My Favourite Instagram Accounts #1

Out of all my social networking sites, Instagram is the one I spend the most time on. Yes, its an unhealthy obsession but I'm a very visual / creative person so being able to see other peoples pretty images and create my own is an absolute joy. With this being said, I thought it was about time I shared some of my favourite accounts - the accounts I always go back to time and time again to see if they've shared another fabulous photo or video. I follow over 300 instagram accounts so I'll be doing a few of these posts but for now, here's five instagram accounts you should all be following ...

The Body Coach

I'm not sure how I came across Joe's instagram account but as I'm in to healthy eating, as soon as I found it, I was hooked. He's a personal trainer that creates short videos called 'Lean in 15' where he shows how he cooks quick and healthy meals. Other than being incredibly funny to watch (he likes to wind up his neighbours in Surbiton) his recipes are so easy to follow and super tasty. I recently made his turkey burgers and they were so yummy, they've now become a regular meal I like to eat. I started following Joe when he had a few thousand followers and he now has over 70K so its quite clear people love watching his videos as much as I do!

Sarah Ashcroft

I don't follow a great deal of fashion bloggers as I'm more of a beauty girl but I met Sarah back in September on a work trip to Brighton and ever since, I've been in love with her Instagram account. She writes the fashion blog 'That Pommie Girl' where she posts a variety of super stylish looks and what I love about her the most is that the things she wears are accessible to the every day girl and easy to wear - I often see something she's wearing and want to go and buy it instead of thinking 'I couldn't pull that off' like I do when I see some other fashion posts. She recently had her eyebrows tattooed too and I'm just a tad jealous - totally flawless!

Olivia Naylor MUA

Olivia is a Manchester based makeup artist who has done makeup for some stunning celebs including Michelle Keegan. I actually found her account after Michelle tagged her in a post where her makeup looked completely flawless. I instantly headed over to Olivia's account to see which products she'd used to create Michelle's look and its safe to say, I left her account with a wish list as long as my arm and a MAC order placed. As well as being fantastic at makeup, she also does the best and most natural looking eyebrow tattooing I've ever seen. I definitely want to book an appointment with her to get mine done as soon as I have some spare cash. If you're Manchester based and looking for a makeup artist / eyebrow tattooist, Olivia is your girl!

Pink Pixie Doll

I've been following Millie since I first started blogging as she's one of the first bloggers I discovered and followed when I was first starting out. What I love so much about Millie's instagram (and blog) is how pretty and whimsical everything looks. She has a consistent look to her images as they're all full of pastel tones, pretty things like cakes, shoes and lipsticks and they're always bright and clear. She got married in the Summer and seeing the photos of her wedding on Instagram was amazing - it looked like a picture perfect day. She always makes me want to go shopping too as she often posts photos of new beauty collections so if you want to know what's new in the beauty world, following Millie is a must.

emshelx

Oh I do love Em, she's one of my best blogging gals! I've mentioned how much I love her blog in my favourite bloggers post here but I also love her instagram account. She's currently travelling around Canada / the states and seeing her photos of beautiful buildings, beaches and yummy food make me more than a little jealous. I just love how well thought out Em's images are - they're always taken from cool angles and have perfectly blurred out backgrounds. She also wears fab outfits and has persuaded me to buy something on more than one occasion. She's just a beaut!

These are just a selection of the fab instagram accounts I follow so I'm planning to do more of these 'share the love' style posts in the future. I hope you've found some new accounts to follow and don't forget to follow me too (shameless plug!) @kayleighjcouture.

Lots of love,

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Instagram Diary & Rambles ♥

 ♥ Costa Hot Chocolates  ♥ 2500 GFC Followers.. WOW!  ♥ Boots Goodies  ♥ Real Techniques Brushes  ♥ Christmas tree at the Metro Centre  ♥ Napoleon Glitter Eyeshadow  ♥ Amazing meal at The Living Room  ♥ R.I.P Porsha  ♥ My new dress  ♥ Me posing  ♥ Trying to overcome the flu  ♥  New work outfit from Primark  ♥ Revlon 'Crush' Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain  ♥ Downloading Taylor Swift's album  ♥ Sephora goodies  ♥ Reading 'The Beauty Myth' ♥ 

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Hi Ladies! I haven't done an Instagram diary post in quite a while now so I thought it was about time I made a cute little collage of my latest insta-snaps. I personally love these kind of posts as I feel like I get to know a little bit more about the blogger each time I read them and it also gives me an excuse to ramble away to my hearts content. We all know how much I love a ramble now don't we?

