Lately, I have been enjoying experiment with eyeliners, and the Marc Jacobs Highliners have really been floating my boat.

They're a gel formula so they just glide on, and they really late! I'm usually a liquid liner kind of girl - but these are so much easier to apply, if you want to wing it you can just drag the pen along slightly and smudge it out into the shape you want. It makes application easy, and give you the option to go for the neatly finished look, or a more smudged liner - personally recently I've been enjoying wearing my liner a little smudgy. I've also smudged these Highliners all across my eyelid for a full shadow look.

The Marc Jacobs Highliners give you a little time to smudge before they dry, and then once they set,  they last pretty much all day on me - which is amazing, considering how much my eyes water, and being the more tired girl ever does mean I'm prone to rubbing my eye and ending up with black eyes - yet these liners stay put nonetheless.

The colour range in this liner is great. I have three different colours. The shades Blacquer, Lollipop and Wavelength. All of which I have become obsessed with, of course the black ('blacquer') shade is essential because everyone loves black liner once in a while, my favourite to wear recently is the pink ('lollipop') shade, which just creates the most stunning pink look, and for when I'm not feeling quite so adventurous, I'm enjoying wearing the blue shade (wavelength), which I think look incredible against my brown eyes - it makes my dull eyes pop a little more.

These are £20 which I think is pretty good considering the high quality.

I'd recommend giving them a go!

Now you decided to relive the past

 I'm sure you can tell from my recent posts, that I have been completely undecided on what do with my hair. The colour was a grown out mixture of faded red and blonde, and the style, well, there wasn't really one.

Anyway, I decided to just dye my hair a neutral brunette, meaning the upkeep will be easier and I'm a bit fan of brunette hair. The colour came out slightly darker than I wanted to, but I'm sure it was fade nicely in the next few washes. I like how it looks, and I feel I can be more adventurous with makeup and clothes now I have hair with is a more 'natural' colour. I also love that my hair and eyes are the same shade.

I decided to just get a trim, and then some bangs to change things up a little. The fringe is slightly thicker than I wanted, which is entirely my fault - when I asked if it was okay with wet hair, I said to make the fringe slightly thicker, not thinking about how it changes as it dries. I like the style nonetheless, I feel I look a lot younger with a fridge, but I love it.

Overall I'm really happy with my new do! There's something so refreshing about changing your hair up. What do you think of my new style? xx

Today I thought I'd post a classic 'What's in my bag' because everyone enjoys being nosey, right?!

The bag I've got is a black leather backpack from Coach with gold hardware (similar linked). I love this bag, it's a good size, it looks nice. A backpack is just easy to wear, especially if you're like to and tend to take everything you could possibly need, or want in your bag for the day.

iPhone 7+
iPhone Headphones
Olympus Pen just in case I fancy snapping some blog photos
Tom Ford Glasses and Case (similar linked)
Nina is Not OK by Shappi Khorsandi, the book which I'm currently reading as part of the Banging Book Club
Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick in the shade Sexy Sienna 
Zoella Hand Cream
Marc Jacobs Le Marc Lip Creme in J'Adore
House Keys with the cutest cat keyring, and of course a Deathly Hallows key ring
Small Mulberry Purse (similar linked)
Notebook
Pen
Nail file
Hey Beautiful Black Case (which I store the bits below in)
Zoella Hand on Heart Gel
2 plasters
a pack of paracetamol
Hairbands
Hair grips
Pixi Hydrating Milky Face Mist
Some tampons - keeping it real. 
 

Glasses (similar linked)
Leather Jacket, similar here
Top (similar linked)
Dress (similar here) - any black velvet dress/skirt would look great!
Boots (similar linked)
Lipstick
Necklace similar here
Earrings

So, today is February 14th, better known as Valentine's day.
Personally, I love Valentines Day (as you can tell by this post, this post and this post).

Whether you're single or in a relationship, I think love is something we should celebrate.
However, this day can leave those single people feeling more alone than ever - if you're single, like me, I urge you to use the day to appreciate your own company, and reach out to friends and family.

Show yourself, or the people in your life a bit of love. After all, that's what today is all about.

