a cornish sunday.

1.brush washing.
2.out for a drive in the new car.
3.play time with my nephew Harrison.
4.the jennings run crowds.
5.body shop shopping.

cornwall: evening summers walk.

It's been a beautiful weekend here in kernow. We have also had a mega bust weekend, so last night when we had an hour spare we loaded the car and went to my new favorite place. It's a river & woodland walk about a 10 minute drive from where we live. It's also only 5 minutes from where I work so I'm often there first thing in the evening after a sleep-in shift.

I think we were walking solid for about 1 1/2 hours so needless to say we all slept well last night!

Cornish Beauty.

body shop. [haul]

So, every now and again, like every other beauty fanatic I like to go on a splurge. As much as I love my high-end products, when there is a splurge opportunity, The Body Shop is my usual destination. There is something about their shops that when I walk in i feel so full of happiness and could spend all day wondering around lusting after EVERYTHING and spritzing and slapping testers on. Today was one of those days, I sent Chris off to do the food shopping while I had much more important things to attend to ie splurging in The Body Shop.

This shop is quite possibly my all-round favourite shop, and always has been. I don't think I've ever been un-impressed with any of their products.

I bought mainly make-up, skin-care & body care products and a few household things too like a ginger & sandalwood diffuser (lush!) but only beauty related items here!

Accessories;

britannia toiletry bag, hairbrush, headband & bath lily.

All pretty self explanatory really!

skin/body care;

rose hand cream, olive body butter, cocoa butter body scrub, tea-tree cleansing wipes, tea-tree night lotion, tea-tree facial wash & tea-tree lotion. (i like tea-tree, ok?!)

I don't think you can beat the Body Shop's body butters, just delicious. Thick, creamy but melts into your skin and really seals in moisture whilst leaving you with a luscious scent. I picked up the olive one last time and completely fallen in love! And yes, it appears, 10 years later I am in fact going through puberty again and cannot rid my face of blemishes at the moment, my skin has never been so bad! I've been using the tea-tree facial wash for years so it's not time to give the rest of the collection a go. I use the facial wash morning & evening applied on the Body Shop's facial buffer (not pictured, but you can find it here) And the rose hand cream is just lovely, light and moisturising and smells delightful.

make-up;

bb cream, lightning touch concealer, all-in-one concealer, mascara, tea-tree concealer, blush, face powder, eye liner, lip-gloss.

i'm not going to go into too much (or any) detail here as i'm going to do a full close-up look with swatches of all these goodies.

perfume;

amazonian wild lily eau de toilette.

just, lovely.

a few more posts on their way looking at these products in more detail.

Cornish Beauty.

new lifestyle #2

a challenge....
As part of my new healthier lifestyle, I've found something that I think will change my life if I stick to it. I've been looking at exercise options for days when I can't get to the gym & I've found the perfect thing. As you can see from my last post i really want to 'learn' to run and enjoy it.

NHS Couch to 5k is a podcast that they've created to encourage people to get healthier and fitter. It's basically a training programme that you listen to through your mobile phone or iPod. A lady called Laura talks you through the steps; when you should power walk, when you should jog etc an takes you through step-by-step and their aim is to have you running 5k in 9 weeks-amazing! I've seen similar things in fitness magazines and online but I love the fact that it's live and almost like you got a personal trainer egging you on! Plus no need to take a watch and time yourself when your meant to run and walk as Laura does it all for you.

The music is well suited too; faster paced pieces for when you run and chilled music when your walking. It's a really healthy, safe way to start running and I can wait to start it-watch this space!

NHS Couch to 5k is FREE an available to download direct to you iPod/iPhone through iTunes. Just put the title in the search bad and download week-by-week.

Cornish Beauty.

NoFit State circus @ Eden

I LOVE anything unusual ad I'd much rather spend money on experiences than objects. So when I had the opportunity with work to go and watch this renowned show (I saw the show last year and it was incredible!) I jumper at the chance.

NoFit State circus are a collection of performers based in Cardiff that your the UK with their incredible talents. Yes you've got it-think flying trapeze, trampolines, tight rope etc. But, think bigger & better. The team is reliably small, perhaps 20 performers and the show 'Bianco' is what you would call an intimate show; the performers are literally walkin around amongst the crowd & then the guides will mow the audience around to watch something else going on within the venue. Set in amongst the famous biomes at Eden it is truly amazing. I took Chris last week to see it who is very uneasily impressed as he was completely blown away. The live band were an asset to the circus and complimented it beautifully. All in all, a brilliant evening! And fab I you've got little ones to entertain in the summer holidays. It is on the luxury side though at £25 per ticket for adults but in my opinion, completely worth it! If you get a chance to see them pleaseeee do so!
Here are some snaps of the night.

Cornish Beauty.

new lifestyle #1

I've been pretty unhappy with the way I look for quite a few years now, but never enough to actually get off my bum and do something about it! So, enough is enough! I've decided I need a complete change in lifestyle in most aspects an I started off with joining the gym (eeeeek!) I have a wedding to go to next October (2013) and want to look amazing (and a few dress sizes smaller!) by then. Also, as I'm getting older I'm appriciating just how precious and short life is and I want to live a healthier one in the hope of having babies in the not too distant future.
Here are my main goals:
1-to loose 4 dress sizes
2-get fitter & toned
3-to start running
4-quit smoking
5-healthier diet (without dieting)
6-have more of a routine ie going to be the same time, eating the same time, getting up earlier.

So, this really is a huge lifestyle change! But I'm feeling positive and really want to do it. Giving up smoking is going to be the hardest thing but I'm not nieve and I'm going to do it slowly.
I've already had my induction at the gym and my first proper workout with my personal trainer and DEAR GOD it's hard but I feel good after! I'm aiming to go to the gym 3-4 times a week and as I currently work shift-work, this is quite do-able.

I'm going to try and update on here as much as possible as it might give me some motivation to keep going. I'm sure it will be worth it in the end.

Cornish Beauty.

red my fortune cookie

Today's nails come in the form of OPI's 'Red my fortune cookie' polish. A gorgeous, vibrant orangey red. In fact my whole mani routine came from OPI today; Nail Envy & Top Coat included!

Hope you like, Cornish Beauty.