tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51634845781430000772024-03-12T18:43:36.841-07:00FortellerFood | Fitness | Film | Fashion | FunBon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-51398291837695098742016-04-06T11:00:00.001-07:002016-04-06T11:00:48.417-07:00in hindsight...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really love vintage and always have. One of my dreams growing up was to move to LA and open my own thrift store, it would be so awesome. And so, I've been scouring for some beautiful festival ready bits and bobs for when my besto and I fly to Benicassim (YESSS!!!) and I came across this brand - <a href="http://www.hindsightvintage.net/" target="_blank">Hindsight Vintage</a> - and saw their super cool vintage sunglasses collection.<br />
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My brother (the dude in the snap) got a pair too, and look how sick they are!<br />
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I'm literally obsessed with the blue, it looks so amazing in snapchats (I think I sent 15,000 the first day I got the sunnies in the post)... Do you blame me?<br />
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Anyway, they have a great selection of styles and they are all genuine vintage - I would suggest getting a move on to buy some 'cause they are limited edition. <a href="http://www.asos.com/women/sunglasses/cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=4545&via=top&r=2#state=Rf-400%3D14861&parentID=Rf-400&pge=0&pgeSize=36&sort=-1" target="_blank">Click here to see their range on Asos</a>... go go go!Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-66753667124642620002016-04-05T10:13:00.003-07:002016-04-05T10:37:28.721-07:00Caffeine wars with Vivid Drinks <br />
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I decided to take part in the<a href="http://vividdrinks.com/the-range/" target="_blank"> Vivid Drinks 5 day switch-your-coffee-for-matcha-tea-challenge</a> since I am a coffee gremlin who simply can't get any work done unless I've had my cup'a Joe.
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So, I saw the challenge and decided to look into the beauty of matcha tea and found a list of the ridiculous health benefits it can give which include, increased concentration (YES!) and can keep you calm (YES!)<br />
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And, what two things do you need at work, eh? Concentration and calm? Yeah me too.<br />
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At this point I'm pretty much screaming, 'GIVE ME THE MATCHA!' For ultra-health, I went for the unsweetened bottles.<br />
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<b>Day One: Thursday</b><br />
I'm going to admit it, I already missing the taste of my soy sugar-free-vanilla latte. Although the matcha tea isn't vile, it isn't a Starbucks. In fairness I tried Chlorella powder for a few weeks, and that was NASTY, this is super tame vs that. Mid- afternoon I usually have my first coffee slump and need a top up, surprisingly, today I'm not slumping. This is good.<br />
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<b>Day Two: Friday</b><br />
What on earth?!I went cycling AND swimming BEFORE work today. I usually struggle getting up on the best of days but today I was up and out at 6am - best part, I didn't suffer for it later on in the day. The taste also seems better today.<br />
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<b>Day Three: Saturday</b><br />
Today, the weather was stunning and I had plans later on to watch Batman Vs Superman (hiya no1 cinema/superhero geek) and a friends housewarming party. Again I was up, dancing, jumping, all into the early hours of the morning; no need for a pre-party nap.<br />
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<b>Day Four: Sunday</b><br />
The head was a little dull this morning after the late night, but up and into the garden with my matcha green tea and honestly, no joke, within the hour I was back to normal. This is a drink of gods.<br />
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<b>Day Five: Monday</b><br />
I have this horrendously long day of meetings and events, and the initial thought of not having my coffee breaks does make me a little glum, however, the reality is so different. I flew through my diary with no issues; I feel awake, I feel motivated, I am working well today.<br />
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<i>So I completed the 5 day challenge with not a drop of coffee. I felt great. Back into day to day, I will be continuing with the matcha tea, but I will be adding in a coffee here and there. </i><br />
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<a href="http://vividdrinks.com/about-matcha/" target="_blank">I now challenge you to do the matcha green tea 5 day challenge...</a><br />
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<a href="http://vividdrinks.com/the-range/" target="_blank">Check out Vivid Drinks full range</a><br />
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In my opinion, homemade soup is probably one of the easiest and healthiest meals to make; there is no skill or expertise required.</div>
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To mix it up, I've been trying a few different veggies and spices, adding a bit of uniqueness to my bowls. My most recent is this chilli celeriac soup - which turned out to be a delicious dish.</div>
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<li>1 whole celeriac</li>
