My favourite Halloween movies!

So, it's one day in to October and Alanna's already hype af.. But I can't help it, I love it so much! So in the hopes to get you all as excited as I am I thought I'd share with you some of my very favourite Halloween films! These are in no particular order and I love them all equally! 

I'm not too keen on the scary side of Halloween, I enjoy the creepiness and the freaky things but not the scary things or horrors. So most of these will be comedy or family genre movies! 

Hocus Pocus 

If you're looking for a qwerky yet cool Halloween costume, dressing as one of these witches would be so cool, my favourite is Sarah Jessica Parker's character. Also, Max is literally so attractive like woah.  

See what I mean? But for real, this film is so good, definitely worth a watch! 

The nightmare before Christmas 

This is a little different, it's a freaky musical movie. My dad doesn't like it too much because it's very weird thanks to it being by Tim burton, but I think it's so good. I love the songs and it's so artistic! 

All of the creepy characters are so cool and strange in their own way and this is definitely one of those films that makes you excited for Halloween, my favourite song is of course 'this is Halloween' Side note: this is perfect to watch when it gets closer to Halloween because it does have Christmas in it and right now that's the last thing I want to think about! 

Halloweentown

This is a Disney original movie, it's a little cringeworthy at times and probably is my least favourite from this list but either way, I love it and will definitely watch it a few times this October!! 

A simple wish

I'm not sure you can count this as a Halloween movie at all but all I remember is I used to watch it all the time when I was little and it had witches and magic and I just loved it, also it has cute little Matilda in it! It's a really funny movie and is definitely worth a watch! My favourite part is when Murray, the man in the photo, uses magic to give someone a frog in their throat, literally and they start vomiting frogs all over the stage. 

Edward scissorhands

I'm pretty sure every single human has watched this film, it's such a classic. Johnny Depp is so talented and can I say attractive? The scars make him look so much more attractive, oops. This film is quite upsetting, as well as I can remember. I cannot wait to re watch this in the run up to Halloween. 

Caspar

Apparently Caspar lee is more famous than this movie!! When I googled I could barely find it, go Caspar!! Anyway, this film is one of my absolute favourite movies of all time, never mind Halloween and I could watch it on repeat without being ever bored. EVER. 

I love all these films and I hope reading this post has got you all ready for Halloween! Leave me a comment to let me know what you want to go as for this Halloween!

Thanks for reading

Alanna 

Paper Towns

Hello everyone!! So today, I thought we would talk about Paper towns, I went to see the film in the cinema a few weeks ago and I loved it. After a brief review I'll show you my #OOTN! I am not a film critic, these are just my thought bubbles while watching the movie put into words!

******SPOILER ALERT******

So, overall the film was amazing, Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne are brilliant. They are the whole reason I wanted to see it if I'm honest. Cara is obviously so iconic and I love her and Nat is just so amazing, I love him in Stuck in Love and I think I'm in love with him, he's so adorable. 

The main storyline is about a boy called Quentin (Nat Wolff), he lives across the road from this adventurous and aloof character, Margo (Cara Delevingne) He's amazed by how different she is when they're very young and his amazement continues to grow as they get older, so does the distance between them, she joins the popular crowd while he stays in the background with his two dorky yet cute friends. Margo and Quentin share an unexpected, wild night of mischief and fun to fulfill Margo's revenge on a few people. Quentin basically falls in love with her, but the next day, she's gone! Desperate to find out where she is, he searches her room (After struggling for permission from her little sister) and eventually he goes to this creepy abandoned shop (Of course, with his friends unhappily behind him) 

After a long time of searching and playing Inspector Clouseau they finally work out that it's all about Paper towns, small towns that map makers put in to make their map uncopiable and so they can easily tell when someone has copied it. 

Also, paper towns are a real thing, we have one right here in the UK called Argleton! I'm going to visit it one day, I prooooomise!!

