Hey everyone, and welcome back to another baking post. You all seem to like my baking posts, so I thought I would try and do more for you all. By the way, I would love to see you recreate my recipes, so if you do, share them on Instagram with #bakingwithlouloves01 so I can see your results! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this post, and I will see you very soon. xxx

Ingredients (15 - 35 pieces - depending on the size you want)
Cake
75g Cocoa Powder
200ml Boiling Water
3/4 tsp. Bicarbonate Soda
4 Medium Eggs
370g Light Muscovado Sugar
180ml Vegetable Oil
200g Self Raising Flour
Butter/oil to grease the tray.

Topping
150g Dark Chocolate (about 50% cocoa)
3 tbsp. Milk
Small (edible) Decorations of your choice (e.g. Smarties)


Method

Whisk together, the cocoa powder and boiling water, add in the bicarbonate soda, then set aside to cool. Then, preheat your oven to 180 degrees C (160 degrees fan / Gas mark 4). After preheating your oven grease a 4cm deep, 30x23 cm tray bake tin. (If you want to turn out the cake, line as well, but if you don't want to, there is no need). Whisk together the eggs, sugar and oil in a large bowl, then fold in the flour, then the cocoa solution. Pour the mixture in to your prepared tin and bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until risen and you can put in a skewer and it come out clean. Run a knife around the edge of the cake, and leave to cool.  To make the topping, break, and gently melt the chocolate with the milk, in a bowl set over a pan containing a little simmering water. Keep stirring until the mixture is smooth and then pour over the cake. Smooth the top with the back of a spoon or a palette knife. Add the decorations (roughly estimate 1 to a square), and then leave to set for a few hours. Cut into squares, bars or bite-size pieces and serve - they will keep in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.

Thank you so much for reading, and I will see you again soon,

Love Lou
xxx

Hey everyone, over the time I have been wearing makeup, I have tried and tested a few mascaras. So today, I thought I would talk about some of the mascaras I have tried and what I thought of them. I hope you enjoy this post, and I will see you again very soon!

The very first mascara I ever tried was Natural Collection Lash Definition Mascara. This is a thin wand , which makes it perfect for a first time mascara as it is petty easy application and you have less chance of poking your eyeball with it (hehe). Personally, I think it is a great first time mascara but isn't so great if you have been wearing make-up for a long time. However it would be perfect if you are just looking for a bottom lash mascara as, like I said, it has a thin wand and doesn't apply too much mascara at once. This is also pretty affordable as it usually retails at about £1.99. Also, it is in really small packaging so you could just slip into your bag, or wherever you want to take it.

Next, I tried Collection Lash Volumising Mascara. I wasn't a fan of this at all. It's wand was huge, and had no shape to it at all - kinda just a blob. When it went on, it didn't give any volume of length, just sort of stuck my lashes together. I really don't recommend this for anyone - unless you want to clump all of your lashes together. This retailed for £3.99, and I think the £1.99 one was actually better!

Then I got Maybelline Lash Sensational. A lot of people here on the internet rave about this so much, but I am going to have to disagree with them! Personally, I like my lashes to look quite natural, where as this clumps 5 lashes together (and kind of makes me look a bit like spongebob hehe) The product itself is also pretty clumpy. When I take the wand out of the bottle, it has clumps of mascara on it. The one thing I do like about this, is the wand. It is a curved shape - which makes it really easy application. This retails at about £., and it is probably my favourite out of the 3 so far.

Finally, I tried my all time favourite mascara Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara. I go this mascara in a set. I always ramble on about this so if you are interested in my thoughts on it click here.

I hope you all enjoyed this post, and I will see you all very very soon
Love Lou
xx

Links

Natural Collection (New name)
Collection
Maybelline
Smashbox

Hey everyone, so recently, I went shopping and I thought I would share with you the bits I picked up because you usually enjoy hauls! Anyway, I will stop rambling and get into the post. I hope you enjoy! xx

The first thing I picked up was from boots and it is the Soap and Glory Kick Ass Blur + Brighten Concealer. I have been loving this concealer though. When it goes on, it has yellow-y undertones but I does blend out. I would recommend this if you have pink or yellow undertones to your skin. This was £6 and I think it is 100% worth every penny - of not more. I love it!

