The perfect mini pizza recipe!

Hi! So I hope you're all doing well, and today I wanted to share with you my mini pizza recipe, which by the way, I made up myself. Oh hi, this is future Alice popping in (well, by the time you're reading this it's past Alice, but hey ho) Anyways, I'm flying in two days, finishing up all my posts and putting the pictures on, and so what happens? Oh, only my iPad is out of charge so I have to wait 383394 years for it to load so I can add the second picture. OMG OMG its turning on finally whooo ok byee I'll let you get back to the post now instead of having to deal with me wittering on :)

You will need:
A pitta bread (either small or large, it depends on how big you want your pizza)
Herbs- I like oregano pizza herbs
Cheddar cheese (or whichever cheese you want)
Pizza sauce (or tomato sauce, it doesn't really matter which)
Toppings of your choice, I like bell pepper and cherry tomatoes on mine.

Let's begin

So I like to grill my pitta bread first in the convection oven, I spread some butter on and then grill it for five minutes on each side. Then, spread tomato or pizza sauce on on side of the pitta bread, leaving a bit of the edges un-sauced. This will be the 'crust'. Sprinkle on the herbs and then grated cheese, not all of it as you'll need some to put over the topping. Put on your toppings, then sprinkle on the rest of the cheese and some more herbs, then put under the grill for nine minutes, and voila, the perfect mini pizza!
This is probably one of the quickest, most delicious things ever and its so easy to make!

 

Big love,
A x
p.s I could really eat a pizza right now

Why start a blog? ❄

Hello, so today I thought that I would do something different, and that is a why start a blog post. I started my first blog in November 2015, and I kept that one going until March 2016, until I started this one. I used a website called simple site to write my blog on, it wasn't a great website, it wasn't easy to use but I still did it. I just wanted to share with you some reasons why you should start a blog, if you were thinking about it.

1. Do it because you love writing
I absolutely adore writing. I write stories and blog posts and essays all the time. Writing is one of my passions and one day I aspire to be an author. Currently, I'm working on a historical romance that my friend and I are fangirling over and creating ship names for all the characters. For me, a blog was a way to let out my creativity and write whenever I want, with an audience to give feedback.

2. You can help others
Your corner of the internet may be where others go to look for advice, or if they're sad. You have the power to teach people many different things, all via the internet. People say the internet is a scary place, and yes, it is if you take a wrong turn, but personally, I think it's a magical place, ordinary people everywhere are helping others and to me that's pretty wonderful.

3. You can be creative!
Creativity is at the heart of everything. And by blogging, you can develop your creativity and channel it into writing posts, taking artistic pictures, thinking of creative things to say. Blogging really is a window to creativity and I think that for teenagers especially, it's a great way to be more creative and original.

4. Don't do it just to get money!
Tons of people only start blogs just so they can get money from sponsors and things, but that's not right! Don't blog just for the money, do it because you actually want to, and you really like it. I only blog because it's something I enjoy, money has never occurred to me, sure, it would be nice to have this as a full time job in the future, but for now I'm happy with it just being a hobby, and I don't need to worry about work for another four years anyway.

5. It makes you happy
Now, blogging is very satisfying. There's nothing nicer than finishing a post and publishing it and then scrolling through it, knowing you've written it. It is just a platform that you can scroll through for hours, forget your life and just feel happy reading what other people have written.

6. It lets you document your life
Blogging is a very versatile hobby/job, you can do whatever you want, someone might create a blog on baking, someone else may create a blog to do with economics and so on, it gives you the freedom to tell your audience all about your life and what you did on that particular day/week.

7. You can keep in contact with you relatives
I have a friend who uses her blog to talk to her friends in a different country, she uses it to update them on her life and find out how they are. Blogging does not mean you have to create posts and tips and tricks for the general public, you can use your blog to update people on your life.

8. You can become a better writer
Blogging makes you become a better writer, you get practice writing when you write your posts and it also develops your communication skills.

9. It leads to better life habits
Blogging requires time and devotion, it's not something you can abandon halfway through the task, you have to keep at it and this disciplines you to do the same for your other habits and so your life becomes more disciplined and well organised.

10. You can meet new people
If your blog is noticed and you become successful, you will meet new people, in fact, your blog doesn't have to be successful for you to meet new people, if you go to blogger events then you can meet new people, and even just meeting with a viewer still counts.

