People think I'm intimidating!?

1st year of uni , yes I finally got it . Time to make a good impression. Omg , that girl over there seems like she hates me , crap this is going bad already , how am I going to make friends , she looks like a right old Bitch. That was ligit what I was thinking on the first day of university. But funny story , 2 weeks on , I'm actually really good friends with the girl I thought was a "Right old bitch ". So what I'm trying to say is don't judge someone by their appearance , similarly don't judge a book by its cover. That's one thing that I learnt at university in the first week and it will probably stick with me for life.

The second thing that I learnt at university is that apparently I'm intimidating. Hmmm well that's hard to believe since i'm  5 foot and really close to the ground. When I got told this I was so hurt, I mean how could I be intimidating ? Maybe I spoke up for what I believed in and I contributed to the seminars , but isn't that what university is all about ? I've come to realise that some guys in my seminar decide not to talk to me , and at first I really didn't know why , but then I got told that apparently I intimidated them. Hmmm. I'm sorry, but were here to learn , so there is no way i'm holding back so that you can feel good about yourself. What I'm trying to say , especially to the women in education out there is if your paying so much to go to university then its not really the right time to be trying to act all cute and trying to make others like you. Girl go get your education! I'm rambling because im really pissed off. God , seriously I understand men want to be the king of the jungle , but if your not good enough then a women will be quick to replace you.

Make whatever you want off this ,

peace out xx

umm.... sorry ?

Ok , ok I know your mad at me , but I've been really busy ! Seriously busy!
First of I just wanted to say I know I havn't blogged in a while and that's mostly due to school work and then summer happened , but the good thing is that I'm BACK !

So you may be wondering what happened during the time that I suddenly disappeared the face of the earth , well for starters I got into UNIVERSITY ! AYYYYY ! Yes , i finally did it I finished A levels ALIVE ! So I will be going to university in 2 weeks time.

Also just though I would let you know that I went to Jordon for 1 month  and also had an amazing time at the Dead sea aswell . Heres a picture of me at the Roman Ampitheatre. I may look like I'm not that bothered , but let me tell you my inner historian was geeking out .

So those are the two major things that I did this summer and I'm kinda looking forward to Autumn , but I've decided that after the amount of food that I ate this summer , I need to get back into a diet , but that will be for a different post. So there you have it i'm still alive and I'm ready to get back to blogging and creating my YouTube videos so why don't you stay a while. 

Love you guys xx

How to get rid of blemishes naturally !!

A lot of us suffer from blemishes , especially after a pimple has popped. So if you want to know how to get rid of them , keep reading !

I've come across this DIY face mask in order to attempt to get rid of them. It is basically turmeric, honey and lemon juice- mix them together and you get a nice pastey mask that you can apply. Another good tip is to rub a potato cut in half on the blemishes it will lighten the pigment of it.
Baking soda is also another holy grail ingredient. You can mix 2 teaspoons of baking soda with water and create a mixture. Apply this to the pimple scar . After 5 minutes or so rinse it off with lukewarm water and apply olive oil on your blemish.
You can also try creating a yogurt mark . It contains probiotics and lactic acid so it will help to remove the bad bacteria from your face. Just apply it all over your face. I have found that it also brightens my face a bit.
My next big secret is coconut oil!!! It has caprylic acid that help to get rid of impurities from your skin and it also helps to whiten your face(coconut oil is just my favourite ) . You can do so much with coconut oil.
Finally , HONEY , this ingredient has antibacterial properties which help to remove blemishes. Slather honey all over your face and keep it there for 10 minutes.

Those are all of my tips. Try them and get back to me. xx

My favourite suhoor food!

Hello everyone,

So I am currently fasting for Ramadan , and it is actually not that bad this year , even though it is the longest time that I have had to refrain from drinking water and eating food. Anyways I thought that I would share with you some of favourite suhoor meals.

