My Yacht Week Photo Diary

Warning warning, this post is very picture heavy. But as promised here a photo diary of my holiday in Croatia with The Yacht Week!

I think these photos speak for themselves that I had a pretty incredible time.....

Lots of Yacht Week boats, beautiful sunsets on the water, partying in Hvar and some sailing lessons

Sunset photoshoots

 

Sailing and soaking up the sun

Pre-party prosecco on the boat in Palmizana marina before heading to Hvar

Hvar Town

 
Hvar Day! Jump if you are having fun :)

Group shots with the skipper in the mast!

Exploring the beautiful Croatia!

The old fort party in Vis! 

The last day; the Yacht Week sailing regatta!

Our boat 'Team Nauti'

Me; Roxy....A Little Nauti? Never ;)

The last day, leaving our boat again after the most amazing week!

I have the most amazing memories of this trip that will last me a lifetime and I was lucky to meet some fantastic new people along the way. After a week of sailing. lots of partying and not a lot of sleeping, I do admit it I was a bit of a broken woman on my return to London and my own bed had never felt so good :) Fore more information or to book your Yacht Week holiday check out their website www.theyachtweek.com/.

More Shellac Nails: French Manicure

After my last experience with Shellac (read here) I just couldn't wait to get my nails done again! Having perfectly manicured nails for two weeks is proving addictive already :)
This time I went for classic, elegant and timeless; a french manicure!

PS....can you guess what I am holding here???

I love the classic look of a french manicure and having this chip free for 2 weeks is just brilliant!

They used CND polishes in the shades 'beau' and 'studio white' for this manicure.

TADA......Yes I am indeed holding a little blue box from Tiffany & Co! LUCKY ME :)

Why? Well it's my birthday tomorrow and it is a bit of a yearly tradition to get some T&C goodness for my birthday. See previous presents here and here. This present is from my parents and I can't wait to open it tomorrow morning. I already know what it is but you will just have to wait until I show you later this week :) This item has been on my Tiffany's wish list for a while...what's on your list?

I hope you all have an amazing weekend!
I will be celebrating turning another year older with friends over lots of prosecco and cake ♥

LashAngel London mobile eyelash extensions

I got eyelash extensions last summer and loved it so much that I decided it was a must have for my summer holiday to Croatia! The beauty of having eyelash extensions for my holiday would mean not having to bother with waterproof mascara at all and being able to wake up (on a small sailing boat) and having beautiful dark curled lashes ready to go! Last year I got mine done by the lovely Kym from LashLab. You can read that review and more information on lash extensions here (link).

However before going on holiday I was so busy and I just couldn't seem to find the time to fit in an appointment to get my semi permanent lashes applied. Then I was saved by a friend of mine who recommended me to use Lash Angel, who offer a mobile service all over London! I got in contact with Vanessa who was available to come to my house at 8.30pm in Notting Hill to apply the extensions in the comfort of my own bedroom!

She applied a full set of lashes (which is about 70-90 lashes per eye) at a cost of £80. The whole procedure took about an hour and a half to complete but whilst lying on my own bed, music playing in the background.... I actually almost fell asleep, that's how comfortable I was! 

Here are some before and after pictures taken on the night.

I asked for long curled full lashes but specified that I didn't want them to look too fake so they wouldn't feel too over the top during the daytime on the beach or whilst sailing. I was very happy with the final look! 

Because each extension is applied to your own individual lashes I think it looks very natural.

All of the above photos are taken with ZERO makeup or mascara!

Some of the fantastic advantages of lash extensions are:

- They lengthen, thicken and give you a permanently curled lashed look

- They are waterproof and you don't need to fuss with wearing mascara

- Your extensions will last several weeks. At least 3-4 weeks depending on how well you look after them. 

- Lash extensions do not cause lash loss but they will fall out over time as you lose your own lashes.

- They can be worn for extended periods until your own lash completes it's life cycle

- When applied professionally lashes can last 3 months with one or two touch ups in between (normally about £50 for top-up treatments)

Here a photo of my eyes made up to show you how easily the lashes can look more dramatic and ready for a night out :) All I did was apply MAC Club eyeshadow to my eye lid, the lower lash line and added some (water based) mascara to my lower lashes to balance out and darken the look.

Tada smokey, smoldery eyes and fluttery lashes in just a matter of minutes! I love it :)
This picture was taken in week THREE of having the lashes and still going strong!

It has now been four weeks and my lashes are still looking pretty amazing! I am definitely using Vanessa again because the lashes have been great quality and getting them done at home was just ideal. I think in 1-2 weeks I will get some in-fills done so my lashes will last me for my next holiday to the USA at the end of August! 

Fore more details on lash extensions or contact details for Lash Angels visit www.lashangel.com 

Is lash extensions something you've ever had done or are you now perhaps curious to try it? xoxo

Dancing in the rain!

Quote of the day....

Happy Hump Day everyone! I hope your week is going well :)

I personally can't believe it's the 1st of August already....seriously where have the last few months gone?! I'm all back into London mode after my holiday in Croatia and will be at home for most of August before my next holiday to the USA at the end of August. I have to say that London is a pretty amazing and buzzing city to live in at the moment because of the London 2012 Olympic Games! On Friday night me and some friends went to the Opening Ceremony concert in Hyde Park to watch the ceremony with around 80,000 other people whilst singing the night away with great musical performances by Duran Duran, Stereophonics and Snow Patrol. It was a fabulous night and I really enjoyed watching the ceremony; did any of you watch the show London put on? 

Also last night I was lucky enough to experience some more Olympic Fun at the official Olympic Park because I actually managed to secure tickets to see some hockey games at the Riverbank Arena. Here some quick pictures of my trip to the London 2012 Olympic Park!

We saw USA beat Argentina 1-0 and Australia beat Germany 3-1! I have played hockey since I was a little girl so it was amazing to see these top athletes playing at such a prestigious sporting event.

The vibe at the park was incredible! Even though there were SO many people it was all very well organised and everyone was so helpful and friendly. I think the volunteers are doing an wonderful job! We had a brilliant evening, I now really want to try to get some more tickets......

Are you following any of the Olympics at the moment? I love watching the swimming, hockey, athletics, rowing and cycling and hopefully The Netherlands will pick up a few medals these games; we have secured two so far already :) How is your country doing at London 2012? xoxo