I hope these tips helped you, comment below if you want me to do more posts like this!
Big love,
Alice x

The most delicious toffee marshmallow squares ever ever ever

You're not even ready for this. You're about to have the recipe for the most amazing, delicious squares of crunchy bliss ever.
Dramatic introduction over, hi! I hope you're all doing fine, and enjoying the extremely frequent summer uploads!
Hope you like this recipe! x

100g butter
100g marshmallows
100g dairy toffees
150g rice crispies
Put the butter, marshmallows and toffees in a pan and heat until the mixture is smooth and melted.
Place the rice crispies in a bowl and pour over the toffee mixture, and stir well.
Spoon into a tin and press flat. Leave to cool until quite firm then cut into squares.
Hope you liked that little quick recipe.

These are my favourite things ever and I love to make them, they're super simple and I hope you like them too!
Big love
A x
p.s. 100 fabulous points to you if you can guess which app I took the photo on! :)
p.p.s I've just realised looking at my scheduled posts, that the last three have all been baking/ food related, oops!

Simple banana ice cream ☆

Hello! Today I wanted to share with you a simple banana ice cream recipe, and the beauty of it is that you don't just have to use bananas, it works with any other fruit.

Ingredients:
Five thinly sliced bananas
A couple of splashes of milk
Desired toppings

Method:
Slice up your bananas and put them in the freezer for a minimum of six hours.
When you want your ice cream, take out the bananas, let them warm up for about five minutes and then blend them with a splash or two of milk until they have a creamy consistency. Top with your desired toppings and voila!

I hope you liked this, it's so simple and so yummy, perfect for summer as it's really cold and refreshing.
Byeee x

A-ma-zing chocolate brownies!!!!!!!

Hello
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Ok, hi. Side note: I have the hiccups right now and they're really annoying me. Oh, it now appears they've gone. Yayyyy
It's also a Wednesday as I'm writing this, and I have a doctors appointment in six hours. What's everyone doing today?
Anyway, today, as promised, I have my favourite brownie recipe, so enjoy!
This recipe makes 25 heavenly chocolate brownies
Ingredients
375g sugar
275g butter
100g self raising flour
4 eggs
100g chocolate (chocolate chips works best for these)
75g cocoa powder
12x9 inch (30x23 cm) tin
Directions
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius, butter the tin and line the bottom and sides with none stick baking parchment.
Measure all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix evenly until everything is blended. To make it easier for myself, I made sure all the chocolate was in squares. Spoon the mixture into the tin and make sure it is evenly spread.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the brownies have a crusty top and a skewer comes out clean from the middle. To prevent them from burning, for the last 10 minutes I covered them with aluminium foil. Leave the brownies to cool in the tin then cut into squares.
Since my mum has a gluten intolerance I made two batches today, one gluten free and one ordinary, to make them gluten free I substituted the self raising flour for gluten free plain flour and added a quarter of a teaspoon of xanthem gum in.
Oh, side note, the reason the brownies look knobbly is because I put malteasers in them- would not recommend that, the second photo is a better representation of what they turn out like.

Enjoy!
Big love,
A x

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard- Book review

Hi! I realise that I always start my posts with hi or hello, and it's something I want to change because to be honest it's really annoying me. I hope you're well, I'm well, I think. I'm writing this in advance so I can only assume that at the time I post this I will be well. As you're reading this, I'll be on holiday, yay! So, as you've probably guessed from the title, today is another book review! I love reading and so I thought that I would do more book recommendations! Sorry if you don't like reading ahaha.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is a sort of dystopian, romantic fantasy book that had me hooked immediately. It's intense, gripping and thrilling right from the first chapter. It's about a seventeen year old, Mare Barrow, who lives in a world divided by blood- those with red blood and those with silver. She has red blood, destined to serve the Silvers and be conscripted and fight in the war. But that all changes. She gets called to the palace to take her place as a servant, and at the Queenestrial she displays powers that only Silvers have. She gets forced into a life she doesn't want to live, and she turns to the Scarlet Guard to try and help change the world as they know it.

Overall, this book is just amazing, I totally recommend it and I can't wait to review the next books in this series!
Love,
Alice x

My historical romance: part 2 ❤

Hi! Today I'm doing part 2 to my historical romance, so I hope you like it!