I've not been well lately so the past week has consisted of me going to work, almost overdosing on cold and flu medication and snuggling up on the sofa. I'm finally getting over the flu now but now my ear has now decided to cause me a lot of pain - great! I had to leave work yesterday after the dizziness and pain from my ear became too much. I took myself along to the nearest walk-in centre and had to wait over two hours to see a nurse :(. It turns out my ear canal is inflamed meaning I have an outer ear infection so I'm having to use ear drops three times a day until it improves. I really hope thats sooner rather than later as feeling deaf in one ear isn't the nicest thing I've ever experienced. So other than feeling unwell I've had a lovely couple of weeks chilling out with my nearest and dearest. My boyfriend was away in Las Vegas with his friends last week so my Nanna and Grandad came to visit me and keep me company for the week. We had a lovely time - good food and good giggles at the latest series of I'm a Celebrity get me out of Here. If watching Helen Flanagan eating genitals and Rosemary Shrager farting isn't entertainment then I don't know what is 8). 

Although we had a great week, I was very upset to hear my dads cat Porsha has sadly passed away. I grew quite close to her during my time in Australia (see photo of me holding her above) and she was the most beautiful, timid cat I've ever come across. She was so nervous around people but I'm glad I got to give her some cuddles before she passed away. She certainly entertained me in Oz and I enjoyed giving her sneaky bits of chicken from the fridge haha. I've never actually owned a pet of my own but I can't even being to imagine how upsetting it must be to lose one as they become part of the family. I'll miss you next time I'm in Oz Porsha but I hope you're having a great time in Kitty heaven. ♥

On a more positive note, Matt returned from Vegas on Sunday and it was so lovely to see him. It was weird not seeing him every day like I normally do but it sounds like he had a fab time and he very generously brought me back some NARS goodies from Sephora. I've always wanted to visit Sephora (beauty blogger heaven?) so I was super excited when I was handed the cute black and white bag. It will be going on display somewhere in my bedroom no doubt. Is that sad?

I'm going to a work party tonight, it's my first at my new job so I'm quite nervous but looking forward to it all the same. The company I work for are celebrating their 10 year anniversary so we are having a glam night at a fancy hotel in Newcastle. I imagine we will have a great time and I'm very excited to wear my beautiful new dipped hem dress from Miss Selfridge. I asked for your opinion on Twitter/Instagram and everyone seemed to like it so I hope it will go down well with my new work chums too. I probably won't have chance to get any proper photos wearing it but I will pop any photos I do get up on my Instagram.

So thats all from me for now, I hope you are all doing well and thanks again for helping me reach a massive 2500 GFC followers. I still can't believe it.

I'm super busy for the next two days so I'll be back with a review on Sunday.

For now, Lots of Love,

Instagram Diary #3 & A Catch-Up

A messy bun kind of day  ♥  All of my nail polishes ♥ My pretty bedroom  ♥ I was proud of this lunch I made - Jacket potato with sweet chilli hummus and salad ♥ Dominos with the boyf  ♥ Matt on his first day working as a Lawyer (proud girlfriend moment haha!)  ♥ My ridiculously large lip products collection ♥ Organising my wardrobe  ♥ Playing around with the new picfx effects  ♥ I caved and bought Bioderma  ♥ I hit 1800 followers (YAY!) ♥  Reading Sophie Kinsella in bed  ♥ Kids doing the Great North Run in Newcastle  ♥ Cocktails with friends on the Quayside  ♥  Me checking out everyone's blog links after #bbloggers chat  ♥ Watching 'Insidious' with friends.

