Hello, 2016

I'm starting this post the same way I did last year, ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BLOGGED!

The past few months have just been super busy I never have time to sit and write! However, I promise I'm back now!

2015 has been the best year of my life, and looking back at my last new years post, I can officially say I topped the previous year!

This year was the hardest and most emotional one I've ever had, but it was amazing and enjoyable and full of laughter and love. I made it through exams and didn't take any time for granted as I knew this year would go by quickly.

Last year I made three resolutions, and I can definitely say that I fulfilled them all.

I also did things that made me happy, I tried so hard in my exams and have continued that through into the beginning of sixth form, and have 100% created and unforgettable year!

This year, I want to keep those resolutions, but add two more, so this year I want to:

Do what makes me happy

Try my hardest in everything that I do

Make memories, and create another unforgettable year

Explore new things

Appreciate everything, especially the little things

I really hope this year reflects last year, but I am to make it even better!

I hope everyone had an amazing new year, and I hope you're excited for a fresh start!

So like last year, I'm going to leave you with some of my favourite moments from 2015!

Comment down below what your favourite memory of 2015 is and what you're looking forward to in 2016!

Thankyou for reading x

July Favourites | VIDEO

Earlier today I posted my July Favourites onto my Youtube channel!

Go check it out and subscribe to see more videos from me!

July Favourites 2015

(You also get to see my new hair which i dyed red recently woo)

America Haul | Makeup

Hey guys! As you know I recently went to Florida on holiday and of course I did A LOT of shopping and I wanted to share everything I got with you!

I posted a video on my youtube channel HERE of the clothes I bought, and decided to post beauty and makeup purchases here! This was so you could all see what the clothes looked like on, and I enjoy writing about makeup!

I did a haul in sephora, but also went to mac and target!

I saw these two elf products on sale so decided to give them a try! I'm thinking about doing a first impression post on them!

I re purchased porefessional as it is cheaper to buy in america than here, and I'm getting towards the end of the one I have now. I also purchased roller lash as I'd tried it just before going away and fell in love with it which is a big thing for me when it comes to mascaras.

I purchased Viva Glam and the Brick lip liner for my prom which you can see pictures of here, and while I was in mac I couldn't leave without picking up Velvet Teddy.

I decided to pick up an Urban Decay Primer Potion and also got a free Nars lipgloss in sephora.

I purchased a covergirl mascara and a smashbox trio (Parfait, Amethyst and Aubergine)

I'm so happy with everything I picked up and I will amke sure to update you when I use these products and what I think about them.

Check out my video of my clothing haul!

What are some of your favourite makeup products at the moment?

Thankyou for reading x

5sos, Ariana, Summer | VLOG

Hi guys, so exams are officially OVER!

Which means today is the first day of my 12 week summer (that is double than we usually get so I am super excited).

I've vlogged a few bits this week so go check it out!

5sos | Ariana | Summer

My Polaroid Pictures | Part Two

Here is part two of my polaroid pictures and I have taken A LOT in four months!

You can see Part One here!

February - May

(excuse the cats leg, he wouldn't leave me alone!)

I only have three exams left so I've got a few posts planned for the next two weeks and then I'm going on holiday woo!

Hope you're all well!

Thankyou for reading x

Things I Want To Do This Summer

This blog idea is inspired from Tanya Burr's recent post!

When all my exams are finished I have a 12 week summer and I could not be anymore excited! I'm going to Florida for two weeks but after that I have so much time to plan things with my friends!

I liked the idea of planning a summer 'want' list, and I have decided that anything that gets put on my list, will be blogged about when it happens, like a check list!

Go on picnics; during the summer we tend to go on picnics all the time and they're usually my favourite things to do in the afternoon. What makes it better is knowing we don't have to be anywhere and we can stay out all through the evening!

Have a Harry Potter/Disney Marathon; film marathons are one of my favourite things to do, and wheat better time to do it than on the rainy days in summer?

Have a Coachella/Festival themed party; I want to plan a party with my friends where we get dressed up festival themed and have a chill party.

