I'm moving!

I have had this blog for over a year now and I have really enjoyed it! Whether people are reading or not, it's nice to be able to post about my life, my loves and my adventured. I have enjoyed developing my style but I feel like I have reached the end of my time on Blogger. I have kept the same name and my same blogging identity but I have now moved to Wordpress. Here I feel I have more control over the way it looks and it instantly looks more professional. I would absolutely love it if you would take the time to visit my new blog and follow. I have also created an account on bloglovin (if you don't know what it is, check it out! You can follow all your favourite blogs, including mine ;) in one place) so search my new URL and follow on there for regular updates.

Here is a link to my new blog

Thank you so much to everyone who has been reading my blog and I hope to see you all over on my new one! 

Much love 

Meg 

xxx

Morocco!

I've been back over a week but I've finally found the time to share some of my experiences and photos from my holiday to the Atlas mountains in Morocco. We were only there for a few days but it was amazing! Sometimes this can still be in the rainy season but we couldn't have asked for better weather and the scenery of being up in the mountains was breathtaking!

We stayed in Richard Branson's hotel Kasbah Tamadot which was stunning! We were staying in one of the 'tents' which were the most luxurious tents I've ever seen. We had a balcony with the most amazing view and a private hot tub as well as the 3 main pools. The whole place was so beautifully decorated.

On our first full day we went on a hike up one of the mountains just opposite our hotel. There was no one else around except a couple of locals with their sheep and the higher we got, the more serene it felt. One of the most incredible things was that we could be standing in the intense heat surrounded by greenery and basically see deserts in one direction while the snowy mountains where people were skiing was only half an hour drive behind us.

The next day we went into Marrakech. We visited a palace and an old Jewish university and then just spent the afternoon wondering around the markets and taking in the atmosphere. While it was an amazing place, we were all happy to go back to the calm of the mountains.

On our last day we decided to go off exploring on our own. From our balcony we could see a river and then another mountain with a village on it so we decided to try and get up there. It was instantly clear we weren't meant to because there was no path and there was obviously frequent rock fall. Once we climbed/fell down we waded through the river and met some locals with their sheep who, despite their lack of English, showed us a way up to the village. We met a woman up there (also with very little English) who brought us into her home, introduced us to her family and made us tea. It was a very special experience! 

I hope everyone had a really lovely Easter and it's not too bad going back to school/college/work! 

x x x

Places I Want to Travel to (well some of them)

Lying there every evening looking up at my painting of Paris, world map and pin board of travel photos on the walls above me, it's no wonder I spend so much of my time dreaming of all the amazing places I want to visit! I can't actually think of a country I don't want to visit so I will try to narrow it down to my top 10 and they are in no particular order because that would be far to difficult! Please please let me know if you have visited any of these places in the comments and tell me EVERYTHING about it. Enjoy!

1) India  Isn't this somewhere everyone wants to visit? The vibrancy and colour and culture and bustle. There is incredible architecture both old and new including some of the world's best hotels but for me it's the every day community that attracts me. When I go abroad, of course we do the touristy attractions but I love going and meeting the local people and seeing and experiencing their culture (I think I got this from my mum). I just think you only see a very small part of the country by sticking to the tourist path and you'll never really understand the country. I want to walk through the markets smelling all the amazing spices of every colour. 

2) Vietnam  A couple of years ago I visited Bali, Indonesia with my family and that was without a doubt the best holiday I've ever been on. I couldn't get over how green it was and Vietnam looks the same. Exploring rainforests, climbing through rice fields, relaxing on beautiful beaches- what's not to love? Being a largely Buddhist country, there are incredibly beautiful temples and ancient cities and a lot of cultural history. Truly beautiful!

3) Marrakech, Morocco  I still remember the first time I found out about Marrakech. I was about 12 years old and we watched a clip from a Jamie Oliver cooking program in food tech where he was in Marrakech. I remember being completely entranced by the hussle and bussle and the amazing colours and I remember almost being able to smell the food in the market through the TV and ever since then it has been one of my top places I want to visit! This Easter I am going to Morocco with my parents and I am so so excited. We are staying in the Atlas Mountains and will be visiting Marrakech as well as going for walks through the beautiful scenery. I will definitely do a few blog posts of this week because it will be amazing and I'm sure I will get loads of photos so keep you eyes peeled for that in April!

4) Safari in Kenya  Okay I'm going to admit it... all my life I have had a strange, unnatural obsession with giraffes... like seriously my room is full of pictures and models and cuddly toys of them and as a child I had a whole sticker album just of giraffe stickers. I just think they are the most beautiful and fascinating creatures. Whenever we go to the zoo, I always spend about half my time with the giraffes and for my 7th birthday I got to go in and feed them and it was AMAZING but I have always wanted to see them in their natural habitat. I just think the nature of Africa is so much more grand and impressive than that of England and a Safari seeing all these incredible animals would be a great experience.

5) Zanzibar  Did anyone else read The Wreck of The Zanzibar my Michael Morpurgo when they were younger? It was honestly one of my favourite books as a child and it was back then, reading the descriptions of the pristine beaches and shimmering oceans, that I decided I had to go there! Sadly I haven't (yet). It is a small island of the coast of Tanzania known for it's beautiful, turquoise beaches and white sand- paradise!

6) Northern lights  I feel like this is another classic that is on everyone's bucket list so I'm sorry for not being original but I just think it is something too incredible to miss off. I still can't get my head around the fact that this is created naturally?! 

