Growing my hair

Well, hello there my lovely readers! :)

I'm not sure how long ago it was, possibly half a year, i thought it would be a splendid idea to cut my hair short! .. I regret it deeply and I'm extremely eager to grow my hair back. I've read some ways to grow hair, but i just remembered another one - which i haven't been using!

One of them is to keep your hair down a lot, or at least lose. I think that's because it doesn't strain your hair, and it gives it more freedom to grow. I'm not entirely sire why but it might work? I have absolutely no idea on the actual scientific reason, but hey hum.

 

I also heard that drinking a lot of water helps.. I'm not sure why, again, but on the bright side; even if it doesn't make your hair grow faster, its good for your skin, and in general, quite a good thing to do i suppose. I hope there isn't any body finding it really irritating that i don't really know the reasons behind these, but they are just some things Ive heard, I'm not even sure if they work!

 

There is one thing  i think works, and it sounds a little odd, but cutting it will make it grow faster. I understand that when your really want long hair those inches can seem very precious. However, in the first two weeks after your hair has been cut it grows a lot faster than it would usually. Therefore, getting regular trims, will actually help it grow (in keep those split ends away)! I think its because, when you cut away split ends your hair can work more in growing than repairing.

However, i did a little online research and some people are saying that its only an illusion; hair looks like its growing faster when it has been cut just because its shorter and its more obvious. I'm not really sure, if I'm honest, but I'll be trying it anyway.

 

I'll be trying pretty much anything  i can to grow my hair, and if i find out any more ways to grow hair faster then I promise you I'll be blogging about it. And please let me know if you have any ways to grow hair that i don't know of?

 

x

Slight camera issues..

As i explained in my previous post - my phone is dead. And i just realised; My actual camera died a few days before i left. Meaning that i had to use my phone camera.. And now my phone is dead. So there may be a lack of photos in the next few posts until i find another camera i can use..

 

I asked my Dad if i could get an DSLR for a Christmas + birthday present, but he hasn't said yes (or no *fingers crossed) yet. Anyway, thought I'd mention before my blog started to look really boring and you had no idea why!

 

Well, that's all for now. Ill be back soon, with some make up, fashion.. maybe a little something on books. Wink wink!

 

x

Im baaaack!!

Heya! :)

 

I'm sorry i haven't posted in a while (five days i think) but Ive been at greenbelt!!

 

Just in case you aren't aware of what greenbelt is, its a christian festival - its got films, music, talks, stuff like that. Its really good. We go every year (our family) along with a couple of our friends family's and we always put our tents in a little ring, haha.

 

Unfortunately, Adam, will, Daniel and i were down at the canopy when it started to rain. Adam thought it would be a good idea to go get wills wellies from the tent. So we were casually walking up when the rain got waaay harder! We all had our phones in our pockets and they are now dead (accept wills nokia, of course), and we got completely soaked!

 

So I'm going to have to either pay for a new phone, try to get something from insurance or let it get worse. If you know any good ways to get water out of phones please let me know?

 

Anyway, I'll be back posting from now on!! :)

 

x

Charlie | review

 

This time last year, i probably would have told you that my favourite spray was charlie. I'll admit that i did go off them for a while. But , i was just cleaning out my make-up/ accessories/ smelly stuff and nail varnishes draw when i found a few!

 

 I love the designs on the packaging, they are just the right size to put in your hand bag, or school bag, and they smell pretty good. Plus, for only 99p, its quite a bargain.. However The actual smell doesn't last long, so you have to re spray throughout the day. I don't particularly mind, cause it doesn't cost much to just go get a few more!

 

Also, when you get a proper (expensive) perfume, it does some thing where it changes or something? There are different layers which you can smell once you've put it on.. meaning that it lasts a long time - which you don't get with charlie.

 

Despite all this, I'm not entirely sure why, but i still really like them!

 

My favourite is "touch",

"A signature scent to suit every mood, giving you the confidence to do what you do"

It smells a but.. chemical-ie .. if that's a word .. but i really love it, and its perfect for after PE! :p

 

I'd probably recommend this if you want something that smells nice and it very portable. Especially if you want something to bring to school, enjoy!

 

x

August favourites ..

I just realised i haven't actually done any monthly favourites yet! And it is nearing the end of August, so here you go :)

MUA lipstick, shade 4
(not on the website in that shade. However, it is sold in superdrug)

Brown, Rimmel London. Soft kohl kajal eye pencil.

