It's cold outside!

Ergh, cold weather. I really don't like it.
I'm absolutely hunky-dory if I'm all wrapped up like an eskimo, but sometimes for practicality reasons this just does not work.

I was in Leeds yesterday and I went to Primark (It's a love-hate relationship) and ended up buying a few things to keep me a little warmer in winter, especially as I don't want to look like an eskimo alll the time!

So, I purchased myself a jumper. A man's jumper. A man's Christmas jumper. Only £15!

This fine specimen is so nice and warm. I can go out in just this and I wouldn't be cold. Well, maybe just a bit..

I got this in medium because it's best when it's all baggy and snuggly!




Then I bought myself some christmas lights, again from primark. I think I got 40 lights in this one and it was only £3, bit of a deal!

You can choose to get them in either multi-coloured or plain white, but I chose to get them in all different colours to go better with my room

I put them around my bed's headboard and it looks so christmassy it's fun!



And this is my new bobble hat, isn't it just the cutest thing ever! It's literally so warm, wooly and cosy. It is really good quality, and only £12!

Where can you find this specimen, I hear you cry. Well, you can pick this beauty up from the Man's section of River Island. I certainly went for the men's clothes in this shop!

As it is £12, it is really a good deal because the quality is so good. I'm super impressed by this!


That's all for today chumlings, i'm sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've had my mocks!
They're over now, so I will be posting regularly again soon!

p.s IT'S CHRISTMAAAAS! ;)

Skincare: an update

Some of you may remember one of my old blog posts saying about how I have jumped on the bandwagon,as it were, and bought some Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish.
I couldn't however afford the whole set, but I have some different toners and moisturisers that I use with it instead.
I've heard so many people rave about this product, saying it is a skincare miracle and that it improved their skin so quickly and had amazing results.
I am not overly saddened to say that I certainly haven't experienced a miracle from this product (yet my skin does have a tendency to be awkward and annoying), however I have seen differences.
I was one of those girls who had no skincare routine a few months ago, I'm almost ashamed to say that I was far too lazy to wash my face regularly, and I used to take my makeup off with face wipes, which were not good for my skin AT ALL, haha.

I have oily-combination skin, on my T-zone especially and it is oily on my chin too. Basically nightmare skin! I am openly really jealous of anyone with normal skin, their life must be so much easier!

But yeah, as I was saying. After using the Cleanse and Polish for about 3 weeks now, and washing and moisturising my face daily, things are starting to look up. Even my dad mentioned that my skin looked better. I still get spots, who doesn't, but my complexion is in general a little nicer and I am pleased with it.

Sorry for the long, ramble-y post, revision is tiring me out no end!
Thanks!

Bedside table!

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

No, seriously! It's chilly, there are christmas lights and christmas shopping has begun!
I absolutely love christmas, and honestly I am so so excited. Late night shopping on thursdays, the lot. I don't even mind about the freeeeezing weather because the christmas spirit is all around!

Because I was a little bored last night, I thought, hey, why not change my bedside table around a bit! I did just that, making it slightly more exciting and festive :)

Isn't it pretty!

Left to right:

• This really cute tissue box, I have a cold (sadface) and this is pretty and practical. Perfect!
• Range of nail varnishes, my faves that I enjoy messing around with :)
• A little circle for bracelets and small jewellery things.
• My Hollister spray, hair product and deodorant (lol)
• A mini christmas tree that is a £3 wonder from Tescos, it's real and all! It's super cute and my best friend got it for me as an early christmas present!
• A jar that I got from Urban Outfitters, I just use it with a tealight in it that looks awesome.
• Pictures in little frames, one from Habitiat, the other from Urban Outfitters :)
• My jewellery tree, has my most used earrings, necklaces and rings :)

I love doing up my bedroom, and this is just a little festive twist yay.

Thankyou chum-lings,

p.s I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while, I've got so many exams which sucks, i'll be back to regular posting after these mocks.

Getting to know me a little better!

