New Autumn Beginnings!

So it's been a while!! Actually it's been over a month! So disgraceful of me and I'm actually ashamed because I've had so many things happen in my life. 

Obviously I'm still settling into my university environment so that's taken a while to get used to, my schedule and living alone but I think I'm getting the hang of it.

I also feel as though I've sort of had an epiphany this week. I feel refreshed and like I can achieve anything. Blog and video ideas have been spurting out of my head so quickly I've hardly had time to write them all down. I feel as though I needed a small break from my blog and YouTube because I'd run out of ideas and lots of things got in the way. I had a few off weeks where I stayed in bed for most of it due to my anxiety and a horrible cold and I also started seeing someone so I spent most of my time with them.

But now I've been able to divide my time between my work and my hobby because I'm so determined not to give this up! Because I enjoy doing it so much. And yes I have a lot of work due soon but I think it's possible to balance my work and my relaxing time very well. 

So I am back on the scene so you'd better watch out for more blog posts and videos to be up soon because I'm so excited to get back into it!

Also if you have any promoting tips for my blog and YouTube, I'd be very grateful for your help!

As always, Stay Happy

Sarah

Would you rather?!

I can't believe it's almost been a month since I last wrote a blog post! I'm so ashamed! 

I have been pretty busy though, spending lots of time with my friends and family whilst I can, before I go to university at the end of September.

I also obviously had results day where I luckily got enough points to get into my first University of my choice which is Edge Hill University doing Film and TV Production. Then the day after I had V Festival in Staffordshire which was amazing.

YouTube Catchup-

Chit Chat Haul | Mac, Canon, Dixi

July Favourites

Try On Haul || H&M, Forever21

V Festival Vlog 2014

So I thought I'd get back into the swing of things by starting with a tag from another blogger. I recently read the Would You Rather- Beauty Edition Tag over on Touch Of Belle (Touch Of Belle) and I thought I would answer the questions myself!

1) Would You Rather... Lose all of your mascara, eyeliners, lipsticks and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

I would definitely rather lose all of my palettes and eyeshadows! I don't think I could live without my mascaras and lipsticks!

2) Would You Rather... Chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

That's easy! I would much rather never be able to cut my hair again. I want my hair really long any ways so that's sounds great to me!
3) Would You Rather... Have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

I would rather have a coral cheek. I don't think I suit pink as well as coral but I think it's still hard to find a nice coral colour.

4) Would You Rather... Have £1000 to spend all on clothes or all on make up?

This was a bit difficult but after thinking it over I would definitely rather spend it on clothes. As much as I love make-up I would just be able to buy all the clothes I wanted and that makes me happy!

5) Would You Rather... Apply lipstick as eyeliner or eyeliner as lipstick?

Definitely apply eyeliner as lipstick. You can find pretty much any colour eyeliner so it wouldn't be too bad.
6) Would You Rather...Only shop at MAC or Sephora?

It would have to be MAC. I just adore their lipsticks too much!

7) Would You Rather... Only use one eyeshadow or one lip colour for rest of your life?

Well I live for different lipsticks so it would have to be only use one eyeshadow.

8) Would You Rather... Wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

I pretty much wear all my summer clothes in winter anyways, just with tights or jumpers over the top so I would have to choose that.

9) Would You Rather... Have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Easily bright nails! I think they brighten up a whole outfit no matter what the season is!
10) Would You Rather... Give up your favourite lip product or favourite eye product?

I'd rather give up my favourite eye product because I really wouldn't be able to give up my favourite MAC lipstick!

11) Would You Rather... Only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

I wear my hair in a messy bun like a lot these days but I'm going to have to say a ponytail because I'm really not good at doing messy buns and it frustrates me when it all falls out! I'd rather keep it simple with a ponytail.
12) Would You Rather... Never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?

I can't even remember the last time I wore lipgloss so I would rather never use that again because I live for painting my nails!

13) Would You Rather... Shave eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in each day?

I would have to sharpie them in, but not very much. I think I would look absolutely ridiculous without eyebrows!

14) Would You Rather... Live without make up or nail polish?

