More Than Beauty | Be Positive | Chatty Post

 Good evening beautifuls!

It's the start of the week, so we should all be thinking positive and have a positive outlook on the week.

Today, I'm doing a completely different post which is a bit out of my depth. I've never done a post like this before so it's a bit different but I like different.. I like interacting with my followers and letting you all know how I'm feeling and what's happening in my life at the moment.

Today's post is all about positivity. The past few days I've been on such a high and in such a good mood because I've been invited to a job interview at the Perfume Shop, which I'm so made up about and happy about. If I manage to get it, this will be my first paid job... something I really need right now.

But, there's always something that gets in the way of a positive situation. On every positive you always count the negative and that's something I've been doing during Sunday night and during today. 

I'm such a pessimist and although I always like to see the best in situations and people, I do have a habit of saying 'but what if this happens'. I think that's the side of me I don't like. I'm very happy about my job interview and I'm so proud of myself but I keep viewing the bad sides 'what if I mess up','what if they don't like me','what if I end up disliking the job'... I just wish there were no negatives in the things we do.

I'm not sure where this post is really going but I just wanted to stress about how positive we should all be in life. We should all try and get the negatives out of our lives and focus on every good thing that happens. Take all the positives - in a few years time you'll laugh at all the things you worried about and isn't it better to say 'I'm glad I done that instead of worrying and letting the negatives take over' I know that's what I'll say!

Sometimes, people don't like other people to be happy. They don't like to give into temptation and say 'well done' and I find that people can make a positive a negative sometimes. I find that, occasionally, we should all take time out to focus on us and forget what other people have to say on a positive situation and if they want to turn a positive into a negative then I find that we should just ignore them until they wise up to reality.. noone should make you feel like you can enjoy something that you're proud or happy of.

I hope you enjoyed this post - it wasn't really structured today, just a bit of a chat I suppose.

My interview is tomorrow and although I'm really excited I'm also very nervous. Thanks to the lovely girls on twitter that have said Good Luck, you wouldn't believe how happy that makes me!

Thanks for reading lovelies, I'll leave you with a quote!

all quotes are from weheartit.com. I can remove if they belong to you.

Lots of love,

XO

Saturday Scoffs | Cinnamon Sugar Puff Pastry Rolls

Hello girls! Today I've decided to post about Cinnamon Sugar rolls. These are excellent if you decide you're in the mood for something sweet, but don't really have everything to make a cake, or a cookie. These are so simple and they only use 1 ingredient and some cinnamon sugar! Brilliant! 

What You'll Need | Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Butter
150g Sugar
Cinnamon (Choose the amount you want to go into the sugar. It's up to you and how much you like Cinnamon!)
1 Sheet Puff Pastry. I buy JusRol so that's a heads up!

What To Do | Method
Get everything ready, get your oven set to 190c (Do this now if you don't have a fan assisted oven) and remember to have some space for the pastry!
Line a baking tray with foil. Place the butter into a small saucepan on medium heat and melt. I suggest you keep stirring while it melts or it sometimes has a habit of sticking. Then, in a small bowl, mix the cinnamon and sugar together to make cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle some, not all of the sugar onto the work surface. Unfold the pastry from its packaging onto the sugar with the short side of the pastry facing you. Then, with the remaining sugar, sprinkle that ontop of the pastry that's facing you. Using the rolling pin, roll out the pastry. Begin at the center and roll out to the far end. Then, roll out to the center towards you until everywhere becomes equal. Keep sprinkling with more sugar, you may need to make a bit more depending on how much you've added already. Use a pastry brush to brush the melted butter ontop of the pastry/cinnamon mix. Then, roll up the pastry. The finished product should look a bit like a 'Swiss Chocolate Roll'. Then, if you do have a fan assisted oven, turn it to 190c.
Place the roll, seam side down, on the work surface. Using the knife, cut the roll into sections to make smaller rolls. Then, place the smaller rolls onto the baking tray and cook until deep, golden, brown. Usually takes 10-12 minutes. After, leave to cool for 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy! 

NOTW | Plain and Simple

Hello everyone! NOTW time again..

