Hi guys,

So Tuesday (the 21^st July) was my birthday. This is The Gastronomic Tour because it felt like all we did was eat (of course, this wasn’t quite the case though ;) ). 

This post is a collection of the photos from my birthday, and as my mum put it, our gastronomic tour.

 I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think of my photo posts :)

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

So today I have a quick, fun post for you. This is my summer bucket list 2015, it's just a few little things I would like to do this year. If and when I complete things from this list I’ll come back and put a cross through them, hopefully by September it will all have been crossed off!

Be sure to let me know your summer bucket list in the comments :)

Have a movie marathon

Make a summer playlist

Watch a sunrise

Blog at least once a week

Spend a day at the beach

Laugh until I cry

Have a huge water fight

Run more

Write more Pitch Black

I hope you liked this slightly different style post :)

Lucy xx

Hey guys,

Again, I’m so sorry I haven’t posted yet in July. I’ve not even been that busy, I’ve just lost my blogging rhythm.

Now, considering I am a massive bookworm, I can’t believe I have yet to do a book post. So here it is.

Although it is only the start of July I have already read quite a few books, so today I thought I would do a ‘What I’ve been reading’ post. I will try and post one of these monthly but you all know how bad I am when I try to do a series! 

(Also, the reason I haven’t got my own pictures of the books is because I have been reading them on my kindle)

The first book I read this month is ‘Don’t Even Think About it’ by Sarah Mlynowski.

The description for this book is ‘This is the story of how we became freaks. It's how a group of I's became a we. When Class 10B got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. Maybe a sore arm. Maybe a headache. They definitely didn't expect to get telepathy.’

I read this book in one day...

I thoroughly enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a light read. The book is written in the perspective of all the teens who got telepathy. It is written as ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ and I really like this idea. I was instantly sucked into the world of these teens and I couldn’t put my kindle down!

I then went on to read the first two books in Lauren Oliver’s ‘Delirium series’.

The description for the first book is ‘They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.' 

I had previously read her book ‘Panic’ and I really enjoyed that so I had some high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed. I am just under halfway through the second book in the trilogy ‘Pandemonium’ and I am very much enjoying that one too. These books are really gripping and there are some moments that make your heart race, which make it even harder to put down. A lot of people will probably be thinking that it is just another `Hunger Games’, a trilogy about a group of teenagers set in a dystopian future but, in my opinion, it’s not.

I would also definitely recommend this series as well as any other books by Lauren Oliver.

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know if you would like more book posts and I’ll get round to those!

Lucy xx

Hi guys,

I'm so sorry for not posting as much as normal this month. 

I've got my June favourites for you today, I hope you enjoy it. Let me know your favourite thing from this month in the comments :)

Topshop 5 Years of Beauty - Lips in Nevada

The 5 year anniversary products weren’t being sold at my local Topshop *sob* so I ordered this from the website. I did however check the colour of this in store first as from experience I know the colours appear very different to the images shown. This is a gorgeous nude-pink colour, which I know is very popular, I can see why, I love it! It is very pigmented as well as being super creamy and moisturising, it is stunning and I have already worn it loads since getting it. Also the special anniversary packaging is amazing – it’s a beautiful rose gold colour and looks fabulous.

Simple kind to skin protecting moisture cream

I have previously had trouble with my skin being irritated by my moisturiser. This, however, is perfect. It rubs in really quickly, you only need a little to cover the whole face AND it is SPF 30 in it. I’m not a huge fan of putting sun cream on my face (who is really?!) but as this is in moisturiser form it sinks in very quickly and doesn’t feel sticky on the face. It has become part of my morning routine, which means I am always protected from the sun (unless I forget it, which is hardly ever. Pfft…)

German exchange

From the 13^th to the 20^th June I had my German exchange staying with us. I got on really well with my exchange, as well as pretty much all of the other exchanges that were here. I really enjoyed the two weeks we had together and I know I have made some friends for life. It was such an amazing experience that saying goodbye was very emotional, especially knowing that I might not see some of them again… *insert tears here*

I will definitely keep in touch with people and if you have the opportunity to do an exchange I would definitely recommend it as I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Fujifilm Instax Mini 8

I have this in blue and I have always loved it, I have just used it more than normal this month. We had a big party for my Dad’s birthday this month with me and my cousins ‘official’ photographers, taking photos of people as they arrived. I also used it loads while my exchange was here, there’s just something special about having the photos print out there and then. I also think the quality of the photos is quite good, especially if I remember to put the camera on the right light setting. The only downside to these is that the film is quite expensive…

Thanks for reading

Lucy xx

So today I have my May favourites for you. These are just products that I have been using throughout this month and have loved. Let me know if you have used any of these products and what you thought of them.

Mac Studio Nail Lacquer – Cream Shirelle

This is a gorgeous bright red colour. I would not normally go for a colour like this but I was drawn to it. It looked slightly pinker in the display case (a trick of the light I suppose) but I was not disappointed with the colour. It applies like a dream and I find that it doesn’t chip as fast as other nail polishes can on me, with is a huge plus. I purchased this from Bicester so it was slightly cheaper than normal which is another bonus.

Love Tanya – Baking segment

I bought this book quite a while ago but I have never had the time to try one of the recipes in it. This week being half term I did. I made the triple chocolate cookies but instead of the chocolate suggested I just used an Easter egg and a bag of Malteasers. It worked just as well. There are some other recipes in here that look amazing and I really want to try out.

New Look – Kimono type jacket

This is slightly thicker than the kimono jackets that were being sold last summer. This has such a gorgeous pattern on it and because of the slightly thicker material it can be worn around this time when it is still quite cold. I have been pairing this with a plain black or white t-shirt.

Desk organisation

Over this week I have gutted my desk. It was always such a mess and I felt the need to have a change. This is the tidiest my desk has ever been and I love it. I am hoping to do a desk organisation post so I won’t say too much but the two shops I found were really good for organisation Sainsbury’s and Paperchase. The desk notepad and to do list was from Paperchase.

Garnier – Pure Active 3 in 1

I had been having quite a few breakouts and I left the facial scrub I had been using on holiday. I bought this mainly because it was half price but it was so worth it. This is a 3 in 1 wash, scrub and mask and works at all three of those things. I have found my skin really cleared up after using this so I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a new face wash. The beads in this are also quite gentle so it isn’t too harsh on the skin and can be used every day. I have developed a skin care routine recently so if you would like to see that then please leave a comment.

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what you thought and let me know your top three products this month in the comments.

Lucy xx

So today, I’m back with another blogger award post. 

This time I was nominated by the lovely Becky from Becky Bea Blog. 

Thank you so much for this :) 

You can find her HERE. I really love her blog so definitely check that out :)

The Rules:

So as always there are a couple of rules to this tag. 

1. Thank and post the link to the blogger who nominated you, spread some love!

2. Share five new facts about yourself with your own blog readers.

3. Nominate 10-20 blogs and notify all nominees either on their blog or by social media.

4. Pass these rules onto your nominees so they can do the post too :)

Five facts about me:

I nominate:

Sophie at Petals OfPerfection

Jenny at Jenny InNeverland

Jessica at The BirdsAnd The Butterflies

Hannah at HannahDelacour

Emily at Far FromVogue

Jennifer at Young AndTwenty

Vanilla Drxps at VanillaDrxps

Lucy at Hola Lucy Here

Unicorn Girl at UnicornGirl 2000

Bloggers Beauty at Bloggers Beauty

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out the blogs I’ve nominated as well as Becky! :)