You Beauty Discovery Box

So today was a very exciting day for me! After reading several blogs about beauty boxes I took the plunge and decided to subscribe to a few boxes this month to give them a try, and my first one arrived today!

So basically, there are several beauty boxes which are monthly subscriptions of a box containing several beauty samples for you to try out. This specific beauty box is one of the cheaper few and is only £6.95 per month. 

For this particular beauty box you recieve about four or five small beauty smaples, you can actually select two of these samples online before the box is delivered to you so that you have a brief idea of what you are getting. However, because I was new this month and only subscribed half way through the month a few of the top products were taken but it was still very exciting when my beauty box arrived this morning. 

So here is the picture of the box itself, I think it's a pretty simple but sweet design, this box is a bit smaller than the other beauty boxes that I have seen but that was expected as this was the cheapest beauty box at £6.95 unlinked the bigger brands at £12.95.

When you open the box you have a little leaflet which tells you details about the products which are inside your beauty box, it also contains vouchers and money off codes for the products inside the box if you want to purchase them. 

I think the box is nicely presented and packed with lots of shredded tissue paper so that nothing is damaged on the way. 

So in my first months beauty box I got; 

Some Vintage Cosmetic Comanpy toe separators, although these are really cheap, they do come in handy and I could do with getting rid of my old ones so quite happy with these.  

I then got some tea bags from Dragonfly tea, I've never tired this brand of tea before and I really enjoy trying new flavours of tea so I am looking forward to trying these. The flavours are Moroccan Mint which is a green tea and Cape Malay Chai, so they both sound very interesting. 

Next is one of my selected products which was the Paul Mitchell, dry wash spray. It's quite a good size sample at 50ml. I thought it would be a nice alternative to my usual dry shampoo so I am looking forward to testing this. 

Lastly, another one of my selected items was the Dr. Lipp, original nipple balm for lips. This again is a good size product, possible full size for a lip balm. I have tryed it out and at first I found it to be quite thick and sticky which I don't usually look for in a lipgloss however I  willing to give it another try with lipstick etc. 

Overall, I have been really impressed with my first beauty box. Especially as this box is so so cheap I will definitely be staying subscribed for the next few months or so to test out more goodies before making up my mind.

I also have recently subscribed to Birch box which should be coming soon so I will post about that one shortly. There are also a few other beauty boxes I am keen to try however I am trying to budget and therefore I am testing them slowly to rule out which ones will be becoming a fixed subscription. 

If you haven't ever tired a beauty box I really recommend at least a tester month! 

Alice May 

Xxx

Food-a-holic

So lately I've been trying out a lot of good food/drinks. Typical student life, trying out all the local cafés, bars and places to eat in cardiff. Yes I'm supposed to be poor.

So if you are ever in the local area of Cardiff/Cathays here are some fabby places to try out! 

Firstly Face 11. Face 11 is a cute little bar/restaurant literally a road away from where I am living now, always so tempting. It is a really nice quirky and individual place where they serve lots of yummy cocktails, pizza and burgers. 

The cocktails are usually on a 2-4-1 offer which is even better and the pizza similarly is often but one and get one half price. 

I have a florentina which has a fried egg on the top and was really fresh and delicious they are all home made in the kitchen. So so good. 

Next cafe 37 is the local almost greasy spoon where you will find most hungover students on a Sunday morning. It's pretty cool as it has an American style theme and everything is so cheap. I had just some toast and a amazing malteaser milkshake! So so so good! They also do all of the traddional fry ups which looked very yummy. 

As soon as I heard my local pub served toffee apple cider of course I literally ran there. This Brothers cider flavoured with a hint of toffee apple was super delicious and it was nice to drink it in the chilled out atmosphere of the Woodville, I'm just a big sucker for fairy lights really. However, I did feel pretty sick after the whole bottle as it is very very sweet. 

Barker tea rooms in Cardiff town was spot on. It opened a few months ago and ever since I had been forever waiting to go. I am a typical British girl who loves nothing more than drinking tea in a cute little tea shop accompanied by some yummy cake or scones and some lovely people. What more could you want really? As the vintage tea room seems to be an ever growing thing I am eager to try as many as possible and this one was perfectly fitted with cosy chairs and mismatching crockey! 

I also discovered the wonder of Emma Jaynes cupcakes which is literally a five minute walk from my house in catahys. I've been twice so far and it's an absolute bargain. Tea and cake for £3!!! Why wouldn't you? As you can see I tasted the Oreo cupcake and the chocolate orange cupcake, both were amazing. I am always spoiled for choice, next time I think I might try the cherry bake well or the peanut butter!! 

Finally, I also recently stumbled across tucker on Sailsbury road. It is a recently open cafe/restaurant where they sell a variety of burgers, pizzas and snacks. Its a lovely place to go for a quick catch up with your friend but also in the evenings they have selective nights for a slection of live music and drinks etc. I enjoyed a gingerbread milkshake the last time I visited which was delicious.

So if you are ever visiting Cardiff, or in fact are living the student life in catahys these are for sure the best places (I've found so far) to grab a bite or two to eat. 

Alice May

Xxxx

Spring wardrobe starting to emerge.

