Affordable eyeliner | SEVENTEEN MAKE YOUR MARK

Affordable eyeliner | SEVENTEEN MAKE YOUR MARK

This post is for all those people who can't afford to pay out loads of money on make up, but still want to have the look of expensive make up.

The make up brand Seventeen is known for being really cheap, I picked this up from Boots which is a British drugstore and I'll put a link to it at the bottom. For all those out of the UK who are after trying this product, I recommend trying eBay or just search for it on Google. I paid £3.99 for this and I definitely think it is worth way more than that! 

Anyway, this product is definitely one of the best eyeliner pens I've ever used. The pen tip is firm and gets thicker so that it is easy to make your eyes darker if you want it.
Apologies for the bad quality - I need to invest in a camera, but it gives you an idea of what it looks like.  Personally I think the softer brushes are harder to apply and you've got to have a steady hand in order to make it look nice. With this one, it literally takes me about 1 minute to put on and is so easy! Considering I am in no way good at applying make up! 

This eyeliner is also very long lasting and I can happily apply it in the morning and when I return from work it is still as it was when I left, it also doesn't come off when it rains, which is perfect for me because that is the last thing I want!! 

I highly recommend this product as an affordable eyeliner, if anyone knows where else you can buy this please let me know! 


I would love to know if anyone else has tried this and what they think. If not I think you should try it!

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

Motivation Monday

Motivation Monday


This is for anyone who is currently struggling to achieve their goals, maybe because you "can't be bothered", "don't really have time" or "don't really feel up to it". Personally I find it really motivational when I come across pictures like this and it just reminds me that I need to carry on. So many people make excuses about all sorts of things, for no real reason but for me I find it so rewarding once I've pushed through that excuse. I challenge everyone reading this to do something they are currently too lazy or unmotivated to do and I promise you once you've done it you will feel so much better about yourself! Even if its just 1 or 2 steps closer to your goal, every little bit helps right? 

Its a bit like the tortoise and the hare story, about the hare challenging the tortoise to a race - knowing full well he is much faster. In the end "slow and steady wins the race", it's a bit like this with achieving your goals, take it slow and before you know it you'll have achieved more than everyone else! 

Anyway, enough of that! Thanks for reading, and be sure to let me know what your goals are! 
Abbie xx 

Day in the Life | DAY OFF WORK

Day in the Life | DAY OFF WORK

So I thought I'd do a simple day in the life post, I always watch YouTube videos of this but as I don't make YouTube videos I thought I would try and do it in a post, not too sure how it will turn out. But yeah, here's what a typical Thursday looks like in my life.

First things first, when I wake up the first thing I do is go and get breakfast and because I haven't had a day off in ages I thought I would treat myself and eat it in bed.

Frosties! My favourite :) I don't think I could survive if I didn't eat breakfast. Then I went and brushed my teeth, here's a sexy picture of me brushing my teeth. One of my favourite things to do! Please ignore my top, its about 7 years old and only just fits me now! 

Because I'm a lazy cow I sat back in bed and did a bit of blog "research", ie. catching up on my favourite blogs. Whilst enjoying a Creme Egg - I've eaten so many in the past 5 days! 


Once I'd done that I had a cheeky workout. I'm currently doing my favourite, the Sally Up Challenge! I highly recommend it, I will probably do a blog post on it in the future. 

Then I took a shower, but I'm not taking a photo of that because I'm sure you all know what a shower looks like. I then put my make up on (takes about 3 minutes as I wear very little) and got dressed. 


Next up, its time to help mum at the yard! 


Biggest job - poo picking! For all non-horsey people it probably sounds horrible haha. 
On Thursdays, my little sister has ice skating lessons so that was the next place to go and freeze for 2 whole hours. :( 
Before that though we managed to squeeze in a little ice cream, I'm so happy that I managed to find the BEST ice lolly ever! 


I used to eat these all the time as a child and then when I was about 9 they completely disappeared from all shops and I haven't seen one since! Has anyone ever tried these beautiful things? 
After ice skating I might have accidentally had a McDonald's, but lets not talk about that. 

