I love Sundays. Mine involve- laundry, food prep, a lil work out, lounging and a big, fat roast at the end of it all. How can you not love that?!
Had a good week- every Christmas treat has been consumed and clean eating has resumed (80% of the time). Having combined this with four good training sessions this week, I am feeling refreshed, energised and motivated.
Me and the Madre treated ourselves to January pedicures yesterday at a salon local to us- £25 and you come out with feet soooooo baby soft its unreal! Although braving the almost sub zero conditions in my flip flops was not ideal.
I gots a busy week ahead. Stock take prep at work, heading to the Royal Opera house on Wednesday night for a spot of Ballet (get me!) and my first EVER wedding dress appointment at a Boutique on Saturday with my Bestie. Fabz all round.
Below is my weekly round up in pics, enjoy!
Lovely scarves HannahBelle sent me :) hannahbelle.co.uk
Fave new statement piece- Tri metal necklace from TopShop i got for Chrimbo
"I got my new suede shoes and suddenly everything is right..." Paulo Nutini
Little Selfie featured in my previous post- Gotta love MAC Stereo Rose skinfinish!
BFF EmilieClarke sent me a Canadian Xmas Pressie!!!
The 'beauty in tray'.. Getting full... MUST FILM HAUL. Remind me would ya?
Product Review coming in the next post.. Its so pretty and functional and worth every penny...
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I didn't manage to get my hands on this blushing beauty first time around (sad face) and alas this is the joys of limited edition collections.
BUT, this time I was not going to miss out.
With a counter at my work place, I swiftly galloped down the escalators, swiped the little black box, whipped out the card and made a purchase.
I did not blink, breathe or speak until I got my 'beauty addict' mitts on the heavenly, domed creature.
So what do I think?
This does not disappoint. One swatch and I was sold. I am a huge fan of the mineralize skinfinishes- one easy sweep with a MAC 187 provides you with a sheer flush of colour with a beautiful sheen across your cheekbones.
I am not one for a bold blush colour, I prefer to contour the eff out of cheek bones with Benefits Hoola or MAC Harmony blush and then add a subtle blush with MAC Pearl CCB for highlight. If you like an English rose flush, the skinfinishes may not be for you, or you may
just choose to add this as a powder highlight after your blush. You decide.
What does MAC Cosmetics say about it?
Stereo Rose: Coral with golden/ bronze shimmering nuances £21.50 10gA luxurious velvet- soft powder with high- frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adds buffed- up highlights to cheeks, brows, anywhere on the body: provides an ultra- deluxe polish to the skin.
Precisely. Now onto the good stuff-
From the left...
Slightly off..
In the pan...
Stereo Rose boxed! Apply with a MAC 187 brush.
What do you think of MAC Mineralize Skinfinish? Will you be purchasing Stereo Rose or anything else from the Apres Chic collection? Recommendations accepted.
This week has been a goodun'. I have got back into my training stride at the gym, lost the Canadian flubber that I gained whilst gorging on Nanaimo bars and Butter tarts AND had my work/ friends Xmas meal :)
For the work Xmas Meal I arranged for the office staff to dine at Jamies Italian. For £30 squid you got 3 courses, prosecco and a mince pie! What's not to like! Meat good, veg good, chocolate tart good... I sound like Joey from Friends when he tucked into Rachel's meat trifle ;)
Anywayyyyy then Mattie and I speeded off into Richmond to join a LOT of friends for after dinner drinks and MAJOR catch ups... I talked and laughed so much that we all promised to not let it be tooo long before another outing!
I also made some Christmas decs! The tree was looking a bit bare since myself and Matt ate all of the Lindt choc tree decs, SO I purchased a couple of Oranges and made the easiest thing possible. Slice the oranges about 1cm thick, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and place dirrectly on the rack. Bake in the oven for a good couple hours on a super low temp (80-100C) until they've dried out. Poke some dec wire through and hang! The scent of pine and cinnamon orange is so nice to come home to, you need to do it!
And after all that, I am exhausted- done my house chores, worked out, written the chrimbo cards ready for posting next week and now I chill before a big Sunday roast round the Mothers.
