Where have i been ?

I am on my school holidays (i get 6 weeks off) and lately i haven't been posting any blogs because on the first week i was hanging with family, the second week i had my mums birthday , third week i went shopping, forth week which is today i have been doing a lot homework and i had to read a book which it did take up most of my time and on the Tuesday the 6th of August 2013 i get back my standard grade results which here in Scotland is your exam results which you get through the post which is extremely nerve racking and scary. So if your getting your exam results back soon i wish you the best of luck. During the holidays i baked a Chinese sponge cake and soft peanut butter cookies, the recipe i used for the sponge cake was from eat now and cry later on YouTube and cook with April on YouTube which their recipes i tried were easy to follow along with and taste great. Check out my school supplies haul below this blog :)

The Chinese Sponge Cake.

Peanut butter cookies :)

School supplies 2013

So its the summer holidays and i go back to school soon and i have been school shopping for new supplies for the new school term. NOTE: all prices and place of the product where bought can be found at the bottom of the blog post

The first thing is a school bag and i usually go for a shoulder handbag but i find that the weight of my bag gets extremely heavy , i always get a sore shoulder with just the one strap because its doesn't evenly distribute the weight  and i can hardly fit my school folders in. So this year i decided to buy a back pack and it does fit in an a4 lever arch folder, a4 ring binder and a packed lunch box which these items are what takes up the most space in my bag so this year am glad they fit in.

So this is the front of the bag and it has a floral print with brown leather edging , there are two brown strings in the front are draw strings so you can pull them making the top part of the bag close and a magnetic closure in the 2 front pockets as well as the large top part.

 

This is the back of the bag which has floral straps with brown leather edging and you can adjust how long the straps are as well.

At school it is preferred that you wear black shoes and so i bought i pair of all black vans. I have tried on my vans because you have to break them in or you will end up with blisters and so far the vans are really comfy and have a really good sole on them.

  

 The next thing i bought was a a4 lever arch folder which has stars and love hearts on the front and it also has a sealed glitter front which the glitter doesn't come off.

I bought a pencil case which has pretty little birds on it and has a vintage feel to it.

In the inside it has 3 separate pouch parts and is complete with pink lining.

 To go in the pencil case i bought black and blue ink pens and highlighters .

Prices and Places

Bag : Accessorize £16 on sale

Vans: Schuh £45

A4 lever arch : Paper chase £4.00

Pencil case: Paper chase £6.00

Pens and highlighters: Morrisons price ?

 

 

Buys Of The Weekend

 

I finished my other skin care stuff and i wanted to try something new so i picked up some products from simple and i got the foaming cleanser (left), toner (middle) and cleansing lotion (right). I have used all three products but only once and so good so far. The foaming cleanser is very moisturizing and gentle to your face , i have a big spot on my face and i notice once i used the foaming cleanser the redness went down. The toner doesn't dry up your face which i am very thankful for because i have tried a toner before but it made my face really dry but this toner from simple hydrates your face as well as move the excess dirt away.  The cleansing lotion moisturizes the face as soon as you put it on and makes your face feel smooth and soft.

I bought all of these products from superdrug and i am not sponsored by them or anything and these are all of  my own opinions.

Foaming cleanser : £4.49 (buy 1 get 1 free)
Toner                    : £2.99 (NOT on special offer)
Cleansing lotion   : £2.99 (buy 1 get 1 free)
  

June Favourites

Here are some of my favorite things for this month of June

This month of June i really love these flower spirals for you hair and it creates a effortless romantic girlie look to your hair with out the need to style your hair.

This watermelon body/room spray smells amazing if you love the smell of watermelons and is a great scent for the summer

I love this rose pink bracelet with the gold hard ware around it , it makes an outfit instantly glamorous

This last favorite is a watch that i wear on the weekdays when i go to school which i always love to know the time and this watch strap is a fabric floral which i love because it looks so girly

Prices of products:

 new look -  flower spirals 6 pack is £2.99 
                    bracelet £5.99

Avon - body spray £2 on special offer
            watch- not sure on price as it was a Christmas gift
            

Update

Hey everyone , I have finished my exams yay! well its been more than 2 weeks now but good news  am going to be on summer holidays in about 1 weeks time so i will have lots of extra free time and can do more blog posts for yous out there in the world :).

