Second Week Of Slimming World

Well my second week was no where near as good as my first, I stuck to plan all week but we went away for the weekend and I ended up having about 4 takeaways and being more lenient with snacks and drinks, I did feel a bit guilty when I was eating the wrong things but I was also enjoying myself and it was just the easy option. I did only put on 1lb though, I was expecting to put the whole 9lbs I lost the first week back on so I was quite pleased with that. I'm being really good this week and I'm trying Slimming Worlds baked chicken with tomatoes tonight, it seems pretty easy to make so hopefully I don't mess it up. I am not a good cook.

Do you know any easy syn free or low syn recipes I can try?

Happy Slimming girls and guys!

First Week Of Slimming World

Me and my Aunt decided to join Slimming World online to help us lose weight so each week I will post on here how I done :)

Well last week was my first week and I lost 9.5lbs and achieved my half stone award!! I didn't believe it at first. It's not uncommon to lose quite a bit on your first week though, apparently it should slow down now.

I'm no cook but Ive been trying out some homemade recipes from the Slimming World website and Ive been really enjoying it, why haven't I always done this? It doesn't even feel like a diet.

Poached eggs are my new best friend!

I tried homemade cheeseburgers, pulled pork, chilli con carne and diet coke chicken, oh and homemade chips which are amazing! I've used the slow cooker for them all apart from the cheeseburgers.

My syns during the week were mainly used on curly wurlys or prawn cocktail walkers, I didn't use all 15 syns everyday which I was shocked about as I was expecting to be wanting to use them all up and more!

Are you doing Slimming World?
Know any yummy recipes?

H&M Heeled Chelsea Boots. The most comfortable boots ever.

Heeled Chelsea Boots

I bought these heeled chelsea boots from H&M a few weeks ago and they are the most comfortable boots I own. They are really well made and the chunky heel is perfect measuring 8.5cm, so not too high for me. These are my perfect day boots but I also wore these Valentines night as they go with pretty much anything. 

These cost £24.99 which I think is a really good price for a decent pair of boots.

If you're going to buy from H&M online I would suggest browsing the web for a discount code as there is nearly always one or two floating about.

No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation

Recently I have fell in love with this No7 Beautifully Matte foundation...

I was originally planning on purchasing MAC studio fix whilst out birthday shopping with my mum but we popped into Boots first, and I am definitely glad we did. 

The lady on the counter was lovely, I can be quite intimidated sometimes at beauty counters but this lady was great, very helpful and not pushy at all. 

My colour match for this foundation is Warm Ivory, at first I thought it was going to be too dark but it actually matches my skin perfectly.

This little beauty is everything I need in a foundation, quite heavy coverage without feeling too heavy, built in SPF, long lasting and keeps shine at bay.

 It has a pump dispenser as well which is always a good thing.

You can purchase this foundation from Boots for £13.50 AND I think the £3 off No7 make up vouchers are currently hanging about.

Have you tried No7 Beautifully Matte foundation?

MUA LUXE Velvet Lip Lacquer - Reckless

I was browsing Superdrug for some pretty things to spend my vouchers on when I spotted these MUA LUXE velvet lip laquers, velvet lips, interesting. I picked up one in the shade Reckless, a deep red.

The packaging for these are great and much more expensive looking, I especially like the frosted tube.

I had no idea what to expect when trying this out as I've never tried a velvet lip product before. The formula is quite thick and highly pigmented, which is great. It is quite sticky so you have to wait for it to dry for a while and then  it becomes a beautiful velvety matte finish. The staying power was really impressive, only a few touch ups needed throughout the day.

I really like this product and will be picking up some more colours next time I'm in Superdug.

For £3 they are definitely worth it!

Have you tried the velvet lip lacquers?

Wax Lyrical Bedtime Stories Candle

I received this gorgeous candle as an early birthday present from my mum. It's a Wax Lyrical candle in the scent Bedtime Stories. Don't you just love the name? The colour is a pretty pastel pink, which goes perfect with my decor and the burn time is approximately 35 hours.

Bedtime Stories smells like talcum powder, much like the Yankee Candle Baby Powder scent. I like to burn this in the evening as it's a nice calming scent. I think this candle is just right, not to overpowering but you can really smell it and it lasts. I also received a Wax Lyrical reed diffuser in Sweet Pea and it's so lovely! I definitely will be buying more from Wax Lyrical from now.

Do you like Wax Lyrical products?

Valentines Day ♥♥

This Valentines day was the best one yet, it was our first one (well second but it's a loooooong story) we went for dinner at TGI Fridays then went for more cocktails at a bar afterwards. It was lovely spending time with Ky, we both really enjoyed it even if we did get blown about a bit, the wind was horrendous!

Ky had a Jacks Southern Belle and I had a Popping Candy Margarita, it was delish!

Ky got me a new Pandora spacer bead and I love it! He chose well. 

Long Island Ice Tea is now my favourite cocktail,  I can imagine that they will be really nice in the summer on a nice hot day.

Selfie Time

What did you do for Valentines?