LULU GUINNESS

Good afternoon girls! What a miserable few days we have had weather wise this bank holiday, I hope it hasn't ruined your plans too much!

Yesterday I visited some family that live in Slough and my Uncle insisted on taking me to Bicester Village, I've heard of it but never really knew how much of a "thing" it was and oh my goodness I went into my little happy place of excitement! It was beautiful. It is a designer outlet selling items from last season and at a great price, sometimes you're lucky to find in season items too! At first glance I saw hundreds of people getting off coaches and approaching this adorable village like shopping complex it was packed because of the deals you can find there! If you have never been save your pennies and get yourself down to Bicester Village! 

So I was browsing around and was so eager to go into every shop possible (before boring my dad and uncles). I was able to look at beautiful Prada bags, Vivienne Westwood purses and the most gorgeous Fendi sunglasses! I want to go back purely for the sunglasses! I made sure that I checked out every shop I was interested in before purchasing anything because I didn't want to miss anything! And here they are..

Firstly I bought the Chloe clutch bag. Original retail price £245.

It's a simple little box clutch which is perfect size for an evening out. The clasp is super safe and it has a strong handle too. I absolutely love the design as it includes Lulu's signature lips on the front! So.. This bag was originally being sold for £245 and was down to £61 in the Bicester store and with an extra 20% off they had on that particular day I managed to get this clutch for £48.80 saving £196.20, I was ecstatic with the deal I found!! 

The second item I bought was something I have been looking at for a while now. I have always wanted a cute little card holder to pop my debit cards into and also my oyster card when I move to London in just a couple of weeks and behold, I found this adorable little Lulu card holder!

The original price for this Lulu card holder is currently £45 however I managed to buy this little number for £28, how incredible is that price! I wasn't planning on spending that much on a card holder however it was just too pretty to pass by and knowing it's great quality it will last me a long time!

Altogether I got myself two items worth £290 for £76.80! You girls NEED to get yourself to Bicester Village and pick up some bargains for yourself because I will be heading back there for sure!

If you have already been let me know what items you were able to buy and how much of a saving you made!

WELCOME SUMMER

Afternoon girls! Or for me I should be saying good morning as I have only just recently woken up from a night out. We have had such a lovely week with the weather its definitely put a summer smile on my face and I've woken up to grey skies so I want to bring that summer back! I was reading a summer tag blog post and I feel that I haven't done a tag in a while so why not?

Whats your favourite thing about summer?

It has to be the sun. The sun is a natural healer for me, whenever i'm out the sun always manages to instantly cheer me up and everyone just seems so happy when the sun arrives! I also love that everyone gets together! Instead of all my friends and family socialising online we actually make time and plans to see each other.

Do you have a favourite summer drink?

Yes! That would be Starbucks cool lime refresher with a hint of strawberry. Because it's only available over the summer period I always feel the need to take full advantage of that precious time! 

Is there a special place you like the visit each summer?

My family have this "Annual Senior outing" to Thorpe park each year and it really is our favourite and funniest day of the year for us! Abroad is always a good option too of course.

Whats your favourite make up look for summer?

It has to be completely bronze! I absolutely love neutral shadows alongside golds and bronzes paired with my all time favourite Chanel bronzer and my favourite highlighters, mac global glow and thebalms mary lou. You just can't not have those two in your collection girls! Also in the summer I like to use less eyeliner and more lashes, just to reduce the amount of products I have around my eyes because it does tend to smudge in the heat :(

Festivals of Vacations?

I always look forward to my vacations and I love an abroad trip and visiting places around the world! However I love festivals too, I have only been to wireless purely because camping is not for me and I have seen many of my favourites at Wireless (Trey Songz, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Partynextdoor). 

Signature summer hairstyle?

I'm not sure if I have a signature one as such but I hardly ever wear my hair up but I do tend to wear it up in a bun more in the summer, or I do like to wear a fish tail plait to work throughout the summer. I'm also a fan of hair accessories during summer such as my big bows!

Signature summer scent?

I have fallen in love with Estee Lauder's bronze goddess and I don't think I could return to any other summer scent because its absolutely gorgeous! If you have never smelt it, it really does just smell of summer! Coconut, sun cream, everything you would imagine to remind you of the beach! 

Right then girls I want to know about your summer favourite especially the scents because as much as I love Estee Lauders Bronze Goddess I would love to discover a cheaper alternative as I can't always raid duty free! 

My Bucket List - Current 2015

Hiya girls! This post was very last minute for me as I'm currently sitting in bed writing this. But, I was thinking all about my recent trip to Mexico and all the amazing things I done which I never thought I would and it made me think of creating my own bucket list! Many people have a slight idea of what they would love to accomplish in their lives but I want to officially share all my desires! 

1. PASS MY DRIVING TEST
Its time to announce that the test is finally booked! I have put so much money and time into driving that to not pass would be absolutely devastating to me so I really want to be driving by September the latest (purely because if I fail my re-take will have to be in September, annoying right).

2. HAVE AN AMAZING FIRST YEAR AT UNI
As you may or may not of known I do start University in September and to be honest I an petrified. I don't know how I am going to move away from my family and leaving bruno here will be heartbreaking! I know I have all their full support but I just hope I do well so it will all be worth it in the end! 

3. BLOGGING PARTNER?
So, when I start in September I will be studying media & communications and I am hoping that I will meet someone that I get along with super well and has an interest in blogging too because I would love to start a Youtube channel with a partner as I feel the Youtube crowd is missing some good duos! 

