A Fresh Start

Life should not only be lived but should be celebrated 

 Hey Friends 

Its been a fair minuet since we last spoke. A lot has happened in the past few months and i wanted a quick catch up before i start getting back into a blogging scheduled.  

So as many of you may know I'm at college for Hair and Media makeup. I'm in my second and final year of the course meaning its been taking up a lot of my time. I finish college in just over a month and will be a fully qualified Hair and Media artist, but starting in September i will moving out from my family home and from the city i have lived in all my life and will be starting a new at The University of Derby.

Another huge part of my life is i have just turned 18! If you haven't already seen on my Instagram (hint hint to keep up with my life and blog go to my Instagram linked Here) 

For my birthday i went to London to go see Camden market and the tower of London with Roamin Empire Coach Tours (If you live in the Nottingham area you should really go on their coach trips they are so much fun and really good for the price) 

Also since we last spoke i have redecorated my living room and 2 bedrooms which i will do a blog post on if your interested on what i did there. Iv also been on a beautiful holiday to  Fuerteventura with my family. Iv also been on a quite a few shopping trips meaning a HUGE haul is coming your way very soon.

A lot of makeup and book reviews are on their way to you very very soon. If you want me to try products leave a comment and let me know also check out my Instagram @prettyandpaleblogger to be updated every time i post or just hit the follow button.

See you later

Much love, speak soon

D

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L'OREAL Pure Clay Glow Mask- Review

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing our own skin.

Hello Friends 

welcome back to our slice of heaven,

Today I'm going to be telling you about the product that I'm convinced has improved my appearance of my skin.  I hate saying that one product has 'changed my skin' but this has. With a mixture of other products its made my skin go from very dull and dry with quite a few spots and blemishes, to a brighter complexion with less dry patches and a lot fewer spots. 

L'OREAL Pure Clay Glow Mask

There are a three different masks. One for oilier skin, that quote ' Leaving skin purified and matte-looking without drying it out'. One for more blemish prone skin that quote 'Leaving the skin looking clarified and beautified without drying it out' and finally one for dryer skin ' The beaded, creamy texture illuminates tone by exfoliating the skin surface without drying it out'

With having really dry problem skin i chose the final mask which is the red one.

All the masks say they have pour minimising properties if used as suggested, twice to three times a week. I haven't found that to be true as to date.

I really enjoy using the mask i have found it super comfortable to wear unlike a lot of masks i have tired in the past this is a mask you wash off which iv never tried before so iv been very impressed so far. 

An aspect of the mask that i really like is that it dries on the face without being drying out my skin, I really enjoy the fact i can do other things whilst the mask is on so I'm not waiting until i can wash it off i can carry one getting ready or cooking or cleaning whilst looking after my skin. My one problem which is a me problem is the fact i wear glasses full time and i can barely see anything with out my glasses, so its hard for me to relax and wear the mask but that cant be helped.

One thing that put me off the mask is the smell its very highly fragranced. It kind of reminds me of a nail bar or beauty salon. the smell doesn't linger which I'm grateful for.

The box says to leave the mask on for 5 to 10 minuets but its very easy to leave it longer than that without discomfort but that means its grate for girls night in to mix and match with your Friends and have the ultimate spa party. 

One thing i find a little difficult is to remember to use it twice a week so making a apart of you routine is vital. 

Over all i really enjoy the product it leaves my skin feeling amazing and i really recommend it if your having problems with your skin. If you want me to try products leave a comment and let me know also check out my Instagram @prettyandpaleblogger to be updated every time i post or just hit the follow button.

See you Monday

Much love, speak soon

D

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March TBR and February Wrap Up 2017

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Hello Friends 

Welcome to my February Wrap up and my March TBR and iv decided to write them together so its a longer blog. I will be doing my TBRs and Wrap Ups on the first of every month.

February Wrap up

So i have a confession. This month i have only read one book...

I read and finished Wonder By R.J. Palcio which is such a good book and on my Goodreads page i rated really high. But before i talk about how much i actually liked the book i will tell you why i didn't finish We Were Liars.

As much as i wanted to finish the book i just couldn't. I couldn't connect with the book or the characters. I bought this last summer and i wanted to read it before i went on holiday in June but i couldn't finish it i found it really slow. This is the furthest i got into the book at 63 pages. I know this book has got so many good reviews but it was really slow for me. I will definitely try to finish it but it might take me a while. 

