Weekly Round-Up # 5

This is how my weekend looked.

1. I have had such a boring/stressful week. I haven't done anything that doesn't either require me writing notes or reading a big dusty textbook. Roll on the Easter holidays when all this coursework will be out the way.

2. I fired through a whole lot of products this week which means I finished my Lacura Concealer, Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Cleansing and Toning Lotion, The Body Shop Banana Shampoo and Conditioner. So, not a bad job on getting rid of stuff! I'll do a review on the shampoo and conditioner but I already did a review of the toning lotion when I first got it and you can read that here.

3. I haven't been shopping in aaaaages! I'm really due a run round Primark haha! But this is down to the fact that I have been bombarded with so much reading and organising projects for uni and I'm trying to save money for all the trips I'm going on this year, totally can't wait to go to Rome at Easter, it'll be amazing I'm sure.

Anyway, this was pretty short but until next time, Adios!

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 :)

Wild Things

T-shirt - Topman / Shorts - Spain / Doc Martens - Gift

This was an outfit I wore last week but never got round to posting. This is one of my more "tomboy" outfits but sometimes I just like to be comfy! Getting really fed up of my frizzy hair! And these photos confirm it - I need to get it cut. Not sure how much to get off, or just to get it trimmed. Anyway, yes, I am wearing a guys t-shirt but does anyone else see loads of stuff they would wear in Topman? It's the same with Primark. Sometimes I think the mens department has more interesting clothes than the womens part. Or maybe I'm just different, haha!

Review: Lush Snow Fairy

So, last week I told you that I had finished my bottle of Snow Fairy shower gel, now I'm going to do my review!

I first smelled the Snow Fairy scent when my little sister bought the lipbalm and it just smelled amazing. It has a really sweet sugary scent (which could be a little sugary for some) with a light floral undertone. This shower gel lathers really well into big soft fluffy bubbles and makes your skin feel smooth and soft. Also the scent lingers on the skin all day and also makes the bathroom smell really nice.

Unfortunately, this product is only on sale at Christmas time but I've tried the Rock Star soap and I would say it smells quite similar to Snow Fairy, really sweet and sugary.

Weekly Round-Up # 3

Not a picture of me, but somewhere I would like to be.

1. I was absolutley right when I said I wouldn't have any spare time this week. As you can see I didn't have any time to post anything on here (sorry!) but my week has been jam packed!

2. On Tuesday I had a lovely Valentine's dinner with my boyfriend at Amore restaurant near where we live. Even though the place was packed out (with a huge queue of people waiting outside!) the food was delicious. We didn't do the whole "gifts" part of Valentine's day, we were quite happy just to go for a nice dinner, but he did get me a beautiful single rose. So sweet :)

3. On Wednesday I caught up with 2 of my girly friends for a couple of drinks. Cue a fun night of excessive drinking, talking about everything under the sun and ending with a bag of chips each on the way home = perfect. However I do not recommened drinking a whole pitcher of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Tea all by yourself. It does not improve your Spanish grammar for uni either, just fyi.

4. I finished another book on my Kindle this wee but this one wasn't a keeper. I think I only stuck with it to the end because I don't like giving up on things, once I start something I have to see it through. Anyway, The book was "This Lullaby" by Sarah Dessen. I think it was aimed at young adults which is usually fine for me, I know I'm a bit older than the target market but most times I enjoy them. It was a bit slow and didn't really do anything for me. I guess I thought it was going to be some big sweeping romance that I would get caught up in but it wasn't.

5. I finished another 2 products this week for my hitting pan challenge. The first was a Lush shower gel called Snow Fairy which I'm sure you've all heard of. I'll do a review of it during the week. The other was just a cheap Chamomile and Lemon Shampoo. Sure it brings out my natural highlights and gives my colour more dimension, but other than that I don't really have anything else to say about it.

6. And finally, this weekend was actually kind of fun. On Friday night we all went round to my aunt and uncle's house for a "Casino Night". Basically we just played card games for fun and eat absolutely delicious food. Yesterday I was off work (Yay!) so I went shopping with my little sister before I went to my boyfriend's cousin's 21st birthday party at night.

All in all, quite a busy week (with not nearly enough uni work done in that time!) and I'm done in! Hopefully next week won't be quite as mad but just as much fun.

Until next time, Adios!

Weekly Round-Up # 2

A little oldie from like 2 years ago

1. Bit of boring week, socially. Next week is gonna be chock-a-block! I've got sooo much uni work to do and a lot of social commitments too. Ahh, burning the candle at both ends!

2. It was my dad's birthday during the week so we had a Chinese take away for dinner which was scrummy, always is, and some lovely, gooey chocolate birthday cake. Hope you had a great day Dad!

3. Keeping up with my product challenge, I finished a Lavender Bath Creme (I'm aiming for a product a week). I think this was part of a Christmas set but I'm not sure where from and it was really only bubble bath so I probably won't do a review on it. It did smell lovely though.

4. This week I've really been getting into New Girl. If you haven't seen it you should give it a try, it's hilarious! The main character is played by Zooey Deschanel, one of my major style icons, and she is sooo funny. I think she's amazing because she's so "real", a little bit quirky and weird but lovely! I love her character, Jess, because she acts the way I think in my head, if that makes any sense haha!

Hope you have a good week, Adios!

Book Review: "Dead to the World" By Charlaine Harris

Rating: 3/5
Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Horror

So, this is the first book I finished on my Kindle! As far as I remember, this is the 4th Sookie Stackhouse Novel. I started reading the first one but I got a bit bored because I already had an idea about what happened through watching the tv series (I am in no way saying that the books aren't as good I just didn't see the point in reading a story when I already knew the ending). This was pretty good but I'm sure the "dramatic" scenes in the book are actually supposed to be more exciting and scary but they just never seem to be put across that way. Maybe it's just the way I'm picturing it in my head, who knows! I'll most likely read the other books in the series because they receive such high praise and I'm curious to see where the storyline ends up.