The next thing I picked up from boots was the Real Techniques Concealer Brush. I also have the EcoTools Airbrush Concealer but I found this was not that good at buffing in concealer - however it is good on blemishes. So, I picked up this in the hope that I would make blending larger areas easier - and it definitely has. I do recommend washing this first to make the bristles a little bendier this is also pretty reasonably priced - it retails at £7.99.

The final thing I picked up from boots was the EcoTools Make-up Brush Cleansing Cloths. I like these, but I don't love them. For me, I felt like they didn't get all of the excess product off my brushes for a weekly cleanse, but if you were just looking for something for a quick daily cleanse, I definitely recommend these. They were a little pricier, as they retail at £6.99.

Next, I went to Kiko and their new Wanderlust Limited Edition range was in! I automatically fell in love with the Free Spirit Lip and Cheek in 105. This can be used as a lipstick and/or a blush. I prefer using this as a lipstick but obviously, that is just my personal preference. This can be used as a vibrant spring pink that is a little dark, or quite a dark mauve-y colour which makes a pretty much all year round lipstick. This comes with it's own giant sharpener and was £9.90 which isn't bad as it is double the size of a normal lipstick.

After that, I went to Superdrug and picked up the Simple Spotless Skin Fast Action Spot Zapper. I love this and talk about it all the time so if you are interested look through my skincare posts for more info!

Then, we went to Primark and I picked up a few bits. The first thing I picked up was a t-shirt that was cream with little dots of colour through out it. It say 1976 at the top and has red hems which I thought was really cute! This was also, on sale to £3 which is absolutely insane!

The other thing I got from Primark was a ring. I already have a ring from Primark, and it was gold so I was on the hunt for a silver one. Straight away, I was drawn to this ring as it had the prettiest flower details with little diamantes as the flower buds! I posted a picture of this on my Instagram and all of you said how lovely it looked - surprisingly, it was only £1!

After a jewellery success in Primark, we went to Topshop, I wasn't actually looking for anything in Topshop but as I was walking round, I spotted a gorgeous gold necklace. It has a super thin chain and has 2 hearts inter linked with each other. I thought this was really cute so I picked it up (it retailed at £5).

The final thing I got was some dungarees. I hunted for dungarees the whole of last summer, but I couldn't find any that I actually liked. When, we were looking around the teens section I spotted these dungarees and took them to try on! They are a really soft denim which is the "classic denim" colour. These were also pretty affordable compared to other dungarees on the market - they were £17.99.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and I will see you all very very soon,
Love Lou
xxx

Links
Concealer
Concealer Brush
Cleansing Cloths
Lip and Cheek
Spot Zapper
Ring (Not Listed)
Tee (Not Listed)
Dungarees
Necklace

Hey everyone, A few of you asked me to do this post on my day in the life so I thought I would get it up for you as quick as possible. So, I will stop rambling, I hope you enjoy this post. xx

Ingredients:

Sponge:
4 oz Butter
4 oz Sugar
4 oz Flour
2 eggs                                         
A dash of milk
10 Cupcake Cases

Icing:
(No specific measurements)
Icing Sugar
Butter
Cocoa Powder

Decoration:
Mini Marshmallows
Daim Eggs
Mini Smarties
Silver Balls
Chocolate spaghetti

Method:

First weigh out all of your ingredients so you are prepared. Crack the 2 eggs into a measuring jug with the dash of milk and beat until fully mixed together - but don't over beat it. Add the butter and sugar into a big bowl and mix with an electric whisk. When it looks fluffy and doesn't feel overly grainy add into a little bit of flour and a little bit of egg/milk mixture. Repeat this each time, mixing it with an electric whisk in between each addition. When you add the last section of flour and egg/milk mixture fold not stir with a silicone spatula. (For those of you who don't know, to fold, you "cut down the middle with the spatula and fold one side into the muddle, you then repeat this until all ingredients are combined). You fold so you don't loose the fluffiness of the cakes. Then, put a generously sized blob of mixture into each case and cook for 15-20 minutes.

