Superdrug Skin Makeup Haul

Hello to you!

Long time no speak! Well, it hasn't really been that long. Hope you're all having a good easter holiday! Yesterday I realized I needed some more makeup, so I went to superdrug. This is a bit like the £20 makeup challenge as I only had about £21 on me! Here's what I bought:

- Miss Sporty 'Morning Baby' BB Cream in 001 Nude Radiance, £3.49

- Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 100 Ivory, SPF 18, £6.99

- Collection 2000 Pressed Powder in 100 Ivory, £1.99 (Bargain price! Until it breaks into a million pieces...you get what you pay for I suppose)

- Collection 2000 Blush in 02 Bashful, £2.99

- Miss Sporty So Clear Coverstick in 01, £1.99 (I wanted a cheap concealer stick for travelling because you don't need a brush and it's really quick to apply)

- Superdrug Own Blush Brush, £2.99 (Ok I will admit it was like the cheapest brush there, but I didn't have much money with me and superdrug brushes are surprisingly good!)

So that's all I bought this time round, ince I fill up my makeup drawer i'll post a
video on makeup collection and storage. Very soon me and my brother will he doing a 'brother does my makeup challenge' 2! We did one before but we didn't have much makeup there and I didn't edit the video at all, so hopefully this time it will be better. Yay makeup!

xo

Schtuff - Motivation!

Hello to you!

So basically I've spent the last half an hour writing a post called 'Blog My Life'. It was going to be a really long post about my life, but I deleted it because it was more like a diary and I didn't want to feel weird about posting it. So instead, I thought I would just do a quick post catching you up on my life
...and stuff...

Basically I have been ill this week, so yesterday I stayed home from school. This gave me a great opportunity to sit on loads of makeup websites, just staring at all the products. It's very therapeutic! I planned on how I could build up my makeup collection, so after I fill up my makeup drawers completely I will do a beauty video on my youtube channel about it. Even though I try to post about beauty on here, my youtube is very different! I will try and make the 2 collide and make a mix of posts and videos to keep it interesting! Anyway, since i've been ill there isn't really much to update on so I thought I would put together some motivational pictures for you to save from here. Sorry this is a boring post, enjoy the motivation below! Hopefully i'll be up and posting normally in a few weeks!

So all I have left to say is...if you have anything you need to do write now, whether that be writing a blog post, doing homework, doing regular work, e-mailing back a relative, or anything...JUST DO IT! Don't make an excuse for why you should do it later, take the opportunity to do it now so it's one less thing you have to do another day!

xo

GCSE & Exam revision tips!

Hello to you!

As you may know, I am currently in year 10 therefore I am currently doing some of my GCSE's. In my school, we started some of our GCSE's last year - weird, I know. So far I have currently done exams and controlled assessments in English, French, Science, History, Art, Hospitality BTEC and Drama. (The reason I only have Hospitality at BTEC is because I did it last year and BTEC was the only option. Catering GCSE is available for people this year and I put it as my first choice, but it was a very popular choice so I am doing Art this year instead...i'm not very good at Art, but it has actually been quite good so far! Anyway, i'm going off topic very quickly. I'm going to give you some tips for mostly 5 core lessons.

English

Now in English, you tend to write essays and controlled assessments. In my past exams I have gotten A's and A*'s, and i'm not quite sure how to be honest! All I can say is if you are allowed a plan (which you are in most essays/controlled assessments), make sure you only use the key things you will need as you cannot make it too detailed. In our school we use PEEE (take a moment to laugh at that), which stands for Point/Evidence/Explanation/Exploration. (*Your main point*...we know this because...this shows...this ALSO shows...etc etc.) Basically just try to make sure your plan is understandable to you! Also in the exam, make sure you make everything detailed and analyzed without going off subject too much. ALWAYS RELATE BACK TO THE QUESTION!

