This Or That

Heyya guys! We haven't posted in absolutely ages but don't be mad we have a good explanation!! As you know our GCSE exams were just round the corner so we were both very busy with revising (and stressing!) They were all good though. We also thought we deserved a lovely summer relaxing after a tough couple of months so have been enjoying our holidays!

To kick of the posting off again I am going to do the 'This Or a That' Challenge, I hope you enjoy xx

Questions:

Makeup:

blush or bronzer - BRONZER 

lip gloss or lipstick - LIPSTICK

eye liner or mascara - MASCARA (mainly because I suck at eyeliner 😂)

foundation or concealer - CONCEALER

neutral or color eye shadow - NEUTRAL

pressed or loose eye shadows - PRESSED

brushes or sponges - BRUSHES

Nails:

OPI or china glaze - OPI

Long or short - LONG ish

Acrylic or natural - NATURAL

Brights or darks - BRIGHT (especially in summer)

Flower or no flower - DEPENDS!?? 

Body:

perfume or body splash - PERFUME

lotion or body butter - BODY BUTTER (omg the mango one from body shop is amazing)

body wash or soap - BODY WASH

lush or other bath company - LUSH 100%

Fashion:

jeans or sweat pants - BOTH - SWEATS FOR DANCE, JEANS ANY OTHER TIME 

long sleeve of short - SHORT

dresses or skirts - DRESSES

stripes or plaid - PLAID

flip flops or sandals FLIP FLOPS

scarves or hats HATS

studs or dangly earrings - STUDS ( I'm scared dangly earrings would get ripped out 😷)

necklaces or bracelets - BRACLETS

heels or flats - FLATS

cowboy boots or riding boots - RIDING BOOTS

jacket or hoodie - HOODIE

forever 21 or charlotte russe - TBH I HAVENT SHOPPED IN EITHER 

abercombie or Hollister - HOLLISTER

Hair:

curly or straight - STRAIGHT

bun or ponytail - PONYTAIL

bobby pins or butterfly clips - BOBBY PINS (hair grips!?)

hair spray or gel - HAIRSPRAY

long or short - LONG

light or dark - DARK

side sweep bangs or full bangs - SIDE

up or down - DEPENDSSSS

Random:

Rain or shine - SHINE (I'm all about that sun tan)

Summer or winter - SUMMER UNLESS IT SNOWS 

Fall or spring - FALL (well Autumn because I'm British haha!) 

Chocolate or vanilla - CHOCOLATE ALL THE WAYYY

Kirsty x

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Success

I'm only human and with exams rapidly approaching, I am struggling to find motivation! 

I am susceptible to fall into the deep trap of comparing myself with others and I really need to remember that everything I do, I do for myself. After all, the world doesn't owe me a thing- I choose my own path. Someone else's success doesn't undermine your own...

So, as of late I am finding this quote VERY relevant...

So, never forget that life is not a competition and it'll be hard but we'll get where we're heading in good time!!!

We have to live our own lives and be the best that WE can be!!

(WOW, throwing in about 60 quotes there haha)

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Completing your bucket list!

Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying their Easter holidays, I know I am enjoying the two weeks off!

During the holidays Eloise and I really wanted to tick something off of our endless bucket list so we chose to go to a pottery barn and paint our own pottery!

This was so much fun and I recommend every one of you has a go at this!

These were our designs, don't judge it was quite hard:

So, the next time you are planning your day and need something really exciting and different to do, give this a go because I promise you won't regret it. Plus you get to keep the pottery you have made as a memory to look back on! 

Afterwards, because we are definitely children at heart, we went to watch Zootropolis at the cinema. Can I say it was reeeeaaaalllllllyyy good! And very funny as well! I recommend doing this also.

Put these two activities together on the same day and you have an awesome and unforgettable day out! 

Kirsty

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

#WCW

Gotta keep up the theme...

#WCW

Brie and Nikki Bella

Truly beautiful inside and out

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

#MCM

#MCM

Zac Efron

You're welcome for blessing your day...

Love Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

The Perfect Gym Playlist

So, we all know that the secret to a successful workout is to have tunes blasting that really get you going. 

