Emily's Blog

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It was my Birthday a week and a half ago now... wow time's gone fast!
But yeh, I had a great day spending time with my family. I didn't do anything with my friends; I just met up with them before I/they went to University.




In the morning I opened my cards and me and my Dad ate our croissants my mum bought for breakfast... (my sister and mum were at school/work) took our dog for a walk, which was cute. When we got home my mum had just got home from work (around midday). We then went into town/by the harbour front for some tapas and cocktails which was so nice (I will insert some photos below!) Unfourtunatly though we couldn't sit outside because the weather wasn't that great.
When we got home my sister was home from school and we ate cake, drank coffee, and I opened my presents... (we could actually sit outside to eat the cake as it was sunny - whaay!)
In the evening me my sister, mum and dad went out with my auntie, uncle, and cousin to a nice pub close(ish) to where we live and opened some more presents!
I had a lovely Birthday with everyone, but it went too fast!!! :(


I will insert some photos below of what I got & what I did:



My 1st Birthday according to my sister!

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So yesterday I moved to Falmouth to begin my Journalism and Creative Writing degree! Yay!
I'm all unpacked and set up (just need to put up my fairy lights now). I have a 'meet your mentor evening' tonight and 'introduction to your course' tomorrow 10am-13pm.

I've seen/spoken to two of my flatmates and they seem really nice and cool! We'll probably leave soon for the meet your mentor thing... I hope they're still here, it seems awfully quiet ha ha!

But yeh, it is Freshers week this week so I will get to know more people and my flatmates more. I will do another Uni blog post before the year ends.

For the meantime I will bombard you with a few photos!

OH and other good news, I passed my driving test a couple of weeks ago!!! Also, it was my Birthday last week, so my next blogpost I shall post soon will be about that.

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Sellotape trick (Photo source)

The Finished Look!

A few pictures from the night:

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I thought I'd do a post today about what products I repurchase time and time again, I got this blog post idea from my friend Briony.

'Lush' Bubblegum Lip Scrub

This is probably my third pot of this lip-scrub. I just love it so much; not only does it make your lips super soft straight away, it tastes amazing (it is edible!) All you have to do is dab your finger in and scrub it on your lips and lick it off afterwards! 
I don't use this all the time, I usually use it about 2-3 times a week because after just one use your lips go from dry to really smooth. 
Lush do two other flavors I believe, a popcorn one (which I really don't like the taste of) and a mint one (which does taste nice!) However, I have always repurchased the Bubblegum one, and at Christmas (2013) they had a special one which was red and tasted of cola, this one was pretty nice.
They do last ages and they're reasonably priced at £5.50.

Garnier Miceliar Cleansing Water

I have repurchased this product multiple times, it is so good at taking off eye makeup and face makeup. Before this I used makeup wipes, which I got through so fast because you'd need around 2 for your eyes then your face as well, also it took me forever to take off my mascara. However, with this cleansing water it takes me half as long to remove my makeup! I would honestly recommend this product to anybody, as it is very cheap (£4.99) but is more often than not always on sale in Boots and Tesco, making it £3.33 which is amazing! It also lasts quite long time, so overall in the long run you'd be spending a lot less money if you purchased this rather than buying makeup wipes.

Boots Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Blemish Stick

I have bought this a few times, or sometimes I buy this product, they're both the same price (£2.59) and work equally as well. I tend to buy which ever I see first when I go to Boots!
They fight the bacteria that causes spots, and both products are amazing at doing this - hence me repurchasing them again and again! They last around a month or so, as the tube isn't huge, but this is still quite a long time! For the price I would 100% recommend this product to those looking for one like this; it is so affordable.

Bourjois Frambourjois Velvet Lipstick

I have repurchased this lipstick twice, simply because it is absolutely stunning and literally does not budge off your lips for hours after you've applied it, sticking around even after you've had a couple of drinks and a snack. If you're having a proper meal however, it does budge a little but not much - you'd just have to do a little touch up in the loo's! When you put it on it's like a thick lip-gloss consistency, but within about a minute or less it matte-ifies on your lips. I have bought the same colour twice, because it is my favorite red lipstick, however I would consider purchasing another shade in the future. Also, you'd think they'd be quite hard to wipe off when you've done for the day, but it actually comes off pretty easily - maybe takes a little bit of extra scrubbing than other lipstick but it's not that bad to get off! 
The product is reasonably priced at £8.99, but make sure you keep an eye out when you go into Boots, because they quite frequently have little offers on a lot of the brands!

Batiste Dry Shampoo

I have been buying this product for years, and I have never tried any other brand of dry shampoo, purely because I haven't had to because this does the perfect job! I'm not really bothered about what scent I get, but I do like the original, blush and the cherry (pictured on the left) is pretty nice smelling too. It lasts me quite a while; I don't use it every week, just when (in between washes) I feel like my hair is looking a little dull and not full of life (my hair doesn't get that greasy).