NOTW #1

Hey everyone! It's a sunny Sunday morning here in the UK which instantly makes me happy! I decided to wake up pretty early this morning to ensure my day is productive, and already I've done what I needed to do so decided to allow the sun to influence what colour I chose for my nails for this week.
Whilst looking through my nail varnish collection I immediately went towards the brighter colours, and then I realised I hadn't worn blue in a while soooo I went for that! My choice was 'Cyan Blue' by Barry M. It's a lovely colour and makes a change from the standard pastel blue or navy blue I suppose! I love Barry M nail varnishes and I own virtually every single one, so expect them to make an appearance in future NOTW's! Hope you're all well and enjoying your Sundays! X

50 random facts about me!

Hey everyone! I thought I ought to tell you all a little bit more about me, and I've seen the 50 random facts tag circulating YouTube so thought why not give it a go! Although you'll probably think I'm an extremely boring person as thinking of 50 somewhat interesting facts is harder than it sounds...

1. I am the eldest of 4 children
2. When I was younger I was fascinated by the thought of becoming an archeologist when I was older, I'm not sure why.
3. Also when I was younger, I was so scared of and always on the look out for quicksand. Again, I don't know why.
4. I used to love the monkey bars in parks until I reached the point where I used to do them so much, I ended up with blisters all over my hands.
5. I used to have 2 goldfish named sooty and sweep.
6. I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life.
7. I've lived in the county's of Surrey, Somerset and now Hertfordshire.
8. I have an extremely imaginative mind.
9. Because of this, I find myself worrying far too much.
10. One time my mum brought me a skipping rope, I loved it so much I decided to take it to bed with me......I strangled myself in my sleep and luckily my mum woke up and heard otherwise I'm sure I would have killed myself. I had absolutely no idea I was doing it.
11. My favourite drink is cream soda.
12. Leaving school at 16 and starting college was the best thing that's ever happened to me, I became myself and it really was the making of me.
13. My birthday is on the 10th November.
14. I've always been the quiet one who lacked confidence.
15. I've never, ever had an argument with a friend, I'm proud of this.
16. I'd rather make others happy by helping them, rather than sort out my own problem to make me happy.
17. I once got detention in year 8 for answering the register as 'why yeeeees' like they used to say on Little Britain.
18. Words truly can't explain how much I want to explore America.
19. I've been to Florida 3 times.
20. I love travelling.
21. I'd happily do things by myself, I love my own company.
22. I have an extreme phobia of milk, I'm not sure why but I'm physically sick if I see someone drinking it.
23. Speaking of weird phobias......I'm also scared of bellybuttons. I've recently found out my aunt also has the same phobia.
24. One of my fondest memories of primary school was my teacher miss Dawson....she was virtually best friends with my mum and I. I'd love to get back in touch with her.
25. The thought of death scares me so, so much to the point where I could sit up at night and cry about it.
26. I am a serious cat lover and I treat them like they're my best friends.
27. The thought of going to a supermarket in a foreign country excites me way more than it should, I just find it so interesting.
28. I hope I get married and have children one day.
29. Buying make up and nail varnish makes me happy.
30. I've never drank a hot drink in my life. The thought of the drink itself and drinking from a mug makes me cringe.
31. Claire Richards is someone I can really look up to, she's helped me more than people would know.
32. I'm completely straight but I have major girl crushes on Cheryl cole, Nicola Roberts, fearne cotton, Florence welch and Whitney port.....and Jodie marsh.
33. However I didn't love them as much as I love russell brand.
34. My first name is Kerrie-Louise but there's only one person who calls me by my full name and that's my tutor from college, everyone else calls me kerrie.
35. I used to get bullied about my teeth, and worst thing is I have the worst phobia of dentists so I've never really done anything about them apart from ignore it and be happy with myself.
36. I'm scared of ghosts yet at the same time it really interests me. When I lived in Somerset I took a photo of my living room and in that photo there is a man and woman. Weird huh.
37. I really want to see a medium just out of curiosity.
38. I'm an extremely fussy eater, I so wish I wasn't but I honestly think its down to physiological issues.
39. I love being at home.
40. I'm extremely organised yet my room gets so messy really quickly, I don't understand how!
41. I always have to make sure I'm on time for something, the thought of being late really freaks me out.
42. I really want to go travelling and I'd happily go by myself.
43. There's nothing more I hate than drifting away from people. My auntie being one of them, it sucks.
44. I've never really been in a relationship or had one of those friends you do everything with. Quite depressing really haha.
45. I struggle with anxiety and depression.
46. As a child, I always used to have a reoccurring dream where I was going down a yellow slide.
47. I'm scared of slides now.
48. I have literally no self control, if I tell myself ill eat healthy, chances are I won't despite how much I actually want to.
49. I'm constantly cold, to the point my legs and feet turn blue and I can't move my hands....even if I'm indoors.
50. I laugh at anything and I love it, I just love everything about laughing and making people laugh.