This week I was unsure what to go for. Recently, I've had every colour so i was lost for ideas! I decided on plain pink and whites, I love how these colours make my nails look and I haven't had them in a while.

I used NYC 'Oh Soho Sweet' which is a regular polish on my blog, I've mentioned it a few times and for the tips I used LA Colors 'Energy Source'. My top coat came in handy for these nails because it's made them super shiny and it brings the pale colours out a lot more.

For these nails I always liked Ciate 'My Fair Lady' which I'm actually selling on my blog sale. 

Nothing to really post about these nails, but I hope you like them!

Thanks for reading, 

Have a good evening and a good Friday,

Talk on Saturday!

XO

Monthly Wishlist | August

MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS
RIMMEL APOCALIPS
MAYBELLINE FIT ME FOUNDATION
NYX LIP CREAM
HONEY PERFUME, MARC JACOBS
COLOR SHOW NAIL POLISH

It's that time again! I love today's wishlist and I'll probably end up browsing the isle's of Boots, swatching the shades very shortly...

Today's wishlist contains many lip products which is typically me. Recently, I've been buying quite a lot of lip products, you can never have too many. 

Maybelline Baby Lips | I really want to try these. On the #bbloggers chat, they've been 80% of everyone's conversation and obviously, they've had good AND bad reviews. I personally think they're a good price, being only £3 and they're a bit of a novelty product so I'm definitely picking one up. 

Apocalips | I know I've mentioned these on a wishlist before, but I've finally got round to buying one and shortly, in a haul, you'll see the shade I bought...I swatched them all and the shade I picked up is a beautiful shade but I really was torn between this one and the one I bought..so I'll be picking this one up for sure as nudes are an all year shade.

Fit Me Foundation | I need a new foundation and this is the one I want to try. I have the full size sample still but as Boots have an offer, this is something I'll be getting. I know what shade I am, 220/210 and so £7.99 will be straight out of my purse during this coming week!

Nyx Matte Lip Cream | I absolutely love these. I love matte lippies and I really want to try the NYX ones. I'm trying to look for a pinky, coral shade so I'm keeping a look out. These look really good and I'd like to try something else of NYX so I hope these are as good as the ones I've tried!

Honey, Marc Jacobs | The amount of posts on this week gracing my reading list have been unbelievable. I didn't even know Marc Jacobs was bringing out a new perfume so when I heard about this I was straight onto Google, reciting my Christmas list.... too early, maybe? Never!

I really want to try this and I somehow want the collection of Marc perfumes. I've never actually had one but the bottles are great and so quirky and different and the scents are to die for. I'll hopefully get this!

Color Show Nail Polish | Color show have sooooo many shades of nail polish and they always seem to make it onto my monthly wishlists. I really need a peachy nail polish, strangely, I don't actually own one and this one looks like the shade I'm looking for!

I hope you enjoyed this months wishlist, I'll be making my way down to Boots tomorrow to pick up a few goodies...

Thursdays post is going to be NOTW - I hope you enjoy them!

What's on your wishlist for August?

Lots of love,

Zofia xo

July Empties

Hello girls!

What a slow week it's been. I can't believe it's August already - where's the months gone to? I remember posting up my Christmas haul on Youtube and talking about Christmas inspired nails not so long ago... 

Talking of 'where's the months gone' I have some empties for you today, most have been used up during the very hot month of July and so I'm going to share them with you. They're not the most exciting items ever but they're things that I've actually enjoyed using and things I'll definitely repurchase. Without further ado...

Gliss Shampoo 

I did actually really like this a long while back and thought I'd repurchase again...sadly, my hair didn't like it this time and so I won't be repurchasing. It smells lovely and works on many people's hair types but I think my hair may be used to my latest shampoo..

Soap And Glory | Off Your Face, Face Wipes

These face wipes are excellent. I really love the way they remove makeup and I love how smooth and non abrasive they are. Definately thumbs up from me!

Soft and Gentle Deo

Haha, everyday essential but I like it!

