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Hey guys!

So the past couple days I've just been trying to relax and have a little me time hence the lack of yesterdays post.  It's important sometimes to just take a little time out and rejuvenate.  Alas the pull of my blog has drawn me in and I decided I wanted to share with you guys anyway.  I've not really got anything prepared for this post so I thought I'd just shamelessly plug all my other social media outlets.  I don't really post on some of them but I'm working on it - twitter being a prime example.  I just don't have followers so I don't really post, but if I share with all of you lovelies hopefully that will change.

So here we go guys - if you didn't know already here is a list of all my social media:

Twitter: @robynisabella_x

Vine: robynisabella

YouNow: robynisabella (I haven't used this yet but I think I might start broadcasting tomorrow - so far it looks like mostly younger kids but hey ho why not!?)

So I thinkkk that is everything!  I'll probably put a few of them into my description bar for a later date but yeah you should all go follow me!

Sorry for the sucky post and lack of time keeping so far this week.  Back to normal tomorrow and I'll try have more organised for next week!  Love you all!

robynisabella x

Pets at Home Haul!

Hey guys!

So it occurred to me recently that I haven't really mentioned a huge part of my life here on my blog.  My pets!  I loveeee my pets and they honestly do mean the world to me so it's about time you guys were introduced and what better a way than through a haul post!

Now this post is going to be lacking pictures because stupidly I forgot to individually photograph everything!!!  Couldn't believe it when I went to edit and unfortunately all of these goodies pictured above have already been handed over to their new owners (ie my pets) and are now partly destroyed!  I'll through in some pet snaps for good measure.

I think I'll start with my dog first - My dog is called Betty and she is a little mixed breed dog.  She looks a bit like a Jack Russell at first glance but when you get to know her you realise she actually looks totally different.  She's actually my mum's dog - as in her loyalties totally lie with my mum - but I love her and she deserves a wee mention!  In the picture above there is only one thing for her and it is the little treat at the very front.  It's a little dental stick type thing that is shaped like a little toothbrush and is super cute.  Apparently they are all natural and they do a couple different sizes for different sized dogs.  My pets at home has Tiny, Small and Regular.  Betty is really a small dog but I buy her the regular size because she doesn't get them very often and the small ones just look sooo tiny!

Next up is my baby boy, my cat.  My cat is an all black short hair (though going greyer on the chest with age) called Button.  He's my little love and I don't think I love anything as much as I love my cat.  He's a pretty old boy now at 14 and he's just so special.  He also has three legs but I'm so used to it now I don't even notice and he hops around quite the thing.  He's slowing down a bit in his old age but I'm usually around to help him out.  From pets at home I just picked him up a little cat grass pack.  He has a stash of treats already so I resisted the urge to buy more. 

Last up and the owner of pretty much all the treats up there is my little bunny Belle.  Belle is a house rabbit that lives in my room in a massive cage I made her out of NIC cubes.  She's super cute and really rabbits are such underrated pets.  They train easily, can be litter trained and are generally very affectionate if you listen to them and understand their limits.  I would say they are pretty hard work though and if you ever think about getting a rabbit make sure you are in it for the long haul because they can live for longer than ten years!  

From pets at home I got Belle a large collection of hay, straw, willow and other edible type balls to play with.  She really enjoys the willow ones but really she likes them all.  I also picked up that super cute little bowl with the carrots on it!  Really I totally did not need to get the bowl because she already has a perfectly good bowl but I just couldn't resist.  Lastly (and the sole thing I went into pets at home to buy) I picked up a small animal furminator.  Seriously those pet brushes are amazing!  They are quite pricey (over £20) but I would honestly recommend them if you have an animal that sheds a lot.  We have one that the cat and dog use and it is absolutely amazing on my dog which is what made me go in to get a rabbit one.  I like the rabbit one but it's not quite as good - I think it's because rabbit fur is just so fluffy and fine.  While I say it's not as good, it is effective for removing the hair - it just doesn't hold onto it as well as the dog one does.

Belle investigating her new toys while I was taking pictures!

