A day in and around London

Hello my lovely beauties..

I spent the day in and around London with my kid sister Monica on Wednesday, it was the half term and with the weather being so nice and sunny, i knew we had to take advantage of it before it disappeared again. (As always in the UK) We started off at my favourite spot in the whole of London, St Paul's Cathedral and then we walked on to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. I have to say how amazing London is to see on foot, forget the buses and tubes.. as long as you have two good feet, walking around London is the best thing to do. We walked for roughly 6 hours and we were exhausted, i mean literally.. by the end of the night, we just wanted to lay flat out on the bed. If you are thinking of doing this little walk around, then i do suggest, water and flat shoes. We did think of this in advance and were very prepared! We went by the South bank, Big Ben, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, The Mall, Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square all on foot. It was one of the most blessed days I've spent in ages, and it made me LOVE London a little bit more. We also went inside St Paul's and lit a candle after saying a little pray, way too Special.

Get ready for a photo heavy post...BUT a photo says a thousand words right?

The July London Meet Up

Hello all,

On Saturday i was lucky enough to attend The July London Meet Up which was organised by the beautiful Helen, you can find her blog here. I was originally planning to go with my friend Anna, but she had to drop out due to some personal reasons, so i opted to going alone, but i met up with Bex and Lisa beforehand. It was so lovely to see Lisa again, and to finally meet Bex as we had been chatting on twitter for quite a while, it was nice to finally be able to get a real life cuddle! :)

We started to make our way down to Tiger Tiger where the event was being held. I say we "started" to make our way down, but what happened was we got lost first, then Bex's Sat nav skills were put to the test and finally i nearly pooped in my pants when a statue man thing came to life! *yes i screamed out loud in the street - No shame shown here* :)

When we arrived we were greeted by Helen and then we quickly split up to mingle around. I went and got myself a drink and then went off to try and mingle with others. I have to say this, was the most shy i have ever been at any event, so if you saw me or i saw you and didn't say Hello, the nerves kicked in full swing for this one! Sorry.

At the event i met some interesting people, there was Anna who works for Apivita, she was such a sweetheart and was telling me all about the brand and what products from them was in the goodie bags and what i could expect from them. The fact that all the products are made of natural ingredients made me even more interested and i can not wait to try the sunscreen while I'm away in the next couple of weeks, nor can i wait to try the samples! The second person i met was Bernice, who is trying to get her company Kekeli radiant skin off the ground and she's hoping that a launch date will be in October. So make sure you keep checking back there to see all the ins and outs of the company. The third and final person i met was the a lovely lady, who works for Paperself, (i think her name was Itsu) which is a brand of paper eyelashes. They were used on the incredible film "The Hunger Games" and i was super excited that we were given the chance to have some done ourselves. I sat myself on the chair and was the first to bite the bullet and get mine done, i opted for only the corners of my eyes to have them and i went for the butterfly effect. I loved the look of them, and with lots of mascara and eyeliner it is a real eye catching conversation starter. However, for a more natural daytime look i wouldn't get them done, also, even though they did stay on for the best part of 4 hours i did feel like they could literally drop off at anytime and i also felt them touch my eyebrows, but as Itsu said, i could always trim them down to a size i would prefer.

After a few hours of being at the event, the goodie bags were handed out, and boy oh boy were they jam packed with things, so much so, that you had to be careful not to drop anything out. Everyone also got a huge nail art box from the company Rio Nails, and when i say it was a huge box i am NOT exaggerating!

It was then time to go and do some shopping, everyone split into groups and went off on their own. I have to say my little group of girlie's was incred!! :) I just wish we had more of a chance to talk to each other, they were so funny and i made some good memories in London Town with them! :)
I only really needed a mascara and eyeliner, but having not found either of the ones i wanted, we bought some food from Boots instead and then made our way down to Topshop on Oxford Street to go and get snap happy in the photobooth. We managed a photo of 4 of us before we actually squeezed 6 beauty bloggers all into one tiny space! *oh yeah, the memories!*

The group then, split into just 3 of us, and we decided we would go and sit on the steps of an old church, eat our food and just generally dance around to One Direction. :) (Yes, we got some weird and odd looks from passers by). The rain finally kicked in, we had been expecting it all through out the day, so when it finally hit, we made a mad dash to the underground to get the tube home!

