Until next time stay beautiful
Holly x
Monday, 14 September 2015
Guess whos back...
Hello lovelies so it looks like I've been away again for a while! well I have but for the better. I have been away to help me lose weight....sounds silly but its true! so this is just a quick update to tell you all that I will be back for the foreseeable future and on my days off I will be blogging to get you guys and myself up to speed with things. Keep your eyes peeled for my next two blogs this week.
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Weight Watchers
Since this is my blog I've decide to come away from the make up and beauty side of a bit and talk about some of the things that I guess a lot of us go through on an every day basis... my first topic of conversation as you guys can tell from the title is Weight Watchers. I know some of you will be thinking I tried that and failed!, it only works for certain people! No it works for everyone.
I have heard people say 'Weight Watchers is a diet' No its a lifestyle you can still eat what you want and lose weight at the same time but you cant be silly about it and you cant cheat the only person your cheating is yourself. Here is a few reasons why I started
About two and a half months ago I split up from my boyfriend and because I still respect him I wont go into why we broke up as I don't feel like I need to air my dirty laundry in public so id like to keep that part of my life out of the blogging world, However not long after we broke up I decided that I would try and lose some of the weight I put on while we were together. I was watching a video on Youtube when a advert popped up about joining Weight Watchers for £10 your first month. I had joined weight watchers when I was about 16 and lost weight but at that time when I was eating wasn't staying in my stomach and I was bringing everything back up. But over the years I have always struggled with my weight I was never the slim girl at school but always the fat one...I mean I was never the fattest at school I must of been about a size 14 when I was at school but after leaving and getting into my first serious relationship I put on about 2 stone taking me up to about a size 18 and I was miserable, after that relationship I got my head down and started training harder then ever getting myself back down to a size 16.. but as ive said over the years my weight has been my biggest struggle, I would lose 10 pounds think it was good and then put it all back on when someone said how good do you look. This time my weight is coming off slowly and surely. I am so far away from my goal weight but I will never stop trying until I am at the weight I want to be. So far I have lost 18 pounds and it is all down to the help of the weight watchers app I mean yes some weeks ive stayed the same but I've still managed to lose weight the next.
I would recommend maybe planning your meals before hand so you can track just how may points you have a day, the one thing you can eat as much as you want of is fruit and vegetables. As I'm not very confident I have done a before picture of what my body was like but if some of you reading this know me you will know what it was like before and now.
I think that maybe once I've lost this next few pounds so that I have two stone off I will post a picture of what my body looks like so far. As far as weight is concerned I have been a massive difference in my hips, bust, stomach and back! My back fat has been on of the things that I have been trying so hard to lose that as I don't like people looking at my back when Im in the gym. Some of you are probably thinking why do you care what people in the gym think about you? in a way I don't but at the same time I don't want the big ' gorillas' as I like to call them looking at me thinking I don't know what I'm doing.. its okay chicken legs I know what I'm doing do you? if like me you don't really like doing the free weight when the big guys are in why don't you take your weight over to a mat or an area that they cant see and do I there? Weight lifting is also good for losing weight as you burn more calories...yes do cardio but focus on weight training, healthy eating and drinking loads of water.
I feel like this blog has been a wee bit of a ramble....in my next blog I will be talking about sex. Don't worry im not going to tell you who ive slept with and how many ive slept with but I will talk about what its like in the lead up to sex with your boyfriend and if some guys read this for your girlfriend so you know what their going through.
