I have loads of motivational quotes that I live but, and recently I have started to gather them up and printing them out, im looking around in old charity stores and antique stops for frames to put them all in so I can put them all over my house to keep me motivated and on track. So I though every now and then I would share one with you. So to start this all off, this is one of my favorite quotes;
So let me know if you want me to post a quote a week ?
No matter who you are or how old you are, we are all prone to a little break out every now and then, and for some people it can be a whole lot worse than others. But what everyone has in common are blackheads. Worry no more, I will show you how to get rid of them with only two household ingredients you probably already have lying around your house:
Lemons & Honey
This process only takes 5 minutes and you will see immediate results. Simply cut the lemon in half and drop 3-4 drops of honey straight onto one half, rub the lemon on your face emphasising the blackhead areas or the areas you are more prone to spots or breakouts, leave the lemon and honey mixture on your face for aprox 5 minutes then rinse of with cold water.
Only a short post today as I have a mountain of revision to do for some exams I have next week!
We all want that beach hair look, the care-free messy hair that reminds us of summer, friends, relaxing and not having any worries. The hair that looks like you just got out of bed (no matter how many times I get out of bed, my hair will never look like that, I look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards) So I went on a mission to find the easiest way to achieve this look.
First I decided to hit youtube, and found various tutorials on how to get 'beach hair' without going to the beach. Most involved braiding your hair when its wet and sleeping on it, (which I did) and after waking up I undone the braids and to be fair my hair was curly, but it was just too curly, it was to neat and didn't have that 'messy' feel I was going for.
So I went back to the good old internet and came across a selection of sea salt sprays which claim to 'give you the beach effect' as the salt in the spray brings out textured waves in your hair, just as the sea salt water does at the beach. So I picked up the Lee Stafford Sea Salt Spray from Boot's, in there 3 for 2 offer (which is still going on). I think it was around £7.
Anyway I read the instructions, basically spray it in your wet hair and either blow dry it or let it dry naturally I decided to let it dry naturally and the results were great. Not excellent but good enough for me to want to use it again, I did find that it knotted my hair a bit, but I guess thats what happens when your at the beach to, so its the whole experience I suppose. It did however create beach waves and supprisingly they stayed in all day (as my hair has a habit of falling out of normal curls, its naturally straight).
Good Points:
Did create beach waves
Easy to use
Quick
Affordable
Bad Points:
Hair tangles after using it
Hair becomes dry
Will need a deep condition after using this product
I took a picture of myself after using the Sea Salt Spray so you can see the results:
I hope you liked my little review of the Lee Stafford Sea Salt Spray, and hopefully you found it useful, If you have any questions about this product, please leave me a message and I will be sure to answer it.
Hi Guys, I have two exams next month, the 3rd and 7th of may to be exact and I am freaking out right now! I am 100% certain that Im going to fail these two exams and have absolutely no idea what Im supposed to be studying.
As you may or may not know I hate university, especially the course im doing which makes it even more difficult for me to revise for something I despise.
Anyhow I dont want to fail and as much as I hate it im going to give it my best shot even though my uni is awful and I feel like they havent prepared me (or the rest of my course mates) for these exams.
Im in my 2nd year doing Criminology, so if theres a lovely person out there who has any idea what Im supposed to be studying I would much appreciate some advice, as I literally have no idea.
The only thing that is getting me through is the selection of coloured pens I have to work with. I know im easily amused, but I find working in blue or black ink to be a bore and to liven up this awful time im going to inject some color into my revision.
Sorry about this post, its nearly as boring as my revision, and to be honest im now procrastinating so I better get back to it :(
Thanks for reading, and wish me luck,
Rachel Ward.
So I've been baking a lot lately and wanted to chat to you about a few products that will seriously make decorating your cakes a whole lot easier, if you have ever had difficulty decorating and end up making a huge mess, then fear not because Im here to help you!
Are you a creative person?
Do you enjoy decorating cakes, but cant quite grasp the concept of the whole thing?
Do you want some simple products that will turn a bland white cake into something that looks like it belongs on on a window display?
If the answer is yes to those questions then keep reading and Im sure you wont be disappointed.
The product I want to talk about today is called 'Cake Pop Tops', I was kindly sent these products by a lovely company called CakeCraftWorld.co.uk which sell all sorts of cake supplies and decorative kits to making baking and decorating a more fun and enjoyable experience.
