The versatile blogger award!

Firstly I would like to say a big thanks to Anaelle over on weekly must haves and Christine at wandering through life both are great blogs and definitely worth a read. I really didn't expect to get nominated by 2 people in the same week it was such a coincidence.



 

The rules to the versatile blogger award:

• Thank the person/ people who have nominated you for the award and include a link to their blog.
• Nominate 15 blogs/ bloggers that you have recently discovered or follow for the award
• Tell the person who nominated you for the award 7 facts/ things about yourself.

 So here we go...

1. I laugh all the time- I find everything funny. Sometimes when im eating dinner or watching tv ill random think of something that happened in the past that was funny and sit there crying my eyes out laughing... on my own.... like a nutter.
2. I love to draw- I barely ever find time to draw as it takes me ages to finish all the small details and then I get distracted. But... when I do get the time I love it!
3. I have no idea what I want to do in the future- I honestly feel like I would be happy doing any job. At the moment there's a list of about 10 jobs I would love to do including a journalist, working for the rspca and a teacher.
4. College- So at college I study all the nerdy subjects such as maths and English and I kind of take college really seriously mainly because I don't want resit tests. I should get my results for my most recent tests this week and I've never been so nervous... I think ill have to resit haha.
5. If I could I would marry Johnny Depp- I love Johnny Depp especially the character he plays in pirates of the Caribbean and to think of it, its probably him as a pirate that I would rather marry
6. I love animals- When im an old woman ill probably end up being one of them extreme animal hoarders you see on TV... no joke
7. Travel- I would love to travel the world but instead of doing it all at once I would love to go somewhere new every year. So you will still see me skydiving by the time im 80.

 I nominate:

Lucy
Sana
Lauren
Victoria
Beth
 Molly
Sarah
Olivia
Chloe
Sooo... im going to do the lazy thing and nominate any blogger reading this because.. im lazy. Im not going to lie I've been doing this post for what feels like 6 years and I just wanted to publish it. Sorry about the laziness.

Courtney x



Netflix favourites

I've been watching a lot of Netflix recently since sixth form finished for the summer and I wanted to quickly share with you what I've been watching.

1. Orange is the new black season 3- season 3 started of slow but near the end its got so much better. I love new characters such as Ruby Rose adding something fresh to the series.
2. If you read my previous random addictions post then you will know that im in love the vampire diaries and im still re-watching the whole series I just cant get enough.
3. The originals- This is a spin off series of the vampire diaries where it totally focuses on the "originals". Its a great series and Netflix have recently added the second season. The originals is just as great as The vampire diaries.

These are films I've watched recently on Netflix that I've loved

1. Chalet girl- So this isn't technically a new watch as I've watched this film before but I recently watched it and loved it. Its a great balance of humour and romance.
2. Walking on sunshine- like chalet girl this film also had the perfect balance of humour and romance. I also loved the cheesy singing scenes which took up the majority of the film.
3. Finally is Jackass 3- Id previously watched all of the Jackass films just not this one. I think this is my favourite out of the jackass films though al of them have me in stitches.

As a Netflix lover im always on it and so I would love any suggestions to keep my Netflix love going.

Courtney x

Belly button piercings: yes or no?

Firstly I would just like to add that I have my belly button pierced and im torn between loving it and hating it. I've had my belly button pierced for about a year now and I would like to share with you the pros and cons to getting yours pierced.

Pros: So lets start with the good things about having a belly button piercing.

1. It looks pretty- this is a pretty obvious point to make since it is probably the main reason why anyone would get there belly pierced including me.
2. makes your stomach look fun- that might sound strange but its like an earring it makes your ear look more interesting just like a belly bar would.

Cons: Be ready for a long list of cons haha

1. It takes forever to heal- most creditable piercers will say that it takes 6-8 weeks for the piercing to heal. However I think its safe to say that it takes longer then that considering a year down the line mine is still not fully healed.
2. The high waisted jeans pain- Im a big lover of high waisted jeans from topshop but every time I wear them they rub against the piercing making it hurt. The pain is decreasing now but its still so awkward to sit down with them on. (sometimes I have to undo the button when I sit down but then I forget I've done it and end up walking around with my jeans undone... very embarrassing)
3. High risk of infection- This is the unglamorous side of piercings and that is that its very likely that your piercing will get infected. Mine hasn't ever been infected but did show signs of redness and swelling. A lot of people belly piercings do get infected and so if your considering the piercing then make sure to clean it with a lot of salt water. 
4. Its barely ever visible- Your belly piercing will only be shown for about 20% of the year in summer so is the pain really worth the 20% on holiday?

Well that's my opinion on belly piercings and despite loving my piercing I happen to also hate it with a vengeance. I have a lot of mixed emotions it just confuses me. Make sure you take all the points I've made into consideration before getting your belly pierced.

Courtney x

Current addictions: Random

Disclaimer: Just as a pre-warning this blog post includes extremely random topics but they all have one thing in common and that is the fact that I am completely obsessed with them. This is going to be a strange post but oh well hope you enjoy.

 

 

Okay, to start of the randomness we have coco pops. Every day when I wake up I have to have a bowl of coco pops. I don't know about anyone else but I will go months eating the same cereal every morning, I just cant commit to a different type haha.

