Summer Has Started

Hello my lovelies,

So summer has started and second year of university has finished!

I really did not realise how much time university took up when you actually go to the library and try hard :P anyway I am done and have 3 months off! I was really worried about my first post and what to put saying I haven't properly blogged in a long time, however now summer is here and I have free time again, I have time to blog, read and do exciting things :) 

Sorry I have been quiet over the past few months but I am back and ready to blog again :) so this was just a quick hello 

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Thank you for reading and promise to speak soon, Bye :)

xxx 

Walk along the River

Hello again,

At the weekend me and the parents went for a walk down the river, the main aim was to get some pictures for my GlossyBox review but as it was such a lovely day I thought I would take some pictures as we walked along :)

Most of the pictures are river based or animal based :P just thought it was a lovely area to have a mini photo shoot. 

At the end of the walk we had Dip Dab lollies to cool ourselves down :)

This was just a photo based post, hope you liked it!

Where is your favourite summer walk?

Hope you enjoyed the pictures and speak soon

Bye :) 

Wimbeldon on the Stray

Hello again, 

 Yesterday was the final of the men’s Wimbledon tennis and as Andy Murray was playing me and my friends went down to the Stray in Harrogate where it was being shown on large screens outside. The Stray is just a large area of grass which surrounds Harrogate and as the weather was perfect who wouldn’t want to be outside in the sun watching Murray in the final :) 

 The quality of the screen wasn’t great, you couldn’t really see the ball and at times it was hard to tell who was who! However, the atmosphere was great and everyone was rooting for Murray and cheering along :) it really was the perfect day out with friends and family. The sun was out throughout the whole game so I have to admit I did get a little sun burnt!

 I really enjoyed the experience and would absolutely go back next year because it was just a really good way of watching the match with all friends. 

 A local news reporter filmed some of the crowd and when Murray won you can see how pleased everyone was and it was the perfect end to a lovely weekend :)

(website to the Harrogate news report of the event - http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2013/07/07/montpellier-hill-packed-to-capacity-for-wimbledon-final/)

After the match we went back to my friends house and had a BBQ and a few drinks to celebrate, this mainly consisted of games of football and volleyball as well as catching up and eating :) one of my friends brought a bottle of champagne which had a Wimbledon jacket on which I thought was just so cool and shows how big Wimbledon really is!

Did you watch the game or do anything special for Wimbledon?

Hope you enjoyed reading and speak to you soon

Bye :)

PYO Strawberries

Hello again :)

When I was little my parents would always take us Strawberry picking when the season started. It reminds me of summer and always loved going to this place! There are many pictures of me with strawberry juice all over my face as instead of picking them I normally just ate them! If you have been before you know that this isn’t really allowed but as I was long little I ate away :)

I haven’t been in a couple of years and last week really fancied going. So as I was in Newcastle anyways handing in my keys from my flat I thought it was the perfect opportunity to visit my Grandparents and go strawberry picking with them. We go to Brocksbushes Farm as they have loads of fields to pick from and you know there will always be good ones there :) I also think that they are open through the year as they have different seasonal fruits like Blackberries and Plums which are normally picked in the autumn.

As its July, Strawberries and Gooseberries are in season so perfect for picking. I love eating Gooseberries on their own, even though they are really sour and you’re meant to make a crumble or jam with them, I eat them how they come! Strawberries are the main attraction, this farm has so many patches and most of the land is covered with strawberry plants so there is always a section with is ready to be picked. 

At the top of the field there was a sign for Tayberries, me and my boyfriend when to inspect to see what these where, however they weren’t ripe so we couldn’t tell. If anyone knows what these are please leave a comment because I have never seen these before and they intrigue me.

As you can see we picked quite a lot, these were for 4 different families so we did spread them out. The fruit from PYO farms are the best tasting fruit you could imagine! They are full of flavour and just look so appealing. Brocksbushes have a loyalty card scheme where your third time is free, I’m not a 100% sure what this means but I think it’s a good way of encouraging people back :)

I didn’t think they were that expensive and it is a lovely day out for the family at all ages! I know there are a lot of these farm in England so if you haven’t been before find one near go and give it ago. It’s a really nice activity to do on a lovely day and gets everyone involved and at the end of it you have the nicest Strawberries which beat Supermarket ones ever time :) 

What reminds you of your childhood? Or which parts of summer do you love the most?

Hope you have enjoyed reading and speak soon

Bye :) 

Centre Parcs

Hello :)

At the weekend me and my family went on a little trip away to centre parcs, for people who don't live in the UK or just don't know what centre parcs it, it's like a village in the forest where people go for long weekends or weeks for a short break. They are full of activities like horse riding, tennis, football, paint balling and swimming, when you are they you can plan which activities you want to take part in, some do have an additional price. I love this place and I have been so many times since I was little. We have always gone to the Windfell one as thats the one which is best for all my family, however there are a few dotted around the country.

