

So as you all know my laptop sadly went boom about a month ago, but last week i went and purchased a new one, i really wanted a macbook but my funds didnt stretch to £1300 for one so off i went to PC world and was after a Toshiba after i seen it online but my mind was quickly changed when i spotted this little darling ...

I decided on the white Sony Vaio, one key thing i wanted was that it had a full keyboard (so it had a number pad too)

In the bottom part where the mouse pad is there's glitter in the panel so it's all sparkly, it was really hard to photograph it though, i was really lucky with the price though as it was on offer for £489 instead of £689!!

Im super happy with it, and im looking forward to blogging more and trying to work out the laptop, its alot different format wise to my last one so im looking forward to understanding the tool bars, the widget bars etc!!!

Sugar & Spice Sundays 018 / 019 / 020 & 021 %

2011-04-03T21:39:00.000+01:00

So im finally back ... i really cant explain how much ive missed blogging & how out of the loop ive felt being laptopless!

So this is going to be like 4 weeks worth of Sugar & Spice Sundays ... im trying to think what ive been up to but to be honest i really cant remember, i like blogging as i seem to take tons of pictures and also update what ive been upto, kinda like a diary style, but now i cant think of anything ive done!

Me & the boy have had the week off work this week, we've spent some time together, on Tuesday we went to Alton Towers for the day, it was a really good day, it was so quiet, we literally walked straight onto each ride, we got there at 11 and by half one had been on Air, Nemesis, Sonic Pinball, Ripsaw, Rita, 13 & Oblivion ... it was MEGA quiet!!

What else have i done this week ... Me & the boy went shopping alot ... i'm going to do a collective haul i think as theres quite a few bits & bobs ive been buying over the last few weeks that i really want to share, ive also got like 6/7 outfit posts & a few other reviews so keep your eyes peeled!!

Its my birthday soon ... im super excited, im going to be turning 23 ... i cant wait, i look forward to my birthday, to spending some time with all my family & friends, catching up, having nice food, oh and also presennnttttssss!!

So i know this is a short post for 4 weeks worth but i dont want to ramble & im going to start typing up other posts & get them ready to schedule!

Im baccckkkkkkkkk

2011-04-01T15:17:00.000+01:00

Im back ... im super excited to be blogging again ... ive just bought the most gorgeous new laptop & i cant wait to snap some pictures of her in all her glory & show you my new lil baby!!

So blogging should resume as normal probably on Sunday, ive got like 38 post planned to write & have snapped away at TONS of pictures! im super excited to be blogging again ... i really cant explain how much ive missed it, how much ive missed reading all your blogs & its only been a month since my last laptop sadly died on me!!

Anyway just a quickie to let you's all know!!

xoxo

where am I ...

2011-03-11T18:41:00.001Z

Hey lovies .... just a very quick post, I'm actually doing this from my phone as my laptop has currently died ... its gone to laptop heaven :( I cant get a new one till the end of the month ... so ill be trying to keep up to date with all your lovely blogs but if I'm not commenting then that's why. I've got like a trillion post planned, I'm still taking lots of pictures on my camera so when I get a new laptop I can blog away!! So love u and leave u xxxxxxx

Sugar & Spice Sundays 016 & 017 %

2011-03-06T21:10:00.000Z

I know i havent posted in two weeks, ive just had so much going on lately, dont worry i wont bore you with all that!!

Ive had my extensions re-done again this week, instead of just having a top up of 50 more bonds i had another full head done of a 100 as mine were looking really thin & scraggly now ive now got a full head of long lucious locks :) im SUPER DUPER happy with it :) I cant wait to take lots of pictures showing it off hee hee!!

Ive been working every hour under the sun again this last few weeks but I had Friday off so i had a little pamper day, get my hair done, got my brow's threaded & got a few cheeky bits from new look in the sale, just a few slocuhy style tops to wear on days when you just cant be bothered!!

Ive got quite a lot of blog post's planned, ive got a few OOTD's, a few haul's, a few repurchases to show you's & a few items to review, Im going to make sure i have at least one night a week to concentrate on my blog, to catch up with all your lovely blogs and make a proper effort of keeping this blog up to date, i really enjoy doing it, and its my little place to just waffle on!!

Im seriously OBSESSED with Pretty Little Liars ... i think it has to be my favourite series at the moment ... i literally cant wait for it to air in America so i can watch it online ... is any one else obsessed? Im even considering watching the whole season again!

So i know a short post but hey its a post, im gonna try my hardest to post about 3 times a week ... hope thats enough lovies!!