Meals of the week

I was quite excited to right this post as it was something a bit different, but unfortunately my photos haven't wanted to upload and as this is a photo based post, it kind of looses its purpose (the reason i have been a bit distant from blogging recently).

Whilst struggling with uploading, my laptop decided to delete a few photos which is so frustrating, but i decided im still going to upload the photos and post, it will just have to be a short week, sorry guys!

These aren't all main meals some of them were lunches and some were dinners all from one week, and no i don't eat out alot i just thought it would be more interesting if i posted about a week a went for meals a few times.

Gorgeous snacky lunch at Revolution ( a great place to eat) with buttermilk chicken strips- which was so tasty, snack size burgers and homemade sweet potato chips. It was surprisingly healthier than i though.

A quick lunch from Caffe Nero. Tuna and Mozzarella melt panini, can't go wrong with Caffe Nero.

My first ever visit to Wagamamas. So of course i got the all famous Chicken Katsu Curry, which i loved, however i am aware they aren't very good for you. But this isn't a 'Healthy meals of the week'.

And one of my favourites, my mums homemade Moussaka (like a potato lasagna) with veggies and my absolute favourites Sweet potato fries, which i eat with nearly every meal at the moment. These ones or just shop bought but my mum definitely makes them better.

Lastly i made myself a lovely Spinach and ricotta tortelloni as that is my new obsession, placed with tomato and basil sauce on top with peppers and caramelized onions and of course a piece of garlic bread on the side. However the picture did go missing.

I am so sorry guys for the mish mash of a post, i hoped it would be better if i didn't have laptop troubles. 

Thank you for reading.
Meg x

Things you will always find in my bag

If im not mistaken i think i saw Corrie from DizzyBrunette do a post like this and i quite liked it so i thought i would do it a post like it too.

The bag i am using at the moment is the Fiorelli Luella grab medium bag, i have been loving this bag recently, i think its because its cream so it kind of fits in with summer instead of black.

The first thing i always have in my hand bag is a umbrella, it just sits at the bottom of my bag all the time because well, just in case, British weather is very hit and miss so that keeps me safe when the rain strikes.

Palmers cocoa butter hand cream is one thing i always keep in my bag, im not addicted, i don't always use this ( because i don't like stuff on my hands) but when i have dry hands this is always the hand cream i go to.

My portable charger is a must! I always leave the house with a 80% battery or above on my phone which im totally comfortable with, anything lower and i worry how i might cope. I always end up fine but if i end up staying out or going somewhere straight after then i like to know i have it in my bag in case i stay the night, if gives you up to 4/5 extra charges which is plenty.

As i said; i like to make sure my phone is charged if i stay out the night with out taking my full charger, i also like to know im prepared to. This might be quite weird but it has proven very helpful in the past, i like to keep a small makeup bag in my handbag and inside: some ibuprofen for nasty headaches, plasters, a travel toothbrush (in case i end up staying somewhere), a razor (weird but same reason really as the toothbrush) and girly products. It has become a habit now to keep this purse in my bag and it surprisingly doesn't take up much room.

Obviously i have my purse in there to carry money and my cards, it is from new look but i am currently on the look out for a new purse as this one is starting to give in. A long with that i always have my headphones in my handbag too, i say that but ironically i have forgotten them the last few days as they were in my coat pocket. Typical.

I no longer carry my whole makeup bag with me even though is used to be a complete essential but instead of the whole bunch i just carry a concealer and what ever lipstick i decided to wear that day, I say which ever lipstick i was wearing, when really i have about 5 at the bottom of my bag due to being indecisive or just forgetful, they are: Mac Brave, Mac plumful, Mac Mehr, Maybelline color drama in Nudist and Rimmel lasting lipliner in Eastend snob.

Meg x

Lancome - Teint idole ultra 24h Foundation

When deciding to write this i found it shocking that i hadn't written a post about this product before as its my favourite!

I'll just get straight into talking about the product and hopefully not ramble on.

I find it hard to find a foundation that i use religiously, as there's not one that has me hooked.. until my discovery of this beauty!
I have been using it for about two years now and i have never committed to a foundation this much.

if you like a light weight base, this is not the foundation for you as it has got more of a medium/high coverage; despite that, it has a flawless finish, i mean flawless!
I would say the coverage is similar to Estee Lauder Double Wear (which i have a love-hate relationship with) although this is a lot more of a dewy, hydrating formula, i find, whereas the double wear is on the matte side of things.


The main reason i love this and probably the one factor people want to know most about: the staying power. I can honestly say it doesn't slide around your face, i haven't wore it for a full 24 hours (pfft i need my sleep) but it beat the 12 hour mark. I cant imagine it managing a full 24 hours with out one or two touch ups but it definitely gives it a good go.

Overall it is a great foundation, it doesn't grip to any dry matches i have, and i have alot.  I would advise anyone with oily skin to seal it with a powder because the glowy formula will exaggerate already oily skin a tad without a powder.

This is a great foundation when you want a flawless base; it smoothes out your pores and it covers just about everything

Have you tried it?

Meg x

lunch date 27.5.15

So after a nice browse of the shops today and i can proudly say i didn't buy any unnecessary things, me and my friend thought we would go for lunch. Edging away from McDonald's for once, we went to Wagamamas! I say that excitedly because i have never been until today.

Obviously we had chicken katsu curry (i don't think i would know what else to pick) and for a first timer, i thoroughly enjoyed it and will be going back. *snaps for Wagamamas*

We then went for a another look around our shopping center as we were both very full before heading to The Slug and Lettuce, which is a pub/bar; i know there s quite a few of them in England but you may of not heard of it. Anyway we headed there for dessert which topped the bloating off, but it was worth it.
I ended up having the waffles with ice-cream and caramel sauce and my friend went for the chocolate 'puddle' it was called, basically chocolate fondant. They both tasted gorgeous and would have them again.

After strolling around in the beautiful weather we decided to stop spending money that i definitely didn't have and head home following are lovely catch up, lunch and relaxing in the sun.

I definitely was i need of it.

what other dishes at Wagamamas are good?

Meg x

A bloggers bestfriend

I guess you could say its easy being a blogger, but you could only say that if you're not one and probably twice the work if you're a full time one.
It might be hard but its worth it, else i guess there would be no point.

These are a few things that have saved my blogging ass.

Blu tack
Who knew it could be so simple. Ever tried taking photos of a cylinder product eg. nail varnish, hairspray, lip gloss or skincare. It is blooming hard to keep it still and stop it from rolling side to side. It took me about 6 months to realise i could use a tiny piece of blue tack to keep them in place, even better you can get 'invisible' Blu tack, i think they're called glu dots? That will keep everything in place ready for your snaps.

Background
I am one of those people that will take 1,000 photos of the same thing in loads of different places until i get the perfect background. I love photos with cute backgrounds even if they're really simple, probably better, i always used to struggle with this factor because my room is definitely not how i want it to be at the moment so i improvise. You can use pieces of patterned card for a cute beauty products photo background, some stylish bed sheets or even pages out of magazines that give it a little edge.
Fashion photos are a little bit easier, i feel, when it comes to choosing a scenery/background, because you could use anything and make it work some how. A empty field can give it a very simplistic look, same with a bedroom wall, but then a old alleyway can give it a slight edgy look or you could have a nice street view in the background of Paris/London or where ever you happen to be.

Lighting
Lighting is key. Whether it is from your bedroom window or a soft box it really doesn't matter. I always tend to take my pictures in the morning as i don't own photography lighting at the moment, just to give it a natural look.

Content
You have to know what you are going to post. Plan it out a bit so you know which posts going up on what day and what posts you might like to do, even though sometimes some ideas come to me randomly and it ends up being a spare of the moment post, but there's nothing wrong with that.
Like what you post, because if you don't enjoy writing it, its probably going to come across to your readers. If you really love something, write amount and everyone will be able to see you enjoyed it, just keep it casual and put your passion in to your writing.

