LIFE: Day Out with Viki and CAKE!

Hey beautifuls, 

In order to really get going on taking this blog more seriously what better way then to update you on a few things that I have been up to while being here at University!

I have been incredibly blessed with meeting incredible people at University, God has enabled me to cross paths with not only genuinely wonderful and kind people but friends and family for life. I must admit, it was ashamedly a fear that I had before getting here, I prayed and asked for prayer on the friendships that I would make here and that they would be ones that inspire me everyday and help me on my journey with God. Not only has he blessed me with wonderful friends but he has also planted me into a Church that I love surrounded by people I love. I am now more excited to see how the rest of this year pans out in light of the awesome times that I have already been able to share with friends. 

So, rambling aside I wanted to share a few pictures that I took when me and my good friend Viki went out to explore by the seaside. The weather was lovely by the way if I could just add that in right there, I mean I am British anyway and we are accustomed to talk about the weather since birth. 

I love the sea. It reminds me of home. 

Now, living in the city I find the air a little too thick, too polluted and too smoggy. But by the sea, the air gets thinner, the winds hit your face in a liberating manner and the pressure of pollution falls away.

We found a bandstand! There is irony in this photo although it remains unseen until I tell you why. We were talking about bandstands holding potential for getting married under before we reached it, Viki said it would be a lovely place to get married one day if one was by a Church and I totally agreed! The bandstand was beautiful if not a little rusty it would be perfect to hold a wedding under. 

We also found a castle, it had an awesome bridge but, whether it used to hold water or not I feel like the vibrant green grass would be better replaced with water to create a moat around the castle because moats are cool.

The imprisoned look we were going for is part annoyed with the fact that the castle was closed on Mondays and part-snapchat potential.

Can we just take a moment to bask in the delicious amazingness that this cake has to offer? Yah, it's even more amazing than it looks. In fact it looked so amazing sitting there in front of me that I couldn't wait until I had taken a photo of it (notice the slither of missing cake).

This cheesecake had the perfect balance of biscuit base so that you got that satisfying crunch as well as the smooth yet thick consistency of the Cream cheese. The cherry, or more appropriately, the fruit on top of this wonderful concoction was the mixture of berries and wonderful sauce that inhabited the top of it. I still can't get over how big those blackberries were...

The decor of this little cafe was gorgeous, pastel and floral crockery galore. My favourite parts are the floral touch and the beautiful quotes they have lying around the shop (as well as the cake). This cafe is known for its cake and it does not disappoint!

The wonderful Viki everyone, she ordered a Victoria Sponge which looked amazing :)

In conclusion to this blog post I leave you with an A.A Milne quote that was hanging up in the cafe and was something that took me and Viki a while to understand in which, after saying the quote with different voices and emphasis on different words she then replied "yeah, I still don't get it" and I'm not too sure if I do either...

God bless,

All my love,

Steal Her Style: VANESSA HUDGENS ♥

Hey guys, 

I have a series of posts (I know..another one?!) that I haven't actually done before, this is a Steal Her Style post where I find a picture of  a celebrities style that I love and attempt to find similar items and cheaper items that match. I used to follow sites that did this when I was a little younger sites like Dress Like Selena Gomez, those sites were awesome. I'm not sure if they're still running but if you give it a little search on Google you'll probably be able to find it!

Here is Vanessa's outfit that inspired these items:

She always looks gorgeous, I love her bohemian style especially the outfits she wears at Coachella. Hands up who wishes they looked like her!? 

1) Vintage Wide Brim Hat - Amazon - £9.98

2) Ethnic Layered Star and Tooth Silver Necklace - Accessorize - £12

3) Vintage Style Tassel Necklace - ASOS - £11

4) Beige Crotchet 3/4 Sleeve Top - £30

5) Sterling Silver Toko Mop Ring - Accessorize - £14.00

6) Stack Ring - H&M - £2.99

7) 16-pack Rings - H&M - £3.99

8) Silver Embossed Tribal Cuff - New Look - £5.99

9) Maxi Skirt - ASOS - £14

10) High Heel Ankle Boots - £42 - Lookagain.co.uk

11) Quilted Duffle Bag - ASOS - £34

12) Brown and Green Beaded Necklace - Debenhams - £7.50

If you guys want to see more of these posts be sure to post a comment on a celebrity's style that I should try to "steal" as it were. 