Once you have taken the cakes out of the oven, wait for them to fully cool before trying to ice and decorate them. In a medium sized bowl, add in some butter and icing sugar, and mix them together (and add some more in) until it looks like a buttercream consistency. Then add in the cocoa powder for the chocolate flavouring. Add most of the mixture into a piping bag and pipe from the outside in on 6 and inside out on the remaining 4 (doing it inside out creates a cute rode design). Once you have iced all of he cupcakes, cut 6 daim eggs in half, and put them either side of the spike you have made with the icing. Put 2 (or more) mini marshmallows between the 2 daim eggs and add chocolate spaghetti/sprinkles to each side. Set these to the side and start on the rose patterned cupcakes, put 3 mini eggs crossing the middle of the cupcake. Put a mini smartie in between each mini egg. Finally, add a silver ball to each side of every mini egg! And voila - 2 easter themed/all year cupcakes!

I really hope you like this post, and I will see you very very soon!
Love Lou
xxxx

Hey everyone, and welcome back to my Lou's Guide To series. You guys seem to like my last one - Lush Bath Bombs so, I thought I would do one for Lush Bubble Bars as well! I hope you enjoy this post!

Bubble bars are probably my favourite thing from Lush and are actually quite good value for money for how many baths I get out of a single bubble bar. Usually, I get 3-5 baths out of a bubble bar and they range from £2.95 to about £5. I crumble about a quarter of the bubble bar in at a time (depending on how big the bubble bar is.

Like the post about bath bombs, I will share with you 2 regular (all year) bubble bars, 2 Christmas ones, only 1 bubble bar from the Easter range but a bonus favourite from the Valentine's range. My all time favourite bubble bar is The Comforter. This is one of the bigger bubble bars (hence it is more expensive) this retails at £4.75. This is in a pink and white swirled pattern, I think that was why it attracted me in the first place! I think this was the first bubble bar I tried from lush, and it is still one of my favourite scents from Lush. It smells of berries but also has a sweet side to it - it's really hard to describe so next time you pop into Lush give it a sniff. They also released this as a shower cream last year which smells absolutely amazing!
 My other all year favourite Creamy Candy. I have been using this since I first starting using Lush products. It is brilliant but is also pretty small - I usually get 2/3 baths out of it. It's a baby pink colour and has a flower on the top. I also really like the smell of this, to me it smells sweet with a hint of vanilla - pretty much my perfect scent! As this is one of the smaller bubble bars, it is also cheaper, and retails for £2.95.

The first Christmas bubble bar I love, is Peeping Santa. This bubble bar has 2 sections to it. It looks a little bit like a strawberry with cream in the middle but is also designed to look like a Santa hat with white in the middle and the cutest little bell. This is a fruity scent with bergamot and geranium oil in it so it makes your skin really soft. I get 3 baths out of it so it's one of normal size bubble bar - it's £3.95. Another Christmas limited products I love is Magic Wand. It is a pink and silver glittery star with a stick attached to it so that you swirl in the bath whilst it's running and it smells like snow fairy. I get 7 or 8 baths out of it so it is definitely worth the £5.25 it costs. It also has a little bell attached to ribbon which is tied onto the stick but obviously if you find these annoying whilst swirling it in the bath you can just un-tie the ribbon to take it off.

The one Easter product I love is Ladybird. This was released for the first time this year.It is a red ladybird with a purple head and purple spots. It smelt fruity, which I really liked. The only complaint I have about this is, it was so hard to break. It took me ages to break a little bit off but, apart from that it was one of my favourite limited edition bubble bars.

The Valentine's favourite I love is Unicorn Horn. I think this is just about everyone's favourite limited product. Whenever I went into lush, they never had any, but my parents managed to get their hands on one for me! This is a multi coloured swirl that looks exactly like how I would imagine a Unicorn Horn - also, it smells amazing!



