Fragrances from Winter to Spring ♡

Wow, it's only the middle of February and you are talking about spring, Laura!? Yes, yes I am, but here in the UK we like to think we have a season called spring but to be honest by the time it has arrived it is June and people are thinking about holidays on the beach! *dreams of having a fresh lemonade on a summers day, ahhh* 

But wait, we are getting ahead of ourselves here! 

So to get me in the spring mood (even though technically it's still winter) I am going to be chatting about my favourite fragrances from winter to spring - in over words, smells that suit any season!

To give you a heads up, my astonishingly crap vocabulary for scents will be attempted so don't expect much with my literature skills!

1. For Christmas I was lucky enough to receive a Marc Jacobs perfum - it makes me very happy thinking about it! I'm grateful to own the Daisy Dream scent which I was drawn to everytime I walked into Boots for its gorgeous floral yet fresh scent and of course it's beautiful bottle. When you have used the product (which for me will be in a few years probably as I would only want to use it on special occasions) you can use it a pretty ornament which I think is a great selling point from Marc Jacobs. I own the 30ml bottle which I believe is £38.50 or you can invest in the 50ml which is £51.50 or treat yourself to the 100ml for a whooping £69.50. Pick your choice!

2. My second fragrance I also received for Christmas but is a little more on the budget side at only £6.50 for the full size bottle or you can by the travel size in a gift set a long side it's two body mist sisters for £9.50. I haven't even told you it's name yet and I know you are already excited! It's the Soap and Glory Mist You Madly Body Spray - I love S&G's names! Being a mist it is cheaper than the full on Eau de Toilette and great for on the go. I love popping this in my handbag as it is slim with 100ml worth of product inside. My only way of describing the smell is sweet yet floral but not overpowering so the after scent is quite fresh and minty, something I love in a fragrance. So next time you are looking for a mist that does the full job, go and pick this up from Boots!

3. My third choice is even more budget friendly and is also a body spray. I love body mists and sprays as they are so much easier to use and you can easily just pop it in your bag without worrying it will smash. This spray is from Natural Collection, a popular brand, exclusive to Boots. This scent is very sweet and fruity so out of the 4 I'm showing this is my least favourite but if you love the strong strawberry smell, you will love this. Other scents are also in the collection like; mango (my favourite!), and vanilla. Boots re-released them a few months ago with different packaging and supposedly healthier ingredients. These retail at £4.50 so great if your on a budget!

4. And finally I also received this for Christmas and I have been wanting a Hollister spray for months now but at my local shopping centre they don't have a Hollister so fortunately Santa brought be one! I love this scent the most out of all the sprays and this literally make me think of a beach on the west coast of the U.S. (even though I have never been there!) The one I own is Palisades Beach which is the light pink spray. There is also a dark pink, a light blue and dark blue and also a pale yellow but I can't think of the names off the top of my head! These retail at £11 or the usual offer is 3 for £24 which I think is pretty good so go and pick one of these up if you feel as if you want summer NOW!

Hope this blog post was helpful to you in some way! Also sorry about the crappy photos, I took them on my iPad and next time I will try out my camera, it just takes time to upload to my laptop! I also uploaded a new YouTube video which was a first impressions on the new Rollerlash from Benefit! You can check that out here > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_tn8zJVJjo.

Love Laura xox 

My New Favourite Lipstick ♡

I was a very lucky girl as I received my first gorgeous MAC lipstick for my Christmas. For years I have heard people rave about these lipsticks and I wanted to try one myself and I was so very grateful when I opened the the gift to see a MAC cosmetics bag and then the lipstick inside. I was so fortunate that my Auntie bought it for me as I'm so happy and very grateful.

This isn't a joke but I screamed and nearly cried when I saw it and I have NEVER done that at a Christmas gift before! It sounds so lame but I really LOVE this lipstick! Obvs :)

The first time I used it was on Boxing Day and wow I am in love and for the past month I have been wearing it non-stop! I have mine in the shade Patisserie which is a lustre finish so it is quite sheer but not glossy, more like a satin finish. The colour is definitely very nude, a 'your lips but better' colour which makes me love it more because this means it's so wearable with anything, from a smoking eye to a sun-kissed glowing skin.

I defiantly want to invest in another MAC lipstick or any MAC cosmetics because they have beat my expectations! If you have any recommendations, please tell me!

Laura xox

Girl Online ♡

I am a bit of a book worm but out of all of the books I have read Girl Online is defiantly in the Top 5 along side The Hunger Games, a tough series to follow, but I think Zoe did it for me!