So that's it for my introduction to my pets and my pets at home haul.  I know most of this was for my rabbit - but my cat is old and doesn't like toys and my dog already has far too many it's not that I left them out don't worry!  What pets do you have?  If you've not got any, is there a particular pet you wish you did have?  Thanks for reading!

robynisabella x

Mascara Review

Hey guys!

Today I decided I was going to do a review for you all!  I have briefly mentioned this product in posts before but it's about time it got a nice shiny post all to itself.  This is my first proper review on my blog so if there is anything I miss out or that you want to know don't hesitate to tell/ask in the comments!  Your feedback is more than welcomed it literally puts a smile on my face every time I see a new comment down there.

So lets get down to it.  My lovely boyfriend picked this product up for me a couple of months ago while we were up in the city.  I had gone into Boots with no brands in mind and in all honesty I wasn't really sure what I was looking for.  My previous mascaras had all began doing real damage to my eyelashes and to combat this (warning: do not try this at home) I decided to start wearing individual false eye-lashes.  Yes they look gorgeous and yes they are nice for a night out but please do not wear them every day like I did.  I thought wearing false eyelashes would give my lashes a break from mascara but they literally halved in length - they were so short and stubby and I hated the way my eyes looked.  False eye lashes turned out to be way worse than mascara.  So when we went into Boots I didn't know what to go for - my old mascaras had damaged my eyelashes in the first place and there I was about a month of falsies later with the shortest stubbiest horrible little eye lashes.  I didn't know where to turn!  I'm the kind of girl that likes to stick to what works when it comes to my makeup and for my eyelashes nothing was working so I was lost.  It was actually my boyfriend who spotted the Rimmel Wonder'Full Mascara with Argan Oil and I think he was probably drawn to it because it is so shiny but I was sold at Argan Oil.

The packaging is really pretty in a lovely coppery rose gold type colour.  I think it looks quite luxurious both by the colour but also by the sleek shape.  I have to say I do judge my products by their packaging quite a lot.  If I don't like the packaging it is a lot less likely that I'l pick it up.  I'm really glad this had nice packaging otherwise my boyfriend would have never picked it up.

When I first got this product I was soooo disappointed in it.  I was used to thick formulas that applied quickly but this product applies quite thin and takes a couple of coats.  I got used to the product after a couple of days though and decided I actually liked it.  I think because my eye lashes were so short at the time I was looking for super volume instantly which admittedly this product does not give with the first application but it does redeem itself in other areas.  In terms of the applicator I'm really not bothered what type my mascara comes with - as long as it works!  I like that this one is quite thin as it makes lower lashes easier to get without that horrible smudge under your eye!

The finish of this mascara is really pretty and natural looking.  It does take about three coats but I just alternate between each eye three times and it does the trick.  I just tested it now (I've been wearing it all day) and I can say that it doesn't break very easily.  I used to have real issues with my mascara breaking and crumbling off but even with a bit of pull the crumbling on this one is very minimal and it doesn't clump up like a lot of other mascaras do.

But of all the things I love about this mascara there is one single point that will make me go back to it again and again.  It makes my lashes grow.  I mean serious growth.  As I said, my lashes were so short and stumpy and now they are at least double the length and I would say longer than they were before I started to notice any damage!  You might be thinking that my lashes would have naturally grown over this period of time but I noticed growth after just one week of using this product.  

In all I would seriously recommend this mascara to anyone.  I think the argan oil is the magic factor.  I used to wear argan oil on my face and it did wonders for my skin and it's also really good for your hair so it makes sense that it would help with eye lashes.  This mascara is pretty affordable too - it's under £10 which I think is pretty acceptable for a mascara as magical as this one.

I hope you guys liked this review and if you did let me know if you'd like to see more from me.  What is your favourite mascara?

robynisabella x

Temptation

Hey guys!

Today I was up in the city and as always I decided to head into House of Frasers to drool over all the makeup that I just can't afford.  I was with two of my best girlfriends and we had an all round great wee day together.  I didn't actually buy anything but I took a couple of snaps and I thought I would let you guys drool over it all too!

I know I didn't take too many but if you want to see more from me head on over to vine!  I took quite a few today - my username is robynisabella .  What was your favourite from above?

robynisabella x