Dreaming of Paris

Dreaming of Paris

This time last year I was booking my first holiday to Paris with my boyfriend Jack. And while I'm not going to Paris this summer (but I am lucky enough to be going to some other amazing places) I though I would do a Parisian inspired outfit. 

I love the clean lines and beautiful simplicity of Parisian fashion and thought a simple striped top and my new trench coat would be a perfect way to achieve this look. 

Stripes are my favourite pattern to wear. They are just so timeless and classy but a perfect way to add a simple print to an outfit. 

Trench coat - Zara

Top - H&M

Jeans - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Dorothy Perkins

Necklace - Beaverbrooks

Lipstick - Clinique Two Ton Tomato 

These pumps are so pretty and great for the slow transition into Spring. 

Hope you liked this simple outfit. Would love to hear what you think in the comments below. xx

Dreaming of Paris

Dreaming of Paris

This time last year I was booking my first holiday to Paris with my boyfriend Jack. And while I'm not going to Paris this summer (but I am lucky enough to be going to some other amazing places) I though I would do a Parisian inspired outfit. 

I love the clean lines and beautiful simplicity of Parisian fashion and thought a simple striped top and my new trench coat would be a perfect way to achieve this look. 

Stripes are my favourite pattern to wear. They are just so timeless and classy but a perfect way to add a simple print to an outfit. 

Trench coat - Zara

Top - H&M

Jeans - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Dorothy Perkins

Necklace - Beaverbrooks

Lipstick - Clinique Two Ton Tomato 

These pumps are so pretty and great for the slow transition into Spring. 

Hope you liked this simple outfit. Would love to hear what you think in the comments below. xx

Purchases From Paris - Non-beauty Stuff

Purchases From Paris - Non-beauty Products

So this is the second and final part to my Purchases From Paris posts, which is all of the non-beauty things that I picked up. If this were to include food and snacks that I bought while I was over there then this would be a considerable longer post, but I actually only bought back 3 things with me! I’m super in love with them all so I can’t wait to share them with you guys.

On my third day in Paris we went up the Eiffel Tower in the morning and then walk down Champs Elysee in the afternoon. We didn’t actually do that much shopping there, partially because we has walked all the way from the Eiffel Tower and we were so tired and also because most of the shops were super expensive! I picked this up in a shop that I had never heard of before called Naf Naf. And they were having a huge sale so this top was 50% off and was only $12.50!

This is a bit out of my comport zone but I love this front zip detail. It looks really modern and sexy. 

The sleeves also have a pretty lace detail

Hope I get to go back to this shop at some point as I loved all of the stuff in there, reminded me a bit of Zara.

I also bought this beautiful star print scarf in a market shop by the Notre Dame

I think this will look super pretty on cold December evenings 

So many of the tourist shops in Paris sold little Eiffel Tower statutes like the one above. They did them in all sorts of metals and bright colours with gems on and all I wanted was a plain white one to go with my bedroom and remind me of the holiday. I went in so many of these shops and then right on the last day I found exactly what I had been looking for and just the right size. It looks so cute on the shelves above and it's just a cute little thing to remind me of such an amazing holiday. 

Purchases From Paris - Non-beauty Stuff

Purchases From Paris - Non-beauty Products

So this is the second and final part to my Purchases From Paris posts, which is all of the non-beauty things that I picked up. If this were to include food and snacks that I bought while I was over there then this would be a considerable longer post, but I actually only bought back 3 things with me! I’m super in love with them all so I can’t wait to share them with you guys.

On my third day in Paris we went up the Eiffel Tower in the morning and then walk down Champs Elysee in the afternoon. We didn’t actually do that much shopping there, partially because we has walked all the way from the Eiffel Tower and we were so tired and also because most of the shops were super expensive! I picked this up in a shop that I had never heard of before called Naf Naf. And they were having a huge sale so this top was 50% off and was only $12.50!

This is a bit out of my comport zone but I love this front zip detail. It looks really modern and sexy. 

The sleeves also have a pretty lace detail

Hope I get to go back to this shop at some point as I loved all of the stuff in there, reminded me a bit of Zara.

I also bought this beautiful star print scarf in a market shop by the Notre Dame

I think this will look super pretty on cold December evenings 

So many of the tourist shops in Paris sold little Eiffel Tower statutes like the one above. They did them in all sorts of metals and bright colours with gems on and all I wanted was a plain white one to go with my bedroom and remind me of the holiday. I went in so many of these shops and then right on the last day I found exactly what I had been looking for and just the right size. It looks so cute on the shelves above and it's just a cute little thing to remind me of such an amazing holiday. 

