June Favourites

In the month of June I've not really found many things new that I have enjoyed. Never the less here is my June Favourites. 

Favourite Blog:

My favourite blog this month has got to be Digital Photography School. This blog has really inspired me to think more about my photography. It has also given me tips and tricks for all things photography. 

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Favourite Clothing:

This month I have only one clothing item that I have been loving. If you follow me on Instagram you know that I have been loving a hat. 

I got this hat from Primark when looking for some new shorts for the summer, love it haha.

Favourite Skincare:

I am still using my Lush Skincare Routine which is still working for me. My favourite of the routine is the Tea Tree Water which I recently purchased again.

I am convinced the reason my skin is looking so good lately is because of this toner. If your're looking for a new toner, give this one a try.

Favourite Music:

You know when  you've listened to a song too much that it's constantly stuck in your head, well this month the song has been Walk The Moon- Shut Up and Dance  . This is such a catchy song that is starting to annoy me because I've listened to it so much. 

The other song I've been loving is by Andy Grammer- Honey, I'm Good. This song has a country feel that you cannot help but dance too. If you haven't heard it definitely give it a listen. 

As I said just a short list this month but never the less these are my favourites, let me know some of your favourites in the comments below, 

Thanks,

Tom

*Disclaimer*

-This is not a sponsored post

-All the opinions expressed are my own

-All the pictures used belong to me unless sourced otherwise 

March Favorites

The month of March has seem some minor changes to my favourites with new products and essentials added to the list.

Blog of  the Month:

This is a new thing I'm going to start, where every month I will crown a blog that I have been loving that month as the blog of the month, so if you have a blog make sure to comment your blog link down in the comments and ill check it out. 

The March Blog of the Month goes to Buckets and Spades. 

This blog has everything you want from it, men's fashion, travel, food, photography. As you can see from the screenshot of the site above, Matthews blog is well designed, a lot better than mine haha. His posts always interest me and inspire me to make mine better.

Story Time:

Top 5 FREE IOS Apps!

Now having an iPhone I have the pleasure of plowing through the App Store and hunt for the best games/apps out there.

To make this easier I have made 2 lists. The first will be my most used and the second will be the best games I have currently. In no particular order:

Top 5 Most Used Apps:

Instagram

You all probably like me, use this app on a daily basis but just encase you don't, you can share your photography talent or the perfect selfie with the world. With Instagram I love the photo feed layout of the app, it's a seamless flow which are great especially on devices like my iPhone 6 plus.

Snapchat

I feel Snapchat was first designed to showcase what I'm calling the 'Anti-Selfie'. Basically everyone could take an ugly selfie and send it to there friends without judgement. With all your friends doing this you cannot help but download and join in.

Healthy Slushie Smoothie Recipe

For Christmas my parents brought me a smoothie maker, well a Nutribullet to be precise. This machine is great at breaking up fruit and other healthy substances to make great smoothies.

My favourite smoothie I have made is the one I am sharing with you today, my very own Slushie Smoothie Recipe.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Blender
• Frozen Watermelon 
• Frozen Pineapple or Strawberries 
• Ice
• Grapes
• Water

First take your smoothie machine cup and add around 6-8 pieces of frozen watermelon.

Insurgent Book Review - Twisted Moan of Madness

Insurgent is the second book in the Divergent series. Divergent ended with Tris and Four leaving on a train after all the sacrifice and defeating Erudite (kinda).

Insurgent to me seemed a little all over the place in terms of story with Tris visiting all the factions throughout the book as if she was having a tour of her world. This feel did sometimes confuse me at points of who she was talking to  but sometimes the style of the story did fit well with what was going on with many people unsure of what was actually happening in their world.

Insurgent welcomes some appealing new characters to the Divergent series throughout this book however, sometimes there was too many characters to handle leaving me simply with a name and nothing to fit with it.

The book as a whole can be a little sad at times with the killing and action but one scene lifts the mood of the book a lot and that was the paintball scene. For those who haven't read the book, Tris, Four and the others go back to Dauntless headquarters and find that there is lots of camera around the place. They then make a plan to cover all the camera with paint to stop Erudite watching them. This turns into more of a paintball fight than a camera cover mission but its a great way to connect with the characters that we haven't seen before and gives us greater understanding of the ones we do know from Divergent. This is a great scene, I really hope this scene is in the film as visually I think it would be good to see.

Highlights/ Favourties of 2014

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. This year has been one with many memories so I thought I would talk about them. Warning this could be a long post.

Highlights of 2014:

January:

January is my birthday month and if definitely has to be the best birthday I had yet. I had a party as I was 18. It was great to be surrounded by everyone I love and cherish. It was such a good night, dancing singing and drinking what more can I ask for. I would like to say a huge thanks to my older sister and parents as that was an amazing night.

February:

In February with some of my college friends we went to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London. It was amazing to be where they actually filmed. I have also made a YouTube video of the day so if you want to see that click here.

May:

I wouldn't say this is a highlight but if you are ever feeling down then the picture above definitely puts a smile on my face. If you don't know who are in the picture they are two actors from a soap opera in the UK called Coronation Street. I don't actually remember where I found this picture but whoever made this picture, thank you.

Bored With The Run Up To Christmas?

