Catch up

Oh, my God. I honestly didn't realise how long it'd been since myself or Amy have blogged, I feel so bad for neglecting it! I think though, that we have both been wayyy too busy to blog, especially on a schedule. I know that I can barely keep on top of schoolwork let alone running a blog as well and that's really sad... Sigh. Anyway, I don't now about Amy but I just try and keep as regular as I can because I miss blogging! Moving on, I'm going to fill you in;

1: School

I feel like I'm actually doing okay in school at the moment? Which is something I never thought I'd be able to say... My grades are pretty decent; A in Maths, A* in English (Literature and Language), Bs in Science, A in Media and pretty much Bs in everything else... I'm pretty happy with that! My school just recently had a mock week and it was the first time I actually tried, in previous mock weeks I had obviously tried but this time I really revised and it paid off! (I managed to get an A in Biology!) Despite my grades at the moment, I'm dreading exams as I have a feeling panic will overwhelm me and affect my grades massively... I really hope that's not the case but if I try my best then I guess that's all I can do?

2: College/ Sixth Form

In three months I officially leave secondary school! I honestly cannot wait, I'm really looking forward to it, not because I don't enjoy school (well, I don't enjoy the amount of stress and pressure it brings a long with it), but because I can't wait to be studying subjects that I love in more depth and being able to focus on them. I'm not 100% on where I'm going on what I'm taking yet but I've applied to a lot of place to keep my options open, but I think I might stay onto to do sixth form at my school as I they have the courses I want, I like all the teachers, plus there's an underlying sense of security and comfort which is always a good thing. Wherever I go, I' going to be taking either 3 or 4 A-levels; if I were to stay at my school to do sixth form, if possible, I want to take English Literature, Media Studies, Maths and Creative Writing. However, if I go to a college then I think I will be taking English Literature, Media Studies and Photography! I love all of the subjects previously mentioned and I'm looking forward to furthering my love and knowledge for them!

3: Life

So much has happened in the past few months... I've come out of a very long relationship, Amy has begun a hopefully long-lasting one, Amy finalised her decision to move back with her Mum in Redditch, we've both argued more time than we care to remember, I've fallen out with numerous and let a few go for good... Not going to lie, I'm not a person who particularly likes change but that's something you just have to go with as there's nothing you can do to stop it; change is inevitable. I know for a fact that I in myself have changed massively, especially in the past year, I'm not going to specify how as that's not really important nor is it relevant. I can feel myself changing everyday and growing, hopefully into a better person, I'm becoming less jealous and envious of others and becoming more confident in myself, I'm nowhere near actually have a sustained confidence in myself but you've got to start somewhere. I haven't been very happy lately as I've really been let things get to me and that's really not anyway to go about life so I think I'm finally beginning to ignore people who are thoughtless and selfish and focus on the people who care and aren't afraid to express love or clarity - those people are the ones you should surround yourself with, not the people who hurt you purposely or try to make you feel stupid or bad or put you down or anything that has a negative affect on you. Those people are not worth your time. I always let others affect how I feel and that's really not necessary - YOU are the only person who can control your feelings and emotions, no one else has the ability to do so. So if anyone, even if it's your best friend, is being small-minded or arrogant or patronising or anything that's making you feel down, pick yourself back up and remember that you are the better one.

Okay, so I kind of went on a bit of a tangent there but I definitely feel better now!  Here's a quote that On that note, here's a quote I feel very apt;

"Why not just say goodbye to the bad things? Say goodbye to all the times you felt lost. To all the times it was a no, instead of a yes. To all the scales and bruises. To all the heartache. Say goodbye to everything you really want to do for the last time."

Megan x

DECEMBER FAVOURITES!

Aloha beautiful people! It's December faves time! (cue for cheers). I don't really know what else to introduce it by? Let's just start!

AMY:

Beauty:

Clearasil Perfecta Wash - I've been buzzing about this to EVERYONE! Its so cool! Its basically a face wash/cleanser, and its in a machine, and its automatic! And awesome! I love it! It does dispense the 'perfect amount' of face wash and works in removing your makeup, it also says that its 'daily clear' I'm assuming that means that it fights break outs? Or clears skin? I'm not exactly spot free, but I do have a significant amount of less spots! I still have quite a few though, I'm not saying this thing is a miracle worker! Haha! When I googled this, it said it was around the £12 mark, but I got mine for £3! WITH BATTERIES! The refills are £2! That comes with 100 doses! BARGAIN! That was from Savers, branch here in the UK (at least, I think its only in UK...)

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - I had heard loads of great things from loads of my beauty guru's, and then Megan bought it, so I used it a few times off of her, and I liked it then! I was in dire need of a powder anyway, as I have oily skin, and the foundation I was using was only a cheap one, so it was very shiny too, that didn't help matters, since I've bought this, it had transformed my face, no over exaggeration, and it lasts five hours too! I'm so so SO pleased with this buy! When I bought this all of the Translucent was gone, so I bought mine in 03Peach Glow, its still so good, and doesn't make that much difference to my skin tone either! Definite buy, so affordable too! Only £4! BUY NOW!

