Gym Time!

Hi Everyone!

Well todays been a very busy day of picking up bits for my costume for my college show and going to the gym and I have a skating lesson so I'm blogging now while I have a spare 20 minutes to sit and chill!

I love going to the gym, when I have time, as I always feel so refreshed afterwards and my body feels so on point! For me going to the gym is a form of stress relief (like my Skating lesson) but I also need to go to the gym for my training as my stamina and fitness needs to be improved. I also would like abs for the summer so going to the gym is slowly starting to help!
My gym is very local to me and is a ladies only gym which I love because in the past when I have had memberships to other gyms I found it intimidating working out with these tank men and the last gym I went to was full of twats from my school who made me feel very paranoid and self conscious and made comments quite a lot of the time which is not on! Everyone should feel comfortable to go to the gym to work out without fear of judgement or feeling like they don't belong there. It really annoys me when people think that only super fit people are allowed to be in the gym. Its the total opposite and everyone should be welcomed into any gym as someone who has an interest in improving their fitness!
Rant over!

I thought that if any of you go to the gym, or are starting out, and not have a plan that they might benefit from getting an idea of what mine is! Its not perfect and I am constantly trying to improve it and make it more challenging!

Here goes!

So I start with the cardio machines but I always make sure to warm up properly before hand with stretches that are specific for my body and muscles as I have very tight achilles and stiff muscles and they need extra stretch time!

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After the cardio Machine I head over to the weight machines but because I have very strong legs due to dance and ice skating I don't usually use the leg weight machines and focus on my arms as I have weak upper body strength and need to tone up my arms!

A few tips and general needs for the gym is remember to bring water and a towel! Trust me these are a need in the gym, especially when working out really hard!

Hope this helps a few of you out if you are struggling with a fitness plan!

Charlotte x

May Favourites 2016

Hi Everyone!

I can't believe we are already going into June and thank God May is over! Its been a very rough month, lets just say that. But I thought I would show you all my May Favourites as this is something I've never done and I'm quite excited to try it!

This is a variety of products that I have loved and used this month but there are so many 'categories' so there are products that should interest everyone. I will put links for all products at the bottom of the post!

Make Up

So I'll start with this months Make Up favourites!

The two products which I have been obsessed with this month are my Kylie Jenner Lip Kit and one of my Rimmel Nail Varnish. 

Kylie Lip Kit- So I got this is March and OMG, it was like Christmas all over again! This is by far my favourite lip product that I am using at the moment! It is super pigmented and goes on so nicely. The colour (Mary Jo K) is also gorgeous and really suits my platinum blonde hair and very pale skin! However I really recommend that if you use this product, put a lip balm on before putting the liquid lipstick on as it is super drying!

Nail Varnish- This nail varnish is 313 Rita Rouge and from the brand Rimmel. I have really been loving this colour as it is a cross between dark brown and burgundy. It dries really quickly as its a '60 Second' quick dry varnish! Only problem is that when you put a top coat on, some of the red/brown colour goes into the top coat bottle from the TC brush!

Food and Drink

 Now I love trying new drinks and food so this month I have chosen my top 3 to share with you! 

Limonata- This drink is by far my favourite fizzy drink ever! Its from the company San Pellegrino It is a cloudy lemonade but it actually tastes like real lemons. I sometimes get a six pack for a special occasion or to keep me going over the weekend! Only problem is that its an expensive drink and does seem a lot for a soft drink!

Green Tea- Recently I have been obsessed with green tea for its tastes, health benefits and being a perfect hot drink! The amount of green teas I have tried is ridiculous but I have finally found one I love and it is Tetley's Super Green Tea (Berry Burst) It keeps me awake and feeling refreshed which is why I absolutely love it!

Cookie Bites- So this is my only food item and is a little pack of cookies from the brand Go Ahead, they have little bits of dried raspberry in them and are super sweet! So ideal for lunches and supper! However they aren't very filling! 

