Nikon L840- New camera for the blog

As this year is speeding by I started thinking about what I really needed for my birthday (19th October). The one thing I have been looking at the most is cameras. This is because I feel I could take better shots with a camera rather than my samsung s5. So this weekend myself and Rich went on the hunt for an affordable camera that would benefit my blog.

The camera bag is the manfrotto holster in medium perfect for compact and bridging cameras.

The Nikon L840 was not the first camera to catch my eye as i really wanted something compact that i could put in a clutch bag or small handbag to take out all the time. The Nikon is said to be a bridging camera it is in the middle of a compact and a slr such as the cannon 70d. 

The things that sold me on the nikon were 1. the tiltable three inch screen.

This is because i do a lot of flat lay photos for my blog and sometimes really struggle to take them on my phone.

2. The 38x zoom. The 16mp camera has an amazing zoom and focus and even at full zoom pictured above it does not make the camera bulky. This camera is so lightweight.

3. The flash is connected to the camera so i don't have to buy it seperately and gosh the flash is bright although i'm yet to take any photos with the flash on.

4. It connects to wi-fi and and uploads your photos through an app on your phone you can also take photos with your camera through the app. This makes blogging easier for me as I blog through my phone and edit ect.

The camera.

On the first night I got it Rich and I went for a walk to test it.

zoomed in on the lake

Zoomed in on the moon

Macro shot of the flower.

I'm so pleased with this camera and can't wait to shoot more pictures for my blog.

What camera do you use?

Until next time ...x

Get to know me.

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This week I realised I have been doing my blog for nearly three months and not really introduced myself. I thought it was about time to do so . Here are 15 questions to answer so you can  get to know me.

Do you have a middle name? Yes my middle name is Louise

Favourite song at the moment? I have two favourite songs at the moment both by Panic! At the disco. Nicotine and This is gospel. I absolutely love their new sound and the golden oldies obviously.

Favourite colour? For this time of year burgandy it is my go to autumn winter colour.

Favourite perfume? Daisy by marc Jacobs

Have you ever been out of the country?

Yes twice once when I was ten with my family to tenerife. 

Myself and Richard went to Venice for 5 days when I was 20.

The Rialto

On a gondola

Do you have any siblings? Yes I have two. One older sister and a younger brother who look after me pretty well.

Favourite drinks?

Well I love vanilla latte.

Also peach ice tea is such a thurst quencher oh and Robinsons peach squash.

Cocktails I think if anyone knows me they know I love a good cocktail.

Favourite shows? 

24 although still only on season two.

Impratical jokers that programme cracks me up.

The great British bake off how can you not love it.

How tall are you?

5 foot 7 and a half yes the half is important.

Favourite season?

It has to be summer I love the warmth.

Eye colour?

Brown

Zodiac sign?

Libra

One thing you want to do before you die?

Travel. I want to explore different cultures and see different places.

Last thing you bought?

Another lipstick (oops the search for ultimate autumn lipstick) maybeline matte in divine wine.

Favourite shop?

I always venture to Primark and New look but I always find gems in Tesco which always suprises people.

Well that's 15 questions answered i hope you enjoyed finding out a little bit more about me.

Thanks for reading.

Until next time ...x

Revolution: Ultra contour

Last week whilst looking for a few bits I needed in superdrug I stumbled over a new stand I had never seen before. Revolution make up. This affordable brand had everything but the main things that stood out to me were their eyeshadow palettes and the contour kit I purchased.

Being quite pale bronzing and contouring can be quite a strugle without it looking muddy or standing out to much this palette has solved a lot of these problems.

Packaging

The colours on packaging

The compact

Inside :  pink and yellow powders to set concealer. Pink shimmer for a suble highlight white and bronze highlight shades. Three contour shsdes /bronzing shades.

This contour kit totalled £8 and are all powder and have great pay off and the mirror makes it perfect for travelling. I use the middle bronze to contour my face as it has a grey undertone and works well on my fair skin. As well as being great for contour  I have used it for eye shadow as well as the white highlight is good for inner corner and brow bone highlight and the browns for an autumn look. 

For £8 i don't think you can go wrong with this palette.

Have you ever tried anything from revolution?

If so what would you recommend ? 

Until next time ...x

Fall lip haul

   When it comes to this time of the year I put my pinķs and orange lipsticks to one side and reach for nude or berry tone lips. The three I mainly reach for are rimmel kate moss in 01 a classic red, 107 a berry toned red and maybeline colour sensational in midnight plum which is purple with a touch of shimmer.

