J'adore...

It gets to Wednesday / Thursday and the motivation to make it through the week just dips. Spending 50% of the day clock watching definitely doesn't make it any easier, but sometimes appreciating the little things just might.

This week I've been loving a few things in particular..

The Naked Palette is my new favourite toy. I can't believe it took me so long to buy it but alas, it is now mine!
The Tesco Lady and the Tramp bag was a little treat a couple of weeks ago from my friend Natalie. It's perfect for taking my teaching books, folders, 1000000 pens and post-it notes to and from school.
My Liveworks planner and pen have been a life saver this week. With teaching, going to uni, blogging and having a social life sometimes things can fall by the wayside so listing everything really helps.
Finally, this body mist from Bath and Body Works. I love this scent... sometimes I just spray it round my room because it's so lovely!

What have you been loving this week?

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Lip Smacker Lip Balms // Disney Collection

LiP SMACKER are a complete blast from the past for me. Reminding me of the days on the school bus with my best friend where we would sit there putting layers upon layers of lip balm before we got to school. You just have to look at my school photos from 1997 onwards to see that it would have taken more than a shiny layer of balm to get me looking picture perfect but alas, I digress!

I received these in the post and I've had the Minnie one in my handbag since the second I tried it out.

This Minnie tube is Cutie Pie scented and Cinderella is Vanilla Sparkle. You can just about see from the picture above that Minnie is a sheer fuchsia pink and the Cinderella balm is a frosted light blue/white, but it barely shows up on the lips.

Minnie is my absolute favourite of the two as it's sweet and leaves a light gloss in its wake. It's not overpowering at all and is just nice as a little sweep of pink alone or with make-up.

These have an RRP of £2.50(*) which is an absolute steal if you ask me. You can find them in Claire's, Topshop or Accessorize this Autumn, just in time for some little stocking filler ideas on the run up to Christmas!

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(*) I was sent these products for review purposes. All views are my own and are completely honest.

The Holiday Series : Disney World 2014

Yesterday morning I landed back at Gatwick after a week in Disney, Florida. It was absolutely the best time ever with lots of snacks, sweets and diet coke. 

Here are a few photos from the week...

Pre-flight cotton candy frap in New York

Magical! Cinderella's Castle

Ice cream sandwiches in chocolate chip cookies

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs house. So cuuuute!

My fave kitten, Marie!

I am already sad about being back in the UK :( The post-Disney blues don't take long to kick in! 

I'll resume some beauty related reviews at the weekend but for now, my Disney photos will sit on my blog for a couple of days :)

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Christmas List #1

1 Ikea Smycka faux flowers here // 2 Beauty and the Beast figurine here // John Lewis faux fur bean bag here // 4 Yankee Candle large jar in Merry Marshmallow here // 5 Fairy lights PJ top here & bottoms here  // 6 Moschino iPhone case here // 7 John Lewis Vero cutlery here // 8 Disney personalised Belle decoration here 

I'm hoping to put a few of these together on the run up to Christmas, there might even be one for the boys too!

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Disney inspired outfit #2 - Someday my prince will come....

Okay, so Princess Aurora is easily one of the most beautiful princesses (hint : Sleeping BEAUTY) and after a little request from my bestest pal Pip (her blog link is here click click click) I thought Aurora was perfect for this week's Disney inspired because she wears two signature outfits in the film.. or three if you count the blue dress (but I don't!) I haven't copied the Disney dress because as I've said this is inspired by the Disney character rather than an exact copy.

Anyway : firstly the Princess Aurora side of the set -
Rose bracelet is Tiffany & Co. It's not online anymore but it is so perfect for this outfit I couldn't resist it. The pink halter neck is by Unique at Topshop here (click!) and the skater dress is by Boohoo here (click!). I chose two pairs of shoes for these dresses because..well there's no such thing as too many pairs of shoes but also the pink wedges are a little extreme so they might not appeal to everyone.  The pink wedges are, of course, Giuseppe Zanotti and can be found on net-a-porter here (click!) and the nude heels are by Miss Selfridge here (click!). The infinity necklace is Tiffany & Co. and can be found here (click!). The envelope clutch is from Accessorize here, (click!) and I love the colour contrast between the pinky/lilac front and the cream sides.

