Top Vlogs

Hello my honeybears!

We all know that Youtube is full, and I mean full, of vloggers doing make up, hair, clothes (etc) reviews and tutorials. As I have no life, I spend a lot of time on Youtube searching for my favourite vloggers and watching videos of animals.

Possibly one of my favourite videos :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-xvIjH8T4

Anyway, so off track with my video of a slow loris. I have learnt from videos on line, how to do stuff like contour and put my hair in a bun ring (which was NOT on the packaging when I got one). I still suck at contouring but I'm getting better.

This is my top 5 vloggers. They're not in any particular order because I couldn't really decide who I liked more than who as they're all pretty awesome in their own way.

1) Laurenbeautyy
laurenbeautyy is a channel by the lovely Lauren Curtis. She really is lovely, she follows me on Twitter (whoop whoop). She's from Australia so some of the products she uses and reviews aren't available in the UK which sucks. Her tutorials are wonderful, there is something for pretty much everyone. I tried out one of her tutorials for my birthday meal and it looked brilliant. She's a beautiful girl and she's a great teacher. If you like smokey eyes or just want to perfect your blending (I've seen a few videos by her with smokey eyes) then she's your girl. http://www.youtube.com/user/laurenbeautyy

2) Saturdaynightsalrite
Karissa Pukas is awesome! Like, I can't even describe how much I love her twitter feed and her look books. She also likes Black Milk clothes so she's obviously a good egg. Her videos are pretty diverse as they range from TMI Tuesdays (which pretty much talks about things in life) to make up and hair tutorials. She has a video for everyone if I'm honest. She's well worth a look. http://www.youtube.com/user/saturdaynightsalrite

3) Shaaanxovlogs
I originally started subscribing to Shannon when she was planning a boob job abroad. I have issues with my body and I wanted to see what her experience was like so I subscribed. I don't regret it at all. Her clothes hauls and 'Getting Ready' videos are brilliant and gave me a lot of ideas for how to do my make up and hair when I go out and even items of clothing I can pair together (I normally think I'll just blend into the background in all black but now I find it can actually make a sexy ass outfit). http://www.youtube.com/user/shaaanxo/featured

4) The Beauty Bybel
The Beauty Bybel is by the gorgeous Carli Bybel. She actually has 2 channels 'The Beauty Bybel' and 'The Inner Beauty Bybel'. I am in love with her hair tutorial videos as she shows you how to get that uber sexy wavy hair that makes you look like you've just stepped off the catwalk. She also does lovely tutorials on eye make up, everything from dramatic to classy. On her Inner Beauty Bybel, Carli has a link to her boyfriend's channel which is really good if you're trying to lose weight (which I am) there's some great workouts that you can do in the comfort of your own home. http://www.youtube.com/user/CarliBel55/featured
http://www.youtube.com/user/InnerBeautyBybel

5) Grav3yardgirl
Grav3yardgirl or Bunny Meyer is a recent find of mine and I already completely love her. She's mad as a hatter with awesome style. If you want a giggle as you learn then she is honestly your perfect choice. She has pretty much the same style as me which I LOVE! She also does videos called 'Does this really work?' where she tests different items that claim to be able to do certain things that probably seem a little bit far fetched. Anyway, she is hilarious, I was peeing myself after watching the first 2 minutes of one of her videos. She is 100% worth your time.
http://www.youtube.com/user/grav3yardgirl

I follow all these lovely girls on Twitter and some on Facebook too so go and check them out. If you like them as much as I like them and decide to subscribe to their channel then give me a quick mention to tell where you heard about them ;) I'm a cheeky nout, eh?

I'm off to bed now anyway, work tomorrow and all that jazz plus I have a sore throat so I'm losing my voice and I feel a bit under the weather really.

Toodles!
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Cyber Bullying and Me

Yello my honeybears!

Today, I'm not talking about make up or skin care or fashion or anything that I normally talk about. I'm going to talk about Cyber Bullying.

As a lot of you may (or may not) have seen on the News or on social networking sites, there is currently a story circulating about a 14 year old girl by the name of Hannah Smith.

Hannah Smith, like many young people, had an ask.fm account. Heartbreakingly, due to this site having the anonymous setting, this young girl was bullied so badly that she took her own life.

This is a subject very close to my own heart, not because I knew the girl but because, like 1 in 5 children (according to the NSPCC), I was also bullied via social networking sites. When I was younger, it was Formspring that offered this anonymous link to someone else.

I honestly don't know how some people can sit back and go 'you know what I'll do today, I'll make this person hate their life' And I did, I hated my life. I would dread going onto my Formspring account in case I had a comment waiting for me but I hated not knowing what was there as well. I used to come online to comments saying I was an attention seeker, a slut, obese, ugly, a c**t (hate the word, refuse to even spell it), a waste of space. I used to get told that no one liked me and it was better off if I was dead. There's only so many times you can hear stuff like that before you actually start to believe it.