Self Help Books

      
I've been going through a really bad time recently and found that these self help books kind of help and are really beneficial!

How to Be Confident (Anna Barnes)- This book is from Urban Outfitters and has quotes and exercises to make yourself feel more confident and to improve your life! Its also really easy to follow and has all the exercises set out nicely. I would really recommend this book if you are feeling under confident about anything!

You First (Lea Michele)- Here is a really different book, it is a journal that has been set out by my idol, Lea Michele, and you fill it out! I love this because its a place where I can write down my true thoughts without judgement and I can actually put my priorities straight! Its a different take on a classic form of writing a diary but it actually really helps sort your life out!

Magazines

                                   

This month I have really been getting into my magazines and loving to read them! There are always these types of magazines at the gym and I love reading them while I'm on the cross trainer. 

I really adore all the fashion, health and beauty tips as I feel like I should put them into my life!

These are my favourite two but I also like the read Elle, Vogue and Women's Health and Fitness (I just didnt get this months edition of these magazines!)

LINKS

Rimmel Nail Varnish- http://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Nails/Nail-Polish/Rimmel-Nail-Polish-60-Second-Rita-Rouge-8ml/p/410610

Kylie Jenner Lip Kit- https://www.kyliecosmetics.com/collections/frontpage/products/maryjo-k

Go Ahead Cookies- http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=292215213

San Pellegrino Limonata- http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=272672415

Tetley Green Tea- http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=287000215

How to Be Confident- http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/uk/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=5620415970098&category=BOOKS-EU

You First- https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-First-Journal-Your-Best/dp/0553447319/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464613941&sr=8-1&keywords=you+first

Glamour Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine- BOTH AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL SUPERMARKETS AND NEWSAGENTS 

There we are! My favourites of this month! I hope you enjoyed and that maybe you will look into these products for June or future months! I'm going to warn you all now but I will be experimenting with different things on my blog such as layout and where I put links in the future so please put up with me until I have finally decided how I should be setting out my blogs!

*This post is not sponsored by any of the companies or brands above and all opinions are my own*

Charlotte x

London Trip - May 2016

Hi Everyone!

So yesterday I got back from a three day trip to London with College and what busy yet exciting few days it has been! So this is a post explaining what I did and (yeah you guessed it!) another haul because its London and you can't not shop if you're a shopaholic like me.

We went on Tuesday 23rd May on the train from Newcastle to Kings Cross and got in to London at around lunchtime. We went to the hostel to drop off our cases and headed into Central London for some free time before we were meeting up to head off to the different shows that we had for.

  

So we arrived at Leicester Square as that would be our meeting point. Me and my friends, Hannah and Andy, decided to head to the Theatre Cafe and have a cup of tea and a relax after a long train journey in a stagey place! I  love the theatre cafe because its such a relaxing place and the drinks aren't expensive at all and its full of stagey things. There is also musical songs playing constantly! Its on Shaftesbury Avenue opposite Les Miserables (Queens Theatre) if you are ever in London and want a nice hot drink and cake in a theatrical environment! It was quite cute because me and Hannah went to the Theatre Cafe in 2015 together so it was like an anniversary! After Hannah and Andy sung in Open Mic AND SLAYED IT we decided to go for some tea as we hadn't really eaten a proper meal all day. We ended up in Pizza Hut at Piccadilly Circus.

Me and Hannah

After Pizza it was time for us to head back to Leicester Square but we obviously went past Her Majesty's Theatre which is the home of my favourite, The Phantom of the Opera! On the evening me and Andy went to see Kinky Boots, which we have both seen with other members of the class and it was absolutely outstanding! Me, Andy and Alex were in tears at certain points! 

After the show we all met back up and headed back to the hostel to be put into our rooms, settle in and also collect our luggage. I was in a room with Hannah and six other second years and it was amazing! At first I was nervous because I was the only first year but it really didn't matter and I loved getting to know them all! Personally I thought the hostel wasn't that bad, beds were fine and it was clean so I wasn't fussed. However, breakfast was a total mess. It was basically a bread bun and cheese for me. So I wasn't best pleased with the breakfast. 