Boots Therapy Shower Gel

I love this and keep forgetting to repurchase! The scent was different and it was something that I really loved using. It lasted quite a long time too.

Tesco Wake Up Shower Gel | Lime

This is so refreshing and summer loving! I love lime shower gels but I don't think I'll be repurchasing this just yet.

Honey Shower Gel

Not really into sweet, vanilla smelling things but I loved this! I used this up in the winter actually and found it empty in my collection...so in the colder months I'm definitely repurchasing. It's lovely!

I hope you enjoyed my little collection of items. I hope you had a brilliant weekend also,

Be back on Tuesday for my August wishlist,

Lots of love,

x

July Favourites

COTTON BLOSSOM BODY LOTION, LA COLORS TOP COAT, LA COLORS, 2TRUE LIPGLOSS

Hi everyone,
Today I have a pretty original post for you all - favourites. I'm not really a favourites fan but I know many people like them and I do them every month anyway.
This month, I've not really been loving any different things - I've bought a lot but haven't got round to using them yet.
Just wanted to point out the misty mark on the eye pencil - it's bugging me and it's something to do with my camera lens....I have no idea how to remove it but it's driving me insane!

This month I've got round to using most bath things that I got for Christmas. I'm always a hoarder when it comes to bath items, they look and smell so pretty so I save them and use them at last minute.... this month I finally got round to using a 'Cotton Blossom' set that I received. I love the cotton smell and it smells a lot like Yankee Candle. I really love this body lotion and that says something because I'm not really keen on body lotions. 

As a nail polish lover, the next thing I've been loving is my £1 top coat from LA colors. I love it and it really sets my nail polish to last the whole week. It dries really fast and doesn't leave my polish smudgy... I love it!

LA colors have many items to choose from. Another thing I've been loving of theirs this month is the Jumbo Eye Pencil...black to be precise! I love this and it works perfectly. 

I'm not really a 2True fan but I've loved using their Colour Drench lipgloss in the shade 1. I love it for summer considering I can never be bothered with makeup - it's great for a wash of colour and a bit of moisture.

This month I don't have many faves or many products to mention, but I hope you enjoyed this post!

What have you been loving this month?

Have any of these items ever graced your makeup bags!?

Zofia x

MUA Cover&Conceal | Review

First Impressions

My first impressions on this product were good. When MUA said they'd be releasing a concealer wand, I was impressed. Before this product I don't think MUA had a concealer added to their never ending line of products, so I knew I had to try it.

My first impressions visually on this product, were good. I like the packaging - it's really simple, yet it shows the shade you're buying easily. I like the basic tube packaging, too.

First impressions of the wand were good. This was my first concealer so I was looking for this type wand. It's like a lipgloss wand, I suppose - it's a basic applicator which is called a 'doefoot applicator'. 

What Do I Think Of The Cover and Conceal Collection?

When I had a look at the MUA stand I only saw around 3 shades. One being the lightest, one being the darkest and one being the lightest - one being Almond, which is the medium shade. 

What Do I Think Of The Product?

It's an alright concealer. I believe that this concealer doesn't cover major imperfections but I feel like if you needed something more, you have it. I don't feel like it would cover dark circles - I don't have dark circles but I don't feel like they would cover them very well if I did.

Would I Repurchase?

I don't think I would. It's not really an essential in my makeup bag but I feel like if you have tiny imperfections, it would be something that you personally would suit.

I feel like my foundation as a whole does more than this concealer. 

I hope you enjoyed this review. Let me know in the comments what you think of this concealer!

Zofia x 

Colours Of The Rainbow Tag | Collab

Hello everyone! I have the most exciting post on my blog today and I've been so excited to do it!
I normally do tags and for a while I wanted to do this certain one. On Saturday night, I decided to ask the #bbloggers on twitter if anyone wanted to join me in a collab and luckily, 6 other girls wanted to, so we came to the decision of colours and we planned everything out for this post today. 
This is my first collab and everything's gone really well! Along the way, I've met 6 other lovely girls and hopefully, some people that I can talk to during my blogging journey. I never really chat to other bloggers so this was a big step!

