SUNDAY POST #5

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1. What a busy week I've had! Remember I was telling you I was going to say yes to as many things as I possibly could? Well this week that only really applied to work! I've spent the last five days working my absolute bum off although I had a lovely day off at Hampton Court on Tuesday (see the post here.) The weather has been so nice this week, so I'm a little gutted that I've been working inside but that's life! Apologies for the lack of blogging this week, however I did manage to get three posts up so make sure you read them!

2. I've got the week off work so I'm going to make the most of it! Tomorrow night I'm going out with the girls from work for dinner and drinks to celebrate one of the girls getting married, so I'm excited for that! Apart from tomorrow night, I'm planning to have a chilled week, enjoying the sunshine and blogging as much as possible. And boy have I got a lot planned for you guys! This week, expect my June favourites, Essies Naughty Nautical range review and the start of my 'battle of the bests' posts. 

Instagram photos from this week

3. One product that I've been using a lot this week is Soap and Glory's The Scrub of Your Life. It's probably the only scrub that doesn't affect my sensitive skin and leaves me feeling silky soft, but I'll tell you more later this week as it's going to feature in my June favourites!

4. And that's my Sunday update ladies! I just want to say a massive thank you for continuing to read my blog, it really means so much to me but I with GFC going tomorrow, please please please follow me on Bloglovin. 

Thanks again ladies, have a lovely week whatever you do, Paige xxx

LUNCHTIME HAUL - THE BODY SHOP

I've always been a lover of The Body Shop and I always will so whilst I was on my lunch break today, I couldn't resist walking past without taking advantage of their sale! The Body Shop is currently offering 3 for 2 on practically everything (we all love a bargain) but I knew what I was after as soon as I walked inside. 

For my birthday, my best friend Jess got me a big bag of goodies - which included a vitamin E mini set from The Body Shop. This set contained a night cream, everyday moisturiser, cleanser and toner which all of them were enriched with vitamin E. I absolutely adored the products within the mini set and I really wanted to try some more from their range, so I guess this is what that post is about! 

I picked up the Vitamin E Hydrating Toner (which was included in the mini set) because I've used up my travel sized bottle and I desperately needed more! I also grabbed the Vitamin E Hand and Nail Treatment and the Vitamin E Face Mist. 

As you guys are well aware, I have an obsession with soft hands and hand creams in general so it was a dot in the card that a hand cream was going to be one of today's purchases! The face mist is a setting spray that you use before applying your makeup so I'm praying this will work because my combination skin leaves me feeling like I need to retouch my makeup constantly. All the products smell really refreshing and I just love the simplicity of the packaging. 

I'm yet to try these products but I've got high hopes!

I was asked by the lovely lady at the till if I would be interested in joining The Body Shop loyalty scheme. I jumped at the chance. For just £5 a year I now save 10% on every purchase, £15 worth of goodies each year, a special birthday gift and invitations to member events. Erm helloooooo! There was no way I was going to turn down that offer.

And as a little thank you for signing up, I received a 'Peppermint smoothing pumice foot scrub' worth £7 absolutely free. I'm liking this membership card!

I'm going to trying these products out for a couple of weeks and then I'll have a little post up reviewing them soon so keep an eye out!

What do you think about The Body Shop?

HAMPTON COURT PALACE - LIFE BLOGGING

So today I went to Hampton Court Palace with my gorgeous best friend Jess. The weather was just stunning, which made the day even better. Hampton Court Palace is really close to my university and on our long commutes to and from uni, Jess and I decided we'd take a trip to the palace. I studied the Tudors as part of my History A Level and I loved learning it so much that today was a guilty pleasure for me as although I've been many times before, I'd never truly known the history behind it.

I'd say that we spent about 4 hours at the palace having a wander round, grabbed a bite to eat and enjoyed the sunshine and if I'm completely honest with you, I so prefer a day out like this than a day shopping (soz

(Being tourists and having photos)

Although Jess only lives a 15 minute car journey away from me, it's difficult to see her sometimes. Trying to balance work, education and a social life is very hard work so it was so nice to have a day out together!

