Review: NARS Sheer Matte Foundation

Howdy. I thought I'd do a bit of a review post today. I usually use the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation, but felt the need for a change. Recently, I got my hands on some NARS Sheer Matte Foundation and I have to say I quite like it.

(I somehow managed to get the best photo on my bedroom floor)

I have really sensitive skin (acne everywhere, it's so annoying). When I do my foundation routine, I put on the foundation, dab some concealer where necessary and then use a MAC pressed power all over my face. There isn't really much more needed.

The coverage is amazing and lasts all day even without a primer, which is handy if you don't want to use loads and loads of product on your face. It just doesn't slip off of your face like many other foundations do if you don't use a primer (I found this happened with my Laura Mercier foundation). You might need a few powder touch ups during the day if you really want to but that's about it. I don't even bother with that because I don't feel the need to.

The only thing is you have to be really clever when picking out a foundation brush to use. I found that it can be a little hard to apply at times but others it was fine. Maybe that's just me.

Overall, a definite 9.5/10. If your skin breaks out a lot like mine and you want some good coverage that doesn't slip off your face during the duration of the day, then definitely go and pick this up!

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Florida 2013

Hey everyone! I just recently got back from a two-week trip to Orlando, Florida and I haven't posted for three months (mostly due to having nothing to post about) so I decided I would fill you in about the goings-on of my holiday.

After the flight, we went straight to the resort, got changed, had some food, and then went to bed. Only after we'd checked for free Wi-Fi of course (which, might I add, we did have).
Once I'd had about four hours of sleep and woke up at 6 in the morning wide awake because of my body clock still being in UK time, I went downstairs with my Mum to go and see my aunt, uncle and cousin in their hotel room before we all went on the boats they have to Downtown Disney. We went around a few of the shops and then on the balloon ride which was fun. The view was pretty.

By 11am, we decided it was too hot and went back to the resort. I'd definitely recommending going to Downtown Disney (soon to be called Disney Springs, according to one of the boat drivers) at night when it's cooler. The atmosphere is brilliant and all the shops are lit up. And you'll get to see a volcano in action.

We then went to evening parade at the Magic Kingdom, only for it to be cancelled as it started to thunder and lightning soon followed. We got a picture of the castle illuminated at night time though, and it was magical.

We then went to Magic Kingdom again the next day to go on the rides and saw some of the afternoon parade instead.

Fast forward a few days and we are at Planet Hollywood looking at all the costumes and I got a few photos of them. I might post them in a separate post as I don't want this post to end up being too long. Off the top of my head, I managed to get photos of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio's costumes from Titanic along with a few props from the film. I also got a photo of the Iron Patriot's armour from Iron Man 3. We had a lovely meal at Planet Hollywood too... I had some carbonara. Yum. 

We then ended up going to the mall which we didn't realise would be full of high-end designer shops which we couldn't afford. The only affordable one was Forever 21. 

We went to the Typhoon Lagoon water park, and then went to Universal Studios. Not on the same day, of course. We ended up going to Universal twice. I loved it. The rides there were incredible. I took waaaaaaaay too many photos there, particularly of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

If anyone ever goes to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, definitely go on The Forbidden Journey ride. I won't spoil it for you, but it definitely brings the magic of Harry Potter to life as you'll see if you go on the ride. In my opinion, and everyone else I went on it with, it's the best ride there. My Mum wouldn't stop complimenting it. It was great. 

Also, I caved and couldn't resist buying a wand from Ollivanders. I bought Hermione's, of course. Girl power. 

I'm going to stop now before I talk too much and this posts gets too lengthy, so that concludes a few of the main points about my trip to Florida. I'll post later about meeting some Disney characters at Epcot and a sweaty trip to Hollywood Studios.

Have you ever been to Orlando? Tell me about your holiday in the comments!

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Tonight Alive

So yesterday, I got to go and see Tonight Alive play a show in Wrexham. I'm just going to get straight to the point and say they were insane. They were so so good. The amount of energy they had was amazing and their overall stage presence was the best. And their set list was perfect. I could go on forever with compliments but I'll just show you guys some photos and videos instead. Click on the images to enlarge them.

Here's a sneaky photo of Whakaio, Tonight Alive's guitarist before the show. It was a little dark...

So the first opening act was Gavin Butler from The Blackout. He did some acoustic songs and he was really funny. He told us to imagine his songs were about dragons and to throw money, Ferraris and mansions at him.

Next up was Transit, who are a band from Boston. They were jumping around a lot and they were really passionate. I got a video of them...

Then Tonight Alive came on. The videos and photos really don't do their performance justice. They were brilliant. It was really difficult to get a good photo, but they looked like they were having so much fun up there! There was also a mosh pit. I was too scared to join in.

Here are some videos that I got of them aswell...

