5 Top tips to de-stress!

We all have days that we don't feel the greatest, whether there is a reason or you just land in a slump for no apparent cause. On these days you may just want to sit in bed all day- I'm not telling you to not do that in any means as that may be what cheers you up. However ,actually getting up and physically doing things can help a lot of people more than doing nothing all day!

Tip 1-

Have a day off doing any extra work,revision,homework etc.
If you are stressing there is not much chance of you learning or doing much anyway. Why not just forget it for that day and start up again tomorrow!

Tip 2- Organise a fun day with friends

Everyone needs a bit of fun now and then and why not spend it with yor favourite people?! You could go to see a movie, go shopping or (my personal favourite!) just spend a day relaxing, eating food and watching movies!

Below I've pictured me and my friends favourite films to watch together~

Tip 3- Yoga

This is something I've recently got very interested in. I find it very relaxing but I also really enjoy doing it. You do not need to join a class as you can just do it in the comfort of your own home. There are so many YouTube tutorials on different yoga techniques which range from beginner to very advanced. 

Above I have pictured Madeine Shaws channel as this is where I find any Yoga workouts that I try out at home, she does a range of different techniques which are great for all abilities!
https://www.youtube.com/user/msha2350

Tip 4- Alone time
I know I mentioned above to organise a day with friends but having done alone time is also a great way to relax. For me this means going for a long walk with my dogs through the woods.I also love to bake!

Tip 5- Relax and pamper yourself!
Whether this means to have a nice long (Lush!) bath while relaxing with a facemask on, or spending a day watching YouTube while online shopping!
This has become a slight obsession of mine recently,I love shopping online! Making new purchases definitely cheers me up!
My top three favourite places to shop online are~
ASOS~
http://www.asos.com
BooHoo~
http://www.boohoo.com/
Shein~

http://www.shein.com

I hope that if you are having one of those "stressy" days that this helped you make your day at least a little better.I hope you enjoyed reading and I will speak to you next week.
Bye!
~Chloe<3

Bouncing,Shopping and Starbucks

Hiya, this week I thought I would do a more casual post just chatting about my day and sharing what I purchased.

Yesterday(Monday) I went for a day out. In  the morning we actually went to an indoor trampoline park which was so good! There were loads of trampolines- way to state the obvious- and foam pits. It was a great way to spend a Monday morning as they are definitely usually my least favourite mornings! 

Later in we headed into the centre so we could do some shopping - when I say we I mean I did shopping while my family followed me around telling me to hurry up! I went to Primark, Boots Topshop, River Island , H&M , Home Sense and New look. I did however stop myself from spending too much so only purchased from Primark, New look and Boots. 

Primark~

•Plain white trainer socks-£2

•Black leggings-£3

•Cropped black and white striped jumper-£5

•"I'm always late" printed grey jumper-£5 (this couldn't have been more relevant this day as I actually made my family miss the first ten minutes of our slot at the trampoline park-oops!:/)

 •Rose gold fairy lights-£6

Boots~

•Maybelline the falsies push up drama mascara-£5.99

•Rimmel Wake me up concealer-£5.49

New look~

•High waisted ,super skinny black jeans-£15.99 ( usually £19.99 but had 20% off!)

After shopping I couldn't not take a visit to Starbucks! Today I actually went for something different that normal, I got the Mango passion Juice blend. This is very fruity but also has freshly brewed tea in it which gives it an amazing taste!

We then headed home, unluckily getting stuck in rush hour traffic- this did however have it plus side as it meant I had time to take pictures of the amazing sunset!

I hope you enjoyed this, I actually really love writing posts about my day. I'm going to try and do it a bit more often! Comment below or tweet us (@TeaT42) telling us if you like these kinds of posts, also tell me your favourite Starbucks drink so I can try it next time I'm there!

Bye~T42

Chloe x

My Little Holiday!

Hey everyone,

So I recently visited Falkland and stayed in a cute little village (where they actually started filming some of outlander so we couldn't use the high street!)