Buys of the week

As you can see by the title its buys of the week so i didn't purchase these all in one day. I bought 3 products from Makeup academy but i like to call it mua , i bought two palettes the top left one is undressed and the bottom left is undress me too , i read some reviews and the palettes have been compared to urban decay's naked palette 1 & 2 and the last thing i bought from mua is a mosaic blush in English rose. I bought i blusher from new york color (NYC) in west side wine. I also bought a lip butter from Nivea in raspberry rose , i was a bit spectacle of buying this as i don't like the smell of rose however you can't smell it and in fact the lip butter smells like fruitellas.

Prices: both mua palettes are £4 and the blusher £2.50 (mua products can be purchased from 
superdrug or from the website MUA

The Nivea lip butter was £1.49 from body care

NYC blusher from superdrug £2.99
         

Simple Room Decors

2 simple room decors 

I bought those really small elastic bands for your hair and it just came in a little plastic packet which wasn't really the best way to store them. I just reused a bottle that had bubble bath solution inside and i just rinsed it out and but the elastic bands inside. I also but a ribbon around the bottle as well and because the bottle is glass it gives an elegant feel to my room. So you don't need to go and buy some fancy expensive jar , you could just use what you have around the house. If you don't have a bubble bath bottle you could use a jam jar or a peanut butter jar and just rise it out and add a ribbon or beads around the outside.

I had a cork message board and i didn't find the cork part that attractive so i just added a piece of wall paper that i had that was spare and i also added 2 ribbon pieces to the side. By doing this it matched my room and also filled the space of the cream wall as i needed something to put there. You can put anything you want on to the cork board or just leave it blank , i did have a study plan on it but i took it down since i any have 1 exam left to do.
  

Review on Maybelline 24hour colour tattoo

These are the two that i purchased , on the left side is pink gold and on the right side is the eternal gold. You can purchase them for around £4.99 which is the normal price but prices may vary as there could be special offers on, so i suggest looking in different shops to get a good bargain :).

Here are some swatches as you can tell they as very shimmery and pigmented.

If you were to take photos with a flash , you can tell that the eyeshadow shows up with the flash and you could tell that you are wearing eye shadow in the picture. 

Overall i love these cream eye shadows and hope to be purchasing more as they as very pigmented and you can also pair them with other eye shadows. The colors are great as you could wear them everyday and they are also easy to take off with a baby wipe or make up wipes. I would give these cream eye shadows 5 out of 5 stars.

Buys of the day

 Buys of the day are make up and i got them for a cheaper price from Morrison which was great because they are full price at other shops and i saved money which is always a good thing.

First purchase is color 24 hour tattoo by Maybelline which is a cream eye shadow. I got two of them, the colors are pink gold and eternal gold.

The second purchase was Maybelline's mascara the mega plush volum' expressin in the color black.

Prices: cream eye shadows £3.99 normal price £4.99

            mascara £5.99 normal price £7.99

I will be doing reviews on these products soon and swatches which might help if you are not sure whether or not to purchase these products.

Product Review on Tresemme Heat Defence

The tresemme heat defence is great as it protects you hair up 230 degrees Celsius so when styling your hair with heat you know you hair is not going to get burn as long as you use the right heat setting for your hair. On the bottle it says smooths fizz and seals in shine which it completely does. The bottle has a spray which is easy application , just spray to your hair and brush through and it also has a lock button to lock it and unlock it. The spray has a scent which is like a shampoo or conditioner smell. Also after styling and your hair is a little frizzy i just spray some tresemme heat defence in my hands and rub them together and apply to my hair to tame it and my hair becomes smooth and shiny.  So overall i would give this tresemme product 5 stars out of 5 as it does what it says and you could use it to control frizzy hair.

Disclaimer - i buy all the products myself and am not paid to do it 

    

Product Review on Batiste Dry Shampoo

This is batiste dry shampoo which as a hint of brown color so it would blend in with brown or dark hair so it is perfect because it doesn't show the spray in your hair. It says on the back it removes any excess grease however in my hair it didn't quite do that as i have oily hair at the end of the day and it made it look worse so it looked like my hair was wet but if you have normal hair which doesn't get oily and just needs freshened up then its perfect for you. This dry shampoo does give you volume which is great and it smells like perfumed baby wipes to me. The price of this dry shampoo could be around £3.99 but you can get it cheaper depending where you purchase it and size of the spray. Warning if you have light colored clothes be careful when spraying as it may leave a mark on your clothes because the spray has a hint of brown. I would give this dry shampoo 3 stars out of 5 as it gives you great volume and is a reasonable price but it doesn't really work on my hair as it gets oily easily but if someone else had dry to normal hair am sure it would be a great purchase for them.

