My lovely friend Sinead (who's blog's linked here) tagged anyone who visited her page to take part in 'The Autumn Tag'. Since I'm currently sitting around in my uni room waiting for a phone call, I figured why not! Let's do it :)
Favourite thing about Autumn?
There are honestly so many things I love about Autumn. I like all the colours that are associated with Autumn? I don't know if that sounds weird but I love all the orangey/reddy tones from the leaves and things. I think you can experiment a lot more with your outfits and make up! Another big reason for me loving Autumn is because I can drink as many hot chocolates with whipped creme and marshmallows as I possibly can! Whilst wrapped up warm in my beautiful Jack Wills coat, scarf and hat :) (rambling on again, sorry)
Favourite drink?
Hot chocolate, hot chocolate, hot chocolate! I'm not the biggest fan of the Starbucks hot chocolates, but their latte's are pretty nice! Costa is the best place to go for a sweet hot chocolate treat!
Favourite scent/candle?
I'm all for fresh scents when it comes to candles! However when it gets round to Autumn, I pull more towards the spicy scents... one that I love is spiced apple. Yummy!
Best Lipstick?
The three lipsticks I ALWAYS go to are: MAC 'Captive' and Kate Moss' lipsticks in '107' and '08'. 08 is more of a deep pink/brown colour which is great for a more neutral look, whereas 107 and Captive are deep shades of purple (Captive) and red (107). I use these when I'm going for more of a dramative vampy look, which I actually really like during autumn.
Go to moisturiser?
I really like the Olay moisturiser, my skin loves it!
Go to colours for the eyes?
For eyes, I like to go either super neutral or super dramatic. For the neutral look I would go with something like Maybelline's colour tattoo in 'On and On Bronze' with a darker brown through the crease and the outer corner for definition! I think a brown smokey eye in autumn is so so lovely. For more of a dramatic look, I would so go to colours would be burgundy and red toned shadows would look AMAZING.
Favourite music singer/band to listen to?
For Autumn there isn't really any specific people/bands I listen to, just whatever's good or in the charts I guess.
Favourite outfit to wear?
For me, its all about the skinny jeans/leggings, with little ankle boots, a big jumper, scarf and hat! I literally love the big and comfy look!
Autumn treat?
Again, all the hot chocolates I seen to consume, or if its not hot chocolates, it's a latte from Starbucks.
Favourite place to be?
I depends on how I feel. Some nights I love going for walks, walking through the leaves and everything always looks so pretty and makes you feel good with the right company. However I can never say no to a snuggle night in, all comfy with oversized cardigans and obviously... hot chocolate!
And there is 'The Autumn Tag' I really hope you enjoyed it! If you're still reading this (thank you if you are) then I tag you to do this tag as well! Leave me a comment letting me know you've done so, so I can check it out! Have an amazing autumn, and make the most of it! I love this season it just goes so fast :( anyway, enough rambling! Bye!
So yesturday I moved back to university to get prepared for the start of my second year. Although I've been commuting back and forth from Farnham to London, it actually feels strange knowing that I will be back and staying here for another year, and that soon I'm going to start having to do projects again and get back into that almost 'school like' routine!
With the weather in the UK currently being all rubbish and me moving into my second year house for good, I decided to pop down to Boots to purchase a few bits and bobs to cheer me up! It may not be all that interesting but I thought I may as well do a mini haul for you! I have this problem that is as soon as I walk into Boots, even though I may not have gone in for any form of make-up, I ALWAYS find myself walking up and down the make up aisles, swatching every brand's lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow on my hand - and today was no exception. I went in today with 3 items in mind: 1. Make-up remover wipes. 2. Dry Shampoo 3. Concealer (yey and excuse to go to the make-up section without being judged by my friends). I did a pretty good job at limiting myself today, BUT, I did end up having two unexpected items ' accidentally falling' into my basket. teheeeee! The make-up remover wipes are from Boot's essentials range. They currently have a '3 for £3' offer on so I quickly scooped them up. For being Boot's essentials range, I actually really like these wipes, if I'm honest, if I had a bit more money that I could willingly spend, I would opt more towards the 'Simple' face remover wipes, just because they smell so nice, are so refreshing in your face and contain so much moisture that I'll never find myself rubbing my face really hard because I feel my make-up isn't coming off. I got the Boots wipes in the cucumber scent and in fragrance free, both of which contain Aloe Vera and Vitamin E, which is really good for your skin and keeping it hydrated. All the wipes are targeted for all skin types and are dermatologically tested, so if you're perhaps a student and are looking for some cheap and cheerful wipes I would recommend these :) The next item I brought was the 'Batiste' Dry Shampoo. I LOVE this stuff and can honestly say I have gone through bottles and bottles and bottles! I picked up the fruity and cheeky cherry scent this time to have a change from the floral and fruity blush bottle I've just used up! If you don't know what dry shampoo is, it's every girls (and maybe some guys) dream come true! When you're feeling a little bit lazy or when you're hair is just looking a little bit greasy or limp in between washes, this stuff is great to revitalise the hair and remove any of the grease that your hair may have. Another good thing about this product would be that you don't even have to use it for when you're hair is looking greasy, you can also use it to give your hair a quick boost whenever it's needed, whether it be before meeting friends, going to work or maybe a lecture at school or uni! My hair for example is super fine, but pretty long, which is a pain as it never really has that much volume or texture. What I tend to do is when I've just washed my hair, I'll give my hair a little spritz into the roots, massage through and voila! it's full of body! Seriously girls this is a must have in your bedroom, it comes in handy so much, you can even buy mini ones to keep in your handbag whenever your hair needs a little pick me up.