<li>1/2 floret of broccoli</li>
<li>1 vegetable stock cube</li>
<li>1 stick of lemon grass</li>
<li>1 large onion</li>
<li>5 stalks of celery</li>
<li>1/2 a swede </li>
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<li>two cloves of garlic</li>
<li>chilli flakes</li>
<li>salt and pepper</li>
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<li>Cut ... into small pieces</li>
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<li>Peel the top layer of lemon grass off and bruise with a knife</li>
<li>Boil water with the vegetable stock cube</li>
<li>Put the veg and lemongrass in the water/stock and boil until the veg is soft </li>
<li>Remove the lemongrass</li>
<li>Put the water and the veg and put in a blender</li>
<li>Sprinkle in chopped garlic, pepper, salt and the chilli powder</li>
<li>Blend until its the consistency you would like: longer for smooth, shorter for chunky</li>
<li>Serve up and sprinkle chilli flakes on top (I sprinkled pumpkin and sunflower seeds on too)</li>
<li>Let the soup warm your insides - perfect for these last few cold nights before spring officially comes.</li>
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<li>Do aerobics using an 8 inch step</li>
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-46034349867554482502016-03-21T04:13:00.003-07:002016-03-21T08:35:33.964-07:00Teami 30 day teatox: day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday I started the <a href="http://www.teamiblends.co.uk/Teami_Detox_30_Days_Pack" target="_blank">Teami Tea 30 day teatox</a> and I am so excited! </div>
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Firstly, not only does it taste good, it looks good; all the little leaves expand and look so pretty, like a Chinese flowering tea. The packaging was also appealing to the eyes, and comes with a great little info card with a calendar. If you're more tech than paper, there's a great app too! You input some simple data, such as your height and 'before' photographs and it sends you notifications when to drink your teas. Now that's handy!</div>
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So, wish me luck, and if you want to get on board and try out some Teami products - to<b> get 10% off just use the code FORTELLER10. <a href="http://www.teamiblends.co.uk/Teami_Detox_30_Days_Pack" target="_blank">Click here to buy the 30 day detox</a>!</b></h4>
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Yesterday I spent a lovely afternoon making these guilt-free muffins. They were simple, quick and delicious!<br />
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There are all sorts of variations you can make - mixed berry, cacao, orange and plum - the possibilities are endless, just switch 'My fruit base' and 'My topping' for whatever you fancy; the fun is in the testing.<br />
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<li>3 eggs</li>
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<li>8 physalis</li>
<li>1 passion fruit</li>
<li>1 apple</li>
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<li>My topping</li>
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<li>4 tablespoons desiccated coconut</li>
<li>1 tablespoon poppy seed</li>
<li>1/2 squeezed lemon juice</li>
<li>1 tablespoon Sweet Freedom fruit syrup</li>
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<li>Blend the bananas (I used a nutri bullet)</li>
<li>Crack the eggs and spoon out the passionfruit</li>
<li>Add both into the banana mixture then blend together</li>
<li>Cut apple the apple into small half circles and spread evenly in 8 section muffin tray</li>
<li>Put one physalis in the centre of each section of the muffin tray</li>
<li>Pour the banana/egg/passionfruit evenly over the 8 sections</li>
<li>Bake in a pre-heated 200degree oven for 12-15 mins until golden brown</li>
<li>Whilst the mixture is baking, put the desiccated coconut, poppy seeds, squeezed lemon and syrup in a bowl and mix</li>
<li>When the muffins have been removed from the oven and cooled, spoon the topping over the muffins and enjoy!</li>
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<i>(This makes 8 mini muffins - calories per serving: 110... and guilt-free!)</i></div>
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If this was a little afternoon treat and you'd like to burn it back off, do one of these activities:</div>
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<li>20 minutes of vacuuming and dusting</li>
<li>20 minutes of gardening</li>
<li>Instead of sitting down, stand up whilst working for 1 hour</li>
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-69198402830984639072016-03-18T07:59:00.000-07:002016-03-18T07:59:27.003-07:00Cauli-power<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I've been really interested in making a Spanish potato tortilla (you know, the bake thing made of eggs, not a tortilla wrap), but I've been doing a no complex carbs week - therefore, I swapped the potato for cauliflower. </div>
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This is a surprisingly filling dish that is so quick and easy to make and, it easily fed 4 people.</div>
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<li>1 cauliflower about 4 inches diameter </li>
<li>6 cherry tomatoes</li>
<li>3 shallots </li>
<li>seasoning of your choice: I used Himalayan salt, crushed black pepper and paprika.</li>
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<li>Blend the cauliflower until it looks like cous cous</li>
<li>Mix the eggs in with the cauliflower </li>