The cake pop tops come in a variety of different themes and are the most simplest things to use, you just pop them out and stick then onto a cake, and the best thing about them is they are so versatile No matter what occasion you have coming up, with these pop tops just choose you preferred design and pop them right on top. Theres no need to stop at cakes either, these pop tops look so cute on cupcakes.
Above & Below: A selection of Pop Top decorative Kits
They make decorating a cake so much fun, and you can let your creativity go wild. It doesn't matter anymore if you have really bad hand eye co-ordination, or cannot pipe icing like a pro. You dont need those skills to use these pop tops, there re-usable to which is always a plus in my books as your saving money as well as making something fabulous.
So of course I had to try them out (because you know me I love to decorate) and In my opinion they have to be in my top 10 for new favorite cake decorating products as they cannot get any simpler and just look at what I created:
Like I said cupcakes look super cute with these pop tops, so I simply couldn't resisted baking a batch to try them out:
How cute do they look?
Best of all these packs are only £2.04 each and within each pack you get a hell of a lot of pop tops!
And of course I cannot write up a decorating review without giving you a demonstration so heres my 'cake decorating made simple' video featuring the cake pop tops.
Thank you so much for taking your time to read this and a massive that you to CakeCraftWorld for sending me the supplies! Much appreciated.
As some of you may know from watching my youtube videos, I am going on a trek this summer and Im so exited you have no idea! Im going on the 'South to South Trek' with Trek America and as the title says I travel from south coast to south coast starting in New York and finishing in LA. I leave on the 19th June but the trek doesn't start till a few days after that so I intend to spend those few days prior exploring New York as its my favorite city in the world, I've already been there twice but there is never to many times to visit the city that never sleeps!
Ive gotten to the stage now where I have to start calculating things up and deciding on how much money I should bring, what I should bring with me, what I need to buy, where I want to go when Im there, literally I have lists coming out of my ears. The trek lasts 5 weeks, and I have my return flight already booked for 1 day after the treks over but I defiantly am going to change that, I want to stay in LA for as long as my money allows me to, and so I am thinking of transferring it for 1-2 weeks after that.
So I think I've mentioned before, but if not I will let you know know all the places I will be visiting on the trek;
New York
Washington DC
Carolinas
Charleston
St Augustine
Miami
Florida Keys
Orlando
Panama City Beach
New Orleans
San Antonio
West Texas
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Sante Fe
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado Rocky Mountains
Arches National Park
Monument Valley
Grand Canyon National Park
Lake Powell
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
Las Vegas
San Diego
Los Angeles
So there it is, thats a lot of places to cram into five weeks of travelling but apparently its do-able. I have lots to do in preparation for this trip of a lifetime and will be documenting it via Youtube and blog posts, so stay tuned if you want to see how it all pans out.
I may be 20 but that doesn't mean I can't use this product. In fact I have found this detangling spray to be a lifesaver, literally. My hair is so difficult to brush when I get out of the shower, I will brush and brush it but somehow this seems to add tangles rather than remove them, so I went on a hunt for a selection of leave in conditioners and hair de-tanglers and came across this, and boy am I happy that I did.
I literally get out of the shower, towel dry my hair and spray between 10-15 squirts of this stuff all over my head (mostly focusing on the middle to tips) then take a normal hairbrush, I use a paddle brush and brush through my hair, and the brush just glides through without a single glitch or tangle, its like magic!
And best of all it smells A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Its like a mixture of strawberries and kiwi fruits. It leaves my hair feeling and smelling fantastic and there shouldn't be a rule to say its just for kids because quite frankly its the best detangler I have ever used.
So the next time your in a drugstore and looking for something to tame your tangles, have a look down the kids ailse and you may be pleasantly surprised by what you find, plus the children's products are usually almost a fraction of the price, so you saving money along the way.
Good Points:
- Smells Amazing
- Works like magic
- Cheaper than average adult detangler
- No artificial colours
Bad Points:
- I cannot think of any bad points to this product only thats its specifically targeted towards kids, and so maybe your average adult probably would walk past it without giving it a second glance.
Thanks for reading my review of the Schwarzkopt Supersoft Kids Detangling Spray,
Rachel Ward.
- Any questions about this product, leave me a comment and I will be sure to assit you.
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How cute do they look? 
