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The stress has been real these past few weeks, exams are creeping ever-closer but I'm ready to kick them in the butt! Who's with me?

Toodle-pip,
Bronwyn x

Approx. 75g Raspberry or Strawberry Jam

Equipment:

2 Piping or Sandwich Bags
Large Star-shaped Nozzle
Baking Tray
Baking Parchment
Electric Hand Mixer

Method:

Preheat your oven to 170C (Fan)/190C/Gas Mark 5 and line a baking tray with baking parchment.

Use a clean round surface, such as a glass, to trace a guideline using a pencil. Mine were approx. 6cm in diameter. Make sure there is at least a 2cm gap between each one to leave room for the biscuits to spread out.

Combine your butter, flour, icing sugar, cornflour and vanilla essence in a bowl until smooth.

Spoon your mixture into a piping or sandwich bag with a star nozzle and pipe in circular motions within each of your outlines. If they're not perfect not to worry, they are homemade after all!

Place in the oven for 13-15 minutes in batches. Make sure you have an even number to make sandwiches!

Once your biscuits have cooled, whip your cream until it's very firm using an electric mixer.

OR 

Whizz up you butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer.

Using a second piping bag with the same (clean) nozzle, pipe the cream or icing on the underside of every other biscuit. 

Spread a teaspoon of jam onto the underside of the biscuits without the cream/icing. Then place a jammed biscuit on top of a cream biscuit in a sandwich formation!

You now have some delicious summer treats!

Myself and the rest of the family really loved these biscuits so I hope you do too. If you make them drop me a picture on Instagram or Twitter @bronwynsbeauty or Facebook /Bronwyn's Beauty Blog!

I hope you enjoyed this post,
Bronwyn x

Ingredients:

1 Easter Egg (equal to 100g)
100g Baking Butter
200g Self Raising Flour
200g Brown OR Caster Sugar

Optional (pick one):

Cadbury's Mini Eggs
Mini Oreos
Cadbury's Mini Creme Eggs
Cadbury's Dairy Milk/Daim/Oreo Eggs

Method:

1. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a saucepan over a very low heat.

2. Take off the heat and allow to cool slightly then stir in the sugar and eggs.

3. Add the self raising flour and cocoa powder gradually folding them in as you go.

4. Pour the mix into a greased square tin (30cm x 35cm).

5. (Optional) Push in an extra Easter chocolate per estimated portion. 

6. Place in the oven at 180° for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.

Top Tips:

2. You need this to cool ever so slightly so you don't scramble the eggs but do not allow to cool completely, you only need around 60 seconds.

4. I placed a sheet of greased baking paper at the bottom of the tin and greased the sides and it slipped out nicely.

6. The brownies are meant to be gooey inside so don't worry if they appear raw. You will know that they're cooked if the top is dry and slightly tough to touch. If you want more of a cakey consistency just pop them back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes (checking after 5). You should allow them to cool before cutting and serving them otherwise they will be a sloppy mess, yummy but sloppy! You could heat them up again if you wanted to serve them hot but I didn't try this so do so at you own peril! 


I thoroughly enjoyed these brownies; well, the half of one I got to try before my family swooped on them like of flock of seagulls! I just liked to see my Easter chocolate being put to good use. I used the Milk Chocolate Daim Eggs and I think they worked pretty well but my initial thought was that it would be great to be able to use a whole Easter Egg set until I noticed Cadbury has decided to reduce the extras to one per box! Dear Cadbury, where is my second Creme Egg? What is happening to this world? Next they will be selling Easter Egg halves!

If you try out this delicious recipe then tag me in some pictures on Instagram or Twitter @bronwynsbeauty! Also, if you have any other ideas feel free to leave them in the comments below.

I hope you enjoyed this post,
Bronwyn x

Hello Everyone!

There has been some SERIOUS hype over this unlikely subject here over the past few months! I personally heard about it from my makeup obsessed pals and then watched NikkieTutorials' discovery of it. The idea is that the high Glycerine content of the balm adheres your skin to your makeup meaning it stay on all day. I was a dubious about the idea but finally caved in when I found it on offer in Waitrose for a minuscule £2.50, considering I would usually spend around £15-25 on a primer!

