FRESH FIG

I have been on a rampage with candles lately, lighting every single one I have and I've started to notice that I might be running out of candle options! So of course I had to order a new one, and I stumbled across The White Company advertising a 15% off their Fresh Fig collection so I mean who wouldn't take that deal and it's that time of year again where it's acceptable to light as many candles as you want. I love the Fresh Fig fragrance so knew I would be happy with the candle, it's a fresh and fruity scent with a musky undertone and when lit is such a strong scent and fills the entire room. They're usually £20 but I got this for £17 with the 15% off and I do think it is definitely worth the price and they are really great quality and burn evenly so none of the candle is wasted, they are the same price as the smaller Diptyque candles but this one is much bigger in comparison, so if you're looking for similar clean, fresh scents then I would definitely have a look at The White Company's candle range and I mean the lovely packing is also a plus. I'm obsessed at the moment with candles so if anyone has any scents they think I might like, let me know.

THINGS I MENTIONED:
The White Company Fresh Fig candle

BURBERRY HAUL & REVIEW

I have been wanting to pick up a few Burberry make-up pieces for what feels like forever, and when I went to Paris I thought it was the perfect time but clearly it wasn't as in the whole of Paris they didn't sell one thing from the Burberry make-up collection. But of course when in London you have to treat yourself a little, and they happen to have a Burberry store just for their make-up collection so obviously I had to pick up something. The first thing I picked up was a lipstick purely because of how beautiful the Burberry lipsticks are, I mean that packaging never mind the great quality of the actual lipstick itself. I wanted a slightly pink colour, so I picked up the Burberry Lip Velvet lipstick with a matte finish in the shade NO.421 Rosewood. I absolutely love this colour, it's the perfect colour I was looking for, it's almost a pink mauve colour and I think this will be perfect for Autumn and Winter.

I was torn between buying a blush or eyeshadow but went for an eyeshadow instead because I could not resist their beautiful shimmery colours so I picked up the Burberry Eye Colour Glow in the shade NO.003 Shell. This may be my favourite out of the two because the colour is so pretty and pigmented, and goes on so well with one wash over the eyelid and works great with a wet brush for a more intense colour. You could also use this below the brow almost as a highlighter and in the inner corners of your eyes to make your eyes look bigger which I thoroughly enjoy doing. Because they are high end, designer products they are pricey but completely worth it and I'm so happy with the products I picked up, they are such great quality and I am super tempted to go back for a blush.

THINGS I MENTIONED:
Burberry Lip Velvet lipstick - NO.421 Rosewood
Burberry Eye Colour Glow - NO.003 Shell

LUSH OXFORD ST HAUL

Of course going to London you can't not go to Lush Oxford Street, and I have been waiting so long to go and to get my hands on some of the new products. But oh my god the store is huge and filled to the brim with amazing Lush products everywhere! I had been waiting to go and because I knew I was going to London I tried to not buy anything from my local Lush and just wait until I got to the Oxford St shop, and boy was it worth it. I did pick up a few things mainly bath bombs, but I wish I picked up so much more and I'm thinking a Lush order might have to be placed very soon.

I tend to go straight for the bath bombs whenever I'm in Lush and that's exactly what I did. The first thing I picked up was the Intergalactic bath bomb that everyone has been raving about and I am in love with it and need another few dozen of them. I also picked up The Experimenter because it was one of the Oxford St exclusives, but to be honest I was slightly disappointed when I used this. I mean the colours were great at the beginning for like about a minute then they just sort of disappeared and the water turned this grey colour. I picked up my usual favourite, Avobath as well just because this is so good for my skin because of the olive oil in it and I thought now it's getting colder my skin gets quite dry so now I've got a few stocked away for those days.

I wanted to look at a few of their bath oils as well, especially the ones covered in copper glitter. A lot of them had really strong scents I didn't like but I managed to pick up the Sun bath oil that didn't have such a strong scent and smelt like Terry's Chocolate Orange which is always a plus. I also picked up Mmmeliting Marshmallow Moment purely because this smells amazing, I love sweet scents and this is probably my favourite.

Another amazing smelling product I picked up was the Yuzu Cocoa bubbleroon, it smells so good and looks like a macaroon! These are meant to be good for your skin because of the moisturising coconut oil and shea butter in it, this is the main reason I picked this up as well as it smelling like the Soap and Glory lime sugar crush body scrub. I picked up Frozen which is one of the newish ones that I had been wanting to try and I also picked up a Christmas favourite, the Candy Mountain bubble bar. I definitely need to go to Lush again and pick up some of the Halloween and Christmas ones they have out, it may be slightly early but I'm definitely picking up the Father Christmas bath bomb as soon as I go back to Lush!

