Wishlist!

Hello friends!

So, what have I been up to recently? Not blogging is what I've been doing! I have all these plans for posts, but I haven't actually go around to doing them yet! Oops! Another thing I have been doing is preparing for an A-Level Biology field trip, which I am going on next week. We looked at the website today, and there is often paranormal activity investigations that take place where we're staying, which really terrifies me. I might end up having my duvet pulled off me half way through the night, or the bedroom door unlocking but who cares because I'm going to be doing Biology for five days straight! (Sense the sarcasm).

Now on to today's post. I opened up my wardrobe the other day, and it hit me how little nice clothes I have. I mean, I do have a lot of clothes, just none of it is really very nice. I picked up a couple of items the other day when I was in town, either from 'H! By Henry Holland' (Debenhams) or New Look! 

denim shirt/gopher top/creepers/skater skirt

I love all of the things I bought. The denim/floral print shirt has my name all over it, and when I tried it on I fell in love with it, and for only £15, I think it was quite a bargain! The gopher top is just so cute, and it's also really baggy so it goes so well with the skater skirt I bought. The creepers I bought aren't the same as the ones in the picture - mine have spikes on, but I couldn't find them on the website. They're so comfortable to wear, and I thought they would look really stupid on me, but I've grown to love them. The skater skirt is a weird, waffle texture, but it fits so nicely. I have been meaning to get a skater skirt for such a long time, and now I finally have one! 

Now onto the things I wished I had. This is from both Debenhams and New Look, as those are the two places I had a good look round! 

skirt/dress/playsuit

I have had my eye on the dress for such a long time, and every time I go into debenhams I have to go the the H! By Henry Holland section and admire it some more. It has a really pretty collar on it, and I am a sucker for collars! The playsuit is so pretty as well, as it has lace around the pockets. Lace and denim go so nicely together. The skirt is also amazing! It has little white polkadots on, and I love how the model is wearing it with the black converse!

crop top/skater shirt/shorts/tee/wedges/bag

If you have read any of my previous posts about clothes, and what clothes I want, you can probably tell that I love New Look! I think that all the clothes is just so nice, and it's all reasonably good prices as well! Personally, I'm not one of those people that get all their clothes from Hollister or Jack Wills, because I think everything there is ridiculously overpriced! The crop top I chose is so pretty, and I think it would go so well with the skater skirt I already have! Plus, it's under £10 - BARGAIN! I picked up the skater skirt when I was shopping, and I was going to buy it instead of the black one, but because I wouldn't be allowed to wear the denim one to sixth form I bought the black one, but I do plan on buying this sometime in the near future. The shorts are another thing that I have been wanting to buy for ages, but I'm waiting until I lose a bit more weight, otherwise I'd look so silly! The oversized t-shirt has been on my wishlist ever since I saw the music video for 'How Ya Doin'' by Little Mix, because Jesy wore one and I think it looks so cool! Plus, I think it would be seriously comfortable! The wedges are a must for summer, I have never owned a pair of wedges, but I plan to get some for my sister's graduation to go with a nice dress (that I still haven't picked out....). Lastly, this bag (like the denim shirt I bought from Debenhams) has my name written all over it. I think it's so cute, and it's the perfect size for a handbag. The lacy bit on the pockets is so pretty, and I just love it! As you can tell, denim is a recurring theme for the things I have chosen! I just really love me some denim!

That's all my picks for today! Hopefully I accumulate enough money over the next few weeks for me to buy all/most of these things! I hope you enjoyed reading, and let me know what your favourite item is from what I've picked out!

Music Favourites!

Hello everyone!

Over the past year or so, since I started on twitter, I've started listening to a lot more artists that are unsigned/unknown. In this post I'm going to talk about those artists, and how you can find out more about them and listen to their music. I have already mentioned them in previous posts, but ah well! Let's go!

