floating in the clouds

The weather in England has been quite rainy and glum the past few days so when I woke up this morning to the sun blazing in through my window I made the most of it and instantly went out to soak up some vitamin D. I normally have a set route I walk but today I wanted to go somewhere new. I found this cute little village where there were lots of countryside and fields. It felt very English because everything was so beautiful, there were horses and sheep and even llamas (which I've actually never seen before) and there was this overgrown forest-y walk path and a little brook, I just really enjoyed going out for no particular reason other than the sun being out. I didn't get to take any pictures of the llamas which is really sad because they were the main part of the whole walk, and they are so cute! But here are the photos I did take... See you soon, thanks for reading Shannon xoxo

In my last post I spoke about being on the brink of exam period, I kinda wasn't expecting to never post again... I guess I got a lot more stressed than I thought I would and literally had no time to sit down and write a post. Exams are now completely over and my summer has officially begun. This summer I have a lot more independence than I ever have before, as I'm getting older I have more freedom to do more things, and this summer I really want to make the most of it. Every single summer I've always spent the days in my pj's watching TV. However this summer I'm inspired to get out more, take more pictures, do more interesting things, and most importantly to not just waste away my 9 weeks. I made a really cliche 'summer bucklist' because my inner child screams at how fun it could be, some of the things are ridiculous but hey, aren't we all. 1. Use an underwater camera -I've always wanted one of these because under water pictures are so coool! An...

I haven't posted anything for a while, I've been really busy at the moment but at the same time I've not been doing anything that really makes me busy... Do you know what I mean ?  Anyway, I was watching The Notebook a few days ago and I love that it was set in the 1940s, I'm completely in love with that era there's something about it that's just so... perfect. The women of that time were so classy and their clothes were so pretty and feminine and I loved the way they did their hair and makeup. Even the way of life back then, it seemed so simple and happy, and relationships were so different then too, people were a lot more passionate than they are now. I'd love to have been born into the era that allowed me to experience the 1940s just to see what it was really like...                     So out of wishing to be one the pin up girls from the 40s, I decided to play around and try and create a vintage 1940s look, it's in no...

I'm sure you're all aware that mother's day is in 4 days time (depending on what country you live in), so today I went shopping to buy my mum some gifts. Normally my mum tends to get candles, chocolates, and girly bath supplies but this year year I wanted to be a bit more personal and buy her things I know she wants. The presents I have bought aren't huuugely special and expensive because my mum doesn't need £300 spending on her to know she's loved haha.   I started off in boots, because she's been after this foundation for quite a while now, she's really not a makeup person but she's slowly starting to get more interested in it so I thought she'd really be happy with this. But like the idiot I am, I didn't realise that, I have know idea what shade to choose from... luckily she is a similar shade to me just slightly more tanned, so I finally decided on a colour which makes my skin looks slightly browner... It's safe to say I probably loo...

A few days ago I finished my first makeup product! It was a very exciting day... So as a cause of celebration I thought it would only be fair to write an 'empty' review.    To start with I'll tell you it's story as personally this product has quite sentimental value. This was the very first liquid foundation I ever had, it was given to me about three years ago because I was playing around with one of my dad's girlfriend's makeup and her foundation just suited me and wearing it made me feel so different and grown up. So she told me to keep it, I was so happy and it really got me into wanting more makeup. The person that gave me this foundation had passed away not too long after giving it to me so its sentimental value obviously increased ten fold.   The foundation was a lovely first foundation to own, it was a medium to heavy coverage and half a pump of it did my whole face. It only lasted about three or four hours before disappearing and also clung to dry pat...

This is a bit more like a diary post... My exams are coming up soon and everyone has decided what they wanted to do after they left school, I've been switching and changing my mind for three years now because I just didn't know what I wanted to be. I'd think of a really good idea that I'd think I want, but after a while I grew bored of aspiring to be that person. A few days a go I realised what I wanted to be -I think. Throughout my whole childhood I used to play "office" where I'd dress up in my smartest clothes and grab all my notebooks and pens and I'd pretend to be a sophisticated businesswoman -like the ones you saw in films. This was who I wanted to be, and to this day that kind of job still excites me, but realistically I'm just not that type of person. So then I realised, something else I'd been slightly obsessed about my entire life is makeup -I'm no way a professional at makeup, I wouldn't even say I'm that good at it, but...

I have fiiinally got my hands on the new revlon matte balm range, yay! I first saw this advertised on someone's blog modelled by Emma Stone and I fell in love with the orange(ey) one she was wearing. I'm not normally a huge lipstick person as wearing a bright colour on my lip terrifies the hell out of me, but there was something about this product that I just needed. With it being a bright orange colour I wasn't sure if it would even go with my hair since it's ginger but it actually, surprisingly worked!  I love how this product has a chunky pen style applicator because I feel like I'm drawing on my lips which feels weirdly cool. The formula for this is so smooth, it glides on so perfectly and literally stays on forever without fading, it is very pigmented and has very good colour pay off. The scary orange isn't as scary when on but it does create a very bold lip -obviously. Another reason I bought this product because of my love for matte makeup, which is real...