Things I Love and Hate About Summer

So as we all know, us Brits will never be happy and will always find something to complain about even if there is nothing to actually complain about. In winter we are always moaning about how cold and horrible the weather is outside and how much we wish it was just summer already! But then, as soon as we hit the months of May/June we usually have some lovely sunny days (only some...) and then the rest of the time the weather outside looks like it belongs back in December... However this year surprisingly we have actually had a lot of sun so far for a British weather which is very unusual. However, you would think that this would make everyone happy and there would be no complaining because the British weather has finally got something right! But nope, us Brits still complain about how hot it is and after so many days we are just wishing for the cooler air (maybe even some rain) to appear. This brought me onto writing a blog about things i love and hate about summer in Britain. 

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THINGS I LOVE...
Summer is definitely one of my favourite seasons along with probably everyone elses

BBQ's- I love BBQ's so much. I mean, whats better than sitting outside in the sunshine eating as many burgers and sausages as you like. Family BBQ's are particularly my favourite as its something that everyone enjoys and gets everyone together whilst drinking cold kopperburgs in the sun. yummy

Summer Clothes- Summer clothes are so much easier to wear than winter. You are (most of the time) able to go out without a jacket or coat and are able to show off your outfit of the day without having to shove a huge furry coat over the top. Especially if you have a few pairs of shorts and skirts they are so easy to wear as you can just throw them on whenever with any little tops. 

Bright Colourful Nail Varnishes- Brightly coloured nail varnishes are my favourite! I think they would be a bit inappropriate to wear in winter depending on the colour and may just look a little bit odd. I love all the coral and pastel blue colours and they always look really pretty when wearing anything white, or with a tan on holiday!

Breaking up for the the School/College Holidays- This can also be a hate thing because, well as much as everyone loves breaking up from school or college for summer, the days can start to get kind of boring as practically everywhere you go you need money to spend.. basically everywhere. But Summer holidays are also really fun for hanging out with friends and just have a nice long break from worrying about work for college and preparing to go back in September. Also they are good for taking up new hobbies or finding something new that you like to do, such as me creating this blog out of summer holiday boredom and now i really enjoy writing posts and getting ideas for new things to write about:).

Summer Holidays- Going abroad on holiday is one of my favourite things and i would go on holidays every month if i could... I love seeing new places and just generally being on holiday in the warm sunshine by the pool or the beach and knowing that the weather at home if most likely raining makes it even better! ;)

Holiday Bracelets/Anklets- I have sooooooo many holiday bracelets that i have collected and to be honest i don't even wear them all which is pretty pointless haha! But i really like wearing my holiday bracelets and anklets with my sandles ofr pumps in summer as they just look really cute and remind me of the places i have visited on holiday. 

Summer Photographs- Obviously i take so many photos in summer, because well, what better time to take photos?! Everywhere i go im snapping away and just love looking back the next year at all the photos i had taken the year before :) 

THINGS I HATE- 

I apologize for the amount of writing im putting. sorrrrrry

Hay Fever- Now for all you lucky people out there that don't suffer from hay fever your probably thinking, why does this make you hate summer?! But for anyone who has hay fever and gets it especially bad like i do, you will understand that it makes you feel like your dying and it is the worst thing ever when you have a really bad day of it. I cant stress how much i hate hay fever and is just one of the unpleasant things that mother nature has gifted me with. I have tried near enough everything and still nothing makes it better so i kind of just have to somehow cope and survive the summer months especially on hot sunny days. If anyone else suffers from bad hay fever.. 
I FEEL YOU BRO, LETS SUFFER TOGETHER. 

Warm Nights- Another rare thing in Britain but warm stuffy nights are THE WORSE. You may be lucky and have a fan in your room but for those who don't you will understand how horrible it is to try and sleep in a warm room. Your practically lay in bed sweating (sexy, i know) and not being able to sleep because of how warm and irritated you get. My room may as well be a sauna because its at the back of the house and gets the warmest which is very very unfortunate for me... dayum

Insects- I don't know why but on a night, every fly, daddy long leg, moth and other random flying things think that just because i have my window open and light on, they think that my bedroom is party central. Another reason why my room is so warm because i cannot open my window on a night without getting attacked by some kind of flying thing. Daddy long legs especially are like my fear, they are so ugly ew, like what is even the point in them they are like flying spiders... Not pleasant. If a daddy long leg flies into my room and my dad is asleep so cant catch it, i then have no other choice but to grab my essentials as fast as i can and sleep in the spare room. YOU ARE NOT INVITED HERE OK. 

Trying to get ready- When it is 20 odd degrees outside, getting dressed and ready proves to be the worlds hardest task ever if your a girl. I mean we should get a medal for being able to go out in public looking half decent. Here in the UK, we don't have air conditioning installed, because we don't usually need it you see so windows are best were going to get. If you don't know what your wearing for that day, you may want to try and few outfits on to decide. But can you do this with little effort? oh no. You end up getting all frustrated because your getting warm and just give up in the end and throw any old thing on because its just too much effort. Along with trying to do your hair. Now your already feeling hot and bothered when you realise that you have to straighten, curl or put some kind of heating product on your hair which is going to make you twice as hot as you already were. yay. This brings me onto make up. How the hell are you now meant to do your make up when your body temperature is about 30 degrees, i don't even know how we do it, but we do. By the time you have applied your make up your practically sweating it off at the same time which means your have to leave it till the very last minute before you leave to go out. 

