The Liebster Awards | Zahra

Hey

This is pretty exciting...

We (being my sister and I...I'm not Gollum...yet) were nominated by the lovely Perks Of Being Nazia for the Liebster Awards, so thank you! (no sarcasm...promise)

I nominate:

Keepitklassy

Sincerely Isabella

Life is worth the flight

Christine's Beauty and Makeup

The Glasgow Girl

The Beauty Bank

Beauty and Bites

Jessica's Beauty Desk

b-e-a-uty

Shy Strange Manic

Beauty With Hajrah 

^^^

(who also tagged us both -my sister and I- to do the beauty blogger tag, so thank you!)

Onto the questions!

1. Why did you start blogging?

-I really liked reading and I've always kind of wanted to write....plus I just wanted to show my amazing haul in my first post.

2. If you had to only use one makeup product for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

-Collection Lasting Perfection concealer- it covers pretty much EVERYTHING.

3.Who are your favourite youtubers?

-This could take a while...The British crew (Zoella, Tanya Burr, ThatcerJoe, Niomi Smart, Marcus Butler etc etc) umm.. Michelle Phan, Tyler Oakley, Connor Franta, Troye Sivan.

4. What was the last song you listened to?

-Drake-'Pound Cake'

5. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

-Curly

6. Favourite makeup brand?

-Narrowed down to 3:

MAC

Topshop (does that even count?)

Soap and Glory

7. What are you wearing now?

-A green t-shirt and leopard print pajama bottoms

8. When was the last time you went shopping?

-About a week ago *don't sing it* *do not sing it* *sings it*

9. What was the last present you received?

-Christmas presents from my friends (I can't remember what it was-it was mid-December)

10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

-Graduated from uni with a degree I like and either getting a job in London or New York or LA in a flat with a couple of cats or travelling around the world with a few friends.

11. Who is your fashioned inspired by?

-Anyone, literally anyone; people on the streets, people on TV, people on YouTube...anyone

My questions:

1. Who are your favourte youtubers?

2. Waffles or pancakes?

3. What is your holy grail makeup item?

4. If you could move to anywhere in the world, where would it be?

5. What was your life ambition as a kid?

6. Favourite Disney film?

7. Trainers or boots?

8. Do you have any pets, if so, what are they?

9. What nail colour are you wearing right now?

10. Top 3 makeup brands?

11. Dream house would be..?

The Rules:

1. Link the person you were nominated by 

2. Answer the questions the nominator asked

3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers

4. Create 11 questions the nominees can answer

5. Notify nominees-social media/blogs

Thank you :)

'FITTING' Into the New Year | Zahra

New Year, New Me

*looks up to first line*

*sighs*

I'm not going to lie, I HATE that phrase-'new year, new me'- I don't think it really means anything; you should be a 'new you' at any time of the year, regardless of what everyone else says, just do it sooner rather than later which is something I wished I did.

Ok, rant over.

This year (so far anyway) I've decided to start on one of my NY's resolutions-losing weight.

For me, my weight's been a big issue, I never really thought anything of it for years but over the past year or so, being a teenager and all, I naturally became very self-conscious and not very confident. Also, health problems relating to weight in my family is pretty common so I figured it would be better to get it down now and be happy or be 30 and crying into a tub of Ben & Jerry's 'Cookie Dough'  ice-cream with 3 screaming kids around me.

So to start off I used my bed cover thing (that you put over your duvet to make it look prettier) as an exercise mat, an old t-shirt and some floral leggings. I then ventured into Primark and picked up a mat (£2 I'll have you know!), some running shorts and a running shirt/ top thing.

I've been watching Blogilates (aka, youtube's most amazing fitness person ever!)

But seriously, if she was in the Ancient Greek period, she'd probably be a Goddess! (here's my GCSE Classics coming through)

This has got to be my favourite video of her's, it's an all body workout, and let me tell you that it is PAINFUL.

I've already noticed a bit of a weight drop considering I haven't really changed my diet either, just drinking a bit more water and we're only 2 weeks into the year.

I'm hoping that I'll actually be able to maintain my everyday workout for the rest of the year, as it's already become a bit of a habit!

Girl Online and fitness update | Ayesha

Hi all!

My potatoes are taking too long to cook, so I thought I would jump on here to use up some of the time. It's been a while again!

First of all, happy new year. Hope everybody had a great break and are raring to go. 

I downloaded Girl Online, a story by Zoe Sugg (Zoella) as an audiobook and I have been listening to it on my way to work. It's all a bit too cupcakes and sugar for me (says the girl who loved the Shopaholic series), but I still find it a guilty pleasure to listen to. There is a section on new years resolutions and how the main character achieves them all. Now, I am not one for NYR as 1. I find them hard to stick at, and 2. I believe that if you want to do something, you should do it there and then without delay. I started motivating myself to lose weight before the Christmas holidays, much to the amusement of my parents (well, mainly my dad) who would make comments about how I'm "not allowed to have another teaspoon of the cream pudding", ha ha very funny. In all honesty it has been incredibly difficult. I did, however, exercise every other day on the treadmill and I feel better for doing so. When I measured my waist yesterday, I saw that I had lost a whole inch since November!! That has really boosted my confidence and I only have 2 inches to go until I'm happy. My risk of getting diabetes will always be there as it runs in my family, but I'm doing everything I can to prevent it.

This weekend, I've been feeling quite cranky much to the bemusement of my husband. I did apologise to him. We woke up relatively early for a Sunday (8am!) and I suggested we went out for a walk as it was looking sunny outside. There is a park opposite where we live which includes a woodland area, children's play park, a local nature reserve and a canal. It was beautiful and I felt so much better for it. We walked for about an hour and a half. However, I should have known this, but I didn't eat any food before we left or bring a snack to eat while we were walking so that did not automatically fix the crankiness. Coffee and some cereal when I came back did the trick. 

Here are some pictures of the park:

What do you like to do to let off steam?

My 2014 Favouties | Zahra

Wearing

Cardigan- Urban Outfitters (old)

T-shirt- ASOS

Scarf- I have no idea-sorry

Lips- Sleek 'Birthday Suit' lip cream (really drying)

Things mentioned...

-Collection 'Lasting Perfection' (shade cool medium 2) 

-Soap and Glory 'Peach Party' blush

-Max Factor 'Masterpiece Max' mascara

-Mac eyeshadows- 'Woodwinked'+'Satin Taupe'

-Topshop lippes (all of them)

-Real Techniques 'Expert Face Brush'

-L'Oreal Superliner

-Mac 'Shanghai Spice' lipstick

-Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' foundation (shade 200-soft beige)

-Mac 'Studio Finish' concealer (shade NW25)

-Soap and Glory 

-Tony and Guy sea salt spray

-Sophie Kinsella

-Topshop boots