New Video!

So this is more of a fun video today that I filmed with my friend on her Mac. can you guess what it is yet?

I left the footage with her to edit when she put it on today I had no idea how she'd edited it! But I was really happy with what she did!

Here it is!! PhotoBooth Challenge

Hope you like it!

Stay Happy!

Sarah

New Videos!!

So I've been behind on videos already and it's only 17th Jan....

So I filmed two at once to catch up!

Here is 2014!

And Winter Haul Part 1

Check them out and I hope you like!

Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!

Stay Happy

Sarah

New Video!

So for the money I got for christmas I bought some studio lights to make the lighting in my videos much better and they came yesterday so I wanted to try them out. And my brother is back from uni so I'd been wanting to do this tag for ages!

Hope you enjoy!

Brother Does My Make-up

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Sarah

American Gifts!

So I've been speaking to this girl over the internet for quite a while now after she started liking the pictures on my Instagram and things like that, and we've got know each other really well but the only problem is she lives in Indiana, America. I though it was awesome to have an American friend because I'm absolutely obsessed with America and I can't wait to come and visit.

Anyways so I missed her birthday and was late sending her and her twin sister a present so I eventually sent one over. I won't go into detail about what's in it yet but if you want to know, stay tuned. 

Anyways American postal service must be way better than English because her gift for me arrived two days after it was sent!

I rushed to open it because I was so excited! 

So inside there were all these goodies! She originally got my gifts back in July when it was birthday so she apologized for the summer clothes when it was freezing but I didn't mind, I still wore the top today for college.

So the top is an Indiana Hoosiers basketball top which is her states basketball team. I absolutely love it, it's perfect! She also got me a Vera Bradley bag which I've never heard of here in England and it's so pretty! I can't wait to use it in summer and on my holidays.

She also sent me a printed 1D picture that she took herself at her concert which is something that we both have in common. She also put in there a bag with a $2 note in which is apparently quite rare, and also a nickle, quarter and a penny. 

The rest of it was little letters that were really nice and heart felt. I got a sheet with her daily newspaper cuttings and things from their basketball team. I also got a letter from her and her sister, they even invited me over to stay with them. Hopefully I will be able to sometime, or she could come over here!

So when she gets my package I'll do a blog post about what I sent to her which I super excited for her to open!

Stay Happy

Sarah

Christmas Presents and Winter Sales

So Christmas had been and gone so I thought I'd show you what I got for Christmas this year!

(This is in no shape or form me bragging about what I got but I just want to show some of my favourites)

I've also thrown in some of the things I've bought over the holidays too, although I haven't been shopping much.

So firstly I got this set of 10 Revlon Top Speed nail varnishes. I thought when I first saw these that they were an odd mix of colours as they didn't really match but I love them all individually. I think my favourites are the far right one called Royal Blue, the one next to that called Cloud and the one fourth from the right called Mistletoe. Most of these varnishes are glittery and I can't wait to use them all!

I also got some more nail varnishes from No7 in a set called Fingers and Toes. I can't wait to use all these pretty colours.

And finally I got this Barry M nail varnish which as you know is my favourite brand. This is one of the special ones with like metallic strips inside. I think this will look nice to spruce up a plain colour.

I bought these shoes in Tescos of all places! I never usually thought that Tescos would sell things like these but when I was mooching around the sale items a size 7 caught my eye and I was gutted that I couldn't find any others. But I kept looking and finally found the last pair which were luckily a size 6. They were originally £22 but I managed to bag them for only £7! Major bargain!

I actually bought this 'hat' in London before Christmas. I'd always wanted one and when I saw this one I knew I had to buy it. It keeps my head so warm and matches all of my clothes.

I got this perfume for Christmas too which is the Katy Perry Killer Queen one. I had the Lady Gaga Fame last year and absolutely loved it but I wanted something else. This isn't fruity or sweet, it's quite musky and 'sexy' if anything, and I absolutely ADORE the pretty bottle! It also wasn't expensive.

My mum bought me this book and I can't wait to get started on it when I have time!

I was probably mostly excited about the Real Techniques set that I also got. I'd been nagging my mum for it for ages but I didn't expect her to get a full set, only one brush. They're dirty already too because I've been using them non-stop but they're just so soft. Really good at applying make-up and I highly recommend them.

I also got these two MUA palettes. I think everyone knows that I've kind of started collecting them now but they are just so good. The colour pigment is amazing compared to the price of £4-6 which is insane for 12 pigments. I have many different ones now, mostly neutral so I was happy to get the bright sparkly one.

You can never have Christmas without the body lotions and scrubs. I got a Gok Wan set with a body wash, shower scrub and body lotion. I also got from the No7 set Softening Foot Balm and Revitalizing Hand Saviour. And then my best friend got me the chocolate and vanilla hand lotion which smells amazing!

I also happened to get two onesies. A red and cream candy cane style one and a Primark dinosaur one that matches my brothers!

I bought this playsuit today from Liverpool. It's a really pale blue colour which I didn't think would suit me because of my hair but I think it looks quite nice. The back ties up aswel which made me love it even more. It's also the first playsuit I've ever owned. And I have a feeling that this pale blue is going to be very in style in spring and summer.

This book is absolutely amazing. Written by two sisters, they list millions of different inspiration and ideas that can help you in your photography. I've been in a bit of a rut lately with my photography so this book has been great at helping me out with my ideas.

I also got other bits and bobs like hair stuff, scarves and a new hairdryer which I'm grateful for. With my money that I got too I'm going to buy two softbox lights so that I can make my videos a lot better with amazing lighting!

