'Today is a perfect day to start living your dreams.'

A few days ago, I was browsing through 'We Heart It' when I came across a quote. Anyone who uses We Heart It knows that the app is simply brimming with inspirational quotes and various other pictures that are just waiting to be hearted. Because of this, it's usually quite hard for an image to catch my attention, but as soon as I saw this one, it really made me think.

'Today is a perfect day to start living your dreams.'

As soon as I read it, I realised it was in fact true. Many of you will be already be reading this and already be thinking of various reasons why not to start 'living your dreams'. But there is always going to be a reason. There are probably going to be several reasons why you should put off doing something you've always wanted to do. 

There's always things that are going to stand in your way but as Hannah Montana sang; "Life is what you make it" (cheesy, I know, but true) and if you don't start living your dreams, no one else is going to be able to do it for you. Want to start a blog? Do it. Want to join a gym? Do it. Want to travel the world? Do it. There are so many things out there waiting to be discovered and if you're thinking about doing something; what's stopping you? Exactly, nothing.

This is where the highly overused 'You only live once' saying rears it's ugly head. People say it a lot but I don't think they realise what it means. You only get one life to live so why not make it as enjoyable as possible by trying new things and finding something you love to do.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you're not going start living your dreams today, then when are you going to? You'll end up putting it off again and again - just like I did with this blog. Now that I've finally started one, I'm so happy! I love being able to write and document my thoughts and then share them with people of similar interests. Blogging has really improved my writing skills as well as my confidence and who knows? Maybe one day it might lead to bigger things, or it might not. What's important is that I've tried it and at the moment I'm enjoying it while it lasts. 

So if you're considering trying something new - just do it because today really is the perfect day to start living your dreams. 

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Rachel x

April favourites

The month of April has been my favourite month of the year so far; I've been to London, had a 2 week holiday from school and done my works placement. I feel like I've been completely out of my comfort zone this month yet I've still enjoyed it immensely.

Today I have my first ever 'favourites' blogpost - I can't wait to share some of the things I've been loving this month (even though I'm a few days late!).

My first favourite is the Barry M nail varnish in the shade 'Berry I/C'. It's a lovely lilac colour that's perfect for spring. While I was in London I even got a compliment about it from a shop assistant in MAC! I wore this colour for the majority of April and will continue to use it throughout the coming months of spring and summer. 

My next favourite is another beauty favourite - it's the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. I purchased it this month and I kicked myself for not purchasing it sooner! It's a brilliant concealer with a lot of coverage and it's blendable to make your face look as natural as possible (I bought mine a shade too dark so this is essential). Although, I wasn't able to take a new photo of it for this post since all of the writing on the packaging has come off in less than two weeks! I'm not sure why it happened but I've seen it happen to several others as well - this is the only flaw with the product!

My next favourite is a watch that I bought from New Look for £9.99. I bought this for London - so I wouldn't have to constantly get my phone out to check the time - and I haven't stopped wearing it since. It's the ideal size and looks really cute when I wear it with my River Island bracelet.

This month I read the book Paper Towns by John Green and thoroughly enjoyed it, hence it is my next April favourite. It was about a boy named Q (Quentin) who searches for his crush Margo when she disappears. I was planning on writing a more in depth review of the book which I will hopefully get round to doing at some point!

I've decided to pick my favourite 'YouTuber' of the month too, and this month it's essiebutton. I LOVE her videos, so I'd recommend watching a few if you haven't already.

My final favourite of this month is a food favourite. It's the cereal Curiously Cinnamon. I've never been much of a Cinnamon lover in the past but as soon as I tried this cereal I fell in love and haven't stopped eating it since!

That's everything I've been loving during the past month, I hope you enjoyed this post - a new one should be up soon. I've been super busy with school work recently so for now I might only be able to post once a week (probably on a Sunday) so keep looking out for a new blogpost then.

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Rachel x

Summary Sunday #2

After the success of my last 'Summary Sunday' post, I decided I'd do another, telling you all about my goings on during the month of April. 

The month got off to a brilliant start when I went on a school trip to London. It was by far one of the best experiences of my whole life and I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can read about in more detail by clicking here.

Big Ben

One of my highlights of the trip was going to London Zoo, where I took more than enough snaps of the animals!

This month I went through a phase where I loved scrapbooking. Unfortunately, I didn't get very far with it but hopefully one day I'll continue with it as I love the idea of documenting my life!

