tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91098800536015690452024-02-19T07:43:24.522-08:00The Traces of my ThoughtsThe Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-44615065046774020462016-02-03T05:51:00.001-08:002016-02-03T12:02:06.515-08:00January Favourites | Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">January has come and gone so quickly, I can't believe we're into the second month of 2016 already! It seems to have been a positive start to 2016 for me personally and I'm excited to see what the rest of the year brings. This year, I'm aiming to share with you my favourites from each month as I love seeing what everyone else has been enjoying using as I think it gives a thorough review on what's really worth purchasing etc. So as you can tell from the title, I shall be sharing with you what I've been loving this month, let's get into it shall we?</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<pre style="text-align: start;"><div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvES5gIVIfEmwj-2pGZCr4dL75eZqpXxz2eGbGHdyy39-8_3sncOqs4Vjq1zwotbsF96En78ZhmzxV429QJQdfCzmXlO6ID8OLRkdhTnRPgGRw9htsrmSzhsFz0CV_JGDbsv042uED0M3k/s1600/photo+4+%252835%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvES5gIVIfEmwj-2pGZCr4dL75eZqpXxz2eGbGHdyy39-8_3sncOqs4Vjq1zwotbsF96En78ZhmzxV429QJQdfCzmXlO6ID8OLRkdhTnRPgGRw9htsrmSzhsFz0CV_JGDbsv042uED0M3k/s400/photo+4+%252835%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyZcwk461p-9RyDy-f2j_fD6y3E9ySARiYYSp_ERbcssqmkMhdbxAETlQrel7OI2WrZK3aU9xFTFjzCAtHxZ4QbP0C3k0EeofrI7MCSBn_xoIMsA7-83hOpyZWmM-wcnuSXoyYFY7EjJJ/s1600/photo+3+%252862%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyZcwk461p-9RyDy-f2j_fD6y3E9ySARiYYSp_ERbcssqmkMhdbxAETlQrel7OI2WrZK3aU9xFTFjzCAtHxZ4QbP0C3k0EeofrI7MCSBn_xoIMsA7-83hOpyZWmM-wcnuSXoyYFY7EjJJ/s400/photo+3+%252862%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><b>Fleur De Force Cosmic Bronze Eyeshadow Palette</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I was so happy to receive this palette in the Feel Unique beauty advent calendar. I had my eyes on this quad when the line was launched, however I decided against it as I thought I had enough natural eyeshadows. I was wrong, I was totally missing out not having this palette! It has a beautiful range of natural shades, my favourites have been the matte nude for all over the lid, the matte brown for in the crease and the brown shimmer for in the centre of my lid. These are really well pigmented so a little goes a long way, it's small and compact so would be perfect for travelling also!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtbAd-IHELchRvs0xk0gS9_2mM6C85tSc13pA4gAwiay2maujiRe4uYjkf_PIjEF3APw9_SWk5-riX2AZWOY1ylaz1Rr5B9RTbIBY9rOQnS8fDLfXW2bUBy4bNXULuzpAExNrc02wYWGL/s1600/photo+1+%252877%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtbAd-IHELchRvs0xk0gS9_2mM6C85tSc13pA4gAwiay2maujiRe4uYjkf_PIjEF3APw9_SWk5-riX2AZWOY1ylaz1Rr5B9RTbIBY9rOQnS8fDLfXW2bUBy4bNXULuzpAExNrc02wYWGL/s400/photo+1+%252877%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-E0zuTW3ZiVvTY9uNZn37bPTX6MUec3_RCe1VhXaBpZu61l6MH5etETPXwjIyUcktbB9YvbjSCdaeyGNnaEP6qMCN4XgU6Mqmuzm0sU2X0TE_hz2rNGK8Xuwbo4LyWMOoUj1rGufNScp/s1600/photo+2+%252880%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-E0zuTW3ZiVvTY9uNZn37bPTX6MUec3_RCe1VhXaBpZu61l6MH5etETPXwjIyUcktbB9YvbjSCdaeyGNnaEP6qMCN4XgU6Mqmuzm0sU2X0TE_hz2rNGK8Xuwbo4LyWMOoUj1rGufNScp/s400/photo+2+%252880%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>
</b></span>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>Nuxe Reve De Miel Lip Balm</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This is another one I received in the Feel Unique beauty advent calendar. Once again, I was so happy to receive this as I've heard lots of great reviews on it. I received this at perfect timing, my lips were so dry from the cold winter winds. After just a couple of uses, I noticed a huge difference. My lips were no longer dry and flaky instead they felt and looked healthy. I love the thick texture of this balm, the scent also has a hint of lemon which is nice. I'd really recommend this lip balm despite the £9.50 price tag.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv764WJI-Hs8j6Mp7u3UZuf3KODs72hddMRFgud_WdMwLOFVILi-wxBDZUbBWUDY2KOB6EVrXSyNH0Y0o6hiP9z6EGe0-WsL2gSxtgd6aA1yIJaYSUNkShPY1_H56bskXPGlkPKsjv0a8/s1600/photo+1+%252876%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv764WJI-Hs8j6Mp7u3UZuf3KODs72hddMRFgud_WdMwLOFVILi-wxBDZUbBWUDY2KOB6EVrXSyNH0Y0o6hiP9z6EGe0-WsL2gSxtgd6aA1yIJaYSUNkShPY1_H56bskXPGlkPKsjv0a8/s400/photo+1+%252876%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KHM2X64fndP9dHuZMfv5FhQTYV2IDHOKIVYccvymXW2gQUPwMk4bmAUeS4oOw3b8xIjan6LCbkh2ly_PBMgiotgSYaOA3-v7M4C92IiTdg0hmwtA6AZDc4Z0fi_ZRzD915b8tEkC5o7E/s1600/photo+2+%252879%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KHM2X64fndP9dHuZMfv5FhQTYV2IDHOKIVYccvymXW2gQUPwMk4bmAUeS4oOw3b8xIjan6LCbkh2ly_PBMgiotgSYaOA3-v7M4C92IiTdg0hmwtA6AZDc4Z0fi_ZRzD915b8tEkC5o7E/s400/photo+2+%252879%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>
</b></span>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I picked this up on a whim as I was completely out of concealer and it was the only one in my tiny local Boots that looked worth purchasing.</span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I vaguely remember seeing good reviews on this concealer, in particular that it was good for hiding dark circles under the eyes due to the 2-in-1 highlight. I love how easy this is to blend under my eyes, I tend to do the triangle then blend with a beauty blender. So quick and simple, makes me look more awake and so affordable.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo9lX91-2RkEYqpI2zUyeTgb4-rgzueLOOkeul2tDe6jPf3M0enpEA-sggLR6TA8Oq1_ZcfjOYg2UTjjFTfA5SrYetcIfgsPy_1d3MLk7YhcqUoLfghi56MNAhVAmqPWChGqBDtSVM8L8/s1600/photo+4+%252836%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo9lX91-2RkEYqpI2zUyeTgb4-rgzueLOOkeul2tDe6jPf3M0enpEA-sggLR6TA8Oq1_ZcfjOYg2UTjjFTfA5SrYetcIfgsPy_1d3MLk7YhcqUoLfghi56MNAhVAmqPWChGqBDtSVM8L8/s400/photo+4+%252836%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>Zara Soft City Bag</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I first saw this in a haul on YouTube and fell in love! I knew I wanted a new bag but was unsure what I wanted. As soon as I saw this, I had to have it. I couldn't believe it was only £20 from Zara, I think it looks much more expensive! I popped it on my Christmas Wish List and Santa listened. It's been perfect for everyday wear as it's not too big nor small, it's simple so will go with almost everything and is ideal for work and the weekends!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2S39B47KzloBnFNG9md9_wSx0zjeCm6b_vGX1AMV3DwYIb67pv0iY_L_atceMZyZMa9w9APhJwcarGcE9-PjS9DpYmlcgJm-vShgpzm0vBoZzVrSZ58FHh92iZ8ADDplozcFAy9dfEqa/s1600/photo+3+%252863%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2S39B47KzloBnFNG9md9_wSx0zjeCm6b_vGX1AMV3DwYIb67pv0iY_L_atceMZyZMa9w9APhJwcarGcE9-PjS9DpYmlcgJm-vShgpzm0vBoZzVrSZ58FHh92iZ8ADDplozcFAy9dfEqa/s400/photo+3+%252863%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>DW Home Calming Waves 3 Wick Candle</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">It wasn't until a few months ago that I discovered TK Maxx has amazing candles!? Ever since I've been popping in every time I'm in town to check them out. Just before Christmas I came across this one, a huge 3 wick candle that smelt mineral-y(definitely not a word) and spa-like. It seemed like the perfect candle for a relaxing bath or evening in so I didn't leave it behind as it was only £6.99- a total bargain. Ever since I've been burning it non-stop and I'm coming to the end of it which I'm gutted about. I'm going to savour it a little longer and only burn it for an hour or so every now and then! I must keep my eyes peeled for something similar in TK Maxx as I've never seen two of the same candles there at one time.</span></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YGYYnjbbJ2YF0_eDL73-qkFulUCQZYIL-dGY8BZSmAcQ7vaH4XptAx9pV1vKv9SFooFA3x2zW8d6wCloyPC8ebEXHG1_iaaCwWNVtBZguLRLaJf2LwUufn_wZdu-g5VzPqJKKD6EPd6M/s1600/landscape-1447595854-disappearing-shot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YGYYnjbbJ2YF0_eDL73-qkFulUCQZYIL-dGY8BZSmAcQ7vaH4XptAx9pV1vKv9SFooFA3x2zW8d6wCloyPC8ebEXHG1_iaaCwWNVtBZguLRLaJf2LwUufn_wZdu-g5VzPqJKKD6EPd6M/s640/landscape-1447595854-disappearing-shot.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="color: #444444;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #444444;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>BNTM</b></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I was so pleased to see Britain's Next Top Model back this year. I used to love this show and have watched almost every series so I was excited to see what the new one had to offer. It's a little different which I like, though it still has some of the original features like Model Mail, Challenges and the typical bitchyness in the house. I'm still yet to choose a favourite as I like the majority of the girls still remaining, though I'm sure their personalities will come out and help me decide.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Are you watching it this year? I'd love to know what you think and if you've got a favourite!</span></div>
</span></span></pre>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">That's all! I'm sure there has been lots of other things that I've been enjoying this month but these are the things that stood out in particular. I would love to hear what you've been loving this month so feel free to let me know in the comments down below. Also, don't forgot to let me know what you think of BNTM if you've been watching it!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LOVING THIS MONTH?</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-73058365805808020142016-01-24T06:15:00.003-08:002016-01-24T11:03:37.026-08:00The Childhood TAG | The 90s, TV, Hobbies and More!<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<pre style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apparently it's throwback week? Well according to my social media accounts, everyone seems to be changing their profile picture/icons to a picture of them during their childhood. Therefore, I thought what better way to end throwback week than to share with you the Childhood TAG! So today, I shall be throwing it back and chatting to you about my childhood. By all means, feel free to join in by either completing the TAG or leaving any memories down below, I'd love to hear! Now let's get on with the questions...</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></pre>
<pre style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Oh also, apologies for the layout of the questions for this post. The picture moved everything about and it won't let me change it for some reason.</i></span></pre>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfoeFx9TKqvSufkEqd5qQ4wUZ8U8cNkBkb0BrmlfYsqgmQXhL5gogcK7ApRg4kwutauz5pBlx6lkmIq8V9e6y3KL8U1eRf6idG56qVjxaxNIazwJJrc3tmBEM4WqFmYwy3xA20wqup-Wb/s1600/childhood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfoeFx9TKqvSufkEqd5qQ4wUZ8U8cNkBkb0BrmlfYsqgmQXhL5gogcK7ApRg4kwutauz5pBlx6lkmIq8V9e6y3KL8U1eRf6idG56qVjxaxNIazwJJrc3tmBEM4WqFmYwy3xA20wqup-Wb/s320/childhood.jpg" width="134" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><b>1. What year were you born in?</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I was born in 1997, so yes I'm a 90s kid but most of my childhood was during the early 00s.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>2. When you was a child, what did you want to be?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Oh gosh, this changed so much. First of all I remember really wanting to be a hairdresser. I actually remember sitting my mum on a balcony in Spain, standing on a stool and pretending to cut her hair with my fingers in a scissor motion. The next thing I remember was wanting to be a primary school teacher, then a nail artist and then it reverted back to wanting to be a teacher/work with children and it's stuck that way ever since.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>3. Did you have any pets as a child?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Yes! I had a black rabbit called Peter. We had him for a good few years but he had to be put down when I was about 8 as he had a disease contracted from Squirrels. We've never had a pet ever since that, despite all my begging!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>4. Did you have an imaginary friend?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Not that I remember. I asked my mum and she said as far as she knows, I didn't.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>5. Did you ever have a special blanket, teddy or other item you couldn't sleep without?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Yes! I had a special blanket. It's actually still on my bed now, though I don't need it to sleep- haha! You know everybody loves the cool side of the pillow/blanket, well this blanket was a certain material which always felt cold so I called it my 'cold blanket'. It actually still comes in handy now when I get too warm throughout the night, haha!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>6. Did you like school as a child?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">There was always the odd day where I didn't fancy going to school, I'm sure everybody had those days. Apart from that, I loved school! I actually really liked high school aswell!</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>7. As a child, was you ever bullied?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Again, not that I can remember. I'm sure every child was picked on now and again as that's just life unfortunately! Though I was never picked on for a long period of time which could've been considered as bullying, thankfully!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>8. What TV shows do you remember watching and loving?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">So many! During my early childhood I remember loving Teletubbies, Tweenies, Blues Clues and Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. Then I moved on to CBBC and Nickelodeon and loved The Story of Tracy Beaker, Raven, Drake and Josh and many more which I can't remember off the top of my head. I then moved on to the Disney Channel pre-teen/early teen programmes such as That's So Raven, Hannah Montanna and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>9. What was your favourite childhood films?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I loved Shrek, Finding Nemo and the majority of Disney Pixar movies really!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>10. Was you a sporty kid?</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Definitely not, I dreaded sports day and especially the running races. I always remember coming last! I was more into the dance, craft and gardening clubs- haha! I actually remember really loving Welsh Folk Dancing and went to competitions with my school, though that's not particularly sporty or cool!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><b>
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><b>11. Any childhood memories you would like to mention...</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">So many to share, though I wouldn't want to bore you! I particularly remember day trips and adventures throughout the summer with family.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">For example, a few times every summer, me and my whole family(I'm talking grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins) used to head down to a local beach. I remember being really happy and being so excited for the next time, the day was usually ended with a McFlurry from McDonalds on the way home.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I also remember family holidays, especially those in the UK. There was just nothing better than a week away, jam packed with day trips to the beach, zoos and family theme parks. I'm actually getting slightly emotional just thinking about it, why aren't I still 7?!</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<pre style="text-align: start;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">That's all of the questions! I hope you enjoyed reading and this brought back many childhood memories! I'd love to hear your memories of your childhood so let me know if you do the TAG or leave them in the comments below! This TAG has got me thinking about all the TV programmes I used to watch as a child so I'd love to hear what you watched.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHAT WERE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES AS A CHILD?</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>
</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">♥ </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">♥ </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">♥</span></b></span></div>
</span></pre>
</div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-76293122810776919682016-01-12T07:10:00.001-08:002016-01-13T10:38:19.492-08:0012 Days of Beauty | Feel Unique Advent Calendar Review<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEUF0bcJxcA3xuzj3XjgxmnFN8dtTU4zl1yAnFSDZtc_cdTzeMU46jJaZvFtJgSRmR0Mgf5xilA2FeIxuJaAq3gQg3Q3XGEh9l1aaJqpdk3mbRovUTTZhRs1lff4xJYDZyVrLuhSEZoHk/s1600/photo+3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEUF0bcJxcA3xuzj3XjgxmnFN8dtTU4zl1yAnFSDZtc_cdTzeMU46jJaZvFtJgSRmR0Mgf5xilA2FeIxuJaAq3gQg3Q3XGEh9l1aaJqpdk3mbRovUTTZhRs1lff4xJYDZyVrLuhSEZoHk/s640/photo+3.PNG" width="640" /></a></div>
<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today as promised, I'm going to be sharing with you what I received in the Feel Unique Beauty Advent Calendar. The calendar was actually 12 days, however I was impatient as this is the first time I've had a beauty advent calendar so I opened it on the 1st of December then every other day up until the 23rd. I was so excited to see what gifts lay beneath each door as I'd not seen any reviews on this calendar, so I couldn't wait to get it open. I'm going to get straight into what I received and let you know my thoughts as well!</span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEQxJpB4nj0jcX8xHLHyRqxEWGgmEcEprY2kQRedzklKhUiTDsjSC6TRqCf-8O379g3uXiBBQQ8-aimXU1ciG61L6ROZxG3lInu6KBarMl16f-lBOR2emqATXjsAGaxUjGR1dGW7sAC28/s1600/photo+1+%252874%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEQxJpB4nj0jcX8xHLHyRqxEWGgmEcEprY2kQRedzklKhUiTDsjSC6TRqCf-8O379g3uXiBBQQ8-aimXU1ciG61L6ROZxG3lInu6KBarMl16f-lBOR2emqATXjsAGaxUjGR1dGW7sAC28/s640/photo+1+%252874%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Monu Illuminating Primer SPF 15</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd not heard of this brand before I received it in this calendar, though I was pretty chuffed to receive a new primer as my Porefessional Deluxe Sample was on its way out. I've used this a good few times and on first impression I loved how this primer felt, silky, creamy and easy to apply onto the skin. I must admit it did create a perfect canvas to apply foundation and I did like the way my foundation looked as a result of using this primer, however I didn't notice a difference in the longevity of my makeup. A nice primer all in all but I won't be purchasing the full size!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Philip Kingsley Elasticizer </b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a treatment you can use on wet hair before shampooing. I had heard lots of great things about this so was excited to give it a go. It's supposed to add more bounce to your hair and prevent it from snapping. I've only used this a couple of times but so far I've noticed my hair has looked and felt a lot healthier, so soft too! I've been really liking this so far so I may have to repurchase this!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Grown Alchemist Hydra Repair Day Cream</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Day 3 I received this moisturiser from a brand again, I've not heard much about so I was looking forward to try this as it contains natural and organic ingredients. The main ingredients are Camellia and Geranium so this has a botanical scent which I really liked as it felt spa-like and relaxing. It was a really lovely moisturiser, I actually finished the whole tube though I did find I still had dry patches whilst using it so it couldn't have been that hydrating. I did like this, though for the price I wouldn't repurchase.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP05JVfdLeVapnzcvX4KcoVmx6bwdxEVcKrB_VKsY9EGaILFIGg0E77_c_FCavPuON8cnX2b__oUO4kKVDwvab5gkqhShDlvao5KDF9yH74kFcCw8KenwGSr854wub-FWAssd1ZgKZhbV/s1600/photo+2+%252877%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP05JVfdLeVapnzcvX4KcoVmx6bwdxEVcKrB_VKsY9EGaILFIGg0E77_c_FCavPuON8cnX2b__oUO4kKVDwvab5gkqhShDlvao5KDF9yH74kFcCw8KenwGSr854wub-FWAssd1ZgKZhbV/s640/photo+2+%252877%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Roger & Gallet Fleur De Figuier Shower Gel</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At first, I wasn't too thrilled to be receiving a shower gel if I'm honest. Though I was pleasantly surprised when I first smelt it, it has a subtle fruity kinda scent so I gave it a whirl that evening. It lathered nicely and left a lovely scent on me which I was pleased with. It's the perfect size for travelling, neither too big nor small so I've saved it for when I next travel. This is around £10 for the full size so for that reason I won't be repurchasing.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Fleur De Force Eye Shadow Palette in Cosmic Bronze </b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was most excited to receive this as I very nearly purchased this palette before I decided I had enough eye shadow. I had heard amazing things about these palettes, they're super pigmented and apparently this is similar to another high end palette. It has a light cream with a little shimmer which is perfect for highlighting, the next is a medium matte brown which I've had the most wear out of as its perfect for a natural everyday look. The other two are a super shimmery mink colour and a dark matte brown. All perfect to create a day to night look, so this would be ideal for travel as its compact and versatile. I love this palette so I will be looking to purchase the pink toned palette!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Phyto Subtil Elixir Hair Oil</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another hair treatment which I was happy about as I'm hoping to take better care of my hair. This is to be used before shampooing for about 10 minutes which can then be rinsed with shampoo as normal. This oil contains egg white which is great for treating hair and adding shine. Again my hair felt soft and healthy once using this and the product didn't have a horrible egg scent which was a bonus. This isn't a product I would rush out to repurchase as there is another I would like to.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNHnrjtpTznRIWdoH6wiZ2vRNQUpseTzFXneW6Lck9Ff4HHht6ST7XNKGZALzlC4WK-DAr58cFj10nCw1q8Rq6P6kg69YMu31bix1k4YJISd_qGOsnT75saZdG83gEDWkUb77ZF9R3IeD/s1600/photo+3+%252861%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNHnrjtpTznRIWdoH6wiZ2vRNQUpseTzFXneW6Lck9Ff4HHht6ST7XNKGZALzlC4WK-DAr58cFj10nCw1q8Rq6P6kg69YMu31bix1k4YJISd_qGOsnT75saZdG83gEDWkUb77ZF9R3IeD/s640/photo+3+%252861%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Redken Extreme Length Primer</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was really pleased to receive such a large sample of this beneath door 7 as I had heard good things about Redken. The first thing I noticed was the scent, I can't quite work it out however it makes my hair smell amazing and I miss it! Despite having the word primer in its name, this is actually a conditioning treatment that you should leave on for about five minutes- quick, fuss-free so was perfect for when I was having quick showers as I was busy over the Christmas period. I've now run out of this and it made my hair feel soft, silky, healthy and made it smell gorgeous. I have a feeling I'm going to be picking this up again!