My Current Playlist

I always love seeing what kind of music people are loving, as everyone has such varied tastes. I've been listening to music a lot recently, especially while my family are all gathered in the kitchen and we can all sing along to an old fave.

Below are some of my most loved songs and why I love them! Let me know your favourite song at the moment in the comments, and I'll check them out.

Twenty One Pilots - Car Radio

'Stressed Out' has been on the tv a lot recently (another favourite of mine), which resparked my love for the band, leading me to rediscover my love for this song. For some reason, I just kind of connect with it. 

Twenty One Pilots - Tear In My Heart

(Can you tell I like TOP?) This song is sooo catchy! I'm sat here bobbing along to it right now. For me this is quite a feel good song, something I'm going to scream in the car. TAKE ME HIGHER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN!

The Beautiful South - Rotterdam

Now this is just in my favourites purely because, this is the song that we'll put on full volume and myself, both of my brothers, and my mum will just sing the entire thing. We're cute like that.

Tom Odell - Heal

Ah, my "cry your eyes out at whatever is bothering you that day" song. I found this song when I first watched If I Stay (excellent film, go see) and heard this in the credits. I just instantly fell in love with it and it's one of my emotional songs.

Jonas Blue - Fast Car

Another song that is currently in the music charts, I absolutely love the modern remix of one of my most loved classic songs. Plus the music video is pretty cool, loving that girls sense of style!

You Me At Six - No One Does It Better

This was the first song by You Me At Six that I had ever heard, and also the first song that ever gave me goosebumps. YMAS has been one of my favourite bands ever since and Sinners Never Sleep (the album) was the first ever CD I bought! The more you know.

The Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush; Hush Hush

This song is my mother and I's 'belt out when nobody is around' song. It's just so fun to sing. Like, you know some songs you just sing along to because you know the words, and other songs you sing along to because it's so fun? It's one of those songs. Kinda empowering too.

Coldplay - Yellow

This song will be played at some point during my wedding. That is all there is to say.

Little Mix ft Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song

This is such a fun song to just really dramatise. Go all out, serenade that poster Harry Styles. After hearing this song, I definitely want to go back and listen to all of Little Mix's stuff.

Justin Bieber - Sorry

Admittedly, the majority of the reason that I love this song is because I AM IN LOVE with the video! These girls! Damn. But it's still an awesome, feel good song. I may or may not have tried to copy the dancing and fallen on my ass...

So there we go, just a small sample of some of my favourite songs. I do apologise if some of the videos aren't right or don't work, the sound doesn't work on my computer :( 
Don't forget to comment with your favourite song!

See you soon,
Katie xo

Get To Know Me Tag!

Oh my god guys, I am just having the time of my life!

I'm completely joking, everything is a bit of a mess right now, but who cares! I have to stay positive and do things that make me happy, such as blogging. I know I say I need to blog more a lot but in all honestly, I think I've finally found the motivation to get things moving again. 

So, I thought I'd return to blogging with something a bit simple, a get to know me tag! I absolutely love reading these and I don't think I've ever done one before. They are one of my favourite things to read so I may as well give it a go at writing them too! 

So, here goes...

1. What is your middle name?

My middle name is Emma, not as terrible as some people's names, but i'm not that keen on it.

2. What was your favourite subject at school?

That's a toughie, I liked a lot of different subjects for different reasons. I was always excited for History, mostly because I had the most incredible teacher (shoutout to Miss Johnson!), and I also really liked drama. I always wanted to be an actress when I was younger. At college my favourite subject was definitely media!

3. What is your favourite drink?.

I never keep a favourite for long, sometimes nothing will be acceptable except a good cup of tea in an old chipped mug, sometimes all I need in a creamy hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows, and sometimes I'm scrambling up 60p in order to buy a diet coke from the shop. I recently (I say recently, more like months ago) went to Hubbox with my mum and had the most incredible chocolate maltshake, I think I could have that everyday.