Hey Ladies! I hope you are all fine and dandy. I thought I would share a few of my Instagram snaps with you today and write a bit of a lifestyle catch-up post. After #bbloggers chat last night which was all about our favorite posts to read and write, a lot of people said they liked these type of Instagram posts as they are a little more personal and relaxed than a standard product review and what not. I have to admit, I do love writing these posts myself as it gives me the chance to have a little ramble and fill you in on what I've been up to. (Your probably not even interested). Also, if you don't know what the #bbloggers chat is, it's a chat on Twitter between 8-9pm every Sunday night where all us bloggers can share our thoughts on a certain topic. The topic is voted for by a poll on the #bbloggers official blog so if you want to vote for next weeks topic, pop over to their blog here and have a look. If you haven't joined in before I highly recommend it as it's a great way of interacting with new bloggers or your regular readers. 

Anyway, after that big babble I thought I'd tell you what I've been up to lately. As you can see from the above pictures, the past couple of weeks since my return from Australia has consisted of seeing friend, eating lots of food and generally just chilling out. Obviously now I'm back in the UK I'm unemployed so I've been searching high and low for jobs most days. I've never been out of work since the age of 14 so this sitting around doing nothing all day malarkey is getting right on my nerves. It's also been really disheartening when companies have sent me 'sorry you were unsuccessful this time' emails and it makes me feel like I'm never going to find a job, boo. On the bright side, my lovely boyfriend Matt started his job as a trainee solicitor a couple of weeks ago and I am super proud of him. He's always been my rock and has been so supportive these past few weeks when I've been getting down in the dumps. So if your reading this Matt, thanks a million - your a total gem!

The only good thing that has come from being unemployed is the fact I have had lots of opportunities to catch up with my friends and family. My friends came to visit me and Matt in Newcastle last weekend and we had such a laugh drinking cocktails and watching 'Insidious'. We popped it on presuming it would be really scary but in all honesty it was the most unrealistic and amusing horror film I have ever seen. If you have watched this movie, I'm sure you know what I mean.

I also got to come back to my hometown in the Lake District this weekend and it was lovely to catch up with family and friends. On Saturday night me and my three best friends went out for a Mexican and drinks which was lovely although I was a tad annoyed that my Fajitas didn't come with guacamole and I had to pay £2.50 for a side order? TWO POUNDS FIFTY? Obscene I tell you, isn't guacamole just a standard part of fajitas? Or is it just me that can't eat them without it? Anyhow, gauc gate aside, we had a lovely night catching up and my friend Debra and I ended up going out in town which resulted in lots of Jagerbombs and various other concoctions. It's safe to say I wasn't feeling too perky yesterday so my mum, sister and I spent the day lounging in bed and the evening eating Chinese and watching The X Factor. I'm not too keen on it this year though, the contestants just haven't been floating my boat.

So, that's all I've been up to really. Other than stuffing my face with Dominos and various other yummy foods, I've had a pretty quiet couple of weeks. I've been so bored some days that I've even taken it upon myself to clean my makeup and organise my wardrobe. Is that said? Whilst cleaning my lip products I realised I have far too many and just had to Instagram the evidence. Oh well, I am a makeup loving beauty blogger so I guess that makes it okay right? I also managed to read a whole book in two days which is quite the record for me but it was so addictive. I read 'The Undomestic Goddess' by Sophie Kinsella and it was a fab read with lots of surprising twists and turns. If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend it. 
Oh and I'd also like to quickly add that I recently reached 1800 GFC followers. Wow, wow and wow is all I can say. I am utterly amazed I have this many people who are actually interested in reading my little blog. I am very excited as this means I am fast approaching the massive 2000 followers milestone and I can't wait to celebrate it with a giveaway of my favourite things. Fingers crossed I have a job by then as I feel it could get quite expensive haha! Thanks again and I love you all.

Anyway, that's definitely enough of me blabbering on, this post has become longer than I first intended and I don't want to bore you. I will be back tomorrow with an outfit post as I haven't done one in a while so check back for that. I hope you all had a fab weekend and don't forget to follow me on Instagram if you have it. My username is @kayleighjcouture.

