A Leave of Absence...

Just a quick one today to let you all know that I'm going to be away all of next week.

This is because little ol' me is training to me a lifeguard and I'm going to have a pretty physically demanding week. So instead of my exhausted self coming home everyday and having to write a blogpost I just thought I'd have the time off and die in peace. 

Worry not I shall be back on schedule as on next Sunday so have a lovely Sunday (I know I won't) .

toodle-pip me lovelies 

beth xxx

Social Media Beauty Product Tag

I am very good a remodeling tags, this one was also originally a book tag so me being be I changed it to beauty! The idea is to take the different social media websites and answer questions that go along with it. I don't think I can really explain it any further shall we just get into it.

Twitter: your smallest product
OPI Mariah Carey Christmas Collection 2013, they're so tiney tiny there is 4 of them at 3.75ml how cute!
Facebook: product everyone pressured you into buying
Essie Nail Polish, well Paige and several other beauty YouTubers pressured me. Paige kept banging on about how amazing these nail polishes were and I didn't understand but now I do. 16 Essie's later I think I get the hype.
Tumblr: product you used before it was cool
The Body Shop Body Butters, I've been using these bad boys for years and I really cannot fault them they are so creamy and extremely moisturising.
Instagram: a product so pretty you had to Instagram
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. I was so excited when this arrived so obviously I just had to Instagram it. Come on who wouldn't Instagram urban decay?
Myspace: a product you're not sure you like or not
Maybelline Colour Tattoo - Permanent Taupe. Well this is a tricky one because I love the maybelline colour tattoo ins on and on bronze but this one... I keep trying to make it work but I think it's time for me to chuck it out.
Goodreads: a product you would recommend to everyone
Benefit They're Real Mascara. AHH I can't say say enough good things about this so amazing!
Bebo: a product in your collection that is so old but you don't know why you haven't gotten rid of it yet
Prada Candy Perfume. I'll be honestly I went off this perfume in a serious way I just hated the smell not long after I got it I just dont have the heart the throw it out because it's just pretty and it's Prada.

Bloglovin': something a fellow beauty blogger made you buy
StyleSunrise uploaded a blogpost a couple of months ago about summer must haves and Jelly Sandals happened to be a part of that post. Ever since I've been dying to get a pair but never got round to doing so... until now!

like always I tag my totes BFF Paige to do this and obvs anyone else who would like to give this a bash.

toddle-pip me lovelies

beth xxx

July eBook Haul

 

For a while I've been considering buying some new books for my Kindle, so when I saw the Kindle store sale I couldn't resist.

I've heard so many good things about Rainbow Rowell's writing and in the sale for £1.54 erm yes please! Then I've been wanting to reading the Selection trilogy for a while ever since many of my favourite booktubers have praised the crap out of it. Then gone was definitely an impulse buy. PeruseProject recently got it and couldn't say enough good things about it; so obviously I had to get it and only 99p hell yeah!

£1.54
Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.
Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

 £1.99
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

 £1.99
Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.
Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.

£3.85
For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve struggled with and dangers they’ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives.
Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.
America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown – or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose – and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.









£0.99
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favours with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behaviour. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

If you have a Kindle I recommend hitting the Kindle store sale while it's still on rather than paying full price on the actual book

hope you have a lovely Sunday everyone

toodle-pip me lovelies

 

 

beth xxx

Bath & Shower Time Routine

Just as a quick post today I thought I would share with you my everyday bath or shower routine. 

I start off by removing all the make-up crap from my face with tea-tree infused make-up wipes from Sainsbury's. I feel these babies are working wonders for my skin and tea-tree is meant to be brilliant at reducing and/or preventing blemishes. This is a twofor product as it gets your make-up off and makes your skin look fabulous!

So I would do this while my shower is warming up or I'm running my bath. If I'm having a bath I will add a bath bomb from LUSH or some Radox bubbly bath.

