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Friday 12 December 2014

Friday Favourites

I want to do a new thing!! (yippeeee)
Every Friday I will do a big post/list of my favourites from that week, it could be recipes, quotes, memories, holidays, pictures, make up, advice, pets etc anything that I have loved that week :)

This is my first week of doing it (obviously) so here is my list;

My fave quote:
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Fave birthday idea/treat:

Very Cute...A small bag of water balloons (available at most supermarkets and party supply stores) is almost all you need to make an easy and festive cake topper. Inflate the balloons and tie to wooden or plastic coffee stirrers.

Favourite crafty tip for my fellow sewers, to keep bobbins from unwinding:
Keep bobbins from unwinding!  What a clever (and cheap) idea.

Favourite simple but so effective crafty idea for a childrens bedroom:
Love it!



Let me know what your Friday faves are!!! :)

Monday 1 December 2014

Bad break ups: How to deal with a broken heart

Talking from past, most terrible experience, I would like to try and help anyone, boy or girl, going through a bad break up.

The two break ups I have ever had have been horrendous, to the point of depression. They made me terrified of getting into another relationship which is pretty scary.
This is the advice I would given my 'past self' from my experiences.

1. In the first initial stage, have your daily moments of tears, listening to sad songs and feeling sorry for yourself. Allow only 30 minutes a day for this, then pick yourself up, and concentrate on something else like a film/school work etc.

2. Find good break up songs to dwell on and sing til your hearts content. (The Script/Taylor Swift is good for relate able lyrics and of course Adele) They strangely bring you comfort knowing someone out there is feeling or has felt the same.

3. Go out and get some exercise!! Go for a run, join the gym or even walk your dogs! Exercise makes you feel good and releases endorphins and it helps you get back into shape looking your best to show off to your ex what they are missing!

4. Get your hair done! Even if your happy with your hair, have it trimmed, highlighted, cut etc! It makes you feel like you've had a brand new fresh start and you can take on anything! It feels you with confidence!

5. Dedicate a few nights a week to 'pamper nights'. Have a bubble bath, stick a film on, do your tan, paint your nails! It takes your mind off everything and concentrates it YOU! You also feel fab about yourself after!

6. Delete your social media apps. Or if you cant live without them, delete THEM! It wont do you ANY good constantly having their - no doubt happy - posts constantly being streamed into your timeline. Its unhealthy and the first step to being in control is to delete them! Be strong and just do it! 

7. If its the type of break up I had.. where you have broken up but your still texting and begging for them back etc.. DONT. Do NOT reply. They want the best of both worlds, they want you to beg and flatter them and love the attention they have off you because they are nasty people but they dont actually want you. They want the single life with you to fall back on!! DONT REPLY.
You are in control and that will drive them CRAZY. It will also toughen you up.

8. Talk to friends/family. You wont actually notice but your friends will know exactly whats going on even if you dont tell them. I have had countless teary dinners out with my girls when they have told me they are worried and talk about it between themselves. This made me realise how much they actually care.

9. Start something new, perhaps a blog or a diary to be able to get your thoughts down and youll see how much you improve when you look back on pages from weeks in the past. 

10. Do not feel like theres no place for you without this person. After they treat you so bad etc who would want to be with them anyway?! You certainly dont. 
You deserve someone much nicer and appreciates every part of you. I know this is easier to say than do but I have been there.

11. Do not feel like your alone. I bet most people have had at least one bad break up in their life. Just think - this may be your first and last!! 
If you ever need to talk to someone to lift your thoughts off your chest I am here :) I am only a email/tweet (@Sophiealizaa) away!!
xx

Saturday 29 November 2014

Dandruff: The taboo subject

I have been wanting to write this for a while now, but not knowing where to start. As I have 3 deadlines on monday and with barely any work to present, this is the perfect time..!!

When someone says the word dandruff, like everyone else I would scrunch up my nose and shake the conversation off pretty quickly. It is associated with dirty smelly people who don't wash their hair. 

However, ever since last year, when a close family friend died and i was under a lot of stress in a horrible job (see blog post "Clintons is shit") I noticed a very small flaky patch on my scalp at the very front, in my parting. I used to try and scratch it out but then the flakes would get stuck in my hair and I could never get them out! Even in shower! The water would just cause them to stick to my hair.
Just as the stress was clearing up and I had left my job, we had our shower fixed but the plumber had fixed the shower on boiling!!! The hot was the colder side of boiling and the cold was SCOLDING! 

