SEPTEMBER FAVOURITES

It's been a while since we've done one of these posts, December I do believe. We're just going to share some of our favourites from the past months, not in any particular categories, just anything we've been loving recently! Comment what you've been loving this month below!

AMY:

Simple Triple Action Face Wash - I cannot explain how much I've been loving this product! It has helped clear up my skin an awful lot. This is face wash (obviously) with little micro particles that act as an exfoliant, but it's not too harsh as the micro particles are fairly sparse. I use this in the shower usually and find that for best results you should use a flannel or something to open your spots first, when I've done this I genuinely got amazing results by the next day. I'm not saying it clears up everything, but it certainly tackles your ripe ones! Definitely go out and buy it!

TRESemme Keratin Smooth Shampoo - I've always loved TRESemme and when I lived at my Mum's we always had it, the smell always makes me happy and reminds me of my childhood. I bought this one on a bit of a whim, I was in ASDA and was after the Platinum Strength one as my hair was in such bad condition and my Mother recommended that one to me, but next to it was the Keratin Smooth and was half price at just (insert pound sign)2.50 so I decided to give this one a go as it's claims seemed promising. At the moment my hair is a nightmare and it frizzy and horrible, and since I've been using this product it's not even close to being as bad as it was. I'm also going to give the conditioner a whirl when mine runs out! Well done TRESemme!

Garnier Ultimate Blends The Sleek Restorer - I teamed this with my Keratin Smooth and oh my, they got on like a house on fire. My hair had never felt or looked good before. It's for dry/ frizzy hair, my hair isn't dry, but it's most certainly frizzy. As I don't use this on my roots I figured that a kit of moisture wouldn't hurt (and it didn't). Honestly, I can't rave about these two products enough, they've done wonders for my hair! It's still not in the best condition, but it's a hell of a lot better! It was cheap too! just (insert pound sign)2! Thank you Garnier!

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - Oh my goshhhh, I know I'm late to this bandwagon, but I can certainly see why everyone was loving this. The coverage is fab, the scent is fab, the price is fab, it's just fab okay. If you're looking for a drugstore foundation with good coverage, zero SPF, a lovely scent that's easy to apply, the look no further, this is what you're looking for. It's only like (insert pounds sign)10 and is so worth it.

Rimmel Wonder'full Mascara - This mascara is great, it is enriched with argon oil so it cares for your lashes whilst making them look fab. It has an 'Ultra Flex Brush' and gets zero clumps. I don't wish to say too much on this as I may do a review on it if i get the chance, but I like it, go buy it if you're looking for a mascara with all of what I've mentioned!

Hospital For Souls by Bring Me The Horizon - Oh my goodness, I absolutely love this song, no matter what mood I'm in this song will always improve it. I lost my earphones for a long time, and when I got them back, I was walking home and this song blasted through them. I don't even thing I've ever been more content with life at that moment. If you haven't heard it, then go and listen, you surely won't regret it.

Maple and Pecan Plait - You can buy these from LIDL for like 50p and they are the most amazing things ever, honestly, I can't explain how fab they are. Pop over to your nearest LIDL and get one, I mean not if you have a nut allergy or something, but other than that, you have to try them.

MEGAN:

Black Structured Bag from H&M - I managed to persuade my dad that a new big bag was a necessity for school and carrying revision guides etc. around, (it kind of was to be fair..). My old bag was from Urban Outfitters, it wasn't small but it wasn't particularly big either and I couldn't fit my lunch, water, hairbrush, charger, school planner and school books in there so I was having to carry my school books around in my hands, meaning I forgot them a lot and left them places, (I've managed to lose my English book twice this year already and we've only been back a month.. oops). Anyway I was in H&M and I saw this beautiful black bag with a fake crocodile design on it, and the best thing about it? It's basically a mini suitcase! I'm pretty sure it's bigger than me? Oh well haha, I love it anyway and it was only thirty-five pounds!

Green Tartan Scarf from River Island - I bought this scarf last December, just after Christmas but I haven't worn it since April I think? As soon as I could see my breath in the mornings whilst walking to school I decided that it was time for wrap up! Maybe it's slightly premature but, to be fair, I was getting cold at the end of August.. The scarf was only twelve pounds (from the men's section but ssh) and it's 100% acrylic and soooo cosy and soft! An Autumn/Winter must-have!

Estee Lauder Eyeshadow in the shade 63, Tempting Mocha (Shimmer) - I am really enjoying using this eyeshadow as a base underneath darker colours at the moment. I find that it coincides with a very autumnal look that I'm going for at the moment! It's so pretty and gives the most gorgeous but subtle shimmer and is really easy to blend.

Lancome Lipgloss in the shade 316 - I think that this was a limited edition product and that it's now been discontinued which is extremely sad as I've nearly finished mine, sigh. The colour I have is a deep purple with a hint of red and I looove it, especially for this time of year. It's very glossy, (hence it being a lipgloss..) and lasts for a good few hours on my lips, even withstanding me drinking and eating, which is great! 

B1 Micellar Water - I've wanted to try out a micellar water for so long so when I was in Exeter a few weeks ago I decided to try one and it was a very good decision! I've never tried anything from the B range before but I may be tempted to branch out to more go their products! You don't need a lot of product, simply disperse some onto a cotton pad and wipe away any make-up, whether it be foundation, mascara or lipstick, it removes it without causing any irritation or redness on my skin. I use it both morning and night to cleanse my skin and remove make-up and I find that it leaves my skin looking and feeling fresh and rejuvenated and it has helped to clear up my skin, bonus!

Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood - I cannot describe my love for this song, oh my god.. I can't actually remember how I came across it, all I know is that as soon as I first heard it I immediately fell in love and downloaded it! It's such a good song and I feel that it's also very apt for the current season, haha.

Ace Multivitamin Juice - When I was younger we used to do our weekly shop at Lidl and I used to drink this stuff non-stop but then, for some reason, my mum decided to shop at Sainsbury's instead, meaning for about five years I went without it, which is really sad but also kind of good as a few weeks ago we went in there to get some stuff from the bakery and I re-discovered it and I am so happy that I have, it's honestly one of the nicest drinks I've ever had and It's so refreshing as well, mmm.

So that's it for our monthly favourites, what things have you enjoyed throughout September? Tell us in the comments!

Megan & 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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END OF SUMMER

I'm actually really sad right now because I feel as if this summer has gone so fast - too fast. It feels as if I've done nothing when in fact I've done plenty; gone to the beach a few times, been to the park and played football, had movies days, went swimming and sunbathing at a hotel, shopping in town etc... But I kinda hoped that I would make more out of this summer and do lots more amazing things but I didn't and lately that's been really getting to me, I mean I know it's my fault because at any given time I could of just gone out with one of my friends and hopped on a ferry to Brixham, I just didn't, because as I always say, effort.

That bugs me. Yes, it's effort to do something, anything but most of the time, if not all the time, that effort IS worth it! So I think I'm going to make a mini test for myself - do more things that I wouldn't usually do and don't let anything hold me back. Ugh, that sounds extremely cheesy and cringe-y but it's true is it? There's always a reason you can find as to why you can't or won't do something, isn't there? So from now on, I'm not going to be looking for excuses or reasons (such as 'that requires way too much effort'), I'm just going to do whatever it is that I want to do, unless it's dangerous, don't really want to die any time soon...

Okay, so this turned into a really ramble-y post but a lot has been on my mind recently and this one of the things.. What's something that you've wanted to do but you've always found a reason as to why you shouldn't? Tell me in the comments!

Megan x

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!