Girl, 20

Girl, 20. Looking for well grounded, honest, humorous, good-looking, trustworthy, slightly older man (notice 'man', not boy) for potential long-term relationship, after string of no-hopers and time wasters.

Must be ambitious and looking to improve own standing on both a personal and professional level. Strong work ethic is desirable, as is looking for someone to grow with. 

Must be sociable and enjoy meeting new people. Ideally find it easy to look interested even when conversation with family/friends is not always their cup of tea. Would appreciate someone with their own opinions and views on topics ranging from politics, religion and personal development to appropriate public displays of affection and possible ways to spend a lazy Sunday.   

Must not: be okay with casual cheating; smoke like a chimney; lie about the most basic, yet fundamental, foundations that a relationship is based on; think that missed calling someone 66 times is acceptable; or completely ignore their girlfriend for long periods of time. 

Looking for thoughtful man, in early to mid twenties, who would appreciate a committed and very giving (sometimes too giving) fun loving girlfriend. Those who take some pride in their appearance will be looked on more favourably, however excessive use of make up, steroids or mention of plastic surgery is undesirable.  Must not be scared of baggage or commitment, and be serious about creating a strong and positive relationship with the potential to go the distance. 

Contact from anyone fitting this description welcome. Commitment phobes, immature idiots, controlling bullies and  anyone already in a relationship (official or otherwise) need not apply.

Oh yeah and, must love dogs and drinking tea. Own car and ability to legally drive is favourable, as own little car is on it's last legs...

Things that only you and your best friend can get away with...

We all have that one friend. For me, it's Holly. You know the one, that one friend that you can literally do anything with, it doesn't matter how much time you spend together you just don't get bored of each other's company. Me and Holly are like a little married couple; she practically moved into my house while my family were on holiday- the antics were real.

-You have that best friend telepathy thing going on. You don't have this with anyone else but when it comes to your bestie, there's no stopping it. For example: simultaneous spontaneous dancing to a TV advert without a start cue and from being in separate rooms- it was even an advert worth dancing to...

-You can have the future 'maid of honour'/'birthing partner' conversation with her whilst watching programmes like Don't Tell the Bride and One Born Every Minute with zero judgement and sort of mean it. 

-Calling each other a fanny or a knob with zero offence taken...

-Face-timing your best friends parents while they are on holiday...yes this actually happened. Fair enough Holly was in the room but...yeah

-You do those slightly gross little beauty jobs for each other, we're talking painting toenails, plucking eyebrows and dealing with each other's pesky spots...disgusting but true.

-Sharing a bed...no f**ks were given- men especially do not understand this one- do we care? Do we f.... 

-Another incidence of best friend telepathy...accidental matching outfits, including but not limited to our matching little mermaid pjs...NO SHAME! 

-You forever have a wing woman and she's okay with knowing the ins and outs of your sex life. 

-No one is better at telling you to get a grip...nobody says it better than your best friend, if you're acting like a dick/ dithering wreck/ arrogant arse, she's the first person who's going to snap you out of it 

-You can go without speaking for a while but then being straight back to being as thick as thieves as soon as you are reunited 

-Your parents have no worries about where you are, what you are doing if she's involved...and they are perfectly happy for her to move into your house while they are away on holiday, and still trust that they'll still actually have a house when they get back. 

Yet Another Lush Haul...

Need to stop with the Lush...

Like, really.

But once again, a cute little bunch of goodies that I picked up. Now, I'm going to keep this one short and sweet, because A Little Space for Elphie has been very much saturated by the fresh handmade cosmetics that we all know and love. I'll find something new to write about soon, I promise.

And, off we go:

-Movis Face Soap- I adore this! Honestly, I was very sceptical about using a 'soap' on my face, but this one has kicked me into line. Made using wholemeal bread, extra virgin coconut oil and fair trade organic cocoa butter, Movis is an exfoliating and softening kick off vitamin E. I know a lot of people who just can't get on with this at all, it gives them breakouts, but I have to say, I've never found anything that works on my skin as well as this does! It's a yes from me.

-The Comforter Shower Cream and Bubble Bar- I did The Comforter double whammy, and for this I do not apologise! The Comforter bubble bar (the big pink swirly one) was one of the first, if not the first, Lush products I ever tried. And oh boy is it a good one? So good in fact, that when they opened the Lush Oxford Street store, they brought out their bestselling bubble bar as a shower gel! Oh Lush, you are too good to us. I haven't tried the shower cream but it has that same amazing scent as the bar, so I can't wait.

-Yuzu and Cocoa Moisturising Shower Cream- Another new shower cream based on an existing product. Think chocolate orange shower gel with an almost coconut-y (yeah, that's not a real word) note. I can confirm that I showergasmed with this one. Holy moly- it's good. 

-Rehab Shampoo- This is a repurchase for me. I can't use this one all of the time as it is super clarifying and I dye my hair so to avoid it stripping the colour I only use this when I feel like I need a bit of a boost. This is the perfect fruity minty shampoo for getting rid of any crap from your hair. It's fabulous for removing product build up or just grease. And smells amazeballs. 

-Pink Flamingo Bubble Bar- I couldn't not pick one of these up. I mean, come on, it's a flamingo on a stick! I've seen this one in action: you run it under the tap and your bath starts off pink and slowly becomes more orange the further through the bar you get. It has a rose, bergamot and ylang ylang scent but isn't overly floral. Tbh it could have smelt like sick and I'd be sold on it just for what it looks like. 

