Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 

I can't be the only one who thinks that this year has gone by extremely fast! 

Christmas seems like a distant past and I am already counting down to my 21st birthday in February. 2015 turned out to be quite a stressful year for me. My anxiety decided it would take a chance to say a big HELLO in my life, and my family has gone through some health issues which thankfully are all ok now! I am determined to make 2016 my year. I have so many exciting things to look forward to including my 21st birthday and a dream trip to America in the summer! I am also planning to concentrate on getting fitter this year. Physically and mentally! (Lets be honest I just want to feel comfortable wearing what I want on holiday! haha!) Anyway, I thought I would do a little bit of a reflective post today! Last year I made some resolutions. Some I kept, some I didn't! Enjoy! 

- Be Happy. - Sadly I feel like I failed on this one. I had times of great happiness, but I also had times of despair where I felt like things were never going to be the same again. This year I am going to be focusing on making myself better. I started this over the past couple of weeks, but I need to relax and chill more often. 
- Smile More. - Like above I need to try to make more time to smile. I take life far to seriously sometimes that I forget to smell the roses! 
- Make healthier decisions. - I have certainly done this! I have lost a lot of weight this past year by eating properly at the right times. We have recently signed up to 'Hello Fresh', so we haven't had the wrong sort of food in the cupboards! This has certainly done me favours. 
- Read. - Yet again I haven't made time to read! I completed a two week work experience where I was travelling on the tube so wasn't able to have internet connection (alas first world problems!), but I read a whole book! haha. 
-Design.- My little business that I started at the end of last year is still going well. I have been lucky enough to have done a couple of fairs over the christmas period, and have constantly sold cards and frames which has given me a little income. I am hoping to continue this again this year! 

This year's resolutions are the same as above as well as.. 

Be fitter! 

Get out more! 

Make time for myself! 

Work on my photography! 

Hope you all had a lovely christmas and happy new year! 

Lots of love, 

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This is probably one of those post that most bloggers would have pre written and scheduled to go up dead on midnight of 31st December, but I am not one of those bloggers. I am a rubbish blogger who leaves everything to the last minute. I am a little disappointed in myself. I promised to do Blogmas. Something that I succeeded in doing last year, and really enjoyed doing as well. This year was different. Starting university has brought out its issues in me. As much as I love doing my fashion course, and I do love doing it, it has a very stressful workload which resulted in me having a couple of panic attacks in December. I realised that blogging should be something that I want to do rather than something that I felt I had to do. Basically the pressure got to me and I had to stop before I had a breakdown (a silly thing to say I know when my blog has a very minimal following but I feel like I can express myself on my own little page. My contribution to the internet as I like to call it!).

Anyway, 2015 is going to be a new year (literally) and I have a lot planned for this blog that will run alongside with my course as well as personal stuff.
I thought it would be nice to do a little new years resolution section, so next year I can look back on this post and see what I have successfully completed!

My last years resolutions were...

- Stop Worrying. This has defiantly not happened. I still and will always worry about everything!
- Do what makes me happy. Unfortunately this hasn't happened either. I have been unhappy for the longest time and this year I am hoping to change this.
- Appreciate the small things. This I feel is something that I have done this year. I have made time for my family and want to continue doing this throughout this new year.
- Make time for my interests. Photography and Fashion are still something that I find really interesting to me. I need to do more of this in the new year still. I have so many plans for my blog which will include picking up my old camera and I can't wait to share some of my little experiments with you.

This years resolutions are....

- Be Happy. For so long I have been unhappy. I have had a couple of issues with anxiety and panic attacks in 2014 which haven't been very fun at all. This year I want to try and combat this and try to have an overall happier outlook to life.
- Smile More. Like above I often forget how lucky I am. I need to remind myself more often by Smiling. I have read that smiling makes everything 100 times more better.
- Make healthier decisions. I need to make healthier choices in my life. At the end of last year I lost a lot of weight as I was eating properly and not snacking. I need to do this again. Also I passed my driving test in 2014 so have been driving around everywhere rather than walking, I need to use my legs more in 2015!
- Read. I think this one is self explanatory. My mum said to me the other day that I 'always used to have my nose buried into a book, I miss that about you'. Not only did this make me tear up a little bit but it reminded me that I truly did used to have a passion for reading. I only really read on holiday when I have nothing else to do and no internet to surf. I need to make more time for this in my life. If you have any book recommendations please let me know!
-Design. Being on a fashion design course has really stopped me wanting to design for myself. However at the end of last year I started my own little business designing cards and artwork. For some reason people really liked what I was doing and have started to buy bits from me. I can't quite believe that this has happened but am so grateful as well. This year I want to further this as well as carrying on designing my garments.

There you have it, my resolutions for 2015. I am sorry for the lengthy post and I hope that you understand why I didn't complete my promise to doing Blogmas. I am excited to get back into writing for my blog and can't wait to share with you what 2015 has to offer.
Thank-you for reading this post and don't forget to leave your links in the comments below.

Lots of love, 

Time for a change!

I thought I would share this picture from my holiday! 

Hello!

