Makeup TAG

hello everyone

so i know i havent blogged as much as i would like too and this will probably be my last blog until the end of june as i have my exams until then. 

Anyways i have another TAG that i found on the internet as i quite like doing TAGS and i haven't done one in a while. 

-What foundation do you use?

I don't really wear foundation anymore but when i do its MAC Pro Longwear Foundation 

-How about concealer?

Collection Concealer which i wear everyday 

-Do you know your undertone colour?

Not at all 

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?

I think they can look really nice when they're the right ones and they fit the eye

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?

Yes, but i don't stick to it... oops 

-What brand of mascara do you use?

Benefit, roller lash or They're Real

-Sephora or MAC?

MAC all the way!

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?

Nope

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

Real Techniques brushes and the new bold metals collection

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

No, although i know i should

-For the face?

Not all the time as half the time i forget but when i remember it would be the Benefit Porefessional

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

Mac Sweet Heat (its a beautiful copper with gold undertones in)

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Liquid because i find it easier

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

Never :)

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

I prefer pressed pigments rather than loose because loose is very messy

-Do you use mineral makeup?

Not really

-What is your favorite lipstick?

Nars matte lipstick in Catfight 

-How about lipgloss?

Never wear it 

-What is your favorite blush to use?

I don't wear blush

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

No

-Do you like drugstore makeup?

Yes i love looking because sometimes its just as good as high end 

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)

The only time I've been is when i went to MAC for my birthday makeup and I'm planning on going again for my prom makeup

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Yes but i wouldn't have the courage to do so

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

I like to think I'm not 

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?

Blending foundation with fingers 

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

I like rose gold/ copper shades but not crazy pink ones 

-Which celebrity always has great make up?

Gisele Bündchen (Tom Brady's partner)

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

Concealer

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

Only if i was having a really good skin day and i had no spots

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

Definitely not 

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

MAC/NARS

-What do you think of Makeup? 

i love makeup and i think everyone should be free to wear makeup how they feel and they should not be judged

goodbye x 

Another Year...

hello everyone, 

Now last year, i wrote a blog post about how the past year had changed (Check this blog post out here) so i thought it was only right to follow this through to this year.

So on my last blog i didnt really plan on making it a yearly thing but i feel like i should just tell you all what has happened since the beginning of 2015.

Now if you have read my previous blog - linked above- you will notice i said i had changed friend groups to a larger friend group- now towards march of 2015 my friend group changed again. I went from having 5-6 best friends to just 1! Now heres the story... the girl who is now my best friend and like my sister used to be someone i hated! And i mean we never got on, we thought we had different interests and we just didnt know each other well enough to get on with each other. Now since circumstances changed we both had mutual feelings on things and we suddenly became friends. Now she's like my sister and i wouldn't change her for the world (cringe i know). Now i also became even closer with Shania (Check her blog out) and her friend group even though we all have slightly different interests. Shania is also someone i wouldn't change for the world and I'm honestly so glad we are such good friends! 

Now this may seem random but something that definitely changed was my hair, i think 2015 was my bit of experimental hair colours. I went ombré towards the beginning of the year and i loved it! I did my work experience in the hairdressers and went an even lighter shade of blonde, now this colour failed drastically and my hair dresser hadn't done it properly so i ended up going to school with half blonde- half gold mismatched hair colour which left my hair very very dead and mistreated at the bottom ends. About 3 days after that i went back to my natural-ish colour of brown as i was going to Florida the week after and didnt want my hair looking a clip. 
The brown then faded a bit and looked okay over my holiday - thank god! Then i came back and my old old hairdresser asked me to be his model for his new salon that he worked at. I ended up with black/brown hair that i actually loved for about 3 weeks until i decided it was too much and i eventually went back brown. 
I loved my hair long but it felt like it wasn't growing anymore and was really dead so at the beginning of february i went shoulder-length short and had my blonde ombré/highlights back in and i bloody love it! 

Now enough about my hair- my attitude to life has changed considerably over the past year. 
Ive hated science- ever since primary school, now year 10 was quite a difficult year with a lot of supply teachers and the science department not being unto normal standards. However i walked out with a B in biology which i was very shocked at! Now this gave me motivation that i could actually do biology and set my focus to positive mode and not think i couldn't do it and i now love it that I'm doing it at A-Level! 

