Last weekend my boyfriend and I decided to escape the city for the weekend and stay in a lodge in the beautiful New Forest. I had never been before, but after looking at photos and seeing the gorgeous autumnal forests and wild horses, I knew I'd fall in love with it.








This was the absolute highlight of the trip for me. We pulled over in the car to look at some of the wild horses only to find another car that had been feeding the horses (which is technically banned for obvious reasons...) had just left. So we were then met with about seven horses marching towards us in search of food, so we quickly retreated back to the car...




We stopped at some of the cutest little towns I've ever seen! They were so tiny and quaint, most only having a few little shops and a pub and I just fell in love with them all. If you get the change I highly recommend you go to Burley, Brokenhurst and Lyndhurst- they were all gorgeous!

Just look at the thatched roof! It literally looked like something out of snow white!

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Hello again!

First of all, I'm really sorry I've been so absent from blogging, the last few months have been really stressful but I'm going to make an effort now to start keeping up to date with my blog! In september my boyfriend and I finally made the big move from Newcastle, after 4 years there, to London. It's been equal parts exciting and stressful but we've finally got our flat sorted and have properly settled in. Anyway, hopefully this means now I can focus on blogging more! I really do appreciate every single person who clicks on my blog and reads my posts, so I'm definitely going to make more of an effort to be active on here :)

Anyway, let's get into all the things I've been loving this Autumn! I've picked various things I've been loving from clothing to skincare, to film and shops so be prepared it may be a long post!

1. Joanie Clothing


Joanie clothing recently launched a couple of months ago and Ive been completely obsessed ever since. As soon as I saw a few bloggers sporting their amazing jumpers, I knew I had to snap them up straight away. Their site is absolutely gorgeous and be warned once you start scrolling through their incredible dresses you might end up with the entire collection in your online basket! I love the retro and vintage feel to all their clothes but also, how they manage to put a modern spin on everything. The quality of all their pieces is really impressive. For such an affordable brand, the quality is amazing and I'm completely in love with everything I've purchased from them. Their range of sizes is also amazing so they really do cater to all types of women which is so nice to see. Firstly, I snapped up these two appliqué jumpers. Just look at them!! They are absolutely gorgeous, fit amazingly, are super soft and just about go with anything whilst adding a pop to any outfit. I team them up with high waisted jeans or a black A line skirt and they look incredible. Next I picked up the Zooey dress which I've had my eye on for soooo long. Honestly it's as if I had designed it myself. The detailing, fit and quality of the dress for only £35 is just incredible. The embroidery on the collar, the pleating, the tie at the back- 10/10 Joanie, thank you for bringing this into my life. And it's the perfect length! I cannot tell you how many dresses I love but have to send back because they're just too short on me but this one is perfect, so from tall girls everywhere thank you!


Also the lovely people at Joanie clothing named me their Miss October and very kindly gave me a £50 gift voucher!! I was so over the moon and couldn't believe it, since I never normally win anything! I've had my eye on a few dresses for a while so they may be purchased with the voucher very soon. So if you buy anything off their site do take a snap and use the hashtag #joaniegal and you could get your hands on a £50 voucher too! Annnnd, the girls at Joanie have asked me to work with them on something sooooo so exciting, so watch this space (I honestly can't tell you how excited I am for this, eeek!).

2. Lancome Skincare


I think I've mentioned my love for this skincare range before, but honestly this has been a life saver this Autumn. As the weather starts to turn colder my skin can become more dry and look dehydrated but this range has seriously kept my skin so glowy! The entire Hydra Zen range is just unreal. I use the moisturiser everyday and it is the perfect base for make up, is intensely moisturising without being heavy and is amazing on all skin types, even the most sensitive. I use the serum-in-mask every night underneath the night cream and honestly every morning my skin looks so plump, glowy and feels baby soft. I know it's a bit of a splurge but honestly investing in good skin care is so important, so if you fancy treating yourself I would give this a try because it's worked wonders for me (you can always be cheeky and ask for a sample at a Lancome counter!).

3. Benefit's eyebrow range


Ok, these products are an absolute game changer. To me brow products are THE most important items in my make-up bag. Yes, my beloved black eyeliner has to come second place because having good brows, to me, is the base of your entire make up look. I am cursed with horrific brows. Sparse, pale, gappy, thin- honestly they're pretty much non existent but behold, I have searched far and wide and have finally found the holy grail eyebrow products! Benefit launched a whole new eyebrow range earlier this year and straight away I knew I needed to try it- if only for the cute packaging! The precisely my brow pencil (shade 3) is honestly the best pencil I've used- even better than the Anastasia brow wiz! It is so fine that I can fill in all my sparse areas easily while still letting them look natural. The colour is absolutely perfect, you can really build it up too with light strokes and it lasts all day. Top that off with Benefit's gimme brow (also shade 3) and no one would know that I'm seriously lacking in the brow department! I am completely obsessed with this product and think every single girl out there needs it! It's basically a tinted brow gel that thickens, colours, shapes your brows while still making them look natural and sets your brows in place all day. Since I have quite pale brows, this is amazing to run through all my brow hairs and darken them while still looking completely natural. It really does give you amazingly thick and full brows so if you're on the hunt for some new brow products I highly recommend these two.