As much as I love my nail polishes I wouldn't be able to live without my make-up so I'm going to have to say live without nail polish unfortunately :(

So that's the end of the tag and I want to tag you lovely lot who read this because I think this is a good way to get to know a blog owner better! Comment if you do this tag too so I can see if any of our answers are the same!

Stay Happy

Sarah

New Video!

So this is my newest video and it's my first ever celebrity inspired look! 

I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out and I can't wait for the next one!

Watch it here!!

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 I managed to squeeze in a new video which so happens to be my November Favourites! 

Check it out here!

And there's going to be some special videos coming out soon too so make sure you subscribe!

Stay Happy!

Sarah

Update!

Wow it's been ages since I've written anything and it's not even that I don't have any ideas, because I have a page full of notes that I'm planning, it's just that I don't have any time anymore :(

I do photography and media in college so most of my free time is spent up working on my projects and I also have to squeeze my work in too. Luckily my new job is from home so I can choose my own hours but I still have to fit it in between college and things :( 

Hopefully I can do more blog posts because I want to start proper fashion blogging and reviewing. I also have lots of photoshoots like I'd like to share with you all too and loads of places that I'm going to in the future.

I am hopefully going to the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham in December and this week I'm going to the Vogue Fashion Night Out in Manchester which should be fun. Also because I have a job I can save my money up for these special events :)

Sorry for rambling but you will be seeing more from me from now on!

Stay Happy,

Sarah

New video!

So I did a new video yesterday! It's my Summer Favourites.

It includes all my things I enjoyed over summer and also some summer essentials that I used.

Go and check it out here!

Stay Happy!

Sarah

Outfit a day- Holiday version

So as you all know I came back off my holidays a few days ago. I had an amazing time and there will definitely be more posts about what I did there. But I decided to take a picture of each outfit that I wore that night to show you all my holiday clothes and outfits. So this is the first seven!

 This was the first day. I was pretty tired so I didn't do much with my hair or make-up, I just put my hair in a bun and applied some mascara. I wore a new white cropped boyfriend top from Primark and a long black maxi skirt from Shout. I also wore some white sandals from George.

On the second day I wore this new maxi skirt I'd bought before I came from Shout and it soon became my favourite piece. It's so nice and floaty, with a short skirt underneath. I paired it with a cropped grey top which I can't remember where I got it from..... I also wore a pair of black Toms underneath.

On the third day I wore my hair half up, half down, and my make-up was a subtle smokey eye with red lipstick. I wore the denim shorts that I made and a cropped lace top from Shout.I also wore my trusted converse and a pair of white Rayberries.( Can't afford real ones....)

On the fourth day I wore my DIY green top, with the bows on the back, with a pair of short shorts from New Look. I also wore my white converse.

On the fifth day I sprayed salt spray in my hair after I'd gotten out of the pool and let it dry naturally wavy. I then pinned up some parts of it. I wore a dress that I'd gotten as a hand me down, and my converse.

On the sixth day I wore my white cropped boyfriend top from Primark again and a pair of tied denim shorts from New Look. I also wore some red Rayberries and my white converse I got from Office.

On the seventh day I wore my grey cropped top again and my denim skirt from Topshop. I paired it with my converse and red Rayberries.

So in the next couple of days the second weeks outfits will be on :)

Stay Happy!

Sarah

Make-up Haul

Because it's been my birthday recently I thought I'd go shopping with some of the money I got. 

I bought this blusher from a shop in a market in town. It's a really cheap make-up stall with loads of high street brands for lower prices. I got this Bourjour Paris blush in the colour 35 Lune D'or. I think this was £3.50 which is cheaper than it's high street price. It's a really pretty iridescent pale pink colour with flecks of gold in it.

From the same stall I also got this w7 powder brush. It's really soft and good at applying powder. I can't remember how much it was but it was definitely under £3.00 which I think is well worth it.

I also got this Lipstick/lipbalm, which I already have one of. I already have Maybelline Colour Sensational in 910 Shocking Coral. This lipstick is more dense and colour pigmented. This one I've just bought was under £4.00 and it's more of a balm. Its the Maybelline Colour Sensational in 020 Tropical Pink and it's a very suble lip tint that stays on for ages.

