Hey everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, I know I did! (However, as I write this, i've been struck with a stomach bug, so i'm not feeling too great. It's been a binge watch TV in my pyjamas kind of day, for the last two days!) On Friday, I caught up with the Doctor Who Christmas special, and I thought it was absolutely incredible! I won't spoil it for those of you who haven't seen it yet (what are you waiting for?) but it's definitely worth a watch. Even my sister enjoyed it, and she doesn't like Doctor Who.
There's a lot of mixed opinions about the current companion Clara Oswald (aka Jenna Coleman), she's a bit like Marmite; you either love her or hate her. I can see why people can dislike her, but personally, I think she's a great companion, and Jenna Louise Coleman plays her so well! It's not just Jenna Coleman's acting I love, I am in love with her style, and that's what i'm going to share with you today!















I actually have a whole series of 'Style Files" on my blog, which you can check out below! :
Lucy Hale
Pixie Lott
Mollie King
Nina Nesbitt
Laura Whitmore
Emma Watson
Lily Collins
Emma Stone
Jennifer Lawrence
Vanessa Hudgens

A while back, the lovely people over at So...? Fragrances sent me over a few products to try out. Unfortunately, Royal Mail were extremely slow at sending these parcels over, and I just received them now. Today's post is going to be all about these exciting new (well.. new at the time!) products. Lets go!

So..? Is a brand aimed at teenagers, and as i'm 18, i'm (sadly) heading out of these teenage years, but I will review them as if I am a younger teenage girl.
When I was younger, I loved the So..? and Impulse body sprays, they were my favourite, so I am excited to review these, to pass on a good word to future teenagers.
I love the smell of these, they are quite strong, fruity, and sweet at the same time.
Lets start with the So..? London body spray, shall we?
As you can see by the notes, this fragrance has a real mix of everything! You would think, looking at all these different ingredients, that this body spray would be overpowering, but it definitely isn't! It's the perfect mix of sweet, fruity, and musky. I really like this scent.
This spray is part of four new fragrances in the So..? Couture range. They include London, New York, Paris, and Rio. They all have different taglines, as seen below:
London - Cool, creative, urban
New York - Fresh, confident, neat
Paris - Classic, elegant, chic
Rio - Spirited, warm, fun loving
I think the added tag lines are a really cute, unique idea! I am in love with them!

The other fragrance I was given was a sample of the So..? Burlesque Perfume.  This is part of the standard, original range, but I had never seen it before, until I was sent it. This is a much sweeter fragrance, perfect for young teens who are trying out perfume for the first time. It's fun, light, and fresh. I really like this, and I especially think my younger sisters would adore this.
The Notes are as follows:
I didn't like this as much as the London one, but I do still like it.

Overall, i'm really impressed with these. I think they are definitely hitting the right marks in terms of their target age range, as these really will appeal with young teenage girls!

Until next time!


I was sent these products to review, but all views are 100% my own.

One of my flatmates got an offer through the post to give a friend a "free Graze Box", so I decided to try it! I have had a few of these offers before with orders, but I have never used one. I just decided, what the heck, and went ahead and ordered it! I didn't know what I was getting, so when I opened it to find the above four things, I was met with mixed feelings.
My opinions? Mixed, very mixed.. Would I pay for more? No, probably not.. Why? Read on to find out!

Triple Berry Smoothie

My Thai

Next up was the thing I was most excited to try, and I was gladly not disapointed! The soy bites made a lovely little mid afternoon snack, and the chilli sauce was beautiful, and sweet, not too spicy at all, just perfect. This one gets a huge thumbs up!

Salted Fudge and Peanut Cookie

I had mixed opinions about this next one, but this could be due to the fact that I am not the hugest fan of peanuts. It was nice enough, but everything just tasted of peanuts! I could fast a hint of chocolate on the mini cookies, and the same for the pieces of fudge, but overall, I think there were too many peanuts on this. Another thing, they were extremely salty, ugh! If you like salted peanuts, you will love this, if not... give it a miss!