Love was a big part of my life in 2015 and not really a time i like remembering. However it taught me some life lessons and I'm very thankful for that. Now, no jumping to conclusions, it didnt end horrifically but it didnt end like i expected it would or how it would and i still find myself thinking sometimes about what would have happened if we hadn't broke up but then i realise I'm so much better off without him and I'm a much more positive person and i have time to focus on myself more!

Now one thing i wanted to crack last year was my panic attacks and anxiety and i can say i managed to do that to a certain extent. Ive reduced the number of panic attacks I've had and managed to voice my thoughts instead of keeping them to myself to let them overthink. 
This took some time to figure out for myself but i found focusing more on myself and not what was going on around me really helped me.

Another thing i have done to manage positivity is to keep a memories jar. I saw this on Pinterest and it was basically a mason jar and each time something either good happens, something with the beauty of nature or just a general LOL moment, take note of it on a piece of paper and put it in the jar. 
This has helped because whenever i feel down i look at the jar and see how many good things have happened already in the year and it seems to take some of my negativity away. I can't wait to look back at the end of the year!

Now i know these type of blog posts can seem really rambly and very long but i felt like i needed another yearly blog post like this 

goodbye x 

These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things....

Hello everyone,

So its been a while... again.

Now I'm back hopefully with beauty and my normal blog posts but i need to get myself a schedule so i know for sure when I'm blogging. 

I've got mock exams in february and my GCSE'S in may/june so blogging will not be my main focus about that time.

Anyways... last weekend i dragged my mum into super drug because i wanted some Zoella products. There i bought one of her new makeup bags and her solid fragrance. So i thought why not put all of my favourite things into it and show you all!

 

 List of products:

Makeup Bag: Zoella Beauty

Bronzer: Benefit Hoola 

Powder: Stay Matte 001 transparent by Rimmel 

Solid Fragrance: Blissfull Mistful by Zoella Beauty

Lipstick: NARS catfight 

Lip Balm: Zoella Kissy Missy 

Eyebrow Gel: Benefit Gimme Brows 

Highlighter: KIKO 04

Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection in 01 Fair 

Brushes:

Real Techniques Blush Brush

Real Techniques Buffing Brush 

Real Techniques Contour Brush

Real Techniques Foundation Brush

Real Techniques Bold Metals 101

Goodbye x 

I Saw One Direction 25/10/15

hello everyone,

So i know that it was quite a while ago that i blogged but I've been quite busy and not had really the time to put up a coherent blog post. 

I know it was a long time ago but on October 25th me and my friend went to see One Direction in Newcastle. Now we had really good seats (block AA, seats 3 and 4) and we were so close to them it was amazing! 

Jamie Lawson was honesty amazing and had the crowd in such a good mood before the boys came on! 

And to top it all off, Louis' mam was stood right behind us with Jamie Lawson so during the encore before they boys came on too sing their last songs, some of us got a photo with her! She was honestly so lovely to all of us and didnt complain when a load of fangirls came unto her asking for photos!

This is the third time I've been to see them and each time its honestly been amazing, knowing that theyre going on a break soon for a year or so makes me so sad but i truly know its what they need! So to relive the memories, i thought i would put some of the photos that i took onto a blog post for you all.

I apologise if you do not like one direction or anything like that, next blog posts will be beauty related!

Now i will always support the boys in everything that they do and i can tell you now that i will still be here when they come back from their break!

Goodbye x 

Disney DO'S and DONT'S

hello everyone, 

So i have recently just got back from Florida as i have been to DisneyWorld for 3 weeks!

Over that time of being in Disney, i gathered things in which you should do, and some things you shouldn't, and as you have probably guessed, I'm going to be sharing them with you!

1) DO watch the parades

    - i think many people may not necessarily want to watch the parades as they can be mainly directed at the children and i feel like this may put some people of watching them, BUT seriously, most of the parades i watched, were amazing! My favourite was the 'Festival of Fantasy' as all the disney princesses come out and they have amazing floats that tell the story of each disney film and character! 

 2) DON'T take the ferry boat into Magic Kingdom/Ticket & Transport Centre

    - while the ferry boat may seem quicker than the monorail as you can fit more people on it, it really is just one huge time waste! The monorail arrives every 5 minutes and gets you where you need to be at an average 2-3 minutes! When we went, we made the mistake of getting the ferryboat rather than the monorail! Oh, and the monorail is air conditioned so is cooler than the ferryboat (perfect for those hot summer days!)