Me, my parents and my boyfriend when on the friday morning and just had a wonder round and lunch when we got there, which I have to say was amazing, we had savoury and sweet pancakes. After we then went to the pool and had a swim, it was like being a kid again as I got way to excited about all the slides :) My brother and his girlfriend came later that night and we had a full house :)

On the saturday I did archery in the morning, which was such good fun and I would really love to do it again. I have done some shooting before on my grandparents farm and I love hitting targets and stuff. After that we had a game of tennis (which I found out I really do suck at) which was really good fun and had a good laugh. We had a BBQ for lunch which was really nice as the sun was out and we could sit outside and enjoy the weather :) Later that afternoon we had booked to have the twilight spa which was 4-9. This was just amazing, you become relaxed the minute you stepped in, 5 hours sounds a lot but there were so many steam rooms to try, pools, beauty talks and relaxation rooms you could easily fill your time in.

Sunday morning we had another game of tennis (I improved a little bit) then wondered around the park, played some pool, went to the pool and played cards with the whole family. That night we went out for dinner and I had a massive steak but thats my favourtie thing :) my brother and his girlfriend left that night but we left in the morning and had a starbucks breakfast :)

As you can tell it was an action packed weekend and was lovely to spend time with everyone :) we are hopefully going back sometime next year which I can't wait for :) 

 mine was the second one in

 me thinking I can play

 my birthdays next week but this was a surprise with the whole family

Have you every been to something like centre parcs?

Hope you've enjoyed reading and Ill speak to you soon

Bye :)  

Colours of the Rainbow tag

Hello again :)

Today I am going to be doing a colours of the rainbow tag. This has been a very popular video on YouTube and I though I would do a blog about it. All the tag is, you have to pick an object from your beauty collection for each colour. Pink and multi colour have been added as an extra onto the end :) 

Red: My red item was my red lipstick from M.A.C, this is my go to red lipstick and it just a lovely bold statement. I find that you can wear this all year round which is also an added bonus. This colour is Viva Glam and its one of their matte lipsticks, I do think it dries out the lips a bit but if you place a balm on first it's not so bad :) the colour also stays on for so long :)

Orange: I couldn't find an orange beauty item that I really loved, so instead I went for my bright orange maxi skirt from Next. I love this skirt so much, it's so bright and perfect from summer. It also cheers me up when I wear it :)

Yellow: This item wasn't very yellow but the contain was close enough I thought :P it was my Tony and Guy hair moose. I have naturally really curly hair and I just find when I apply moose to it , it just calms them down and makes them look so much nicer. It also adds a natural shine to the hair, which is always an added bonus :)

Green: I have just started to become very self-conscious about some redness on my face, I found that it didn't matter how much product I applied the bottom of my checks would always remain red. So I bought some of Clinique's redness solution and I think its just amazing. As it's a green moisturiser it corrects the redness, it also says that its a make-up primer. The cream has a SPF 15 which I think is important to make sure I always have some kind of SPF on my face and especially in the summer.   

Blue: This was my CK summer perfume, I have had this for so long that the bottle has now seen better days. The smell just reminds me so much of summer that I just love it for this time of year :)

Indigo: I wasn't to sure on the differences between these two so for indigo I chose my Maybelline falsies mascara. I naturally have long lashes but this is just amazing. It makes them think, long and so black. I have used so many mascaras and I just think this one is one of the best and saying that it only like £7 you can't really go wrong.

Violet: I kind of cheated on this one, I picked my Naked Urban Decay palette. The contain it came in was a violet colour :P but also the eye primer potion is in a violet bottle. The eye primer is just fantastic, it really does keep your eye shadow on and stops it from creasing, which I used to find a big problem. The palette it's self its perfect from every occasion. You have create a day, night, posh, evening eye which these colours and they are all so wearable.  

Pink: I was going to pick a lipstick but I just have too many pink lipsticks that I lovely I couldn't choose. So instead I went for my Lush lip scrub in bubblegum. I have already done a review on that on here so you can go check that out :)

Multi-colour: I was cheeky on this category, I am such a nail polish girl and I love my summer bright colours, so I picked my summer nail polish collection. I love having bright and colourful nails in spring and summer I just couldn't miss these out. They main consist of Barry M because I love their polishes :)

So that's it for this post, a little more to read then normal :) 

I hope you've enjoyed reading and speak to you soon 

Bye :)

Favourite Spring/Summer Lipsticks

Hello again, today I thought I would show you 2 of my favourite lipsticks that I'm lovely at the moment

Both of them are high end and do cost quite a lot but I think that high end lipsticks are worth it as their colours are vibrant and they stay on your lips for so long :)

My first one is from NARS and its there satin lip pencil in the colour YU. This isn't a typical lipstick as its a pencil and the colour stains your lips so you dont have a keep applying it which I love. The colour is a bight pink and is quite glossy.

  

I'm addicted to the colour and find myself reaching for it most days now. When I've been out people have noticed it and asked what it is and where can you get it, which I have to say I do enjoy :P

My second love it M.A.Cs matte lipstick in Candy Yum Yum. This lipstick has been raved about over the last month or so and I just couldn't resist not picking one up as I'm lovely bold and bright lips at the moment. I have to say when I saw it in the show I new it was going to be a great buy and I wasn't wrong. I wear this as more of a statement lipstick as its more bright Barbie pink and its just so gorgeous.

The picture doesn't do it justice but it's such an amazing colour and it puts me in such a good mood when I wear it.

The colours do look very similar but in real life and on the lips they are completely different as the NARS has more of a red tint and the M.A.C is just pure pink :)

What lipsticks are you loving and can recommend for me to try over the spring and summer?

Hope you've enjoyed reading and ill speck to you soon

Bye :)