Uses of Tea Tree Essential Oil

At some point or another we have all probably heard of tea tree oil. Tea tree is amazing in many different ways and I intend to show you how.

Tea tree oil is derived from the leaves of the 'Tea Tree'. The oil can be used as an antiseptic, and because of it's many compounds also has antimicrobial properties.

Here are some uses of tea tree oil:
-Get rid of spots and blemishes
-Relief from razor burns
-Treat cuts and wounds
-Reduces acne
-Helps cure chapped lips
-Helps cures dry skin
-Good for insect bites
-Controls body odour
-Helps with hair growth
-Fights dandruff
-Fights bacterial and viral infections
-Helps ward off a cold
-Keeps bugs away (massive win)

Here's some caution for if you use tea tree oil:
-Never consume it
-A little goes a long way
-It is very strong

What if I remained friends with the people I used to be friends with?

I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I was still friends with the people I was friends with in primary school. I often think this if when I am sometimes surrounded by a group of 'friends' but I still feel alone, because are they truly 'friends' if you still feel alone? 

One of my friends from primary was one of the popular girls. Once we got to secondary school she remained the popular girl and I kind of just existed. We never really talked and we grew apart. I often wonder what it would be like if I was still friends with her. I think I could have got thinner, all the girls in that group were and are thin and so I think I would have been more motivated. She would probably encourage me if that was what I wanted to do and come to the gym with me so I wasn't on my own. I feel like if we were still friends then my name would be better known. People know her name but do they really know mine? I also wonder would I have a good friendship group, everyone in her friendship group now are pretty close whereas in mine chaos tends to reign and arguments are almost common, except for a few people. I feel like I would have learnt not to be a wallflower if I were still friends with her, she tends to go to parties whereas I do not and if I do then by the wall is where I tend to remain because the coolness of it gives me a reminder that I am here and that I won't get dragged away by crowds. But, if I were still friends with her where would mine and her loyalty lie. I would stick up for her through everything as I very often did, whereas she did not. Her other friends called me names and she stood back and said nothing. That was kind of the final straw for me that furthered our impending separation. As the procrastinator I am, I can't help but think of all these possibilities, because maybe in another universe somewhere we are still friends and everything played out right, or maybe it didn't. But I can still wonder. 

What I got for Christmas 2016

This year I got lots of amazing presents and I am grateful for all of them. I thought I would share what I got, as is usual, I do not mean to brag but know that I love seeing these types of posts.

My main present was this 15" Chromebook, which I am typing on right now. The screen is massiveMy mum and dad bought me this. and I was in need of a new laptop as my old one was broken. 

My Grandma and Grandad bought me this Cachet watch which will most definitely look better than my old bright blue one.

The Quinns bought me this light box and I love it. bI have been wanting to get one of these for ages.

Various people bought my Soap & Glory because anyone who knows me knows that I love bath stuff.

My Aunty Pam and Madge bought me this Benefit gift set which includes lots of mini sized best sellers. I am looking forward to trying these out. 

My Mum got me some coffee chocolates because I am strange and like the chocolates that everyone else leaves AKA coffee chocolates and bounty.

My Grandma and Grandad also bought me this facial brush which looks very good. I have been wanting to try out one of these for ages.

As you can probably guess, I absolutely adore Alice In Wonderland, well I mean it did inspire my blog name. My Grandma and Grandad bought me this gorgeous hardback classics edition and a bookmark to go with it. Somehow I have never actually read Alice In Wonderland so when I opened this I legit screamed.

My mum and dad bought me this book because whenever I am in a Waterstones I always see it and always have to get dragged away so that I don't buy the entire store. I love writing and this book will help me with ideas of what to write about.

My Nana and Grandad bought me This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire. I have been wanting this for so long because I loved the concept of it and admire Will.

My friend Lucy/Philly got me this lightbulb glass and OMG it is one of the cutest things I have ever seen!

Lucy also got me these Sephora sheet masks that I love. I originally saw them when we were in New York together on a school trip but didn't buy many and totally regretted not getting more. Whilst Lucy was in Italy this year she bought me these and OMG Philly stop being so cute!

On the note of Lucy being adorable, she also bought me this clock decoration which immediately reminded me of Alice In Wonderland. It is so intricate and cute.

I received so many amazing gifts but I have only shown a few. A massive thank you to everyone who bought me presents and Merry Christmas to everyone.

The Autumn Tag

Autumn is probably my favourite season as it is just so cosy and I am forever excited for it. I found this tag on Makeup Savvy and thought it would be a good idea.

What signifies the start of autumn?
Autumn most definitely starts as soon as I see an orange leaf, and you can't tell me otherwise.

What is your favourite fall scent?
I don't really have a fave fall scent, but I do love the smell of cinnamon.

What is your favourite autumn colour?
My favourite autumn colours are burgundy and oranges.

What is your favourite autumn drink?
My favourite autumn drink is a hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows, or maybe hot juice.

