Favourites // January

When it comes to monthly favourites, I tend to be pretty rubbish at it. However, I really wanna stick with it this year because I often have so much I wanna show you guys! This month's selection of “stuff” is super random, talking all things fashion, beauty and life…I gotcha covered!

The Elegant Lacoste perfume (£55):
I have had this for a little while now, however, I am totally obsessed with it this past month. It is my go-to perfume and I never leave the house without a little spritz of this gem. With its delicate hints of jasmine, vetiver and mimosa, it just has fresh yet sophisticating finishing touch to any style.

Primark Room Infusers (£1-3):
Whilst being at uni in the flats we aren't technically allowed candles, however, I have been absolute loving the room infusers from Primark. I have only opened the Sea Salt and Lavender infuser and can last up to four weeks. I also have the Madagascan Vanilla one, which I'll be trying out soon. But for the price of them, they are beyond perfect and smell absolute lush! What more could you ask for only £1.

Zoella Stationery Book (£10):

As you know I’ve been trying to get all organised recently and as making sure that I don't miss anything out that needs to be done. This lil stationary book is coming in all kinds of handy. There’s space for planning out each day, a section for 'things to do' and even sticky notes for those stupid memos that we get told but always forget. For me, I'm always feeling happier when organised and I know what I'm doing and when!

Hangover Rescue Balm (£8.95):

This one is probably a like why would you need this. However, I never used to get hangovers that were until I started uni. For my friends and I, we say 'let's have one drink' but it always turns out to be a lot more. I find this the perfect cure, I don't know if it's just psychological but it is refreshing, natural and always comes to the rescue to revive me the morning after. It's the perfect pick me up when you need to soldier on but need a little boost. It's definitely the best gift if you know someone is a bit of a party animal and hates suffering the day after.

Primark PS...Pro Oval Flat Brushes (£2.50-4):
I was told to try these brushes out by my friend Ciara and oh my days I am in love!! I feel Primark have really upped their game in the beauty department. Especially with their new PS PRO range of oval shaped makeup brushes, which appear to be the perfect dupe for high-end oval brushes but at prices more subtle for us all - I just couldn't resist! I love how quick and flawless application is thanks to these brushes.

Shell Pink Snakeskin Textured Chain Strap Bag (£17.99):Final favourite this month has gotta be the dusty pink cross body bag. Just everything about it I lurveee!! The pink bag, rose gold strap and the fact you can actually use it for any occasion and have the space to take everything I need. It fits perfectly with pretty much every outfit I wear and adds a splash of colour which gets me excited for the spring to come round. 

Nude Lips Forever

I know it's only January but I am so so sick of wearing dark lips, for me at the moment I am loving wearing a nude lip and so soon I will be waving goodbye to those deep purples and dark reds, and saying hello to brighter, lighter summer colours. Yes!! But for now, I wanted to talk about my all time fave nude lip colours.

Let’s start with the Kate Moss Long Lasting Lips in shade 03 (£5.49)… I mean am I obsessed and in love with the Kate Moss lipsticks? Plus you can probably tell by my images that I’ve owned it for the longest time as it really is on its last legs…but I won’t let it go! Always a winner. 

Now onto Kiko Smart Lip Pencil in shade 700 (£1.50)... Before buying this I had never tried out Kiko makeup but I am madly in love with their products. It is perfect for defining your lip shape and has got a such a lovely warm tone to it. You can almost layer it up with any lippy and you're hardly breaking the bank with any Kiki products. 

Next up is the Topshop lipstick in Naturist (£8)... I have been really impressed with the quality because I was a little sceptical about buying it but I would go as far as saying as it's that good I will definitely be investing in more from their range. It’s almost a nude, but with a slight purple tone to it. It’s soft, creamy and gives the perfect touch of colour. 

Lastly, let’s talk about the Kiko Pencil Lip Gloss in shade 08 (£2.70)... This one is slightly lighter than the others, and again much has a super natural tone to it but leaves a slight shine and isn't matte. I find it perfect for if you want a lil hint of colour and shimmer when the sun is out, but nothing too OTT.

What's Currently In My Makeup Bag

ALOHAAAA! It feels like ages ago since I talked about my favourite go-to beauty products. So I decided what better way than to share my top items that I am lovingggg as my everyday face kinda picks. Some I've been using a little while and a fan of, others are recent purchases so I'm still getting the hang of them. Let's get straight into what;s currently in my makeup bag right now.

Have you used any of these?

