Merry Christmas

Hello everybody, this is just a quick post to say merry Christmas and I hope everyone has had a fabulous day! I have had a particularly lovely Christmas so I thought I would share with you guys some of my favorite bits and bobs before I head off to my mum's for round 2 tomorrow! 

Gucci Guilty Eau de Toilette 

Glen Coco t-shirt (courtesy of http://theameeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ )

PJ's- M&S

Make-up bag- notonthehighstreet.com

woolly mammoth toy- Jelly Cat 

Floral phone case 

sensationail gel nail set- Boots

 I got lots of lovely other gifts as well, but I didn't want to sound like I was boasting or anything. I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a lovely holidays!  

Lauren xxx

Christmas Coffee OOTD

Today I am going for a cute Christmas costa with my family so I thought I would share my OOTD with you guys before I left!

Necklace- New Look

Top/jumper- Topshop

Disco pants- Topshop

Scarf- Primark

Shoes- Asda

Bag- Newlook 

Lauren xxx

My Favorite Lipsticks

I am a HUGE lover of lipstick so I thought it was about time I share my top five favorites with you all.
The main reason why i love all of these lipsticks is their pigmentation, how long they last on my lips and the overall feel of them, so I wont go into too much detail about that! 

1. Maybelline coloursensational in Pleasure Me Red (547)

2. Kate Moss (rimmel) in Kiss of Life (111)

3.Kate Moss (Rimmel) in shade 22

4. Rimmel Moisture renew lipstick in Dark Night Waterl-oops (380)

5. Rimmel Moisture renew lipstick in Vintage Pink (180)

All of the above lipsticks (1,2,3,5,4)

I apologize about the lighting of these pictures and the lack of consistency but Ihope you all will forgive me! 

Lauren xxx

Christmas Party Outfit

Hey guys!

Last Saturday I went to a Christmas party with my lovely  friend Amee (http://theameeblog.blogspot.co.uk/) The party was a charity event to raise money for an Alzheimer's charity, and it was super fun! We sold raffle tickets and there was a tombola as well, and we even got to enjoy the disco afterwards.

ANYWAY I though I would share the outfit I wore to the party with you guys, as I am really in the Christmas spirit today! I paired my dress with some sparkle black heels and a statement silver necklace, and on my face I wore a purple my purple smokey eye (see last post for details) and a purple lip! 

As for my hair I curled all of it using a wand ( it took me about an hour because my hair is so thick!) and then brushed it out using my hands, to get a wavy effect, which doesn't show up too well in this picture!

My dress: Topshop 

Amee's dress: Primark 

My Christmas List

It's that time of year again everyone! I am personally really in the Christmas spirit this year, so I though its about time I got down to sharing my Christmas list with you guys, my family and I are having quite a big Christmas this year as it might be the last one I have with the family before I go off too Uni! (please bare in mind that this is only things that I like and not necessarily things that I am getting) 

Sensationail Shellac set 

iPad Air

Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume

The John Green Collection

Mac-Russian Red lipstick

Real Techniques brushes 

Purple smokey eyes

It has been too long since my last post so I thought I would do a smoky eye that is extremely wearable for the current party season! 

I used maybelline colour tattoo in the colour metallic pomegranate as a base and then used a dark plum colour from a Clarins palette I have, in the crease and in the corners of my eyes. I also used a rose gold kind of colour lightly in the middle of my lid, and a black eye-shadow along my lash line. 

I apologise for the quality of these pictures and the state of my eyebrows!

My Beauty Essentials

So, I thought it was about time that I did a post on my Beauty essentials!

I didn't actually find it that hard picking out these products as I tend to use products I love a lot and always end up re-buying them.

