Barry M. Dazzle Dust

Hey Guys!

A little something for all you makeup junkies and festival – goers this summer! The new range of Barry M’s, Dazzle Dust!

If you, like me, love a bit of sparkle, sheen and glitter this product will be perfect; either to enhance eye shadows, on the lips for a summer night out or you just want to try out the glittery cheekbones trend for a festival, these little pots of dust will be right up your street! In 15 new colours and over 60 originals there is bound to be at least one dust pot that you’ll love, if not several!

Not only are these glitter dusts amazing for the summer festival vibes they are versatile enough to carry on wearing into autumn/winter with the great range of colours! At £4.59 these luscious dusts are something you really need to get your hands on and fast! 

Barry M - Dazzle Dust

Boots - Dazzle Dust

Volet's wishbone xx

Donkeys on a beach?!

Hey guys!

A few days ago I made the most of the bright sunny weather in the UK and went on an adventure to a beach near by, with my camera and some much needed sun-cream!

When I think of beaches in the UK, I generally think of ice creams, sandy sandwiches, burnt skin and rain, but when I arrived at the beach the other day to my surprise I saw donkeys! Not your average beach! 

These furry little guys were giving rides for children along the beach with a guide, now if I was a small child again I would have gotten on one of those donkeys and would not have gotten off! But due to my age (sad face) I couldn’t, so instead I opted to take some snaps of them and give them a ruffle on the head!

Violet's Wishbone xx 

Why do we take photographs?

Hey guys!

Being a photography student you’d think I would have written something about photography by now. But oh no I haven’t. So I thought today was the day I ventured into this!

Photography has become a really important part in people’s lives. To take a picture, now seems to be natural as if we were all born with a camera in hand and a smiling posing face ready for the ‘say cheese'.

But why do we take photographs?

This question always seems to pop up in many of my friends conversations, and I guess there are hundreds of answers to why we feel the need and enjoy photographing things. 

To make memories, permanent

To create, relive and feel emotions

To document

To smile

Why do you take pictures? 

Whatever the reason may be, photography is now a vital part in life, I personally would be lost with out a camera in my bag or near me! It's become essential like a good pair of shoes! 

Violet's Wishbone xx

Jars of Sweet Sugar

Hey Guys!

A creative spruce up! As spring has now sprung I decided that a few rooms in the house needed to be brightened up and loose the slumber of winter, so I got creative!

Trying to reinvent a room can be difficult especially if you don’t want to repaint, buy new furniture or you are on a tight budget. So instead I got creative; using old glass jars and filling them up with what ever I could find in my house!

How do it:

1) To start with find several glass jars, they can be different shapes, sizes and colours, from jam jars too old food containers. If you don’t have any glass jars knocking around the house, they are now really easy to buy in many stores for only a couple of pounds!

2) Next choose random things to fill the jars up with; ribbons, buttons, rolled up pieces of coloured paper, old jewelry, dried flowers, fairy lights, sweets, shells, glitter. You can fill the jars up with anything so let your imagination and creativity run free!

Once finished place them in the room, I assure you they give any room a pick me up, and can be tailored to your own taste and style!



Violet's Wishbone xx

Topshop Nail Varnish

Hey Guys!

As you should all know by now, I have this mini obsessions with nail varnishes and I have just gained some new beauties to my collection! At this rate I will need a whole room full of storage, just for my nail polish collection! Oopss!

The polishes I picked up I absolutely adore! First off the quality is really good, all 4 colors I picked up haven’t failed to impress me, the varnish goes on really well and covers the nail within the first application. Not only are the colours amazing the little bottles they come in are very cute!! 

I really can’t get enough, when I saw the makeup stand set out in my local Topshop, I stood and drooled at all the different colours for ages! There is no doubt about it that I will buying some more of these polishes from the collections on offer! I really suggest that you guys try them too!!

The colours i picked up are as follows: 

Totally Turmeric - a zesty yellow 

Rainy Day - a light grey 

Precocious - a pink blush 

Forsaken- a sweet lilac 

(All polishes listed are £5 from Topshop)

Where to buy: in store or online
Topshop Nail Varnish

Have you guys got any favourite Topshop Nail Varnishes? What others should I try?

Violet's Wishbone xx 

Models Own - Lip-Stix

Hey Guys!

