Yes, you've read correctly, it's the ever famous "my first time" tag from Sprinkle of Glitter (aka Louise!) and although she completed hers via a youtube video for your ears, I feel this could be done just as well as a blog post! Another way for you lot to delve in (ooh get your snorkel on!) and find out more about me.

Here we go...

first kiss

First childish kiss was when I was about 9 and me and my best friend was a boy who I'd known since I was only a few months old and we were playing pokemon cards at his house and he asked if I'd ever kissed someone, I said no, he hadn't either so we kissed to get it over with!
First proper kiss was when I was 16 with an ex boyfriend after he asked me to be his girlfriend!

first pet

A hamster called Lucy who was ginger with white splodges and I loved!

first date 

Was about a month ago! We went out for dinner and to see the new hunger games movie! A good date overall and led to a few more dates!

first cd ever bought

"Now that's what I call music 48" featuring Atomic Kitten and other such amazing bands who I loved at primary school!

first boyfriend

Obviously I had some "boyfriends" at primary school which doesn't really count, my first proper relationship started when I was 16 and ended two and a half years later. 

first concert

Was to see McFly with my family as my brother in 2005 and I loved them, I saved up my pocket money to buy a tour tshirt which still fits me now and I had an amazing time!

first best friend

Was probably the boy who I shared my first kiss with! We're no longer best friends but do stay in contact and our mums are best friends.

first job

Aside from cleaning my grandma's house for money, my first real job was working in a supermarket cooking roast chickens and other "Food to Go" items and making/cooking pizzas. Complete with white coat and hat with a hair net attached, fetching, I know.

first piercing

my ear lobes when I was 7 and they're still pierced now!

first tweet

"I am crap at twitter :)" - wow, so original, and almost 29,000 tweets later, I'm still not an amazing tweeter!

So there you go, justa  few of my 'firsts', hope you enjoyed delving into my life and I'll be seeing you on Wednesday for the first post of my new series! 

Have a fun few days and hope you all had an amazing christmas and have a wonderful new years eve! xox

little christmas message

merry christmas to all readers of my little blog here. 

hope you've had the best day you possible could with all your family, food and anything you have been lucky enough to have been brought by father christmas!

enjoy the rest of this holiday season and my next post is scheduled for january 1st, 

see you then xox

makeup look: christmas day

Why hello there! An exciting post (well I'm excited, not sure about you guys!) which I loved creating and photographing.

I decided to go for a more subtle eye than I am used to and a pop on colour on my lips, if you can't wear a red lip on christmas when can you?!

For my brows I used MAC's Charcoal Brown applied using a MAC 266 angled brush. A shimmery champagne all over the lid with MAC's Satin Taupe in the outer corner and a little berry shade for added definition.The lipstick I used was one from the Kate Moss Matte collection by Rimmel London in number 207 which is a bright berry red but I also love wearing MAC's Russian Red. 

I feel that this is a classic look which could be worn all throughout the festive period whether it be christmas shopping, a work christmas party or the big day itself! I wore this look all day and wearing a classic red lip hightened my confidence and made me feel like a real lady and I'm hoping it will have the same effect on some of you!

Have a wonderful christmas/holiday everyone, I hope it is filled with magic and sparkles for each one of you. My next post will probably be on new year's day when I start my new series (see previous post) which I'm rather pumped for!

See you soon chums! xox

New Series Idea

Good evening, how are we all?

Just a quick little temporary post going up today to ask your opinion on something! 

I've just been sat *attempting* to finish my presentation and a series for my blog popped into my head and I thought it would be a cool idea which would give you guys and insights into what a like and also would be good for me to look back through at the end of the year!

How about every Wednesday I post either a 'Song of the Day' or 'Playlist of the Day' to co-inside with the regular posts which go up at the weekend?

How does that sound? Good I'm hoping cause when I thought of it I practically jumped and had to write it down somewhere! 

It's quite lucky that January 1st is a Wednesday and that would be a great time to start so perhaps I'll do this for a couple of weeks and see whether you guys/I like it and take it from there! 

I'll leave this post up until then just so people get chance to see it. 

Be prepared for a new post this weekend, hope you're all having a wonderful week before christmas! xx

Instagram Update and It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

Hey!

I didn't fancy taking ages to write a big post this weekend as it's my first weekend back home for Christmas and wanted to spend it with  my family!

So here's a little update of some instagram photos and a few snaps I took with my camera.

posing for a new blog post // all snuggled up to watch Christmas films // reindeer at our students union // my own little bauble for the tree at home // train selfie on the way home to surprise mother bear for her birthday // vodka always lies to me and leads to embarrassment // assignment work due before Christmas breakup // you never appreciate baths until you go to university  

a students makeshift christmas tree

christmas dinner for 12 

my bauble taking its place on the tree

 Hope everyone is enjoying the festive season so far, I'm having fun but struggling to adapt to being back at home and filling the gap I left. Plus I miss my uni friends and other people so much, skyping them just isn't the same as being with them! 

Right, I'm off to have a cup of tea and a mince pie,

Katie xx

My Everyday Winter Makeup Routine

Well hello chums!

Here's a post that's a little different! I was about to do my makeup for uni the other day and thought I'd take photo's of the process to show you what I do on an everyday basis now that winter has rolled in!

So here's me: facially naked on the internet for the first time. Feeling rather nervous! But no one's perfect right?

