Totally in Love Tuesday again!

1. Having nice nails on bad days!

Today has been stressssfullll so I did my nails. Always cheers me up.

BarryM's Berry Ice Cream (Shade 308)

2. Nice, simple, healthy food!

This was my lunch today with some yummy carrot&&tomato soup.

3. Lusting over these accessories.

Their designs are so classy lately!

I especially love the little coin purse!

4. THIS SONG.

I haven't listened to music like this for a while now... I went back to classical music for a while and I do move from genre to genre but then I heard this one by Demi Lovato and I thought it was brilliant!

Company is all I need when I want to be alone.

Company has always, always, always been my favourite magazine out there. Yes, I love ELLE, Marie Claire, Vogue but nothing cuts it for me like this magazine does.

I also adore LOVE magazine because they're both edgy. They both throw the box away... never sit in the box! 

Company isn't all about how to wow your SO in bed, how to break your bitchy enemies or which diet is best right now.

I feel as though Company focuses on the raw talent... whether it's music, fashion, make up, art... they bring us into the world of the nameless before they stroll into that limelight.

Their photoshoots are edgy, their interviews are memorable and their columnists definitely tickle my pickle.

One of the things I love most about this magazine is their editing. The fonts, the layouts... LUSH!

And then there is this photoshoot that I always go back to look at...

I am absolutely loving Company's recent change! The texture of it, the size of it, the look of it, the editing, the articles... all of it!

PLUS, how amazing were the first three cover girls? These are some of my favourite girls!

If you haven't read Company yet... SHAME ON YOU.

IT'S AMAZING.

Oh, and it's one of the least expensive out there.

The End!

Katy x

It's totally in love Tuesdayyy!

1. Jenna Marbles.

What can I even say? I agree with EVERYTHING she says. She is a God(dess) to me!

I even (not lying to you right now) showed my boyfriend the above video to help him with a few things like laying on my damn hair. Ouch.

She's my current hero!

I'm also in love with this video! 

2. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

This book is truly amazing. It's happy, sad, enchanting. So lovely.

It's definitely not a trashy book and one that you can read when you're only half in the mood.

It really touched my heart!

How lovely is the cover too? It did draw me in at Waterstones.

It cost me £14.99 which is very pricey but the book itself is perfect to display in your house.

Love it!

3. My new bracelet!

My boyfriend took me to a beautiful little village near when we live and it's full of cute little shops! I loveee places like that... which he knows! He bought me this bracelet in one of those cute shops and I cannot take it off!

4. Relaxing with a magazine and junk food on my day off!

I love, love, love Skittles and I'm always filing or doing my nails on my day off.

I always do my nails once a week unless I'm super bored. These are my nails at the moment but I'm getting bored of them at the moment so they'll be changed on Thursday and I'll be doing some nail tutorials!

 And Glamour was £1 this month?! Yes, please!

Actually, everything in this picture was £1... I got 6 nail files for £1 and the Skittles were £1 too.

Bargain-hunting success!

Not a long one this week but I've been busy today so it took me a while to finish it, lol.

Katy x

My fallen love... Elizabeth Taylor.

I was browsing through the tweeters I follow on Twitter and came across this...

It made me so sad to see that her last tweet was in February, 2011.

It might not mean a lot to anyone else but she was my ultimate inspiration.

While I sat at home and avoided being bullied... I watched Miss Taylor almost everyday.

When I was sad my mum would bring me The Elizabeth Taylor Story with Sherilyn Fenn or one of her movies.

I was completely in love with this woman!

This picture is still my phone background...

Yes, I love Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn but not even an inch on how much I adored Elizabeth Taylor.

Not even close.

I haven't filled my collection of her movies yet but I will... soon!

I could watch Cleopatra until my eyes bled and I'd still be in love!

She inspired my style, confidence, make up, attitude.

I even style my eyebrows on hers.

It was a sad, sad day when she left us!

There will never be another for me. Stunning.

And don't forget what she fought so hard for...

Katy x

A bit of Body Shop love!

I've always been completely in love with The Body Shop... my dad's girlfriend loved the stuff and I'd always just sit in her bathroom and smell everything. I was a weird kid...

I still am a weird kid.

Since I got my first paycheck... I've been casually strolling in their store and buying everything that seemed to tickle my pickle!

I haven't bought much from there lately because I'm been trying to spread my money a little further as I just handed in my resignation at work. I'll explain in my next post.

I also believe (finally) that I should be using up products before I buy more.

I must have about 20 body lotions and don't get me started on how many hand creams I own!

Anyway, I figured I'd share my current Body Shop collection with you.

