Holiday to Portugal

Guys, I have the holiday blues. After leaving sunny Portugal where I went on holiday with my boyfriend Marcus and coming back home to cold Autumnal weather I just want to hibernate. I thought it would be a nice idea to look back at the place where I was this time last week,  I enjoyed the area we went to that much that I wanted to share it as an idea for others to go to on holiday. We went to a place called Portimao in the Algarve, our hotel was really nice and where we were situated we could walk into a town called Alvor which took around half an hour or there was a free bus to Portimao Town or Praia Da Rocha. We visited all of those above and had some fun exploring, eating and I took some photos of my evening outfit choices. I couldn't believe how hot it was for the time of year, we got a slight tan and had a nice dip in the sea.

On our first evening we went into Alvor Town and ate at a lovely restaurant on the harbour, the first picture was our view which was incredible. We had the most amazing food, Marcus had the Algarve Codfish and I had a mixed fish kebab. It was the freshest fish I have ever had in my life!

On this day we got a taxi into Portimao town to explore, we had dinner there and had a nice little walk along the harbour. I loved all of the sculptures along the harbour, one of my favourites was the blue birds on the side of the building. 

The dish below was monk fish wrapped in bacon and was so good.

The one thing I noticed about Portugal was there was a lot of things made of cork and I fell in love with this bag and bracelet that I bought. 

This was a tuna steak, I have never had it before and I really enjoyed it. So fresh and delicious. 

I may have over indulged on a few crepes and waffles with nutella. This was the jumbo waffle which we shared.

The last two food pictures is a smoked sausage and my meal of steak on a stone which is a Portuguese speciality.

Such an amazing holiday, I can't wait to explore somewhere new next year. I am open to options so would love to hear anywhere nice that you have been on holiday. 

September Favourites

I am trying to be a good blogger and actually upload my favourites post early for once or at least earlier than normal. Autumn is nearly here, where has the year gone? 

 

As soon as I saw these Models Own chrome nail varnishes in one of my magazines I just knew I had to purchase some. I have the Rose Gold and the Blue one. They look really cool and I am obsessed, they dry quickly too which is a nice added bonus. They are about £5 each but I was lucky enough to get a deal on Superdrug which was buy one get one half price. I can't decide which colour to get next.

My other eye pencil had got far too small so I went for this Barry M super soft eye crayon, I am impressed by the colour. I have dark eyebrows anyway so I just need a pencil that will fill in the gaps and add to the shape and this certainly does both of those.

I used to have a cleansing routine every evening to take my make up off but since my Simple Face Scrub ran out I kinda gave up on the routine and my skin was not looking it's best. I decided to try the Nivea Micellar water for dry skin and my skin has been loving it. It isn't as dry or red as it has been recently and it is super quick and easy to use.

Relating to my previous favourite, these giant cotton wool pads (that I had to go in the baby isle for) are so much better than the tiny circular ones I have always been getting. I would through about 5 each time where as with these you literally need one. They are a lot easier and even though they are a basic thing they make taking my make - up off in the evening a much easier task. I just got mine from Asda for £1.25.

I realised that I don't own a pair of black boots, I'm not really someone that wears a lot of black but you just can't go wrong with a pair of black boots can you? I went for this pair from Newlook, I always have to go down a size in boots which is a bit weird but I love these and they will go with pretty much anything.

I like to whiten my teeth every so often and with me having a friends wedding coming up and a holiday I thought it was the perfect time to brighten my teeth up. I went for the   kit. You get results within 7 days which was one of the things that appealed to me. I noticed a difference after once use and now I have completed the treatment I am more than happy with how my teeth look. It may be back to drinking tea coffee through a straw but it is totally worth it. 

I first fell in love with the Chocolate Orange Minis Exploding Candy in January, I think they are a halloween/festive period special edition item so now that they are back out I could not be more happy. I also have been enjoying the Toffee Pieces flavour. I think I will have to stock up on these.

Afternoon Tea at Patisserie Valerie

Last weekend my cousin Neesha and I went to Patisserie Valerie for afternoon tea, I had never been to one before but I can definitely say I will be back. I had such lovely time, the cakes are incredible and I had the best hot chocolate. I think one of my faves has to be the mini chocolate eclair, how cute. We were well and truly stuffed afterwards and even took a little box home with what we had left. I do love an afternoon tea, hmm were can we go next?