<li>Add healthy amounts of salt (Himalayan) and pepper (black, crushed)</li>
<li>Put into an oven proof container</li>
<li>Cut the shallots in half and lightly place on top of the mixture</li>
<li>Lightly place the cherry tomatoes into the mixture</li>
<li>Put the container in a pre-heated 180degree oven until it browns up:</li>
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<li>Take the container out and leave to cool for about 10 mins</li>
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If you're crazy and want to burn those 104kcals back off (why?!?!?!?!?!) then partake in one of these activities:<br />
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<li>Do yoga for 20 mins</li>
<li>Play Frisbee for 30 mins</li>
<li>Weed your garden for 18 mins</li>
<li>Wash your car for 20 mins</li>
<li>Spend 40 minutes cleaning up everyone's dishes from this delicious meal you made them... joke, they can do the washing up!</li>
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-80939449350854210362015-04-30T11:52:00.000-07:002015-04-30T11:53:37.566-07:00Norenzo: Sparkle CentralGal pals... you know when you just need some ultimate sparkle added to your LBD on a Friday night? (TGIF!!!!!!) Well, we discovered the solution. A solution that is both fabulous, and bank balance friendly!<br />
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Since the dawn of time, girls lips have been described as being soft, full and kissable (oohhhyeaaahhh) and this is something we ALL want. The best way to achieve this is lip balm. Lip balm is the key. We here at GKlifestyle have an unhealthy obsession with lip balm and we blame Karen for that. I think last time I checked she went through 3 in a month? So when we came across <a href="http://www.lipglam.com/"><span style="color: blue;">#LipGlam</span></a>, we were definitely onboard for giving it a go.<br />
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-24308858254443834192015-04-19T16:00:00.000-07:002015-04-19T16:00:01.741-07:00Magnitone Lucid x Pixie LottSo every night we clean our face from the makeup and grime thats accumulated over the day, right? Or at least we try to. But my face still breaks out ALL the time, and I find myself constantly sat wondering 'dude, I'm not a teenager anymore, why is this happening?' But really it's because my £1.50 face wipes from Boots just don't cut it. I'm pretty sure 80% of the population are lying when they say they cleanse, tone and moisturise every night, because lets face it, WHO CAN ACTUALLY BE BOTHERED? When my bed time rolls round and my eyes are feeling heavy, the last thing I can be bothered doing is that, let alone brushing my teeth, flossing and rinsing. I can safely say, the only time my skin gets a good old fashioned deep clean is in the shower when I use an exfoliating face wash, but it just isn't enough and that's the sad truth.<br />
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-50220272399408944782015-04-17T03:00:00.000-07:002015-04-17T03:00:09.244-07:00Iridescence JewelleryWe were lucky enough to meet Samantha, the woman behind the fantastic <a href="http://www.iridescence.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Iridescence</span></a> jewellery brand. The brand started in Leicester and strive to produce new and exciting pieces taking inspiration from all different things, especially butterflies. The pieces are exceptionally high quality and you can tell it's a lasting, strong item. You can see a sample of some of the amazing products the brand offer below!<br />
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Karens eyes were instantly drawn to this gorgeous sunflower-esque necklace with it's amazing colouring. As well as matching her fave lipstick colour at the mo, it totes matches one of the rings she bought in <a href="http://www.gklifestyle.com/2015/04/girls-gone-wild-warsaw.html"><span style="color: blue;">Poland</span></a> as well, so that's a win! The colours are deep and subtle enough to match with most outfits, and this bad boy is 100% the best statement necklace to have right now.<br />
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-42030130302250116202015-04-15T06:13:00.000-07:002015-04-15T06:15:36.590-07:00Roots & Rituals<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;">So I'm sure you're all very aware that we here at GKlifestyle really appreciate natural products and recently, we received a very special gift from awesome hair care brand </span><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Roots & Rituals</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. We all know we're not shy to hair dye so it's safe to say we need the deepest nourishment we can get. Karishma, the brands director, very kindly gave us the nourishing </span><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/product.php?s=conditioner-1"><span style="color: blue;">conditioner</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> alongside the </span><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/product.php?s=hair-oil"><span style="color: blue;">Deep Conditioning Hair Oil</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> to try. The best part is, both are natural products free of silicone, paraben and all the other 200 chemicals nobody can pronounce! The hair oil specifically contains coconut oil (LOVE), olive oil, avocado oil, almond oil and many many more great natural oils to help hydrate and nourish your hair. Karishma also very kindly gave us, wait for it, A HEATED HAIR TOWEL which is basically the be all and end all of good deep conditioning treatments. So we tried the product twice in one week to see what happened.