Clutch me baby - Top clutch bags

Happy Thursday :)

I have gathered together my favourite clutch bags to show you today. My personal style is a cross between a mermaid, unicorn, My Little Pony and Disney and therefore these bags reflect this!

I was drawn to these bags and just had to have them. I do have a drawer full even though I have sorted lots out and gave them away but these ones are too magical and are staying with me.

This one I saw in H&M at Christmas time and bought three different bags at once. Yeah I couldn't face putting any back so bought all of them. Sometimes this is what happens or is it just me? It has pink iridescent glitter on it and I love it so much!

This one has iridescent crystals on it and my mum bought me this from Primark for Christmas.  I did see this when I went at the end of January and they had it in a beige colour too.

I loved this baby pink clutch as soon as I saw it in store at Bank. It was only £12 and I don't have another one in this colour so I bought it. I really want a handbag in this baby pink patent too in the Paul's Boutique Maisy style but I'm yet to find one.

This one reminds me of Mermaids and I loved it as soon as I saw it. It's from H&M and has two separate compartments inside it. The colours remind me of mermaid scales.

This is a gold holographic one from River Island that I bought in their January sale. I adore holographic so much and anything that has it, I want it.

So there are my top 5 mini bags that add that extra something special to an outfit.

Love Laura xoxo

Aphrodite Mood Ring from Cheap Frills

Hello everyone!

Today I'm excited to show you one of my Birthday presents that I received yesterday. I first saw it on my Instagram as I follow Cheap Frills and Georgia has some gorgeous pieces of jewellery. I really wanted the Aurora ring too as it's pink and reminds me of Princesses.

All my life I have loved items such as this. I had two large mood rings when I was younger and I'm sure I still have them somewhere tucked away in a drawer. I love items that change colour and anything magical as I'm just drawn to them.

As soon as I saw the Aphrodite mood ring on @cheapfrills on my Instagram news feed I knew that I had to have this piece of jewellery in my life. You can buy it here for £15 + P+P
It arrived in time for my Birthday and I haven't taken it off since I got it. I keep on looking down at my hand to see what colour it may have changed to!
I love the design of it so much and haven't seen another one like it. It's really vintage looking and fits my finger perfectly as it is adjustable so I just squeezed it together at the bottom. I love the circular shape of it too. So far it has turned orange, orangey pink, blue and green.

It arrived in a pink and white striped paper bag and inside was a cute black box with a special Cheap Frills stamp on it. Inside, the ring was covered with black tissue paper and sat in a little ring holder. Also included was a card which tells you the different colours it can change to and the meanings behind it.

I've never known how mood rings have worked so with my inquisitive mind I did some research and found that the ring is filled with thermotropic liquid crystals. The molecules inside the liquid crystals are incredibly sensitive and start to twist with changes in temperature. This change affects the wavelengths of light that are reflected or absorbed and therefore it changes colour. I find anything like this fascinating even though I don't fully understand it!

This is the cute black ring box that my Aphrodite mood ring arrived in with the unique CF stamp on the front.

I love on the other side of the business card there are the different colour meaning for the mood ring.

When I take Alfie a walk outside this is the colour it changes to at first. I think it's picking up on Alfie's mood as this means excited!

Look at the gorgeous colour. I think it's a perfect sized too when it sits on my finger. I'm having a manicure by OPI at Missoni over the weekend so I've left my nails naked in preparation!

Overall, it's stunning, has perfect packaging and marketing and I'm in love with it!

Do you own a mood ring?

Love Laura xoxo

My Birthday!

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all well :)

Today is my Birthday and I'm so excited. I always feel magical on the day of my Birthday like something special is going to happen.

What matters the most to me on my Birthday is spending time or hearing off people that I love the most in the world. Receiving presents, a card or a 'Happy Birthday' makes me remember to treat other people kindly and be thoughtful. It makes me happy to remember how much people care and all it takes is a message sometimes.

Birthdays to me consist of yummy food, a film, cuddles with my three little monsters, smiles, music and spending time / talking to people.

I received some gorgeous presents today that I am incredibly thankful for. I also can't wait to go to Primark over the weekend and buy lots of goodies <3 More Disney goodies and nail polish probably.  I can't wait for them to get their spring items in with lots of pastels which are my favourite. Maybe some Benefit make up <3

Thank you for continuing to read my blog and hello and welcome to new readers.

Love Laura xoxo

MUA LUXE Atomic velvet lip lacquer review and swatches

Hi everyone!

Today I have a review and swatches of my MUA LUXE Atomic lipstick that I showed in a previous haul last week. As soon as I saw these lipsticks I wanted them so I bought all of them except one in the range. They are incredible value for the £3 price tag. They really reminded me of the Lime Crime Velvetines and I love that brand but they are harder to get hold of and more expensive. I think that these ones make a good substitute. For the price too I could afford to try out lots of different colours and go for different looks.

I had never tried a velvet matte lipstick before and especially one that applies like a lipgloss and dries to a matte dry finish. The doe foot applicator makes the velvet easy to apply and it stays wet whilst you perfect it to the shape of your lips. All of a sudden it then dries and feels dry on the lips. I've never really experienced the dry feeling before but I'm sure you could always add a balm over the top.The colour payoff is amazing for these velvets and I only needed one layer. Once dried, if you feel as though you have missed a part, you can go over the particular area and it blends in perfectly.

Once dried these velvets lasted for a good few hours on me which is the longest a lip product has lasted. When I swatched them on my hand they lasted for the duration of the day and only came off with a hot shower. In fact they look as though you could use them for special effect as 'Kooky' looked as though I'd burnt my hand!

So for an inexpensive product these are highly recommended as a luxe treat and I am really impressed with them. The frosted container with the black and gold make it look expensive too. The whole product has been made to an excellent standard. The only little thing I can mention is that the product looks a bit messy on the applicator even on first opening but this is to be expected as it has been submerged in the lip velvet.

Here are the swatches so that you can see the intensity of the velvet. I do like this shade as it is bright and a corally red with hints of orange. It reminds me of Mediterranean holidays. 

Also the swatch on my hand to show the true colour which didn't budge all day so don't swatch before an event!

What do you think to these MUA velvets? I love them!

Love Laura xoxo

Primark's cute £1 nails

Happy Sunday !

It's sunny here again today and it makes me feel happier. It's my Birthday in two days and I'm so excited. I've just set up my new fish tank so I can choose two fish to go inside it for my Birthday. I have a BiOrb which is amazing and this time I got a Disney Ariel tank because in my head I am still a child!

 So yesterday as it was sunny I photographed quite a few items to blog about and in my nail polish drawer I came across these Primark £1 nails that I had previously bought. I will be going into Primark with my Birthday money soon and will probably pick up some more. I think they are a great bargain at £1 each and I love the cute designs. I've just remembered that I also have some strawberry ones which I adore but I couldn't find them to photograph yesterday.

I bought all of the nails on separate trips and every time I go in they have different designs.

Here are the designs that I have picked up so far. I think these look fab and are quick and easy to apply to finish off an outfit. The glue makes my nails a little dry though and they need moisturising afterwards. You get different sizes of nails and they can be reused as long as one doesn't ping off and shoot down a drain or something! They last a few hours before one pings off of me. I don't know what it is with my nails but nail polish doesn't last either it always chips after a few hours.

I'm sure I have more than four packets of these nails. This tells me that I need to organise my nails drawer!

These are my absolute favourites. So much so that I have two of these. I adore cupcakes and love the little jewels on them!

I can't really remember buying these ones. I think I thought Oh they're lovely they have glitter on them and into the basket they went!

These are unique and that's why I bought them! A French manicure with a mustache on them!

These are my latest nails that I picked up on my last haul after Christmas. I have a lot of navy blue dresses and these will go perfectly with them. I liked the polka dots mixed with the cats faces!

If I find my strawberry ones or any others I will Instagram them. You can find my Instagram here :)

Have you got any of these nails from Primark before? I noticed that they had cotton candy perfume and gorgeous bottles of nail polish that looked like diamonds. I need some of those next time!

Love Laura xoxo

Glossybox February Valentine's edition - review and unboxing

Happy Saturday everyone!

My Glossybox was delivered today and I was excited to receive it. It was a really bright sunny day so it was perfect for taking photos. 

The February box is a limited edition Valentine's box and has a stunning design with kiss marks all over it. I always keep hold of the limited edition boxes and use them to organise make up inside of them. 

I love how Glossybox give you Glossydots each time you fill in a mini questionnaire for them and I had enough this time to get this box for free which is brilliant.

I am seriously impressed with the contents of this box and they have really upped their game this month. Last month's box I wasn't impressed with at all as there wasn't any make up and didn't really include many contents. I believe though that it's very hard to keep at the top of your game the whole time. It all comes down to pressure, circumstances and availability of items.