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>This Works Sleep Plus Pillow Spray</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was slightly annoyed but pleased to receive this. Annoyed because I had already purchased a sample gift set as my mum wanted to try this out so I could've saved myself and gave her this instead. Pleased as I also wanted to give this a go myself. You're supposed to just spritz this calming lavender scented spray over your pillow before sleeping and it's proven to give you a better nights sleep. In all honesty, I did sleep better but I think it's just a placebo affect. I don't have trouble sleeping so I won't repurchase this but my mum may!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Gatineau Collagene Expert Ultimate Smoothing Serum</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was a brand I had never come across so I was intrigued to give it a go. I've now used this sample up and it felt lovely on the skin. In terms of hydration, I still found I had dry patches so I wasn't overly impressed with this serum. I did use it up to fully test it out but I won't be buying this again.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy8CFlOxPzUkHO91vEcFeMili8UlsmDRfsMjqF1wEktA7yep98qUQ5oZs2ZkYeSUXIk3FyoqNabrNIIPE7zSKcT48436Bj21OdDUphI0yv605dKCwnVoOd7YMCAWUCuGvQxCPcEz3RhIu/s1600/photo+4+%252834%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAy8CFlOxPzUkHO91vEcFeMili8UlsmDRfsMjqF1wEktA7yep98qUQ5oZs2ZkYeSUXIk3FyoqNabrNIIPE7zSKcT48436Bj21OdDUphI0yv605dKCwnVoOd7YMCAWUCuGvQxCPcEz3RhIu/s640/photo+4+%252834%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>POPBAND London Hair Band</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another one I wasn't overly pleased to receive. Hair bands aren't that interesting are they? This one is supposed to leave no kinks and be kind to your hair by preventing any breakage. I actually received a couple of these in a beauty box and I've used them a lot. I don't know about it not leaving any kinks in my hair but it's definitely kinder and doesn't pull resulting in a headache which is great.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Salcura Winter Skin Hand Therapy</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I made my way to the end of the calendar, the products seemed to get bigger. I believe this is a full-size product at 80ml which is worth £12.99! Hand creams are not something I buy for myself, I don't love the Soap and Glory Hand Food so I was pleased to receive this to try. The scent is very spa-like so it feels like a real treat when applying, I pop this on before bed and my hands are left looking less dry and feeling super soft. It'll take me ages to use this up so I'm not sure whether I'll be buying this again in the future.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Nuxe Rêve De Miel Lip Balm</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was so happy to receive this, lots of beauty bloggers love this! This is an amazing hydrating lip balm with honey and precious oils to nourish dry and damaged lips, so this is ideal for the winter. My lips get so dry which is not cute when I want to wear lipstick so I pop this on morning and night to ensure my lips are prepped for lipstick. I've been loving this so far and I think it will last me a while so at £8 this is a good deal!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<pre style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6DV0Kgksft1_IkEx_dG1Pvadz23iIkZLLmP4NC_c6FXnZynbOW73Um9X8YART4t2NL4PI18xaxMaJCHMe8D2qttvQK-5XZFbh0VyejVA1Xcg9mjHFGl01d95LOC5MA9uaUkz94Cm4Sm-/s1600/photo+1+%252875%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6DV0Kgksft1_IkEx_dG1Pvadz23iIkZLLmP4NC_c6FXnZynbOW73Um9X8YART4t2NL4PI18xaxMaJCHMe8D2qttvQK-5XZFbh0VyejVA1Xcg9mjHFGl01d95LOC5MA9uaUkz94Cm4Sm-/s640/photo+1+%252875%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">I hope you enjoyed seeing what I received in this calendar and what I thought of each of the products. Hopefully this will give you an insight to what's worth giving a go if you're unsure whether to splurge on some of these products. Overall, I'm really happy with what I received. Most products were something I'd never give a second look when browsing online for new beauty products so I think the idea of this calendar is great. I'll definitely be looking into purchasing another next December, but for now that is a long while away!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I hope you're having a lovely week so far, apologies this post is a little late than I would've liked it to be.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me know whether you've tried any of these products and what you thought of them!</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">♥ </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">♥ </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">♥</span></span></div>
</span></pre>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span>The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-35013385417279858492016-01-01T02:53:00.000-08:002016-01-01T09:00:21.468-08:002016 Goals | Health, Happiness and Learning!<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCBw1P7k0mSQEQsyRaJUIcq_d_cImTP_WVCuOoXmJx0NCSmq3ctKcpHANq09AR5j9BtMC-rLl3YhjAK0nkBfFDihjg1j8kFBdsA7lB_13cL5mo4yX5Ov_Bb5zrYxf5viq4sQm4RMc2cqL/s1600/Happy-New-Years-Eve-Tumblr-16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCBw1P7k0mSQEQsyRaJUIcq_d_cImTP_WVCuOoXmJx0NCSmq3ctKcpHANq09AR5j9BtMC-rLl3YhjAK0nkBfFDihjg1j8kFBdsA7lB_13cL5mo4yX5Ov_Bb5zrYxf5viq4sQm4RMc2cqL/s640/Happy-New-Years-Eve-Tumblr-16.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">So it's 2016, how crazy? 2008 still feels like yesterday and I still can't get to grips with it! Over the course of 2015 I've really enjoyed blogging and have come across girls I could call my 'blogging friends' which is amazing! Throughout 2016, I hope to make more blogging friends and what better way to kick start the new year with old and new blogging friends. Myself and a few others have decided to share our goals for 2016, or resolutions if you prefer. If you're struggling to think what you could do to become a 'better you' then make sure you go and check out the other girls posts(I've included clickable links below) once you've read mine for some more ideas!</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Megan at <a href="http://floralchummys.simplesite.com/">Floral Chummys</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Niamh at <a href="http://justanxthergirl.blogspot.co.uk/">Just Another Girl</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Ella at <a href="http://ellaphxnts.simplesite.com/">Ellaphxnts</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Geraldine at </span><a href="http://geraldineswonderfulworld.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">Geraldine's Wonderful World</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I know lots of people decide they want to get healthier when the new year rolls around, I am the same so instead of making unrealistic goals that I won't stick to, I thought I'd adjust them a little.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><u>
</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>DRINK MORE WATER</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This one is really important for me, I definitely don't drink enough water so my body is probably really dehydrated which is not good. I regularly have headaches because of this so I must drink more to prevent this. I must try and drink a glass of water before meals too as you'll find out from my next goal, I'd like to lose a bit of weight. Drinking water before a meal will fill you up quicker, therefore you won't eat as much. Well that's the theory anyway!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>EAT HEALTHIER</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This is one most likely to be on everyone's minds at the beginning of a new year. There's no way I'll be giving up chocolate etc because how can you resist!? I would like to make healthier choices, snack less which will hopefully help me lose some excess weight. I know exercise pays a huge contribution to weight loss so I'm hoping to get into some sort of routine to help physically and mentally.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY</u></span></div>
</span><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This is one I'd especially like to work on this year. This past year I've made sure to push myself to attend more family events to see my extended family. I'd like to continue that throughout this year </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">and visit them more regularly so it becomes the norm.</span></div>
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>SOCIALISE MORE</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Now, this one may sound similar to the last but I don't necessarily mean with family. I go quite a while without meeting up with my friends, the truth is we're all quite busy with work and life just generally passes by without us realising. I'd like to see them more regularly this year and try to say yes more when I'm invited out. I'd like to step outside of my comfort zone and do things I wouldn't normally, so I'm hoping I'll be able to do that this year.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><u>
</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>TRAVEL</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Don't be fooled, as much as I'd love to just pick up sticks and travel around the world, I'm not in the position to do that at the moment. By this I mean just stay away from home more often, whether that be with friends or family. I'd like to see more of the UK, embark on new experiences and enjoy myself. I'd also really love to take a holiday abroad, so I'm hoping that'll be this year.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<u><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">SAVE</span></u></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">These things I've mentioned so far, you need money to do. I must open a savings account and start putting money away as I'd love to go abroad like I just mentioned and be driving by next year, more about that later!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><u>
</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>EARN MORE</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This one might sound a bit strange, don't worry I won't be barging through the doors of work requesting I'm paid more. However, I'd love to find a full-time job working with children or do something else on the side and up my hours. If there's any changes in the near future, I'm sure I'll let you know!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><u>DRIVE</u></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I haven't started proper lessons yet, nor passed my theory but I'm hoping to book some lessons in the next couple of months. I've been saying it for ages now but I'd really like to get it over and done with! Cars are expensive to buy and run but once I've passed, I'm sure it will encourage me more to save and get on the road. Now that it's out there, I'm hoping this will be a kick up the butt!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Let's hope I'm able to achieve all these things I've set out to do, who knows? Maybe 2016 will be the year I stick to each and every one. I'm sure there will be updates along the way! I'd love to know what your goals and aspirations are for the new year, let me know in the comments! Also, make sure you go and check out the girls posts linked above for more inspiration!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope 2016 brings you love, happiness and good health!</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS?</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-14253214692957056422015-12-29T10:44:00.000-08:002015-12-29T10:44:00.798-08:00What I Got For Christmas 2015 | Beauty, Fashion and Homey Bits!<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7WX74IfXvy5bJu0HIMxwP9JKs6lTmA1JxzIkFBeUdF_mEDWt4RgrpEgT30Nkknpn-fWJxXtNEAGLfNCXxog574cKLPLhSERNtZWspUBBShMV1NKuMI33_Cn9OK1UqjNwK1ODmZV1pgkz/s1600/photo+%25289%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7WX74IfXvy5bJu0HIMxwP9JKs6lTmA1JxzIkFBeUdF_mEDWt4RgrpEgT30Nkknpn-fWJxXtNEAGLfNCXxog574cKLPLhSERNtZWspUBBShMV1NKuMI33_Cn9OK1UqjNwK1ODmZV1pgkz/s640/photo+%25289%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">I hope you all had a lovely Christmas spent with your loved ones, I sure did! For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you've had a lovely few days nevertheless. Today I'm going to be sharing with you what I got for Christmas. I know how boring it can get with the usual disclaimers at the beginning of these posts and videos but I'd just like to put it out there, I'm super grateful for everything I have received this year. I love reading these posts so I thought I'd do one myself! I'm just going to get straight into it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpZL_h6XkhGkerCVYtr0Qh0mEygCixgGb_ImO9zhPVVmMqgW4fBD4uynPytsrfnn7RVYTAx1Jwbqque5RhHtu5cWEp2qWk2EpaSgSdMilw0uMIyAe55bVuloUTVzcnQd7qA64iWbst5HO/s1600/photo+2+%252873%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpZL_h6XkhGkerCVYtr0Qh0mEygCixgGb_ImO9zhPVVmMqgW4fBD4uynPytsrfnn7RVYTAx1Jwbqque5RhHtu5cWEp2qWk2EpaSgSdMilw0uMIyAe55bVuloUTVzcnQd7qA64iWbst5HO/s400/photo+2+%252873%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">First, I'm going to start with my stocking. We've had stockings in my house for as long as I can remember and over the years Santa(wink wink) has gotten so generous and made them larger each year. I have to say, I love stockings and would be more than happy with just a few stocking presents on Christmas Day. In my stocking, I tend to get the same kind of things every year like beauty essentials including cleansers, cotton wool pads and face masks etc which I love as it means I won't have to go out and make the same repurchases over and over again. I've been trying to take care of my nails this year and I kept loosing the tools so I received this dinky little set which is so handy, hopefully I won't loose them now!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaW9yF4F86rfLr3JQxkSoEmol2OefxeNmbVdXomllU4tcTs_CQvjm6zuZPuHtBp6R4sxMIGCsguRPFLjwLHP1_7K-gRQcHDWunVYDGniGN2bg1byO3QzT_dMirQ9QZ0iVpmkUwwR1oPoJ/s1600/photo+3+%252858%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaW9yF4F86rfLr3JQxkSoEmol2OefxeNmbVdXomllU4tcTs_CQvjm6zuZPuHtBp6R4sxMIGCsguRPFLjwLHP1_7K-gRQcHDWunVYDGniGN2bg1byO3QzT_dMirQ9QZ0iVpmkUwwR1oPoJ/s400/photo+3+%252858%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">We also tend to get a huge amount of chocolate, like most people I assume? Usually it would be gone within a few days but I'm pacing myself this year, sort of. Haha!</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> I'm sat here wondering where it's all gone, hmm..</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOO8tlXnNa3qUbBMYOfvDNYgIyc-Sx1-L4qSrgUm_jE5RTn6uTZVWJDYky9w-L1fi3RbkFosRLuwufxvpuypR77eqxGax75zpWfBxgs-CMhyphenhyphenHHwyc3dDq9zOWObm-FBBYi79t-BWJu85F/s1600/photo+3+%252859%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOO8tlXnNa3qUbBMYOfvDNYgIyc-Sx1-L4qSrgUm_jE5RTn6uTZVWJDYky9w-L1fi3RbkFosRLuwufxvpuypR77eqxGax75zpWfBxgs-CMhyphenhyphenHHwyc3dDq9zOWObm-FBBYi79t-BWJu85F/s400/photo+3+%252859%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVe-DMMMCmuppXqL50btRS6DfRON3mJdybh0qrlCh-QLI6quZMYbZkEsaHF4mLbkunZJI2XB0ejIhC6z6G4zYQZwofL1gGiVkhxlHZLE0SBIo4GFNfAhLoLawiTk_tJwGgjx4ynN76SWhH/s1600/photo+5+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVe-DMMMCmuppXqL50btRS6DfRON3mJdybh0qrlCh-QLI6quZMYbZkEsaHF4mLbkunZJI2XB0ejIhC6z6G4zYQZwofL1gGiVkhxlHZLE0SBIo4GFNfAhLoLawiTk_tJwGgjx4ynN76SWhH/s400/photo+5+%25285%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I also received some lovely candles including this mini vanilla frosting jar and lots of tea lights which are essential for my tart burner. I'm the worst for burning myself whilst lighting candles so my mum picked up this long lighter to avoid that, what a life saver haha! This was well needed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Now I'll move on to the presents under the tree. My parents told me as I was getting money, I wouldn't have many presents to open but they were wrong! I was still completely shocked with the amount in my pile. I received lots of homey bits this year. Now, when I say homey bits, I don't mean home ware, I mean lots of bits that I'll use whilst relaxing at home.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-lc9LD-waRS_xJbhtjIPZN1VHRD_K3oWNF4ts16DfbdVl1-Oh-zVDJ9ctIQHE3C3VzZx393Ari7juG2Brw5d8bKOz2-DQ03AABUZICZIxmPSD7NveEN65fb60pOc7EA-6DxAQD0kg1ss/s1600/photo+1+%252870%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-lc9LD-waRS_xJbhtjIPZN1VHRD_K3oWNF4ts16DfbdVl1-Oh-zVDJ9ctIQHE3C3VzZx393Ari7juG2Brw5d8bKOz2-DQ03AABUZICZIxmPSD7NveEN65fb60pOc7EA-6DxAQD0kg1ss/s400/photo+1+%252870%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">First up which is possibly my favourite gift out of the lot was a new dressing gown! I've had the same one for about five years now and it was really on it's lasts legs- it wasn't the most subtle either- it was a hot pink leopard print one. The one I received this year is more subtle, a taupe/dusty pink colour. It's so cosy and I'm sure I'll get a lot of wear out of it. I also received this white snuggle blanket, we had one of these in our living room and it was held hostage up in my room for a while so my parents decided to get one for myself. It's so cosy, looks cute on my bed and will be perfect for the rest of the season. Oops, I forgot to take a picture of it but it's used as a background in the rest of these pictures.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNll6KMIq9v7crBjNUILuMyFNYTxdwP4eTPFnGqkqEhRQTZaC8FEh8DOJPGFYHZcxttj37lEk9ZvRyN6IuPuLdf7UrYZGfAIPFMHOkCg2XRqMeUzaVjllvwTKmFZS_fAaf4BH0kTlJxy8/s1600/photo+1+%252872%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNll6KMIq9v7crBjNUILuMyFNYTxdwP4eTPFnGqkqEhRQTZaC8FEh8DOJPGFYHZcxttj37lEk9ZvRyN6IuPuLdf7UrYZGfAIPFMHOkCg2XRqMeUzaVjllvwTKmFZS_fAaf4BH0kTlJxy8/s400/photo+1+%252872%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Pyjamas are mandatory at Christmas, am I right? We always end up with a pair or two and I'm not complaining. I live in my pyjamas when I'm at home! First I received these super cosy Bambi pyjamas. These are similar to a pair I had last year, again from my sister but this time they have cuffed bottoms which I love as it means I won't trip over trouser legs that are too long!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I also had these pretty cloud pyjama bottoms, again they're cuffed. These feel so comfortable and stretchy so will be perfect for lazy days- by the way, these are from Sainsbury's if you're wondering as my mum left the tag on. What is Christmas without socks? I had three pairs of cosy socks which will be ideal to pair with my new pyjamas!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Next from my sister I had a lovely mug which came with a whisk, hot chocolate and mini marshmallows. It was perfect for during the evening on Boxing Day!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvybMlDoeh49WBch6Pq3oXhYJgZDB1g3RVFAoHpKyH3JN4LuZ04ODNPNk_4Om4-l66O9Erca-aeIp2VSaI1ykZtHi9tCz7n4IOuRPYEr7mGdOLl4y1n0dpXrzuh21YW5_gwsyfOtQZGMu/s1600/photo+2+%252874%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvybMlDoeh49WBch6Pq3oXhYJgZDB1g3RVFAoHpKyH3JN4LuZ04ODNPNk_4Om4-l66O9Erca-aeIp2VSaI1ykZtHi9tCz7n4IOuRPYEr7mGdOLl4y1n0dpXrzuh21YW5_gwsyfOtQZGMu/s400/photo+2+%252874%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I've really loved Yankee Candles since I first discovered them a few years ago. I'm always tempted by the jars however I find the votives and wax tarts are such great value for money that I won't splurge. From my sisters boyfriend, he very kindly got me a load of votives and this rustic star holder. These will last me a good while and I love all the scents he chose so I'm so grateful.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OVUiWKRrpGqUEWqJ7lAkgYy1kbQ3jIVr30bzNGBkBgdnPGEqm45l203XBLePm3qnsiWXf6irpnvX2FQrtMrxr2qv1FLwlYrNYLZhKkoBpVg-pXOF4_dnUVmtuN4Xv6JeStp8hH9T0Zak/s1600/photo+4+%252832%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OVUiWKRrpGqUEWqJ7lAkgYy1kbQ3jIVr30bzNGBkBgdnPGEqm45l203XBLePm3qnsiWXf6irpnvX2FQrtMrxr2qv1FLwlYrNYLZhKkoBpVg-pXOF4_dnUVmtuN4Xv6JeStp8hH9T0Zak/s400/photo+4+%252832%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">From my other sister I received an adult colouring book. It was a good while since I'd been eyeing these up whilst shopping so I was so surprised that she remembered! She also got me some new colouring pencils and this lovely Cath Kidston pencil case to store them in. It's from the Kids section as she said the prints were nicer in there compared to the adults, haha!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r_2gCUawQBCNr9bbNEDMNgIS6S_9NUDoaSkpUSs2bsx1PzDL-HxCWMuuTYposhqTlhfY3OeihKYS4k-sXpyimpw_qX-EH1YGrW0ot-BZZKPq0FSyPoslRJQyMIOyREtFEI5rnPR6bg5R/s1600/photo+2+%252875%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r_2gCUawQBCNr9bbNEDMNgIS6S_9NUDoaSkpUSs2bsx1PzDL-HxCWMuuTYposhqTlhfY3OeihKYS4k-sXpyimpw_qX-EH1YGrW0ot-BZZKPq0FSyPoslRJQyMIOyREtFEI5rnPR6bg5R/s400/photo+2+%252875%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I'm a huge fan of Olly Murs and was gutted when the calendar had sold out last year, therefore I had to go a year without one but this year my sister picked up the unofficial one- it's got some lovely photos in it so I'm not complaining. I also received an Olly Murs poster, my siblings know me too well!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0u1GltCbaqnoWuK5wxn0D8QMj2TzLQi36sxu2U0WMicCBZoY202jTv8rUssOV2lD-i2Oc7VBrCt2GIqr2vvr_RA8algAautTKyuVMDzROIK2_Cu0rCrpXDs-c4Q59Y5CZwSIuodl7qtU/s1600/photo+4+%252833%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0u1GltCbaqnoWuK5wxn0D8QMj2TzLQi36sxu2U0WMicCBZoY202jTv8rUssOV2lD-i2Oc7VBrCt2GIqr2vvr_RA8algAautTKyuVMDzROIK2_Cu0rCrpXDs-c4Q59Y5CZwSIuodl7qtU/s400/photo+4+%252833%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Now I shall move onto the fashion and beauty gifts I received. I was so happy to receive a new watch as my other one had been playing up, this ones from Avon and is black with a rose gold bezel. I love it!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3dfKrlk0V5g74p8vpHesH2C9ks2KyCbNx2LX115bOQH7CPsI17Roe2y51vYLzrry09EH1yt1P9FMuuRChd-ElyvU-rB-O8sGSpQHkzBYEEeoccW_5LYM-ImUAoaGTGNrA7Ef5swsl1WG/s1600/photo+3+%252860%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3dfKrlk0V5g74p8vpHesH2C9ks2KyCbNx2LX115bOQH7CPsI17Roe2y51vYLzrry09EH1yt1P9FMuuRChd-ElyvU-rB-O8sGSpQHkzBYEEeoccW_5LYM-ImUAoaGTGNrA7Ef5swsl1WG/s400/photo+3+%252860%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I saw this bag featured in a haul on YouTube and fell in love with it, especially when I found out it was only £20 from Zara. I put it on my wish list and my sister bought it for me, it's such a great size, looks like real leather and has a longer strap to carry on your shoulder or wear across your body. I can't wait to use it!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOODUGNAlOAV7q8XqR6E3nESZgbCx-SNNchmXlxi91Bv6Fp_IvzQ6Of0wasMnECiLkNRER9GufGh2LtoVdGrFvrEizqRLe-NLAP2_VyXdhJn4Xim83t0I1aC_3kVseQKMZs_AjbzlVhNu/s1600/photo+5+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOODUGNAlOAV7q8XqR6E3nESZgbCx-SNNchmXlxi91Bv6Fp_IvzQ6Of0wasMnECiLkNRER9GufGh2LtoVdGrFvrEizqRLe-NLAP2_VyXdhJn4Xim83t0I1aC_3kVseQKMZs_AjbzlVhNu/s400/photo+5+%25284%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqn1Qxv0CcK3JU2VXLNfOhezU8r1ecXTHmexhc9JGpugB38xTF33HCcmjJmF52OGDuO4G9YS62Jd11N8F7QwNvk5ucdgAtRAu3w-ndBjwgqvBC1rmuVHBsbOCjKiTKvym2PoYcqAH0Do/s1600/photo+1+%252873%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqn1Qxv0CcK3JU2VXLNfOhezU8r1ecXTHmexhc9JGpugB38xTF33HCcmjJmF52OGDuO4G9YS62Jd11N8F7QwNvk5ucdgAtRAu3w-ndBjwgqvBC1rmuVHBsbOCjKiTKvym2PoYcqAH0Do/s400/photo+1+%252873%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Last but not least, onto the beauty bits. I hinted to my parents that I'd love the Soap and Glory Whole She-Bang set and bless my mum, she was up at 7am on her day off to head onto the Boots site to order it. So lovely and I'm so thankful as it has some of my favourite products in and new bits I'm yet to try.