North Yorkshire

Fountains Abbey & Deer Park

I was recently passing in the north and dropped past to visit my best friend in Northallerton!  She took me to Fountains Abbey and a deer park, which was so beautiful and just had to take lots of photos. Despite not having my camera, I took them on my iPhone to share on my blog. So warning: It is going to be a picture heavy post!

The deer park: So surreal seeing them just wandering around us.

Then walked around Ripon National Trust park to find Fountains Abbey.

As we were walking, we turned around a corner and located just around the bend was the Abbey in the misty rain. Fountains Abbey is the largest standing abbey remains and it was absolutely beautiful seeing it still standing. Even though a lot of the abbey has fallen, a great portion still remains and we were able to walk around to see it all. 

It had rained all morning and all afternoon so we began to think that we wouldn't see the sun. But we stayed optimistic and it paid off because as we were heading for lunch, the sun began to shine! So we took our simple picnic to a tree log and sat there whilst enjoying the warm sunshine!

Absolutely loved visiting Northallerton and had such a wonderful time, just wished I could have stayed longer! There apparently is so much more to see as well so I will make sure my next visit is one where I can stay to enjoy it and take more pictures for you all.  

I want to say a quick Thank You to Wally though for the T.L.C I needed <3

If you have any recommendations of where to visit in North Yorkshire, please do leave them in the comments below!

Love Anna x

Glossybox April

Glam Glossybox April

April's Glossybox was such a lovely Marilyn Monroe theme that looks so pretty, I didn't even want to open it! The box was completely white with a black and white drawing of Marilyn and inside everything was wrapped up in a pale blue theme.

The products inside my glossybox this month were so spring-inspired with some pale colours and bold pieces too. I received a warm lavender body lotion, Colour Club nail varnish in Barely there colour, Lord & Berry lip crayon, Astral moisturiser and kajal pen pop.

As mentioned in the previous Glossybox post, I love nail varnish so I was very happy to see another one in the post this month. The one I received really is a 'barely there' nail varnish and when painted it is a very sheer colour but this is good for when you want to have a more natural look. 

The new product is one I like to keep for those days I'm feeling glam and want to have some fun with my look! Its Lord & Berry's crayon lipstick in the colour Kiss. It's such a vibrant colour but works well with my skin tone so I love it! I do need to make sure I have a lip balm underneath though as crayon's can be quite drying. 

I already have my go to moisturiser/facial oil and because I have sensitive skin, I don't like to test too many skin products out. I read that this product is good for even acne prone skin though so I decided to try it out. When applying it, it does feel thick and that made me cautious about using it again. However, it did leave my skin feeling very moisturised. I wouldn't quickly swap this product into my go-to skincare routine as it is hard to get use to but I will use it especially when I have dry areas.

The last product is kajal pen pop eyeliner which has a smudging sponge on the end. I've never thought that smokey eyes suit asian mono-lids so I'd never use that end. I did try out the eyeliner once but once was enough because I ended up looking like a panda and had to constantly wipe the black that bled to my lower lid. From my previous eyeliner posts, I did mention that I have problems with eyeliners that smudge to my bottom lid throughout the day and this happens to be one of them! 

Overall, it was a great box with some great products! I am waiting to be wow-ed by a product but there have been some keepers but equally some binned products. I still love receiving them in the post though and unpacking them gets me excited each time! However the products displayed on the website definitely seem much more likeable than some of the ones I've been receiving! My hopes are up for future boxes though :D

If you receive the Glossybox subscriptions, I'd love to hear your experiences! So please leave comments below or if you want to hear more about some of the products listed in either this or previous posts. 

Love Anna x

Glossybox March

The Spring Glossybox 

So it has been a while since I last posted but I've recently been very busy at work and in my personal life. Also I vowed that this blog would be for when I wanted to share my experiences, in my creative moments, so truthfully I was lacking motivation to post.

But...I'm back and I have lots to share :) and I'm excited about these posts I want to publish.

One that I want and need to begin with is my March Glossybox! I know this is very delayed, however I still wanted to make sure I posted about it because I really liked some of the products I received. The delay has also given me time to try out the products a little more too.

