Living at the top of England means barely even seeing the capitol of my own country which can only mean one thing... Being a tourist in my own country!!

Getting dropped off at the train station at 8:10 A.M on a Tuesday morning nearly killed me in itself but then having to wait an hour for the train with nowhere to sit down definitely killed me. Finally, 4 and a half hours later we arrived at kings cross station, London.

The main difference between London and up here is the speed of everyone walking, jeez, I don't understand why people walk so fast when there is going to be another tube along in 2 minutes. Being on the topic of tubes, there is nothing I hate more than lots of people in one place and over average temperatures of which the underground is both of them so it's definitely not for me. Having said that , it is the most efficient way to get around London and for that reason I did use the underground system.

Day One:
I didn't take any photos this day because we weren't really doing much, we arrived at about 1:30, got something to eat, and then just strolled down Oxford street and booked a show.

Day 2:
We went to see 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' at the 'Theatre Royal' on Drury lane which was INSANE!! First off, the actual theatre was so beautiful, I'm not one for design but the architecture of this building was incomparable to anything I've ever seen the only dates I know about this theatre is that it was built in 1674, obviously it's had a bit of work done but the actual building still stands strong. Next off, The show. I haven't much to say about this, I was left pretty much speechless at the time. When I first heard we were going to see 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I was a little hesitant and sceptical as to whether or not this would actually be any good considering 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is a children's' film but all of my doubts were cleared the very second the first character stepped foot on the stage (which was the chocolate seller). I 100% recommend going to see a show, I've heard great things about others too, it was well worth the £70(ish) ticket price for the 3 hour show.

10 P.M outside 'Theatre Royal' Drury Lane

Day 3:
FULL ON TOURIST DAY!!! (yay)
After having breakfast in our hotel, we wandered into the heart of London, caught an open topped tourist but and spent 4 hours on there (oops). The route was supposed to be finished and done within 2.5 hours but due to it being around lunchtime and the height of the summer holidays, London traffic was hectic as ever, not that I minded, at least we weren't underground plus, this gave me time to get some snaps of the most touristy part of London.




Later on we went down bond street to have a look at what we couldn't (and still can't) afford I nearly dragged my parents into Victoria's Secret to have a look at Taylor Swift's performance dress which she wore for the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show but considering I had my dad there, I didn't think that was appropriate. While walking down bond street we saw multiple staff members standing outside their shop doors giving free samples of their products to passers by. They must have a knack of knowing who is and isn't a resident of London and who is there just to see how expensive things are. They obviously knew we were just there for a look (no matter how hard I tried to look professional) and hid the products as soon as we were close (the cheek).

Day 4:
This was our final day in London and we were catching the train home at 11:00 A.M. We went to have a look at the Cutty Sark as this was close to the hotel and then happened due to my directions to look in King's Cross St Pancras station for platform 9 and three quarters as I've been a big Harry Potter fan since about the age of 7 (I remember playing Harry Potter with my sister in the school holidays- Using necklaces as time turners)

Unfortunately, due to time restrictions and queues we couldn't get a photo with the trolley going into the wall but I thought this snap was good enough to prove I've been

Overall, my short London trip getaway was so good, and I'll probably go again in a few years (after I've recovered from the heat of the underground)

Recently after trying pretty much everything to try and limit/cancel out the number of spots on my face I came across this simple 'Spotless Skin anti-blemish moisturiser' which was supposed to maintain the moisture levels throughout the day whilst reducing the number of spots. I have to say that this product is so good! It doesn't reduce the number of spots it just helps to prevent them. But for the blemishes... My problem isn't the fact that I have way too many spots; my problem is the amount of space that each spot takes up on the skin. This has improved my skin massively, the spots aren't as visible as they were and the redness around each spot has reduced.

Yes, Yes that is Harry Potter in the background...

This product is so light on the skin and absorbs really fast so your skin doesn't feel greasy. Also the product is really easy to apply and is smooth, it's probably the best facial moisturiser that I've ever had.
I went into Superdrug with the intention to get this and I was really surprised at the price; costing only £4.99 I was sure to get it. Afterwards we went into bodycare as I needed some new shampoo and conditioner and something caught my eye... It was this exact same product but guess what?! IT WAS ONLY £2.29. Even though I spent £2.70 more at least I know where to get it from next time!

Very recently I was lucky enough to win a giveaway (woo yeah!!). As there were not very many entries, I had a good chance of winning but I wasn't that hopeful as I have never really won anything before. It was also quite confusing as instagram giveaways are real and not just a stunt to try and get followers. Being a fan of Taylor Swift this was an amazing thing to win and the giveaway host also put some extra 'bath and body works' things in the box too. As the giveaway was being sent form America and I live in the UK I thought that it would take around 2-3 weeks to be delivered; 10 days later my package had arrived and I was over the moon! I was also really surprised at the delivery price (in a bad way...) the prive was $35.25 just to send it to the UK. I was really happy with the whole contents of the package and as there was nothing...explosive...in the package I am be willing to enter lots more.

As there isn't any bath and body works shops in the UK, the host of the giveaway was willing to send me some little bottles of some of their products. The candle is marshmallow and peppermint and smells AMAZING!! I much prefer hand sanitisers to hand creams as they don't tend to get greasy and your skin absorbs them straight away.

Unfortunately this t-shirt is a size large so I can't wear it in the day time but it make great pyjamas!!

This was originally the tag form the bag but I though it'd look cute on my wall

This was put on my wall too, It was the card from the host and I think the quote is super cute

Recently, as it is nearing spring, my and my friend decided on treating ourselves to a few new bits of make-up. After we went onto a website scrounge, we came across E.L.F. (Eyes, Lips, Face) an American based make-up brand. We had heard so many great reviews from many different Bloggers and Vloggers (IT RHYMES!) so decided to venture further into the website. We had finished choosing what we wanted to order when we came across and offer, 50% off when you spend £30, just in time too. With this offer applied we came to a grand total of £32.10, £9.38 of which was mine; I though this was a great deal considering 1/3 of this was a present for my friend's birthday.


 This lipstick was originally for my sister as a birthday present but after feeling a little disappointed with the packaging and how hard it was to turn the lipstick up, I decided to keep it for myself and get her something better. Even though it doesn't look particularly spectacular, IT IS! The pigmentation is absolutely amazing. It contains some light glitter that is only noticeable in some lights as well as setting in a way that makes it look matte. I got this colour in the colour 'Sociable' as ,funnily enough, on the website it looked the lightest. I'm not usually into such a bright colour so deciding to wear this out will be quite a daring prospect.






 I was really impressed with this product, having never really had an eye-shadow, I thought this would be quite cute to try as it looked really easy to apply and seen as it was a light colour nothing could go particularly wrong right? RIGHT! This is just  :):) -Literally. It is such a light shade it almost looks 100% natural but with a slight shimmer adder onto it. I LOVES IT!!