TRIP TO LONDON

Hiya guys, so as you know well youll know if you read my last post, I visited my brother and his girlfriend in London at the weekend.
We arrived late on the Friday night, so spent the rest of the night in the flat talking and giggling till early hours of the morning. Consuming lots of wine!

We woke up early the next day and headed into Shoreditch where we had a yummy breakfast in a cute little café and if im honest with you I cant remember the name!
We then jumped onto the tube and went into Camden Market, id never been here before and when we arrived I absolutely loved it! There was a real mix of shops, from high end to little market stalls which all sold amazing things.

After a walk around the market, where I picked up a cute bag and purse from a small Indian market shop we spotted the food mall. I seriously couldn't decided but eventually went for a Chinese box, filled with noodles and spicy beef. I would recommend anyone who goes into Camden market checks out the amazing food places! After we had finished our food we had another look around Camden market and found a bubble tea bar, ive been wanting to try one of these for ages. I bought a peach flavoured on with green tea and strawberry and mango bubbles. This was the most bizarre drink I have EVEREVER tasted! the straw it came with was huuuge to allow the bubble to come up the straw and they burst in your mouth. It was a refreshing but sickly drink.

We headed back to the flat and sat around with nibbles and drinks for the rest of the afternoon, until we finally realised it was quarter too 10 and we hadn't eaten so we threw some pizzas in the oven and carried on chatting.

On sunday we visited a cute place called Wapping in London we walked around and looked at the gorgeous houses and then pilled in a cute little pub and drank the nicest mocha I have ever tasted. We then got back on the road for our 7 hour drive home.

Cya.

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UPDATE

Hiya guys, so this weekend im off to London to visit my brother and his girlfriend who are now living down there.
As you can imagine I am soo excited and think it will be a great excuse to snap up lots of photos and so thought that this weeks post which I would normally post on the weekend would be a post full of photos to show you all the fun stuff we got up too.
Stay put with me for now there will be a post going up at the start of next week to let you all know of the exciting stuff we got up to this weekend!

 

Follow me on instagram: charlottesamanthaxo to follow my weekend.

 

cya.

 

 

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WHAT IM LOVING RIGHT NOW

Hiya guys, a post during the week! and days after my last! what is happening!

Im finally getting the hang of this blogging malarkey and getting myself prepared for my next blog!

So as you can all see from the title today's post is a 'What Im Loving'. Im including the few bits that I have been sooo in love with from the start of 2014 and no doubt will be using them till the bitter end of 2014! That is of course until another beauty comes along and I experiment with something new.

SO here they are: the amazing products that I have been loving.

 

 

The first thing I want to tell you about are these amazing Lush soaps, which unfortunately are a chirstmas range that the have so you cant get your hands on them. However, if you haven't tried out any of the lush soaps then you need to get down and buy one! GO on then! Why you still sat here reading this?! No but really don't leave just yet ive got a few more things to show you, but do go check out the Lush soaps.

 

The next thing I have been loving is this Soap & Glory™ Peaches and Clean™ 3-in-1 Wash-off Deep Purifying Cleanser 200ml. I have been using cleansers as part of my skincare routine for a while now. I have to say this is one of the best I have used, the smell is so refreshing and leaves my face feeling lovely and smooth and takes away all the grime. I will definitely be tying out some of the other Soap and Glory skincare range.

 

Next on my favourites list is this N-Spa 5 Minute Magic Mask Exfoliate 2, this face mask is super good for those nasty blemishes that appear at just the wrong time and with a waiting time of just 5 minutes this is perfect for those who maybe don't like to sit around waiting for their face mask to finish. It has small beads I to help exfoliate your face and an amazing fresh smell. Ive been using this once a week and have seen massive improvements to my skins.

 

Next is a body spray from Victoria's Secret's Pink section, it has a lovely floral smell and I find that once I have sprayed this on it lasts all day. Will most definitely be picking up more of these when im next down London for a shopping trip. Unfortunatly these isn't a Uk site so couldn't link this for you lovelies to buy.

