Whole Foods Market - Cheltenham

Waking up to a severely sore throat this morning was not the best way to start off my weekend! I simply CANNOT be ill at all this month! Too many birthday celebrations at stake for tonsillitis to rear its ugly head!

Thanks to the new Whole Foods Market which has opened in Cheltenham, I went over to see what they had to help me beat the bug!

Now I had previously been during the week when it first opened and was super impressed. My boyfriend and I walked around in a food induced daze for well over an hour! It has such a nice atmosphere it actually makes food shopping a joy (not that I could afford to do a proper food shop in there as its kiiiinda expensive, but you definitely get what you pay for). They have so much good wholesome food on offer, which a huge percentage of the produce being locally sourced. The staff are hugely helpful and always offering out samples of food or beverages. We ended up buying some fresh pizza from the deli, a salmon pate and some soup - all of which is delicious!

However on my visit today I went straight to the juice bar. I choose a green juice drink which included spinach, kale, broccoli, apples banana and lemon. The kind lady that was serving me also added an extra shot of ginger to help with my throat. Its so nice having somewhere you can buy fresh and healthy readymade drinks, as I'm not always too keen on buying carton juices. I also headed to the salad bar. I picked up a cardboard container (eco friendly instead of plastic packaging - thumbs up from me) and filled it with pesto pasta, soba noodles and veg, so tasty and really filling. Now although this is no cure for whatever dreaded illness I have, it has hopefully energised me enough to get through birthday meal #1 this evening.

Oh and OMG the beauty section, I can't believe I havn't mentioned this yet! There is a large range of organic and natural skin care and beauty products. They stock brands such as Ren, Pai and NUDE and many others. They also stock Zoya and Butter London nail polishes which I'm incredibly chuffed about!

So basically I love this place and everyone needs to go there NOW.

If you would like a much more in depth review of this place along with some beautiful photos head over to We The Food Snobs blog. It’s a goodun. You can also have a look at the Cheltenham stores face book, they post photos and offers daily, as well as events they have going on in store.

Cheeeeeeese

Spices

Steak

Just a sample of the skin care they have to offer

Nuts galore. You can even make your own nut butter!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Ashleigh x

Myleene Klass Nail Wraps

Now I am not the best when it comes to nails. However, you might have noticed that Ashleigh is a bit of a wizz when nail art is involved. Me? Not so much!

I always have to have nail polish on at all times as I personally cannot stand a bare nail. It just doesn't look right on me. Nail wraps have suddenly burst onto the scene this year and I've always been a little curious to try them. So I decided to try out the Myleene Klass designs to see what all the fuss was about!

 



The process was a lot more simple then I thought. You literally just peel, stick down and file off the edges so it fits your nail perfectly. It did take me a little while and I'm not going to lie - up close they weren't the neatest. But I thought for a first attempt I did ok.

 



Best of all they went perfectly with my Halloween costume!

 

Shannon x

Autumn Beauty Wishlist

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish Foundation link

Bobbi Brown Rich Caviar Eye Palette link

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow link

Nars Blusher in Sin link

Illamasqua Lipstick in Magnetism link



So along with a new wardrobe and skin regime I think that it's only fair to add some Autumnal accents to your make-up bag. There is a lot of hype about the Bobbi Brown Long-wear range, and I'm desperate to try the foundation and a few of the cream shadows, especially berry noir. As for the palette, well it's just beautiful.
This Illamasqua lipstick is everything I want in a lipstick right now. Berry tones are very season appropriate (will that ever change?) and as I've never tried anything from Illamasqua before I may just have to make this my first purchase.
Nars blusher in Sin is a lovely berry tone with gold shimmer, perfect for teaming with a berry lipstick.

How many times do I want to say berry?

Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. I know Shannon has already posted about our Halloween costumes, so here is a quick look at the nails I did!

