Hey Girlie's, I have decided to discuss and review my perfume collection with you all as one of my fellow blogger recently asked for advice from us readers on our summer Perfume choices. Ive collected a few perfumes over the last year or so and I didn't used to be into having perfume as a present at Christmas but since my trip to Paris in October it opened my eyes to how many beautiful perfumes there are out their since i visited Sep hora Paris! All of my perfumes have a personal memory to go with them.Ive got some good and bad reviews to hopefully help you out when choosing what to buy or not to buy for yourself as a present or for a male boyfriend/friend/family member :)
I'll start with my collection...
VSL Elle- 90ml £71.00- This perfume is my favourite perfume of the lot and i wear it mostly everyday because its just so nice. The Bottle on its own is soo pretty and expensive looking with its bright pink bottle and gold VSL plate. LOVE IT! . The scent is very fruity but glamours if that makes sense , it doesn't smell like a cheap Eau de toilette if you know what i mean.Its not too heavy or to light a scent either for everyday use. This perfume always gets comments when I'm wearing it, my best friend Katie every time i see her she says ' you smell lush!' even when its the same perfume, she just loves it lol as i do :) Defiantly recommend asking for this for your next bday/xmas present. This is my Paris perfume as i had to for my birthday in Paris :)
Givenchy Ange ou demon Le Secret- 30ml £37.00 -This perfume is my second Fav as its also such a lovely summery perfume which is full of grace and elegance. I don't wear this everyday as its more of a special occasion perfume and Ive only got 30ml lol. I would wear it everyday if i didn't have to wait so long to buy some more :)The bottle again is so glam as its a jewel type shape and its a gorgeous pink champagne colour liquid which looks great in the bottle.Very girlie indeed, some perfume i find are a bit ' old' like more of the older more mature lady scent but these perfumes so far are more targeted at the 18-30 age range i would say. Its again fruity and flowery with great lasting power that's why i recommend for a party as it will stay on most of the night depending on how much you plan on dancing :P This perfume is my daddy's girl Christmas perfume as my dad bought it for me :)
Armani Code for women- 30ml £35.00- This perfume is a more musky type perfume without being too old fashioned and manly.Its full of scents from the orange blossom,Madagascar vanilla,Sambac jasmine and honey. Its a fun perfume with an interesting bottle like it has a dark secret to tell if you get what i mean. The Scent is also quite mysterious and interesting i cant quite put my finger on what it smells of bit its lovely and smells Divine! a Real sexy perfume for like a date or something like that. This perfume is my 17Th Birthday gift from my lovely boyfriend Craig which i wore on our day trip to the zoo :) which was awesome and this scent always reminds me of the great day i had cutesy of Craig!
Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci- 50ml £39.00- I was super existed to be getting this perfume as a present for Christmas as the advert was in Paris and we all know my obsession with all things Paris! lol but when i smelt it i was kind of disappointed, it wasn't as lovely as my previous reviewed perfumes and more of an 'older' women scent not a Young lady perfume. Its quite fruity but also not a very summery perfume more of a October-Feb perfume. The bottle again is great though which is also one of the reasons i asked for it in the first place as I'm drawn to great packaging and this one is so pretty its a metallic pink bow for a lid and a pink apple like bottle. Super pretty ornament not so pretty smell :) This is my not to be asked for again Christmas perfume lol.
Kate by Kate moss ( i think its called Kate not too sure sorry)- 30ml £11.75 -This perfume is my least favourite and the cheapest perfume out of my collection as its quite as Ive said before 'old' smelling, its pretty i suppose as its a flowery scent but its got an underlying smell of old lady eau de toilette which is a complete no no! for a nice young smelling perfume, which surprised me as i would have thought Kate moss would have wanted a nicer smelling perfume to her name :s. I wont be purchasing this perfume again nore will i be spraying it on myself lol as it will get me comments for sure but not positive ones lol. This is my No Go perfume!

