Birthday in Paradise

When I was in Mexico I turned 21, and I can honestly say there was nothing more spectacular than waking up in paradise. 

Hola, México!

After what felt like a lifetime, I finally got to go on a proper adventure.

Spring Monochrome with Clothesminded

Never have I ever been more excited than I am about this fact: I managed to complete two of my New Year's Goals within a week! One of which, as you may have read earlier in the week, was to attend a blogger meetup...TICK! The second was to work with a brand; something I have always wanted to have the opportunity to do. 

My Little Energy Box

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was doing a spot of travelling last week and I can honestly say I didn't want to leave. I've always thought the 'going home' part of a holiday is both the worst and best part and that was definitely the case on our journey. Having had a three hour delay and arriving home to a freezing cold house, the true light at the end of the tunnel was all the parcels which had been delivered during my absence.

A Meetup with Hello October

I have finally returned from my week long, wifi-free week, which, now that I have returned from, I can reveal that I've been doing a spot of globe-trotting, but more on that later...

My Favourite Places on Earth

I often find it hard to express how much I adore travelling. I have been lucky enough to travel from a very young age, so I have seen some unbelievable sights (Aladdin reference, anyone?). But there are a few which will always stand out in my mind as my favourite places on Earth. And these places tend to be where I've felt the happiest. 

1. Home

Reader Survey Results

Number One: Pancakes are delicious...just kidding. Although they are. 

Me At 21

Today's the day I turn the big 21. I'm officially an adult in the majority of the world now. And how does it feel? If I'm honest, terrifying.

Early Birthday at Bartellas

As I will be unable to see my parents on my birthday, they organised a little early birthday party for me back home in Kent. If you don't know already, I turn 21 on Wednesday 14th January! There will be a post about that coming next, but I thought I'd give you a little tour of my birthday meal.

Hair Raising

Believe it or not, I actually can't remember the last time I had my hair cut by a professional hairdresser. I suppose the main reason is because I'm desperate to have hair to my waist and I know how snip happy some hairdressers can be. For the last year, at least, my mama has cut my hair for me by simply trimming the ends and my fringe and I thought that was just fine. 

The Secret to Perfect Brows - Chelsea Beautique

If you've read my blog for a while, you'll know that I rarely post beauty reviews, simply because I'm not your typical beauty blogger. I have one of everything I need (with the exception of lipsticks) and when it runs out I buy another one. Simple as. So, you can imagine it would take something very special to sway me to review it on my blog. 

I had a test of Chelsea Beautique brows when I was shopping at Bluewater a few months back and I immediately fell in love with it and it was straight on my Christmas list. I had never heard of the company or the product before but it really is a unique way of making your eyebrows look pretty spectacular. 

This is a sneaky little expansion of my What I Got for Christmas posts, as I mentioned that I would be reviewing some of the things I got separately. 

Winter Walk

After a glorious Christmas day stuffed to the brim with presents and food, we set out on a Boxing Day walk to the local pub, a few miles down the road. 

Underneath the Tree - Beauty

This will most likely be the last of my Christmas gifts series, finishing off with beauty products! A lot of the clothes I was given I will be talking about in a very special series of birthday posts which will be starting near the end of January, so stay tuned for those!

I hardly talk about beauty products on the blog, but I do really love them! 

My Dreams & Goals, 2015

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."

- Napoleon Hill

When I wrote down my list of goals for 2015, it became pretty clear that a fair few were simply dreams; things I would love to happen, but are entirely out of my control. But somebody once told me that if you write down what you want to happen, it can happen. No matter what it is. No matter how strange or unrealistic, if you set your mind to it, all your energies will travel into that one thing in order to make it real. Even if it couldn't happen at the flick of your own switch, but at the flick of someone else's.