Sam Callahan

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Sam is a 19 year old singer/songwriter from Essex. He went to the Sylvia Theatre School in London and appeared in the West End as a child, but from the age of fourteen he started writing his own music. Personally, I love his own material more than I love the covers he does. He currently has one of his own songs on itunes ('Runaway Train') accompanied by two covers. Since the beginning of May he has been completing his Crazy Campaign leading up to the release of his new single 'Crazy'. I'm so impressed, as he's been able to raise over £1200 for Teenage Cancer Trust. I really feel like Sam deserves so much more recognition, because he works 24/7, and travels all over the country for it. As well as being really talented, he's so down to earth and nice to talk to. You can find Sam on:

Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Website

The Parades

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The Parades are a guitar-based British pop band, made up of Dan, James and Andy. Like Sam Callahan, they work 24/7 to make music, whether that's writing, recording or performing. They're so talented, and they make such good music. My all time favourite is Want You To Know, closely followed by All For You! I have only ever seen them live once, but I will be sure to go over and over again as they are so good live! I can't wait for them to get more recognition! I'm waiting for the day they release their music onto itunes for me to buy! You can find The Parades here:

Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Website

I'm going to make these posts a more frequent thing, which explains why I have only picked two out of all of the unsigned/unknown artists I know of. Sam Callahan and The Parades are by far my two favourites, I could listen to their covers all day. They're all really nice people as well, which is always an added bonus. I really hope you do go and check them out, because they are worth a look at! Let me know what you think if you do! Thanks for reading!

Topshop Favourites

Hello friends!

Boy am I happy that all my exams are all over! I finished today, and I won't have any more for a whole year due to the fact that the government have scrapped January Modules. Not sure whether that's going to be an advantage or disadvantage on my part! Ah well, I'll get round it one way or another!

Now, as you can probably tell from the title, I've had a good old gander on the Topshop website, and I'll tell you for why! I went to town not too long ago and walked past Topshop and had a look at their window display, and I fell in love with so many things. So I thought that today I'd go onto the website and pick out a few outfits that I really love! Here we go!

OUTFIT 1

dress/bag/ring/heels

My favourite part of this by far is the dress. It's such a nice length, and the colour is gorgeous. When I was putting this together, I didn't thing it really went together that well, but then I found the ring and bag and I thought they went nicely with the nude colour on the shoes, and the green on the shoes went really nicely with the dress. I thought that it brought it together nicely!

OUTFIT 2

top/skirt/bracelet/bag/boots

My favourite parts of this outfit are the skirt, the boots and the bag. Infact, I love all of it. The lacy black detail on the top looks so nice on the white, and I've always wanted a denim skater skirt. I am really considering buying the boots or the bag, or even both!

OUTFIT 3

top/jeans/bag/ring/heels

This is my ultimate favourite outfit. It's so summery with the pastel yellow and purple and the daisy ring. Oh my, I just love it so much. The more I look at it the more I want to buy each item. I am definitely going to buy the daisy ring, because that has my name all over it! The yellow and purple look so good together, ah I cannot flaw this outfit at all!

And that concludes my post. I know it was short and sweet, and I was intending on it being a lot longer but my sister put Misfits on and I can no longer concentrate! It's taken me ages to right this post, which it shouldn't have done seeing as it was so short! Hope you enjoyed reading, and let me know whether you like posts like this because I could make it a more frequent thing? Just let me know! 

My Benefit Makeover!

Hello lovelies! 

I know it's been a while since I've done a blog post, but I've had about a billion exams the past week or so, so I thought I'd focus more on revision (like I've been banging on about in previous posts). Fortunately, I only have two exams left and so I have loads more time on my hand! WOO FOR MORE POSTS! 

About a week ago, I tagged along with my sister (alyssiarose) and Kerrie (Pish Posh and Polish) and went and had my make-up done at the Benefit counter in Camp Hopsons. We had a cheeky McDonalds and a gander around Paperchase and New Look before hand - I didn't pick anything up purely due to the fact I had hardly any money on me at the time *sad face*. 

