How To Feel Christmassy...

Hello guys...

Can you believe it's almost Christmas and 2016? I can't either. Most people have Christmas traditions and use them as ways to get in the spirit of christmas (including myself) but if you don't, I have decided to create a way to help you.

• Watch Elf or The Grinch
• Pamper yourself
• Buy new pjs
• Binge on chocolate (maybe not too much)
• Play christmas songs
• Organise a secret santa 
• Treat yourself to some alcohol (if you're legal)
• Spoil yourself to christmas flowers
• Take a bath and set a christmas candle

Hopefully, these ways will help you to get in the christmas spirit, this is only a short post because you know how busy life can be.

Anyway, hope you all have a fabulous christmas and I hope you are all looking forward to bringing in the New Year.

Merry christmas and a very happy new year to you all 

Ciao for now...

London Haul...

Hello guys...

I have decided to do a little haul for you guys after my trip to London last weekend, unfortunately I can barely remember what I bought so this is just a post of what I can remember. (None of these pictures are mine)

Zara- http://www.zara.com

First of all, I went to Zara. Zara is one of those shops that is reasonably priced and sells good quality clothing. Most of the clothing are sizes S-M-L rather than 6-8-10 and so on. Sometimes I do find that the clothing is quite small fitting but that just depends on what the item is that I am buying but the items I did purchase, all fit great.

Jumper- £17.99

This jumper is the best quality jumper I have, its so comfortable and completely perfect for winter. Since buying this jumper, I've probably had it on 5 times already (I have washed it don't worry) but I'd happily live in it because it's so comfortable.

Top- £12.99

I actually bought this top in a emerald green colour as I thought it would look quite festive throughout December and over the Christmas period, I can't find this on the website so this is the next best thing but now that I'm seeing the top in the black, I'm considering buying it. I have not yet wore this top but I can already tell that it'll be one of those tops that you can either dress up or dress down.

Trousers- £12.99

Okay, first of all, these trousers are the best! I wore these trousers with the jumper from Zara to travel home in from London and it was 110% the best decision of my life. Once again these trousers are the type you could dress up or dress down (as seen by the boots in the picture) I am so in love with these trousers. I would recommend them to anyone. Great quality too.

Topshop- http://www.topshop.com

Obviously I couldn't NOT go to Topshop, so whilst I was there I decided to buy the one thing I'd been looking at on the website for so long. 

Pinafore- £39.99

I'd been looking online at this for weeks because 1, I love Topshop's denim collection and 2, I'm all for burgundy all year round. I wore this pinafore with a grey high neck jumper the second day of exploring London and it was very comfortable, I found that it's quite low on the sides so it would definitely be better to wear some sort of top underneath.

 Mom Jeans- £42

Not all Topshop jeans are the best quality I have found, especially for the price, but I really wanted some comfortable Mom jeans. I felt that these jeans were quite a snug fit when you first wear them but they will become more comfortable the more I wear them. 

Bra- £20.00

Knickers- £12.00

Everyone needs to treat themselves to good underwear every once in a while and I thought, why not buy a love matching set so whilst I was in Topshop, that's exactly what I did. They're so pretty and comfortable too and I just love the set.

Urban Outfitters- http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/

Urban Outfitters is a shop that have visited quite a few times but it's over an hour away from me so I'm never kept up to date with the latest fashion due to the journey (unless I go on the website) so whilst in London, I had to visit.

Shirt- £22.00

I came across this shirt in the shop which was in the sale for £22.00, for Urban Outfitters, this is quite cheap I found especially for a shirt. Once again the sizing is S-M-L and depending on the type of material, this can either be a good thing or a bad thing. I was over the moon with this purchase and you could also buy it in black or burgundy but cream isn't a colour I usually go for so I decided to go for a change.

Victoria's Secret:https://www.victoriassecret.com

One shop you'll find hundreds of girls in? Victoria's Secret. This was my first time visiting the shop and I was completely excited to explore. One thing I will say is that it is a very expensive shop (but completely worth it.) I bought 5 pair of knickers which were on a deal and sprays too.

Bra- price unknown

This bra that I purchased was a sports bra, it is the best bra I own by far and I will definitely be buying more in other colours. I can not remember the price unfortunately. I would definitely recommend buying this bra if you find regular bras, uncomfortable. 

PJ's- £46.00

I know that the price of these PJ's are quite pricy but then again, buying 4 pair of pjs from Primark would not last as long as paying for extra for a pair of decent pyjamas. So yeah, it's completely worth the price and the shame of looking at my bank balance after.

I hope you enjoyed looking at a few of the items I bought in London.

