My Haircare Routine

First of all, sorry I haven't posted in a while, I was really busy and everything got on top of each other but now I will be posting like normal. 

When it comes to hair, I really focus on it and try to make it, look it's best, there's nothing worse than your hair looking awful. I strip it right back to basics, and don't use a lot of products. 

I adore the Aussie Collection, it's really well known and even though it's a little pricey, it defiantly does the job best. 

I use 2 shampoos, 1 conditioner and 2 treatments. One of which isn't Aussie! 

Every day I wash my hair, yes I know it's bad but my hair is very oily and needs to be washed, I have spoken to a professional and they said with your hair, it's most likely helping stable the oil so don't start moaning! 

Every other day, I will use the Aussome Volume Shampoo, then I use the Miracle Moist Conditioner. I will do this in the shower and really spend some time massaging it in and then really rinse it, I may spend a couple of minutes making sure it's all out. It may sound extreme but it really does bring out the full potiental. 

I then put my hair in a towel so it's damp, then I spray my hair throughly with the Miracle Hair Insurance - Lightweight Conditioning Spray. This just helps to protect and detangle my hair but also so it doesn't dry out. If I do have to dry my hair I will use the Toni & Guy Heat Protector, if not, I will just put it up in a messy bun, so it's out the way. 

Then every other day, when I'm not doing that, I will keep everything the same apart from my shampoo, it's still Aussie. It's the Miracle Moist Shampoo, the same as my conditioner. Everything else stays the same. 

I'm not one to experiment with products, once I've found one I like, I will stick with it, I don't see the point in having a chance to ruin your hair, it's yours for life. 

If you get really stuck and really struggling to find the one, ask your hairdresser they will be able to reccomend and they will know what will work best. It doesn't hurt to ask! 

Some low end hair products work really well and so do some high end, I think Aussie is the middle. Don't feel pressured to use anything you don't feel comfortable with, you will know what feels right. 

This is what I use, we all use what we want to and if you don't want to try this, you don't have to. It's your choice. Do abit of research and see what happens! 

I hope you have a fantastic week and I will see you soon! 

Lots of Love,

Darcey xx

GOING DEAD UNTIL FRIDAY

I thought I would take this time to tell you, what is happening from tomorrow until Friday. 

I'am going away for 5 days with my school year. We are all going camping and will be doing outdoor activities, it will be a fantastic week. There will be lots of us going including staff. I can't wait. We are going to have a fantastic time and I have already packed. I'm ready to go! 

Hopefully there will be a blogpost out tomorrow, however I cannot guarantee as I will be very busy. I have to be at school for 8.30am. 

I WILL BE POSTING NOTHING ON INSTAGRAM, TWITTER OR FACEBOOK. Do not not worry I will be back, I haven't stopped blogging. 

I cannot take my phone as I do not want to worry about taking it but also I will have no where to charge it. 

On Saturday morning I will catch up with everything so nothing will be missed! 

I hope you have a fabulous week and I will hopefully see you tomorrow! To all my friends going, I hope you have a fantastic time, if I do not see you before. I'm off now to relax before a very busy week ahead. I will be blogging about my trip after I get back. See you soon. 

Lots of Love

Darcey xx

Summer Lovin' Tag

I watched Fleur DeForce's YouTube Video were she made up a Summer Lovin' Tag with a variety of questions! Eventhough she did this in a video, I thought I would love to do it as a blogpost! It is a very good tag so well done Fleur! 

There are 10 questions all about summer, which I will answer, so here we go...

Summer Lipstick you're loving? 

I have cheated on this one as I can't decide which one I love the most! 

The first one would have to be my Chanel Lipstick. In the colour, 18 Sexy. It's a lovely deep red, it goes on very well, lasts along time and it's just a great product! Defiantly worth the money! If you want a similar product, TopShop 'Rock Brighton' or 'Rio Rio' is very similar and is up there in my favourites! 

The next one is a affordable one from TopShop, I was put off by TopShop lipsticks when I bought the colour 'Saint' it's a pale pink lipstick. It didn't go on well and just didn't suit me. So I decided to go back and get the colour 'Macaroon' it's a lovely pink/coral shade and goes with everything. It lasts all day and if I can't decide what to wear, I will always wear macaroon. It's a lovely colour! 

