rebecca

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Happy New Year! I can't believe I'm actually saying that, it's crazy to think that it's 2017. However, before I full move in to the New Year, I just want to savour 2016 for a little longer. These are my favourite blog posts to write just because music is so important to me. This month has been rough and I think this playlist reflects this. You can really tell a lot about how my month has gone by looking at my playlists. I have been doing these playlists for over a year now! If you're interested in what last years playlist looks like then it's this..


Everglow - A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay
OMG - Get Weird - Little Mix
Grown - Get Weird - Little Mix
All I Want For Christmas is You - Christmas Hits - Mariah Carey
Last Christmas - Christmas Hits - Wham!
Merry Christmas Everyone - Christmas Hits - Shakin' Stevens
Jet Black Heart - Sounds Good Feels Good - 5SOS
Safety Pin - Sounds Good Feels Good - 5SOS
I Found A Girl - Wake Up - The Vamps
Million Words - Wake Up - The Vamps
Stolen Moments - Wake Up - The Vamps
Be With You - Wake Up - The Vamps
Do They Know It's Christmas (1984) - Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Power to the People
Santa Tell Me - Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande
Hands To Myself - Revival - Selena Gomez
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Christmas - Micheal Bublé
Waste The Night - Sounds Good Feels Good - 5SOS
Kaleidoscope - A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay
Worry - Wake Up - The Vamps
Help! - 1 - The Beatles
Dirty Little Secret - Move Along - The All-American Rejects

My gosh that was a long playlist! Now we can move on to this years...

stay - the morning (all of the songs) - Lewis Watson

I went through a stage a while ago where I loved Lewis Watson and I went to see him live. Every now and then I listen to him and fall in love again and this is one of those times. This is a song I hadn't heard before and normally I just skip songs like that because I want to listen to the ones I know and love. However I left this on one day and I was blown away. I should expect nothing less from Lewis than beautiful lyrics, harmonies and songs in general.

Favourite Lyrics : 'I couldn't keep my eyelids shut, why can't you stay?'

Santa Tell Me - Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

I should have known that this song would make it's way back. I think I found this song not last year but the year before and I just loved it. So the past two years I've loved it just as much. It's just so upbeat and I never usually like Ariana Grande but this is one song I will willingly listen to. It even came on whilst I was at work once and it was one of the best days, so there's something.

Favourite Lyric : 'I don't want no broken heart, this year I've got to be smart'

halo - the morning (all the songs) - Lewis Watson

This is another one I hadn't heard before this month but I am so glad I know it now. It is so beautiful. It's all about someone not knowing how brilliant they are. It makes my heart ache sometimes and sometimes it makes it soar. Either way it's a song that deserves so much more recognition than it deserves. I'm even crying now as I listen to it and type this. Ah, Lewis, never fails to make me bawl my eyes out, but we all know I love a sad song.

Favourite Lyric : "You know that if you keep this up you'll be more scars than skin'

Bohemian Warhols - Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia - The Dandy Warhols

I downloaded a playlist called 'Sing-Along Indie Hits' for whatever reason and this was on it. My Dad used to play this to me and I had forgotten how much I loved it. It's just SO catchy. This was a good part of my December which is why it's a bit more upbeat.

Favourite Lyric : "I'm getting wise and I'm feeling so bohemian like you'

Sheila - Panic Prevention - Jamie T

Another one from the Indie playlist. I'm sure I've heard this one before too but I have no dea where or when. I have fallen so in love with this song and I used to listen to it every single day when I walked back from Uni. I think it's just such an uplifting song even though the lyrics are really anything but uplifting really.

Favourite Lyric : 'Good heavens you boys, blue blooded murder of the English tongue'

Buck Rodgers - Echo Park - Feeder

My Dad got me back in to Feeder this month by playing some of their stuff whilst I was in the same room. I grew up listening to music like this and this was one of the songs I used to love so to finally have it again and be able to listen to it whenever I want is a godsend. This is the music I love deep down even though I love a bit of bubblegum pop (1D come back soon) I think that songs like this will always appeal to me

Favourite Lyric : 'Let's start over again, we'll grow ourselves new skin'

Just a Day - The Singles - Feeder

My Dad showed me the music video for this which was basically a load of fan videos put together and it was really entertaining. It's another song that I grew up listening to and I'm so happy to have in my life again. It's lovely to listen to songs that remind you of being a kid. I also feel like this is a song I could really dance around to if I wanted to, I wont. But I could

Favourite Lyric : "Feel my head explode from a night of Gin'

Don't Let it Break Your Heart - Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay

I find it so funny that I really used to dislike this album because I was a sucker for Coldplays sad songs (I mean I still am but I love this album too now). This month has been basically bad thing after bad thing but this song just pulled me up every single time. 2017 is about not letting anything break my heart, not a person, not an event, not a coursework mark. Nothing. Thanks Coldplay for your words of wisdom. A must hear for anyone who's feeling a bit low.

Favourite Lyric : 'Come on baby, don't let it break your heart'

Notice Me - Notice Me - Alli Simpson

Once upon a time I loved Cody Simpson and I eventually found his sister Alli. I don't like too many of her songs but this is one of the ones I really loved. It's basically about someone doing everything just to be noticed by someone. I mean, personally, don't agree with going to the ends of the earth just to get someone to give you the time of day, but the songs very catchy and lovely. This song makes me feel quite nostalgic too because I loved it a good few years ago!

Favourite Lyric : 'If these tears were gasoline I'd light a fire, make you notice me'

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Power To The People - John Lennon

Another one that's managed to sneak it's way back to the December playlist. This is possibly my favourite Christmas song ever so it doesn't surprise me that it's back. I think that this song is a Christmas song that makes you think. It's not all about how great Christmas is (although it is great), it's about what's going on whilst we open presents and eat loads of food. Such a powerful message from a powerful man.

Favourite Lyric : ' War is over, if you want it'

You're Alright Love - Bry - Bry

Bry sang this song for a vide once with the ever lovely Dodie Clark and I loved it so much. I was so annoyed that I had to be online to listen to it and I listened to it all the time. When I heard this version I was a bit unsure because the version on the YouTube video is a bit slower (and as we know, slow sad songs are what get me) but I've learnt to love the faster version too. The song is about his sister which I think warms my heart a little bit more

Favourite Lyric : 'Wait, tell me you're not good enough'

Details in the Fabric - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. - Jason Mraz ft. James Morrison 

I think this song really sums up my month and I found it on a playlist called 'Life Sucks' funnily enough (would recommend that to anyone who feels sad or just likes sad songs). It starts off with a phone message and I have yet to decipher what it says but one day I'll work it out. I also don't know what it's about but what I get from one line which says 'Everything will be fine' is that it's about just carrying on and everything working itself out.

Favourite Lyric : 'If it's a broken part replace it, if it's a broken arm then brace it, if it's a broken heart then face it. Hold your own, know your name and go your own way'

So there you have it! What I've loved this month! I hope you enjoyed this post and maybe you've found some new favourite songs yourselves.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, it's that time of month again and I tried to put this off as long as possible since my first post was the review of the Little Mix album but here we are, let's get started!

You Gotta Not - Glory Days - Little Mix

I've done a whole review of this album if you want to know what I really think of this. All you need to know now is that I love this and it is one of my favourite songs from the album!

Favourite Lyric : 'Is that what you call flirting? You gotta not'

Broken Piano - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

I love Frank Turner and this is one of my favourite songs by him. I think it's just so beautiful and when the drums come in it just gets me EVERY time. I think Frank is just absolutely amazing and as I'm seeing him twice this month I thought it was only right that I rekindle my love for him. This is my favourite album by him too and every song on it is incredible, this is just especially incredible.

Favourite Lyric : 'As I stroked those broken keys, you did not join in harmony'

Anymore - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

Another song from the amazing album. We all know I love a sad song and this is the epitome of sad. It's about realising you aren't in love with someone anymore and being able to walk away from it. Sometimes I find it hard to listen to this just because it makes me so sad but it just too good for words. One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

Favourite Lyric : 'Not with a bang, but with a whimper'

Oceans - Ghost Stories - Coldplay

I'll be honest I hardly listen to this Coldplay album and I don't know why I just seem to forget it because it has some amazing songs on it. It's one of their best albums in  my opinion so I really should listen to it more. A while ago I rediscovered it because Lewis Watson did a gorgeous cover of this. This song doesn't really make much sense to me but I still love it and I think it really shows off Chris' beautiful voice

Favourite Lyric : 'Meet me in blue sky, meet me again'

Polaroid Picture - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

This is another one of my favourite Frank Turner songs. I just think it sums up that you have to remember the little things because things can change so fast. This one is a little more rocky than the other two in this playlist but still just as good and deserves its place here.

Favourite Lyric : 'Let go of the little distractions, hold close to the ones that you love' OR 'Remind yourself that everything changes but there was this time when things were ok'

When You Love Someone (Acoustic) - When You Love Someone (Single) - James TW

I think i found this by accident? However, either way there was a time when I listened to ti non stop. I think this song is just so innocent and perfect. James' voice is beautiful and the song is emotional. It's just a lovely calm one to listen to when you're in bed or just on a rainy day when you're sat inside listening to the rain (because we all know those are the best times, lets be honest)

Favourite Lyric : 'We didn't raise you up like this now did we?'

I Am Disappeared - England Keep My Bones - Frank Turner

I think this is my favourite Frank Turner song ever. I think i first heard it live and I fell in love. It is just so incredibly beautiful. There's a bit in it that goes 'and on the worst days when it feels like life weighs ten thousand tonnes' and it was me and Dad sat in the car on the way home. I was going through quite a rough patch and had been for a while and he pointed at me and sang it and I nearly burst in to tears there and then. It is such a special song to me and when I see him next week I wish for nothing more than for this to be on the setlist. What an incredible song.

Favourite Lyric : 'And on the worst days when it feels like life weighs ten thousand tonnes' OR 'I can get up, shower and in half an hour I'll be gone' OR 'A car pulls up and Bob's driving' OR 'these rivers of tarmac are like arteries across the country' (SO MANY FAVES)

Don't Wanna Know - Don't Wanna Know (Single) - Maroon 5

I used to love Maroon 5 when I was little because there was just something different about them and I remember being quite disappointed when I first started to hear their new stuff because it was so similar to what I was hearing in the charts and that's not what I expected from them. However, I found this song on my recommended and played it and was obsessed straight away! I also love the video for this because it's a Pokemon Go kind of thing. Also Adam Levine is gorgeous, enough said

Favourite Lyric : 'The more I drink, the more I think about you'

Novels - Calm & Normal - Rusty Clanton

I first heard this when Dodie Clark did a cover of it with Rusty himself on her YouTube channel and I fell in love. I would play the video again and again because I couldn't find it on iTunes. Then for whatever reason I just thought I would look on Spotify and there it was. I think it is such a gorgeous song and has made me shed a tear many a time. Rusty just has one of the most beautiful voices and writes incredible songs such as this one

Favourite Lyric : 'Someday I won't have to wait for you'

All Night - All Night (Single) - The Vamps

I heard this for the first time when I was driving in my friend Maddy's car with my other friend Markie and it came on and I was just humming along, Then Maddy goes 'this is The Vamps isn't it?' and I was just like 'what?!'. If you know me or have read my blog before you might know that I love The Vamps and I couldn't believe that this has skipped under my radar for so long! It's not what we usually hear from The Vamps but I do love it!

Favourite Lyric : 'Can you wake me up before you leave?'

F.U. - Glory Days - Little Mix

This is another one that is on the whole album review so you can go over and read that to find out my full opinion. However, I do really love this song and I remember seeing the little teaser on Instagram and just being SO excited, it definitely lived up to the hype I'd created for myself

Favourite Lyric : 'I don't wanna be friends, no'

Sick of Losing Soulmates - Intertwined (EP) - Dodie

I have loved Dodie for years from her YouTube channel and when she first put up this video I cried for ages. I can't even relate to this song really because I haven't ever really had a serious relationship. Maybe you could take it about friendship I guess? However, either way, Dodie will always be one of my favourite people and this will always be one of my favourite songs. It is so incredible and so beautiful and I even learnt to play it on my guitar but can't get through it without crying which just shows you something

Favourite Lyric : 'Which path will we take cause we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin?'

Boys Will Be Boys - How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps - The Ordinary Boys

I downloaded a playlist full of 'Indie Hits' and this was on it and for whatever reason I just fell in love. I can't listen to it without thinking of that time that Preston stormed off 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' though (does anyone else remember that?! what a brilliant episode). I just love songs that make you feel happy and weirdly enough this is one.

Favourite Lyric : 'We've had girls that have broken our hearts'

I Luv U - How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps - The Ordinary Boys

This is a very sweet song and I did know it before I went through The Ordinary Boys' songs on spotify but I just became obsessed with it over this month. I think it's a weird song that makes me feel happy and sad at the same time? Is that even possible? It's quite an unconventional love song and maybe that's what I love about it.

Favourite Lyric : 'I love you, you know that...don't you?'

That's My Girl - 7/27 - Fifth Harmony

This song will always remind me of Natalie now. She's been through some tough times that I obviously won't go through but just know it was hard. However, every single time she got knocked down I watched get back up on her feet and dust herself off and this song just sums up how proud of her I am. That's all I can say really!

Favourite Lyric : 'Get mad independent and don't you ever forget it'

24K Magic - 24K Magic (Single) - Bruno Mars

This was another one I fell in love with in Maddy's car. it came on and I hadn't heard it before but Markie and Maddy were singing along to it in the front seats and ever since that moment it's been a song that has not left my head. I used to love Bruno Mars but he kind of left my radar after 'Doowops and Hooligans' but this song has got him back on it a little bit so fair play.

Favourite Lyric : 'Showtime, guess who's back again?'

When (Live) - Intertwined (EP) -  Dodie

Another Dodie song and so I won't go in to the same explanation about how I found Dodie but I remember that when she uploaded this I didn't listen to it for a few days for whatever reason but I'm so thankful I did. It's one of the only songs on this playlist that I could still listen to gain and again even though it's pretty much all I listened to in November. When I was feeling a bit low at the start of last month it was just something I always had on and I think it will always be a song I can go back to.

Favourite Lyric : 'I'm sick of faking dairy entries, gotta get it in my head, I'll never be 16 again'

Power - Glory Days - Little Mix

This is obviously another one that you can see the full review of if you look at my other blog post but I will tell you that this is my favourite song off this album, I just think it's amazing and that's all I can say!

Favourite Lyric : 'HOOOOOLD UP......my turn'

Those Days Are Gone - Night Driver - Busted

I will be putting up a review of this album soon but this is probably my favourite song from it. When I first heard this I thought it was going to be like old Busted songs just because the start of it sounded so much like one but I was wrong. It changes after a while and for a bit I wasn't sure how I felt about that because I was such a big fan of Busted but this has really brought me round. I don't know what it is about it but I think it's incredible

Favourite Lyric : 'I wish that you would just reappear'


So there you go! My favourite songs of last month!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Since I missed my last playlist post I thought I would post it late (haha...sorry!) However, Julys will also be up soon! So keep your eyes peeled!

Shark In The Water - Another Round - The Cocktails

I think I found this on one of those playlists that Spotify recommends songs for you? It sounded familiar to me and I got really in to it at one point but now I think I've just heard it too much! I listened to it a lot when I was on holiday!

Favourite Lyric: ' I cry wolf, cry'

Chills - Party For Your Life - Down With Webster

I'm not going to lie, I started listening to this band because I saw they had my last name in their band name. i didn't like many of the songs but I found this one SO catchy and I love it!

Favourite Lyric: 'The light that you let off has gone'

Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - 25 - Adele

I don't mind Adele, I like a few of her songs but I don't know ones that aren't singles really. I've forgotten why I first heard this but I'm sure it was before it came out as a single! Either way, love love LOVE it!

Favourite Lyric: 'I'm giving you up, I've forgiven it all'

Rock Bottom - HAIZ - Hailee Steinfeld

I'll be honest, I had forgotten that I went through a stage of being obsessed with Hailee! I didn't like this one too much when I first got in to it but it certainly grew on me and now it's one of my faves (obviously).

Favourite Lyric: 'You hate me now and I feel the same way'

Company - Purpose - Justin Bieber

Is this a new single too? I don't know. All I know is that it's catchy and I went through a stage of loving it, that's all I have to say on the matter.

Favourite Lyric: 'You aint gotta be my lover for you to call me baby'

Up&Up - A Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay

Ok, so I admit. When the album first came out, I didn't like this one. It just didn't grab my attention as much as the others! However, when I found out I was seeing them I made an effort to really sit down and listen to this and I still wasn't sure. Then they played it live and I was sold. Although I think Coldplay could sing me a Chinese takeaway order and I would put it on a playlist. Imagine that. Would love to hear Chris Martin singing about Chicken Fried Rice.

Favourite Lyric: 'We gonna get it, get it together somehow'

Trndsttr (Lucian Remix) - Trndsttr (Lucian Remix) (Single) - Black Coast & M. Maggie

This is one of them songs that all the kids do on that m.usically app? Is that what it's called? I'm getting old. However, for some reason, I got really obsessed with it for a few days so here it is!

Favourite Lyric: 'Now it's in the papers'

CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Single) - Justin Timberlake

Yes. The title of this song really is in capitals. This is just so catchy and if you don't agree you need to go to an ear doctor...what are those called? I don't know. All I know is I love this!

