The Monthly Round Up: April

So Hi...

A little late with this post as my internet got ruined by a bin fire at the bottom of my building that burnt from the internet cables, I'm actually writing this at Costa, it's strange.

April was a pretty quiet month for me, Uni was finished in the first week or so, and I had not that many plans to actually go out. So a lot of my month was spent inside. However I did enjoy the month amazingly. I streamed a lot on twitch and I rediscovered my love for make-up which was dying out a little. This relit fire also meant a new passion for my blog, with a load more ideas for post series and general plans for the May and the summer months.

Although there was not many photos to share because I can only spam you guys with my selfies oh so much. April was an amazing month. I have a few plans and ambitions from the month that I’ll be revealing through their own blog posts but I've never felt more accepted. And I've never wanted to travel somewhere so much as I do right now. I kept up my crack down of not drinking for a whole month, which I'm proud of myself for as I had a few times where I could have broken it.

I was rather bad with attending the GYM however, but that's to be added onto my May aims post!

How was your April? hopefully a little more busy than mine!

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My Dream Festival.

So hi...

I love music. Music to me is just so essential to my life and I absolutely love the adrenaline and feel of experiencing Live music at festivals and gigs. It's an amazing experience and man oh man if I could afford it I'd probably go to some form of gig or festival weekly. It's also coming up to Festival season with summer quickly approaching and the people over at TickPick contacted me and asked me a super interesting question. What would be my ideal festival?
They asked me to think about who I would have if I could set up my own little Coachella, cleverly name 'Faux-chella' What would be my perfect music festival?

Now I listen to a hell of a lot of music, I'm definitely a person that needs some form of sound around me al the time, and I don't tend to stick to one type of music genre, it changes nearly daily. As such trying to decide on only a few select artists who I would have to all in one place if I could was actually really difficult. I kept trying to think who I would be sad if I couldn't see, or who I've loved for a long time vs people that I'm only loving recently.
Once I had decided on my chosen performers, the kind people made this cool little personalised poster for My own 'It's all about the little things Festival'
Ain't it pretty.

Now let's discuss my choices a little. I thought long and hard about this to cover all the music I'd want to hear.
Bring me the horizon- These guys fall into what I would say is my 'main' genra of music that I commonly listen to. I actually saw them back in november and out of the decent amount of gigs I've been too it was by far the best experience. The overall atmosphere and vibe was phenomonal and there's just something about that sort of surrounding that makes me feel so alive. So I'd always be happy to bee them again.

Panic at the disco- P!ATD is just P!ATD. How do I even explain these guys. They covered my overdramatic teen angst with the tunes 'I write sins not tradgies' and 'Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off' and still right all the right buttons now with the new album Death of a bachelor. Even if it's only brendan now I still adore them. fun fact: I'll be seeing them at Slam Dunk in May, I'm excited.

Hasley: This is one of the newer ones. Well, not a new one completely but I'm currently obsessed with the album Badlands. I actually knew a fair few Hasley songs, just never knew they were hasley songs? you know when that weird sort of thing happens, well yeah. Now that I know I can't stop listening to her and I feel like watching and singing every lyric would be great.

I prevail: Probably one of the smaller editions to this list but I actually discovered these guys through the Cover they did of Taylor swifts 'Blank Space' and instantly fell in love, They just do good tunes. and the clean vocals are god damn amazing. I think they would be an amazing live performance.

Ninja Sex Party: Now if you haven't heard these guys before, you may be slightly worried when looking at this name but I swear these guys are an amazing comedy band. It's made up of two people, Danny Sexbang and Ninja Brian. I'd say you should listen to their Take on me Cover. and then everything else because they do amazing catchy dance tunes.

Arctic Monkeys: This is another hard to explain one. I mean, it's Arctic Monkeys. They do all the good music. and I've missed so many opportunities to see them as well that I'm really just dying to. I've always loved them.

