Hello lovlies,

So June has just ended and we're finally in July! What a better to way to commemorate June than a favourites post! I have plenty of beauty favourites this month, however I've been enjoying things I can't physically show you such as Sims 4 on my Mac and Friends the TV show. Obsessed with 24/7 in the month of June, but no spoilers because we haven't managed to finish all of friends yet, I still can't believe I've got to the age of 21 and never seen an episode! Sims 4 has also been an obsession of mine recently, I even downloaded a love island villa and all the islanders...sad or what haha.

However the other favourites I am loving are...



1. Inside Vogue by Alexandra Shulman Book 

The book reflects Alexandra Shulmans diary of British Vogue magazines 100th year and what it entails. This is by far my 2018 summer read. Its witty and insightful, if you like fashion and all the inside scoops (like me) then this is a must read for you. With my heart set on a future career in fashion promotion, all the ins and outs are essential. The book discusses celebrities and designers alike. Set in a diary format through each month with different occasions discussed.


2. Liz Earle Botanical Shampoo & Conditioner 

After using a somewhat harsh colour shampoo and conditioner for the past few months my hair is really appreciating the calming effects of the Liz Earle botanics. After using Liz Earle products for years now my amazing nan treated me to this due in the limited edition packaging, and I am in love as per usual with all Liz Earle products. The scent is just heavenly, very fresh and botanical - clean! I love the consistency of both products and how they really feel as though they are cleaning every inch of your hair thoroughly! If you think Liz Earle is just about the Cleanse & Polish (which is also amazing) definitely branch out and check out her other products this summer!



3. Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Priced at £5.99 each, I honestly think these liquid lipsticks are the best on the market! So affordable and so long wearing with amazing colour pay off. There are so many shades in the range to choose from it was so hard to pick just two to buy! The formula is amazing and dries within seconds on the lips however applies with a velvety/satin feel. I can't wait to get my hands onto a red shade. These Liquid lipsticks really do last all day long, wearing throughout the centre of the lips just slightly but after a touch up looks perfect again. Drink and eat and you have no problems what so ever.


4. Carmex

My ultimate essential for summer, I have one in every handbag! Strawberry is my favourite, the way it tingles on the lips feels so good and the SPF is totally needed in the UK heatwave! I put this on before my makeup and it lasts for so long afterwards! Also a perfect base for underneath lipsticks to keep you lips nice and moist (especially for underneath matte lipsticks). I really want to try some of the different flavours as pineapple and mint also sounds very refreshing!


I hope you enjoyed seeing what my June favourites are! Comment below what you're loving this month and how you're dealing with this UK heatwave!



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Hey lovelies,

So its finally July and summer is vastly approaching! Having had a lovely heatwave this week already, I just can't wait for more.


Often busy throughout the day with my bf at work and me completing Uni deadlines it is sometimes hard to get one on one time. The evening is the perfect time to celebrate the sunset and go on an adventure for it! Last weekend we did this. We set the sat nav to Dovestone reservoir and off we went on our adventure at around 7:30. I love summer nights as it doesn't get dark until around 10 pm, making the day last longer! Dovestone reservoir is perfect for any occasion (but never to swim obviously) it is gorgeously peaceful with grounds that last for miles, often popular with hikers and photographers alike. Also just 40 minutes from Manchester, definitely visit if you ever get the chance.


The sunset began setting at around 9 ish pm giving us enough time to walk to the ideal spot to capture the perfect shot. The Ducks were peacefully swimming along the edge, kiddies skimming stones (as well as my bf) and the birds singing. Sounds cliche but I loved every minute.


Walking through the memory woods to get to a beautiful open cove, honestly looked like where the fairies live! It makes me so happy to be walking at night in the UK of all places without even needing a jacket or cardigan on, amazing.


Capturing the beauty everywhere we went, I couldn't help to snap the landscape at every opportunity.

I hope this post has made you more inspired to take an evening summer walk somewhere pretty and peaceful. If you live near Manchester please let me know in the comments any pleasant spots you like to visit when the weather is nice, I'd love to check them out too!

Abbey Hearts ♥

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Hey Lovelies,

So recently Ive been heading out of my comfort zone when it comes to clothing. I have always been one for colour, certain trends and being bold however this outfit is definitely out there for me - but I love it!


