October Fest!

Hello hello Hello!

September has passed on which means I have been twenty for an entire month.. something that worries me because that means time has passed way to quick! This isn't just a usual post, instead it is going to be my October Haul Fest (so far!).

September & October are my two favourite months of the year, autumn colours come back into fashion & quite frankly I can justify wearing a cardigan anywhere. With Gold, Red and eve some cool pastels looking on point for this season, i couldn't help but start gathering my lovely winter clothes!

Winter is all about the smell of apple and cinnamon, mulled cider, roast dinners, snuggled up evenings and beautiful two toned leaves sweeping the country. These golds, browns and auburns are always the base of my wardrobe and often my make up bag. As a natural brunette with hazel eyes, the colours bring out the best in me!

Items (In order Left to Right!)

1. GAP Two Tone Waffle Snood £6.99 SALE

I live in snoods in winter! They go well when your having a lazy day, are a constant source of heat and genuine look very chic. I chose the black and grey mainly because it will go with more of my wardrobe and is a fundamental of my winter/spring wardrobe!

2. ANIMAL Estel Knitted Cardigan £55.00 Student Discount.

I couldn't resist! in fact this cardigan is what I am wearing as I type this. It's soft, snug and honestly? I know £60 is a lot of money for a cardigan but its so perfect! The colours are absolutely incredible comforting and the size of the cardigan (i have a medium) is just that bit baggier so its comfy! 

3.NEXT Floral Dress. £24 

The floral theme has stuck around for the entirety of 2014 and I don't think it is going anywhere! The texture of this dress is slightly bumpy, and the skater skirt is so flattering, especially for someone who is a bit body conscious like me! I like the versatility of this dress. It could be dressed up, dressed down. Worn to lunch or an interview. To me, It is a closet staple! 

4.NEXT Berry Jeans. £20 

Until my most recent attempt at weight loss, I hated jeans. they dug in, they cling to all of the wrong place and always rested on that horrendous muffin top. Since slimming down (7lbs! Woo!) I found these beauties today. The colour is warm, the material is soft unlike other coarse jeans. And they fit!!!!! Literally could not be happier with them! Using coloured jeans is a nice way to shake up an outfit, and also gets you to hunk about apply patterns to it!

5.ANIMAL Alouet Backpack £20 Student Discount

Every backpack I have had since the start of secondary school (Almost a scary ten years ago!) has been from Animal! They are sturdy, trustworthy, fashionable AND come with a two year guarantee! Need I say more? 

6. APPLE 13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display, Upgraded Processor & RAM. £997 Student Discount.

Okkkk. Maybe this isn't what I buy myself every month, however as I sit here typing away on my gorgeous machine, I regret nothing. It is sleek, soft, pretty and weightless. The retina display literally makes it for me and I genuinely love it. Like I would a human child. Apple offer amazing student discount for education, hence the amazing price of this laptop. Maybe Apple isn't everyones cup of tea, and maybe UPS shipping is a pain in the arse, but once you go MAC you never go back. (hehe.)

7.ANIMAL Nevada Boots £40 Student Discount

They are like Uggs crossed with Vans. Vuggs.... Uans. Chose the hybridisation which you find most fun and realise that these shoes are why winter was created. Be fluffy, be stylish and comfy! AND A GREAT PRICE. 

So thats it for now, I'm planning on updating my make up bag within the next month, so maybe Novembers Haul Collage will be filled with lovely makeup surprises! Wish me luck & I hope everyone has an amazing month! HAPPY OCTOBER!

Remember to check out my Youtube/Twitter/Instagram 

G x

SPENDIN'

It's very rare that I actually spend a lot of money on myself, I despise clothes shopping, I'm not a big shoe person & I'm much more of a rucksack girl than a ted baker bag hoarder. I like homemade and rare items like ones found on Etsy or Tee fury thirst which only have a 24 hour sale life making them practically limited edition.

Despite aloof that, I decided on Monday that I needed to spend a lot of money because I've been so super busy the last few weeks, Matt has been away & left me Monday-Friday and last but not least I felt I'll! So this happened,...

As a rundown of what exactly I have in this pile of goodness...

1. A Bailey & Quinn Purse
2. Essie Gel nail varnish ; colour: coral
3. Borjois Paris Gel Eyeliner
4. Maybelline Colossal Extreme Mascara in Extreme Black 
5. New Look Kimono
6. New Look Jeggings
7. New Look Orange Vests
8. Pastel Semi-Permenant Hair Dye. Colour:Candy Floss

This all rounded up to a total just over 100 squids! I couldn't believe it!!! However, it was the most fun I have had in a while. I dyed my hair this morning and this is the result!! 

An added bonus is there is no ammonia in the semi Permenant and for just over £4 it's added a completely fresh look to my summer wardrobe!! 

I will also be having a clear out tomorrow night! Going through all my old clothes, I'll pop the eBay links on once I've put them online! I look after all of my clothes & I am such a hoarder and need to be strict with useful and get rid of anything I don't wear anymore until I lose the weight I want. 

