new bits & bobs.

Today I was a little bit naughty after work and ended up getting a few last bits for holiday! A new dress came into stock, and as soon as I saw it, I had to grab it! It's so beautiful, and all my other maxi's are pretty dark, so I just had to have this one! 

Then I finally got these trousers, I've had my eyes on them for quite some time, and bit the bullet and got them today. Their a sort of peg leg/hareem style of trousers, and I love them. With a plain tee, denim jacket and some brogues, they'll be perfect in the summer!

Next up is my new found love, Barry M Gelly nail varnishes. I've seen a few reviews online and decided that I needed to get some for myself. I got these first few on Wednesday and fell in love instantly. Boots currently have 3 for 2, so you can't complain as they only set me back 7.98!

From left to right its: Greenberry, Prickly Pear, and papya! I think these are such fun summer colours, I love them and instantly put them on my nails. I'll do a review/swatches after my holiday and once I've actually had some use out of them!

 

These are the ones I got today, from left to right: Blueberry, Lychee and Grapefruit. I was so indecisive over the lilac or the blue first time around, and I don't have a shade like this one, so I'm glad I have it now. Again, the same applies to Lychee. I wasn't sure about grapefruit, but I didn't really want to get the darker shades, so I ended up with this one!

Having new polishes inspired me to start doing my nails again! I have tonnes of polishes at my mums, but I'm yet to bring them all over to mine! I need to figure out new storage, and then I'll integrate all my beloved makeup over haha. The bluey/green is only 1 coat, the purple is 2! I work in retail, and I haven't chipped it yet! But like I said, I'll review it later on!

hello stranger.

Well, this is weird, really weird.

The last time I sat down to write my blog was almost a year and a half ago now, and so much has changed in that time, my whole life has quite literally changed.

I finished college in May 2012, so I'm a fully qualified makeup artist and hair stylist, along with my other qualifications that I completed the year before (beauty therapy). I was fortunate enough to be given a job at New Look. I was originally given an 8 hour contract, but that soon got increased to a 20, which is what I'm still on! I love my job, and I'd never thought I'd say it, but I'm good at my job too. You have your good and your bad days, but at the end of the day, I have a job, and I wouldn't be where I am now without it.

I've also got a boyfriend. Which is the biggest thing that has changed. We met in March 2012, and have been inseparable since. We went to France and Spain last year, and we've got a few things booked for this year too. We're going to Olu Deniz in Turkey in June, London in May, and we're off to Spain again next week! We also live together in a flat :)

I finally passed my driving test on valentines day, with one minor! Then got my car the month later. I have a little 1ltr polo, and I love it! I'm not the most confident of drivers, and I hate parking in carparks, I can't do it. But I'm getting there! Oh, I got my braces off too! I love my teeth :)

Still going strong with the diet, taking it a little more extreme, and also going to the gym now! Looking back, I can't believe how much has changed in such a short amount of time, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Not 100% whether I'm going to continue blogging, but I thought it was time I did a little update! Give me your thoughts, opinions etc!

A few pictures from the last year, you can also check out my instagram: jcoughtrey.

I'm still yet to make a few changes on my blog, so bare with me!

Hiatus!

As you guys can tell, I've been extremely slack from doing my blog. In all honesty, I just don't see it going anywhere. Its gotten to the point now where it feels like a chore, and like I have to post on a Tuesday, Thursday and a Sunday. It shouldn't feel like that, it should be fun! I also don't think it compares to anyone elses blog, I don't do anything great, so on that note..

I've decided to have a break. I don't know how long for, it may be for a few weeks, or for a few months. I'm not saying this is the end and that I'm never going to blog again, because I will. I just don't know when. Hopefully I'll get my 'spark' back soon. I just feel its been a bit of a waste, I never get comments, my stats have gone down, and I've been stuck on the same 'reader' count for months.

