BOUDOIR PRIVE: LES INDISPENSABLES...

This is my first ever beauty box and at this moment I'm not quite sure why I haven't subscribed to one sooner! I was persuaded to jump on the bandwagon by the deal that Boudoir Prive have, which is your 1st beauty box half price. £5 for all those little products, definitely worth a try! (The code is 1BOX12 if anyone is yet to subscribe!) When the postman knocked my door this morning I was hoping it was my RI delivery (ordered a pair of trousers a tad late that need to be on the plane with me tomorrow oops) but was consoled by this little beauty. First of all I love the packaging, I know it's been said but forgive me, I'm new to this! The products aren't half bad either..

Les Indispensables - n. Fr - Things that are absolutely necessary, essential.

I love how the box has a little story but I'm sure I wouldn't class these products as essential. They are luxury items none the less. I haven't had chance to sample the items yet as such but will share with you my first impressions..

001. Tropic Skincare, Body Smooth - RRP £19.95 (200ml) - A tiny tub was provided for a body scrub but I know they are supposed to be samples. It smells gorgeous & contains Sea Minerals, Jojoba and Macadamia Oil. It claims to smooth & hydrate skin, my hands are always dry & neglected so will be trying this out asap!

002. Agent Provocateur, L'Agent - RRP £70.00 (100ml) - A very rich, floral perfume which isn't really to my taste. I like more light, sweet scents but would be perfect for someone who prefers a heavier fragrance.

003. Macadamia, Hair Repair - RRP £29.95 (125ml) - Love my hair care products so this little sample will definitely get tested! It promises to make hair visibly smooth, frizz free, shiny & to repair. I have thin, light hair so an oil will probably make my hair a greasy mess but interested to see the results.

004. Colbert MD, Nourish: Eye Cream - RRP £90.00 (15ml) - Anything that promises to reduce puffiness & dark circles will most certainly get a chance! I'm quite conscious of my dark circles so would be nice to know that there are products out there that can help. Although at £90 for a little tub, I doubt I'd re-buy!

005. Zoya, Nail Polish - RRP £9.98 - I received the Marina sample, a dark grey with a silver shimmer. I'm still wearing my summer nail colours at the moment & not really a slate grey girl but sure I'll give this a go at some point!

006. Cargo Cosmetics, Boogie Nights Eye Pencil - RRP £13 (set of 5) - This will probably be a gift to my mum as I received the blue & have brown eyes. I'm quite traditional when it comes to eye make-up but would love to see it on.

All in all this sample box was a nice surprise on a Friday morning! More than worth the £5 I payed, though I can see it being a bit of a waste at £10 a month if you're not happy with everything. Luck of the draw I suppose! Not sure if I'm going to keep up my membership or give GLOSSYBOX a go first, which do you guys prefer?...

WANT: MISSGUIDED SWEATSHIRT...

Leopard print, navajo, crosses; these sweatshirts from Missguided couldn't be more *hipster* or desirable. Perfect to throw on with some skinny jeans or leather leggings for lazy days at university. Now to make the tough decision of which/how many to buy...

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS...

It's safe to say that I was truly spoilt this year (as always!) so kinda excited to share my new goodies with you...

Fujifilm Finepix Z900EXR - From The Boyfriend

(The photo's I took of the camera didn't do it any justice so pinched one off the website instead!)

I guess that if you moan all the time about wanting something people do actually listen! I've been trying to buy a Finepix second hand on eBay for a while now so that it came in time for my holiday (three days!!). I was really not expecting a camera at all let alone the latest model! I've ordered a nice big memory card from Amazon so that I can take lots of cool pictures with the new settings, EEE! I am struggling to find a camera case that isn't an ugly monstrosity though! The best I've found so far are these two by Acme Made, any of you know of any other cool camera case brands?

Diesel Loverdose Perfume - From The Parents

Gorgeous night time perfume in an amaze bottle! Love the smell of this!

Owl Necklace & Key Ring 

 Gossip Girl Season 4 & Velcro Rollers

A bit of girly glam!

Box of Sweets - From The Sister

This was a surprise present & totally up my street! I have a major sweet tooth so have been tucking into this box at night whilst watching my Gossip Girl Boxset! Love the vintage-esque box it came in too. Will definitely find a way to recycle this once all the sweeties have been eaten! 

Also I had some alcohol (Raspberry Sours, NOM!), a cream wire pot for my make-up brushes, bits for my birthday night out (eyelashes & glue, earrings, hair glitter, etc.), Just Dance 2 & will be picking up a full length mirror for my bedroom. I also had money & gift vouchers from my family which will of course be spent wisely(; I feel utterly spoilt! Time to get back to sorting out the iPod, one of many things to do in prep' for Saturday eeee...

BIRTHDAY NIGHT OUT 80'S STYLE...

001. Me & my sister all eightied up - 002. My friends & I on the way into town - 003. My DIY shoesies! - 004. The girlies with our mic's (excuse the weird face!) - 005. Me & the lads

It's crazy that my birthday has been & gone after I was planning & looking forward to it for over a month! The preparation certainly paid off as it was an amazing night! Of course there was a few hiccups including me losing/having my purse stolen, NIGHTMARE! Luckily there was only money in there & no cards, but I never lose money so was kinda frustrated that I lost over £30! That still didn't manage to ruin my night though. If you're going out for a birthday & fancy something different, go to Reflex! I pre-booked a birthday package online (absolutely free to do!) which meant we had queue jump, free entry, 3 complimentary bottles of pink bubbly & goody bags with fancy dress items. Totally worth it, singing the Grease Mega Mix into inflatable microphone will never get old! After we polished off our free drinks we moved onto Oceana & spent the rest of the night in the karaoke & disco room. One of my best birthdays to date & I must say we looked pretty swag in our 80's costumes!

I'm kinda gutted I didn't get a full length photo' of me in my 80's gear but as it was my actual birthday day I didn't stop preparing for the night & it was basically one mad rush to make sure everything was sorted for when the bus came! I'm really please with how my outfit turned out though, especially my shoes! They were originally a deep purple colour & after around 6 layers of glitter glue turned out super sparkly! Might even dedicate another post to them. I had the earrings & lashes (you can't really see but they had silver polka dots & multi-coloured sparkly bits on them) as part of my birthday box from my family, will share my other presents with you tomorrow! The rest of my outfit is basically all from eBay, self confessed eBay addict here! All in all I've had an amazing couple of days & now it's back to reality as I start back to university tomorrow, bring on year two...