Cheryl Cole: Through My Eyes

It pretty much goes without saying that Cheryl Cole is the absolute epitome of English beauty. From her Sound of the Underground Girls Aloud days to her current solo career, I've always loved and supported the Geordie lass. Through My Eyes was the first official book from Cherly and I've had it for a good fews years, however, I always find myself reaching for it. I love just flicking through the stunning collection of photographs including informal pics from her own personal collection. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous (could we expect anything less?) and it gives a real insight to how diverse Cheryl actually is. It explores all aspects of her oh so successful career taking us on a journey through photoshoots, award ceremonies, her ambassador work for L'oreal and also backstage at the X Factor. I thought I'd share with you a couple of snaps without ruining the beauty of the book. It isn't a huge read (I read it in a day) but the words coupled with the stunning snaps really do make for a memorable read.  

Well done Chezza, love.

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January Camera Roll

It’s been a great start to 2014 so far with lots of good news and events happening in my life. It’s been very much a family month so I thought I’d share some snaps with you guys.

January 8th // My friend's little kitten found a new bed in our takeaway bag! 

January 9^th // I managed to secure a great PR deal with my local Guardian to cover an interview and photoshoot on a group of my friends who are in a band together. Check them out! @ConquerRioMusic

January 14^th // Family trip to our favourite Indian restaurant for my Mum’s birthday. Soo nice!

January 15^th // My Mum, Dad & I went to watch War Horse in theatre. It was amazing, I cried my eyes out!

January 18^th // My Nana turned 80 years old so this obviously called for another family meal out. Only this time we headed to China Town to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year.

January 29th // I went to a social media boot camp in Manchester and this is what I found in the toilets! 

Having My Hair Chopped Off

It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing but after years of having long hair, I finally decided to get a little chop! After having ombre hair twice over the past two years, my hair is a little worse for wear and has definitely seen better days. My hair is in pretty good condition from the the root to my longest layer - it was just that dreaded, disgustingly-dry, broken and soul-less section at the bottom that I had ombre'd that needed the boot. For the past week or so, I've found myself wearing it in a bun quite regularly and therefore, I decided that I definitely needed to do something about it...

So, as you can see - I went for it. I will admit however, that I did do my research. I read a lot of blogs and websites on cutting your hair shot and I'd screenshotted a few (a lot) of Instagrams of Kylie Jenner, Lucy Meck and Lily Melrose and showed them to my hairdresser. She was a little bit reluctant at first because my hair has been very long for a very long time so I can understand her concern if she was the one responsible for completely buggering up my hair. I have to admit, it was actually really scary watching her chop a good 6-7 inches off my hair and witnessing it fall to the floor, and at one point I really started to panick that I'd made the wrong decision. However,I think she did a fab job and I LOVE having shorter hair. It has taken about 60% off hair dryer time and my hair feels so luscious and fresh (if you could use that word to describe hair?). I can just about get it up in a high pony tail with the helpful use of a few curby grips and it looks great curled or straightened. I've also noticed that it stays a lot more volumised throughout the day because there's not as much hair weighing it all down! I'm very happy with my new look, and have been recieving a lot of really nice compliments. I now completely understand the saying "a change in your hair can do a lot to your head"

Previous two ombre's and length of my hair 

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Winter Skincare

Howdy!

I'm quite lucky when it comes to skincare during winter as I don't really suffer from dry skin. As I’ve said before, I’m not the most adventurous when it comes to skincare and find it a bit of a chore. So, when I find something that works, I tend to stick to it. You may notice a bit of a pattern in some of the products I use but I was gifted a lot of Soap & Glory products for Christmas, and I mean a LOT. (Wonder if my family are trying to tell me something? :/) So, I'm currently in the process of using them up and trying out new S&G products that I'd never got round to purchasing. Wish me luck!

Soap & Glory Scrub of Your Life

You’ve probably seen every blogger and their mum’s dog’s cousin’s aunty talk about this stuff as it’s a Soap & Glory staple and is featured in most of their gift sets. However, it still remains firmly in my heart and more importantly, in my bath/shower routine. It’s made up of tiny little scrubbing beads that are great for taking fake tan off and just for generally feeling spotlessly clean and fresh!

Soap & Glory Peaches& Clean 3 in 1 Deep Purifying Cleanser

I've used this stuff around five times now and I’m absolutely in love. It does amazing things to my face and I can honestly say that post-bath my face actually does feel like a baby’s bum - if not smoother! What I love about it is that you literally only need a penny sized amount to go all over your face and it does a really good job of gently taking make-up off (even waterproof mascara). Not that I would ever have a bath without taking my make-up off, God forbid…

Clearasil Superfruits Refreshing Pads

These are my saviour when I’m having one of those days when your face just isn’t co-operating. Those days when you feel all spotty and dirty and you just want to peel off a layer of your skin. (Just me then?) These gorgeous little refreshing pads do exactly what they say on the tub and make me feel so fresh and clean. Because they do such a good job, the smell is quite overwhelming so I think that’s why they’ve added the fruity over-smell. Warning: do not actually use on your eyes unless you want your actual eyeball to dissolve.

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

This little gem has currently gone missing from my make-up drawer as a certain somebody (Hi Mum) is currently suffering from the good old Jack Frost chapped lip epidemic. I know that lip products don’t really fall under the skincare category but I thought I’d slip it in anyway just in case some of you had never heard of it. It’s basically like pink sand in a little pot that you rub onto your lips to get all the dry excess skin off. However, the best bit being that your lips taste of bubblegum for the rest of the day. There a few different flavours to choose from but the bubblegum is definitely my fave!

I hope you enjoyed delving into my dreaded skincare routine. Although I do understand the importance of looking after my skin and giving it a treat once in a while, I would still much rather splurge on a lovely Clinique mascara!

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