Chapter 2

As I am engrossed in my thoughts, contently swinging on the swaying bench, soaking in the Suns Rays and enjoying the freshness of the air, a shadow obscures the light, and I know exactly who it is from the way they hold their body, the size of their feet, the pleasant smell of safety and home radiating off of them like my favourite perfume, and the way their
hands are leisurely hanging by their sides, fingernails so neatly filed and kept, unlike my own which I have gnawed almost down to the bed, causing my hands to become a shocking sight to anyone who even briefly glances at them. I shut my book with a snap, loosing the page I was on, and for a split second I thought I'd deterred him, yet somehow I managed to do quite the opposite, the corners of his mouth turned upwards into a smile and the dimples I used to obsess over appear in his cheeks, making him seem as handsome as ever. Silently, I pray that he won't move and sit next to me, and it seems that the Lord was on my side, as he hesitated and stood lingering. 'Elizabeth, listen', he starts, and I roll my eyes, staying in control of my own thoughts and not letting my emotions run ahead of me, so far ahead that I can't even see them anymore. 'I know you came here hoping to never see my face again, and I can understand that, but know that I still think of you very fondly and hope that we can rekindle our sparks.' I turn my head to the side, facing him straight on for the first time. 'Colin, it won't work, we've had so many chances and each time you've thrown them all away, like they were worthless shillings to you, like I was a worthless shilling to you.' Blinking back tears, I elegantly rise from my seat and walk off, my hands shaking ferociously and my heart beating faster than a million miles an hour. 

Furiously, I kick a pine cone at the wall, it shatters at impact and makes me feel slightly better. My ears pick up the sound of footsteps hurrying towards me again, and so I angrily turn round, expecting Colin to be begging for forgiveness, however my eyes are met with the surprising sight of my plump, flustered maid, Lila, approaching me with a look of concern on her face. 'My dear Elizabeth, your sister has sent a letter to you, she says that she is...' Lila delves into her pockets and pulls out a letter, written in small, loopy cursive, the unmistakable handwriting of my eccentric younger sister, Bethany. 'She says that she is "looking forward to seeing you, as she will be visiting on the next Sunday coming and expects to stay for no less than a week".' I fiddle with the fraying hems of my lace gloves, glowering at my sister's nerve yet trying to keep myself together. 'She also mentions that she has acquired a male friend, miss.' Angrily, I look up, my face mirroring the disapproval on Lila's own round face, she fidgets awkwardly and I come back to my senses. I sigh and shake my head, with all that is taking place at the moment it seems a most inconvenient time for my sister to visit, and my hesitation to reach out to her when our mother died will surely be raised by her, and I will be faced with too many questions to answer in such a short time slot. 'Lila, I think some tea and scones are in order, I will be in my chamber, can you bring them up?' Lila nods, nothing is too much for her, she never seems to be overwhelmed or unnerved by situations like these. 'Certainly miss, right away, I'll see you there.' She curtsies clumsily and scuttles away to the kitchens, whilst I make my way down the garden path to the patio, which I cross and pull open the doors to the sitting room. My eyes take in the familiar sight of the overly floral furniture, so bright and plush it seems blinding, my nostrils sense the smell of dying fire embers and ash, and of the scented flowers resting in the vase, blending in with the rest of the room. Listening carefully, I can hear the soft padding of footsteps and voices echoing below me, the staff in the kitchen and their quarters, and I can vaguely make out the sound of my father's steady breathing in the adjoining room, at least I know he is still alive.

My heels click on the wooden floors as I head to my chamber, the only place where I can escape the melancholy madness that fills these four walls and in-prisons us like wild animals, and wanders the corridors and hallways, a prominent character often felt yet never seen. The house may as well be a mental asylum, the sadness and madness our keepers, and us the patients who have an incurable case of worry and sorrow, threatening to tip us over the edge. 

That's chapter two, and again, it's short but I hope you liked it anyway!
Alice xo

Torn: book two of the Trylle series review

Hi!
So there's currently 24 hours and 4 minutes until I fly (yes, I'm counting) and I'm so damn excited to go on holiday!!
And I'm also so bad at being organised, I haven't packed anything yet, and this post is way overdue, I should've written it at least six weeks ago.
Hey ho.
That's life. Oh, and by the way, past Alice (June the 30th Alice) has sinusitis, so flying is going to be absolute hell. And if you were wondering, I'm not usually ill every five minutes, I just can't seem to shake this off, and I'm hoping that it doesn't lead to heart problems in the future, as my grandad had a sore throat once and it lead to hundreds of heart problems.
On with the review.
So in the second book we are introduced to a new character, Loki, who not only steals Wendy's heart, but mine too. We get to watch Wendy's character develop and see her make sacrifices for her Kingdom, and we learn about the Vittra kingdom, and the decades old quarrel between them and the Trylle. We also get to see Wendy and Matt's sibling reltoonship grow, Wendy and Finn's relationship crumble, and Wendy and Elora's mother-daughter relationship bloom. Each character has personal things to overcome to come together in this book, and it's honestly worth the buy.

