Valentines Cards for the Non Soppy!

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Now I am not a hearts and flowers kinda girl, I love it happening to other people but when it happens to me... I cringe! Bad right! I love a guy with a sense of humour and this relays into valentines cards. Yes I am ridiculously single but a girl can hope a card may arrive for her! I have seen some cards that aren’t all kittens and roses and that have made me proper laugh out loud so I thought I would share them with you!

Are you sending any valentines cards this year??

January's Health and Fitness Roundup

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This is a completely new kind of post from me, a monthly health and fitness update! I don’t usually share this part of my life on here but I’m hoping that by recording it regularly it will keep me motivated and on the straight and narrow!

I have been over weight for a long time, I have an under active thyroid which doesn’t help matters but at the end of the day I have eaten way too much of the wrong things and don’t move nearly half as much as I should! I have finally reached a point over Christmas where I can’t bear to feel bloated and uncomfortable with myself. It definitely affects my confidence and self esteem and I don’t want to live like that anymore. So this isn’t a new years resolution, I think there a load of pants, this is all about a permanent life change. I want to feel fitter and healthier, I want to feel confident in my own skin. So each month I am going to share with you all how I am getting on, so here goes...

Food...

To sort out my diet I have signed up to weight watchers, I have followed their programme before and have really enjoyed it and always seen results. By going each week to get weighed and recording everything I eat on their phone app, it really helped to keep me on track. I don’t find weight watchers limiting, or feel that I am ‘dieting’, I can eat anything I just need to track and stay within my allocated points! I’m not going to lie though I have derailed a few times this month as it was my birthday near the beginning of the month and I’ve had numerous celebrations involving food and drink. I’ve also been a bit poorly for the last week or so have been a bit lazy with food prep but I’m determined to get back on the wagon!

Exercise...

Boot camp x10 sessions

Rowing x2 sessions (3 hours)

Yoga x 1 session

Step aerobics x 1 session

I’ve gone from very limited exercise to doing something every other day at the least over January. I signed up for boot camp, which is basically a circuit’s class 3 times a week. I decided to sign up for the morning sessions which start at 6am (yes it is ridiculously early!) but I have found it a great way to start the day and have to admit I really enjoy it! It’s different every session and is a great mix of cardio and weights. I definitely have seen my fitness improve and I have signed up to keep going in February!

I also go rowing (out at sea) once a week for 90 minutes which I have been doing since I was about 14. I love being out at sea and it’s a great exercise for your whole body. It’s been cancelled a couple of times this month due to the weather so I’ve not been out as much as I like.

I’ve also tried to throw in a couple of other classes but have found it pretty exhausting so this is something I might try again towards the end of February and I don’t want to overdo it.

Progress...

Chest:   -1”

Hips:  -2”

Thighs:   left -2” Right -1”

Bottom: -2”

Arms:  Left -1” Right -1”

Waist: -2.5”

Weight loss this month: 7lb

Total Weight loss: 7lb

I am pretty chuffed with this month’s progress! On average I’ve lost 2 inches all over and I’m 7lbs down! Over all I need to lose 4 stone, I am hoping I can achieve this by the end of the year. I am off to Australia in November and would love to be able to wear a bikini! 

Motivational Monday // February

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Welcome to Februarys motivational Monday post! If you caught my changes post a couple of weeks ago you’ll know that I have decided that instead doing a motivational Monday post every week I will not only be doing them on the first Monday of every month. They are one of my favourite posts to do and remind me to take stock and appreciate things a hell of a lot more, I find them therapeutic. However I was getting a bit bored of doing weekly ones and wanted to break my blogging habits and shake things up around here a lot more!

Today’s quote is all about taking charge of your own happiness! It is true, so many outside influences can impact our lives but at the end of the day we are in control of how we react to things and how we feel. So it’s up to us to choose happiness! I am determined this month to wake up each morning and decide to be happy. To try and smile more, laugh a hell of a lot more and just be a jolly old soul! Happiness spreads happiness and I love seeing other people with smiles on their faces!

Happy Monday lovelies!

Glitterati by Crown and Glory - Januarys Box

I get ridiculously excited when this box comes through my door! I am a huge fan of Crown and Glory and love all their products. The Glitterati box costs £20 including postage and packaging and this months is filled with around £85 worth of products!! A wonderful bargain if you ask me!

This month’s box didn’t fail to please, the first item I pulled out was the Glitter Scallop Crown in a gorgeous pastel purple colour. I think I am going to backcomb my hair for mass volume and have this crown as the finishing touch. Next up is the Marabel Feather Headband in bright blue. This is the only thing I pulled out of the box and thought ‘WTF?!’ I think it’s a little hideous!

The glitter snap clips in orange are really pretty and are currently holding back my fringe. It’s at that awkward stage where it’s too long to be classed as a fringe but too short to sit nicely with rest of my hair. I really really need a haircut! Also being completely dippy this is the reason there is no photo of the clips as I completely forgot to take them out of my hair when I took the shots! Complete dippy moment!

