Paris!

Hey everyone, I'm back! I had an amazing time, but boy, was it hot! Was very hard to look at all composed in that heat, I have no idea how the local ladies do it! We did all the usual touristy things, visited the Eiffel Tower-

We went right up to the top, which had an amazing view, but to be honest after hours of queuing, we were just so tired and hot! Luckily I had my trusty £1 primark sunnies-

We also went to the Louvre, and saw the Mona Lisa, of course!

Its behind a glass case, thats why there are lots of random people reflected in it!

In terms of shopping, I didn't really do much. I had a look at the make up, but it ended up really expensive. I saw Bourjois stuff, and the little eyeshadow pots were over 10 euros! I was interested in the Une range, but that was equally expensive, so I had to be good and leave it. Sometimes I hate being a poor student! Bring on next year, I'll be a real Nurse, with real money to spend! I did want to look in Sephora, after reading alot about it, but the branch that was in the shopping centre at the Louvre was getting done up or something. Ah well.

Here is a quick FOTD, this was  late at night though, as I had already taken out my contact lenses! Still, its a picture I can tolerate! It was taken using my boyfriends camera, which is so much better than mine. So, I need to start saving for a new one, or steal his!

My hair was pinned up out of my face, thats why my fringe has a big dent in it!
I am wearing my new 17 limited edition metallic bronzer, which I am going to review later.
Hope you all had a good weekend!

Au Revior!

Hey Ladies,

Just to say bye, I am off on holiday to Paris tomorrow, for 3 nights.
Have to get up at 3.50am, eek!
I will try to take lots of photos, and maybe get some french make up!
Speak to you in a few days


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TAG- Questions about me

Good afternoon everyone!
I am now up at my boyfriends, was great to see him after 2 weeks! He has gone back to work though, so I thought I would do some blogging.
As my blog is still very new, I thought I would do this questions tag from Stavroula, so you can all get to know me a bit better!

What is your best friends name? I have a few, Laura, Katie, Julie, Rachael and Nichola.

What are you listening to right now?  I am watching Nothing to Declare, which I love!

What was the last thing you ate?  A subway chicken teryaki on italian herbs and cheese.

If you were a crayon what color would you be?  Pink!

How is the weather right now?  Ok, not as sunny as its been the last few days.

Do you have a significant other?  Yes, and we are going on our first holiday together on sat!

Favorite TV show?  Recently, Cougar town.

Siblings?  Two brothers, one older, one younger.

Hair color?  Its light brown, but highlighted blonde.

Eye Color?  Blue

Do you wear contacts?  Yes, but not all the time, I don't mind my glasses.

What was the last movie you watched?  She's out of my league, was pretty funny!

Hugs or Kisses?  Yup, definitely both!

Chocolate or Vanilla?  Chocolate

What books are you reading?  Haven't read for a while, resting since exams!

Piercings?  Tongue, tragus and scaffold.

Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?  Sweet

Favorite flower?  Orchid

Right-handed or Left-handed?  Right

Are you missing someone right now?  Not anymore, get to spend 5 days with my boy!

Do you have a Tattoo?  Nope

Favorite Make-up Brand EVER?  I like lots, but probably bourjois.


Hope you all enjoyed finding out a little bit more about me, please do this yourself and post a link below!



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Review: The Body Shop Vitamin C Energising Face Spray

I had read so much about this spray  on different blogs, and thought it looked great for summer. So I picked some up a few weeks back when there was 30% off in the Body Shop. As a poor student I find The Body Shop's prices a little steep for what they are.
So here it is-

Now, I have to say, I've been pretty disappointed with this. Maybe it was because so many people had been saying it was so amazing, that I had very high hopes. First off, and this is probably me being weird, but I find the actual spray on my face feels weird. Maybe I need to hold it further away so its more of a mist, as I kind of feel myself recoiling as I spray! Once it hits the face, its not as refreshing as I would have hoped, and feels a little sticky. It does sink in fairly quicky, and feels ok. The smell isn't that great either. That said, I will keep on using it, and maybe it will grow on me. So far though, just not really getting what all the fuss is about.
I know there is a vitamin E one too, I don't know if this would be any better.
Has anyone else tried this?


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Tiny holiday cosmetic haul, and a wee accident...

So, I went into Superdrug today to get my eeny weeny holiday cosmetics, which was fine and dandy. Then, I got lured over to the make up aisle, and just HAD to make a few purchases. My bad.
So lets have a look-

Yay! Aren't they so cute? I put on my Primark sunnies for a size guide. So I got Simple facewash, toner, eye make up remover and moisturiser. Its been years since I last tried simple, but i'm sure it will be fine. I think i'll leave these up at my boyfriends after, save on carting things up there every weekend. I then got Charles Worthington brilliant shine shampoo and conditioner, which I have used before and do like, but seem only to ever buy it in the mini takeaway bottles. If there is some left in these after then they are handy for after swimming and gymming! I also got a mini deodorant, and couldn't resist the tiny cocoa butter.This will be good if I get a bit too much sun again! I already had the Soap and Glory clean on me, from a present, so that was ideal. Its my favourite shower gel, it smells great and leaves my skin soft. Infact, I love all soap and glory, but thats going to be a post of its own! I also got toothpaste which is boring,and still need to get some suncream. I think I will have to much liquids, but I have already planned to get my boyfriend to take some of mine. He doesn't know this yet! This is our first holiday together, I'm so excited!

So that was fine, got all the bits I needed, but did I go to the checkout? No, of course not! Off I toddled to the make up aisle, and came out with this haul-

Woops! To be fair though, they were all cheapies, or on offer. I got an MUA bronzer (£1), to give it a try, in shade 1. It is fairly shimmery, but I suppose thats ok for summer if I don't go overboard. I also got an MUA lipstick in shade 12(£1), which also has a bit of a shimmer, which I'm not sure I like. It seems a little teenage I think, but I'll give it a go and see how I get on. I then got the 2true cheek 'n' lip tint, in blush pink(£1.95). Now, this looks really scary when first applied, but blends in quite well. I think its something I'll need to have a play around with.

Lastly, I got two Rimmel 3in1 powder blushes. These were on offer, down from £4.99 to £2.99. They come in 4 shades, one for each season. These ones are Winter Glow (above right) and Spring Flower(above left). However, I have a slight confession to make, I actually already have the summer and autumn ones, as I got them in the Boots 3 for 2. I really like them, as they have nice colours that can be used seperately, or look great all blended. I'm going to do a review on these once i've given them all a go. I know, not even in the right seasons, how daring!

Right, this seems to have gone on for long enough! I have been really thinking lately about interesting posts I can do, and have started a wee notebook for ideas. I'll try do another one before I head off to Paris.

Bye for now, Anna x

I heart earrings!

It was a lovely day here today, and I was out with my Mum, when we realised there was a Mela on in the park. We popped in for a look around, ended up getting nice food, seeing some bands, and had a good time. Did however, realise when we got home, that we got sunburnt. Since when has Scotland been so tropical?
Anyway, the real point of this is, there were lots of wee stalls selling things, and I picked up these super cute earrings-

They were a total bargain at £3! I have been looking for red jewellery recently, as I have been wearing alot of nautical/Parisian striped numbers, and think red will go perfectly! 

They will also go very well with my ring from Primark-

This was also a bargain, at £1.50 I think. It does make my finger a little green, but small sacrifices!

This all got me to thinking about jewellery making, as I have loads of stuff to do it, but never seem to get round to it. I am really going to try and make some things over the next few days. Would you be interested in seeing them?

Sorry if the photos aren't great, just getting to grips with all this!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, 

Anna x

Tiny Holiday Cosmetics!

Does anyone else love tiny little holiday cosmetics? I can't resist them, so cute! I am going to Paris next week, on a cheapie flight with hand luggage only. This means no liquids over 100 ml, so I guess I HAVE to buy the itty bitty toiletries! I noticed that Superdrug have a 5 for 4 offer on the holiday mini's, so I will be going there to haul! I realise I could just buy those empty bottles and fill them myself, but where is the fun in that? The only annoying one is contact lens fluid, buying little bottles of that is really expensive, and i'm not sure if filling another bottle would be a good idea, as it wouldn't be sterile. I think I have one wee bottle from another trip thats not open, so lets hope I can find it!
So I think you can only take up to a total of 1 litre, so ten 100 ml items.
So far, I am thinking I will need:
1.Shampoo
2.Conditioner
3.Shower Gel
4.Deodorant
5.Moisturiser
6.Sun Cream
7.Lens Fluid

I am contemplating taking the evil face wipes, as that will be easier!
Any other suggestions for holiday must-haves?

12 question tag

This was tagged by Mybutterfly63,  and I thought it was a great way to reveal a bit more about myself, and get me in the way of blogging!

12. What shoe size are you?

I'm a size 5.

11. Where do you work?

Nowhere just now, I'm a student nurse.

10. Favourite piece of clothing you own?

Right now its my bargain primark denim jacket!

09. Your favourite blog?

I like so many!

08. Do you have any pets?

I have a cat called Maisie, she is 13, so getting on a bit!

07. How many siblings do you have?

I have 2 brothers, one older, one younger.

06. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

Sydney! I lived there for 6 months when I was travelling. Before that though, i'd just like to live in the same city as my boyfriend!

05. What were you doing before this?

Chatting to my boyfriend on skype, and browsing random sites. Before I came home I was at a meeting for the charity I run.

04. Your favourite food?

Oooh, difficult one! I love sushi, but other than that, its probably bacon!

03.Do you have a middle name?

Yeah, Frances.

02. Your favourite websites?

Facebook, blogger, lolcats.

01. Who will you tag?
My one follower! :(