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Hey Guys

Just a super quick post tonight

I've been really busy with uni work

My final deadlines have crept up and quite literally I'm shitting myself

Got lots of work to crack on with

But normal blogging shall recommence as soon as I'm de-stressed

Have some goodies to share

Love to everyone

Belle

xxxx

fairytale feeling

Well it's been a while since I last posted...

I'm still ploughing through my uni work, not long now till it's all over

I'm literally counting down to may 15th

So in the last week or so since I properly posted I've not been doing much

Going to the gym loads...my runnings now up to 30mins without stopping woop

Seeing my friends, I've reconnected with a group from school and am loving catching up and reminiscing 

Planning my 21st birthday party, to be honest I'm not that involved in the planning process as Mum has a lot of things she's keeping as surprises, she's telling everyone but me!

I have sorted invites though so at least I know who's coming...

But I have been hunting down the perfect dress

The party isn't until August so I have plenty of time

My Mum took me shopping last night so I've included some photos of what she treated me to. Excuse how awful my hair's looking in some of the shots, it hasn't been cut since last august and the split ends are ridiculous! Needless to say I'm booked in for a cut and dye soon...thank god!

I'll start with the shoes ...

 Nude Wedges, New Look, £19.99

I bought these to go with my graduation dress 

They're gorgeous and make my legs look amazing!

I wore them last night to my friends 21st birthday and I now have a new found love for wedges...so comfy and I can walk in them, perfect

 Brown Loafers, New Look, £24.99

I tried a few pairs similar to these one but settled on these

I have size 8 feet and these make my feet look tiny....great when I get told I have clown feet

Come on their not that big!

May go back for the other pairs when Mr Student Loan comes through

 Nude Studded Flats, River Island, £26.99

I fell in love with these when I saw them weeks ago 

RI haven't had my size in every time I'd been in until yesterday

Mum wasn't easily convinced that they were necessary but I love them and they're surprisingly comfy

Also means Gavin hasn't tried to wind me up as he's scared I'll kick him!

 (excuse vacant expression)

Striped Maxi Dress, River Island, £24.99

RI had a dress similar to this last year but with different colours

I love the pastel colours on this and think the stripes are oddly flattering

Can't wait to wear this to bbqs and lazy days in the sun

 White and Blue Swallow Print Dress, Oasis, £60

This.is.perfection

This is the dress from my previous post, I tried it on yesterday and couldn't leave the shop without it

When I showed Mum the dress she said 'Oh I don't think that would be very flattering'..

as I walked out of the changing room all I said was 'Eat your words'

It's stunning...I've never loved a dress as much as I do this

I want to wear it now :( but I promised to save it for my graduation on the 28th July

So far away

It's a wee bit tight over my boobs but it's not uncomfortable so if I was to lose more weight (over a stone now!) it would still look flattering 

 Love the detailing

 This is my outfit from my friends birthday

Floral Blouse: Topshop

Striped Tunic: Topshop

Beige 'Chinos': New Look

I bought these trousers with Mum as well, £24/22.99 from New Look (can't remember!)

I've been trying to find some trousers like these for ages and was so happy that these fitted

I tried some on in New Look about 5 weeks ago and they wouldn't do up....HAPPY! 

This Topshop blouse has to be one my favourite things in my wardrobe

 White Sundress, Primark, £9 (I think)

I don't have much white in my wardrobe as I'm pretty clumsy and tend to make a mess

But I thought this was cute and fairly cheap so if I managed to destroy it it wouldn't be too big a deal

 I wore this for the awesome shopping trip

Blue Vest: New Look

Striped Skirt: H and M

The skirt is another recent purchase, £12.99

I sized down in it and feel it's still flattering

I love my Mum

She's the best at cheering me up when I'm having a pretty shitty time

Love 

Belle

xxx

Perfection

Oasis

Assymetric Frill Swallow Tunic

£60

Perfect graduation dress

Wish I had money

Floral vs. Stripes

Striped top: H+M

Floral Skirt: Forever 21

Worn with black Primark brogues

 Right Hand:

Tiffany Bracelet

Bare Escentuals Friendship bracelet prize from Lipglossiping

Tiffany Ring

Left Hand:

Diamond ring from Gavin

Silver leaf ring Topshop

Guess Silver Watch

Nails:

OPI

Lucky Lucky Lavendar

Another pound off this week 

12 1/2 in total now :)

Love

Belle

xxx

Dream Cream Review

I was given Lush's Dream Cream hand and body lotion for Christmas by my Mum

I remembered one of my Auntie's raving about it a few years ago and was eager to try it

It's a little more expensive than my average body lotions but I still put it on my Christmas list to try..

£10.25 for 240g 

 What Lush say: 'Incredibly soothing body lotion for troubled skin. Dream Cream is Lush's best-selling product because it makes sore skin feel good again. Chamomile and lavender calm irritations, reduce redness and banish blotches. We also use oat milk, too, which has traditionally been used on troubled skin for centuries. It contains everything nature makes for soothing your skin.'

Ingredients:

Oat Milk (Avena sativa), Rose Water (Rosa centifolia), Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Olea europaea), Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Glycerine, Stearic Acid, Triethanolamine, Tincture of Benzoin (Styrax benzoin), Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena), Chamomile Blue Oil (Matricaria chamomilla), Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia), Lavender Oil (Lavandula angustifolia), Cetearyl Alcohol, *Geraniol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Methylparaben, Propylparaben 

What I think: I love this body lotion. The smell of lavender can be a bit overpowering, I'm not the biggest fan of the smell to be honest but can tolerate it. It seems to me like it's soothing qualities would be ideal before bed but I've only used the cream after my morning showers so far. The cream's not too thick, just the right consistency and soaks in to my skin really quickly. Leaves it feeling really soft as well. I suffered from eczema when I was younger but not much anymore, I just have sensitive skin and this cream hasn't caused any flare ups at all, in fact it's lovely and calming if my skins a bit sore. Overall I would definitely repurchase Dream Cream, especially with the Lush incentive to save 5 black pots and exchange them for a fresh face mask. I'd say a 4/5, the price is a wee bit high but I understand that's due to all of the natural, organic products.

I'm yet to find a Lush product I don't like!

I'm sure it will probably happen but fingers crossed it doesn't

Love

Belle

xxx