Benefit Roller Lash (19.50): I love finding new mascaras at the moment, and this is been a favourite for a little while now. The comb style wand is perf!! It even helps you get right into those tiny corner lashes and splits lash so easily without it clumping together. If you’re wanting to try something new I would definitely recommend giving this one a go!

Sleek Makeup All Night Long (8.99): I have probably mentioned  that I love eyeshadows especially wearing goldy/coppers.…. well, here they are. I was bought this palette as a gift at Christmas, and I just find this the perfect pallet as it's super pigmented and the past month I've been using this everyday and its just absolute lushness.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream (5.50): I am obsessed with all of the NYX lip cream creams. As much as I love the deep tones and dark,  a lot of the time I want a natural lip colour and the “I’m wearing nothing and still have healthy luscious lips” kinda look. I find this colour is perfect for the natural touch and for a simple everyday makeup look too.

 

Urban Decay Naked Concealer (17.50): I had been struggling to find the right concealer that has good coverage, and this concealer has been the best investment by far. It has good coverage, hides dark circles and blemishes. Ticks all the boxes for me.

TopShop Contour Wand (12.00): Before investing in the ABH contour kit I wanted to experiment with a contour stick to see if it would work and even though there is loads of drugstore contour wands, I had heard many reviews about TopShop and it really is as perfect as people make out!! It blends really well and is super easy to use as I'm no good at that fancy makeup contour thing.

 

Urban Decay Afterglow Powder Highlighter (19.00): I love nothing more than highlight that is glowing and is long lasting. This Urban Decay powder highlighter is just my utter fave! I have no words to describe how much I love it. I would definitley recommend it to any one who is wanting a highlight that is shimmery and faultless finish!!

 

Getting Fit and Healthy*

The other day I was sat looking through my archive to notice I've literally done no posts in regards to health or keeping fit. Can you tell I like to stick in my comfort zone of blogging, fashion and watching movies. I hardly focused on my health and fitness, I guess I kind of just took it for granted. However with this being a new year, I wanted to discuss what I am doing to keep healthy, fit and full of energy.

I have never really been that type of girl who enjoyed sports. The thought of PE in school was always a chore, I was the one who would spend her time down in the art department or in the drama studio practising for the school musical.

This year I made it one of my goals and aims to try (emphasis on try) get more exercise because I can't exactly class power walking up to the bus stop four times a week exercise plus with two potential summer holidays this year I want to be able to feel comfortable and confident with my body! Once I get back to uni in a week or so I'll be starting at the gym a few times a week and hopefully I'll begin to see a change with my confidence.

As for healthy eating I have already began to make food out of the 'Hungary Healthy Student Cook Book' I bought from Amazon for only £5.99. If I can master this cooking malarkey I may do the occasional food post because who doesn't love discovering new recipes that are super easy.

Finally, over the past month I have been working with a nutrition brand called Vitsnap* who are launching next week. I was offered the opportunity to select a few of products to try out. I decided to start my new beginnings with their Detox SnapPack...and so far its been amazing, I certainly feel better for it.

The vitamins come to you in handy sealed pods for each day, and deliveries are made every two weeks. If you sign up now at www.vitsnap.com and enter the code HANNAH50, you can get a subscription with 50% off before the service launches on the 12th January!!

Making Aims & Goals For The Year Ahead

Well, HELLO 2017!! HOW has another year passed ALREADY.

In today’s post I wanna talk about goals. Do you make them? Do you have some? What are they? How do you keep them? Help me keep mine…So soo many questions!

I feel it's good to have goals and aims set for the year ahead. There is the sense of accomplishment when you look at your original list made back in January at the end of the year and makes you more determined to set more challenging goals for the next year. And I’m gonna SET SOME. Some proppa ones this year...

These are ones I’ve written down for myself…

-Be kind, always kind, and then even kinder, you never, ever know what people are going through.

-Do more exercise, we all know it makes you feel better, mentally and physically, so to just push myself to do more of the stuff. Like I know I set this one each year and nothing ever really comes of it but maybe this year will be the year.

-Travel as much as I can. New cities in the UK and abroad. Just imagine how fun it would be and you can always create amazing memories on holiday with people you love. Plus blog about it for you guys.

-Take risks, okay, it might not feel comfortable, but stop worrying about everything. All. The. Time.

-Learn to actually use my camera. I mean, like, properly. Plus I would like to push myself a bit more and try some new things on here and experiment with my writing style, photography etc.

