10 Day You Challenge. Day 5 - 6 Places

Hiya Beauties, Today is Day 5 of the 10 Day You Challenge. 6 Places, I don't actually know what places I'm meant to talk about so I've decided to mention a few places I love and a few I want to visit!

1. My bed, its literally the best place in the world I love it.

2. Liverpool, I don't know why I just love going there its my fave place to shop and I just think its a great city.

3. The countryside, with living in Cumbria I am surrounded by countryside and even though I hardly ever do it I love walking through country lanes on a sunny day, its so relaxing and lovely.

4. New York, I am desperate to go there! I'd love doing all the touristy things (I want to see ground zero, the statue of liberty etc) and most importantly I would love to go shopping there. I really want to go in summer and at Christmas time too. I also really want to visit LA and Florida, In fact I would love to just have a massive trip travelling round America.

5. Paris, I went there when I was 14 on a school trip and I loved it! I really want to go back, me and my boyfriend have been saying we're going to go there together for ages now. One day it will happen!

6. Beaches, there's nothing nicer than lying on a red hot beach surrounded by beautiful scenery sipping on cocktails soaking up the sun! Wahhh I really want to go on holiday this year!

So there's my 6 places, where would you like to visit? Let me know.

Much Love Gemma xo.

10 Day You Challenge. Day 4 - 7 Wants

Hi Girls, First of all I made it too 1000 views on the blog this morning so I would just like to say thank you so much, for coming back and visiting my blog time and time again, I really do appreciate every single one of you and I can't thank you enough. I'm so happy to have reached my second milestone :) with that being said onto the challenge, 7 things I want.

1. My mam, it will never happen but if I could have one thing in the world it would be to have her back.

2. More money, me and the boy are really struggling at the minute and I just want a load of money to fall into our lap and all our money trouble to be gone.

3. A massive shopping spree, this follows on from the last thing, I want to go to Liverpool (my fave place to shop, because where I live is rubbish!!!) or somewhere and buy as much make up, clothes, beauty products etc, as I want, without a care in the world.

4. My skin to miraculously become perfect. I by no means have awful skin but I have a few imperfections I would like to see the back of and be left with amazing flawless skin.

5. I really want to go for a nice Carvery followed by an Eton Mess, I've literally been craving Eton Mess for a good few weeks now.

6. Nice weather, right now the sun is shining but it's freezing!! I just want scorching hot weather like I had in Zante last summer!

7. My blog to continue to grow and do well, as I've said before, I love my blog and really want it to become a bigger part of my life. I've loved seeing it gradually grow and I can't wait to see whats in store for me and my blog in the future. It's like my little baby haha.

There you have it then, 7 things I really want :) 

Thank you again for visiting my blog and if you haven't already, please do follow me on GFC it would make my day. Hope you've had a good day and are looking forward to a well deserved Easter break.

Much Love Gemma xo.

Wednesday Afternoon Pampering

Hi Lovelies, if you follow me on Instagram (gemmaferris91 if you would like to) then you may have saw a picture that I posted about an hour ago - 

(instagram picture)

As its my day off I decided I would give my skin a good clean and pamper, because I've been noticing some imperfections which I thought I may be able to clear up. Here's the products and what I did.

(l-r montagne jeunesse mud pac mask, soap and glory peaches and clean, no7 beautiful skin cleansing water, simple anti-blemish moisturiser, la roche-posay effaclar duo, soap and glory scrub your nose in it, liz earle instant boost skin tonic)