Lana Del Rey: This is another old favourite. Lana has such a memorising voice and makes me want to experience that typical 'american dream' summer. So cool, so effortless.

Fall Out Boy: when the hiatus happened, I won't lie. I got a little teary. Fall out boy are kind of in the same boat as P!ATD for me in that I adore both their old and new music and it would pretty much fufill my Teenage dreams to watch them before. I won't lie, I was a fan of Pete.

Melanie Martinez: Another case similar to hasley in that I had stumbled across a load of her songs but not known they were all by the same person or that it was Melanie. She songs and music makes me feel like I'm super cool and sassy and really, that's all I want in life.

Marina and the Diamonds: Last but not least to be added to my Dream festival is this empowering queen. Marina has style, an amazing voice, strong as hell songs like 'How to be a heart breaker' and she's just a queen. why wouldn't I want to see her strut her stuff.

And that would be my line up. This was a super cool concept to think about and write up. thanks to TickPick for giving me the question and making a cute little poster for me!
You can head over to Tickpick for Concert tickets, NFL tickets and more!
Getting festival tickets can be a pain in the butt sometimes, so it's always nice to have a place you know you can go to.
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TickPick is a no-fee ticket marketplace that is changing the industry. We're growing rapidly thanks to cheaper prices and an amazing buyer experience. 
and you can find them at: TickPick.com 
What would your ideal Faux-chella festival be?

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Lifestyle: FOALS Gig

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I am a music lover. gigs and festivals are totally my jam.The adrenaline rush and collective atmosphere on the crowd is one of the greatest feelings. The last gig I had been to was back in October when I went to Bring me the horizon, It was the best gig I've ever been to but anyway! On the 19th February I went to another one! (if ya know the title didn't already give that away) It was at the Barclaycard arena in Birmingham which is just round the corner from my flat so that was awesome! The Gig was The Foals as apart of their 'What went down' tour promoting their new album of the same name and they were supported by 'Everything everything' and 'Peace' who just did a DJ set rather than perform their own stuff. I went with 3 friends and we got to the venue about an hour before opening so we could get a place by the barriers (Which we did, and managed to keep our place for the whole gig woohooo). The gig itself was amazing! The Dj set was super chill but just enough of a built up and then Everything everything performed amazing and really got the crowd going ready for the Foals. The foals themselves were phenomenal, The stage was light up like crazy and lazers were shining all over the place, it looked so good. and if you don't believe me.... well it's a good thing my friends got loads of pictures (I like to keep my phone away and enjoy the experience without worrying about photos personally.).

And yeah, it was a really good time and I'm already itching to go to another gig, but I have a trip to Dublin before that and then I'll hopefully be going to Slam dunk Midlands in may which is also in Brum, Score.

Have you attended any gigs recently? what's the best gig or festival you've ever been to?

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101 Things in 1001 days: New Year 2016 update.

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Thought it was about time for another one of these updates! Can't believe how quickly time has gone! it really doesn't feel like I started this list in 2014, Though I do remember that it was just before Uni, (hence the get into uni point duh chenelle)

I've currently crossed of 35 points out of 101 which I think is alright, there's also a load of things which are progressive like visit 15 different unknown(to me) places, which I'm currently at 9 with. There are some changes I've decided to make, such as get to 200 bloglovin followers, considering my long break and current numbers I think 100 is more reasonable, and uploading a youtube video, I've kind of lost interest with youtube so changed it to an art piece as I've always been drawing and I think it's an actually achievable point.

4th July 2014 - 6th April 2017

1)Try To eat healthier (Getting there!)

