Exlovers, Lipcote, Wedges and Busted

Hi, and welcome to my third post! Thanks to all my lovely followers and everyone who is reading this ♥ you all!

Record that Rocks

This post my record that rocks is by a gorgeous band from London called Exlovers, I first saw them in Leeds about a month ago supporting Noah and the Whale at the Leeds met uni union. They set the scene brilliantly for what was a very chilled out gig and this song makes me relax every time I hear it I feel like I'm stretching out under the summer sun, that is unfortunately absent from Yorkshire at the moment!

They remind me a bit of Passion Pit and Two Door Cinema Club with a bit of Florence and the Machine thrown in so if you are into those kind of chilled out bands I'd give these guys a listen. If you liked this song try 'Blowing Kisses' and 'Photobooth'.

I'd love to know what you thought of my record that rocks! Comment below, drop me an email or let me know on Twitter ♥

In The Eye of the Beholder

I do have a tendency, at times, to be a bit slow, I'm usually the one who takes about 20 minutes longer than everyone else to get the punchline of a joke. So forgive me if you've already heard how awesome this product is (it has been around for 50 years!) but I've only just realised how great it is so this is for anyone else who, like me, is sometimes a bit slow to catch on!

Lipcote is a clear liquid that you paint onto your lips over your lipstick and it seals it, aiming to, protect it against wear throughout the day. It's not perfect, it does kind of dry your lips out but I wore it last week and my lipstick lasted all day, including lunch without re-applyinging once, in my opinion thats pretty miraculous! And at £3.19 from Superdrug it's a beautiful bargain.

My long treaured body shop perfume finally sprayed it's last fragrant puff earlier this week. While I loved my trusty Neroli Jasmine body mist, I felt it was time to invest in some proper perfume and I had been saving up for a while so I headed to Harvey Nichols. I have never bought anything from this shop before and it did feel very luxurious. I took me a long time to decide between Daisy by Marc Jacobs and Love by Chloe but I finally settled on Love.

It cost £39 for 30ml, it was the same price in Boots, it's an eau du parfum so it is a bit more expensive than an eau du toilette but it is also more concentrated so hopefully the fragrance will last longer. It's quite a subtle delicate perfume with a gorgeous floral fragrance with musky, woody hints. In my opinion everyone needs a bit of Love in their lives!

Do you have a new favourite perfume if you do please let me know what it is and why you ♥ it so much.

Glad Rags

Wedges are a major footwear trend for summer and I just had to invest in a pair:

I got these beauties about a month ago and I'm a little divided over them. They are a lovely powder pink colour, I like the cute little ankle strap and they are without a doubt much more comfortable to wear on a night out compared to my spiky stilletto heels. But are they to high? They have a massive wedge and I'm not sure if it's too much any opinions? They were around £20 from internationale.

Anyway wedges are undoubtly big this summer let me know if you've found your perfect pair!

My second fashion product is this vintage sheer blouse it was £8 from Blue Rinse a great vintage shop in Leeds.

This is a great wardrobe staple; it can be dressed up for the evening, dressed up for the day. It goes with everything and it's a gorgeous silky material and I love the little pocket detail. All I have to do now is stop myself from spilling anything down the front of it!

Tacky or Topnotch

One word: Busted.

Ok so these guys will never be cool but there is something undeniably loveable about cheeky James, naughty Matt and gorgeous Charlie that made up the threesome that was Busted. The question is whether it is acceptable to put a sneaky collection of their songs onto your iPod or would that be as bad as being discovered playing with barbies while eating tubby toast?

I'd love to know what you think.

Thanks for reading

Love you! xox

Big Sleep, Coconut oil, Crop tops and a Sailor Mug!

Hi, welcome to my first post! 

Record that Rocks

In this part of my blog I’m going to share a song or artist that I think rocks- fairly self explanatory really:) 
This week I’d like to show you a band called B I G  S L E E P. They are an awesome band from Manchester I saw then in October last year at the cockpit in Leeds supporting One Night Only. They put on a great show they were originally called drive like i do but they have changed their name. However they are very elusive as they are surprisingly hard to find online but rumour has it that they are planning to release a single soon so fingers crossed! I can’t wait to hear more from this fantastic band! 

