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Hello You Lovely Lot!

Another year, another playlist. I am so glad I started doing these because it's just so easy to then find songs I want to listen to! A lot of these songs were added quite late because I haven't listened to too much music this month?! I don't know why! Some of these songs are old songs too, there isn't many new ones or new discoveries.

Here's what I was listening to last year...

The Girl is Mine - The Girl is Mine (Single) - 99 Souls
Stevie Knows - Never Been Better - Olly Murs
Army - Delirium - Ellie Goulding
Lovestruck - Meet The Vamps - The Vamps
Same Old Love - Revival - Selena Gomez
Hands To Myself - Revival - Selena Gomez
Youth - If You Leave - Daughter
Focus - Focus (Single) - Ariana Grande
Stitches - Handwritten - Shawn Mendes
WILD - Blue Neighbourhood - Troye Sivan
Never Forget You - Never Forget You (Single) - MNEK & Zara Larsson
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Get Born - Jet
Grown - Get Weird - Little Mix
Drops of Jupiter - Drops of Jupiter (Single) - Train
Fix You - X&Y - Coldplay
Heroes - Heroes - David Bowie
Under Pressure - Hot Space - Queen & David Bowie
Stop and Stare - Dreaming Out Loud - One Republic
Last Nite - Is This It - The Strokes
The Sound - The Sound (Single) - The 1975
All Star - All Star Smash Hits - Smash Mouth

I can promise that this months playlist is nowhere near as long as that! Either way, here it is...

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

I haven't listened to this song much this month but I found it right at the end of last month and so right at the start of the month I put it on the playlist. I found this song when I was in a really bad way and it got me through some tougher days. It's so simple and beautiful and makes me cry most of the  time. I haven't felt so sad that I've had to listen to it this month which i guess is a positive! However, I do love it and I'm glad I found it!

Favourite Lyric : 'If it's a broken part replace, if it's a broken arm then brace it, if it's a broken heart then face it'

Those Days Are Gone - Night Driver - Busted

I LOVE this song. When this album first came out I wasn't sure because obviously it's different to old Busted. Yet the more I listen to it the more I love it. When they first put up a link to this song I thought that it was going to be just like old Busted because it starts with just a piano and them. I got so excited and then half way through it turned in to something more electronic and to begin with I was a bit gutted because as we all know I love a sad song. The more I listened to it the more I fell in love. Putting these sad lyrics to a cheerful beat means I find myself dancing around to thought of letting people and memories go because those days are gone.

Favourite Lyric : 'It's a lonely place without you here. I wish that you would just reappear'

Castle on the Hill - Castle on the Hill (Single) - Ed Sheeran

I am a huge Ed Sheeran fan and so when he brought out not one but two singles I went wild. This is my favourite of the two because it's a bit more my style I guess? Ed Sheeran never fails to write good songs and this blew me away. I also love the video and I won't even lie, it made me cry the first time I watched it. Now the songs makes me cry if I'm in the right mood. It just makes me think about going home and seeing all my friends!

Favourite Lyric : 'Driving at 90 down those country roads, singing to 'Tiny Dancer''

Shape of You - Shape of You (Single) - Ed Sheeran 

This is the other single that he brought out and to begin with I wasn't sure about it. It's just not the music I would usually listen to but I gave it a go because it's Ed Sheeran. I slowly but surely came around and realised that it's a brilliant song. He announced a tour and I'm hoping to get tickets because I can just imagine how good this will be when it's played live!

Favourite Lyric : 'We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour and how you family is doing ok'

Dumb - Straight Outta Oz - Todrick Hall

I used to love this album and this was one of my favourites. When I was driving back to Liverpool I was looking for albums that I had downloaded because I didn't have any data and this was one of them. If you know nothing about this album then basically it's songs written about Todricks life and they all have a Wizard of Oz theme which I think is SO clever. I rediscovered my love for this song this month and the lyrics are really clever too. If you haven't heard any of these songs then there's a visual album on YouTube which is amazing!

