LIEBSTER AWARD

I was nominated for the Liebster award by the lovely Amee from theameeblog  so thank very much Amee! I would firstly like to apologize for taking AGES to do this post! The Liebster award is for bloggers with less than 300 followers that deserve some recognition for their blogging, and so that they can grow their audience, there rules are:

• Make a post about the Liebster Award and thank the blogger who nominated you
• Write 11 interesting things about yourself
• Answer the 11 questions created by the blogger who nominated you
• Nominate 11 other bloggers (who have less than 200 followers) and notify them about the nomination
• Write 11 new questions for your nominees

11 interesting facts about me 

1. My initials spell LEE, my full name is Lauren Emilly Edmonds 

2. Even though I am 17 I have never had a driving lesson and don't even have my provisional license

3. I did dancing for 9 years before my dancing school closed down, otherwise i would still be doing it now 

4. My favorite artist i have seen live is Katy Perry, she made her concert into a story and it was incredible!

5. I don't have any tattoos but i plan on getting some this year 

6. My favorite color is black and i would say a good 80% of my wardrobe is black 

7. I am currently studying Geography, Business and Media studies in 6th form at school 

8. when I was younger I wanted to be an actress and begged my mum to send me to stage school 

9. I once had over 20 tiny fish in one fish tank, but my mum accidentally killed them by using pond weeds in the tank!

10. I have visited France, German, Luxembourg, America, Cyprus, Tunisia and China. 

11. I own over 30 Barry M nail polishes 

11 questions from my nominator 

What is your favorite make and shade of Lipstick?

My favorite make of lipstick at he moment is the Kate Moss and Rimmel lipsticks, and my all time shade is red, i wear it everyday without fail! 

If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

I would probably go to Australia, see all the sights and visit where my mum was born

What is the worst beauty product you have ever tried out?

I absolutely loath the Dream matte mouse foundation by Maybelline, it is horrendously cakey on my face and really dried out my skin, I will defiantly not be buying it again!

Who are your favorite bloggers?

I have so many favorite bloggers, but i love checking out my friends blogs to see what they are loving, so Amee from theameeblog, Jess from Jessie and Linsey from redvelvetkiss 

What one item of clothing could you never live without?

My black jeans, they go with everything in my wardrobe as it is mostly black, but I also love my tartan scarf to brighten up winter mornings

What is your favorite candle scent?
I haven't purchased any candles  in ages but i love the Black Cherry Yankee Candle 

Twitter or Instagram?

Instagram, I used to be obsessed with twitter but i cant seem to get into to it anymore! I try to instagram every other day, my guilty pleasure! 

What is your all time favorite song?
this would either have to be Nickleback- Rockstar or Paramore- The Only Exception, depending on my mood!
  

If you were a superhero what powers would you want?

I would love to be able to fly, so much quicker than walking or driving and no insurance necessary!

What is your favorite accent?
I absolutely LOVE the Irish accent, especially Irish boys! 

What shop are the majority of your clothes from?

Unfortunately for my bank balance, most of my clothes are from Topshop! 

My 11 nominees 
Amy - AMY CONNOLLY
Amee - The Amee Blog
Jess - Jessie
Linsey - Red Velvet Kiss
Charley- BeautyRobot
Heather- Of Beauty and Nothingness 
Erica- Erica Fae  
Lizzy-  Elizabeth Sophie
Gaby- Another Girly Blog
Rebecca- morerebe
Kate- Kate Spitz

Favourite hair care products

Firstly an apology is in order as I have absent from blogging for a week or two now so to make up for it I thought I would share with your guys my favorite hair care products! 

To start I absolutely love the John Frieda frizz ease range, as my hair is naturally dry,course and really curly. The 3 Day straight and the shine serum are my go to products for combating frizz and leaving my hair really smooth 

I also love using hair masks, my favorite at the moment are the treseme ones, the last time I bought them they were on offer in Asda reduced to £3 from £5. They leave my hair really soft and silky whilst keeping it in great condition. Different types of hair masks are obviously for different things so check before you buy!

If you are looking to grow your hair, try the lee stafford hair mask 'for hair that never grows past a certain length', over time it really does help your hair to grow, but if not it still helps to keep your hair looking great! 

Another genius product I have been loving recently is Argan oil, I usually buy it from Avon, but you can buy Argan oil or other related products from most drugstores.

If volume is what your looking for try a volumizing powder, just sprinkle the powder onto your finger tips, rub together and then massage into the roots of your hair for instant volume. I love it for parties when my hair needs more vavavoom.

I hope this post has been helpful in some way or form, let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them too! Thanks for reading!

Lauren xxx

Reflecting on 2013

Reflecting on the past year has been very worthwhile for me, at a first glance my year was absolutely awful for people close to me and myself. However, this blog has given me an opportunity to remember all the great things that last year brought me, so I thought I would share a few with you all. 

• For me this year has been full of amazing parties from January to December, which have resulted in some of the funniest memories i have 
• I spent a lot more time with my family, which strengthened my relationships and brought us all closer together 
• I became closer with some amazing people, that I couldn't imagine not having in my life now
• I grew stronger as a person, the ups and downs of last year have made me so much more appreciative of my friends and family, and of life in general
• I became a senor student at school, which gave me more confidence in my abilities
• I realized what I wanted to do with the rest of my life- a huge step forward for me

I also thought that I wold include some things that I am lookin forward too in 2014, just to lighte the mood 

• Going on holiday
• 6th form leavers ball
• Getting my A2 results 
• Interviews with universities
• Going to see Rizzle Kicks 
• My 18th birthday, and most of my friends 18th birthdays

I hope everyone had a fabulous 2013, and wish everybody the best for 2014. I have a feeling its going to be a good one! 

New Years Resolutions

I am not going to do one of those cheesy 'new year, new me' posts, but I personally believe that the start of a new year is an excellent time to make positive changes to how you live your life! Here are some resolutions that I am planning on sticking too this year!

1. Doing more exercise 

Being healthy is something that's really important, and I currently don't feel as if I do enough exercise, this year I plan on taking up more exercise classes

2. Eating healthier

This doesn't mean that I plan on giving up chocolate and crisps completely, but I eat way too much fatty food and not enough good stuff, so that has to change

3. Saving money

I buy way too much stuff I don't need, and hardly ever save money, so I plan to change that immediately 

4. Being more motivated towards school work

I seriously lack motivation towards school at the minuet so this year, being my last at school, I really need to knuckle down

Obviously I have other resolutions that I want to fulfill, but I think these are the main four form me, and probably the most common for everyone. I hope everyone has had a fabulous New Year's Eve and I wish everyone the best for the new year! 

Lauren xxx

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! 

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?!