tell us your story..

 Hola fellow bloggers!


This is a little blog post to raise awareness for the Tell Us Your Story campaign lanched by Aviva. 
Please if you can, make an entry or post a link to the campaign on your blog too, it would be greatly appreciated ! The link to the website is included in the post :) 

Showing support for this type of cause is so important in helping out those who are less fortunate than ourselves.


Thanks for taking the time to read, until next time !

The Campaign
Tell Us Your Story is giving people the opportunity to recognise and reward others who have made a positive impact on their lives or in their community over the past year. Entries are submitted online at http://www.avivatellusyourstory.co.uk/ <http://www.avivatellusyourstory.co.uk/>
Launched by Aviva, for every entry they will donate £1 to the Street to School Programme - a global initiative with the aim of reaching 500,000 children worldwide, helping them get off the streets and back into education.
A weekly prize of £1000 will also be awarded to the local hero that captures the hearts of visitors to the site and receives the most votes.  One overall winner will be chosen by a celebrity judging panel for a prize worth £10,000.
We have a widget available that you can place on your blog to show your support for the campaign and encourage your readers to enter.


Further Information:
About Street to School:
Railway Children is the UK charity partner for the Street to School programme.
Railway Children is the only charity working across the UK with vulnerable children.
Every year in the UK, 100,000 children run away because they’re unwanted, unloved or abused and many are never reported missing. 

Day Out

Hello my lovely readers! First of all I must apologise for my lack of posting, my laptop is currently broken and has been for the past 3 weeks so getting on here isn't as easy as before !

Just a small post on a wonderful day out I spent with my amazing boyfriend Gavin for our anniversary celebrating 4 years together !

Gavin decided to take us to the gorgeous little city of York. For those of you who have never been or haven't heard of it, you definitely should check it out given a chance. Its a small university city in the north of England which boasts a fair amount of historical sights and attractions.

We spent a fair amount of time looking around the shops where i was bought a Cath Kidston cover for my iphone which is so pretty! As you can see from the pictures it was a gorgeous sunny day with  clear skies in some parts!

York Minster

As you can see, there are some gorgeous gothic looking buildings to be seen in York, the minster being one of the main ones !

We also stopped for afternoon tea and toasties :)

 We also visited the York Dungeons which is fairly pricey, but still worth one visit! The hosts take you around little dingy corridors and through darkened rooms to get the feel of historic times in the city of York. Its quite a fun experience unless they pick on you!

Even though i do want to move to America eventually, i really do think England has some great little places to visit, with great views. It really makes you appreciate what is around you and the history of places you have grown up near to. I definitely feel I haven't seen enough of England despite living here for 21 years! Travel is something I definetely believe in and can't understand why some people have never left their hometowns? Strange.


Next post will be on the nail polishes and lip products as previously promised!
Until next time my lovelies! ♥

every vote counts... or does it?

Well well, today the general elections arrived and it's the first time I have been able to vote. I'm not saying who I voted for because it's always going to have opposing opinions and I'll probably end up causing an online argument haha.

I found it extremely difficult choosing a party that I feel is going to salvage this country from the appalling state the economy currently finds itself in, and also one that is going to benefit my future. There's downsides to all of the parties manifestos. 

After a little difficulty locating my polling station (I went into the wrong one and was turned away in front of a line of students haha) I marked my 'X' in the box and prayed it makes a difference and gets rid of the tool that is Gordon Brown.

Pixie Geldof voting today, image from Love Magazine.

Days like today make me think about how so many votes are wasted, from people not caring or from people randomly choosing simply because they genuinely don't know who to vote for. It's such a massive change, all down to one mark on a piece of paper. Politicians have bad reps for not being trusted so how on earth are you supposed to know who to vote for?

I'll be watching the channel 4 alternative election night for a laugh and to stay positive, and we will all see by tomorrow whether it will be a Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat government !

Hope you all voted !

a look into my make-up bag! ♥

Good-day to everyone out there on this lovely sunny day (it was raining earlier!)

I decided to do a little post on my make-up bag as we girls are ever so keen on sharing our love in make-up!
This is all the stuff i have inside my make-up bag, I do have more make-up but this is the main stuff that i use.