For me, I am much more willing to go hard at the gym if I have music that i want to listen to. And they have to be high tempo songs (because how are you going to work up a sweat if you are blasting Photograph by Ed Sheeran?)

These are the songs that get me through a well deserved gym sesh:

1. Love On Top - Beyoncé

2. Lemonade- Danity Kane (feat. Tyga)

3. Trap Queen- Fetty Wap

4. Truffle Butter- Nicki Minaj (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne)

5. Time Of Our Lives- Pitbull & Ne-yo

6. Bitch Better Have My Money- Rihanna

7. Confessions, Pt 2- Usher

(my fave!!)

8. Shut Up And Dance- Walk The Moon

9.Post To Be- Omarion (feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko)

10. Coffee- Miguel (feat. Wale)

11. Light It Up- Major Lazer (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG)

12. All My Friends- Snakehips (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper)

13. Touch- Pia Mia

14. Try Me- Jason Derulo (feat. Jennifer Lopez & Matoma)

15. Do It Again- Pia Mia (feat. Chris Brown & Tyga)

16. Glamorous- Fergie (feat. Ludacris)

17. I Don't Mind- Usher (feat. Juicy J)

18. Never Say Never- Justin Bieber & Jaden Smith

(I'm so sorry)

19. Work- Rihanna (feat. Drake)

So there!! This is what keeps me going at the gym!!

Comment the songs that you use for motivation and give me some suggestions as to what to add to my list!!

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!! I hope you have all had a lovely day, celebrating with your family and I hope your mum enjoyed her presents :P

This is one of the presents I gave my mum and she absolutely loved it...she was in tears!! I wanted to share it with you guys because it puts a smile on your face!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6UCC511Cdhg

I hope you guys like it too,

Kirsty xx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Struggling??

Mother's day is coming up and lets face it, our mums deserve the world! They are always there for us, we can talk to them about anything and they provide us with the best entertainment with all the stupid things they say and do! Honestly, my mums attempt at singing could put a smile on my face instantly :)

So, hands up if you are struggling with plans to make your mother's day amazing...here are some fun, easy and creative ideas that will bring tear of happiness to your mum's eye...

1. A jar filled with 52 notes, your mum can open 1 a week for the entire year. You can write thankyou notes, what you love about her or just things that would make her day. I did this for my mum one year and she absolutely loved it, she cried at every note she read!

2. A now and then photo. You can find a photo of your entire family or just you two when you were little and recreate the photo. It would be amazing to see the difference and would always give you something to look back on when you are older...you can even do it every mother's day to see how much you have change over the year!

3. Now this one, I personally wouldn't do but that is just because I can't stand cleaning! You can give her a week off of housework, everything your mum normally does, you do. This means she can sit on the sofa with her feet up, watching her favourite soap, without a worry in the world!

4. Record a message to your mum on her phone and set it as her ringtone. Every time she gets a call, she will be reminded that you love her and how grateful you are for everything she has done, it will bring a smile to her face.

5. And the easiest, but definitely my mum's favourite present...let her have a lie in and make her breakfast in bed!

I hope this gives you some ideas and that you have a fab day on Sunday,

Kirsty

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Leo DiCaprio

As I'm sure you have all heard, Leo has FINALLY won his Oscar for best actor and I am probably the happiest person on earth right now!!!

I mean it's about time he won the damn thing...

 (Look at him white knuckle that thing!!)

I have a very soft spot for him and i think that he is just the best... especially for all his charity work, his A* acting in The Revenant (if you haven't seen it yet I would recommend you do!) and well, for just him being him!

Now, he may be my bae, but I am sad that the Oscar memes now have no relevancy. #sadface

However, I think we should bring it back one more time for old times sake so, here are my faves.

And my all time favourite...

So here we have it, the best Leo DiCaprio Oscar memes!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Valentine's day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!

I hope you have a good day celebrating with the one's you love!

And those who are single...have fun with the ice cream!! 

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Point Break

On Friday evening, Eloise and I had our weekly trip to the cinema (as we are proud owners of unlimited cards!) to see Point Break. And may I say, it was AMAZING!

