The Liebster Award pt. 2

Hiii, so this is the follow up to the first part of my Liebster Award!

I felt like it was going to be a very long post I thought it would be better to split it and make it more enjoyable!

Lets get started:

My Questions from Megan:

1. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

This one is easy for me, an owl! I love them, fully obsessed! I think they're just beautiful, so wise and majestic. To me they feel like animals with power, and that's what I'd want to be like! Powerful & wise!

2. Heels or flats?

I'm definitely more of a flats girl, I love nice pumps and sandals, and I'm obsessed by trainers! I do like to wear heels too though, it's a lot girlier and you do feel so classy! And this is good life advice:

3. What book are you reading right now?

I've bought 'The Fault in Our Stars' and 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' to read! I've read TBINSP before, and it broke my heart.. So honestly I don't even know why I bought it again to put myself through the horror and emotion! 

4. What blog inspired you to start your own?

Easy peasy, my lovely bestie's blog http://beccasbeautyspot.blogspot.co.uk/, she's my best friend, my wifey and my soulmate all rolled into one. This gal keeps me sane, and as well as being my everything, she's so bloody talented with a set of makeup brushes, and some props. My girl is gonna go far!! Inspires me everyday. Pictures are below are of her work for a photoshoot for uni, I was a mugging victim - how amazing and realistic is it??

 

5. What celebrities would you invite to your birthday party?

The whole Kardashian family and extended fam (i.e. Scott, Kanye, French Montana etc), Eminem, Calvin Harris, Snoop Dogg, Tyra Banks, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting.. It would be a strange mix of people! But they all interest me so much in different ways so I'd love to get to talk to them all!

6. If you could change your name, what would you call yourself?

Holy moly, I'd probably revert to my middle name which is Louise, I think I suit my names so I don't know if I could decide on another!!

7. Guily pleasure?
I shouldn't do it, and I haven't done it in a loooong time because it's just SO bad. But eating a whole tube of pringles in one. Yes I'm a disgusting mess. (p.s do it with salt and vinegar flavoured ones and you'll numb your whole mouth - it's like being at the dentist haha)

8. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 

My weight, for sure my weight. I'm working on it, unfortunately relationships are very tempting to let yourself go, which is fine when you're with that person.. But when you're not, you feel rubbish! I'm working on it though in a healthy way, hence no more full tubes of pringles ;-)

9. What is your favourite quote?

"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor" - even when you're having a bad day, there's always something you can learn to better yourself and to try and be better in that situation if it ever happens again!

10. Describe your dream holiday.

Going across America in an open top car with the wind blowing in my hair with my friends around me. That would be ideal!!

11. How long have you been a blogger and what do you love about it?

I've been blogging for just about a year and a half now (since Feb 2013)! I love it because you can just come home, ramble a few words out and clear your brain. I can't sleep when my head is full so I feel like this is a good recycling ground for me!

Check out the previous post HERE to see who I nominated and what questions I asked them! 

Thanks for reading! xxx

The Liebster Award pt. 1

Evening guys!

I opened my inbox the other day and seen I'd received new comments on a blog post of mine, (always exciting) and when I clicked into it I seen I had been nominated for the Liebster Award not once, but twice by Sara and Megan! Now I can't lie.. I'd never heard of this before! So I did a little rooting around and discovered this is an award that bloggers give to other bloggers to find out more about them and share their favourite blogs with other people! I think this is SUCH a nice idea, the thought of it even put a smile on my face on a busy Thursday morning in the office! Thank you so much Sara and Megan! You can follow Sara on Blogger and on Bloglovin :) and Megan on Blogspot and on Bloglovin!

This was going to be a pretty long post so my questions from Megan will be going up in a separate post which you can find HERE:

The Rules (every set I've seen are different so this is what I'm rolling with!):

1. Thank the blogger that nominated you!

2. Answer the questions they sent you (down below!) 

3. Nominate 11 bloggers to answer your set of questions! (less than 250 followers)

4. Contact them and let them know they've been nominated!

My Questions from Sara!

1. Who would you say is your style icon?

This is actually tricky, I don't necessarily have a style icon, I have girl crushes on a lot of peoples fashion, but style icons like Cara Delevigne, Kate Moss etc are thin.. And I'm not particularly thin! Everything they wear looks AMAZING but it would never look anywhere like that on me! I wear quite a mismatch of styles and trends too, so I don't think I have one particular style icon per say? So I can't really answer! 