2)Lose a stone within a year

3)Pass My A Levels

4)Get into university

5)Go to The London Zoo

6)Take up a new sport

7)Do the race for life

8) Keep a Diary for 3 months minimum

9) Visit 15 different unknown places (9/15)

10) Visit Paris

11) Visit America

12) Learn 15 new skills (0/15)

13) Learn to drive

14) Go to airsoft/lasertag

15) Experience 40 New foods/meals(32/40)

16) Watch 100 movies I hadn't seen before(68/100)

17) Cook or bake 25 things I hadn't made before (19/25)

18)Make a list of 100 things that make me happy

19)Make a pizza from scratch

20)Buy a Polaroid camera

21)Get a new laptop

22)Start a scrapbook

23)Walk around a city alone.

24) Give up Chocolate for a month

25) Get a job

26) Attend a midnight movie showing

27)Become an organ donor

28)Give blood

29) Kiss in the rain

30) Go ice skating

31)Make Flower crowns successfully

32)Take my mum out for lunch/dinner

33)Buy 5 things from MAC(0/5)

34) Go a week without swearing

35)Save £1500 in my bank account

36)Complete my Wreck this journal

37)Try 10 products from lush I haven't tried before(6/10)

38)Make a fancy cocktail

39)Get a massage

40) Learn to edit and design (blogs etc)

41)Learn to say I love you in 10 different languages(3/10)

42)Go on a 'Date'

43)Go to an open acoustic season

44)Get a facial

45)Give money to a street performer

46)Save £1 for each task completed(£35/£101)

47)Make a playlist of 101 of my favourite songs

48)Attend A Cosplay Event

49)Draw something new everyday for a month(0/30)

50) Attend 5 Fashion/Beauty Events(3/5)

51)Attend 5 concerts(2/5)

52)Write a list of 25 things I like about myself

53)Blog once everyday for a month

54)Dip dye something

55)Have a picnic in the park

56)Make 5 of my own Cosplay outfits (2/5)

57)Take a road trip with friends

58)Make a list of my 50 most favourite quotes

59)Donate all my unwanted clothes to charity 

60)Make my own jewelry

61)Buy a matching set of sexy underwear

62)Make a list of 25 books I would like to read

63)Go to the cinema on my own

64)Make my own shirt

65)Buy someone a gift just because

66)Learn 3 songs on guitar(0/3)

67)Don't eat fast food for a month

68) Learn to sow properly.

69)Go to 15 Restaurants I've never been to before(9/15)

70)Make a blanket fort

71) Reach 100 BL followers

72) Create an art piece I'm really proud of.

73) Keep a notepad on me for a month

74) Have a dinner party

75) Invite at least 5 people to stay with me at uni (3/5)

76) Find out my blood type

77) Keep a spending diary for a month

78)Complete a sudoku book

79) Do a box swap with an Another blogger

80)Visit a new country

81) Watch all the Harry Potter movies in one week

82)Get up early to watch the sunrise

83) Make a new close friend

84) Build a snowman

85) Don't rely on parents

86) Take someone out just because

87) Make 15 handmade gifts(5/15)

88)Have professional photos taken for my mum

89)Ask 5 friends to recommend a book and read them(4/5)

90) Spend a day in St.Albans And London

91) See a burlesque show

92) Buy something from Etsy

93) Work out everyday for 20 minutes for a month.

94) See a firework show

95) Go berry picking

96) Buy myself a tripod and a wireless remote for my camera

97) Join a club

98) Take pictures in a photo booth

99) Jump into a body of water fully clothed

100) Learn a poem by heart

101) Get a pen pal

Sorry about the last posts lacking photos and all having a more lifestyle aspects but I currently don't own a camera so photos will have to be taken on my phone for a while and I'm trying to work out the best conditions to still get decent photos! So bare with.

Have you ever done a sort of mini bucket list like this before? or would you like too?

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2016 Goals!

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Yeah yeah I'm a month late I know. I wanted to share my new years drawing as well, even if it's late!.

This isn't a resolutions thing, I don't do them cause I know they tend to last half of January and that's it. This is a things to do or accomplish throughout the year of 2016. So here's things I'm doing and working on throughout 2016.