Anyway, so, he tracks her down, has a bit of trouble but then finds her.. She didn't want to be found, she basically tells him that he wasn't suppose to be looking for her, the clues were merely to let him know she was Okay. He comes to the conclusion that she never was this crazy, mysterious girl but just a regular teenager who everyone thought was aloof and strange. Quentin goes home, goes to prom with squad and Margo is almost forgotten about.

So, I adored the main parts of the film, I thought him unraveling all these clues to find her was the cutest, most romantic thing ever and I'd want my partner to do it for me. (except I wouldn't because I wouldn't disappear like she did) I feel like I really connected with Quentin in his search for her, he just loves her! But to me, the ending ruined the whole excitement. (Not the whole film, as I've said, I LOOOOOVE THE FILM!) Her not wanting him was such a disappointment, I'm used to films where they get together, get married, have babies and live forever after and I like those endings. However, maybe it is good that it didn't have a classic, stereotypical ending. But I can't help but wish he got the girl and I hate to say it but I think it made me dislike Margo, it seems like all those clues, that he struggled to read and spent hours depicting, all lead to nothing. She left them all for nothing, he did all that work and although he *found himself* he basically got nothing, especially, he didn't get what he wanted. It just seemed a bit sad to me. However, the friend I went with loved the ending and loved how it wasn't traditional.. maybe it's just a personal preference.

Side note: I do loove how in the end she wasn't this mysterious girl but a regular one, it really made the story seem more realistic.

I'll say it once more, I loooooved the film and would 110% watch it again and buy it on DVD when it comes out and I definitely recommend it to you if you fancy a lil romance movie one night.

Now onto my outfit!

I wore a regular pair of primark jeans which I rolled the bottoms up of, because I wish I was John Lennon, honestly. I also wore this bold af pink woolly jumper from Select. 

I curled my hair regularly and applied my normal face makeup. My lipstick is probably Topshop's Wicked and my eyebrows are overgrown af because I have to grow them out to be waxed in a few weeks. No judgies please.

That is it for today, hope you enjoyed!! Thanks for reading!

Alanna  xxxx

Autumn Candles!

Candles are one of the best seasonal things. I am a big candle lover and I love changing them out each season. However, I'm not picky about whether or not a certain scent fits in the current season! Recently I bought a big bunch of Yankee Candle votive candles and this season I'm excited to try out a few of them!

Pain Au Raisin To me, Autumn is all about baking. I'm going to be baking so much as soon as I get into a routine with college and stuff. I love baking, as you might know and I'm hoping to try a few new recipes this season!

Cappucino Truffle Honestly, I hate coffee, almost everything about it turns me off but I have a weird like for the smell and I think this candle might make me like coffee more, which is always a plus because energy!!

Tarte Tatin and another baking scent. Personally I'd never baked, nor heard of, a tarte tatin but now I'm weirdly inspired to try and make it. We'll see. I'm excited to know what it smells like too!

Black Plum Blossom Floral and fruity scents are my two go-to's so having the two-in-one makes me so excited to burn this candle! It's also purple which is always a win!!

Angel's Wings Ok, so naturally this is perhaps a summer scent, but I think it might be nice to have a less intense smell around my room sometimes, since all of the others are pretty strong.

Ginger Dusk Normally me and ginger have a love hate relationship so let's see if I love or hate this candle this Autumn!

Thanks for reading!!

My Autumn/Fall Essentials!

So, I know we're not into Autumn just yet, but it does start later this month so I thought I'd get this out ready for you so you can be prepared.