My colour is blue. I had no idea what to do for this colour as I don't really wear blue makeup and so I got a bit stuck, but soon as I went into my makeup drawers and had a look round, I came to five items really quick. I have a small range of different items.

Match Perfection Foundation | Rimmel
I use this foundation everyday. The only downside is, it's slightly light now as I'm tanned but I love the finish and it's not too heavy. 

Garnier Moisture Match Moisturiser
I have many samples of this product and need to get round to using them. This one is normal to dry skin whereas I'm oily, so I'll probably pass this onto the mother... I can't wait to try the range out!

Maybelline Colour Show | Cool Blue
I love this polish. It's the perfect blue. It's very summery and a beautiful ocean blue shade. I reviewed this a while back - it's a good polish and I want more.

Boots After Sun
I use this for many things. It cools me down on a hot day, it cools sunburn and I use it as a foundation base! It's excellent and non greasy. A handy summer must have!

NYC Mascara | Showtime
NYC are a really inexpensive brand and I really like this mascara. I've been using it everyday since I got it and it's perfect for bottom lashes without them smudging or looking OTT. This mascara is really cheap and hasn't gone dry or run out. I love it!

I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I loved creating it. It's been brilliant to actually talk to other bloggers that do the same things as I do. I think I've met 6 lovely girls that I'll hopefully continue to talk to and enjoy my blogging experience with. I'll definitely be doing more collabs after this and ofcourse, I'll let you all know how to take part if you wanted to!

Many, many thanks to the gorgeous girlies that took part and helped out with every bit of this collab! If you'd like to see their take on this collab, please click the links below *give them a cheeky follow too, I love their blogs!*

Jenna from 'Jenna Suth' is Red

Sinead from 'Fashion and Beauty Tribes' is Orange

Alexandra from 'The A Style' is Yellow

Mehj from 'Beauty Brownies' is Green 

Ofcourse, I'm Blue!

Hollie from 'From Eden' is Indigo

Sharna from 'The Perks Of Sharna' is Violet

More Than Beauty | A Day At The Fruit Farm

Hello beautifuls! 
Sorry today's post is so late - I've not been in the best of moods tonight and I had a 45 minute nosebleed so it wasn't the most ideal thing to have blogged with...

Today I have another More Than Beauty post and I think these have become my favourite posts to do! I love sharing my days outs with you all and I really hope you enjoy reading them. Today's post is a day at the fruit farm. I went with the parents on Saturday afternoon and it was a really good day. 
The fruit farm is just a little out of Peterborough, in the Hundingdon district and I really love having a bikeride up there. 

I love bikeriding there because you pass a lot of small, quirky houses and everywhere's a lot quieter than home..even though it's not that far away! There's a lovely little villiage there with a post office and a pub. Somewhere to make the day of!

 Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the actual village, or the fruit farm but I managed to take quite a few of the fruit and things like that. We picked strawberries and raspberries. I absolutely love these fruits, they're my favourites!
There were many of them and there were a lot of people there picking them. 

When we finished picking the fruit, there were a few owls and falcons on display. I absolutely loved them - arn't they gorgeous! They have such detail and I knew they'd make a fabulous photo. While we sat near the birds, we had a bite to eat!

On the way back, I saw some goats roaming round a field and you know me, I always have to take a million pictures of animals - I love them!

The pictures above are the fruits I picked. Don't the Rasps & Strawbs look delish?!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend,

Have a great week

Lots of love,

Zofia xo

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Saturday Scoffs | Soft, Chewy, American Cookies

Hello everyone and welcome to my new series! As you know, if you've followed me since the start, I used to do 'What I ate Wednesday posts' with savoury (dinner) or cupcake posts. After a few weeks of doing this, I realised that the posts weren't really that good and so I've decided to do another series but no dinner posts containing savoury items.. I've decided to keep with the cupcakes, cakes and baking items.
Baking is a big love of mine. It's what fills most of my weekends and I love trying new recipes. I've been planning on doing this since April time so it's been very much anticipated but because I've planned my blog post schedule out, I couldn't fit it in until today, which shows how fast this year's gone. 
I wasn't sure how to format these posts. Either take step by step pictures and the finished product or take a picture of the finished product and type out a step by step guide. I decided the second option would be a lot better!
I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I like doing them. Without further ado, here's some American cookies for you to enjoy!