Ciao for now...

Little London Getaway...

Hello guys...

So from the 5th December till the 7th December, me, my mother and two sisters visited London. (Unfortunately my dad was working). After everything that has happened throughout this year, we had to get away and the 5th December was also my 19th birthday so what way better to spend your birthday than in London???

We decided to travel to London by car which took around 4 hours, we would've taken the train but I'm not really a lover of trains. After a long journey and many toilet stops (try travelling with a pregnant sister), we finally arrived. We stayed in Kingsbury which was just one tube stop off Wembley Stadium, the tubes ran frequently too which was good with it being as cold as it is in England.

The first place we wanted to visit was the Winter wonderland in Hyde park. Before I went to London I wasn't feeling in the christmas spirit but after Winter wonderland, I definitely am now!

Hyde park's Winter Wonderland, was filled with christmas decorations, markets (which included food, ornaments, christmas decs, alcohol, hot drinks and clothes!) and fair ground rides. Obviously with it being London, the Park was packed with people so it was hard to get round the whole park without missing anything out. With my sister being pregnant, we chose to not go on any rides because it wouldn't have been fair to make her watch us have fun when she couldn't. So instead, we stuck to looking through the markets.

The market section was called "Angels Market", Winter Wonderland sticking to the theme of Christmas obviously. Angels Market was the cutest, the market stalls were set up like little cabins, it was so adorable.

After Hyde Park, we decided to hit up Oxford Street, this was my first time visiting London, so it was really nice to shop there. (Hopefully I will upload a London clothes haul soon). Once again, the streets of London was kitted out with Christmas decorations.

Without a doubt, London is a beautiful place and with it decorated with Christmas lights, it just made it that little bit more special. Now I'm completely in the mood for Christmas and I definitely can't wait to visit London again. 

When we were in London, we couldn't walk too far with my sister being 7 months pregnant so we decided to stick to shopping for the whole weekend rather than go sight-seeing too much, hopefully I will return to London soon to sight-see.

Check out my instagram for more photographs from both my birthday and London- https://www.instagram.com/nadiaelliott/ 

Comment below for a London Haul.

Ciao for now...

Lime Crime Review...

Hello guys...

I know it's been a while, sorry about that. But today I am back with a review! This review is on "Lime Crime" which is an American brand, the brand sells makeup products and hair products.
First of all, can we take a moment to appreciate the packaging of the box, opening and seeing the layout and design, really cheered me up big time.

check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiaelliott/

As you can see, I ordered three products from Lime Crime, two of the Velvetines lipsticks and the glitter for eyes.

The first product I chose was the lipstick in shade "Wicked", I have found that this lipstick is in fact quite messy when applying and stains really well which is a plus if you don't enjoy reapplying regularly. When trying out this product for the first time, I found that the feel of the lipstick is dry when it sets, this is because of how matte the finish is. If you aren't used to a matte lipstick, it will be quite a strange experience on your lips. 

This product cost £13.31 but there is currently a sale on.

The next product I purchased was another Velvetines in the shade "Cashmere". If you are a huge fan of the grey lip look, I highly recommend this. This lipstick has a purple tone to the grey too which stops from making you look washed out. 

This product cost £13.31 but there is currently a sale on.

The final product I purchased was the Lime Crime glitter in the shade Ophiuchus. This glitter highly pigmented and can cause quite the mess when you are using it. I decided to go for this shade because I thought it would go with any shadow look that I was going for. 

This product is no longer on the website unfortunately. 

Overall, I am very pleased with my purchases at Lime Crime, the delivery took 4 working days even though it came from America which I was overly joined with. I will definitely be visiting this website again!

Check them out- https://www.limecrime.com

Ciao for now...

In Need Of A Break...

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Once again, I am lacking with my blog posts, uni and life is just completely taking over recently. Hectic is a word that I would definitely describe my life at the minute.

Since the start of this year, everything that has happened in my life has just been one big blur. For instance its already approaching the end of October, I am no longer a college student, I finally got a job and I'm about ready to sit my driving test. Life has definitely been very hard and challenging this year to say the least.
When I first started this blog, I was having serious trouble with my anxiety and controlling it but I have found that since starting, my anxiety is a lot better, I was progressing at a great speed and I am so thankful for that. Unfortunately, since around June, I have felt that my whole life is just crashing down, I've had nothing but a hard time and spending most of my time doing Uni work to take my mind off just how terrible things are at the minute.