Wednesday was our busiest day and we started off with two hours free time for shopping in the morning so Me Hannah Andy and some more people went on an adventure to the holy land of expensive yet gorgeous bras and pants. Victorias Secret! Lord jesus I love this shop, its one of my favourite shops and I wish we had one in Newcastle, but the nearest one is Leeds. I picked up a few things which I will show in the haul at the end of my post but lets just say that my bank account was crying, and this wouldn't be my only shop that I would go in! After shopping, a rushed lunch at Mc Donalds and a run back to Pineapple Dance Studios we were doing a workshop about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now we were meant to be having a song and dance workshop but we ended up having an Acting Workshop and OH MY GOD! It was amazing! It was so interesting and I enjoyed it so much! I also enjoyed being at Pineapple and felt like my training was starting to slot into place. 

After the Workshop we had more free time before going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the Evening. Me, Hannah and Andy went back to Oxford Street to finish our shopping. We went in many shops and I spent too much money BUT not all of it! 

We then all went to the theatre to see Charlie and oh my. It was up there with one of the poorest shows I have ever seen! The diction was so bad that you couldn't understand much what they were saying and the songs were pretty bad. However, it was visually pretty good and the boy playing Charlie carried the show! 

These are photos that were taken at the theatre!

Hannah, Me, Andy and Holly

 Hannah, Me Will, Millie and Chloe

 Me and Will

Me and Andy

When we got back from Charlie, our teacher told us that due to not having a dance workshop we would haven on the Thursday at Pineapple at 9.00 am. I was quite nervous yet excited at the same time This meant that I would be up dead early for yet another 'award winning breakfast'. 

On the Thursday we went to the dance workshop but God did I struggle! It was a workshop on two dances from Charlie taught by a past cast member which were the original audition dance and a section from the Veruca Salt dance. Even though I was pretty bad, I still really enjoyed it and found it so useful! In the afternoon we went to the V and A museum to see the new theatre exhibition and even though I had seen it before it was still so interesting!

This is a photo of all the first and second years at the workshop with Matthew Rowland who was in the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Then we all went back to the hostel to collect our luggage as we needed to get lunch and get the train back to the North. 

These are more photos I took with people!

 Me Hannah and some of the Second Years

 A photo of me taken on a camera box at the V&A being all vogue!

As if this blog post wasn't long enough, here comes the haul of everything I bought in London and this retail therapy was so needed!

 This is a burnt orange short T shirt from Forever 21 and is a stretchy cotton. Its tight fitting but comfortable. I love the colour and it can be worn with so much, like a denim skirt or jeans or a plain black, or white, skirt. 

LINK- http://www.forever21.com/UK/Product/Product.aspx?br=F21&category=top_t-shirts-basics&productid=2000153305

This is another top from Forever 21 but its a vest for fitness and from their activewear. I absolutely love this vest because of the colour and the back. It is beautiful and looks so nice on! I am going to be wearing this for the gym, college and dance as its loose and comfortable to move in.

LINK- http://www.forever21.com/UK/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=activewear_top&ProductID=2000153861&VariantID=

 No trip to Oxford Street would be complete without a trip to Lush! I decided to pick up two more of the 'Guardian of the Forest' bath bomb as they're exclusive to Oxford Street and its my favourite bath Bomb. I also wanted to try the new Lava Lamp Bath Bomb as I was interested by it and I picked up another tub of Ocean Salt exfoliator as I cant find it anywhere and its my all time favourite face scrub!

GOTF LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/guardian-forest

Lava Lamp LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/new-products/lava-lamp

Ocean Salt LINK-https://uk.lush.com/products/cleansers/ocean-salt-self-preserving

Another shop I couldn't miss was Urban Outfitters. I adore this store but the Newcastle one is very disappointing so when I go to London I always treat myself and this time it was a midi patterned skirt from the sale. I normally wouldn't wear a midi skirt but this one jumped out at me and I thought, why not! It was only £10.00 and reduced from £42.00

Unfortunately I can't find a it on the Urban Outfitters Website!

