Fave Winter Yankee Scents✨

As tomorrow is the first day of December I thought I'd get a bit festive and share my favourite yankee candle scents for winter. 

The first one is called icicles which is kinda a light floral scent, I think it'd be perfect for a cold frosty day to light for a bath and a good wind down. The second is silver birch which kinda smells like a watered down men's aftershave which is why I think I like it, again this ones so subtle and so nice and the grey just gives it a winter feel, the last one is Angels wings, this has kind of a vanillary scent to it but also reminds me of marshmallows (idk???). These three look so good next to each other, they all have such winter colours and not too over powering, I'd definitely reccomend if you're looking for a lighter scent this Christmas! Let me know what othes to try!

Rachel xoxo

What I got for my Birthday 2014🎉

Yesterday I turned 17, it's a bit of an unsubstantial birthday inbetween sweet 16 and the big 18 so I thought I'd try make the best of it anyway, the Parentals said I could have a ParT but all my friends unfortunately had other plans so I had a cute night in with my favourite person. 

This blog post is in no way bragging, I just really wanted to share how lucky I feel and give you all. Few ideas of things to ask for / give people😊

Off of my parents I got a new phone which I've needed for a very long time bc mine was rubbish and wouldn't let me text or call anyone ever. so I got the iPhone 5c in pink, I also got the Benefit bathina perfume set with some socks, a hamster onsie and the 5 Tinkerbelle movie collection. 

From my grandparents I got this lovely coat and my auntie put money towards it too I really have a coat fetish going on, it needs to stop 😂

From my friends I really got a bit spoiled, from my lovely boyfriend I got public desire shoes, Bobbi Brown shimmer, and some lush thingsI got some halloween socks, a pug plug and a pug make up bag from my lovely pops, socks earrings and chocolate from jodie, lush things from many, the importance of being earnest dvd from Joanne, pug slippers from tashy, (do you see the reoccurring theme) and a nice big basket for lush from Megan and Claire and one of the lovely girls I work with got me some cupcakes which I really did not expect. 

 

I am honestly so grateful for all of this 🙈 thankyou x

Rachel xoxo

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NARS Lipstick - Raquel: Review

Reccently I've kinda been a bit insecure about wearing lipsticks because I'm always conscious of the yellow contrast with the red as I normally buy red colours but then I thought why not buy one good quality one that I'll actually use so I decided to buy this NARS lipstick in the shade Raquel, it was such a pretty colour and my name is very close to Raquel I bought it. 

This lipstick is so nice it doesn't feel sticky on your lips, it lasts for a good few hours before having to reapply and it's so subtle it does what make ups supposed to do an enhances natural beauty. I'd recommend to anyone. 5/5.

Rachel xoxo

Lush Haul ~ NEEDED!!!!

Photo credit to Instagram @lushliverpoolstreet

Today was the lush autumn/winter14 launch and I'm seriously so excited, I love love love lush so much I've genuinely spent every moment I can on the website and on their instagrams. I absolutely adore the Halloween Christmas collection, it's perfect but I don't have time to go down there to my local store because of school and work, cries, so I thought I'd share my wish list instead:

1: Sparkley Pumpkin

2: Northern Lights

3: Sparkler

4: Lord of Misrule

5: Golden Wonder

6: Santas Lip-scrub

7: Butterbear

8: Father Christmas

9: Christmas Eve

(Not in the right order, oops) 

I'm sure I'll get round to going soon, it's pay day on Friday anyway 

Rachel xoxo

Review: Inbetweeners 2 | What If | Before I Fall Asleep

Mini Haul

 I kind of have a shopping addiction. 

I can't help it, things call to me and I have to have them, so I thought I'd share with you what I bought and how much I like it etc. 

Here are just a select few of all the things I've bought, actually, it's everything that isn't clothes or jewellery or has private details on like my NUS card (wooo).

First off; Real Techniques Core Collection and Complexion Sponge ~ everyone always raves about Real Techniques and so far I actually really like the stuff I've used but I can't get out the habit of using ecotools because that's what I've been using since I was like 12, they were my first ones so it's habit but I do like a change and I do like these brushes / sponge and will be getting more.

Benefit ChaCha Balm & Baby Lips Electro Oh! Orange ~ I do really like the chacha balm it's very moisturising and smells very refreshing but not over powering, so it's good but doesn't add any colour, not that that's a bad thing but if you wanted a tint don't go for that. And the baby lips hasn't actually been opened yet because I saved it for the picture, oops, more to come with that I guess. 

Bourjois Dissolvant and Healthy Balance Powder ~ these two have now become staple pieces for me! the Dissolvant gets nail varnish off so easy and your fingers smell so good after, and the powder gives me a really good matte finish in any foundation I've tried and stays on for quite a while. 

Nina L'eau 

This smells so good, it's the perfect blend of fruity and floral and it was actually pretty cheap, at John Lewis it was £24.99 for the 30ml but it was also that price for the 50ml which I don't get but I went for it and I love having different smells and stuff.

Garnier Micellar Water ~ I actually only bought this because I thought my sister had taken my Nivea Micellar one  to France with her, she hadn't, but I found that out after, and I found this one in boots after seeing VelvetGh0st use it on her YouTube and I actually really like it, it gets make up off so easy and it was quite cheap considering the size.

Charles Worthington Shine Booster ~ I only found out reccently that Charles Worthington had repackaged and I remember I had this a while back and it smelt so good, however I do think it's a little bit different though, yet to try it.

Urban Fudge Dry Shampoo ~ I've wanted this for a while and it smells so good I couldn't resist when boots had a 3 for 2 on, quite pricey though but my hair does feel refreshed and smell good, I am the worst at remembering to wash it, oops.

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Mask ~ I love the smell of Lee Stafford products it's subtle yet beautiful, I got this because I had the leave in treatment and it really helped to grow my hair a bit longer so I thought I'd try the hair mask this time now I've ran out and I can't wait to see results.

Babyliss Turbo Shine ~ basically because I don't like to share, 😂

Rachel xoxo