Free Rewards - UNiDAYS & CovetMe!!

Hello everybody!! First of all, I would like to apologise for being so quiet and inactive over the past week! I've been so busy with college work and I've used so much of time searching for a job! Thankfully, my course is almost over until after the summer and I will soon have a job, which excites me as it means I can buy more clothes!!

I have been working on a much longer blog post, but I'm only halfway through it, as I want to take my time with it and make it the best I possibly can! It includes a lot of links to different stores and products, so finding the best prices for a lot of items is proving to be time consuming! Hopefully, this post should be up by the end of the week, and it should get you all in a summery mood! For now though, I wanted to let you all know about a couple of websites I have stumbled across, thanks to some other bloggers and vloggers!

UNiDAYS

I came across this website thanks to one of my favourite youtubers, Emily-Victoria Canham. UNiDAYS is a brilliant site (also an app!) which allows you to get discount off products in the majority of your favourite stores!

If you live or study in the UK (school, college or university), you can sign up for free, and the discounts are immediately available to you. Discounts are available in stores such as Topshop, Boohoo, ASOS, New Look, Miss Selfridge and many more!!

If that isn't enough, when you refer your friends, you earn rewards, which amount up to gift vouchers. For every friend you refer, you earn 50p, and that can soon add up to your first reward, which is £10!
The discounts can be used both online and in store!

If used online, you will be given a code to redeem the discount.

If used in store, you simply need to show your ID (a photo of yourself on your UNiDAYS profile) to the cashier on the till.

If you would like to sign up, the link is here!!

CovetMe

I'm very new to this site, as I only found out about it and signed up today! From what I've seen, it looks like a wonderful website for bloggers and companies, as it allows members to collect rewards and for companies to get the recognition they deserve!

To collect points, all you have to do is share the link to a product you love onto your different social network platforms, and get people to click on the links (this relies on hashtags a lot).

You can also refer your friends to the site via email. Once they have signed up, you earn 50 points! Different rewards consisting of different vouchers and products can be earned when points are collected! As well as earning rewards, you can also be introduced to new designers and brands, and maybe even find a few items you love!

For an invite to this site, comment your email below or contact me via twitter, instagram, or gmail! I will then email you a referral link, which will get you started!



Thank you for reading! I hope you found this post useful, and you can benefit from both sites in some way. I'll hopefully be back later on in the week, with a longer, more summery post! Until then, enjoy the rest of your week and you can keep in touch with me!!



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17 Going On 7...

Hello again! I hope you're all having a great Monday - sounds crazy, I know!!

Recently, I've been completely obsessed with wearing my hair in bunches and mini double buns, and it's reminded me of my younger days when I was carefree about everything - including my hair! Jump to the embarrassing photo of my cousin and I rocking the bunches as she attempts to strangle me...

We all know that sometimes letting your hair down isn't the best move, especially when your hair looks something like this...

When you're frantically rushing about the house with five minutes to spare before catching the bus, straightening or putting your hair into a braid just isn't a option! I had this exact problem only a couple of weeks ago, meaning I had little choice but to just tie my hair back. Tired of wearing the usual simple ponytail, tied using a scrunchie, I decided to opt for a double version and change it up a lil bit!

It only takes two minutes to section your hair down the middle and down the back of your scalp, before tying both sections up. From here, you can tie them with elastics or scrunchies and add cute accessories from ribbons to flowers. Anything goes! If I have time, I also love to take it one step further and turn the bunches into double buns, using bobby pins (hair grips) and hairspray to secure them into place. I absolutely love the Miley inspired look, and it looks even better  finished with a sprinkle of glitter and some small braids running through them!

Thank you for reading!! Let me know what your favourite go-to hairstyle is, as I would love to have some new styles to try out! Enjoy the rest of your Monday xx

***** Also, one of my favourite people, Tyler Wilson, recently launched his own online clothing store which features his own designs! You should all go check that out, because it's pretty cool and I'm very proud of him! Here is the link to the store and the twitter...

Store - iiitheclothing.com

Twitter - iiiTheClothing

You should also check out his band, 'Hollywood Ending', because they're pretty cool too!!

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Coachella 2015 Style Round-Up!!

Coachella - one of America's biggest music festivals - recently landed in Indio, CA once again and caused a social media storm, as celebrity fashion icons from all over the world fled to the warm weather to be a part of the Coachella hype! Famous faces included Paris Hilton, the Jenner sisters and Alli Simpson, all of whom took full advantage of the desert weather and unleashed their inner hippy. As a fan of the boho, carefree style, I find myself getting super excited and slightly jealous when this time of the year comes around!!

This year, I found myself having real hair envy!! Usually, I focus on the amazing outfits which have been put together, but being a huge fan of any type of braid, I ended up swooning for some of the beautiful hairstyles which were pulled off by so many of the Coachella girls. A few celebs made some drastic changes to their hairstyles for the festival too. These included reality star, Kylie Jenner and fashion model Jourdan Dunn, who went all out with blues, grey and purple!

