DIY & Lifestyle

Yes, Dad takes the pictures! (You can see him in my glasses)

WHAT I WORE:River Island Sleeveless Top, Primark ‘Cheryl Cole Style’ Dress, New Look Aztec Top (Underneath), White Trousers (Not sure where from), Claire’s Sunglasses & €1 Charity Shop Sanstone Walking Boots.

If you’re wondering where I got my Jumbo Hairspray (Fake) Bottle from, well, I made it! My mum had these big cardboard things which were for holding some clothes moth protectors, and I thought I would make something of it! I use paper mache, then sprayed it gold, and then just added everything else! I would love it if L’Oreal were to release one of these, it would solve all our ‘not enough spray’ worries! Also, do you like my GIF? I thought it would add the something extra to my OOTDs… 😀

What were you wearing today? Do you wear Walking Boots as a fashion statement? What’s your best bargain?

I wanted to do a nice post for everyone who needs to make Valentine’s day, that extra special, but I didn’t know what to do! So, I have decided to create an ‘Idea’s Guide’ for little gestures you could put around the house, nice decorations, etc, all for that nice day with that special someone 😉 I hope you enjoy, and I will be doing an outfit post very soon as well, but this is just a little different…

1 – Lavender in Jars, 2 – Candles & Hearts, 3 – Emma Bridgewater Tea Light Candles, 4 – Wooden Heart, 5 – Lavender Bunch, 6 – Newspaper Chocolates (Just get some newspaper and roll it up into a cone, and fill with your favourite chocolates!), 7 – My Valentine 😉 & 8 – Happy Valentines My Gorgeous Darlings!

I hope you enjoyed this inspiration post, and that you take something from it. I wish you all a great 14th February! Please leave a comment below if you want me to do more of these type of posts, and please make sure to follow on BlogLovin, Twitter & Facebook (In the sidebar!).

I have decided to let you guys be part of my blog! Every month I am going to allow 2 or 3 bloggers to showcase their blog (via a button) in my side bar! Lots of bloggers, big and small do this, and I think it’s great! So here’s what you can do… (I’m afraid all February spaces have gone! But book in advance for March!)

Each month is a different category. The upcoming month is… MAKE-UP OF MARCH! Any Beauty bloggers can advertise. There are 3 Ad Spaces, 1 is the Mini Dolly Ad, the second is the Big Sister Ad, and the third is the All Grown-Up Ad…

As I said there will be different categories for each month, please make sure that you are applying for the correct category.

If you are interested in Advertising please click this link!

Today we went to Castres to the Hairdressers. It is very cold, but I braved it for you guys, and had my pictures without a coat! We also had a nice Subway, which I haven’t had since moving, a nice Almond Croissant, and then afterwards we went to a tea cafe. As you can see I just had a trim, and then platted bits on the sides of my hair. I really love the collar trend, and I decided to wear it today, because I saw Becky from Lifestyle Flash wearing it, and I thought, ‘I must find that shirt!’.

*Cheesy Grin!*

What I Wore: M&S School Shirt, New Look Trousers, H&M Belt, Primark Boots & A Necklace from a Car Boot Sale! (It really goes with everything, and only cost me £2!)

Yummy! Almond Croissants & The Tea Cafe 😀 The sign says…. no freaky people! Haha. Just kidding, it says that there is a knitting club on Wednesdays for €10 😀

What did you wear today? Did you rock the collar trend? If you did leave me a comment, and if you didn’t feel free to leave a message anyway! 

Okay, since I had good feedback from my last Food Glorious Food post, I thought I’d do another! This time it is inspired by a very good American restaurant in Europe, The Buffalo Grill! We went there a while ago in Toulouse, and we enjoyed it very much, and we have carried back, the nice Hash-brown Burger recipe, home!

1. Get some burger buns and add a couple of your favourite fillings. I like Cheese and Tomato and sometimes lettuce, but this time I went simple.

2. Then add a nice Hash-Brown, Meat (If your vegetarian, skip this!) and if you really want, add another Hash-Brown… or half!

3: Add the top, and any other fillings, like Onions!

You can add your favourite sauce too! Mine is Heinz BBQ, because it isn’t too sweet, but adds a bit of extra ‘umph’ to your food!