THINGS I MENTIONED:
Intergalactic bath bomb - £3.95
The Experimenter bath bomb - £3.95
Frozen bath bomb - £3.95
Avobath bath bomb - £3.50
Yuzu and Cocoa bubbleroon - £3.75
Candy Mountain bubble bar - £2.95
Mmmelting Marshmallow Moment bath oil - £2
Sun bath oil - £2

LONDON FASHION WEEKEND

Not only did I get to go to London in September but I got to go to London Fashion Weekend on the 27th as well! I had the best time and need to go every year from now on, not to mention move to London as soon as possible! This year it was at the Saatchi Gallery which is such a lovely space, and I suggest if you get the chance to go visit the gallery you definitely do, especially now that there's a lovely exhibition on by Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel which I'm hoping I get the chance to go see - Mademoiselle Privé. I bought the Silver ticket which included entry and a seat at either the Designer or Trend catwalk show as well as a lovely tote bag designed by Mary Katranzou filled with a few goodies. There were also a few talks going on by a few people in the industry, I managed to get a seat at a talk by the lovely Alexandra Stedman aka The Frugality on 'Becoming a Blogger'. 

It was such a chilled day, just wandering around and looking at all the beautiful clothes that unfortunately were really not your usual affordable high street brands but nonetheless it was great to have a peek at some of the new trends coming this year. The pieces that stood out to me were mainly amazing fur coats and gilets as well as beautifully patterned pieces. I'm definitely on the hunt for an amazing fur coat to add to my wardrobe this year, and bearing in mind how cold it is already I'm thinking this would be a practical purchase as well as a fashionable one. 

I'm so glad I managed to get a seat at the brilliant 'Becoming a Blogger' talk by the amazing Alexandra Stedman aka The Frugality, I'm absolutely in love with her blog as well as her lovely instagram that I regularly stalk for new outfit ideas. It was such a helpful talk, she had advice on how to get your blog started but also how to keep your blog going and how to use your social media to make sure people see your blog. Although she does have a background in journalism and the fashion industry she emphasised how this isn't an important factor for everyone and you can still have a successful fashion blog without this background. Alex seemed like such a nice person and had some genuinely good advice and was in no way arrogant about her own blog and success, if you haven't already had a look at her blog or lovely instagram you should definitely do that now.

I had such a great time and it has definitely made me want to go shopping and of course to the next London Fashion Weekend in February 2016! Keep an eye out for a few hauls from my time in London coming very soon...

THINGS I MENTIONED:
The Frugality's blog
The Frugality's instagram
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Weekend

LONDON - COVENT GARDEN

Of course going to London you can't not go to Covent Garden, with all their lovely little stalls. So obviously we went straight there and like everyone else on this planet we had to take a few dozen photos of the wonderful new art installation there by French artist Charles Petillion which consists of 100,000 of giant white balloons formed in the shape of a cloud. I have to agree with everyone though, it is amazing and as soon as you spot it your completely taken aback by how many balloons there are, and how big they are.

I also love Covent Garden because of the beauty shops and after walking around what seemed like the whole of London, I finally found somewhere that sold Burberry make-up. Who knew that's where it would be, I managed to walk right past it on the Friday but then someone told me there was a Burberry beauty shop there so that meant obviously going back on the Saturday. I have been wanting to purchase a couple of products for so long, since way before Paris which was way back in June. So the lovely lady in Burberry helped me pick up a lipstick and an eyeshadow, a haul and review is coming very soon and I'm absolutely in love with some of Burberry's make-up products and another purchase will have to be done soon. 

London Fashion Weekend post coming soon!

WHAT I'M WEARING -
Quay sunglasses
TOPSHOP black bag - similar here
TOPSHOP turtle neck
TOPSHOP joni jeans
TOPSHOP espadrilles
Primark jacket

LONDON - CARNABY STREET

It's not often that I get to spend a few days in my favourite city of all, London so I thought I would make the most of this rare opportunity by doing a few blog posts. The main reason I went down to London was for London Fashion Weekend *trying to hold back the excitement*, but also my friend, Rochelle had just moved to London to start uni and she was nice enough to let me and my other friend, Liv to stay with her for basically a whole week - so thanks Roch. The first place we essentially ran to was Carnaby Street, I've been to Oxford Street plenty of times but for some reason never Carnaby Street. It is such a cute place, with probably the most random cluster of shops, like Brandy Melville and Monki, which I was beyond excited to go to. Luckily it was quite a nice day to just have a nose around, we went to Brandy Melville first, I absolutely love their jewellery and they're such good prices.

My new favourite shop purely because I finally found the perfect white shirt for me that I have been looking for, for what feels like a good 5 years is the miracle shop Monki. They have some great pieces, and they also have a range by the lovely Susie Bubble but they really do have some great affordable, essential pieces like a white shirt that you can then build a good couple of outfits around and that will be an essential piece in your wardrobe for so long. Not to mention some beautiful lace, triangle bras, so I definitely recommend that if you're anywhere near Carnaby Street to go and have a look or just go straight online.

