Wantworthy and Instagram - 30 days of beauty

Hello Everyone!
This is just a super quick post to let you know about a few new things/websites.

Wantworthy
First I just wanted to really quickly tell you about a website called 'Wantworthy.' The purpose of this website is when you see an item of clothing, makeup, DVD etc. you like, you can add it to your 'Wantworthy' list. Wantworthy helps you keep track of what you like/are saving up for and I also love looking at other people's lists and getting beauty/fashion ideas as well :)
This is not amazingly explained I know so please check out my Wantworthy list and if you like what you see create your own!
I first heard about Wantworthy from Zoella in a recent video of hers. (So if you do check out Wantworthy make sure to check out her list as well!)
My Wantworthy link is here: http://www.wantworthy.com/laurakingston
Also if you already have Wantworthy then let me know your link in the comments below and I'll check out your list! :) (I'm desperately trying to get inspiration for new clothes etc.)

Instagram
You may or may not be already following me on Instagram (if you are then thankyou!) I just wanted to quickly let you know about the April beauty tag I am doing this month. #30daysofbeautyapril. If you too would like to partake in doing this tag then feel free! I thought this would be a good idea to do if any of you want so makeup/beauty product inspirations.
Check out my Instagram to see the tag! 
My Instagram: lauraaak_19

Sorry this was only quick post and not really beauty related! I have my Spring tutorial post in the week so keep an eye out for that! 

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This or That Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Laura from hiyaitslaura to do the this or that tag!

All you have to do is answer what you prefer for each question :)

Makeup:

blush or bronzer?

Blush

lip gloss or lipstick?

Lip gloss

eye liner or mascara?

Mascara 

foundation or concealer?

Concealer! I seriously hate having dark rings!

neutral or color eye shadow?

Neutral, I look a bit crazy with colour eye shadows, they don't really suit me!

pressed or loose eye shadows?

Pressed, I always drop loose eyeshadow on the carpet :/

brushes or sponges

Brushes

nails:

OPI or china glaze?

OPI

Long or short?

In the middle :)

Acrylic or natural?

natural

Brights or darks?

Depends on the season but probably darks

Flower or no flower?

No flower

body:

perfume or body splash?

Body splash

lotion or body butter?

Body butter

body wash or soap?

Body wash

lush or other bath company?

Is it cheating to say both...?

fashion:

jeans or sweat pants?

Jeans

long sleeve of short?

In freezing cold England, long sleeves most definately!

dresses or skirts?

Skirts

stripes or plaid?

Stripes

 flip flops or sandals?

Sandals

scarves or hats?

Scarves

studs or dangly earrings?

Dangly earrings

necklaces or bracelets?

Bracelets

heels or flats?

Flats

cowboy boots or riding boots?

Cowboy boots

jacket or hoodie?

Jacket

forever 21 or charlotte russe?

Forever 21

Abercombie or Hollister?

Hollister

saks 5th or nordstrom?

Don't know either of these shops!

hair:

curly or straight?

Not an option but wavy and if I had to choose one, straight

bun or ponytail?

Ponytail

bobby pins or butterfly clips?

Bobby pins

hair spray or gel?

Hair spray

long or short?

Long

light or dark?

Dark

side sweep bangs or full bangs?

Side sweep bangs

up or down?

Down

random:

Rain or shine?

Shine!

Summer or winter?

SUMMER!

Fall or spring?

Spring

 Chocolate or vanilla?

Vanilla

 East coast or west coast?

Never been to the west coast but really want to! So just because I've never been west coast, I'm going to have to say east coast

I'm going to tag:

Beckawoo

Unstitched

Beauty Crush

BeautyRambles

Charlotte's Web

what rebecca rose knows

I hope you all enjoyed reading this tag :)

Happy Easter! I hope you're having a chocolatey time where ever you are! 

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Catchup and a spot of baking...

Hiya everyone :)

I haven't blogged for ages so I thought I'd do a lil' catchup post! I have my Easter holidays now for the next few weeks which is fab a break from school is much need! This week I'll also post a spring makeup tutorial for y'all!- a makeup tutorial finally! So, lets have a chat...:)

It is freezing in England at the moment and I'm so desperate for some sun I find my self streaming WeHeartIt for some tropical looking pictures. I am craving summer more than ever before, the smell of sunscreen, long hot days & nights, BBQs and sun tans. And most importantly summery makeup!- golden, yellow glittery eyeshadows and natural tanned beach bum looks. So for those of you who feel the same way as me here's some pictures to hopefully make you feel tropical for a second:

Now hows about some foody talk. Last week I decided to bake a cake! Well 2 cakes actually, a Lemon Drizzle and a Coffee Cake. So when I decided to make these to cakes I was expecting the end product to look something like this...

