May Favourites!

These are my recent purchases and you could say these are May favourites! 

The hair 

We'll start with a bit of a moan about hair. I went and ruined it with the loreal thickening shampoo and conditioner. I really liked it at first as it did make it look fuller, but then after a few uses my hair literally broke off. I have the worst split ends and the top where the roots are, I have a load of little hedgehog hairs. I was pretty livid as I have been really looking after my little hairs lately, getting it trimmed every 3 weeks and it was lolling pretty healthy until this disaster.

So here are my current saviours. I love this Garnier hair oil, and I've tried quite a few. It's really light, but makes my hair really soft and shiny. I'm not mad about the smell as its a bit sweet but its not something I mind, and I use this in 3 ways, I sometimes slather it on a couple of hours before I shower, I use it on wet hair before I blow dry and I use a tiny amount to smooth through ends at end of styling. Love! 

The dove 60 second treatment is good but I wouldn't buy it unless it was on offer, I actually prefer the regular conditioner as it seems to more nourishing which is mad as this is meant to be intense. But I like it none the less, for the moment.

The bag.

I love this bag from primark! It's pretty, it's spacious, it's brown and it was £8! What! 

The shoes.

Another cheeky Primark purchase. What's not to love, these were £8 and fit so nicely, I regret not getting two pairs, bridgesandballoons777but when I went back they only had the big sizes left! If in doubt always get two! 

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Summer Scents.

Now, I must admit I bought this on a whim and even without smelling it. Such a sucker for a pretty bottle and such a pretty bottle it is! It smells similar to the original daisy but somehow more fresh and slightly sweeter and to me this scent is the opitomy of summer. I keep moving it around the house so I can see the pretty at all times! What is your favourite summer scent at the moment? And has anyone smelt the new Victor and Rolf scent? I'm exited for it yet dubious! I

I will be making more of an effort with this blog, as I've recently had a bit more time on my hands but sadly no Internet connection so I will have to be doing this through my phone! I've only tried thus once and the dimension were all off when looking on the pc. So just stick with me ok!? 

Also if you have Instagram my user name is bridgesandballoons777

Lena xxx

Smashbox

I've recently got married. wedding number two, but that's a long story. I'll put up a photo of the dress sometime this week. Although incredibly stressful ( it was all planned in 4 months and mainly organised in 4 days ) It gave me a great excuse to buy new and wonderful things! Like very expensive makeup! I originally was going to bite the bullet and get the naked 3 palette, but then i wanted to try the smashbox primer, so it somehow made sense to me to buy the full exposure pallete to get free delivery....and it looked really pretty. and it is. i read some reviews first, I'm not a mad woman and some were a bit iffy about the fallout and the shimmer is more glitter than shimmer and when i first tried it i thought,damn, should have got the naked 3. BUT! i stuck with it, and I'm glad i did as i haven't used anything else for months, i love it! once you get past the first glittery layer it somehow compacts down and there is then hardly any fallout. the colours are lovely, and i actually love them all! The brush not so much, in fact it may have been the problem in the first place...

You got to choose 2 samples, so i went with a full exposure mascara and a primer.

Ive yet to try the primer sample as i tried the photo finish hydrating oil free foundation primer which id bought in a 12ml travel size as its loads and i didn't want to end up being allergic to it, which i very much was. its also a £1 per ml. which makes me feel gross. never again! 

The little mascara is nice though, its actually made me think I'd buy the big version, its rather lengthening rather than thickening, which is a nice change. 

I also bought also bought some brushes. tell me.what did i do without them? what did i use? how did i manage without them?

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. 

i use this to apply foundation and its amazing. flawless and soft. magic really.

There isn't a brush i don't  like in this, even the dodgy looking eyeliner brush is great for eye shadow, and the eyebrow brush makes me giddy with appreciation. giddy. 

In my next post i will be talking about a brand called Mii, as that's what i went for brand wise for my wedding makeup. 

Is there any other things you want to see? 

Mr and Mrs!

So this happened!

I'm weirdly married!

This was just the legal bit, there will be a Russian Orthodox wedding in Jan so keep your eyes peeled for an amazing dress I had custom made! 