Now it's shower time, yay! The first thing I would do in the shower/bath would be to use my Garnier Pure Active Anti-Blemish Exfo-Brush face wash, it's like any standard 'drugstore' face wash but with the addition of a exfoliating brush that come attached to the bottle.

Washing of the hair happens after I don't really need to explain what shampoo and conditioner does. However I did purchase the new Herbal Essence Moroccan range which makes your hair super super super soft especially in combination with the Herbal Essence Coconut conditioner. Also now and again I will use Soap and Glory's Glad Hair Day conditioner as a treat for me hair. 

After all this I shave the necessary areas and wash my body with (again) Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Wash which smells divine! Can't forget to scrub all that dry skin away and to get soft baby skin  and to achieve this I use wait I'll let you guess that's right Soap and Glory The Breakfast Scrub it's gritting which I appreciate and need in a scrub to get the soft skin. 

Grabbing my towel from the side I get out and dry myself off. Whilst I'm in my towel I will apply my Amargan Oil to my wet hair and my The Body Shop Raspberry Body Butter to my dry areas of skin.

I just shove my hair up in a bun then cleanse my face with the Simple Purifying Cleansing Lotion on a cotton pad then go over with The Body Shops own Vitamin E Toner (also on a cotton pad). This way I know my skin is as clean as possible and I don't have any make-up remaining on my face.

I hope you enjoyed this and maybe you decide to start using some of these products in your Bath/Shower time routine. If you do already use these or if not let me know what your favourite products are to use in the Bath or Shower.

Have a wonderful day and toodle-pip me lovelies 

beth xxx

The Emoji Movie Tag!

This is just a really fun tag and I kinda of stole it from a load of booktubers but instead of books I decided to use movies because well why not.

Anyway the rules are simple you pick the 5 most used emojis on your phone/tablet whatever you use and pick a movie that pairs with how you use the emoji.
Anyway enough of me rambling and onto the tag we shall go.

So I use this emoji for one reason and one reason alone and that is when I find something so fricking funny words can no longer explain how I am feeling.
The movie I picked that perfectly explained this emoji was The Other Woman and anyone who has seen this movie will fully understand why this emoji explains it so well. 

This emoji is often when someone has said something cringey or they're telling me about how they saw something cringey and if i don't know how to reply I'll just send this emoji. The winner is... The Jackass series. I just cringe in digust to all the "pranks" they do and then they film then nope nope nope I want to use this emoji right now!

Sassy hair flip girl emoji is a recent discovery but still very used. When I feel like being extra sassy when sending a text I will stick this on at the end. Who doesn't love being extra sassy, exactly no-one. John Tucker Must Die takes the cake with this one! The amount of sass in that movie, just wow such sass! Anyone who has watched it will completely agree with me.

This is Mr. Cool Dude and I use him when I think what I've just said was super cool or what I'm doing is so much cooler than what you're doing. 

The Mr. Cool Dude award goes to Iron Man, Tony Stark well and truly wins this because he is the ultimate Mr. Cool Dude - wouldn't you agree (I know Paige would).

The Phoooooaaaaarrrrr face really doesn't need any explanation. When me and my friends talk about someone we find someone attractive we use this face in the place of any words. 

I can only think of one movie - Magic Mike. Girls you know why the phoaaaaarr face is used. Topless Channing Tatum and Alex Petyfer nom nom nom 

I hope you really enjoyed this tag, I really enjoyed writing tag.

I tag my bestfriend Paige and anyone else who would like to do this tag

toodle-pip me lovelies

beth xxx 

Just Your Average Sized Haul...

You all know what I'm like when it comes to shopping - I'm an impulse buyer that's just who I am and I can accept that!

Anyway I didn't but all of this in one go, it was over several trips but I was saving it to do a massive haul post. I've also split it into different categories as well (only because it's easier for me to write about).