Its a hard life being a girl in summer eh. 

Public Transport- There is nothing worse than sitting on a bus or a train whilst it is 25 degrees outside and there is like 2 windows open on the whole bus. Then it doesn't make it any better when someone on the rather large side comes and sits next to you to ensure that there body heat is getting passed on to you. nice. If anything i would try to avoid public transport but considering i cant drive that will be slightly impossible. 

Now there are probably another 100 things i could ramble on about what i hate and love the most about summer but i think im going to stop there, unless i can think of anything else i want to share i may pop something on the end.  :). 

                                      Megan :) 

July Favourites!

I have seen that on lots of blogs that ive been reading/watching on you tube, that bloggers have been showing each month their 'favourites' and i thought this is something that i would like to blog about each month and show people the products or just random things ive been loving that month. So im going to try and keep this up by hopefully posting one of these at the end of each month. These are a few things i have been loving in the strangely sunny July that England has had...

First thing that i have been using this month is the Maybelline eye studio lasting drama gel eye liner in black. For ages and ages i have been using either a liquid eyeliner or a liquid eyeliner pen. So one day whilst in boots i thought i would have a little mix up and try out a gel eyeliner. This wasn't very expensive and i paid £7.99. You also get a little tipped brush to use with it. I really like this product even though you have to spend like, 2 more minutes on it than you usually would with a liquid eyeliner.. but it is definitely worth it. It looks so much better/neater and stays on all day :) At first it is kind of tricky to perfect but is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. 

Not the best, but im getting there!

The next two products are for the face regimeeee. I use to always use the dewy moisturiser by the brand 'Amie'. I really loved this moisturiser but for some reason they stopped selling the brand as i could only find it in Superdrug. It disappeared off the shelves for ages until i went into Tesco and found that they had magically reappeared. I didn't buy the moisturiser but thought that i would give the radiant exfoliating daily facial wash a try. I wouldn't use this product if you want to get rid of any trouble areas such as spots or pimples but it is great to use everyday, morning and evening to get rid of any left over make up and clears away dirt and impurities and is super gentle for sensitive skin. It also includes lots of natural extracts including vitamin E.

The next thing on my favourites is the new Moisture Match moisturisers by Garnier. I had ordered free mini samples of each of the moisutrisers so i could try them all and see which one i liked the best. I think that my favourite was the 'Wake Me Up' moisturiser so went a purchased this from Superdrug for £3.99. It comes out into a gel form and you only need a small amount for it to do the job as it is fast absorbing and free from oil. I find that it gives my skin a brighter glow and definitely makes my skin look better in a morning. 

This has definitely been my summer staple for this year. I have been loving my white lacey topshop skirt as it goes with everything and just looks really pretty and you can practically wear any top with it. It has definately been one of my favourite buys for summer this year and it is also high waisted, so if your like me and you want to accentuate (wow big word) your waist this is perfect. This was £25 from topshop. 

Moving on to shoes. I am very fussy with the type of sandles i buy because i have really dodgy feet and certain shoes can start to rub me really easily, like i cannot wear flip flops to save my life. So i am very particular when it comes to my sandles and keeping my feet comfortable. So i thought that would give these tan sandles from Next a go. I instantly loved them as they were super comfy to wear and didn't rub me and so i then obviously had to buy another pair in the white. I will get a lot of use out of these through august and for my holiday. I think they were around £22.

Another pair of summer shoes i bought this year was these Cath Kidston pumps. I am forever wearing pumps and converse and i really loved how bright and summery these little pair of shoes were. They weren't too expensive for Cath Kidston either and i paid £24 for them :). 

BN BISCUITS ARE BACK IN TESCOSSSSSS.... i was so excited when i found these biscuits back on the tesco shelves that i just had to buy some and relive my childhood. You can find them in Tesco for around £1-£1.50 and can also get them in the bigger version biscuits in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavours!

I was also super excited when i wandered into Marks and Spencers and found these brand new wonderful creations. Percy Pig Pens. Me and my friends are absolutely obsessed with Percy Pig sweets (especially Percy Piglets!) and i also am in love with the strawberry pencil sweets that you can get from Tesco for 39p, so as you can probably tell i was excited when i seen these. They lived up to my expectations and are really yummy! You can find them in Marks and Spencers food for 90p a pack! 

Songs

I have been obsessing once again over a new One Direction Music Video, and trust me, if you watch it you will know why. Their new single 'The Best Song Ever' is available to download form iTunes now and i am in love with it, as always. 

Ariana Grande's new single 'Baby I'  has also been released and shows off such a beautiful voice. I really love Ariana's songs and am so excited to hear her full Album when it is released! 