So, I thought that I should let you guys know a little more about me! I answered a question Tag that is just about me really, enjoy!

1. Are you named after anyone?
No, I don't think so.. The film 'Matilda' came out the year before I was born but my parents didn't even know it existed teehee.

2. When was the last time you cried?
About 12 hours ago at the last twilight film.. Yes, I'm a proud wimp when it comes to emotional storylines!

3. Do you have kids?
Considering I'm still in my mid-teens, no.

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?
Oh god, I want to say yes but I'm probably really annoying to other people!

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
No, never. SEE I EVEN DID IT THERE. I'm a sarcasm pro, pleased to meet you.

6. Will you ever bungee-jump?
I want to say yes because I'm a risk taker, but as said before I am a total wimp and I would probably chicken out.. It would be so awesome to actually do it though!

7. What's your favorite cereal?
I only like weetabix and weetos, I'm not a big cereal person.. But I'd have to go with weetos, I love those chocolate O's!

8. What's the first thing you notice about people?
I suppose I look at them in general, but it'd probably be the hair.. Or clothes. Clothes and hair mean a lot when first noticing a person

9. What is your eye colour?
Reaaaally brown.

10. Scary movie or happy endings?
I have never watched a scary movie, unless something like Scary Movie 2 counts.. I'd go wi happy endings every time!

11. Favorite smells?
Oddly, it's got to be bacon sandwiches. Odd because I'm a vegetarian and I've never eaten bacon in my life. I also love the smell of bread (freshly made is the best). I'm an odd-un.

12. Summer or winter?
This is hard. I love summer because I hate being cold, but I love winter because of Christmas and because my skin always looks better! Hmm, I think winter wins it for me though, I love layers :).

13. Computer or television?
Computer. Every. Time. You can watch TV on a computer but computers on TVs are well fiddly and awkward! (Plus you can't blog on a TV!)

14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home?
Disneyland Florida, or New York? I don't know which is further away hmmmmm.

15. Do you have any special talents?
I'm not too shabby at accents, I also sing quite a lot and do grades and that sort of stuff.

17. What are your hobbies?
As mentioned before, I sing 'n' stuff, errm I love crafts and personalising clothes and accessories too.

18. Do you have any pets?
I do - I have two ginger ninja cats that are called Melanie and Mexico.. I love them big time. In the future though I am DYING to get a pug called Twiglet, I will make it happen!

19. Favorite movie?
As a typical teen, I love all the chick flicks like Love Actually, The Holiday, What To Expect When You're Expecting, errm those sorts of films. I also love musicals, having been in many myself :):):).

20. Do you have any siblings?
I have two step bruvas and a step sister.

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?
HAPPY! I don't care doing what, I just want my life to be special and fulfilling, doesn't everyone?

Christmas time!

A bit of a dull post today as my camera isn't currently working, so you're stuck with my iPad camera, which is a bit rubbish really. But I thought I should post to keep all you guys updated.
I went to see Twilight today - I'm not a massive fan and I got bored half way through the books, but I actually thought it was reasonably good! I managed to control my sobs (I am a massive wimp and always cry at films!).
Anyway, it was a non-uniform day on Friday at my school, meaning we were allowed to paint my nails! Now, I had planned a Christmassy pattern, but the polish I had planned to use didn't like me and I had to strip my nails back to a base coat because my design went so badly wrong! In the end, I decided on a plain stripey nail in my OPI varnishes.

I will do a post on what I wore and outfits that I have been loving recently in a few days.

Thanks, guys!

Mini haul!

So as i've been feeling a little down at the moment, I decided to have a little haul to cheer me up!
What makes me more excited than skincare? NOTHING. I love it so much, it's my little obsession at the moment.

So, after a (pretty terrible) day at school I headed into town to have some quality shopping time, and I'm really please with what I bought and so far how they're performing.

