A little bit of a mish mash

Yes, it has been over a month. I'm sorry to all those judging me right now because they blog everyday, but I can explain.

So firstly, as some of you may not know, I left university in May meaning I was unemployed and had a house that I still needed to pay rent and bills on. I have been searching and searching for jobs. I went for some interviews, to which most were unsuccessful, BUT two weeks ago, I got a call back and I landed myself a job. I start tomorrow as you are reading this so I am excited to begin new adventures and see where my life goes from here.

Secondly, I didn't completely give up or forget about my blog. I have been taping my little fingers all through October and will continue to for one very important event coming up VERY soon. BLOGMAS 2016!!! I really wanted to participate in blogmas this year so that meant a lot of planning and writing months in advance. I haven't actually completed it yet so as soon as this goes up I will be photographing for a very exciting blog post which you will see at Christmas. 25 Blog posts throughout one month has been more work than I could ever imagine but it's going to be worth it, I promise.

Having a very busy October meant that I actually didn't buy anything new and also forgot to write down my October Favourites anyway. (-1 blogger point) So I am going to do a mini favourites in this blog post as I only have a few.

So my first favourite is actually a magazine. If you are a blogger you may of heard of this. It is the Blogosphere Magazine. Now this is actually my 2nd copy of the magazine and I love everything it offers but I particularly loved this issue as it featured one of my all time favourite bloggers and youtubers,  Victoria Magrath also known as In The Frow. Victoria's interview gave me so much inspiration and I think every blogger needs to read it.

My second one may sound a bit strange but it's actually Vaseline. I know, Vaseline has been out since 1872 but the packaging of this is actually why I love it so much. Lulu Guinness, who is a fashion designer teamed up with the company to make a tin. I love this and I will leave a picture below so you can all love it as well.

My final favourite is fluffy socks. A good old winter classic. I brought some more from Primark the other day and you got 2 pairs for £1.70 which I thought was a bargain! I wear these all the time especially now the weather is colder and we don't have our heating switch on all the time. They do so many different ones in Primark so if you are interested go and check those out.

I know this has been a little bit of a mish mash blog post but I thought I would include it all in one go. I will maybe blog 1-2 more times this month but I do want to concentrate on blogmas as well, especially now I'll be working as well. Fingers crossed I get it finished. Santa isn't the only one with a deadline.

Until next time

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x

September Favourites

WOW! I cannot believe today is October 1st. It's my favourite month and I can't wait to see what this month brings.
So I haven't done a favourites in FOREVER! So here I am bringing you my favourite things during September.

My first favourite of the month has been the Sleek Makeup Solstice highlighting palette. I LOVE this so much. I got this for my birthday which I had actually asked for having heard a lot of great reviews about it and it did not dissapoint. The gold packaging of this is beautiful and the highlighters are amazing and so pigmented. You get four different highlighters and I have been loving Hemisphere which is the purple shade. There is a cream highlighter, two baked and one shimmer powder and this is the perfect highlighting palette. I would highly recommend this. It is avaliable in Superdrug at £9.99.

Another makeup product I have been lovingis the Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush lip crayon in 500, The Redder, the Better. This is such a perfect red shade. Some people also find reds quite hard to apply and if thats you then this is perfect because it's so easy to use. I have actually used this mainly for nights out and it will last the whole night so I am very impressed.

 I have also been using my Real Techniques beauty blender a lot this month. I only actually brought one of these during August and I am wondering why it took me so long. It is perfect for applying my foundation and I wouldn't be without it.

As you may know I moved out of my family home at the beginning of September. Me being me actually left alot of vital products behind. I needed a moisturiser and I tried a new one which I love. It is the Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Day Moisturiser. I love the smell of this and it just makes my skin feel so nice. I will be repurchasing this and I would also like to try the night moisturiser. I brought this in Superdrug for £5.29 at a reduced price.

I actually have 2 film favourites of the month. The first one is The Purge series. I actually went to see The Purge: Election Year which is the lastest one out at the cinema during September. I had never seen the other 2 so I watched them and loved them both as much as the final one. The Purge is set in future America. The government have sanctioned a 12-hour period from 7pm till 7am where all crime is made legal including murder. All 3 films centre around different people and their stories during the purge. It is a bit of a thriller but I love them.
The next film is also a thriller. It's a new film out called Don't Breathe. I had seen this advertised a few times so I went to the cinema to see it and it was fantastic. Don't Breathe is about three teenage theives who are hoping to walk away with a fortune. They break into a house in which the owner is known to have a lot of money after his daughters murder. The man seems helpless as he is blind but there is more to the man then meets the eye. You are on the edge of your seat the whole way through, wondering if the three teenagers will make it out of the house alive.

I also have a book favourite this month. I borrowed this from a friend and I read it so quickly and loved it. It is Ketchup Clouds By Annabel Pitcher. This is a story about Zoe Collins who has a secret. It is written in the form of letters and she is writing to a man who is currently in prison waiting on his death sentence. She tells him her secret through letters. I loved this book and it kept me gripped right untill the end. It's full of twists and turns and right up until the end you are still unsure of what actually happened.