On to Wonder. I really really connected with the book not only with the main character August who has physical disabilities but with his sister Olivia. The feeling of being bullied because you look different is something i know too well but also the feeling of being unimportant and looked over which Olivia expresses during the second chapter i believe. One thing i actually really enjoyed is that each chapter is a different persons point of view its a nice change to see what the people around August feel when they first met him or as they develop their relationships not only with August but with their families and boyfriends/girlfriends. I think R.J. Palcio did a really nice job of showing different points of view and  really putting forward the feelings of each character...But out of anyone i would say Olivia is my favourite character and some of her feelings are so justified. For what she has to go through with Auggie i think shes so mature and brave, being older than her I'm not sure i would act as mature as she is in her situation.

I give this a 3.5 stars its a amazing book and i would recommend it to anyone especially in the 10-17 bracket. I was given this book when i was 14-15 and i think this a good time to read the book especially if you come from a small town much like me. In my town it was rare to see anyone who was of a different religion other than Christianity or a non believer so reading about people who have different backgrounds and come from different places to you is really nice to compare whats 'normal' to you and where your from to a different  'normal'

To be honest this was quite a quick read for me it look me about 8 days to finish the book.

March TBR

I'm super excited for this months TBR and this month I'm pushing myself I'm going to be reading 3 books to catch up on what i missed in February.

I will be reading 2 smaller books and 1 larger book.

I will be reading Harry Potter and the philosophers stone, I'm super excited about this I'm a huge Harry Potter fan being to the studios in London 4 times. I'm ashamed to say iv never read any of the Harry Potter books, when i was young my mum had all the books as they came out and as i was young i really struggled to read them and didn't bother after a couple of pages. The first and second book was published before i was born and the third book was literally published 2 months after i was born. But I'm super excited to get reading this book just because i love the films and i love the Harry Potter world.

The second book is a classic and i only heard about this book because of the type of TV shows i watch mentioned the Dr Jekyell and Mr Hyde affect and i had to look it up and ever since i have been so interested and i now I'm getting to read it. I'm so interested in this book and I'm really looking forward to reading it.

Finally I'm super excited to read 13 Reasons Why. Its soon to be a Netflix show but i first heard about it on book tube and i got super interested. I really enjoy reading about mental illness and understanding other peoples illnesses. This is a book about a girl who commits suicide and from what i understand she left a tape or a dairy telling her family and friends the 13 reasons why she killed herself.

So this is my Wrap up of February and my TBR for March and I'm really excited for this month. Let me know what you've read in February and what you plan for March. If you have any books you recommend leave a comment and let me know or follow the blog to never miss a upload. If you want me to talk about anything leave a comment or tweet me @p_a_pblog and to be the first to see what iv gotten up to follow my Instagram. Also don't forget to follow my blog to be apart of our little community and to get a email every time i upload so you never miss a post.

Thank you so much for the support

Much love speak soon, 

D 

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Let Me Explain...Update

Fail fail again fail better.

Hey guys

Long time so see...

I kind of just want to explain whats going on in my life and on my blog right now. So since the new year you have have noticed my blog has been kind of slow and when i do post its about books rather than beauty or hair which is what my blog is based on. I just want to explain myself and talk to you guys about whats been going on.

My anxiety has been getting the better of me recently and that has made we want to start reading more. My anxiety has been based around the unknown. I have social anxiety and recently its been more of a generalised anxiety and i think that has been based around me 'coming of age'. I have a big birthday coming up and i think the 'becoming a adult' and actually needing to know what I'm going to be doing with my life, i feel so much pressure to actually know what it is I'm going to do with my life. Its hard to know, I'm such a indecisive person but I'm also such a dreamer. There's so much i want to do before i die that I'm just so unsure where to start.

I feel like its more of a situational depression and that comes from a issue in my family or maybe Atypical depression but I'm no doctor so don't take my word for it.

My sudden interest in books comes from the fact they give me some release and a escape which is what i want... to get away from my anxiety which iv suffered from for about 4 years so having something that makes me relax is something i crave. I know so many people love and have a passion for books so i want to connect to all kinds of people.

I want to try posting more in the up coming months. I want to try posting more about mental health, makeup, skin and hair care, book updates, movies and fitness so let me know what you all want to see.

Starting the 1st of March i will be posting Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Thanks for sticking with me guys and here's to many more posts

Much love, speak soon

D
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January Wrap Up 2017

A book is a dream you hold in your hands 

Hey Friends!

Welcome to my first wrap up. Yesterday i posted my February TBR and i wanted to tell you and have a conversation with you all about what i thought of the books i read in January. Just to remind you of the books i read last month.

I read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Milk And Honey by Rupi Kaur.