4. What is your favourite song at the moment?

Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out, Lady Leshurr - Queen's Speech 4, Sam Smith - Stay With Me, Sigala - Sweet Lovin', oh lord there's too many! 

5. What is your favourite food?

Love me a good old packet of magic stars.

6. What is the last thing you bought?

Depends on what sort of things you're after, today I signed up to Apple Music, yesterday I bought a cinema ticket, some popcorn, some magic stars and some mozzarella sticks (so not worth it) and the day before that I bought some socks for moisturising your feet overnight and a facemask from Lush. Ooh, and a starbucks.

7. Favourite book of all time?

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. I love this book so much, as soon as I finished it I ordered the sequel and read it in one night. It's the perfect easy read to make you feel summery and ugh, its just my fave.

8. Favourite colour?

I like every colour. 

9. Do you have any pets?

I have two gorgeous furry friends. Jack, my 13 year old springer spaniel lives with my dad. He's very hyper and ridiculous and we love him to absolute pieces. Unfortunately he has cancer and is quite old, so not as energetic as he once was. I also have a 7 month old kitten called Kiisu who is just the most elegant, gorgeous little girl ever. She loves to lick my nose and chew the corner of my phone a lot.

10. Favourite perfume?

Sweetheart by Ghost. My brother got it for me for my birthday years ago, and I've since repurchased it.

11. Favourite holiday?

I always loved visiting Brighton. I think it's a gorgeous, diverse city which basically has everything I'd ever need. I can't wait to go back and visit one day.

12. Are you married?

I don't think my parents would be overly happy with me getting married at 17 years old! 

13. Have you ever been out of the country?

I have indeed! I went on a school trip to Paris when I was 13, and a school trip to Poland when I was 16. I've also been to Scotland and Wales, but they don't count.

14. Do you speak any other languages?

I don't, but I have been using Duolingo to learn French and Dutch! If you haven't heard of Duolingo, it's a fantastic app, completely free, that teaches you different languages. You can set goals of how much you want to learn per day. I'm 2% fluent in French, apparently.

15. How many siblings do you have?

I have two awful smelly big brothers who I love with every fibre of my being. Chris is the oldest, he's 24 this year, and Jamie has not long turned 21! We're all growing up and becoming grumpy adults, fun times. We all live together with my mum and we're a happy little bunch. I also have a step brother and two step sisters.

16. What is your favourite shop?

Boots and Superdrug are awesome, and I quite like Accessorize too.

17. Favourite restaurant?

The Shire, it's a lovely pub/restaurant that does the most incredible carvery ever. We used to go multiple times a year for everyone's birthday.

18. When was the last time you cried?

Yesterday! I wasn't having the brightest of days, unfortunately.

19. Favourite blog?

I love absolutely loads of blogs, but the ones I always come back to are Zoella, Milk Bubble Tea, Ruby Red Roses and Emily Bashforth. All such gorgeous, wonderful girls!

20. Favourite movie?

I've been watching If I Stay a lot over the past few months, it's my comfort movie for when I'm feeling down. Of course, Marley and Me will forever be a staple favourite, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, I have a feeling that I'm really going to enjoy How To Be Single when I go to see it.

21. Favourite TV shows?

I've watched every episode of Friends at least 30 times. That's not even an exaggeration. I'm completely up to date with Pretty Little Liars, and I absolutely LOVED Desperate Housewives. It's so scandalous. 

22. PC or Mac?

Maaaaac. I have a laptop at the moment but I really want to save up for a Mac, I just think they're much better and easier to use. Plus, they're pretty.

23. What phone do you have?

I have a space grey iPhone 6.

24.How tall are you?

I am 5'7. Kind of average for a girl I suppose. I'm taller than my mum!

25.Can you cook?

I won't starve, let's just say that. I enjoy baking more than cooking, so I don't tend to cook much.

So that's it! I'd love to know your answers to the questions so make sure you comment or let me know if you write a post like this!

I'll see you all very soon!

Katie xo

Bring on 2016!

A massive Happy New Year to everyone!

2015 for me was a hard year, and I went through a lot of things that were very new to me. I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety, I struggled through college, my partner and I split up, and I ended up dropping out of college, to name just a few of things that made 2015 for me a bit crap, and to top it all off, I was alone on New Year's Eve, went to bed early and woke up this morning feeling like I had failed 2016 already. 

So what did I do? I got out of bed, I spring cleaned my room and I had a refreshing shower. 

Now, I'm ready for the year ahead. The next 365 days are going to be amazing and I will achieve something everyday.

I'd like to share a few resolutions with you:

Be healthier

In case you didn't know, I am quite badly overweight, and although that takes a toll on my physical health and could lead to problems in the future, it seriously affects my mental health now. Everyone struggles with self confidence from time to time, but for me, it is a 24/7 thing. I'm confident in my personality and my beliefs, but the way I look is a problem for me, and is one of the root things that caused my depression and anxiety. I was bullied quite a lot during school and it really took its toll on me, and this year, I plan to lose some of the main chunk of weight I want to be rid of. Of course I don't expect myself to be healthy and be a healthy size by this time next year, my plan is to make a start and keep it steady. 

Be happier

This year I want to get rid of my depression for good. I've come a long way from when I got diagnosed, but I'm still not close to relieving myself of depression, so I'm going to do things that make me happy. Believe it or not, staying in bed all day and eating chocolate doesn't make me happy, so it's my goal to find hobbies to keep me content with everyday life. Blogging being one of them, which leads me to my next resolution...

Blog more!

When 2015 got tough for me, I neglected my blog, (I'm sorry blog, I love you). Blogging does make me happy - I love reading comments, and designing my posts, and tweeting and trying to new things to blog about. Everything about blogging, I love. So I'm just going to do it, no ifs, ands or buts. 

Save some money

Now that I'm not at college, I finally have some money coming in from working, and it gives me the opportunity to go on holiday, learn to drive etc. More often than not, I spend my money on crap that I don't need, and that's going to stop this year. 

I really don't want this year to just be another bookmark in my life, 2016 needs to be a milestone for me. My days of wasting time are over. Bring on the next year!

What are your resolutions for this year?

See you soon!

Katie xo

I'm Back!

Hello Blogging Community!

It's been a while, eh? About 3 months if I remember correctly, which is way way waaaay too long!

College ended up getting the better of me and I was just too stressed out to do anything, be that blogging or youtube or homework. I am the procrastination queen. However, I recently decided to leave college, simply because I'm not ready for it at this time in my life. I have good AS level grades behind me, and I'm going to reapply for college next year when I feel more comfortable with myself, my life, and what I want to do with it.

The thing I hated about the education system is there was never enough time. When choosing my options for GCSE's, I was focused on mock exams. When choosing my A-Level choices, I was focused on my GCSE exams. Now that I'm meant to be focusing on university, I've realised I'm not doing anything that I'm passionate about. I've simply decided that enough is enough, and I'm going to take my education, my health, and my future into my own hands. I didn't have time to fully figure out what I wanted to do by the time college rolled around, so I picked subjects that I thought I would like. I had no experience with these subjects before, and as you can imagine, they weren't what I expected.

So, my plan is to take the next year by the horns and do as much of what I want to do as possible. That means getting a job (I have an interview tomorrow, woop!), volunteering anytime I can, and really getting into blogging and youtube, plus trying lots of different things. This is going to be the year that I discover myself properly, and just in time for New Year's resolutions!

My inital plan was to do Blogmas this year to fully throw myself back into blogging, but I then thought that might be too much stress all at once, so instead I'm just going to post as regularly as I can. Who knows, I might end up blogging everyday until Christmas, I might not!

I thought this little quote was quite fitting for my situation, and it's completely true. If you're unhappy, you can do something to change it. I thought dropping out of college would mean the end of the world, but I'm already happier and looking forward to going back when I've sorted myself out and planned my future the way I want it.

