Blogmas Day 17 - Degustabox

Hey hey lovely people! Apologies for yet another delay in posts! I've just spent the past two days prepping my usually messy room for the new windows that are being fitted tomorrow! 

So, yesterday, my Degustabox was delivered, and I thought I'd share the contents with you today, though not literally, Jade doesn't share food.

Now, seeing as I usually take my photos on my makeup table, which has to be moved at the moment because it's right by my window (Natural lighting though?), we have a new photo background! Enjoy!

So first up, we have Popchips! I can't remember if I've tried these before, or if I'm getting them confused with the Special K crisps, but either way, they looks yummy!

They're not fried or baked, as the tag line says, they're simply cooked with heat and pressure. Wow, magic!

Not only that, but they have half the fat of fried crisps, fewer calories and contain no artificial colours or flavours.   

I really cannot tell you how excited I am to try these biscuits!

Now, my most favourite Degustabox discovery has been the 'Pick Up' biscuits, which are also made my Bahlsen. If they taste as good as them, pray for me, because I will be eating my entire body weight in biscuits!

What I love about these though is that they're actually available in larger supermarkets, like Asda and Tesco. So if you like these, you won't have to go into some speciality shop to find them! YASSSS!

When I saw this package, I immediately thought it said Eat China, therefore assuming it was some healthy kind of porridge. Yeah, bit different!

These are a combination of oats, chia and fruits. Now, I know what you're thinking; what is chia?

Don't worry, I had a google and I still don't really know! As far as I'm concerned, it's some kind of super food seed that is pretty darn good for you! 

Next up is some some green tea by Pukka.

Now, I've never tried green tea, but my mum loves the stuff, which is why this is now hers! Presents for all! 

Plus, it's lemon too!

Another reason why I think I've been living in a cave for most of my life; I've never tried Marmalade.

As far as my mind is concerned, marmalade is simply orange jam, though nobody dares to say it, so I'm guessing that I'll like this.

Plus, it has a cute little jar too! How fabulous!

Curry, another reason to back up my living in a cave theory. For years, I thought that I had a weak tolerance for spicy foods. Turns out, I can tolerate them pretty well, though that doesn't exactly mean I enjoy them! Forever a Korma girl!

Nevertheless, this little kit, with a sauce, spices and oil, looks pretty nifty! Plus, they claim that with this, you can cook a meal in 20 minutes. Challenge accepted!

It's garlic infused, therefore I'm gonna LOVE it. Seriously, my love for garlic is pretty frightening.

It's only 1 calorie per spray! (Which I will admit, does freak me out! If it doesn't have the regular calorie amounts of oil, what are they taking away and what are they replacing it with?) 

Either way, it's garlic, so I'm forever biased!

Ahh, I love how you're all probably reading this and cringing. For me, this brings hope.

Now, I'm like some human taste detector or something. Seriously, I'm a self diagnosed super taster because I can taste flavours super strong, meaning that 

a) I HATE fizzy drinks, they feel horrible

b) I can taste the alcohol in ANY drink, which is why alcoholic drinks taste disgusting to me

So, the prospect of non alcoholic wine excites me, though, my Irish roots are probably weeping right now!

Last, but not least, we have these mixers, which I can assure you are not going to be used as mixers. Wow, I'm such a reckless student right?!

Seriously though, these drink flavours seem really yummy, like cucumber and apple. Seriously, they should make these as juices or something. 

So, that's it for this months Degustabox! If any of you are interested in trying this out, help a gal out and use my unique link here! 

Using that link will give you £3 off your first box! Fab, or should I say, YUM!

Question of the post! Out of all of these products, which one do you wanna try the most? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 15 - The Braceface Tag

Hey hey lovely people!

Today, I had another orthodontist appointment, and honestly, my teeth are aching a bit, so I thought I'd have a quick but relevant post today. 

I present, the Braceface tag!

1. When did you get your braces on?

11th April 2014.  

2. How soon after you got them could you feel pressure or aching?

I think it was either 20 minutes or straight after. It was so weird!

3. On a scale from 1-10 (10 being the worst) how bad was the pain for you?

I'd say about 6-7. I'll be honest, at one point, it felt like I wanted to just rip them off. (Don't worry kids, it gets better!)

4. What kinds of food to you eat when you first got your braces?

SOUP! Literally, soup and yogurt for a week. 

