10 Thing's You'll Learn When You Live In An All Girls House

When you're thrown into a flat full of strangers in your first year of uni you want to make the best impression on your new friends as possible. But fast forward to final year when you've teamed up with four of your now best friends you reveal the real you....the good the bad and the extremely weird.  

Lady's Are Certainly Not Ladylike

If you think girls living together will mean pillow fights and dancing all the time then you are sadly mistaken. This is our house and our safe place so if we don't wanna shower or throw up because we drank off milk we will. 


Your Periods will all sync

This may seem like a convenient thing but trying living with 4 other girls who are just as moody and tired as you are. Every little thing is something to complain about HOW DARE YOU USE MY KETTLE WATER YOU STUPID BITCH.


Every Occasion is An Excuse To Chat 

Just gone downstairs to make a quick cup of tea or take a toilet break from all the studying your gonna start doing.....of course i've got time for an hour chat about that woman who keeps looking at us next door, its an important matter. 

Your Landlord is On Speed Dial 

Without sounding very sexist a house full of girls can go into utter chaos when the heating goes down. I honestly feel a tiny bit bad for my landlord sometimes because nothing is ever right and he has a lot to do......but then I remember...he's kinda a dick.  


Everyone is Scared of Ghosts

No matter how strong one of you is or how many jokes you crack about ghosts in the house to scare everyone, as soon as you hear a noise in the middle of the night you'll hide under the covers and beg your housemates to let you in their bed.  


Baking Anything Means Sharing With Everyone

The smell of baking somehow sneaks into everyones room and the kitchen will magically fill up just at the exact moment those muffins are out the oven.......typical. 


Piss Someone Off And Your Dishes Will Not Be Washed

No matter how much you get along there will always be moments of tension. If someones acting a little odd, thats it the guards are up and for at least a day the house is a war zone and the kitchen is the battle. Plates and cups will not be safe. 


You Know Every Intermit Detail About Each Other (whether you like it or not)

Since your life has now turned into a never ending sleepover, with the occasional trip to uni you get a lot of talking done. From 3am deep talks about life to oversharing great details about your sexual habits. As well as each other, you'll get to know their boyfriends pretty well too and meeting  them can be a bit awkward: "hi nice to meet you i know all about your penis".  


Chicks Before Dicks: 

No matter how much drama is going on between your girls, when someone needs a shoulder to cry on, a person to make them fill a little less crazy or even someone to write a reply for you, your house will be the ultimate girl power team. 


You'll Get Excited to Hear Each Other Come Home 

You're so used to having each other around all the time that when they go away for the weekend you really miss them. You're like a mini drama filled family who love each other but also want to hit each other sometimes too....but thats okay. 

It may be dramatic and sometimes you will want to kill each other but living with your best friends is an experience you'll rarely get to do so love every moment you share with each other xx 

Bash The Trend - Ugly Phone Cases

Phone cases have become a new accessory that makes your phone look, cute, sexy, stylish or just plain ugly. When your case is bigger than your actual phone you know you have a serious problem. 

By ugly cases, I mean those impractical, plastic phone costumes. 

Cases are getting so popular these days that their original use to protect your phone, comes second place to how cool you phone can be. Its like dressing up your dog, you phone doesn't get to choose what it wear and in some cases if they could talk they'll say, "wtf is this?!" 

I've come to the conclusion that ugly cases are like Pugs, they are so ugly that sometimes it makes them cute. I also have to bash the fact that most of these ugly cases take up over half the room in your handbag and don't even think about trying to fit them in your pocket. It's seriously just so extra. 

Even brands have jumped on this ugly case band wagon such as Moschino's french fry case and Victoria Secret's pineapple case and finally Disney, the biggest culprit of them all! 

Now I know your going to think I'm a hypocrite now, but i've made some very "unique" choices when it comes down to my phone cases.  From a Hello Kitty with ears to a hot pink glittery case where all the glitter feel off within a few days, but you live and learn right? 


My personal collection of ugly phone cases:

(the Hello Kitty with ears) 

My current case:

 (Chanel perfume bottle) 

The trend of ugly cases doesn't seem to be leaving anytime soon so I guess for now, you might as well buy the most disgusting way to over the top case while the trend is still around!

Whats your most embarrassing phone case? xx

Ashley Benson Inspired Make-up Tutorial

 I am a huge Pretty Little Liars fan and of course Hanna Marin is my favorite. Which is why I have chosen to do a makeup tutorial on Ashley Benson. I am a little worried that it's kinda similar to my other tutorial on Kylie Jenner, but with a more natural twist. 

Ashley is naturally very beautiful so she doesn't wear as much makeup and some other celebrities, but her signature rocker chic look doesn't go unnoticed on the red carpet. 

Before we start I would just like to remind you that I'm not blonde so of course I won't look the same! 

Prepping Your Face 

Firstly I prepped my face using my normal routine of: Benefit POREfessional, Natural Collection coverup cream, Maybelline Better Skin Foundation and MAC studio fix powder. Remember that Ashley's skin is quiet pale so I have avoided using any bronzer or tanned products. 

