Halloween!!

Heya everyone!!

We're so sorry that we didn't post yesterday!! We were just so caught up in the Halloween hype and were too busy scoffing the candy and cakes that we sought out from our neighbours!! 

We had a really good night watching movies (of which included Elf, and yes we know that Christmas is still 2 months away) and Love, Rosie. It is now one of our favourite films- if you haven't seen it yet you really need to check it out as it is so romantic and Sam Claflin everybody...

But we also did watch a horror movie- Insidious. And yes, we only watched one because we can only handle so much scariness for one night. After we'd watched the movie, someone had put on a scary mask and had stood outside the window and scared us half to death. I've always said that I can't scream but you'd beg to differ if you'd heard me then. 

And now I am completely shattered because bed time was 3:30am and waking up was at 7am. But it's okay because we had episodes of Miranda to make up for it!! ( I'd search it up because it is truly the most hilarious thing). But I do feel really sorry for Kirsty as she has had to endure 6 hours of dance today... Yikes!!

Anyway, we hope that your Halloween was amazing and you got a load of candy!!!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Wacky Halloween Facts

Hi!!

Halloween is so close and I'm so excited!!! I thought I'd do something different and instead of a Halloween recipe or costume idea, I'm going to be telling you 9 wacky facts about the holiday!

1. Jack O'Lanterns were originally made from turnips

2. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween

3. The largest pumpkin ever weighed 836lbs!

4. Scottish girls believed they could see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire in Halloween. Other girls believed they would see their boyfriend's faces if they looked into mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight on Halloween.

5. Children are more than twice as likely to be killed in a pedestrian/car accident on Halloween than on any other night.

6. According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.

7. Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.

8. Halloween is the second highest grossing holiday after Christmas.

9. Halloween has variously been called All Hallows'Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple Night, Samhaim and Summer's End. 

And so that is the best 9 facts I could find!! I hope you learnt something but if you didn't then you must be a genius!!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Halloween games

Who can have a Halloween party without Halloween games?! So here is a list of some ideas fora little Halloween fun...

Mummy Wrap: In groups, choose one person to be the mummy. Using toilet paper wrap the mummy up and the first group to finish wins.

Identify What You Feel: Line up five plastic dishes and cover them all with a cloth. Let each guest stick a hand in each dish, under the cloth so that the contents can’t be seen, and try to guess what it really is. You can fill the dishes with anything, such as rice pudding, baked beans or jelly. The person who guesses the most contents wins.

Apple Pass: Divide guests into teams and line each team up. The first in line for each team is given an apple under his or her chin. Without using any hands, the apple must be passed to the second team member’s chin and so on until all the members of the team have held the apple. If the apple drops, it must start at the beginning again. The first team to successfully pass the apple down its row wins.

Doughnut Race: Divide guests into teams. Hang as many doughnuts as guests from a washing line by string. You may find this quite hard to do (I definitely did!) Without using your hands, each guest must catch and eat a doughnut. The first team to finish their doughnuts win. Yummy!!

What Am I?: Pin or tape Halloween-themed pictures on each guest’s back (without the guest seeing what it is). While others can only give yes or no answers, each guest must guess what he or she is.

Bobbing for Apples: This is probably the oldest but best Halloween game ever! You fill a large bucket with cold water and place it on the ground. Float some apples in the tub and invite guests to try and fish an apple with their mouth - NO HANDS! Anyone who gets an apple deserves a prize. You may want to do this at the end of the evening otherwise all your scary makeup may get ruined!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself
xox

Horror Movies

Hey!!!

So with halloween upon us, it is the perfect time to whip out those horror movies... for those who can handle it!! (Not Kirsty because she was a complete wuss when we watched I Know What You Did Last Summer)

So these are the movies to put on your list of halloween horrors:

10. Rosemary's Baby

9. Jaws

8. I Know What You Did Last Summer

7. The Shining

6. The Exorcist

5. The Birds

4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

3. Poltergeist

2. Insidious

1. Scary Movie

And so, here are some of the 10 scariest movies on the block... Watch them if you dare.....

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

Halloween makeup tutorial

Hello guysss!!

Here is a quick tutorial of a really easy and simple halloween makeup design. This is very easy to do and all you need is: white and black face paint, makeup sponges and black eyeliner!!

Step 1: Paint half of your face using the white face paint and a makeup sponge. You may feel it looks better if you do a few layers of this, so wait for the first to dry and then paint another one on top.