 BC Maxi length mascara

(they don't appear to sell it anymore, however, they do sell

one with a curved head)

Maybelline, The falsies volum' express mascara

(i couldn't see it on the website, so i don't think they

sell it anymore, however there are some like it)

If you have any favourites you'd like to tell me about, let me know via twitter, or e mail, which will be on a new page that's coming soon :)

MUA eye shadow review

A short while ago, i purchased four MUA eye shadows (Shades:11, 17, 19, 20). I promised that I'd review them, so here you go! :)

My favourite shade is defiantly the lightest shade.. which i, unfortunately, killed. They work really well but they are quite fragile, haha. (don't press to hard when your getting some onto your brush). It makes a great base coat of just everyday wear, you could probably wear it to school if you really wanted too (And if your aloud, which we aren't at my school, but hey hum).

After putting that on as a base i usually put on a bit of brown, cause it looks quite natural. Sometimes a bit of black a long close to my eye lashes. (I would only wear the sparkly one if i were going to a special occasion, so its quite unused).

To put it on i use this:

Its from the bodyshop, i mentioned in an earlier post how i got it in an offer. I LOVE it, its amazing. It feels so soft, and picks up eye shadow incredibly well. I know i need some more brushes (Good ones, at that) but I'll be using this till i discover a better one. I strongly recommend you invest in this!

Anyway, back to the eye shadows. suppose you get what you pay for, at a pound each,  they were never likely to be amazing, but i do use them quite a lot. And when its on your eye lid it doesn't feel heavy, in fact, i can barely tell its there. It does fade throughout the day. But if you really want a long lasting then your gonna have to invest in something a little more expensive.

 I'd recommend these if you want something to start off with - learn the basics before  getting expensive stuff.. or if you only have a few quid left in your piggy bank!

That's all for now, see ya! :)

Haul.. part 2

Bonjour ;)

This is a follow up from my last haul post, if you haven't read it, go check it out! - This is the clothes part, so, sit back and enjoy ..

Well, there was one thing i had planned to buy before i actually left. They we're sold separately and were £9 together. I think the earrings were £4 and the ring was £5.. but I'm not sure. Its real wood on them both, not just some rubbish plastic thing, and they look amazing with red colours. I really like them but the ring is a bit big at the moment :)

There was one other thing i had wanted to get: A bandeau, i looked on new looks website, to make sure that they sold them. I found some, but they were all L accept for one black M, clearly, i got the medium. It was only £2.99. Plus, it fits like a glove :) -but not on my hands, obviously!

Also from new look i got this, i wanted another top that would go with my bandeau, and it had crosses. Which goes with my earrings and ring! Plus, as i said, the ring and earrings go with red colours.. so it was pretty much perfect! :D + it suits me cause of my dark hair xxx

So, this wasn't a very big post, but i think if it was combined with the other one it would just be too much!!

Aurevoir

SOTD

(Song Of The Day)

Ed sheeran - UNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwIaNkWgPDM

Nail update

This is just a quicky, cause theres not much to say really :) + sorry, i know i suck at doing nails, but i can only get better, right?
On my left hand im wearing (really old) black nail varnish from claire's - dont as me how much it was becase i really dont remember,
And NYC, expert last nail polish, over the top to make spots
And on my right hand, i just have plain black (also claire's).. i was going to do white polka dots on this one too, but then i had to stop and eat dinner. Then i just couldnt be bothered, and i think it looks kinda cool.. thats just my opinion :)

Thats pretty much it.. i told you it was a small post!!

byee

Concealer review - my miracle must have

 

This is my: "Rimmel London, stay matte dual action concealer" I LOVE it. I'll almost defiantly be re - purchasing this! :)

 

It was in one of my Hauls, a while back, and i promised i would review it.. its a bit overdue, i apologise, but at least I've done it now, right?

Its in 010 ivory, and it blends to the colour of my skin perfectly! You have to make sure you rub it in right, but after than my skin looks so much more radiant. Ive tried on some other concealers before and i don't really like the liquid ones much because to me they feel a bit oilier and i worry it could cause a break out. (my friend has suggested a liquid one that if "very good" so ill be checking that out soon, hopefully) But this isn't oily at all and hasn't given me any spots.

Plus; it was just under five pounds. I usually put it on under my eyes (because i don't tend to get much sleep) and then, if i have many blemishes ill 'conceal' those too and it works well for all of that :)

 



 

So there you go! :) i hope you liked it, ill do all the other promised reviews soon as well

 

x

SOTD

(Song Of The Day)

Want you back - cher lloyd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inwAc-ZBpx0

SOTD

(Song Of The Day)

Old pine - Ben Howard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ccDb6n5Wg

Haul.. part 1

Heya
So my dad gave my brother £40 spending money to take to the lake district, i think i told you about that in one of my other posts.. Anyway, then, to be fair, he gave me £40 too :D
The first place i wanted to go was superdrug to get some more MUA. I got quite a lot so this might take a minute or two. My best friend hevzibev told me that MUA eye shadows are good so i got these:

Ive been using the light one with the brown one over the top but I'm not using the black one cause its quite.. strong? it isn't very easy to distribute it evenly, i suppose it just needs a little getting used to. and I'm saving the sparkly one for special occasions (i got shades: 17 -  the one i use everyday - 19 - i use too - 11 and 20).
Next, i chose this cause i wanted a lipstick, i fell in love with my other one. i don't think I'm actually gonna wear this much though cause its So bright. I'll save it for special occasions too. Its shade 1.. which is like the complete opposite to my other one!

