First year @ Uni <3

I'd like to help get rid of fears of anyone who is or is thinking about going to uni. I've read a lot of about people worried about making friends or being unhappy, that exactly how I felt. It's normal! This is my experience of the first year....

I was going to be starting a 3 year degree and I was always worrying about living in halls as I had never really been away from my parents. I chose Canterbury Christchurch university as it was only an hour from home so I could come back at weekends. (If this is something you are worried about, choose a uni nearer your home) 

Fresher a week was fun, I attended quite a few events including, Hawaiian themed party, animal themed party, comedy night & a movie night! All of this I really enjoyed although it was hard to get to know people as most people stuck with there halls friendship groups. 

I did sign up to many societies but only ever went to one for a term which was show choir. I didn't go every week as after a busy day I much preferred sitting in and watching a TV! I did go out for s drink with a friend every week at the student union which was always nice. Perks of being a student.... The food & drinks are cheap! 

I started off at my journey at uni studying Education studies. I really disliked this & within 2 weeks moved to Early childhood studies which was more like what I had studied at college. (This is an option if your worried about liking your course) The course had hard modules but as look back over my first year I worked my way through them quite well, even though i did get stressed at times wanting to give up! As much as I loved being around my new friends I was much happier studying on my own as I really did not enjoy doing group presentations! 

I'm now in my last week of year 1, & I can say that I have throughly enjoyed my time here! Work has been tough at times but there have been loads of benefits. I have gained my independence, learnt how to cook well, use washing machine, iron & made friends! If you thinking about going to uni, do it! Don't hold back! 😆

Kiko Make Up Haul

I first fell in love with Kiko early last year, I hadn't heard of the brand before until my sister, Meghan, had told me about it after shopping in the Stratford Westfield branch. I couldn't get over how much choice and colours they had, all in expensive looking packaging and low prices. I was instantly hooked!

I don't often like shopping for make up on the Internet, unless I know it's a colour I've tried and tested before but seeing as I don't get to Westfield very often and they had a huge sale on, I thought I would bite the bullet and treat myself to some items. As many of the items were reduced, it wasn't the end of the world if the colours turned up and I wasn't so keen.

I had so much more in my shopping basket but I took some out and saved them to a wish list. I'll probably buy those when I get paid again. I ended up buying quite a lot of items so I will post about some of my favourite bits.



I decided to purchase the Eyes Clics 24 palette. I had seen this before and now it was down to £6 I thought it was the right time to buy! I love an eye shadow palette and the beauty of this one is that you can slowly build up your collection and also buy the colours you know you will wear. Twenty four colours in one palette is so many and obviously not very convenient to carry about with you if you want to top up your make up on the go but thankfully all the colours come with an extra lid so you can take them out with you individually if you want to. The only thing I would do to improve the actual palette in itself would be to put a mirror in the top of the inside lid. Other than that, it is amazing value and perfect for someone like me who likes to try lots of different colours and looks.

This Colour Correction Powder is amazing, the four colours help to improve any skin discolouration and redness, helps to warm the complexion and brightens. I have found the powder is long lasting and helps keep my skin matte nearly all day, with sometimes just the occasional top up across my nose as it can get a bit shiny. I had never tried a colour correction powder before and didn't really know much about what they do but I have found it really does help to make my appearance look brighter, especially if I use a touch under my eyes. It doesn't feel heavy on the skin at all but it definitely does what it is supposed to without feeling as if you're caked in make up. This is probably a favourite powder for me out of all I have tried in the past. I would definitely buy it again, so much so I already had to, as annoyingly I smashed the powder after dropping it on tiled floor on holiday and I had only used it for all of about 2 weeks, I was so disappointed but I liked it that much I got another straight away! As you can see from the swatch photo, it blends in really easily and almost has a very slight creamy texture. 

Lastly is now one of my favourite lippies, Velvet Mat - Satin Lipstick 614 Dark Berry. This lipstick goes on so smoothly and although it is matte it doesn't feel too dry. I also have 613 Pink Carnation which feels just as nice on the lips and is a good everyday type colour. Dark Berry is a lovely deep red, almost burgundy. I do like a traditional red but I find these deeper, darker tones seem to suit me better. The colour is pretty long lasting and doesn't leave you with that lip liner type look you get with some lipsticks once it starts to wear off. I can't stand when that happens as I'm constantly checking in the mirror to make sure I haven't just got the remains of lipstick around the outline of my lips! The packaging is to die for, as I have mentioned before on a previous post, I love anything holographic! The packaging feels nice and sturdy too, with it taking me probably slightly too long trying to work out when I first got it how it opens! (In case you are wondering, you simply press down on the top of the lid and it pops down and out!)

Overall, I am very pleased with my Kiko purchases, buying colours online was worth the gamble and I will certainly be making more purchases soon. I want to try everything now!

Have you tried Kiko? What did you think? Leave a comment :)

Charlotte x

Younique!!

At the start of October I decided to become a younique presenter. Younique is a company that sells mineral based make up products, including the famous 3D Fiber Lash Mascara! It works like magic to achieve the fake lash look. Other popular items include the younique concealer which can even cover up tattoos and the younique lip stain which is smudge & smooch proof & can honestly stay on all day without having to re-apply! 