Soap & Glory - Peaches and Clean deep cleansing milk - £7.00

I've only actually used this once, because I only just got it, but seriously - it is great. I use it as a moisturising cream after exfoliating or my cleanser, depending on how I feel! :) At first I didn't really like the smell that much when I was just smelling it out of the bottle but when it was on my face I was so so so pleased, as it smelt really good. It gave my skin a really great feeling and so far I'm really impressed. I'll give you a review of it later when i've tested it properly.

Soap & Glory - Face Soap & Clarity Foaming Face Wash - £7.00

This one doesn't smell so good. It's strange, and it smells quite a lot like the facemask I'm going to talk about in a bit, it's non-offensive I suppose, so I will put up with it. I think it's meant to be plum but I don't really know plum so I can't talk about it really eheh. Oh and in Boots, Soap & Glory is 3 for 2, meaning I got this one for free, yay! I haven't really seen a difference since using this so I'll let you know how it is when i've been using it for a while :)

Soap & Glory - No Clogs Allowed Deep Pore Detox Mask - £11

I really don't like the smell of this.  Everyone else i've asked can cope with it and I suppose I will learn to cope because it works, but I don't like it at all! I've used this a few times now and I suppose it is alright, but I haven't seen a major difference and, well, I guess I haven't been using it long enough. The sponge provided isn't very soft, but it does the job alright, so that's fine! This products says it's meant to turn blue when it's working, but I only got a very baby blue so I'm not sure if that means it is working or not! I'll update you on this another time.

Soap & Glory - The Breakfast Scrub Body Exfoliator - £9.50

THIS. SMELLS. AMAZING. I love it so much, I'm a massive fan of sweet smells and tastes, so this is really right up my street. I haven't had chance to test this one yet, but after i've finished this post I'm going for a shower so I shall test it then! I've heard such good reviews about this though so I am really rather excited to see.

The Body Shop - Single Eyeshadow in 45 Star Silver - £5

I bought this in a slightly lighter shade than pictured, but I'm having seriously annoying problems with my camera so I couldn't post it. This eyeshadow is thick, creamy and highly pigmented. It's the perfect eyeshadow really and I can't wait to try it out, i'll post about this one at a later date too.

That's all I bought in my little trip to town folks, thanks for reading until this point! :)

Glamour!

So this weeks Glamour has free Nails Inc varnish, so of course I had to go out and buy it! It has 4 possible colours you can choose from: Red, light Pink, a dark Navy and a sparkly one. Of course, I wanted the sparkly one! But, alas, Waitrose let me down and I had to settle for the dark navy, but it is still so cute and a really good colour for christmas!

This is what the cover to the Glamour this month looks like, it's got Cheryl (not so Cole) yay. If you're interested in the content too then I really enjoyed it, so I would actually recommend reading it too haha.

This is the colour that I got - in this picture it look quite black but it is in fact very navy, I even painted a little on my pinkie to show you all:

Now I don't know about you but I love the free samples in Glamour and any magazine really, because I  love trying out something before I commit loads of money on a product that I decide that I don't even like or is the wrong shade! I've being trying these samples out from the last few days and I must admit i'm quite excited by them. 

First the primer. I really like it, I actually notice my makeup stays on for a while more than normally, but I'll let you know if it is just the first few times I use it! I may even consider buying it. I can't find it on the Boots website though so I don't know how much it is, but I'll try and find it in a bit.

Then the BB cream, well i've been meaning to get a BB cream that would work for me for a while, and well I'm quite surprised at how well it has worked. I even wore it to school today, and because I am so self-conscious about the way I look and other people see me as, then I don't just wear any old makeup to school! When I got home, my face wasn't even that oily either, which is pretty much a miricle for me. The only downside I have with this product is that if you apply too much it goes overly tangoed on my skin and that it may not match my skin tone the best that it could, but I am pretty happy with it all overall!

Have you tried BB cream? Which ones do you like? Please let me know!

Thanks a lot guys,

 p.s after reading so many rave reviews, I have given in and have bought the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish! I really hope it works for my skin, and I will let you all know how it is!

