20 things I love about summer

Hi guys! You probably would have already known or been able to guess that Summer is my favourite season. Even though I also absolutely love Winter, mainly because it is my birthday and Christmas, I just find everyone is much happier and brighter in summer! So I have decided to write this post dedicated to 20 things I love about summer. I also decided to go outside into my garden and find some nice plants to take pictures of so I will include them in this post (don't expect to much of my pictures, they don't look very professional but atleast I tried! : D) Anyway Enjoy!

20 things I love about Summer- 

1. Finally being able to get your shorts, sunglasses and flip flops out!

2. Sitting outside on the Sun lounger reading a book or listening to music

3. Hearing the happy tune of your local ice cream van

4. Watching all of the bugs fly around and get on with their busy lives

5. Fun family barbeques with lots of yummy food

(Cheeky picture of my little

Pug Layla) 

6. Relaxing on the beach with the gentle sounds of the waves 

7. Going to random summer faits and markets 

8. Being hydrated with an ice cold lemonade 

9. Finally plucking up the courage to put on that really bright pink lipstick

10. The summer holidays meaning no school for six weeks

11. Finding a new perfume that is your signature summer scent 

12. Water fights 

13. Going to that dodgey fun fair down the road and buying some candyfloss 

14. Never being so happy to see one day of rain (this one only applies if you are having a hot summer) 

15. Going on long evening strolls whilst the Sun sets 

 

16. Watching your skin go slightly darker and your hair go slightly lighter 

17. Being able to walk out of the house without a massive coat on 

18. Venturing fourth and actually wearing a colour other than black or grey

19. Ice creams and ice lollies 

20. Waking up to the sound of birds and the Sun shining into your room and being immediately put into a happy mood 

I hope you enjoyed this post! I certainly enjoyed writing it and taking the pictures! Do you agree with my 20 things? What do you love about summer? 

Thanks for reading ! 

Miss A x 

Infinity dreams award

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great day! The Sun is shining today and I'm in a really good mood! Anyway, last week I got tagged by the lovely Sarah from Raiin Monkey (go and check out Raiin monkey because it is epic and soo cute!) to do the infinity dreams award! This is the first time I've been tagged to do something like this so thank you Sarah as I am quite excited!

Rules -

1) Thank the blogger who nominated you for the infinity dreams award
2) Tell everyone 11 facts about yourself
3) Answer the 11 questions that the blogger who tagged you left for you
4) Come up with 11 new questions for the bloggers you are going to tag
5) Tag the other bloggers!

11 facts about myself- 

1) I have a pug called Layla who is the love of my life!
2) I do not eat Meat or fish
3)I still can't and never have been able to do a roly poly
4) I have two different eyelids ! :D
5) I am really scared of spiders, bees and escalators
6) I love baking cakes and cookies
7) I have a scar across my tummy from when I had to have an operation when I was a baby due to getting a twisted intestine!
8) My favourite season is summer because it is hot and it is when I get a 6 weeks holiday! Whoop whoop!
9) I own a caravan in a seaside town where I go to in the holidays
10) My favourite food without any hesitation is chocolate!
11) I like anything Kawaii
12)  If you haven't realised before, I am obsessed with buying makeup

Answers to Sarah's questions- 

1) What's your favourite insect?

My favourite insect would have to be a ladybird because they are so pretty and cute! Also I don't think they can sting you so they are safe to hold and touch!

2) Which do you prefer- white, milk or dark chocolate?

Well I can firstly rule out dark chocolate because I hate dark chocolate! I am really stuck between milk or white but I think I'm going to have to go for milk!

3) What is your favourite topic to blog about or type/style of post to write?

My favourite topic to blog about is make up. I like showing you my recent purchases and taking pretty photos of the products.

4) List one thing you are looking forward to this summer

Being able to wear my shorts in the hot weather

5) What's the best toy you have got inside a kinder egg?

