If you're a follower of my Instagram, then you'll know that I absolutely love switching up my nails and giving them a fresh lick of paint as i'm always uploading my latest nail look. Also if you read my recent post, Current Gel Nail Loves then you'll know how much I love the brand Semilac for their gel nail polishes and if you too are a lover of gel nails then today I have a pretty exciting post for you!

Today my blog officially turns four years old. Four years ago I published my first ever blog post, and four years on I honestly did not think I would still be typing my life away on this little space of the internet. In tradition of my blogs anniversary I always put up a giveaway and this year i've decided to do the same, as a way of giving back to you guys who I truly value because without you all listening to me ramble on, I honestly wouldn't be here doing what I do and pouring my heart out to you.

In the past year my blog has completely changed me, it gave me a purpose and something to bring me not only comfort but something I truly loved. Last year I somewhat lost my blogging mojo in the midst of my break up and starting my new job, and i'm so glad that this year I have really gotten my blog back on track, and I plan on continuing by upping my game with my content, writing and overall layout. Anyway enough of me rambling on and onto the real reason for this entire blog post!

The prizes you could win are as follows...

X1 Zoella Beauty Gingerbread & Vanilla Fragrance Set

X1 Soap & Glory Kohl Eyed Gift Set

X1 7th Heaven Black Seaweed Peel Off Mask

X1 Argan Oil Rescue Hair Mask

X1 Weleda Skin Food

X1 So Kiss Me Gift Set

X1 W7 Lightly Toasted Palette

X1 Elegant Touch Vegas Nay Nails

X1 Esqido Desire Lashes

X1 Cushion Blush Subtil (025 Sorbet Grenadine)

X1 Max Factor Colour Elixer Lipgloss (Captivating Ruby)

X1 Benefit They're Real Mascara Mini

X1 OPI Japanese Road Garden Nail Polish

X1 Topshop Aurora Nail Polish

X1 Nuxe Dry Oil Mini

X1 MeMeMe Opulent Eyes Baked Eyeshadow Quad

X2 Rimmel The Only One Matte Lipstick (Run The Show & Take The Stage)

X1 L'oreal French Girl Hair French Froisse Texture Cream

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter form below and read the T&C's below..

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1. Entrants can only enter via the Rafflecopter form.

2. This giveaway is open internationally.

3. This giveaway will run for one month, ending on the 13th January 2017.

4. The winner will be chosen at random through the Rafflecopter form and will be announced on Twitter. I will also contact the winner via DM on Twitter, and will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected.

5. Any false entries, or those using an account that frequently enters giveaways will be deleted.

Goodluck everyone!

Today marks my blog's third birthday and what a year it has been! I thought it was about time I had a massive giveaway to say a huge thank you to everyone of you for sticking with me and supporting me as my little blog continues to grow!

This year has definitely been a tough year with my life outside of my blog, but it's also been an incredible year as I landed my dream job and i'm finally starting to get into a good place with my life and also my blog! You'll of noticed if you've been following my blog for sometime I kind of disappeared and I really lost my way with my content, so I thought I owed it to you guys to give you an amazing giveaway with a bunch of products that I wish I could keep for myself to say a massive thank you! 

Anyway enough rambling from me and onto the prizes that you could win:

Real Techniques Bold Metals Collection Essentials

Soap & Glory Three Times Butter Gift Set

Nars 'Angelika' Lip Gloss

YSL 'Mauve Pigment' Glossy Stain

Lush Little Snow Fairy Gift Set

Real Techniques Retractable Kabuki Brush

Laqa&Co Lil' Lip Duo

Makeup Revolution Redemption Iconic 3 Palette

Makeup Revolution Chocolate Salted Caramel Palette

Makeup Revolution 'Hot!' Blusher

MeMeMe Smouldering Eyes Quad

MeMeMe Smokey Eyes Quad

MeMeMe 'Rich Truffle' Lip Glide

Orelia Jewellery Set

Mini Bioderma Micellar Water

x2 Luxe Jewellery Tattoos 

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1. Use the Rafflecopter form to enter the giveaway.