SMILE

Today's post is a little different from my other posts, they've mostly been about beauty and fashion, but this one is more about my lifestyle and life in general, really. If this isn't the type of post for you, then feel free to overlook this post and just look at my other blog posts - literally if one person that reads this understands and maybe even takes something away from it then I will be happy.

So recently I've been so so so stressed - every piece of work possible has caught back up on me, and I'm over-loaded. Especially as I'm choosing which A-levels to do at the moment, I think it's a really important decision that I need to make, and I have to take the right decision for my life. I get stressed really easily, and sometimes I can get so worked up about something that I get ill over it, physically feel sick.

Literally I have so much in my life I could be sad about, yet I always choose to smile. This is a really important saying to me, even though some other people just disregard it. Family is probably THE most important thing to me, call me sad, I don't care anymore. I used to care about what other people used to think of me and my life, but without better words, now I can't really give a toss. Smiling uses less muscles than frowning, it's so easy yet it can make so much of a difference to yourself and other people around you :)

The other day I was walking to school with my best-est friend ever, and she pointed out my eye makeup was very sparkly that day. I replied saying "Well my eye makeup is happy, and if I look happy then it helps me to be happy inside". It sounds ridiculous but it's true - even wearing your favourite Tee when you get home from a really crap day from school can cheer you up in a small way and that normally helps so much.

Take tonight for example: I had a bad day at school, a test, boring lessons in general. I came home, got changed into a baggy hoody and put on christmas songs (Silent Night is playing now!), I don't care if it's early, Christmas always puts me in a good mood because Christmas is the time of year that family comes together - some of my best memories are from Christmas. Being together, warm, people have the Christmas spirit. It's so nice.

I'm aware I'm babbling a little, and this probably doesn't really make sense, but I'm just trying to get out how great it is to smile, be happy, even though I'm aware it's super clichéd. Nearly everyone has something in their life that hasn't been pleasant, but moping about it isn't going to help at all.

Thanks guys, sorry for the random-ness!

OOTD - YO!Sushi

Hello y'all! Sorry for not posting in a while, I've been so busy it's crazy!
So, if you know me you'd know I absolutely ADORE sushi, it is my complete favourite! Well, the new YO!Sushi just opened in the city I live in, York. I went along this evening and it was so so good!

This is what I wore!
Jumper/Tee: Primark, £8
Jeans: Topshop, about £40?
Shoes: Urban Outfitters, £38
Necklace: Urban Outfitters, £6

Products I won't be re-purchasing

Some of these products I dislike, some I hate.
Yes, hate is a very strong word, and believe me I don't use it often..
I still remember the time when I said I hated something in maybe Year 6, and my dad told me never to use the word hate. Well dad, i'm sorry, but this word is necessary..

I was pretty surprised when I didn't like these actually because they are respected brands, but yet some of these are just icky.

Okay, first up..

Max Factor - Crème Puff Powder Compact, £5.99

I was looking forward to using this product, but when I first opened this product I was disappointed. It smells HORRIBLE. This may just be me (and some of my friends that I asked, just to see if I was going potty), but it really was rather disgusting. I read the reviews on Boots and some of them said they loved the smell, so I suppose it was just different peoples' perceptions.

After the initial reaction to the smell, I still gave it a go.. I paid a reasonable price for the product and I thought if it worked really well I could overlook the smell.

The powder itself didn't impress me at all, I got the lightest shade, and yet it still came out with an orange tint, and I can honestly say I had slag lines. I tried with less powder but it still didn't work for me. A disappointing buy for Max Factor, I normally love their stuff!

Collection 200 - Colour Lash Mascara, £1.99

I never really expected much from this product - at only about 2 pounds and the first mascara I ever bought (lolz) I didn't have high hopes - but it really was terrible. It went gloopy about a week into it's life and the colour wasn't good. Normally I use the black-est black mascara I can find, and it really doesn't work with my skin. Due to it's short life, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, although I don't know if it's still purchasable or available or whatever..

