End Of Exams Card

End Of Exams Card 

As some of you may know I finished my exams last Wednesday but my boyfriend Jack only finishes today. To celebrate the end of his exams and essentially the beginning of his summer I made him this card which I am going to put in his locker with a packet of minstrels (minstrels after exams have become a bit of a tradition for us!). See, I will take literally an opportunity to make a card! I made this card really quickly this evening with watercolours for the background and then just some coloured card for the sign. I also used some of those little foam sticker things that make stuff look slightly 3D which I think is awesome!

His exam is in the morning so straight after I am taking his bowling, because I realised that we have never actually been and it is such an old school date. After I'm taking him out for lunch to a restaurant of his choice, but knowing him I'm sure we will end up in Nandos! Then we are going to the cinema to see The Fault in our Stars, and I know that I saw it last week on the day it came out but Jack really wanted to see it as well and it was so good that I don't mind seeing it again. And maybe this time I will be crying less so I can concentrate more on the film! 

Just a little extra post for today. Hope you are all having a lovely summer so far. And congratulations to anyone else who has just finished their exams! It's such an amazing feeling! xx

End Of Exams Card

End Of Exams Card 

As some of you may know I finished my exams last Wednesday but my boyfriend Jack only finishes today. To celebrate the end of his exams and essentially the beginning of his summer I made him this card which I am going to put in his locker with a packet of minstrels (minstrels after exams have become a bit of a tradition for us!). See, I will take literally an opportunity to make a card! I made this card really quickly this evening with watercolours for the background and then just some coloured card for the sign. I also used some of those little foam sticker things that make stuff look slightly 3D which I think is awesome!

His exam is in the morning so straight after I am taking his bowling, because I realised that we have never actually been and it is such an old school date. After I'm taking him out for lunch to a restaurant of his choice, but knowing him I'm sure we will end up in Nandos! Then we are going to the cinema to see The Fault in our Stars, and I know that I saw it last week on the day it came out but Jack really wanted to see it as well and it was so good that I don't mind seeing it again. And maybe this time I will be crying less so I can concentrate more on the film! 

Just a little extra post for today. Hope you are all having a lovely summer so far. And congratulations to anyone else who has just finished their exams! It's such an amazing feeling! xx

Good Things Manuka Honey Radiance Face Mask

Good Things Manuka Honey Radiance Face Mask 

I've been searching for a new clay face ask for a while, one that would get really deep into my pores and remove all those impurities, of which my skin has a lot! I didn't know what brand or anything I was looking for which is unusual for my as my beauty shopping list is always full with specific products in specific shades that I've liked the look of from other people's videos or blog posts. But this time on my trip to Boots I was left to wonder round the face mask collections and really reading the back of the product to find what I wanted.

This one really caught my eye as it's a brand that I think might be new because I've never seen or heard of it before and I love trying new products as much as the next beauty blogger. After reading the back I found out that the brand Good Things has been developed by award winning beauty writer Alice Hart-Davis. I remember that when I was younger I got a book written by her for my birthday called Be Beautiful. It was filled with beauty tips and tricks for younger girls such as how to apply blushes and how to deal with spots and fun pampering ideas. I think it was one of the first things to really get me into beauty and makeup and I loved how it was also few factual and scientific as well so I trusted that Alice would know a bit herself about skincare and be able to developed a really great product.

Firstly I love the packaging because it's fun and pretty and reminds me of summer. The second thing I noticed was the smell and I was a little disappointed as it's really not a smell I like. Although I have also realised that the only other clay face mask that I have also smells pretty much exactly like this so maybe that's just a general clay face mask smell. Before I used this I took my makeup off, cleansed and then steamed my face. I try and do this about once a week and afterwards I love to use a good face mask, especially a clay one. The steam really opens up your pores so after when you use a face mask it get get even deeper into your pores to really clear them out.