2. What is your favourite place to travel to or visit?

Before I moved to England, I probably would have said Spain for a holiday! But now I really appreciate going home and getting to experience the absolutely (mostly) gorgeous place that we live in! When I went home in April with Lizzie we went to the Giant's Causeway and I really enjoyed it! You don't necessarily appreciate things when you're around them all the time!

3. Your top blogging/makeup tips.

Top blogging tip: Do it because you want to do it! So many people blog now because they want to be the next Zoella and get really rich from it, which of course would be lovely! But it's not realistic for anyone that has a full time job and is busy! I really enjoy blogging now that I can come home do it and relax! 

Top makeup tip: DON'T SLEEP IN YOUR MAKEUP. I know it's so easy to come home from a night out when you're a liiiiittle bit worse for wear, but take 5 minutes, rub a wipe across your face and at least try to get it off! Your skin will thank you for it I promise!

4. Your favourite high street foundation?

Without a shadow of a doubt, Rimmel Wake Me Up. I love it, I love it's slight shimmer and I even love the smell. My favourite high street foundation for sure :)

5. Do you have any pets?

At home, yes I have my almost 3 year old shih tzu Harper. And at the house I'm living at now, my landlady has two more dogs called Narla and Milo, so I don't miss Harper just as much as I did last year!

6. What is your occupation?

Officially, I'm Nestle's Corporate Student Nutritionist :)

7. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I would hopefully like to be a Home Economics teacher somewhere in the world, but who knows, I might stay in industry if I enjoy this placement, you never know! Leave it up to fate!

8. Favourite high street shops?

Dorothy Perkins, Primark, River Island (sometimes) and Topshop for a good old splurge!

9. Do most of your close friends/family know about your blog? Where you embarrassed to start with?

Most of my friends and family know! I wasn't really that embarrassed, Becca had been doing it for years so I knew what to expect :)

10. What made you start writing?

I got bored one day in my flat in Manchester and then put fingers to keyboard.. It was history!

So the people I nominate are:

(I've went off their bloglovin' follower count by the way!)
beccasbeautyspot.blogspot.com

bowbombshell.com
fandoms-made-fabulous.blogspot.com

gloss-aholic.blogspot.com

newmoderndamsel.blogspot.com

theperksofbeingsharna.blogspot.com

socksandsparkless.blogspot.co.uk

purelybeingher.blogspot.com

peacelovevintage.com

emmehurr.blogspot.co.uk

scolvinbeauty.blogspot.com

And my questions for my nominee's are..

PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE NOT THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS. Just incase...

1. What did you want to be when you 'grew up'?

2. What's your guiltiest make-up pleasure?

3. What is your evening relaxing routine if you have one?

4. What made you start blogging?

5. If you had £100,000, what would you spend it on, and why?

6. Have you got any pets?

7. (Random one!) did you watch Blackfish? What did you think of it?

8. Do you like face wipes or do you prefer a real cleanser?

9. What's your overall life ambition?

10. If you were Prime Minister and could make up one new law, what would it be and why?
11. What 3 celebrities would you have afternoon tea with and why?

Thank you for the nomination Sara and Megan and hope everyone else enjoys the Liebster Award!

xxx

Busy weekendzz!

Hellllllooo guys!

I have had the most JAM-PACKED weekend of my life in a long time! It's now Sunday and I'm in come down mode and feel so zonked out! (Apologies if zonked isn't even a real word!)

On Friday my best friend and I went to Tennents Vital, a 3 day festival that takes place in Belfast at Boucher Road playing fields! The line up was Tommy Trash, Naughty Boy, Rudimental, Tinie Tempah and the headliner was Avicii!

It was a great night and all the acts were AMAZING! But Tinie Tempah was definitely my highlight, the man is beautiful! 

I didn't get a full photo of my outfit, but I wore a baseball top from h&m, high waisted shorts from Primark, suspender tights by Henry Holland (which laddered before I left the house TYPICAL!) and black and purple nike hightops.. Which are now brown from the mud.. Lovely ;-)

Here's a few snaps from Friday!  

On Saturday my mum and I were at a wedding of one of her colleagues! The wedding took place in St Macarten's Cathedral in Monaghan, and it was a beautiful setting for the wedding! The sun was shining and the bride looked GORGEOUS! 