I can't wait to get back into blogging, I've missed you all so much! 

I'll see you very soon!

Katie xo

Autumn Wishlist | Beauty

Welcome back to my autumn wishlist - this time, makeup! Autumn is definitely about golds, reds, berries and browns, so I have made a little collection of my favourite shades that I would love to wear this autumn. 

Eyeshadows

(From left to right)

1. By Terry Ombre Blackstar in Beyond Gold

2. Bourjois Little Round Pot Eyeshadow Prune Pailettes 13

3. Bourjois Color Edition Eye Shadow Prune Nocturne 5

4. Mac Pro Longwear Eyeshadow in One To Watch 

I've actually been quite adventurous with these choices, in the sense that I don't usually go for berry/purple colours for my eyes. I love berry lips but have never actually tried it as an eyeshadow, but these colours look absolutely gorgeous. The Beyond Gold eyeshadow stick is right up my street and by far my favourite out of my choices! Early Christmas present please, mum?!

Eyeliners

(From left to right)

1. Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Liner in 100 Santal

2. Butter London Eye Pencil in All Hail The Queen 

3. Estee Lauder Little Black Liner

I've suddenly become interested in brown eyeliners. They are much more natural looking, and although I love my bold black eyeliner, my eyes are quite small and can often look overpowered, so I'm going to attempt some more natural pencils that you can see here. I've also included the Little Black Liner, just because I still love the bold black look.

Lips

(From left to right)

1. Mac Giambattista Valli Lipstick in Charlotte

2. Mac Lipstick in Maria Moretti

3. Mac Lipstick in Whirl

4. Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Starry Eyed

5. Chanel Rouge Allure Lip Colour in Pensive

6. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in Bond Girl

Oh my god, lipsticks galore! I'm quite surprised I went mostly for reds rather then berries and purples, but saying that, I do own an awful lot of berry tones already. I think all of these colours would look great for autumn, as well as into the colder winter months. I included a nude colour (Chanel) as I think a very natural look is also gorgeous at this time of year.

Blush 

(From left to right)

1. Illamasqua Velvet Blusher in Peaked 

2. Mac Powder Blush in Pinch Me

Last but not least, blush! Now, I'm usually not a blush fanatic - it kind of scares me. BUT, how gorgeous are these colours! They would give such a gorgeous pop of colour to your cheeks, as if you had been out in the chilly autumn breeze too long!

What do you guys think of my makeup wishlist for autumn? What are your must haves this season? Don't forget to check out my autumn clothes wishlist here, and stay tuned for a few more autumn wishlist posts!

See you soon!

Katie xo

Autumn Wishlist | Clothes

As far as I'm concerned, the end of August marks the beginning of Autumn. England barely has a summer anyway, so I am super excited for cozy knits, fluffy socks, and going to college in my pyjamas (not really, but you get my excitement!). I've decided to create a wishlist of clothes, makeup, skincare and autumn essentials that I would love to have this year in separate blog posts which I'll be posting over the next couple of days. Let me know your autumn wishlist favourites in the comments below! 

Shoes

(From left to right)

1. Red Suedette Heeled Chelsea Boot

2. Black Zip Front Suedette Brogues

3.Tan Shearling Trim Lace Up Boots

4. Black Western Ankle Boot

You can never go wrong with boots when it comes to autumn - they look gorgeous with practically every outfit and keep your tootsies warm! I always find it hard to find flat shoes which are good for the autumnal period but the brogues from New Look are super cute and would look amazing with jeans or a floaty dress and coloured tights. The red boots I would pair with black skinny jeans and an oversized burgundy jumper. It would be a very simple outfit which would allow for statement jewellery and lots of accessories! I think the tan boots would look amazing with plain black leggings, a patterned top and a chunky nude or brown cardigan, and the black ankle boots would pair nicely with an a-line skirt and long sleeved top and knee high socks.

