Spring/Summer Favourites 2015

          Hey guys,

I was wondering, when was the last time I did a favourites post? Um, a while?! March, if you were wondering (yes, I did take the time to look hihi). So, after around a few, maybe several months, I decided to write more favourites posts. Here is one, that is... more of a spring and summer favourites, ending the warm season as we enter the colder months!

I finished this already, but this is (was?) the Mango Melon Twist body lotion from Bath and Body Works. I'm not quite sure if they still sell this, but if they still do sell this line, you should check it out because it smells really good! It has a really sweet smell, that some might find it a little too sweet, but I only put a little bit on and I really like it! It stays on my clothes too, so the scent is there all day! 

Yay! A returning favourite! And yes, this is the same picture as the one from last year, haha. This is a blanket from Vietnam. I've had this for ever, and it still feels so new! This blanket, or quilt, is perfect- I repeat, perfect for summer, especially for where I live! Where I live, the weather is a little um... unpredictable. One day it's like, super hot, and the next, it's raining and it's cold, and I'm wearing a sweatshirt. When the night gets too hot, I only use the blue quilt. When it's a little chillier, I use my duvet, and the quilt for a little more warmth. It's such a versatile blanket, and it's the perfect size as well. This blanket is for sure one of my summer essential!

Another one of my favourites is Sanpellegrino! I was drinking this so much during the month of July! Not everyday, but one or twice a week, which is a real treat for me. My favourites are the blood orange, the lemon and the clementine one! Here I only have the clementine and blood orange, but if you want to try the lemon flavour, it's the one can with the yellow foil. I just love the fizziness (is that a word? Oh well)! It tastes so good with ice too! Aaah! This might be a summer food essential on my list from now on!

SUNSCREEN! My "all-time" essential! The sunscreen on the left is the Garnier Ombrelle sunscreen with SPF 60, and the one on the right is the La Roche-Posay sunscreen with SPF 60 too. I wore sunscreen every day of summer and so I guess ultimately it's one of my favourites during the warmer and sunnier months. I've been using the La Roche-Posay sunscreen for a while now, but this year I tried out the Ombrelle sunscreen for the first time and I am very impressed! It's very light and it doesn't leave my skin as greasy as other sunscreens and I'm pretty sure it makes my skin softer!! I love it, and I love how it comes in this huge bottle for only like, $20, PLUS it has SPF 60. Like WHAT?

This is the Capris Seaside Citrus shimmer mist from Bath and Body Works. So originally, I was only planning on wearing this during the summer because the smell matches better with the warmer season, and also because of the shimmer it leaves on your body. I did use it, and I liked it! I think it has a nice smell plus the shimmer makes me sparkle under the sun haha. It will take me a while to use this up, because as you can see it comes in a pretty big bottle. One thing I don't like about the smell though is that you can overload it, and it will smell too strong. I got a headache once because I spritzed too much on. But other than that, it's a great summer scent.

This is lemon and honey and mint tea! This is such a soothing drink at night, but it's also a great refreshing drink during the day with cold water. Making this is so simple; so you just need to cut up a couple of lemon slices, add some sprigs of mint, and honey and pour boiling water over it! The honey I have at home is pretty hard and thick so it doesn't dissolve in cold water, so what I do is dissolve the honey with hot water and then I pour it into my water bottle so it's a little bit like a syrup. What's cool and even better about this drink is that it's super healthy and good for you! The mints I use are actually from my backyard too so it's fresh from the stem! And because you can make it your own, you can change it or spice it up to your liking.

This is the Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Leave In Conditioner. I've actually had this for a while now, but it was only this summer that I started using it every time I finish showering. I don't know if it's because of this, I think it is, but the ends of my hair have been a lot softer and less like, gritty! It has an apricot smell which is awesome for summer. So when I finishing showering, I go back to my room and pat my hair dry with my towel so it's damper, and then I squeeze a little bit of the product into my hands, like a little bit more than the size of a dime and I massage it into my hands first, then into the ends of my hair. With whatever's left I massage it on the top of my hair. And it works great. Plus it's cheap, and you can get these at drugstores.