4. TRAVEL 
Now almost everyone has "travel" on their bucket list however I realise it is going to be so difficult whilst at Uni due to lack of money and time. However my ideal way of travelling wouldn't be to jet off for an entire year but to gradually see different parts of the world, for example I'd love to do about 2 weeks in Italy visiting; Rome, Florence, Milan and Venice.

5. SAVING
I'm all for the "you only live once" and "make the most of life" however you can't do that without money and that is true no matter how hard you try to argue you can! My aim is to save as much as I can whilst at Uni which will not be easy but I don't want to leave having to move back home again, I don't think I will be able to go from living i the heart of London to moving back to Norfolk, I literally cannot wait for when me and Bruno to get a place together!

So of course I have a lot more I would love to achieve, do and BUY! However these are my most important and current things I would love to tick off first! What do you girls have on yours? 

MEXICO; VISITING PUERTO VALLARTA

Good afternoon my readers! Hopefully you've had a lovely weekend and are now relaxing as you should be on your Sunday! Today I will be sharing all of my experiences and photos of mine and Brunos first holiday together, visiting Mexico, Puerto Vallarta. Mexico was never our first choice of destination as we really wanted to go to Greece, however, over the Christmas holidays it was mentioned to us that we should look in the Christmas sales and that's when we fell upon an incredible deal to the Riu Vallarta, Mexico! you may have a seen a slight Instagram spam but I just wanted to share a few more pictures from our week away and tell you all about the crazy things we got up to!

The Riu Vallarta, the most gorgeous hotel I have stayed in. The outside may look like a palace, but as soon as you step outside the lobby the scenery is just beautiful, it really is palm tree paradise.

Our first full day/night consisted of going crazy in the gigantic waves (bruno), and me watching on the sand. Viewing palm tress and sipping on the cocktail of the day (Tropical pick me up), and eating endless amounts of food at the buffet. 

Me and Bruno both love trips out as well as lounging on the beach and by the pool so we had an agreement that we would each choose a trip we would love to do, and Bruno being the adrenaline kinda guy he is chose for us to go on a jungle exhibition.. yes, swinging over mountains, river rafting and everything you would not expect me to do, but it was honestly the best day and so fun!  The views were just incredible considering we were on zip wires that were 400ft high and up to lengths of 2km! We done a number of activities starting with the zip lines that I surprising found relaxing, then our next activity was  abseiling down the face of a cliff (that view wasn't as relaxing). We then got into the river in rubber rings and finished our adventure riding a mule back to the top of the mountains. After those exhausting few hours we took the time to sit and eat some authentic fajitas with a fantastic view of the mountains!

Bikini Top - ASOS
Bikini Bottoms - Victoria's Secret

Our third day consisted of an early morning walk down to the beach and exploring all the hotels along the bay. Bruno loved having all the waves to himself whilst I chilled taking endless amounts of pictures. We then found this strip full of palm trees, and being a blogger all you're going to think of is "What a cool background for pictures!" After our lonely little photo shoot we found this tiny shack which sold what we were desperate to find.. SOMBREROS! And yes we bought the largest we could find, unfortunately they were not the easiest to wear on the plane back home. 

Here come the hilarious posey pictures..

Bikini Top - Ocean Gem
Bikini Bottoms - River Island 

So my chosen trip was to visit the Marietas Eco Discovery secret beach thinking it would be such a lovely chilled out day... I was wrong. Firstly we took an hour long boat trip where I discovered I do get sea sick, thats always fantastic and then we were told to get to the beach its over a 200m swim IN FULL OPEN OCEAN UNDER A CAVE. Once we got over the struggle of the swim the beach truly was beautiful and a gorgeous scene, something I doubt I will see again. And of course the photographers love couples so yes they done a shoot for us. To get back to the boat you had to swim against the current which was even worse after being stung by a jellyfish, yep, my first jellyfish sting was not a fun experience. When we got back onto the boat we had a lovely sandwich/salad lunch and got the opportunity to go paddle boarding, snorkelling and canoeing in the sea which was pretty fun, and to end we got to see dolphins in their natural habitat! 

Thank you so much Mexico! But now comes the hard part, where to next? If you guys have any suggestions on destinations, hotels etc we would love to know! 

MY HAPPNIESS

Hi girls! I hope you're feeling super great today as I definitely am because I have just returned from Mexico and had such a fantastic time! However I am sad to be back to ordinary life and having to get up and make my own breakfast. I will be doing a post very soon on my trip to Mexico which will probably go up sometime this week. Anyways I was reading through loads and loads of posts which I had to catch up on and then I fell upon a happiness post and me being so happy today I thought I should probably do a post on happiness too! Now there are many things that bring joy to my life currently so here are a few I want to share with you;

Seeing your food coming towards you in a restaurant 

Waking up super early and seeing the whole day 

Monday nights for Dance Moms and Made in Chelsea

New makeup is always a happiness

Discovering that a restaurant has calamari on their starter menu 

Your hair still being intact when you get home

Finding money on a night out - thats basically free drinks right?

Being paid more that you thought you were going to get 

When your favourite song comes on in the club and you and your friends just know its time to get down

Nails being on point

Finally seeing your friends who have come home from Uni 

Getting your work out complete 

Long road trips which include headphones and number one jams

When the family gets together after weeks of being apart 

New underwear sets

"Marnie you can finish your shift early if you like"

Completing a book 

Falling asleep in the ultimate snuggle position 

Doing things which I never imagined I would ever do
Sunshine, no matter what I'm doing the sun makes me happy
Realising how much fun being with my annoying boyfriend actually is after spending our first holiday together