The £5 eyeshadow palette you need in your life!

Saturday, 22 July 2017

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The £5 eyeshadow palette you need in your life!

 Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today I wanted to share my new favourite eyeshadow palette. This eyeshadow palette is by MUA, a makeup line I have tried before and knew their eyeshadows were very good. A year a so ago, I wrote a blog post all about their single £1 eyeshadows which were amazing; the pigmentation was just out of this world for the price.

The palette is a new range introduced by MUA called their pro eyeshadow palette. This palette, in particular, is in the shade fire vixen, perfect for summer and leading up to Autumn time. I see these burnt orange tones really looking gorgeous in Autumn time because those colours are just beautiful and it's never too soon to think about Autumn.

I bought mine from Superdrug and you can own this gorgeous palette yourself by clicking here 

There are several shades in this new line, ranging from more natural muted tones to beautiful glitters! I'm sure you'll find the palette for you. The main goal of this post was to make you aware that not all good makeup has to cost an arm and a leg, you'd be surprised how good the 'cheaper brands' can be.

So, what do you think to this palette?

Let me know in the comments.

Until next time,

Lauren 

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Things to write in a journal/notebook

Monday, 10 July 2017

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Things to write in a journal/notebook

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today I really wanted to share with you a few ideas to get started on writing in your new journal or notebook.

Writer's block can strike and often leave you wondering what to write; don't worry though I have you covered. This year I wanted to become more creative, so I have bought myself a few notebooks and I want to write in them every day. I want it to be something I can look back at in time and remember the good things in my life or just nice memories.

Recently, I have bought a book called 642 things to write every day. This book prompts you on things to write every day, so it pretty much does all the thinking for you. I  would definitely recommend this book!

So, here are a few things you can start jotting down....

1. Lists...

• 10 things you want to achieve this month;
• 10 things that make you smile;
• 10 aims for each day (a list of goals you want to achieve every day);
• 10 new foods I want to try this month/week;
• 10 places you want to visit in your life;
• 10 of your favorite songs this month;

These can be changed of course to suit yourself more personally. These are just ideas, you can change the number whatever you want; the main aim is to get the creativity flowing!

2. Special words...

• Dear future self, a letter to your future self. Write about where you hope to be and then look at this in a few years time, see if you achieved your goals;
•  A letter to your past self, maybe it was a particularly tough time in your life write about how you overcame this. Make it a positive note, this can also help you to look back on for any future tough/ challenging times ahead;
• A letter to your younger self - you pick the age. Write something to prove your younger self wrong in a good way make it positive, something that will put a smile on your face;
• Write about your goals for the future and come back to them, see if you have achieved what you set out to;
• Write about a special memory or special day something that means a lot to you.

3. Plan your time...

• Take the space to draw up a timetable, if you're a student plan your studying time and social time. Something as simple as this will make you more prepared and ready;
• If you're a fellow blogger getting planning some blog posts or maybe videos. Write down any ideas you may have good or bad, tick them off when they're completed;
• Plan your time off, if it's the summer holidays and you have time to spare use it wisely plan what you want to do.

4. Thoughts 

• Thought of the day, write whatever pops into your head each day you could start a whole book on this;
• Create a mind map, this could be a map of your future, things you want to achieve anything you could make it all bright and colourful and make it artistic.

5. Creative things

• Write a list of all four letter words you can think of write them in artistic way, draw images next to the words;
• Create a mood board, print out inspiring imagery stick them into your journal or notebook then write a sentence of what it means to you;
• Go somewhere with scenery, take an image stick it in your journal then write as many unusual adjectives you can think of about the image;
• Dedicate a page to sentimental things could be a concert ticket anything you can stick in a page use this space to do that.

So, I hope a few of these helped you get your creativeness flowing to start jotting down a few things in your notepads. Let me know if they helped in the comments and any ideas you have

Until next time,

Lauren

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summer beach wear from Rose Gal

Monday, 5 June 2017

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summer beach wear from Rose Gal

Hey, welcome back to my blog. Today I wanted to share with you, my top summer beach wear picks from Rose Gal. I recently discovered Rose Gal, after being contacted by a lovely lady from the company. I was asked if I wouldn't mind writing a little wish list of my favorite items. I only share things that are of interest to me and my readers and this site is definitely one to visit, everything is priced well and the clothes are bang on trend!

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Recently I have really been obsessing over polka dots, in particular, polka dot swimwear. Rose Gal have a complete section dedicated to polka dot fanatics VISIT THE FULL RANGE HERE 

I love how polka dot swimwear looks, it really gives off that vintage feel. 

Here are two of my favorite swimwear items from the polka dot range

Polka dot bikinis and tankinis 

1.

 I love the high-waisted trend with jeans so, this swimsuit really took my eye. They're still sort of a bikini but not as revealing. I love the red with the black and white polka dots they contrast so nicely. I also love the whole vintage theme, Marilyn Monroe came to mind when I saw this. 

