Suffering With Acne | Tips To Help

If you're like me and have always had terrible skin, you will know what it's like to waste money and time on product after product. I always get my hopes up about products which i've amazing read reviews on and then they do nothing at all, or sometimes they can even make my skin worse. I go through phases where my skin is ok and even clear, and then it can turn so bad i don't want to leave the house some days.

However i've learnt different techniques of coping with acne and helping my skin out. If you're that ashamed and down about it, go to the doctors. They will try their best to help you with different products which might or might not work, but you will (in the end) find one which will help. 

I Google pretty much every week to see if there's anything i can do to help my skin and it tells me the same thing every day. I have started to do more of them now that i'm in a routine and can do everything to help myself out. 

1. Don't drink fizzy drinks.
2. Drink lots of water.
3. Wash your face every morning and night.
4. Never sleep with make up on.
5. Try eat fruit/veg.
6. Have a few days a week without make up.
7. Use herbal face masks not harsh chemicals.

Let me know if you have any tips to help acne, that would be fab. Don't be ashamed of acne, trust me, everyone has it.

Love,

Danielle

Autumn's Here, Autumn's Here, Autumn's Here

You all need to check out my new header, it goes with the season and it's so pretty. If you didn't already know it's my favourite time of year, finally!

I have started to write so many blog posts this week, each had no spark to me and i realised i wanted to write about my favourite season Autumn. I've seen so many different posts about the season lately, new make up looks and clothing and i realised i would just be the same as everyone else. But when i have the motivation to write about something i don't care if it's not as original as i'd like, i still want to write about it. This is a totally random post, with not much thought put into it, just me rambling about Autumn really.

Kate Moss & Max Factor 

Yesterday i spent the whole evening walking around my house singing 'Autumn is here' and annoying my house mate Holly with my original, and creative if i must say so myself, song. That's when i realised i needed to write this post.

If you're a student you will understand how hard the end of August and half of September is, you have no money and are awaiting the student loan. I decided to choose my winter coat the other day, and i went onto my trusty clothing site New Look (who i love no matter the season) and i found one. From there i choose more and more pieces of clothing and ended up with a bag full of different clothes for autumn which was around £250. It's safe to say i need to clear out my wardrobe and my mind.

I'm writing this post whilst sat next to my bedroom window, and it doesn't feel like Autumn yet. The sun is out and the sky is bright blue, there's a light breeze but it feels lovely. If you're like me and enjoy the cold weather and being able to wear jumpers without looking a little homeless, i'm sure you're looking forward to the next few weeks when the coldness starts to set in.

I'm gunna share some reasons why i love Autumn with you all, so you can get excited too!

• Berry Lipstick. It will go with whatever you are wearing, it's bright but dark at the same time. So beautiful.
• It's acceptable to start watching Christmas movies. I'm currently watching The Holiday.
• The Autumnal breeze and leaves. The setting is more than beautiful.
• Jumpers and jeans. Cosy clothes for a cosy season.
• Fluffy socks. More cosy clothes. Just being cosy.
• Autumnal colours. Maroon, browns, greens, greys, my perfect dark wardrobe. 
• Hot chocolate season. Mini marshmallows and whipped cream. 

I hope you enjoyed this totally random post and let me know what your favourite part of this season is. Have a good day everyone!

Love,

Danielle

Travel Tuesday: Centre Parcs

Happy Travel Tuesday everyone! It's my favourite time of the week, talking about different places in the world. For the past few weeks i've been telling you guys the places i would like to go in the future, so this week i thought i'd share a personal favourite place i've been before. Because i've been so much this is a super chatty post and i'm sorry for babbling so much but i adore this place.

If you're not from the UK then i doubt you would of heard of Centre Parcs. It's a holiday place.. kind of like Butlins, but so much posher/nicer. There are loads of different sites all over the UK, but the one me and my family visit every year is in Nottingham. It's in the middle of a forest and the setting is beautiful. We've been going every year since i was 7 and it's just magical. Christmas is the most amazing time of year there, they decorate it all in fairy lights and the lake is just beautiful. You stay in a lodge, there are different prices for different ones, for example you can go for a basic one, or get one with a sauna outside, one with a hot tub or go extreme and get a tree house.

There are so many different things to do and it's like a little village. There are shops, restaurants, a bowling ally and an amazing swimming pool with water slides and rapids. Centre Parcs is very family oriented, there are loads of different activities for children, adults and families. From horse riding to scuba diving to archery. There are so many different things to do, you'll never be bored. Near the lake there is a pancake house, it's our tradition to go there for breakfast before we go home. It offers everything from your wildest dreams. Next to it there's a beach where you can also do water activities on the lake. Another one of my families traditions is to play crazy golf, we can get so competitive.

