A Glasgow Girl

Before my recent holiday to America, I had a mental shopping list written out of things I wanted to purchase. Things which aren't readily available on the UK. At the top of this list were EOS lip balms. I had seen you tubers and bloggers talking about them and wanted to try them out for myself.  I ended up buying two (lemon drop and strawberry sorbet) and my sister also got one (summer fruit). This lovely yellow one is Lemon Drop. It smells strangely familiar-I think one of my first ever lip balms had a similar smell! It also has SPF 15 which was very handy when I was in 50 degrees Celsius heat!  This is Summer Fruit. It's my sisters but it smells delicious so I am most certainly going to buy it next time. It smells like mango but not a harsh chemically mango scent like many mango lip balms I have tried tend to have. More of a fresh mango. I am rather jealous of my sister right now! :p This is strawberry sorbet. It smells exactly like strawberry laces. Yummy. EOS stands for Evo

Unfortunately for all of us living in the UK, we do not have a Bath and Body Works store. (Or perhaps it's a good thing as if we did I would have no money but lots and lots of candles...)  So, when I was in the states I had to pick up a few wee goodies. I made a trip to the Westfield San Francisco and when I saw Bath and Bodyworks, I grabbed a basket and ran around like a small child in a sweetie store.  At the top of my list were these candles. I had heard that these smelt like Abercrombie Fierce (the lovely scent which you can smell when you walk into an Abercrombie and Fitch) and that is most certainly true. Unfortunately, the bigger candles were too heavy to bring home so I got the three minis instead.  I have started burning one, and it is lasting fairly well. Also, it is really easy to light. (For some reason it takes me many attempts to light some of my other candles.)  Walking into my room now fills me with great joy every time.  Love, Fi x

I love my Toms. So much. I purchased these from Schuh before I went to Italy and have been wearing them constantly since. Why do I love them so much?  1. They are so comfy. I have worn them lots when travelling and my feet have never become sore no matter how long I've walked. 2. They are easy to just slip off. No faffing about at airport security when I needed to remove my shoes and I could easily take them off when I got on the plane too.  3. They look so cute. I nearly got the cream with pink flowers version and I'm glad I didn't because I think they would have got filthy very quickly. These ones go with a lot.  4. Most importantly in my opinion their motto is 'One for One' for every pair of shoes purchased, Toms give a pair to a child in need in over 50 countries. When doing my research for this blog, I also learnt that when you buy a pair of Toms glasses, they give glasses, fund surgery  or medical treatment for someone in need. Amazing.  I love this company. T

Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently...I just got back from a road trip in America and Wifi was few and far between. This was my last official family holiday so we made it a big one-starting off in Las Vegas and ending up in San Diego.  San Francisco, Las Vegas and Disney were my favourite places but Death Valley was an interesting experience. Walking about in 50 degrees Celsius heat which didn't cool down till about 11pm was certainly different from the weather in Scotland!  Disney will always be my favourite place on earth and it was my first time visiting the Californian one. It was very interesting seeing the original park and Indiana Jones was definitely my favourite ride! I won't ruin it in case you haven't even on it before but the ending is spectacular and apparently it is different in every park!  I can't wait to go back one day and try out the California Adventure Park!