Editing this post is currently giving me the worst case of post festival blues I've ever had! This wasn't my first festival, in fact it was my third, but it was my very first Glastonbury. Many of my friends had already been to Glastonbury and filled me with their Glasto stories of what they'd gotten up to in previous years and places they insisted I must check out. I felt like I'd heard so much about the festival that upon arrival I would be well adjusted for the scale and awe of the place... I was so wrong!








































The lovely Tea Ladies trying to negotiate the mud with their trolley!













Overall Glastonbury was a wonderful experience and something I'd definitely like to do again. I can really see why people come back year after year. It's a form of pure escapism, literally anything goes here. Everyone mingles and becomes this giant 100,000 strong family for 5 days all sharing and creating new experiences with each other. I feel like in my Wednesday-Monday stay I never even began to scratch the surface of what was available to me. Fingers crossed Glastonbury 2015 I will be back for another fully immersive trip into your neon depths hoping to come out with more memories and enough new experiences to last me a lifetime.

I'm forever late to the party. Back in 2012 every blogger out there was raving about 'Balmi' lip balms. The pocket-size neon spheres where all the rage, along with the heavily reviewed EOS balms.
Now it's 2014 and after never giving into the hype wayyyyy back when they first came out, I was in need of a lip balm whilst perusing the aisle in Boots and this cheeky little number caught my eye.


The compact cube doesn't look like your stereotypical lip balm. I like the luminous pink silicone finish, it stands out in the depths of my handbag so it helps me to remember to use it (added bonus, that the bright colour also helps me to locate my keys, darn bucket sized bags!). Due to it's unique packaging 'Balmi' is very hygienic (no finger dipping to be seen here!) while from an aesthetic point of view looking a tad more interesting than your usual lipbalm.


The conical shape of the shape of the balm allows the perfect amount of product to be applied to the lips with one quick swipe. It feels very moisturising  on the lips, which is a must for me. I tend to be very prone to dry chapping lips, especially during the Summer when it hits festival season. All that time outdoors can be a bit too harsh on the skin! The rich moisturising properties are all down to Balmi's formulation. Composed of shea butter, jojoba oil and vitamin E which leave my skin feeling soft and smooth. It has the added bonus of SPF 15, providing UVA and UVB protection to the delicate skin on your lips.

I currently have mine attached to my keys as that way I know I'll always have it on me. My Balmi will be accompanying me to Glastonbury and on my travels across Europe later on in the Summer, how excting?! I currently own the Raspberry flavour, which is yummy but I do have my eye on the Coconut offering.
It'll be my perfect partner for the Summer worn on it's own or under lipstick. Do you have a favourite lip balm? Have you tried Balmi before or do you prefer the EOS offering?

My name is Kate and I'm a base addict. Especially bases of the BB/tinted moisturiser variety it would seem. This is the newest edition to my face base stash.

Meet the most hardworking highlighting, bronzing, and multipurpose little compact you'll find on the highstreet. This beautiful shimmer duo is the travelling girl's friend. Equipped with a sizeable mirror and two multifuctional finely milled powders with a multitude of options. The shades can be used to highlight, provide a subtle contour (on paler skins), give a wash of colour across the lids or a more intense eye look when used wet.
For me, this is the perfect Summer product to have in my handbag when I know I'm out all day and need something to counteract any imminent makeup emergencies! Due to it's large mirror and multitasking powders it's exactly what I need for a long day, I'm equipped to tackle any touch ups (be them eyes, cheeks or just general lacklustre skin) while I'm on the go.


The combination of the powders swirled together on my cheekbones and highpoints of my face gives an illuminating Summery bronze glow, perfect for warming up paler skin tones without a trace of that 'muddy' look.



For an easy day time look I'm loving the paler pink toned shade blended lightly over the lid with lashings of mascara. When night comes round I take the lighter shade across the inner corner of my eye, the darker shade blended out across the outer portion of my eye and through the crease, add some black winged liner and lashings mascara (again!) and you're good to go.If I'm going all out I might pop on a pair of false lashes, Ardell demi-wispies being the weapon of choice.

I'm going Interraling across Europe for the month of July so I'm looking for hardworking products that will cut down the size of my makeup bag. This little wonder duo will definitely be accompanying me throughout my journey.