Once all that was done, we went back to the yard to discover the ponies had broke into the feed room and eaten all the food! Now I've just got out the bath and am writing this, so it can go up while I'm busy working tomorrow - how fun! 

Anyway, that's a lot of writing! If you've actually bothered to read to the end, leave me a comment or tweet me @AbbieeWade. I would love to hear from you and hear what you want me to post about as it would really help me! Hahaha anyway, Bye! 

Thanks for reading! :)
Abbie xx 

Current playlist | APRIL

Current playlist | APRIL

So I thought I'd start a playlist style post, listing all the current songs I'm loving at the moment. So, here are a few that I have loved in the past month:


  • George Ezra - Budapest
  • Beyoncé - Partition
  • Ed Sheeran - Sing
  • Indiana - Solo Dancing 
  • Tove Lo - Stay High (Habits Remix) ft. Hippie Sabotage 
  • Demi Lovato - Let It Go 
  • Vance Joy - Riptide
  • John Legend - All Of Me 
  • Calvin Harris - Summer
  • The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
I know that not all of these songs are new but I don't care haha, I still love them! 

What're your favourite songs at the moment? 

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

Motivation Monday

Motivation Monday

This weeks motivation is more of a reminder to me. This is for everyone in a troubled situation or for people who are involved with negative people. For me I have a lot of negative people in my life and people who constantly try to bring me down. Usually it is because they want to have one up, this has gotten so much now I just can't be bothered with it any more. I'm putting this image on my blog as a way of promising myself next time the negative people get in contact with me I need to say no.

(Source: Unkown)

I will live in regret when I'm old if I don't continue to grow and I hope that anyone reading this will do the same and move on too! Let me know if you're in a similar situation. Twitter - @AbbieeWade

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx 

Things I regret not doing

Things I regret not doing

There are a lot of things that I regret doing with my life, I have also made a lot of mistakes. For me I think that the best way to learn from it is to admit it, for a long time I would dwell on things that I did wrong and just think I am a complete idiot - as I'm sure I'm not the only one. Then I started to admit what I did wrong and told myself ways of learning from it, this is why I'm going to share a few of them with you.

Here is my top 3 things I regret not doing in my life:
  • Staying at sixth form. 
    • This is one of the main things that I regret not doing, as I needed A levels to do the career I one day hope to do. I started sixth form twice and dropped out both times - I am a complete idiot, I know! I'm sure my life would be way more entertaining if I had because I would probably be at university right now. 
  • Standing up for myself.
    • This is something I never ever used to do, mainly because I never had the confidence to do so. Sad I know, but now so many people think they can walk all over me - there's only so much a person can take right?
  • Saying yes to more things and living life a bit more dangerously. 
    • I know this probably sounds weird, but I would always be really hesitant to try new things. I probably missed so many opportunities and memories because I was too scared or couldn't be bothered. Since I've changed this I've learnt so much and had some really amazing times! 
What is the top 3 things you regret not doing? 

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

Look out for | George Ezra

Look out for | George Ezra

Up and coming artist George Ezra is definitely one to look out for, personally I think his music is amazing and I love the sound of his voice. His songs are so catchy and his music gives off a very summer vibe. I'm not going to sit here and write a long review of his songs as a simply think you have to listen for yourself to realise how beautiful his voice is.

Have a listen to my favourite song 'Budapest'

I would love to know what you guys think of him or if there is anyone similar I might be interested in. 

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx 





Motivation Monday

Motivation Monday

As of today I have decided I am going to do a Motivation/inspiration post every Monday, today I would like to share this photo. I think it is so powerful and reminds me that you have to work hard to get rewards, the image behind really enhances the point and that's why its probably one of my favourite pictures. 
(Source: Unknown) 
Let me know what you think of this or if you have any images or quotes that inspire you. 

