How to survive valentines day

Valentines Day is the most romantic day of the year... NOT the case if you're single. It's depressing, and pretty shit and it is getting closer. So for all you singletons here is how to survive that dreaded day!

1. Eat your feelings

2. Have dinner with your cats

3. Pretend Harry Styles is your boyfriend 

4. Watch 'The Break-up' - there's no happy ending

5. Listen to 'Tori Kelly - Dear No-One' 

6. Sleep (other animals/cuddly toys suitable)

7. Buy a paper bag and put it over you're head. (make sure to cut out holes for eyes and mouth)

8. Buy a bottle of jager and shot it

HAHA. Just kidding. Everyone is doing serious Valentines Day posts so I thought I'd add a bit of humour. Obviously, it's only depressing if you let it depress you. So pity those who have to spend money on presents when you can spend it on new clothes! Woohooo. 

Have a Happy Valentines Day, and please don't take this post seriously! lots of love! x

Wish, Want, Need

1. Navy and Green check mini skirt: New Look - £12 

2. O.P.I Black Onyx nail varnish: Amazon - £8.99

3. Black Hexagon Quilted Top: Topshop - £36

4. Black and Gold Box Clutch Bag: Lavish Alice - £28

5. Pixie Lott Midi Rings: Rock n Rose - £7

6. Hunter Ladies Melrose Wellington Boots: Country Attire - £69 

7. Elephant Heart Charm Necklace: ElelphantHeart.com - $110 

So far this winter I have been trying to keep my wardrobe bright and colourful, but I have to admit, I'm missing wearing black. Clothing wise black is my favourite colour, it goes with anything and is suitable for every occasion. I saw this mini skirt and knew that I'm going to have to get it, it would look great with chunky boots, tights and the Topshop quilted jumper. I'm in love with the clutch bag and midi rings! Teamed with dark eye make-up and a black dress you'll have a super grunge look for a night out, plus the rings are Pixie Lott (bonus). Hunter Wellies (the best wellies known to man), now come with a wedge! Perfect for a short arse like me. I think the wellies are going to be my first purchase out of this list! The snow will be here soon and I'm dreading the walk to uni!

Wish: Elephant Heart Charm Necklace

Want: Navy and Green Check Mini Skirt

Need: Hunter Melrose Wellington Boots

On Wednesday's we wear pink.

So I may have gotten a little bored of essays and was feeling quite spontaneous and daring, so I dyed my hair pink.

I used the bleach london hair colour in the shade 'Rose'. The instructions read 'massage into hair and leave for fifteen minutes', but I'd recommend sectioning your hair into layers. I followed the instructions and just wacked it on my head and left it for ten mins as I didn't want it too pink, but after I washed it out it was slightly patchy so went back to the shop to get a second bottle. The second time round I did it in layers making sure all ends and roots were covered evenly. This colour is designed to be used on light blonde hair and the more bleach that has been put on your hair in the past the better it takes to it. I found that it took a lot better to the ends of my hair than it did to the roots because the bottom of my hair has been coloured more times than the top. This lasts 2-10 washes (big difference I know), but the downside is that once it begins to fade it goes a bit streaky. I have found if put your hair up it still looks quite pink and the streaky bits blend in a lot better. I will definitely be using this product again in the future but might try out a different colour and do dip dye instead. They come in all sorts of shades from blues, greens, oranges and reds at just £5 a bottle. I picked my up from boots, but you can order it from Bleach London's website too. Here's how my hair turned out.

 I tried to take a selfie and Lou wouldn't leave me alone, (vain cat) so he popped in the pic too. I should've dyed him pink, haha! That'll be my next blog! just kidding.

Hope you enjoyed this post! 

Alexabelle xoxo

Stress Free Week

This week I have done absolutely nothing! Finally chilling time. Really I should be doing some of the three assignments I have due in next week but I really can't be bothered, motivated! So I've been to a few lectures and then sat around the house all week. (I promise I'm not usually a bum). I've taken a few pictures around my house, to suppress my bordem. My kitty Harry is super cute, he loves posing for the camera.

 We filled this vintage bird cage with lights from the christmas tree which looks really cool, especially at night. Apologies for my messy garden, student accommodation is never the nicest, we're determined to make it really cosy in the summer though.

This is my friend claire who I've missed a million over Christmas. If it wasn't for Claire I don't think I'd ever attend my lecture. naughty. This was when my hair was a bit longer, I liked it this length, now its too short. Hopefully, wont take too long to grow. 

I was meant to be going London today to meet Pixie Lott, but my sister wasn't allowed to go because she keeps missing school to meet celebrities, SHE MET ONE DIRECTION! so jealous. Pixie's new song is amazing though, check it out.

Pixie Lott - Nasty

Anyways, that was my quick little update. 

Comment what you think! 

Alexabelle xoxo

January Sales Shopping

So 2014 is here! 'Happy New Year'.