If you read my 'What's In My Everyday Make-Up Bag?' blog (if not you can read it here ) you may have noticed that I use the 'Collection, Lasting Perfection' concealer in shade 2 which is 'light'. Weeeeeeeeeell, I made a re-purchase. I love this stuff, I've gone through bottles of it and it's just super great. I won't keep going on about this product but if you do want to read up more on it, check out my blog post linked above and you can read all about it, and other really cool products. Now we come to the products that weren't on my list to buy, but had to come home with me.... 3 words... Maybelline Baby Lips. I feel like I've been wanted to get my hands on these products for months after seeing Tanya Burr and Zoe from Zoella talking about them, and now they have finally launched in the UK. Funny story (not really) but as soon as I walked into Boots and saw the advertisement for the baby lips, I literally said to the girls 'You can leave me now, I'll be here for a while', they knew what I was on about as well, seeing as I'm that friend who simply cannot walk into Boots without walking out with any form of make up or swatches... it's literally impossible for me! The two shades I got were 'Cherry Me' which is a deep pinky shade, like a cherry! and the other is 'Pink Punch' which is a really nice baby pink colour. I haven't opened them yet so I can't really say much else about them other than they're £2.99 which I think is a pretty good price (especially with the buy 1 get 1 half price offer on in Boots right now) and they have a, what I feel is almost limited variety of shades, but who knows they may bring in more shades! *fingers crossed* If you would like a review of the baby lips when I open them, then leave a comment below! I'm expecting a moisturising lip balm that will give off a subtle tint of colour, I'm pretty sure Maybelline wont disappoint but who knows! (I doubt) And there is my Boots Haul. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Sorry it was so short, but being a student I feel like I have to cut back a little... only a little though! If you guys have tried out the Baby Lips or any other products I've mentioned in this blog then leave me a comment letting me know what you think! See you soon! Nicole xxx
Hey guys! I'm sorry for the lack of blogging, I'll be honest with you, when I last updated my blog, which was my 'What's in My Everyday Make-Up Bag' seen here , I felt a little defeated with the response it got... which was absolutely nothing! I know that I haven't got many followers, in fact I have 3 (hey to you 3, thank you for following me!) so I knew I wasn't going to get an overwhelming response, but for all the time and effort I put into that post and for the response it got, I felt it would be best for me to take a break and think about what I want to do with myself and this blog. I've now decided that I'm going to try and blog at least 2 times a week, I don't do much during the weekdays but work weekends so these blogs may be posted on say Monday and Thursday (but don't hold me to it) They may also be a little over the place seeing as I'm not actually too sure what to write about, so I'm just going to do anything, write about how I'm feeling, new products I've tried, a tutorial... anything, and today is going to be one of those 'anything' days.
Today, I signed into my Tumblr account for the first time in weeks and whilst searching, stumbled across a YouTube Challenge, so I though being the YouTube fanatic I am, I may as well give it a whizz. You may not be into YouTube, and for that you may not enjoy this post and I'm sorry, but if you do like it, please give me a follow and I will most certainly follow you back :)
Right, enough rambling here we go.. (also instead of doing this in days, I'm just going to do it all at once)
1. Favorite boy YouTuber: Tyler Oakley - I find myself on a down day always searching through Tyler's videos, he is so upbeat with life and energetic and it really does cheer me up, especially his crazy laugh! I have this theory, that if myself and Mr Oakley were BFF's, I would NEVER have a dull moment in my life.... if only eh!
2. Favourite girl YouTuber: Zoe Sugg/Zoella - This was a toughie to answer, honestly there are so many girls on YouTube I look up to and admire but, I would say my favourite is Zoe. She beautiful, she's funny, she's energetic and she comes out with some brilliant one liners every now and again.