I don't know really where to begin with this post. But I guess it should start with a huge sorry. Sorry that I haven't posted since July, and sorry that before then my posts didn't have the usual character that I wanted them to. I have had writers block. I always read about people experiencing this and how 'tough' it was for them not knowing what to write about. I always laughed because I thought that it was an excuse out of doing something or a easy way to get a break. But it is truly the most annoying thing ever! 

Like many of you reading this, I started my blog with all of these fresh ideas and inspirations with how I thought my blog would go. To a certain degree blogging has surpassed everything I could ever have thought it would be. Although I don't have a huge follower count, when I post I get sincere comments which honestly do mean the world to me. As a shy, anxious person knowing that somebody reads my blog and they enjoy it makes me feel really happy. And it has been making me feel happy. The last couple of posts I have done have all been reviews or hauls because they are easy to do, but they aren't what I truly want to be writing about. Somewhere down the line of writing my blog my route has changed from 'Fashion' posts to more 'Beauty'. This is partly down to the fact that I didn't want to be seen in my pictures as I found it very awkward asking people to take them for me. I also am not a very confident person so wanted to give it time before I actually appeared on my blog. Don't get me wrong I LOVE reading beauty blogs myself, and over the past couple of years really enjoy experimenting with makeup and shopping for it, but fashion and style is truly where my passion is at. 

I just felt like I needed to write this post to set some things about my blog straight. Firstly as I said I love beauty and would still like to feature this on my blog occasionally fashion and style posts are what I want to do more of. I am starting a fashion design course in September so hope that this will help me to gain back some inspiration. Secondly I want to become more involved within the blogging community. Like everything I began to get very weighed down by numbers and views. I want to blog for the fun of it like I did at the very beginning. Finally I just want to thank everyone who has ever commented on a post, or messaged me on twitter. It does mean a lot and I am so thankful that I am able to talk to so many lovely people. Seeing as my blog has turned one years old I can honestly say that the blogging community are so supportive and welcoming. 

I hope you are all well and have had a lovely summer break. I can't wait to be blogging again! I hope you enjoy some more of my style posts very soon I can't wait to show you what I have been working on! 

Thank-you again. 

xoxo

Drugstore make up haul!

One of the main problems of going to a London based university is that there are always little shops that call my name to go into them, and as a polite person I can't just ignore those callings so this is when products are bought that I perhaps don't need, BUT am going to store them in my little treasure chest of makeup anyway!

So the first shop I went into was called 'Beauty Base'. I have been in here a few times now and every time I go in new things are on display. LA Colors are a brand I have been quite unfamiliar with in terms of makeup products and seeing as there seemed to be rows, and rows and rows, of nail varnishes I decided to pick up a few. Also seeing as they were only 99p I thought why not.
The colours I picked up are called Sassy Sparkle and Broken Hearted. The first thing I thought when I walked in the store and saw these little nail varnishes was that they were the mini sized OPI ones. The names remind me so much of these products too! Broken hearted is a gorgeous pink glitter with gems and sequins in and reminds me so much of the minnie mouse special edition bottle that OPI released. Sassy sparkle, (what a name!) is a gorgeous white glittery polish which I know is going to get a lot of use come christmas time, and I am really looking forward to creating cute nail art with this one!

Sorry that the picture is a little blurry was hard to get the pic in focus. The base colour I used was Barry M Pomegranate

Another polish I picked up was this 'art deco' nail art lacquer in silver glitter. I have always used rio nail art tools so wanted to try something different, and a little bit cheaper. I knew that I needed a silver one so thought it would be a good tester polish! In terms of colour it comes out true to bottle and dries relatively quickly, which was something I was impressed with. The striper tool is also quite good as it always quick or slow movements in straight lines. I am defiantly going to go back and pick up some basic colours when I get a chance, for 99p you can't really go wrong!

I also bought this L.A. Colors palette in 'Wine and roses'. These colours are what I tend to always gravitate towards when buying eye shadows. Some of these colours reminded me of the ones that I have in my Naked 2 palette so wanted to see how close they were. The palette consists of 5 metallic colours from light pink to brown. I know already from swatching this product that the first and second pinks are going to be favourites of mine. They do come with a small brush, but I tend to use my own makeup brushes. It is good for travel though! This was also 99p so felt like it was a bargain!

the above photo was taken with flash and bottom without.

The final thing I brought was from Boots. I have been seeing this foundation advertised in so many different magazines and online and from different bloggers that I had to go and pick it up and try it for myself. The foundation I am talking about is L'oreal Paris nude magique eau de tent foundation. As a paler person I got it in 100 Porcelaine. I am yet to wear this product but am going to do a full review of it once wearing it for a couple of days. I swatched this in the shop and must admit that it really did live up to what they had stated of a powder finish. One thing I do have a problem with is the fact it doesn't have a pump which makes it a little awkward to apply but I am sure that it will work out ok! I bought this product at the introductory price of £6.99 which for what the reviews have said was a good bargain also! I would defiantly recommend getting it and trying it for yourself!

Hope you enjoyed my little haul! Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you thought of them!

xoxo

Barry M nail varnish collection!