These were some of my favourites from the last few months! I hope y'all enjoyed reading this post!

Keep Smiling,
M-L

School is Back in Session 2015

          So... School is back in session! Well, at least it's going to. I mean, some of you have already started. I started this morning!! But, today I want to share some "words of wisdom" with you before you all go back to school, if you haven't yet. There are already so many videos on YouTube and so many sites that talk about the things we need to know before we go back to school, I don't want to be a parrot and repeat what everyone says, so I tried thinking of things that have not yet been mentioned! But of course there will be some things that have already been said, because I agree with them.

Haha, I feel the need to say this. School will not be like in the movies and TV shows. Elementary school, junior high/middle school, high school, doesn't matter, I don't think it's what you would expect. Personally, there was a time in one of my school years when I thought that school was going to be like in the movies! But haha, no. Nope, school is... not necessarily boring, but there's nothing really interesting about it like on TV and in movies, other than all the new things you're learning!

A huge part of school is finding out who you are as an individual. I've mentioned this in one of my other posts. So don't try to change who you are because of other people. Be your own person, and don't follow others. Be yourself, reveal your unique personality! And definitely don't be shy about it. Who cares if you're a little quirky, or you're into stuff that people might find weird. This could also tie in with your physical appearance. Unveil your beautiful masterpiece that is your face once in a while instead of covering it up. No one will really care if you have dark circles, or you have a few blemishes here and there. Be confident with who you are and what you look like.

Try to balance time with your school work and your friends. It's better to be balancing your life with school and friends and family and other activities, than to always be in your room studying. Try out for some sports if you feel like it, or join a club or two to keep yourself busy sometimes. That being said though, in desperate measures, education (well, for me), should always come first (unless you're sick, than of course health is first).

I learned this at school. In order to reach success, you need to fail. Failure doesn't mean it's the end. When you fail, you learn from it. You can correct your mistakes, and have better experiences from it. So don't be too hard on yourself when you make mistakes. But, buuuut, don't let that be an excuse either for doing bad things, and knowing it's bad. You can't do something bad and be like "failure is good!".

People care more about themselves than they do for other people. So don't sweat it if you feel like people are judging you. I mean if they are, it's likely they'll forget about you in a nanosecond (unless they have nothing better to do with their lives, truth be told). I'm sure you know this, because you've judged others before, just to think about yourself a second later. Right? Just relax and let loose.

You are in school for a reason. Education. Don't slack off. You will regret it when you're older. If you have a choice between hanging around, or finishing off an assignment, please choose the assignment, even though it's probably one of the most hardest, and sometimes painful thing to do! It's your number one priority! No pain, no gain guys!!! In the long run, it might change your life! Well, that's a little cheesy, but something good will come out of it. You may not know it unless you do it.

Time flies by faster than we all think. So stop and smell the roses. Soak in every moment while you're at school. Enjoy your free time during lunch with your friends, the sassy yet hilarious comments from the students in your class, just the overall life at school. And if you want, keep a journal to write in the events that happened in the day, and complain about how fast school is flying by! Before you know it, you'll finish school and you'll be like, "What just happened?".

You should always show up to school 500% ready to face the day. When you think about it, you're at school, getting an education, you're learning new things so that you have a nice future. I don't mean to be annoying, but we're lucky to go to school everyday, we should take advantage of that. We have teachers who, despite the stereotypes written on them, teach us things (even though the way they teach us proves otherwise). We have big and sturdy buildings with lots of technology as resources, and we have libraries with loads of books that you could maybe spend hours in just to choose a book you like to read. School is setting you up for the real world, and for you to be successful. Wouldn't we want to take advantage of that? Plus, we see our friends everyday at school, so isn't that awesome?!

There we have it! Things we ought to know before we go back to school. But when in doubt, I think you should do what you think makes you feel good on the outside and inside. I hope you enjoyed reading this post. And I certainly hope with all my heart that you have a nice upcoming (or rest of) school year!

Keep Smiling,
M-L