A Little Bit Of Laura: June 2015

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3 Summer Braids- Tutorial- YouTube

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Liebster Award 2015!

Hello everyone! So if you were here last year you'll know that I was nominated for the Liebster award! Well this year I've been nominated again thanks to Becky over at Hideaway Blogging! How exciting!

Here are the rules:

Thank and link the blogger (blogs) that nominated you

Post an image of the award that you like the most on your page

Answer the 11 questions the blogger that nominated you has asked

Link 5-11 (or how ever many you can/want) blogs that have less than 200 followers

Create 11 questions for them to answer

Notify all the blogs via their social media sites and link them to your blog so they can answer them

So, thank you Becky for nominating me! You can check out her blog right here,

Here are the questions she asked with my answers!

1) what made you start your blog?

I study writing and so I am constantly having to write. I really wanted to get my voice out there and so I chose something that I really enjoyed (lifestyle and beauty) and chose to start up a blog and youtube channel!

2) What came first: chicken or egg?

The chicken probably, it would have evolved over thousands of years from other bird type creatures and then maybe laid eggs. Wait, now I'm not sure...

3)Who is your Idol?

I'm not sure if I have an idol. I think our biggest idol should be ourselves, or failing that our families. I am proud of what i've achieved and who I am and therefore I try my best to accept who I am. If we idolize someone, sometimes we start to compare ourselves too much!

4)Who is your favourite musician/band of the moment?

This is a tricky one. Bands: I have always loved Queen! I've recently started listening to a singer called Molly Sanden- she's really good!

5) if you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why?

There are some many things I dream about being... An F1 driver, a singer, and actress on the West End? But realistically a Blogger and Youtuber!

6) where do you see yourself in ten years?

Either settled down in a nice house with dogs and two children and a husband. OR on a fancy yacht cruising around Monoco. Could go either way...

7) Favourite book? and why?

I don't have a favourtie that I can think of. But I recently read an amazing book called Old Sins, Long Shadows by Brenda Hawkey and I was obsessed!!

8) favourite makeup item?

Foundation or mascara.

9) best moment of your life so far?

It's hard to choose one. But I'd say going to Silverstone Formula One weekend for the first time a few years ago with my dad!

10) What is the best quote you've ever heard?

'If opportunity doesn't knock... build a door.'

I nominate

www.sarandbackagain@blogspot.com

http://realreviewsuk2015.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.whathayleythinks.blogspot.co.uk/

Here are my questions:

My Questions For You

1.) What do you like to blog about most?

2.) What is your dream job?

3.) If you had to be an animal, which animal would you be?

4.) Who is your biggest inspiration?

5.) If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

6.) Where do you see yourself in a year's time?

7.) What word best describes you?

8.) If you had to blog about something else, what would it be?

9.) What is your favourite day of the week and why?

10.) Where do you see your blog taking you?

11.) What is your next goal that you hope to achieve?

Thanks again to Hideaway Blogging for the nomination!

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In Beauty, lifestyle

Slendertox Tea | Review

So I've seen many people posting reviews and pictures of this product and so I was thrilled when I was sent it to review on my blog! I love tea and so the idea of this made me really happy- that you could lose weight, cleanse and feel more energised by a cup of tea! Now I want to state that I wasn't exactly doing this for weight loss, I am happy with my body as everyone should be. I believe that we should love our bodies and what we should be concerned with is being and looking healthy- that's all that matters. However I was really excited to try out this product.

From my first day I noticed that it doesn't taste of much, a bit like Green tea, which is fine because I think it'd be very off putting if it tasted gross. It was easy to prepare- as tea tends to be- and was relaxing and refreshing to drink.

Now I have to stop now and say that I did not take it for the whole 14 days. My reasons being that I suffer from digestive problems as it is, and I felt as though it wasn't helping my matter- not worsening particularly, but I just felt it was better to not take it for too long. However that doesn't mean to say that the tea is bad or anything like that, but just for my health reasons I couldn't take it for too long periods at a time.

Now one of the biggest things with this product and I've read other reviews on it, and all have claimed the same, is that it, how can I put this discretely, it makes you go to the toilet a lot. This of course comes as a shock to most people and it isn't very pleasant. This being said, I believe that this is how the teatox works. It cleanses your colon. It does state on the package that this might/will happen, and so before you start your teatox you need to be aware of this and be okay with it. My belief is that perhaps after a week or so it settles down but I'm not too sure.