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviLfsHFvsELmSr0V8sDUzrSWmXIMSYkxr8FLmdhqpPlJF71dj8sEd0ClVvx4BckSU2V0SqtUUydwnpAIhfWUAm8tgmfzsU_5NsRfs5jBxrejAg7-QKvkHzIMU-10slliZO2uUgWKqLJC8/s1600/photo+2+%252876%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviLfsHFvsELmSr0V8sDUzrSWmXIMSYkxr8FLmdhqpPlJF71dj8sEd0ClVvx4BckSU2V0SqtUUydwnpAIhfWUAm8tgmfzsU_5NsRfs5jBxrejAg7-QKvkHzIMU-10slliZO2uUgWKqLJC8/s400/photo+2+%252876%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">My sisters boyfriends mother was also kind enough to gift me with The Body Shop Coconut set. I love Coconut and The Body Shop so this is a win-win!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I received this really lovely eyes, nails and lips set, I swatched the products and was shocked by their pigmentation as these are from Primark! I'll definitely be looking to try more of the Primark Beauty.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRPHzf5t9QNxaLJXfbPIv1SM6dk0dV7_zlZe0HhZVAJxAFLQBJzDUXySqJyGrXNhyphenhyphenGvnG9VUVZelZzj_8MN24LsT7iJmcqzagl7ziypUSR-5Ud52RsXMLYfSn9_ANDslj7iJWwI-6puUl/s1600/photo+4+%252831%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRPHzf5t9QNxaLJXfbPIv1SM6dk0dV7_zlZe0HhZVAJxAFLQBJzDUXySqJyGrXNhyphenhyphenGvnG9VUVZelZzj_8MN24LsT7iJmcqzagl7ziypUSR-5Ud52RsXMLYfSn9_ANDslj7iJWwI-6puUl/s400/photo+4+%252831%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">My mum knows I love Real Techniques brushes so picked up the Expert Face Brush for me, however she accidentally ordered three somehow. I asked could I exchange one of them for a different brush and she said yes, we requested a return on Amazon and they accepted and told us not to bother returning the brush and refunded the money. I technically got a free brush, somehow!? And I've now ordered the Setting Brush. So lucky!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmogPPtTPgyhZbaxwxdrKHEOgHkHaZ0dM3pofanqMUH_FDa45Y-jRR8oZKHCf6kWV307K-sh6RRPfQ02SR5sD-7ZLEXFhQea3RvsYgGZZAAckoWopvjaGc6A48xDY-nJlgLsOkmo3wzjq/s1600/photo+1+%252871%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmogPPtTPgyhZbaxwxdrKHEOgHkHaZ0dM3pofanqMUH_FDa45Y-jRR8oZKHCf6kWV307K-sh6RRPfQ02SR5sD-7ZLEXFhQea3RvsYgGZZAAckoWopvjaGc6A48xDY-nJlgLsOkmo3wzjq/s400/photo+1+%252871%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I've had my eye on the Stila palettes for a while and when my brother asked was there anything I wanted from the ASOS beauty sale for Christmas, I said I'd love this Stila Eyes are the Window Palette in Spirit. I definitely didn't think he'd get it for me and I was so shocked to open this on Christmas Day. Such a surprise and I'm so thankful!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Like I said earlier, my 'main' present from my parents was money. I also received money from my Nan, Grampy and Aunties etc so I shall be putting that money towards a new purse, probably more makeup and hopefully(if all goes to plan) driving lessons. I'm determined 2016 will be the year I start driving, we'll see eh?</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">There you have it, what I got for Christmas! I was spoilt this year, as I am every year and I couldn't be more thankful. Of course, Christmas isn't about receiving, it's for giving, loving and spending time with your loved ones. Gifts are just a bonus! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that Santa was kind to you!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear what you got for Christmas so feel free to leave a link in the comments to your post/video!</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-31067135480198674622015-12-24T07:14:00.004-08:002015-12-24T07:14:50.159-08:00Merry Christmas!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello lovelies! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm just stopping by to let you know that there won't be a post as I hoped today. I've got caught up in all the hustle and bustle so i'm busy for the rest of the day, therefore I won't be able to post what I would've liked. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> However, I still wanted to wish my lovely readers a very Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a lovely day with your loved ones and hope that Santa is kind! And for those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope that you have a lovely day nonetheless whatever you get up to!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I shall be back shortly after a little Christmas break!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-5711345127282895502015-12-22T09:14:00.000-08:002015-12-22T09:14:14.365-08:00Christmas Q&A | Films, Music, Plans and More!<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq31tBP9WLO04KVzquRmbGfK7fyRcTgXX2-TjMXQZFO3hijZ_DsoyhT0kKct1ipBwG3HiO7kVbDlHwVkjc44ZBCwPcRgQGzCriYs7iH0Qv9DGM_FKiQRsM1Z1iKm29QRbKwj9flkWeBys/s1600/qa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq31tBP9WLO04KVzquRmbGfK7fyRcTgXX2-TjMXQZFO3hijZ_DsoyhT0kKct1ipBwG3HiO7kVbDlHwVkjc44ZBCwPcRgQGzCriYs7iH0Qv9DGM_FKiQRsM1Z1iKm29QRbKwj9flkWeBys/s640/qa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bet you weren't expecting to see a post from me today, eh!? As you may know, usually I post on Wednesday and Sunday, however I have a post planned to go up on Christmas Eve so I thought i'd spread them out a little and post my Q&A today. So I took to Instagram to ask you guys if you had any questions for me and a few of you did leave some so I shall be answering those first then afterwards will be questions left here on my blog. Let's just get started!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">@thriftyvintagefashion and </span><a href="http://gracexkate.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Grace Kate</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> - </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">What is your favourite Christmas film?</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Polar Express, hands down!</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">@thriftyvintagefashion - </span><b style="line-height: 21.3px;">What is your favourite Christmas song?</b></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday- Wizaard, Fairy Tale of New York- The Pogues, Do They Know It's Christmas- Band Aid, Happy Xmas(War Is Over)- John Lennon</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">@rosiemaearoha - </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Which countries do you want to visit?</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I've actually done a blog post on this so if you'd like to read it, it's </span><a href="http://thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/where-id-like-to-travel-travel-bucket.html" style="line-height: 21.3px;">here</a><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">. I really want to go to America and Lapland, especially at this time of year!</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
</div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">What are you planning on doing for Christmas this year?</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">The week of Christmas I have a Christmas party, I finish work, I'm going to see Aladdin in the theatre and for actual Christmas Day- I'll be staying at home with my family, having dinner, gift giving and consuming alcohol(just a little bit, I promise) Let me know your plans for Christmas in the comments!</span></div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">@heyitisjess - </span><b style="line-height: 21.3px;">Do you have any New Years resolutions?</b></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I haven't thought about them just yet. I know everybody says it every year but I'd really like to eat better and exercise more. I did have a short spurt of it during the summer but I'd really like to get back on track and hopefully loose some weight too.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<a href="http://amyrosexoxo.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Amy Rose</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> - </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">What is your favourite part of Christmas dinner?</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I love pigs in blankets and I actually really like sprouts!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
</span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">What was the best present you got for Christmas?</b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This was a hard one! It'd probably have to be one of the gifts for me and my siblings to share. One year we had a Wii even though my parents had convinced us that they were sold out everywhere so we wouldn't be able to get one. It was such a surprise! Another would have to be the year myself and my siblings each had a laptop. It was the year everyone was getting them but I had never even thought about asking for one then all of a sudden my parents passed us each a largish box and it was a laptop, each! I was gobsmacked, there's actually a picture that captures that- haha!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<a href="http://rosieauthorwriting.blogspot.co.uk/" style="line-height: 21.3px;">Rosie Author Writing</a><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> - </span><b style="line-height: 21.3px;">In your opinion, what is the true meaning of Christmas?</b></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I'd have to say spending time with your nearest and dearest, giving to others, especially those who need it most and being thankful.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">And that's all the questions I was asked. I loved answering all of your questions, be sure to go check out the people who asked the questions on Instagram and their blogs which I've linked. I hope you enjoyed this quick post and are enjoying the festivities, Merry Christmas!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS?</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-24778001347557987642015-12-20T03:12:00.004-08:002015-12-20T10:30:24.625-08:00The Perfect Christmas Movie Night!<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8nIYSOKpi-zLsDdwyFlycZNpEzs-nmFOVN0tZZXFa3mCNAJ4Qsd4sLae4fwi_Oiv6lFVGI3MbPYvPYh5_5_5K649DeTyY80Ryr1BYC68Knae334Cm7JH49x3i1RE8fHOPHWmsy_H9U3i/s1600/XMAS+MOVIE+NIGHT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8nIYSOKpi-zLsDdwyFlycZNpEzs-nmFOVN0tZZXFa3mCNAJ4Qsd4sLae4fwi_Oiv6lFVGI3MbPYvPYh5_5_5K649DeTyY80Ryr1BYC68Knae334Cm7JH49x3i1RE8fHOPHWmsy_H9U3i/s640/XMAS+MOVIE+NIGHT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christmas is next week, next week!? I know, crazy right? I can't believe we're less than 5 days until Christmas and I'm yet to have a movie night. Today I thought I'd share with you my perfect idea of a movie night which I shall be having on Tuesday evening as that's when I finish work for Christmas. I've also teamed up with <a href="https://casper.com/">Casper</a>, a company that sells amazing mattresses <a href="https://casper.com/mattresses">here</a>, to share with you my essentials for a movie night.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Casper was actually lovely enough to create this checklist for me, once I had given my input. You may like to use this or adapt it so feel free!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYZYy1tMZzoaejf19r7fWw5CBcDSmqdyXsAo2yE7t_tXo_wKfrj4OvxdusXa8zarvXfY_bexFtTPmfu1gpzTqG4-C8UY1JYXli7xZTTQaPVTDoyLs38Y3g463VYXK5ZOHFMVTssA9wG6F/s1600/fc693403-d6bd-42e3-8693-c5c3d4be06f9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYZYy1tMZzoaejf19r7fWw5CBcDSmqdyXsAo2yE7t_tXo_wKfrj4OvxdusXa8zarvXfY_bexFtTPmfu1gpzTqG4-C8UY1JYXli7xZTTQaPVTDoyLs38Y3g463VYXK5ZOHFMVTssA9wG6F/s640/fc693403-d6bd-42e3-8693-c5c3d4be06f9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
First up is a comfy mattress as there's no better feeling than jumping into bed in your festive pyjamas after a long day at work. Next up you'll need a pile of comfy cushions which Casper also sells, <a href="https://casper.com/pillows">here</a>. Does anyone else strategically place them for ultimate comfort whilst watching films?!<br />
<br /></div>
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyO2T58BQblDcohFRrWEY6MTyguOS2c-c36EnH8I4j1BOe9LbhXvjD8OlS5NYEV9LdpLmBZ4_ZqpFJoD83HZeNlje8DiwS7jhfZSaQGJ49XlpXenU8WFaav9cO9ZvOuczfE9BH8qBJJ7p/s1600/photo+3+%252857%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyO2T58BQblDcohFRrWEY6MTyguOS2c-c36EnH8I4j1BOe9LbhXvjD8OlS5NYEV9LdpLmBZ4_ZqpFJoD83HZeNlje8DiwS7jhfZSaQGJ49XlpXenU8WFaav9cO9ZvOuczfE9BH8qBJJ7p/s400/photo+3+%252857%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
And of course as I briefly mentioned earlier, your favourite festive pyjamas! I love these navy bottoms with a reindeer print all over from F&F a year or so ago. I've also picked up a new tartan flannel pair which I'm excited to snuggle up in on Christmas Eve!</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
How can you have a movie night without some treats!? I love snuggling up in bed with a hot chocolate, at the moment I'm loving the Galaxy one. It's super sweet but definitely isn't sickly. I love dipping cookies into hot chocolate and tea so I definitely won't forget them!</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKV5Wm_FwG5TeN-k3JwKzuBLU2C79BXTZyw0-Iyzb5PAT5ubH0ob7OQPDOm412NrKRFlyQecsswlU8QAx7fAM84wCJmouNOlGYmaqKTEZdkH-BwzgSATNhL8QY1uwO0hiQRM0Kg0Kl6j9/s1600/photo+5+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKV5Wm_FwG5TeN-k3JwKzuBLU2C79BXTZyw0-Iyzb5PAT5ubH0ob7OQPDOm412NrKRFlyQecsswlU8QAx7fAM84wCJmouNOlGYmaqKTEZdkH-BwzgSATNhL8QY1uwO0hiQRM0Kg0Kl6j9/s400/photo+5+%25283%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
My movie night sounds almost perfect, just a couple of things missing. I love lighting candles as they just set the mood and makes everything feel more cosy. My favourite festive candle is Yankee Candle Simply Home Sunlight On Snow which you may have seen me mentioned a good few times. It's more of a fresh scent rather than a sweet/spicy typical Christmas scent which I love.</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wuhWPbgN8fqK-zMnQabLmJIZEBW7ZEfG3ktiPCCJwkW97HWDHr5py5aCaAEGeC-dZT4BW802AfAjUp0jqRDCsAjGCDPUxUc4KzpmLj9zepa_3ouiG7VemFsvjGTGSUtXYMGwNjigdXP/s1600/photo+2+%252872%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wuhWPbgN8fqK-zMnQabLmJIZEBW7ZEfG3ktiPCCJwkW97HWDHr5py5aCaAEGeC-dZT4BW802AfAjUp0jqRDCsAjGCDPUxUc4KzpmLj9zepa_3ouiG7VemFsvjGTGSUtXYMGwNjigdXP/s400/photo+2+%252872%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
And finally, a movie night is not complete without a few films! I recently did a blog post on my top five festive film picks here so head on over to check that out. There I mentioned my favourite was The Polar Express, I love how magical it is. It's such a lovely film and gets so excited for Christmas.<br />
<br /></div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHuATj51iE02gCRK-96VglhxTZ8A2TGcASQb6GyjwSfrujb2gMRuOFG5FIfW5yG116E-PXoUl-ANiLTiU5n5PsXzKfUfw0Iv1V3O8FxciIyPksHJQWPaFZjtBe9Rd_V2U5XmVW5Cinz-Z/s1600/photo+4+%25282%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHuATj51iE02gCRK-96VglhxTZ8A2TGcASQb6GyjwSfrujb2gMRuOFG5FIfW5yG116E-PXoUl-ANiLTiU5n5PsXzKfUfw0Iv1V3O8FxciIyPksHJQWPaFZjtBe9Rd_V2U5XmVW5Cinz-Z/s400/photo+4+%25282%2529.PNG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
So there's that, my perfect set up for a holiday movie night! It was lovely to work with Casper on this post so be sure to go and check out their products, linked <a href="https://casper.com/mattresses">here</a>. Also, I'd love to know what would make it to your checklist so let me know in the comments below.</div>
</span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">WHAT ARE YOUR MOVIE NIGHT ESSENTIALS?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
</span></span>The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-90630447872916116222015-12-18T11:58:00.001-08:002015-12-18T11:58:27.023-08:00My Top Five Festive Film Picks! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today I thought i'd share with you my top five festive film picks. I don't tend to enjoy films often, my attention span is poor and I lose interest. However, I love Christmas films because, well how could you not!? If you're planning on binge watching Christmas films in the run up to the big day then I've listed my five favourites, starting from five and reeling them off til my ultimate favourite- number one. Let's get started, shall we?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6kUIN-gYKoJjxEItGk7k3tYKHqpw_BkNtuisLl4qjktjR7McHDbTv5CHRkVaaa5CLpDaDD4FlViPM9-hZKWw8DE_FUURlz31r2ziaNyafR-Rd2wMj_X5275_jQRD48hXxK6xUonEbJIX/s1600/christmas-carol-2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6kUIN-gYKoJjxEItGk7k3tYKHqpw_BkNtuisLl4qjktjR7McHDbTv5CHRkVaaa5CLpDaDD4FlViPM9-hZKWw8DE_FUURlz31r2ziaNyafR-Rd2wMj_X5275_jQRD48hXxK6xUonEbJIX/s640/christmas-carol-2009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5. A Christmas Carol (2009)</b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This stands a firm favourite as I first saw it in the cinema with my family on Christmas Eve. As well as being nostalgic, it's also a great film where it follows the life of Scrooge in the run up to Christmas. Of course, i'm not going to spoil it though I'm sure most of you will have seen it or know the story. The most recent release of it is definitely worth a watch!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t0ptY-ZRIgd1kVIyMhp6PljPkdJvlK3zXoFcdQ90J5FOdAto0ZpeUyu-2VCwIwGMKYGrQCCA9B4dHzOVhyOYKDJZO1vk7abtgbL87WXe8jzTD4fnhkuzDvCxEotnInjUMnt-D0wSOGl_/s1600/natdvd1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t0ptY-ZRIgd1kVIyMhp6PljPkdJvlK3zXoFcdQ90J5FOdAto0ZpeUyu-2VCwIwGMKYGrQCCA9B4dHzOVhyOYKDJZO1vk7abtgbL87WXe8jzTD4fnhkuzDvCxEotnInjUMnt-D0wSOGl_/s640/natdvd1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4. Nativity!</b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is one I watch numerous times in the month of December. As you could've probably guessed from the title this one is based around the preparations for a school nativity. It's a hilarious comedy, how can you not love Mr Poppy?! Also, fact of the day: one of the children in the film actually went to my primary school. How cool is that!?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwb0fR0pnViMpHbh486d7dmCt3sHNuCqeS8AY6IpulXB49b1qzJ5lIIuN-GQZQ9e-yXekLMeQskk2ErE9z_uRjL6gDRGvUYKkKyoLWen2smAH1ul1bOcq8gyilv9j6J5n-r9XqT9fh4VP/s1600/Love-Actually.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwb0fR0pnViMpHbh486d7dmCt3sHNuCqeS8AY6IpulXB49b1qzJ5lIIuN-GQZQ9e-yXekLMeQskk2ErE9z_uRjL6gDRGvUYKkKyoLWen2smAH1ul1bOcq8gyilv9j6J5n-r9XqT9fh4VP/s640/Love-Actually.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>3. Love Actually</b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Believe it or not, I had never seen this until last Christmas. So many people raved about it so I thought it was about time I saw what it was all about. I loved it, hence why it's made it's way into my top five. If you haven't seen it, the film basically follows a number of different couples during the run up to Christmas. I probably haven't made that sound too appealing but it's a rom-com so you definitely won't get bogged down with slushy couples. If you haven't seen it- make sure you give it a watch this year! Let me know what you think of it, if you do.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm37Ea6njFwwdy_8eYakdZhM64Pvu4nsajmshfJ_l1G5BFeAD5qwFrZq2sPTbec2ysmFmtfo8RtQcH6l_m59A0KIUX2_JnEm1Uj8PHBCMUeR3waouXPOTTg6-09fwV2W5lB1BVjHPEVYlg/s1600/Home+Alone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm37Ea6njFwwdy_8eYakdZhM64Pvu4nsajmshfJ_l1G5BFeAD5qwFrZq2sPTbec2ysmFmtfo8RtQcH6l_m59A0KIUX2_JnEm1Uj8PHBCMUeR3waouXPOTTg6-09fwV2W5lB1BVjHPEVYlg/s640/Home+Alone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2. Home Alone</b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A classic. I'm almost certain that everyone has seen this film- if you haven't, you've probably been living under a rock. Is there really any point in trying to explain this film? The title gives it away right? I've seen this countless times and I never get bored of it, it's hilarious and i'm completely hooked within the first few minutes. The second film is also just as good, the ones after aren't so.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydpwYLJE5skTmW0p0Q9S3YHyXDUKGrLXIyMve_N2hJLeX02hsWzMeHfzCgvjILRQsKiYXtbaXQOtbNYz_z1BTaK0IJLnKtASe4BPNgtf8LFVzvaXHNoXsh-r_vZ4J9rV_Os5EjDR4jV-g/s1600/The-Polar-Express-DI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydpwYLJE5skTmW0p0Q9S3YHyXDUKGrLXIyMve_N2hJLeX02hsWzMeHfzCgvjILRQsKiYXtbaXQOtbNYz_z1BTaK0IJLnKtASe4BPNgtf8LFVzvaXHNoXsh-r_vZ4J9rV_Os5EjDR4jV-g/s640/The-Polar-Express-DI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1. The Polar Express</b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You were expecting me to say Elf right? If i'm honest, it's never been a favourite of mine- don't get me wrong it is a good film but I can't take too much of it. The Polar Express however is a different story. It's just so magical and exciting. It follows the journey of a little boy who struggles to believe, he is taken on a journey to the North Pole that shows him the excitement never fades for those who believe. You'll also fall in love with the lone boy singing at the back of the train, 'it's so much fun when Christmas comes to townnn!' Just me? Ok then...</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there you have it, a run through of my favourite Christmas films. Do you love any of these as much as me? Let me know or leave me any festive film recommendations! I'll be back Sunday to share my idea of a perfect movie night!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS FILM?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-48532971917835152852015-12-13T04:25:00.000-08:002015-12-13T04:25:03.944-08:00ASK ME QUESTIONS! | Q&A coming soon!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello! This is just a quick post for now, however I will have a Winter Pamper Routine going up later today so stay tuned for that! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm just stopping by to let you guys know that i'm planning on doing a Q&A for one of this weeks/next weeks posts. I'll be answering questions on pretty much anything but so far the questions I've been given are Christmas related so perhaps we could stick to that theme? If you have any other questions then by all means, leave them in the comments below as i'd love to answer them! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'll also be including instagram/blog links so it'll sort of be like a mini shoutout too so others can go check you out!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Any questions would be much appreciated, so ask away in the comments.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thank you!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-45547268304398049502015-12-13T04:13:00.001-08:002015-12-13T09:00:20.555-08:00Winter Pamper Routine | Hair, Skin and Nails<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZxSO2DCnRJa6dS48B6uES1RXvI4b-bQVwG7lpBBIxr0_qpvl6p4owmpwu_9RHzAkLxG1o752RjM9VE9DnvpE9TO2eicUePQ5DX5-TsnsDtKrVIR6TSYnxlSXnSS5RDRxHUgqNoItDDnr/s1600/WINTER+PAMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZxSO2DCnRJa6dS48B6uES1RXvI4b-bQVwG7lpBBIxr0_qpvl6p4owmpwu_9RHzAkLxG1o752RjM9VE9DnvpE9TO2eicUePQ5DX5-TsnsDtKrVIR6TSYnxlSXnSS5RDRxHUgqNoItDDnr/s640/WINTER+PAMP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today I thought it was about time I shared an updated pamper routine with you guys. It's been a while since I last shared what I use to pamper myself and I like to change up my products quite regularly in order to try new ones out, however some remain the same which you will see throughout this post. If you'd like to see my last pamper routine, you can find it here. Also, this post is a collab with the lovely Megan from <a href="http://floralchummys.simplesite.com/">Floral Chummys</a> so be sure to go check her post out too! Enough with the rambling, lets get into it!