1000 VIEWS

I have been writing this blog for nearly a year and a while ago....

I HIT 1000 VIEWS!!!!!

I am so so grateful for people that take the time to read my blog and I love to write it and this is such a huge milestone.

I so happy people are reading my blog and enjoying it.

Thank you so much

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest

Treacle Moon's #BeYou project

Many young people in today's society have a huge amount of pressure on their shoulders to be what society classes as normal. They are made into somebody that they are not just to be accepted by their peers. It is so easy to be somebody else around other people, you can easily lose sight of who you really are. The popularity of social media is also at the highest point, especially for young people, which also means it is now harder and harder for young people to be accepted into society and this leads to bullying, which is now also happening when the young people go home, through their phones and the internet. If everybody in the world were identical, it would be a boring place to live. I am working with Treacle Moon and  I am promoting #BeYou.

Treacle Moon's #BeYou project is about having the confidence to be exactly who you are, not what other people want you to be. It's about having the confidence to stand up and speak out and not just following the crowd. It is showing people how wonderful it is to just #BeYou. Treacle Moon are also working alongside Bullies Out, to raise awareness and funds for the amazing work they do to help victims of bullying.

Being yourself is one of the easiest things you can be. If you like different music, embrace it. If you wear different clothes to the people you know, work it.  If you don't like the latest trends, that is okay. Never be or do anything that you feel uncomfortble with, just #BeYou. When people make negative comments about you, don't think you need to change your whole personality to fit their idea of perfection. Grow from it and you can and will become stronger. So many people will love you for you.

It it okay to be yourself!

'I was taught that being myself was not only okay, but encouraged-and by being unapologetically yourself, you thrive and inspire others to thrive' - Tyler Oakley 

 This project is something that needs to be talked about. If you are wondering how to get invloved you can;
Tweet @treaclemoon_UK an inspiring quote, whether you make it up or if you see one you like on the internet. Be sure to include #BeYou.
You can also post on Facebook or Instagram a picture of something that makes you, you. Whether you have a weird hobby or a unique fashion sense.
Treacle Moon also have merchandise for the #BeYou project. You can buy a wristband, a bag or a T-shirt, just like mine and wear them with pride to show you are supporting #BeYou. Again, they would love to see it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #BeYou.
You can also fundraise for Bullies Out through cake sales and other fundraisers.

BUY THE MERCHANDSE HERE: http://www.treaclemoon.net/beyoushop/
Twitter - @treaclemoon_UK
Instagram- @TREACLEMOON_UK
FIND OUT MORE AT: http://www.treaclemoon.net/beyouproject/

If you are suffering from bullying, please visit https://bulliesout.com/ for lots of information and support. Please do not hesitate to do this.

I want to see as many people as we can get supporting this so if you do anything please be sure to let me know through my social media accounts which can be found at the top of my blog in the 'Contact' tab. I will also be looking on instragram and twitter at the hashtag #BeYou to see your posts and the awareness being raised for this incredible project.


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xox

I'M ON THE AKINATOR

It is coming up for a year when I started to consistantly write this blog. I write it for fun, I don't ever write it for fame, I just love people to read it. I never think people actually take in what I write, but I'm starting to see that there are people who read every single post of mine, because as you can read from the title, this blog, me, is on the Akinator!!!!

If you are unaware of what the akinator is, it is one of those online games where 'a genie' asks you a series of questions and it guesses who you are thinking of. It is mainly famous people or it can answer 'Your mum' 'Your brother' but never with specific names.This game has been played many times by youtubers. I thought as I have this blog (even though it isn't very big), I would see if somebody has put me on there, AND IT WORKED. It guessed my tiny little blog.

I was so excited about this, because I feel as if with every month, this blog is achieving more and more every single time I post. And it also means people are liking what I write to actually know me and my blog.

I would like to say thank you to the person who thought I was good enough to be on it and also to the other people who have thought of me and played it. This is so exciting and I'm incredibly grateful.

Feel free to go over to the Akinator and play this!

Until next time

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xox



P.S. This is in no way bragging, I am just so excited about it. And this is not a paid advertorial.

Life Update : Moving to Univerisity

Writing this blog is something that took a backseat for a while, because big changes were happening in my life, so now I'm back and ready to update you!

On Saturday 26th September, I left my little hometown and moved to a city over 2 hours away all by myself. I ventured to the world of univeristy to start my degree in Adult Nursing. I was so excited for this adventure to begin.

University was so incredibly scary to begin with. I was living with 7 other people, who I'd never met before the day. I was so nervous to start with but I've settled in really well and I love it here. This is my new home. I've made a little family in my flat and met amazing people on my course. I've learnt so much in such a short space of time and I feel like I've been here for years not just a short month.

The change was scary, but good at the same time. I can't believe I'm actually here. I was homesick to start with, but after a trip home last week, I missed it at univeristy.

Never give up on your dreams because change seems scary. Go for everything you want head first. I'm Back!

