MUA Eyeshadow Palette Review - Glamour Days

Hello to you!

I would like to apologise in advance as I am aware the photo quality is shocking here - unfortunately I don't have my camera/iPhone on me right now, so I had to take these pictures with my iPod. I'm sure you'll get the idea of the colours and such anyway!

Today i'm reviewing the MUA 'Glamour Days' Eyeshadow Palette. I bought this a while back for £2 I think, and you can probably tell it's a bit used up! I promise to take some better pictures as soon as I can. I'd like to point out that I am very disorganised and a while back I lost the eyeshadow brush that came with this palette, so I am using a much smaller one in its place. Woops.

I love this eyeshadow palette as it has a mix of bright to neutral colours, and they are all very pigmented. It's really easy to apply and the colours last pretty much throughout the whole day! Very rarely do I find an eyeshadow palette which I will want to buy again, but with MUA, I think it's really good quality for a bargain price!

Although it stays on for most of the day, it is fairly easy to remove which I like. This is really useful because if you change your mind a lot, you can switch between colours really quickly and simply!

Overall, I really like this eyeshadow palette and I will definitely be trying out some more from the MUA collection. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed this quick review! If you like any other products from MUA or want to see another review of their products, let me know in the comments! :)

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

Some retro/vintageness for you all...

Hello to you!

I wish I could say I had time to do a good long post today but I don't, and I didn't want to leave you with nothing so I thought I would collect some nice retro and vintage pictures for you all. I liked finding these pictures, and I am aware that some are more modern than others but I like them all because they have a nice old fashioned sense about them. Enjoy!

Evolution of styles here.

Reminds me of Cath Kidston!

Love these dresses...

I know this isn't clothes related, but I like it anyway :)

Some retro American-ness!

This picture is so cool!

I am aware this is Marina & The Diamonds but it looks retro...

Ok thanks for looking at this incredibly short post! Will be posting regular things soon, just have to catch up with all my work and stuff :) see you all in a few days! Until then...

xo

Dolly Bow Bow Website Review

Hello to you!

You may have heard of dollybowbow.co.uk which is basically an online website that sells clothes, jewellery, headwear, and home/gift products. This is run by Kate Murnane, who also posts youtube videos which are mostly about beauty products and such. If you want to see her videos, click HERE :)

Anyway, today I decided to do a quick review of her website. I have not yet ordered any of her stuff as I still need to sort out my bank details, but I have been looking at her website for a long time and I really love it. (Side note - I will also do reviews on the other parts of the website, but this post took longer than I expected and I probably need to start doing some coursework, so it's going to be a series of reviews instead.) Enjoy!

Design

I like the layout of her website because it's really simple to follow and it looks awesome! There is a toolbar at the top to navigate around the website, and if you hover on the options it will give you more specific choices of what you want to look at.

Clothes

As there has recently been a sale on the website, there is not a massive selection of clothes left (most are out of stock) but i'll show you some pictures of my current favourites anyway:

1. Bella Lace Playsuit (Black) Sale price - currently £9

Personally I really like this because I think it is simple so you could wear it casually or really dressy. I would love to buy this as I think it would be perfect at festivals, and if you don't want your legs on show then you could buy a pair of colourful tights to 'set' the outfit - I think it would look great! I really want to buy this as it is simple, so you can decorate it with different accessories.

2. Disco Pants (Black) Price - £23

These disco pants have only just come in stock so I am very excited about these, at first I wasn't so keen on them and I wasn't ever going to buy them as they were only stocked in American Apparel for about £78 I think. I was SO HAPPY when she put these in stock! To some people, £23 can be a bit much seeing as they are a bit like shiny leggings but from what i've heard, they go with any outfit so I think the price is pretty darn good. Again, I would love to wear these at a festival as they are a bit more daring than regular leggings and trousers!

 3. Fisherman Knit Jumpers (Mint and Pink) Price - £21

I think these jumpers are really nice, as they are colourful but not too over the top. The knitted patterns are really sweet, and I think it is perfect for staying warm and looking nice at the same time! (Definitely a must have top if you live in England, it's probably a good idea to invest in a good pair of gloves as well...) For me, these jumpers are a tad too expensive but they are really sweet and I probably will end up buying one. Even if it was only a few quid less, I would be slightly more encourage to buy it! I need to get a job. *Watch this space!*

4. Reese Floral Skinny Jeans (Floral) Sale Price - currently £12

I think these are really sweet and would make any outfit instantly awesome. You could wear a simple top with this and add a statement necklace, and BAM you have a lazy but pretty outfit in minutes. I love these because they are bright and interesting to look at, I definitely would like to buy these!

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed! I will do reviews on the other parts of her website like I said earlier, but I really need to catch up with my work so i'll leave you with this for now. Definitely check out the website properly as there is some gorgeous stuff, and maybe you will find something you really like that I won't have mentioned! Let me know what you think in the comments :)

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

My Youtube Videos

Hello to you!

As you may or may not know, I have a youtube account. It is very different to this blog as it is mostly spoof/funny videos, but I would totally do other videos as well if people were interested in my videos.

I have spent the last hour and a half making and editing a youtube video which I am currently saving now...the thing is, I don't have a decent camera or laptop so I do it all on my phone. This means it comes out blurry and not very good quality, even though I have spent ages on it. I would love to get a new camera but I don't know what kind I would want, and I would be paying for half of it so it couldn't be ridiculously expensive.

Anyway, the main point of this blog post was to say if you have any video ideas I can do then let me know...I don't just do spoof-type videos, I will do other types of stuff like reviews and hauls or vlogs! I'm up for any kind of video so let me know if you have ideas...I love doing the videos even though it's quite hard work, but I hope you like them! (Yes they are bad quality but I TRY OK)

Thanks for reading, sorry this wasn't a very long post but I need to catch up on a ridiculous amount of work I have put off this half term...i'll keep trying to blog regularly, I originially posted everyday but I wouldn't be able to stick to that...at the moment I am posting every other day or 2-4 times a week! Let me know if you have any videos or blog ideas in the comments :)

(LottieRa2197)

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