Chocolate Nest Easter Treats

It's almost Easter and I think we all know what that means... chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

Last week my best friend Livvy, and I baked 12 adorable Easter chocolate nests and so... can you guess what this post is going to be about? Today I'm going to tell you how to make 12 chocolate nests  (it's so easy!) 

What you will need:

- 6 Bars of shredded wheat

- 400g of chocolate (2 bars)

- Syrup

- Easter Decorations

1. Break the 400g of chocolate into a bowl.

2. Put the bowl over a pan of boiling water and gently stir the chocolate to melt it.

3. Once the chocolate has melted, crumble the 6 bars of shredded wheat into the bowl with the chocolate (at this point you can take the bowl of the heat).

4. Stir the wheat and chocolate to cover the wheat completely.

5. Add in a small amount of syrup (this will help it stick together).

6. Spoon the mixture into 12 (cute) cake cases and of course eat any remainders left!

7. Then, decorate, decorate, decorate... with of course easter themed treats! Add some mini eggs to create your 'proper' nest.

8. Put your nests in the fridge for about 1 hour to let them set.

Now they are ready to eat! See how easy that was?!

These are an absolute must throughout Easter and are the most scrummiest treats ever!

Have you ever made Easter nests?

HAPPY EASTER!

KatyTallulah

xo

Moving On

Hey! 

Long time know  see  write (sorry). Before you read the actual post I have some news! 

I have now created a YouTube Channel so click here to be taken over to my channel. I already have a couple videos uploaded and I am loving making YouTube videos so make sure you go and subscribe! 

Anyway, today's post is a little bit different to all my others so grab a drink and enjoy!

I feel like there comes a time in most peoples lives when you just wake up and have a 'lightbulb moment'. You start asking yourself questions like;

Is this normal?

Do I deserve this?

What am I doing?

Why have I put up with this so long?

Obviously, you don't just suddenly wake up and think this, there will have been a series of events leading up to these thoughts.

I've just had my 'lightbulb moment'. I realised I have been holding on to something toxic just because there was 'history' behind it. But history isn't a reason to hold on to something.

I was holding on to people who didn't bring the best out in me anymore. Not to say they didn't once before, it's just, they're going left and I'm going right, which is fine. 

I don't want to have to pretend to be something I'm not when I'm around 'friends'. I don''t want to have to filter what I say when I'm around them in fear of it getting round, I don't think that's what friendship is.

I'm fed up of putting in 110% and not getting the same back. Clearly I'm not 'cool' enough to be invited to things outside of the school halls, and I won't change who I am for people who I know don't care about me the same way I care about them. I'm just seen as a back-up for when things go wrong, and I'm done with that. 

I've given out way too many second chances.

I think it's time I distance myself and finally cut this negativity out of my life. I have had my confidence knocked down by these people for so long and for a while I lost sense of who I was. But now I've gained that sense back and I'm so ready to meet new people, and start again.

2017 is looking good.

So, this post was quite hard for me to write as it's so personal and on my blog there aren't many posts where I connect with you guys on a personal level rather than just a beauty level.

I know this post is quite vague but I might go into a bit more detail someday.

Let me know in the comments if you've ever experienced anything like this and how you dealt with it.

Until next time...

Katy xoxo

The ULTIMATE Christmas Playlist

Christmas is fast approaching and it's getting to that time of year when we can get our Christmas jumpers out of the closet and start getting into the Christmas-y spirit!

The way to do that? Christmas music! And if you haven't created your Christmas playlist (cause you've got a busy life to lead!), don't worry, I've got you covered!

I've created the ULTIMATE Christmas playlist on my Spotify (katymbates - cheeky self promo) and I thought you'd all love to have a quick listen, so here you go!
Put the fire on, get cosy, get a hot chocolate and have a Christmas dance party!



I hope you enjoyed my ULTIMATE Christmas playlist! Let me know if I've missed out any VITAL songs. This year I have been loving 'Christmas in the Sand' by Colbie Caillat and 'Christmas the Whole Year Round' by Sabrina Carpenter although my all-time favourite has to be 'The Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.

What's your favourite Christmas song?

Until next time...
xoxo

A Trip to Brighton | My Day Diary

Hello my lovelies! How are you all on this beautiful, sunny day?

Today I have a bit of a different post, something I haven't done before...

my first day diary post.

Last week I went on a trip to Brighton with my mum and younger brother (oh, joy) and thought I would show you what we got up to (and when I say we, I mean me and my mum because my brother spent the whole day trying to catch pokemon) so enjoy!

*Disclaimer: I am deeply apologetic for the quality of these photo's... I forgot my camera battery and had to take them on my phone*

This was my OOTD. It was rather hot so I wore an outfit that was very light and breezy:

Top : New Look

Shorts : New Look

Cardigan : Hollister

Shoes : Converse

Bag : Jack Wills

First of all we decided to walk down all the lovely lanes and do a little bit of shopping and window browsing. They felt almost like secret passages, the lanes are definitely my favourite part of Brighton!

