Milani lipstick - Naturally chic

Hello and good day!

Back on my trip to NYC, one of my purchases consisted of a Milani lipstick.

As we don't have Milani products in England (as far as I am aware) when my eyes fell upon the Milani stand, I was off. My legs couldn't carry me fast enough as I ran (yes I literally ran across the store) to the stand. I was in love. I am such a fan of Milani and if I had it my way I would have bought it all. However, due to lack of space in my luggage, I restrained myself. The lipstick that I chose to purchase was no. 25 - Naturally chic.

This colour is such a beautiful colour and I am addicted to it. The product is moisturizing and the colour lasts for ages. On top of this, it is very easy to apply and great coverage. I couldn't give this product enough praises.

That is all from me, thank you ever so much for reading and I hope you have a great day.

xxX Holly Xxx

My beautiful H&M dress

Hello, Everybody, I hope you are having a marvelous day!

Finally, some summer weather has arrived in England. The other day or my wonderfully

large shopping trip I purchased this lovely dress. This dress is from H&M and cost £19.99 and I am 

completely in love. 

Firstly the colour. Mint green is one of my favourite colours. I think that it is just

such a pretty colour! Of course, this is what originally caught my eye in the shop.

Secondly the style. My typical dress would be a skater dress and I feel that this style

generally looks good on me. However I decided to step outside my comfort zone a little and try on this style, and I must say that I was surprised to see that I actually liked how it looked on me.

I'm not saying I look the best but I think its looks alright and I like it. The final feature that sold me this dress was the detail. The dress is covered in this stunning lace. I am a sucker for lace. On top of all of this, the bottom of the dress has this little lace fringe sort of thing (sorry I am rubbish at describing things, just look at the picture), and I think that is super pretty too. All in all this dress is perfect and as long as England provides me with a decent summer I shall be getting plenty of use from it.

Side view

Back view

The bottom of the dress

That is all from me for today!

I hope you have a great day.

Thank you for reading.

xxX Holly Xxx

NYC

Back on the 5th April 2014, I had the privilege to travel to NYC!

I completely fell in love with the city, more than I had expected, to be honest.
Everything is beautiful there and I had an amazing time.
I must say that it made me super excited for what I hope will be many future travels.
Anyway, today I don't want to waffle on too much but just show you a few snaps.
So here are some photos from the trip ... enjoy!

The Empire state building. 

These reminded me of Monsters inc. and I got very excited.

Stunning view from the Empire State Building.

Me looking tired with a beautiful background.

The girls :)

Central park is lovely!

Thought this looked pretty.

The statue of liberty !

Satisfying our love of pretzels.

NYPD! Coolest people ever.

By the Hudson River.

In the big apple.

9/11 memorial. Very touching. R.I.P


So here are just a few of the hundreds of photos from the trip. I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to go on this amazing trip. I am in love with New York and one day I hope to return.

That is all for today.
Thank you ever so much for reading and have a fabulous day.

xxX Holly Xxx

Wait... it's April?

I hereby shamefully admit that it wasn't until a few days ago that I actually realised that it was April.

Yes, that's right... I was convinced that it was still March.

However, that is not the case as it in fact Easter!

I am a little upset that I didn't get the chase to decorate for the occasion, down to a few reasons.

The first reason being that my room is in such a state that I was physically unable to decorate it. The second reason being that I have been so super busy, I just haven't had time! With exams approaching at a very rapid speed I have been attempting ~attempting being the key word here~ to focus on school. On top of that I have also been trying to sort my room, a project I have been working on for at least a year, and then I went to New York! I had SUCH a blast in New York and there will be a blog post on that soon :D 

Enough with the excuses!

On that note I will just wish you a very happy Easter and say goodbye as it is currently 23:11 and tomorrow are the last day of the Easter holidays meaning it shall be crammed full of school work.

Thanks for reading ! 

xxX Holly Xxx

You Against Me - Jenny Downham

Welcome to what I do believe is my very first book review! How exciting! 

Today I will be reviewing You Against Me by Jenny Downham. I recently finished this book and just had to share it. However do just bear with me because like I said this is my very first book review, but I guess we will just have to see how it goes.

A few month ago I was pondering around Waterstones, looking for a few new books. One of the things that intrigued me the most about this book was the blurb. 

"If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge, right?If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him, don't you?
When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart.
When Ellie's brother is charged with the offence, her world begins to unravel."

Now I am a sucker for romance but I had been looking for something with a little more depth, and this was perfect. Without trying to give any spoilers I will try and give you a rough outline of the story. The book is based on a crime accusation and how the truth comes out. The victim of the crime has an older brother Mikey, one of the main characters. The other main character goes by the name of Ellie. Ellie's older brother is the one being accused of committing the crime. Both Ellie and Mikey are trying to do what is right and protect their sibling. However, in the midst of it all, they fall in love.

That is all I shall say as I don't want to ruin it for anybody who wishes to read this book, and I do recommend that you read this as I loved it and simply couldn't put it down. So if you are looking for a romance with a little more depth, why not give this a try? However, I must say that this book taps into sexual violence so please bare this in mind before purchasing

I give this book .... 10/10!

I thou-rally enjoyed this book and really wanted to share it, so I apologise if this isn't a very good review but I simply felt like I had to share it.

Thanks for reading,

xxX Holly Xxx