Sunday, 8 April 2012

banana and chocolate chip loaf!

                                        
                                          unappetising mashed banana!

                                                          
            about to go in the oven - sorry about the flash!              


the finished product :)


hey everyone!
i do love a spot of baking and i decided to make a scrummy banana and chocolate chip loaf! it's fabulous!

here's what you'll need and how to do it!

1 and a half bananas
75g of plain flour
75g of caster sugar
50g of butter
half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
half a teaspoon of baking powder
1 egg
1 tablespoon of milk
50g of chocolate chips (i used milk chocolate)

  • Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas mark 3. Grease/line a loaf tin. Mash the banana with a fork in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate chips. Wisk them together (i used an electric hand wish - will be so much easier!) until combined and smooth.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips and pour/spoon the mixture into the loaf tin.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until it's golden brown on top and is shrinking away from the edges of the loaf tin.
  • Leave it to cool for a bit, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.

and that's it! easy peasy! and i'm not going to lie it tastes absolutely divine! :)
I hope you give it a go and enjoy it as much as i do hehe!

thank's for reading!
maddie xx 

Friday, 6 April 2012

current faves!


soap and glory clean girls body wash - such a lovely body wash. so moisturising and creamy! its also got that famous floral yet vanillary soap and glory scent, and when i come out of the shower not only do i feel as soft as a marshmallow, i smell good enough to eat! if i do say so myself hehe

soap and glory scrub em and leave em body scrub - great stuff! and its not one of those scrubs where you get a little scrubby thing every now and then, and you have to use one for your whole arm (grr.) there's loads of those little scrubby ball things packed into this! it has the same scent as the clean girls body wash, and those two used together are a lethal showering combination - brilliant!

no7 hot cloth cleanser - i stopped using this for a while, i don't know why, maybe its because i started to get a bit lazy with my skin in the evenings! but lately i've been using it to take off my makeup instead of using a makeup wipe and it leaves my skin feeling so clean and soft. i've been following it up with the clean and clear blackhead clearing daily scrub every evening and it's been doing a lot of good for my skin!

simple rich moisturiser - i only use this in the mornings under my makeup and its great for that! it's also a good moisturiser! i don't know what else to say about it really hehe but its a fabulous moisturier!



umberto giannini salt spray - review here :)

sleek new skin revive foundation - review here :)

maybelline gel liner - i also have a review of this, but it was my first ever post and its quite shocking haha! but its a great gel liner. i don't think there's many good drugstore gel liners out there, but this one is fantastic. stays in place all day and is really pigmented - what else could you want from a gel liner?! highly reccommend this!

prestige higlighter - i've found that i definitely prefer powder highlighters to liquid ones - i definitely favour this to benefit's highbeam! this is part of my everyday makeup routine (when i actually where makeup) and i use it along the tops of my cheekbones and down my nose. it gives a gorgeous glow to the skin!

sarah jessica parker nyc fragrence - this really is the most girliest perfume i think i've ever smelt! and it's definitely my favourite perfume. sooo fruity and floral and a great everyday perfume because its not too heavy but i wear it on all occasions!



miscellaneous favourites...

cherries on snow yankee candle - i got this after christmas when all the christmas yankee candles went down to half price. i really like it because its a strong cherry fragrence but not too strong to be unbearable because its got that light, fresh smell which i suppose is the snow! lovely :-)

the shopaholic books - i've read the shopaholic books before and i absolutely loved them! so much so that i'm reading them a gain! the secret dream world of a shopaholic is the first in the series and i just find them so funny! sophie kinsella is a fabulous author!
i had to stop reading never let me go because i found it so boring - it just dragged on and on! didn't like it at all!

arthur - this is my absolute favourite film of all time! it has russell brand, helen mirren, jennifer garner and the girl from elf in it, and it's the ultimate feel good comedy film! i think everyone needs to see this its just so great!

my ipod - i absolutely love music and my ipod must get use atleast 5 times a day so i thought it was worthy to be in my favourites!

thanks for reading!
maddie xx

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

catch up

hey everyone!

so the easter holidays are upon us - yippee! however soon its gcse season and therefore, revision. *boo.* but i refuse to be bogged down with work! i mean, of course i'll be doing revision but a girl's gotta have a break right?! it's definitely gonna be a chilled one, and next week is my friend jemma's 16th so we're going out for a meal for that!

yesterday, i got something of my long fashion wishlist! if you follow me on twitter you may have seen that i FINALLY got a vintage levis denim jacket! aaaaah! and for an absolute bargain price of £6. yes, you saw that correctly. my mum's friend sold it to us and i love it too much. i think i may have just encouraged Kudzai (blog here) to get one hehehe!

i ditched the blondeness on saturday and my auntie put a lovely light brown colour over my hair, but its really natural looking cos some of the blondeness is still showing through so it's brown with a goldnen hint to it. that makes no sense whatsoever. i'm not down on the hair terms.

sorry if you thought this was a boring post but i like to enlighten you on what i've been up to even if you don't care haha!

hope your all well and having a lovely easter break if you're having one!
thanks for reading!
maddie xx

