LUCYBEAU

Shine head..

2012-01-27T06:49:00.000-08:00

Shine head shampoo - Lee Stafford

Shine head conditioner - Lee Stafford

Colour love treatment - Lee Stafford

So I got these in the Lee Stafford haul I got last year at clothes show and since discarded them under my bed..untill my room had a change around a few weeks ago and I found them again! so I've been using some of the other products and they've really helped my hair. My hair rarely gets cut as i'm in a desperate attempt to grow it and I have Wella bleach foils - so it's not in as good condition as it could be. I'm not as blonde as I once was as I basically had white hair & used silver shampoo.

So anyway..I wash my hair about twice a week with whatever shampoo/conditioner I'm into (L'Oreal Elvive at the moment) and I'll wash it once a week with this Lee Stafford shampoo then put some conditioner on and leave it for 5/10 minutes or put some Colour love treatment on and leave it overnight with a wrap around my hair so it doesn't get all over my pillow! The Shampoo looks and smells lovely - it's got little bits of glitter in! but it kind of makes my hair feel a bit tangly when I wash it out.

I don't think I'll buy the Shampoo & Conditioner again after these small bottles have gone as I want to try the Lee Stafford Growth Shampoo & Conditioner but I'd possibly buy the Colour Love again as it makes my hair feel lovely and smooth and I feel it really helps the ends of my hair too! I'm probably going to get some Argon Oil for every day use (I love that stuff!!) as all Lee Stafford products are 3 for 2 at boots!

Overall I'd give these Lee products a 7/10!

Are you going to buy into the 3 for 2 deal at Boots?!

Ebay finds..

2012-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:00

Nail Foils - Ebay

I was browsing through Ebay and saw these nail foils and thought I'd try them out as they were only £1.99 or 3 for 2! It was pretty straight forward, I just had to message the seller stating which pattern I would like out of the chart - I chose S040 but I can't find it in the list anymore..if you didn't choose a pattern you'd get a random one chosen for you!

I've had minx before on my toes and I love it! so I thought a DIY version would be great right?! wrong..couldn't be further from the mix nails I had previously. The minx works by buffing the nail until rough, getting a foil, sizing it to your nail, putting it under a UV lamp untill it goes floppy, sticking it to the nail & trimming round the edges - simples!

These DIY nail foils are basically stickers and seeing as I do minx at work I would of though I'd be quite good at applying these - not the case at all! The foils didn't fit to my nail properly, they were peeling, there was creases in them, they split at the top, they didn't stick very well so basically a big fat FAIL. no way would these have stayed on for the 11 days that the package promises..not even 11 hours - more like 11 minutes.

The reasons I would try these again is because I will admit that when I was putting them on I was in a rush so maybe I didn't apply properly or prep properly and I'd want to find a way to get them to work. They looked nice on the nail and a nice change to just nail polish, there was a large choice of patterns and colours and they were cheap as chips!

So the Ebay nail foils get a half and half..5/10!

have you ever tried the DIY nail foils? how did you find using them?

Minnie Mouse

2012-01-23T08:39:00.000-08:00

Nails: OPI - Vodka & Caviar (red)

W7 - 34 (white)

OPI's Vodka & Caviar is one of my favourite nail polishes ever, it goes on really well and I love the colour - it's a true red! BUT it can get a bit boring time after time of wearing it so I brought a white W7 nail polish (£1.99) from a cheapy makeup shop in town and created these minnie mouse inspired nails!

You may of noticed I've changed my blog name..from aliceandbeauty to LUCYBEAU unfortunately the lucybeau blogspot address was already taken so I've bought the .com I just haven't changed it yet! I've noticed a few others are changing their blogs/blog names too so maybe it's a good thing to have a bit of a change now and then. My twitter name will still remain at @lucyalicejerrom so you can find me there too!

M.I.A

2012-01-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

So..the last time I blogged was 10 months, 2 weeks, 2 days & 12 hours ago (roughly - not like I've worked it out or anything!) partly because I just lost interest - I stopped tweeting and deleted my facebook too and partly because I just didn't know where my blog was going, I didn't know if I wanted it to just be a 'specialised blog' or more of a lifestyle blog.

So a lot of things have changed since I last blog! I'm now a blondie, I'm a qualified beauty therapist, I'm the big 18, I've passed my driving test, I've got a job that I love & I'm generally loving life & treat it day by day. So I think now I'm ready to start blogging again.

I'm really into beauty at the minute, I'm going to be doing a lot of beauty posts, top tips (like this one) and reviews so you can be expecting those. I don't know if I'll be doing any outfit posts or cooking posts on this blog - maybe another one? I don't know! I have deleted a few posts off my blog just because.

Hopefully all my lovely followers will still be interested in my blog after all this time and still want to listen to my ramblings! but in the mean time you can follow me on twitter @lucyalicejerrom for ramblings in 140 characters!

Good things come in small packages

2011-02-26T08:14:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I entered Gee's (of Sock Monkey & Gee) favourite little things giveaway! The person who won prize #1 won this..

and prize winner #2 (me!!) won this..

Both prizes are lovely, don't you think?! So I won a gorgeous pair of earrings, an adjustable ring and a pair of dark grey over the knee socks. The only problem is I don't know how to wear over the knee socks! I've had a quick look on lookbook but none of the outfits are quite my style :( so if anybody knows any ways how to wear them or any OOTD's some lovely ladies have done it would be very much appreciated! Gee also sent a lovely card hoping that I like my gift (which I do very much!) and to have a lovely day..

Well something else rather exciting has happened today too! My poor pony Trigger had to be put down last week as he was poorley and wasn't getting any better :( leaving a very lonely Norman behind! so the lady at the vets said she had a little pony she was looking after for a friend that she had for her daughter, but it turned out her daughters allergic! So offered if we would like to look after him, he's a cute little grey pony called Skye. He arrived this morning to a very delighted Norman and they're already chasing each other around the field and making friends! So something good really does come from something bad..

Aubergine parmigano

2011-02-25T09:27:00.000-08:00

So heres my recipe for this week! As it was a savoury dish last week and then again this week I'm planning on doing a sweet for next time (involving toffee, bannanas & cream - can anybody say banoffee pie?!) totes lush! anyway we actually had this as well as other things (pizza, garlic bread, chips & salad) as my brother and his fiancee joined us for dinner. It was seriously yummy if I do say so myself and even my brother said he'd eat it again and he doesn't even like aubergines!

So you will have to have in your fridge..

