Wow, this September has honestly been one of the most hectic months ever, from University open days and UCAS applications; to birthdays, leaving parties and anniversary celebrations. It's been very emotional saying goodbye to many of my childhood friends, but I can see that they're all having a blast at Uni and I can't wait until it's my turn next year!

1. Everyone likes dessert right? I was tempted by this amazing strawberry and honeycomb pavlova at Jamies' Italian, I couldn't really say no to this combo of two of my favourite desserts.

2. Cocktail O'clock had Louis and I tasting a mango and passionfruit smash and a raspberry mule, I think we made the right choice as they were both so good.

3. For my 19th birthday meal, Louis and I took a trip to Bill's where we both had the delicious chipotle chicken burger and sweet potato fries. We'd never been to Bill's before but the atmosphere in there was great and the food was even better.

4. In a month filled with heartfelt goodbyes, it was also time to bid farewell to one of the fluffiest little dogs ever, goodbye Mushu. :(

5. One thing I never could have imagined recieving through my letterbox is a birthday cake, but I guess I have Paris to thank for this tasty Bakerdays letterbox cake. Thanks Paris!

6. On the last day of September Louis and I celebrated our 4th anniversary with a meal at Jamies' Italian, crazy how time flies!

7. Big thanks also go to my parents for the lovely gifts I receieved, they we're so 'me', and while we're at it can I give a mention to that beautiful wrapping paper!

8. On a particularly dreary afternoon last week I looked out the window to see a rainbow, which certainly brightened my day. If you look closely you might notice that it's actually a double rainbow, yay!

9. Last, but certainly not least thank you to my lovely friends for their thoughtful gifts and cards, I cant wait to start using them.

See you next time!

- Molly xxx

P.S. I just want to say I'm really sorry for being so all over the place with my posting schedule, although I can't imagine that I have any avid readers anyway so... ;)

My primary reason for visiting Laduree was to pick up some of their famous macarons, as I had never had the pleasure of trying them before. I picked up a selection of classic and seasonal flavoured macarons which came in a lovely 'green napoleon box' to match the stunning Laduree gift bag which they were then placed into. The macarons worked out to about £2 each, which although a little pricey I think was well worth it not only for the luxury assortment we received but also for the wonderful experience we had in store. I also noticed that there was a small tea room above the shop itself which seemed like a wonderful place to have a special afternoon tea and definitely something we would have done if we had more time in London.

Last but certainly not least, the beauty related purchases. As a beauty obsessive, you can imagine that some of my first stops in London and Venice were none other than the Selfridges Beauty Hall and Sephora. From Selfridges I purchased a new blender cleanser soap to replace my sample, whilst the magpie in me was drawn towards the unusual Topshop matte metallic nail polish in 'Sixteen Candles'. In Sephora my eye was also drawn towards the brightly packaged 'lotus' eye and face mask, I'm curious to see how well these will actually work, but I shall certainly keep you posted.

I hope you enjoyed this rather rambly post, I'll be back soon with a follow up on some of the items featured.

See you soon!

- Molly xxx

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If like me you have been searching high and low for the beautiful Ban.do agendas, then I may have just answered your prayers!

After finding them to be out of stock almost everywhere, I took to tracking down as many of the UK stockists as possible, and contacting them to see if they had any in stock.

I was originally after the 'Florabunda' 17 month agenda, but after The Little Paperie got back to me saying they had the pink 'I am very busy" in stock, I thought I should pounce before it disappeared out of stock forever!

UK stockists of the Ban.do 17 month Agenda

Little Paperie
£18 plus £3.50 postage or £4.50 first class
Available - Pink 'I am very busy' and Gold Foil

The Lovely Room
£24 plus £4.99 postage
Available - Gold Foil and Florabunda

*Get 20% off with the code "BackToSchool20"*

Roo's Beach
£24.50 plus £2.50 postage
Available - Florabunda

Also in limited supply on the Ban.do website and at Stringers Lytham.

Happy shopping #bandogirlgang, hope you manage to get your hands on one!


- Molly xxx

I was nominated for this tag by my lovely friend Paris from Life in Florals, hopefully it will help you get to know a little more about me.

