Day 1

On the first day (as you can see by the image), we travelled up to Gatwick bright and early on the National Express to catch our 8.50am flight. Unfortunately, our flight then got delayed for 4-5 hours, meaning we arrived in Barcelona a lot later than expected. Despite this we weren't going to let it put a damper the holiday and hopped into a taxi to the hotel as soon as we got off the plane. Driving through Barcelona, my initial thought was how remarkable the architecture/streets were and how similar it looked to La/New York - it had that whole artsy vibe about it. The hotel we stayed in was Hostel Ciudad Condal, a tucked away place which was minutes from the major shopping streets of Barcelona including La Ramblas.

Our room came complete with our own balcony which overlooked the side street ahead and various beautiful buildings. Since we got there in the evening, we immediately got dressed up and ventured out for a little exploration to find a dinner spot. We chose a tucked away brasserie style eatery and I opted for the paella dish as did Chloe. After that, we had a little browse around and decided to head back to the hotel as we were absolutely exhausted from the long day. There we planned out the next day which would be our only full day in Barcelona and oh my was it a busy but astounding experience.

Day 2

On the Tuesday, we woke up bright and early, ate breakfast out ( Nutella crepes all round), then embarked on a city bus tour. For the price of around 30 Euros, you were able to see the entire city using two different bus routes and getting off at whichever stop to explore as you please. The first place we visited was Sagrada Familia - a mesmerising cathedral designed by Gaudi, the most poplar of his works, soon to be finished. He devoted he's entire life to this project which unfortunately didn't get completed by his death, however through donations it continues. When we initially laid eyes on the vast building, we were blown away. It was absolutely huge and was such an astounding bit or architecture, amazing to see in person.

The cathedral was surrounded by a gorgeous bit of green and forestry. As it was Spring, all the flowers began to bloom so the place looked prettier than ever. At this point we grabbed an ice cream (too delicious) and soaked up the Spanish sunshine.

We climbed a bit on the rocks and let our inner adventures loose!

The area was filled with rocky shelters, walkways and an abundance of sensational shrubbery - too much beauty to take in!

Another area we explored was the Arc De Triomf. This location was surrounded by the most exceptional park space with immaculately kept lawns, pretty flowers and glorious buildings; perfect to admire.

Following on, we headed to Museu Nacional D'art De Catalunya, an exemplary art gallery. Similarly to the other locations, we browsed around the grounds and again were taken aback at how astonishing it all was, the waterfall, architecture plus the view were too good for words.

After an incredibly long day of sight seeing the entire city, we got all dressed up for the evening and chose to dine in a traditional Tapas restaurant. For mains we shared the Tapas which was yummy yet rather salty and dessert, I ate the most delicious gelato ever (I'd definitely eat it again)!

Day 3

On Wednesday, our last day we dined like queens at breakfast time with the finest display of food ( the hot chocolate and waffles were lush!)

Positioned in La Ramblas was a brilliant food market which showcases the finest chocolates, fruit, fish, meat cuts and more; a whole sea of colour to feast your eyes on!

The Cadbury's Crème Egg Café sign

Maria and I at Victoria station

Me outside the café

As we were ticket holders, upon arrival they took us upstairs to the eating area and gave the option of picking one thing off the menu. I opted for the traybake and Maria chose the toastie; both were scrummy indeed. The seating zone was smaller than expected, yet rather cosy. It was decorated with Crème egg-themed everything in an inventive way from sculptures to the colour scheme; I loved it!

The ball pit

Maria and I having a blast!

When I first walked into the café, one of the things I was intrigued by was the design. From the creative egg art up the stairs to the 'press for a cream egg' button and various ornaments made out of the wrappers, it all captured the true essence of Cadburys!

Press for Crème egg button

After our Cadbury Café experience, we decided to make the most of London and headed over to Covent Garden. I love it there, with a range of fab shops, restaurants, the sweetest market, and picture-worthy scenery, you can't beat it. We had a browse around all the makeup shops ( I finally went into a Charlotte Tilbury store) and picked up a few bits in Kiko! Then, we trekked over to M&M as we've both never actually been! It was a pretty crazy place with an even crazier amount of M&Ms!

I hope you enjoyed this day out style post. What's your favourite London spot?

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The first product is one of the ever so hyped Maybelline colour tattoos in 'Creamy beige.' I like to use this as an eye shadow base and set it with a couple of matte shades, to achieve a quick and easy, natural look. As the shade is rather subtle, it's perfect for everyday wear. The consistency is creamy, coats well and clings the shadows on, to ensure they're long lasting. I absolutely love it and will certainly be using it more on days I want toned down eye makeup.

Another favourite is a product I've been using a lot recently, the Revlon shimmer brick in '030'. I bought this a couple of months back in a makeup bundle, yet never really gave it a go till the past few weeks. You can either swirl your brush around the pan for an overall bronze glow or what I've been liking to do is using the top two shades as a cheekbone highlight. The mixture of dusky pink and white washed cream, combines to create a gorgeous shimmer on the tops of the cheeks - I love it!

The next beauty favourite is the incredible L'oreal's infallible primer. I'm completely and utterly obsessed with this product, it does everything a primer can do plus more! It smooths out the skin for foundation, reduces oil, keeps your makeup in place all day long and even ensures the oily areas ( mainly my T zone) stay matte throughout. I've written a more in depth review about it - however to sum it up, the primer amazing and if you need something to hold you makeup in place, this is for you.

One of my favourite tools of the month has been the stunning '200' brush from Real Techniques bold metal range. I picked this up half way through February I would say, as you can therefore imagine it's quite a new favourite. I've been using this to blend out eye shadows, yet due to it's denseness, I reckon it'll be perfect for concealer too. I love the design to these brushes, they look incredibly high end! The quality like all Real Techniques brushes is amazing, the bristles are so soft, despite being packed together quite densly. I love it and can't wait to experiment more!

The last favourite it another tool and it's Eco tools concealer brush. I received the starter set of these brushes for Christmas and have been completely impressed with the range. This one in particular, I've loved for packing on eye shadows as I find it clings to the shadow well and applies it efficiently, minimising the fall down. The brush is incredibly soft, it feels like higher end quality and I love the entire natural styling of these!

I hope you enjoyed my February favourites post. What products have you been loving over the past few weeks?

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Black, simple outfits are my favourite to wear as you can then pair them with bold accessories and a stunning lip shade. I opted to wear these healed Primark Chelsea boots and Topshop's lipstick in 'Rio Rio'. Since I kept it all black and had that pop with the lip colour, it gives a smart, chic edge to the overall look.

My favourite thing about the playsuit is definitely the back's tie up design. I love how at the front it appears quite simplistic and then behind there's a beautiful laced detailing - business in the front and a party in the back.

The material is incredibly soft to wear and the cut fits to my figure truly well, I absolutely love it. Playsuits are usually my go to, going out look, I find they suit my shape and flaunt all the best bits. Comfy yet chic - a unique evening outfit.

Boutique of Molly offers a variety of individual pieces ranging from dresses, playsuits, tops, two pieces and more. I'm really happy to have this as part of my collection and I can't wait to try out more of their clothes.