Hope you guys enjoyed this short post!

God bless,

All my love,

#1 What's in my February Ebay basket?

Hey guys,

I have a new series idea that I wanted to start and I think it's going to be centered around my online baskets for example what's lying in my Amazon, Ebay or Etsy basket, I figured it was a good way to display my wishlists and items I purchase, thank goodness I haven't yet applied to get a Debit card simply because I don't trust myself. No, I do but I just haven't applied for one yet (shoot me). Anyway, this series will involve numerous stores that (I wish) I could buy from, I mean, sometimes I am able to using my parents cards and paying them back but most of the time it's not worth the hassle. I have never really online shopped apart from Amazon and Ebay because items on those sites are cheap with a capital "C". I also think this is an interesting way to see how much I like to pretend/fantasy shop and to see the huge total mount up at the end of the checkout, it's kind of a bonus that I don't actually get to do the damage to my card but yes anyway, most of these finds are very inexpensive so I hope you guys enjoy all the cute Spring/Summer items I have found...

EBAY

I know what you guys are thinking.. "that's a lot of pastel" I've become a bit pastel crazy but aside from that there isn't much of my favourite Winter colour and that's Black.. my favourite safety zone of a colour, the colour that goes with everything. I honestly 100% swear to you guys I actually went to Church in all black today and I didn't even mean to (I promise). Letting go of the colour black will be refreshing for me, I love colour on my outfit (although today stated otherwise) so to be able to step out in feminine and girly colours will be good for me! All the links to everything I have posted are attached all you need to do is simply click on them :) 

Also if you guys want to check out my Polyvore I have loads of sets that I create in order to place them on my blog so you can keep up to date with them by following me if you want to!

Polyvore

1. Womens Ladies Belted Skater Flared Jersey Plain Mini Party Dress Skirt £4.99

2. Fashion Womens Korean Sweet Cute Crochet Tiered Lace Shorts Skorts Short Pants £5.99

3. Womens Wrap Mini Skort  Culottes £7.99

4. Women's Sleeveless Embroidery Lace Flared Peplum Crochet Top £9.98

5. Womens Long Sleeve Scoop Neck Flared Tartan Skater Swing Smock Mini Dress £5.99 

6. Women Summer Top Sleeveless Chiffon Blouse £3.84

7. Women Semi Sheer Long Sleeves Embroidery Floral Lace Crochet Top £3.99

8. Womens Ladies Crop Top Long Sleeve Jumper £5.99

9. Tribal Necklace £3.99 

10. Pastel Statement Necklace £3.99

11. High Heel Platform Wedge Ankle Shoe £19.99

I hope you enjoyed this post and have got a load of inspiration for Spring and Summer and let me know if you guys are interested in seeing more of my "What's in my [insert month here] [insert website here] basket?" I would love to see if you guys enjoy them so you can comment below if you really want to :)

God bless,

All my love,

♥ Valentine's Day SERIES #2: Outfits no.1

Hey loves,

Apologies for the delayed Valentine's Day Series posts, I have no idea why they were delayed as I had so many ideas but now little time to do them in. You probably guessed that I would blog outfit posts because, apart from spending it with people you love with all your heart it's also fun to choose cute outfits. So without further ado let me tell you where these beautiful clothes are from. I guarantee at least 5 or if not, all of the clothes I show you will be in your price range! 

