AUTUNM / WINTER PASTELS

I'm in love with these autumn / winter pastels this season. I'm in need to purchase all of these items above (despite the cake) I just thought it looked really pretty! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, I've had so much college work to do and I've been having to deal with my personal issues at home. I'll try and update more often, now, its a new term, a fresh start and I'm going to try to be more dedicated. 

MY TRAVEL BUCKET LIST

I've aways wanted to write a 'bucket list' for a long time now, but deflected the idea, worried I wouldn't accomplish it. However, this time it's different, I have a plan, next year I will be taking a full year-long gap year in between college and university to travel around the world. That's right, a 12 month travel adventure. Another exciting part about this, is that, I will be documenting every single part of it. I'll be posting pictures and vlogs in all the different countries and cities I'll be living and working in. So, I thought I'll begin by sharing the places I've been and plan to go. The list is not complete, and I'll be sure to add some more along the way. This is something I'm extremely excited about, I love blog photography and having the opportunity to see many different parts of the world and the beauty within each country is something I cannot do without sharing it with you all, taking you with me on my year-long travel adventure. It begins Septemeber 2015. One year from today, and if I know anything about how quick time goes by, it won't be long.  

EUROPE:

- Germany

- France (check)                     

- Italy (check)

- London (check)

- Stonehenge (check)

- Ireland

- Scotland 

- Spain (check)

- Portugal (check)

- Cyprus

- Hungary

- Greece

- Austria 

- Belgium (check) 

- Turkey (check)

UNITED STATES:

- New York City

- Washington D.C

- Miami, FL (check)

- Hawaii

- Sarasota, FL (check)

- Fort Lauderdale (check)

- New Orleans                 

- Hollywood

- Nashville

- Napa Valley

- Boston 

- Vancouver

- Los Angeles

- San Diego

- Texas

- Arizona

- Alazka

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC:

- Sydney

- New Zealand

- Fiji Islands                

- Papua New Guinea 

ASIA:

- Taj Mahal, Phuket

- Thailand, Bali

- Indonesia

- Singapore         

- Nepal

- Bejing

- Japan

- India

- China

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST:

- Dubai

- Egypt

- Cape Town

- Sri Lanka                    

- Johannesburg 

Obviously, I have a lot of work to do! What else should I add to my travel bucket list?

Inspirational Quotes to Brighten Your Day

Never give up. If you are ever lacking inspiration or motivation then read these quotes. Don't give up on yourself, because failure is not falling down - its refusing to get back up.

Back To School || Quick and Easy Make up

Whether you're starting a new school, college, university or just another year, it can be scary yet very exciting. However, if you are like me, not much of a morning person and dread having to get up early and need a quick and easy make up routine, I can help you out. 

STEP 1: BASE
For a clean, yet not cake face, I would recommend to use Rimmel's Wake Me Up Foundation. I apply a very small amount onto my beauty blender, then buff and blend it outwards to give my face an airbrushed effect. However, if you are more fortunate and already have a clear complexion or prefer not to apply foundation, then I would use a concealer: either Collection Lasting Perfection or Rimmel Wake Me Up . Apply a generous amount of the product underneath your eyes to cover the dark circles, and on any 
breakouts or blemishes you may have. To set this, use a light translucent powder. 

STEP 2: CHEEK COLOUR
To appear more awake than you may actually feel, you can add a bit of colour to your cheeks, to give you a natural, gorgeous flush that you want. Use a blush brush to apply a rosy pink or peachy coloured blush. I've recently been loving bourjours blush in the shade 54 forested rose. 

STEP 3: THE PERFECT NUDE LIP
Lips play an important role in a natural make up look. If your school has a make up rule, then a nude lip would go down unnoticeable, keeping you out of trouble but also looking your best. Always start by moisturising your lips, this will keep the lipstick on for much longer. Then, I recommend the MAC lipstick in the shade Creme Cup, and apply a light coat to your lips. 

Reflective Wednesday

It's not very often for me to just sit down and write a 'spur of the momement' blog, but today I had imaginative and creativity pouring out my finger tips, and was in a reflective mood, thinking back on how different my life was this time last year. Looking back at how quick these past 9 months have gone is astonishing, I mean it's setpetember now, autumn is upon us and this year is flowing by, too fast for us to grab or to even hold onto.  

However, if I'm completely honest, I don't think I've accomplished and done anything really this year that I can say I'm truly proud of. Which is sad really. 2014 hasn't been my year, I give you that. I've had a lot more downs than ups this year, and that's no way I wanted to live my life this year. The sad truth is that, I let too many peoples opinions of me and of what I've done get to me, I believed the lies and the rumours that they created and told of me. It really put me down, and pushed my self esteem way down, to the point where I didn't want to leave my room or go to college. 

Rumours and gossip can be a cruel cruel thing, that we will all have to go through as some point in our life. A cruel game society likes to play on us, to test our inner strength and resistance. 

Reflecting back on the past year, a year filled with pain, tears, rumours, gossip, laughs, giggles and love, I can tell you that it does get better. That the pain or hurt that you feel right now will slowly but surely disappear and you'll remember what it's like to feel happy again. Trust me, the most important lesson I've learnt this year is patience. Be patient, wait for it, you're time will come, the pain will fade and you will come through the other side a much stronger and independent human being. 

Autumn Fever

The word 'Autumn' is clearly the most elegant way to describe a season. It even sounds beautiful. 

My favourite things about fall/autumn is the cosy nights in leading to christmas, those cosy nights where you can just relax in front of the fire with a delicious hot chocolate, dressed in oversized sweaters, jeans and slippers. Your sleeping experience is almost guaranteed to be better in the fall. Everybody knows how difficult it is to fall asleep when it is hot and muggy in your bedroom. Throw on your favourite sweats that you haven't seen since February and cuddle underneath your comforter that you can finally take out of storage. Autumn may not be my most favourite season, however the idea of it makes me so happy. Furthermore, autumn gives us the chance to experience some of the things that I love and wait in anticipation for every year.. cozy sweaters, warm drinks, cold weather, scarves, mittens, bonfires, movie nights, carving pumpkins, cuddling,  leaves changing colour, long walks, candles and crisps fall air. 

Motivation Post

Life is short. Today is a gift and tomorrow is no guarantee. We can't predict what tomorrow will bring, so the only moment you have is now. Make the most out of being happy and enjoy your life. It doesn't matter where you are, who you are with or what you don't have in you life. Only you can choose to be exactly who and where you want to be right at this moment. The way you see the world around you is a choice. You can choose to look for the good or you can choose not to. It's completely and entirely up to you. Change your point of view and your whole life will change to.

Stop resisting the things in your life that you can't control and aren't the way that you want them to be. Stop worrying about what other people do or say. Start accepting things for how they are, regardless of whether you think it's right or wrong. When you do this, the resistance starts to melt away and the negative emotions inside your head and heart also start to disappear. 

Stop doing the things that make you unhappy.

Surround yourself with positive people who bring you up, not being you down.