The palace is so beautiful I thought I ought to show you some pictures!

Don't worry beauty bloggers, there shall be a beauty post up for you guys in the next two days!

THE 7 DEADLY SINS - BEAUTY TAG

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So I was having a browse through some of the blogs I follow and I noticed that Molly from What Molly Loves has done the 7 deadly sins beauty edition tag, so I thought I'd jump on board!

GREED - What's your most expensive beauty item?
Skin care: it would be my Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing gel as that retails for £18, I'm more of a drugstore lover when it comes to skincare.
Makeup wise: I think it would be my YSL Touche Eclat Foundation which retails for £29

SLOTH - Which product do you neglect the most due to laziness?
Like Molly, I definitely neglect my makeup brushes. I have such a big collection that I get bored having to cleanse them all the time, but I do cleanse them at least twice a month. I always tell myself that I'll do them on a certain day...but that day rarely comes!

WRATH - Which item do you have a love/hate relationship with?
Eyeshadow. I've got really weird shaped eyes, so sometimes I love it but other days I feel like it makes my eyes look bigger, which they definitely don't need! I think the fact that I have fair skin with dark hair makes this love/hate relationship because I find it difficult to get eyeshadows that go nicely with my complexion.

GLUTTONY - What brand makes up most of your makeup collection?
Skin care: Clarins/Garnier
Makeup: Rimmel/Inglot

PRIDE - Which product gives you the most confidence?
Without a doubt foundation. Makeup gives me a lot of confidence and my skin isn't the world's greatest so I like to hide behind my foundation, there's no way I'd be seen without it!

LUST - Which item is at the top of your wishlist?
Skin care: I really want to try the Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser mainly because I've heard so many good things about it.
Makeup: I realllllllly want to try the NARS Pure Matte Lipstick because as you know, matte lipstick is my thing. I don't own any NARS lip products so I'm dying to give this a whirl, hopefully it's going to be a payday item.

ENVY - Which makeup look is great on others but not yourself?
Blusher and smokey eyes. I just feel that my face is too round for blusher and I can never seem to get it looking nice, and when I have grey/black or any dark toned smokey eyes I end up looking like I've been punched in the eye! And we all know that's not a good look!

And that's it, if you've done one, please give a link in the comments below so I can see what your seven deadly sins are!

SUNDAY POST #4

Hey ladies! Let's get straight in with my Sunday post!

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1. I've had the most perfect lazy week! I've pretty much spent the whole week doing absolutely nothing, lazing around on the sofa watching films, and oh how I loved it. Even though I haven't really done anything special since finishing uni, I'm usually rushed off my feet with work and general tasks that I need to complete, so it was nice just to lay back and get up a few blog posts up for you lovely people! Due to my week of reflecting, I've decided that I need to try more in life, make decisions and more importantly say yes to every opportunity, because you never know where you'll end up!
This week I've uploaded three new blog posts so make sure you check them out!

2. Next week I'm rather busy with overtime at work, but I have a few blog posts in mind for you lot to read so keep your eyes peeled! I'm also going to Hampton Court on Tuesday for a little catch up with my best friend Jessie and I know you're probably thinking that's not your normal place for a catch up, but Jessie and I are both history lovers so we thought we'd put the two together and hopefully have a lovely day, which I can do a blog post on!

Some photos off my instagram from this week.

3. One product I've been loving this week is Garnier's Moisture Match moisturiser, and I love it so much I think it deserves it's own little mention. I use the one for combination to oily skin simply because I have combination skin and it always leaves my skin feeling very soft and gives a matte finish, preventing any shine. Just perfect. I'm planning to compare and review a few moisturisers in the next couple of weeks so I'll give you some more details then!

4. I just want to finish off like I always do, thanking you guys for continuing to support me and reading my blog. I love blogging so much and it makes me feel very special that you have chosen to read mine, so much love ladies!

Have an amazing week whatever you do and I'll catch up with you next Sunday!

Paige xx