What TV Show, new or old, are you looking forward to this autumn?
I am SO looking forward to Supernatural coming out in October (I think). I really hope they do a Halloween special but with all the drama going on in the last season I doubt it.

What is your autumn fashion trend?
My autumn fashion trend is definitely doc martens and big jumpers.

What is your favourite frugal autumn activity?
I love carving pumpkins, and if I had the chance would love to go to a PYO (pick your own) farm.

What is your favourite Autumn make-up look?
Got to be a dark lip and bold brows (AKA Cara Delevigne)

Urban Outfitters Home Wishlist

One of my favourite places to have a look at home-ware things in is Urban Outfitters. I always have a list of things that I would like. Here is just a few of the things.

I love these little hanging bottles. They look so cute with flowers in. This is £20

This mirror is so nice. I love minimalistic things and this mirror would love perfect in my dream house. This costs £45

This chalkboard arrow is so cute. I could imagine them hanging around my house and pointing to different places like 'garden' or 'party this way'. This costs £8

This magazine rack is something that I definitely need. I have so many magazines laying around in my bedroom, but I have nowhere to put them all. This is really expensive and costs £80

I thought this was so cute when I first saw it. I really want to try and have some plants in my room but all I have at the moment is some dead lavender in a small vase. This costs £29

Going off on a bit of a tangent now. These are some books that I saw on the website that I thought looked really cool.

This book looks really good and I love travelling and want to see so many places and this book would be a great handguide and a little prompt to get myself out there. This book is by lonelyplanet, which I love, and costs £19.99

Another travelling book. This one is just about Europe and since I live in the UK I thought this one would be useful as it will have places that I can actually get to. This one costs £24.99

I tend to have some weird dreams. I can easily remember my dreams in vivid detail and sometimes I'm not sure whether it is a gift or a nightmare. I can still remember nightmares I had when I was five! This book costs £12

I thought this book was really cute and looked really cool. I would love to get it.  It costs £9.99

Canteen and Cocktails Review

For my birthday a few weeks ago I decided to go to Canteen and Cocktails for my birthday meal. I had been there before so I already knew that I loved it. I went to the Canteen and Cocktails in Norton, but there is also one in Newcastle.

Theme/Interior
I love the theme of the place. The bar (and the rest of the place) is quite retro and the stools lined up at the bar fit the theme too. One of the things that I love about the decor of the place is the lights. They have lots of industrial lights that really set the theme and I would love to have at my house. The doors have a quirky hand print on them instead of a handle or doorknob which I thought was quite cool. There is an upstairs that I tend to go to that has booths and is a little bit quieter earlier on in the night. The upstairs also has a dj booth and a separate bar.

Food
The food here is bloody amazing. I always get nachos for a starter and they are massive. I normally get 1 between 4 of us. The nachos taste so good and the pulled pork ones taste even better than the original ones. I got a cheeseburger for my main and some house fries. Be warned if you only want a small meal or have a small appetite then this might not be the best things to have because the portion is massive but so delicious.

Overall I would say that Canteen and Cocktails is my favourite restaurant at the moment. I give the atmosphere a 5/5 and the food also a 5/5.

The Liebster Award

The lovely Caitlin from CaitlinLucy has nominated me for a liebster award. The Liebster Award is like a tag in which blogs with less than 300 followers answer questions and nominate other bloggers to do the same to connect with each other. 

What keeps you motivated to blog?
I feel like looking through other people blogs and cool aesthetic instagram accounts make me more motivated to create something rather than just write something up. Also if there is something that I just need to rant about then my blog is the perfect place.

What do you think is the hardest thing about blogging?
I feel like the hardest part about blogging for me so far is thinking of blog post ideas because that can become rather tricky once you have used up your imagination skills for the day.

What is your favourite thing about blogging?
My favourite thing about blogging is knowing that people are reading it and taking in what I am saying (vain I know) but also when people comment lovely things because it makes me feel really happy.

What is your favourite book?
My all time favourite book has to be Hexed by Michelle Krys and the second book Charmed. If you have never read it then please do because I honestly cannot rant enough about how bloody good it is!

What is your favourite restaurant?
My favourite restaurant at the moment is Canteen and Cocktails. If you don't know what Canteen and Cocktails is then stay tuned because a review of it is coming up as I went there for my birthday meal (self-promo complete haha)

Milkshakes, cold coffee or smoothies?
I think I probably prefer smoothies because whenever I go into Costa's I always automatically get a smoothie. I also love milkshakes though as it is probably one of the only ways I will drink milk because ,in my opinion, milk tastes disgusting.

What is your favourite season and why?
I think my favourite season might be summer because it just makes me feel really happy. I was contemplating saying Autumn/Fall but in actuality I feel like that is more of my tumblr season and also makes me feel a bit depressed but at the same time warms my heart. I am a bit strange I know.

