I am still only young.

Well, haven’t I abandoned this site after three posts… but I do have an excuse!! (SORRY!!!!)

I have my A2 exams coming up in a couple of weeks and I have been cramming like a mother fucker to remember a lot of things for my History and Drama and Theatre Studies exams… and I won’t lie… I’m bricking it. The amount of pressure that is put upon us as young adults to succeed is fucking insane, and I’m not one for dealing with pressure all that well if I am completely honest.

I started my school sixth form in September 2012 after getting pretty decent GCSE grades; a couple of A’s, mostly B’s and a couple of C’s and I couldn’t to start sixth form to get the grades I needed to start my degree I (thought) always wanted to do.

January 2013 came around very quickly and just like that I was sitting my first A-Level exam, in March time got the grades, passed one and failed two. Oh shit. Now what? I was seen as a complete failure! A few months later and I was resitting and doing some other exams in May which I was so bummed out about as I absolutely hated two of the subjects I was doing by that point so just sort of gave up, which was wrong of me in some aspects as it just made me look ungrateful for my education, but at 16 how am I supposed to have known what subjects I was destined to do? I was still only young. 

August 2013, failed 2 of my exams and passed 2. Again, what a failure! I now have to resit a whole other year at school… I felt like such a loser when I realised all of my friends would be going to university and I would still be stuck at school. It actually turned out to the be the best thing for me. I got to pick new subjects that were more ‘me’ and focus a whole lot more and fix the mistakes I made the past year. The year flew by and as my friends were all finishing school and preparing for results for university, I was preparing for my final shot at sixth form. I passed in the August of 2014 with BBC!

And now, sitting my last exams ever at school I still sit and realise that I am still only young, and even though I had that extra chance to give me a better kickstart for university, the degree I have signed myself up for might not be what I want to do in 5 years time… I began sixth form thinking I wanted to continue to university to complete a History Degree, and fast forward to 3 years later here I am working my arse off to get the grades to complete a degree in English and Education.

I am not saying don’t try, always try everything to the best of your ability and if it doesn’t work out the first time or work out at all it’s not the way you’re meant to do it and they’re will be another way you are capable of achieving your goals and dreams.

PMA

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My Everyday Make-up.

Happy Thursday Everyone! ♥

I am just about to start getting ready and I thought I’d just do a quick blog post about my everyday make-up. I say ‘everyday’ like I wear make-up all the time. I don’t, but this is what I wear when I am going out or just feel like putting make-up on.

1) My Simple Skin Care. This is very beneficial to my make-up routine as I have very dry skin on my face and ever since I started using this my face is looking so much better and I also receive compliments from people about my skin when I use this properly and I’m not lazy (admit it we all have lazy days!!!), which is always lovely. First, I apply the ‘Purifying Cleansing Lotion’ onto a Cosmetic Pad and gently cleanse my skin. This works best starting from your neck and working upwards and then outwards.

I then move onto the ‘Soothing Facial Toner’ and when I first started using this I had absolutely no idea what a facial toner done to your face, but after some research I realised the wonders it was actually doing for my skin as it is designed to cleanse the skin and shrink the appearance of pores. This should be applied in the same way as the cleansing lotion.

Lastly, I apply the ‘Hydrating Moisturiser’  and what I love most about this is it doesn’t leave your skin feeling greasy and instead feeling very fresh and clean.

2) As a young adult I feel concealer is possible the best thing I could own, both from Collection’s range. Them under eye bags and spots though! I apply the tube that has a wand applicator under and around my eyes and rub this in using my ring fingers by patting gently, occasionally I will use a brush just to make sure it is blended in properly. I then use the ‘Cover Up Stick’ in Natural Beige on any redness or scarring from spots and blend this in well as it texture like a lipstick, if it is not rubbed in correctly it can look very odd!

                       

3) My favourite part of my make up routine… eye shadow! Urgh! I love this palette so much. I picked it up from TK Maxx  for £6.99. It is a cheaper version of Urban Decay’s ‘Naked’ Palettes but the pigment of these eye shadows are insane for only 7 quid! I love the natural smoky eye look, or even just a subtle hint of eye shadow that adds to my look. Usually I use the brush that is supplied with the palette to apply the colour shown in the picture on the left called ‘Latte’ which is a simple cream colour. I then use a brush to blend two colours together and give me that natural smoky eye that doesn’t look too heavy on the eye. The two colours I usually use are ‘Venice’ (the third pan from the left) and ‘Alice’ (sixth pan from the right) and sometimes add a darker colour in the crease of my eye, usually when I decide not to wear eye liner.

4) I started using liquid eyeliner when I was 14 and ever since it has always been part of my make-up ‘routine’. I used to always have serious panda eyes and had to apply heavy black eyeliner everyday, how cringe! (old emo version of myself has officially left the building now!). Out of all the liquid eye liners I have used over the last 5 and a half years, the ‘Supercat’ from Soap and Glory has most definitely been my favourite. As it stays on all day and shows very little sign of wear. I also fine the felt-tip ones the easiest to work with, especially when you are trying to perfect that bloody flick! Also, very easy for beginners to liquid eye liner too! I usually wear my eyeliner with no flick for my everyday look, but I am a fan some serious flickage also, but that is more my night out look!