Pastry Cakes

Made these really yummy pastry cakes and they are really easy to make :) 

Ingredients:

Puff Pastry Sheet

Icing sugar

Milk Chocolate  or any chocolate of your choice

Whipped Cream 

1. Follow the cooking instructions of your pastry sheet

2. Cut the Pastry using cookie cutters

3. Put the Pastry shapes into the oven for around 10 minutes or until a golden color

4. Wait for the Pastries to cool down

5. In separate bowls , Add water to the icing sugar , melt the chocolate, and whip the cream and add 1 tea spoon of icing sugar to the whipped cream.

6. Cut the puff pastry shapes in half , fill one half with the whipped cream in the inside and on the outside of the other top with icing sugar and drizzle with chocolate.

Tips : Use grease proof paper on the oven tray

          If you don't have cookie cutters just use the edge of a cup

 

 

 

A day in My life whilst on study leave

Got breakfast around 9:20am and had alpen fruit and nut porridge and then i added banana

 For lunch i had a tuna salad roll

 From 9am to 3pm i studied administration and modern studies with breaks in between.  

Drink of the day is water. At first i really didn't like water and would always have some sort of fruit juice or fizzy juice but now am getting into drinking more water because its good for your health and makes you less thirsty. 

Right now am on study leave which is when your off school for around 6 weeks and you study at home.You just go into school on the day of your exam but you can also go into school if you need help or to study.

Review on Max Factor Creme Puff Powder

I bought this powder from Superdrug and it was £5.99. The powder comes in 8 shades which range from light fair skin to tanned skin. The powder has a light perfume smell to it. I apply it with a fluffy brush but you could also apply it with a make up sponge.

The powder comes with a plastic circle cover which protects the powder and it also comes with a sponge but am not sure if its a make up sponge as it is rather thin but i think its more to protect the powder.

As you can see i have hit the bottom of the product. The powder is easy to apply and does give cover to blemishes without giving it a caked look also when you apply the powder it gives you a flawless look and makes your skin feel smoother. Over all i would give this product 4 out of 5 :)

Buys of the day

Went Shopping today and bought a few things :)

I 

I bought Bic black inc pens because right now am on study leave , a black leather effect note book and a spiral hard back bird cage design note book.

Purchases from:

Pens and bird cage note book B&M - 99p

Black leather effect note book from Morrisons - £2.50 

Product Review on L'oreal Matt and Messy Salt spray

I bought the salt spray for around £2 ish and it does give you that messy look but not beach like waves which i wanted to achieve. I have really long hair so it just made by hair look like i needed to brush it but if you had shoulder length hair and have natural waves i would purchase it as it would give you the messy and beach like waves. The spray doesn't make your hair sticky or crunchy but does have a slight smell to the product. If you have long hair like me or has straight hair i would curl your hair with loose curls then add the salt to achieve the beach waves. If you try and brush out the product in your hair , you will find yourself tugging at your hair as the product makes your hair hard to brush. Overall i would give the salt spray 3 stars out of 5.    

Spring Fashion

I love  Spring fashion looks, a simple denim cropped jacket to put over when the weather is warm but not warm enough to out without a jacket. The color mint is on trend this spring with many other light pastel colors. Skater skirts are a great item to add to your wardrobe as you can dress them up using a fancy top or wear them casual with just a simply t-shirt.
Tip - If you want to dress up an outfit just simply add some accessories which makes your outfit more glam 

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Go for your dreams and do what you love

Welcome to my first blog :)

All of my life i haven't really had a hobby and i hope blogging could become on of them. I love fashion and its something i would love to do as my job in the future so i hope i can share some tips and tricks later in my blog posts. If your reading this and don't know what to blog about just blog about something your really enjoy or perhaps you're life. If your one of those people who look at the screen and wish you were blogging or doing YouTube videos , don't wish it, make it come true, your the person who controls your life . That is why am starting to blog because am that girl who is behind the screen wishing i could be a blogger or youtuber , so today is the day where it stops :)
 Don't be afraid to do something new or something you love because you're afraid what others think or reach for dreams because people think there silly. I love this quote which is "reach for the moon even if you don't reach it , you will always be among the stars. 
 Good luck and all the best for the future.