3 Aubergines

2 tbsp Salt

400g Mozzarella, ripped into pieces

a Jar of tomato passata

a Pinch of pepper

1 Bunch fresh basil, chopped

80g Flaked parmesan

2 tbsp olive oil

Pre-heat oven to 180c/gas mark 5

This recipe takes about an hour and a half.

1. cut the Aubergines into slices about half an inch thick and sprinkle with salt.

2. place the Aubergines on a plate with another plate on top with a weight ontop (I used the tomato passata jar) and leave for half an hour.

3. rince the slices and dry on some kitchen roll.

4. heat the oil in a pan and fry the Aubergine (in batches if you have too).

5. blot the Aubergine to get rid of excess oil then put a third of the slices in a casserole/baking dish.

6. layer the rest of the ingredients: Mozerella, Passata, Salt & Pepper & Parmesan untill you get back to Aubergine, you should be able to make about 3 layers of each.

7. Put the lid on your dish and bake for an hour or in an AGA (as I have) put the dish in the roasting oven for 30 minutes then transfer to the baking oven for a further 30 minutes or until bubbling and golden brown.

Serve with crusty bread and a salad or as a side dish!

p.s. I have a new tag 'ROTW' (Recipe of the Week)

aliceandbeauty

2011-02-23T10:44:00.000-08:00

I received a lovely email of Michelle last night that put a smile on my face after having a not very good past few days! she explained that I was going to be her featured blogger of the fortnight and I could be found on her sidebar. As I've only been blogging for a few months and I'm not a huge blogger I was so pleased that somebody's blog I've loved for a while thought mine should be one to follow! (and my twitter too that I practically live on - I died a little inside when the whole übertwitter fiasco happened a couple of days ago)

as I said this morning on twitter I really don't know what I did before I started tweeting/blogging. I've met some absolutely lovely ladies and can't wait to meet a few of them next month! I admire so many of the people I follow, what they've been through and what they stand for. I've been going through a rough patch at the minute and I'd just like to say thankyou to all of the beautiful girlies that have checked up on me and reassured me everythings going to be okay!

Primark goodies..

2011-02-22T12:05:00.000-08:00

Today me and my BFF had a little trip to town! Jess went to get her hair done at 10 then we paid subway a little visit (6" sub of the day please!) Oh and we got a packet of crisps for a penny..yes 1p! Whats that all about?! anyways we then grabbed a lift into town and did a little shopping.

As Jek brought some blouses, shoes. accessories etc. I felt a little left out as I am totally brassic at the minute! :( so what was my solution..who other than Primark!

I got this cute studded purse for £4, the flats for £8 and boots for £12. So a total of £24 was spent, compared to my usual £40-£60 I did well (I can't completely give up shopping can I?!) this is such a "Hi, my names Lucy and I am a shop-oholic" "*Hi Lucy*" moment hahaa..

aliceandbeauty

2011-02-20T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hiya everyone! Hope you're all doing okay and enjoying LFW, Some great shows going on atm.

Whenever I do one of these posts my picture always seems to be from Photobooth on my mac not my camera, I'm not too sure why, Probably the size of it but anyways..this picture is infact from yesterday as you can see my leopard blouse there. Only because if I showed a picture of me right now you would all probably run, screaming from my blog never to return again as I am SOSOSO tired! I look like a total ghost. I've been pretty exhausted recently and the impulsive/spur of the moment road trip to London yesterday at 11pm did no help at all! we didn't get back home 'till 3am, need I say more..

This week I handed in a job application at Kurt Geiger (fingers crossed!) I could really do with this job as I need money so much right now it's not even funny. I'm going to be able to drive soon so I need to buy and run a car and don't even get me started on insurance! I'm going on holiday with my BFF and various other things. One annoying thing about getting a new job is they always say "previous retail skills are needed" well what if you don't have any?! where the hell are you meant to start but whatever..

Oh and I am TOTALLY excited for the bloggers meet up in Sheff next month after Olivia has been getting me all excited! woo woo, If you live anywhere near Sheffield/East midlands you should really think about going, It's going to be a lovely and an amazing opportunity to meet everyone! If you want details just check out Lauren's blog posts here and here.

Some lovely ladies to follow; Blogs: Hannah, Kavita & Katie.

Twitter: Heather, Emma & Laura

Cheesy potato & fish pie

2011-02-15T10:17:00.000-08:00

I've started cooking at least once a week for my family (me, my mum, my dad & mammar) and when my mum was ordering the food shopping on Ocado - most people think it's more expensive but a lot of it is Tesco price matched! I decided to see what recipes they had in their recipe section and I found the 'Recipe of the day' which was 'Creamy Fish Pie with Cheese and Potato Topping' - yum!

So lets give it a go..

To make this fish pie you will need..

1½ kg Potatoes, peeled

75g Butter (split into 25g & 50g)

50g Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated

1 handful fresh Breadcrumbs or crunched up Plain Crisps (optional)

2 x 320g Ocado Fish Pie Mix (If you just want to use a certain fish I'd say 2-3 fillets)

450ml Semi-Skimmed Milk & 4tbsp for the mash

50g Plain Four

2 Free Range Eggs, hard-boiled & roughly chopped

200g Fresh Shelled Garden Peas (fresh garden are better than frozen in this case)

Pinch Salt

Pinch Pepper

1. Cook the potatoes in lightly salted boiling water until soft.

2. drain & then return to the hot saucepan, Mash together with 25g butter and 4 tbsp milk until smooth.

3. heat 450ml milk in a saucepan, add the fish, cover with a lid and poach gently for 4-5 minutes.

4.use a slotted spoon to strain the fish from the milk and transfer the fish to a 1.5L ovenproof dish.

5. melt 50g butter into the hot milk then sprinkle in the flour to make the sauce.

6. whisk continuously until the sauce thickens and becomes smooth.

7. season then stir in the peas and chopped eggs & pour over the cooked fish.

8. spread the mashed potato evenly over the fish & sauce.

9. Scatter on the cheese mixed with the breadcrumbs.

10. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until piping hot with a golden brown potato topping.

Serve on it's own or with some steamed vegetables then thats it - easy as pie!

Top 10 beauty tips..

2011-02-12T07:51:00.000-08:00

These are a few beauty tips I've learned over the years (mainly from college!) they aren't in any order just some things that you can do if you have the time! If you have any please feel free to comment & let me and everybody else know, if you want me to answer any questions don't be afraid to ask!

1. before going to bed apply a little vaseline to your lashes, it's packed with nourishing oils and will help them grow & become nice and thick..you will only need about a pea sized amount for both lashes (but don't get it in your eyes as it will make them sore/watery)

2. exfoliate twice a week, people say exfoliate 1-2 times a week but twice is best for keeping your skin looking fresh & radiant! You don't need to exfoliate any more than this unless advised to do so as it will over stimulate your skin (especially on your face) and make the condition worse wether you're oily skinned or dryer.

