Let's Get Social ♥

Hello! I thought I would write a different kind of post today, I would say this is another blogging tip post, one of the more exciting and productive tips I could give any blogger, two words.. SOCIAL MEDIA! I have had so many brilliant opportunities arise from social media, such as Twitter, Instagram and Lookbook. 

Twitter

In my opinion Twitter should be every Blogger's wing man (or wing woman?... whatever). Personally, it has been the best way of getting myself noticed and getting some credit for my blog posts, even from the brands I am writing about. If you don't have a Twitter account for your blog then I highly recommend you create one, it takes seconds to set up and once you get going it is so easy to keep on top of. Even if you just post general day to day tweets, witty tweets or just about your latest blog posts, it is a great way to widen your audience and show off your personality to everyone. Since having twitter I have won competitions by simply retweeting and favouriting companies tweets. I have even had companies contact me and tell me how much they have loved my latest blog posts about their products and offered me to review some products for them. 

Just remember to keep a border line, nobody likes it when people keep tweeting and demanding attention to their blog every 5 minutes, if your tweet gets noticed, great, if not, don't give up just keep doing what your doing, you'll get noticed eventually! Another great thing about Twitter is you meet so many lovely people through it, I have become friends with quite a few bloggers recently, it's great, everyone has the same interests and ideas.

Instagram

I don't use my Instagram as much for my blog, I don't have my blog linked in it as nobody from my town knows it exists, however, I still put up most of my blog pictures and have it linked on my blog page. I love it for following my favourite fashion and beauty bloggers and letting you all see parts of my life which aren't just beauty products.

Here are all my social media links, don't forget to add yours in the comments below, I love seeing all your Instagram's and Tumblr's!

Twitter ♥ @shabbychicndtea

Instagram ♥ click here

Tumblr ♥ graveyardsitting

Lookbook ♥ click here

Bloglovin ♥ shabbychicandtea

What's On My Bedside Table ♥

Hello! I have read a couple of these posts in the past few months so I thought I would share what's on my bedside table with you all too! I don't clutter my table with junk so here are a few simple things I keep on it.

Heart Drawer set - Dunelm

My mum bought me this for my new room, I keep little bits and bobs like jewellery, cotton buds, pieces of paper and little notes in the drawers. I love things like this to keep my room tidy.

 teacup lamp - dunelm

I loooove this lamp! IT'S TEACUPS.. what's not to love. I love how simple but quirky it is, I sometimes keep earrings and rings on the saucer parts.

Dunelm Floral Collection Pen Holder £1.99

I use this pen holder to keep my Clean and Clear facial cleanser and Simple makeup remover bottles in. It keeps them out of the way of all my other skincare bottles and right beside me when I get into bed at night and I want to take my makeup off.

House Candle Holder - Hobbycraft

I love the detailing on this candle holder, it is a nice little decorative object even if you don't use it as a candle holder.

Random things

I always keep my notepad and this months company mag beside my bed for quick reads or if I need to write down a blog post idea. I always have my phone here too when I am watching tv, my Instagram is shown on it, my username is magickruby if you want to follow me. I have also been trying out Superdrug's new Superberry Mud Mask, I loove the smell of it and I like how the berry seeds are the exfoliating part of the mask. It makes my skin feel smooth and soft after I've used it, I am enjoying using it every now and again when I want to relax.

I know I don't have the most exciting bedside table in the world but its everything I need! I hope you enjoyed reading. xo

Sunday Catchup ♥

Happy Sunday! I hope you have had a good week! I haven't done very much this week, I have been working, been to the doctors about a pain in my leg I've had for 6 months, I got blood tests and I have an x-ray next Wednesday which will hopefully show what is making my leg so painful *grr*, I had the dentist on Friday and in my spare time I have been typing up blogposts. Ooh and my blog hit 200 followers this week woohooo! Thank you all for following me, it means a lot! Here are a few pictures from my week, some are from my Instagram @magickruby, you can follow me if you like (: xo

 1&2 - Magick having a little snooze on my tummy, cute! & My favourite Sheinside sweatshirt with my new TopShop leggings which I got for a tenner in the sale! BARGAIN!

 3&4 - I have been using this Limited Edition Cleanse and Polish all week, I can't get enough of it! & My gran and papa got me this cute desk tidy for my favourite nail polishes to fit into, I love it!

 5&6 Getting ready for work, sorry for the crazy selfie! & Instagramming what makeup was on my face the other day.

7&8 I finally got past level 56 on Candy Crush, it was driving me insane, I know there will be some crazy candy crush chicks (lol nice alliteration Natalie) looking at this picture and thinking 'she's only on level 56?!' But I am getting there! & in bed catching up on Vampire Diaries with a hot cup of tea P E R F E C T!

xo

Week Summary

Hello everyone! I hope you have been having a good week, Friday tomorrow so I'm not complaining! I am currently listening to a dance radio station on Spotify, Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (magic tune if you're into that kinda stuff! I have a major love for Deadmau5).