All in all, the day was amazing, i got to see some old faces but most importantly meet new ones, that i would love to see again. :)

I want to say a special thank you to Helen for organising it all and making sure it ran smoothly, thank you very much and a big "well done" to you, I knew you could do it, here's hoping for another one next year! ;)

I want to say a special mention to Grace, Olivia and to Kat, who i got to meet and would love to go for drinks and dinner some time, you guys were so funny, and made me feel very relaxed, i loved all of our conversations and jokes, memories were deffo made with you girls. I would also like to thank the little group of girlie's, that i got the chance to go shopping with, Ellie, Islay, April, Catherine, Lauren & Sam. You girls were so much fun to be around, i wont forget the photos, or the dancing in the street Ellie. It was also so nice to meet Lauren who bought my iPad mini from me a couple of weeks ago! :) such a good day spent with you girls.

Now onto the photos...

Myself and Islay - Photo taken by Islay herself! :)

(This photo was taken by Kat from Tales of a pale face)

(Photo was taken by Olivia from Beauty From The F Jord)

My outfit of the day.. Crop Top - Primark Trousers - Market Stall Flat White Pumps - Primark Anklet - Home made Ring - Primark Necklace - Lasula Boutique

First shot... 4 beauty bloggers in the first shot. (back row)Islay & Lauren (front row) Myself & Ellie Second shot...

6 beauty bloggers all managed to fit in this tiny booth on Oxford Street.

(back row) Catherine & April (middle row) Sam & Islay (bottom row) myself & Ellie.

And.. another group shot!
Photo taken by Itsu from Paperself! :)

As for the goodie bags, we were spoilt rotten with everything in them! So thank you to all the brands who contributed! :) My friend Lisandra came over in the evening and we had a good rummage through the bag and she took some bits and pieces for herself, so my goodie bag photo will not have all the contents that there were, as i never got round to taking photos of it before Lisandra was let loose on the bag! LOL

How amazing is all this from Rio Nails?? We were well and truly spoilt!

Ana
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The London Bloggers Party

Hello my lovelies,

On Saturday, i met up with the beautiful Anna from Anna Rozanska. Together we were off to The London Bloggers Party. After a little confusion with where the actual event was taking place and trying our best to avoid the rustle and bustle of PRIDE, we made our way to Hanover Square to Dirty Martini. Me and Anna were eager to go in, but not before filling our tummies, as i hadn't even had breakfast that morning, we quickly found a MacDonald's and then went to Hanover Square park and ate in there. It was so nice to finally catch up with Anna, I've known her for years but we don't see each other often, as i live in London and she is based in Sheffield, so it was lovely to spend a bright sunny Saturday Afternoon with her (Even if her feet were killing her because she decided to be all glamorous and wear heels the entire day) :P

After our brief lunch we made our way to Dirty Martini, and were checked off the guest list and then made our way down to a basement type room, it was a long and spacious  place and there was an open bar plus lots of seating areas. We were welcomed instantly by Scarlett who told us to try the new "Scarlett London Martini" that they were kind enough to make for us bloggers. We took our seats and i got a chance to catch up with Rachel, who i had previously met at the Bloggers Lunch which was also organised by Scarlett, you can read about that post here.

As quickly as the room was empty with only the early bird bloggers, it got extremely full quite too. Suddenly the room became quite warm and loud and everything became a bit of a bustle to move about in. Mostly because us girls all decided to stay in one section of the area, and no one really wanted to venture out from that space, we didn't want to seem like the unsocial one! Haha, i got to meet so many youtubers, and bloggers that i have watched, listened to, read, and just generally loved and i was so excited to be able to collect new business cards (as well as finally give mine out) of bloggers i had never seen or met before. It was also lovely to finally put faces to names etc. Although i will be honest, there was so many that i was like, "i recognise her, but I'm not sure on her URL or her twitter name! :| Ops."

