BLOGMAS DAY EIGHT: LIST OF THINGS I WON'T EVER OWN ENTITLED 'WISHLIST'

Everyone has a few things they wish for over Christmas, don't they? What I have done is I made an online wishlist at Wishlistr, it is super easy and you can add links to everything you want! I have found that this way, I can give the link to my Mother as she was stuck for what to get me for Christmas! I also will find it satisfying to cross things off if they're received as gifts or if I buy them.

Samsung Galaxy S5 
I have had a Blackberry for two years now and it just doesn't do what I would like it to do! This phone is my dream phone as I just think it is stunning and does everything you could want and more! I know this is a rather expensive presents and I've never asked for something so expensive before which is why I do not expect I would get one. Though. if I open this present, I may cry...

A new coat
There are so many coats I want!! From Black to Camel to Grey... I want them all! I really like the 'Coocoon' style at the moment, along with the 'Boyfriend' and maybe throw in a biker jacket, eh? I am most likely not going to get any, so in the sales I'm going to have to pick up a couple aren't I?

Chunky Heeled Chelsea Boots 
Chelsea Boots go with almost everything and are a staple I do not currently own, as I love chunky heels, then it makes sense to mix the two together... These two make the perfect pair of boots and Newlook sell them for as little as £24.99!

Onesie
I have never owned a onesie and I feel deprived, there are so many I want but this one is just adorable! I always get Pyjamas in my stocking so maybe I'll get a onesie this year!

Real Techniques Brushes
I currently only own two, I want to build my collection up, I want the Powder Brush, Core Collection, Eye Starter Kit and the Lash-Brow Groomer. After that I can start to get more and more until I have them all, Wooo!

MUA LUXE
I have to say, their products aren't exactly renowned for their quality, but I have heard great things about the LUXEs. With high staying-power and pigmentation, leaving a matte finish they're everything I've been looking for in life. For £3, you can't go wrong, can you? I may buy myself the whole collection as there isn't a shade I don't like!

So they're just a few of the things, some on my Wishlistr, some not!

What are you hoping for this year?

Amy
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BLOGMAS DAY THREE: NOVEMBER FAVOURITES

It's day threeeeeeee! I can't even comprehend how happy that makes me! We haven't really done a Favourites Post for a month or two, and as we're in that Blog-ey/ Christmas-ey spirit we thought 'why the hell not?' I'm not actually too sure how many I have, I've planned a couple,  but I'm hoping they come to me whilst writing. Okay, So I'm gonna get on with it as I'm just rambling on at the moment, woops.

Beauty
Forever Living Bee Propolis Creme - This works like a miracle... No word of a lie. I had this weird red, itchy dry patch of skin on my right arm, and for years I didn't know what it was, I had tried everything: extensive moisture, any product I could find online, etc. My Mother has a business called 'Bee Forever You' in which she sells the Forever Living products (shout out to my Mum because why not). She had this product which has been known to dramatically help Eczema, Acne and with one of her other products even Psoriasis, so me willing to try anything gave it a go, within two weeks, if that, it had all gone. It is so fab, I did stop using it and notice it coming back, but with continued use, it worked, and really worked. If you want any more information on Bee Propolis Creme or any other Forever Living product, you can E-mail me, or go to https://www.facebook.com/beeforeveryou

Forever Living Aloe Lips - So as some of you may know, I'm a bit of a lip balm junkie (sorry not sorry), and Forever Living do a lip balm, and it is the nicest lip balm I have ever used, no word of a lie... It really nourishes your lips and stays balmy on them for a while... It comes in a stick so that's always a good thing. I love it so much that I have even gone and bought some off my Mum for my friends for Christmas... Also you can contact me or go to the link above for details and ways to buy etc.

Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation - Guess who got Acne? Me, lol. The name 'Vulgaris' really is quite fitting. Got a wee bit sidetracked there.. My bad. Anyway, the extra dash of coverage within this foundation really helps, being a full coverage foundation means that I can hide behind it and pretend I'm flawless (you should try it, it's great). This foundation really is fab, it does last ALL day, I haven't tried it for 25 hours, but I have but it on at 7am and taken it off at 2 and it still look good. With other foundations I've used in the past I've found they don't agree with my nose and they seem to depart, leaving me looking like Rudolph. With this one, though it's Christmas, this isn't the case, and I'm super happy I have this foundation in my life.

Real Techniques Stippling Brush - Since Christmas (last year) I was always using my Expert Face Brush I soon wanted a change and in the Summer I became the proud owner of the Stippling Brush up until last month I was always scared to use it as it is supposed to create a lighter coverage, I don't feel that was the case. I feel it leaves my face looking airbrushed and lovely, also the brush looks cool. I would highly recommend this brush it's just fab.