Firstly i want to talk about Milk And Honey. Milk And Honey is a beautiful poem book. I really felt as if i was going through a journey  when reading the book, a journey of a bad relationship and the healing after. This is a mature book, it has a few mature poems including poems about rape. The book has so many beautiful illustrations that was drawn by the author . This was a super easy and quick read. This is a 5 star book in my opinion if you only ever read one poetry book let this be it.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, is a heart breaking book. Everyone who spoke to me about the book said "you'll cry...hard" I'm a super big cry baby i cry a lot! so i expected to cry, but i didn't cry until i was in the last 40 pages and i cried like a little baby. I loved the book so much. I was speaking to friend and she said after watching the film that its really good for people who's parents died young. I'm lucky enough to have both my parents and a loving step mother who are still alive but i can completely see where she was coming from. The book is a story about letting go, and its so nice to see this coming from the main characters being a young boy. I cant explain how amazing this book is and its really worth the hype i cant wait to watch the film that has recently come out, I'm hoping it does Patrick Ness justice. This book is a 4.5 star book.

Well that's my wrap up for this month I'm really excited to start reading my February TBR. If you have any books you recommend leave a comment and let me know and if your excited for this new series let me know by following the blog to never miss a upload. If you want me to talk about anything leave a comment or tweet me @p_a_pblog and to be the first to see what iv gotten up to follow my Instagram. Also don't forget to follow my blog to be apart of our little community and to get a email every time i upload so you never miss a post.

Thank you so much for the support

Much love speak soon, 

D 

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February 2017 TBR

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

Hey Friends!

Welcome back to my second TBR of the year! 

If you want to know where my Wrap Up of the books i read in January then that will be coming out on the 1st of every month and my TBR of the month will be published on the 30th/31st of the month or in this months case on the 28th.

Because its the month of love, i wanted to read a romantic book and to be honest i wanted to read 50 shades of grey for valentines day out of sheer curiosity but they didn't end up being here in time for the beginning of the month so i decided to read two others books, 

The books iv chosen for this month are quite short because I'm very aware that this month has less days and i still wanted to read two books so they are still quite short, 

The first book i plan on reading is We Were Liars By E. Lockhart  (which is such a beautiful last name i wish it was mine) This book has 225 pages, I first heard about this book from Zoella in her first book club which i will link the Video HERE and it currently on sale at WHSmith which is where i get a lot of my books. Its supposed to be a really quick read but i take a little longer than most to read. I don't actually know a lot about the book, i know it contains so romance and a little mysterious which is my favourite kind of book to read. A lot of people who have read the book have said not to read any reviews to avoid spoilers so i really know nothing.

The second book is Wonder by R.J.Palacio. The book has 310 pages. I was given the book when it was first released in 2012 at a school trip and iv just never had the desire to read the book until now. Iv seen a few people speak about this book but not many. Once again i don't know much about the book, all i know its a book about a boy who has a disability and was home schooled all his life and then moves to a privet school and his struggle to make friends and its about accepting people for more than what they look like i think, as iv said i don't know a lot and that is what i know from GoodReads. 

Well that's my TBR for this month I'm really excited to start reading.If you have any books you recommend leave a comment and let me know and if your excited for this new series let me know by following the blog to never miss a upload. If you want me to talk about anything leave a comment or tweet me @p_a_pblog and to be the first to see what iv gotten up to follow my Instagram. Also don't forget to follow my blog to be apart of our little community and to get a email every time i upload so you never miss a post.

Thank you so much for the support

Much love speak soon, 

D 

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Get To Know Me Tag

Sometimes a little change is a good thing 

Hey friends 

welcome to our little blog 

The Christmas Tag went really well and i thought i would do the Get To Know Me Tag just because i feel like I'm not really open about myself on the blog so i thought i would let you guys get to know me a little more. If you want the questions to answer about yourself i will leave them at the end of the blog.

Question One: Are you named after anyone?
If you didn't know my birth name is Dayna and i was named after a actress that was on TV when my mum was pregnant she said it was just a pretty name and always said I'm named after her.

Question Two: When was the last time you cried?

The last time i cried was when watching a video on Youtube about a family who lost a baby last year and i just cried and cried... that was probable a week or so ago.

Question Three: Do you have kids?

I don't and I'm not sure if i want any...

Question Four: If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?

I would like to think so but i know I'm a very hard person to get along with so i would understand if people don't like me 

Question Five: Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I do i wish i didn't but i do A LOT

Question Six: What’s the first thing you notice about people?

This sounds super cheesy but i notice eyes first if your eyes are open to be honest i will be looking at them i love eyes. Other than eyes i look at hair i judge hair so hard even if your a guy i will be judging your hair.

Question Seven: What is your eye colour?
my eyes are a blue/ green colour. My eyes start as a bright blue and as the day goes on they fade into a bright green.

Question Eight: Scary movie or happy endings?
Happy endings. I'm such a sucker for a scary movie, it literally haunts me for weeks so I'm always for a happy ending.

Question Nine: Favourite smells?
I love sweet smells so much. I love lots of the Yankke Candle Christmas candles they are so sweet any home like i love it.

