TOGA ! TOGA ! TOGA! -OOTN

Its the most wonderful time of the year

Its around this time of year I get really excited for Christmas. After all the excitement of Halloween  is now over its time to prepare for 2 months of feeling all festive. Being an advertising student I always get excited to see all the Christmas advert , there basically the only adverts I really like . I'm not gonna lie I do get emotionally involved in Christmas adverts. These are my top 5 Christmas adverts of all time.

1.Coca - Cola Its not Christmas with out the Coca-Cola advert. Its now just synonymous with Christmas , the first sign of the advert and its iconic tune everyone goes mad. Its only officially Christmas when the coca -cola advert appears ,  until then everyone sits and waits . This advert consistently ranks as the UK’s favourite Christmas advert of all time, which isn't surprising.

2. M&S 2013 -Rosie Huntington-Whiteley +
Helena Bonham Carter + David Gandy = A weird but perfect combination for a Christmas advert. As soon as I saw this advert last year  I was instantly drawn into it.I'm always a big fan of interpretations of fairytales and there's no better person to play a fairy tale character than Rosie . She perfect and I secretly want to be her.The all British cast created a modern vision where fashion meets fantasy . Honestly M&S will always have competition from John Lewis with their Christmas advert but they did a good job in keeping up with them with this advert . Its a bit bizarre for a Christmas advert but  David Gandy stars in it and you cant go wrong with David.

3. 'Homecoming' Sainsburys 2013 - I think this advert is so simple and really effective . Using real home video's really highlights whats really important at Christmas and really brings out the realness of the emotions. Its not all about big budget adverts ,sometimes it can just be simple. 

 4.'Aliens'Argos 2011 -  I think this advert is really fun , and captures everything to do with Christmas. It shows that Christmas adverts don't have to be really serious or emotional to be effective . Its just really fun and lighthearted ,things an Christmas advert should be 

5. 'Monty the Penguin' John Lewis 2014 - This isn't a surprise .If I wrote this post a couple a days a go I would of chosen last years John Lewis advert but I saw this one yesterday and cried. I love this advert . Just as you cant think John Lewis can't top last year's advert ,they go and do it again . Its not just the advert , its their whole marketing campaign for it which I love . Its pretty much flawless. John Lewis are making it interactive with the consumers , allowing consumers to be apart of the advert, whether its using technology to place you within the scenes of the advert or getting your own toy to be in the advert. The in-store interactivity is really amazing. Just like last year their also cashing in on merchandise with Monty onesies , toys ect .And Who doesn't love penguins. I cry every time I watch this its just so cute .

What is your favourite Christmas advert ? 

OOTN - Halloween

Trick or Treat - Part 2 Costume

Continuing with the Halloween theme and from yesterdays make-up post , Im now going show you how to create a cute/haunting but scarily cheap Halloween costume . The whole look cost £11.50. This outfit was influenced by  my hockey social outfit from last week . The theme was 'When I Grow up' and I wanted to be a dancer ( even though i cant dance at all and haven't had a dance lesson ) , obviously it wasn't all blooded up when I wore it then.

I couldn't find a leotard anywhere so I popped into Primark and found a stretchy vest dress (if that's even a real thing ?) which looked like a leotard under the tutu. I didn't realise how ridiculously short the tutu was before buying it so I needed something to cover. I pretty much just cut into the t-shirt in random places to give it a ripped effect . Using the fake blood I just randomly throw it on making sure it wasn't too neat , I would apply the blood using a foundation brush  around the cut areas though .I did this a few days before I'm going to wear it so that it dries. I then just applied the fake blood with a brush onto the tutu . Its so simple but it looks really effective when everything comes together.

