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Catch-Up

Mini Haul #2

I picked up a few things over the summer, mostly for my holiday and I obviously had to write a blog post about them!

What I Brought On Holiday: Skincare

So, originally this series was meant to be 'What I'm Bringing On Holiday', however, things got in the way and I ended up not being able to get all of these posts up before I left for holiday. Alas, now it's called 'What I Brought On Holiday'. Just to clear up any confusion!

Storing My Everyday Make-Up

As my desk is quite big, I don't have the space in my room for a separate dressing table. However, I don't mind because as you can see my mirror is small anyway so I don't need that much space for it and it fits nicely on my desk.


Now onto the fun part, the pretty little cup. My boyfriend bought me this cup for Valentine's day, and I used it to death and then the handle started to crack, so I washed it out and alas it became a handy little storage cup for my everyday make-up items.

What I'm Bringing On Holiday: Make-Up

Back To School Supplies

Well, it's August which means back to school is just around the corner. Personally, I enjoy school (to an extent). I don't ultimately dread going back to school, although I do dread the 6AM alarm as opposed to the 10-11AM roll out of bed.

My favorite part of going back to school is getting all of my stationary (I'm a stationary nerd haha). I love seeing everyone's back to school supplies hauls and I thought it was about time I did my own!

Too quick to love?

I recently picked up the newest issue of company magazine with Ashley Benson on the cover and whilst flicking through it a certain post caught my eye; 'When is too soon to say I love you?'. Written by Jameela Jamil, the article talks about everything we all judge when it comes to relationships and love and I completely agree with everything she said.

We, as humans, are a judging species. It comes naturally to us, not necessarily in a good or bad way. However, we are almost always too quick in the things and the way we judge, especially when it comes to other people's relationships.

'They said I love you after 4 weeks', 'They're engaged at 18, are they mad', 'The age gap is far too big', etc. I admit that when it comes to teenagers getting engaged or a large age gap, I get a little judgmental. However, recently I've learnt that it's NOT for me or anyone else to judge. Love is between the two people that share it, not the world around those people.

I believe that an expression of love is a moment which should not be held back. If a man or woman says 'I love you' to their partner after 2 days or 2 years, is it hurting you? Did it affect you in anyway? Did it change your life like it changed theirs? I didn't think so.

At the end of the day, we love at our own pace and we shouldn't be worried about who loves faster or slower than us. So the next time you see a young woman with a ring the fourth finger of her left hand, or a couple who don't look nearly the same age, think. If you fell in love with somebody after two weeks, or someone who was significantly older or younger than you, would you want people to judge you? Or would you want them to be happy for you?

Nashville Nights

Over the past few weeks, I've been searching for a lot of new music and looking for new artists to listen to and I've found a lot. So, you all can look forward to lots of music posts coming your way very soon!

One I would particularly like to talk about is Betsy Lane. So, just from people I follow on tumblr I sort of knew about her but obviously not much. Then one day last week she followed me on twitter. Just out of curiosity I clicked on her profile and there was an iTunes link which brings you to her song 'Nashville Nights'.

I clicked the preview and really liked what I heard, so off to soundcloud I went and listened to some of the rest of her stuff. Instantly I just feel in love with her vocals and her lyrics. Her lyrics are just so cleverly and beautifully put together and along with her pure and fantastic vocals, I can see her going far in the industry.

'Nashville Nights' is probably my favorite I've heard so far. It's one of those songs that makes you think of summer and just letting loose and having fun with your friends doing whatever. What I like most about the song however, is how the lyrics paint a vivid picture and along with the fun, not-too-fast, not-too-slow beat this just makes it that song that you associate with certain memories of having fun and letting go.

Not only does Betsy have this song available on her iTunes, but also her '10 Months Ago' EP which is just beautiful.

I really encourage you all to go and have a listen, because I guarantee this is one new artist you'll not want to let pass!

Feeling Happier

Today, I woke up happy. In saying that I don't mean that it's a rare thing, but I genuinely woke up this morning feeling like I had nothing to complain about and I just felt really content (even though this was at 9am but we'll let that slide).

Quick little update.

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that I am no longer lucyellas! From now on my blog url will be goodbyegone. I just wanted something that wasn't necessarily a name/my own name so I went with this as it's one of my favourite songs and it's nice, short and catchy!

Let me know what you think and I hope you don't miss lucyellas too much. :)

xo, Lauren.

Stylespiration?

When asked to describe my style, to be completely honest with you I couldn't. I literally don't have one because I love everything. One day I'll be in a floral dress and dainty shoes and the next I'll be in leather trousers and a flannel. However, I do have a few style inspirations and I've decided to do a  'Stylespiration' series on my YouTube channel and cross it over here - meaning that a lookbook will be up on my channel and I'm gonna talk about it on here. Make sense? :) 

Following Your Heart

So many people live life for other people, to make them happy rather than themselves. I've been a victim of this myself. In the past, there were times when I put other people's happiness before my own, and yes, although that's a nice legacy to leave behind, it's not healthy when you're hurting yourself in the process.

I think the most important thing to realise is that it's okay to be selfish sometimes. You don't need to live your life based on the way other people are living theirs, or how they expect you to live yours. Do the things that make you happy and don't let anyone tell you they're wrong. If sitting in bed watching movies makes you smile, do it. If you like to paint, splash a canvas. Go for a run, blast your music, start a blog... Do whatever you want to do but do it for you. There's no point in doing something if you don't enjoy it when you could be doing so many other things that are going to benefit you and make you smile.



I'm going on quite a rambly-rant here so I'll leave you with this:

Top 5's Of 2013

Hi everyone, now that 2014 is here I wanted to let you guys know my 2013 favourites! I already did a video on it over on my YouTube channel is you'd like to check that out (click here) BUT for now, here's my Top 5's of 2013!