What you'll need | Ingredients
140g Plain Flour
1 1/4 teapoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
55g butter
115g brown sugar
100g sugar
1 egg
3/4 vanilla extract
170g chocolate chips

How To Make | Method
First of all, get all your ingredients ready and your equipment - this way, you're organised! Also, if you don't have a fan assisted oven, preheat your oven at 180c. Then, line a baking tray with greaseproof paper, just so they don't stick..if not, they're a pain to get off the tray!
In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Just do this with a fork to make sure all the powders are blended evenly. Set this aside and get yourself a larger mixing bowl. In this bowl, combine everything else apart from the chocolate chips. For this, I always use an electric whisk as it really blends everything together and leaves no unwanted lumps. I suggest putting the whisk on a medium level because you don't want the cookie mix to become runny. When you have quite a cookie dough consistency, pour in the choc chips. Mix the chips with the dough using a fork, spatula, wooden spoon but don't use the whisk...this will end up chopping the chocolate into finer pieces and it'll disappear. At this point, if you have a fan assisted oven, this is the time to turn it on to 180c. Using a tablespoon, spoon amounts onto the baking tray and leave the dough on the tray in 'mound' shapes. Do not flatten, once cooked, the cookies do this their selves. Remember to leave enough space between each incase they expand tooo much into eachother. Place them into the oven until golden and until a skewer comes out clean. This usually takes around 10-15 minutes. Then, when cooked, pop them on a wire rack to cool. These cookies store in an airtight container for around 1 week. Enjoy!  

NOTW | Shimmer Gold

Hi everyone.

Just wanted to say, before I started rambling on about my talons - I'm sorry for being silent since Friday! I've not had camera batteries to do the certain posts that were scheduled but luckily, today's post was already photographed in preparation for the post! I'm back now though.

Today's nails are from 'Goldigga'. I'm not a huge fan of the brand, infact, I don't know much about them, but, at Christmas I received a small set of polishes from them and I've actually worn this twice. I'm not sure what i think of the shade - it's a gold shade but I don't think it matches my tan very well. I thought I'd jazz it up with some black nail art, which I always used to do but don't anymore.

All in all, I don't think I'll be rushing for this polish again...it's lasted a week with a top coat so that's really good and it applies and dries nicely but I'm not overly keen on the shade. 

What do you think of gold polishes?

♥

Collective Haul

Hiya everyone, today's post is a haul. Recently, I've been spending quite a bit of money on new makeup bits that I want. I've decided to freshen up my collection a bit!

This is a collective haul, although most of them were bought at one time in London, I've picked up a few bits along the way in other places, too.

Collection 2000 | Creme Puff | Fairy Cake 

I had no idea what brand to choose. I've been wanting one of these lipglosses for a while - W7 do one, Collection 2000 do one, NYX do one and Miners do one... I decided to start out with the Collection 2000 one considering it was on offer at the time and I really liked the shade range. I had no idea whether to buy the nude one or to buy this one - I decided to go with this one because the nude didn't seem like a nude.. it didn't have much colour. I might decide to get that in the future, though.

The Body Shop | Raspberry Body Butter | Big Tub

Since Christmas, I've become a bit addicted to the Body Shop. Before Christmas, it wasn't really a shop that I was that interested in, but I've found myself in the shop and on the website a bit too much...

I decided to buy this body butter because it's summer and it smells gorgeous. The only downside to this body butter is that I find it doesn't smell like a plan, raspberry body butter it seems to smell quite acidic? like it has a lot of alcohol (not the drinking type!) used in it? Anyway, I'm glad I picked this up.. this was only £3 with a 30% off voucher and the sale on butters for £5.