I have heard people say 'Weight Watchers is a diet' No its a lifestyle you can still eat what you want and lose weight at the same time but you cant be silly about it and you cant cheat the only person your cheating is yourself. Here is a few reasons why I started
About two and a half months ago I split up from my boyfriend and because I still respect him I wont go into why we broke up as I don't feel like I need to air my dirty laundry in public so id like to keep that part of my life out of the blogging world, However not long after we broke up I decided that I would try and lose some of the weight I put on while we were together. I was watching a video on Youtube when a advert popped up about joining Weight Watchers for £10 your first month. I had joined weight watchers when I was about 16 and lost weight but at that time when I was eating wasn't staying in my stomach and I was bringing everything back up. But over the years I have always struggled with my weight I was never the slim girl at school but always the fat one...I mean I was never the fattest at school I must of been about a size 14 when I was at school but after leaving and getting into my first serious relationship I put on about 2 stone taking me up to about a size 18 and I was miserable, after that relationship I got my head down and started training harder then ever getting myself back down to a size 16.. but as ive said over the years my weight has been my biggest struggle, I would lose 10 pounds think it was good and then put it all back on when someone said how good do you look. This time my weight is coming off slowly and surely. I am so far away from my goal weight but I will never stop trying until I am at the weight I want to be. So far I have lost 18 pounds and it is all down to the help of the weight watchers app I mean yes some weeks ive stayed the same but I've still managed to lose weight the next.
I would recommend maybe planning your meals before hand so you can track just how may points you have a day, the one thing you can eat as much as you want of is fruit and vegetables. As I'm not very confident I have done a before picture of what my body was like but if some of you reading this know me you will know what it was like before and now.
I think that maybe once I've lost this next few pounds so that I have two stone off I will post a picture of what my body looks like so far. As far as weight is concerned I have been a massive difference in my hips, bust, stomach and back! My back fat has been on of the things that I have been trying so hard to lose that as I don't like people looking at my back when Im in the gym. Some of you are probably thinking why do you care what people in the gym think about you? in a way I don't but at the same time I don't want the big ' gorillas' as I like to call them looking at me thinking I don't know what I'm doing.. its okay chicken legs I know what I'm doing do you? if like me you don't really like doing the free weight when the big guys are in why don't you take your weight over to a mat or an area that they cant see and do I there? Weight lifting is also good for losing weight as you burn more calories...yes do cardio but focus on weight training, healthy eating and drinking loads of water.
I feel like this blog has been a wee bit of a ramble....in my next blog I will be talking about sex. Don't worry im not going to tell you who ive slept with and how many ive slept with but I will talk about what its like in the lead up to sex with your boyfriend and if some guys read this for your girlfriend so you know what their going through.
So until next time stay beautiful
Holly x
May Favourites
As we are very close to the end of May I have decided to do my favourites, I seem to go through phases with this blog, one minute I want to tell you everything and the next I don't want to...maybe I need to get back into it! So what have I been doing for the past wee while I here some of you ask well...I have been here!! I have a few things id like to talk about on this blog but putting my personal life out there is like wearing your underwear out in public...but with that being said lets get started.
As some of you guys know I like to fake tan but I don't fake tan my face so the foundation that I use to match is the 25 hour one by rimmel it gives such an amazing coverage and hides every imperfection.
Recently I've not been sleeping properly so I have pretty bad bags under my eyes but what I like to do is hide the face im tired and to hide that I've been using the collection lasting concealer in the shade fair but I stupidly put it away after I did my make up this morning...
I have also been loving getting my nails done. As some of you know I use to be a nail biter and it is honestly the worst things anyone especially females as I feel woman should have female hands if that makes sense. I have been getting Shellac done and as I was away on holiday about a month ago I decided that I would treat myself and get them done. they are a wee bit pricey and cost £25 but last 2 weeks with no chipping and colour fading so if you're going away on holiday or just fancy getting your nails done to feel a wee bit more girly go for it!!!...this was the colour I got but I will let you this isn't what my nails look like now as because of my work they are all broken and short I could cry...
As some of you guys know I like to fake tan but I don't fake tan my face so the foundation that I use to match is the 25 hour one by rimmel it gives such an amazing coverage and hides every imperfection.
I have also been loving getting my nails done. As some of you know I use to be a nail biter and it is honestly the worst things anyone especially females as I feel woman should have female hands if that makes sense. I have been getting Shellac done and as I was away on holiday about a month ago I decided that I would treat myself and get them done. they are a wee bit pricey and cost £25 but last 2 weeks with no chipping and colour fading so if you're going away on holiday or just fancy getting your nails done to feel a wee bit more girly go for it!!!...this was the colour I got but I will let you this isn't what my nails look like now as because of my work they are all broken and short I could cry...