Alice x

Photography series: black and white

Hi! Today I just wanted to do a post with some black and white photos because I feel that black and white photos are really effective and I just really like them, they capture moments and make them seem even more surreal.

I had some other black and white photos, but they somehow seem to have gone missing in my camera roll :(
Hope you enjoyed anyway
Alice x

Favourite youtubers ♡

Hi! Today I wanted to talk you through my favourite youtubers, because I've been loving a lot of smaller youtubers lately, and I've also found a lot of youtubers that I really enjoy watching. I'm also scheduling this post for over summer (well duh) and I feel so technical doing it, which I'm not but it makes me feel it. Again, as I'm writing this I'm off school for the third day in a row, feeling super ill. I did make banana ice cream yesterday though, following the Deliciously Ella recipe in her cookbook, which was fun, so I'll probably have that later. Ok I've just finished my coughing fit now, so let's get on with the post.

My possible all time favourite youtuber (I'm not sure, I love them all) is Eve Bennett (https://www.youtube.com/user/evebennettx), she's so down to earth and absolutely hilarious, and her personality really shows through the camera and her videos are amazing, I could watch them all day.

 

Next, I'll be telling you about Alix, from I Covet Thee. I Covet Thee (https://www.youtube.com/user/icovetthee) makes stunning videos, they are absolutely impeccable quality, they are flawlessly filmed and overall they're absolutely amazing and I love her videos so much.

Moving on, my next favourite is Suzie from Hello October (https://www.youtube.com/user/HelloOctoberxo), I only recently started getting into her videos, but I think that they are wonderful, her personality really shines through and her editing is like goals.

Ok, the next youtuber is absolutely amazing and may possibly be my favourite out of all of them, its Anastasia, from Floral Princess (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwR-g7XxcLxjYVTS5qncFhg) , I have been watching her videos for about a year and a half now, I love her personality and editing and her style of videos.

Of course, I then love love love Dan & Phil (https://www.youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire & https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingPhil), they are just life and my everything goals. Dan's internet support groups give me life and they are absolutely hilarious, people send in some weird things. Phil is just amazing (see what I did there) and he's so funny and his awkward stories crack me up every time.

I also really like Meg says (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOTKYFfRMaLj4n-QPBGWzDg), her video on tips on how to start a blog is really helpful, and I love her more chatty videos too. She definitely deserves more subscribers, and I've been watching her videos since September.

A person I recently started watching is Freddy My Love (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKHiDLbWZQYh9mHJKh55ig), I really like her videos, I think she has a really nice channel and I just really like watching her videos.

And finally, the last youtuber is Gabby, from Gabriella and Gabriella Lindley (https://www.youtube.com/user/PlanetGabb). Now personally, I prefer her vlog channel, but that's just because I really like chatty videos. She daily vlogged all through April and it was the best month ever. She really makes me laugh and her skin is so flawless and she's so pretty it's unreal. I also really like how her videos are down to earth and she doesn't try to especially glam up her life and lead everyone to think that she's living a perfect, idyllic life, instead she just tells it how it is and that's something I really like.

Right, that is all from me today, enjoy your week and I'll see you soon! As far as I know, there will be a post on the 21st of July, because I wrote and scheduled one but I don't know if there will be another one up before that.
Big love,
Alice x

Switched- Book one of the Trylle series review

Hello! I hope you're all ok, I'm ok, I wrote this post in April and I scheduled it to go up, look at me being all technical! Also, this post doesn't have any photos because I was honestly not bothered to take photos and my memory card for my camera doesn't have any storage left either. Sorry about that! If you know where to get cheap memory cards for cameras then please leave a comment, I'm struggling to find any and my mum's credit card has been blocked so I can't get one off amazon.