The product itself applied really smoothly to my face and I applied a nice thick layer like it suggested on the back of the product. I then left it on for 10 minutes before washing it off with warm water. While I was wearing the mask my face started to feel really tight as it dried out pretty quickly but I left it on for the recommend time anyway. I wouldn't really suggest leaving it on my longer as it might get uncomfortable. After taking it off my skin felt so nice and smooth. I applied my Clinique spot gel and lots of my Body Shop Vitamin E moisturiser and I was done. I've used this a couple of times now and each time I am so impressed my how much clearer my skin looks the morning afterwards.

All in all despite the kind of yucky smell I love this product. I think it does great things for my fairly sensitive skin and it is pretty gentle so it would be good for most skin types. So next time your in Boots I recommend checking this one out. And let me know if you've tried anything else from this range because I really want to now. 

Good Things Manuka Honey Radiance Face Mask

Good Things Manuka Honey Radiance Face Mask 

I've been searching for a new clay face ask for a while, one that would get really deep into my pores and remove all those impurities, of which my skin has a lot! I didn't know what brand or anything I was looking for which is unusual for my as my beauty shopping list is always full with specific products in specific shades that I've liked the look of from other people's videos or blog posts. But this time on my trip to Boots I was left to wonder round the face mask collections and really reading the back of the product to find what I wanted.

This one really caught my eye as it's a brand that I think might be new because I've never seen or heard of it before and I love trying new products as much as the next beauty blogger. After reading the back I found out that the brand Good Things has been developed by award winning beauty writer Alice Hart-Davis. I remember that when I was younger I got a book written by her for my birthday called Be Beautiful. It was filled with beauty tips and tricks for younger girls such as how to apply blushes and how to deal with spots and fun pampering ideas. I think it was one of the first things to really get me into beauty and makeup and I loved how it was also few factual and scientific as well so I trusted that Alice would know a bit herself about skincare and be able to developed a really great product.

Firstly I love the packaging because it's fun and pretty and reminds me of summer. The second thing I noticed was the smell and I was a little disappointed as it's really not a smell I like. Although I have also realised that the only other clay face mask that I have also smells pretty much exactly like this so maybe that's just a general clay face mask smell. Before I used this I took my makeup off, cleansed and then steamed my face. I try and do this about once a week and afterwards I love to use a good face mask, especially a clay one. The steam really opens up your pores so after when you use a face mask it get get even deeper into your pores to really clear them out.

The product itself applied really smoothly to my face and I applied a nice thick layer like it suggested on the back of the product. I then left it on for 10 minutes before washing it off with warm water. While I was wearing the mask my face started to feel really tight as it dried out pretty quickly but I left it on for the recommend time anyway. I wouldn't really suggest leaving it on my longer as it might get uncomfortable. After taking it off my skin felt so nice and smooth. I applied my Clinique spot gel and lots of my Body Shop Vitamin E moisturiser and I was done. I've used this a couple of times now and each time I am so impressed my how much clearer my skin looks the morning afterwards.

All in all despite the kind of yucky smell I love this product. I think it does great things for my fairly sensitive skin and it is pretty gentle so it would be good for most skin types. So next time your in Boots I recommend checking this one out. And let me know if you've tried anything else from this range because I really want to now. 

Summer Weekend To Camber

Summer Weekend To Camber

Cutest cobbled street

I'm in love with this little cottage

Beautiful little gardens 

Old fashioned sweet shop. I chose fizzy peaches which are my favourites!

How blue is the sky?

Trying to be creative and capture these beautiful pink roses

It was pretty busy so we hid up in the sand dunes were it was quiet and sheltered 

My baby - Kiara

Outfit for the weekend

This was not just a cupcake, it was a muffin with icing on!

