Wedding day bliss part 1

Just want to start of by saying I am so sorry for not having a post up for a very long time. I've been wanting to write something on here for ages. There are mainly two reasons why I haven't wrote a blog post and the first one is because I cannot for the life of me find anything to write about. My mind has been as blank as my blog. I wish my mind would go into creative overload and fill my mind with many amazing topics to write about. The second reason why I haven't posted in a long time is because university work has been pretty hectic since I've been back. Any students out there will totally understand this as I've had about four headlines in the last two months and another two in January. But I can forget about them for a moment as I have broken up for the Christmas holidays and can relax for just a little bit. Now I've got that done and out the way let's get started with todays post.

During my absence from my blog, something very exciting has happened. Back in October my mum and her boyfriend got engaged which was brilliant news. Too everyone's surprise they got married just two months after the engagement. Which is not a long time to organise a wedding, but they very much did it. The day itself was so lovely. My mum was like a excited child on Christmas morning. We had to wake up extremely early to start preparations for the day ahead. The very talented lady who done the make up for me, my sister and my mum got straight to work at seven thirty in the morning. The make up look she applied on us was so beautiful. The best part was that she used an airbrush to apply the foundation, which I have never seen used before. This allowed her to create a flawless bass which was sure to last the entire day. She then applied a golden, smoky eye perfect for the time of year. With the lips we kept it fairly natural with a pinky, peach lip stick by Mac called "peachy blossom".

One Direction- Made in the A.M album review

It's back to that time of year again where One Direction release a brand new album. Sadly for the fans of the boys it's going to be the last one they make as their about to embark on a two-year break. (Sad face emoji). But never fear because although they may be about to take a well deserved break their music will forever live on through the technology of our Ipods, phone or the traditional way of a CD.

1D's filth album Made in the A.M is truly their best one yet as it really signifies everything the boys have gone through in the last five years since coming third on the X-Factor in 2010. The sound is more mature and shows their softer side. The sound itself is full of soft melodies and pure, heart felt emotions and anthems. The album contains seventeen tracks that are all worthy of a listen.

1-Hey Angel. The first song on the album is lyrically beautiful and the big drum beats give it a emotional feel. Each verse contains the lyrical "hey angel" with a question style response such as "do you look at us and laugh when we hold onto the past"? This conversation style lyric makes it feel as a listener that their directly singing to you giving you that closeness to the band.

2- Drag me down. This song was the bands first single for the album where in went number 1 in over 90 countries. The video was shot in the space station NASA where the boys are in training to go to space. Talking about the song, this is a real party anthem where you would defiantly be dancing to the song in front of your mirror in your bedroom. The repetitive rhythm makes it extremely catchy that you can't help but sing along.

3-Perfect. This song was the bands second single from the album and again was extremely successful. This is a more toned down song compared to Drag me down but equally just as amazing. As some people have suggested the lyrics contain details from the relationship between Harry Styles and Taylor Swift which gives a more interesting listen.

4-Infinity.This song is one of my most favourites to listen to. I love the repetitive guitar riffs at the beginning and the song as a whole. The song shows of Harry's rustic voice perfectly. Brilliant song.

5-End of the day. This again is another great pop song that very catchy and very easy to sing along to.

6-If I could fly. This is by far my favourite song on the album. It's completely stripped back compared to any other song thieve written. The piano melody is wonderfully played and shows the boys can sing a song without the loud, electric instruments.

7-Long way down. This song is fairly similar to end of the day but again a great addition to the album.

8-Never enough. This song shows how not innocent the all four boys are as the fast paced lyrics give it a feel of mischief and boy trouble. The instruments played together give a jungle like vibe reminding me very much of  the Jungle book.

9-Olivia. None of us know who "Olivia" is but I can but a bet on it that it's about one of the boys past relationships. Just like the song before the lyrics and music are very fast paced and is a lot of fun to listen to.

10-What a feeling. Not too much to say about this song. It's very typical of One Direction in a good way. Gives something different than a traditional boyband song.

11-Love you goodbye. The way the lyrics and the music go together reminds me of something by One Republic.

If I continue to write what I think about the rest of every song we would be here forever, so I am going to just some up the rest of the album. I really, really like this album. It's defiantly my favourite album from One Direction and is everything you want is a good pop album by a hugely successful boyband. 100% worth listening too.



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The style factor

Saturday and Sunday night to me means only one thing and that is the X Factor. I love coming home from work, getting in my pj's, sitting with a cup of tea watching wannabe pop starts perform live on TV to millions of people.
As well as watching the contestants grow as people and performers another of my favourite items from watching the X Factor is the fashion. As soon as those large doors open and the judges walk out onto the stage the first thing I do is witness the amazing creations worn by the current X Factor judges Cheryl Vernandz Fersini and Rita Ora. To me they are fashion queens as well as pop star royalty so seeing what they are going to be putting together fills me with joy.  
This week was no exception as Cheryl and Rita walked onto the stage looking like gorgeous princesses.