3. apply a little cuticle oil/cream or anything like that to your cuticle and nails before going to bed, it will keep your cuticles nice and soft and help nail growth because of the nourishment of the oil/cream!

4. moisturise as much as possible! Nobody likes having dry, rough skin do they?! It will put moisture back into your skin it looses through the day and help it become more elasticated (good for places your prone to get stretch marks, inner thigh, tums, boobs!) "prevention is better than cure" in this case ladies!

5. circle your body with a soft bristled body brush, especially cellulite prone places (thighs, bums, tums) it will break down the fatty tissues and help that pesky cellulite to jog on! As for the rest of your body it will increase circulation and nourish your skin & muscles (a bit like a massage but not as intense) - Samantha has a good post about it here.

6. drink plenty of water! I know this one is as ancient as I care to remember but it does help, your skin will look brighter, it will flush out any toxins of doing the above tip, you will feel healthier and not de-hydrated.

7. cleanse your face four, yes four times a day! twice in the morning and twice at night, followed by toning and moisturising. Cleansing your face once in the morning and once at night just doesn't cut it anymore. it doesn't get all the dirt and makeup out of your pores and can cause you to break out and get blackheads - not the best look at all! And makeup wipes are not an acceptable cleanser either, sorry girls! They're more for the nights when you come crawling in from a night on the town and haven't got the time to do a full on beauty regime!

8. Leading on to..take your makeup off EVERY NIGHT! not only will it block your pores and not allow your skin to breath if you leave it on - every time you leave your makeup on over night you will age 7 days! Sad but true I'm afraid..

9. Disaster strikes, your favourite nail polish that has now been discontinued has gone, god forbid, gloopy. The worst thing ever! Well have no fear..add a few drops of nail polish remover to the bottle and give it a good shake (like a polaroid picture) and voila - it's lovely and thin again! To avoid it going gloopy in the first place you can always keep them in the fridge.

10. SLEEP! We all love our beds so why don't we use them more?! Sleep gives your brain a chance to store information you've gathered throughout the day, it gives your body a chance to rest, it nourishes our whole body - did you know our hair & nails grow up to 10 times faster while we're sleeping!? Sleep is when the body does it's best 'repair work' too - so catch up on your blog reading and tweeting tomorrow and get some well deserved zzz's!

Wednesday wants pt.1

2011-02-02T15:36:00.000-08:00

This is more like a Wednesday lust list..If i could save up the money then these would be the items I would buy and hopefully by the end of 2011 I may have one or two of them!

1. Alexander McQueen Black Skull Tassel Key Ring I absolutely love this, it may be my favourite of the items..I can just imagine it hanging with my keys in my car when I can (finally) drive! But at $275.00 for a Keyring I think I'll have to wait until I marry a millionaire..

2. Ray Ban Clubmasters in Ebony/Arista with Green lenses, these are a slight bit more affordable! I don't know the exact price of these but I've seen them in Westfield & they're not too bad! I would really like them for my holiday with my best friend in June but with my driving lessons and various other things I'll be lucky!

3. Topshop's Rust Shawl Collar Tux Blazer is something I can see myself buying in the near future (like, this weekend?!) I've not got a proper boyfriend blazer and I've seen quite a few posts with them in so I think it's time I gave in and got one! I really think it's an investment buy..I've been in and tried it on a couple of times and even tweeted it!

4. So, basically I've wanted a Quilted Barbour since forever, I can't actually see myself getting one because when it comes down to it it's either not the right time, too expensive, not the right fit, etc, etc.. but I do love them! My best friends got one & I always wear it so why would I get one when I can just wear hers?! ;)

5. I've had my Blackberry for nearly 2 years now, it's that old they've even discontinued it so that means my contracts nearly up (yaayy!) and I will (hopefully) be getting an Iphone 4, I've already got an Ipod touch and it is so much better than my Blackberry! All I really use my BB for is texting, calling, Facebook & Twitter and even then it doesn't work 100% of the time..

Get cape. Wear cape. Fly.

2011-02-01T11:37:00.000-08:00

Cape: Outlet store

Blouse: New Look

Leggings: Zara

Rings: Gift & Ebay

Necklace: Topshop

Hiya everybody! So, this is (another) belated post..I'm really not on it at the moment & I apologise. Today I went to get my hair cut so it just looked a bit neater and then I went to the De'Bradleigh outlet store & cafe with my mummy, I had a pot of tea and a pastry while my mum had a cappachino (if thats how you spell it?!) Then we went for a look around..

I found this oatmeal coloured knit cape as I was walking out the door and went to try it on, I'm not 100% on it and may take it back hmm..what does everybody think? I'm wearing it over a blouse that had a peter pan collar so I pulled it out and wore it over the cape, I'm not sure if it looks right but I thought it was cute! I think a cape is a good option for going shopping as you can take it on and off easily and you won't get too hot in those stuffy stores and changing rooms!

I wear it with a beaded ring that my friend Becki from college brought me for my birthday (aww) and the cross ring, I ordered off ebay that came all the way from Dallas, Texas. Only to find out days later that Lily (not that I need to link - I'm sure you all know who she is already!) was selling then on her blog shop. I've wanted one of these rings ever since I saw them on Tumblr a while back..

I haven't really got anything planned for this week, only Shopping with the bestie on Saturday..You can be expecting another foodie post off me on Thursday/Friday though! Whats everybody up to this week? everybody prepared for V Day? (or D Day as I like to call it..) also check out Zoe's giveaway over at Diamond Solitaire! Have a good rest of the week ladies & gents..

Cookies & cream chocolate fudge brownies

2011-01-25T13:25:00.000-08:00

I know this isn't going to help our new years diets! *sorry girls* but I just couldn't resist (I figure if I blog about it then I won't want to eat it, hmm..) so this recipe is off Baking Made Easy on BBC 2 with Lorraine Pascale and eventhough she's one of those tv chefs that really quite annoys me anything involving crumbled Oreo's is good enough for me!

So heres the ingredients and how to make these yummy Cookies and Cream Chocolate Fudge Brownies..

You will need:

165g Butter

200g Dark Chocolate

5 eggs (3 full, 2 yolks)

A vanilla pod

160g Soft brown sugar

2 Tablespoons plain flour

1 Tablespoon cocoa powder

Pinch of salt

100g/1 Pack of Oreo's

Now, lets get on with the baking!