ZERO MAKEUP! (I realise I look horrid with no make up on)

We got into Camp Hopsons, and I was immediately nominated to have my make-up done first as there was only one lady to do it at the time. I had never had my make-up done like that before, so I didn't know what to expect... but the lady was so nice! She started applying the slap on my face, and I could feel the difference between the foundation I usually wear and the one she was using. It was so light, but covered so well. 

mmmm skin imperfections

Fake Up

She then whacked this bad boy under my eyes (where the horrible dark circles are), and this is honestly one of the biggest improvements I have ever seen. It's a hydrating concealer, so around the edge was the bit that hydrates under your eyes, and the concealer was in the middle. So little was needed to cover up, and it covered up so well. I seriously recommend this to anyone! 

finished look

I understand that I don't look that different at all, but that's because I asked for it to look natural, and I think she did a very good job. Some of the main differences that I don't tend to do on my face is the eyebrows, the eyeshadow and lipstick. I don't think anything looks too out of place though!

Here's a list of some of the wonderful things piled onto my face:

- POREfessional (Primer)

- Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! (Ivory: Foundation)

- Hello Flawless! (Ivory: Powder)

- Fake Up (Concealer)

- Instant Brow Pencil

- Most Glamorous Nudes Ever (Eyeshadow)

- Watt's Up (Highlighter)

- Hervana (Blush)

- Lady's Choice (Lipstick)

They're all amazing products, and I'd seriously recommend them to anyone! Especially the Fake Up Concealer and Lipstick, especially if you're someone who doesn't usually wear lipstick - it hardly looks like there's anything on your lips! The staff were so nice, and I generally had a really nice day out! It was topped off with going to see Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3 (BRILLIANT FILM)!

Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! Again, sorry for the lack of posts! They'll be written more frequently now, hopefully!

My Instaweek #4!

Bonjour friends!

If you've read any of my previous posts, you would have got some idea of how stressed I have been about my exams. Well, today I got through two of them, and now I only have five left! And I don't have another one until next Tuesday, so I have ages to prepare more for them! I feel like they went well, but we'll see on results day *worried face*! 

However, now I have no exams for a whole week, I can spend a couple of days writing a load of blog posts so I won't have to write any for a while - it's cheating I know, but who cares! So today's post is an instagram photo round-up, as you can tell from the title of the post! I haven't been that busy on instagram this week, so I apologise for the lack of quality and quantity of the photos! 

1. HOW OLD!? - so the guy on the left of the picture is James Yammouni, who is a member of the Janoskians (youtube them). I worked out the other day that he is only 3 weeks older than me, but I honestly think he looks about 3 years older than me!? Let me know what you think!

2. Sunny - I honestly thought the weather was looking up, but as the week went on it got worse and worse. I hate that British weather changes so quickly! I was just getting used to the sun!

3. Close up - as you can tell from the picture, my eyeliner went spectacularly that day, and my hair had a really nice wave in it, so yeah I took a picture...

4. Beyonce? - I tweeted this picture, and I got over 117 retweets. I was pretty chuffed with myself. I classed this as my 'Beyonce moment'. Recently, I've been getting loads of retweets and I feel so popular! Usually something between 70 retweets and 160. WOO POPULARITY!

5. Coral Diamonds - I did my nails again! I always love putting false nails on, because I like having long nails. Also, I was pretty impressed with how well I manged to decorate them! 

6. With my faves - so if you read my 'Top 5 Tim Burton films', you probably understand that I have a huge love for Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. So the other day, I watched Dark Shadows. I forgot how funny it was, it's such a brilliant film!

7. Ooooo arty - it's not arty at all. I really liked the lip colour I was wearing at the time (which was the apocolips thing I have mentioned numerous times), and so I decided to be all cool and take a picture!

8. SO MUCH CRAP - so my sister moved home yesterday (Sunday), and all of her stuff is all over the place! Admittedly she hasn't sorted it all out yet, but it's scattered everywhere, and my room is a mess. I can't wait to get it all sorted out!

9. Mutant Carrot? - My brother brought this carrot up to show me just before I wrote this post, and because it amused me I instagrammed it... that's the sort of stuff you will get if you were to follow me on there!

And that's all! I told you I was a bit short on instagram photos! I haven't done anything interesting worth instagramming! If you feel like you want to follow me, type 'sladey96' in the searchbar and you'll find me! Comment with your instagrams if you want a follow!

Thank you for reading! In a bit!

Tish's Top 5!

Bonjour Friends!