The first recipie that I will share with you is the cheese and tomato strata .
The name sounds delicious on it's own (I'm a huge cheese lover) .
                                                         
So you need:
4 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of salt
4 slices of grain bread , sliced into squares
1 pint of cherry tomatoes , in halves
1 15 ounces of chickpeas
1/4 cup of basil leaves , chopped
how ever much cheese you want
2 tablespoons of olive oil

Ok , now we have all the ingredients time to get on with the method :

1. Get a large mixing bowl and whisk together all the eggs , milk and salt . Toss in the bred whilst your at it. Then put the mixture in the fridge for two hours.
2.Then once 2 hours has gone by , take the starta out and add the tomatoes in the mixture , chickpeas , cheese and basil . Make sure everything is mixed in well.
3. Heat olive oil in a large oven - safe frying pan , on medium heat and pour all the ingredients into the pan , spread everything evenly and make sure that the bread is laid flat .
4.Then bake the starta , heat in the oven until the eggs are all set and golden brown . This should take around 40 minutes. Then once it is done , take the starta out and leave it for 10 minutes to cool.
5. Get a cutting board and flip the starta on it and start slicing into the portions that you want.

Bish Bash Bosh - that is it , all done and ready to eat. See how easy it was.

The second suhoor food I love to make is watermelon and cottage cheese parfait

Ingredients:
1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes.
1 ounce of pistachio nuts crushed
1 cup of cottage cheese
1 cup of granola

Now time to make it , its so complicated , now take a breath ... are you ready ?

lAYER EVERYTHING ON TOP OF THE OTHER , WITH THE PISTACHIO ON TOP ! yippy that's it. Tarrra !

And those are my favourite suhoor recipies . Both simple and tasty. Enjoy!

Turmeric face mask

Recently I've been having problems with my skin , pimples everywhere I tell you and its been really annoying because since I've finished my exams I've wanted to go out with my friends and FREEDOM gel hasn't really helped so I started searching up some natural ways to get rid of my pimples and I came across this turmeric face mask . At first I was hesitant because it was yellow and I was scared that it would stain my face and that would be a disaster. The outcome : it did not get rid of my pimple , but boyy was I glowing and my skin felt so smooth .

I did a little bit of research before I applying the turmeric paste all over my face and it turns out that it slows down cell damage , it helps with acne , dry skin , eczema, and it also helps to even the skin tone and even banish wrinkles .
                                                        

So the way that I created this sticky mask is I mixed flour , turmeric and milk. Then I applied to all over my face (be weary of the skin around your eyes) and I waited until I felt that it was dry for me to wash off . If you feel like it has started to stain you face, use a face wash and wash your face twice (that did it for me).

Coconut oil : Lips

Hey everyone,

So I thought I would just share with everyone something that I have recently discovered, maybe you already know this , but what harm is there for sharing: COCONUT OIL IS MAGIC. Yes you heard me, I'm not kiddling its like magic in a jar, not only is it amazing for your hair, but it is also amazing for your lips as well. I have recently been suffering from chapped lips and my friend told me to try applying coconut oil so I did and just after 1 hour the redness on my lips disappeared, my lips didn't feel so tight anymore and I was just amazed! So after my little urika moment I thought I would trying to make a scrub with it. Turns out coconut oil is all you really need for smooth lips. I made a scrub. The ingredients that I used where : brown sugar, coconut oil, olive oil and honey. Mix them all together and I scrubbed it onto my lips. Then I washed it off with warm water and patted my lips dry. So don't bother yourself buying a lip scrub , DIY it a save money.

Try it out and leave me a comment on how well it worked for you or if you have any other lip scrubs that you could share with me. xx

I'm back !

Hey everyone, 

I know I've been gone a while, but I've just finished my A levels and I'm back, but I've realized that A levels has really changed me , not for the better, but for the worst. A levels has made me into this self absorbed person that merely cares about their grades and does not value friendship. I lost a lot of my friends in year 13 and I don't really know how we really drifted apart, but one day we were still talking and the next it was saying random hi's or giving eachother weird looks in the corridor or near the locker rooms. A levels can sometimes bring out the worst in people and they may not know it. Its said to see how much the school system has influence over us , that a few grades are more important than friends. All I can say that if anyone is starting year 13 , make sure you know who you are and make sure that you give your friends a call once in a while , check that they are ok and hang out with them, because by the time you know it , it will be the end of the year and you can never have those days back . By all means revise and make sure you do well , but don't be the fool I was and isolate yourself from people because it ends in two things, an absolutely depressing year and bad grades. So the moral of the story is , don't take yourself too seriously, have fun  and have faith. 

I know this was a bit random but I thought I would just put it out there. 

The 3 day Military Diet

Water is the best thing that you can drink on this diet , not only is it healthy, but it also keeps you full throughout the day. During this diet it is also important to try to workout every day.
Day 1 :
Breakfast : 1 cup of green tea + 1 toast with 2 tablespoons of  peanut butter on it + 1/2 a grapefruit, but if your life me and do not like grapefruit then time to substitute it with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water( mix it well) .

