OOTD meeting my friends for coffee

Hello lovely's! so yesterday I met my wonderful friends Eleanor and Amee (check out her blog theameeblog ) for coffee and a catch-up at Cafe Nero, which was great as I felt like I hadn't been out in ages. So as I haven't done an outfit of the day in forever either, I thought I would share it with you! 

Blue coat- Topshop 

Heart Print Shirt- New look

Black Jaime Jeans- Topshop 

Fake Louis Vuitton Bag 

Cup- Costa

Shoes- Topshop

I paired this look with simple eye makeup and statement red lips 

Close- up of my shoes, my new love, from Topshop 

I hope you all enjoyed this post, as much I enjoyed putting it together, hope you have all had a great weekend! 

Lauren xxx

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

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

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 

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

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!