THAT ZOELLA SNAPCHAT..

I haven't posted in three months and to be honest I've been putting it off for a long time. Now, I'm currently sat being very ill thinking about how much I used to enjoy blogging so here I am.

What really prompted me to write this post was this article written by the sun:

Here is a link to the article

Firstly, it's an absolute crap headline. It's not exactly catchy is it?

This is the so-called 'scantily-clad, sexy image'. A large amount of Zoellas fanbase is younger that 13. The image was on Snapchat. The minimum age or Snapchat, like most other social medias is 13, there is no age requirement for 'The sun'. 

The article then goes on to say she ' flashed her toned midriff, going braless in a tight white top'. She is quite clearly wearing a bra and definitely not tight. I'm sure if it was a picture of a man in this position you'd be promoting his 'sexiness' and 'manliness'.

If anything this is showing girls that she is comfortable in her own skin. She is a role model and she has definitely not 'shown a more risqué side.'

Zoella wears underwear. Big deal, shocking news. Maybe you should try posting on something important rather that attacking women on wearing underwear and promoting images of men whom wear less.

Thanks to Zoellas dedicated fanbase a hashtag has been trending on twitter of #westandwithzoe. Let's be sensible and not sexualise women, we're in 2016. 

Sculpture park

We recently discovered that there is a sculpture park near us so me and a friend went and took a look. It was pretty awesome. Although, a two mile walk killed my legs. Here are a few of my favourite pictures. The skeletons had such personality!

Easy phography edit tutorial.

For those of you who are interested, I thought I would show you how to do a really cool looking edit.

This is using a free editor and you can even use your phone to take the photos.

Firstly, set up your camera. I used a tripod to make the photos sharp. You can balance your phone on a couple of books. Your camera should be pointed at a wall. If you happen to have a black wall, this would be really handy for you (get it, handy). I do not and therefore I stuck a few sheets of black card to a wall. You could use different background colors for this and I have also experimented using white.

Put a self timer on and use a macro setting to focus your hand. I turned the light off and used a flash for added contrast. I also set my camera to a black and white filter.Make random artsy poses with your hand. Here are a couple of examples I photographed. Don't worry if you can see the card or if its slightly blurry; mine are to.

Upload your photos to your computer. The photo editor I used for this was iPiccy . Upload your photos and choose a starting photo. Then click on the tab up on the top with the three layers. 

On the left, you will have fade slider. As this is the background picture, I put the fade at 19%. 

Next click on the small blue photo icon next to the heart. The tab "Add photos". You can now upload another photo you have taken. Drag it from the sidebar onto your background.

As all of your images were taken with the same camera, enlarge the image using the circles on the picture so it is the exact same size as your background picture, the original.

Now use the same fade slider. You can change your fade to your own preference but for this image it is 59%. 

Using this technique: 'Add photos', select the photo you like, enlarging it and using the fade slider you can experiment with as many layers as you would like. To finish, the save button is along the top, the picture of a disk. It will ask you to combine layers, which you press 'OK'.

Please do leave a comment if you try it out, and please send me your photos! Any questions or if my explanation isn't as clear as you would like, do tell me. 

New years resolutions

CHRISTMAS IN TWO NIGHTS

Blah,blah,blah. Everyone has those resolutions that are practically impossible but I've decided to try and have a few aims for 2016 that are actually achievable for me. This blog will be a way of dong that and every so often I will post a blog post on how they're doing.

1. Get a good bum. Basically I'm going to find a 30 day squat challenge and keep to it, 
2. Get more ear piercings, hopefully 2-3.
3. Start a journal. Some ideas: here, here and here.
4. Dye my hair, maybe get highlights or ombre
5. Learn calligraphy 

Any new years resolution

Lush 'Roots' review.

Remember me? I'm just going to apologize for my major lack of posts. Well it's been three months and I would love to say I've been really busy doing some really amazing stuff but I haven't. I've been busy revising, doing school work, watching friends and procrastinating.

I bought the hair treatment 'roots' from lush about a month ago with the intention of trying it out and writing a review. I gave the product a try around 4 times before coming up with some stuff that may actually be a use to you.

The product cost me £10.75 for a 225g pot and is applied on dry hair for 20+ minutes then washed out.

I found this product overall pretty damn good. I applied it all over my roots which used a lot of the product up because I have excessively thick hair and lots of it. This mixture has a smell over peppermint but it isn't overwhelming; for me anyway. I then waited 20 minutes because i'm impatient and washed it out, then I applied shampoo and conditioner. I let my hair dry naturally as I don't want to cause more damage than necessary (and it takes me forever). It feels silky and hydrated.

There is still a faint smell of peppermint which i like but my hair does not appear greasy. I doubt I would use this product regularly due to the cost and the amount of product I use each time I apply the treatment. I will continue to use it when my hair seriously needs some TLC.

Beach

You don't have to go far to take some pretty rad photos. Me and my friend decided to get on a bus and head down to the beach.Impulse days are always the best. Especially when chip shop chips are involved. The weather looked crap but it came out beautiful! Here are some of the photos. The awesome thing about digital cameras is you can take as many as you like compared to the older cameras with a film (although I do have one of these; they're so cool).

Tumblr

Hi everyone! I have been meaning to post for quite a long time and haven't got round to it. I've been busy with school, coursework and lessons. Also binge watching the three seasons of Fresh Meat on Netflix. I'm just about getting over the high amount of work I've been given so I decided to post.

I've been thinking about how Tumblr has helped me develop more views and opinions on issues around the world. I have become more interested in politics and womens rights. It's helped me find out the racism that still occurs and the problems that people with different sexualities face. I read more articles and understand more. It has helped me discover more bands and music. Tumblr is basically just fucking awesome.

Take Donald Trump for example. Despite the numerous Orange is the new black GIFs, there is a huge amount of information about him (With sources!). Tumblr takes main issues that affect everyone and explains them to teenagers in a way we can understand. Followed by numerous jokes to keep the mood up. It's a great way of educating young people in ways which schools fail.

SOME OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE AND MOST HELPFUL POST I'VE DISCOVERED

1. http://clubstrology.tumblr.com/post/122177683038/how-to-grow-the-fuck-up
2. http://clubstrology.tumblr.com/post/122651774243/magicalmoonkitty-that-one-chick-over-there
3. http://jumpingintotherabbithole.tumblr.com/post/127023064389/so-i-used-to-be-a-martial-artist
4. http://angelspooks.tumblr.com/post/127392846895/and-young-ladies
5. http://good-times-goddess.tumblr.com/post/128057999986/moodstoned-misadventuresofjd-feminist
6. http://hemmotionaly-wrecked.tumblr.com/post/128294168410/toxines-small-things-to-do-that-make-your-mind
7. http://amoying.tumblr.com/post/128537244721/things-that-make-me-feel-better-about-myself-that

Please do take a look at these!