Blusher

I then highlighted my cheeks with Makeup Academy- English Rose. This mosaic blush does add a hint of colour but I mostly use it to add shine and a bit of glow to my face. 

Benefits- Dandelion blush was the perfect colour for this tutorial because it's not too heavy on your face and give you a natural looking blush while defining your cheek bones. 

Eyebrows 

Ashley's eyebrows are very thin and pointy, so it's important to shape yours by using an eyebrow brush. Her eyebrows also have very defined arches, so to make mine more prominent I used Maybelline Sculpting Brow Mascara as it helps to hold them in place. Remembering the fact that Ashley is blond, try and avoid putting heavy amounts of the brow mascara on as it will make yours darker. 

Eyeliner

Because Ashley's look is quite natural, she only has eyeliner on her bottom waterline. 

Eyeshadow 

Eyeshadow is the most important aspect of this makeup tutorial, this is where the rocker chic really comes to life. I used Fabulousness Palette. Start applying from the outside of your eye and work towards the inside, this makes the eyeshadow gradually lighten and gives your eye an ombre look. Apply a lighter silvery shimmer underneath your eyebrow to add a sparkly touch to your look. 

Although Ashley's eye shadow is black, I thought brown would be better suited for my look. I used Urban Decay Naked Palette 2 - Busted for the darker colour. 

What makes Ashley's look so unique is her messy under eye shadow. It makes her look more casual and chic. For this I used a mixture of the brown and silver shadow, which I placed just underneath my eye. 

Add lots of black mascara to dramatize your eyes.

The secret to celebrities makeup is highlighter, as it distracts the eye and makes parts of your face more dominant. Apply a touch of highlighter to your cheeks and nose and blend it in all. 

Finishing Touches 

Finally do a quick smudge of your eyeshadow with your ring finger to make it look more smokey and add a touch of pinky lip-butter. 

And there you go, your natural, rocker chic, party girl, Ashley Benson Makeup! 

Tell we what you think about this tutorial and who should I do next? xx 

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Fashion Throwback

It seems the throw back thursday trend on Instagram has caught on in the fashion industry from 20's style cocktail dresses inspired by The Great Gatsby to the return on 90's fashion, our trends are traveling back in time, but is it for the better? 

I feel like the fashion industry has done it all and they may but running out of fresh, stylish and exciting new ideas so they thought "Hey lets bring back the good old times". I'm not criticizing the 90's at all, it's the year I grew up in (which makes it the best!) I just find it hard to rap my head around the fact that I now see the jelly shoes i was wearing at the age of 4 on a full grown adult! 

From chokers to floral print the 90's really covered a lot of ground fashion wise, but I thought i'd show you some of my favorite 90's throwback items of the season. 

The Mini Backpack 

This cute little bag is so adorable and beat carrying around a heavy purse in your hand all day, they  make an outfit look more unique and a little indie. Since they are beginning to trend again new classy leather designs have come out and even brands like Chanel are following. 

Dark Lipstick 

As you can probably tell from one of my eariler posts http://nicolealexandraslater.blogspot.hk/2014/01/my-obsession-with-red-lipstick.html
i love lipstick the darker the better! Having an minimal makeup look with shocking dark lips can really transform any style you're going for. 

Trainers 

 Although trainers arnt exactly the most fashionable shoe, they have been appearing quite a lot on the catwalk, Cara Delevingne paired trainers with a wedding dress in the Chanel fashion show. But I'm really loving the trainer inspired heels, they're cute and casual at the same time! 

High Waisted Everything

High waisted jeans and shorts have been around for a couple years now but it doesn't look like they are going away anytime soon. It's far more flattering for your figure as they make your legs look longer and your waist look slimmer which is always a bonus. 

Crop Tops 

The perfect summer top that keeps you cool as well as decent, they've also been around for a while but the closer it gets to summer, the more unique and exciting prints, cuts and designs these tops are sporting.

What do you think about the 90's comeback and what's your favorite trend? xx

Oliver Goldsmith's Sunglass Collection

 I'm very much not a history person, but when it comes to fashion history i'll make an exception. I find it fascinating to know where all our outfit inspiration and designs come from and whether the past has helped shape our style choices today. So when I discovered this hidden gem of a collection in the building next to my university I couldn't wait to take my camera out and show you guys some of the dazzling glasses featured in the mini museum. 

Oliver Goldsmith was a very popular family-run glasses business in the 20th century, stars such as Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly were renowned for wearing their glasses. He was the first person to see sunglasses as an extra fashion accessory, which is why his deigns are so flamboyant and unique compared to sunglasses we have today. He worked alongside designer brands such as Dior and Givenchy to produce beautiful and unusual statement pieces, which got him featured multiple times in Vogue. Take a look! 

As much as these are beautiful, I don't think i'd ever have the courage to actually wear them, but they are very pretty to look at. 

The address for this mini museum is:
Liberty Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 oGL, United Kingdom 

What do you think about this collection, to extreme or the perfect statement piece? Thank you for reading xx