I thought I would share my week with you through my phone camera roll and instagram pictures, you can follow me on Instagram if you like. It's private but I accept basically everyone, apart from spam accounts haha! my username is in my description. I hope you like these pictures, they aren't superb photography but just a general summary :) I hope you all have a good weekend! xo

Strawberries! - Company Mag arrived! - Magick enjoying the sun - studying for theory test.. should have sat it by now, I'm so lazy!

Nails! (Essie - 'Lights') - watched Part 2 of Breaking Dawn, first film I've ever cried at! (I'm ashamed), the ending was just too cute, LOVE this cereal to munch on through a film - Bowling with friends - Cath Kidston Mag arrived.. want it all:(!

YAY! 100+ followers!

yaaaay, thankyou all so much for following my blog I now have 100 followers :) I have went from 4 followers in November to 100 now, I am so happy! I know to some people that isn't much but it is to me:). 

 I hope you are all having a good day! I am listening to spotify the now and about to play The Sims 3.. as usual! I am addicted seriously. I really want the new university expansion pack! aghh haha anyways I just wanted to say thank you, each one of you mean a lot to me:)! xo

Whats In My Bag?

 I love reading these posts, so I hope you like them too! I just love seeing what other people have in their bags, you can learn a lot about the person by just seeing the contents of their bag I think.. 

Well, this is my bag, I am sure you have seen it on YouTubers videos and blog posts before, I just couldn't resist it when I seen it the first time on YouTube. I got mine from eBay if you type in 'studded leather bag' or 'studded barrel bag' there should be different versions available. I need a big bag because I carry a lot of junk.. but I always need the 'junk' at some point, I like to be organised! This bag is huge so it is perfect for me.

Hand Maid Sanitizer from Soap and Glory is THEE nicest smelling hand sanitizer ever. I usually purchase this along with the mini 'hand food' and body butter whenever there is a 3 for 2 in boots as they are only 2.50 each and one free obviously. I can't be anywhere without hand sanitizer as the thought of germs makes me feel eughhh! I hate public transport, door handles, shopping trollies, restaurants, the list goes on. 

I have never liked the really chemically smell from most hand sanitizers ad I had been on the hunt for one that smelled fresh but not over powering and I have finally found it!

 Body spray for when I cant be bothered spraying perfume all over me. Tissues because I usually always need them, not particularly for my nose but I always manage to spill something or have a smudge of makeup somewhere. 

'Hand Food' is something I love carrying because I love the smell of it and I need it to use on my hands in this cold frosty weather!

 

(From top Left) 

I got this mini hand warmer for my Christmas, I love it! I have cold hands all the time, even on hot summer days, my hands are frozen! So this hand warmer is brilliant! It comes with its own knitted case and everything. There is a metal element inside that you snap and it instantly warms up and holds a heat for quite a long time, to reuse it you just put it in a pan of boiling water for about 10 minutes. 

I like carrying this coin purse because I usually get tips from clients in my work so I put them in this coin purse to put into my money tin when I get home. 

A bobble! I always loose bobbles so I try and always have one in my bag! 

Chewing gum kind of explains itself.

 My phone.. I couldn't live without my phone. It is the HTC one x, I am a bit of a tech geek so I love having high performance phones and this one is the best I have had yet, I have everything on it, my favourite app has to be instagram! my username is @magickruby. 

I nicked this purse off my mum, it is a Suzy smith one and I love the size of it! I find the Suzy Smith purses are always really good quality. It has my ID, bank card and money and random stuff in it.

I always carry perfume. I love the smell of this one which is 'Loverdose' by Diesel, it smells of liquorice and a mix of other things, I would recommend giving it a spray next time you are in a perfume shop. 

I always hit my nails off of something so I need my nail file, I got this case with a set of files from Primark which is useful because it stops the emery board scratching anything else in my bag. 

I always take blog notes, blog ideas and lists of things so I like to carry this basic notepad about. 

Finally my new hamster phone cover, I have never had a hamster but I like them so my brother decided to get me this as part of my Christmas, my phone doesnt fit into many phone socks as it is far too big but this one was specifically for my phone size and I love it, it protects it really well and is spongy so nothing hits off of it.

I hope you enjoyed this post, I know it would be better in video form but I don't have enough confidence to go on camera just yet! 

Have you done a 'whats in my bag' post? link it below if you have, I would love to read it :)

New Year again!

Everyone always has New Years resolutions, like 'don't eat so much junk food', 'get fitter', 'keep everything neat and tidy' 'do better in school'.. the list goes on but I think that for me, my New Years resolution is to just be happier, not think so much about future at all and just live for the now and not over think life. I think that to start the year and go onto deciding to go to the gym more and keep healthy you need to have a strong and stress free head, because then you can be ready for new things and take each day as it comes. I hope everyone has a lovely New Year and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, feel free to link any Christmas/NewYear posts you have done on your blog below:)! x

What is your New Years resolution? :)