Body Butter. During these colder Autumn/Winter months it's really important that you look after your skin, the colder weather and change in humidity can dry out your skin really bad, so I suggest you get a good moisturizer so your skin can enjoy the Autumn too! I would recommend the body shop body butters, my current favourite is Papaya but I also love the satsuma one. This is extra important if you have eczema like me as your skin can really suffer if you don't moisturize regularly. Focus on your knees and elbows especially!
Dark lips. One of my favourite Autumn trends is the dark makeup looks, burgundy eyeshadow and smokey eyes just make this part of year even more enjoyable! Dark lipsticks are perfect for this time of year, I feel like dark everything is perfect for Autumn. My choice dark lip at the moment would be Topshop's Wicked, however I'm excited to try out a bunch of lip colours this Autumn.
Eyeliner. Similar to dark lips, dark eye makeup is a nice Autumn trend so I recommend this PS love (Primark) liquid eyeliner to help you get your wing on fleek! Literally, get your most adventurous eye makeup out this Autumn!
Beanie. Hats are a great way of accessorizing per season, summer you'd wear a floppy hat or maybe a snapback. But for the colder months beanies definitely come in handy, whether you're going out shopping or just off to school a beanie can make your look more Autumn-y and keep your eyes warm at the same time, honestly cold ears is one of my pet peeves!
Coat. Pretty obvious, especially if you live in the UK! We need to buy a big puffy coat for the Summer so in Winter you want something similar to a ski suit. Obviously, that's not entirely realistic and honestly would ruin your #ootd so I recommend a parker coat, which were really on trend last year or a harrington jacket, I adore mine.
Combat boots. For the past few years combat boots have been a staple of my Autumn wardrobe and this year will be no exception, I do want to buy a new pair though because my current pair look like they've had better days.
Candles. Another fantastic thing about season-change is the candles! Going from Ocean Waves to Pumpkin Spice can be a big leap but it's a fun step. I love buying a few new candles every season to get me excited about the following months. Last year my favourite candle was a Yankee Candle called Autumn Leaves.
Dark nails. As with the makeup trends, nails are good dark too. My favourite shades are emerald green, burgundy, maroon, midnight blue, black, navy. So many lovely dark shades. Get those Autumn manicures going!!
Burgundy. This colour has had a few mentions already so far but it's because it is my ultimate Autumn colour, my whole wardrobe will be burgundy this year, I don't care. Burgundy is such a lovely colour, it can be worn as a dressy, fancy wine colour or you can casually wear it day to day. It's just perfect!
Baths. What is better than a nice hot bath after a long day? A nice hot bath after a freezing cold long day. You may be thinking freezing cold? I think your thinking of Winter but I'm not. Autumnal weather is almost exactly the same as Winter in Britain, we have two types of weather throughout the year, Icy cold and cold.

Those are all my essentials for Autumn, I have some fun blogposts and videos planned for the upcoming months so stay tuned and leave any requests in the comments. I know a few of you have asked for a makeup collection and storage video, but I promise once I am happy with my set up of storage and "organisation" I will film and have it up for you!!

Alanna

My Favourite Summer Nail Polishes!

Hello!

Due to my job I actually can't paint my nails daily/weekly and since we are slowly leaving Summer I thought it was a really great idea to do this post.

I'd say we have about 1 more nail paint left in Summer so quickly get painting your nails the neon, bright gorgeous colours. Here are my choice nail polishes for Summer.

Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Coral Reef.

This is such a lovely colour and I actually wore this to V-Festival this past weekend, it's not neon but is close and I think it is a lovely shade. It's a gorgeous coral that I honestly think would look lovely in Spring aswell as Summer, so next year, this will be my favourite! 

Andrea's Choice CIRCUS in Spectacle.

Fun fact: I used to looooove entering YouTube giveaways and I actually won this nail polish in one, I was so happy. It is a gorgeous neon orange and is from Andrea's choice, it's always great to help out Team Internet. The whole Circus range is beautiful and this polish is amazing, especially if you have a tan, either fake or real, it'll really help to make a contrast to your tan so definately go for a polish like this if you've got darker skin.

Pretty mint green with black speckles. 

This gorgeous polish was from poundland, what a bargain! It's such a unique nail polish as it looks like you spent so much longer doing your nails than you did because the black speckles are built in. This would be lovely as an accent nail or as a regular mani. 

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat in Sweetie.

I love the Sally Hansen sugar coats as they look so funky. They're so interesting as they dry like sugar on your nails which is so different to most other polishes. They dry matte and is generally very cool. This shade is a pastel yellow and perfect for summer, especially beach days or sunny holidays.

