Weekly Round-Up # 6

1. So, first of all I got my hair cut! It was just too long, my spilt ends kept making massive tangles in my hair and my hair was so heavy that if I had my hair in a bun or a high ponytail, my scalp would hurt from the weight of it! I used this photo of Zooey Deschanel to let the hairdresser know how I wanted my fringe because her hair is beautiful. I'm really happy that I cut a good chunk off my hair because now my hair feels healthy and in good condition and I can run my fingers through it without getting in a huge mess of hair!
2. This week I have started to run out of patience with some of my group project work for uni. Do you ever get told to work with some people and you realise that there's just no common ground between the both of you? Seriously frustrating when you're trying to work with someone who is totally not on your wavelength.
3. The upstairs of my house has just been recarpeted so on Wednesday and Thursday the place looked like an utter bombsite, we had to condensce 4 rooms into 2. At one point I had 3 beds in my room! As we were moving the furniture I had a big clearout, I got rid of tons of clothes (my wardrobe looks so neat now!) and books that I had read and had no reason to keep them and just general clutter. Can't wait to go for a browse round Primark when I get paid next week! Although I have been well warned that I better not just replace the stuff that I threw out!
4. My finished product of the week this time round is Miss Sixty Elixir perfume. I've had this for ages and I really like the Miss Sixty perfumes even though they are aimed at teens but the price is very reasonable and they smell good so what's not to like? Elixir is a sultry but sweet scent with an oriental unertone which lasts quite a long time on the skin. I loved this perfume and I'm so sad that it seems to have been discontinued in Boots and other major perfume stores (why does this always happen to me?!). I have Miss Sixty Summer (which I cannot find online at all!) which is a lovely sweet and fresh scent and I wear it at least once a week. Finally I have Miss Sixty Rock Muse which I didn't really like at first, I thought it smelled a bit heavy and powdery like an "old lady" perfume but that dies away after a minute or two and it's just a really nice sultry frangrance.
I'll probably do a Perfume Collection post this week because I'm really into my perfume at the moment, for a while I actually used to forget about perfume in the whole getting ready process but now I like to match it to my mood or who I'm going to be meeting that day etc.
See you soon folks!

Weekly Round-Up # 4

1. Well, Tuesday was Pancake Day and I made pretty good pancakes, if a little thin. I even flipped one! I think it's a bit of a weird day, surely it should just be called Eat-all-the-crap-in-the-world-before-Lent Day. I'm not giving anything up for Lent, I've decided I'm going to try to fit in a little bit of exercise a day, even if I can only manage some sit-ups or something, at least I'm doing it.
2. On Wednesday it was my Guinea Pigs' 1st birthday. I know, I'm sooo sad haha! But I do love the little guys so much. Their names are Archie and Basil and really are the cutest little (well, not so little anymore!) things ever.
3. Been feeling really down about uni recently. It seems that every time I come out a class I just feel deflated and discouraged. I've only got like 3 more months but I just feel no matter how hard I try, I never get anywhere. So, when I saw this, I was like "Yep, sounds good to me".
4. Went to see The Woman In Black on Friday and jees, that movie scared the living daylights out of me! I thought, "Its got Daniel Radcliffe in it, I like Daniel Radcliffe, surely it won't be too scary" but it soo is. I think this was a really good role for Dan after Harry Potter because it's such a different character from how we're used to seeing him. Well done, Dan!
5. Finished my Celia Birtwell Lipbalm that I've had for 2 and a half years (I know, long time!) so that can go on my list of hit-pan products, woo!
Hope you all had a good week :)

Weekly Chat

Hello everyone!Its been a little while since I last spoke to you and a few things have happened. First of all you'll see that I've got a fringe! I wanted something different so I thought that a full fringe would be a nice way of framing my face and I'm pretty happy with the results. Secondly I've had a little move across the hall. Me and my little sister have changed rooms so that she can have more space to play with her stuff. Aren't I a nice big sister? So in future photos you might notice that the lighting in my photos is brighter which is great since my old room wasn't very good for natural light. So anyway lets get on with the chat!

Dexter - Ok so I know this show has been running for years but I tend to come into tv shows about 3 years after the 1st season. My boyfriend thought I would like this and showed me the first episode last Monday. I love it! In fact I love it so much that I'm already half way through the second season :) Dexter is a forensics specialist in the Homicide department in the Miami Police Department. He is fascinated by blood. He also happens to be a sociopathic serial killer.....with a difference. He only kills other killers, people who ruthlessly kill others. Its strange to simultaneously love and be creeped out by the main character. I have to say Michael. C. Hall does an amazing job playing a character with no feelings. I can't even imagine how you would begin to prepare for a role like that. Roll on more Dexter!

Start of uni - Finally after months off I started back at uni today. Woo! I made it to 2nd year! The good news is that in my first lecture I was neither bored nor did I fall asleep, bad news is that I have so much work ahead of me :( It certainly looks like I'm not going to have much of a life other than uni work and my part-time job. Makes me want to break down and cry a little. But I'm so determined this time to do more than "just pass" my classes. I'm going to nail it this year! And now that I've told everyone this, I realise that I'm actually gonna have to do it :/ scared? yeah. Excited? Yeah :)

Chanel - As you can see in my photo I'm a little but more made up than usual. Thats because I got my make up done at the Chanel counter in my local Boots store. I am such a Chanel spirited girl. Just the sight of those two little entwined C's makes my heart flutter :) I got my make up done on Saturday because I was going to a wedding reception that evening and I thought it would be an ideal event to try out some new make up. I think its good to have someone else do your make up or hair or choose your outfit because they usually choose something that you wouldn't normally choose for yourself and for some reason, more often than not, it works well! I wouldn't have done my eyes so dark just because I'm not that brave but now I see that it works because the dark brown brings out my blue eyes. Everyone should try it once, having a different perception of things is interesting. Oh, and I did treat myself to a few little Chanel goodies but I want to devote an entire post to it since its my first indulgence in what I would define as "Luxury Make Up". Sooo excited :) Oh and to check out the full range of Chanel make up in the meantime, just click here.

Whats been going on with you lately? Discovered anything new and exciting?