 

Cheryl opted out for a gold, glittery frock that shimmered all the way to her feet. I love this outfit because it's everything you want in a dress especially for the time of year were coming into. Its gold, glittery and screams beautiful. The dress shows of her amazing figure and is very 1920's inspired and shows off her sophistication. The outfit in the picture Is what she wear on Sunday night designed by designer Stephane Rolland. T

 

The next outfit is worn by Rita Ora also from last nights episode. Her outfit came from a ready-to-wear company called Acne Studios. This ensemble is completely different style to Cheryl's. I can only describe it as mixed between an over sized blazer and a mini dress. The gold, black and blue go really nice together and accompanied Cheryl's frock very nicely. It gives a sense of masculinity as well as sophistication and feminine. 

 

 

These next outfits are what Cheryl and Rita wore on Saturday nights episode of the X Factor. Again I think the judges are excelling themselves this year in terms of fashion. They haven't put on anything ridiculous and are sticking to what they look amazing in. I absolutely love what Cheryl wore. It's elegant and the clean, white colour gives it that feminine feel. The shoulder pads also give that 80's retro vide. This is something I would defiantly wear if I had something to wear it to.

Now lets talk about Rita's amazing ball gown. It's such a typical, girly girl dress. Something you might wear to prom which I just love. The subtle pink colour is so elegant without being too in your face and really shows of Rita's youth and beauty.  

The Max Factor Lipfinity lipstick

I have been wanting this lip product for a long time. Every time I went into a Boots or Superdrug store, I would eye up the Max Factor counter contemplating if I should purchase it or not. One of the reasons why I was on the fence about buying this product was because its price is £8.99. It doesn't sound like a lot compared to most other lip products but when your a student on a part time job it is. But one of the reasons that drawn me into buying it was because from looks alone it looked like a balm texture. And for me personally I get on better with this type of texture than just standard lipsticks. But in the end I took the plunge and brought it.

The actual name for the lipstick is The Max Factor Lipfinity in the shade Just Deluxe. I would describe the colour as a cherry red.  A really beautiful Autumn and Winter colour now were coming into the colder months.

The application is so easy to apply as the product is in a angled shape perfect for putting straight onto your lips. It's a really nice smooth application and lives the lips feeling moisturised. It also has a matt finish and last a really long time.

The product is a really, nice, slim, small product that is a shiny, gold colour. This gives a luxury feel and the size is perfect for putting into your hand bag so you can use it on the go.

I'm not sure how many shades they offer but I am sure if you go into your local boots or superdrug you can have a look.

Overall I really like this product despite not being what I thought it was going to be.

My top ten bested dressed.

This is the first blog post I have written in absolutely ages and there are a couple of reasons why. The first one is that I am now back at University which has taken up the majority of my time. I've only been back for a week and already I've been given two ethics essay's so you can see why I haven't had much time to sit down and write a post probably. The second reason is that there are many family events going on at the moment (all good stuff) and thirdly I have been struck with writers block. For some reason I can't think of anything to write about. My mind is just completely blank with ideas. I would like to do more fashion pieces but I have no one who take the pictures for me and I don't think it looks very professional having my pictures taken with my phone in front of my bedroom mirror.

That is why I thought I would start of by writing something really simple and easy, nothing to over the top and something that will help me ease back into blogging. So from the title of this post I have decided to write a lost of my top ten bested dressed celebrities.

  

At some point in our life’s we have looked up to our favourite celebrities for inspiration on what we wear and how we dress. This could be when we were five years old just starting school or during our teenage years trying to look cool. But even now I search through the images of my favourite celebrities trying to re-create the stylish, fashionable and edgy clothing choices with the determination to look like I had just walked out of a fashion show. That Is why I have piled together a list showing my top ten bested dressed celebs.

 

 

10-Ellie Goulding. Without a doubt Ellie Goulding has the voice of an angle and her music has brought her success all over the world. But it’s her fashion sense that has been highly recognized in magazines alike landing her number 28 in Glamour’s bested dressed list. Her new found confidence has seen her being pictured in daring pieces such as sequined crop tops showing flesh she would never show before. She doesn’t wear things people think she should be wearing but goes out it exactly what she wants.

9- Cara Delevigne. She's the queen of the eyebrows, the queen of cool and queen of the catwalk. At a young age of twenty-two, Cara has concurred the fashion world like a tornado to a straw house in Texas America. She makes the masculine style cut suit look sexy and her don't care attitude oozes confidence in anything she wears making her one of the most inspiring dresses.

8-Kendel Jenner. What is a bested dressed list without a Kardashian or Jenner? Kendel (the half sister to Kim Kardashian and older sister to Kylie Jenner) has come out of no where. She was once the shy, young girl on reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians and is now one of the most in demand models ever. Her slim, model figure gives her the opportunity to wear high, neck crop tops and skinny jeans. She could go out in a grey, plain t-shirt, denim shorts and trainers and still look cool.