(oooo, that rhymes) 

I hope you all have had a fabulous 2013, it was a goodun, but I'm determined to make 2014 a lot better! I started the year with a lovely shopping spree, spending the majority of vouchers and Christmas money, so here's what I got!

I went into lush to pick up a couple bath bombs and thought I might be able to snatch up the last of the Christmas Limited addition pink bubble wand, but they had already been recalled. (sad face)  Luckily, Creamy Candy Bath smells exactly the same. Admittedly it's not as pretty looking but once in the bath is just like the wand. I also picked up Think Pink (bottom left) which is a fizzing bath bomb, this smell is a bit more subtle (subtle for lush? I know!) But you have to admit it looks super cute! I think these were around £2.50 each, (binned the receipt, sorry) 

I also took a trip into Topshop, where I went into 'shopaholic' mode. I'm loving the dark lipsticks for this season, they add a glam touch to any outfit, so I couldn't resist buying this in the colour 'The Damned' at £8.00. I looks to be a really dark purple, but when you put it on your lips it more of a deep pink with a slight purply hint.

I am genuinely lost for words at these beauties. I saw them and they were an instant 'don't look at the price just buy' pair of shoes. I knew no matter what, I had to have them! I love the small heel as they're fab for a casual day look, (being 5ft1, I need all the help I can get) but they'll also look fab with a pelmet skirt and jumper for a casual night out. When I finally did get to the till I found that these were only £38! Fav shoes at the minute without a doubt.

Topshop again and these T-bars, are £32 and are fab! They also come in black, which would go with pretty much everything but I thought i'd best widen my shoe colour range and go for a red. These would look amazing with red tartan print and give your outfit a cute vibe. I did also buy a few items of clothing from Topshop, but thought I'd let them feature in my January Lookbook later this month. 

This was a little gift from my Grandma. My house is really cold, and being a student I'd rather not be given a huge heating bill, so most of the time me and my housemates snuggle under duvets, wearing jumpers and three pairs of pyjamas so my Grandma brought me this to keep warm. Such a cute gift, and secondly ITS TARTAN! This was £12.99 from boots, and since yesterday I have already refilled it 3 times. The heating bill may go down, but the water bill is going up! 

I have been needing a new moisturiser for ages now. I have been using a cheap one which is not doing the job. When it comes to skincare, I don't mind spending a little extra because good skin means less make-up, and less make-up makes better skin. I have never used Soap and Glory Glow Job tinted moisturiser before, but the rest of their products are fab so I have faith. This was £8.00 from Boots, and its a 50ml bottle.

Now this is a big shocker for me, these body butters, which come in many different scents are normally £13 I think. In the sale (brace yourselves) they are  £5! FIVE POUNDS! I couldn't actually believe it. I did a big gasp when walking past the shop, ran in grabbed a few, paid, walked out gobsmacked! £5!! What a bargain. Think you should go grab them whilst you can! I brought mine in pomegranate which is one I have never had before, but it smells so good I could eat it!

Thinking about it, none of the stuff I have brought apart from the body butter is actually from the sales, but sale time nonetheless. Hope you enjoyed this and go grab yourselves the bargains before they all go.

Happy New Year!! 

Alexabelle xoxo

Christmas Goodies!

I've had an extra long Christmas this year. Usually I'll spend Christmas day with my Mum and boxing day with my Dad, but this year I spent Christmas Day in Bulgaria with my Dad skiing, which was fabulous! It wasn't too cold or to busy, just perfect. Due to us not being able to take all our presents abroad we had a few bits and pieces to open Christmas day. I received The Hunger Games on DVD and some chocolate. I had never watched The Hunger Games before but it is most definitely the BEST FILM EVER! We went skiing until the afternoon, had a nap, then unfortunately due to a reservation for Christmas dinner mix up, had coco rocks for dinner. I was not best pleased by my lack of Christmas dinner on Christmas day, but the fact we ate cereal instead of turkey made it slightly more amusing.

I arrived at my Mum's on Saturday afternoon and she answers the door, trying to be super festive, wearing a santa hat and the Christmas songs blaring. We opened presents that afternoon and had Christmas dinner and family games night on the Sunday evening. It was beaut! Whilst waiting for a film to download we had a riff off like in Pitch Perfect. It is actually a lot harder than it seems, however we went on for at least half and hour singing like absolute lunatics. I think thats definitely going to become a family tradition now.

I travelled back to my house Monday morning to check on my little kitties, I walked into the kitchen and it was trashed. They had overturned the bin and eaten all the pizza my housemate had left from the night before. I couldn't tell them off though, they're just too cute!

                    Harry is the one on the left, the cuter one. But Louis, the one above, is much more cuddly. He's my stalker he follows me everywhere!


I have been so lucky this year as I have received so many cool presents! Here are a few of my favourites which I am very, very grateful for! My Mum and Step-dad brought me the most amazing camera ever! The Sony WX300.

