Tuesday 30 December 2014

Taking Time Out ~ Bournemouth ~ Lifestyle

Sometimes you need to completely shut yourself off from the outside world, social media and those who make you feel crap. 

Wow that got quite intense rather quickly, hi guys who is  ready to start 2015, because I know I am. 

So the festive period is over and in all honesty I'm glad about that, I love spending time with my family but this year it all felt forced and like it was happening because it had to rather than because people wanted to. But I really hope that everyone reading this had a fabulous few days over Christmas. 

On Boxing Day this year myself along with parents and younger sister went down to Bournemouth for a few nights. This was not only pushing away from our general traditions of going to my uncles on Boxing Day but also meant personally I had time to 'clear my head' for a few days. 
For those of you who don't perhaps live in the UK, Bournemouth is a city on the South Coast of England and also is actually one of the places I've received a university offer from. It's also the place I met one of my best friends Jess at New Year,  ten years ago. (Check out her Blog here)

Whilst down in Bournemouth I managed to completely relax with my family, this actually involved me turning off my internet on my phone for the majority of the time I was there. This not only allowed me to have quality time with my family, but also meant I had time to sit and do non internet activities like reading my book (it was actually extremely beneficial to my brain). 

Luckily for you guys, I also had time to take a few photos so hopefully there will be a few more Outfit/Hair/Make-up related posts up soon for you!

I am going to attempt to do a summary of 2014 although this seems unlikely it will be posted before 2015 starts as I have some fairly elaborate plans for New Year this year. But hopefully the post will be uploaded in the early days of 2015 but for now though guys I want to wish you all a very safe and happy 2015 and I shall leave you with a few more photos I took whilst down in Bournemouth. 



Love Beth x

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Merry Christmas Everyone

Ho Ho Ho,

So yes, it seems like its that time of year again. But how may I ask?

Has this year gone quicker than any other year, or is it just because I'm getting older? Or is time actually going quicker these days? Some one please enlighten me because I'm confused!

This blog post actually has no direction, (North, South, East, West, Up, Down. None) 
I literally just planned to 'write something festive', but I'm going to be honest here. This year, I have found it EXTREMELY difficult to actually get in a Christmassy mood, now this is very unlike me because usually at this point I am bouncing off the walls I am that excited for Christmas to come around. I am the hugest child ever, but not this year. I'm just not feeling it like I usually do.

But anyways, I'm not going to drag everyone who may be reading this down because I'm not feeling the festive spirit. I wanted to write a post to give some ideas of what I will be doing over this festive period and New Year, including what you could possibly see in the future from me with regards to my Blog.

I have a few Christmas parties and Birthdays of friends coming up over the next few weeks and more than likely will do a few OTTN's for you. (I really hope you like them, because they seem to be my most popular thing to post)

I also wanted to do a few posts on the Christmas gifts I received this year, I've actually asked for clothes mainly this year which I have been out and chosen with my mum. So I may attempt to do some kind of styling post on those.

I may also attempt to do some kind of 'favourites' post towards the end of the year to sum up some of my favourite things in 2014, this may also incorporate events and things I did but I will have to think about that a bit more and get back to you.

So, now I have finished rambling I just wanted to end this post by saying thank you all so much for reading this post and also a huge thanks if you are a regular visitor to my blog. I want to wish every single one of you a very merry Christmas. Eat lots, drink and be merry (If you are of the legal age of course!) and stay safe what ever you do :)

As ever, comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please let me know if there are any particular posts you want to see in the future and I will do my best to grant your wishes.

Merry Christmas!

Love Beth x



Sunday 21 December 2014

Positive Vibes ~ Lifestyle

Its me again,

I do have to applaud myself once again for being on a roll with this blog, I seem to be writing and posting on a regular basis which its fabulous!

So today's post I wanted to make a bit more of a lifestyle one as recently I have been doing a lot of fashion and OOTN's. This idea sprung to mind when searching for a Christmas present for one of my closest friends.

It's really difficult for anyone to see a close friend or family member being upset and struggling to be happy because of various reasons, it's happened to me before on numerous occasions and recently happened again to one of my closest friends, it's hard. These are the times when family and friends are needed the most, not only as someone to talk to when they're feeling low, but also as someone to stand by them when they are feeling happy too.

So for my friend's Christmas present I decided to buy her a trinket box, the idea behind it being that in this box she stores all of her happiest memories (Pictures,notes,tickets etc.) Then when she's feeling unhappy or just needs a 'pick me up' she can look back through this box and hopefully she feels better. 

 I have one of these boxes myself..well its a shoe box which I stuck paper all over but it does the same job. Honestly, it really does help and often when I'm having a bad day or just want to remember things that I've done in the past.

So for any of you out there who have bad days or need a thoughtful gift idea for anyone, here it is. You can get any kind of box from anywhere, whether it be like the one I bought my friend, one you've decorated yourself or one you've made, it really doesn't matter because in this situation it really is the thought that counts.

Thanks once again for reading, I should have one more post up before Christmas comes around so stay posted for that one :)

Love Beth x


Sunday 14 December 2014

What a let down ~ Product Review

I'm pretty sure that every single one of you reading this has either tried or heard of the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. Its a beauty favourite in the blogging/vlogging world...and I have to say I have also fallen into the trap of being obsessed with it. Its incredible and I don't see how I could live without it.