3) DO take a waterproof/jacket with you whenever you go to the parks 

    - this is for your own benefit! There will be sunny moments when you begin to wonder why on earth you brought that poncho, but there will be days (like my last disney day) where the rain and thunder and lightning just will not stop! On my last disney day, it rained for a grand total of 5 hours!! Also the lightning was pretty amazing! It sort of cascaded around the sky! But thats beside the point! 

4) DO stay late to see the fireworks 

    - If you have little ones this may not be a great option as a tired child + long days = not very happy child (if you get what i mean). But if you do have the option to stay till around 10.30 then i highly suggest you do so! The electrical parade is at 9 and that is pretty amazing! Then the castle gets lit up with different things, and then finally at 10 the fireworks are on! I managed to get some good photos with my iPhone too! 

5) DON'T forget to stay hydrated with water

     - this one can be quite easy to break as sometimes you are so distracted by everything that is going on to realise you need to sit down and have a drink of water. BUT, word of warning, DO NOT buy water inside the parks, they are ridiculously expensive. Instead, bring a water bottle and fill it up using the fountains provided around the parks. 

6) DO plan to a certain extent of what you are going to do

    - By doing this, you are eliminating unnecessary time sitting down deciding what everybody wants to do and where you need to be in order to get some food etc. Plan a little of the things you would like to do while you are there and work your way through the list. BUT remember, have fun and don't let a schedule ruin your fun!

7) DO have fun! 

     - whether you are with your family or your friends or just simply by yourself! The most important thing is that this is YOUR trip also, so make sure YOU have fun!

And lastly

8) DON'T stress about the little things

     - You are in the most magical place in the world! Enjoy yourself and don't stress if your trip doesn't go as you had planned or expected it would!

*And now i shall proceed to add more photos that i have taken on my trip* 

goodbye x 

What Do I Believe In?

hello everybody

So, i saw a video on Youtube titled 'What do you believe in?' and it got me thinking about all the things i believe in.

In no way, do i want this post to cause any issues among different opinions, this is just me stating what i believe in and hey, if you believe in something different to me, leave it in the comments below as i would be interested to know what everybody believes in. 

We ARE all entitled to our own opinions right?

anyway, with that being said, I'm going to carry on...

1) I believe in marriage equality- I think that everybody should be able to express their feelings no matter what! I think that marriage of every gender should be accepted because what difference does it make if two men/women get married to each other over a man and a woman marrying each other? Regardless of somebody's sexual orientation or gender, i believe that everybody should have the right to marry the one they love! 

2) I believe that if we have the right mindset and the determination, the possibilities are endless of what we can achieve in our lifetime.

3) I believe that in generations, the power of social media will truly become remarkable- sure social media has a huge effect on modern day life, but i believe that in generations to come, social media will have developed even further into something even more remarkable than it is now!

4) I believe that we are all different, but we are unique- no matter what gender/race/ethnicity we all are, we are all unique and we should all be proud of that! I for one, believe that our differences do not make us stand apart from one another, they bring us together because at the end of the day, we are all humans. 

5) I believe that people care- no matter what problems you are facing, there is always someone that cares about you and will put your needs before their own. They may not be around all the time, but they are closer than you think! They may even be someone you least expected it from. The right times reveal the right people! Just know that there is somebody that does care for you. 

6)I believe that we can change the world- step by step, little by little. The actions of many are helping shape the world into a much better place. This links in the #3 as, as of now, the power that social media has is unbelievable! Social media really does have a huge effect on what shapes the world into the place people dream for it to be- all loving and all happy, and with the actions of some or many, we can change it into that world!

7) I believe that we all have the right to express our beliefs- just like i am doing now while writing this. Everybody has their own beliefs and i think that everybody should have the chance to express them! We may not agree on everything, but that is part of who we are and we should accept that not everybody will have the same beliefs as us!

I could go on for ages listing things i believe in but i want to end with two last things.

1) I believe in MYSELF!- everybody should at least believe in one thing- themselves. This for me is one of the most powerful things to do because if we don't believe in ourselves, what can we truly believe in? Believing in ourselves, gives us the strength and the power to believe that we can do remarkable things to change the lives of ourselves and many others around us.

2) I believe in YOU!- yes you reading this! I believe that no matter what your life is like- whether your totally happy, or your facing some difficult times right now, i believe that you can achieve amazing things with your life. It may not seem like it right now, but i believe that with power, strength and determination, along with the right mindset, i believe that you can do almost anything you put your mind to- just don't give up!

