Pretty Playsuits

Both Playsuits from Motel Rocks 

I'm on the hunt for an outfit for V fest. I'm not really a person who suits denim shorts and I'd prefer to be a bit different, so one of these playsuits would be perfect. 

What do you think, and whats you favorite one?

☮

Nutella Centred Cupcakes

Helping to fuel my obsession with Nutella I had a play around with the classic cup cake recipe on Sunday and added a fair few dollops of Nutella to it.

Ingredients (for 12) 

100g of butter

100g of caster sugar

100g of self raising flower

2 eggs

two lids full of vanilla extract (optional) 

plenty of nutella

grated or chopped hazelnuts, almonds or chocolate 

You start of by just following a normal cup cake recipe. I pre heat my oven at gas mark 4, then start by beating the butter and sugar together in a bowl until it looks light and fluffy. Then add one egg beat it in, then repeat with the next egg. I then add my flavouring, this time vanilla and fold in the flower. Once it is all mixed in you can start to put the mix into the cases. 

Now this is where my recipe changes from its traditional roots, I put almost how much mix in to each case as I normally would but then added a dollop of Nutella to the middle. Then add a little more mixture over the top. Make sure to have the Nutella very near the top, as the cakes rise but the Nutella does not, so it can end up right at the bottom otherwise. 

Once you have filled all the cases with the mixture put them in the oven for around 15 minutes. While in the oven grate your preferred topping, I chose hazelnuts (yes I did grate something about the size of a pea!) When the cakes are cooked, carefully take them out of the oven, placing them on a baking tray. Here add Nutella on the top with a spoon (as you would icing), sprinkle on your chosen toppings and enjoy!

♥

Saturday Nights Face

A couple of snaps of my hair&make-up before I went to the pub for some drinks and giggles with my girls

Foundation - Mac Studio Fix Fluid 

Bronzer - Nars Laguna 

Blush - Laura Geller Blush-n-Brighten Honey Dipped

Mascara - Benefit Bad Girl Lash

Eye Liner - No.7 barely black 

Brow Pencil -No.7

Lip Gloss - Victoria Secrets Yummy Berry 

Sea Salt - Fudge 

Hair Spray - Tresemme

Perfume - Diesel Loverdose

I always think there's a little bit of confusion about hair and make-up when going to a pub, meal, cinema e.c.t as you want to look nicer that normal but not to OTT. To keep a more subtle look go for a sun-kissed look, not to much eye make-up and swap your lipstick with a gloss. Don't over style or have too much structure to your hair. A great way of doing this is spraying it with sea salt as it add a gorgeous texture to it.  

♡

Playlist

KING CHARLES - LADY PERCY

THE XX -ANGELS

BEN HOWARD - ONLY LOVE

THE KILLERS - RUNAWAYS

M83 - MIDNIGHT CITY 

KING CHARLES FT. MUMFORD AND SONS - THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS

BLUR - UNDER THE WESTWAY

GROUP LOVE - COLOURS

☮

What have your summer anthems been this year? 

Summer is Coming

Bang out the bikinis, sunglasses, sun cream, ipod, books and magazines because summer is finally coming! Just checked the weather for next week and starting from Monday its going to reach over 25 degrees. Thank God I'm only working two days next week, might plan my first day out to the beach this year!

How do you all intend to spend the day? 

☀

Chicago

Back to rainy England, work and blogging, after one of the most amazing week and a halves of my life. Here are just a few of my favourite photos of me and my dance academy at the North American Irish dancing Championships in Chicago. 

Its truly one of the most amazing places I've ever been to in my life, its a beautiful city. We where amazingly lucky with the weather too, the windy city did not live up to its name with the weather reaching over 100 degrees, something my English skin is not accustomed to. If anyone has the chance to visit Chicago, GO!

I'll try and do a post of some of the things I bought in the next few days.

TAKE ME BACK

☮