Johnsons Baby Shampoo - I always knew you should was your brushes regularly otherwise its vile and just no. Yet only like a month or two ago I started doing it as regularly as once every 1-2 weeks, what I use is simply just this and some warm water... It's so effortless to wash your brushes regularly and with this shampoo it doesn't have any harsh chemicals to harm your bristles. Also, if you're as clumsy as me, it's 'no tears', so even if you have a 'blonde moment' and slip getting it into your eye, it won't make you cry, it's the injuries that'll do that for you!

Food (yay)
Quorn Scotch Eggs - So as of the 24th of October I became a Pescitarian, I have had plenty of Quorn products in the past but these are by far my favourites (hence why they're here). For those of you who do not know what Scotch Eggs are, they're little balls off egg bits, covered in sausage meat (in this case Quorn and topped off with bread crumbs! They're super delicious and as I refer to them (only in my head, shush) 'Little Balls Of Happiness'.

Onion Bhajis - Everyone needs a little Bhaji in their lives, I mean, I may be spelling it wrong but lets hope not. I'm fussy when it comes to buffets. as I hate having food that other people may have touched, so I'm picky with them, and sandwiches are a no-go, but Bhajis, well they're always taken, because they're fab.

Music
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down - Please don't ask me why, but this song always cheers me up, maybe it just reminds me of when I was younger at my Mum's, I do recall Oliver being an Arctic Monkeys fan? Maybe, I don't know. It came out 2006 so I would have been 7? Yeah, that makes sense!

So, they're November's favourites from the top of my head, what are yours?

Here's the link again to Bee Forever You: https://www.facebook.com/beeforeveryou
And my E-mail: amykayyspencer@gmail.com

TWENTY ONE DAYS

Amy

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BLOGMAS DAY ONE: CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST

So everybody has the songs that are incredibly over played without noticing, or they loathe at this time of year. Most, intact, all Christmas songs are over-played and you can walk from store to store and hear the same song ten times in different stores. I have my personal favourites and Michael Buble tends to occur an awful lot in my playlist, so here goes nothing.

Michael Buble 'Christmas' (Baby Please Come Home)
This has to be one of the greatest songs to come on in the car at Christmas. I have to admit, when it does, I erupt into song, much to my Father's discontent.

The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl 'Fairytale Of New York' 
Oh my, this song, this song has always been my all time favourite Christmas song. It's just so lovely to listen to, it almost makes you unwilling to sing along, which is rare for me!

Bing Crosby 'White Christmas' 
Isn't this song just marvellous? It makes you feel all warm and cosy inside and this is definitely a great one to sing to. I'm rather amused by how low my own voice can get to...

Gabriella Cilmi 'Warm This Winter'
Now this brings back memories! I don't know whether any of you reading this read any of our Blogmas' from last year? We both sang this at the Christmas Concert held at out school. This song is so lovely and cosy and her voice is amazing!

Band Aid 'Do They Know It's Christmas Time'
Yet another that brings back memories! So, a few years ago I had a solo singing this and we had to perform it in front of all of the school eating their Christmas Dinners... Turns out I get stage fright in front of people I know, so mid-line I froze and erupted into tears... Not my brightest move I have to admit. The reason I chose the original over the new one is I think you cannot beat this version, for me I think that the sound of George Michael (and other of course) this really makes Christmas and I doubt that will change anytime soon! But y'know, hats off to the other versions!

Andy Williams 'It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' 
Well isn't this just amazing? This song always makes me smile and happy, it's just one of those songs! It gets you ready for Christmas and it's just a classic.

Bing Crosby 'It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas'
This song is so cute! I love it, and I guess that's why it's on here? Obviously.

Shaking Stevens 'Merry Christmas Everybody'
Now this just screams Christmas, and Shaking Stevens? Well, need I say more? I think not.

Slade 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' 
I did used to want it to be Christmas everyday, until I realised the charm would wear off and it would be very expensive, also, what would you look forward to then???

Wham 'Last Christmas' 
This song is so fab! It's great sing really loudly to, and it's one of those you can't sound too bad with, so perfect for me! Woopwoop!

So they were my top 10 Christmas songs! What are yours?

I have also created a Spotify playlist of all of these songs and I'll leave the link below if you want it, I will most likely keep adding to it as the month progresses...

Christmas Playlist

Amy

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OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY

It has come to our attention that we are now one! Our first post was one year old as of yesterday. We just want to say a huge thank you to those of you that accidentally found yourself on this site!

