Month: November 2015

I don’t wear very much make up but there are a few bits that I really like to use so I thought I’d blog about them.

Now anyone that knows me, knows that I am a nail varnish addict, I have so many colours.

I usually go for Barry M ones as they do a great range of colours and I got this limited edition one free yesterday because I spent over £6.

It’s called Sparkling ruby, it’s a lovely red with a sparkle in it. It’s great for this time of year, very Christmassy!

The clear nail varnish you see in the picture next to the red nail varnish is Maybellines Forever strong Super Stay top coat.  It keeps the nail varnish on well and adds a nice shine.

I brought myself an eye shadow pallet yesterday as I don’t actually own one. Again, this is Barry M and it’s their Naural Glow 2 eyeshadow & primer palette.

The colours are lovely, light and neutral sowork well for lots of looks. The dark colours are great for the corners of your eyes.

This is my new Barry M ‘Cor Balmy’ lip balm.  I already have the Rosie lea colour which is a lovely pink. Yesterday I brought this colour which is called Current bun, its got a nice purple tonge to itm They are really nice as they are a lip balm but give a subtle colour to your lips and go on really nicely.

Two of my make up staples are Body Shops bb cream as this isn’t heavy like a foundation but gives a nice even coverage and it changes to match your skin tone. I also like to use a rosy blusher on the apple of my cheeks.

This is a picture of me and my twin sister Sarah at my friends wedding, I really like my make up in this picture. I used my favourites that I mentioned above and some of my sisters eye shadow to create this look.

Sarah knows alot more about make up than me so she’s my go to if I need any tips or advice.

Check out her blog all about her make up choices at:

https://sarahscornerblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/whats-on-my-dressing-table-%f0%9f%92%81/

Or look for Sarahs corner blog on WordPress.

Thanks guys, let me know what your make up must haves are!

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

On Saturday we celebrated the wedding of Sam & Livy.

I’ve known Sam since I was 15/16 years old. We went to the same high school and when we went to Sixth form we, with my twin Sarah and bestie Roxy formed a strong friendship group, with a few others that we already knew and some we met along the way!

We’ve had so many fun times throughout the years and he is one of my closest friend so it was a privaledge to be able to share this special day with him and the lovely Livy.

Their wedding was at the beautiful Smeetham Hall Barn in Sudbury.

They had a marquee which was attached to the barn, it was lovely. We were in
the marquee to begin with and then took our seats ready for the ceremony to begin at 12.30.

Me and my twin sister Sarah waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Livy looked absolutely beautiful in her dress and the smile on Sams face when he saw her was lovely to witness. It was very emotional and with some musical performances from family members it was really special. I’m not ashamed to admit I cried, especially when Livy made her grand entrance.

The new Mr & Mrs Brooke.

Signing the register.

We had drinks, after the ceremony, in the marquee and congratulated the bride and groom (and yes I cried… again) before they had photos done.

Me& Tim ♡

Wedding selfie.

My gorgeous nephew having a run around.

The speeches were lovely to listen too and I think the grooms speech made everyone a bit tearful! After that it was time for the wedding breakfast, the tables looked lovely and my goodness was the food yummy.

Here’s what we had to eat:

Chicken and bacon salad with a yummy dressing and croutons!

Roast Pork with all the trimmings.

A trio of desserts, fruit jelly, cheesecake and a chocolate mousse in a dark chocolate cup.

So delicious!!

Then we had the lovely first dance…

…and the cutting of the cake!

And of course, after that all that was left to do was party!!

Having fun doing the barn dance!

The bride doing a twirl.

And of course another selfie!

We had such a lovely day and I loved seeing two of my friends so happy. They are so right for each other and I wish the new Mr and Mrs Brooke a lifetime of fun, laughter, love and happiness because they truly deserve it ♡

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

Our second trip to Italy took us to Bologna, Florence, Pisa and Venice (again, yay!)

First stop Bologna!

Bologna was way better than I gave it credit for. We had such an amazing, and interesting time there. There was so much to do and it felt like we were there for more than 2 days because we crammed so much in. It’s definatly a place in Italy I would recommend.

We went to a museum all about Bologna and Italian medieval history, climbed the tallest tower in Bologna, went for a walk round the park, had a walking tour which was awesome, looked round the shops AND looked round the food markets, the food was phenomenal!

The towers in Bologna. We climbed the tallest one. Over 400 steps!! We were knackered.

The Bologna food markets, the food was out of this world. Me and Tim got our lunch from there on our last day in Bologna, we got fresh rolls, mozzarella and parma ham (See below)

Whilst in Bologna we had ‘au ragu’ which is their tomato sauce for pasta! Bologna is the home of Bolognese and it’s so authentic and super delicious. Its a must have if you are in Bologna, teamed with some tortellini your on to a winner.

Next stop, Florence! We spent 3 days here and one of them was the best day of my life so far…

We had a walking tour in Florence too which took up one of our afternoon/evenings and we went to the Natural History Museum of Florence as well as relaxing, eating ice cream (note: always check the price) and looking round the shops.

The hotel we stayed in had the coolest pancake machine, so you can guess what I had for breakfast whilst we were there!

On the Saturday we spent in Florence we went to Pisa for half a day!
It was really cool to see the famous leaning tower of Pisa. We went up it and of course did the obligitory touristy pictures with it.

I have to say it’s a lot smaller than you think it’s going to be but they really aren’t exaggerated when they say leaning, walking up the stairs to get to the top is very disorientating.

On the morning of Sunday 19th August, our last day in florence before we headed off to Venice,  me and Tim decided to go back to the Ponte Vecchio bridge, the gold bridge, named so because it is lined with little jewellry shops.

On the corner of the street, after we’d looked around, Tim turned to me and said ‘Do you want to go back to the shop and get the ring you liked?’
‘Why?’ I responded, ‘because I might need it’ again I responded ‘why?’ And Tim said…

Will you marry me?

After a little bit of shock I of course said

YES!

We went back into the shop to get the ring I liked and the one in the window fitted perfectly!
So you can see why this was the best day of my life so far ♡

In the afternoon we got the train to Venice, our last stop! I was desperate to come here again after loving it last time.

Here are some pictures of the amazing Venice!

The Rialto Bridge.

Venetian masks.

Our view from breakfast.

Venice by night.

St Marks Square.

Whilst we were there we did a tour of Venice that started at St Marks Square and walked you around the back canals of Venice, telling you the history. This was really interesting as we hadn’t done this before.

We spent of lot of time enjoying the view of the Grand Canal from our hotels balcony. As you’ll know from my previous Italy blog, we like to stay at Canal Grande hotel in Venice and we did this time too.

I found a gorgeous hand decorated notebook that had a sketch of Venice on it, in a shop next to the Rialto Bridge. I did a lot of my own sketches of Venice and places we had been during the earlier stages of the holiday.
I really enjoyed being creative and capturing the beautiful city in my own way.

I hope you enjoyed my blog about our second jaunt to Italy. Feel free to leave your comments below!

Where’s your favourite place to visit?

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