Book of the Week: It

"Boys say they don't mind how you get your hair done. But then they leave you for someone with really great standard girl hair and the next thing you know you're alone with a masculine crop, crying into your granola." I'll be honest, this feels like a bit of a cop-out, as every blogger and their nan seems to own this book, but I was trying to go for a bit of variation, and I actually found It by Alexa Chung really fun to read! It's...

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Skin Saviours

I'm usually quite lucky with my skin and, although always leaning towards the dry side, I never really have any problems with it. However, every now and then, whether it be due to diet, stress, or time of year, it needs a little nurturing. Here are the three products I reach for most when I want some extra help. For Breakouts//Alpha H Liquid Gold This stuff, quite frankly, is a good skin day in a bottle. If ever I have a bit of...

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Book of the Week: The Cuckoo's Calling

"The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them." The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (*cough* J. K. Rowling *cough*) is a book I've been excited to read for a while now and, upon finishing it earlier in the week, I can confirm that it's just as good as I hoped it would be. Not my usual genre, I was one of the many pulled in by the allure...

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Sumptuous Scarlets: My Favourite Red Lipsticks

Revlon/YSL/Tom Ford/Rimmel/MAC There's something really glamorous and sophisticated about a red lip. Although I always tend to gravitate towards a bronzy smokey eye, I love experimenting with red lipsticks, and here are some of my absolute favourite colours for creating that beautiful scarlet pout. MAC//Lady Danger This gorgeous matte, almost neon looking, orangey red gets the most use from me in the summer. I love how chic it...

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Book of the Week: The Book Thief

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Best of Beauty 2013

There's been a fair few posts like this one floating around since the rather too hasty arrival of the New Year, and I personally love perusing the products that have seen fellow beauty junkies through the past four seasons. So I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring and try to narrow down my beauty favourites to five items that I couldn't have lived without in 2013. Nars//Isolde I'm a huge fan of bronze and gold eyeshadows, as they...

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Book of the Week: A Song of Ice and Fire

"Before he had lost his sight, the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did. He understood the way that you could sometimes fall right into them, as if each page was a hole into another world." This book of the week is actually more a series of the week. It might end up slightly larger than usual, but what better way to kick off the year than with a bumper review like this one, eh? Bit sad of me to admit it, but one of...

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Happy New Year!

This is just a little post to say, I'm back! The end of 2013 was a bit manic for me. I had a lot going on, what with interning and holding a coordinator position for another job, I really didn't have a lot of free time. And with every free minute becoming a precious moment to cram in drinks with friends or some coveted family time, my little blog was becoming a bit of a chore, which is the last thing it should be. Sadly, I lost...

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