Natural Collection | Sand Castle Lipstick 

This was an impulse buy. I wanted to try more of this brand and they had offers on so I decided to pick this up.. I'm on the hunt for as many bronze or nude lipsticks as I can find I need to find the perfect one! so I decided to try this and it certainly hasn't failed. I've been grabbing it a lot to throw on and go and it's the perfect shade, I think. It's not a pink, nor a nude, nor a coral... it's one of them shades that I can't describe!

Natural Collection | Dusky Pink Blush

Another thing from Natural Collection. I really want to try more blushers as I don't have that many. I decided to try this along with the offer too and it's really pretty. I'm not into pastel pink blushers that much because I'm very olive skinned and I think they'd make me look a bit too strange so I always opt for rosy colours or for bronzey type blushers. I decided to go with this because it's a deeper pink and it's really pretty.

Maybelline | Colour Tattoo 24hr | Pink Gold

I knew I'd get it! I always say to myself before shopping 'Ill get this, I'll get that' but when it comes down to it, I always forget or I never think it's worth it..

But, with this, it's something I know I'll use and something that I already know works. I lovelovelove the 'On and Bronze' shade as you all know so when I saw the Jemima and Ted blogpost on this, I knew I wanted it. I never wear pinks but I thought that this wasn't a pink shade it was more of a shimmery, bronzey pink. It's a pretty shade anyway and I can do many, many things with it. 

Forever 21 | Stripey Top 

Something I didn't really need, but something that I'll use..

I picked this up at Stratford and I really like it. It was only £3.99 and it can be thrown on with leggings for a bikeride or be tucked into a skater skirt on a hot an uncomfy day. I really like the ocean blue stripes and it's something really thin and vest like. Bargain!

LA Colors | Nail Polishes | Black Pearl, Frill and Topcoat

I always mention these, don't I! You know I love them and they're a London essential. They have everyshade you can name and these colours stood out. At the moment I'm wearing frill - you've even seen it in a NOTW! It's a beautiful neon pink and has suited the UK weather perfectly. It'll have to come off tonight, it's meant to be cloudy all weekend!

Black pearl is a shimmery black. I have a big polish collection but no black shades! I decided to pick up a black even though it's summer because I thought it was a pretty black because of the shimmer. I can't wait to wear this, but I think I'll wait...

Then, I needed a top coat because it's something I never seem to have and if I do, they always go gloopy and I can never get to the bottom of the pot..haha! I've used this, this week and it actually works. My nail polish has lasted a week without chipping! Excellent!

LA Colors | Jumbo Eye Pencil | Black

I mentioned these in my last haul. I picked up the white and the shimmery brown one and they work well so I knew I'd have to pick up the black shade next time I'm in London because black is the colour eyeliner I wear most. I've used this and it works brilliantly. It doesn't smudge accidentally but if you wanted to have a smoky eye or blend this, it smudes really well. It works well for the looks you want to do and it's not chalky at all! I'm really surprised by these - they're pigmented too!

LA Colours | Palette 

I picked up the Tea Time palette quite a while back and so I decided to get another one. 5 eyeshadows for £1 is brill so I needed to get another! This palette is mostly browns which is handy for me and it also includes a white and a light pink. I never thought these palettes would be pigmented, smooth and blendable, but they are. 

Argan Oil | Home Bargains

We don't have a Home Bargains here so when I visited the beach I was made up! They have some good bargains going on in there and when I saw this oil for 99p I was made up! I can't wait to use it - I've wanted a full sized oil for a long time but never bothered to try one! 

Argan Mask | Home Bargains

Like I said in my Herbal Essences review, I wanted to try more masks to compare.. 99p for this one and I thought that was great. I can't wait to try this and see what it does for my hair. 

I hope you enjoyed this haul..

what things have you been buying recently?

Have a good weekend!

xo

Whats In My Bag & Purse?

Hiya girls!

Today I'm doing a 'Whats In My Bag' post. I never really do these as I personally don't find them interesting but I know many of you do find them interesting and my bag was packed to the brim so while I was emptying it, I decided to do a post. 

My bag doesn't contain any interesting items but it cures the nosiness doesn't it, so off we go!