Question Ten: What’s the furthest you’ve ever been from home?
On my own Paris but with my family probable Turkey 

Question eEeven: Do you have any special talents?
Not really i can hold a lot of information about a couple of subjects, like Harry Potter and a few serial killers 

Question Twelve: Where were you born?
I was born the other side of Nottinghamshire than where i live now. I was born down the south of Nottinghamshire i now live at the North East.

Question Thirteen: What are your hobbies?
I have a few, this blog is my main hobby because i don't currently make any money from the blog, i love documentaries watching documentaries on people makes me super happy i just love learning and i love books and reading.

Question Fourteen: Do you have any pets?
Yes i have four cats and one dog, my cats all currently live with my Dad and Stepmum and my dog is with me and  my Mum where I'm currently living.

Question Fifteen: Do you have any siblings?
Yes i have one older brother who's soon to be 19, i would like to have more siblings.

Question Sixteen: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Honestly i don't know, i want to work with people in some way but who knows.

Question Seventeen: Who was your first best friend?
My first best friend as cheesy as it sounds its my Grandad and i don't think i will find anyone who i will love more in my life, but outside of my family? shes still my best friend today shes the closest i will have to a sister.

Question Eighteen:How tall are you?
I'm between 5'0 and 5'3 I'm not sure I'm just super small

Question Nineteen: Funniest moment throughout School?
My first year in secondary is school is one of my favourite things to look back on in school everything up to that was fun but after it was like hell. My first year i had so much fun everyone was really chilled out and nobody was mean or had gotten into their "clicks" everyone was just friends.

Question Twenty: How many countries have you visited?
I have been to 5 countries.

Question Twenty One: What was your favourite/worst subject in High School?
My worst was maths iv always been so bad at maths and my favourite was philosophy.

Question Twenty Two: What is your Favourite drink?
I'm a big fan of Lemon Fanta, i really like lemon juice.

Question Twenty Three: Animal?
I really like cats of all kinds but i really like wolfs i think they are just so beautiful.

Question Twenty Four: Perfume?
Right now i really love Heat by Beyonce

Question Twenty Five: What would you (or have you) name your children?
I really like the name Luna for a girl and Phoenix for a boy.

Question Twenty Six: What Sports do you play/Have you played?
I have done 3 different types of dance, football, tennis and swimming but all i do now is running.

Question Twenty Seven: Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?
At the moment i really like Tati who is a makeup youtuber who is super fun, i also like Miniminter, Tobjizzle, life of tom and Saconnejolys.

Question Twenty Eight: How many Girlfriends/Boyfriends have you had?
I have had only 1 boyfriend that iv had a meaningful relationship with.

Question Twenty Nine: Favourite memory from childhood?
I think i was only a couple of years ago. Me, my Brother, Stepmum and Dad playing in the snow on Boxing day and I'm wearing my dads clothes because i didn't bring a coat or gloves with me so I'm drowning in my dads clothes especially because i hes 6'3 I'm under 5'4 .

Question Thirty:How would you describe your fashion sense?
Comfortable, I love being cosy, I'm not bothered about looking cute as long as I'm comfortable.

Question Thirty One: What phone do you have? (iOS v Android?)
Android. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge.

Question Thirty One:Tell us one of your bad habits!
It's no secret i bite my nails have done since i was a kid.

I hope you guys enjoyed getting to know me a little bit more if you want me to do more of these tags then let me know by leaving a comment. If you want me to talk about anything leave a comment or tweet me @p_a_pblog and to be the first to see what iv gotten up to follow my Instagram. Also don't forget to follow my blog to be apart of our little community and to get a email every time i upload so you never miss a post.

Thank you so much for the support

Much love speak soon, 

D

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2. Are you named after anyone?
3. When was the last time you cried?
4. Do you have kids?
5. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?
6. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
7. What’s the first thing you notice about people?
8. What is your eye colour?
9. Scary movie or happy endings?
10. Favourite smells?
11. What’s the furthest you’ve ever been from home?
12. Do you have any special talents?
13. Where were you born?
14. What are your hobbies?
15. Do you have any pets?
16. Do you have any siblings?
17. What do you want to be when you grow up?
18. Who was your first best friend?
19. How tall are you?
20. Funniest moment throughout School?
21. How many countries have you visited?
22. What was your Favourite /worst subject in High School?
23. What is your Favourite drink? Animal? Perfume?
24. What would you (or have you) name your children?
25. What Sports do you play/Have you played?
26. Who are some of your Favourite YouTubers?
27. How many Girlfriends/Boyfriends have you had?
28. Favourite memory from childhood?
29. How would you describe your fashion sense?
30. What phone do you have? (iOS v Android?)
31. Tell us one of your bad habits!