Phew, there we go! That was hard haha....I tag all of you reading this to share your 50 random facts! Do we have any in common?! X

It's been a whole year!

This is a photo of me On the 19th April 2012, my secretly still 6 year old self went to see Steps in their reunion tour at the 02 arena...which I must admit, was much better than even I anticipated, as sad as it sounds. However, also on this day I decided to not use any more heat appliances on my hair, meaning that was the last day I'd straighten my hair. I'm not sure whether it was just me becoming lazy or if I really wanted to test myself and see how long my hair would become in however long I lasted without straightening it. I don't have crazy curly hair anyway so it wasn't too bad, but I'm so glad I chose to do this. I'm very happy with how long my hair has got already and it was a nice little challenge to see what happened and how long I lasted! Also means I don't spend as long getting ready which is always a plus right?!

Have any of you ever done something like this? X

Weekly favourites #1 | 15th April 2013

Hey everyone! I'm keeping up with my promise with blogging more, so I thought I'd do my first ever weekly favourites. I'm not really sure if many people do weekly favourites, I know most people do monthly ones but hey! Of course, a lot of my favourites aren't going to change drastically each week, but I promise to make it somewhat interesting and different each week. Here we go!

Favourite TV Programme/ App
Ok so, I took up on the chance of a free month subscription for Netflix, which caused me to come across several American programmes such as teen Mom and The Hills. I've always been curious about The Hills ever since Heidi and Spencer appeared on UK Big Brother, so I thought I'd kill the curiosity and give it a go. Not even kidding you....I am hooked. I know I'm a good 6 years late with this but oh my! I love it. 

Favourite Make-up items
  When I noticed Boots had their infamous 3 for 2 offer back on, I jumped at the chance and brought a few items, items which I was curious to try as I'd heard a lot about. The Rocket Volum' express mascara by Maybelline is truly wonderful. I'm forever trying out new mascara and I think this one alongside my Rimmel Day and Night mascara, are really going to be two mascaras I never stop buying. I've never really been too bothered about Maybelline as a brand as I've always automatically gone to Revlon and Rimmel stands in Boots, however this trip definitely changed my view on things so I'm keen to try more Maybelline products (what a good excuse to buy more makeup!) On this trip I also brought Maybelline's gel eyeliner. Now, I've never even worn gel eyeliner but I again, was so curious I just had to chance it...and honestly, I've worn it everyday since! I love it, especially in combination with the Volume express mascara too. My mum even asked if she could borrow both so surely that's a good sign?!

Favourite day
  Thursday was a genuinely lovely day. My mum had a job interview, we went to starbucks, I then recieved a phonecall from Debenhams inviting me for an interview in the next few weeks (fingers crossed!!) we then went to view a house in Biggleswade which honestly was a highlight of the day. My family and I instantly fell in love with the house and the views, really reminded us of living back in Somerset, honestly so beautiful, we're just hoping to find a guarentor so we can move in (again, fingers crossed!) It was nice to see us all happy and excited for something that could possibly happen. We're just hoping it all goes through.

Favourite youtuber
  I've been addicted to youtube for some time now, it's quite scary how much time I actually spend on there haha! Recently I discovered Daily Grace and honestly, I love her and her videos
...to the point where I've been watching them non stop and any collaborations Grace has done with any other youtubers. So funny I don't know how I've just discovered her. Honestly, go watch her videos!!

What were YOUR favourites of this week?! x

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Products I regret buying #1

l-r: maybelline coloursensational popstick in citris slice, NYC showtime black mascara, MUA eyebrow pencil in Blonde, soap and glory eyebrow pencil, Rimmel London scandaleyes mascara.

This month in particular I've been trying so hard to use all of my products up before using the newer ones I have purchased or just buying more. I'm normally one who either just forgets about the products I wasn't so keen on but still keep them at the bottom of my make-up pile, or just throws them away straight away, so this whole 'one in one out' policy really reminded me of the products I'm not so keen on, but will carry on using them nonetheless purely because I know I'll be using my nicer products after haha.