Here I'm wearing Jenny Packham for Debenhams

bag from The Vintage Styler

Shoes Marks and Spencers

It was an amazing day and great practise for the actual big day. 

These are exciting times. 

I just ordered some Janet Reger lingerie which i'm very excuted about indeed!

One question for people out there, did any of you do your own make up for your big day and did you regret it? I'm in two minds about it!

Engagement.

 So another thing that happened this summer is um i got engaged! After 9 years he finally popped the question and here is where he did it. beautiful view.

We went away for a night, beautiful

country walks, lovely dinner.

While starting to type where these clothes are from i realised that my entire outfit is exclusively from primark...even the underwear. For shame! oops.

The place we stayed. 

 These are from the summer as i went home for a few weeks and there's no internet at home! I wore this for a girly dinner and cocktails. I absolutely adore these shoes from Zara, they are quite high but are the most comfortable heels i own! Maybe because the straps are round your foot like a lovely suede comfort cocoon!
This top has also been a firm favourite this summer, i rolled up the sleeves a bit as i'm not a long sleeve person, and i love the scalloped bottom. Alas i may have shrunk this the other day but good times while they lasted! I also wore it rather a lot with a strapless bra underneath and high waisted jeans.

Shoes - Zara

Skirt - Primark

Lace top - H&M

Necklace - Miss Selfridges

Watch - Michael Kors

 Excuse the odd angles on these pics, i really need a tripod,as cant rely on family skills!

I'm also selling a few bits on ebay right now, mainly a lovely fur coat, feel free to have a little peek!



http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/modamoda2013/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686


And my Instagram is bridgesandballoons777


xxx

Well hello there. So summer is over but im clinging on! But while out for the day, the rain was more than persistent,so i did some emergency umbrella buying! It was either this or a frog!

Outfit:

New boots -  New look

Dress - last years River Island

These boots are a wonder, they are so so comfortable and the chunky heel makes them walkable in!

In fact i loved them so much i got them in black! 

I've been buying rather a lot of black lately,which is very unusual, and i'll do a post on all my recent Autumn/Winter purchases...of which there has been many!! ooopsss.

Meanwhile you can follow me on Instagram! 

bridgesandballoons777

xxx

Sun

Hi!

                          

It's been so sunny and so hot here, all I've done is sunbathe and eat myself to oblivion.         

                                           

I did some primark shopping and also got some cheeky lippy.

   

I also bought this baby, which was a secret where the boyf was concerned! So much so that it started most of the journeys home in a sock in my bag until I waved said boyf off haha 

It has not left my wrist and now I have my eye on a lovely yellow gold one. 

This is what I wore shopping the other day,my trusty Joni jeans and top from primark with some rather lovely sandals I found at the back of the wardrobe from years ago which are also primark! 

Hope everyone's enjoying the sun! 

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Follow me and I'll follow you right back lovelies

Xx

Coral

Hi!

Shoes and dress New look

bag vintage

necklace miss selfridges

Sunshine

 So summer's been happening. Real update very soon! 

Shoes and Belt - Primark

Skirt - River Island

Top - select? last summer

Bag - Vintage

Tulips.

Just a few purchases!

These little mid finger rings are from River Island and only cost £2! I cant see them lasting too long, but so cute!

Excuse the horrible cuticles, my nails grew so well when i was on holiday and as soon as i stepped back into work they broke and my cuticles went to hell. 

Superdrug had a 3 for 2 on all cosmetics so i got my trusty face powder by Max Factor in medium beige, the false lash effect mascara and maybelline Super Stay nail varnish in Mint For Life!

I also picked up some things by MUA

I've yet to try the nail varnishes but i couldn't resist the colours and the fact that the bottles are reminiscent of Essie, the shape is rather satisfying!

Maybelinne Mint For Life

MUA eyeshadow pallet in Undress Me Too 

I've given these a quick try and as usual i'm pretty impressed, the colours will be much used by me this summer. 

And last but not least, my frivolous purchase is this little lovely:

 Miss Dior.

What have you been buying lately?