In the past year we feel guilty that we haven't put a lot of effort into this blog... there's so many posts we've planned to do but haven't gotten around to do them and we both feel bad for that... We have had nearly 2.6k mistakes on here and we appreciate every single one of them!

We have come so far in the last year and have improved a lot! We have gotten better looking, if we do say so ourselves haha. That is pretty much down to puberty, and we are very grateful that it worked in our favour there! There's also more along the way (hopefully) so we shall mature more!

Our blogging skills have improved MASSIVELY, we now feel like we write posts that we'd read ourselves, and posts we can be proud of, just not enough of them! We haven't done a haul or beauty one lately though... Next on the list!

Our fashion sense has improved... Oh my goodness, I cannot stress this one enough! So, our fashion sense isn't as good as it could be (bc we're poor woops) but it most certainly has improved a lot in a year! Woohoo!

Our lives... Okay, so I know this sounds weird, but it genuinely has! We're much more interesting now (although, still not very) and we get up to much more nowadays! We have also both gained Nieces, just four days apart! So, that was exciting!

Music taste, last year, I was into all that crappy chart stuff, and since then I've been introduced to the likes of The Pretty Reckless, Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182, Bring Me The Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Pierce The Veil, You Me At Six, etc... The list could go on, a lot! I feel, really passionate about my music taste now, whereas before I was just drifting over the charts, and not really getting into the music like now!

There are plenty of other ways that we have improved, I liked writing this post as we both are guilty of dwelling on what we're not, rather than looking back on how far we are along into becoming what we want to be! I advise all of you out there, just to look back on you a year ago, and compare yourself!

If you are reading this, then we genuinely love you so much! Thank-you, and if you've been here from the start, or even just a couple weeks, wow... We can't see why any of you would want to but sure!

If you're still reading, then we want you to write one comment, just saying where you are from and how far you've come in the past year and/or what sorts of posts you would like to see!

Thank-you ever so much, and a happy belated birthday to Love And Other Ramblings

Amy

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VISITING CORNWALL'S SEAL SANCTUARY

So last week I was in Cornwall, we visited a lot of lovely places over the week but one of the ones that stuck out most for me was when we visited the Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall (as you can probably gather by the title of this post).

The Cornish Seal Sanctuary rescues around 40 pups each season. It rescues them and hospitalises them back to health before releasing them back into the wild, if they are found to have a problem that means they are not safe in the wild, they will then offer a permanent residency to the Seal. They help Grey and Common Seals (no they are not chavvy seals, just the largest group of Seals I suppose)

They also do the same to Sea Lions, Californian and Pantagonian, they're also just as cute! They also provide homes for other animals such as Penguins, Otters, Sheep, Ponies and Goats!

Seals are fast becoming my favourite animals, actually, scrap that, they are my favourite animals! I will attach a few pictures at the end of this post. Only of the Seals and Penguins, as I didn't charge my camera woops.

What are your favourite animals then?

Amy

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I never said they were good photos!

Lil' cutie.

He looks like he was having fun there!

Action shot #1 (pro. photographer right there)

Action shot #2 - looks like the pool is a cushion!

Chillin'

The penguins!

WHICH IS BETTER: HIGHSTREET POWDERS

Hola. So I have been thinking about dedicating a little bit of the blog to comparing products and sharing my views with all of you lot. There's nothing I like more than being opinionated and sharing my views on something! Now, what I compare can be anything from make up, to bubble bath, and to even food! Preferably food, it gives me an excuse to eat it! The things I will focus on most are their quality, and how they match up to what they claim to do on the packet. When comparing them, I will focus more on their prices, their wear, how it looks and quality again (if cosmetics) and the taste and prices for food. For other things I guess you'll find out when it comes to it, I like to go with the flow a little, haha.

As you can probably gather by the title, the first thing I am going to be comparing are high street powders. High street mainly as I don't have the money around for high end products, and I love a good bargain (who doesn't?). I am going to be comparing two Rimmel powders, Rimmel tend to get good reviews on their powders and that's why I chose them!

The first one is Rimmel's Stay Matte this powder gets tonnes of credit all over the Internet, and that's why I bought it in the first place! Before this, I wasn't really a powder-person and it really showed, my Oily skin was a lot more prominent, my make up just wasn't lasting, and I wasn't happy about the way I looked. I go. This powder really sets your make up and makes it last a lot longer than without, mine ended up lasting pretty much the whole school day, only with a bit of touch up needed under my eyes and in my T-ZONE. I highly recommend this powder to people.