1. Improve my drawing skills- I've recently become super into drawing again, I did a lot of drawing 3/4 years ago between college and high school but just stopped having time, I've recently been really enjoying in and gotten out my wacom tablet so draw digitally (the happy new year photo was a little thing I did ;) ) and I want to practice and work on my skills for anatomy and perspective.

2. Improve my health and fitness- I've never been super healthy or active, I did a decent bit when I was younger because I was a tom boy and enjoyed running around and dance and karate. I did alot but it all kinda faded in adulthood, Also breaking my foot in summer and only healing meant I was completely inactive and I feel so unfit and weak now. I had to be careful as my foot is weakened a lot from the break and can hurt after walking long amounts but I'm slowly working on it.

3. Read more (at least 20/24 books)- I don't read enough, for someone who could read a book in 2/3 night's I hardly finish a few books a year, so I want to read more again and get lost in my imagination.

4. Invest myself in my uni course- So I'm at university because I chose to be. The course I'm doing is because I picked it, and honestly I've not really engaged myself in it as much as I feel I should. I'm not going to lectures just to pass exams just because I have to. My course and uni degree is something I want to turn into a career, so I want to make an effort to actively read and dive into my course contents and materials.

5. Learn basic Japanese- I've always loved the idea of knowing different languages, we learnt German in school but  forgot everything as soon as I left despite getting a high grade in it. But I've always loved the Japanese language being the huge anime nerd that I am (and you know you gotta watch the shit subbed, not dubbed.) And I already know a few phrases and basic sentences, but Japanese is quite complex and if I understand it right has 3 alphabets to learn, I'd love to be able to write in Japanese as well but one thing at a time. This is a goal that will stretch way way WAY past 2016 though.

6. Find my own style- I still struggle with knowing my own style and working out what outfits I both like and works for me, so that's a super goal of 2016, I'm definitely getting there, I also have a super interesting plan for posts involving drawing outfits then putting them together! look forward to it.

7. Confidence: Fake it till you make it- This is a continuing theme from last year to work on my confidence and self esteem and just be happy with myself both mentally and physically and just stop stressing out over everything and just generally over thinking things, Bad Chenelle.

And those are my goals for the year of 2016, There will be smaller goals for each month which I'll start at the end of February but these are the big ones.

What are some thing you're doing or want to achieve this year?
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The Break is over?

So... um hi
Long time no see, how ya all doing...

Yeah so it's been a while. around 4 months since my last post and it's now 2016 AND already February, whaaat?
Crazy right. Anyway I've had quite a long break, mostly due to restarting University for my 2nd year and trying to reorganise my life and a few personal struggles, but I'm finally feeling up to start over with blogging and getting stuck in.

I'm planning to do daily posts, with maybe one or two days gap a month, but since I'm a bit out of touch I won't be too strict on myself with that.
I'll also be less beauty orientated I think, not that I have always be strictly that, I'm a pretty big mixture of a person so I like to share that but previously worried that no one wanted to read about my other enjoyments. HOWEVER, I don't care now, I'll be writing because I want to, who wants to read posts that the writer clearly forced out anyway huh? it's usually obvious that this is the case as well.

I'm still a big beauty fan and I'm proving my make-up skills all the time but I've also gotten really back into drawing and want to share that and I'm exploring my cooking skills and fashion sense.
I also love lifestyle posts, that are probably my favourite to read and I enjoy writing them.

Have a happy Christmas selfie of my middle sister and I. Aren't we fab?

So yeah, it's all one big messy mish mash right now, but it's my mish mash.
Hope those of you, who previously followed me have stuck about!
It's nice to be back.
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It's a struggle.

So hi....

This isn't going to be a very well done post, it's very impromptu and I'm literally writing it and posting it, bam done.