P.S Apologies for the average quality photos, I don't have a camera with me so these are taken on my iPhone! 

the make up bag itself, MAC £25

Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser, Laura Mercier £32 (worth the megabucks!)

I wear this as a foundation as luckily I have quite good skin and don't like anything too heavy on my face. I recommend this to anyone who wants a coverage not too thick, but something to provide an excellent base. I do still use a basic moisturiser underneath as my skin tends to dry up easily. The great thing about this product is the 'illumination' you can really see it when the sun shines on your face, great for summer !

MAC Mineralise Skin Finish Natural in Medium £18, Face and Body brush, the Body Shop £14

I use this powder for a lovely sheer natural finish on top of my foundation. I don;t use concealer as I feel i don't really need it unless theres something I need to cover up badly. This combination usually does the trick and leaves your face feeling super soft !

NARS blusher in Orgasm £19.50, MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in Northern Light £19.50, MAC Powder Blush in Cowgirl £16.50, The Body Shop blusher brush, £12.50

These are fantastic colours for your cheeks. Depending on the weather states which one I use. Northern Light is great for the summer as it has reflective shimmery pigments which glow in the sunshine, as does Orgasm which gives a slightly stronger colour for night-time. Cowgirl is just a great light pink colour for the daytime!

Eye Tools: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Sin £11.50, 

MAC Prep+Prime Eye in Medium £11.50, 

MAC Kohl Eye Pencil in Smolder £12.50, 

MAC 239 Eyeshadow Brush £17.50, 

Benefit Badlash Mascara £15.50

These are the products i use just during the day. The urban decay primer potion is fantastic, i got the new sin edition because the original is ALWAYS sold out in the stores i go to ! However it leaves a lovely shimmer on the eye so if you are in a rush you can leave it on as it is and has a nice colour. It definitely works better than the MAC prep and prime. 

The Benefit mascara is one of the best ones I've personally ever come across. It gives great length to your eyelashes but also thick black colour at the same time. 

Eyeshadows: (Right to left) all from MAC, £11 each.

Aquadisiac, Moon's Reflection, Freshwater, Expensive Pink, Honey Lust (well used haha), Honesty, Cranberry

They are all in the same order as above, they are stronger on the eyes of course but this is the general look. I love MAC eyeshadows, their best products by far with such high pigmentation.

MAC Eyeshadow £11 each, MAC Mineralise Eyeshadow (cant remember the price sorry, it was roughly £13)

(right to left) Trax, Parfait Amour, Beauty Marked, Black Tied, Mineralise Eyeshadow in Blue Flame

As before, they are all in the same order as above. The mineralise shadow is best used when wet, it gives off a much stronger colour !

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Roach and Green Goddess £10 each

Lastly my urban decay eyshadows, these are very highly pigmented too and also work well when wet. They give off strong colour.

That is all I have in my make-up bag! Hope you have enjoyed looking at my stuff!
The next post will be on my lipsticks and nail polishes!

Francesca ♥

Apology.

Hello my dears!

First of all, I must apologise for the severe lack of blogging. It's the end of the uni year so I've been doing assignments left right and centre! My last deadline is on Monday (phew) then I have 4 exams in May so that should all be out of the way soon !

As a little treat for getting main deadlines out of the way, I took myself to London to visit my auntie as it was her 40th birthday on the 17th. I was only there for a day so didn't spend much time in central shopping or anything like that. I did however manage to snap these badboys up:

Vans Authentic Lo-Pro in Navy:£33 (top)

Vans Chambray Era: £48 (bottom)

Bag: Cath Kidston, London £18

I also visited the MAC store on Kings Road, and got a few bits which I'll show you later as I don't have them with me to photograph!

London was beautifully sunny when I was there, I also managed to get out and see Dear John starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. It was a fairly enjoyable film, however did not come across as it's been advertised. I did shed a few tears I have to say haha !

I'm really looking forward to going and doing work experience in June in London, I'm going to be there for 5 weeks, I seriously cannot wait !

During this busy period I've also SERIOUSLY got into The Vampire Diaries, it's a very exciting watch, and actually has actors that can act which usually helps! Alas uni work calls.....

Francesca ♥