I've never been so in need of a break, a relaxing time away. A week off would be really good right now, with no responsibilities or social media. But I'm not that lucky, I can just dream about it instead. Being able to even sit down and write out this blog post is a way to take my mind off everything and just sit and relax whilst I type away. It's sort of like talking to myself but I'm finding it so calming to do it. My problem is that the one thing that is making me relaxed, is something that I don't have too much time to do these day due to the pile of work I get EVERYDAY. But I'm not giving up on blogging just yet.

This blogpost was quite useless but I felt that I needed to write something just so I could feel somewhat calm and relaxed for at least 10 minutes of my day. I feel like I have been able to breathe for a second.

Ciao for now...

Getting Over My Fears?...

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It's been a while I know, I've had a lot to do recently and I've been forgetting to do things such as blog now that I'm such a busy person (no lie). But now that I actually have the time to do it, I have decided to make a post about how I've sort of got over my fears recently.

Since starting uni and living off my student loan, I realised it was time to find a well paid job or at least apply for more which is what I did. So last Monday I finally received word for an interview on Wednesday at a local pub, interviews are one thing that scares me a lot due to anxiety and over-thinking before even attending the interview. But, this time I decided I wasn't going to google interview scenarios and worry about the interview and what sort of questions I might've been asked because when I do that, it panics me and I want to be the best I can be.

So instead, I decided I was going to definitely 110% go for this job. I was going to put my all into it and hope for the best. I bought myself a new dress ready for the interview to take my mind off the situation. I received the phone call at around 6:00pm on that Monday night but I didn't tell my parents until the next day, I told two people about this interview. I found that by only telling few people, I didn't have the pressure of doing perfect and if I didn't get the job, I hadn't let too many people down.

Once it got to Wednesday, I was very relaxed which actually worried me, I started to wonder why I wasn't nervous about the interview but I didn't overthink it. With my new dress and my relaxed attitude, I went for the interview. Of course I became a little bit nervous when the woman was talking to me but then throughout it I was wondering why I'd never had the courage to do this before, the atmosphere was so peaceful and relaxed. She took me to a corner in the pub and asked me questions as she wrote my answers, nothing was pushed or rushed and she didn't force me. Once the interview was over the woman joked on about how she finally had a break now and I felt so happy about it.

I'd finally put my fear of interviews aside and went for it, and two days later, she called and asked me back for job trial! Which I have this Friday.

From this situation, it made me realise that overthinking isn't what I need to do, it only makes the process worse than it actually is.

Ciao for now...

My Autumn Must Haves...

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Summer is finally over which means that it is starting to get a lot more colder now and most of us will be spending a lot more time in the house. For this post I have decided to post what I think are my autumn must haves for this ongoing season. I'm not trying to brag about the items that I have either. I have decided to do a mixture of clothing, makeup, shoes, technology and films that I think are my personal essentials this autumn.

The first item is the Naked Urban Decay Smoky palette, this is the newest palette by urban decay and I think that the colours within this palette are suitable for the whole season as well as winter. This item was around £38.00 I think and I bought it from the urban decay stall in Debenhams. 

The next item that I think is an autumn must have is this topshop lipstick, it is the Rio Rio shade which was £8.00. This shade is red with a hint of orange but I think that this with any makeup look, is perfect for the season.

All year, I have been wearing the same old black chelsea boots and they're in some terrible state! So I thought it was about time that I invested in a new pair of boots. These boots are tan coloured and from Dorothy Perkins, this purchase was my bargain of the day as I got them for £12 rather than £25. 

With this weather being a bit hit/miss at the minute meaning we it could be splashing it down one second and then very hot the next. So I decided it was time to get a coat that I could wear in all weather conditions. This utility coat from boohoo.com was only £25.00. It is a khaki oversized jacket.

Black jeans are suitable for all seasons and my last pair lasted for around 5 month but I thought it was time to finally buy a new pair. These are the black topshop joni jeans fit for all occasions and individuals. I think that this pair of jeans was around £36.00 and they will last me for a good few month now.

I have recently upgraded my contract to the iPhone 6 in the gold. This is such a good phone and I highly recommend it if anyone is debating getting a new phone/iPhone. 

With me starting university, it was time to buy a new laptop, I was lucky enough for my parents to agree and buy me a MacBook Air and I am in LOVE!! This is the best laptop that I've ever owned and once again, I highly recommend it to all.

That is around it for my autumn must haves so far, I'm looking forward to the rest of the season and all of the great events that happen within Autumn.

What are your autumn must haves? Is there any products you would recommend to me or anyone else?

Ciao for now...

Getting My Life Together...

Hello guys...

As of today, well this week, I have realised that is definitely time for me to start to get my life together. I have just started university so I guess that is half getting my life together but theres so many other things I need to do but I'm just avoiding.