Lots of Love,

Instagram Diary #2

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I reached over 1500 followers - thank you!  ♥  Addicted to The Sims Freeplay on the Ipad  ♥ Ready to go out for a meal  ♥  Cocktail at Hervey Bay  ♥  Yummy Bruschetta  ♥ Funny Quote  ♥ Writing my name in the sand  ♥  Me at Hervey Bay Beach  ♥  Love this lipgloss  ♥ Freshly manicured nails with a clear top coat  ♥ Me and my friend Camille  ♥ My amazing new double ring  ♥  Loving this mascara (Review soon!)  ♥  Aztec OOTD  ♥  My supposed celeb lookalikes?  ♥  My boyfriend using the outdoor gym - genius idea ;)! 

Hi Ladies! Just a very quick Instagram post from me today. This selection of pictures have been taken over the past couple of weeks so I thought I'd share. I recently hit the 1500 followers mark on my blog and I couldn't of been happier. This is such a huge milestone  considering I only started this blog 9 months ago. Thank you so any one who always takes the time to leave me nice comments, tweet or email me and hello to any new followers. I promise I will be doing a giveaway as a thank you very soon. Me and the boy went to stay at Hervey Bay (tourist destination in Queensland) for  a couple of days last week and we had a lovely time sipping cocktails, eating yummy bruschetta and chilling on the beach. I obviously had to write my name in the sand - does anyone else do this when they are in another country or is that just me? We also came across this outdoor gym which I thought was absolutely genius? I swear if I lived anywhere near a free gym like this I would have the body of a goddess haha jokes!  Apart from that I haven't done a great deal over the past couple of weeks apart f rom chilling out and blogging. I also went and got my nails infilled which made me very happy as they were an absolute state. I wear clear acrylics so I can apply polish on top but I thought they looked lovely and elegant with just a clear top coat. 

Oh and just to finish this post, how awesome is that quote? I saw it stuck on the fridge at the place we were staying at Hervey Bay and thought it was such a funny motivational quote. If you can't read it from the small picture, it says -

"This is a tuit. At long last we have sufficient quantity for you to have one of your own. Guard it with your life! These tuits are hard to come by - especially the round ones! For years you've been saying "I'll do that as soon as I get a round tuit" - Now that you have a round tuit of your own, many things that you mean to do just might get done! So get tuit!

Get it? I thought it was a clever quote and definitely motivational as I am all too often saying "I'll get round to it" then never actually doing it!

I hope you have all had a lovely week!

Lots of Love,

Instagram Diary #1

Top Row (L-R) - Australian Sunset, Me being silly, My dads Canon EOS 1000d, My new Cath Kidston Iphone Case.

Second Row - Cut-Out Primark Swimsuit, My fave summer outfits, Feeding the ducks with my boyfriend and little brother, Gold & Black smoky eye.

Third Row - Taking my Louis Vuitton on its first outing, Louis & Champagne in Brisbane, Me & My Dad, Starbucks with the boyfriend.

Bottom Row - New River Island Peplum top, New Jewellery, Noosa Beach, Plaiting my hair.

Hey Ladies. I hope you are all well. As you may be aware, it was my birthday at the start of the month and I was super duper excited to receive and Iphone4s as one of my presents. I was also majorly excited that I could now join the Instagram club and these 'Instagram Diary' type blog posts. I personally love taking photos, I even wanted to be a photographer when I was younger so an app like Instagram is the perfect place for me to get snap happy and upload my pictures. I upload a mixture of things on there from beauty and fashion photos, to scenic shots and everyday life. The selection above have been uploaded over the past couple of weeks but I had so many more I could of included. I decided to stick with these ones for my first post to see how they go down. I will be more than happy to do a weekly Instagram diary though if it is something you might be interested in seeing? I realise some of you may of already seen these pictures if you follow me on Instagram so I do apologise for that but I thought it might be a nice way for those of you who don't have Instagram to get to know me a little bit better. As you can see, I have had a lovely couple of weeks with trips to feed the ducks at the park, the stunning beach at Noosa and a shopping trip to Brisbane. I have also got a few new goodies including a River Island Peplum top, chunky jewellery and this cute Cath Kidston phone case. My dad also informed me he has won a Canon EOS 650D in a promotion at work and he is kindly giving it to me as he already owns the 1000D. I couldn't be happier as I have been harping on about how I would love one of these cameras for months now. I can't wait to get snapping with it, it will be amazing for my blog so watch out for some high quality photos in the near future. It also means I will now have something to film HD videos on so Youtube might even be an option for me? Would you like to see me doing videos? I'm not 100% convinced yet but I may give it a whirl when I receive the camera and see how I feel.