Jenna, the lead singer, then did a song on her own. She was originally going to sing Let It Land but she couldn't remember the chords, so she did Safe & Sound instead and it was amazing!

The final video I got was a song that they haven't officially released yet, but it's going to be on their second studio album, which comes out in September. The song is called 'The Ocean', it's fantastic and it makes me so excited for their second album! 

That's it! Sorry if I've annoyed you with my constant compliments of Tonight Alive and countless exclamation marks but they truly deserve it.

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Today's Playlist

Hey everyone! So I'm really busy right now revising and stuff but I thought I'd make a post for you with some of the songs I'm loving at the moment or have liked for a long time that I think people should listen to. I won't write all of them because then this post would probably be longer than necessary. I might make this a regular thing, where I post playlists every now and then.

So, on with the songs...

Paramore - Part II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Xzgma4LMk)

Paramore have been my favourite band since I was about ten years old. I literally can't go more than a day without listening to them. Anyway, the song 'Part II' is the second part to an earlier song called 'Let The Flames Begin' which they released in 2007 on their sophomore album Riot! and I love it so much. It makes me want to jump around and headbang a lot.

Paramore - Last Hope (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBatuRGZAmA)

Another Paramore song, I know. 'Last Hope' was one of the songs off Paramore's new self-titled album that made me cry. I can just relate to it so much and whenever I'm feeling down or upset then I put it on and it reminds me that I can do what I set my mind to and I just gotta let it happen.

Gabrielle Aplin - Human (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBuVX4GjRq0)

Gabrielle's debut album 'English Rain' came out earlier this month and it is literally perfect. I love all of the songs and knew I wanted to include at least one song on this list. I chose 'human' because it makes me think that someone might seem perfect and have it all but really that's not what matters. We're all flawed and are only human and I really really love this song.

Ed Sheeran - Little Bird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOF_qYWx-s)

Ed Sheeran is someone who I was a little late to the party with. A lot of my friends started to like him when 'The A Team' was released, but I only started to really listen to him around June last year. I wish I would have started earlier but better late than never, right? This song I immediately liked and still love just as much.

The Milk Carton Kids - Michigan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDnGAvjQXw)

I started listen to these guys recently when I heard one of their songs on 8tracks. They're insanely good and I think everyone should listen to this song if they want to.

Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc3SXFuQl7o)

I'm not usually one for this kind of music but I like this song a lot. I'd make an exception for Ellie Goulding though. I like her music and have done for a while. It's kind of a feel-good song to me.

So, there we have it. I hope I didn't bore you too much with my adoration for these songs.

What are you listening to right now? Comment below!

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Try Something New

For some of us, trying something new can be a bit daunting. You might be scared of failing or that you won't be any good or think it won't get you anywhere. I used to be exactly the same, and if I did try something and it didn't work straight away then I thought there was no point and gave up.

However, lately my views have changed. I've been having a more 'trial and error' outlook on things. I just thought, I'm going to do this, and so what if I fail? I won't get anywhere if I don't keep trying.

And that's when I picked up a guitar. I had been wanting to learn for a while but I was too worried about being no good so I didn't even bother asking for a guitar. Eventually, I did get one, and even though it is my cousin's very old second-hand one and doesn't tune perfectly it does the job. I taught myself for a little bit but now I'm going to lessons and of course I've made a few mistakes, but you learn from those mistakes. You fall down but then you get right back up and start again where you left off. It takes a lot of practise in some cases, but in the end it's worth it because you're doing something you want to do and you feel a great sense of achievement because of it.

Unfortunately I can't amaze you all with HD camera skills because I can't find the lead to my camera (how organised am I?), so here is a photo of me with my beloved guitar. (I tried to get more of the guitar in but it looked a bit weird)

You could want to learn how to draw, or bake, or act. The list is endless. We all need to start somewhere. Whatever you choose could be entirely new to you, or something you just want to get better at. It doesn't matter, as long as it makes you happy and you have a good time doing it. It doesn't have to be skills based either. You might have never been on a roller coaster before but you really want to. And if you can, then you should. Just go out there and give it a go.

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Fashion: Cara Delevingne

Hello everyone! Before this post I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Catherine and I'm a blogger from the UK. I wanted to have my own little space on the internet where I can just write down whatever I'm up to, things that interest me and anything else that comes to my mind. I'm looking forward to communicating with anyone who reads this blog, and if you have just stumbled across it then I hope you enjoy reading.

Anyway, I thought I would start off with a little bit about style. As most people know, Cara Delevingne is the 'model of the moment', with her goofy faces and bubbly personality, you can't help but find her likable.  And her style is something that the fashion-loving side of me adores.

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Her style is very grunge-y and consists of a lot of beanie hats and t-shirts. I love how casual her clothes are and basically, I want all of them. I feel like I can relate to her personal fashion sense a lot and she is definitely someone who I would love to go shopping with.

What do you think of Cara's style? Comment below what you think!

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