Hen Weekend

Hello!

We are both SO excited for the bank holiday weekend. We've made plans for both nights out and also have plans to eat and watch films on the 'hangover' days in between!
I think some serious products will be used over the next few days!

Last weekend we both went to our friends hen weekend near Hungerford which involved some afternoon tea and lots of drinks!



The venue was Oakly Hall, an amazing estate dating back to the 1700s, it was LUSH!
We had the afternoon tea in a library which I absolutely loved, I am book obsessed and dream about having a library one day. 

Even the tables and chairs were really cute and I loved the whole theme!

I wore a beige dress with pink flowers on, nice and girly for the sophisticated setting!

M wore jeans and blue and white spotty top:

As I'm (unfortunately) allergic to champagne I got to have some Pimms whilst everyone else tucked into flutes of the good stuff!

The food was amazing, it was a huge tower of sandwiches, warm scones, profiteroles, tarts and brownies:

I somehow managed to eat loads but only just!
It was amazing and so filling but after our drive I was feeling pretty hungry.

Just look at the jam and cream for the scones! I do love cake, its one of my vices whenever I'm in a bad mood or trying to lose a few pounds....cake always gets me!

For the night out we all got glammed up and went out to a club in Newbury. It was so much fun and great to go somewhere different to our usual places.

Here's a photo of us during the night:

I wore an Olivia Rubin dress that I bought a few years ago for a birthday night out. I teamed it with my black wedges from New Look, bangles from Internacionale, nude bag from River Island and necklace from Topshop.
I curled my hair with a wand which is my favourite way to do my hair and went for classic make up with a nude smokey eye, winged liner and red lips!

M wore a flowery playsuit from New Looks tall range a few years ago with New Look Black Wedges (such comfy shoes), a statement necklace from River Island, with Thomas Sabo bracelets and teamed it with my black leather obi belt from Mango.

It was such a fun night and were hoping to have a great time again this weekend!

The wedding is coming up in September and we cannot wait for it now. We've both got our dresses sorted and we're working hard at the gym to make sure we look our best!
It might be our friends wedding and not our own but that doesn't mean we don't have to make an effort right?!

I can't wait to start getting ready for it and to see her walking down the aisle! She'd made a lot of the decorations for it so it's going to be really personal.

Do you have any friends getting married soon?

L xxx

L'Oreal Mascaras

What a horrible day!

I don't know about where you are but it's horrible and rainy here and it's not supposed to be like this for a bank holiday weekend!

For the past few weeks I've been trialling some L'Oreal mascaras. They were on offer when I picked them up and I was really excited to try them out as they've both got good reviews

I picked up their Volume Million Lashes Noir, and False Lash Flutter:

Firstly I like that the mascaras are individually packaged with plastic so you know for sure that nobody else has had their sticky mitts over and have been using the wand on their own eyes...!


The mascara I used first was the False Lash Flutter. It has fibres in it, which I wouldn't normally purchase as I'm a contact lens wearer, but as I've been wearing my glasses to work I thought I'd give it a go.



The packaging is pretty, nice and futuristic which always feels clean and functional in my view.
It's quite a chunky size too which is great as I don't like ones that are skinny, they're harder to handle and I like them to be robust in case I drop them....(quite often!)



As I've mentioned this mascara has butterfly wing effect fibres. To be perfectly honest I can't even tell that there are fibres in the product at all, which was a relief for me as my eyes are sensitive and would easily get irritated by them, as they have with lots of other fibre mascaras.

For me the innovative part was the mascara brush:



It's more like a comb than a brush but has a winged end towards the handle which was hard to photograph so I've shown it above and below so you can see it better as it has a double winged end.
I felt that this helped catch the end lashes better and give them an extra coating.



You can see this mascara on my lashes below:




I like the effect it gives, it doesn't cause clumpy eyelashes and picks them all up so they're all separated individually. It didn't flake off during the day and my lashes looked the same for over 16 hours during work and the gym which trust me is a lonnnnnnnnnnnng day!
I didn't ever see any actual fibres which was good for my sensitive eyes but I didn't see any benefit from it either. Maybe they do help as I did love the effect they gave.

