Nails & Tea

The best quick relaxation combo any girl should do?....

GET A MANICURE.

So I decided to go and get a manicure since my nails were in dire need of attention, but of course it can't be all that fun without a friend by your side so that you could be chatting away and forgetting the world for an hour.

Tea is a must to help the process of relaxation, but those marshmallows on the side... YUM.  My sister (who came with me) gobbled up both our meringues - apparently they were delicious.

Luckily for me, my manicurist had the softest touch and was very careful when doing my nails, i loved it.

I don't know about you but when i don'y feel comfortable during a session, i think that it is NEVER worth it, especially once you get hurt or it's not up to your standards, well then believe me, everything goes downhill from that point on.

Since it's spring now and everybody is having a hard time dealing with hay fever (esoecially yours truly) I found that this recipe helps keep evryhing in check.

The ingredients:

- A mug of your choice

- Lemon slices 

- Honey

- Twinnings - Revitalizing Lemon & Ginger Tea  

Add water into your mug and plce the tea bag inside, once that has settled for a while take out the tea bag nd place as many lemon slices as you'd like. I put in just one.

For some sweetness, add a couple table spoons of honey - or as much as your sweet tooth would like to have. 

Voila !! The prefect relaxing, soothing, delicious cup of tea.

Nearly forgot to mention my current nail colour obsession !! I have been wearing this colour for the past 3 or 4 months. Its perfect, not quite winter, not quite spring. It fits all the seasons.

The colour i have on is Essie's - Sand Tropez.

How are you handling your spring time?

How to: | Oh So Soft Hands

Ok, so almost all of us want one of those kind of hands where when someone just brushes or accidentally touches them we want their reaction to be " WOW, your hands are so soft !!"

Well, i have just discovered the very secret to getting those amazingly soft, smooth, delicious smelling hands.

My friend Jo and i recently went to have a look at the Laura Mercier makeup collection, and as we were looking, Jo kept raving about the body cream called Creme Broulee and how amazing it was and how delicious it smelt.  I was quite intrigued and so i asked the sales lady if i could smell all of their available body scents.  They were all divine but the one scent that Jo and myself fell in love with was the Ambre Vanilla collection.  Oh my goodness how spectacular that scent was. It didn't give me a headache like most scents do which is a huge plus for me.

Trying out the tester body cream souflee, i immediately knew that this collection just had to be mine.  The cream itself was so light, liquid almost.  A little went a long way, and it spread out so smoothly, so evenly, so lightly.  This is what the definition of what a cream is.  

But to my dismay, they were sold out of everything in that scent except for a small hand cream and body butter.  I was heart broken. I was (and still am) desperate to get my hands on the body cream souflee, shower gel, honey bath, and body scrub.  (You shall be mine i promise.) hehe.

I decided to get the hand cream.  Best decision of the day believe me.  

I applied some on my hands. 

Non-greasy perfection.  

My hands just soaked up the cream in no time.  After that, i could not stop touching my hands or smelling them !! My hands got so hydrated and looked so healthy if that is possible.  And the scent, no joke, lasted about 5 hours after the application if not more!! 

I felt like such a lady with my amazing hands. Just as they should be and just as i should always feel like.  It is these kinds of products that every lady should have and use daily.

I cant rave about this product enough. I HIGHLY,HIGHLY recommend that you purchase it.  

Lush Products | Lips

I don't know about you, but during the cold months my lips turn SUPER dry therefore I tend to pick at the dry areas....very attractive.

 

 

So I popped into Lush the other day and i asked the lovely lady what the best remedy is.  She recommended that I try one of the lip scrubs they had.  Of course with me having a sweet tooth I just had to go with the vanilla and chocolate sugar lip scrub.  Trying it out at the store the results were absolutely amazing!! They were soft and my lipstick easily went on. 

 

 

 

 

 

Its basically sugar (yum) with a hint of vanilla and chocolate (double yum), which made it hard for me not to keep licking my lips.  You just take a little amount (or else it will just fall off your lips) and scrub your lips with your finger.  leave for a minute then lick your lips since they are all natural ingredients - in fact that's what the lady told me to do.  For extra soft lips, repeat and leave it on a little longer.

 

 

And ofourse how can anyone go into lush and just buy 1 item?