Having said that, I believe I lost about 2 pounds in 4 days which is pretty good! There are so many of these detoxing teas about and they seem to be the 'in' thing at the moment. Even celebrities are posting pictures of themselves with the teas. SO it is definitely worth looking into if you're serious about detoxing! I am going to try using it again and seeing what results I get. I'll probably be posting update to Instagram and Twitter!

Like I said, I didn't stop taking it because it was bad or didn't work. I stopped due to health reasons. But if anyone else has tried it and would like to chip in, feel free to do so and join the conversation.

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In fitness, Health

My Fitness Goals/ My New Diet

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In Beauty, fitness

Self Confidence and The Sea

So the other day I went for a run. it was lovely and sunny out and as I hadn't gone to the beach already that day (due to it clouding over a bit) I encouraged myself to go for a jog down to the sea front. And as you know from my previous blog post, when the sun is out, it's a great chance to get fit. So I started jogging and made sure I took breaks so I didn't get too hot. The sky was spotless and the bluest blue.

The point of my post today is going to be about being happy and being yourself.

When I got to the sea I sat down on the pebbly beach. I people watched as a few couples were walking along the shore. I sat there a thought to myself and enjoyed my own company. It was wonderful. Sometimes we are so involved with those around us, that we forget to take time out just for ourselves. I truly needed this bit of peace and quiet and I enjoyed being by myself, it felt nourishing for my soul and my chest didn't feel heavy, but light and free. I know it all sounds a bit far fetched but it's true.

I watched in envy at the people who were wading through the gentle waves. I desperately wanted to feel the sea beneath my feet. When I was a child, it didn't matter how cold the sea was, I'd be in it. I loved the sea and loved to paddle/swim in it, and even now as a twenty something I still feel that desire to be ruthless and just go for it.

As adults we lack this enthusiasm for just being brave and being who we want to be. I noticed this as a group of teenagers came a sat down a way away from me. I'm sure they were nice people, but they were loud and I automatically felt intimidated for some reason. Not that I should have any reason to feel threatened but you know how when you're by yourself you suddenly become very self aware and self conscious? So as I said, I really wanted to go in the sea and kept almost gaining the courage to do so. The thing that stopped me was the thought of having to walk passed these teens, by myself, and walk along the shore by myself- not at all a weird thing to do- but as I said, when alone we feel overly conscious of what other may think.

But I thought about it for a while. What's the worse that could happen? I like who I am and love the way I am, I am confident and accept the body I have and I am proud of that fact. So I asked myself 'Do I really care if they care?' and 'Do I care what they think? Does their opinion change me?' And the answer was no. I didn't care what others thought and of course there was nothing wrong with going in the sea by myself, but I'm using this experience as a good example, and I want to point out that these people were in no way bad people, just normal people who happened to be there at the time. They held no threat to me, and I realised that like me, they are just people. In fact they probably won't even notice me.

I realised that, like the child me, I didn't care about anything else but what I wanted to do and how it effected me. So I took of my shoes and socks and hobbled (painfully) down the beach and as the waves caressed my feet, nothing else mattered. The world around me was at peace and as I walked along the shore I felt happy. I felt ridiculously happy because for that one moment, I shook off the fears of what others thought of me, I didn't care. And that, that made me happy.

So my point is, that once we shake off our desires to please others and accept who we are, we will feel more free, and more free to do the things we really want to do. The moment we stop comparing ourselves to others too, is the moment we find true happiness in ourselves.

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In lifestyle, youtube

What's in My Bag? YouTube Tag

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In Beauty,

L'OREAL PARIS INFALLABLE 24H-MATTE | Review Thursday

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In lifestyle,

5 Things I Want To Achieve This Summer

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In lifestyle,

Sunny beach days, castles, chips and BBQ fun with friends!

Being spontaneous is one of the best ways to ensure you have fun. Being spontaneous turned my average day sitting at home/in the garden, into a fun filled day.