The next one is Rimmel Clear Complexion. Now, with this it was more of a spur-of-the-moment buy, I hadn't researched this product at all, which is unlike me, as most of my buys are recommendations from else where and I research reviews all over the Internet. I bought this one as I liked the sound of the claims it made on the packaging. It claimed to minimise break outs and help stop them in the future. I have to say though, my spots are as bad as ever... This could be down to hormones though, but I have been using this powder for around a month, I wouldn't entirely blame this on my powder though, it'll be different for everyone!

Comparison wise, I prefer Stay Matte for many reasons, though I was using a tinted Stay Matte and prefer the Transparent Clear Complexion so when I get around to re-purchasing Stay Matte I'll get Transparent. Another thing I wasn't too keen on with the Clear Complexion was the fact that it was a lot thinner than Stay Matte it just ends up highlighting the hairs on my face, mind you, it did help me keep on top of sorting out my 'tash, always a silver lining, eh? I guess the fact that it was thinner was why it's supposed to be better for you? I don't know...

I have found that the wear on both of them are fairly similar, so not much problem there. This may sound silly, but I prefer the look of the Stay Matte only because it has the trademark crown and it looks so cute! Okay, I'm going to shut up now before I look even sillier... haha.

So as far as I'm aware, this is all I have to say about the two powders, tell me in the comments if you have any more comments on the two, and whether you like this little section of comparisons, and what do do next? Thank you!

Amy

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'STICKY CHICKEN' RECIPE

Hola! My family, after a lot of convincing have decided to trust me a bit more in the 'kitchen department'. They did used to let me cook occasionally, but I may have given them reasons to not trust me, twice. Once, I was cooking my Dad some soup on the hob, and left the hob on for 5 hours, woops. Another time is when I was cooking, I turned the knob the other way, to low, so you couldn't see the flame. Instead of turning it off... My Dad then came in from work, and for some reason put his oily work trousers on the hob and one thing led to another and my Sister had to retrieve them. I thought it was funny, they didn't so much... They didn't catch fire or anything though, they just gained holes where they had melted. My sister now claims to have 'saved our lives' everytime the mention of me cooking comes around, it's rather annoying actually.

So every week, on a Tuesday evening I cook a meal for the family. As it was my first week, I wanted to redeem myself by cooking something simple but effective. We always eat the same meals: Pasta bolognaise, Curry, Chicken & bacon and Casserole. Everyone in my family are on 'The Caveman Diet' where basically, they can't things like: Bread, Pasta, Rice, Potatoes etc.. So, I had to stay clear of those. Another issue is that my Step-Sister is a vegitarian, so I had to make sure I didn't contaminate her Quorn with meat. I did the same for her to, just with Quorn Fillets not meat!

 I decided I wanted something different, and I had 'Sticky Chicken' in mine. To be honest, I didn't actually know what it was, I had some sort of BBQ Rib sort of thing in mind, just chicken instead of ribs, I was wrong. To be honest, I still don't really know what it is, all I know is that it was VERY tasty!

You will need: (1kg of Chicken fillets and 2 Quorn Fillets)

4 tbsp of Soy Sauce
2 tbsp of Honey
1 tbsp of Tomato Purée
1/2 tbsp of Olive Oil
1 Garlic Clove (preferably 1 tbsp of Garlic Powder)
1/2 tbsp Ginger Powder
A few drops of TABASCO

This is sweet, so if you want it a little less sweet, lower the Honey levels to one, and if you want it spicier, add more TABASCO sauce. The reason it's better with Garlic Powder, as it's easier to mix in and marinate with.

Then what you need to do is mix all of the ingredients (bar meat etc...) in a bowl until it forms a marinade.
You then need to marinate your meats and leave it for a while, I left them for around an hour and a half and they were fine, preferably over night though, then you will get the fullest flavour possible.

Once you have left them for long enough, you can then start cooking them, use a shallow roasting dish, I don't know why, but that's what I used, then oven cook them on 180° for 50 minutes. 

Here's some pictures!

Before it was mixed...

Raw Chicken, ew...

Raw Quorn...

Not too pretty presentation though... but I served it with roasted veg!

So there you have it! If you are going to re-create this recipe and have a food diary with My Fitness Pal I have made a recipe for it on there, its called Amy's Sticky Chicken pretty adequate! Haha!

My family really enjoyed it too, the Chicken wasn't dry and it was VERY yummy, I want more, but with more chicken next time! It would also be lovely with rice and more sauce to drizzle over? Or noodles? Ooh!

If you have any ideas that are simple-ish for next time I cook for my family, please comment them below, or tweet me? THANK YOU!

Amy

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CHOCOLATE CORNFLAKE CAKES

Hola! As it's Easter, I decided to make some Chocolate Cornflake Cakes, they're SO nice and tasty, and SO simple to make! This recipe makes 50 cakes!