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Those are my aims and goals for the next year, sorry if this post got a bit ramble in places but it's always good to share thoughts and ideas! Please let me know in the comments what your New Year’s Resolutions are…

 

Adore Me This Fall*

So for those of you who are reading this you're probably thinking not another Autumnal post, however, I love this season and there's just too much I have to share with you guys.  Even though it's getting colder weather and we dig out all our sweaters and woolly hats it's still no excuse to stop dressing like you can't still feel good underneath!

When Adore Me contacted me, they asked me to take part in their #flirtyfallflatlay project. Which is to create a flatlay featuring some of my favourite underwear and how I would style it for fall, I was so excited to get involved as this is my favourite time of year and recently I have fallen head over heels for buying cute lacy bralettes.

Lacy bralettes are taking the world by storm at the moment. Everyone seems to be wearing them, whether they've layered it with a shirt like myself or under a hoodie. They are just super comfy and look sooooo pretty! For myself, they really boost my self-confidence as you can style them so many ways and it just makes such an impact and gives me a huge step up in being able to conquer anything thrown my way.

That's all I have for today's post but I hope you liked this style of post! This is my first kind of proper underwear post you could say so I hope you enjoy it. Remember if you're looking for new underwear then head over to Adore Me and to their Pinterest for more inspiration on how to style for autumn too!

Lots of Love, 

New In : Autumn Buys

When it comes to autumn, it has got to be my all time favourite time of the year to shop – meaning it's dangerous time for my purse! And with it being numerous student lock in nights at the two shopping centres in Manchester I couldn't resist not buying a few new clothes. Sooooo I thought I would show you some of my favourite purchases from the past few month. Obviously you can't go wrong with cosy jumpers to layer up underneath with the perfect denim jacket!

What have your favourite items been so far this autumn?

Primark Maxi Waterfall Coat £22: At first I was undecided, but then I was drawn to buying it. I honestly have no idea how I will style this but I suppose I'll figure it out and match it with something. These waterfall coats seem to whats in for this season, so why not?

Pull & Bear Jumper £19.99: I just can't say no to buying jumpers, especially this one as I lurveee the sporty varsity style with the stripes on the shoulders and upper arms! I feel with this jumper you could dress it any way, whether its casual with leggings or smarter with a skirt or layered on top of a dress.

Topshop Earrings £5: First of all, hooped earrings are literally an essentially, and second, they are rose gold coloured!! I love the smaller hoops as they are the perfect size for a daily basis however the others are great to partner up and accessorise an outfit for going out in.

Hollister Bralette £14: I may have an obsession with barlettes, and when I stumbled across this one in Hollister it was instantly taken to the checkout. It's one of those super soft, comfy bras that you can get away with wearing underneath a jumper and since it is halter neck it gives such amazing support.

Missguided Dress £15: Sometimes it becomes boring wearing jeans everyday which is why I bought a casual t-shirt dress. It'll be perfect for throwing on in a morning and wearing it with my Dr Marten boots and paired with a denim jacket too!

Pull & Bear Phone Case £7.99: Finding the right phone case can be a nightmare, however I was queuing to pay for the green jumper when I spotted a cooper coloured phone case and I couldn't resist buying it, oops!

Adidas Stan Smiths £44.99: I’d been swooning over these trainers for a little while and finally gave in a couple of weeks ago in Office at the Arndale Centre. I rarely ever buy trainers but these are just perfect. I love the simple yet classic style which is great for a casual day to day pair of trainers. However I only got them at this price because they are Juniors since I've only got a a size 4 foot so may as well make the most of it since it's cheaper and I just couldn’t say no!

Autumnal Makeup

One of my favourite things about Autumn is all of the beautiful seasonal colours and shades that start appearing, particularly in beauty products and new releases. I thought I’d share a few gorgeous shades and products I’ve been using recently. I find myself really starting to enjoy different products and shades at this time of year. When the weather gets cooler I tend to move away from pastel shades and into deeper tones.

To start I have then been warming up my collection with a splash of Benefit’s Hoola. I bought this product when I was over in New York after a lot of recommendations and it adds a really natural bronze look.

I tend to find myself wearing more shimmery, gold eye shadows at this time of year too, these shades are from NYX and Seventeen. They are so pretty and when layered together they create such a beautiful tone and compliment each other beautifully.

The NYX single eyeshadow in Gold Lust is more of a lose shadow that you would use on top to compact heavier colours whilst adding a bit of sparkle. Whereas the Seventeen single eyeshadow in the shade Walnut Pearl is super pigmented and looks amazing on its own once blended in. However I tend to layer them and the mix of the gold tones and brown shades are stunning. I can't get enough of browns and gold eyeshadows as they are perfect for any season but especially autumn time!