1. Melt the butter over a low heat, when melted turn the heat off.

2. Grate or finely chop the dark chocolate and add to the melted butter.

3. Add the 3 eggs and 2 egg yolks to a bowl or mixer

4. slice a vanilla pod down the centre and scrape out the seeds with the back of the knife and add to the eggs.

5. Start to whisk the eggs until mixed together and you can see small air bubbles, then add half of the soft brown sugar

6. mix again until blended together, add the other half of the sugar and give it another whisk until it's slightly frothed up and has some slight bubbles.

7. Add the butter and chocolate mixture into the egg and sugar mixture (pour down the side - not in the middle to avoid knocking the bubbles out.)

8. add 2 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp cocoa powder and a pinch of salt before folding the ingredients together, you can do this by creating a figure of 8 with your spatula or spoon until everything is mixed together!

9. Now crumble 3/4 of the Oreo's into the mixture and give it a good stir.

10. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined tin, crumble the remaining oreos on top.

11. place in an oven for about 25-30 minutes (but check them after 20!) at 180ºC

Once they're cooked they should look cooked on the outside but slightly gooey on the inside. Let them cool, cut into squares, place them on a serving plate and dust with icing sugar and voila! And they're yummy if I do say so myself, I'm eating one as you read this watching Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (twitter is going mad!)

Big love for Emma Bridgewater

2011-01-19T15:54:00.000-08:00

Hooraahh! Heres the post I've been promising for so long, and I must apologise again for being so absent recently! My head has not at all been straight but thanks for baring with me :)

So as you can see in my household we LOVE Emma Bridgewater (this is only a small portion of my mums collection but the heart cup & saucer are mine!!) My mum has been buying this crockery since we lived in the house I was born in. She used to keep it all under her bed - yes, the bed I was actually born in! She said she was saving it until she had her "perfect country home" which we now live in and love.

I had only been on the Emma Bridgewater website until just before christmas when I paid the factory shop in Stoke a little visit when we went to buy my brother and his Fiancee some little goodies for the house they've just brought - yaayy finally! So me, my mum & mammar finally arrived at the shop after about a 2 hour or so drive and we were starving like marvin so we sat down in their little country style room complete with tables, sofas and a spotty aga that I had been dying to see! It truly lived up to expectations.

for lunch I had tomato & basil soup with a crusty roll that had come straight from the aga, no microwaves in sight! And it was dee-lish! After we had eaten we went on the search for the items on my brothers wish list, thankfully they had all they wanted in the seconds shop which is much much cheaper than buying from the firsts shop and usually had un-noticable imperfections anyway. A couple of my favourite collections are Black Toast and obviously the Polka Dots!

They sell everything from cups and saucers to tea towels, pens, candles and cutlery (witch costs £10 for a tea spoon, by the way!!) so i nabbed one. Wrong I know but come on..£10 SERIOUSLY?! Plus my brother told me too and I wouldn't want to be branded as a bad sister would I..Theres factory shops in London (Fullham, Marylabone & Chiswick) Edinburgh or Stoke on Trent that you can visit or many of the collections are sold in high street stores.

If you love old fashioned country style stuff with a modern twist you'll love Emma Bridgewater and I recommend you go! It's a fabulous day out and you can even paint your own item and they have it glazed for you and posted within a week! (as you can see in the last picture) this is the bowl I painted with multi-coloured hearts and "true love never dies" around the inside, aww! I hope I've converted some of you to the wonders of Emma!

Appologies

2011-01-15T14:42:00.000-08:00

Hiya lovelies! I haven't totally abandoned you, I'm sorry..things just aren't very good at the moment and it's occupying lots of thinking space..I've got lots of pictures and posts and ideas so when I'm back on track my attention is all yours, just hang in there! Love,

New Look SS11 lace up brogue

2011-01-08T06:46:00.000-08:00

I features these little babies in my SS11 post on Tuesday, ordered them later in the day off of the New Look website and this morning (Saturday) I tweeted about their arrival (at 9 O'clock may I add - thanks for waking me up Mr. Postman!) I didn't realise what they were as New Look has changed it's packaging but when I opened my little black package I was a happy bunny! And there was a note about their new free returns policy by Collect+ which I think is brill as I hate paying postage and hate even more if I have to pay to send it back.

At my first look at the shoes I thought the material looked like it was slightly stiff and would be uncomfortable to walk in (thinking about using the free returns already) so I tried them on without socks/tights on and they felt a little big but thought I'd give them another chance when I had some tights on and to my delight they were MUCH better! they didn't feel stiff and bent really well at the ball of the foot, so don't judge a book by it's cover!

They look a little grey/shiny in the pictures but IRL they're quite black with just a little shine - wouldn't even call it shine, and the lining inside is just too cute! The laces are a little stiff but I'm sure they'll become more useable over time, I am tres happy with my order! Ideally I would have preferred tan coloured ones but these ones are still lovely & I love the detailing. They will save me from wearing the same Topshop pumps all the time.

You can find more from New Look's SS11 collection on their website and they've added a few new pieces since my post on Tuesday - some are rather diar, some are lovely! I'm not sure if any are out in store as I've not been to town lately (was meant to go to Brum today but my best friends got this flu, boo! get well soon Jek x) but when I find out I'll let you know!

Estee Lauder foundation & concealer

2011-01-06T12:55:00.000-08:00

Left: Double Wear Concealer, Right: Double Wear Foundation

Since I started college my tutor has been banging on about her Estee Lauder foundation, she has both Double Wear & Double Wear Light so I thought I'd go to the beauty counter in Debenhams (never done it before!) And got a sample for both foundations but the lady at the counter was rather snooty so I decided to go to Boots instead and the lady was lovely.

I used both foundations (not at the same time obviously) and loved the Double Wear, the coverage was medium to high compared to the Double Wear Light being sheer to medium coverage and I like a bit more through the winter months. The lady colour matched me as Fresco in Double Wear and 2.0 in Double Wear Light.

The Double Wear cost £25 (which the vouchers I got for christmas helped pay for!) which is a tiny bit less than the Double Wear Light at £25.50 but I'd say it's worth every penny. The coverage is great, it applies really easily with a brush, the best foundation I've ever brought.

I also purchased the Double Wear Stay-In-Place Concealer in Light from the same lady on the counter in Boots, she was again very polite and friendly and colour matched for me, I just simply wanted the concealer for covering redness and it does just that! Applies really well and it's great coverage, goes really well along with the foundation and a little goes a long way which is excellent for it's £18.50 price tag so I don't feel like I'm getting scammed out of money like I do with many drug store brands.

