What I've learned about blogging

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I've been blogging for 2 years now which is crazy to think that, so I thought in todays post I would talk about the things I've learnt from blogging and what I'm still learning to this day. This are all my opinions and ideas that have worked for me and that may help others who are in a similar situation.

Noting Down Ideas - Have you ever thought of ideas that randomly pop up in your head about a new post you can do but always forget what it is when you come to writing a post and dislike yourself because you forget, something I've learned is by writing it down on my phone, laptop, piece of paper or a notebook helps to keep organised and you won't forget ideas. 

Scheduling - Something I still have trouble doing is scheduling, I tend to do posts on the day I arrange to have them posted, what I've learned and I have done in the past is on Sundays or days when I'm off and have no plans on posting a post is where I write up as many posts as I can and have them ready to schedule for the week, this has helped me a lot specially when I was away on holiday it helped to have a post up since I scheduled it.

For example I started this post on Friday morning and Just finished yesterday evening (Sunday) so it'll be ready and uploaded for today.

Taking a Step Back - I've had many moments where I felt like giving up on blogging for while since I didn't feel passionate about it like I did at the beginning and wasn't getting any inspiration on blogging anything that it made it difficult keeping a blog at times, what I've learned to do in situations like this is taking a step back when I feel like theres not point to blogging I'll go off Blogger for a few days or until I feel like its right time to get back into blogging and once I've found inspiration and motivated thats when I'll start again.

Social Media - If you want to get your blog out there and notice then social media is a big deal, join twitter share you blog and hashtags it'll help to get notice that much easier, this has helped getting my blog out there.

Previewing Posts - I'm one to put my hands up and say that most of the time when I blog I don't really check what I've written and ended up post it any way, but when I have more time and plan posts I tend to check everything twice to make sure it all sounds good and spelling mistakes.

This is the things I tend to do on this blog and have worked for me, if your a blogger yourself what have you learned about it?

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Hairstyle Inspiration

Now that its finally starting to be Spring and the sun is finally out and hopefully its here to stay, since getting my haircut I've been looking for hairstyles inspiration that I could start trying myself. 

Now that I've got short hair all I want to start wearing it to wear it with braids and messy waves, I think it'll be rare for me to have it straight again. I will be posting different hairstyles on short hairs for spring and summer.

What is your favourite hairstyle or your go to style?

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Bold Metals

I'm a big fan of Real Techniques brushes I have quite a few of their brushes, when I heard they had come out with a new collection I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. Ive recently purchased their 202 Angled Liner brush from my loco Boots.

I've been using this for eyeliner, and Ive got to say I found my favourite brush, I like how it soft and easy to apply eyeliner with this brush, it gives it a smooth shape. I can't wait to purchase more of the RT Bold Metal Collection. 

What is your favourite Real Technique Brushes?

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Loving on Tumblr

I've been getting excited and inspired for Spring and Summer, last summer I spent it working and moving from places that I didn't really get to enjoy the Summer and do everything I've been planning to do. 

I can get lost on Tumblr reblogging everything I like and wish I could be doing or when I'm looking for inspiration its the place I tend to go to. 

If your a Tumblr addict like myself go check it out.

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Lush Treat

A couple weeks ago, myself and my boyfriend decided to pop into Westfield for a little wonder and unplanned meal at Nandos, We popped into the Lush store which has become my favourite place to go to and won't lie and admit that I want to buy everything thing in that store specially the bath bombs that have become my favourite things. 

My boyfriend treated to some lush bath bombs, he did help choice which ones all thought he wasn't a fan of the Golden Egg might of been to girlish for him, my bag smelt like candy and fruit with all this 3 lush bombs inside it, I got Space Girl, Golden Egg and Fluffy Egg both eggs where an easter products, So far I've used the Space girl its got a sweet scent and leaves the skin feeling soft think I might have to popped down and get another one.

What is your favourite Lush Product that you love and would recommend? 

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Easter Sunday

Happy Easter Everyone, Today I've got family over and my boyfriend to spend Easter together, myself and mum spent the afternoon preparing food which we ended up making lasagne (the specialty in our house) we did have a bit of help preparing with uncles girlfriend and my boyfriend. While we waiting for food to cook, half of the family decided to go out while myself and the youngsters stayed at home. 

I went for a walk with Nelson around Wellingborough area, we explored the area and found many parks and fields around my parents house, it was the perfect time to go for a walk as it was still light out and the sun was setting.

The rest of the day I spent with family playing boardgames and talking.

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. How did you spend yours?

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Most Embarrassing Moment

If you read yesterdays post you'd know a little bit about me bleaching my hair, I'm the type of person where I do things at the heat of the moment, I wanted to go platinum for a while and recently after having my haircut short I wanted to go for a completely different colour. While looking around online for tutorials on how to go platinum and what could happened if it failed, I ended up getting so much help and a lot of successful videos of people showing how they got their goal colour, but I didn't really find any useful information if it went bad and what to do so thought I would break down what I did to my hair from the start to the end and what went wrong and how I got it to the colour I have now. 

First try (Thursday night) - I used Bleach London Total Bleach, on the box it says it lights up to 7 levels to achieve platinum so I thought I would give it ago, I did everything on the introduction sheet and mixed the products left it on my hair for 40-45 minutes, I washed my hair until the water turned clear, once my hair was dried you could see (Left picture) it only lightened my roots and left the rest of my hair reddish ginger. 

