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Yesterday in town, I decided to look out for flowers that I could display in my room. I've bought carnations quite often over the time I've been here in Scotland and I really like them. But yesterday I spotted tulips for the first time in ages and they reminded me of how much I miss having beautiful tulips around me. Tulips are definitely my favourite flowers and I got the bouquet for £2 only! I should have bought two instead of one only, but I somehow didn't think about that yesterday. There were yellow, orange and pink ones, but the white ones were just so beautiful that I had to pick them! They don't really give a pop of colour to the room, which I usually like, but they are so delicate and make the room cosy and calm. Since I now know where to get tulips from, I will definitely get them more often and feel a bit more "springy". The winter is really annoying me already and I want it to get warm outside finally. Let's hope that my beautiful white tu...

Since I lately never had all of the ingredients needed for any kinds of muffins, but really missed baking already, I finally managed to bake these ones yesterday. I got the recipe from mu Butlers Muffin and Cupcake recipe book I bought in Vienna before moving out. So, here's how I made them: INGREDIENTS: -100g of soft butter -120g of sugar -2 eggs -120g of flour -1 tablespoon of cocoa powder -1/2 teaspoon of baking powder -100g of Nutella STEPS 1) Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C. 2) Mix the butter and sugar in a bowl, add the eggs. 3) Mix flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a different bowl and add to the first mixture. 4) Then add Nutella and stir or mix again for some seconds. 5) Put the dough in the muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes. 6) Let them cool down and you are done! Of course you can add a frosting but I preferred them this way. I really like them and they are simple to prepare. Let me know if you...

Since my nail are totally horrible, keep breaking all the time once they are a tiny bit longer and are very thin, I was trying to find a good nail hardener for a long time now. In Poland my mum and me went to a drug store and tried to chose one that looks promising. I've heard many good things about the Bielenda 8 in 1 nail hardener, but also that it contains formaldehyde and decided not to take it. Instead we found this 10 in 1 hardener, with Diamond powder and without formaldehyde. It sounded good and wasn't expensive either, so we bought it. I started using it straight away. so from the last week of December, applying two layers of it as often as possible. The 10 effects listed on the pack are: -hardens the nail -improves the nail's resistance -improves the thickness of the nail -strengthens -makes nail polish stay on for longer -gives the nail a shiny look -the nail is more even -makes the nail look prettier -is easy to apply -dries quickly Now that I...

I came from College and Eryk decided to prepare some super tasty wraps. I took the pictures and thought I'd share our "recipe" with you. We used some cucumber, half of a red pepper and a tomato, also Iceberg lettuce, grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese, southern fried chicken fillets, light mayonnaise, sour cream and some ketchup. Eryk used to work at KFC, so he has some wrap preparing experience- Boyfriend Bonus Point! Once they were rolled up neatly, we put them into the toaster and toasted them until they had these gold brown marks. They are delicious! I think they are quite healthy, apart from the sauces, so we tend to eat these a bit often... Do you like wraps? If yes, do you have any suggestions to try out? -Olivia ~28.01.2015~

I love fruits but often find it difficult to eat them on a daily basis. First of all, to me they seem ridiculously expensive here, plus it is not the best time of the year for fruits. And when I do get fruits, I am the only one to eat them and they often rot until I manage to eat all of them. So, to me it is easier to blend them all together and drink them in the evenings and I know that they will all be gone before I can throw them away. So, here's a quick milkshake recipe, for the shake I just did. Here are all the ingredients and now we can start! I took three bananas and a handful of blueberries and threw them in the blender... I added some cinnamon and pieces of dark chocolate... And in the end I added about 250 ml of cold milk... BLEND! DONE! It is a quick solution, for adding some vitamins to your diet and milkshakes are so tasty! Of course, you could add sugar or honey or whatever else you'd like and make your personal shake! -Oliv...

Today the weather was so pretty that I decided to finally wear a skirt again instead of jeans. So, this is what I wore and our cutie pie Maya modelled with me in our backyard. I went for quite a lot of make-up and at first I had a make-up disaster and wanted to cry but I somehow managed to fix it a bit. For my base I used my Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, my Bourjois Healthy Balance powder, Urban Decay Naked on the Run bronzer and the blush too. I used my Maybelline gel liner and the Urban Decay Perversion mascara on  my eyes and my new AVON lipstick in the shade Wine With Everything, and I absolutely love it! It is a purple/burgundy shade and it is a bit glossy as well. My outfit consisted of my grey and white patterned crop sweater that I got from ASDA one day, my black skater skirt from H&M, some burgundy tights I got for Christmas, my Clarks leather loafers and my Jack Wills shopper bag. (+ my furry coat for outside) When I came home I got...

You may have already found out that one of my favourite colours is pink and even in beauty products, it attracts my attention and I am more likely to get the product just because I think it is pretty. (Whatever) So, here are some products I really like for what they do, and also for their colour. :) (The products may not be pink, but the packaging they come in) My first pink product I love is my Bourjois Healthy Balance powder. Of course it is not pink itself, but the compact case has a vibrant pink colour and I think it looks very pretty. Also, the product is amazing and I already struggle with applying the powder quickly to my face, because I've hit the den and the powder is only around the inner space and more difficult to reach. Once I've run out of it, definitely the same powder will take its place in my beauty cupboard. It is great- it has a pretty shade, which makes my face a lot more alive and healthy, it has such a pretty, summery smell and it is not noti...

Some time ago I had the chance to order some more AVON cosmetics and it was so hard to chose something, and I can definitely tell that I would love to try out so many things! Last time I got in total six products, which you can see here: AVON Haul Nr 1 . This time I got five products and I really think that they are great. Let's start with some body mist. I even ordered one the last time, but in the Cherry Blossom scent, which I already had before and loved it. I use it on a daily basis so I thought it would be cool to get some other scents too. So I went for two different ones. One is the Strawberry & Guava one, and the other one is the Orange Blossom one. I actually have a shower gel from the Strawberry & Guava range, but I haven't used it yet, since I am using my Soap&Glory Orangeasm at the moment. But I smelt the shower gel and I liked it, so that's why I chose the mist from this range. The Orange Blossom was something I thought sounded nice and...

The vlog is already converting and it should be live in probably an hour ( hopefully). I got up in the morning and since Eryk was not home today I decided it was a good day to go out, get some fresh air, have a walk, relax. I couldn't decide where to go to, so I just simply chose the city centre, or let's say specifically George Street. I love the architecture of the buildings there, the shops are just the nicest and cutest, it's not as busy as Princes Street and there is also a baptist church, that I decided to enter, since I've never been in one before. I shot some pictures and filmed some short video clips- which are in today's vlog, so I recommend that you go and have a look later! I still have no idea what this building is, but I definitely need to explore it one day. Paperchase has definitely the BEST frames in the world! I wish I had some money left aside for some new room decor, but looks like I need to wait until the next pay day. I wi...

This morning I told Eryk that I finally need to get myself a cup that I could carry my tea in to College as I end up buying one every day and I could also bring my own one. But since I didn't have such a cup I thought that I should have a look in town for some today after College. Well, during my break, we went downstairs to the College shop to get some snacks and there I found a whole cabinet full of such coffee/ tea cups. I was very excited and the range of colours to chose from made me go crazy. I knew I had to get one immediately, so I went for a dark navy one, with a bright pink rubber band around the cup, for secure hold, and a mint lid. I am so fascinated by the cup and can't wait using it. It looks pretty, fun and well made- but this, we will find out once I've tried it. This cup has an Edinburgh College logo on the rubber band and was  £ 6,50 . This is an Australian Brand, and you can find the cups here: keepcup You can even design your own cup, which...