It was a gloomy Sunday yesterday and I was heading to a lunch with my family, keeping my makeup minimal I wanted to play with colour within my outfit for the day. My beautiful coat is from the new Primark store in Burnley, which I am already obsessed with and is not good for my bank account! But a stunning coat like this for £25 is such a bargain! I made a total beeline for this when I saw it in store and fell in love with the bright red/orange colour instantly. Envisioning pairing it with a blue wash denim jeans and a striped tee - I love it when an outfit comes together like you planned.


Cute white Superga sneakers and white socks keeps the main focus on the longline blazer style coat. Also with the minimalism of my ideal straw bag (My perfect charity shop find, in love) just brings the outfit totally together.

All outfit details can be found below:

Coat - Primark
T Shirt - New Look - similar
Jeans - Topshop
Bag - Similar
Shoes - Superga 


I really hope you enjoyed this quick little outfit post, but I just had to share it as it was so popular on Instagram (abbey_hearts_). I Love looking for bargains day to day and I still can't believe this beautiful spring/summer jacket was £25 and my charity shop find bag was £3.50 and is bang on trend for this season. Maybe if you're reading this you'll think of heading into a charity shop this week, you never know what you'll find! Comment below your best charity shop find and let me know if you like this outfit!

Abbey Hearts ♥

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Hello lovlies,

Im back again with something I want to include more on my blog, outfit and fashion posts! I loved doing this one and I cant wait to share it with you all...


I am absolutely obsessed with culottes at the moment and these blush pink ones just happen to be my new favourites (I've recently bought them in two other colours, oops). I decided to add more blush tones to this transitional outfit with the jacket, which is just light enough for this type of weather as we head into September. Blush pinks are great for this time of year, they can be worn all year round but I especially like them in the autumn mixing dark and light tones. This is also a brilliant back to uni/college/school outfit as it is stylish, on trend and extremely comfortable! Comfort is key when it comes to me dressing for uni, if you commute like me take note!



This outfit is definitely portraying my style right now, mixing feminine with almost a sports luxe and casual, relaxed vibe with the trainers and tee.

Outfit Details:

Culottes - New Look £19.99
Jacket - Marks & Spencer  £35
Handbag - Marks & Spencer £45
T shirt - Stradivarius £4.99
Trainers - Primark £12

I decided to create an extremely affordable look, again perfect for back to uni as every piece is classic and wearable with different looks styled differently. PS don't forget to use your student ID when purchasing clothes, every little helps! I really love Stradivarius for fast fashion thats really good quality for the cheap price tags, the tee I styled was only £4.99 you cant really go wrong! If you aren't near a shop they have a brill website! I am aware my jacket and bag are the most priciest items in this transitional outfit/haul however if you are like me and tend to invest in better quality pieces, you get a lot more wear for your money out of them! Also this bag is perfect for those days when you're maybe just nipping to the shops and don't need a humongous bag weighing you down, or if you aren't in uni for long and only need a mini iPad and notebook (can fit a lot inside). I had to get my hands on this after I saw it floating around youtube/Instagram as it is just so beautiful, again the quality is amazing however is faux leather. It almost reminded me of Gucci, with certain elements hinting at that.



The trainers also reminded me of Gucci, the style that I am loving at the moment and can be worn with soooooo many outfits - the list is endless! I love the fact these are a little playful with the Minnie Mouse on the side, and again for £12 these were such an amazing bargain! As I said above comfort is key, and when it comes to these trainers they definitely tick that box. You can't go wrong with some classic white sneakers as they say.


My tee is again perfect quality for the £4.99 I paid, I am obsessed with cats (just call me the crazy cat lady) so this top just screamed my name! I had to buy it obviously. Here is a little close up of the detail as sadly my jacket was covering the "if you don't like cats, you don't like me" slogan. This tee is a tiny bit sheer so a plain white bra is definitely needed.




I really hope you like this outfit just as much as me, please comment below with more content you'd like to see on Abbey Hearts as I love hearing you're feedback! Tweet me (all my social media links are in the sidebar). Hopefully this post has given you some outfit inspo heading into the cooler (but fun) months if you're going back to uni like me or fancy something a little different for work etc, I feel like this outfit could work for loads of occasions!

Abbey Hearts ♥

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Hello Lovlies,

So a couple weeks back my wonderful boyfriend finally achieved one of the greatest life goals and graduated from one of the top universities, UAL! He achieved an honers in his chosen course Photojournalism which is highly competitive field. I couldn't be a prouder girlfriend and we had a such wonderful weekend away in London to celebrate!


I love London as a city and we have so many happy and fond memories together as a couple there. UAL is situated in Elephant & Castle so the graduation ceremony took place on the wonderful Southbank, in the Southbank Centre.

