Cocoa Brown Review

I picked up these two little gems from Primark this week as I had heard some really good reviews about it. So firstly Cocoa Brown is £6 a bottle in Primark which if it lives up to its reviews is a massive bonus. Secondly I know Millie Mackintosh is a fan, this is always going to give you confidence in a product when someone else is raving about it.

So after the usual prepping of shaving, exfoliating and scrubbing last night I had another shower this morning and whipped out my trusty tanning mitt! I love a tan, I personally feel so much better in my skin when I have a glow. The bottle states 'Beautiful floral Tahitian Gardenia Scent' and it does not disappoint, I was pleasantly surprised with the smell. Lots of tans I have previously used have such a strong distinct smell which hangs around for ages. 

The mousse is a golden brown like colour, it feels lovely on the skin and applies evenly. I like that you can see where your putting it, and also that its 'moisturing and kind enough to be used on both face and body'. Im really impressed with the colour, its a gorgeous deep brown, true to the colour I would naturally go in the sun. I left it for over three hours before showering as I would normally sleep in it so the colour pay off is perfect. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is a tan junkie like myself. 

Hope you are enjoying the weekend, the sun makes such a difference to mine! 

Love,

Emily 

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House Update

Hello lovely people!

So we moved in to our new house 7 weeks ago, and are working our way round getting things done. So far the living room has been painted, and the bedroom. We have a list as long as both of our arms but slowly and surely we are crossing things off. Its crazy how much work there is to do, and really most of it just comes down to us and our personal taste. 

The house is in lovely condition, no need to gut it or anything, just put our stamp on it. We moved from a 1 bedroom flat with barely any furniture to a 3 bed detached... Buying furniture has been really fun! I have taken a couple of pictures of things I have been doing/buying recently however I would like to do a house update post every now and then so more to come! 

Have a lovely weekend, 

Love 

Emily 

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Beauty would you rather TAG

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

I would have to say palettes and eyeshadows because I love my lipsticks, lipglosses, liners, mascaras & eyeliners. Answering this is actually stressing me out...! I may have made the wrong decision!!!

2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

Never cut it again, I love long hair!

3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Depends if I am tanned or not. I love coral cheeks with a tan & pink without. 

4.) If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

Currently it would be clothes because Ive recently had a huge clear out! Any other time would 100% be makeup! 

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Eyeliner as lipstick. Could you imagine using lipstick on your eyes! Ha! 


6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

MAC, I have never set foot in a Sephora. Someone take me!

7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

This question is also stressing me out!! I just cant answer... Ahhh! Imagine if this was for real, I would be having a breakdown. 

8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Winter clothes in Summer because I hate being cold! My feet are always freezing! 

9.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Bright! 

10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

Favourite lip product as I cant live without Mascara!

11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

A messy bun-its always in a messy bun! 

12.) Would your rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?

Never use lipgloss because I can still wear lipstick!! 

13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?

Both would look bloody ridiculous!!! I'd say sharpie HA! I would go carefully with it...!

14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

WITHOUT NAIL POLISH!!!

Thanks for reading! 

Lots of love, 

Emily 

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Spring is finally here :)

What a beautiful weekend it has been! The sun has finally come out to play and its got me so excited for whats to come. I dont know about you but I definately suffer in the winter months and crave the summer. I have had a lovely weekend and am just sat snuggled up thinking about it. Yesterday I literally gutted my wardrobe with the help of my friend Jenny, I had so much stuff in there I never  wear and it feels so good to just have pieces I wear. Its also inspired me to find some new spring/summer pieces! We ended up having a chinese together and putting the world to rights. 

Today has been another lovely day, I walked Todd in the beautiful sunshine. Finally used the clothes line and hung out laundry, makes me quite happy! Then I hit the gym and worked my socks off, which instantly lifts my mood. Once I got home Adam txt to say he was 25mins away and wanted to take me out for lunch so we headed to Burford for milkshakes and food. We ended up in the sweetie shop and got cola cubes and white mice. 

I am now chilling out watching breaking bad and relaxing for the evening. Hope you have a lovely Sunday evening. 

Lots of love, 

Emily 

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A lovely day.

After a long lush sleep and a well needed snooze in the morning we got up and had egg&soldiers, my absolute fave! We then made a list of ALL the things we need to do to the house and and a list of ALL the things to buy! We decided to crack on with the list and headed out to get some bits&bobs. We came back with some really randon items.. A microwave / A toilet seat / cleaning items! 

Before we started on our jobs we went over and helped my Mum with some jobs she couldn't do herself. We have been decorating my Mummas room for her and had a few loose ends to tie up. Maybe I will do a little post on it once she has it how she wants it. After we headed home we pottered about and managed to cross some things of the list! I am absolutely loving turning our house in to a home, theres still so much to do but it is so satisfying doing it ourselves!

This evening has been perfect and relaxing, typical Sunday eve.. Curry ordered, film on and some treats for afters! 

What have you done with your Sunday Funday? 

Thanks for reading,

All my love, 

Emily 

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Questions & Answers. 

