rebecca

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, another week another blog post. I feel like this week has gone so slowly and I was worried that I'd missed a week of uploading a blog post! However, I'm back and I'm so excited to write this post.

A few weeks ago my friend Cassie messaged me and told me about an event for bloggers/vloggers in Liverpool at The Body Shop! She gave me the email of the person who was organising it and I had no hesitation in getting in touch because I love The Body Shop.

I have to admit I was a bit nervous before I went because Cassie was actually ill on the day which meant I ended up going on my own but once I arrived I knew that I had no reason to be nervous. The girls were super lovely and it was definitely the highlight of my week! They even put on snacks for us and got us tea and coffee and the girls just made me feel so comfortable.

So, on to the actual products. We went around in groups of two and the sections we all looked at were 'Oils of Life', 'Skincare' and 'Makeup'. I met a lovely girl called Jess (whose blog you can check out here if you'd like : https://jessiloublog.wordpress.com/) and we started at the 'Oils of Life' station.







I am so in love with some of these shades, particularly the two darkest ones and then the really nude one on my hand in the photo above! The formula of these was so creamy and although I didn't buy one on the day I have no doubt that it won't be long until I actually do buy one. I had my makeup done and my skin was still glowing from the facial earlier on in the day. For some reason I didn't take any photos of my makeup but I was so pleasantly surprised! I loved the foundation and I need to buy some for my everyday makeup.

Overall I just had the loveliest day! All of the girls I met were so nice and the staff were just so helpful and informative! Sarah said that this was the first bloggers event they'd done but I never would have guessed because everything was so well organised and I can't wait for the next one!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, if you read my blog regularly you will know that I study English Literature and Drama and Theatre Studies at Liverpool Hope Uni! Well, it's been a while since I've spoken about it and so I thought you might all like a little update (you probably don't, BUT YOU'RE GETTING ONE SO THERE).

I passed first year! Through all the homesickness and the falling outs (both with teachers and friends). I did it! That means I can put myself through another year of it all, lucky me. No, in all seriousness there are some days where I can't wait to get back to University. I can't wait to see Nicole, Kayleigh and Jack and all my other friends. I can't wait to decorate my room and make YouTube videos in there and I can't wait to have a bit more structure to my life again.

I have a massive reading list (I'm not joking, it's huge) that I need to get through in the next two months. My first day at University is actually on October the 4th which is so late! Technically it should be on the 3rd but I'm off on Mondays. I start paying for my accommodation on September 1st so I'll be moving in before October no doubt! I think the key to getting through second year for me is remembering that it won't be all rosy, much like last year. However, I think living with just Kayleigh, Nicole and Jack will make me a lot happier.

I've been home for quite a while now and I have a new job. I feel a bit like I never went away to University in the first place and it'll be weird to leave my whole family again! I've been home alone for about a week now because my family are on holiday and I couldn't go for the first week and even that's been weird! However, I know that I can come home any time I like, especially because I'm free on a Monday and a Friday!

Is anyone else going in to their second year? How are you feeling about it? Let me know!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

I feel like it's been ages since I last wrote a blog post and I really have missed it! It's also been ages since I did a review so I thought I would grace you all with my words of wisdom (I'm not actually very wise...sorry).

So, the last review I did was also on a NARS makeup product but I can't help it that they're all so amazing! I have also mentioned this product before in a favourites but I think that it deserves a whole review of it's own. I have used it every single day since it arrived on my doorstop and I just thought I sing it's praises in a little blog post!

Of course I am talking about the...

NARS Copacabana Illuminator




I bought this product a few months ago and I was really anxious about spending that much money on a highlighter. This product is retailed at £23.00 on feelunique.com however I think I bought mine from ASOS. (I KNOW, ASOS DOES MAEKEUP...WOAH, RIGHT?!). I have heard SO many people hype and rave about this product and I'm sure you have too.

Before this highlighter I had only just started using the Sleek highlighter that came in the contour palette. Highlighting is a relatively new thing for me and I only started to do it because I started contouring and it came with the palette that I bought. However, I will now never be able to go back to not using a highlighter.

I have the liquid version and not the multiple stick. I haven't tried the multiple but I feel like it would just push my foundation around. If you've got the multiple of tried it feel free to let me know how you find it because I wanted to buy one that I could use as a blusher!