First of all, I need a job! I'm applying for a lot of jobs all of the time but no one will hire me so I think its time that I try even harder. I don't even mind what type of job it is, just hire me please!

I need to get back into driving lessons! I have not had a driving lesson within a month and I have not even looked at a theory style question since like June, I'm completely lacking within everything at the minute.

I must starting taking care of my belongings and pride in my appearance. One thing I never do is take care of my skin, which is actually really bad but I'm just far too lazy to apply creams and then completely regret it the next day.

I must save money!!! I'm one of those people that barely ever has money but when I do, I have to spend it straight away, which is actually really bad because I spend it on things that I don't need.

I've realised that I'm just not into the same things that I used to be into, writing this blog post alone has taken me about 3 weeks because I get so sidetracked and then I say "I'll do it tomorrow" but then "tomorrow" turns into "next week" and then I just never get it done. So I need to get back into a routine.

Keeping my room tidy. I can go weeks without putting even one item of clothing away and I just chuck it on the floor or on my bed and just pick it up when I plan on wearing it which is quite disgusting but it's just one of those jobs that you just never want to do. Rather than ironing my clothing, I'd rather wear a creased shirt all day. I really need to get my life together.

Whilst I was off, I realised that my social life was becoming very busy to the point that I saw my friends every single day but now that I have started university, I have realised that maybe it's time to prioritise different occasions in my life. For example; do I really need to go out every night when I know that I need to be up early in the morning? No.

I know its time to put my education ahead of anything going on in my life whether that being going out with friends or my love life (not that I even have a love life). Lets face it, being attached to a male/female is not worth the stress when you could be focusing on something more important.

So now, it's time to sort my life out, I will become more determined within education, I will resume my driving lessons/theory test and I will try even harder to get a job!

Tell me what you're determined to do now.

Ciao for now...

Get To Know Me...

Hello guys...

I've been very busy recently and making time to write a post has just been completely impossible. For this weeks post I decided that it's probably time that you got to know more about me which is why I am doing a "get to know me" post.

I have found these questions on another blog, I haven't been tagged within the challenge but I am going to do it anyway.

1. Are you named after anyone?  I don't think so, Nadia is quite an unusual name but I can't remember hearing a story about being named after anyone.
2. When was the last time you cried? I've had a very emotional last few months and the last time I cried was last Wednesday.
3. Do you have kids? No.
4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? Yeah, I'm one of those people that would do anything for anyone so I think I'd be a good friend to have.
5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Yes, maybe too much. 
6. Will you ever bungee-jump? No, I'm too afraid to do things like that. I can imagine it to be a great experience but it's definitely not for me.
7. What's your favourite cereal? Rice Krispies!
8. What's the first thing you notice about people? I always look at people's teeth,  I think that the condition of someones teeth really proves what type of person they are. Is that weird?
9. What is your eye colour? Brown
10. Scary movie or happy endings? You'd never catch me watching a scary movie, I'm a very girly girl when it comes to films, happy endings all the way!
11. Favourite smells? Petrol, Alien, cakes cooking.
12. Summer or Winter? My birthday is the 5th December so I love Winter, I love being cold.
13. Computer or television? Computer- I could live without a television but not my computer.
14. What's the furthest you've been from home? New York! I went with my school when I was in year 10 and I was away from family too.
15. Do you have any special talents? None that I've came across yet!
16. Where were you born? UK
17. What are your hobbies? Probably spending money, I love buying myself things.
18. Do you have any pets? Yes, I have two female West-highland Terriers, they're called Milky and Maisey.
19. Favorite Movie? I have a lot of favourite movies but two of them are The Help and Sunshine on Leith.
20. Do you have any siblings? Yes, two sisters. One older, one younger.
21. What do you want to be when you grow up? I plan on being a primary teacher and being happy! Being happy is all I want to be.

I hope that these questions help you to feel like you know more about me now.
I tag anyone that wants to do this post.

Ciao for now...

Being Proud Of Yourself...

Hello guys...

We're nearly at the end of summer now which means almost time to get back into reality.
One thing I've heard recently is people saying "I wish that my parents were proud of me",  "why is no-one proud of me". I know what it feels like to think that no-one is proud of you but then I also know that the only reason you feel like that is because you don't feel proud of yourself. Being proud of yourself takes a lot of time and effort. In order to be proud of yourself, you must tell yourself that you are the best you can be and then when you do better than you expected to in life, you feel so much better.

If you managed to even get out of bed today, you should be proud of yourself because I know that takes a lot of effort in it's self.
Getting ready and feeling good about yourself is 100% definitely something to be proud of.

