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Thursday 30 June 2011

Roaccutane VLOG 6: Week 4


One month of accutane! 


Just a short one, this time, as not a huge amount to report, just the results of my dermatologist appointment!


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Monday 27 June 2011

NOTD: Lemon Fizz Polka Dots




China Glaze Lemon Fizz with Andrea Fullerton Kathleen White nail art polish to polka dot.
I used a craft embossing tool for my dots, but a hair pin or a cocktail stick works just as well!
xo

Saturday 25 June 2011

NOTD: Frou-Frou




GOSH - Frou Frou
Applied this last night while watching ‘The Proposal’ god I love Sandra Bullock she is hilarious.
I CRIED laughing at the chanting around the fire scene, I had a stitch and everything!
Anyways, a little disappointed there is already some tip wear, all I have done this morning is wash my hair. But I shall live, and it is still a beautiful colour. I think it might be close to Orly Rage so I might have to grab one of their mini’s to see how close a match it is.
xo

GlossyBox: June Open Box




I really liked a couple of the items in this month’s box. I can’t wait to give them a thorough test and see what I think after some use.
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GlossyBox: May Roundup



May GlossyBox items!!
In descending order of my preference from least favourite to most favourite:
5. Bionova Bioactive Cleanser
4. Como Shambhala Invigorate Lotion
3. All for Eve, Eve Red lipstick
2. NARS Orgasm Illuminator
1. Alterna Caviar Rapid Repair Anti-Aging Hair Spray <— Really loved this one!!
Thanks for watching guys!
xo

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Saturday 18 June 2011

Saturday 4 June 2011

"I want you to hit me as hard as you can" ★★★★★


Not literally, obviously. This is instead a rather famous quote from the book above, not the most famous quote, that one is stamped on the front cover, but it is really the one that started the whole 'Fight Club' so is rather important after all. 

I have to say, I have wanted to read this book for a very long time, and it really does stand as testament to this book's strength that I am writing this review 6 months after I finished reading it, and it is still amazing to me, it still creates this sort of weird feeling in the bottom of my tummy and creates a little adrenaline just thinking about. It is that good. 

I knew before I started reading that if the book was anything close to the film I would love it, well guess what, the film is possibly the closest adaptation of a book that I have ever seen. All my favourite scenes were there, my favourite lines, I had Ed Norton's voice running through my head and Helena Bonham Carter's Marla sassing it up and of course, Brad Pitt's abs on my mind. Usually I would say that is a very bad thing, I am a firm believer in the whole "the movie: ruining the book since year x" thing (my sister even has a tee shirt with this on), but I think that because both the book and the film are so strong, they are so iconic, they are true modern classics, it works.

The only thing I found to be noticeably different, was the ending. The ending is really different, and in my opinion better. So much better, in fact so much better that they should have stuck with it for the film, and the prime reason for dispelling the old argument of "well if its the same as the film I wont bother." This ending deserves you taking the time to read this book. It isn't a massive book either, could easily be read in a few days to a few weeks for slower readers. It is also very easy to pick up and put down, perfect for commuter reading.

Basically, if you love the film, you will love the book, if you don't love the film, you should still read the book because it is amazing. This is one of those books which I know I can read over and over and over again and I will never ever get bored of it, and for me that is an elite club, populated by Harry Potter, some Poirot, and 1984. 

A very well deserved   ★★★★★

A/N: Totally off topic, but just a recap of where I have been! Well you all know I am at university, and that has basically what has been eating my time. This is pretty much a knitting, reading and baking blog really, and I haven't had much time for any of those. I have about 4 books on the go at the moment, and none of them are really near finished, but I have just finished one from the library I shall be reviewing. Other then that I haven't had any news of late to be honest. I have been putting a bit of time into my beauty blog and youtube, but picking up knitting needles takes concentration I often don't have at the moment. 
I have however just finished classes, and now only have a dissertation to do. So over the next couple of months expect more book reviews, and I shall be back to posting more regularly on knitting soon!

Thursday 2 June 2011

May Favourites!



My may favourites!! It is summer timeeeee :D
This is mostly make-up with a little bit of jewellery, project pan has pretty much limited which skincare I am using as I have been trying to get rid of some I don’t like.
xo