For Men Perfume's/aftershaves-
Clinique Happy- 100ml £47.00- This perfume for men is just so lush, its the perfume Craig was wearing on our first date and it is definitely a lovely fruity summery scent.Its got sparking, lingering scents of Ruby Red Grapefruit, Boysenberry Bush Flower, and Hawaiian Wedding Flower. He's bought this perfume and had it as a present countless birthdays and Christmas's after another without considering anything else as its so nice. All of our friends comment on him smelling nice lol so its not just nice to me its nice to everyone who knows Craig also :) This is the first date perfume, LOVE IT!
D & G No.3 L'Imperatrice- 90ml £55- This perfume is very fruity indeed and its such a nice scent its actually part of the D&G unisex range and even thought its very fruity and feminine its also very nice on Craig as its not too manly in a musky 'old' scenes. It consists of Rhubarb, Red Currant, Juicy Kiwi,Pink Cyclamen, Watermelon Accord, Jasmine Petal, Musky Notes, Sandalwood, Grapefruit Wood so a very fruity scent indeed :). Defiantly recommended as a present for a boyfriend or younger male family member not so much a Dad fragrance. This is a Craig Birthday perfume!
D & G No. 1 Le Bateleur- 90ml £55- This perfume is also a lovely manly fragrance more of a man scent that the last perfume reviewed as its more musky and woody. Its defiantly a good one for a fathers day present or a masculine boyfriend present. Its a very clean fresh and sexy fragrance. This perfume consists of Cardamon, Juniper Berry, Birch Leaf, Aquatic Accord, Coriander, Vetiver, White Cedar wood, Qubanum. Very highly recommended fragrance. Quite expensive though so maybe a one off at Christmas.

Obviously different people different opinions but i think Ive done a pretty good job at reviewing the scents from a non bias point of view.All the prices above are from Boots stores UK. Hopefully Ive helped you out with your perfume choices and future present hunting. :)
Whats your favourite perfume I'd love to hear from you!
Thanks for reading ,
Sophie-Lou x

This is my Thomas Sabo wish list that hopefully over the next couple of birthdays and Christmas's i can collect :)
These are all the charms that i would like to have on my Thomas Sabo that i had for my 18Th birthday, which i love. And also what else i would like to own from the Thomas Sabo collection like i would love a silver chain with a charm carrier on it with charms on that as like a big pendant on a long chain as i think this would look so stunning and personal as it would be completely unique to me as there's so many different chains, carriers and charms that it would be my own.

Charms-
Tooth - charm made from reconstructed turquoise, framed with zirconia, Sterling silver. The tooth stands for fertility, power and vitality.£39.95
Glitter star charm, white channel-set zirconia.£49.95
Fashion-charm,£29.95
Converse -charm-£29.95
Cherry -charm.£29.95
Dragonfly -Charm.£29.95
Dice charm-£47.95
Music note -charm.£29.95
Crown & pearl - charm.£39.95
Black Skull-charm.$69.95
Black Cross- charm.£47.95
Strawberry - charm.£47.95
Bird cage - charm. £39.95
Lucky Mushroom -charm.£24.95
Cassette Tape- charm.£24.95
Nail polish -charm.£39.95
Peace symbol -charm.£29.95
Feather -charm.£24.95
Flower -charm,£49.95
Ice cream -charm.£29.95

Necklace-
Chain-53 cm long.£479.00
Carriers- Crown carrier, 3cm, £114.00 ./ Carrier with 3 pendant chains, 4.3cm, £84.95 .
Pendants-Jewel pendant, 3cm, £319 ./Eiffel Tower pendant,4cm , £79.95/Apple pendant, 2.5cm ,£69.95 / Feather pendant, 6.9cm, £124 .
All the pendants are significantly bigger than the bracelet charms so that you can wear 1 pendant in the middle of the carrier and mix and match 2 other smaller charms either side of the pendant as a feature.

Long list i know but i love them all but out of 482 charms i think Ive done quite well in only choosing my top 20. :)
Hope you like x
x Sophie Lou x

I stumbled upon this Cupcake shop online a few days ago and im yet to visit the shop itsself but after going through all the pictures of the very pretty and creative cupcakes online , Craig and I MUST take a trip to this place v.soon as they just look sooooo yummy and just so fun. The bright coloures used on the cakes and the creative designs just make cupcakes so much more fun and modern!
Also i just loved how much of a great idea it was to sell these cakes at the Caerleon school's Glow walk last weekend to raise money for charity and to combine cupcakes and jelly beans in a plastic glass just lookes absolutely gorgouse!
Great ideas!