Enjoy :)

Valentine's Day Outfit Ideas by rose1995 

From top left:

1) Shell Pink V Neck Peplum Sleeveless Top - £20 - New Look

2) Peach Crepe Dress - £36 - Dorothy Perkins

3) White Long Top Sleeve Pussybow Top - £27 - Dorothy Perkins

4) Wedding Collection - Like To Be Bad - £5.21 - Essie

5) Bailey Blue Superskinny Jeans - £24 - Dorothy Perkins

6) Beaded Necklace - £8.40 - Forever21

7) Stack of Rings #1 - £3.55 - Forever21

8) Stack of Rings #2 - £3.15 - Forever21

9) Blush Mesh Pleated Midi Skirt - £22 - Dorothy Perkins 

10) Pink Lipstick in Pink Kiss - £15 - Bobbi Brown at Barney's

11) Pink Loafers - £9.99 - H&M

12) Sunburst Faux Stone Necklace - £6.61 - Forever21

13) Coral Pendant Necklace - £5.65 - Forever21

14) Black Monochrome Strappy Peeptoe Wedges - £20 - New Look

These outfits definitely play on the Dusty Pink colour that I noticed was a very popular tone of Pink while searching for clothing for the blog posts that will follow. I think it is a beautiful, feminine colour that isn't too in-your-face but rather subtle and neutral. Also because of the subtle colour of these outfits you are able to dress the outfits up with glorious bright jewellery to add a bit of colour and animation to your outfit. 

Hope this inspires you guys in some way, 

All my love,

God bless,

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter Review: Candy Apple and Berry Smoothie

Hey loves,

Here's the review, as promised on the Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters, I bought two of them 1. Berry Smoothie and 2. Candy Apple for £5.00 each! As opposed to £7.99 which was awesome, I was waiting for them to go down in price for so long!

Here is Revlon's description of what the Colorburst Lip Butters are all about:

- Hydrating mango, shea and coconut butter formula boosts lip moisture by 156%
- Pampering gel formula provides super charged hydration and glides on lips buttery smooth
- Sheer to medium colour with buttery shine
- Available in 20 luscious shades

I will also link you to a site where you can get them :)

Here

I have unashamedly fallen in love with their Lip Butters, I believe it is the PERFECT in-between colour for those days where you don't feel like having the hassle of putting on lipstick because it takes a while what with lining your lips and things like that and you also don't really want to go for the simplicity of the humble Vaseline, you just want that hint of both - well, I have found the perfect compromise. Revlon's Lip Butters are wonderful for giving that subtle hint of colour to you lips as well as a healthy shine of moisture.

They also have a beautiful 20 shades to choose from! They're also very easy to apply and I believe stay on for a good few hours baring in mind this differs when you eat and drink anything all you do is simply reapply during the day. 

I personally was never one to go for lipglosses as I felt that the majority of the lipglosses just was a pain when it came to my hair flicking about my face and also appeared way to wet and shiny on my lips but now that I have found the perfect compromise I just can't get enough of their collection and I must buy all their shades pronto.

This is in the shade Berry Smoothie which is a shiny purple toned colour, it shows a beautiful mute pink on your lips and has such a natural effect on your overall look, I believe this lip butter is perfect for those lazy days where you want a hint of colour but you don't want your overall look to appear too busy.

This shade is in Candy Apple and is the perfect compromise for all my girls that love wearing a red lipstick, that love having that pop of colour but if on some days can't really be bothered with the hassle that comes along with applying lip liner and lipstick then this is the perfect shade for you, it's a red colour with a hint of shine, it's perfect to wear just on its own with subtle eyes.

On top: Candy Apple

On bottom: Berry Smoothie

This blog post isn't complete with a good old selfie! 

Above I'm wearing Berry Smoothie and Below I'm wearing Candy Apple Red.

Hope you guys enjoyed this post!

God bless,

All my loves,

Sleek Makeup i-Divine: "Oh So Special" Palette Review

Hey loves,

I have a review here for you guys :) I'm really not very experienced with reviewing products but I will make it something I'll definitely work on this year :)

I received this palette from my lovely boyfriend this Christmas as I wanted a palette from Sleek for so long, probably dating to around two Christmases ago but I never got one and I have no idea why!

To start off with, how cute is the pretty packaging, it involves all the colours within the palette so I think that it's very interesting packaging in terms of the outside.

Aside from that, the packaging of the actual palette is exactly what the definition of Sleek is, it's look smart, feels expensive and feels so smooth.

Here are the variety of colours you get, they centre round pink-toned colours and browns which also involve matte colours and very pigmented shimmer colours, also each shadow has a name, the plastic is removable and obviously now because I use the palette so much I'm going to throw it in the bin however for photographic purposes I showed them just so I can easily point out my favourites. 

