Nails // SEVENTEEN Gel Colour in 'Razberrito'

This is such a fun colour! Razberrito is a vibrant coral / bright pink shade. I know i have raved about SEVENTEENS Gel Colour range before but it is such a great polish. Its chip proof and really good quality. This is a great shade for spring and adds a fun pop of colour to any outfit.

What colour nails do you like to have for spring?

 

DIY: Neon Animal Key Ring

I have a handful of blogs I read religiously and one of these includes The Nectar Collective which is run by the lovely Melyssa.  When I spotted that she was running ‘The Creative Collective’ I just had to get involved. It’s a year-long community building, creative program that you can hop in and out of. Melyssa has thought of 23 fun activities for us to do, that are creative yet varied so there is something for everyone! I love the whole concept, over the last year I have been determined to try new things, be more creative and enjoy myself and this project fits in perfectly with that!

 

The current activity is entitled ‘When pinterest comes to life’, I have a sad addiction to pinterest and my DIY board is huge! I had to decide between a few bits and bobs as to what I was going to make, so here is what I decided on…. DIY Neon Animal Key ring! Here is the original link.

What you need:

Acrylic Paint

Small plastic toy animal

Key ring

Small screw hook

Paint brush

 

What to do:

I started by attaching my small screw hook to the key ring chain (I purchased a pack of these off of EBay). I then had to choose what animal I was going to do, I went for a giraffe! I then screwed the hook into the back of the giraffe, which took a bit of effort!

 

I then started applying my acrylic paint, I went for awesome neon pink! Overall it took three coats of paint to get the correct coverage. Then leave to dry, then voila! A really funky neon key ring!

 

What do you think of this? Would you purchase it? I’m thinking of starting an etsy shop to sell my jewelery and was debating whether to add these key rings to? Thoughts?

Motivational Monday #11

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This post is slightly later than normal, mainly because I don’t have work today! I have a whole week off! Whoooop! However for the past two weeks I have been so poorly, I ache all over and I have all cold like symptoms with headaches and hot and cold sweats on top. This morning I woke up feeling pretty gutted that I still feel pretty rough, so I am off to the doctors this morning. I am determined to try and power on through and remain positive as I am hopefully off to Bristol tomorrow until Friday to hang out with some of my lovely friends and celebrate one of them recently getting engaged!

So writing this post this morning reminds more than ever of why I do these motivational Monday posts. They are to keep me positive, focused and help me a better person, even when I am feeling low they help me get perspective. So I am determined to have a happy week!

Happy Monday Lovelies!



The North Coast of Cornwall

Living in a small side town growing up a lot of your friends tend to move away, for work, uni etc. it pretty much sucks and means I don’t get to see as much of them as I would like, however it also means a lot of fun road trips all around the country! I have besties based in Bolton, Cornwall, London, Gloucester and that’s just for starters!

Last month I headed 3 hours down the coast to Cornwall to see my oldest (in terms of how long I’ve know her, not her age!) Jen who moved down there for uni and has never headed back! I love visiting Cornwall, it’s just such a beautiful, friendly place and I love the beaches! During this adventure we headed along the north coast and checked out a few of the gorgeous beaches and I thought id share a few of my photos with you all!

No matter where I end up in life as long as I’m near the sea I am a happy soul!

 

Lush's 'Tea Tree Water'

I have a confession to make... I have never used a toner before! I just assumed it was more money that I didn’t need to waste on a product I didn’t need when my cleanser and moisturiser seemed good enough. However that’s all changed lately, and boy was I wrong! My skins been a bit of a mess lately and a few people recommended Lush ‘Tea Tree Water’ which is a toner for oily, spot prone skin.  The idea of toners is that they remove any traces of cleansers, face products or dirt.

To use this toner I just sprayed it onto a cotton wool pad and swiped across my face. It smells so lovely and refreshing and is a mix of grapefruit water and tea tree water. My skin felt so lovely and clean after use!

I’ve now been using the Tea Tree water for a few weeks and it’s had a really positive effect on my skin. I’ve had barely any spots and when I do they aren’t as big or red! I think this is due to the antibacterial properties in the Tea Tree water, making my face a lot cleaner and fresher!

 

Nails // ESSIE 'On a Silver Platter'

Apologies for the short stumpy nails in the pic, but I have started to teach myself the ukulele and long nails get in the way! I hope you can see past that though as I just had to share this beautiful polish with you.

I can’t explain how much I love this Essie polish, I feel like I have mermaid nails! ‘On a Silver Platter’ is a gorgeous vintage gold shade with blue and silver bits of glitter in it. Essie polishes aren’t that cheap but I would definitely recommend this one!

#BloggersDoItBetter...Spring!

#TheBloggersDoItBetter Challenge was set up by Gemma over at Touch of Belle. The concept is that once a fortnight Gemma will choose a topic and everyone who is joining in with the challenge has to write a blog post based around it. The Topics are going to be based on what Gemma has read in magazines and thinks bloggers can do it better! The topics are there to give you ideas and to inspire you to post something you wouldn't normally post about! That’s the bit I am excited about, to write about topics I may not usually consider!

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The first topic we have been challenged to write about is Spring! As this is my first #BloggersDoItBetter post I thought I would keep it nice and simple and give you my top 10 reasons why spring is the ultimate season, and my most favourite!

 

1.    Clocks go forward which equals lighter evenings and longer days. I think this is my favourite part of spring! Instead of getting home from work and wanting to snuggle under a duvet with a big bar of chocolate. I feel more energised and motivated, making the most of my evenings.

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2.    Hello sun and open windows! Well okay, I live in the UK where statistically it rains something like 300 plus days of the year. However at this time of year we do get to see a few days of sunshine in a row! It really lifts people’s moods, sunshine definitely feeds my soul! We can also start opening our windows again and let the fresh air in without getting hypothermia! It’s just so refreshing, I guess spring awakens everything!

3.    Goodbye to thick coats and woolly scarves!

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4.    Bike rides and adventures in the sunshine.

 

5.    Flowers start to spring up everywhere! So pretty and beautiful. To me it symbolises new beginnings and fresh starts.

6.    Flip Flops. This is my favourite form of footwear! So comfy and I wear them most of the year except for in the dark depths of winter. As soon as spring rocks up, the flip flops are back on my feet.

7.    Baby Lambs, they are just too cute aren’t they?! A sure fire sign spring is here.

 

8.    Easter, I’m not religious but a four day weekend and lots of chocolate... what’s not to love?

 

9.    Hot boys come out of hiding! Have you noticed that before? This time of year all the good looking boys start to reappear from where ever they disappear to over winter. This makes me very happy!

 

10.    The colours in spring! Everything is much more vivid, the grass is greener, and the sky is a brighter blue. Making everything look so much beautiful.

What is your favourite thing about spring? I would also love to hear from you if your also doing the #BloggersDoItBetter challenge, leave me your links below!