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBwLkHHqR74/VSFckQG_fAI/AAAAAAAADMo/G-8yvp0f4sQ/s1600/IMG_1898-1.JPG" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBwLkHHqR74/VSFckQG_fAI/AAAAAAAADMo/G-8yvp0f4sQ/s1600/IMG_1898-1.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yk7Y-8faJE8/VSFcfVkLJqI/AAAAAAAADMg/iMaB-1lqykU/s1600/IMG_1899.JPG" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yk7Y-8faJE8/VSFcfVkLJqI/AAAAAAAADMg/iMaB-1lqykU/s1600/IMG_1899.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;">I've dyed my hair time and time again and it really began to show. I had the dead ends cut off recently which has really helped, but like most dyed hair, it was still dry and damaged. I ran a fair sized amount of oil through my hair from roots to end, then wrapped the towel around as shown in the instructions. It says to leave on for 30-40 minutes but as I have quite thick and damaged hair, I left it on for an hour. I then washed out with my usual shampoo and the </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/index.php">Roots & Rituals</a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">conditioner. For one week, I opted against using heat on my hair other than the heated towel, so I avoided my hair dryer and straighteners (absolute NIGHTMARE). I continued washing my hair throughout the week with my usual shampoo and the </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/index.php"><span style="color: blue;">Roots & Rituals</span></a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">conditioner, however I stayed clear of my usual styling products. (Just note, I don't wash my hair every day as it really doesn't need it and can be quite damaging). I thought this would give my hair the best chance of repair alongside the products I was trialling. The end of the week came and I thought I'd use the product again to really nourish it, so I repeated the entire process.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTiBXp4YKyE/VSFgdwR14xI/AAAAAAAADM0/XhYOpQ_-hcE/s1600/IMG_1952%2Bcopy.jpg" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTiBXp4YKyE/VSFgdwR14xI/AAAAAAAADM0/XhYOpQ_-hcE/s1600/IMG_1952%2Bcopy.jpg" width="360" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;">WOW. WOW. WOW. Just wow. I dried it with my hair dryer (after a week of not) and usually one side of my hair goes really wavy and quite frizzy (not nice waves though, boo!). But this time, I brushed my hair whilst drying it to help it dry as straight as possible and that was it basically done! I did have to do a quick 5 min run over with the straighteners but nothing like my standard procedure of sectioning it and it taking about 40 minutes. My hair felt so soft, sleek and genuinely super hydrated. It looked glossy and shiny (even the dead ends!) and SO many people asked if I'd been to the salon! I LOVE this product and will definitely continue using!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;">You can get your hands on some of this goodness by clicking </span><a href="http://www.rootsandrituals.co.uk/index.php"><span style="color: blue;">here.</span></a></span><br />
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mentioned that one of our goals for this year was to get a little
more cultured – and cultured we got. We decided that it was totally
time for a little getaway so with that in mind, we booked some days
off work and decided where to go. We rolled out a world map, closed
our eyes, pointed and our destination was decided. Okay, so maybe we
didn't do the latter but we did play a game of holiday roulette. We
booked a 'mystery' getaway online with a choice of over 70 places,
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jump in an Uber and head to Stansted! We landed in Warsaw on the
Thursday and knew we only had until the Sunday to cram in everything
we wanted to do – two and a half days was definitely not enough
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to Warsaw centre and located our hotel (Gromada Centrum). It was
super cute and the staff were mega friendly, although the lift
certainly took its time. We dumped our bags in our room, sat down for
10 minutes (travelling really takes it out of us) and decided what we
should do. We ventured back out into Warsaw town and came across the
Palace of Culture and Science (totes the tallest building in Poland).
We wandered around for a bit and then found out you could go to the
top for something like £3 – so of course, we did. The sites were
incredible and you could see for miles! Taking panoramas with our
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Rock Cafe. Okay okay, we admit it's hardly seeing the sites of what
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we might as well! We ate some great food, had some delicious
cocktails and revelled in the fact we were actually there. We noticed
that we walked past a Kinoteka (Polish for cinema) on the way to the
Hard Rock Cafe so of course, knowing how much we love the cinema, we
decided to check it out! We got to watch What We Do in the Shadows
which we wanted to see for AGES but never got round to it. Luckily
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Friday, we mapped out our day. (We took an A3 map and stuck stickers
everywhere we wanted to go – organisation right there!). We started
off with heading to the Jewish Cemetery which is right up our street!
