A vase of flowers

Different flowers bloom all year round, but my favourite flowers bloom in summer. Theres so many different types of flowers available to buy in summer that are a variety of colours.

Flowers can change a whole room, they can add so much character and a sense of completion to a room. Flowers can be used and displayed in vases in all different rooms in a house from a bedroom to a kitchen.

Flowers seem to fit in well with summer as everything is much more brighter. Having flowers in my room adds an extra something to my room- almost like an aunament.

Having flowers in my room makes it feel so much more homely and welcoming. They're also so pretty and depending on the colour you choose, they can fit in well to the colour theme of your bedroom.

Depending on where you buy the flowers they will last different lengths of time. Typically the more you spend on a bunch of flowers the longer they should last. But cheaper flower stools like the flower stool I sometimes buy flowers from in Norwich can also be a mixture of amazing and not so good quality. But if the price is low you cant really complain.

Sophie x

Tag: 30 random facts about me!

1) My favourite colour is pink
2) I was born on the 9th of April 1997
3) I love most animals
4) I have 2 dogs

5) I prefer all fizzy drinks in a can rather than a bottle
6) I like all genres of music
7) Wearing bracelets whilst writing irritates me so much
8) I currently have a BlackBerry curve and i hate it!

9) I love sunbathing and trying to get a tan!
10) I'm very sporty

11) I love everything beauty related
12) I take being healthy quite seriously!
13) I have never died my hair
14) When i was at school my favourite subject was PE
15) I have a love/hate relationship with cooking!
16) I love going on bike rides and exploring

17) I have been going on holiday with my friend for 4 years in a row now

18) I think the worst of every situation
19) When i'm angry, i'm really angry!
20) I only have one piercing on each of my ears
21) I would love to travel one day
22) Lip gloss is the only makeup product that i absolutely hate!
23) I try to drink as much water as i can every day

24) I'd love to have a massive yankee candle collection but i only have one so far!

25) I don't feel complete without wearing nail varnish!

26) I started horse riding when i was just 5 years old
27) I could ride a bike with no stabilisers at just 3 years old!
28) One day i would love to have a beauty YouTube channel
29) I'm always on Instagram!

30) I hate trying to decide what to wear each day


Sophie x x x

Blue and purple ombre nails

Ombre nail design

I first saw this ombre nail design as a tutorial on YouTube. I instantly loved it and was desperate to try it out myself. I was a little apprehensive as I've watched many nail art tutorials before and wanted to try them out my self but realised i did not have half the tools it required! How ever this ombre style nail design is so simple and easy and worked the very first time i tried it.

I already had completed step one of this design by painting all of my nails with a base coat colour (which is recommended to not be too dark). My base coat as you can see is a turquoise blue colour by Barry M (im not sure of the exact name of the colour as it was a friends nail polish). I then took a small piece of sponge and painted on a strip of a different colour wide enough to fit my whole nail. I then placed it around a third to a half of the way up my nail from the bottom, i then wiggled it around and dabbed a few times to ensure there was not an obvious straight line which separated the two colours. I later followed the same steps to add a third colour to the tip of the nail which in my case was a purple shade. I used a different piece of sponge for the different colour. I then finished this design with a clear top coat to protect the nails from chipping to make it last a longer.

All of the nail polished i used were by Barry M, these nail polishes are very affordable at £2.99 for the standard polish and £3.99 for the gelly polish range. The quality of these nail polishes is amazing and i would highly recommend them. However i have not yet tried this nail design with the gelly polish range from Barry M so i cannot review how it went.

Equpiment:

• 2 or more nail polishes of choice
• Clear top coat
• A small section of sponge
• Nail polish remover (to clear any excess nail polish around the nail)

Here is the same technique done with different colours:

Without a top coat

Maybelline: Speeding light and Barry M- Tangerine

With a top coat

Thank you for reading my very first blog post! More to come :-)