Monday, 29 June 2015

Keeping it Brief / 8

Making 
Deliciously Ella recipes 
Cooking
Tanya Burr's Cookies 
Drinking 
Water to cope with this heat 
Reading
Love, Tanya by Tanya Burr
Wanting 
Tattoos and new clothes
Looking 
Back over my school life 
Playing
Rita Ora- Poison
Deciding 
To stop biting my nails
Wishing 
Summer would go slowly 
Enjoying 
Rowing
Waiting
To get back in the 8 
Liking
Simple makeup 
Loving 
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS 
Pondering 
How to fill my days 
Watching 
Pretty Little Liars (WHO IS A????)
Hoping
To become more confident 
Needing
A back massage (still, my back is so sore)
Wearing
Shorts and summery clothes!! 
Noticing 
Marginal gains 
Knowing 
A lot is going to change soon 
Thinking 
About uni in September  
Feeling
Nervous
Admiring
People who have confidence  
Sorting 
Out my room 
Buying 
Nothing because I need to save my money
Bookmarking 
Actual books now I have time to read 
Disliking 
Flies and insects 
Opening  
New books
Giggling
Watching Russell Howard and Mock the Week!

I know it's short and simple but I've missed writing so while I write proper posts here is a short one to keep you all going!! 

Thanks for reading!
Charlotte
XO

Makeup

I love makeup. It allows me to cover up spots, enhance my face and gives me a little extra confidence that I so greatly need. But I also hate makeup.

I wear makeup mainly because I don't like how I look without it, being fair skinned I have light hair and so without makeup I have no eyebrows or eyelashes and I look a little ill. There are certain cases where I don't wear makeup such as training and I wear very little more to school. Don't get me wrong, makeup is definitely fun. I think it's amazing that a few products can completely change your face but I'm not confident enough (and I don't have enough products) to be able to experiment with different colours and styles. I'm the type of person who, once I find something I like, I'll stick to it for a long time and I won't change anything and I'm definitely like this with makeup.

Part of the reason I don't like makeup is that I hate taking it off, I find it such a drag, even though it takes a very short amount of time. I also hate spending 10-40mins (depending on what I'm getting ready for) doing my makeup when I could be doing something with friends instead. 

So, in a brave step forward I have started to wear less makeup. I used to wear eyeliner, eyeshadow and sometimes foundation to school but I soon realised sleep was more important. Now I only wear concealer, powder, mascara and eyebrow pencil. Yes, I don't look great but it is just school right, who really cares? I think I used to wear lots of makeup because I felt like I had to look good, I don't really know who for, but being a girl I was required to wear makeup. And looking back on that I really don't like it.

It's not too long ago that I remember not really knowing what to do with a pair of tweezers, having never heard of a 'cat eye' and never picking up eyelash curlers. Truth be told I miss that time. Not just being carefree and happy but not having to deal with the pressure of looking good. I can assure you that if you go on the Daily Mail website on any day of the week you will find numerous 'news' articles judging the outfit of a woman or someone criticising a woman for not having the 'perfect body' even though she's just had a baby or maybe having a bad hair day. It doesn't just happen to women either, there are the same kind of articles about famous men too. But what kind of a world is it to live in if all people do is scrutinise one another on their appearance?

I try my best not to be a judgemental person, if I have a judging thought about someone I'll soon replace it with a positive thought e.g. 'That dress doesn't suit her' I would replace with 'that hairstyle really suits her'. I think it was tumblr where I saw a quote saying 'the first thought is what we've been conditioned to think (i.e by society) and the second is what we actually think' and I really like this. And I also think it's true. I'm currently trying to promote positivity between each other because I believe it's so important. 

Like I said before though I do really love makeup. I find it fun and I really think it's like a form of art. Some of the things that people can do is honestly mind blowing and I'm very jealous! If anyone wants to help me out for free I'd be very grateful (I can pay you in food!?). 

What're your thoughts on makeup? 

Thanks for reading! 
Charlotte 
XO

Sunday, 31 May 2015

May Favourites

Favourites posts are some of my most read and I love reading them too so I thought I'd share with you all my favourites from May... (side note....HOW IS IT JUNE TOMORROW?!)