2. This giveaway is open internationally.

3. This giveaway will run for a month and will end on January 10th.

4. This winner will be chosen at random through the Rafflecopter and will be contacted either via Twitter or email. The winner has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

5. Any false/giveaway accounts entries will be deleted.

For those of you who have been following my blog for quite a while, you'll all know my love for jewellery, especially necklaces is quite strong as i'm lover of not only dainty everyday necklaces but I also love those statement necklaces that we all dig out for parties, nights out or when you generally want to dress up an outfit. So today I have quite an exciting post as i've teamed up with the lovely brand, who I also work for FG4 to talk to you about some of our beautiful necklaces and i've got a cheeky little giveaway for you also!

Now for those of you who haven't heard of FG4, thats probably because we've only recently just launched in the UK but FG4 is the next fashion venture of George Davies who is well known for starting up Next, Peruna and George at Asda. FG4 itself launched in 2011 in the Middle East and after international success, George is bringing FG4 back to his roots and is launching the latest womenswear and children's wear collections online in the UK!

With the latest Winter Collection having launched just a few days ago, I thought this would be an ideal time to talk to you guys a little more about FG4, what with the Christmas holidays coming up you might be on the hunt for your Christmas party dress or your thinking of getting a loved one something a little extra special this Christmas. At FG4 not only do they stock a large range of glam dresses and cute children's wear, but they also stock a lovely selection of statement jewellery pieces that I myself love to wear in order to dress up an outfit and I thought i'd show you a couple of my favourite pieces!

My first and current favourite is the Lucy Necklace (£15), which is this beautiful gem necklace that I love to wear to add a little hint of colour to my usual monochrome outfits. I love the pop of the lilac against the peachy orange and the teardrop shape crystals just add that little extra sparkle that us girls need on a day to day basis! I've currently been wearing this with my chunky knit jumpers and a faux fur scarf just to bring a touch of elegance to an outfit, and i've gotten so many lovely comments!

Secondly we have the Ally Necklace (£15), which is the necklace i've been wearing when it comes to evening events such as dinner with the girls or on a night out to dress up my outfit a little more. This necklace is a lovely silver chain necklace with a row of crystals running through the middle that instantly adds a little extra glitz to an outfit that I just love! Again you can also wear this necklace to add a touch of something to any everyday outfit as this would look lovely during the winter time with a high neck top and suede skirt!

If you haven't already, please do take a moment to have a browse on FG4 at the latest winter collection and also remember you get free delivery on all orders over £25!

Now onto the exciting part, the giveaway! If you'd like to be in the chance of winning both of these gorgoues necklaces then be sure to enter using the Rafflecopter below! Also please make sure you read the T&C's before entering this giveaway. Good luck!

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1. Enter using the Rafflecopter form.

2. This giveaway is open UK only! 

3. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending on the November 5th 2015.

4. The winner will chosen at random through the Rafflecopter and will be contacted either by Twitter or Email. The winner has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

5. Any false/giveaway account entries will be deleted.

6. By entering this giveaway you will automatically be signed up to FG4's newsletter.

It's safe to my iPhone is definitely like my sidekick, it goes pretty much everywhere I go and I can always rely on it to get me through the day. I'm always on the hunt for new and quirky phone cases, with designs that you don't really see anywhere else and i'm constantly new cases to my collection. So I thought today i'd share with you my most recent phone case addition, whilst also giving you lovely lot a chance to win a phone case of your choice.

Iconemesis are a phone case brand that i'm sure many of you are familiar with and one that I always go to when it comes to hunting down a new iPhone case, as they work with independent artists and illustrators to bring so many unique designs, for all types of different styles. 

A recent addition into my phone case collection comes from the designer Johanna Basford and this Floral iPhone Case* (£5) had me from the get go. Although I don't appear to be that much of a girly girl style wise, I definitely make up for it in other ways and I love finding cute floral phone cases for my phone. What I liked about this design was that it was different from your standard Cath Kidson'esque cases and the detail within the design really stood out to me (out comes my inner designer self) and it's just right for a subtle girly case. 

I also own the Cat Sims Feather iPhone Case* (£5) from Iconemesis, which was a loyal companion for my phone for quite a while until I decided I wanted a change. As I knew the quality of their cases were amazing for the price that you pay, I headed straight back to their website in search for my next case and so far I am loving it. 