The last things I bought were concealers. I bought a Bourjouis Paris illuminater for under my eyes for £3.00 and a w7 concealer stick for blemishes which was under £4.00.

After this I went to superdrug and saw this pink Barry M. I fell in love with it immediately. It's a very pretty baby pink in the Gelly Hi-Shine collection. It's called Dragon and it was £3.99 which is fab. I'll definitely be trying this out in summer!

Because I've just been on holiday my face is more tanned than normal and the foundation I have is too pale for my skin so I bought this foundation. It's the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation that so many people have told me to buy next. It was £8.99 and mine is in the colour Natural Beige. I love this already and it doesn't feel too heavy on the skin.

Stay Happy!

Sarah

30 Day Snap #3

Today was another average day. My days won't be very interesting until after Wednesday because that's my last exam so I'm free to do whatever I want after then. But today I did go shopping, for some necessities, my mum's birthday present but I also got dragged into the Superdrug 3 for 2 deal that's on at the moment. So bad of me! But it was things that I'd had my eye on for a while.

So this picture is a pretty average make-up photo. This is my new Maybelline Colour Sensation in 910 Shocking Coral. This was £7.19 from my local Boots store. These are apparently really similar to the Revlon  ColourBurst Lip Butter which I also really want to try out. The colour is just as it says, coral, a pinky orange colour. I really wanted a colour like this because they are nice and bright for spring/summer, and I really love the colour.

I also wanted one of these because I'm not too keen on full glossy lipsticks, and I don't really like lip glosses either but this a lip balm, so it's softer than a lipstick but still has good colour pigmentation. This is really pretty and I can't wait to wear it.

I also bought the Maybelline Falsies mascara, Flared, because I was running out of my current Maybelline mascara. This had been recommended to me so I thought I'd try it out. That was £7.99.

So that means that I got free a Collection Illuminating Touch Concealer in Natural 2. I really needed a concealer and I saw that Zoe Sugg has suggested Collection concealers. Although I couldn't find her exact one I thought I'd try a collection one anyway. It would normally be £4.99.

So other than that I spent the day in the sun revising with my friend and sunbathing, I've burnt again...oh dear.

Thanks for reading

Stay Happy,

Sarah

Hair!

Hey everyone!

So today I dyed my hair and I though I would share my experience with you and this is also a review for the Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL hair dye.

Firstly I thought I'd tell you about the dye. It was £4.29 from Boots in Manchester and the colour I buy is 92 Pillar box Red. I dyed my hair red from a light brown a few months ago, and I loved it. The first time I did it was quite dark though so each time I've gotten a brighter shade. I started off with the brand Ferriar and did the two red shades in that brand. Then I changed to XXL which I used last time and also this time. I used this colour again because I was really happy with the results and the brightness of the colour.

To start I thought I'd show you what my hair looked like before I dyed it. This was my hair today, about six weeks after dying it the last time. The colour is semi-permanent so I didn't really expect anything different.

My roots were pretty bad but I'm quite tall so my theory was that no-one was really looking at the top of my head anyway :) I know now that it doesn't work like that.

The ends of my hair were also pretty bad, it looked like I'd dip-dyed my hair brunette with red at the top. So I needed to concentrate on them.

In the pack you get a pair of gloves, which usually have holes in (I recommend using your own, these plastic ones get on my nerves anyway), two packs of lovely smelling conditioner and the tube of colour.

So the instructions say to wash your hair lightly with shampoo but I just wet mine because I'd washed it the night before properly. I then put a towel round my shoulders (wearing old clothes) and got to work. The colour comes out the tube kind of like tomato puree, that's the best I can describe it. It doesn't smell bad either like some hair dyes that give me headaches, this one smells quite nice. 

I started with the roots of my hair and then did the middle, making sure I got the back. I also did my fringe at this point too. And then I concentrated on the ends. I think I put the most on the ends because last time I didn't put enough on. Then with the rest of the colour I just touched it up and made sure everywhere was covered. I rubbed the dye in, making sure it covered all my hair and I left the dye on for thirty minutes and then washed it off.

