Where the hell have you been??

Hi Darlings, long time no speak.

I can't believe almost a month has passed since my last post. In blogging terms it feels like it was only a week ago or so, but in reality the past month has been the longest of my life. My days have been long and my nights have been incredibly short through lack of sleep, which leads to a day which seems to last for three. 

The reason why I've been away, is because I have now entered a new phase in my life. It's not something that I take pleasure in writing, but I should let you know that over Christmas my relationship failed, and although Alex and I are still very close, we are no longer together. We have had a wonderful two years together and I don't regret a thing, she is and always will be one of my best friends. 

With this in mind, it's probably not surprising to you that I disappeared for a little while. Hearts need time to mend and although mine is quite a way off, it's starting to piece itself back together slowly.

Other than that news, I don't really have much to report. I've been working incredibly hard for my degree in the past month, but my time has also been filled with the practicalities that arise when you live with someone you are no longer with. I've also been with my closest friend Luce almost constantly since the beginning of January, she has been my rock and I couldn't have got through this without her. It's times like this that people really come through for you, and I'm eternally grateful. 

Normal blogging will resume as of now, although forgive me if there's the odd day when I'm not around. I'm just not quite out of the woods yet. 

I hope you're all safe and warm and the snow is causing you nothing but laughter and happiness <3

Lea

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Christmas Lush Favourites

Merry Christmas Darlings!

It's the first of those 3 magical days of the year, and early this afternoon I'm headed to my parents home for Christmas. It's always been a big deal in my family, much more so than birthdays and I'm so looking forward to it. I'm planning on roping a few members of my family in on the blog this year - if you want a peek into that then keep your eyes peeled!

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Lush hauls are one of my guilty pleasures, I don't know why but it's something I'm always drawn to on here. So with that in mind I thought I'd share with you a few of my Lush Christmas favourites that I've purchased this holiday season.

I'm automatically drawn to spicy and woodsy scents, so something like Cinders is perfect for me, and is most definitely my favourite. However one thing I have to say is that Lush doesn't tend to do woodsy, spicy scents too well - have you smelt some of their perfumes? The supposedly 'woodsy' one smelt of stale tobacco - not so nice! With this in mind I have to deviate from my preferred scent family into something a little sweeter. 

I can't make my mind up about Snow Fairy - I bought the smallest bottle just to try since everyone raves about it, but if I'm honest, it's not very me. I'm more drawn to seductive kinds of scents like Estee Lauder's Sensuous Noir, or YSL Opium - so this really is something I'm not used to! However, I haven't used it in the shower yet, so I'm open to conversion!    

As for the rest, they're pretty much in the sweet/citrus category. I won't go into it because lets be honest,  describing scents is the most pointless thing in the world. We all smell things differently! All I can say is that none of them are floral - floral is just not for me. They all range in their price point, but each is under £5. 

I think my best recommendation is that you should head to a Lush store during the sales if you get the opportunity; they start to sell off all of their Christmas stock and you can get some great bargains, particularly the gift sets. 

Have a wonderful day everyone, I hope you have an amazing evening with your family tonight, and a magical day tomorrow!

Merry Christmas!

Lea

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New on my arm, Ted Baker

Hi Darlings,

I've been meaning to get this up since the day I got back from my holiday, but just never got around to it! 

I have to say, I'm completely in love with this bag. Sure, it's not 100% leather with a cashmere insert and it doesn't cost the price of a small car, but it's fun and it makes me smile. The details are so adorable, and I'm all over the bow. 

I can't find the model of this bag anywhere online, the dimensions aren't anything similar. They all seem to be too tall and not wide enough, so I can't give you the exact one. However I have found out that this is apparently the Rose Gold colour scheme. Now I have to say, this to me is about as far from Rose Gold as you can get. It's most definitely a golden bronze perhaps, but I personally fail to see any pink in the actual bag. 

I believe that this bag is between £35-£45 depending on where you shop - if you do a google search, you'll find plenty of bags that are identical but in a different shape. 

And I was also so lucky to receive the makeup bag, this was a gift form my mum and I believe it is around the £20-£25 mark. I honestly think that it's just so beautiful! The wipe clean surface is perfect for getting rid of makeup smudges, and it's just big enough to carry everything I would need for a night away.

I've fallen head over heels for Ted Baker now, I'm loving some of the prints they do, and a few of their handbags are going to have to be put on my wish list. They are just too gorgeous!

Do you have one of the Ted Baker bow bags? What do you think?

Lea

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Snapshots of paradise

Good afternoon darlings,

It would be a crime to let these babies go by when the weather is so dismal outside... I think we all need a bit of warm weather eye-candy don't we!

I'm afraid that I didn't have the DSLR with me, as it technically belongs to Alex, and I feel terrible taking it away from her if I'm going to be away for a while (it's kind of her baby). The reason why there really aren't so many photos of me, (there's actually only one more in the whole bunch!) is that my mum isn't particularly good with cameras and doesn't understand the point in focussing on things...

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve, Eve! 

Lea 

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