Throwback Thursday - 30/06/09-01/07/09

Hey guys! I'm back with another Throwback!

Today's one is the trip to France I took with my sister in the summer of 2009. We only stayed overnight so it wasn't a long trip. Only 2 hours on the Eurostar which was great.
Our bed & breakfast was lovely! It was really close to the train station and we were still able to move about quite easily.
The weather was amazing, it was so hot! We were walking around a lot because we couldn't find the stop for those tour buses, but the sightseeing was incredible.
We went on the metro which was really cool, it reminded me of the circle line on the underground in London. It was quite weird actually because the doors opened before the train stopped... :/

Here are a few snaps I took of some of the iconic places in France that we visited. The day we went, the Louvre was closed so we couldn't go inside but ended up soaking our feet in the water - which was much needed because it was BOILING!

 La Tour Eiffel - The Eiffel Tower

 Notre Dame de Paris - Our Lady of Paris

 Musée du Louvre - The Louvre

Me at the Louvre, don't watch the pose it was a looong time ago!

Has anyone been to Paris as well? Let me know!

Hope you enjoyed the post xo

MAC city chick. MAC, MAC city chick... (8)

Hey guys! Hope you're all well.

Ever since I first went to the MAC store I have always been singing my own version of Rack City by Tyga and replacing it with MAC. I find it so hilarious, but then again I laugh at almost anything lol.

Anyways, here are the photos of my MAC makeover that my sister got me for my 19th birthday. Originally she wanted to book it at Stratford Westfield but the day was booked up so we went to Spitalfields Market instead. It was the first time I'd had my makeup professionally done and I was really excited.

My sister got me the express package which cost £15 (they also have one that is £25, I'm not sure what the difference is between the two though) I asked for quite a neutral look with not too much colour, as I'm just starting out with the whole full face of makeup thing. When you book a makeover you're able to use the money you used to book and buy products to that value (or more in my case...) I didn't buy all the things she used, but I did buy a couple. Also, I can't remember everything she used so I'll just post what I remember/find.

 Before I went out to dinner

Jumper - H&M

After I came back at about 1 in the morning. I think the makeup lasted pretty well! My man Obama in the background lol

Earrings & top - Topshop

I love how she did my eyes, the colours she used and the liner

The products she used:
Mineralize charged water - £15
Matchmaster SPF15 foundation in 8.5 - £24.50
Pro longwear concealer in NC50 - £13.50
Powder blush in peaches - £17.50
Viva Glam VI lipstick (Terracotta plum with pearl) - £13.50
Falsh Lashes Extreme black mascara - £18
Fluidline gel eyeliner in black - £14
Sorry, I can't remember the products she used on my eyes but on my lids were a shimery brown and in the crease a matt orange which really complimented the brown! She also used an eyebrow pencil and highlighter under my brow.

The products I bought:
Matchmaster SPF15 foundation in 8.5 (I had this before the makeover)
Pro longwear concealer in NC50
Viva Glam VI lipstick (Terracotta plum with pearl)
Fix + (30ml) - £7

I got a lot of compliments from peole who worked there and people who were in the shop just looking around, that felt really nice :) Initially I thought the eyebrows were too harsh, so when I got home I took a bit of the brow pencil off and I loved it - even more!
Overall, I loved the look and enjoyed the whole experience, thanks sis!

Also, the woman who did my makeover was so lovely! Very nice atmosphere at that MAC store :)

OOTD | Casual

Hi guys, hope you're all well.

Firstly I'd like to say that I didn't forget about my Throwback Thursday yesterday, it's just that I came back to London for the weekend and I was really, really tired and I just didn't have the energy to do one. However, I do have one in mind and I will be doing it next week :)

This OOTD post was actually what I wore yesterday, but like I said I was just too tired so I'm doing it today. I guess you could call it my Outfit Of The YesterDay :P

Leather jacket - H&M

Sheer blouse - H&M

Jeans - New Look

Plimsoles - New Look

After a while I started playing around and added my trilby to the look. It's from Topshop and I got it for £12 down from £25. Well, including my student discount I got it for £10.80! :)

And just in case you're wondering I haven't forgotten about my MAC makeover post, that'll be put up very soon... xo

...and Happy Birthday to me!

It's my birthday today! I am now 19 years old :D

Every time my birthday comes round people ask me if I feel any older and I usually say no, but this year I kinda do. It may be because I'm one year away from no longer being a teenager, or it may be the fact that I now have to pay for dental care and prescriptions (I'm really annoyed about that actually lol). Whatever the reason, I do feel different.

Anyway, as mentioned in my throwback post I went out yesterday for dinner with my friends. We went to a Caribbean restaurant in Camden called Mango Room. My sister told me about this place so I thought I'd try it out, and I'm happy I did. The food was delicious! There was a selection of Caribbean food such as jerk chicken (which was what I ordered) curry goat, ackee & saltfish, roti as much rice & peas as we wanted and so much more! The atmosphere was really nice and our waitress was lovely.

Sun Splash - cocktail of the day

Jerk chicken with plantain and rice & peas (I know the portion looks small but this was before I piled up my plate - hahaa, trust me!)

Me and a couple of my friends

My outfit for the evening both from Topshop (excuse the mess in the background)

It's been quite a few years since I've had a birthday cake so I was really happy to see this. It's so cute lol!

Also, for my birthday my sister hooked my up with a makeover from MAC which I will show in another post.

Today has just been a really chilled day that I spent with my family. I think it's really cool that today is also mother's day. I hope it happens again when I'm a mum, double presents!

xo

Happy Mother's Day...

Today is mother's day in the UK and I just want to say a very Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there.

I love my mum so much and I hope that she has a great day. She deserves it and so much more.  Despite the fact we're all adults she still looks after me and my siblings and I really appreciate it.

Here are the presents that my siblings and I got for her:

Tote Bag, Next - from my sister and I

Baileys - from my brother

The Body Shop strawberry bath set - from my other sister