Max Factor - Vibrant curve effect Lip gloss, £7.99

&

No7 - High Shine Lip gloss, £8.50

These products are sort of the same - so i'm going to put them together. Both products smell like pineapple. I like pineapple, but I hate these products! I'm so glad I only got a free sample in the Max Factor, so I didn't have to feel bad about not using it. The only lipgloss I really like is Barry M because it's not that sticky, and this product is like the exact opposite. It's sticky and the finish isn't good.

The brush itself is not good - I don't know if in the Max Factor it's just in the small sample tube or if it is in the full size one but the brush can't get to the sides of the tube! It also isn't the best brush to use - as it doesn't cover the whole brush and just generally has a rather shabby effect.

I had high hopes of the No7 - their products are normally so good but after buying the whole £8.50 tube I was incredibly disappointed. It doesn't even last for an hour, it's terrible!

P.S GUYS. In Superdrug until monday, "Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation" is only £4.99! £4 off!

Wake me up!

Guys, I posted about it on my last blog post, but in Superdrug at the moment, Rimmel's "Wake me up" foundation is only £4.99 - but only until monday! It's reduced from £8.99 - so it really is a good deal.

Based on this, I went into York earlier today and got some! I've heard really rave reviews about this, and I'm interested how it will be, because I have oily-combination skin and finding foundation is pretty hard! I'm interested if it can live up to my beloved Benefit "hello flawless oxygen wow!" that works as a light coverage for my skin.

I got it in shade 100 - Ivory. I hate trying to work out which colour I am in the shop and in the bottle it looks completely wrong but after some erm-ing and aah-ing it sort of worked, so I'm happy with it. I'll let you know how it looks when i've been using it for a bit!

Thanks guys!

Nail art!

My second love: NAIL VARNISH.

I have loads, I'll post a post with all of them over the next few days, but I'm going down to LONDON tomorrow until monday, so be prepared for a haul and me to have no money left!

Okay, so I really like painting my nails, and sometimes I do like to add a pattern, and I thought i'd share it all with you guys! Because I have so many different patterns, I'm going to do four different posts with them on and which nail varnishes I used..

p.s, if you want a how-to on any of these, just comment below and I would be happy to post about them individually!

(going by the numbers on the nail palette thing)

1. A half-finished strawberry, to complete put white or yellow dots on the red part of the strawberry

2. Paint splatters, if you would like a how-to on this please just comment below and I will make a post

3. Small flowers down the side, any colours could be used

4. Checked, you could colour in alternating squares to created a checked effect

5. Little flower roses, whichever colours you would like on the base or on the roses - how-to available

6. Sparky nails! You can use whichever colours you would like on the base

Nail varnish for number 6:

- OPI in 'Spark de Triomphe'

- OPI in 'Mermaid's tears'

Nail varnish for number 5:

- Barry M in 'Peach Melba'

- L'Oreal Resist & Shine in number 90? (don't quote me on that!)

- I always change the white I use, it doesn't vary that much between each varnish

Nail varnish for number 4:

-Rimmel Lasting finish in '262 Fuel'

- I always change the white I use, it doesn't vary that much between each varnish

Nail varnish for number 3:

- Mavala in '75 Miami'

- I always change the white I use, it doesn't vary that much between each varnish

Nail varnish for number 2:

- Stay Perfect (Number 7) in 'Stand Back 300'

- Rimmel I heart lasting finish in '045 - Misty Jade'

- I always change the white I use, it doesn't vary that much between each varnish

I seem to have lost the picture to number one, but it is

- Barry M in '290 - Spring Green'

- Max Factor infinity in '549 - Red Passion'

So I think this concludes itself for this post, I'll try to post again soon!

It's that time of year...

Coat shopping. The bane of my actual life.

I dislike coat shopping so much, which sucks because one thing I hate more than coat shopping is being cold.. Of course this is annoying; as in this realllllly cold weather I do need a coat.

Last year I got my coat really late, and sort of went with the trend of a quilted jacket.. It wasn't warm in any way and sorted of defeated the object haha, and I like my coats to be (preferably) long and warm yay.

