Holiday Haul: Mallorca

So, as you may well know, I have recently been on my holiday to Mallorca for 2 weeks. I didn't buy very much, because 1 I didn't really have that much money saved (specifically talking about duty free here) and 2 holiday shops often don't sell things that are worth your money, let's be honest here. But, since I did by a few things and one very exciting thing, I thought I would share! 

So, the very exciting thing was something that I bought on my way through duty free on the way to Mallorca. I had spotted it on my way in and was super tempted, so I went back to get it. The one and only... NAKED 3 Palette. 

I am more than happy with this purchase. I had read that this was meant to be good for blue eyes so I thought it would be perfect for me. I also have the original NAKED Palette as well so I knew what quality I was getting and for only £31.65 down from £38 I just couldn't say no. 

I did want to get the NAKED 2 but 1 they didn't have any in and 2 when I've looked at it in the past the colours are quite similar to the original. That doesn't go to say that I won't invest in it at a later date though, have to have the full collection!

I was actually really sad when I got home to find that Blackheart had smashed a little while it was in the suitcase. However, with the colour being so dark I probably won't use it as much as the others so I'm pleased it was that colour out of all of them! Still makes me sad though! 

I also got myself a cute little anklet. It was a really pretty colour and it looked like it would look fabulous on - and it does - so I bought it!

The last few things I bought were just little gifts for my friends back home. Cute little bracelets so we all match, can't go wrong really! 

And that's everything I bought while I was away minus some bars of Milka chocolate, but that's not interesting enough to make it into my haul! 

I hope you enjoyed this post and I will see you all very soon! 

What do you like to buy on holiday/in duty free?

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Summer Holiday Essentials

Today I want to list all of the things I think are 100% necessary to take on holiday whether you're only going a hundred or so miles down the country or flying across the globe. 

I'm not going to go into beauty essentials as such because I'm going to do a separate post about that which you will see very soon!

Most of these things would probably go in the hand luggage, but there probably will be a few things that would be much more suited in the suitcase. Maybe a better title for this would have been travel essentials... Oh well!

One thing that I always take on holiday is a book. I know I'm extremely late on the Girl Online bandwagon but hey, at least I'm joining it! I've had this since my birthday but with GCSEs I haven't had the time to read it! So, now that they're finished I will have plenty of time to get reading! No matter where you are in the world there is always time for reading.

I also take my Kindle. Side note: apologies for my reflection but I didn't really have another option! You might think, well why would she take that anywhere if she's already taking a book? I am a very quick reader ladies and gentlemen, so I need more than one book to keep me going! I can also go on the internet etc. on this as it's the Kindle Fire which is always a bonus, allows me to stay in contact with the world as long as I have WiFi! 

If it's a summer holiday, even if it's in the UK, you can pretty much guarantee there will be some sun at some point, well, hopefully... I always carry sunglasses around - often on top of my head which means I forget about them - because it's just satisfying to know that they are there if it gets a wee bit bright! And if you're going to a foreign country, then chances are you'll definitely need a pair of these! 

It is unbelievably hard to photograph a hat... Like so hard! But anyways, this might be more of a foreign country thing because I don't think I would need this in the UK weather at the moment, but I guess it all depends on your style! When I bought this I pictured myself in my black bikini, with my black sunglasses and this hat sitting by the pool looking fabulous... A girl can dream.

Who leaves the house without their purse? Not me! I don't go anywhere without mine anymore, often it's empty, but that's beside the point. I think most people save up a little bit of extra cash before they go away anywhere so it's important you have somewhere safe to keep it! 

I think we can all agree that these are the 3 main essentials of life in this day and age... I don't go anywhere without my phone and I don't often go anywhere without my headphones. Even if I don't use them, you can pretty much guarantee they are there somewhere, just in case. I don't really carry my charger around because if I do need to charge my phone I usually just use one of the battery packs. However, when I go away those battery packs don't last long enough so my charger has to come along too! 