This is essentially a (really bad) collage of all of my must have beauty favorites
1. Barry-M nail polish in Lychee- this is a really gorgeous nude shade nail polish and it is my all time favorite as it goes with EVERYTHING, and I literally mean everything.
2. Collection lasting perfection concealer- This stuff does not actually budge or crease or anything, it is super high coverage as well, but it blends so perfectly with my skin tone. LOVE.
3. Maybelline color tattoo in on-and-on-bronze- this is a cream eye shadow, that really does what it says on the tin. I just blend it into my lid with my finger and it takes about two seconds!
4. Eyelure eyelashes- Now, I don't use these everyday, I usually just wear them for parties, however I love the range of styles that eyelure do, and the glue that comes with the eyelashes is incredible. This is very bad but I couldn't honestly go to  party without these babies on!
5.Soap and glory, Righteous body butter- I have incredibly dry skin and this stuff works miracles on both my body and my face. I use this as my everyday facial moisturizer and it keeps my face hydrated and soft all day long,oh and it smells AMAZING. Lovely!
6. The Bourjois healthy mix radiance reveal foundation (WOW long name) is a new purchase of mine. Usually I avoid foundation like the plague, I just don't feel like it suits me. HOWEVER, I bought this to use when I fake tan for parties,and i fell in a deep love with Bourjois, you little geniuses. If you are one of these people who cannot get foundation to suit you like me, try this, it gives an AMAZING natural glow, and a really good coverage, AND you still look alive! Result!
7. Maybelline the rocket volume mascara- my favorite drug store brand brought out this clever little mascara that literally leaves no clumps, HALLELUJAH. nuff said.
8. Urban Decay Naked 2 palette- do I even need to explain this amazing pallet, I bow down to the colors of the naked pallet for making my life a million times easier- mismatched smokey eyes are no more. 
9. the MUA brow pencil- Okay, so this brow pencil was honestly a pound and it is incredibly value for money, this is the best brow pencil I have ever used, and it comes with a really handy little brush/smudger thing at the end, YAY 

So that is my beauty essentials done and dusted, sorry for the insanely long post! hope you liked it, and comment if you have any products you think I should try! 

Lauren xx

The 90's Tag

1. Favorite TV show- Thomas the tank engine 

2. According to my grand parents I didn't really have a favourite toy, apparently I had a toy giraffe which I loved- don't judge I was four!

3. favorite commercial- again u can't really remember this one!

4. NSync or backstreet boys? NSync!

5. Weirdest fashion trend- scoobies- I was absolutely rubbish 

6. Favorite collectible- I used to collect the Angelina ballerina magazines with the cute little dresses

7. Favorite beanie baby- I had a really rare sparkly white and silver unicorn that I sadly lost on holiday! 

8. I had about 4 tamagotchi's!

9. My favorite game console was the game boy advance and my favorite games were all of the spyro ones! 

10. Favorite Disney channel original movie, there were so many, I absolutely loved the little mermaid though! 

11. I think I just use to listen to the Disney channel songs in the 90's

12. My favorite nick jr show was the tweenies 

13. I loved Hubba bubba chewing gum 

14. My favorite game was connect four, I was an odd child to say the least! 

15. I cannot say I had a favorite McDonalds toy, as my mum didn't use to take me :( 

I hope you guys enjoyed this tag, I only did 15 questions but I'm going to leave the questions below if any of you want to give it a go! 

25 Facts About Me

Hello everyone! 