I have been after a compact camera for ages as sometimes its a pain to carry a DSLR everywhere, so I wanted something with really good features and high resolution. This one has an 18 Megapixel camera and full HD recording, and I am completely in love with it! I have taken the photos of my presents with this camera so you can get a good idea of the quality.

In my family we do secret Santa as I have one sister, two brothers and two step-sisters, so it's easier and a lot cheaper. My step-sister Katie had picked me, and I swear she must have read my mind as this is the colour I have been after for ages. Its such a nice winter colour, and would go really well with tartan which I am, (as well as the rest of the UK) obsessed with. It looks a bit wonky in the photo because my mum thought it'd be funny if put it on before I had photographed it or even used it myself, so sorry about that! naughty mother.

My Dad and step-mum did an A* job this year and I have been well and truly spoilt! Firstly the Soap and Glory set. I actually screamed when I opened this and got majorly excited about the hair turban, they are the best inventions ever! I can't wait to use all of these, they all smell amazing! My Dad figured from my previous blog I was a bit of a lush fan, and mmmmmmmmmmh this hand and body lotion smells amazing. I am yet to try it out but I'm guessing it's going to be pretty good as every other lush product I use is! Finally, as you will all get to know I'm a little bit of a crazy cat lady. This calendar has a cat picture for everyday of the year, thats 365 photos of cats! Can life get any better? (I promise I'm not that obsessed!)

I feel very blessed and lucky to have got such lovely, thoughtful presents. I hope you all have had a festive, happy Christmas and have received some fab gifts as well! Have a happy new year and I'll see you all in 2014!

Alexabelle xoxo

Delivery, Christmas Shopping and McDonalds

I recently had a big online shopping spree, so big I have literally received about five parcels a day this week. Early Christmas presents to me from me. Only joking, most of it is all Christmas presents for friends and family, but a girl has to treat herself every now and then so I invested in a few products. Firstly, I brought the V05 hair care set. As you probably know from my previous post, I am a major hair care freak. I dyed my hair that much I had to get it all cut off so it was should length. Was a very sad day. So, I'm on the road to repair so I can get the long blonde locks I've always wanted (fingers crossed). These products are fab as they all have heat protection in them. The serum is my particular favourite as I can apply it constantly throughout the day. 

I have also recently learned that cleanse, tone and moisture everyday is much better for your skin than using make up wipes and moisturiser. I invested in decent cleanser and toner, but still used a cheap moisturiser. I found Burt's Bee's online and read some positive reviews. It's light, smells good and is also not tested on animals which is good. I already use the Burt Bee's lip balm and love it, and wasn't aware they did a moisturiser so thought I might as well give it a try. 

I also got two new candles! As the rest of the world, I am a sucker for a Yankee Candle, I don't think I have ever found a make of candle which smells as good. My favourite is Pink Sands but I thought I'd buy some which I haven't brought before. Usually, I like a sweet smelling candle that smells good even without lighting it, so the Vanilla Cupcake went down a treat! So vanillary, and it just smells amazing. The Midnight Jasmine is subtle, but still smells great, definitely one for the lounge! 

Finally, my new foundation has come! I tend to buy a lot of foundations because I like testing them out and seeing which ones are best for different occasions. This Clarins Everlasting Foundation is amazing, not only does it smell really good the coverage it pretty impressive! It lasts all day and doesn't look cakey! Definitely in my top 5 foundations! I'd say this is good for the day time when you need maybe a little bit extra coverage, but make sure you go to a Clarins counter so you can get properly matched up!

The rest of my day was spent getting the last few bits for Christmas. I also may have brought a few cat things. Now some would class me as a cat lady, however I see myself as more of a cat lover. I recently brought two kittens with my friend Jordan (we live together) called Harry and Louis (yes, named after One Direction). A very spontaneous purchase, but one that I do not regret. Since we got them we both have gotten just a little obsessed with cat things. We popped into Next to get a gift card, we were just passing the counter and... 

... this happened. I apologise for the poor quality photo, it got taken on Jordan's phone in excitement! Firstly, the iPhone 5 cases are so cute and we just had to get them! The collars match the collars on our kittens, so it was a must buy! The photo frame and postcard inside were brought from Paperchase, the cutest little stationary shop in the world! 

After shopping and crazy cat excitement we sat down in front of the TV to watch Love Actually, and wrap up our families presents. After the stress of wrapping, we thought we deserved a coke from McDonalds as no coke is better than a McDonalds coke! We drove to McDonalds, ordered our cokes, paid, I had a sip of Jordan's coke, which she had been craving for the past three hours, and I swear, no word of a lie, it tasted like a vodka coke triple. It was disgusting, but she refused to go back and complain. On the other hand, mine tasted fine. Lucky me! 

Merry Christmas! 

Alexabelle xoxo