So Scary thought- it's back to school next week! This Summer has once again flown by! So I thought I'd put together a selection of Back to school, college, sixth form, uni, work, wherever you're going back to, essentials! 

1- A bag- quite a obvious one, but with so many to choose from it can be difficult to choose. So I recommend choosing one that's big enough to fit all your work in, but that is not so big that you feel drowned or even like a turtle (this applies more to years 7 and 8). Also it's got to be a bag you love and feel confident wearing! But don't choose one that's too expensive as especially if you're at school, it will probably get dirty and scratched. My faves are satchels and tote bags! 

2- stationary- pens, pencils, rubbers, rulers, you name it, it'll probably be on a list but the essentials are a pencil case, 2 pens, pencils (2 HB and an artist set if needed), fine liners, a rubber, a ruler, and the subject specific stationary such as calculators and scissors etc...

3- Note Pads- unless you're in lower school (years 1-6 or 7-11) you'll probably need note pads. There is three options here, you can go organised- one note pad with dividers for each subject, super organised- separate note pads for each subject, or with the intention of staying organised, but subsequently failing, with paper everywhere and all your notes jumbled up. Whoever option you choose Pukka Pads are what I find are the best notepads put there. 

4- Comfortable Shoes- these shoes are going to be what you have on your feet all day long, of for at least 6 hours anyway, so they've got to be comfortable. But comfort doesn't mean they can't be really pretty or super sophisticated (unless your school won't allow it). New Look do a great range of shoes that are super comfy and super adorable! 

5- Hair Accessories- chances are, especially if you are at school, the only way you'll be able to show your personality through appearance  is via your hair, so some cute hair accesses such as bands, clips and bobbles are an essential if you want to express yourself! Head-ties (bandanna's or bows) and scrunchies are a personal fave of mine! 

Good Luck on your first days back, and remember Back to School doesn't have to be so daunting or horrible, if you set yourself up with the right things!

Love Emily x 

So I thought I'd share with you my Holiday look that I wore most days- it's essentially a Bronzed look with a nude lip and bold Brows. I chose this look as it gives a natural summer glow, and is not too heavy for when the Sun is out- there's nothing worse the having thick makeup on in the heat!

So this is the look:  

And here's how to achieve it: 

Step 1, as always is to moisturise and prime you face- I use a matte foundation so the moisturising step is essential for me! 

I then take my Collection Concealer (my holy grail product), and put this under my eyes in a triangle shape, and follow this by dotting out any blemishes/ spots using the applicator. Then it's time to blendy- blendy using a fluffy brush. I use the real techniques expert face brush. I find By applying my concealer first, I don't need as much foundation and I achieve a better base for my foundation. 

Next I take my foundation- Loreal Infallible matte foundation in Vanilla- and dot this around my face, evenly, followed by blending it out with my Face Brush from the Nic's Picks Collection. I should now be left with a clear base. 

Moving onto brows. I use an eyeshadow in a deep brown similar to my natural colour, from my W7 'in the nude' palette, a great dupe for the Naked Pallettes. I take an angled liner brush and dip in the colour, then following and defining my natural brow shape, enhancing the arch. 

Once my brows are complete I move onto eyeshadow. As a base I start with the Maybelline Mono-colour in the shade 'lustrous beige'- a beautifully pigmented rose-gold with a hint of silver. I cover my whole lid with this up to my crease. In the crease I use a mid-dark shimmery bronze colour using my Real Techniques angled shadow brush. Holding it with the longest part of the brush in the crease so the colour is applied and blended at the same time. 

Now it's time for eyeliner- the tricky bit! I alter between the loreal super liner (a pen) and a liquid liner, really it's up to what you find easiest! I look down into a mirror, meaning I can keep both my eyes open while applying. I try to keep the line along my lash line to a medium thickness, but most of the time this  doesn't work, or it will on one eye and not the other, so I end up sorting the thinner one which turns out thicker... It's a never ending struggle! But, when it's eventually even I create the wing at the edge of my eye. 

My favourite mascara right now is the Maybelline Lash Sensational (see my review here) which I use I my upper lashes only. I tend to apply 4-5 brush strokes on each eye. 

