Touching up your make up- what do you need?

So sorry I have not been posting very much about my food, but I have been really busy with personal stuff and had a cold all week as well (yes, strange I know as it has been so lovely and hot) so that is my explanation for the lack of posts.


As I have been so busy, and it has been so hot my makeup has been having a hard time staying on my face and for the first time in ages I have taken a small makeup bag along with me so I can touch up.
My mini-makeup bag must haves  are:


POWDER,POWDER,POWDER- umm yes, you may need some powder.....As I have such oily skin powder is a must have to sock up the shine. I like the RIMMEL stay matte pressed powder (do go for a pressed powder, no one wants a messy handbag!).

Blotting paper-for more shine control.


An SPF sunscreen- for your hands.....I am funny about this one as I think a woman's hands are one of the first places that show her age. I want young looking hands in my 50's.


A top up cream blush- you may this this is odd, but if you are going to have a long day, a top up blush is a must as it will make you look all fresh and lively,plus, a cream blush is so easy to blend. I love the MAC creamblend blushes, and carry the shade "something special" in my makeup bag.

A lipstick- as the lipstick I use changes everyday, I use whatever I used in the morning to look good during the day.


Do you carry a mini-makeup bag? What do you have in it? do share!

Help me...........What do I wear?

I am going to a friends wedding in October and me being me, have already started thinking about what I should wear....This is how you come in. I was going to make this a video but I felt like a blog post with photos would show the smaller details of each outfit. I have not included jewelry and bags as I want to decide what dress I am going to be wearing first and then see how I feel.


Here we go:


Outfit 1- An origins 1950's vintage dress I got on ebay and and not worn yet, with my lovable Christian Loubotin  roland zip shoes.

I love everything about this dress because it's so fun and flirty and I adore the net detailing at the bottom.


The shoes:

If I do wear this outfit, it will be with a red lip to match the red sole of my shoes....Sad girl I know!




Outfit 2- This lovely herve leger style dress that I got 2 years ago from Bernshaw. Was going to wear it with the very girly (you may hate them but I love how fun they are) pink peep-toe heels.

Outfit 3-My beautiful Karen Millen dress ....words can not describe my love for this it is so classy and elegant, the shoes are also by the same designer.

So my lovelies, that is is. Now all I need is for you all to tell me what you like and what you think I should wear....I may post photos of me in the outfits so you can see what everything looks like on.

Silly little blog post

Hello my lovely girls......felt I should do a small blog post as I will not be post my "what I eat today " post as I have hardly eaten a thing because I am not feeling well (Hence why no YouTube video too).


I am going to film a few curly hair videos and also a video about a few products I am really not impressed by  (yes ,MAC foundation I am talking to you!) I may also show the dresses I got from ASOS the other day so keep your eyes open.


I'm not  a happy bunny at the moment, just one of those days I think when people really piss you off but on a shallow side note, I gave myself  a manicure and I am now loving how neat my nails look....usually I just take my polish off and pop a new one on, but I took the time to file them down (I hate long nails!) and sort my lovely jagged skin.....So now my nails are short, lovely and red!


Anyway I'm off now and I will see you all tomorrow in hope that it will be a better day (ok scarlet O'Hara ) 


Take care xxxx

What I eat today

So I am back after a very busy weekend and back to healthy eating. That being said, I was pretty good over the weekend and didn't eat too much.


Breakfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon and a small bowl of all bran with semi-skimmed milk.




Lunch:
6 revita crackers with extra light soft cheese, a pack of backed crisps.


Snack:
250 ml of pure orange juice.


Dinner:
A stir-fry with veg and soy sauce.


I drank 3 liters of water and 4 cups of green tea with lemon.

What I eat today

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I was not feeling too well but I am here now!

Breakfast:

A cup of hot water with lemon, a smoothie and a bowl of all bran (30 gr) with skimmed milk.

Lunch:
2 Slices of brown bread with some extra light Philadelphia cheese, a pack of of walkers backed crisps and some  pineapple chunks.

Snack:
weightwatchers cheese flavor
 bites.

Dinner:
Healthy homemade potato wedges, a roast paper and onion with some Brussels
 sprouts  extra light mayo with chives.

After dinner:
Weightwatchers chocolate mousse

What I eat today

Hello everyone!
Long time no blog I know, just been super busy but I am back now and really craving healthy food! (Even tossed out some cheesecake I had left over from the week end)

so here we go:

Breakfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon and an innocence smoothie (no cereal as ran out of milk!)

Lunch:
A big bowl of my yellow pea soup and a revita with extra light Philadelphia cheese.

Snack:
Some pineapple chunks.

Dinner:
A few  new potatoes with a tablespoon of extra light mayo , some roasted baby tomato's and some broccoli

After dinner:
Some strawberry's and a weightwatchers chocolate mousse.

A little update...........

Yes I have been a naughty blogger and not updated my daily meal plan for the last few days, and I shall not be updating it tomorrow.......but there is a reason for this and I have not fallen off my healthy eating plane so don't worry.


Am an a big believer that all diets need a cheat day. A cheat day meaning you can eat whatever you like and enjoy it because when you are watching what you eat, eating out, eating at other peoples houses and such things can be really hard and make you feel stressed out and out of control. So you need to make a plane and think " right, this weekend, I am not going to be around home much and it will be hard for me to make healthy food choices while I am staying with someone" and other things like that. You see, if you don't you will end up getting obsessed with what you can and cant eat and not enjoy your weekend!