7) Santorini, Greece  Santorini is a beautiful island of the South coast of Greece with a huge lagoon at it's centre. It has the traditional Greek style of little white and blue houses on hill sides over looking crystal clear waters. Santorini is probably most famous for it's beautiful sunsets. I visited Crete a lot as a child but I have never been to any other Greek island and I feel like I'm probably missing out. I love the relaxed feel of Greece and how important and close families are. 

8) Great Barrier reef  I do a lot of scuba diving so of course the barrier reef is one of my top places to go. It stretches for over 2,300km off the coast of Queensland, Australia and is home to over 600 species of Coral. I love the bright colours and amazing fish and I have always wanted to swim with whales. When I am underwater I feel so at home and I could honestly stay there forever and be happy and where better than the world's biggest and most diverse reef to do that?

9) New York  My parents and sister actually went to New York a few years ago when I was on a music residential and I am still bitter! Not going to lie, the main reason I want to go is for the shopping (obviously!) It is just so big and bold and busy and modern. I want to see amazing shows and shop in huge stores and go out with friends at night.

10) California  This was never really top of my list until very recently. Me and my boyfriend were both quite stressed out by work and we started thinking about our holiday and somehow came on to planning all our holidays for like the next 10 years and he mentioned how he wanted to do a road trip around California and his dad had said that that had been his best holiday he had done. I love the idea of the freedom and spontaneity of driving, being able to go here we want, when we want and for however long we want.

So there you go! Trust me there were many more and it was VERY difficult to narrow down. Please do leave a comment with some of your best travel experiences and anywhere you really want to go to. 

Hurry up summer! x x x

My (Benefit obsessed) summer look

Hello everyone!
I haven't posted in sooo long (thanks Alevels!) but I went on a bit of a make-up shopping spree yesterday with my mum so seemed like a good excuse. Basically Benefit has ALWAYS been my favourite brand of make-up so I've created my 'light summer daytime look' using some new Benefit products I bought yesterday and some of my old favourite... enjoy!

In summer I don't really like to wear foundation or powder unless I'm having a bad skin day or I'm going out just because it feels so much lighter and fresher so I just started with blusher. However many blushers I try, I always come back to my trusty Hervana. The swirl of colours just works so well together and with my skin tone. The back of the packaging describes it as a 'heavenly rose and berry delight' which pretty much sums it up. Next I used the High beam highlighter. I'd never actually used a highlighter when doing y own make-up because it didn't really seem necessary but I just bought it on a bit of a whim yesterday and I'm so glad I did!  It just really lightened up my face and defined my cheek bones. I don't have any past experience in highlighters to compare it too but it worked a treat!

Now onto eyes... I bought one of the 'world famous naturals' sets a couple of years ago for my prom make-up and I have used it to death ever since! You get 4 eye shadows and 2 cream shadows in each set. The cream shadows work perfectly as base I use the 'no pressure' colour when I'm going out and the 'R.S.V.P' colour during the day (and for this look). I just apply it with a brush up to the crease and then apply the shadow over the top. During the day I use 'call my bluff' up to the brow line and then 'thanks a latte' blended into the outer corner and the crease. I have tried both of Benefit's older mascaras so thought it was kind of compulsory that I try out their new one 'Roller lash'. I find that their old one 'Their real!' gives an amazing false lash effect for going out but for during the day 'Roller lash' is perfect- it is less thick but really lengthens and curls ever lash and just looks AMAZING!

Finally onto lips. I am usually obsessed with lipstick but yesterday when I was at the benefit counter I saw their 2 lip tints which I used to love so I thought I'd try them again. They feel kind of weird to apply as they are so liquid and cold but they dry beautifully and last really well. The 'benetint' always used to be my favourite but for this look I used the 'posietint' just because it looks so summery and matched the other colours. They look a lot more finished when used with a lipgloss and I've never really been a lip gloss person so I purchased one of theirs yesterday. 'Dandelion' works SO well with the 'posietint' and again looks really summery :)

I hope you enjoyed/found this useful. I will try to use other brands in future but I went a bit crazy with Benefit yesterday and it already makes up about 50% of my make-up draw so seemed suitable :') I would LOVE to hear any products you're loving at the moment or any good make-up tips so please drop a comment! Hope you're all having a great week and for those of you (like me) stuck in the middle of exams/revision GOODLUCK <3

Lots of love x x x

Summer Bucket List

Hello again <3 I've been getting really sentimental about how this is my last summer at home before I go off to uni so I want to make it the BEST SUMMER EVER soooo I've decided to make a summer bucket list of all the exciting, cute things I want to do after exams! I could probably go on forever so I am just going to do my top 10 for now, enjoy :)

1. Go up the Eiffel tower at night (I am going to Paris with a few friend's after exams and I think this would be so cute!)
2. Stargaze- so generic but can't believe I've never done this!
3. Go to a yoga class
4. Have a professional photoshoot with a friend (going to do one in London with my friend Maddy <3)
5. Put pink/purple stripes in my hair (again, with Maddy because she is queen of hair)
6. ROADTRIP (since I'm finally at the age where my friends can drive!) even if its just to another town
7. Go a full 24 hours with no technology
8. Have a trip to the zoo- I haven't been for yeeears!
9. Save up and have a MAJOR pre-uni shopping trip (seems like a good excuse!)
10. Tie-dye some old clothes because it's so colourful and summery and is funky to wear

Like I said, I could write so many more (and probably will soon!) but unfortunately I have to go back to college tomorrow *cry* so need an early night

Have a great week and comment any more ideas for me to add

Much love x x x