 

Only one hair product at the minute which is this VO5 Shine On Shine Serum 45ml I use this when im straightening my hair, it gives my hair a gorgeous shine but doesn't make it look greasy. You can find this in any Boots or Superdrug and they are normally on a 3 for 2 offer which is something you obviously have to pick up!

 

Last is my favourite items, Revlon® ColorBurst™. These Revlon colour burst have certainly been making an appearance on my face over the last month and I cant wait to get some more!

 

Cya.

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HAIR ROUTINE

Hiya guys, so today i thought id let you all into a little secret of how i keep my hair.

It has took me a long time to find what is right for my hair but i have finally found products which keep my hair in a good condition. I haven't included my shampoo and conditioner as I  change this quite regularly at the minute i am using a mark hill shampoo and a argon oil hair mask as conditioner from the pound shop. 

Just so you all know i have medium/long hair which is relatively thick. 

 

So here are all the products i use once i have washed my hair. 

So the first thing i would normally use is a Argan Oil product, I find this keeps my hair fully hydrated and also keeps the oils in my hair that are necessary. This particular one which I am using at the moment is Argan Gold Hair Vitality Oil, I bought this from Asda and it is only £4 which is a reasonable price for this product. To use this I would just rub one pump into the palms of my hands and rub it into my hair evenly, I normally try to stay away from my roots as I find it makes them look a little bit greasy. Which of course NOBODY wants! I then use this VO5 Smoothly Does It Frizz Free Cream 100ml to get rid of the awful frizz I get on the bottom of my hair and the hair which hangs round my face. I would do pretty much the same steps as I took with the Argan Oil rubbing it into my palms and then spread evenly, however this time you can rub this into your roots as it doesn't leave an oily unwanted look. To make sure this is fully absorbed into my hair I take my paddle brush and brush through my hair root to tips.

 

 Once its time to blow dry my hair I like to protect my hair from the heat but also add some texture to it at the same time. To start with I put on the VO5 Volume Boost Gel Spray 200ml. This gives me hair  bit more of a texture and volume whilst blow drying my hair. To do this I take sections of my hair and spray it onto my roots and brush it through before moving onto the next section. To add protection from the heat and keep my hair hydrated whilst blow drying I use the Gum Re-Hob Milk, I couldn't actually find a link for this online but im pretty sure you can get this in places such as Home Bargains or BnM Bargains. I spray this onto sections of my hair before I blow dry and half way through blow drying just to give my hair hydration.

 

Once my hair is dry it is time to style, whether I am straightening, curling or doing an up do I will always add some of the VO5 Smoothly Does It Tame and Shine Spray 100ml, this gives my hair a shine that lasts until I next wash my hair. To use this I spray it either onto my hair If I am straightening or onto a brush and brush through my hair if I am doing anything else.

 

Lastly, I promise this is the last thing I use on my hair. I will either use this Gum Dazzler which is a serum for the hair which also creates a shine or the Trevor Sorbie beautifully Straightened which I got in a chritstmas gift pack so unfortunately cant find a link for this. But anyway, it just acts very much the same thing but as this is a pump serum I prefer to use this with straight hair as it is easy to apply and use the other one when I have done anything else as it is a spray bottle.

 

So that's what I do with my hair my lovelies! Leave comments down below on your favourite hair products!

 

Cya!

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CHIT CHAT

Hiya, thought I would do a quick chit chat post today as I have had a few stressfull weeks with exams and what not so haven't been posting as much as I would like to have.

 

I'm really enjoying writing this blog, as I have wanted to write one for a while but couldn't bring myself to do it. I am quite a shy person and can be put off very easily however I feel like writing this blog has really helped me overcome some of this stuff and its early doors!

Sometimes I think about stopping writing this blog because I feel like people don't read my pages but I don't want this to be something I have just gave up on.

 

If any of you would like me to do any certain types of blogs then just comment down below and I will make sure I do them!

 

 

Hope you are all doing well!

 

Cya.

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