Seriously, you must try this! The extra crunch and burst of flavour with the Hash-Brown and also makes it just that tad bit more filling! Tell me your favourite Burger recipes, and tips by leaving a comment or Tweet me!

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The other day (when my sister was staying) she told me that you can make really good Lip Scrubs by using Honey & Sugar, so I looked it up and investigated, so, I tried it out, and here’s how you can do it!

Okay, so the ingredients you need are: Honey, Olive Oil (Optional), Vaseline/Lip Balm (Selection Shown), Natural Crushed Sugar & A Small Container.

I used my Rosy Lips Vaseline, so there would be a slight tint, and also just so (perhaps) it looked a little better…

This is from the local area of where we live, and it is handmade! This is the Sunflower honey and it is really sweet, and doesn’t have that bitter taste some honeys have.

The reason why the Olive Oil is optional is because it is either a substitute for those who are maybe allergic, or don’t have honey. Plus, it also has nice goodness in it for that added bonus!

The container I used was an old Yoghurt jar, which is quite small, and you could fill it if you wanted. You could also use old lip balm containers, or plastic containers left around.

For my sugar I just used natural brown sugar, and made sure it was crushed. The better the lumps and grittyness the better the scrub will be.

1. Add a teaspoon of Vaseline/Lip Balm, you can add as much or as little as you like, but I found this was a good amount.

2: Then add about 2 or 3 teaspoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, this will make your lips even softer.

3: Next add 1 teaspoon of honey. You can use squirty honey, if you like, but set honey can make it thicker.

4: Finally you want to add about 2 teaspoons of sugar. The more gritty it is the better the scrub. If you put too much it will make it too gloopy and thick.

This is what it looks like before you put it in the fridge.. (kinda gross, right?)

5: Put it in the fridge for about 10 to 15 minutes to make it set a bit more.This is not one for the faint harted! The finished product…

This is before I put the scrub on. My lips look dry and they have peeling skin.

With the scrub on. It sort of has a tint from the Vaseline, and it also has a slight shimmer. It tastes quite good, but if you hate Olive Oil, don’t add it!

After I used it. My lips look softer and feel softer. I found that the dried skin came off easy, and they feel a lot lighter. Obviously, using this once wont work, so use it every day for at least a week.

So, the other day my mum came home with a Magazine, and when she opened it up, it was totally different to anything we had ever seen before! It was WAD or We Are Different Magazine. It was actually a special edition, but I think any edition of it would be cool! It is basically a Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine which has articles with French & English writing, so anyone can read it, and it has some interesting pictures, and it came with a poster from Eleven Paris. So, here’s just a little round up of it!

This poster is of Lenny Kravitz for Eleven Paris. He was Katniss’ Designer in the Hunger Games, if you don’t know him.

These are all the seperate booklets you get. ”Bottom, Tops, Accessoires, Shoes, Underwear, Motion, Lifestyle & Joker”. You also get a Magazine Holder, but we don’t know how to put it together, and it’s very small.

Okay first of all, I have to say that I did not eat all the Forrero Rochers by myself, there were 6 other people eating them. Secondly, I would like to say that this is not a good post for those on a diet, as it involves eating chocolate. Thirdly, I would like to start the post… So, yes, it involves eating a whole box of chocolates, preferably Forrero Rochers, and a box which has a chocolate ‘holder’. The other things you need is a label, some Make-Up and some Jewellery!

This box is perfect because it is great for putting on display, it’s quite small, and it’s gold, so it’s extra pretty!

So, as you can see I filled all the little spaces with small items like earrings (my mum’s), rings, and a few tiny clips and pins. I then filled the middle with my MUA Artiste Collection which fits perfectly in the center space.

See, they fit perfectly! This gorgeous ring is the perfect example!

Plus! There’s a secret compartment! Okay, wait, how romantic would this be, if you’re boyfriend put an engagement ring in there and note, and then you saw that. That would be amazing… (There you go boys… 🙂 )

For the label, I cut out something from my Company Magazine, and PVA-ed it on.

Here’s just a guide on where you should put things! Obviously you don’t have to do it like this!