My favourite pink-toned colour is Gateau: which is a beautiful light pink shimmer colour which blends awesomely with Celebrate a darker purple-toned colour with a salmon pink shimmer finish. 

My favourite brown colour is Gift Basket. 

My favourite matte colours are Bow which I actually find having to coat more in order to get the colour to show because it isn't as pigmented as I would like it to be but I love blending it in with Wrapped Up which is also a purple-toned brown matte colour, if that makes any sense! It is very pigmented the only down-side is I find it really hard to blend, maybe that's down to my brush and I find it hard to blend even with my finger into my crease.

The other shades I haven't talked about here is Pamper and Organza They appear untouched here but I did actually swatch it, there is a recurring pattern I see here being that the matte colours really are not pigmented at all! 

However Organza is beautifully pigmented and easily blendable with the other shimmer colours, I'm so excited about every single shimmer colour within this palette. Organza is a more subtle and lighter pink colour compared to gateau which has a more purple-tone behind it.

I have regularly used Gift Basket as just a single eyeshadow that I put on to go out for the day, it's really pigmented so is great for when I'm in a rush and can't really be bothered to spend time on my eyes. It's a wonderful copper colour with specks of gold - I think it has a beautiful finish! 

Glitz I haven't used as much I think this is just because I'm not really that fond of grey eyeshadow and I've been questioning whether or not it would suit me or just look too obviously like I should be going out to a party. However I did swatch it and like I said before, their shimmer eyeshadows are very pigmented and almost has a ceamy consistency that lasts you a fair amount of time. 

Boxed is a lighter and more matte brown compared to Wrapped Up, again because it's matte the pigmentation is about a 5/10 and the blending qualities are terrible, using your finger to apply it you have to make sure it's in the right areas because it's had to move it around as it almost sticks to your eyelid the minute you put it down!

The most disappointing shade in this collection was Noir, now, for Sleek I imagined it would be a very dark grey/black soft pigmented colour but honestly when I swatched it ith my finger I had to swipe around 5 times to get a decent layer of colour onto it. This has little to none pigmentation to it and it's overall just a tough colour to get into and for a brush to pick up. This was rather sad for me as I get really excited when I see black eyeshadows in beautifully chosen palettes because they can not only be used for eyeshadow but, if pigmented enough, it can be used as an eyeliner.

Here are the swatches for the pink-toned colours, the shimmer kind of bounces because of the flash but you can see that the shimmer colours were one swipe and the matte colours were layers of  eyeshadow.

Here are the majority of the matte colours, layered and as you can see still not as pigmented!

Lastly the grey colours, shame on you Noir for being so thin and not very pigmented at all!

Anyway there's my (kinda long) review on the Sleek "Oh So Special" Palette I hope you guys enjoyed it and I will see you very soon with another blog post :)

God bless,

All my love,

♥ The Christmas Tag!

Hey loves, I have decided to do the Christmas Tag for today's blog post because I haven't yet done it and Christmas is fast approaching!

So I hope you enjoy this tag :D

1. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY FILM?

I've just recently posted a list of my favourite Christmas films but if I had to choose just one I would probably have to choose The Polar Express!

2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COLOUR?

My favourite Christmas colour has to be Red! It's my go-to lipstick and outfit choice for this season and I love having Red nails :)

3. DO YOU OPEN YOUR PRESENTS CHRISTMAS EVE OR MORNING?

We usually unwrap one present in the morning before Christmas Lunch and then after we've finished lunch we open the presents!

4. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE WINTER FRAGRANCE?

My favourite winter fragrance is Miss Dior Cherie's perfume, it's a very sweet fragrance that I have been searching ages for a dupe of :)

5. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SMELL?

If we're talking Candle Scents I've been loving this Pumpkin Pie scent and anything spicy or cinnamon-related :)

6. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY DRINK?

My favourite holiday drink is from Costa and it's a Gingerbread Cream Latte!