-Yoga Bomb Bath Ballistic- Another Oxford Street product that's found it's way into the national stores. Now, let's have a chat about this one. When it first arrived and I picked it up to have a smell, I didn't like it at all, not one bit. However after keeping going back and having a sniff it's actually become one of my favourites of the new bath bombs. Looking at it in the light you can see thousands of tiny specs of glitter through it so I'm super excited by this one! Sandalwood, glitter and a colour changing centre...what more can a girl ask for?   

Memphis, Marriage and Burgers

I love London! Really love it! In fact, I hope to live there one day. We had a fabulous Hairspray cast reunion outing about 3 weeks ago now, so naturally I couldn't resist sharing it with you. It was a day filled with train journeys, damn good burgers and some very flexible dancers!

I started the day, as I start most, not knowing what to wear that day. Give me Cher's wardrobe organiser in Clueless! The three pictures above are the photos that I sent to my friend Helen, so that she could help me choose what to wear. We all have that one friend...Helen is mine. High five Helen!

In the end, we settled on the first picture because we're both pretty keen on wearing black (it's a pretty safe bet) and ultimately it was the comfiest outfit to travel and walk around in. I teamed black leggings, tube skirt and high necked vest top with a floral kimono from New Look and my Boohoo platform boots. 

WE'RE GOING TO LONDON TO BUY A HEAT MAGAZINE! Well actually I picked up a copy of Glamour and I asked for 'the biggest hot chocolate you can make me' while I was at Stoke Station. Hella basic bitch.

I started out on the train on my own, and was soon joined by the fabulous Helen and Laura. Havoc ensued. Obviously.

So there we were, drinking sprite, eating ginger biscuits, wearing sexy wristbands (you know those ones for travel sickness? Sexy!)...let's go and play tennis. 

See, I told you it wouldn't make much sense.

Laura: "What's the station just before you get to London called?...Walsall?"

No Laura, that would be Watford...

A quick few girlie shots pre-Memphis! 

So there we were having burgers in Byron- damn good burgers I may add. And then popped across the road (literally across the road) to the Shaftsberry! 

There's me and Laura 5 rows from the front of the stalls. I can't even put into words how amazing Memphis was and Beverly Knight left me speechless! If you get chance to see the show before it closes then do it. Honestly, London should be in mourning the day this gem comes down for the last time. I simply don't understand why this is leaving town while there are pieces of absolute tripe staying. But that's an angry rant for another time...

And, so...this happened when I got home. After a quick tweet thanking Matt Cardle for his amazing performance, he followed me!! Basically, this pretty much means that we're going to get married and he's probably going to pop the question any day now. Oh Matt, you gorgeous gorgeous man!

Mini Lush Oxford Street Haul

This is a haul with a bit of a difference...I have never actually set foot in Lush Oxford Street! My gorgeous friend Leanne (from Collars and Frills, go and check out her brand new YouTube channel!!), went down to London a few weeks ago and asked if she could pick anything up from Oxford Street for me. My instructions to her were 'Surprise me. You have a £10 budget' and this is the result! 

(Just a bit of a side note, altogether this haul cost over £20, that's the perk of being a Lush employee and being able to use your staff discount in any store)

I have to say, since I gave her very little indication of what I was looking for, Leanne did fantastically and proved that she knows me far too well! Most of this haul is bath oils (yep, definitely knows me too well) but there are gorgeous bubble bar and a bath bomb as well.

Shark Infested Custard Solid Bath Oil

I was SO excited to see this in my bag, I have been wanting to try this since I first read about it. And it smells just as fabulously vanillary as I thought it would! Winner!

Flowers Barrow Solid Bath Oil

This is the only one that I have reservations with. It takes it's scent from the Flowers Barrow Gorilla perfume...which I unfortunately didn't like. Bad times! I keep this at arms reach in my room so that I can just grab it, breathe it in and hope it grows on me. Nope, not happening. I'll keep trying though...

Lime Pastille Solid Bath Oil

Roundtrees fruit pastilles. That's what this one reminds me of! I wish I could eat it. (Sian, stop, you cannot eat that) But seriously this is sweet and fruity and covered in a very fine shimmer. I'm so excited!

Well...it's supposed to be a star, it's a bit of a squashed star now, but still technically a star. I can't put my finger on what this one smells of...but I don't really care, I'm more so hoping that it turns my bath bring pink... What can I say? I love pink!

We've finished on the bath oils and are swiftly moving on to the singular bath bomb. I can't for the life of me remember what this one is called...and the bag is upstairs (meh effort). I think it's called Guardian of the Forest or something along those lines. Leafy and floral, they're the two words I'd use to describe it.

Flowering tea? Is that what this is called? I think so. Doesn't matter now because I've used it and it was glorious! Literally a tea bag for the bath, every addicted tea drinker's dream right! The bubbles that come off this were so soft and had a really light floral scent...beautiful. 

Finally, and this is one that is super exciting! A Chinese dragon bubble bar with a fantastic warming spicy cinnamon smell. I can't wait to try this as I love those spicy winter smells! Again, can't remember the name but oh well, it doesn't need to know that I forgot its name. 

Thank you Leanne, these choice are amazing!