30 Day Snap Challenge Day 4

This is day 4 of my 30 Day Snap Challenge. 

All snugly on the bed with the boy in my Abercrombie sweat pants and favourite slippers watching a bit of rubbish telly. Today is my 'rest day' of my 30 Day Squat Challenge and hats exactly why I'm doing! RESTING!

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Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes

I recently had my May Glossybox and one of the items I received was Fairy Lashes by Jelly Pong Pong.

I only have one other product from Jelly Pong Pong and it was received in a previous GlossyBox and it is the Lip Blush which I actually really like!

I opened this at work infront of the girls and we all agreed we absolutey LOVED the name of this product and I really couldn't wait to try it out once I got home. I really did have high hopes for this product and....my hopes really were not met.

I only needed one day of wearing this mascara to know I really didn't like it. I didn't particularly notice any difference in length however I did notice a bit more volume and they did appear thicker. Jelly pong pong say that this mascara "makes eyelashes thicker & curvier while allowing them to be spectacularly soft & light." but I really didn't feel this effect! The texture was all wrong for me. Now I don't know if this is because it's a water resistent mascara as I don't wear it. It flaked and crumbled throughout the day and if i slightly tugged at them a bit the mascara just pulled off like eyelash glue! Some might say..."well don't pull your eyelashes then!" but I really felt like I wanted to touch them all day because I didn't like the way it felt on!

The best way I can show you what I mean is with this picture...

So I just smudged a bit twice on my hand...the one on the right is where I just wiped my finger accross it and it just rubbed straight off!

I felt like it was really hard to get off at night as well...again I'm guessing this is because it's waterproof!

The wand is pretty bog standard and I don't think it offers anything special.

The price of this mascara is £15.00.

All in all...I noticed fuller lashes but this product just isn't for me! Sticking to benefit - they're real. Post to follow!

Have you tried this mascara? What did you think?

xxx

30 Day Snap Challenge days 1, 2 & 3

So i'm taking part in the 30 day snap challange thanks to Sprinkle of glitter and here are my first few snaps!

Day 1: This is my favourite lady in the whole entire world....my Nan! Absolutely rocking a DC hoodie and looking like she is about to tear up the slopes! We had a family get together this weekend and the evenings are still not that warm so she needed this fleecy number. I was a little worried as after we made her do the signs with her hands I noticed they were left that way for a few minutes lol.



 Day 2: Okay i'm lying...this is still Day 1 but Saturday was so much fun and Day 2 mainly consisted of driving back home to Kent so this is a picture of the delicious chicken and chorizo paella that we had on Saturday evening. I've never had paelle before and I was so impressed, it was absolutely delicious! We even had leftovers once we got back home. Yummy!

Day 3: Today I went to get my eyebrows waxed at my local beauticians The Beauty Rooms in Tunbridge Wells. I love it here, it's only a small place but the girls are always so helpful and friendly and always going out of their way to help. They offer some great treatements for great prices too. I've had all sorts done there so check out their website if you are local to Royal Tunbridge Wells! I took this picture becuase not only do I love OPI but this display just looks so colourful.



Are you doing the 30 day snap challenge? What have you taken pictures of recently?

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30 Day Snap Challenge!

Well thank you to Sprinkle of Glitter for this great idea and button!

Starting in June, every day for 30 days I will snap one photograph of my day and upload it here. I am a lover of photography and love being creative so I am super excited to give this challenge a go!

I would love it if you'd join me in this challenge. The rules are simple, take one photo a day and upload it! Blogs, twitter, instagram...whatever! Just take some pics and have some fun!

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Recycled glass jars

I don't know where my recent fascination with glass jars has come from but I am absolutely loving using them for all sorts of purposes!

As I live in a rented flat, there is very little I can do decorating wise so I'm really pleased I have found a pretty way to store things. Girly and practical!

My boyfriend Paul and I went to a car boot sale last year to sell ALOT of stuff. We actually did really well and made £70 which funded our camping trip of the jubilee weekend. (Thanks again for that Queenie!) Leaving Paul to it I went for a little wander round and found the little jar on the right. In hindsight it does rather look a bit like a nipple?! But at the time I was blinded by excitement that I'd finally found a glass jar that didn't cost an unnecessary amount of money. A little bit of haggling and I picked this up for £2.50. Bargain! I then went to the local haberdashery store and picked up the cute baby pink polka dot ribbon for about 30p and tied it in a cute little bow. I now fill it with cotton wool pads and I think it looks great!

The jar on the left is something I pinched from work. I had to wait for all the delicious strawberry Bonbons to be eaten and the jar was mine! I took it home and filled it with my favourite nail varnishes. Not only does it look colourful it has also made some space in my nail varnish bag!

My next idea is to get another one and fill it with colourful cupcake cases!

Xxx

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Rose

So not that long ago I did a post on my 'may wish list' which was really supposed to be for items I would like for my birthday but I really couldn't resist purchasing this little beauty and I am so glad I did! I am a sucker for pink blushers...anything pink come to think of it!

In terms of packaging it's your standard classic Bobbi black packaging with the iconic font. It feels really sturdy actually and I feel like I could chuck it in my bag and it would survive! Although I don't think I'll be doing that because I really do want to keep it in pristine condition. (Lame I know!) and obviously it's great that there's such a large mirror!

The swatch on the left is to show how it looks with a heavier application and the one on the right is from a more gentle sweep. So shimmery I love it!

I've been just playing around with it as I've only had it a few days so I've just been lightly sweeping it onto my cheekbones and the shimmer effect when light hits your face is just amazing! The colours are so beautiful together and  they make a lovely soft rose colour (hence the name!) it lasts all day and i i have no need to re apply which is always a winner! This is a multiple use product which is an absolute bonus because Bobbi Brown say you can use each individual shade as an eyeshadow. Now I'm not really an eyeshadow wearer so I don't think I'll be trying this but they also say you can use the lightest shade as a highlighter for the brow bone so I will definitely be giving that a go!

This is £32.00 which is more than I'd like to pay for a blusher but this is no ordinary blusher...this is the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick!

Xxx

Yankee Candle Fluffy Towels

I absolutely love Yankee Candles. Whenver I purchase any other brand of scented candle I just find that they don't smell as great, fill a room with a scent or don't last very long. I have been on the hunt for a more 'natural' smelling candle that will last a long time and fill a room quickly.

When I purchased this it was actually an impulse buy and I was in Debenhams perusing the homeware section when I had an hour to kill and stumbled accross a Yankee section! This is the medium jar and the price is £16.99. I actually got it cheaper as it was the blue cross sale! You can pick this up here.

I'm aware this scent has been around for a long time but I've always gone for a stronger smelling candle so when I smelt this one I couldn't wait to buy it!

It smells INCREDIBLE. I am a huge fan of the smell of clearn washing (who isn't!) and especially my towels. It fills the room very quickly and like I said, it's so nice to have a smell filling the room that feels natural and not the slightest bit over powering. I've had it on constantly and been moving it between the bedroom and living room....I really should have just bought two!!

What's your faveourite smelling candle?

xxx