Dotty

So it turns out the Benefit Concealer I showed you yesterday was definitely a fake! I compared it to the images on the official Benefit site and ASOS and the lettering is slightly different. I can't believe I was stupid enough to even order it in the first place. However I did request a refund and they refunded the money straight away which to me shows that they are basically admitting to it being fake. In future, if anyone thinks of ordering anything from users snowwhite1530 and zz101_2007, think again! The fact that they have hundreds and hundreds of positive feedback is a bit misleading and obviously shows that a lot of people don't realise they are buying fakes. I did leave negative feedback but I'm not sure it will make a difference to be honest.

Anyway, I'll definitely learn from this mistake and won't be ordering make-up from eBay again! In other news, as it's a bank holiday tomorrow Vince and I have decided to go to Brighton for the day! It only cost £24 for the both of us there and back which I think is pretty good?! We're going to head to the Pier of course and check out all of the lanes and shops and generally just have a wander! I'm quite looking forward to it actually and we'll be taking the camera so I'll have lots of snaps to post on Tuesday. If there's anywhere you can recommend please let me know!

I just hope it doesn't rain!

30 Day Blog Challenge

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

Today's 30 Day Blog Challenge is another simple one. You've already seen the last product I purchased as it was the Topshop Eyeshadow! However, today I received a text message telling me that the skirt I ordered from Zara had arrived in store and was ready to be picked up.

I initially ordered this skirt after reading Jen's 'Essential Summer Skirt' post. She recommended some skirts from Zara that were just £9.99 and with free delivery to a store as well, so I just had to snap one up. This is the second skirt I've purchased this year and I decided on the Black & White Polka Dot skirt! I ordered the Medium size skirt and was worried it wouldn't fit as the skirt I brought in H&M recently was a small, but luckily it fit, phew! I'll post a pic of me wearing it soon, but for now here it is in it's pretty packaging. It does have pockets on it but they're a bit difficult to see. I love it so much I might have to get it in another colour!

Quite a bargain don't you think?

Fake Benefit Make-up!

Hopefully everyone has recovered from their street parties and Royal Wedding celebrations yesterday. The street party on the road next to ours apparently ended at 10pm but there was music going on until at least 4am. I wouldn't have minded if the music was any good but it was awful whirring, popping stuff with drum and bass, yuck. I managed to get to sleep, even though it sounded like the party was actually in our bedroom, so it didn't bother me too much in the end.

Anyway, onto the point of this post. I recently purchased two Benefit make-up products for a couple of pounds from eBay. Stupidly, I didn't check the seller feedback until I saw the Money Saving Expert Forums where somebody was talking about people on eBay selling cheap Benefit make-up.

I'm not quite sure why I brought these products, I did it on a bit of whim because they were so cheap and I don't have anything Benefit. Anyway, the Concealer arrived today and I don't know how to tell if it's fake or not, can anyone help?

It's really difficult to tell as I have never used any Benefit products before and I'm not sure what to look out for!

One thing I know is not fake is the new Duo Eyeshadow in 'Meteoric' I picked up yesterday from Topshop. The colours are absolutely gorgeous and I love the Marble effect! I've picked up an eye pencil and eyeliner in the past from Topshop make up but this is a lot more special.

I'll have to try and remember to post a pic of me wearing it soon!

30 Day Blog Challenge

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

I should have swapped the questions around and had this as my challenge for yesterday seeing as the entire world went Wedding crazy! I'm not one of those girls who has been planning her wedding since she was 6 so I don't really have a 'dream wedding' planned. I do however know that I'd like a simple dress (wasn't Kate's evening reception dress absolutely gorgeous?), a wedding cake that isn't sponge (Vince agrees!) and I definitely do not want a cheesy disco.

From attending other people's weddings, I have decided that I want to create some sort of playlist for the reception of all the songs I love and I definitely do not want any horrible YMCA or anything like that. If anyone actually comes to my wedding, there probably won't be many people on the dance floor as I love my rock music so most of the playlist would consist of my fave bands! I would probably include pop songs for everyone else but no cheesy 80s/90s songs. *Shudder*

I recently found these pics on my Dad's Facebook of my Nan and Grandad's wedding and just had to post them!

Fit for a McQueen!

So in years to come when someone asks me where I was when the Royal Wedding of William and Kate took place, I'll have to tell them I watched it from the comfort of my bed. What did everyone think?