Then, as i fell in love with my other nail varnish, i got this:

I tried it out a couple of days ago, and ill admit, its not very good. Its so thin, its unbelievable. i had to put on like 4 coats before it actually looked like the right colour.. And then i took it off because i couldn't make up my mind, haha.

At this point i was just sorta getting whatever because they are all so cheap. And i decided to get this:

It's a bronzer in shade 2. i haven't really tried this out much. i used it once when i went out a few days ago, and it was okay. but ill wait till Ive used it to do a review.. not too fond of the packaging on this one.

And my last MUA product was this:

MUA mascara in shade 1 (clear). i wear this a lot too,  cause it doesn't clump and your eye lashes just look the same, but longer. Plus, if your an idiot (like me) and you get it on your nose or eye lid or something, then you cant even tell!! over all, i really like it.

Then, i wanted another nail varnish, to get my make up spending to a total of £10 (because all the MUA things were £1 each and this was £1.99) I usually like white nail varnish.. but i recently discovered that if you put it on badly its REALLY obvious!! So i probably wont wear it too much :/

I'll follow up with a clothes + accessories haul. But i thought that all of it together would just to much!!

toodles :)

MUA

Hii :)
My brother, Daniel, and his friends are going on a trip to the lake district. Their going to stay in youth hostels and stuff. So he needed some new clothes, despite the fact that i only had like £2.50, i went with him.

Daniel being Daniel decided he wanted to go off on his own and dad and i went over to superdrug (he wanted some shaving stuff). My best friend heather (hevzibev) just got some stuff from MUA and she said that they were only one pound, which was good cause i really didn't have much money.
The first thing i thought i would want was a lipstick, so i picked out this one:

Its shade 4 and i got it for a pound!! It doesn't last very long and it isn't very bright when i wear it, but it does change the colour of my lips and it was only a pound! :P I'll certainly be going back for more of that..
Then (if you remember, I'm getting back into nails, so..) i picked out this:

.. I apologise for my weird hands, but now you can see how glossy it looks :]
Its shade 4 as well and it was also one pound. I LOVE the colour of it. and its really glossy, I'm wearing it right now :). i had to do second coats on all my nails. though, cause its really thin and i could see the whites of my nails through the colour.
And last, but not least. i got this:

Lip gloss in shade 5. I LOVE this too, Ive worn it every day since i bought it. and I'm certain ill be getting more of these asap!! And I'll be doing a proper review on this very soon, so come back and read that! :) .. oh, this was a pound too.

+ by the way, i took photos of the back because it has more info on the back. Don't get me wrong, i love the front, it looks really professional and fancy, but doesn't consist on much other than: MUA.

See you soon :) ..
..Sarah x

Acrostic poem on me :))

• S-stupidest thing I've done: Hugged my head teacher (when i was little) because i thought i was my dad

• A-animals i have: Three cats (pebble, fluff and socks - socks is mine) and a dog (Jess - who really belongs to my auntie but we're looking after her)

• R- weird rule i have: The items on the line thing, when your in a supermarket, have to be put on so its as compact as possible.. don't ask, i have no idea why

• A-allergies: quavers, sticky plants.

• H-hat person? no i am most defiantly not a hat person :p i look ridiculous

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• W- worst injury: when i sprained (almost fractured) my wrist while trying to ride a skateboard

• A-accents i love: Irish :') their so funny + Australian, G'day mate.. i know they probably don't actually say that but hey

• T- time i get up in the morning: for school; 7am. In the holidays; no idea

• E-Things i don't Eat: fish, chicken, mint, dark chocolate

• R- recommended book: Ingo, and the rest if the Ingo saga :P

• H-hiccups: i have the weirdest hiccups in the world!

• O- outfits i usually wear: strappy top, jeans, pumps, possibly an over top

• U-umbrella: i take it almost everywhere with me - you never know when its gonna rain with English weather :)

• S- shops i like: new look, Hollister, boots, superdrug, h&m, primark

• E- eggs: Never scrambled - ew. Always soldiers :p