Mum being mum (any mum can take on any heat) doesnt realise how hot, to a normal person, the water is!! The patch started to grow and grow and around then I read an article about dandruff and how hot hot hot water can dry your scalp out, therefore create dry, flaky skin. 

I used special shampoo like Head and Shoulders but that just made it 100x times worse!! Which surprised me, it also made my hair AWFUL. Greasy and terribly frizzy and knotty. 

Its gotten so bad that even if my hair line itches I have to tap it as if I even press my nail into the skin, it spilts the top layer of skin and bleeds or just causes lots of flakes!!

So basically, the moral of the story is, dandruff happens to EVERYONE and the cleanest of people may have it and the dirtest people may not.. Also, use a luke warm shower!!

If anyone knows any good brands for dandruff please let me know!! I am dying to try anything and everything! 
X

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Liebster Award Nomination

 
 
The point of the LIESTER AWARD is to help new blogs (typically 200 Twitter followers or less but no rules are set in stone…) get their name out there, spread the good word.
The rules are simple- when you get nominated:
) Answer the questions sent to you
2) Nominate 11 bloggers
3) Ask them 11 questions thought of by yourself
4) Notify them that they have been nominated
 
 
I have been nominated by Whipped Green Girl to do this Liebster Award which I am so so super excited about :) I love answering random questions! It really makes you think!
 

 Here are the questions;
 
What was your last Halloween costume?
My last Halloween costume... hmm well Halloween isn't as super big here as it is in America so there aren't really any parties or such to go to, to be able to properly dress up. However I did go out with some friends but only stuck some red devil horns on, and dark makeup which I loved doing. It turns out we were the most dressed up ones out haha so that puts into context how uncelebrated Halloween is!!

  • You’ve won a trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
    I would definitely go back to Disneyland Florida!!! I went 10+ years ago with my mum, dad, two brothers and another close family with two daughters. We rented a HUGE house for us both and it was the best holiday any of us have and probably will ever have! Its still all we go on about. Constantly getting the photos and videos out! And also because I was only 7 ish I was too small to do the big rides like The Hulk etc and Harry P world and the Shrek rides were only just being built so I would love to go back and do all the things we missed out on! 
     
    Do you remember the first time you said “I love you” to someone?
    Yes.. shamefully I do.. When I was 13 and thought I knew about everything in the world haha!
    What haircut/style do you most regret?
    I most regret a hairstyle that I had in the last years of school. I am extremely self conscious and had a fringe that went practically from ear to ear. Swept across my face. And because I have ridiculously thin hair, I had to hairspray it until it was SOLID. Annoyingly, just before I realised it was horrible I had my year 11 photos which now haunts me!!!
    Pets?
    I have two loving dogs - Jack Russells.
    Max and Jessie (Jessie the black + white one)
    They are truly amazing dogs and I couldn't imagine life without them. Jessie is 17 now and came from a rescue centre where past owners kicked her and put cigarettes out on her and Max, 8, was from a friend who we went to see to visit their puppies and had no intention  of having one, next thing we knew he was in the car on our way home haha!!
    I have had Jessie practically all my life and I am dreading her leaving us!
     
    First live music concert?
    My first concert I think was Blue, when I was maybe 7/8/9? And except festivals etc I think that's been the last concert I have been too aswell haha! Though next March (2015) I am going to see MCBUSTED!!!!!! I am SOOOO excited I think I may cry!! I have loved Busted literally forever!!! I cant believe ill get to sing along to them!
     
    What was your first blog article ever?
    I cant actually quite remember.. At the start of blogging, a few years ago I created so many blogs and deleted them so it was probably something quite boring haha
     
    What’s your favorite candy?
    My favourite sweets... hmm. I have a masssssssive sweet tooth and love sweets so everything probably. However I do love the pink & blue bottles? I don't know the name but they are delicious! or anything watermelon.
     
    What’s your favorite pair of shoes at the moment?
    My favourite shoes are my River Island knee high boots. I love them, they keep my whole legs warm!!
     
    What online store do you shop at most?
    I rarely online shop but when I do I go straight to ASOS first as it always has free delivery which is a must for me because I am such a skint student!! I personally think all major online shops like Topshop, Missguided etc should do free delivery. We know you can afford too!! And it puts me off paying £20+ for something and having to pay an extra £3.95 to have it delivered??
     