Lunch : 1 cup of green tea + 1 toast + 1/2 a cup of tuna (since I'm not really a fan of tuna , I would substitute it for cottage cheese or chicken) .

Dinner :  3 ounces of meat ( substitute can be lentils, beans, or mushrooms) + 1 cup of green beans (substitute with lettuce, tomatoes, spinach or any other green veg) + 1/2 banana + 1 small apple + 1 cup of vanilla ice cream.


Day 2 :
Breakfast : 1 piece of toast + 1 egg cooked however you like  + 1/2 a banana .

Lunch : 1 hard boiled egg + Any type of cheese + Saltine crackers

Dinner: 1/2 cup of carrots , 1 cup of broccoli( cauliflower or spinach  )  , 1/2 banana + hot dogs ( beans , lentils , mushrooms) .

Day 3:
Breakfast: 1 small apple +  1 slice of cheddar cheese +5 saline crackers

Lunch : 1 toast + 1 cooked egg however you like.

Dinner : 1/2 banana + 1/2 cup of tuna

Day 4 :
Keep your diet controlled eat no more than 1,500 calories throughout the day.

Hope this helps xx
P.s has anyone tried this diet before ?

How to grow your eyebrows like Cara Delevingne!

                
Ever wanted eyebrows like these beauties? Well today is your lucky day because I have a few tips for you. I was blessed to start with with pretty thick eyebrows, but along the way I become a teenager and decided to give plucking a go and god I wish I never did because big brows are apparently now a "thing",  It seems to help your eyes look larger and you look younger and more angelic.

Tip no.1 : To thicken your eyebrows use Vaseline ! Apply on your eyebrows twice a day for 3 months and you will notice the difference. It helps to moisturize your brows.

Tip no. 2 : To fasten the growth of hair  and thicken it use coconut oil. Apply it and leave it overnight.

Tip no. 3: Massage your eyebrows daily for 5 minutes with olive oil to get the blood flowing this will help the growth.

Tip no. 4: Do not over pluck and avoid applying lotion to your eyebrows!

Tip no.5; Give your brows some space to grow - do not pluck them for 8 - 12 weeks whilst doing all the above to lets them grow to what they were before you started plucking them. You can apply makeup (pencil and brow gel) to keep you looking presentable.

Tip no. 6 : Once they have grown go get them done by a professional - tell them to take off as little hair as possible we only want to shape them a little !

Movies to watch on a girls night in !

Grab some popcorn , a blanket and your Netflix account and get streaming. Tonight is going to be good! Sometimes when I get really stressed out I just call one of my friends and we end up doing "homework" whilst watching a movie. So here is my list , enjoy: 
1. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

2. Braids maids

3. Clueless

4.Legally Blonde 

5. Mean Girls 

6.500 days of summer 

7. Breakfast at Tiffany 

8.I love you  beth cooper 


9. The Ugly truth 

10. No strings attached  

Yep , so that's it lovelies! Hope you have that great night with your BFF and remember the secret is to binge watch! 
What your favourite to watch ? xx

Fifth Harmony Work From Home!

Now I am in love with Fifth harmony, have been ever since X factor days! They have recently released their single "Work from home" this Friday as it's a great catchy song I have to say , but does it really encourage female empowerment?
So here are a few lyrics that are causing me a few "confused emotion faces" about the message that they want to spread :
"Cause baby, you're the boss at home"
"Let my body do the work, work, work, work"
"Nothing but sheets in between us
Ain't no getting off early"

It's basically a song about sex. Now there is nothing wrong with that, but I just hope that the rest of the album isn't just about sex as well. Praying.

What are your thoughts on Fifth Harmony's new single?

Become OBSESSED with improvement!

People say they want to be successful all the time. They have big dreams and aspirations , I mean don't we all. I certainly do. So I started off this year with one main goal and that was that I was going to be obsessed with improvement! Yes that's right , crazy I know. So I picked on professional improvement and one personal improvement and I was going to be obsessed with them. So I'm going to let you in on them; my professional improvement is that I finish my A2 with ABB meaning that I will obsess over getting all my notes ready for my exams and sticking to my revision timetable, utilising the time I have in school, going the extra mile to improving my exam technique by reading up extra after class and doing extra past papers. My personal goal is to learn how to play the guitar, my friends brought me a guitar for Christmas and I am now officially obsessed so I have decided to dedicate at least 30 minutes of my day to playing a bit of guitar even if it is just learning a chord or part of a song as long as there is improvement I am headed somewhere. 

