Nails green and silver

My green and silver nails that I did last night instead of going to bed early. The camera never picks up this colour well but it is a minty green. I got this polish in Penny's a little a while in an embellishment set. The silver on my ring finger is Nails inc that I got with a magazine and have been dying to do something with since then. Those little silver bits are from an essence nail decoration kit. I painted my nail silver then using a tweezers attached each little circle one at a time. I used Rimmel top coat over it when it dried and then spent most of the day trying not to ruin them as I have a habit of  doing that. 

Something very exciting is happening.....

Ever since I got back from Australia last year I have been dying to get back. Well it's finally happening. Today I paid for my flights. Next thing is to get my visa sorted and insurance and all the other little bits for working. I'm planning on leaving in August and I'm just so excited already I can't wait. This time I won't be just going for a month because it felt to short and there was just so much to do. So this time I will be going for a year.

I'm not a big fan of flying and our flight is really long with a 10 hour stop over in Kuala Lumpur but I don't care as long as I get there.

So the plan is now for the next few months to save as much money as possible. This means no shopping and alot of nights in but it will be worth it by the time August rolls round.

Waxing my legs at home. How I got on.

So I decided to be brave and give waxing my legs another go. I had said that I never would again after the horrible incident when I was 17 which resulted in having a patch of skin on one leg missing. Oh just thinking about it makes me shiver. The whole experience scared the life out of me. Thinking about it now I really shouldn't have tried it as my skin was very sensitive and dry and I had been suffering from an eczema flare up just before but I was determined.

 I don't know what I was so worried about this time because I now know a lot more about it then I did then. I had bought a wax pot a while ago but never really used it and it sort of fell over once and ruined the sitting room rug oopps. Anyway I took a trip over to Sally Salon Services and got myself a tub of Green Tea soft wax, spatulas, fabric strips and an after wax lotion which has tea tree in it. 

Although it turned out that I'm very messy with wax my legs have never been so soft and as for it hurting I could honestly barley feel it.  I made sure that I had exfoliated my skin before hand and that my skin was dry, I heated up the wax and tested it on my wrist first to check the temperature. I then applied a layer to my leg and applied the fabric strip. Next I rubbed the strip in the same direction that I applied the wax. Then the scary part came when it was time to pull it off. I pulled the skin down and quickly pulled of the wax strip making sure that I didn't pull it up in the air but more backwards on itself ( if that makes sense). Anyway I was expecting to be shocked and maybe even cry a little but nope I was just like oh that was alright actually haha. After finishing I used baby oil to remove some wax that had was still on my legs and the floor and then massaged the after waxing lotion into my legs. 

I really was expecting it to hurt a lot more, I think getting my eyebrows waxed hurts so much more then this did and the next day they where not at all sensitive or red. I really don't know what I was expecting to happen. I think I'm converted and I love the lotion so much I've been using it as a moisturizer on my legs ever since and they are so soft. 

Home Made Bread

The finished Project 

I decided to spend my Sunday baking bread. I haven't done this in ages and forgot how long it takes, but very worth it. The house now smells of lovely fresh bread and it tastes gorgeous. I went with a bloomer type loaf and am so happy with how it's turned out that I think it has brought back my bread baking bug. My sister who is coeliac has now asked me to make one but gluten free so that's what I will be working on this week. Since I don't like recipes that don't turn out as well as hoped I usually make up my own and a fluffy and crusty gluten free loaf is my next project.

                              After all the kneading and proofing and ready to go in the oven.

Gluten Free Ginger Bread Men Recipe

Here is my recipe for Gluten free ginger bread men. It's actually quite easy to make and they taste delicious.
Bake them in the oven on a medium heat, I usually go with 180 degrees until they have browned a little. Don't forget that they are a little soft still until they cool down.

White nails

I keep seeing pictures of white nails recently and absolutely love the idea so I decided to try it out recently. This is how they turned out. Unfortunately they didn't last that long, by the end if the next day they had chipped a lot but I'm not that surprised as I used a nail polish that I don't even remember buying or where it came from. I think it may have come from a french manicure set. Anyway I still love the look and will definitely be investing in a better polish for my white nail look.

My new charm bracelet

Charm bracelet and charms.

My little sister got me this lovely charm bracelet and gorgeous four leaf clover charm for Christmas this year. She even bought the new most adorable little glittery box for it.

I am so happy to get a charm bracelet as it is something I have wanted for a while as I have two lovely charms that I got from family in Australia for my 21st and after my Granny died a few years ago. I'm so picky that I couldn't pick one myself so this is perfect.

Adorable box.

Unfortunately when I opened it on Christmas day the bracelet was not in great shape and looked like it had been warn a lot already. My poor little sister had to bring it back and exchange it. Not surprising that the manager was shocked when she saw it and swapped it straight away. So now finally I can wear my sparkly shiny new bracelet.