Lola's Style From The Movie 'LOL'

Lola's look is very effortless and she wears a lot of grunge pieces throughout the film such as rock tees and ripped skinny jeans! I've decided on 6 key things you need to recreate Lola's look.

1. A checked shirt. Lola is seen sporting this in a few scenes and it really adds to her grunge look.

2. A leather jacket. This is one of the most important things to get if you want a rock look - it toughens any outfit and can even make a floral dress look grunge.

3. A loose knit jumper. In the film, Lola is often found stealing her mums sweaters and it's a key piece in her look. They're often in dark colours such as black and grey and some have a few holes in. Little details like this add to her look. She usually layers this with a tank top underneath the jumper.

4. Distressed denim. Whether it's ripped skinny jeans or frayed shorts she almost always wears distressed denim! Her friend Janice also was wearing some ripped black skinny jeans in Paris which looked amazing.

5. Grunge shoes. On the picture I put Doc Martens, because I felt that they suited Lola's style. She wore black boots around Paris too. Converse would be another great shoe for Lola's look.

6. Rock tees. In one scene she was seen wearing a 'Ramones' t-shirt.

-A x 

How to get great looking skin!

SKINCARE:

- Cleanse your skin every morning and night.

- Make sure that you have removed all face and eye make-up before you go to bed, or it will clog up your pores and cause spots/blackheads.

- Exfoliate to remove dead skin cells and to keep your skin smooth - this make your make-up sit better on the skin.

- Moisturize, even if you have oily skin! If you don't your skin will produce more natural oils as it will feel dehydrated, making your skin even oilier!

MAKEUP:

- Make sure that your foundation concealer/powder match your skin colour! Also make sure that your foundation is well blended.

- Remember that your foundation won't cover everything! Use concealer to cover larger/more obvious spots and other imperfections.

- Don't keep applying more layers of foundation to cover spots up, as it will just end up looking cakey and fake

- Use a primer if you have an oily skin type, to keep your foundation and concealer in place all day and to stop it from looking patchy.

- Use a powder to set your make-up to keep shine at bay. If your skin is particularly oily, take your powder with you so you can touch it up throughout the day. 

- Try and switch to a lighter coverage foundation/tinted moisturizer , as this will let your skin breath more and improve.

- If you have dry skin, use a cream highlighter to add a dewy and healthy glow to the face

- Use bronzer and blush to add colour to the face - this is great if you have very pale skin, but make sure that your bronzer isn't too orange!

- If you're not going anywhere one day, don't wear any makeup and let your skin breath!

-L x

Liebster Blog Award

We were nominated for the Liebster Blog Award, in which you say 11 facts about yourself, answer 11 questions from your nominator and the you nominate 11 other blogs with under 200 followers and ask them all 11 questions!

Thank you so much too Liana for nominating us for this - it really means the world and we are so happy that someone is actually liking what they are reading on our little blog! We are a lot smaller than many of the other blogs being nominated so we feel very honored! Seeing as there are two of us, the answers to the questions in pink will be answers from L, and the answers in orange will be from A! 

Questions from our nominator

1. What prompted you to start blogging?

People like Tanya Burr and Zoella inspired us - we were a bit hesitant to start a Youtube channel so decided that a blog would be a good idea:)

I agree! Tanya, Zoella and also Beauty Crush inspired me!

2. What are your expectations from your blog?

I'm not sure - at the moment I'm not really expecting it to get very popular, although it would be amazing if it did! 

I think right now it's a really fun thing thing to do and we love it when people read our blog! It would be great if it got more popular:)

3. What do you like posting about the most?

Advice posts, whether it's about clothes or self confidence, it's really nice to feel like you're helping people, even if it's just a little bit - and all the comments are so nice!

I love doing the fashion posts! Or any posts about little tips and tricks that may come in handy

4. Do you follow fashion trends? If so, to what extent?

Not really - only if it suits my body shape/style and I like it:)

Sometimes, only if I like the trend and if I can work it into my own style

5. Do you have any favourite trends at the moment?

At the moment, I really like bright colours and anything with cut outs

I love bleached/acid wash denim and also things with cut out shoulders!

6. Do you have a style icon? If so, who is he/she and why?

Not at the moment:)

Nobody in particular, but I love 1920's fashion so maybe Coco Chanel?!

7. What kind of posts do you enjoy reading?

I love reading fashion posts, such as OOTD's, or just post about what people have been up too!

I love reading makeup posts and reviews to find out the best products out there! Also I love taking inspiration from fashion posts

8. What are your favourite blogs to read?

I like Zoellas, Tanya Burrs, Sprinkle of glitters, and of course Dresscodechic, and everyone who we nominate to do this next!