BUY HERE

2.

 I love this tankini. The pink colour is beautiful and really represents summer. I think this tankini is perfect for people who are a little afraid of the whole polka dot trend, as it's very subtle.

BUY HERE

Leaf print bikinis and tankinis   

CLICK TO VISIT THE RANGE

I love the leaf print trend, it reminds me of tropical sunny climates. I have been seeing this print everywhere a lately, on trousers, t-shirts, and even bags so swimwear had to join in on the print. Here are my two favorite leaf print swimwear picks from Rose Gal. 

1.

I love, love, love pastel pink. How beautiful is the contrast with the Hawaiian leaf print and the pastel pink! This has to be my ultimate favorite. I just have an obsession with the colour pastel pink! 

BUY HERE

2.

This one is for the bold women. I personally love how bold the pattern is. If you're more for a subtle print then the first option is the one for you, but I just love them both! Rose Gal has a large choice, varying from muted and really bold prints, so there's something for everyone.

BUY HERE

Lastly, I would like to bring to your attention the amazing deals Rose Gal have to offer. They currently have a deal zone section click here to visit where you can really grab a bargain - it is definitely worth a look.

So, what do you think of Rose Gal? Let me know in the comments 

Until next time,

Lauren.

*disclaimer*

Although, this post is sponsored all views and opinions are 100% my own. I only feature sites and companies that are of interest to me and what I think you would like too!

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Mouth watering crepes - Sundaes Gelato Sheffield

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

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Mouth watering crepes - Sundaes Gelato Sheffield

Hey, long time no see, right? Well, I am back and I come with a little review of a rather delicious place in my hometown. I went to Sundaes Gelato Saturday and everything looks and sounds delicious, after a good ten minutes going back and forth I finally chose this Nutella cookie crepe. I think the price, £5.95 is pretty reasonable as you get a rather hefty amount! The ice cream along with the crepe was so delicious and I would definitely have this again! I have to admit I am so rubbish when it comes to desserts and I did not finish the dessert -  it was a very poor attempt.

I would say try not to have a big meal before going here an empty stomach is best, as they are rather big portions! I went with a friend to this place and here is what she had, just to show you the different options.

I can't remember the exact name of this but it has strawberries, Nutella, and banana on it as you can see, haha! 

So, I hope you enjoyed me showing you these delicious desserts and maybe you have found somewhere new to visit if you're in Sheffield or visiting. 

Sorry if I made you hungry!

Until next time,

Lauren

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Fab slogan tees you need in your life!

Thursday, 20 April 2017

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Fab slogan tees you need in your life!

 Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog! Today I wanted to share with you these fab quirky slogan tees created by Emma Bashforth.  Emma designs clothing and has her own online fashion store called Culture Shocked Couture. These amazing shirts  Emma has designed are a new venture as she wanted to create something for a wider audience and introduce a younger generation to her designs. I have collaborated some of Emma's new designs which you can buy here Emma's online store

 This tee is very striking and bold as are all of them; it's very hard to pick a favorite.

Tee £14.99 Click here to buy

This shirt has now been introduced in black £16.99 click here to buy

 Bold and beautiful tee which can be dressed up with a black leather skirt or dressed down with some ripped jeans.

£14.99 click here to buy 

This shirt is also available in black click to buy  £16.99

Such a pretty tee with a strong meaningful quote. Again, you can style all of these up or down with jeans or a skirt. Click here to buy 

 I love the print of this tee so striking and bold and easy to style with it being monochrome; it will go with pretty much anything! Click here to buy £14.99

Here is Emma herself wearing the girls with a dream, become women with vision tee. Emma shows how you can style it up by adding accessories.

It's always nice to support independent fashion designers from time-to-time rather than the big high street brands!

So, what do you think of Emma's new designs? Let me know in the comments 

Until next time,

Lauren 

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Champagne afternoon tea

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

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Champagne afternoon tea

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today I wanted to share with you the lovely afternoon I shared with my Mum for Mother's day. I booked this gorgeous champagne afternoon tea on Red letter days at Mosborough hall hotel. The sandwiches were so delicious and the scones were too, everything was really nice. We couldn't finish all of this, though but we did take some of it home as it would have been such a shame to waste it all. I think it was lovely to end the afternoon with a lovely glass of champagne it gave the afternoon tea experience a real sense of class and elegance. All in all me and my Mum had a lovely afternoon and we would both highly recommend Mosborough Hall hotel for afternoon tea if you're around the Sheffield area. 

The sandwiches included: Cream cheese and cucumber, cheese and onion and egg mayonnaise. We opted for the vegetarian option so you can include meat sandwiches if that's more for you. The scones were homemade and came with a side of jam and clotted cream. The last tier included an array of cute little miniature desserts which were very yummy!

So all in all a really lovely experience and I would highly recommend.