I was obviously waiting for a glimpse of the dress, as were thousands of other fashion lovers. Last night people were going crazy on Twitter as Alexander McQueen Head Designer Sarah Burton was spotted going into Kate's hotel. Rumours started flying that the dress was going to be Vintage McQueen but I'm glad it was a new design as it's designed specifically for the bride, to suit her. The hand-embroidered and appliquéd lace dress looked amazing and imitated the one worn by Grace Kelly. I particularly loved the veil and the lace top and sleeves.

I couldn't believe the amount of people lining the streets of London just for a quick glimpse of the couple. The atmosphere must have been amazing! Were any of you there? I loved when they drove out of Buckingham Palace in the Aston Martin with the personalised Licence plate and L plate on the front, haha!

Vince and I headed into town this afternoon but most of the festivities had fizzled out already except the one going on on the road next to ours. It's rather loud!

Today's blog challenge was a pretty simple one and I'm glad we stocked the fridge today! Tomorrow we're planning to have salad and quiche for dinner so we stocked up in preperation.

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

This fridge is for 4 people but mine and Vince's food seems to take up most of it!

Anyway, must dash as the Chinese takeaway has just arrived!

Not like the Movies...

I can't believe that I only have to work tomorrow and then have another 4 days off! How great is that? The whole country is going insane about the Royal Wedding at the moment. There are some street parties going on here in Southampton, in particular, one big one at the Guildhall Square in town. I do want to go but I know we won't wake up until late and by the tie we're ready, we probably would have missed most of it! I'm definitely watching the wedding on TV though, just so I can see what Kate's dress is like to be honest. This is our generation's Charles & Diana and it's going to be an historic occasion, remembered for years so people really should take a little interest!

In other news, I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to try and sort out my Rhinitis problems. Thankfully it didn't bother me today so I had a relatively sneeze free day. A guy at work told me about his sister who suffers from the same condition, and she uses something called light therapy, so I'm definitely going to research that and see if it will help me at all.

When I got home from work I had two lovely parcels waiting for me! A MAC eyeliner and a mini Katy Perry OPI nail polish collection, both of which I ordered from eBay, so I'll take some pics of those soon! During my lunch break I had a cheeky browse around Boots and picked up some fake nails and a new Maybelline polish, which I'll also review soon!

Vince has left me alone tonight as he has a gig to play with his new band. It's weird being on my own for the whole evening, it means I actually have to cook for myself, haha! Vince makes the best food so cooks for me most nights and I love him for it of course! So I'll be pretty lonely tonight but it gives me a chance to get lots of work done!

Now for today's challenge. This is a pretty simple one actually and thankfully as there's quite a few photos of me I can steal from Facebook, so here we go...

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

Hopefully over the weekend I'll be able to get some more productive posts lined up for you all. In the mean time, I'd love to know what sort of posts you want to see, is there anything you want to request at all?

P.S - The new Harry Potter trailer for Part 2 of Deathly Hallows is released tonight. Can NOT wait!

Sniffle

Today was supposed to be my first day back at work after the glorious bank holidays but instead I worked from home. I'm sure I've mentioned this before but I have something called Allergic Rhintis which is like Asthma in your nose. Not that already having Asthma isn't bad enough but now I have it in my nose as well! Anyway, I have tablets for it that seem to keep it at bay but recently I've been sneezing loads and it was so bad on Thursday that I had to leave work early. It gets so bad that I have to breath through my mouth, I can't hear anything and my sinuses are so blocked up that it feels like my head is going to explode, so this was my reason for staying home today.

I'm actually getting really sick of it but apparently there is no cure. Typical. All of the tablets the doctors have given me haven't worked so I'm heading back on Thursday to try and get it sorted! So I've had a pretty lazy day to be honest. I did venture into town to pick up some more tablets and finally showed off my new H&M skirt. Although you can't really see the skirt in the pic, you can see my H&M striped top and Matalan belt!

It still feels weird showing my legs off and I definitely need to buy some more skirts. I'm currently waiting on some studs that I ordered from eBay for my DIY shorts and then I can finally show you them!

Now onto today's Blog Challenge...

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

I love Fearne Cotton's new hairstyle! Though, I don't think I'm brave enough to get it for myself. My hair is mid-way down my back in length at the moment so it'd be a bit of a change and I'm probably way too lazy to do lots of different styles like Fearne does, or has Stylists do. Though it would be nice to have a bit more volume in my hair as mine is so limp and lifeless! Plus, I'm not sure it would even suit me!! What do you think?

Happy Easter!