The flower crowns were ditched (almost) and were replaced with oversized floppy hats, which made me soooooo happy!

Jourdan Dunn

Kylie Jenner

Although the girls of Coachella looked stunning, we can't forget about the boys! Stars such as Cody Simpson, Will.I.Am and Joe Sugg impressed us with their Coachella fashion and showed us how to do Coachella the right way! Cody Simpson paired up with his model girlfriend Gigi Hadid and brought along his sister Alli to join in on the experience! The group were my personal favourites from this year's event!

Cody and Gigi

Gigi and Alli

For several years, Vanessa Hudgens has been the reigning queen of Coachella style. However, not being able to attend this year, she is now in some serious competition with some other fashionistas, from Kendall Jenner to Fergie!

My favourite looks from Coachella 2015 include Alexa Chung's simple frock and Haim's 70s sunglasses. Fringing on dresses and crochet bralets also caught my attention and I hope to be seeing plenty more of those this summer!!

Alexa Chung

Haim

Alana Haim

Gigi Hadid in fringe

That's all for this post, I hope you enjoyed reading! If you did, make sure to leave a little comment. I would also love to know who you thought was this year's best and worst dressed!xx

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Nathan Sykes Tour - Newcastle ♫♪

Hi again!! Most people reading this will probably know me from Twitter. If this is the case, then you will know that for the past five years I have been a fan of The Wanted - as well as a lot of other bands! On Thursday, I went along to Nathan Sykes' first ever solo tour and thought that it would be a good idea to write a blog post about it! If you want to hear a little bit about the show, see a couple of vids and hear some tips about trying to meet him, feel free to read on...

Living in Darlington, my two friends and I thought it would be a good idea to catch an early train to Newcastle, which got us there for 10am with the hope of finally meeting Nathan. When we first arrived, there weren't too many people waiting and everybody was stood in their own little groups. However, by lunchtime, this had all changed and when the word spread about Nathan being in his hotel (which was just opposite the academy), the majority of fans stood at the back of the academy to try and meet him.

After waiting at the back of the academy for a few hours, we decided to move to the front to check the length of the queue. This is when we saw a huuuuge group of fans surrounding Nathan further down the street. Even though he was being pushed and screamed at, he still took time to take photos with as many people as he could before going back into the venue. Because we were towards the back of the group, we didn't get to speak to Nathan, so we decided to try again...

The next time, Nathan came out of the back venue doors, and it soon became chaos! Nathan was surrounded by people and everybody was pushing and shoving. I was so close to properly meeting Nathan here, but people who already had photos went back for more (in my opinion that is pretty selfish, but congrats on meeting him). After speaking to his mum on the phone, he was then being waved at by a naked old man in a hotel window, and his reaction was hilarious! He kept covering his mouth with his hands and asking if he could get arrested for it, which had us all laughing.

After soundcheck, Nathan then came out of the front doors again and took photos with so many people! Although I didn't get a photo, I was part of a video message which we all did, which is supposed to be on his tour diary, so watch out for that!!

By the end of the afternoon, there was only around 20 of us waiting for Nathan around the back of the venue, as everybody else was watching the support act inside. This was when Nathan decided to wave at us and bang on his window to get our attention. Although we were originally told Nathan was going to come out and see us, we were later told that he had to go straight on stage. As he walked past us, he said a quick hello and I tried to give him a card which I had put together, along with some other people on Twitter. He looked at me and said sorry before walking away, telling us that he would be out after the show, although that didn't happen, as he was mobbed and had to be taken away straight away!

Soon after we got inside of the venue, Nathan came on stage and sang through his set, along with his band. The whole set was amazing and the songs really showed off Nathan's voice! The set was only around 40 minutes long and there were only a few songs we knew, but Nathan managed to keep the crowd going and the whole night was amazing!

Here is the setlist...

• Twist
• Freedom
• Rolling In The Deep (Adele cover)
• Over & Over again
• Famous
• More Than You'll Ever Know
• Money Kiss Me Quick

Here are some videos I recorded! Sorry about the low quality...

Over & Over Again

Famous

After waiting all day, I would say that the best way to meet Nathan is to not push, form queues and give him space! It will work out better for you and Nathan and is so much safer and fairer! Good luck to anybody trying to meet him, and I hope you all enjoy the rest of his tour! Thank you for reading! Leave a comment if you're going or you've been!♥

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Welcome To My Blog!!

Hello, and welcome to my new blog!!

In the past, I've had a couple of blogs based on fashion only, but found myself losing interest in them almost straight away. This was mainly because I was struggling with ideas on what to write about, which meant that I was writing less and less over time.

After deciding to delete my old blogs, I thought that I would give this one a go! This blog will focus on everything from fashion and beauty tips to reviews and posts about my everyday life. I am currently a fashion retail student and I enjoy experimenting with new makeup, going to gigs and doing anything arty- so expect a lot of this in my blog!

Thank you for reading, and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment!♥

You can contact/follow me using...
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