Now onto the exciting part, the giveaway where one of you lovely readers can get the chance to win an iPhone case of your choice from Iconemesis. (Sorry to anyone who doesn't own an iPhone, but maybe you could give it to someone as gift, if you win!) 

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter below and read the T/C's...

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2. This giveaway is open internationally.

3. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending on the May 20th.

4. The winner will chosen at random through the Rafflecopter and will be contacted either by Twitter or Email. The winner has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

5. Any false/giveaway account entries will be deleted.

Goodluck everyone!

Following on from my Last Minute Valentines Gift Guide I thought it would be a fun idea to do a Valentines style GRWM, as i've never done one before and I wanted to do something a little different to my usual WOMF posts. Now if you are celebrating Valentines Day with some special then this may give you a few tips when it comes to your makeup look or if you're a happy independent women, who wants to doll themselves up or treat themselves to some nice underwear, then you will also enjoy this.

Kicking things off with a little pamper, i've picked out a few bits from my Lush stash including a few bits from their new Valentines Collection. Using both the Floating Flower (£3.50) and Unicorn Horn (£3.25) to make my bath that extra bit special and also to leave my smelling amazing! Once i'm out of the bath I take the Shimmy Shimmy Shimmar Bar (£4.95) and run this over my skin to soak in and also give me a lovely subtle glow.

Once i've had a little pamper and have also done a mini skincare routine (cleanse, serum and moisturise - nothing fancy) I will then obviously get dressed. Now as it's Valentines, us girls have to make a little of effort in the underwear department, no granny pants and ill fitting bra's girls. I recently picked up this gorgeous set from M&S of all places, as they have some really lovely matching sets in there at the moment and a few you can mix and match. I picked up the Autograph Scallop Lace Bra (£22.50) and the Autograph Scallop Lace Thong (£9.50) to match and i'm really happy with the set, it's so flattering and also probably the nicest underwear set that I have ever owned! Now I haven't quite figured out what i'm wearing on Valentines, as my Boyfriend and me are just going for a curry so we'll probably keep it quite casual and i'm no fashion blogger so no awkward outfit poses from me today unfortunately. 

Moving onto fragrance and a recent addition to my collection is Yves Rocher Quelques Notes d'Amour L'eau de Parfum* (£18), which is a lovely fragrance. Yves Rocher, the creators of botanical beauty was founded in 1959 on the mantra of creating beauty through plants accessible to all woman. Now I suck at describing fragrances, but this is quite a seductive musky fragrance with a fruity undertone that smells incredible and not like any that i've previously owned. I also love the bottle design of this and it's small enough to throw in my hand bag for on the go touch ups. If you were wanting to treat yourself to some lovely products from Yves Rocher, then be sure to use the code 'AMOUR'. When you spend £25 or over, you will receive a free sample of this perfume. (Also, if you want to get your hands on this perfume, then keeping reading until the end for a sneaky giveaway!)

Finally onto the makeup and hair look, which took me a little while to put together as I wanted to use products that gave me a slightly different look and of course a red lip is necessary on Valentines. I kept things simple with my base and used my favourite Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream (£9.99). Onto the cheeks and here I used the Topshop 'Morning Dew' Cream Blush (£7) I just love the pink pop this gives and then went in with a light contour using The Body Shop Honey Bronzer (£13). Brows were quick and easy, using my two go to brow products the HD Brows 'Foxy' Kit (£25) and then using Benefit Gimme Brow (£17.50) to set them in place. For eyes I used my Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette (£38), which I haven't used in ages and I thought it would be nice to dig it out. I can't quite remember which shades I used but I was going for a subtle smokey eye with a hint of pink in there and I really like how it turned out. I then lined my eyes with the Collection Fast Stroke Eyeliner (£2.99) and applied the new Benefit Roller Lash to my lashes. So far i'm loving this mascara as it gives my lashes some great length without having to curl or apply false lashes. To finish everything off I went with the Topshop 'Rio Rio' Lipstick (£8), which is this lovely bright red shade and I love it! For my hair I just used my straighteners to add some soft waves, but this look would also look great with some soft curls.