Yesterday was super sunny in Portsmouth, and although it was windy, it didn't make it any less beautiful. I'd just finished uploading yesterday's vlog when I went downstairs to do some baking with my house mate. We made chocolate shortbread (recipe coming soon). We then looked outside and thought we ought to make the most of the weather and we thought about sitting in the garden and reading our kindles. We then suddenly decided 'hang on lets just go to the beach with our kindles.' And so we did,

We ended up walking along the sea front for about 2 hours. It was great to see so many people out and about. The sea was a gorgeous turquoise blue and as we sat for a moment on the pebbly beach, we watched some little planes flying in formation. Some people were really brave and were actually swimming in the sea!! As we walked further along the sea front, I noticed that Southsea Castle was now open and because it is free admissions I suggested we go in and have a look. My thoughts were 'lets do as much as we can whilst we think of it, else we'll put it off and never get round to it.' And I'm glad we did.

Southsea Castle is a really nice little castle that was built for Henry VIII. It was really interesting to read about Southsea and about how the castle was used for military defence. I discovered that Southsea Castle came before the area of Southsea, and that Southsea was only named Southsea after the castle. You learn something new every day! We walked along the tops of the castle too which gave amazing views of the sea and the Isle of Wight. In fact it was so sunny we could see the sun reflecting off of the beaches on the Isle of Wight!

Afterwards we continued walking along the sea front, taking in everything. We chatted about Uni and all the things we still haven't done despite living here for two years now. It was about half 3 and we realised we hadn't had lunch, and so it was only right that we bought some chips on Clarence pier and sat in the sun. As we were nibbling on some extremely delicious chippies, we noticed two of our friends. And so we beckoned them over to discuss having a BBQ at our place. They were up for it and so that was our cue to head home so we could go shopping for BBQ stuff.

At about 7:30 people arrived and after attempting to get the BBQ going for a while, it finally started heating up and on went the food. We sat out and ate until about 9:30 and then it got a bit chilly and so we went inside. We ended up playing a card game called 'Scum' for a good couple of hours which was hilarious and had everyone laughing! It was just so lovely to have a chilled evening with friends. It was about 12:15pm when everyone got too tired and went home.

We'd been actively doing fun stuff for about 12 hours straight, and for once, I didn't feel exhausted or like I needed a break. It felt good to have casual fun that was easy and didn't involve drama or any nonsense. I had an excellent day and it was only my first full day back, so I can't wait to fill the rest of my days like I did this one.

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In lifestyle,

NO SPOILERS** Derren Brown's 'Miracle'

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In fitness, Health

5 Easy Ways To Be Healthy This Summer

If you're like me, then you'll probably go on another one of your 'get fit/healthy' obsessions again this summer- it happens every summer! To be fair to us, summer is the best time to get fit for obvious reasons. However getting fit and healthy can be hard especially as we enjoy indulging on meals out and sweets and what not to treat ourselves for the hard work we've done. So I've only gone and come up with 5 easy ways to get healthy whilst enjoying the summer haven't I? Here we go:

1.) Forget the gym. Go on walks and jogs. It's an obvious one I know but summer is the perfect opportunity to go for walks. They can be short walks, long walks, slow walks, whatever takes your fancy. And if you have a dog, why not take them out for a nice walk- they will thank you for that! Or perhaps you like reading in the garden? Instead why not walk to your local park and read there, then walk back. Putting in extra exercise where you can can really make the difference.

2.) Going on a shopping spree or an afternoon out in town? It's easy to fall into the trap of buying junk food to feed your perishing hunger. But, if your town has a market, why not buy some fresh strawberries instead. They aren't too expensive and you get a lot for your money- better than at a supermarket. Strawberries are lush, like healthy sweets. So grab a punnet of them (or whatever fruit you like) and snack on them throughout your trip. You'll feel fresher and healthier and proud for avoiding the junk food.

3.) Swap your breakfast around. Instead of having stodgy toast or fried breakfasts, try having fruit, or yogurt. It may seem boring but if you're really determined to be healthier then it'll make a difference and will make your morning feel fresher. Plus it doesn't have to be boring, be creative!

4.) Take a look at a usual days' food for you. Take one sugary/unhealthy item, just one, and swap it for something healthy. You'll be surprised at how swapping one item can make a difference.

5.) Drink! Another obvious one I know, but sometimes we mistake our hunger for thirst would you believe. So carry a bottle of water around with you. Also water is great for the skin and on a hot day will be your saviour. If you find water boring then have tea or squash. However water does the same as other drinks in that it rids you of your thirst yet water has no calories, so instead of putting unnecessary calories inside yourself, just drink plain and simple water!

I hope my little tips have been somewhat helpful. How about you get in contact or start and conversation about what you all do to stay fit and healthy?

Speak soon