Lauren Saunders

Starting the New Year something is going to be changing with my blog. First of all I'm going to be posting more frequently,as you guys may know.I suck at that!  In fact,I'm going to be posting two times a week now. On Wednesday's I'm going to be posting a chapter of a story that I've written or a short story. I decided that this will help me so much with my creative writing course and I just want people to read my work. On Friday's I will be posting a normal blog post like make up looks,reviews,all the normal content! I'm not going to lie,I'm quite scared to be showing people my writing as it's such a big deal(for me anyway). But I'm so excited for the new year and how my blog is going to turn out!  Seeing as it's just been Christmas I got so many new things and it has inspired so many of my upcoming blogs. So there is going to be a new candle blog,new looks,new reviews of books and products,look books, DIY things,and everything! Last but not

There's only a couple more weeks until the new year begins,and you know exactly what everyone is going to be wanting to do-make a difference in their life. So I thought that I would give a few ideas as to what to do. Get a diary. Note down all your friends and families birthdays,any important dates,days out,everything! It will keep your week much more organised and you won't forget anything (hopefully). Write a journal. You don't have to do tia everyday,but it's handy for the days where you're feeling a bit down.If you write down everything, or even when you're happy it will be an easy reminder. It will be a great way to remind yourself of how far you have come throughout the year. Write down your favourite quotes.Buy a pretty notebook and write down any quotes you find that you just love. I always find that when I'm sad if I look at quotes I like it will calm me down. Read a book. Reading books broadens your mind and it's surprisingly relaxing. Buy a ne

As you do,I decided to wax my upper lip.I mean,obviously I don't want hair there. As I was waxing the wax strip ripped off a part of my skin.At first it was weeping but I was like oh no. When I woke up it had scabbed over and I look like I have a disease!  I don't know if you can see in the picture above but I have a nasty mark and it feels horrid! All I can say is be very careful when waxing your upper lip! 

Since it's coming up to Christmas and a lot of people are struggling to find gifts I thought I would give a list of places where you can get great gifts. 1:Superdrug,this is a great place for all make up lovers as they do so many sets!They are at great prices too. 2:Argos:This is a great place for people who don't like the typical things.If they like gadgets and things like that then Argos is the place to go. 3:B&M:This place literally has everything!From gift sets to food to home things to gadgets! It's the best place to go for me. Plus the prices are great!  4:The Works: This is mainly for people who like books as they have the 3 for £5 deal and have sets for great prices. 5:Amazon:I know this isn't really a store but it has pretty much everything on there! 6:HMV:This is a great place for people who love DVD's,Box Sets,CD's and every books.They also have more little things like badges and keyrings. 

I apologise for my terrible photography,whoops! Yesterday I went into town with a friend and picked up a few little bits!  I picked up two I Love body lotions,which smell incredible!I got the scents Raspberry and Blackberry, and Strawberry and cream. I honestly love this brand so much and it makes your skin feel and smell beautiful!  Blusher- I got MUA in shade candy floss and it's soo gorgeous!It doesn't make my cheeks look too pink but it looks pink enough.I have fallen in love with it!  Lip lacquer-I got a revolution lip lacquer for £3 and I love it( once it's dried which can take a while).It stays on for quite a while and I will definitely go back and buy all of the other shades! Rimmel lipstick-I for shade 30 in the Kate Moss range and I'm so happy with it.It suits my skin tone very well and it's a nice berry colour. I would definitely recommend!  Notebook- I got a pack of two little pink NU notebooks which are amazing. The paper quality is surprisingly good an

Obviously,it is now winter which is either a good thing or a bad thing.I decided that I will give a little guide as to what I think you need for winter. Firstly,I'm going to talk about Cuppa Soup.There's nothing I love more than to sit there with a cuppa soup and some bread or something.I think it makes a great snack and it's lovely and hot (duuuh!). Fuzzy socks-I went into Peacocks and bought some more yesterday as they're just a need! They're sooo comfortable and they keep your feet lovely and warm.They usually have cute little patterned fuzzy socks too which is even better!  Lip balm-Sadly when the weather starts to get cold your lips start to chap which is incredibly annoying! I prefer to use tinned ones like Vaseline or something like that as it's easy to apply. Body lotion/moisturiser-Obviously people looove to use this all year round but at winter you need to use it more. I find that your skin becomes more dry and there's nothing better than putting o

In case you didn't know there's a channel that constantly shows Christmas movies. Don't get too excited.They're not very good. Now I love Christmas movies,don't get me wrong.But when every movie is basically the same storyline that's when my hatred begins. I was sat watching movies all day with my Dad the other day and I noticed that every movie has the storyline of someone not liking Christmas,the other person does and then at the end the 'Scrooge' likes Christmas and then they fall in love. Sorry,spoiler alert! The thing is aswel,they don't seem like Christmas movies either.Just crappy romance movies,which is a complete bore!  Like I don't care if they fall in love.Show me Santa and his elves and all that cool exciting stuff! Show me The Grinch,The Elf,all the good Christmas movies!  What a complete disappointment! 