I did my makeup myself, and I'm wearing MAC's Magenta Liner on my lips and Eylure's 400 lashes! I love over the top lashes! I have tiny eyelids so it's the only thing that adds definition to myself! I got my hair done by my hairdresser, she used GHD's and lots of hairspray to get the waves into my hair! And if anyone's noticed, I'm going blonde! I got loads of blonde in on Friday morning, and will be continuing to go this direction.. blondes DO have more fun! ;-)

My mums dress was from Debut in Debenhams and I think she looks gorgeous! She's my best friend and I love to see her looking gorgeous.. She even wore false eyelashes for the first time! Proud!!

My dress is from the Billie and Blossom range in Dorothy Perkins! I love the bright orange colour! The belt is from Dorothy Perkins, the shoes from Topshop, handbag from New Look and my necklace is from a discount jewellery store in Belfast called Muse! 

It was a lovely day and it was so good to be part of the wedding! The bride and groom looked so happy and in love!! Weddings always make me emotional, I cried at the bride walking up the aisle! 

I've had a busy weekend and have never been so glad to spend a whole day in bed today! It's my friends 21st birthday on Monday so more partying is to come!! 

Hope you enjoyed this more personal post!! 

Talk soon darlings! 

xxx

50 Facts About Me Tag!!

Helloooooo!

It's officially June! This is the 6th month of 2013.. THat means we're almost half way through this year.. In no time again it'll be the countdown to Christmas!! This is just mental! 

This '50 Facts About Me' Tag is one that was circulating back on Youtube a few months ago.. It probably works better on camera but I'm not quite ready for that, shyness and also as my mum has said due to my throat infection that I sound like a teenage boy who's voice is breaking.. Awkward. 

Sooooo, without further ado.. Lets get started!!

1. I've been with my boyfriend Reece for almost 4 years! It's been a bumpy ride with up's and down's along the way but things are good now!

2. I have an extreme phobia of freezers and ice. It's irrational, but even thinking about them makes my skin creep like crazy!!

3. I'm 20, and 2 years infront of everyone in my Uni class! No-one really notices but I do feel like a grandma sometimes!

4. Soda water and blackcurrant juice is my favourite non-alcoholic drink in the world! Basically zero calories but gives you that fizzy juice buzz!

5. I have an obsession with Heinz tomato ketchup! I refuse to eat anything else.. And I put it on just about anything!

6. Anything I don't put ketchup on (e.g. potatoes, soup) .. I put HP Brown Sauce on. It's always one or the other!

7. I have a year and a half old Shih Tzu called Harper.. She's my baby and I love her! Being away from her when I'm at uni is one of the hardest things :(

8. My parents are divorced.. Not a biggie to me anymore! My dad's remarried and my mum isn't! 

9. My mum is my best friend! We had a lot of arguments when I was growing up (dodgy teenage years) but we've came out even stronger! I speak to her everyday when I'm away in Manchester.. She still even phones me in the morning to wake me for class!!

10. I am currently unemployed! I'm hoping to find work for over the summer when I'm home in Northern Ireland.. I love having a job!

11. I have a very close knit group of friends! I get on with everyone, but I trust very few people!! 

This is me, Reece, Becca and Jill! They ma homies! <3

I have my uni friends too obviously.. Lauren, Lizzie, Alice, Hayley and Lucy! So excited to live with these guys next year! YAY!

12. I'm an extremely fussy eater, and whenever I go out for a meal... I nearly always get chicken goujons! 

13. I love bargain shopping! Primark, Internacionale and ASOS sale items are the base of my wardrobe! 

14. I have 2 tattoos.. A dream catcher on my ribs, and a double infinity symbol on my right hip! My friends and I tend to go together to get them done... I'm getting the urge again now!!

15. I have 2 holes in my lobes pierced, my nose and my tragus pierced! I love the pain from getting them done, unfortunately my body doesn't response well.. Particularly to cartilage piercings :( meaning my last piercing, my helix, had to come out :( 

16. My little brother is 17 and basically a giant! He's so much taller than me, I feel like I'm the little sister :) 

17. I LOVE a freebie! I'm addicted to this Facebook page !! They post deals of price glitchs, online bargains and even Freebies! From 10 Ways I've received E45, Nivea and L'Oreal Samples, 2 Full size samples of Cetaphil and a Chanel mascara! I'm hopefully gonna do a more indepth post on these soon :)

18. I have a crap immune system! I spend at least half of the year sick with some cold/flu/virus!

19. I get regular migraines.. They are the worst! Mine are so bad at the minute I'm easily getting 4 a week.. They cripple me and nothing I've tried so far is curing them :((

20. I'm addicted to food programmes!! Man Vs Food, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Masterchef, The Great British Bake Off.. I could sit and watch them all day!! 