I HAVE 2 EXAMS TOMORROW! I woke up this morning, and even after all the preparation I have done I still don't feel ready! I've been revising for these exams for absolutely ages yet I feel like nothing has gone in! PANIC. I have put all my revision posters up on the wall, and I'm taking a short break now to write this and then get some lunch, then I will spend the rest of the day staring at my wall hope something goes in... fingers crossed.

Also, this week, I've started doing daily exercises! Yes, you heard right, exercises! I'm focusing on my arms, legs and stomach (so basically my whole body), and I complete a routine every day in the hope that one day I will be a lot more toned. I have also started drinking a load more water, and eating a lot more fruit! MMMM HEALTH.

Anyways, it's that time again where I give you my Top 5 on a certain topic. I have done quite a few of these already, so make sure you go and check them out! This week's top 5 is... *drum roll* - 'Tish's Top 5 Bands/Boybands'. Yet again, these aren't in any order, they're just my favourite five! Let's go!

1. The Wanted

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I don't know where to start with these boys! I've always liked them, but then I saw them at my local racecourse and I fell in love with them! They're personalities are what makes them so brilliant, and they're voices are so good! There's so much rivalry between The Wanted and One Direction, and in my opinion (even though it is biased) The Wanted deserve as much attention as One Direction get, if not more. The amount they give back to their fans is unreal. I'm not going to carry on with that because this will just turn into one massive rant... 

2. District 3

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You may, or may not recognise District 3. They were on X Factor in 2012, but loads of people have just forgotten about them. But similar to The Wanted, their personalities are a big part of what makes me love them. They're three great boys, who are hilarious to watch. They're also so talented and their harmonies are so well thought out. If you don't remember them/have never heard of them, I seriously suggest you go and have a listen on youtube. Especially their cover of 'I'll Make Love To You'. Do it, you know you want to.

3. JLS

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I have already mentioned JLS in a previous post. I have supported them pretty much from the start, and watching them grow as artists has been amazing to watch. Now it's come to an end, all I can say is that I am so proud of how much they've achieved. They brought back the boyband craze, and I love them for that. Gonna miss them!

4. McFly

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I've loved McFly since I was about 7 or 8. I used to listen to them all the time, and every thought that went through my mind was about McFly in some way or another. And then I went through a phase where I didn't really listen to them that much, and only heard them if one of their new releases was on the radio. But the obsession has grown again, and I love them! I bought their Memory Lane album, and I must say it is brilliant. It's got all the big hits on there, and I just stick it on and sing at the top of my lungs. 

5. Fall Out Boy

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Boy am I glad these four have come back, and boy have they come back with a bang. They're newest releases are so unbelievably amazing, and I cannot stop listening to it. When I say I can't stop listening to it, I put 'The Phoenix' on a loop and listened to it about 5 times in a row.... My sister used to play their music all the time, and I liked them back then, but now they're back it's all about Fall Out Boy for me! Also, Patrick Stump is 1) gorgeous! and 2) such a talented musician and actor. I'm more than glad that they have returned!

And there we have it! Another top 5 done and dusted. They're are a few that I didn't mention. Lawson are another band I adore, and Andy is a lyrical genius. I believe he wrote the whole album pretty much himself, and if you were to listen to it, there's so much meaning behind each song (deep, I know). There's also this upcoming band called The Parades. I'll take this opportunity to promote them a bit! They're a three piece from Reading (which is exciting because I am also from Reading), and they're really quite talented. Take a look at their youtube here, and if you like what you hear, go grab a free download of 'Off The Ground' here! I highly suggest you go listen to them! You can also follow them on twitter (@theparadesband)! WOOO PROMOTION!

Thank you for reading guys, hope you enjoyed it! 

My Wardrobe Favourites...

Bonjour friends!

Saturday, I spent the majority of my day (literally about 6 hours) tidying out my wardrobe. It was a MESS, all the clothes weren't folded up - it was literally just chucked on top of other stuff. My sister is coming home from university on Saturday, I think, and she needs loads of room for her stuff, so it had to be done. I ended up getting rid of about 6 binbags full of clothes - some we recycled, and some of it went to a farm down the road from me for a bootsale, hopefully I helped them make some money for the dogs and cats they've rescued! It also hit me how extreme my handbag addiction was. I counted that I had 26 in my wardrobe, not including my school or work bag. I managed to whittle it down to just 10, which is still waaaaay too many! Oops!

