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Hello You Lovely lot!

I have been AWOL recently and I do apologise for that. I am really determined to get back in to blogging over summer because it is something that I enjoy so much! I just lack with ideas and motivation at the moment. So, hopefully turning over a new leaf, here id my first blog post of many! Of course it had to be a favourites. Favourites blog posts are some of the best to write because I just get to talk to you all about things I love, what could be better?!

Beauty / Skincare :

I have had so many Beauty/Skincare items that I have been obsessed with this month so it took me a while to just narrow it down to one. However, when i really think about it, it's clear who the real winner is.

NYX Prismatic Eyeshadow - Liquid Gold







My friend Nathan actually gave me this shadow as a little gift and I am in love. Whenever I put it on I feel as if my eyeshadow looks one hundred times better. I normally wear it with orange shades in my crease and it creates such a lovely smokey eye! Super easy to blend out and highly pigmented, incredible!

Music : 

Between when I wrote my last favourites post and now there's been so many artists and albums that I've loved and I think it's impossible to narrow it down to one because it has been such a long time. So here's a quick little list to give you the rundown of what I've been listening to!

Albums :

Harry Styles - Harry Styles
midnight - Lewis Watson
Sleep Is For The Week - Frank Turner
Speak Now - Taylor Swift

Songs :

Hold Your Tongue - Frank Turner
Heartbeat - Wildfires
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back - Shawn Mendes
Power (feat Stormzy) - Little Mix

TV / Film :

If you know me (or follow me on Twitter because it's all I ever tweet about every night at 9pm) then you may be able to guess what I have been obsessed with recently!

Love Island

This is the third series of Love Island that I have watched and although I feel that this series has taken a while to get really interesting I fall in love with it more every single time I watch it. So far my favourites are; Kem, Dom, Marcel, Montana, Camilla and Gabby.

Photo : 

Maybe a month or two ago I went to a four day Frank Turner festival. It was one of the best four days of my life. Throughout that weekend Frank played my favourite song of all time twice. I took this photo whilst he was playing it the second time. The song means the world to me and I even want a tattoo to remind me of it!

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, it's been a year since I started making these playlists! How crazy is that?! I didn't actually write about my September playlist last year but in case you're curious, here it is...

• Liverwire - Livewire (Single) - Oh Wonder
• Say Love - III - JoJo
• What Do You Mean? - What Do You Mean? (Single) - Justin Bieber
• Drive - Drive (Single) - Oh Wonder
• Lose It - Lose It (Single) - Oh Wonder
• How Deep Is Your Love? - How Deep Is Your Love? (Single) - Calvin Harris/Disciples 
• Easy Love - Easy Love (Single) - Sigala
• Cool For The Summer - Cool For The Summer (Single) - Demi Lovato
• Hair - Hair (Single) - Little Mix
• Infinity - Infinity (Single) - One Direction
• Josephine - Positive Songs For Negative People - Frank Turner

Hello You Lovely Lot!

I can't believe that it's only one month until I've been doing these playlists for a whole year! I think when it gets to next month I might go over my 2015 September playlist in comparison to 2016?

ANYWAY, let's get on with August and all the songs I've been loving this summer...

Treat You Better - Treat You Better (Single) - Shawn Mendes

I won't lie to anyone, I love Shawn Mendes and the fact that he's like around my age just baffles me. I don't listen to this song as much as I used to but right at the beginning of the month it was all I would play. I just think it's so sweet and also so catchy and I really ought to listen to more of his music because I think he's incredible!

Favourite Lyric : 'Any girl like you deserves a gentleman'

Don't Mind - Don't Mind (Single) - Kent Jones

I first heard this song on all those musicallys, or whatever they're called, that all the kids are doing nowadays (I sound like a grandma, fantastic) and I thought it was catchy and then eventually I found it on Spotify. To be honest, we all know it's not the best song but it is juts so catchy that you can't help but dance to it...