Being proud of yourself is the best thing that you can do for yourself, you don't need someone to tell you they are proud, as long as you are proud of yourself.

I've used the word "proud" a lot of times within this post but my reason is that you don't need someone to tell you they're proud of you, for you to be proud of yourself!

When you are proud, REWARD YOURSELF! IT FEELS GOOD.

You are ok and you are someone to be proud of! I hope this makes you feel, somewhat better about yourself.

Ciao for now...

Making Your Next Step?...

Hello guys...

Now that all results day are over and summer is coming to a close, we're all about to make a big step in our lives whether that being moving from Primary School to a new one or from Secondary to College/sixth form or College to University or to starting a new job, we're all going through a big part of our lives.

First of all, well done on your results whether that is SATS, GCSE's, A-Levels or finishing your degree, I know you did well and I'm proud of each and every one of you.

One thing I must advise you is that if you don't want to do something with your next step in life, don't do it! Going onto further education isn't for everyone and if you'd rather go on to get a job than going into even more education, then don't do it! Do what makes you happy. Remember that you can drop out of anything you don't want to do too.

In September I will be starting my first year/three years of University where I will be studying Childhood Studies and I hope to go onto become a primary school teacher. A lot of people may think that the course I am doing is "stupid" and may wonder why I'd want to go onto teach others education but I enjoy helping others and knowing that someone else is being benefited because of me, makes me happy.

Before making any decisions of your own you should always consider whether or not it is what you want to do and you aren't doing it to make your family or friends happy. At the end of the day, it is your life and you deserve to be happy living it. So you keep doing what you're doing but FOR YOURSELF!!

I look forward to hearing what plans you are all making in your life and hearing all about it in the future. Let me know what results you got!

Ciao for now...

Stressful Weeks...

Hello guys...

I decided to take a break from blogging last week as I received some awful news which then created a hectic, emotional week that I needed to spend with just my family and then to top it off, it has been A-Level results day this week. Receiving my results has been a rollercoaster ride. Even though I was proud of my results, I didn't get into the first university that I wanted to which made me feel very disappointed in myself but I still got into Uni so it's all good. Now that I think of it, the university that I did get into, is a lot better for me and I guess its true what people say; "everything happens for a reason".

So now I plan on spending the rest of my time getting back into blogging, sleeping and getting ready to take that huge step and start university in September.

Ciao for now...

Somatox Part 2...

Hello guys...

I have finally came to the end of my two week skinny tea-tox. I have found this detox very good, I can't say that I've had any problems with it at all. Unfortunately I have not been too well whilst taking this tea-tox (nothing to do with the tea don't worry) which has resulted in me not eating the best to try and make myself feel a bit better.

Through using the tea and the detox, I have found that I have started to feel better within myself, this tea stops you from feeling hungry throughout the day which is great if you're a snacker! I have also found that this tea really helps you to 'de-bloat' (if thats a word). I suffer from bloating a lot so I was very happy that this tea made me feel less bloated and a lot more confident with myself. (Not confident enough to include pictures of body on my blog though I'm sorry)

I have been lucky enough to gather information from the Somatox company about the tea and company, thanks to the lovely Harry from Somatox for sending this information to me.

Somatox is the  brand name its made up of two words, 'Soma' meaning nectar of the gods following Ayurvedic tradition and ‘Tox’ to cleanse and detox.

The range is always a prefix of Somatox added with the product so therefore Somatox Tea and the newly added range of supplements - Somatox Supplements 

The Tea differs from other companies, first of all they do the industry standard the Teatox, then developed their very own intensive weight loss tea - the Skinnytox and one for the guys as well - Mr T Tox.

Other companies use between 2g-2.5g per tea bag but somatox use 3g per tea bag therefore you're getting more tea per bag which is fantastic! Also with there being more tea per bag it means you can steep for longer and re-suse the bag throughout the day

The ingredients are also slightly different, most companies will simply use herbs and leaves, where as Somatox use some of the super food ingredients as well; for example Garcina Cambogia and Goji Berries.

"Our company philosophy really is to make sure the consumer gets the very best product that they deserve (we don’t cut corners)"

Even from reading this information, you can see just how amazing the Somatox company really are and through my experience with the company, I have found that the staff are very helpful and friendly.
I would definitely recommend this company to anyone that is after detox tea.

Check out the website- www.somatox.com

Ciao for now...

p.s. I have recently received some terrible news which means I have to be with my family so I will be taking a break from blogging for the next couple of weeks. 

10 Things I Find Annoying...

Hello guys...

