My trip to British Columbia :)

Hi everyone,

These past few weeks have been a bit mental, what with my trip to Vancouver, dealing with jet lag just before I went back to work and then starting a new job...so I haven't had the chance to blog for a while! This is just a few of the things I got to do when I was away...if I had done this as soon as I got back I probably would have remembered a lot more!!

Vancouver was brilliant. It is a beautiful place, and wasn't too chilly! Here are a few photographs from when me and my friend Jo went up the Lookout where you can see the view of Vancouver from a height:

My friend Rosie works in the cafe on Mount Seymour so me and Jo got the chance to go snow tubing for free which was so much fun! I was a bit scared at first because you have to pretty much throw yourself down a slope on a rubber ring. Head first. But it was a lot of fun :)

I wore Rosie's hat as a joke, as I think it looks like a chick (its yellow and has white fluff on it) and I got so many genuine compliments it was hilarious:

 Rosie at work :)

On the first day we were there Rosie had to work so me and Jo went to investigate Downtown Vancouver. Rosie wrote out directions for us and it was all going so well...until we ended up on the East side where people had warned us not to go. This was because Rosie doesn't know her left from right and gave us the wrong directions out of the bus station! We met a tramp on the East side who decided to sketch me and Jo and tried to get us to purchase the drawing (we did not).

We went out on day trips to the aquarium and the zoo, and we went for a walk around Stanley Park where we went (played) on the beach that had views of the skyscrapers and snow capped mountains (on a beach!!).

At the aquarium:

At Stanley Park:

One day me and Jo went to Granville Island to have a look around the market, and ended up kicking back in the hammock shop for a lot of the time:

I wish I had enough money to buy one, they are ridiculously comfortable.

One night we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory that has a tram in the middle of the restaurant where you can sit and eat your meal. Unfortunately we did not get to sit on it...

 

Well out of my 400 photos I took, these are a few of the more sensible ones! I had a lovely trip and I am hoping to travel around a lot more!

Now I am back hopefully I can work my business venture a bit more :)

xx

Off to Vancouver!

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted a blog all week as I haven't been very well and now I am off to Vancouver so it will be over another week before I post anything! Luckily I have been ill and recovered before my 11 hour flight...silver lining and all that.

I am very excited to get to Vancouver as I am visiting my friend Rosie. She has been there for 5 months now and I really miss her, and she recently told me she is staying for another year! Our friend Jo is also going over there with me and I haven't seen her for a while so I am reallyyyyy excited!!

I will take lots of photographs and will no doubt have a lot of funny stories to tell when I return which I will share with you all. Also I am flying alone so I know I will get into a situation in the airport...wish me luck!

xx

Summer prints

I have never been one for prints, or colour for that matter, I tend to wear black all of the time and I am getting a bit bored of it now! So since I am going out tomorrow night I feel that a new outfit is in order, I have bought two new tops to wear with my high waisted shorts. Only thing is I can’t decide which one I want to wear…

This one (New Look £14.99) is cropped, I was a bit unsure about this but I have wanted one for a while, when I tried it on with my shorts you couldn’t see too much flesh so I will be comfortable enough in it, especially with a few drinks in me!

This one is also from New Look (£14.99) and is really comfortable to wear. I really like the straps, and you cant see my bra straps which is a plus. I like this top as I can wear it with leggings or jeans to keep it causal or dress it up too. 

I am rubbish at decision making...someone please tell me which one to wear!! xx

OPI Avojuice

A few months ago at work we were each set individual targets as an incentive and as a result we won prizes. One of those was an OPI gift set containing hand lotion, hand and body cream and lipgloss:

 I didn’t realise that OPI sold creams and lipgloss until this point as I had only ever seen the nail varnish (I NEED the "New York City Ballet" collection, they have posted about if on their Facebook page if you haven't seen it yet). I chose the coconut melon set and it smells good enough to eat! The cream and lotion nourishes skin and keeps it soft and smooth.

I tend to keep the "jucie" lotion in my bag as it is small enough to carry around and use on the go.

I use the lipgloss a lot at work as I find it keeps my lips smooth, the AC at work dries them out and this helps to combat that!

These do come in mango and ginger lily too which I would like to try, but I would definitely recommend coconut melon!! xx

Get big BIG hair!

I love big hair. I strongly believe that you should go big or go home, so it’s a shame that I have fine, limp hair! I need a little help to achieve the volume that I want...

I have found that Ojon’s Animated Styling cream (RRP £20) works a treat and it smells lovely! 

I use this on wet hair and blow dry my hair upside down. My hair has a lot of body after this, as you can imagine. If I want extra bounce I use my curling irons on the ends of my hair, but I really only do this if I am getting ready for a night out.

I then use Lee Stafford’s My Big Fat Texturised Hair Super Spray (RRP £4.65) to tame fly aways and set my style. 

It says on the bottle to spray directly onto hair but I found that parts of my hair tends to go hard as the spray has a gel texture to it, so I spray it into my hands and scrunch my hair (upside down if I want REALLY big hair) and then finish with Elnett Satin extra strength (RRP £3.79 for 200ml).

As you can see, I actually like big messy hair…not a hairbrush in sight xx

(and yes, that is a cape in the background! Best birthday present ever!!)

Benefit Brow Zings

I never used to really bother with my eyebrows; they aren’t too thick so I only ever pluck stray hairs to keep them looking tidy (I use QVS tweezers which you can get at Asda for £3 and they are the best ones I have ever used but the ones in Brow Zings are perfect for on the go!). It wasn’t until I went to a Benefit counter and had my make up done and one of the girls told me about Brow Zings that I realised my brows look a lot better with a little help!

This eyebrow kit comes in light, medium and dark shades and costs £22.50 (RRP) but it is definitely worth it as it will last forever and ever!

The kit comes with tweezers to get rid of stray hairs, a hard angle brush, a blending brush, wax (on the left) and powder (on the right). There is also a mirror in the compact so that you can apply a little touch up on the go.

I have the lighter shade (as you can see I have made a bit of a mess of the wax!) and I have had this for a few months now and it is still very much full so it will last a lifetime!

Just so you can see the difference, this is me before I use Brow Zings:

First of all use the tweezers to get rid of any stray hairs.

Dip the hard angle brush into the wax and brush your eyebrows to shape them. The wax looks dark but it doesn’t add any colour to your brows.

Then use the blending brush to apply the powder which will fill in any gaps and set your eyebrows in shape.

And this is what I look like after Brow Zings works its magic!

It seems like only a slight difference in photographs but I can see quite a big difference when applying it!

This little kit works wonders and is small enough so that it won’t take up too much room in your make up bag! Definitely worth the price tag :) xx

Rio Professional Nail Art

My dad and his girlfriend bought me a Rio Professional Nail Art set for Christmas and I have been practicing…

I wanted to go for bright summery colours; I’m getting a bit bored of winter now, so I opted for Rimmel’s Lasting Finish in Apricot Punch, which has a delicious fruity smell when it dries! 

As you can see there are eight colours to chose from. I wanted a contrasting colour to go over the top that would stand out without being too ‘loud’ so I decided to go for silver. 

The nail art tubes come with both a brush and a pen; I find the pen easier to control, especially when I first started using the set.

I decided to paint silver stripes on top of the apricot varnish, these are easy to do, especially with the pen, so I can practice with the set and work up to something a little more exciting!

There is a little tube of gold glitter in the box, and some rhinestones too:

I do love a bit of glitter, but I wouldn't usually wouldn’t go for rhinestones, but I think they could add a bit of sparkle to darker colours for a night out...maybe just one or two? I'm not sure...I will try those out next time!

xx