Some of the graves were beautifully crafted, and they ranged from
super old to fairly recent. It was so intriguing to see the different
styles of graves, right from gated communities (if you can call it that) to mausoleums. We got
lost in there for a fair few hours in awe of it all and after finding
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it wasn't as interesting as we'd hoped it would be, we're still glad
we went. Most of the information was about inmates there and how
they lived, but it was all in Polish so we didn't really understand
much. The other half of the museum was kept like a prison with
steel gates and cells meant for one person right up to cells that
could house three people, complete with foldaway beds - so this was
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think of! Everything from owls to camels to elephants. Our favourites
were the polar bears - they just looked so cute and cuddly! I think
we ended up being there for about three hours, just staring at the
lions, tigers and every other animal the zoo had to offer. We
stumbled across a gift shop where Georgia bought a super cute tiger
teddy and named him Henryk. Karen invested in some awesome lobster
earrings (proceeded to name them Fish n Chips) and bought her friend
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decided to head over to the Old Town to have a mooch and maybe find
something to eat. We got totally sidetracked by all the gorgeous
jewellery shops with some of the most amazing things we've ever seen
in! Karen bought two rings that fit perfectly with her already
awesome collection and Georgia bought one vintage silver signet ring
finished with some intricate cut out detailing. We then got
approached by someone in traditional Polish dress and advised us
about his restaurant that served traditional Polish food. We were
totally in! We ate some delish food and discovered the yumminess of
pierogies. Not quite sure what the best way to describe them would be
other than crispy dumpling like things filled with meat. Whatever,
they were INSANE. A bottle of wine with the meal got us right in the
mood to find out what Warsaw at night has to offer.</span></div>
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cheap, and got ready. We weren’t quite sure where we were going,
but heard of a strip not too far from our hotel. We walked down and
got various stamps and wristbands from loads of different places, but
settled on one that was giving out free samples of Thierry Mugler
'Angel'. Drinks weren't too expensive and the music was okay -
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weren't about to let that stop us. After breakfast we took a taxi
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Park. It was just a big open park but was actually really beautiful
with some gorgeous buildings. We ventured into Łazienki Palace which
was free (result!) and had a mooch round. It was decorated so
exquisitely and had similar features to that of </span><a href="http://www.gklifestyle.com/2015/02/strawberry-hill-house-twilight-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Horace Walpole's gothic castle</span></a><b style="color: #666666;">. </b><span style="color: #666666;">After
wandering around for a bit, we decided to find our way out. On our
way we came across a cute cafe where we had some more pierogies and
tried something called zapiekanka – another traditional Polish
dish! It's just a halved baguette with grilled mushrooms and cheese
topped with ketchup but it was so yummy! We spent a while trying to
locate a taxi but whilst we were looking we came across some awesome
graffiti. We can totally see how people say it's art and not
vandalism – some of it was incredible!
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got there the queue was so long we decided to bail. Karen had
previously seen a cool trainer shop so we decided to check that out
instead and grab a coffee. After this, we headed back to near our
hotel and had a mooch at some clothes stores; </span><a href="http://www.mohito.com/pl/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mohito</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> and </span><a href="http://www.reserved.com/pl/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Reserved</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">
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as our last activity in Warsaw, we decided to try out the wonder of
4DX cinema at Cinema City (a cinema chain). Although we went to the
world premiere of Kingsman: The Secret Service, it was one of the
only films being shown in 4DX and we loved it so much we thought we
might as well! It was actually a crazy awesome experience and think
films like Jurassic World will be intense in it, but being hungover
probably wasn't the best choice. I did kind of feel like sickness
wrist bands might've been a good idea. It really did help set the
scene though, cold air hits you when its meant to, water puffs in
your face for effect – all in all it's such an amazing experience
and would definitely recommend you watch your next film in it.
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Sunday could only mean one thing – home time. We were super sad to leave
Warsaw but honestly, it was such an incredible experience and we
wouldn't have changed a thing, except maybe having longer time there!
Everyone was so nice and made us feel really welcome. It's definitely
given us the travel bug, so keep an eye out and hopefully it won't be
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-14509317225246085072015-03-20T06:37:00.000-07:002015-03-20T06:41:16.552-07:00The Sweetest Haircare for Curls: Boucleme <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think every girl out there who has a curly-top has, over
her life-time, become frustrated with their uncontrollable nature. I might have
just found the cure…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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products: <a href="http://www.boucleme.co.uk/" target="_blank">Boucléme.</a> This new range launched for people with wavy/curly hair and
I thought, ‘I gotta try this!’ Not only are they full to the brim of beauty goodness
like aloe vera, argan oil, virgin coconut oil (personal love) and honey, they
actually encourage hair growth. Good for a silly girl like me who dyes her hair
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The collection which is made up of a trio of goodies <a href="http://www.boucleme.co.uk/collections/all" target="_blank">(curl cleanser, curl conditioner and curl defining gel) </a>was brought to life by founder Michele
Scott-Lynch – who, can I just add, is a babe! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After having this massive
interest in trailing the products, Michele got in contact and gave me a hair prescription;
think every girl ever needs one of these. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From asking a few simple questions about the relationship I
have with my hair, Michele gave me in-depth advice on how to bring my hair back
to life. She talked me through how to use all the Boucléme products and even
shed some expertise on the best approach for dying my hair in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My big aim was: I was born with wild and free curly hair.