Go on spontaneous adventures; 'adventures' is a bit chliche, but all I mean by this is a spontaneous decision to do something, whatever it is, as it's always my favourite.

Eat healthier; it's always easier to eat healthier in the summer, so I'm going to do this and try to continue it throughout the rest of the year.

this next one is going to be the cringiest of all but we'll just go with it,

Make Memories; after this summer, a few of us will be going in 'different directions' as they say, so I want to make as many memories as possible, and record them all down on my blog!

If you want to be updated straight away, then follow me on my social media's!

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Let me know if any of you are doing something like this in the comments! I think this may be my last proper post until I'm finished with exams so I'll be updating you then! Good luck to anyone sitting any in the next few weeks!

Thankyou for reading x

GRWM | get together vs party | Part Two

Hello everyone! As I said in Part One we've now hit the birthday season in our friendship group, meaning I had two different evenings to get ready for so I thought I'd show you the type of outfits/makeup I wear to evening 'get togethers' and parties.

This is Part Two, showing you a party look!

Last night we had a garden party for my friends birthday, the weather held up for us for about 4 hours so it was really fun to be outside!

To start off I used the simple face wash.

I then washed and curled my hair.

I then did my usual makeup routine. I also used the rimmel stay matte powder, but i did not photograph it as it has smashed!

This time adding in 3 eyeshadows from the BarryM Natural Glow Palette 2

Using these brushes to apply everything

After I added this small elephant choker from etsy

And applied the Perrie Collection lipstick and used my Si Armani perfume.

I didn't get good quality makeup pictures as I was getting ready with friends and we were running a bit late but here is the best 'close up'.

I wore a black playsuit from River Island and a kimono from H&M and paired it with black Converse. I also tied my hair up into a 'half up, half down' bun.

I hope you enjoyed this two part post and hopefully it gave you some outfit ideas!

Thankyou for reading x

GRWM | get together vs party | Part One

Hello everyone! It's been over a month since I last posted but as you all know I've been busy revising and getting ready for exams which start in about three weeks (scary)

Apparently we've now hit the birthday season in our friendship group, and this weekend I had two different evenings to get ready for so I thought I'd show you the type of outfits/makeup I wear to evening 'get togethers' and parties.
This is Part One, the second part will be up tomorrow!

On friday we all went to my friends to celebrate their birthday, and it was more of a 'chill, eat loads of food evening'.

As I had been at school that day, I decided to re do all my makeup, so i started by removing it and washing my face.

After this I just pretty much re did my makeup exactly the same,

I did add Dreamy from the Undress Me Too MUA palette

(I was thinking of doing a review of this so comment below if you'd like one)

I used these brushes when applying everything

I used the BarryM 121 and my Katy Perry perfume

I wore a simple checked dress and put my hair in a 'half up half down' bun

Thankyou for reading x

What's Currently in my Makeup Bag

A lot of these products you will have seen on my blog already, and I feel as if I'm being repetitive, however I'm currently trying lots of new everyday makeup products to switch things up in my makeup bag. So I thought before everything's changed, I would post my simple makeup must haves.

My (grubby) makeup bag is from priamrk. I'm still using this one as I'm on the hunt for a new one that's the same size as it fits everything perfectly.

Left to Right

Powder Brush from Primark

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

Models Own Eyelash Curlers

Zoeva Luxe Sheer Cheek

Real Techniques Sponge 

Porefessional

Collection Concealer

Maybelline dream satin liquid foundation in 10 Ivory and 04 light Porcelain

Rimmel stay matte powder

Boing concealer

Hoola Bronzer

Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Liner

Maybelline the Falsies mascara

elf mascara

MUA brow kit

Collection Perrie Lipstick

EOS mint lip balm

Barry M 160

What makeup products do you currently/always have in your makeup bag?

I'd love to know some new products to try out!

Thankyou for reading x

My January/February Beauty Favourites

Hello everyone! I thought I'd do a favourites post today and keep it specifically to beauty!

