The Autumn Tag πŸ

I love Autumn, cool crisp mornings, foggy horizons, colourful crunchy leaves, candles and all things cosy. 

I thought it would be fun to do another ‘tag’ post as I feel like thise are quite fun to write and read! & they reveal a bit more about the person writing them, Me!

So without further ado, here is my Autumn tag πŸ‚

8 questions, here we go!

1. Favourite Autumnal lipstick:
πŸ’„I have recently discovered my little collection of berry toned lip products ready for this season (see below)

My favourite berry lip is the Bourjois Rouge Velvet liquid lipstick in the shade ” perfect for this season. 

For a more ‘everyday look’ I picked up a lovely nude with a purple tinge to it from Ptimark, its a bit more understated but still really pretty. 


2.
Favourite Autumnal scent:  I really love candles at this time of the year, they are just so cosy and I have a couple at home that I’m really enjoying. One is a vanilla cupcake candle which has a strong scent of vanilla and gives off cosy baking vibes ✌ The other is all about the berries, sweet and warming, 

I also picked up this beautiful candle holder/jar from TK Maxx last Autumn and I’ve got it out again. I love the Autumn leaf pattern, the colours look lovely when a candle is lit inside.

3. Favourite Autumn clothing: It has to be cosy jumpers, without a doubt! The obsession is real and I have added a few new ones to my collection this year, because can you ever have too many aye, whose with me?!

I also LOVE cosy pjs! Something that will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well. I picked up a super cute pair from Sainsbury’s with this lovely woodland animal/ Autumn theme, adorable. Is there anything cuter than an animal dressed in knitwear… (nope!) 🐿🌰

…told you! (Adorable) 

4. Favourite thing about Autumn: The refreshing, crisp air (especially in the morning!) and definatly the colours πŸ‚πŸ The trees just look beautiful and they always make me smile, stop  and look.    

5.  Favourite seasonal beverage? I have been loooooving Options hot chocolate sachets recently, especially now that its much colder. My favourite flavours are the Strawberry and Chocolate Orange ones πŸ‘Œ 

& they are great if you follow the Slimming World plan as I do πŸ‘πŸ» Sachets range from 1-2.5 syns.

6. Favourite skincare products: I am loving my new moisturiser that I picked up a couple of weeks ago, its the Neutrogena Hydro boost gel cream. I have combination skin and this is so hydrating and perfect for using before bed. The colder weather isn’t great for dry skin so I hope this keeps my skin in tip top shape.

I’m also super interested in The Body Shops new range ‘Vanilla Pumpkin ‘ it sounds AMAZING, really Autumnal and I’m hoping to pick up something soon. πŸŽƒ

7. Favourite accessories: It has to be my Black watch scarf  (no idea what I’m talking about?!? Yeah, don’t worry I didn’t know the technial name for the green/navy tartan but there yaaa go!) 

I’m also loving my Mustard coloured scarf that my Auntie got me.

I LOVE bobble hats 😁 They are soooo cosy and look super cute & casu’ with any Autumnal outfit. The perfect Autumn accessory. 

Zoella has brought out a bobble hat in her new Zoella Lifestyle range, It’s grey with a bottle green bobble (fave colour alert!) So I can’t wait to pick that up. 

8. Favourite Autumnal nail varnish:  Some of my favourite nail varnish shades are dark bottle green, copper, red, burgundy and anything quite grungy and dark. A specific fave is a berry toned one by Barry M, the shade is ‘Raspberry’ and it’s my ultimate nail colour, and one of their classics.

I hope you enjoyed that guys!
See you again soon for something Halloween themed, let’s get spooky πŸŽƒ

Until next time, 

Roseanne πŸ™‚

Victoria Sponge Birthday Cake recipe πŸŽ‚

Hi guys πŸ–‘

So I took to Twitter last week to see what you guys would like to see in my next blog post, And food won! 

This coincided with the making of my Mum’s birthday cake, her birthday was on sundayy, so I thought that, that could be the focus of this blog post because, who doesn’t love a good cake let’s be honest πŸ‘

I used a Mary Berry recipe from the BBC food website, although she isn’t on the GBBO anymore (still hurts) she is still the queen of baking πŸ‘‘

  • INGREDIENTS 
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar, plus a little extra for dusting the finished cake
  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 225g/8oz baking spread, margarine or softbutter at room temperature, plus a little extra to grease the tins

Let’s take a look! 

