Green tea :)

Just after eating nearly a whole bag of Cadbury clusters, so NICE! lol. 

Was feeling abit down cos I'm missing friends and family at home (and its so boring here & no-ones in Glasgow!). Anyways I've made myself a brew of green tea (with blueberries & raspberries) <3 to feel abit better about stuffing my face with so much chocolate!!

Here's some facts& benefits about green tea though:

 <3 it speeds up the metabolism so helps with weigh loss! This is because the polyphenol found in green tea intensifies the level of fat oxidation and the rate at which your body turns food into calories.

<3 Hence it helps with diabetes; by regulating glucose levels and slowing blood sugar rise after eating. It also prevents high insulin spikes and resulting fat storage.

<3 Helps protect against heart disease by preventing blood clots (the primary cause of heart attacks) and 

keeping blood vessels stay relaxed and resilient to changes in blood pressure.

<3  Reduces bad 'LDL' cholesterol in the blood and improves the ratio of good 'HDL' cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

<3 and apparently it can help with wrinkles and delay symptoms of aging! This is because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

I mostly drink just pure green teas, although I love jasmine (so floral) too & drink that quite alot. When the shops have twinings on offer too I usually get some fancy infused ones; my favourites are green tea with grapefruit & pineapple, also apple & pear, cranberry, mint <3 and this cuppa I'm having- raspberries & blueberries. Its delish!

All snug as a pug in a rug :)

Only thing left to do now is stick on a movie! I'm planning on watching fame.. O yea!

Hopefully it'll make me feel like I want to do some form of exercise tomorrow (really I wish I was just going out to a beer garden...then to a party for drink & dance!lol). Plans for tomorrow are to just go to the gym & sell things on ebay :). Shall see how that goes!

Hope you liked my rant about green tea. Its late, I'm bored, that's what I came up with lol :) xx

Whats cookin #1

I made this last night for me & my boif. Looks like quite alot... Cos em it was alot! Managed to finish most of it though. I felt like eating the way we do when I'm back at home; everyone to their own rice bowls, sharing food around the middle. I was also cooking up something Japanaesy so I intended to sit on the floor! I did sit for 5 minutes after my feet got sore & my bf was sitting on the sofa pulled up close to the table so I moved in beside him! (Btw I don't own a table so I had all the dinner on the coffee table lol).

Anyways I made teriyaki salmon (pan-fried & used honey in it!), aubergine & babycorn stirfry in XO sauce & red chillies, and steamed egg (containing seasoning & stock). Healthy & tasty! There was also green tea, soya dipping sauce & wee seaweed wasabi seasoning thing that you put on rice called ontonano furikake.

It went down well so yey! Yum!

Bored!

My flatmates gone home & theres no one in Glasgow apart from my boyfriend :( but he works mon-fri & by the time he gets here its 7pm plus I work friday & saturday nites so Sunday is the only full day for us! Its also a major lie-in day! (or fat boy Sundays we call it :P) 

Sometimes I wonder think why don't I just go home as my family lives there & my bestest friend in the world Melissa :( everytime I chat to her its like nothings changed & its great :) I feel bad for leaving my town for Glasgow. I skyped Melissa yesterday & she said she had been let down by some friends on going out...I'd definately have went out with her! :( I do miss the days when we'd mess about in the summer...playing badminton, going for lunch, watchin Japanese or Korean dramas, eating loads! But I just can't stand the small town sometimes with nothing to do!lol I love my friends & my family but I couldnt, COULDN'T work in the family take-away for money. So Im primarily in Glasgow for working at the restaurant 3-4 days a week :) plus I'd miss my bf too much if I didn't see him for weeks on end.

My flatmates great & we get along the best, plus we love the same things, lounging about! I wish we had a good group of pals to hang about with though. First year wasn't bursting with meeting new people. Although I did meet lots of friends, its so hard to keep in contact with them & one of my closest pals in Glasgow has moved home to carry on her course :'( actually gutted & v.sad about this. Hopefully this coming year at university will be different. I'll make alot more effort to keep friends & meet new people. Hopefully I'll join a club (snowboarding!) & explore more about myself as well as meet new people! Really I just need more people in my life (lol). Maybe its cos right now Im watchin south park, alone in a flat, feeling like I want to GO OUT!!! I need a beer...lol.