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - Yes, more Rimmel, in fact they had a 3 for 2 on Rimmel in Boots, how could I resist? This was also one that I had heard from Beauty Guru's of mine, and also, I had it about a year ago, so I already knew I liked it! It was just a matter of rekindling that love! This foundation is great, it doesn't cake, and stays put! Great! The only fault was that the colours aren't too great, last time I had this, I got the Light Porcelain, and that was FAR too light, white almost, so I bought the shade up True Ivory, and its a wee bit too warm me thinks! But this is a definite for any makeup bag! As its drug store makeup, its cheap! So good for a budget makeup wearer (like me, I'm always skint) but I also remember Tanya Burr saying that it was similar Nars Sheer Glow, so maybe even perfect for you High End people! Buy, Buy, BUY!

Food:

Mince Pies - These were my life, and probably a total Cliche for a December Favourites post, but seriously! So yummy! If you know me, you will know that I eat A LOT, and these were no exception! In fact, I've been told that while people eat, they think of me, hm... A lot of people don't like them WHY?! But I like dried fruit, especially dried apricots, I don't know why I'm talking about dried apricots now, as I don't even think they're in Mince Pies? Okay I'll shut up now!

Film:

Pretty In Pink - this is an 80's film and it just great, I first watched it in December and I like fell in love with it, omg. Its just amazing, if you haven't watched it, watch it. I like those sort of films anyway, and I like the old films: Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman etc... Ermagherrd, it's so good!

MEGAN:

Beauty:

Lancome Hydrogen Moisturiser - During December I had only one beauty favourite and that is the French make up band, Lancome's, highly recommended moisturiser - Hydrogen! I can safely say it is the best moisturiser i have ever tried out, it absorbs easily, you don't need too much and it keeps your skin looking healthy and feeling healthy.

Food:

Cheese - This one's a bit weird, but for some unknown reason, over Christmas, I ate so much cheese! I especially like Blacksticks Blue. Cheese is great with grapes, apples, crackers or even just bread! Mmmm.

Film:

Elf - DUH! If you haven't watched this film then i suggest that you go and watch it right this minute as it is, without a doubt, the best Christmas film I have ever watched! It's hilarious, unique and good for the whole family! The storyline is unlike any other, and, above all, it's super Christmassy! I enjoyed sitting down in the evening with the Christmas tree lights and a nice cup of mulled wine and watching Elf - can you think of anything better?!

So that's the end of our december favourites - what are some of the things that you enjoyed during December? Tell us in the comments!

Amy & Megan

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TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!

Hola beautiful people! Ah, it's nice to be back blogging again! Today I am going to be sharing with you my top five Christmas presents! Can I just say that I am in no way bragging, I just thoight this was a nice post Chistmas thing to write about! I hope you enjoy seeing what I got and that you all had a lovely Christmas too!

1 - Topshop Coat.

I got the most gorgeous black boyfriend style coat from Topshop as a gift from my Dad, I absolutely adore it!

2 - ISWAI Ring.

I got the above the knuckle ring from Santa, off of the website ISWAI, I was very please as it's one of my favourite pieces from the site!

3 - Converse.

My Mum bought me a pair of black Converse and I was super happy as I have wanted a pair for ages! I'm in love with them!

4 - Real Techniques Brushes.

Santa bought me the Real Techniques Core Collection and the Stippling Brush! I love them both so much! At the moment, I'm using the Stippling Brush, the Buffing Brush and the tiny Concealer Brush the most! Definite must-have for make-up lovers!

5 - Money.

Lots of my family gave me money for Christmas as I have a very indivual taste and I ahev to say that I am very grateful for that! So far I have purchased Nars Sheer Glow, a beautiful tartan scarf, a skirt and some leggings. I plan on spending it all this weekend as me and a couple of friends are going to Exeter!

So those are my top five favourite presents - what are yours?

Megan

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BLOGMAS DAY TWENTY-ONE: FEELING HAPPY!

So this is a bit of a random post today but I didn't know what to write about so I decided to tell all you guys about certain aspects of my life that are starting to look up! For a while I've been very stressed due to school work and family and friend issues, but recently things have turned around a lot!

1: School

School has now finished as its the Christmas holiday's (eek) but I finally feel like I'm on top of everything. All the exams I've recently had, I feel like I've done well and any results I've got have been B+! I don't mean to blow my own trumpet but I am quite proud of myself and hope that over the next year and a half I can keep it up!

2: Friends

For some reason, probably because of all the stress at school, I seem to have fallen out with a lot of my friends, but luckily, we've all made up! All the petty little problems that seemed to matter so much to me a few weeks ago, don't matter at all now, and I can now say, I trust every single one of my friends and I really don't know what I'd do without them!

3: Family

In the past year, there have been A LOT of issues in my family, but they have all seemed to sort themselves out I the past few weeks and everyone seems to be a lot happier and in the festive spirit so yay! This makes me super happy as I love my family so much and wish them all the best.

