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The Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the World.


I knew that the Grand Canyon would be an amazing site to see but nothing really prepares you for it in the flesh. It's simply amazing and no photograph you ever see of it compares. 

I went on a tour of the Grand Canyon, through a company called Canyon Tours. It was an amazing experience, that I would definitely recommend. I went on the flying tour, which although it was more expensive than the bus tour, we spent an hour flying to get there when it would have taken 4 hours in a coach.

We went on the 6.00am morning, so we were picked up from our hotel at around 4.55, by a lovely driver who took us to the Airport where the planes took off from. We were in the air at 6.00 and had arrived in the Grand Canyon by 7.00. We went on a coach for around half an hour to the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
#flygca #leaveonlyfootprints 









-View from the plane-

I would throughly recommend the Grand Canyon, It was a truly breathtaking experience and was absolutely amazing to be able to see - would throughly recommend.

xoxo

February 23, 2020 No comments


It is becoming a lot more common for people to want to choose to go cruelty free in their makeup nowadays. I am starting to make a conscious effort to stay clear of brands that test on animals. I am also starting to try and transition my makeup collection to cruelty free.  

While researching cruelty free makeup brands I have discovered Cruelty-Free Kitty a beautiful informative website created by Suzi. It is the best online resource I have found. She has made a comprehensive list of brands that do and do not test on animals making it easy to find out if your favourite brands are harming animals to be made. I urge everyone to go check her website out for yourself, even if it is to just inform you on some of the issues and find out if your favourite products are cruelty free. Find the website here. 




1. The Body Shop
One of my most favourite brands, and an avid promoter for not testing products on animals. The Body Shop has also recently been bought by Natura&Co a Brazilian company that doesn't test on animals. They sell some of my favourite body butters my favourite scent being coconut. They also have a Drops of Youth range which is one of my favourites. They also sell amazing makeup, that I particularly love as The Body Shop is the first place I got my makeup done and purchased products from when I was younger. 

2. B by Superdrug

Superdrug's own MakeUp brand, B cosmetics offers high quality vegan and cruelty free makeup products. They aim to create a make up range that consists of products and knowledge for everyone to become their own makeup artist.    

3. Barry M

Beauty with compassion has been at the heart of Barry M since 1982. 'They are also proudly supporting Humane Society International's global Be Cruelty-Free campaign, the largest campaign in history to achieve a worldwide end to animal testing for cosmetics'. Barry M not only sell the best nail varnishes in my opinion my absolute favourites are Almond and Skinny dip. They also sell lots of other makeup and accessories.  

4. Lottie London

A relatively new brand that mainly produces nail polishes and makeup brushes, they are very open about being cruelty free. From their website "Lottie London is a cruelty free brand – our brushes are made with synthetic hair making them vegan friendly and easy to take care of. No animals were harmed in the making of our products, we love them too much!"
5. Revolution
Revolution do some of the best drugstore eyeshadow palettes with many different shades available at affordable prices. They are also 100% cruelty free and do not test any of their products on animals.

6. MUA Makeup academy

Not only do MUA state on their website, that none of their products or ingredients have been tested on animals. They also do minimum retouching on their photographs to try and show their products in real life situations. MUA have confirmed with The Vegan Taff that they are cruelty-free, and only export to China via their website (which means they are not subject to the same laws.)

7. GOSH

GOSH sells pretty much every kind of makeup you will ever need. Not only do they not test their ingredients or final products on animals making them cruelty free but on the Superdrug website there is also a range of products listed that are also suitable for vegans.  

8. Pixi

Pixi sell some of the most beautiful products and whenever I go into M&S I always go to have a browse to see anything that is new. The brands has become increasingly popular the past few years. They are 100% cruelty free, and also have some products that are vegan. They are most known for their glow tonic, which is an award winning product.

9. Soap & Glory

Soap and Glory sell some of my favourite drugstore makeup products. I absolutely love the Thick and lash lash extensions mascara. They also sell some amazing skincare such as the Clean on me and Sugar crush body scrub. They pride themselves on being a transparent company and not testing any products on animals.


xoxo
Isabelle
February 16, 2020 No comments





Traveling and being able to experience different cultures is something that I will never grow tired of. There is nothing better than wandering around cobbled streets camera in hand disconnected from the internet and without a care in the world.

Each country, city, or town is different in its own unique way. They all thrive in such different corners of the world. I would quite happily spend all of my money traveling around the world rather than spend money on materialistic items as for me there is nothing more valuable than memories. As long as I have a camera with me, to capture photos so I can always look back on images with that sense of nostalgia and longing is what makes me crave travel more and more.

Everywhere that I travel is a new adventure, a new story, and new memory… there is not one Country where I have visited that I could compare to another as they are all so different and beautiful in so many different ways, even if I visit the same destination over and over. Memories that I have made through traveling will stay with me forever and will always be great stories to tell to others to share my stories.

I am also a strong believer in traveling being the greatest education you can receive. It the way I have been brought up and a belief that I now share with my parents. I think traveling has made me a richer person in so many ways. It has shown me so many different ways of life and has shown me some of the harsh conditions that people are living in, making me appreciate the little things in life even more.

Through traveling I have also met some amazing people. I have friends in literally all four corners of the world and through talking to locals in the places I visit it allows you to gain a great understanding of different ways of living. 

What places to travel are on your bucket list?

Isabelle
xoxo  
February 09, 2020 No comments


So it is the end of January which also marks the end of Veganuary

In case you are unaware, Veganuary is where people pledge to become vegan for the month of January. They have loads of information available on their website and if at the start of the month you take the vegan pledge then they send you emails every day about advice and tips and tricks to help with your journey, you can check out their website here.   

Honestly, I found going vegan a lot easier than I thought, there are so many vegan options available and the Greggs vegan sausage roll was honestly delicious. I have discovered new foods that I love and it has encouraged me to start cooking from scratch again. It has made me meal prep a lot more for when I am going into University saving me so much money from buying my lunches at the shop.  

I have also made the decision to switch over to non-dairy milk. Going vegan really made me aware of the truth behind the dairy industry and it is something that I do not want to buy into anymore. I have currently tried soya and oat milk and oat is by far my favorite. 

going forward, I have decided that I am not going fully vegan as especially this year I have a lot of traveling coming up. In my everyday life, I am going to try my hardest to choose vegan options when I go out and live as vegan as possible. One of my goals for this year is to try and live a more sustainable lifestyle and change my makeup and skincare so that they are all cruelty-free.


xoxo

Isabelle  
February 02, 2020 No comments
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