Sailing!

Hello lovelies,

Today we're at the sailing down in Weymouth and I'm happy to report that the sun is out! I'm not sure what else we're doing today, but as far as I know there's a tour of a fort on the cards and potentially a shingle beach...

We managed to see Stone Henge last night on our trip down here, and I have to say I was really surprised at how small it was - I was expecting it to be a lot taller! I suppose it's one more thing crossed off the list of life experiences though :)

I just thought I'd mention that if you'd like to follow me on Instagram I'll love you forever :) My username is awonderful_life, I update it all the time :)

Best dash, the race has just started!

Lea

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Up for a snog?

Don't worry, this is not my attempt at a chat up line!

After we finished up at the Natural History Museum, (which was brilliant!) we were running a bit late for Harrods (read Pinkberry :p) so we decided to head back and freshen up. On the way I dragged Alex to Snog to get some fro-yo; what can I say? I'm addicted! It was lovely; more bitter than Yoomoo I would say, but still nice. Their toppings were definitely very interesting too. I went for watermelon and brownie with natural yoghurt and it was lovely! I have to say, call me biased, but I still do prefer Yoomoo. I'd say the main difference is that Snog yoghurt isn't as soft and creamy as Yoomoo, which is the main reason why I love it so much.

Now we're off to Brick Lane for a curry so I'd better dash :)!

Lea

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Olympic Beach Volleyball

The first event we have tickets for is beach volleyball. They were bought for us by Alex's mother as a birthday present to Alex almost a year ago now!

I have to say, this is the most random event ever! There's some very strange dancing teenage girls who are dressed in swimwear who keep running around like they're from Baywatch and I have to say that their dancing leaves quite a lot to be desired! - Hilarious to watch though! Then there's random snippets of music every 20 seconds bursting out and frankly I don't have a clue what's going on, but it's all very enjoyable!

The sun is shining and it's a great day in London, I feel so lucky to be here!

After we leave here at around 12:30, we're heading over to the Natural History Museum which I am super excited for!! Then if we have time later we're going to wander around Harrods for a couple of hours and I might even try to persuade Alex to let me stop by Pinkberry ;)

Tonight we're going for dinner with one of Alex's good friends from highschool. I think we're going for a curry on Brick Lane, so I'm told!

I hope you're all having a fun day :D

Lea

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London Baby!

We arrived in London at about 3pm and we headed straight out into Covent Garden to scope out the cute little shops. I went a bit mad when I saw the Moomin shop, I could have spent so much money in there!

Now we're sat in a bar just off Trafalgar Square with a lovely bottle of white ready to watch the opening ceremony.

What are you guys up to tonight? Are you watching the opening ceremony?

Lea

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I think someone might be a little bit tipsy!

Olympic Makeup

No, this isn't a tutorial on Union Jack Eyeshadow, sorry hehe :)

This is the look I'm going to be going for while I'm away. I'm going to want to be out early to enjoy the day so I don't want to faff about with doing lots of intricate makeup things.

I'll start off and do my base as usual, I wish I was someone who could just throw on some BB cream and look fabulous, but it takes me some work to make my skin look good. That in itself will take me about 5 minutes, so not too long. It includes foundation, concealer, and powder to set. Then a quick contour of my cheekbones, fill in my brows and highlight whatever needs it.

Once that's out the way, these are my steps to look fabulous quickly!

• Sweep some shimmer eyeshadow across the lids and under the tear ducts, this one is Champagne by Bobbi Brown. It's easy, simple and feminine.
• Line my top lid with black liner (I'm not a fan of brown on myself) and depending on my mood, either smudge it out, or add some to my waterline if it's night time. This is the Bobbi Brown pencil eyeliner.
• A couple of coats of dramatic mascara and my eyes are good to go! This one is Bobbi Brown's Extreme Party Mascara.

