And her body got that ass that a ruler couldn't measure

☯ A night out with the ladies. This newspaper shirt is from a collection by Jasmine Guinness a loooong time ago ☯ It was sunny and I was British. I did what we all do best, and make the most of the fleeting sun with a BBQ. Fantastic over the shoulder pose provided by The Boy ☯ I found a wall covered in quotes in a vintage shop in Notts and zoomed straight in on this Mean Girls classic ☯ Yesterday my dad and I went to see Leeds United play. We used to go every so often and haven't been for ages, so it was great to do it again ☯ Lecture hall selfie, as you do ☯ My tickets for Lana Del Rey came and I couldn't be more excited! Only 2 weeks to go! ☯ I used to burn incense ALL the time when I was younger, I loved the stuff. So I picked some up and had to buy this amazing sugar skull holder ☯ Fave vintage purchase from Cow. Reminds me of Lady Gaga's Americano when I wear it :) ☯ My uni campus, its so pretty but has the downside of being SO hilly, and so on a bad day gets the moniker of Campass. ☯ 

I've not been updating much because I'm  headache deep into essay/exam season for my second year. After May normal blogging will resume! Until then you get sporadic updates and my eternal love. 

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Egyptian Sun

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My boyfriend and I just booked our first holiday together to Egypt! Its not until September but I'm already getting excited! I've stepped it up at the gym and I've been eyeing up swimwear an almost unhealthy amount. I'm a big fan of digital print and I'm a slight massive cat lady so those Topshop swimsuits are perfect :)
It is so expensive but I had to include that Black Milk Pharaoh swimsuit, how fitting for Egypt!

Let me know if you've been to Egypt and have any recommendations for things to do!

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#NottsBBMeet Evening section

Apple Passion - Our massive table - The cutest little biscuits that Sophia slaved over for us!

So, the evening section of the meet! We all met at TGI Fridays for 5pm and had these amazing tables set up for us, balloons and goody bags - what more could we want?! Well, food and cocktails obviously but that came very soon after! I ordered a chicken enchilada  which was very much welcomed after a day of shopping and socialising - it's exhausting! 

We were all very, very overwhelmed by the goody bags. We didn't know what to do with ourselves, we were so excited! The brands that donated products to the bags were incredibly generous and we ended up taking home 2 bags each - one full of a mixture of different products and one from Liz Earle - who very kindly gave us all 3 full sized products! I really can't wait to test everything out and write up posts on my experiences with the products.

On top of all these goodies, there was a giveaway during the meal and I was lucky enough to win! I never win anything so I was super happy. I won a Neals Yard Remedies Pure Indulgence set and I'm literally going to smell of roses after I use it - its all rose scented!

My goody bags! 

Overall I am so happy I got to go to this meet up, I had a fab time and it was amazing to meet everyone and have a nice meal and break from my essay writing which I'm currently in the middle of! I'm one essay down but I still have two more to write. BRB, just searching my goody bags for relaxation and de-stressing products!

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#NottsBBMeet Day Section

When Sophia of Tattooed Tea Lady tweeted about a Nottingham Beauty Blogger meet up, I was stupidly excited! Just the thought of being with a group of people that 'get' the whole blogging thing, such as the need to photograph everything and talk endlessly about lipsticks and lashes, was enough to get me there.

We all met at 11am by the famous lions in Market Square. I immediately spotted Amy of Cocktails in Teacups who I was really happy to meet but there was so many of us, I didn't get to speak to her much in the day! It wasn't long til we were sorted into groups and taken to Kiehl's for a skin consultation.

Kieh'l's kindly laid on a Champagne and cupcakes spread for us at their store.

We took it in turn to have our consultations and while we looked around the store. I'm scared that I'm in the background of a lot of photos with Tori stuffing our faces with cake and getting day drunk on the Champers! I've not been in the Kiehl's store before although I've walked past it easily a hundred times, I didn't know there was a MAC store in Nottingham for a good few months when I first moved here! The ladies in there were lovely and I had a good consultation, where the oil levels in different parts of my face were measured, and from that a skincare routine was recommended for me. I didn't pick anything up due to being on a tight budget for the day (currently waiting for my student loan with baited breath!) but once I'm a bit more flush I will be picking up the Midnight Recovery Serum. It smelt divine - you'll love it if you like Lavender.

Some of the girl having their consultations.