I also purchased the book Divergent this month; I'm yet to see the film but so far I'm really enjoying the book.

As it was the Easter holidays for the majority of April, I went out walking a few times and stumbled across some beautiful gardens.

Also in the holidays, I did my fair share of shopping: you can read about my recent purchases by clicking here. While I was out shopping, I enjoyed a Mango & Passion Fruit ice blend from Costa.

During that particular outing I bought some Lucky Charms cereal which I have since become obsessed with! 

On Good Friday, I enjoyed an ice cream at the beach which was of course, delicious. Click here to find out what else I did that day!

On Easter Sunday, I got some lovely things (including chocolate!) but one of my favourite things was obviously this Easter bunny biscuit!

The most recent thing that has happened this month was doing my work placement which meant that for 1 week I go into a workplace to experience what working is actually like and to generally get an idea of a job that I might want to do in the future. I went into my old primary school as I've always wanted to be a teacher; it was brilliant - it made me realise that I definately want to work in a school when I'm older because it was so rewarding working with kids...I know I'm going to miss them all lots! One little girl even made me a bracelet which I thought was really sweet. 

So that was a quick summary of April! I hope you enjoyed this post despite the fact there were a lot of pictures featured. Do you prefer this layout? Let me know in the comments.

Thankyou for reading; remember to follow me on Instagram @xdaisiechain and follow me on bloglovin'. A new post will be up soon.

Rachel x

Recent Purchases

A few days ago I went shopping with one of my friends, and I bought a few things that I wanted to share with you today.

First we went into Superdrug because I wanted some new makeup. 

The first thing I got was the Bourjous Healthy Mix Foundation as it's talked about a lot and several people have recommended it. It was £9.99 so not too pricey for a foundation that apparently is great!

 

I also bought a Sleek blush in the colour 'rose gold'; I've wanted a new blush for a while and again Sleek is a brand that is highly recommended and although I haven't used it yet, I love the colour and it's amazingly pigmented. I think it was around £4.99 and it seems like it will last me a while.

We also wanted to look at Tanya Burr's lips & nails products but unfortunately the majority of the products were sold out.

Next we went to Boots so I could buy the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer as it was out of stock in Superdrug. I chose the shade cool medium, 2 however I think it's a little too dark for my skin tone. So far I really like this concealer but I think it may run out soon since there doesn't seem to be much product inside but for only £4.19 I would probably repurchase. 

On the Maybelline counter I spotted the 24hr Colour Tattoos which I have on my Spring Wishlist. For only £4.99 I couldn't resist finally purchasing 'pink gold' because it is unbelievably pretty and will be perfect for spring and summer.

We then went into River Island and I found some gorgeous pieces of jewellery that will be perfect for spring and summer.

 

Flower ring - £4

Pink flower & gold love heart finger toppers - £3

Pink and gold daisy bracelet - £3 

Daisy earrings - £2

 

I can't wait to wear these pieces of jewellery - I love them all! 

Then we headed to a small cafe for a bite to eat and we passed an American Sweet Shop. Not being able to resist, we went in to have a look round and I found a small pot of Lucky Charms for only £2! Buying them was a must and I can't wait to try them!

My last purchase was the Lush Bubblegum lip scrub which retails at £5.50. At first I thought this was a little pricey as I was unsure as to whether or not I would use a lip scrub very often. However I've used it several times over the past few days and already love it. There is a lot of product in that small pot so it's likely to last quite a while. As well as that, it smells and tastes amazing so I'm really glad I bought it even though I was reluctant to at first. 

That concludes this blogpost, I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed buying everything!

If you want to see more blogposts like this then please let me know. Thankyou for reading; remember to follow me on Instagram @xdaisiechain and follow me on bloglovin'. A new post will be up soon.

Rachel x

Good Friday

The weather today was gorgeous, so my family and I decided to take a trip to the beach. I took a lot of snaps so I thought I'd share them in a blogpost since some of them have too lovely a view not to. 

 

It was a lovely day that was topped off by fish & chips for lunch! How did you spend Good Friday?

 

Also I apologise for the lack of posts recently, I've been out and about quite a bit these holidays and sometimes lacking inspiration. Some new posts should be up soon though as I've been wanting to focus on quality rather than quantity. 

Thankyou for reading; remember to follow me on Instagram @xdaisiechain and follow me on bloglovin'. 

