DIY: Bedroom Wall

Today I woke up and realised that my bedroom walls were looking a bit barren, bare and boring, but most of all they lacked character. Looking around my bedroom I wondered that if all the contents of my room was emptied and only the walls remained, would I be able to identify it as something I'd like? Definitely not. So please, let me ramble about my DIY journey in which I have transformed my bedroom and hope that you find it useful too!

 I decided that if I was going to switch up my room I may as well go big or go home (A figure of speech as I am already home hahah). I had a search through some boxes under my bed and found stacks and stacks of magazines, previous calendars, posters, fancy packaging, concert tickets, etc etc. I gathered them all up in a pile on my floor and got snipping away. 
You'll probably notice (as it's impossible not to!) that the main theme of my room now is Taylor Swift. Although she is a huge inspiration to me I am no way implying that your room should be about Taylor Swift or heck, even a celebrity! My room is mainly Taylor Swift because sifting through the pile, she was what I found the most in old calendars, magazines, etc. 

I picked the wall with my window on for two reasons: 1) Sunlight fades ink, so if it was on any other wall, it would all fade away in time 2) there was less room to cover and I didn't know how much material I would actually have to use.

Now, my wall consists of several large posters that I found in a Bookazine (like a magazine but with a lot more pages), I cut up a previous glossy calendar and that instantly gave me 12 x A3 sheets of material to put up, concert tickets, train tickets, quotes that inspire me, clothes tags that look pretty from shops I adore, fancy make-up or perfume packaging that looks very aesthetic on my wall, photographs with friends, magazine cuttings of short interviews, photoshoots and advertisements (GHDs, new perfumes, etc), and little memoires that I'd forgotten I owned: a card from brmb.com I was given at a concert, a card from a merchandise store saying thanks for buying off them etc etc. I think it gives my room a really personal touch and I just can't stop staring at it now! 

Thanks for reading and I hope this inspires you to change up your room!

Rachel

Batiste Dry Shampoo

Dry shampoo? I hear you say. What is this sorcery?! Well, I can tell you that was exactly my reaction when I first discovered there was such a thing about 2 years ago. 

Dry shampoo is a powder shampoo that absorbs oil from your hair. I use this between washes if I feel my hair gets too greasy and noticeable. You simply lift the area of hair that you feel needs washing, spray the roots, and massage in. My favourite brand of dry shampoo is Batiste. They do fabbie dry shampoos for all different hair colours (traditionally dry shampoo is a white colour but if you find it too hard to work in brunette and blonde dry shampoos are also available), work tremendously well and smell positively divine! My favourite is the 'Floral & Fruity Blush' which reminds me of a fruit salad bowl and hibiscus. If I spray this in my hair before school I'm often complimented on how nice I smell and I have to awkwardly answer "It's my dry shampoo." when I would really like to tell them it's the new Chanel perfume that my non existent boyfriend got me hahah. 

If you have any more questions about dry shampoo please feel free to leave them in the comments. Thanks for reading :-)

Rachel 

September Wishlist

L'Oreal Nude Magique BB Cream RRP: £9.99

As a young person with fairly decent skin (most of the time!) I'm intrigued to try out the much raved about BB creams. A few weeks back I applied to be one of the first to receive the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB'. For me, the consistency was much too sticky in my hands and almost cakey on my face, which is nothing like any other BB cream testers I have tried out. That put me off of trying BB creams for a while until my friend pointed out that all of the Maybelline 'Dream' range is cakey. 

No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara RRP: £11.00

After mentioning it countless times in her YouTube videos, Zoe Sugg is slowly but surely peer pressuring me into buying this mascara. She has raved and raved and raved about it and I must say, I am curious. Every single time I buy a mascara I feel the need to buy a different one. It's like I don't want to miss out on anything new. The only mascara I've ever felt that I could re-purchase is The Collection (Collection 2000) Skyscraper Mascara. That. Stuff. Is. Amazeballs. Honestly, it tops everything I've ever used and I'm talking Rimmel, Clarins, Benefit, etc etc etc! I'm wanting to try Exquisite Curl before I buy something else!

Barry M Eyeshadow Pencil 'Gold Cream' RRP: £4.59

I saw these in Boots a few days ago and tried out the testers. To me, they were exactly like what I'd imagine the NYX Eyeshadow Pencils to be like, and instead of ordering some NYX online I could buy these, right? I think the 'Gold Cream' colour is a beautiful colour that could be used as a highlight, in the tearduct and on the lid itself. It's such a versatile colour that I'd be more than willing to try out.

H&M Black Dipped Hem Skirt RRP: £12.00

I'm jumping on the bandwagon with the dipped hem items. I absolutely adore them! Not much to say about this one... but I think it's a beautiful way to jazz up and everyday skirt/dress.

NYC In A New York Color Minute 'Fashion Ave Fuschia' RRP: £1.79

NYC does the best nail polishes ever in my opinion. They dry fast, never chip, come with loads in the bottle, and a brilliant applicator. Buy. NYC. Now. Do it.

DIY: Exfoliating Facial Scrub

We all love to exfoliate our skin, right? Then what better way to do it with a scrumptious DIY facial scrub that tastes truly divine!

1. Put around 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil into a bowl or container of some sort.
Olive Oil is one of those magical substances that is brilliant for our skin, hair, nails, and just about anything else on your body. 'Extra Virgin' is a lighter, purer version of the oil, therefore better for us. The fat composition of Olive Oil is very similar to that of a human's, so almost nobody suffers allergic reactions from it. It effectively moisturizes our skin and locks in the moisture.

2. Add 50% white sugar and 50% brown sugar. Add enough to make a crunchy paste that would stick to your face with a little effort.
White sugar and other bleached foods (white flour, white rice, etc) can do wonders for our complexion. Brown sugar is more abrasive and will help get rid of the dead skin cells.

Sugar has very rough and jagged edges, so rubbing your face excessively is not needed. Gently apply exfoliating facial scrub to your face and rub lightly in circular motions, working it into your pores. Remove with a warm flannel. Redness up to an hour may be noticed in areas exfoliated and this is caused by blood stimulation from the movement of the exfoliation. Hope you enjoy, please comment with how you found this. Thank-you for reading :-)

Rachel