Meg x

Little Lush Haul

And by little... i mean very little, does three even count as a haul? ah well.

Firstly i apologise that this post has no photos, i did have some but my laptop decided in didn't want to upload them no matter how many times i tried, but i still really wanted to get this post up. Enjoy.

Anyway, so guys yesterday after telling myself i was going to go to my meeting without going shopping after however i was very naughty and popped into Primark, Wilkos, Boots and last but not least Lush, oh and i bought something from every shop. *Sigh*

Everything i bought was a bit random so i decided just to show you the things i got from Lush.
These products were all new to me so i thought i deserved to give them a try.

Bath Bomb £2.35
So the first one i picked up was 'Space girl' i actually picked this one on Tuesday individually, that's why its photographed on its own because i used it that night. If you like the smell of Palmaviolets then you will love this! It makes you bath go a musky purple colour, the scent is so calming once it is in the bath. Definitely will buy this one again.

Bath bomb £1.95
The next one i mainly picked up because i thought it looked quite cute. Its the 'Ickle baby bot' as you can see it looks like a robot, i cant really make out much of a scent to this one but we will have to see when it goes in the bath as i have not tried this one before.

Bubble bar £3.65
Last and probably least, of the three anyway, 'The green bubbleroon' I am not 100% sure why i picked this up, probably because it looks like a macaroon, which you could split into two and use twice. The scent it not usually what i go for, its very fresh and a little it like green tea, its not really the best scent but its definitely not bad. I guess we will see how it goes once its in the bath.

So overall im quite happy and cant wait to try some new bath bombs as i went off them for a bit.
Let me know any of your favourite lush products!

Thank you

Meg x

A bad first impression

So the title makes this post sound really negative, but im not bashing products today i promise.

Over the past couple of months i have realised some of the products i am now loving i once used to despise and i think this comes from me judging a product to quickly after trying it probably twice.

I thought i would show you some of the products i had a disliking for.

First up is the Bourjois Bronzing Primer, the first out of these products i purchased. Firstly i hated the smell of this (i still do), its quite sickly but some people love it. Once its on your face though you can barely smell it. Because of the formula: it melts slightly from the warmth of your skin, meaning it is super easy to blend. My problem with this was that i just thought it was way to orange toned for my skin; being a ghost and all, however if you apply a small amount to the hollows of your cheeks and blend out to act as a contour or a base under your bronzer it works really well, it has a lovely velvety texture that helps the rest of your bronzing products glide on nicely. 

Philip Kinsley Daily Damage Defence. I was lucky enough to meet one of the ladies who works for Philip Kingsley. She was ever so helpful as she taught me so much i didn't know and corrected us on things we had been told and thought we knew that weren't true. Here is the full scoop. This is definitely a product you don't know you love until you stop using it. It makes my hair so shiny and absolutely tangle free, definitely worth the money.

The first time i tried Maybelline brow drama i was genuinely not happy because i thought i had wasted my money, which i do not like to do. I stuck it out and tried it a few times but for someone who liked big stand out brows, it wasn't for me unfortunately. However i am now into it. I still like a good bold brow but now im liking more of a natural bold brow appose to fully filled in. This product is perfect for that; for one, it matches the colour of my caterpillars perfectly. It slightly tints your brows with out them looking like you have sharpie on your face, it fills them in really nicely and quite naturally but you can build it up if needed and it also gives your brows a little more lift and volume which is great, right?

Last but not least is cream blushes and im talking generally not just about the Rimmel Stay Blushed. Cream blushes can be a scary thing if you can't work them right... which i could not! That is the main reason they are in this post, is because i couldn't really relate to the hype of them, i feel like they are a 'Less is more' kind of product when working with them, especially the ones in more of a squirty tube formula? I am now in love with the concept of them after giving them a few more trials, you definitely need to find your own knack when it comes to cream products... it took me a long time but after that you get such a gorgeous radiant look to your makeup and i think they feel much nicer on your face too.

So this was a bit of a talky one today, hope you don't mind? oh and let me know if you enjoyed it!

Love ya
 Meg x