So overall I would give the makeup a 5/5 and the experience buying it a 4/5 (they could have done with another member of staff at the counter to avoid waiting) I love my buys & will definitely be purchasing from them again, the price is rather high but fully worth it! Hope this has helped if you are in need of a new foundation/thinking of trying some Estee Lauder products!

Versatile bloggers award..

2011-01-05T13:10:00.000-08:00

I've been given this award by the lovely ladies Emily over at Emily Charlotte and Gem at flutter and sparkle - thankyou! Much appreciated as I'm a new blogger & didn't really think anybody took that much attention to my blog.

Right, on to the rules for the award..

thank and link back to who gave you the award

share 7 things about yourself and answer another 10 questions

give the award to 7 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy

leave your recipient a note telling them about the award

So..seven things about me!

1. I go to East Midlands College of Health & Beauty

2. I would love to be some sort of makeup artist in the future

3. I love my Poppy Puppy more than anything!

4. I live on a farm, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 4 chickens & 2 horses

5. My favourite place to be is London

6. I want to buy my mum & dad a ticket for the Orient Express one day

7. I wish I could dance

& 10 questions..

1. why did you create this blog?

I can't remember why as I made it a couple of years ago and never used it but I started using it properly because I wanted to give my views and opinions on things, I planned it to be more of a beauty blog, hence the name. But now it seems to be more of a lifestyle blog full of everything.

2. what kind of blogs do you follow?

ALL kinds of blogs, mainly fashion but I follow a few blogs like mine, a few beauty, I've just been reccomended a cooking blog by Gem, a couple of jewellery blogs & some budget blogs. I'd like to follow a few more cooking blogs & travel ones, if anybody's got any reccomendations?!

3. favourite makeup brand

Esdee Lauder, MAC, Urban Decay.

4. favourite clothing brand

Topshop, Zara, Jack Wills.

5. indispensable makeup product

Dermalogica Sheer Tint Moisturiser in medium!

6. favourite colour

Blue, cream, beige, rusty orange.

7. favourite perfume

Calvin Klein - Euphoria, Marc Jacobs - Daisy.

8. favourite film

Sex and the City, every time.

9. what country would you like to visit and why?

Spain, because I can't wait for my holiday with my boyfriend later in the year & America to visit LA, NYC, Beverly Hills etc.

10. make the last question yourself and answer - whats your favourite food?

Ben & Jerrys Phish Food! (because it's just been on an advert!)

I give this award to (drum roll please!):

Kate's baking blog at A Girls Guide to Gluten Free Baking

Lucy's spin off blog at Where Are My Knees?

Zoe at Zoella

Some beautiful jewellery at Sweet & Simple Jewellery Design

Heather at Simply Sunstar

Jazmine at Jazzabelle's Diary

& last but certainly not least!

Beth at Anchor of Roses

SS11

2011-01-04T09:33:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't blogged in a while (since christmas) and I know these lookbooks have been doing their rounds but I've had a couple in mind and need to get them out! So here we go..

Primark SS11

1, 2, 3.

Last year (it feels so weird saying that) I wasn't really too interested in Primark, partly because my local Primark is rubbish and partly because their trends haven't really pulled me in. But this year is looking a little more hopeful. I quite like the Belted Chiffon Shirt Dress £15 (1) the Stripe and Pocket Holdall £6 (2) and the Lace Up Wedges £12 (3) as I'm going on my first holiday with my boyfriend to his mum & dads apartment (aww!) and they would be perfect holiday picks.

I don't usually like buying the bags as within a matter of days everybody has them but as I'll be in a whole other country it will be a fab choice! I absolutely LOVE the Belted Chiffon Shirt Dress £15 (3) I love that colour and already have a couple of items that colour in my wardrobe and I love the length, it will probably be a bit long but I don't mind taking it up.

New Look SS11

1 - 29.99, 2 - £19.99, 3 - 16.99.

I haven't really shopped in New Look in the last few months either as I never really find anything amazing in there, I prefer it for basics but I'm surprisingly impressed with their SS11 collection, or what I've seen of it. The Scallop Trim Playsuit is right up my street and will probably wear it for going out with a pair of heels and my Topshop kimono but I'm not sure if I love it enough to spend £30 on it as it's a bit plain in the waist for me.

I've always wanted a pair of brogues and I'm finally going to invest in this pair of Black Lace Up Brogues, cute and simple. The Animal Peter Pan Tunic is such a 'blogger' thing to have right now as peter pan collars are bang on trend and you can see why, the dress is cute, simple yet perfectly detailed with the collar without being granny-ish. Again it may need taking up as I'm only little!

Topshop SS11

Topshop's SS11 on their website has really disappointed me to be honest, there's not one thing I would wear, true I will probably love some things when they're in the shop but otherwise not overly excited for the collection. The items on their blog on the other hand lead to a much more happy Topshopper, the prints are great, they still have over-sized boyfriend blazers and their laddered knits are very 'in'

The models did well to walk in their many-a-fringed sky scraper heels and still keep their balance with their matching hugely crimped and ombre'd hair probably weighing them down and bright red lippy. the and the swimwear was fantastic - I will definitely be styling various swim suits on my holiday, I especially love the one shown above! You can see the show here.

So thats the round up of the shops I may or may not be investing in their SS11 collections, I don't usually look for anything so much "on trend" that everybody has because OMGZ YOU HAVE 2 HAVE EVERYTHING THATS 'IN' but things that look nice and suit me. Some items have disappointed and some have induced excitement but overall I'd say it's OK, I'm sure they will be alot better when on the rails!

p.s. I have also just joined Blog Lovin'

aliceandbeauty

2010-12-27T04:50:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd do a quick update!

I hope you've all had a great christmas & are looking forward to new year?! Despite not really being into christmas that much this year I had a lovely day. I spent the morning at my boyfriends watching christmas movies and playing with Oscar (the dog) and had dinner there then came home, opened all my presents, watched Eastenders (OMG!!) then just sat around eating & chatting.

My favourite Present was my Cath Kidson 2011 diary, not the biggest and definitely not the most expensive but I've been wanting a new diary since forever, I love carrying them round with me and being able to pull them out to write down notes or inspiration on the go. What were your favourite presents?

Just before christmas I went to the opticians as I've been getting headaches at college, when reading etc. and yes, I did need glasses! As you can see I'm styling them in the picture, I really couldn't be bothered to go through the many pairs of glasses on offer so I went with the first ones the lady said "oh they look nice". Both my mum & dad wear glasses (or wore - my mum had laser eye surgery) so it was kinda evident I'd end up with them too.

I haven't really got anything planned for new years, been invited to a couple of parties & I'm borrowing someones ID to go to town (I hate only being 17!) so I'll probably just see where the wind blows me. I'm looking forward to get my blog really going in the new year and all the other adjoining sites and I'll be looking forward to seeing all your posts & finding new blogs!

