Saturday, 18 April 2015

The Ultimate Festival Guide : Hair, Make-up, Outfits, Tips & My Essentials

With summer approaching i thought it would be perfect to do a festival guide as some of us might be heading of to festivals and want some ideas for make-up.



Hair:
When travelling i like to have my hair out of my face so i usually do two french braids and then sleep in it so that the next morning my hair will be crimped and curly.


Unless i'm at a weekend festival i usually don't wash my hair because the ques tend to be quite long in the morning, so i would recommend taking dry shampoo or a towel off shampoo.


Make - Up:
For make-up, i wanted to keep it simple and quick as when your at a festival you probably don't want to be spending a lot of time doing your make and would rather listen to the music and explore.


1 - Collection The Smokey Eye Palette
2- Avon Solutions Truly Radiant Tint Release Moisturiser
3- Rimmel London Clear Complexion Powder
4- Revlon Lip Butter - 005 Sugar Frosting
5- ColourWorks Blusher
6- Revolution Ultra Bronze - Bronzer
7- Avon Mega Effects Mascara

If you wanted to add a bit of colour you could use coloured eyeliners and coloured mascaras with bright cream eye shadows. If you wanted to wear a red lip, in my opinion, the best option is the Carmex Moisture Plus lip balm in red because its moisturising and pigmented. 



Tips:
  • Remember wellies or boots as the ground will probably be quite muddy as a lot of people will be walking on it.
  • If your camping, remember to peg your tent down first so that it doesn't fly away or get to dark when you try to do it later on.
  • Make note of what campsite your in when you arrive so you don't have to try and find your campsite and tent in the dark.
  • Always carry tissues with you! For the toilets or just in case you spill something, they can always come in handy.
  • Take a tripod seat or a rubbish bag (clean) so that you have something to sit on when the ground is muddy.
  • If its raining at night, keep your stuff away from the edge of the tent as the water will soak through and make your stuff wet.
  • If your at a dodgy camp site, sleep with your valuables (e.g. keys, wallet, phone). Put them at the bottom of your sleeping bag so that there safe. 
  • If your worried you tent might get broken into at night, attach a bell to the zip so it makes a noise when being opened.
  • To keep warm at night, make sure you've eaten a hot meal, been to the toilet and have dry clothes on. If your still cold then put a hat on as most of your body heat escapes from your head and feet.
  • Drink plenty of water because if its sunny you could get a headache. You'll especially want to have some water if your drinking at the festival as alcohol dehydrates you.
  • To ensure you're drinking a lot of water, pack a water bottle to carry round with you and fill up when your near a tap.
  • Wear sunscreen even if you can't see the sun as it can still damage your skin.
My Essentials!:
 1- Sunglasses (mine are from Camden market)
2- Hayfever tablets (only if you suffer, of course!) because you don't to have to be worrying about sneezing the whole festival
3- A hairbrush, especially a fold away one because they are smaller and you can fit more in your bag
4- A cheap camera to take photos with, so that it doesn't matter if it get damaged
5- Lip balm (Carmex of course!)
6- Sunscreen
7- Deodorant or a body spray to keep you smelling fresh
8- A compact mirror

Another really fun thing to do with your friends is flash tattoos! They look really cool and add some more accessorizes to your outfits! These ones are from Topshop from £5.

I hope that wherever you go this summer you have a fun time and stay safe!
I hope this blog post helped.
Thanks for reading! :)

Sunday, 12 April 2015

A Day In Brighton

Today i went into Brighton town with my mum and my uncle because it was a really nice day. We decided to walk around the lanes and then sit on the beach for the afternoon.


We went into GBK for a spot of lunch because i love theses chips! I'm going to research how to make them at home because there so amazing!!!!









Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Current Music Favourites



I'm off school right now on Easter break so i've been glued to my computer screen which means i'm constantly with my headphones on listening to music! There have been a few songs that i've had on repeat, that i'd thought i'd share with you!



1 - Take Me To Church - Hozier Cover | Alex Aiono


This cover is amazing and i get so sad when it ends because he has such an amazing voice and i wish YouTube had a 'play nonstop' button (or if it does, i wish i knew what button it was).


2 - Grown Woman - Beyonce


This song is so perfect, to be honest what song of Beyonce's isn't? It's a real 'get up and dance' song!


3 - Countdown - Beyonce


Why have i only just discovered this song?! It's such a good song and so catchy! Even in the video Beyonce is pregnant and still looks flawless!


4 - Four Five Seconds - Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney


I think i'm rather late on the band wagon with this song, but better late than never! Its such a catchy and creative song.


5 - Stay High - Habits Cover | Luke Conard & Alyssa Poppin


If i'm honest when this song first came out i didn't really like it, but when i heard this cover...i saved it as a favourite within seconds! Both of them just have such amazing voices and made the song better in my opinion.

6- Fifty Shades Of Grey - Various Artists


This soundtrack is perfect for when i'm running (not that often) or in the bath or anytime when i don't want to get up and change the song because i love every song on this soundtrack! My favourites are number one, three, five and eleven.

Those were just a few of the songs i'm obsessed with. Thank you for reading :) x

Sunday, 5 April 2015

A Day In Camden


A few days ago i went to the Camden markets. It was so crowded but so worth it! There were just so many unique things you wouldn't see any where else and for such cheap prices, everything i bought (bar one item) i managed to bargain down to a cheaper price! The choice of food and drink was overwhelming but so yummy! Overall the day was so good and i'm definitely going to force my friends to go with me again. 







Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Easter Treats


I wanted to show you two easy and simple Easter treats!




Ingredients needed: 

For Krispie Cakes - 
Rice Krispies
Bar of chocolate
Chocolate spread (Optional)
Cupcake cases
Mini Chocolate eggs (Optional)

For Milkshake - 
Yogurt
Hot chocolate powder
Milk
Whipped Cream (Optional)
Chocolate Spread



Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water. I wanted the chocolate to taste like hazelnut so i added a scope of chocolate spread in but this is optional.


Once the chocolate is melted you'll want to mix it with the Rice Krispies. I found adding a small amount of cereal at a time made it easier to ensure that every piece was coated in chocolate.


Then i added the mixture into cupcake cases.


I added mini chocolate eggs on top because i thought it looked cute, but this step is optional.


For the milkshake i added melted chocolate spread, milk, yogurt, hot chocolate powder and then blended it into a milkshake. I didn't measure how much i added, i just eyed it.


Top off with whipped cream and chocolate eggs! :)

Hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading!