a little day trip to Brighton

 

 

 

Yesterday I didn't have anything planned as it turned out I wasn't actually needed to go into work so me and mum took a little last minute day trip along to Brighton. The trains were delayed (as per usual, Southern Rail you suck) but it only takes around an hour to get there from where I live. I did a few photography things like I mentioned I might do in my A2 photography post, mooched around the shops, got lost in the lanes, ordered large drinks from Costa without realising how big they would be, spent too much on overpriced chcocolate in cybercandy, started off a new addiction by buying my first mac brush, walked along the beach and took lots of photos.

I love taking little last minute trips like this and I've been doing lots of travelling around recently. I'm off to Bournemouth tomorrow and back to Brighton on Fridy with my friend Carissa (please check out her blog!), work Saturday and I might pop up to London on Sunday!

so hold up and take it through the night

Levi denim jacket: brag vintage*
jumper: charity shop
tartan scarf: H&M
treggings: topshop
shoes: converse
lipstick: mac 'ruby woo'

 I haven't taken outfit photos in forever due to rain/thunderstorms/dark evenings so when it was sunny today I took my opportunity to take lots of photos! I've wanted an oversized Levi jacket in forever and I love this one from Brag Vintage. It's a mens size large and I find it looks best with a thick jumper underneath to stop it from completely swamping me. They have sooo many vintage pieces on there- all at reasonable prices too. The jacket is £24.99 and if you bought it on Brick Lane or Spitalfields etc it would probably be around £40!

 I've been wearing my tartan scarf non stop as soon as it got slightly cold outside- I think it's my favourite winter accessory! My mum bought this wooly jumper for me when I was in Brighton the other day and wasn't prepared for how cold it would be and I'm so glad she did! It was only a fiver and I wear it so much- thanks mum!

although I was sent this Levi jacket from Brag Vintage to feature in a post this does not influence my opinion of it and it is 100% honest as always 

the view from my bed

I like to spend a lot of time sat in bed- it's cosy, I have everything I need and my matress is memory foam so it couldn't be any more comfortable. As I spend a lot of time here I like to have pretty things to look at whilst tweeting/blogging/watching YouTube so I thought I would share with you what I am currently looking at now above my laptop screen while writing this post. 

My shelves currently need sorting out, they're the IKEA billy bookcase and weren't too expensive at all. On my other shelves I have some shoes, my favourite photo from the sixth form summer ball and a vintage box from one of my favourite shops Liberty which my mum found at a vintage market. I have a 'keep calm and eat cupcakes' canvas I bought in Primark ages ago which I want to replace with an instagram collage type thing. My wardrobe has lots and lots of train tickets stuck onto one of the doors- the orange really clashes with my room but I quite like having them stuck there. One of my favourite parts is my pretty fairy lights which I got for Christmas probably ten years ago and they're still going strong. I only really use them in winter but their soft glow makes the room feel so much more homely.  My cushions are from Cath Kidston and British Home Stores (I think?) and my duvet is from Tesco and as you can probably tell- I don't believe in there being such thing as having too much floral. My mum made the bunting for me using Cath Kidston fabric years ago but if you look on etsy/eBay you'll probably easily be able to find some you like.

I hope you liked this little look into one of my favourite corners of my room so please let me know if it was something you enjoyed.

#AXParty event

on Thursday I took a little trip up to London to go to the AXParty for the launch of the new Christmas AXParis advert and their new clothes. It was arranged by Etail PR which is a blogger network type thing and I was really excited to be invited! I didn't manage to get too many photos as there wasn't very good lighting but here are some of the ones I managed to take! It was loveely to see Lauren and Sam again and to finally meet Ashleigh for the first time along with a load of other lovely girls! Jade Thompson from Britains Next Top Model was there and she did a little talk- she was my favourite from the show and was lovely to get the chance to speak to her for a few minutes! Look out for the new AXParis advert coming to the TVs soon!

Cocoa Brown one hour tan mousse review

I'm not one those girls that won't go out somewhere with a load of fake tan on but at the same time I do like to be looking like I've just spent a week in the South of France so when the Irish brand Cocoa Brown asked if I wanted to give their one hour tanning mousse a go I said yes!

I'm a sucker for anything pink so I love the packaging and the mitt. The bottle is one like you'd find on a hair mousse bottle- it really helps to cut down the mess of tanning as it sometimes can get everywhere! The mousse itself it quite thick compared to the St Moritz one I had previously been using but it blends so easily. It doesn't have too much of a guide colour to it which means it's not always easy to see if you've missed any bit of leg. You're meant to apply it using the mitt, wait an hour and rinse it off. I did this initially and noticed barely any change (my legs are pastey white as it is so I was quite surprised at this). I reapplied it again to the same leg using slightly more and left it for a further two hours to develop. As you can see from the photo above there is a difference in colour but considering it's two layers and one had been left on for double the recommended time I don't think it's made much of a difference. I'd day I used about five blobs the size of the one in the photo to do one leg- am I just not using enough product?

The best thing about this tan is that it doesn't have the horrible 'biscuity' smell which fake tan is famous for. It smells quite fruity when you put it on and after it is rinsed off you can't smell it at all which is really nice for a change! It dries quickly once you have applied it which is a plus side as you're not wandering around feeling sticky for ages!

Overall I like the idea of this tan- how it's meant to develop in one hour, the packaging and how it doesn't have the typical tan smell to it. I think it would be nice if they came out with a couple of different shades so that the colour is stronger as I am very pale and it hardly showed up on me.

The Cocoa Brown one hour tan is available on Feel Unique for £7.99 and the tanning mitt is £2.99 (free postage too!)

Although I was sent the Cocoa Brown one hour tanning mousse and tanning mit for review this does not influence my opinion and is 100% honest as always