And finally magazines and activity books. I feel like I'm one of the only people who actually uses activity books when travelling anymore? My favourite is criss cross but word searches are fine too! I think it just helps pass the time a little when you're travelling. Also I think magazines help for a little bit of light reading if you aren't really feeling a book, you can have some pictures to break down the text but still be reading - it's a win-win really! 

A couple of final things that I didn't photograph are my camera, obviously because I can't really take a photograph of that. If I go away anywhere for a longer period of time I will always take my camera because you never know a perfect moment for a photo until you're in that moment and you don't have a camera with you. Most devastating thing ever.  I also didn't photograph travel tablets because I don't have any to hand right now but I absolutely HAVE to have travel tablets with me if I'm going on a flight, car or train journey, boat whatever. I can't travel without them because I get really bad travel sickness unfortunately. Anyone who also suffers from travel sickness will understand my pain. I'm one of those people who feels like absolute rubbish but can't actually vomit, so it just sits there like this disgusting feeling the whole journey. It's super annoying although I'd prefer not to vomit anyway. This is getting off topic, as I was saying, I need travel tablets to feel well during a journey. They also cause drousyness which for me means that they knock me out. It's literally like you've given me a sleeping pill when I take those. It's really good actually because it means I miss most if not all of the journey! 

And that's it! These are the main essentials that I personally need to have with me when I'm travelling during summer. I believe I have a 'What's In My Summer Makeup/Wash Bag?' post coming up soon so keep your eyes peeled for that if you want to see more of the beauty side of what I take away with me.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I will see you very soon! 

Would you take any of these things on holiday?

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Beach Days

I'm sorry there isn't really a fashion post for you tonight, but everything I am wearing in the following photos is from Primark, literally everything apart from the sunglasses which are from TopShop so there's a very quick description of my outfit! 

I went to the beach with my 3 closest friends today and we had a lovely time since the sun has finally come to stay in the UK! 

So, I thought why not share a few photos! Sorry there's nothing special tonight but you guys know by now how I like to post about my days out, so enjoy!

And that's the best photos out of the lot! 

Hope you enjoyed joining in a little day at the beach with me! 

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Mini Summer Clothing Haul

Summer is fast approaching and I'm super duper excited so I thought it was time to go out and buy some of the things that I need for the summer season.

So, since I know I love reading and watching other people's haul, I thought I'd share what I bought with you guys, so enjoy! 

I received a complimentary sample of the new Burberry Kisses lipstick from Burberry (I didn't buy this because it's complimentary but I thought I'd include it anyway.) I received a sample in the shade 05 - Nude Pink. I've tried this a couple of times but I will definitely post a review once I've formed a full opinion on the product!

I was in desperate need of some new sandals as mine are looking rather old and tired. I found these in New Look for just £7.99 each which I was unbelievably happy with! I was planning on only getting one pair but since these were so cheap I thought why not get 2! I think the gold detailing on both pairs adds something a little extra which I thought was really nice. 

I also needed some new flipflops so I headed to the heaven that is Primark and picked up a couple of pairs for just £1 each! I know these probably aren't the best quality but I go through flipflops so easily on holiday so in my opinion for me, it's not worth spending loads of money on them. I thought these 2 colours were really cute too!

I LOVE buying new sunglasses, I don't do it very often but there's something very satisfying about buying a new pair! My old ones are Primark ones and they've served their duty but they're also looking a bit tired and I don't want to rely on them for another holiday, so I headed to Topshop and picked up this pair of cat eye ones for £16. They have really nice gold hardware on them too which I thought adds something extra rather than just the plain black. I also really like the shape of these, something a bit different for me! You also get a free case with sunglasses in Topshop so get yourself down there! 

I've wanted one of these hats for my holiday when I'm sitting around the pool for a while now. I don't suit many hats so I've often just gone with a sunburnt scalp on holiday, however I found this one in H&M for £14.99 and thought it was super pretty! It looks so good with the sunglasses too! My head might get a little bit warm with it being black but at least it won't get burnt! 

And that's all I bought! There's still a few more things I need to buy for summer but I'll share those as and when I get them! I hope you enjoyed this haul! 

See you next time,

Love, Becca

-xoxo