Also, last nite a psycho alarm went off in the corridors of my building which scared the crap outta me :S so scary, luckily it was getting bright outside & since the alarm was coming from outside the flat, I could rest assured that no burglar had broken in! I just layed in bed hoping for it to go off :( lol. Scared & alone!!! My flatmate said I could have rang her tho when I tld her about it today (I love her, she keeps me sane c:). It went off after 20 mins & I was raging & tired lol.

Anyways, today I've booked to go home in August for 2 & half weeks. Can't wait! I was already home last month & it always flies so fast. Hopefully this time at home I have a car so I can ACTUALLY do things :) can't wait for quality family, pets & friends time :)

My simple everyday make-up routine :)

This is a makeup routine that I've been doing for ages now as its quick & not too 'done' looking for going to work or classes. I prefer looking au naturale lol and just using makeup to enhance facial features (also to disguise blemishes of course!). Altogether it takes about 10-15 mins! Sometmes if I want to be abit more dolled up (meeting the boyfriend or going shopping) I put on extra intense 'smokey' brown eyeshadow and longer (exaggerated) eyeliner flicks as well as mascara.

So, without further adieu I'll show you the steps through some pictures!:)

I've just put on moisturiser, little foundation & brow shadow to create a more definate brow.
Next I do the eyeshadow: 
darker matt brown on the upper outer corners of the eye to create shadow and illusion of a bigger crease, 
glimmery gold on the upper middle corner of the eye & bottom inner corner (to make the eyes look bigger), 
and a dark glimmery ombrey brown colour on the bottom middle to outer eye to outline the eyes (without using eyeliner which is more harsh).

Next I do my (signature lol) subtle cat flicks!

2 quick coats of mascara

All done!

The makeup used are:

1. Superdrug Vitamin E SPF 15 radiance moisture cream. Gotta have the spf! Even in Scotalnd lol. I love this cos this moisturiser contains light relecting pigments to give radiance & it smells goooood :)

2. Bourjois paris healthy mix in 51 (vanilla clair). This gives up to 16 hour glowing complexion and toned skin. It is a liquid foundation so its very light and I can use more or less depending on the coverage I want.

3. Sleek brow kit indark 818. This is really good as sit contains powder, gel and 2 different application brushes as well as tweezers! 

4. The body shop tea tree concealer in 01. I feel better when I use this on spots as I'm not just covering the spots (clogging it up) with makeup, instead this concealer does not clog up skin and has tea tree properties to help clear impurities!

5. Sleek mineral based eyeshadow palette in storm 578. I used the second gold colour and the matt brown. The glimmery dark brown is really handy to use on a night out to touch up on eyemakeup!

6. Eyeshadow alette by H&M. I just used one ombre brown colour from this. There are 36 different colours so I am always tempted to use the crazy colours (especially when I' going out!) for a change but most times I end up like the Joker. Lol I'll do my night out makeup routine soon!

7. 2true waterproof eyeliner. Good for staying on even when I get sweaty or cry :'( lol

8. Rimmel lash accelerator in 003 extreme black. This is supposed to be a lash treatment which provides benefits to the lashes; length, strength, nourish and renewal. I think it has increased length to my lashes to some extent but I'm not sure if it has given strength or made them thicker. It took perhaps a month to really notice changes and overall I'm pretty happy with this product!

Hope you enjoyed looking at my makeup routine :) any Qs or comments most welcome!

Choice of nails today!

Ive had this colour in my cupboard for ages so decided to change from the bright & nude colours I always go for. 

Its called 'Sloe Berry' (sloe meaning blackthorn so pretty cool) by Front Cover. This is really different than what I would usually go for but I really like it! I had to put on 3 coats however to get it really dark & matt :)

Looks navy blue in this photo lol but its really not!

ASOS £100 challenge

For the ASOS £100 blogger challenge this is what I came up with. It was quite difficult to keep within the £100 limit!

Cropped Fitted Top With Collar: £30

Knicker Short in Sequins: £30

Pieces Gylise Necklace: £5 (was £9)

Pieces Fransine Bracelet Set: £3 (was £10)

ALIVE Chelsea Wedge Ankle Boots: £22 (was £45)

Hard Diamond Clutch: £10 (was £25)

The first piece that caught my eye was the collared crop top, I love the preppy chic style. Next was the cool sequined shorts, I'd love to dress up in them for a night out. I knew I wanted a statement bag & orange was the colour I went for. I had to go to the sale section for this but I actually really like the shape & look of the bag here!

It was hard to find jewelry as I loved a big collared necklace I found which looked really cool clashing with the collared top. However it was too expensive :( so unwillingly I had to find some other jewelry. I found these lovely slim baggy bracelets and the cute necklace for less than a fiver each!