I have decided to make a blog post about things that I find annoying so this post is pretty much a rant post. I am choosing to do this blog post as a way to separate all of the review posts and discuss all of the things I find so annoying.

Ok so lets get started:

• Rudeness- manners cost nothing so why do you feel the need to be rude to everyone? Even if being kind isn't for you, there is still no need to treat other people like they're trash. Just hold the door open for that person or help them out, don't be so rude!

• Racists- ITS 2015! WHY ARE PEOPLE SO AGAINST OTHERS WITH A DIFFERENT SKIN COLOUR! WE ARE ALL THE SAME. Nothing sickens me more than hearing that more and more individuals are being killed because of their skin colour. It truly is disgusting.

• Careless people- nothing annoys me more than careless people! People that go about their life as if they have no care in the world and don't take care of their own belongings is really annoying. I hate when individuals have everything they want in life and they just don't care about it, they take everything for granted. 

• Wolf whistlers- middle-aged men that find it acceptable to shout and wolf whistle at young girls is just wrong, it is also very intimidating and no-one wants to feel intimidated in the place they live. It is creepy, it must stop!

• Slow walkers- nothing is worse than being stuck behind a slow walker when you are in a rush and need to be somewhere soon. Slow walkers that decide to stop in the middle of the path to have a conversation is even worse. 

• People that can't be happy for you- Nothing annoys me more than when you are so happy about something and you need to tell the world but no one seems to be happy for you or they change the topic onto themselves. NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT YOU JUST BE HAPPY FOR ME FOR ONCE PLEASE. 

• Over-dramatic people- is there really any need for your over-dramatic behaviour? You've stubbed your toe, you don't need it removed. People that rant and rave about how bad their life is or how their life is "over" just because they have made one mistake are just too dramatic. You will get over this, don't shout about it.

• People that are always late- People that are always late and think everything revolves around them, really annoy me. If you're late, just don't bother turning up. If you are 10 minutes late or more, do us all a favour and just stay at home. It's so annoying when someones late to say a meeting or a class and then they expect the person talking to explain what they have missed and then the rest of the people there have to hear it again. JUST NO!

• Periods- Every female will agree with me on this one. There is nothing I hate more in life than periods, they truly ruin my life, I do not know one female that has had a great experience with a period. Ever. In there life. I did not ask for periods, I did not ask for this pain, so why do we get them? WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR PRODUCTS FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT?

• People that make fun of others- People that make fun of others for no reason, deserve a lot of bad karma in their life. Especially if they are making fun of others for something that they like such as a band or their clothing taste. Why can't people just see others be happy? Don't make fun of someone for something they like, just leave them be. Leave them to be happy.

These are 10 things that I find annoying/hate about people and life. Believe me, I could've made a never ending list of things that I find annoying but I decided to keep it at just ten so you all don't become bored.

Leave in the comments what things you find annoying, do you agree or disagree with the ten things I find annoying? Let me know your thoughts...

Ciao for now...

#GrowingUpWithAnxiety...

Hello guys...

anyone that is on twitter, will have noticed that during this week there has been a lot of #GrowingUpWith trends and one of the trends that really stood out to me was the one about anxiety. I sat and scrolled through the trend just looking at all of the tweets people were making about growing up with anxiety. Reading through all of these tweets about people who have anxiety and how they've suffered in similar ways to you have, is actually quite comforting to know that you aren't alone. Anxiety is something that I have never really enjoyed talking about or wanting people to know that I have it but as I have grown up and by being reassured that there are so many more people in the world and my age that have anxiety made me feel somewhat "normal".
I saw a lot of individuals tweeting that "people shouldn't be glorifying anxiety" which is completely not what is actually going on. Individuals are finally feeling strong enough to voice their problems and explain what it feels like to have and to have grown up with the disorder so why are we shaming them?
I know from my own experiences that growing up with anxiety is horrible, I always felt like there was something wrong with me, I didn't want to be out with my friends or even out of my bed. I was quite happy lying in my bed away from the world and I just couldn't understand why that was unhealthy. My family would ask me if I wanted to go out and I'd just cry because I simply did not want to get dressed and see other humans, the other of interacting with others that I did not know was enough to make me feel sick. I went through 15 years of my life thinking that there was something wrong with me but I wasn't sure what, I knew I wasn't as confident as my sisters and I didn't like to be out all of the time like they did. Whilst they would be out with their friends, I would be in my room reading a book or on the internet. It was not until I started my GCSE's and the worry kicked in and the constant crying, that I realised that I need some sort of help and I couldn't carry on the way I was living or else I would've made myself seriously ill. Being 16 and being afraid to talk to someone on the phone is quite embarrassing and I wish I was never like that, even now at 18 I am still so afraid to phone people whether that being friends, family or strangers. Phone calls are not for me. I have always been the type of person to hate attention, I would rather no one knew my name than have all eyes on me.
Anxiety is not a nice thing to have or to go through and I know that I will always have it no matter what but being able to look at this trend on twitter and see other people have experienced events just like I have, is a good feeling. I have always been afraid of talking about my anxiety because of the fear of being judged but once I open up and know that others are the same, it makes me question why I was so scared. In some ways, if I did not have my anxiety, I wouldn't be the person I was. I probably wouldn't have concentrated as much as I have within school and college if I didn't have a constant fear of being seen as "stupid" or a "drop out" so in some ways, if I didn't have anxiety, I probably wouldn't have come this far in life. I'm not saying that anxiety is a good thing but I guess there could be some positives if you look into it hard enough. I'm not afraid to admit to myself or anyone else that I have anxiety, more and more people are aware of the illness these days too which makes it a lot easier on me. I know that I am normal, I may have a mental illness but I am not my mental illness, anxiety does not define me.