Excuse my face! I like to go make up free as much as possible in summer

As some of you may know last Wednesday marked the end of my exams and my younger brother also finished his GCSEs on monday. So to celebrate the end of exams and the beginning of summer we took a family weekend trip down to the coast. We stayed in a small and not amazing campsite but as we spent most of the day and evening out it didn't really matter. Thankfully the weather was beautiful all weekend so we spend every day on the beach. I now feel like I have a good base tan to start my summer holiday with, although apparently I am a little pink on my back!

We also wondered round the town near Camber called Rye. It's a beautiful little town with old cottages and little gardens filled with all sorts of flowers. There were old fashion sweet shops and cute little cafes that sold delicious cakes. It was such a lovely little place and not overly busy so it was lovely to just spend a few hours wondering around, and in my case taking lots of photographs!

My little trip has been such a lovely start to my summer holidays. After months of revising and exams it was so nice just to be able to escape and finally relax with nothing to stress about. Below are a few photos from my trip. Hope you are all enjoying the start of summer and that the good weather here continues :) xx

Summer Weekend To Camber

Summer Weekend To Camber

Cutest cobbled street

I'm in love with this little cottage

Beautiful little gardens 

Old fashioned sweet shop. I chose fizzy peaches which are my favourites!

How blue is the sky?

Trying to be creative and capture these beautiful pink roses

It was pretty busy so we hid up in the sand dunes were it was quiet and sheltered 

My baby - Kiara

Outfit for the weekend

This was not just a cupcake, it was a muffin with icing on!

Excuse my face! I like to go make up free as much as possible in summer

As some of you may know last Wednesday marked the end of my exams and my younger brother also finished his GCSEs on monday. So to celebrate the end of exams and the beginning of summer we took a family weekend trip down to the coast. We stayed in a small and not amazing campsite but as we spent most of the day and evening out it didn't really matter. Thankfully the weather was beautiful all weekend so we spend every day on the beach. I now feel like I have a good base tan to start my summer holiday with, although apparently I am a little pink on my back!

We also wondered round the town near Camber called Rye. It's a beautiful little town with old cottages and little gardens filled with all sorts of flowers. There were old fashion sweet shops and cute little cafes that sold delicious cakes. It was such a lovely little place and not overly busy so it was lovely to just spend a few hours wondering around, and in my case taking lots of photographs!

My little trip has been such a lovely start to my summer holidays. After months of revising and exams it was so nice just to be able to escape and finally relax with nothing to stress about. Below are a few photos from my trip. Hope you are all enjoying the start of summer and that the good weather here continues :) xx

I Won A Maths Prize...

I Won A Maths Prize...

The other day I received a letter in the post from my school saying that I was the chosen winner of a maths prize. On the 5th July, the same day as my leavers ball (a much more important event in my opinion!) I have my school speech day and my official leavers service. It's a smart event for students, parents and teachers on the Saturday morning in a large marque and there is a guest speaker, apparently he is famous but I can't even remember who! Some prizes are handed out to a few people in the year for different events or subjects or service to the school. I've only been at the school for two years and I'm not particularly musical or sporty or even smart in comparison to some of the people in my year, so never would I have imagined that I would get a prize!

I'm still not sure why I got a maths prize but this year I have been working much harder in maths and having extra sessions after school with my teacher to try and up my grade so maybe that is it. I'm just really excited and happy and I know it's only a little thing but to me it's really important. I'm not the sort of person that wins a lot of prizes so this means a lot.

Enclosed in the letter was an £18 bookshop gift card so yesterday I went to the bookshop with my mum to pick out a book that I then have to give back to the school for them to present to me on speech day. A bit random really! The requirements were a serious hardback book. This wasn't the most serious book in the bookshop but I wanted to pick something that I would actually read and not a massive intellectual book to make me look smart on the day but that I would never pick up again. I think this one looks really useful and it's filled with really important stuff about mortgaging a house, buying bonds and taking out a loan. All stuff that I know very little about but I'm sure will really help me in the future.

So now I'm even more excited for 5th July and hopefully it will be a really lovely day with my friends and family. Just hope that the weather will be nice now! xx