A JANUARY HAUL | Body Shop, Urban Outfitters...

Hi everyone! So recently I have bought a lot of new things, mainly beauty products and I thought I'd accumulate all those things into a post. I didn't get anything big because I got all that over the Christmas period however I did purchase a lot of little things.

I'll start with the beauty things, just to get them out of the way. Both of these products are from the Body shop limited edition and you might of seen them in my 2014 favourites post. I got the Chocomania body lotion, it does smell like dark chocolate but when you put it on the skin its not to strong because you don't want to be smelling like a massive chocolate bar. That was £8. And, I got the Raspberry body butter because it smells so, so yummy which was only £13! 

Lately, my skin has been really dry, so I went into boots and asked the lady at the Liz Earle counter for some advice. She recommended that I use the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Clothe Cleanser. This cleanser I have heard a lot about, so without any doubts I bought it for £15.50. I plan on doing a review on this product but only once I have had it for a while longer.

Now its a new year, I have decided to make a list of products to try in 2015. The first thing on that list was the Lorac pro palette! I have wanted this for so long and I finally bought it for £32. It has so many colours and also came with a travel size Lorac primer that I'm yet to try. 

Thats it for beauty! I have been using the excuse "new year, new things" a lot and I actually used it whilst walking past Hotel Chocolat. I never usually purchase expensive chocolate because It will be gone within seconds anyway. But, I decided why not? "New year, new things" so I ended up spending just under £15 on a chocolate chip cookie flavoured chocolate bar and some boozy truffles for my mum.

The next shop I went into was Urban Outfitters because I found some Fisheye phone lenses on their website and I had to get them. Also, when we were at the counter, I was forced into buying a mug shaped like a cat, *I say forced but I really mean this crazy cat lady just couldn't resist*. The lenses were £18 and the mug was £12.

Moving on to fashion. Whilst I was in Urban Outfitters I spotted this women and I really liked what she was wearing. I later went into Primark and found the jumper she was wearing for £16 so I decided to get it and style it in the same sort of way.

I had been eyeing this pink cropped, turtleneck jumper from NewLook for a while now so when I found it for £8 in the sale I had to get it.

To finish the haul, I had recently finished reading 'How to be parisian' and was in need of a new book so I chose to get 'Pretty Honest' by Sali Hughes for just under £20. Its a very long book so I'm not yet halfway but so far, so good!

Thats everything from the haul, I still have money left but I'm attempting to save up *fingers crossed* If you would like me to review 'How to be a parisian' or any other products from this haul then comment below. Thanks for reading. Big kiss! S.

  

2015 FASHION FORECAST

Hi everyone! I was recently contacted by some lovely people from www.farfetch.com. Farfetch is a luxury fashion website with designer clothes from Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander Wang, Louis Vuitton and many more. They are mostly on the pricey side but I really recommend checking out their website. 

If you read my blog a lot, you'll know that I recently left school - it was actually a year ago but it feels like yesterday *Gasps*. In school its really easy to keep up with the trends because everyones wearing them. However, when you leave school the only way to keep up with trends is by searching through pages of magazines! This is why Farfetch and I have come together to keep you lovelies updated with whats trending for S/S 15. 

(Photo's by www.farfetch.com)

Thank you for reading this post, I hope it helped! I would like to do a Q&A very soon so please comment below any questions that you'd like me to answer and don't forget to check out www.farfetch.com. Big kiss! S.  

2015 RESOLUTIONS (& GOALS)

Hi everyone! Lately I've been getting asked a lot, about my New Years resolutions. What is your New Years resolutions? Do you think you'll keep them? What do you want to achieve in 2015?(Answer these questions in the comments). So I thought, why not make a post about it?. I've never actually kept any of my resolutions but perhaps writing them down might make a tad difference *fingers crossed*.  

1. INSTEAD OF REGRETTING THE PAST OR DREADING THE FUTURE, LIVE IN THE MOMENT! This is my most essential resolution for this year. I have backed out of so many opportunities because I've become too scared/worried about what will happen. My mum has always told me, "Its usually the things that you dread doing the most that turn out the best". I totally agree. When I was younger, I used to take swimming lessons but every time I'd find an excuse to get out of it. The excuses never worked however by the end of the session, I was glad I went.  After all that worrying, I enjoyed the swimming lessons every time, and I learnt something very important (how to swim). This happens plenty to me, but in the end it turns out you made a big agitation over nothing. 

