Dandruff: The taboo subject

I have been wanting to write this for a while now, but not knowing where to start. As I have 3 deadlines on monday and with barely any work to present, this is the perfect time..!!

When someone says the word dandruff, like everyone else I would scrunch up my nose and shake the conversation off pretty quickly. It is associated with dirty smelly people who don't wash their hair. 

However, ever since last year, when a close family friend died and i was under a lot of stress in a horrible job (see blog post "Clintons is shit") I noticed a very small flaky patch on my scalp at the very front, in my parting. I used to try and scratch it out but then the flakes would get stuck in my hair and I could never get them out! Even in shower! The water would just cause them to stick to my hair.

Just as the stress was clearing up and I had left my job, we had our shower fixed but the plumber had fixed the shower on boiling!!! The hot was the colder side of boiling and the cold was SCOLDING! 

Mum being mum (any mum can take on any heat) doesnt realise how hot, to a normal person, the water is!! The patch started to grow and grow and around then I read an article about dandruff and how hot hot hot water can dry your scalp out, therefore create dry, flaky skin. 

I used special shampoo like Head and Shoulders but that just made it 100x times worse!! Which surprised me, it also made my hair AWFUL. Greasy and terribly frizzy and knotty. 

Its gotten so bad that even if my hair line itches I have to tap it as if I even press my nail into the skin, it spilts the top layer of skin and bleeds or just causes lots of flakes!!

So basically, the moral of the story is, dandruff happens to EVERYONE and the cleanest of people may have it and the dirtest people may not.. Also, use a luke warm shower!!

If anyone knows any good brands for dandruff please let me know!! I am dying to try anything and everything! 

X

Liebster Award Nomination

 

 

The point of the LIESTER AWARD is to help new blogs (typically 200 Twitter followers or less but no rules are set in stone…) get their name out there, spread the good word.

The rules are simple- when you get nominated:

) Answer the questions sent to you
2) Nominate 11 bloggers
3) Ask them 11 questions thought of by yourself
4) Notify them that they have been nominated

 

 

I have been nominated by Whipped Green Girl to do this Liebster Award which I am so so super excited about :) I love answering random questions! It really makes you think!

 

 Here are the questions;

 

What was your last Halloween costume?

My last Halloween costume... hmm well Halloween isn't as super big here as it is in America so there aren't really any parties or such to go to, to be able to properly dress up. However I did go out with some friends but only stuck some red devil horns on, and dark makeup which I loved doing. It turns out we were the most dressed up ones out haha so that puts into context how uncelebrated Halloween is!!

You’ve won a trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

I would definitely go back to Disneyland Florida!!! I went 10+ years ago with my mum, dad, two brothers and another close family with two daughters. We rented a HUGE house for us both and it was the best holiday any of us have and probably will ever have! Its still all we go on about. Constantly getting the photos and videos out! And also because I was only 7 ish I was too small to do the big rides like The Hulk etc and Harry P world and the Shrek rides were only just being built so I would love to go back and do all the things we missed out on! 

 

Do you remember the first time you said “I love you” to someone?

Yes.. shamefully I do.. When I was 13 and thought I knew about everything in the world haha!

What haircut/style do you most regret?

I most regret a hairstyle that I had in the last years of school. I am extremely self conscious and had a fringe that went practically from ear to ear. Swept across my face. And because I have ridiculously thin hair, I had to hairspray it until it was SOLID. Annoyingly, just before I realised it was horrible I had my year 11 photos which now haunts me!!!

Pets?

I have two loving dogs - Jack Russells.

Max and Jessie (Jessie the black + white one)

They are truly amazing dogs and I couldn't imagine life without them. Jessie is 17 now and came from a rescue centre where past owners kicked her and put cigarettes out on her and Max, 8, was from a friend who we went to see to visit their puppies and had no intention  of having one, next thing we knew he was in the car on our way home haha!!

I have had Jessie practically all my life and I am dreading her leaving us!

 

First live music concert?

My first concert I think was Blue, when I was maybe 7/8/9? And except festivals etc I think that's been the last concert I have been too aswell haha! Though next March (2015) I am going to see MCBUSTED!!!!!! I am SOOOO excited I think I may cry!! I have loved Busted literally forever!!! I cant believe ill get to sing along to them!

 

What was your first blog article ever?

I cant actually quite remember.. At the start of blogging, a few years ago I created so many blogs and deleted them so it was probably something quite boring haha

 

What’s your favorite candy?

My favourite sweets... hmm. I have a masssssssive sweet tooth and love sweets so everything probably. However I do love the pink & blue bottles? I don't know the name but they are delicious! or anything watermelon.

 

What’s your favorite pair of shoes at the moment?

My favourite shoes are my River Island knee high boots. I love them, they keep my whole legs warm!!

