Halloween Weekend

Halloween Weekend 

This weekend after my reading week my boyfriend Jack came to stay with me. He came over early on Friday morning and we spent the day wondering around Manchester and having lunch in a little cafe that did amazing milkshakes. In the evening we got all dressed up for Halloween of course!

I'm not too sure what I dressed up as exactly but I wanted to do something that I could have fun with gothic looking makeup. I bought this mask of Ebay for £2 and I think that it is beautiful. And then the only other thing that I had to buy for this look was some black lipstick and long fake eyelashes. The dress that I am wearing is just a black lace skater dress from H&M and on my nails I am wearing Essie's Belugaria which has an incredible glittery texture. 

For my makeup I did my usual foundation and skin routine. Then I did a really smokey eye by blending black eyeshadow into my outer corners, crease and along my lower lash line. For my lips I really wanted to try out this gradient look that I had seen before and I think it turned out really well. I used my Rimmel lipstick in 128 starry-eyed all over my lips, then used a black eye-liner pencil to outline my lips and the black lipstick to blend the two together. 

This was such a simple cheap look and I had so much fun creating it!

Me with my beautiful boyfriend! 

On Saturday night Jack and I and a couple of my friends all had ticked to Vevo Halloween concert in Manchester with the theme of zombies vs survivors. On Saturday afternoon Jack and I fell asleep and woke up aft 4pm still needed to have dinner and get all of our costume ready before we left for the concert which was about 45 minutes away! We ran into town and thank god for Pizza Express as we managed to order and eat in about 30 minutes! We then had half an hour to do our zombie makeup, rip up our clothes and cover ourselves in blood! And considering the time pressure I think we did pretty well. 

For this look I did my usual skin routine again without bronzer or blusher. But I then used a reddish blusher around my eyes to make them look tired and a grey eyeshadow to create dark circles and dull skin. Plus the fake blood dripping from my forehead and my eye!

The Vevo concert was really cool and so many people had dressed up and looked so scary. There was one woman wearing a creepy pig mask and I think it was one of the scariest things I have ever seen in my life! What was really sad was that Sam Smith was ill for the concert so wasn't able to make it. I was so upset as he was the main reason we had all bought the tickets. But Rixton and Ella Eyre were still amazing and I've found loads of knew songs of theirs that I want to download!

Hope you all had a lovely Halloween. Let me know in the comments what you dressed up as :) xx

Halloween Weekend

Halloween Weekend 

This weekend after my reading week my boyfriend Jack came to stay with me. He came over early on Friday morning and we spent the day wondering around Manchester and having lunch in a little cafe that did amazing milkshakes. In the evening we got all dressed up for Halloween of course!

I'm not too sure what I dressed up as exactly but I wanted to do something that I could have fun with gothic looking makeup. I bought this mask of Ebay for £2 and I think that it is beautiful. And then the only other thing that I had to buy for this look was some black lipstick and long fake eyelashes. The dress that I am wearing is just a black lace skater dress from H&M and on my nails I am wearing Essie's Belugaria which has an incredible glittery texture. 

For my makeup I did my usual foundation and skin routine. Then I did a really smokey eye by blending black eyeshadow into my outer corners, crease and along my lower lash line. For my lips I really wanted to try out this gradient look that I had seen before and I think it turned out really well. I used my Rimmel lipstick in 128 starry-eyed all over my lips, then used a black eye-liner pencil to outline my lips and the black lipstick to blend the two together. 

This was such a simple cheap look and I had so much fun creating it!

Me with my beautiful boyfriend! 

On Saturday night Jack and I and a couple of my friends all had ticked to Vevo Halloween concert in Manchester with the theme of zombies vs survivors. On Saturday afternoon Jack and I fell asleep and woke up aft 4pm still needed to have dinner and get all of our costume ready before we left for the concert which was about 45 minutes away! We ran into town and thank god for Pizza Express as we managed to order and eat in about 30 minutes! We then had half an hour to do our zombie makeup, rip up our clothes and cover ourselves in blood! And considering the time pressure I think we did pretty well. 

For this look I did my usual skin routine again without bronzer or blusher. But I then used a reddish blusher around my eyes to make them look tired and a grey eyeshadow to create dark circles and dull skin. Plus the fake blood dripping from my forehead and my eye!

The Vevo concert was really cool and so many people had dressed up and looked so scary. There was one woman wearing a creepy pig mask and I think it was one of the scariest things I have ever seen in my life! What was really sad was that Sam Smith was ill for the concert so wasn't able to make it. I was so upset as he was the main reason we had all bought the tickets. But Rixton and Ella Eyre were still amazing and I've found loads of knew songs of theirs that I want to download!

