Florida Haul 2014

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I last posted something and I do not have a good excuse this time so I'm just going to apologise and hope you can all forgive me. I promise I am back now and aim to post a lot more frequently while I'm on my summer break and make the most of this time that I have off.

Part of the reason you guys haven't heard from me is because I went to Florida for just under two weeks. I would have warned you guys in advance about my absence but, well, I didn't know I was going until the day before I left. In fact, my tickets were not even booked until less than 24 hours before I caught my flight!

I won't go too far into why I went or what I did because this post would be incredibly long but basically I met my mum and godmother out there and we spent a week at a health spa and then another week at my godmother's house to relax and shop.  As you can imagine I went a bit crazy on the cosmetics since I find make up to be so much cheaper for me to buy in the U.S. and it's one of my favourite things to shop for.

All my lovely goodies...

Book Review: 'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern

I waited way too long to read this book. It lived up to, if not succeeded, all my expectations and delivered such a complete and magical world to me that I almost believed that such a world could exist. Morgenstern creates the most amazing images through her incredible descriptions and I was able to imagine the circus as a whole. The reader becomes as familiar with the circus as if you had actually been present and experienced it all first-hand. The switch between second and third person narrative helps to engage the reader and bring the circus to life.

Kiko's Life in Rio Collection

To celebrate that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is being held in Brazil, Kiko has jumped on the global marketing bandwagon by launching a Brazil-themed limited edition make up collection. The collection is surprisingly large with products includiing lipsticks, liquid eyeliners, nail lacquers, blushers and foundations. The Rio theme is expressed through the bright colours available, especially in terms of nail lacquers, eyeliners and lipsticks.

Post Exams Superdrug Splurge!

I went into Superdrug today solely to buy new shampoo and conditioner and somehow managed to spend over £40 on cosmetics as well. Isn't it always the way? I blame the 3 for 2 offer they are currently having on all cosmetics.

Someone got a bit excited by new make up...

OOTD: Rainy Post-Exam Cocktails

OOTD: Only Rainbows After Rain, The Sun Will Always Come Again

My Thoughts on... Real Techniques' Miracle Complexion Sponge

This product has been raved about for quite a while now and yet again I am behind the hype about it. I've known and wanted to try this product for months but never got around to buying it. However, after watching NikkieTutorials on YouTube rave about this product I decided that this product needed to be brought to the forefront of my 'to-buy' list and I don't regret that decision one bit. I bought mine about 3 weeks ago and have been using it every day in order to be able to give you a proper review of my experiences with it.