NYC

Hey everyone!

I know this blog is called Laura Hartshorn: Fashion and Beauty, but I thought I would just share with you some photos from an amazing trip I went on at the end of last year (there is a little fashion and beauty involved too, I promise!). 

So, back in October 2013, I was lucky enough to go to New York with my boyfriend and his parents for his 21st birthday! It was the best experience of my life and I loved every second of it! We went for five days, Monday to Friday, leaving Heathrow airport early Monday morning and returning late Friday evening. As you can imagine we were extremely jet lagged, but couldn't wait to start exploring and also in my case, SHOP! 

I will let the photos show you the highlights of the trip...

Our hotel

Double Tree by Hilton, Times Square South.

Times Square and Broadway

Helicopter ride around the Big Apple

The Plaza

Lunch at the Plaza (The most expensive meal I've ever had! haha)

Central Park

Carriage ride around Central Park.

Empire State Building 

The Empire State Building at 7:00am!

Breathtaking view from the top.

9/11 Memorial

Fifth Avenue and Macy's

Favourite purchases!

I couldn't resist this Michael Kors Tote!

Mac, Inglot and YSL - Incredible!

Bits from the Disney Store in Times Square.

I had the most amazing time in New York and would highly recommend it to anyone! Even though it was so tiring, it was worth every penny. I would absolutely love to go back one day, as there was so much more to see that we didn't have time to fit in; but the five days that we did have there were the best five days ever!

I hope you enjoyed this post, even though it wasn't completely fashion and beauty related. Let me know what you think; feel free to leave any comments or questions , and maybe if you have been to New York, let me know what you got up to whilst you were there!

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Lipstick Collection

Hi everyone!

So I wasn't really sure what to do for my first beauty related post and then it clicked. Why not do a lipstick collection? I have so many lipsticks ranging from higher-end ones to drugstore ones, so why not let you all take a look; here goes...

Higher-end Lipsticks
MAC, Inglot and YSL

From right to left: MAC: Pink Nouveau/ Lovelorn/ Snob/ Saint Germain/ Creme Cup/ Azalea/ Inglot: 142/ 61/ YSL: 7.

Drugstore Lipsticks

Revlon and Topshop

From left to right: Revlon: Sweet Tart/ Strawberry Shortcake/ Cotton Candy/ Topshop: Brighton Rock/ Boom Boom.

Rimmel

Left to right: Heartbreaker/ Firecracker/ Pink Blush/ Kate 05/ Kate 16/ Kate 03/ As you want Victoria/ Oxford Street Fuchsia.

Collection

Right to left: Valentine/ Sweet Tart/ Passionfruit/ Bubblegum/ Vintage Rose.

Lipstick Storage

Lipstick holder: eBay

So... that is my lipstick collection! 

Personally, the MAC lipsticks are my favourite; they are my every day go to lipsticks, closely followed by Rimmel! Both brands are so easy to wear; I would highly recommend them to anyone. The collection lipsticks are probably my least favourite, as to maintain the colour, you have to keep reapplying throughout the day. Obviously, the award for the nicest packaged lipstick would go to YSL. This lipstick is absolutely flawless, it simply can't be faulted!

I hope you enjoyed this post and have maybe got some ideas of lipsticks you now wish to go out and purchase (sorry about that, aha!).

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My First Post!

Hi everyone!

Well this is my first blog post to basically just say hi to everyone!
This blog is going to mainly consist of things related to fashion and beauty (as you can probably tell from the name of the blog) and maybe sometimes more personal posts, but we will see how it goes first!

I hope everyone enjoys reading my posts and please feel free to leave any comments or questions.

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