Twilight Woods triple moisture body cream

My first favourite is the Bath & BodyWorks Twilight Woods body cream. I purchased this when I was in Florida last summer. I hadn't used it until recently as I class it as more of a winter scent, and I love it. It's a great body cream and if i remember correctly it was an amazing price for the size! On the back of the product it describes the smell as 'a hypnotic blend of apricot nectar, mimosa petals,and tuscan cypress inspired by the warmth of woods at twilight'.

Zoeva Luxe Sheer Cheek//Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

Recently my skin had a bad turn and using a brush to apply foundation was making it look worse, but the Real Techniques sponge covered it so well! It has been my life saver the past three weeks! I have also loved using the Zoeva brush to apply bronzer.

(My brushes/sponge are all due for a wash tonight sorry about that)

Benefit's Hoola Bronzer

I have been loving the hoola bronzer since I purchased it last summer but recently I've been using it every day. It gives off such a nice bronzed look if you apply a small amount of product which I love.

Tanya Burr Nail polish in the colour Penguin Chic

I own a few of the Tanya Burr and I have completely fallen in love with this colour. It comes out grey with a purple undertone.

Benefit's They're Real Mascara

I'm pretty sure everyone has tried this product so I'm not going to write much about it, just that I have fallen back in love with it when I want just a thin subtle coat, it can be built up to be much thicker but I prefer to use different mascara's for fuller lashes.

Bumble and bumble Surf Spray

I also purchased this while I was in Florida and I love it when my hair is feeling a bit flat which is quite often as it is naturally very straight.

Giorgio Armani Si Perfume

I was given this perfume for Christmas and love to use it for events/special occasions. The smell is long lasting which you'd expect from an expensive perfume. It has a hint of blackcurrant while still being quite a musky scent.

What have you been loving recently?

Thankyou for reading x

My Winter Lookbook

I decided to put together a few of my favourite winter outfits. The pictures aren't great as it's hard to shoot outfit pictures on your own! I have listed underneath each picture where everything is from, I would wear black high top converse, or the boots I featured in this post.

I don't tend to feel the cold, so if you do just add a jacket or scarf with the outfits!

Leather Jacket - H&M

Cropped Jumper - Ark

Skirt - Topshop

Coat - New Look

Dress - Boohoo

Top - Forever 21

Jeans - Topshop

I'd add the leather jacket and the scarf I featured in this post.

Top - Aeropostale

Shorts - Forever 21

I'd add the leather jacket with this outfit.

Dress - Forever 21

I'd wear this with the blue coat to add some colour to the outfit.

Which outfits do you guys like? What items of clothing are in your winter wardrobe?

Thankyou for reading x

My 2014 Favourites

As I've only recently started this blog, I decided that it would be a good idea to do a post about beauty and fashion items I loved during 2014. I thought it would be a good way for you to get to know a bit more about the things I like, and what my posts will be featuring in the future.

My first favourites of the year are my two most used makeup brushes, the Real Techniques Expert Face brush and the Mac 187 brush. I often use the real techniques brush for both foundation and concealer.

Rimmel stay matte powder in 001 Transparent

Maybelline dream satin liquid foundation in 10 ivory, in my opinion this is the best foundation I've ever tried, and I've been using it throughout all of 2014

Benefit's Porefessional Primer

Collection lasting perfection concealer in Fair 1

e.l.f Mineral INFUSED Mascara

Rimmel glam eyes liquid liner

eos mint lip balm

Barry M lipstick in 160 this product became a favourite towards the end of year, my favourite lipstick during the whole year was the Perrie Edwards Collection Lipstick

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck I switch between loving the two different Taylor Swift perfumes, but this one is definitely my favourite.

I have loved the Topshop Joni Jeans (I have the high waisted ones) for a long time, I wear the black ones pretty much every day

And my last favourite is a bit random, but I got my polaroid for my birthday last February and I've loved it SO much. I have the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 and it's perfect for capturing my favourite moments.

What did you love during 2014?

Thankyou for reading x