I did bits of shopping here and there over the last couple of weeks so I thought I should do a blog now:) I just took pictures of my favourites, although I did get more.. some more shoes from New Look, bras and PJ's from Lasenza (what a surprise), and some dresses :)
But yes here's my favourites!


Lasenza

Zara

New Look

River Island

New Look

So on Thursday Grace and Wendy came to see me in Sheffield :) It made me sooo happy I don't think I can explain..
I actually cried when "Reach" by S Club 7 came on because I love and miss them all so much! Honestly didn't want them to leave..
Had lunch at the pub which was lovely - Jacket potato yay!
We went to a few bars and unfortunately for me I drank quite a few shots of tequila.. I think the fact it was tequila mixed with the fact I'm on evil antibiotics made me have to go home early and resulted in very nasty throwing up! (which for everyone's sake I won't go into here... lol)
But it was still a lovely night and I really can't wait to see them again! Hopefully they will be coming again next month for my birthday yayyy! :D



You can actually tell I'm crying in these 2 pictures..

So on Tuesday night we had our end of year ball :D it was at Sheffield City Hall, which was really nice because it's so fancy and posh!
It started off badly, considering I was meant to leave at 6oclock to go to the pub beforehand, and I couldn't fit into the dress I got for the ball :( It was such a lovely dress and I was soo excited to wear it! Did my nails grey to match and everything... turns out I've actually managed to gain enough weight that I couldn't zip the dress up... I raided through my wardrobe and managed to find the old American Apparel dress I got which is a multi-way, so I tied it up in a bit of a fancy way, and added a flower! Did feel veryyy under dressed though, considering how many girls were wearing floor length ball gowns!
Anyway, it was a lovely night, we got 2 free bottles of wine per table (not that I drank much of it, I really hate the taste of wine, Rose is the only one I can handle!) and a 2 course meal (lovely chicken main, and a massive cake with custard - came out really blurry so no pic!)
There was candle light, and a fancy band playing, which actually made me feel like I was back in the olden days :D
Then the DJ came, and although I didn't like a lot of the music he played, he did play some awesome songs like California Girls :D which was good!
Unfortunately I didn't take my good camera, because it didn't fit into my bag, so most of the pictures are rubbish!

Full blog and more pictures to come soon :)

IMDB rating:8.8/10
Anna's rating:9/10

So I decided to go see The Avengers today, mostly just to see what the fuss was all about...
I'm not really usually the comic-book action-hero sort of person, so I haven't actually seen any of the other marvel films...
However, I do have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was a truly amazing film, with lots of really amazing effects, a great story line, and the occasional humour thrown in to really make you laugh..
(I really think it would be quite epic to see in 3D really...)
It really kept me interested throughout the whole film, which is always a bonus. I never tend to zone out during films but sometimes I just watch it for the sake of watching it, whereas this film actually kept me wanting more!
It's definitely worth seeing if you haven't already!
Only been out for like what a week, and it's already climbed up to IMDB's top 250 in 31st place!

I got to see Tabz today :D properly after ages, I'm so happy! She came in the morning and came to our house for a little bit, then we went out to Starbucks and had some lovely paninis and cake :D
Unfortunately the weather was really bad, it was pouring with rain and really cold so that sucked a bit but it was still soo nice to see her and spend time with her! Just like old times :D
I wish she could come more often!
She also baked some really cute cupcakes that I don't want to eat because they're just sooo pretty hehe! She's so talented!
It's been a hectic time recently though with the last few weeks of uni and so many assignments, and on top of that having to work all the time! Hopefully I can blog a bit more soon :)
The photo is really bad quality because my lovely professional camera went out of battery and I'm too lazy to charge it..oops!

I've been meaning to post this for sooo long but I keep forgetting and when I do remember I'm nowhere near a computer! So like a million years later, here is one of my favourite songs from Evanescences new album :) I think it's a wicked video, Amy is so beautiful! I'm sooo happy that she won Best Vocalist at the Revolver Golden Gods awards :) I wish I could sing like her! I do think that Evanescence should have won everything they were nominated for, especially most loyal fans! They disappeared for years and yet everyone was still here when they came back<3



Also here is their performance at the Golden Gods awards - a little disappointing that Amy doesn't sound her best (She ROCKED at the London Hammersmith concert I went to) so some people have been saying mean things, but you can't really blame her considering she's been touring non stop for nearly a year now - it must put a strain on your voice! She still sounds awesome though! :) Love her to bits <3

So cute and appreciative of the fans :) can't wait till they come back to London, and I can enter into a meet and greet!

So no.68 on my day zero list is to paint every nail a different colour and leave it for a week! I did it a few days ago and I actually love how it looks! All bright and colourful, actually makes everything seem a little happier :)

All the nail varnishes I'm wearing are from Rimmel London :)

Since the really awesomely hot weather we had a few weeks ago, I really wanted to get some new summer clothes so here's my most recent buys!