That's all for now guys, thank you so much for reading and I will see you very very soon,
Love Lou
xxxx

Hey everyone, welcome back to another collab! Today I am doing a collab with Marti, so I will leave a link to her post at the bottom for you to check out her post! Today, I am going to be sharing with you a typical day in my life, with baking and blog post writing. I hope you enjoy! xx

7/4/16

I woke up at about 9 am and had my breakfast - if you want me to do a what I eat in a day on this day, just let me know. Anyway, then I got ready. On my face, I had Smahsbox Hydrating Under Eye Primer, Soap and Glory Kick Ass Blur and Brighten concealer, Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara and Kiko Wanderlust Free Spirit Lip and Cheek in 105. I then wore some leggings, a vest top and checked shirt (I'm not letting go of autumn yet haha). At about 10 am I went weekly food shopping and spent 2 hours after that, shopping and putting all of it away in the cupboards. I then had a spare half hour so I sat down with my laptop to write one of my Lou's guide to:. At about 2 pm I decided to bake some cupcakes. I just made vanilla cupcakes with a chocolate buttercream icing. I decided to decorate them with Daim eggs, marshmallows, smarties and sprinkles! Whilst the cupcakes were cooling, I wrote this post.






Sorry this was a shorter post. Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed this post and I will see you all very, very soon!
Love Lou
xxxx

Hey everyone, and welcome to my long awaited Brighton and Lush haul. I mentioned this in my Day in my Life : Windy Brighton Day and you all were excited to see it so, here you go! Enjoy! xx (All products are linked at the bottom)

The first thing I got, was a mug from England At Home in the lanes,. This is done in the style of the game Scrabble so it has a big G (it's for my friend - not me haha) on the front and a little 2 underneath the G. Also, on the inside, it has a pink box with the words "Double Word Score" - which I thought was really cute. This was £6.99 and it feels really good quality.

The next thing I got was the Barry M Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer. This was £4.49 and I don't like it at all. I originally wanted to get the Soap and Glory Kick Ass Blur and Brighten Concealer but they were sold out in my colour so I wandered around the make up section trying to find one in my shade, this was the only one so I decided to get it and give it a go. It claims to have "Complete Blemish Coverage" but it definitely has not. It had a really liquid-y consistency which when blended in, went to nothing. I won't be re-purchasing this, however I did like the applicator - it was super thin with soft bristles instead of a foam applicator;.


I then picked up 2 t-shirts in Hollister. The first one, was £17.00 and was a blush pink/coral colour with Barbie style writing saying "Hollister" on the left side. I got this in a S and it is quite a loose, flow-y fitting t-shirt but if you wanted it tighter fitting you could get the smaller size (XS), also when I was in, they didn't have any XS's. The next one was £19 but it was on sale to £12.99. It's grey with blue edges and says "Hollister" in white writing across the front with a floral pattern around it. They are both super soft and really good quality.

When I was in New Look, I was looking for the Suedette Bomber Jacket. They didn't have it, but I saw this one and it is the Petite Black Sateen Bomber Jacket. I got this in an 8 and it is the perfect size. It has a gold zip and cuffed hems, it also feels really soft and silky. This is available in mink as well as black, but I prefer the black ones. It is also slightly cropped which actually looks really nice. This was £29.99 which is actually fairly reasonable compared some other bomber jackets out there.

The next thing I got was Kiko's new Frozen Smoothies Nail Varnish Range. I got the pink shade - 011 Ribbon Pink. This is a dusky pink with tiny little specks of glitter in it. This is limited Edition so it was slightly pricier than the usual nail varnishes - it was £4.90.


Next we went to Lush and I picked up a few several bath products - I promise you, I do not have an obsession. The first thing I got was the Ladybird Bubble Bar, this was from the Easter range, so it is no longer sold but I am sure they will probably release this again next year. It is a red ladybird with a purple head and purple spots. It smelt fruity, which I really liked. The only complaint I have about this is, it was so hard to break. It took me ages to break a little bit off but, apart from that it was one of my favourite limited edition bubble bars.