5. How often do you get adjustments?

Every 8 weeks.

6. Do you wear rubber bands? Comments about them?

Nope, well, at least not yet. Clearly, I'm gonna look ultra fab when I get them...

7. How many times a day do you brush with your braces? Do you have any tips to prevent the "little white squares" on your teeth?

Twice a day. Tips, hmm, get a really good electric toothbrush and always carry those spooley things with you. Believe me, they are life savers!

8. How often do you get your braces tightened?

Didn't you just ask that? 8 Weeks!

9. Do you get to pick your colours??

Yup, but I've always stuck with silver, unless I have to have power chains. Ain't no chance that I can pull off a rainbow look, or Ugly Betty realness!

10. How long do you have your braces for?

Somewhere between a year and a year and a half. Though according to my orthodontist, my teeth are moving pretty fast, so we could be looking more towards the year mark.

11. Did you need jaw surgery?

Nope! 

12. What kind of toothbrush do you use with your braces/appliances?

Oral B Triumph 5000. Seriously guys, you have to try it! It's SO good!

13. Do you use wax?

At the beginning, I used wax all the time, like I really looked that good with wax all in my braces. Now though, I use it pretty rarely, I'd say once every two months. Y'know, on those days where you wake up and you lips are just all caught up in your braces. Lovely...

14. How long did getting your braces on take?

Oh gosh, it was so much quicker than I expected! I honestly think it was 20 minutes!

15. What appliances have you/do you have?

Appliances? Dya mean like headgear and stuff like that? I have none of that, just plain braces. 

16. Do you ever get that metal taste in your mouth??

No. I don't get that, I think the only metal taste you get is from Iron, which clearly, braces aren't made from!

17. What colour bands do you get?? 

Silver!

And that's the Brace Face tag. My teeth have changed so much in the last 8 months thanks to braces. To anyone reading this who's a bit unsure, totally go for it. I promise you won't regret it!

So, this was taken before my braces went on (I'm the one on the right)

And this is what my teeth are like now, though I've still got a few months to go! Please ignore my awfully swollen gums, I had a chain put on a couple of hours ago!

So, have any of you got braces, had them, or simply want them? Let me know in the comments below and tell my your experiences!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 14 - My Top 3 Nail Varnishes

Hey hey lovely people! Finally, a post that's actually up on the correct day! 10 points to me!

Today, we're continuing with the Top 3 series. So here it is, my top 3 nail varnishes. 

Note, this isn't on consistency/longevity/etc..., this is soley on shade.

Let's do this! 

So these are top 3 nail varnishes as of December 2014, in the following order:

1st - Barry M Gelly in Lychee

2nd - Models Own in Emerald City

3rd - Barry M Gelly in Paprika

So, let's start with my favourite, Lychee.

This is literally my all time favourite go-to shade. It matches anything, it's great for any situation, plus, since it's a gelly product, it doesn't take a million coats to get it looking great!

In all honesty, this is probably my 5th bottle of this. Perhaps the most perfect shade of nude to ever be created! Am I right?!

Definitely my all time favourite.

If there was a nail varnish to represent my entire existence in sixth form, it would be Models Own Emerald City.

This nail varnish is probably the most beautiful colour I've ever seen. It's so sparkly and beautiful, plus, since it's a glitter product, it's not so easy to chip.

My only criticism is that, since it's a glitter, you'll either need to apply a million coats, or find a non glitter nail varnish to match it as a base, and good luck finding that.

When I have the effort, this nail varnish is always a winner.

Now, for my favourite of this A/W, Paprika. 

I picked this up thinking that it was a burnt orange. Turns out, it's more of a tan/brownish red shade when applied. 

Sure, I was disappointed initially, but then I realised just how on trend this varnish could be.

This has probably been my most applied nail varnish of A/W 2014. Plus, it looks gorgeous with a matte top coat.

Which leads me onto my wild card. 

I know this post says top 3, but this isn't really a shade, plus, it's something that I love so much!

Now, please don't buy any matte shades of nail varnish! Why spend all that extra money when you can just buy a matte top coat instead?!

I love the Rimmel one, mainly because the brush gives a great application, but word on the street is that you can pick up a matte top coat from Asda for £1!!!

I think everyone needs a matte top coat in their life. It's a quick way to jazz up your plain varnishes. 

So that was my top 3, plus one, again!