TopShop lipsticks are my favourite affordable lipsticks, they aren't too pricey and are very good. They last all day and they are very easy to apply and when you do want to take them off, they do with ease. They are defiantly worth trying.

Summer nail polish you are loving this summer? 

I yet again can't decide which colour is my favourite! I have 3 and wear each colour for a week. They last for ages and the colours are gorgeous! They don't chip or wear away and they dry super quickly, perfect if you are in a rush! 

They are all from Rimmel 60 second drying selection! 

I have the colour 510 Euphoria, which is a very pretty colour but hard to describe. It's got shimmer in it and looks lovely on hands and feet. 

I also have the colour 198 Azure, this is a electric blue with shimmer! I love to wear this on my toes with flip flops on. It's really brightens your feet up, yes it may sound stupid but I feel more confident about my feet if I have this one on my toes. 

I also have colour 502 Hot Tropicana, this is a coral colour but with no shimmer, it's more of a shiney one but does look matte aswell. It's a very strange look but it does look lovely.

Below is a photo of the colours as I'm useless at describing! 

Bikini your loving this summer? 

Now I was really surprised about this one, my mum got this for me and at first I was unsure but now it's my all time favourite, if I was going to take one, it would be this one! 

It's from ASDA but it's such good quality, it really supports you where you need to be supported and it's very comfortable. 

The bikini top is a 2 straps that join together at the back of your neck so it gives you plenty of support. The bikini bottoms tie at the side and don't ever reveal anything so I don't have to worry.

It's rainbow colours and perfect for summer. The bikini top has little tassles all over the front of it and the bottoms have it at the side where they tie. 

Sorry it's not the best photo but you get the idea! Defiantly worth getting! 

Favourite summer Frappuccino from Starbucks? 

Mine would have to be the Chocolate Cream Frappuccino Blended Creme. This is amazing, I'm a chocolate fan and this have just the right amount of chocolate! This is so good and especially with cream on top! It's so good, it really does cool you down and this is what I love to get! 

We don't have a Starbucks really close to us but I do have a costa in walking distance and sometimes I will walk to costa from school or meet with friends there! So I love to get their triple chocolate creamy cooler! They are both my favourite and I just love them! Defiantly worth checking them out!

Favourite Fake Tan? 

Mine would have to be the Dove Summer Glow nourishing lotion with a subtle gradual self tanner. 

I used this for the first time yesterday, i saw it in Sainsburys, I hadn't heard anything about it, but I picked it up so that I could try it! This is the best thing I have ever bought! I get dry skin so fake tan really dries my skin out but this is a moisturiser with fake tan added in so it really looks after your skin and it also means I can just use this one night a week and use my normal moisturiser the rest of the week! 

It applies really easily, you never look orange. You rub it in circular motions, I applied it last night and woke up this morning with a very natural tan. Defiantly one to try out! 

Favourite summer song? 

This is probably, a lot of peoples favourite summer song. It's called Summer and is by Calvin Harris. It's a very good song, I listen to it every morning getting ready. I'm not the best singer but i do love to sing along. If you haven't heard which I would be very surprised about, look it up on YouTube! 

Favourite Summer Accessory? 

This sort of links in with the question above. It would have to be my Jack Wills Headphones, they are deep turquoise colour and I always have them on me and it's easy to tell which ones are mine! I got these ages ago but they are still going strong. 

Most earphones fall out my ears but these ones don't, they stay in and very comfortable. 

Defiantly worth getting and I love listening to music, especially in the summer! 

1 slight problem is that they are sound cancelling so if you are with people only put it one ear otherwise you won't hear them! 

But if you are like me and suffer from anxiety, they are great! I plug them in and use the calm app off the App Store! 

But I wouldn't be without them! They are my favourite ones, I haven't found another pair that I love as much as these! 

Favourite Summer Fragrance/Perfume? 