Dresses/Skirts

(From left to right)

1. Black Button Up A-Line Skirt

2. Grey Fine Knit Zip Front Swing Dress

3. Floaty A-Line Dress

4. Burgundy Jersey Chevron Skater Skirt 

5. Orange Sunflower Jacquard Skater Dress

6. Brown Panelled A-Line Zip Front Skirt

7. Red Bird Print Shirred Waist Mini Dress

I love the granny patterns and mixture of browns and reds this year, which you can clearly see through my choices of dresses and skirts. Just because it gets colder doesn't mean you can't style dresses and skirts with coloured tights, ankle boots and chunky knit cardigans. The black button up skirt would look great with knee high boots or ankle boots and cute socks and a casual shirt with elegant accessories. I love the grey knit dress I though was lovely for autumn because it's still girly and has the fun of a dress, but the knit material and long sleeves would keep you warm, but I'm not sure how I would style it, what do you think? The floaty dress is something I'd wear on a warmer winter day with kitten heels, or with a simple cardigan, tights, and ballet flats on a chilly day. The chevron skater skirt would look really on style with a plain black turtleneck, black tights and flat ankle boots, paired with chunky but simple jewellery. The jacquard dress is something I'd wear of an evening with black or nude heels and a matching clutch bag. The dress does all the talking so I'd wear minimal jewellery and subtle makeup. I love the zip front skirt as it is really chic and on trend, incorporating the classic autumnal colours. A plain black v-neck sweater and brown boots would be my ideal outfit for this skirt. Lastly, my personal favourite of the skirts and dresses, the bird print dress can be styled with any kind of shoe and bag for a casual or a more dressy outfit.

Jumpers

(From left to right)

1.Camel Roll Neck Short Sleeve Jumper

2. Navy Jersey Knit Waterfall Blazer

3. Burgundy Plain Blazer

4. Ribbed Side Split Jumper

The camel jumper and the side split jumper would look really elegant styled with jeans and any kind of shoe as they're too thick to tuck into skirts but would be gorgeous over sized. The waterfall blazer would top off an elegant outfit of a white shirt and navy blue heels, and I'd pair the burgundy blazer with a monochrome turtleneck top, high waisted jeans, and boots.

 Tops

(From left to right)

1. Shell Pink Fine Knit Crotchet Hem Top

2. Red Pocket Check Shirt

3. White Longsleeve Pussybow Shirt 

4. Rust Ribbed High Neck Striped Vest

5. Fluted Sleeve Blouse

6. Mustard 2in1 Zip Back Jumper

I always find it really difficult to shop for tops, but I think these ones are perfect for the upcoming months. I think all of them would look amazing with jeans and loafers, changed to heels for evening events. I basically live in skinny jeans so it would be a dream to have a selection of gorgeous tops for all different weathers and occasions, like these ones!

Accessories 

(From left to right)

1. Camilla Check Blanket Scarf

2. Purse Pocket Across Body Bag

3. Zig Zag Metallic Snood

4. Soft Tassle Duffle Bag

I think these scarves and bags are really cute and use the basic autumnal colours, and would add a seasonal flare to any outfit, whether it be plain black or something a little more extravagant.

I hope you liked my wishlist, and let me know if you want anything that I've shown here!

See you soon!

Katie xo

I Made a Youtube!

After months, weeks, of thinking and umming and ahhing, I finally decided to take the plunge and create a youtube channel. Of course, I suck at editing videos and I don't have any amazing equipment, but hopefully as I make more videos it will start to come more naturally to me. If you wanted to subscribe, that would mean the world to me, and if you have Youtube channels too, comment with the URL below and I'll check them out!

This first video did not come naturally to me at all. I kept looking at the screen rather than the actual camera, and there are a few silly bloopers at the end. I'm not usually a camera shy person and I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself, so it will definitely be a lot less weird for me once I know what I'm doing a bit more.

If you guys have any requests for videos, comment on my Lush Haul video, or on this post and I'll be sure to write it in my planner! I really hope you like it guys!

TTFN!
Katie xo