Holiday Essentials | Pack With Me!

This weekend I am going away on holiday. I'm really excited and have already started packing. I decided to blog about what I am packing considering I thought it would be quite interesting that you guys can see what I'm taking with me. 

First of all is the obvious essentials such as phone and charger, camera, magazines and headphones for music this is more for travelling essentials so you don't get bored, I also couldn't forget my beloved St. Moriz fake tan and babyliss hair straightners!

I've packed my beauty and makeup supplies in some mini bags, the flowery one is ted baker. I've packed anti perspiant, perfume, body spray, sun tan lotion, body lotion, mini shower gels and shampoos (travel size) and toothpaste ect, ALSO my makeup could never forget that. 

Next I'm packing my pyjamas, pants, socks and day/night time clothes which is also pretty obvious essentials to take.

I'm not taking to many shoes/bags I'm just taking a small shoulder bag and backpack, some sandals, trainers and some shoes for night time.

Couldn't forget jewellery! My favourite part of an outfit :) 

Last of all is a couple of bikinis, don't forget your sun screan to avoid skin damage! 

If you have any questions about these items please feel free to ask.

Love Roxy x

February Favourites | Healthy Food Ideas, Skin Tips, Favourite BeautyProducts

I hope everyone's had a great February, that word 'February' will always confuse me I always forget it's spelt like that and then realise I'm in the wrong when my phone corrects me, thank god for auto correct! I have so many things from this month I want to share with you all such as food, beauty products, fashion items, TV shows, nail varnishes the list just goes on and on..

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you might have seen me make a few posts about hot chocolates and how much I love them, the word 'love' is actually an understatement, I am obsessed and by obsessed I mean I'm having two cups nearly everyday (I know this is bad but there's no judging that goes on here guys). My perfect hot chocolate is to add some milk so it's not to watery or runny then whipped cream and to finish it off I sprinkle some marshmallows over the top! This routine seems to happen every time I make one, I don't think hot chocolates would be as amazing without the marshmallows and cream. 

I'm also a big lover of strawberries lately, and chocolate, I could eat them separately but if I have them together in the house at the same time I always HAVE to go that step to far and make some chocolate covered strawberries. 

I've also been getting into healthy salads lately aswell, when people hear the word salad they usually think 'eww' but salads are actually really good if you mix it up a little bit. If you live in England like me, you will notice in most supermarkets they have a salad bar? I usually get a few bits from there as you can pick and choose what you want, I also know that a lot of people would rather make things such as pasta, coleslaw, potatoe salad from scratch aswell so you can buy the ingredients from most stores and it's so easy to make. I always put a salad dressing over mine with some toppings such as onion or bacon crispies or even chicken. 

I have really got into doing my nails a lot more recently, usually I would just paint them a colour and leave that on until I need to paint them again, I'd never be to bothered about what colour I was painting them. Recently I have been watching loads and loads of nail art tutorials on Instagram and YouTube and I find them so inspiring that I want to try it myself! So I've been on the hunt for nail art kits, new polishes, and also found a Barry M matte top coat which works wonders. I'm also a massive fan of Ciate and Essie polishes now and really want to buy some more. 

I also bought some Duo eyelash glue, before Duo I used Eyelure eyelash glue which has actually been my favourite for a really long time, but I've just got a thing for the Duo glue now, I feel like my eyelashes could stay on for weeks probably If I wanted to leave them on for that long lol!

You probably noticed on Instagram I stocked up on a load of beauty blenders? Yep. I ordered one from the actual beauty blender store (MASSIVE MISTAKE) there's nothing wrong with it, it works absolutely perfectly it's just that I went onto eBay a few hours later and saw bundles of them in all different colours selling for about £5. If I could give you any advice I would order the beauty blenders from eBay they are cheap, you get a load of them so they will last longer and they are exactly the same as real beauty blenders. 

I'm loving this fucshia pink bag that got sent to me from a shop called 'just for five pounds. I seriously can't get enough of it and every opportunity I get I will wear it. It's so gorgeous styled against white and baby pinks. This has got to be one of my favourite pieces from February. 

I also love my new choker from 'Lovelucex' you can find her on Instagram and she has links to her depop and eBay in her bio. As it's getting warmer and I'm way to excited to wear more SS clothes it's time to get the chokers out to pair up with a pretty top. I have so many in my collection and this one is my favourite, I was looking for a double cord one for ages and by luck I found this! 

Valentino SS15

Collection 

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Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have took us back in time into the 18th century with their collection Valentino inspired by Italy. I've done my research but it doesn't take a genius to guess that the collection is inspired by Rome. The gladiator sandals stand out to me the most that's what gives away the obvious they are a statement piece in this collection. Not only do the gladiator sandals stand out to me but the simplicity of the white dresses they are so romantic and look so lightweight then you have the evening dresses so classy, bold and all of them are so perfect in my eyes. 

Balenciaga SS15

I've been watching videos from paris fashion week for days now, I've been researching online and I have to say Alexander Wangs collection 'Balenciaga' really caught my eye. I'm so glad I stumbled across his collection, this has to be by far one of my favourite ones I've seen. The pieces go from structured to sporty/street with a hint of matrix, what a bundle. Also Wang didn't just stick to all black/all white he has used pastels in his collection, he's mixed it up in so many ways I'm lost for words. This is what has really caught my eye as I love my all black/all whites but I also love my pastels, so for me this really is just perfection. Have you noticed the long coats and the straightness of the clothes? I know I've already said it but everything is so structured and perfect even the models, their faces are straight their body's are straight and the clothes just drop, Wangs really pulled it off this time, presentation is key. To watch the show online has given me major envy to the people surrounding that runway as they got to see it live. The runway had character itself, it's glass and grid-work had smoke lurking underneath as the models walked above it, this show couldn't have been presented any better.

As you all may of heard these three made an appearance Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their daughter North West. The crowd went wild for baby North and by the looks of things Norths had her eye on some of the pieces as she was clapping and smiling as the models walked by. 

Ofcorse they all turned up in Balenciaga pieces aswell to support the show, it would of been rude not to, right?