So my main base is: Revlon Colour Stay Foundation for Combination/Oily Skin

I then use the classic 'Collection Lasting Perfection Concealor' on any blemishes and under my eyes and set my T-Zone and under my eyes with Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

For my brows I use Sleek's Brow kit with a MAC 217 brush 

Wow, what was I thinking here?!

I use a bit of Burt's Bees lip balm which I love all year round but especially during winter. I keep it in my handbag at all times!

My eyeshadow base is 'Seventeen's' eye base in 'Wild Nude'

The shadows I use are MAC 'Satin Taupe' // MUA Number '' // Sleek iDivine Pallette in 'Au Naturel'

Brushes Galore!

I use the shimmery nude for my inner corners and the black for a bit of definition along the lash line and a tiny bit on the outer corners.

YSL Baby Doll mascara (Only a tester but it's on my Christmas list!)

Here's the finished eyes!

Now for contour and blush! Sleek contour kit and Seventeen's blush in 'First Flush'

*Poser alert!*

For this particular day I mixed two lipsticks: MAC Vegas Volt and Rimmel Kate Moss '' But I tend to wear red and berry shades during this time such as MAC Russian Red//Lady Danger

THE FINISHED LOOK! 

I also wore this makeup out in the evening to the cinema and to dinner last weekend but made the eyes slightly darker and added a little more mascara and I was good to go! 

Bad Breakups

Hey everyone,

I was lying in bed this morning (oo-er!) and was thinking about how much my life has changed in the past 5/6 months and how many mistakes I've made, but more importantly how much I've learned about how to deal with situations, about myself and how not to make the same mistakes again. So I thought I'd write this post just in case any of my readers are going through something similar and I could possibly shed a bit of light on the subject or give a new insight on things, but most importantly, to give hope and positivity about such a sensitive subject. I've been wanting to write this post for a while, but only recently have I become me again and feel ready to be speaking about my breakup and not get upset by it all. I'm finally happy with who I am and it's working out pretty well for me - not to reveal anything!

Breakups are are tough, no one is denying that and you might well end up feeling like you're all on your own. Half the battle is opening up to people because you feel like you're boring them or they don't care. But trust me, you will know at least one person who cares and wants to listen and more importantly, for you to be happy. 

So I'm gonna go through a few points that I think are important to consider going through a bad breakup.

Do not let their negativity get into your head. 

If you've broken up with the because you've realised that they aren't who you want anymore, or you're standing up for yourself and not putting up with their poor actions then chances are they'll try and make you feel bad about yourself and convince you that you have made a mistake, they can change. I've seen this happen far too many times, one being to myself. But trust me, you've got to stay strong and keep reminding yourself of the reason you broke up, you did it because you were unhappy and this is your way of getting back to your old self. If they try to tell you things such as "You'll never find someone who loves you as much as I do" or " You're not good enough for anyone else" you need to ignore them right away. They have probably been caught off guard that you have stuck up for yourself, they have lost their power over you and are just trying to get it back. If you listen to their negativity then chances are you'll end up back at square one, in a relationship which makes you unhappy and with a person who doesn't deserve you. Be strong. 

Surround yourself with positive influences.

The worst thing to do when going through a hard breakup is sit at home on your own looking through old photos, watching romance films and crying about everything. It gets you nowhere, trust me. I was lucky, I moved to university a few months after my breakup so that kept me so busy but if you don't have a big life event such as this, spend time with people who make you happy. Do fun things that you couldn't while with this person, get out the house and enjoy everything that life has to offer you! This is your chance to be a little bit selfish and do exactly what you want for once!

Have ME time.

This follows on from my last point really, but enjoy yourself. Go that hair colour you always said you would, buy that jumper you've loved but couldn't afford because you had to pay for days out instead. Just enjoy yourself! Be a bit selfish and do everything you said you couldn't. You'll feel great after.

Time heals so much.

Have patience with yourself, I wish I could say that you'll wake up after a week and you'll be over it because chances are you won't. It's going to take time to get over it and be ready to move on, don't rush yourself. It might take 2 months or 2 years, who knows but don't force yourself to move because that will only lead to 'relapse' and regret. 

Don't rush for a rebound.

This one is super important. I've seen so many of my friends jump straight into a new relationship thinking it will help them get over the other person and fulfil the empty space their ex left. From my experience, this just leads to another poor relationship because you're not ready for it. When the time is right, you will know and when the time is right, the right person will come along. Don't force things and let the gods above do their work! It takes the pressure off things an you can naturally become involved with someone.

Believe there is something better out there for you.

This is the most important! Breakups feel like the end of the world but they aren't. Have faith that happiness will come soon and it will get better for you because it will, I can hand-on-heart promise. Learn from the mistakes you may or may not have made last time and you will be thankful of this when it comes to your next relationship. You're worth so much more than all the sadness and heartache of the last breakup and something great is probably round the corner, you just have to be willing to accept it and be in the right frame of mind to do so. Take your time and be comfortable with what you want. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do, if you aren't ready for something, then communicate it to the other person, if they care about you then they will understand and respect your boundaries! 

So there we go, that's just some of the things I've learnt from my breakup and the breakups of those around me and I hope that I could help just one of the people who have read this. If anyone ever needs an outside to listen then my email address is: katiegoodwin1995@gmail.com or if you prefer to be anonymous, then I have a tumblr which is: http://bonjour-katie.tumblr.com

Stay positive and be true to yourself,

Love Katie. xx