If you don't like activities and prefer to relax there's an amazing spa on site too. You can even get your hair/nails done, have massages and other different treatments. The only downside to the spa is the fact that you have to be 16, even though my mum started to sneak me in when i was 14. In the spa there are different rooms with different aromas, which clean out your skin and make you feel so clean and fresh. You can sit in each room for as long as you want, there are loads of different showers outside of the rooms which offer different settings. On the bottom floor of the spa there is a pool which you can use at any time, there is also a restaurant which serves lovely lunches and even alcohol if you fancy it. It caters perfectly for a group of people such as girls on a hen do, they do something special and hang banners to make it more personal. On the top floor you can sit on the balconies and read a book if you like, or fall asleep on the water beds (this i always do). Once you're in the spa you wrap yourself up in a soft dressing gown and take a towel with you, because most of the rooms are steam rooms.

Unfortunately due to money circumstances i haven't been able to go this year, but i'll make it happen next year because i miss it so much. I hope you enjoyed this very chatty post, and if you ever want to go somewhere in the UK, i'd say go to Centre Parcs, it's magical, there is honestly no other word i can use to describe the place.

Love,

Danielle

I've Been Nominated For A Liebster Award!

I woke up this morning to find out that the lovely Floral Anchors (one of my favourite bloggers, if i do say so myself) has nominated me for a Liebster Award.

I've heard so much about the blogging awards and i've read how some people are lucky enough to be nominated, i'm so honoured that i've been selected! The Liebster Award is only available to new bloggers or bloggers who have 200 followers or less. 

The rules for the nominees are:

• When you've been nominated, make a post and thank/link the gorgeous person who has nominated you.
• Include the Liebster Award sticker in the post.
• Nominate some other bloggers with less than two hundred followers who you think are worth of this award then let them know that they have been nominated (You can also nominate the person who nominated you).
• Answer the questions which have been asked by the person who nominated you , and make ten questions of your own for your nominees.

These are the questions which Floral Anchors asked me to answer...

What is the favourite blogpost you've ever done?

My favourite post i've done has to be my Travel Tuesday: Barcelona. I loved everything about the trip and i loved sharing it with everyone, it was also only my second Travel Tuesday and everyone seems to love them. So i look forward to every Tuesday.

If you could do any job in the world what would it be?

I'm currently studying to be a Web Designer so you'd think that would be my dream job, and it is don't get me wrong. But if the industry was better i'd love to be a writer and be in the world of books.

Describe yourself in 3 words?

Creative, helpful and trustworthy.

If you could only take 3 things to a desserted island what would they be?

A book so i wouldn't get bored, a camera so i could take beautiful pictures and plenty of hair pins/bobbles (there's no way i'm having my hair getting in my way whilst i'm hunting).

Who are some bloggers you look up to?

Tea Party Beauty, Aislings Beauty Bytes and Dorkface. They are all individual and unique, they are some of the first blogs i followed which introduced me to the blogging world which i knew absolutely nothing about.

Would you ever start a YouTube?

I recently filmed a video with one of my best friends for one of my post ideas, Chummy Challenge. I had to upload the video to YouTube and to be honest, it hasn't got many views. The whole videoing myself made me uncomfortable and nervous and i probably won't be doing it again any time soon.

What is your number 1 blogging tip?

Be yourself. I've read plenty of peoples posts where they've lost inspiration and they don't know what they're talking about and are only doing it for a certain audience. I'm into blogging because i'm talking about things i love, and i think it should always be that way or it will seem like more of a task than a hobby.

Favourite app?

My favourite app at the minute has to be Twitter. I've had it for years now but i've only started to properly use it because of the wonderful blogging community. I'm just enjoying the whole tweeting thing more.

My beautiful nominees are...

Lauren Morgan

Triple B Blog

Blush Hour

Cinderella

Floral Anchors

The questions i would like all you guys to answer are:

What inspires you to blog?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

What do you always have in your handbag?

What's your favourite film?

Who is your favourite blogger?

What is your favourite season of the year?

Where would you love to travel to?

What is your favourite book?

Who is your role model?

Thank you again to Floral Anchors for this amazing opportunity. Good luck to the people i've nominated!

Love,

Danielle

Three Book Review

I recently became a member of my local library, when i say local i mean very local, it's literally at the top of my street. Anyway, i was a member of my library back in Leeds, and i was obsessed with going every 3 weeks. I have managed to rekindle my love with the library and i was lucky enough to find 5 books which sounded amazing to me. My library allows me to take out up to 20 books for 3 weeks, and at any time we can take them back between the 3 weeks or renew them and add more time if you don't finish them in time.

People tend to judge others who actually go to the library, but i love it. If you're a book worm like me and can't afford to spend £8 on a book each time and probably only read it once, why not do it for free and not have any clutter at the same time? So far i've only managed to read 3 of the books i chose and my time is up on Monday, so i'm renewing the other two. I've decided to give you a review of each book so maybe you can open up your world to some amazing literature!

1. The first book i wanted to read was 'The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer' by Michelle Hodkin. This book has been in my wish list on Amazon for around 3 years and as soon as i saw it in the library i knew i had to pick it up! I enjoyed this book and i learnt it was a trilogy too, so when i go back to the library i'll be picking up the second and third because it ended on a really big cliffhanger. It's a page turner but some of the details are far too drastic.

