Spring Pastel and Pretty Favourites!

Hello! I have been feeling very spring like recently after reading tons of magazines filled with pretty pastel accessories and i decided after a little shopping spree, i should create my own version. Here are my top pretty essentials ready for spring

VERA WANG - PINK PRINCESS

This beautiful pretty looking fragrance was sadly discontinued in 2013, however there are plenty of websites that still stock it such as Amazon, Fragrance Direct and Beauty Base. The prices online range from £13.99 - £25.00. This perfume is so perfect for spring, if you like sweet scents this ones for you! The ingredients in it even sound incredible, this scent includes notes of Pink Grapefruit, Raspberry Sorbet, Pink Hibiscus, Honeysuckle, Marshmallow and White Amber. (if i could insert the heart eyed emoji here i would!) I can't recommend this perfume enough, its honestly amazing.

Even the bottle is pretty! Sparkly pink with a jeweled crown lid.

RIMMEL NAIL POLISH - RITA ORA COLLECTION - WILD-ER-NESS (£1.98)

I read somewhere that lilac nail polishes are the in colour for 2015! I couldn't agree more, i didn't actually have any polishes this colour and couldn't resist buying this from Asda for £1.98! Lilac nail polishes are meant to go with any skin colour with any type of undertones, and they also compliment any colour of jewelry.

 MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS - £2.99

These cute little lip balms have had mixed reviews ever since they were released in the UK, but honestly i love them! I use them more as lip tints when i don't feel like wearing lipstick and on top of lipstick colours to either change the colour slightly or just make my lips feel more moisturised if the lipsticks dry. They are such a steal at £2.99 (i got mine from Boots) and they look so sweet. Pink Punch leaves a pinky tint to lips and tastes amazing. Peach kiss is a great topper for nude lipsticks and Cherry Me gives a lovely red tint without looking too full on.

VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE MOISTURISER  (healing) £2.19

This pretty pastel looking moisturiser was picked up on my Boots trip. It isn't entirely relevant to spring but the colour reminds me of Easter for some reason so that's good enough! It is a nice light moisturiser that is surprisingly non greasy. It also works pretty well, I have really dry skin and it has helped alot.

KLEENEX OVAL TISSUES (2 FOR £3.00)

Tissues don't seem exactly pretty and spring like considering they are used for horrible runny noses but the box is cute! Tissues are very ideal in the spring if you suffer from hayfever like me boooo, however i suppose it feels slightly less depressing if you are blowing your nose on something pretty. These tissues are on offer at Sainsbury's at the moment, 2 packs for £3!

SPARKLY CLIP ON BUTTERFLIES 

These were actually from Home Bargains however i do not think they stock them anymore, but i have found the exact alternatives on Ebay and Amazon. These little clip on beauties make any room look 100 times more girly and spring like. I have these scattered round my room and they look ever so lovely.

I hope you liked this spring favourites/essentials! Let me know if you have any of these things or have any other amazing spring favourites! :)

How to curl hair - FAST!

Hello again! Being a naturally straight-haired girl, i always find myself wishing for curly bouncy hair, but when it comes round to getting my curlers out i end up giving up half way through and walking away with a dead arm. Lets face it, curling hair takes a longggggg time, especially if your hair is long and thick like mine.

I was browsing Pinterest and found a picture of a girl who put her hair in a pony tail, curled it then had a head full of beautiful curls! The first thing i though was yeah right no one can curl hair that quick and make it look nice from a pony tail, and it would never work on my hard to curl hair - i was wrong.

My natural straight hair before curling

Things you will need: A curling wand OR a straightener (depends what kind of curl you want!)

                                    Hairbrush

                                    Hair bobble

                                    Hair spray (optional)

You don't have to use fancy products! My Tresseme curlers were inexpensive!

Following the picture of the girl with beautiful hair was easy enough, the first thing i did was brush through my tangly long hair (which took forever) and make sure it was all smooth.

Why i felt the need to take a photo of me brushing my hair i do not know!

The next step was to put your hair into a ponytail, I've found out the higher the ponytail you create, the higher on your head the curls will be so if you want all over curly, go as high as possible.

Then, all you need to do is curl sections of your ponytail! You have so many options here, you can curl with whatever tool you want, i just used a medium sized curling wand. Then you can choose how tight or loose you do the curls depending on size of the sections you use. My hair is very long and very thick and it only took me ten minutes to curl all of my pony tail. After you have finished curling your hair, it will look something like this: 

Its tempting to wear this as a hairstyle on it's own! Very pretty and girly

Then, all you have to do is take your hair down and literally see the miracle that has just happened!

 I was so impressed with this Pinterest tutorial i had to create a post on it! This has saved me no end of time and it actually looks good for a change. Woo hoooo!

Tell me what you think, have you ever tried this technique for curling hair or do you have an even better one you like to use? :)