Above: Pomegranate & Raspberry Scented Candle (£10, The Body Shop)
This is my favourite ever scented candle. It's so sweet and inviting. This goes really well with an Ed Hardy Vintage Vanilla candle I have. The scents really compliment each other to make a creamy, sweet aroma. Plus I love how the candle melts... it becomes an oil which makes the scent stronger!

Above L-R: White Musk Smooth Satin Body Lotion (£9, The Body Shop)
Earth Lovers' Watermelon & Eucalyptus Show Gel (£5, The Body Shop)
When I buy body lotions and shower gels I always choose musky, woody or nutty tones except when it comes to watermelon. I LOVE WATERMELON. Always have.

I did buy a few of these Watermelon & Eucalyptus

I hate 99% of other fruity smells. I don't like fruity perfumes or lipsticks. 

I love The Body Shop's White Musk range and have for as long as it's been going!

Above: Almond Body Butter (£12.50, The Body Shop)
 I really cannot say how much I LOVE this.
I love, love, love, love, love, love, love the smell of almonds! Also, not just any almond scent... it HAS to be The Body Shop one!
I got an almond cuticle cream and also a hand cream to go with it from the Boots Ingredients range and it was lovely but it doesn't come close to this!
There is just such a raw, fresh, organic smell to this and I always reach for their almond stuff first!
This must be my 20th(?!) repurchase. LOVE.

L-R: Seaweed Pore Perfector (£10), Born Lippy Watermelon Lip Balm (£2), Mango Lip Butter (£4), Chocomania Lip Butter (£4), Shea Lip Butter (£4), Rose Lip Roll-On (£4)

I'll be completely honest... the Seaweed Pore Perfector does nothing for me. I find it extremely expensive and it was a stupid buy... I gave it 3 weeks and saw no difference with my big, fat pores! Horrible!
I love the lip balms from The Body Shop... they're smooth and smell/taste amazing! No stickiness. I always buy my lip balms from there.
Now onto the lip butters... only use these inside the house. They leave a tint on your lips. The Shea one makes me lips white almost but that's the only one I really love.
The Chocomania one is too chocolatey and the man go one tastes like cute.
The Lip Roll-On is just oil. It's nice for those days when you're just with your boyfriend and don't need that MAC Girl About Town on your lips... it does look like lip gloss but it is very greasy.
I, personally, think the lip butters and the lip roll-on is way too expensive. Looking back... why?!
I apply the Shea one every night before bed but would I spend £4 on it again? No.

Above: Aqua Eye Mask (£6), Warming Mineral Mask (£9), Almond Hand & Nail Cream (£10)

I love all of these!
I bought the Aqua Eye Mask and the Warming Mineral Mask together in Winter because they both heat up... perfect in a freezing cold house!
It's so nice to use these together... put some Gustavo Santaolalla on and just let go.
The price of the face mask is a bit high but it's lasted me such a long time and it is absolutely amazing. Not in Summer so much because it's more on the 'very warm' side of the scale.
I just love this hand cream so much. I have so many others but I know I'm going to end up buying this again straight away. My all time favourite and my boyfriend also loves it!
Worth the £10!

Above L-R: Strawberry Body Lotion, Vitamin E Hydrating Toner, Shea Body Lotion, Shea Shower Cream, Vitamin E Cream Cleanser & Strawberry Shower Gel (All £4)

I buy things from The Body Shop in twos if they're the 250ml and I'm not sure why! I always buy the small ones before I spend twice as much on the 750ml which are £12!
I love the Shea range and the Vitamin E range but I hate the Strawberry ones! I'm giving them to my boyfriend's sister tomorrow because it's such a waste!
I love the hard soap so I thought these would be lush. Not at all. Just not my thing.

Above: Cranberry Joy Hand Cream (£1.50 on sale), Pink Grapefruit Lip Butter (£4), Facial Brush with Lid (£3), two nail files (£2 each)

I like this Cranberry Joy hand cream but it's very fruity! It was a Christmas range that isn't sold now! Bargain!
The lip butter pictured above is another horrible one... I got it in a set with the Shea and Mango.
I use it though! Not wasteful!
I LOVE this facial brush! Scrubbed the bad bits away!
Their nail files are TERRIBLE. Not rough enough and my nails sink into the striped one so how is that even helping? Pretty designs at least!

L-R: White Musk Libertine Eau De Parfum (£12), Perfume Oil in White Musk (£?), White Musk Chiffon Sheer Body Mist (£7)

Their White Musk Libertine perfume is one of my all time favourite perfumes! It's inexpensive, sweet, woody, musky. Love it and so does my boyfriend. Plus! Plus!
I rarely use this oil at home but when I'm staying at my boyfriend's house and I've cleaned myself before bed... I put a little bit of this oil on and he ALWAYS comments.
I actually do it for the compliment!
I've used this body mist for about 10 years now. I've only switched it up once and that's in the last month! I will always be faithful!

