23 Things Before 23 Recap!

Hi Girls!! 

Well its my Birthday tomorrow and I turn 23 (eeep!!), so it was about time I posted about how I got on with my 23 Things Before 23 challenge! I had to come up with 23 things that I wanted to do before I turned 23! Here is a reminder of what they were and how I got on!!

1. Finally graduate university! - I graduated university in November! 

2. Go to California! - We had the time of our lives in California at the end of February and during March!

3. Speaking of going to gorgeous beaches in California, I would really really love one of these when we are there:

Tiffany! Uhuh. Robert knows all this already anyway! Honestly its about time he does it, I mean it will be four and a half years of being together. So yea the time has come! Robert you have been told love! Hehe! - Ok so before. we went on our holiday I knew this was not going to happen. It will definitely happen one day when Robert has the money to buy it and not going on a really expensive holidays!! Haha

4. Go to Disneyland Resort! - We were there for two days in March and it was totally amazing!!!

Disneyland Park

Disney California Adventure Park

5. Drive around America (well California, Nevada and Arizona) in a Mustang!! - We got one!! His name was Roo and he was pretty awesome!!!

6. Visit the Grand Canyon! I'm so excited, especially as we are driving to it and not on a silly tour bus!! - Ok so Robert and I did even better than drive to it, we went on a helicopter and landed inside the Grand Canyon. It was completely unbelievable!! 

7. Go to the Harry Potter Studios this year! - So sadly we never made it there, but we have tickets booked to go and see it in May!! So I will definitely be going soon! Yay!!

8. Go to the London 2012 Olympics! - That feels like so so long ago! Robert and I were lucky enough to go to 5 events down in London and it was just amazing to have been there!!

My Olympics!

9. Keep blogging my heart out! I love my little blog and I never thought it would be what it has become! Thank you all very much for following and reading my posts! - This one has been easy!!! I love everything about blogging, so it would be impossible to stop!

10. Hopefully reach 200 followers by April!? - Nope, but you have 180 followers, which is amazing!! Thank you all so much for following my blog it means so much!

11. Have a house/flat with Robert! Honestly we need one really badly! I cannot wait until one pops up and it can be ours! - This one is also a no, but we now know we can get a mortgage! Woohoo, so it is just a matter of time until we find one we love!

12. Have watched all the Desperate Housewives episodes again! I am currently watching season 2! I can't believe how much I have forgotten about what happened! - Yea this was an easy one! I watched them all again within two months or something!! It is a great show!

13. Keep up with my spending ban!! I'm gonna do it guys!! - I did it!! I finished it in January and was very proud of myself for completing a 6 month spending ban!!

14. Get a career.... - Ok so I do have a career, but really its more like a job at the moment!

15. Ok know what you want to do as a career?! Help anyone! I hate being one of these people who have just no clue at all what they want to do! - And I'm still not sure of this either!! Oops!

16. Use my Lilly Pulitzer planner until its blue in the face! Ok maybe that's not the right phrase... As it is kind of already a bit blue, but what I mean is make sure you use it! But I know I definitely will because its fabulous!! Come see the post I wrote on it here!! - Ok so I ended up not using this by October, the format just didn't work for me, but I have found one that is!! My Erin Condren Life Planner is amazing!!

17. No longer work 7 days a week, because doing that is hard and tiring and I never get time for myself! That is why I want to do number 14/15! - Ok so this one has not been done either. I love both my jobs and seem to ot mind working 7 days a week! I have been doing it for nearly 3 years! Why stop now?!

18. Get back into horse riding! I absolutely adore it and haven't been in ages! I miss it so much! I have been riding my whole life, so when I don't ride for a long time I miss being around them! - Sadly I have not done this one. I really would love to start back again! 

19. Spend a whole day with my lovely Robert in bed watching all 8 of the Harry Potter films! Pretty please Robert this would be so fun! Haha. - Oh darn, we never did this, probably because I never get a day when I'm not doing anything and Robert works all the time too! Hmmm, I will need to find a way to do this! Maybe before we got to the Harry Potter Studios!!

20. How about get a Mac book pro for Christmas? - Ok so I never asked for one for Christmas, mostly because my dad got a new laptop and it seems to have been adopted by me! Hehe!

21. I need a new phone! Like the one I have is absolutely rubbish! I think I will just have to get an iphone and I will get a really super pretty cover for it like this! - Yay I got an iPhone 5 in January, but I am still trying to get this blooming cover! At the moment I think it is only made for 4 and 4s, so I am patiently waiting for my pink kitty cover! I do have a case on it just now, bt I want a kitty one! Haha!

How cute!!!! 

22. Be happy and feel good about myself! Try and wear make up more often, as it makes me feel nicer! - Well I feel as if I have done this one! My skin feels better than what it used to be (touch wood!) and I wear make up more often as my skin is good! So that makes me happy! Yay!

23. Make Robert and I's relationship the best it can be! - Done! Robert and I are i such a good place right now! Happy chappies! Hehe!

So we should add up how I have done! I got 13 out of 23!! So it could have been better! Although I am really pleased as I did some things that were just completely amazing once in a life time type things! Also I didn't get a full year at it, I will be doing another one of these for next year, and I will get a full year to complete it! Some of the things I never did in this one, might be in my next one, but only ones that are really important! How did you girls think I did?

Love, Jen x

USA Beauty Haul!

So a beauty haul is on the cards today! It is a special one too, because all these came all the way from America! Yay!!