Hope you all had a great week, check out my pics and see you in the next one.
Tree Love
My mug.. Wearing current fave lippie MAC Taupe
Sexy Jamie's 30min meal- Jafrezi Rump Steak and Veg :)
The WINNER of my first ever subscriber giveaway is Laura Beaumont @lulabelle1986 email me to claim your prize!
To thank you all for your amazing support over the short time I have been blogging, tweeting, youtubeing, facebooking and instagramming... (ENOUGH!) I have decided to host a teeny tiny little giveaway.
I shall be giving away my most favourite MAC Cosmetics eye shadow of all time. It is a beautiful golden brown that I try not to apply to my lids every, single day.
All you have to do to win is be a follower, twollower, subscriber and liker of all of my social media sites and comment on my YouTube giveaway video (seen below!)
i have provided you with all the links, so it could not be easier.
Once again, thanks you for so much for all your support- it would all mean nothing if the only one watching was me. It is a small gesture, but one that I think fits me perfectly.. Plus I am sure I can drop some nice little extra bits in too.
The comp is open internationally, and a winner shall be selected by random.org on Wednesday 5th December at midnight GMT.
Vancouver was totes amaze. I had an unbelievable time shopping, dining out and hysterics over an impromptu photo shoot on BC Ferries. I loved every minute and can't wait to share more time with my wonderful family when they come to LDN for my Wedding next year.
Moving swiftly on to my Vancouver Beauty Haul! I went a little cray cray on beauty bits that aren't available in the UK, so forgive the length of this video- but I hope you enjoy my Beauty Buys!
Items listed as mentioned in my YouTube video-
Target- Secret Scent Expressions Deodorant in Cocoa Butter Kiss and Oh La La Lavender
Sexy Hair- Big Sexy Hair volumising dry shampoo
Ardell Self Adhesive Lashes 105S
L'Oreal Infallible e/s in Amber Rush 892
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable 50 Precious
Bath and Body Works- Holiday Traditions Pink Sugarplum- body wash, lotion and spray
Sephora- Chloe Eau De Parfum Rollerball
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Honey
Urban Decay De-Slick setting spray
L'Occitane Dry Skin Hand Cream
Sephora Favourites- Give me Some Lip! Contains- Bite Lip Shine in Vintage, Fresh Sugar Rose tinted lip treatment, Hourglass Extreme Sheen High Shine lipgloss in Child, Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Baby Doll, Sephora Lip Gloss in Precious Pink, Tarte Lip Surgence Natural Matte Lip tint in Hope.
OPI Mini's from the film Skyfall
China Glaze Polish in Exotic Encounters
Avon Nailwear Pro in Fuschia
Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Sephora 8 Ribbon Hair ties
Thank you so much for watching my latest YouTube video. Do you like my lippie collection? What do I need to get next?
L-R- Supreme Sheen- Supremely Confident. Concealer/ Beige toned nude. Has a very sheer and glossy finish, makes lips look light and hydrated.
Cremesheen- Crème de Nude. Salmon pink toned nude- much more wearable than the supremely confident and feels nice on the lips. A great base for other shades or glosses.
Amplified- Patisserie. My most worn lipstick of them all. This will probably be my wedding day lip of choice as I very much enjoy the finish a brown toned neutral colour.
Matte- Taupe. A brown toned velvet lip can be created with this shade from MAC, I love to wear it with autumnal colours and warm brow liner.
Frost- Costa Chic. A luminous, almost orange toned frosted lippie. Looks killer with bronzed skin and a bushy brow.
Cremesheen- Jazzed. A much more wearable, peachy toned coral. I like to wear this in the spring time with ice cream pastel nails.
MAC Viva Glam Gaga 1- Lustre. A blue toned pink, which I live to wear with Phone Number eye kohl and charcoal grey clothing.
MAC Viva Glam Cindy- Lustre. My most wearable cranberry toned red. It's a great berry lip for the day time with black liner and a cute blazer/ pencil skirt combo.
Amplified- Red She Said. Gorgeous deep red. I wear it with cat winged liner, fluttery lashes and a sexy LBD.