As I mentioned in the I Am Malala review,Maximum Pop do loads of giveaway's.Luckily for me,I won another book! (And another,but I'll get to that at a later time). And the book I won is Nothing But Trouble by Matt Cain!  For me,this book wasn't fully appealing to me. When I first started reading it I thought 'ok this seems alright' and it is an alright book.The characters are so realistic and everytime I read more about the character Lola I picture Madonna. I don't know why. It shows the brutal honesty of how whenever we meet someone we see their flaws before the good parts about them. So that beats the cliche of love at first sight and all that crap. But as I carried on reading it became more of a romance story and romance stories bore me. Like sure there is some good romance books out there,but it takes me time to read them.  I actually haven't finished this book because I got round about 100 pages into it and thought 'nah'.I'd rather read more

Since it's now Winter and all you really want to do is cuddle up on the sofa with a hot drink,snacks and watch TV (or read a book). I thought that I would share my favourite Netflix series aswel as a couple that aren't actually on Netflix. Pretty Little Liars!This is most probably my favourite TV series. Every episode is filled with intense action and it's all about 'A' and their torturous actions towards 4 teenage girls. If you have never seen it then definitely watch it! The Vampire Diaries! This show is bloody amazing! Not to mention there is a few hotties in the show aka Damon and Stefan. There is so many storylines and they don't waste time to start the new storyline. It's honestly incredible! American Horror Story! If you love all creepy shows just like me then you will love this show. Each season is differed and has a completely different storyline. Apparently they're linked somehow but I haven't figured it out yet. For me Murder House was the

On the third day of Advent I give to you my favourite food at Christmas. Most of these you can eat all year around but if I don't have these at Christmas it doesn't seem right.  1-Ferrero Rocher! These nutty,chocolatey treats are what Christmas is all about. They're just delicious! Every Christmas for as long as I can remember my Mum has always bought these. And we're never allowed to eat many of them until Christmas day,when we sit down and watch a movie in the evening whilst eating them. I know that I will most probably carry on this little tradition when I'm older and have a family of my own. It's always exciting when you try and sneak a piece of food that you're not actually allowed. I personally love these a lot and will not eat any until Christmas season. Obviously,if you have a nut allergy then don't go buying or eating any!  2-Celebrations,Roses or Heroes! I don't think that you can actually buy these any other time of the year,I may be wrong

On the second day of Advent I give to you a review of a phenomenal book that I have recently read.   I entered a competition to win this book not knowing what Malala's story was or anything about it. That's the excitement about new books-right? Luckily for me, I won the competition and I didn't even know until it turned up at my house. It took my two days to read this and it gave me the inspiration that I needed. Just a little bit about how I won this book. Maximum Pop have a Twitter account for books ( @MaximumPopBooks) and they regularly do competitions, free chapters, authors take over the account etc. For book lovers or people who have an interest in writing stories, it is a great way to do it.  I Am Malala tells you the story of a young girl who lives in Pakistan and her life is fine. She has education and her safety. But the Taliban arise informing everyone that education for girls is wrong. They bomb a bunch of girls schools and Malala fears that it wil be

On the first day of advent, I give to you my October and November favourites. Firstly, I would like to apologise for my lack of posting. I will be posting much more I promise! I  thought that I would combine my October and November favourites and post it. But there's one problem-there's not much. So here goes!   First of all I'll talk about the eyelashes. I've recently started using eyelashes and I've used some random pair from a little shop in my town (I have no idea what they're called) and they didn't last very long, so I picked up a pair from Primark and I think they were the intense ones. I would have included a picture of them but I threw away the packaging. But oh well, they are an amazing pair of lashes, they apply very well, the glue is huge and works well and they're beautiful. Not to mention the price (£1,that can go straight in my basket!). Would definitely recommend the Primark lashes. Then I went into Savers and saw the Tanya Bu