Midlands Blogger Meet Up!

I'm thinking about organising a Midlands Blogger Meet Up! I'd love to meet other bloggers and followers.. it'd be amazing! I've been thinking of meeting in Nottingham - this is because I know the area pretty well so any questions I'd be able to answer. Also, it's my favourite place ever for shopping!

If anyone is interested please comment believe, email me (x.x_Jemma_x.x@hotmail.co.uk) or send me a tweet (@bamboozlebeauty). And if there's enough interest I'll start organising it :) I'd also appreciate if you could spread the word?

Thank you!

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Results Day!

Tomorrow is results day for A Level students and I'll be getting my results that decide if I get into university or not. Quite frankly, I'm petrified. Everything I've worked for these past 2 years can just be shattered in an instant. So I'd like to wish every one else who is getting results the best of luck and I hope you all get the result that you're wanting.

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My Dressing Table

Hands up, who loves storage posts?! I definitely do - maybe it's because I'm nosey! I know I've done a storage post on my dressing table before but since moving into my dads, I've changed it around a little bit. I've also done a storage post on my skincare/bodycare/haircare products but that isn't my dressing table - just a few shelves! So this is my dressing table..

Top Row L-R: The pink and yellow boxes have some skincare samples in them and then next to those is a jar full of cotton wool pads. After that, there's one of my necklaces (my favourite) and then a box with candles inside. The vintage looking storage box is home to all of my Clinique products and also my Katy Perry tour lollipop! The stripey cardboard box contains a few small boxes and also PR contact details and then after that is a Britney Spears tour cup!

Second Row: On this row I have my favourite perfumes, a cupcake money box, an owl money box and a letter holder that houses my favourite palettes.

Third Row: This is the main row and you can see my No7 Light Up Mirror, my nail polish cake stand, 13 drawers for my make up, 2 brush holders, a woven box and lots of other random bits!

Fourth Small Row: This row has a lot of random items on there including shavers, face wipes, hair grips and hair bands.

The Big Area On The Left: This has all of my electrical items in a big box and then some more cotton wool pads and hairbrushes in a black rack from Ikea. I also keep my nail polish remover, Rollasoles and manicure items here.

Bottom Area: A lot of random items here as well including my on the go manicure set, Bumpits, Soap & Glory basket, No7 mirror box (as it breaks a lot), CDs and 4 drawers which houses random items yet again.

On The Right: On top of the woven drawers is a little box that I store my lipsticks in and then on top of that is my PedEgg and some glitter! Inside the drawers is more skincare/haircare/bodycare items.

(click to enlarge)!

xxx

I LOVE READING

I love reading. There's nothing better than picking up a novel and escaping into a fantasy world. I also love blog posts where bloggers show off their favourite books and ask for recommendations so here's mine!

Stephenie Meyer

 L-R Twilight, New Moon, The Host, Eclipse, The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner, Breaking Dawn.

I absolutely love her as an author and these books are wonderful. Once I had finished the Twilight Saga (in just one week!) I literally did not know what to do with my life. The way she writes makes it feel like you're involved with the book and the characters are very relatable and seem real. The Host I picked up because Meyer wrote it and at first, I couldn't get into it - it starts off slow and if you buy this, I recommend sticking to it because it's a wonderfully gripping book; I love it! Also, if you've seen the Twilight films do not let them put you off the books. For me, I don't like the films. I think they're badly directed and I'm not a fan of the awkward actors. However the books are 1000000x better.

Classics

L-R Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. 

For my literature A-Level I had to study a lot of books and most of them, I didn't enjoy at all. However these are the ones that I can read and read over again. I do find the classic books to be pretty long and boring at times (I'm looking at you Frankenstein) yet these ones are fast paced and catch my attention each and every time. I know that Romeo and Juliet is a play but I can read plays and still find them to be as interesting as novels.

Biographies

L-R Britney Spears Heart to Heart, Britney Spears Inside The Dream, Lynne Spears Through The Storm, Britney: Unauthorised Biography, Miley Cyrus Miles To Go.

Obviously when reading biographies you have to be interested in the celebrity/person that the book is about yet even if you're not a fan of Britney I'd highly recommend the Inside The Dream biography. Britney's life is so interesting and people are quick to judge her without knowing the truth. Both the Inside the Dream biography and her mothers Through The Storm are written so well and explain a lot about her life. I'd recommend them both highly!

 Sophie Kinsella

L-R Shopaholic Abroad, The Undomestic Goddess, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Remember Me?, Can You Keep A Secret?, Twenties Girl.

Quite possibly my favourite author! Her books are lighthearted, humorous and deeply entertaining. If you haven't read any of them yet then I'd recommend picking up Remember Me? to start off with as it's definitely my favourite one so far! Really great holiday reads and perfect for females.

 Others

L-R The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.

I would recommend every single book by all three of these authors - especially Nicholas Sparks!

What are your favourite books? Any recommendations?

xxx



Mini Haul & Update

Today I went to see my mum and we decided to go out to do a bit of shopping! I'm going abroad in a few weeks time and I virtually have no clothes that are suitable for going abroad so we decided to invest in a few! Matalan have an incredible sale on at the moment (up to 70% off) so both of these items are from there.

L-R Maxi Dress £10, Shorts £3.

Both of these were such a bargain that I just couldn't resist (my mum bought me the shorts though - thank you)! And I also got a plain black vest top to go with the shorts however I didn't photograph it because it's really not that interesting. Both outfits look completel gorgeous on and I really recommend everyone to get a black, jersey maxi dress because they're really slimming and perfect for summer!

When it comes to summer I don't like wearing powder products so I bought a Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush. My sister has one of these and I love them - I think the formula and pigmention is spot on. This is in the colour Coral and once again, perfect for summer!

If you're wondering where I've been and why I haven't been blogging it's because I've been in Cornwall on holiday. I had a wonderful time but it's good to be home and in a real bed (I went camping)! The winner of my giveaway will be announced very soon - I'm hoping for next week so good luck to everyone and thank you for entering, I really appreciate it!

I'm also expecting my A-Level results really soon and quite frankly, I'm petrified! So if I don't blog before Thursday (I'm sure I will) then good luck to everyone who is waiting on results and I wish you all the best of luck.

What have you been buying recently?

xxx