7-Fearne Cotton is without a doubt a fashion guru. She can wear some of the most unusual combinations of clothing and it will look amazing. Her style goes from faux leopard print to a pretty, pink dress. Everything she wears suits her down to a T. Even while having her two children, her choice in maternity clothing is effortless and whatever she wears proudly shows her bump in style. 

6-Rosie Huntting-Whiteley. Aside from being drop dead gorgeous, and a successful underwear range for Marks and Spencers, she also has amazing fashion sense. Her outfit choices are so simple yet so effortless. Her style goes from cute, city chic to red carpet ready. She makes copying her outfits easy by promoting the great British High Street. 

5- Cheryl Fernandez Versini has been one of my style inspirations since the early days of Girls Aloud. Her style is edgy, glamorous and casual all at once. She's not afraid to experiment with completely different items of clothing, patterns and colours. 

4- Victoria Beckham. At some point in this list Victoria Beckham was bound to be in it. She is without a doubt a fashion god with a designer label that shaped her very own empire. She knows exactly what is on trend and her black and white style makes her one of the bested dressed women in Britain. From the very start of her career with the Spice Girls she was born to work in fashion and it was clear from her little black dress number in the 90's what she was born to do. 

3 - Taylor Swift. Can we please take a moment to appreciate how perfect Taylor's life is. Her music career has sky rocketed having the fasted selling album of the year so far, full of great pop tunes, her choice of clothing is flawless and her boyfriend, Scottish DJ hunk Calvin Harris. Her style is right up my street. The outfits she wears are defiantly what I would wear. 

2- Kate Moss. The legend that is Kate Moss had to make an appearance at some point in this bested dressed list and by just missing out on the top spot she is at number two. (Which isn't bad at all). Kate has been the top of many bested dressed list and for good reason too. I would say her style is a mixture of simple, casual, edgy rock chic. I can't explain why I love her fashion I just do. 

1. At last we have come to the end of my bested dressed celebrities. We have had some amazing contenders but the person who has made it to number one is the Saturdays singer Mollie King. No matter what she wears I love it. it's so pretty, girly and everything I love in an outfit. I would describe it as city chic. I think I love her clothing choices the most is because I would literally wear the exact outfits she wears. And that is why she is at number one.      

 

 

Getting ready for uni

From the title of this post you would presume that getting ready for university meant getting a head start on your studies or perhaps making sure you have all the resources you need for that dreaded first day. But no for me, getting ready for university meant getting a nice, fresh hair cut and getting my nails done. If this sounds a lot like you, then you might want to carry on reading.

The first thing I have done to prepare myself back to university life is getting my hair cut. As some of you may know my hair is quite curly so when I go to the hair dressers I keep it very simple. I know what I like and how I have my hair style. I do not have any layers and my parting goes straight down the middle. The hair dressers that I go to is a hair dressers in Northampton where I live called Shine. I've been getting my hair done here for a while now as I find the way they cut my hair, the style that I like it. I think it is important to find a hair dressers that does your hair to the standard that you like your hair. Because only you know your hair better than anyone else.

The hairdresser started off my washing my hair which felt amazing afterwards. Then she cut half an itch off as I want to keep the length of my hair but neaten up the ends. Then after blow drying it she then used the straighteners to obviously straighten my hair. When she had finished my hair felt so good, it was soft, lightweight and just felt amazing. As well as getting my hair cut I also brought my favourite shampoo and conditioner by Dove, called the pure care dry oil.

The next thing I did was get my nails done. The place I got them done at is a small, local business run by a lady who lives near by. I got the Gel nails done in this gorgeous, burgundy, red colour perfect for the Autumn season. If you haven't heard of Gel nails they are basically a nail polish which dries into a solid, so when there ready to take of you just simple peel it off in one piece.

 

LFW

LFW

Four times a year the world of fashion comes out of hibernation and comes at us with a bang. The world's leading designers come out of hiding and show us the amazing creations they have been working ever so hard on. This can only mean fashion week. Fashion week is a chance for the best designers of the world to bring out their take on what the world will be wearing in the up and coming seasons.

This years Fashion week was no exception, as it was London's turn to layout the catwalk and bring on the models wearing the amazing creations to show to the worlds press. Along side New York, Paris and Milan, London is one of the fashion capitals of the world with British labels such as Burberry and Julian McDonald being popular labels to watch out for. The luxury of theses brands make them what they are and the fact that they are so wonderfully made make them one of the most famous.

Although I have never been to a Fashion week show, (but I wish I will one day), that doesn't mean I can't get excited just like everyone else. Searching through the internet, flicking through the magazines and reading of the blogs from the people who were actually there gives me the chance to really look at the designs in great detail and search for the A-list celebrities sitting on the very front frow.    So after looking all through the images of the outfits from the week so far, here are my favourite. 

Burberry

Julian McDonald