This Month's Magazines

I've always been a bit of a magazine hoarder! This obsession goes back to the days when I would save my pocket money as a 13 year old and buy the monthly edition of Vogue, Elle and any magazine on offer, much to my Dad's dismay. I'd then proceed to read these again and again and save them up with the corner of pages folded highlighting the best articles. Of course, this hoarding didn't last long as I kept running out of space to keep them all but my magazine love still runs deep! So, I thought I would do a couple of posts a month looking at this months magazines, the best deals and offers/free gifts and then maybe one on my favourite articles. Let me know if you have any other ideas?

Anyway, for this post I thought I'd showcase some of the best magazine deals I've seen for May. 

• Glamour - (£1 - normally £2) - I love this one for popping in my handbag being a smaller size!
• Cosmopolitan - (£2 - normally £3.80) - Great mix of designer and high street articles
• Vogue - (£2 - normally £4) - One of my all time favourites with more designer products mentioned and a lot of style inspiration!

I've seen these magazines for these prices in all supermarkets, so I'm guessing its company promotions rather than exclusive to one shop

Let me know if you've seen any other great magazine deals this month!

Blogger's Chocolate Cookies

I love baking, as do many! With revising for exams and everything else going on, I've been baking a lot recently as my downtime in the late evenings so that I have to think about something else. I've got my own version of chocolate chip cookies that I've used for years and have tweaked to what I think to be a perfect recipe. But, lately I've wanted to try something new and seeing both Tanya Burr and Vivianna Does Makeup's cookie recipes, I just couldn't resist! (I noticed they're quite similar recipes as well) So I've chosen to mix them together a bit and even if I do say so myself they taste great!

Ingredients (Makes 12 Cookies):

275g Self Raising Flour

150g Caster Sugar

200g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

1 Large Egg

75g Cocoa Powder (although sometimes I'm a bit generous with this, what can I say I'm a chocolate lover!)

About 150g of both White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate

A Splash of Milk

Method:

1. Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy

2. Add the egg and mix well

3. Fold in all the dry ingredients (I find it easier to do this a bit at a time)

4. Break up the chocolate bars into chunks and stir into the mixture

5. If the mixture is looking a bit dry and not all mixed together, add a splash of milk just to add a little moisture

6. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and scoop the mixture into 12 balls (make sure to place them far apart on the trays)

7. Place in a pre-heated oven at Gas Mark 6 for 10-12 minutes

8. Remove them and leave to cool for around 30 minutes

Link's to Tanya and Anna's Cookie Recipes!

Have you made Tanya or Anna's cookies before? Let me know other recipes I should try!

Spring Make Up Menu

Again, as the seasons have changed so does our skin and in particular I love a little change of make up to suit the season. Spring is probably one of my favourite times for make up as the weather isn't too warm to melt off all my make up in an hour and isn't too cold that my skin becomes overrun with little dry patches.

• Brightening Concealer - I love a good highlight but am not yet at the stage in the year where I wear a stronger powder highlight that works best when the weather's a bit warmer. Personally, a lightening concealer is the way forward on the high points of the face to add a sheen and healthy glow
• Light Blusher's - I think blusher really brings a make up look together and at this time of year love to use a light pink or slightly peach toned blusher to give a warm flush to the face
• Lip Butters/Sheer Lipsticks - I prefer lighter lip products this time of year and lip butters are a great way to go. You still get a good amount of pigment, with a moisturising and more glossy finish
• Baked Bronzer - I'm a bit obsessed with baked products at the moment and I love these to give a little highlight as well as lightly warm up the face whilst I'm not yet to tanned!
• Pastel Nails - I'm truly awful at painting my nails, however there are so many beautiful pastel colours perfect for spring time which I think look great!

What are your spring make up essentials?