Carluccio's Date Night.

Hey guys!

A couple of months ago, at my second job, we had a charity raffle one evening and Jack managed to win us a Meal for two at Carluccio's.

Having moved in together in February, date nights are so important to us as I'm sure you all know. It gives us the time together outside of day to day life at home.

So we got all dressed up and headed out. Luckily Carluccio's is only in the town centre so not too hard to get to.

We thought we would pop and have a drink at the sister pub of where we won the voucher as it is down the road from the restaurant and we could do some people watching as it is also opposite the station. (One of my favourite past times.) It was so nice to relax and have some time together before heading to the restaurant.

Now, Although we had the voucher, we weren't 100% sure what it entitled us to and were very pleasantly surprised to find out that it was a three course meal and a bottle of wine!

We started off with Jack ordering a beer and I had a Bellini as I love them.

I forgot to take pictures of our starters, I had cheesy garlic bread which was on ciabatta bread and tasted amazing, so I saved some to go with my main, and Jack had calamari.

For Mains, I had Spinach and Ricotta ravioli in butter which is my all time favourite from there, although I hadn't been in years, and my goodness it was as incredible as I had remembered. Jack was brave and tried a seafood spaghetti dish, he's not the biggest fan of much seafood but is starting to try more as he knows I love it. Very proud!

Finally for desert, Jack had the cheese board which he loved, although I wasn't a fan of the garlic honey... and I had a salted caramel ice cream sundae and regretted it. I don't usually go for sundaes for desert so I'm not sure why I did, it was nice but I just couldn't eat it all!

We had such a nice night over all and the staff at Carluccio's were brilliant, especially our waitress.
Thank you again to them all.

As Always,

Much Love,
T xx

Feel Unique Pick 'N' Mix

Hey guys,

Quick sneaky blog post here as I thought after my video I would follow it up with some pictures of what I received.

If you haven't seen my video yet click here:

If you prefer reading... here goes!

Basically, I stumbled across Candy Land/Pick 'N' Mix on Feel Unique last week and was super excited as you basically choose 5 sample products and simply pay for postage. The pictures below are what I picked up, but you are able to do this every month. How amazing!

All you have to do is pay £3.95 postage. I was really impressed with how quick it came too, only a couple of days which is amazing service.

I'm very excited to try them all, once I have got through them, I will do another post/video depending on what you want to discuss what I thought.

Much Love,
T xx

London Date with My Mummy!

Hey guys,

Fair warning! This is quite a picture heavy post, but we had such a good day and it was so much fun!

So, last Monday, me and my mum went up to London from where we live in Kent for my Christmas pressie treat.

 

Every year my lovely mum and step dad give me a present that involves a London trip to see a show, and me and my mum get to go together which is so lovely as I'm sure you know how hard it is to fit time in for quality time as you get older.

We caught the train up about 3pm and had a catch up on the train and it was actually quite a nice day for once!

Mum has booked a table for us at Prezzo and she'd managed to find a voucher which meant it was a bargain meal. On the way we found a Whole Foods, and oh em geeee, I want one in Kent! It has such awesome stuff in it, I wanted to try everything. I settled for this dark chocolate as I've got really into it recently and it was immense. (You may have already seen this picture if you follow me on Instagram- @Tklou)

We had three courses at Prezzo, sharing the starter and the desert so we didn't feel too full up.

We had crab cakes with lemon mayo to start, we both then had pizza. I had the Tire Gusti (all the meat) and my mum had a pepperoni and chilli one. Then we shared Tiramisu as neither of us had eaten it for ages, with an espresso martini to share also.

The food was amazing although the espresso Martini could have been stirred a bit more as all the alcohol was at the bottom...!

I love the architecture in London and could spend all day taking pictures of it all. This was a cute archway in between a couple of buildings opposite the Prezzo we were at. How pretty!

Then we headed over on the tube to Regents Park for the main attraction, Jesus Christ Superstar in the Open Air Theatre there. Wow, just wow. I had never been to Regent's Park before and I thought it was beautiful, but the Open Air Theatre was something else. The staff were all friendly and helpful which definitely helps, and something that makes a real difference to me. It was stunning inside, gorgeous fairy lights in the trees, a cute picnic area with a BBQ that we wished we'd known about!

When we got inside, it was much bigger than I expected and my Mum had got us awesome seats. We were second row and could see everything.