If you are like me you have recently broke up from school, college or university and are basically now waiting for Christmas, but the days waiting feel like forever or you end up being the dreaded B word, Bored. Here is a few things I do in my spear time or when I am bored that you could do to help pass some time.

Play Apps:

Both the Google Play store and the Apple App store both do well at making lots of fun and slightly addictive games accessible, so why not use them. 

My top 3 FREE addictive apps to play!

1. Stick Hero- This annoying game is simple, get to the next platform by simply making him a bridge to cross. This addictive game has had me annoyed for hours but I always go back for more. .

2. Dumb Ways to Die 2- This game is so stupid that I love it.The basis of the game comes from saving these cute characters from their deaths from things that many people would consider (hence the name) a dumb way to die. The only downfall to this game is that it can become repetitive which does take the spark out of the game a little for me as just by what you see before any instructions are given you know what to do but I guess this happens in every game the more you play it.

3. Make It Santa- This game is both annoying and silly but simply brilliant. Basically you have to deliver presents by throwing them down the chimney however, you have to watch out for the naughty children waiting up. The aim of the game is to go as fat as you can with delivering presents. The most annoying thing about this game is that it takes some time to get used to the camera angle of the actual game. In my opinion it is too zoomed in to have any reaction time to throw the presents but once mastered it is great fun. My current high score is 13 so see if you can beat that, If you do make sure to let me in the comments below.

2014 Christmas Playlist!

It's that time of the year to get out the old school Christmas CD's or make your own playlist.

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Here is my 2014 Christmas playlist:

1. Mariah Carey- All I Want For Christmas Is You
2. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl- Fairytale of New York.
3. Slade- Merry Christmas Everybody
4. Wizard- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
5. Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews- Baby It's Cold Outside
6. Chris Rea- Driving Home For Christmas
7. The Darkness- Christmas Time
8. Paul McCartney- Wonderful Christmas Time
9. Bing Crosby- White Christmas
10. Dean Martin- Let It Snow
11. John Lennon- Happy Xmas
12. Bing Crosby- It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
13. Shakin' Stevens- Merry Christmas Everyone
14. Frank Sinatra- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
15. Cliff Richard- Mistletoe and Wine
16. Wham- Last Christmas
17. Band Aid- Do they know it's Christmas?
18. Michael Buble- Winter Wonderland
19. The Snowman- I'm Walking In The Air
20. Bobby Helms- Jingle Bell Rock

Thats my 20 song Christmas Playlist for this Chrsitmas. Have a wonderful Chrsitmas with your family and friends.

Ill see you in 2015

Thanks,

Tom

1.2.3. Quick Christmas Gift Guide For Men

Do you have a man in your life that is hard to buy for at Christmas? If so then I have a few products that I love that could be the perfect gift.

The 1.2.3. Christmas guide means you cannot go wrong with any 3 of these products. Of course this depends on your gentlemen as he cannot do much with a hair product if he is bald for example.

1. Hair

If the man in question loves his hair on point then you cannot go wrong with d:fi extreme hold styling cream.

This thing is amazing for those long days at work or in school where you need a long lasting product that keeps everything in place. The product is fairly cheap coming in at between £9-£11 depending on where you purchase it. You'll find a link at the bottom of this post to all the products I mention.

October Playlist

This month has been a great month for music. My playlist contains good classic songs and brand new songs. 

1. Lilly Wood- Prayer In C
2. Sigma- Changing
3. Olly Murs ft. Travey McCoy- Wrapped Up
4. Rixton- Wait On Me
5. Calvin Harris & John Newman- Blame
6. Ed Sheeran- Thinking Out Loud
7. Meghan Trainor- All About That Bass
8. Whitney Houston- I Have Nothing
9. Imagine Dragons-Radioactive
10. Ariana Grande ft. Big Sean- Best Mistake

This month I have been obsessed with my twin that is Sam Smith. If you know me then you take a look at this:

Top 5 Sam Smith Songs

1. Sam Smith- Lay Me Down
2. Sam Smith- Latch (Acoustic)
3. Sam Smith- Not In That Way
4. Sam Smith-Like I Can
5. Sam Smith-Life Support

If you're interested in buying Sam Smith's newest album called In The Lonely Hour just click here.

This is my playlist for the month of October. In the comments below let me know who your celebrity twin is and what song you just can't seem to shake out of your head this month.

Thank You,

Tom

September Favourites

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August Playlist

Obsessive band disorder sums up this month's playlist.

August Playlist:

• Taylor Swift- Shake It Up
• Timeflies- All the Way
• Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj- Bang Bang
• Iggy Azalea- Black Widow
• Troye Sivan- Happy Little Pills
• G.R.L- Ugly Heart
• Fun- Carry On
• Twin Atlantic- Brothers & Sisters
• Timeflies- Start It Up Again
• 5 Seconds of Summer- Amnesia

The month of August has brought new bands to my playlist as well as some old great tunes. If you are like me then once you find a new band you like, you want to have all their songs. This month it has been the band Timeflies.

Timeflies are an American music duo formed in 2010. This month I have been loving their 'After Hours' album which was released back in April 2014.

To conlcude this month Twin Atlantic and TImeflies have been on repeat.

Comment what your favourite song is right now.