I just wanted to say sorry to those who do read my blog, as I've been lacking time energy and serious motivation to get my posts written and done. It's not even a matter of a lack of post ideas and inspiration, I have the ideas and plans, I really wanted to post daily september and well that was a fail. I seriously under estimated how much time it would take me to settle at uni, we're nearly a month in and I still haven't gotten into a proper routine, although this week is definitely my calmest since Ive moved back.
But I'm apart of 3/4 Different societies whch I'm trying to stay active and committed in, as well as 3 assignments already set and still recovering from my injury which leaves me quite tired quite quickly. All this just leaves me lacking in everything really, and I'm struggling to make time for my blog.

SO I just want to say here that for this week, I will be having a break, Writing up posts slowly and preparing them, With the hopes that starting next week, or maybe even the weekend I can start rolling out my posts again. I still have the #WestmidlandsBloggerMeet to tell you guys about and a super Exciting NEXT lingerie Event I was lucky enough to attend, But that is for next week.

I hope you guys can understand, and I'm thankful to every person that takes the time to read this little space of the internet of mine. I really do love my blog and the blogging community and I want to enjoy it again soon.

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Rebel with cause & Rimmel 107

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Now it's pretty well know that the Kate moss Rimmel 107 is a glorious shade, Perfect for autumn as well. ( though I like it all year round) so when I was randomly looking through my lipstick and general make-up and picked up Make up Revolution's 'Rebel with Cause' I was surprised that I felt they were quite similar.

107 definitely has more red berry tones to it while Rebel with cause is more purple toned but they are both really pretty colours and perfect for the up coming months.

There's also the price difference, 107 is a few pound while Rebel with cause is a mere one pound, But you can tell with staying power and texture, I love the matte feel of Rimmel's 107 while Rebel with cause is a bit more wet? not sure that's the right word but we'll roll with it, It's also not quite a matte texture like 107, but I still like it.

Rimmel's 107 has much greater staying power, I wore out Rebel with cause a few days ago and found myself re-applying it a 5/6 times during the night, although this was with one meal and drinking in between so it may fair a lot better during a normal evening or day without a lot of drinking.
107 however tends to stay quite well even with drinking, leaving a nice looking stain when it does start to fade.

I'm not trying to build an argument as it seems like but just pointing out the two lipsticks pointers.
I really do feel the shades are similar to each other and it's nice to wear rebel with cause and feel like I'm going a little outside the box of not wearing 107 everyday and still get the perfect colour.

Do you have any shades that remind you of your favourite lipstick?
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Beauty: My 'Signature' Look

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When it comes to make up, if you couldn't tell from the fact I have a blog around it, I'm a pretty big fan, My collection grows and grows and I love to try and get experimental and test my boundaries. But I feel like with most people there is always that reliable look I always go back to and can trust to just work for me. Our 'Signature look' Which is what I'm showing off today.

My sort of signature go to look s pretty simple to be honest, a cat flick is essential. I literally don't feel ready for the day without eye liner, Then for eye shadow I quite like to use the Make-up Revolution GO! palette as I hardly reach for anything else, I like to use the light pink colours then add a little of the dark colour in the corner for a little definition.

The base itself tends to change as I test and try out new concealers and foundations but at the moment it's the Bourjois healthy mix serum (Which I wrote about here).
And then it's Lipstick, And as blogger common as it seems I can't help but have my all time favourite lipstick as Rimmel's Kate moss collection in 107, the perfect mixture of berry red, Suitable for every occasion.
And that just about sums up my go to 'signature look'. It's simple, can be adjusted for different occasions ( although it usually goes with everything) and I have the application down to a quick tee.

What's your personal 'Signature look'?
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Mac Lipstick Wishlist.

So hi...

Now I'm not fortunate enough to have a mac counter in my home town so I've never really had the opportunity to buy any Mac products, but my want for them continues to grow, especially since reading a fair few blogs, I like the sound of a load of different mac products like the Eye shadows but the real gems for me are the Lipsticks and as much as I'd just like to own all of them that Isn't possible so I have a shortened list of the shade I'm lusting over.

