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So last month I did this to try and inject a bit more of me in my blog and I am going to keep it up! These are my 3 favourite things right now, enjoy!
1) Prayer In C
Oh My God this song! I fell in love with the backing to it first and then her voice, just BEAUTIFUL! Such a chilled song and it's my new 'Summertime Sadness'

2) PINK - Victoria's Secret
One of the many things I love about trips to Florida is being able to have a super spree in PINK. If you don't already know of it, you need to! It's their fun, dressed down college student range but it covers trackies, sports bras, cute girly bits, yoga pants etc etc etc and they're all amazeballs. I will be posting my haul of goodies at some point soon but until then, browse the awesomeness of their website :)
https://www.victoriassecret.com/pink

3) Guardians of the Galaxy
Unless you have been on another planet this summer, there is no way that you can't have heard about GOTG. It's summers biggest blockbuster (c/o Marvel) and although it looks and sounds just a little strange, it's actually brilliant!
I'm a massive Marvel fan but I had no idea about GOTG characters or plot and went into it all a bit blind, which worked just great :) There's something for EVERYONE to enjoy so even if comic movies aren't really your thing, give it a try! (There's a giant walking talking tree and a talking raccoon, what's not to like.)

So there we are, my top 3 things right now! What are yours???
For a large portion of my life I have had a problem with my eyelashes. I used to have lovely lashes like normal people, but then I developed Trichotillomania.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trichotillomania/Pages/introduction.aspx
I began pulling out my eyelashes to the point where I had next to none left and they didn't grow back for a long time. I felt horrible that I did it to myself and felt awful unless I wore mascara (Which when you have nothing to put it on, is REALLY hard FYI.)
After a little while they slowly began coming back, but even wearing mascara, I didn't feel right and no mascara seemed able to falsify anything in the lash department for me. This is what I tended to look like:

I saw recently on Instagram the new Benefit 'They're Real' range and everyone was raving about it. I'm not normally one to go with the hype but I was curious, I've always been a Benefit girl and had gone through a hardcore phase (before the pulling out) of wearing Bad Gal. As I was headed to America on holiday I decided that I'd go ahead and give it a try...





AND I'M SO GLAD I DID!!! LOOK!

I'm not usually one to coat on the mascara, I like to be able to open my eyes if I'm honest, and I stay true to that with this mascara.
It is so easy to wiggle on, and I actually seem to have eyelashes now! They look noticeably longer and fuller and thicker and give the illusion of 'natural' falsies. I am in love.
I feel SO much more confident about my eyes lately and it sounds really cheesy but it is because of this mascara, it's CRAZY! Also i've definitely been having less of an urge to pull them out which tbh is amazeballs. <3 you Benefit.


I also bought the push-up liner from the range as I needed a new one and I have never found one that I get on with really well, so again I thought i'd see how it went. Totally LOVED it. 

 I found it tricky to get to grips with at first and kept just blobbing gel on my eyes which wasn't fun, but after a few practices I think I've got it!
The angle makes it super easy to follow the shape of your eye and it gives a consistent coverage as you go. 
I don't do 'barely there' liner and this is perfect for that as it's bold and dramatic. Creating flicks and wings are super easy too as you just angle the nib and go. 
 (Also used LOADS of my mascara here as I was going out...I felt like I was wearing falsies!)

Overall Benefit have made me the happiest girl in the world recently and I've definitely stepped up my make-up game haha. I've already asked for more as a Christmas pressie :)

Apologies in advance that this has taken so long! After coming back from holiday I've been busy with work and been trying to get back into a sleep cycle which is harder than it sounds.
Whilst on holiday it was the PERFECT time to review my recent purchases from:
http://thetreasurechestaccessories.bigcartel.com/
P.S: There are NO pictures of me in the bikinis as, well, I just don't want to subject anybody to the horror of my body lol.

  •  The neon tropical print bikini: 
    I was dubious at first about wearing this as it ties up everywhere! It has a halter tie, a tie (with thicker material) at the back of the top and looped ties on the sides of the bottoms. Having to tie it all myself as well was a worry haha. However, after securing the halter tie how I wanted it, it made the tie at the back much easier. And the bikini bottoms were actually super easy and stayed secure.  
    The bottoms are low rise and the bottom is cut a little higher than i'm used to but even so I felt completely comfortable and they didn't ride up a whole lot which was great! They weren't see-through in any way either. The top was maybe a little small for my bazoomas as it would decide at random points to give me under-boob, but it was only obvious to me as I could feel it. It was well moulded though and never once moved up too far when swimming etc. 
    I wore this a few times whilst on hols and it always dried quickly and retained shape. Very happy :)
  • The pearl bikini:
    I absoloutely LOVE this bikini! (Well, the top much more so than the bottoms!) It's so pretty and unique. I did worry that this wouldn't cover my chest area as on the site it does warn you to order a size up as they can be tight. Luckily though it fit perfectly! I wouldnt have worn the top without the halter strap though as they needed extra support. The tie at the back was a thick tie which was great and easy to do and the halter strap was adjustable.
   The bottoms I have to say I wasn't the biggest fan of. Like the neon bikini they are low cut and higher rise at the back than i'm used to (I like EVERYTHING covered lol) and I just didn't feel hugely comfortable in them. It's easy enough with the top to mix and match though which is exactly what I did!
   Again, like the neon bikini, I wore the top fairly often and it dried quickly and retained shape really well (no pearls have come off either). The top stayed up in water and I even braved it in the water parks!!!


