Sunday, 19 May 2013

Juicy Couture Enduring Sunglasses & £100 Designer Sunglasses GIVEAWAY ♥

Good evening all. Sorry I haven't posted for almost a week.. I've been so busy/tired! I don't think I've ever left such a big gap between posts before.. eek! Anyway I have something really awesome to show you! SmartBuyGlasses recently asked me if I wanted to review a pair of their designer sunglasses, and I jumped at the chance! I'm going on holiday in a few weeks and needed some new sunnies, and what's better is that they also do prescription shades!

I've always been a (secret) fan of Juicy Couture. I'm not sure why exactly.. as most people think the brand is chavtastic.. but it really appeals to me for some reason. Anyway I browsed through their massive selection of sunglasses and settled on this pair called 'Enduring' (RRP £129 but sold for £96.95). They sell lots of other designers too, such as Tom Ford and Christian Dior.

I picked this pair because I like the big retro glasses shape, and also I liked these ones because they have a little cat eye flick in the top corners. But what I found most attractive was the inside of the arms; they have a really bright, bold print! I'm a sucker for any kind of colourful pattern! Also on the inside it has printed 'Queen of Everything' and has a little silver Juicy Heart on the end of one of the arms. The outer frames themselves, and the lenses, are black.

I was really excited when they arrived (the weather had just started to pick up!) and I was really impressed with the quality of the glasses and the accessories. The glasses were shipped from Hong Kong (but seem to be genuine from what I can tell!) and they came with a pink Juicy Couture embossed glasses case, and a matching cleaning cloth. They also threw in a bottle of lens cleaning liquid and a screwdriver.

I chose prescription glasses so I was a little bit wary that this could go a little bit wrong, but they are as clear as my UK glasses! In fact, they are perfect and I cannot fault them at all. I have been wearing them whilst driving and have had no issues with them at all, and I cannot wait to take them on holiday (I hope I don't sit on them).

See below to enter my new giveaway to win your own pair of £100 designer sunglasses from SmartBuyGlasses!







 


Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Recent Bargain Buys ♥

Here's a recent little haul of bits and pieces I've picked up on the cheap! I always get so many comments on these types of post so hopefully you can find the same items in your local stores if you like them!

 This 'V' canvas tote bag was £1.99 from Home Bargains. I was almost certain they didn't have a V because I'd been looking every time I went in there for one. Then I finally found one!

 How adorable is this notebook?! Kittens, bows, roses, and birds.. definitely all my favourite things on a cute fabric covered notebook. This was around £1.49 from Home Bargains. 


 This amazing hair gloss treatment by Naked was from Poundland and is AMAZING! I love it. I went back to buy another tub but it had sold out.. boo! :(

 Yumm... Foamy bananas are my favourite! These 100% natural ones were from Poundland.

 NERDS! I've loved Wonka nerds since I was a kid. Then when they stopped selling them in the UK I had to pay £3 or so for a pack. When I went to Florida I stocked up on a few boxes to bring back with me too! But then I found these in Poundland!!

Also this cute packet of tissues was about 20p from Home Bargains!

Have you picked up any of these yet?

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Vikki's sweet and girly selection

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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Lots of Recent Cakes & my First Cake Sale ♥

I've had a really busy past few weeks, and I am still going to be super busy over the next few weeks too. This lack of time has mainly been taken by baking cakes for various reasons! I've had a few nice big customer orders, family occasions, and my first bake sale at my local carboot. It was really nice weather and it was a successful day but I'm not sure I will do it again, just because it was a whole three days of effort!

I also have another bake sale coming up at the weekend, where over 2000 people are due to attend. I am going to be baking all week! Then in June it's my nephews Christening so I will be making and decorating a tonne of cupcakes. I'm sick of cake though, although I must say they taste better and better each time! But I can barely eat them anymore haha. Anyway here's what I've been baking lately.

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Vanilla cupcakes for a customer order


Practising number cakes

This '50' cake was a customer order for the lady's Mums 50th birthday party! I had great fun making this and it's the biggest cake I've ever made! I was so pleased it came out so nicely.


Triple layer chocolate 'Keep Calm No More Exams' cake ordered by a group of foreign university students


 I made this giant chocolate cupcake for my niece's 9th birthday! She requested it and I was a little unsure because I always struggle with giant cupcakes, but this came out just fine and she loved it! It was super yummy. We had a little afternoon tea party for her :)

Chocolate cupcakes 


Victoria Sponge Cake



Car magnet from Vistaprint

Instagram prints from Printed.com which I turned into a banner





Me and my niece

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