Current Favourites

I know I have been a bit AWOL again over the last few months, but I thought I would come back with a bang, and let you know all of the bits I have been loving over the past few months.


Lacura Q10 Renew Cream (£1.45)
So, beauty wise there's Aldi's range of Q10 moisturisers. Last year, I bought and used the night cream and completely fell in love. I ran out, so just used something else I had at homr. Then, when I next popped into Aldi, I stocked up on the night cream and the day cream, and hadn't realised how much I had missed it! It is so hydrating, and really makes my skin smooth! I forgot to take it to my sisters at the weekend and my skin got worse for not having it for a couple of days. Next time I am in an Aldi, I want to pick up the Lacura Caviar Cream, the day cream is SPF 15 and I have seen AMAZING reviews for them.



Washed Satin Wide-Leg Cropped Trousers (£98)

Last month, I bought, and have not taken off these Satin Cropped Wide Leg Trousers from The

White Company. They are like wearing smart PJ's! They have an elastic waistband and I have been loving wearing them with a plain t-shirt or vest, with some slightly heeled mules, or some open toe shoes boots.

Oxo Good Grips Hand-Held Spiralizer (£12)

My foodie favourite, is something a little odd ... freshly spiralised courgette! I hate courgette, and the first time I had spiralised courgette, it was even worse. I then saw a recipe on Pinterest that was half spaghetti, and half courgetti, we had half a courgette in the fridge so went for it ... and I loved it! I cannot recommend the fresh stuff enough, it's not as soggy and so much better! We have the mini hand-held spiralizer and its super easy to use. All you do is literally twist the vegetables through, and maye heat them through if you wish.

Love Island
So this is obviously only a favourite over the last few weeks but ... Love Island is back!! And I have two words ... Casa Amour.



Artemis by Andy Weir
The book that I absolutely devoured recently was Artemis by Andy Weir. Literally as I was writing this post I found out that he also wrote The Martian! The book is set in 2080, and is set in a city on the Moon called Artemis. The story is based on Jasmine Bashara who is a porter and smuggler in Artemis and she gets caught up in a conspiracy for control of the city.

Armchair Expert Podcast
My all time favourite podcast (Along with Happier), is Armchair Expert. Hosted by Dax Shepherd, I listen to them intermittently, but thoroughly enjoy them. He will meet with a celebrity, or sometimes an 'expert' in a certain field and they will essentially sit and chat for an hour or possibly two. They also usually feel a lot more relaxed so will discuss things that they wouldn't with a normal host.

Cladwell
And finally, this is my favourite organisational tool, is the Cladwell App. You essentially add your clothes into the app, and the app will the put outfits together based on the weather. You can create certain 'capsules', for example, I have a 'weekend' and a 'work' capsule, so when I am planning for work, I just use the 'work' capsule. I also have a capsule for holiday. I spend around an hour on a Sunday evening, looking at the outfit recommendations for each day and plotting them in. Then pull the outfits together with any jeweller. And it has revolutionised my week! The only downside, is that it is an American App, so they link to items on American sites.

What are you loving at the moment?

Favourites // June

So June is over! Is it me or is this year just flying past already?!

I thought I would share with you my favourite things from June!

Firstly ... Lipsticks. I resisted for so long. But coming into June, and the warmer weather, I just felt I had to do it. The Revlon HD Lipsticks. I have seen them everywhere, and keep on reading rave reviews, they also just stared at me everytime I walked into Boots! So I caved ... !

Seriously though, I may already own six other corally lipsticks (at least!) but I just think these colours are perfect for summer! With a tan and a gorgeous white summer dress! Perfect!! I picked up Hibiscus, which is a more nude coral, something a bit more natural, for an everyday lip. And Geranium which is a brighter coral and more of a statement lip colour. The lipsticks themselves have great pigmentation, the colours are so bright and they do last for hours (a reapply at lunchtime keeps it nicely topped up). Although I did find that if you don't wear a lip balm underneath, they can dry out and go a little clumpy. And the smell! Oh my goodness the smell is amazing! Revlon describe it as a Vanilla Mango scent and they're so right! (I have to stop myself from eating it!)

From lipsticks to nails, my polish favourite is definitely Sally Hansen's 'Get Juiced'. Are you starting to see a theme here? Maybe just the colour Coral is my favourite! This polish is a gorgeous pinky coral shade, and looks incredible on any nails! The staying power is fab too, I have quite a hands on job, but I can comfortably have this on for 3-4 days without a chip (NB: that's also with a Seche Vite topcoat) and that is pretty good going in my eyes, considering they're normally chipped on the second day! The polish only takes two coats until opaque, and dries very shiny. With the Revlon HD and these nails i feel so summery!

And onto my Sumner candle, I popped into Anthropologie a few weeks back for a look around and picked up the most gorgeous smelling candle. It is the Apricoat and Basil Soy Candle, with added notes of Seville Orange too. It comes in a lovely looking tin too, which has a lid to keep the scent in which is a lovely little bonus. Unfortunately I cannot find this online, but they had lots left in the Kings Road store.

I was also loving (and will carry on loving) this lovely dress from H&M. It was the print that caught my eye first, it is just so tropical and fun, I could imagine myself throwing this on with some sandals during the heatwave we've been promised here! For me, the fit is perfect. It's nips in at the waist and flairs out slightly on the hips, and hits just above the knee. The fabric is quite thin, but in a good way. Like, you know you won't be melting like the Wicked Witch in the heat. And for £7.99 you can't complain. They have a few other prints and colours as well, so be sure to have a look next time you're there, I think I'll pop in tomorrow and pick up a few more!

And my last favourite is a Podcast, Happier by Gretchen Rubin. I read her book 'The Happiness Project' a couple of years ago and loved it. So when my friend recommend the Podcast to me, I immediately downloaded it. It is such a great morning Podcast to listen to. She give little tips, try this at homes etc for you to make your life that little bit happier.my favourite that I've put into practice so far is 'The Update'. This is exactly as it sounds, where you update your loved ones with what you've been up to recently. And you're allowed to be boring! When you see someone everyday you have loads to catch up on. But when you see someone once every few weeks you don't. The small things don't seem to matter weeks later. My sister and I have been trying this and it definitely works. This Podcast is definitely worth a listen to. 

I hope you enjoyed my first favourites! What were your favourites for June?