Products Used  

T-shirt/Dress from Primark - £3.50

Tutu from PartyPlanet - £8.00

Fake blood from ClintonsCards - £1.50 

Trick or Treat - Hockey Halloween Social

Last night was the Hockey Halloween social  which i'd been looking forward to for ages because hockey always go full out. Instead of the normal routine of choosing our own costume ,each team had to wait till the night to find out what they would be wearing. Each team had a different choice of costume and all members of the team wore the same outfit,  which made it easier to find people for when I decide to walk off and lose everyone. I literally had no idea what the 3's would be wearing , all we were told was to dress in all black. Naturally I thought we were going to be cats or witches , so it was a total surprise when we were turned into pumpkins !

It was such a clever idea. We pretty much just cut a pumpkin face onto an orange t-shirts . That simple. Then we all put our hair into high buns and sprayed green and orange  hairspray on (trying to wash out the hairspray was out this morning was such a pain though .) The look was finished off with green eyeshadow and green liquid eyeliner for the make-up. It was such a good night , probably the best night I have had with hockey so far.

We all look so good 

Trick or Treat - Part 1 Make-up

Halloween is pretty much my favourite time of year ,well second favourite after Xmas. Being at university there's so much going on this year, which isn't good for my bank balance . Its every university students dilemma at around this time of year though , what do I dress up for Halloween  without spending all my overdraft ? .So I'm pretty much going to show you  how you can solve this problem by showing you my look that im going to use for Halloween this year ,starting with the make-up  .Its easy , quick and cheap . I had all these products already in my make-up bag so I didn't really spend anything on this look but you can use any other products that are similar.

Being naturally really pale I didn't really need to use any white face paint for the base but obviously if your skin is tanned or darker white face paint is an option . If you are going to use face paint I would recommend using a an old clean foundation brush to apply it with just because it produces a more even coverage and its easier to apply. A cream paint is always the best option  , which is basically like a £1 from any shop .Hardly breaking the budget .

If you are pale like me I would suggest using your normal foundation or a shade lighter than you normally would . I just used the Rimmel Match Perfection in Light Porcelain which is my everyday one .

Next I created the smokey eyes with the Undressed Pallet from MUA. Im not the best when it comes it eye make-up so I  just applied shade 11 all over the eye and underneath as well . Clearly if your better at make-up than me  and better at creating a real smokey eye than do that . I actually use the eyeshadow to contour the cheekbones as well , I found that it showed up better than actually using black face paint

To create the stitches I just used a black liquid eyeliner .Simple . I would go over the top on them because then it would just look like one black mess, three or four will do. I would recommend drawing them on quite large as I tired smaller ones which just ended up looking like black spots in photos (not a good look.) . I also added a little bit of fake blood with a foundation brush on them to give it more of a realistic effect

Lastly I just added a little bit of colour to the lips to give it more of a going out feel . I love the Sleek True Colour lipstick in Cherry , its really moisturizing and leaves your lips feeling soft and looking glossy, Everything that has been used can also be re-used into your normal make-up routine.

PART 2 COMING TOMORROW


Products used 

Fake Blood  from Clintions Card  - £1.00 
Face Paint ( Optional ) from  Poundland - £1.00 for both black and white .
Rimmel Match Perfection From Superdrug - £6.99 
MUA Undressed eyeshadow pallet from Superdrug - £4.00 
Collection 2000 Fast Stroke Liquid Eyeliner from Superdrug  - £2.99 
Sleek True Colour lipstick from Superdrug -  £4.99 

What Would LC do - 10 life lessons that The Hills have taught us

Ever since the early days of Laguna Beach and through out the years on The Hills , One thing stayed the same with Lauran Condrad ; she always gives the best advice . Whether it's about friends , boyfriends , make ups or break ups you can always count on LC to rely on to get you through the tough times. Here are some of the lessons she has taught us.

1) Ending relationships are tough for everyone. Whether you’re trying to move on from an ex-boyfriend or breaking up from your best friend , LC has taught us that no matter what situation you’re going through it's going to be tough times .  Its always good to cry and let it out.

2) It’s the quality of your friends , not the quantity . Having a stable group of a few close friends is key. Fake friends are not worth it .

3) Happiness is key. If you’re in a relationship where you are not happy then it’s probably not worth the stress and drama. Don’t be in a relationship with someone just for the sake of it. You should be with someone that treats you right not that makes you think you’re not good enough . 

