Valentines Day Handmade Cards

These are some handcrafted designs that I have done today which are a set of 2. They are for the purpose of valentines day and include cute love quotes on the front of each of them.


I hope you like them.

Do brands make a difference?

This week I decided to do my own test on make up to see if labels really do mean anything and if it is worth paying that bit extra for our make-up. I decided to use 3 of my every day essentials which are…

• Rimmel scandal eyes show off mascara, 001 black
• Rimmel lasting finish 1000 kisses lip tint and balm, 130 don’t stop blushing
• Miss sporty studio lash eye liner,001 extra black
   
   
  I decided to swap them for cheap versions of their selves and see how different the result was…so this is what I swapped them for …
   

• Rimmel mascara >>> black mascara from a make-up set bought from BHS
• Rimmel lip balm and tint >>> lip stain pen freebie from a magazine
• Miss sporty eyeliner>>> black eye liner from a make-up set bought from BHS
   
  I then tested them for a week and decided which ones were my favourites out of each experiment, and if the labels and price does actually effect the quality of the makeup.
   
  So here are my results….

Test one - Mascara

So on this image above, I put the cheap mascara on my left eye and the Rimmel mascara on my right one. As you can probably see my left eye looks a bit clumped up.

My personal opinion on them - the Rimmel mascara separated my eyelashes more every time used it but it took a lot more coats to get it to the length and volume than the cheaper mascara did. However, the cheap mascara was lot more clumpy and smudged a lot more easily so for this experiment I would say the Rimmel mascara was my favourite option.

Test two - Lipstick

This photo is me with the Rimmel lip tint and balm on.

This photo is me with the cheap lipstain on.

My personal opinion - As you can see in the photos the colours are different and the Rimmel Liptint makes my lips look fuller and bright. However the balm that came with it was pretty useless as it was sticky and after the first couple of time it was stained by the lip tint that I put on my lips before hand. Also the liptint was quite dry and made my lips dry and cracked, I had to put Vaseline over the top to hydrate them. The cheap lipstain was also colourful and bright but it didn't last as long as the Rimmel one and also made my lips extremely dry. So the result of this one is the Rimmel was my favourate due to the colour and the amount of time it stayed on, however it needs a bit more moisture to it.

Test three - Eye-liner

 

On my left eye is my cheap eye liner and on the right is my Miss sporty eye liner.

My personal opinion - The miss sporty eye-liner came out a lot thinner and wetter than the cheap eye liner and therefore smudged a whole lot more. The cheap eye liner came out fuller and was easier for me to apply due to the brush being a little thicker and the liquid not being as wet or smudgy. Therefore overall my favourite eye liner for this test is the cheap eyeliner from a makeup set.

OVERALL - overall 2/3 of my make up tests came out that I preferred the Labelled items. The quality of the make-up is different to the cheaper ones but that doesn't always mean that in my opinion you get better results. 



Weight concerns...

Weight blog
Ok so im doing this post about my weight, or should i say my lack of weight and why i am always this way.
This post isn't to make people feel sorry for me or to make other girls jealous, it is to show people that not every girl that is abnormally skinny has an eating disorder and not everyone wants to be stick thin.

Ever since I can remember I have been tiny. Small in height, small in shoes size, small in weight; pretty
Much just small in everything. Growing up my nickname was Minnie or titch as I was so small and my family always used to say, when you turn 11 or 12 you will put on weight, your brother filled out at that age. However when I finally got to that age, nothing happened.

Through secondary school I wasn't bullied for my weight but I was called anorexic* and bulimic* on the rare occasion! This didn't bother me that much because I knew it wasn't true, what was more hurtful was the fact I couldn't come back with an answer that would make these bullies stop thinking it, because I didn't know what the answer was myself. I was skinny, too skinny and I ate quite a bit for Someone my size, but I couldn't explain why I was the way I was.