Favourite Lyric : 'Tweedledum is what they call it if you ask Alice'

If I Had A Heart - Straight Outta Oz - Todrick Hall 

It's not hard to see how this one links with The Wizard of Oz. This is such a beautiful song that I actually wasn't sure if I liked when I first listened to it. I'm not quite sure if its like a heartbreak song, a sassy song or a love song? Either way it's gorgeous.

Favourite Lyric : 'This heart was paper thin, but it will never break again'

Are U Having Any Fun? - Happy Camper - Hoodie Allen & Meghan Tonjes

I go through stages with Hoodie Allen and I speak all about him in my January favourites but basically this is one of the times where I can't get enough of him. I used to not like this album and so that was the reason I went off him the last time but I was just listening to 'James Franco' (which is also great but I can only find it on YouTube, what's that all about?). Then YouTube does that thing that it does and takes you on to other videos and this is one of the videos I ended up on. I think this video is so clever, it's like a game? I think it's based on GTA but I'm not 100% sure. Either way it got me hooked on the song!

Favourite Lyric : 'Might become a chef the way these motherfuckers grilling me, meanwhile I got every Will Smith CD'

So Close to Happiness - Happy Camper - Hoodie Allen

This is a new discovery for me because after I discovered that I liked 'Are U Having Any Fun?' and that it was from this album I thought I would give some more songs a go. I have yet to listen to the whole album but this is one song I found that I loved. I don't know what it is about Hoodie Allen that I love so much but I think this song is one of my favourite songs by him even though I've only just found it.

Favourite Lyric : I guess I'm scared if I accomplish all my dreams then the only thing left to do would be to talk about me and I don't wanna do that

All About It - People Keep Talking - Hoodie Allen & Ed Sheeran

Now I loved Hoodie Allen way before this song and so when i saw it I went crazy because obviously, I love Ed Sheeran. Hoodie's song are just so catchy and even though it's not the music I would usually listen to and is so far from everything else I love, there's just something about it!

Favourite Lyric : 'I just wanna leak shit...what?...not literally leak shit, wanna push the music through the speakers'

Movie - People Keep Talking - Hoodie Allen

I feel like there's not too much more I can say about how much I love Hoodie Allen because this is the fourth song of his that's on this playlist. This is one song that i never used to listen to but for some reason last year I started to love it more and more and recently it's come back! With Hoodie I tend to listen to the songs I know when I fall back in love with him again and after last year this was definitely on the list!

Favourite Lyric : 'These other rappers are like how come they can't get to where I did? Vring Vring, here come Johnny homie I'm shining


So there you have it everyone! Another monthly playlist done and dusted!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

Recently I turned 20. I am trying to not think about the fact that this now means I have to be an adult. When I think about it I feel like 20 years is a long time however I feel like I was a child a split-second ago?

Now obviously I don't know everything but I like to think I know a few important things. I thought I would share these things with you in the hope that one of you can be helped!

1. People will take your kindness for weakness

I like to think that I'm generally a nice person. I have, however, learnt that over the years people think that this means they can walk all over me. i have actually let some people walk all over me but over the past two or three years I have learnt to not do that anymore. People take your kindness to granted but there has to be a point where you put your foot down and show people that you can stick up for yourself.


2.Bullies exist past primary and secondary school

This is a lesson I've learnt very recently. You may think that people will grow up and snap out of it but apparently not. I'm tempted to do a whole new post on this because it's an important topic. People will try and pull you down and gang up on you, even at the age of 23 I've discovered. Just rise above it and keep your head held high.


3. Do whatever you want, no matter what other people may think

For a while I was self conscious about starting a YouTube channel and I have faced criticism (see the point above). However, I love making and editing videos and have met some lovely people through doing YouTube. So if there's something you want to do but you're scared about people's reactions. Do it. You will have people who support you every step of the way.


4. If you work hard enough at something you will succeed eventually

This seems really deep and meaningful but it's really about makeup. When I first moved to Uni I had no idea what I was doing with any makeup and now, thanks to mainly Nicole and Chloe, I have improved so much. I still have a long way to go but I enjoy makeup and practice really does make perfect.