So that was my little Valentines get ready with me! I hope you enjoyed this post and it's hopefully given you some ideas for when you're getting ready this Valentines Day!

It's been a little while since my last giveaway and as I missed my blogs first birthday, this year I wanted to properly celebrate it with each and every one of you by running my biggest giveaway yet! 

A few months back I hit 1,000 followers, and I knew instantly that I wanted to do a giveaway as it was such a huge milestone, one that I was totally gobsmacked by. I genuinely didn't think this many people would be interested in what I had to say, so i've put this giveaway together as way of saying thank you!

Even though i'm a lot closer to 1,500 followers, I still wanted to do this giveaway as way of celebrating hitting 1,000 followers and a way of thanking every single one of you that is a part of this blog. I love reading all of your lovely comments, and it's nice to see regular faces or names in this instance always popping up, i'm just so thankful as my blog has become a huge part of my life and without you guys it and I wouldn't be where I am today. 

1x Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray (50ml)

1x Benefit They're Real Mascara Mini

1x Nail Rock Nail Velvet

1x Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter

1x Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub Mini

1x Ciate Mini Set

1x Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet '05 Ole Flamingo!'

1x Sleek Blush 'Rose Gold'

1x Molton Brown Ylang Ylang Body Lotion Mini

1x Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker XL 'Pink Out Loud'

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter below and read the T&C's.

1. Enter using the Rafflecopter form.

2. This giveaway is open to UK residents only (sorry!)

3. This giveaway will run until the 4th of July.

4. The winner with be chosen at random through the Rafflecopter, and will be contacted via both Email & Twitter. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

5. Any false entries/giveaway account entries will be deleted.

Good luck!

Today I have the first instalment of my Christmas Gift Guide series, which will be running over the next couple of weeks! This one I was super excited to put up first because the lovely people at Fragrance Direct contacted me about reviewing some of the amazing gift sets they have in stock which, if you know someone who loves perfume then these will make the perfect Christmas Present.

The first gift set I chose was the Marc Jacobs Dot Gift Set, which I had been dying to get my hands on ever since giving this a sniff a few months ago. The first thing that drew me to this was the cute bottle packaging that resembles a lady bug and the gift set packaging just adds to the cuteness with that big red bow! I love this scent, it's the perfect fruity feminine fragrance with top notes of red berries, honey suckle and dragon fruit, which instantly draws you in. With subtle hints of vanilla and jasmine this fragrance is perfect for the sophisticated girly girls of today. This beautiful gift set also includes a body lotion and shower gel that leaves your skin smooth and soft, with a subtle hint of the Dot fragrance that lingers all day.

If you want to be within the chance of winning this amazing Vivienne Westwood Boudoir Gift Set, then simply use the Rafflecopter below to enter.

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED*

So my little blog has reached 500 BlogLovin' followers, to me this is a massive achievement as I never thought my blog would be where it is today and I can't thank you guys enough. Anyway to celebrate and to thank you all I thought i'd put together a giveaway for you guys, seeing as my last giveaway was when I hit 100 followers.

Today our postman actually decided to come, with about 20 letters and parcels in tow as the snow has been a bit of a disruption recently, which I was super excited about as I have been waiting for a couple of things to arrive. In fact he had so many things that I had to pick up a parcel from the sorting office because I wasn't at home when he delivered our post, but I can't share with you just yet what was in that parcel. All will be revealed soon!!

The first thing that came in the post was this gold studded necklace from Ever Ours which I ordered at the beginning of the week as I came across their website through the #bbloggers chat on Sunday! As it was reduced to £2 in the sale I had to have it and I love it!

You can guys can check out Sister Vintage at the links listed below:

Online Jewellery Shop

Sister Vintage's Facebook

Sister Vintage's Twitter

Sister Vintage's ASOS Marketplace

They have also given me a personal code to offer my readers 10% off when you order from Sister Vintage's online jewellery shop only. Just simply enter the code: ss01 into the discount/promotion code box on their website to receive this offer :)

Thank you again girls, I literally love the bracelet so much!!

xx