First of all I soaked a cotton pad in my No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Water, to make sure there was no make up residue left on my face. Last night I was so tired all I did was use this cleansing water then went to sleep so there could well have been some make up left on my skin from yesterday (yuck!) Then I cleansed with Soap and Glory's, Peaches and Clean Cleansing Milk, leaving it to soak into my skin for an extra few minutes to ensure a deep cleanse, then removing in circular movements with one of my Liz Earle muslin cloths soaked in warm water. I got this cleanser when I ran out of my beloved Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser, and although its a lovely product and hasn't done anything bad to my skin I don't think I will repurchase it, I'm too set in my ways with my LE cleanser which I adore! Whilst I was in the shower and my pores had opened up with all of the steam and heat I applied the Scrub Your Nose In It Face Scrub from Soap and Glory, I applied this to my t - zone with my fingers, and then buffed it in a bit more with an exfoliating brush, that I have from when I did Beauty Therapy in college. Again I left this to soak into my skin for a few minutes then using the same technique as before I removed it with a muslin cloth. Once I'd had a shower and my face was dry, I applied the Montagne Jeunesse Face Mask with a face mask brush and left that on for 15 minutes, whilst I sat back and relaxed. Once that had set I removed it with warm water on a flannel and spritzed the Instant Boost Skin Tonic all over my face to refresh my skin (as you know I love this product!). Lastly I finished off with some of my Effaclar Duo and Simple moisturiser for a double helping of blemish fighting goodness.

After all of that my skin is now feeling super clean and soft. My pores are all unclogged but still haven't shrunk. And there is no sign of any oilyness on my t - zone. I really enjoyed this little pamper session and would do it again if I ever wanted a really deep facial cleanse and hour of relaxation! There's nothing better than taking some time out to relax and pamper yousrelf!

If you would like reviews of any of the products I have used, then please do let me know, as I would be happy to do that for you guys. And also any product recommendations for reducing pore size are VERY MUCH WELCOMED so please tell me of any wonder products you use, as large pores are something that really bug me and I want to get rid of!!

Hope you enjoyed this post. And if you haven't had a pamper for a long time, go and have one, it makes you look and feel so much better! And everyone loves that!

Much Love Gemma xo.

10 Day You Challenge. Day 3 - 8 Fears

Hi Everyone, Today is day 3 of the 10 Day You Challenge. And I'll be sharing 8 of my fears with you all.

1. I'm sure you all know this one by now, I am terrified of Daddy Long Legs.

2. Small spaces and being trapped really creep me out I am definitely claustrophobic.

3. Losing the people I love, I'm sure everyone fears this but I can't stand the thought of losing any more people I am close to.

4. Drowning, in fact just water in general scares me! Can't stand the stuff. Your lucky if you get me in a swimming pool!

5. Boats, I don't know why but I hate standing next to boats it gives me shivers. I can get on one but standing next to one creeps me out :/

6. Bridges, I can walk over them no problem but hate standing at the edge of them, especially if they have railings where you can see the water. Urgh scary!

7. Dying, I really don't need to explain that do I?!

8. Demons, if they are real that is. Ghosts and stuff don't bother me, in fact I want to see one but evil spirits etc scare the crap out of me! Thank you horror movies!! Even if my boyfriend makes a grumbling noise like you hear in the movies it terrifies me and he gets shouted at haha.

Wow that was actually really difficult to come up with 8 fears, I had to really rack my brain.

Hope your all having a good week.

Much Love Gemma xo.

10 Day You Challenge. Day 2 - 9 Loves

Hi Everyone, I'm back with the second day of my '10 Day You Challenge' today is 9 of my loves. Here goes:

1. All my family and friends, they are the best people in the world :)

2. My boyfriend Arron, the best thing that has ever happened to me I've never been so happy in my life.

3. Cheese, I love any food with cheese in. I think I'm addicted to the stuff.

4. Blogging, even though I've not been posting as often as I would like to. I love doing it and have spoke to some amazing people since starting up.

5. Shopping, there's nothing better than a big shopping spree. Yay for retail therapy!

6. Instagram, this has to be one of the best apps out there. I'm on it every single day and love posting pictures and having a nosey at everyone elses. I am - gemmaferris91 if you wanna follow me :)

7. TV, I watch so much TV its unreal, I love anything from the soaps to murder documentaries. I also love American comedies, The Big Bang Theory, New Girl and How I Met You Mother, are my favourites and I also can't get enough of reality TV shows like Geordie Shore, Made In Chelsea and The Only Way Is Essex.