What I wanna know is, what's your favourite nail varnish shade? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 13 - My Top 3 Foundations

Hey hey lovely people! How are you all doing today?

Now, for a couple of days during Blogmas, I'm planning on posting a series of 'Top 3' blogs, letting you know my top 3 favourite beauty things. If there are any specific items you'd like to know my top three of, let me know in the comments below. 

Today however, I'm gonna let you in on my top three favourite foundations. Little known fact, foundation is my favourite beauty item!

Voila, here are my top three foundations, the order being

1st - NARS Sheer Glow

2nd - Dior Airflash

3rd - YSL Fusion Ink Foundation

Okay, let's dive in shall we?

First up, we have the YSL Fusion Ink Foundation. Now, I've already written a full review of this foundation, which you can read here. To basically sum this up, it's a light to medium coverage that seriously gives a skin effect. 

It honestly looks like your wearing nothing, and it feels like it too. It's definitely a favourite of mine in the summer, when you don't want heavy foundations

Here it is! My all time favourite foundation. I think I'm on my third bottle of this now. 

NARS Sheer Glow gives a medium to full coverage and is just simply flawless. It's typically my everyday foundation, and has been since 2012. 

I honestly can't praise this foundation enough, especially for NARS' colour matching too! 

Ahh, how I love this foundation. When I was in Sixth Form, this foundation was a life saver. Seriously, my foundation would be applied in about 30 seconds. Time saver or what?!

Not only does it have the fastest application I've ever had, but it also gives a great coverage, It's just amazing.

And no, you won't get it all in your hair, trust me!

Now, for a cheeky extra edition. 

I realised that my top 3 foundations were all high end, which is why I wanted to include my favourite drug store foundation; Revlon's colorstay foundation.

This foundation has a thick consistency and a great coverage, which is why it's a great go to for me. 

Also, what's great is that this foundation is altered to your skin type, which is why I have the combination/oily version. Nice one Revlon!

So, that was my top 3 foundations, plus one!

Question of the post, what is your all time favourite foundation? Let me know in the comments below! I'm always interested in trying new products!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day! 

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 12: My Year In Music

Hey hey lovely people! 

So, I'm an avid spotify user, so much so that I'm actually using spotify right now (Currently playing Carla Bruni - L'Amour, for those of you who are interested!)

Now, spotify have recently been playing their Year In Music advertisement, so I took it upon myself to find out how 2014 was like for Jade Bloggs in music.

Let's dive in!

First up are genres! Looks like I'm just a pop addict, though I was surprised about dance pop being second! Either way, my cheesy self is definitely showing through here!

Next up were my top 5 artists. You guys really should've seen the look of horror on my face when it turned out to be Kanye West! Seriously, I don't know how this even happened! I can't remember the last time I listened to Kanye. I personally blame it on my late love of 'Yeezus'.

Okay, so RuPaul being second, I completely blame that on mine and my friend Dally's sassy car rides, including lip syncing for our lives and fabulously synced hair flips. I shall leave it at that!

I honestly wish that Air Dubai were higher on the list! If you haven't heard them yet, they're a fab band from Colorado that released their album, Be Calm, earlier this year. Seriously, check them out, 100% recommended!

How can I have a year where Lana Del Rey doesn't appear in my top lists? My favourite from Lana this year has to be 'Florida Kilos', check it out!

Again, surprised to see Jay Z up here too! I'm personally blaming the 'Ye and Jay placings from them having a lot of songs that I'd listen do, rather than frequency of a song. I'm typically not someone who listens to whole albums, but great songs from a huge number of artists. 

Now, for  my top 5 albums of 2014.

I'm not ashamed to say that Eurovision 2014 is my number one most played album of the year, though you should feel ashamed for me! 

RuPaul, again, too much sass going on for me!

Can I just note that Air Dubai and Be Calm have both appeared 3rd, which coincidentally, is my favourite number! Favourite number, favourite band, just saying! 

Four and Five, yeah, I have no excuses, my inner ghetto gal is beginning to seep through!

At last, my top 10 most played tracks. 

HOW ON EARTH IS TIMBER NUMBER ONE?! Don't get me wrong, I did like Timber, but number one?! Brb, off to hide in my corner of shame. 

Two, three and four will all bring out your inner sass queen. I suggest you listen.

Ah, number five, the last place selection from Eurovision 2014, need I explain any more about how cheesy I am?!

