Blue Nail Polish

So, I have been doing quiet a lot of shopping recently, I think more over the last week than the past month, which makes me very happy. I would love to upload photos of what I bought but of course the internet is so slow and last time it took hours, so I will just talk about it. 

First of all, I bought some blue nail polish from target, it is just a random brand and was $3 because I don't believe in paying over $10 for nail polish. I just put it on and am not sure that I like it, but at the same time the colour is very nice. I got two big rings from Lovisa, which is a relatively new budget jewellery store with really nice stuff. I really like it there and if I had an in-finant amount of money I could go crazy!! I also bought a top for summer and some other 'bohemian' jewellery from equip. Pretty much it was a good shopping day and I am not broke at the end of it which makes it even better. 

I also received my ASOS items today which I am over the moon with, not only do the swimmers fit perfectly but the bag is really nice and  surprisingly big. The swimmers are very flattering and have a one strap which acts as a halter neck. There is also a bit of a 'boob' supporter which for anyone who is bigger than a B cup is a god send! The bag is fantastic, the strap is surprisingly log and it will take me a while to get used to it but it is still a great and roomy bag!!

Love and luck

xxxx

Friendship

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" Victor Borge

"The road to a friends house is never long" Danish Proverb

"Good times made better and bad times forgotten due to the healing magic of friendship" Meave Binchy

"A friendship can grow on the most unlikely and barren ground"Maeve Binchy

"A single rose can be my garden ... a single friend, my world" Leo Buscaglia 

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless" Mother Teresa




Love and luck
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Cranberry Almond Loaf

I made this recipe the other day and found it was a really nice cake/loaf thing.  I found it on the back of a cranberry packet from Woolworth's.

Ingredients:

• one and a half cups of self raising flour
• three quarters of a cup of brown sugar
• one cup of cranberries
• two thirds of a cup of chopped almonds 
• one third of olive oil
•  two eggs
• one third of a cup of milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to one hundred and eighty degrees Celsius
2. grease and line a twenty cm loaf pan 
3. in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cranberries and almonds
4. in a separate bowl, whisk together oil, eggs and milk
5. gently add to flour mixture and stir until just combined 
6. spoon into loaf pan and bake for fifty minutes 
7. stand cake for five minutes in pan, then remove and place on wire rack to cool

This cake was good but I did find it a little dry so maybe try adding more oil or milk. I also (because I like icing) added the icing I use for my Red Velvet cupcakes (see below)

Happy baking!

Love and luck

xxxx

Shopping Expeditions

Today I went shopping which was very exciting to get out of the study books and spend some money. I found a really nice kaftan for my beach holidays and it matches both my swimmers and my hat which makes me extra happy. It was from Myer and the brand is Zazou which I think is exclusive to Myer. It was quite cheap at $50 and really light material which means it will dry quickly. I couldn't find a picture on the internet so had to take one of my own, which I am sorry for because I am not very good at photography. 

I bought two other tops bother from Miss Shop. I find Miss Shop is relatively good priced and reasonable and the things I buy there last long. I was just looking for some summer casual tops to go with some shorts. One was $30 which was just a simple floral top and the other was $50 and had quite a lot of lace at the back. Once again unfortunately I had to take the photos myself so they aren't very good. 

This is the $30 top, it is really nice material and this picture probably doesn't flatter it. 

This is the back of the $50 top. I did take one of the front but didn't turn out very well, but the front is pretty much the same but without the lace. 

Sorry about the lack of blogging recently internet has been extremely slow and I have been really lazy and tired.

Love and luck

xxxx

Inspirational Quote

'It always never seems possible until it is done' - don't know who said it

Love and Luck 

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Clean Start Review

I have been recently using a product suggested by my beautician called Clean Start. The brand of the product is dermalogica and then the clean start range targeting at teenagers. 

I have used the clean start skin kit, which comes with a spray called all over clear, a cleanser called wash off, a face mask called ready set scrub!, a cream called bedtime breakouts and a moisturiser called welcome matte spf 15. 

I know it sounds like a lot of products and I was a little unsure about using them all twice a day but I got used to it and my skin is a lot more hydrated. This start up kit is a bit small I found and only lasted a few weeks. But dermalogica does provide larger bottles for purchase if you are happy with the start up kit. I would suggest this product but did have a few little issues with it that I think people should be aware of. It takes up to four weeks to work and with the size of the product didn't give it enough time to have its full effect. But the creams did reduce redness, irritation and dry skin which was a positive for me. I wasn't a massive fan of the cleansers it came with, I found they were a bit superficial with their cleaning, I think my favourite products out of this set was the face mask and the bedtime breakouts cream. The face mask really moisturised my face and left me feeling refreshed and ready for the day. The bedtime breakouts cream is more of a gel type substance and left me waking up with a moisturised face. Out of five I would probably give this product a 3.5. It has many positive elements but as with anything has its negatives. I feel thats what it was like with my skin but of course it would change depending on the type of skin you have. 

Hope this is helpful!

Love and luck

xxxx

Online Shopping

Of course, because I am house bound, I needed to a bit of online shopping. This lead me to the highly advertised new Australian ASOS website! And may I say the current sales they have are fantastic with massive savings. Here is the website: http://www.asos.com/au/Women/

Because I am going away on numerous beach holidays within the next few months I decided I should stock up on new swimmers, hats, bags etc. On the weekend while out for brunch I actually bought a really nice, simple broad brimmed hat which I have wanted for 12 months but never really found the right one. I got it from the ripcurl shop in Manly and even though I hate those brands like Billabong, Roxy etc. this hat is actually quite nice and doesn't have a massive logo on it, which is mainly what I hated about the brand. I had to match the hat to my pair of swimmers that I got last season, unaware that I would buy new ones today. They aren't extravagant swimmers or anything, just black and white polka dots but had to find something that worked with the kinda of 50s theme of styling. The hat below is similar to what I bought (I couldn't find an exact image). Mine is black and the scarf around it black and white matching my swimmers. I was really happy with this find and can't wait to get out in the sun and use it.

Back to ASOS, today I bought a pair of black swimmers and a bag. I felt I needed another pair of swimmers and wanted to buy a kaftan to match but unfortunately didn't really like any of them, so will have to keep looking. The swimmers were quiet cheap at $23 and hopefully they are good material etc (keep you updated). 

The bag I bought because I am going overseas and needed something that was more secure than what I have, this bag looked perfect being not to big but big enough to fit everything I need and having lots of zippers so it would be harder for people to access. 

So I got the bag in brown (this colour is red in the picture) and hopefully the leather will be ok and everything, so have high expectations with the $30 price tag though. 

That is pretty much all I have bought in 6months, which is pretty much driving me insane due to the lack of clothes that I have to wear so I will more than likely be going crazy with all the cheap clothes in hawaii.

Love and luck

xxx