2. LOOK AFTER MY BODY! When I say look after my body, I don't just mean exercise. I mean, eat healthy, focus on my skin, drink lots of water, as well as exercising. I'm not aiming at loosing weight, or trying to look better, I just want to be healthier. Not to mention get ready for my dance exams.  

3. BE PREPARED FOR ANY RUN-INS! This resolution I got from the book I'm currently reading,  Pretty Honest by Sali Hughes. You don't know who, when or where your going to run into someone so always stay prepared with a little makeup or a brush. You never know, you might be instantly invited to a party and need some lipstick for a day-to-night touch up. I personally think first impressions are everything, so make it count. 

4. 5K FOLLOWERS! This is more of a goal then a resolution but its something I'm trying to achieve this year. After hitting 1K in 3 months, I'm hoping to get 5k by the end of the year. I feel like 1k is a massive achievement from what I imagined in the beginning but thats only pushing me to go further. 

Thanks to everyone who followed so far and if you haven't, I would really love it if you did. Don't forget to answer the questions from above in the comment box, I'm really interested to hear your resolutions and I hope you can keep them. Happy new year! Big kiss! S.  

LOUIS VUITTON'S S/S 2015 CAMPAIGN

Hi everyone! A new year means new collections, so I thought why not introduce you to some of the best? Not long ago, I wrote a post, called AW14 ready-to-wear: Louis Vuitton, which proved very popular. I really enjoy talking about trends and campaigns so I decided to make it a regular thing. This year I'm starting with Louis Vuitton's S/S 15 collection...

 Nicolas Ghesquiére presented this stunning collection on the last day of Paris Fashion Week, wrapping up the whole show. All of these 60's-inspired looks were designed to stand out whilst being completely wearable, from crushed velvet pants to shiny patent leather skirts. My favourite thing is the beautiful detailing in the all the pieces but what is your favourite thing about the collection? (Comment below) Big kiss! S. 

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

Hi everyone! Happy New Year and welcome to the first post of 2015 - woo! I had no intention of doing this post, until about 10 minutes ago when I realised how much had actually happened last year (2014). So I thought now was the perfect time to sit and reflect on what now stands in the past. 

2014 started with a party and finished with a party! My dad lives on the other side of the country so we only get to see him once a year. We decided for 2013 to have christmas at his house so when we came home in 2014 we had another christmas. Dinner, presents & everything else we would do just like a normal christmas day.

Once I was back, and in school, I had around 11 exams to do *Gasps*. I spent every day up in my room, studying and memorising everything. You can't imagine how happy I was when all the exams were over! For weeks I had been dreading the day I got my results just incase they weren't what I needed. Thank god, there were exactly what I was hoping for!

After that, I had completely finished high school and never had to go back again. As a celebration, my friends and I decided to go to Frankie's & Bennie's although later on that night we ended up going to Nando's for desert.  

Of course, once you leave school you have prom to worry about. The hardest part for me was trying to find a dress in my size but I eventually found one. After two days in hair curlers and 3 trips to the hairdresser, we put on are dresses and took the limo to prom. 

2014 was also the year I founded my blog and 2-3 months later I had already hit 1k followers. I absolutely love blogging, it has become a hobby of mine and I absolutely adore my blog readers. 

Not long after I started my blog, I travelled to Cyprus. I mainly went to get away from reality, not to mention get a tan (surprisingly, I did). I had so much fun eating out every night, laying in the sun all day long and just spending time with the family. 

The day after I got back from Cyprus, I had to go straight to college. It was my first day there so I had a lot of catching up to do but I made some great friends, which made it so much easier. 

On new years eve, I was invited to one of my closest friends party. There was a lot of drinking, dancing and at one point, dizziness.  But what better way to start the new year then with a midnight's kiss.  

I have 365 days of vast unknown stretching out in front of me. No one knows what 2015 will bring but whatever it is, embrace it! One resolution I'm making this year is instead of regretting the past or worrying about the future, live in the moment. Big kiss! S.