Life Update

Hi my lovely readers, so I know I haven't posted in like two months and I'm a sucky blogger but there just hasn't been any inspiration on what to write but I thought I'd do a quick update on what's happened in the past few months.

So in June I had my end of year summer exams and that sucked because no one likes exams but June also happened to be one of the most amazing months this year. On the 7th I went to wembley to see One Direction with two of my friends and it was the most amazing day I could've asked for, I went round to my friend's house and we got the train to wembley and just spent a few hours roaming around and having some ice cream in the sun. We also met two of the funniest and sweetest girls ever at our entrance and found out they were sitting only a few blocks away from us. The actual concert was beyond amazing, 5 seconds of summer were incredible opening acts and we were on our feet for both bands (thank god I chose to wear converse otherwise my feet would've been dead haha). One direction themselves were amazing and overall it was an amazing night because I got to spend the day with my favourite people, even if I did end up with a sprained wrist (long story short, mexican waves are dangerous, especially when 90,000 people are involved).
Also, on the 12th June, my friend was so sweet and she had managed to get two tickets to an early screening to see The Fault in Our Stars and had kindly given me one of the tickets. If you know me, then you know I am OBSESSED with the book (I've read it 11 times ok) and I was so excited I got to see it a week early. The film was incredible and definitely does the book justice so if you're nervous that it won't live up to the high expectations the book set, don't you worry, it definitely meets those expectations; just be sure to bring tissues haha.

So there was that and then after exams were over, our school set up a few trips for us and one of them was going to London to see Matilda the musical. Now, I love musicals and I was super excited for this trip and it definitely did not disappoint, we had amazing floor seats in the Cambridge theatre by covent garden and the play was incredible; funny, sad, happy just everything about it was amazing.

A week later as an English trip, we went to London again and went to the globe theatre for a drama workshop then to the Regent's park outdoor theatre to see Twelfth Night. It was a lovely day and I don't really know what else to say about that haha.

The day after we went to Thorpe Park which was the trip I was most nervous about because I wasn't a big fan of roller coasters and I was VERY scared about the trip. However I can officially say that I have overcome my fears and now love all the big rides and I can't wait to hopefully go back soon.

Then the next day happened to be my brother's graduation and there isn't really much to say about it apart from the fact I am incredibly proud of him for getting trough four years of uni and getting his master's degree!

So, June was extremely busy but it was an amazing month, at the end of June, ramadan also started so I'm currently fasting and it ends next week.

I finished school two weeks ago and I don't really have anything planned for the rest of my summer holidays, hopefully just more relaxing and doing nothing.

ALSO, my friend convinced (forced) me to start a youtube channel and I've only posted one video on it but I'm considering going through with it so if you're interested, feel free to check it out and subscribe and comment any video requests. I'm not sure when I'll next be filming a video because I'm about to get my room redone so I will probably just wait until thats finished.



ANYWAYSSS that was a lot longer than I thought it would be hopefully you guys didn't get bored and I hope you're enjoying your day/night/holiday whatever you might be doing and see you soon guys. Don't forget to follow me on all my links down below :-)


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OOTD ~ 17/05

Hiiii, just thought I would do a quick blogpost on my outfit of the day since I haven't posted recently. Sorry about that by the way, I have exams coming up so it's been study study study :) x

Also, sorry if spacing is weird or the picture isn't in the right place, I'm posting on my phone but ill sort anything out when I get home hopefully :)

Blue checked flannel shirt ~ ASOS

'Little white tee' tshirt ~ River Island

Jeans ~ T.K. Maxx 

White converse ~ Office

So yeah, just a really quick post hope you  guys didn't mind. If you have any questions about what I'm wearing, just ask and I'll be appy to answer them :)

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Have a lovely day guys enjoying the sun and hope everyone's exams are going well if you have them :) xx

Review - Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation

Hi guys! I know it has been forever since I last blogged but everything has just been really hectic the past few months and I haven’t really had the energy to blog but here I am today and I’ve decided to review a foundation I have been using for a few months now.

I bought the vitalumiere aqua foundation in February right before I went on a holiday as I had run out completely of my previous foundation: Le Teint Touche Éclat by YSL and other samples of foundation I still had lying around. I heard the vitalumiere aqua was supposed to be a light coverage and supposed to feel really light on the skin; I’m happy to say, it does not disappoint at all. The foundation definitely does feel light on the skin, it feels like another layer of skin when I put it on and I’d say it’s a light to medium coverage if you are using a brush. I use my real techniques stippling brush and I love the end result but I’m sure you’d get the same result with any buffing type of brush. The foundation is water based so make sure you shake it well before applying it, I love the fact it’s water based as it keeps my skin hydrated and it doesn’t feel dry on my skin at all or cling to any dry patches if i have any.

I use the colour 30, beige and it matches the rest of my body really well, it’s quite a warm colour and I think that’s the same for the whole shade range. The foundation doesn’t go very light; mine is the third lightest I think (of the ones that were available at my local Chanel counter, however on their website there are a few lighter shades which are also a little on the pinker side) and it is a little on the darker side of skin tones, and the same goes for the darker shades, it doesn’t go very dark so I think the foundation is perfect if you’re a little more on the tanned side of skin tones.

The vitalumiere aqua retails for £33.00, which I think is a perfectly good price for a luxury foundation, and for as good as the foundation is, I definitely think it is worth it. I also love the packaging as it's not glass so I don't have to worry about it breaking and making a mess everywhere. It's also really compact but still contains the normal 30ml of foundation and is perfect if you're someone who travels a lot.

The finish of this foundation is incredible, its dewy but I only have to powder my t-zone once and I’m good to go for the rest of the day. I think it’s the perfect summer foundation if you want that dewy, glowing skin and don’t want to wear a heavy foundation. It also had an SPF of 15 so I find it very handy as an SPF is what I personally look for in a summer foundation. I really do like this foundation but I’m not sure if I will repurchase it as soon as I finish it as there are few other foundations I want to try to see if I can find another one that is as good as this one.

I hope you enjoyed this, it is my first review so let me know what you think and just a quick disclaimer; I bought the foundation myself, I was not sent it nor am I being sponsored to write my opinion on this foundation. Everything I have written is purely my opinion and completely, 100% honest.

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