8 Tips To A Feel Good New You!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! 

So its that time of year again to dust off the yoga mat and throw out the chocolate! Now not everyone has a new years resolution or if they're anything like me make one but only ever stick to it for about a week max! So this year I've decided to just focus on loving life! Doing things that make me incredibly happy and better myself.

Heres a few things that you can follow to get a new feel good you!

1.The S Word

Its as simple as that really crack a smile people! spread the happiness and it will come back around to you. For all you know you can brighten someones day! I work in retail and when I'm having a really bad day all it could take is a lovely happy customer to make me feel good about myself again!

2.Book A Holiday

Having something to look forward to makes work life so much better don't you agree?... planning your next adventure gets the excited juices flowing and allowed you to explore places you've never been before! whether its sipping cocktails on a roof top bar on a city break or sunning yourself on a beach in barbados its an all round winner.

3.Learn Something New

Now this is something that we all roll our eyes at and normally skip but I'm telling you its actually so much fun. Im not talking get your algebra books out and head back to school I'm talking the fun stuff. Theres endless lists of things you could do from learning a language, salsa dancing, to ski, or simply take a gym class.

4.Eat Clean

I don't mean rule out all carbs and eat nothing but leaves for the whole year. But eating clean for a few weeks can have nothing but a positive affect on both yourself and your lifestyle. As hard as it is to put down the crisps and pick up an apple i have to be honest when i do eat clean my skin is clearer, i feel more awake and ridiculously i feel happier.... (which is strange because id be happier eating cake!)

5.Make An Effort

Now don't get me wrong no one loves a onesie and messy hair more than me but i have to say i feel so much sassier when i make an effort. Try a new hairstyle or get your make up on point whatever makes you feel like a female boss. Now this isn't to say that you have to doll yourself up to look fab! Most lucky girls out there look amazing with no effort and for that i am eternally jealous!! However you must all have that feeling when you piece together a killer outfit and know that anything you do that day will be 100!

6.Date Night

With our busy lives and schedules full of first world princess problems we tend to loose touch from friends,family and baes. But lets be honest us brits spend on average 8 hours and 41 minutes sat scrolling on our phones. Now correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure we could all spare an hour or so to see our besties or meet our man for lunch! So if your reading this and feeling guilty pick up your phone and text someone you haven't spoken to for a while and know you really should! .... It takes 5 mins to say hello. 

7.That Thing

I realise that is probably the whole point of a new years resolution but i still think its a valid point... 

Get on to finally doing that thing you've always wanted/needed to do. For example it might be that you always wanted to upcycle an old chest of draws that are sitting sadly in your garage. Or maybe go to a roller disco.... really and honestly it could be anything that your heart desires! For me its actually rather boring but i NEEEED to organise my room. Its an absolute tip and quite frankly its about time i became more organised.

8.Live In The Moment

This is the big finale and for me my number one go to happiness tip! I struggle a lot with the thought of the future and the horrible prospects of not being on this planet for eternity, and by following this simple tip i am now actually able to be as happy as i like!

 Think like a child... they don't worry about what they're going to have for dinner tomorrow or what the next day at work has in store for them... Granted they don't have any responsibilities what so ever but we can still take a leaf or two out of their book! Think for right now focus on this very second and live it to the full, do what you want this very moment...... to an extent! 

Now i am by no means a life coach and most of these are probably a bunch of rubbish! But  personally they've helped me! So why not try a few, Id love to know if any of my tips have helped any of you or if you've got any ideas for me to try out myself then please leave them in the comments box below.

Love to you all this fabulous 2016!!

P.S. Its my birthday in 3 days!!!!!! (the big 20)

A.//x

Its Officially Autumn

 

Hello my lovelies! 

Sorry I've been away for soo long! Ive been crazy busy at work and planning Daniels birthday surprise... (you'll all find out)! But don't worry I'm back now and what better way to return than the official start of autumn! I can't believe its October tomorrow one step closer to halloween. 

The return of pumpkin spiced lattes, excessive burning of candles and dusting off your winter coat means you can expect to see a lot of layering and dark makeup on my blog!

