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favourites

May Favourites

10:52:00
May has been and gone. Blah blah bleurgh. Here's a few bits and bobs I enjoyed this month... Shell Bag, £9, Primark My obsession with Ariel was taken one step further today when I bought this shell bag. I'm not quite sure when I'm going to wear it, or if it even goes with any outfits I own. But I shall use it....

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book blogger

The Reading Slump

09:22:00
As regular readers may have noticed, I haven't posted a book review at all this month. And if I'm being totally honest here, I haven't read a book from cover to cover either. Frustrating, right? This is by no means an elaborate apology letter to those of you who are missing my reviews, but more of a honest list of reasons why I...

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beauty blogger

23 Thoughts Everyone Has in Boots

10:17:00
What you are about to read is an accurate portrayal of my standard trip to Boots. It's always quite an experience... Right, I have a list. An actual list of things I need. Under no circumstances do I deviate from this list. Do I need a basket? Maybe.... But I'm only buying a few bits and bobs... I'll get one just in case. ...

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blogging

Why I Don't Currently Accept Sponsored Posts

12:16:00
The more successful a blog becomes, the more sponsored posts it fields to its audience. Well, that seems to be the general trend anyway. In the past couple of weeks I've received a few business emails, many of which I have turned down due to paid sponsorship clauses. Most of you must think I'm absolutely mad turning down these opportunities, but they really...

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lifestyle blog

Exam Freedom!

11:35:00
This is (in part) an unpaid collab with Vidados. My exam season is nearly over, meaning I can finally get back to blogging and start enjoying the summer. This new found freedom has also given me an excuse to put together a list of everything I would like to do during my four month summer vacation. Here's hoping I cross them all off!...

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beauty blogger

Brush Egg Review

09:26:00
I am notoriously lax at cleaning my make up brushes, purely because the whole process can be time consuming and messy. But after stumbling across the brush egg online and snapping two up for £3.99, keeping my brushes clean has been placed firmly at the top of my to do list. So what makes this cleaner unique? A series of ridges (for large...

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exams

Surviving Your First Uni Exam

04:37:00
I remember my first uni exam as a fresher being pretty nerve wracking. But not in the way that you would expect. I was confident that I had revised the exam material, so I had no worries about the content of the exam. I did however, have absolutely no clue as to how a uni exam operated, and spent a lot of my...

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history student

Top 4 High Street Lunches for Students

09:11:00
When you're facing a full day of lectures and seminars and studying, the last thing you think of is lunch. But it should be the first! Over my two years at uni, I've sussed out where to go to get the cheapest and best lunches on the high street. With these four choices up your sleeve, you should never be without a lunch...

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