Girl Online was at times slightly unrealistic and cliché but what made me fall in love with Zoe's writing was how unpredictable it was and the twist at the end was genius work! I love how the book hooks you from the beginning and how much you become a part of the novel and how you wish you had someone like Elliot, or Tom or more so, Noah!

But what stood out for me the most was the message Zoe portrayed throughout the book; how you can find hope when you think everything is lost and the messages Penny sends through her blog posts and I feel we should take in those messages and do something about them (example; hate on the Internet) rather than just letting them go over out heads.

I feel the media has defiantly got the wrong idea over this book and it certainly deserved to earn that many sales in one week but it certainly didn't deserve the hate from the media and neither did Zoe.

I believe Zoe did write Girl Online but that is just my personal opinion.

Girl Online was an inspiration to me and I don't usually get that feeling from a book.

Proud is an understatement. I love you Zoella. <33

Laura xox

Kiko Haul ♡

So a couple of weeks ago I went to Reading to visit my cousin and we did a bit of shopping in the town centre. We attempted to find a bargain in the sales but we had no luck so after a lovely lunch at Jamie's Italian I spotted a Kiko. This made me very excited as I had heard so many good things about their cosmetics but never had a chance to go in a spend some money.

If you ever see a Kiko, don't be deceived by its fancy, high-end M.A.C looks because it is actually the quality of that but money-wise, it has prices like L'Oreal and Revlon.

Over the past couple of weeks I have been trying out the two products I bought and so far I am going head of heals for them and wish I brought more stuff to try out!

Firstly can I say the packaging of this product is stunning, very vintage which I adore. I was lucky to find this Top Pairs Blush Duo on the sale stand for £7.95 (originally was £15.49)! I thought the sleek blushers had high pigmentation with good colour pay off but this totally beats that. The two shades 'Rasberry Rose' and 'Peach' really compliments my light/tanned skin tone. I much prefer the right side colour because of the sun-kissed bronze glow without being too orangey toned. If you have darker skin they do offer darker more bronze tones if you are interested in that. I highly recommend any Kiko blush products if you come across them because the quality is amazing and at a very good price!

And lastly I brought the product that Kiko are know for, their Long Lasting Eyeshadow Sticks. Apparently they are a dupe for the By Terry Ombre Star Shadow Sticks but as I do not have the money to invest in a cream eye shadow worth £29 I cannot compare them but I honestly believe you do not have to spend that price if you own the Kiko dupe (unless you like the fancy gold packaging!) As you can see by the swatch here the colour I purchased was a red-brown colour, very similar to the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate but I prefer this because of the more neutral tones it gives. What i can't get over is how long it lasts. As soon as you put it on to your lids it gives for a minute or two while you blend the colour out but then it will not budge. When I swatched this on my hand for my most recent video I honestly could not remove it when washing my hands or even when I was in the shower. My Garnier Miceller water struggled but in the end it eventually budged!

As you can see I am RAVING about these products, if I ever went to Kiko again I would probably invest in their brow products or single eyeshadows because I have heard many good things about them!

Catch you soon with a new post <33

Laura xox

Hello Internet ♡

Hello, and welcome to my new(ish) blog. I started my little space on the Internet nearly a year ago now but by May/June 2014 I slacked off just a tiny bit... For the past month I have been ooing and ahhing whether to restart my blog. I got a lot of inspiration reading Zoe Sugg's new novel Girl Online where the protagonist Penny runs her own little blog, and I loved the way she wrote her posts, this inspired me to start again (so thanks Zoe!)

Hopefully this blog will go to plan and I can be active enough to my readers (1 post a week *crosses fingers*) and in my blog I am hoping to include the following:
-Reviews
-Experiences
-Questions you ask
-Recommendations
-Days out
-And anything else you would want!

As this blog hopefully is going to be based on beauty - which is my obsession (hence my blog name) - I will be doing mini hauls and other beauty related things as that is what I enjoy but if you really would like something else I am open to experimenting! I also really love photography so my posts will be full of pictures and photos (because to be honest people look at the photos more than the words!)

And thank you very much to any readers that have stayed with me (if any) and welcome all the new readers who have followed me on Bloglovin'. I also have deleted all my other posts to start fresh this year!

I also have a YouTube channel if anyone is interested which is something else I started in June so I guess that's why my blog got a bit left behind. And of course, I have Twitter, Instagram etc so you can go and follow me there and all the links are on the 'Find Me' page. 

Thanks for reading and HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST WISHES FOR 2015! ♡

Laura xox