Maybelline Coloursensational popstick in Citris Slice: You may have seen this product feature in one of my hauls a while back, and I won't lie, I haven't used it since. It was just an impulse buy, I saw it was orange and then the 3 for 2 Superdrug deal got the better of me so of course I had to buy it..but I do wish I didn't. In the shop I did swatch it however I just put the lack of pigmentation due to the fact I'd swatch it on my hands and just presumed it would look different on the lips. Boy was I wrong. There's no colour at all, it just gives a glossy effect, which of course some may like but when I paid just over £8 for it I realise I could have got a nicer, cheaper lipgloss which would do the same thing. I know some people say that the only thing they like about this is the smell, but even that doesn't win me over I'm afraid. 

NYC Showtime mascara: In all honesty, I'd forgotten all about this...and what's worse is I have two of them (again, the whole 3 for 2 deal got the better of me) There's nothing really to say about this apart from the fact I do not like it and it doesn't do what I expected it to do. I suppose the 'showtime lash' in the name made me think it would give me 'showtime' lashes. But I can't moan too much I suppose, it isn't too expensive so I haven't lost out on too much!

MUA eyebrow pencil in Blonde: Ok, so this is a bit of a controversial post because I think I do secretly like this product however there's just two things I wish I could change to make it the most perfect eyebrow pencil. 1) it wears down SO quickly. honestly, I'm using this and realising I'm having to sharpen it either halfway through using it or just before I use it. 2) I don't know, this is a confusing one so I'm hoping you can catch my drift. But when I use it, ok it's not super pigmented however it does the job BUT my eyebrows then resemble something out of Grease and they just look like they've been coated in gel and then just stuck to my forehead which just makes them look somewhat fake. (ok i've just read that through and I know it doesn't make sense but someone at least say they know what I mean?!) I don't know, I do like this, and for £1 I suppose I'm just being picky.....I probably will buy this again though haha.

Soap and Glory Eyebrow Pencil: Again, this eyebrow pencil makes me look as though I've stuck my eyebrows on which I don't like. (Thinking about it, it could just be my eyebrows/face) It's not very pigmented and looks more grey than brown which isn't too nice. But I do LOVE the highligter that comes with it!! Soap and Glory need to sell this seperately!

Rimmer Scandaleyes mascara: Ok, so maybe I shouldn't listen to adverts too much because as soon as I saw the advert for this I had to get it because the lashes on the model looked so volumised and beautiful, and of course, it doesn't do that to me. Maybe I have a faulty one (?) But even the brush and the formula is awful. The brush picks up way too much and the formula is just gloopy and think and then clumps all your eyelashes together which isn't nice at all. I don't like this at all but I am intrigued to try the new one thats recently come out, can't remember the name but it's one with the ball on the brush, you know?

What products do YOU regret buying?! xo

MUA Cosmetics

MUA may be a company which you have never heard of before.....but I'm telling you this, you're missing out! The company has such a wide range of products, you name it, they'll probably stock it and for such a good price too.
I've been so excited to try their products as I have heard such great things about them....all of which have proved to be true. During the week I ended up going into town with my little brother, and of course, had to drag him into Superdrug just so I could see if my local store was stocking MUA...and to my surprise, they were.After composing myself after getting way too excited, I decided I HAD to buy something and immediately looked for the two products I had been lusting over for a long time; the blonde eyebrow pencil and the Heaven and Earth eyeshadow palette, and I'm ever so glad I purchased these.
The eyeshadow palette is perfect. I love every single one of these colours, and for only £4 you can't go wrong. The pigmentation for each of the eyeshadows is amazing, so much better than what I actually thought it would be considering the price. My favourite look from this palette is to use a lighter colour on the lid, and then a darker brown in the crease and slightly on the brow bone. Even my mum is saying she's liking how I'm doing my make-up lately with thanks to this palette!
The eyebrow pencil is definitely one of the best ones I've tried. I'm a sucker for defined eyebrows and can't go a day without filling mine in, making them look that little bit better, and I've found that this one does the job, much better than previous ones I've tried. The colour is perfect for me, which has been so hard to find. The formula of this pencil is amazing, it's so soft on the skin and just glides across your eyebrow, which in my opinion, makes it easier to fill them in and define. I love it....and guess what?! It's only £1!! That's it. I'll definitely be purchasing this again soon!

You can find MUA products in your local Superdrug, or if not you can buy products on their website (muastore.co.uk) or on Superdrugs website. These products are definitely worth buying and I'm so excited to buy more soon.....infact, I'm trying to persuade my mum to come into my local town with me tomorrow so I can buy more, and then convert her into a MUA lover! ;)



What's your favourite MUA product?