So I found this beautiful ruby lip balm called A Million Kisses. I applied it on after the lip scrub and let just tell you....hello perfect combination, especially for winter.  It is a bit hard to remove off of your finger though.  Plus you can increase the darkness of the colour buy just applying more layers.

 

 

 

 

I highly recommend that you check them out whenever you next visit Lush.  They always have something for everyone.

Tv Shows | Current Obsessions

Ok here's the deal... i have been totally obsessing over 4 Tv shows.

 

 

For a really long time i kept hearing people talk so much about friends and how this show runs their lives and them quoting lines and remembering scenes.  Frankly i didn't like that and felt it was unnecessary. But i decided to give it a chance...

OH MY GOODNESS how funny and heart warming and relatable is this show ?!

I mean seriously !!

i finished 5 seasons in a week !! Its THAT good. Now i understand why people are obsessed with this show.

 

Definitely going to finish all the seasons and re-watch the episodes. One of my all time favorites.❤

 

 Another addicting show. I really like Sherlock Holmes and i have watched the movies but this.. its a whole different feel to Sherlock. Number 1, Watson is a woman and you can feel a connection between them.

Its quite serious compared to the other shows i'm watching but i love it.

Really loving this show, a real guilty pleasure of mine.

 

 

This.

I can't even begin to describe this show.

Hilarious + awkward = THE BEST COMBINATION EVER.

i usually watch an episode then i will re-watch it again on the same day because i will be thinking about it and rewinding the episode in my head and laughing like an idiot to myself. I think its even funnier the second time because you realize things that you didn't the first time you watched it.

Thank you Zoe Deschanel for this mood lifting show and i can't get over your cuteness.

I HIGHLY recommend that you watch it.

 

 

Last but definitely not least, Mr Will Smith.

I don't think that there is any person on this planet who doesn't love/enjoy this show.

A dash back to the 90's with comedy like no other.

Another 'pick me up' show that i can relate to and finished 3 seasons so far.

 

What are your favorite shows ?

I'd love to add some new ones to my watch list...any recommendations?

 

 

 

 

 

Book Review | "The Time Keeper"

 

 

So I recently purchased this book, the time keeper.

 

I must say, another AMAZING read !! I couldn't put the book down !!

Its fairly simple and very short because the writer would place just a couple of small paragraphs on one page (talk about wasting trees).

 

I finished this book in 3 hours in 1 sitting, enjoying every word, every event, every connection ! (hint hint about the contents of the book;) )

 

 

Not only is the story itself truly an enjoyment but the meaning it withholds...

It really got me thinking about how right it is that time really does control our life and that without time we would all be happier, not having a burden hanging over your shoulder or thinking about it constantly - probably more than anything in our lives.

 

So after reading this book (and since its still summer break anyway) i have taken off my watch and promised myself that i won't look at the time and just enjoy the day as it is.

 

ITS SO LIBERATING !!

 

I sleep whenever my body wants and i wake up with the sunlight hitting my eyes, my days have become longer and more fulfilling, i do so much stuff now wheather it be cooking or reading or watching youtube or even just relaxing.

 

I strongly suggest this book to EVERYONE people of all ages for them to really appreciate their lives and their time and the love they have.

 

Definetly a book that i will read every 2-3 weeks just to remind myself of the good things in life and the love I'm surrounded by and how much MY LIFE ,even though it may not seem that way, affects those around me.

 

I do hope you read it and tell me what you thought of it❤

 

I give it a 10/10.

Song of the month | Summer song

I know this is a random post but who cares its my blog :D 

[One republic's - counting stars] 

has totally taken over my brain .. It seems to be the only song that keeps getting stuck in my head every single day for the past 3 months !! Especially just when i wake up and just before bed. Does anyone have that as well? When a song just pops up at those times? Ugh annoying i know.

The weird thing is that when i first listened to it i didn't like it but after listening to it 3 or 4 times i realized that it is actually quite an amazing song ! The type that u keep replaying after every other song on your playlist.

Umm.. So i guess listen to it and give it a chance ❤ i'll put a link to it below if i cant figure out how to post the actual vevo video on here.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing summer ❤ and tell me what your opinions are or any other songs that you think i might like cuz I'm getting pretty bored with my playlist, i need something new asap.

http://youtu.be/hT_nvWreIhg