That is why over the weekend normally (or weekdays when I am off and maybe not staying at home) I just eat what I want, go out and have fun because I know it takes the stress factor out of it and also leaves your body craving healthy food by the end of it.


So what this rambling  blog post is trying to say is......I will see you Monday with my lovely "what I eat today" post!


Hope you all have a fab weekend:)

Super healthy yummy yellow pea soup

To make this super easy lunch idea you will need:
A pack of dried yeallo peas
Vegetable stock 
A red onion
A  big bunch of coriander


How to make it:
Chop up the onion and the coriander and heat then up in a little olive oil. pop in the pan half a pack of washed dried peas, mix up and then add about 3 cups of water and bring to the boil. once the soup is bubbling, add some vegetable stock and mix well. turn down the heat to very low and let the soup simmer for about an hour mixing every now and then.
By this point it should be ready and you can blitz it (I prefer it chunky , more filling!) and there you have it! Easy  and yummy!

What I eat today

beackfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon, a smoothie and a small bowl of all bran with skimmed milk.

mid morning snack:
weight watchers  cheese bits....lovely and only 78 calories!


lunch:
2 slices of nimble toast with backed beans and an orange.


snack:
Good old walkers backed crisps and a rivita with extra light Philadelphia 


dinner:
Bulgar wheat with cooked mushrooms and onion and herbs. (AMAZING!)

What I eat today

Breakfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon, a glass of innocent  smoothie and a small bowl of all bran flakes with skimmed milk.


Mid morning snack:
Weightwatchers cheese flavor bits


Lunch:
2 slices of brown nimble bread with extra light Philadelphia cheese and cucumber and some homemade yellow pea soup that is so yummy! let me know if you want to know how to make its so healthy and easy.


Snack:
An orange, a pack of walkers backed crisps and a few carrot stick with mayo.


Dinner:
A small portion of Wholewheat spaghetti with cherry tomatos, garlic onion and basil.  

After dinner:
Some dark chocolate and some strawberry's. yummy!

My top weight loss tips

As you, I am trying to lose a bit of weight and be healthier, and as I have been dealing with this shitty woman-body stuff for years, I do have a few tips that may help you.

• Tip number 1-I know people say don't eat late at night , but the trick isn't necessarily how late at night you eat, but how soon before bed time you eat. So if you go to bed at around 11 pm, try and have your dinner at around 8 pm, so your body has time to digest the food and start to burn it off before bed. (If you must snack, have something light like strawberry's)
• PORTION PORTION PORTION!- ummm, yes portion control is super important.  it can be so easy when you are eating things that are not very fattening  and pretty healthy such as cereal or pasta, to give yourself large portions and there you go, you have just added more calories without realizing. So you can use food scales if you want too, but if you don't have one just use your common sense! and hands! so a nice handful of cereal and pasta will do.
• Use smaller plates and cutlery- You will look like bit of a nutter, but  this is really useful in making yourself think you are eating more then you are. I use smaller bowls and plates and a baby knife and fork.
• Think high fiber- High fiber foods are so good for your body and make you feel fuller for much longer. So fill up on high fiber foods like brown bread, brown rice,hole-grain cereal and so on.

Do you have any good weight loss tips? do share!

What I eat today

Breakfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon, a glass of innocent  smoothie and a small bowl of all bran flakes with skimmed milk.

Lunch:
2 slices of brown nimble bread with extra light Philadelphia cheese and cucumber. I also had a packet of walkers baked crisps (salt and vinegar) and an orange.

After-none snack:
Some carrot sticks with extra light mayonnaise and a rivita cracker with some extra light Philadelphia cheese .


Dinner:
Roast papers (2 of them) and half an onion all chopped up with rosemary, rocket cucumber 
and lighter grilled haloumi cheese.


After dinner:
A small piece of 85% COCO  dark chocolate, and some strawberry's. 




Dinner  pic:

What I eat today

Breakfast:
A cup of hot water with lemon, a glass of innocent  smoothie and a small bowl of all bran flakes with skimmed milk.

Lunch:
2 slices of brown nimble bread with extra light Philadelphia cheese ,cucumber and rocket. I also had a packet of walkers baked crisps (salt and vinegar) and an orange.

After-none snack:  
Some carrot sticks with extra light mayonnaise and a rivita cracker with low fat olive spread.

Dinner:
A veg stir-fry with soy sauce.

  
After dinner:
Some dark chocolate

I drank 3 liters of water and 4 cups of green tea:)

Weekend away OOTD

Hey lovely girls! long time no blog I know but I'm back now.
I went away for the week end down to Brighton to see funny man lee evens, which was grate and I also went to Silverstone to the famous car show (not my choice! was my man and I will not be going again!)

Anyway, this was what I wore in Brighton:

Top-ZARA
Maxi skirt-ZARA
Shoes-H&M
Bag- yes, I got the laura IT bag.

What I eat: (just for fun!)

I love Brighton, its such a different place and full of life. As for Silverstone well........no OOTD for you as it was such bad weather fashion went out the window!