SUPERFOOD SALAD

WELL HOWDY THERE! I hope this post isn't boring, it's not the most fun topic in the world but I do believe that healthy eating plays a huge role in how people feel about themselves, inside and out. I've been eating like a proper poo lately, grabbing anything that's quick and convinient whilst at work and when I'm catching up with friends in town...not to mention the over indulgence that went on in Turkey a few weeks ago! On top of that excersise has been non existent, purely because I've not had the time or energy.

I don't want to sound like a depressive banging on about how unhealthy I am but leading up to my holiday, I was eating really well and doing a normal amount of excersise and I felt so good! My skin was fresher and brighter, my energy levels rocketed and I avoided the bloated feeling which is all too common when I'm on a bad diet phase. Loosing weight wasn't a huge aim for me but it did happen while I was eating well, which in turn made me feel better in my clothes etc.
Yesterday I decided it was time I got back on track and made myself a lovely ''superfood salad'', packed with goodness. It consisted of giant cous cous, chickpeas (yawn!), green lentils and various beans and bits of pepper. My dad's girlfriend is always trying to get me to realise the health benefits of eating corriander and parsley, spare me!!! However I decided I would venture into the world of sprinkling my food with leaves and I added some corriander ontop, what a party 'eh?!
This is where I admit that I did copy an M&S salad pretty much ingredient for ingredient. Their one is called...drum roll...Superfood Salad! Haha, it's cheaper if you buy the ingredients and make it in bulk though so that's what I did - teehee.

NEW MULBERRY BAG

HEY CHICKS, JUST A QUICKIE because I'm off to work in a little bit. I wanted to show you the gorgeous Mulberry bag I got from a market in Turkey (you can immediately deduce that it is a fake from that sentence haha). I was looking for a Louis Vuitton at first but unless you spend nearer to £80 then the style I liked was too tacky looking. As we were walking around I noticed there were a lot of lovely Mulberry ones which fold over and I started to fixate on finding the best one, price permitting. In the end I picked up this beaut for exactly £21, and it's definately real leather (unlike the soul destroying Chloe bag from Thailand where the ''leather'' started peeling 2 days later!!!).

HOLIDAY OUTFITS

HELLO PRETTY PEOPLE, I hope you're all well. I briefly mentioned in my last post that I went on a two week holiday, it was to Bodrum in Turkey and I have to say it was an amazing place. My dad tells me I've been to Turkey as a toddler but I can't remeber a thing so it was nice to see Turkey and actually remember it!

Here are just a few snaps from the holiday which show you some of the things I wore including beachwear and evening wear. I've chucked in the odd makeup one too but I didn't really wear much makeup on the holiday so I don't have that many.

Dress: H&M

Bangles: H&M

Necklace: Custom made by Margaret Turner

I'M BACK + LEIBSTER AWARD!

HELLO BEAUTIFUL LADIES! I'm so sorry for the lack of blogging recently, I was on holiday for two weeks and then had a pretty hectic week when I got back, there's a sale on at work at the moment so I've been working quite a bit and catching up on all the things you miss when you're away :)

While I was away the lovely Sunny tagged me in the Leibster award and being a new blogger this has made me very excited haha! Sending a huge thank you to her for that. The idea is to answer 11 questions from the person who tagged you, write 11 facts about yourself and create 11 questoins and tag 11 people. I'm not going to do the last two things because this was all happening a few weeks ago so I think it's a bit late for that :s

Her questions for me to answer are as follows:

1. What is your favourite brand of makeup?
Difficult question because I love so many! If I had to go with one for the rest of my life I think it would have to be Chanel because I love everything they make hehe :P

2. City or country life?
Having lived in London and now in Devon I would have to say country life because you have the chilled life and if you need a city top up you can always go to London for a long weekend.


3. Do you have any pets?
My dad is looking after him but we have an amazing little springer spaniel, Fugly. He's the best little fury bastard!

MAKE IT: GOLD + BLUE BRACELET

HEY SEXIES, THIS IS POSSIBLY the most straight forward thing you could ever make. I don't know, maybe it's even insulting to your intelligence that I would show you how to do this, so let me insult you...

MAKE IT: BEADED DAISY CHAIN

 

THIS SUPER EASY DESIGN is a really cute way of bringing the summer vibe into your jewellery. It looks lovely wrapped around your wrist as a bracelet or it can be worn as a necklace. I gave one to my friend and she even used it in her hair! It was sweet. Here's how you can make one, it costs next to nothing but it does take a bit of time let me warn you!

MAY FAVOURITES

WOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME since I've written, sorry about that. Manic times with exams, neeeaarly finished though! Here's a few things from the month of May which have been floating my boat :)

1. St Moriz self tanning lotion. I bought both the lotion and the mousse from TK Maxx and as a true St Tropez devotee, this cheap version has pleasantly suprised me. For £3.99 I was amazed at how nicely the colour turns out. It doesn't quite trump St Tropez because it lacks that special *glow* but for the price it's really great. Both the lotion and the mousse are easy to apply (with a mitt, mind!!! I did it with bare hands the first time having lost my mitt and I had Nigerian hands for a good 5 days...) and they smell no better or no worse than most tanners. As for the longevity, I got the same 5ish days worth of tan as I do with other tanners but unless you keep exfoliating and