A day in the life...

Wake up

Decide to get up (eventually)

Can't get through the day without a cuppa tea when I wake up!

Eat breakfast (i wish my breakfast looked this good!)

Get dressed

Makeup (wish I was the glamorous!)

Get to school (wish I was this retro)

In class (dulllll)

Lunchtime (yes i'm a twilight fanatic)

Drive home

HOME! best time of the day!

I eat like a ton of food when I get home from school because the school dinners at my school are soo yuck!

This pretty much sums up my feelings towards homework...

Shower

Dinner. I love pasta. It's amazing.

Blogging and general chill time

Cuppa tea before bed :)

Then I go to bed - another brilliant time in my day!

Laura xx

The 1960s- Makeup!

I really love the 1960s fashions! They are so quirky! I've done some research into all the fashions of the 1960s from the mods (modernist) to the hippies and I thought I'd share it with you guys! The 1960s was a youth-oriented decade aka. 'the baby boomers!' 

Hippie makeup fashion

Hippies normally went for a natural palette whereas the mods went for dramatic black and white. Pastel colours were also extremely popular. Face and body painting was a popular trend with the hippies. This started from the flower power movement. 

Twiggy

White eyeshadow with black in the crease was a trend influenced by Twiggy. 

Twiggys eye makeup tutorial

Popular makeup brands were:

Max Factor

Biba

Gala (who launched a branch of Mary Quant makeup) 

Yardley- phrase 'The London Look' (just like Rimmel!) 

Eyes

False eyelashes mounted with mascara were all the rage!

Pale matte eye shadows with black eyeliner in the crease of the eye. The eyeliner was a definite line, no smudging involved!

Eyeliner was fashionable to be flicked out at the ends. This style is inspired from the 1950s.

Face

Eyebrows- groomed and shaped then defined using a brow pencil. The thickness of the eyebrow is completely up to you!

Cheeks- Pastel colours. Blusher wasn't always applied at the cheeks, it was sometimes worn at the temples, under the jaw or underneath the hair line. This was to add subtle definition. Blushers were also matte. 

Lips- Once again pastel colours! Lips were not lined with lip liner. Lipsticks were also matte. The Yardley lipstick collection was the most popular brand.

1960s Yardley makeup

Hope you've enjoyed my lil' lesson in 1960s makeup! Will be posting about 1960s hairstyles soon!

Laura xx

Snow is falling, all around (i wish)

Thought I'd do a random weekend post as I've decided to merge both my blogs (the fashion one and the personal one) into one big one as its a whole lot easier to handle! So here's some of the ramblings going on in my brain...

Rain today

Waiting for snow! 

Sat on my bed looking out my window at the rain... 'I love living in England, it always rains' i think to myself (heavy sarcasm.)

Just finished a ton load of homework so am now planning my next blog post... I think I'll do something along the lines of Christmassy Nail Art. Need to purchase some good nail varnish to do this one, going to have a rummage around in Topshop, can always rely on them to have some awesome sparkly nail varnish! Really beginning to feel festive now which is not like me as i'm such a summer person! I am missing the sun like mad though!:( Let me know in the comments section below if there's a blog post/tutorial that you'd like me to do!

Also established this week that I'm actually a pretty big One Direction fan and that I'm in love with Conor Maynard. <3 and that...

love these images!

4 weeks and counting till my 16th birthday, can literally not wait, am dying for a professional camera (fingers crossed!) Decided to plan a 1960s theme bday party as the 1960s dress code was awesome! Big hair, false eyelashes and cool dresses. YES! (Have now just discovered there were two fashions in the 1960s- Mod and Hippy, personally I like Mod.)

Penelope Cruz gone 1960s

Last weekend I Ombre-d my hair for a little experiment... worked well but was very very subtle! Going to have another go at that when I fork out some money to buy the hair dye. I used L'Oreal Ombre Kit and it was great! Cost £6.00, so pretty cheap, and was so easy to apply! Definatly buying that one again!