Monday, 2 April 2012

glowing in the dark





shirt - primark
shorts - primark
shoes - peacocks
necklace - topshop
lipstick - natural collection cranberry

hey everyone!
so this is my outfit from saturday evening. me and my family all went out to celebrate my nan's semi-retirement. it was lovely! i was absolutely stuffed afterwards... i could have just settled for the lasagne but chocolate fudge cake for desert was just too tempting ;D
i also went for something a bit different on my eyes - instead of doing winged liner, i put a bit of black eyeshadow along my lash line. it was nice for a change, but i think i'll be sticking to my winged liner!

hope everyone's well!
thanks for reading!
maddie xx

Monday, 26 March 2012

TAG | 10 little secrets!

hey everyone!
sorry (again) that i haven't blogged in over a week. and its the same old excuse - school. oh its manic in year 11 haha! but i break up for easter friday so two weeks off - more blogging :D
anyway, i saw this tag on Sammi's channel so i thought i'd give it a go because i really liked the look of it :D

1. What is one product that makes you feel like a million dollars?
ooh mine is definitely red lipstick. i only really where it when i go out at night but sometimes i do wear it during the day and i just absolutely love it! i use the max factor fire lipliner and an avon lipstick, its in a red packaging and its just called 'red' haha. i think there is a shade of red to suit everyone!

2. What is your skincare secret? / A passed down skin care tip
mine isn't really a secret, everyone does it haha! but i really think exfoliating your skin is the best way to get clear skin. you can get loads of different kinds of daily scrubs! its a really great way of getting all the muck out of your skin and you don't have to do it everyday! i do it every other day and i use the clean and clear blackhead clearing daily scrub but i find i do have to moisturise well afterwards cos it really takes all of the oil off your skin!

3. Share your hair care secret?
erm, to be honest i don't really do that much with my hair. i'm getting into the habit of using a deep conditioner once a week, usually on a sunday so i can have a nice relaxing bath too! i use the aussie 3 minute miracle and its great :) oooh another one is salt spray. i LOVE salt spray! makes my hair all toussled and lovely! i love the umberto giannini salt spray!

4. What is your biggest diet rule?
i've just started to eat more healthy so i'm not the greatest person for this! but i'm gonna start just eating sweets and chocolates and all that naughty stuff on the weekend!

5. Any workout tips?
i've also started doing the stepper for 15 minutes each night! it's basically a cross trainer without the arm bit! i also walk home from school everyday, even if its all down hill it still makes me feel good. AND at my school there's this massive towerblock and three of my subjects are at the top so that's gotta count right?!

6. Which perfume is your secret weapon?
sarah jessica parker nyc without any shadow of doubt. it smells so gorgeous - definitely not for people who don't like fruity, sweet, girly perfumes! it stays on my skin for a while i find and i just absolutely love it!

7. Show us a clothing item of yours which always turns heads
erm.. i don't think i really have one? i only wear dresses and skirts really and i don't have any that turn heads i don't think! haha, sorry i have to pass this question! :(

8. What is your most treasured piece of jewellery?
definitely a ring my mum and dad gave me for my 16th birthday. it's a vintage ring and its marquasite (is that how you spell it?) and i wear it a lot - absolutely love it! it's not very statement so it goes with pretty much everything and you can wear it with any other kind of jewellery!

9. Who is your style crush?
i get inspired by people i see in the street really! but if i had to pick a celebrity i'd have to go for everyone's favourite - alexa chung! now SHE has such an amazing style! but i mainly get ideas for outfits from people i see in the street. especially in london! i always see amazingly dressed people in london haha!

10. Tell us something we don't know about you
okay this is gonna sound really lame and not very interesting but i have a dog which i actually love to pieces. he's a chocolate labrador called fudge and he's the most loveliest thing in the world! he doesn't bark at all, only when he dreams! and we treat him like a human pretty much but yeah he's amazing hehe!

thanks for reading!
maddie xx

Saturday, 17 March 2012

first outfit post!




hey everyone!
omg i'm so excited about this post because its my first outfit post! yays!
i love clothes and fashion - i'm probably more passionate about it than beauty products and makeup etc, which is what my blog's been primarily about since i started it!
i didn't make any outfit posts literally because i couldn't find anywhere to take them! excuse my messy bed in the background :P but now i have i'm really excited that i can start featuring fashion and style posts on here!
i'm off out to my dad's friend's birthday party and this is what i'm wearing :D

my outfit:
cardigan: topshop (sale)
dress: topshop (sale)
bangles: debenhams
boots: river island

makeup:
sleek new skin revive foundation
maybelline gel liner
max factor lip liner in 'fire'
avon lipstick in 2000 red

Thursday, 15 March 2012

current beauty favourites!





makeup:
prestige mineral baked blush in natural
prestige white eyeliner pencil
maybelline gel liner
sleek new skin revive foundation
collection 2000 xxl volume sensation mascara

hair:
umberto giannini glam hair salt spray
umberto giannini morning after dry shampoo
aussie dual personality heat protecter and leave in conditioner
samy fat hair thickening creme

skincare:
simple rich moisturiser
boots tea tree and witch hazel foaming cleanser
clean and clear black head clearing daily scrub

hey everyone!
so these are the things i'm loving at the moment. after i uploaded these photos to put in the post, i realised that you've probably seen most of these things on my blog before! oopsies!
i forgot some things though, such as carmex lipbalm and vasline rosy lips, and my current shampoo which is the tousle be softly by herbal essences!

hope everyone's well! :-)

thanks for reading!
maddie xx