Showing posts with label sunshine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunshine. Show all posts

The Summer Tag ☼

Hey beaut's!

To celebrate the arrival of Summer in the UK the lovely Emma from the blog Peace.Love.Vintage created a Summer Tag, Emma very kindly tagged me in the post to get involved in the summer time fun so today I thought I'd share my answers...

1. What's your favourite thing about summer?
For me it has be the atmosphere and just how much happier everyone seems to be including myself. I love nothing more than waking up to a bright blue sky, warm sunshine, birds tweeting away and seeing so much colour and everything in bloom, it just sets me up for a good day and I absolutely love it.

2. Do you have a favourite summer drink?
Pink Lemonade with a tonne of ice for me, it's the only drink that I specifically buy just in the summer months and I find it so refreshing on a really hot day.

3. Is there a special place you like to visit each summer?
Not particularlly, I do always like paying one of the local beaches a visit when the weathers scorching hot, we don't get many opportunities for beach days in the UK so I only get the chance to do that around once a year.

4. Whats your favourite make up look for summer?
It's all about the glowing look for me, I've been obsessed with using the Garnier Moisture Illuminating Match Cream as my base before I apply any makeup, it just adds an subtle illuminating glow to the skin as well as containing SPF 20 which is a must, then I always reach for the Bourjois CC Cream because it's so lightweight but add's more coverage than you would think which is a bonus. As for the eyes... I always stick to something warm yet neutral and for the lips it the same all year round because I basically just wear whatever shade I fancy that day he he.

5. Dresses or skirts?
Dresses all the way for me, they just suit my body shape so much better than skirts and are so easy to just throw on with a pair of sandals or flip flops.

6. Festivals or Vacations?
It would have to be vacations for me, I'd absolutely love to go away on holiday some where and going to festivals really does'nt excite me at all, I'd much rather watch it on TV if I'm honest he he.

7. Whats your signature summer hairstyle?
Beachy waves with my side fringe pinned back away from my face, I've been wearing my hair like that a lot lately and really like it. 

8.  What's your signature summer scent?
Ohhhh I have a couple that I'm loving for Summer at the moment, Cheryl's Storm flower and Vera Wang's Hippie Princess are both very fruity and exotic scents and go down extremely well with the heat and Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream is another I'm obsessing over at the moment.

9. Favourite music for summer?
For me music never changes with the seasons, I like all sorts of tunes all year round but I think in Summer I much prefer to listen so something more uplifting and happier than some sort of ballad but again it just depends on my mood.

10. Pool or Beach?
Beach all the way for me, you can get involved in all sorts of fun including water sports,  pedalos and I find my inner child comes out and I go sand castle crazy ha ha, plus you can  sunbath and I love the feel of sand in between my toes, so yeah beach all day long for me.

11. BBQ or Seafood?
Definitely a BBQ, me and Michael actually bought out very first BBQ at the weekend and it was amazing so I can imagine we will be BBQing all summer long he he.

I tag glitterinfatuation , hannahheartss and charlottesamantha to complete the summer tag and nominate their favourite bloggers to take part too Hebe.

What's your favourite thing about Summer beaut's?? I'd love to know. 

 Don't forget I'm currently giving away a Nanshy 'Gobsmack Glamorous' Face Makeup Brush Set, you can enter the giveaway here.

nopin

The Library Of Fragrance Sunshine and Daisy Review ♥

Hey beaut's!

Today I thought I would open up your eyes to the world of 'The Library of Fragrance', the brand name really is rather apt, with 300 fragrances to choose from it really is a library fragrance! Theres such a broad range of smells that can be worn alone or you can layer them up over each other to achieve that perfect scent. I was pretty blown away when I first took a look at the Library of Fragrance website, they have some classic more tradition scents that you would expect to see from a perfume brand to the more unusual, unique and out there scents like Thunderstorm, Gin and Tonic, Snow, Pizza and even Dirt, see I told you they where unusual but oh so fabulous! 

The first scent I have to share with you today is Sunshine* and I absolutely love it! Sunshine is a fresh yet warm uplifting scent that has that beachy vibe, think of a hint of suntan lotion mixed with creamy vanilla and an ever so slight citrus twist and boom that's Sunshine in a bottle. I find Sunshine's quite a light scent which makes it very wearable during the daytime and lasts on my skin around 4 hours which you might not think is very long but considering its a cologne spray the longevity is actually quite good. I think Sunshine is the perfect scent to wear during the summer time and is the perfect summer holiday abroad scent. 
Next up is Daisy*, another scent that I'm totally in love with which is described as a light, bright floral tinged with green that smells just like the daisy chains we made as children, isn't that the cutest description of a scent ever! The scent description for Daisy is pretty on point, it smells exactly like a Daisy flower and is so fresh and Spring like, arhhhh I just love it. Just like Sunshine, Daisy is a very light, easy to wear scent that isn't overpowering in the slightest and lasts around 4 hours on my skin. If you like yourself a floral scent then I honestly cant recommend Daisy enough.
As I mentioned before you can mix and match The Library of Fragrance scents to create your own custom fragrance, this is because they are all 'linear' fragrances which means that they're only 'single note' scents and don't change over time like usual fragrances do that have 'top', 'heart' and 'base' notes, pretty snazzy hey. Packaging wise... I love the simplicity of the bottles and their 30ml size means they are great to throw in your handbag for refreshing on the go.

Overall The Library of Fragrance is an absolute hit with me and I'm so happy I've come across the brand. You can shop their 300 fragrances on the Boots website and each bottle of gorgeousness will set you back £15.00 or you can take advantage of Boots currents 2 for £25.00 offer.