21. I love owls! They're my favourite animals! I have an owl iPhone cover, owl tissues, owl keyrings, owl teddys.. Everything! I even got to hold the first owl that you see in the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone!!  How gorgeous is he!! 

22. Typical Irish stereotype.. But I love potatoes. 

23. I used to be obsessed with The Powerpuff Girls! I went to L.A when I was 10, everything I bought in Target was hot pink with the Powerpuff Girls on it! Blossom was my fave!

24. I love concerts! I used to go to 6 or 7 a year! But I'm poor now and concerts have went up so much in price I just can't afford it anymore! Some of my favourites have been Eminem, Oasis and Justin Timberlake!!

25. I love the Kardashians! Kris, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kylie, Kendall, Rob, Bruce! I love them all!! I wish I could have that life for myself, their bodies, their wardrobes.. and their bank balances!!

26. I've never been athletic! I wish I had done more sports and stuff when I was in junior high school, but my friends weren't sporty and I stuck with them! Trying to increase my fitness now, I've started back to the gym and I'm walking nearly everyday too!

27. I LOVE Iggy Azalea! I seen her at Radio 1's Big Weekend! I was front row and I touched her *yay*! Such an energy packed set and she has a body to die for!! She tweeted me last weekend, I nearly died :) So excited for her album 'The New Classic' to be released!! Hopefully she'll tour with it and I'll get to see her in a full show :DDDD 
If you haven't heard of her get on Youtube.. She's gonna get BIG!

28. I love shoes! I have probably more than 50 pairs, even though it scares me to admit that! Trainers/Sneakers are my new favourite purchases! I love going out in Manchester, heels are not required! My feet love being able to wear my high tops out!! The Nike Store at the Outlet in Banbridge is my favourite trainer destination! Especially because I fit in the kids trainers so I end up getting BARGAINS! :)

29.  I don't like desserts, sweet things don't usually do it for me! Crisps or savoury things like bread over sweets anyday!

30. I drive a Renault Clio! It's not the fanciest, but it's my baby and I'd be lost without her!

31. I've got flowers one time in my life, and they were roses from my boy :) such a special feeling to get off an airplane and him to be standing there with roses.. N'awwhhhh :)

32. I love The Big Bang Theory! I love all of the guys and their nerdy personalities!! And every girl fancies Penny too!! Girlcrush :)

33. I have such a weird taste in music! I really do like a little bit of everything, pop, rock, indie, grime, rnb, hiphop, dance, dubstep, house.. I love it all! I love being able to go to nearly any club and know I'm gonna like the tunes! 

34. I love going out for a night out, I enjoy drinking and I love partying with my friends :) I'm not ashamed to admit I like to drink, but I don't like to do it all the time.. Majorly because of the hideous hangovers I get!!

35. I will admit it.. I'm broody! But there's gonna be no babies until I'm at least late late 20's! :D

36. I love online shopping, such a bad habit but retail therapy is the best therapy!

37. I love the Compare the Meerkats ads! Alesander is so cute! I hate living in Northern Ireland because you can't get free cuddly meerkat toy. Sad Rachel :(

38. I hate Chinese food! I don't like the flavours at all, nothing appeals to me :( my boyfriend loves it though, so when we order together I get a half chips, half fried rice.. and eat it with ketchup! Top notch ;-)

39. Friends will never get old! I usually hate watching reruns of TV programmes, but I've got into the habit of watching old episodes again and I love it all over again!! I still cry like a baby at the final episode.. RACHEL GOT OFF THE PLANE! 

40. I did well at school, I studied 10 GCSE's and got 3 A*'s and 7 A's, and 4 AS levels and came out with 2 A's, a B and a C! But I still dropped out! A Levels were not for me! You shouldn't feel pressured to do something your not happy with!! I was sacrificing my health to do well and it wasn't worth it! I dropped out and studied a BTEC in Food Nutrition and Health at Loughry College and it was the best decision I ever made! 

41. I really fancy Adam Richman from Man Vs Food. You know he'd take you to the best restaurants!!

42. I hate rats and mice! The tails sicken me.. yuck yuck yuck! Even the thought of it makes me wanna be sick!!

43. I'm usually the vommer on a night out! There's always one in the group!! Either that, or the crier! One night Becca and Jill didn't even know what to do I managed to get myself into such a bad fit of crying hysterics! 

44. I like vodka. I like cider. I like beer. I like rum. I like alcohol.

45. I broke my collar bone chasing after a bouncy ball at scout camp when I was 11! I went canoeing the next day and put it even more out of place, didn't realise for 2 weeks it was broken.. And even now if I go bowling I can feel my collarbone ache.. 9 YEARS LATER. 