The only thing you can possibly do next bearing in mind we also hadn't had breakfast, is of course get a cupcake and what place better to go than to Crumbs & Doilies that is beyond the cutest little cupcake store. To be completely honest I had been wanting to go to Crumbs & Doilies since I knew I was going to London and had slightly stalked their Instagram - this is when you all realise how sad my life is. But moving on, I decided to get your typical cookies and cream cupcake, and oh my god it was amazing and you should all go to London purely to go and try their cupcakes and I'm in no way over exaggerating here, they even had some sort of Snickers brownie concoction.

We also had a little look in MAC but I did manage to resist, although they did have a much nicer store with much nicer bags, and I mean that's a reason in itself to by something. We also stumbled across some rather cute store called We Built this City, selling of course great but pricey art prints that I wanted to fill my bedroom walls with. But they do have some kind of affordable more tourists items that are lot more arty farty than your usual average tourist items like mugs & postcards that would make a great gift for someone who hasn't been to London before.

Clearly from the cupcakes alone you should all now be on your way to Carnaby Street, but seriously it's such a nice place and slightly more chilled than Oxford Street where everyone seems to be in a massive hurry all the time. There are more London posts coming up very soon, so keep and eye out.

THINGS I MENTIONED:
Brandy Melville jewellery
Monki white shirt - £25
Crumbs & Doilies Instagram

SEPTEMBER FAVOURITES

Like every other favourites post, I will start with the same thing I always do which is I can't believe how fast this month has gone. I've actually had quite an exciting month of September, not only was it London Fashion Week but I actually got to go to Julien Maconald's SS16 fashion show as well as London Fashion Weekend on the 27th. So you can understand when I say I have had the greatest end to the month and some may not agree with my when I also say I'm so glad summer is finally finished and it's Autumn and then wait for it...Winter! So let's crack on with my first favourite which is the Soap and Glory Archery brow pencil in the shade Hot Chocolate. This is a product that I constantly use day to day, and didn't realise how much I loved it until I completely ran out of it and couldn't get find it in my shade for a good couple of days. This product is my absolute favourite purely because when I ran out of it, I had no idea what to do and my eyebrows were pretty horrendous but no need to worry I am now fully stocked in case of an emergency.

My next favourite is a high end product by the beautiful Charlotte Tilbury, it's the Filmstar Bronze and Glow in the shade Light to Medium. This is such a beautiful product for the packaging alone, but it only gets better with the product itself. This is sort of a rediscovery for me, as I was mainly using this product for the highlighter because it's amazing, it's so pigmented and such a beautiful highlight. Nowadays I'm reaching for it mainly for the bronzer, it's perfect for contouring and sculpting your features i.e. your cheekbones if like me you barely have any. Although this is quite pricey at £49 this is such a great product and definitely worth the price tag but if you're not looking to spend that much there are a lot of drugstore dupes like the Maybelline Master Sculpt at £6.99 or the Collection Contour kit at £3.99. Another slightly pricier favourite this month is the Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir cologne that I have been wearing all month. This is such a lovely subtle scent, but is still noticeable that I get compliments almost every time I wear it. Another beautiful scent that I can't wait to get is the Peony & Blush Suede scent that is such a nice fresh floral scent whether it's the cologne or the candle you get it in.

My favourite eye product this month has been the Zoeva Naturally Yours eyeshadow palette, this is also another rediscovery after constantly reaching for it over the past couple of weeks. This is such a great palette for creating a warm smoky eye, and my absolute favourites have to be 'Sweet Sound', 'Forever Yours' and 'Smooth Harmony'. The eyeshadows are so pigmented and work great when building the colour up for more of a bold look. I recommend that everyone go check out some of the Zoeva products especially they're beautiful eyeshadow palettes because they are just such great quality and 100% worth the shipping cost and they are slightly more affordable than some palettes for example the Urban Decay Naked palettes but still such great quality.

My two final favourites are products I reached for when I wasn't feeling so great and just needed a lazy day. So the first one was of course a Lush bath bomb, I chose to use the Blackberry bath bomb purely because this smells amazing, this isn't one of those oh my god look at all the colours bath bomb, it was pretty basic in the bath but just smells really great and the majority of the ingredients also help to relax you. My next and final favourite is the Diptyque Mimosa candle, this is one of my favourite scents and is such a lovely fresh summer smell, and even when not lit, it's scent still manages to fill the room. Although this is such a beautiful scent, it does remind me of cocktails and summer, and bearing in mind summer has finally come to an end, I'm thinking I need to start getting some more Autumnal, spicy scented candles.

I'm so excited it's finally Autumn and to try out some more Autumnal products. Keep an eye out for a London post and a few hauls coming soon!

THINGS I MENTIONED:
Soap and Glory Archery Brow Pencil - Hot Chocolate

Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow

Zoeva Naturally Yours eyeshadow palette
Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir cologne
Lush Blackberry bath bomb
Diptyque Mimosa candle