With years of peroxide in my past, my curls had fallen into limp waves. I was looking
for a product to revitalise my hair and help bring back the natural bounce….. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Guys, I feel like I’ve been touched by Athena – it worked!
From just two weeks of throwing out my usual shampoos/ conditioners/ hair
masks/ gels/ mousses and really giving the product full reign on my hair, I
cannot really express how happy I am that bounce is returning to my hair – and,
just in time for summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The <a href="http://www.boucleme.co.uk/products/curl-defining-gel" target="_blank">curl defining gel</a> has to be my no1 product at the moment, I regularly get asked what I use on my hair for a) appearance and b) smell. The gel literally smells incredible. </span><br />
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The chosen lipshade of the mo' comes from MAC (where else?!).<br />
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<a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl" target="_blank">The lip-liner in shade, 'Spice', with a super thin amount of 'So Chaud' blotted on top creates a nice brown/orange colour; best for a day-time look. </a><br />
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Also super obsessed with Lipcote; slather on top and you'll feel a light burn (weirdly enjoyable) and it keeps the smackers perfecto for hours.<br />
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I had my hair did at a new salon, and wasn't uber happy with the result. I got highlights, but they went a kinda' copper colour I wasn't really feeling.<br />
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So, out my huge drawer of hair products I pulled out a tub of <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Bleach-Super-Cool-colours-Rose_1401418/" target="_blank">Bleach hair dye in shade 'Rose'</a>. It went this super-cute colour which matched my fav lip colour - RESULT!<br />
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The blush I'm wearing (also matching my lips, but a more pale version) is a <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/benefit-hoola-11g/10552551.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_bodycare&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KEQiAsdCnBRC86PeFkuDJt_MBEiQAUXJfLe3dkWHSuMDgcDl41pMNCKuyV_ESXBu7ZprBmVWuiJsaAvQx8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">mix of 'Hoola' bronzer by Benefit</a> and <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon%C2%AE-Powder-Blush_1416313/?cm_mmc=pla-_-google-_-PLAs-_-Boots+Shopping+-+Category+-+Beauty" target="_blank">'Haute Pink' blusher by Revlon</a>. Hoola is a bit on the hefty side price wise, but it lasts for AGES and gives amazing results.<br />
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Final thing to comment on is the fedora hat... I had been in search of the perfect one for what seemed like 35,000 years and came across this beaut' at Ascot.<a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/mudulondon" target="_blank"> Its by Mu Du and its fab quality - totally wearable and totally my bestestest hat atm.</a><br />
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the twilight tour of Horace Walpole’s gothic castle in Strawberry Hill. We
attended last night before the press release tour taking place today – feelin’
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We learned a shed-load about the incredible history of
Strawberry Hill House, about Horace Walpole himself and walked the reimagined
hallways with sacks of stories hidden in the walls. This house is in fact what the 'first' gothic novel The Castle of Otranto is based on. </span><br />
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of a statue that sat in Horace’s grand entrance. He called it ‘his saint’ even
though the back of the statue had indentations telling historians that it was
in fact an angel. Horace wasn’t actually a religious man, but he was infatuated
by the idea of it; he and his friends would dress as monks and walk the estate
with candles – gr8 story, sounds like something we would do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another cool as hell story was that a specialist recreated the actual paint used on the walls. The blue colour in one of our pics was made by storing copper underground for several months and mixing with resin, rabbit skin (ew) and other bits'n'bobs and had to be applied to the walls whilst hot - it took 6 coats to recreate the bedroom walls, and the paint cost a whoppin' £300 quid a litre, eat your heart out Dior. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We saw painted glass that dates back to 1503, we drank
prosecco (yum), played with our new Fujifilm polaroid cameras and in turn
discovered that we have a long way to go before 1) mastering the perfect
polaroid shot (we certainly wasted a few, and damn the film is expen£ive) and
2) before we can afford a castle like this – we keep dreaming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have been invited back to visit the ridiculously
photogenic house (so many photo ops) on more sunny day to see the magic of the
painted glass reflecting on the interiors. So right now, we advise giving the
house a visit and if you’re too far away, just read some stuff on Horace
Walpole – he was a frickin’ cool dude!</span></div>
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shade which featured in a number of the looks in Pavane’s Autumn/Winter 2015
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back to 1950’s military days - think Testament of Youth costume design. Not
sold on the yellow heels which popped up, not hot to trot, but the collection
as a whole was an array of pleating, fringing, dazzling garmentry that we would
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay so, we were totally digging the ultra-bouncy 1920’s
roller-waves; errrrrr teach us how to master that plz. There was also this