Fruit and Seed Flapjack

Last but not least, the fruit and seed flapjack. This was the one I was least excited to try, but it turned out to be my second favourite! I can't explain the taste, just that it was like an average, plain flapjack, but better! I would get this again!

Overall.. I was a little disappointed. These l"Nibble Boxes"  retail for £3.99, which isn/t bad, but when you don't know what you're getting, you can end up not liking half the box, just like I did. Plus, there isn't a lot per punnet, and I think it could work out cheaper just to buy these things at your supermarket.

One major downside in my opinion to these boxes, is the calories, sugar, salt and fat. I thought Graze boxes were supposed to be relatively healthy? This box came to a total of 664 calories, which I thought was quite a lot for a little box of snacks that barely fill you up!
Here is all the nutrient information:



You can see for yourself, the level of carbohydrates, and sugar in particular, are extremely high. According to this article, the daily intake of sugar for a female is 90g, and in this, had I eaten it all, I would have already consumed 59g of sugar! I know these probably aren't made to be consumed in one day, but honestly, one of these barely filled me up, whereas other things i've bought from a shop, which are much less than all these carbs, sugar and calories, would fill me up more.

So that's my opinions on Graze! I think it's a great idea, but I think we should be allowed to pick the products we have, and I also think they need to work on the nutrients. That's just my opinion though! What are your thoughts? I'd love to know!

Until next time!

I love winter. I love everything about it, the hot drinks, cold air, the festivity, but most of all, I love the fashion. (Well.. maybe fashion is just behind Christmas, but still..)  The chunky knits, the layering, the colours, the wrapping up, I just love it. This year, i've been looking at what's been shown on the catwalk, and also what's being sold in shops, and i've decided to round up some of my favourite trends for Winter 2014!

Grey Check Coat - £89 (Topshop) || Red Oversized Shirt - £30 (Topshop) || Grey Cape - £19.99 (New Look) || Yellow Tartan Dress - £12 (Boohoo) || Red Scarf - £15 (River Island) || Brown Boots - £29.99 (New Look) || Green Jumper - £20 (Boohoo) || Red Skort - £17.99 (New Look) || Grey and Orange Duster Coat - £45 (Boohoo)

Tartan/Plaid/Check
Whatever you want to call it, I just love it. Being from Scotland, I love tartan anyway, but because it's in style, it just makes it even better. I especially love the scarves and shirts. I think adding something checked to your outfit makes it so much more stylish, and it just adds a little extra to a minimal outfit.

Striped Top - £24 (Topshop) || Ripped Jeans - £24.99 (New Look) || Grey Dress - £15 (Boohoo) || Grid Coat - £65 (Topshop) || Grey Tartan Skirt - £22 (River Island) || Tube Scarf - £5.99 (H&M) || Hat - £7.99 (Missguided) || Grey Jumper - £18 (Boohoo) || Boots - £38 (River Island)

Greyscale
Most people associate grey with boring, but in my opinion, it's far from being a boring colour. Grey is so easy to style, and it's monochrome, with a twist, and you all know how much I love my monochrome! (It's basically all I wear..)

Lilac Boyfriend Coat - £37 (New Look) || Red Double Breasted Coat - £129 (Zara) || Geometric Wool Coat - £79.99 (Zara)   || Khaki Parka - £129 (Zara) || Yellow Coat - £95 (Oasis) || Pink Soft Jacket - £55 (Warehouse) || Tartan Jacket - £40 (New Look) || Patterned Wool Coat - £79.99 (Zara) || White Wool Jacket - £87 (Topshop)

Statement Coats
Ah, I do love a good coat. A coat can transform your outfit. You could be wearing the most boring outfit, but throw on a statement coat, and bam! You instantly look like you put a lot of effort into your outfit. This is something everyone needs all year round, not just for winter!

