An alternative few days in New York, beauty, cupcakes and lobsters!

Good Morning Lovelies!

I've recently just spent a lovely few days in New York after having spent the last 6 weeks out in the US. I thought as New York is a great and popular holiday choice for this time of year, that I would share some of the different things I got up to. I've been to New York quite a lot already so I've done most of the top touristy things. Therefore I wanted to find some slightly different things to get up to for this visit, as well as a few firm favourites!

I hope you enjoy this post and it gives you some ideas, if you're popping to New York any time soon.

As a self confessed Sephora shopper, my shopping addiction also extends to hair products! I absolutely adore the drybar range they stock. The beautiful pop of yellow is their brand colour and it is so eye catching and unique. Their products are not only amazing but the packaging is so pleasing on the eye. I really am after the yellow hair dryer they sell. It looks incredible plus because it's bright yellow it means that I'm less likely to lose it!
So when I was in New York I decided to head to the drybar located in Midtown for a blowout. I'll do a full post on this experience in the future as it really was such a lovely experience. I only wish they had one of these bars in the UK as it was probably the best blow dry I've ever had, and I normally live at the hair salon!

Another thing I decided to do was head to Magnolia Bakery located on Bleecker Street in the West Village. If you're an avid Sex and the City fan, you'll know this beautiful bakery was featured on the show as it's just right around the corner from Carrie's apartment! No visit could be complete without a cupcake session right? So here's a Snickerdoodle and a Red Velvet Cupcake for you to drool over. Cupcake perfection!

Next up if you're after a little bit of a pamper session or just have wild overgrown eyebrows, I recommend heading to Sephora on Fifth Avenue for a little eyebrow tidy up in the Anastasia Beverly Hills brow studio. I absolutely love her products, so the option of having my eyebrows shaped in her bar was a no brainer. Quick, easy and painless, I left with the best eyebrow service and shape I've ever had. At $32 I thought it was a lovely experience! Plus afterwards you're in Sephora! Need I say anymore.

I realise this post is sounding pretty beauty and cupcake orientated, and it does kind of continue. But I'll do a full post on my next tip as it was the BEST thing any lipstick lover could do! I headed to the Bite Beauty Lip Lab to have my own personal lipstick made. I opted for a nude and left with the perfect shade! If you're ever in New York and love lipstick. YOU NEED TO DO THIS! It's so so unique, different and exciting!

As this post is getting pretty long, I'll save some more tips for another post, but just as a last little tip, if you love venturing to different places and trying different things Chelsea Market is a lovely place to hang out! It's one of the nicest food markets I've been to. It's full of restaurants serving and selling fresh products. The market itself is in a building which has been renovated and decorated so modernly and beautiful. We had a quick pit stop and I watched in quite an entertaining way as this lobster was devoured with a little plastic fork! This was from The Lobster Place which is contained in Chelsea Market itself. As it's a kind of a store/restaurant, seating is limited. You can go inside and choose your own lobster, they cook it and voila Lobster time. It's so much fresher than ordering it at a proper restaurant and cheaper too! This little lobster cost $23.95 for 1.5lb lobster. Which is such a great deal as it's the freshest way to experience a lobster and at such a great price. If you love lobster, I would definitely recommend it, as I was told it's the tastiest lobster that's ever been eaten! 

I think another New York post is needed as I got up to far too much to contain in just one. I hope you enjoyed some alternative tips and if you have any yourself I would love to know as I love venturing to different areas and experiencing new things!

Have a great day!

L x