LIFESTYLE: MAD HATTER'S TEA

On Sunday 5th February, my sister and I treated my mum to a Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea at the Sanderson Hotel in London for her birthday. 

This tea is entirely based on Alice in Wonderland where there are character loose leaf teas, ladybird cakes and magic marshmallow mushrooms alongside an almost unlimited amount of other treats! 

I can safely say that it is one of the best afternoon teas I have had (and I've had a lot) and it should go straight to the top of some sort of Afternoon Tea Bucket List.

One thing I would say though, don't plan on eating for about a week after because when they say "would you like any more of anything", it is only polite to say EVERYTHING!

Mad Hatter's Afternoon Tea at The Sanderson Hotel in London

Coat: Zara / Dress: Topshop / Boots: Bershka / Necklace: Accessorize / Bag: Adora London

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FASHION: LEATHER & SNOW

Coat: Zara / Jumper: New Look / Jeans: New Look / Boots: New Look / Hat: H&M

TAKEN IN CHAMONIX

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BEAUTY: GARNIER MICELLAR CLEANSING WATER

Yes, I know I am late to the party with this one, but that doesn't mean I can't join in. Everyone has been hyping about the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water for, what feels like, forever now and so I thought maybe it was time that I tried it.

I am one of those people who is always trying out new skin products, only to return back to my trusty face wipes. 

I am also one of those people who, when waiting in the line at Boots to pay, will get sucked in by the deals and pick up ten products that I wasn't planning on getting. In one of those dangerous queues, I saw a travel size Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water and decided to buy it and give it a try.

Let's just say, the face wipes are now not used and the big mummy bottle has been bought.

Now, I'm not going to go into technicals about this product: mainly because I don't know them and also I just wanted to do this post to say what I personally like about it. 

To start with, the travel size lasted me about three months which, for a £1.99 125ml bottle, isn't bad going. Another thing about this product, is that it literally removes all make up. Sometimes you can get these face washes that claim to remove make up but then you find yourself three days down the line with mascara still sticking your eyelashes together. Since the hype of this water, Garnier have also released a Micellar Water for oily skin, a "pure" one and a natural one for sensitive skin.

However, the best thing about this product is that it doesn't sting my eyes! I think I must have the most sensitive eyes in the world when it comes to anything going in them and that is the main reason I have always gone back to my trusty face wipes. But this Micellar Water is literally like.....water! 

Overall, I never thought I would see the day where I leave my face wipes behind and be the cleansing water type person. Thanks Garnier! 

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FASHION: GLASTONBURY GOALS

Yes, I was one of the lucky ones that managed to bag myself a ticket to Glastonbury Festival 2016 (well, my Dad did - thanks pops)! Not to make anyone jealous, but it was an amazing weekend and now, three weeks on, I still have severe Glastonbury Blues!

Anyone that has been to Glastonbury before will understand when I say it is completely different to any other festival. It is the size of a small city, has everything you could ever want, from a meditation area to a gigantic mechanical spider to hundreds of amazing performances.

However, as well as all of this, the fashion amongst the 100,000 attendees is also incredible and so I got my blogger head on and snapped up some inspo. It was quite hard to go up to random people who had been drinking since sunrise and get a photo so I have included my looks from the weekend also.

My staples were denim shorts, a sexy waterproof jacket and my trusty black Hunter wellies.

Amongst the standard festival attire (glitter, gems, wellies and waterproof jackets), sparkle co-ords, David Bowie tribute tees and lycra onesies were amongst the favourite pieces chosen.

(Apologies as most of these were taken on my phone....)

My Outfits - Black Top: Boohoo / White Knit Top: Topshop / White Shell Top: Boohoo / Face Gems: Claire's Accessories / Glitter: Glastonbury Stall

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LIFESTYLE: THE MORE FUN THINGS IN LIFE

Calling all stressed third year students! Whilst sitting in the library slaving away at your 10,000 word report, don't you think back to the days where you went round to your grandparent's house and sat colouring in pictures for hours? Well I sure do! There was a special drawer at my Gran and Grandad's house that was filled with colouring books (obviously me and my sister had separate ones) and countless colouring pencils. How times change....or so I thought!

Recently, a craze has developed consisting of 'adult' colouring books. Now, when I first heard the term 'adult colouring books' something very interesting came to mind - something that I did not want to take part in! However, I came home one day and my mum had kindly bought me one of these books, along with a whole new pack of pencils. 

Now, if you don't own one of these colouring books, GO AND BUY ONE. I was under strict instructions to only do it when trying to relax - not instead of my dissertation. But my god do they relax you.

I think I spent about two hours colouring in the picture below and I just got completely lost in it. Who would have thought a 21 year old could still enjoy the simple pleasure of colouring within the lines?!

So turn off the TV (or maybe have it on in the background - I still need my daily dose) and get scribbling! You'll thank me later!

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FASHION: PATTERNS

 Top: Zara / Trousers: Gu / Shoes: Bershka / Bag: Mulberry

I wore this outfit to an intership interview I had recently where I had to dress "smart but fashionable". The top and trousers are two purchases from my recent trip to the great city of Tokyo (highly recommend a visit - luckily I got to travel with my course)! The top is a last minute purchase from a very large Zara store that we found and the trousers are from a store called Gu which is a bit like a nicer H&M. When I was thinking about what I was going to wear to this interview, this match was not the first thing that came into my head. I thought how could those two patterns possibly look okay together but this just shows - always try on! 

I love that these trousers are quite a subtle pattern and can be worn (clearly) with just about anything - they're also super comfy - and this top is smart yet not boring. I recently wore this top on a night out with a pair of black shorts - who doesn't love a day-to-night piece of clothing!

Of course, I have my trusty black heeled boots on which, when they are just a bit too scuffed, I am going to be so sad to see go! 

I also wore seven rings (all silver), my Olivia Burton watch, my classic Mulberry bag and my black fur coat to keep me warm.

Fingers crossed the interview went well!

ktcrossthwaite x