Next up is Volume Million Lashes Noir:



I love the two toned colour of the tube and again it's chunky which I've already mentioned. The colours look classic and sophisticated which is my favourite kind of packaging!



The brush for this mascara is in a slight figure of 8 shape which I found great for picking up the lashes at the inner and outer corners of the eyes.
This one is just a normal mascara without any fibres so it was a great comparison to the first one:



The photo below shows my lashes with the mascara and I feel they look a lot fluffier than when I used the False Lash Flutter, especially on the bottom.

I really liked the second mascara, Volume Million Lashes, a lot more than the False Lash Flutter. Both mascaras were great and I'd repurchase both, but the Volume Million Lashes mascara worked better on my own lashes as they're already quite long, but need volume and curl so this worked better for me personally.

Have you tried any L'Oreal mascaras? Which were your favourite?

What's your favourite mascara in general? I do love a new one, any suggestions send them my way!

Hope you enjoy your bank holiday weekend, I'm sure you'll see some picture from our weekend in the next few days!


L xxx

Aveeno Positively Radiant Triple Boost Serum

Morning all!

I've been obsessing over skincare for a little while now, particularly for anti aging and hydrating reasons.
I picked up a few things a while ago and one of them was this serum from Aveeno.

It claims to have triple boost properties which is quite a claim, and as it was my first product that I've ever bought from this range I had no idea what to expect.

I've used more expensive serums in the past such as Origins and Aveeno is considerably cheaper at £11.99 for 30ml instead of £32.
This brand is also heavily based on natural products and scientifically proven ingredients.

Aveeno claim this product will even out skin tone and texture, visibly diminishes appearance of brown spots, hydrate skin and fight free radicals all at the same time helping to keep skin from aging. That's a pretty big list of promises!
It's also non pore blocking and suitable for sensitive skin!

I used this twice a day and applied it after cleansing and before moisturising. It's a white lotion type product which was surprising as serums (in my experience) are normally a clear runny product.
It sank into my skin pretty easily and left it feeling hydrated without feeling greasy. 

I really liked this serum and thought even though it was quite a bit cheaper to my beloved Make a Difference serum it wasn't a huge gap in quality.
I did think the Origins serum sank in easier but for the price this serum was great!

I'd definitely repurchase this but I do think you get what you pay for with skincare and I'd spend more on better quality knowing that you only get one face!

What do you think of Aveeno products?? Do you love serums? What's your favourite?

L xxx

OOTD Featuring Cutey Bracelets

When I saw Cutey were asking for bloggers to review their products I emailed straight away as I'd seen them featured on Lucyy Writes (if you don't follow Lucy you should) a while ago and loved the bead style ones.

The first one I was sent was this Typhon Charm Bracelet  I love that it had different coloured beads so goes well with a variety of outfits. It has blue, yellow and pink beads as well as having a handbag and star charms.

I've been wearing this one the most. I love pairing it up with other silver bracelets. I'm already eyeing up more of this style. Especially this Hemera one I love the key and the red and white polka dot beads. I think they would look great layered up. Best of all they are only £12.99.

I've been wearing this one for nights out and for work. I love to wear bracelets with skinny jeans and a top just to dress them up. My necklace is my gorgeous sphere of life one.

The other bracelet I was sent was a shambella one. I recieved this Gold on White style. The shambella style retails for £18.99. Previously I haven't been a fan of these but I like the way it looks on. Especially with this top it goes together perfectly and add just the right amount of sparkle to a plain outfit.

I'm so pleased I got to try Cutey bracelets after admiring them on Lucy's blog previously. I'll definitely be getting some more of the charm style bracelets. They also now sell gorgeous bags!! They are definitely on my lust list.

Have you tried Cutey bracelets? Do you prefer shambella or charm style?

Love M

xxx