The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

My post for this week is going to be abit different. It is about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I watched a video on this to learn all about it and it was a guy talking about how him and his family suffer from ALS and it really touched my heart so once I was nominated to do this challenge by my sister I did because I saw in that video what those people go through and just wanted to show my support. It's so humbling when so many people to come together to help one cause, or many for that reason. There is a lot of other causes that I believe in and may mention here one day. 

On my challenge, my dog ended up getting hit with most of the water which whilst not great for him is very funny to watch and he dried off and was fine after as none of the ice actually hit him, only me! Please watch my video and the video linked of the one I saw that really inspired me to take part. Also please donate to such a wonderful cause.

You can donate here and read more here.

This is the video that touched my heart, please watch it all.

This is my ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

College/School Bag Staples

I'm one of those people that just gets weirdly excited about stationary and getting my bag all neat. I've been like it for as long as I can remember. The staple pieces I've decided to put in my bag are: 

A folder with plastic wallets from Tesco

Two notepads from Tesco

Primark Sunglasses

Primark Purse

Tesco Pencil Case

Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

Vaseline Rosy Lips

Hair clips

Flavoured Water

Headphones

House Keys

Strawberry TicTacs

and of course a Make Up Bag with a few essentials.

My bag that I will use for college is from Primark and it's just perfect it has three compartments and is black with gold zips. And of course, I have my new Nikon D3200 that I will need as I am on a photography course now. You can really tell the difference between the photos taken with my camera and this one with my iPhone 4s. 

I get most of my things from Tesco as there is one just down the street but you can find similar things in most other supermarkets. 

I hope this helps you find what to put into your school/college bag!

Is there any other essentials you would include?

Maddie

xxx

July Style Crushes

Hello, so I know this is a bit late because it's now the 10th of August, but better late than never. I have taken this post idea from Hannah (who will be featured below) and what it entails is showing what outfits of bloggers you've been loving each month, so I will be making this a monthly occurence, but I love how it helps to support other bloggers and just show them some love and that's I think the idea Hannah had behind this post and I just loved that concept. 

So first up of course is Hannah.

Hannah Louise Fashion

I love this Autumn/Winter inspired outfit, it's totally up my street and I really enjoy reading Hannah's posts. She is so interesting and has an edge not a lot of people have. I really wish I could steal that dress oh my.

Megan Cawe

Next is Megan. I love her outfits, like all of them, this is her most recent and its just so classy and so her. The colours are adorable and I would so put these together on myself if i'd of thought of it. I also follow her on instagram and all her posts on everything are just on point. I definitley look up to Megan a lot and hopefully one day my blog will come close to being as flawless as hers is.

We The Spies - Annajo

Next up is Annajo. She is the creative director for the brand Peppermayo but for me she is a completley magnificent blogger of her own. This short and crop pairing is just one of my favourite things and I wish they where in my wardrobe and the necklace and sunglasses just finish the outfit off so well for her. I love her outfits a lot and when I clicked on her bloglovin' I thought she would have a lot more followers than she does, so you should all go check her out!

Lucy Radwell

Next is Lucy, I mainly know Lucy from her instagram where she posts most of her outfits and I love waiting for a new one, the way she styles things is delightful. But she does also have a blog, which I also love. She's just brilliant at what she does. I love this lace bralet and the cropped trousers, they're definitely something I would of put together.

That Pommie Girl - Sarah Ashcroft

Next is Sarah. I first found Sarah on instagram but now I am totally in love with her blog too. Her outfits are always very admirable and I just always look forward to seeing what's next from her. She's different to a lot of people and that's just something that makes her so unique. I loved this outfit, it's so simple with an intriguing edge, the shoes are gorgeous but it's definitely the dress I'm more drawn to.

Oh My Geee - Gee Box

Last but not least is Gee. She is lovely and a fellow Yorkshire gal. I adore all her outfits and her instagram is one of my favourites. You should all definitley check it out if you haven't already. I loved this AX Paris dress and how she styled it the shoes and hat give it such a different look to how some people might of worn it.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the people that inspire me this month and the outfits I love from them. And I also hope they give you some inspiration.

Are any of these bloggers one of your favourites?

Hopefully next month I'll post this on time

Maddie

xxx

Recent Beauty Buys

Heyyy! So recently I popped into Superdrug and picked up a couple of bits and then also was gifted a couple of things and I thought I would share them with you!

I've tried out all of these pieces and would recommend them to anyone especially because I got them at such low prices. 

My mum got me this lovely palette for my birthday the brand is technic and all these colours are super gorgeous. I swatched the colours which is shown below (in order from left to right) the white , the top right blue, the top left second in green, the bottom right pink and the black.

The colours don't take much applying to show the pigment although I would recommend doing it twice. I really have no idea where my mum bought this but I found it for £4.49 here if you are interested. 

This new mascara is great. My mum also bought me this and its brilliant especially to pull out lumps whilst also adding quite a lot of boost. It is the W7 Showing out mascara and it is £4.95 here.

I got the collection bronzer from Superdrug for £2.99. It is the Mosaic bronzer in Sunkissed 1. I love the colour of it and it gives such a nice finish to the face.

Lastly I got the Collection Lip Butter in the shade Vintage Rose(3). It was also £2.99. I love this matte colour however the matte doesn't suit me because I have quite big lips and obviously a matte effect is applied to enlarge the lips so I apply some plain gloss on the top to finish the look.

I hope you enjoyed this mini haul and maybe see something you like

Love

xxx