BEAUTY: SUMMER FAVOURITES

KOS!

At the beginning of August, me and my best friend went on a girly holiday to Kos, Greece!  We have been best friends for like 15 years now and have never been on a holiday together, just us two.  So what better time than this summer.  She is two years below me and so we had to wait for her to finish school (which was ridiculously late) to go but on the 3rd August, off we went!
If anyone is thinking about visiting Kos, I highly recommend it.  It was one of the best weeks of my life and we had such a good time.  We stayed in the Niriides Hotel just outside of Kos Town.  We got told that Kardamena was the "party place" but that Kos Town was still okay.  No...Kos Town was so much fun and had some really good places to go at night.  We became regulars at Hush and Wild Bull Bar which I think were the best places - oh and in Hush (if you're a girl), get up onto the bar - you get free shots!
I'm not going to put all of my 600 pictures up on here but I thought I'd give you a brief look into what we got up to - as well as my outfits!

 Kos tops - view from the balcony - beach - dinner shots - Kos town - first night - fish bowl - street dancing - Greek night - second fish bowl - beach - harbour - Cosmo - froyo - beach - being a child on the play area

beach - tan lines - last night cocktails - our new friend John - last night drinks - drunk walk home - Thermal Springs - in a natural thermal spring - beach - last night dinner - before travelling home

Playsuit - Topshop

Sandals - Accessorize

Top - Hollister

Shorts - Hollister

Top - Topshop

Shorts - Topshop

Sandals - Accessorize

Top - Miss Selfridge

Skirt - Miss Selfridge

Top - New Look

Shorts - Miss Selfridge

Sandals - Accessorize

Top - River Island

Skirt - Miss Selfridge

Top - Topshop

Shorts - Topshop

Sandals - Accessorize

Top - Topshop

Shorts - Jack Wills

Summer Antics

So as my summer is coming to a slow down now, I need to desperately start blogging again!  Here is just a brief summary of what I've been getting up to in the past month or so!

Latitude face paint - Latitude fest - Sister's graduation make up - Sister's graduation - Make up for dinner - Grandad's birthday - New Topshop top - Kos nails - Batchwood - Homemade cake - Post holiday nails - New New Look shoes - Wimpole Hall - New Swarovski ring present - New Topshop scarf - Tan lines

Summer Essentials

So as the weather has suddenly got AMAZING, I thought it was only right that I did a "Summer Essentials" post.  Below are, what I think, summer beauty essentials and are the basic beauty products a girl needs during this heat wave!

A good hairbrush is so important, especially when you're probable going to be tying your hair up a lot.  Tangle Teezers are great as they successfully get out knots with next to no pain!

(Boots, Superdrug etc.)

Us pale English roses sadly do not tan that well in the English sun and so this St. Tropez gradual tan moisturiser is perfect as it's ever so gradual and not like a fake tan at all!

(Boots, John Lewis etc.)

No girl wants to wear a lot of make up in this heat as it just results in it melting off or your skin getting terrible so I just use a simple concealer (Benefit Boi-ing), a powder to stop the shine (Benefit Hello Flawless pressed powder) and a slick of mascara (Benefit They're Real!).  Perfect for your skin and the sun!

I'm in love with these cat eye shaped sunglasses as they're so feminine but a bit different.  These particular ones are from River Island.

Keep those wispy bits of hair from sticking to your face and neck by using a strong hairspray.  I used to use one that my hair salon provided but that was getting pricey and so I switched to this one.  My hair needs a good strong hairspray and so this one is perfect!  It holds my hair in place and then brushes out easily!

(Boots, Superdrug etc.)

Nothing worse than getting dehydrated in this heat and I find that this water bottle is like my lifesaver.  It's a 1.6L bottle and so I make sure I get enough water a day to stay hydrated!

(Amazon, John Lewis etc.)

Add to the bright weather with bright nails!  These are just a couple of my favourite ones (I have about 50 nail polishes!)  Another way to make a big impression with your nails is to mix and match them, go for alternate colour pop nails!

(Topshop, Boots, Superdrug etc.)

Summer

I'm so sorry I haven't posted in ages, I've been so busy and just have not had the time!  I thought I'd keep you up to date with what I've been getting up to so here it is...!

Starbucks Cool Lime Refresha - Meeting King Charles at Hyde Park - Cara Delevingne at Hyde Park - New Rimmel Nail Polish - Lanson Pink Champagne - VIP Hyde Park bands - Rolling Stones T-Shirt at Hyde Park - Dungarees - Vitamin Supplements - New Topshop Nail Polish - Absolut Raspberri, Cranberry and Lemonade - Night out - Outfit - Red Nails - Sunbathing - BBQ with family and friends