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I've been spending the last two weeks mostly at college doing lots of work so I can spend more time at home relaxing! It's working so well and I'm getting to sleep more too which is obviously a lot better than only getting 5 hours per night like I have been previously.

Amazing book.

If I could have an unlimited supply of these, my life would be perfect.

Excited to review all of my new pieces!

The best combination.

A perfect day out in London finished with the perfect macaroons.

My new favourite nail polish - Essie Chinchilly.

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Essie - Chinchilly review

I'd like to introduce you to one of my new favourite nail polishes - Chinchilly by Essie. 

I bought this in Guildford when I went with Kate last week and I've been wanting to try it ever since!

Essie nail polishes are hands down my favourite brand and this is such a gorgeous colour by them! It's a grey/taupe but looks purple in some lights which is really pretty! It's gorgeous and classy and seems to go with everything! 

For application, I applied Essie's 'All in one' base and top coat before applying two coats of Chinchilly, then another coat of 'All in one'. 

I applied this on Monday night and there are still no chips at all! I'm honestly so impressed as my nail polish always chips within a day or two, it never looks this perfect after so long! 

Jess xx

A day with Kate take 3!

Half term is always a good time to meet up with people so once again, me and Kate decided to go to Guildford to get some time away from working and the stress of A levels on Friday.

I'd been saving up for this trip for quite a while so I actually got to buy some stuff which I'm happy about! 

Essie's Chinchilly, Rimmel stay matte pressed powder in Silky Beige,
Maybelline Baby Skin, MUA lipstick in Shade 6, Sleek blusher in Suede.

A lot of this has been on my make up wish list for a while so I was really happy to get it all! Ever since I bought Essie's Bahama Mama, I regretted not picking up the duo pack with Chinchilly too as they looked so perfect together. I'm so happy I now have both now! 

Everyone raves about the powder and blusher I picked up and they both seem really nice so far! The blusher is quite subtle so I'll have to see what I can do with it - I'll do a proper review once I've used it a bit properly! 

After buying a MUA lipstick (shade 10 I think...) a while back, I decided to pick up another as it was only £1 and this was the last one left of Shade 6 with the plastic wrapping still on! Its such a pretty pink and I love it so much! The quality of these lipsticks is really good for the price!

I'm probably going to end up taking Baby Skin back as I tried it on my face when I got home and it made my face go really red and basically did nothing to my make up! As it was £7.99, I'm going to try and get a refund from Boots on Monday when I go back to college so I can use the money somewhere else!

I was so happy to finally pick up The Rosie Project, I've been wanting it for ages! I've read the first few chapters (maybe the first 10...) and I'm loving it so far, it's really entertaining and very hard to put down! I can't wait to do a full review! I also picked up Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell as I've heard that it's really good! 

Being true to the traditions of Guildford, I also picked up some sweet treats from the American sweet shop but most of them were meant for my whole family and aren't in the picture. I did figure out that popcorn and candy corn are an amazing combination though!

Me and Kate had such a great day catching up and visiting old shop favourites, it was a great way to take a break from doing my work! 

Jess xx