Hello everyone!

A few weeks ago I went on a family outing to see Tim Vine (below) and go shopping (naturally)! So here are a few pics from the day and more importantly the bits and pieces I picked up.

I popped into Topshop not expecting to find much and found three bargains in the sale, in my size and without marks- what a win! 

These shorts are just perfect. I love the classic stone wash and the fact they're only slightly high-waisted. The fact that they were £3 from £28 just tops it all off really!

Topshop - 'Rosa' Shorts

I umm-ed and arr-ed about the colour of this top as there was a choice of maroon, grey or this green and I think I made the right choice! I love the cut on my arms, you can get away with wearing it on cooler days as well as the hotter ones.

Topshop - Box Top Topshop - Over-sized Jumper

Sometimes you just need a giant, snuggley jumper to cosy up in and this is that jumper! I adore the little pocket detail which just ties it all together.  


OMG, you don't even know how much I luuurve these shoes! I spotted them in USC in the sale for only £15, which I think is a steal, and they are just so comfortable and easy to wear. I think I have worn them almost everyday since I got them!

USC - Fabric - Sneakers

I actually only picked this up yesterday but I'm already in love with it! The handkerchief cut is very different for me but I want to pull myself away from my usual skater dress. It has a halter neck which evens everything out a bit and, again, is just a bit different!

New Look - Handkerchief Dress

A mahoosive thank you to my Nan and Granddad for this Pandora Charm Bracelet! I love it so very much and now I will just have to go and buy some charms... oh well!

Hello everyone!

I don't think lips get enough loving on the blog so today is the day that they do! 

Rimmel 'Lasting Finish by Kate' are my favourite drugstore lipstick formulations. They're very long-lasting, easy to apply and don't dry out your lips which makes pretty darn good!

Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate in 30

Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate in 01

I have no idea where it's from or when I got it but this little lipstick holder comes in so handy when I just want to chuck a lipstick in my bag. It means that you can find it easily instead of rummaging around like a loon and it stops the cap from falling and spreading all its goo about the place!

Nails are Illamasqua Jo'Mina

Rimmel Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses in Carry On Cherry

Lush, Lush oh how I love Lush and this lip scrub is no exception to the rule! It does a cracking job at scrubbing all the dead skin (that grossed me out just typing it, sorry!) off my lips and leaving then smooth which is especially good if I'm wearing a bold lip. Also, it's completely edible and it tastes just like mint ice cream (pray emoji)!

Nivea Lip Butter in Blueberry Blush

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Velvet Matte in Meteoric Matte

This is bit random but I do love this Soap & Glory lip plumper. It's not something I use very often but when I do it does a great job and leaves a pink tint which I think would suit most skin tones but there are lots of shades to choose from. I'd like to give them title creds too!

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Punch Bowl

Look at this cute little man! I know it's only a sample size but this is my favourite lip gloss formulation of all time; it's not extremely pigmented but I don't really expect that for this kind of thing, it's so long lasting but not sticky which is something of a miracle! 

Smashbox Be Legendary Lipgloss in Rich Rose

Hello Everyone!

We are drawing closer and closer to one year of 'Bronwyn's Beauty Blog'. As time goes by I want to  progress, as anyone would, and make my blog the best it can be. For this, I need your help! (Read to the end for something very exciting!)

Firstly, I want to know what you think of my content. What are your favourite types of post? What do you think of the layout? Etc, etc. Let me know in the comments below or on Facebook.

Although this is a beauty blog I always like to branch out to other areas. I thought, to mix things up a bit and as this is another passion of mine, I would include a new segment called Media Mania where I write about everything from old-school movies to the latest news stories. Is this something you'd be interested in?

Lastly (and most importantly), I have an exciting proposition for my whole audience! Whether you have a blog or not, I am inviting you to write a blog post on any topic you desire and send it to me to be published as a guest post. Use this opportunity to promote yourself, get the ball rolling on your blogging career or just for fun! Message me on my Facebook page, comment on this post or direct message me on Twitter with 'POST OPPORTUNITY' and we can discuss the next steps.

So let me know your thoughts, I am so interested to hear them! I hope you enjoyed this post,
Bronwyn x