My Nikon Camera I don't use this for my blog or Youtube, I used it to blog with at the start but now I have an upgraded one. I might use this for vlogging, though. It's a really good, inexpensive camera so I'd recommend it to anyone.

Emirates Airline Boaring Pass | London When I was in London a few months back, my first trip of this year, me and Dad decided to go on the Cable Car. It was really good and if you're visiting London I think it's something you could do with cheaper funds! It has good views and is much cheaper than the London eye. It costs around £4 so it's a bit of fun for cheap!

iPod Touch I use this everyday. Mine's slightly cracked now, but doesn't everyone's get like that?! I only use mine for social networking, music and photos. I hardly use any apps! I'd love the iPhone and I might even do a 'Whats On My iPod' post!

A Typical Tissue Definitely not exciting, but I just use this to pat my makeup when I'm feeling a bit oily. So I always keep a tissue in my bag for makeup purposes. 

A Pen I always love noting things down. I know that the iPod has a notes section but I always remember to check paper for reminders, with the notes app I always forget! So a pen is always handy for on the move. Cures train journey boredom, too!

Train Tickets These are obviously London train tickets - Ahhh, I love London! 

Glasses Wiper I used to wear glasses, but not anymore. I always keep one of these spare to wipe my camera lens. It works and doesn't smear the glass! Especially if you're like me and you've misplaced the camera cap..oops. Sorry Dad!

In my purse I basically have nothing. I keep a few cards, like my Superdrug and Boots one and I keep some vouchers, like Boots vouchers for a few pennies off! I have no money which is ever so lame but I do have the bank of Dad which comes in handy sometimes!

My purse is 'Fiorelli' or something along those lines, from TKMaxx and I bought it 2 years ago so it may not be in there anymore.

I hope you enjoyed this post, it's not exactly one of my best one's but like I say, some people really enjoy these!

Do you always have clutter in your bag after a day out?!

Lots of love xo

More Than Beauty | A Bikeride Through The Countryside!

Hello everyone!
Yesterdays post was meant to be a 'Face Of The Day' but I wasn't in to blog and I haven't worn any makeup in a week because of the hot weather. So in a few days time I'll pop up that post, but for now I've decided to do another 'More Than Beauty ' post!

Summer is all about getting out and about. I prefer to go out and about when the sun starts going down and the weather gets a bit cooler. I'm sitting out in the garden now actually, writing a few blog posts, and I'm absolutely boiling!

As the weather is beautiful, me and dad decided to go on a bikeride. I love going on bike rides and although I complain that there's nowhere to go in the city I live in, there's actually many places to bike to. We decided to go to a place called 'Castor' which is about 5/6 miles from where I live. We biked through a place called 'Ferry Meadows' which is a summer hotspot to sit and picnic in. We saw a few 'plane gliders' with people on them and there were a few people having picnic's and fishing too.

We left at about 6.30pm and got home at 9.40pm so I suppose from home to Castor took around an hour and a half, maybe?
I've never actually biked to Castor before, so it was new for me and I always love going to new places. Castor is a really pretty place with 2 small shops and plenty of pubs! There's no hustle and bustle like there is where I live so it was a bit different!
When we arrived at Castor we saw a beautiful house which is pictured above. It was such a big house and when I saw it, I was instantly jealous! 

In Castor, we saw plenty of animals in the fields. Near the big house, I saw some cows grazing on the grass and as we biked back through Castor, there were some adorable lambs in a small field, also grazing on the grass! I'm so glad I managed to get a few pictures!

Then, when we biked through Castor, the way we came, we ended up back in Ferry Meadows. We went the normal way home, the way that we usually walk the dog. On the way back there were horses in the field so I managed to take some snaps of them, too!
When we were biking through Ferry Meadows to get home, it was 9pm. The sun was going down and it was like a huge orange ball. The suns massive! I managed to get pictures of each time it went down so that was handy - the pictures look beautiful!

I had a really good evening and when this post goes up, I'm actually on a bikeride along the River! I hope you enjoyed this post, I love sharing my days out with you all!

I hope you're all enjoying the hot weather and ice creams!

Speak to you all soon,

Zofia xo