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest ox

Tanya Burr Cosmetics Review -- Nail Polishes

I have a bit of an addiction to the Tanya Burr Cosmetic nail polishes. The whole collection is absolutely incredible from start to finish, but nail polishes are my guilty pleasure with my ever growing collection.

Tanya Burr brought out nail polishes in her original collection alongside lipglosses and also released new ones in her  new collection in 2015 with brand new packaging, in which she also re-released old ones in the new packaging.

In Tanya's collection, there is every colour you could think of. From pinks, to reds to nudes. There is a colour that will go with every outfit. The polishes are so shiny when applied to the nails, I was so shocked. I knew that the polishes would be good quality, but it's like there is a top coat applied already with out even having to apply one.

When choosing a nail polish, I look at the names of the product because I feel as if I like it even more because of the names. With Tanya's collection, you can tell she put a lot of time and effort into thinking of perfect names, such as Duvet Day, Pick 'n' Mix and Little Duck.

The Tanya Burr Cosmetic range is incredible and I would highly recommend the nail polishes.


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x x

WOW! This is crazy!

Everyday, I log in to check my blog. To see how my most recent posts are doing and if people seem to be reading what I write about.

Every single time I log in, I have more views then previously. Yesterday, I had 700 and something page views. Today I have over 800!!!!! Wow! This is Crazy! I can't believe people take the time to read what I'm writing.

This blog was started for my own pleasure! I was writing about what interested me or what is happening in my life. People actually like my tiny blog. I know some people have more views then myself because people have popular blogs! I don't think I would ever be able to stand in a room or on a stage and speak to 800 people without having a panic attack.
I just sit at my laptop and type away and 800 people have seen this. That is insane and I couldn't be more happy of my blog because I love it so much.

Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you continue to love reading it as much as I love to writing it.

Thank you again

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest

Body-shaming Cheryl

As The X Factor returned for it's new series at the end of August, I couldn't be more excited to see Cheryl back on the TV every week until Christmas. I have looked up to Cheryl for many, many years as a role-model and a big influence to my life.

As Cheryl stepped out on the red carpet in early July to begin filming, the media decided to take it upon themselves to print the pictures with disgusting headlines like 'Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is skinner then normal' or 'Cheryl looks thinner than ever'.

The picture above was at the first round of the X Factor auditions. A picture where Cheryl looks happy and glowing. What extremely annoyed me about the body-shaming headlines is that Cheryl was wearing a crop-top, which shows her stomach. Cheryl was clearly happy with the way she looked to wear it. The media then jumped in to make her feel like her weight isn't normal or healthy. Loose Women also took place later that week. An English panel show, which contains just WOMEN. They went on to make comments about Cheryl looking anorexic and being a bad-role model. With the Loose Women panel being females in the public eye, I would've thought they would know how much it hurts to read lies in the media about themselves. They praise how girl power should be preached and how women should stick together, but then go on to skinny shame Cheryl. Using the word 'anorexic' to describe Cheryl is not only offensive to Cheryl herself, but also to many people who suffer from anorexia which is a mental illness and should not be used as a way to describe somebody's weight.

On to how people have been saying Cheryl is a bad-role model by losing weight. Cheryl has said she has lost weight due to the loss of her father in-law recently and also partly down to stress. This is something that cannot be helped, but she has also said she is happy and healthy and is not ill in any way. The fact that the media think that people look up to Cheryl because of her weight is ridiculous. A lot of people have said Cheryl is a bad role model, in particular to young girls. Young girls actually choose their role-models, such as Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus. Each one would have had a negative story written about them at some time during their career, but young people will still look up to them. Not every young girl will look up to Cheryl. Cheryl didn't ask to be their role-model. Cheryl's weight isn't the only aspect that inspires Cheryl's fanbase. How about the fact Cheryl grew up in poverty but has made it to where she is today through determination and dedication to music? How about the fact that she makes music with inspiring lyrics and wonderful messages that help her fans in every aspect of life? How about that Cheryl has been through a lot of bad media stories with her personal life but still made it out the other side? How about Cheryl having her own charity to help young people? These are just a few of the inspirational messages that her fanbase takes from Cheryl as a role model. I do not look to Cheryl as an inspiration because she is 'body goals', I look up to Cheryl for all of the other reasons.

Since when has it ever been right to body-shame anybody. You wouldn't tell a friend they are too fat or big so why is it okay to tell somebody to go and eat. Just because Cheryl is in the public eye, she still has feelings and she is still a human being. If the media didn't mention Cheryl losing weight, would anybody else have mentioned it? People seem to have taken their opinions of Cheryl from the media and they haven't developed their own opinions. Cheryl is quite short anyway and Cheryl has never been big in size, so why is it that now people are body-shaming her? Because society thinks it's okay to do so. Society is telling young people that they can't be looked at as 'fat' or 'obese' but then criticise  Cheryl for being 'skinny'.


Cheryl isn't a bad role-model. She is a fantastic and inspiring women who I have looked up to for years and she will always be a huge influence on my life. Cheryl isn't the bad role-model. Society and the media are!

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xo