Before the graduation ceremony began we thought we would take massive advantage of being all suited and booted, dressed up in this lovely city and head to the Sky Garden for a few hours. We have visited the Sky Garden twice before together but this time was extra special as we took Joe's family along and all had a brilliant time there taking many many selfies with the selfie stick.

You can catch up on this over on my Instagram

The views from the top are insane!

The Sky Garden is such a lovely place to visit if you ever have the time, you can book tickets in advance on their website for FREE, so why not go?! Here you can see the whole of London in all its glory, from Buckingham Palace to Wembley Stadium and Tower Bridge. The list of landmarks goes on and on, and its fun to play a little spot it first game with your family and friends. It is also a beautiful space, not only for the views but the whole space is made from glass so it is basically like a humongous conservatory! You are surrounded by plants and succulents everywhere you look, it is utterly tranquil. Upstairs there are more views of the Gurkin and the Cheesegrater etc, followed with another bar and a luxurious restaurant. I recommend a hot chocolate downstairs on the sofas with a blanket on those extra chilly days (Yes blankets are provided, this place really is amazing).

We took advantage of our trip here and captured some lovely photos together so we can reminisce in the memories.

My dress was from Boohoo on ASOS  and I absolutely love it!

After this we headed to the Monument located just beside Monument tube station, so we had a quick gander at the spectacle (which is also stunning to look up at) then headed to the tube for a 5 minute journey over to Waterloo. Waterloo is an amazing Railway station, its a shame we didn't have time to wander. So we headed straight to the Southbank and over to the Southbank Centre. The vibe here is always amazing, there is a food stall there some days and we caught it on Friday and allllll the different smell sensations! Yum!

There was UAL graduations happening all day at it was a hugely busy event, but everyone was smiling and happy and I couldn't be more excited for Joe. It was time for us to take our seats at 2:30 ready for the 3pm kick off and the vibe in the great hall was immense. I was sat with Joe's family in a middle row with a perfect view of the stage and the upcoming graduates, we were searching and searching for him unsuccessfully. But that is all part of the fun.

As UAL is a prestigious arts & creative university there wasn't as such that ever so serious vibe which was brilliant for cheering on our loved one loudly! Grayson Perry made a wonderful speech as university chancellor before the ceremony began and it resonated with me to be so inspiring, like him as a person. His presence in that huge room was very well known, as he swept in wearing the most beautiful rainbow gown (this Jospeh and the technicolour dreamcoat but BETTER).



The event lasted a few hours but was a memorable one. We waited and waited for the Photojournalism course to be read out, and just our luck it was at the very end. Joe finally stepped across the stage shaking the UAL heads hand and receiving his honours degree as he did so. We all felt immensely proud as he walked across that stage as a graduated, I had a knot in my throat but cheered so so loud for him it was a crazy good atmosphere.

After his ceremony it was the perfect excuse for more champagne and prime photograph opportunities, which I'm sure Joe loved (I think he felt like a celebrity by the end of the day).

Prosecco in hand, obviously

After the tube journey back to our hotel in Finchley we quickly got changed and headed to the yummiest local Chinese restaurant...where we all ordered the biggest amount of food you have ever ever seen!

BRB just demolishing this amazing food

The food was so good I took my picture of the table when it had all been eaten, because who has time for that?

It was such a lovely lovely weekend!

I hope you've enjoyed this little life post update and what we got up to on our weekend away, I cant wait for another one! Congratulations to all the graduates of this year, class of 2017 you did it! No matter what everyone should be extremely proud! Head to my twitter for more, and comment below if you're excited to graduated or if you graduated this year like joe!

Abbey Hearts ♥

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Hello Lovlies,

I'm back! Obviously I had to get my hands on the newness that is the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette, because it is just so so beautiful! The colours are just perfect as I have nothing else quite like it in my makeup collection, and find myself reaching for this palette a LOT! I also feel this palette is ideal for the summer to autumn transition because who doesn't want their eyelids to match; the falling leaves, pumpkins, spiced lattes...need I go on?!


So after lusting over this for many many months it is finally mine! I ordered mine from Debenhams from here in the UK as the UD website is always sold out (typical right).  I would definitely suggest swatching this palette before you buy if you are hesitant - would the colours suit you etc? I would say they suit me, I am definitely drawn to more warm tone colours over cool tones as I have been using my Naked 3 Palette for years and years now. As a brunette with balyage blonde, blue eyes and fair skin this palette suits me, but I honestly think it is a universal palette for all skin tones and hair colours.