Favourite Lyric: 'Bet you're looking for something new'

Scars To Your Beautiful - Know It All - Alessia Cara

Natalie had been telling me about this girl for months and I always said I would listen but I never did. Then I found out she was supporting Coldplay and decided it would be rude to not listen. Well I fell in love didn't I? This one is especially beautiful!

Favourite Lyric: 'You don't have to change a thing. The world can change it's heart'

I Love You More Than You Think - Roaring 20's - Rizzle Kicks

I got really in to Rizzle Kicks in June and I found loads of gems that I'd never heard. This song is so lovely though and I think it really shows off their style!

Favourite Lyric: ' I watched Titanic and I didn't cry, I watched Pearl Harbour and I didn't cry, I watched A.I...and I cried...but I don't know why, that was weird...and it was years ago. Let's move on from that'

Always Late - Always Late (Single) - Rizzle Kicks

Here we are again look! I just fell in love alright? This was their newest song when I first played it and I was obsessed with it for AGES (I mean the whole month). it's just so witty and GREAT!

 Favourite Lyric: SO MANY

'I'm looking at my cabbie like 'boss, have you ever seen men in black? Yes, in fact, remember that bit where they push the red button and go super fast? can we do that yeah? Nah apparently not.'

'I'm gonna be another 40 minutes because I just saved...an orphan? Wicked'

'I'll get turned away from Heavens gate and there'll be hell to pay, they're like 'yo, you were supposed to be here yesterday' and I'm like 'sorry I didn't fucking die sooner'

Stone Cold - Confident - Demi Lovato

I first heard this on her Carpool Karaoke with James Cordon and I immediately had to know what it was. This song is so powerful and so emotional. I think it's possibly one of my favourite Demi songs ever.

Favourite Lyric: 'If happy is her, I'm happy for you'

Charlie Brown - Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay

This has always been one of my favourite Coldplay songs and I knew it was going to be amazing live. So amazing, I cried. IT'S NOT EVEN A SAD SONG PEOPLE. It's so upbeat and used to just make me so happy, always be a favourite this. Just particularly loved it in June!

Favourite Lyric: 'Took a car downton where the lost boys meet'

Forget - Forget (Single) - Lianne Le Havas

This girl was the other support act at Coldplay and when she sang this I felt like I know it. Does anywhere know where from? It drives me mad but I love it and it's so catchy!

Favourite Lyric: 'I think you're just lonely'

Can't Stop - By The Way - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

An old classic that I was reminded of, once again, by James Cordon. My Dad always played me songs like this when I was growing up and you forget how good they are!

Favourite Lyric: 'East End lovers living on the West End'

Wild Things - Know It All - Alessia Cara 

She sang this live and I completely loved it when I hadn't been so keen before! I just love her voice!

Favourite Lyric: 'We will leave the empty chairs to those who say we can't sit there'

No Words - #3 - The Script

Forever my favourite song by these boys. I think it's so beautiful and I would kill to see it live (hint hint Danny and the lads, go on tour soon, I would SOB). I had the album in my car and when this came on I welled up, I don't know what it is about it!

Favourite Lyric: 'A Gibson or a Fender, it depends on who you are'

Under The Bridge - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

I would like to thank James for this one again. I don't think I would have known this if they hadn't played the chorus. Is that bad?

Favourite Lyric: 'I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day'

My Vow - Still Thinking About You - Scouting For Girls

One day I was randomly thinking about these lads and I got on to spotify to see what they were up to. This is their latest album and I think this is so beautiful!

Favourite Lyric: 'Even if you break my heart, tear my world apart'

Down With The Trumpets - Stereo Typical - Rizzle Kicks 

A classic, say no more.

Favourite Lyric: 'How much sound from the brass to the air will it take to put your bras in the air?'

River Of Tears - Know It All - Alessia Cara 

I think this is my favourite song by Alessia. I had never heard it before but when she played it live I cried. I think I can just relate to it, as can everyone pretty much. Beautiful

Favourite Lyric: 'You have watched me drown'

No Place Like Home - Straight Outta Oz - Todrick Hall

I stumbled across this album by accident (although I did already know of Todrick from watching Dance Moms) and this was my favourite straight away. I got in to the whole album around July but this was Junes song!

Favourite Lyric: 'If you're lost out there in the night, wishing on stars, wondering who you are. Just know that you're never alone and there's no place like home'

So there you have it! Almost a month late, my July playlist!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, this post is a bit later than my favourites would usually be but that's because I've been busy revising for my exam (which is now over so SUMMER IS HERE EVERYONE). However, I love doing my favourites so much that there's no way I could skip a month! So, here you have it...

Beauty / Skincare : 

I have to say that there's only one contender for my beauty favourite this month...

Urban Decay Alice In Wonderland Palette




So I bought this early on in May I think and I am SO glad I did. I wasn't sure about it at first because some of the shades looked like I would never be able to use them but I have fallen in love with those shades. The shades that I have used the most from the whole palette has to be the green one 'Hatter' and then the turquoise one 'Heads Will Roll'. These are colours that I never thought I would use but I think I might hit pan on these one first. Urban Decay eyeshadows have always been beautiful and so so blendable and this palette has encouraged me to use my other Urban Decay palettes more.

Music :

I wrote a whole other blog post about this so I'm not going to go in to too much detail about this album but my favourite album for May has been...

Meghan Trainor - Thank You




This is such a good album and I even bought a physical copy the other day so that I can play it in my car (because my car doesn't have an aux, I know, how sad is that). I don't think theres a single song on it that I don't like to be honest. Obviously there's a few that I like more than other but that happens with every album I think.

Top Five Songs :

5. Mom
4. Dance Like Yo Daddy
3. Kindly Calm Me Down
2. Woman Up
1. Me Too

Other Songs I've Loved :

You're Such A - Hailee Steinfeld
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Everything I Knew - Busted
Don't Go Alone - Bry
Hair - Little Mix

TV Show : 

This is something that I've only got in to towards the end of the month. I just haven't had time to watch TV recently but now that I have not much left to do with my life I've got back in to...

