Looking back

Hello everyone, I recently got back from spending 10 days in Somerset and I thought I would document my travels by doing another picture post. Whilst I was in Somerset my family and I travelled and visited a lot of places. I took some photos and I thought it would be a good idea to share them with you guys for anyone who hasn’t visited Somerset or for anyone who is thinking of making the trip! Watchet, Somerset  Watchet, Somerset  Ilfracombe, Devon  Ilfracombe, Devon  Cheddar Gorge and Caves, Somerset  Cheddar Gorge and Caves, Somerset                                                 Cheddar Gorge and Caves, Somerset                                            Cheddar Gorge and Ca...

Hello everyone, I'm really excited about this blog post. I found an amazing dupe for one of my favourite high end bronzer on the market. Today I am going to be talking about the Hoola bronzer by Benefit and the Honolulu bronzer from W7. I wanted to do a side by side comparison and talk about the similarities and differences between the two bronzers. I tried both of these bronzers out, I put the Hoola bronzer on one side of my face and the Honolulu dupe on the other side. They performed very similar on application. However, I found the Honolulu to be more pigmented and slightly more warm toned than Hoola. Due to the Honolulu's pigmentation, it consequently took longer to blend out. In contrast the Hoola bronzer needs more building up for pigmentation which can be a good thing, but this is entirely down to personal preference on how pigmented you want your bronzer to be.  The price point of both these powders is dramatically different. The Hoola bronzer retails f...

Hello everyone, Today I wanted to talk to you all about some of the new products I have in my collection which I am trying out. I wanted to try them out and let you all know my thoughts and opinions and whether or not they are worth the money. Too Faced born this way concealer - I really wanted to try out a new high end concealer, I knew I liked Too Faced products so I thought I would try out their concealer. I had heard a lot of good things about this concealer, but I didn’t think it would be much different from my Revolution conceal and define. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This concealer feels light weight on the skin and blends seamlessly into the skin. I didn’t think  a high end concealer would be worth it in comparison to some of the amazing ones now on offer at the drugstore, but this is a concealer I would repurchase and I think it was definitely worth the money.  Revolution fast base foundation stick - I love how quick and easy foundation st...

Hello everyone, I talk a lot about scoliosis surgery and recovery here on my blog, but I sometimes forget that not everyone is aware what the surgery entails. So, with that in mind I wanted to talk about what a spinal fusion is and what the process of spinal fusion involves. Spinal fusion surgery entails …. - A surgeon dissects 5 layers of spinal muscles, surrounding ligaments and tendons, and the spine's entire posterior joint system. - 3 inch screws and hooks are inserted on both sides of the spine on all required levels. - Solid metal rods are run through the hooks on both sides of the spine along the entire length of the curve. A spinal fusion surgery is designed to stop the motion at a painful vertebral segment, which in turn should decrease pain generated from the joint. There are many approaches to lumbar spinal fusion surgery, and all involve the following process:  - Adding bone graft to a segment of the spine. - Set up a biological response that causes t...

Hello everyone, I wanted to review Carmi Mua's recent collaboration palette with Revolution. The palette is called Kiss of Fire and it retails for £10. You can find Carmi's palette on Revolution's website or Superdrug online or in store. The palette contains 8 eyeshadows and 2 highlighters. Carmi's palette is very colourful and it definitely will add a little fire to your collection. I really like Carmi's palette as it enables me to be more adventurous with my makeup and it adds a pop of colour to my makeup look. Bibi - orange matte Yellow Heart - yellow matte Valeria - light pink with gold shift shimmer Kiss of Fire - maroon matte Game on - black matte My fair lady - light pink with white shift shimmer #UWELCOME - magenta matte Morning call - violet matte XXIII- burgundy metallic Dominion - teal metallic Flash me! - river green with a white shift (highlighter) Opulence - bronze gold (highlighter) The eyeshadows and highlighters in this pale...

Hello everyone, I’m so excited to do this post. I have watched Tammi on YouTube for quite some time now and when she announced that she had collaborated with one of my favourite brands (Revolution) I knew I had to pick up her palette and review it for you guys. I have previously reviewed the Soph X Revolution eyeshadow palettes, which went down really well. I loved both those palettes so much, the formula the colour selection and the pigmentation was amazing; so I had very high hopes for this palette too! I wasn't disappointed with this palette. The colours are gorgeous and very pigmented. They all blend beautifully and you can achieve so many different looks with this palette, due to its versatility. 1) Moonlight - white shimmer 2) Pina Colada - pale gold shimmer 3) Enchanting - copper shimmer 4) Queen Lou - light brown shimmer 5) Burning Heat - rose gold shimmer 6) Tropical - orange matte 7) Majestic - dark raspberry matte 8) Coralline - maroon matte 9) Paradise...

Hello everyone, I recently had my 2 year check up appointment for my scoliosis. I never thought I would be sat writing this post. It feels very strange to say the least. I have been officially signed off from all planned appointments; in some ways this almost feels like an end to an era. Scoliosis has been a massive part of my life for a good 4 years now and it probably always will be. It feels so surreal to be saying, that this is finally the end of the road. No more appointments. I’m so relieved that everything has worked out so well, but it’s weird knowing that I can finally move on. Scoliosis no longer controls my life. It will always be part of me but it is something I have overcome . I’m pretty proud of myself to be honest. I have so many memories from my appointments the bad and the good. Scoliosis has been an emotional rollercoaster, it’s had it’s dips and it’s highs but as cheesy as it sounds it’s time for me to get off the roller coaster. My early teenage years ha...