 

 

We were super lucky with the weather too! As it was open air we were obviously a little concerned, as it goes ahead regardless. At the start of the second act it started spitting for about 2/3minutes, then luckily stopped again.
The actors were all amazing and had insane voices! I would say if you love Theatre it is definitely a must see. The effects and how they utilised the staging was incredible and I think seeing it inside a theatre would have given it a completely different outlook.
We absolutely loved it!

 

 

Unfortunately, no pictures are allowed during the show, although I actually think this is a good thing as it means you actually see everything. So for pictures of the show click here to see the Theatre's pictures..

As Always,

Much Love,

T xx

What I've been loving recently.

Hi guys,

The last month or so I've been putting by some of my favourite products to share with you all. It's a bit of a mixture of products and brands, so... enjoy!

First things first... They are all minis which makes my heart happy! I fricking love minis, as many people do, so they kind of end up being favourites with that reason alone. 

This micellar water is hugely popular, Garnier have made an awesome product right here. The fact that it is so easily accessible in this mini version is amazing, especially for travel. I picked this one up for £1 in the poundshop which is even better. 

I find this the best high street make up remover at the moment instead of using wipes that are not good for my skin. 

For Primer, my Aunty got me this as a present and I'm loving it. It's the No.7 Instant Illusions Airbrush Away Primer. It is a creamy texture and smells lovely, it soaks into your skin really well too. I usually moisturise and then pop this on and let it all sink in before putting my make up on. Plus it's super affordable. 

Next up is the POP palette which I received in a Birchbox a few months back I believe. I was skeptical as I am with most eye shadows, but I really liked the colour choice and so I gave it a go. Now, all three are surprisingly pigmented and easy to blend too. I would definitely recommend it and it's small enough that it is perfect for your handbag too. 

These next two products are both Benefit products, and having been a previous Benebabe, I do like most of their stuff.
I was super impressed with this lash primer when I first got it and I still am, in fact I now need to purchase a new one as this has almost run out which makes me sad. I have the shortest eyelashes known to women! This gives my lashes a boost, a helping hand if you will, and helps me get the length and volume I want. I then put whichever mascara I'm currently using over the top and voila!

Lastly is Benefit's Gimme Brow which I received in a goodie bag of theirs at some point. I'm skeptical of brow products as we already know, so wasn't 100% sure about this to start with. However, I now use it alongside my current powder/brush combo and it really helps to set the powder without making it look caked on and to give that extra depth and dimension also. The tiny brush is perfect for the job!

What have you all been loving recently? I'd love to know and get some more recommendations. 

Feel free to comment on here or tweet me: @Tklou 

Much Love,

T xx

New Lip products!

Hi Guys,

This post has been a long time coming! I've sat down after an extremely busy week and managed to get some blog time in.

My lovely twitter friend Lianne sent me this product months ago after I fell In love with her stunning pictures and I have been super crap at getting this post up.

But! Can we all just appreciate how beautifully sparkly and gorgeous these are! I literally feel like a rock star.

I was originally quite sceptical as to how this would look, how it would feel and if it would be a pain to apply!
Having grown up in the 90's, I'm no beginner when it comes to glitter... however it's been a while!

With the kit, you get two glitter shades as well as the adhesive, which is a lot easier to apply than I though it would be. It's basically like putting on lipgloss, and then you just need to ensure you keep your lips slightly parted in order for it to have chance to get a bit tacky.
I chose the Rose-Gold and Hot Pink shades and I'm very pleased with my choice.

I'm a little bit in love with the look this gives and am rather upset that I can't rock this to work! (Although I'm holding out for the next fancy dress day so I have an excuse!)



             


A big thank you for Lianne for sending these too me - I love them! xxx



Also, I need to talk about how amazing this new Rimmel Matte Liquid Lipstick is. I was sent this and wasn't too sure about it, having not used many liquid lipsticks in the past. I have the shade 'Latte to go' and am so pleasantly surprised!

 I first used this at work just to see what it looked like- I had a can of drink at the time and you would never have known looking at the mouthpiece that I was wearing lipstick at all!


                    


                             

I've now worn this quite a few times, as it is my go to lip product at the moment. It is super easy to apply and is a gorgeous colour.
It lasts forever too! I always assume its rubbed off and then get home at the end of the night and need to take it off myself.
Would definitely say this is a staple product for anyone's make up bag!

And obviously... If you love Glitter, please check out Glitter lips too. It is super fun to do and is so so sparkly. You can find Lianne here.

As Always,

Much Love,

T xx