The next thing I got, was Fluffy Egg. Fluffy Egg looks a little bit like Think Pink but in the shape and style of an egg. It also has the scent of Snow Fairy - which is one of my favourite lush scents. This has got to be one of my all time favourite bath bombs from Lush.

The last thing I got from the Easter range was Golden Egg. This is a vanilla scented bomb which cocoa butter in it, so it is really moisturising. I have to say, this probably isn't my all time favourite because it is covered in gold glitter so it comes off on everything, I am still finding specks of glitter everywhere! haha. Apart from that, I love the scent and it was £3.95, which is about the regular price for a bath bomb.

I then got 3 products from the permanent range. The first thing I got was Creamy Candy Bubble Bar. I have been using this since I first starting using Lush products. It is brilliant but is also pretty small - I usually get 2/3 baths out of it. It's a baby pink colour and has a flower on the top. I also really like the smell of this, to me it smells sweet with a hint of vanilla - pretty much my perfect scent! As this is one of the smaller bubble


The next thing I picked up was the Yuzu and Cocoa Bubbleroon. Theses are 2 little bubbles bars stuck on top of each other with a creamy soapy thing in the middle (I have no idea how to describe it!). This is a slightly bigger bubble bar so it is £3.75. This sort of smells coconutty but also a little citrus-y. Not a scent I would usually go for, but this is actually pretty nice.


The last thing I got was the Intergalactic Bath Bomb. Intergalactic, was only released in summer 2015 when some of the Oxford Street products were released into all stores. This is bright blue which rings of bright pink, white and gold. The people at Lush told me that the film "Guardians of the Galaxy" was the inspiration for this bath bomb. This has peppermint oil in it so it is a minty scent but it isn't too overpowering. Also, because of the peppermint oil it is pretty moisturising. It is £3.95 as it is a pretty big bath bomb.


Thank you so much for reading and I will see you very very soon,
Love Lou
xxx

QOTP - Have you tried any of these products?

Links
England At Home Mug
Barry M Concealer
Coral Hollister tee (On the pictures it is tied at the front, but I don't wear it like this)
Grey Hollister tee
Bomber Jacket
Frozen Smoothies Nail Varnish
Creamy Candy
Intergalactic
Yuzu and Cocoa
Ladybird (Not sold anymore)
Golden Egg (Not sold anymore)
Fluffy Egg (Not sold anymore)

Hey everyone, and welcome to another post in my Lou's Guide To: series and today I am going to be focusing on Lush bath bombs. Hope you enjoy! xx (Pictures of some of the bath bombs will be at the bottom of the post - each will have a caption so you know which is which).

I have a bit of a love, hate relationship with Lush Bath Bombs - or Bath Ballistics as they call them. I love them when they are dissolving in the bath and making the water a gorgeous colour but I hate the residue it leaves in the bath, ad the fact you can only get 1 bath out of them. This makes them quite expensive for just 1 bath. Unlike the bubble bars, these don't crumble and you just pop them in whole -  and obviously, you can't take them back out. Don't get me wrong, I do love them I just find them quite expensive for just one bath so, that is why I don't use them as much a bubble bars.

I do, have some favourite bath bombs from Lush - I will talk about 2 all year ones, 2 Easter ones and 2 Christmas ones. The all year round bath bombs I love are Think Pink and Intergalactic. Think Pink was the very first bath bomb I tried from Lush about 4 years ago. It is bright pink and flowers one the top that do dissolve in water. If I remember correctly, these have confetti in them middle which I think is a really nice touch. Intergalactic, on the other hand, was only released in summer 2015 when some of the Oxford Street products were released into all stores. This is bright blue which rings of bright pink, white and gold. The people at Lush told me that the film "Guardians of the Galaxy" was the inspiration for this bath bomb.

Two Easter products I love are Fluffy Egg and Golden Egg. If I had to pick a number 1 favourite, I would pick Fluffy Egg purely because it leaves less residue in the bath haha. Fluffy Egg looks a little bit like Think Pink but in the shape and style of an egg. It also has the scent of Snow Fairy - which is one of my favourite lush scents. Then golden egg, is vanilla scented - but this is covered in gold sparkly glitter that comes off everywhere. I do love it but I wish there was just a little less glitter.