Before

After

An Ombre-d bun!

Yes, there is a slight difference! Put on your glasses and look closely! ;)








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So anyway till next Sunday! Have a super week! See you!
Laura xx
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Thinking back to Vietnam...

This year on holiday I ventured off to Vietnam for a couple of weeks. I am so passionate about this fantastic country and could ramble on for hours about it but I will try not to bore y'all ;) I've decided to write this blog post about Vietnam just to give y'all a little insight into what it's like. It's a shame I didn't I didn't have this blog at the time I went!

Vietnam!

Well, where do I start, there's literally so much to say I may have to create separate blog post about it! When I first found out I was going to Vietnam I was highly skeptical about it... however no matter what image springs to mind when you think of Vietnam, let me tell you this..... it was AMAZING! 

From exploring the amazing and beautiful Ho Chi Min City to laying on the beaches in southern Vietnam. 

First stop: Ho Chi Min City is a beautiful city, which strangely resembles Paris but I guess that is due to the strong French influence in Vietnam. It is a maze of motorbikes which make crossing the road a real adrenaline rush as there's no traffic lights! We visited loads of sights in Ho Chi Min City, the war museum was one them. It was a great experience going there and it really hit home how devastating the war in Vietnam must have been. Overall though, Ho Chi Min City (or Saigon as you may know it) was a beautiful city! Definitely recommend a visit there! :)

Motorbikes!

Incense Swirls in Buddhist Temple

Prayer Wall (people write prayers and they get put up on this wall) in Buddhist Temple.
I think this is such a lovely idea

Mass of Motorbikes!

Next stop was the Mekong Delta which is a part of Southern Vietnam that have zillions of rivers in it! The best way to get around here was by boat. The countryside was beautiful and the people were so lovely and welcoming! Over the 4 days that I was in the Mekong Delta for I went on a lot of transport! Eg. boats, motorbikes, cars, canoes. It was amazing fun!
We also went to a coconut farm, the people there were working away for only about 1p a week. It made me realize how lucky I am to have what I do <3

Women in a Paddy Field (where they grow rice!)

So so many coconuts!

Looking cool in a traditional hat ;)

So many boats!

Lastly to the BEACH!! :D To finish my little Vietnamese adventure was a week chilling at the beautiful beaches of Mui Ne in south Vietnam! It was so hot and extremely humid, but all the strawberry lassies I had kept me cool! One morning I got up bright and early and went to the sand dunes and sand sliding! Sand sliding is when you sit on a mat and wizz down a huge sand dune! Awesome fun! Never been so covered in sand in my life!!

Feeling summery :)

Sand sliding! :O

Palm trees beauty 

Drinking out of a coconut with my mother :)

So this was just a really really tiny insight into my time in Vietnam. I hope this has inspired you to consider a trip! This country has definatly inspired me :)

Laura xoxo

Christmas Trends

So  in 1 month today it'll be Christmas. I'm really starting to feel festive so I thought I'd share with you some fashions that i'll be trending this Christmas!

Burgundy/Dark Red colours 

I am in loveee with this gorgeous burgundy colour right now! The best place to shop for items in this gorgeous colour is Topshop, they are going crazy for it as well as me!

Polka Dot Dress- £38.00

Big Jumpers

Big snuggly knitted jumpers are so in this Autumn and I'm dying to purchase one! Burgundy knit jumpers are the ultimate!

Crystal Lace Jumper- £50.00

For a bit of festive fun- £50.00

                                      

Lace

Lace is always thought to be very October and a halloweeny type fashion. But i say make the most of because you won't be able to wear it in summer! Lace looks so elegant, fashionable and gorgeous.

Black Lace Dress- £36.00

Knitted Items

Knitted snoods, berets, hats, scarfs etc. Knitted is so snuggly and will keep you warm all through winter, plus it's fashionable!

