Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Golden Sunsets

Hey my lovelies,

One of the things that makes me super happy is putting on a playlist of mine, jamming out and applying my make-up. I always feel so at ease and just so content and then it comes to actually getting dressed and leaving my house and then it just goes a bit down hill - I'm very much a homebody! Cue Sam Hunt's song 'House Party': "If you wanna be a homebody, we're gonna have a house party" because afterall "You ain't gotta leave the house to have a good time" - he tells the truth!

Anywho, I have come up with a beautiful new eye makeup look inspired by those gorgeous sunsets you see when you're on holiday. Unfortunately in England, we don't get those sunsets all the time and that's probably because the twenty-four hours go from a dull, dreary day to a dull, dreary night...yeah there's not much excitement over here.

 Over the last few months, I've found that I'm becoming more open to the idea of creating new looks by myself. I sometimes get the feeling that I don't want to constantly rely on makeup artists and YouTubers to decide on what I should do for my own blog posts. The beauty of this industry is that we can inspire each other and that's great but sometimes you just want to make it on your own. I guess what hindered me before was the prospect of the desired look not turning out how I wanted it to and  then feeling like a complete failure. I think it's a common perception that no one wants to be a failure, even in the simplest things, but hey practice makes perfect!

 Hopefully you'll be able to take some inspiration from this post and possibly, if you want recreate it yourself, put your own twist on it or even be brave enough to come up with something completely new. If you do, be sure to tag me in your photos so that I can see your beautiful work!

XOXO




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Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Venetian Glory
 
Hey my lovelies,

I'm baaaaaaaaack!!!! I have missed the world of blogging oh so much and I love that I am finally able to hit the publish button on one of my favourite posts to date...Venice!

Venice is an absolutely exquisite place and being able to go there was definitely a dream come true. I have often seen pictures of certain locations and built up my expectations as to what it would actually be like but when I was on the vaporetto, I was in heaven.

We stayed in the Crowne Plaza Venice East in Quarto D'Altino which was so lovely! The best thing about the hotel was the fact that it was a two minute walk from the main train station which made it super easy to just hop on the next train and find yourself in amidst the glory that is Venice.

The back streets were my favourite parts to explore as they were little winding passages that led me to new adventures and new sights. I loved being able to embrace the Venetian side of Italy in the middle of summer with the sun beaming down and the smell of gelato making its way through the air. I was made to feel like a true native in the hustle and bustle of people and I must admit that this was certainly one of the best ways to experience somewhere so magnificent.

I could ramble on and on about how this was one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to but I think that I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Wanderlust away my friend!




















 

















Need I say more?

XOXO

P.S. If you've travelled to Venice, let me know in the comment section down below about some of your favourite memories - I'd love to hear them!
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Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Life Update: Where Have I Been...

Hey my lovelies!!

I've been busy, busy, busy! I don't particularly like using that as an excuse as to why I haven't been posting as regularly as I should be but it's been one of those months where life has simply gotten in the way. My heart breaks everytime I come up with a new idea and don't necessarily have the time to put my all into making it into a great post.

Inspiration strikes me at the weirdest times and that may be the case for a lot of you. I am definitely not someone who publishes any old thing just so that I can say "Oh yeah I've posted something, that should tide me over until next week". I'm so passionate when it comes to my blog and I want everything that I put on here to be my best piece yet, quality over quantity right? I have so many ideas for new blog posts and I hope that in the very near future I will finally be able to show them to you!

One last thing, if you didn't know already, I'm in my second year of university and for those of you who have had the experience of this know exactly what I'm talking about...endless essays and many, many deadlines. The struggles of a student are often hard to deal with and maybe I'll write a post on it (if you want to see that) but, in the meantime, I will be getting that much needed balance that is required in my life.

Don't worry, you'll be hearing from me again very soon!

Love you all!

XOXO
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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Current Favourites: Summer Music Playlist
Images: YouTube

Hey my lovelies,

There are so many songs that I am completely in love with and it's ridiculous just how happy they make me! I'm going to be honest and say that it would be very easy for me to just copy and paste or even screenshot my liked videos on YouTube but instead I'm going to tell you all of my favourite songs that I've loved listening to this Summer.

Let's jump into it!

1. Side to Side - Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj.
2. No Broken Hearts - Bebe Rexha feat. Nicki Minaj.
3. Kids - One Republic.
4. Cold Water - Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MO.
5. Closer - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey.
6. We Don't Talk Anymore - Charlie Puth feat. Selena Gomez.
7. Watch Me Rise - Mikky Ekko.
8. From Paris to Berlin - Infernal (an oldie but a goodie).
9. One Dance - Drake feat. Kyla & WizKid (you'll always catch me dancing to this one).
10. Needed Me - Rihanna.
11. Pumping (Out of My Speakers) - IV Rox feat. Sneakbo.
12. Wherever I Go - One Republic.
13. Charlemagne - Blossoms.
14. Let Me Love You - DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber.
15. Kill Em With Kindness - Selena Gomez.
16. Middle - DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine.
17. I'm in Control - Aluna George feat. Popcaan.
18. This is What You Came For - Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna.
19. Hymn for the Weekend - Coldplay feat. Beyonce.
20. Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots.
21. Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes.
22. Who Knows - Ady Suleiman (Cover of Protoje).
23. Toothbrush - DNCE.
24. Roses - The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes.
25. Pay My Rent - DNCE.

I really tried to keep it to a minimum but then I kept remembering more and more of my favourite songs...the list could seriously go on.

XOXO

P.S. Let me know in the comment section below what some of your favourite songs were for this Summer, maybe I'll add a few of them to my playlist.
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Saturday, 27 August 2016

Date Night

Hey my lovelies,

Welcome back to another makeup post! I got back from Venice over a week ago and have slowly been getting back into the swing of things. This makeup look is one that I have absolutely fallen in love with especially the purple eyeliner and the gorgeous lip colour! This look would be perfect for a date night with the simple lip that will leave the eyes to do all of the talking.

I helped my blogger sister The Skinny Hot Choc in creating this look as I sat there and guided her every now and then with which product to choose next. We had a lot of fun and love how it turned out! I'll list the products we used at the end of the post and hopefully some of you will go ahead and recreate it for yourselves.

XOXO

P.S. If you do try out this look, make sure to tag both I and my sister in it so we can see! You'll find my social media links over on the right and as for my sister, you can find her Instagram page and Twitter page right here!






Products Used:

Face - Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation in Ivory.
Eyes - Makeup Revolution Redemption Palette Iconic 3, Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Eyeliner in Purple, Benefit Roller Lash Mascara, Benefit Gimme Brow in Dark.
Cheeks - Benefit Hoola Bronzer and Benefit Rockateur Blusher.
 Lips - MAC Lipstick in Kinda Sexy.
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