My sponges aren’t very neat, but they tasted good!! 

Next up! Jam & buttercream…

Voila! Mum chose fudge pieces and white chocolate as her toppings…

The finished cake, it’s quite a beast. Not perfect but I was really pleased with the rise of the sponges and the taste.

Top tip: Let the sponges cool before pulling off the baking parchment from the bottom of the sponges!

Mary Berrys Perfect Victoria Sponge!

Until next time, 

Roseanne πŸ™‚

Christmas home haul: Blogmas day 14

As you’ll have guessed by now I love this time of year! So I decided to show you some of the home bits that I have been picking up throughout late November & December so far.
This candle is a lovely frosted matte red colour with snowflake patterns on it.

Inside its silver with the red snowflakes printed on. It’s so pretty ❄

I also picked up this candle holder…

This is like a clear bottle with a gold glitter star on the front. There is a gold frame suspended inside the bottle for a tea light to sit in, super cute! 🌟

These both came from Tiger and were not more than Β£3 each.

Also from Tiger my lovely friends got me this cute little lantern light. I didn’t technically buy this so I’m unsure of the price.

It’s a lovely ceramic matte lantern with little holes in it. It looks lovely and snowy and when it’s lit it like a starry sky…

I also picked up these little Yankee candle wax melts. I picked these up from a garden centre and I can’t wait to burn these in my wax burner. 

‘Christmas cookie’ is so yummy smelling and smells just like Christmas baking. ‘Strawberry buttercream’ isn’t particularly Christmassy  but it smells sooooo good. I really want to pick up ‘Candy Cane lane’ before Christmas as it is super christmassy & smells so fresh and minty.

& finally Christmas bedding β™‘

I love this so much and I can’t wait to put this on closer to Christmas πŸŽ…

I love the pattern, it’s so cute with little Father Christmas’s, penguins & reindeer with little red stars. This comes from Asda and was only Β£12. 

I love Christmas and these little additioms make me feel even more festive 🌲

What have you guys found for your home to add a touch of Christmas? 

My beauty advent calender…

In today’s window I got a mono eyeshadow in the colour ‘New tral red’. This is quite different to the eyeshadows I have but I think this would go really well with some of the pieces I’ve got for my Christmas make up look so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Ho Ho Ho 

Roseanne πŸŽ…

Stocking fillers: Blogmas day 6

The Christmas stocking is one of my favourite traditions! I’ve had one since I was a child and I will continue to do so because it’s christmassy & a great way to start off Christmas day!

So I started off by making a list of a few different things that would make great stocking fillers and then I have grouped them into stockings for Β£5 all the way up to Β£30. 

These are mainly aimed at women but I will include some male orientated stocking fillers at the bottom to help you out. Men are definatly harder to cater for when it comes to stockings. I’ll pop the prices & shops I have seen these in or a suggestion of where you can get something similar.

I have tried to make sure that the stockings have a bit of variety in them as that’s always fun, here goes…

A Β£5 Stocking This was really tricky but for as few little treats I’ve included: 

  • A Chocolate Santa or coins depending on their preference Β£1 (Supermarkets or poundshops)
  • Revolution blusher Β£1(Superdrug)
  • Flutter bath fizzer Β£1 (Superdrug)
  • Novelty socks Β£2.00 (Tesco) 

Total: Β£5.00

Another Β£5 Stocking.

  • Lush ‘Floating island’ bath oil bar Β£2.00
  • Chocolate Β£1
  • Revolution eyeshadow Β£1 (Superdrug)
  • Flutter make up sponge Β£1 or Flutter cute nail file set, pack of 3 Β£1 (Superdrug)

Total: Β£5.00

A Β£10 stocking.

  • The body shop ‘Shea treats’ set which includes a shower creme, body whip & beige bath lily Β£5
  • Chocolate coins or Santa Β£1
  • Mua lipstick Β£1 (Superdrug)
  • Revolution Blusher Β£1 (Superdrug)
  • Christmas socks  Β£2.00 (Tesco)

Total: Β£10.00



 Another Β£10 stocking.