Have you tried any scents from The Library of Fragrance beaut's?? What one did you pick?? I'd love to know!!

Don't forget I'm currently giving away a pair of shoes of your choice from the Shoetique website, there's only a week left beaut's, you can enter the giveaway here.
nopin

30 Day Snap #30 | Sunny Sunday ☼

Hey girlie's!!

So today is the very last day of the 30 day snap. I'm not gonna lie, its definitely been a challenge getting these posts up everyday but I'm so pleased that i stuck with it and didn't quit half way. 

It's been so nice discovering other girlie's blogs as well whilst I've been taking part in the snap. I also love the fact that its been a great way for me to document a small part of my life and i can look back on what I done throughout June 2013, i love making photographic memories.

Anywhooo here's today's snap....


Its been a beautiful day in Norfolk today, i have no idea where this hot sunny weather has come from but it would be lush if stuck around for abit longer. Today i was at work again but it went quite quick and as soon as i locked up i saw Michael was waiting for me so we decided to head into Weatherspoons for some food which i quickly demolished ha ha, we then took a slow walk home enjoying some sunshine, well you have to make the most of it in this country don't you? 

Did you take part in the 30 Day Snap??? Let me know what you thought of it???


Hayley

30 Day Snap #22 | Sunshine On A Rainy Day

Hey girlie's!!!

So its day 22 of the 30 Day Snap today. If your a little confused as to what the 30 Day Snap is you can find all the information in full here. 


Today I've been chilling indoors as quite frankly the weather has been atrocious, i minuete its been blue skies and sunshine the next minuete its been pitch black clouds with pouring rain, so I've played it safe by just staying inside. I have been feeling slightly sad that I'm not at IMATS this weekend, i really wanted to go but the fact of leaving everything last minuete and not having the money saved stopped me from going, i will definitely be going next year though without a doubt.

Please leave your links below if you are also taking part in the 30 Day Snap, id love to read your post's too.

Hayley

30 Day Snap #19 | A Nice Day Off Work

Hey girlie's!!!

So its day 19 of the 30 Day Snap today, isn't this month flying. If your a little confused as to what the 30 Day Snap is you can find all the information in full here.


It was my day off work today so this morning i done the normal boring things like doing housework and catching up on washing then this afternoon i decided to do some bits and bobs in the garden. Its been so hot and muggy the last couple of days but its been cloudy and overcast but as if by some Harry Potter magic the sun finally made an appearance this afternoon, yippee. As you can see i had my little monster helping me in the garden today, what i actually mean by helping is Alfie decided to pull bits off of a holly bush i have, crazy dog. My flowers are all out in bloom now which makes me very happy, it looks so pretty. I also couldn't resist buying the cutest bird box I've ever seen, i mean how adorable it that!!!! I also found some time to write up some blog posts too, what a productive day I've had he he.

Please leave your links below if you are also taking part in the 30 Day Snap, id love to read your post's too.

Hayley

A Picture Tells A Thousand Storie's #17 (Sunday Summary)

Hey girlie's!!! I hope you've all had a brilliant week! This week has been an amazing but busy week for me. On Sunday me and Michael decided to go into Norwich, we went to see Fast and Furious 6 'which is amazing by the way and my obsession with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel has grown even more haha', we also went to Frankie and Benny's for a nice 3 course meal and then sat by the river for a while and just chatted and chilled in the sun. Another reason why my weeks been so good is the weather!!! Its been gorgeous all week. Blue skies and warm sunshine makes me seriously happy and instantly puts me in a good mood. I'm also taking part in sprinkleofglitter's 30 Day Snap, the concept is to put a picture blog post up everyday in June, it doesn't have to be a full blown blog post, just a picture of something that revolved about what happened during your day, that's why you may have noticed I've been slightly on the quieter side on Instagram this week as i didn't want to keep posting the same pictures on there as I'm posting on my 30 day snap. And lastly I've been working more than usual this week due to my manager being on holiday 'think about the ££££ Hayley haha' that's whats been getting me through the days. Anywhoo here's my week in pictures  ♥


Pouting in my RayBan's as you do ♥ Eeekkk Fast and Furious 6 time ♥ My yummy dessert in Frankie and Benny's ♥ Me being a poser ♥ Alfie making the most of the sun ♥ A plane growing through the bright blue sky ♥ Me sunbathing on my lunch break, it had to be done ♥ My June Glossy Box arrived, blog post on that coming soon  ♥ I tried the new slightly odd chocolate bars that Cadburys Dairy Milk have created ♥

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Love Hayley xXxXx

30 Day Snap #6 | Lunch In The Sun

Hey girlie's!!!

So its day 6 of the 30 Day Snap today. If your a little confused as to what the 30 Day Snap is you can find all the information in full here.


Today was another long day at work for me and another day that i missed out on having some fun in the sun, but..... Where there's a will there's a way, so i decided to grab a chair and perch myself out on the loading bay with my Heat Magazine and caramel iced donut and catch some rays. It wasn't the most glamorous of  location's but it made the day a little bit better. 

Please leave your links below if you are also taking part in the 30 Day Snap, id love to read your post's too.

Love Hayley xXxXx




30 Day Snap #3 | Gardening In The Sunshine

Hey girlie's!!

So its day 3 of the 30 Day Snap today. If your a little confused as to what the 30 Day Snap is you can find all the information in full here.


Today i woke up to bright blue skies and sunshine so i decided to pop out and buy some more plants for my garden, i love gardening!!! As you can also see Alfie decided to take advantage of the lovely weather too and had a little sunbath ha ha.

Please leave your links below if you are also taking part in the 30 Day Snap, id love to read your post's too.

Love Hayley xXxXx