 Now, here is the first of my purchases from Victoria's Secret and is a light grey gym bag which is so practical yet gorgeous! I think Ill be using is as either my gym bag or my dance bag, when I go back to dancing. Theres so much room and its an easy bag to carry!

I couldn't find the exact bag on the website but here is a similar one!

LINK- https://www.victoriassecret.com/pink/pink-accessories-collection/gym-duffle-pink?ProductID=292988&CatalogueType=OLS

Theses are the pants that I bought, me and Hannah decided to split the 5 for £25.00 deal so I got 5 for £15.00 and she got 2 for £10.00. The burgundy hibiscus pants are so pretty and I already have a matching bra and thong in this pattern so there were a must!

LINK- https://www.victoriassecret.com/pink/all-panties-by-style/hibiscus-lace-cheekster-pink?ProductID=282765&CatalogueType=OLS

The next pair are turquoise green with black panels and orange detail. These are so comfy and don't have a VPL. They are plain but lovely! I couldn't find the exact same pair on the website but these are the same but different colours.

LINK-https://www.victoriassecret.com/pink/all-panties-by-style/varsity-cheekster?ProductID=274333&CatalogueType=OLS

The final pair are multicoloured with PINK written all over them with a black waistband. They are really comfy and I love the multicolours!

Unfortunately I couldn't find a link! 

Here are my final purchases which are two racerback vests in a pale grey and a dark indigo. I love these vests, they are so comfy and flattering. I already have an olive one and a burgundy one that I constantly wear for college!

LINK- https://www.victoriassecret.com/pink/tees-and-tanks/essential-racerback-tank-pink?ProductID=284885&CatalogueType=OLS

Overall my trip to London was good but slightly ruined by some people and their rudeness. But Im not going to go into detail because they don't deserve to be mentioned on this blog!

Well that was a mammoth post! I hopefully will start having a regular schedule of blogging, seeing as I finish college soon and will have time to schedule it regularly! But I may not be blogging regularly till then because we have a show which will be full on and a mountain of coursework I should be doing!

Hope you are all ok!

From Charlotte x

Another Week, Another Break!

Hi Everyone!

What a busy week I have had, literally I haven't stopped and have been on the go everyday (including today) so I thought while I take a break from the mountain of coursework I have to do I'd give you a quick summary of my week!

Basically I have had to do coursework every night this week because I totally forgot how much I had to do! Its driving me insane because it seems like its never ending and that the list keeps getting longer or I remember about something else I have to put in it. Please pray for me and that I won't end up giving up and handing in a pile of crap! Anyway enough about coursework, if you don't do BTEC or coursework in your life then you won't understand how my time it takes to do and how important it is!

So I had my skating lesson as usual on Tuesday and I seriously love my skating! Its such a shame I don't really get the time to skate as much anymore but I make the most of my lesson each week. I am starting to improve my field moves and working on new spins and jumps! Being at the ice rink is just so relaxing and its perfect for a stress relief!

On Thursday I went to see Cabaret at college which is the show that the Degree Students were performing in and OH MY GOD! It was so so so amazing! Like the talent the degrees have is amazing and I can't believe how fab it was! I mean it meant was at college for 12 hours and didn't get home till 10.20pm but it was so worth it!

Thats all I've really got to report for this week and sorry its a short post but I best get back to doing my coursework!

I KNEW I forgot something but tomorrow is going to be a very special day! I'm not going to say what (yet anyway) but I can't wait for it!

Enjoy the weekend!

From Charlotte x 

Well Earned Treats!