Since wearing Youniques make-up I have noticed a positive difference in my skin. Daily I use, the daily moisturiser, eye serum, foundation, concealer, eye splurge, mascara & lipgloss/lipstick! 

I sell on social media sites including Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

@True beauty Younique 

My website address where you can purchase all my make up goods is: www.youniqueproducts.com/meghanfrost 

~ Meghan ~

Here are some pictures of me my sisters &'other presenters modelling the products!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Look at the difference with the 3D Mascara!! 

This is my lashes wonderful difference 

Concealer is amazing it covers up tattoos!!!!!

All the lipstick colours

Moodstruck pallettes! 

The foundation has great coverage! 👌🏼

Stunning 💞

My lil sis

Me modelling they younique  look! 

Lip stain lasts forever!!!!

Concealer coverage WOW!!!

Beautiful eye splurge cream shadow!!! These are my FAV!!!!

What I Wore: Autumn...

Dress-Topshop 

Boots-New Look

                               
                                     

                                                                Necklaces- Accessorize

                   
                                                                         Watch-DKNY

         

  Jacket-New look

                                                                      Earrings- Pandora
                                                           

Lipstick: Kiko (614)

It has come to my favourite season once again: autumn. Don't get me wrong I love summer and the hot weather, however there's something about the coziness of sitting in front of the fire and drinking hot chocolate that I absolutely love.  

So, therefore I thought it was only appropriate to do another 'What I Wore' blog post as I am also obsessed with autumn fashion and make-up. 

The dress I am wearing is a simple tunic dress from Topshop. It is a lovely forest green colour. I am usually one of those people who just stick to blacks/greys; however I was surprisingly drawn to this colour. It was so reasonable in price; being only £20. They had them in a massive variety of colours as well. 

The boots I am wearing were a birthday present. They are from New Look and are real leather. I love these as they are super comfortable and were only £40.

My leather jacket has been a staple in my wardrobe for about 3 years now. Therefore I could not find the exact one online so I linked one similar. It is very easy wearing and I feel that it can really pull an outfit together. 

What are you looking forward the most to this autumn? 

~

Olivia 

<3

Californian Road Trip

Road Trip!

Hey, I'm sorry we haven't blogged in a while we've all just been so busy! So here is a post I was meant to write back in April (I know it was ages ago!)

Over the Easter holidays my family (minus Charlotte) and I set of on a Californian road-trip. I was so excited, as California was a place that I had never visited before, as when we go to America it is always to Florida.

We flew from Heathrow to San Francisco. The first day was spent feeling extremely jet lagged due to the 8 hour time difference! So we were up & out early ready to do some sight-seeing. First stop was Alcatraz island. We caught the ferry across and was given headsets to listen to and walk around, taking in our surroundings. It was very interesting but kind of creepy at the same time! Next we made use of the city's hop on hop off sight seeing buses. It took us right over The Golden Gate Bridge, which had amazing views but was extremely windy & cold! The next day it was raining so we took this opportunity to look around the aquarium. 

Our next stop was Monterey. We got in our hire car early the next morning and started our journey and got there in just under 2 hours. We were only in Monterey for one night so as soon as we got there we checked into our hotel and then drove to Carmel, a nearby town, which was beautiful. We had some lunch and then headed back to the hotel for dinner later on. 

Now it was time for the longest journey on our trip. We were heading to Santa Monica. It was about a 6 hour drive. We were about 2 hours from our destination and we broke down, literally in the middle of nowhere! To cut a long story short we had to get a cab for the remaining 2 hours and eventually we arrived at our hotel, much later then we had intended! The next day, we were minus a car but we didn't let that spoil our time in Santa Monica. We had booked a tour around the Warner Brothers studios for the morning. This was actually the thing that I was most looking forward to doing in the whole trip as I am a huge Pretty Little Liars fan and this is where it is filmed. After buying some PLL merch, it was time for our tour. Each of the tours were with tour guides who took us around the lot in a golf buggy. We got to see many different sets including 'Central Perk' from Friends. We spent the rest of the day on an open top tour bus around LA. We picked the bus up in Hollywood, after we had a walk down the Walk of Fame. We saw Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills and the Hollywood sign (from a distance)! The next day it was time to leave LA. However before we left we took a walk down to Santa Monica pier as it was only a few minutes from where we were staying. 

Next up was San Diego. Unfortunately I was ill for the first day and spent the whole day in bed. However the next day I was feeling a bit better, therefore I didn't want to waste another day in bed so we decided to go to San Diego zoo. It was an amazing zoo and we saw many animals as well as going on the 'skyfari'. 

Lastly it was time to get some sun! We drove to Phoenix, Arizona, this was the relaxing part of our holiday. We spent a week in Arizona just chilling around the pool as well as shopping! Just what was needed after a long trip of driving and sight seeing! 

San Francisco 

The view from Alcatraz island

The Walk of fame

Beverly Hills

On the couch from Friends

The Golden Gate Bridge

Our view from the car on the way to Santa Monica (before we broke down!)

Santa Monica Pier

We've arrived!...

My ticket

A cabin often used in Pretty Little Liars 

Hannah from PLLs house!

Beverly Hills

Rodeo Drive, LA

The original 'Muscle Beach'

Thanks for reading, we promise we will try to blog some more soon!

~

Olivia 

<3