Mine would have to be the Our Moment by one direction. I got a taster of this in the shout magazine. I didn't really get why everyone was going crazy about it, it is a lovely scent and suits me. My auntie got it for me and if I want to make a real effort, I will spray this. People always ask what I'm wearing when I wear this. It's not too sweet, it's just perfect for me. If you are unsure what suits you, go and try a few out. That's what I did. It's just my lovely summer time scent! 

Summer Book your loving? 

Mine would have to be Fault In Our Stars,  I have already read the book twice, watched the film once. But I just love the book, it makes you realise how lucky you and how people live. If you haven't read it your certainly missing out! I cried at the film and book so get your tissues ready! Defiantly one to read and to watch! 

What are you most excited about this summer? 

I have a few things, one is I'm going away with the school today for 5 days until Friday. It is all outdoors and you do lots of different activities so I will be doing a blogpost about that, when I come back! 

Also doing a lot with DarceyMegs, i will be really working at it to make it the best, but also I have something that I'm working on and planning but I can't say yet. In a couple of weeks, I will know for sure so I can tell you guys! Wait and see! 

So that's all the 10 questions done! I really enjoyed it! 

I just want to say, thank you so much to everyone supporting me and I really hope you guys have a fabulous summer! See you soon!

Having a break.

I have had a massive break from Make Up for ages. I think its about 4 weeks, I have lost count!

The reason I have had a break, is my skin was becoming unmanageable, my skin was very oily and had alot of build up. The only way I could stop this at the time was to keep up with my skin care and not wear makeup as this can make matters worse. 

I drank alot of water and really looked after my skin, and still do, after a week, I saw the results, my skin was alot better and looking alot more healthy.

Please see my blogpost on my skin care routine - http://darceymegs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/liz-earle-skincare-review-and-my.html

I kept up with this and will continue to. 

With it being the last proper week of Year 8, I thought I would wear makeup. I'm not sure why, I just chose this time to start wearing it. 

Next week, I'am going on a residential trip with most of my school year. We are going camping for the week and are doing alot of outdoor activities. Which means that I wont wear makeup, I will just do skincare. So my skin does get another little break. 

However I never wear heavy makeup, I don't see the point, instead I wear natural and minimal makeup. If you would like a blogpost on my makeup routine please let me know, in the comments below. 

My skin never really suffers but any makeup, can cause problems. 

I hope you had a good weekend and have a fabulous week. 

Lots of Love, 

Darcey xx

Inspiration Awards for Women

Sorry it's a day late but I just didn't have time yesterday to sit down and write a blogpost as I wanted to make this the best one yet! 

The Inspiration Awards for Women celebrate the remarkable achievements of women who inspire those around them  either through social media or through their day to day life. 

The annual event, which happens every October is at the Cadogan Hall, Chelsea. The Cadogan Hall is the home for Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The evening is a glamorous, inspiring event, where people join together to celebrate all the good things, women do. You get to hear all the amazing stories, the songs planned by artists. It's a wonderful event, which really opens your eyes up to see how good some people are out there and how they go out of their way. You really can't get much better than that. They are all celebrated and treated equally and it's nice to know people who wouldn't normally get recognised do. 

And that's where you come in! You can nominate people for the inspiration awards for women by going on their website.  http://inspirationawards.co.uk/voting/index.php

There are many categories, so why not nominate that person which you think deserves to be recognised. Remember to explain why. All the information you need will be on the link so don't forget to go and look. 

I was looking through the past winners and came across the inspirational fundraisers. Andrea Burkhill was the winner last year and it links in well with my last blogpost 'Claudias Cause' because she is the one that has helped Claudia, updated a very large audience and raised money to help charities that have helped Claudia to get the vital research. She is a truly extraordinary person, who does everything to her very best and faces any challenge given to her. She really does go above and beyond to make sure her daughter and the charities have the very best. She will be holding a event to support Claudia but also she auctions things and does anything she can just so she can help. You really can't get a better woman than her. 

So what are you waiting for? Go and nominate who you think should deserve to win and you may just win. 

Don't forget to check out their website and what they do best, but also to crck out the winners to see what they did. This is very very close to me and I think it's amazing that you get a say in who can win. 

Lots of Love, 

Darcey xx