    What did you do on your first date?
    I have never really been on a first date! I find them incredibly awkward! Though the first 'outing' me and my boyfriend did was go to Frankie & Bennys for lunch which was lovely :)
     
     
     
     
     
    I am nominating everyone who reads this and blogs and also my faves;..
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Here are my questions for you to answer :)
     
    1. If you won a million £££ how would you spend it?
    2. What has been your fave blog post this year out of all the blogs you read?
    3. What cant you wait for in 2015?
    4. What are your hobbies?
    5. What has been your fave memory from 2014?
    6. Do you have any New Years Resolutions?
    7. Did  you complete any resolutions from last year?
    8. If you could have any 3 course meal - what would it be?
    9. Do you have a 5 year plan?
    10. Whats your fave thing about Christmas?
    11. What have you asked for this Christmas?
     
    Enjoy!! :)
    xx
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Sunday 9 November 2014

    Take Me Back : Puerto Pollensa, Majorca

    Me and my boyfriend took our first holiday to Puerto Pollensa (in Majorca) this year - 6th of july! It was his first ever proper holiday holiday like beachy touristy holiday!!:D (How many times can I say holiday in one sentence haha!!)
    I have been here about 8 times now with my family before hand, and a few friends a few years ago too! Its absolute paradise! 
    If anyone is wondering where to go next summer and want a peaceful, white sand, clear sea holiday on a budget this is your place!! It cost us £400 each for a 7 night half board, sea front hotel, with flights!! :)
    heres a few piccys :D

    Plane selfie!

    Distance from our hotel front door to the beach!! Best part about the place!!

    The view from our balcony!
    The most gorgeous beach and sea!! The sea is like a warm ombre bath :) super clear too!

    First night sunset!
    My favourite bargain trousers from a spanish market for 5 euros!!

    This is how clear the water is! This is about 2 metres deep!!

    The view from the mountains!



    The fish from a little pond/lake! They go crazy over the bread! Its tradition every year we walk past them every night! They even jump onto the rockery to get the bread!



    How amazing is this water? You can go snorkelling just 5 metres away from the shore and there is huge dory style fish that just swim around you and eat bread out of your hand! Its just amazing

    Photobombed by my mum haha


    Feeding the fish by my feet! The slightly grey bits are the fish!!








    Wednesday 5 November 2014

    Bonfire Night!


    I took my poorly Grandma out to a local church bonfire night and it was fabulous!
    There was no charge (amazingly) and there was drinks, and free cones of chips and cups of gorgeous homemade spicy pumpkin soup - which is my NEW FAVE!!

    The chips! (sorry its blurry I was walking at the same time)
    The bonfire!

    And the fab fireworks!! It was so lovely to put this on for the community for free!!

    I hope everyone else has a lovely bonfire night! :) 
    Comment below with what you have planned!
    xx



    Sunday 2 November 2014

    Halloween Party ft Naked 2 Palette

    This is my Halloween Party make up!!

    I had my foundation etc already done so I started with my contour palette (Sleek £6.99) and added a TINY little bit of black eye shadow in the mix just to make it dark without being ultra orange by layering it up!!

    I then used my Naked 2 Palette to create a smokey but warm eye.

    I used suspect and snakebite first on the crease.
    YDK in the front corner and tearduct.
    Tease in the crease.
    Verve 3/4 of the way in, just to catch the light and make my eyes look bigger.
    Busted in the crease and coming down into the corner.
    A TINY bit of black out along the edge of my lashes, to mimic eyeliner.
    YDK all over just to blend the colours altogether.
    Foxy and BootyCall on brow line to highlight and control the colours.
    Half baked along lower lash line to give warmth! 


    These lashes are from Primark! £1! They are really good! However the glue is incredibly tricky and took me about 20 minutes to put them on. The best tip I can give is the glue is fab after a few minutes to go tacky on the lashes as they just kept falling off but then when I took my makeup off etc my eyeshadow stuck where the glue had been until the next morning!

    This lippy is from Superdrug Revolution, its only £1 aswell! I normally am fond of their bargain brands like MUA but this one is rubbish! It was last minute so I had to buy it anyway but its so slippery and just did not stay on my lips at all! But its a lovely colour regardless of the quality!

    These were a rush aswell!! I brought the spider things as a last minute thing but when I got home I found the horns in the cellar which I am super glad about as when I tried the spider ones on again they are so silly looking haha!!