Im sorry this blog is so short but if you keep your eyes open I will have a new blog up hopefully within the next few days...so until next time stay beautiful
Holly x
Sunday, 3 May 2015
March Favourties
I know ive been away for a while but as I said in my last post I had a lot of personal things going on and im not going to go into them here because I feel like I don't need to so with that being said lets get started with the post...
Ive not been grabbing a lot this month but the one thing I have been loving has been my new unit.. your probably thinking what unit? and by that I mean a dressing table
I got this unit at beginning of the month and im 100% in love with it...as you can see I have a massive mirror which helps me see what I look like. Would you guys like to see what I store in the drawers?
Up next is a few lipsticks the first one is of course a MAC one and that is the Viva Glam Miley and the only was I can describe this shade is as a gorgeous hot pink shade and looks amazing on any skin tone. Next we have two Barry M shades the first is in Shade 100 and as you can see it is the perfect Barbie pink but I would say this shade is for more tanned girls so if youre like me and love to tan this is the perfect shade for you and last for lipstick is the shade 129 and again as you can see it is a gorgeous lilac shade but as some of you girls know purple lipsticks make your teeth look yellow so I would recommend wearing this with maybe a dark lipliner or a dark lipgloss over top.
I have never included a clothing favourite in my pervious blog but today I am. As I have big boobs and work out a lot I like to wear sports bras and my favourite ones are Primark ones they are so inexpensive and comfy! I sometimes even wear on to bed but the ones I love the most are the ones with the boldest colours
And lastly this month has been lemon water, you guys are probably like em what? and all im meaning is water with lemon I have been loving drinking this I wouldn't recommend leaving this over night as it tastes vial!!!!!
Im sorry this post isn't like my pervious ones but I've not really been loving a lot this month maybe April will be a better month.
Ive not been grabbing a lot this month but the one thing I have been loving has been my new unit.. your probably thinking what unit? and by that I mean a dressing table
I got this unit at beginning of the month and im 100% in love with it...as you can see I have a massive mirror which helps me see what I look like. Would you guys like to see what I store in the drawers?
Up next is a few lipsticks the first one is of course a MAC one and that is the Viva Glam Miley and the only was I can describe this shade is as a gorgeous hot pink shade and looks amazing on any skin tone. Next we have two Barry M shades the first is in Shade 100 and as you can see it is the perfect Barbie pink but I would say this shade is for more tanned girls so if youre like me and love to tan this is the perfect shade for you and last for lipstick is the shade 129 and again as you can see it is a gorgeous lilac shade but as some of you girls know purple lipsticks make your teeth look yellow so I would recommend wearing this with maybe a dark lipliner or a dark lipgloss over top.
I have never included a clothing favourite in my pervious blog but today I am. As I have big boobs and work out a lot I like to wear sports bras and my favourite ones are Primark ones they are so inexpensive and comfy! I sometimes even wear on to bed but the ones I love the most are the ones with the boldest colours
And lastly this month has been lemon water, you guys are probably like em what? and all im meaning is water with lemon I have been loving drinking this I wouldn't recommend leaving this over night as it tastes vial!!!!!
Im sorry this post isn't like my pervious ones but I've not really been loving a lot this month maybe April will be a better month.
So until next time my lovelies stay beautiful
Holly x
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Away again
Hey Guys I know I've not posted in a while but I've had a lot going on so if you all give me a few more days I will be up and running with three new blogs for you lovelies. I'm sorry I've done this to you all again but I will be back by Friday
stay beautiful x
Saturday, 28 February 2015
February Favourites
That's it Februarys over so that means for you guys a new blog post, without me going on and on lets just jump right into it.
