All Blown Out! | RUSH Hair Salon Birmingham Grand Opening

Yesterday was the Birmingham Grand opening of the London Famous Salon, RUSH. 

A Few weeks prior to the opening I was kindly asked to come along to the opening to review the salon with my honest thoughts and also to get my hair blow dried by one of the staff. I was skeptical at first because although I have never been to the salon before, I was very aware that they do not predominantly cater to afro hair.  However I thought there is no harm in trying since nothing drastic was going to happen to my hair.

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Jamie's Italian Restaurant Review

Photo courtesy of http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/

Last Friday I had the opportunity to be a VIP Blogger for Jamie's Italian . If you are unfamiliar  with the restaurant , it is a franchise created by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, featuring authentic Italian food at an affordable and reasonable price.  I shared my experience with several family members, although it was not my first time visiting the restaurant, it was my first time going with my family. 

PRICE AND FOOD QUALITY

To jump right in , I felt the prices for all the meals were very appealing , typically if i go to a restaurant i expect to pay anywhere from £15 - £20 for my meal and an additional £5-10 for my daughters meal  (£10 being the ultimate maximum). I chose to order the  Jamie's Italian  Signature Burger (shown in the image above)  which was priced at £10.95 plus an additional £3 for chips. for a fine dining experience i'm willing to pay that much for a burger , but in another situation I wouldn't spend more than £5 on a burger alone.  The kids menu is a set price of just over £5 and that includes a meal with a drink which i also thought was great. other meals ordered were the Fish of the day which featured a sample size of each style of fish they offer and varies in price, and the other meal was the prawn linguini priced at £7.75 . Following my main meal I had the Epic Brownie priced at £5.45, which I felt like the brownie should have been bigger , however it was the perfect end to a satisfying meal. The quality overall was superb , I could tell they paid extra attention to the presentation of the food to make it look visually appealing. All of our meals were brilliantly crafted visually and tasted great.

CLEANLINESS

I have to admit the restaurant was not the cleanest in the environment , I felt as though the wait staff did not clean the surrounding areas quick enough. there were some tables with a lot of mess on the floor, or the baby seats not wiped off properly. other than that it was very respectable.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE

overall i found my experience there to be great! would I recommend this restaurant to another , YES! 

I give Jamie's Italian  FOUR out of FIVE STARS!  

Photo from http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/ -EPIC BROWNIE

have you ever been there before? check out their website for a full menu and more  http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/restaurants/birmingham

Pretty Little Liars Season 6 Episode 1 SHORT RECAP (SPOILERS) - GAME OVER CHARLES!!

Hey guys I don't normally do episode responses but after being such a PLL fan for so many years and staying up until 1am UK time just to watch the premiere , I felt that since i'm loaded on coffee I can write a quick review while its still fresh in my mind!

ok so where to start? I've been reading numerous amounts of conspiracy theories on Tumblr all week and hyped myself up for this episode ,which might I add was absolutely gripping!  i'm going to give you a very short and condensed summary of the episode followed by my numerous remaining  and brand new questions!

The episode started with the girls still in the house and the final scene of the season 5 finale , where they tried to make their great escape. Only this time we saw from a  different perspective, a mystery girl is also in the house , dressed in the exact same clothes that Ali wore the day she was "murdered". She had markings on the wall as if she had been counting the days she had been there and from those markings it looked like she had been there for years! Ultimately I assumed it was Bethany Young.  

As the episode continued it just got darker and darker. We finally got to see a nice and venerable side to Ali while also seeing her take part in a master plot with the boys Caleb , Toby and Ezra to try and find the girls. Tanner continues to be suspicious and annoying and she tries to control the entire situation , (while failing might I add). They were able to carry out their amazing plan to save the girls at the end of the episode. 

Alison decided to use herself as bait to lure in Charles because they all know that Ali is the main person he wants, so the boys attached a tracking device to her and followed her to the woods where she figured out the girls are being kept hostage.  However Charles already planned to lure in Ali and had already set his plan in motion long before they even thought of theirs. Next thing you know Ali is in the woods standing right above the secret lair wearing the exact same outfit she wore the night she "died", meanwhile the girls were given access by Charles into "Ali's room" where he creepily stole all of her belongings from her Actual room, and as the girls rummaged they searched and found a secret passageway into Charles's room with all of his prized family possessions. Meanwhile Mona has been banished to the Hole.. which is literally a really deep hole in the ground for trying to rebel against Charles.

The girls get to the room and spencer plays the same tape she saw in the previous episode for all the girls to see . (I don't understand why he would keep the tape in the machine at the exact same start point but whatever) Spencer rips out the cord and starts a fire, then tries to threaten Charles by burning all his belongings, at this point Charles is stuck on whether he should run and save his belongings or grab Ali outside, his one chance to grab the girl he's been waiting years to get. He reluctantly chooses the fire alarm after creepily staring at the girls through a glass window first.

This shuts off the electricity and opens all doors, the girls run out and find Mona , (who is practically dying and starving) and somehow magically pull her up out of the well with a tiny rope (that was just sitting on the side). At this point caleb and Ezra find Ali in the woods and hear the fire alarm and see smoke , then call toby . Then literally 20 seconds later theres a police squad outside (no idea how they got to the woods that fast in the middle of nowhere) and the girls happen to find the exact exit point the boys were standing at. They climb up a ladder and are seen running out of some double doors which is even weirder because they were last seen climbing upwards one at a time , but they all come running out in unison!?!?