I absolutely love these wedges from River Island, I think they will go well with almost anything :) although a tad scared they will get dirty really quick!

River Island

This dress from River Island really caught my eye! I love the little lace details, and the summery feel of the dress!

River Island

I didn't really expect to find anything nice in Primark, apart from my usual packs of tights - but I saw this gorgeous Disney top and I loved it!

Primark

Same for this lovely flowery see through top, it's so summery and delicate I can't wait to wear it :)

Primark

Wasn't really sure about this one, mostly because of the colour, but I think it will look good with some jeans shorts

River Island

I've kind of not had much to blog about lately, seeing as I've been basically stuck at home really ill :( plus had lots of work and stuff too!
However, having been looking at some old pictures I've just uploaded from my phone, I realised I still hadn't uploaded this picture (I don't think?) It's a picture I took at the Lasenza christmas dinner (yeah ages ago lol)
I really do love this little tunic top from River Island though, I wore it with black leggins and brown heeled boots :) One of my favourite outfits really! <3

So last night, I went to this beauty talk thing at uni, given by John Emsley, with Mitra. We got a free drink and cake from Coffee Revolution before, and just sat down and had it, then went into the auditorium for the talk. I have to say, it was a bit different than I thought - it gave a lot of information but it wasn't as fun and informative as I expected. He didn't really explain the ingredients and stuff, just showed us a list of them, which was a bit confusing seeing as they used the phrase "Have you ever wondered why there are 30 ingredients in a Lancome lipstick?" as one of the catchphrases. Afterwards, we went back to Coffee Revolution, where they had set up lots of stalls with fun beauty-related things to do. We got mini massages from a lovely lady who had a BEAUTIFUL golden retriever guide dog, unfortunately I'm not allowed to post up the pictures, but she was so cute and made me remember how much I want a golden retriever :( they're awesome!
But yeah, they also held a raffle, where unfortunately I didn't win anything (surprise..) but Mitra did win some tealights, so that's good!
I do think I shouldn't have gone out though, because I was quite ill already and now I'm even worse!


Free hot chocolate and cherry cake:)




Beautiful stuff handmade by lilidrawspictures was on sale on one of the stalls!



Mitras prize from the raffle

Very Me Clickit Lip Stain - Oriflame
I think it's about time I did a little review on lip stains! I never really bothered to try lip stains, simply because red lipstick just seems to look terrible on me - but when I worked at The Body Shop, I decided to try one of their lip stains, out of pure boredom. And I actually liked it, so I went and bought one from Oriflame! I didn't really want to buy one for £10 from body shop, and this one was like £4 or something! I really really love it! It smells lovely, and it makes my lips look lovely and red, without the fake overpowering look of a lipstick! Definitely one of my favourite make up products!
I've been an Oriflame representative, but I don't get much time now to actually work on it, but you can order one from the Oriflame website!
(Or just buy one from a shop, but I don't know how good others are :P)

Took this picture last weekend when my parents and Ali and Hasan's mum and sister came over to visit us! I wish I had some better quality ones because I really liked my hair that day! :( If you want to take high quality pictures all the time, consider online photography classes (I still think this whole online courses thing is an awesome idea tbh! Apologies to those who don't, but I really wish I had lots of free time to do this stuff) and buy a good camera like my awesome Sony one (even though you wouldn't be able to tell from this picture that I actually own an awesome cam eek!)! I'm halfway there - have an awesome camera but still don't know how to use it 100%!! GRR!

IMDB rating:8.3/10(At 22.03.2011)
Anna's rating:10/10

Oh my gosh I don't even know where to start.
I have been waiting for this film to come out since like Novemeber last year... I got the books and read all 3 in the trilogy in just 2.5 days... yes I am indeed a big fat geek and I love good books! Anyway, this is a movie review so yes...
I don't really like summarising story lines so I think if you don't already know GO WATCH THE TRAILER!!
I did hear a lot of mixed opinions from those who were lucky enough to see it during the red carpet premieres, so I was quite scared (although super excited) to see it for myself.. The books are really gory, and I found out that the film was a 12A (uh!) so I was a bit sceptic...
However, even though they super toned down the gore and stuff, I still think it was brilliant! It made you laugh when you were meant to laugh and cry when you were meant to cry.. I actually heard people around the whole cinema crying when I did!
It was really well made, I do think the only tiniest flaw is the fact they have made it a 12A, it would have been perfect even as a 15, even if the books gore would make it an 18..
The acting was brilliant by everyone, but Jennifer Lawrence was awesome.
It was longer than expected, which for me was great because it meant they cut out less from the books. It's a completely different perspective in the books because it's told from the point of view of Katniss, whereas in the film you get to see the game makers and stuff which was cool!
I am actually going to see it again, in the cinema, because I love it! I would 1000000% recommend anyone to go see it. But first and foremost I would recommend people to READ THE BOOKS!!!! They are the most amazing books ever!
HAPPY HUNGER GAMES!