Stationary Heaven

 

My Love for Stationary is pretty crazy.... but I always feel that I'm way more productive if I have pretty things to write with/in.

 

The folder and padfolio are both from Paperchase

 

The pens are also from Paperchase and are from the London Underground Range which I think is amazing

 

The two butterfly notebooks are from ASDA and the small ideas cat notebook is from Accessorize.

 

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Oliver Bonas and Maybelline Weekend Shopping Purchases

During the weekend I made a little visit to Oliver Bonas aka Queen shop of pretty trinkets. I usually never buy anything when I'm there, just enjoy looking at all the pretty rose gold ornaments and dainty little tea dresses. This weekend though, was different. 

I bought a tan coloured bowler hat which I must admit I equally loved at first sight but was doubtful as to whether I could pull it off or not...regardless I bought it when I found out that it was in the sale down to £10.....kinda a no brainer but I discovered when I got to the till that it was further reduced down to £7! amazing!

I also picked up a packet of temporary tattoos, gold, silver and rose gold.  They would be perfect for any festivals but I've decided to save them for the summer as they will look lovely with a tan abroad.

In terms of makeup, I splurged a little in the Maybelline counter picking up a velvet lip pencil in coral, a coloursensational pink lip gloss and a colour tattoo eyeshadow in pink and gold.  The colour pay off in all these products is amazing as is the quality.


Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

A Day at Edinburgh Zoo

The last time I'd been to the zoo I must have been about 7/8 and the only vague memory I have off it was seeing my toddler brother throw his hat down and it landing on a zebra!  On Friday 17th April my family and I went on a daytrip to the zoo.  We saw the penguins, monkeys, rhinos, hippos, meerkats and flamingos but unfortunately the lion was no where to see and the tiger was too busy sunbathing on a ledge to be interested in gracing us with his presence.  Despite not seeing the bigger animals it was still a great day :)

 Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Easter with Ember

 

 

 

 

This was the first Easter I've had with my dog Ember who is an ex guide dog (black Labrador). Ember's personality is great she's a calm dog but that not to say that she doesn't have her crazy half hours each day!   She's such a photogenic dog as well and is loving nothing more than lying out in the garden these days soaking up the sun.....its certainly a dog's life!

 



 

 

 

 

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Why its good to have Spots and be Skint

In reality, spots are unfortunately a part of life and are no doubt going to kick around for a while during our teens and into the early 20's.... joy!

No doubt your reading this post wondering why on earth there's possibly any benefits to having bad skin and an empty bank account.....well in actual fact there are benefits. 

If you have a lot of cash to play around with its really tempting to go to Boots and fill your basket with as many anti-spot treatments and  facial scrubs and creams that claim to get rid of spots.

Been there, done that and wore the T-Shirt or in this case the spot cream.  What I have realised is that the less I do to my skin the better it is.  Don't buy all the highly branded skincare products your saving yourself both a packet on money and saving your skin from different chemicals and ingredients that often leave skin feeling sore and dry.

 I've stripped back my 'skincare routine' to the bare minimal that just includes a facial wash, moisturiser occasionally a simple oil for my skin and twice a week a face mask.

When I feel that my face is becoming a breeding ground for those pesky post chocolate spots, I lift for a face mask ( the sachet one's from Superdrug) that help to get rid of the grime and open up my pores.  Sudocream also works wonders on spots to help dry them out, putting a small dot onto the spot with a clean finger before bed and in the morning the infected area will have dried out.

Eat healthy fruit and vegetables are beneficial to the skin as well as drinking lots of water is to flush out the toxins.  Sugar, in my opinion, does certainly act as a factor in encouraging spots to take up residence on your face. 

Acne obviously is another story, something that I personally have luckily never experienced.  But the less you put on your skin the better.  I wish I had realised this earlier!

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Dealing with Rejections of all sorts

It's a fact of life that at one point or another we are all going to deal with rejection.  I think the most common form of rejection is when someone doesn't like you in the way that you may like them...this is a very hard thing to come to terms with and its easy to look at yourself and try to change who you are for the sake of attempting to get them to like you back.  However, by doing this your not being true to yourself *that does sound cheesy* but its the truth, you are yourself for a reason and once you begin to stay true to yourself people, not necessarily the people you want to like you, but others will like you.

I have personal experience with being rejected for a particular job *Waitrose I'm looking at you!* being 'unsuccessful' in a job interview is made easier when you know where you messed up but its made worse when you receive no feedback on where you went wrong especially when you felt confident.....sigh!!!

I'm pretty sure that there are many more types of rejection but moral of the story rejection is hard and painful but learn from it and don't change yourself for anyone or anything.

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Mini Topshop Haul

 

I recently took a trip into town with my parents and happened to walk into Top shop with my dad (such the enabler) I really like the socks Top shop do as they are always so cute and pretty.  So it was kinda a no brainer that when I spotted mint coloured socks with rabbits, lilac socks with cows and pretty filly socks I just had to make the most of the 3 for £8 and pick them up. I also bought a ring which is like two rings joint as one. that was £5 and I think it'll be nice to wear with a nice nail polish.

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx

Barry M New Speedy Quick Dry Nail Polishes

 

I love painting my nails, however, I'm pretty useless when it comes to having to wait to let my nails dry which is why I'm in love with the new collection Barry M have released for Spring. 

All the colours in the range are beautiful pastels and have names to do with racing since its all about the speedy drying * clever Barry M!*

I bought Eat my Dust 450 which is a pretty duck egg blue

Full Throttle 508 a light peachy colour

Road Rage 506 which is a mint candy apple colour.

All the nail polishes dry quickly, well it is the selling point duh, and I find 3 coats and you have glossy pretty nails all set for Spring

Let me know in the comments if you have tried any from the new collection

Gingerbread Snaps Beauty xx