Hope you like!
x Sophie-lou x

Here is my summer clothes wishlist. I love fashion and wish i had a money tree so that i could buy everything i see and want :) doesnt everyone ? :P
I made this wishlist on Polyvore.com which is an awesome site for new trends and putting outfits, accessories and beauty products together.
Sunglasses- beautiful vintage christian dior white butterfly sunglasses.£195
HandBag- Teal Balenciaga 2010 Spring Summer The City Bag.£85.
Shoes- Les Lolitas Ballerina Ballet Flats. £40.
Sandals- Turquoise Stone Leather Sandals. £65.
Nails- Zoya peach coral polish.£12.00. Skull mint polish.£9.99. Models own polish in shade fuzzy peach.£5.00.
Top- Lipsy Flower Skull Tee. £28.
Jeans- Crafted Boyfriend Vintage Jeans.£35.
Dress- Coast Jennifer Print Maxi Dress, Aqua.£155.
Total spend = £617.99 so its a celebrity price tag indeed :)
Hope You liked this post , thanks for reading!
x Sophie-lou x

I went on a little makeup updating shopping spree bout 2 weeks ago and got myself a new foundation, mascara, bronzer, Maybelline Mineral foundation, exfoliating scrub and with my mascara i got a free No7 eye pallet.
I was really pleased with this free pallet as its really good quality and came with a double ended eye brush (one end for blending). The foundation i bought was the Revlon Colour stay foundation in Nude for normal to oily skin.

The foundation is great, lovely coverage and isn't greasy at all because its for normal to oily skin, when i was sampling the foundations though i must say i tried the one for dry skin and it was really oily and the oil pored out before the foundation did which i didn't like as it was all greasy over my hands urghh!!.

The mineral foundation i bought because i wasn't sure what it would be like as u hadn't ever used minerals before. It comes with a kabuki brush which compared to kabuki brushed Ive felt before was quite ruff on my skin. I'm not too sure about this product yet as i think the coverage is good but i cant really tell as it takes me several applications to get the coverage i like. So I'm not sure if that is what your supposed to do or what but it doesn't seem to cover unless Ive been applying it for 10 Min's. So i wouldn't really recommend this foundation unless like have been doing i apply my liquid foundation first then go over it with the mineral powder to set it a bit. Doing this achieves a Matt finish and stays on all day.

The bronzer works lovely over the top of both of my foundations, its a Rimmel compact powder bronzer. It gives me a really nice healthy glow and because I'm sooo pail really lifts my completion.

The exfoliating scrub is the Boots own range and it was £1.39 (bargain) . It is great leaves my skin feeling sooo smooth also i get really dry patches around my nose and nostrils and when i apply my makeup it doesn't look very good around my nose as it exaggerates the dry patches and looks awful. So you can image how happy i was to have all my dry patches gone and my makeup looking really smooth and fresh all over my face.

The mascara on another level is amazing . IT makes my lashes look really healthy and long, or should i say Extravagant lol :D , At first i wasn't too keen on the brush because its a square plastic brush, But once i had gathered how to apply it correctly on my bottom lashes without making a mess it looked really pretty and opened my eyes up loads.

Ive posted pictures above of each product, hope u enjoyed reading :)
x SLJ x

Craig and I purchased a JML halogen oven from ASDA the other week for £58. We were so chuffed with it because we haven't had oven food since we moved house and had been living on microwave meals, which for a week or two were yummy but after 4 months were just blahhh!!! ...before we could try it out our house cat Jodie (i stress the words house cat as she is a total baby and has NOO cat instincts lol), took a liking to it as well (pictures above).
Anyways the oven is great! cooks very well but you do have to adjust the cooking times to a normal oven as its halogen lit and will cook much faster.
There are two things which i haven't liked with the oven but i would still say buy as its so quick and easy to use and clean.
1- The oven comes with tongs to help you get the trays out of the oven which are hinged with a plastic handle. Craig being Craig (neat and tidy) put the two trays and the tongs in the oven once it had cooled down after the 1st night of use. I didn't realise they were in the oven the next day and set it to a 200 degrees preheat. after 5mins came back to put my food in the oven and realised i had melted the tongs handle. (silly me). -so be careful when tidying up and don't preheat your tongs lol.
2- The ovens lid is where the heat comes from so when you have finished cooking your food , you take the lid off and get your food out...only thing is where will you put your scorching hot lid? on your kitchen top? NOOO as this will seriously melt your kitchen surfaces. We have resorted to using a metal fruit bowl as a stand lol. So this is a fault with the design as it could be better with a hinged lid or a stand for the lid.

Happy cooking if you get a JML Halogen oven!
X SLJ X