18 and legal!

On Saturday I celebrated my 18th and it was lovely! 

I spent the day surrounded by my amazing family, boyfriend and a few close friends.

I received so many beautiful gifts, lots of money and some lovely cards and it was all so lush.

Spent the morning drinking champagne with my Mum, Dad, boyfriend and sisters whilst opening a large amount of cards. Went for a little mooch with the boyfriend also and had my first legal drink with our lunch!

My evening was spent dining with 30+ family/friends in a cute little bar in my local town. They decorated it absolutely gorgeously. It was so amazing to walk in to and we also had some lush food! Followed by an evening down town.

I'm not going to bore you any more but eeeeee! :)

Romantic Roses!

Just a really quick photo but my Mum just made this cake for my 18th! Eeeeeeee!

One excited girly! :)

Fire, fire.

So to go with my black dress, black heels, black tights and grey blazer I've decided to brighten my birthday outfit with a touch of red. (Otherwise it just sounded like I was dressed for a funeral, oops!)

All nail polishes I own seem to disappear in this house. Ta-da - the magic of sisters, aye. So I've already ended up buying about 4 red nail polishes in the past 6 months. I am a major fan of the colour red! However, I've never found a red nail polish I've been truely happy with. Be it from the colour being too dark or the polish itself not applying to well. 

This time I think I've found it in the form of Collection 2000's Lasting Colour Nail Polish in shade 5 Fire Engine. As you can tell by the name it's quite vibrant and I adore it. 

(Not the greatest picture, hey-ho. But it's such a lovely colour! Promise my hand isn't bigger than me or that pale.)

I applied two coats as directed and it just has a lovely texture. I find a lot of nail polishes are often too thick but this was just perfect. I wasn't too keen on the shape of the brush itself, I just seemed to get it everywhere but this might just be down to the shape of my nails? 

I'm hoping this product will stay near enough true to it's claim of "upto 10 days wear" as it would be lovely to have a nail polish that I didn't have to touch up every couple of days. I applied a Sally Hansen top-coat just to be extra safe. 

I would definitely recommend this to anyone & if the other shades match up to this one I will certainly be adding more to my collection!

I also purchased Rimmel London's Lasting Finish Lipstick in (2645) Alarm. I previously owned Rimmel's Moisture Renew (I can't remember which shade - but it was a red) which was okay, but didn't last me too long as I broke the stick on a night out. Boo. It was a lovely colour but I ended up re-applying it half way through a night out. I haven't yet tested how long this will last on a night out but it does claim to deliver "upto 8 hours staying power".

(Again not such a good photo. I will take another to replace this as I'm not in a patient mood today, oooops)

I love how easily it applied to my lips. Literally just glided along with a silky, smooth feeling to the lips. It also had a faint candy like scent (I'm not sure if that was intentional but it was quite pleasant!) Such a lovely bright, shiny colour! I can't wait to wear it out for my 18th which is 2 days away. Eeeeeee! Just wish this product would make me look as beautiful as Zooey Deschanel. I can dream? xox

Kitchen Goddess (I wish)!

Today I spent the morning looking for a blazer for my 18th! I found a lovely grey one in H&M and will probably do a post on it (and the rest of my outfit for my birthday this week). Then came home to bake.

Baking on a Sunday seems to be becoming a regular occurrence! :)

Just spent the evening baking cupcakes and then decorating them with vanilla and chocolate butter-icing. Yummy! 

(Again, I would but recipes but I don't measure anything. I'm also sure that everyone has their own favourite recipe for simple fairy cakes!)

I am extremely clumsy and when removing one of the trays from the oven, burnt myself, chucking the cupcakes all over the floor. Boo! Lucky it wasn't all of them. 

Mum and I have an ever growing collection of decorations that we use to decorate various cakes.

As you can see we are fans of Dr Oetker - our favourite being the Shimmer Spray (retails for around £4.39 from most supermarkets) which is absolutely gorgeous. It gives a nice little sparkle to the icing and simply sprays over the top! Amazing!

These are just some (of what was left after Miss Clumsy dropped half) decorated! Definitely need to get a steadier had as they look a little messy but I'm pretty pleased. Also made a cheeky heart shaped one for my lovely boyfriend. You can see some of the shimmer spray on the plate! Gorgeous! Hope you've all had lovely days? xox

..And relax!

I now have two weeks off of work, yay! 

Definitely a tired girly at the moment so hopefully I can catch up on my beauty sleep and get rid of these bags.

It's seven days till my 18th, how exciting! 

I still have lots I want to buy for it such as new red lipstick, red nail polish, some eyelashes, and a grey blazer. So if anyone has an suggestions on any brands or shades to go for it would be lovely. 

This week I have a hair cut and dye booked, a driving lesson, a spray tan and am cooking a meal for my boyfriend for Valentines! (I will probably do a post on the dinner if it goes well). 

Hope you all have something lovely planned for the next week! xox

Ps. Is anyone else loving the new layout for twitter? I love it!

Have your cake & eat it!

I am so, so, so excited for my 18th. I have a lovely meal planned downstairs of Black Sheep which is beautiful, with family and close friends. (It will also be the first time my parents meet the boyfriends parents, eeeeek!) Followed by drunken antics around town.

Once again I've asked for a beautiful cake to be made. Last year I had a fairy castle which took Mum 3 days to make. This year I found a beautiful cake in a book I bought her for Christmas:

It looks absolutely gorgeous, and I can't wait for my Mum to attempt it. So far she's spent around £40 on icing to make 90 roses. 

(They look absolutely amazing, especially for an amateur of cake making!) 

I will update with pictures of the finished article after my birthday!