5. University is not for everyone

I have discovered through my friends and how I feel myself that you don't have to go to University. For some people it is just not the right path or isn't the right path straight after college. I don't enjoy University too much at the moment so I may be one of these people but either way, if you don't like it and it doesn't agree with you, that's fine. If it's not wha you want to do and it's not your dream, don't do it because you feel like you have to.


6. True friends are rare

When you're in primary and secondary school you think you have a massive friendship group and that everyone is your best mate. Of course some people in this group are true friends most of the time however in my life at the moment I have about two people who I truly believe I can talk to about literally everything. So look out for those people and treasure them.


7. Family are not always reliable

The one people you think will always have your back are you family but this isn't always true. Sometimes you can trust friends more than family and that's something you have to accept. This may not apply to everyone but I'm sure some of you will know how I feel. Obviously I won't go in to too much detail about this because it's quite person but it is something I've learnt.

8. School really can be some of the best times of your life

I don't miss the bullies I dealt with at school and when I think back on it my mental state wasn't great either. However, I loved most of my lessons and school felt so secure and I knew what I was doing pretty much all of the time. My teachers were so lovely and most of my friends were too. You don't realise how good you have it in school sometimes.


9. Drinking more water really does help

Recently I've been drinking loads of water. I even have an app that tells me when I've drank enough because I was worried I'd been drinking too much. In the past few days I haven't drank much at all and I have really noticed it. No matter how much I sleep I seem to be tired and although I am spotty anyway I'm breaking out a lot more than usual. Just carrying a bottle of water around with you and sipping on it throughout the day is so easy. Especially when I'm at University all day.


10. Not everyone will like you

You can be the nicest, prettiest, funniest person ever and there will still be someone who doesn't like you. There's no point wasting your time with trying to please everyone because it wont happen. Ignore those people who don't like you because it's their loss and you have friends who love you.


11. Do things for you

I have always struggled with my weight and at one point I was losing weight because other people were telling me I had to but I've got to a point now where I'm going to try and lose it for me. I know I will be a happier and healthier person and as long as you're healthy and happy then that's all that matters, no matter what size you are.


12. You don't have to love going out and getting drunk

Some people do love this and that's totally cool. However, I used to go out because I thought it would make me 'cool' or I thought I had to. I much prefer sitting in my own living room and having a few drinks and a movie. Sometimes I do really want to go out and when that feeling hits I don't feel bad about doing it. I think it might just be because I hate hangovers because I get really sick but either way, I'm just not that girl (I was about to write teenager and then I realised I'm not one...). You will find people who are the same and people you can always rely on for a night out. I love alcohol sometimes and when you need a night out you know! I just do it once in a blue moon.


13. Don't lock yourself away

I spent the whole of my first year at Uni in my room feeling sorry for myself and it just made me feel worse and worse. I've made a whole video on this so you can find that on my channel but in any case, it's not the way to go about things. Do things with your friends, family, or by yourself. It's ok to have the occasional duvet day where you just want to feel sorry for yourself but don't let that become every day.


14. Don't let anybody make you feel small

No matter what it is that you do; listening to your favourite band, doing your favourite activities, spending your money on your favourite things, don't let anyone make you feel bad for it. If it makes you happy then do it. As long as you don't harm anyone else or yourself by doing it then there's no problem in my eyes!


15. Don't be afraid to make mistakes

If you didn't make mistakes then you wouldn't be human. It's a part of life and something that we all do. Making mistakes means you know better next time and it teaches you so many lessons. If you're afraid to do something because you're worried it might go wrong then that's even more reason to do it. You can't let anything hold you back.


16. Dogs are important

I have three dogs if you didn't already know. Obviously not everyone likes dogs so this applies to any animal really. When I first got a dog it was obvious that I loved her. However, there was something different with our second dog. He is genuinely my best mate. People who don't have animals don't get it but if you have a dog or a cat or a horse or a hamster or whatever, you may know. He makes me so happy and he doesn't care what I do, he loves me anyway.


17. Others don't see you the way you see yourself

A while ago I was talking to Natalie about our insecurities. I told her that I didn't like my weight and she said she didn't even think about it. I was just me. That made me realise that the things she said were things I didn't even think about with her. People who pick out your insecurities aren't worth knowing.



