Treats From & Other Stories

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You can’t go to London and not shop! Right? Well I certainly can’t. I knew I wanted to visit the usual places like Liberty, SpaceNK and Selfridges. I also wanted to pop into & Other Stories and Pixi – my lovely mum was with me, the weather was so sunny we had a fab time. She treated me to a few bits as I don’t get to see her often (we live 300 miles apart). So it was nice to catch up with her and do a little retail therapy. Its been a while since I spent so much in one go.

I thought I would break it up and show you in this post what I bought from & Other Stories

& Other Stories

 Body Lotion Fig Fiction / Linen Beige Naquet Eyeshadow / Khaki Naquet Eye Pencil

What a beautiful shop & Other Stories is. I took lots of photos and think I will do a post on it. What do you think? Would you be interested in seeing that. The shop is laid out so well and merchandised so you want everything. The clothes are fashionable but affordable and they look to be well made. So many accessories that are merchandised alongside the clothes and we all know that the beauty section has been getting nothing but rave reviews and I’m here to say nothing other than I loved it! So many great own named branded items as well as The Balm, This Works and Dr Bronners and a few more that I wasn’t familiar with.

& Other Stories

I wanted to buy so many things but had to show a little restraint. The Fig Fiction Body Lotion smells divine. Fig has become my new favourite scent. It is so luxurious and fresh, I am in love with it. They had a really good selection of eyeshadows and being utterly predictable I picked up a neutral colour called Linen Beige – why change the habit of a lifetime?? The packaging for the eyeliners I just loved, its so simplistic and appealed to my packaging addiction / obsession. I bought another neutral colour and went for Khaki. I think this is more of a copper but again I made a perfect choice for me & think I will get alot of wear out of it.

& Other Stories

I’m really happy with the products I bought an already planning a return visit. On my wish list is a blush in Satin Magenta the Fig Fiction Body Mist – I can only imagine how amazing this smells and I need to try their BB Cream.

Have you visit & Other Stories or tried any beauty products from them? I’d love to hear your recommendations.

Bill’s Cafe Restaraunt

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I knew whilst I was in London that I wanted to visit Bills. I’ve seen so many cute posts about it & heard nothing but good things. So I thought the day before my brother ran the Marathon would be the perfect time. I went with my husband, brother & mum, none of us had been before.

I took loads of photos whilst I was there, I may have been a little excited! There are a few Bill’s in London and decided to go to the one in Covent Garden Wellington Street. We made a great choice, it was a lovely restaurant so cute inside and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. They have paid great attention to detail and we would recommend it 100%.

Bill's

We ate there for breakfast and the menu was fab. All of us enjoyed what we ordered and it was very fresh and super yummy. I would love to go back for Dinner next time.

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Guacamole Eggs and beans on toast (brothers) / Blueberry Pancakes, Banana & Strawberries and maple syrup (mums)

Bill's Cafe Smoothies / Soya Porridge with banana & hazelnuts (mine & it was so good)

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Have you ever been to Bill’s – let me know what you thought and which one you visited

Instagram Round Up #22

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Its been one hectic week. My husband & I headed down to London early on Friday morning from Liverpool and had the most amazing time. I’m sure if you follow me on any social media platform you would have seen that my brother ran the London Marathon. It was his 4th year in a row and he ran it in a PB time of 3.24. So I’m really proud of him! He ran for charity Virgin Just Giving Page.

The weather was amazing and I did a little retail therapy. Just what I needed. My mum also came and it was great being able to spend time with her. She lives in Scotland and I don’t get to see her too often. We shopped and had alot of fun walking around in the beautiful sunshine discovering new places to eat, parks to sit in and sights to photograph.

We stayed 4 days and enjoyed every minute. London is always a city that inspires me, but I do love to come home and get back into my routine. As I said I did a fair bit of shopping & will be doing a post about that this week. So keep your eyes peeled for that.

Instagram Roundup

Jack Daniel’s / Happy Book / My Niece Alyvia / PEZ / Beautiful Blossom / Desk Space / Avon Order / Garnier Gradual Tan / Bedside Table / Husband & Brother / London Haul / Brother / London / Face Wash / Me & My Brother / London

Hope you all had a lovely weekend x

What a Combo

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I bought both of these nail polishes whilst in Scotland a couple of weeks ago and I have to say I love the combination. Even my husband commented on how fancy my nails looked!!

Nail Polish Combo

The MUA polish in Koala Bear is a lovely grey and was only £1 BARGAIN! It did take 3 coats and I am so impatient when it comes to painting my nails & it was so hard for me to sit and wait in between coats. the end result was worth it.

How pretty is the Barry M Glitter, its in the shade Pink Sapphire it’s from their Jewel Glitter Collection. It has flecks of silver and pink glitter in different sizes. It’s very girly and glitzy. Totally in love with it.

Nail combo 2

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I am going to London this weekend and I will be wearing this combination for sure. I think it would look cute over a black polish too. Watch this space for that.