3 for 2 = Spend more money on things I don't really need but secretly do.

So, I went to Boots to buy a new eyeliner because I genuinely needed one but to my joy/horror (I'm not sure which one) there was a 3 for 2 offer on all makeup. So of course I walk out of Boots with an eyeliner, a lipstick and a primer.

I really like having a sweet little eye liner flick on my eyes and usually use quite a thick pen-like brush but I decided to go with something really thin to see if I could get a different effect. I chose Rimmel Glam Eyes in Black Glamour 001.

I really like it but it is taking me a while to get used to the different tip - being thinner it does create a better flick in the corners of my eyes I guess it's just practise with the rest of it!

In the 3 for 2 offer I decided to go for a lipstick. I already have two but both in red so I went for a more red/coral colour by Rimmel again but it's Kate Moss's new lasting finish collection in 12 Rosetto/Rouge. The packing is really nice in a matt black with Kate written along the top. I know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but when it comes to makeup you can't help but love it for its packaging. I would by mould if it was packaged pretty enough.

Lastly I got myself Rimmel's Fix & Perfect Pro Primer. As much as this was a sort of impulse buy I have been looking at getting a primer for a while. For ages now I have used an Olay moisturiser with a touch of Max Factor foundation and have loved it but started to feel like I didn't get the coverage that I had done before so I started to use a Rimmel foundation over the top - Rimmel Match Perfection Cream Gel Foundation.

Click on the link and it will take you to the previous blog I wrote about it! http://allthingsfashionablyme.blogspot.com/2011/05/makeup-makeup-makeup.html

Then I tried a moisturiser by Chanel which I loved. I got a free sample when I got some perfume and it lasted me a good few weeks - it was so lovely. Really smooth on my face but at nearly £50 for a small tub...it was a little too out of my budget. If you ever want to indulge in a designer face cream go into House of Fraser or Debenhams (wherever there is a good selection of Chanel, or whatever you choose) and ask for testers. They have loads!!

Then I moved onto something a little different...Sudocrem. Yes I know it's for babies bums but honestly it has been lovely on my skin. It's great for occasional spots and because of it's drying effect I went the whole day without becoming greasy. However I am a little worried that along with the cold weather which is approaching it will dry out my skin which is never good.

Now I am onto the Rimmel Primer. So far I am liking it. It claims 5 results in one 1 product; Smoothes, resurfaces, brightens, mattifies, protects. Going from such a drying cream on my face it does feel really lovely but whether it does all of the above I'm not sure! My foundation does go on very well (but it already did without the primer) and my skin is left feeling soft and perhaps bright?...

So these were my 3 for 2 buys - have you been pulled into the net by Boots? If so let me know what you got!

Buckingham Palace Visit

I have not written a blog for a long time, shame on me.

So I will begin again with a blog about my recent trip to London. My Mum and I booked ourselves tickets to go into Buckingham Palace!! We saw all of the State Rooms, Kate Middleton's wedding dress and finished it off with tea and cake in the Queen's garden!

Our day began with the perfect breakfast at Tuttons Restaurant in Covent Garden (click on 'Tuttons Restaurant' to be taken to the website).

I had the yummiest pain au chocolat and hot chocolate and mum had a bowl of porridge and a latte. Beautifully situated in the Covent Garden Piazza it was a warm welcome from the pouring rain we had arrived in!

There was an awesome man in the Piazza who put on a show, he even balanced a bike on his chin...

Next we hit Piccadilly Circus followed by Leicester Square, M&M World, St James' Park, Buckingham Palace and finished the day in Trafalgar Square.

M&M World was AMAZING!! 'Four levels of fun'. I never realised that we had them in England - I always thought they were an American thing but to my surprise and delight there is a huge one in Leicester Square which provided us with at least half an hour of entertainment.

...A little to excited by the multi-coloured peanut M&Ms...!!!!

We got to Buckingham Palace a little earlier so we could be proper tourists taking lots of pictures, poking our heads through the gates looking at the guards!
Here we are waiting around in the sunshine:

You weren't allowed to take pictures in the Palace but I can tell you it was amazing!!! SO much more amazing than I imagined. Glitz and glam everywhere!! We could however take a picture of the back garden.

