Florida Blues

Hello Everyone! Apologies this is going to be a long one!

Last year my boyfriend told me on my 21st Birthday (last year) that we would be going to Florida. Now, for someone like me who is a massive Disney fan this was the best surprise ever. I actually ended up crying. I'd never been to America before and to be going to Walt Disney World was one of my ultimate dream holidays.

My 21st was in April 2013, we booked the holiday that July for the following March. We had been together less than a year when we booked this holiday and I think a few people were a little bit sceptical about the idea. However, we've nearly been together two years now and happy as ever. 

I thought I'd share with you guys a few of my favourite snaps from our time over there this year.

We caught a Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester Airport to Orlando International on the 25th March. My boyfriend and I caught a coach from Birmingham up to Manchester, for two people who don't know Manchester or the airport we actually did quite well. We managed to get there quite early so breakfast was needed before boarding! 

The size of the plane actually made me quite nervous for the flight. The furthest I had flown was to southern Spain! So it was quite scary going from a 3 hour flight to almost 9 hours!

When we booked the holiday we decided not to spend loads of money on the hotel as the only time we were in there was to sleep. So we only needed a base, this saved us a lot of money! We stayed at The Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando. It was in a great central location in the middle of all the theme parks which was perfect for us as we relied on public transport to get around. The room we had was pretty large and had everything we needed. I couldn't fault the hotel it was perfect for what we needed.

 

Right photo is the view from the balcony outside our room. It was so beautiful at night.

Before you ask.Yes, I got a fluffy unicorn :) it now lives on my bed and is still ridiculously fluffy!

After a long day at Universal we went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was amazing and incredible to see all the memorabilia in the restaurant. The food we had was so yummy and the drinks were delicious!

 

I spent my 22nd birthday in Walt Disneys Magic Kingdom, I was the world's happiest girl. I don't think people realise how much this place means to me. I would be so happy living in Disney World I've even looked into applying for jobs in the parks. Definitely think this was one of the best days in my life so far. Spending my birthday in disney with my boyfriend. 

It was an amazing holiday, I have over 2000 photos on my laptop of it which I need to print out and put in an album. I can't wait for our next holiday, we've decided that next year we will have a couple of short breaks and then we'll go somewhere really good in 2016. I can't wait!

Sophie

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Feeling a little pale

Hello Everyone!

Summer is definitely gone and that means that our tans are going to be disappearing. If you're like me and quite pale, the thought of sunbeds and potentially frazzling doesn't appeal then gradual tanning lotions are the way to go.

I've never been keen on the idea of sunbeds. Spending money to lie on a bed for a couple of minutes a day just to get a bit of colour to my skin whilst potentially risking skin cancer just isn't my idea of money well spent. Yes I know that sunbeds are a lot safer in regards to cancer but still, it doesn't appeal to me. 

A couple of years ago I was introduced to gradual tanning lotion and found it so easy to apply. I think I used the Dove summer body gradual tan lotion first. I never really liked the idea of covering myself in fake tan. The idea of possibly turning out like I'd been covered in Orange Tango just scared the hell out of me (trust me, the girls I've seen out in town look exactly like a can of fizzy orange and I wasn't going to look like that).  When I tried this out I found it easy to apply and didn't turn me orange. 

The whole gradual tan really does appeal to me as I like the fact that you can literally top it up as often or as little as you like to get your desired colour. I do mine every other day now.

These are the Gradual Tanning Lotions that I like using. They're the easiest to apply and in my opinion don't give you the zebra look (streaky arms and legs? No thanks!) they don't have an overpowering scent to them either.

ST. Tropez Gradual Tan - Everyday Face 50ml - £14.30

ST. Tropez Gradual Tan - Everyday Body 200ml - £14.30

I bought these in September and I really love using this Gradual tan and I love that there's a seperate bottle for your face. Yes it's a little pricey, but it is amazing. It doesn't leave you with streaks and is super easy to apply. I recommend applying this with a tanning mit, this will give you an even coverage. If you're applying this with your hands, make sure you have a face/baby wipe to use once finished. No one likes orange hands or having those horrible dark lines between your fingers where the product has settled. 

As this bottle is quite pricey I only tend to use this for when I've got a night out with the girls coming up, or a date night with my boyfriend. 

Garnier Body - Summer Body - Moisturising Lotion 250ml - £5.30

This is the Garnier gradual tanning lotion. At over half the price of ST. Tropez's gradual tan it's a bargain! It smells so yummy - with the help of the Apricot extract which leaves your skin smelling amazing. I use this product more than the ST. Tropez as I like the smell of this one more and also as it's a bigger bottle and a lot cheaper it's a lot easier to replace! If you're like me and on a budget then definitely go for this one! You don't need a lot to get the colour you want and it leaves your skin feeling moisturised and so smooth. 

Sophie

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Autumn Nails

Hello Everyone!

This is currently my favourite nail varnish colour. I got it in a sample size from Cosmopolitan Magazine back in Summer, however I don't think that the colour is really suited for summer. This looks like an almost black colour in the varnish bottle but when you first put it on your nails it looks red. It takes two coats of varnish to get full coverage of colour. It turns to a really nice burgundy colour - which is my favourite colour.

The varnish is from a brand called Orly. It was a brand that I was not familiar with but thought I would give it a try being as it came free with the magazine. 

This is what the colour looks like after two coats. It's so nice for Autumn/Winter.

The varnish is called Naughty - 28703.

Have you tried any of the other Orly colours? 

Sophie

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