5) Lastly, the finishing piece to any make-up look… Mascara! Yes, I use two. The Collection mascara (the green bottle) is a must for me, I have the shortest eyelashes and it has taken me a very long time to find a mascara that actually makes a different to them… Yes they’re that short! 😦 In the colour ‘Ultra Black’ and with a plastic wand, I feel like this properly grips my eyelashes to lengthen them. The bottle on the right is a very cheap mascara I picked up from ASDA to apply to by bottom lashes as they are very blonde, so I apply this brown mascara just to give them a natural look. Struggles of being pale and blonde ay?!

I know I am no make-up expert but I would like to start delving into make-up more, so there may be an updated version of this soon. Also, I can make a video to post on here about what this looks like put together if anyone is interested.

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#OOTD – Outfit of the Day. Spring Grunge.

Good Afternoon! ♥

 Here is my first #OOTD (yay!). I wore this outfit yesterday afternoon and I absolutely loved it and can tell I will be wearing it alot more throughout the Spring/Summer Season. Although it is not very colourful, it is very comfortable, light and casual.

#OOTD

1) I picked up this from H&M on Saturday in Birmingham. They seem to be introducing a ‘grunge’ section to H&M, which benefits me massively as Grey is a common colour I wear. Check it out, if you’re going to festivals this year they clothes look perfect for that! As it is a ‘cut out sleeve’ type of vests the cut outs are quite low, I would recommend wearing a bandeau underneath, or it would be great to throw over a bikini on holiday as it is very baggy too! In this particular outfit I did tuck it in but it would also look great with leggings too.

H&M Grey Ribbed Top – £9.99

2) I bought these jeans last summer from New Look. I don’t think they have the exact style, but I’ve put a link to ‘Boyfriend Jeans’. These were very hard for me to get used to as I am all about super tight skinny jeans usually! This summer in particular I have noticed the ’90’s’ look coming back into play, which I love as what is better than super baggy clothes?! These jeans rolled up to just above the ankle fit that 90’s slot just perfectly! There is an open rip, which is also very in at the moment, just above the right leg and some smaller frayed rips on the thigh of the left leg. I believe the more you wear these jeans, the better they look! WOOHOO FOR THE 90’s!

New Look. Blue Ripped Boyfriend Jeans. £19.99.

3) I love this cardigan, I bought it just before Christmas 2014 from Primark. It has no buttons, pockets or zips, it literally is a blanket with arms, and I don’t think there has been a week where it hasn’t been a part of one of my outfits! I absolutely love long, baggy cardigans that you can just wrap up in in the cold or wind and they complete any outfit also! I bought a few of these over Winter and I am in love, especially as I feel the cold very easily and I can’t recommend one of these cardigans enough.

Primark. Grey/Black Long Draped Cardigan. £8

4) How can you go wrong with a pair of Old Skool Vans?! I am a big. big, big fan of shoes, in particular trainer style shoes. I love knowing that I am comfortable, yet still look so stylish. I have so many pairs of shoes that could go with this outfit, but I absolutely these Vans and again, they add to that 90’s feel!

Schuh. Vans Old Skool. Black and White – £52

5) Just a plain black belt to go with my jeans to one, make sure they fit as I have the issue of bigger legs and therefore never fitting my waist/hips! This also gives this look a ‘high waisted effect’, which I am a big fan off as I hate my hip and lower stomach area, so that being covered up by my jeans is always a bonus, haha!

Primark Black Belt – £3

6) Lastly, I picked this up in H&M on Saturday too as on Saturday I am having a change of hair style, I think it will look very cute during summer with the style I am going to go for! I wore this headband by French Braiding my hair and when I got to the bottom of my head just before my neck, I twisted it into a bun and secure it with a thin bobble and then putting the headband on. This resulted in a very 50’s/ pin up look, which I loved. It was very practical too as I spent yetsterday afternoon cleaning my boyfriend’s car!

H&M. Blue and White Striped Headband with a Bow. £3.99

French Braid Bun.

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To New Beginnings!

It is 00.19 here in the UK and I have just created this blog. Odd, I know but it has been something I have been looking into doing for a while, so why not now (even at this stupid hour)?!

I guess I should speak a bit about what the blog will actually be focusing on?

• Fashion. Particularly OOTD (Outfit Of The Day), as a I personally enjoy these and I believe they help with young adults/teenagers when in a fashion crisis!
• Life
• Advice – it would be great to have some feedback on this blog and people actually relying on this as something that actually helps them!        Let’s see shall we?

Well, I guess that is it… I am going to stay anonymous for the moment as that is what is most comfortable for me and in time I may change that.

Good night and Sweet Dreams ♥

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