As we continued through the lanes we found this lovely homeware shop called 'England at Home', it was beautiful! Very vintage and very me! I'd never seen this shop before then so I was rather excited to make a new homeware shop discovery because being a girl who is obsessed with homeware, I'm always looking for new shops!

Is it just me or does this lane remind you slightly of Diagon Alley from Harry Potter?

We then had a quick stop at costa to cool down (because it was 24 flipping' degrees celsius, not that i'm complaining) before carrying on exploring the wonders of Brighton. I had a caramel frappe as per usual, my brother had the peach lemonade which I should have got because it was absolutely delicious and my mum had an iced mocha.

We then carried on through the lanes and came across this rather cute cafe, I can't quite remember the name. We didn't have time to go in but the next time I go to Brighton I will definitely pop into this cafe for an ice cream!

After walking through the lanes for a long while, we came across some bigger brand names and decided to do a little bit of shopping... whoops!
We first went to M.A.C and I didn't pick anything up this time but I did love browsing through the lipsticks which could be mistaken for a rainbow with the amount of colour choices they have.
Next was Ted Baker and I bought a gorgeous shirt; collared of course. I will put a full photo of the shirt up on my instagram, so make sure you are following that.
Then we went to Lush and I picked up the Mask of Magnanimity face mask as I have been breaking out a lot recently and acne has been rather bad and I was recommended to try this so if you would like a review just let me know!
Finally we went to Jack Wills just for a quick browse so I didn't pick anything up but there were lots of lovely pieces that I might pick up soon... haha!





We then decided to roam around the famous Brighton Pier! It reminded me so much of San Francisco. And may I just say the view of the sea from the pier was beautiful!


And lastly to finish of the wonderful day out in the beautiful Brighton, we decided to have a walk along the pebbly beach.

Overall, I really did like Brighton and would love to go back for a longer visit. I especially loved the little lanes and the independent cafes and shops!

I really hope you enjoyed this post, I know it was VERY long so I hope it didn't bore you too much! Let me know what you thought of it!
See you very soon!

KatyTallulah
xoxo

Rimmel 15th Anniversary Lipstick by Kate

Hello my lovely blog readers! How are you on this fine Monday?

Today I thought I would review a fairly new collection of lipsticks that has just hit the drugstores and been brought to my attention... the Rimmel 15th Anniversary Lipsticks by Kate Moss.

There are 6 lipsticks in the collection; three reds (Obviously! This is Kate Moss we're talking about!) and three nudes. Now I don't have all of them, I only have four but I will explain what the other two lipsticks look like.

So I picked up a few of these lipsticks for a fairly affordable price of £6.49 each.

Anyway, on with the review!

Muse Red

A beautiful red, not too bright but definitely not dull. This is absolutely perfect Christmas... yes, I am talking about Christmas in August! I think this red would look amazing on pale skin especially.

Retro Red

A stunning red with purple-y blue-y undertones. This is my definitely favourite red from the collection. I think this shade is perfect just as we're coming up to Autumn. Again, I think this shade would look amazing on anyone with fair skin.

Idol Red

This is the last red in the collection (that I don't have) and its very similar to 'Muse Red' but 'Idol Red' its slightly brighter with slight blue undertones. It was just a bit bright for me but if you love your bold lips then I'm sure you would love it! It definitely gives off a Taylor Swift vibe!

Boho Nude

This is the darkest nude out of the three. On pale skin it is less of a nude and more like 'Velvet Teddy' by 'M.A.C' so I think this shade would look amazing on more tanned skin. If you love your brown nudes then you will love this colour.

My Nude

This is my favourite nude from the collection. It's very girly and very pink. I think you could wear this shade all year long, it works for any season but I have to say, this has been my go to lipstick this summer!

Rock n' Roll Nude

This is the last nude in the collection. It's ever so slightly pinky and it reminds me a lot of 'Creme Cup' by 'M.A.C'. I didn't pick this one up because it is very light and it washed me out slightly and I am already quite pale so I didn't want to look dead! So I think this shade is definitely for someone with more of a tan.

I think the packaging of this collection is pure perfection! As a girl who is obsessed with rose gold I'm sure you could imagine how excited I was to see these in my local drugstore! These are actually currently on display in my room!

The actual quality of the lipsticks are incredible! They are incredibly creamy and light, leaving your lips feeling smooth and soft. The consistency of the products, again, is fabulous! They glide on to your lips incredibly easily. The consistency is very much like a creamy lip butter.

Throughout the day I would say I only have to re-apply these lipsticks once which in my opinion is incredible! I re-apply the lipstick after lunch and even then the pigmentation of the lipstick isn't completely lost just slightly faded but, me being a perfectionist, I have to re-apply it to perfection!

Overall I would rate this collection:

4.9/5

I really hope you enjoyed this review! I had a lot of fun writing this and taking the photos for this blog post!

I'll see you very soon with some very exciting blog posts *insert smirky face emoji*

Toodlepip

xoxo