My Outfit of the Day..

Coral Boyfriend Blazer - Primark (old)

Black Trousers - Market Stall

Shoes - Primark (old)

Blouse - Matalan

Necklace - Lasula

Bag - Boutique in Newcastle (But most people thought it was Mulberry, so I'll go with that ;))

Watch - Vintage Market Stall

Max, thought he would take a picture of me, so i captured one of him too..

These were the only shots i managed to capture, as the whole event took its toll on me and all i wanted to do was mingle with everyone else and make new friends.

Now time for some photos, from Scarlett London's blog, and all thanks to her boyfriend Max who can be seen in the photo above.

(Max's photo)

Overall, it was a lovely event, even if it seemed a little hectic at times, and a little crowded it was lovely to see so many new faces and catch up with some old ones! :)

It was lovely to finally meet Islaay (I-LA), Fenetta & Tanya as i have been speaking to them for a while now. It was also lovely to see so many other bloggers and i only wish i had more time to chat to each and every one of them.. Ashleigh, Joelle, Ellie, Ellie, Jess, Sophia, Lucia, Shay, Georgina, Kimberley, Becky, Lorna, & Christina. Until next time girls, i hope we get a chance to chat some more.. :) aaannnddd, Ashleigh, me and you need to meet up more often, you are just too funny!! :) haha

I want to say a massive thank you to Scarlett, for organising this opportunity for us to get to know each other a little bit better, i cant imagine how much hard work goes into doing something like this, i always look at the scale of these things and think WOW! So thank you so much for taking the time to organise it, you rocked it and did an amazing job! :) Also thank you so much for organising a little goodie bag for all of us to leave with, it has some amazing things in (but I'm saving the goodie bag for another post) I'm super excited to try the hair oil among other things!

Also present at the event was..
Search Laboratory, who gave us goodies bag which included a book full of SEO tips. After talking to the girls about it a little, i was really intrigued and excited to get stuck in to reading the book.
Quiz Clothing, which also provided us with a goodie bag, with an amazing voucher for 70% off clothes, have you seen some of Quiz's clothes?, I'm super excited to spend this.
Cloud Nine Hair, which i didn't actually get a chance to get round too, this saddened me, as i am always desperately on the look out for new hair care products that can tame my messy hair!
and finally,
Oriflame, which is a make up brand trying to break the UK market. We got to chat to the girls for a little about the brand, we got to sample some of the goodies and then we were allowed to jot down which products we would love to test and try out, i HAD to put my name down for the eyebrow kits, as it just looked amazing! I'm super excited for those products to arrive too!

So all in all, The London Bloggers Party was way too much fun, if i missed your name out I'm super sorry, there was so many of you lovelies to get through, but if we did chat drop me a little comment below. It was lovely to meet everyone and I'm super excited to make my way through all those business cards i got, plus to start using and testing some of the goodies i got in my goodie bags!

Did you attend The London Bloggers Party?!
Ana
xx

Fast & Furious 6 Review

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Evening all,

I can not even begin to tell you how excited i was at the fact this movie was getting made. When i walked into the cinema to watch the Fast Five film, last year, i was under the impression it would be the last in the franchise, so when i heard that a sixth film was being made, i literally, cant even tell you how excited i got. The Fast and Furious films are a BIG favourite of mine, the whole collection is just superb, from the stunts, to the characters, the actors/actresses portraying them, to the music and of course, the CARS!

Fast & Furious Six does not disappoint, this time the film is set in England, which to be honest i didn't like. I prefer the locations like Brazil and Spain etc. I love the scenery and the amazing views with the great weather, Filming in England means lots of grey days and lots of night shoots instead! Also living in London I'm very well aware of what the London streets are like to drive on, and there is no way in hell that a high speed race could happen in the busy London streets where you would inevitable get stuck in TRAFFIC, (Which this film didn't seem to have any of). There was underground scenes too, which, again i didn't like either, it was all too familiar to see the London Subways, but i put that to the side and still think the film was amazing!