10 Things I Love:

1. Scented candles
2. Disney movies
3. Barbecue bacon cheeseburgers
4. Netflix
5. Anything rose gold
6. Drinking green/peppermint tea from one of my favourite mugs
7. Haribo "strawbs"
8. Face masks
9. Colourful stationary
10. Anything I can't afford and don't need!


10 Things I Hate:

1. Agressive drivers
2. Waiting for deliveries - as a very impatient person
3. Low battery on my phone!
4. Meat on the bone - ew
5. Ads buffering on YouTube
6.  Bugs
7. Spoilers for TV shows, books or films
8. Pricey online delivery
9. When something you want goes out of stock - boo
10. Brain farts - like the one I had when writing this post whereby I miraculously forgot all my likes and dislikes

My 10 Nominees:

1. Hayley from Water Painted Dreams
2. Sofie from It's Just Sofie
3. Beth from Miss Cosmetic Blogger
4. Niamh from Little Miss Me Xo
5. Aabgeen
6. Sabina from The Words of Beauty
7. Zeynab from The Beauty Load
8. Zully from Foodie Zoolee
9. Aisling from Aisling's Beauty Bytes
10. Laurie-Elle

I hope you've enjoyed hearing a few of my favourite and least favourite things, let me know if we have any in common!

- Molly xxx

Hi there!

First off I'd like to apologise for my absence, but as you can probably tell from the title of this post my little hiatus was due to the fact that I've been on holiday!

Over the past month I have been all over the place, on three separate trips, you could call it my very own version of 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'. I had a great time at Ed Sheeran's Wembley concert, visiting my boyfriend's family in Cornwall; and to top it off, seeing not only some of the most iconic Mediterranean landmarks but a few lesser known but equally beautiful scenes.

With that being said I thought it might be nice to share a few of my favourite photos.

London:


Cornwall:

Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Greece:

If you'd like to see a more detailed post on what I got up to during my travels, or what I bought then please let me know!

Until next time
- Molly xxx

After seeing these cult skincare products raved about in the blogging community, and featured in many a French skincare haul, I finally bit the bullet and decided to test out if they are really as good as everyone says. As for the rest, lets just call them treats to myself.

From Feel Unique 
Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre - 30ml 
Caudalie Beauty Elixir - 30ml
Nuxe Reve de Miel lip-balm
La Roche-Posay Serozinc 

Barry M Gelly nail polish - Elderberry

Yankee Candle Medium Jar - Soft Blanket - purchased for £11.99 from a House of Fraser outlet - bargain.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my recent purchases, enabled by a few of my favourite bloggers. Have you got any cult beauty recommendations?

P.S. Feel Unique are currently running a 'Specialist Skincare Event' until the end of June with up to 30% off and 3 for 2 on plenty of cult skincare products. 

Happy Shopping! 

Molly xxx

About me:
I was born on the 16th September 1996 in England, I'm currently a student working part time and hoping to attend University next year. I'm 5"5 and shortsighted but I usually wear contacts.

A few of my favourite things:
Stationary, pastels, florals, malteasers, pinterest, candles and disney - as demonstrated by my 'Snow White' costume pictured above.

My 'signature fragrance':
Lancome 'Tresor Midnight Rose' or Victor and Rolf  'Flowerbomb'.

TV Faves:
Orange is the New Black, Breaking Bad, The Middle, Modern Family & Raising Hope. Although Friends will forever be my all time favourite show.

Favourite Books:
The Great Gatsby, The Hunger Games & Lord Of The Flies. Although this may change as I work through my book bucketlist.

Favourite Musicians:
Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift. I'm fortunate enough to have seen both of these icons live, and hope to again in the future.

Favourite shops:
Miss Selfridge, Boots, Tiger and Paperchase.

Life aspiration:
To drive a blue Mini Cooper and finally fulfil my childhood dream of having a puppy. Or something like that, haha.

Blogger/Youtuber Inspirations:
VivianaDoesMakeup, LilyPebbles, ThumbalinaLillie & GlamLifeGuru.

On the Blog:
You'll probably find mostly beauty related posts, but generally I'll post about a random mix of all things I love that I imagine will change and grow as I do.

I hope you've enjoyed getting to know me a little bit, I thought this would be a nice way to introduce the person behind the blog before I jump straight in with posts.

Please feel free to leave me a comment or contact me on social media, I promise I won't bite!

See you soon - Molly xxx