4: KATRINA

I don't know if many of you know but one of my best friends (not Amy) moved up to Scotland a few years ago. Her name's Katrina and we've been best friends since we were 7. I went on holiday with her earlier this year and we had so much fun, but I was very sad when I had to leave her :( But now I am so happy as a couple of days ago, I found out that she coming down to Devon for New Years Eve and staying at mine, I'm so excited! She is honestly one of the best people in my life and I don't know what I'd do without her! I'm especially happy as I didn't think I'd be seeing her for a while, being that I we live about 600 miles apart!

So that's all the good things in my life right now and I can finally say and mean it when I do, I'm in such a good place in my life! This year has been quite difficult for me, but I can definitely say that I've come out of it stronger! And on top of all that, Christmas is in four days! YAY!

I hope you enjoyed this slightly different post, I'm going to end it with a quote I find very apt for this subject as, although I feel like everything's falling into place in my life, I know that will be more obstacles to overcome, but that's okay.

'Happiness is a mood, a feeling, a condition, not a destination. It's like being tired or hungry, its not permanent. It come and goes and that's okay, we all struggle sometimes.'

Megan

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BLOGMAS SAY NINETEEN: CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!

Hello! Just a quick post to show you some of my Christmas decorations! As you all know I LOVE Christmas so I love making everything super Christmassy!

I hope you like them! What do your decorations look like? 

Megan

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BLOGMAS DAY SEVENTEEN: CHRISTMAS CONCERT!

Hera guys, this is just gonna be a super short post as I am sooooooo tired! I literally just got back from our school's Christmas concert! It was so much fun!

Me and Amy are both in choir, in which we performed many songs, including All I want for Christmas is you, Let it snow, Deck the halls, Hallelujah and our own little Christmas medley! We also had our own solo song that we sang; Warm this winter, by Gabriella Cilmi.

It's safe to say that the past two days have been extremely stressful for the both us! We had to rehearse for choir, our own solo song AND I had to finish my science exam today! I've been so busy I haven't eaten yet, which is quite bad...oh well. 

Even though we were very nervous, we got up on stage and performed and I, personally, think it went great, I was a bit out of time at the start, but other than that, it was good considering how much we were both shaking when we walked on stage!

I had a really fun night, everyone was in really good moods and singing Christmassy songs and got me in the festive spirit!

Sorry about this short post! Hope you enjoyed it,

Megan

 

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BLOGMAS DAY FIFTEEN: MEETING FATHER CHRISTMAS!

Hello! Today's post I'm going to tell you what I've done today, as you can probably guess from the title, it was very exciting! I met Santa! I really shouldn't be so excited about that, being that I'm 14 and all but, hey, who cares, right? It's Christmas, if you can't be childish then, when can you be?!

I woke up at 8:30 (ugh) which was definitely the worse part of the day as I am a firm believer that Sunday's are lie in days, I wasn't happy. We were up and out of the door by 9:30 as we had to go and pick up my eldest sister, my baby niece Ivy and my nephew Brandon. Once we had crammed everyone into the car we were off! (Just to let you know, the event where you could meet Santa was at a local department store, I'm not going to say where, security reasons and all!)

Unfortunately it was pouring down with rain so we had to wait outside for them to open the doors in a mini storm - fun times! When they had finally let us in, each family were given table names and then shown to our seats. At the tables, there were Christmassy drawings to colour in, party popper, crackers, balloons etc. There was no way you could be bored!

We then got to choose what we had for breakfast - I had pancakes with blueberries and raspberries on top, it was delicious! After finishing our breakfasts, Father Christmas made an appearance! He came round to every single table to say hello to the children and to take pictures with them. Brandon, my nephew, was very happy as Father Christmas came to our table first and gave him a present! It's safe to say, Brandon was very happy.

Whilst Father Christmas was saying hello to the rest of the children, a magician came round to each table to entertain them. He did a few magic tricks and then made us a balloon animal hat each, he was actually pretty good!

After that you could choose what you wanted to do, you could either stay at your table and do some colouring, go and make some Christmas decorations with Santa's Elves, or play pin Rudolph's nose back on! There was something for everyone! We did all of these activities and actually had a lot of fun, even if the event was meant for children...

At 12 o'clock it was time to leave and none of the children were very happy about that! But, after a lot of moaning and sighing, we were all in the car ready to go home. We dropped my sister and my niece and nephew home again then headed home ourselves. Since then I have done nothing all day - a day well spent I think!

Thank you for reading!

Megan

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THIS IS US FILM REVIEW!

Just as a filler, until our next post (coming soon) I thought I could just show you my english homework, have fun!

Today, I will be reviewing the hit movie from the year, yes, as if the boys couldn’t do much more. They add another string to their belt. But this was no surprise to some, after being signed to a major label like SYCO.  So what are my thoughts on the documentary/ concert film.