As usual I've been getting a little carried away with my busy university life and have some what neglected my blog. 

Anyway, as it's finally heading into the spring months I thought I would share a few of my current favourite outfits I've been wearing and look forward to wearing a bit more as the warmer months approach. 

As soon as I saw this bargain dress in Primark I instantly fell in love. I am a massive fan of daisy and this spring they seem even bigger than last year. I also am always wearing blue colours and it has a collar so overall it was just fab. I wore this with some black tights and boots however as it gets warmer it will look just as sweet with a jean jacket and some sandals. 

This is not the best photo of my outfit, but I also have another absolutely lovely dress from Primark. Lately I seem to be finding some lovely items in their, especially when it comes to the new spring clothing. This is a sweet and floaty sort of dress with some pinky flowers on and it actually looks quite smart and great with a pinky lipstick to match. 

I also fell in love with this cute little flared gingham skirt from Urban outffiters last week. Again here I have added some tights to keep it a bit warmer for now but I think this would look just as nice without tights. 

To add a bit more colour into my wardrobe I bought this yellowy/green jumper from topshop. At first I thought it was a bit too bright however it ended up look quite smart with a shirt and collar underneath and a necklace on top. 

Finally another primark find was this sweet little spring style jumper with lips on. I got it around valentines day which was very suited. However, it reminded me of a fearne cotton sort of style. 

It just looks nice and simple tucked into some jeans and is a comfy and causal outfit for the day.  

Anyway that's a few bits that I've recently purchased. I have got a few newer items in my wardrobe which I'm still waiting for a bit more sun till they come out. 

Alice May xxx

Sunny days

Sunny days by yayalicemay featuring topshop shoes

Topshop mint top
topshop.com

Topshop blue quilted jacket
topshop.com

Topshop shorts
topshop.com

Topshop tennis socks
topshop.com

Topshop shoes
topshop.com

Topshop flower jewelry
topshop.com

Ray-Ban black glasses
$210 - net-a-porter.com

Topshop nail polish
$11 - colette.fr

February favourites

It's the end of the month, already the year seems to be absolutely flying by... 

However, I must say that I am rather keen for spring to be here. 

As my posts have been rather absent this month, I thought I would share with you the things that I've been really enjoying over the past month. 

Firstly is this valentine haze candle from paper chase. I got it as a valentine gift and have been burning it ever since. It has a really sweet smell and I think the little hearts look adorable. Such a cute little gift for someone who is as candle mad as me! 

Secondly is my Benefit, Hello Flawless foundation. In these cold months my skin gets really dry and I find this foundation really hydrating and fresh. It's also a fab colour match for my very pale skin and gives me a natural sort of glow!

I'm really happy with my purchase of a vintage Polly pocket necklace from etsy, I love anything that's a bit quirky and weird and this just fits my child like persona perfectly. 

I also have been having the best nights sleep in my super cosy my little pony pyjamas from primark. The fact that they are leggings just makes them so comfy! 

I also tryed out a cute little nail pattern I found on Pinterest for valentines day and I think it worked out pretty well, I love doing all sorts of nail patterns so if anyone has any cute ideas please let me know! 

Finally, I've really been enjoying these bare minerals loud and clear lip sheers. I find they are really hydrating for your lips but also add a nice subtle base coat to create a more smooth look under a bolder colour. 

Hope you all had a nice nosey on my favourites, send me some links to yours! 

Alice May 

Xxxx

Alice In Wonderland style

Alice In Wonderland style by yayalicemay featuring charm rings

Topshop shirts top
topshop.com

Balmain mint jeans
stylebop.com

Disney lace socks
hottopic.com

Converse high top
converse.com

Charm ring
etsy.com

Topshop green glitter nail polish
$8.34 - johnlewis.com

N2 Contes Articules Necklace
$135 - luisaviaroma.com

TOPSHOP Alice in Wonderland Boy Pants
topshop.com

WIWT

Thought I would do a quick blog post on one of my favorite apps/social networking sites at the moment. WIWT or What I Wore Today is a cute little website where people post pictures of their most worn outfits or just pictures from their day to day wardrobes.

I discovered the website a while back in summer when my Mum, who loves looking at things online, actually told me about it and I thought why not give it a go. It is very simple and there is no pressure to upload an outfit everyday just when you feel you're wearing something particularly nice, or even just something you want to share with other people. All you do is take a photo of what you are wearing and you have the option to tag brands like Topshop and Zara etc.

It is also a really great place to get fashion and style ideas and see what people are wearing all round the world. The editors of the site also pick their daily fave outfits so sometimes you get featured on the editors page which feels pretty nice. You can also star or like people's outfits to rate which styles you like best.

Here is the link to my profile if you fancy taking a look; http://wiwt.com/user/yayalicemay/

I thought I would share with you some of my outfits which I have uploaded over that last few months for people to view. 

These are all taken from the phone app, which is a bit different from the online website which you can also upload and view your profile on. 

I really enjoy WIWT as it's just another fun website to share styles with other people interested I fashion. I really reccomend it so let me know if you give it a try! 

Love 

Alice May 

Xxxx