You will need:

50 Cake Cases,
450g of Cornflakes,
3 tubes of Smarties,
1 Tablespoon of Oil,
450g of Chocolate,
1 Tablespoon of Golden Syrup.

I realise that I've pictured 500g of Chocolate there, but I ate some as I was going along, my bad. Break up the Chocolate and put it in a glass bowl over boiling water, not touching! Add the oil whilst it's melting!

The oil makes it thinner, and easier to mix up with the Chocolate. Make sure you don't burn the Chocolate, it's ever so simple to burn it! In order to prevent this turn the heat off and remove the bowl once it's melted, no later! 

Once the chocolate has fully melted, add the Cornflakes! It's a lot easier to add them bit by bit, and i soon learned it's a lot easier to add half of the chocolate and then the rest later on when you add some more cornflakes.

                             

Mix it all together, if you like the mess, you can use you hands for this, I did that but it was so stressful, so the second batch I made, I used a wooden spoon thingy. If you're using your hands beware, it's a lot of hassle, and make sure you have your cases pre-set out.

Now you need to put them into your cake cases. I found that the easiest way to do this was using two teaspoons, but I did use my hand for a batch, but it looked really messy. 

This isn't the best picture as it's rather messy, but I think I got the point across. They were SO yummy and SO simple to make! I did run out of Smarties though, so I ended up putting one or two on each, so stock up on Smarties for more!

If you're going to do this at home, which I advise you do, tell us in the comments and leave a picture, or a link to a picture! I have made a recipe for this on MyFitnessPal for those of you with food diaries with that company. It's named Amy's Chocolate Cornflake Cakes and each cake is around 85 calories!

ENJOY!

Amy

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MARCH NAILS!

Hola, so I know last month didn't have one of these post and that is because I spent most of the month bare-nailed, so their sakes. The quality of my nails right now are shocking and I can't come to terms with why? I do everything in my nature to take care of them? So if any of you know about different nail strengthening ideas PLEASE tell me in the comments! Let's get on with this post then shall we?

All used with Sally Hansen Miracle Growth Base Coat and Maybelline 40 second top coat.

Primark Gold & Black with dotters

Ted Baker Black

I can't find the right shade, but it's a Tara's Talons polish.

Revlon Chroma Chameleon.

Collection Hot Looks Electric Dreams, OPI I just can't cope, George Sunset Orange, George Lavender Fantasy, Revlon Sweet Tart.

So, there you go! My nails from throughout March, though, I'm pretty sure I had more than that? Ah well! If there's any nail-related questions etc you want answering, comment below and I'll try my best to answer them!

Amy

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FEBRUARY FAVOURITES!

Aloha, we just want to start this off with a little 'Sorry Note'. Sorry that we haven't posted is so long, and we're a little crap at posting regularly... One reason is that we have no inspiration at the moment, and another is that we wrote a really long 'January Favourites' post and then deleted it by accident, and that put us into really bad moods... So, we're sorry! Right, lets go with this post then! This is only going to me my (Amy) favourites as Megan can't think of any... It's a stretch to think of some for myself... haha!

GOSSIP GIRL! Oh my, this show rules my life, I live to watch this show, yeah, that's another reason we haven't posted in a while too... If you watch it I'm sure you'll let us off... For those of you who haven't watched it, here's a quick synopsis: Set on the upper east side (New York). There's a blog going around called Gossip Girl and it just follows a popular group of people in a school, nobody knows who the Gossip Girl is, and people can also send in anonymous secrets, it reveals many scandals. Okay, so that wasn't really a synopsis, just the first series... haha, I'm coming to the end of series three so far, and my favourite character is Chuck, hands down... Ed Westwick is just perfection, and Chuck is just an even better version!

Hartley's 10 Calorie Jelly - Jelly is just so good, and I never really think of it when I think of puddings though... Megan introduced this to me, as she has it at her house. The Strawberry and Kiwi version is only 4 calories and is still really flavoursome! I can't wait to go out for my friends birthday, as we're going to an All You Can Eat restaurant and they have jelly, I think I'm going to eat loads of it! YAY!

Instagram - I realise this is a bit of a weird favourite to have, but I have a Blackberry and can't use/ upload to it, so I tend to use Megan's Phone/ iPad to post, not as frequent as I would like though... I get really addicted to it and then when I leave her house I get withdrawal symptoms. I think you all should follow me on there, I've started using it more in the last half of February, my name is @amykxy I'm on private but I accept anyone that isn't from my school or family... haha. Also whilst we're on the 'social media' topic, I've just made a new Twitter: @amykxy you all should follow me on there too! Thanks!