The film shows the five lads: Harry Styles, the curly haired youngest who can make teens everywhere fall at his feet with a hair-flick; Louis Tomlinson, The eldest, who has gone from stripes and braces, to denim and ripped jeans; Niall Horan, the Irish one known for his love of food and adorable accent; Zayn Malik, the Half-Pakistani bad boy, known for his enticing eyes, and long-lashes and Liam Payne, known for his major hair changes across the years.

This film shows the 5 in a new light, as the tabloids exploit their private lives, it’s a nice change to see them with a glimpse of their past lives, before they gave it up for the stage.
 

The film starts with the start of their careers and friendships, the best friends are said to have 'lost out on the X Factor' which isn't entirely true, I mean, they came third! that's no way near last!

You get to see Harry working in the Local Bakery with a real smile plastered across his well-groomed-face, showing his adorable dimples that teens across the globe have fallen for.  Zayn is also filmed as he buys his Mum and Sisters a lovely new home, with tears threatening to spring from his famous eyes, so that you then, if you didn’t before, know that he isn’t a Cheating Tool  as the papers told earlier this year.

There is also a Scientist featured, which explains how girls feel when they see the handsome five. Whilst demonstrating which parts of the human brain is affected on a to-scale model of the vital organ.

You may even get to see more than one of the toned boys without shirts, or maybe even without trousers, intrigued? You should be!

The interviews with the boys and their families are lovely, especially as they are all so proud of what their sons have become.

You don’t see much of their girlfriends or fiancee as I should mention, though this is probably best as some of the fans don’t seem to enjoy their beautiful faces like some do, sending death threats anonymously through social messaging sites like Twitter.

This film is a feel-good film that will have you up in your feet as soon as the first beat drops. It is a perfect opportunity to experience them live if it wasn’t possible to see them at their past two tours, and upcoming Stadium Tour. 

As a fan, my view may seem biased, and if you aren’t a fan, go see it anyway, and you can tell me what your views are! Though chances are, if you don't really care about the band, you may not after the film! Though if you're not a fan, why are you here? exactly! Nailed it!

And this isn't the only member trouser-less!

 
Amy Spencer
 
All views expressed in this article, are those of the writer.

YOUTUBE!

This isn't a normal post, and I know most of you won't really get excited about this post, but then again you won't get excited about another post... Moving on from that embarrassing moment!

This is just a short post to ask your opinion on something!

I want to be a Youtuber, but not really sure when I should start posting videos? I watch A LOT of Youtubers including the likes of: Tanya Burr; Zoella; Pointless Blog; Thatcher Joe; Jim Chapman... The list could go on!

Some people in my year have started Youtubing, and everyone has taken the 'mick' out of them... They were cringy to be honest though! Y'see that's what I'm worried about! Will people be horrible about it? I mean, I wouldn't post it to Facebook or anything, that would be exposing myself to all sorts of hate!

I actually found out recently that a few of my friends also want to do Youtubing, and some of the girls want to do Blogging as well, and you know when you have the competitive instinct to want to beat them? Be better than them, that feeling came flooding to me, they're lovely though, and would probably be better than me anyway... Ah well!

If I were to start posting videos NOW I wouldn't tell anyone, and I'm not sure whether I should wait at least a year until this Blog gets better, giving me more leeway and making it easier?

Please help me?

Amy

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ISWAI!

Hey guys, it's Megan here! This is a bit of a random post, but ever since Made in Chelsea's Caggie Dunlop's clothing brand 'ISWAI' launched in April 2012, I have loved every single piece produced by them and not just because I love Caggie! ISWAI (which stands for ' It Starts With An Idea'), is an individual clothing line, made to give underrated designers a chance to express their talent and creativity. I just wanted to do this post to show you guys what a great brand it is, as it's many different designers putting their own thoughts and ideas into something, even Caggie's had a go at designing some items!

The first line they launched was called 'Five Ways' and if your order was within the first 50 orders, you got a special hand-written note from Caggie, which I thought was nice touch. The tee's were priced at £42 when they first came out but since then, the price's have gone down to £30, which I think is a really good price as the the tee's are really good quality, the delivery's quick, they're comfortable and they're fashionable - what more do you need from a tee?!

This is the 'Universe light' tee which Caggie designed herself. This is personally one of my favourites and I got it from Christmas last year, it's sooooo nice!

                                                  Caggie with the other four designers of 'The Five Ways' line.

Caggie looking great at the launch of the ISWAI pop-up shop.

 

 

I Hope you enjoyed this random little post, I hope I did ISWAI justice! If you're reading this, I think you should go and check their website out as they have lots of new pieces coming out, all in time for the colder months - perfect for christmas presents!

 

ISWAI Links:

Website

Instagram

Twitter

Caggie's Twitter

 

Thank you for reading,

 

Megan

 

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P.s. My Cardiff photo diary will be out later this week! 

Q&A!

