Last Minute Halloween Makeup!

Hello again! 

As you know, tomorrow is Halloween and people have asked me to do Halloween blogposts but I was stuck with ideas of what to do, so I decided to have a little play around with makeup to see what I could come up with and I have three eye looks for you!

He first is a very dramatic winged eyeliner! This is simple but you could pair it with a dark berry or even black lip and I think it'd look stunning!

I used the Soap & Glory Supercat liner for this.

The second look is a smokey eye, like the first look, it's simple but would look lovely!

You can't see how dark it actually is as the colours don't show up as well on camera as in real life, but it's very dark and to make it more dramatic I made it more winged out and higher towards the brow.

I used the shadows 'coffee cup' (a dark brown) and 'fashionista' (a black with dark red/purple shimmer) from the W7 In The Nude palette, which you all will know about because a lot of bloggers seem to own it because it's an amazing dupe for the Naked 3 palette.

The last look is my favourite. 

As you can see its winged eyeliner with spiders web and spider details! I think it is perfect for Halloween, and it's not hard to do with an eyeliner like The Soap & Glory one (used in the first look) as its like a pen so you can just basically doodle on your face and see how it turns out!

The mascara used is Maybelline The Rocket Volum' Express, the waterproof formula because I find it holds a curl really well!

If you're wondering what the lights in the back ground are, they are silver heart string lights from Asda, I bought them at the weekend and have fallen in love! You might already know I'm a tiny bit obsessed with fairy lights, I have three sets in my room and I still feel like I need more!

A few other things, I hope you think the photos of the makeup are okay, I usually use a different camera for taking photos of my makeup when it's on because it's a bridge so it's slightly smaller, but I don't have a charger for it (it's in Spain thanks to my brother) so I had to persevere with the slightly harder job of using my other camera, which, on the plus side, has a flip our screen, but is a lot bigger and heavier! I also want to say yes my skin isn't perfect, we aren't all blessed with flawless skin.

I hope you all enjoyed this post.

Happy Halloween!

Lots of love, 

Emma xxx

This Is Your Time.

I'm not going to write the usual introduction explaining what I'm going to do in this blogpost, I'm just going to get straight into it.

People might hurt you, and there are ways you can deal with it. Let it break you down until there's nothing left of you to give. It's very, very easy to do that. When someone destroys what you once had you might feel like there is nothing left any more, they were your world and now your world is crashing in on you. You lost the thing that meant so much to you and you no longer feel complete. 

Yes, that person (or those people) may have hurt you but you should not just focus on that. Take what they have done and show that they have hurt you but that doesn't define you, it doesn't make you a weaker person. It makes you stronger. 

One day you will find someone or something that is the missing piece to your puzzle, and it won't be the one who hurt you, it might not be the person or the place you feel you want or you expect, but when you find it you will be invincible and you will be so happy and you'll wonder why you felt the way you did, but what does happen will take you to the place you will be happiest in. 

 Of course, with all good things, it won't be easy, that's not how life works, but I'm telling you, it will be worth every tear, every moment of pain because you will find yourself and you will find what's meant for you and only you. 

So don't get down about what's happened. Don't live in the past. Don't think about the 'what ifs' of the situation. Focus on what's happening right now, because what is happening right now is your journey and your life. 

You are only given this life, you don't have a second chance. Don't waste it. Take everything life throws at you and show the world and most importantly yourself what you are capable of and then you will truly find happiness within yourself and other people. 

This is your time. 

Hairstyle for School!

Hello!

I'm sorry for being such a rubbish blogger, I'll try and get better!

This is just a quick hairstyle suggestion for school or just to wear when you feel like it! 

It is, of course, a fishtail plait! I've always envied people who could wear fishtails well as my hair is layered and it was never long enough to go into the plait and if it was long enough, I would end up with the short layers not in the plait at all and have half a head of hair loose! 

Fishtails are relatively easy to do, you split your hair into two sections, you take a small piece from one of the sections and cross it over to the other side, then you take a piece from the other section and cross it to the other side and you keep alternating between the two sections! You can do it as neat as you want, or go for the slightly looser, more casual look!

As you might be able to see, there's a tangle teaser in the background, I bought it recently and I'm in love! The colours are gorgeous, I went for the pastel pink and purple one. I honestly recommend them to anyone!

My shirt and jumper are both from Select.

I hope you liked this quick post, and once again I apologise for my lack of blogging!

I hope you're all okay, and aren't freezing to death because of the autumn weather!

Speak to you all next time,

Lots of love, 

Emma xxx

Autumn Nail polish!

Hello!

Today I'm going to do a little review on some of the new autumn Barry M Nail Paints!

As you probably already know, I am a big fan of the Barry M nail polishes, it seems to be the only brand I buy any more, so when they brought out their new autumn collection I was very excited to buy a few and try them out!

photo from http://thenailymail.blogspot.co.uk

I knew i couldn't buy all six of the gorgeous colours, so Kate helped me choose just three (there was a 3for2 offer on!) 

The colours I decided on were Cardamom, Paprika and Mustard.

Cardamom is a lovely green with a slight grey tone to it.

Paprika is an orange toned brown.

Mustard is what it says on the tin;)

All of the colours go on really opaquely, and you can often get away with just one coat, which is ideal for if you don't fancy spending ages doing your nails! The collection is available in Superdrug and they cost £3.99 each (a bargain!)