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_mShyphenhyphenZ2nYwhdErgtpogCta62V_b-arHFDCwik0fbWjf-Ft6sq1FmXfFPpchrFUqmFd9pU_uL18ZFe8xPBpGVNYzK85WhH5ORmZsYKAbaz93x3M1EkWYHomKYu7GaDmeXCr-gp2U_TIK/s1600/photo+1+%252868%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_mShyphenhyphenZ2nYwhdErgtpogCta62V_b-arHFDCwik0fbWjf-Ft6sq1FmXfFPpchrFUqmFd9pU_uL18ZFe8xPBpGVNYzK85WhH5ORmZsYKAbaz93x3M1EkWYHomKYu7GaDmeXCr-gp2U_TIK/s400/photo+1+%252868%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First up i'll start with a hair mask, i'd usually go for an Argan Oil one which you can pick up in bargain shops. However, I recently discovered the Philip Kingsley Elastizer in my beauty advent calendar so I tried it out as soon as I could. The directions tell you to pop it on before shampooing, leave it on for about 20 mins then rinse with shampoo and condition as normal. It's supposed to leave you with healthier hair that shines- so far I couldn't say but bloggers rave about this so i'm hoping it'll serve my hair well!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next i'll jump in the shower and rinse my hair with shampoo as instructed by the hair mask. I don't have any particular shampoo and conditioner that I use during a pamper night so i'll just use my everyday products which happen to be the Tresemme Salon Silk Shampoo and Conditioner. I love Tresemme hair products so i'll always run back to them, time and time again.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once my hair is washed and conditioned, it's time to move on to my body. First of all, I'll go in with the Soap and Glory Scrub Of Your Life which I have sadly ran out of at the moment. It's my favourite body scrub, I love the classic Soap and Glory scent and this really gets to work an leaves me with super soft skin paired with the Clean On Me Shower Gel and the body butter which i'll talk about shortly.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kv0CeaxRDkralYtRS03NHFWqc77zzmu-wJd45pfLFnNV2v0nAQRo9YAcDyLmh4npLNhY4B2L5wTP8ZCp14p8ZTagmDpGzBEb_Bzc_TyIyjYUJdiHJoJko9qzYrykt_tWBi8kzeBzXItR/s1600/photo+3+%252855%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kv0CeaxRDkralYtRS03NHFWqc77zzmu-wJd45pfLFnNV2v0nAQRo9YAcDyLmh4npLNhY4B2L5wTP8ZCp14p8ZTagmDpGzBEb_Bzc_TyIyjYUJdiHJoJko9qzYrykt_tWBi8kzeBzXItR/s400/photo+3+%252855%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now i'm all clean and my pores have opened from the steam of the shower, i'll pop on a face mask. This is currently my go-to face mask, it's the Lush Mask of Magnaminty- I actually did a review on it here. It also doubles up as a scrub when applying and removing as there are little grains in it- the perfect two-in-one! This leaves my face feeling super clean, soft and tackles any blemishes I may have on their way/on my face. I'll leave this on whilst i'm moisturising my body.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXL26Ys_hxlTl0kYUY07RD3-F3YGrkf6oY-62jFwpDa_9QznmF4Ex6yESTP2UIu36q79ZmyxoBwuey_4KJO-moGxkubyDNIc4asJKFnhXl6xl6EX6_E7Q0hw3OrU45sd0Iojc8I5RWPIds/s1600/photo+4+%252830%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXL26Ys_hxlTl0kYUY07RD3-F3YGrkf6oY-62jFwpDa_9QznmF4Ex6yESTP2UIu36q79ZmyxoBwuey_4KJO-moGxkubyDNIc4asJKFnhXl6xl6EX6_E7Q0hw3OrU45sd0Iojc8I5RWPIds/s400/photo+4+%252830%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The body butter I most often opt for is the Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter. Again, it has the classic Soap and Glory scent and is super thick but sinks in quickly to leave the skin feeling soft and smelling lovely. I've almost run out of this too so i'm hoping Santa will pop it under the tree along side with the scrub.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another Soap and Glory product I like to use(#NotAnAd, lol) is The Heel Genius Foot Cream. Feet isn't usually something I focus on here on my blog but I put quite a lot of this on, put socks on and leave it to do it's work overnight and by the morning I have super moisturised and soft feet.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRskqXGueosbaffoMsrarV_Y3S4tow0CVdu8miIIUh2JOydnm465T0rOFQHRyFKePghhG_8Wl41ZsAJU6reQWfr8Hfy_AxWC7jR-VAXey2AqVhkVpdEsmvCskLzyWRJAIRX8w6pQGwr0q/s1600/photo+1+%252867%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRskqXGueosbaffoMsrarV_Y3S4tow0CVdu8miIIUh2JOydnm465T0rOFQHRyFKePghhG_8Wl41ZsAJU6reQWfr8Hfy_AxWC7jR-VAXey2AqVhkVpdEsmvCskLzyWRJAIRX8w6pQGwr0q/s400/photo+1+%252867%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once these are done, i'm pretty sure it's time to remove my face mask so once that's done i'll apply whatever moisturiser i'm using at the time. At the moment i'm using the Grown Alchemist Hydra-Repair Cream morning and night, it leaves my skin feeling hydrated and plump and I also really like the botanical scent- it's so relaxing when applied just before bed. Now it's time to light some candles and pop on some YouTube vidoes whilst I paint my nails.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uU7Yy_5n_AsUpAluoNUL6aQdKRE_UzHQzRj6eMLvkzHHohJ9bw5Jxu8b60kCiu7QzG4lyw6M3vTK38MpM-DkSzdR3VOdosg4izGYJeQkKmKEHFH4zfcQqNs4RR9OsrEt4a1cOr7OCSqU/s1600/photo+2+%252871%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uU7Yy_5n_AsUpAluoNUL6aQdKRE_UzHQzRj6eMLvkzHHohJ9bw5Jxu8b60kCiu7QzG4lyw6M3vTK38MpM-DkSzdR3VOdosg4izGYJeQkKmKEHFH4zfcQqNs4RR9OsrEt4a1cOr7OCSqU/s400/photo+2+%252871%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-dn8i6xDgYozLFpgzRLUu4-H8sSMjJDFF_WGL-GsQ9eXYX18_lyStTXmzCw8t6E2j3jALNDx9FbzRt3u3LRupi9qrVnAhl1o7aTg6D8gxlsQwAvVCJgdiKUZqugF2AEOIPstugxHijvo/s1600/photo+4+%25281%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-dn8i6xDgYozLFpgzRLUu4-H8sSMjJDFF_WGL-GsQ9eXYX18_lyStTXmzCw8t6E2j3jALNDx9FbzRt3u3LRupi9qrVnAhl1o7aTg6D8gxlsQwAvVCJgdiKUZqugF2AEOIPstugxHijvo/s400/photo+4+%25281%2529.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As i'm not supposed to wear nail polish during the week because of my job, I tend not to bother on the weekends. However, I'll definitely be whipping out my festive polishes once I finish work for Christmas. I recently picked up these from Avon which are perfect for the Christmas season. The left is one of the Magic Effects Molten Metals in the shade Copper and the other is one of the Gel Finish Polishes in Roses Are Red.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUoUHyND0s9pSAaTwHGOjU1qXcigezBXJbnZ-aHKpNGEi6WqSUf0lHH7RIMELFCNRwf24MxA1ZAHHTcKpsdw93UNNWFCJ7xwhv1aPPZnDBM9fFn9vVardBAFyr_iFxLlag6chMerDQil4/s1600/photo+5+%25281%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUoUHyND0s9pSAaTwHGOjU1qXcigezBXJbnZ-aHKpNGEi6WqSUf0lHH7RIMELFCNRwf24MxA1ZAHHTcKpsdw93UNNWFCJ7xwhv1aPPZnDBM9fFn9vVardBAFyr_iFxLlag6chMerDQil4/s400/photo+5+%25281%2529.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whilst my nails are drying, i'll try to convince my Dad to make me a Lemon Green Tea because ya'know my nails aren't dry! Usually, it doesn't work so i'll have to strategically make a cup of tea without getting smudging my nails. Then again, i'll watch a bunch of YouTube videos whilst sipping my cup of tea, waiting for my nails to dry, loving life!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last but not least, once it's time to call it a day i'll pop on some hand cream- usually one by The Body Shop or Soap and Glory, blow the candles out and hit the hay. Zzz!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There you have it, my winter pamper routine. I hope you enjoyed this post, make sure you go check out Megan</span>'s post, <a href="http://floralchummys.simplesite.com/">here</a> to see what products she loves using during a pamper routine. I hope you've had a lovely week, only twelve sleeps til Christmas!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU USE WHILST HAVING A PAMPER?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-77987793452505663982015-12-06T05:23:00.001-08:002015-12-06T09:04:13.159-08:00Christmas Wish List 2015 | Bags, Beauty and Fragrance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seeing as it's the first week of December, I thought what better way to start the month than with my Christmas Wish List. I know a lot of you will be starting to look what to ask for this year or maybe even looking for gift ideas so perhaps this could help you either way. Please note this is a 'wish list' so of course I don't expect to receive everyone of these items, if any! This is just a select few items that I would love to receive. Let's get into it!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJZ48tYCaGrwRXGkKrE5d5RVhn3u6UfRQkrnG9_cE84IyU0neYjGbku2mi31JncZeboCsq8AYzKkXG-c-7OxpZJV39KorPHdUwgehXqBJDg-fF1LMZtMAcz99suZ3GcGaaHhwOkzgQOeX/s1600/zara+bag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJZ48tYCaGrwRXGkKrE5d5RVhn3u6UfRQkrnG9_cE84IyU0neYjGbku2mi31JncZeboCsq8AYzKkXG-c-7OxpZJV39KorPHdUwgehXqBJDg-fF1LMZtMAcz99suZ3GcGaaHhwOkzgQOeX/s320/zara+bag.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <a href="http://www.zara.com/uk/">Zara Soft City Bag</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this bag! I'm definitely in need of a new one as I've had my last Zara bag for nearly two years, it's looking a bit worse for wear so I think it's time I got myself a new one. I saw this bag in a haul on YouTube and I knew it had to be mine, especially as it's only £20. Unfortunately it's now unavailable on the website but I have a sneaking suspicion that Santa may have heard my pleads. Let's hope I find this under the tree!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiya8lIJTP1qx3f0y1N5Wigapg10Z54IgFX36DXtEY6u1Le4WnDW6M9ysIchjsEbjqyjt0WcVau0a0OyBCcyd5MI-uQHXPDd-ynoEVpkd2jwvkgpR_8BODQHsN3VjXf6XaBv86Mw49FORd/s1600/nude+purse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiya8lIJTP1qx3f0y1N5Wigapg10Z54IgFX36DXtEY6u1Le4WnDW6M9ysIchjsEbjqyjt0WcVau0a0OyBCcyd5MI-uQHXPDd-ynoEVpkd2jwvkgpR_8BODQHsN3VjXf6XaBv86Mw49FORd/s320/nude+purse.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <a href="http://www.asos.com/matt-nat/matt-nat-zip-around-wallet/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5883816&clr=Nature&SearchQuery=purse&pgesize=35&pge=4&totalstyles=179&gridsize=3&gridrow=3&gridcolumn=3">Purse</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seeing as this is a 'Wish List' then i'd really love the Ted Baker Colour Block Matinee Purse in Nude. I could've sworn they did this in the summer but they must have stopped making it as I can't find it anywhere. So I wish that said purse still existed an I wish that I had £75 to spend on a purse but this one from ASOS is lovely too. I like large purses so something simple like this is perfect for everyday and will sit nicely in the bag I mentioned previously.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UqodlgYZzftBDQ_qLdpfUZ-6w_S8QR6YZfAwH-q2_yoTciAxgU5XM8ufY5b3roGZdopLCfSzVurMq9C5rbi827U_lCP5XP8bq7nL_bcQSZpOUnXQwGL7QzVsVmZcK0WxTz49B7PE2zcp/s1600/night-a-mins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UqodlgYZzftBDQ_qLdpfUZ-6w_S8QR6YZfAwH-q2_yoTciAxgU5XM8ufY5b3roGZdopLCfSzVurMq9C5rbi827U_lCP5XP8bq7nL_bcQSZpOUnXQwGL7QzVsVmZcK0WxTz49B7PE2zcp/s320/night-a-mins.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/origins-high-potency-night-a-mins-mineral-enriched-renewal-cream-50ml/11138335.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_bodycare&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&gclid=CjwKEAiA1o-zBRDomsWasvKh4S8SJADSlZkq7apoc5QdhheWJnWFfqGtIi8FoiNdi2Tcr6UMsHs7VhoC387w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CNLEy6GZx8kCFcR52wodQmsEcg">Origins Night-A-Mins Moisturiser</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In last years Boxing Day sales I picked up an Origins Sample Set. This was included within the set and I loved it, however I don't love the price. It's £35 which has put me off repurchasing it but i'm thinking I could pop it on my Christmas Wish List and maybe a kind someone will put it under the tree for me. If not, I think i'll definitely have to purchase it myself. It's 50ml so should last me ages, right!?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQM-SCvee_YYyL-HYKG9LAhIQ-kVwM3cABcorGs-PA1YNTbM0cXwxbXigKHYvy21VYmKkzn3KIvKbX4uN7tPTrstm0lQqzG-eRCM-jeNa0YXeF5mN5e3JjyGgzN1XwBZOdIo7ZrD-Z2Sm/s1600/Soaper+Start+Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQM-SCvee_YYyL-HYKG9LAhIQ-kVwM3cABcorGs-PA1YNTbM0cXwxbXigKHYvy21VYmKkzn3KIvKbX4uN7tPTrstm0lQqzG-eRCM-jeNa0YXeF5mN5e3JjyGgzN1XwBZOdIo7ZrD-Z2Sm/s320/Soaper+Start+Set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/SOAP-GLORY-SOAPER-STAR%C2%99_1688835/">Soap and Glory Body Gift Set</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't believe how long I've loved Soap and Glory, it's been 6 years since I received my first ever Soap and Glory products. Can anyone remember The Big Thrill Hat Box set that went from £50 down to £20? My Dad rushed out to get it for me! So it's become a tradition that every year I receive a Soap and Glory gift set and i'm definitely not complaining! As much as i'd love the Whole She-Bang set, it's a little pricey so i'd be more than happy with Soaper Star set as it contains a few of my all time favourite Soap and Glory products. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBnBEnqFbA7ffUcc5_k_c0UFD-0P8qW_hrR7VCbhdO8wCsx3ZODxsqUnmdKp3lm9FDr-gxeLEBJxxjAkwXQLRZVCV7lTvjzaQVIXzcNh6sHFYsN7pA23X7ZHbAlszp0LsDa8i-WU_i_Bb/s1600/Well+I%2527ll+Be+Glammed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBnBEnqFbA7ffUcc5_k_c0UFD-0P8qW_hrR7VCbhdO8wCsx3ZODxsqUnmdKp3lm9FDr-gxeLEBJxxjAkwXQLRZVCV7lTvjzaQVIXzcNh6sHFYsN7pA23X7ZHbAlszp0LsDa8i-WU_i_Bb/s320/Well+I%2527ll+Be+Glammed.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/SOAP-GLORY-WELL-ILL-BE-GLAMMED%C2%99_1700492/">Soap and Glory Well I'll Be Glammed Makeup Gift Set</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another Soap and Glory set, but this time it's makeup! I've not actually tried much of their makeup range. Only a primer, the Brow Archery and a Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss. This set is such a great deal, I'd really love to find this under my tree and would be a great way to test out more of their makeup range!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnbz0gPs5vMaXKux0VyfoLtAAg8ZKPtxTp68RdCyeWxkL20UaUaGAnVFc2tpuwOdMmgdWH3detVp_yMDPQLO7iwQO-FfxlF3JieoBDK3f2rvfGGQEhk-1HYUfLRGaESsXlUqaa_CoR0yF/s1600/pump+up+the+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnbz0gPs5vMaXKux0VyfoLtAAg8ZKPtxTp68RdCyeWxkL20UaUaGAnVFc2tpuwOdMmgdWH3detVp_yMDPQLO7iwQO-FfxlF3JieoBDK3f2rvfGGQEhk-1HYUfLRGaESsXlUqaa_CoR0yF/s400/pump+up+the+party.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Benefit-Pump-up-the-Party-Set_1767730/">Benefit Pump Up The Party! Gift Set</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You may have seen me mention before but I've not actually tried many high-end makeup brands. However, everything I've tried from Benefit I've loved! Again, I think this set is a great deal and would be perfect to try out more of their products! The Rockateur Blush looks right up my street and is included in this set. Also, I think this would be a great gift for someone wanting to experiment more with makeup and dip into the high-end side.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBVhxdeezBfm48WZj7BQJoglCGh_ZYPJv1sgLLc0ELlJb_H6iik7pmzt2OQZ_5VntCIMr3_uhFiUU5M4-TY0qZX_LldEuFzOPWm5P5m-aN1s2DO7E9g2MhUCgIjt_-uxgWwvdEfEXQg_z/s1600/giorgio+armani+si.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBVhxdeezBfm48WZj7BQJoglCGh_ZYPJv1sgLLc0ELlJb_H6iik7pmzt2OQZ_5VntCIMr3_uhFiUU5M4-TY0qZX_LldEuFzOPWm5P5m-aN1s2DO7E9g2MhUCgIjt_-uxgWwvdEfEXQg_z/s320/giorgio+armani+si.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/giorgio-armani-si-eau-de-toilette/p1897125?sku=234308870&kpid=234308870&s_kenid=5fb8eeb0-afe9-4147-865b-2faaa84dac9b&s_kwcid=403x1556388&tmad=c&tmcampid=73">Perfume</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not entirely sure what perfume i'd like, which isn't good as i'm so fussy when it comes to perfume. However, I think i'd like a more affordable perfume for daily wear. As much as I love my Giorgio Armani Si, it's quite expensive for everyday wear and is more of an evening scent. I did notice they now do an Eau De Toilette version so maybe that's lighter and more appropriate for daily wear? I don't know but the bottles really pretty, haha!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRhDTfzHklG9i2UGPw8jKtf2EHnJY1J3XC1o4tSybsoFUvtOZKtmGXZg-Zhc6aiCx2GCdV2JLhR6kGhnSwaY2gxOAd6bBwu2WwzsRdfLygpie4vAgHV00SOSDZY-q-l_ZB-cpq73B4JjQ/s1600/yankee+candle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRhDTfzHklG9i2UGPw8jKtf2EHnJY1J3XC1o4tSybsoFUvtOZKtmGXZg-Zhc6aiCx2GCdV2JLhR6kGhnSwaY2gxOAd6bBwu2WwzsRdfLygpie4vAgHV00SOSDZY-q-l_ZB-cpq73B4JjQ/s320/yankee+candle.jpg" width="185" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.co.uk/en/uk/large-jar-candles/pink-sands/invt/1205337e">Yankee Candle Pink Sands Jar</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And last but certainly not least, I'd love this candle. I've tried a load of the wax melts and samplers and this has been my favourite by far so i'd love to have the large jar to burn. Also it's pale pink so will look super cute in my room, what more could I want!?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope this has helped you if you're stuck on what to ask for or what to buy for your loved ones. I've actually finished my Christmas shopping which is good but also not as I keep seeing other things and spend even more money. I should be saving to learn to drive so I suppose that's another thing i'd like- driving lessons, something practical! I'd love to know how much shopping you've done. Let me know in the comments!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">WHAT'S ON YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-6608124608386421162015-11-29T04:00:00.002-08:002015-11-29T10:14:48.908-08:00Warm Me Up For Winter TAG | COLLAB!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zlM8TWivWqEZZfNf27E13ocUqTdoszyuPg30BbNbGEWa6KXr5TKwNiTppW-6MYdk_891C9cEOrXixeYPV-axj3RPSnDm6SXxs8y2-V7ac8aKdk_AMPEFcypZYOBy-u-vIo2Z9pAHa-Bm/s1600/winter+scene+x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zlM8TWivWqEZZfNf27E13ocUqTdoszyuPg30BbNbGEWa6KXr5TKwNiTppW-6MYdk_891C9cEOrXixeYPV-axj3RPSnDm6SXxs8y2-V7ac8aKdk_AMPEFcypZYOBy-u-vIo2Z9pAHa-Bm/s640/winter+scene+x.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please note this is not my photo, I found it <a href="http://www.capitalbay.news/uk/">here</a>.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">Today i'm doing another collab with my lovely friend Jess from Hey It Is Jess! She's somebody I met through Instagram and blogging and we love doing collabs every now and again. Make sure you go check out her post and follow her on bloglovin, here. Today we'll both be completing the Warm Me Up For Winter TAG which I've seen floating around on YouTube quite recently. I love winter so thought why not do this tag!?</span></div>
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h1MsDE_pu76ASGXOBF6jxvZ7xfReRsVDWjq0LjrQ1i1WwzNnFpvf3_uay8PMgqGq3n-r4pHrO1ccbOO65sHozu0phyphenhyphenu_2jUrurVLkPAMP2lcJz518rnuvIXsfclcXMoVEKlzeZoL4J-5/s1600/photo+3+%252853%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h1MsDE_pu76ASGXOBF6jxvZ7xfReRsVDWjq0LjrQ1i1WwzNnFpvf3_uay8PMgqGq3n-r4pHrO1ccbOO65sHozu0phyphenhyphenu_2jUrurVLkPAMP2lcJz518rnuvIXsfclcXMoVEKlzeZoL4J-5/s400/photo+3+%252853%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><u>What's your favourite hot chocolate?</u></b></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm not a huge lover of hot chocolate anymore, however I recently tried the Galaxy hot chocolate and I love it! Would definitely have to be a favourite this month!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>
</b></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXlpejFEh4kKw6tAquLYJGPKn6y-MsP-lCj1qxAAO8mDSH1AclKZuDnjfpUsEh0EjCs5-ep4GTPln4uCzksYzRXPfdqiKyMCVvTGbKHI0o1SFdBT-adhHcapl5PBad9uCsP07OyZ9acTd/s1600/photo+4+%252828%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXlpejFEh4kKw6tAquLYJGPKn6y-MsP-lCj1qxAAO8mDSH1AclKZuDnjfpUsEh0EjCs5-ep4GTPln4uCzksYzRXPfdqiKyMCVvTGbKHI0o1SFdBT-adhHcapl5PBad9uCsP07OyZ9acTd/s400/photo+4+%252828%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>What's your favourite pyjamas, fluffy socks and slippers?</b></u></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Does this count if I haven't worn them yet? My favourite pyjamas are this Tartan set from Primark- I bought these to wear on Christmas Eve, they're so soft and cosy! You know, because i'm an adult now and have to buy my own Christmas Eve pyjamas- haha! I don't really wear fluffy socks but my favourite slippers are again from Primark and they're memory foam!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Favourite thing about winter?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's definitely got to be the lead up to Christmas, so exciting!</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>
</b></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqemyzBAHW7ic3CBIbj2ibHZKl3IcGNmxiapNEx-Juauhy652iaGM3BIAIF0A6g5_lKXuLcXzDenpNgGQ8-PDuvDG0SxdQU2454tTkBh4NfQg2yELbkTMInvXqHn3RONESpLSF9OPthyphenhyphenx/s1600/photo+1+%252865%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqemyzBAHW7ic3CBIbj2ibHZKl3IcGNmxiapNEx-Juauhy652iaGM3BIAIF0A6g5_lKXuLcXzDenpNgGQ8-PDuvDG0SxdQU2454tTkBh4NfQg2yELbkTMInvXqHn3RONESpLSF9OPthyphenhyphenx/s400/photo+1+%252865%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Favourite winter lip product?</b></u></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favourite lip colour would have to be the well loved Rimmel 107, a lovely pinky berry shade thats matte so will last a good while on the lips. In terms of lip care, it'd have to be the bog standard but brilliant Rosy Lips Vaseline.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>
</u></b></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI-gyL9WYBOliFHFLkyCJZ1_Yor3zAcYh-7LYylv7JzU3pj9HYl8zeLgFMXbQbtqq7ELfAYv21ympuIaEWSsnQZkVMuLgTFwekOJYW7ZjgN74sS297tzT0l9Qr4lW9uuAOspzaauvglQ2/s1600/photo+1+%252864%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI-gyL9WYBOliFHFLkyCJZ1_Yor3zAcYh-7LYylv7JzU3pj9HYl8zeLgFMXbQbtqq7ELfAYv21ympuIaEWSsnQZkVMuLgTFwekOJYW7ZjgN74sS297tzT0l9Qr4lW9uuAOspzaauvglQ2/s400/photo+1+%252864%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></u></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Favourite winter candle?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've got two, first would have to be a typical 'winter' scent which is the Yankee Candle Simply Home Sunlight on Snow which is a warming and clean scent. The second would have to be one I picked up from Home Sense which is Pecksniff's Tobacco & White Wood- I know, you might be thinking Tobacco? Ew! It doesn't smell like cigarettes, I promise. It smells like men's aftershave, you know when they've just got ready to go out? Like that, odd that I like it but it smells amazing!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFyTes6qEv6M-zG6bf6-y1RvKHPlxjQpoBSjxN_XQk0ZrJ-6jXMqNx5Ern1k74PzJg44XAzZtqPtiTpKLA3gzqYnsKf_5i0axEKyg-Ka7PTczsW2dRs3wWYz31LP5BaJoY-TJ-ZptvHNN/s1600/photo+3+%252854%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFyTes6qEv6M-zG6bf6-y1RvKHPlxjQpoBSjxN_XQk0ZrJ-6jXMqNx5Ern1k74PzJg44XAzZtqPtiTpKLA3gzqYnsKf_5i0axEKyg-Ka7PTczsW2dRs3wWYz31LP5BaJoY-TJ-ZptvHNN/s400/photo+3+%252854%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Favourite cosy jumper?</b></u></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It'd probably have to be this mustard coloured one from H&M, it was only £7.99 and I can't stop wearing it. I don't know if mustard suits me but I like it so i'll wear it! I actually don't own a Christmas jumper shockingly, so I couldn't choose one of those!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>
Favourite scarf?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really like this checkered/tartan camel and navy scarf from boohoo.com. I've worn it so much though, it's looking a bit worse for wear! It's huge and so soft, so it's like wearing a blanket all winter!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp1mgNwnaWSutgluMCyCEBg26R_SWJCwLKgSRCuwR8HLlz3Ln1HUijv84PBDjEejzuZNIC2pW_8KZRbwmWBFB5ZnbrUKZzFBto_iA5o2Gn8t0pXY_sDpACGtgvN7FXG-gpT7R4Ko1UBNj/s1600/photo+2+%252867%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp1mgNwnaWSutgluMCyCEBg26R_SWJCwLKgSRCuwR8HLlz3Ln1HUijv84PBDjEejzuZNIC2pW_8KZRbwmWBFB5ZnbrUKZzFBto_iA5o2Gn8t0pXY_sDpACGtgvN7FXG-gpT7R4Ko1UBNj/s400/photo+2+%252867%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top left- Butter Bear<br />