Hey! So for this post we didn't know what to do, so after a lot of of tolling, we came across a Q&A, we haven't done any of these before, so we thought we'd give it a go! Also, if you have any tags you wish for us to do, tell us in the comments! Enjoy!

Relationship status?

M: Single *sad face*
A: SINGLEE!

Where would you like to be in 10 years?

M: I would like to of finished school, college and possibly university, travelled a lot and to be just starting off my career.
A: I would like to have started my career off and been travelling.

Top 5 pet peeves?

M: People clicking their fingers, rude people, attention seekers, unorganised and untidy people and selfish people.
A: Noisy eaters, annoying people, slurping, chavs and people that don't try.

Your views on religion?

M: To be honest, I don't have any views, as I don't believe in any god or anything like that, people can believe what they want but I'm happy not believing in any of it.
A: I'm not religious, but I'm not one to stand in the way of other people's views.

Favourite comfort foods?

M: Crisps, chocolate, biscuits, salmon, cheese, fruit...the list is endless.
A: ICE CREAM! When I sleep at Megan's house, if we go to Saisbury's, her mum will sometimes buy me a tub, yay!

What's your zodiac sign, does it describe you well?

M: I'm a Gemini and my horoscope always seems spot on, so I guess so!
A: Gemini, and yes, I'm a twin!

Favourite childhood toy?

M: Not gonna lie, I was obsessed with Winnie the Pooh and Bob the Builder, so anything related to them, I would love!
A: My rocking horse that my auntie made for me!

Time when you felt most satisfied with your life?

M: For me, they are very few times I've felt completely satisfied, the most recent one would have to be towards the end of Summer. I don't know why, everything just felt right.
A: Last Summer, everyone was friends, and we went to the beach all day, nearly everyday!

Dream job?

M: As of right now, I have no idea, I have so many things I want to be or do. Maybe a Singer. Or a Blogger. Or a Youtuber. Or a Journalist. Or a Make Up Artist. Or a Photographer.You see my problem?
A: A Youtuber, full time Blogger, Freelance Make Up Artist.

Guilty pleasures?

M: Watching too many TV programmes and Youtubers and loving too many celebrities!
A: Not so guilty but, ONE DIRECTION!

Put your iPod on shuffle and write the first 10 songs?

M: You need me I don't need you - Ed Sheeran, Skycraper - Demi Lovato, Sassy - Kat Graham, Love story/Viva la vida - Jon Schmidt, WILD - Jessie J, Miracle - Cascada, Goodbye to you - Michelle Branch, Just give me a reason - P!nk, Lego house - Ed Sheeran, When I was your man - Bruno Mars.
A: What makes you beautiful - One Direction, Moments - One Direction, Heart Attack - One Direction, I wish - One Direction, Army of two - Olly Murs, Can't hold us - Maclemore ft. Ryan Lewis, Kiss you - One Direction, Right place right time - Olly Murs, Back for you - One Direction, Troublemaker - Olly Murs ft, Flo Rida.

Somewhere you would like to live or visit?

M: New York, London, Paris or Cardiff.
A: NEW YORK, BABY!

Earliest memory?

M: Watching wrestling with my Dad when I was a baby.
A: When I was younger, I remember getting a toy ironing board and vacuum and thinking it was really cool!

Favourite Yankee candle scent?

M: I don't have a particular favourite, as most of them smell lovely, but I do adore the Christmassy/wintry scents, they make me feel so festive!
A: Salted Caramel. it's so yummy!

Highs of this year?

M: Summer was really good for me and also getting to meet my baby niece!
A: Last Summer, and when I went to see 1D, obviously.

Lows of the year?

M: There have been a lot of lows this year but a major low point was falling out with friends and feeling insecure about everything.
A: Everyone not being friends..

Favourite book?

M: I have too many! If i had to pick a favourite, it would probably be The Hunger Games or Breaking Dawn.
A: The Fault In Our Stars I'm absolutely in love with this book, I cried for so long!

Biggest regret?

M: I don't really have any regrets - 'never regret something that made you smile.'
A: I always regret and feel guilty about wasting my money..

How important to you think education is?

M: I've always thought that education is quite important and that you always have to focus if you want to do well, even if you want to be something that doesn't necessarily need any qualifications, it's always good to have a back-up plan!
A: Very, although I want to be a blogger/youtuber and don't really need any qualifications for this!

5 favourite TV shows?

M: I have way too many! Erm..Doctor who, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Friends, Made in Chelsea, The Vampire Diaries, One Tree Hill, 90210, Gavin & Stacey, Will & Grace, Fraiser, Torchwood, Monk, Downton Abbey, the list is endless...
A: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, other brainless TV!

5 famous people you find attractive?

M: Ian Somerhalder, James Martsers, James Lafferty, David Tennant and Spencer Matthews.
A: All of 1D, obviously..

Favourite movie?

M: The Hunger Games, Twilight or Harry Potter.
A: Either This Is Us or any of the High School Musicals. Don't Judge me!

Someone who fascinates you?