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

Listen to | ED SHEERAN - SING

Listen to | ED SHEERAN - SING

I am a massive fan of Ed Sheeran and always have been so I might be a little bit bias by saying that his new song Sing is definitely one of my favourites already. It is much more up tempo than a lot of his songs from his album '+'. Give it a listen and see what you think! 


This is the first single to be released from his new album 'x' which is released on June 23rd, the tracklist for multiply has also recently been released, uncovering some interesting titles. Knowing that Ed Sheeran sings about personal experiences it is very interesting to see he has named one 'Nina', possibly about rumoured ex lover Nina Nesbitt? Ed himself has also said that one of the songs is written about ex girlfriend Ellie Goulding who he discovered cheated on him with one of his best friends.
                              

Keep up to date with Ed Sheeran news here.

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

What and why I'm blogging

What and why I'm blogging

Why I'm blogging?
I like to keep myself occupied a lot of the time so I thought this would be a great way to keep me busy. I've always read blogs and always loved Zoella (as I'm sure everyone does). I often thought about starting a blog; back in 2011 I actually wrote a post about Ed Sheeran on this very blog, unfortunately that's as far as my blogging went as it wasn't very popular then and I thought that I am in no way clever enough to be doing stuff like that. Since then blogging has become a lot more popular and its not all about being super smart.

One of the main reasons I have started blogging now is because of my amazing friend Shannon, who has an amazing music blog, click here. She was the person who said to me "You should start blogging" and I just thought it sounded great. I know I've only just started blogging but I am so thankful already because it is great fun - I really do encourage people who are a bit on the fence to blog. Its great, Thanks Shan Shan!

What I blog about?
I don't really have a particular style and don't really know how my blog will turn out but I'm just going to post things I enjoy and things to motivate myself. I will probably post about music, fitness, horses, beauty and just my life haha, probably not very interesting but at least I've got something to look back on when I'm old!

Anyway, I talk a lot of rubbish so I'll just shut up now, if this interests anyone please do follow!

Thanks for reading! :)
Abbie xx

Fitness | how to exercise from home (beginner)

Fitness | how to exercise from home (beginner)

First of all I would just like to say that I am not a professional, this is just how I brought myself into the world of exercise from home - as a lot of people (me included) find gyms very daunting especially when you aren't fit.
Here is a small list of exercises you can use to tone up or lose weight from home for beginners (please seek medical advise before starting for the first time). The best way to build up your fitness is to start 2 or 3 times a week and build it up if possible, also drink plenty of water and take 30 second breaks regularly during your workouts. Remember it is very important to have a healthy diet in order to see results. 

Bum and legs
- 20 x squats
- 10 x lunges (each leg) 
- 20 x donkey kicks (each leg) 
- 20 second wall sit 
- 30 x calf raises

Abs
- 20 x heel touches 
- 10 x leg raises
- 30 second plank
- 3 minute mountain climbers 
- 15 x Russian twists
- 15 x bicycle crunches 

Upper body
- 10 x push ups (do it on knees if it's too hard)
- 30 second plank or half plank 
- 10 x burpees
- 10 x triceps dips 

Cardio
- 3 minute jog/sprint on the spot 
- 40 x jumping jacks 
- 2 minute high knees
- 2 minute mountain climbers (fast) 
- 3 minute step up 

As I said before I am not a professional so please don't think this will work for everyone. I have just said a few ideas I used when I first began, obviously you can change the amount of reps, and the order you do it in - just try whatever works for you. :) 

Let me know what works for you or if you tried any of this. 

Thanks for reading! :) 
Abbie xx

In loving memory of Peaches Geldof

In loving memory of Peaches Geldof

Here's just a quick post just to show my respect to the beautiful writer, TV presenter and model - Peaches Geldof, who was devastatingly pronounced dead today (Monday 7th April). My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, I cannot bear to think of how much pain they're in. 
http://nowmagazine.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/
She is a true inspiration to me as she shows you don't have to be perfect to be successful. I personally thing she was an amazing mother and I would love to be like that one day. She is absolutely beautiful and has brought 2 gorgeous boys into the world, I hope they grow up to be as inspirational as her.

