March Favourites 2015!

God 2015 is flying by! It’s already April, and it’s been almost 4 months since I hit 1000 views and now I am almost at 4000!!! I do promise to blog more and April is a very busy but exciting month so lots to blog about! So lets get started!

Book

So this month, I decided to pick a book from the huge number of books my parents got me for Christmas. I decided to read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I chose to read this base the fact I am a Fangirl and recently (if you read my previously blog post) I had be feeling ashamed of being a fangirl! It took a while for me to get into this book, I will be honest. But once I did, I couldn’t put it down. I haven’t finished it yet (there is over 400 pages!!) but I am over halfway through it and I love it! It is basically a coming of age story and I probably should’ve read it before I went to college. Cath is a fangirl and writes fanfiction. Cath is a freshman in college who suffers from social anxiety and her outgoing identical twin sister Wren chose to live in another dorm. Cath rarely leaves her dorm room and eats endless amounts of protein bars. Cath has to put up with her roommate Reagan’s very friendly boyfriend, Levi, who begins to bring her out of her shell, and charm his way into her heart. It is a great read.

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Song

Like every other person in the world right now probably, I am LOVING OMI’s Cheerleader. Oh my god, it instantly makes me want to dance and I feel summery and just happy! One day in work, I searched the song on Youtube and found an One Hour Remix and I listed to it for the whole hour and didn’t get sick of it!!! Can OMI release more tunes like this asap please?!!!

 

Another tune that has me dancing around my room is All Time Low’s Kids In The Dark. I adore this song. I am also proud for All Time Low as I am actually hearing this song on the radio because I have never heard All Time Low on the radio!

Movies

I went to see Cinderella with my Auntie and my two cousins two weeks ago and I think I enjoyed it more than my two cousins! I loved it so much, that I went to see it a second time four days later with my friend Darina! It kept very close to the original version, which made it even better. It was just wonderful. You can learn a lot from the Cinderella movie, both the originally and new version. I am planning on writing a blog on that soon so look out for that!

 

I watched What If with Sarah and Laura recently. What If is basically a movie questioning if a guy and a girl can really just be friends without one of them catching feelings. It’s a bit like When Harry Met Sally to be honest. I loved it. It stars Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, who are so painfully cute throughout the movie. The moive is about Wallace, who’s still hung up about his ex girlfriend cheating on him, and his love life and his view on relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. But then he meets Chantry who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry connect immediatley and the start of their friendship began. Throughout the whole movie, the chemistry between them is clear, leading them both to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?!

Fashion

There is only one thing in relation to fashion I am going to talk about and that is my Moschino dress. It’s the first piece of Moschino I have ever bought and I absolutely adore it. I have always admired Moschino clothes but never had the opportunity to buy anything. Until I was very stuck for a dress for a ball and I just fell in love with this dress. I know the picture below isn’t the best picture but I will be wearing it again soon and I will update the picture! 😉 The dress made me feel like such a princess and I felt very slim in it also. It is so comfy and I can not wait to get into it again! If I could, I would wear it everyday!

Make Up 

This eyeshadow trio has been a favourite of mine for over 4 or 5 years now. I recently fell in love with it all over again. It is a simple way to get the smokey eye look. I use this nearly all the time when I do my eye make up. And it’s also under €10!

Eyeshadow Primer is one of my secrets to keeping my eyeshadow lasting all day and all night! This little gem from Rimmel is one of the best I have ever used!

Recently, I was put on Roccautane for my acne and it is working wonders. I am only on it four weeks but the improvement already has been incredible. Hope it continues to improve! Unfortunately, one of the side effects is that my face is very, very dry and it gets very irritating at times. My other moisturizers did work but it wouldn’t last long till I would have to reapply it. So I was told to us La Roche Posay Multi Compensating Soothing Moisturizer and oh my god, this is great stuff altogether.

As well as my face being dry, my lips are even drier. No other lip balm was helping and in fact vaseline was making it worse. La Roche Posay Lip Balm is the only lip balm that soothes the dryness. I do have to reapply it a few times but at least it stops the irritation.

Youtuber 

Pointless Blog aka Alfie Deyes is my favourite Youtuber for this month. I think Alfie was the first ever Youtuber I started watched back in the day! Recently, I fell in love with him all over again. Because with life and work being crazy, I hadn’t much time to watch Youtube videos but I started catching up on Alfie’s videos and vlogs throughout March. I do prefer his vlogs over his videos sometimes but that’s just me! Below is his latest video and latest vlog.

 

Food

So since my Dad had a heart attack and has been on a strict diet, I also have to be on that diet also. So instead of the usual big fry ups at the weekend that would be full of fat, we have substituted them for Turkey Sausages and Turkey Rashers. Oh my goodness, why haven’t we been eating these all our lives?! THEY ARE DIVINE! And have so much less fat than normal sausages and rashers! I talk about these so much that I am pretty sure everyone is eating them now! I even made them for the gals and they loved them!!! I am making myself hungry now thinking about how good they are!