And finally, the 2 Christmas range favourites are : Golden Wonder and Yog Nog. Golden Wonder is a gold and white sparkly parcel but when it's in the bath is reveals bright blue and green shades which turns your bath a dark bluey green. I can't really describe what it smells like, but to me it smells sort of citrus-y. It is also pretty huge so it is great value for money. Yog Nog, is a white and gold (again haha) but this time it is in stripes down the ballistic. This is 100% a sweet scent so if you are nit a fan of that sort of scent I would definitely not recommend this for you. It has a toffee scent that isn't too subtle but it isn't too strong either - it is just right. This is in the classic sphere shape and I cant actually remember what this looks like when it has dissolved - if you know, let me know in the comments.

Yog Nog

Thank you so much fir reading, and I will see you very
very soon,
Love Lou
xxx

Hey everyone, and welcome to my first Q and A. I asked on Instagram for some questions and here's what you all asked. Enjoy! xx

Who are your favourite bloggers? (From Marti and Lauren)

My all time favourite blogger is Anna Saccone but obviously I love both of yours as well.

Do you have any piercings? (From Hannah)

I don't! When I was younger I wanted my ears pierced but then I was too scared to! haha

All time favourite make up product? (From Lauren and Marti)

It has to be Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara. I think I have put it in nearly every favourites post. hehe

How do you promote your blog posts? (From Marti)

I promote individual posts by sharing them onto social media e.g. Google Plus and Instagram. I promote my blog as a whole by commenting on other blogs.

How long have you been blogging for? (From Marti)

On 27th March I had been blogging for 8 months - 9 on the 27th April.

Do you plan on getting any piercings? (From Hannah)

No, I don't - I'm still to scared! hehe

Do pageviews bother you? (From Marti)

Not really. Occasionally, when I spend hours on a post and then it get 15 views can be really discouraging but I just tell myself anything above 0 is a bonus and then I don't feel that discouraged anymore.

What are your blogging goals for 2016? (From Lauren)

I don't really have any to be perfectly honest. I would like to have hit 6k pageviews (Currently on 4900)

Do you talk to any bloggers on social media? (From Marti)

Haha. Yeah I do, I am in several group chats in Instagram - hang on wasn't it you who added me to them? hehe

Why did you start wearing make up? (From Marti)

I don't really know. I have always liked beauty products - even when I was younger, I used to film videos of me on my IPod of me putting on my play make-up!

Would you ever stop wearing make-up? (From Marti)

A tricky one, I probably could, put I'm not going to. hehe

Thank you so much for reading and I will see you very very soon,

Love Lou
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Hey everyone, as some of you may know, last weekend I went to Brighton. I didn't actually stay in Brighton, I stayed just outside Brighton but I did go into Brighton for the day. So today, I am going to be sharing with you what I got up to in Brighton. Hope you enjoy! xx

26/3/16

So, on the Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early to get into Brighton at 10:00. When we got to Brighton, we went to a cute coffee shop called the Coffee Lounge, where I had the nicest hot chocolate ever! It was so creamy but really chocolate-y! After that, we walked along the sea front to the pier. On the pier we went on the 2p slot machines - I've always loved them - and went on a grabber machine to try and win a minion - we didn't win it :(. We walked all the way to the end of the pier where the rides are and I went the Ghost House (which wasn't actually that scary) and the carousel (I went on Charlotte. hehe).

