14 Year Old's POV: Drinking

I've decided to start a mini series on the whole reason I made a blog, to voice my opinion. 

So first up in the series... Drinking!

Drinking is a very common thing that so many people do and I do think its fine as long as you are drinking responsibly and you are old enough. There are people who are the same age as me (Even slightly younger!) who are drinking and I just think it's absolutely repulsive. Sure, I had a half glass of wine at Christmas, but even then I didn't finish it! People who are old enough I think should go ahead! They aren't breaking the law and they know what they're doing. But the people who are my age are still quite uneducated. They don't know the dangers that drinking can cause. Drinking alcohol can damage your liver quite badly, so to put alcohol in a liver that hasn't even completely grown correctly is just damaging in all the wrong ways. 

So why do people my age drink? This is a question I would very much like the answer to, so I'll take a guess. Younger people always want to be more respected and have that feeling of sophistication like they're older than they really are, so they must think that drinking is the way to go. I'm sure that swigging that bottle of cider down must feel pretty grown up considering we see it on TV a lot. I think another reason is the same as adults: Because they are feeling depressed. I know a lot of adults have a bottle of beer or a glass of wine when they are stressed and want to chill out, so I think younger people must think that this is the way to go. I actually encountered someone around my age who was drinking because she was upset about a boy (Obviously names will not be shared, she doesn't usually drink). The thing people don't know about alcohol is that it isn't something that makes you happy. It is actually something that just exaggerates your emotions, so if you're feeling happy then you will feel and act even more happy! But if you're slightly sad then it will make you feel and act really sad and depressed, so obviously if you aren't happy drinking isn't the way to go.

In conclusion I think that if you know what you're doing, you have a designated driver, you have people to take care of you if something happens and you're over age, then feel free to drink. But if you're under aged then I don't really think it should be happening. I know a lot of people around the age of 15 start getting slightly involved in some alcohol (And the age limit in Britain is 16), so I think 15 is the earliest that anyone should start drinking. 

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment your opinions on drinking!

- LooselyLucy

My Photography Showcase

This is just a post that I will constantly be adding any nice photos that I may have recently taken that aren't anything to do with beauty or lush, or whatever it is that I actually blog about! Enjoy x

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13th February 2014
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17th February 2014
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(My friend Eleanor is the brown hair girl posing and her dog is the brown and white Springer Spaniel, so thanks to them for being my models!)

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2nd March 2014
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My Current Favourites: Cosmetics

So, I've recently started getting a bit more into make-up (As much as a 13 year old can be..) so I thought I might as well make a blog post about it as I haven't done a post in a while. These posts will be a series of posts, and I'll probably have a few categories such as Cosmetics (This one!), fashion, food and other bits and bobs. Let's get to it!

So, as you can see, this is a collective picture of all of my favourites. Here's a quick list of them:

• Rimmel London's Wake Me Up Foundation.
• Rimmel London's Wake Me Up concealer.
• Rimmel London's Stay Matte powder.
• Avon's Super Shock mascara in 'Blackest Black'.
• L'oreal's Made For Naturals lipstick in 235.
• Sam and Nic Chapman's The Real Techniques foundation brush.

So, as you can maybe tell, I'm quite the Rimmel London fan. I think Rimmel London is definitely an excellent choice when it comes to natural products. They're cheap and affordable and yet offer such great quality! Especially their powder. 

So hopping right in, I'd just like to cover all the natural products first. Let's start with the foundation (Geddit? I'm making the foundation of this review about the foundation. I'm hilarious.)! This foundation is fab. I only need to use one pump to cover my entire face with the help of my trusty brush and it doesn't give you that cake-y feel after you put it on. It looks completely natural and just gave my skin a perfect finished look. Moving on to concealer! It does exactly what's supposed to. I keep one of these in my bag just for emergencies, it's so easy to apply and it does great coverage. The powder is just a finishing touch on naturals for your face. It completely sets all foundations and it gives you that natural glow but at the same time it stops shine.

Moving on to my brush, which I mentioned in that last paragraph. It's a brush from the Real Techniques collection from Sam & Nic collection (And if you are a fan of the British YouTubers, they are Jim Chapman's sisters.) which I think is really good. You can get all sorts of brushes in packs but I just opted for the foundation brush as they were (In my opinion) quite pricey, but in all fairness everything is pricey to someone who doesn't have a job. It applies my foundation perfectly and it leaves everything looking smooth and absolutely perfect. The bristles on the brush are so soft, I love just putting it on my face because it feels so good! I also think the brush is just really attractive. Here's a close up shot to the left! 

Moving on to mascara. Now I know that not everyone uses Avon or has access to it, or people just think it's really chav-y and minky, but it's actually a really good company! They have great all around products, especially mascara. It is a deep black and gives great length, volume and colour. My lashes stay perfect all day without fail!

Last but not least, lipstick! I am not a person for bright or bold lips, but if I were to have lips a bold colour, it would be red. This colour is such a beautiful shade of pink, and it's noticeable but it doesn't take too much attention away from everything else. Like the mascara, this lipstick stays on all day and just gives them a plump look, which is a life-saver for me because my lips are really small!

The packaging is really elegant and simple which is exactly what I love about it. It just looks so classy and nice that it's bound to look cute in your bag! It has a slight shimmer to it, so it just boosts up the colour and doesn't completely fade away in to your lips so that it isn't noticeable. It makes your lips look naturally nice but with a hint of shimmer!

So that's it! Thanks so much for reading, and as always, comment down below if you want me to review or try anything out for you, and please hit the follow/share button! (I still don't understand Google+)

Thanks so much!
- LooselyLucy