MUSIC - Throughout February I managed to gain a whole other music taste, I seem to be becoming more and more into more 'edgier' groups like: Sleeping With Sirens, All Time Low, The Pretty Reckless, Pierce The Veil, Panic At The Disco!, You Me At Six, Bring Me The Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Falling In Reverse. I mean, I don't like these groups as much as One Direction in some aspects, I don't obsess over their members, well, apart from Taylor Momsen, but she is just utter perfection. I don't even know the members of half of these groups, I just really enjoy their music!

So they are all of my favourites of February, they're not really like the last few months but hey ho!

Amy

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JAM TARTS RECIPE!

Aloha Beautiful people, we're going to try and do a 'baking post' every month! Is that a good idea? We LOVE baking, lets just say a lot... Haha. So today, we're going to show you our Jam Tart Recipe. This is really simple, especially when you're novices like us... and it only takes around half an hour all in all. You will need:

Jam (approximately one teaspoon per tartlet)
50g of sugar
255g of plain four
140g of marg or butter
6 tablespoons of water

This is for 12 tartlets (no tops). We doubled this recipe, and made extra pastry for toppers.

You then basically just do this:




Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5
Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl and rub in the marg until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
add the water tablespoon by table spoon until it is a moist dough
Grease a cupcake tray and cut the pastry.
Put the jam into the pastry and add the toppers if you wish
Bake for 12-15 mins

Here are pictures!

So there's our Jam Tart recipe, let us know in the comments if you are going to have a go for yourselves, and if they were better than ours, they probably will be as we aren't too great... and very messy... haha. Also tell us what other things in future you want us to do, we'll try pretty much anything! 

Amy & Megan

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JANUARY NAILS!

Aloha beautiful people! So, if you were here for blogmas, you would know about my nails, over January, I've had loads of designs. I've decided at the end of the month I will do a dedicated post about my nails! So, here's January's!

All of these had a Sally Hansan Miracle Growth base coat, and a Maybellene 40 seconds top coat.

 I used: a Primark set for the black and gold bases, and a Tecnic nail art set for the gold accents!

I used: Barry M: Berry, and a Bbox silver.

 

I Used: Barry M: Berry, and Sally Hansen Magnetic (can't remember the shade)

 

(I hadn't cleaned them up at this point!) I used: a H&M Sparkly Purple!

 

I had a break and just used a Sally Hansen Miracle Growth Base Coat!

 

I used: a Kelly Brook Navy and Revlon: Star for the accent nail!

 

Not great quality, but hey ho!

I Used: Collection Hot Looks grey and little 3D stars for the accents!

 



I used: a Chanel base and a Strictly Come Dancing top coat accent nail,

 wow, Strictly Come Dancing, I'm cool.

I used: Nails Ink Foils - Kings Street.

 

I used: Dollish Polish: Master Cheif and One Direction nail transfers, I promise I'm cool!

 

 

I Used: Beauty UK Polish (doesn't have a name)

I've no idea what I used, as it didn't have a label, clever me...

 

 

So this is all I had for January, well, all I photographed anyway, I'm really annoyed, as I've missed atleast 2 out, and they were really cool aswell! I hope you like this sort of post, as I may even do it every mont, what d'ya think? Tell me in the comments! Thanks guys!

 

Amy

 

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CAKE IN A MUG RECIPE!

Aloha beautiful people! Sorry we haven't posted in a while, we just ran out of ideas from posting so frequently, our bad!

So today, this post is going to be a cake in a mug recipe! This recipe is so quick and simple! It's great! you will need:

6 table spoons of self raising flour,

2 table spoons of milk

2 table spoons of butter or oil, oil works better,

1 egg,
3 table spoons of sugar,
Chocolate if desired

You then shove all of the ingredients together in a bowl, and cook for 5 minutes! If you take it out and its not cooked, then cook for longer, obviously... And remember that it won't be golden brown, as a microwave oven doesn't get hot enough for that chemical change to happen, wow, going all science on your asses... Haha.

Although it says 'cake in a mug' this recipe always is perfect for a bowl, what we do is bake in a bowl, then flip it over onto a plate! Or in several mugs? A lot of the chocolate goes to the bottom, so you are then greeted with melted chocolate on the top, mmm.

This doesn't look too great... But it tastes amazing, mmm!

So that is a quick post done, sorry again for taking so long to post! Hopefully it won't happen again! Do you like the baking posts? Tell us in the comments or tweet us (links page) if you like this sorta thing? Or what posts you want us to do? We want to get to know some of you, so speak up! Or type up? PLEASEEEE!

Also, a quick question: What is your favourite soup? We're having soup the other day, and I had Oxtail, whilst Megan had this indian vegitarian one, obvuiously, so we just want to know what your favourite soup it?