Also one last song i have been really loving and it is one of my favourite songs, is Demi Lovatos 'Made In The USA'. Also in the music video it features Ethan from series one of 90210 if anyone remembers him! I am so in love with her album and will probably make a random blog about it sooner or later because it is just fantastic and i think everyone should go and download it...

And that my lovelies is the end of my July Favourites. Make sure you leave any comments (nice ones please ;) ) and remember to follow if you like my blog so far, im still working on it but hopefully im getting better at it. 



                                       Megan :)

V festival Shopping Haul

Considering V festival is around 3 week away, i felt very unprepared clothes wise. And i know people say 'it isnt a fashion show', but i wanted some festivaly clothes that you see in magazines, and lets face it, i wasnt going to rock up to v festival wearing my scruffs now was i...

So off i went to liverpool with my mum and picked up some v festival items and not so v festival items. I never usually buy a ton of clothes from primark but this time id saw quite a few little items that i quite liked.

Starting with this baggy white t shirt. I was looking at buying one from topshop which had a very similar pattern to this one but this was less than half the price! I thought it would look really nice through summer to just shove on with shorts and may even take to travel to V in it. This was £5 from primark.

The next thing i magically spotted was, maybe my favourite buy of the day which was this little mermaid t shirt. I love it and think it is so cute to wear in summer. It looks quite long on this picture but when its on it fits perfect and is still pretty loose. This was £6 from primark.

I also picked up these very cute pajama shorts with little blue embroided pattern on the bottem. As the nights have been unbearably warm and humid i have noticed i dont really have any shorts to wear so thought these were a complete bargain from primark for £4.

My mum spotted this little denim playsuit on one of the model stands and thought it would be a very nice outfit to wear at v festival. This was from primark for £12.

For shoes at V festival i wanted to buy some cheap pumps that would go with anything and that i wouldnt be bothered about if they got ruined whilst i was there. These little grey pumps from primark for £6 were just what i was looking for.

The last thing i bought from primark was this little rucksack for £9. I was looking for a perfect bag for V festival and was originally not wanting one of these as i dont think they will be very safe. However i finally gave in and bought this one which has a bookle on it and you can pull it super tight to stop anyone putting their hands in. Hopefully it will do me proud whilst at V! 

I then went into the ever so famous topshop and purchased this very cute straw beekeeper hat. This will come in handy for hiding any horrible festival hair and i will also use this for on my holiday in october:) this was £22.

I have been looking for a perfect statement necklace, but didnt want anything to chunky or tacky. I went into miss selfridge and found this little necklace which was in the sale for £3.50 which is a complete bargain. I love it and im sure i will get alot of use out of this. 

I then excitedly went into jack wills as they have a summer sale on and i usually find some really nice things at a bargain price (last year i paid £29 for a £89 dress it was fantastic). I then found this dress that i originally wanted in red but they didnt have my size left. I am planning a trip to london in august and think this would be a perfect little summer dress to wear. This was £44 reduced from £49, not much of a saving but it was to nice to leave. 

The last thing i bought was this denim jacket from new look for £18. I had been wanting a denim jacket for a while and found this perfect one at a good price. This should come in handy for those chilly summer days that england is famous for. I will also more than likely take this to V festival too. :)

                     Megan :)

Creating a blog, Boring Holidays and Pretty Little Liars

Since I have broken up for the summer holidays from my college, I have been spending the endless, what are meant to be the fun days of summer doing absolutely nothing most days... this has lead to me watching various TV shows on the internet such as pretty little liars which I am completely obsessed with by the way. I have also been watching random you tube videos and came across a few bloggers that I had never heard before or who I had subscribed to ages ago but had never really watched any of their videos. I suddenly found myself become obsessed with these type of videos and really enjoy videos to do with shopping or make up hauls... don't ask me why I just find it interesting to see other peoples opinions on items and seeing what they had bought and their sense of style. One of these bloggers is called Zoe Suggs, who is more commonly known for her you tube name 'Zoella'. I just found that I loved watching her videos and getting her opinion on make up and and fashion so much that i have found myself on recent shopping trips picking up items that she has suggested in her videos and blogs. After watching all these bloggers videos I felt the need to go and try this blogging thing out. I mean there is no way you would catch me making you tube videos in my room because I am absolutely rubbish with that kind of stuff because of my awkwardness and coming from St Helens you can say that I don't exactly have a 'bloggers voice' because my accent is horrific, so for everyone's well being it is best that I stay away from that. So I though I would go for the safe option which was creating an internet blog to see how this thing went and to see if i could try and start up my very own blog. I mean im not saying that im going to keep this up, or in fact anyone is even going to even read this but I thought the need to try and is also a good way to beat those long boring days of doing absolutely nothing in the summer holidays. I also apologize for the very random (cheesy if you will) name of a blog... im working on a better one i promise.
  
                                               Megan :)

This is Zoe Suggs (Zoella). Please go and subscribe to her you tube channel if you like beauty and fashion.