I had mixed opinions about this book, I basically only bought it because it was cheap, and I wasn't sure if I'd really like it. Turns out, I did. I read this in two days, it was so hard to put down! The plot revolves around this character, Wendy Everly, who lives an ordinary life, then one day her life is turned upside down when she's told she's a princess of the Trylles, and so she leaves her life and family and is taken to be the princess of this other 'world'. Her mother is the Queen (obvs) and she has the power to paint the future, so she sees what's coming, she doesn't have a clue when or why, but she paints it. Wendy and her tracker (the person who comes to get her) are romantically involved, however her mother forbids her from dating him because he's too lowly ranked for her. I don't want to give too much away, so you'll have to read the book to get what I'm on about.

I would recommend it, it is very good and I do think it's worth it, the book is stunningly written and it deserves more attention. It's by Amanda Hocking and it's called Switched. I bought the book in a trilogy with Torn and Ascend, I'm halfway through Torn (as of April 16th) and I'm really enjoying it :)

Right, there is that relatively short post, I don't know why it's so short, if I'm honest! I hope you liked it, byeeee
x

The best affordable lipsticks!

Why hello there! It's been a week since my last post, so I thought I'd do another one. There is also a post going up on either Saturday or Sunday, and then loads of posts going up over the summer. I don't think I said anything, but I have 15, maybe more, posts going up this summer, and they're all two to five days apart.
Anywaysssss, I hope everyone is doing well and that everyone is having a wonderful day, rain or shine.
Oh also, please go check out my last post, it's called 'Ridiculously British Things!' and you can access it here I don't usually promote my posts, but that's probably one of my favourites and it would mean a lot if you went and read it.
Also, these are basically just lipsticks you can buy in boots or superdrug, because I know that you could argue that to some people Mac lipsticks are affordable so just wanted to clear that up. Oh, and I think this is my last beauty related post before my summer posts start- we need a hashtag for that. Hmmm what about #summerdayswithalice ? Ok, I love it so we'll go with that.
Going to get on with it now!

Lipstick number one:
Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter, 001, Pink Truffle.
I'm pretty sure I've raved about this lipstick at least 7329493430384347784339859638 times before, but honestly, its amazing and I really like it. The colour is like a darkish pink nude with a brownish undertone, and it looks so classy and elegant on, it suits my skintone, which is quite pale, and I think it would look good on anyone. It also feels so nice on your lips, it's like a lip balm and it moisturises my lips, and it also smells so nice. It smells like white chocolate oh my gosh I really love it. Oh, and the pigmentation is also so good, and it leaves a really nice shine on your lips so for me, I would repurchase and I'm going to give it a 5/5. It retails for £7.99 and I think it's definitely worth it.

Lipstick number two:
Maybelline New York, 625, Iced Caramel.
This one is a fairly recent purchase, which is why you haven't heard me talk about it all that much. But honestly, I really like it. It's a brown lipstick with pink undertones, and it looks so nice on the lips, it isn't moisturising but feels kind of soft, and the only things I don't like about it are the smell and the fact that the sticker on the bottom is not an accurate representation of the actual lipstick colour, but I feel like that's the same for most lipsticks. I would possibly repurchase this one, and I'm going to give it a 3.9/5. It retails for £6.99 and for a nude lipstick, it's not bad.

Lipstick number three:
MaxFactor Lipfinity lip colour, 210, Endlessly Mesmerising.
This lipstick is hands down my favourite. I wear it a lot of the time because it's a really pretty colour, it's a pink with brown undertones and looks really pretty on the lips, it dries matte and honestly lasts all day. The one thing I will say, is that you have to be really careful with how much you apply. You only need one coat, or else it starts to chip and flake, which is not ideal. I think it's packaged quite similarly to the Kylie Lip Kits, I'm not sure if it's an exact dupe, I mean, it could be, but don't take my word for it. This one is quite expensive, it's £10.99, but you do get a lot of wears out of it and it comes with a lip balm in the packaging. Overall, I really really like it and I would rate it a 5/5.

Lipstick number four:
Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss, 105.
This lipstick. Oh. My. Goodness. I really like it. I was pleasantly surprised to be honest, I didn't think I'd like it that much, but it actually looks so nice on, again, it's a pinkish colour with a brownish undertone, and it sits so nicely on the lips. It feels really soft but stays on for a really long time, and the colour of it is stunning. I don't much like the smell of it though, it smells like watermelon and for some reason, it's not too appealing to me. It retails for £5.49, and overall, I'd give it 3.5/5.

 

 

So there you are! I hope you enjoyed this short lipstick post, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and I'll see you all this weekend with another post!
Byeeeee,
Alice x

Ridiculously British things!

EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!! YAY! Oh, hi there :-) I'm now on summer holidays, though I have to be in school for one day next week because the electricity at home will be switched off all day. But seriously though, summer yay!!!
Anyway, I'll start.
I wanted to do a post that I think we can relate to, and that is typical British things, because we all do these things, whether we know it or not, so let’s get right into it!
 Having a Sunday roast. This is like one of the most British things ever, Sundays are not the same without a roast dinner- though we sometimes have them on Saturdays- does that change anything though??
 Cuppas… Ok, tea is like a purely British thing, starting off the day with a cup of tea, having a cuppa with elevenses (that’s actually a word in the dictionary oh my goodness), having a cup with lunch, a cup when you get home, a cup before dinner, a cup after dinner and a cup before bed. Sometimes on weekends we had a pot of tea, or if we go out for breakfast I’ll have a pot of tea with a teacake…
 Elevenses. This is just so British that I can’t even. Who came up with it? They must have been like ‘Hmmmm in Britain we won’t call it a snack, we’ll call it elevenses and make everyone wait till eleven to have a shortbread and tea, no matter how hungry they are at ten’
 Crumpets, English breakfast muffins and teacakes. Now, I absolutely hate crumpets, but I love breakfast muffins and teacakes, does that make up for it? There’s not many things nicer than in the morning having a teacake and tea whilst looking out at the trees, or alternatively running to catch the bus whilst hurriedly eating a teacake and carrying a flask full of tea…
 Luvvly-Jubbly- this is just such a British phrase, and my friend and I have this thing that when you say it you have to have tea with the queen (yes, we’re weird) and so we have about fifteen teas with the queen a day.
 Words like ‘toodlepip’ and ‘cheerio’. No, not cheerio the breakfast cereal, but cheerio means goodbye, see you later, as does toodlepip.
 Reading the newspaper. There’s nothing quite like reading a paper whilst drinking a cup of tea (of course) and finding out what’s going on in the world.
 Fish and chips. This is so stereotypically British, every Friday going to the chippy and getting your battered cod and chips that is sometimes wrapped in newspaper, oh gosh I can’t wait till fish and chips day now!
 Complaining about the weather. This is so British, you complain when it’s too cold and wish it was warmer, but then when it’s warm you complain it’s too hot and wish it was colder! Since I travel a lot, mainly to warm countries I tend to complain when it’s below 20 degrees (…) and everyone is a bit annoyed then. I spend at least half my summer in Spain, where it’s around 35 degrees, and I travel to places like Singapore, Thailand and Dubai a few times a year. Saying that, I love it when it snows, it makes everything seem so special. Mind you, British people complain about everything really, not just the weather!
 Usually we’re ridiculously polite, so we apologise a lot, and yes, we’re terrible snobs and are secretly judging you… I’m so sorry.
 Watching the Great British Bake Off on a Wednesday night with a cuppa. Missing the bake off season  :/

 That’s all for today, I hope you liked this post, be sure to share it if you did! Toodlepip!
 Big love,
 A x

a little catch up!

Hi everyone!
So obviously, I havent blogged in a while. I do feel guilty about it, but theres been a lot going on recently. I'm now recovering from pneumonia, which was horrible. I've been a day patient in hospital & attached to a drip with multiple tubes & an oxygen mask with more medicine in. School has also been hectic, next week is exam week (and I have 7 days to do 28 maths chapters, oops) but we've already had a few end of year exams. Today was had a maths test, but I'd been absent for all of the topics covered in it, but still had to do it (aka sit there confused for an hour) and we also had our French listening today. Our history exam was the other day, and on Wednesday we have our French speaking and music end of years.

It's also almost summer!! We finish on the 30th of June, and then we're flying a few days afterwards. I'm so excited for the summer, and you're finally going to have half decent blog posts from me!!! Comment one thing you're most looking forward to this summer, I'm so excited to go to the beach and go shopping in different cities (Soph, Eilisha, I'm looking at you on this one) and I'm also excited to not have school for a couple of months. This year hasn't been great and I'm looking forward to a new beginning in September, where hopefully everyone will be a bit maturer compared to this year.

Side note, I can hear the wind rattling the windows and wow it's strong!

I'm going to write some recipe posts soon, so look out for those this summer too :)

Another side note, I'm trying to be really healthy, as my skin is really good at the moment, so I ate tons of almonds, blueberries and chia seeds today (and also sweets but shhhh) I might do a skin care routine/ essentials post soon, so I'll update you on that.