I have a bit of a story to go with this one. Well when I was younger I went round my aunt and uncles house and they bought me and my sister a kinder egg. In my kinder egg I got an ugly sheep and me being an ungrateful child refused to keep it and I gave it to my uncle. My uncle then said as a joke oh you will want this sheep back later because it is lucky but what he didn't realise was it actually really was lucky because that evening he put some money on a horse racing game and his horse won so he won some money! I think my uncle still has it today because he thinks it's lucky! So the best toy I got from a kinder egg was lucky sheep!

6) Tell us an embarrassing or adorable story about something that happened to you as a child

Well I went to Alton Towers (which is a holiday resort) when I was younger and in the swimming pool area there was a big house that fills up with water and you could stand under it and get drenched when it tips around. I was wearing little swimming trunks and I decided to go and stand directly under it and unfortunately when the water came down, my swimming trunks came down with it. I flashed in front of like 20 other children and a lifeguard! I was so embarrassed and I probably started crying!

7) What is your favourite lipstick shade?

My favourite lipstick shade is a nude from Nars audacious lipstick range called Barbara.

8) Last movie/TV show that made you cry

I've never actually cried at a movie or tv show but when I was watching the boy in the striped pyjamas last week I was very close to shedding a tear!

9) Name something on your wishlist right now and tell us why you want it

I would like a new summery dress because it is getting hotter and I would like a nice dress to walk around in.

10) What's your dream job?

I'm not too sure at the moment but I would love to become a full time blogger or a zoo keeper or own a cafe!

11) Recomend a blog that you love reading

I love reading sooo many blogs but there is one blog which was the first blog I read and inspired me to start blogging and that is Missamrunaway.

My questions to you are - 
1) What is your favourite season?
2) Do you have any pets and if yes tell us a bit about him/her and if no tell us if you would want one or not?
3) Do you have any weird talents (or normal talents)?
4) Do you prefer films over tv programmes?
5) What is your favourite sport?
6) Why did you start blogging?
7) Are you allergic to anything?
8) What is your favourite flower?
9) If you could have dinner with any 3 people who would they be?
10) Do you prefer ordering things online or going to the shops and buying things?
11) Finally, tell us your favourite quote!

The bloggers I would like to nominate are:

Yiota
Katie
Laura
Daisy Petals
Littletigerxx

If I didn't nominate you but you want still want to do it then feel free to, I tag you as well! Also if I did tag you but you don't want to do it then don't worry about it!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Miss A x

May Wishlist ! 

Hello everybody! I hope you are all having a fabulous day! As it is May very soon or it probably is May when your reading this I thought I would show you my May Wishlist ! This is basically a list of all of the things I would like to purchase over May but probably won't , in other words! Anyway enjoy! 

Beauty

So the first beauty related thing that I want is the hint of tint cover and correct cream by clean and clear. I just want a natural looking foundation type thing to wear to school and this sounds like it will be perfect! It also helps to clear your skin as well as covering your blemishes ! 

The next thing I would like is the Urban decay after glow highlighter in the colour sin. I have seen loads of YouTubers use this and it just looks so pretty! Urban decay is my favourite high end makeup brand so I would love a highlighter from them! 

Fashion 

The first fashion item that I like the look of is these pair of trousers! I literally only wear black skinny jeans and occasionally black tights with a skirt so I really want to find something that suits my style but is a bit different as well. These look perfect! They are just white and black striped wide leg trousers and I think they would look great paired with a plain white top! 

The next fashion item that I want is a bomber jacket. It seems like everyone has been wearing bomber jackets lately and there's nothing better than keeping up with the latest trends so that is basically why I want a bomber jacket. Also because it is now Spring and I think it is starting to get hotter I need a light jacket to wear which will keep me warm but not too warm if you get what I mean! 

Accessories

Due to Coachella happening recently in America, everyone has been loving round sunglasses! Everyone has been buying the round ones from Ray ban however I could not pay over £100 for a pair of sunglasses so I am just going to look around in random shops until I see a pair I like! The ones above are from H & M and they are actually from the Coachella range! 