My cakes didn't quite end up looking quite THIS good but they still turned out pretty fab (bearing in mind I'm no where near the world's best at baking!) Also it's very important that when cooking you put your hair in the highest, sexiest bun possible (heavy sarcasm) here's my bun: 

Just make sure you don't forget you have your hair in this
amazing bun and go out the house like this or you may get some
weird looks (I am speaking from experiance) ;)

My cakes!

Lemon Drizzle

Coffee Cake

Not quite tea room standard but I tried! and they tasted pretty good :) If you would like to see a recipe for either of these cakes let me know in the comments down below.

Next up fashion! I have recently joined this website called 'Wantworthy'. It's a great website and the purpose of it is so if you see something (eg an item of clothing from Topshop) you can add it to your wantworthy list. It really helps me keep track of all the summer fashions and makeup that I need to start saving up for. You can even follow my wantworthy list if you like :) So go check it out, its great! 

Now for musicccc :D
The Way- Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller
High Hopes - kodaline
Radioactive- Imagine Dragons (featured in the host trailer. Desperate to see this film!)
22- Taylor Swift

I hope you've enjoyed this fairly random post! Now for a week of revision, I swear it's never ending! Also look out for my tutorial in the coming week :) 
As you probably know if you read my posts regularly, I like to end these slightly random posts with a positive picture to make you smile this week...

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Get the Look: Cara Delevingne

Hiya guys!
Long time no see! I'm really sorry about my lack of posting lately but I have had so much work on recently, but at last I've found some time for a spot of blogging :)

Ever since London Fashion Week I have been inspired by so many looks, especially model of the moment, Cara Delevingne. I love how she can switch her look so easily from 'laid back' to glamour. If, like me, you have been loving her look then here's all you need to do to get it :)

The look I'm doing is inspired by this photo, when she was at the British Fashion Awards:

Makeup:

Brows are optional depending on how dark your eyebrows already are, but if you choose to do brows I recommend the BareMinerals Brow Palette :)

Hair 

 For hair just do a simple middle parting and boost it up with L'Oreal Salt Spray

This stuff is insanely good and gives hair so much texture :)

I hope you've enjoyed this post and it has given you some Cara Delevingne style ideas! Sorry it was only a quick one but I must crack on with my revision! 

Hope you're all having a great March wherever you are :)

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Wishlist #1

There are soo many lovely products and items of clothing in the shops at the moment. So I thought I'd start doing wishlists to share some of the lovely things I've seen :)

Sorry that some of the photos are pixelated but I'll leave the links for each item of clothing down below so you can go and check out any item that you like!


1. The DVD of 'LOL' 
I absolutely love this film! It features Miley Cyrus and Douglas Booth (he is quite literally beautiful!) 

2. Disco Treggings - Topshop
I hate wearing jeans and I get so bored of leggings. I saw Zoella wearing some disco treggings and now I really would love a pair! They remind me of what Sandy from 'Grease' wears. I think they're so easy to dress up or wear casual. 
Check them out here
Price: £30.00 

3. Sally Black Town Show - Miss Selfridge 
I am totally in love with these shoes! Recently I have been browsing prom dresses as I have my prom in May and have no clue what to wear yet! Miss Selfridge is perfect for prom dresses or dressy shoes. I think these shoes would be perfect to wear to prom or any other dressy occasion.
Check them out here
Price: £46.00 (think I'm going to have to get saving)

4. Fee Blouse - Monki
I had never heard of Monki before until a few weeks ago. It sells so many lovely products and is especially good for blouses. This one was probably my favourite but there is such a range to choose from! 
I think this blouse is so versatile and would be great for accessorizing with some jewelry. 
Check it out here
Price: £30.00

5. Sundress Shimmer Eyeshadow - Bare Minerals
I have mentioned this eyeshadow in several other blog posts but I love it so much and I still haven't purchased it! 
Check it out here
Price: £14.00 

6. Bunny Ear Scrunchy - Topshop
I never know what to do with my hair at the moment. This scrunchy is really simple but nice and could easily jazz up a boring ponytail. Plus black and white is the trend this season! 
Check it out here
Price: £4.00

7. Knitted Step Hem Cardi - Topshop
I tried this cardigan on in Topshop a few weeks ago but I didn't have enough money to purchase it! It was so nice and warm and I'm loving burgundy at the moment!
Check it out here
Price: was £30.00 but is currently on sale for £20.00 (I need to get to Topshop and fast!)