I also think you should all go check out the blog www.sunsetsandsaltyhair.blogspot.com because I really like it and its so pretty & elegant :) <3

Well, maths revision awaits, so cheerio for now!

Alice x
Ps. I think I'm developing tonsilitis again pray for me

Things that make me smile! 💙

Hi!
It's currently Monday night and I have school tomorrow why am I in such a good mood?
OMGOMGOMG I just realised how many exciting posts I have for the summer I'm so excited yayyyyyy!!
How are you all doing? I hope everyone is doing great, please leave me a comment about what you were up to today, I'd love to know!
Anyway, today's post is rather random, but that's ok because my blog is not just beauty and makeup, it is general life, recipes (they're coming soon, stay tuned for the summer okayyyy), style, travelling and stuff, or at least it will be over the summer.
Disclamer: this post ends abruptly and I'm sorry for that, I wrote it on my iPad because Im having issues with my computer, so I apologise for that.
Let's just get on with it!
1. Christmas pyjamas
I wear christmas pyjamas all year round, I love them so much and they just really make me smile and they always remind me of Christmas and all the festivity
2. Doing things with my friends
I love being with my friends, talking to friends and having inside jokes and things with my friends, I can't wait to see my best friend Sophie soon (I say soon, it may be the end of August :( when we next see eachother, because exams and travelling are getting in the way of everything), and whenever we're together we have such a fun time, I usually do her makeup and take over her snapchat for the entire time. I also have another friend- one of my best friends even, who has a blog (actually two of my best friends have blogs, I don't know if they'd want me to link them, but hopefully they know who they are?) and I got him into it, we had our own little 'party' at being in the blogging community (we were whatsapping at the time so it was hardly a party but still) and it's just lovely to share special moments with your friends.
3. Tea
Obviously, being an average British person, I am obsessed with tea. Like I always have tea. Within half an hour of waking up in the morning, I'll have a cup of tea. It just makes me so so happy and I just love tea to pieces, I don't know what I'd do without it.
4. Writing essays
Most people hate writing essays, but to be honest, I actually quite like it, I like being able to analyse and talk about the writers use of language, the historical context, the punctuation for effect, tone, structure, impact on the reader and the text from the protagonists point of view. English is my thing and I like essays.
5. Flowers
I love flowers. I also have hay fever, which is not convinient. But they're so aesthetically pleasing and photogenic and I just really like them
6. Pancakes
Pancakes are my favourite thing ever ever ever. I love them to bits, I could live off pancakes (and tea), they're just so yummy and I can't even!
 7. Ice cream
I have an easy ice cream recipe going up over summer, and the photo is on that post too, but ice cream is so yummy and amazing and it is so refreshing, there is nothing nicer than having ice cream on a hot summers day (or any day really) and enjoying life.
8. Lipsticks
If you know me, you know I love love love love love lip products. I've mentioned it before, and it is so true, lip products are my favourite things and the satisfaction I get from buying new lipsticks and then trying them (would you like a lipstick collection? Comment whether you would) is unreal, I just absolutely love lipsticks. And I'm a lip balmist (Chris that was for you (-: )
9. Fairy lights
Fairy lights are the prettiest things ever, they are so calming and beautiful, they are literally so gorgeous and they give me so much pleasure just to look at and they always make me smile. They're also so photogenic.
10. Snow
Snow is just one of those things. I love it so much and surprisingly, I've only seen it once.

 

Aaaaaanyways, toodlepip!

Alice x

Affordable makeup must-haves! 💄

Yes, that is a lipstick emoji in the title. Can we appreciate it for a moment.

Moment over, hello guys! Are you well? I hope you're doing fine. If you have exams now (which basically the entire secondary education level students have starting from now- me included) then GOOD LUCK! Just remember that after exams it's summer, where we can forget everything we learnt in the year and stress about going into year 10! Whoooo. Anyway, I have been cursed with tonsillitis AGAIN, for the second time in four weeks, so I'm off school again and I am feeling pretty ill. I have a cup of tea though so it's fine. Now, today's post is an affordable makeup must-haves, and I am not actually sure how I feel about this post, I want to apologise in advance about the pictures, I decided at like 11pm that I wanted to do this, took the photos on my bed (I hate my sheets too, they
don't even match, like the bottom sheet is purple and the one under the quilt is red, weird, ikr) and thought that they would do. So, sorry about that, its not one of my best photography sessions, you can see the flash on most of them and it doesn't look great, but hopefully the actual post will make up for it!