The first thing I'm going to talk about first is skincare. I've been wearing fake tan a lot so that means I've had to exfoliate my skin too so the one I've been using is the Soap and Glory Sugar Crush body exfoliator with smashed brown sugar, Sweet lime, Almond oil and Macadamia Grains and honestly this does smell like Lime its one of the best smelling things Soap and Glory have done. After using the scrub I like to use the Zoella beauty soak opera and im not just saying this because I like Zoella's videos but this smells soooo good it smells like vitamin E, Shea Butter and Aloe extracts but honestly I just think it smells like Shea Butter. As most of you know when you come out the bath/shower your skins a bit dry and my skin has been the driest its ever been :(. So after looking around in my body box ( I have a box full of body stuff) I pulled out two that I feel work really well for my skin and they are the Soap and Glory Smoothie Star with Almond, Cocoa , Yogurt, Oats and Honey and OH MY GOD if this was an actual smoothie I would 100% drink this...is that bad? and the Vaseline essential moisture pure oats extract this smell takes me back to when I was about 20/21 ish... I seem to like the smell of oats this month...
Next up is hair and honestly my hair has been shit and I mean shit. Its felt lifeless, dull, dry and greasy all at the same time. Can your hair even be all of those? But after using these products I have found that my hair feels a wee bit better but still not 100% yet but the products I've been using are the Garnier Ultimate Blends Honey treatment shampoo and conditioner, the Loreal Kids Pear Detangaler and the Primark hask Argan Oil from Morocco. You're probably wondering em why is she using something for kids and that is because my hair gets tangled really easily and I mean easily I tie it up take it out and oh look a big clump of hair at the back of my head.
Next is teeth I have been trying for sooooo long to get my teeth looking a wee bit whiter so I have been using the Arm and Hammer baking soda minty toothpaste gel Brilliant Sparkle and I like to use this before I use my Macleans white and Shine and I know this sounds daft but I love the feeling this has on my teeth, and lastly is Aqua Fresh Extra care mint breeze alcohol free and I love this it does have a wee bit of a burn to it but it works well.
I had mentioned that my body has been feeling dry but my hands have been super dry. Every time I wash my hands they just feel so tight now just not healthy so I have been using the Soap and Glory Hand dream Number 1 formula super cream and this smells like grapeseed, macadamia and shea butter... I think there's a smell theme in this post. Up next is nails I know I said in my blog post last month that I was loving Essie Fiji and I again this month I am, it is just this beautiful off white pink colour that looks amazing on any skin tone. Along with Fiji I have been loving the Boots own Nails acetone free nail polish remover... I know how can I be loving a nail polish remover? well I hate the ones with acetone as I feel it ruins my nails.
This is annoying because the nail polish is coming off as this blue sort of colour.
I will be posting two or three blogs this week, my boyfriend is coming down so we will try and get the boyfriend/girlfriend tag.
The first thing I'm going to talk about first is skincare. I've been wearing fake tan a lot so that means I've had to exfoliate my skin too so the one I've been using is the Soap and Glory Sugar Crush body exfoliator with smashed brown sugar, Sweet lime, Almond oil and Macadamia Grains and honestly this does smell like Lime its one of the best smelling things Soap and Glory have done. After using the scrub I like to use the Zoella beauty soak opera and im not just saying this because I like Zoella's videos but this smells soooo good it smells like vitamin E, Shea Butter and Aloe extracts but honestly I just think it smells like Shea Butter. As most of you know when you come out the bath/shower your skins a bit dry and my skin has been the driest its ever been :(. So after looking around in my body box ( I have a box full of body stuff) I pulled out two that I feel work really well for my skin and they are the Soap and Glory Smoothie Star with Almond, Cocoa , Yogurt, Oats and Honey and OH MY GOD if this was an actual smoothie I would 100% drink this...is that bad? and the Vaseline essential moisture pure oats extract this smell takes me back to when I was about 20/21 ish... I seem to like the smell of oats this month...