L-R: Brow & Lash Brush/Comb (£8), Eyeshadow Brush (£9), Face & Body Brush (£16), Concealer Brush (£9), Baked-To-Last Blush in Petal (£12), Bronzer (£13), Super Volume Mascara (£10)

I LOVE Body Shop's brushes (that's why they're dirty). They are so soft and guilt-free!
I use my Urban Decay & Real Technique brushes along with these but I want to replace my other with Body Shop brushes because I'm not sure if the Real Techniques brand is cruelty-free and the Urban Decay brushes are a bit stiff!
The blush is lovely but you have to really buff your brush in there to get some colour! It is pigmented... it's just so hard to penetrate! (giggity)
The bronzer is amazing but they don't do this one anymore... unless they've just changed the packaging, I don't know. It's a matte bronzer and has a lovely, big mirror!
I had issues with the mascara at first but now I absolutely love it! You need to let it dry out a bit first because it was seriously watery and got everywhere. I had so many tantrums applying this before a party or a date. I gave up and then tried it again about 4 months later... now I LOVE it!


So, that's all for my Body Shop collection post... I did forget my Lip & Cheek stain and a few more lip balms (Watermelon again and a Cocoa butter one) but thank God!
A lot of reading! Oops!

Katy x

Soap & Glory?! Or Soap and Gory?! We'll see!

For years now, I've avoided Soap & Glory. I still don't like the smell of their products BUT I gave in because of my friends' great reviews! 

Now I'm sat here... in my little room trying to avoid admitting defeat. I love an item from Soap & Glory's range.

I am in love with their Breakfast Scrub... as you can clearly see!

The Breakfast Scrub by Soap & Glory (£9.50, Boots)

I think I love this more because it doesn't have the usual Soap & Glory smell!

I think I'm the only person in the world who cannot stand their original scent.

This smells of maple... yes, you read correctly... MAPLE. I want to eat it so badly.

I use this twice a week in rotation with my Body Shop exfoliation body brush... I don't want to scare the life out of my skin!

It's has lasted for 4 months so far and I think it still has 1 to go!

Definitely worth the money. Deffffffinitely.

*sniffs it*

GAH!

L-R: Hand Food (£5.00, Boots) & Heel Genius (£5.50, Boots)

Okay, this is my third Hand Food! It's lovely and my hands have never been softer BUT that could also be my almond hand cream from The Body Shop... which smells so much better too!

Once I've finished all three tubes, I won't be buying anymore! I just don't love it as much as everyone else does. And I find that if you accidentally squeeze just a smidge more than a pea-sized amount... you're rubbing it into my hands for ages! 

Onto Hell Genius... I... love... it.

The biggest and only negative about this is that it smells worse than Hand Food. It smells so horrible BUT I can ignore that in this case because it's the best foot cream I've ever used!

I put a lot on before bed and then put my little moisturising socks on top and in the morning my feet are softer than a feather brushing against a cherub's chubby cheek.

And the packaging on it is gorgeous!

I got this as a gift off my mum for Christmas and they're still full! I don't have a price for them because they came in a set that Boots just seemed to sell at Christmas.

They're both in handy (no pun intended!) pump-top bottles! I leave these on my dresser in their metal holder so I can just pump on the go! 

The packaging is adorable so I don't mind them taking up space in my room.

Both have the usual Soap & Glory scent.

Last forever!

So, I'm not the biggest Soap & Glory fan (excluding the cosmetic line, it's amazing)!

I'll be walking past 90% of their products in Boots unless they change the smell!

Off to work I go!

Katy x

Recent buys that I love!

I did buy this stuff in Edinburgh! I guess it's a continuation from the other blog post.

There is more... this is not the last from the Edinburgh spends!

So I went into Zara (as usual) for the black bag with the rose gold latch! 

See it here!
I also went into the store for some black ballerina flats with little skulls on. So cute.
We searched for about 15 minutes but nope, all gone! I did ask the person wandering around doing nothing but she said they don't sell the bag anymore and that the shoes are only available on the website. Bah.
As we walked upstairs to look at clothes for my boyfriend... I remembered that I bookmarked a gorgeous bag on the website that also had a rose gold latch...
They had it! Yey!
It was £19.99 which is amazing for Zara. It isn't leather but I don't use or buy leather so I was so happy.
It's so spacious inside!

I also bought Cleopatra with Liz Taylor. It's one of my favourite movies! Amazing.
It cost me £5.00 from HMV.
Bargain!