I just wanted to say thanks to all my lovely followers so far and all the lovely people I've met through blogging/twitter. I hope you all have a fab new years & all look wonderful in your party dresses!

Bloggers secret santa..

2010-12-25T13:00:00.000-08:00

At the end of November/beginning of December I saw on Twitter that Rhianna was organising a bloggers secret santa, what a fab idea! So I sent her my info, likes, dislikes etc. I was rather stuck on this as I didn't really know what I liked as strange as that sounds.

But to my surprise my secret santa (Jess from Draw The Stars) knew exactly what to get an indecisive, vague blogger like me! & she got it spot on may I add..I received my little parcel a week before christmas & just HAD to open it so I had time to write a blog post ready for it to be posted on time (not because I'm nosey & impatient in the slightest)

Well, the chocolate reindeer got gobbled up about 5 minutes after these photos were taken (R.I.P baby reindeer!)

The BarryM nail polish in Mushroom is on my nails as we speak - or I speak (ramble), you read..It's a gorgeous colour & we simply MUST be telepathical as I saw Gem's comment on twitter about mushroom coloured nail polish earlier in the week and was debating wether to get some myself.

& as for the necklace! It is B-e-a-utiful, I don't usually wear necklaces as I've never bothered to buy one that I'd want to wear and all the necklaces I do have are long ones but this one is absolutely lovely!

So a BIG thank you to Jess! I'm made up with my present, I love it. (You are my new favourite person, hehee)

You can find this lovely girly on Twitter & on her Blog!

I find it so lovely & restores my faith in people when somebody completely random (not saying you're random or anything Jess, hah!) would offer to send a gift to somebody who is a complete stranger to them. I'm so glad I started blogging & have found some lovely people along the way. In my opinion bloggers are the nicest!

I hope everyone's had a wonderful christmas day & have had a brilliant time with all your family and friends.

D.I.Y: handmade tags

2010-12-22T07:50:00.000-08:00

After I saw Michelle's post about making her own christmas gift tags (such a clever little bunny!) I just HAD to have a go!

Hers were so gorgeous (and yes I know, minus a few tweaks mine are very similar) I used the same Text, tag shape and the same stamping technique as her. And I know if these tags were an essay I would have been caught out for plagiarism, but, they're not. And I'm sure with a lot of dedication going to Michelle she won't mind 'cause she seems so lovely!

Firstly I went to the local garden centre which has a craft corner in I picked up the following:

Card (It's a cream colour but the lighting was really bad, sorry!)

Ribbon

A stamp (christmas tree shape)

An ink pad

Little self-adhesive gems

A single hole punch

A glue gun (you could just use PVA if I'm honest!)

A pair of scissors

So heres how:

- I designed the shape and text* on Pages on my Macbook.

- Print the design onto the card & cut into shape with some scissors.

- Print your chosen stamp shape using the stamp & ink pad.

- Glue the ribbon around the bottom of the tags (mines all the way round)

- Punch a hole in the top of the card.

- Thread some more ribbon through the hole.
- Stick the little gems to the top of the tree.

*The two texts are called 'Caviar Dreams' and 'Pea Anna Banana'

& Voila! You have your very own hand made tags that you made for minimal costs that you would pay a fortune for anywhere else!
hmm..maybe me & Michelle should go into business?! hah.

aliceandbeauty's itunes top 11..

2010-12-21T06:59:00.000-08:00

I've not really seen a lot of music posts from anybody so this is my top 11 (couldn't decide which one not to have for a top 10) favourite songs from 2010 (not necessarily from 2010 but my favourite to listen to throughout the year!)

11. Nu Brand feat. Brags - Runway

- Reminds me of summer & when me & Jam used to go out with Conor.

10. Nero - Electron

- One of my favourite songs of this genre.

9. Cragga - Please Mr. Postman (Dubstep Remix)

- One of the first Dubstep songs I really liked.

8. GIGGS - Look What The Cat Dragged In

- Just like the song.

7. Dizzee Rascal - Stand up Tall

- Reminds me of when I first met my boyfriend.

6. J Majik & Wickaman - Crazy World

- Reminds me of when me & my boyfriend were getting together.

5. Professor Green - Monster

- Used to listen to this at night in Jam's car.

4. Gyptian - Hold you

- I just love Reggae music.

3. Far East Movment - Like A G6

- A favourite song to listen to before I went out.

2. The Script - For The First Time

- One of mine & my boyfriends songs.

& finally (Drum roll please!)

1. Take That - What Do You Want From Me?

- My absolute favourite song this year! I've got it on repeat constantly!

I would love to say that I have a unique taste of music, that I listened to the likes of Joshua Radin or John Mayer on a daily basis (which seems to be the genre of choice by many bloggers). Even though I do like that kind of music I'm more Dirty Dubstep than Alternative & Acoustic, sorry to disappoint!

my wonderful week pt.3

2010-12-20T16:22:00.000-08:00

not extremely huge this week I'm afraid!

Lee Stafford haul..

2010-12-20T14:56:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I went to Clothes Show Live with my college (East Midlands College of Health & Beauty) and was really in the right place at the right time with my Lee Stafford purchase!

I got 10 products for £10 - no, you're not going mad I did actually say TEN POUNDS. How amazing?! Being a person who brought Lee Stafford products anyway I was in hair product heaven, normally buying As Ruff As You Like Clay for £5 Beach Babe Sea Salt Spray for £7 and Poker Straight Dry Shampoo for £5 in Boots, to get 10 ten things for a tenner was an absolute steal!

So what did I actually get I hear you ask?!

(I'm going to write like Lee writes!)

HoT sHOtS SHiNE HEaD

HoT sHOtS 4 cuRLs

POKeR STRAiGHT night patrol

SHiNE HEaD shampoo

SHiNE HEaD conditioner

SHiNE HEaD SErUM SPRaY

CoLOUR LOvE TREaTMENT

COLOUR XTREME SENSATIONAL SILVER SPARKLE

COLOUR XTREME PASSIONATE PINK

faKe my t@n LiGHT to MEDiUM taNNing lotion

I have no idea why he writes like that but he's so hot that I don't care!

I've only tried out the Shine Head Shampoo & Conditioner, Colour Love Treatment and the Poker Straight Night Patrol so far but they were all fab, I've always thought Lee Stafford's products were brill, all except the Beach Babe Sea Salt Spray with doesn't get on well with my extensions!

It's a dogs life..

2010-12-14T05:59:00.000-08:00

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Stuck on what present to get your pooch this christmas?!