Please tell me if you have any other uses for chocolate boxes! I would love to know! Just leave a comment, or tweet me at @TollyDollyPosh

So, as this year I have a full year of blogging instead of starting in April, I guess I should probably add some more stuff, so I guess, doing some food blogs would be cool, right? So, as this is the first (of hopefully many) I have started with a basic one. Boiled Egg & Soldiers! This is probably one of the most amazingly simple, and comforting foods there is. Isn’t it so cute though? Dipping slices of bread into the gooey yellow amazing-ness with a pinch of salt and a pepper, with a glass of freshly pressed orange juice.

Unfortunately this time I didn’t have gooey middle 🙁 But, other than that it was purely delicious. I love having the pinch of salt & pepper on top, because it adds that extra boost of flavour. Plus having the Orange juice with the vitamins, then it’s a perfectly healthy meal, but I went for white bread so you could disagree…

I also had it in my really old egg cup, which I did on the Isle of Wight where I lived for 7 years. I think it’s….. unique. Random splatters of purple here, random dots of green there, it’s quite frankly… brilliant! Better than Kate Middleton’s portrait! She looks terrible!

I hope you enjoy the simple, yet sweet little post, and that you are looking forward to many more Food Glorious Food posts!

Recently, I was chatting with a twitter tweep, and we got to the discussion of confidence in what you wear. They said that they had died their hair bright blue, and then changed it back to brown again, because they stuck out like a sore thumb. I could understand where they were coming from, with the whole ‘Look at me, I’m different’ thing. I sometimes think to myself, ‘but, people are going to look at me’. When I visit the local supermarket, I am certain I get strange looks. I think it’s probably because I always wear my hat inside, well, it is cold! It does give me that feeling of insecurity, but then my dad does the cheesy thing of saying ‘They do it because you’re pretty’, well, okay, thanks dad, but I don’t want to sound vain here. Anyway, this post is all about building confidence. I feel since starting my blog, I have definitely felt more confident in what I wear, as it’s out in the open. So, I have created a guide, to building your confidence and your building up your courage, in whichever way possible…

Starting a blog can be quite hard, because if you get good amounts of views, you may have to start doing it every day. BUT! I have a solution! If you start a online diary (a public diary), it can be about anything, so you start to express your opinions which can help you. A blog is different because you’re doing it to a specific subject, and you kind of have to commit to it. With this, because it’s about anything and everything, there’s not much commitment at all! Because, people aren’t relying on you. Here are some examples…

The Public Diary

I really like this one. It has things that are really quite unusual, like a day out of a bus window etc, so if you want inspiration, there’s a gooden!

Terry’s Diary

 This is what I mean by anything and everything. It literally is. Random pictures, random everything! It is very basic, and I guess anyone could do this!

I’ve never personally been to a Meet & Greet but I know that many YouTubers hold them. Now, you may be thinking why would that help me, but it would for these reasons… 1. You will meet lots of different people, and personalities, which will show you that you can be whoever you like. 2. You may get some inspiration from it, and you might end up being even better than the YouTuber you met! 3. You will learn a lot because you’ll begin to talk to people, and you might meet people who wear things totally random, and you might catch on, and that could boost you!

Even if you don’t get into Fashion Week, just get to the place around it! Have a nice day out, and take some pictures of people. It can tell you that if you have a love for fashion, then you should be able to wear what ever you want to wear! I’ve been to Clothes Show Live, and even there loads of people wore mad things, I hadn’t started blogging yet, but it gave me some inspiration.

GO OUT! Wear what you feel like you should be wearing! Go to big cities like London, Paris, Birmingham, New York, you’re sure to get spotted, for the right reasons! I remember when I first went out wearing these sunglasses that I thought were OTT and ridiculous, I came back and I people had said that they liked them! Woop!

Now, I know this wasn’t all fashion related, but sometimes we just need that inspiration don’t we? Just sometimes? Oh! And before you finish reading!! The Give-Away starts tomorrow! Woop! It’s to say thank you for the recent amazing views, and Twitter boom. Thank you so much! Here’s what you could win…

A sweet little swallow bracelet by Delilah Dust 🙂 So cute!