Then we went to the Museum of Childhood and it was so cool! Lots of old games and dolls!
But the best part was the gift shop, of course!

This book is amazing! I love baking and I adore crafts and it's jam-packed full of all things to do with Alice in Wonderland.
I'll be using a lot of things in this book for my wedding when it eventually happens!

Hope you liked what I bought!

Katy x

Totally in love Tuesday!

 

1. Midnight City by M83

I am still soooo in love with song. It's completely relaxes me but also makes me feel a little pumped at the same time. Is that even possible?

I know they're not playing it but it gets me in the mood for Leeds Festival! Bring it sooner, pleaseeeee!

I'm also finding my love for U2 and The Police again. I used to dance around to them as a teen. I should have been born in the 70s. Word.

2. When products put good messages on their packaging!

And I did! I don't remember the brand of this drink but I do remember it was lovely. It was a lavender lemonade drink, if I remember rightly.

3. Eating fresh, organic fruit when the weather is hot.

4. Going to the beach with The Boy <3

5. Reading under the pretty trees by my house. Love.

Katy x

LUSH! and The Body Shop haul

I said in my previous post how The Boy and I had spent wayyy too much money on our little trip to Edinburgh. Well, instead of doing one giant haul post... I've decided to split it into a few! It means I'm not sat here all day writing one gigantic post. 

I'll start with The Body Shop because I only got a few things from there. It's probably my favourite store. Actually, I can say it is 100%!

Above: Chocomania Lip Butter (£4.00, The Body Shop)

I've wanted to try The Body Shop's Chocomania range for a while now. I am a huge chocolate fan but I've given it up now so I wanted to avoid anything that would tempt me! I didn't give it up to help in weight loss or anything... I get severe migraines and chocolate is my main cause.

I felt I could smell this now without wanting to lick it and after all that waiting... I actually hate the smell, lol but I will use it because I hate waste! It's (ironically) a bit too chocolatey!

 L-R: Shea Body Butter (£12.50, The Body Shop) & Body Brush (£7.00, The Body Shop)

I love anything that's very organic smelling. I love wood and nut scents. My favourite body butters from The Body Shop are the Shea, Almond, Coconut, Cocoa and Brazil nut!

I'm not a huge fruit-scent fan a part from Watermelon and Guava.

And as for the body brush... I have really wanted one of these for ages but always forgot to get one. I use The Body Shop's small face brush and it's done wonders for me. A lot cheaper than a Clarisonic, anyway.

I am absolutely in love with LUSH! I am a complete LUSHPuppet! (My new term, it's the new 'fetch' for LUSH!)

I could buy that whole store but I was with The Boy and I know he gets bored really easily in there. I took him there for a gigantic shop at Christmas because I love their cinnamon stuff! Yummy.

Above: Space Girl (£1.95, LUSH!)

You'll LOVE this if you love Parmaviolets! One of my favourite. It also has little flecks of glitter. Lovely. I got a few of these to tide me over until I get to a LUSH! store again... there isn't one in my city!

Above: Mmmelting Marshmallow (£3.75, LUSH!)

This one is a first for me but it's got amazing reviews. It's very sweet smelling just like their Creamy Candy bubble bar. Not the most attractive compared to LUSH!'s other products. 

Above: The Comforter (£4.15, LUSH!)

I've tried this once before and it was a 'meh' product to me but I always get drawn to the look of it so I figured I'd try it again. It smells kind of soapy to me.

L-R: Yuzu and Cocoa Bubbleroon (£2.95, LUSH!) and Creamy Candy (£2.45, LUSH!)

I've just tried the Bubbleroon for the first time two days ago and it is absolutely amazing. It smells like a subtle Terry's Chocolate Orange to me. It left my skin feeling sooo soft and it was one of the most relaxing baths I've ever had. Bliss. So happy I got two of these!

Creamy Candy is a firm favourite of mine. Only buy this if you like sweet smells because my mum said it smelled like someone had vomited candy floss in the bathroom. Charming, I know.

 Above: Oatifix Fresh Face Mask (£5.75, LUSH!)

LUSH! facemasks have to be my favourite of all! They have done my skin wonders and I love that they're all organic and fresh instead of having those cheap, sticky, chemical masks from Superdrug! You know the ones I mean! 

This one smells horrible in the store but I know how good oats and bananas are for your skin so I ignored that. Once I'd put it on I got a huge whiff of bananas on warm porridge. It was lovely. 

Only negative was that my family thought it was hilarious. 

*Looks seriously like baby vomit when applied*

I usually stuck to Cupcake but I'm reaching out a lot more. Next I'm trying Catastrophe Cosmetic and Ayesha!

That's all for now! Hope you have a fab day!

Katy x