  • Dove ‘Ever blossom’ bath & shower duo set, this comes with two of their bath & shower cremes & a bath puff Β£2.50 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate Santa Β£1
  • Book Β£3.99 (Amazon) They currently have loads of bestselling books for only Β£3.99, get them quick.
  • Christmas socks Β£2.00 (Tesco)

Total: Β£9.49



A Β£15 stocking.

  • Lindor truffles 50g box Β£1 (Superdrug) or any chocolate.
  • ‘Stocking filler: 12 Christmas short stories Β£4.99 (paperback, Amazon) 
  • Maybelline Merry kissmas gift set Β£3.75 (Tesco)
  • Sanctuary ‘get cosy’ candle set Β£4.50 (Boots)
  • Flutter bath fizzer Β£1 (Superdrug)

Total: Β£15.25

Slightly over in this one but not much!

Another Β£15 stocking.

  • Lush ‘Comforter’ bubble bar Β£4.95
  • Tanya Burr ‘Mrs Claus’ Nail set Β£4 (Superdrug) 
  • Chocolate Β£1
  • Toucan coin purse Β£4.50 (paperchase) 

Total: Β£14.45

A Β£20 stocking.

  • The body shop beauty bag. This comes in different scents, shea, strawberry, citrus etc and includes a shower gel, hand cream & body butter in a cute little bag. All travel size. Β£10
  • Chocolate Β£1
  • A book Β£3.99 (Amazon) 
  • Tanya Burr ‘It’s kissmass’ lip gloss duo Β£5 (Superdrug)

Total: Β£19.99

Another Β£20 stocking.

  • Toucan coin purse Β£4.50 (paperchase)
  • Revolution redemption eyeshadow palette, different styles available Β£4 (Superdrug)
  • Chocolate Β£1 
  • Soap & Glory ‘Take your pink’ gift set which includes a shower puff, hand cream, body scrub & shower creme. Β£10 (Boots) 

Total: Β£19.50

Β£30 stocking.

  • No 7 ‘glamorous eyes’ palette Β£10 (Boots) 
  • Deboss notebook, this comes in lots of gorgeous designs Β£10 (paperchase) 
  • Lindor truffles 50g box Β£1 (Tesco)
  • Zoella Hungry hands ‘ginger cream’ hand cream Β£5 (Superdrug)
  • Lush ‘Dragon egg’ bath bomb Β£3.75

    Total: Β£29.75

        Another Β£30 stocking.

        • Ghost bauble, these come in different scents with a mini version of a Ghost perfume & another miniature too Β£8 (Boots) 
        • Real techniques ‘Core collection’ make up brush set Β£12.50 (Amazon)
        • Chocolate Β£1
        • Sanctuary ‘Get cosy’ candle set Β£4.50 (Boots)
        • Revolution blusher & eyeshadow Β£1 (Superdrug)
        • Lush Bath oil bar Β£2

          Total: Β£30

              Obviously you can mix and match, but these are just a few ideas for you that I’ve put together! 

              Some ideas for mens stockings are:

              • (Book) ‘Stocking fillers: 12 short christmas stories’ Β£4.99 (Amazon)
              • (Books) Some bestselling novels are Β£3.99 on Amazon  
              • Novelty socks (Primark, Tesco)
              • (Game) ’50 things to do once in a lifetime’ This is a dinner party game where you see how many you’ve done/suggest your own Β£6.20 (Amazon)
              • Chocolate coins/ Santa’s depending on their preference or any chocolate
              • No7 daily duo wash set, this includes a body & hair wash and a face wash Β£10 (Boots)
              • Lynx wash bag set, this includes two Lynx shower gel & a deodrant Β£10 (Boots/Superdrug)
              • Gillette flexiball set, this includes the flexiball razor & hydrating hydra gel Β£10 (Superdrug/Boots)
              • Aftershave; eg David Beckham, Ted Baker etc Β£10 (Superdrug/Boots)

              Websites: Boots Amazon Paperchase The body shop Superdrug

              I hope this has given you lots of ideas to fill up those stockings!!

              Before I go, day six of my beauty advent calender…

              A face make up brush. This is again a cute small size. 

