Awol Nails

I'm obsessed with painting my nails, and I have found a massive love for Topshop nail polishes. They are so easy to apply, and incredibly fast to dry, unlike some where you feel like you're waiting 10 hours to do absolutely anything else. 

When shopping the other day and browsing the range of nail colours, I came across this one. For some reason it reminds me of the primary blue colour you get in pre-school, in those massive tubes. (anyone know what I'm talking about haha). I just had to buy Awol it is definitely a nice change to my either neutral or coral collection. 

What do you think of Topshop nail polishes?

Jess x

good food, good company: Five Guys

Recently in the part of London I am currently living in a Five Guys restaurant has opened. It's only right that I went along with my friends to test it out. I don't eat out very often, if I could I would trust me.

I think the over all effect of this place looks so cool, I think I got a little too excited. You can queue up and eat monkey nuts (which are amazing). I love that although it is technically a fast food restaurant you can see all the burgers being made right in front of you, I think there is something comforting about that.

I love the idea of all the toppings being free, I do think its a really good price, for burger, chips and unlimited drink refills, I think I paid around £7. Let me just tell you the drinks machine is amazing, I forgot to photograph it, but you select your category, so I pressed diet coke, thinking that's what would come out, but I then got to choose flavours such as Lime, Vanilla, Cherry, Strawberry. (How cool is that!!)

I got the veggie burger with Cajan spice chips and Lime diet coke. All of the food was lovely, however I would say the only downside is for those people who don't eat red meat or are vegetarian. I presumed there would have been a chicken burger, but no. I had to go for veggie, which I thought would have been an actual burger, but essentially it was veg in a burger bun. (slightly disappointing).

I'd go again just for the chips and Lime coke.

Have you been to Five Guys before? If so, what do you think about it. 

Jess x

Life of late

Is it just me, or does anyone else find that sometimes all things in life, make you feel so busy and rushed off your feet? I feel like this a lot recently, however my year at university is nearing an end, until September, although I have exams to battle through first. Oh the joys!

I thought i'd give you a little update of what I have been getting up to, until my next post.

This photo from snapchat does not do the weather justice, but I was driving home to Devon for the week to spend time with my family, and it felt so good to have such wonderful weather, I can finally go to the beach without being drenched in rain. 

You guys are probably going to think this photo is really weird, but it has taken me up until yesterday to update my phone to the new I0S 7. Oopsie! It is amazing though, I feel like I have a brand new phone, which isn't really great for my battery life though. 

Its so wonderful to take some chilled out time for myself in my family home, away from the stresses of university and living in busy London. I enjoyed my breakfast, reading the new River Island magazine, which by the way they have some great pieces in for spring/summer. I was highly impressed. 

I'm currently embracing my natural hair, its no way near as curly as it ever used to be, thanks to years of straightening it. However I should take more care of my hair and learn that going natural is fabulous.

Take care, Jess x

dress up saturday

While browsing Topshop the other day, I came across this beautiful playsuit, I often struggle to wear playsuits as I'm tall and they don't sit particularly right on my body, but I couldn't resist trying this one on. What happened.. I feel in love. It's so cute, I feel like im in the wrong season, and that its actually summer. I can just imagine wearing it on a beautiful summers evening, minus the tights of course.
For the amount of material this is I'm not sure its worth £55 however it is great because you can easily dress it up or down. 

I teamed this playsuit with my office boots, they are a little hard to see, I think I ought to invest in a better camera. I didn't feel as if this outfit needed much jewellery so I kept it very simple and minimal with my Micheal Kors watch.

The material is so soft and of a silk like fabric, its a little restrictive in the movement, especially under the arms, still that didn't stop me in purchasing it. I'm obsessed with the end of the sleeves because they flare out and I keep wafting them around everywhere I walk. Clearly its the little things in life which amuse me.

I hope your all having a lovely weekend, Jess x

Touche Éclat

Since I was little I have always had really dark circles under my eyes. I always thought I was doomed, maybe I just have unfortunately inherited them from my mum. (thanks mum) 
Its not something that is just going to disappear so over the years I have been desperately trying to find the perfect cover up. I'll be honest I have found some products that have been utterly amazing, perhaps I will do a post on that aswell. For now though I have found a product I have already fallen in love with and I have only been using it for a couple of weeks. 

This is the Touche Éclat by Yves Saint Laurent, I will be the first too admit that its not the cheapest of products at £25 but let me tell you it is literally amazing. I moan to people so often about the dark circles under my eyes and alot of people have come back to suggest this product by YSL so I thought maybe I should give it a go. OHH I'm in love!!

As you can see from the photo above it is a relatively thick texture but it blends so well, that it definitely doesn't look heavy around the eye area at all. It also acts as a highlighter so it gives a little bit of a glow, and all in all makes you look really radiant. (Please ignore the fact my hand looks super red, i'd just come in from the cold weather)

I picked up Touche Éclat in number 2, I was opting between 1 and 2. Number 1 is much more of a peachy colour and I was informed by the lady on the counter that it is much more highlighting than the other numbers, so she suggested being able to use it on your cheek bones, nose line, and cupids bow. However ideally for me, I didn't really want the product for this, I just wanted it to give a very good coverage, without looking like im wearing half a pot of concealer under my eyes. 

I'm so happy with the outcome, it definitely exceeds what I expected it to do, especially after trying out SO many different concealers. I know its a little pricy for a concealer, but I honestly do not regret paying the price for it at all. 

Have you used Touche Éclat, if so how did you find it? 

Where did that year go

What a year, it seems that 2013 has gone so fast, I abandoned blogging in 2012, much to my disappointment. I wish I had continued it. However I have so many big things planned, I am going to blog on a regular basis, learn more about blogger ( I ought to learn how to make it look all pretty), and I will continue to follow some amazing blogs who inspire me.

Overall 2013 has been wonderful, I don't like to dwell too much on the negative aspects, because I think they will always occur in every day life. I've been living in London for over a year now, and literally loving every minute of it, although my plan is to start exploring the big city much more, there is so much out there that I don't even know about, and I want to make it my mission to go and see them, of course documenting them on here, so I can share them with you guys. 

Here are a few of my favourite photographs from 2013, I hope to continue making memories through 2014, but making them bigger and better.
I hope you all had a wonderful start to the new year, and that life continues to be great for each and every one of you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 

Make up of the day

I'm heading into central London for the day, to do a little bit of "window" shopping as I realise I have little funds to actually spend. Although we are heading to Oxford Street which is a very tempting place to spend your money. 

I thought I would show you what I am wearing on my face today, its nothing too overpowering, in fact I have kept it very minimalistic. 

- Chanel Vitalumière Aqua foundation, I have only recently purchased this and I am currently in love with it. I'm in the shade 10 Beige

- Mac Studio finish concealer In the shade NC15

- Mac Bronzing Powder In Golden

-Mac Mineralize Blush in Ring of Saturn. I'm so drawn to the colour of this, and the pigmentation is fantastic.

-Mac Frost Lipstick in Créme de la femme

- No7  Exceptional definition nutrient enriched mascara In the shade Black

The final result, as you can see its very neutral

I hope you all have a wonderful day, Love Jess x