    This is the finished result haha! 
    Hope everyone has a nice Halloween! :)



    Sunday 26 October 2014

    Real Recipes: Chilli Cheese Scones

    I call these Real Recipes because I am just a normal student, on a tight budget wanting to cook real peoples recipes. I don't want to spend a lot and dont really want to have to go out and buy ingredients when I fancy baking. I want to bake there and then and just hope I have the ingredients. If I can I will just miss them out, making these recipes ideal for us normal people!!



    For this recipe you will need;
    250g self-raising flour
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
    1 red chilli finely chopped (I missed this out)
    75g butter
    125g grated chedder
    175ml buttermilk (I missed this out)
    1 tbsp milk
    A big twist of salt and pepper!




    I first mixed the flour, butter, spice, baking powder, and half of the cheese together, with the salt and pepper.
    Using a mixer to create crumb like texture.
    I added the milk bit by bit to create this sticky ish dough!

                                  I sprinkled my counter with flour and lay out the dough. I used a lot of flour on it as I think I added a bit more milk than I should of so I had to dry it up with the flour. I kept kneading it out and creating a circle with the dough. It says to keep it a inch thick and it makes 16 but if I kept a full inch thick it wouldn't even create half so I probably had it 3/4 of an inch or just under and mine worked fine :)
        

    I don't have one of these posh cutters either so I made do with a glass head to get a perfect sized circle haha!

    I put them in a greased baking tray and loosely topped them with milk.

    And then used the remaining cheese on the tops too.

    If you don't preheat your oven (like me, ) put them to 200 degrees and they take about 18 mins but keep checking them, if you do preheat your oven they take about 10 mins!

    This is the finished product!!! I am so so so super pleased with them woo!!
    I think if they were a true inch they would be far to big!!
    They have gone down an absolute treat, don't be put off by the chilli as they only have a kick once they have gone down and I am a big hater of spice and I could barely taste it!

    Perfect after school/college/uni/pre tea snack!!
    They don't even really need anything on them either! I had them with raspberries as they cleanse the palette after the spice!! And I had to use my raspberries up tonight haha!!

    Hope you all love this recipe! Let me know how yours go :)
    xx

    Saturday 25 October 2014

    Bestfriend's Baby Shower!


    (I am on the far right)
    Jacket - Dothery Perkins
    Cami - River Island
    Pencil skirt - H&M though I altered it a bit
    Shoes - New Look


    The girl who is pregnant has been my bestfriend (along with the others) since we were 4.. which is 15 years!!! 
    I still just cant believe she is a mummy to be!!
    A big realisation that we are all growing up haha, along with two others who are missing from the day we have all been bestfriends since tiny tiny people and added a few here and there along the way. I dont know many people who have still kept such a solid group of friends since school but I guess we are one of the lucky ones!!

    This was a lovely day filled with blue cupcakes (she is having a boy) balloons, pimms, laughs, and cute tiny little presents!!
    Oh the stuff you can get for babies! Its insane! She is the first person/close friend I know to be pregnant and have a baby so I never really payed much attention to baby clothes and toys but oh my god I cannot wait to buy more and more things for her haha! The socks you can get are unbelievably tiny aswell as the cute tiddy little shoes! Everything is so so sweet!!
    I brought her a pair of blue jeans and long sleeved set of 2 t shirts, for when he is a little older because shes inundated with baby clothes and he'll grow out of them within seconds probably! 
    I also brought her a scented candle as everyone knows I am completely obsessed so any chance I can buy them for other people I do as I already have a collection in my wardrobe haha!
    I couldnt resist buying a pack of TINY little trainer socks, a cute fluffy hat for the winter and a pair of fluffy rattle socks aswell!!
    My mum brought her a similar outfit for when he is older and knitted her a little vest style jumper! so cute!!
    I had a fab day and it was lovely to see her and all my other bestfriends who I dont get to see as much anymore as everyone has gone to seperate unis!
    Definitely  a day to rememeber! I have got this photo framed in my room now :)





    *****UPDATE*****
    baby Mason James Nield is now HERE!!!!! 
    He is beyond words!

    Friday 24 October 2014

    Real Recipes: Sweet Potato Fries!

    
    I call these Real Recipes because I am just a normal student, on a tight budget wanting to cook real peoples recipes. I don't want to spend a lot and dont really want to have to go out and buy ingredients when I fancy baking. I want to bake there and then and just hope I have the ingredients. If I can I will just miss them out, making these recipes ideal for us normal people!!