Hope you all had a lovely Halloween. Let me know in the comments what you dressed up as :) xx

Taylor Swift Red Concert

Taylor Swift Red Concert 

Oh my god! I don't really know how to begin this post! I'm still in total shock from last Saturday night when I was lucky enough to see Taylor Swift's Red Tour at the O2 arena. And it was amazing!

My best friend and I both got ticket for Christmas as we are both total Swifties! I like to think that I was the one who introduced her to Taylor as I have been such a huge fan for years. I think that there is something about the honestly in her music that is so relatable to so many people. She tells of painful and happy situations how they really are and she makes each song into it's own little story like it's read straight from her diary. And that is exactly what made her concert the most incredible thing that I have ever seen. Every single song was different and each so personal. She introduced each song like she was setting the scene for the story, just in a very American way! She'd tell how or when she wrote it and what it meant to her. And for the audience it was so inspiring how personal all her music is. 

The concert was like being at the theatre production, a ballet and a musical all in one. She had a huge number of quick changes and her costumes we so classy and cool, mostly beautiful dresses, nothing to revealing despite her amazing figure. She almost had a different outfit to help tell the story of each song. And exactly the same can be said for her backing dancers and the stage design. Each song was like her own retake on the music videos and it made it the most amazing thing to watch. She also sang a few of her older songs as well as her new ones. But the biggest surprise for me was when Ed Sheeran came on stage and they preformed together!

My favourite moment was when she sang "All Too Well" which was already my favourite song off the album. She sang while playing the piano (of course she isn't only a talented singer, song-writer and guitarist!) in the most moving and emotional way. You could tell how much the song meant to her as it was reflected so much in her music. 

Long story short it was one of the most amazing nights of my life. Taylor Swift has been my favourite artist for over 5 years now and has been such a huge part of my childhood. I know all the words to all of her songs, even the unreleased ones, and each mean something different to me. The experience was something that I will never forget and is something that I will look back on for years to come, and I got to do it all with my best friend. 

So if you read my bucket list post which I will link here, which is getting pretty long then you will see that seeing a Taylor Swift concert is on there, just now it can finally be ticket off. And I'm so grateful! Thank you Santa, best present ever!

Write in the comments below if you saw Taylor Swift's concert or even what your favourite band/singer is, I'd love to know. 

Taylor Swift Red Concert

Taylor Swift Red Concert 

Oh my god! I don't really know how to begin this post! I'm still in total shock from last Saturday night when I was lucky enough to see Taylor Swift's Red Tour at the O2 arena. And it was amazing!

My best friend and I both got ticket for Christmas as we are both total Swifties! I like to think that I was the one who introduced her to Taylor as I have been such a huge fan for years. I think that there is something about the honestly in her music that is so relatable to so many people. She tells of painful and happy situations how they really are and she makes each song into it's own little story like it's read straight from her diary. And that is exactly what made her concert the most incredible thing that I have ever seen. Every single song was different and each so personal. She introduced each song like she was setting the scene for the story, just in a very American way! She'd tell how or when she wrote it and what it meant to her. And for the audience it was so inspiring how personal all her music is. 

The concert was like being at the theatre production, a ballet and a musical all in one. She had a huge number of quick changes and her costumes we so classy and cool, mostly beautiful dresses, nothing to revealing despite her amazing figure. She almost had a different outfit to help tell the story of each song. And exactly the same can be said for her backing dancers and the stage design. Each song was like her own retake on the music videos and it made it the most amazing thing to watch. She also sang a few of her older songs as well as her new ones. But the biggest surprise for me was when Ed Sheeran came on stage and they preformed together!

My favourite moment was when she sang "All Too Well" which was already my favourite song off the album. She sang while playing the piano (of course she isn't only a talented singer, song-writer and guitarist!) in the most moving and emotional way. You could tell how much the song meant to her as it was reflected so much in her music. 

Long story short it was one of the most amazing nights of my life. Taylor Swift has been my favourite artist for over 5 years now and has been such a huge part of my childhood. I know all the words to all of her songs, even the unreleased ones, and each mean something different to me. The experience was something that I will never forget and is something that I will look back on for years to come, and I got to do it all with my best friend. 

So if you read my bucket list post which I will link here, which is getting pretty long then you will see that seeing a Taylor Swift concert is on there, just now it can finally be ticket off. And I'm so grateful! Thank you Santa, best present ever!

Write in the comments below if you saw Taylor Swift's concert or even what your favourite band/singer is, I'd love to know.