I'm Obsessed with Pure Heroine.... Lorde that is!

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I'm pretty sure this album has been released in the UK for about a year now, I've had it downloaded for a few months and have only just got round to listening to it properly and I have to say I am literally obsessed! It’s all that has been on the car for at least 3 weeks straight, every... single... day! I loved how catchy ‘Royals’ was when it was first released in the UK but as with everything else the radio drove me mad with it; but I'm crazy for it again now hearing with the rest of the album.

Pure Heroine touches on boy crushes, teenage parties, peer pressure & Lorde’s young transition into to fame and fortune. It’s a really catchy story of her teenage life and I feel like she’s got that ‘Keepin’ it real’ attitude which I quite like about her; because she isn't, at the same time, boasting about all the money and cars she has like pretty much everyone else does when they're supposedly 'Keepin it real.' She seems really down to earth and creative which shows through in the album, to me anyway.....

Click here to head over to the full Live Lotus blog to listen to my favourite track and find out ore about Lorde's debut album.

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The Mixed Girl Tag

It’s a bit of a lengthy one this one, so get comfy and grab a biscuit or something!

This tag has been around for a while now and I came across 2 of my YouTube girls that had done the tag so thought I‘d join in and share my experience. It’s really interesting to hear more about people’s bi-racial backgrounds and the experiences they've had growing up being “Different” as they say. After mooching around on a few other people’s tags I can definitely see the differences between, mainly the US & UK, attitudes towards bi-racial people and the personal experiences this leads too. Which is ridiculous really, because I reckon that most people these days have a background or a decent from at least two different countries; so in a way, I bet we’re all mixed chicks... even if you don’t look it.

1.What are you mixed with?

Simply, I’m black & white, but if you want to get technical, my mum is Italian & my dad is Ghanaian (West African.)

2.What ethnicity have you often been mistaken for?

If I’ve straightened my hair, I usually get mistaken for being Asian, mostly Pakistani.

3.Is you hair Curly or Straight?

You decide.....

Click HERE to read more of my Mixed Girl Tag at LiveLotus.co.uk

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3 Short but beautiful days in New York City

Let me just start off by saying that 3 days in Manhattan, is barely even time to get a taste for this incredible city. At a time when I was younger and slightly obsessed with 'Sex & the City' and the entire 'Gossip Girl' book collection I'd made my way through ( yes before the TV programme existed), New York was probably the only place on my travel list that I was desperate to see. However, as I have grown a little and have shied away from hiding my love of history, mythology and culture, many other places have pushed New York down and down the list, because after all, it's just a city isn't it? Then, I was very lucky to have the opportunity to visit New York with work, and I'm never one to turn down any kind of trip, so obviously I went!

  Click here to visit the full Live Lotus Blog and to find out more about my trip to the Big Apple.

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Arabian Nights Make up Look with Sleek i-Divine

With a trip to Morocco on the horizon, what better way to prepare myself than with the Sleek limited edition i-Divine palette. My Arabian nights look is subtle with a hint of rich bold colour, read more to see how I created this look along with a product review.

DIY Lingerie Chest

Magazines have always been something that I have loved, whether it was 'Bliss' & 'Teen Vogue' when I was 14 or moving up to the likes of 'Marie Claire' now days, I've always appreciated the work and time that goes into them and I've always found them really difficult to throw away, especially if there's just an image or a product or a hairstyle that I like inside. This strange compulsion lead to really annoying piles of magazines all over the place so I decided to recycle them like a normal person; but not before sifting through them for the images that I liked. Then.... as you can imagine I ended up with a pile of quite useless pieces of paper with random models, photographs and products on.... what now?

Read more to discover how I turned my hoarding into a beautifully personal creation

Before.....

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Rimmel's New Wonder'full Mascara Review and First Impressions

Rimmel's new Wonder'full mascara promises to be our secret weapon to full volume without clumps, a formula enriched with Argan oil to leave our lashes smooth & conditioned, read on to see my first impressions and test use  ... read more





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