So when the weather showed signs of changing to autumn I took advantage to add a few new colours to my range( I may have gotten carried away). Some I think I will reach for more than others.

Swatches from the 7 I bought.

L'oréal- Naomi's delicate rose.

This very pale pinky nude is great for all year round especially if you have more dramatic eye make up. This is a silky texture that won't cling to any dry patches on your lips.

£6.99

Rimmel - 43 -kate moss.

This warm brown nude is the easiest colour just to put on your lips. The moisturising qualities make it nice to wear and it's one i've been reaching for over the last few weeks.

£5.49

L'oréal -229 cliché mania.

This matte consistency lipstick is anything but drying. This orangey red tone stays put although some touch ups may be needed by the evening. This tone is a nice transitional colour between summer and autum and definitely one i see myself wearing a lot.

£6.99

Collection- matt lip butter - crimson velvet.

This lip crayon is easy to apply with no need for a lip liner. The colour dries to matte in seconds and feels comfortable. The only bad point is that this lip butter needs topping up after eating.

£2.99

Collection -lip butter- perfect plum.

Unlike the other lip butter this one is not matte and leaves a lovely shine to the lip. I find this is an easy purple to wear and will look great at seasonal parties.

£2.99

L'oréal -462- préliminaire.

This dark gothic purple takes a little work. I would suggest lining the lips with a brush before applying from the bullet. Although once on this colour looks fab. I haven't yet worn this outside the house so don't know how it wears.

£6.99

MUA- lipliner - brooding plum.

This lip liner is the perfect berry tone. I always wear a lipliner all over my lips when i find the right colour. This isn't a drying formula and is great value for money.

£1

As autum goes by I will see if any make it into my staple lip colours.

Which lip product are you reaching for this season?

Let me know if I need to add any.

Until next time ... x

What i did Wednesday

On a dreary day like this Wednesday there is nothing like having plans with your bestie. Having looked at some of the places we haven't tried around Cleethorpes the list started with People bar and kitchen and we booked ourselves in.

This little gem is planted at the bottom of sea view street and could be easily missed as this small bar/resteraunt can only comfortably seat 15 to 18 people. 

After chatting over a nice glass of white Stacie and I chose to have the sharing platter. On the plateer you choose two options out of three from cheese,meat and fish. We chose meat and cheese.

The platter itself. 

The venison and spicy cheese were amazing. This platter is amazing just as a light graze for lunch with different breads from a french deli and dips and relishes it gives the pallet lots of tastes and is best served with wine and a friend to natter with.

The bar is quaint with a very minamal design which i loved. The exposed brick and comfy window seat make you feel right at home.

After our platter  and wine we were persuaded (easily) buy the waitress to try the cakes. Stacie went for the peanut cookie and i went for the brownie. The waitress was lovely telling us that the cakes were made by a woman who is celiac so all the cakes are gluten free so slightly less naughty.

The People  bar is definitely somewhere i would try again but it is definitely somewhere to book in and avoid at the busiest times as i imagine it being quite crammed.

Just a short sweet blog for just now.

Until next time ...x

Sunday Fun at the festival

Sunday was definitely Leeds festivals most rock inspired day. With headliner Metalica to top off the rock bill. As most people who know me and the music I listen to would know i'm not into heavy rock music so Sunday was my least favourite day for many reasons although some of the acts we did see were amazing.

Babymetal. This band is made of three young japanese girls with a death metal band behind them. The music they create is described by their record label as cute metal and described by others as jpop meets metal. The band is very visual all three girls dress the same and dance along to their songs. The next band on the main stage was Fidlar this is a punk band from california. I didn't really listen to most of their set as i was talking about what i had just seen. After fidlar had finished i settled down on the grass to see a band i had seen before Marmozets.

Having seen this band before i knew they werent as strong live as they could be but enjoyed their set mainly three of their tracks, move shake hide, why do you hate me and born young and free.

Modestep this dubstep cross metal band was a bit of a shock on the sunday lineup but definitely created a buzz. This band have amazing stage presence also know how to start a crowd going and start a mosh pit. The set finished with sunlight a song i absolutely love by them.

Peirce the veil a progressive rock band with a large following after listening to their set and hearing their voices it's definitely a band i will add to my playlists which suprised me.

