my lbd.

Every women should have an LBD, the little black dress that can be dressed up/down worn for a meal, worn for a night out or just with tight and flats for a day outfit. It's one of those items of clothing that should always be in your wardrobe but for such a basic piece of clothing it is so hard still to find the right one! I always look for LBD's online and have never been able to find a style I like so I had never owned one until very recently when I received one as a gift.

making changes.

As I have mentioned many times I have not been that active on this blog lately (I am so sorry!), there has been a lot going on in my life and I have actually stuck to one of my New Year Resolutions, being happier! I have been evaluating lots of different aspects of my life and the past few weeks there have been some biiig changes going on....

winter nails.

I was very fortunate this week to receive a tutorial from Julep with some useful tips for keeping healthy nails throughout the cold winter months. Working with children, doing housework and genreal day-to-day duties mean my hands and nails are not always in the best condition so I have followed their routine, mixed up with a few tricks of my own to help me beat the cold, cracked skin and nasty nails winter brings!

think pink.

I tried out another one of my Lush bath bombs the other day from my little Lush haul and I have to say it was absolutely beautiful, I chose the 'think pink' bath bomb to try, I have heard so many people go on about this one over the past few months I thought it must be good!

movie night, my top 10.

The past few weeks have been particularly freezing and what better way to tackle the cold than having a nice hot bubble bath before curling up under a blanket with a film! I subscribed to Netflix last year as I am always watching films and thought it would be nice to have them at my disposal but, unfortunately, I am a creature of habit and find I just end up watching the same ones over and over again or shows I have watched before. It got me thinking about the films I do really enjoy and what my absolute favourite films are, I have watched so many films it's unreal but there are always those that I can watch time and time again and not ever get bored of so I've decided to put a little post together about my all time favourite 10! (these are not in order)!

january glossybox.

This month after hearing many good things and looking up several beauty boxes online I decided to purchase my first Glossybox. I only subscribed for one month as I was unsure whether I would like to products and at £10 (excluding p&p) it wasn't a lot to spend to test it out. I had a sneak preview of two products, neither of which I had heard of before, and then waited for the arrival of my Glossybox!

curly hair routine ft. tigi pro.

For years I have stressed over my curly hair, the big frizz and unruly stray curls drove me insane so I spent most of my life using chemicals and irons to try and keep it straight, bombarding it with products, growing it, cutting it, everything! As I have grown older I have started to embrace my curls and look for ways to keep it under control, this year, after receiving some amazing presents and looking up peoples thoughts on 'the best way to control frizzy hair' online I have finally found a solution that works for me, yay! I wanted to share this with all of you and I hope if there is anyone out there with curly hair who is going through the same issues I went through that this may help.

my day to night outfit.

This weekend I have come down to Newquay for our annual family get together to see family and remember my beautiful Gran. Whenever I go away I always pack far too much so this year I thought I would be good and only bring one outfit for for each day.

liz earle luxury.

I have been a huge fan of Liz Earle products for many years now and I was so fortunate to receive a beautiful botanical gift set of theirs for Christmas which contained a number of gorgeous products that I couldn't wait to use! It was a bath and body set and, as with every Liz Earle product, was presented so beautifully, I'm even considering keeping the box after the products are used up because it's so pretty. After swooning over the presentation of the products it was then time to get them out and give them a try!

space girl bathtime.

I have been using Lush products for, I don't even know how long now, it was one of those shops I used to go in for fun when I was younger because of all the colours and smells, then as I got a little bit older and started to get my pocket money and would try to gather up enough money to buy a bath bomb, because everyone know Lush are famous for their bath bombs, and then I got a job and joined the real world and started to purchase their various other products. As wonderful as all their other products are I feel the bath bombs are still the heart of Lush for me so I've decided to try out a load of their both ballistics and see what different effects they have, which means having a lot of fun, colourful baths!

my inspirations.

I started out this blog a few months ago as a sort of 'trial', I have always had a huge passion for make-up and beauty and wanted to find a way to express that, besides just going on to Jake all the time. To be honest, I was very naive when I started out and thought it would be easy to sit down and find things to write posts about every week but in reality it's like working two jobs! Thinking of new interesting topics to write about and then adding pictures, editing and actually making it a good read is such a difficult job and has made me really appreciate all the other people out there who blog. There are two things that made me decide to keep doing this, my passion and enthusiasm for fashion and beauty and the wonderful blogs that I read and follow, these people have really inspired me to keep going and it's from their posts that I take ideas for mine, so I wanted to take the time to share their fabulous blogs with you!

my river island wishlist.

As much as I love a good sale I am a sucker for new season stock and being a huge lover of River Island as soon as their stock was released I started compiling my wishlist. River Island is one of the very few shops I seem to be able to walk in to for a browse and leave with a complete outfit, from tops and trousers to dresses and bags, they always seem to have items that I adore in there. I have done a bit of 'online research' into their new stock and have chosen eight of my  'must-have' pieces for this month.

my daily essentials.

There's nothing I love more than having an unrestricted amount of time to get ready in the morning, being able to sit down, plan my 'look' for the day, get my tools ready, fix my hair, add accessories and not have the stress of a time limit, but anybody who works knows that this is a dream saved for weekends or days off. Although I don't always have as much time as I would like to get ready in the morning there are certain products that I just can not step outside of the house without using, these products are my absolute essentials and my favourite makeup and beauty products!

goodbye 2014, hello 2015.

I was going to put a post up yesterday with my 'New Years Resolutions' but as I wrote down the usual 'lose weight', 'visit different countries', and 'eat healthier' cliches I started to think 'what do I really want from this year?'. 2014 was a pretty amazing year for me, I turned 21, got promoted at work, got to finally stay in the Thorpe Park hotel, went to Gran Canaria for the second time with Jake, took my first holiday in years with my family, finally moved in with Jake after five years and got the opportunity to go back and visit Tokyo again. so what New Years Resolutions could I make to ensure 2015 was even better?