7. CANDY CANE OR GINGERBREAD MEN?

Gingerbread Men all the way, they are my favourite type of biscuit. I made some the other day and I came to the conclusion that I should just left it to the baker's.

8. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG?

My favourite Christmas song is Joy to the World. That'll always guarantee me clapping along to it plus it really celebrates Jesus' birth - the reason for the season♥

9. HAVE YOU EVER MADE A SNOWMAN?

I have made many snowmen, I love it, especially decorating it.

10. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS?

The most important thing about the holidays is being thankful to God that He gave us everything that surrounds us, He's saved us from so much it's unreal. Also family is important, for some family's it's the only time they get together so spend as much time with your family as you can :) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post!

10 Christmas Films I have really enjoyed watching.

Hey loves,

Forgive me for not posting in a week, some stuff has happened at home and for a while I wasn't able to get to my computer but I decided seeing as it's exactly ONE WEEK TILL CHRISTMAS! WHAAAAAT That's insane where did this year go? Anyway I decided to keep in with the theme of Christmas posts in December and I decided as you can probably guess by the title to write about my favourite Christmas movies!

Enjoy :)

1. The Holiday

I've written about this movie in a previous blog post - My Sweater Weather Tag but it's basically about these two lovely ladies (Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet) who are having guy troubles one lives in America, the other in a serously cute town in England and they swap houses for a while and while each of them have swapped houses they begin to fall in love with Jack Black and Jude Law. CUTEST.MOVIE.EVER. Please watch it guys!

2. 12 Dates of Christmas

This is about a young girl who attempts to win her ex-boyfriend back, she is also set up on a blind date in which she is totally rude too, it's Christmas Eve and because of a twist of fate she has to relive Christmas Eve 12 times! You know that because its an ABC Family movie that it'll work out right! Haha...

3. Disney's - A Christmas Carol

Guys, this film is so visually stunning - it's incredible! I love Jim Carrey and what an awesome job this film has pulled off! It's about the traditional story about Scrooge an old man that hates Christmas and well, people and life in general really Christmas Eve he is visited by three ghosts, four if you count Jacob Marley in which he visits his past, present and future! 

4. The Polar Express

This is also an incredible visually stunning film and is one of those films that really warm you inside, it's perfect!

Basically the lowdown is that on Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus' home.

Definitely one for Christmas Eve you guys :)

5. Home Alone

If you guys haven't seen this one have you been living under a hole for the past twenty years? This is a childhood favourite of mine I look so forward to watching it with the family every year it's about a boy who gets left home at Christmas by his family, I know. How bad would you feel if you left one of your children at home on their own! That would suck big time. Anyway he is home alone and has to not only fend for himself but keep two robbers away from stealing his family's belongings!

6. Christmas Cupid

I am mostly very proud about the cast choice ( Chad Michael Murray) If you want another cheesy romance movie about Christmas (and him) then watch this movie! It has the similar storyline to that of Scrooge's A Christmas Carol however Sloane, a publicist is visited by three boyfriends! Ashley Benson plays her mentor pretty much and although she is the dead client of Sloane she is still a helping hand! 

7. Holiday in Handcuffs

Yes, that is the beautifulness of Mario Lopez that you see so all the more reason to watch right? If this happened in real life which it most likely wouldn't that is very unethical haha. A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas. It's awesome and I think I watch it again for the fifth time this month :)

8. How The Grinch Stole Christmas

This movie is about a creature called the Grinch that tries to take the Christmas out of Hooville, pretty good villain but by the help of a younger more fresh faced Taylor Momsen who save the Grinch and Christmas all is made well in Hooville.

9. Elf

A man raised in the elf community with Santa in the North Pole goes to live with his real dad in the city but because of his elf-ways he is hilariously out of place, this is a wonderful wonderful movie with an awesome message!

10. The Santa Claus Movies

These glorious films surround a man that becomes Santa and deals with all things Santa related, I personally think Tim Allen is hilarious as well but these films are perfect for a family christmas gathering around the television.

Hope you enjoyed this post! I understand there are many more I could choose from, if you have any amazing ones that I have missed or haven't seen please comment down below so that I can check them out :)

Merry Christmas you guys!

God bless,

All my love,