Science

With science, it's pretty straightforward. Make sure you think of key words and learn the definitions, use kerboodle, samlearning, BBC Bitesize...(sorry I realize these websites won't be very useful if you don't live in Britain). I watched a lot of science based youtube videos as they were like tutorials for learning about the specific subject you were stuck on! (I.E. osmosis, velocity and time graphs, organelles, etc) Keep flashcards for writing down equations, make booklets with each specific subject to a page...just write down as much info as you can!

French

For essays and assessments, this is easy. Learn it sentence by sentence. This may sound boring and ridiculously slow, but it works! Take each paragraph and break it down sentence by sentence, and highlight each part you find hard to remember. This means in the exam, you will be able to remember the words you keep forgetting and you will have slowly started to remember the order of sentences! If this doesn't work, think of what you say in English (obviously not long and complicated sentences, keep it simple) and write it down in French! Hey presto, better grades.

History

3 things for history. Structure your draft essay, back up every point with evidence, and always relate what you write back to the question. If you do this with your draft or plan, your grade will increase easily. Just remember, structure/evidence/relate back to question! If you keep that in your mind during the exam, you're sorted!

So I hope you found this useful! If there are any other lessons you need revision tips in, let me know in the comments and I will either update this post or write it up in the comments! Thanks for reading, hope this will help you with your exam revision, and good luck!

xo

GCSE iArt Photos

Hello to you!

So my best friend Mabel is taking iArt for her GCSE, and she chose me to be the model of her project. These are some of the pictures we took after school! She will be using photoshop and computer work as well as drawing and painting on these pictures, so i'm looking forward to the finished result :) she is also designing the header for my blog very soon!
Enjoy :)

xo

So I went to Superdrug today...

Hello to you!

Tomorrow is Red Nose Day, and one of my friends is letting me spray his hair gold tomorrow. Unfortunately me being the disorganised person I am, I only got round to buying the spray dye for him tonight! But of course, I went to Superdrug so buying spray dye doesn't stop there...I didn't have a load of money with me so I didn't buy loads of stuff, but here is a mini-haul of what I did buy:

Left to Right: Superdrug own spray hair dye in blonde/gold, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Eyeliner, MUA Heaven & Earth Eyeshadow Palette.

So I've heard so many people rave about how good this Lasting Perfection concealer is, so I thought I would try it for myself. Me being the failure at life that I am, I accidentally bought it in medium instead of light. Whoops! It still worked very well, and when I tested it out earlier it was really effective for me. It was quite a good price too, I bought it for about £5 I think! (Although next time I buy it i'll double check the shade of it first...)

Now this eyeliner is amazing, and recently I have been loving winged eyeliner so this is a must-have for me! As it's only £3.99, I have bought this eyeliner a few times before, but mine runs out quicker than most people's due to the amount of times I have drawn moustaches on myself while using it. It's really good as it stays on all day without smudging, but it's really easy to take off. LOVE this!

Now I have the MUA 'Glamour Days' Eyeshadow palette which I am a big fan of, and I know that Fleur De Force (her blog is HERE if you want to check it out) has been raving about it. It's only £4, so I thought why not! I love the colours because they are very neutral and quite muted. The texture of these eyeshadows is awesome, and they are so pigmented! I love all these shades because you can do different types of smokey eyes, or every day looks all with the same palette. I am really looking forward to trying this out!

(Can we just take a moment to appreciate my photo skills here - all pictures were taken on my iPhone 4s! I'm rather impressed.)

So I know I didn't buy that much, but I thought I would do a little update as I always get a bit over excited after buying makeup. Any excuse for a good old blog post! :) Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed seeing the new products I have bought. (What I have realized is a lot of big-time bloggers get paid for writing these so always buy more high-end makeup, but I quite like the fact that I use quite cheap makeup as you guys can see what a normal teenager without a job would buy and wear. What do you guys think? Do you prefer it?) Let me know if you have any makeup bargains that you like to buy, or if you want a review on any product on this post or any other posts so far!

xo

My Bucket List

Hello to you!

