If Music Be The Food Of Love, Play On ...

It's amazing how listening to a three minute piece of music can transport us back in time and help us relive a particular memory or feeling. Lately me and my friend have been listening to some songs that we haven't heard since we were 16/17 and it's amazing what I feel and remember when listening to these songs.

One of these songs is a dancey type song, most people will not like it but it is Mickey Modelle ft Jessy 'Dancing In The Dark'. This takes me back to the time when I was best friends with the guy who we shall now refer to as 'Army Boy' (this post explains) and we were going through a pretty horrible time. If you aren't familiar with the song then here it is just for you!

You can't have an evening out with me without me shouting 'Oh my god this reminds me of ....'. It's just what music does to us. Music is a universal language in which everyone can communicate through. Music helps us with all sorts of emotions. For example, when I am angry or sad I like to lock myself away and just listen to music, generally ballads, and then I feel fine. When we are happy we listen to music and have a dance about, when we are sad we listen to music and cry, when we are angry we listen to music to relax. It also has the opposite effect. Listening to a certain piece of music can instantly change our mood.

Due to us remembering certain memories or feelings it helps keep the music popular, take the Spice Girls for example, even now, when I hear any of their songs I am instantly uplifted and happy as it reminds me of being so happy with my friends in my childhood. 

There are also a couple of Adele songs that remind me of certain boyfriends I have had in the past and I always think of them when I hear those songs. 

I find it funny how in just three minutes and a few words with a tune behind can change our whole mood or make us remember good or bad times. In those few seconds we are transported.

Do you have any songs that stand out and remind you of certain people or memories?

xxx

My Uncles 40th Party OOTN ...

Last night I went to a big family party to celebrate my Uncle's 40th birthday. I thought I would share with you an OOTN, As I didn't intend on doing this post, I haven't got any close up shots of make up or accessories but I hope you enjoy all the same.

This was the outfit. I was going to wear something completely different but the skirt needed taking in (hoorah!) and the Mother didn't have enough time so I threw this together.

The top is just a vest top with the Union Jack and Jessie J's face printed on it (I love her and would actually marry her if I could) which I bought from Asda for about £9 last Spring. The skirt I bought for about £12 at the end of Summer from Primark last year. You can't really see but its got a dipped hem and is like wrap over style at the front.

I teamed it with my mums leather jacket from Next and some patent platform black shoes. As I was in a rush I completely forgot about jewellery so I just had my everyday Thomas Sabo and my Swarovski Pandora style bracelets on.

As for the make up ...

I went for a minimal base with only a slight contour and a sweep of light pink blush from the back of my cheekbones towards the apples of my cheeks. For the eyes I went for Jest by MAC across the lid which is a gorgeous shimmery light pink. I then created a cat eye using the MUA waterproof eyeliner and softened it by using Black Tide from MAC which I took one third across under my eye. In my waterline I used the Black Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner where the black shadow was and for the rest I used the Nude one. 

To top the look off I filled in my brows and popped on a pair of lashes and set the look using some MAC Fix+ Spray. 

For my hair I just used my GHDs to create soft waves and I didn't set it with any hairspray to keep the look natural and my hair shiny and soft.

What look will you be sporting this weekend?

Jazz

xxx

All You Need Is Love ...

As you guys will be aware, life isn't too brilliant for me at the moment.

Usually I am the type of person who doesn't really share how I am feeling with my family and I usually ask advice from my best girl friends and or partners. Lately however, my Mum has been the best shoulder to cry on I could ask for.

A few days ago I had a little bit of a cry and moan (when I say a little it was more like an actual meltdown but we shall overlook this), she was absolutely fantastic! She is helping me out financially whilst I am trying to look for work/sort out some financial aid which is brilliant. Paying my phone bill, car insurance and debt, I couldn't ask for more!

Also with being single etc, I have come to realise lately that as long as you have friends and family in your life you have all the riches you need in life! As long as you have that love in your life, you have already won in the game of life.