I was bullied for a large proportion of my childhood and adolescence by, what felt like, everyone but it was mainly people I classed as my 'best friends'. I was bullied about pretty much

I was diagnosed with depression when I was 15 years old when I finally showed my then biology teach the cuts on my hip and wrist, I was then made to have counselling and placed on medication.

I really didn't enjoy talking about what was happening with a stranger and I relied mainly on the medication. I felt like a failure for having to take medication to make me balanced so I stopped taking it.

At 16 years old, I tried to kill myself by overdosing on my tablets. Fortunately, I regretted it and was taken to hospital.

People don't realise when their words do to others. 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but your words made me want to die.'
Everyone needs to take responsibility for what they say and what they do. Just because you're sat behind a keyboard saying these things doesn't make it any less real. You don't see what it's doing to the other person and then it's too late and they're gone. Take responsibility.

I was lucky. I got help and when I relapsed, I have a support system of my family, my best friends and my boyfriend who were always there for me when I was depressed. But other people aren't so lucky, they don't speak out about it and they don't get the help they need.

Look out for the signs. If a friend has become withdrawn from their normal activities, tearful for no reason, if they're losing or gaining weight. There are so many symptoms. I personally became withdrawn from my friends, I had suicidal thoughts, aches and pains and I found it difficult to get out of bed on a morning. I'll give you the link to the NHS website that lists more symptoms at the bottom in case you're worried about someone you care for.

My bullying experience has shattered my self confidence in my looks and everything about myself. I hope to get through all this.

Help stop bullying before it claims the life of someone else.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Depression/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

Thanks for the read guys :)
Don't forget to give me a cheeky follow

Toodles!
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P.S. I cried whilst reading articles about Hannah Smith and writing this. I thought the piglets were a much needed dose of cuteness to lift spirits slightly.

Triple Dry Review

Yello my honeybears!

So, this is a slightly gross way to start off a post but it happens to everyone. I am one of these unlucky people, like many teenagers, who sweats a lot. No matter what I try, it doesn't work for more than an hour or so and then *poof* it stops and I end up a horrid sweaty mess.

Lets face it, being a minging, smelly, sweaty mess isn't sexy at all.

Triple Dry - Fresh - £6.99 from Sainsbury's

When I was told about Triple Dry Anti-Perspirant, I was a touch sceptical. 'How could this anti-perspirant, that you only apply 3 times a week, keep you from being sweaty?' I asked myself but I did as I was told and dutifully applied it each night, after a shower, for 4 nights.

 I'm allergic to most of the other strong anti-perspirants so I was pretty sure I'd be scratching myself red raw to get it off but no, not at all. It isn't as fast drying as it claims to be but it doesn't take for ever either so it's pretty accurate.

 This anti-perspirant is for heavy perspiration and is apparently affective for up to 72 hours. Seeing as I do suffer from heavy perspiration, I'm unsure how it would work on people who don't sweat like a pig in a sauna on a regular basis. I think it might make your underarms extremely dry but don't take my word for it.

 I got this little beauty from Sainsbury's for £6.99. Strangely, the one I bought which is in the fragrance 'Fresh' is 99p more expensive than the one with no fragrance. Bit of a rip off if you ask me, there's barely even a smell there.

 Anyway! I would highly recommend this to people who, like moi, suffer from heavy perspiration. Top marks Triple Dry, you did good. I'm off to mess around on Pinterest. Follow my boards if you like, the link is in my Pinterest post. If you enjoyed the ramblings of a crazy lady then give my blog a little follow.

 Toodles!

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P.S. Look how happy the duckie is! I love it :)

Do the Truffle Shuffle

Hello my honeybears!

So, a few days ago I decided that, because I had money in my bank account, that I'd get myself a nice new tshirt. I like any kind of tshirts; fitted, baggy, mens etc.

I love the website Truffle Shuffle because it's kinda movie/tv related clothing. I have a couple of tshirts from them and a few accessories so I knew that they were reliable. All of the items I've bought from there are good quality and reasonably priced. With my most recent purchase, it was estimated that it would take 1 to 3 days to arrive with standard delivery. It came the day after I got a despatched notice. That is the service I like AND on the bottom of your delivery sheet, you are told which action hero packed your things. Mine was Wolverine.

This is my new tshirt, I wore this little outfit to a casual family party. Sorry for my gormless expression.

And here's me being happy!

Gremlins Tshirt - £12.99 from Truffle Shuffle

I also bought myself some new sunglasses because they were just the best things I've ever seen! I did actually edit this picture cos it was really bright.

Kitty sunglasses by Chelsea Doll - £11.99 from Truffle Shuffle

And here is my face. Enjoy.

