The 1989 World Tour

On June 29th 2015, I traveled down to Dublin to go and see Taylor Swift on the 1989 tour. If you know anything about me, you'll know that Taylor Swift plays such an important role in my life, and thus how excited I was to finally see her again after 4 years.

It didn't hit me that I was actually seeing Taylor until the day before the concert because I tried to avoid the whole not being able to sleep excitement thing that I always get, however, this did not work and I had trouble sleeping because I was so excited. So, yeah.

When I got to my seat I started to tear up because I was there, like, she was in the same building as me and I was going to be seeing her in person again in just under an hour. Although, I didn't cry just yet as she had a lot of cute little videos playing on the big screens which kept me laughing and smiling. *SPOILER* Then, when I heard 'Feels So Close' by Calvin Harris start to play, I completely lost it. I knew she was coming on in 4 minutes and I couldn't help myself and burst into tears.

The concert was absolutely unreal. Literally, Taylor Swift blows me away every single time. I'm not going to go into too much detail because I could write a full blog post about every song that she sang. However, I will say that when Taylor told us to jump during HYGTG, I went so hard that I nearly fell over the seats in front of me and that during Style, I nearly punched a woman in the face. Yeah, I had a lot of fun.

I want to say thank you to Taylor for putting on the most amazing show and allowing me to have one of the best nights of my life. Thank you, T, I love you always.

Inside My Handbag | Summer Edition

What I keep in my handbag usually stays the same throughout the year, however there are a few things which I feel are essential to have in my handbag for the summer time.


Deodorant -  During the summer, no matter who you are, sweating is inevitable. For me, deodorant only lasts a few hours and then it just doesn't work, so I like to take mine with me so I can spray a bit on when I stat to get a little bit sweaty. 

Perfume - I like to bring whatever perfume/body mist I'm wearing that day with me in my handbag as not only does it keep me feeling refreshed when I may be sweating, but I also find that spraying on a bit of perfume when you're really warm can help you cool down a bit. 

Umbrella - I live in Ireland, so this is just essential for me, even in the summer when it should be sunny. 

Tissues - One word. Hayfever. 

Bobble - I like to bring a bobble (hair tie) with me as I have long hair and when I get too warm I like to tie it up and get it out of the way. 

Lip Balm (with SPF) - No matter if I'm wearing lipstick or not, I will always wear an SPF lipbalm underneath during the summer as I tend to get dry lips anyway and I can't imagine what that'd be like along with a sunburn there. 

Powder - I will always keep a powder in my bag during the summer as I just like to mattify my face if I've been sweating or have been in the water. 

Lotion - Shaving my legs is something that happens a lot more regularly during the summer which means I need to take extra care of them. I like to bring a travel size body lotion with me so that I can take care of my legs throughout the day. 

What's in your summer handbag? Let me know! 
xo, Lauren

My Summer Albums

 I tried to do a summer playlist and I just couldn't narrow it down enough, so I've decided to just tell you all my favorite albums/artists of the moment and that way, you can check them out and see if you can add any of them to your summer playlists.


1989 // Taylor Swift 
If you know anything about me, this will not come as a surprise.  Although this album came out in October of last year, I really believe it is perfect for the summer. There are so many upbeat songs on here that are perfect for a summer road trip or party, and the slower songs are great for just chilling out with your friends. I could go on and on about 1989 but I'm going to leave it at this: you need this in your life, especially for the summer. 
Songs: New Romantics, Style, Blank Space, All You Had To Do Was Stay

The First Time // Kelsea Ballerini
I'd heard of Kelsea a while back but never really acted on that. When her album came out I hesitated listening to it because I needed to save money for other things and I can't deal with spotify's constant ad's and suggested songs. However, about a week later I gave in and started listening to it on spotify and after 4 songs I went ahead and bought it on iTunes. For a debut album The First Time is amazing! Every single song is a no skip song and the whole album just puts you in the mood for summer, which is why it's on my summer album playlist. 
Songs: Yeah Boy, XO, Love Me Like You Mean It, Square Pegs