My friend Jenny @lilybirdy.blogspot.com did this tag & told me to do it so here I go! 

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight? My hair is a little crazy at the moment as I have been trying to lighten it up from dark brown. If left to dry it goes really quite wavy - not a gorgeous glossy wavy look, more of a birds nest look! 

2. What is your natural hair colour?
Light golden brownish colour.

 3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I used to always dye it myself after my hairdresser was kind enough to say I would be saving myself some pennies! So for years I box dyed it dark brown, but it just got darker and darker and I got bored of it. So recently I have been having it lightened gradually by my hairdresser. 

4. Do you wear the same clothing style every day or do you change it up?
For work I have to wear smart business and thats definately not what I wear at home on the weekends or out and about! 

5. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
Depends how I am feeling. I love doing them myself as I am trained in mani's & pedi's. But I do love going to the lady I ur and having a CND shellac. I love that stuff! 

 6. How often do you change your nail polish?
If I paint them I tend to chop and change however if CND shellac they last around two weeks and then I get a fresh set.

 7. Do you polish your toes in the Winter or just in the summer? 

All year round - I love taking care of my tootsies! 

8. How long does it take for you to put on your makeup?
About 15 minutes. I can do it quicker if needs be and for a special occasion I love to take my time! 

9. What do you do first, face or eyes?
Face

10. Do you 'collect' makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?
I collect however when I see collections on youtube/blogs I think I have a fair amount not ridiculous amounts! 

11. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Just for special occasions.

12. Do you do a full face of makeup every day?
Pretty much - but a natural look. See my previous post on what I use. 

13. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone, or with family? Nope - Love to give my skin a break. 

14. Will you leave the house without makeup?
Yes & no. Depends on circumstances.

15. How many high end products do you have?
Loads but true believer in drug store products too!! 

16. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?
I am trying to get in to the swing of this - especially for work! 

17. How often do you change your handbag?
Not often - I carry a huge Zara black one at the moment. Recently got a brown one from h&m for £14.99 which is nice and an absolute bargain! 

18. What time do you get up and go to sleep?
I go to sleep far to late because I am awful at being on my phone or reading books - I have problems sleeping. Waking up throughout the week is 6:45 but I am a snooze queen..! Weekends I sleep for Britain! 

19. How often or when do you work out?
I have recrntly joined a gym & am aiming for 4 sessions a week. I also run, its better than therapy and always puts me in a great mood. 

20. Left handed or right-handed?
Right Handed

21. How tall are you?
5'5 I believe

21. Do you speak a foreign language?
Nope :( 

22. How many pets do you have?
My little black cat Ernie & also Todd our family dog. He lives with my Mumma Bear, hes a staffordshire bullterrior and we all adore him. There is so much bad press about staffy's but he is one of the family and has been raised so well. 

23. How often are you on WordPress?
I dont have wordpress. 

24. Do you read comments posted on blogs?
I have only had one!! 

25. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
Yep! 

26. How did you come up with your blog name?
It's my name! 

27. What kind of camera do you use for your photos? 

Just my iphone at the moment. 

28. How often do you clean your house?
Everyday. I am a clean freak!

29. What is your favorite color?
I love colour. I would probably say blue, cobalt blue, sky blue, turquoise, love it. Especially to wear with a tan! 

30. Do you swear?
Yes & I need to stop. 

30. What are you doing with the rest of your day?
It is the end of the day.. But sunday funday is a sleep away!

Hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better! 

Night night!

Love, 

Emily

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Fresh faced make-up look..!

This is my guide to a quick and easy fresh faced make-up look I create most days. 

So after I have cleansed and moisturised I go straight in to foundation, I am currently using Rimmel's Wake me up foundation in soft beige. This is a fairly new purchase for me and I must say I am loving it! It creates a lovely glowy look on my skin - exactly what its supposed to do! I apply it using my Real Techniques stippling brush, again another fairly new purchase for me, I normally use my finger tips but this creates a much better base for me. Next I use Mac studio finish concealer in nc 15, I must admit this is a shade or two light for me, however I put in on with my ring finger right in to the inner corners of my eyes as I get quite a dark tinge there. This conceals my under eye circles really well. I use my Real Techniques powder brush with the Mac mineralise skin finish powder to set my base. 

Now base is complete I go in to contouring, I love the Sleek contour kit in light, I just use the bronze powder under my 'cheek bones' HA! Not that I have cheek bones, I admit I have little cherub cheeks but hey I try!! Then I use Benefits watts up under my eyebrows and on my 'cheek bones' ... Its gorgeous and creates a glowy look. I then fill in my eyebrows with Clarins eyebrow kit - I adore this. Its similar to the Benefit browzings kit but has a highlighting powder & three different colours so you can create the perfect match. 

Next is mascara - I normally curl my lashes first and then apply clinques high lengths first then Rimmels lash accelerator endless as I want length and for them to look full. 

Today I finished the look with a smidge of Clinques chubby stick in curvy candy, tied my hair up and ran out the door. I had a shopping date with my Mumma bear. May do a little haul for my next post! Anyways I hope you enjoyed this! 

All my love, 

Emily

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