Here are all three together in an autumnal take on daisy nails!
(click here to see my daisy nails post)

I hope you enjoyed this post, what are your opinions on Barry M Nail Paints?

I hope the rest of your weekend is great!

Lots of love,

Emma xxx

My Piece of Summer - Cloe

I think it's been a very long time since I wrote a post on this blog but I'm back!

Emma C came up with this great idea of each of us writing up a post revolving around our summers! 

At the beginning of my summer my mum came to pick me up and surprised me with 2 gorgeous black Labrador puppies! She had named them Oscar and  Charlie!

They look very different now!

During summer it was also my birthday! I received a new phone from my mum which I was very happy about!  I also got a few other things!

Emma suggested we all do a summer playlist,but I wanted to do something different so I'm going to recommend some books I've been loving over the summer!

Abundance Of Katherine's-John Green
Obviously after The Fault in Our Stars John Green has become more popular. In my opinion though,some of his other books are better than The Fault in Our Stars!
This book is about a boy called Colin Singleton who only goes out with girls called Katherine. I've not completely read the book but so far it is amazing!

Looking For Alaska-John Green
Yes it is another John Green book sorry! ;)
This book I think is my favourite John Green book I've ever read. It is quite sad but it is just amazing!

Forrest Gump-Winston Groom
Now if you have ever seen the film Forrest Gump then you need to read this book! With all books,in my opinion, they are better than the film,and especially in this book! It tells you more about him that wasn't in the film as well :)

Obviously my summer wasn't as fun as the other bloggers because I didn't go on holiday and I've just been spending time with family! My summer was still fun but I'm happy to be back at school
I hope you enjoyed reading my blogpost and I will try and post more!
Cloe x
Instagram~@arabuesque

My Piece of Summer - Emma. C

Hello!

Today, I'm also doing a post about my summer holidays, I had an absolutely amazing summer!

As you probably know, I went to Turkey with one of my best friends and guest blogger, Kate! We had a lovely time, swimming, shopping and going to the beach!

The complex we stayed on was gorgeous, it was my third time there and I'm sure it gets more beautiful every time I go!

We stayed near a place called Fethiye, which was gorgeous, the fountains are beautiful and there's a little street with umbrellas covering it, which we found really sweet!

Relaxing on the beaches was not hard, especially with the comfy bean bags and stunning sunsets!

We went horse riding up a mountain, which gave us amazing views of Oludeniz, which is a blue lagoon in Turkey!

We went on a boat trip and went in a mud bath, we saw some tombs and also some turtles!

There were lots of stray cats and dogs, which made me miss my pets!

I had a wonderful time on holiday with Kate and my family, I'm very grateful to have been on such an enjoyable holiday yet again!

After the holiday, I spent lots of time taking my younger brother on walks with our two dogs, Freddy and Florence, I feel so lucky to have so many lovely places to take the dogs out near me!

We visited a really cute cafe with my dad, it has the best cookies I've ever tasted!

The holidays also involved lots of cuddles with my pets as they're just too cute not to cuddle!

On the last weekend of the holidays, me and some of my friends took a train to York for a shopping trip, we've already got another trip there planned at Christmas time for my birthday! I love York so much I wish I went more often! After that, Kate and Ursula stayed at my house for a sleepover where we watched films and ate lots!

These are just some of the highlights of my summer, I spent more time with my friends but I didn't get photos and I think this is already a long post!

I hope your summer was as great as mine, I wish you the best of luck for the year ahead, whether you're at school, sixth form, college, university or work!

A big thank you to my friends for being the amazing people you are, I don't know what life would be like without you!

I really hope you enjoyed this post, 

Lots of love, 

Emma xxx

My Piece of Summer - Kate

Hello!

Today I'm going to do a post which rounds up my summer so I can share some of my favourite memories and photos! 

The holidays started with me flying to Fethiye, Turkey with Emma (@_emma__c) and her family. We had a great time - swimming and sunbathing in the gorgeous weather! 

This was where we stayed, the swimming pool was so nice!

These are a couple of photos that I took when we were out eating dinner - the sunsets were so beautiful! 

We took a boat trip and visited some old tombs which were very interesting.

A really cute turtle that we saw whilst on the boat!

When I got back from Turkey, I took a visit to London on the train and went up Tower Bridge with my two little cousins, Aunt and Nana. We had a very busy but fun day, and saw lots of the London sights! 

A few days later, me and my family and my friend Ursula (@litt1eshebear) flew to Nerja, Spain, where we spent just over a week in the sun. We had a great time and did lots of beach trips, and swimming in our pool! 

This was our villa in Spain, which had a lovely view of the sea!

We visited the Alhambra Palace in Granda which was very spectacular!

I feel very lucky to have gone abroad twice this summer, and have made memories that I'll remember for years to come!

In the final two weeks, I went on lots of dog walks with my mum and brother. It was so lovely to spend time with them and visit lots of cafés in parks!

Here is my dog, Jacob on a walk in Clumber Park which he really enjoyed!

On the last weekend of the holidays, I went to York for the day, again with Emma and Ursula and a couple of other close friends. We had such a lovely time shopping and admiring the beautiful streets in York! That night, me and Emma and Ursula had a sleepover and watched films and ate chocolate, which was very fun. 

I had an absolutely fantastic summer holiday, and I hope you enjoyed this post! 

Kate x

Instagram ~ @kate_e_a