That is everything I loved during September.

What have you been loving?


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x 

The First Day Of Autumn

AHHHHHHHHH! I can't believe my fingers finally get to type these words, but today is the first day of Autumn.

The nights get darker, the days get colder, the leaves change colour and I couldn't be more excited. If there's anything I love it's Autumn and I feel like I have been waitng for this since the beginning of Summer.

I finally get to pull out all my jumpers and style it with a big coat and heeled boots. I get to discover all my scarves again (and probably purchase one or two along the way.) Don't even get me started on the makeup. Gold eyes (which I'm a sucker for) and berry and red lips become more acceptable. I actually already own a beautiful Autumn edition eyeshadow palette so I cannot wait to try that out.

It also means two of my favourite holiday's are approaching. Halloween and Christmas. I get to go to all the Halloween parties and dress up. Pumpkins and witches are in all the stores. Decorating the house for Halloween is my favourite thing to do. All the Halloween candles that come out as well always get me in the mood for the holiday to come. And Christmas. My favourite holiday of them all. No matter how old I get, I'm always just as excited. Presents, family, friends, food, laughter, Christmas songs and movies, Christmas lights and decorations, it's just all so exciting. Today I'm going to crack Elf out. Will Ferrel as Buddy will always make me feel all fesitive. I also need to make a purchase of Yankee Candle's Christmas Cookie because if there's a scent that reminds me of Christmas, it's that.  LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!

I also can't wait to read and write Autumn and Christmas themed posts. I've got a couple up my sleeve so keep your eye out for them. I may also *deep breath before announcing this* take part in blogmas. 24 posts, counting down to Christmas. I did try last year but I didn't end up doing it as I definatley needed to plan them more, so I will probably start writing them now.

I can't believe my favourite season has come and let's make this the best season yet!

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x x

My Social Media

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Until then,

HappiestEqualsPrettiest xx

Dear... Future Me

Dear Future Me,

You are reading this, probably as though you are reading a letter from a familiar friend.
I hope you are enjoying where life has taken you. The past couple of months have been hard but I hope you have realised that life isn't all so bad. I hope you've made it exactly to where we wanted to make it to. I hope you are loving yourself more than I ever did. I hope you remember me somewhere along your journey through life and realise how far you've come. From the girl sitting in her room writing this letter to a women, making something out of her life. I hope you've realised your path in life and are following that wholeheartedly.
Even though I do hope you have found yourself over these years, I also hope you haven't lost the incredible parts of yourself either. I hope you still sing your heart out whenever you get in the shower. I hope that you still believe that there is good in the world. I hope you still have that inability to stop laughing once you have started. I hope you still see the good in everyone, even though they aren't always good. I hope you have that bubbly personality even on the days you don't feel great. I hope you are still that strong girl who knows they can get through anything. And lastly, I hope you still love with that big heart of yours and I hope you haven't been through something that made you believe love isn't worth the effort, because as I am writing this you are more in love with someone then ever.
We went through a lot in 2016 pal, but I know you had it in you to make something of yourself. One tear down doesn't mean that it's all over, and you should know that more then anyone.
If you are reading this, because you don't think you can make it through the day, I want you to think of the moment you wrote the letter to yourself, because you've got this girl. You always have done. You always figure things out in the end. When you wrote this letter, you didn't know what the future held but now look at you. I promise you, as your past self writing this, I'm trying to do something now that you are thanking me for reading back on this.
We have a troubled past, but please don't have let that stop you progressing your future. It's not about your final destination, it's about how you got there, and I hope you did that with pride.

So Future Me, I hope you know how much you've done for my life, even if it feels as if nothing has changed, but think about youself in 2016, writing this letter. You've come so far.

From,

Past You.





-HappiestEqualsPrettiest

 P.S. I think I'm going to do a blog series called 'Dear...' and do letters to different people/things maybe once a week/fortnight so keep an eye out for those.

My Favourite Drug Store Makeup

Concealer
My favourite concealer has changed over the years several times. But I finally found one that suitef me perfectly and I have never looked back and I would never change it. It is a popular concealer. It is the Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Concealer. I just find the consistancy of this incredible. Having the odd spot or two during my time of the month, this is perfect to cover those blemishes and under eye bags also. It comes in very cheap so is affordable because if you're like me and use much more concealer then you probably need, then it is very cheap to buy one or two every couple of months. I use this in the colour 1- Fair.

 Foundation
My favourite drug store foundation is a classic Rimmel product. It is the Lasting Finish 25 hour with comfort serum, skin perfecting, full coverage foundation. This is a new product I discovered at the beginning of 2016 but it has slowly made it's way into my everyday makeup routine. The coverage is fantasic and although I have never needed to use it for 25 hours, it really does last for a long time. I have had this product for about 8 months and have yet to need to repurchase this so the quantity you get for the price is great. I use this in the colour 100- Ivory.