The main aim of becoming obsessed is that you will see improvement every day without fail . 

So what I want you to do is pick a professional goal and a personal goal and become obsessed with them and you will achieve them, you will improve if you dedicate your life towards them. Trust me about this. You will thank me by the end of the year. 

I got a haircut and it was scary business !

The dreaded day came, it was 1:15pm on a school day on a Friday , so to be exact it was yesterday I called up the hairdressers to book a appointment. I was ready. I was going to do it, I was going to cut my hair. I was going to pluck whatever courage I had in me and I was going to snip snip snip and it was going to be alright or so I hoped it would be. I mean it turned out alright in the end, but I felt a bit bare naked to start with. The thing is I have always had rather long hair, it is like a comforting blanket , I twirled it when I was nervous in exams, it was long and got in the way of everything, it was just there for me so when it was gone it was like I lost something (yeah I know being a bit melodramatic and all). So the point of this post  is to encourage you to go for it, get your hair cut because sometimes you really do need a haircut, my hair was getting a bit tatty and had a lot of split ends, it really needed some urgent care and so sometime holding on to something that you love so dearly can actually cause more damage( that's another saying isn't it, I've heard it before ...hmmm).The haircut that I went for was just above the shoulder with long layers , so you can call it a classic. 

 Here is a picture of me with my old hair  (my little sister included in the picture): 

Here is a picture of my today at Covent Gardens : 

So the moral of the story is to go for it , cut your hair because sometimes it can actually suit you better, personally I prefer my shorter hair than my longer hair. I also wanted to share with you a few tips I got from the hairdressers , so he was called Nathan , lovely lad , he made the best tea as well, but that is besides the point , he told me to use extra virgin olive oil for the hair as a mask to prevent split ends and it makes the hair shiny also he said that he swears by coconut oil and honey as honey prevents hair fall out. 

So those are Nathan's top tips. I love my haircut. This is the first time that I actually walked out happy about a haircut and not balling my eyes out. The main thing about getting you hair cut is find a good hairdressers and communicate with the person who will be cutting your hair tell them what you want, but also get their opinion on how you should get it cut because they are not a hairdresser for nothing.

Change is good , embrace it with open arms.

How to keep your skin looking young !

- Vitamin C is very important for the skin , whether you take supplements or use a moisturiser with vitamin C in it 

- Stay away from the sun . So if your one of those people that love getting a tan on, i'm afraid that if you want to keep looking as youthful as you are know your going to have to opt for a fake tan because UVA rays damage deep collagen support structures. My advice would be that even on a normal day where SPF  30 just to protect you that extra mile. I mean what harm can it do. 

                                                            

- Exfoliation is key! It helps speed up the process of collagen renewal! 

                                                   

- Get a facial massage to lift , tone and tighten the skin and boast circulation. You can give yourself a massage at home just Youtube it and follow you instructions! 

- Dr Murad says that you need to eat bouncier food. "Eat beans, cabbage and garlic. These foods are rich in sulphur which aids the forming of collagen and maintains the skin's natural healthy pigmentation."

- Drink a lot of water! Carry around a water bottle. Make it all cute so you are actually tempted to drink water from it! 

                                                      

- Retinol , Botanics organic facial oil , buy a good eyecream  and moisturizer !  

- Exercise 30 minutes a day ! 

- Develop a green tea addiction

                                                  

- Use a face mask once a week . You can make your own face mask using ingredients in your kitchen. 

 

                                                    

So these are pretty much all the tips that my mum has provided me with. I will hopefully use them and I hope that you find then beneficial too :) 

If you have any other tips please share them down below xx 

Things I learnt from David Bowie

Once I found out David Bowie had died, it was a bit of a shock. He truly meant a lot to me, I didn't know him personally, but boy if I did I would thank him every day for being such an inspiration to me. He taught me so many things that nobody could. I came across David Bowie when I was 12 and was being bullied and he truly changed my outlook on things and taught me to love myself and believe in myself and just to have fun with life exactly the way he did by creating the different personas.David taught me a lot of things and I am so lucky to have lived whilst he was alive, but I wish he would have still been here with us to continue his wonderful journey. I am glad he released BlackStar because I really needed that closure . Bowie seemed to know he was going to die and Lazarus was his  Goodbye .
 