Until next time,
Lauren
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Action photography - water skiers

Thursday, 13 April 2017

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Action photography - water skiers

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. First, before I introduce this post, what do you think of my new blog theme? I really wanted a change as I found the theme to be dated and it didn't go with my new style. These pictures were taken last weekend at Rother Valley. There were many water skiers around and I had my camera, so why not capture a few. I am very happy with these images as I have captured them in action and in the air. These images were taken when we had the lovely bit of weather, which unfortunately has left us now, sad faces.

So, as always here are the images and let me know what you think in the comments!

What do you think of my new theme and images? let me know in the comments.

Until next time,

Lauren 

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Video: Sheffield Recovery Community - Mick's story

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

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Video: Sheffield Recovery Community - Mick's story

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today's post is a little something different - it's a video I created! I interviewed Mick Hartley, project manager of the Sheffield Recovery Community. This amazing project prides itself on helping drug addicts get clean, and stay clean with help and support in a close group. 

Mick knows the struggle his self of what it's like recovering from drug addiction and decided to take action by setting up this amazing project. I asked Mick several questions all about his work and the project in the video below; it would be great if you could give it a watch and show some support.  This video is also for my final project at college, this is the last project I will complete before university in September!

The video is listed on my Youtube channel, and this so happens to be my first upload!

Let me know what you think of the video in the comments or on YouTube comments.

Until next time,

Lauren 

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captured in time...

Monday, 27 March 2017

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captured in time...

Hello, everyone welcome back to my blog. I recently got a new camera for my birthday, which I was very excited about. I have always wanted a Canon DSLR. So, I had quite a few images and I wanted to share them all with you as I really didn't want them to go to waste. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did taking them. They all are very different and include an array of things. Let me know your favourite image in the comments; I would love to know!

So, that's all for now and I hope you enjoyed looking at a few of my images. 

Until next time, 

Lauren 

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A fancy makeup look - pink sparkle

Friday, 24 March 2017

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A fancy makeup look - pink sparkle

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today's post is all about my pink sparkle eyeshadow! I love creating new eyeshadow looks that are fun and pretty. I created this pretty pink smokey eye, perfect for all special occasions. So, I will be listing down below how to recreate this look by linking all the eye products I used.

What I used....

firstly I applied the Maybelline colour tattoo 24hr eyeshadow in the shade pink gold buy here

All eyeshadow then after is from the Makeup Revolution ultimate eyeshadow collection 2017 buy here  

I then used a black kohl eyeliner on my lash line and waterline.

What do you think to this eyeshadow look? Let me know in the comments.

Until next time,

Lauren 

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Ted Baker lipstick gift set

Saturday, 18 March 2017

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Ted Baker lipstick gift set

 Hello everyone, welcome back. Today I am sharing with you this gem of a lipstick set brought to you by Ted Baker. I never really knew that Ted Baker made makeup, when it comes to Christmas time there's a whole array of Ted Baker makeup; this is when I got this set actually. I am pretty sure you can still buy this set but I have only seen them on Ebay and Amazon. I would suggest being quick if you're thinking of buying one as they're very popular.

So, I have taken close up images of all the lipsticks and even included some swatches for you because I am that kind.

Now, the only thing about these lipsticks is they do not have a name/ shade so I am just going to have to refer to this at the hot pink lipstick. First of all, I was quite scared to wear this when I first saw it, as I am one for more nude colours but as soon as I applied it I felt so glam and I just loved it!

 Here is the swatch, as you can see it is very bright so I would save this for more special events rather than day-to-day.

 You can't go wrong with a classic red lip, am I right? I just love this deep red colour it's beautiful. I have used this several times when I have been somewhere nice and it's really complimented my makeup look, especially when I wear a brown smokey eye.

Here is the swatch, very bright and shows up well I am so impressed with this shade! 

This is such a beautiful day-to-day shade and it's totally my colour. You can never go wrong with a classic nude lip, it just seems to go with every makeup look you can imagine.

Here is the swatch, also you can see these are not matte they are very moisturising but after a while, I have found these look semi matte on the lips. The one thing I mainly love about these lipsticks is that they don't dry out your lips.

Another pink lipstick! but compared to the other one this is a more toned down version. This is a lovely pale pink natural lipstick and I have worn this for casual days and I just love how glowy and natural it makes me look.

 Here is the swatch, a lovely toned down pale pink, very cute indeed!

 When I am going out I love to wear a dark lip. This dark plum lipstick is a knock out; it just looks so fabulous and glam and really makes you stand out. I just love this colour so, so, so much!

 Here is the swatch, for some reason, it is showing quite pink but in real-life it is a very deep plum! 

 Another red, and this time it's a classic red. The other red lipstick was a very deep red, but this is a very classic Hollywood glam red which you just can't go wrong with when you're going somewhere special.

Here, is the last swatch. How beautiful and vibrant does this look!

Which is your favourite lipstick? let me know in the comments.

Until next time,

Lauren 

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