The jewelled ribbon gemstone band is in purple and so 70’s, I love it! I’m going to use it to sparkle up boring outfits. Finally there is the not a lotta Rosie bobby pins in white, peach and pink made from felt. They are too cute!

Also as it’s my birthday this month, the lovely folk at Crown and Glory threw in a fab birthday card and an extra pressie for me! I received this amazing spikey silver glitter crown. It kind of reminds of the statue of liberty! Hehe! Its £35 if you were to buy it in the shop so I couldn’t believe it!

Who's in my Sidebar... January Edition!

 

Welcome to the Januarys edition of ‘Who’s in my sidebar’! Lipsticks and Lashes offers advertising packages, and I am beyond excited to introduce you all to my first sponsor of this year, Louise who blogs over at ‘The What Now Blog’. It’s a beautiful lifestyle blog that I have fallen a little in love with!

 

“TheWhatNowBlog is a positive thinking work and lifestyle focused blog. Aiming to provide a little insight and inspiration into the working world, plus fun and motivational ideas for life outside of the 9 to 5!”

Here are three of my favourite posts on ‘The What Now Blog’ …

Sun And Sights In Sydney – as someone who is heading to Oz later in the year, this post have given me serious wanderlust and November can’t come soon enough!

The daily deskercise – 5 simple tips to get moving! I have been keeping these in mind whilst I’ve been at work lately, I am conscious that I do sit down a lot at work!

When one door closes… - such an inspiring post, and one I think I was meant to read!

Louise’s photos are also super dreamy and there are quite a few mouth-watering food posts, definitely a blog to check out!

 

 

If you would like to advertise with Lipsticks and Lashes in February then check out our sponsor page here! We’ve got packages to suit everyone! If you have any questions then please feel free to contact me at whatsinyourmakeupbag@gmail.com

January's Birchbox

This month Birchbox have hooked up with Women’s Health Magazine to create the ‘Hit Refresh’ box, a box of revitalising treats to help you kick start the New Year!

So what did I receive?

Stila Lip Glaze in the shade ‘glamour’ – which is a deep pink/purple tone that’s quite a neutral colour. I really like it and find the Stila Lip Glazes quite moisturising on my lips.

Beauty Protector Protect and Detangle – Having fine hair that easily knots especially when it’s wet, I am pretty excited to see how this works on my locks!

REN – Glycobiotic Radiance Renewal Mask- I’ve received this mask before and found it left my skin feeling lovely and clean so I’m happy to find it in this month’s box.

HealGel Body – I have heard a lot about this body lotion but have not tried it yet – I’m intrigued to see how it works on my skin as I really suffer from dry skin during these cold winter months.

Activbod Feel Great Shower Concentrate – this smells really refreshing, I can’t wait to try it in the shower!

Embrace Matcha Green Tea – a powder you mix into hot water to create Green Tea. I drink a lot of fruit and herbal teas but I just can’t stand the taste of Green Tea! It’s gross! So I think I may be passing this a long to someone else to try out!

Birchbox Pilates Band – I love that Birchbox now throw in a lifestyle treat to their boxes! I have recently started Pilates and love it so can’t wait to try this band out!

For £10 plus £2.95p+p, it’s a pretty great box considering ill use the majority of the products received and am really pleased with it! As a bonus the theme really fits in with my motivated mind set at the moment.

Do you receive any subscription boxes?

Benefit They're Real Push-up Liner

Benefits They’re Real! Push-up liner has been out for a little while now and is a lash-hugging gel eye liner pen. When it was first launched I was really keen to try it but then I saw really mixed reviews about it and with a price tag of £18.50 I decided to give it a miss.

Then recently I popped to my local Benefit counter to pick up some more They’re Real Mascara and noticed for the price of £19.50 I could get ‘The Real Steal’, my mascara plus a mini ‘They’re Real Push-up Liner. A bargain! So of course I made the purchase.

I am so glad I did as I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the push-up liner. It’s pretty easy to use, you twist the nozzle to push up the gel liner to the tip. The top bit does dry out so I now squirt the first bit of gel onto a tissue. Then you slowly guide the tip along the lash line.

I found the slanted top meant I could apply it evenly to both lash lines – wahooo! I use to end up with one thick line and one thin when I’ve used brushes to apply gel liner in the past.  It does also get into those spaces between lashes and is really long lasting and stays put all day! The only thing I didn’t like was the texture of it, it’s a but chalky and seems to dry out quite easily, I’ve found a few times that  mid application it will come out lumpy and just fall off, making it hard to apply smoothly.

I absolutely love the applicator and hope other brands expand on this style, I’m just not 100% sold on the consistency of the gel, so I’m not sure I will be investing in a larger tube.