Finally, a chance to redeem myself! Number six is in fact my favourite song of all time and I cannot suggest to you enough that you listen to it. It's b-e-a-utiful!

Seven and Eight, more Ru, more sass.

Nine was a great find of mine for 2014. Jhené Aiko is a great artist who you all need to listen to. Coincidentally, I'm listening to her right now on Big Sean's track 'Beware'. Imagine my freaked out face when this track plays straight after it!

Finally, 10 was a big song for 2014 (and a gym favourite of mine), so you can't judge me on that!

This explains why I can't remember my Kanye 'obsession'. Looks like it in early 2014. 

I'm so happy to see Air Dubai as my summer favourites because Be Calm was definitely my sound of the summer, especially their track 'Coasts'. 

Now, here's what confuses me. Capital Cities are listed as my favourites for Autumn, yet I only listened to one of their songs (Farrah Fawcett hair), yet they don't make an appearance in my top 10. Seriously, to say I overplayed that track would be a complete understatement. I was expecting it to be number one in all honesty.

16, 501 minutes. Let's break this down then. Hypothetically, each song lasts 3 minutes, and their are 365 days in the year. According to this, I listen to 15 songs a day. Seriously, I'm sure that I've been on offline mode for a long time or something. I'd say that I listen to at least 2 hours of spotify each day. 

Finally, my busiest day for music is Thursday, which is also my day off uni!

So, spotify gives to the options to have your top 100 tracks of 2014 created into a playlist. To check this out, follow me on spotify (Jade Molumby) and subscribe to my Top 100 playlist. I've pasted them below, just as an attempt to redeem myself! 

Pitbull – Timber
RuPaul – Cover Girl
RuPaul – The Beginning
RuPaul – Glamazon
Twin Twin – Moustache - Eurovision 2014 - France
Sébastien Tellier – La Ritournelle - Mr Dan's Mix
RuPaul – I Bring The Beat
RuPaul – Click Clack (Make Dat Money)
Jhene Aiko – Stay Ready (What A Life)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can't Hold Us - feat. Ray Dalton
Capital Cities – Farrah Fawcett Hair
The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather
The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm - Eurovision 2014 - The Netherlands
Alaska Thunderfuck – Your Makeup Is Terrible
Iggy Azalea – Fancy
The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
JAY Z – Ni**as In Paris
Haim – My Song 5
Shakira – Can't Remember to Forget You
Lady Gaga – Do What U Want
Iggy Azalea – Black Widow
Javelin – Airfield
The Griswolds – Mississippi
Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru
Teo – Cheesecake - Eurovision 2014 - Belarus
Sébastien Tellier – La Ritournelle
Amy Winehouse – Some Unholy War - Down Tempo
Podington Bear – Happiness Is
Zedd – Clarity
Kanye West – All Of The Lights
Sharon Needles – Kai Kai (feat. Ana Matronic & Alaska Thunderfuck)
Kanye West – Flashing Lights
One Direction – Rock Me
Kanye West – Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Live - Abbey Road Studios
The xx – Islands
Common – Blue Sky
Kanye West – POWER
Kanye West – Bound 2
Willam – Chow Down (feat. Vicky Vox & Detox)
Beyoncé – Countdown
Faul & Wad Ad – Changes - Radio Mix
Laura Mvula – Green Garden
Foster The People – Pumped up Kicks
Keane – Spiralling
Daft Punk – Get Lucky - Radio Edit
Aram MP3 – Not Alone - Eurovision 2014 - Armenia
Madeon – Finale
Karmin – Brokenhearted
Iggy Azalea – Fancy
The Verve – Love Is Noise
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Air Dubai – I Know How
Knytro – Status Quo
Sugababes – Overload
Flo Rida – How I Feel
Kanye West – Blood On The Leaves
Beyoncé – XO
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend - Acoustic Version
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank) - Explicit Version
Beyoncé – Drunk in Love
J Greco – Snatch
Emma – La Mia Città - Eurovision 2014 - Italy
The Chainsmokers – #SELFIE
The Common Linnets – When Love Was King
Kanye West – Blame Game
Drake – Crew Love
Afrojack – The Spark
Justin Bieber – Confident
Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix - Eurovision 2014 - Austria
Jhene Aiko – 3:16am
Air Dubai – Coasts
Martin Solveig – Hello - Bassjackers Remix
Vance Joy – Riptide
Big Sean – Beware
Q Parker – Better (feat. Styles P)
Mark Ronson – Ooh Wee
Haim – Forever
Willam – Blurred Bynes (feat. Detox & Vicky Vox)
Graffiti6 – Stare Into The Sun - Edit
Youngblood Hawke – Stars (Hold On)
will.i.am – T.H.E (The Hardest Ever) - Explicit Version
Magic! – Rude
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Anarbor – 18
Joshua Radin – I Missed You
Sum 41 – In Too Deep
OneRepublic – Good Life
Lana Del Rey – Florida Kilos
Syn Cole feat. Madame Buttons – Miami 82 - Vocal Radio Mix
Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha - The Norman Cook Remix (Single Version)
Lenka – Everything at Once
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
Jack Johnson – Banana Pancakes
Danna Richards – Dream Catcher
Charli XCX – Boom Clap
JAY Z – No Church In The Wild
Sam Sparro – Black & Gold
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
The Lumineers – Ho Hey