Well heres your help-at-hand guide wether you have £30 to spend or £3 theres something for everyone!

The first thing on my list is the Bubba Rose Organic dog biscuit cookbook kit, I've got this myself & have made a few recipes for my Poppy Puppy & I would definitely recommend it! It comes in at £4.85 off Amazon, but, I've heard of the great vine (twitter) that a few people are having some trouble with Amazon at the moment so you might want to check the delivery options before ordering.

This Spray Flowers dog bed comes in at £28 from Cath Kidson and comes in three sizes. It can either be ordered over the internet or by post if you have the catalogue, if you would like a catalogue just visit the website and enter your details!

My favourite of all has to be this Waxed cotton dog coat from Barbour and has a price tag to match at £29.95 I absolutely love this! Not only because it would match my Vintage Barbour but if my Poppy was wearing this she would be the most fashionable pup on the block!

You could get your little friend a bog standard chew-tow but why not get this Ruff & Tuff Puppy Treat Ball?! It's just £3 from Pets at Home and will distract your doggy while you're trying to cook the christmas dinner! (If it doesn't get more enjoyment out of the wrapping paper!)

Haven't got a pup to cuddle up to this christmas?! well these gorgeous dogs at the Dogs Trust haven't got anybody to cuddle up to them either. So a donation to the Dogs trust would be so much appreciated by all the workers and most importantly the thousands of dogs that have been left by their owners to find their own way this christmas. All the details can be found on their website, how ever little your donation.

The next gift is more for the dogs best friend than the dog it's self, This beautiful Vintage Look Dog Silk Scarf from Topshop Is very much in fashion and comes in at £23!

If your dog, like mine has to have a bath every week due to the winter weather then this Happytails Fur Breeze Aromatic Spa Mist for Dogs could be just the trick! On Amazon it costs £7.99 and will stop your smelly doggy leaving its smelly smells around your house (does nothing for mucky paws mind!) you can spray it on their bed to make them smell lovely and clean again!

Finally, this Brown Leather Diamante Collar from Urban Pup will make you as eager as they are to take them on a walk, just so you can show off their glitzy new collar! It costs £12.99 and can be brought online.

I hope your hound has a happy holiday and enjoys their gifts as much as getting under your feet!

All I want for christmas is youuuu! And MAC, and Jack Wills and...

2010-12-09T08:58:00.000-08:00

So this is my christmas list to good old Saint Nick..(or my Mum, Dad, Sister & Boyfriend)

My wonderful sister is getting me the Lauren Conrad book, I don't read much but will make an effort if it's something I'm actually interested in.

The only thing I've asked for from my boyfriend is the Beyonce Heat solid perfume ring but we can't find it anywhere! So I think I'll just be getting the perfume as a substitute..

From my Mummy & Daddy I've asked for some MAC products, the Prep & Prime Translucent Finishing Powder, Prep & Prime Lip & Pro Longwear Lustre Lipcolour in Fine Wine, The Jack Wills Greenholme Skinny Sweatpant in Deep Plum, A Dermalogica skin kit (Normal/Oily if you must know!) I will be buying this off beautyflash as it is MUCH cheeper than getting it from Dermalogica its self!

I will also be opening a CD shaped prezzie with Take Thats new album in it..I wasn't a big fan but my college tutor has converted me (still wish Robbie would do one though!) And finally a Silver Safety Chain for my Pandora, as I am dreadfully afraid of losing it or any of my beads! :(

So thats what I'm hoping will be under my tree this christmas. I also wouldn't mind another pair of Jimmy Choo's, a Chanel bag, a trip to Paris & a Vivienne Westwood Jewellery set but I think I'll be nice and save some room in the sleigh for all of your presents too!

Karma crazy..

2010-12-08T04:23:00.000-08:00

Yesterday me & my boyfriend walked down to the local garage to get some batteries & there was a woman , broken down, on the phone to somebody saying "no It's a flat tyre, (husband) has had a drink so he can't fetch me, I don't know what to do".

My boyfriend stopped, walked over to her and asked her if she wanted some help and offered to change her tyre for her. She sounded so surprised and said "yeah, but you look young" (he's 18) but let him anyway, she was a nurse at the local hospital & had just finished a 12 hour shift and just wanted to get home, have a glass of wine & watch corro!

James changed her wheel after a few problems, she thanked him & offered him £20 for helping her, he said no, that he couldn't accept it, he was only helping and walked off to put the tools back in her car for her. She gave me the £20 note and said "you want to marry him, he's a keeper, give him this, he's lovely"

I was so proud of him for being such a kind, lovely person. Theres not many of them around these days and I'm so glad I've got a person like this in my life.

When we walked away I said "aw James that was lovely, you're such an angel" and he said

"if you do good things, then good things will come back to you"

The day before James' car had broken down so thats why we had to walk, as he's only an apprentice he doesn't earn much & we had been talking about not using his car as much so he could save more money as he had some things to pay for & christmas was coming up etc.

So by his car breaking down we were there at the right time to help the lady (I'd like to call her Mary, she looked like a Mary!) by his car breaking down he came into money that he needed & by his car breaking down it showed there are still lovely, caring people around..you just have to find them, wierd..huh!?

my wonderful week pt.2

2010-12-04T05:38:00.000-08:00

I know I've only done one post this week as I've been concentrating more on finding the blogs I'd like to follow. So, here are my weekly photos to make up for it!

Little Fille, little girl, big smile!

2010-12-01T07:03:00.000-08:00

You may or may not know that I won the Little Fille competition I entered, I won one of their gorgeous headbands (which I got to choose myself, I felt like a kid in an online candy shop!) From their wonderful selection I chose the Jackie headband which as you can see is a pair of white earmuffs joined together by a piece of silky cord & gorgeous crystals, with a piece of thick elastic underneath.

I was amazed at how quickly they came as you will know if you have me on twitter & seen my pictures we've had about 2 feet of snow in Derbyshire. My mum actually walked to the sorting office to collect our post and to my delight my little golden package was amongst our back logged post!

As it's my birthday on friday they came as a bit of an early birthday present (just in time for going out in the snow to make some snow people!) so my ears didn't get cold at all, they also act as ear pluggs when you don't want to hear all of the screeching children, hah!

So if I were you my lovely followers I would get yourself on their website and grab yourself a pair of muffs or a lovely hand-made headband before they're gone! As now they're stocking in the Oxford Circus Topshop (they deserve it, too!) You can also find the lovely Mari on twitter or on her Little Fille blog!

my wonderful week pt.1

2010-11-28T07:52:00.000-08:00

D.I.Y: Baking With Betty!