The most weight I have ever been Is 7st but that was only for about a month and then I lost it again. My weight is pretty much opposite to most other people's in the sense I can drop weight at the click of a finger yet It will take me a long time to put on weight, and when it goes on all it takes is a little tiny illness or smaller amount of food and my weight will decrease again!

So why does this happen to me?

Until I was 17 no one knew. I had blood test after blood test which stressed me out even more as I hate the thought of losing blood, silly I know. I had prescription drugs coming out of my ears, you name it, I was on it, and I was diagnosed with anaemia, diabetes, bulimia! Again... You name it I was at some point diagnosed with it... But they were wrong.

One day I felt so unwell mum took me to hospital and finally I had loads of tests done on my body and they found out I had high calcium levels.
My calcium levels were the highest they had recorded in a young person for years. This meant I had to have a gland in my throat, the parathyroid gland, taken out as it was containing too much calcium.

Finally, after a month I had the operation and it went all o.k. Also I started to get more colour in my face and put on gradual weight. I went straight up to 7 stone from 6 in a month and managed to keep it for a while. I could eat without throwing up and I could actually enjoy food and the feeling of being full. It felt amazing.

To this day, I am so happy that I had that operation and that I don't have to deal with the symptoms of being sick and being so skinny anymore. I won't have to explain to people why I look so unwell without having a
Explanation as to why I look like that. I don't miss that at all.


I will always be small I think, I will never be massive but I look a healthier size than i did before hand. I am small frames anyway so luckily it suits my size, and I have filled out a little bit. The only thing I know have to deal with is when people don't believe that I eat a lot. But when they get to know me they realise I eat as much as the next person it just takes time for my body to gain weight.

I believe my story proves that just because one person is skinnier than another, it doesn't make them prettier, it doesn't make them healthier and it certainly doesn't make them more happy. Everyone has their own body and their own size and as long as they love it and are confident then other people will too.

It also proves that when someone Is underweight, it doesn't mean they always want to be that way. Just because someone is small doesn't mean they are anorexic, bulimic or are on strict diets. It could naturally just be the way they are. Just like overweight people may just have a condition or symptoms which makes them this way. Not everyone can control their health and their body size .

Blog 5 - Cover story dreams

I have so many dreams to just be able to write about fashion, relationships and advice. To be able to write my personal stories to everyone, to express my opinions and views and I guess that my major dream would to write in the pages of Cosmopolitan Magazine.


Cosmopolitan is my idol when it comes to magazines, it has everything, the juice, the advice pages, the real life stories, the star signs, you name it, it has it. Its everything that I would ever want ever month squeezed into 200 pages and therefore my cover story dreams would be to write for the advice/problem pages of cosmopolitan magazine.




 

Blog 4 - The coolest thing i found on google.

The coolest thing I have found on google is when you type in 'Do a barrel roll'.




Either try it yourself of check out this video!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutBxEmKLXA

Blog 3 - 3 books you need to read

My top 3 books that i have read and would recommend are...

3) Wuthering Heights - i had to study and analyse this book for A-level English. It took a while to get into the story line but when you read a couple of chapters it turns into such a heartbreaking love story. its a very sad, moving read.

2) A child called it - this book is meant to be based on a true story about a boy growing up who was severely bullied by his mother. I read this book twice as i loved it so much and i cried both times. It is extremely sad and made me realize i was to have the family and upbringing i had. 

1) Noughts and Crosses - My favorite book that i have read is Noughts and Crosses. This book is based on a love story where two people cannot be together due to society, race and their families. I read this book on my plane journey home from Australia and the week after went out and bought the sequel..knife edge. 

Blog 2 - My last meal ever

So this is my first blog of 40 blogs. I have to do 40 blogs in 40 days all on different topics. This one is what would be my menu for my last meal ever, so I am going to write out my dream menu.

Starter

Garlic dough balls

Coca cola

Mains

Rare fillet steak with cheesy mash and mushroom sauce

A glass of rose wine

Desserts

Caramel cheesecake

Chocolate milkshake