Purchases From Paris – Beauty Products

Purchases From Paris – Beauty Products

This post is a little overdue, but I definitely didn’t want to miss it out. As some of you may know about a week and a half ago I was in Paris with my boyfriend for four days. And even though we weren’t there for very long I still managed to fit in a little bit of shopping! I’ve decided to split this post into two parts, beauty products and non-beauty products so I can talk about everything I have bought in a bit more detail without the post getting too long.

Watching a lot of YouTube videos and reading a lot of beauty blogs means that over the years I have heard a lot of people raving about French beauty products. In fact I was nearly as excited about going to a French Pharmacy as I was about climbing the Eiffel Tower! There were a few Brands that I had heard of like Nux and La Roche Posay that I really wanted to try out. And lucky enough for me but not so lucky for Jack who was dragged in about 14 different pharmacies in search of a lip balm I did manage to pick up a few things! So here are the 5 things that I have managed to pick up as well as my first impressions of them.

La Roche Posay 50+ ultra-light sun cream/moisturiser

Sadly I don’t know enough (any!) French to tell you if this product is meant to be just a sun cream of a moisturiser with an SPF! But I don’t think it really matters as either way I think this is amazing.  I have been in the market for ages know for an everyday sun cream that I can wear with no makeup or under makeup. Yes, I’m one of those OCD people that try to wear sun cream all year round as I don’t want wrinkles when I’m older! I’ve tried a few facial sun creams but the ones with high SPF all seem to be really thick and hard to apply or smell really funky! This one is so light and so easy to blend and it doesn’t have a funky smell either. I don’t have to wait to put my makeup on afterwards and it has a really high protection. I know larger Boots do sometimes sell La Roche Posay products so I really hope that they do this one too!

Reve De Miel  

This was the product that meant that I had to drag Jack into those 15 pharmacies! I was so desperate to get my hands on this as I had heard so many good things about it. It is a really moisturising lip balm and it is a massive pot so I know that it is going to last me a while. The first time that I used it though (basically as soon as I had bought it) according to Jack it made my lips go a bit of a funny colour. I also wasn’t too sure about the scent at first but it is growing on me. The is quite a thick long lasting lip balm and I really like to have this by my bed and use it just before I go to sleep. 

La Roche Posay Serozinc

Before I left for Paris I was watching an Amelia Liana French pharmacy haul video and she was raving about this stuff, so much so that I think she picked up five on these! I only picked up one as I just wanted to try it out and find out what she was raving about. I have been using this but I don’t think that I have been using this long enough to notice if it has made a huge difference in my skin or not so I think that I will have to wait a bit longer before I can make any real judgement.

Bioderma Micellar Water

I’m sure you’ve all heard of this! Since buying the Garnier Micellar cleansing water a few months back and not being sure about it I’ve fallen more and more in love with it, so it is now my go to product to take off my makeup. So when I Paris I was desperate to pick this up – the original! I only picked up the little bottle, firstly because I thought it was cute and secondly because I found myself spending quite a bit of money in Paris, and buying the smaller bottle of Bioderma was my idea of being controlled! I do kind of see what all of the hype is about when it comes to this product though; it’s so gentle yet removes everything. Although that said I think that just because it is so much effort to get hold of I will be sticking with my Garnier one and saving this cute little bottle for travelling.

Avene Clearance Face Mask

The number of face masks that I have at the moment is getting a bit ridiculous! But masks are the part of my face routine that I like to change up the most and try lots of new ones. So naturally in Paris this brand caught my eye and I picked up their face mask. Although since then I have actually seen this brand in Boots! Anyway, this is a really quick simple mask. I’ve only used it twice so I haven’t noticed any huge differences in my skin. But it hasn’t irritated my skin or made me break out and it left my skin feeling really fresh and clean.

So those were the 5 products that I picked up on my trip to Paris. Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them or what you favourite French pharmacy buys are. xx

Purchases From Paris – Beauty Products

Purchases From Paris – Beauty Products

This post is a little overdue, but I definitely didn’t want to miss it out. As some of you may know about a week and a half ago I was in Paris with my boyfriend for four days. And even though we weren’t there for very long I still managed to fit in a little bit of shopping! I’ve decided to split this post into two parts, beauty products and non-beauty products so I can talk about everything I have bought in a bit more detail without the post getting too long.