Kiehl's BB Cream - This was kindly donated for our goody bags and I can't wait to try it out

After the Kiehl's consultation we had the whole day to roam around the city centre and do what we're all so good at - shop. Or in my case, longingly stare at things I couldn't afford to buy! We headed to Cow, one of my favourite vintage shops in Nottingham. I didn't get many photos of the day section from there on - I was obviously too preoccupied with window shopping and chatting to all the lovely bloggers I met on the day. I did manage to snap a photo when the beautiful Carmen from Maiden of Wood was scouted by a photographer that happened to be passing by!

I had a fab day, meeting a load of like-minded people. Living in Nottingham means I can pop into those shops whenever I want, but it was nice seeing it all through the fresh eyes of everyone else visiting the city that day. I think massive props have to be given to the ladies that organised it all, Sophia, Sophie, Jessie and Amiiee as it was no small feat getting so many people together and making sure we all had a great day! 

Watch this space for the Night section of the meetup - featuring food, goody bags and tired, sore feet! 

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Keep it trill

Thanks for sticking around the past few days guys, I've had a short blog break while I went to visit my boyfriend in London. I had a fab time, but my diet has gone to absolute shit so if you follow me on Twitter, you'll probably see many gym trips mixed in with chocolate withdrawal over the next few days!

I'll be back to my normal blogging routine this weekend, as I have the Nottingham BBloggers meetup tomorrow and I'm very excited! Being away from Notts, I haven't had the chance to shop lately, so I'm looking forward to it! Come and find us all on the #NottsBBMeet hashtag on Twitter :)

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Instagram #5

1. Studying English Lit basically means that I'm going to graduate with an unhappy bookcase. Unhappy because they will all be half read. A graveyard of unturned pages and stories unresolved. DEPRESSING. 

2. Selfie.

3. The view from the bus I get to go home. I always feel slightly displaced, I don't really have a home-home any more but that place and that view is the closest thing I have. Being a student is a totally surreal experience and to top it off, you don't feel like home is the same when you go back. 

1. The combination of Emoji, 3 way texting and two other bitches does me the world of good <3 

2. Today I wandered around Tesco looking for something healthy for dinner after the gym. Then I saw this American sweets section. Then you can guess what happened.

3. I actually like public transport, but only because I have a misguided, romanticised view of it. Plug my headphones in and just be happy. Unless someone is sitting in MY seat. You know, that one at the front of the bus at the top? Yeah. If you sit there be prepared to have me glare at you for your entire journey, cus that's my seat and I'm too British to show any discontent about your occupation of what everyone surely knows is my territory. #BusWars

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Lush Big Shampoo Review

When I went to the Lush Blogger's event last week, I was kindly given a goody bag and we got to pick what we wanted to go in it. I'd been wanting to try one of their shampoos for a while and both one of the Lush ladies and Sophia of Tattooed Tealady recommended Big so I chose it for my goody bag. 

I used it for the first time this morning and I have to say I was very impressed! 

According to the website...

"We’ve created a rich shampoo base, then crammed in as much sea salt as we could. But we have carefully partnered it with seaweed and coconut to give softness to the hair and fresh lemons and limes to give shine.  We then added a lovely bright and uplifting fragrance of neroli, mandarin, orange flower absolute and vanilla.

So what you get is hair that has lift and volume, but is still easy to get a comb through and smells great for hours.  A big achievement, we felt.

Salt has a second bonus;  because it is a natural preservative, this shampoo requires no added synthetic preservatives"

According to Made In A Cup...

I really wasn't sure what to expect with Big, it's basically the same texture as a slush puppy but with flakes of salt in! Once it hits wet hair though, it lathers up a treat and the salt flakes dissolve as you work it into your hair. It left my hair feeling very, very clean, albeit slightly dry - but my hair was back to normal after using a conditioner. I was worried it might irritate my scalp as it's quite abrasive looking, but thankfully my scalp is fine and not feeling irritated like it normally would when I try a new shampoo. So far, so good! Now, onto volume. My hair is fine, but there is a lot of it. I usually get flat roots unless I blow dry upside down. I didn't do this today as I wanted to see what the shampoo could do without the help of a hairdryer! I was pretty impressed! I got a good amount of volume at the crown and roots and the length of my hair felt very thick, much more than normal.

Final verdict...

I will definitely go and buy the full size Big Shampoo when I run out of this sample. I would probably use this 1-2 times a week, as I think it could be too drying for regular use. It's great for volume and making your hair feel majorly clean and soft. Oh, and the shampoo smells absolutely amazing! Properly refreshing and like being by the sea!

4.5 out of 5 

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