We left on the Saturday night and came back on the Tuesday. We stayed in a little cottage which had a kind of Moroccan African theme to it but it was really cosy and had a log burner so it was also nice and warm! My room had a king sized bed, a fireplace and a wardrobe.

On the Sunday morning we went for a walk around the village (I can't remember the name of it, sorry) it was such a cute little village though and the people there were really lovely.

We then visited Saint Andrews which was about a 15 minute drive from the village. . There wasn't too much to do there. However there  was a really nice beach but it was absolutely freezing so we didn't stay outside long. Instead we went to an ice cream shop a friend had recommended called Nardinis I think there's one in Glasgow and Edinburgh but I'm not sure where else. Anyway this was the best ice cream I've ever tasted, I got the chocolate honeycomb Vesuvius which I really recommend if you ever go!

On Monday we went for walk in a forest where there were waterfalls and caves and it was so pretty. In the afternoon we went to Dundee to visit my sister and also went out to Jimmy Chung's which is a Chinese buffet restaurant. I've never been before and I loved it and probably ate way too much (oops)

I hope you enjoyed this post about my little holiday let me know in the comments what you got up to during the February break!

bye~Megan
T42 xxx


Links-

Nardinis- http://www.nardinis.co.uk/menus.html

Jimmy Chung's- http://www.jimmychungs.com/

My Bucket List!

Hey everyone!

So everybody has dreams and goals they want to achieve in their life and so do I! 

This is kind of like a life bucket list so that in the future when I'm older I can look back and see if I still have the same goals and if I actually managed to complete any of these ones!

1) Travel 

This is something I have always wanted to do I love seeing new places and I would love to go traveling with friends once I finish school! 

2) skydive 

I know this is a lot of people's worst nightmare, however I really want to do it as everybody that's done never seems to regret it.

3) Go to a YouTube event
I would love to go to summer in the city or events like that and meet some of my favourite youtubers!

4) Swim with dolphins 

This ties in a bit with the traveling but I have always wanted to swim with dolphins since I was little!

5) Go to Disney world

I love Disney films and when I go traveling (because that is going to happen!) I really want to go to a Disney world too!

I hope you enjoyed this post let me know in the comments some of the things that are on your life bucket list!

Bye~ Megan

    T42 xx

High end or drugstore?!

Hello! My exams are finally over( for a few months anyway!) so now I will have a lot more time to write posts. Anyway this week I thought I would do a new type of post, I may turn this into a series if it goes down well and you enjoy it. This will involve me mentioning a high end product then showing a product from the drugstore that I believe is a good dupe for the high end, I will then say which I prefer and why!

High end~ Benefit Roller lash

This mascara gives great length to your lashes as well as adding a little volume, I do however believe it isn't great at giving the "volumised" look. It gives a long lasting curl to your lashes -which I personally love . It is also ver long wearing, I've  wore it on multiple occasions for whole days and it has been quite tricky to remove later on ( in a good way!), this also means throughout the day it does not smudge or budge!

I also love the wand as it's very easy to apply with and gives a great curl~

Drugstore- Maybelline Lash sensational

This was -and is still currently-  raved about by many "beauty gurus" and bloggers and I can see why! This is definitely my favourite mascara, it gives length and lots of volume which is personally exactly what I want in a mascara. I wouldn't say it has as good saying power as roller lash but that personally doesn't bother me as i much prefer the finished look of this on my lashes as a whole. 

On the whole I would personally say I actually prefer Lash sensational, it gives volume and length whereas Roller Liash really only gives length and not much volume. I  would however definitely recommend roller lash as it is a very good Mascara,however if you do not want to spend the money but still pick up an amazing mascara definitely pickup lash sentional!

I hope you enjoyed this, tweet us @TeaT42 or comment down below any other products you would like me involve in this series!

Have a great week!

~Chloe💖

Valentines Night for One!

Hey everyone,
I'm meant to be revising but instead I'm sat here eating jaffa cakes ( I forgot how much I loved them!!) , listening to a Disney playlist on spotify ( I will never grow up!)  and writing this post.