Tan Leather Plaited Sandals - Newlook, £12.99

Black Strap Geo Print Wedge Sandals - Newlook, £22.99

Cream and Mint Tote - Newlook, £24.99

Black Pleat Clutch - Newlook, £8.99

I really needed a pair of sandals because if you didn't know I was meant to be moving to Australia so me being me I thought I could just buy nice sandals out there now that's not happening I'm in desperate need of sandals! On Wednesday I marched down to my nearest Newlook to go get me some! Mumma actually brought me my wedges for her leaving party and all my other wedges and heels were packed away to be shipped-.- but I'm not complaining they have STRAPPPSSS!

 Tragus Piercing - £15.00
I've wanted my tragus pierced for a while now so on  Thursday I decided to just get it done and for £15.00 you can complain really - bonus it didn't hurt!

Lime Green Swing top - Newlook, £14.99
Coral T-Shirt - Newlook, £8.99 but I got it in a 2 for £10 offer
Lilac Swing top - River Island, £14.00
Skinny Black Trousers - Newlook, £14.99

Yes I am aware that I have a slight addiction for swing tops... But what can I say they're so comfy and don't cost a fortune.

Essie Lacquered Up, Roarrrrrange, Strut Your Stuff and Licorice - Boots, £7.99 each

Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Wash - Boots, £6.50

Soap and Glory The Breakfast Scrub - Boots, £8.00

Soap and Glory Glad Hair Day Conditioner - Boots, £5.50 

MAC 217 - Debenhams £18.00

MAC Espresso and Shroom - Debenhams, £10.00 each

Sally Hansen Regular Nail Polish Remover - Boots, £2.45

Batiste Dry Shampoo Light & Blonde - Boots, £2.66 was £3.99

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation shade 115 - Boots, £7.99

Bourjois Happy Light Primer in Luminous - Superdrug £8.99 was £10.99

Vera Wang Princess Perfume 30 ml - Perth Airport, $54.00 = £29.47

I would just like to clarify that my Soap and Glory purchases were part of the Boots 3 for 2 on body care sale so I got the Glad Hair Day for free, woop woop! Also my daddio gave me a £20 debenhams voucher so that's what I used to get my MAC eyeshadows. Lastly Vera Wang Princess was a gift from my mumma when she was coming home from Australia.

I didn't actually buy any of these books my Nan's friend from work was getting rid of a load of romance books and my Nan knows how much I love to read so she took them home and I now have 9 new books to add to my TBR jar yay just what I need.

So I know this is a lot of things but as I said at the beginning this wasn't all in one go. 

toodle-pip me lovelies 

beth xxx

2 Years Yesterday

You must be thinking wait what was 2 years yesterday? Ah I'm glad you asked! It was my Year 11 Prom, aww. What reminded be of my prom was that yesterday was the day of my best friends little brothers prom - I still cant believe it was 2 years ago, feels like only yesterday!

The hunt for the dress was an absolute nightmare! I went prom dress shopping twice once with Aimee and the other time with mumma. Anyway I found a tonne of dresses I adored when I went shopping with Aimee but when I got home to show mum all the dresses she just discarded them all (boo!). You see I really wanted a short dress and mummy dearest wanted me to get a long dress but the problem we had was we couldn't find a long dress for a reasonable price and I was apparently too tall to pull off a short dress (looking back now I completely agree with).

Anyway we finally found my dress in Apricot which was a happy medium as it was a high-low dress and I'd never seen this style before and of course after prom I was seeing them everywhere! It didn't even break the bank either £39.00 - I'd like to see someone find a prom dress at that price now. Plus it's coral and you all know I'm a sucker for something coral even back then!

Other than paying for my dress, hair and limo we didn't pay for anything. I did my make-up myself (and that is why it looked crap and didn't last), I borrowed the necklace and clutch from a family friend, the clutch was so beautiful and it was from Hobbs so it was bloody expensive and I also borrowed my heels from mumma which afterwards she just gave to me. 

Here are just a few pictures from the day and night...

I hope all the lovely year 11's enjoy(ed) their Prom's and had a lovely time because I know I did.

I hope you all enjoyed this and have a lovely rest of the weekend.

toodle-pip me lovelies 

beth xxx