Battle of the 'Chubby Sticks'

After hearing so many good things about the Bourjois Paris Colour Boost Lip Crayons I decided to give them a go! Unfortunately I couldn't find the colours I wanted for a few weeks and it wasn't until I went to Newquay that I was able to find them! A few weeks later, while browsing the make-up stands I noticed a similar product in Rimmel called the Colour Rush Balm. I have always loved Rimmel make-up so I also brought two to try.

I love the Bourjois Paris Colour Boost Lip Crayon! They are so nice to apply and also feels like they are balm and moisturise you lips while you have it on. The two colours I brought was 'Peach on the beack' and 'Orange Punch'. The Peach on the Beach is probably my favourite of the two as it is such a lovely pink but I'm starting to really like the Orange Punch.

I do like the Rimmel London Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balm but I just do not think it is as nice as the Bourjois, due to the fact it's more sticky then balm-y but the colours are still lovely and bright. The two colours I brought was 'Drive Me Nude' and 'The Redder, The Better'.

You've got to love the names they come up with for these - aha!

Anyway, let me know if you've tried these or anything similar, I would love to know what you think!

Lauren x

Jo Malone - Peony & Blush Suede

Today I received my free sample of Jo Malone's new fragrance, Peony & Blush Suede, and I must say - it smells amazing! It was a nice surprise to come home to a little present. Definitely put a smile on my face.

It is a nice floral smell, but it is strong. I only used a tiny dot of it and it was enough, which I think is a huge plus. The packaging it came in was girly and beautiful, something I always love.

I hadn't really heard of this brand until it showed up on A Model Recommends (which is where I heard about the free sample) but I might take a peek and check out some of their other fragrances, if I see one of their stores. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to afford the price tag but if I ever had the money, I definitely might splurge on this.

Definate thanks to Ruth from A Model Recommends and Jo Malone for letting me have the sample.

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 6 - Falmouth

For the last day we decided to visit Falmouth. We have been before but we didn't see all of it and missed the beach, so this time we covered that and had a walk around the little streets as well. We also walked around the gardens right on the beach front. They were so pretty, with lots of different plants and nice for a quick walk through.

I also had a quick play around with focusing and blurring and I was very pleased with the end result (which you can see below). I love the softness of the picture.

After Falmouth we went back to the caravan to pack up and start off home. I think we left around 5-6pm and got home around 9-10pm.

So that's it for my holiday posts. I really hoped you liked them!

I'll probably slow down with future posts as this week I am starting my first year of University! I am dreading it. Most people I know are so excited but me... half the time I'm sat hyperventilating in the corner (probably a bit of an exaggeration - more freaking out internally). So wish me luck!

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 5 - Boscastle

After Tintagel, we decided to visit Boscastle, a small village and fishing port, as my mum wanted to visit after seeing it on the news in 2004, when a flash flood caused extreme damage to the whole village. It pretty much destroyed everything and the water level was at the roofs of the houses.

We walked around the whole of the village and used on of the many paths to the top of a cliff/rock (I don't know what its called). It was made of slate so the path wasn't a smooth one, my mum gave up halfway there as it was quite unsteady. The view from the top was just breathtaking and worth the journey up there.

Definitely worth the walk!

There is only one more post from my holiday to do now, so I'll probably have that up either today or tomorrow, but please let me know what you think? I would love to here it! So until then...

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 5 - Tintagel

We decided to visit Tintagel as there are the ruins of Tintagel Castle which is allegedly the birth place of King Arthur. As it was part of the English Heritage (another organisation, like the National Trust,  but is funded by the government and members to protect historical places in England e.g. Stonehenge), we would of had to pay so we decided not to go in. The view around it is just beautiful so it was worthwhile anyway. 

The walk down to the ruins is very steep so me and my mum took the Land Rover service back up, otherwise we would of passed out within the first 10 minutes (we are not very healthy - at all).

Then we decided to go in the Tintagel Old Post Office (which was part of the National Trust). It's only a small place so it took around 15 minutes to walk around but it had a really nice garden at the back with fields beyond that.

After we left Tintagel, we went to Boscastle, which I will cover on the next post.

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 4 - Starry Skies

One of the things I love about Cornwall is how clear it is at night, when there is no clouds - just the stars in the sky. And they were so beautiful! 

So I had a go at night-time photography and try to capture the stars. Here is how they turned out.

 

I merged a set together, as I took them in groups of 4, to create a star trail. What do you think? Has anyone got any tips, as I really want to take good pictures of stars, they've always facinated me?

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 4 - Newquay

Day 4 was pretty uneventful as we took a walk around Newquay, waiting for my pharmacy for fax my prescription to the Newquay pharmacy as I forgot to pick up my medicine before I left - whoops!

So we took a walk through the main street and had a look at all the shops and stopped around the harbour. While we were there, a couple of the fishing boats were just coming in and following them was a seal. Apparently he is there everyday for some fish - greedy bugger!

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 3 - St Ives

We decided to get on the train and go to St Ives on the third day for some sight-seeing. Its such a beautiful little town and it was a gorgeous sunny day, even though I had to cover up due to being burnt the previous day. 

Walking around near the harbour, we found two seals swimming around the boats. They were so cute and at one point posing for all the cameras that were out - talk about seal paparazzi!

As we had been there for a few hours now, and seen most of what St Ives had to offer, we decided to sit outside a quaint little restaurant looking out to the harbour and grab a bite to eat. While we were sitting there, three little sparrows kept hopping around our feet, hoping for a bite to eat.

I wanted to take them home so bad!

Lauren x

Cornwall Holiday - Day 2 - Tanning at Crantock Beach

Day 2 was a really relaxed day as we just decided to spend the day at the beach as it was nice and sunny. I didn't realise how sunny it was as at the end of the day I ended up being as red as tomato - whoops! My friends family was there as well so it was nice spending the day with them as well and catching up with everything.

 

At the end of the beach there a little caves which we went exploring in - five-year-old moment. Unfortunately we did find a whole bird wing in one of them, which wasn't nice at all.

Lesson learnt that day - always wear sun cream. always.

Lauren x