Summer holiday 2013

Two weeks of sunshine, swimming, cocktails, too much food, beach, romance & sweating. July-August 2013, Cala'n Bosch, Menorca.

cornwall | polgooth inn.

'Twas a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I ventured down to the pretty little village o Polgooth, near St Austell. I'd never been there before, but on arrival I was pleasantly surprised to find a quaint little country pub overlooking countryside and a lake. Perfect.

Inside was ever so snug. Wood burners in every corner, comfy corner sofas & tables and old cosy decoration. They even supply blankets to borrow to sit outside with if you're feeling chilly! What a lovely touch :)

The food was incredible. For a local pub it was exceptional. Good value and delicious. I had the goats cheese & caramelized red onion marmalade on bread for starter then sausage and onion sandwich and it was truly the best pub grub I've ever had. (I've also been back since and had the duck salad-yummy!)

I was we'll impressed and will be going back for sure, especially seen as its a doggy friendly pub! Love finding these cute country pubs in Cornwall.

cornwall | jemima puddle duck

A few snaps from last week when I went to Newquay for the day (possibly the most famous place in Cornwall; a surfers paradise) I went for a long walk and sat in the sun watching the world go by...bliss.

My Favourite Lip Products.

I'm not a huge day-to-day lipstick wearer, but always love to have something on my lips. I have searched the world over (exaggeration!) for a light healthy looking 'gloss', without being a gloss, and I believe I have found it....have a look at my top 4 products plus my new cant-live-without lip treat.

l-r clarins instant light natural lip perfecter in 02

mac lipstick in hue

philosophy flavoured lip shine in melon daiquiri

mac lipstick in vegas volt

l-r mac hue

melon daiquiri

vegas volt

lip perfecter

This clarins product is my new must-have lip treat! I really really love it. I have his is the shade 'apricot shimmer 02' and it's really a strange thing to describe. It's not a balm, but has lip balm soothing and nourishing effects, but it's not a gloss. It gives the lips a healthy sheen but not shiny or sticky like a gloss (i hate wearing gloss on my lips) It's really flattering and just feels lovely. Comes in 3 shades and is available from boots for £16.

I don't feel like philosophy lip products are really anything special in terms of what they do to your lips, I don't find them particularly nourishing on my lips and because it's more of a gloss it doesn't last very long. However, all those rules go out the window with this product purely because of the taste! When you smell or taste this you literally want to eat it, very water-meloney and just delishious. The shimmer in this lip shine is quite impressive and does look gorgeous on as it's my favourite kind of lip colour-coral. Highly recommended or a summery fresh lip.

I won't go on too much about the lipsticks as ive written about them a lot, there is a review and photo of vegas volt on my lips here. I will just say...i love them both!