Well I have had a crazy busy week and haven't really stopped at all until yesterday which even then I went to the gym. But today I decided it was time for yet another (Yep you guessed it) RETAIL THERAPY SESSION! I mean my bank account was saying no but my heart was saying hell yes! So before I knew it I was heading to the shopping Mecca that is the Metro Centre.

So the first stop was my favourite shop which is Lush! As you know I am addicted to their products and they are the reason I never have any money! Their products are cruelty free and so organic and they never affect my sensitive skin on my legs! So today I got three bath bombs and one bath oil which all smell ridiculously amazing!

LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/bath-bombs/intergalactic

LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/dragons-egg

LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/think-pink

LINK- https://uk.lush.com/products/luxury-bath-oils/youve-been-mangoed

Next on the shopping trip was Zara and normally I either find loads of things or nothing but today I found a T Shirt that I adore!

It is white with a blue modern pattern on the front and is a thick cotton. I love this as its quite loose and the sleeves aren't restricting. It would be good for both the summer and the winter as it could be worn with shorts, jeans or a denim skirt! 

LINK- http://www.zara.com/uk/en/woman/t-shirts/short-sleeve/printed-t-shirt-c401008p3549003.

                                            

Now this is my biggest purchase of the day and it is a nude handbag from Oasis! I had never been in Oasis until today and I love it! Everything in the shop is so brightly patterned and floral! I will definitely be shopping there again! I'm not one for handbags and only buy one if I have fallen completely in love with it. This is my second proper handbag as my old one has a broken strap and the leathers starting to warp. It has loads of space it in and a strap that can be put on! It has three main compartments, one with a zip. Even though it is quite plain I think it can compliment any outfit! 

LINK- http://www.oasis-stores.com/talulah-triple-compartment-bag/bags/oasis/fcp-product/5807809

I know it seems like all I do is shop but I have some more interesting blog posts planned for the future that I can't wait to share with you all!

Hope you have had a less hectic week than me and have a wonderful relaxing weekend!

Charlotte x

Sunglasses and Drama!

Hi Everyone!

What a day its been, I mean the weather is gorgeous but its been a right frazzling day full of bitching and my routine being all to pot! 

But yes, the weather is GLORIOUS! I dunno who prayed to the sun god but they can keep it up for as long as they want I mean when the weathers really good, the days don't seem as crap! Nothing better than walking through Newcastle, in the sun vest on and pasty white arms on display! However disaster struck this morning, I went into my bag to get my sunglasses and rearrange the crap in my bag and one of the arms on my glasses was completely bent. Like, unwearably bent which meant I needed to get some new ones ASAP! 

So as soon as I got off the train in Durham I power walked to Topshop with the aim to find similar ones to my old ones which I loved so so much! I basically wear my sunglasses all the time, even when its pretty dark outside because I have such sensitive eyes and even a smidge of sun causes me to squint. And it was a successful mission! I now have new sunglasses which are perfect!

So these bad boys are my new sunglasses and I am obsessed! They are in-between gold and rose gold with a brown/rose tint to the lenses and have a metal frame. I'm gonna wear these literally everywhere!

LINK- http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/flat-metal-club-master-sunglasses-5159984?bi=0&ps=20&Ntt=clubmaster%20sunglasses

Anyway, not much news but I dunno how regular I am gonna be blogging this week but I will try! I really need some form of schedule so comment below if you think these posts should be random or have a scheduled date!

Hope you all have a fabulous week

Charlotte x

Actual Sun!

Hi Everyone!

So lately I've been trying to improve my blog and adding new bits and bobs so I am sorry if things look messy or unorganised! I'm so bad and hopeless at HTML and computer code. Its a foreign language and I may need to get the father who's good with computers to help!

But enough of computer boringness, ITS ACTUALLY SUNNY IN ENGLAND! Its more than 10 degrees here which is a huge thing! Especially for the North of England where its mainly rain and clouds. So I've got my shorts on and am trying to enjoy the sun while being stressed about this Adsense computer crap. Its so confusing and isn't explained well at all so Im hoping that what I have done has worked.