Watching a lot of YouTube videos and reading a lot of beauty blogs means that over the years I have heard a lot of people raving about French beauty products. In fact I was nearly as excited about going to a French Pharmacy as I was about climbing the Eiffel Tower! There were a few Brands that I had heard of like Nux and La Roche Posay that I really wanted to try out. And lucky enough for me but not so lucky for Jack who was dragged in about 14 different pharmacies in search of a lip balm I did manage to pick up a few things! So here are the 5 things that I have managed to pick up as well as my first impressions of them.

La Roche Posay 50+ ultra-light sun cream/moisturiser

Sadly I don’t know enough (any!) French to tell you if this product is meant to be just a sun cream of a moisturiser with an SPF! But I don’t think it really matters as either way I think this is amazing.  I have been in the market for ages know for an everyday sun cream that I can wear with no makeup or under makeup. Yes, I’m one of those OCD people that try to wear sun cream all year round as I don’t want wrinkles when I’m older! I’ve tried a few facial sun creams but the ones with high SPF all seem to be really thick and hard to apply or smell really funky! This one is so light and so easy to blend and it doesn’t have a funky smell either. I don’t have to wait to put my makeup on afterwards and it has a really high protection. I know larger Boots do sometimes sell La Roche Posay products so I really hope that they do this one too!

Reve De Miel  

This was the product that meant that I had to drag Jack into those 15 pharmacies! I was so desperate to get my hands on this as I had heard so many good things about it. It is a really moisturising lip balm and it is a massive pot so I know that it is going to last me a while. The first time that I used it though (basically as soon as I had bought it) according to Jack it made my lips go a bit of a funny colour. I also wasn’t too sure about the scent at first but it is growing on me. The is quite a thick long lasting lip balm and I really like to have this by my bed and use it just before I go to sleep. 

La Roche Posay Serozinc

Before I left for Paris I was watching an Amelia Liana French pharmacy haul video and she was raving about this stuff, so much so that I think she picked up five on these! I only picked up one as I just wanted to try it out and find out what she was raving about. I have been using this but I don’t think that I have been using this long enough to notice if it has made a huge difference in my skin or not so I think that I will have to wait a bit longer before I can make any real judgement.

Bioderma Micellar Water

I’m sure you’ve all heard of this! Since buying the Garnier Micellar cleansing water a few months back and not being sure about it I’ve fallen more and more in love with it, so it is now my go to product to take off my makeup. So when I Paris I was desperate to pick this up – the original! I only picked up the little bottle, firstly because I thought it was cute and secondly because I found myself spending quite a bit of money in Paris, and buying the smaller bottle of Bioderma was my idea of being controlled! I do kind of see what all of the hype is about when it comes to this product though; it’s so gentle yet removes everything. Although that said I think that just because it is so much effort to get hold of I will be sticking with my Garnier one and saving this cute little bottle for travelling.

Avene Clearance Face Mask

The number of face masks that I have at the moment is getting a bit ridiculous! But masks are the part of my face routine that I like to change up the most and try lots of new ones. So naturally in Paris this brand caught my eye and I picked up their face mask. Although since then I have actually seen this brand in Boots! Anyway, this is a really quick simple mask. I’ve only used it twice so I haven’t noticed any huge differences in my skin. But it hasn’t irritated my skin or made me break out and it left my skin feeling really fresh and clean.

So those were the 5 products that I picked up on my trip to Paris. Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them or what you favourite French pharmacy buys are. xx

Four Days In Paris

Four Days In Paris

Late 2 nights ago I arrived back from four days in Paris with my boyfriend. I had never been to Paris before but it was beautiful, especially with the gorgeous weather and I had such a lovely timeike I promised in my last post I did take my good camera I managed to get loads of really lovely shots. So I thought I would do (probably quite a long!) post all about my trip and what I saw in Paris. As we were only there for a short period of time and there was so much that we wanted to see, Jack my wonderful boyfriend had planned the different sights that we would see each day as well as all of the metro routes, so I think it would be easiest to divided this post up into what I did each day and then shares the photos that we took with you.