Top right- Father Christmas<br />
Bottom- Dashing Santa</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Favourite bath bomb?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Again, i'm not a huge lover of baths- I get so bored and hot in them, i'm out within about 10 minutes! However, I always have one on Christmas Eve with a Lush bath bomb- this year I've chosen the Father Christmas bath bomb as the lady in lush said it fizzes away with amazing colours but also creates a lather/bubbles!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYRuWrpzvC_KOwbME_d0XktfMYxVxRDrZJByDpZB6kz6Ox8I9PZ-kIJDm3sZ4j8duMqGPhK0F0bfmBup3Mf2yBhrzk1pRmwZejV_MON-Fsa9txhu2-D7v6ncMG3df9CTl7gTLV4VhMIiX/s1600/photo+2+%252869%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYRuWrpzvC_KOwbME_d0XktfMYxVxRDrZJByDpZB6kz6Ox8I9PZ-kIJDm3sZ4j8duMqGPhK0F0bfmBup3Mf2yBhrzk1pRmwZejV_MON-Fsa9txhu2-D7v6ncMG3df9CTl7gTLV4VhMIiX/s400/photo+2+%252869%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Favourite winter scent?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's hands down got to be Giorgio Armani Si! I'm down to my last bit and I never want it to end so i'm savoring it. I probably should pop it on my Christmas wish list and hope for it! It's quite a heavy scent, musky and sexy which would be perfect for evenings. However, I love it so much i'll happily wear it during the day time!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>What do you like about winter?</b></u></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Haven't I already answered one similar to this? As I said before, the lead up to Christmas, spending time with family, giving, cosy nights in and snow!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzQhDLrZ0llnLPplUAG7ZnqaGK-WUYPUhEuAWbvLcPpJ51oagBNYeardW7lOMMc5nnjax_7XxP6QVNoc5NDMDkpNPQpphPYV1bfeNHocGKR3rQSPkJRf1E-9J9FGgf-6XikOkaZT4idip/s1600/photo+4+%252829%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzQhDLrZ0llnLPplUAG7ZnqaGK-WUYPUhEuAWbvLcPpJ51oagBNYeardW7lOMMc5nnjax_7XxP6QVNoc5NDMDkpNPQpphPYV1bfeNHocGKR3rQSPkJRf1E-9J9FGgf-6XikOkaZT4idip/s400/photo+4+%252829%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Favourite movie?</u></b></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favourite Christmas film would have to be Polar Express, so cute and magical! Sometimes i'm even convinced to believe by the end of it- haha!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Do you like the snow?</b></u></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes! Especially when I was at school, who else listened to the radio/constantly refreshed the news website to find out whether your school was closed? Nothing more exciting than seeing your school on the list, running upstairs to get into warm clothes and head out into the snow! I don't tend to play out in the snow as quite frankly it's too cold but I do love a day off, cosying up in front of the fire!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So there you have it, the Warm Me Up For Winter TAG. Make sure you go and check out the lovely Jess' post here and maybe even go give her a follow on bloglovin! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm not going to tag anybody in particular but if you do this tag then let me know in the comments and i'll be sure to go and check it out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you've had a lovely week, I may be back on Wednesday- if not, next Sunday!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT WINTER?</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></b></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-91051218079973199662015-11-25T08:22:00.003-08:002015-11-25T10:32:27.390-08:00A New Job and Christmas Blogging Plans! | Update<pre style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Today I thought I'd have a little catch up with you guys to let you know what's going to be happening on my blog this next month or so.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">As you may know back in July I qualified as a childcare practitioner and since then I've been looking for a job in the childcare field, I was unsuccessful so I decided I would do supply work as a Teaching Assistant. I really enjoyed myself whilst working as a TA and I would definitely consider it in the not too distant future. However, for now- I've just got myself a job as a Play Worker/Nursery Nurse in a near by playgroup/pre-school. I start next Monday and I'm super excited as my colleagues are so lovely, however it may be a little bit tricky to get posts up twice a week on a Wednesday and Sunday, unfortunately.</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_W5kNnSlgjkC5xzP52T3NCH1HsXrcV0CZrD6kkZPthTdxtjQOLroJQ4lt-ToxA7VWAcuqMi0Qs_hz9lU80RjlZYGnYK_r9CXDXdQyZGUnek3Q4XSutUJKwi8QWKFTqK-GDn_ZRFJM3gD/s1600/photo+1+%252863%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_W5kNnSlgjkC5xzP52T3NCH1HsXrcV0CZrD6kkZPthTdxtjQOLroJQ4lt-ToxA7VWAcuqMi0Qs_hz9lU80RjlZYGnYK_r9CXDXdQyZGUnek3Q4XSutUJKwi8QWKFTqK-GDn_ZRFJM3gD/s400/photo+1+%252863%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">However, Christmas is upon us and I've got lots of ideas that I really hope I can find the time to work on and get up. Recently I felt as though I had lost my blogging mojo and was lacking inspiration and that may have showed through. I hope it didn't and you stuck with me! I promise there's lot's more festivity coming your way as Christmas is my favourite time of year, so you can make sure you're up to date with me by following me <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/traces-my-thoughts-13909057">here</a> via bloglovin- if you want of course!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun8mI7nlRHzwEws7TV5kAnRZPY5uv2ee8fAXP37vglPOFx-g_3SfDveZBzCyhVrJX0mTzCSUAW6s_U9qkBHwNVZig2sB9PxKY7iYyfgxrGFEvFqNQyPlXxx7IyjgX0_4GSb9d1tUh-FGE/s1600/photo+2+%252866%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun8mI7nlRHzwEws7TV5kAnRZPY5uv2ee8fAXP37vglPOFx-g_3SfDveZBzCyhVrJX0mTzCSUAW6s_U9qkBHwNVZig2sB9PxKY7iYyfgxrGFEvFqNQyPlXxx7IyjgX0_4GSb9d1tUh-FGE/s400/photo+2+%252866%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Also, something exciting for me and maybe for you too?! After umming and ahhing for a good while, I finally decided to get the Feel Unique 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar! I'm super excited as this is the first beauty advent calendar I've ever had so I'm looking forward to see what goodies lie beneath the doors.</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Now the exciting part for you guys, well maybe.. I'm debating whether to do a post each week on what I find(bearing in mind this will only be 3 items as the calendar is only 12 days) or whether to a post at the end of advent showing what I received in the whole calendar. I also thought it might be nice for you to see me open it, so instead I was wondering whether you'd like me to record myself opening each door and posting it on Instagram (@xtracesofmythoughts) then a month or so after, give a review on each of the items. Please let me know what you think in the comments below!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">
</span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">And that's all I've got to update you on, I think... I hope you're looking forward for what's to come on my blog, I know I'm excited to get in the festive mood! Just one month til Christmas guys! Also, let me know whether you've got any Christmassy posts planned!</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I shall be back on Sunday with a collab, so keep your eyes peeled!</span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">
</span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-size: large;">HAVE YOU GOT ANY CHRISTMAS BLOG POSTS PLANNED?</span></div>
<div style="color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;">
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></div>
</span></pre>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-29443324015286562612015-11-22T05:49:00.001-08:002015-11-22T13:38:09.913-08:00Products I've Used Up- Skincare | November 2015<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVQMct8y2kvJwYl8N_pOrxx8AFRcX-Rvlrw-qZCCbxeV23sxFKab10qo7RcSQjMrJNSkOKZwQY_IUEq4_ZEAxA2VAyJGF4FlpWWq1Shcpw3nAieCl_3SbSzhkW-2Ly0-CaQDEjcNaJ7gH/s1600/photo+3+%252852%2529+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVQMct8y2kvJwYl8N_pOrxx8AFRcX-Rvlrw-qZCCbxeV23sxFKab10qo7RcSQjMrJNSkOKZwQY_IUEq4_ZEAxA2VAyJGF4FlpWWq1Shcpw3nAieCl_3SbSzhkW-2Ly0-CaQDEjcNaJ7gH/s640/photo+3+%252852%2529+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, we'll be having a rummage through my empties to see what I've used up lately and give mini reviews on each of them. I was going to do a collective empties post, however I found I had a lot of skincare products and I didn't want to make this post too long so i'm going to do separte ones- the other will be coming soon but lets get on with it and show you what I've used up and what I thought of them.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnORMTLszkEkFdNi70_qpduGQ-mxJSSYhm2l9Vm42-kch0AY076gutuiHfHKa8fR0UURyRrDx50vxkh9KRX0IN2dN1tfBaMNL38XvhEC374pb2p298lsOh20srhsga-BRWeZq3xzAoMjz/s1600/photo+2+%252865%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnORMTLszkEkFdNi70_qpduGQ-mxJSSYhm2l9Vm42-kch0AY076gutuiHfHKa8fR0UURyRrDx50vxkh9KRX0IN2dN1tfBaMNL38XvhEC374pb2p298lsOh20srhsga-BRWeZq3xzAoMjz/s400/photo+2+%252865%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Garnier Moisture Matte Moisturiser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is my favourite drugstore moisturiser. I've repurchased this many of times and I will continue to, I have no doubt you've probably seen this on my blog before. It's super hydrating, sinks into the skin quickly and stays matte so my face doesn't look like an oil slick.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>L'Occitane Pivoine Sublime Cream</b> </u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I saw that L'Occitane were doing skincare trials where you could get a 7 day free sample tailored to your skins needs. This claimed to help with colour correcting and hydration. As this was only a 7 day sample, I can't say I noticed any colour correction, however my skin felt well hydrated and smooth. This seems like a good moisturiser but for the price tag of £32, I'll stick to my Garnier Moisture Matte mentioned previously.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Origins Ginzing Moisturiser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is another product that was raved about so I thought I'd give it a go. I have a deluxe sample which I got from a gift set. I actually did a full review on the set, <a href="http://www.thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/super-sample-set-review-origins-skincare.html">here</a>. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did like this moisturiser, it was light, sank into the skin quickly but it's supposed to 'wake up your skin' but I still found mine looked pretty dull after using this. Considering it's price tag, I won't be repurchasing this.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Origins Night-A-Mins Moisturiser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This one also came as part of the set. I'd never properly used a night cream before so I was looking forward to try this. This was really hydrating, sank in quickly and left my skin feeling super soft and plump in the morning. I've noticed a big difference in my skin since I finished this, my skin has been a little dry in places and I've been breaking out. It might not be, but I'm pretty sure it's down to this. It's a little pricey which is why I haven't repurchased it yet but I definitely will after Christmas.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBVBMStqGcSy3FlH4ABWZN6ROFXejQvIsyc006yoc74qa582NfcEh4fA_bc2SUGcl195HU0LGCopKuyu7OM4rHDSLC3JfURIv2X9jhyphenhyphengd3u3wsdfPBCpcSWcR3A_0gq99_5nkVmaX_u3_/s1600/photo+3+%252851%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBVBMStqGcSy3FlH4ABWZN6ROFXejQvIsyc006yoc74qa582NfcEh4fA_bc2SUGcl195HU0LGCopKuyu7OM4rHDSLC3JfURIv2X9jhyphenhyphengd3u3wsdfPBCpcSWcR3A_0gq99_5nkVmaX_u3_/s400/photo+3+%252851%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>The Body Shop Vitamin E Day Moisturiser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love the Vitamin E range, I think it'd be perfect for those with normal/combination skin. This moisturiser is light and hydrating. It also smells really nice too. I'd definitely think about buying this again!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another from the Vitamin E range. This is a light, gentle cleanser that I used as a second cleanse after taking my makeup off. This left my skin feeling refreshed, soft and hydrated. I loved taking this off with a hot muslin cloth. Another I would consider purchasing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWv6xb8XbZmZHUIuTmOuSiv-FwXuSKh8rcHjDZOLEJshKXDACqEZ1OeZ-4B2tzcLcTD6xP08jBU3sp30IiPSogAG1BTDyntCu4rMoX69CFvMy_Kno4QTh5JY1l39pegvqH7iIDcdBKnPZ/s1600/photo+4+%252827%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWv6xb8XbZmZHUIuTmOuSiv-FwXuSKh8rcHjDZOLEJshKXDACqEZ1OeZ-4B2tzcLcTD6xP08jBU3sp30IiPSogAG1BTDyntCu4rMoX69CFvMy_Kno4QTh5JY1l39pegvqH7iIDcdBKnPZ/s400/photo+4+%252827%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Soap and Glory Hot Pore Cleanser</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apparently this is similar to the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, one I've been wanting to try for a while. This again is good for a second cleanse as it's deep cleaning and really gets into the pores. This would be great for a pamper night, it has such a relaxing scent and feels like a luxury product. I'm unsure whether I'll be picking this up before I try the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish but I'll let you know I'm sure.</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Simple Soothing Facial Toner</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was the first toner I had used in a long while and I must admit I did enjoy using it. As it's Simple the ingredients are very natural therefore it should be kind to the skin and would be great for anyone with super sensitive skin. In comparison to the current toner I'm using, I much prefer this one so I would buy this again. I've seen Simple have a pore minimising toner too so I must give that a go!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCrtukigUmoa4wRKCSQputuyPU5MaA_e2t3WACirKJl4HcGNA1YfqHM0uTDzHDqiYixBqrZXYCJSK4_BfRbhq3UEHH94KoknJF8mW_ioPG3cP3CeXsOdtgEcBSmRwjjqodk8ptfd4zn_a/s1600/photo+2+%252864%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCrtukigUmoa4wRKCSQputuyPU5MaA_e2t3WACirKJl4HcGNA1YfqHM0uTDzHDqiYixBqrZXYCJSK4_BfRbhq3UEHH94KoknJF8mW_ioPG3cP3CeXsOdtgEcBSmRwjjqodk8ptfd4zn_a/s400/photo+2+%252864%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Garnier and Boots Botanics Micellar Cleansing Water</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've gone through a good few bottles of the Garnier Micellar Water as I love it. I got a bit bored so thought I'd try another. Although the Botanics one is good, I found I needed a lot more to break down my makeup. I also found the Botanics one left my eyes a little bit sore afterwards where as the Garnier one is so gentle and kind on the eyes. I'll definitely be repurchasing the Garnier one!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG_RdLWKy8dVitZp_s0Edgq9TcEwyGyzs-aRgLGKEgJ91HH5oKjLTUPZpTTleV6vX29JLOMAO9cyAYjiVfCvCa6oaA-amXHLgHMywqhyphenhyphenGq_muw75D0HIkQcwx5ijMx5PwNfhD6BnL6vwX/s1600/photo+1+%252862%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG_RdLWKy8dVitZp_s0Edgq9TcEwyGyzs-aRgLGKEgJ91HH5oKjLTUPZpTTleV6vX29JLOMAO9cyAYjiVfCvCa6oaA-amXHLgHMywqhyphenhyphenGq_muw75D0HIkQcwx5ijMx5PwNfhD6BnL6vwX/s400/photo+1+%252862%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo</b></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Has anyone else spotted those little baskets in Boots in the skincare section with samples of products to try? I always pick them up. This was one of them! This was a highly raved about product so I knew I had to try it. It's supposed to help with blemishes to reduce the size/appearance of them and to help reduce the appearance of spot scars. I did use this all up but it didn't make much of a difference, I'm so disappointed! I definitely won't be buying this. Have you tried it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b>Soap and Glory Hand Food and Heel Genius Foot Cream</b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hand Food is definitely a well loved product in the blogging world. I don't love it nor hate it. This again has the typical Soap and Glory scent, it's hydrating and softening but I find it leaves a greasy residue on my hands which I don't enjoy. This isn't a bad product and if I was gifted it again, I would use it- probably before I go to sleep though.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'd not heard much about the Heel Genius Foot Cream but I was willing to give it a go. This has more of a minty scent which is nice and refreshing. I pop this on after I've showered and put socks straight on to lock it in and let it sink in. I will repurchase this once I've finished the bottle I'm currently using- it makes my feet so soft! If you've got any beach holidays coming up, I'd definitely recommend this to soften the skin so they look good in sandals!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, that was a strange one to end on- i'm sorry! Haha! These are the products I've used up recently, there are a few repurchases and a few misses. Let me know if you've tried any of these products below in the comments and what you thought of them! I'll be back on Wednesday with a little update!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">WHAT PRODUCTS HAVE YOU FINISHED LATELY?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
</span>The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-74796783003983638762015-11-17T11:09:00.000-08:002015-11-18T11:20:03.238-08:00The Pinky Nude Lip | My Favourite Lip Combo!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently I noticed that compared to any other category in my makeup collection, I have a lot more lip products! On a day-to-day basis, I only really wear the same few so I decided I won't buy any more lip products until after Christmas. Who knows? It might save me a few pounds before Christmas, thus being able to spend more on gifts! It's been about a month, though I may have caved a little bit and bought the Glamour magazine- just for the free lipstick! When thinking about this, the idea came to me to do a post on one of my favourite lip combos- so that's what I shall be sharing with you today.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_U2LFBC6H1OBWQ7OYsSZ0vcYysgf5LFM1a2lDO-eLrWyxJhX3AiG8FeTulq9R6fm7u_mhPTKSCjZchDdVLFf15tSN5Sc0E_l70_6jMmKl1VpolEea26B7AuAeXk0QzGQQRc71fcH-Pm7/s1600/photo+1+%252860%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_U2LFBC6H1OBWQ7OYsSZ0vcYysgf5LFM1a2lDO-eLrWyxJhX3AiG8FeTulq9R6fm7u_mhPTKSCjZchDdVLFf15tSN5Sc0E_l70_6jMmKl1VpolEea26B7AuAeXk0QzGQQRc71fcH-Pm7/s400/photo+1+%252860%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love a pinky/nude lip on an everyday basis as I think they're so easy to pair with any makeup look and they wear away nicely without leaving that horrible ring stain. Now, I always go into Poundland for a browse as sometimes they have some great beauty products- whilst looking I saw this Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Rose Quartz. These lip liners retail at around £3 so I saved myself a couple of quid there, however I can't seem to find Rose Quartz online at Boots so I think they may have had a revamp and renamed it Indian Pink which looks a pretty similar colour, so bare that in mind if you're looking for it!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdCe6UE8ipdx7Ys85lpPke9SB_I4gddjGN7hu5sxAtoExYHWeyomdX0EFmsEd-deAaJGUKumTzRpmtCiUzeoNPZf30W4AS1LyVCh4P6Vws4YwgAUVrR8NnWaspo0ufILJjqky5cwW8Tio/s1600/photo+2+%252863%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdCe6UE8ipdx7Ys85lpPke9SB_I4gddjGN7hu5sxAtoExYHWeyomdX0EFmsEd-deAaJGUKumTzRpmtCiUzeoNPZf30W4AS1LyVCh4P6Vws4YwgAUVrR8NnWaspo0ufILJjqky5cwW8Tio/s320/photo+2+%252863%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As you can see below this is a nudey pink colour with the slightest shimmer, however I can barely notice the shimmer unless it's in the light. I apologise, that was an awful description so hopefully it swatched gives you a better idea! I tend to use this by outlining my lips first and then put it all over the inside of my lips, this will act as a base for the lip gloss later. As I mentioned earlier, this lip liner fades evenly so you're left with a stain all over. However, this may need to be re-applied throughout the day depending on whether you're eating or drinking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQK8G8pheez1eybpTet3gJv5xjVJqoVs22CQSLTVLQRjBHqpRq2NCueqyq1-ok7x4OYd6p8p9ZR7nlfY86BILSEjmMwKuco6d-bYmooUPGzFwvhvkSvWuuyMLVlWt94v9ql0Yh-6OEsHT/s1600/photo+4+%252826%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQK8G8pheez1eybpTet3gJv5xjVJqoVs22CQSLTVLQRjBHqpRq2NCueqyq1-ok7x4OYd6p8p9ZR7nlfY86BILSEjmMwKuco6d-bYmooUPGzFwvhvkSvWuuyMLVlWt94v9ql0Yh-6OEsHT/s400/photo+4+%252826%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left/Top- Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Rose Quartz<br />Right/Bottom- Fleur De Force Lip Gloss in Written In The Stars</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNj_ZlEg4MRarSEesqlQFiCrpVxEvEXw3r5Yu8T4RxvVDqx7_X-aHJxxPVFHqjfZsRVoIo2jpi9Sl6hyV38wI6CtfvrXvuVT7zH9nPgTMEFdj_ZIalv_6RaaT8jaglK7mGVcRp1gUvvfJ/s1600/photo+3+%252850%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNj_ZlEg4MRarSEesqlQFiCrpVxEvEXw3r5Yu8T4RxvVDqx7_X-aHJxxPVFHqjfZsRVoIo2jpi9Sl6hyV38wI6CtfvrXvuVT7zH9nPgTMEFdj_ZIalv_6RaaT8jaglK7mGVcRp1gUvvfJ/s320/photo+3+%252850%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To finish off the look I will go in with the Fleur De Force Lip Gloss in Written In The Stars. I was super excited for these to be released as they looked and sounded amazing when Fleur was showing them in her video. I had my eye on the berry toned one, ready for Autumn/Winter but I already have enough berry colours in my collection so instead I went for this instead. This is Written In The Stars, again is a pinky nude colour, very similar to the lip liner- just a tad lighter. On first swatch, I was really impressed by how incredibly pigmented these glosses are, they're not too sticky so are comfortable on the lips and they smell gorgeous! If scented lip products are your thing then you'd love these- vanillary goodness!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Usually i'd quickly pop on lip gloss without a mirror, however I find these are so pigmented that I could end up looking like Coco the Clown- so I make sure I've got a mirror handy when applying these. I love the high shine finish these lip glosses give and this combo makes me feel like I've got my sh*t together when really, I probably haven't...</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How long does this combo last? I couldn't say exactly, I do find I have to reapply after eating/drinking for the full effect. If I just left it though, as I've mentioned a good few times before in this post- these fade evenly so I don't have to worry too much! I'm yet to find a lipstick/lip combo that lasts all day without the need to re-apply so if you've got any recommendations, please leave them below!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is my go-to lip look for an everyday basis, though if i'm feeling I want to be extra Autumnal, I will apply a berry colour. This one is just a lot easier to maintain!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SHOP THE LOOK</span></u><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></u></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3NUq0R1ICFE0YyDpgm3EuYCmxvdX-wfcFp6ne5ZOJDdGEt3WKgkrujpQGZmZwBt9qSseUQc4V4-bmZ2jKoXgd7onwAbBCka-FGhr4hg_OyMWskmd4jNb6Qtd6bzM91qSi9nk07YQhPLj/s1600/photo+5.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3NUq0R1ICFE0YyDpgm3EuYCmxvdX-wfcFp6ne5ZOJDdGEt3WKgkrujpQGZmZwBt9qSseUQc4V4-bmZ2jKoXgd7onwAbBCka-FGhr4hg_OyMWskmd4jNb6Qtd6bzM91qSi9nk07YQhPLj/s400/photo+5.PNG" width="400" /></a></div>
