My Reading Goals for 2021

Hey all! As I mentioned in my previous post, I've really re-found my love for reading in the past year. As it's a new year, I want to outline my reading goals for 2021. I've decided my target with be 21 books as it's the year 2021. This may not sound like a huge amount …

2021 – New Year New Blog Name! How I grew in 2020.

Hi everyone! Michelle 'Elle' here. If you're following my blog, you may wonder why the name has suddenly changed from Garnets and Glitter to Adventures of Elle. I love writing on and off on this blog, but the name just didn't seem right anymore. I started this current blog in 2017 and I initially wrote …

What is in my Autumn Playlist?

Hey! I wanted to share my fave Autumnal songs, or what I think are Autumnal. I have an extremely varied music taste however at this time of year, I find quite mellow music, a bit of rock and a bit of indie just sounds like it works for the season. Just me? Maybe! James Blunt …

My morning skin routine July 2019

Evening all! The UK is currently basking in a thousand degrees of heat (not even an exaggeration) and I'm writing this while sat on some hard stone steps in my garden with a pink gin and lemonade because why the hell not. You don't realise how many windows are actually in your house until you …

The Ordinary Foundation Review

So I have read so many reviews about this foundation and the brand itself, and I just had to give it a try! At only £5.90 from Cult Beauty, you cannot really go wrong. The Ordinary is owned by Deciem, who do not test on animals, and therefore do not sell their products in China. …

Artyard Cafe, Enstone, Oxfordshire.

Hey guys! So I wanted to tell you all about a lovely little gem in Enstone, West Oxfordshire, pretty close to the edge of The Cotswolds - Artyard Cafe. I live about ten minutes from this place so I've visited quite a few times and each time it never ceases to amaze me, so I …

Eco-Natural Products Nacomi Coffee Scrub Review

Picture it: it's yet another early morning, you're still half asleep as you stumble to the bathroom and you're struggling to even turn the shower on. Now, imagine how lovely and stimulating it would be to wake yourself up with an all-natural, vegan coffee body scrub! If you like this idea, oh have I got …

I’m doing a detox week!

Well, kind of. ****update below! I've spent three weeks on holiday in America and then come back and pretty much lived on barbeques during the two weeks since that, and now I'm starting to feel a bit rubbish, bloated, low on energy and just generally unhealthy. So this week, I'm going to eat well. I'm …