This highlighter just gives you such a glowy look without making you look like Edward Cullen (I don't know how many times I've made that joke but it's too many and that's all I know). However, I do think it's easy to put too much on. It is really build-able though so I just put a really small bit on and then add more until I'm satisfied. The fact that you only have to use a little bit means that it it going to last you a long time. If you want to see me using it then I made a 'Daily Makeup Routine' video for my YouTube which you can watch here. Considering I use mine every single day that I wear makeup, I've hardly made a dint in it. As a student, I know that money is a precious thing but I can promise you that this is worth the investment. My skin just looks so much healthier and dewey when I use it.

Hopefully you enjoyed this review and maybe even go and buy the product yourself. If you have a Space N.K Apothecary near you then I know that they stock NARS so you could even go in and ask for them to try it on you. Same with any Harvery Nichols and I'm sure there are other places that stock NARS!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Hello you lovely lot!

So, if you read my blog you'll know that I steal most of my ideas off my friend Natalie (http://nataliestoddart.blogspot.co.uk/) (sorry Natalie, I keep stealing your ideas, love you though). So, here's me doing that again with this quiz

Lets go!

I am at a very happy place in my life. I have the best friend I could ever ask for, my home life is pretty good and even though I am not necessarily happy with my body image, I am getting there.

There have been times where my life has most certainly not been like this. For around 6 years in fact. Now, I am in no way claiming to be purely innocent in this, I don't believe anyone is. We've all said nasty things and done things we regret. However, at 18 I have moved on and grown up.

I started to be bullied in year 6. I was never a thin child. Always a bit chubby but always very happy with myself until some really terrible boys decided it would be funny to start calling me names and poking fun at me. The teachers were rubbish and did nothing about it so I learned to live with it (which is not something you should settle for).

Then, as I moved up to secondary school, I presumed this would all stop, but it didn't. It moved around the year group and people I didn't even know a few months prior were catching on. The nicknames went on until about year 10 I would say, I remember the last time someone said one to my face and I will always be thankful to my lovely friend Giorgia who had the guts to do what I couldn't and went mad.

Bullying took different forms around year 10 and 11. I got in to a group of friends who were very lovely when everything was ok, but when things weren't ok, we could all be very vicious. I was emotionally blackmailed many a time and I won't lie, the girls made my life a living hell. My best friend Natalie was the one to pull me through it with her constant support and reminders that I was above it all. I would describe year 10,11 and 12 as my darkest moments and a time I don't think I will ever forget. I was also bullied anonymously (many times by the girls themselves although I don't think one of them would ever admit to it) pretty badly on a website called 'ask.fm'. We all were, but sometimes we stuck together and it went away. It got to the point where we were being told to kill ourselves and I was constantly getting messages telling me to lose weight.

Moving up to college, I thought everything would be fine. Nope. It continued. It got to the point where one 'friend' would spy on me when I was sat with other friends so when I told them I was revising they would say things like 'don't think playing flappy bird counts as revising' and friends I thought I would have forever turned against me too. I was very alone. I had thrown away my best friend for people like this and I had never regretted anything more. I am absolutely fine with two of these girls now, we are all old enough to apologise and admit what we did was wrong. I don't hold them accountable any more because I am very happy in the person I have become. I am happy with my life now and I know that I probably made their lives a miserable place too and for that girls, I am truly sorry.

I have learnt now that if you want to fix something, do it. If you don't, leave it. No sarcastic tweets, no mean messages, leave it.

Now, I am by no means an expert in advice for bullying, I didn't take any of the advice I am about to tell you but I wish I had.

1. Tell Somebody

Yes, you hear this all the time and it seems like the scariest thing in the world. Even if it's just a friend that you can confide in, it's nice to be able to get everything out and in the open. I know that had I told some friends they would have spoken to my parents for me and though at the time that seems like the worst thing. It's not.

2. Get Out Of There

If you are in a horrible friendship like I was, leave. These girls might be your best friends but if they really are being awful people, it isn't worth it. Find some lovely friends who want to have you around and who make you feel good about yourself, I promise you, it's lovely. It is highly likely they will come back in to your life as lovely people who support you like two of my girls have.

3. Find Positivity

If someone is bullying you, it is highly likely that the bully is going through some emotional turmoil too. I know that when I was mean, it just seemed like a way to let my anger out and make me feel better about my situation. This is in no way an excuse, the friends I had (one in particular) made me in to a really terrible person, a person I never want to be again. My best friend, however, turned me back in to the bubbly, giggly and happy person I once was. Find some positivity and hold on to it.