Face Powder
The face powder is also another Rimmel product which has been in my makeup bag for a long time now. It is the Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed Powder. I like to use this with the Real Techniques Bold Metal 103 face brush. I like to use this with a big powder brush as I feel like the powder goes over the face and creates a perfect matte finish. I do think the shade I have is a little too dark for me but I have this in 002- Pink Blossom.

Eyebrows
Now I have tried what feels like every brow product, high end and drug store but nothing quite compares to this product. I use the Soap and Glory Archery Brow Tint and Precision Shaping pencil. This has two sides to it and I use the pencil/wax side more then the brush side but that has changed recently as I used to use the brush side way more. I feel like I am in control of this product and I can have my brows how I want them. Now I'm not saying that my brows are pefect because they are far from that but this product helps me to keep a good shape to my brows. I use the shade Love Is Blonde.

Eyeliner
And I yet again have another Rimmel product to add to my collection. I have never been able to do liquid eyeliner (or eyeliner of any sort in fact) but I found this product which is really easy to use if you are not great at eyeliner. It is the Rimmel ScandalEyes precision micro eyeliner. I find this really easy with the pen end that is easy to go along your lash line. I am very impressed with this product having attempted other eyeliners in the past. This is in the shade 001- Black/Noir.

Contour/Blush
So if you haven't already guessed, I visit the Rimmel counter regulary. So my next Rimmel product is Kate Moss Sculpting palette in 002- Coral Glow. I use the highlighter and contour sculpter in this palette and very rarely use the blush. But as a whole I love the palette. It's not too intense which I love. The only issue is the size of the powders. They could be a bit bigger but this is only a minor issue.

The next item is my trusty blush which I have used for years and wouldn't change for the world. This is a Sleek Makeup Blush in 926 Rose gold. This is a very beautiful pink colour with gold flecks in which appear beautifully on your cheeks. When it catches the light it just looks so beautiful. I would repurchase this again and again and I would never want to be without this.

Eyeshadows
The first eyeshadow product I have is a palette. Now this is great value for money coming in at £8 for 32 eyeshadows. It is Revolution Ultra Professional Eyeshadow in Flawless. The colours you get in this palette are beautiful and the pigmentation is amazing. You have your mattes and your shimmers in a vartiety of colours. I would recommend one of these if you are looking for something affordable with great colours.

The next product is By NYX and is a jumbo eye pencil in 605 Strawberry Pink. This a lovely baby pink and I think these are great for just putting all over the lid if you are in a rush. These do come in a variety of colours and I know I will be picking up some more.

Lips
Okay, my last Rimmel product (I promise). Lips are definatley my favourite part of a makeup look and I have been experimenting alot lately. So everyone must of heard of Rimmel Kate Moss Lipsticks especially in 107. Now 107 isn't the one I'm going to be recommending today, because *shock* it is not one of my favourites. My favourite Rimmel Kate Moss is 111 - Kiss Of Life. This is a much brighter red. I would almost describe it as london bus or post box red. I am obsessed with this. I would also just like to add that these actually smell incredible as well.

So my last product is a liquid lipstick. I have been loving liquid lipsticks lately and this is one of my favourites. It is Revlon Ultra HD matte lipcolour in Seduction. Now this is a nude colour which I have been obsessed with. It drys into a nice matte colour on the lips and lasts for a long time.

I hope you enjoyed knowing what my favourite drug store products are and taking a step into my makeup bag.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xx

18 things I learned by the time I was 18

I did this post last year when I was 17 and I really enjoyed writing the post and it's a favourite for me to look back on, so as it's less than two weeks until I turn 19, here it is again. 18 things I had learned by the time I was 18.

1. Failing does not mean that you have failed at life. You just have to move on and find something else which you will achieve at.
2. Friendship is the most important thing. Cherish all your friends, you never know when you may need them.
3.  It's okay to talk to people about your mental health. It should be widely spoken about in society so keep speaking about it.
4. Love truly does exist.
5. Talk to new people whenever you can. They may become a big part of your life.
6. It's okay to have days where you may feel down. You may feel as if getting out of bed is the world's hardest mission some days and that is okay. 
7. You have the power to make an impact on somebody else's day. Whether you smile at somebody in the street or have a conversation with somebody. You can brighten someone else's day, just by being you.
8. Always take photos. Whether that'll be a good ol' selfie with your best friend on a spontaneous day out or whether it be of a beautiful view, it's good to always have a picture to look back on. 
9. Find something or someone that sparks something inside of you. You will know when you find it.
10. Music is definatley the best medicine.
11. Change up the beauty products you use or try something completley new. It's good to have change and you might even like it better.
12.  Don't listen to anyone when they say that you should be somebody that you're not. ALWAYS BE YOU!!
13. Go for walks to places you've never explored.
14. It's good to like things that other people don't. It makes us who we are.
15. You get treated how you treat others.
16. Self belief is key.
17. Goodbye doesn't always mean forever
18. Life does not stop for anybody or anything. You have to push through and keep going because even if it seems like everything is over, it won't be. Life goes on.

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xoxox