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

Celebrity Style Crushes

It may come as a surprise to some of up you that I LOVE all things fashion related, so I thought I would share with you all the celebrity's who's style I love, and think slightly represents my own. I hope you guys enjoy...

1. Kylie and Kendall Jenner 

I personally love Kylie and Kendall's style, even though they are very different, both on and off the red carpet, I constantly check their instagram feed for style inspiration. Also, like these famous sisters, I love a statement lip!

 

   

2. Selena Gomez

Selena's style is really classy and elegant on the red carpet and I love all of the dresses she wears, here are a few of my favorites.... 

                          

3. Cara Delevingne 
Who doesn't want this girls job honestly, I adore Cara's off duty model style which has a slight rock chick edge too it, I also love her messy styled hair! 
                                      

 

4. Taylor Swift 

I love Taylor's dressed down preppy but elegant and yet sophisticated wardrobe as much as her flawless red carpet gowns, her style is really cute, as well as being grown up and ladylike 

                                            

                           

                             

Simple Golden Smoky Eye

Today I thought I would try to use more of the colors in my naked pallet, as i seem to use the same ones all the time
I created this look using 3 colours, Half baked, Chopper and YDK. I don't usually tend to use them as i don't think they suit my eye color very well, however, i ended up really loving this look! 

1. I first used Half baked- a really pigmented gold color in the inner corners of my eyes, and blended outward towards the center of my eye

2.I then blended chopper a slightly more bronze shade over the center of my lid 

3. In the outer corners of my lid and underneath my eye I used YDK, and then used the urban decay blending brush to blend all of the colors together 

4. To fill in my brows I used my illamasqua brow cake in the shade 'Stark' which is a reddy brown color, and then use the maybelline brow drama in the shade 'medium brown' to set my brows in place 

5. To finish off my Eye look I used my current favorite mascara- the Benefit ' They're real!' to give my lashes more volume and length 

And this is the finished look, I also added some of my favorite Kate Moss Red lipstick in the shade 111 (kiss of life) and a Revlon Lip butter in the shade 'Candy Apple' to make it a bit more interesting. I hope that you guys like this look, have a good weekend and i will try to post again soon! 

lauren xxx

January Wishlist

Seen as how it is coming towards the end of January so I have decided to do a wishlist, to spend those last few Christmas pounds and treat my self a little! 

1. I have been crushing on the Naked palettes by Urban Decay for the longest time, last year I caved and bought the Naked 2 palette and now I am SO tempted to buy the others!

 2. Recently I have reading about the Yourtea Tiny Tea tox and have read incredible things about it! (the day i posted this i actually bought some, my willpower = 0)

3. I have been fighting urges to buy a mac lipstick for ages now, so I will probably end up buying one in the end, my all time favorite shade to wear on lips is red, and the shade 'Diva' has been catching my eye recently...

4. This year I have taken up a few forms of exercise, and I am so glad that I did! When I first started HiiT class and running last year i bought a pair of cheap puma running shoes, and whilst I love them they are not what you wold class as 'stylish' a.k.a they are very ugly. Hence, I have included a pair of Nike running shoes.. 

So there we go,  very short january wish list, my wages are gong to disappear VERY quickly this month 

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

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 

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....