    I have seen countless blogs/photos of gorgeous cripsy looking sweet potato fries so wanted to try them myself and show everyone what 'real peoples' sweet.p fries are like as you can never reproduce restaurants quality on things!!


    So first I cut them up into thin (ish) pieces. I wouldnt go super chunky, like wedge's size, but not as thin as McDonalds either! Somewhere in between. 
    I kept the skin on as its healthier and also makes it alot crispier as its slightly tougher and sweet potato can go slightly mushy and soft.



    I loosely dripped olive oil on them, and covered them in salt and pepper.
    They take AGES which you wouldnt expect but I had them in the oven at 200 degrees for 40 minutes. I also kept checking them and tossed them in the oil abit every so often. 
    I think restaurants make this so yummy and crispy by deep frying them.



    This is the finished product - obviously its a bad photo as I forgot to take a photo as they came out of the oven so you have a picture of my whole meal haha :)
    They arent as great as I thought they would be.
    The skin defo makes them crispier but they are still slightly mushy - I just dont understand what I have done wrong haha! They were in the oven for slightly over 40 minutes!!


    Let me know if you have tried these and know what I am doing wrong haha!! 
    X


    Thursday 23 October 2014

    Sisterhood of the world bloggers award!

                                             
    Rules:
    1. Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site,
    2. Include the Award logo on your own blog,
    3. Answer their 10 questions,
    4. Make up 10 new questions for the bloggers you nominate,
    5. Nominate 10 bloggers to do the award

    After reading Lauren Morgan's blogpost, I have been nominated to do this Sisterhood of the world bloggers award! 


    1.  Whats your favourite lipstick?
    My favourite lippy has got to be - GOSH in 154 - I dont usually wear lippy but when I do its normally on uni days etc so I tend to keep it neutral. This colour is a deep deep scarlet red. It's very halloween but still suitable all year round. It also makes your teeth look super white which is always a winner eep!!
    2. Whats your favourite animal and are you an animal lover?
    I am a MASSIVE animal lover! Only really house hold pets/farm animals etc rather than snakes and spiders but still love all animals and just cant understand when people put them into rescue centres/ or abandon them :( 
    I have two jack russell dogs, Jessie and Max. They are my lovely babies!!  We get Jessie from a rescue centre and she was awfully abused and I just cant bare to think about it when I look at her sad, lovely face! :(
                                           3. Whats your favourite style of sunglasses?
    Sunglasses dont really suit me at all to be honest. I dont even wear them much on holiday but if I had to choose it would be the Ray Ban style!
    4. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
    If I could go anywhere in the world it would probably be back to Disney Land Florida. I went with my family and another close family when I was about 8. We are all 20+ now and we still always rave on about it whenever we are altogether - begging our parents to take us back!! Its just magical.
    5. If you had to pick an actress/actor to play your life who would you pick to play you?
    Not because I feel they represent me, my life, or my looks haha but if I take it in a way of who is my favourite actress it would have to be either Sarah Jessica Parker for the glamour, or Kate Hudson/Jennifer Garner for a romantic comedy haha!
    6. Whats your favourite tv program
    I watch a lot of TV, so I have a lot haha! But I love, Hollyoaks, Made in Chelsea, The only way is Essex, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Dont tell the bride and anything else thats abit of rubbish really!!
    7. Favourite food?
    My favourite food is anything with chips really haha! I am a extremely fussy eater! to my mums despair! 
    8. Whats your dream job?
    I am currently studying Bridal wear at University, in my 2nd year! So anything to do with weddings really. I am obsessed with everything to do with them! Ideally I would love to own my own barn converted studio selling gorgeous boho wedding dresses. But thats probably a far away dream!
    9. whats your  Favourite scent (perfume)?
    I have a few faves. I love Christina Aguilera's first perfume with the lacy bottle. Nina Ricci's first perfume. Kate Moss' first and all of Vera Wang's.
    10. Have you got any hidden talents?
    I sadly have no hidden talents :( I am that girl who watches a Disney film about a girl who cant Ice skate then becomes amazing (Ive forgot what its called) and then I spend the next few hours looking at where  I can learn to figure skate etc haha! I used to do gymnastics which I did for 8 years. But Ive now lost all my flexibility! 







