My first week off for months has been absolutely packed! I've engaged in far too much spending and eating and not enough blogging! Highlights include another massive Asos order, pouring over pastels in Topshop, becoming addicted to YouTube, finding a 30ml Eight Hour Cream for 99p in Superdrug and spending the weekend away at a beautiful wedding with Darren!


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Dress and Boots: Both Asos

Dress & Belt: Dorothy Perkins
Fur Stole: H&M
Necklace & Boots: Topshop

It's come to that funny time of year when the sun is out but its still quite cold. This is the dress I talked about in my latest 'haul' video (does anyone else hate that word?), perfect for such days when warmth is necessary but showing a little skin isn't the worst. The fabric is thin so its very comfortable and light to wear but I love how crisp the pleats look. And who can say no to a bit of faux fur!

In other news I went and got myself a new camera mainly to make it a little easier to see what I'm doing while recording videos. I'm still getting to grips with it and trying to work out how to autofocus on things during filming (if it can even do that?) so if anyone else has a Canon 600D and knows, it'd be great if you could help me out!


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Poppy King Lip Crayon - £11.50 Boots
Poppy King's range of lipsticks and glosses have been been part of No7's permanent collection for nearly a year now, but haven't ever really caught my eye. This month however, armed with a trusty £5 voucher, I saw that her new line of lip crayons had been launched, complete with adorable polka dot packaging.

These lip crayons come in five colours which range from this light pink to a brilliant red. They are beyond moisturising as they have quite a thick balmy consistence, unlike the Topshop ones which are lovely too but don't half dry out your lips! They also leave a super glossy finish but are really long lasting. I think they even have a slight tint to them as the colour stays on my lips for hours after the gloss has worn away.

I got mine in the colour 'dancing' which is a natural you-lips-but-better colour. Perfect for days I don't feel like wearing lipstick but want a little bit more colour than a balm would give. Definitely going to get myself some more of these!

Words can't really express how grateful I am to have reached this blogging milestone. It still amazes me that so many people come to my little corner of the internet and read all my various ramblings. Thank you so much to all those who take the time to leave comments and even those who just skim through!

I thought I'd take this opportunity to give you all the chance to win some of my favourite things at the moment: The Real Techniques Core Collection brushes! This set included the amazing buffing brush that I'm sure anyone would love to get their hands on, along with the contour, detailer and foundation brushes.

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Versace Vanitas Versace Eau De Parfum, Bliss Blood Orange and White Pepper Body Butter, Lancome Toffee Juicy Tube, Clarins Extra Firming Body Cream, Révive Intensité Creme Lustre SPF30
I know we all saw the spoilers weeks ago, but here is my edition of the Harrods Glossy Box for March. Once again, I was a little disappointed that I didn't get the real creme de la creme of the products on offer, for my taste anyway. I was really looking forward to trying the Ojon hair serum and I'm pretty gutted I seem to be the only one that didn't get a mini Burberry Lipstick!

Versace Vanitas Versace Eau De Parfum: I've never actually smelt any of the Varsace perfumes before as they never really appealed to me. I've noticed the majority of them end up in the discount section so I never bothered to try them. Vanitas is nice and I love the adorable little bottle its come in. Its a musky floral scent, usually my favorite type, but it doesn't stand out as being amazing to me.

Bliss Blood Orange and White Pepper Body Butter: This really does have a gorgeous smell in the tube, but on the skin it becomes a little clinical, very similar to those little antibacterial lemon wipes you get in sachets. The smell doesn't linger too long though and this does really leave the skin refreshed.

Lancome Toffee Juicy Tube: I'm never a big fan of lipgloss as I always get my hair stuck in it. I do own a few of these juicy tubes already though and they all smell beautiful, good enough to eat and aren't too tacky. Unfortunately Brown isn't quite my colour and this Toffee one makes my lips look a little '90s', if you know what I mean!

Clarins Extra Firming Body Cream: Another body cream! Don't quite understand the point of putting two similar products in one box but this one is actually my favourite. I love Clarins and all their products always feel so luxurious. I've used this a couple of times and already my legs feel a little more tightened. Or is that just my imagination? Either way this cream is lovely!

Révive Intensité Creme Lustre SPF30: I'm all about the anti-aging creams at the moment so I slapped this on in the morning without really thinking about it, thought it was quite nice and went to look up how much the full size was. I was shocked. £235! No, there isn't a decimal point missing, thats two hundred, for 60ml. I'm not sure how I feel about that in relation to how good this cream is but I know I'll be using my little 7ml pot sparingly in the future. I suppose if I did have any 'visible sagging' this might have really made a difference, but I think its a little silly for Glossy Box to include a product for more mature skin when I'm guessing it's demographic is mostly young bloggers. In my opinion though, this is the only product that really screams 'Harrods' and it's exclusivity to me. The rest are lovely but I could have seen them in any other regular box quite easily.

Bioderma Crealine H2O Cleansing Solution - eBay
First of all, let me say what a mission its been to get hold of this product! I've seen this popping up all over beauty blogs and youtube channels for years, and something inside of me has always wanted it. The trouble is, its only available in France and the cost of shipping alone was enough to make me click off the page every time. I think a few clever people must have cottoned onto the demand for Bioderma though and started buying in bulk because thankfully they're now quite readily available on eBay, albeit for extortionate prices. This is under £10 in most French pharmacies but people are charging anything up to £25 for it. I ended up paying around £16 with shipping which did make me squirm a little but at the end of the day you do get a huge 500ml in there!

For those that haven't heard of the Crealine Solution before, its basically just a liquid cleansing make up remover. It can be used all over, even on sensitive eyes. When I first tried this out not only did it completely live up to the hype, I was amazed! I'm used to really oily eye make up removers to take away the vast amounts of mascara and eyeliner that I wear, and they only just about do the job, but this took absolutely everything off. What really confuses me is that it just feels like water. Its not greasy, oily or sticky at all. Without getting too far into scientific babble it's full of 'micellar' particles which literally dissolve make up away. No rubbing involved! Definitely one amazing product that I'll need to be stocking up on if I'm ever in France!

If like me, you're determined to get your hands on this, the seller I purchased from is also doing a 100ml bottle for a much more reasonable price!

Has anyone else ever tried this? What did you think?

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A little snap shot of what I hope this summer will bring. Pastels, prints and cat eye sunglasses, all topped off with the most beautiful coral lipstick I've seen in a long time. Definitely need to buy this one before it sells out for good!

Shirt & Bow Tie: Primark
Jumper: Dorothy Perkins
Skirt: Asos
Blazer: New Look
Boots: Topshop

Today was awfully freezing so when I eventually decided to get up and dressed I couldn't stop throwing on the layers! In hindsight I probably shouldn't have gone for a skirt but the top half of me stayed nice and toasty.

This outfit is a bit of a mish-mash of things I've had for a long time that shouldn't really be worn together but clash in a pretty appealing way. And a bow tie thrown in there for good measure. All I need now are some suede elbow patches!

Had a little mooch around Makro and built a desk after I took these photos. Also had a fight with iMovie while editing a new video that should be making its way onto my new youtube channel sometime soon. Go and have a look if you fancy it!

While I was out I also bought the Babyliss Root Boost on a bit of a whim after seeing Katie's video on it. Has anyone every tried it? Thoughts?

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