Dress Link order! ♡

Hey guys!

Sorry for not posting for almost 2 weeks, but I have been unfortunately working literally non-stop and this is my first day off since last Monday (I can't wait for payday this week though!)

Along with working a lot, I was also eagerly waiting for some clothes I ordered to arrive so I had something else to blog about.

After watching CutiePieMarzia's "Not Too Cold, Not Too Warm" haul and seeing the adorable range of clothes she bought from Dress Link, I was obviously keen to have a look and see what else they had on their website.

The first thing I noticed was how amazingly cheap everything was, which was a huge bonus for me as I was on quite a tight budget at the time. Despite everything being so cheap, the clothing is actually quite good quality which I was hugely surprised at.

Due to being quite limited when it came to the money situation, I allowed myself to buy two dresses which came to $14.69 including the delivery charges, which equals out to only £9.12 for both dresses AND delivery charges all the way from China which I thought was incredible.

Obviously when it came to the actual delivery process I was slightly disappointed, but when the realisation that it was going to be shipped from China and the fact that I am very impatient when it comes to deliveries anyway I was actually quite impressed as it said the delivery would take 10-25 days; and it only took 12.

Initially when I was looking at the website, I wasn't looking for anything in particular but then decided on looking for one more formal dress and one casual dress (even though I probably already have too many). This is the more formal one, and this is the casual one, which I ordered in white.

(I was so excited when I received it, how sad! I loved how the writing was all in Chinese)

(The formal one on the left and the casual one on the right)

I loved both dresses a lot, and I was really excited to finally receive them. I fell in love with the pink and black dress when I initially saw it in the website, but after trying it on and failing miserably to even do it up, I realised it probably wasn't the best choice for a big-boobed girl like myself, which is a shame, but I haven't really lost out on much due to the fact it was so cheap.

I also had some doubts when I chose the white dress too, as I'd tried this 'swing dress' style before where it's more flowy and doesn't go in at the waist and I'd previously had issues where my boobs would push it out a lot more and then make me look pregnant where it doesn't go in at the waist; but I was pleasantly surprised to find that that wasn't the case with this dress at all. Praise the lord! 

If I'm honest, the only issue I have with this dress is that it's a little bit short than what I'm used to but I just wear a pair of tights under it and I'm good to go.

(It's basically my favourite dress now)

Overall I'm very impressed with Dress Link and I would definitely buy from them again, and I'd recommend the company to everyone else too.

Thanks for reading, see you soon!

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Get to know me: 25 questions! ♡

Hello! As my second blog post, I thought it'd be fitting to do 25 questions to get to know a little bit more about me.

 

(I know, I have abnormally big eyes)

1. Do you have a middle name?

Yes, 'Jasmine-Alice'. 'Jasmine' is from a song named 'Under The Jasmine Tree', which my mum loved while pregnant with me, and 'Alice', after my Auntie Alice.

2. What was your favourite subject at school?

Probably Sociology, purely because I loved the class and the teachers.

3. What's your favourite drink?

Tea. Or a nice chocolatey mocha.

4. What is your favourite song at the moment?

Either 'I Lived' by OneRepublic or 'Stuck In My Teeth' by Circa Waves.

5. What would you name your children?

Boys: Oscar, Tommy and/or Jamie

Girls: Lola and/or Lily

(I don't plan on having 5 children, I just like to have a selection of names!)

6. Do you participate in any sports?

Despite wanting to join a gym (when I can afford it), I don't.

7. What's your favourite book?

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne

I have many more but these are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head.

8. What's your favourite colour?

Primarily it was purple but now autumn's here, I'm really loving burgundy and mustard yellow.

9. What's your favourite animal?

Pandas!

10. What's your favourite perfume?

It has to be Daisy by Marc Jacobs.

11. What's your favourite holiday?

Christmas! What's not to love about family, presents, food, snuggly weather, cheesy Christmas songs and chocolate orange hot chocolates from Starbucks while you're shopping for presents?!