M: Tanya Burr, Caggie Dunlop, Zoe Sugg, Kate Midlleton and Nina Dobrev.
A: Tanya Burr, I want her life!

If you could have anything, what would it be?

M: Money. I know people say that money can't buy happiness, and it doesn't, but it helps.
A: A Big Mac, not the food...

One problem you've had in your life?

M: Worrying too much and forgiving too easily.
A: I used to have a bladder problem?

Something you miss?

M: Friends! I love that programme so much!
A: My first cat, Bella!

10 people you would invite to dinner?

M: Kate Middleton, Zoe Sugg, Tanya Burr, Nina Dobrev, Cheryl Cole, Ian Somerhalder, Caggie Dunlop, Millie Mackintosh and Karen Gillan.
A: 1D, Tanya Burr, Zoe Sugg, Joe Sugg, Alfie Deyes and Jim Chapman.

Goal for the next 30 days?

M: To be happy and positive. (And to get to 600 page views!)
A: To get to 600 view on here, LETS DO THIS!

Hope you liked this! Remember to send us some challenges/tags you want to see us do! You can do this by either tagging 'Love and other ramblings' or 'LAOR' we will check these tags regularly! Look forward to hearing them! Also, there if still time of till November to get us to 400 views! So tell your Friends, Enemies, Random people on the street! Also, I (Amy) will be going to Haven in Cornwall this weekends, so I will be doing my first solo post when i come back on Sunday! Watch this space!

Amy & Megan

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EXETER HAUL!

HEY! We would just like to start off by saying a HUGE thank you, over 300 views! That might not     sound like avlot to you, but to us, it's amazing! We are going to start having target page views each month, this month was 200 and we exceeded it already! Let's see if we can get to 400 by November!

This weekend we went to Exeter, we also went with Elley, a mutual friend of ours as we all had a weekender at Megan's house! We bought a few (CHRISTMASSY) things and we decided to do our fist haul post! Tell us in the comments if you enjoyed it!

1-      MINI CHRISTMAS JAR CANDLES! These were actually extra gifts for my Mum and my Brother's Girlfriend, they are £1 each from Primark, they have a Firewood Fig scent and the are fabby! I want some for myself! They are adorable and are in a cute little glass jar, with a festive, shiny, red label!

2-      CHRISTMAS THROW! Elley bought this and it was also from Primark. It was £5 (amazing!), it's big, fluffy and Christmassy! We both love it and are planning to steal it from Elley *wink*.

3-      CHRISTMAS FLASKS! Megan and Elley bought these and guess where they were from? PRIMARK! We do love that store, especially at Christmas! Anyway, these were only £2.50, and are adorable, they are thick plastic cups with a rubber sleeve to keep your hands from burning. They have a really cute festive design and actually keep your drinks quite warm, they have a screw on  plastic red lid and a little hole to drink out of! Another good thing about them is that they keep your drinks very warm, Megan's coffee stayed warm all of Sunday morning whilst she was on the train. Elley also said she would buy me one for Christmas, it will be perfect for my car journey to my Mum's on boxing day!

4-      RIMMEL STAY MATTE POWDER! Everyone buzzes about this product, so Megan finally decided to buy it in translucent. It was £3.99 at boots and she loves it! It isn't Christmassy but ah well, it's a must!

5-      CHRISTMAS CANDLE HOLDERS! These are super cute and are only 99p for two (from the 99p store)! They had Red, Purple, (bit random) and silver ones, Megan opted for the red ones as well agreed that they were very the most Christmassy! They are amazing, they create a little red glow around them when holding a lit candle, and the cut out snowflakes are also projected around! One is a matte glassed holder and the other is a shiny glassed holder! I want some too! GO BUY THEM! Seriously, for 99p, you can't go wrong.

6-      FOOD! Megan and Elley bought loads of food, I didn’t as when it gets to this time of year, I solely devote my money to buying gifts. They bought a large bag of BBQ Rib Doritos, which are apparently really nice, I haven’t had any before. They also had a TESCO meal deal for £3, and some cans of PEPSI from poundland. In the evening, they had a bar of  Cadbury Crunchie, this was a big bar of Dairy Milk with small pieces of Crunchie! It looked lush, but I refused to eat anything that I didn't buy... The last thing they bought was a brownie mix! We baked them in the evening and had a stereotypical sleepover - brownies and a gossip!

7-   Christmas Catalogues, I love these and every one I see, I pick up! I got a TESCO one, I love this one as it was glossy and amazing! I then got a boots one, well I already had one but it got very tattered as I took it to school every day, my maths teacher even threatened to call my dad and Megan's mum to cancel Christmas if we didn't put it away! (That's how often I had it out...) I also got two John Lewis ones, one was a gift guide, the other was a decoration guide, they're both full of lovely ideas. I then picked up a Saisbury's one. Even though it was only food ideas, I love food and it said Christmas on the front, so I didn't mind! Lastly, I got a superdrug one, which was packed with gift sets and make up ideas! We're always looking for more christmas catalogues, so if you know of any shops that have them, please tell us in the comments below!