Charcoal Grey Cardigan - £20 (Boohoo) || Mustard Yellow Jumper - £15 (Boohoo) || Blue Cropped Jumper - £19.99 (New Look) || Red V Neck - £95 (Topshop) || Green Midi Cardigan - £155 (Topshop) || Grey Patterned Jumper - £25 (River Island) || Cream Knitted Dress - £40 (River Island)

Chunky Knits
Year after year, chunky knits coming back into style, I think they are a timeless classic, which makes me very, very happy, because I love a good knitted jumper! They're amazing to layer with, or just throw on in a rush, and still look stylish. A definite winter wardrobe staple!

Red Chunky Cardigan - £35 (River Island) || Cropped Blazer - £25 (New Look) || MOTO Jeans - £38 (Topshop) || Skater Dress - £45 (Lavish Alice) || V Neck Playsuit - £36 (Topshop) || Love Heart Satchel - £62.50 (eBay) || Cropped T-Shirt - £6 (Boohoo) || Platform Boots - £24.99 (H&M) || Midi Skirt - £20 (New Look)

Oxblood Red
Red is my favourite colour. I think it's beautiful, and I think I suit it. So I was very happy to see lots of red in the shops/on the catwalk, specifically oxblood red. It's a perfect festive shade!

Brown Lace Up Ankle Boot - £20 (Boohoo) || Black Block Heel Boot - £28 (New Look) || Tan Shearling Trim Boots - £30 (Misguided) || Grey Chunky Boots - £50 (Topshop) || Burgandy/Tartan Boots - £28 (New Look) || Black Dr Martens - £110 (Schuh)

Chunky Lace Up Boots
Boots are my weakness. I have an unhealthy amount of them, but I just love them. They can instantly make an outfit appear more edgy, and cool, all while keeping your feet warm! They also literally go with everything. I am especially loving Lace-up boots this year.

Black Scalloped Skirt - £8 (Boohoo.com) || Green and Blue Tartan Skirt - £36 (Topshop) || Burgundy Patterned Skirt - £9.99 (New Look) ||  Yellow And Blue Tartan Skirt - £8 (Boohoo) || Monochrome Gingham Check Skirt - £12.99 (New Look) || Yellow Mini Skirt - £25 (River Island) || Paisley Patterned Skirt - £6 (Boohoo) || Checked Skirt with Lace Hem - £38 (Topshop)

I'm seeing a lot of mini skirts in shops. Honestly, that terrifies me,because I am not one to wear mini skirts, as I am very self conscious about my figure. However, I manned up, and bought one (It's the New Look one featured above) and I am in love with it!


Until next time!
 PS- I recently got a new Pinterest account, and i'm really into it right now! I had one before, but I wanted to start afresh, and start publicising it on my blog, so if you want to have a look, click here! Thanks!

I was shopping in Boots recently, and I was looking for an autumnal nail varnish, and lo and behold, I stumbled across this beauty! I snapped it up, and alas, here I am, reviewing it for you today!
The Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Varnishes are my favourite nail varnishes ever, but until now, they didn't have a deep red colour (my all time favourite colour!) so obviously when I came across this little gem, fittingly called "Chilli" I snapped it up straight away.
I won't go into too much detail, as i'm sure you've heard so many beauty bloggers rave about these nail varnishes, and if you've been a reader of my blog for a while, you'll know that I am one of those raving beauty bloggers. These nail varnishes are incredible, and this one is no different. After two coats, this is completely opaque, it is super shiny, goes on really smoothly, dries quite fast, the colour is so beautiful, and perfect for the festive period, (my favourite time of year!) I can tell this is going to be a nail varnish I wear all year round, it's just the perfect deep red, that I think would suit absolutely any skin tone.
Barry M really do the best nail varnishes in my opinion, and i'll definitely be needing to check out the rest of their new shades.  (Which you can find here)

On a side note, if you're looking for some perfect drugstore Winter nail varnishes, I did a post all about my favourites last year, which you can read here. Happy reading!