I will still continue to TWEET, even though my profile is on private, I let anyone follow me, its just for personal reasons, so don't hesitate to send me a request, I will accept. I will also be answering my questions on FORMSPRING, so if you have anything to ask me, go ahead, I answer pretty much everything! :)

I hope you all understand, and I'm sure you'll hear from me in the near future! Much love!

Jessica's Journal #42

001. Such a gorgeous picture! Obviously I've put that as my picture for remembrance day. It was also 11/11/11 on Friday. Me and my friend Helen have such a weird obsession with the time 11:11. So this was our moment and purpose in life, I was not going to miss 11:11 on the 11/11/11! So I texted her on the minute, made my wish and then got back to my college work! Haha. Some of the girls at college had no idea what I was going on about, do any of you guys make a wish at 11:11?

002. This week hasn't been that busy to be honest. I went into college on Wednesday as we have to go in every 2 weeks now 2-7. Its such a joke as they expect us to do beauty therapy treatments, on clients, even though we're training makeup artists?! Our teacher finally realised that we're not happy about it and their going to have a meeting about it! So hopefully I won't have to go in and do that again, if they do, I just wont bloody show up!

003. Thursday was a busy day, college again. Been given our assignment of creating a moodboard for a catwalk look, and a photographic look, and then we actually have to do the look. So I decided what I wanted to do, did a lot of research and practised that. Friday was such a good day, I love having my hair lesson! So we did another set of pin rollers, LOVE THAT! :)

004. This weekend I've been bloody productive, as I mentioned before, we've been given tasks to do a mood board, well, I decided to do a scrap book so I can keep it all together! So I've been working on that all weekend, doing face charts, sorting out my pages, getting pictures and writing information. If you want to see my scrap book, leave me a comment and I'll try to do a post about it when it's more established! :) I've also been doing so much housework! Mums away for a week, so I'm home alone and being an absolute domestic goddess.

005. I've got college on Thursday and Friday. Hopefully I'll get too catchup with Hayleigh (wench) as I haven't seen her in a few weeks and we have lotssss to talk about! Hope your all well! All of our christmas lights get turned on this week, is anyone else excited for christmas this year?! I AM :)

Diet - Week Twentyseven.

What a cute cup of tea! Tea has legit been the main thing I've been having recently. My diet again hasn't changed. No cravings, nothing strange, just a standard diet, still eating, still drinking, living life haha. These posts are getting pretty dire now, I am totally aware, however I know some people still are interested, thats why I'm still going to continue to do them!

I've also realised that since its been getting cold, well obviously as it is winter, I haven't been wanting to eat salad, its been too cold! So I've been wanting warm 'comfort' food, which I know isn't the best. I still eat 2 salads a week, but yeah, not the best. So I'm trying to find some more healthy alternatives!

Jessica's Journal #41

001. Thursday I went back to college, yay. It wasn't too bad to be honest, had a massive catchup with Frances as we hadn't seen eachother over the half term, so that was fun. We're starting our fashion and photographic makeup now, so we're trying to get our mood boards sorted, so I really need to knuckle down on that!

002. Friday college was a drag, found out that I now go to college on Wednesdays 2-7, but not to study makeup, but to do clients for beauty therapy. Absolutely fuming as I hate that, and we don't get any extra qualifications! GRR! :( going to actually die. Then Friday evening my wife came down for the weekend! :)

003. Saturday we had a chilled morning, got ready and headed into the city by 2. It was SO busy, couldn't believe it! Guess people are starting their christmas shopping now. Can you believe all the lights and trees are out in my city now?! It's redic! So yeah, we went shopping, and I brought myself a new blouse :) Then we just went back to mine, ate, started to get ready, drunk then went out! :) It was such a good night out!

004. This week I don't really have much on, just college, meeting friends, and thats about it. Home alone the weekend coming too! Wench wants me to go out with her, so I might go out, but I'm not too sure yet! We'll have to see what happens! So yeah, hope you're all good! :)