Favourite Lyric : 'She said 'Pardon my French'. I said 'Bonjour Madame'

Dumb - Straight Outta Oz - Todrick Hall

I didn't like this song when I first heard it and I just played my few faves off this album. I sat down and listened to the whole thing one day and this one is so good and possibly one of my favourites now. When you really listen to the lyrics it's so clever and I just applaud Todrick so much.

Favourite Lyric : 'Ones with the worst talent are the worst payed anyway'
                             'Be the leading man if I was less gay? If I was a woman would you try to give me                                  less pay?'
                             'The proof is right there though, it's not fair though, but they swear 'no, what does                                 he know? He's just a Scarecrow'
                             'Tweedledum is what they call it if you ask Alice'

Dancing On My Own - Dancing On My Own (Single) - Calum Scott

The first time I heard this was on the radio and it literally made me cry. I welled up with tears. I just think that this is so beautiful. Then I found the stripped down version where it was just a piano and Calum and I cried even more. Such a beautiful rendition of Robyns song, tears all the time.

Favourite Lyric : 'Stilettos and broken bottles. I'm spinning around in circles'

Dry Your Eyes - A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets

We all remember this tune, right?! What an absolute classic. I found it again when I listened to Zoella's 'GOLDEN OLDIES' playlist (which I would totally recommend). I used to love this song so much when it was first released and I still love it as much now. I only know the chorus but you know, I'm getting there.

Favourite Lyric : 'It weren't supposed to be easy, surely'

Too Good - Views - Drake ft Rihanna 

I don't like Drake. I never really have done. BUT THIS SONG. I remember hearing it in the kitchen at work and just being like 'ok yeah I don't mind this'. So I searched it when I got home and listened to it over and over again for weeks. When it came on when I was out with Natalie we went crazy. So I will give it to Drake, this is a good song.

Favourite Lyric : 'And I hope you can take it, I hope you can take it'

Good Grief - Good Grief (Single) - Bastille 

I must admit that I've liked this for a few months but I've only listened to it when it's come on the radio. This month was the month I finally pulled it together and searched for it on Spotify. I've always liked Bastille even though I don't know every song. I remember them playing 'Pompeii' at our prom (cringe) but it always makes me happy. This one is just as catchy as the others and I can't wait for the album!

Favourite Lyric : 'So get drunk, call me a fool, put me in my place'

Girls Like - (Girls Like Single) - Tinie Tempah ft Zara Larsson

I feel like this is mine and Natalie's song. She introduced it to me and now I'm in love. I remember it coming on when we were on our night out and she knew like all the words and I didn't know any so I made it my mission to listen to it the next day and I've been in love ever since. I feel like Tinie Tempah is someone I will always like because he released so many songs that were like the soundtrack to my childhood. Is that normal?

Favourite Lyric : 'What's the code to your WiFi again?'

Into You - Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande

I've never really been a big Ariana Grande fan either to be honest but I LOVE this one. I kind of avoided it to begin with but not on purpose. I saw loads of covers of it and I just wouldn't watch them because I was like 'I don't even like Ariana Grande'. I can't remember when I first started to think 'yeah this is actually quite good!' but I know that I'm glad that I did have that epiphany!

Favourite Lyric : 'Tell me what you came here for cause I can't, I can't wait no more'

This Is My Version - Covers - Conor Maynard

I don't even try to hide it any more, I love Conor Maynard. As much as I love all his covers, his original songs are still my favourite and this is no exception. I think he has such a beautiful voice and this song is just as beautiful. I love the fact that it's more slow when usually he does faster ones. Just a massive yes from me basically.

Favourite Lyrics : 'I don't wanna feel like this anymore, this is my version of heartbreak'

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - Eye To the Telescope - KT Tunstall

A few weeks ago I was creating a throwback playlist and I found this when Iw as sifting through all the songs I used to love. I don't know many KT Tunstall songs but this is always a classic and one that everyone knows, even if they don't know the words. I think that this will always be one of my favourite songs. Dad likes to show me a video of her performing it and using a loop pedal all the time, he thinks it's the best thing ever, I mean she is great, but there's only so many times you can watch a video

So there you have it everyone! All the songs that I loved last month!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

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