So I'll start with foundation, and I have chosen the Rimmel lasting finish 25 hour foundation. Previously, I have moaned about this foundation and told you how much I don't like it, but my opinion has changed. Over a primer, this is amazing. It stays on for a really long time, and it is medium coverage, but it is buildable, last week I had a huge rash all over my cheek/chin, and two layers of this covered it so well. If you do build this foundation up, it goes a little cakey throughout the day and then patchy, sometimes my cheeks will still look fine at the end of the day, and my forehead and around my nose where I get oily it will start to go patchy and icky, however I only powder once all day. I've had this foundation since February, and I wore it everyday for about a month, and then probably for an equivalent of everyday for three weeks, and I did try to DIY a moisturising foundation thing, and used about 8 pumps (I know, I'm not sure what I was thinking) and it's only half empty. This foundation is £7.99 and is one of the more affordable foundations out there.

Next I'm going to be talking about one of my favourite concealers (I have two, and the other one is the Rimmel match perfection), and this one is the Maybelline fit me concealer, which is just a-ma-zing. Literally, I have no words, it is just such a good concealer. I am planning on trying the Urban Decay naked skin concealer this summer, which has recently been all the hype, so I'll report back on that, but so far this is the most amazing concealer ever ever ever. I got it at the beginning of April, and I bought a back up the other day, I didn't wear it for a while because I thought it was giving me breakouts, but it wasn't so phew, but I think there's about half, maybe more left- I just got up and checked, there's 3/4s left. I have heard that this concealer is a really good dupe for the Nars creamy concealer, and I can't personally comment on that since I haven't tried the Nars one, but if you like the look of the Nars one but wanted a cheaper alternative, then this one may be the one to go for! The coverage of this concealer is amazing, it's definitely full coverage and is so easy to blend, and the formula is incredible, it's creamy and thick but not too thick in the sense that it doesn't go cakey, it's just the right thickness. The actual packaging is ok, it does look like the Nars one, they are both in lipstick tube packaging with the spongy applicator, the bottle is plastic, and although you can't see it in the photo because I used the back up concealer to take the photo, the packaging does rub off and it does go a bit funny. Though for £5.99, I think it's worth the rubby-offy packaging because the actual product is incredible.

Just to change it up a bit, I think I'll talk to you about a lip product next, because those of you who know me know that I have a slight obsession to lip products, I'm never without lip balm and I love lipsticks and lip glosses, well, mainly lipsticks but y'know, I do own a few lip glosses so I thought I'd throw that one in. So one of my favourite lipsticks of all time is the Revlon Colourburst (yes, I spelt it the British way) lip butter in 001, Pink Truffle, it is just the most gorgeous, natural looking pinky lipstick with a brown undertone, it is very moisturising on the lips and the packaging is beautiful. This lipstick doesn't wash me out, and I'm quite pale in the grand scheme of things, it's just the perfect colour and I think it would suit everyone. I'm definitely going to try out more colours from the range very soon (meaning when I'm not broke, so basically never haha, no, I will try them out very soon) and review those too. For £7.99, these are very good value and they're incredible products, I will definitely be repurchasing this lipstick.

Now I will talk to you about a powder, and everyone raves about this powder and goes on and on and on and on, and I can totally see why. It's the Rimmel stay matte powder, and it's probably one of the best powders out there. I have repurchased this 3 times, I currently have three, one in backup, one I had to smash to get the last bits and I'm using that still, and then one that I was using because I was too lazy to smash up the rest of the other one. It says it lasts for five hours, and it does, it covers nicely and gives a really nice finish. It's £3.99 and is worth it, it has an array of shades.

I'm not sure how this post is already this long, but there's only one thing to go, you'll be pleased to hear.
So now I will talk to you about my mascara of choice, and it is the Maybelline lash sensational. I have mine in the waterproof version, purely because I prefer waterproof mascaras. I don't wear this on an everyday basis, as it does give the impression of very big, separated eyelashes, and that's no what I want everyday. It's nice for evening and weekend wear, and for special occasions. It's a good dupe for the Two Faced better than sex mascara, at least that's what I've heard from many people. Its £5.99 and for a mascara, that's a really good price. I also love the packaging of this, I love the colours and overall, I just think it's great!

So that is all for today, sorry it was really long, I'll be back soon with another post, and as this weekend I'm going on a staycation because it's half term, I'll do a post about it!
Anyways, toodlepip!
Alice x