4. Make Your Mind Up

Decide what you want to do, and do it. If you want to resolve things, do it. Don't wait for them to, if you try and they don't want to then fine. They need to sort that out, not you. If you want nothing to do with these people ever again, then cut them out of your life for good and don't look back.

5. Treasure The People That Matter

If you are lucky enough, like me, to have people who will gladly take you back under their wing after you ditched them for these people. Don't let it happen again. The time when me and my now best friend weren't on talking terms was the worst few months of my life. I felt happy to have the girls back in my life but also felt like a part of me was missing. Now I feel whole again *starts playing Atomic Kitten* (yes I did say that JUST so I could make that joke, I know, thank you, thank you)

And...


I'm sorry this was longer than usual, this is a topic I'm very passionate about and a time in my life that I'm glad I got through because my life is lovely now. If you ever need someone to talk to, there are so many people who will gladly lend an ear, including me.

Thanks For Reading

Becky x

Now, if you know me personally or read my blog (or both...lucky you) then you should know that I love me some McFly. They were kind of the first band I really got in to, I did love Busted but I think I was too young to really enter the fangirl stage (though I did have many posters and books and I fancied the pants off of James who now follows me on twitter, thank you, thank you).

Welcome to a bit of a boring blog post, it had to happen some time, not that the rest of my posts are particularly exciting but there you have it...

I am currently doing my A-Levels and I thought I'd just write a little thing for anyone going through the same thing (although I know my exams have started quite late and some of my friends have already finished their exams)! Exams are always stressful and at the time you tend to think they're the most important exams ever *cough* GCSE's *cough*.

I can't even stress how important revision is for me personally. For my AS English Literature I went in not having read either book and I was so nervous I could have cried, however, I have just done my A-Level English Literature and I read all three of the books twice and learnt quotes and I felt SO much better it's unbelievable. Going in feeling like you know what you're doing is amazing!

I have two more exams left, one is Drama and Theatre Studies which is easy as pie as long as I follow the structure I need to and then German which I am SO worried about.

Last year in German I never really paid attention and I've really suffered because of it, it's a 3 hour exam and we have a listening and reading thing, a translation we have to do and a 300 word essay to write (help me). However, that is my last exam so I'm trying not to go mad about it since I've got a week to sort my head out and then I'll be able to look forward to Natalie coming home (WOOOOO)

Good luck to anyone currently doing exams or anyone who has exams coming up!


Thanks for reading!

Becky x

Ok SO. The last few weeks have been pretty crappy and with exams coming up its all been a bit mental. I am writing this on Monday 1st June (because I'm so excited to write this flipping thing) and on Friday 5th June I am going with my friend Jemimah to see 5SOS?! THEN, on the 7th June I am going to see SPRINKLEOFGLITTER EVERYBODY. I am mentally not ready.

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So it's technically Saturday now and I've been back from seeing 5SOS for about an hour. It was such a good concert! I couldn't take any photos of the actual concert because my phone is rubbish:(

Me and my friend Jemimah went for a lovely Wagamamas and I had a Chicken Katsu Curry (as per usual). We also had a Starbucks and I tried my first Caramel Macchiato and I now want an unlimited supply! Then we picked up Gaby and Amy and went on our way, got stuck in traffic, but EVENTUALLY we got there and me and Jemimah had a costa (which I spilt all down me...great). Then we went in and the concert itself was great! Here are two or three photos we took during the day!





It was such a lovely day and I'm so happy I spent it with Jemimah! If you ever get the chance to see 5SOS you have to go! They are so lovely and I even cried a tad...maybe. They were so lively on stage and sang all my faves (and a few I didn't know, whoops).

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

I've decided I'm going to do one Mini Happies post every month because I really like doing them and they're just a lovely way to look back on a bad week or a good week and see all the positives. The past few weeks have been tough for me so I thought I would do Mini Happies from 1st June 2015 - 7th June 2015


Monday: 

1. Chris Lilley (the guy who plays Ja'mie) favourited my tweet?!
2. I've basically done nothing all day and even though it's been a bit crappy I've felt relaxed exam wise (probably not so good)
3. I FINALLY made plans for 5SOS on Friday and it's all very exciting!

Tuesday:

1. We got a new TV and it's curved and all very fancy, lovely
2. I had a chocolate bunny (the small things)
3. 5SOS is 3 days away?!

Wednesday:

1. My Missguided package came (even though I have to send it back:()
2. I did quite a bit of revision and I'm proud
3. I have more lactose free milk so I can drink tea again!