When we had finished on the pier we headed to The Lanes. I went into a few shops down there (I'm not going to tell you what I got from there because I am doing a haul very very soon). Anyway, after a little bit of shopping we wandered through The Lanes to the famous Choccywoccydoodah. It was so busy, we went upstairs to get a table in the cafe but there was a 45 minute wait so we booked one and went into the shop downstairs to get a few bits and bobs. After looking around the shop for about 30 minutes we were called up to the café as our table was ready. We sat down and thought we were going to be given your standard size A4 menu. But, boy were we wrong. After a few minutes of sitting down we were handed a giant chalkboard listing all of the things they had to offer. This was so overwhelming but I finally decided on a chocolate cake and a chocolate milkshake. Also, as a group we got a dipping pot to share. Again, we were expecting the usual slice of cake, but boy were we wrong. I'd say that the slice of cake was a good 4 inches high. We all got a slice of cake and we had the dipping post to share so it was so overwhelming. Clearly, we didn't finish it all but we were given cute little boxes to put the dipping pot bits and a few layers of cake we hadn't finished. On our way out, we had a lovely chat with one of the workers and she said "If you don't come out feeling a little bit sick and in a slight chocolate coma, you haven't done it the Choccywoccydoodah way". Obviously, we hadn't all done it the Choccywoccydoodah  way and we all felt we were in a bit lot of a chocolate coma but we carried on like normal-ish.

As we were navigating our way around the lanes, we say the Brighton Pavilion so we went inside the gates to go and take some cute photos (which are underneath this post). We spent a very windy (Storm Katie-esque) afternoon shopping around Brighton which I will be sharing with you very soon, but not yet.  On our way back to the car, it was so windy and rainy, that I nearly got blown over! We got back in the car and headed back to our accommodation for a well deserved rest.

















Anyway, sorry this post was quite rambley but I just thought you might be interested in what I got up to in Brighton and I hope you actually enjoyed this.

Love Lou
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Sorry some of the photos are different ways :(

Hey everyone, and welcome to another Lou's Guide To:. Today I am going to be doing a guide to blogging , I will be sharing with you some tips and tricks that I have learnt so far. I really hope you enjoy this post and I will see you very soon. xx

Pre-write Posts

I have found pre-writing posts so helpful. I write each one of my posts roughly half a week before they go up so I don't have to worry and quickly writing it 10 minutes before it goes up. This means you have better content which is more likely to attract new readers.

Schedule Posts

Once I have pre-written my post I click on the schedule tab at the side and just change the pre-set numbers to the date and time I want it to go up. This is also really helpful if you are travelling, as it doesn't need wi-fi to go up because it goes up automatically.

Share posts on social media

As most of you will know, whenever I upload a post, I share it on my google plus and instagram. This just lets all of your followers know that you have uploaded a post.

Post what you want to post

I have found this so helpful and it has made me enjoy blogging more than I used to. Before Christmas, I was writing posts I didn't really want to post and I didn't particularly enjoy writing. My new year's resolution was to write posts I enjoy writing, I have done this and I feel as though it comes across in my posts.

Thank you so much for reading and if you want anymore blogging tips just let me know!

Love Lou
xxxxx

Hey everyone, and welcome back to another favourites posts. It only seems like two days ago that I was writing my February favourites. Anyway, today I will be sharing with you some of the things I have loved through March. Hope you enjoy! xxx


KIKO Velvet Mat Lipstick

I bought this around the middle of March and I love it so so so so much. I have the shade in 613 which I think is actually sold out in most stores and online so I was really lucky to get one of these.
It is a pink shade but is also a bit of a nude - it's really hard to describe so I'll just put a swatch at the bottom. I  don't think this photo shows that it's a pink nude - it isn't as pink as it shows. Anyway, even though this is a matte it isn't drying at all and I actually find it quite moisturising which I wouldn't normally expect from a matte lipstick. This lasts through eating and drinking - I usually only have to re-apply this once. I literally have nothing but good to say about this lipstick - if you can ever get your hands on this shade or another definitely pick it up. Also, this has the prettiest packaging!

Sorry the lighting is bad :(

 Beauticology Vanilla Frosting Body Lotion Through out the month of March, I have absolutely loved this as a foot lotion, as you will know if you saw my Empties post I finished my Beauticology Toasted Marshmallow Foot Lotion and I absolutely loved that foot lotion so I was very excited when I found this completely un opened in my drawer. The moment I started using this I knew it would be just as good as the other one - and I was right. It makes my feet feel really smooth and gets rid of any dry bits of skin. I keep this permanently on my bedside table so I can put it on just before I go to sleep.