So in the past few days I have been having a quarter life crisis as I am already about 1/5 through my life yet I don't feel I have done anything remotely different to anyone else. This got me thinking about what I want to have done by the time I die, so I made a list of over 100 things that I would like to do! Some of them I have already 'ticked off' using this: /

So here is my bucket list ladies and gentlemen, I hope it will give you some inspiration to start one yourself - or add some more to your list! (If you really don't know what to do for your own list, feel free to copy and paste mine and tick off what you have done so far!) Obviously mine is personalised to me so they will be different from your own, but it should give you some thoughts about it. Enjoy!

My Bucket List:

My plan is to write all of these down in a notebook, and take a picture when each thing happens!

1. Reach 100 subscribers on youtube
2. Bungee Jump
3. Skydive
4. Go to Africa and do volunteer work
5. Get a saturday job
6. Go to 3 new festivals
7. Stop biting nails
8. Go on TV /
9. Meet Ed Sheeran /
10. Contact a youtuber /
11. Write 100 blogposts
12. Get an A* in school /
13. Go to University
14. Buy a macbook
15. Buy a fancy camera
16. Be part of a flash mob /
17. Learn more makeup techniques
18. Inspire somebody
19. Create a happy jar
20. Get another piercing
21. Buy new makeup online
22. Buy something from Dollybowbow
23. Make a cheesecake by myself
24. Raise £100 for charity
25. Go deep sea diving
26. Have children
27. Dye my hair 5 different colours
28. Hit 1000 followers on instagram
29. Do the splits again /
30. Get hair extensions
31. Learn to juggle /
32. Make a mermaid tail
33. Overcome 3 fears
34. Grow fruit/vegetables
35. Write a letter to my idol
36. Make a scrapbook
37. Tell the truth for a whole day
38. Own a pet /
39. Meet Lianne La Havas
40. Meet Lauren Aquilina
41. Customise my own clothes
42. Go to New York
43. Buy my own house/flat
44. Get a job in medicine/media
45. Get braces
46. Spend time in Italy
47. Get "Life" top. Hand out lemons.
48. Read "The fault in our stars"
49. Ride a hot air balloon
50. Give out free hugs
51. Write a song
52. Learn to play guitar
53. Go to Vidcon
54. Complete a New Year's Resolution /
55. Contact Chris Lilley
56. Read 100 books in a year
57. Sign an autograph /
58. Live in my dream interior design
59. Be vegan for a week
60. Meet Jenna Marbles
61. Jump into a pool fully clothes
62. Learn to drive
63. Own more than 10 bags
64. Stay up all night with friends /
65. Write to Carrie Fletcher
66. Get a tattoo (?)
67. Have epic water fight
68. Have a bath in a bin /
69. Say yes to everything for one whole day
70. Go paintballing /
71. Pour milk on Oreos
72. Meet Nina Nesbitt
73. Have a silly string fight
74. Go on an awesome rollercoaster
75. Get drunk /
76. Complete a loyalty card /
77. Stick with a bucket list
78. Vlog a video of my whole day
79. Live with a best friend
80. Build a blanket fort
81. Get talent spotted /
82. Buy grocery shopping myself
83. Learn to drive
84. Go on the radio
85. Learn 10 new recipes
86. Own whiteboard 'To Do' list
87. Have a least 5 piercings
88. Pass my maths GCSE
89. Get in a fight with someone /
90. Buy 3 of the same beauty products as Zoella
91. Have a university packing list put into action
92. See Madness live /
93. Donate blood
94. Grow out shaved hair side
95. Go to an art exhibition
96. Pass all GCSE's with C's and up
97. Eat an entire pizza
98. Play spin the bottle
99. Knit a scarf
100. Go a whole day without screens
101. Adopt a turtle
102. Buy a homeless person a full meal
103. No TV for a week
104. Have a picnic in the park
105. Audition for BGT in front of Simon Cowell
106. Make my own earrings
107. Go on holiday with friends
108. Milk a cow /
109. Print out instagram pictures
110. Make a birthday cake for a best friend

So I hope you enjoyed reading my bucket list and maybe learning a bit more about me, maybe in the future I will do an updates version of this list! Yesterday I came across my old bucket list on a scrumpled piece of paper ripped from a school book, so I will make sure inread that later and see the similarities. Let me know what you thought about my list, and tell me a few things you want to do in the comments!