Day 1:
On the first day we woke up very early to catch our flight and then take the train to our hotel for just before midday. After arriving we went out for a quick lunch were I can hands down say that I had the best chips I have ever tasted in my life before making our way to La Louvre. It was such a hot day and we wondered around around all the different galleries and seeing all of the beautiful paintings and statues. I think my favourite thing to see was the interior of the building itself with all of the beautiful wall and ceiling art. Then of course we pushed our way through the crowds to see the Mona Lisa which was amazing, I just didn't realise how small it actually was!
We then we back to the hotel room to unpack and freshen up before heading out to dinner for a cheese fondant, which is apparently a must when in Paris. I think that nearly every single meal that I had in Paris consisted of some format of bread and cheese! After dinner we walked to the Eiffel Tower to see the fireworks for the French Interdependence Day. And even though we got there a little too late to get a really good view they were still amazing, although they were very difficult to catch on my camera.

 Our main mode of transport

 People put padlocks all over the bridges and I think it looks beautiful

 Amazing view from the Bridge 

 La Louvre

 Beautiful interior inside the Louvre

 Mona Lisa!

 Posers!

 Keep posing! 

 Streets of Paris

 Pretty flowers

 Cheese Fondant time!

 Fireworks by the Eiffel Tower (which is just behind the building on the left!)

Day 2:
After waking up early for our flight and going to bed very late after some difficulties getting home after the fireworks we decided to have a bit of a lazy morning. We woke up late and then went to a little bakery place up the road from our hotel to pick up some breakfast. We each had a croissant and a pan au chocolat which were honestly the best I have ever tasted, so that was exactly what we had for breakfast everyday for the rest of the holiday! Around midday we went to Notre Dame, but we didn't bother to go inside as the queue was so long and after taking a few photos we walked back to the gardens around the Louvre. We also went to a few little market in the area near by and being a scarf obsessive I had to buy a scarf. For different we went back to the restaurant opposite the one that we went to the night before which looked nice, but I was a little disappointed with my pasta.

Notre Dame

My personal tour guide (look at that concentrating face!)

Nutella Crepes were so amazing

We couldn't go to Paris and not put up our own padlock!

I spy a little Sephora bag... ;)

Day 3:
The third day was our busy day and we got up in good time to head over to the Eiffel Tower. It was the hottest day but we decided to walk up anyway, it did make me realise that I probably need to start running again though! We were hoping to go up to the very top of the Eiffel Tower but there was something wrong with the lifts that day and we didn't know how long we would be waiting around for so we decided to give it a miss. And anyway, you can see from the pictures how amazing the view was from the second floor. After having some lunch and a little rest in a park nearby and declining a rather expensive ride on a bike thing to Champs Elysees we made the long walk there. We were both very tired and hot and we had run out of water and on top of all that I was also desperate for the toilet. We finally made it to the Champs Elysees and had the most amazing ice cream at the Haagen Dazs restaurant. After we did a little bit of shopping before reaching the Arc De Triomphe and then heading back to the hotel. In the evening we got all dressed up and then headed to Bastille in search for a restaurant that Jack's Paris Guide claimed to have the best steak in France. After over half an hour of wondering we found out that not only did the restaurant not exist anymore but neither did the road it was on. We found another posh restaurant and had a lovely meal there though, it was just a little lateer than expected!

EIFFEL TOWER!

N'aww

View from the second floor

I think I found the climb a little harder than I should have done!

On the long walk to the Champs Elysees

Selfie in our smarter clothes for dinner

The lace mint dress that I wore

Day 4:
On the last day of our holiday we got up, packed and signed out of our hotel room. We then headed to the Sacre Coeur which was so beatiful, although I wasn't allowed to take any photos inside. We then wondered around the markets in the area and looked at all of the street art before having lunch in a cute little cafe. After lunch to cool down as again it was super hot we sat in the shade outside the Sacre Coeur and ended up falling asleep for a good hour before waking up and heading back to our hotel. Before we went back to our hotel be bought a cold drink for the super market and sat on the edge of a fountain watching all of the little children playing in the water and it was just the cutest thing. Then we headed back to the hotel to freshen up and pick up our bags before going to the airport and catching the plane home.

Sacre Coeur

At lunch in the market

Standing on a thing that blows up cold air outside Moulin Rouge!

I had such an amazing time on my quick trip to Paris and I managed to see and do all of the things I wanted to as well as being blessed with amazing weather. I would like to thank Jack for planning the trip and being so patient with me when I was ill and grumpy. I would also like to thank him for in the period of four days allowing me to drag him in about 15 French Pharmicies in search of a list of particular products that I had! Hope you are all having a lovely summer, I would love to hear of all the different places that you have been :) xx