12. Have you graduated from High School?

Yep.

13. Have you been out of the country?

Yes, I've been to France, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Turkey.

14. Do you speak any other languages?

I was taught French and German during High School, I definitely can't speak them but I can just about understand them haha!

15. Do you have any siblings? 

Yep! I have an older brother; Charlie, and older sister; Daisy, and a younger brother; Ed.

(My sister, my dad, my brother and I)

(My older brother, me, my stepdad, my younger brother, my mum and my sister)

16. What's your favourite store?

Probably ASOS, Primark or H&M.

17. What's your favourite restaurant?

Either Frankie & Benny's, ASK or Nando's. You just can't go wrong with these restaurants.

18. Do/did you like school?

For the social side of it, I really did. But personally, education really wasn't for me and I couldn't wait to leave.

19. Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?

Zoella & CutiePieMarzia, I watch their videos religiously!

Watching Zoella's video's actually inspired me to start a blog, as that's how she managed to get to where she is today.

20. What's your favourite movie?

Well obviously anything Disney!

The Great Gatsby

Titanic

Romeo & Juliet

(also anything with Leonardo DiCaprio in <3)

21. What are some of your TV shows?

The Great British Bake-Off, Friends & anything cooking/baking related.

22. PC or Mac?

Mac all the way!

23. What phone do you have?

An iPhone 5 in black.

24. How tall are you?

Last time I checked, I was 5'7".

25. Any pets? 

A Cockapoo named Paddie (after Paddington Bear) and a black cat named Petey.

(Paddie)

(Petey)

I hope this has given you a bit more insight as to who I am and what I'm like!

Thanks for reading, see you soon!

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My first blog post // My trip to Disneyland Paris! ♡

Hello! So this is the launch of my new blog, and what better way to start it off than with a post about my trip to Disneyland Paris earlier this year!

(As time goes on, you'll find out how much of a Disney fan I am).

(A plaque hanging at the entrance of Disneyland)

I'm not even going to lie, this trip was probably one of the best I've ever been on considering I had never been and it had always been a childhood dream of mine, and to go when I was older and with friends, I feel that I enjoyed it and really appreciated it a lot more than how much I would have if I had gone as a child.

I went from the 9th July until the 13th July, but despite it being during summertime when we went, it rained pretty much non-stop for the whole time we visited; however it didn't stop me from enjoying it. If anything, I enjoyed it more due to the fact it wasn't as busy and the queues weren't as long as I was expecting.

I went with my best friend, Zoe, and my two other friends, Tom and Emily, as we all love everything about Disney and felt as though we'd prefer it a lot more than a stereotypical and very unoriginal holiday to Magaluf/Ibiza, and I know I certainly did.

(From left to right; me, Tom, Emily & Zoe)

We stayed at the Newport Bay hotel during our stay which is only rated three stars but if you're looking for a hotel that is affordable but still very good quality then I'd definitely recommend it! It is also only a 15 minute walk to the park and although there is a free bus service to take you straight from the hotel to the park; however we found it a lot quicker to just walk. Unfortunately there was construction work going on during our stay which meant we couldn't use either pools at the hotel, but thinking about it now I don't really think we would have had the time! If you have a room at the back of the hotel, you also get a lovely view over lake Disney, and although our room was at the front of the hotel, we got a lovely view of the park opposite the hotel. 

(The view from our hotel room - I was very excited that it was sunny and had to take a picture)

One thing that I particularly loved about the hotel was the fact there was a different character waiting for you to meet every morning, we were lucky and got to meet Minnie and Goofy, but I unfortunately didn't manage to get a picture when we met Goofy.

(She was so sweet, and loved the fact that Emily, Zoe and I had our Minnie ears on too!)

Due to the fact It was raining a lot of the time, there weren't as many characters around the park as I'd hoped; however one personal highlight of the entire trip was the fact Rapunzel was doing a meet and greet and you can call me sad all you want, but my heart was beating so fast and I genuinely started choking up as she is my all time favourite Disney princess, and the fact she said I had "very beautiful hair" made me so happy and I couldn't stop smiling all day.