Dance Moms


I think I gave up on Dance Moms because after a while it gets quite repetitive. They go to a competition, Maddie wins, Abby shouts and that's that. However, when I found out that Maddie and Mackenzie are leaving I wanted to see everything that lead up to it. I'm currently about half way through Series 4 so I'm really excited to carry on watching!

Purchase :

This is a product that will probably also be in my YouTube video that I make however it deserves to be in both because honestly it's amazing

Makeup Revolution - Ultra Blush Palette - Sugar and Spice


This is meant to be a blush palette and I have used it for blusher before and of course it's lovely. However, it is also an amazing eyeshadow palette! These are so pigmented and just the most gorgeous pinks. I got it because Nicole recommend it and now all I can do is recommend it too because I am totally in love.

Photo : 

My favourite photo for this month is one that I took at Busted...


This was when they were on the B Stage and it was one of the best parts for me. The stage was so pretty and they played two of my favourite songs on it. It was one of these moments where everyone has their torches on which is just the best part of any concert to me!

What's Exciting About Next Month?

Well next month (or tomorrow as I write this but it's fine) I'm going to see Coldplay! I've waited years to see Coldplay and I can't even believe I'm finally going to see them it's crazy! It's also the first month of Summer for me which I am so happy about. As much as I've loved my first year of Uni, it'll be nice to be back home and I'm starting a new job too!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

So, I just wanted to talk to you about concerts (hence the name of the blog post...). Today, my dad bought me and him tickets to go and see Frank Turner, who you all know is one of my faves, in Liverpool.

I am going to 6 concerts this year so far...

5 Seconds of Summer - 12th April - Nottingham
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 25th April - Liverpool
Busted - 24th May - Sheffield
Coldplay - 4th June - Manchester
Blackberry Smoke - 23rd June - Nottingham
Frank Turner - 8th July - Liverpool

and have already been to one...

The Vamps - 5th April - Nottingham

Now, two of these are really because my Dad didn't want to go on his own so I agreed to go with him (Noel Gallagher (although I am now very excited to see him) and Blackberry Smoke). However, I have no doubt that I will still enjoy them.

People tell me I go to too many concerts but something about concerts makes me so happy. I am that girl that usually cried at concerts, not because I'm sad, but because they just make me so ridiculously happy. Maybe it's just being in an arena (in most cases) full of people that also share your love for the people and the songs. I have got a lot better at keeping my emotions in check though and nowadays I just tend to cry at the first song, my favourite song and the last song. Some people will totally get this but some people might think I'm absolutely crazy. When I see Coldplay live I think I'll cry SO much because it's the first time I will have ever seen them live and I've loved them for so long.

Concerts like McBusted ones are particularly special because before my first McBusted concert I hadn't seen Busted in around 10 years. Busted were my childhood and so to go to a Busted concerts that I actually remember is amazing and I am even more excited to see them in May! I think Coldplay will have the same effect on me as would a few other bands.

When it comes to bands like One Direction and McFly I think I just cry because they are bands that really make me happy and have got me through tough times I guess? When I was front row at McFly I managed to not cry until 'The Heart Never Lies' (which if you read my blog regularly, you'll know it's my favourite song EVER) and then I cried my eyes out and Harry had to keep checking on me, lets hope he doesn't remember that? That concert will always hold a special place in my heart and probably will always be my favourite.

Is anyone else like me and goes to too many concerts (although I'm not sure that's even a thing)? Does anyone else cry at concerts or is that just me...please someone tell me it's not just me.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, my second term at Uni is nearly over, I finish on the 18th March and go home on the 19th! This month has been hard work, I won't lie to you. I've had more stress this month because I've had more exams are more coursework in. I've been really homesick this term and found myself missing my friends and family more and more.

However, this term has also had it's ups! Even though I've had exams and coursework I now know that they're out of the way and I'm pretty sure that's the bulk of my coursework for this year done! It's also been a shorter term than the last one so there's been less time to miss home which is a positive. I also have loads of exciting stuff happening over easter and Summer so this term has basically been one massive countdown to all those things!

Those things include

• Going to Berlin on Sunday to see Natalie!
• The Vamps
• 5SOS
• Noel Gallagher
• Coldplay

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, we all have our fave songs and then we all have our favourite, favourite songs. The songs that have changed your life or really made you think, not just the songs you like to dance around your room in you underwear to...just me? My Dad tagged me in something on Facebook which basically said that you had to list your favourite albums so I thought I would write a blog post about it! This is a list of a few albums or songs that have really made me stop and have had a real impact on my life!

A L B U M S 

Speak Now - Taylor Swift (2010)


This will probably always be my favourite Taylor Swift album. Simply because at the time I related to most of the songs and even if I don't anymore, I can still remember how I felt at the time when they first came out. I don't think there's a song on this album that I don't love but a few of them really just changed my mindset and how I viewed the situations I was in.

Particular Favourites : Long Live, Dear John, Mean

Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay (2011)


I never used to like this album as I am sure I've said about 200 times on this blog. I just used to love all the sad Coldplay stuff and it just didn't sound like Coldplay. I think that that was because when I first started to love Coldplay I was down so happier music just wasn't my kind of thing. I don't remember when I first started listening to this but it must have been a few years after it came out. It was when I was starting to feel happier and these songs just represents so much happiness for me now. This album will always hold a special place in my heart.

Particular Favourites : Hurts Like Heaven, Charlie Brown, Don't Let It Break Your Heart

Radio:ACTIVE - McFly (2008)


I wont lie to you, by the time this had come out, McFly had gone off my radar a bit and I only knew the odd song whereas I knew every song from the first two albums! A few years ago I heard that McFly were playing a gig near me and so I bought tickets to with my friend Lucy and decided it would be best if I downloaded all the albums and made sure I knew the words. Little did I know that this album would fast become a life changer. I don't think it's really an emotional change as much as the other ones but it made me realise how much I love this type of music and not necessarily what's in the charts. McFly themselves have changed my life in so many ways, and this album is just one of those ways. Plus I will always associate 'One For The Radio' with Matt singing it to me at McBusted and 'Lies' with me being in the McFly Tour Diary!