      So this was our Exeter haul, we hope you enjoyed it! Would you want us to do more hauls in the future Also, we would like to know what sort things you like to read about, and if you have any ideas for future posts, we will take all comments on board! Thank you for reading, see you on Thursday! 

 

      All of our buys!

     (From L-R) The candles, Elley's blanket, Christmas cups, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, Candle holders and the Christmas catalogues!

     (From L-R) FOOD! Elley and Megan's food from throughout the day, our delicious pizza's and our amazing brownies!

  

    A selfie of Elley and Megan at the train station! 

 

      More train station fun! A picture of Me and Meg!

     Amy & Megan

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AUTUMN ESSENTIALS!

Autumns here, what does this tell you? CHRISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE! No, but seriously, its cold! A lot of people will be changing their handbag essentials, and clothing buys for the autumn! In this post, we will be giving you a heads up on what you should grab!

In summer, you will have (hopefully) got a tan, we didn't, and you might want to  keep that tan for longer, to give you a healthier look in the colder seasons! To prolong your tan, we would suggest moisturising your body/face, don't use the same product for both, unless it says too, most body creams/butters/lotions are  harsh to the delicate facial skin and will result in spots, not what you want.. We would suggest using The Body Shop, Shea Whip Body Moisturiser for your body, this formula is lightweight and easy absorbing, and the Shea butter scent is Divine! For the face we would suggest Simple Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser, it's fast absorbing and easy to apply, in a handy squeezy bottle!

It's getting colder, and its cold season, so we would suggest keeping a handy pack of tissues in your bag! these will always come in handy, if you have got the sniffles and/or a runny nose you have always got them handy! You can get these from anywhere, really cheap, so stock up for the Autumn/Winter!

Also keeping hand sanitiser with you at all times, especially if you're on the tube/train you don't know who've touched the railings! This will give you another barrier between you and that dreaded cold! You can get this from pretty much anywhere, even Primark!

Another is hand cream! As the weather gets colder your hands get more damaged, and chapped, so keeping a bottle/tube handy is an essential! We would suggest using the NIVEA Smooth Nourishing Hand Cream Anti-Dryness, you will have read about my (Amy) love for this in our September Favourites post, love this! You can probably get it at any drug store!

LIP BALM, this is brilliant, your lips will get cold, dry and chapped, and how do you prevent this? With lip balm! An essential in any Autumn/Winter handbag, or to be honest, all. year. round, i love lip balm, and have a weird obsession with it, i would recommend the Philosophy Hope In A Stick once again this was featured in our September Favourites so you can read about my obsession with this godsend!

We would also recommend wrapping up in cute scarfs/gloves/hats! You can get some really cute, thick knitted ones in Primark, deep colours like Burgundy are in, and also black and greys are in! Wrapping up in thick knitted gear is so cute, and warm! Yay!

Comment your essentials below, and what you want to see us do! Or blog about! We look forward to hearing from you!

Amy & Megan



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AUTUMN MAKEOVER!

Hey guys, so we didn't really know what to do for our Sunday Blog (this was meant to be uploaded yesterday) and we met up, we then decided to do an autumny make up tutorial! so here goes! if you want us to do more makeup tutorials, click on that comment button and type away! Also, we know we said we would blog every Friday, we changed that to every Thursday and Sunday!

Step One

Moisturising! Megan used a NIVEA Soft Moisturising Cream, it is so important that you moisturise! It keeps your skin looking lovely! This was applied all over the face, apart from the delicate eye area, obviously...

Step Two

Foundation! We used an old foundation out of Megan's Make-Up box! it was Max Factor colour adapt in 40 Creamy Ivory this is a very light foundation, feels like you don't have anything on your face, it was really light coverage! This was bad for me, because it didn't hide my dreaded dark circles and spots! But if you have good skin and only need a light coverage, this would be a good pick! So as it only had a light coverage, we applied Concealer to my dark circles and blemishes! This was Avon, but I think it was really cheap, it was a Colour Trend concealer stick in light! It was quite a creamy stick, so it didn't tug at under my eyes, but I do prefer Doe Foot applicators on my under eyes! Is that just me? Tell us below!

Step Three

Bronzer and Blusher! These were both Colour works, (Veeeeery cheap), Megan contoured my face and applied the Blush to the apples of my cheeks, like most people. However, these products weren't very pigmented! We then powdered me up, using the B. powder in Translucent. As I have quite oily skin...

Step Four

EYES! For the base, Megan used a Bourjois rose gold eyeshadow, then in the crease of my eyes, a dark brown, (another Colour Works product), she then blended it all together and smoked out the corners. In the inner corners, there was a small dab of the white, which was also applied under the eye brows as highlighter. The eyeliner used within this look was a gold liquid eyeliner, it was a Bourjois one again, and swiped it along the base of the lashes, you could add a wing, but we didn't. The mascara used  for this look was the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, this was applied like any other mascara!

