Escape

I have always loved to travel. I am lucky enough to have been given the chance to visit so many places since I was a little girl and I hope to carry on in such manner. I have a love for experiencing other culture which I think has stemmed from my study of language and my extensive reading of travel magazines which one day I would love to write for. This is just a little personal post of an insight of the places I would love to travel as I grow older


Barcelona (I get to go here next year eek!)

 Quebec - At the moment this is where I would like to spend my year abroad in university, it would be such a good opportunity

Papua new Guinea 

 Stockholm

 kuala Lumpur

 Lourdes 

There are obviously many more from the likes of Australia to Amsterdam. I especially hope to travel a lot of France, hopefully while on my year abroad at university. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this little insight into my pending travels, for now I'll just have to hope I can visit all of these places! If you enjoy travel or even just reading about it and discovering new places I really suggest you read wanderlust or lonely planet, so many amazing things in both magazines. If you don't want to travel before reading them, you will afterwards.

I'm thinking about doing a run down of all of my previous visits to Paris and my recommendations of what to see and do, let me know if you're interested x

Sex and the city - Carrie Bradshaw appreciation

From watching Sex and the city box set from the start (I've always loved the film but never actually seen the series) I am falling more and more in love with Carrie Bradshaw. People tend to brand Sarah Jessica Parker as 'ugly', but seeing her as Carrie, she's grown on me so much. I think its more the character I love more than SJP. I'm only up to episode 9 of series one but I absolutely looovvvve it so far. The lifestyle is presented as so hard yet so perfect, so isn't too far from reality, as I find with shows such as the modern 90210 and Gossip Girl. 
The thing I love most about watching older series is the magnificent clothes they wear. Obviously strongly present in SATC but also in shows such as Friends. (If you haven't seen either, you have not lived.)

P.s I'd like to say thank you to Laura for tagging me with the leibster award, I appreciate it so much! I just don't feel my blog is up to any sort of standard for that and would much prefer for someone else to receive it. Definitely check out her blog though, it's far from cliché fashion blog , I personally loved the university series and found it helped a lot! xox

Recommendations - Nail Varnish

I never ever used to use nail varnish, I always used to think it looked all tacky and awful and just not nice, however when my boyfriend bought me a set I started using them and now I never have unpainted nails. I'm not big on nail art, as to be honest I just find it too much effort, however I love matte colours that just set of your nails and make them look really pretty.
I don't really have a favourite brand of nail varnish as I just go into say boots or superdrug and browse until I find a colour that I like regardless of it's brand. Essie of course are a lovely brand and their colours are so well ranged and fantastic quality, but sometimes I find the pricing a bit stretched and I manage to find an equally good nail varnish for a little less of the brand.
Here are my top ten personal favourites:

 

Blues -I really like blues and this Barry M one is lovely, it goes with pretty much everything and is really matte. Barry M is such a good brand for nail varnish and such good value for money. The other is a H&M polish, it does take a couple of layers to build up but it's a gorgeous powdery blue colour and in certain lights it has a shimmer.

Naturals -  This nude shade is so nice, I thought it would be too plain but it's so pretty and subtle and also really shiny and gives your nails a really healthy look and sheen. The grey was from one of those Christmas sets you get, but it's such a good nail varnish, it's so matte and dries so quickly. If yo have any recommendations of a grey which I can purchase once this one runs out please let me know :). Finally, everybody needs a black nail varnish, and I wouldn't buy any other but this one. Yes essie is a little pricey, but the quality is so good. It's rare that a black nail varnish only needs one coat, but this one does.

Glitter  -  The first one is lovely, I got it for Christmas time but I have worn it loads since. The second one I picked up in Sephora, it's honestly amazing, it looks so great on colours like gold and silver. I love glitter nail varnish but they are a total nightmare to get off, any tips?

Reds - I'm not actually a big fan of red nail varnish, but this burgundy berry colour is much more me. The coral was a purchase for my holiday, it's one of Primark's which have pleasantly surprised me; they dry quickly and are long lasting. The last is a lovely pastel orange colour which weirdly goes with everything I wear, I think it's by Miss Sporty.

I've been going through a really awful and difficult time recently and I have had personal issues that have just made me want to do anything but blog. I'm not going to go into the things that happened but on the surface I just hit a point where everything around me just crumbled down all at once. I think this happens to everybody at least once. I am slowly feeling better and trying to get myself back on track. I have some posts lined up and I'm back xox

Outfit of the day

Natural

Nude is timeless and so so so pretty. It's so feminine, even an all nude outfit can work. I'm typing this with nude painted finger nails hehe. Any way yes, I love anything in natural tones and I just think it looks so soft and effortless.

Sixth Form experience

If you're reading my blog and preparing to go to sixth form in September, here is a short run through of my experience there and some advice that I think is a little helpful.
First off, this is about sixth form, not college. Sixth forms are very different environments as they usually have a much smaller student count and have different atmospheres. So yes, this is about sixth form.
I started sixth form in Durham in September 2010 and I studied English Language, French and Media, all of which I had previously studied at school. I went with four of my friends and then by the end of this year there was only 3 of us. Sixth form is not for everybody, it's very hard and a huge jump from GCSE. However, one thing that's wrong is when teachers at school warn you that you wont receive help from your teachers at a level, and it's all very independent, because yes, you are treat like an adult and given a lot of independent work but do not be afraid to ask for help, you're still only sixteen year old and you may be studying something that's brand new, don't be afraid to be totally clueless about something, as it's likely that around 10 other people in the class are feeling the same.
There will be times when you pretty much break down, you will feel as though you are in far too deep and that you just cannot do it any-more and that you aren't clever enough, but don't quit because quitting is lame. Actually having survived the two years, me Laura and Elliot felt we had achieved something.
I'm not going to say everything will be okay and sixth form is all nice and happy and yey, because it's not. It's hard work, lack of sleep, bus rides at 7.30am on winter mornings, heavy file carrying, meeting a lot of people you wont get on with, and sometimes feeling unhappy. However, you will benefit so much from the experience, you're independence develops and your ability improves massively, in anything you do. As  long as you are prepared to be devoted then you will succeed I guess. You will meet lovely new people, and at the same time learn to tolerate and work with those who perhaps you would have just ignored in school. You will grow up a lot, and you will change and it may cause clashes between old friends, as they may be developing in different manners and ways, or as I found with some of my old friends; not developing at all.


When you start you can study 4 A levels, or my sixth form offered a few B-tec courses. I only studied three as there was nothing in the fourth option column which I even wanted to study. Most people drop down to 3 throughout the year then most definitely in year 13. In year 13 you actually realise how easy year 12 was and you are really pushed to your limits. My subjects fell together quite nicely as media was relevant in english language, and you need developed writing skills for media, then I was able to tie my French studies in with my media A2 coursework. It is a good idea to pick subjects that have even just a slight correlation in my opinion.


A levels are not easy going, and those two years will change you so much, but it's probably one of the best choices you could make. I'm (hoping) to go to uni this september to study French and Spanish at either Northumbria or Leeds (I havent quite decided yet, although Leeds is my first choice) so wish me luck xox