Please comment below and leave a response to what your beliefs are- i would be really interested to see if some of your beliefs are the same to mine or not

Goodbye x 

One Of My Favourite Places To Go...

hello everybody, 

Now, as i am writing this, i have just returned home from a little jog (not like me at all!)

Like I've just mentioned, me going on a jog voluntarily isn't something which i do on a regular basis. 

While out on my jog, the trail leads to where you can look onto the beach, as there are steps in which you can take to get down onto the beach. 

For me, being somewhere by the sea/ocean is one of the places where i can relax and de-stress. I've found that going on light exercises help keep my anxiety at bay. Now I've not felt like i needed to go somewhere and calm myself down for a while and I've never thought that exercising really helps that much, being that I've been quite calm/relaxed whenever i have done exercise.

Now for me and the school that i go to, my year has mock exams, you know the exams in which prepare you for the real things? in my case, these mock exams were preparing me for my GCSE'S next year. As i have panic attacks and anxiety attacks, being in a hall full of people is very very daunting so i asked to be seated next to the door at the back. 

And of course, fifteen minutes into the exam, i have a panic attack. As to why, i am not entirely sure, i personally think it was the whole factor of being in the hall with everybody else. nonetheless it left me feeling down and in a rubbish mood for the rest of the day! Then on top of that, new exam boards have been issued into departments into the school. I'm terrible at science, always have and i always will! For some reason i was feeling okay about having my science mocks... until we got told that we were switching exam boards which means that half of what we have learnt in year ten is useless. needless to say, over this next week or so i will be teaching myself science :( 

Just being able to be close to the sea is really a blessing. Sometimes i get my blog post ideas when i am calming myself down. It does sound really cliché to say that the ocean is one of my favourite places to go, but it really is! Theres a little bench where you overlook the sea and its quiet,calm and reserved. Only dog walkers or joggers go down the track so it really is somewhere where i can go and relax.  For me, the main thing as to why i go is to rid myself of the anxious feeling that is left behind whenever i have had a panic attack. I go for a run,blast some 5SOS/One Direction and leave all my worries behind. almost as though the sea will wash them away (cliché, i know). 

Now it may not work for everybody, but i do highly suggest that if you are near a beach, or even where you can go for a walk/jog/run then go do it! Sometimes, just being outside and not overthinking your problems does really work! I would also try this if like myself, you experience anxiety attacks/panic attacks. 

I know this blog has been a little bit of a rant in some certain areas but i just thought i would let you know one of my favourite places to go whenever i am feeling down or anxious or i have had a bit of a bad day. 

*I will not be blogging frequently as i normally do (excluding the weeks i have missed previously) as i have exams and i have to be revising as much as i can these next two-three weeks. Of course, once they are over, i will be back blogging very often but there may be gaps in the blogging updates from me. sorry :(*

Goodbye x 

A Girl And Her Camera

Hello everyone,

I've been away for a little while because i have been revising for a few tests at school but i am back with a little blog for you today!

I love photography, i always have and i always will. Whenever there is an opportunity to take a photo of something, i will do.

While out with my friends today, we came across a field full of daises. While my friends were busy making daisy chains (as typical 15 year olds do!) i was the one that was taking photographs of them.

Later on, we went on a walk and discovered some other nature-y things that i decided to take photographs off. These photos are all taken from my iPhone and this may not be an interest to some of you, but i just thought that i would share some of the photographs i took today, with you!

Goodbye x

Would You Rather- Beaty TAG

hello everyone

i haven't done a beauty related TAG in a little while and i quite like doing them so i thought why not! 

1.Would you rather go out with messy hair and nice make-up or Nice hair and no make-up?

i would personally have to choose messy hair and nice make-up just for the simple fact that everyones hair looks nicer when you have nice makeup and chances are, you could find a way to rock the messy hairstyle! 

2.Would you rather shave your eyebrows or have your eyelashes fall out?

i would rather shave my eyebrows because i could always use some form of makeup to make it look as though i have eyebrows even if i don't! And i cannot finish my makeup without applying mascara because my eyes look so small without it!

3.Would you rather be forced to shop at only MAC or Sephora for the rest of your life?

i haven't ever shopped at Sephora before but i know it has a crazy amount of brands stocked so i would have to say sephora because i could have so many options of makeup and I'm pretty sure i could find some MAC dupes whilst looking at other makeup brands. 

