Pretty and Pink Lemonade x

What up? How was everyone's long weekend? I loved mine. For the first time in like a month I've felt motivated to blog again.
So yesterday I went shopping and found these cute glasses and couldn't resist coming up with a yummy drink recipe to put in them, and what better drink than pink lemonade.
This recipe is super easy, and ridiculously quick to make and the best bit is it is kinda healthy... I mean there is only a tiny bit of sugar which you could substitute for a sweetener or omit altogether.
And you don't need any big appliances like a blender or a juicer. I made this with just my hands, a small whisk and bowl.
This recipe serves two, perfect for you and your BFF on a sunny day!

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You will need...

 1/2 a grapefruit, squeezed

1/2 a lemon, squeezed

4 strawberries, diced

Mint leaves

2 teaspoons of sugar or sweetener

 Sparkling Water
 Ice

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To make...

➳ Whisk juice, strawberries, mint and sugar in a small bowl until sugar has dissolved. 

➳ Divide mixture between two glasses.
➳ Add a few pieces of ice.

➳ Top Glasses with sparkling water. 

➳ Decorate glass with fresh pineapple.

Cheers! xx

Homemade Raspberry Lemonade ✖️

When I was a kid making lemonade was always so exciting, i don't know why but it was always just so much fun and made me feel a little old fashioned. Let's be real, who doesn't love the idea of a cool jug of freshly squeezed lemonade. This recipe creates a fresh and zesty drink that will slowly turn from yellow to soft pink. I was sipping on a couple on these and some cranberry mocktails on Australia Day and it was the perfect beverage for the warm weather. Also, it just looks soo pretty and who doesn't love a pretty drink! x  

Anyway, here is what you'll need...

✖️ 400g of Lemons, washed 

✖️ 2 cups of Water

✖️ 2-3 Tbs of Coconut Sugar

✖️ Raspberries 

✖️ Sparkling Water

✖️ Ice

✖️ Lemon to Decorate 

...AND here is how to make it;

✖️ In a blender, blend the lemons (whole), the still water and the coconut sugar together for a couple of minutes, or until smoothish.

✖️ Then strain the puree until all the juice has been removed from the pulp. 

✖️ Fill a glass a quarter of the way with the juice and add ice, a handful of raspberries and top with sparkling water. 

✖️ Then you can decorate glass with a slice of lemon, a paper umbrella and a straw. Or don't, it's up to you x 

✖️ Hope you love it! ✖️

Bath Shopping Haul ♥

As you know the other week I went to Bath and I couldn't resist hitting the shops. 

The candle and book are from Anthropology and I love the candle so much. It has a really nice flowery smell and the exterior is a bit like an alabaster shell the way the colours change in the light. 

The book is Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart and is about how different foods effect our skin, I'm quite interested in skin care and thought it would be an interesting read. I haven't started it yet but one I do i'll let you all know what it's like.

 The phone cover and headphones are from Topshop. I really love the look of the clear case with a gold pattern, I did have the same but with pineapples but thought it was about time to update to flamingos. I also just had to get the earphones cause they're just so pretty and comfy.

I got the necklaces from H&M and I'd been eyeing them off for a while, I have a rose gold Fossil watch and I really wanted a necklace to go with it and these were so cheap, just a couple of quid.

If you have any shop/website suggestions you think I should check out let me know in the comments! xx

Yummy Raspberry and Avocado Smoothie!

I'm about to tell you something that may cause you to dislike me. I don't like eggs. Or cereal. Or milk. Or toast really. I've never liked these foods and ever since I was little I've hated breakfast, mainly because there weren't any options that I liked, so I normally just stuck with a piece of fruit or something. Anyway over the last year or so I've gotten really into having yogurt based meals for breakky and naturally that means a lot of smoothies. 

This one is my absolute favourite as it's super yummy, sweet and fills me up! Oh and it's really quick to make. 

You might be put off by the avocado bit (I was), but you seriously can't taste it. It just takes off some of the sweetness of the raspberries, and adds a bit of extra goodness to the smoothie.

Here is the recipe!

1 cup of frozen raspberries (or fresh if you have a cup to spare!)

1/2 cup of cold water

1/2 cup of Greek Yogurt (full fat or light, whatever you like x)

&

1/2 an avocado

Blend all these ingredients together for about 30 seconds and there you have it! 

If you want to you can of course add some ice or some chia seeds to it, but it's entirely up to you.