I know having 17 polish's is a little bit crazy!

I had planned on doing a nail tutorial post today, however the nail gods were not in my favour as I had a few nail difficulties which left me with much shorter nails than I wanted so that post will have to wait.

Nail varnish is one of my weaknesses and I spend far to much of my money on those little bottles of goodness. I have never had my nails done professionally at a nail salon because I love doing them myself so as you can imagine over the years I have gone through a lot of bottles. 

One of my favourite varnish brands has to be Barry M. I know that they are being spoken about quite often here on the blogging world, but they really do live up to the hype. The bottles are priced between £2.99-£4.99 which for the quality you get out of them is really good. They have the finish of a salon paint (so I am told) which is really good. They also seem to last a really long time. I still have the first ever one I purchased which works fine!

Left- 54 Clear, Right- 43

This top and base coat is really great although when using it make sure that your nails are fully dry or it will move it slightly if tacky! The polish on the right was the first ever Barry M Product that I bought and is still one of my favourites. As this was when Barry M first came out they didn't have names for the colours, so this one is simply called number 43.

Left- Marshmellow, Right- Burgandy Croc

These are two of my nail effect varnishes that make a simple manicure look super cute with an accent finger or two! My only criticism is that these varnishes are a pain to get off but I love them regardless!

L-R, Pink silver glitter, Aqua glitter, Black multi glitter

I am a sucker for glitter polishes and these live up to my expectations! As they are a nail paint they are thick enough to paint two coats and they are opaque enough without a bottom layer of colour. My favourite of the three is the black glitter on the end as it glams up a simple black mani!

L-R- Berry, Limited Edition 325, Mauve, Peach Melba and Turquoise

These are my basic nail paints and all of these colours are so wearable, although the limited edition pink and peach melba are fantastic summer holiday colours!

L-R- Grapefruit, Pomegranate,Blood orange, Blueberry, Guava 

These polishes are part of the 'Gelly Hi shine' collection. They only need one coat of polish and dry to a shine so no top coat is needed. They dry relatively fast and really do look like a salon manicure when finished. My favourite of the moment has to be Guava on the end as it is such an unique colour and goes with almost every item of clothing that I have in my wardrobe.

You can buy Barry M nail varnishes online and in stores at Boots, Superdrug and many other cosmetic stores. I really do suggest to get your hands on some, they will definitely not disappoint!

Thank-you for reading this post and let me know which polishes you know, or think I need to add to my collection in the comment section below!

I am also thinking of doing a collaboration for christmas here on blogger, so let me know whether anybody would be interested in doing this? 

Thankyou again!

xoxo

Liebster Award

One of the very first comments I received when starting this blog a couple of 

months ago was that I had been tagged to complete the Liebster Award tag. A lot 

has changed since I first completed the tag and I have gained more followers and

 more page views which I feel very grateful for. I always read through these tags as 

I love finding out more about someone through their blog. I was tagged to do this 

today by the lovely Ava so make sure you go and check out her blog as it is a great 

read for fashion and vintage readers alike!

The rules of the tag
1) Link the blogger(s) that nominated you. 
2) Answer the 10 questions your nominator has asked. 
3) Keep the chain growing by nominating 10 of your favourite bloggers who  have less than 200 followers, and let them know. 
4) Create 10 interesting questions for your nominees to answer. 
My answers to Ava's questions!

1) What is your favourite brand of make up ?

My favourite brand of makeup is a mashup between MAC and Maybelline.

2) What is your dream job ?

I have always wanted to be a fashion designer. Although I will be happy with

 anything to do with the fashion industry.

3) Four Places you have always wanted to travel to ?

Australia, New York, California and New Zealand. 

4) If you could go back in time what era would you go back to ?

The 1920's probably, I love Audrey Hepburn

5) your idol or inspiration ?

I have said on many occassions that Mollie King from the saturdays is one of

 my fashion idols, but since reading Alexa Chungs book 'IT' I have found a love

 for her style! 

6) Do you have any talents ?

I guess you could call me fashionless..

7) What is your favourite tv show ?

Kardashians, Dance Moms or The only way is essex (I have to admit though 

I only watch it because it is filmed where I live!)

8) Who is your favourite fashion designer or favourite clothing brand ?

My favourite designer has and will always be Alexander Mcqueen. 

9) If you could meet one person (dead or alive) who would it be ?

Erm, Mcqueen.

10) What is your favourite colour ?

Pink!

The People I Tag are..

1.Rosie 

2.Chloe

3.Abby

4.Jess

5.Sofie

6.Emmi

7.Veronica

8.Amelie

9.Sarah

10.Jessica

My Questions are..

1. If you could be someone else for one day who would you be?

2. What is your favourite drink from Starbucks?

3. What is your go-to makeup look

4. What do you have on your nails right now?

5. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

6.What is your favourite film?

7. Who is your celebrity crush?

8. Whats your favourite high street store and why?

9. Do you prefer winter or summer?

10. What is your dream job?

Let me know when you have completed the tag by comment the links 

to your blogs down below! I would love to check them out and have a 

cheeky read to see your replies to my questions! 

xoxo