I would also love a rucksack! I think these little rucksacks are so cute ! They look sophisticated and smart but also very pretty and dainty ! They are also very practical and look like they could fit loads in! When my handbag eventually breaks I am definitely getting one of these! 

Random-ish things



                                                    

I really love the look of this fake tan. It is called hoola and it is by Benefit ! I have tried it out in the shops so many times and it just looks so natural and nice! I never ever fake tan but this just provides you with a very subtle tan which is so lovely for the summer when it gets hotter and I start to show off more skin! 

The final thing that I would love is a Polaroid instax 8 camera! I just love the colours of all of these cameras and I just think they are so sweet! I would also be able to catch so many memories using one of these and I just love them! 

So that's the end of today's post! 

I hope you enjoyed it! 

Comment below anything you would like to say and I would love it if you left some suggestions of what posts you would like me to do! 

Bye! 

Miss A x 

3 quick rules to happiness 

Hello everyone! Today I just wanted to do a quick post on 3 ways to be happy because being happy is very important in life ! So when you are feeling down just remember these rules and hopefully you will feel much better.

1. Do what you want to do
If you want to eat that massive chocolate bar even though you are supposed to be on a diet then just eat it . If you really don't feel up to going out tonight then just stay at home . If you want to wear a fluffy pink skirt with neon yellow leggings and a bright orange top to work / school then wear it ! Just do what pleases yourself because all that matters is that you are happy! Don't let other people judge you and not let you be yourself.

Which leads on to my next point nicely...

2. Ignore the haters
There are quite a few things that I really hate in the world and one of them is haters ! I don't know what possesses them to be so mean and horrible because it really doesn't make them look cool , it makes them look evil ! Anyway , if anyone is mean to you then please just ignore them because they are idiots and they are clearly bored out of their lives if the only thing that entertains them is being mean to you . Remember that " the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate but I'm just gonna shake shake shake shake shake . Shake it off shake it off!!" Just listen to Taylor swift!

And finally...

3. Believe in yourself
Don't say "I can't do it" or "I know I've done bad" because that will really lower your self confidence. Just have confidence in yourself ! Unless you've murdered an innocent person then nothing that you have done is bad ! And if you think you cant do something well just try and you will probably surprise yourself ! If you believe in yourself and never doubt yourself then I guarantee that you will start to feel more happy !

I hope this post helps when you are going through a bad time !

Bye !

Miss A x

Mother's day gift ideas 

Hello everyone! As you may know (or maybe I've just reminded you and made you panick) mother's day is on Sunday and I just wanted to do a quick post with some ideas of what you could get your mum for Mothers day !
Enjoy !!

Option 1 : Body shop British rose collection

This gift would be so nice as this collection smells so good !! If you would like to spend a lot of money on your mum then some more expensive bits from this collection will be a good idea or if you want to spend below £10 then you could also buy the cheaper items from this range !

Option 2 : Lush's mother's day products

There is sooo many items to choose from this range ! Wether your mum likes sweet and fruity scents or musky and herbal scents there is a product for every mum. You could just buy a little bath bomb so your mum could have a relaxing bath or you could treat her to a gift box which are wrapped up so nicely and would be appreciated by anyone!

Option 3 : Buy a book

Everybody loves a good book so why not buy your mum one so she can have some alone time whilst being engrossed in a story ! There are so many different books to choose from but look out for what authors your mum prefers to read so you can buy her a book she will be interested in !

Option 4 : A CD

Treat your mum to an albumn of a band that she used to be obsessed with or maybe a new band that you have heard her humming songs by!

Option 5: Makeup .

Buy your mum some make up so she can always look her best and feel luxurious whilst wearing the make up that her favourite daughter bought her !!

Option 6 : the classic chocolates and flowers

 Play it safe and just buy your mum some flowers and chocolates if you have no other hope !

Thanks for reading

Miss A x

My daily routine 

Hi guys ! I hope you are all having a nice day. Today I am going to do a post on my daily routine . I've seen lots of YouTubers do this lately so I thought it would be fun to do a blog post about it as well. I have done a post like this before but lets just say it was not very good . It was back in the days where I used my I phone to take pictures and didn't even realise how to edit them . Anyway I hope you enjoy it!