<u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></u></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Rose Quartz, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/RIMMEL-LONDON-Lasting-Finish-Kisses/dp/B0083H2SAW/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1447684038&sr=1-1&keywords=RIMMEL+1000+KISSES+LIP+LINER+ROSE+QUARTZ">here</a>- £3.24</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Indian Pink(similar), <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-1000-Kisses-Lipliner_1113541/">here</a>- £2.99 </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fleur De Force Lip Gloss in Written In The Stars, <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/Fleur-De-Force-Lipgloss-9-5ml">here</a>- £6.99</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apologies for not posting on Sunday, I was pretty busy so didn't have time or ideas on what to post. I'd be grateful if you left me with any suggestions to take me up to December. Also, let me know whether you've tried any of Fleur De Forces makeup line and what you think of it!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LIP COMBO?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-21807380651534000142015-11-08T06:26:00.001-08:002015-11-08T11:00:21.528-08:0030 Beauty Questions | TAG<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I've been quite busy so unfortunately I haven't had much time to think about or prepare a post for today. However, I didn't want to miss an upload day so I thought i'd take a look some beauty tags and I've chosen this one to share with you today. I'll try to make sure i'm on top form next week, so bare with me guys!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZhAThIeZOt7KvxPG5IpYPbwDHBSC3Q9iFzFs0fz8Ca-doi8AwsPadls3XC4s9hm9JWZtmM2E70rJMmWeXXbp0z_9JSOlAxFozYBTEIpCft8gslgYh7lD0u8PTvVayXp8uVJd3N7lW11A/s1600/photo+%25288%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZhAThIeZOt7KvxPG5IpYPbwDHBSC3Q9iFzFs0fz8Ca-doi8AwsPadls3XC4s9hm9JWZtmM2E70rJMmWeXXbp0z_9JSOlAxFozYBTEIpCft8gslgYh7lD0u8PTvVayXp8uVJd3N7lW11A/s640/photo+%25288%2529.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b>
<u>1. DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST MAKEUP ITEM?</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to have a good think about this. I believe it was one of those makeup compacts with pink and blue eye shadows from Argos. I think I may still have it somewhere!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT MASCARA. HAVE YOU FOUND ONE THAT FITS YOUR SPECIFICATIONS? </span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really like long fluttery lashes, though the mascara must not be too wet nor too dry. I love the Benefit Roller Lash for this!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. WHAT KIND OF COVERAGE DO YOU PREFER FROM FOUNDATION?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Medium. Something that can be worn as a natural everyday base but also can be built up to a high coverage when needed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. FAVOURITE HIGH END BRAND?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't tried that many high end brands so it'd have to be Benefit.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. WHAT COSMETICS BRANDS HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY BUT STILL HAVEN'T?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">MAC, Urban Decay and Laura Mercier!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. FAVOURITE DRUGSTORE BRAND?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a tough one! It was between Rimmel and L'Oreal. I'd have to say Rimmel as I've tried and loved a lot more products from them!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. DO YOU WEAR FAKE EYELASHES?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've only worn individuals once or twice and I loved them! I think I should try them out again, go all fancy for the festive season coming up! Any recommendations?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. IS THERE ANY KIND OF MAKEUP YOU CANT LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mascara, I feel that I look more awake and slightly more done up with a quick flick of mascara!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. WHAT IS YOUR MOST CHERISHED BEAUTY PRODUCT?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I imagine this would usually be a high end product that you love but I don't have any full-sized high end products! I'd have to say L'Oreal True Match Foundation, it has been a solid favourite for over a year now!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SHOP FOR MAKEUP? DO YOU PICK IT UP HERE AND THERE OR GET LOTS OF GOODIES AT ONCE?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've never actually gone into Boots and done a huge shop. Though, I think I should after Christmas and get a whole load of products for a new year. I pick it up here and there!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. DO YOU HAVE A BEAUTY BUDGET OR DO YOU SPEND FREELY?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't necessarily have a budget, but I do try not to spend too much on beauty products- hence why the majority of them are drugstore!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. DO YOU UTILISE COUPONS, REWARDS CARDS AND SALES WHEN YOU SHOP FOR COSMETICS?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pop coupons in my purse and forget about them! I always use my Boots and Superdrug points card and always browse in the sale!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">13. WHAT TYPE OF PRODUCT DO YOU BUY THE MOST OF?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lipsticks, definitely. I've told my mum that I won't buy anymore until after Christmas. Let's see how long this lasts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">14. IS THERE A BRAND YOU ABSOLUTELY CANT STAND?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a good think about this and I don't think there is! Miss Sporty reminds me of the time when I used to use cheap makeup from magazines, it didn't look too great but that was probably my fault. But I don't hate Miss Sporty as I've heard they actually have some really affordable and great products.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">15. DO YOU AVOID CERTAIN INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS LIKE PARABENS OR SULFATES?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course it's always a bonus if products don't have these but it's rare that I look up the ingredients of products which is really bad. I'm sure i'm not though only one though!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">16. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PLACE TO SHOP FOR MAKEUP?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Boots and Superdrug. I used to love buying makeup from Frangrance Direct online though as they have super affordable makeup. I may just go have a browse now!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">17. DO YOU LIKE TRYING NEW SKINCARE PRODUCTS OR DO YOU KEEP A CERTAIN ROUTINE?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I buy new skincare products quite often actually. I love trying new cleansers as i'm yet to find the perfect one for my skin. However, once I start using a product that I like- I do use it for a good while or until it's completely empty so I sort of stick to a routine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">18. FAVOURITE BATH AND BODY BRAND?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soap and Glory. I've just been lusting over their amazing Christmas gift sets!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">19. IF YOU COULD ONLY BUY FROM ONE BRAND, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This may seem a little odd as I've never actually tried anything from them but MAC. MAC just about do everything beauty wise and so many people rave about it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">20. WHAT BRAND DO YOU THINK HAS THE BEST PACKAGING?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Benefits packaging is really pretty!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">21. WHICH CELEBRITY ALWAYS HAS GREAT MAKEUP?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I actually have no idea for this one. I only keep upto date with a handful of celebs and I rarely look at their makeup which is odd seeing as I love makeup a lot!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">22. DO YOU BELONG TO ANY ONLINE BEAUTY COMMUNITIES?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Beauty Blogger community, I guess!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">23. 5 FAVOURITE BEAUTY GURUS</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Trawls through YouTube Subscriptions*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amelia Liana</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fleur De Force</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Laura Black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Miss Budget Beauty</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Vivianna Does Makeup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">one more, maybe?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lily Pebbles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><br /></u>
<u>24. DO YOU LIKE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS LIKE LIP AND CHEEK STAINS?</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">They're handy, yes! I don't really use lip and cheek stains. I do use an eye shadow on my eyes and as a highlight though!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">25. ARE YOU CLUMSY WHEN PUTTING MAKEUP ON?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not the best, I do try though! I have had countless eye makeup disasters which I've had to frantically wipe away and do my standard everyday neutral look!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">26. DO YOU USE A MAKEUP BASE/PRIMER FOR THE EYES?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I usually use the remains on my fingers of my face primer and just pat it into my lids. Some people use their concealer too, don't they?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">27. HOW MANY HAIR PRODUCTS DO YOU USE ON A TYPICAL DAY?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If i'm washing my hair, 4(shampoo, conditioner, serum and heat protector). If not then 2(heat protector and dry shampoo).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">28. WHAT DO YOU APPLY FIRST? CONCEALER OR FOUNDATION?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used to apply concealer first but I was technically rubbing it off when applying foundation so now, it's always foundation first!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">29. DO YOU EVER CONSIDER TAKING MAKEUP CLASSES?</span></u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Always! I'd love to learn how to professionally apply makeup. However, there are only a couple near me which either don't have very good reviews or are super expensive!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">30. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT MAKEUP?</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love how much makeup can change the way you look by enhancing your best features. Makeup also changes the way you feel about yourself, you can feel so much more confident and put together with makeup. I love to experiment with makeup, is it sad to say that makeup brings me joy?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really enjoy reading tags so I hope this one hasn't been too boring!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not going to tag anyone in particular as I know it can be difficult to keep on top of tags you've been tagged to complete. Feel free to do this tag if you please, let me know if you do it and i'll definitely go and check it out!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO THIS WEEK?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-79183833070906433092015-11-01T07:02:00.001-08:002015-11-01T11:44:11.947-08:00Something To Put A Smile On Their Face | Operation Christmas Child 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Halloween is out of the way, Bonfire Night will be done and dusted by the end of next week so why not get a little Christmassy here on my blog today. Today i'm going to be sharing with you an initiative called Operation Christmas Child by the charity Samaritan's Purse. I'm going to put it straight out there, this is not sponsored. Blogging allows me to connect with people all over the world, therefore I feel it is my duty to share good things and thoughts in order to have a positive influence on those reading. Anyway, let's get on with this and allow me to explain a little more about it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is Operation Christmas Child?</span></u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0nnhoq1tTAVYPgHGl-1P2PqI-2xKNzhQqUJujaDF2FFAPCv-UZdvxTZm9LPj6oqK8SMyV20JFi8BANiDL0bODrqNyEPH0QmfSw-bp8eaNWL1EmYCETBdPinySTej7F5BcDu2fF56DOb2/s1600/photo+3+%252849%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0nnhoq1tTAVYPgHGl-1P2PqI-2xKNzhQqUJujaDF2FFAPCv-UZdvxTZm9LPj6oqK8SMyV20JFi8BANiDL0bODrqNyEPH0QmfSw-bp8eaNWL1EmYCETBdPinySTej7F5BcDu2fF56DOb2/s640/photo+3+%252849%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samaritan's Purse is the charity that runs Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child allows anybody in most countries around the world to send a shoe box full of gifts including hygiene items, school supplies and toys to a child somewhere in a less developed country to enable them to have a happier Christmas. If you'd like to find out more, just search Operation Christmas Child followed by where you live as each country has a different website with specific details on how to pack a box. For example, Operation Christmas Child UK. Or you can click <a href="https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/">here</a>, if you're from the UK.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How to pack a shoe box?</span></b></u></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8JH-UHklp2wKScN6Nj7uwipH1NNKl3xbQedvYmZdqL6bs-xUuQ_ah2hvuqvxlMJXfj6ZRFp7WOqO2yGGAYkiHNHIS_EZMB8O_n7DioatEuAlsdjbVyRdxml4FW764jsj2YSuo_qcQ82H/s1600/photo+1+%252858%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8JH-UHklp2wKScN6Nj7uwipH1NNKl3xbQedvYmZdqL6bs-xUuQ_ah2hvuqvxlMJXfj6ZRFp7WOqO2yGGAYkiHNHIS_EZMB8O_n7DioatEuAlsdjbVyRdxml4FW764jsj2YSuo_qcQ82H/s400/photo+1+%252858%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all you should wrap your shoe box ensuring the lid and box are wrapped separately. You should then pop a label on top stating whether your box is for a boy or girl and which age range. I did a box for a boy and a girl, both aged 5 to 9.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next you should fill your box with gifts, including hygiene items, school supplies and toys. However, I must make you aware there are some restrictions on what you can put in as these are going to be flown across the world, therefore you should avoid food, liquids and sharp objects. There are also some restrictions on toys such as war-related toys(soldiers, guns, knives), hand-made stuffed toys and playing cards. If you're unsure, click <a href="https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/how-to-pack-a-shoebox/#gift_suggest">here</a> to find a more in-depth list of what you can and can't include. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBAft8kDJcHVgIzcgoYnklrnZ1SaYh2rivzUu-KP4N4oLFQbDiMVqaxOpmVfvAJgXsOTF-2nhJxdxy6HgI3RYn5-0fPLKl5ZmA9MVhKlmsFvByEMa1ViQZfXpq8KKNa8nGGANOwVpOGvm/s1600/photo+1+%252859%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBAft8kDJcHVgIzcgoYnklrnZ1SaYh2rivzUu-KP4N4oLFQbDiMVqaxOpmVfvAJgXsOTF-2nhJxdxy6HgI3RYn5-0fPLKl5ZmA9MVhKlmsFvByEMa1ViQZfXpq8KKNa8nGGANOwVpOGvm/s640/photo+1+%252859%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZgbhw6hyAZazrV2xHoUvv3KpjLhavp3v558qWpphqZk2jypR192oxdF7pAXLdHVcBhk-n937bSlSkUc2tKjiqtiLcZWVavppSWTdN0LYDiJ8esp8gzDwlS9D2Gd9KM-JSs3qziFtTGg/s1600/photo+2+%252861%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjZgbhw6hyAZazrV2xHoUvv3KpjLhavp3v558qWpphqZk2jypR192oxdF7pAXLdHVcBhk-n937bSlSkUc2tKjiqtiLcZWVavppSWTdN0LYDiJ8esp8gzDwlS9D2Gd9KM-JSs3qziFtTGg/s640/photo+2+%252861%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here I've included pictures and a list of what I've packed in each box, i'm sure you'll be able to tell but the first is for a boy(aged 5-9) and the second is for a girl(aged 5-9).</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HYGIENE ITEMS</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Toothbrushes</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> -Toothpaste</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Bar of soap and a flannel</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Comb/hair brush</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SCHOOL SUPPLIES</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Notebook</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Ballpoint pens<br />-Pencils</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Colouring pencils<br />-Ruler</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Eraser and sharpener </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">TOYS</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Train set<br />-Truck</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Animal figures</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Doll</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Jewellery making set</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>OTHER</b><br />-Hat/Scarf/Gloves<br />-Hair accessories</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Colouring/Activity book</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Sweets(best before date must be at least March of the following year) </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXlMYfDHAws9c1oa2IYGVdaFB5qCodaJZRSNvRiUpvaCJstVFHBF3uceO5i7Mg-YNvqb7gKZd5SdvIzrj-yUpG4Ge40hrLCblFQRUkblc49K2GiPWJkTxhTqQOVbQBYSpLUZDNTagt7zc/s1600/photo+2+%252862%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXlMYfDHAws9c1oa2IYGVdaFB5qCodaJZRSNvRiUpvaCJstVFHBF3uceO5i7Mg-YNvqb7gKZd5SdvIzrj-yUpG4Ge40hrLCblFQRUkblc49K2GiPWJkTxhTqQOVbQBYSpLUZDNTagt7zc/s400/photo+2+%252862%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf4O6_oS5yy5BNUNCCT9QP5R30j7rT9XktYXIcv3Nh_k_ZGAay0bCf-Gulu7ZDr7xVuGHcH-22LnNI1uPUk-0JXasqVO6a_H2W7Ml509eDhS1N2IMU64BXpDOUb3LR4BP4AMjHPPdFVfW/s1600/photo+4+%252825%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf4O6_oS5yy5BNUNCCT9QP5R30j7rT9XktYXIcv3Nh_k_ZGAay0bCf-Gulu7ZDr7xVuGHcH-22LnNI1uPUk-0JXasqVO6a_H2W7Ml509eDhS1N2IMU64BXpDOUb3LR4BP4AMjHPPdFVfW/s400/photo+4+%252825%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYWe5SL67UhB88k7ufoQzFqXL2mtkysxFXejys5TVM8hcqlin_0cYfDh6QWDE3Sj8eH010wLzH00xgL-JYokKFVzg93GSfqoHz5thynMjJzk88gAqiIURQENi7W5P4lhzb9gxl8UmA6k-/s1600/photo+3+%252848%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYWe5SL67UhB88k7ufoQzFqXL2mtkysxFXejys5TVM8hcqlin_0cYfDh6QWDE3Sj8eH010wLzH00xgL-JYokKFVzg93GSfqoHz5thynMjJzk88gAqiIURQENi7W5P4lhzb9gxl8UmA6k-/s400/photo+3+%252848%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAKE SURE THE LID CAN SHUT!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The only items missing are a colouring/activity book for both and hair accessories for the girl as I feel the box is a little emptier compared to the boys. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You should also make sure that the lid of your box can close properly, you don't want to loose anything!</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How much will this cost?</span></u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know you're probably thinking this, how much is this going to set me back? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not a huge amount in my case, though it does depend where you shop.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cannot recommend Wilko enough for hygiene and stationary items. For example for a two pack of toothbrushes it cost just 18p! I went for the bigger pack of pencils which cost 50p each, however they do have smaller packets for 18p so it depends on your budget.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For the toys, i'd shop around the pound shops. I have a few in my town so I went into each looking for appropriate toys, a hat and glove set and sweets. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So far in total i've spent <b>£16.09.</b> You must also donate £3 for you box to be shipped, you can either include this within the box or you can pay online. I am going to do this online as they give you a barcode which you can stick in your boxes to track them. You will then recieve an email in the new year to find out where your box has gone!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Grand Total(2 boxes) = Under £25</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course, I understand that not everybody has that much to give. You could just do one box, which would come in under £15 with the £3 donation included in that price. However, you could do a box with the basic necessities including hygiene items, some stationary with one or two toys, which would be even cheaper! I'm sure whatever you can give will put a huge smile on a child's face. You and your friends could also gather any small change/pocket money you have to create a box between you. There's no better feeling than doing a good deed! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How do I send it off?</span></u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once everything is in your box, including the £3 donation to ship it- i'd recommend putting an elastic band around it to keep the lid on and to prevent loosing anything from your box. You should then take it to your local drop off point. This can be done from today up until 18th November, so you've got just over 2 weeks to do so! You'll be able to find your local drop off point, <a href="https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/find-your-drop-off-point/">here</a>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that's it, you've done your good deed for the day and i'm sure you'll make a child very happy on Christmas morning! There's no better feeling!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This post was a little different to what you'd usually see on my blog, but I hope you enjoyed finding out about an amazing initiative and I really hope some of you will go and look more into this. Of course, if it's not practical for you this year due to lack of funds or time then you can keep it in mind for next year!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I hope you've had a lovely week. Let me know what you think of this idea in the comments below!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-74286470194562396972015-10-30T04:10:00.005-07:002015-10-30T10:57:55.574-07:00Halloween How To: | Dripping Blood Nails!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been a long time since I actually did something for Halloween. Gone are the days where i'd throw on my witch costume and go trick or treating, sigh! Instead of just wasting the opportunity to do something festive every year, I always do some pumpkin carving and baking! However, this year I also opted to paint my nails a little creepy and Halloween-y so I thought i'd share those with you today.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GrrShQ_doddO1gZwqMqxo2MsZQtguqMOpw5afuEv0T6cSyimfWleuCK7N9GgsRe7z-zOqvD0YI6KE9F2RdCsFU_mnvheaRu5kS-nOy3JLP9lr4Q_SkWkvhfCrgIOXVQRaTUU4BqstSQX/s1600/photo+3+%252847%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GrrShQ_doddO1gZwqMqxo2MsZQtguqMOpw5afuEv0T6cSyimfWleuCK7N9GgsRe7z-zOqvD0YI6KE9F2RdCsFU_mnvheaRu5kS-nOy3JLP9lr4Q_SkWkvhfCrgIOXVQRaTUU4BqstSQX/s400/photo+3+%252847%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, i'm not taking the credit for this design- I was inspired by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4X_adKmAQoBItCF0JWj_Hg">sophdoesnails</a> on YouTube, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LZMDHkc-wI">here</a> to take you to the video. She has some other nail art tutorials, beauty and fashion videos which I also love to watch!