This is a song called ghosts its one of there more recent singles. If you like it try some their other songs ‘chocolate’ and ‘sex’ they are both great tunes! (UPDATE- these guys have re-named for a third time to become The Slowdown)

I meant Record that Rocks to feature just one song but it seems that I can going to break my rules before my first post is even finished:) My friend recently sent me a link to the song ‘Another heart calls’ by All American Rejects and the Pierces it’s sweaty and sexy and everything a live performance should be and I love it to bits
so I just had to share it! Hope you love it too!

I’d love to hear what you thought of my Record(s) that Rock please let me know what you thought! xx

In the eye of the beholder

Superdrug’s new loyalty card was the perfect excuse for a splurge at my local store here’s a couple of my favourite purchases:

 

Coral is a major trend in nail polish this season and I like this Barry M shade, it’s quite reddish and I would maybe prefer a slightly more orange shade but it provides good coverage and it’s pretty hard wearing- which is always great! You can see by the amount that has been used out of this bottle that it has been popular with me and my sister so that was defiantly a good buy! 
Rating: ***

This is a product that I absolutely love its a solid coconut oil, the smell of coconut always reminds me of holidays and summer so the scent alone makes this my new favourite hair product! But more practically I’ve been growing my hair out and it getting quite long so I’ve been straightening it much more regularly that I had been and I’ve found that it’s making my hair quite dry and damaged- particularly at the ends and I wanted something to try and improve the situation. I put a bit of this oil on the ends of my hair a few hours before I wash it and it’s worked a treat! My hair is much smoother and softer and it smells like coconut- bonus:) It is quite hard to get the product out of the jar but if you shove it in the microwave for a few seconds it’s much easier and best of all it’s only a couple of pounds a jar- bargain! 
Rating ****

Have you found any products that you think are better that sliced bread? I’d love to hear about them:) xxx

Glad Rags

With the arrival of June me and some friends went for a shopping trip to update our wardrobes in preparation for a summer that will hopefully arrive soon!  So here is a sample of what I bought in Primark:

I love my river island black bag and it’s the perfect size for all my stuff but I found that it was a bit too heavy to wear with summer dresses so I needed an alternative to my black bag for the summer months and I love this cute little bag. The flower detailing is lovely and its big enough to fit my purse, phone and ipod in- which is great! And it was a steal at £4! It’d also be great for festival goers as you defiantly don’t want to have to drag a big bag around when you are in festival crowds:)

As you might be able to tell from the name of my blog I love swallows and I just couldn’t resist this pretty bird brooch, I adore brooches and badges and I think they can add a fantastic point of interest in an outfit and I think this cute little brooch will look great with some of my summer outfits.

Showing a bit of midriff is a big trend this season and crop tops and bra tops have been seen in loads of fashion magazines: (http://www.elleuk.com/starstyle/celebrity-trends/(section)/everyone-s-wearing-cropped-tops)
and celebrities from Rhianna to Daisy Lowe have been spotted wearing them. But flashing inches of tummy may not be everyone’s cup of tea and this top is a great alternative. Its cut quite short so it reveals a bit of flesh but it’s loose style is flattering and it’s a great colour. I’ve seen similar tops in more expensive shops like Topshop and River Island but this one was just £5  and I’ve worn it on a night out with and on a shopping trip dressed down with my leather jacket and I’ve received several compliments. I love this top and I think its’s really easy to wear:) 
Are you a fan of flashing some tummy flesh or are you keeping it well hidden this summer? What do you think of the crop top trend? 

Tacky or Topnotch?

In this, final, section of my blog  I’d like your opinions on something music, beauty, fashion related(- or just something random) that I’ve found but I can’t quite decide if it’s really tacky or so bad its good:)

This is my latest find- 

I’ve started collecting bit and pieces of stuff to take to university with me in September when I found this sailor mug I kind of love it just because it’s so strange but what do you guys think? Should it come with me or should it stay at home with my S Club 7 Cds?
Thanks for reading I can’t wait to hear from you, Love you
xox