Coffee 1# first experience!

Peanut Butter hot chocolate , you've guessed it, this is one of the most AMAZING drinks I've ever tasted.

This is from the beautiful coffee shop called Coffee#1, the one I visited was on Cardiff Queen Street, and it was my first visit, and it definitely won't be the last!  I adore coffee shops, in fact, I love all of them, all the big brands such as Starbucks, Cafe Nero and Costa, to the little independent shops, I think it's become such a big selling point, coffee shops are part of lots of everyday lives. 

I'd heard great things about Coffee #1, but was yet to try it myself, but the thought of this amazing drink was the "I must go here now" deciding factor.  Inside the shop was so cosy, and rustic, and the staff were friendly and welcoming! 

The staff told me that as it was the first day they'd started selling the Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate, that I was the first person in that particular branch to have one made for me, I felt honoured! 

It tasted incredibly sweet, and chocolatey, yet velvety and lovely, not at all sickly, it was amazing! 

After my great experience with Coffee#1, I can't wait to return and try more of their drinks!

#coffee #chocolate #peanutbutter #amazing 

1) Why did you create your blog?

I created my blog after watching loads of beauty videos on YouTube, (such as Zoella, Fleur De Force and Tanya Burr), and also I'm a Media, Culture and Journalism student in my second year at University, so as my course/career path is pretty much social media/blogging/reporting, I thought starting a blog about things I love and enjoy was pretty much the next step! I don't do this because I want to be "web famous", it's just for me to express my love for things :)

2) Who is your fashion icon/inspiration?

I take inspiration from so many different things! I am a huge fan of decades such as the 50's/80's, but what I think makes my style is by incorporating from different times, by mixing and matching. Dressing say just from the 50's isn't different, as soooooo many people do so, as with the 80's, but when you say, add a 50's dress, with an acid wash denim jacket from the 80's, you've immediately created your own look, and take on different pieces, I take inspiration from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's to create my style. I'd say my style is very retro, mixed with a bit of grunge! I love to wear a pretty polka dot dress with say, fishnets and a leather jacket, I'm also a sucker for anything kitsch/cartoon printed! I gravitate towards anything Polka dot, heart, bow and cat printed!  As for my style icons, my main inspiration is definitely Katy Perry, she's the definition of retro kitsch, I just admire her love of fun, yet quirky glamour, and I've always looked at her outfits for inspiration. I'm also highly influenced by Marilyn Monroe, who's my all time pinup idol, she's just the Queen of pinup glamour! Whenever I look at her in films or photos, I am just in awe of her timeless glamour! I also take inspiration from Madonna in the 80's (especially in Desperately Seeking Susan, OMG can I be her?!), Lana Del Rey, Audrey Hepburn, Dita Von Teese, and I also love the glam grunge of the likes of Fearne Cotton, Kate Moss, Debbie Harry, Edie Sedgwick and Taylor Momsen.  It sounds like a hell of a lot to process, but this is genuinely how I get my style inspiration!  My advice is to create your own style by mixing and matching what you love, don't just stick to one form of fashion, add things pinup with grunge, it's way more fun and unique! Also, I really do NOT care about what people think of what I wear, I never have, and if I didn't like it, I wouldn't wear it, so clearly I don't care :)  Another thing which is hilarious strange, is I also admire cartoons like Jessica Rabbit and Poison Ivy for style!

3) What is your favourite makeup brand?

My favourite high street makeup brand is probably Maybelline and Rimmel, and my favourite high end Benefit and Mac.  Maybelline and Rimmel are both just high quality makeup brands, and I also find really new, exciting and professional makeup products, amazing foundations, lipsticks, etc!  My favourite Maybelline products are Dream Matte Mousse foundation and the Mega plush volume mascara, and for Rimmel, it's definitely the Kate Moss lipsticks, Apocalips lip lacquers and the Stay Matte pressed powder.  As for high end, I ADORE my MAC studio fluid fix foundation, and Ruby Woo matte red lipstick, and for Benefit, the "That Gal" primer, and "Ooh la lift" under eye brightening treatment.

4) What is your favourite store?

I gave this question a little thought, and actually realised...Primark! Genuinely after thinking, I realised Primark is definitely the most accessible, affordable way to create fun fashion. Of course, you're going to get snobby people thinking, "what the hell?! I hate Primark", well whatever, because I buy so many good pieces in there all the time, from dresses, to skirts, to tights (why pay £10 for a pair in Topshop, when you can get a pair for the SAME quality, for £2?!), pay for the product, not the brand, Primark is no worse quality than any other high street shop.   I also love Topshop though, I always find beautiful pieces that I love, H&M, New Look, and I also love Urban Outfitters, I love their clothes, along with their little quirky gifts, I always have so much fun looking at them!

5) Your favourite piece of clothing?

Either my Topshop leather jacket, Doc Martens, or one of my tea dresses, they all go well with each other, and are just my go to outfits, when I need a quick, reliable outfit that makes me feel like me!

6) If you could only use one makeup product for the rest of your life, what would it be?

OOOOOOOH, such a tough question! Probably either my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer, or a classic red lipstick, I really could never live with one makeup product though, please don't let this ever happen!

7) Who is your favourite blogger?

Zoella, or Fleur De Force.

8) Favourite Month?

September through to December, not very decisive I know, but Autumn through to Christmas is definitely my favourite!

9) Favourite song?

Live Forever by Oasis, and Don't you forget about me by Simple Minds. I have so many favourite songs though, I find it hard to narrow down.

10) If you could meet any famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?

Definitely Marilyn Monroe!

Autumn time!

This is my first blog post in a good while, but after starting back my second year at university, lots of my lectures have been surrounded blogging/digital/social media, so I decided to start blogging again, just for the experience!    I love the fact it's Autumn now, it's definitely my favourite season, I love the fact we all know Christmas is approaching in the near future, and Autumn/Winter fashion is definitely my favourite, as it's all about the berry colours, and allows me to express my inner vamp, which looks so wrong in the summer!  Here is a few things I've been loving recently, and what I plan to keep using through the season!

Stay Matte Rimmel foundation in shade - Porcelain Ivory.

This is my Autumn foundation discovery.  I am a magnet for any new makeup releases, it genuinely excites me! So this was a no brainer, especially as I