So the first thing I do is obviously get out of bed . On weekdays this horrible task takes me about 20 minutes but on the weekend it usually takes me a few hours. Right now my bed is rocking a Christmas pug duvet and I've got my favourite teddy ever (who is tails from sonic ) just casually sitting there .

Now it is time to have some breakfast .I would usually have krave which is sooo nice but if I'm really hungry I might have porridge or a nutella pancake (dribbles at the thought of it) but if I'm not in the mood then I would just grab a banana and eat that . 

After I've had some food I will go upstairs and wash my face . To do this I will use 1 of the 3 products above which are Kiko's purifying scrub, boots tea tree and witch hazel exfoliating face scrub and I've still got a little bit of Lush's buche de Noel left to use . I will also clean my teeth and stare at how ugly I look in the mirror for about 30 mins.

Then I will go to my bedroom and choose what clothes I'm going to wear today. I hate doing this because I have loads and loads of clothes that I hate and never wear anymore (mainly because they are pink) so it always takes me so long to choose what I'm wearing ! Urghhh stupid clothes !!! 

After I have eventually chosen some clothes to wear I sit down and start my skincare routine. The first thing I do is I use origins' spot remover pads . Then I spray some of Lush's tea tree toner on my face and after that has dried I moisturise my face with Simple's oil reducing moisturiser . I will then put some of the body shop's elderflower eye cream on and to finish off I just put some lip balm on . Right now I am loving the body shop's watermelon lip balm. 

The next job is makeup and hair. I can never decide which one of these I do first but lets start off with makeup today. So I choose the make up I want to wear by deciding what colour eyeshadow goes with what I'm wearing and if I should wear eyeliner or not. I love doing my makeup , it is probably my favourite part of my daily routine . I will then do my hair which I like to do in a different style everyday as well. 

That is the end of my morning routine so I continue on with my day until it gets to the time to do my evening routine. 

First things first I have to confess that I did take these pictures in the morning because I get too tired when I try to take them at night. I did try to make it look like I took them at night but it failed because the light from outside was shining through the holes in the blind. I hate that blind!! Anyway to start of my evening routine I take my makeup off with the truly fantastic Garnier micellar cleansing water. 

I will then run a bath and choose some things from lush to use . However if I'm feeling lazy (which is most of the time) I will just have a shower. 

When I  have a bath I will put this yes to tomatoes face mask on but otherwise i will just cleanse my face with boot's tea tree and witch hazel foaming face wash! 

So after I've put my pj's on and repeated the skincare routine I do in the morning it is time for me to go to sleep. However if we are going to be realistic I don't actually get to sleep until an hour later once I've finished watching some youtube and 

Netflix ! 

So that is my daily morning and evening routine and I hope you enjoyed it ! 

Bye for now ! 

Miss A x 

Jennifer Niven , All the bright places

Hello everyone ! I'm so happy ! Half term has started ! Yay! Anyway today I am going to be doing a post I've never done a post quite like before. You probably didn't know but reading is one of my main hobbies and lately I got a new kindle so I wanted to buy a new book to go with it. So I bought this one .

"You are all the colours in one, at full brightness" 

So this book is called All the bright places and it is written by Jennifer Niven . This book is so good! It has funny parts and sad parts and gives you a good insight on how people who want to take their own lives feel. I found this book so interesting and I know it sounds weird but it made me want to go out and do more with my life for some reason . 

" We do not remember days, we remember moments" 

Like I said earlier All the bright places is a book that is all about suicide . That sounds really depressing and the book is quite depressing but it isn't that bad so don't worry. All I'm going to say is if you are an emotional person you may want to get some tissues nearer the end of the book . 

Anyway, the book starts off when a boy named Finch and a girl named Violet meet at the top of a building both considering committing suicide . Finch manages to convince Violet not to do it and come back down with him. Everybody thinks Violet saved Finch but is actually the other way around. 