Is it weird that I prefer my top 20-30 more than my top 10?! 

So, that was my year in music! Were you surprised to discover how awful the majority of my musical taste is, or did you always suspect me to be a little cheeseball?!

Question of the post: What do you think your most played track is of 2014?  Let me know in the comments below!

Now for a little plug in! I, along with my friends Sophia and Stacey, host a radio show every Wednesday, 4pm -  6pm, where we play late 90's and early 00's tracks, bringing it back to your childhood. To listen to this, listen at www.dragonradiousw.co.uk, or via the tunein app and searching dragon radio.

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas day 11 - A bit of plugging

Well hey there lovely people! Here's a blog that's actually published on the day it's meant to be! 

Now, for the downside, it's not much of a post, more of a personal advertisement! 

As you know by now, I'm doing a module in uni where I'm required to blog. Now, I didn't wanna complicate things and put random blogs on here. Jadebloggs shall forever stay personal. Therefore, I made a wordpress blog for uni, over at www.jadebloggs.wordpress.com

Now, I posted on there today with a post on how to contour, and I would really love for you guys to check it out and let me know in the comments over there what you think! 

But before you go, here's a sneak peek of what you can transform from after reading the post!

So, have I caught your attention yet? 

head on over to www.jadebloggs.wordpress.com and let me know what you think! Don't forget to leave a comment when you drop by!

Again, apologies for the mediocre posts! My last day of university before Christmas is tomorrow, so after that, expect some fab posts!

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 10 - I suck

Hey hey lovely people

Okay, apologies to each and every one of you for not posting yesterday!

Flashback to me this morning, putting on my makeup, when it suddenly dawned on my that I actually didn't put up a post! 

Yeah, why was that Jade?! A combination of overeating KFC, followed by a lovely warm bath made little old me super sleepy, so I fell asleep!

But what added to this dilemma? Only me using my all time favourite bubble bath, dubbed my 'Sleepy bubble bath'.

Ladies and Gentleman, I'm talking about Champneys Skin Comforting bath milk!

Seriously, just a whiff of this stuff and I immediately feel sleepy! I can't say what it smells like, but I think it's close to sun cream! Either way, I adore it!

So yeah, blame Champneys for this late post!

So, what things make you feel sleepy? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love

Blogmas Day 9 - I'M FINALLY CURED

Hey hey lovely people!

Now, I know the title seems weird, but hear me out!

Okay, so as you know by now, since getting my braces on in April this year, I've had chapped lips. Now, initially, it was fine, I'd get bouts every 2 weeks or so, but it was completely manageable.

Then, about a month ago, it became extreme. I constantly had chapped lips without a break. My lip skin was peeling everyday and began stinging when I applied certain lip balms.

It's sounds so stupid but it was actually making be feel pretty sad, like it was never ending.

Well, that was until a few days ago, thank to a tip from my cousin: Use Vaseline.

No, I'm not talking about that little Vaseline lip therapy you get in a tin, I'm talking about full on, straight up Vaseline.

So, the next day, I popped into Boots and picked up a tub of Vaseline for just over £2, so already, I'm getting a better value for money, look at the size on it!!

Low and behold, ever since, my lips haven't cracked or peeled once. IT'S A MIRACLE!

So, to everyone suffering from really bad chapped lips, seriously, go out and get some Vaseline. It sounds so simple, and it is!

So, how many of you have ever had really bad chapped lips? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!

Lots of Love