A little update :)

Over the past month I have been trying to focus on my exams - primarily my case study - so I apologise for how rare my posts have become. I haven't really been coping well with the pressure of all the work and I haven't been getting much sleep either, so I have not really been in a good enough state to spend my spare time writing. This, however, is the first lazy day I have had in a long time, and it feels good :)

One thing I wanted to mention quickly in this blog post is how I went to see Mockingjay on Friday, and I'm not really sure how to put the experience into words, but I will try... 
First of all, JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S SINGING?!
Soooo cool!! You always hear her talking about how rubbish her singing is in interviews, but it's really not. I had heard already about how good her singing was from people on twitter who had gone to the premier or midnight screening, yet I was far from disappointed. Jennifer may not approve of her singing, but I would definitely buy her album!!
My only criticism of the movie was that there was a lack of Peeta Mellark, though I suppose that was the point... Still, it made me quite sad. Peeta is always my favourite part of the books and movies. 
However limited Peeta's appearances were, Josh Hutcherson still managed to move the audience with each one - especially the end... OH GOD NO LET'S NOT GO INTO THIS.
By the end of the movie, my winged eyeliner was ruined (why on Earth did I think winged eyeliner would be a good idea??!) and I was kind of a mess!

The only thing I would change about my experience (not including the eyeliner incident) would be to switch our seats due to the people in front of us in the cinema.
They were SO ANNOYING. They kept speaking over all the characters and throwing popcorn at each other and giggling at all the wrong times.... and let's not even start on their commentary as Peeta's wrecked face was revealed near the end of the movie. Nopenopenopenope.

Moving on...
Yesterday I went into town with three of my friends, and what was meant to be a Christmas shop turned into just buying tons of random stuff (e.g. a mega pack of mentos???). One thing I am particularly happy about is the fact that I finally managed to find some purple lipstick. The thing with me and purple lipstick is that I am obsessed with it, but it's not the kind of thing I would wear in public very often. I have just wanted it for ages because I thought it would be very fun, especially since I stole my friend's purple liptick on Halloween!
Anyway, I finally managed to get hold of Collection Gothic Glam Scorned 2, which, for the record, makes me feel very much like Lorde (which I suppose is always a good thing!). I have attached a link to the Superdrug website because I don't really have time to take a picture. It is definitely not the kind of thing I would wear to school, as we are only allowed natural looking makeup and I am not entirely sure that would stop the kids at school calling me a goth, haha :P
Other purchases I made include Maybelline Superstay Better Skin Foundation and Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder Transparent.
It was really fun to have a day out with my friends, as I haven't had one of those in a while with exams and all. It was also especially funny when the bus driver suggested that since we are under 16, we get a family day rider (?), I'm not sure I will ever understand how these things work... 

I am still doing exams now, so I am not sure when my next blog post will be (hopefully soon). For now though, I am writing an essay type thing on The Merchant of Venice and planning a Media Studies assessment. Wish me luck :)
Speak to you soon(ish), 
Lucy x

I, like, never take selfies (I don't really find them that entertaining), but just for you guys... 

(looking back on this post, I realise how vain that sounds. In case it wasn't that obvious, I was kidding when I was saying that... sorry!)

Harry Potter World

Hey guys :)
I am having a lazy day today, so there isn't much to write about other than my OBSESSION with hot chocolate that has been taking over my life recently (SO UNHEALTHY). However, I thought I would bring to you some pictures I took at Harry Potter World in London during a training day (basically a day off school for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term) we had at my school a few months ago. I will not upload all the pictures, as a lot of them include my friends, and I don't know how they would react to me putting their faces out on the internet, and also because there are JUST SO MANY. 
For these two reasons, I will just show you the pictures from the room with the massive Hogwarts model. 
Here they are:

From the moment we entered the room, I fell in love with this tiny paper model of Hogwarts - it is just SO CUTE!! The picture at the top is my favourite :)

(I would show you a picture of my friend's face next to the model just to show you how small the model is in comparison, but my friend just happens to be pulling a face like a turtle, so I won't do that, haha)

These are all the pictures I can really show you. I chose this room because I have been to Harry Potter World twice now - once recently and once when I was twelve - and this room has been my favourite both times. I am always amazed by how much detail has been put into that model!! It's completely insane. 

Before leaving, I bought a Hufflepuff house badge from the gift shop - I definitely would have bought more if I could as the gift shop is wonderful, although it is also very expensive - which is still hanging around in my bag somewhere. 

Speaking of my badge, I think I am going to search for that now :)

Speak to you later,

Lucy x

Happy (late) Halloween!!

Happy Halloween (sort of!). I didn't write a Halloween blog post yesterday, so I thought I would write a (mini) one now. The pictures at the top are of me last night after I had spent AGES messing around with my makeup at my friend's house before we left to go to a Halloween party. 

I am wearing a glee-style cheerleader outfit and I filled under my eyes and up to my brows with brown eye-shadow. My lids were covered in purple also and I rimmed my eyes with red eye-shadow as well as black eyeliner. I am also wearing really dark purple lipstick.

I absolutely loved the party. My friend and I turned up as vampire cheerleaders and one of my other friends did this cool vampire-bite effect on my neck.

It was cool seeing loads of people from school, and although the holidays have only lasted a week, it feels like they have been much longer. It was also very interesting to see other people's creative costumes as quite a few of my friends are really into art and are really imaginative, making me really envious of their spooky makeup.

The only downside to the evening was that it took AGES to wash off all the pale foundation and the dark eye-shadow afterwards. I also used gray eye-shadow to colour in my cheekbones, and I did not realise how much I had put on until I was forced to scrub it off afterwards!!

Either way, the memory of the party last night is definitely one that is going to stick in my mind when I think back to Year 10 - along with twirling about in a cheerleader skirt, dancing terribly and eating way too much chocolate! 

I hope everyone had an awesome day :)

Speak to you soon, 

Lucy x