British Heart Foundation

Today I supported my dad, Step-Mom and other members of our family as they ran a 5km route for the British Heart Foundation.

In November of last year my Step-Grandad, Steve, suffered what would be his 4th and final heart attack and after being on life support, passed away. It was a huge blow to our family, particularly for my brother and Step-Mom (Sam). It was so hard for my dad and Sam to explain to my 3 year old brother that his Grandad, whom he loved so dearly, had gone to heaven.

And so today, in memory of him and in support of the foundation that helped him so much whilst he was alive, they ran 5km in the Wyre Forest. In total they raised approximately £500 for the charity and I am so unbelievably proud of them and I know that Steve would have been too.

We plan to do it every year and next year I will also be doing the run. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do it this year but I was so happy to look after my brother whilst they ran and to cheer for them when they crossed the finish line. It was very emotional for us all when they finished but it was for such a great cause and we had a lovely pub lunch after to celebrate!

My Step-Mom on the right and her brother and sister, running for their Dad :)

Playing with my brother whilst waiting for them to cross the finish line :)

Natural Spring Eyes

I wanted to try a natural look for spring and found an old palette that was perfect for helping me to create the look that I was aiming for.

Sorry for the horrid picture, it was REALLY hard to get a good one of my own eye haha

So hopefully you can see that I have a light pink on the lid and then a light, shimmery brown running through the crease. A thick black line, without the standard flick, lots of black mascara and white eyeliner on the waterline to help open up the eye and give it a bright, fresh look.

I really enjoyed experimenting with this look, although it's not that difficult to create, it's something that I wouldn't usefully opt for so I had a great time playing with the pink and the white eyeliner.

Here are the products I used to create this look:

I don't know if you can get this palette anymore but it should be really easy to find similar colours in your favourite brand.

Thank you for reading and I'll see you all again soon :)
Charlotte xx

Pastel Blue Eyes

I recently read that Pastel Eyes are going to be a spring trend and so I decided to give it a go. The only pastel colours that I own currently are blues in my Chilli Pepper London palette.

Here's the look I created:

With a more pastel turquoise colour on the lid and a darker blue blended through the crease, a thick black line and lots of lovely mascara, I think this is the perfect way to incorporate pastel colours into your look without it being too girly (which you all know by now, I don't like being too girly). 

The blues that I used were: 

As well as a Fearne shimmery loose eyeshadow and these other products: 

I know that this isn't the 'standard' spring look but I wanted to put my own twist on it. 

I hope you like it and I would love to see your take on the pastel trend :) 

Thanks for reading and I'll talk to you all again soon,
Charlotte xx

OOTD #2

Sorry for the poor picture, the lighting was dreadful.

Today I went on a little shopping adventure and, as the weather in the UK is picking up a little now, I was able to wear the skirt I got for Christmas without freezing!

I wanted to wear something a bit different as I'm trying to be a little more girly with my wardrobe and so I thought this really worked whilst staying quite close to the tomboyish fashion that I so love.

• Black Long Sleeved Top - Gap.
• Black and White Checkered Shirt - New Look 
• Gilet/Bodywarmer - New Look
• Skirt - SUPERDRY
• Tights - New Look
• Grey Converse - CONVERSE

(Any brand that is in CAPITALS has the link to the item. All other items I wasn't be able to find online unfortunately, sorry!) 

I hope that you are all having a lovely day and I'll speak to you all soon,

Charlotte xx

Just To Say..

You are all so beautiful and are loved each and every day by so many people! But don't forget how important it is that you love yourself! Be proud of yourself and of everything you do and just appreciate how awesome you are :) Don't worry about what everyone else thinks of you, just concentrate on learning about yourself and seeing the beauty that you have.

Goodnight everyone xxx