Today I thought I would jump onto the much loved bandwagon and do the
50 Facts About Me tag, I haven't finished it yet!
1. My full name is Lauren Emilly Edmonds- my Mum wanted to call me Ren and my Dad wanted to to call me Laura- this was the compromise 
2. I am 17 years old and my birthday is on the 5th March 1996 
3. I have had the same best friend since I was born (shout out to Amee!) 
4. I have one (horrendously obese) cat called Charlie and two dogs, Bailey and Midge 
5. I am quite short, only 5'4 
6. I am currently studying business studies, media studies and geography at a-level 
7. I am applying to universities at the moment to study (BA) Primary Education (SCARY)
8. My parents divorced when I was 6 and I used to live with my mum until last year, but then I moved in with my dad
9. I have an obsession with taking photos- especially at parties, but have absolutely no desire to be a photographer 
10. My favorite shops are Topshop and Primark 
11. My favorite past time is watching Disney movies in my bed 
12. I will never write my name with capital letters and it drives all of my friends crazy!
13. The only alcoholic drink I ever drink is blue WKD (I am not even sure why, because i actually like a lot of others)
14. My absolute makeup essential is red lipstick- and I own at least 5 different shades
15. my Natural hair color is quite blonde, and i started dying/highlighting my hair when I was only nine!
16. I have never been to Scotland, despite only living just over an hour away
17. I have lived in the same town my entire life
18. I have blue eyes
19. My favorite Disney princess is Ariel
20. I can quote most of mean girls movie
21. I currently work at a hair and beaut studio on a Saturday 
22. I would much rather sit through an action film than a chick flick
23. I love Nandos, but I have only ever been twice, because there isn't one near where i live 
24. I go to costa about 3 times a week 
25. I once appeared on TV when I was four, chasing a goose around a zoo. To this day I have no idea when there was a film crew there- but i appeared on BBC news....

Bucket List

1. Travel to Australia - mum is from Australia and I have always wanted to go)

2. Get into university 

3. Pass my A-levels

4. Be on TV

5. Ride in a helicopter

6. Go to Disney land 

7. Swim with dolphins

8. Swim in the Great Barrier Reef 

9. Become a teacher 

10. Sleep under the stars
11. Get a Tattoo 
12. Buy my own car
13. Leave home and get my own place
14.Go to New York
15. Throw a party 
16. Own a pair of Louboutins 
17.Win the lottery (even if its only a tenner)
18.Fall in Love
19.Volunteer at a charity 
20.Do something completely spontaneous 
21.Pass my driving test 
22. Go to my 6th form leavers ball
23. Swim in an ocean
24.Visit the Caribbean 
25. Raise money for Charity 
26. Give blood

P.S. this isn't the whole list, I'm going to update it as I go along! 

Music That Makes Me Happy!

Everyone seems a little down at the moment so I though I could help to cheer you all up with some feel good songs.

OK here goes..

1. F.U.N- We Are Young 
Possibly not everyone's first choice but i really love this song, i listen to it when walk to school to put me in an awesome mood for the rest of the day 

2. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble 
However much you try to avoid it this song is so catchy! 

3. Stooshe- Love Me 
I think its the odd little things that they say in the background that make me love this song! 

4. Busted- Year 3000
my favourite band as a kid, still my favourite as a teenager *sad* 

5. DJ ear worm- United State of Pop 2009 
Re-mix / mash- up of all the greatest pop songs of 2009 and some of the others too! 
He does one every year and they are so good! check him out! 

6. Feeder- Buck Rodgers 

"HE'S GOT A BRAND NEW CAR LOOKS LIKE A JAGUAR ITS GOT LEATHER SEATS, ITS GOT A CD PLAYER"

SO. MUCH. LOVE

7. Little Comets- Dancing Song
Saw this live at Kendal calling last year and it was amazing! The title says it all, get your boogie on this ones for dancing, up beat and catchy and PERFECT. 

9.Disclosure- Latch 
I walk to this pace, and i love the tempo of it! 

10. Of Monsters and Men- Little Talks 
Amazing lyrics. check. everything else. AMAZING.

Sorry I like lots of pop songs to put me in a good mood, but my music taste is very vast :)
hope you enjoyed reading! 

China 2012

Last year i went to China with my school and i can honestly say it was THE best experience of my life! We went to Shanghai for four days and Beijing for four days, and saw all sort of incredible land marks like the Bund and the great wall! 

I had blonde hair at the time and for some reason everyone wanted to take picture with the little blonde English people! we discovered that the Chinese thought it was good luck when we left!

going to china with all of my friends made the experience so much better, they even had to hold my hand as we walked on the glass floor of this tower.

What i am really trying to say is if you ever get the chance to go anywhere in China, get on that plane as fast as you can, and pretty please pack me in your suitcase?!