 

Similar to coco pops apple juice is my morning addiction. Without a glass of apple juice in the morning my breakfast isn't complete.

 So moving on from the strange food addictions im obviously addicted to Netflix. Obviously, its a blogger cliché. But my real addiction is The vampire diaries. I cant stop watching it I've already watched every possible episode now im re-watching and after that ill probably re-watch the re-watching's... if that makes sense. Nina Dobrev is my woman crush she is just gorgeous!

 Last but no means least in this random list of current addictions is Topgear. I find this show absolutely hilarious and so when I found out it wasn't continuing with the original cast I was so upset as they work so well together I couldn't imagine Topgear being the same without them all together.

 

I hope you enjoyed this extremely random post but I thought I would share some of my current addictions and some of my addictions aren't necessarily normal but I still love them.

Courtney x

 

 

July album favourite: Shawn Mendes

Im obsessed. This album is amazing its such a lovely album. I downloaded the normal version of the album (not the deluxe) from iTunes and it cost me £6.99 and it was the best £6.99 I've ever spent. My favourite songs on the album are Stiches and life of the party but I also love his collab with Astrid called air. All the songs are beautifully written with great lyrics especially in life of the party. The album was only released in April and was a great hit selling 106,000 copies in the first week. This album will be on repeat for the rest of the summer. By the way I cant believe this guy is only 16 and already so talented. You should definitely go and check this guy out.

Courtney x

Mini brandy melville haul

 Recently I have fallen in love with Brandy Melville. It's amazing. But their online shop for the EU doesn't really offer that many products and so that's why I forced my friends to go to visit the store in London with me. The store itself was so pretty and I wanted everything! 

The first item I bought were these beautiful floral shorts. They are the most comfiest shorts ever and are going to be perfect for my holiday as they are so light and loose. I thought the price of £18 was really reasonable as they feel so soft and great quality!

Next I got a plain black dress as I love things that are plain and simple. However this dress had a gorgeous wrap around back just to make the overall look a bit more special and girly. I do have to say it was quite hard to try on as there is so many holes I think at one point my head was in a sleeve haha. This was only £19 which is a great price considering I will be wearing this dress practically everywhere since the all black will be perfect for work.

This tshirt is the softest thing I have ever touched in my life! Soft things are great and definitely worth £14. I love tshirts like this they are just so quick and simple to throw over jeans but look so cute.

 Once again I went for the all black as black just works for all occasions and Is apparently more slimming so im not going to turn that down lol. This black romper will be great for around the pool on holiday to go over a bikini. Playsuits are super handy for when you cannot be bothered with creating an outfit so for lazy people like me you can never get enough. This Is £22 which I guess for what I want it for could be considered expensive but its hard to find nice simple things like this so I was more then happy to spend the money.

Last but not least is my only colourful purchase. Tie die isn't normally something I go for but this blue was so gorgeous and I thought why not? Its just a plain baggy tshirt and will be great for lazy days over leggings with flip flops or tucked into a pair of high waisted shorts. At £15 it think is a reasonable price and even though in the picture it may look very wrinkled its just the style of top.

I wont leave links to the items as if you live in the EU the USA online store wont ship to Europe but feel free to check out the USA website to see what is available in stores. Link below:

https://www.brandymelvilleusa.com/

My top 15 romcoms

 I think its fair to say I am a true romantic but when you add comedy to romance I am in my absolute element and so I wanted to share my top 15 romcom loves with you. It was hard to narrow it down and to be honest the post was meant to be a top 5 but it was just too hard. So in no specific order here are my favourites:

1) Dirty Dancing

2) Pretty woman

3) When harry met sally

These first three are what I consider the classics that will never age. I love how cheesy the love stories are they make me cringe but I cant stop watching them. One of my all time favourite quotes is from 'pretty woman' and is shown in the picture above, its just sooo perfect.

 4) How to lose a guy in 10 days

5) Love actually

6) The killers

7) Leap year

I think I have watched 'killers' around 30 times and it still makes me laugh its just a great film and I adore Katherine Heigl she is such a great actress. 'Love Actually' is by far my top Christmas film and if you have never watched it then your Christmas is incomplete and you must watch it.

 

 8) Love Rosie

 9) Life as we know it

10) This means war

11) The lucky one

Once again Katherine Heigl makes an appearance in 'life as we know it' but this time with Josh Dumhamel who is absolutely gorgeous. Following on with hot men we have Zac Efron in 'The lucky' one and I honestly don't think I have ever loved that man so much as in this film its a real tear jerker. 'This means war' isn't short of hot men either with Tom hardy and Chris Pine Reese Witherspoon is a lucky woman haha. 'Love rosie' has a lot of "ughhh don't do that moments" and it will drive you crazy but the characters are so lovely you cant stop watching.

12) The wedding crashers

13) The bounty hunter

14) Never been kissed

15) The proposal

Okay, so if your looking for the perfect balance of laughter and tears you need to watch 'The proposal' I don't think I have ever laughed and cried so much in 2 hours. 'The wedding crashers' stars one of my all time favourite duos Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn who are hilarious together not only in this film but also in 'The Internship'... this is also a must watch.

 

I know I haven't spoke about all the films in the list but trust me they are all worth a watch. A lot of the films are available on sky demand at the moment and some on Netflix if you don't fancy buying the dvds.

 

Courtney x