bohemian mermaid kinda vibe going on (yeah, sounds cool right?). Some of the
dresses had super detailed mini-scale-like panels with beading and embroidery
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A load of see-through panelling in nude/skin tones featured
– not a massive fan and being the totes honest gals we are, just got to comment
quickly that if some of the dresses with the skinny-cut-outs looked
unflattering on the size 0-6 models, what would it be like on us? Reminder why
we aren’t/ will never be mod-elles. There were also a few slips and some
super-slow-walkers on the catwalk – is that still awks these days?</span><br />
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an electro-dub track – pretty impressive [we feel a 50’s military trend coming…
do you?!] it melted into a Misstress Barbara remix of Leonard Cohens ‘Dance Me
To The End Of Love’ – getting downloaded like now.</em></div>
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finale ‘enchantment gown’ worn by Isil Recber (tv presenter or something) –
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Shades of Grey. In attendance were Dakota Johnson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Aaron
Taylor-Johnson (so many Johnson’s for a film about … johnsons – cheeky!), Jamie
Dornan and the author, E.L. James. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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with the director, cast and author which was live streamed into the cinema and
online. We got some Lindt choccies and bottled water (not that the 1679 seats
in ODEON Leicester Square needed wetting any more… soz). The pure atmosphere of
the largest cinema auditorium in the country being packed out, was certainly a
factor that contributed to our enjoyment of the film… which, BTW was so flippin
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the reviews of Fifty Shades of Grey are pretty much in the shitter. But, for
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Firsty, happy valentines day to all you internet-surfing-blog-reading babes. Today we find ourselves off for some beauty appointments (new highlighted hair on its way) and then a long date night with Palo Alto, Map To The Stars and Dracula Untold - when John Lennon sang 'All you need is love', he was 100% talking about movies. The one true love of GKlifestyle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, in honour of not only our multiple boyfriends (cinema/Sky Movies/ DVDs/ Netflix) but, the awards season too, us film fanatics would like
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list. Being completely wacko jacko, in more than one sense, the key to the
enjoyment of this film, is NOT to try to follow it. Let your eyes be dazzled by
the retro LA sights, let your ears absorb the seventies slag – watch out for
Doc exclaiming, ‘Fucking Zoinks!’, certainly one of our highlights – and, let
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this flick was pushed back as the original make was so terrible, it needed
rewriting/filming – so awks. Best part, in our opinion, is that this film is
still so effin’ looney-bin we were left wondering what on earth the film was
like pre-remake. If you’re into the ‘so-bad-its-good’ film genre, this is not
to be missed. The one thing they did get right was the CGI, it’s a pretty…
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controversy it caused over in the States, it’s certainly on our hit-list *no
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attended the premiere for this film at ODEON Leicester Square, we aren’t sure
whether we were consumed by the atmosphere, or fancied Mr. Grey a lil’ too
much, but the film was overall pretty satisfying. The prediction for the
increased sales of rope and chains from B&Q isn’t far off point – we might even take ourselves to the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Others to look for, but potentially will end up being future
Sky Movies watches: Selma, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Project
Almanac, It Follows, Blackhat (we actually love the hacker-sphere so naturally
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-62469038998791184132015-02-12T00:00:00.000-08:002015-02-18T06:04:35.016-08:00MARVELous <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now this is a story all about how... a make-up sponge can blow your mind (soz about that guys, when Will Smith wants to be let loose, you let him loose). Anywayyyy, we are actually here to tell all'a'ya'll about how you can have it FOUR ways!<br />
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This super cute, super swaggy - yeah we went there - device (?) is actually a make-up brush that is a four-in-one. The intelligently designed (must have been by a female - girl POWER!) <a href="http://nanshy.com/product/marvel-4-in-1-makeup-blending-sponge/" target="_blank">sponge </a>is easy to use, and even re-usable (just pop in the wash). </div>
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-48557728310917683932015-02-10T13:58:00.000-08:002015-02-18T06:04:43.647-08:00Why Nail Polish Is The Best Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From recent events, both the G and the K have come to realise that nail polish is simply the best present. From being inexpensive to personalisation, it is now our go-to gift for any occasion (for the girlfriends, of course).<br />
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When G excelled at work (Marketing Exec for a luxury jewellery group) her Girl-Bosses thought to thank her with a super <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/CHANEL-LE-VERNIS-Nail-Colour-13ml_6451/">chic Chanel nail polish</a> - and what a treat it was. Given in the shade Rouge Noir, it was clear the gift-givers had really put that extra thought into what the personal style of G is. She's worn it every day for a month. Wouldn't you too?<br />