18. The people that mind don't matter and the people that matter don't mind

Relating to the previous point. I first found this quote in a Charlie McDonnel song and it is so true. The people that care about what you do and what you say and what you eat and what you buy aren't worth thinking about. The people who matter will love you no matter what you choose to do.


19. It's not about how long you know someone

I have known some people for like 10 years and met people this year who have become ten times closer. Particularly a girl called Melanie who I met this year. We have become so close over the past few months and it's taught me that it's just about meeting the right people, not how long you've known them.


20. Happiness takes time

This is the most important one for me. You can't expect to change one thing or for someone to wave a magic wand and for you to be happy. It takes a few changes and you'll go through struggles and relapses. You can't always be happy and it's fine when you're not, as long as you remember that



So there you have it everyone! I hope you've learnt something from this blog post of mine. I've learned a lot more than this in 20 years obviously but these things are really important to me and I hope they help someone!

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

Hello You Lovely Lot!

If you didn't already know, I LOVE Meghan Trainor. Her last album just reminds me so much of last summer and I think this album will be a reminder for this summer. I've had the album for a few days because it came out on Apple Music a few days early but since it's just been released everywhere else I thought I would write a little review!


Watch Me Do

This song was released quite a while ago now long with a few others but I still love it. I think it took me a while to come round to it and I wasn't sure when I first heard it. However, there was a time where I would just play it over and over again. I think it's such a good way to start the album and is one of the catchiest songs on the album.

Favourite Lyric : 'Im the shh, be quiet, I've been on a low hater diet'

Me Too

I LOVE this song even though it only came out a few days before the album. I have not stopped listening to it yet. I've seen a few people on twitter bash this song but it just makes me feel so great? I also love the video and the fact that Meghan took it down because it was photoshopped, what a lady. It's not what I expected from Meghan I have to say but I think I love the change!

Favourite Lyric : 'If I was you, I'd wanna be me too'

NO

Now obviously everyone knows this. Natalie was the person who told me about it so I've been listening to it for ages. I think it's just such an empowering song and also another super catchy one. I think Kayleigh must have been sick of this when it first came out because I would literally play it on repeat..

Favourite Lyric : 'Call me beautiful, so original'

Better ft Yo Gotti

I know that Natalie loves this one but I'm not so fond. I think it's just not the kind of music I would normally listen to. I don't even think I've listened to it all the way through, is that bad? I can still appreciate that it's a good song and I do like it, it just doesn't jump out to me as much as the other songs do!

Favourite Lyric : 'Tell em' what they already know, I deserve better'

Hopeless Romantic 

This is one that I haven't really listened to I have to admit but I still like it! I guess I just don't like it as much as the others. I think it's nice to break up all the fast upbeat songs though . I think that if I listen to it a few times I'll start to really love it and it will be one of those songs that I just can't stop playing!

Favourite Lyric : 'Ever After comes after we meet'

I Love Me ft Lunchmoney Lewis

This is another one that came before the actual album and another one that I love! I think this album has a running theme of self love which is totally fine by me. This one just makes me want to dance to be honest and I love the beginning where the song just suddenly cuts in! Another amazing song, well done Meghan!

Favourite Lyric : 'I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, I love all of y'all, but I love me the most'

Kindly Calm Me Down

I loved this when I firs listened to it but I haven't really listened to it since then I have to say. However, as I listen to it now I'm realising just how much I love it. The people who read my blog all the time (is there even anyone who does that?) will know I love a ballad. This song is just that and it is so beautiful and I think it really shows off what a gorgeous voice Meghan has.

Favourite Lyric : 'If I need you now, would you kindly calm me down?'

Woman Up

This is an AMAZING song and if I had to pick a top three it would most definitely be there, maybe even be at number one?! The minute I heard it I knew it was something that would be stuck in my head for the next few weeks. I've listened to it a good five times already today which I think is slightly excessive but I just love it. It has the same kind of feel as 'Salute' by Little Mix in the fact tht it's about not needing a man to do anything.