(p.s, help me complete number 1 on the list by subscribing to my youtube channel! - http://m.youtube.com/user/LottieRa2197?feature=guide yay!)

Thanks for reading!

xo

50 Shades of Me! (Facts about me, don't worry nothing weird!)

Hello to you! Today I thought I should do a post about me. Now I could probably make a very long post about each thing on the list, but I will try to keep it short and sweet. If you like it, maybe in the future I will make a list of 10 things about me…but explain each thing in more detail. Yes/No? Okay, here we go!

1. My real name is Charlotte, but no-one ever calls me that!

2. I am vegetarian.

3. I have been hula hooping since I was 8 years old.

4. I have always loved making videos and writing.

5. I would LOVE to have a career to do with making youtube videos and blogging, but it seems so difficult to actually get known…I WILL TRY MY HARDEST!

6. I am a very stubborn/determined person.

7. I am left handed!

8. I pretty much have no social life as I spend 99% of my free time on the internet. No. Lie.

9. I love so many Youtubers, but my current favourite are Danisnotonfire and Amazingphil. Fangirling over them right now!

10. I love going to festivals, you can be as weird as you like and not get judged at all!

11. Thanks to Danisnotonfire, I never stop thinking about the fact that we only have one life and then we die, so we have to make the most of it. Thanks Dan. (#YOLO)

12. I love it when people think I’m funny, but then I feel pressured to try and act funny.

13. I love minecraft pocket edition. *How sad is my life*

14. I have so many teddies in my room but I can’t get rid of them – MEMORIES!

15. I have kept an on/off diary for over 8 years. Same diary all this time! Proud.

16. I used to be quite a gossipy person, but I am actually really good at keeping secrets! Shock horror.

17. I have become closer to so many people in the last year, some who I never even used to speak to! Happy days eh J

18. My favourite colour is purple. My hair is currently dip dyed purple…

19. I have size 3 feet.

20. I am 5ft tall!

21. I go swimming every Wednesday with my friends as my mum works somewhere with a PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL! Oh yes.

22. Last year I was talent spotted for an award show on nickelodeon! I didn’t win, but I met so many awesome people. One of the best days of my life. I’ll make a blog post on this sometime J

23. I really want to go to America one day.

24. When I was 13, I got my hair cut short. I don’t regret it but it’s a bitch and a half to grow out.

25. I have a shaved side on my head…I want to grow it out, but I don’t have the guts yet!

26. I have an extreme fear of sick…I always hated it but last year at an after-party, pretty much everyone except me and like 2 other people got drunk…good Gollum, left me scarred for life. And yes I did just say good Gollum.

27. I have a serious caffeine addiction.

28. I have been drinking tea since I was about 3 years old!

29. I love interior design.

30. I met Joe Swash and Laura Whitmore backstage at nickelodeon and spoke with them for a while…at the time, I didn’t know who they were.

31. At nickelodeon I also met Pixie Lott, Tyler James, Jordan Banjo, Kimberly Wyatt, Amelia Lily, and loads more…I really will have to do a blog post on my experience at nickelodeon one day! I promise!

32. I have a huge scar on my forehead. 

33. I used to hate my eyebrows so much, but now I think they are okay…not great, but not terrible!

34. I used to think I had a sixth sense…I think I was just weird.

35. I have tried and failed so many times to write a whole story…on my computer, I have about 7 half finished stories that are total rubbish!

36. I’ve been told my writing is a bit zany and I write how I speak…so I thought starting a blog would be an awesome idea!