Some of the tweets I saw that I found relatable to me were:

"#GrowingUpWithAnxiety constantly thinking people dislike you if they don't talk to you" this is something that you feel with anxiety because you have a constant fear of not being good enough or not being liked and half of the time you are just over thinking it but it makes you feel terrible.

"#GrowingUpWithAnxiety having too much anxiety to go to school and then people joke about you "skipping"" This happens. Not everyone will understand what anxiety is and they just don't see what the big problem is, loose those people out of your life.

"#GrowingUpWithAnxiety Being the most emotional in your family and crying over minor things and having the rest of your family not understand" !!!!!!!!!!! THIS !!!!!!!! nothing sums up my life now and when I was growing up more than this tweet.

"#GrowingUpWithAnxiety mentally preparing yourself for social interactions" I wish this wasn't true but it is. Knowing that you have a huge event coming up is always the worst, your mind does overtime and you have to plan and plan situations in your head that will probably not happen and because of the situations going on in your head, this can make you not even attend the social event to avoid interactions.

I have two photographs saved in my phone that I have had for the longest time and I am ready to share. Both of these photographs are from tumblr (feel free to leave your url in the comments and I will follow you)

I hope that these photographs come in helpful with you like they have with me and I hope that this overall post makes you feel as if you can be a bit more open about your anxiety or can relate to the illness.

Feel free to leave any comments if you would like to talk to me a bit more privately.

Ciao for now...

Somatoxtea...

Hello guys...

(This week I am uploading a mid-week review to get the word out on a product that I am going to be trying out over the next two weeks, hopefully I will be uploading this weekend as normal also!)

this week's blogpost is a slight review put more of an informative post about the product. I was lucky enough to be sent a package from Somatoxtea and I received the skinnytox tea. These tea bags are to help detox and to loose weight, I use detox teabags quite regularly by different brands and Somatoxtea was one that I had never tried so I was very excited when I received the product. With this product you get 14 day skinnytox tea bags and 7 night time ones, as you can imagine, you drink the day time ones every morning for 2 weeks and then the night time ones are every other night.

(£21.99)

The ingredients for the morning tea is: Goji Berry, Garcinia Cambogia, Senna Leaf, Lotus Leaf, Pu' erh Tea Leaf, Burdock Root, Sencha Green Tea and Lemongrass.

The ingredients for the evening tea are: Senna Leaf, Roselle (Habiscus), Liquorice Root, Chamomile, Lotus Leaf, Fennel Seed, Rhubarb Root and Peppermint Leaf.

I'm not going to lie and say that this tastes nice because the taste isn't good at all but the taste is definitely enough to put up with in order to loose weight in such an easy way.

I am currently day 3 and night 2 into my weight loss tea and I can already start to feel the difference. With these teabags, I am eating a lot healthier, not snacking but I'm also not exercising other than going on walks with my dogs (the usual).
I do not drink these teabags within a huge mug, I simply find a small cup and use the same cup throughout the detox.

Considering I have only been using these tea bags for a few days, I feel like they are already starting to work to some extent.

(These photographs are from a morning teabag.)

I believe that these teabags are reasonably priced for the job they do and they do not involve any hard work (unless you class putting the kettle on as hard work).

To purchase the tea or any other products by this brand go to : www.somatox.com

I look forward to hopefully uploading a post on my progress with this company and the 14 day skinnytox.

What weight loss teas do you live by? Have you tried somatox before?

Ciao for now...