 I would say again that this is the best monthly beauty box.  Everything that I said I wanted in a Valentine's box I've got, including the lipstick, nail polish and the chocolate.

I personally love the new design of the deep box and this month they have plain white tissue paper with hot pink ribbon which looks beautiful.

I really love the design of the kisses on the box. This is one of my favourite limited edition designs that they have done.

Upon first opening the box, this is the first view of what is inside. This is the February Glossybox magazine which has the editor's letter inside, interviews, product information and top 5's.

I think that the hot pink and the white look stunning together and are perfect for Valentine's day.

Here's the contents of my box when I opened the tissue paper and unwrapped the ribbon.

First up is a full-sized Ciate nail polish in the shade 'Cocktail dress' which retails for £9. This is fantastic to see a full sized polish int the box and especially Ciate. It is a perfect colour choice for me.

I own other Ciate polishes and their formulas are good.

I love how they have put an excellent quality chocolate bar in as an extra treat. Excellent idea for a Valentine's box. I think it would also be great at Easter, Halloween and Christmas too. Lindt is delicious and I've not had one in bar form before. This is worth £0.79

H2K Skincare- Je t'adore Aromatics Shampoo & Sensual Hydrating hair conditioner. These smell pleasant and I'm looking forward to seeing if the conditioner hydrates my hair. I've not heard of H2K before but these little bottles remind me of what you would find in a hotel bathroom. These cost £2.48 for both.

Here we have a Maybelline ColorSensational Stripped Nudes lipstick £6.99. This was perfect getting a lipstick in the box and I don't own a nude one. I like the ColorSensationals so I'm really happy to have this in my box.

Nougat London- Sparkling body shimmer. At first I thought this was a bath lotion or shower gel but it's actually a body lotion which smells fit for princesses.  I adore the pink and the shimmer inside it. Full sized would be £14 for 250ml and I received 100ml. This contains mallow extract, vitamin E and wheatgerm enriched oil.

Finally I received the Eldora eyelashes and these cost from £3.90. I'm still yet to master the application of false eyelashes as it doesn't come easily to me!

Overall I absolutely love this months box. I love the thought that has gone into it, love how the magazine is professional and I adore the box design. This is a leading company to me. It's definitely worth the money, contained three full sized items, a chocolate bar and three other smaller items.

My favourites this month are the body shimmer, nail polish and the lipstick.

What do you think of this month's box? What did you receive in yours?

Love Laura xoxo

Denman AnarKitty Roaring Ruby styling brush review

Hello everyone,

Today I have a review on a *Denman classic styling brush and this is a limited edition d3 design one from the cult artist Emma Geary aka 'AnarKitty.' You can buy the brush for £7.50 here and there is also a 'Sassy' version too if you prefer to have the hairbrush in black. The d3 classic design is great for all hair types and lengths.

I love anything to do with hair care and styling and this is the first Denman brush that I have owned. As my hair is naturally wavy and goes either poker straight or super curly this brush is perfect for a day where I want to achieve a smoothed updo or for blow drying my hair straight.
The only other brush that I own is the Tangle Teezer which is perfect for taking knots out of my hair after I have conditioned it and I have seen on the Denman site a bright detangling brush which is only £3.50.
One of my New Year's resolutions was to try out different hairstyles and with this brush I am sure to accomplish more styles.

The brush arrives encased in a box with a window to see the product clearly.

The brush has round gentle pins.

The brush is easy to handle and did make my hair much smoother.

I love the design on the brush as I love retro items. The illustration reminds me of a Jessica Rabbit / Marilyn Monroe character and is a piece which needs to be left out on display when not in use to show. Denman and 'AnarKitty' worked closely together to produce a piece which is reminiscent of the 20's era. I love the collaboration as it now reaches to a wider audience and gives that extra special feeling to it. I can imagine, whilst using the brush, to dress in a beaded flapper style dress and adorn my hair in one of my feather hairbands.

The Denman brush is of excellent quality and has strong bristles. I spritzed a little Cherry Batiste on to refresh my hair. I then  used the brush to put my hair into a wavy messy bun which was positioned at the top of my head. Straight away the brush displayed an extreme professionalism and smoothed my hair swiftly and easily through my waves.

There are so many other brushes available too for men, children and babies and I want the wild dewberry scented one too now!

I would highly recommend this brush and I love the design as it takes a plain design into something special. I am usually a pink or pastel girl but I also love retroness and this brush therefore ticks the box.

Do you own a Denman brush?

Love Laura xoxo

*PR item kindly sent for my honest review <3