Just like all the Naked Palettes the formula is magnificently creamy, even with the one swatch/sweep of colour it is amazingly pigmented and definitely build-able. I have been wearing Lumbre the most and as a glitter shadow fallout is often expected however over the last few days I haven't experienced any fallout with Lumbre or any of the other beautiful shadows. The size of this palette is also great for travelling as it contains a large mirror, fits into my travel makeup bag and you can create many different looks with it, as I travel up and down quite a lot.


Looking at the close ups of the shadow there is such a variety in shades, especially when they are swatched. However I fear that this palette is almost missing a medium/dark brown shade that could be used in the crease and to blend other shadows - but that could just be me wanting to stick to my usual 'safe' shades.


Again the outer packaging of this palette is just to die for, really bringing it all together with a 3D look hidden within the lid. Also the loveliest mirror is always added to the Naked palettes meaning they are great travel buddies!





 A few close ups of the shades swatched on my very very fair skin shows they are indeed highly pigmented, I decided to just do one sweep of colour to show you lovelies this. I don't know about you but the 4 middle eyeshadows are by far the prettiest and definitely my favourites so far. However I think En Fuego could look lovely around winter time. This palette also comes with a brilliant quality double ended eyeshadow brush, just like all the Urban Decay Naked palettes which is just perfect for helping you create the perfect eyes. I actually prefer this brush to many others on the market and tend to reach for this and my bobbi browns the most.


I really hope you have enjoyed this mini little review of the naked heat palette. In the future I hope to include some real life eye looks, almost like a tutorial showing the shades I use with what brushes to create it.

But for now I hope this post has given you an insight into this palette if you were maybe a little unsure, I say go for it! Order it! It is beyond pretty, Urban Decay you have again outdone yourselves.  Not a sponsored post. All images are my own copyright Abbey Hartley

Abbey Hearts  ♥

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Hello Lovlies,

So you might be thinking what's that title all about Abbey? Are you intrigued, keep reading to find out why Im loving a £1.50 eye gel...yes for real!



As we all know Boots is the home of all our beauty, skincare and haircare needs (plus many others) but have you ever actually delved into the Boots own brand section? Well if your answer is no then heres a few helpful hints. Boots own brand skincare is actually called Boots Essentials, and they're range is so helpful for those on a budget! Yes Im really, honestly loving my Boots Essentials Cucumber Eye Gel priced at an amazing £1.50 for a generous 50g. The boots essential range also includes wet wipes, hair dryers and makeup brushes...the list is frankly endless.



Lets talk about the eye gel. So first up the price as I've said is an amazing price for budget beauty, and those of us uni students who want the best but can't always afford everything thats #worththehype so I definitely recommend giving this eye gel a go - if yours is running low...buy this! Before this eye gel I repurchased the simple soothing eyes cream at £4.02, also a brilliant budget buy! So I thought why not try a cheaper one, they all do the same job right?



Doing the job is exactly what this eye gel does, much like the Simple one in a sense. The cooling cucumber is really refreshing under my eyes (I mostly have slight dark circles) and what I really look for in an eye cream is the wetness it gives. Now I know that may seem strange but I feel if its more wet than creamy then it is really doing the job I want it to = more satisfying. I have branched out into high end eye creams in the recent past and I have to say, they aren't really for me - I tend to stick with what I know, and now I know this I will be purchasing the Boots Essentials again in the future.

I also find for a budget buy the packaging is quite sleek and not at all cheap feeling on the skin let alone on my skincare shelf. In fact this product fits quite well on my shelf with its little Liz Earle family (Click Here for my Liz Earle post).

This eye gel claims...

"Boots Essentials Cucumber Eye Gel is infused with soothing cucumber and vitamins, this gel is easily absorbed to cool, refresh, reduce puffiness and lightly hydrate the delicate eye area. Suitable for all skin types."  

Taken from Boots.com



Truth be told this eye gel really does leave my under eyes feeling refreshed and hydrated instantly, I would also say there isn't much of a smell to this product at all which could be good or bad for you but I don't mind it. I use this all over my under eyes with light tapping movements with my ring fingers (as that finger has the lightest touch for the most sensitive and most important part of skin on your face) I also tap the product upwards towards my temples and apply this to my eye lids, but that is just personal preference.

Overall I think you should give this product a try, maybe if you're getting into a funk with your eye cream switch it up a bit! However I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting game changing products so please comment below or through social media (all my links are in the sidebar) what products are your faves - so I have an excuse to buy more! Hope you liked it! 

Abbey Hearts ♥


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