Particular Favourites : Lies, One For The Radio, Falling In Love, POV, Smile

What's The Story Morning Glory? - Oasis (1995)


Obviously I didn't hear this when it first became because I wasn't even born. My Dad's always been a massive influence on me, particularly my music taste. When you're only little, you have to listen to what your parents put on in the car. Now, I can't specifically remember Dad putting this on but he must have played it to me at some point because I was listening to Oasis in like 2011? I remember going on a foreign Exchange and putting loads on my iPod because I loved them. This album just changed the way I think about music and has probably shaped my music taste quite a bit now since I listen to whatever I want and not what Dad puts on (some of the time). This was also a CD I took to Wales the first holiday I could drive and it's all I would listen to so I knew the album back to front by the time that holiday was over!

Particular Favourites : Wonderwall (OBVS), Some Might Say, Cast No Shadow, Morning Glory

Parachutes - Coldplay (2000)


When I wrote a blog post about my favourite albums this was number two but I think that was a more spur of the moment and an album I loved more at the time overtook it (though it was also Coldplay). This has to be my favourite album and one that most definitely changed me. This album is full of sad songs, like any typical old school Coldplay album. I loved this when I feel sad because I guess it maybe just puts things in to perspective maybe? I don't know. It's just a cracking album.

Particular Favourites : Yellow, Trouble, We Never Change, Spies

Busted - Busted (2002)


Yes, this album changed my life. My dad brought this album home when he used to review albums for a newspaper. I was only 5 at the time but Dad tells me I loved it. This album sparked my love for boybands which has not lead to 1D which I'l get to in a minute and I still listen to it now. I'm even seeing Busted (with Charlie this time) in May and I am so excited, might even cry a little bit...

Particular Favourites : Britney, All The Way, Sleeping With The Lights On, When Day Turns In To Night, Everything I Knew

Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner (2013)


I didn't even honk about putting this on here till Dad suggested it but when I thought about it I realised it has changed my life! I got in to Frank Turner a few years ago (thanks to Dad) and this was the first album I was around for the release for. It is easily one of the best albums ever (and Franks best album) in my opinion! I don't listen to it as much as I used to but I know that when I do listen to it I'll love it. Frank Turner has also brought me a lot closer to Dad which is lovely!

Particular Favourites : Plain Sailing Weather, Tell Tale Signs, Polaroid Picture, The Fisher King Blues, Anymore, Broken Piano, We Shall Not Overcome

Spirit - Leona Lewis (2007)


This was maybe the first album I bought, how crazy is that! I forgot how much I loved it until I started this post! I don't remember two songs called 'Misses Glass' and 'Forgive Me' but I'm pretty sure they weren't on the album when I bought it! I still know most of the words to most of the songs which is weird and something I didn't think would happen. This was pretty much the soundtrack to my childhood and I still love the songs now!

Particular Favourites : Better In Time, I Will Be, Angel, Yesterday, Whatever It Takes, Take A Bow

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Normally these posts take me ages to write but this ones shorter than th I have been super busy this month so I've hardly updated this playlist, maybe it's because not many songs have caught my attention? Let's get started!

Army - Delirium - Ellie Goulding



I talked all about this in my February Favourites but it just makes me really happy and it's a song I can really sing along with even if nobody else wants to hear it! This was also on last months playlist which just goes to show obsessed I am.

Favourite Lyric : '16 and you never even judged me'

Bitter Sweet Symphony - Urban Hymns - The Verve 


I forgot all about this song till i was listening to a playlist on Spotify and I fell in love all over gain! My Dad loves this song too which without a doubt is the reason I love it too! It's just such a classic and one of those songs that even if you don't know it, you know the tune.

Favourite Lyric : 16, and you never

The Sound - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it - The 1975


Why did they have to make their album name so long, huh?! My friend Amy first played this to me and I was obsessed for a few weeks so I put it on here! I never really liked The 1975 too much but I wouldn't necessarily turn them off if their music came on, is anyone else like that with certain artists? However, I love this one.

Favourite Lyric : 'What does it matter if I lie to you?'

Boy Without A Car - Wake Up - The Vamps



When I first heard this album i don't think this one jumped out at me particularly but when I was walking around Uni the other day it came in shuffle and so I thought I would give it a chance and whoa, am I glad I did! I think it's maybe one of my favourites on the album now (not that anything will every overtake Cheater because that will always be my jam!

Favourite Lyric : 'I'm wondering how we got this far, I'm just another boy without a car'

Gravity - Talk (Single) - Coldplay


Another one that's on my favourites but possibly my favourite song of the whole month? I love a sad song and I love a ballad and this is all my favourite things about music rolled in to one. How can I not love it?

Call Your Girlfriend - Body Talk - Robyn


I found this on a 00's playlist on spotify and I had just completely forgotten it existed. It's just so catchy and upbeat even thought eh lyrics are not very nice really if you listen to them! I could definitely dance around my room to this!

Favourite Lyric : 'And then tell her that the only way her heart will mend is when she learns to love again'

Geek In The Pink - Mr. A-Z - Jason Mraz


When iTunes used to do that 12 days of Christmas thing where they gave out free things (the good old days) one of the gifts one year was the video for this. Nobody really knew about Jason Mraz at this point since it was before all the classics we know now but I loved this song straight away and have done ever since. The other day I suddenly remembered all about it and put it on. I definitely don't still know all the words...

Favourite Lyric : 'She was staring through the doorframe, eyeing me down like already a bad boyfriend. Well she can get her toys out of the draw then'

Hymn For The Weekend - A Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay



I really got in to this song when the video came out although it used to be my favourite on the album and I used to listen to it all the time! I forgot all about it and then all of a sudden the video appeared and I was back in to it. I think this is just such an amazing song and if it's on the setlist when I see them live I will be more than happy.