Back to the sun, so I'm at my Grandmas and thought I would go and take some photos of the plants in her garden and OMG! Its too pretty so I thought I'd put some photos on here for you all to get an idea of how sunny and nice it is in England today.  

I so hope I can keep my blogging up as I really enjoy it and I love telling you guys all about my days and 'kind of' adventures!

Hope you're all enjoying the sun!

Charlotte x

Mini Haul!

Hi Everyone

Trying to keep up my promise of blogging more ad I thought that I would do a mini sort of haul for you guys with some recent purchases I have made. When Im feeling down or feeling very sorry for myself, I usually turn to my trusty friend that is retail therapy and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't! To be honest, this time it hasn't worked and hit my bank account badly. Oh well!

So I'll start with the purchases I made on the website Ohh Deer which is a fab shop that I only discovered through unidays! I got an email through with 20% student discount on the website and I thought that I would have a look and low and behold I fell in love with it! (Unidays is a website/app where you create a free account and use your college/university id to get really good discount in many high street and designer stores! Link- https://www.myunidays.com) 

Anyway, back to Ohh Deer! It is a shop that has loads of homeware, stationary, cards and good gift ideas at reasonable prices! I bought 4 A4 notebooks but unfortunately one of them is sold out so here are 3 of the ones I purchased!

So the first notebook I purchased was this one with a wood pattern and work hard written on the front. I love this one because it is so simple, yet effective. It is also got really good quality paper which means the pen writes really nice on it! I know that sounds stupid but I love a pen that writes really well!

Link- http://ohhdeer.com/stationery/work-hard-a4ish-notebook

This notebook has an image of a close up of a mineral stone with a metallic gold boarder around the edge of it and notes in the middle! I would say this is my favourite because of its simplicity and sophistication. It is also a collaboration with Urban Outfitters (one of my all time favourite shops) so I think its on the verge of vintage!

Link- http://ohhdeer.com/stationery/mineral-cut-a4ish-notebook

 This notebook has a white aztec pattern on a black background and is another collaboration with Urban Outfitters. This pattern is intricate and really effective which makes it stand out! Its another with really nice paper!

Link- http://ohhdeer.com/stationery/urban-outfitters-black-aztec-a4ish-notebook

This photo is the one I put on Instagram when they arrived and I edited it with the app VSCO (which is my new obsession) and you can see some of the pattern of the one which is sold out! (The white one) Follow me @charlotte_fairbairn 

Next recent purchases were from Ikea which is one of my all time favourite shops! I adore homeware and have a skill of building flat pack furniture! (Personally I think its down to the years of building lego and following the instructions) but I treated myself to a few little bits and bobs for my room!

The first thing I bought was a new quilt cover and pillow set for my bed which is to die for! It is mostly white but with a black pattern on and I love it! It has a feel of silk to it, but it obviously isn't. I also bought a plain black fitted sheet which cost £5.00.

Link- http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60317713/

The next thing I bought was this adorable succulent plant! I have really wanted to get myself a houseplant for my room for ages but haven't ever seen one at a reasonable price or the right size! Because I'm a bit odd I decided to give my plant a name which is 'Brynn'. 

Link- http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10311006/?query=SUCCULENT+Potted+plant

Now you're probably thinking, Charlotte, why the hell have you bought a glass bottle? Now the reason is because whenever I watch videos on DIYing or decorating you room, they usually include these glass bottles so I bought 2 to keep incase I see any DIY projects that I want to do in the future!

Link- http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40233149/

Of course I needed to stock up on candles as I really like Ikea candles, and at 85p you can't really complain! They also burn really well! I got the grey one which is spa scent, an orange one and an apple one!

Link- http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10236352/

So these have been my recent purchases and I hope you have enjoyed my little haul for you! I hope to do more of these in the future because I do love looking at other peoples hauls and enjoy writing about how I spend far too much money and still don't have a job!

Charlotte x