I Want Crazy // Hunter Hayes
I really love Hunter's album Storyline, which is why I was extremely annoyed when they decided to release IWC in the UK instead. However, I Want Crazy is such a feel-good summer album. It takes Hunter's country sound and re-vamps old songs which make them a completely different experience. Personally, I prefer his country stuff but I've included this album because it's one that I feel everyone would enjoy for the summer. 
Songs: Tattoo, Secret Love, I Want Crazy

xo, Lauren

Topshop Lips - Innocent | Review


I've always heard great things about the Topshop beauty range, particularly the lipsticks. So, when I was searching for a dupe for a much pricier lipstick, I decided to have a look on the Topshop site. I unfortunately didn't find a colour similar to the one I was looking for, but I did fall in love with another colour, Innocent. I was a bit skeptical to buy it at first as I have always sworn by my beloved MAC lipsticks, however, at only £8 and having limited rose gold packaging, I just couldn't pass it up.

Innocent is a beautiful pink colour, sort of like a bright light pink. It looks beautiful on the lips and is a great colour if you want to go for a more natural make-up look, or just to keep the focus on any other areas of your face which you may have wanted to highlight. Since buying this lipstick I have gotten a lot of compliments and it has turned into my everyday lipstick.

This photo has not been edited in order to give a more accurate look at the colour on the lips. 

The lipstick just glides on and is so pigmented that with just one layer, you already have the full colour. Of course you can build it up, however the creamy nature of this lipstick means that in doing this, you may feel the lipstick being too thick. Unlike MAC lipsticks, the Topshop ones only last for a couple of hours,, however I have found that this one stays on pretty well when eating and drinking, so at only £8 I can deal with having to re-apply a few times throughout the day.

All in all, I would definitely re-purchase this lipstick again and it has made me want to give other colours in the Topshop range a go. In saying that, if I had found this same colour in somewhere like MAC, I would get it from there just because of the quality and lasting power. However, the Topshop lipsticks are a great find if you are on a budget or just want to try things out without spending a lot of money and I would highly recommend.

xo, Lauren. 

I'm Back

Hi everyone, this year has been crazy which is the reason I haven't uploaded since November (oops, I'm sorry). It was my second year of studying 4 A Levels so that took up every bit of spare time I had, which meant I just didn't have the time to blog.

Now that it's the summer and I have nothing at all to do, I now have so much more time to blog. I'm going to try and follow a schedule of having at least 3 blog posts up every week.

I hope you don't mind me being away for so long, but I'm back and I hope you're looking forward to my new posts!

xo, Lauren.

Date Night









Hi guys. Whilst everyone else was out partying or trick or treating, Callum and I decided to have a little date night. It's a rare occasion that we get the house to ourselves at night, an even rarer occasion that we eat a home cooked meal haha. I like to say I helped a bit in the whole thing but in reality all I did was stir the potatoes in garlic butter for approximately 2 minutes and helped set the table. For a spur of the moment idea it was one of my most favorite times spent with Callum. It just goes to show that little things like making dinner and sitting down at the table are what really counts and can be some of the best things to do with your partner. 
:) 
xo, Lauren

Catch-Up

So you may have noticed it's been a long while since I last posted, I have a good explanation for that haha. I'm not the best with technology so having to make two google + accounts confused me and I didn't know how to switch between them, ending up in me not being able to access my blog until about 3 minutes ago when I finally figured it out. Hm, not the best blogger am I. 

Now that's out of the way, I'd like to have a little catch-up. SO. MANY. THINGS. Have happened. I had my school formal/prom (blog post coming soon), I have been struggling with University Applications and just school in general. Taylor Swift did a lot of things like releasing two songs from her new album early which killed me for a bit. So yeah, I've basically had a busy month ;)

Sorry I was gone so long, regular posts from now on. 

xo, Lauren
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