What's In My Bag? | Anna Smith 'Bailey' Bag ♥

Anna Smith 'Bailey' Bag - eBay £23.99

Hello! I haven't done a what's in my bag post in ages so I took this as the perfect opportunity to show off my new bag! I have been wanting this bag for ages, I originally wanted it from The Handbag Shop but they ran out of the black version so I had to look elsewhere, I found this one on eBay for only £23.99 + £1.99 p&p! It is the perfect size, I can fit everything I need in it with extra space left! It is very thick and sturdy with 2 inside compartments, a small inside zip pocket, 2 phone compartments and a front pocket which I keep my car keys in. I hope you enjoy seeing what I have in my bag, I love seeing these posts, just to be nosey hehe!

Samsung Galaxy S4 - My new phone, thee BEST phone I have ever had!

Clique Magazine - A free beauty and fashion magazine which pops through my letter box every month.

Nivea Pearl & Beauty deodorant

Mascara - Bourjois 1001 Clis

Emporio Armani Diamonds Rose Perfume (lovely fragrance)

Lipstick - Barbara Daly 'Sugar Candy' (my fave lipstick)

Pen

Inhaler

Comb

Car Keys - with a few keyrings from James :|

Hand sanitizer - Superdrug (constantly using this!)

Carmex lip balm 

iPad - I usually take this with me to James' 

Notepad - for jotting down blog post ideas and never ending shopping lists!

Earphones

Purse - Next

Blogging Days ♥

hey hey hey! I felt like having a chit chat about blogging and how I keep myself and my blog organised and how I get my motivation to blog! Please comment your blogging tips below!

Note keeping & being organised

I've had a mad obsession with stationery since I was about 5.. I don't know what it is about it but I just need about 100 notepads even if I don't write anything in them. If I see a cute notebook I will buy it, if I see a pretty pen I will buy it and if I see any reduced stationery at all I will buy it. Am I the only one? Surely not. But a key point to blogging is keeping notes and lists. Lists of blog post ideas, lists of your favourite products throughout the month for 'monthly favourites' and lists of products you have seen on other blogs and you are desperate to buy (this is usually my biggest, never ending list). I also recommend you type up lots of blog posts for the following week and schedule them for when you are at work/school. This is a good way of keeping your blog active.

Inspiration

I love reading beauty insider magazines from different companies such as Liz Earle which comes through the post every month, I love reading about new products and reading the descriptions of popular products. I am subscribed to Company magazine which at times I think could be a bloggers best friend. I absolutely love every aspect of this magazine, it has fashion, beauty, social media and of course blogging sections which are so interesting to read. Zoe from Zoella is going to be on next months front cover so keep an eye out for that one! Company also do an interactive weekly edit app which is only 69p, each issue, from the app store and is now available on iPad WOO! Tanya Burr is this weeks cover girl!

Social Media and Apps

I love using Twitter and Instagram as I feel like everyone is having a big chat with each other. If you don't have a twitter for your blog then I highly recommend you create one. I have found so many lovely bloggers from Twitter and I love the #bbloggers chats we have every Wednesday and Sunday at 8pm (uk time). It is a great way to get your blog out there and known, it has definitely helped me. 

Bloglovin, Polyvore, Tumblr and Pinterest are all great apps to have on your phone, ipad or tablet to help you get into the blogging mood. I use all of them regularly. Bloglovin is brilliant to have on the go to catch up with your favourite blogs. I use it every day and I find it so much easier than using the blogger home page! Polyvore is fab for making collages for Instagram, Twitter or even your blog. I created my Valentines Day Wishlist using Polyvore. 

I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and I have given you an inspiring insight into how I blog and I hope you find some useful information from this post! xo

My 18th Birthday! ♥

My cake! Ahh so amazing!

(Jewellery Left to Right) Ring from my Gran and Papa (it has tanzanite stones in it), 'N' necklace from my Auntie and earrings from my boyfriend James to match the necklace he got me for valentines (:

Dot Perfume from my uncle.. it smells so good

My iPad engraving (:

Hello everyone! I have been pretty busy recently and I have my driving test this week.. ah, wish me luck! Yesterday (Sunday 4th August) was my 18th birthday! Woo! I had a brilliant day with my family, my best friend, Lucy and my boyfriend, James.
 I knew I was getting an iPad for my birthday but it was still exciting. It is the iPad 4 with Retina Display which has an A6X Chip and 32GB of memory which is perfect! My mum and dad also chose for it to be engraved when they bought it from the Apple website with lyrics from my favourite song 'Gypsy' by Fleetwood Mac, it says" 'I have no fear, I have only love' 'Gypsy' - Fleetwood Mac". I am so so happy with it!
 My mum and dad also got a birthday cake made for me. My mum told the lady how she thought I would like it to look and I absolutely love it! I didn't want to cut into it and eat it because it just looks so pretty! It took me a few hours to give in and let everyone have a slice, it tastes so good!
 In the evening we all went out for dinner to a beautiful restaurant that I had never been to before, it was absolutely brilliant! I had a drink in there with Lucy and my mum after our dinner then we came home and cracked open some cans of cider haha!
 I had a wonderful birthday and I am so happy with all my presents and money I received from my friends and family. How are you all?(: xo