Second Try (Friday Morning) - I wanted to bleach it once again to see if everything would lighten, I did everything like the first step and it just went lighter on the roots and the top of my hair a yellow blonde and still a bright orange from the middle to the ends.

Third try (Friday Afternoon) - At this point I got fed up with it all and I went into town and purchased another box of Bleach London in town to bleach it for the 3rd time.

Did everything like the previous tries but only bleach the ends and left roots since they didn't need doing, once my hair was dry it only turned out even brighter, at this point my hair was bright yellow at the roots and a bright orange from the middle to the ends of my hair. 

To make things worse I also had to work at my dads shop since they needed help, you can't imagine how embarrassing it felt working wright bright hair, having people laughing and making ridiculous comments. By this point I just gave up with everything and was in a point where I wanted to just dye it dark and forgetting everything.

Fourth try (Saturday Morning) - Once I woke up I called my local hairdressers where I got my hair cut and explained what happened luckily they had a free spot for me to come and and they can take a look and see what they could do.

I walked in and the all had a shocked expression I don't think they realised how crazy and bright it looked, I got seen at half 11 where she took a look at my hair, explained why it got to the colour and saying it was impossible to reach platinum as I'm a dark headed, she suggested the colour for my to cover it up in the meanwhile and then if I wanted to still go lighter I could come back in a months time and get it done gradually, as I had bleached it the previous day it was too soon for them to put any bleach in my hair as it would damage my hair. 

She was surprised how my hair was in a good/average condition after being bleached, she advised to keep condition a lot on every wash and putting a lot of oils on my hair so that it doesn't split and damage my hair. 

I choice to go for a brown chocolate dye for my hair, but my hair turned lighter than planned due to it being bleached and lighten, as you could see from the picture on the right. It looks a bit darker on the picture but in person its just a shade lighter.

I like how my hair turned out with the colour after getting it done at the hairdressers, I will be going just a shade lighter maybe but I still need to think about it.

My advice - My advice on the whole bleaching at home is everyones hair is completely different, it might turn out great but you always have to consider that it might go wrong and not how you've planned for it go, I would advice to please go hairdressers if you do want to go lighter than your natural hair, they will do a better job than you would think they would, always better, if it goes wrong always have a backup plan on what you want to do next, Remember its just hair and it'll grow out if its damaged or goes wrong and you can always cover it up.

I wish I had waiting and gone to the hairdressers where they would advice me on whats best for my hair and they would do a job a better job. 

Have you had any bad experience with bleaching or dying hair?

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Complete Madness

When it comes to my hair I can do some crazy and stupid stuff to it, I've dyed my hair since the age of 15, I never liked my natural colour which is Black, I've dyed it Red, Purple, different shades of Browns, I've had blonde highlights on the fringe and had dip dye twice so its been through a lot. But that doesn't stop me from getting it dyed once again.

I've decided to go out of my comfort zone and bleach my hair to platinum or blonde depends on how it all turns outs really, I've pretty much wanted blonde hair for years but I always had people telling me no and changing my mind but recently I've wanted it get it done and I've plucked up the courage to finally do it.

I will advice people if you do want to go platinum please go hairdressers if its your first time with bleaching or you are worried that it won't turn out right, or if you want to get it done at home make sure you have someone around that could reach the parts that you can't reach or see, it'll make the process a whole lot better. I won't be posting any pictures today on how it all turned out but I will be posting it tomorrow of my review and how it all went down.

What you bleached your hair? Whats been your experience with home bleaching it?

Happy Good Friday everyone.

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Barry M Love

After hairdresses yesterday I popped into town just to have a little wonder around and see whats new in stores, I ended up in Superdrug since I was on a mission on finding a nice bright orange nail polish, I have been wanting an orange shade for a while, I don't really have any orange nail paint in my collection and I've been liking bright colours lately so I've been in need of one that would stand out.

I came across this Gelly-Hi Shine nail paint in Mango what is the coincidence that I was thinking about eating a mango at the time of searching for an orange nail paint and I found one thats called Mango? I like that this colour is bright like an neon shade and it'll be perfect to wear for Spring and Summer.

The second purchase is a basecoat, topcoat and nail hardener, I only got this because I run out of my topcoat polish and I was in need of a new one, I'll have to try this one out and see if it does what it says on the bottle. I purchased both for £6 which is a pretty good deal.

What is your favourite nail colour for Spring?

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And it begins…

Its been a year and half since I last my hair cut, the last time I did I went for a short do for the summer and since I was starting university I wanted something new, I'm the type of person that if I have short hair I want to grow it out and have it long but then once I have long hair I want to cut it short and do something different, luckily my hair can grow at an average-fast paste which I'm quite lucky about.

This time around I wanted to go for short do just on the shoulders at the moment, I still want length which is enough for me to tie it back and do cute stylings with it. It feels strange having it short, I pass my fingers through it and its weird not having my long hair there, but my head and hair feels much lighter after having it cut, specially since I had a lot of split and damaged ends that needed a cut.

I got my haircut in the same place as I got my acrylic nails done Top Tips in Wellingborough, I never had my haircut by them before so I was quite worried about getting it cut somewhere new, the girl did a good job with it all though I felt like she didn't really do much of the same with the picture I had shown her (pic) but still did a good job.

I won't be stopping with just a haircut I will be going lighter with my hair and maybe going just a bit shorter for the Summer but I'll be keeping you posted with it.

Whats your favourite thing to do with styling your hair?

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