New Phone!

So, even with the cold weather being back with a vengeance, (it was bitterly cold this morning as demonstrated in the pic above courtesy of my dashboard) a parcel was waiting for me when I arrived home.

To my complete surprise it turned out to be my new phone. Not to shocking apart from the fact that I only ordered it on Saturday evening and it was delivered Monday (even with heavy snow on the ground!).

Now I just have to work out how to use it!

November Favourites

My favourites for this month are a mixture of beauty and non-beauty items.

The Beauty Items are as follows:

Eye shadows, mascara and eyeliners
Mac Phloof
Mac Satin Taupe
Mac eye khol in Phone Number (a soft, wearable, alternative to black.)

Lip gloss and lip liners
Mac gloss in Purr
Mac lip pencil in Dervish. (i haven't used a liner in years but this was recommended to me and I've noticed a difference in the lasting power of my lipstick / gloss.)

Perfume
Balenciaga Paris eau de parfum

Nail varnish
Barry M nail effect. (i get loads of complements every time i use this)

And now for the non-beauty items:

Books
True Blood series by Charlaine Harris (not quite as racy as the TV show, but not far off!)

Drinks
Starbuck's Egg nog latte.

TV show

Castle. (can't get enough of this one!)

Snow days and makeup.

So on days like these when the desire to hide under the duvet is extra powerful, makeup suddenly becomes way down on my list of priorities.

It's at these times that i tend to rely on my trusty lip balm and mascara to see me through the day.

At the moment these are my summer fruits EOS egg shaped lip balm and my Diorshow black mascara.

I cannot say enough good things about these products.The lip balm (once you have gotten past the cute packaging) is possibly one of the best lip balms i have ever used.

It glides on effortlessly and stays for ages. It tastes as nice as it smells and is not drying on the lips. I've also found that it makes a great lipstick primer.

The Dior mascara has been a favourite of mine for a long time. It is one of the very few that i have encountered that i do not have a reaction to. (trust me, it is not funny when your eyes feel so tired you could cry 30 minutes after you've put your mascara on!) i find that it defines and separates really well and is not too clumpy.

Now, if I can just find something to sort out my hair.......

Snow days and Master Potter's birthday

This weekend saw the first batch of snow for the year. This event was both fun and inconvenient at the same time.

Plans were cancelled, Christmas shopping was put on hold but one good thing did come from this severe weather. I got to slow down and just enjoy spending the day with my family. An event that hasn't, it seems, happened for a very long time.

On top of this it was Harry's 9th birthday and the spoilt little pooch enjoyed even more attention than normal. He had the time of his life playing across the chase during his walk and even decided to pose for this adorable picture!

Home laser hair removal....help!

After having to hide my icky legs under trousers or tights this month I have decided I need something more permanent than shaving, waxing or epilating. This leaves me with laser hair removal. Getting it done at a salon / clinic is out of the question due to cost. So i need help. Has anyone tried this? Is it safe? Can anyone recommend any specific machine?

Topshop Makeup - A massive fail?

Has anyone else had any problems with Topshop's makeup range?

On Saturday I purchased 2 of their cream eye shadows and an eye liner.

When I came to try them at home, the cream eye shadows were awful.

'Heavy Metal', which, on my hand looked like a dupe for Laura Mercier's 'Alloy' cream eye shadow, was a glittery mess with no real pigmentation.


'Darkness' gunked up and did not apply evenly.

The best product out of this particular haul was the the gel eye liner in 'Steely' which is a pretty blue.


I'm absolutely gutted as I really wanted to like this range. After all, the prices are reasonable and the packaging is kind of cute!

I would be interested to know if anyone else has encountered these problems or if its me doing something wrong?

I'm back!!

Omg where to start.

I had such a good time, saw so much and went to so many different places! It really was the trip of a life time for me.

I went to Boston, Niagara Falls, The Finger Lakes, Lancaster County, Gettysburg, Shenandoah National Park, Washington and New York. (These being the places that I can remember!)

I think my favourite part was Washington which surprised me a little as I have been to Manhattan 3 times before and I've always loved it. Niagara was just incredible with the sheer power of the water coming over the falls. The Blue Ridge Mountains were so vast they almost didn't seem real.

Obviously I brought loads of goodies and I will hopefully get some reviews up this week!