  •  The tassel kimono:
   I'm not going to lie, I didn't get a chance to wear this yet! Not going on a 'beach' holiday (I went to Florida...) There weren't many places to wear this and the hotel had a strict policy when it came to walking back in from the pool. I have tried it on and it's really versatile so if I have any further holidays that involve a beachier atmosphere, it's coming with!
  •  The stone choker necklace:
    I love this! I had so many compliments on this it was crazy. It's such an easy simple piece to wear but it really jazzes up a basic outift. It's also quite 90's ish which I love too :) I am terrible with jewellery and will often react and be left with a green mark, but I didn't get that either! Very happy :)

  •  The sunglasses:
     I brought these along as my back-up sunnies and it's a good thing I did as my other pair broke! While I'm used to HUGE sunglasses (as I have a bump on my nose that means smaller ones don't sit right) these were actually great! They didn't aggravate my bump (whoo!) and they gave good protection from the sun :) What more could you want?! 
P.S. I take sunnies off in pics so apologies for no sunnies photos.

Overall I am super duper happy with all of my Treasure Chest Accessories pieces and will definitely be holiding on to them and wearing them as much as possible! They are on IG and the link to the website is at the top of this post.
FINALLY it's happened to me, right in front of my face and I just cannot hide it!
The mystery bag that I ordered from http://thetreasurechestaccessories.bigcartel.com/ has after many a lost and lonely day arrived. (P.S. Not their fault but the fault of Royal Mail!) I was super duper excited to come home to it and there it was, a beautiful gold parcel. 

'What is a mystery bag?' I hear you ask, it was an offer on their website where if you spent £25 they would sent you a parcel including 1 of their amazing bikinis and then accessories worth altogether £50 or more. You just needed to put down your clothes size and they would choose a random selection for you. (THIS is why I was super excited!)
 Included in my mystery bag was....
- A neutral pearl bikini
-  'Bug eye' sunglasses
- Grey stone choker
- Fringed kimono shawl
(After some communication with the lovely ladies on this site they also sent me another of their beautiful bikinis which was another bonus!)



 Aren't they all gorgeous? (Again I apologise profusely for the poor lighting and camera work, i'm sorting it out!)
I will be reviewing the bikinis separately as I am going to Florida for 2 weeks on Wednesday - MEGA excited- and so it'll be an in-depth one! If you haven't heard of these before you should definitely check them out:
Tonight I was trying to sort out my make up bag ready for holibobs on Tuesday and I raided all of my bags on the hunt for one particular nail varnish that I wanted. (It was a stressful and messy experience!) In the process I gathered quite a few 'lost' varnishes and realised I had a fairly decent nail varnish collection.
(P.S. I apologise in advance for the terrible photo quality, my phone is awful.)
 I like to try out new nail varnishes and i'm not snobby about brands either as I unfortunately tend to chip it all off out of boredom most days! (Bad habit, I know.)
My all time favourite nail varnish make is Barry M, they do such a diverse range of colours that it's hard not to love them. I recently bought a selection of pastel colours which are cute for summer...
The yellow isn't my favourite as I don't like the 'textured' effect but the others are gorgeous. From the left: - TNP2 (Station Road) 
- 279 (Bright Pink)
- 304 (Mint Green)
-308 (Berry Ice Cream)
- 306 (Blueberry Ice Cream)
My other favourites are the bright blue and pink varnishes from Primark that I featured in my first blog  post, so I won't say much more about them!
These two beautys came from a beautiful Ted Baker cosmetics set at Christmas. The pink is very subtle and gives a perfect natural nail colour and after a couple of coats the gold gives a really decent amount of sparkle!
Finally the randoms! These are the varnishes I tend not to use a lot but they end up coming in useful. The 3 tubes on the right are nail art pens from Primark, great for spots and stripes (silver, gold and mint)
The yellow I bought after the Barry M one, it's from Seventeen and is Lemon Tart.
The blue nail varnish was from a Sally Hanson Extreme Wear set.
Lastly the black is from Collection 2000 and is called Liquorice. 
I hope that this has inspired you to dig out your nail varnish collection and see exactly what you've got! You might surprise yourself :)
In an attempt to get a bit of me across in my blog, I'm going to do a favourite things of the moment post every once in a while :) We'll see how it goes!
1) Shopcade.com
 I only discovered this recently but oh dear Lord I am in love with this website! It has all the brands and products in one place and you can create your own lists and wants of items as well as  adding your own looks. Check it out, you won't regret it! (Find me on there too: http://www.shopcade.com/jessdriscoll)
 2) Meghan Trainor - All about that bass.
This is  my JAM at the moment, it's such a good song! A lot of people are saying that she's being against skinnier girls with this song, but I don't see it that way, she's just trying to encourage positive body image. 
Fave lines: 
'I see the magazines working that Photoshop, we know that shit ain't real, come on and make it stop.'
'I'm bringing booty back'
'Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top'
3) Flower crowns.
It's summer, i'm not at work, flowers crowns are going to be worn! I have an obsession with flower crowns, I think they're BEAUTIFUL and add instant glamour to summer outfits. I've got a little collection going on but my favourite ones that I have are from http://www.summercrown.bigcartel.com/   they're foam so stay up and look perfect :) I'm also lusting for a http://crownandglory.bigcartel.com/  one too but need to budget!

So that's my round up of my top 3 favourite things at the moment! Feel free to comment with your own or share the love for these :)

I realised that I haven't posted on here in a while but I've been indoors and looking like pondscum recently so I've not had too much to post about!
However today I actually had to leave the house so here's my #OOTD
 Top: Primark
 Jeans: Forever 21
Shoes: Primark
Bag: Vintage (and no idea where it's from)