Lately I have been on a massive buying spree when it comes to beauty products and my newest purchase is the Models Own Lip-Stix in the colour

Beauty Blush. I have seen so many other beauty brands with their own versions of the ‘chubby stick/ lip crayon’ but, being a huge Models Own fan already I thought I’d add this to my ever growing collection!

This pretty soft satin pink is perfect if your lips need a little pick me up, and a wash of colour! As soon as I applied the product my lips instantly felt nourished! I also found the colour lasted all day even through lunch, which is a big plus as I didn’t have to reapply afterwards like other lip products. With the easy twist up bottom the stick will never need sharpening, a total bonus!

I adore this product, however I now want all of the colorurs that are on offer, but with them being £5 each I will certainly be getting my hands on more! Apply, pout and look fabulous! 

Beauty Blush 

Other colours available are; 

Very Berry - a dark plum/red 

Coral Kiss - a bright orange pink 

Ravishing Red - a dark red 

Raspberry Cool - a standout pink 

Awesome Apricot - a nude pink 

Pretty Pink - a soft baby pink 

Red Devil - a hot red

Pink Power - a bright pink 

Purple Pleasure - a light plum 

Models Own - Lip-Stix

Boots - Models Own Lip- Stix

What other lip products do you guys recommend I should try?

Violet's Wishbone xx  

Models Own - Speckled Egg Nail Polishes

Hey Guys!

Something exciting for all your nail varnish junkies out there! Models Own new nail polish collection is now available; the Speckled Egg collection, or in my eyes the cute Easter- spring/summer collection.

If you, like me are not a huge fan of chocolate Easter eggs and want to treat yourself with a little something for Easter and spring, then these polishes will certainly be right up your street! With five pastel colours in the collection that have a bird eggshell finish to them, there is bound to be a polish you will love.

Magpie – a light aqua green

Swan – a cute lilac

Dove – a baby pink

Swan – a lemon yellow

Duck – a light blue

Not only are the polishes a great spring/summer colour, but I just adore the names of each individual polish; each named after a certain bird, how sweet!!

I will certainly be wearing these colours on my nails throughout the spring and into summer! And at £5 too these polishes are something you must get your hands on quick!

Models Own Website - Speckled Egg Polishes

Superdrug - Models Own Speckled Egg Polishes 

Violet's Wishbone xx 

Rock 'N Rose

Hey guys!

I love having loads of accessories and jewellery that I can mix and style up outfits, so when my friend kindly surprised me with a cute little necklace off a really unique British vintage-inspired online jewellery store, I just had to let you all know about it!!

The website is Rock N Rose (I will leave a link below to the site), the necklace I received was the ‘Scrabble Tile Necklace in Silver’, at £8.00. I really love this necklace and have been wearing it since I got given it; with a choice of any initial on a traditional scrabble piece with a choice of gold or sliver tone chain it really is a style steal and statement!

Not only do I love this necklace but there are so many more fab items on the website that I can’t wait to purchase myself! Choosing out of the variety they have on offer however is proving to be difficult, as I’d love to buy everything if I could!

So guys if you are looking for sweet, quirky and vintage style accessories and jewellery, I really recommend taking a quick peek at this online store! You’ll love it I can guarantee!

Check it out!! 

Rock 'N Rose - website 

Scrabble Tile Necklace - £8.00

Violet's Wishbone xx

Pancake Day

Hey guys!

With pancake day tomorrow I’ve been looking for new toppings to have with a pancake, that’s different and will be a lovely dessert and treat for a Tuesday! Thanks to Sainsbury’s I have found the perfect topping that I will be trying out on my pancakes tomorrow, sesame, toffee and banana pancakes! This topping sounds delicious and will give some spice to any pancake; usually on my pancakes I will have the traditional lemon and sugar which is totally scrummy but hey why not push the boat out and go for a new exciting topping!

Other combinations that work really well on pancakes, that I’ve have had over the years are; Nutella or chocolate spread, strawberry or any jam you like, vanilla sugar, and ice cream! However if you don’t have a sweet tooth you could always change the sweet pancake into a savoury one, using toppings like tomatoes, cheese and ham on them!

I am certainly going to indulge myself in pancakes tomorrow! I can’t wait!

Sainsbury's - esame, toffee and banana pancake recipe

Are there any toppings that you guys love on your pancakes? Let me know!!

Violet's Wishbone xx