3. Favourite video: I HAVE TOO MANY. For a YouTube addict this is hard to answer, it depends on my mood. All of Tyler Oakley's 'Auguest' videos would be in my top favourite videos, but one I find myself watching over and over and over is this..... (WARNING: have a box of tissues next to you, things may get emotional)
CTFxC Wedding
4. Couple you ship/would ship: The most common ship going around now on YouTube is Zalfie. Seeing as they are actually an item now, which is amazing, I'm going to say..... *went blank for half hour* .... 'Myler' (Marcus Butler/Tyler Oakley) ... they're brilliant and hilarious together, seriously, check out their fan fiction video on YouTube.
5. YouTuber that always makes you laugh: Shanna Malcom - That girl is CRAZZZZZYYYY. Her 'Troof or dare' series.... hilarious.
6. Favourite bromance: Shane Dawson and Joey Graceffa. They are always together, always making sexual jokes, always touching and playing. Basically they're hilarious and so cute together, although some people may really not see it that way (they do get very weird sometimes)
7. The first YouTuber you ever watched: I honestly don't remember, when I first started YouTube, it was nothing like it is now, we didn't have people like Louise, Joey, Zoe, Joe, Alfie & co, vlogging and uploading all the time. I used to always watch people like MysteryGuitarMan, Mac (from HelloImMac) CTFxC. I would say they were the first set of YouTubers I watched first.
8. Favourite collaboration: My bad for mentioning Tyler Oakley yet again, but honestly his 'Auguest' serious was so amazing and full of great collabs that I couldn't possibly narrow it down to just one, but I must say, one of my favourites has to be Tyler's video with Mamrie Hart which was the 'Edward Fortyhands' video - I can't explain it, so just see for yourself:
9. Pair you wish would collaborate: I would like to see SprinkleOfGlitter (Louise) and Tanya Burr collab. I think it would be pretty interesting to watch, or, me and someone (even though I haven't started YouTube, in my dreams)
10. YouTuber you've met: ..... noone..... *goes off and cries over life*
11. #1 YouTuber you'd want to meet: I would say CTFxC. Although I love all the british YouTubers right now, including Tyler and Joey. I would choose to meet Charles and Alli. They've got me through some pretty rough times and I just love them. I tried to meet them once in Trafalgar Square, but they never actually planned a meet up, so instead I just stood in the rain for hours waiting for nothing.
12. The biggest directioner on YouTube: In terms of girls because I can't keep mentioning Tyler Oakley, I would say either Zoe, Tanya or Louise - but I'm going to opt for Louise (SprinkleOfGlitter) on this one :)
13. YouTuber you'd swap bodies with: If I was a guy, probably John from The Lean Machines or Sawyer Hartman, for a girl.... I don't actually know? Someone who is really toned... any suggestions? Ohoh maybe Ingrid from MissGlammorazzi
14. YouTuber you best relate to: Probably, most of the girls, they've all had their stories and most of the girls suffer from anxiety and other things which is the same for me too, that's why I feel so lucky to have so many girl YouTubers who are open to speaking about their conditions and things that have happened in their lives. Sounds cheesy but if they weren't there to watch and relate with, things would be much tougher.
15. Favourite picture of YouTubers together: I love the one of them standing ready to go to the 1D premiere. I can't actually find it online which is shocking but that one is really nice because they're so dressed up. Another one is all of them ad VidCon 2013 which again I can't find... ooops.
16. Best in fashion: For the girls again it could be all of them so instead I'm going to say a guy, in which I would say either Jim Chapman who looks amazing in a suit, ooooooooorrrrrr, Jack and Finn, theres not much else I can say except THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL MEN
17. Best in Make-Up: I am seriously going to say Pixiwoo for this. Those girls are so talented and can do so so much! I would do anything to have a session with them, they're beautiful, talented and super sweet and energetic - love those girls... always find myself in a vortex of their videos.
18. YouTuber that inspires me the most: So manyyyyy, this tag is too difficult. Im going to just say the exact same thing I said to question 14.
19. YouTuber crush: I seriously LOVE Charles from CTFxC
20. YouTuber with the best personality: I am going to say all the YouTubers, yes a boring answer you may think but honestly all the YouTuber's today have their own amazing personality and all of them make them who they are and special as well as different from one another. The reason why I watch all of their videos if because they all effect me in a certain way and that's all down to their personalities. I just love them all :)
Anyway, there is the YouTuber Challenge. I tried not to repeat as much as I could but it was actually surprisingly difficult! I hope you enjoyed this! Please leave a comment letting me know what you think or who you would put for each number! Also please if you enjoyed this, give me a follow as well, it's really appreciated and I'll give you a follow back!