Circa waves after agreeing to see as much music i could at leeds we made it over to the nme for this infoe band from Liverpool. The tent was rammed and after taking 10 paces in we couldn't  move anymore. The half an hour set was full of energy. The band have one album so played the best off of it. I really enjoyed the track T-shirt weather.

Royal Blood one of my highlights of leeds.

I was so excited that I was actually going to see this band live after trying to get tickets to see them on tour and them selling out. The two peice band have electric stage presence. They make sure the crowd get the most of their music playing the hits off their album back to back. They also played one new track they have written. The crowd for Royal Blood was amazing and i even got caught up in a moshpit or two this one hour slot i think was my main highlight of Sunday.

After Royal Blood was an hour and a half set from Bring me the horizon.

Having seen bmth at leeds two years previous i knew what to expect from this band. Before two years ago i hated bmth it wasnt a band i would have listened to but seeing them perform at a festival is amazing.

We the cut bmth short so Rich could go see a band he use to enjoy, ASh. A band that had their first hit in 1995. This band suprised me in the fact that i really enjoyed their set plus they have new music coming.

METALICA

Although not being  great fan of metlic their two hour set really did change my mind about their music. The band had bought lucky fans (or they had paid extra) on stage to watch their set. Rich had given me a music lesson earlier that day trying to explain that Metalica had changed the face of rock which i completely appreciate. I also appreciated the guitar solos but by this late on Sunday I was exhausted and having not really listened to metalica before i enjoyed sitting on the grass listening trying to enjoy my last day at the festival.

This rounds up my festival blogs.

Until next time ...x

Saturday Session: LEEDS FEST

After partying friday night at the Picadilly party. Myself and Rich made our way to a full day at main stage which we were pretty thankful for.

Saturday morning kicked off with a Californian band called Mariachi el bronx. A mariachi band that had a rock influence. This was a great hangover band as the music was quite soft rather than the heavy metal start to Friday. 

The morning continued with sets from Neck deep, Drenge and Palma Violets.

Neck deep and drenge are both british pop punk bands that i had never seen. Out of the two bands I enjoyed Drenge more as they had more crowd participation. The band from Sheffield made the crowd song along with their hit we can do what we want and made quite a diference to my hangover. Although I did listen to Palma violets it was from a distance as i had decided to have food before some of the bigger acts came on.

Panic! At the disco were next on the main stage a band i have loved since i was a teen.

Pushing our way to the front 

Brendon (fan girl) 

The set was an hour long and having listened to their new album over and over loving new tracks such as this is gospel, I was sure it was going to be a good hour. Panic! Did not disapoint singing old clasics such as nine in the after noon mona lisa and I write sins not tradgedies they also included a queen cover. Bohemien rhapsody. Which was amazing a complete crowd pleaser. I would definitely see this band live again and again

From one high energetic set to another All time low.

Having loved all time low since hearing time bomb I have definitely recently been getting into some older and newer tracks and knew the band would be energetic with there pop punk background. Their new album had made it to number one in the album chart and the number of fans ranging in age showed in the crowd. Some of my favourite songs were kids in the dark,dear maria,count me in and obviously time bomb.

After All time low i decided to get drinks and food in to watch Bastille from the hill. I have watched bastille before and after two high energy bands it was nice to chill. The big announcement was that the band has new music coming soon.

After Bastille Alt J took to the stage.

The set for Alt J was amazing all the lights and smoke and images prjected onto the screens the audience was relaxed enjoying their evening.

Sunset over main stage

These two photos are my favourite i caught while i was at leeds. I think it shows the crowd and atmosphere perfectly.

On to Saturdays hedliner.

Mumford and Sons

Having missed a chance to see them at Rockness in 2012 i was extatic to catch them at leeds.

The band then went to say how they miss the UK and have tour dates in November December (tickets on sale)

The crowd and atmosphere for this band was one of the best i felt (metalica kind of smashed it on sunday)

This folk band fitted so well into this festival.

How close I was to stage and the crowd.

The band played a perfect mixture of their new and old songs some of my favourite songs being Believe off their new album. Babel , little lion man, lover of the light and I will wait.

Fireworks to finish their night

Highlights of saturday were Panic! Alll time low and Mumford and Sons.

Next blog is the last Leeds Fest blog. 

Which acts did you see on Saturday?

Has anyone still got festivals to go? If so who are you looking forward to ?

Until next time ....x