Both my necklaces were presents.
My lipstick is one of my favourites.  Kate Moss' Lasting Finish Matte in 101 by Rimmel

That's all for tonight my loves :)

Toodles!

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Question Time

Hello my honeybears!

I have dedicated this post simply to any question you have for me or any questions I have floating around my head.

If you fancy asking me a question then pop it in the comments box and I'll keep updating this post to answer any (if I get any), you can also answer my questions as I think of them :)

Josie Questions

Are you ever too small to wear a maxi skirt/dress?




Thanks kids.

Toodles!

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PINTEREST!

Hello my honeybears!

Pinterest is one of those sites that you probably see around on the side of your Facebook newsfeed and you just go 'meh, not fussed by this'. If you are one of these people, seriously, think again!

It took me a long time to get into it but now I LOVE IT! I have mainly fashion/beauty boards but I also have a wedding board. Every girl can dream about their perfect wedding, can't they?

I love planning out life on my boards or finding new makeup/hair ideas to try out.

It is a great place if you've got a special occasion coming up and you're lost for ideas for anything then this is honestly the best place you could visit for inspiration.

I also look on here for gift inspiration like little diy, personal gifts. There are a lot of 'how to' guides and step by step manuals to making different things so if you're ever stuck, give it a browse and get some inspiration.

I'll throw in a link to my Pinterest page so you can all have a nosey. Some of the boards are a bit sparse because I mainly look at wedding stuff. I love the romance!

http://pinterest.com/josievs/boards/

That's all kids.

Toodles!

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Durham City y'all

Hello my honeybears!

I'll apologise now for the dire quality of the pictures (a lot of flash and mirror shots) as they're taken on my phone because I can't get the correct camera angle on my digital camera and I'm not lucky enough to have one of the massively expensive professional cameras.

So last night, I was out in Durham City centre on a night out with friends. As I work all week and every Saturday, Saturday night is the only time I can let my hair down and I have, since my friends have got back from uni, been out almost every week. I'm getting a bit sick of it now but I rarely go out in Durham so it was a welcome change of scenery.

If you are ever in the North East of England. Pay a visit to Durham during the day, it's a gorgeous city.

Anyway, as my favourite asset of my body is my boobs, I nearly always go out with cleavage on show because why the hell not really.

I picked two dresses which I changed between a million times before going out.

The back on the right one isn't an open back, I just hadn't bothered to zip it up.

These are two of my favourite dresses ever! They are both from Missguided and they are both green (I love green) One is a bottle green whereas the other is a teal colour but I think it's leaning more towards the green than the blue side.

The bottle green (left) is a little bit too big for me as I've lost weight but it is soooo comfy and as it's got that little wrap cross front, it covers any stomach bloating or in my case, general belly fat. It does have quite a large open neck so I used boob tape to stop from fully exposing myself and just taped it to my bra. Boob tape is a girl's best friend in these situation.

The right one, which I ended up wearing, is fitted but not skin tight. It is rather short so I spent the night having to squat to pick things up. It perfectly frames your cleavage so the free drinks get racked up pretty quickly. It's not too tight that you feel like you're going to die but it's tight enough so that you feel comfortably 'sucked in' or it did me.

I honestly love both these dresses. If you are a dress or skirt person a la moi then Missguided.co.uk is the place for you. I am honestly on there at least once a day ogling dresses, playsuits, skirts etc.

 Heels and cobbles don't mix so I put my roll up flatties on. But yea, this is me casually posing outside Cafe Nero.

To top the outfit off, I used my beautiful Missguided clutch bag with chain strap, I adore the shininess of it. I have included this bag in my Presents blog so if you want to see it in full, check it out on there or go and have a nosey on  www.missguided.co.uk , you might even find some items you fall head over heels for like ME! I decided to stick to the ocean colours (it is summer after all) by painting my nails this blue which is Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Guava.

My heels were, as the boys say, 'lethal'. Literally. They were another eBay find. The one downside is that they do hurt if you accidently catch your leg on the spikes but otherwise, you look like one hot mama, strutting your stuff in some 'killer' heels.

I was naughty (hehe) and mixed my silver accessories with gold jewellery. Bad Josie, slap on the wrist for you. These earrings, again, are from Missguided. I mixed my spikes, gold with my silver. I've worn these so much that I've started to bend the backs of them. I think they'd actually look better in silver because I'm blonde, they obviously blend into the golden tones of my hair so silver would be more striking. 

I have a spotty chest, sorry guys :( I also have a new freckle there too. This eye necklace was a 19th birthday present from one of my best friends, it's from Topshop. My birthday was in January so it's probably long gone. I love it, there's something spooky and mysterious about it. I love that little aspect of it.

There is my cleavage too. Hehe,

I sound like I've just advertised Missguided constantly through that post. I didn't mean to, I just like their clothes and accessories.

That's all then guys.

Toodles!

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