It's My Birthday.

It's my birthday today. I'm now half way to 40, how depressing!! This was the makeup I wore out last night, I really love it!

How I'm Packing My Toiletries For Holiday.

I haven't seen a post that explains exactly how products are stored/prepared for all of the bashing about they'll receive from the plane, so I thought I'd show you how I'm storing some of my toiletries to give you an idea on how they'll be made as safe as possible. I worship my products so of course I'm going to take every effort I can to protect them from damage. 
So the first thing I did was purchase some miniature bottles with labels from Primark (shown above) to condense the products. Anyone with common sense knows that taking a whole bottle when you're only going to use a quarter is silly- think of the case weight you'll save! 
To protect the bottles and keep them together I then used the clear bag that the bottles came with and stuffed them all in there. With the second bag I just put some items that are annoying when loose and need to be grouped together for protection, because I didn't use all of the bottles I had a spare bag.

For bobbles and grips I'm storing them in a small makeup bag thing I got years ago to keep them neat! I can just shove these in the case really.

You'll never be able to get rid of those annoying bulky products that must stay in their containers for whatever reason. So I've planned to store them in two carrier bags- one to group them, and an extra to protect them so they don't leak. God if they leak I'll be so sad! 

I'll also be taking two of these massive E45 containers and using them as moisturizer for my face and body. 

Have you got any tips + tricks on product case storage?

My Obsession With Mint Green.

So recently I've been extremely fond of the colour mint green, so much so that I thought I'd write a whole post dedicated to it! 
I'm not the type of person to go for bright-ish colours at all. In fact, I'm quite the opposite. Until recently I've been obsessing over monochrome outfits and all I'd buy was black and white. Even though some of this is still true, I think the summer has changed me and opened up my eyes to colour! 
I've been purchasing everything I see that's mint green, I see it, I buy it. And for my holiday wardrobe... its been overtaken by mint green garments, I think I'm going crazy!
What colour have you been obsessing over recently?
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Fashion Trend- Cateye Sunglasses.

Cateye sunglasses could be one of my new favourite fashion trends this summer.
I've seen these in films of course but I didn't actually become attracted to the so-called cateye sunglasses until last month when I spied some in Topshop. Not sure how they would look on me, I decided to go for a cheaper option and buy some for £3 off Amazon but they weren't really what I liked until I found a different set on Ebay.
Even though the first set were pretty cute looking, I just didn't have the right type of face for them (sadly!). But I spied these more modernized looking ones on Ebay and I have completely fell in love with them. They keep the classic  cateye style from the 60s but reinvent it for 2014! I'm going to be wearing these all holiday!
Get them here and here. 
What are your favourite summer fashion trends 2014?    

Summer Skincare Routine.

Today I'm talking about how I'm going to be looking after my skin when I'm on holiday. Of course, lots of baby oil will be necessary, since I'm recently obsessed with the stuff!
I've been using E45 like crazy these past few weeks, so this will be a big element for my holiday skin. To be honest, even my trusty The Body Shop body butters have gone out of the window, even though they're just as creamy. I plan on using E45 after showers and before bed so that my skin gets as much hydration as possible. On the mornings and during the day I'll be using sun cream so I don't weaken the product by using E45 as well. I still haven't decided what sun cream I want to use (any suggestions?) because I'm not really 'in the know' on the whole SPF factor thing.   I'll of course be taking care of any dry skin using Suniana's Body Scrub Recipe, which is a new found love of mine. I'll be scrubbing every other day, which may seem a lot, but I am addicted to the stuff so why not? I've also grabbed myself an exfoliating mitt to see what that can do for my skin, I've never used one before. And finally I'll be piling on the baby oil. Wasn't that crazy about baby oil until I got some to make a body scrub with,  but now I use it every day after I moisturize to ensure my skin makes the most of my E45!  How are you going to be looking after your skin this summer?