Step Five

LIPS! This took us a while to decide on a shade, but after a while we settled on a REVLON Creme De La Creme Gloss, in a cromey Burgundy (is cromey a word?) This is quite a dark lip gloss, and I have to admit, didn't really suit me, but we thought this was the finishing touch that this look needed!

Here are the pictures, now, obviously we couldn't show you each step, but we put a lot of them together, and we also couldn't show every single item that was used, but we have shown a lot!

We hope you guys enjoyed this, if you want to see us do more tutorials tell us below! Also, all of these products were old ones we found in Megan's old make up box, and can't guarantee they will still be on sale! Also, if you wish to send us products to use in future tutorials, or to review, there is a tab down the side of our blog and you can email us!

Amy & Megan,

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SEPTEMBER FAVOURITES!

Here at LAOR we have A  LOT of favourite products, so we decided to show you guys them! We've had to narrow it down, here they are! Also, we want to know what your favourites of last month were, tell us in the comments!

Beauty:

Amy:

1 - Philosophy: Hope in a stick. This product is so lovely to apply, it's nice and moist so it doesn't tug at the lip. Nice and balmy. S'pose that's what you look for in a lip BALM, wouldn't be a balm if it wasn't very balmy, eh? Love a good balm! (No idea why I just said that, just going with the flow!) Anyway, its just an all rounder! Doesn't have a scent, but I. Just. Love. This! I actually got this in the Summer, when my Mum went to Hawaii, they gave her a philosophy pack on the plane, so I 'borrowed' it from her! Anyway - good product, highly recommend this!

2 - Sally Hensen XTREME WEAR nail colour - in no. 89 Ruby Stilettos. A wonderful shade, a sparkly red, I actually bought this in August with Christmas in mind (78 Days, OMG) but then found it in my bag one day and tried it out! Just brilliant, I wouldn't totally agree with the 'XTREME WEAR' part, it just lasted about average time, but I still love it! Rush out and buy it before Christmas, yay!

3 - NIVEA Smooth Nourishing Hand Cream, I don't think I can stress how much I love hand cream, it is an absolute essential in my life, it comes with me everywhere - school, in my hand bag, at home, EVERYWHERE, so I have tried many in the past and this has to be in my top 2, along with Soap and glory HAND FOOD. It is lovely, and not greasy at all! ILOVEIT, fast drying and a good scent! brilliant!

Megan:

1 - NYC Big Bold Curl Mascara, up until I purchased this mascara, I have always used high end mascaras as I thought 'the more expensive, the better it must be' I couldn't of been more wrong. I bought this in Superdrug (a drugstore here in the UK) for £2.49 - I couldn't believe how cheap it was, and, to be honest, I didn't expect it be very good, however, I was extremely wrong! I bought it in extra black - the blacker the better, and not only is long lasting, it makes your eyelashes look a lot fuller and curls them, hence the name! I'll definitely be re-purchasing this.

2 - Simple Replenishing Moisturiser, I adore this mostiriser! It's absorbs quickly and leaves my skin feeling soft and fresh and  it's also works really well as a primer for foundation. There is no scent and it contains vitamins B5 and E - both very good for your skin!

Song:

Amy:

This had to be Last first Kiss - One Direction... So as you might know I have a wee bit of an obsession with these lads, and I've always loved this song, its from their album Take Me Home and it's a good belter, love a good belter! My parents don't particularly though... This song is just perfect...

Megan:

Over the last month I have had many favourite songs but there is one song that just sticks out from the rest and that is Blue - Angie Hart. Although it's quite an old song, it's still really good. It's quite sad and quite slow, but I love listening to it - it's very calming. How I came across it is a bit weird - I was watching an old episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (a show both Amy and I adore!) and I got it stuck in my head so I googled the lyrics and then became obsessed with it... Go check it out!

Film/TV:

Amy: (Film)

As you would probably guess, it has to be This Is Us. It was actually out at the end of August, but i was on holiday with my family so I saw it in September, and I'm not just saying this because its 1D, but because I loved it. Megan doesn't like 1D, so I went with another friend, we were the only ones in the showing, 3D might I just add.. and as we were the only ones there we were singing, at the top of our lungs, and just dancing around the cinema! It was such a good film! By the end, we sounded as if we had just been to the concert, again! I'd give it top marks, emotional, fun, musical! Well done Lads!

Megan: (TV)

As I previously mentioned, Amy and I love Buffy The Vampire Slayer, I grew up with it and was completely obsessed when I was about six, I actually thought that I was Buffy! Anyway, moving on from that embarrassing strory, I recently rekindled my love for the programme and managed to watch the entire 7 seasons in a month and a bit, I told you I was obsessed! It's such an enticing program, with lots of comedy, drama and action, it will forever be one of my favourites, definitely worth watching!

So there you have it, our September favourites! We hope enjoyed it, leave your favourites from the past month in the comments.

P.s We are going to (attempt) to update this blog once a week on Fridays.

Thanks for reading, 

Amy & Megan

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