Thank you for reading,

Alanna 

Back to School Essentials!

Hello, so I left school this year and I'll be going to college in a month or so, so I thought I'd help those of you who are still in school out. After all the years I spent in school I feel like I have enough experience to know what you'll need!

Chewing Gum If you have a big tub of this extra chewing gum in the first week of college/school you will make so many friends! Honestly you pop this bad boy open in a class and suddenly you're the most popular kid in the school. Bitches go mental for chewing gum. My favourite is the bubblemint flavour.

Lip Balm I wouldn't wear any mental lip colours in school too often so I would just carry around a small lip balm if I were you. These eos ones are amazing and so are maybelline baby lips if you want a cheaper version. Clear lip balm is best as you don't have to worry about getting Miranda Sings lips in class if you can't get to a mirror!

Calculator Obviously depending on the subjects you are taking a casio calculator is essential. If you're in years 7/8/9 it isn't a must but you could get one anyway ready for the later years. A scientific calculator is always handy for maths and science lessons, I also found it helpful to check my maths homework before I handed it in.

Hairbrush A hairbrush is very handy in school because you never know what might happen, you might be running late in the morning or something could happen in school that you need to brush your hair. For example some stupid boys were throwing yoghurt and it got in my friend's hair and thank god she had a brush with her, if she hadn't she'd have had to have yoghurt hair all day.

Deodrant This is sort of obvious but I thought I'd just remind you. This is especially important on days when you have PE/sport because you will sweat. Even on days you don't have PE/sport you will still sweat especially in summer. And nobody wants to be smelling in school.

Powder The one in the picture is actually more of a corrector but for school I definitely recommend a powder or a light powder foundation just so you can top up while you're in school. Personally I didn't touch up during school but if you wanna look on fleek all day all you'll really need is a powder, a lip balm and a mascara.

Mascara This benefit mascara has changed my mind about it, I posted a review here on my blog a little while ago and basically said I hated it. Buuuuut, I don't. I love it! In the morning apply your makeup as you normally would but for touch-ups all I would recommend is the basics.

Drink Buy one of these plastic bottles (Mine is from the 99p store) and fill it with your favourite beverage. Mine is blackcurrant squash. A drink is essential because as I said about deodrant, you will sweat and get warm when you have PE/sport or when it's summer. So you'll need to stay hydrated. Also, if you're having a bit of an off day. You know those days when you've begged your parents for a day at home because you don't feel well, but they've said "just try and go in" <-- WORST SENTENCE IN THE WORLD!! So you'll be sitting in class all depressed wishing you were tucked up watching Jeremy Kyle in bed and eating cake and you'll find that drinking a little drink will make you feel better especially if it's cold. A good idea is to freeze your water bottle overnight so when you take it in the morning and drink it throughout the day it's never going to be warm(which is the WORST)

They are all my essentials. Thank you for reading and let me know any essentials I missed or if this helped you!

Alanna :)

How I wash my Makeup brushes!

Hellllllllo

I am really bad at washing my brushes and should definitely do it alot more often!

Buuuuut when I do I have a certain way I do things and I thought I'd show you how..

First, I choose the brushes that I need to wash..

Then I get those ready in my bathroom aswell as a towel that I don't care too much about and its ok if it gets dirty.

For the actual cleaning I use my favourite conditioner which is a coconut scented one from tesco. It's really soft and leaves my brushes feeling really smooth on the skin. This is also good for making a hair dye a pastel shade, if you enjoy that.

I squirt a small amount of the conditioner into the palm of my left hand then rub the brush into it, one at a time (or when I get lazy a few little ones at a time)

I then put it under the tap to make sure it's 100% clean.

Then I lay all the brushes out on the towel to dry, I usually leave them overnight and by the next day they are dry and soft and ready to use!

Make sure you don't dry your brushes standing up because the water will wash the glue away and they will break apart :)

Alanna xx