Pointed boots are pretty much your must have shoe for this season. These ones are from River Island style with white jeans, because who says they're just for summer?! Camel is set to be the new black this AW15 and teamed with this M&S duster coat with fur it screams autumn class. Layering doesn't have to mean vests under frumpy jumpers the easiest way to get creative with layering is throw on your favourite cropped tee with a warm scarf and stylish jacket. For that added sass grab your much loved summer floppy hat and rework it in the autumn.

Jacket ~ Marks & Spencers

Tee ~ Boohoo

Jeans ~ River Island

Boots ~ River Island

Hat ~ H&M

A.//x

Top 10 Beauty Tips!

Good Morning! 

Apologies on the delay was filming yesterday! I have for you beauties a bit of a beauty bible! Some of my 10 easy steps to give you inspiration, ideas, or just a nosey at the way i do things! If theres anything else you'd like me to touch up on then please tweet me at @aimeeinf and let me know would love to hear from you all! 

1.Pony tail looking a bit flat? Simply pin two bobby pins vertically into the underside of your ponytail and watch as your hair has more bounce!!!Works brilliant with poker straight hair our tumbling curls. 

2.Want fuller looking lips? Grab your favourite lip liner and a MATTE lipstick and just draw both your cupids bow and bottom crease slightly above/below your actual lip. Then go in with the matte lipstick and fill in the gaps!NOTE: using a shiny/gloss affect lipstick will only highlight the fact that you have 'overdrawn' your lips as light will reflect off of your cupids bow and give you a miss hap makeup look.

3.Want brighter looking eyes? On the upper and lower water line of your eyes line with a matte white eyeliner, this will make your eyes look brighter, bigger and more awake! But don't forget to go in with a black eyeliner or smokey eyeshadow underneath the corner of your eyes to get the full effect otherwise it could leave you looking a little washed out!

4.Concealer not staying on? The majority of us will apply our base coat in the order of Primer, Concealer, then foundation....DONT! By adding the foundation after your concealer your pretty much eliminating the purpose??? Concealer is to cover up break outs, and to highlight your face in areas. If thats what your trying to do then you want it to stay exactly where you apply it not smeared around underneath your foundation in a cake way.

5.Fancy simple messy beach waves?Wash your hair and plait your whole head whilst damp, sleep on it and in the morning dry the plaits and unravel. Add some salt spray and scrunch a tousle your hair ready for the day ahead! 

6.Longing for longer lashes without the fakes? Most of us tend to opt for using one mascara and pulling the lashes outwards. This however makes the eyelashes look flatter and shorter. Grab yourself two different mascaras that you like and pull the lashes up with the mascara brush. TOP TIP: spend as long on your bottom lashes as you do with your top! If you love the amazingly 'spidery' look.

7.Dark circles under your eyes?Its all about your concealer, of course more sleep is the proper solution but not all of us manage to get a full 8 hours a night! so for a slightly easier approach simply grab your fave concealer and apply in an upside down triangle shape. A simple sweep under the eye isn't going to get rid of them? in fact it'll just simply move the bag/dark circle lower down as your just creating the same shape a little lower down. try it.... and you'll see just how much brighter and more awake you'll look.

8.Fancy a go at contouring? Don't just use bronzer. This can leave a really orange shimmery finish to your face which is the exact opposite to what your trying to achieve. When contouring your really trying to create light and dark areas of a matte finish for it to look natural. So if your using a sparkly/shimmer bronzer it can look the complete opposite with little affect.  

9.Cant seem to master the winged eyeliner?Get a bit of sticky tape place it diagonal to the outer corner of your eye and draw your flick against the tape. This way when you peel the tape back you will have a perfectly straight pro looking flick! 

10.Got scars, stretch marks, or burns that you want to fade? Make coconut oil your best friend! A while back i was silly enough to forget i had my curlers on my bed and rolled over onto them. For ages i had this horrendous scar that for a while i had to keep under this sanitary towel looking bandage -.- you can imagine the looks i got when it was visible through my leggings! Anyway if thats something you'd like to fade or just help heal then every day rub a little coconut oil onto the chosen area and you will see a massive difference I'm telling you! Also its great for the skin and leave it super soft! 

So my lovelies those are a few of my personal beauty tips! Of course we all do things differently and i am not in anyway telling you what to do! Would just like to share some of my secrets and ideas with you all as i have been asked a few times how i do different things! <3

A.//x