Russian Red: One of the more popular shade next to Ruby Woo, This true dark red colour is to die for and although I own a similar shade, the higher quality will be amazing.

Velvet Teddy: I've seen this shade so many times of instagram and it took me a good 20/30 minutes to hunt down the name of the shade but it looks like the definition of 'My lips but perfect' and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Lady Danger: Another Red colour with lovely orange tones, It's another I just want it colour, I'd love it for summer and when I want a red lip with  little difference.

Sin: Sin is an almost Burgundy colour and it looks so interesting, I don't have a colour like it and I just want it.

All Fired up: A bright Fuchsia colour, Gotta love a good bright lip.

And those are my top lusts from mac, as well as those I want to collect a palette of eye shadows and maybe try out the foundation and powders but I've heard very mixed reviews about those products.

Any Mac lipsticks you're lusting over?
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The Autumn Lip.

So hi...

It is just me or has the cold come around a little too quickly? It still felt summery last week and now it's absolutely freezing! what's that about, anyway with that in mind I've been having a little look in my lipstick collection to see what lip colours I'll be using this autumn. I like to go two ways with lip colour in cold weather, either the typical dark berry and purple toned colours, or nude and lightly pink toned colours. I don't know why but they are just my thing for autumn and winter. So I got together a little collection of what I think I'll be reaching for this Autumn, and it's a fair few.

From the make up Revolution #Liphug collection there are three colours I'll be using, The top, darkest one is 'Saviour will come' It's a dark browny berry toned colour which would be nice for those milder nights out. The second colour is called 'To get lucky' and is a little similar to the first but is much lighter and has more of a reddy tone to it, I think this would be for days when I was feeling a little sassy. The last one is 'insatiable' and is a lovely Pink tone with a hint of red, a nice staple colour for any situation really.

And there's the rest, The two in the top are also from Make up Revolution and are the shades 'Rebel without Cause' which is a bright berry purple and the other from the Vamp shade collection is '100% vamp', a super dark, nearly black purple, definitely a vampiric color. Both would be for either nights out or a daring super cold day.
The next two are both from the Rimmel Moisture renew range, The first shade is 380 'Dark night Waterl-opps' a super pigmented plum Berry colour, perfect to keep my lips soft against the harsh weather and you gotta have a berry colour for the colder months, it's a must. The second shade is a vibrant dark pink shade called 360 'As you want Victoria' I can see myself wearing this the most, such a sassy and stand out pink.
The last two are the nude tones I mentioned and are different brands. The first is an oldie from Maybelline and from there water shine range, It's called 24 'Hazelnut sauce' And very much fits the name, it's a super browny nude colour, makes me feel super sophisticated, I'll be wearing this on the quick days where I wanna look effortlessly chic.
And the last which is a perfect my lips but better pink nude for me is from collection in the shade 13 'Vintage Rose'. Whenever I just can't be bothered but don't fancy looking a wreck at uni, I'll be slicking this on for a perfect pout.

And those are the picks for Autumn and winter, I will probably also be wearing 107 by Kate Moss because it's my most favourite lipstick of all time, but I talk about that enough so I left it out this time.

What will you be reaching for this Autumn?
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Mini Lush Haul

So hi...

For my birthday my lovely sister bought me a lush gift box set, and strangely enough while I was at Bath, I bought myself some stuff as well so now I have a nice little collection to share with you all.

 The set my sister bought for my is called the Sweetie pie gift set but when I tried to find it on the site it didn't show up, so I'm guessing it was a limited thing. It comes with 7 products, one of which I've already used, the products are:

-Space Girl Ballistic: This is the purple one in the shape of a planet, if it wasn't obvious enough, it smells nice and looks nice, I have good expectations for this one so I'm thinking to save it for a pamper night when I'm super stressed.
- Rockstar Soap: oddly enough I bought myself some of this when I went Bath, but it was recommended to me as I asked for something similar to snow fairy as I always want but miss it when it's out, the smell isn't exactly like snow fairy, I find it to be a bit milder but it's still lovely and sweet and I can't wait to use it.
-Think Pink Ballistic: This is the product I've already used, it smelt quite sweet and made the water.. you guessed it, pink. There was also little petals that floated about the bath, which is a love/hate for me, it looks awesome but is so impractical!
-Shimmy Shimmy Glitter bar: This isn't the golden sparkly bar like you would think but the Cream heart shape, I'm really looking forward to this as it looks like it would make my skin so so soft, it feels super creamy in my hands, the glitter is less to look forward to though
-Creamy Candy: With a little flower on top this bar looks cute, 'mm guessing the flower floats around the bat and the bar itself definitely gives a candy smell, I think this will be one of the least interesting one but I could be wrong.
-Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly: Now this one is just so confusing to me, It's a jelly shower wash? Like shower gel in jelly form, But I'm just not sure how to go about using it, do I cut bits of jelly out to use in my showers or what? Such an interesting idea, it does smells lovely and when attempt to break up and use a bit, it bit make me feel lovely and scented.
-Sunny Side: This is the golden glittery circle, and man oh man I can only imagine the mess this will make, but boy would it feel like some sort of magical fairy tale, barely touching with you hands has them covered in glittery goodness. It's a pleasant smell and I bet will make for one hell of a bath.

That's all of the Products from the Gift set and I have 3 more products I bought, one of which I've already mentioned is more of the Rock star bar. The other two products are both bath bars and are:

-The Comforter: I feel it's a sort of does what it says thing which will let me just chill out in the bath and watch Tv while I soak my skin, another one for after a stressed day I think.

-Granny takes a dip: Odd name I though, I got this another seeing a few people mention it and it's lovely and colourful ( sorry I didn't want to rip the bars so no photos) It's got a lovely fresh scent and I think it would be the sort to refresh and inspire you from the colours.

And those are all the things I have from Lush at the moment, not a bad little lot if you ask me, loads of sweet things which is just my style and I just know I'll appreciate these when I'm back in Birmingham and Panicking over the 1000 Assignments and essays I'll undoubtedly have.

Picked anything up from lush recently?
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Beauty: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum.

So hi...

So while in Bath (I know mentioning it again) I done a small amount of shopping which included a new foundation, as much as I loved the urban decay sample I had, it's finally run out after using it for a good couple of weeks. So I was due a new foundation, and not being able to afford the full sized urban decay foundation meant trying out a new high street offering, after looking around Superdrug I picked up 2, Collections foundation ( Which I realized I picked up in the wrong colour, damn it) and the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation in Vanille Clair.

The Bourjois Serum has been quite agreeable, it's the right colour for a start, you think at 20 I'd know my own skin tone properly. Anyway, it also is a nice consistence and goes onto my skin smoothly. It doesn't feel too heavy and lasts a relatively long time before my grim oily combination skin starts to poke through.

 I'd seen the healthy mix serum floating around the blogging world for a while and heard nothing but good from it but I'm a poor student and I like to take minimal risks when it comes to purchasing base products, because it's unlikely I'll be able to purchase more for a decent time after, the only reason I bt the bullet this time was the feeling of being on holiday and having a decent amount of birthday money of me meant I felt a little more willing to spend, and boy I'm glad I was, this doesn't feel quite as great and covering as the urban decay offering but it'll be a good in between till I get my hands on that little gem.

Have you made any slightly on impulse beauty purchases recently? 

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Rediscovering Lipsticks

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As a blogger and fan of reading many blogs I've read a few posts about 'Shopping your stash' but I never really thought I'd ever amass enough make-up to do that myself but ALAS, I have definitely collected enough lipsticks.

