Schooooool's nearly over...

Haven't posted in a little while because I've been so busy studying! At least my bad week is over, i will never again have to do maths, feels amazing! Although i do secretly enjoy it a little, but i don't think i would be able to handle A-level, do what you do best right?

I'm so exited to finish my exams, only four to go now. I'm most exited for summer, hopefully the weather will become nice and sunny and it will just be relaxed. I'm going to Milan for a week, no idea what it will be like but Italy is a beautiful country so i'm sure it will be nice.

Anyway here's a little nail design i did in my spare time, super easy and only took 10 minutes per hand, the left hand was easy to do too. I used an American Apparel glittery sequin polish which cost £9.00. I know it's quite expensive but it was so pretty i just couldn't help myself. i just put a drop of polish on a piece of paper and picked up the sequins with a pin and placed them on, it's easier than it sounds.

Nail pens and gems.

I do love nail pens; they make it easier to create lots of different patterns on your nails.

I recently bought two new packs from Topshop. The first one was £10 for the five colours, in my opinion I think that this is quite a suitable price for them! The second one i purchased was £11.50, less colours but they also come with little gems.

Altogether i think these were a good purchase because they are quick, easy and fun to use! I've posted a picture of a little pattern i did on a nail using the pens and the gems, just an idea of what you can do with them! i was quite happy with the result and people have given me little compliments about them. For a base i used Topshop nail varnish in gypsy night. This is really pretty colour, I would highly recommend if you like glittery polish.

How to do tribal nails.

Today i just spontaneously decided to do tribal nails, i've done this pattern many times before and if my favorite pattern to do on my nails!

I had purchased two new polish colours from Topshop a while back and I think they go well together so I used them. I know some people do some super awesome complicated patterns that make you go "wow!" but some of us don't have the time or patience so I simplified it.

The pattern you see was only done with the nail polish brush and a very thin one. Mine are from a Rio Nail Art set I purchased a while ago from Argos; it cost roughly around £25 for 8 different colours. however you can buy these from lots of other places, they sell some WAH nail art pens at urban outfitters for £6 each.

I did this pattern by first painting a base coat on then I painted the base colour of my nail with Jewel in the crown from Topshop. After that i used the polish brush to create thick lines on my nail as shown in the picture. I then used the thin silver brush to paint on the pattern. I finished off with a topcoat.

The trick to drawing on a pattern is to keep your elbows still and have patience! If you rush then you might make a mistake!

You can experiment with different colours and patterns, i just thought that this was simple and quick to do. Altogether it took me about half an hour per hand minus the drying time!

I'm not so happy with the middle finger but oh well, i'm only human they don't all have to be perfect!

Diamond Jubilee.

Yaaaay, it doesn't matter much to me but if it does for you then good for you!

Today i'm being made to go to a street party, cool right? Wrong! It is slightly drizzling which will turn into full on storm probably once i set foot out my house with my luck! Also it is nippy and i would much rather be snuggled up in my duvet with my PJ's eating a pastry whilst watching whatever rubbish is on telly this morning.

If it was nice and sunny like it was last week then i wouldn't mind going to a street party in my lovely little village but no it has to rain and be cold!

I was also forced to make some cakes as it is "bring your own picnic!". I was quite happy with them, sure you may think they're ugly but it is the taste that matters most! I'm also happy with how blue they turned out to be because usually it doesn't work when i colour cakes. I made the cakes blue because the colour theme is red, white and blue. I would of made icing for them too but it would of gotten messy in the box as i only just made them this morning so the icing would not of had time to dry.

Anyway, hope your day isn't windy, cold and rainy like mine!

Snow White and the Huntsman.

Today i felt like getting out of the house and away from all the revision I've been doing. Snow White came in to cinema's on Wednesday and I've been really wanting to see it!

My overall opinion of the film is amazing! I basically grew up on Disney films, you name it I've seen it. Snow white was one of my favorites, and i love how the film is more darker and so different. The special effects are just great and done wonderfully and i especially love Charlize Theron's character, her acting was brilliant too in my opinion!

Anyway i won't ruin it all for you and tell you all my favorite bits and details, go watch it for yourself!

I love Venice.

I'm not really a holiday person to be honest, i get easily homesick. However one holiday i loved and enjoyed the most was when i went to Venice.

Of course i came home with tons of souvenirs, about three Venetian masks and a couple of other little things. One of my favorite things that i came back with was a little trinket box which was hand painted and very pretty.

Today i was wondering what to do with my nails and i looked over at the little box and thought i'd make a design inspired by the pattern. I've always liked swirly patterns like these, unfortunately i wasn't too happy with this design but i thought i'd share it with you anyway, one day i'll try it again and hopefully i will do much better!

It's June already?!

The year has just flown by! It still feels like the first day of school was yesterday, and now it's all nearly over!

To be honest i couldn't wait for my last year of high school to be over, i wanted to get away from the people who don't try hard in their school work (this really infuriates me) and the way the year group was divided into different groups!

One thing i cannot stand in the classroom is people who just don't try, you only have one shot at life why are you wasting it?! They get bad grades in exams when they really do have the potential to get good marks and make something out of themselves. It makes me sad to think that when they are older they will be thinking "i regret not trying hard at school" because yes you really should have! I remember when i was young i used to think i couldn't be bothered with all this work, and the people i hung around with had that attitude too. Right now i truly wish i had tried hard so i could be better at things like Maths for example as i am in a low set for GCSE. However it worked out for me because i have the chance to get an A grade but i will just have to work super hard, however my teacher is the best and she is so helpful! I am so grateful for all the help she has given me.

Another bad thing about high school was that our year group was split into different social groups. I'm sure every high school does this but the annoying thing about mine was that the most "popular group" would strut around school thinking they were the best around. Not everyone in the group would act like that though, there were of course a few nice ones who treated each other equally but there were people who didn't which was upsetting to see sometimes. I felt sad when the mean girls would laugh at someone looking a bit geeky or whose skirt is too long, i remember someone telling me that the girls who look a little "nerdy" in school will grow up to be the beautiful and successful ones. I believe that's going to be true! I wasn't part of any group really if i'm honest, i was a very shy and quiet person, i am still a little today, i just kept out of everybody's way and had my own small group of friends, being popular right now isn't that important to me, i just really want to get good grades so i have no social life at the moment! In the end it will pay off.

Rain and ice cream.

Yesterday i was all snuggled up in my hoodie and some warm jogging bottoms, i read books, watched a film and actually got a decent amount of work done too!

I thought it was quite a good way to spend the day... But of course if i didn't have exams i would of done something a little more fun, for instance i would of maybe gone to the cinema with some friends to catch a new film or gone shopping. However school comes first so i did lots of work, it pays off though as i feel happy and proud of myself and i feel like i won't die in the exam now :) 

As a reward though my lovely mother made me a nice glass filled with ice ream and strawberries for all the hard work i did. :)

For the record putting ice cream in a glass is much better then just eating it out a bowl. I don't know why it's just tons better and easier!

how do you spend your rainy days?