4) Life isn’t fair. Sometimes you just have to look on the positive sides of situations even if you think that nothing is going right. Just think everything happens for reason .Things have to get worse before they get better.  But instead of dwelling on it you can accept it as it is and move forward

5) You can’t trust everyone you like. Don’t trust someone too fast. Wait a while before you talk about your secrets, work out who's real and who's there just to cause drama.

6) Always choose Paris. Don’t ever let anyone stand in your way between you and any opportunities in life because you'll always think about the' what if's'

7)Trust is the most important thing. Once that trust is broken it’s hard to gain back , no matter how much you want it . 

8) Not everyone is out to get you. There are some people that want the best for you . Most of the time we always hear things how everyone is out to get you and we forget that we all have people in our lives that want to see us happy

9) Saying goodbye is hard especially to someone who you used to be close to, but sometimes it’s the best thing to do. Move on from people who cause too much negativity, its best just to cut them out your life.

10) Most importantly , Forgive and Forget ( Take that how you want)

RIP Oscar de la Renta

Today , 21/10/14 is a sad day in the fashion world , Oscar de la Renta has passed away . I'm still in shock.When someone in the fashion industry dies I honestly don't believe it.I really thought he was going to be one of those people that just lived forever. Its going to be seriously weird no seeing his designs anymore and having someone else taking over the line ( if it happens). He was one of my favourite designers , and forever will be . He was one of the few designers that I get excited about and really anticipate seeing his designs during NYFW. A tragic lost to the fashion world

RIP Oscar de la Renta

UPDATE : Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

I don't think I'll ever understand guys , there so confusing . One minuet they want to talk to you , the next they don't and then they get mad because they have stopped talking to you even though they were ignoring you in the first place. Ughhh . Or they will only talk to you when there drunk . I dont know if im being naive but i also fall for it because i always think people are gonna change . Im starting to think that all guys are idiots , they cause so much drama . Definitely just going to stick with the hockey girls on nights out because it's so much less stressful to hang out with the girl than go get involve in messy boy drama , ive had enough of that over the past year.  

One thing I've learnt in the past year is that there not really worth it . Honestly take it from me , there not worth falling out with friends over or losing friends  for . I've made some horrible mistakes with my friends over guys that I wish that never happened . I know it sounds really cheesy but your friends will always be there for you no matter what , guys will just come and go . When things go wrong with guys you will always need your friends there. I've learnt this the hard way. Just don't abandon your friends , friendship should always come before relationships . I've missed out on so many things just because of a boy , looking back on everything I regret so much . I let both my friendship suffer and my work suffer to and was it really worth it in the end ? No Not really . Then why do I still care about someone who doesn't care about me ? On the other hand why should i care about him. I'm will be stupid if I let a boy effect my degree. Is he really worth scarifying a 1st for . I honestly don't know anymore . I'm so torn . Help ? 

Any excuse for a LC gif 

The British Tag

I have been loving The British Tag' that has been going round YouTube recently and I had to do it on my blog. 

1. How many cups of tea do you have a day? How many sugars? I only have one a day and that's on a good day . I don't really like drinking too much tea . That sounds really Un -British of me. When I do have one I nearly have 1 1/2 sugars.

2. Favourite part of your roast . Definitely the roast potatoes and gravy.My mum makes the BEST roast potatoes . Always miss a good roast when I'm at uni , I don't even try attempt it here because I'm useless at cooking. Roast dinner just make you feel all warm and cosy especially during the winter when its cold.Could really do with a roast right now.

3. Favourite dunking biscuit. Has to be chocolate digestives. Everyone knows why. Enough said. 

4. Favourite quintessentially British pastime? Watching the Wimbledon final  with strawberries and cream and an ice cold cider.Also summer BBQ's in the rain .

5. Favourite word? I say 'Mardy'  a lot . I think it's a midlands thing because I always get asked what it means( it means grumpy by the way) . I also say trampy  (acting like a tramp) a lot . I don't think it's a real word and I've probably just made up. 