The products I got were Naobay Moisturising Peeling Cleanser, Dove Youthful Vitality Shampoo and Conditioner, Sleek Pout Paint, essence volume mascara and ncLA nail varnish.
I have used the cleanser a few times and it does leave a nice fresh feeling after, however the only downside is that it is extremely runny. When I open the bottle cap, I need to make sure I don't tilt it too much otherwise it just runs out. But it is a gorgeous smelling product that does a good job of taking the remainder of my make up off as well as leaving my skin feeling good.
I haven't actually used the shampoo and conditioner but mostly because I have always been picky about what I use, so I like to stick to what I know works well.

The essence mascara has a very unique bottle, which I really like. I have been keen on trying new mascaras so I was happy to see this in my box. I do have very stubborn short asian lashes, so only specific mascaras work well. Unfortunately this is one of the ones that don't work well. I don't believe it's anything to do with the brand but more because of the types of lashes I have.

The ncLA nail varnish is in the shade 'I Only Fly Private' and I love the colour! It looks great with my skin tone and I just love it. The only problem is the one I have has a dodgy brush so it was a little hard to apply but otherwise I really like it. 

I've never seen this sleek product before and I am quite a big sleek fan, so I wanted to see what this product was about. It is quite a good concept as you can apply the pout paint thickly for more colour or thinly for a faint lip taint. I really would like to try more colours and shades!

Overall, I really like my March Glossybox, more than my February one, which makes me really excited for all the ones to come :D!

I love trying new products or trying out recommendations. So do let me know about any products you have recently tried! Also feel free to ask me answer questions in terms of what I have received in my boxes!

Love Anna x

American Candies

Treat Box

I came home this evening after a long day at work and was pleasantly surprised to find a big parcel addressed to me. I was pretty sure that I hadn't ordered anything so I was rather confused as to what was inside! 
Past the many layers of packaging there was a metal box with authentic and vintage coke bottles detailed on the front and inside....

...were SWEETS!

The tin box was full of American candies all rammed in tetris style. Some of them are ones I've never seen before so I had a little squeal to myself about the excitement of trying them all out. 

Inside were 19 different treats: Baby Ruth chocolate bar, Oreo Brownie (WHAT!), Swedish Fish, Jolly Rancher Hard Candy, Tootsie Roll, Kool-Aid, Reese's Big Cup, Grapehead Candy, M&M's peanut butter, Air Head, Turtles, Nerds, Skittles Dessert Flavour (WOW!), Luffy Tuffy, more Nerds, Cuppa Cuppa; Strawberry & Cream and Mango Yoghurt flavour and Hubba Bubba Dr Pepper Flavour. 

I've already started tasting some of them and can't wait to get through them all! So thank you Joey for sending me such a lovely surprise :D

I'd love to hear which sweets or treats are your favourite! From UK, America...or anywhere.
Comment down below :)

Love Anna x

Glossy Box

February Glossy Box Unboxing

For my birthday, my sisters bought me a 12 month subscription to Glossy Box, which really was one of the best gifts ever. For those that don't know what Glossy Box is, it is a monthly subscription beauty box that has 5 products in. I've always wanted to subscribe but never have so I honestly couldn't wait to get my first box. Also the thought of receiving a box every month for a year just excites me beyond relief! 

So when I finally collected my package from the post office, I couldn't wait to rip it open and check out all the products inside. The box inside was such a lovely decorated Love Box with cute little words on the sides, top and base. I had such a big grin on my face as a open each layer and beyond excited to see what was underneath it all.

After taking a few (quite a lot) of photos of the unboxing process, I eventually got to the good stuff. The 5 products packaged in my box were a mascara, a razor, a lip and cheek cream, a lip butter and a mineral eyeshadow. As I've only just received it, I have yet to try out the products more but I have taken close ups and a swatch to show the products inside my box. I did expect some more beauty products and possibly nail products, just as that would be suited towards me.

However, I'm extremely happy with what I have received and eager to try them all out. 

I love the monthly subscription gift ideas as it such a great concept that brings so much excitement and joy! Since opening February's love box, I really cannot wait to see what March's box brings. I will make sure to take many pictures (maybe more of the products next time) and share all the amazing things I receive.

I want to say thanks to my very thoughtful sisters as well, as I really think this present is so well suited to me so:

Thank you <3

Also make sure to follow me on Bloglovin or subscribe to my blog so that you can read next week's unboxing post! I'd love to read all your comments as well such as subscriptions you guys have or even ones you've heard of, so leave them down below.

Love Anna x