Mr.Bean Review...

Hello guys...

this week I was lucky enough to be sent a product for me to review. This product is the Mr Bean Coffee Bean Scrub. As you'd expect, this product smells very much like coffee. I am not a lover of coffee but I actually didn't mind the smell.

The packaging of this product was very nice and just the way you'd expect a bag of coffee beans to be and the inside of the box had a little message on that really made me laugh.  

The Mr.Bean coffee scrub is to be used whilst the skin is wet or damp whether that being whilst in the shower or bath or simply just by washing your face and wanting to use the scrub. On the back of the packet, it warns that you should not let the coffee scrub touch your eyes but if it does, wash out immediately. 

As soon as I opened the packet, I was very intrigued by the scrub. I think that the scrub has a very similar look to soil which some people may find weird. 

I showered and then whilst my skin was still wet, I used the scrub on my legs and my arms. I suffer from psoriasis which means that I have very dry patches on my arms but by using this, it really helped and made them feel extremely smooth. After 5 minutes I washed off the scrub. This was a very messy task and I got coffee scrub all over my shower and the walls. After washing it off the whole bathroom smelt of the scrub and it was great. I decided to put the coffee scrub on my face after I had been in the shower so that I knew where I was putting it. 

(I have included a picture of the scrub on my face and I apologise for how bad I look). 

Once again, after about 5 minutes, I washed off the scrub and my face felt so smooth to the point that I found myself stroking my face all night! 

Overall, I find this scrub very good, it does exactly what it says and I will definitely be purchasing this product again once I run out of coffee beans. 

Ciao for now...

My Summer Essentials...

Hello guys...

Recently we are having some very hot weather within the UK which results in me becoming a lot more lazier when it comes to doing my hair and makeup within the summer. I have a go-to-look that I do when I can't be bothered with a heavy coverage or can't be bother to stand and do my makeup. 

The first thing that I do is clean my face to get rid of any makeup that I might've missed the day before. I use Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, the bottle that I currently have is only a travel size bottle so I've gone through it quite fast. Using cotton pads, I apply the cleansing water to my face and let it dry in. This really makes you feel refreshed. 

The foundation that I go to during the summer is the 24 hours matte infallible by L'oreal. This foundation is extremely matte and I wouldn't recommend it if you have very dry skin or else it will show through the foundation. I find the coverage to be quite good on this foundation too making it perfect for a summers day. 

I then like to apply concealer under my eyes and onto any spots that I have that may be still visible after applying the foundation. I live by the collection lasting perfection concealer (I've had it a while), you could use this to highlight or concealer. This is in the shade "fair". 

                          

Throughout the day, I don't like to over do the contouring or the bronzer so I use Hoola bronzer by Benefit. This is definitely my go-to product when I'm getting ready, no matter what look I'm

going for. Depending on how much product you apply to the brush, depends on the coverage you will receive from the product. I find that this product adds a lovely shade to your face without making you look too brown. 

The Naked Flushed pallette comes with a bronzer, highlight and blush. Once again with this product I find that the amount of product you want on your face, depends on how much product you put on the brush. Throughout the day, I like to use a small amount of highlight and blush to add a bit of colour to my face. The pigment for the highlight is very good. 

Everyone has their own products that they enjoy using on their eyebrows and certain mascara that they like to use. The product that I use on my eyebrows is the Urban Decay brow kit. With this kit you get two small brushes and tweezers. 

For my eyes, I usually just go to my naked 2 pallette, I don't like to use a lot of eyeshadow during the day because if I'm not doing anything, I don't want to waste the makeup I have. I tend to go for a very simple eye look. 

Finally, with the day's being so long and hot, I use setting spray and de-stick. I have very oily skin so I find that no matter how matte my foundation is, it will probably become shiny at some point in the day. 

Using these sprays allows me to go out and not worry about my makeup wearing off or my T-Zone becoming oily and shiny throughout the day. (The bottles aren't in the best condition, sorry). A lot of people may think that sprays like this make you get spots, but I haven't found that, the only way you'll get spots is if you don't take your makeup off properly. 

My hair is naturally quite curly and I find it a lot easier to leave it natural rather than straighten it, even if I did straighten it, it becomes curly throughout the day anyway. So I like to use a sea salt spray. By simply spraying it onto the ends of my hair and scrunching it into my hand, my hair is set for the day. Not only does it create curly waves, but it smells nice too. 

All of these products are what I like to use when I'm in a rush to go out or if I'm just sitting in the garden in the sun. It creates a simple look without the feeling of having too much makeup on. 

What are your go-to Summer essentials?

Ciao for now...