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LIFESTYLE: All-In Kitchen

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Alot of people don't like to mention gambling on their blog, I don’t really get it. I understand that it can be a bad habit but a night at the bingo or having a play at the casino every now and again isn’t such a big deal - for me, it’s usually just a fun night out with friends.

Lately, my brother has started this new thing of spending his Saturday nights in with his friends, ordering a takeaway and playing poker. Definitely sounds like fun although if it had it my way, it would be a meal out, a couple of cocktails and a trip to the casino which is why I was super jealous when I heard about PokerStars and Jones & Sons All-In Kitchen (which I had sadly missed)! It's a little pop up, set up to celebrate the new season of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour. As I said, they already had their London date but apparently are looking to come back again soon so hopefully I will be able to go along!

After reading a bit more, I found out that it was the world's first pay-by-poker restaurant. You play a few games, then what you pay is based on how many chips you have at the end of the games - all complements of PokerStars. Plus, each course is poker themed. I love themed food, especially when it matches the environment. The menu features a 'Royal Flush of King Crab Thermidor', 'Queen Scallops accompanied by Salt Baked Swede and Bacon Marmalade, '4 Of A Kind of Lamb Chops and even a '2 Pair of Pear Tarte Tatin, Pear Caramel and Ice Cream'.

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BEAUTY: 007 & Hugo Boss Perfume For Women

Sunday, 1 March 2015

Today, I wanted to show you a couple new perfumes that I got from The Fragrance Shop last week.

This first one is 007 for women and it comes in 30ml, 50ml and 75ml. I really like a black perfume bottle and I love its slick diamond cut look and the rose gold band, nozzle and box. This is definitely a bottle I would want to put on display in my room.

The smell is described as oriental with top notes of Bergamot, Black Pepper, Rose Milk. Middle notes of Blackberry, Gardenia, Jasmine and base notes of Black Vanilla, Cedarwood, White Musk. What do I think? It's quite in your face as you spray it to start with but quickly fades to a pleasant subtle smell that you catch every now and again. To me, it's a mix of sweet and floral, alot more sweeter than I was expecting but I really like it.
And the second one is Hugo Woman By Hugo Boss which also come in 30ml, 50ml and 75ml on The Fragrance Shop website. I could smell this one as soon as I took the wrapping off and I fell in love with it straight away, it smells like summer. It's very light and floral and very feminine.

The bottle is very different from the one above but it's not terrible, I quite like its circular shape - very simple and classic looking with its red outline but it's the smell that I really love here.

Big thanks to The Fragrance Shop for sending me these new perfumes!

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LIFESTYLE: Lunch At Jamies Italian, Chelmsford

Friday, 27 February 2015

 Last week Andrew and I took a little adventure to Chelmsford. It's not really that far from me but neither of us had ever been before so when I got an invitation to come and try out the Jamie's Italian in the town center I thought it might be fun!

We followed the sat-nav and got there alot easier that expected. We spotted the restaurant, turned down the next road and found a giant car park which we were both pretty pleased about. On the walk to the restaurant, the ticket flew off in the wind and I watched (and laughed) as Andrew chased after it haha I've never seen him run so fast.
After all that excitement we were pleased to sit down and relax. Jamie's is based inside The Trattoria and has a very warehousey feel to it. I loved the high ceilings, ripped wallpaper walls and the fact that the whole restaurant was filled with smells wafting out of the open pizza oven in the middle of the room. I have only been to Jamie's once before (at Westfield) and this has a very different layout!
 Our waitress was really lovely which is always a good thing, she was smiley and helpful throughout our meal. Also, she brought over a jug of tap water which for me is a winner. I hate having to ask over and over for another glass of water. We also ordered juices - Andrew got pineapple and I got a virgin strawberry mojito - just as tasty as a real one - yum.
The menu itself was quite small with only 6 pastas and 4 or 5 pizzas although there were still lots of good choices, neither of us had a hard time finding something we liked. It was nice to have a good choice of pastas - we never eat pasta when we go out so we both opted for one. They came in bowls which was also a change for us. They were both big portions - I couldn't finish mine! I was pleased to see they were very generous with the sauce and toppings. Nothing worse than that awkward moment when the staff give you a little teaspoon of parmesan when what you really want is the whole bowl poured on top. (photos taken before the parmesan)
The food came out in good time and all tasted good too. We ordered three starters between us. Andrew went for the prawns which smelt amazing and I went for something I'd never heard of - Porcini mushroom arancini which I think was breaded balls of risotto, either way it tasted good although I really didn't like the sauce it came with. Andrew being Andrew insisted we needed a side order of garlic bread too. Be warned, it is reaallllyyy garlicy
 Then after our mains, I couldn't leave without dessert! The prices though the meal were fine and were similar to the prices of say a Pizza Express. We had 6 courses and 3 drinks between us which came to just under £50. Dessert was tasty but very pricey, most of them were okay actually, it was just the ice cream and sorbet options that I thought were alot, I was just a little shocked that 3 scoops of ice cream could cost almost £5. They included a topping which helped but still seemed alot to me - although the salted caramel ice cream I decided on was delicious. Andrew just has a coffee which we thought they had forgotten about but it came out eventually.
 We both enjoyed our meals and left super stuffed so that's a good thing, no one likes leaving a restaurant still feeling hungry. 