Rachel x

Spring Wishlist 2014

This spring I have quite a few things that I can't wait to get my hands on. However, since I don't have much money (*sobs*) I've condensed my Wishlist down into 6 items that I want to purchase before the season is over.

Images from Polyvore

1. Liquid Eye Liner

I rarely wear eyeliner but lately I've been spending the majority of my time watching everyday makeup tutorials on YouTube, which mostly consist of using eye liner at some point. The tutorials showed that it can really make a difference to your look so I want to try it out for myself. I'm more likely to purchase a Rimmel or Revlon liner as opposed to the Bobbi Brown one (as shown in the picture), but I couldn't find a suitable image on Polyvore! If anyone has any recommendations for possible liquid eyeliners to try out then I'd love to hear them!

2. Alexa Chung ~ It

This book has been highly talked about and it appears on essentially every Instagram feed. I'm going to have to do some research to find out what it's about but I love Alexa Chung and her fashion sense so I'll probably purchase it regardless.

3. Maybelline The Falsies mascara

The Maybelline mascara is extremely controversial and has had completely divided opinions. Some people say it's the best mascara in the world while others say it's awful and not worth the hype. As I'm looking for a new mascara anyway, I think I may have to purchase this one to see what all of the controversy is about!

4. Rimmel Stay Matte Primer

I was shocked to see how small the Baby Skin product was when I went to purchase it the other day. I was immediately put off so now I'm on the hunt for a new primer to try! Primer is something I definitely need in my makeup bag as my make up often creases however I'm not sure which one to buy. I'm considering this particular primer since I have the Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation, but I'm completely unsure at the moment so any other recommendations would be welcome!

5. Sleek Face Form

Every time I go into Superdrug to purchase this, it's sold out! So this spring it's my mission to buy it because I've wanted it since before Christmas and I'm still determined to get my hands on one.

6. Maybelline Colour Tattoos 

In an attempt to be more adventurous with my make up, I would love to have a Colour Tattoo in my makeup collection as I think they'll improve my everyday make up look as well as being perfect for spring and summer. I fell in love with the colour Pink Gold so I'm definitely going to purchase that one!

That concludes my Spring Wishlist; I'm desperate to purchase these products and if you own any of them I'd love it if you commented below and let me know what you think. What's on your Spring Wishlist?

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Rachel x

My time in London (DAY 3 & 4)

Today I'm going to be concluding the posts about my trip to London. Make sure you've read about the first half of the trip in my previous blogpost or click here to read it!

Day 3

On Saturday (my third day in London) I was lucky enough to visit St. Paul's cathedral. The building itself is absolutely stunning but inside is like something you couldn't ever imagine! It's beautiful. As it's a church we weren't aloud to take photographs inside but looking around the cathedral was magical and one of my favourite parts of being in London. 

While we were at St. Paul's, a couple were getting married and there was a red bus parked outside (that I think they'd hired for their guests) and that bus was the only one I managed to get a successful photo of!

After an Earl of Sandwich lunch, we visited the BBC for a guided tour. The tour was fairly interesting and would be great for anyone interested in the media. We also had the opportunity to visit The One Show set and even have a picture taken on the famous green sofa!

Before our evening meal at Fire & Stone (where I had a margarita pizza) we had some free time shopping, so my friends and I went into MAC where I purchased a lipstick in the shade Syrup.

Next is definitely my best moment of the whole trip; a flight on the London Eye! First of all, we went into the London 4D Experience, which was fantastic, before going on the London Eye. I thought I would've been nervous while I was on it but it was amazing!

The view from the Eye.

We then went to Namco Amusements for an hour before heading back to the hotel.

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Day 4

On our final day in the city, we packed up our bags and went to visit London Zoo! Looking around the zoo, we were able to go off by ourselves and it was great spending the morning with my friends. I managed to get some great photos of the animals too!

Clown fish in the Aquarium.

The giraffes were my favourite...

As were the penguins!

And the zebras!

We arrived home after a Starbucks stop on the journey (yum!) and despite the fact I was extremely tired, I enjoyed the trip immensely and would love to go back.

DISCLAIMER: All photos used in this post were taken by me, all opinions expressed are my own.

I might do a couple more blogposts about London (things I bought, etc.) so I'm sure they will be up shortly. I hope you enjoyed reading about my trip to London as much as I enjoyed being there! Remember to follow me on Instagram @xdaisiechain and follow me on bloglovin'! Thankyou for reading, a new blogpost will be up soon!

Rachel x