Moving on to lips. Again I go for deeper, richer tones. I love the matte effect lipsticks and lipcreams as they are more pigmented and seem to last a lot longer during the day too. The liquid suede lip cream collection by NYX has to be one of favourite lip collections ever as the colour is long lasting and is perfect for this time of year as it keeps your lips well moisturised. However the standard NYX coloured lipsticks have a more shimmery look which are best suited for autumn christmas time too. Finally you can never go wrong with a classic matte lipstick in a deep red tone. I particularly love the matte collection from Sleek and the shade Dare.

Finally there is only one way to finish off any autumnal look and its by having the classic deep red nail colour. Obviously there is so many dark red nail paint out on the market, but I particularly like the BarryM Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint because its long lasting nail polish and gives a shiny finish to your nails after two coats of polish.

Products included:

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder

NYX Single Eyeshadow

Seventeen Single Eyeshadow

Sleek Matte Lipstick

NYX Round Lipstick 

NYX Liquid Suede Matte Lipcream

BarryM Gelly Hi Shine Nail Polish 

V Festival

Time flies when you’re having fun, but here’s a few snaps from my amazing weekend at V Festival. This was my first time at V Festival and I am already planning on going next year.

AH! I couldn't get enough of all the good music!! I don’t think I’ve danced that much in like... ever. The best act who was there has to have been David Guetta and Rihanna! I've never really been a huge listener of David Guetta, but all the hype, lights and fireworks made it really good (well apart from the fact we were stood in between two mosh pits).  I loved it so much, I didn’t want it to end!! I’ll be back for next year, that’s for sure!  Anyway.. the best thing about the whole festival was having the opportunity to go to such an amazing surreal festival with a few of my extremely close friends where we could just go party and dance in the fields like no one was watching.

 

 

 

 

 

Life Update

Today was a big day for a lot of us in the UK since it was A-level results day. The day that we dread from the minute our exams are over. For many of us it is the day where many of our dreams are finally beginning to come true.

First up I just want to applaud you and give you a pat on the back for getting this far. Sixth form is hard and there is no denying it. We've all had are fair share of wobbles and lack of self-confidence. But look at how much you have done in the past few years, you did it!

If you know me, you'll know that there has been an immense amount of pressure. Since my AS results didn't go as well as I was hoping so I needed to turn it around this last year. I ended up having to resit History AS so I somehow had to do both years in one as well as resubmitting AS units for Art, which was stressful to say the least.  September last year when everyone is discussing which universities and courses they are wanting to apply to made me realise that I couldn't mess around and that I needed to work god damn hard if i wanted to get in to the university I wanted.

The hard work paid of and guess what!!

I GOT IN TO UNIVERSITY!!!

I will be moving down to Salford in three weeks time (it's so close OMG) and I'll be attending Salford University this September to do a TV and Radio Production course.

Thursday has been an absolute whirlwind of emotions, I think I just needed a moment to sit and write about the day. For those who are wondering I needed to get particular grades to get in to my firm university And I did it... I somehow managed to get a B in Art & Design and Media Studies and a D in History.

I am excited to start in September as its a new chapter and a new adventure ahead of me.

I hope everyone is as happy after results day as I am, but if not its not the end of the world, make a new plan and go and live it, no one is going to stop you. Congratulations to those who got their places and going off to the follow their dreams and I wish you all the best of luck.

New York Adventures

As many of you will already know because it's all I've talked about since I got back, but for those who don't last week I went to New York City for the week! How lucky am I!!

I fell in love this city the moment I stepped out of plane. Even driving from the airport gave me an excited feeling. I knew this holiday would be my favourite from the beginning. The first time I spotted the cityscape across the Hudson River, I couldn't help but smile. As cliche and cheesy as it sounds, I had Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’ stuck in my head whilst driving through the streets of Manhattan to our hotel.

We stayed in the rather posh Roosevelt near the busy Times Square. Which meant our first night was spent strolling around Times Square, with lights that dazzled us and crowds so busy you could barely move.

Enough of me blabbing on about it all. Here is a selection of photos from our week away in New York.  I think I have more photos than days I was in the city to share with you, so I hope you’re as enthusiastic about The Big Apple as I am! But when you have views like those from the Empire State and Top of the Rock, blogger instinct takes over.

And so it begins...

Even more from New York coming soon!!

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