So, the other day, I decided to man it up and go shopping!

I managed to get a coat that I absolutely love from Fatface, it's a little pricey but I adore it! It's one of those coats that you either love it or you hate it, and some people at school absolutely hate it.. but I don't even care any more, it works with my style and it is sososo warm!

Merlin Parka (Charcoal), Fat face, £98

(please excuse me in this picture... this isn't how I actually smile. um)

This parka has a removable quilted lining which is so easy to take out if it gets a little warmer and the hood is zip off and you can also take the fur on the hood off (for washing reasons also). It also has waist and hem ties with leather toggle details which are just so cute.

Overall, I am really pleased with my purchase, and I will be sure to let you all know how I get on with my coat, especially as it starts to get much colder.

That's all for this post guys, I hope you're enjoying my posts (sorry I haven't posted in a bit, I will try to be more regular!)

Just can't get enough!

Good mornin' my lovelies.
I've been on this website for hours now just trying to understand everything! I'm in no way a technophobe, but this is completely new to me!
I think i've got the basics sorted now, and the layout especially will change with time, I'll make one or get one of my more creative friends to make me one!

I thought I would start the blogger ball rolling with a review, of a product that at first I wasn't sure about at all (as it was free in a magazine, but shh!)

This is the 'Percy and Reed Finishing Polish'. It was free in Glamour a while back (it's the April edition), and I must admit it has been sat at the back of my beauty buys for a good few months. After my most-loved hair product ran out a few days ago, I thought I'd give this a whirl.

You can apply it when your hair is dry or when you've just washed it. I have to at least wet my hair down every morning, because my curls don't last a night's sleep! I applied this as my hair was drying naturally after towel-drying.
The first thing I noticed was that it seemed to dry my hair quicker. I'm not sure if this was intended or even if it was the polish, but I do like that quality (especially when I'm late in the morning!).

The results were great - my curls were defined more and there was definitely less frizz (a killer if you have curly hair!). One of my friends, with straight hair, tried out this product too. She said that it smoothed her hair and left it straight and soft.

This product is really good. I never expected it to be, but after researching Percy and Reed a bit, I have seen that it doesn't come cheaply and is well respected! I'm glad that my usual hair-care product ran out because I wouldn't have used this product if it hadn't!

The only slight down-side of this finishing polish is that it doesn't smell that good. It may just be my sense of smell, as I have seen many people love the smell, but I don't like it at all. My hair is left smelling of it all day and sometimes it is too strong.

All-in-all, I'm not sure at the moment if I will re-purchase this product. A 250ml tube of this finishing product will set you back about £15, and as I am not sure on the smell, I'm not sure if it's quite right for me. I'll see how it goes and let you know!

First post!

OOOOOH. My very first blog post, isn't this exciting!
I knew this would be the hardest bit, starting posts, well um.. hi.

Hi is such a random word, don't you think? Well, it's what i'm starting with today. Woopie-do.

Ok so I bet you'd like to know what I'm going to put into this lovely blog of mine.
I will be doing general posts on life (i'm deep like that), makeup (a little bit obsessed), fashion...
The general likes, I love reading all of these blogs and I just thought I might as well start, entertain myself.

There are a few things I think you should know about myself.
Ooh, that sounds dead menacing.. I promise you i'm not a crazed psychopath, just a bit of background info!
- My name is Tilly. Yes, it rhymes with willy. Fun timez.
- I am (approximately) 15 years, 4 months, 5 days old.
- I love Christmasssssss
- Makeup is my saviour, but I don't like spending more than like £20 on one item (benefit or MAC not included..oops)
- I live in Yorkshire, yayayay.
- I do Textiles (fashion) at school and absolutely love it to pieces
- Errrrrrrrrrrrm I can't think of anything else. But yeah.

Okokokokok as you can tell, I'm also a wee bit strange, but you'll get to know that it's all okay.

So yeah, I think that is it for my first (ever) blog post, how thrilling.