Week in photographs # 32

Well another week and it is nearly time for my holiday - today we have been last minute shopping and packing! Anyway, my week has consisted of: sale shopping and last minute shopping for holiday, meeting up with family and friends because I will be on holiday for my 21st, getting some early birthday presents, packing, writing lots of blog posts and having my hair cut for the Little Princess Trust!

We have been really busy this week because we are going away in a few days time for two weeks! Excited! Family and friends have been coming round this week which has been great and myself and my sister have received some early birthday presents because we are going to be on holiday for my sisters 18th birthday and my 21st birthday - I'm getting old!

Also this week I had my hair cut - I had about 9 inches cut off which is about 22cm! I feel weird with short hair (well it is short for me!) but I do like it. I just have to get used to it being so short and I need to re-learn how to style and maintain short hair. I have donated my hair to the Little Princess Trust which is an charity that makes wigs for children with cancer so it is a great cause - I have created a whole blog post on my new hair and the Trust so if you want to know more about it, click here.

I also have been writing lots of new, summer related blog posts that I can post while I am away - although I will not be able to reply to emails or comments really because the internet is not free on royal caribbean cruises and it is a bit expensive. I have some exciting summer favourites, summer reads, back to school and review posts coming over the next three weeks - also some holiday and birthday posts when I come back.

I hope everyone had a great week x

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Week in photographs #11

Face of the day: Liner and pink lips

Competitions in PJ's  //  Topshop sale buys  //  Topshop PJ's 

Creamy pumpkin candle //  Knitting again  //  Favourite products of the week

Another week has flown by really quickly and it is time for my weekly round up! Firstly, experimenting with my eyeliners which resulted in my face of the day photographs. I used my bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation, Stila waterproof liquid liner and Shu Uemura lipstick in the shade BG 941.

I have also been making some cheeky online purchases from Topshop and L'Ocitane! I bought some Topshop undercrackers (knickers/panties) in a cute pumpkin print and some Topshop reindeer cupcake cases which are just adorable! Both of which were in the sale, the knickers were £1 and the cupcake cases were 50p each! I also bought some Topshop pyjamas in the sale and they came to £9 (free delivery and student discount). Yes, these pj's are maternity but I just bought the size 'S small' and they fit well - I am a UK size 8 to 10 and no I am not pregnant. Also I have bought two makeup items from L'Occitane which will have their own blog post on monday or tuesday. 

I have been burning my Bath and Body Works (whitebarn) candle in the scent 'creamy pumpkin' this week and this candle doesn't smell anything like pumpkin...it just smells like creamy vanilla to me, anyway it is a really nice scent. I have also been knitting again this week and my sister, mum and auntie have as well. We are making snoods and mug 'jackets' to sell at a fare/stall in April. 

Lastly, my favourite products this week have been my Korres Shower Gel in the scent 'Guava' which I adore and my Nivea lip butter in the flavour Vanilla and macadamia. I haven't stopped using both of these products! I think I will make this 'favourite products of the week' a regular item on my weekly round up posts - what do you think?

I hope everyone had a great week! x

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February Birchbox

I was quite impressed with the first Birchbox - it was jolie box previously. Birchbox has been around in the US for a while but it only came to the UK last month and so far...it is the best beauty box I have tried! And this months box is just amazing, I love everything I received. 

The items came in the usual pink Birchbox packaging and drawstring bag - the pink wasn't for valentines day, it is their regular packaging. The Birchbox magazine and information card are also included. This months box consisted of six items, five of which are samples I think.

I received: Korres Guava shower gel, Vichy Eau Thermale water spray, Nick Chavez beverly hills plump 'n' thick leave in thickening mist, Gerda Spillmann Cream makeup, EBoost orange dietary supplement and lastly, the Birchbox eyelash curler. 

I am really happy with everything that I received, especially the korres shower gel (which I have been wanting to try for ages), the Vichy water spray and the hair thickening spray which I don't really need as my hair is fairly thick anyway but I haven't tried a product like this before and it sounds interesting. When I saw the Gerda Spillmann cream makeup I was very excited, it is a creamy compact foundation and my shade is 01 praline but the shade is too dark/orange for me when I tested it on my hand but I will have to try it out fully. 

Do you received Birch boxes? If you do, what did you get? 

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