Next up is hair and honestly my hair has been shit and I mean shit. Its felt lifeless, dull, dry and greasy all at the same time. Can your hair even be all of those? But after using these products I have found that my hair feels a wee bit better but still not 100% yet but the products I've been using are the Garnier Ultimate Blends Honey treatment shampoo and conditioner, the Loreal Kids Pear Detangaler and the Primark hask Argan Oil from Morocco. You're probably wondering em why is she using something for kids and that is because my hair gets tangled really easily and I mean easily I tie it up take it out and oh look a big clump of hair at the back of my head.
Next is teeth I have been trying for sooooo long to get my teeth looking a wee bit whiter so I have been using the Arm and Hammer baking soda minty toothpaste gel Brilliant Sparkle and I like to use this before I use my Macleans white and Shine and I know this sounds daft but I love the feeling this has on my teeth, and lastly is Aqua Fresh Extra care mint breeze alcohol free and I love this it does have a wee bit of a burn to it but it works well.
I had mentioned that my body has been feeling dry but my hands have been super dry. Every time I wash my hands they just feel so tight now just not healthy so I have been using the Soap and Glory Hand dream Number 1 formula super cream and this smells like grapeseed, macadamia and shea butter... I think there's a smell theme in this post. Up next is nails I know I said in my blog post last month that I was loving Essie Fiji and I again this month I am, it is just this beautiful off white pink colour that looks amazing on any skin tone. Along with Fiji I have been loving the Boots own Nails acetone free nail polish remover... I know how can I be loving a nail polish remover? well I hate the ones with acetone as I feel it ruins my nails.
This is annoying because the nail polish is coming off as this blue sort of colour.
Now my favourite part make up Ive not really been grabbing much this month but I have been grabbing the Match perfection foundation by Rimmel in the shade ivory this works for me when I'm on my third or fourth day of tanning and for when Im just going to the gym or a class ( and by class I mean Spin class, Metafit and Step tone). Another foundation is again another Rimmel foundation and that is the Lasting finish nude 25 hour... I don't actually know if this foundation last for 25 hours as I take my makeup off at night.
As usual here's an over view of all the products I have been using this month if you guys would like me to go into more detail of any of the products I have used this month just leave a comment down below and I will get back to you.
With that being said I hope you guys have had a fun weekend so until next time stay beautiful
Holly x
Thursday, 26 February 2015
My MAC Palette
In one of my post I mentioned that I have 21 MAC eye shadows...yes 21 why? you may ask well because I do...I love the colour pay off, how long they last with a paint pot and how well they blend with each other. As well as the two palettes I have I also have the MAC Cool Neutrals palette. I like this palette as I think the colours work well on my eyes if you haven't seen what it looks like I will either leave the link here or I will post it below along with the palettes I have made up.
As you can see from the picture above I have done this palette from light to dark, in order from left to right
Vanilla - an ivory with slight pink undertones
Phloof - very light, pale pink
Orb - soft, pink-peach
Brule - a soft creamy beige
Shroom - a beige with shimmer
Dazzle Light -a neutral with shimmer
Ricepaper -peachy gold with shimmer
Naked Lunch - minimal pink with shimmer
All That Glitters - beautiful pinky/peachy champagne
Malt - soft pinky beige
Wedge - mid tone taupe brown
Honesty - a very very light taupey beige with copper glitters
Antiqued - medium-dark red toned brown
Embark - dark red brown
Mystery - grey toned brown
Out of all the shades I have in this palette I have to say that my top 5 most used are Vanilla, Ricepaper, Naked Lunch, All that Glitters and Wedge I sometimes use all five all as an eye look.
Next up is my Gray and Black palette. I plan on getting a few pink and purples to fill up the rest of this palette. Again from left to right
Copperplate - muted dirty greyish brown
Silver ring - Mid- toned silver
Typographic - Asphault Black
Carbon - Intense Black
Black Tide - Black with silver sparkle
Yoghurt - Soft pale pink
Sorry that this post is so late but I hope you guys enjoy and until next time stay beautiful
Holly x
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