October GlossyBox!

Hi guys!

My October GlossyBox arrived yesterday and I was really happy with what I received so thought I'd do a post about it!

For those of you who don't know, Glossybox is a monthly beauty box subscription company.  For £10.00 per month they send you a beautifully packaged box with 5 'luxury' beauty samples inside!  

Some months have definitely been hit and miss with mixed reviews but the surprise is still nice!

Dermalogica 3 step day and night kit

This included a cleanser, toner and moisturiser. I thought this was so cute and I was really happy to get it.  So far I have really enjoyed trying out all 3 products and have already seen an improvement in my skin! This set would cost £12 to buy, so with this alone you have already got you're money back!

Anatomicals body scrub

I love this name of this product! 'Don't just clean it woman, Scrub it!' This body scrub is pink grapefruit flavoured and smells so nice! I can't wait to use it, I think it'll be really nice.  This sample is 75ml, the full size is 200ml and is just £3.49 which is amazing! 

Skinetica Anti blemish

I was so happy to get this product as my skin has been really bad lately.  I used it for the first time last night with the dermalogica set and I can already see a massive improvement on my skin! When this sample runs out I will deffinitely be purchasing the full size which is only £6.99 for 100ml! 

Yves Rocher France Moisturising Cream Lipstick

I was so excited when I saw this product in my box!  However, when I saw the colour I was really disappointed:( I don't like red lipstick on me so I'll be giving it away to a friend who will get much more use out of it!  Its a shame because it's really nicely pigmented and the texture is lovely, really creamy and moisturising, so if you like red this would be perfect! This is the full sized version and would cost £14.50!   

 So I was super happy with this months box and am really looking forward to Novembers box, hopefully it will be just as good as this one! 

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Alex.X

What Inspires Me?

Hi Guys!

I've wanted to do a post like this for quite a while now, its about what inspires me.
I've been thinking about it for months, about what shapes the way I think, the things I wear, the kind of makeup I do, and what I like; it turns out there's quite alot of things that inspire me, so here I am, writing about it! 

Friends

My friends inspire me an awful lot, they give me new idea's and they've made me think very differently about lots of different things.  

None of us are really that similar, infact we all dress completely differently!

There's Azalea, the grungey one who is so beautiful with the biggest features,  she could pull any look off without even trying. 

Then there's Bebee, her style is really hard to explain. I asked her what she would call it and she said 'I don't really believe in style, you dress how you want to dress, if you like something, you like it.' and this is one of the main reasons my friends inspire me so much, because what she said is SO completely true! and I'd never even thought about it that way before! She likes vintage type things, sometimes she can come out looking classic and girly, other times slightly grungey, but she never goes too far either side. Again she can pull almost anything off, and she always looks fantastic! 

Then there's Olivia, she likes bright colours, neons, she admits its 'abit tacky' but its what she likes and she works with it! It always amazes me how classic she still manages to look, even with the bright colours and crazy prints! 

Then there's me, I don't know if its just because I'm describing myself here, but even the girls say, I dress completely 'normal' so i guess I'm just the boring one! 

Olivia, Me, Azalea and Bebee! 

Youtubers and Bloggers!

This is another big one! I watch youtube video's and read blogs everyday, so they're bound to have an affect on the way I look at things and the things I like and buy.  I love seeing what people have bought and the things that are on sale in shops, so I love watching haul video's!  I also like seeing how people style certain things, Sam from BeautyCrush is usually good at that with her 'How I Style:' video's.  

Jess from JDRmakeup also inspired me with the way she dresses, sound silly but I wear necklaces after watching her! I don't know why but I just never even thought to wear a necklace, and she has one she always wears!  

I love Anna and Jonathan from LefloofTV and thestylediet, I've watched their daily lives for over 2 years, and they made me realise what I want for my future! 

I love Louise from SprinkleOfGlitter, she's made me realize its okay not to be stick thin, and she's made me feel more comfortable about my body! She's also made me appreciate my family even more than I already did!

Media

For me this title includes quite a few different things: magazines, TV, celebrities and models mainly.  I love flicking through magazines on lazy days, and just having them around! I know I wont be able to buy anything from Vogue, Elle or Marie Clare but I love looking at the gorgeous models and expensive clothes and thinking, 'ahh, maybe one day!' When I'm feeling a little less optimistic I like company magazine, thats my favorite and I recommend you go and check it out!
There are so many models who inspire me, I love Cara and Poppy Delevingne, they are both so gorgeous and look so much fun, I can imagine being friends with them! And who have you ever seen still look amazing in a hotdog costume? 

Then there's Kate Moss, she always looks so beautiful, and I respect her so much for keeping her private life private. 

I love Brigitte Bardot, she was a model from the 50's and her life story is truly amazing to me, and she's still beautiful today, even though she's nearly 80! She has this gorgeous long grey hair!

Brigitte Bardot

Cara Delevingne 

I think its also important to remember the Media is one big Photoshopped marketing machine, and its very easy to get sucked into believing what they want you to. 

You are who you are, not what anyone else says you should be!  

Strangers!

Sometimes I'll be somewhere and see someone minding their own business who I just think looks amazing! I know its abit weird but I just can't help but stare! They might be really beautiful, or I might adore their hair and makeup, or maybe I just love their style and what they're wearing, but I often find myself being inspired the most by people I don't even know!  