              Ho Ho Ho 

              Roseanne πŸŽ…

              A relaxing bath πŸ›€πŸŽƒ

              I love a bath! So I thought I would do a little blog post about my bath today & how I like it.

              I like to run a nice hot bath first and then choose a scent for my burner & a bath bomb.

              I went for my ‘Aromatherapy’ scent for my burner as it smells just like a spa, soooo relaxing πŸ•―

              I thought it would be good to use my Halloween, autumnal Lush bath bomb. I mentioned this in my ‘Lush Haul’ blog post, so don’t forget to check that! 

              This bomb is called ‘Oh My! Pie!’ And was Β£3.95 πŸ‚πŸŠπŸπŸŽƒ

              It smells SO lovely. It has hints of pumpkin & cinnamon although this is quite subtle. The main scent is sweet vanilla, so good! 

              Here it goes …

              When it fizzes it looks really cool as the face of the pumpkin is really prominent, it’s a bit spooky πŸŽƒ

              This doesn’t create as much bubbles as the bath bars but leaves a lovely vibrant orange colour to the water and it smells great.

              (Excuse my bathroom floor & the paint brush that you can see in this picture, we are currently doing some home decor)

              I love how seasonal this is and I will definatly be looking out for more of Lush’s seasonal products from now on, roll on Christmas!  

              Any bath isn’t complete without a good book to read as you relax and soak. I am currently reading ‘Sleepless in Manhattan’ By Sarah Morgan. 

              It’s such an easy read and I was pleased to find out that there are more books that follow the same characters in a sort of series.

              I love the New York setting too, it’s really cool. πŸ—½πŸŒ‡πŸŒ‰

              Here’s the blurb just to give you a little insight…

              ‘Cool, calm and competent, events planner Paige Walker loves a challenge. But when she loses the job she loves, Paige must face her biggest challenge of all – going it alone. 

              Except launching her own events company is nothing compared to hiding her crush on Jake Romano – her brother best friend, one of New Yorkshire most eligible bachelors… and the only man who’s ever broken her heart.

              When Jane offers Paige’s fledgling company a big chance, the ever present chemistry between them starts giving her Sleepless nights. But could Paige be the girl to make the man who trusts no-one take a chance on forever! 

              There’s no better way to start the day πŸ‘Œ

              Until next time,

              Roseanne πŸ™‚

              Pretty as a picture πŸ“Έ

              Hey! Here are some pretty pictures that I have taken myself of things around our home, decorations & places in my home town.

              In some I have used filters & others are natural.

              Pretty in pink 🌸

               A stormy waterfront β›ˆ

              The colours of Autumn πŸπŸ‚πŸŠπŸŽƒ

              My home town πŸŒ†

              Flower power 🏡🌼🌿

              Sunrise πŸŒ„

              Autumn display 

              Bird cages πŸ•ŠπŸ’‘

              Red sky in the morning, Shepherds warning.

              Pumpkin πŸŠπŸŽƒ

              Night night πŸŒƒ


              I hope you enjoyed my snaps β˜πŸ“·

              Until next time, 

              Roseanne πŸ™‚

              YouTuber products πŸ–²πŸ›πŸŽ€

              Here are a few products from two of my favourite YouTubers Zoella&Tanya Burr.

              Tanya burr cosmetics ‘perfect brows’ kit.

              This powder eyeshadow kit is great. It has four colours;

              • Fairy cake: this is a lovely highlighter to apply under the filled brown.
              • Pebble: A light beige colour to fill in the brow.
              • Chesnut: A light brown colour to fill in the brow.
              • Hot Cocoa: A dark brown colour to fill in the brow.

              I use ‘Pebble’ & ‘Chesnut’ mixed together when I do my brows, this palette is great! I don’t use ‘Hot Cocoa’ as its a bit dark for me but it’s a lovely shade.

              Everyday flutter lashes.

              I haven’t used these yet but they look really pretty. These half lashes have a natural, eye opening effect.

              I went for the ‘everyday’ lashes as I haven’t worn flash lashes before so I thought these would be good for a first try, without being too much.

              I’m going to watch some of Tanya’s videos to see how to put them on best!

              I bought three different products from the Zoella beauty ‘Tutti Fruity’ range. This range is being discontinued soon so I thought I would try some out of it out before that happens, plus my sister Sarah loves this range and is always raving about how nice it is.