For my bottom lashes, I leave them mascara free, however in my water line I apply a light/medium brown eyeliner, all the way along, to add a bit of subtle definition. 

I don't spend the time contouring for this look. I just take a my Seventeen Bronze Shimmer rocks and apply this on a big fluffy brush as an all over bronze on my forehead, cheekbones, chin and nose. This creates a nice healthy glow! 

Nearly finished...

Lastly, for my lips I take a nude-pink lip liner to define my lips, outlining them. Then take my Kate Moss Rimmel 101 Lipstick to fill them in, then blend the two colours together. 

Hope you like this look, and will maybe try it youself? Let me know what you think! 

Be sure  to checkout my last two Holiday 2015 posts below: 

Fashion

Lifestyle

Love Emily x 

Welcome to my second holiday post! So I thought I'd share with you my top 5 things I got upto on holidays in North Cornwall. I know a lot of people rave about the Eden Project when visiting Cornwall, however I didn't visit and so for obvious reasons it won't be in my top 5. 

1. Go on the Sea Life Safari Rib Boat ride from Padstow- I was a little unsure about this, however this was probably the best thing I did on my holidays! The journey sets out from the beach and rides against the waves out into the sea (a far way from the estuary). As the boat is riding against the waves, and the boat is going pretty fast, the boat almost jumps the waves, leaping out of the water! It's like a theme park ride- and I loved it!! Then to top the whole experience off, when we got far another out to sea, we were able to see of lots cute seals! Well worth every second! The journey back to shore, is a lot of calmer, although we were still travelling fast!! 

2. Visit Port Isaac- Apart from it being the set of the UK TV series, 'Doc Martin', the village is SO pretty and picturesque! It's quite hilly, being situated in a valley, but take the walk down to the harbour! The pub next to the harbour offers take away cups, so you can buy a drink and take it away with you to sit on the slope that leads down to the harbour, and beach when the tide is out. Everybody does this, and there were so many cute dogs running around on the sand!! 

3. Fistral Beach- the no1 surf beach- I don't surf myself, but it was really cool to watch other people doing so. When I visited there was a surf festival/ competition on so it was Super interesting and fun to watch! There are also lots of restaurants in that area that over look the beach! 

4. Take some time out for a day at the Spa- I spent the day at Bedruthan Spa, which is primarily a hotel, however they open their spa to the public. This particular spa over looks the sea creating a peaceful and luxurious setting. There are three main pools- an indoor pool, and two outside pool. We were practically the only ones in the polls when we visited! It's Spa facilities are great too! With a hydro pool- a giant jacuzzi really!  a steam room, infused with eucalyptus and a cooler steam room. A sauna suited with the proper wooden seats like in Frozen ("yoohoo helloo family!!!"), probably my favourite thing in the spa, just because it reminded me of the Disney film! But more relaxation reasons, my favourite facility would probably be the Hydro Pool and you can look across out the huge glass wall at the sea And sky just sitting and relaxing! Even though the spa is open to the public, it was super quiet, making my spa experience even better!! I didn't have any treatments but that is an option for reasonable prices! 

5. 'Surfing' the surf shops (sorry, I couldn't help myself!!!)- many of the surfy/ beach shops sell brands of clothing that you might not associate with beach/ surfing wear, and so it is definitely worth having a browse in the stores, as you might find your new favourite clothing item, that might not be immediately obvious! I recommend 'North Shore Girls' and 'Smile' in Newquay. 

I hope you have enjoyed reading my second instalment of Holiday Posts- I have another planned, so stay tuned for that next week! CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS? leave your guesses below! 

Perhaps your inspired to go to Cornwall now? I'd love to hear from you, perhaps you've been to Cornwall and would like to share your top 5 things to do? Just leave a comment below! 

Love Emily x 

So this past week I have been on my holiday. I have spent the week in Cornwall where the weather has been pretty great- excluding Wednesday- and so I have been able to wear lots of summery outfits. I have chosen my top 5 from the week to share with you. I will leave as much detail as possible for each outfit.