Accessorize daisy handbags

These daisy handbags from Accessorize are so adorable. I don't normally go for pretty and girly looking accessories as my style seems to be quite plain with my wardrobe mainly consisting of block colours. But these handbags are drawing me in. I suppose this is somewhat understandable seeing that the pattern on these bags aren't overpowering. They are in fact, plain enough for my style to deal with.

Daisy patterned clothes and accessories seem to everywhere this summer, so one of these bags can be the perfect addition to any girl's wardrobe. They come in three different pastel colours: cream, turquoise, and yellow. Again, these colours are perfect for this time of year.

When I first saw this bag it actually reminded me of Marc Jacob's 'Daisy' perfume. You know the one I am on about, the cute bottle that is topped with three white plastic daisies. Well, this perfume is actually my scent of choice, I can't live without it. And I can't help but think that because of my love for this bottled perfume, this is one of the reasons why I am so attracted to this bag. Plus, how weirdly cute would it be to smell like daisies whilst wearing them.

I am currently trying to decide which one to buy..... at the moment I am thinking either the turquoise or cream. But which ever one I pick I believe they would both look perfect with a plain top and skirt.

Get the bag from here for £19!

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Review : NIP + FAB Tummy Fix

It came to about a month before I went on holiday that I started to panic over the fact that I still had a lot of work to get the perfect bikini body. This meant I got desperate. So desperate in fact that I succumbed to buying this Nip + Fab cream which claims that it can improve skin tone and texture at the abdominal area whilst sculpting and firming. In other words, it helps to tone your tummy.

Like a lot of other people I was skeptical, can a cream really help tone your tummy? Well, seeing that I was desperate I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a go. So after a trip to my local Boots store, I picked up a 100ml tube that came to the cost of £19.95. Luckily, I had around £10 worth of Boots club points to use, meaning that I only spent £9.95.

I used this cream religiously. Every morning and every night I applied this cream in circular motions onto my untoned stomach for that last month before my holiday. And I will admit right now that I am one of those people who wants results fast. So every time I did apply the cream I would look in the mirror to inspect. However, I knew I could not judge this cream without doing a before and after photo, so that is exactly what I did. I wish I could put those photos up on here for you to see, but unfortunately my photos were wiped off my hard-drive a few months ago, so they are no more.

My thought on this cream? Well in hindsight I wish I saved my money and club card points to buy some new nail varnishes instead. I remember when I first looked at the before and after photos to compare and I was so disappointed. There were no differences in the photos at all. And it's true, every time I looked in the mirror I couldn't see any changes except for the fact that my skin felt smoother. I still had obvious cellulite, my skin was still no close to being firm, and I basically just looked exactly the same.

Maybe I saw no effects because I only applied the cream for just a month, or maybe it was because I didn't have any major problems (many mums who have just given birth swear upon this product helping fix their after pregnancy belly). But from my experience with this cream I unfortunately won't be recommending it to anyone, especially at £20 a tube.

It is fair to say that after this experience I am willing to accept that the only way I can lose weight, or to firm out my hideous cellulite is to diet and exercise. There are no quick fixes. Before my Cyprus holiday last August I was blind to this, which meant that I did indeed go on holiday without that perfect bikini body.

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