37. I want to do more beauty posts as it has become more about me…(if anyone wants reviews about products let me know in the comments!)

38. One of my best friends has over 8,000 followers on twitter. I barely have 400 yet... Yay, internet!

39. I *almost* have 700 followers on instagram, which is quite cool. 

40. I saw Ed Sheeran live in October, and forced my best friend to wait an hour and 15 minutes afterwards to meet him. GOT HIS AUTOGRAPH TWICE!

41. I always get really excited when a youtuber has retweeted/replied/favourited my tweet as they have acknowledged my existence.

42. I have a massive family.

43. I have never smoked, never done drugs, and never gotten really drunk.

44. I waste so much of my money on total crap.

45. I love chocolate fingers. I ate 3 boxes of them in less than 2 days.

46. I am probably quite an attention seeking person, but not in a horrible way…I wouldn’t make up something about myself to get noticed, it’s more just like I don’t like being ignored. (Funny story on this another time I suppose)

47. I have no motivation to work. Ever.

48. I genuinely have no idea how I managed to get an A* on one of my English exams, I feel proud but confused…

49. I want a job in medicine/media, but I am still a performer in some ways so…

50. I want to be able to look back at my life and think ‘Dayum, I did a good job there. Well done me. *Dies*

So there ya go, some things about me that you may not have known before! Let me know what kind of posts you want to see and I’ll try get them done, thanks for reading! (I hope I haven’t scared any potential followers away haha!)

xo

Why I Am Still Immature...

Well hello to you!

Lovely weather today, isn't it?

Wrong. It's frickin freezing. Anywaaaay, today I realized how immature I actually am.

"Whaaaat," I hear you shout from the back row of the cinema?

Well. I already knew I was immature, but after hearing stories about the 3 year old my mum works with sometimes...I realized how similar to that child. Except from the fact I am 15 years old...oh dear.

WELL the main point of this post wasn't to talk about my similarities to a 3 year old, it's about this:

Why is being immature a bad thing? Technically I am not even an adult until i'm 18 (or 21 for all you sexy Americans out there) and once I am an adult, I can no longer get away with the socially awkward things I do every day! Just to name a few...

• Tripping over a cone with the same foot about 4 times before falling down
• Attaching spoons to magnets in restaurants
• Walking into doors
• Dancing in the school corridors when you think nobody is watching
• Singing in class
• Making faces at myself in the mirror

Um, yeah. I probably sound like I am 'special' now...would you believe me if I told you I used to be the smartest person in my class?

Didn't think so. I actually was, and I am still in all the top groups in year 10 but I still haven't grown up! Is there something wrong with me? Or do I just act how other people wish they could without being judged? I guess i'll never know. I mean, there are girls in my year with loads of piercings, wear ridiculous footwear and spend hours on their hair, boys that get drunk every weekend and smoke weed, and i'm just sat here like CATS LOL

What is my life though?! I find myself saying this about 40 times in a lesson while scrolling on tumblr under the table and fangirling over Danisnotonfire and Amazingphil in suits. To be honest, I quite like the fact that I am still so immature..I think I get away with it more than most people would because I am small, and easily mistaken for a 12-13 year old. I AM 16 THIS YEAR BUT I STILL CAN'T EVEN GET INTO 15 MOVIES AT THE CINEMA! How depressing.

Does anyone else feel the same way as me? Is anyone else reading this and totally relating? I'm almost 1000% sure I am not the only person who thinks like this.

I would just like to add, even though I am immature I still have those deep philosophical thoughts in my brain about the universe and everything...just because I am immature doesn't mean I am stupid! :)

Hope you liked this post, please let me know if you feel the same way - if you do then HI, join my blog and we can have awesome discussions on this! Ok, this page feels kind of empty so i'll leave you with a cat picture and a quote. 

 LOL

xo

Mini Soap&Glory Haul and Review (and Ted Baker Discovery)

Hello to you!