8. Twitter, just like Instagram I am on it everyday. I have a twitter just for my blog @Gemmas_Beauty I try my best to join in with the #bbloggers chat every Wednesday and Sunday so come and say hi :)

9. Make Up, obviously! I love the stuff and am always buying it. I really want to build up a massive collection!

10. My onesies, after work I jump into one and at the weekend you probably won't see me in anything else. If I'm at home I am always in one, they are just so comfy and warm I LOVE them.

So there you go 9 things I love more than anything in the world, hope you enjoyed it. As always feel free to leave a comment and let me know if you decide to do this challenge too.

Much Love Gemma xo.

10 Day You Challenge. Day 1 - 10 Secrets

Hey Beauties, So I've been on the look out for a series I could do and I found this nice little challenge on the lovely Missmakeup96's blog and I thought I'd give it ago myself. Posting one of the 10 things everyday. First up, 10 of my secrets, well, I say secrets, I don't really have any so these are 10 things you may not know about me -

1. I really don't want to turn 22 next month.

2. I used to go out drinking every single Friday and Saturday, and quite often Thursdays too, for about 2 years. Nowadays I go out about once a month if that.

3. I kind of went off the rails for a little bit when my Mam died when I was 19.

4. If I could have one thing in the entire world it would be to have her back :( Losing her was the hardest and most painful thing I have ever been through in my entire life.

5. I was anorexic for quite a few years after I left school!

6. I never trusted anyone until I met my boyfriend.

7. I can't wait to have kids and get married, like many girls I've had it all planned out for years.

8. I've been hurt so many times before I never thought I'd be happy again. But since meeting my boyfriend a year ago I haven't been happier.

9. I'm really shy when I first meet someone but after a while I really open up and am a really talkative and outgoing person.

10. I really want my blog to become a larger part of my life. I've loved blogging so far and have spoke to some of the loveliest girls since starting out :)

I'm hoping to do this challenge in the set 10 days but I'm making no promises, I'm afraid :)

Let me know if you decide to do it yourself. 

Much Love Gemma xo.

Saturday Questionnaire! 23rd March 2013

Hello my lovelies :) Totally forgot to do one of these last week, because as you may or may not know, I was suffering from a hangover and after travelling home on the train, I did nothing but lie in bed all day. Now that I am fresh and back to blogging I thought I would start my weekly questionnaire post again. Enjoy.

1. Mood:

I am absolutely fine :)

2. When making a sandwich, do you care if one of the bread slices is the end of the loaf?

Not really, but I try and avoid using the crust.

3.) What is the weather like today?

As you will all probably know the weather in the UK is miserable at the minute, its snowing and is freezing cold :( It's March for goodness sake we want better weather than this!!

4. Current nail polish:

Non as per usual.

5. What ring setting do you keep your cell phone on at night: loud or silent? (Or the phone completely off?)

Silent, only because its an old phone and I like non of the tones on it.

6. Current outfit:

If you follow me on Twitter you will know, I woke up chilled on the laptop in my onesie til about 5pm, showered and got into another onesie :) So my pink onesie! I'm having a lazy day.

7. What is your favorite Disney movie?

Bambi, I loved it as a child.

8. Can you whistle using your fingers?

No.

9. When doing laundry, do you separate loads (lights/darks, delicates, etc.) or throw everything together?

Separate. Always have done. I don't want my light clothes dying a different colour!

10. Weekly goals:

Finish off tidying my bedroom. It has been a mammoth task so far, and we still have lots to do.

Hope your all having a good weekend and haven't been affected to badly by this snow. And if your reading this from somewhere sunny, I envy you, I really do!

Much Love Gemma xo.