I feel like the happiest person as life cannot get any better than it is right now! 

My boyfriend Chris and I have escaped the stresses of life to his family's apartment in Mallorca in need of relaxation after another year of university is finished. Everyone needs a moment to stop and refresh when the pressures of life can get a little too intense. 

Today I am going to share with you my poolside essentials.

1. A book

Some of you may be disappointed in me but I have only just began reading Zoe Sugg's book Girl Online On Tour... I would be disappointed and confused as to why someone would leave such an incredible story on the shelf for too long. My second year of university has been so stressful and full on I have not had the time to sit back and read a good book, I've always had something on my mind and grabbing all the opportunities that are available instead of watching them pass by and regret not going for it as that's something I will not regret! 

However I have only been here for 3 days and already finished the book! There's some proof into how much I do actually enjoy reading and I am currently on the hunt for a new book!

2. Good music

This one is a must on holiday. Laying by the pool listening to your favourite upbeat playlist has got to be one (alongside reading) of my favourite parts of the holiday. I occasionally do this at home but I hardly find the time to just sit back and find myself again. My favourite songs right now are Cheerleader by Omi, Summer by Calvin Harris and Promises by Nero. 

3. Camera

I love photography so this is a personal essential that not everyone feels like they need to have with them by the pool. But I love capturing every moment especially since I got a camera for Christmas, it has followed me everywhere ever since. But not just capturing every moment, I enjoy finding cool angles, it's just a personal hobby of mine :)

The last thing which isn't an essential but it is something I find the time for when on holiday is writing my blog. Although they do say you can find the time for something if it means a lot to you but I want blogging to be my happy place and something I can turn to when feeling relaxed, I've suffered from writers block recently due to the hectic university life but now I am more relaxed, ideas are flowing around my head more so now.

And those are my poolside essentials, there are the obvious ones such as

Being by the pool (without this there is no such thing as poolside essentials)

Sun cream

Sunglasses

A towel

Bottle of vodka

But those are all very obvious items which everyone takes with them anyway!

I hope you enjoyed this post and got you in the mood for a holiday! 

Until next time

Mel x

Hello my lovelies!

Today I am sharing with you my Winter Handbag/Travel Essentials featuring all the bits and bobs I bring with me when travelling home. Obviously I will also bring spare clothes and any washing I can hope to get away with asking my mum to do it for me.. But this is a separate bag I bring along with me holding everything I will need for the journey, especially if it's by train.

Magazine

Before catching the train, if I have ten minutes or so to wait, I will have a quick look at what magazines they have available and see if any of them take my fancy.

In the picture above I am featuring the Glamour Magazine with Tanya Burr on the front which came with a free Clinique lipstick in a gorgeous bright red shade! How convenient! This would obviously take any fan of YouTube's fancy especially if, like me, Tanya is one of your favourites! I recently bought this coffee cup from Costa and I think it will be so good for travelling as you can bring this, a magazine and just chill on the train perhaps whilst listening to music!

Beauty Essentials

My essential bag isn't complete without products for the journey! Here I have the:

Zoella 'Let's Spritz!' spray in case you need to top up!

Nivea Express Hydration Primer/Moisturiser - if you're not wearing any foundation and your skin is feeling dry!

Max Factor Creme Puff Blush 'Gorgeous Berries' - To keep them cheeks rosy!

The Body Shop 'Frosted Plum' Hand Cream - I always bring a hand cream with me as I prefer smooth rather than rough hands right?

Tanya Burr Lip Gloss 'Berry Picking'

Clinique 'Cherry Pop'. I like to bring two lip products normally just in case I change my mind and am feeling a different colour halfway through the day/journey! Is that weird? I hope not!


Coming up with Blog post ideas or going blog hunting and finding new ones to follow!
This is one of my favourite things to do when travelling. I whip my notebook out if an idea comes to me or I scroll through blogs on my phone and write down what I like/dislike about them. I have really enjoyed doing this recently as I come across new blogs aswell as learning new things!


Digging into a good book
I also bring a book along with me if I'm travelling alone. 'Girl Online on Tour' is Zoella's recent book release following 'Girl Online'. I am so excited to read it, I haven't gotten round to it yet as University is such a busy lifestyle!
A recent book favourite was the Girl On The Train, I might write a separate review on this as it was basically a mystery which had the most shocking ending, it kept me on edge the whole time I think I read it in about a week! I could not put it down!


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