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In more recent days, K celebrated the newly-founded milestone birthday, 22 (thanks T-swizzle), G thought to gift a <a href="https://www.nailsinc.com/styled-by-you/">personalised Nails Inc. polish</a>... in Loki green, obviously. Take a look at this cool-as-hell bottle, the big monogrammed 'K', the 'bestie' label, and the name 'nailkale' (shout out to everyone on a health kick which has a diet full of Kale at the moment, like mwah).<br />
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1) Nail polish, when looked after correctly, can last a long time. This means months of applications, and months of appreciations.<br />
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you got her designer goods for her graduation (or such).<br />
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3) From the aforementioned point, we aren't even going to delve too deep into the (mostly free) designer gift wrapping - oh, the gift wrapping *consumerism-swoon*. A pocket sized treasure all <a href="http://www.yslbeauty.co.uk/makeup/nails">packaged up in YSL tissue paper, </a>no need to splurge on the Paperchase glitter wrap anymore.<br />
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-71633527588098592602015-01-13T14:10:00.000-08:002015-02-18T06:04:57.067-08:00I love… I loveHey guys,<br />
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So, my pick of the week has to be <a href="http://shop.ilovecosmetics.eu/">I Love</a> Cosmetics. The ridiculously good price points, addictive smells and cute, girly design are some of the many reasons these products should be on everyones shopping list.<br />
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My personal favourite is the strawberries and cream hand cream, smells so divine and makes my hands feel amazing - especially perfect with the cold weather damaging my skin.<br />
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LOVE KAREN xo<br />
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-71010552691190200362014-11-28T08:07:00.000-08:002015-02-18T06:05:27.375-08:00Zuzka Skincare <div style="min-height: 14px;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The one thing I simply CANNOT stop using and I keep practically dreaming about is these two products from skincare range Zuzka. We sat down and talked with the brands creator and got to know a bit about the brand. She asked us about our skin care routines, what type of skin we had and then very kindly suggested samples we could try. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She gave us ‘Organic Precious Oil’ for use at night dependant on our skin type - and they smell absolutely gorgeous. Mine sends me right off to sleep as it’s infused with lavender and lemongrass. It also nourishes and combats oily or problematic skin, so it’s a winner for me. The 'Contour Day Cream' moisturiser for day use is very light, smells incredible and goes on ever so smoothly. I would definitely recommend. </span><br />
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Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-77098032452980047932014-11-24T14:02:00.000-08:002015-02-18T06:05:36.735-08:00The Royal Ascot: Georgia<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as you guys are already aware, Karen and I headed over to the Royal Ascot on Saturday and lapped up the premier admission lifestyle. We got there fashionably late - which is expected seeings as our time keeping skills absolutely suck, but it was fun nonetheless. We placed a few bets on some horses that weren't even racing at Ascot, drank some coffee and took a few pics which you can see below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a nightmare deciding what to wear and thought against ankle grazer trousers as dress code rules apply. So in the end I opted for a black silk cami from Zara, a midi skirt courtesy of Karen, pumps from H&M, a fur gilet from John Rocha and a Windsmoor coat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually bought my fur headband from the Ascot Christmas market, as well as some super cute fur trimmed red gloves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LOVE GEORGIA</span></div>
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<br />Bon Vivant Cliquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721823071560905926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163484578143000077.post-34092571954008567632014-11-23T14:25:00.003-08:002015-02-18T06:05:48.073-08:00Rocking The Royal Ascot <div style="text-align: center;">
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Yesterday, Georgia and myself had the privilege to go to the Royal Ascot. It was such a wonderful day, we did lose some money on the horses and even bet on a race that was actually taking place at a different location - think we will leave the bets down to the other attendees next time, embarrassing! </div>
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Here's a peep at what I wore: </div>
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Lipstick - mix of <a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/">So Chaud by MAC</a> (red, inset) and <a href="http://www.colourchase.com/">Divine 2 by Colourchase Cosmetics</a> (blue, outset)</div>
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Hat and fur gloves - <a href="http://www.laurieandjules.co.uk/">Laurie & Jules</a> at the Christmas market at Ascot</div>
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Bag - Vintage</div>
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Necklace - Vintage</div>
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Black Mac Coat - <a href="http://www.asos.com/">Asos</a></div>
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Scarf - Vintage<br />
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What did you guys get up to at the weekend?</div>
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LOVE KAREN </div>
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