Today my brother went to Boots to get his glasses fixed, and I had money so of course I took this opportunity to spend it all! I went straight to the Soap and Glory section as you probably would expected, and I found some lovely things as usual. I wanted to buy something a bit different this time, and there was a 3 for 2 deal! (I also discovered a cosmetic line by someone called Ted Baker, and some of the stuff was pretty cool...new found obsession? Watch this space!) So here's what I got:

• Soap & Glory Glam-A-Lot Body Spray (250ml) - £6.50
• Soap & Glory Scrub 'Em and Leave 'Em Body Buff (50ml) - £2.50
• Ted Baker London Body Spray (150ml) - £5
• Soap & Glory Hand Mail Gel (Hand Sanitizer, 50ml) - £2.50

Left to Right - S&G Glam-A-Lot, Ted Baker Body Spray, S&G Hand Maid, S&G Body Buff.

1. This is Soap & Glory's Body Spray, Glam-A-Lot. Soap & Glory have 2 main body sprays, which are Mist You Madly and the one above. It reads: Fragrant Body Spray, with Fresh Flowers layered on a Woody, Vanilla Musk Base. *Sprays* It has a really nice smell to it, very musty but with a really nice floral smell. The packaging is gorgeous, but the bottle itself looks rather disappointing. (Will add picture below) It was only £6.50 and I think it will last quite a while, so it's a pretty good price! I would definitely recommend it, and I think it's the perfect scent for anywhere really. I can imagine wearing this at a festival, or wearing it to a fancy dinner party with family! I really like this, and now I am sat here smelling my top as it's soooooo lovely :) 4/5

2. This is the Ted Baker London Body Spray. It comes in a simple bottle with a pretty, vintage pattern on the label which is quite sweet! Very girly, but it matches the scent quite well. *Sprays* When you first spray it, it has a really nice flowery, girly smell but after a few seconds it turns quite musty and woody as well. I like this perfume because it has a nice layer of scents which compliment each other really nicely - I sound like an old fashioned perfume chef saying that! I don't really know how else to explain it really, it has a gorgeous smelly smell. I'm going to write smell again. Smell. (This was only £5, and when you wear it you feel really classy - I like it a lot!) 4/5

3. This Soap & Glory Hand Maid Gel. I think the name's a bit much as it's simply hand sanitizer, but oh well! The bottle it small and cute, perfect size for your handbag or pocket! It's a very signature Soap & Glory packaging, as it is pink and stands out, even though it's not very big. For £2.50 it's more pricey than a regular hand sanitizer, but it has a really nice smell and doesn't feel all gross and gooey after you've applied it. *Rubs hands together slightly evilly with the product* It's quite a strong smell so you can't subtly apply it while on the bus or anything, but it is really nice and fruity. Personally, I think it's too pricey to be an essential hand sanitizer, but occasionally it is a really nice product to buy. I'm only giving this 3/5 as it is too expensive, but apart from that, it is great!

4. This is Soap & Glory Body Buff. So far I have never tried this so I can't give a full review, but let me try give you some details. It reads: Soap & Glory Scrub 'Em and Leave 'Em body buff with Babassu Oil and Sea Salt. It smells really sweet and earthy, it's quite hard to explain as it isn't their usual scent...it smells a bit biscuit-y! Rather than a smooth lotion or anything, it's a product you have to scoop out of the pot...there are little exfoliating beads inside which are pink, so it looks pretty good! I'm looking forward to trying this, and i'll have to do a proper review after trying it a few times. Judging a book purely by its cover, i'd rate this 4/5. Watch this space!

Thanks for reading, I am now feeling slightly sick as I am surrounded by so many sweet smells now! I should probably leave the room soon...hope you enjoyed this mini haul/review post, I may do a youtube video about it soon if you want to check out my channel! (LottieRa2197)

Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them. If there are any new products you think I should review or anything, let me know in the comments!

xo