I hope you have enjoyed this post and if you have Instagram feel free to follow me - 'kayleighjcouture' :)

Lots of Love,

My 22nd Birthday Part 1 | Outfits and Instagram

Hey Lovelies. Firstly, I would like to apologise for my lack of posting over the past few days. I have been super busy all week and haven't had chance to just sit down and blog. Anyway, I have lots to share with you all as it was my 22nd birthday on Friday. Goodness I feel old. It only seems five minutes ago I turned 18. Oh how time flys? I had a fabulous birthday, got spoilt rotten and spent time with my family in Australia. It was absolutely lovely to spend my birthday with them as I've never been in Australia for my birthday before. They made my day very special and I can't thank them enough. Anyway, as I have lots to show and tell you, I have decided to split my birthday posts into two parts. First I am going to show you my birthday outfits, hair and makeup and then tomorrow I will post a birthday haul. As I said, I spent the day with family on Friday, we had thai takeaway and drinks in the evening and they had even got me a MAC lipstick birthday cake. (I will post about this tomorrow). I had a lovely relaxing night and then I went out last night with a few people from work. We just went to a local pub and then onto a nightclub and we had a fab night. The DJs in there now know me as the English girl who loves One Direction far too much. *cringe* They still played some 1D for me though which resulted in me dancing around like a giddy teenager. Yes, I have a thing for Louis from One Direction. Feel free to judge me. Anyway, enough of my blabbering, I will show you what I wore and what not. I had quite the dilemma choosing an outfit last night. If you follow me on Twitter, you will know what I'm talking about.

Fridays Outfit/Makeup - So this is what I wore on the actual day of my birthday. We weren't really going anywhere so I decided to keep it pretty casual. I still made an effort with my makeup though as who doesn't want to look nice on their birthday? I got this lovely peter pan collar top from my mum as a present and I absolutely love it. I paired it with some basic cream chinos and a black belt. I also wore my new NARS eyeshadow and Topshop Infared lipstick. (Reviews to come soon).

Top - Matalan

Chinos - River Island

Belt - H&M

Sunglasses - H&M

Ring/Bracelet - Matalan

Blazer - H&M

Saturdays Outfit - So this is what I wore last night to go out in. My Dad and Step Mum brought me this gorgeous dip hemmed dress back from Hong Kong in May and I have been saving it for a special occasion. I absolutely love the dress but I thought it was just a little bit too dressy for the place I was going. I ended up wearing this to the pub and then going home to get changed.

Dress - H&M

Belt - Missguided

Shoes - Kurt Geiger

Bag - Matalan

Ring - Primark

Saturdays Final Outfit -  After lots of deliberating I finally decided to wear this cute little floral playsuit last night. I have worn it before and it is the comfiest and easiest thing to wear. I literally just shoved it on and bobs your uncle, fannys your aunt. i decided to change form the blue dress as the town in Australia where my dad lives is quite small and known for being casual. I realise this still looks dressy but I just felt more comfortable in this than a fancy dress. If any of you follow me on Twitter, you will have already seen these pictures so I do apologise. These pictures are a selection I've recently uploaded to Instagram. I got an iPhone for my birthday and was so excited to get Instagram that I haven't been off it since. It is amazing and I urge any of you with an iphone to sign up. If you would like to follow me my username is kayleighjcouture. 


Playsuit - River Island - Link
Belt - Missguided


So there we have it, a quick summary of the things I wore this weekend. I hope you enjoyed this post and it wasn't too much of a ramble. I will be posting my haul tomorrow to show you all my birthday goodies and then I will be reviewing some of the products I got this week. I hope you are all well and have had a fantastic weekend.


Lots of Love,