Mara Dyer is a teenage girl who wakes up in the hospital with no memory of what happened to her and what caused the deaths of her boyfriend and two best friends. She moves cities and decides to start her life fresh, until she sees the faces of her dead friends and begins to see other peoples deaths before they actually happen. Noah Shaw, the most beautiful boy in school shows won't leave her alone, but does he have her best interests in heart, or another agenda altogether?

2. The next book i read was 'I Was Here' by the amazing Gayle Forman. Gayle wrote 'If I Stay' which has turned into an amazing film and a huge success. I have read and watched that film and highly recommend that one too. But back to 'I Was Here'. I fell in love with this book, it is beautifully written and explained brilliantly. The story touched my heart and will live with me forever, it has become one of my favourite books. After i finished it i ran into Chloe's room (my house mate who also became a member of the library) and gave her the book, told her how amazing it is and she started it then and there, from what i can tell she agrees with me.

Meg and Cody were best friends for life. They knew everything about each other. Or Cody thought they did. But how well do you ever really know your best friend? And what do you do when they choose to leave you behind? Meg commits suicide and Cody learns things about her she never thought she would.

3. My third and final book is 'Lorali' by Laura Dockrill. Unfortunately i didn't get into this book. I gave myself about 5 chapters but i just couldn't pick it up which made me really sad because it's all about mermaids. I'd still give it a go if i was you and you are interested, i just had my mind on other books.

Looking after a naked girl he found washed under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she came from. Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as a princess but her entire destiny. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid and became human. But along with Lorali's arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory's bemused Sussex town. Can Rory protect Lorali? And from who? Andy where does she really belong?

I hope you enjoyed this different post, i'm sure in the next few weeks i'll have another few books to review and share with you all. I've picked up another 6 books from the library, lots of reading in my schedule! Have a great day guys.

Love,

Danielle

Almost Famous Review

I took a trip into Liverpool last week with two of my house mates. Whilst Chloe had a job interview me and Jaymie decided to treat ourselves and go to Almost Famous. After around a year of her asking and asking to go, i gave in and there we went. When i think about Almost Famous i think, american diner type of restaurant. Nope, that's not what i found. Inside it was quirky and unique with so many different quotes written along one side of the wall. At the top of the restaurant there was a huge bar, and more graffiti on every wall.

Almost Famous is all about burgers and shakes/cocktails. Then there's this huge cow.. just in the middle of the restaurant. Ironic, huh?

We got some shakes to go with our burgers and they were amazing. I got a Srawberry Pop Tart shake and Jaymie got a Chocolate shake (hi Jay there in the background).  My shake had a pop tart stuck in the top and sprinkles in the bottom. Even though they were amazing, they were really think and i shouldn't of got one as a drink to go with my meal. I ended up ordering a coke half way through.

If i go to a burger place i usually get a chicken one, but i decided to try one of their beef burgers. They mix it up and put so many different things on the burger it's hard to taste one thing. I love bbq sauce, so i knew i had to get that burger, it was also topped with bacon. But the only thing i didn't like was the amount of chilli's which were on it. My mouth was on fire and i only ate about half of it. However the fries were absolutely incredible. I had normal fries and sweet potato fries, which were topped with bacon bacon sauce and bacon bits. If you go to Almost Famous, please get these or you will regret it.

In the end i did like Almost Famous, but my burger wasn't what i wanted and i would order something else if i went again. I hope you liked this food post and aren't all hungry for bacon bacon fries now.

Love,

Danielle

Travel Tuesday, A Future Holiday: Florence

First of all i have a tiny announcement to make, for the past few months since i created my blog i've been doing posts ever Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I've decided not to do a post on a Monday any more for the simple fact that i have hardly any time to sit down and finish a post the way i want to. I have a new part time job and soon i'll be going to seminars/lectures and won't have as much free time. This way my posts will have more heart in them and won't seem as rushed as some of the latest ones (i apologise for that). Anyway, onto my post about Florence!

Italy is probably my favourite country. I adore the culture, the people and the architecture. If you keep up to date with my Travel Tuesday post you will know that i've been lucky enough to spend 3 weeks in Southern Italy before. Ever since then i have become totally obsessed with it. I remember having a conversation with my old tutors wife, they are both really well travelled. She told me how beautiful Florence is, and everyone forgets about that place but it is amazing and i should go. Ever since this conversation it has been a dream of mine to go to Florence. However the price of the trip has a different idea.

I'm a student and as you will all know, students don't have much money. But because this is my dream place to visit i'm going to try and save this year so i can go next year. 

Italians are brilliant people. Everyone seems so friendly and welcoming and i love that. They have no problem with helping you and i just love them. That's part of why i love Italy so much. Another major reason i love it is because every corner you turn around you see a beautiful building, whether it be old or new. The architecture just instantly makes you feel at home, i could stand and look at the views Italy has to offer all day.

Let me know if you've been to Italy and if i should add some places to my list!

Love,

Danielle.