2010-11-28T07:22:00.000-08:00

Most sundays I nip round to Betty's (my mammars) to do some baking & this week it was Ashbourne Gingers. If you want to make these yummy, crumbily, gingery biscuits for yourself you will need:

8oz soft marg/butter

12oz plain flour

8oz caster sugar (depending on how sweet you want them)

2 tsp ground ginger powder (I would have put a little more in as I like them quite gingery)

then you will need to:

1. put all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl (sieving the flour to avoid lumps)

2. mix with your mixer (you could use a hand mixer) 'till all the ingredients stick together in a ball

3. take the ball of your ingredients out of the mixing bowl and roll into a sausage shape on a floured surface (approx. 2 ½ inches thick)

4. cut into circles about 1 inch thick

5. press down the flat side with two fingers to make it flatter

6. place on a baking tray covered in greaseproof paper

7. cook for approx. 20-30 mins (you'll just have to keep checking on them!)

8. as I cooked mine in an aga baking oven I'm not 100% on the ºC temp but I'm guessing it's about 180ºC/gas mark 4!

9. when they're golden brown, leave them to cool.

10. you can top them with a mixture of caster sugar & ground ginger powder like I did (again depending on how gingery you want them)

hope you enjoy them as much as I did, let me know if anybody tries them out!

Winter wonderland!

2010-11-27T09:11:00.000-08:00

10 top tips for when you find yourself surrounded by a blanket of snow!

going outside?

1. a wrap around scarf to keep you warm & all wrapped up.

2. a warm, waterproof coat. (mines vintage Barbour)

3. a pair of gloves to keep your dandies warm!

4. a pair of wellies (I know they're not exactly high fashion but they're certainly Fearn Cotton-esque)

5. a thick pair of tights

staying in?

6. boredom busters - your favourite dvd's, books, board games etc.

7. a cuppa in your favourite mug.

8. a warm blanket to keep you all wrapped up in front of the fire!

9. get your bake on with some fab recipes.

10. The internet..Twitter, Blogger..whatever takes your fancy!

Giveaways of the week!

2010-11-21T08:56:00.000-08:00

Everybody loves a giveaway, right?!

well you could win all of this:

A 32 piece ELF eye shadow set,

A Cath Kidson compact mirror,

An NYC mascara,

An NYC lip balm,

A handmade scrabble ring

A handmade scrabble bracelet

in VIPXO's giveaway on her blog to find out the rules & for a chance to win!

Or if you'd prefer a giveaway with something more food orientated you can enter grazedknees's giveaway and win:
Pantene Aqua Light Lightweight Nourishing Mist
Angelfish hair serum
Vanilla Lime Yankee Candle
Strawberry Buttercream Yankee Candle
I ♥ Ice Cream hand and face wipes
Marks & Spencers Percy Pigs
A little wooden hanging heart.

Theres a £25 Spoiled Brat voucher up for grabs on milkteef's givaway
(this would be perfect for crimbo!)
just go to her giveaway page for the rules.

You've got 'till Friday to enter simplysunstar's giveaway for the chance to win some lovely accessories!
up for grabs is:
A lovely soft scarf.
A knit beret
Two necklaces
Matte nail polishes
& A pair of tree earrings.

Remember!
to enter these giveaways you must go to these lovely blogs giveaway pages (which I've linked so It's super quick) and check the rules!
good luck everybody! xo

D.I.Y: Winter warmer

2010-11-18T12:24:00.000-08:00

Looks yummy, doesn't it?!

I got the recipe for the Peanut Perfection Hot Chocolate from Cellardoor's blog, you can also find them on twitter! It just hit the spot after a long day of darkness & drizzle outside (luckily I was inside in the warm but still..)

if you want to make this for yourself you will need:

1 and 1/2 cups of milk

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 heaped tablespoon of smooth peanut butter,

and an optional swirl of whipped cream to finish.

and then you'll need to:

Heat the milk in a saucepan until it's hot through. Add in the cocoa powder and mix well. Then stir in the peanut butter until melted. Serve and top with whipped cream.

and voila! you have yourself a yummy, nutty, hot chocolate to warm you up on those chilly winter nights.

Forever21

2010-11-17T12:37:00.000-08:00

I'm a few days behind on posts since my blogs been under construction so heres my belated entry about the new Forever21 store thats opened at The Bullring, Birmingham. They're also online now too!

It actually opened on Friday but I couldn't make it 'till Saturday 'cause of college, boo! but it was exciting none the less..I jumped on the train early saturday morning with my BFF Jessica & we headed straight to the Forever21 store. You couldn't really miss it - the window display was wow! & the shop floor was set out really well too. I picked up a few things on my way round the three floors but nothing particularly made me think 'wow thats gorgeous' but they had good basics and the prices were okay. We just missed the rush to the changing rooms and most things I tried on were a good fit (I usually pick up a size bigger anyway) Oh, except the shoes I just picked up & didn't even bother to look at the size - must have been that excited, haha..but they fit my mum perfectly so, panic over!

So, heres my verdict..My fave purchase would either be the holdall, tights or chunky knit cardi. The holdall literally holds ALL, deffo a Mary Poppins bag. The tights are so warm & thick, they feel like they're never going to ladder or rip or anything - they're brill! & the chunky knit cardi is probably my all time fave, perfect to wear with tights and a simple black top to keep warm but I am no longer in possession of this item as my boyfriend has got his grubby mitts on it! So I've settled with the grey military style cardi I picked up instead.

It's a new dawn, It's a new day, It's a new lifeee (for my blog)

2010-11-17T03:13:00.000-08:00

I have been absolutely rubbish with keeping up with my blog as I have been concentrating on other things (and nobody really seemed interested in my blogging anyway) but this time I'm going to make a proper go of it..if you saw my blog before you will see that I've made a few changes and I think it looks 100x better - if I do say so myself.

So I will be hopefully speaking to you all soon!

Twitter..

2010-07-14T08:03:00.000-07:00

Ok, so i've been tweeting alot more reecently (http://twitter.com/lucyalicejerrom) which means i've been reading everyone elses tweets alot more and anybody that knows me knows that I absolutley LOVE The Hills so obviously I have the whole cast on twitter - yes, even Spencer Pratt. So, anyway, Lo Bosworth's been tweeting about her new website http://thelodown.com so I though i'd check it out and it's fab! it has everything - Love, Life, Style, Health & Fitness and my all time favourite, Beauty! even though so far it's only got one feature i can't wait for the next, and the next after that, and the next after that! check it out! http://thelodown.com/beauty#how-to-apply-perfect-foundation