She was taken far too young and she still had so much more of life to experience. At least now she is with her mum and I'm sure they will both be looking down on their family who will be doing them proud. 

This has really taught me how short life is and that you really do have to live each moment as if it's your last. 

RIP Peaches! Gone but never forgotten. ❤️

Fake Tan Review | MY FIRST TIME

Fake Tan Review | MY FIRST TIME

Me being naturally as pale as Wednesday Addams made me very worried about fake tanning for the first time - mainly because so many people where I live are orange. I find it very hard to get a tan - especially in England and having to work inside on sunny days. So I had the decision of fake tanning or being pale all summer (2013). 
I decided it would be safer if I applied the fake tan myself a I'd not seen many spray tans that hadn't turned people orange. This way also meant I could choose how tanned I wanted to be. 

The first fake tanning product I used was the L'oréal Sublime Bronze self-tanning gel.
It's a gel that allows you to build it up everyday until you have reached the colour you want. I also made sure it covered both face and body as I don't usually wear any foundation so I wanted them to be the same colour, also I'm way too lazy to do that much everyday! 

I found this product was really easy to apply, perfect for a first time and really natural looking. Its also great because it is very affordable, at about £13.50 in most pharmacies or drugstores.

Here is a photo of how dark my legs went, unfortunately I don't have a photo of what they were like before but I can assure you I'm nearly whiter than paper! Also please ignore the weird water effect on my legs, I can assure you they were all one colour.

The only thing I will say about this product is, make sure you properly exfoliate before applying - it does say this on the back but I tried to be lazy one time and it went patchy! 

I would love to know if anyone has tried this and what your opinion on it is. :) 

Thanks for reading! :)
Abbie xx 

First post | TOO MUCH INFORMATION

First post | TOO MUCH INFORMATION

After a long time deliberating what my first post should be, I decided I would do a TMI style post. I thought this would be a great way to get to know a little about me. The majority of the questions are from the TMI Tag that a lot of Youtubers have done. Anyway, I'll shut up and get started. 

1. How old are you? 
  18, soon to be 19 - scary! 
2. How tall are you? 
 About 5'10" ish 
3. Any piercings or tattoos? 
 Only my ear lobes, like everyone has. I don't want to get a tattoo incase I regret it.  
4. OTP? 
 Wouldn't say one true pairing but I do LOVE Dan from Bastille.  
5. Favourite TV show? 
 Made in Chelsea  
6. Favourite band or artist? 
Would probably say Ed Sheeran, but then I do love Bastille. I love too many so I feel bad naming just one!  
7. Something you miss? 
My bestest friend Ellie, who I haven't seen since Christmas :( 
(She's the one in the left) 

8. Favourite song? 
My favourite song always changes but at the moment it's, The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather 
9. Favourite quote? 


10. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? 
 20 minutes ish 
11. Fears?
 Spiders and being boring  
12. What did you want to be when you were younger? 
  I wanted to be an athlete - weird I know.  
13. When was the last time you cried? 
 When I watched Life and Death row on BBC3 (british channel) last week 
14. Last book you read? 
 Catching Fire 
15. Current book? 
 I'm re reading The Hunger Games because I love it.  
16. The relationship between you and the last person you text? 
 Vicky - amazing friend and work colleague.  
17. Favourite food? 
 Spaghetti Bolognese and mashed potatoes - not together though, that's weird. 
18. A place you want to visit? 
 I've always wanted to visit Italy 
19. Favourite flavour of sweet? 
 Strawberry, definitely!  
20. Favourite chat up line? 
 Favourite one I got from the Tinder app


21. Have you used it? 
 Definitely not, personally I think girls shouldn't use chat up lines. 
22. What's your twitter username? 
@AbbieeWade feel free to follow me.

I now tag anyone who reads this to make their own tmi posts so we can all get to know each other. 


Thanks for reading! :)
Abbie  xx

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