Saturday, 15 August 2015


It was without a doubt that as soon as I arrived at my room in the Capri by Fraser Hotel Residences I played George Ezra's beautiful song 'Barcelona' - it seemed entirely fitting and I was glad to just be spending time away from London and its grey, grey weather! 

Barcelona was a dream with its stunning buildings all with such intricate architecture, bright colours and dreamy water fountains set out in front. The most stunning of all was La Sagrada Família as it was, without a doubt, the Disney Castle of Spain and with each glimpse that I caught of it scraping into the sky, I was in complete awe of its sheer height and striking detail!

I would have to say however that the highlight of the holiday was Font Màgica! I have seen a number of amazing places but there was something about reaching the top of the stairs of Palau Nacional and being able to look out at such a vast expanse of land and feeling as if you're the only person in the world and all of what you're seeing is for you! The fountain. Everything.

The trip ended with one last play of 'Barcelona' and a bittersweet morning spent sitting on a bench shaded by a tree with the sun's rays reaching through every branch and delicately laying on my skin...peaceful.

XOXO

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Erotic Museum - La Rambla






Strawberry and Pineapple - fresh juice from La Boqueria situated along La Rambla

La Sagrada Família






Each line of numbers in the square add up to 33 - the age at which Jesus died



Marina Beach


Telefèric de Montjuïc
Castell de Montjuïc

Palau Nacional


Font Màgica








Found in Centro Comercial Glòries, Avinguda Diagonal

Friday, 31 July 2015


After attending a little session with the Benefit Cosmetics beauty counter in London, I was in awe of all the amazing products that they had lined up! Benefit always seem to get it right whether it's with their bronzers (the Hoola bronzer is out of this world) or even with their fragrances (Laugh With Me Lee Lee has been a favourite of mine since I got my hands on the mini catalogue and opened that page and sniffed it for the first time!)

Also, it clearly goes without saying that the packaging for every single one of the Benefit products are oh-so-cute and too good to pass up so, if I were you, I would get that sweet face of yours to the nearest Benefit counter or store and get your hands on as many products - all within your budget of course!! :P

XOXO


The Benefit They're Real! Colour range is honestly - and I never say this - to die for! It consists of the They're Real! Mascara in black, brown and blue as well as the They're Real! Push-Up Eyeliner in black, brown, blue, purple and green. I was slightly disappointed by the fact that the mascaras didn't come in purple and green to match the eyeliners but hopefully they'll come out with them soon (*fingers crossed!*)

After purchasing the They're Real! black mascara when it was first brought out, I knew that I would love any other colour that Benefit introduced! It was for this reason, that I purchased the blue mascara along with the purple push-up eyeliner and I have not been disappointed! I will definitely be taking these two products with me to Barcelona because blue waterproof mascara at the beach?! Yes please!! A girl needs to make her green eyes POP!!


The Benefit Porefessional is what every make-up lover needs to hide any unwanted pores, blemishes and minor imperfections. What's more, as a primer, this product can ensure that your make-up stays right where it should be! After applying it, your skin will feel super soft and airy due to the lightweight formula and plus the Porefessional primer offers protection from free radicals that can damage your skin without you even noticing!


Oh how I love this product!! I didn't know that my brows had arches until they were somehow manufactured with just a few swipes of a tiny little brush! I'm not a big fan of filling in my eyebrows, usually I just brush them through and I'm ready to go. I've realised, however, that once in awhile it's nice to give my eyebrows a bit more shape and pzazz (*cue the jazz hands!*) Who knows, I may just fill them in everyday for the rest of my life, worried that the arches may never return!!

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