Recently I've been using the same make-up products because a lot of my things have already been moved over to my new place that I'll be moving to in a few weeks, but I completely forgot that I left a whole bag full of other make-up stuff so I could swap around, and I rediscovered my Topshop Headrush lipstick, a lovely mix of red and orange. As such I've been pretty addicted to it the last week or so, the quality of the Topshop lipsticks is another thing I'd forgotten, and it really made me realize the difference in the more expensive products.

As much as I love my £1 lipsticks from the likes of MUA and makeup revolution, they are of lower quality, though I definitely think they are amazing for the price, you can really feel the difference when you apply the products.

The Rediscovery of this actually quite new purchase made me think that I should make more of an effort to 'shop my stash' as I have a decent collection yet I always seem to reach for the classic Rimmel Kate moss 107, which as much as I find it a godsend, I have about 20+ other lipsticks of different colours and textures.

When was the last time you discovered a new favourite from your own collection?
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September Aims,

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September is gonna be a bit of an odd one, it's the ending of summer for me and when I go back to uni, It's gonna be a quiet start with a super hectic end as I visit Southampton, Bedford and Sheffield and go back to Birmingham to my own flat. It's gonna be a strange one, it's also the start of my second year of uni, but I'll have a post on that close to the time! So my aims for the month of September.

1. Walk regularly & Exercise. This has been something stupidly hard to do the last 2 months, a broken bone is highly limiting, but with the healing process nearly done I'll definitely be easing myself into regular walks and exercise.

2. Get out Often. Kinda linking in with the last aim but on more of a do something other than sit inside angle, just because I've really done enough of that the last 2 months,

3.Get involved in blogger chats on twitter. I got involved in a few a while back but it's so much dedication to remember when all the chats are and keep up with the topics and stuff but I'm going to try and keep up with at least one chat.

4. Enjoy myself. This is a super personal one in that I have missed so many opportunities in life from laziness or just being too worried to do it. And I really regret that I did that to myself. So my twenties I hope will be the year of opportunities and testing my boundaries, a quote that relates to this feeling is 'Adventure starts where your comfort zone ends'

5. Don't sweat the little things. Despite the name of my blog, I really consider the little negative things way too much, I let myself overthink and ruin my happiness. I end up trying too hard to 'have fun' and end up thinking about it too much. So aiming to stop that, don't worry about people's opinions, especially if it would mean you holding back from things that make you happy.

6. Eat Clean and well. I think I'm quite a good eater generally, especially at uni, although I can't help the odd takeaway, but I'm quite well behaved, but at home, I have little control and tend to eat pretty badly, But Before I head back to uni I want to kick start my clean eating again.

7. Explore more often. This is more for the end of the month when I head to Brum but I really want to make a point of exploring my surroundings more, with Birmingham being the second biggest city in Luton I'm sure there's a load of hidden gems and things to explore, and I want to do that.

8. Fake it till you make it. This is a confidence one, I've always been super conscience of my size and body image, when I was younger I was taller and much bigger than the other kids, Although I've grown into my height and size a bit (I'm quite the shorty now) I'm still quite big I feel, But a comment made about some other people made me realize that I'm really not as big as I think I am and A new part of it is my huge lack of confidence in myself, I also really don't know how to properly dress to make the most of my body, but I'm getting there recently, and It's exciting. I'm still on that weight loss grind but not as recklessly as before.

And those are my aims for the month of September! What are your aims for this month?
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The Monthly Round up: August.

So hi...

August was a pretty good month for me, The first week saw me get my cast off and instead get a boot which could be removed which was a great relief. this then meant I was itching to get out and about, The week after I was in Bath for 5 days and celebrated my birthday and a friends which was definitely the highlight of the month, As the Birmingham plan fell through. but I had a small gathering for that instead which was chill and nice, the rest of the month was quiet, a few jammy nights and outings and town visits.

I have what should be my last hospital visit for my foot next week and then I'll be in the clear, although I'm sure I'll still need to be relatively careful for the next few weeks and won't be able to go crazy or play football with my Uni for a while, but I'll be happy it's healed. September should be super fun.

How was your august?
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