• B e a u t y - b e a u t y b o x e s

    A Glossy Christmas!

    Happy New Year! I do love the first post of the year! OK so it may already be halfway through January, but that doesn’t mean I am done reaping all of the joys that the Christmas period had to bring! I have been a Glossybox subscriber for a few years…

  • B e a u t y

    Go Bananas!

    When my other half presented me with a seemingly no-strings-attached gift, my face immediately twisted into its “pensive” expression, trying to figure out what offence he may have committed. After successfully confirming the washing had been done, my chocolate remained in one piece and that Houdini the fish was still…

  • B e a u t y

    Tanya Burr: The Story So Far

    Over the years, as my love of makeup has grown, so has my relationship with Tanya Burr cosmetics. I started watching her YouTube videos maybe two or so years ago, and it was only a matter of time before I purchased her cosmetic range. Lipsticks The first thing that drew…

  • b o o k s

    Review: The Darkness Within by Lisa Stone

    **Please note this review contains spoilers** After reading the majority of the Cathy Glass books, the most recent being A Long Way From Home, I was excited to hear that the bestselling author of the many real-life foster care novels was branching out into crime fiction and has released new…

  • e a t - L i f e s t y l e

    Hearty Slow Cooked Beef Stew

    I was hoping that now we have hit March that spring would have sprung and we would be starting to say adiós to the last of the chilly weather. After the arrival of the Beast from the East (that got incredibly annoying after hearing it for the tenth time…) came…

  • L i f e s t y l e

    2018 and feeling positive!

    Looking back at my two previous Happy New Year blog posts – it’s starting to become difficult to not repeat myself. My previous posts seem to have been based around me trying to become more organised, be more creative, go to the gym more – try and upload blog posts…

  • B e a u t y - b e a u t y b o x e s

    Glossybox December 2017

    2017 for Glossybox has seen me find some great products. I have subscribed to Glossybox and Birchbox beauty boxes for a couple of years now, and after much deliberation, I have decided to proceed with Glossybox and cancel my Bircbox subscription. Glossybox are a monthly subscription and send out five…