Daffodils 

Since I have now discovered I am not allergic to all flowers (Lilies are the main problem!!) I am beginning to love flowers again. Which is good because our garden is always full of flowers! Every year since I was very young, we have had endless amounts of Daffodils around our house and this year was no different! Daffodils instantly make the place look brighter and more spring/summery and I love it! They are dying off now though. But my Dad has just finished his gardening tunnel and I have no doubt the place will be covered in every flower possible soon!!!

See you in a month for my April Faves!

You Know You Love Me, XOXO,

SJ

What Movies To Watch In 2015!

2015 has some brilliant movies in store with some important sequels and Disney taking a new approach of their classics, it is an exciting time for movie lovers.

The Duff

It has already been dubbed ‘the new Mean Girls’ by many critics and the trailer certainly shows that it is the movie you must see for 2015. It is about a Senior student who wants to change the labels in high school after she discovers that she has been labelled the DUFF, standing for Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Now I know what I was labeled in school and now in University!) to her prettier and more popular friends. It stars Mae Whitman and Disney’s Bella Thorne. I for one can not wait to see this and see how she got rid of that label, I will be taking notes! It hits cinemas in February.

 

 

50 Shades of Grey 

Also out in February is the most anticipated movie in the history of movies, I am sure. It is of course, E.L. James’s book ’50 Shades of Grey’ hitting the big screens across the world. Okay, so if you are of that minority who haven’t read the book (like who hasn’t read it?!), here is what it is about. Anastasia Steele, who is a literature student, goes innocently to interview Mr. Christian Grey. She meets the beautiful and very intimidating man and finds herself thinking about him, even after the interview. She realizes she wants him, and wanting to get closer to him. Christian also wants Ana, but on his own terms. Christian demands to be in control of everything. Ana begins to hesitates when she discovers Christian has certain tastes – he is a Dominant and wants Ana to be his Submissive. If you haven’t read the book, I won’t say anymore! I’ll leave it as a surprise. One thing for sure is, I am certainly looking forward to this movie and very excited to see Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey. Only 40 days to go!

 

 

Pitch Perfect 2

The Bellas are back! Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel to the smash hit Pitch Perfect from 2012. The movie is about the Barden Bellas entering an international acapella competition that no previous American group has ever won. They plan to change that! If it is anything like Pitch Perfect, it is going to be hilarious, quirky and hopefully lots of scenes with Jesse (hottie alert!). If anything, it will make you want to be part of the Bellas. It stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Skylar Astin. The movie is due out in May.

 

 

Into The Woods

The first of the two Disney adapted movies for 2015. After years of unsuccessful attempts by other movie producers trying and failing to adapt the play ‘Into The Woods’ into film, Disney decided to produce it. The movie is inspired by the classic fairy tales ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘Rapunzel’ and ‘Cinderella’. The movie has a star studded cast with Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp to name a few. Although it is a Disney movie, it wouldn’t be a typical fairy tale movie, so refrain from bringing small children as some scenes might scare them! Movie is out January 9th.

 

 

Cinderella

The second film Disney will release in 2015 is the Cinderella. Cinderella was the 12th movie Disney released originally back in 1950 and now they have brought it to life. The plot of the movie largely resembles the original Cinderella fairy tale but has a few new twists. Lily James plays Cinderella and if you are a fan of Downton Abbey, her face maybe familiar. She plays Lady Rose MacClare in the series. Richard Madden plays Prince Charming. Movie is set to come out in March.

 

 

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The final installment of The Hunger Games is due out in November. Katniss Everdeen, the ‘Mockingjay’ leads District 13 to a revolution against the Capitol. With the first part ending on a cliffhanger, I can not contain my excitement for this movie. Even though I have read the books (I read all 3 books in 3 days!) and know what happens, I am curious to see how it is adapted to the big screen. Plus my favourite Jennifer Lawrence is in it. Also, Josh Hutcherson has been a crush of mine since like forever so I love seeing him in movies 😛 If you haven’t read the books or seen the previous movies, read or watch them now. You won’t regret it. There is no trailer for this movie yet.

Paper Towns

This will be the second of John Green’s book to be adjusted to the big screen, with ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ being the first. Paper Towns is about Quentin and his friends go on a road trip to find his neighbour and love from a far, Margo. Margo has disappeared and left clues, only for Quentin to solve. Typically, I love the book and have high hopes for this movie. Margo will be played by model Cara Delevingne in her first starring role and Nat Wolff will play Quentin. It is due out in June.

Of course, there is many more movies due out in 2015 but I’ll be here all night talking about them. So grab the popcorn and your friends or family and head to the cinema! Enjoy.