I like reading BeyondBeautyStar, Beauty Crush, ForeverYours0727 and all the ones above!

9. Do you take inspiration from your favourite blogs?

Yeah - they're the reason we started blogging in the first place!:)

Of course! I love reading other people's posts and I especially take inspiration from the fashion posts

10. What do you enjoy the most about blogging?

The whole community and how nice everyone is, and just being able to write something that some people actually want to read:)

Knowing someone has read your posts and maybe helping someone or inspiring them:)

11. Would you change anything about your blog?

Maybe add more pictures if we can! <-- yess

11 Facts About Us!

1. We want to eventually start a YouTube channel!

2. A's favourite colour is purple

3. L's favourite colour is turquoise

4. We're both in Year 10

5. None of our friends know about this blog 

6. We are about to have an exam week and I probably should be revising hehe

7. We are both extreamely awkward

8. A's favorite shoes are her Converse

9. L's favorite animal is a panda because they are ADORABLE

10. We're both single pringles #4evaalone

11. We have known each other forever:)

11 Blogs WE Nominate! 
(We absolutely love reading your blogs and you're all an inspiration!)

1. The Belle Beauty Blog

2. Daisy Belle

3. We Are Golden

4. Desdemona Vintage

5. It's Rowanne's Life

6. Yo Candy

7. Rachel Taylor

8. Tilda-Bean

9. What Taylor Buys

10. The Style HQ

11. Chique And Glam

Our questions for them

1. Why did you start blogging?
2. What do you want out of your blog?
3. Whose blogs are your favourite to read?
4. What are your favourite posts to write?
5. Have you ever considered starting a youtube channel or vlogging?
6. Do you have any regrets from starting your blog?
7. What do you enjoy about blogging?
8. Do your friends know and support your blog?
9. How do other people's blogs inspire you?
10. How often do you post on your blog?

11. How long have you been blogging for?

Sorry that this post was so long but we wanted to do it properly, and as there are two of us there was more to say! Hope you enjoyed finding out a bit more about us

- L & A xx

5 Key Things That Make You Look Slimmer!

Sometimes, we really can’t be bothered to go for a run or go to the gym. Well now you don’t have to! Just remember, ALWAYS feel confident in your skin no matter what size or shape you are, this post is to boost confidence in the way you look and make you feel good about yourself!

1. Posture – This might be pretty basic but standing up straight will make you look more confident, taller and slimmer! Slouching could affect you later on in life with back and neck pains so it's better to look good now and feel good later!  

2. Make sure your clothing is the right size. It's okay to own a few baggy jumpers and sweat pants but make sure the majority of your clothes are fitted and flattering!

3. Wear the right underwear for your body shape and size. Make sure you don't have 'back fat' when trying bras on and also make sure they're comfortable. You could also try slimming underwear.

4. Heels! Heels make you look taller, slimmer and make your legs look amazing!

5. Show off the best part of you. For example, if you're pear shaped then cover up your legs and wear a sleeveless top so your showing off your arms and waist! Or if your legs are nice wear shorts or a skirt and wear a jacket to cover your arms.

-A x

Dealing with shyness

There are a lot of youtube videos and blog posts and wiki answers about how to deal with being awkward and shy, but as someone who is shy and awkward myself, I often felt like whoever was talking about it didn't understand, or that their advice didn't really help me.

The first and most important bit of info/advice I can give you is that YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY AWKWARD PERSON! There and loads of people who are just as shy as you - I know that it can often feel like you're not normal, when everyone else finds it so easy to do even the little things like putting their hand up in class, and still to this day I find it basically impossible to do that, but trust me, you are.

Another important thing is to surround yourself with your friends whenever you can. Personally, I feel so much more confident around my friends, even if there still is people who you don't know there too. Having a bit of back up can make all the difference - also, they can introduce you to new people which makes it less awkward than you having to introduce yourself. Gradually, you may feel yourself feeling more comfortable around these people. This also works with people who you sit next to in lessons, as you are often forced to talk for pair work - remember, it's the same as everything: the more you do it, the easier it is. Seriously though, I'm not lying.

Also, never let anyone make you feel inferior just because you're a bit more quiet than them. Just because someone has a bit more confidence than you doesn't mean that you are more stupid than them, or that they are better than you. If you have good friends, hopefully they will stick up for you, but it is also important to stand up for yourself. Don't let people work all over you, as it's harder to stop after the first time!

So there are some quick tips, hope you find them helpful! :)

- L x