Finch instantly takes a liking to Violet and they end up working on a project together. At first Violet isn't sure about Finch but as she enjoys being with him more and more she starts to feel attracted to him. They then end up being in a relationship . Everything is going great , they are both having a whale of a time but suddenly everything starts going downhill for Finch and he finds himself having a really tough time ... 

"The thing I realise is, that's it's not what you take, it's what you leave" 

I can't tell you anymore because I will give away far too many spoilers but I hope that has given you a bit of a background story to the book. Now it is time for some constructive criticism for Jennifer Niven . There was one thing that I really didn't like about this book and that was the swearing and the rude bits in it . I don't mind a few naughty words but I think that this went a bit extreme . Anyway apart from that All the bright places is a great and inspiring book that I think everyone would enjoy reading.  

I hope you enjoyed this post ! 

Miss A xx

Facts about me! 

Hello guys! I hope you are all having a nice day! You will probably have guessed what this post is about by the title! So obviously I am going to let you know some more stuff about me! This isn't the usual type of post I do but it is just a quick one so I hope you enjoy it! 

Top 5 things I'm scared of - 

- spiders 

- escalators 

-aeroplanes 

- bees 

- getting lost : ( 

My favourite 5 things in the world-

- My pug xx 

- summer 

- makeup 

- YouTubers 

- sweeties !!! 

(Well and cake and chocolate !) 

My favourite people in the world-

- family 

-friends 

(I kind of have to say those 2 :D ) 

- All the YouTubers I watch 

- All of my favourite singers 

Who are my favourite YouTubers- 

-Gabriella

Tanya burr 

-Lucy and Lydia

- Zoella

-In the frow 

 5 most Favourite songs at the moment- 

- Justin Beiber - love yourself 

- Years & Years - Eyes shut 

- 99 souls - The girl is mine
- Shawn Mendes - stitches 

- Galantis - peanut butter jelly 

(Who doesn't like a song with two
of their favourite foods in it ! )

Random facts about me ! -
- I am a vegetarian
- I can't do a roly poly
- I love baking !!!
- I hate dates so much!! (as in the fruit! I would
do anything for a date with a boy!! : D)

So I hope you have got to know me a bit better and I hope you enjoyed this post. I might start to do more posts like this because I found this one really fun, quick and easy to write! 

See you soon 

Miss A xx 

DIY Acne clearing mask 

How to make a simple mask to help clear blackheads and acne

Hi guys! I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! As you probably gathered in today's post I will be showing you how to make an acne clearing mask with just 3 simple ingredients that you can easily get hold of in your house or in your local supermarket. During winter I like a nice bath and when I have a bath I like to wear a facemask. Instead of buying a face mask I decided to make one. I remember seeing this mask on pinterest so I looked it up, made it and was delighted by the results it had on my skin. It reduced the size of my pores and cleared away some of my spots. I can't promise you that it will have the same affect on your skin as it did on mine but hopefully it will make a bit of a difference. And just to make sure if this mask irritates your skin please discontinue to use it! Enjoy!

Ok so the 3 ingredients that you need to make this mask are -

4 tablespoons of honey

2 teaspoons of nutmeg

3 teaspoons of cinnamon

(And you also need a little pot to put it in. I recycled an old lush pot)

Instructions-

Add the honey 

Add the cinnamon 

Add the nutmeg 

Mix and voila! Your done!

Ok so I hope you enjoyed that and I hope you give it a try! 

Thank you 

Miss A x 

I'm back! 

Where did I go? Why did I come back? 