Favourite Lyric : 'Then we'll shoot across the sky'

No Words - #3 - The Script


Yet another one in my favourites! This is probably my favourite song by the script and I think the lyrics are just so beautiful. The Script is always a band I can come back to no matter how long it's been since I last listened to them and one day I will see them live!

Favourite Lyric : I honestly can't pick a favourite lyric for this song I just think it's written so beautifully!

Somebody Else - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it - The 1975


I also spoke about this in my favourites so you can go and see what i have to say about it there but basically I just love this song and I may even be starting to love The 1975 just a little bit..maybe.

Favourite Lyric : 'I took all my things that make sounds, the rest I can do without'

Wrapped Around Your Finger - Don't Stop (Single) - 5 Seconds Of Summer


I'm not going to lie to you all the first time I heard this song was when I saw 5SOS live. I knew it existed before then but I just never got around to listening to it so the other day I made the conscious effort to do so and thank God I did! I love this song as much as I did when I heard it for the first time live! I can't wait to see 5SOS soon and hear this live (hopefully).

Favourite Lyric :'You were mine for a night, I was out of my mind'

So, those are all the songs I've been loving this month! Most of these are old songs that I've rediscovered but those are always the best ones, right?

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Normally I am itching to write these and even start writing them in the middle of the month however this month has just flown by and I can't believe it's nearly the end. This month has been a bit mixed for me, there's been times where I've felt so happy but also times where I've thought about quitting University and moving back home. However, on a more positive note, lets talk about what I've loved this month, shall we?

Beauty / Skincare :

I bought this last month and if you read my blog you may already know what it is. I only started using it this month though and it has blown everything out of the water...

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation



If you want to read my blog post about it you can find that here because I sing all it's praises there. For now I will just say that so far, this is the best high street foundation I've used and has even surpassed my MAC one *gasp*. It just makes me feel great and I love using it even if I do try and save it for special occasions.

Music :

There's not really been a specific album or artist that I've loved this month so I'm just going to list a few songs that I've completely been obsessed with!

Gravity - Coldplay

I found this by accident, I knew this song because it's on an episode of Gavin and Stacey but it wasn't the Coldplay version! I was going through Spotify to see if there was any Coldplay songs I didn't know and I found this one and I've loved it ever since.

Army - Ellie Goulding

My love for this song really appeared after the video came out. I did quite like it before then but once I saw the video I was fully hooked. Ellie dedicated this song to her best friend and the video is basically a montage of videos of them! Now this song makes me thing of Natalie (how cheesy is that?) and it just makes me super happy.

No Words - The Script

This is probably my favourite song by The Script and I hadn't listened to them in ages and they came on shuffle! I just love this song so much and it will always hold nostalgia for me. The lyrics are what really makes this song for me I think and I like to pretend I know them all but in reality, I don't.

Somebody Else - The 1975

I also found this one by accident on YouTube! I think they played it at their last gig and someone uploaded it and made a little lyric video. It's now on their new album and I have to say I prefer the live version but you know, beggars can't be choosers and all that!

Violet Hill - Coldplay

I always knew this song existed but it was never one of my favourite Coldplay songs, that was until I wrote my 'TOP TWENTY : Coldplay' post which you can read here if you want to! Since then I have been listening to it more and more and this month was a real binge on it!

TV Show : 

Now, after years and years of saying I would never watch this type of programme, I have fallen under the spell of...

Geordie Shore




I started watching this because Natalie said it was really good and for a while I was hooked. I haven't watched it in a while because when you watch it episode after episode it gets slightly repetitive I have to say but I think if I was watching it once a week it would be a different story! I just think everyone is absolutely hilarious and it's a really easy thing to watch!

Purchase : 

This kind of comes under beauty but I couldn't not put it in!

Nars Copacabana Highlighter 



I only really started using highlighter a few months ago and I started with just a Sleek one. As that ran out I just kept looking at this one online and reading reviews of it. I had heard so much hype about it but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it. Eventually I gave in and I'm so glad I did! It is the most beautiful highlighter and I've had loads of compliments since I've started wearing it which is always lovely. I'm not sure I'll ever go back to another highlighter ever again.

Photo : 


My favourite photo this month is probably this one..

Hello You Lovely Lot!

It's nearing the end of January which is ridiculous. This month has been important since I turned 19 so here's all the music I listened to as I realise I'll be 20 next year...

The Girl Is Mine featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy - (Single) - 99 Souls



I actually heard this for the first time maybe two months ago but I've been obsessed with it ever since. I love the song 'The Boy Is Mine' but I must admit I've only heard the Destiny's Child song one or two times. I don't tend to like this kind of stuff because we all know I'm a One Direction kind of girl but you know, once in a while, I do leave my bed and stop watching 'McFly Funny Moments'..

Favourite Lyric : 'Excuse me can I please talk to you for a minute?'

Stevie Knows - Never Been Better (Special Edition) - Olly Murs



I kind of get this song but kind of don't. I obviously know it's about Stevie Wonder and a play on his last name but like...what does he know? PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME OLLY (I just listened to it and heard the line 'he knows what we're doing when his record's on'...so I get it now.) This is on a CD I got for Christmas and I am obsessed. I love Olly Murs' sound and I like to pretend he's a guilty pleasure but I'm proud to love him in all honesty. I've even spoken to him you know...one of the highlights of my life.

Favourite Lyric : 'As soon as you come in this house, I'm gonna take you to higher ground'

Army - Delirium - Ellie Goulding



Now, I don't mind Ellie. I think with her I'm kind of love hate, if I like something I am obsessed with it for ages or I'll never listen to it more than once. This is one of the ones I love and I have yet to listen to the album as of yet. There might be a review coming soon, you never know!