I don't really want to spoil the film for anyone who hasn't gone to see it yet, so i wont be giving the plot away, but i will say, the film had me stitches of laughter, especially Roman and Tej, the connection these two share never fails to make me giggle.

Dwayne Johnson comes back to reprise his role of Luke Hobbs and a familiar face also returns in Michelle Rodriguez's character Letty. Its nice to have the original gang back together as such. This film sees Brian and Mia as parents, and sees Han and Giselle also in the middle of their relationship, which is actually really sweet. There is of course the bad guys, and in this film, they are British, and portrayed rather well i must say. They weren't like any of the other villains that the gang have tried to take down before as theses were more street smart themselves and were able to handle themselves in fights alot better too.

So what can you expect from this film? Well, a guest appearance from Rita Ora as well as an extra guest appearance right at the end, some amazing car chase scenes through the streets of London at night, one of the most amazing stunt scenes i think i have ever witnessed over a bridge, lots of action, and girl on girl fighting, lots of drama and giggles and of course some answers that we weren't expecting. No Fast and Furious film is complete without some plot twists and lots of drama. There is also sadness, and of course some deaths.. (I'm not going to spoil it for you guys, but it was sad to see).

Make sure you stay to watch till after the credits as a little extra clip is thrown in there for you, and this clip leaves us thinking that there will be another Fast and Furious is in the franchise. I did of course check online for it, and it has been confirmed for release in July 2014, filming starts in August of this year, EXCITED is an understatement here, i mean really.. I'm practically falling apart at the fact i have to wait a whole year for more!

Now one thing i didn't like in this film, was the lack of Santos and Leo's characters. They just weren't present throughout the whole film, they did get mentioned and something was said about them doing casinos at the moment, but that still didn't make up for it in my eyes. I love the comedy that flows backwards and forwards between the two Latinos who speak little English but yet, seem to understand everything said to them. This did upset me a little, as the whole point of the Fast and Furious films, and in particular this one is FAMILY!! They are a family, and they will defend each other and protect each other till the end, but then they are missing two big characters, so i was a little sad about that.

However, Overall, i can not fault this film, it had everything it needed to have, an amazing cast, a great story and plot, incredible stunts and just the whole production into the special effects etc, was beyond words, it is amazing, i think the producers of these films just keep outdoing themselves and they don't even realise.

P.S - Watch the little extra clip at the end after the credits for a little surprise guest! Sshhh..

Have you been to see the Fast and Furious 6 yet?

Ana

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Outfit of the day 14.04.13

(sorry if the photos lack focus. i hate photos with no focus, but alas, what can i do.. its all i got.)

Hello all,

The sun has decided to finally show its face, and that means two things, one..Lighter clothes can be worn (which by the way i have totally forgotten how to dress for sunshine weather) and two..Great lighting for photos which means, Outfits of the day can be done!

So Sunday, it was gorgeous weather here in the capital London, i wouldn't say scorching hot as maybe the Mediterranean but it was better then what England has seen in the last few months. So i plucked out my old maxi skirt, and since this whole monochrome trend is about, i found my simple stripy t-shirt and wore that tucked in, then to make the outfit have a little more edge i threw on my denim waistcoat shirt, added my cute pink bow to my head and finished off with some black ballet pumps. Not to forget one of my favourite pieces of jewellery at the moment, my dream catcher feather earrings, totally in love. It was such a simple outfit but i felt like it was perfect for the weather we were receiving and it was so comfortable to be in as well.

Pink Head Bow - Matalan £3

Denim Waistcoat Shirt - HnM £12 (old)

Black and White Stripy T-shirt - Primark £3/4

Black Maxi Skirt - Market stall £10

Black Ballet Pumps - Primark £4/5 (old)

Dream Catcher Feather Earrings - Primark £3/4

What have you been wearing lately, now the weather is slowly improving? and from the looks of these photos, if the weather continues and more flesh is to be on show now, i defiantly need to book myself in for a spray tan until i can build up enough natural tan! (I hate being pale..)

Ana
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