I'm not really into lip balms much, mainly because it is not often my lips feel dry so they don't seem like something I need, plus I  also usually have lipstick or gloss on my lips, therefore lip balms aren't usually something I find myself buying.

However, when my sister had some unused Body Shop Lip Balms she didn't want,  so of course, I was going to take them off her hands. I wasn't really expecting to get much use from them if I am completely honest. However, I have found myself pleasantly surprised.

I have been using these lip balms so much more than I expected. They smell so delicious I'm always half tempted to eat them! All of the scents are very sweet and strong. The scents I have are Passionberry, Raspberry, and two Watermelon ones. I really like all of the flavours, I'm a sucker for sweet smells. My favourite is the Raspberry, but I have been getting so much use out of all of them.

Obviously being lip balms they do not give your lips much colour despite how colourful they may look in the packaging. However this has not prevented me using them, as I just been using them in the morning and evenings to give my lips a bit of moisture, and it is safe to say I have definitely seen a difference in my lips - they feel a lot softer, which also means my lipstick applies much smoother which is always good.

Even if you don't feel you need these I would recommend trying them out, they have made such a difference to my lips, despite my lips never feeling in need of lip balm in the first place!

• Rimmel 230 Red Fever - it's a high street blue toned classic red shade. I really like the smell of these lipsticks,  however, they do feel quite 'cheap' on your lips.
• Maxfactor  715 Ruby Tuesday - I've hardly used this lipstick since having it, however, I do love the shade, I just always forget I have it, but I am definitely going to try to start using this a bit more. Once again this is just a classic red shade, but slightly brighter than the previous lipstick.
• Seventeen lipstick, I'm not sure of the shade as it's rubbed off - However, it's a pink-toned red.
• Rimmel Kate Moss  31 - one of my more used high street lipsticks, it's in a muted berry colour and also smells delicious
• Rimmel another one I'm unsure of the shade name, sorry! - this is a pretty pastel pink colour with a small amount of glitter in it, this is one of the first lipsticks I ever fell in love with, and the colour is perfect if you're just beginning to wear makeup as it is still fairly natural-looking.
• Rimmel Provocalips Kiss me you fool - firstly how cute is the shade name of this lipstick? This is my most recent lip purchase and I've got to say I love this, it's super long-lasting and the bright red colour is perfect for the Christmas season, the only downside is it is slightly drying. I'm planning to write an entire blog post on this product soon so keep an eye out for that!

I have got to say I am a hopeless romantic, and when I like someone, I tend to really fall for them, and the majority of the time they don't feel the same way, and if they do for a short amount of time it is most likely I scare them off because, to put it bluntly, strong feelings freak me out. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, like to see the good in people and do not like to hold a grudge, which means some people see me as naive, and I often get taken advantage of because of my nature.
So this book was basically written for women just like me.

The book gave me a really clear perspective on my actions, the actions (or lack of actions) of others and most importantly my worth.

What I like most about this book is it is written by both a man and a woman so you get the perspective from both genders, it's not often I get to the opinion of a straight male on my (non-existent) love life, and girlfriends can often not want to hurt your feelings. Also, your friends can (understandably) get a little fed up with you constantly asking advice and opinions on the same guy, so sooner or later you stop asking and begin to overthink every little detail of your (non) relationship with the guy (or girl) in question, which certainly isn't healthy.

The style of writing throughout the book it's very conversational so it's a quick easy read. A lot of the book is as letters to Greg (the male writer) who responds with advice and opinions which are very to the point - which I'd say if what you need a lot of the time you want to believe something which might not be the truth (it's easy to confuse the truth with what you might want).

I've got to say the book was most definitely an eye-opener for me. It has made me realise I make excuses for people not being very good to me in hope that there might be some small part of them which may care for me, I over complicate things in order to find a way to see the good in someone - but it's as simple as people who care act like it, and people who don't, don't.

I am not going to say much more about the messages the book gives in case any of you decide to give it a read, but I will say I would recommend this book to any girl who often finds themselves let down by guys. I expected reading a self-help book to feel slightly belittling and patronising, I mean I'm not stupid (as I said the book isn't something I'd usually read), however, it wasn't at all like that, it just had the balls to say what my friends might not. Rather than making me feel weak as I had expected reading this made me feel empowered and happier with myself.

It feels like ages since I have sat and wrote a blog post, however it has only been just over a week. I was getting into a routine of blogging almost daily, and originally planned to publish a blog post every day during November,  yet I soon found myself uninspired, and lacking blog post ideas, after some thought I decided I would rather not force blog posts although it would mean not sticking to daily blogging. I don't want blogging to begin to feel like a chore, and I don't want to lose the enjoyment of blogging or forget why I started. At the end of the day blogging is a hobby I enjoy, I do not earn any money (or product) from my blog, so although it nice to have a blog which publishes posts with great photos and thought out content every day, it's nicer to blog for enjoyment without the pressure of forcing a post each day, and I think that enjoyment shines through within the post content, making it a much nicer read.

Another reason the blog posts have been lacking this week is I have started a new job. It's nothing too exciting I am afraid, I am simply working as a Christmas Temp in a retail store. So far I have only been working really short hours, I have found it super tiring as I am still settling into the job and trying to get into some sort of a routine, which is difficult when shifts are constantly varying.

Another (slightly more shallow) change I've had recently is to my hair, I've had my long (it was past my boobs at one point) cut off. I did it in two stages because I didn't want it to be too much of a shock. It now sits just on my shoulders. It is also no longer red. After having vibrant red hair for years I decided I need a change to it, so I have dyed it darker in an attempt to hide the red. Some people have told me it's still red, but it is nowhere near as red as it once was. I've got to say although not many people seem to keep, it's good to no longer to be red. Eventually I want to go a dirty blonde colour, however, that is going to take a while to until all of the red is gone, and then I still have to lighten it (hopefully without ruining my hair too much).


On Saturday night I had a night out in Bristol for mine, Amys and Matts birthdays with some friends which were really nice. It meant catching up with friends, drinking and dancing. I haven't had a night out in town in ages so I felt it was much needed. I meant to take some photos to share on here, but I was too busy having a good time to get my camera out, so I was only in one photo the entire night (which I don't think I look too great in).

I didn't spend much money at all, I just picked up a few little bits and bobs.

♥ 22 birthday celebrations with Amy in Plymouth ♥ Blowing out candles ♥ Birthday night out at home with some favourites ♥ Classy toilet photo with Amy ♥ Myself and Daniel ♥ High Side Ponytails with Jessy ♥ Night out with Jessy, Benj and Matthew John Tovey ♥  We've gained a hat ♥ Kisses for Jaynie ♥ The best outfits with Rosie♥ Cowboy Benji ♥ Matt visiting Plymouth ♥ Pouting with Mummy ♥ Mothers day ♥ Happy Birthday Jaynie ♥ Myself and Matt ♥

Jaynieeee ♥ Myself and Hannah ♥ Kisses for Dan ♥ My buds ♥ Jesses ♥ Favourites ♥ Flowers in my hair ♥ Jess and a view ♥ Walking shot ♥ Myself and Jessy V ♥ Rosie and Josie ♥ Fashion show day with Stacie ♥ Final Collection ♥ Excited buds ♥ 'Now we've got to get jobs' faces ♥ Fashion girls