6. Cockney rhyme slang?  No . I have no idea . Next question .

7. Favourite sweet/ chocolate I love Rhubarb and Custards .They remind me of my grandma and being at her house. Oh Fruit Salads and Black Jacks to.

8. What would your pub be called? The Ivy Rose . That sound like a pub right ? It will be covered in ivy and roses , hence the name , and it will have a cute little beer garden with a play area for children .

9. No.1 British person. The Queen ! Basically the whole royal family. Also Mary Berry.

10. Favourite shop / restaurant? I literally shop everywhere but I really love New Look and Topshop they basically make  up half my wardrobe .They have cute little vintage shops to in Lincoln which I like to look in .I also love Next to ( not just because I worked there ) . I love all their home stuff. 

11. What British song pops into your head?  Has to be Spice Girls Wannabe . The song of my childhood.

12. Marmite? I've never had it but I'm pretty sure I would hate it.

50 Random Facts Tag

Basically this tag is going around YouTube and thought it would be a good idea to do it on my blog so you can all get to know me :)

1. My older sister chose my middle name and I hate it (Its Jane by the way)

2. I have 1 older brother and 2 sisters. One is older than me and the other is my twin sister.

3.I am the older twin by two minutes.
4.I am kind of shy but I like going out and meeting new people .
5.I hate being on my own . I can't be on my own for more than an hour , I always have to be around people .
6.I over think things way too much, which is why I can't be on my own for too long.
7. I'm pretty much obsessed with sock and pyjamas. Every time I go shopping I have to buy new socks and pyjamas. 
8. I have a love /hate relationship with horror films. I'm always in the mood for a horror film but hate having to sleep after. I sleep with the light on after watching a horror film.
9. I am single.
10. I have four piercings (Ear lobes, Ear Cartilage, Belly Button and Nose) 
11. I have one tattoo (flying birds on the bra line). I'm planning to get a second one done at Christmas.
12. I always get angry at my mum for not putting me in dance class when i was younger .I wish I could dance. 
13. I'm the clumsiest person I know. 
14. I broke my nose once on a night. It’s not a good story. I basically passed out while being sick over a toilet and slammed my face on the seat and floor ( it’s my favourite story to tell new people because I say I got into a fight) 
15. I got a black eye at work. Again it’s not a good story (told you I'm really clumsy)
16. I'm either really early for stuff or really late, there's no in-between.
17. I can’t start any of my uni work unless my room is super clean.
18. I worry a lot. 
19. When I don't play hockey I get really stressed out.  
20. I hate losing contact with people 
21. I will listen to a song I really like on repeat until I don't like it anymore 
22. I'm easily distracted
23. I drink way too much Coca-Cola. It’s pretty much an addiction which I blame my media teacher because she would always bring it in for us every lesson.
24.I study Advertising and Marketing at university but wish i chose something different like Law, Criminology or Forensic Science.
25. I love crime documentary which is a little weird. 
26. I'm easily distracted.
27. When I was younger I wanted to be model after watching Americas Next Top Model, and then realized I had to be realistic that it was never going to happen.
28. I was going to be in film when I was a baby but I didn't have the right hair colour for the part.
29. I have a fear of flying 
30. I want to go travel after university (Hard when you have a fear of flying) 
31. I've been told that I’m too nice, which I don’t know if that’s a compliment or insult.
32. I tend to get on better with boys than I do with girls. 
33. I don’t think before I speak.
34. I'm always changing my hair colour.
35. Up until recently I had never used a washing machine.
36. I am 20 years old 
37. I'm terrible at cooking.
38. I pretty much hate the smell of coconut after a bad experience with Malibu (see 14.)
39. I love winter but I hate being cold.

