Hot To Trot Tuesday

This weeks HTT Tuesday is dedicated to someone very special to me! My gorgeous baby sister!
We celebrated her Birthday this weekend and as she looked absolutely AMAZING I couldn't think of a better person to feature in this weeks HTT Tuesday!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister....I love you millions!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

P.S She will probably kill me for posting this!! ;)

Date night! #1

So I went on my first date, for this post I am going to call him beardy!

When he first messaged me obviously the first thing you do once you've read the message is look at his photos, my initial thought was hes not my type but he came across really nicely in his message.
I read further down his profile, I saw he was tall, which is a bit of a must for me as im 5'9", he lived in the same area as me, he had a car and a decent job and his bit of blurb about himself came across nicely! So why not, lets see what happens!

So we messaged for a bit, he was very friendly and I had a good feeling about him!
Now this is where, according to "the rules"  it could have gone slightly wrong (but I haven't read far enough yet!), we had been messaging for about four or five days and there was no sign of a date being set up, so after getting the opinion of two of my friends on him I messaged saying "so am I ever going to meet you in real life or are we just going to be behind the screen friends?" He messaged back almost straight away saying when are you free! According to the rules you are supposed to play hard to get, but I dont think you always have time to do that!

Once the date was arranged, I suggested a place to go which was fairly close to me, I got there first and I knew it woukd be quiet, nothing worse than walking in somewhere looking for someone! We were meeting at 7pm, he called at seven to say he was stuck in a bit of traffic so was running late, this would normally irritate me but I wasnt too bothered. When he arrived I was actually quite pleased, tall, nice build and decent on the eye......cha ching!
But once we got settled and chatted for a bit, it became clear to me that he wasn't for me, although he was really lovely his personality didn't quite match up to the way he was in his messages.
I put this down to him being a bit shy and hiding behind a computer screen can give you a bit of confidence?!

One other thing was he was very expessive with his facial expressions, which after a while I found myself mimicing! Oops

When I realised it was nearly ten and that I was starving I made my excuses and we called it a night,  we left it with a simple it was lovely to meet you and a kiss on the cheek....neither of us have made contact since!

On to the next......

Happy dating!
Grace xoxo

Weight Loss Wednesday

Hey guys,

So this Weight Loss Wednesday is all about fresh starts!
Over the past couple of months life has been a little stressful and I really needed to take some of the pressure off myself, so the only feesable way to do that was by taking a step back on the diet front.

I knew I had put some weight on after a medical issue towards the end of last year and once that had settled back down my weight was yo-yoing....ANNOYING!

So rather than get more stressed about it I thought I would take a break, celebrate my birthday guilt free and then go back this wednesday and Start a fresh! Strangely I am actually reallly looking forward to it so summer body I'm comming for ya!!

So I have been very organised, stocked the cupboards with weight watcher friendly foods and have an exercise plan in mind! Hopefully next week I will be writing about a good weight loss!

Have a great week!

Grace xoxo

 

Benefit Cosmetics Prduct launch evening!

Hey lovelies,

I was lucky enough to be invited to go along to a little product launch evening with Benefit Cosmetics in Bristol. I absolutely love Benefit and my kit and personal make up collection is full of it so was really excited to go!
The event was set up in store with a brightly coloured tea party theme....sparkling drinks in pink glasses, party rings and haribo! Sweet and make up, what more could a girl want?

The evening was to give us a sneak peek at the new World Famous Naturals Palettes they have launched, they come in three different colour choices and are a perfect every day palette to have in your collection, I got one and you can read more about the products here!

The evneing was filled with a demo, quiz with gorgeous lip glosses as prizes and other gorgeous bloggers.

Thanks to Lucy and Sophie from Benefit Cosmetics Bristol for a great evening! 

This is yet another great product from Benefit, which I would highly recommend! For more pictures take a look at my Facebook page.

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

Benefit Cosmetics World Famous Neutrals Palettes

As you know I went along to a sneak peek evening with Benefit cosmetics to see their brand new World Famous Neutrals Palettes.

These amazing palettes consist of two creaseless cream eye shadows and four longwear powder shadows and all for a great price of £23.50!

The World Famous Neutral palettes come in three colour ways, Browns (Most Glamorous Nudes ever), Pink (Easiest Nudes Ever) and Purples (Sexiest Nudes Ever). You can use them on a day to day basis to achieve a natural look or use them to to add extra glamour to an evening look!

I chose the Easiest Nudes Ever Palette which I absolutely love! It has a matte Pink shadow (pinky swear) which is great as a base colour as well as a shimmery cream (call my buff). You can then build up the glamour with the two brown shades(thanks a latte - Lighter shimmery brown & quick, look busy - darker matte brown).

For those of you who say "I'm no good at eye make up".....Fear not! This palette is perfect as it comes with a built in Tips & Tricks booklet! No excuses now ladies!
I would suggest you check these out and treat yourself! A must have for all girls who love a bit of glamour!

Stay Gorgeous
Grace xoxo

Harvey Nichols Spring Summer Designer Fashion Event!

I have been lucky enough to be invited to one of Bristol's Fashion events of the season!
Harvey Nichols are hosting there Spring Summer Designer Fashion event and I wanted to let you all know that you could go to!

Renowned as one of the most stylish events on Bristol’s fashion calendar, the S/S13 event will be staged on Tuesday March 12 with a drinks reception from 7.30pm. More than 400 guests are expected.

Bristol’s impressive Museum & Art Gallery has been picked as the perfect backdrop for Harvey Nichols S/S13 catwalk show. This season, the luxury Quakers Friars store has opted to showcase its extensive designer collections at the historic Queens Road museum.

The runway will feature the finest selection of designer collections in the South West including Stella McCartney Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Joseph, Alexander McQueen, Paul Smith, Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin alongside never seen before pieces from Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge.

“Bristol’s Museum & Art Gallery has gained an enviable reputation for its striking collections, and so it seems fitting that it is where we will showcase some of fashion’s most striking collections,” said Louise Masson, acting General Manager at Harvey Nichols Bristol.

Tickets for the event cost £15 and are available to order in store or online at www.theticketfactory.com/harveynichols.

It gets better.....guests can also opt to upgrade to one of the special VIP packages available:

The Ultimate Pamper Package: Indulge a mini makeover & Champagne manicure by Nails Inc. Followed by Afternoon Tea in the Second Floor Restaurant for £45 per person (including show ticket).

Fashion & Fine Dining Package: Enjoy a three-course meal from the Second Floor set menu after the show for £35 per person (including show ticket).
 For more information on VIP packages, please contact Harvey Nichols on 0117 916 8888.

This event is going to be amazing, I hope to see you there!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

Product Review - The Body Shop Camomile Waterproof Eye Make-up Remover

I have just re purchased The Body Shop Camomile Waterproof Eye Make-Up Remover, so as I love it so much I thought I should share it with you!

This is a cream product that is really gentle on the skin. It removes all types of eye make up even very srubborn water proof mascara. Simply apply the cream to some cotton wool and wipe over the eye area. The nice thing is that you don't need to rub around the eyes, it simply wipes off very gently!

This product comes in a 100ml tube and costs £7.00 which I think is really resonable. Its fragrance and colour free and is suitable for all skin types.

This definitely gets a thumbs up from me!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo