Nail Polish

I know I'd usually post daily but I seem to be having a "blogger's block," in other words, I don't know what to blog about! I'm trying to get everything ready for starting college on the 2nd so I'm a little bit overwhelmed at the minute. But last night I was in a sorting mood and I was going through all of my make-up and polish etc when I noticed - I have quite a lot of nail polish lol. I would generally paint my nails every two weeks or so, so I was a little surprised when I seen how many I have! I think overall I have around 50-60  but the majority are blacks and neutrals with a few colours thrown in - so in this post I just wanted to show you some of the coloured polishes I own :) 

School/College

I know it's coming up to the start of another school year so I just thought I'd share what has been happening and what I will be doing. 

So last year, I started college. I was very excited about it and my course which was a HND in Applied Biology - I thought that by completing this I would be able to go on and do Zoology - but I was wrong and this course definitely wasn't for me. Even though it says Applied Biology, there was also a lot of chemistry, physics and maths involved - I was only interested in the Biology and Biochemistry... so I left that course before the year was up and spent the rest of my time trying to find a job and decide what I wanted to do with my life.

I've always loved beauty and make-up. On nights out I would be the designated person to do everyones, I even done my own formal make-up and nails, my sisters formal make-up and my other sisters graduation make-up.. it has been a big part of my life and I love it - so I decided to apply and....

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I GOT IN! :)

I am honestly so excited to be starting a new chapter, so to speak, and doing something that I love and adore! :)

I will keep you's posted on how the course goes and the uniform and kits etc. so keep and eye out for that :)

Tennents Vital

If your unsure of what Tennent's Vital is - it's basically a music festival which lasts between 2 to 3 days and is held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 

On each day there are around 4 or 5 different musicians/bands that play and each day has a different genre - that being said - I went yesterday which was the 3rd and last day were the genre was dance music! There were 5 different musicians who were;

Tommy Trash

Naughty Boy

Rudimental

Tinie Tempah 

and Avicii

I was loving life  and I'm currently sore all over, especially my feet! :( but anyway - here are some pictures! :)

Naked Face

This is a bit of a different post... this post is to show everyone who follows or looks at my blog that - I'm not perfect - no one's perfect.

Everyone is different and everyone has their own insecurities and things that they may not like about themselves - but there is no harm in embracing them and saying "yes I have these but do you know what? I'm me and I'm beautiful" because at the end of the day, are who you are and you look the way you look. There is no shame in not being the typical size 8 the majority of girls dream of being, there's nothing wrong with having freckles - 70 odd % of men like freckles! There's nothing wrong being pale - most people relate pale skin to purity -so embrace it!

So many girls and boys go to extreme measures because they aren't happy with how they look and the amount of pressure that is put on them is shocking! Magazines, TV shows - even through their own friends and family and lets not forget social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. 

With that being said - I'm in no way perfect, there are some things I like about myself and some things I don't - so what I have decided to do - which is kind of similar to the tag that was going around Youtube for a while - my perfect imperfections - but for bloggers -here's what you do

1. I'm going to list 3 things I like and don't like about myself and explain why

2. I'll then post a picture of my "naked face" 

3. I'm then going to tag some people to do it themselves to help spread the word! 

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3 Things I like about myself

1. I like my eyes - i like them because they're green and green eyes are the rarest eye colour besides red, only 4% of the world's population has green eyes.

2. I like my hair - my hair is pretty long and is black which means it's super fun to experiment with different hairstyles 

3. I like my body shape - I'm a UK size 10-12 so I wouldn't say I'm skinny but I'm not overweight - I'm somewhere in the middle - I like my body shape because I have decent amount of boobs and bum and I'm quite curvy.

3 Things I dislike about Myself

1. I don't like my skin colour - I am super pale. I don't like this because most of the time I literally can;t find a foundation to match my skin tone and because I have black hair I end up looking like death lol

2. I don't like my freckles - this is because they're everywhere on my face and hardly any on my body. I wouldn't mind if they were the cute dark ones

3. I don't like my teeth - this is because I didn't wear my retainer! I had braces in high school and didn't wear my retainer when I got the braces off so now some of my teeth have moved - granted they aren't as bad as they were before I got the braces but still - I'm very self conscious about them

Now for the scary part... my naked face (excuse the weird face I pulled)

I would like to tag...

herstyletto - Sarah D

lifebyemmy - Emma/Emmy

Lollikelly

plovesfashion

And anyone else who'd like to take part! Don't feel pressured to do so though :)

Pass it on and share the word! :)

Blackheads?

If you're like me and suffer from blackheads - you know how frustrating it can be looking for products to actually get rid of the problem but all you find are products that claim to be the cure but yet... don't work. 

Well, after searching for I don't even know how long, I have finally found a product that actually works! *jumps up and down*

And this miracle product is..

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Garnier Pure Active Anti-Blackhead Deep Pore Wash

I bought this product about four days ago and I've been using it everyday since. It. Actually. Works. I couldn't believe it. After the first wash I noticed there were far less blackheads and even the pores looked smaller. This product is different to others I have tried because it has exfoliating micro-beads which cleanse and effectively unclogs pores which helps to clear blackheads and remove any impurities. It is also enriched with Zinc and Salicylic Acid because of it's purifying power - it helps to control shine and protect against the appearance of blemishes, blackheads and impurities. 

I bought this from superdrug for only £3.99 which I though was an absolute bargain as I've heard so many good things about Garnier. If you do suffer from blackheads and have oily to combination skin - I would highly recommend this product! I will definitely be trying a few more of their products :)

The Liebster Award

Hey Everyone!

I was nominated for the Liebester Award which is an award designed to help those bloggers with under 200 followers become bigger and also have a bigger part in the blogging community. I would like to thank plovesfashion for the nomination! :)

Here's what you do:

1. Come up with 10 facts about yourself

2. Answer the 10 questions your nominator gave you

3. Nominate bloggers who have under 200 followers and link them in the post

4. Come up with 10 questions for the nominees to answer 

5. Inform the nominees so they can do their responses 

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10 Facts About Me

1. I have never been abroad, in any shape or form which totally sucks because I'd love the chance to see other countries 

2. I am in love with Liam Neeson - he is beautiful in my eyes (I even have his calender :D)

3. My favourite animals are big cats - I'd love to visit Africa and study them

4. My dream job would be either a make-up artist or a zoologist 

5. I'm jobless - which is why I blog so much :)

6. I hate bacon and ham - they gross me out so bad 

7. I like to have the same item of clothing but in all different colours 

8. My favourite fruit is grapes

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10. I have green eyes :) which I think is awesome because they are rare 

Plovesfashion's Questions

1. What is your favourite colour?

My favourite colour is black - even though it is more of a tone.. but it just goes with everything and looks very flattering

2. What is one essential bath/beauty product you must have?

My beauty essential would have to be mascara! As long as my eyes look good I dont care about the rest :)

3. What is your favourite hobby?

My favourite hobby is reading - I'm a total book worm 

4. Who inspires you most in your life?

In all honesty I don't really know - If I had to pick I'd say my Dad - mostly because he does what he loves and has made a living out of it

5. Where is your favourite place to visit?

Unfortunately I haven't visited any where foreign but if I had to pick a place - I'd love to visit Africa or Alaska

6. Lipgloss of Lipstick?

Lipstick definitely

7. What is your favourite season?

My favourite season is Winter - I love the snow :)

8. Do you have a secret talent?

Unfortunately no :( I'd love to be able to sing or something but I guess it's just not for me

9. Why did you start to blog?

I started to blog because I thought, why not? I love beauty products and books and I'd love it if people actually began to appreciate my input into those.. I'd love to be able to have an opinion and actually have it matter :)

10. What is your favourite store?

Either easons or superdrug :) 

I nominate...

lifebyemmy

blooms of beauty

(Sorry I didnt nominate very many - I'm still not sure how to navigate around this)

My questions for you 

1. Who is your favourite celebrity?

2. What is your favourite season?

3. If you could only have 1 item in your make-up bag, what would it be?

4. Beauty or fashion?

5. Why did you start to blog?

6. What is your dream job?

7. Who is your inspiration?

8. Would you rather live in a world without TV or Internet?

9. What is your favourite colour?

10. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Be sure to check out the ladies I have nominated and thanks again to plovesfashion! :)

Got Spots?

The past week or so my skin has went nuts! I'm constantly breaking out in spots due to a change in my contraceptive pill. 

I have never been one to break out or have bad (spotty) skin - if I do break out it would've been once in a blue moon and I'd never have more than two spots at a time so when I started to break out, and I'm not exaggerating, I have them on my face, neck and back, I decided to try and look for a product that would help. Initially I was going to go for the Witch blemish stick but I changed my mind when I seen this product - It is one of Superdrug's own products and is the Tea Tree Spot Stick

The main reason this caught my attention was because it was Tea Tree. Tea Tree oil is made from the leaves of the Melaleuca Alternifolia which is a native plant in Australia. 

Tea Tree oil has strong antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. When it's applied to the skin it has the ability to kill the bacteria which develops in spots/acne.  

Benzoyl Peroxide is the main ingredient found in the majority of acne treatments because it helps to reduce inflammation and get rid of the dead skin cells. It does however leave behind nasty side effects such as peeling, itching and burning - so Tea Tree oil is a great alternative!

The spot stick has a sponge applicator tip and comes in a decently sized bottle - the colour is green but and I know that when I first seen it I was little wary but when it's applied to the skin it doesn't come off green

 Another bonus is that it's wallet friendly! I bought this from Superdrug for £2.99 which I thought was a bargain! 

I have been using this for a few days now and I can already notice the difference! My spots have already decreased in size and the redness has also reduced. I would highly recommend this product :)