6 things | August Favourites

Hello!

As you may or not know about me, I like to do things in 6's. Apparently 6 is my lucky number, I have no idea why as it's never been remotely lucky to me or unlucky for that matter. Coincidentally when I was racking my brain for favourites of August, I had 6 firm favourites and that was me done and sorted. Without further ado, I'll get straight into them.

Each of these will be in groups of 2, first up is beauty or rather skincare favourites if you must. 

1. The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Cream, here. 

A moisturiser that's been in my beauty stash for a while but I was very close to running out so I abandoned it to avoid it, logical eh? I thought I'd give it a whirl again as I hadn't used it in a while and I wish I hadn't stopped. This is such a lightweight daily moisturiser that is gentle and hydrating on the skin, by that I mean you can feel that it's working as it soaks into the skin. It also smells pretty good so I'll definitely be re-purchasing this when I sadly run out! 

2. Boots Botanics All Bright Purifying Face Scrub, here.

I can't remember exactly where but I had heard good things about this, after I ran out of a Clean and Clear scrub that I wasn't overly impressed by, I saw this on offer and picked it straight up! This is again a more gentle scrub without being to abrasive but definitely does the job to remove excess dead skin cells and leaves my skin feeling super soft and plump! I love the smell of this as it is natural, sourced from the Royal Botanical Gardens, it can only be doing good for my skin! 

The sun went in and the lighting went funny, excuse the quality of this and some other photos.

3. Hamsa hand necklace.
You may have seen this in my recent clothing haul, I saw an instagram account I had bought from previously selling them so I purchased one and i'm more than happy with it. I love pairing this with a basic plain outfit as it makes it looks more well put together!

Apologies- this is obviously not my photo, it's from the website. Photos wouldn't do these jeans justice.

4. New Look Mom Jeans, here.
I love the look of Mom jeans, I saw these in the New Look sale reduced from £24.99 to £10(not sure why online it previously say's they were £12) so of course I got them. I love how they look on and I think pretty much any shape or size could get away with wearing these jeans, I think they're so flattering! I've had these on multiple times since I purchased them about 3 weeks ago, so of course they had to be a favourite!

5. Yankee Candle Pink Sands wax tart, here.
One I've had for a while but loved so much I couldn't bring myself to melt it, although one day I was definitely feeling it after cleaning my room. I love this smell, it's quite strong yet so feminine and I've found it perfect for the warmer months, although i'll definitely continue to melt this through Autumn/Winter too as I love the scent so much, probably my favourite Yankee Candle scent!

6. Store Twenty One White Storage.
I fell in love with this shop when I found it in Exeter, I just wish they had one closer to me as their home ware was great and so were the prices! This was reduced from £10 down to £7 and i'm using it as makeup storage. I love how this looks on my dressing table as apposed to the clear muji storage and it's definitely more unique! Unfortunately this is not on the website so I could not link it!

And that's it for my favourites this month, I hope you preferred this to my usual more lengthy beauty favourites. I feel like I've brought a more wider range to this post, so hopefully you've enjoyed that!

Let me know below in the comments and also comment what you'd like to see next!

Amy X

Thoughts and Opinions | Back to School

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As much as I love Autumn, I think the very beginning is the worst time of the year, back to school.

It's that time of year again, that i'm sure the majority of students dread. Just like I am! With September just around the corner I thought i'd get up a couple of 'Back to School' related posts, here's the first on my thoughts on going back to college.

Here in the UK, well mostly England and Wales tend to go back during the first week of September- I go back on a Friday, what!? This will be for induction day. I'm slightly confused as to why being in my second year of college on the same course I have to have an induction, but i'm sure they've got their reasons. 

If you're starting college this year and are unsure what to expect from your induction day, i'm sure most colleges or sixth forms tend to do similar things including, meeting your tutor or lecturers for the subject or course you have chosen, meeting your course members which usually contains a 'get to know you' session. If this sounds very daunting(like it did to me) then believe me it will be absolutely fine, the majority of your class members will be in the same situation, not really knowing anybody and thinking what the blinkers can I say about myself!? Just be yourself, state your interests or something that you've done that has stood out in your life, believe you me, you can't do any worse than I did. I admitted to my class meeting Olly Murs twice and sounded like the ultimate stalker.. damn it! Although it didn't seem to affect people interacting with me, so don't worry! 