What is/was your favourite subject at school?
My favourite subject at school is probably graphics because it is one of the only lessons that I am with my best friend Isabel and the teacher is really funny and lets me listen to music and mess around.

What languages can you speak?
I can speak English obviously as it is my first language.
Je parle un peu petit francais. (French)
Yo hablo un poco espanol (Spanish)
Ich spreche nur ein kleines bisschen Deutsch (German)

What is your favourite blog post you have written?
I think it could be 'New York Trip' because I loved reminiscing whilst looking through my photos and re-telling stories from my trip. I also could be 'My Personal Thoughts On Beauty' because it was kind of like a mini rant about what I believe in.

If you could be any animal for a day what would you be?
I would be a wolf because I really love wolves and I would spend the entire day hunting and the entire night howling at the moon.

To answer my 11 questions I nominate:
1. Lii - byliil
2. Florence - CountingTheDaisys
3. Hazel - MyFairFreckles
4. Shona - ShonasStyle
5. (Mia) Lyza - ChaoticTales
6. Sophie - SophieAnneHamilton
7. Kaja - PrettyMuchTheBestBlog
8. Fillipa - AlwaysADot
9. Kathryn - KathAndCake
10. Natasha - NatashaTodd
11. Johnna - TheSentimentalCynic

Questions:
1. What is your dream job?
2. If you got to marry your celebrity crush who would it be?
3. What is your favourite clothing store?
4. Who/What inspire you to start blogging?
5. What are your favourite things to blog about?
6. Describe yourself in one word
7. What is a fact about you that is unique?
8. Describe your dream home
9. What is your do to pick-me-up song?
10. Who is your role model?
11. How tall are you? (I am basically a giraffe so I wanted to see if anyone else is!)

Rules:
1. You have to mention and thank the blog that nominated you in a blog post.
2. You have to answer the questions asked to you in a blog post.
3. You have to nominate 11 new bloggers.
4. You have to set 11 new questions for the bloggers you have nominated.

Thank you all for reading and I'm so looking forward to reading the responses of the nominees!

Places I want to Travel to

I have an endless list of places that I want to travel to in my lifetime. Here are a few of them.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ever since I watched The Fault In Our Stars I have wanted to go to Amsterdam, but orange tulips, drink champagne, and sail in one of those boats. My older cousin also went when he went inter-railing and he said it was amazing. One of my friends called Lucy has just recently been for her birthday and she said that she loved it and that we should go together sometime as I would love it.

Iceland

One of the main reasons that I want to go to Iceland is because I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights and Iceland is a great spot to see them. Also I mean how beautiful is it?!

Thailand

Thailand is one of those places that looks like an explorer would be there discovering something new. It looks like an amazing places to see a new culture and to get away from your old life which at a lot of times I need.

Santorini, Greece

Santorini looks absolutely gorgeous plus I absolutely adore Greece  and go there quite a lot as a yearly holiday with my family.

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague is one of those places where it is a bit random of why I want to go.  The main reason is because of how beautiful it looks. I mean does that picture not prove it.

Lake Como, Italy

When I went to Italy last year I went by plane whilst my cousins went on a road trip there and stayed at Lake Como and it looks beautiful. I would love to go on the road trip that they went on because my cousin took photos and they looked amazing.

Brooklyn, New York City

I have recently been to New York with my school but we mainly stayed in Manhattan so we didn't get to venture into the beautifully hipster place that is Brooklyn. We almost did get to go but plans were changed and we couldn't. Is it too much to ask to go to a cool coffee shop and walk around like 'Lonely Boy'. (GG points if you know who I'm on about.)

Blogs I Have Been Loving

Sometimes we all need a bit of inspiration of who to follow and sometimes we just want new ideas to refresh our feeds. These are a few of my favourite blogs at the moment.

The Sunday Chapter

I adore the layout of this blog and it's content is more than well thought of. I often turn to this blog when I am struggling with what to post as her posts are inspirational and she has plenty of good ideas.

Milk Bubble Tea

To say that I love this blog may be a bit of an understatement. I adore this blog and think it is perfect in every way. All of the photography is gorgeous and I love her writing too. Here there is beauty, lifestyle + we get to see cute pictures of her adorable dog Oscar.

A Girl, Obsessed

This blog always intrigues me with the posts as they all have a topic that I want to read about whether it be make-up or tutorials on how to do things such as how to master a matte lip look. 

The Sunday Girl

The Sunday Girl always has a variety of things to read up on and can show a lot of things in one post which I find rather pleasing than having to look at loads of the same posts with varying colour.

From Roses

This blog is set out very aesthetically pleasing as it's minimalistic outlook covers the posts under which it hides. All the posts are of good quality and I love her idea of having a calendar that you hover over the dates to see the posts and click on which ever catches your fancy.

Emily Rose

I love Emily Rose dearly and watch her youtube videos frequently. I always love her content and her little photography is really nice too.