Haul - The sun made me do it!

It has been such a sunny weekend here in the North West and from the sounds of things the whole of the UK has been getting 'holiday' weather! As much as I love it and feel like im back living in Cyprus I am getting headaches every day so can you chill out a bit Mr Sun please..Thanks.

I am in the process of saving money.. so I TOTALLY blame the sun for this haul.. if it wasnt out I wouldnt have gone shopping! (I need someone to blame right?!)

I have heard a lot of good thing about the No7 BB Cream so seen as Boots are giving away the £5 vouchers at the moment it was a good time to buy it! I have used it once and love it so far.

I only went in to get ONE cleansing lotion from Garnier but like I said they are doing the No7 voucher if you spend £5 or over so thought I would get two and try out this deep pore wash too. Im starting to be a skincare junkie and adore anything that will clean and refresh my face.. ermm who doesnt!

I was walking back to my car..when I accidentally walked into TKMaxx! But im so glad I did because this dusky pink over sized jumper was an amazing £5!!!!!! I know!! On sale of course.

This USA flag heart t-shirt was £7.99 in a little boutiquey shop in my town. Would look great with a pair of denim shorts but I really dont have the legs for it so its skinny jeans for me thanks!

I bought this yesterday in Preston. I went there to go to hobbycraft and ended up walking around the town because the weather was so nice. Then I got a phone call asking if I could gig that night so  seen as though I knew I was getting a bit extra cash that night I bought this and wore it to the gig. It was from a one off shop in St George's shopping centre for £10! I do find a good bargin!

This book was originally £8 reduced to £2.99. I work in my parents coffee shop and my step dad, Ian, is making a selection of homemade ice creams. So far we have mint, black cherry, orange, vanilla, amaretto etc.. I thought myself and Ian would enjoy this book and there is some amazing recipes in there such as rocky road ice cream!! yes please!!

This is a strange one to put in a haul and im still thinking as I type 'why the hell have I put this in' but hey ho.. Im obsessed with it so need to share the love. Its apple and blueberry by Feel Good and it taste DELICIOUS! I bought mine in Esquires Coffee Shop..

Has the sun been making you do anything this weekend?!

Enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts... I hear the rain is coming to say hello next week!

Lauren x

Happy 1st Birthday GlossyBox! - May Edition 2012

Its a good day when the GlossyBox arrives from the postman! This month was a special month for the GlossyBox team as it is there 1 year anniversary! I remember when GlossyBox first came out and I thought wow what a good idea.. now im hooked! I get so excited gettting my monthly presents it really is like a mini birthday all the time!

In this months box along with the 5 products you also recieve a birthday baloon (who doesnt want a pink baloon huh?!) and a GlossyBox compact mirror which is so handy because i recently lost mine! 

So in this months box i got:-

NOBLE ISLE - Summer Rising Bath and Shower Gel

LOLIA LEMPICKA - L'Eau en Blanc & Eau de Parfum

NEAL'S YARD REMEDIES - Rehydrating Rose Daily Moisture

COLLECTION - Lasting Colour Gel Liner in Teal

ELDORA - Falsh Eylashes

This eyeliner has amazing stay.. it can be smudged but once it has dried it aint coming of my friend!

It would look nice on the lower lash line.

Such pretty lashes... cant wait to wear them out to a party or a gig or something..

Plain and simple compact mirror! It now lives in my bag

I was SO happy when i saw this was in the box this month. I am having a really bad time with my skin at the moment and am tring all sorts to sort it out. It is a lovely moisturiser and so far so good. Still testing it out though so will let you know more thoughts in the future..

Did any of you get anything different this month?!!

Have a good weekend! :)

Lauren x

Samsung Galaxy SII - I finally got a new phone!

This may not be exciting to some people and I KNOW that the Galaxy SIII is coming out next week and I KNOW its not an IPhone but my goodness.... I'm so froogin' happy to have a new phone!

My last phone in the photo below was a Samsung Tocco, yep, that one that came out nealy 6 years ago!!! I got it about 3 days after it came out and I was so happy with it. I loved my little Tocco and I actually still love it to this day.. it has gone through some stuff with me I tell ya'. 