I've picked out some things that I absolutely love, most of it being years old. That's the (only) thing I love about tidying, that you always find something that you forgot you had! I will be able to tell you where each thing is from, but I doubt any of it is sold any more simply because all of it is so old. However, there's probably similar things that could be found somewhere!

new look

I love this dress a lot a lot a lot! It's from New Look, I think it was in the sale when I bought it. The top half is black lace, with a bit of material behind it to hide your boobies! The skirt part of the dress is just above knee length, and it has two layers - one thick bit of material, and another thin, see-through bit on top, both bits float around. The belt was an added extra, I think that was also from New Look and it was only like £2.99 - bargain! It's plain black, with a gold buckle. The thing I love about this dress is that it can be worn for a formal occasion, but it can also be worn casually with some converse shoes. I love it!

primark

I've got to admit, when I was in lower school I HATED wearing a blazer. It was always so unnecessary, but now I'm in sixth form I think it's vital for any smart outfit. I have this plain black one, and the same one but in a baby pink colour. I also have a dark green one, and purple one, and two grey ones. The thing I love about this one in particular is 1) the lining inside is really nice (I'm easily pleased), and 2) it's really light, so you don't get too hot in it, especially now the weather's getting warmer! It's a must-have for any lady's wardrobe!

I have literally no clue where this is from. It says something on the label, but it's really faded so I couldn't read it *sad face*. I think this once belonged to my mum, but I stole it! I found this hung right at the back of my wardrobe, and once I found it again I was over the moon. I have been looking for a coat/jacket like this for ages - I really like the camouflage print ones. This one has really spacious pockets, so when I have a case on my phone that is ridiculously big (I have one case that has cat ears), I will be able to put it in there. Unfortunately, now the weather is getting warmer I probably won't need it. Ah well, I've always got it for when it gets colder!

primark

I love love LOVE this top. I think this was about £12 from primark, which is pretty pricey for Primark clothes in my opinion, but it was too pretty to resist. It's made of see-through, black material so I strappy top is needed underneath, but it's the collar that I fell in love with. It's sort of crochet, but sort of lace (can you tell it's hard to explain!?). It also has these little black beads sown onto it in little flower shapes. I completely forgot I had this, and when I found it I was so pleased! Anything with a pretty collar on, I love.

New Look

This is another absolute must-have. This was one of my most recent purchases, and I wear it with everything. It's really thick denim, so with the recent weather it has been fine over a plain t-shirt, with no other jacket needed. I often roll the sleeves up on it, but they can be rolled down and done up - I just prefer them rolled up. The poppers on this have a pearly look to them, which I adore. There was another one in New Look at the time which aztec prints on the collar, but it was more money than I had on me at the time! Literally, this is my favourite thing to wear at the moment.

New Look

Every girl has to own a pair of heels, right!? I only have two pairs of heels - these ones, and another pair that are waaaay too high for me to walk in! These are just the perfect height for me, and it doesn't hurt at all to wear them. I have only worn them once before, and I couldn't stop looking at my feet because I love them so much. They're a suede texture, and have a wedged heel. I think these ones are from the wide-fit section in New Look, but you can get these kinds of heels ANYWHERE. 

New Look

If I could, I would happily wear these and nothing else for the rest of my life. They're from New Look, and I think they're supposed to be their equivalent of Converse. They're so so sooooo comfortable, I can't stress how much I recommend these. I have a white pair as well, but they're slowly dying so I thought it was about time to replace them. There are also some red ones in New Look at the moment, which I intend on buying at some point in the near future. For £9.99 a pair, I don't think you can go wrong!

That's all my wardrobe favourites for now - can you tell that the only places I shop are New Look and Primark? There were a few more things I picked out, but I thought I'd leave those for another time and make posts like this a more frequent thing... let me know what you think? Also, all of the things I've talked about have been worn many times, so excuse the fact they are in a bit of a dirty state (especially my black 'converse'). Hope you enjoyed reading!