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FASHION: Motel Rocks Tiara Babydoll Dress in Sun Moon Stars And WAMO Giveaway

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Wamo is a new app that I have been really enjoying using lately. You create lists of all sorts of things from clothes, beauty items, technology ect. Each item you put in a list, you can then tag saying that love, hate, want or need them. They also run daily competitions with big brands to win the items you love - all you usually have to do it add an item from their store into one of your lists - simple as. 

I added this Motel Rocks dress to my need list last week so when the guys at WAMO got in touch with me and offered to have me pick something from one of my lists, this was my first call. This is one of Motels' best ever dresses in my opinion and I'd say alot of people agree because its stayed in they range online and in Topshop for ages. I bought the sunflower version in the summer and I loved wearing it so much that I have wanted a more wintery version for months. The material is light and floaty and it has a cute tie up detail at the back.

Dress - C/O WAMO - Motel Rocks At Topshop
Boots - ASOS
As well as getting me this lovely dress, they have also given me a Dior Show Iconic Overcurl Gift Set to giveaway to one of my followers. Just use the rafflecoptor widget below to enter! 

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LIFESTYLE: My Valentines Day Weekend

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Since I posted in so much excitement in the lead up the Valentines Day last week, I thought it was only fair that I shared with you what actually happened! I didn't find out until the day as Andrew managed to keep it a surprise. There's so much I want to tell you about but to keep this post as short as I can, I think it'll just be alll the photos and a little comment on what we did!

First, lets start off with my valentines day nails, aren't they cute!? I used Barry M's new 'Kiss Me Quick' and 'Viva Pink' from AVON.

Friday was the launch of 50 Shade Of Grey so of course we went to see that. We decided to go the the cinema at the 02 because our favorite restaurant - Gaucho - happened to be there. As always we really enjoyed the meal and some yummy cocktails too before walking into the busiest cinema I have ever seen haha.
The next morning, we woke up and made our way back into London for lunch. Since pancake day was later that week, I wanted pancakes so My Old Dutch it was! I had the yummiest pancake, covered in strawberries, chocolate sauce and ice cream and Andrew was boring and went for a savory one. Then we picked up some snacks for later and hopped into an Uber to our hotel for the evening! 
For our second evening, we spend the first part at The Rumpus Room, which is a very exclusive rooftop bar at the top of our hotel - The Mondrian. The views over London and the Thames were amazing as the sun set. The bar was very fancy (and kinda expensive - 4 cocktails came to £61) although we both really enjoyed it and it was valentines day after all! I had a strawberry and prosecco cocktail while Andrew had his prosecco with elderflower and cucumber.
It was the perfect excuse to wear my new skirt which I picked up at the Very Valentines event last week. I love the bold stripes and the scuba material allowed it to just glide over my hips. I probably could have done with a size 6 but that wont stop me wearing it. I paired it with a plain black crop top and my over the knee boots to keep my legs warm.
Afterwards we went back down to our room, got into bed, switched the TV on and ordered room service. Andrew had also arranged a surprise delivery of champange and chocolate covered strawberries which we indulged in while watching Take Me Out on the big pull out TV.
The next morning there was a knock on the door and in came a huge table filled with food and drinks. We both had a fry up as well as a plate of salmon and the super cute heart shaped pancakes which we shared. There was also toast, tea and orange juice. It was the biggest breakfast I've ever eaten
After stuffing ourselves on breakfast, it was time for the last part of our weekend! We put on the hotel dressing gowns and went down to the spa for a relaxing massage and body scrub.
and then sadly it was time to go back to the room and get ready to leave. I had such a great Valentines day weekend.  I hope you enjoyed reading all about it and hopefully it didnt babble on too much!

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