I have debated getting an IPhone for the past two years but I think I just wanted one for the novelty of it. I weighed up the pro's and con's of the different makes and models and there isn't that much difference apart from the price. This is a slightly larger phone but that I can get used too.

As you can see my old phone is 3 minutes behind.. I have known this for 2 years but have never changed it!

As you can see in the photo below I had a sticker on the back of my Tocco..It was that old the back wouldnt even stay on so when my buddy Lindsey gave me a sticker with her company logo on it I knew exactly where it was going (If you havent guessed Lindsey makes cakes, yummy ones too.. this is her FACEBOOK, TWITTER and WEBSITE. She wasn't happy with me getting this phone being and IPhone owner herself but I'm sure she will speak to me again after a week or two)

 So guys... seen as I am new to the App world have you any suggestions of good and useful apps?? Instagram and Draw Something are at the top of my list of course!!

R.I.P Mr. Tocco!

Lauren x

Union Jack Nails

So its obvious I havent got the steadiest hands in the world but when I got invite to a Jubilee party I had to let my nails join in the fun too right?!

Its fun, bright and is great for this time of year. Im sure the Queen would love it!

I used - 

Barry M, Bright Red 

Barry M, Navy

Gosh, Nail Whitener

Its pretty simple.. all I did was paint my ring finger nail white (although a pure opaque white would have been better) then with a fine paint brush i painted in the red cross and added the blue in between. It would probably have been much neater if I had used a toothpick to draw it on! Noted for next time!

Lauren x

Book Review - Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan

If you like easy reading, romance and sweets your going to like this book! After previously reading 2 other Jenny Colgan book on a whim I HAD to buy this one. I enjoyed the others so much so I knew I would like this book before I opened the page!

Its about a girl (funnily enough named Rosie!) who has left her life in London for a while to go and sort out her elderly Aunt Lilian's sweet-shop in a small country village. She wasn't expecting it to be such a life changer! You are taken on a journey through the ups and downs of country life and along the way you get little recipes for various sweets and treats. The other books I have read by Jenny have also given recipes for cakes etc in them which even though its part of the story, it is such a sweet touch (no pun intended)

I cant wait for the next book to come out!

Rating .....

My nephew wanted to get in on the book reviews so he has picked a book he thinks is fabulous.. review coming up from the little man himself! ;)

Lauren x

                                                                                   

Haul - H&M, New Look, Primark, Budapest!

Hello Hello.

So I did a spot of shopping last week.. not too much but still thought I would share it with you :)

This dark navy dress is from New Look. It came with this really pretty plated tan belt and it only cost £20.

Let me first apologise for the creases! It really shows up on camera, damn.

This blazer was from H&M. I had a full day of searching for a black blazer that i could wear casually and formally. By gum it took a lot of searching.. but I found it and I love this one. I have never been a fan of black and blue but I think it works quite well.

It was £24.99

This sugar skull T-shirt was an impulse buy when I was hunting for the blazer.. Agagin from H&M and for £7.99 I could really leave it there! I cant wait to wear it in the summer (If it ever arrives!)

Boring but essential, Black flats from Primark for £4!

Who has seen The Hunger Games?!! I seriously loved it so I had to get the book. It is a bit annoying to read the book AFTER watching the film but thought if im going to read all three books I may as well start from the begging! Any read this yet??

And the last few things I got this month were presents from my boyfriend who has been away touring in Europe (he's a stand up comic). He went to three different countries and bought me something from each country. Cute.. I know! (trained well)

This scarf im in LOVE with. Its from Budapest! Fancy! I wore it for the first time last night to a gig and got so many complements about it :)

Funniest earrings I have ever seen!! I dont even have my ears pierced but i do have a rubber duck collection forming! Ha! 

Hope you are all having a lovely relaxing Sunday! 

Lauren

x

THANK YOU!!

A massive Thank you to Khila from Miss Budget Beauty for giving my blog abit of a face lift!

I loves it!!

xx