Amy & Megan

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END OF AN ERA!

Aloha Beautiful People, this is just gonna bee a wee post today, sorry!

So I'm basically just going to tell you that I have just finished my singing lessons! I had an amazing teacher, she was called Tara Mathew, you may know her, she's had a few singles released, she's amazing at singing! Seriously! I had my lessons for over a year and a half

I'm really annoyed now, whilst writing this, the computer spazzed, and now I have to re-write everything! DAYUM!

One of the reasons I decided to quit was because I'm failing school at the moment, although thats most probably to do with my lack of concentration, I have the concentration span off a giggly toddler, no exaggeration. Also the fact that I tend to blog whenever possible... Yeah, I now see why I'm failing school... Great! Don't worry, I'm not planning on stopping blogging any time soon... Promise!

Yeah, Back on track! See what I mean now?! Tara has helped me with SO much, she's extended my available range by miles, and my confidence has boosted too! I feel as though I could get up tomorrow, and perform to thousands, unless it was people I know, that's a no go area me thinks.

A few years ago, I had a solo and we had to perform to the school, and all my friends, I managed to stutter a few lines, and then I burst into tears, all facts! My friends still take the pick out of me now!

Although I'm technically (better range, able to hold notes longer etc...) I still sound like a drowned rat, and am so sorry to any of you that will hear me sing, whether it's in the past, or in the future!

Another reason I felt the need to quit, was to do with my Duke Of Edinburgh Award I'm currently under going the Bronze Award, and had completed the desired three month period! I'm also going to the gym for the Physical Section and i have no idea what I'm doing for the Volunteering Section! I HAVE NO TIME!!!

I now realise that this post is starting to become a lot like that first post of our, oh, the joys... If you could die of humiliation, I'd be gone a long time ago! Sorry to all of you that have read that post, also a big thankyou to all of you that read that post, that would mean one of two things: a) You've been here from the start, ot b) you went through and have read all of our posts!

So this is all I'm going to bore you with for today!

Bu-byee!

Amy

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MY FAVOURITE BLOGS!

Aloha Beautiful People! So I seem to have the bloggers block, is that a thing? Well, it is now! So I searched the Internet for inspiration for posts! I'd like to think this was a beauty blog, but it seems to just be a bit of everything these days! favourite

I came across this site:Floral and Freckled that link will take you to the inspiring post! It's 20 post ideas for beauty bloggers, perfect I thought! Number four is to tell you guys about my fave blogs at the moment... Here goes nothing!

The Beauty Department- This is a beauty blog, and they post daily! They give me LOADS of inspiration for makeup, nails and hair! They have done a post on pretty much everything beauty related under the sun! They even taught me how to wash my makeup brushes! They're just amazing and would totally recommend to anyone, especially a beauty novice like myself!

Zoella - Now, Zoe doesn't post very often, and I don't mind that, she also has a YouTube account which is also fabby! She posts about almost anything... She has hair posts, life posts, fashion posts! She started her career on her blog and she is what inspired us to start blogging! She is now very successful, so, it cant be that bad, can it?

Sprnkle Of Glitter - This ones a lil bit different, she also does baby posts, don't get the wrong idea, I'm 14, so not ready to even think about the idea.. But I just really enjoy reading her baby posts, as well as all her other posts! She is also a very active blogger, which I love! She also has a YouTube!

Tanya Burr - This is another one that also does YouTube! She is a makeup artist and is starting to post more regularly, which is fab! She does lifestyle posts as well as fashion and makeup and she is who has inspired me to train as a makeup artist!

So these have been my top blogs! What have yours been? I also just want to thank the blog that gave me this idea, not that she'll see it, she's probably a famous blogger... Ah well, we can dream!

WE GOT TO 1.5K!!! This is amazing, and we just want to say a huge thankyou, around a month ago we hit 1k! Hopefully we can carry on the 0.5k-a-month trend! It just makes us so happy to know we're not just writing, that people are actually reading this! So, just thanks! We love you all! A LOT!

Amy

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QUICK QUESTION!

Aloha beautiful people, this is just a weeny post to as you how often we shoul post? Not everyday, that's hard, and not every other day? Also, is there like set days you want us to post? What works for you? Respond in the comments or tweet up (in the links page) Thankyouuu!!

CHRISTMAS SALES HAUL!

Aloha beautiful people!

I absolutely love the fact that after Christmas there are huge sales in EVERY store! I take full  advantage of this! I'm at that age where no body really knows what to buy you, and as I don't see very much of most of my family I tend to just get money or vouchers, so the sales are perfect!