I just went for something that I'd like to wear on a night out. Hope you like it! :)

Crop Top outfit!

So we were going out in search of a club in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and ended up going to a really expensive club where Martin Solveigwas dj-ing. It was AMAZING! 

Here's what I wore, I got a new crop top for holidays. It was only £10 or less (can't remember) as I caught it in the sale- do love a good bargain! However, I wish I had took a full pitcure of my outfit, as I wore cute little sandals from H&M and my shorts are Levi's.

High waisted shorts that I bought off ebay for so cheap! I cut a couple inches off them & frayed them abit. They sit comfortably as they're one size bigger so the belly fat doesn't go over an ill fitting waist!

I wore a light orange shirt with my outfit for walking about outside until we found a club.

The best (decent enough) picture of me that I could find from the club.

Holidays 2012. Part one: Split, Croatia

Me and my boyfriend decided to go away for a week & a half to Croatia with a trip in the middle to Bosnia. I had the best time and was glad there was no quarrels (only when trying to be the navigator; we're both rather stubborn ha).

First day in Split, Croatia

The Riva (Promenade) to the right

Had brunch in the heart of the Diocletian's Palace, it was amazing to have lovely historical remains around us.

Got to try the yummy black cuttlefish Risotto

At the Bacvice beach

Shopping

Our cute balcony!

Cheap watermelon (about 2 pounds?) amazing!

Took a day trip to Brac island from Split. Wanted to go to Hvar but sadly there were no more tickets left :(. Brac was not as populated nor touristy so it was peaceful!

Yup we went into the sea to cool off & swim!

Last night in Split before going to Mostar & Sarajevo!! Quite like my outfit here :)

The best things about Split was:

1. the ice-cream (some amazing flavours!!) 

2. cocktails. I fell in love with Mai Tai <3 

3. food (I love fish!) 

4. warm weather but sometimes it was too hot! Can be sorted by going into the sea though!

Don't know if I would go back but I certainly would visit Zagreb (the capital & largest city of Croatia), also I would go back to visit Hvar for the clubs as I never got to :(. 

Look for my other post on Croatia & Dubrovnik :)

Check out my Instagram :)

Just random snaps all taken with my phone (Sony Ericsson Xperia).

http://web.stagram.com/n/tis_johann/?npk=192564089006036157_52998300

Hope u liked them :) if you did check out the other ones!

My night time routine!

First thing to take any makeup off:

*Superdrug Vitamin E skin care range- hot cloth cleanser. (Only sometimes use the hot cloth).

Followed by:

*Simple- clear skin oil balancing facial scrub

*Simple- pore minimising toning cleanser

*Body shop- seaweed clarifying night treatment

*Talika- eyebrow lipocils, eyebrow conditioning gel

*For any acne: Superdrugs: deep action anti-blemish gel

I swear by vitamin E products! Vitamin E is a powerful antioxident that protects skin against free environmental damage and premature aging by combating against free radicals. -Im all about combating free radicals (after learning about all the harmful effects from Home Economics at school). This product smells lovely & is moisturising!

I like Simple products because it has no perfume, colour or harsh chemicals to upset skin. This is my third tube of this stuff & is a gentle exfoliater containing witch hazel antibacterial so all good.

Gotta have a toner! It rids any last bit of make-up & this toner contains vitamins & minimises pores. 

I use this as a kind of moisturiser for sleeping- if my skin feels real dry I just use a simple vitamin E moisturiser. This is pretty expensive (like £12 in body shop I think) but I love it! This is my second bottle of it- it lasts for ages! Its a serum that feels light & lovely. It helps clarify oily/combination skin & I feel it helps my pores to produce less oil so in the mornings I feel fresh!

I started using this about 2 months ago now as I wanted to grow more & thicker eyebrows as mine were quite sparse and I couldn't get much of an arch without filling in gaps using my eyebrow set. This has worked to some extent I feel. Certainly I have grown more hairs & I feel that my hairs are alot thicker, so yey :) However this was quite expensive & from france :P ..it's got a cute mirror though!

If I ever have any acne- most times i just let my skin breathe abit more at night time rather than loading products over my spots. However if I have a big one coming & I feel I want to stop it, or make it go away quicker, I use this. Its a simple product from Superdrug- only £2-£3 and lasts for quite a while :)

So there ya go. My night time routine is quite established. Ask my pal Melissa, she knows the drill! :)