 

What online store do you shop at most?

I rarely online shop but when I do I go straight to ASOS first as it always has free delivery which is a must for me because I am such a skint student!! I personally think all major online shops like Topshop, Missguided etc should do free delivery. We know you can afford too!! And it puts me off paying £20+ for something and having to pay an extra £3.95 to have it delivered??

 

What did you do on your first date?

I have never really been on a first date! I find them incredibly awkward! Though the first 'outing' me and my boyfriend did was go to Frankie & Bennys for lunch which was lovely :)

 

 

 

 

 

I am nominating everyone who reads this and blogs and also my faves;..

 

@_livingwithlucy

 

@BlogBeth

 

@Teapartybeauty

 

@BrubyD

 

@LissyBeautyBlog

 

@little_magpie1

 

 

Here are my questions for you to answer :)

 

1. If you won a million £££ how would you spend it?
2. What has been your fave blog post this year out of all the blogs you read?

3. What cant you wait for in 2015?

4. What are your hobbies?

5. What has been your fave memory from 2014?
6. Do you have any New Years Resolutions?

7. Did  you complete any resolutions from last year?

8. If you could have any 3 course meal - what would it be?

9. Do you have a 5 year plan?

10. Whats your fave thing about Christmas?

11. What have you asked for this Christmas?

 

Enjoy!! :)

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take Me Back : Puerto Pollensa, Majorca

Me and my boyfriend took our first holiday to Puerto Pollensa (in Majorca) this year - 6th of july! It was his first ever proper holiday holiday like beachy touristy holiday!!:D (How many times can I say holiday in one sentence haha!!)

I have been here about 8 times now with my family before hand, and a few friends a few years ago too! Its absolute paradise! 

If anyone is wondering where to go next summer and want a peaceful, white sand, clear sea holiday on a budget this is your place!! It cost us £400 each for a 7 night half board, sea front hotel, with flights!! :)

heres a few piccys :D

Plane selfie!

Distance from our hotel front door to the beach!! Best part about the place!!

The view from our balcony!

The most gorgeous beach and sea!! The sea is like a warm ombre bath :) super clear too!

First night sunset!

My favourite bargain trousers from a spanish market for 5 euros!!

This is how clear the water is! This is about 2 metres deep!!

The view from the mountains!

The fish from a little pond/lake! They go crazy over the bread! Its tradition every year we walk past them every night! They even jump onto the rockery to get the bread!

How amazing is this water? You can go snorkelling just 5 metres away from the shore and there is huge dory style fish that just swim around you and eat bread out of your hand! Its just amazing

Photobombed by my mum haha

Feeding the fish by my feet! The slightly grey bits are the fish!!

Bonfire Night!

I took my poorly Grandma out to a local church bonfire night and it was fabulous!

There was no charge (amazingly) and there was drinks, and free cones of chips and cups of gorgeous homemade spicy pumpkin soup - which is my NEW FAVE!!

The chips! (sorry its blurry I was walking at the same time)

The bonfire!

And the fab fireworks!! It was so lovely to put this on for the community for free!!

I hope everyone else has a lovely bonfire night! :) 

Comment below with what you have planned!

xx

Halloween Party ft Naked 2 Palette

This is my Halloween Party make up!!

I had my foundation etc already done so I started with my contour palette (Sleek £6.99) and added a TINY little bit of black eye shadow in the mix just to make it dark without being ultra orange by layering it up!!

I then used my Naked 2 Palette to create a smokey but warm eye.

I used suspect and snakebite first on the crease.

YDK in the front corner and tearduct.

Tease in the crease.

Verve 3/4 of the way in, just to catch the light and make my eyes look bigger.

Busted in the crease and coming down into the corner.

A TINY bit of black out along the edge of my lashes, to mimic eyeliner.

YDK all over just to blend the colours altogether.

Foxy and BootyCall on brow line to highlight and control the colours.

Half baked along lower lash line to give warmth! 

These lashes are from Primark! £1! They are really good! However the glue is incredibly tricky and took me about 20 minutes to put them on. The best tip I can give is the glue is fab after a few minutes to go tacky on the lashes as they just kept falling off but then when I took my makeup off etc my eyeshadow stuck where the glue had been until the next morning!

This lippy is from Superdrug Revolution, its only £1 aswell! I normally am fond of their bargain brands like MUA but this one is rubbish! It was last minute so I had to buy it anyway but its so slippery and just did not stay on my lips at all! But its a lovely colour regardless of the quality!

These were a rush aswell!! I brought the spider things as a last minute thing but when I got home I found the horns in the cellar which I am super glad about as when I tried the spider ones on again they are so silly looking haha!!

This is the finished result haha! 

Hope everyone has a nice Halloween! :)