Step 2: Using the black face paint, paint a circle around your eye. Follow the line of your eye socket and fill in the circle until it is completely covered. Again, you may want to do a few layers of this. 

Step 3: Draw a line, using black eyeliner, from the corner of your mouth to your ear.

Step 4: Using the eyeliner, draw vertical lines crossing the line in step 3. These lines should be 2cm apart and should go across your lips as well.

Step 5: From the top and bottom of these vertical lines draw 2 very small lines going diagonally left and right. Smudge out these lines slightly, using your finger.

Step 6: Using the eyeliner, draw half a heart shape on your nose and fill it in. Spray your face with makeup setting spray andddd....

You are ready for trick or treating!!!

This is the final look

Of course you can continue this look on the other side but that is up to you!!

Love kirsty

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself 

xox

Halloween Costume Ideas!!

Hello...

I can't believe that it is already October!! So, as a treat, this month the blog will be completely halloweenified!! And today, I have come up with 25 ideas for your perfect halloween outfit!! 

1. The Incredibles
2. Elsa or Anna (sorry, had to throw that in there!)
3. Snow White
4. Princess Leia
5. Sandy from Grease
6. A Mermaid
7. Minnie Mouse
8. A Native American
9. Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz
10. Miley Cyrus
11. Barbie
12. A Hula Girl
13. A Country Girl/ Redneck
14. An Angel
15. Any 90's Attire 
16. Peggy Carter (Agent Carter- for any Marvel fans out there!)
17. Mean Girls- WEAR PINK!!
18. Go as your best friend!!
19. Grab 3 friends and dress as Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn
20. Cheetah Girls- I mean the matching tracksuits!!
21. Katniss Everdeen
22. Lady Gaga
23. Pretty Little Liars- wear black and smear dirt on your face!!
24. Harley Quinn
25. A Classic Burglar 

And that is all for now!! Message us if you have any ideas because I have yet to decide on a costume!!!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself!!

xox

Halloween cupcakes

We have come to that SPOOKY time of year again, that's right, Halloween! Eloise and I thought we would make this month a Halloween special so every post will contribute to making your Halloween the best yet!

First up is.....

HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES!!

 

Ingredients:

110g/4oz butter or margarine

110g/4oz caster sugar

2 free-range eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

110g/4oz self-raising flour

1-2 tbsp milk

 

Frosting:

60g butter

60g cream cheese

240g icing sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

dark green, black and orange food colouring

 

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs a little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.
3. Fold in the flour, adding a little milk until the mixture is of a dropping consistency. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until they are half full.
4. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into one of the cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
5. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth, you can do this by hand if use an electric mixer if you are too lazy (like me!)
6. When it is smooth gradually add the icing sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.,
7. Mix in  the vanilla extract.
8. Put 2 scoops of the frosting into a separate bowl and add dark green food colouring (you only need a few drops).
9. Put 1 scoop of the frosting into a separate bowl and add black food colouring.
10. Put orange food colouring into the remaining frosting .
11. Use the orange to layer the whole of he cupcake, making it look like a pumpkin.
12. Use the green to pipe a pumpkin stalk at the top of each cupcake.
13. Use the black to draw SCARY faces!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

 

 

My Mac Lipstick Collection!!

Hello!!

So, as an average (or not so average) female teenager, any chance I get I love to browse online at Mac Lipsticks. And to be honest, even if you have no interest in buying, it's still a great feeling looking at the vast array of colours and finishes. But here I am... 15 years old and 10 Mac Lipsticks later...

Shy Girl- Cremesheen

Shy Girl is one of my absolute favourites because it adds that perfect shimmer to your lips. Being a Cremesheen and all!! But the texture is so creamy and it really isn't an effort to put it on! It has orange tones but is ultimately a pink lipstick and also has a nude look to it!

Barbecue- Matte

The story of how this lipstick and I came to be is quite something. Barbecue is a Toledo lipstick and is therefore only available in America. Not only that, but as it was a collection item as well it was twice as rare!! Being a British citizen, I accepted the fact that I would never get my hands on this lipstick. However, on a spontaneous trip to a nearby shopping centre I nipped into an outlet cosmetic store and by luck, they had it!! And it was the last one in store- never to be restocked again!!! 

Anyway... As you can see from the images, it is a matte lipstick and is harder to apply. It also gives the sensation that your lips are dry. However, if you are dying to buy a red lipstick, this is the one I would go for!! And isn't the packaging beautiful!!? 