4. The Courteeners


I thought I'd throw in a band that I've been loving this Autumn. Obviously I've loved The Courteeners for years, but their new album 'Mapping the Rendezvous' is just so good. Check out Modern Love, De La Salle and Lucifer's dream- but the entire album is pretty amazing. I ordered a signed copy of the vinyl so I'm waiting until my mam visits in a week or so to finally get my hands on it since I messed up the delivery address (oops). My boyfriend and I also went to see them last week at the O2 Academy in Brixton and honestly I think they have to be my favourite live band of all time. No matter how many times I've seen them live they somehow manage to get better and better every time and it was one of the best gigs I've been to in a while. Let's face it, everyone loves Liam Fray and I'm so tempted to get tickets to their next stadium gig in the summer....

5. Biscuiteers



I'm sure loads of you will have seen bloggers receiving these incredible iced biscuits- I think Zoella gave bloggers boxes of biscuits shaped like her new beauty products- but I'd never been in one of their shops before. Now I'm in London, I'm lucky enough to have a Biscuiteers shop on my doorstep and it just as incredible as I'd hoped. They make the most gorgeous (and delicious) iced biscuits which can be personalised and come in basically any style or shape you can image (their new christmas range is to die for!). Recently for our 4 year anniversary, my boyfriend and I both ended up getting personalised biscuits from here (great minds ey) and I just think they make the most amazing gift to give to loved ones. They come boxed beautifully, the icing is so detailed and gorgeous and although they almost look too good to eat, they are some of the tastiest biscuits I've tried. I think you can order personalised biscuits online too so I'd definitely check them out if your looking for a unique christmas gift because let's face it, who wouldn't want a box or beautiful iced biscuits under their tree?

6. Room

We've recently signed up to Amazon prime, so are taking full advantage of all the amazing movies you can watch for free on it. I'd heard about room after it received a lot of awards at the beginning of the year, but just never got round to watching it. So when I saw it on Amazon prime we thought we'd give it a watch. Honestly, it is one of the best films I have seen in such a long time. It was gripping, heart breaking, sometimes funny and just all round incredible from start to finish. The acting was unreal, especially from the young actor who played Jacob and although the plot was very dark, the way it was revealed to the audience through the eyes of a child was so clever and added some lightheartedness to such a sinister topic. I'll not give away any spoilers but one of the key scenes in the film was one of the most heart wrenching things I've ever seen, to the point where we were both sat upright almost shouting at the scream (you'll know what I mean if you've seen it). Anyway please go and give it a watch because you won't be disappointed!

7. Supersonic

This was honestly the best documentary I've seen hands down. I, like so many others, completely adore Oasis and I feel like this documentary really summed up why they are loved by so many people (and why in my eyes, a reunion just isn't needed!). The whole vibe of the film really showed off their charm and wit whilst being packed full of nostalgia from an era that has sadly gone now (imagine just how many phones would be held up at knebworth now...). It was so intimate and conversational and was absolutely hilarious throughout. It really gave you a feel of what the atmosphere must have been like in the 90's at one of their gigs, especially knebworth which just looked unbelievable. I just completely loved it and found it so interesting since I didn't actually know that much about the background of how the band started out. If you're an Oasis fan or even just a music fan it's an absolute must see, it'll make you love the Gallagher's even more once you've seen it.

8. Chanel eyeshadow quad (Les 4 Ombres)


Just look at it. Warm toned browns, all matte, buttery soft and all wrapped in Chanel packaging- what more could you possibly want! I'd managed to save up quite a few boots points and decided I would treat myself to this and I'm so glad I did. I think I've used this pretty much every day since I bought it. The shadows are so pigmented but also super blendable and last all day so there's no need to use a lid primer. They really are the perfect autumnal shades and although the red does look a bit scary, it looks amazing blended into the crease and the beigey, caramel shade is the perfect everyday eyeshadow to add some definition to the eye while still looking natural. I think it may have been limited edition but if you can try and get your hands on it, I would definitely recommend it!

So that's some of the things I've been loving this Autumn, please let me know some of the things you've been loving , or if you have any ideas or suggestions about future blog posts!

:)
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This dress. Oh my days. Isn't it heavenly. I've been eyeing this up for soooo long. As soon as I saw it I pictured what shoes, bag and even lipstick I'd wear with it. You could seriously snip off the label and think this had come straight off a Gucci runway but instead this number was from.... Marks and Spencer's! Yep. I really think M&S is one of the most underrated shops to pick up some amazing finds that look way more expensive than they cost. I really wanted to buy this for my recent trip to italy but at 60 pound I managed to resist it, hoping and praying it would end up in the sale and Tah Dah! I managed to snap this up for 29 pound! I'm just completely obsessed with it and now just want to book lots of fancy meals so I can wear it more.