Usually, I am not really into action based films, it's romantic comedy all the way, but this film was a definite exception. The whole way through my eyes were glued to the enormous screen, waiting for what happened next...I don't think I blinked once tbh! It was action filled and tear jerking in some parts, it had everything, a tear nearly escaped at the beginning but I was strong!! 

I definitely recommend watching this film, it is superb, and in my opinion it is the best thing I have watched this year so far! That means a lot from a person who only watches films if they have a happy ending ;) 

So, stop what you are doing and buy a ticket now! Oh and don't forget the popcorn! 

Kirsty x

Ching up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Good morning all!!

Today is a very special day, and not just because Kirsty and I have a day off! Today is The beautiful Dreamer's 1st birthday!!!

I can't believe how fast the time has flown- it's been a year since we were sat in Kirsty's bedroom, bored and undecided as to what to do! But here we are!

I want to say that owning a blog has brought so much joy to my life and it has been so much better to do it with my best friend. So, thank you Kirsty for co-owning this blog with me, it's been so much fun!!

And now, thank you to everyone who reads our blog!! we honestly didn't believe that we would get the views that we have gotten in a year- 1697 page views and 30,354 views and 6 followers on our Google+ Page!!! Thank you all so much!! We hope you enjoy our content and want us to write more...

So, with that, here's to another great year and let's make it to our 2nd birthday!!!!

Love, Eloise and Kirsty

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself
xox

Product review!

Hello! Recently, I have bought this new product and I found that it works like a dream!

Macadamia oil shampoo...

I have only used this product a couple of but it leaves my hair feeling fresh and gives it a shine like no other shampoo I have ever used. It smells absolutely amazing too! 

The use of the macadamia oil helps to provide nutrients to your hair without bringing a build up of moisture that will make your hair feel greasy. It also helps to reduce the appearance of split ends so you look like you have come straight from the hair salon! 

As I normally have very wavy hair, which is horrible when you don't have time to straighten it, this shampoo has helped to reduce the waves and practically turned it naturally straight! There are some days where I don't even bother to straighten my hair because it won't make a difference!! To be honest this has helped me so much in my life, especially when I wake up late and am in a massive rush!

So, if you are ever in a cosmetics shop I definitely recommend buying some macadamia oil shampoo and giving it a go, it won't do you any harm right?! 

On another note.....how cute is baby Tomlinson?!

On Thursday 21st January, Louis Tomlison and Brianna Jugwirth welcomed their baby son into the world. And today they have revealed his name and the first baby picture and it is honestly the cutest baby ever!! (Excuse the fangirling ;) ) 

Freddie Reign Tomlison:

Chin up, keep smiling and alway be yourself

xox

A Day In The life Of Me!

I don't know about you, (but I'm feeling 22) I'm incredibly nosy at times, especially when it comes to people's lifestyles and what they do. So, I thought why not give you the chance to nosy into the life of me!!

6:47am- Wake up, it's a new day!

6:48am- Regret waking up and want to go back to sleep

6:55am- Get dressed and tie my hair in a ponytail (and go to the loo!)

7:01am- Go downstairs and have breakfast, the usual raspberry cookie oatmeal

7:10am- Go back upstairs and brush my teeth and do my makeup, check my phone for anything I missed whilst asleep

7:30am- Check my timetable and packed bag and make my way to the bus stop for school

8:20am- School!

2:35pm- Finish school and get on the bus to go home or stay after school for revision

4:00pm- Get my arse to the gym!

5:20pm- Dinner!! (Best part of the day)

5:30pm- NEIGHBOURS

6:00pm- Any homework that needs doing or just chilling 

7:30pm- A well earned shower

10:00pm- Going upstairs to bed after watching my TV shows and brush my teeth

10:30pm- Finish reading a chapter or two of whatever I am reading at the time and lights off. It's time to sleep!!!

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Healthy January

For all the people who have put 'losing weight' down as one of their New year's resolution, here's  a very tasty and healthy alternative that will make an excellent breakfast! 

Presenting....

Sunrise surprise!!!

