YouTube Love

In the past few years I have become obsessed with YouTube and find myself watching hours worth of content every day these days. I have over 40 channels which I am subscribed to and I thought i'd share with you a few of my favorites!

The Shaytards
I'm sure you have all heard of these lot if you are ever on YouTube! ShayCarl has been 'vlogging' his life and family for over 5 years now and I have to say as weird as it sounds, watching this adorable family often makes my day. I find it insirping that YouTube is now Shay's full time job and the fact he can support his wife and 5 children from purely spending time with his family is amazing to me.

Zoella
This, again, must be a name that you have all heard of. Especially considering she was recently on the cover of Company Magazine! She's a beautiful girl and I love her videos about fashion, beauty and her life. I love her fashion sense so whenever she uploads a 'haul' video I grab a cup of tea and watch it straight away.

Sprinkle of Glitter
'Sprinklerinos' reading this will know that Louise is so funny, down-to-earth, and has the cutest daughter in the world. She is hilarious and her videos are such an easy watch.

Tanya Burr
If I am going out and I want to try something new with my make up I instantly turn to Tanya's videos. Her make up is flawless and she is just adorable to watch.

Beauty Crush
I love Sammi for fashion tips as she is daring with her fashion yet not so daring that I would never wear it.

Persian Babe
I love everything about Barbara. Her videos are so easy to watch and again her style is impeccable and right up my street!

...I could go on forever with these but I will stop there! 

Who are your favourite youtubers?

Alice x

Noir et blanc

I recently went to our end of year 'Gala' when I was in Toulouse and thought i'd show you my OOTN!

Dress - Zara 

Shoes - Primark

Earrings - Accessorize

I'm not one to follow 'trends' to the letter but I do know lately there has been a lot of black and white clothing around the shops lately. I have embraced the fact that I live in monochrome clothing so this trend is perrrrfect for me! Its always hard to know what to put with a white dress so I went for all black accessories.

Clutch - Primark

Furry Coat - H&M

Of course the downside to a white dress is its a struggle to keep it clean. Needless to say I was devastated when someone spilt a bit of red wine on me during my night! Its not catastrophic though, I think I have just about got most of it out (thank you Vanish!)

If you love the Monochrome trend as much as I do - check out my friend Lara's post about monochrome summer style  lillielar.blogspot.com

What do you think of the monochrome trends?

Alice x

All good things come to an end

I am officially back in the UK!

I apologise, it has been too long since my last post (so much for 'one post a week' resolution!). But I have just been so busy wrapping things up in France and moving back home.

7 months in Toulouse complete... where did the time go?! 

It goes without saying but this past year has been the best of my life. The people I have met and the places I have been have made this year far better than I ever thought it could have been. I will miss the friends I met and Toulouse as a whole but i'm sure I will go back someday.

Toulouse - Je t'aime. But for now, I have exciting times ahead with a 6 month summer to play with and my final year at University.  End of one chapter and the start of a new one!  

Stay tuned for a lot more blog posts soon!

Alice x

Cleansing Water

One of the many advantages to living in France is the easy access to great skin-care products! I heard so much about Bioderma through the blogging world so could't wait to see what all the hype was about. I have also tried Sephora's own version so I thought i'd give you my thoughts on the new trend of 'cleansing waters'.

Bioderma travel size - RRP €3.50
Sephora mini cleansing water - RRP €3.00

I am the most lazy person when it comes to cleansing my skin - its just boring and timely lets be honest. So these cleansing waters are definitely right up my street! I just pour a few drops onto a cotton pad, wipe over my face and voila - done. They are both extremely similar products and do pretty much the same thing - they are unscented, gentle on the eyes and great for sensitive skin. If I had to pick one it would be Bioderma just because I feel like it really takes every spot of make-up off gently.

Do you like to use cleansing waters?

Alice x

Style on the Slopes?

A few weeks ago I went on my first ever skiing adventure! I have never hit the slopes before but luckily I had the chance to go with my university on a trip to Andorra. It was absolutely amazing and I had such an incredible time with my friends - even though I fell over countless times, leaving my body black and blue afterwards!

As I had never been skiing before I had no idea what to wear but I managed to gather together a ski outfit from various generous donaters. My friend was laghing at how 'stylish' I looked before we hit the slopes and how that quickly vanished after a few face-plants in the snow.

The 'Before' shot

For those of you who like me have never hit the slopes before but you want to look slightly presentable (even if it is only for the pre-ski photos!) then here are my skiing essentials...

1. Some comfy matching knit-wear - this head band and snood were both from H&M and they were perfect as they kept me warm but they didnt fall off or unravel like a normal scarf and hat might do!
2. Make-up Basics - If you can go without make up then by all means do it but personally I feel like I always need a little coverage so a light base and mascara (preferably waterproof!) were perfect for this.
3. Lip Balm! Even if you don't normally suffer from chapped lips this is definitely an essential for the cold weather.
4. Tissues - with face-planting the snowy ground comes, attractively enough, a runny nose. So again, an essential piece of kit!
5. Layers - layers, layers, and more layers, topped off with a final waterproof layer and you are good to go.

What are your winter/snow essentials?

Alice x

OOTN Masquerade

My first attempt at a proper outfit post - sorry the pictures aren't great! Last week I went to a university clubbing event which was masquerade themed...

Top - Zara Sale

Disco Pants - Primark

Boots - Bershka

Mask - 'Deux Euro' store

Make up - Wake Me Up Foundation, Collection Conceiler, Collection liquid liner, Naked Basics Pallette on the eyes and eyebrows and Primark red lipstick

Alice x

I just can't help myself...

With the return to France comes the return of my shopping addiction. Whenever I find myself bored at the weekends I somehow find myself parting with my money.. and recently I have been loving a shop called Stradavarius. I think this is only in France and Spain but I might be wrong, either way they have an online store here.

There is a lot of classy and quality items at good prices. The cardigan above has been my outfit staple for months now.

They had a huge January sale in which I bought this bag for just 10 euros - its the perfect size and the studs add a nice detail.

Anyway if you get the chance visit Stradivarius - Definitely my new favorite shop!

Alice x