40. I love Disney films.

41. The Lion King and The Little Mermaid are my favourite Disney films. 

42. I still haven’t learned to drive.

43. My last job was working in retail.  

44. When I feel comfortable around you, you will probably think I am a complete weirdo. 

45. I take too many selfies 
46. As much as I really dislike the Kardashians I love watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
47. I pretty much live in my pyjamas. Unless I’m going out somewhere i change into them as soon as I get back from uni. 
48. I've started getting into the habit of bringing random stuff home from nights out, practically people's glasses.
49. I still suck my thumb. Don't judge me.

50. I've never had a pet .

Monthly Favourites

Every month I'll be reviewing and blogging about some beauty products, clothing and other random stuff that I've really liked that month. 

The first product that I really love is the Rimmel Lodnon Scandeleyes Mascara in Extreme Black. I’m literally obsessed with mascara , I can never use a whole tube before buying a new one. I'm always buying mascara . I first used this back in my first year of uni and fell in love with it ever since. I've recently re-purchased this before going back to uni because I knew it would be reliable during freshers week . It definitely gives my lashes a more  volumized look and leaves them clump free.

Collection Luscious Lashes Natural is another beauty product that I'm loving at the moment. I don't normally wear fake eyelashes on nights because I never thought they suited me , but I picked these up spontaneously because they were on offer at the time. They're really affordable at £2.99 which is really good considering I don't wear fake eyelashes and trying them out. I would really recommend these for first time users or for people on a budget because they are really good quality and easy to apply(If I can  apply them anyone can do it ).The only issue is that you do have to apply quite a bit of glue for them to firmly stick ,especially in the corners. But they are re-usable , although I have had to re-purchase them a few times because I'm forever losing them on nights out (my fault not the products) 

One of my favourite hair care products ever is Batiste Dry Shampoo , so when I heard that they have a dry conditioner I had to try it out. I don't know why but I find the concept of dry conditioner a little weird but I guess it's pretty much like a leave in conditioner. Just like their dry shampoo it smells really nice but a little artificial. It did leave my hair really smooth and shinny though .Because I have dark hair I was worried that it would leave  white 'dust' in my hair but it didn't which is a bonus. 

I'm really lazy when it comes to my skin care routine. Its really bad to admit that but I never find the time to do everything and being back at uni my skin care routine is just one more thing I need to remember to do.Also I dont like the thought of using too many products on my face , so Nivea Daily Essentials 2 in 1 Cleanser and Toner is perfect. Being a 2 in 1 product means I'm using less products on my face and I'm cutting down time on my skincare routine, which means I have more time for to get on with my uni work( suppose to be anyway). I think having a good toner and cleanser is really important especially if your skin isn't in a great condition . This product makes your skin look and feel really fresh and soft . I pretty much use it both in the morning and at night and it lasts for ages as well because you only need to apply a small amount of it . I really like the smell of it too. It smells a bit of sun cream which is weird but it always reminds me of summer. 

I'm loving the fact that it is Autumn because I finally wear my White Faux Fur Headband from New Look which I bought this  back in mid September. I saw it in store and bought it because I was scared by the time Autumn came around it wouldn't be in store anymore. I was really excited to wear it the other day because it was finally cold enough to wear it . The only problem was that it was raining outside and I didn't want to get it wet so I just wore it around the house. Its so soft , I love it . Definitely going to be wearing all winter.

The first non fashion / beauty item on the list is the TV series Fresh meat. I discovered this when I got Netflix when I got back to uni. I must of watched 2 series in about a day, It's a seriously good handover cure . I love everything with Jack Whitehall in , he never fails to make me laugh.So happy when they put series three up but I'm feel lost now that I've watched all of them now.

The second non fashion / beauty item that I've been loving this month is Ariana Grande's new album (My Everything). I didn't know what to expect from this album and it didn't disappoint , its probably my favourite album that I've listened to in a long time. I pretty much love every song  . Its constantly on repeat when I'm doing my uni work . She has definitely ditched the Nickelodeon/Disney image that she had in her previous album for a more grown up and honest image. Highlights on the album:  One Last Time , My Everything, We Try , Just a Little Bit of Your Heart ,Problem & Break Free. 

Disclaimer : all views our my own opinions