Be Right Back...

Last week my poor faithful toshiba laptop died rather suddenly after nearly four hard working years, so since then I've been post-free and trying to organise a new laptop. It's pretty hard to keep up with blogging without one! But I've still been planning a few graduation outfit and Christmas gift guide ideas so watch this space.

So, sorry for the lack of posts currently, but I'll be back (fingers really tightly crossed please) next week with a mountain of new things! Though let's allow a few days for me to get to grips with Windows 10, because until now I've been using Windows 7 and I'm not exactly tech savvy...

Peace and love until then ♥

Nails Inc Battersea Park

Battersea Park £14

You might remember me mentioning this in my September Glossybox post, and because it's such a perfect colour for autumn I'd thought I'd give it a go. Battersea Park is a really gorgeous dark khaki colour, mostly grey with a hint of green. I definitely would have bought this colour if I'd have seen it out shopping, it's a perfect addition.I really love Nails Inc colours, so it's a welcome addition to my ever growing collection, but the main problem I had with it was that it seemed to take forever to dry (you can slightly see imprints where I got impatient of waiting). I don't know if it's because I've been addicted to the Essie Gel Setter Top Coat, which dries in seconds, or if it actually takes ages, but recommendations are welcome for faster drying nails! 

What's your favourite Nails Inc colour?

n xx

Cake at No33 Cafe

I've found a new cafe favourite in Norwich, which is down Exchange Street past Jarrolds (surprisingly, building 33). I've been a few times now, and every time it's been completely lovely. It isn't a very big building, but I've never waited long for a table, and the service is fast too. This time I went with my friend Jessie, and we both went for cake and coffee. I had raspberry drizzle cake with a cappuccino, and Jessie went for a white chocolate, vanilla and berry cake (which I've had before and can vouch for 100%). For the  £3.85 cake/coffee deal, I love the amount that you get for your money! I'll definitely be coming back here again.. and again.

Have you ever been here, if you've been to Norwich?

n xx

Foundation Favourites

Rimmel Match Perfection £7.99

MAC Pro Longwear £25.50

I mentioned in my August Favourites how much I've been loving the MAC pro longwear foundation, and I noticed the other day how different in texture and colour it is from my other current favourite foundation. While both of them suit my skin tone and give me a flawless coverage, Rimmel match perfection (010 light porcelain) is noticably lighter, and slightly more of a pink undertone, and is a much runnier formula. It is buildable to give quite a good coverage, but I tend to wear just one pump. MAC pro longwear (NC15), however, is definitely a thicker formula, and more of an orange undertone that I've never noticed until I compared the two.

I've tried darker shades of other Rimmel foundations, but interestingly they all make me look like I've been tangoed, though from looking at them I'd say they're much nearer in colour to pro longwear in NC15! I think it just goes to show that even though they're both so different in the bottle, when applied and blended out (like on my hand in the bottom photo) they're not really all that different. I prefect MAC pro longwear at the moment, because it's slightly better coverage, but this has definitely opened my eyes for when I'm picking up my next foundation!

What's your favourite foundation at the moment?

n xx

Gone Girl

It's been a long time since I've had a book that I have to keep reading and finish right now. But Gone Girl was definitely one of those books for me. I had heard a lot about it when it was published, and when the film came out, but as it was around this time last year I was in a third-year-dissertation bubble and it kind of all just went over my head. But I've finally gotten round to reading it and I definitely am glad I did. There's so many twists that you don't expect, and I was constantly torn with who I was siding with, as the book is narrated by both Nick and Amy.

It's so well written and thought through, I think it will probably be one of those books that I just have to keep re-reading to remind myself how good it is. If you haven't read this yet, you seriously need to. I can't wait to watch the film to see if it lives up to the book!

Have you read this, or seen the film?

n xx

November Goals

Even though I'm sad my favourite month of the year is over, I love November nearly as much. Winter is by far my favourite time of year, and I plan to spend a lot of time wrapped in blankets, roll neck jumpers and singing along to Disney films.

♥ make nutella hot chocolate

♥ wear every scarf I own at least once

♥ have a Hunger Games marathon before the new film comes out

♥ take part in the big knit

♥ read more books (still)

♥ bake more

Do you have any November goals?

n xx