I rinsed it thoroughly first, and then shampooed it, with my Pantene Colour Protect shampoo and then rinsed that. I then lathered it in the packet of lovely smelling conditioner and left it for about two minutes and then rinsed it all. I then added my heat protect serum, blow dried it and then straightened my fringe. And this was the result!

From these pictures it doesn't look that bright, that's just because of my crappy lighting but it looks better in person. I'm really happy with out it's turned out because you can never tell with hair dye what's going to happen. I'm also chuffed with the XXL colour because it's the brightness I want it. My hair feels so soft from the conditioner and looks in good condition too which is a bonus. There was no problems with the dye, except the gloves and that I would probably buy another box too, because my hair is quite thick and longish. But other than that its a perfect price, perfect colour and it's easy to apply! Highly Recommneded by me!

Thanks for reading,

Stay Happy,

Sarah

P.s. These are some better pictures of the colour of my hair. I'm also modelling my new headband I bought today. If you want to know where it's from and how much it was, follow and keep posted because I will be posting a haul video, including this headband! It was a great buy so keep your eyes peeled!

DIY Denim!

Hey Guys!

So when I went to get changed today I put a pair of denim jeans on that had gotten a hole in them quite a while ago. The hole wasn't particularly big but over time it's gotten bigger and bigger, so now it just looks like it's gaping, and looks a bit trampy so I decided to make them into shorts. I really wanted a pair of denim shorts for the summer, so I thought why not save some money and make them myself. I've made shorts from pants before so I thought I'd just show you how I did it :)

So from these jeans.....

to these funky denim shorts.

So if you would like to see the transformation just keep reading :)

To start the only things you'll need are:

A pair of scissors

And some chalk (optional but it just helps)

 The first thing you need to do with lay your jeans out flat on the floor facing up. Then this is optional but I don't like cutting the whole leg off at once so I fold the jean leg up at the knee so it creases and then I draw a line with my chalk where I want to cut it.

 and then this is the result. You could always leave the jeans like this with the 3/4 length. It's great for summer, and they're really fun to wear with a pair of dolly shoes or converse. 

 The next thing you need to do, preferably when you have the jeans on, is mark where you want to cut the leg off at. I recommend doing it a little bit longer than you want them to be, because you can always trim them to the proper length you want later on. Just mark the length you want with some chalk or a pencil.

And then you can take them off and draw a line the whole way across the leg. Then start to cut the leg across the line. It doesn't have to be especially neat because you can always trim them neater later on.

So after you've cut the front of the jeans, turn them over so they're face down and carry on with the same line along the back. If it helps draw the line in chalk first like I have done.

 And then just trim the edges to make sure they look neat. 

After you've done this, do exactly the same with the other leg, making sure the leg lengths stay the same. If you trim one side a little bit, make sure you trim the other side the same amount so they look even.

Eventually they should look something like this:

But as you can see from the second picture, the bottom of my shorts at the back is longer than the front so I took them off again and trimmed them down. I kept repeating this, trying them on for size, and then taking them off and trimming away some of the length until they were the size I wanted them to be. Eventually I got them the way I wanted them.

And finally, to finish them off I didn't want the bottom of my shorts to be straight, because they obviously look cut so I started to fray the bottoms. To fray the shorts I just picked at the white threading at the bottom, so it came out of place. This left the ends of the blue threads on their own, which made them look fuzzy. I carried on doing this all the way round the bottom of the shorts and got this effect:

You don't have to do this but I think it makes the shorts look a whole look better.

And there you have it, brand new looking shorts. These shorts are perfect for the summer or because the weather here in the UK is still FREEZING you can always pair them with some tights and a long sleeved tee. I can't wait to wear these and take them on my holidays, where I can wear over my bikini by the pool or on the beach. I'm getting way too excited!

So I hoped this helped if you were making your own shorts, and if you did, let me know how they went. But if you were just reading this for inspiration, I hope they inspired you to create your own. You don't even need a nice pair of jeans. I've used a cheap pair from a charity shop before or even hand me down clothes are perfect, you don't need to spend loads on a pair of jeans just to cut them up. I've had these jeans for years and I think they are finally worn, but not anymore! I can get loads more wears out of these shorts now!

Hope you like them,

Stay Happy, 

Sarah