Favourite Lyric : 'When I'm with you, I'm standing with an army'

Lovestruck - Meet The Vamps - The Vamps




This is quite old now, it'll be two years old this year. However, I was just on my favourites playlist shuffling through and it came on. I think it's one of the best songs on the whole album and I don't think I'll ever get bored of it.

Favourite Lyric : 'I'd wait all day, just for a maybe'

Hands To Myself - Revival - Selena Gomez



I loved this towards the end of last month but it's kind of carried on to this month. I STILL haven't listened to the rest of the album (I know, my life is a shambles). However, this song and a few others have made it on to my January Playlist!

Favourite Lyric : 'I mean I could, but why would I want to?'

Youth - If You Leave - Daughter



I am so in love with this song. I first heard it when doddleoddle did a cover of it with her friend Andie and it wasn't until this month that I actually searched for the original. I am so glad I did because this has probably been my favourite song of the month. My mission next to month is to listen to the rest of their music, because if it's anything like this...I know I will love it.

Favourite Lyric : 'To keep our hearts from forever missing them, but I'm forever missing him'

Focus - Focus (Single) - Ariana Grande



I am aware that this came out a while ago and I used to like it in moderation although I didn't like the bit with the guy talking for some reason. Now, however, I am obsessed. I just think it's so catchy! I don't even mind the shouting man anymore.

Favourite Lyric : 'I know what I came to do and that aint gonna change'

Stitches - Handwritten - Shawn Mendes


I've never really listened Shawn Mendes and I've only just heard this song really so I'm not sure when it first came out or anything. I just think this is so lovely and it's not the kind of songs I usually go for in some ways. Definitely going to be giving Shawn Mendes a listen this year!

Favourite Lyric : 'If I quit calling you my lover, move on'

WILD - Blue Neighbourhood - Troye Sivan 



I loved Troyes first EP but for some reason I never got round to listening to this even though I was so excited for it to be released! This is the first one I've had the chance to listen to although I remember watching a video for one of them which I now can't remember the name of, typical. I love the beginning of this with the kids, thats what drew it to me in the first place, not even Troye...can I say that?

Favourite Lyric : 'Leave this blue neighbourhood'

Never Forget You - Never Forget You (Single) - MNEK & Zara Larsson



I first heard this at the first One Direction OTRA date I went to. They played the video and me and the boy I was sitting next to were like 'what on earth is this?!'. I didn't really like it then and I'm not sure whether the reason I love it so much is because it reminds me of the concert and the guy I met...but oh well!

Favourite Lyric : 'I used to be so happy but without you here I feel so low'

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Get Born - Jet
I first heard this song on a Doctor Who video about Rose Tyler and I loved it but had no idea what it was. Then, when I went on Guitar Hero with Amy it was there! I think this is so catchy and it has such a good guitar riff! Classic.

Favourite Lyric : '1,2,3, take my hand and come with me because you look so fine and I really wanna make you mine'

Grown - Get Weird - Little Mix




This is now, without a doubt, my favourite song of Little Mix's album. I've loved this one ever since the album came out a few months ago and I still love it now. It's just such a good song to listen to when you feel down (especially about lads). Makes me feel much more optimistic about things!

Favourite Lyric : 'It's funny how the tables turn'

Drops Of Jupiter - Drops Of Jupiter - Train



This is a classic song that people have compared to one of One Directions new songs. Obviously I knew it before that comparison. Pretty sure this is one of my favourite songs of all time. It has beautiful chords, singing and lyrics.

Favourite Lyric : 'Your best friend always sticking up for you, even when I know you're wrong'

Fix You - X&Y - Coldplay



This is one of my favourite songs ever. I always say 'The Heart Never Lies' is my favourite song ever but this isn't too far behind nowadays. I just think it's one of the most beautiful songs to ever exist from the lyrics to the chords to the guitar bit. If you don't like Coldplay then that's ok but if you don't like this then there's something wrong with you.

Favourite Lyric : 'Tears stream down your face when you lose something you cannot replace'

Heroes - Heroes - David Bowie



This month is of course the month we lost the legend that is David Bowie. Dad's always played me Bowie's music and I have always looked up to him. I was also shown Labyrinth when I was in primary school at an after school club. I loved it then I didn't see it for years and years. In secondary school I had a dream about it then my art teacher played it the next day. Scary stuff. It's now my favourite film of all time. This is maybe my favourite Bowie song and it's also on another of my favourite films 'Moulin Rouge'

Favourite Lyric : 'Though nothing will keep us together'

Stop And Stare - Dreaming Out Loud - OneRepublic



I heard this when I was listening to a pop playlist on Skype to Amy. I forgot how good this was! This month I've just got really into songs that I used to love back in the day. If you haven't heard this ever or in a while, listen to it again.

Favourite Lyric : 'Can you see what I see?'

Under Pressure ft David Bowie - Hot Space - Queen



Once again, Dad used to play this when I was little and me and my brother still know all the words, even Freddies little bits. We always listen to this when we're on holiday for some reason. Not only do I love the song but I love the message behind it too.

Favourite Lyric : 'Love's such an old fashioned word, and love dares you to care for the people on the people on the edge of the night, and love dares you to change out way of caring about ourselves. This is our last dance. This is our last dance. This is ourselves. Under pressure' 

Last Nite - Is This It - The Strokes



I heard this when I was watching an old episode of 'Big Fat Quiz Of The Year' and I instantly recognised it! I've never really sat and listened to it but I think it's one that everyone knows, even if you don't know that you know it.

Favourite Lyric : 'Well I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now'

Same Old Love - Revival - Selena Gomez




I didn't really used to like this one at first but the more I listen to it the more I fall in love! It's not really my typical type of music either but for some reason it got through to me! It's so catchy and have a feeling it will be stuck in my head for a long time!

Favourite Lyric : 'That shit, it tears me up'


So that's what I've been listening to for the past month! It's a big longer than my playlists usually are for some reason!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x