Houses, Cars, Money, Clothes, Jewellery, Technology ... they are nothing unless you have loved ones around you to share it with. 

We take so much in life for granted, sometimes we need to just stop and take a second to look around us and realise that everything we need is right there, we already have everything we need in life.

This is an extremely old photo of my Mum and me, It was taken Christmas 2009. I thought I would share it with you all the same.

Also I have been toying with the idea of doing some videos. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Enjoy your day!

Jazmine

xxx

Life Snippets Round 2 ...

So my Endometriosis has been taking it's toll on me lately ... hence the lack of activity on here of late. The pain has got so much worse so again instead of leaving you with nothing I thought I would give you some other life snippets.

 

These life snippets are going to be totally random, in no specific order and complete and utter ramblings as my brain is just going to be emptied.

 

Music

 

Here in the UK most people's opinion of Cher Lloyd is rather negative, most people see her as the annoying chav that was on a reality show. The American's however, love her and her success over there has been phenomenal. Whilst having a browse on YouTube a few nights ago, I came across an actual diamond of a tune by Cher and have not stopped listening to it ... So I thought I would share ...

 

 

I think the song is simply beautiful and reminds me of the guy who I told you about a few posts ago ... You know the one who said he liked me, then I didn't hear from him ... you can read it over here.

 

TV

 

I am completely and utterly obsessed with the ABC show Revenge. It is so gripping and I find myself always wanting to know more once an episode has finished. After the first series I didn't think they could make a second as good but it is in fact a whole lot better than the first.

 

Also I have been super excited about the return of Catchphrase and I am actively trying to find out how to apply for the show as since I was about 6 I have always said I have wanted to appear on it and to be fair I am pretty good at it!

 

Food & Drink

 

Being the absolute fatty I am I had to include what I have been obsessed with of late! As a lover of a good old coffee house Iced Latte I love trying out the different flavours and speciality drinks. My local coffee house is Costa which I like but I much prefer Starbucks. I have however, discovered a cheeky little drive through Starbucks not too far away from me. This is where I have discovered the peppermint iced latte which was like an actual party in my mouth ... simply amazing!!!

 

Men

 

I need a break from them, they are just irritating me now! They boy who I went on a couple of dates with, I think is taking our friendship too far in his head and I just need some time to be myself without boys getting in the way in a serious, emotional capacity. I think I need to use and abuse them for a bit and use them as my play things!

 

Work

 

Lets just not even go there!!!

 

I hope life is going well for you all and you are enjoying your day!!

 

Jazmine

 

xxx

 

 



Life Snippets ...

Due to the fact I have been suffering something chronic with my Endometriosis pain the last couple of days, I haven't really been able to focus on actual thoughts for me to relay them in a proper post. I have decided however, to give you some little life snippets of how life is going for Jazzabelle at the moment.

 

Some of you may have seen yesterday on Twitter that I made some more MUA purchases, this time around I bought two nail polishes in 'Moody Mink' and 'Natural Days', I also purchased the Power Pout in 'Broken Hearted'.

 

I just want to comment on the new packaging for the MUA polishes, they are extremely comparable to the Essie packaging and I love it! They are such a good size and for £1 the polishes are extremely opaque. Another thing I would like to comment on is the fact that MUA have listened to us and are actually giving names instead of just shade numbers to the products which I love! MUA are one of my all time favourite brands and they just keep raising their game which leaves me impressed each and every time.

 

'Natural Days' is a milky baby pink colour, it is one of those almost white colours with just a hint of colour. It did take a good 3/4 coats for me to achieve the colour density I wanted but it is definitely buildable.

 

'Moody Mink' is just the most gorgeous grey/purple colour and is such a sophisticated colour, it is perfect for the office. This is the first dusky colour in my polish collection, I usually go for pastels or brights but I am super impressed. It took 2 coats for me to achieve the colour shown which again left me very impressed.

 

The polishes dried super quick on my nails, literally within about a minute. I have a few other MUA polishes in my collection in the old packaging and I am convinced they have changed the formula as well. I cannot use enough words to tell you just how impressed I am and I am going back to my local Superdrug tomorrow to buy more!

