Instagram Catch Up #2

Fortnum & Mason afternoon tea

My favourite was the rose eclair.

Finally booked to go back to New York. Can't wait to see my family and the beautiful city once again!

#cba

Using some of the bits I picked up in Paris

Missed this little face. Look out for a post with her over the next month or so!

Nuoc mam or summer rolls. So easy and delicious!

Londoners making the most of the bit of sun we had.

Four year anniversary with Joe. This is us two years ago at New Years. It's my favourite pic of us ever. We were hysterical!

Spoilt. And the obligatory Geordie themed card!

One of the three desserts we had at John Salt. Amazing!

When we were tourists for the day. So lucky that this is 20 mins from where I live.

Beautiful flowers in bloom at St James park.

Megan bringing back naughty Aussie treats after her trip back home.

Meringues by the meringue girls!

Liquid nitrogen ice cream from chin chin laboratories.

Salt beef sandwich from Mishkins. Gotta say, it's not the best I've had and I know my salt beef!

My bed being invaded by friends!

Loving this!

Pulled pork sandwich from Jamie's food revolution day!

Watching passport to Stockholm at food revolution day!

Date with Megan. So romantic!

And the 7 course meal we ploughed through!

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Blog Sale - Incldues NARS, MAC, Chanel, Benefit & Tom Ford

I've been appaling at keeping my blog updated recently. I've been so busy with work and life in general and my blog has suffered as a result. Nevertheless, I intend to get it back up and running next week and am spending the day planning posts tomorrow. In the meantime, I've had a big clear out/ Spring clean today and thought I would pop up a blog sale. I've been pretty ruthless in the hope of streamlining my make up collection. 

Normal rules apply. If you want an item simply let me know in a comment below leaving me with your paypal address. I'll then send you an invoice as soon as I can. Once an item has gone it'll get a strike through it so you know it's gone. Postage and packaging is £1.30 with an extra 50p per extra item. UK only. Have fun browsing and be sure to let all your friends know - thank you! 

L-R NARS Pure Matte Lipstick 'Vesuvio' 1/3 used £7, NARS Pure Matte Lipstick 'Valparasio'  used less than twice £7, MAC Cremesheen Lipstick 'Shy Girl' 1/3rd used £7, MAC Cremesheen Lipstick 'Creme Cup' used twice £7. 

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Glitter 'Coffee' used once £3, Make Up Forever Glitter #11 gold used twice £3, L'Oreal Paris Contour Kohl 'Chrome Brown' used twice £1, No7 Lip Pencil 'Fire' used twice £3. 

Benefit Creme Eyeshadow 'Strut' used 3/4 times £5, Benefit Creme Eyeshadow 'Stiletto' used twice £5, Chanel Illusion D'Ombre 'Mirifique' used twice £10.

Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate 'Intensity 1' Highlighter used more than contour. Highlight used 5/6 times, Contour twice. Killing me to sell but I just don't use it often enough. Please let it go to a good home! £15.

NYC Quick Dry Nail Polish 'Sidewalkers' £1, NYC Quick Dry Nail Polish 'Bowery Black' £1, Revlon Lip Butter 'Candy Apple' £2.50, Relvon Lip Butter 'Wild Watermelon' £2.50. 

OPI 'Spark Di Triomphe' £3, GOSH 'Highschool Flirt' £1, Barry M 'Silver Multi Glitter' £1.50, Barry M 'Pink Sapphire Glitter' £1.50, Mavala 'Rouge Rubis' £2, Accessorize 'Aztec' £1, Barry M Gelly 'Pomegranate' £2.

Barry M Nail Paint 'Magnetic Blue' £2, Seche Vite 'Coral' £3, GOSH 'Tilted Blues' £1, OPI (put in by mistake, please ignore), Barry M Gelly 'Plum' £2, Essie 'Bangle Jangle' £2. 

Don't forget to leave me your paypal address if you'd like to buy something! Thanks! 

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Diptyque event & the start of a new obsession...

Up until around a year ago I hadn't really heard of Diptyque. I'd seen the candles in Selfridges but had never really gave them much attention. Last night I got invited to see their latest fragrance launch so with an open mind I trundled along the central line after work to their Brook Street. 

First things first, the store was beautiful. Teeny, tiny but beautiful. I loved how they'd displayed everything and the windows along with the new fragrances and it's print advertising looked stunning. I was then told about Eau Moheli, given a whiff of the perfume then was left to browse the shop at my own pleasure. They served the tastiest canapés along with a few cheeky glasses of champers whilst I had a good look at their products and really got to know the Diptyque brand. 

I spoke to their store manager who is the probably the ultimate fountain of all Diptyque knowledge. She answered all of my questions in detail so I really got to know the brand. Like I mentioned earlier, I'd only ever heard of their famous candles so I was chuffed to find the Jasmine one in my bag at the end of the night. I lit it tonight for the first time and it's completely filled my flat (which is small, just so you know) with the most beautiful scent. I feel a dangerous new obsession starting... 

As for the fragrance, it's beautiful. It's feminine and floral but not overly so. It's not sickly or sweet in the slightest, it's just a beautiful fragrance that smells 'grown up' in a lovely way. The main note is sweet Ylang-Ylang which is one of my favourite fragrances ever, but it's beautifully toned down with delicious Tonka Bean and Ginger. In a nut shell if you like floral fragrances with a sophisticated edge without being too heady then Eau Moheli might just be the trick. 

Something else worth mentioning is their fragrance fitting service. You go to one of their stores where they blind test you with the candles to see what main fragrance notes you like. After a process of trial and error they come up with a scent that fits your preferences perfectly. All they ask is that you ring ahead beforehand to make sure they have enough staff. It's a totally free service and they don't expect you to buy anything there and then. In fact, the store manager said they actively encourage you to take away some samples and see how the fragrance develops to make sure it's something you really like. 

Overall, I'm very impressed with the brand and I now have a whole list of Diptyque products on my wish list. I'll certainly be popping into the store for their free fragrance fittings too as there wasn't one single perfume on the night that I didn't like. 

Have you tried anything from Diptyque? Will you be having a sniff of Eau Moheli 

*The roller ball and the candle were both gifted to me at the event but I'll certainly be making a trip to the Brook Street store to spend some of my hard earned cash very soon.  

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