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaAOPaLU0GesHFHvfQuoOZa86h-y06rcPps4CBn-I3xHa78HbFjwuy8x6ZnzNMgVCe6-KGC6aieXbz15wmmjqx1k6O2h45OLYterd7Z7DQmt_j_Y22CINOAmtJPZowLFTa-TSIhk1TZBk/s1600/photo+2+%252860%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaAOPaLU0GesHFHvfQuoOZa86h-y06rcPps4CBn-I3xHa78HbFjwuy8x6ZnzNMgVCe6-KGC6aieXbz15wmmjqx1k6O2h45OLYterd7Z7DQmt_j_Y22CINOAmtJPZowLFTa-TSIhk1TZBk/s400/photo+2+%252860%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For this look you're going to need:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Base coat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Top coat</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Red nail varnish</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-White nail varnish</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-A straw or you could use a cotton bud with the cotton removed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. First of all, you will need to prep the nails doing your usual nail-care routine and apply your base coat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Next you will need to paint your middle and ring finger with the white nail varnish. I used this cheap one from a manicure kit, so I did two coats.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Whilst you're waiting for the first coat of white to dry, paint the rest of your nails using a red. I used a classic red but you could go for a darker shade, it might look more realistic too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Once the second coat of white is dry, take the red that you used for your other nails and put a few drops onto some paper. Dip in the end of your straw and blow at the other end onto the white nail. The red I used was a gel nail varnish so was a little thicker than a standard polish, this made it a little harder to use the blowing technique. Instead, I used the straw as a dotting tool and dotted red in places to make it look splattered. I felt I was able to have more control using this technique, therefore there was less mess to clean up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2sTfIMg-UVJ-dcTF77-N8Jiy4sfphEcxs91Zm7wxGgg7w_aajIiP74yZPu5dqU0u__BwifnCPMKOsXRmcppjBq-WwSAybn9cWekjWQcyjaIv5vZsQ8mLptJqdscIH7yBR-cJH642uMsw/s1600/photo+4+%252824%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2sTfIMg-UVJ-dcTF77-N8Jiy4sfphEcxs91Zm7wxGgg7w_aajIiP74yZPu5dqU0u__BwifnCPMKOsXRmcppjBq-WwSAybn9cWekjWQcyjaIv5vZsQ8mLptJqdscIH7yBR-cJH642uMsw/s400/photo+4+%252824%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Once I was happy with the way they looked, I took a cotton bud with some nail varnish remover to remove any nail varnish that got onto my skin around the nail.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Finally, to finish off the design and to make it last longer, apply a top coat. I still don't have a top coat so I used my base coat instead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And there you have it, blood splattered/dripping nails for Halloween!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know this is last minute, but you've still got time before tomorrow to do this so let me know if you do!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Happy Halloween!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnGCTvjtjxAbq6RqTDLIlim51E1I1QyLTsIWhm8SyjvqdItvEWukPPnyfcS84UmVd79l3I1GbPSguZ3pRr3WYeUlMyJWLC0KCKxvI8AP_kIo68f84umIExE8T8odL50wQGRSdFGTLOxI/s1600/photo+1+%252857%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnGCTvjtjxAbq6RqTDLIlim51E1I1QyLTsIWhm8SyjvqdItvEWukPPnyfcS84UmVd79l3I1GbPSguZ3pRr3WYeUlMyJWLC0KCKxvI8AP_kIo68f84umIExE8T8odL50wQGRSdFGTLOxI/s400/photo+1+%252857%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Stay safe and have fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-23351990899282235432015-10-28T10:21:00.002-07:002015-10-28T10:21:16.836-07:00Currently Loving | October Favourites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz37lYEK3vSqWCFK1EiJRZzU3I198ZhCHM8JQAeAKKP4w3rw0HdK9mdYCJkvUSwIglmD_kDeXb4EpDrBYVlLeiZ-THwdN9ia9wfJNYHNTBy40rU1M2P668JRgtN1Wkp7pymkNbWKwkdba9/s1600/ocT+FAVES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz37lYEK3vSqWCFK1EiJRZzU3I198ZhCHM8JQAeAKKP4w3rw0HdK9mdYCJkvUSwIglmD_kDeXb4EpDrBYVlLeiZ-THwdN9ia9wfJNYHNTBy40rU1M2P668JRgtN1Wkp7pymkNbWKwkdba9/s400/ocT+FAVES.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm going to be a typical blogger and highlight how fast this month has gone. Seriously where has October gone? Christmas is creeping up on us and I couldn't be more excited. Myself and Pastel Blasts Beauty have decided to share with you some of the things we've been loving this month, click <a href="http://pastelblast.blogspot.co.uk/">here</a> to take you straight to her blog and see what she's been loving during the month of October.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Mc_FoS83UV7Xqlpjmmg7VqnWeT81ixi8DBwHqwzNAGNorlSVREGgF49tyTRIiOR_XtbkbbJunraTBitWLza39HJdKZBVsl0_s08n0B70WYcPS793E8JWaGzGiTCUl5k1gLfbt1m5n7ZY/s1600/photo+1+%252855%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Mc_FoS83UV7Xqlpjmmg7VqnWeT81ixi8DBwHqwzNAGNorlSVREGgF49tyTRIiOR_XtbkbbJunraTBitWLza39HJdKZBVsl0_s08n0B70WYcPS793E8JWaGzGiTCUl5k1gLfbt1m5n7ZY/s320/photo+1+%252855%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNewGqSmg0oZvhbsjAhr5ZpX4ufQxpG1oYuTP8jXZpig47wnEqUXOB63ej-DK5xa43B3XXHfd4za18cnTwKRkJxwduTmdmEZ1nlUdsaBUR1q8hk-X4FIcNa0rlDar6aLnaZXbFcKVya8kR/s1600/photo+3+%252845%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNewGqSmg0oZvhbsjAhr5ZpX4ufQxpG1oYuTP8jXZpig47wnEqUXOB63ej-DK5xa43B3XXHfd4za18cnTwKRkJxwduTmdmEZ1nlUdsaBUR1q8hk-X4FIcNa0rlDar6aLnaZXbFcKVya8kR/s320/photo+3+%252845%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think i'll start with makeup today, both are actually Rimmel products- just putting it out there that this isn't sponsored, haha! I picked up both these products on a deal in Boots, probably something like 2 for £10 which is a bargain! </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had heard lots about the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation and I saw that it had been reformulated, claiming to have a pore blurring effect. This sounded perfect for me as I have quite large open pores around my nose so I was hoping this would minimise the appearance of them. It definitely does! This foundation is also very light and natural so is ideal for everyday wear. I also found it's super easy to blend so is perfect for when i'm in a rush in the mornings.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUxZdP29Kg-863LxBHDc-Y52Pj2LwgVN9c-2VwppMaM5Id90npq3N4rlOgDRraSHhcXAdLOkUqVHGJm_Rc0xAFjQ5WxYjQLX6FN-2p1VvrQRWt-hDRORne7Ti7NQdJ09LLwiWiAUhyphenhyphenyUw/s1600/photo+2+%252858%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUxZdP29Kg-863LxBHDc-Y52Pj2LwgVN9c-2VwppMaM5Id90npq3N4rlOgDRraSHhcXAdLOkUqVHGJm_Rc0xAFjQ5WxYjQLX6FN-2p1VvrQRWt-hDRORne7Ti7NQdJ09LLwiWiAUhyphenhyphenyUw/s320/photo+2+%252858%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next product that I've been loving is the Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick in 107. So many beauty bloggers rave about this so I thought i'd give it a go. I expected it to be a darker berry shade, however I find it's more pink on my lips. I have recently been really enjoying wearing it though as it lasts a good while on my lips with liner. I also feel this would be perfect for those experimenting with darker lip options, this is very wearable so give it a whirl!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaOvJ9wsMYIWByHORwEdWKS32T9q0uTBH4vdRYK4T_UjI7rD1h0clRcFy9rbWgqAjOdNLJzAU5rZQ8xEPmldyKFQ5WG0f8aUrAlKsqXlS7Xk5piJKZ45-eIdFAEQiHAWDgaevJC7JGHM0/s1600/photo+1+%252856%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaOvJ9wsMYIWByHORwEdWKS32T9q0uTBH4vdRYK4T_UjI7rD1h0clRcFy9rbWgqAjOdNLJzAU5rZQ8xEPmldyKFQ5WG0f8aUrAlKsqXlS7Xk5piJKZ45-eIdFAEQiHAWDgaevJC7JGHM0/s320/photo+1+%252856%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up is nails, i'm sure you will have seen this nail varnish on my blog before. It's the Rimmel Lycra Pro Nail Varnish in Hypnotise- the perfect shade for Autumn/Winter! I love wearing this on my nails, you can see my review here. Whenever I take this off, almost every time I want to put it back on! I think this would look pretty with a glitter on top and would look especially great during the Christmas/Party Season.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqYYLf1jEIGrZ7A-cLQYLleTZ_j_ZwiFlar_EV3X_yRRpCldkpWXPb1wC_ZTZhGmZ5RDJTyb5thblLuViYbl-5HW8Jnj6Oo3_Dq_YRw0Gm1WSU8_uE4IQDTImBO-mM7uXnRoLGPg4NWUm/s1600/photo+2+%252859%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqYYLf1jEIGrZ7A-cLQYLleTZ_j_ZwiFlar_EV3X_yRRpCldkpWXPb1wC_ZTZhGmZ5RDJTyb5thblLuViYbl-5HW8Jnj6Oo3_Dq_YRw0Gm1WSU8_uE4IQDTImBO-mM7uXnRoLGPg4NWUm/s320/photo+2+%252859%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now onto skincare. My first product is something I've rediscovered this month, it's the Soap and Glory Hot Cloth Pore Cleanser. I used to love this and I think I stopped using it as I was coming to the end of the tube. Recently I heard that this was a good dupe of the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish which is something I've been wanting to try for a while, I decided i'd pick this up and give it another try. First of all, I love the calming scent which works well with a hot muslin cloth, it's relaxing and feels like a real treat at the end of the day. This has been repackaged and renamed but I will be going back to pick this up, it is now called The Ultimelt Deep Purifying Hot Cloth Cleanser.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second product in skincare is the Garnier Fresh Essentials Moisturiser. I decided to try this as it was on offer on Feel Unique and it looks very similar to another Garnier moisturiser that I love. I think I may have already mentioned this in a previous post but I can't decide which I love more. They're both super hydrating and light on the skin, however I think this may sink in a little quicker. If you're looking for a new moisturiser to keep your skin soft and hydrated during the colder months, i'd definitely recommend this! It's roughly around £2 to £3 and I believe you can pick it up in supermarkets like Tesco and Asda.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmU5n49uo9Umu-SBfRyaLuvWcP11c2yBrYCSaAEFwLdJI7YyuPR1UY-CaYamqvBb1L3DJP-gOmzSmDQ4HUkSJKYbi6Phsu5XbKvD8dnSfwmSOl1uoKLQ6fRXTSzANdCHujhrwYQAgggU4/s1600/photo+4+%252823%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmU5n49uo9Umu-SBfRyaLuvWcP11c2yBrYCSaAEFwLdJI7YyuPR1UY-CaYamqvBb1L3DJP-gOmzSmDQ4HUkSJKYbi6Phsu5XbKvD8dnSfwmSOl1uoKLQ6fRXTSzANdCHujhrwYQAgggU4/s320/photo+4+%252823%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For fashion, it had to be these pointed boots from Dorothy Perkins. These have been my go-to everyday as they're comfortable and look great. I'm quite short and so are my legs so I feel like the point elongates them, is that a thing? Haha! I've worn these so much already and there is hardly any signs of wear so I can tell these are going to last me a good while, yay!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwp028hXo5JoX6cO1sWz_o39l9urc2AYPNPEruLDyHK4Hi7bh2QAbGAAF4Cr3Bz9Rh2iwL_GCeEjMjnFB3svixihovjIiYUQ0GIjcTGD4fIt8IF1EDTdzmZCt_7aR2nZf0ms3AEJ7PS1H/s1600/parks-and-recreation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwp028hXo5JoX6cO1sWz_o39l9urc2AYPNPEruLDyHK4Hi7bh2QAbGAAF4Cr3Bz9Rh2iwL_GCeEjMjnFB3svixihovjIiYUQ0GIjcTGD4fIt8IF1EDTdzmZCt_7aR2nZf0ms3AEJ7PS1H/s640/parks-and-recreation.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Does a series count as a lifestyle favourite? My brother recently got Amazon Prime so I've sneakily been using his account to watch Parks and Recreation, he probably knows but we'll pretend he doesn't- haha! I had heard lots about this series, saying it's a must watch- it is! Amy Poehler is hilarious as Leslie, I love her!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't want to attempt to describe it as quite frankly I don't want to ruin it, but i'm sure a quick Google search will entice you! I'm gutted as only three series are on Amazon Prime at the moment, lets hope they add more!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last but certainly not least, YouTubers! Seeing as it's been Vlogtober, there have been quite a lot of daily vlogs to watch. There have been a couple that have stood out to me, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8azuffimwG0x1-wmJl0Lyw">Diary Of A Spendaholic</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYDqKFqvCm-qvsAqa-VaPQ">Lily Melrose</a>. Both very different, but I love so go check them out. In terms of general videos, I've been loving <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBeautySpotlight">Laura Black</a>(she's hilarious and absolutely stunning!) and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTM19A3XTVYpz4tcS_HoquQ">Gem Lo Valentine</a>(She is also beautiful and I love her style!) If you'd like to check them out then click on each of their names to take you straight to their channels!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that's a wrap of what I've been loving this October. Be sure to check out <a href="http://pastelblast.blogspot.co.uk/">Pastel Blasts Beauty</a> and see what she's been loving this month too!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LOVING?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-69330665412975408132015-10-25T03:46:00.000-07:002015-10-25T12:09:10.688-07:00Currently Lusting Over | Autumn Fashion Wishlist<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Autumn fashion is my favourite! I love the warm colours and layering. There have been quite a few pieces that I've been lusting over recently, I may have to cave and get them! They'll last me through the winter too, so why not!?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMJPnzslq_zA4AzGSOBsFb0Er6skAJ88f15uM5WW-r8DQsi2Ve58qsLJFYytRTe1wOu7hKnUfgxe54q9M2IUtxbakoVo64SKzYBepkC1k374hXiReTJvqiNv0fnlgdppQPK_YiEHrhhcS/s1600/Autumn+Wish+List.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMJPnzslq_zA4AzGSOBsFb0Er6skAJ88f15uM5WW-r8DQsi2Ve58qsLJFYytRTe1wOu7hKnUfgxe54q9M2IUtxbakoVo64SKzYBepkC1k374hXiReTJvqiNv0fnlgdppQPK_YiEHrhhcS/s640/Autumn+Wish+List.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. When Autumn is in full swing, there is nothing I love more than throwing on a jumper, jeans and a dark lip. I love the camel trend and this <a href="http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/clothing-427/knitwear-444/cashmere-blend-funnel-neck-jumper-by-boutique-4803559?bi=1&ps=20">Funnel Neck Jumper</a> from Topshop is a perfect neutral to rock this Autumn! I'm also a lover of stripes, all year round! Usually I opt for a striped t-shirt but it can get a bit nippy for that so this <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?Nrpp=&viewAllFlag=false&beginIndex=1&langId=-1&productId=21221161&Ntt=liqourice+stripe+jumper&pageSize=20&Nty=1&catalogId=33057&Dy=1&pageNum=1&productIdentifierproduct=product&sort_field=Relevance&storeId=12556&qubitRefinements=siteId%3DTopShopUK">Liquorice Striped Jumper</a>, again from Topshop is ideal! Can you tell that i'm loving the turtle/roll necks at the moment?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. These seem to be the 'it' skirt at the moment. It's likely you either own one or want one, i'm of course the latter as I've included it within my wish list. Another trend I love is the 70s trend, i'd definitely be channeling the 70s wearing this <a href="http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/skirts/parisian-tan-cord-button-front-a-line-skirt-_356243025">Tan Button Front</a> from New Look. I must go in to try this on and to see whether the style actually suits me, please!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. It's possible that I've already included these jeans in a wish list. I'm still yet to try a pair of Topshop jeans, just because i'm such a cheapskate. I mean, why would I spend nearly £40 on a pair of jeans when I can get very similar in Primark for a tenner. I actually find the Primark jeans good quality, for what you pay for but the Topshop ones are probably much better! I love these <a href="http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/clothing-427/jeans-446/moto-blue-black-joni-jeans-4575809?bi=100&ps=20">Blue-Black Joni Jeans</a>, they're the perfect in-between for when you're not sure whether to wear bright blue or black jeans.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. I love the sleeveless jackets/duster coats we're seeing a lot of at the moment. I think they make a casual outfit look so chic! I'm not sure whether I want a dark grey or khaki one yet but I found <a href="http://www.missselfridge.com/en/msuk/product/khaki-sleeveless-jacket-4438350?geoip=noredirect&cmpid=ppc_pla_UK_ip&utm_medium=cpc&istCompanyId=ef628c1f-3888-4f51-9f35-cff6febf8eb3&istItemId=ltaimallx&istBid=tztx&gclid=Cj0KEQjwtaexBRCohZOAoOPL88oBEiQAr96eSOzxVafcFgNzQ_0OKaG015G6apHGuehoKDicwl9AOAkaAmJS8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds">this</a> gorgeous one from Miss Selfridge. I really like the wrap front style on this one too!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Ankle boots are possibly my favourite style of shoe, I love how you can pair them with pretty much anything! They're practical, comfy and look good- well, at least I think so anyway! I probably don't need another pair, but I would like another. I don't have a pair of tan ankle boots, yet...<br />I love these <a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-EVERYBODYS-FOOL-Leather-Ankle-Boots/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5233724&cid=6455&sh=0&pge=6&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Camel&totalstyles=654&gridsize=3">Leather Ankle Boots</a> from ASOS, the tan colour makes them ideal for this time of year as well as summer!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. I'm in need of a new bag. I love my black tote from Zara and it's served me well for two years, I would be happy to take another if it was still sold! I've never really shopped much at Dorothy Perkins before, however I was told that they have lots of lovely things in at the moment so I decided to check out their website. I found this <a href="http://www.dorothyperkins.com/en/dpuk/product/accessories-203537/bags-purses-2230520/black-landscape-tote-4736530?bi=60&ps=20">Black Landscape Tote</a> which is similar to my Zara bag, however that was more long where as this is wide or landscape rather. I think this would be a nice change!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Another year, another tartan scarf. I love scarfs, to keep me warm and too add a little something to a basic monochrome outfit. I actually don't have the classic red tartan scarf so I thought this year, i'll pick one up. While browsing online I found <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WOMEN-LADIES-REVERSIBLE-TARTAN-DOGTOOTH-CHECK-SHAWAL-SCARF-WRAP-RED-NAVY-UK/251710482735?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3D3b91e118f59b41f2a1cdf9c8a40ea7b9%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D15%26rkt%3D17%26sd%3D161859301351">this one</a> being sold on eBay, although I do believe they sell similar in Primark so I may just pick one up there instead. I think tartan is perfect during Autumn/Winter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that's all for now, well hopefully otherwise my bank balance won't look too healthy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">WHAT IS ON YOUR CURRENT WISH LIST?</span><br />
Let me know!<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-68320686007927032492015-10-18T03:49:00.000-07:002015-10-18T05:04:36.825-07:00Weekend Morning Routine | Autumn 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love routine videos, so I thought I would convert one of my favourite types of videos into a blog post. I decided I would share my weekend morning routine with you as I don't really have a work morning routine, most of the time it's just a huge rush to get out of the door. However, on the weekend I like to take it easy- it's much more chilled out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CDAo8j9zT6Iz38NHHKbIw8AWw_3m4yZabeHxgQxYDlrPg3_YQQzH4_Lyedr1dZU1NQ_iNjIOV_meeTVQtexKDDsKDH9bct0-PgUpFYvlojRgVNwHoFbxhbWthN-P8uTHsAdRyKDG8m3M/s1600/photo+3+%252844%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CDAo8j9zT6Iz38NHHKbIw8AWw_3m4yZabeHxgQxYDlrPg3_YQQzH4_Lyedr1dZU1NQ_iNjIOV_meeTVQtexKDDsKDH9bct0-PgUpFYvlojRgVNwHoFbxhbWthN-P8uTHsAdRyKDG8m3M/s400/photo+3+%252844%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVNmL_Jde4BaOZzpMj3sfmxbuEPr3kea61YnU8eC063qzFdnkxrTEXgheZdOT7nMkIl9xndgR4TKYrDQ65RxazIo7tS1Jd3GFrtip9ybfAbkkeRmkn9Zpp0KqW0jA_2bYIrLvXjEPb0tD/s1600/photo+4+%252822%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVNmL_Jde4BaOZzpMj3sfmxbuEPr3kea61YnU8eC063qzFdnkxrTEXgheZdOT7nMkIl9xndgR4TKYrDQ65RxazIo7tS1Jd3GFrtip9ybfAbkkeRmkn9Zpp0KqW0jA_2bYIrLvXjEPb0tD/s400/photo+4+%252822%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I usually wake up naturally around 8:30-9am, although I always set my alarm for 10am the night before. I hate waking up past 10/10:30, it makes me feel so gross and lazy! When I was in my mid-teens, most weekends I woke up past 12, which seems crazy now! After a good roll around and when i'm a little more alert, the first thing I do is go to the toilet, wash my hands, brush my teeth then carry out my morning skincare routine.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWGHx55BEiyUOohELxNhNNq7L3_GI-mE93Mss2l9Fi96JBNumuBZxC7mzUyang5E8PdX79PxwuyKQ5pg2jyTL_JHWl7idf_6r9iLyetan65eCleTIe4RxinSnMdKr-0Sl2MWdlvS4uu8D/s1600/photo+1+%252853%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWGHx55BEiyUOohELxNhNNq7L3_GI-mE93Mss2l9Fi96JBNumuBZxC7mzUyang5E8PdX79PxwuyKQ5pg2jyTL_JHWl7idf_6r9iLyetan65eCleTIe4RxinSnMdKr-0Sl2MWdlvS4uu8D/s400/photo+1+%252853%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cue apologies for poor lighting, therefore poor quality photos. I'm sorry!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My morning skincare routine usually consists of The Body Shop Tea Tree Facial Wash. This is perfect for the morning as I find it's quite cooling on the skin, the scent wakes me up and it fights against spots as Tea Tree has anti-bacterial properties. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While my pores are open, i'll move onto the Garnier Fresh Refining Toner. At first, I wasn't fussed on this as I was used to a Simple toner and this is very strong in comparison- it smells so strong of alcohol so I haven't even attempted putting it near my eyes. I focus this mainly on the pores around my nose and on the forehead as this is a mattifying toner. <br />To finish up I will use the Garnier Fresh Essential Day Cream, I bought this as it looked similar to my much loved Garnier Moisture Match and I wanted to try something different. I love this equally as it is very hydrating, it's like your skin has had a huge glass of water!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_2Wpxgk1EbL3oa8XHwwKueps6VarynO2jpYFDhyVz3yuv0jvOMt6fBKFseXD_ZFE9qi3TUQc-l5SLomkFQ2xVGvNKr7xRu_Gkj-gyK-0URbMRKx58k6EouVFLxzcVi3cdYR69LjhlQ1z/s1600/photo+2+%252857%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_2Wpxgk1EbL3oa8XHwwKueps6VarynO2jpYFDhyVz3yuv0jvOMt6fBKFseXD_ZFE9qi3TUQc-l5SLomkFQ2xVGvNKr7xRu_Gkj-gyK-0URbMRKx58k6EouVFLxzcVi3cdYR69LjhlQ1z/s400/photo+2+%252857%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkISJajzDyR1cyMtXjpgwORQZyZJKi-m00dgwAIrngP6kRxpBJfr6U4jrsCDBObBKcP6oCHQJuGN6jy-yHm8CRkIOch8kSHFlCSFhdGJUfW1CUN-njUPFZD7i1HTdIZZgJXrLcQnVQkQ4/s1600/photo+3+%252843%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkISJajzDyR1cyMtXjpgwORQZyZJKi-m00dgwAIrngP6kRxpBJfr6U4jrsCDBObBKcP6oCHQJuGN6jy-yHm8CRkIOch8kSHFlCSFhdGJUfW1CUN-njUPFZD7i1HTdIZZgJXrLcQnVQkQ4/s400/photo+3+%252843%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I allow this to sink in while I head downstairs for breakfast. On the weekends I usually opt for toast or cereal, i'm definitely not adventurous with my breakfast. However, on this day I decided to have a toasted bagel and a cup of lemon green tea in my new mug. How cute is this!? I got it this week from Sainsbury's.