Zurich: Day 1

Our first day at Zurich was amazing, the weather was gorgeous (32 degrees!)  so we spent most of our time walking along the lake with ice creams. I can honestly say Switzerland is somewhere I would love to live, life is so much more relaxed and the scenery is lovely. 


Come back tomorrow for Zurich day 2!

Bronzed summer glow

I have been longing for some lovely summer weather and finally the sun has made a satisfying appearance. In the summer, I like soft, glowing, radiant and bronzed makeup. The summer is also the perfect time to try out some new looks, maybe a bright lip but always keep the base of your makeup light as you don't want to look matte and dull. 
This morning I woke up to the sun rays shining through my bedroom window, quite an unusual appearance for us Brits! I love experimenting with new looks for the summer, especially as it is my favourite time of year. I love the sun it always makes me feel so cheery, I think London is lovely in the sun. I have created a glowing, bronzed makeup look on my sister this morning which I love. I used only five products as in the summer I like to look natural. I used the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in ivory lightly over the areas she needed it like her nose to cover any redness and blemishes. I then applied the Body Shop Lightning Touch under eye brightener to highlight the eye area and cover any dark circles. Next I used one of my favourite cream blushes from Topshop in 'Head Over Heels'. This is the most gorgeous bright peachy pink and when applied just on the apples of the cheeks makes you look very flushed and glowing! The most important part of this makeup look was the bronzer as I wanted her to have a healthy glow. I used the NARS Laguna Bronzer which is the best bronzer I have ever tried. Unlike many bronzers it doesn't have too much golden shimmer so it doesn't make you look like a glitter ball in the sun. It is also a very good bronzer to contour with, but for this look I decided just to gently sweep it all over the high points of her face like the forehead, cheeks and nose. It adds a lovely bronze to the face and makes you look more radiant. Lastly, to complete this look I used the Revlon Colourburst lipgloss in Crystal lilac. I brought this as it was recommended by Fleur De Force so obviously I had to get it and add to my ridiculous collection of lip products. This finished the look of perfectly adding just a hint of pink shimmer with  lilac undertones to the lips.
When the sun shines in London, the whole city is transformed, everyone seems happier, the outdoor bistros are crowded with people lunching and any green space is crammed with sun worshipers. For me however, the sun calls for the perfect time to experiment and have fun with makeup.

Hope you are all enjoying this fab weather as much as I am, it has been long awaited.

 Let me know your favourite looks for the summer! Also, check out my sister's blog all about fashion: www.foxtrotbravo.blogpsot.com

Travel essentials

There is something enjoyable about searching out the best travel size products but it definitely helps with Boots having their own isle full of travel sized items. I have always loved going on holiday and luckily I am very well traveled with my first ever holiday abroad being when I was just 6 months old. I think it is the build up of excitement and knowing that you will be leaving behind your everyday tedious routine to enjoy a relaxing holiday that makes me look forward to holidays so much.

As you may already know, I love cosmetics, skincare and all things beauty, so rounding all my products up to only the essentials was not an easy task. Seeing as I am only away for four days I didn't want to over-pack so to help me with this I made a list of all the 'necessities' and then made a special trip to Boots to get these products in the travel sizes (under 100ml).

These are all my essentials that I use everyday, I don't feel I have gone overboard with the amount. I am planning on doing some serious duty free shopping at the airport, this has become almost routine before going on holiday.

The pharmacies in Switzerland are incredible, the range of skincare and beauty products is amazing. Also, they have many brands that we cannot easily find in the UK, as for this I am most definitely saving some Swiss francs for a trip there.

Before I leave I will be posting several more travel posts and when I get back I will upload a day by day diary of photos. Hope you are all okay,