The first make up item I bought was while Robert and I were in the Grove in LA and I went to MAC! I really wanted to pick up the Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle, so I did! I now know why everyone raves about this product!!

On the same day, before we went for dinner, we ended up at Target and had a wander round. Of course I bought some drug store make up! First up I picked up two Maybelline Baby Lips! I have been wanting to try these for ages, so these were a must on my list!

Pink Punch

Peach Kiss

I then bought two Wet n Wild eye shadow palettes! I have heard so so much about these and I can concur, they are great quality for so very cheap!! I picked up the famous Walking on Eggshells and then a pretty pinky one called Sweet as Candy!

The last thing I got while in Target was a Revlon Colourburst lip gloss, I have not owned one of these before, but have heard a couple of people talking about them. I know you can get them in the Uk, but it was just a spur of the moment type purchase! The colour that caught my eye was Peony, which is a gorgeous pinky coral colour with a gold shimmer through it! 

When we were in San Diego, we came across a Bath & Body Works store I just had to go in!! I picked up some of their famous hand sanitizers! It was 5 for $5, so I couldn't not get them! I also bought one of the holders, so you can attach it onto your bag and of course I picked up the pink kitty one!! The scents I picked up are amazing!!! They all smell so good!

One of the first things I did when we arrived in Las Vegas was go to Sephora!! I went in with a little list (America Wish List) and came back out very happy!! The first thing I did was head to the Benefit counter and I picked up The Bronze of Champions kit and Worlds Most Famous Neutrals in Most Glamourous Nudes Ever!

This kit is fab! It means I get to try the Hoola bronzer that I have been lusting after for ages and I get to try the Watts Up highlighter! There are also some other awesome goodies inside too!!

The World Famous Neutrals have been all over the blogosphere for a little while, I got mine when Sephora was the only place to get them! I opted for the Glamourous palette, as it has a gorgeous peach colour and other colours that go well with my grey eyes!

Plus the box is just so gorgeous!! I love the tips and tricks guide they give you!

Then of course I picked up a Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush!! I chose the colour Dollface, which is a gorgeous barbie pink! It gives a lovely colour on the cheeks too!

Lastly I picked up a Korres Lip Butter. I chose Jasmine, which has the most amazing smell and has a hint on nudey pink on the lips! It is so moisturising!!

Then my last purchase of the holiday was in Duty Free in Las Vegas! I bought a Mac lipstick!! After having a look through the shades, Pink Pearl Pop, which is a cremesheen colour, caught my eye. I don't think I have heard a lot about this shade at all in the blogging world, but it is a amazing bright pink!

It looks amazing on the lips too, with almost a coral tinge to it. I love it!!

And there you have it!! My beauty haul from my holiday in America!! As I said yesterday in my other haul, I allowed myself lots of treats on holiday and I work hard to be able to allow myself to buy these things! This is the last of my holiday posts, I had the most amazing time ever while Robert and I were away and I enjoyed being able to buy these items throughout our time so so much over there! I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the beauty items I bought! I will be doing some reviews on a few of these soon! Do you have any of these make up pieces? Or anything you want to get?!

Love, Jen x

USA Haul: Clothing, Goodies & More!

Hi girls!! Be prepared for a long post! Hehe!!

The very first thing I bought was a new pair of sunglasses!! I got them in the Duty Free at Heathrow airport. I had wanted a pair of good quality sunglasses for ages and this was my perfect opportunity!! I headed straight over to the Ray Bans section and got these babies:

The first shop we went into was the Levi's store in San Francisco and of course I got fitted and bought myself a pair of their jeans! I love them! They are a lovely dark denim too!

The next time I bought some things was at Universal Studios!

I got some candy...

A keyring...

And a tshirt!

We then went to the Abercrombie & Fitch store at Universal's City Walk! I bought two tops and a hoody!

When we spent the day in Hollywood, we went to the Grove and i bought some Ugg boots! I went for the shorter grey boots with the buttons! They are so cute and really comfy!

Now onto the Disney goodies!! On our first day there, when we were in Disneyland Park, I bought some things before we left!

Obviously I had to get Minnie Mouse ears!

Bolt!

A Bullseye pillow!

The cats love him, because he is so soft!

A lollipop! It was yummy!

A Pen!

And a tshirt!

The next day, we were in Disney California Adventure Park and I bought some more things! Oops!

A Stitch keyring!

Ghirardelli chocolate, it was so yummy!!

Cute pens!

An I love Disney keyring (I love keyrings ok?! Hehe!)

I became really cold and needed to buy a hoody. 

Look at the back!!! So fun!

In San Diego Zoo, I got some souvenirs! Some cups and a souvenir coin, I chose the Leopard one!

I got two things in Las Vegas, one was a gift from Robert, a Pandora charm. I chose it and wanted it to remind me of our holiday. I picked one with stars all round it to symbolise Hollywood, but it would also signify that the holiday was the best one ever and we had made our dreams come true! Its so pretty!

I also picked up a keyring that has a loop for when your carrying your keys! It has come in quite handy!

And yes I told you it was going to be a long long post!! You will also have noticed there is no make up in this post! Well tomorrows post will be a haul just for make up and beauty!! Yay! I know it may seem like I bought a lot, but hey I was on holiday and I was allowed to enjoy it! I work hard, hehe! Hope you enjoyed reading about what I bought! 

Love, Jen x