And now the Briar-Rose side of the set -
The sleeveless white peplum blouse is by Gant here (click!) and the black bralet is on the Rare website here (click!). The grey dipped hem skirt is by Selected here (click!) and the cut-out ballet flats are from Topshop here (click!). After recently throwing away my Topshop Vectras I think these are a lovely, summery replacement! The plain bead rope necklace is by Miss Selfridge and is on the website here (click!) and the bucket bag is by Fiorelli and can be found online at the Debenhams website here (click!).

Finally the two beauty products are by Benefit. Posie tint is a lovely lip and cheek tint in a rosy pink shade and Dandelion is a very light pink blusher with tiny shimmer particles in. Both can be found here (click!) and here (click!).

So, that's how to express your inner Princess Aurora without having to fight with a five year old in the Disney store! Let me know if you buy any of these or have them.. I absolutely love the pink skater dress!

Disney inspired outfit #1 - you've got to be kitten me!

So I haven't really got any weekly features on my blog but I have decided to start one. Due to my love of Disney and my complete denial of the fact I'll shortly be turning 22 I've chosen to begin putting together some outfits inspired by my favourite Disney characters.

To begin I've chosen my favourite animated kitten, Marie. I love everything about her, especially her  choice of bows and ribbons and heir feisty attitude towards her mischievous brothers.

 Top to bottom & left to right : the pink bow headband is from the USA Monsoon website here (click!), the pink bow earrings are by Kate Spade here (click!), the first white dress is by Ted Baker here (click!), the middle dress is by Miss Selfridge except its disappeared off the website and the playsuit is by Topshop here (click!). Onto the footwear - the pale pink sneakers are by Vans here (click!), the nude pumps are by Miu Miu (I have lusted after these for a good eighteen months!) here (click!), the pink Converse Allstars are here (click!), fuschia heels are by Zara here (click!). Finally, the finishing touches come in the form of a beautiful pink Kate Spade handbag here (click!), in keeping with Marie's French heritage I couldn't ignore the Chanel Caviar medium bag, however I'm reluctant to put a link to this bag as it I don't want anyone to get conned by a fake seller, sorry! To get your little paws to match Marie's here are two Topshop nail polishes, the pale pink is here (click!) and the bright pink here (click!).

So, that's my first Disney character inspired set! 

I hope you can find some things you like from this, let me know in the comments if you buy anything or if you have any better ideas.

Disneyland Paris 2012

After getting back from Paris and returning to uni I've definitely been slacking on the blogging front! Here are a few photos from my recent trip to Disney with my boyfriend to fill in the gap :)

Cinderella's castle! 

 little Princesses on carousel horses

Me and the cutest marie I've ever seen!

 Chicken burgers and chips, mmmm!

 Finally, me in the Rapunzel display 

I'll get back to my normal posts by the beginning of next week, I have an essay due which I really should be cracking on with!

Love, 

Summer Holidays 2011

Since I'm back in gloomy England I thought I'd relive my travels by posting some photos from my trip to Florida.

At the beginning of July I jetted off to Disney World with my boyfriend and his family. We went for just under two weeks and I had an absolutely incredible time! We met all the characters we could find including 3 of the princesses! Here are some of my favourite photos from the trip

Cinderella's Castle!

We went out to dinner at The Peabody hotel one night and this is the dress I wore. I've got my Coach clutch bag as well but you can't see it very clearly (just as well as it was brown so didn't match my dress!)

Lots of shopping happened but I was very pleased with these 3 items! I love how America has better sizing than England, so for once I found jeans that fitted at the waist and on the legs!

The jeans in this photo are the same ones pictured above. 

 2 of my birthday presents! I couldn't help but spend a little two much on these two items, my new Ted Baker purse and a Tiffany & Co. ring!

Hogwarts castle at Universal Studios. I had one of the best days here and the ride in the castle is my favourite. It's terrifying and brilliant at the same time!

Welcome to my home!

And finally, July 4th fireworks over Cinderella's Castle. It was absolutely magical!

xo xo