Hello!

I feel it's time I do another blog post seeing as I haven't done one in forever.  I have been preoccupied with other things like living with my ex boyfriend and have had loads of uni work to do.  You would not believe how stressed I was at the weekend.  But that's all my essays handed in now.  I just have tons of revision to do and my first exam is in 11 days.  ELEVEN DAYS?!  STRESSSS!!  So my life from now until the end of exams is revision, and more revision (except when I see Lostprophets. The weekend before my exam. What?!).

Of course I have to write about this album.  Lostprophets new album, Weapons, came out on 2nd April.  I received it in the post a few days before (thank you play.com!) and have been listening to it every day since.  I wasn't the biggest fan of Lostprophets' previous album.  I still listen to it sometimes and I'm not complaining about it, I just prefer their other albums.  But Weapons is different, it sounds like they have a bit more of their old sound back.  My favourite track so far:  We Bring An Arsenal.  I am going to see this band twice next week and I CAN'T WAIT!!

That's all I have to write about for now, because I need to get on with all this revision! RAAARRRR!

Long Time!

I feel like I haven't made a blog post in ages!  But I'm going through quite a rough time at the moment and haven't had much to write about.

I managed to make it to a party last night though!
This is the dress I wore:

I haven't worn this dress in about a year!  I forgot how much I liked it.  I wore it with black leggings.

My life is a mess right now, I really hope it sorts itself out soon.  I didn't think it was possible to be so hurt and sad.

I have a physics essay to write to be in on Monday.  So far I have a total of about 200 words.  Pathetic.  I wish I could concentrate!

And there goes another depressing post from me.  I promise they won't all be depressing!

Summer Is Coming!

Summer is nearly here!  It's not quite warm enough yet but the sun is shining and the sky is blue.  On my travels to uni I like seeing all the flowers that weren't out a few weeks ago.

I have new nails!

I am quite messy doing my right hand though, I'm quite sure I can't do anything left handed!

I should probably do something about that messy blob on my nail.

In other news, I have a new boyfriend!  Would you like to see a picture of him?

He keeps me company at night.  Oh dear, I think I maybe have gone completely mad.

At the moment I am loving this stuff:

Burt's Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion.  It smells so good I just want to eat it! It is very nourishing and moisturising.  I've been using it on my hands (which can get incredibly dry), arms and legs and my skin is feeling so soft!  To start off with I was using it on my hands a few times a day and my arms and legs once a day and now my skin feels amazing!  I would definitely recommend this!

Another product that I am loving at the moment is Soap & Glory Peaches and Clean.

I'd read quite a few good things about this cleanser that I had to try it.  It smells quite nice, a bit like what I would expect a clean smell to be like.  I've been using my normal make up removers to remove my eye make up and most of my foundation, then I've been using the Peaches and Clean afterwards to remove the foundation that my make-up wipes didn't get rid of.  I'm not sure if this product would normally stop me from getting spots because I've been under so much stress lately that spots have popped up all over my chin and I don't think anything would have prevented that (except no stress).  But while using this product I have found that the spots have disappeared much quicker than they normally would.

Just a reminder for you all to check out @fashbeautylife on twitter and if anyone would like to follow me on bloglovin you can do so here.

Off I go now to do the masses of uni work I have.  Why is second year so much harder than first year?!

Thanks Mum!

It's horrible when your boyfriend breaks up with you (as I wrote about in my last post).  It's horrible when he makes you think it's your fault.  It's even more horrible when you find out that he cheated on you, and he lied about it, and you find out from someone else.  At his 21st birthday party.  I don't think I've ever cried so much in my life.  I'm going to go all dramatic now and say that my heart feels like it has been ripped out of my chest and stamped on.  I've never felt so hurt and let down and sad in all my life.

Enough about that otherwise I'll start thinking about it and I need to keep my mind busy to stop thinking about it.

My Mum has been great.  When I found out last night I talked to a friend and then phoned my Mum who came to pick me up and took me to her house where we talked for ages.  Today she pretty much forced me to go shopping with her where she bought me some new clothes even though I wasn't in the shopping mood.

This jacket is from the Next sale.  It's my favourite colour!

These other new clothes are from Matalan.  I wouldn't normally shop in Matalan but their selection of clothes quite surprised me!

I haven't even tried on any of the tops yet but hopefully I will like them when they are on.

The days seem so long at the moment.  Spending time with my (ex) boyfriend would usually fill up a good chunk of my day/evening and now I just don't know what to do with myself.  I think I need to find a new hobby!  Or maybe I should just concentrate on my uni work!

If you want something to do then go over to twitter and follow @fashbeautylife where tomorrow I will be tweeting... twittering?  Whatever you call it (I'm not up to date with the modern internet language), I'll be doing it.

It Hurts

It's a Friday night and I've sat here stuffing my face in pizza and doing uni work.

It was a yummy pizza but I have suddenly lost my appetite and could only eat half of it (the picture makes it look bigger than what it is) and I didn't take in any of the studying I've been doing.  I can't tell you what on earth I've been trying to learn for the past hour but I've been trying to keep my brain occupied.  I don't really understand because this is the biggest things I've eaten in the last few days, I've been surviving on pieces on toast now and then, and now my stomach has suddenly grown!