46. I haven't been able to find a bottle of coke with my name on it! 

47. I really dislike Jessie J! She looks hot with her buzz cut, but I can't stand her personality or her music! MEH.

48. Cara Delevingne is a queen! I really want her Blackscore Queen Delevingne tshirt! 

49. I was front row at one of the Manchester auditions for this year Britain's Got Talent! We were speaking to Alesha, Amanda and David and they are all so nice! We seen Jack Caroll perform so I'd love to see him win!!

50. My left half of my body is completely different to the right size of my body! My left boob and foot is bigger than the right, and my left eye is a completely different shape to my right! It's a nightmare trying to do eyeliner! They never end up the same :(

PHEWWWW! No joke I've been doing that for 2 hours! But I'm finally finished :)

I hope you enjoyed finding out some more personal things about me :)

Chat soon guys,

Rachel x

Radio 1's Big Weekend - Londonderry/Derry

Hiiiiiiiiii!! 

I've had the most amazing weekend, I've been at Radio 1's Big Weekend ... Wooo!!

Me and my best friend Becca were lucky enough to get tickets for the Friday and the Saturday and it was amazinnnng! Friday was more dancey and R'n'B focused, which are my favourite types of music so it was perfect for me :)

Saturday was more poppy and rocky, not my fave's but there were still some amazing acts on!

On Friday we seen... Katy B, Maverick Sabre, J. Cole, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris! All of them were amazing, and Calvin Harris was an amazing headliner! He played such a good set and the atmosphere was unbelievable!! Everyone was so hyped up to see him! Dizzee Rascal was great as well, he even brought Robbie Williams with him to play his new song.. SO GOOD! :)

You can see a little bit of Calvin Harris's set in this video on my facebook... Calvin Harris - I Need Your Love ... Apologies for the crap quality!

The acts we managed to catch on Saturday were ... Kodaline, The 1975, Kendrick Lamar, The Saturdays, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth.. And my favourite act of the two days.. IGGY AZALEA! I am bordering on obsessed with her, she's got the most beautiful body and she's just perfection to me! 

The picture quality is terrible and I apologise for that! I was dancing too much to get a decent picture! She's got such an amazing body! And her outfit was unbelievable!!

The weekend was amazing and we stayed in the most gorgeous hotel.. Such a comfy bed to relax in after such a packed Friday!! Here's a few photos of my outfit choices for the weekend :)

• Dress - River Island - This dress was £20 when I bought it down from £35.. Now it's £10! Bargain :) Especially as it comes with an attached necklace! 

• Bagpack - Primark - This was £9.. So much handier than having to carry a handbag, this little beauty was going nowhere!

• Denim Shirt - New Look - I got this for Christmas so it's gone off the website and I can't remember how much it was :( 

• Rings - A mix of Primark rings and River Island midi wishbone rings!

• Playsuit - Primark - This was £5! Such a cheapie and such a pretty pattern!

• Denim Shirt - Same as before!

• Belt - Primark - £3! Another cheapie and so similar to the style being sold in Urban Outfitters for a hell of a lot more!

• Necklace - Topshop - Sale bargain at a fiver! As you can tell I'm a big fan of the cheapies haha.

• Bracelets - Internacionale - £1 each! 

• Shoes - Primark - Converse style high tops for £7! I don't see the point of paying £42 for the real things when I'm gonna wear them out and ruin them! I can have 6 pairs of these for the price of 1 real pair!!

• Tights & Frilly Socks - Primark - Socks were £1.50, and they're identical to Topshops version! Tights are £3 for 3 pairs!

The weather stayed dry on Friday thankfully but the heavens opened on Saturday evening... At exactly the same time as Labrinth was singing 'Let the sun shine'!! Too ironic! We were well prepared with our raincoats and hats, nothing was ruining our weekend :) We danced in the rain and just enjoyed it!! My hats from eBay and was super cosy and warm :)

One last picture, we were lucky enough to bump into the lovely guys from Kodaline in the crowd when we were watching the 1975! They were so nice and more than happy to pose for a photo! They chatted away to us, and we walked past them a few more times during the night and they always gave us a wave!! Hopefully we'll see them in concert again soon because they were sooooo nice!!

We were filmed by the BBC dancing into the crowd for a montage going out on Friday (31st May) ... Keep an eye out, you might see Becca and I on TV! One step closer to being famous ;-)

Chat soon guys!

Rachel, x