Unfortunately though..I can't say the same thing for the foundation version of the concealer, when I ran out of my current foundation (Rimmel Lasting Finish - which I love!) I decided to give the collection foundation a try..I loved the concealer, why not? It seemed obvious!

I was so disappointed with this product for a number of reasons, firstly I found it really difficult to apply, it is a very watery foundation. One layer of it would simply soak straight into my skin making no difference to my natural skin, but once you applied a second it would go extremely cakey and look very orange. The one time I did wear this foundation all day, it felt cakey on my face all day and this sounds ridiculous but I could feel like I was wearing foundation. I knew it was there and it just made me feel uncomfortable.
Lasting Perfection Foundation - £5.99 - Shade 2 Ivory
Lasting Perfection Concealer - £4.19 - Shade 1 Fair

So yes, not very impressed with this product. Which is extremely weird as the concealer is a staple product for me!

I would love to hear if any of you have tried this product and what you think about it, also if anyone has any foundation recommendations that would be amazing! So please leave me a comment!

Love Beth x


Wednesday 10 December 2014

Sleek Eye-Shadow Palette - Recent Purchases

Slight lie within the title of this post, as I didn't actually but this product myself. It was bought for me as my Secret Santa present at school. But it is something that I would personally buy and someone did buy it. Just not me!

Sleek eye-shadows are one of those things that are always talked about and generally have pretty good reviews, including the fact they are extremely affordable. I've actually thought many times about trying out one of their 'i-Divine' palettes, but just never got round to it..so when I opened my Secret Santa present and saw this I was SO excited!
This particular palette is the 'Garden of Eden Palette' and contains earthy colours mainly varying shades of brown and green. I believe this palette retails for £7.99 at Superdrug, so is incredibly affordable and would be a lovely stocking filler or present this Christmas!
Personally, if I was buying a Sleek palette myself, I would have bought one which contained more neutral colours as that is what I wear on a day to day basis. But saying that, this particular palette has some lovely colours in and all fairly wearable! They are also super pigmented and I am in love with all of the shimmery shades!
I think my favourite colours in this palette are - Fig, Evergreen and Fauna.
But personally I will get the most wear out of are - Python and Entwined.
 These swatches show the eye-shadows in the exact order they appear in the palette, there are seven shimmery shades and four without shimmer. 

If anyone has tried any of the other Sleek Palettes please let me know which one is your favourite as I will definitely be looking to purchase another one in the near future! Thanks once again for reading.

Love Beth x

Outfit Of The Night ~ Out Of My Comfort Zone...James Bond Style

I'm actually pretty impressed with myself recently I've actually become a regular at wring these blog posts *high fives myself*

But Beth...what's your secret?
Well...I actually write them in advance..but shh don't tell anyone. Rather than writing one a time, I will actually write two or three at once. But that's our little secret!

So, James Bond. Extremely famous films, new film coming out in the near future. Skyfall was a huge hit and actually the only film I've seen but still amazing. James Bond was also the theme for one of my best friends surprise 18th recently.

I thought I would share the outfit I wore to this occasion, not only because I loved it. But also because I definitely pushed my boundaries with my choice of outfit, I stepped out of my comfort zone and I'm proud of myself for doing that.


My Dress - Nicole X Low Back Strappy Midi Dress - Red - Miss Guided - £25
I will leave the link to it here
Then I wore some black wedges I've had for years from New Look, with some black socks because my feet are always freezing!

The Party was held at a place called 'Hannah's Habitat' which is a converted stables opposite my friends house where the majority of the year groups parties are held. It was decorated James Bond style and looked amazing!
This is the moment when the birthday girl herself was greeted by the whole Sixth Form, she had absolutely no idea and it's written all over her face. The second girl in the photo is her younger sister who organised the whole night, so round of applause to Amber for organising an incredible night!

Just thought I would include a few pictures of myself and my closest friends, everyone was dressed incredibly glamorously as the theme would suggest :)

 Thank You to everyone who read this blog post, as always I am open to any comments and suggestions.

Love Beth x



Sunday 7 December 2014

Outfit Of The Day ~ Christmas Shopping

Its that time of year again, the time of year where everyone goes insane (including me) Yes. IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS! So to those observent ones of you, this is actually an OOTD rather than an OOTN, because I actually left my house in the day and did something productive! *SHOCK HORROR* 

I am the biggest kid of them all and Christmas is by far my favourite time of year, I love spending time with my family and friends, eating lots, going out to parties and generally just everyone being a lot happier! So to get into the festive spirit I thought I would share with you the outfit I was wearing when I went Christmas shopping the other day.



Got some cringey pictures going on right here! 


T-Shirt ~ £10 Bank
Jeans ~ £22.99 New Look
Scarf ~ £5 Primark
Boots ~ £20 Ebay

I also wore my green parka jacket over the top so I didn't freeze to death, I didn't take a picture of it but I will leave a link here.

Thanks once again for reading, hope you all have a lovely December :)

Love Beth x