Book of the month

The book I've been loving this month is a bit different to what I'd normally read, but my mum bought it and thought I'd enjoy it. 

The book I'm talking about is The Fishing Fleet: Husband Hunting in the Raj by Anne De Courcy. It's £5.59 from Amazon. 

It's tells the story of thousands of women, who from the late 17th century flocked to India in the hope of finding a husband. Many of them were very brave, surviving awful conditions with poor equipment and little scientific understanding, making diseases kill thousands of innocent victims. Amongst all the sadness however, there are stories of love that kept couples together against the odds.

I had no idea that this remarkable event even happened, and found it amazing that it kept going for so long.

The book is factual but contains the stories of lots of women and has photographs of many of them, which I found really interesting. 

I would definitely recommend this to those of you who have an interest in History, or otherwise!

Helen x   

London:OOTD

I went to London recently and I thought it'd be fun to do a slightly different post, so here's my OOTD. 

(I'm sorry the picture is quite poor quality, it was taken when the light was starting to fade)

I wore my topshop leggings which I love. They're a light blue gingham print and are perfect for spring. They're also very comfy and don't stretch at the knees like most jeans do on me!

I wore these with a grey crop top, also from Topshop, and a burgundy H&M jumper. My teal Accessorize bag seemed perfect for this trip as it's quite big and has a shorter and longer strap so is very adjustable. I'm wearing my beloved converses as they're so comfy for sightseeing. 

I painted my nails with a Barry M turquoise ( I don't know the exact shade as I left both polishes at my uncles) and then used my Nails Inc Feather polish over the top. It's a clear polish with blue, green and yellow strands dispersed in it. It was very sunny in England at the time of my trip, so I though my nails reflected the weather perfectly! 

Hope you all liked this post.

Helen x

Book Review: Bright Young Things

I've recently re-read Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen and thought I'd do a very quick review

Bright Young Things is the first in a trilogy. Set in 1929, it begins with two best friends, Cordelia and Letty, escaping the small town they grew up in to go to New York. The friends have different dreams and whilst Letty longs to be on the stage, Cordelia is determined to find the father she knows very little about.

They both make new friends and realise they have a lot of things to learn and a lot of growing up to do! 

It's a pretty easy read but it's touching and well written, with likeable characters. 

I have this on my iPad, and it cost around £2 at the time.

Helen x

Tangle Teezer Review

I have very curly hair and it can get very tangled. I was completely sick of it as it had got to the stage where I was embarrassed to go to the Hairdressers and if I came across a large tangle I would have to resort to cutting it out. It sounds really awful now but at the time I was pretty desperate. I'd heard a lot about Tangle Teezers but they're quite expensive so I'd put off buying one, but then I saw a special offer at Boots on hair care and decided to get one. 

I'm so pleased I did. It is amazing! I use it every morning in the shower and it doesn't pull at all, so it isn't painful. It costs upwards of £9, but you can get it on Amazon for less. It has made a real difference and my hair is in much better condition. It's definitely worth the money!

Helen x

New Nail Polish

Despite realising I actually have plenty of nail polish and promising to myself that I wouldn't buy any more for a while, I've recently bought two polishes in the space of a two days. Ooops...

I have two MUA nail polishes and for £1, they're surprisingly good so when I saw this pink MUA polish, I couldn't resist buying it! It's a very pretty pink and is perfect for spring. I applied two coats of this and it lasts a good few days.

Recently I was in Swindon and my mum and I had a few hours to kill so we popped into the Designer Outlet Centre. I went into The Cosmetics Company Store and it was AMAZING. I managed to resist temptation to buy lots of Origin Skincare and Clinique makeup I don't need, and eventually settled on this Mac Nail Polish, which I got for a bargain £7!

It's called Screening Room and is a dark green with a hint of blue. I had to apply 2-3 coats to get a really even, rich colour, but it dries really quickly. I applied a topcoat but it began to chip after two days which I was a bit disappointed by.

Now my Nail Polish collection has expanded even more, I really won't be buying any more for a while! Probably...

Helen x

Beauty Bargain of the Month

This month my beauty bargain is the Mosaic Blush by Make Up Academy. 

I don't really buy much from MUA other than the nail polishes, but this blush seemed to be quite popular in the blogging world, so I though I'd give it a try. For £2.50 you can't really go far wrong!

I got this from Superdrug but it's sold out at the moment both on the Superdrug website and on MUA's website. 

This powder blush isn't just one solid colour but contains little squares of  five different colours. You can either swirl it all together or just pick out one colour. They are all quite pigmented and all of them but the dark pink are very shimmery so if you want a more matte blush this probably isn't for you. This has quite good staying power, but it's nothing amazing!

For £2.50 I think this is a pretty good blush and is quite natural looking-I would definitely recommend it. 

Helen x