Colchester Zoo

A few weeks ago (this post is sooo late - sorry!) we took a trip to Colchester Zoo which is about an hour and a half from where we live. Here are a few snaps I took from the day:

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed seeing what we got up to that day. Obviously I had payback/PEM afterwards and my ankles were swollen after the long car ride home but over all I had a really good day and I am so grateful for my wheelchair making things a lot easier, less painful and tiring for me.

xx

 

Barry M Mediterranean

Excuse the weird angle of that shot but I wanted to make sure you got a good idea of the duochrome-ness of this polish and were able to see the pink and the gold! 

Anyway, can we just take a moment to appreicate how beautiful this is. It kinda reminds me of something Carrie Bradshaw might have worn in Sex and the City 2. Very Arabian/Mediterrianin (hence the name)

This polish was released as part of Barry M's Aquarium Colkection earlier this year and I just had to get my hands on this one. It kinda has a Mac Bad Fairy air about it and looks amazing in the sunlight  because as well as being a pink/gold duochrome, there are tiny bits of pink-ish/silver shimmer in there too which you can only see in super bright sunlight. 

There really is nothing else in the drugstore like it and I am SO impressed with what Barry M have done for just £3:99. It's crazy! 

To sum everything up: it's amazing. It's £3:99. If you can buy one, do. 

Things I love about Autumn

Autumn is my all time favourite season. I love how warm and cosy it is, I love the fashion, the colours, the leaves falling from the trees. The crisp mornings, blue skies and the colours of the leaves. 

I love drinking hot apple and cinnamon tea, Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes and chai tea lattes. 

I love burning candles, snuggling with blankets and reading. 

I love the television, all the shows like Downton, Strictly, I'm a Celebrity and The X Factor. 

I love jumpers and leggings, boots, leather jackets and scarves, fuzzy socks and slippers. Sweater weather truely is the best weather! 

I love cinnamon scented bubble baths and Lush bath bombs. 

I love pumpkins, Halloween, rainy days, bonfires, fireworks, toffee apples, sparklers and hot chocolates with cream and marshmallows. 

I love crunching in leaves, foggy frosty mornings, drinking coffee outside in the early morning when the air is crisp and fresh. 

I love the colours, the oranges, the purples, golds, the raspberry oxblood shades, the greens and rich jewel tones. 

I love dark nail polish, winged liner (although I'm yet to master it), berry toned lipstick. Autumn make-up is my favourite! 

I love roast dinners, sweet potato mash, sausage casseroles, jacket potatoes and comfort food.

What do you love about Autumn? 

Barry M Guava

Yes, another polish from the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine range! I'm sorry if you're getting sick of these, I do have something a bit different from Barry M coming soon.

One thing I will say about the range is that the names of the polishes are completely nothing to do with the shades. Are Guava fruits a bright blue? 

This is one of the few colours that I don't have a million dupes of so I love that it is unique in my collection. It is more blue than green and is bright without being neon. It's super pretty, love it! 

It applied really well. The first coat gave a good even coverage and was completely okay by the second (you could probably get away with one thick coat but I prefer to use thinner coats and I find it gives a better finish - less gloopy) 

I don't know if I was just being impatient that day, but this colour seemed to dry super slowly and I did knock my middle finger which caused a bit of smudging whilst waiting for the second coat to dry. 

What do you think? 

July Round Up and Favourites

After seeing my lovely friend Alice's (from Floral Smile) June round up post, i decided to steal her idea and join in the fun too! At the end of each month, I'm going to try and do a monthly round up to tell you about some if the beauty things, nail varnishes and books I've been loving, blogs I've been enjoying, and some of the things I've been doing and the achievements I've made. 

Books

My favourite book that I've read during July has been Me Before You by JoJo Moyles. It is such a good book and a bit different to the chicklit I usually read. It's super sad though, I cried! 

Beauty

I got the NUXE Reve De Miel lip balm for my birthday at the end of June and I have been loving it during July. It is one of those products that you fallin love with the first time you use it! It's honestly the best lip balm I have ever used. I didn't even know a lip balm could be this good! 

I've also been loving the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation again and luckily I've been tanned enough to wear it. I have the shade 100 and the shade 103 which I mix in when I'm a bit more tanned. I've heard that they've added an even lighter shade to the shade range too so I might have to pick that up as well. 

Nail polish

Nail polish faves this month have been Essie Style Hunter... 

 

Essie Tart Deco

And Models Own Pukka Purple

Food Faves (although this month, it's technically a drink) 

This may be a bit of a weird favourite to have but this month (and for a couple of months previously) I have been loving lemon water. I have a pint every morning and I'm seriously obsessed. It helps with digestion, bloating and loads of things, AND it tastes super good! It's basically just the Bomb.com. 

I'm also loving the Starbucks Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappachino, I'm soooo glad it's back again this year. SO bad but SO good! 

Blogs and Youtubers 

I have been obsessed with HelloOctober, her blog and youtube. Suzie is such a babe and she's gorgeous! I love that she has been vlogging a lot more and I'm super excited to see more of her new flat and how she decorates it. 

Talking of more vlogging, I've loved EssieButton and Zoella's daily vlogs this month. Both girls vlogged through June but I didn't catch up with a lot of them until July. Estée is hilarious and I just love that girl. I'm totally in love with Reggie too. Who knew I was a greyhound person? Certainly not me... I'm converted! 

Achievements 

I have been out quite a lot in July, I went shopping 5 times (I've not been shopping that many times in one month in about 4 years!), went out for lunch for my mums birthday, went to the beach, the dentist and for a few drives around and about. 

Yay! 

Things I'm looking forward to next month...

In August, I'm super excited because I'm going on holiday and getting my haircut which is very exciting! I'm going to Devon for a week and I haven't had my hair cut for nearly 3 years.

How was your July? What things have you been loving lately?