Thursday:

1. I've done two workouts and burnt like 630 calories, go me
2. I found out Zoe (Zoella) is also going to be at LouisLIVE on Sunday and I cried and shook for a while
3. I've been so happy all day I cant comprehend

Friday:

1. I SAW 5SOS
2. I had a Wagamamas for the first time in ages
3. I spent the whole day with my friend Jemimah who made me less stressed when we got stuck in Birmingham for an hour and a half by suggesting we played 'Don't Show Keith Your Teeth' and I laughed for a long time

Saturday: 

1. I am meeting SprinkleofGlitter and Zoella tomorrow *breathe*
2. I was alone all day and it was nice to have some peace and quiet!
3. I had a takeaway because I'm lazy and it was lovely

Sunday:

1. I MET SPRINKLEOFGLITTER
2. I got a video for my friend Natalie and it made her happy so I was happy
3. I just had the best day ever

So, I'm in a very strange mood. I ended up watching loads of videos that were titled 'Meeting My Best Friend' and it was all very emotional and reminded me of meeting Natalie for the first time (which wasn't quite as emotional as those videos but still a very very very good day)

And so, I thought I would do a little appreciative post for Natalie.

P.S. I googled UK to Switzerland miles and google maps says 994.1... hence the title.

This could get very cheesy, I'm in one of those moods where you just want to tell everyone how much you love them.

So, in October 2012 I thought I was in a pretty good place in my life. I had two best friends who at the time were ever so lovely, I was turning 16 in 3 months and everything was good. Then I got a message on Facebook.





It was such a great day, I've never felt more at ease with someone ever.

Someone put it perfectly and said 'I can't pick a specific day where I've thought 'Natalie is my best friend' but then again I cant pick a day where she hasn't been'...obviously they didn't say 'Natalie'...anyway! It's like she's a part of my life, it would seem weird if she wasn't!

Over the years me and Natalie have been through a lot, but even through the months where it wasn't so rosy I wouldn't change any of it (cheesy or what?!).


Natalie has gone from being someone I can send photos of Harry Styles to, to someone who I can tell anything. There literally isn't anything that I feel like I can't talk to Natalie about. From seeing McBusted to me crying on Facetime (this has happened on many occasions) we have a lot of good memories and the number of silly photos and videos I have on my laptop proves that.

I haven't seen Natalie in about 6 months now which is a heck of a long time! She's busy being a nanny in Switzerland and I'm busy revising for all my A Levels here in England so we obviously don't get to spend much time together but in July she's coming home for 6 WEEKS?! Some days when life isn't so great it can be hard having your best friend (nearly) 1000 miles away. I can't just drive over and sit in my car singing 1D.


I am so grateful to have someone like Natalie. She gives me great advice (with her nearly 2 more years experience) and is always there to make me giggle when I need to. I'm so proud of her, seeing her get all these job offers to be a nanny, travelling all around which is what she loves and still managing to keep in touch with me and be a fantastic friend. I hope that even when I have to leave to go to University we will still be best friends. It's going to get harder and harder to see each other since when she comes home I may not be home.

October will (FINALLY) bring One Direction coming to Manchester. Me and Natalie are going to see them on the 3rd, nearly 3 years since we started talking and I am so so excited since we've never seen them live together even though they're the reason we're best friends!!

BASICALLY, I loves ya Natalie.









Thanks For Reading

Becky x

I feel like you lot (not that there's many of you) don't know that much about me. My '50 facts about me' was rubbish so I thought I'd try again with this.

1. What Are You Wearing?

Currently a black skater dress and a lovely kimono thing, very me.

2: Ever been in love?

Nope! 

3: Ever had a terrible breakup?

Well...I've had breakups where I've felt bad and I've had situations where someone has cut me off before getting to a relationship stage and those upset me a lot but not technically

4: How tall are you?

5ft something?

5: How much do you weigh? 

No clue, I don't really tend to look at that anymore, although i would like to lose weight

7: Any piercings?

My ears, although i think they're healing up. I cant wear earrings for work and my ears have a tendency to heal up after not wearing earrings for like a week.

8: OTP?

Zalfie. Zalfie. Zalfie. ZALFIE.

9: Favorite show?

I tend to watch all the cheesy TV shows like 'Teen Mom' so anything like that is good

10: Favorite bands?

One Direction, McFly, McBusted, Busted (yes they are all separate), The Wombats, 5SOS