Monday, January 26, 2015

What's For Breakfast?

Breakfast has always been my favourite meal of the day. Partially because I get to eat cereal and also because it makes me feel awake and ready for the day. If I'm in a rush, I'd usually eat some flavoured yogurt (I typically go for mango or strawberry flavoured yogurt!). However, when I'm on school break, I love to eat cereal and granola! This filling breakfast is energy packed and very substantial! 
1 - My Favourite bowl to eat cereal in. Purchased from Target.
2 - Weetbix is a very popular choice for breakfast here in Australia! I buy the high-bran box so I can pack as much nutrients into my body as possible. I usually go for 2 'blocks' a day. Keep in mind that Weetbix is very bland on its own and also very filling!
3 - Since Weetbix is bland, I love topping it with granola. The granola I've been using is the Jordan's granola with dried Blueberries and Cranberries. This adds a crunch and a pop of flavour to your cereal.
4 - I personally prefer cereal with milk rather than without it. I usually just use low fat milk and it's perfect with this combo.





I hope you enjoyed reading about what I typically eat for breakfast. Let me know what you eat in the comments below, I'd love to here from you! 

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Seeing Tanya Burr On Live Television!

After a huge surprise announced by Tanya Burr herself on Twitter, I was so excited to see Tanya this morning on Live Television. 
Tanya was invited to speak on the daily show featured on channel 7, Sunrise, to talk about her success on YouTube and her book titled 'Love, Tanya' coming out on January 29th in bookstores. I was especially excited for her appearance because it's not something we see everyday on television. The whole famous YouTuber on live TV situation, and she was flown out from England to Australia!  Tanya has had quite a successful career from blogging to YouTube to launching her own lip glosses, nail polish and false eyelashes. With a book coming out just next week, there is nothing she hasn't yet conquered. Despite me being so excited about her guest appearance, I found that the apperance was rather short. It didn't focus on all her success and didn't talk about the book at all! Nonetheless, I still enjoyed seeing her on live TV in Australia. 

The show hosts, Sam and Nat, asked her a series of questions about future fashion trends, makeup favourites and tips, as well as her tips on how to be successful. Tanya was very calm whilst speaking and handled the exciting situation very proffessionally. 
Congratulations once again to Tanya Burr on her success in the Beauty Industry and preorder her book, 'Love, Tanya' online!


Thursday, January 15, 2015

Herbal Essences None Of Your Frizzness Conditioner Review.

If you've got super frizzy hair you'd understand the struggle I face daily with my hair. It's always knotty and dry and just a big fluff ball! I purchased this product in the hopes that it would put an end to my frizzy, unmanageable hair. Let's look into what it claims to do and whether it actually worked.

Price: $6.28 (AUD) 
Size: 300mL
For: Dry/Frizzy/Damaged Hair
Packaging: Bright orange and green bottle. Traditional Herbal Essences packaging and product comes out easily.
Claims: All day frizz control, sumptuously soft conditioner and protection against humidity.
My thoughts: I love it! It has significantly reduced my frizz and leaves my hair much softer and smells amazing. The scent is alittle overpowering when you smell the product from the bottle but it's much more subtle when you actually use it in your hair. The scent is a lovely Mandarin scent with Pearl Extract which lingers all day. I've had the product for about 2 months and I've just finished it. Hmm, not bad! I must say though, this product hasn't totally eliminated frizz from my hair, but it's much better than before. I am definitely repurchasing it! 

Let me know in the comments what you thought of the product if you've tried it before. 

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Pretty Little Liars: Mona's Funeral - Best Dressed.


My all-time favourite show, Pretty Little Liars, has just returned after its long yearly break. Every year, it's a struggle to wait months without a new episode, and this year was no different. With the show returning for its second half of season 5 (aka 5B), I'm sure everyone including myself, was expecting a lot to happen this winter premiere. Of course, the cast and producers/writers killed it, literally. Sorry if your not caught up to date but, our beloved Mona is dead. This picture I have inserted shows the four liars just outside the church, where the tragic funeral of Mona Vanderwaal was taken place. All four dresses were chosen to fit and reflect each character's personality and style. Hana's (far left) style is very edgy so, the leather acid wash dress is perfect for her. Emily (middle left) is the sporty one out of the liars. The sleeveless dress reminds me of a basketball shirt as they are both sleeveless and form-fitted. Aria (middle right) in my opinion has a bizarre style. She opts for prints and mixes patterns and different textures to form an outfit. Even though I think her style is bizarre, it actually looks great! The ruffles on her dress that cross over her chest really demonstrate her love of mixing different textures together. Finally, Spencer (far right) is the more vintage, 'take me back to 1801' type of girl. She is naturally very smart and always dresses more casual than the others. Although, this is not the first time we have seen her sporting a plaid outfit, it still looks great on her! So. who is best dressed out of the four? It's a very tough decision, but I'll have to go with Emily. The fact that her dress is so simple, with just a hint of detailing at the bottom, is definitely what made it more appropriate for a funeral. The soon to be college students all looked wonderful though, nonetheless.
So, I've shared my opinion, I want to hear yours down below in the comments. What dress out of the four looked best?
P.S Picture belongs to show, not me.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Get The Look: Taylor Swift

Do you ever randomly search up celebrities to get fashion inspiration? I do that a lot! Today, I have decided to use one of my fashion icons, Taylor Swift, for my first ever "Get The Look". If I had to descibe her style in three words, it would be preppy, smart and simple. She always looks polished and fresh which is why she is one of my fashion icons. So, enough with the introduction. Let's begin...
Taylor is sporting a short, long-sleeved dress with a Peter Pan collar. The dress has white stripes as accents along the collar and sleeves. She is also wearing black, suede-looking ballet flats with her simple leather black bag that has gold clasps on the top of the bag. I have found very similar items from various stores to help "Get The Look".