Its fast approaching Sunday the 14th of February and loads of youtubers/bloggers are preparing their valentines posts. I spend valentines day alone ever year haha so I thought I would write a post on a Valentines night for one (seeing as I've got 15 years experience!)  I've not seen many posts like this around this time of year and I feel there should be because I know (hope) I'm not the only one who spends it alone!

The outfit
A pair of sweatpants, a big hoody or a onsie is perfect or just any comfy lazy day outfit you want! I went for my soul cal sweatpants and a plain black top and of course with a pair of fluffy socks!


The Make up
Take it all off!

What To Do

First of all run yourself a nice warm bath I love to use Lush products in my bath ( my favourite is candy mountain). I also like to use a face mask 

Once you've had your bath and washed your face mask off I either put on a Disney playlist on spotify (seriously its so good haha) or watch a film. I recently received The hunger games ( cause I've still not seen it and it came out in 2012 haha), papertowns which I cant wait to watch and the book thief, so I will watch one of them or an old favourite like 16 wishes which I used to love!
You could also watch your favourite TV series, mine are Teen wolf and Pretty Little Liars of course!

Food 

Its not a Valentines night for one if you don't have any food!
I like to make my own popcorn and melt dark chocolate on top (mmm I want popcorn now)
You could also have any chocolate you have in the house!

I hope you enjoyed this post let me know in the comments what your doing for valentines day I hope you have a good day doing whatever your doing!( Ill probably just sit and sing along to Disney songs haha!)
I created a Disney playlist for you on Spotify make sure you check it out! https://play.spotify.com/user/t42blog/playlist/41NCYgWWzmUkGXnYyTd9sT

Bye~ Megan :) x
T42

January favourites!

Hello! I'm so sorry I did not post last week my exams have just started meaning I've been really busy studying. Four Exams are done and I've got two more to go! I can't wait to be finished. This week I thought I would do a post which I have actually never done ( i know I can't believe it either!) a monthly favourites.

This month I have actually been loving quite a few things so I thought I would share them with you!

First I've got some Beauty and skincare products~

Benefit Roller lash mascara- I got this for Christmas and I love it, it makes my lashes look so long as well as looking volumised. When I use this I usually apply my lash sensational on top and they are the perfect combination .

Collab dry shampoo- I picked this up as recently I've not been that impresed with batiste which is what I've always used . This worked so well and it makes my hair smell great which is and added bonus!

Liz earle cleanse and polish- 

I got this for Christmas and have been using it ever since, I have really noticed a difference in my skin. It takes my make up off so easily and leaves my skin moisturised and feeling very fresh.

Zoella "Lets spritz" body mist-

This has been my go to scent this whole month, I love the smell so much! It is quite a sweet, musky scent which is definitely my favourite type of scent.

Soap and glory 

I got a a lot of soap and glory things for Christmas and my birthday so I've been using many of them this month. Two of my favourite pieces have been-

•Sugar crush hand food

•Scrub of your life

Last but not least out of beauty and skin care I've also been loving the-

 Zoella Foam sweet foam~I mainly love this because it smells amazing, it also leaves my skin feeling very moisturised.Its also great to own products that support team internet!

Of course I've to mentions some random favourites, I've got a favourite book, film and a few youtubers this month that I thought I would share . 

Film

I recently watched this film and it reminded me just how much I love it, it is definitely an all time favourite of mine! 

It's called "Angus,Thongs and perfect snogging" and if you haven't seen it I recommend you go and watch it right now( or maybe a bit later if you're busy!)!

Book

"Hello life"by Marcus Butler

I got this earlier this month and I've already finished reading it, it is such a good read. It gives tips on more serious issues as well as having fitness tips and funny parts. 

Youtubers

I'm also going to share my favourite youtubers at the moment, these include-•The Sidemen- especially Miniminter

•Jake boys 

•Emily Canham 

I hope you enjoyed my first monthly favourites, I certainly enjoyed writing it!I love these posts as I always see things that people have mentioned and end up buying then to try out, it's a great way to find new products and other bits and bobs.

Bye~T42

~Chloe x