I love seeing what people got for Christmas and I hope everyone got what they wanted!

Stay Happy

Sarah

2013 Review Part 2!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I didn't have time to put this post up yesterday so I'm doing it now! Wow it really doesn't feel like a new year but this year is going to be amazing!

So I'll carry on where I left off which was July.

July:

In July I did most of my AS exams and finished my first year of college on a high note.

I then spent some time doing my videos and I uploaded these three with my best friend:

Cotton Wool Ball Challenge

Best Friend Tag Pt1

Best Friend Tag Pt2

I felt I was getting better at the whole videoing process but that my videos were still really long.

I then went on holiday with my family to Fuengirola. I had a really good time, and the place is amazing and the hotel was great, they were a good family hotel with loads of things to do throughout the day.

Here are some pictures:

Also whilst I was on holiday it was my 17th birthday so I had a great time by the pool and shopping to celebrate :)

I even opened some presents by the pool

When I got back I filmed another video doing my make-up routine. I should really update this because it's changed so much and I hardly use any of these products anymore.

My Make-up Routine

It was on my summer bucketlist that you can see here>> Summer to go to a beach so when I got back I planned to go to Blackpool with three of my friends. We got the train which was exciting because I hardly ever get trains. When we got there we were very touristy, we played miniature golf, ate fish and chips, went on a little boat on a river, walked down the pier and had doughnuts and then went on the beach. Unfortunately it started raining pretty heavily but we didn't let that stop us!

August:

In August I carried on with my bucketlist, tie dying loads of clothes. I bought lots of tops from Primark in different styles and some clothes dye from Wilkinson's that wasn't expensive at all and we set out to do it.

Check out the blog post I did here >>>Tie Dying

I love the results!

I also did another shoot that is one of my all time favourites this year with my friends. I love using Tash as my model because she will pretty much do anything, no matter how horrible. Here are some edits that I love:

In the summer I kind of got my first job thing at a Country Fair that I go to every year. We went the second day and every single year I go to the archery tent because I absolutely love it. I was talking to the guy that was doing it and I told him that I come every year and he said that the usual people who work here can't work tomorrow so he asked if I wanted to work. I immediately said yes because he said I could shoot whenever I wanted. So the next day I worked with him, collecting arrows and teaching all kinds of people to shoot. I really enjoyed it and it was a great first 'job'. I also got paid really well too, which I couldn't really complain about!

Sept:

So in September I went back to college as an A2 student and carried on three subjects, media, photography and psychology. 

I filmed a Summer faves video here>>> Summer Favourites

In my media class we could choose what project we wanted to do so I decided to do a music video and so did my friend Robyn. So we decided to work together and we were quick to decide what song and theme we wanted to do before anybody else. 

So we got ready and filmed it quickly which was such a fun night. We filmed at Robyn's house and invited loads of people because we wanted a party vibe and I didn't know anyone but I met loads of cool people.

I also started my Photography Unit 3 which was based around Street Life so I took my brother and some friends out to take pictures of them skateboarding. Here are some I like:

I also had a free house one night so invited my friends round for a sleepover and we decided to play Slenderman. I did originally film the gameplay too so we could incorporate them both but unfortuantely it didn't work properly so I just edited the footage we got. I really enjoyed filming and editing this and it's absolutely hilarious to watch. Check it out here>>> Slenderman Reactions

I also took part in the Alzheimer's Society memory walk to raise money for the Society. I took part with my friends and I had a great time.

October:

So October was some of the first 18th birthdays of my friends and I was really excited but it felt weird that some of us were finally 18.

I also went to Vogue's Fashion Night Out in Manchester. I'd heard of it before but it's usually in London so this year I saw that it was coming to Manchester. I loved dressing up and going out and the places were amazing. I did a little vlog/update from then here>>> Update and FNO

I had a really good time with my friends

Me and my friends also booked the holiday that we wanted to go on together this year. Roll on Zante 2014! I'm really excited but nervous at the same time because it's the first time away without parents or anything but I'm excited to go with ten of my friends.

I also filmed two other videos:

My First Time

Pumpkin Carving

Nov:

In November I started a little project that already exists called Dear Photograph. It is made my someone called Taylor Jones and it's all about memories. Here is one I did:

In November we had also finished our media coursework. I'm so proud of this video and me and Robyn spent lots of time and effort on this. Please check it out, and give feedback, the more then the better our coursework will be! 

Madeon - Technicolour

I also went to watch Tyler Ward with my best friend. It was such a small gig, about fifty people there and it was also his last UK date which was exciting. I was a little nervous because I'd never been to a gig but I really enjoyed it! I vlogged it here>> Tyler Ward Vlog

Just when we thought that our media coursework couldn't get better we got TWO comments of Madeon himself! We sent him the video on Facebook and got this in return-

And then to make it even better we got this comment on our YouTube Video!

We were so excited we didn't know what to do with ourselves! This was definitely a highlight of my year!

I also filmed a November Favourites Video here>> November Favourites

Dec:

I filmed a Winter Lookbook in December that I'm actually really proud of. It turned out just how I wanted it too and I'm going to do a lot more videos like this in the future!

Winter Lookbook

And then you pretty much know the other stuff that happened. If you haven't seen my updated blog then check it out here>>> Christmas Time Illness

So finally here we are, 2014. This is the year of:

-18ths 

-Little Mix

-One Direction

-My 18th

- Zante 2014

-Start of Uni

and much much more!

I'm so excited for this year in terms of blogging and making new videos so bring it on!

Stay Happy

Sarah