 

Ashleigh x

Autumn Wardrobe Wishlist

Pom Pom Beanie - Accessorise link

Leather Biker Coat - Zara link

Karki Jeans - Topshop link

Cardigan - Topshop link

Paisley Dress - Topshop link

Checked Shirt - Monki link

 

So I have officially cracked out my winter coat. Not that I'm complaining, I actually love autumn, and winter too! It's comforting knowing I will be able to hide under chunky knits and tights for the next few months! Above it what I've been eyeing up recently. Luckily I have an upcoming birthday so a few of these items may have to go on the present list which is already preeetty long...awhoopsie.

 

 

Ashleigh x

Spooktacular Halloween Shenanigans

Like many of you, last night myself, Ashleigh and our closest friends decided to dress up in scary (and not so scary) Halloween costumes and descend upon Cheltenham to cause mischief.

I am not really a fan of the old facepaint as it tends to get smeared as the night wears on and I end up looking totally ridiculous. I decided to go for the very unoriginal idea of 'Catwoman'. You can never go wrong with a pair of skintight, wet-look leggings and a lace peplum top!

Myself and fellow Catwoman - Elizabeth Maj

 



Ashleigh however, being the little creative make-up wizz kid that she is, decided to recreate the iconic Lady Gaga 'Zombie Boy' look from the Born This Way video. Original, damn impressive and utterly terrifying at the same time! A couple of the other girls got in on the act as well. How good do they all look?

Ashleigh - Born This Way

 

 

Ridiculously good right?

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Happy Halloween guys!

 

Autumn Skincare Wishlist

Ren Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask link

Hydraluron link
La Roche-Posay Hydraphase Intense Masque link
Emma Hardie Amazing Face Cleansing Balm link
Aesop Parsley Seed Cleansing Mask link

We are now well and truly into autumn. This can only mean one thing...a new wardrobe :) (We will come to that in a later post!) It does also mean that my skincare routine needs to be stepped up a notch...or two. Now I'm no skin care mastermind. In fact I know very little about it. All I know is that I need to put more effort in. 

I've heard amazing things about the Emma Hardie cleansing balm. I went in to Space NK the other day to take a look and it smells and feels divine. Come payday this will be mine.

There are quite a few masks on this wish list. Mainly because I don't own any! Again I have heard good things about all of the above (apparently the La Roche Posay mask is a dupe for the Origins Drink Up Intensive mask, although I haven’t tried either so I could be lying!) 

Finally if your looking for an extra bit of hydration during these colder months, then Hydraluron could be the answer. Free from all the paraben nasties and aims to help moisturise, plump and smooth your skin.

Hope you all have a good weekend lined up. Me and Shannon are going dressed up for Halloween tomorrow evening. I'm sure there will be photos to follow!

Ashleigh x

V Festival!!

Ok so we have been royally useless with this blogging malarkey! We'll admit that once we get in from our jobs in the day, we forget and are probably too busy chatting away with whoever is unfortunate enough to be beside us at the time!

However, we've realised the error of our ways and have TONS to talk about on here, so we have promised each other that we are going to blog a lot more!!

Now this post is a little late seeing as V Festival was over a week ago, but it had to be shared! So last weekend me, Ash and seven other girls excitedly set off to Chelmsford for our second outing to V Festival. Last year was absolutely incredible and even though festivals are extremely pricey, they're oh so worth it!

 

 

The weather was ridiculously hot, but watching The Killers, Miles Kane, David Guetta, Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher and Tinie Tempah to name but a few was well worth it!

In terms of fashion, the less clothing the better, as did I already mention it was SCORCHING! This year I saw a lot of bum cheeks as denim hotpants are proving to be extremely popular this season!

My festival outfits consisted of my trusty Hunter wellies (which I adore), Topshop star print playsuit, vintage Levi denim shorts from Rokit, Missguided top, Fred Perry daps and a cut out Topshop jersey dress!

Ash far left, me far right

The first night.

 

Ash&Majey loving life at the Silent Disco.

 

Me and Morris stumbled across the Very tent!

 

 



 

Hope you all have a fab bank holiday weekend!

Shannon x