8. Apocalips Lip Lacquer - Rimmel London
I have read so many good reviews about this product and now I'm desperate to try it! I'm really into lip products right now as I hardly have any! Not sure which colour I'd go for in this collection though... any suggestions?
Check it out here
Price: £5.99


That's all for my very first wishlist guys! Hope you've enjoyed or that I've given you some fashion/makeup ideas! 

Till next time,
Laura xx

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow...

I'm really not very consistent with my blog postings but life is so hectic at the moment! So this is a little catch up post :)

I'm still frantically trying to work out how to successfully take photos of a makeup tutorial so it looks good! I'm desperate to do makeup tutorials but I think it's so much easier to do them via YouTube so I'm thinking of making a YouTube account.. hmmm... decisions. 

So yesterday was Valentines Day aww... <3 

I had two Valentines.. my cat and one of my bestfriends.. yes, cats do count as valentines. I'm single but yet I love Valentines Day. It's such a cute day! I'm probably in the minority of singletons that think valentines day is cute. 

I had my own little valentines day celebration with my two friends. We got a Dominos Pizza and then just chatted and went completely hyper and crazy.

This photo pretty much sums up our craziness :)

Next onto music...

Top 5 favourite songs at the moment:

1. Let her go - Passenger (the lyrics are this blog post title)

2. Get Up (Rattle) - The Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement

3. This guy called 'Hunter Hayes' love all his songs!

4. Learn to Love Again - Lawson

5. Ways and Means - Snow Patrol (I'm literally crazy about Snow Patrol!)

All these songs are awesome so definitely recommend you check them out!

So now I only have 8 weeks left at school! WOW! Where has time gone?! Only feels like yesterday I was plodding along in year seven armed with my over-sized rucksack and scraped back ponytail. I have completely mixed emotions about leaving my school. I have been there since year 4 and as sad and geeky as this may sound, my school is like my second home. After all I spend more time at school than I do at home (that's a bit of a depressing thought actually.) 

There's so so SO many people who I'll miss soo much, (if any of these people are reading this you know who you are;) and there's also some other people who I really won't miss (hopefully those people won't be reading this...) However, at the end of the day I can't wait to get these darn exams over and done with and move on and meet loads of new and great people.

Also if anyone knows what this amazing sparkly stuff is please let me know!

Whatever you are doing in your life at the moment, make sure you do it with a smile. In the words of tumblr:

Rightio, I'm off now to have a hot chocolate and watch Dear John (if you haven't seen this film then you're missing a treat... Channing Tatum is BEAUTIFUL!) I hope this post wasn't to dull, shall be back with hopefully some tutorials next!

Till next time,

Laura xx

MAC, Miss Selfridge and Superdrug Haul!

Today I went on a little shopping spree armed with some Christmas vouchers... so here's a haul for y'all!

M.A.C

I've been lovely this really odd but really lovely nail varnish colour at the moment! The best way to describe it is like a greeny, purpley, pinky type colour. This nail varnish is called 'Mean and Green.' It's such a lovely glittery nail varnish! Two coats are needed to get the full glittery effect.
Price: £10.00 really expensive for a nail varnish, I know, but I can't stand crappy nail varnishes! 

This photo doesn't really show the true colour but you get the jist!

Miss Selfridge

 I love this top, I think it'll work great casual or you can jazz it up a bit!
Price: £20.00

This picture isn't amazing but this skirt is a deep green colour. It's also great for dressing up or down. I think the sheer material on top with the little skirt underneath is in fashion for spring. I've seen this style dress and skirt in so many shops!
Price: £10.00 bargain!









Superdrug

I've been wanting a red lipstick for AGES! So many people recommend the Kate Moss lipsticks and they are so good! It stays on for ages and has a really deep pigmented colour. The one I bought is in shade 107.
Price: £5.49

 MUA nail varnishes are so cheap and they are also really good! Bonus! At the moment, in preparation for Valentines Day I'm guessing, they have a new Love Heart range. So I thought I'd try one! This is in the shade 'U R fab' and is a perfect present for you Valentine (all you boys out there, take note that this would be a good present for you valentine!) 

Price: £1.00

Finally I've bought some makeup brushes! I've looked at so many makeup brush brands and they were all so expensive. I came across the Barry M makeup brushes which are really cheap but also super soft! Today I bought a slanted eyeliner brush and a concealer brush.
Price: £2.99




That's it with my little haul today! I hope you've enjoyed this post and it's given you some fashion/ beauty ideas :) If you have enjoyed this post please comment as I love reading all your lovely comments! 
Till next time, 
Laura xx