So today, this post is just going to be about what I have bought! I'm really excited about some of these items too!

This is a plain white T shirt from Primark but it's been pressed so it has a pattern across it! It's really cute and I've had my eye on it for a few months, so I decided to buy it! Oh, the joys of Christmas! It was only £5! BARGAINOUS!

This can only be described as 'beetle-like' 'cause as you can see, it is multi coloured, like beetles! I'm so clever, I should totes get a nobel prize or something, watch out Steven Hawkins, is that how you spell it? Anyway, this was half price at an amazing price of just £3 from Newlook!

Oooh, I wonder what these are? TISSUES! I was all sniffly and had the dreadded cold, so I wanted a handy tissue cube, and when we were in Wilko, we saw these for 75p! So my Sister bought me a box! 3 ply! 

When I went to my Mum's stupidly, I only took my 'UGG' boots with me, so I decided to buy some more, and I came across these, I just thought they were so cute, and a bargain, only £10! They were from Primark though, so the price probably reflects the time they will last... Ah well! enjoy it while it lasts!

I'm also going to use this picture for the socks, they're so cute! They were £4 from River Island!

I love this jumper, it's snug in all the tight places, and the perfect length, as I can ger it over my bum too! It goes with a lot too! As I'm writing this, I realised we were watching Catfish I love that show! Sorry, had to... Back to the jumper, It is an AX Paris one, bought in Newlook for only £15! YAY!

I love tartan scarves, and I was actually after a red one but I saw a little shop and inside everything was one or two pounds. So obviously, I had to buy it! TWO POUNDS!!! Megan gets annoyed at me when I go on about how cheap it is... woops!

I have a wedding to go to in a few weeks, and I needed a dress! I have Newlook vouchers, so I searched there, I had been on the website previous, and found a really pretty one, but just my luck, it wasn't in store... Yay. But then I came across this one, an was similar to another I had seen, so I chose it. I have to admit, I'm not certain on it... It's a bit late now though... Aparently it looks okay though, so all good! This might sound weird, but: it's longer than I expected. don't get me wrong, I didn't want a mini dress or anything! Haha. It was £14 from Newlook

This beautiful thing is one half of my amazing pair of shoes, Megan first intoduced me to these beauties and I've loved them ever since! They weren't the cheapest thing I've bought, coming in at £35, but I don't care, I love them lots and lots! My family don't like them, but I don't care, I love them lots! They were from River Island!

I've never tried magnetic nail polish before and wanted to give it a go! It's a bluey-grey colour and is sparkly! It was only a pound! Which is a lot cheaper than anywhere else on the market! It's from poundland, I love poundland, 'cause they sell loads of good brands! Brilliant!

I also have a coat, hopefully arriving soon! I have bought more, but it's all just food, and other things that I can't for the life of me remember! Tell me, do you like my shoes?

Amy

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TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!

Aloha beautiful people! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am back from my Mum's! I had a fabby time, and got round to seeing the whole family and meeting my beautiful niece for the first time! YAY! Today, as it's my first day back, I wanted to post, as its been a week since the last post! I'm sure you coped just fine! Sit pretty as I share with you my top five gifts!

I have been extremely luck as to have received everything on my list (blogmas day three) and am extremely grateful! These five aren't in a particular order, just what I have handy first!

REAL TECHNIQUES BRUSH! YAY! I have been given the Expert face brush from Megan and I'm SO happy! I love it so much it's unreal, so thank you Megannnnnnn!!!

LA VIE EST BELLE! This has to be the nicest perfume I have EVER laid my nose upon, it's a Lancome one and it has a beautiful bottle, and it's just amazing, I had the 30ml bottle, and a mini 5ml bottle, it's so cute! This isn't necessarily a winter fragrance but I don't care, I love it! Thanks Mummy!!!

FAIRY LIGHTS! I have literally just put these up and they're adorable! They have six different effects: on, flicker, alternates, flash, chase, gradual and crazy! They are also from my Mummy! THANKYOUU!

Mind that mess! Haha!

LED TEA LIGHTS! I got five of these unwrapped at the bottom of my stocking, so when I tipped it I was so happy! I'm not allowed normal candles 'cause apparently I'll burn the house down, pfft. Thanks Santa! ;)

MIDNIGHT MEMORIES! As you are all fully aware of now, I love One Direction, and I got the Midnight Memories CD for Christmas and I. LOVE. IT. It's topped the other albums, and has that extra bit of edge, which I love! Highly recommend this album! THANKS MUMMY!

So there you have it, my top five gifts, I expect most of you got the new XBOX or iPhone, but tell us anyway what your favourite gift(s) is!

Bu-byeee!

Amy

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