4.Would you rather wear lipgloss/lipliner look or 80's perm?

i would have to say that i would wear the lipgloss/lipliner look because i could always go for a coloured lipgloss and find a lipliner to match that colour and then it wouldn't look as bad as two completely different colours! 

5.Would you rather leave the house with an obvious foundation line or overdone blush?

this one was hard! i would have to say that i would leave the house with an obvious foundation line and hope that i don't run into anyone i know! 

6.Would you rather wear MC Hammer pants or biker shorts in public?

definitely biker shorts! if you were to pair the shorts with a sports top and trainers, it would look like you were going/ had gone to the gym and could easily be gotten away with, whereas i don't think anything would go with the MC Hammer pants! 

7.Would you rather have a bad orange-y spray tan or really weird tan lines that can't be covered?

i would rather have a bad orange-y spray tan because you could scrub it off to a certain extent in the shower and you wouldn't have to live with it forever! 

8.Would you rather have a bad haircut or bad hair colour?

i would rather have a bad hair colour because at least you could dye over it the next day whereas if you got a bad hair cut, you would have to wait until your hair grows to get it how you wanted it. 

9.Would you rather have youtube or twitter taken away forever?

i would rather have my youtube taken away because you could always watch youtube on twitter! cheating i know but its true!

10. Would you rather give up using makeup brushes or mascara? 

I've mentioned this above but using mascara is my holy grail product and something that i cannot live without but as much as i love it, i would have to give it up because i could always find another way to make my eyelashes look longer and more voluminous but i couldn't live without using make up brushes because i would have nothing to blend foundation, eyeshadow, powder etc. 

As this is a TAG post, i tag Shania from (http://bubblybabyelephants.blogspot.co.uk) to say what she would rather do! 

what would you choose? let me know in the comments below!

goodbye x 

Face Of The Day/Everyday Makeup!

hello everyone, 

so as i went out for a meal with my family the other night, i decided to do my everyday makeup, but take a little bit more time doing it and not rush it!

There has been some new products that I've introduced into my makeup routine and some old favourites so this post will be a mixture of a review and a every day makeup run down!

Make Up of the day/Everyday Makeup 

The makeup brushes i used were:

real techniques

detailer brush

i love this brush because it is so small and easy to apply eyeshadow exactly where you want it on your eye.

buffing brush

i use this brush for my foundation as it applies the foundation evenly and really blends my foundation into my skin and it doesn't leave any streaky marks.

blush brush

I'm one of those people who don't actually use some brushes according to what they say they should be used for. i use the blush brush purely because it is a big fluffy brush that makes applying powder so easily. 

primer

benefit porefessional - i use this as i have oily skin and by using a primer it means that i don't have to worry about my makeup disappearing during the day.

foundation 

bourjois 123 perfect foundation- i only recently got this foundation and i love it. it has three correcting pigments in it which means that it corrects dark circles,redness and dull complexions.

powder

no7 perfect light pressed powder in fair- i like this powder as it doesn't make my makeup look cakey by applying lots of powder to combat my oily skin. 

eyebrows

collection work the colour eyebrow kit- i don't really need to fill my eyebrows in because they aren't that sparse but the shade in the middle matches my eyebrows so well that when i do fill my eyebrows in, it looks completely natural.

eyeshadows

mac-brulé - i love this shade as it a natural nude shade that i apply before i put my eyeliner on to stop my eyeliner transferring onto my top eyelid. 

revolution- frozen- i only recently discovered this brand and i purely bought the eyeshadow because it was called 'frozen'. However i really do like this shade of eyeshadow, its a little out of my comfort zone as it is a blue shade with silver undertones and it looks really pretty on the top lid and in the tear duct as a highlighter. 

revolution- good life- this is a really pretty blush pink shade that has hints of shimmer undertones and it looks really pretty on the eye. 

eyeliner

maybelline lasting drama pen gel liner- this is my holy grail eyeliner! it is a dupe for the benefit push up liner but i don't like the benefit liner as it is too flaky but this liner lasts all day, and is super easy to apply.

mascara

benefits they're real- i absolutely love using this mascara. it makes my lashes super volumised and long without having to apply loads of coats. 

lipstick

mac cremeshene creme cup- i bought this lipstick when i went to a MAC counter for my birthday and i wear this lipstick pretty much everyday. it is a mix between a light nude and a pretty pink and is suitable for every occasion. it is my go-to lipstick. 

There will be more blog posts coming more frequently as i have now written down what blog posts i am going to be doing for the next couple of weeks. 

goodbye x