I always love it when that happens, I don't know why but it always makes my day that little bit more glittery! I guess I'm just abit weird!

I think I might have waffled a little bit, so sorry about that, but I really enjoyed writing this post! 

I would love love love to hear about what inspires you so please leave me a comment down below!
Alex.X 

EVERYTHINGS WISHY WASHY!

Hi guys.
I'm just doing an update seen as I have been MIA lately.
These last few weeks have been so stressful, I don't even know where to begin!
So I've started college now, this is the start of my 2nd week, and I'm not too sure how I feel about it just yet, definitely have mixed emotions about it! But it seems alright for now!
I've moved house!
Which is exciting because now I live literally 10 steps away from my best friend, which is any 16 year olds dream! We can talk to each other from our bedroom windows and we always wave at each other ahaha! So thats great but its been so so stressful! 

My new house is smaller than my other one but my bedroom is twice the size, not too sure how that works out though!
Recently I've just been feeling really 'wishy washy' about things and just abit 'bleh' about everything, I'm not quite sure whats happening to be honest! 

Then on top of that I haven't had internet for 3 weeks! We finally got it all working, I turned my laptop on and it was broken, I was literally heartbroken!

I really want to start doing college OOTD's and mini reviews on things, just quick, easy to read posts. 

So I hope you're all well, leave me a comment and tell me what you've been up to! I'd love to hear all about it!
Alex.X

My 16th Birthday!

Hi everyone!

On the 19th June it was my 16th birthday (finally!)
I had a party and invited around 60 of my friends and family to my house to celebrate!
I thought it would be nice to share a few of the pictures with you because I had such a special night!

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This is me and my sister just before people started to arrive! 

 Me and a few of the girls! 

Me and my cousins Ashley, me, Lucy and Vicky 

Lauren and Sian 

Really attractive picture of me blowing out my candles, seriously its impossible to do gracefully! 

Me and my cousin Lucy! 

Maria, Sophie, Bebee and Me! 

Sophie and Me!

My friends are crazy!  

Not too sure why everyone ended up on my kitchen floor but everyone else had gone by then so hey! 

Just before the last few went home! 
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These pictures make it look like there was about 12 people there for some reason, but there was more, I promise ahah!
I really hope you enjoyed having a look through my pictures, we had such a good night, although we all definitely paid for it the next morning! There should be a birthday haul coming soon!
Alex.X 

Nail Of The Day | Aqua Sparkles!

Hi guys! 

Thought I'd take advantage of the lovely weather England has been graced with over the last few days and take my pictures outside!

On my nails I have Barry M in the shade 'Mint Green' and the sparkly one is W7 cosmetics in the colour 'Cosmic Blue.' My acrylics are still going strong after almost a whole month! Don't think I'll get much longer out of them though!

Hope you enjoyed!

Alex.X

Prom!

Hi guys! 

This post is going to be about my prom night!

You get to see my dress and accessories, don't worry I'll be doing a separate post on my makeup so I can go into more detail! You may notice not all of my friends from other pictures were here, unfortunately not everyone could make it but we still really enjoyed it and everyone in my year looked great!

So first off here is my dress!

It was a really light nudey-pink colour, with beaded detail up at the top, one shouldered with a big flower on one side! It was from a little bridal shop near where I live and they have a whole prom/bridesmaid section, it is by the designer Amanda Wyatt and was £210.00

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I got my shoes from Dorothy Perkins for £65.00 and they've just reduced them to £25.00 which is really really annoying! They were pretty high but I managed to keep them on all night because I'm usually quite good with wearing heels.
They were a light pinky colour but in the pictures they look more tan. they have a silver heel and a silver platform on the front. 

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For my jewelry I wore my Tiffany bracelet which was my sisters and my mum gave it to me for my 16th birthday along with my Tiffany double heart necklace which I also got for my birthday. I also wore my sisters engagement ring. I always like to wear something of my sisters on special occasions weather its some of her jewelry or just a squirt of her perfume because I miss her and it makes me feel like she's still around me:)

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Lastly the bag I used was one from outfit, some of you may know outfit is a shop that is made up of quite a few shops for example miss selfridge, Topshop, Oasis and Dorothy Perkins just to name a few, I would really recommend checking out one of their stores because I always come out with loads of stuff! Anyway, my bag was from the oasis section and was £25.00 but came up as £15.00 at the till! Love it when that happens! The bag is kind of a pinkey/rose gold colour with a snake skin pattern on the top.  

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Now here are a few more pictures of the evening, mostly of me with other people so you get to see their beautiful dresses!

From left to right: Sophie, me, Olivia and Laura 

Me and my beautiful Nana!

Laura and Me 

Me and my Brother! 

Sophie, Olivia, Chloe and sian
Chloe and Sian look like they're having a great time here ahaha! Good job they won't see this!

From left: Olivia, Olivia, Sophie, Me, Sian and Lauren
All of us! 

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I hope you enjoyed seeing all the dresses! We had such a lovely time!
My prom makeup post will be up shortly!
Alex.X

Nail of the day | prom nails!

So I want to start doing 'nail of the day' posts. Just short posts with a picture and a description, I can just do them off my phone while I'm on the go and share my current nail colour and design with you!

So I had my nails done for prom, they are acrylics, the usual French white tips but the pink part has special glittery acrylic! I love the rounded shape too!
Let me know what you think of my nail of the day (NOTD) idea!