Me and my boyfriend broke up today.  This morning.  Maybe it was yesterday.  I'm not too sure.  But I only found out this morning.  I'm already missing him so much.  We live together (he's gone to his parents for the time being), we wake up together every morning, we spend some time with each other every day, we cook together every day, I tell him everything and anything and he is (was) the person I trusted most.  We had an argument though, I don't really want to go into details.  Some things were said, but not many, he wouldn't talk to me after, and the next thing I knew, this morning it came up on facebook that he was now single.  It's only facebook but the thing that hurt me a lot is that I had to find out through facebook, he wasn't man enough to said it to my face.  He won't talk to me properly until after the weekend.

It's his 21st birthday tomorrow.  I've spent ages choosing the right decorations, learning how to bake the perfect cake and choosing perfect presents - I'm now skint.  I just feel so let down and hurt.  He is having a party in our house tomorrow.  He says he wants me to be there.  So I have to some how (at the moment I have no idea how) go and pretend to be happy.  I'm sitting here alone in the house tonight and I'm just wishing I went back to my parents tonight.

I can't put into words how hurt and upset I feel, but also angry.

I suppose I should keep with the theme of this blog.

This stuff (Soap and Glory You Won't Believe Your Eyes) has been a life saver when I've had to calm down my red and puffy eyes as well as the massive dark circles I have (I just can't sleep at the moment).
My trusty Lily Lolo mineral foundation has also served me well.  Although it comes off more or less straight away when I start crying, when my eyes are dry it covers everything up well.

I now have to think of something to wear tomorrow.  I have spent the last few days looking a mess, but I guess I will leave my outfit choosing until tomorrow.

This evening I have also done my nails. They are a little messy but never mind.

I think I am now going to get into bed with a cup of tea and watch 24 (I'm now on season 3).  I'm at a bit of a loss at what to do but I don't really feel like doing any more work.

Sorry for such a depressing blog post!  I wouldn't normally want to write about something so personal.  But that's what I felt like writing about - it's the only thing on my mind at the moment!

Have a good weekend!

Need More Clothes!

Evening! I have so much uni work to do at the moment as well as so many lectures to attend, I miss the slow pace of last year!

I'm loving Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner at the moment.  I don't usually like using Dove products on my hair, because I feel that it cleans it too much if that is possible and it makes it very fluffy and uncontrollable.  But the oil care conditioner doesn't make my hair fluffy and fly-away.  It doesn't normally take a lot to keep my hair in good condition, but it felt like the ends were becoming a little dry so I chose this conditioner.  I usually wash my hair every other day and after a few uses my hair is now feeling lovely, soft and conditioned again.  I will definitely use this conditioner again!

I really wish I had money at the moment!  I'm pretty skint at the moment seeing as it is the boyfriend's birthday and Mother's Day this month.  I have seen some things in the shops recently that I have liked which I have been trying not to look at.

These from River Island:

And these from Miss Selfridge:

 Maybe I should get a job.

Cheap Booze!

Morning!  Or should I say, afternoon.  I feel like such a lazy person at the moment.  I haven't done any uni work in a while which means I need to study extra hard next week to catch up.  I do not like the amount of things I need to learn!!

On Wednesday afternoon, this is what the boot of my car looked like:

Tesco were selling each crate of 12 for £5, so being the students we are, we couldn't resist.  So here is the drink supply for me and two of my housemates.  I have already consumed some of them.  I couldn't stop myself, they were just staring at me.  Alcholic?  Me?  No.

Yesterday I went back home to visit my brother and we went off shopping for a Mother's Day present.  My Mum is a very hard person to buy for and we didn't want to get her the usual jewellery, perfume, bag, plant that we normally do.  We knew she needed a printer so we got her one.  Not very Mother's-Day-ish, but something that she needs and will use.

I also got some other supplies for the boyfriend's birthday:

I've bought one present, and know what other present to get, I've got the decorations, now just to get the card and to decide what cake to make.  This is quite organised for me seeing as his birthday is a week away.  Usually I leave birthdays and Christmas until the day before and then panic.

On Wednesday night while my housemates were watching the football and I was a little bit bored (football doesn't really interest me much!), I decided to do my nails.

Right hand - Without flash














Left hand - With flash















They are actually quite messy, but I don't think they're too bad for a first attempt.  I usually just use one colour and don't bother with any kind of pattern.  I used two coats of Nivea Calcium Power in Soft Rose for the base.  Then two coats of Max Factor Max Effect Mini Nail Polish in Cool Jade.  Then for the white stripes I used Special Fx Dual Tip Nail Art Pen.  I think I need to have another go and keep practising until I get less messy.

Tomorrow is St Paddy's Day!  So being part Irish, I have to go out and celebrate of course.  Tomorrow I'm going home to see my family, then we're going out for food and then to the pub!

I just wanted to mention that I'm selling a couple of items on Ebay from ASOS that I've never worn before, so I'm trying to clear out stuff that I never use while making some money.  So if anyone is interested they can check them out here and here
These are the items that I am selling:

I'm off to get ready to go to uni now!