An update on life

Hello everyone,

Sorry it's small!

I'm sorry I've not posted on my blog for a few days, I haven't been very well. I took some Ibuprofen being as the doctor said it was also an anti-inflammatory as well as a painkiller (great for muscular pain) but silly me took it on an empty stomach. I didn't realise it was to be taken with food and it caused me to be unwell with an upset stomach. In future I will stick to my trusty friend paracetamol, which I usually take if I have some sort of pain. I am now feeling a lot better and have started eating again, thank goodness!

Before I get onto a brighter subject, when me and my nana dropped my little brother off at nursery this morning he was his usual chatty self on the short car journey from home. Once we had took of his coat in the little play room he's in, he was sick - poor little man. We all decided to keep him at nursery, he said in his cute two year old language that he didn't want to go home and they said they'd ring if he got any worse. We rang up at lunch time and heard that he had managed to eat his snack with the other children so hopefully he is now feeling brighter too! Bless his heart.

So on to happier thoughts! I've made a few new purchases with a book being one of them, oops. This is typical of little old 'bookworm' me. I managed to finish the Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan which was amazing so I had to fill the void even though I still have two other new ones to read. It won't take me long to get through these books though, reading is a big part of my life ;). In case you're wondering the new book is called Sweet Honey by Cathy Cassidy, it's part of the chocolate box girls series and each story is told by a different sister - they're lovely stories.

Another of the purchases I made was a small bottle of the new Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Radiance SPF 30 sun lotion - ready for my holiday to Menorca in just over two weeks! I'm so excited and ready for a break. You can read about it here.

Lastly I bought a cute little bow and button candle in a pastel purple colour! This is to add to my candle collection I have going on in my room! As well as looking beautiful it has a wonderful scent to it which I think is lavender.             

The candle! 

How have you been this past week?

Lots of love

Koren xo

     












  

Being a bookworm

Hello there everyone,

The three books which I purchased.

I'm pretty excited to say that I have purchased three new books! I do have a Kindle which my Grandad bought me for Christmas, though sometimes I love the feel of a real book in my hands instead of a tablet.

I usually buy my books in the supermarket, I tend to go on autopilot and head straight to the book/magazine isle as well as the beauty one. These are definitely my favorite places within the whole shop.

Me and my Nana went to ASDA sometime last week after we had dropped my little brother off at nursery and I picked up 3 books for £10 - what a bargain. This deal included any books on sale, so it's great if you fancied more than one of the books. You should go and take a look in your local store :)

I've started reading "Little Beach Street Bakery" by Jenny Colgan and I am thoroughly enjoying it! I am around chapter twelve at the moment and will hopefully do some more reading later on this afternoon.

Reading is a great escape for me, there is nothing greater than using your imagination to picture the story you're reading. I get so engrossed and the time always tends to fly by - I read whenever I am feeling worried or anxious about anything as it distracts my mind.

What are your favorite books?

Ps. I have around 30 books for sale, if you're interested in seeing these and maybe purchasing one then please email me on: korenabbie@gmail.com

Lots of Love

Koren xo

Fing'rs Simply Chic - Pretty in Pink

Hello there everybody,

Today I am going to be writing a review on a product which I wouldn't usually purchase, Fing'rs Simply Chic - Pretty in Pink (stick on artificial nails).

The reason why I wouldn't normally purchase a product of this kind is because I'm not very keen on the feel fake nails have when applied onto your natural nail. A lot of people can tolerate the feel of the fake nails once they become used to them being there. Being constantly worried about them coming off whilst getting on with daily life is another negative for me, but this isn't the same for everyone!

So the other day I was having a little wander around Asda (down the beauty isle of course) and I came across these little beauties. I'd never heard of the brand Fing'rs before as I think it's originally an Australian or American brand which has come over to the United Kingdom. The box is very pretty and brightly coloured which stood out to me as I adore colourful things. Another reason I was attracted to these is the fact they're pink (my favorite colour) and the beautiful little bow charms, to stick on your nail once the main ones had been applied - I didn't use these though because they were a little bulky.

There are a variety of different sizes so you can find the best ones for your nails, there are 24 nails all together in 12 sizes! It didn't take me long to find the correct ones for myself. Before I applied them I made sure that all previous nail polish had been removed, I then started the easy process of sticking them onto my natural nails - it took about 5 minutes in total. I was surprised at how sticky the glue on the fake nails were!

I only had the nails on for around 24 hours (they started to irritate me!), the box claims that you can wear them up to a week, I do genuinely believe that they would last that long as the glue was rather strong.

I can honestly say that this is a great product for people who like to use stick on and fake nails, they come in a great assortment of designs and colours and feel so smooth to touch! The nails themselves are quite thick and feel strong, I can tell they're durable especially for someone who uses their nails as tools regularly (like me).

The only thing I found is, when I was doing certain activities like making my bed, I felt a strange sensation over my nail as if they were moving - though I suppose you get this with all fake nails, right?!

You can purchase the Pretty in Pink nails from Asda where I got them from and I guess other supermarkets, possibly including shops like Boots and Superdrug? You should take a wander down your beauty isle to see if you can spot them! :)

The price was around £7, but if you love this sort of thing - it's worth it.

Thanks for reading my lovlies, 

Lots of love, 

Koren xo