Bowie taught me many things , he taught me to be original , be adventurous , work hard , don't follow trends set them and for the love of god don't take yourself too seriously.

I'm going to leave you with a few quotes to remember Bowie with :

I don't know where I'm going , but I promise you it won't be boring

I don't care what anybody says , I'm doing it and Its what I shall continue to do

 

Keep Bowie's memory alive .

Top 8 political books to read!

If you know me personally then you will know that  I am very proactive in the world of politics. It is my favourite subject in school and that says a lot! I would love to becoming a politician/ work with the UN  (that's the dream) or just become proactive politically to make a change (cheesy I know) ! So if you are like me , or are just curious I have compiled a list of 10 must read books for you to dive into ... Enjoy ?

1. Running for office : The strategies , techniques, and messages modern political candidates need to win elections by Ronald Faucheux

2. Pearls , politics and power by Madeleine  Kunin

3. Notes from the Cracked Ceiling by Anne Kornblut

4. The years of Lyndon Johnson - The passage of power by Robert Caro

5. Huey Long by T. Harry Williams

6. How bush rules & The rise of the counter establishment by Sidney Blumenthal

7. Why nations fail by Daron Acemoglu

8. The new Tsar by Steven Lee Myers


That's it ! Now go on and get reading! Go and read about politics and history and become more aware of your surroundings! Also do you guys have any other suggestions for any books to read in 2016 ? xx

DIY: Nail Strengthener and lengthener

I am going to confess that I am a nail bitter, yes I admit it. I know its a bad habit , but it happens unconsciously especially during stressful exams. So recently I have been attempting to actually look after my nails a little bit better and so thought that I would share with you guys 2 DIY's that I love that strengthen and lengthen the my nails ! 

To strengthen your nails you will need  a garlic and lemon mix. So basically what you need is two garlic cloves , 15 drops of lemon juice . Mix them together then place them into your clear nail polish , stir the mixture together and then apply onto your nails. I love this DIY as I feel that it is the best at hardening the nails I tend to remove the nail varnish after  3 days and give my nails a break to breath and would tend to massage on some olive oil into the cuticles. 

To lengthen your nails you will need an orange (or lemon juice works just as fine) and once garlic clove (Crush it) and some olive oil . Then you should get a bowl to put all the ingredients in and then hopefully where you will be soaking your hand in , so make sure the bowl is not too small that your hands don't fit. So first things first squeeze the orange juice and put it into the bowl and then add your already crushed garlic into the bowl . Then that is your mixture sorted. Put the tips of your finger in the bowl for around 10-15 minutes for the mixture to soak in . Then once that is done, get rid of the mixture , pour it away and instead add some olive oil into the bowl and rest your hands in there for a 5- 10 minutes. 

I recommend doing this 3 times a week for great results.

                                                   

Hope you guys find this helpful . By the way how do you guys look after your cuticles ? xx 

My Travel Playlist!

Hey guys ,

Sorry I havn't posted anything I  a while I have been attacked by a monster called coursework and have just finished my first drafted , so Whipppyyy !!! 

I decided to get together a little playlist for you , that you can use on your way to school , work and anywhere , this is pretty much what I have been listening to this week so I hope you enjoy it!

1. The Hills - The weeknd 

2. Can't feel my face - The Weeknd 

3. Hotling Blind - Drake 

4. Lush Life - Zara Larsson 

5.Drag me down - One direction 

6, Sorry - Justin Bieber 

7. I'm Yours - Alessia Cara 

8. Here - Alessia Cara 

9. Stiches - Shawn Mendes 

10. Strings - Shawn Mendes 

11. Jet Black Heart - 5SOS 

12. Tear in my Heart - Twenty One Pilots 

13. Stressed out - Twenty One Pilots 

14. Single - The Neigbourhood 

15. Cake by the Ocean - DNCE 

16. Gasoline - Halsey 

17. New Americana - Queen 

18. Shut up and Dance - walk the moon 

19. Peanut Butter Jelly - Galantis 

20 - Hands to Myself - Selena Gomez 

And that pretty much is my current playlist over and over again , until I get to school! Hope you enjoy it and take some inspiration from it. Seriously without music I would not be able to get out of bed and get myself to school considering how cold it has been recently. 

So that's my playlist for you , is there anything I have missed ? Can you guys recommend anything I add to that playlist? xx