Dress:
http://www.boohoo.com/day-dresses/robin-contrast-collar-dress/invt/azz34667
Robin Contrast Collar Dress- Boohoo. Retails at $30 (AUD)

Handbag:
http://www.zara.com/us/en/sale/woman/handbags/hand-bags/mini-city-bag-c541583p2151061.html
Mini City Handbag - Zara. Retails at $98.23 (AUD)

Ballet Flats: 
http://www.therapyshoes.com.au/all-flats/aruba-suede-black.html
Aruba Faux Suede- Black - Therapy. Retails at $29.95 (AUD)


I hope you have enjoyed this "Get The Look." If you have any celebrities you want me to cover on this segment, please comment down below or tweet me @englishr_ose  the celebrity and I will try my best to find their look.
*disclaimer, all these pictures are not mine. You can find them on the websites listed above. I didn't take the picture of Taylor Swift however, I did assemble this collage myself.*

Saturday, January 3, 2015

This or That Tag!

Hey everyone! Today, I thought it would be fun to do tag on here. This is mainly a beauty and fashion tag, but regardless of the topic, I hope you enjoy learning a bit more about me! My answers are the words in bold and I just want to put a disclaimer out there. I didn't write the tag, I got it from the website I have mentioned below! All that I have done was just answering the questions. enjoy!

http://tagsforeverybody.blogspot.com.au

Questions:

Makeup:
blush or bronzer blush
lip gloss or lipstick lipstick
eye liner or mascara mascara
foundation or concealer foundation
neutral or color eye shadow neutral
pressed or loose eye shadows pressed
brushes or sponges brushes

Nails:
OPI or china glaze OPI
Long or short In between
Acrylic or natural Natural
Brights or darks Darks
Flower or no flower No flower

Body:
perfume or body splash Perfume
lotion or body butter Lotion
body wash or soap Body Wash
lush or other bath company Lush
Fashion:
jeans or sweat pants Jeans
long sleeve or short Long Sleeves
dresses or skirts Dresses
stripes or plaid Stripes
flip flops or sandals Sandals
scarves or hats Scarves
studs or dangly earrings Studs
necklaces or bracelets Necklaces
heels or flats Flats
cowboy boots or riding boots Riding Boots
jacket or hoodie Hoodie
forever 21 or charlotte russe Forever 21
abercombie or Hollister Hollister
saks 5th or nordstrom Nordstrom

Hair:
curly or straight Wavy
bun or ponytail Ponytail
bobby pins or butterfly clips Bobby Pins
hair spray or gel Hair Spray
long or short Long
light or dark Dark
side sweep bangs or full bangs Side swept
up or down Down 

Random:
Rain or shine Rain
Summer or winter Winter
Fall or spring Fall
Chocolate or vanilla Vanilla
So that's it! I hope you enjoyed reading this tag and getting to knowa bit about me. Don't forget to comment down below telling me what other tags I should do next and thanks so much for reading!

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Dove Invisible Dry Aerosol Deodorant

Today, I'm going to review Dove's Invisible Dry Spray Deodorant. I've been using it for about 4 months so I've got an idea of it's capabilities and whether it actually works or not. Let's look at what it claims to do; On the back it says, "Protect your clothes from annoying white marks and help prevent yellow stains on white clothes. Our unique dry formula was tested on 100 colors, from black to white and everything in between. With Dove's 1/4 moisturizing cream, it leaves your underarms even more beautiful."  It also says on the front that it protects you for 48h, it has 0% Alcohol and is an anti-perspirant deodorant. It's size is 100g/169mL which is pretty decent. It doesn't really have a fragrance, it just smells like powder. It comes in a spray can with easy light-weight packaging.
Here's what I think:
After using this product for a couple months, it's still not finished. There is about half the can left which is excellent because that means less money to spend! I used this after P.E class, in and out of school, before I went in the shower and before other various activities. I think the Deodorant does an excellent job with the 'invisible' component. The Deodorant has never transferred onto any of my clothes including black and doesn't leave white marks either. It prevents yellow staining like it claims on the back, but I don't think it keeps me dry for '48h' like it says to. For example, if I'm outside on a hot day walking around, it fails to keep me dry for more than an hour which really sucks. It also doesn't smell that pleasant, so it doesn't leave with a fresh smell and when you sweat through it, you smell kind of gross too! My underarms aren't any softer than they were before so, their moisturising didn't work.
Would I buy it again:
I would buy it, if that was one of the few things left at the store from deodorants. However, I think I will keep looking for a better one for now.
Have you tried this Deodorant? Tell me what you think down below!