Ingredients (4 servings):

1 1/4 cups apple juice

1 banana, sliced

1 kiwi, sliced

5 frozen strawberries

1 1/2 tsp honey

Combine the apple juice, banana slices, kiwi slices, frozen strawberries and honey and blend until smooth.

Nutritional information per serving:

87 calories

0.3g fat

0g saturated fat

22g carbohydrates

16.5g sugar

1.5g fibre

0.5g protein

I hope you have a go at making this delicious drink because it is definitely worth it! It tastes good and keeps you healthy at the same time...what could be better?

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

This Guy is Doing it Right

Just so you can start the year with a good feeling...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_v7QrIW0zY

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Motivation is the key to success

Hello, I hope you have all enjoyed your first week in 2016 and all your New Years resolutions are going strong! I have already given up on some of mine so I wish you the best with all of yours. As the year continues, we begin to find ourselves losing motivation to make the year the best it possibly can be but we should be making the most of every second we have. So, to keep you motivated throughout the year or to pick you up when you are feeling low, I have put together some of my favourite quotes that always put a smile on my face and will hopefully put a smile on yours too!

1. There is no elevator to success you have to take the stairs

2. If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough

3. Life is like a camera, you focus on what's Important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot

4. When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars

5. You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one

6. You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore

7. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain

8. Those who do not believe in magic will never find it

9. A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear

10. Don't look back, you're not going that way

Love, Kirsty

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

New Years Resolutions

Hello!!

As you all know, 2016 is fast approaching and that means we are all about to make our own New Years Resolutions. Now you may be thinking, it's a bit early to be doing this because it is still December 30th. 

However, for next year I want to be the best I can be, and that means putting a lot of thought and effort into my resolutions!! I thought, that if you're stumped, I'll give you a few tips to making the perfect resolution for you!

Well, for starters, I would only make one or two resolutions as you can put all of your efforts into succeeding. Even if they're only small, they're still likely to be kept if you only have one or two others. For example, two years ago, I made a resolution that I would stop biting my nails and I did exactly that!! I think you want to start small to get the biggest results.

Also, don't make a resolution to reinvent yourself, make a resolution to improve yourself. I am very big on self improvement and I think that I've worked hard for everything I've become, why would I want to change that? Now, I'm not saying I'm perfect (because I'm not) but there is always room for improvement. And I think that if you're going to do a fitness resolution, for example, you should play on your strengths- don't start from nothing, start from where you are now!!

Oh, and another thing, make sure you take baby steps to completing your goal. BE REALISTIC!! There's no point setting a goal to make £1,000,000 in a year, it's not likely. But do make a goal to make more money and ask yourself how am I going to do that?? Will I get another job on the side?? Will, instead of buying a coffee everyday, perhaps make my own and save money that way?? The key to succeeding your goal is to make baby steps. Make is sustainable, not unattainable.

So, these are my tips for the perfect New Years Resolution! I hope you have a great New Years and all the luck for 2016!!

Love, Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone...

We just wanted to say that wherever you are and whoever you are with have a wonderful Christmas. We hope you get everything you want and more! 

And we hope the Christmas dinner's good too! Because it kind of is the best part of Christmas!!  

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself 

xox

My Favourite Movies At The Moment!!

Hi everyone!!

I just wanted to start off by saying I hope you are all having a wonderful break and are really excited for Christmas. I know I am.

Kirsty and I are well (3 days) into the Christmas holidays and have watched WAY too many movies in that space of time. In fact, today we both went to the cinema with our unlimited annual pass (not to brag or anything) and saw Sisters, staring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, which is very funny. So, I though that I would write my top 10 recommendations for the best films to watch. And just so you know, I have watched ALL of these within the past week. Sad, I know. 

10. Taken

9. Love, Actually

8. The Holiday

7. American Hustle

6. Nativity

5. American Sniper

4. Fury

3. The Hangover Part II

2. Vacation

1. The Hangover

And as an added bonus because I love you all so...

We're The Millers

So these are the best films i've watched to date and I must say you should definitely check them out!!

Have a good day wherever you are and stay safe!

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself 

xox