Aztec Snood- £18.00

I hope you've enjoyed reading through my little list of Christmas fashions. I made this list based on my own opinion and Topshop (I'm craaazy about Topshop!) 

To see more go to http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12556&catalogId=33057   

Next Sunday or if I get a free moment in the week I shall be posting about Christmas nails! (getting festive now!) 

Till next time!

Laura xx

Volumized Hair

Today I thought I'd share with y'all how I get easy volumized hair without spending a fortune!

I love the volumized hair look however my hair is incredibly difficult to volumize but I think I may have figured a way to keep my hair looking big and bouffoned for a day!

1. Bun in Bed

Okay, I know the title 'Bun in Bed' has to be the weirdest EVER but hey ho :) So what I mean by 'bun in bed' is before you go to bed, tie your hair in a bun that sits on top of your head and sleep with it like that all night. 

2. Hairspray

When you wake up in the morning take your bun out, give your hair a quick brush (but not too much) and then put your head between your knees and hairspray the underneath of your hair as much as you want until your sure the volume-mosity will stay. For this I use 'Tony and Guy Firm Hold Hairspray' for £6.39. This hairspray is great and doesn't make your hair feel too hard and dry. It also smells pretty good for hairspray!

So they are my tips on how to get Volumized Hair! Let me know in the comments section if you can recommend any other good hairsprays!

Laura xoxo

Product Suggestions

Recently I have come across a few awesome products! So here's a list of some I highly recommend! Let me know in the comments section down below what you think of these products, if you've tried them before, or if you can recommend any products yourself! :)

Maybelline Mascara

Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara

I have been using this product for about 3 years now and I absolutely LOVE it! It stays on for ages and doesn't easily smudge. It's no way near clumpy and it's also a really light, easy to wear mascara. 

However do have one criticism about this product... it takes agesss to dry! So i always end up blinking and smudging it everywhere! 

Despite this I do still think it's a great mascara, but just be warned about the smudge factor when you apply it ;) 

Price: £4.99 - I think  that's a really good price bearing in mind how good it is!

Miss Sporty So Matte Perfect Stay Foundation

Perfect Stay Matte Foundation

I only bought this a couple of weeks ago but I've fallen in love with it! I came across this product when I was in Boots, looking for a cheap, thick, concealer  I annoyingly have really bad dark rings (god i hate them!) so I always to search really hard for concealers that will cover my monster ones. I came across this foundation (the cheap price caught my eye) and decided to give it a go! It's brilliant! It's so light and covers my dark rings perfectly and any blemishes as well! The great thing about this is now I don't need to buy concealer as I treat this product like an all-in-one foundation and concealer  It also contains vitamins A,C and E. I apply it with my figure tips (I seriously lack makeup brushes) but be careful because a little bit goes a long way! 

Price: £3.49

Bourjois Blush

I've been using this blusher for ages now and am a big fan of it! I use it in colour 48 (Cendre De Rose Brune)   this quite pink colour so go easy when apply! It lasts for ages and feels light and smooth on my skin.

Price: £7.49

Blemish Stick

Boots Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Blemish Stick

I have only recently bought this product but it works a treat and smells great! Apply regularly and any blemishes or spots gradually disappear! I normally apply before I go to bed so it has all night to work!

Price: £2.59

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Eyeliner

This is a really great liquid liner! Easy to apply and lasts for ages. Highly recommend it! (I will be doing a tutorial for applying liquid liner soon so keep an eye out for that!)

Price: £2.99

Rimmel London The Max Bold Curves Mascara

Makes eyelashes insanely long and gorgeous looking! Lasts for ages and doesn't smudge. I always were this if I'm going out for the evening and the Maybelline (see 1st product) one in the day. This is also looks great if you're opting for the smokey eye look as it ensures that your eyelashes still stand out amongst the misty black eyeshadow. 

Price: £6.69

I hope you've enjoyed all my products suggestions and give them a try! :) 

Laura xx