Anyway, onto the rest of what induction days tend to consist of, receiving your time table, going through the basics of the course including what to expect and what will be expected from you(e.g. the stationary and time you'll have to provide for yourself) and finally if you're new to the place of learning, a tour- the excitement of finding out where the fire exits and toilets are! I was thrilled by this, not..

There's one thing I should definitely point out to you, don't feel disheartened if you're first day doesn't go great or it's not what you expected- stick it out and things will get better through out the following weeks when you're more familiar with the course, the area and your class mates. This comes from experience as after the first day I was adamant I was not going back and in fact nearly left on the break, though I stuck it out as I knew it could only get better and I didn't want to disappoint myself or my parents. And that I was right, it did get better!

As I've mentioned, i'll be entering my second and may even be last year of college or education!? This is definitely more daunting than starting college for me as it means i'll have to really think seriously about what I want to do next. I am constantly questioning myself, do I really want to work with children? Should I try something different? Should I go to Uni and do I actually want to go to Uni? What about a gap year? Yet none of these have answers, just possibilities..
I'm constantly battling with 'going to Uni to improve my opportunities in the area of work I think I want to go into', 'Am I cut out for Uni, Intellectually, Emotionally and Physically(probably not)', 'Being stuck in a 9-5 or worse job for whats considered poor pay?' I really do not know. 

I am not going to turn this post into a rant, i'm just trying to get across that you should always give something a try, never give up, enjoy what you're doing and most importantly make sensible decisions, whether they're right or wrong just remember that they felt right at the time!

I'm sorry if this post got cut a little short, I was just unsure what to say without turning this into a rant or with no real direction of where I was going with this.

Anyway, enjoy(well as much as you can) your first day back at school, college, uni whatever! And Good Luck to those who are starting somewhere new in their education!

That's all for now,

Amy X

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The August Agenda

Hello!
I thought my next post would be a small update on what I plan to do this August, even though we're already 10 days into the month, oops! I've not got a hell of a lot planned this month in terms of events but there are a few things I do plan to get done. This is not a wish/bucket list as I've already done one for this summer, here on my blog, but here's what I plan to do in August..

Source:  Google- here.

• Spend time with family

Next Saturday to be exact me and my family are off down south to South Devon. We've been close to Plymouth before but if you didn't already know Plymouth is one of my uni options(although i'm still debating whether I want to go at all), so i'd like to see the uni and the area itself in general. Of course that's not all we're doing and why we're going, we're heading away for a short break and also plan to visit the zoo and beach! I must rephrase that, visit the beach to walk along- me and my families are definitely not beach bums and I don't expect the weather to be so great! Also I hate sand anyway.

• Catch up with friends

This is a must! Although I've just realised this is sounding a lot like my Summer Bucket List but i'm going to be more particular. My friend is away on holiday at the moment and has been for a short while, and me and other close friend don't get to spend much time together due to our work shifts. But this August i'd definitely like to spend time with them even it means just going for food or to see the Inbetweeners 2- how have I not caved and seen it already on my own? Haha, I joke that would be pretty sad.

• Cram(oops) last minute college work in..

I felt like I had done the work I had to do over Summer, but it turns out I've been emailed a list of what I need to do before I go back on the 5th September, eek so soon I may cry! So once i'm back from my travels I must crack on with that and just prepare to go back to college anyway. This means I sort out my life, aka my sleeping patterns, waking up early and do not wake up on the first day back and scurry around to find a pen in the morning! This means stationary shopping: note to self- do not leave this to the last minute(the day before you go back)

• Blog, blog blog. Oh and do an outfit/fashion post.

Obviously with being off college I've had a lot more time to blog, during term time my studies are my main priority(of course). I can already feel that this last year is going to be hectic with so much to do even before Christmas so I won't have much time to blog, not only that- I'll be tired! So as Summers coming to an end, this August I plan to write as many as I can to schedule for those times when i'm busy. 

Also this blog is supposed to be 'Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle', although i'm getting better with the Lifestyle sides of things, the fashion posts are lacking! I will be posting a clothing haul and i'm quite happy with some of my purchases so who knows, hopefully i'll get a fashion post up! Maybe an OOTD.

So there you have it, as I said this post wasn't going to be me listing events as I've just not planned that far in advance yet but in my head I have. I've got 21 days to complete each one of these things, hopefully things go to plan! Apologies if this post was a bit boring but this was sort of an update post to keep you guys informed!

See you next with my clothing haul!

Amy X