Newcastle's Town Moor Fair

I've been making the most of these lovely warm days in Britain as you never know when the rain is around the corner. So today my boyfriend and I decided to take a spontaneous trip out for some food and then took a nice walk to the Town Moor, which for those who don't know what that is it is a funfair with plenty of rides, amusements, fortune tellers etc that happens once a year in my hometown. It has been a sort of tradition to go to the Moor once every time it comes because it is a huge funfair that only ever stays for a week or two. 

So I decided to take a few snapshots of my day out as I had such a lovely time! - they aren't the greatest photos I could have took on my phone but unfortunately, I had incredibly sore feet this day so I was hesitant to even blog about this.

There were so many rides I wanted to go on such as the Big Wheel, Ghost Train and even some of the bigger rides that I didn't manage to take photos of. But I didn't go on any rides instead we decided to blow some money at the amusements or on those stalls where you play darts to win a prize. My boyfriend is very traditional had won me a cute, cheesy teddy bear through playing darts.

Once we realized we spent a bit too much on amusements and stall games we decided to start heading back home but, before we did we took a look at some of the yummy sweet stalls. I honestly was in my element at this point my eyes were wandering over to the candyfloss and doughnuts. I tucked into some delicious sugar doughnuts on my way back which tasted absolutely yummy! I ate 3 of these and don't even regret it.

We had such a lovely day minus the painful blisters I was getting but other then that we had such good fun at the funfair and I was even more happy that I didn't leave empty handed! 

What is your favourite fairground ride?

A Trip To Cullercoats Beach

Since I and Claire from Fineanddandy had such a great time out at the Vintage Fair a few weeks ago, we decided to go on another little adventure before she goes back home for a few months. We took full advantage of this beautiful, sunny weather and decided to take a stroll down to Whitley Bay's seaside whilst taking some snapshots of the beautiful day!

We went for a lovely ice cream where we both spent a fair few minutes trying to take numerous photos of our delicious masterpieces which were impossible as they were melting so fast (hence the awkward shadow in my photo). This ice cream though was amazing! I got the Belgian chocolate those ice cream cones were so yummy and pretty!

Once we made it to the lighthouse we walked all the back along which definitely burnt off some of that lovely ice cream! We had such a lovely day out down the seaside I am so happy the weather stayed in shape throughout the day, Whitley Bay has some lovely areas to see! I can't wait for our next little adventure! 

Origin Charcoal Face Mask Dupe

It is very rare that I come across dupe skincare products that do exactly the same job as maybe a cheaper alternative until I came across this one that did exactly the same. So I decided to let you in on my little secret dupe product that may save you some pennies but do exactly the same job as a higher brand would do!

Origins face masks have always been a staple in my skincare since last year so I am quite familiar with what they do and don't do for my skin. 

The Origins clear improvements face mask has constantly been one of my repurchased favourite masks for my skin - as you can tell with the minimal product left! I never had any issue with this mask apart from the cost, it was really expensive to fork out £20+ for a face mask every other month which was partly the reason I started hunting for cheaper alternatives. I definitely think Origins lives up to its expectations and it is worth the price to pay.

Stepping away from the price range this mask did exactly what its hype had lived up to be even after the first use. It reduced redness dramatically after one use - whether its redness from current or previous spots, blotchy areas, scarring...you name it. Also on the topic of spots, I noticed when I had some they were reduced in size and sometimes even dried up completely. My face was very soft and moisturized, it also felt a lot healthier because I wasn't feeling any access oils. I had also noticed my makeup was staying in place for a long time which was amazing! This mask was almost to perfection minus the price to pay...

...I was browsing around Boots for a new mask when I came across the Quick Fix skincare face masks range, now I have heard quite good things about these masks already so I was instantly drawn in when I saw the range.

The good thing about this brand is they have specifics for different types of imperfections: blackheads, dryness, dullness, brightening, redness etc. I picked up the oily and spot prone skin mask because that is what my main concerns are. I used it the night I purchased it and to be completely honest I wasn't expecting much from this mask as it was only 4-5 pounds BUT I was really impressed with the results after the first use. 

...After the first use I could already see a difference in my skin it looked less oily if anything my skin looked healthy and radiant. It also felt really moisturizing some days I didn't feel like it was necessary to apply any moisturizer after I used this because this mask kind of did that job for me. I also noticed redness was reduced, spots were less noticeable and my make-up was starting to stay in place for a longer period of time...so to sum it up this mask did pretty much the same as what my Origins clear improvements face mask did.

All of these results from a product I was not expecting much from has well and truly shut me up on judging products.

I was really impressed as to how similar the £5 Quick fix mask was to my £22 Origins clear improvements. They are both amazing face masks and I would repurchase them both, however I would more likely repurchase the Origins mask when I want to treat myself since I have found a cheaper alternative.

Personally if you have a similar skin type to what I have then I would recommend both of these masks but, if you are wanting a cheaper alternative that does exactly the same job as to what a higher end brand would do then get the Quick fix and save yourself the extra £17.

What skincare dupes have you come across? 

A Summer's OOTD

Now this is kind of a first official outfit of the day post so bear with me, I have done a few before on my blog but they weren't layered out like this it was mainly just one solo image with what I wore on my face and hair etc. Having been said that I decided to take full advantage of our lovely summery day we had last weekend with some spring-like posts.

Since we had such lovely weather on this day I decided to try and get some colour on my body so I wore a floral petite dress which I found not so long ago hiding behind other dresses in my wardrobe - quite happy I rediscovered this dress as I absolutely love it. I also styled it with some (not so stylish) comfy flats that I've had for ages, I wore these with my dress because on this day I had gone on a big walk so I needed some comfy shoes on. I also wore my little backpack to hold my picnic food and camera in which was really comfy and didn't weigh down.

Floral Petite dress - Topshop

Camel coloured pumps - Primark

Brown rucksack - Primark

Sunglasses - Boohoo.com

Yellow flower necklace - Topshop

What is your 'to go to outfit for that nice summers day'?