(One of my all time favourite pictures from the trip, and yes, it was my Facebook profile picture for a good few months...)

Although I'm not the biggest fan of big, fast roller coasters, I decided to man up a little big and go on as many as I could, considering the amount I'd paid to go to there, and I didn't want to be a spoil-sport for everyone. My top three absolute favourite rides from the Disneyland were The Tower of Terror (where we met the most adorable guy who worked there; Christophe), Crush's Coaster and Big Thunder Mountain. We actually went on The Tower of Terror about 10-15 times in the space of three days, I loved everything about it! We also went on Crush's Coaster three times and Big Thunder Mountain twice. Another ride that I particularly liked was the new Ratatouille ride; 'Ratatouille: The Adventure', as it was brand new and included new technologies such as trackless rat shaped vehicles and 3D projections. The ride in general was very good and although it had opened the day after we arrived and the queues were always at least over an hour long, it was definitely worth the wait as it's something you wouldn't really get the chance to experience again. For me, the only downside is that the graphics and the way the cart moves makes you feel slightly travel sick, but apart from that it was an amazing ride.

(Zoe, Christophe, Me, Tom & Emily at The Tower of Terror ride)

(The Tower of Terror ride, my absolute favourite)

(The band playing French themed music outside the new Ratatouille ride)

(The Ratatouille themed scenery as we queued for the ride, it was incredible)

(The Alice In Wonderland teacup ride, I actually loved this)

Obviously, I thought the Disney Magic on Parade was amazing, I never thought I'd get the chance to see so many of my all time favourite Disney characters in such a short time, and despite the raining the whole way through, I enjoyed it so so so much, as sad as it seems. (Just a note, the song they play throughout is the most catchy song in the world, it was stuck in my head for the rest of the holiday.)

 (Snow White & Prince Charming)

(Winnie The Pooh - one of my favourites!)

(Rapunzel & Flynn - also my favourites)

(King Louie & Baloo)

(The Winnie the Pooh characters)

(The Lion King float)

(Captain Hook & Peter Pan - definitely had a huge crush on Peter)

(Minnie Mouse & Donald Duck)

(Woody from Toy Story - probably the creepiest picture ever)

(Princess Aurora & Prince Phillip)

(The Toy Soldiers from Toy Story - I loved these guys)

(Elsa & Anna - I loved how much they actually looked like the characters)

(Cinderella & Prince Charming)

(Tinkerbell)

The final highlight of the trip for me was the Disney Dreams firework display. I'd always seen pictures and videos of when other people had gone to see it and have since watched the entire display countless other times since I went. I can't even put it into words how incredible it was to see; so I recommend you watch it for yourself here.

(Unfortunately, it was hard to get any decent pictures of the display as the wind was blowing all the smoke from the fireworks into the crowd and making it foggy, and along with the rain it was very hard to get any good pictures.)

So yeah, that is my Disneyland trip summed up! I hope you enjoyed my first blog post, there will hopefully be more in the near future. You can watch Zoe's vlog from Disneyland here, I always feel immense post-Disneyland depression after watching this. Have some more pictures of the trip:

(I loved these stained glass windows in Sleeping Beauty's castle)

 (Emily, Zoe & Tom trying to pull the sword out the Stone)

 (Me, Tom, Emily & Zoe with Rapunzel)

 (The statue of Walt Disney & Mickey Mouse in the Walt Disney Studios park)

(Tom, Emily, Me & Zoe) 

(The Disneyland Hotel/entrance to the Disneyland Park)

(Sleeping Beauty's castle - this is still my phone background) 

(Tom, Emily, Me & Zoe)

(Zoe & I at the Mad Hatter's tea party)

(The Disneyland Hotel/entrance to the Disneyland Park)

(Tom, Me, Emily & Zoe with King Louie)

Thanks for reading, see you soon!
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