 

I am yet to try the Power Pout tint & balm but if you would like me to do a review/first impressions post just let me know.

 

Yesterday the above arrived and I was so excited. It is a Swarovski crystal Pandora style bracelet which retails for £110. I actually purchased this through Groupon and I snapped it up at a fantastic £20! I couldn't actually justify leaving it there and I have been waiting for it to arrive for about 3/4 weeks so I was so happy when it finally arrived. It is a silver bracelet with silver, purple and pink crystal and glass charms. WHAT A BARGAIN!!!
 

 

*In Other News*

 

* I am going on a second date with the boy from Saturday ... Excellent!

* My job hunt is going from bad to worse!

* My driving lessons are going very well ... I WILL pass soon!

* I am extremely hungover and need stodgy food but I am determined to eat healthy!


One of my bestest friends in the whole wide world is dipping her toes into the blogging waters so I would love it if you popped over to read what The Little Butterfly is getting up to =D

 

Feel free to share a little life snippet in the comments!!

 

Enjoy your day

 

xxx

Don't Stop Me Now ...

 

Sometimes in life certain things happen that make us take a step back, take a look at our life and really think about where it is headed. A few months back I went through a pretty tough break up and this really made me think about making some pretty major changes in my life.

 

If there is one thing my ex taught me is to always see the positive in things and to go for whatever you believe in. He always pushed me to go for what I wanted in life when we were together and our relationship ending has been a massive life changer for me.

 

Obviously my life was turned upside down and I had to move back in with my family but I really have come through, I am now on the other side and I am going to start reaching for those goals I thought would never be possible. Dreams are only impossible if you never try to achieve them.

 

Yesterday I made it my mission to step outside of my comfort zone and really go for my dreams and this time I will not give up until I reach them. Ok so maybe I don't have a ton of qualifications or degrees but it's not like I am going to try and become a Lawyer or a Doctor, I want to share my life experiences with the world and if I get a hundred doors slammed in my face along the way, so be it, there will be one that stays open!

 

I know it will be a loooooooooong journey and a tough one at that but if we really want to succeed in life we need to work at it!

 

I hope that has given you a little food for thought. Has anything happened in your life that urged you to make big life changes?

 

xxx

 

 

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Starting Again ...

As bloggers we are leaving ourselves almost vulnerable, we write all of our thoughts, feelings and emotions about something and then publish it online for the whole world to see. Sometimes people like what you write, other times they don't, but that's just life, we don't have to like everything all the time. Life would be boring if that happened.

 

Being in this vulnerable position we are constantly questioning the content of our blogs and questing our individuality and our creativity. I see blog layouts change all the time and even sometimes, a blogs name changes. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as people grow and are changing all the time. Again if everything stayed the same in life, that too would make us live in a very boring world.

 

Lately I have been questioning my writing style and capability. I see so many fantastic blogs out there that I just don't think I can compare to but then I stop myself and realise that I am writing my blog for me. I am so thankful to those of you that take just a few minutes out of your day to read any one of my posts as sometimes my life is just too boring but I still share snippets with you which you seem to enjoy.

 

Of late I have been writing about more general things and that is not what I initially set out to do with this blog. I wanted it to be an insight into the life of a confused 23 year old who currently is sitting searching for jobs as the last one fell through. I have so many dream careers and my ultimate goal is to have novels published about my time abroad.

 

This is why I am taking a step back, looking at my blog and I am going to have a bit of a fresh start. I am going to concentrate on the way I write and the content I post.

 

I think to have these changes and recognise these within ourselves shows that we can grow as people and we don't just stick with 'the norm'.

 

So watch this space people ... who knows what is around the corner!!!

 

Do you often question your writing abilities? Has it changed throughout your time as a blogger? Are you comfortable with sticking to 'the norm' or do you like change? I would love to hear your stories!

 

Enjoy your day

 

Jazz

 

xxx