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whilst having my breakfast I will laze around a little bit on the sofa, I will either be catching up on TV programmes missed throughout the week, usually Release The Hounds like i'm doing now, haha! Or I will be catching up on YouTube or some of my favourite blogs via Bloglovin.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CK5Z9zF9imef0YpLMJ7F9IIUVEyd-wB6qE1wEj_D-_u-rzHtgqvQ31-0AXJqIeX-aXTZXvpvxZCGkPe8miDB-5WBmH95hf-RXl9xsukvK_nDCYgtWuniJpVow69FI-S3IHeR-9d0x3Wx/s1600/photo+2+%252856%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CK5Z9zF9imef0YpLMJ7F9IIUVEyd-wB6qE1wEj_D-_u-rzHtgqvQ31-0AXJqIeX-aXTZXvpvxZCGkPe8miDB-5WBmH95hf-RXl9xsukvK_nDCYgtWuniJpVow69FI-S3IHeR-9d0x3Wx/s400/photo+2+%252856%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo55eiGLbioQb9zHX0r0JlUb1EjDQx2SGuO1KCFcePkkelDYRa29i6dTbkFoXLumRLnIr4e30os5vCMfWzt1I2D22swzTdWGkOPPadVW44xGkf81EDlNOGLsL4zDsXe3Ht9gu49C0fUpg/s1600/photo+1+%252854%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo55eiGLbioQb9zHX0r0JlUb1EjDQx2SGuO1KCFcePkkelDYRa29i6dTbkFoXLumRLnIr4e30os5vCMfWzt1I2D22swzTdWGkOPPadVW44xGkf81EDlNOGLsL4zDsXe3Ht9gu49C0fUpg/s400/photo+1+%252854%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Around 11am I will decide it's time to get up and get ready for the day. My makeup, hair and outfit totally depend on what i'm doing that day. If i'm just catching up with friends and shopping, i'll opt for my everyday makeup routine and just add a neutral eye look and a dark lip during the Autumn. However, if i'm staying in I won't put any on my face. If i'm going out my hair will usually be down and a bit wavy, I use my curling wand for this and if i'm stay in, up in a bobble it will go!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On this day, I opted for black high waisted jeans, a mustard jumper and my favourite camel and navy checkered scarf. Comfy and casual!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll usually head out the door around 12pm and get on with my day!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">ARE YOU AN EARLY BIRD?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-63408786773006914212015-10-12T08:53:00.001-07:002015-10-12T12:01:08.525-07:00How I Clean My Brushes | Two Simple Ways!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A little while a go I shared with you guys a handful of my favourite face and eye brushes to apply my makeup with. In order to get a good application it is important that your brushes are clean otherwise your makeup wont blend well and you'll be left with lasts weeks product on your face which is especially not good.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Makeup brushes harbour bacteria so you don't want to be putting that on your face otherwise it'll lead to breakouts or even infections. There isn't an amount of time set in stone on when you should clean your brushes, in an ideal world we would after every use but that's just not possible for most. So for this post, I thought i'd share with you a couple of ways I clean mine.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I said, I for one do not have enough time to wash my brushes on a daily basis. However, if I find my brushes aren't blending my makeup as they usually would and I don't have enough time to wash and wait a long time for them to dry, I will do a spot clean. This consists of my makeup remover and a cotton pad, it's pretty simple.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIJnKELf-b68ac8hQq-6Gq1wCy5_nyYa55bkI-UWkYbIZlQ_Zvvc8MYbU357cIAlJRSBOEpLObH7IS0_ErzDl6JlSIR-TcBMObxIn8Hs3Y1SC5MmpyX5cjR8a-__lUNCVzD_I-Vbzt29w/s1600/photo+1+%252851%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIJnKELf-b68ac8hQq-6Gq1wCy5_nyYa55bkI-UWkYbIZlQ_Zvvc8MYbU357cIAlJRSBOEpLObH7IS0_ErzDl6JlSIR-TcBMObxIn8Hs3Y1SC5MmpyX5cjR8a-__lUNCVzD_I-Vbzt29w/s320/photo+1+%252851%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DSeJyidKPilSYoFVo4GXNt_keMYeFuNL5g6L7daH9jrkzGIGy2l3D5MJE3bPfhEv2UIfAwKdmpnuzIhoeIXae9imOfpH9EFUTuel1tbopVpX6bBLemFJ0QEBZV1jhUE6kZeCXQcdVEkP/s1600/photo+2+%252854%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DSeJyidKPilSYoFVo4GXNt_keMYeFuNL5g6L7daH9jrkzGIGy2l3D5MJE3bPfhEv2UIfAwKdmpnuzIhoeIXae9imOfpH9EFUTuel1tbopVpX6bBLemFJ0QEBZV1jhUE6kZeCXQcdVEkP/s320/photo+2+%252854%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll simply take the Garnier Micellar Water and put a bit on a cotton pad that I've split in half. I'll use one half for cleaning and the other half to dry. I tend to swirl my brush around on the cotton pad until the majority of the makeup has come off, next I'll take the dry cotton pad and do the same to dry the brush. I'll do this the night before or an hour or so before so that they can dry properly.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzklTuighWQv0DuubCS9ykgc9mRtsBF8AZroiNBwOlQC2g7F8QGOFBwqEucuMGVzt3ICs4pisCv0-m0UvJQJ4z4Tr9DqZBKl9Bqc8plt5_47AlY2DDLAULDClP8WehjtRtjqkfxLI7dpTE/s1600/photo+3+%252841%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzklTuighWQv0DuubCS9ykgc9mRtsBF8AZroiNBwOlQC2g7F8QGOFBwqEucuMGVzt3ICs4pisCv0-m0UvJQJ4z4Tr9DqZBKl9Bqc8plt5_47AlY2DDLAULDClP8WehjtRtjqkfxLI7dpTE/s320/photo+3+%252841%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhbjYGPXVKYZm5b88OyyA1vH7ecZQmVwdhb8HGAD2kaofqzFfXfsF5J2x3M5biZvV7sk56-VPiSvmJnoaNOVuljOWLkddWBaYlbMm8Ty6azhynVRaQEhH260KsOkY9_vARf064x0-Sihu/s1600/photo+2+%252855%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhbjYGPXVKYZm5b88OyyA1vH7ecZQmVwdhb8HGAD2kaofqzFfXfsF5J2x3M5biZvV7sk56-VPiSvmJnoaNOVuljOWLkddWBaYlbMm8Ty6azhynVRaQEhH260KsOkY9_vARf064x0-Sihu/s320/photo+2+%252855%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now for the deep clean. I've heard lots of people say that they hate cleaning their brushes but personally I don't mind, I actually quite enjoy it. I used to just take a little baby shampoo on my palm and dampen the brush under the tap and swirl until the water runs clear. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, when reading a blog I saw that they were using a silicone oven mitt, I know it seems a little odd at first. They said they got the idea as they're a similar, cheaper alternative to the Sigma Brush Cleaner. The bristles get in between the little ridges on the mitt that actually clean them really well, I was so impressed at how clean my brushes looked and how soft they felt once I had tried it.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will do the same process as I mentioned earlier, just with the mitt. First I will take some baby shampoo on the mitt, I will then dampen the brush under the tap and swirl on the glove til the water runs clear. To rid the brush of shampoo I will rinse it under the luke warm tap then either pop it bristles facing downwards in a brush stand or lay them to dry on a towel over night. Though, its better to stand the brushes with bristles facing downwards as the water will run away and prevent the glue from dissolving.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJCmGK6XO-jLEhHcuedpgeo7rA7RSrj53pBh7zIgsLWGZgRr-bOIJIV2RXksxvWMjuYDGZ36jXnoeQRR-quCX-pdl63Cc2npooAWxoy8fmc0nNUzzNSmPQENpFA9mNFiH78D4nynjoRW-/s1600/photo+1+%252852%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJCmGK6XO-jLEhHcuedpgeo7rA7RSrj53pBh7zIgsLWGZgRr-bOIJIV2RXksxvWMjuYDGZ36jXnoeQRR-quCX-pdl63Cc2npooAWxoy8fmc0nNUzzNSmPQENpFA9mNFiH78D4nynjoRW-/s400/photo+1+%252852%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For sponges, its a little different. I must admit my sponge is on its way out, its starting to crack a bit and is really stained. I tend to do the same process for brushes but instead I use this Body Shop Tea Tree Cleanser as Tea Tree kills bacteria, therefore I know although my sponge is stained, I am hopefully killing the bacteria. I will the leave it to dry on the towel with the rest of my brushes.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9TvPDj6opOpejJROGJHBZ_XwlnMJOGO1CXtDIyc_SMN_IGlxH3Mg_b8ZDFiKg1yd7ghBDkjB2Vpl0GreM5Rw106aC6VKe32Sbd8X0LAGcMoX6gksGgOucz-vD05FoMZdQMifxs5ksvdW/s1600/photo+3+%252842%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9TvPDj6opOpejJROGJHBZ_XwlnMJOGO1CXtDIyc_SMN_IGlxH3Mg_b8ZDFiKg1yd7ghBDkjB2Vpl0GreM5Rw106aC6VKe32Sbd8X0LAGcMoX6gksGgOucz-vD05FoMZdQMifxs5ksvdW/s400/photo+3+%252842%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And there you have it, a couple of simple ways to cleanse your brushes. Nothing too hard, time consuming or expensive! I'd love to know whether you have any techniques or tricks on how you clean yours, let me know!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">HOW DO YOU CLEAN YOUR BRUSHES?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-85460299053660682272015-10-07T11:14:00.000-07:002015-10-07T11:14:02.115-07:00The Perfect Shade For Autumn | Rimmel Lycra Pro Nail Polish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yX5plr5VNi3wm9BYmqAVIBDHtrIz-i_j4PriHGVmn_jR1jWzmYAHc156tMAYYmZebU4R2-OabnO_F01o6Ni6qiWUayBjId6sGn2Hj4UkWbw_HtctVlgH9cVmdj7XxvAUsOMu0L8ZQjxk/s1600/photo+1+%252850%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yX5plr5VNi3wm9BYmqAVIBDHtrIz-i_j4PriHGVmn_jR1jWzmYAHc156tMAYYmZebU4R2-OabnO_F01o6Ni6qiWUayBjId6sGn2Hj4UkWbw_HtctVlgH9cVmdj7XxvAUsOMu0L8ZQjxk/s400/photo+1+%252850%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Autumn is in full swing right now so I thought I'd get up a quick review on a nail polish that I love wearing during this season. Have you guessed already? Probably due to the picture above, it's this gorgeous burgundy shade by Rimmel. This is the Rimmel Lycra Pro Professional Finish in the shade 403- Hypnotise.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08c1c0oyogEiLBkq0cdCMPN6dA2GucGefG9w2f9WxbxLF1Vkooa5Oh2tvhy-qSsRTVR_BFOu4w1bkbY6_zSsC7h0N-N8gQ4B6ZxjchPfdE5VI2nD4muvTz18EzHaIy7i_m5WVaam0e40U/s1600/photo+3+%252840%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08c1c0oyogEiLBkq0cdCMPN6dA2GucGefG9w2f9WxbxLF1Vkooa5Oh2tvhy-qSsRTVR_BFOu4w1bkbY6_zSsC7h0N-N8gQ4B6ZxjchPfdE5VI2nD4muvTz18EzHaIy7i_m5WVaam0e40U/s640/photo+3+%252840%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my eyes this is the perfect shade for Autumn, a mix of dark purple and red which will go well with such other Autumnal shades like mustard, rust, khaki and brown. I've been waiting for so long to finally pull this back out and get it on my nails, not just because the colour is great because the actual formula is too!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This polish has the perfect consistency as it's not too thin that you need about five applications, you only need two and your this colour will be opaque. The brush is quite wide which I think some people may not like but personally I find wider brushes much easier to work with. On the bottle it claims to have an anti-fade colour system, I don't know if its just me but I've never experienced nail polishes fading. Have you? But anyway, there's that.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLThbaW_dpgl7KHTC0eXn9O717XYsx3mqcG5UssF7ap2VM-4OfAEkvb8PEXKl5gbcwIbTcP5xhnLKiDYa-cIjcpgJ-dG3BJ1zFmIVYV38lD2z4w4_RHeXF3dAwcp0c81VI6-ngfPrYhqsK/s1600/photo+2+%252853%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLThbaW_dpgl7KHTC0eXn9O717XYsx3mqcG5UssF7ap2VM-4OfAEkvb8PEXKl5gbcwIbTcP5xhnLKiDYa-cIjcpgJ-dG3BJ1zFmIVYV38lD2z4w4_RHeXF3dAwcp0c81VI6-ngfPrYhqsK/s400/photo+2+%252853%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another claim is that this polish is chip resistant and should last up to 10 days. Now, I don't know about that- I've never managed to make it last that long. Perhaps it's because I only use a base coat as I've lost my top coat, however I would say this lasts about 5-7 days before it gets too chipped that I have to remove it. That's good enough for me!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These polishes are no longer sold at Boots unfortunately, however you can pick them up for just 99p online at Fragrance Direct, here. They're such a steal, I shall be ordering more now that they're being sold for so little!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd rate this polish a respectable 8/10, it would've been 9 but I find this doesn't dry as quickly as some other polishes I own. Overall, a brilliant polish- especially for this time of year!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div dir="ltr">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">HAVE YOU GOT ANY BASE/TOP COAT RECOMMENDATIONS? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Help would be much appreciated!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109880053601569045.post-37615509711804729012015-10-04T02:46:00.000-07:002015-10-04T11:18:44.509-07:00My Makeup Collection | 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gUHjBAZNfJ13SfQj_wQTjdwmB9egNFPLT7Fv9oQ_bbTWNM6tN6RWGeVPPcnnaV767U79Imo34b9CEtIRebeVa2CCfiwQCy3iREzUzmlFcdZjYj4REwEvXAlXjT23ufJb5ijKMs8ZjO7E/s1600/photo+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gUHjBAZNfJ13SfQj_wQTjdwmB9egNFPLT7Fv9oQ_bbTWNM6tN6RWGeVPPcnnaV767U79Imo34b9CEtIRebeVa2CCfiwQCy3iREzUzmlFcdZjYj4REwEvXAlXjT23ufJb5ijKMs8ZjO7E/s640/photo+%25287%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm sure like many others, I love to be nosey! I love makeup too, so one of my favourite kind of posts to read and videos to watch are makeup collections! Seeing as I didn't post earlier in the week, I thought i'd make it up to you(sorta) and let you rummage around my makeup collection. In comparison to other beauty bloggers and vloggers, personally I don't think I have that much. However, it is more than enough to get by but i'll still continue to buy more.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided to focus on the makeup that I wear most often that sits on my dressing table, however if you read til the end you'll be able to have a quick look at the rest of my makeup in my drawers.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyagQI1v37YONeg67-OEj5PCV_hw65Ijb1W6Mz9PakdBF6m4acQVrAQTbNzuRCzoAIyKCz_X2r-UHc86sY0raLRjo1l6xVdfHMrMtRaITg5f2peuNwe7Q4q5PdF2WT5rEM_TWLiIIumYYA/s1600/photo+3+%252837%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyagQI1v37YONeg67-OEj5PCV_hw65Ijb1W6Mz9PakdBF6m4acQVrAQTbNzuRCzoAIyKCz_X2r-UHc86sY0raLRjo1l6xVdfHMrMtRaITg5f2peuNwe7Q4q5PdF2WT5rEM_TWLiIIumYYA/s400/photo+3+%252837%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I store my makeup in this lovely white storage shelf from a shop called Store Twenty One which I bought last year, however if you search 'white desk organiser' you will find similar, <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-MakeUp-Drawers-Wooden-Cosmetic-Pens-Top-Desk-Table-Tidy-Organiser-Holder-/231507596445?hash=item35e6ed949d">here</a> and <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Desk-Tidy-Organiser-Caddy-Pen-Holder-Tidy-Make-Up-Drawers-Cosmetic-White-/141781104464?var=440886786584&hash=item2102cff750">here</a>. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56wrwEAOHKxdEx_VcICDhZxWILgJgiD_mO0pegMPj5XczyLp6suiyFPrLDJC8ZQMSSnbOP-kKLpZLVfyV5G-JoS92O6xGp7nhrrSH-regBRkqvlcCgFLoCeZANwSnj4NPVsKVZJSODKcJ/s1600/photo+4+%252819%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56wrwEAOHKxdEx_VcICDhZxWILgJgiD_mO0pegMPj5XczyLp6suiyFPrLDJC8ZQMSSnbOP-kKLpZLVfyV5G-JoS92O6xGp7nhrrSH-regBRkqvlcCgFLoCeZANwSnj4NPVsKVZJSODKcJ/s320/photo+4+%252819%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDvUhOYfERwxXXMk2AhvPkExPaksawEqfHIjBQRRbzu8rpXB9o-QMXZBaaD50gazo9qQ45-Lltcd7oRSbX-MQkKMJIiiLK0v42C0BRK4XxU0ym5KLgP1ElQV3INkhc_oHK4m9whqu4Ri6/s1600/photo+1+%252847%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDvUhOYfERwxXXMk2AhvPkExPaksawEqfHIjBQRRbzu8rpXB9o-QMXZBaaD50gazo9qQ45-Lltcd7oRSbX-MQkKMJIiiLK0v42C0BRK4XxU0ym5KLgP1ElQV3INkhc_oHK4m9whqu4Ri6/s320/photo+1+%252847%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the top of my storage, there are three back sections where I keep a few of my favourite bases(L'Oreal True Match: review <a href="http://thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/loreal-true-match-foundation-my-thoughts.html">here</a>, Rimmel Match Perfection and the L'Oreal Glam Bronze Eau de Soleil), some </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tools and lipsticks- <b>would you like to see a lipstick collection?</b> Then in front is a little ledge where I store some small moisturisers/bases.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJa6YUE3fRaweqvwtjm_LvBWL72l-24Al8aculUIZzDumMoe6H72bcaN2CPoS2UU56CxvDWk3-JPAYo_oj8E3ekefnsZEAXmu8LGvAqrzxISfcZ_p6nP8b4j9ESIrWEuV9T7SFUaN1hEN/s1600/photo+2+%252850%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJa6YUE3fRaweqvwtjm_LvBWL72l-24Al8aculUIZzDumMoe6H72bcaN2CPoS2UU56CxvDWk3-JPAYo_oj8E3ekefnsZEAXmu8LGvAqrzxISfcZ_p6nP8b4j9ESIrWEuV9T7SFUaN1hEN/s320/photo+2+%252850%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOtAOik2KTcpZ8wc7YRBlTQ0SttdZt7eT3_dV3kcBeXQasXCSerDLX2PPha7qykZ-HvAtBTiwOz7MPINNqlJzLJBBLRFl_YsUAJ9COBS3mvapVcRokj64Q5ccxsLKexA4hZZCefQ0gULD/s1600/photo+3+%252838%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOtAOik2KTcpZ8wc7YRBlTQ0SttdZt7eT3_dV3kcBeXQasXCSerDLX2PPha7qykZ-HvAtBTiwOz7MPINNqlJzLJBBLRFl_YsUAJ9COBS3mvapVcRokj64Q5ccxsLKexA4hZZCefQ0gULD/s320/photo+3+%252838%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is also a large drawer at the bottom which is where I store the rest of my most used makeup from primers, to mascaras and lipsticks. I must admit, there isn't an order in here and it's never usually this neat- once used, I tend to just throw it back in as i'm on a tight schedule most mornings.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT4dY_cyiDRmMZKA32qzuDeo8TwFopFOlae5RDTzw42CAvfZRij-05BwTFyp0BsCdejPMGwhyphenhyphenfOIPSMhEybZRwNxdPiYrvjLfSwX_y0COt54a7X_LWm6fwaZZtZ8jZ3pwF-FmTNf8pWU1/s1600/photo+4+%252820%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT4dY_cyiDRmMZKA32qzuDeo8TwFopFOlae5RDTzw42CAvfZRij-05BwTFyp0BsCdejPMGwhyphenhyphenfOIPSMhEybZRwNxdPiYrvjLfSwX_y0COt54a7X_LWm6fwaZZtZ8jZ3pwF-FmTNf8pWU1/s320/photo+4+%252820%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here I've got stacked the MUA Pressed Powder which I use for bronzing, a Sleek Blush in Rose Gold, the Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Concealer and finally on top is a Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pink Gold.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GacqNrp15sIMksOVD2LPelghsanrKYdfMLHMfycixIKMUbOhRn4AcyUApGev-Dtf9wp0GRWoM4KsNv6PAyvGrI2X06cc6YVN82XTP9hyphenhyphenB3N8-NZl0EV4UyiULLIiSJiYU4GomzQEFTGj/s1600/photo+1+%252848%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GacqNrp15sIMksOVD2LPelghsanrKYdfMLHMfycixIKMUbOhRn4AcyUApGev-Dtf9wp0GRWoM4KsNv6PAyvGrI2X06cc6YVN82XTP9hyphenhyphenB3N8-NZl0EV4UyiULLIiSJiYU4GomzQEFTGj/s320/photo+1+%252848%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To the side I've got a couple of Avon Colour Trend lipsticks, Rimmel Fix and Perfect Primer which I am scraping the bottle of, Benefit Porefessional Primer, an Avon Pressed Powder and then on top is some foundation which I decanted to take away with me. (Note to self: use up!)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vUbemZhmhQxN-UsWRk6UPSePfOh9gED46X8GhSlFo7Qor94EM6mu5paa269VPGD2ywg-C5IrxaxhVjwmFhEYvPd2IdTDhWa4dtcODlHbvLVddxwoCCz5rOAVZDaKkQ1AiPJE0Afl_xO-/s1600/photo+2+%252851%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vUbemZhmhQxN-UsWRk6UPSePfOh9gED46X8GhSlFo7Qor94EM6mu5paa269VPGD2ywg-C5IrxaxhVjwmFhEYvPd2IdTDhWa4dtcODlHbvLVddxwoCCz5rOAVZDaKkQ1AiPJE0Afl_xO-/s320/photo+2+%252851%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then onto the eyes section of the drawer. The mascaras I have in here are Maybelline One By One, Collection Lengthening Mascara and Benefit Roller Lash. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also have a couple of brow products which are Soap and Glory Brow Archery in Brownie Points and the Maybelline Brow Drama Setting Gel.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is another concealer which is the much loved Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer and finally I have the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ht-8yuHwxKWwST7aXOp4HivojTvVh9k1xQp2xzGcPYM_F1PlmxXSew0MD8And1eFum8F5w9rxlg3DkwCmsWhsSFqXsHOY6kFsFDPkkJBLPbVHyF5BReFo_CyzRT8E2pMUMn3tdGVK2bH/s1600/photo+1+%252849%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ht-8yuHwxKWwST7aXOp4HivojTvVh9k1xQp2xzGcPYM_F1PlmxXSew0MD8And1eFum8F5w9rxlg3DkwCmsWhsSFqXsHOY6kFsFDPkkJBLPbVHyF5BReFo_CyzRT8E2pMUMn3tdGVK2bH/s320/photo+1+%252849%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I keep my most used palettes in this pink pot, they're W7 In The Buff which is a dupe of Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette, you can see a review <a href="http://thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/w7-in-buff-eye-shadow-palette-urban.html">here</a>. I also have the MUA Heaven and Earth Palette, such pretty nudes, browns and a few coppery shades.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-E30X8SfM_TpaQJbgtHmcjbixtFN2ZAwuC7n27YyejnWQse3FV3I0PpecPmAqBKvRuPhXuSp8bHBqHM71D2-ajOolUxFA_mNJ6a5IZKgmCPvSv9itET0v5_7iGG2PH1cm5h18Mhcqskh/s1600/photo+4+%252821%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-E30X8SfM_TpaQJbgtHmcjbixtFN2ZAwuC7n27YyejnWQse3FV3I0PpecPmAqBKvRuPhXuSp8bHBqHM71D2-ajOolUxFA_mNJ6a5IZKgmCPvSv9itET0v5_7iGG2PH1cm5h18Mhcqskh/s320/photo+4+%252821%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71BYQFtLHVOrtIdNAgu6tecVVfqr9bGyBztetk2e5sXj21gKGt4jIREuiGTNcvzRjgXybwoo5wC2HuDYoNl6mfa9Xhzge3-8kH4JVsu3YFVWg3NBhUwp-s4_WZO3ngw-Y6M5yteLzsWha/s1600/photo+3+%252839%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71BYQFtLHVOrtIdNAgu6tecVVfqr9bGyBztetk2e5sXj21gKGt4jIREuiGTNcvzRjgXybwoo5wC2HuDYoNl6mfa9Xhzge3-8kH4JVsu3YFVWg3NBhUwp-s4_WZO3ngw-Y6M5yteLzsWha/s320/photo+3+%252839%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To the side I keep my brushes in a floral mug, if you'd like to see my most used brushes you can see my posts on them <a href="http://thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/most-used-face-brushes-real-techniques.html">here</a> and <a href="http://thetracesofmythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/most-used-eye-brushes-real-techniques.html">here</a>. In front I have this little dish from H&M Home with pretty lashes on. Here I store anything and everything, a couple of autumnal nail varnishes, kirby grips, the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, a necklace and my watch!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FWdTpdke7MYNl9Y5OA9uG83PmCCQDgpZoBuYEeNqWy4maJ2M3xEml272b-IRAskorc082mz0dhm2ZEMEchbysAwJavdyITa707TpWUZbr0dmwPAqHkd-mb-1V1a1RlLXHJa7eJkqmAKG/s1600/photo+2+%252849%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FWdTpdke7MYNl9Y5OA9uG83PmCCQDgpZoBuYEeNqWy4maJ2M3xEml272b-IRAskorc082mz0dhm2ZEMEchbysAwJavdyITa707TpWUZbr0dmwPAqHkd-mb-1V1a1RlLXHJa7eJkqmAKG/s320/photo+2+%252849%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnBs_WWoZ6Txa1vmXOZm_fa7SzwNm3Mn2bTPOPxR76w3p38jHMMmCn09U-8FLIPJKrSooZopx_f81X9IINmBxs097zj8uAlMmtXYee6K1S3YDlBQGbIifn4ObRUefAcGY7czQJ_K5tSTn/s1600/photo+1+%252846%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnBs_WWoZ6Txa1vmXOZm_fa7SzwNm3Mn2bTPOPxR76w3p38jHMMmCn09U-8FLIPJKrSooZopx_f81X9IINmBxs097zj8uAlMmtXYee6K1S3YDlBQGbIifn4ObRUefAcGY7czQJ_K5tSTn/s320/photo+1+%252846%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest of my makeup and beauty products are kept in another few drawers in my room. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I split my makeup into sections, you know most people buy Muji storage? I use takeaway tubs, haha! They worked a treat. Here I have a selection of bases, eye products, eye shadow palettes and singles and finally a bunch of lip products!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope you enjoyed rummaging through my makeup collection. I must admit this didn't turn out as I would've hoped, not everyone has a sleek white dressing table- mine is covered in marks from makeup which is why I decided to photograph the majority of my collection on the floor, I hope you don't mind!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">HOW DO YOU STORE YOUR MAKEUP?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></div>
The Traces of my Thoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167261077149742834noreply@blogger.com8