 Onto Topshop! Now I find Topshop so hard to sale shop in. The website seems to have so much reduced and never has your size and the main stores seem to have endless rails which are always a mess. So my tip is to go into small Topshop stores that normally really annoy me since they have hardly any stock. But bear with me, for sales they always have hidden gems! For example everything I picked up above was from a tiny Topshop in a random Dunfermline store when I was up there before T in the park and it was full of great things. The two patterned skinny scarfs I'd been eyeing up for months were reduced from 12 to 3 pound! And the velvet black scarf with sequins, which is probably my favourite, was a mind blowing 1 pound! Yep, I practically squealed with joy when I saw them. The cream top I bought too is gorgeous. I love anything that is lacy or embroidered like this and it was a mere 10 pound! It's the perfect summer top for wearing with denim dungarees or A line skirts. The pleated midi skirt was down to just 15 pound and again looks super expensive and goes with so many things in my wardrobe. I recently went into the big Topshop in Newcastle and the massive one on Oxford Street and found nothing so make sure to check your small Topshop stores because there's often some hidden gems lurking in the rails.



This was another find from M&S which I immediately fell in love with. It's the perfect duck egg blue colour I love and is cropped but not too cropped so it's perfect for teaming with high waisted skirts and midi skirts of even jeans, and anything with a bardot neckline is a massive bonus.

Another tip is to sign up to the mailing list of all your favourite brands that way as soon as they launch their sale, you can get in early and snap up the best bits before they sell out. Also I would highly recommend keeping an eye out on your saved lists, mainly asos. Sadly I forgot to check out the asos sale and so many things I had saved were reduced but... I'd waited too long and my size was sold out! So definitely keep an eye out so you don't miss out on some bargains.

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Just before I went on holiday I picked up a few things from Feel Unique since I had a 15% off code and well...that was pretty much enough for me to add far too much to my shopping basket. I'm a massive fan of Feel Unique. They have incredible brands, offer free delivery, always have discount codes floating around and throw in some great samples when you spend over a certain amount (which sadly I always manage to do).


 These were the 2 deluxe samples I received free with my order which I was really impressed with. I'm a big fan of the Keihl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate so this little sample made my day. Oils are always such a hassle to bring when you're on holiday; you can't really decant them into something smaller and the glass bottles are too heavy to bring so this is amazing. And once I'm finished I can keep the bottle and refill it for whenever I'm travelling. They also popped in a La Roche Posay SPF 50 Cream which again was super handy for taking on holiday. I think La Roche Posay do some of the best SPF ranges that are super affordable too. Although I prefer the lighter formula of this, it's a really great SPF that isn't greasy or sticky and works great under make-up.



After a week without this stuff I immediately went on the Feel Unique website and made sure I ordered this ASAP! It is honestly the best moisturiser range I have ever ever tried. I've used Clarins, Estee Lauder, Chanel (let's be honest, a couple of samples) but nothing has made my skin feel and look this good. I already have the day cream which is the perfect daily moisturiser which is rich and creamy yet sinks in quickly and manages to feel light weight while still being insanely hydrating. But the night cream and serum masque are the real show stoppers. The Lancome Hydra Zen Masque has to be my all time favourite skin care product. It's an overnight serum that acts as a masque. It's incredibly hydrating yet it's light weight formula sinks into your skin so you don't feel like you have anything on at all. Then I put the Hydra Zen Night Cream on top which is a much richer version of the day cream. This combination is just incredible! Every morning my skin feels plumper, ridiculously soft and I've not had any break outs in a while since using it. I know they are both pretty pricey but when it comes to skincare I'm willing to spend that little bit more since it's so important and means you don't have to wear as much make up, so then the price is sort of justified (that's what I tell myself anyway). Anyway, if you're looking to indulge in some new skincare I would seriously recommend this range, you won't regret it.




This was a last minute purchase since the new Zoella range had just come out. I've never actually tried any of her products before and have always been a bit skeptical when a youtuber tries to bring out a beauty range but I'd read some good reviews of this product. The Zoella body fondant shimmer balm caught my eye because not only was the packaging really cute but I'd read so many reviews saying that it smelt amazing and made you're skin look glowy and healthy but I was really disappointed when I tried it for myself. Although the little applicator looks really cute I found it difficult to get the actual product onto it. Then there was the smell...to me it just smelt like a cheap vanilla perfume (remember those charlie body sprays you put in your P.E. bag!). It was just artificial and sickly and not only that, the product itself was really disappointing. The texture was far too waxy, it was far too glittery and once on the skin it didn't look anything special at all. As much as I like Zoe, I was really disappointed with this and for 10 pound it was a bit pricey for what it was.

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I filmed another quick video for you! Basically it's just me getting ready and doing my usual morning routine plus a lunch date to deli espresso which is amazing! There's a quick OOTD in there too and a time lapse of me putting on my make up. So if you fancy a watch here it is...

Give it a thumbs up if you liked it!

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I've been wanting to starting making videos/vlogs for quite a while now so thought I'd experiment and give it ago last sunday. My boyfriend and I drove to high force waterfall as the weather was so so lovely and brought my little dog victor along with us.

Hope you enjoy the video!