Favourite Lyric : 'All my girls, raise your hands if you don't need a man'

Just A Friend To You

As a Ukulele player myself, the second I heard this I knew I would like it. It kind of reminds me of that bit in Glee when Sam and Quinn sing 'Lucky' (which is also a lovely song can I say). It's just a sweet little song and so easy to listen to as well! Probably not on my top five but it is a great song and it might grow on me!

Favourite Lyric 'Everybody knows you love me too'

I Won't Let You Down

This is such a summer song and I know that when I listen to it come winter it will be a song that reminds me of driving in my car with my friends. I listened to it the other day on the way to the shops and it just made me feel so happy! Right from the beginning it sounds so cheerful and just such a feel good song!

Favourite Lyric : 'You can't dance to the beat of a heart that's broken'

Dance Like Yo Daddy

I'm not too sure how I feel about this. What I know for certain is that I like it but it's whether I love it and whether I would class it as one of my favourites. I think that maybe I would put it in my top five but maybe not a top three. It is so catchy though and easy to dance too (although I think you can guess that from the title to be honest...)

Favourite Lyric : 'Simon says go touch your nose, but Meghan says touch your toes...but like, I still can't touch my toes'

Champagne Problems

I knew the minute I heard this that I would love it. It's just up my street and I loved it even more when I actually listened to the lyrics. It's basically about first world problems which I always complain about and about sucking it all up and realising that other people have it worse. I think that it's an important message to be honest and it's done in such a light-heart way! Definitely one of my favourites from the whole album.

Favourite Lyric : 'My new iPhone doesn't seem to work, no internet that's the worst'

Mom ft Kelli Trainor

This is the cutest song ever! It's another one that came out before the album and I was in love straight away/ I think everyone thinks they have the best mum but you know, we can't all write a song about our mums so I think Meghan wins here to be honest. The phone call between her and her um breaks my heart sometimes when I miss my mum. This is not a song you should listen to if you miss your mum by the way, it makes me feel even worse...

Favourite Lyric : 'She love-a me, love-a me, love-a me, love-a me, love, she love me like nobody else'

Friends

This is one that I think I've only listened to once or twice but I think I should maybe listen to it more. It's another slower one which I think just get lost in albums for me because when I first hear an album I'm all excited for the upbeat ones. Then after a while I start to love the slow ones when Ive played the fast ones too many times. This is such a lovely song with lovely lyrics though.

Favourite Lyric : 'Cause I got all my friends with me'

Thank You

Another one that I've only listened to once when I listened to the album for the first time. I'm that person that will just listen to the songs they love and hardly ever listen to new music because I know what I like and what I don't.  I also feel like this song is everything I need to say to friends that I haven't said! Saying 'Thank You' is important and I don't do it enough!

Favourite Lyrics : 'I got nothin' without you'

So there we have it everyone! I love this album so much and I was certainly not disappointed. So many of the songs are so catchy and have brilliant messages. I really hate the stick that Meghan gets but I personally think she's incredible so, whatever.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So it has been Spring for a while now (or is it Summer? I don't know these things) and if you're like me you will be SO happy about it! I have to say that Winter is my favourite month because it's Christmas and my birthday in the same month. I am also one of those weird people that loves snow, even though I don't like being caught outside when it's snowing because it's cold...duh. I don't really like Summer too much though because I just can't cope with heat! I love it for about five minutes and then I just start to whinge that I'm way too hot. Autumn is OK I guess even if it can be a little bit chilly sometimes. Spring is amazing because it's just starting to warm up so it's a heat I can cope with.

I also love pink. My bedding is pink most of the time, my walls are pink, my curtains are pink and now, most of my makeup collection is pink. I never used to be one to follow the makeup trends, I would just wear whatever I want. I'm not supposed to wear dark lipstick in Summer? Try me. However, for some reason, this year has changed me and it's been months since I've worn a dark lipstick (which is funny considering I have at least five of the same colour).

So I just thought I would show you all the stuff I'll be using this Spring (or Summer, I'm still undecided) that fits in with the theme of 'Spring Pinks'.

Makeup Revolution - Ultra Blush Palette - Sugar and Spice