Until that update, I 'll write more soon guys! Xx

Peeved

peeve

informal

verb

past tense: peeved; past participle: peeved

1.

make (someone) rather annoyed; irritate.

"he was peeved at being excluded from the meeting"

I've had  quite a week this week, I've conquered some fears, I've done a clear out and yet I have come away with the overwhelming feeling of an anticlimax.

My friends are climbing Mount. Kilimanjaro for Childreach (a UK Charity) so on Tuesday we had a sponsored climb, where all of our climbing club (and anyone else) could climb as many walls as they like in the aim to overall climb the height of Kili.

Due to my lack of cardio and general laziness, I do tend to struggle doing multiple climbs in a row, however I utterly smashed it on Tuesday and did 18 Climbs in a row, so I was mega-pleased! Overall she raised £140.00 which is good, but we had hoped for better!

After that.... I spent the entirety of yesterday clearing out clothes I never have/never will wear again. Which was a task and half let me tell you! It's only made a slight dent but still if I do it again in a few weeks; hopefully I'll have an excuse to go shopping!

But all of these good for the soul things have been completely overtaken by my mood of general annoyance all week, It has literally been the most emotionally and mentally exhausting week of my life. I made myself a promise that once I came to university, I'd try and act more chilled out and go with the flow. But all I have noticed is that it's just not me.
If I have an exam, I have to study like a maniac overnight, I like to plan things and know exactly what I'm doing, even if its in ten minutes or ten years time. I like things being organised and I like knowing where I stand with people.

I've been having a tough time at the moment, I'm tired, I'm stressed and generally in a state of unhappiness pretty much all day, so I'm thinking of ways to take time out and realised that there really isn't any apart from sitting in my room, hiding away from the world for a few days. I actually had a panic attack over losing something yesterday; what has my life come to?
Hopefully I'll cheer up next week, cause I'm tired of feeling constantly on edge and nervous.


G x

NekNominateFlappyWhat?

I'm fairly safe to say that the world is now built around the internet. Nothing is left unturned and every single day a new craze begins. My childhood consisted of scoobydoo's, pokemon cars and god forbid an hour on my gameboy a night! 

A prime example of times ch-ch-ch-changinnnng (thanks bowie!) includes the madness that I encountered during one of my visits to a restaurant the other day. Can I clarify now that I am not a weird technophobe! I own just about every gameboy and apple product known to man and I just love my time alone locked away from the sun! HOWEVER, i witnessed a family of four sat around a table, all of which practically connected to their mobile devices/tablets. The mother and father looked like drones, tapping idly away, she'd most likely looking at other men on tindr, whilst the man is watching the sky sport updates like a hawk obsessed! 

What struck me was the children, they must have only been around 5/6, and at what should be a magical happy brilliant time of their life, making memories with their family, instead they were glued to the screen of a tablet watching spongebob. 

It makes me sad that our lives are slowly divulging into media madness! Which leads me on to two topics which have RAISED HAVOC amongst the internet community. 

Facebook is currently covered in video's, since Vine encouraged more people to video themselves, suddenly everyone is no longer camera shy! However, this has turned out to be a blessing and curse. Our maytes (sorry i am really shocking at accents;)) down under have started a craze of getting a pint glass, filling it with unimaginably stupid things and following the traditional teenage demand of 'downing it'. 

I have watched and also partaken in this activity... and I have seen some horrors! The saddest of it all is that actually several people have died. However, this then opened a minefield of parental madness! They have swarmed our deeply hidden Facebook walls and are now going hellbent on stopping NEKNOMINATIONS from happening. Although justified, I have some issues. 

After reading the articles... I have a few issues. 

1) These people drank stupid amount of alcohol, intact some mixed poisonous substances in with their drinks. 

2) They all went out afterwards, undoubtedly drinking much much more. 

3) There are no rules to NekNominate, In fact, nothing states that you have to drink any alcohol at all! 

I know, with all this being said, I am sorry to hear about the death of these individuals but it all comes down the case of that they had a choice. I've had friends drink AWFUL amounts of alcohol, I have also had friends that have drank merely a pint of water! The decision of what to drink is the individuals fault and therefore their responsibility! Which is why it has angered me that various people have taken to the web and began brandishing all teenagers idiots when I am fairly sure that most adults have drank a lot more and a lot worse on a night out as kids themselves. 

I'm probably going to make a youtube video about this for the record! 

That leads me on to the final part of internet madness this week! 

Anyone know of this little guy? 

If you don't then you have probably been living under a rock! 

This game has released bedlam within app markets and could actually be known as one of the most addictive games of all time... 

sorry i got distracted...

Despite its rubbish graphics and frankly most mundane game plot ever, Flappy Bird caused a storm when it went viral and nearly everyone was playing this game! However, it has been removed by its maker due to the trouble it also caused! 

My favourite part about this game is that since being removed, an iPhone still containing it makes a gold mine, on Ebay, an iPhone with the game still installed sold for £50,000 today! oh you humans! you make me so proud! 

Until Next time, Stay safe, avoid rubbish games and for god sakes put your phone down once in a while ;)

G