Hi guys! As you know I have not done a blog post in a while considering I was supposed to be doing blogmas (which lets just say was a bit over ambitious) and this was because I wasn't enjoying it.
I found doing a post everyday a chore and I hadn't even hit 100 views! I just thought what was the point of wasting my time on something that nobody even knows about. So that's why I stopped because I felt like I was wasting my time and I was not enjoying it!
Well I have now suddenly decided that I really want to start my blog up again. My friends have given me lots of positive feedback and I have reached over 100 views which seems like nothing compared to major blogs that get 1,000,000 views everyday but it means a lot to me!
So yeah I'm back! However I am not doing blogmas because lets just face it that was a bad idea from the start but I will be blogging over December but just when I feel like it not everyday!
So that's that ! Please forgive me from getting your hopes up! And I just want to say THANK YOU to all the people who do read my blog and please continue to do so!

See you soon!

Miss A x

My christmas list 

Dear Santa, this year I would love a...

Hi guys! Today I am going to show you the things that are on my Christmas list this year. They are all really cool products so they might be added to your christmas list aswell! Enjoy! 

1.

   The first product I would like is the body shops frosted plum lip balm. I just think this sound so cool! I love the frosted plum products this christmas and this just sounds so nice. It may also be purple so it might come out as a nice berry colour on your lips or it might just come out clear but however it looks I'm sure it is really nice. It will also be great for a stocking filler!


2.    

 I also really like this new christmas Yankee candle. It is soooo cute! It is called snowflake cookie and it is baby pink. I haven't actually smelt it but I can imagine it to smell like cookies and icing and just christmas cookie baking. I also think the little picture on the jar is really cute and pretty. Love this!




3.

The next thing that I really want is the real techniques bold metals collection. These brushes are just so cool! They are soooo soft and I love how the handles go spikey (they are not really spikey I just don't know how to describe it) at the bottom. It also comes with a little matching bag which is really cute! These are so beautiful and a great present. They are also currently on offer in boots for £30.

4.

Next I think that this barry m chisel cheek contour set would be a really nice present. I always see it advertised on the music channel and it just looks so cool. Also I have never tried barry m makeup (however I am obsessed with their nail varnish) so it will be nice to try it out. The only thing is that it looks too dark for me but I would still like it.


5.

The next thing is a soap and glory eye pallette. I think it is called perfect ten or something like that but I saw it when I went shopping the other day and was surprised to see how nice this palette looked. The colours look so pretty and would be really nice for christmas day. It is very warm toned with lots of browns and I think it is just soooo nice. I would be extremely glad if I received this as a gift!

6.

The last thing that I would like is this Clarins lip oil. I saw it on a recent zoella video and it just looked so moisturizing and cool. The little brush looks so soft and I love a good lip balm to give some moisture to my lips in the winter. You can also get a raspberry flavour one with a little pink tint in it which is equally as cool . Soooo cute!

In my Body Shop advent calender today I got a little vitamin e hydrating toner. Omg I love this! It is really hydrating and softening and it goes really nice with the vitamin e mosturiser. I have really oily skin and it makes it look really healthy and doesn't make my face more oily. It is soooo nice and I would rate it a 10/10.

I hope you enjoyed this post

                                    Miss A x

      

Christmas gift guide 

A gift for everyone in the family 

Hi! Today I am going to do a gift guide for everyone in your family. All of my gifts are under £10 (apart from one which is 10.99) so they are all very affordable. I hope i give you some good ideas.

Mum 
1. Yankee candle 6 votives christmas gift set - £10.99
2. Ted baker mini trio gift set- £7.50
.



Dad 
1. Jasper J Conran socks set - currently £9.00
2. Lynx Africa trio- £10.00

.


Big sister 
1. Benefit tan about town set - £9.95
2. Jack wills body spray trio - £10.00

.   

Big brother 
1. Topman marine duo - £7.00
2. Vo5 extreme style set- £7.00

.


Little sister
1. Flutter lush lips- currently £3.00
2. Selfie jewellery- £7.99

. 

Little brother 
1. Avengers wash set- £6.00
2.primark mr cool pyjamas - £5.00

 

In my Body Shop advent calender today I got a green bath lily. It is nothing exciting but the body shops bath lilies are really soft so I love it. I would rate it an 8/10. It is also a really nice colour. I think the colour is lighter than the one in the picture.

Thanks

Miss A x