• Sweep a little bronzer across the high points of my face, add a pop of pretty pink blush (This duo is great as it includes a bronzer and a blush, perfect for on the go!)
• Swipe a coat of red lipstick across my lips. I'm not someone who worries about red lipstick, I think if you do it right, it wears nicely and I've never really had that whole lipstick teeth problem. This one is Red by Bobbi Brown.

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This will take me probably around 15 minutes. I can normally get ready in full in 35 minutes including a shower, so I don't think that's too bad!

As for the nail polish, I mentioned in my last post that I'm going to paint my nails in either red or blue with an accent nail in the opposite colour. I'm not sure which way around yet though!

I'm going to invest in Racing Green for either a change or for my toes, it's completely British and has an amazing shine! As always you can get Mavala Nail Varnishes online from The Beauty Bay for £3.50.

Lea

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Olympic Inspiration!

Next Friday I'm off to London and Cornwall/Devon for almost two weeks. We're going down to see a couple of Olympic Events (Sailing and Volleyball), soak up the atmosphere and explore Devon and Cornwall. I'm not allowed to know exact details as Alex has planned it all and wants it to be a surprise, so I can't really tell you more than that! All I know is that it's going to involve lots of travelling and is going to be like one big road trip!

This is an outfit that I have put together which I would love to wear to the Sailing event. It's going to be in a large enclosed grassy area for want of a better description so I'm going to have to get practical as well as stylish. I should point out at this point that I have never owned a backpack. They aren't my thing, but we're travelling around such a lot and they have pretty strict regulations for the Olympics that I have caved, and found the least offensive one possible! It had to be under a certain size but be suitable that I could carry everything that we need, so tickets, money, cameras, phones, a blanket to sit on (just for the sailing event) and then my essential bits of makeup and a hairbrush. I'm pretty happy with what I found :D

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So! On to the actual outfit!

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Nail Varnish

I'm going to do a little post on the extras that I would finish this look off with but I thought I'd pop the nail varnish in there since it looked so pretty with the colours :D. It's Mavala Party Time and Marine Blue. I thought I'd wear them together with one accent nail - I'm not sure which way around yet though! You can get them online from The Beauty Bay at £3.50 each.

Shorts

These particular shorts are from H&M and are £14.99. I'm finding it really difficult to find shorts that aren't basically denim knickers. In my opinion, nobody wants to see that much leg of anyones unless you're a size 8 or have no cellulite whatsoever. I like my shorts to hit about 4-5 inches down my leg, just above the mid point between my knees and the top of my legs. I also like them to be a little loose around the legs as personally I'm not a fan of super tight shorts, I prefer them to be really comfy soft washed denim. The hunt continues!

Camisole

A basic white camisole; I live in these, I put them under anything and everything. They're great for layering, keep you comfy when itchy knitwear rears its head and are just all round practical. I buy mine from Primark for £2 each.

Wellies

Black Gloss Hunter Wellies - The most classic wellies you can buy, they're comfy and look fabulous. I have a post on these coming up soon!

Socks

Over the Knee Socks. I like mine to be in a cream/off white colour as I find them the most stylish and flattering, but colours can be fun too :) These are from Next and are around £5.

Jumper

Union Jack Jumper, come on, I had to get patriotic right? I got this from Primark a couple of days ago on a whim and am really pleased with it. It's not something I'll wear forever so I didn't want to spend a lot but £12 seemed alright to me :) It's really soft and has tiny flecks of glitter in the white, nothing obvious just so that it would catch the light every so often. I bought it in a size bigger, so a 12, so that it would be a little bit slouchy - love it!

Backpack

Shugon Milan Backpack in Natural. These retail at around £10 online depending on where you shop from. I liked that it was simple and plain, I might sew on a few badges that I have to make it my own :) It's machine washable so even if it gets dirty it can be cleaned and for that price I was happy enough. I was adamant that I didn't want a hideous black thing on my back with NIKE or ADIDAS emblazoned across it *shudder*.

I'm on the hunt for my last few essentials to take away with me! Are you going to the Olympics? What are you going to see?

Lea

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