Bondi Sands tan! First impressions

I love having a tan, I feel at my 'peak' when I'm a natural golden glowing brown but circumstances such as I'm lazy and don't get out enough, plus I've worked the whole summer the past few years has meant I never really have that natural glow. I've tried a few fake tans before but I'm not very good at maintaining them nor the prep to avoid patchiness!

Gymshark Leggings - Worth the hype?

If you have anything to do with fitness or follow any fitness related instagrammers or bloggers you will probably have heard of the brand Gymshark. The brand has been around for a while now although I feel like I have heard more about it in the last year! I've not long being going to gym now, only since I started university in September but more and more I'm slowly starting to love my routine and getting my body stronger - I follow tonnes of people such as Tammy Hembrow, Jazmine Garcia, Nikki Blacketter, Gracefituk who have all inspired me to work out and 'grow' a better version of myself! And with that is the never-ending want for all the gym clothes they own.

Quick Ways make your university room look cuter!

I thought I'd make a little post related to my university life, and how I decorated my room (which is forever being rearranged and changed) to make it more homely and just a nice space to work or unwind in! My room is in definite need of clearing out currently, I've only been here nearly 4 months now and the amount of stuff I came with is growing by the day! But I always rely on the little photos and decorations I put up to keep it looking a bit more of an organised thoughtful mess.

Favourite LUSH Products

Todays post is on my favourite (current) Lush products! I tend to do a little spree shop in Lush about twice a year, because I find their products last me a really long time.

Recent best beauty buys - Makeup Geek, Urban Decay, Illamasqua..

Being completely and utterly addicted to spending money on makeup and clothes I don't need, I've had to seriously resist buying so much since I started University, however some things are just completely essential and I can't help myself hence why I want to share some of my favourite and recent beauty buys!

Spectrum Collections Brushes?!

For Christmas I received these GORGEOUS brushes which I just wanted to make a quick appreciative post about because I am obsessed, these don't just have a pretty mermaid aesthetic to them but are cruelty free & vegan, and amazingly high quality - they are actually great brushes to work with to create any look!

The workout which killed me..

I went to the gym tonight with my flatmate and didn't really have a routine planned before which led to me mashing up a load of different moves into a semi decent routine, but it turned out to be insanely good and half way through even I had to take a break and rethink it for next time. But I'm feeling super good now so I thought I'd share what I did here!

I did the exercises in HIIT style so as much as I could in the time so it would make me equally sweat & work!

The first two days of trying to be healthier...

Thought I'd do a little two day overview into my healthy eating & gym routine so far! When I came back to uni, first thing I did was a big shop to hopefully last me a couple of weeks, lots of fruit, veg and chicken and rice!

Ideally I'm hoping to cut out all carbs throughout the week, as this is the food I literally eat the most of, my meals revolve around pasta, bread & potatoes and I want to try and substitute all of these for vegetables and grains! With the help of Pinterest I've got some super exciting recipes to try out, I'm just hoping that I won't run out of ideas and result in cheat meals! As a student it is sooo difficult to not fall into this trap.

First meal: I'm so so so happy to have found this recipe and I am excited to pass it on! The main in my first meal I cooked is Baked Paprika Parmesan Chicken - I've never actually prepared or cooked raw chicken before and was a bit worried about it but now I am obsessed! The result is like a healthier KFC style chicken! Super delicious. I'll link the recipe at the bottom of this post!

To go with it I also made Garlicky steamed broccoli which was a massive fail if I'm honest! Fluffed up the recipe a bit and ended up with these lumps of butter & panko bread crumb balls which weren't too appetising, the flavours were there however my culinary skills aren't great, I would like to try it again though! The rice on the side is one of mine and my boyfriends favourite recipes, which I had today as a main, he had it last night as he is Vegetarian - so I nabbed a bit to accompany my dinner.

What I Got For Christmas 2016!?

It's a new year, but I really wanted to make this post last year but seen as I only started this new blog yesterday I thought I'd do a little post on what I did get for Christmas!

My lovely boyfriend got me a new set of Spectrum Collection brushes - the marbellous collection! I currently have the essentials set which I did a pretty hefty review of yesterday, however these babies are a new addition and are INCREDIBLE, I cannot express how good they are. I'll probably save any more compliments of them for another post! He also brought me a gorgeous chamilia bracelet with a new charm, which I've added my other charms too.

My Favourite Mascara - Primark?

Hiya, recently I've been dibbing and dabbing with different makeup products (mainly cheaper) to suit my student loans! I saw a video on YouTube from Jordan Lipscombe where she did a full face of makeup using products only from Primark, and I knew I had to try out the mascara she used.