Spotify has been my go to this month to help my survive revision. I've created the best playlist full of old songs like 'C'est La vie' by Bewitched and 'Keep on Movin' by F!ve. It's so cool that you can access almost unlimited music for free. Ive got the app on my phone but because I don't have premium I can only skip 6 songs at one time which, for a serial skipper like me, is a bit of a negative but forces me to listen to music I wouldn't normally and sometimes I find little treasures such as 'Be Okay' by Oh Honey. 



Specific music favourites this month include Seafret, a band I discovered when i went to see James Bay live a few weeks ago. Their music is very guitar-y and calming, perfect for revision. On the path of guitar-music I'm in love with the new Mumford and Sons song 'Believe' it's a very relaxing song and the video is a timelapse video through London and it makes me quite nostalgic!

Another app I'm loving is Afterlight. With it being last year few days in school we've had a lot of pictures and Afterlight is the perfect app to edit on! I don't tend to use the filters I just adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast, highlights/shadows etc. 


Since finishing Pretty Little Liars which was undoubtedly my favourite Netflix series EVER I was recommended Gogglebox on Channel 4. All I can say is I don't know how I haven't watched it sooner. It is honestly one of the most hilarious shows I've watched in a loooong time. For those of you how don't know what it is, different families across Britain are filmed whilst watching TV and they make comments on what they think as if the cameras weren't there. Who said British TV was cheap? 

Without Pretty Little Liars I've managed to get a little bit of reading done and I'm loving Carrie Hope Fletcher's 'All I Know Now'. Simply put it is a book about the struggles and difficulties most teens face when growing up and tips on how to survive the teenage years. I haven't finished it yet but it is such a good book! 



As I'm writing this the sun is shining down and the sky is clear blue and cloudless which means the summer is here!! It also means getting my legs out which requires silky-smoothness and I've found that with the Vaseline essential moisture Cocoa Radiant lotion. It's a really thick, creamy moisturiser but isn't greasy at all and it dries quickly and the smell of the cocoa is to die for. 
If only you could smell it!
As always, I have food favourites. Slightly strangely, Wheetabix is one of them! I've had it a lot for breakfast recently with strawberries, raspberries and bananas on top and it's the perfect breakfast. It fills me up but it is light and quite healthy too! As it's revision season I've been treating myself a little bit, I've made my red velvet cake a lot (with the help of the lovely Betty Crocker) and it's gone down a treat every time. But  now I'm trying to eat healthily again because I'm really trying to trim up my stomach 

An old beauty favourite is cropping back up this month the L'Oreal Brow Artiste eyebrow pencil. I've discovered a new combination of this and my collection eyebrow powder works quite well it sorting out my eyebrows. However, I STILL CANT MAKE THEM EVEN! 

After reading Niomi's review I purchased another L'Oreal product, the Superstar Mascara with two ends, one white end to lengthen and volumise lashes and the black end to give a dramatic finish. I wasn't too sure about it to begin with but I now really love it for thickening my lashes but it doesn't seem to lengthen them once I've applied the black colour. I've just bought the new Wake Me Up mascara from Rimmel in the bright green bottle and so far I'm liking it for the length but I need to use it for a bit longer to give you all a full review! 


Wand 1 
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I've been quite lazy with hair washing because I've been a bit of a social recluse due to revision so I've used a lot of Batiste Dry Shampoo and my current favourite scent is the classic tropical coconut and exotic. I find the scent so refreshing and dry shampoo works so well.

Despite having so much revision, I've managed to keep watching my favourite youtubers and this month Lily Pebbles has been my ultimate favourite. I loved her 'Everyday May' vlogs and I also follow her on snapchat and she seems so lovely! I also still love Hannah, Stef and Gracie as well as the Saccone-Joly's! 
From all the watched signs you can tell I'm a bit addicted!











  


The Michalaks! 











Hello Friends.....














Hope you've enjoyed my favourites from this month.  What have you guys been liking this month???

Thanks for reading 
Charlotte 
XO