              Zoella scrubbing me softly smoothing body scrub.

              280g Β£1.50

              ‘Buff your way to snuggly -soft skin with this fresh, fruity scrub. Enriched with Acai and blueberry this body Polish has a light, feminine fragrance to uplift and give you an instant burst of energy. With conditioning Cocoa butter -lovely scrubbly! 

              Zoella Candy cream softening body lotion.

              160ml Β£1

              ‘Treat yourself to this delicious fresh, fruity cream for a soft and silky body. Packed with bursting beads and extracts of Acai and blueberry to pamper and protect because your skin needs a bit of love too! 

              Zoella ‘Kissy Missy’ lip balm.

              Β£1

              This has a lovely pink tinge to it and makes your lips feel really smooth, not tacky. The colour is lovely and good for a quick pop of colour.

              & from the New Zoella lifestyle range…

              The ‘Homemade treats’ reed diffuser.

              Softly whipped butter xterm and gooey salted caramel drizzled over home-baked cupcakes. Bring some indulgence to youe home with this delicious scent; (almost) good enough to eat!

              It smells SO good!! And the description of buttery creamy, cupcake goodness is on point. It takes a few days to diffuse fully but once it does its so yummy.

              I really hope Zoella brings this scent out as a candle soon, they are perfecting it atm so fingers crossed it will be soon πŸ‘Œ

              This would make an amazing candle πŸ•―

              Which Zoella or Tanya Burr products do you like or Recommend?! Let me know πŸ™‚

              Until next time, 

              Roseanne πŸ™‚ 

              Bank holiday blogΒ 

              So as you will know we had a bank holiday at the beginning of the week, a long weekend = happy Roseanne πŸ™‚ 

              Here’s what I got up to..

              Friday evening 

               Me & my sister Sarah went to a Crumble magic party. It’s the same premise as body shop parties just with Crumble magic products.

              Crumble magic is one of Sarahs in laws business and the candles she makes smell incredible. They are essentially ‘creative candle scents’ 

              I love candles & smellies so I was in heaven 😍 

              My favourite scent that I picked up was the divine ‘Strawberry lemonade’ it smells lush and like real fizzy lemonade. I can’t wait to burn this one πŸ‘Œ

              Check out Crumble magic on facebook or online here

              Saturday

              We had a chilled out Saturday which is always a winner. Tim was off to the football with my dad so I went to watch ‘The BFG’ at our local Cineworld. I have been wanting to see this for a while so before it went out of the cinema I thought I’d go. 

              I really enjoyed the film, although it is definitely aimed more at children! (Big kid right here πŸ™Œ) It was a lovely representation of the book & funny too.

              In the evening we went to our friends house for dinner & games. They have recently moved into their new place so it was lovely to see it & see how they are getting on with decorating. Their house is so lovely 🏑

              Dinner was a delicious home cooked Shepards pie & afterwards we played a game of ‘Scotland Yard’.

              All in all a great Saturday πŸ‘

              Sunday

              On Sunday we had a busy but fun day. We started off by taking part in the Bubble run at one of the local parks, the course is 5K and included bubble/foam stations along the way!

              It was lots of fun! The run was in aid of St Elizabeth hospice, so it was nice to do a bit of good too πŸ™‚

              At 6 we went to the new trampolining place that has opened on Cardinal Park, it’s called Flux.

              We went here with Tim’s work friends and had a great time, it was a bit different & a fun way to exercise too. I can’t wait to go back!

              Afterwards we all went to Nandos for dinner, always a winner with me πŸ“πŸ—

              Monday

              Monday was a lovely family day. My Auntie had come down to see this little fella…

              This is Casey James Parker, my new nephewβ™‘  24.08.16 9.53am 8lb 10.5oz

              He is a beauty & I was lucky enough to witness him come into the world.

              Lots of cuddles all round πŸ™‚

              We took Noah & Casey for a walk to the park in the afternoon & then stopped off for dinner at KFC on the way home. I havnt had it in ages so it was a nice treat & Noah certainly enjoyed himself…

              I hope you all had a fab bank holiday, roll on the next one πŸ˜‰

              Until next time,

              Roseanne πŸ™‚