Week in pictures

The topic for the blogger challenge this time is 'week/day in pictures'. I've cheated a little and taken a few photos over a couple of weeks. Looking back over the past few weeks a lot of good things have happened to me and seeing all of this in pictures brings back fantastic memories and things that I may have forgotten otherwise. 

I went to a new Waffle House in the city I live called 'Tamu' and I cannot recommend it highly enough. You can create your own desert with pretty much any topping combination you could think of. I went for crepes with chocolate and raspberries and raspberry sauce with a nice scoop of mint choc chip ice cream! 

It was a nice sunny weekend so I decided to go for a stroll around the local country park. This is my favourite place in the city and going here for a couple of hours really helps to clear my head. I created a few Spotify playlists and off I went!

My best friend also got a new hamster friend this week. He's called Neville and is so cute and has a real personality already :)

I also invested in some new converse. I've had my eye on this pair for a very long time and decided it was about time I bit the bullet and bought them. I love them now and wear them all the time!! 

I also went to the seaside! The weather was beautiful and I hadn't been to the coast for a couple of years. I love it there, but live about an hour and a half away so it has to be a real day trip! It was a really good day though and I'm looking forward to going again!

I purchased my tickets for The Big Reunion Boy Band Tour and I am SOOOO excited!!! I'm going to the London O2 which is where I am also seeing McBusted later this month!! A real throw back to the 90's/00's! 

Are any of you going to the Boy Band Tour? What have you been up to this week?

Nails

Yet another post for the Blogger Challenge! I promise I will get back in to regular blogging soon but I have been so busy at work and have been really struggling to find time! 

Topic 5 is 'nails'. As you all know, I am way too addicted to changing my nail colour. I've got a bit better lately at leaving my nails the same for longer than 5 hours, and only really change it twice a week. My nails were pretty strong to begin with but I have noticed that the condition of them is much better since I stopped using nail polish remover on them so regularly. I definitely need to start taking better care of my hands as I can be very lazy with it. 

If anyone has a good hand/nail care routine I would be really interested to see it! 

Everyone knows my favourite nail polish brand is Essie for multiple reasons. Firstly, I love the range of colours - there truly is something for every occasion. Secondly, the consistency and the opacity of the polish is definitely some of the best around. Finally, aesthetically, the bottles are a very nice shape which makes my collection look neat!! 

It's absolutely impossible for me to choose a singular favourite colour, however my favourite general colour would be lilac/purple. Essie- Play Date, Essie - Full Steam Ahead and Ciate - Sugar Plum being definite contenders for number 1!

What is your current favourite colour??

My favourite book

Topic 3 for the Blogger Challenge is to write about your favourite book. Now, I read a lot, so picking just one book was too hard. I've picked two as I just can't choose between them.

The first book is My Best Friends Girl by Dorothy Koomson. This book flew around my friends while I was in school and I think we had all read it by the end of the week. The story is emotional and one I will definitely not forget. Read it if you can!

The second book has to be Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher. This is the only book I have ever finished in a day. I LOVED it. It seriously was a book that I couldn't put down, so if you're planning on reading this then I would definitely set aside a day or two!

What is your favourite book? 

Skincare!

Hi guys!

So another unusual post on this here little nail blog of mine. As Week 2 of the 2014 Blogger Challenge, the topic is skincare! 

I'm reeeeeaaallly bad at full body skincare because I find it so boring and I really just cant be bothered, but I will share with you what I actually do use (on the rare occasion I remember!)

I start off by using Soap and Glory - Scrub of Your Life in the shower so that my skin is all nice and smooth, I then use Palmers Cocoa Butter because it's smells delicious. I have very dry skin and this is a very thick intensive moisturiser. 

As I said, I have dry skin, especially on my legs. No one wants flaky legs so I went out and bought Nip + Fab - Dry Leg Fix and I have to say, this stuff is incredible!! I've never used something that makes my legs feel so smooth and look so hydrated!

One thing I am particularly good at, however, is my facial skincare - maybe because everyone sees my face! I start with Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish (which is amazing, and if you don't own it you should!) which really cleans my face. I then moisturise with Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream, which while it's good, I don't think it's worth the hype. My Eucerin face moisturiser worked just as well! I also use Dirty Works Rose & Glow moisture mask a couple of times a week as well!

Link me to your skincare routine! I'd love to see them..