At the end of the episode they are all safe and in the arms of the ones they love . Then an officer finds the mystery girl . When asked her name she said Sarah Harvey.  Sarah is the girl Hanna found on her computer that went missing the same day Alison did. The girls did some digging a few seasons ago and talked to her "friends" who didn't really like her anyway. Long story short one of her friends say they saw her the day after Alison's murder, riding her bike, her bike was found but she wasn't.

So there you have it a quick episode recap .

Now for the questions

Where were the girls parents the entire episode? seriously why have  we still not seen one single parent? and why has no one told them about A?

Why is tanner still doubtful after seeing all the evidence? 

What the heck happened to them in the room ? 

(They came out like they were sexually assaulted!?!?)

Why was spencer dressed like an old grandpa about to play golf?

Why is Aria's hair looking completely different? ( she got a hair cut and highlights though? )

Why did mona still have curls in her hair?

How did they get mona out of the well so fast?

How did they not all choke on the smoke from the fire?

How did A take EVERYTHING from Ali's room but she didn't even notice a single thing was missing?

Did A plant the phone in the house or is Jason working with A? (the timing was all too convenient)

That guy they saw in the surveillance video was said to be Andrew but I swear it looked like Ezra! right?

Why did Charles kidnap Sara?!

HOW DID THEY USE THE TOILET!? There were no bathrooms.... especially in mona's well....lol

How is Andrew related to all this?  Andrew is not A ... that would be ridiculous ... 

Why is Andrew keeping a journal  of everything the girls do and HOW did the police get it?

MY THEORY 
Charles is Ali's big brother and Jason's little brother (not twin) and he's the love child of Toby's dad and Ali's mom. No idea what the traumatic drama is as to why he's completely insane but I think he kidnapped Sarah and thought it was Alison  , then realizing it wasn't he kept her hostage this whole time to pretend to be Alison for his sick and twisted dollhouse game. She was just a placeholder until he finally got his hands on Ali. I think she was terrible at the job so he kidnapped Mona because she knows everything about Ali and therefore would be a better Ali.
TBH I know a lot of you are over the whole Ezra is A thing but there is just something about him that seems really off to me. Can't put my finger on it but I wouldn't rule him out as being part of this mess. 

so that is my deliberation guys! please let me know your thoughts it  the comments down below! I NEED ANSWERS!!!

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Lotsa Love 

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High Tea at Chameleon Restaurant Birmingham Review

Hiya lovelies!

Last week I caught up with my lovely cousin and took my daughter to "High Tea" at Chemeleon in Birmingham. It was my first time going to something like this and i've always wanted to go , so me and my cousin decided to just have a girly lunch . If you know me personally then you wIll know i have an obsession with TEA, I drink it as my regular drink over any kind of juice  or soda. It's literally TEA or Water for me everyday, so this place and I are a perfect match!

We arrived at the location and they seated us on the slightly tiered section by the window which was nice as the restaurant is located by the tourist fountain in Birmingham so it was nice to watch. 

On the table we had set out a tea cup , a plate and a water glass. I really loved the atmosphere of the location however when we looked in our tea cups they were not cleaned properly and they had cracks in them. I am definitely not a tough critic but when it comes to anything I have to drink or eat from , then I expect it to be clean, A simple and justified request. We had to have our cups changed however the service was lovely and they had no problem switching them .   Then shortly after sitting down I ordered my first drink! (suprisingly not tea! haha ) A lovely glass of Procecco Wine. 

 It arrived with a nice little strawberry on the side  which was lovely. Although the drink looked visually appealing , I honestly expected more "passas" but that maybe just me lol I've been to bars that really go alL the way to make your glass of wine look really appealing.

  THEN CAME THE FOOD

I have to admit , I absolutely loved it. The scones we delicious and the sandwiches were very tasty. I did not try the cakes in the center as I wasn't really in a cake mood , however my daughter loved them as did my cousin. 

The presentation of the food was exquisite , I love the idea of the three tiers , and the cute little jam jars! Might I add the green jar was a lemon and lime curd. I was the tastiest spread i ahve ever had! I NEED that recipe! lol 

Overall would I recommend this place?

ABSOLUTELY!

In fact, i would love to host a Blogger High tea networking lunch . I think it would go over really well and it would be a wonderful expereience!

Have you ever had High tea?

Leave a comment down below and lets chat! xo

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Lumene Finland Deep cleansing mask -Review

Lately I've been obsessed with face masks and I've been doing it religiously every night ! I wanted to give you a completely honest review of the lumene Finland Matt touch deep cleansing peat mask.(with arctic peat)

According to the packaging This mask is oil absorbing and pore tightening for normal to oily skin.

Fist of all I wanted to note that I have suffered from dry skin my whole life and I have no clue why. However I really wanted to try this mask and see how it works out for me regardless of my skin type . 

Packaging :-) 

This  packaging looks great, it looks expensive  and looks like it will work well .