    I dont really have any blogging friends haha so nominate yourself if you're reading this :) 
    Dont forget to tag me!
    Here are my questions; 
    1. What is your dream job?
    2. What is your favourite all time song?
    3.Whats your favourite film?
    4. Who is your celeb crush?
    5. What is your favourite 'go to' outfit and why?
    6. What is your favourite memory of this year and why?
    7. If you won the lottery what would you do with it?
    8. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
    9. If you had to have a career change what path would you go down? or Study 
    10. What do you hope to achieve in 2015?
    :) have fun

    Merry Hill Shopping Haul

    On Sunday I visited Merry Hill Shopping Centre. I think its near Dudley but i'm not too sure as I just followed the Sat Nav and i am pretty oblivious to anything else haha! 
    I don't spend money like your usual 19 year old girl - I love to save!! Its like a extremely satisfying (and obsessing) hobby of mine! So i went hoping to find a good bargain or two! 
    Also I hadnt been to Merry Hill in a good 10 years so I wanted to see what it was like and see what Christmas displays they had put up!!
    So this is my 'haul', though its a shopping spree to me its probably the average girl's weekly spend haha!



    This is my first bargain of the day!! I've needed a plain white loose ish t shirt for a while and I spotted this one in TopShop in the sale for only £8!! (instead of £16) And if you know me you'll know how obsessed I am with eyelash lace! I just love it so much it makes everything look so pretty and delicate! Which I also noticed TopShop are loving at the mo too as a lot of playsuits, dresses and bralets were covered in it!

    H&M is one of my fave shops just because its your standard 'everything' shop! It is all so reasonably priced aswell. I go in and I am certain I will come out with something! I spent a while in this shop and spotted a pencil skirt (which youll always find me in) completely covered in multi coloured sequins which I feel in love with but couldnt justify £30 when I could only wear it to go out in :( as I was walking out of the shop I turned and this jumper caught my eye - maybe due to the fact the sequins blinded me - and I just loved it! for only £14.99 I knew I had to get it as itll brighten up any winter outfit and I also needed a simple pull over jumper aswell!


    The next shop I went into was the wonderful Primark - I mainly love the Home section rather than the clothes here just because its always such a bargain and they have really improved their quality of products I think. For example the candle above is in the same glass packaging as a small Yankee Candle which I also have (and love) and this candle was 8op and the Yankee Candle is £8.39. Yes the Yankee Candle may last longer but the quality I find is exactly the same, the smell when lit etc. It makes you think how much profit Yankee Candle make when Primark can still make profit on it being 80p. 
    I brought this candle as a little present for my mum as it smells of lovely Christmas baking and she loves to light candles whilst cooking. Especially around Winter!



    As you can probably tell I am obsessed with buying candles especially bargain ones haha! This candle was only £2 which is amazing so the size and the quality of it! I have it by my side now and it smells amazing, a lovely cosy winter warm smell! Its in a warm red glass case too. I think a small collection of these would be the perfect house warming present for a friend aswell.

    My last purchase (except from a few boring pairs of knickers and socks) were these! I had been in River Island and New Look to find a pair of new boots. My feet are slightly odd as one foot is size 4 and one is a size 4 1/2. I couldnt fit in any size 4's but size 5's were too big! Also I didnt really like how big the heels were on the River Island's and New Look's shoes. I didnt like any styles enough to pay £30+ for anyway. I accidentally found this in Primark and because of the elasticated sides I could fit in them with ease! The heels werent too big and the ridged soles grip onto the floor meaning they are perfect snow boots ( please snow this winter!! )
    For only £15 I couldnt say no! 

    I have a Body Shop Rewards Card so I always quickly pop in to Body Shop whenever I pass, I only have a small one in my town, to see what offers they have on! 
    I love their Tea Tree range and already use the Facial wash which I got free with the rewards card as it was my birthday month and they give you a free gift worth up to £5 and the wash was £5! 

    Due to many colliding offers and my card I got them both for just £10!  The night lotion is good as your body recovers whilst you sleep so having something extra pushing your body to heal is fab! 
    Also I love the lip balms but this one is one I had never seen before - lip butter which is much more moisturizing than the normal balms. It also doesnt give any colour which is good if your just after a neutral face!


    Again, if you know me you'll know I only own one pair of jeans and they were brought just recently! 
    I decided I wanted some jeans as a good plain pair of jeans to go with everything all year long!
    These are from New Look and I wasnt really sure what colour I was after. Just that I wanted Skinny ones. These fitted me the best but now I have got them home I think they are maybe too blue? Im not too sure. Maybe/hopefully they will fade after a few washes!!
    These were £24.99!