Here's a list of little ways we can show ourselves a bit of love Valentines day (and any other day) because you can never have too much love.

• Buy yourself some flowers
• Dress up nice
• Have a nice relaxing bath, maybe go all out and stick a bath bomb in there
• If you don't have plans, why not binge-watch your favourite show on Netflix?
• Have a pamper evening - put on a face mask, paint your nails - anything which makes you feel good.
• Eat whatever you want. Don't worry about it - if you want to have three desserts, have three desserts (I'm hungry while writing this, I'd love three desserts right now!)
• Go outside Breath in the fresh air, maybe talk a walk and appreciate nature. Sometimes we don't realise how stuffy our surrounding feel until we're out of them.
• Tell people you love them. They feel good, you'll feel good - definitely something we should do more often. 
• Go for a run. Work-out. Although I hate doing it and usually avoid working out, I can't deny that I feel great afterwards, and it's definitely worth it for that feeling. I also like to see working out as a way to celebrate what our bodies can do, so go celebrate your body.
• Put your phone on aeroplane mode and spend time with the people you love without scrolling.
• Light some candles, switch on your fairy lights.
• Get your eyebrow threaded. You've been putting it off long enough and you'll feel like a new woman afterwards.
• Put on a nice, matching set of underwear. Even if nobody is going to see it.
• Create something. Get out your paints, paint a picture, or write a poem, whatever you want. Use your creative energy to make something.

I recently finished reading A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard, and as it was a book I found myself unable to put down, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on it with you.
So firstly, the storyline - this book is written in the perspective of a girl called Steffi. Steffi has struggled with anxiety throughout her life and is a selective mute - meaning she rarely speaks in social situations as her anxiety so severe. I love that the story is written in her perspective because it really highlights that quiet people have loud minds - if somebody is not speaking it's not necessarily because they don't have anything to say - which is something I sometimes struggle with in social situation - just on the opposite end of the scale to Steffi the character in the book, although this only a small issue for me, I feel I get it.

When Steffi's teacher introduces her to Rhys, you can see her anxiety rising - how is she supposed to make conversation with the new boy when she cannot make conversation at all - her teacher soon explains Rhys is death, and as she knows some sign it seemed right they should meet. Steffi is relieved and is able to communicate with Rhys more so than her other peers although her sign language is rusty and the story unfolds as the two characters get to know each other despite their difficulties.

Firstly, I loved pretty much all of the characters in this book. I felt I could relate to Steffi, Rhys I found charming, and then there's Steffi friend Tem seems very much like a girl everyone knows and likes who is slightly more lost than she lets on. Each character seemed relatable on some level, and all the character were very well written.

I format of the book made it very easy to understand, although it switches from speech, to sign language, to text messages and inner monologues I always knew what was going on.

I also found this book to be quite informative. I've not spent much time around death people or people who suffer from selective mutism - but I felt I learn about how these issues could impact daily life, the ignorance of a lot of people when it comes to these issues, and how we communicate by more than just English spoken language.

There was a part in the story where Steffi parents didn't quite act as I wanted, and I felt frustrated with Steffi and Rhys because they acted a little immature - however, the book is all about learning, so it was a keep aspect in the story.

I personally didn't love the ending of the book, although it tied up all the loose ends I wanted something more - however, I'm not quite sure what, maybe I was just a little gutted it was over.

This story covers tonnes of different themes beyond the obvious communication, hearing, and anxiety it also covers friendship, high school dynamics, bullying, virginity, rejection, family life, university, death, growing up, maturity and so much more. A lot is squeezed into the story - but it's a very easy read!

I'd definitely recommend giving this book a read if you into Young Adult Fiction - it was really enjoyable, informative and the character was all great.

Today I thought I'd share some lippy's I've found myself reaching for constantly recently.
There are three which I've been obsessed with and each is a little different from the last so I've found myself simply rotating between the three.










Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick Glastonberry (£24):





What are your current go-to lippies? I'd love to give them a try!

Love, C x

At the start of a new month, I like to assess where I am at in life and give myself some things to concentrate on over the next few weeks - it's a way to work on bettering myself, and managing my goal a month at a time stops me feeling overwhelmed, it makes it all feel a lot more achievable.