I know there are probably a thousand Easter related posts but everyone likes Chocolate...and we also love blogging about it! I don't really get Easter Eggs anymore because apparently I'm too old...just not too old to eat it on the 364 other days of the year. This is the first Easter I have spent away from home so I had to be the Easter bunny for myself and Vince. This morning I surprised him with a Milky Way and Dairy Milk egg as well as a Milky Bar and Dairy Milk egg for myself!

He's gone to his coursemates house today to work on their dissertation but he should hopefully be back in time for a chicken en croute dinner! Yum!

Now, onto Day 4 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge! The challenge today is to post a photograph of myself from two years ago...

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

These photos aren't quite two years old exactly, but will be in August! I went to Devon with Vince and our friends for a few days, so here are a few pics! I also managed to find a few others from 2009 including one from the Joiners venue in Southampton and a few from my trip to London with Vince and the odd one of us cooking in the kitchen!

I can't believe how much my hair has grown since 2009! At the moment it's in the middle of my back and desperately needs cutting, or just tidying up really! Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Easter and you make yourselves sick on chocolate!

Feeling hot hot hot!

Wow is it hot. I don't know where you lot are but here in Southampton it is ridiculously hot. My phone says it is currently 24 degrees and I'm sat in my bedroom!

Last week I picked up some shorts in Matalan as I couldn't bare to wear my jeans any longer. If you know me, you'll know that I'm pretty petrified of baring my legs...I can't explain it but I have such a lack of confidence that for years I couldn't step out of the house with my legs on show, which is why summer after summer, I've stayed in jeans. Well I finally had enough. I feel much more confident about myself and decided to buy the shorts on a whim and force myself to wear them. Well, I'm so glad I did because I love them and I no longer feel self confidence about showing my legs off, even if they are incredibly pasty!

I bravely ventured into town today. I had to exchange a few things and pick up a few bits and pieces. I picked up this gorgeous rabbit ring from Matalan as well as some cute earrings.

I'm not normally one for wearing rings but I'm slowly building a little collection. I recently purchased a gorgeous Owl ring from BohoBoho.com. They have a great range of products and they're all really cheap. This Owl ring was just £4!

I also picked up the new Hand Maid Antibacterial Gel from Soap & Glory as well as some Garnier Summer Body Moisturising Lotion, that has a hint of tan in, some Veet Hair Removal Cream (to make sure my legs are silky smooth of course!) and some absolutely gorgeous Champagne smelling Bubble Bath from Asda. I recently spotted their cute range of bath and shower products, they've got loads of gorgeous stuff, I particularly want to get my hands on their sugar scrubs and body lotions! The products are cheap and cheerful but probably do just as good a job as the more expensive stuff!

I was actually planning on looking for a Petite Maxi dress but I was so hot and bothered that I came home! The Sun makes me so sleepy and I knew that I had to pick up some food shopping so thought I better get that over and done with.

Now onto the 30 Day Blog Challenge...I'm really enjoying it at the moment as it's making me post every day and think hard about what to write about my day. Hopefully you're all finding it somewhat interesting! Today's post is...

01 – A photo of you, taken today.
02 – Your favourite pair of shoes.
03 – A photograph of your mobile phone.
04 – A photograph of yourself two years ago.
05 – A day in the life, photographs taken throughout your day.
06 – A photograph of a hairstyle you’d like to have.
07 – A photo of yourself, not taken by you.
08 – A photo of someone you fancy at the moment.
09 – The contents of your fridge, MTV Cribs style.
10 – Your dream wedding.
11 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
12 – Your favourite movie.
13 – What you want more than anything right now.
14 – Your current wishlist..
15 – Something you regret.
16 – The most beautiful picture of your best friend.
17 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
18 – A photo of your house/apartment.
19 – A photo of your handwriting.
20 – A band/artist not many people know of, but you think should.
21 – A photograph of the part of you that you dislike the most.
22 – A photograph of the part of you that you like the most.
23 – The next plan you have coming up that you’re really excited for.
24 – A song to match your mood.
25 – A photograph of the town you live in.
26 – A celebrity you don’t like, and why.
27 – A photo of your favourite item of clothing.
28 – A cartoon character that you’d love to meet in real life.
29 – The place you want to live.
30 – A photograph of yourself taken today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

My phone is a HTC Wildfire. I only got it because my boyfriend found a deal Online where it came with a free Playstation 3. So the contract is in his name, but the phone is all mine! I was a little disappointed that things like the Angry Birds App is too big to work on the phone but other than that I really like it. :)

Hope everyone has a good Easter tomorrow. I don't think I'm doing anything special, Vince has a deadline on Tuesday so he'll probably be doing work, leaving me to potter around the house. :)

Happy Easter!