Yeah...we sat in the Queen's garden and had tea and cakes!! Check out the chocolate button on my vanilla slice.

There is so much more I could tell you about it but you really should go and see it for yourself.

Glastonbury Festival

I went to Glastonbury Festival and it was AMAZING! It was my first ever festival...and I decided to go big, throw myself in at the deep end and it worked! I had an amazing time and cured my fear of big crowds...can't really say I'm still nervous when for Beyonce I was stood near the front in the middle of over 100,000 people. Coldplay fixed me.

I was most excited about what I was going to wear, finally I could enjoy wearing festival fashion rather than just reading it in Glamour or Elle. Unfortunately I could not take everything I wanted to as I had been told to 'pack light' - it wasn't until I put my bag on my back that I realised why...it was HEAVY! AND I had been very strict about what I took.

Originally I had planned to take a maxi dress and a maxi skirt, thought they would be perfect in summer heat and wellies but as the weekend approached the weather wasn't looking good and a maxi dress dipped in mud isn't a good look so I left them at home.


After a good hour of packing and re-packing I finally had my Glastonbury wardrobe. A couple of jumpers, two tops, shorts, leggings, dresses. This was a good choice however I now know from experience that about four dresses would do the job, you get so dirty it's unavoidable so cute little dresses with a change of leggings is perfect matched with a denim jacket and of course an over sized rain coat.

Here are a few pictures of the weekend:

I got to see some great music, my favourite was Beyonce. Incredible. I also got to see Coldplay, U2, Ke$ha, Jessie J, Paolo Nutini, Elbow, Tinie Tempah, The Wombats, The Midnight Beast, a tiny bit of Katy B from the comfort of a waffle tent...yes.

The Midnight Beast

Ke$ha

Ke$ha

U2

Jessie J

Tinie Tempah

Coldplay...playing Yellow

Coldplay

Waiting for Beyonce

Beyonce

There is so much to do at Glastonbury that I didn't just see music. I went to a silent disco, I relaxed in a hammock, I made a head band from wicker and flowers, I sat in a Teepee drinking lemonade and eating brownies, I made friends with a sweet selling man, I found a table (believe me a sturdy surface is hard to come by!), I got lost in mud and I saw some crazy theatre performers...the list is endless.

I could literally talk about Glastonbury all day so I'm going to have to stop now. I will definitely register for tickets to go in 2013.

Camping in Cornwall

Believe it or not I actually enjoy camping! Especially in Cornwall with the beautiful beaches, ice-cream and scones...not forgetting the shit weather!!!!!! Out of six days only one was nice..although it was a beautiful day so it kind of made up for the rest of the week.

On the one and only beautiful day Ben and I went to visit the Minack Theatre which was just amazing. It's a massive theatre that has been built on the edge of a cliff, the backdrop for every play is beautiful sea and  a sweet bunch of beaches/coves. The story behind it is unbelievable; Rowena Cade was the women who lived in the house behind the theatre - when she first moved in the theatre was just her garden, just cliffs. Whilst staying there she and a friend hand built the theatre...! If you click on the 'Minack Theatre' above you can read the history at the website.

Here are some pictures of the theatre:

The Sweet Beaches/Coves

View From One Of The Seats

Looking Up From Stage

More Views

Sea

Amazing - From Top

We stayed in Perranporth, a little town pretty central to a lot of nice places. It didn't take us long to get anywhere so we could explore other places like Padstow, Newquay, St Ives.

Perranporth has one of the most amazing beaches in Cornwall (I think) it's miles long and is great for surfing and sunbathing. These pictures were taken during a walk along the beach at sunset:

There is a pub in Perranpoth called the Wateringhole. It's a really cool place, a really relaxed feel - kind feels like an Aussie Bar with dim lighting and sports games played on the TVs. The best part of the Wateringhole is that it's on the beach! Literally in the middle of the beach on decking. 

They do the best carvery:

As I said earlier the beach is a great place for surfing, which Ben loves to do. He even got me in the water body boarding!!...and I'm scared of the sea. 

It was a lovely to get away and explore Cornwall, although one year a holiday with sunshine and temperatures hotter than 10 degrees would be good!