Giddy- Lustre

This lustre shade is long lasting and perfect for the summer and an outfit consisting of light colours. It is a very pink shade, but balances subtly perfectly!! Definitely worth the buy!!

Brave- Satin

This beautiful lipstick makes your lips look and feel silky smooth!! It was the first one I bought and is my favourite- my go to lipstick, perfect for any look!! It applies easily and looks so natural yet effortless!! I'm in love!! 

Pure Zen- Cremesheen

This shade is the best nude colour that I own!! It has hints of pink and tones of orange. It is definitely a colour that attracts to the lips or aids the eyes!! It glides effortlessly across your lips and leaves a gorgeous sheen!!

Please Me- Matte

A lot of people I know have gone out and bought Please Me because it is just so good. Even though it is matte, I find that it doesn't dry out my lips like Barbecue does. It is a rebellious shade of pink as it is darker, yet it has slight red and purple undertones... Amazing!!

So, I hope that this mini review of my Mac Lipsticks has helped you in any way, shape or form! I think it is clear to see that I love nude/ pink lipsticks and I'm sure my collection is to grow, what with Christmas coming up!! Haha!! I would love to hear which lipsticks are your favourites and I would love any recommendations for my next lipstick spree!!

Eloise

xxx

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox

 

Which baby are you?

Hi everyone...

It's Eloise here and like Kirsty said last week, we are so sorry that we have not been posting as regularly as we should be!! oops!

I got really bored today after watching 3 Rugby World Cup matches and hearing Paloma Faith singing "It's the world in union" approximately 150 times, I did the rarest thing and checked the notes on my phone. It was here that I discovered something from 2012...

Which baby are you?

It's a long one so here we go...

January:

Pretty/ handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down to earth. Stubborn. 

February:

Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Challenging personality. Attractive. Sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realising dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside but not on the outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

March:

Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate, shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Great kisser. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others. 

April:

Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer everyone up and make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Systematic. Hot but has brains.

May:

Stubborn and hard hearted. Strong willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic. Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Good imagination. Loves literature and the arts. Loves travelling. Restless. Hardworking. High spirited.

June:

The best personality and a pleasure to be around. Love to make new friends and be outgoing. A great flirt. You have a great interest in films and music. Are destined for great things.

July:

Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional, temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Spazzy at times. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Always broods about the past and old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

August:

Outgoing personality. Takes risks. Feeds on attention. No self control. Kind hearted. Self confident. Loud and boisterous. Easy to get along with and talk to. Has an "everything's peachy" attitude. Likes talking and singing. Loves music. Daydreamer. Easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. Loves to be loved. Hates studying. In need of "that someone". Longs for freedom. Rebellious when withheld or restricted. Lives by "no pain, no gain".  Caring. Always a suspect. Playful. Mysterious. Charming or beautiful to everyone. Stubborn. Curious. Independent. Strong willed- a fighter.

September:

Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Has many friends. Emotional. Stubborn. Good memory. Motivates others and oneself. Loves to travel and explore. 

October:

Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to take things at the centre. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart.

November:

Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Know to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental at times. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. One of a kind.

December:

Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organisations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft spoken. Has lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating and tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on their mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves music. Pretty/ handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive.

Make sure to leave a comment if this is an accurate representation of you!! 

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself 

xox

Big Apologies!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!!!!!!!

We would both like to say a massive SORRY for not posting in absolutely ages but we have been very busy! We will be continuing to post more regularly now as the summer holidays are over and we are have started the new school year.

 

So, as an apology present I am going to list my A-Z favourites!

 

A - Australian accents

B - Beaches

C - Christmas

D - Dance

E - Eloise

F - Family

G - Grapes

H - Holidays

I - Ice cream

J - Jaffa cakes

K - KIRSTY (is it bad to love yourself?!)

L - Lottie, my dog

M - Miranda

N - Nando's

O - One Direction, of course

P - Pasta

Q - Quizzes

R - Rain in summer

S - Singing

T - Talking

U - Unicorns, because I couldn't think of another word beginning with U!

V - Vanilla milkshakes

W - Winnie the Pooh!

X - Xfactor

Y - Yorkshire puddings

Z - Zebras, because why not?!

 

I hope you forgive us ;)

 

Kirsty xx

 

Chin up, keep smiling and always be yourself

xox