July Round-Up!

July has been a fairly quiet month, mainly consisting of working and watching Love Island and because the weather hasn't been fantastic, which meant there were many nights and days spent on the sofa watching various series on Netflix and eating a lot of Jaffa cakes.  

Firstly, I moved house! At the beginning of the month me and my 4 friends from university moved into our second year home. Like most moving days it was stressful and we definitely got irritated at a few things each other did throughout the moving process but once we had sorted out our rooms, the kitchen cupboards were filled with all of our plates, pans, several cheese graters and a copious amount of tea bags and hot chocolate variations, the celebrations started! We popped a bottle of prosecco and had ourselves a moving in BBQ which was fab! The food was amazing, the weather was great and the company was fantastic - July already started off amazing!

Soon after that, the next day to be precise, 5 turned into 2. Two housemates went back home to work for the summer and another ventured off on a trip of a life time to Asia. The house went quiet and at times it got a bit lonely but Lauren and myself kept each other company. The first big food shop was much easier and having a sofa each, meant evenings in were comfortable and cosy. We set up the kitchen pantry with all of our goodies and placed them neatly in their designated spot. Things like fairy lights were put up around the lounge, candles put up on the fire place and pictures on the walls, we quickly turned the house into our own. 

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Some days went slow and others very fast. Working very little hours meant that I had a lot of days off with not a lot to do and the need to save money was even more important without a student loan helping me out with the household bills.

I managed to visit home for a week, which as always brings you back down to earth. Living away from home of course has its perks and advantages but when you get a chance to go back, for me anyway, it feels a weight is taken off my shoulders. Not because living independently is stressful but you can have a few days of not having to think about household chores or what to cook for dinner. You can lay in your own bed, walk the dogs, use the washing machine without worrying about costs, catch up with old friends and raid the food cupboards knowing that they'll be refilled. Home really is where the heart is and thats why I try and go back at least once month or whenever I know I can.

July was relaxed but fun. I annoyed Lauren by requesting Love Island every night, even though I know she secretly enjoyed it! We drank hot chocolates, took trips to TK Maxx, spending far too much on candles and peanut butter flavoured coffee. Some days we opened up a Jamie Oliver cookery book and made a chicken pie, others we made crisp sandwiches for lunch and sang along to The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. July was one of those months you'll remember for all of the little things you did and thats what made it great. 

ROME 2017

In May me and my friend Michael visited Rome for our birthdays. It was one of those we can't really afford it right now but who cares trip and it was 100% worth it! 

We spent the week eating insane amounts of carbs, drinking wine all day long whilst being the biggest tourists, snapping pictures of anything and everything. We stayed out into the night watching the Italian streets fill up with people while consuming amazing tiramisu and sipping Sauvignon Blanc. Rome was everything I had ever hoped and so much more.

Our first night was spent visiting the Fontana di Trevi and eating dinner at Canova in the Piazza del Popolo

Sitting on the steps of Victor Emmanuel's Monument - the first king of a unified Italy

Quite possibly one of the best views I've ever had whilst drinking beer

Standing outside Elizabeths apartment door (Eat, Pray, Love)

More pizza

I ate a ham and cheese croissant in-front of the Trevi Fountain on my 22nd birthday - AMAZING!

On my birthday we also went wine tasting with an Airbnb experience, we travelled to Lazio where we met this amazing group of people, drank wine, ate cheese and chatted for hours - we all went for more wine once the experience was over!

Another Eat, Pray, Love spot. My birthday dinner was at the restaurant Santa Lucia. The food was amazing, the wine was the best I'd ever had and the best bit was that two of the girls we met at the wine tasting joined us - best birthday so far!

Beers and an incredible view from Janiculum hill - definitely worth the trek up there!

On our last full day we went down to Naples where we stopped off for pizza, quickly it was back on the train to visit Pompeii.

Dirty Dancing On Stage!

When I saw that Dirty Dancing On Stage was coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth, I couldn't wait to go. For those who don't know Dirty Dancing is an unexpected love story between seventeen year old daddy's girl Frances 'Baby' Houseman who falls for the rebellious camp dance instructor Johnny Castle. Here are my thoughts on the show!

Holidaying in Barcelona

Recently I took a trip to Barcelona with my Boyfriend and the rest of his family, there were 11 of us in total and we all had an amazing time away! I thought I would put together a post with a few photos I took to give you an idea of what you can expect, I definitely recommend going if you haven't already as there is so much to see-the cultural side is beautiful! Barcelona was definitely one that I wanted to tick off my bucket list! 

My Topshop Sale Picks

Sales. Pre-summer sales. Right now they're everywhere and I am loving it! Topshop is my favourite high street store, everything is always great, so whenever they have a sale on I am there! Unfortunately my bank account isn't loving the fact there are sales everywhere and I am also saving up to go hopefully go on holiday.

 So I thought it would be a good idea to pick out what I would buy, kinda like a haul except your not spending a penny...and you don't actually get the clothes...so not really like a haul at all but they're fun either way!

5 Product #FOTD

Whilst on holiday recently I only brought a small amount of make-up with me, so I was usually wearing the same look each night and now back in England I seem to be wearing it here too. It's perfect for spring/summer days as it is a very minimal make-up look but can easily be turned into a night time look with a few additions (let me know if you'd like to see that look). So I thought I'd share what I had been using-I hope you enjoy!

Mini Lush Haul

Lush has been one of my favourite shops to go into for years now, I remember when the nearest shopping centre to me opened up and walking into Lush for the first time and smelling the most amazing smells and being obsessed with the shower jellies. Now I'm older the obsession hasn't gone and when I first found out that they don't test on animals, everything is fresh and handmade and 100% vegetarian that was all just a bonus! Whenever I am doing some shopping I will most definitely take a look in Lush. Whether I am looking to try something new or stocking up on favourites I'm sure to leave with something, so here is a mini haul from my last shopping trip. 

HAUL//Part Two Skincare

I wont ramble on too much as hopefully you've checked out my part one of this haul all about make-up. This one is for you skincare addicts everything from a face mask, to a gradual tanner! I hope you enjoy!

HAUL//Part One Make-up

Ever since I placed the online orders for all of these products I haven't been able to stop thinking about when I would get a knock at the door to receive all of these goodies, I haven't actually purchased anything apart from maybe a nail polish or concealer since Christmas time, purely because there wasn't really anything I needed and thought I'd try and use up the products I already own. 

Anyway I decided it was time to do a few online orders-I may of gone a bit over board, there's also a big Kiko Cosmetics haul that I will be posting soon! I've decided to turn all of the things I purchased into two posts one for make-up and the other skincare/body just because there might be some people out there that only want to see one or the other. I hope you enjoy!