A post every makeup lover needs to read

Hi guys,

Recently I was approached by Reviews.com about a post they have recently written. They were interested in my views on the post, which I greatly appreciate as I know how much work goes into writing one. They asked if I would be interested in sharing it with you guys and my views on what it is. I literally jumped at this chance because as soon as I started reading the post, I knew it was going to be a good one.

http://www.reviews.com/

So your probably sitting there thinking Zoe what are you even on about what is this post you keep talking about. Well firstly let me just tell you a little about this amazing website. They honestly review everything, like everything. I was having a browse through earlier and I came across a post reviewing baby wipes, see they do anything you can think of.

Lets get me back on target, the post they asked me to look at was a review of foundations they have tested. I know sounds kinda minor when I say it like that. But trust me you haven't seen a review like it yet. The work, time and effort gone into this post is not unmissed. I can safely say I have most definitely learnt a thing or two from reading over this post. Not only is it full of fun information and facts, you have some awesome statistics in there too.

I honestly don't even know where to start with this post. Let me just say all the foundations in it, I have never tried. Not even one of them. After reading this I am super excited to hopefully try some of them in the future. I would say this post is happily aimed at everyone. That's right anyone from makeup artists to a complete newbie. You will all learn from what you read. A post like this, that is so well written, should be recognised for its greatness.

I absolutely adore the way they choose how to decide on what foundations they used. Taking into account what you do want in a product and what you don't want is the difference between a good foundation and a really bad one. Trust me there is a difference. Knowing what you are looking for makes a real difference to how you will look at a product and the one you end up choosing.

The layout of this post is written so well its easy to keep up. You can either read through or quickly find what you are looking for. Either way you couldn't look for a better layout than this to be able to do that. I personally love this post. Not just for how well its set out. But also for how they make it perfect for anyone that wishes to read it. Anyone can use this as their starter point in makeup or even their keep updated stage. I can honestly tell you that you will learn something from reading this, I know I have.

So I really recommend that you head over and check out the post, I'm sure you will love it as much as me.

Love
A Norfolk Blondie x
 

A dream come true

Hey guys,

So we all have dreams and goals in life. This can honestly be anything you want. One of my biggest goals in life is to visit Australia. I don't only plan on seeing one place but travelling around to various places around Australia. This is honestly one of my biggest dreams, which I cant wait to hopefully do in the future. So how would I  budget for my dream. Not only that but how I would budget if I added £10,000 onto my budget. So of course I couldn't help but start planning my holiday to Australia.

Dream: Holiday for 2 in Australia.

Budget: £5,000

For a budget of £5,000 I looked into staying in four different places in Australia for 3 days at a time. Giving me a nice 15 day holiday.

My holiday starts with us flying from London to Sydney for £572pp. Once in Sydney we will be staying at the Hyatt Regency Sydney for 3 nights at the cost of £461.

Image: https://sydney.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html

From Sydney we will take a flight to Melbourne for £39pp. For the next three day we will stay in the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. This will cost £488.

Image: https://melbourne.grand.hyatt.com/en/hotel/rooms/view.html

Our next flight takes us to Perth for £102pp. In Perth we will be staying in the Parmelia Hilton Perth for three nights for £386.

Image: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g255103-d255646-Reviews-Parmelia_Hilton_Perth-Perth_Greater_Perth_Western_Australia.html

Byron Bay is next on my list of places to visit so with a £174pp flight we are on our way. Staying in the lovely The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa. Three nights here costs us £561.

Image: https://www.hightide.com.au/properties/byron-at-byron-resort-spa.php

The only thing left to do is catch a flight to Sydney for £49pp and stay in the first hotel we visited for one night ready for our flight home the next day. This one night costs £169.

So when we work out our cost our total is £3,937. Leaving us with £1,063 for food and spending money.

Dream: Holiday for 2 to Australia.

Budget: £15,000

So with a budget this large its only right to take full advantage of it. We have added on two extra stops giving us a holiday of 22 days.

It all starts with flying to Sydney for £1339pp. Where we will be staying at Bondi Beach Grandview Apartments. At the cost of £1872.

Image: http://www.myboutiquehotel.com/en/boutique-hotels-sydney/bondi-beach-grandview-apartments.html

From Stydney we take a flight to Melbourne for £39pp. We then stay at the Hampton Inn and Suites Columbus,MS. This costs £311.

Image: https://www.stays.io/property/hampton-inn-and-suites-columbus-ms/BC-1379423

Our next flight takes us to Adelaide. For £30pp. Staying at the Penthouse at Horizons for £788.

Image: https://www.booking.com/hotel/au/penthouse-at-horizons.en-gb.html?aid=356983;label=gog235im-hotel-XX-au-penthouseNatNhorizons-unspec-gb-com-L%3Aen-V%3A0ahUKEwiy36DO2O3TAhUDnRQKHSaD9sQjxwIAw-O%3AwindowsS81-B%3AinternetSexplorer-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3AXX-H%3As;sid=481a5f17d5c315de5136f6b4cb9065c1;dist=0&sb_price_type=total&type=total&

From Adelaide we head to Perth at the cost of £143pp. While in Perth we stay at Oceans 21 Simple Stunning for £1199.

Image: https://www.rentbyowner.com/property/oceans-21-simply-stunning/BC-1967613

From the lovely Perth we travel by plane to Brisbane for £129pp. Here we stay at Emporium Hotel for £620.

Image: http://www.emporiumhotels.com.au/en/default.html

We next visit Byron Bay for £104pp. We stay in the lovely The Villas of Byron. This does cost £1413.

Images: https://www.booking.com/hotel/au/the-villas-of-byron.en-gb.html?aid=356983;label=gog235im-hotel-XX-au-theNvillasNofNbyron-unspec-gb-com-L%3Aen-V%3A0ahUKEwjltuu2u3TAhVIXBQKHV9ICZ0QjxwIAw-O%3AwindowsS81-B%3AinternetSexplorer-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3AXX-H%3As;sid=481a5f17d5c315de5136f6b4cb9065c1;dist=0&sb_price_type=total&type=total&

 From Byron Bay we have to fly back to Sydney for one night ready for our flight. This flight cost £39pp. We stay at the Pullman Sydney Airport for £203.

Image: http://www.pullmanhotels.com/gb/hotel-9522-pullman-sydney-airport/room.shtml

 This trip overall costs us £10,052. Leaving us with £4,948 for spending money and food. You could do this for cheaper but I wanted to show you that you can make a dream holiday come true and stay at amazing places even on a budget.

So that is my post about my dream holiday.

Love
A Norfolk Blondie x