Lipstick and Study Notes

Hello Everybody!

As you probably all know, I don't have a very exciting social life and I spend most of my time in my pajamas and on my computer. I have no problem with this at all. Lately I have become quite obsessed with Youtubers. Of course I've known about Youtube for a few years, but I used to only use it to listen to music or watch behind the scenes videos of One Direction when they were still on X-factor (didn't we all?). The first vloggers I ever watched were Jenna Marbles and Kingsley, who I think are pretty much the King and Queen of Youtube. However, a few months back my friend Emma introduced me to a channel called 'Jacksgap', and that's when the trouble started. As every other teenage girl with an Internet connection I immediately fell in love with those gorgeous British twins (Jack especially) and I willingly dove into the world of British youtubers. Since then I have become quite the Youtuber expert, and I spend all my free time either watching videos I haven't seen yet, re-watching videos for the billionth time or desperately refreshing my feed in hope of a new video. I lead a very exciting life. Anyhow, I thought it would be nice to share some of my favorite Youtubers of all time with you. I was going to do a 'top 10' but then I realized I can't possibly choose who I like better so it's just going to be a list, in no particular order. Enjoy!

1. Jacksgap

2. Official Sam Pepper
 The Second Youtuber on our list is another British boy named Sam Pepper. Sam made his debut in big brother, but is mostly know for his hilarious Youtube videos. He started off with asking random questions to people on the street ('What's your worst pick-up line?' 'What would you do if you were invisible for one day?') and putting the best responses in a video, but not long after that he started making prank videos and 'Things we all do' type vlogs (and we're all really glad he did). I absolutely love Sam's videos because he cracks me up and he has the best attitude. Sam Pepper doesn't give a damn about what anyone thinks and is a prime example of how to live your life to the fullest. He also has the best accent and he seems like a really nice guy which is a total plus. If you're ever feeling down or you just want to have a laugh, go watch some Sam: he's guaranteed to have you rolling on the ground laughing in no time!

3. DiCasp

Though you may not have guessed it from the thumbnail, Dicasp is a not a woman: he is Caspar Lee, a South African teenager who calls his fans sluts and rings up hotels asking to help him find his sisters virginity. Classic. Caspar started off making videos in his bedroom in sunny South Africa like many others, but his humor and fake seriousness is what made him stand out. Caspar can tell the most random stories and say the weirdest things without even cracking a smile, yet he doesn't come off as rude or grumpy. After becoming increasingly popular and making friends with loads of other British Youtubers, Casper moved to London and moved into a bachelor pad with Alfie Deyes of Pointlessblog. I'm really not sure who to be more jealous of.

4. Troye Sivan
 Troye Sivan is one of my latest 'Youtube discoveries'. After seeing lots of gifs of him on Tumblr I decided to finally give in to the rage. This was a very good decision. Troye Sivan is a singer/actor who spends 90% of his time on the internet eating junk food. Basically, he is a better looking and more successful version of all of us. With piercing blue eyes, a voice that will kill you (I'm not joking) and a great dry sense of humor, Troye has easily won over my heart, as well as many others'. Also, if you decide to check out his videos and end up enjoying them (which I will guarantee you will), don't forget to follow him on tumblr and twitter- his posts always make my day.

5. Marcus Butler TV

Marcus Butler (aka Marcie but but) is another Brititsh Youtuber with a crazy intro ('HeeeelloOoOO), a female persona named Margaret and a huge bum which he calls his 'Nicki Minaj'. That pretty much sums him up. Marcus makes really funny and enjoyable videos where he talks about Shit -insert a type of person- Do. These videos usually end up being little ranty, but we don't mind because he makes little sketches and talks in funny voices- so it's all good. 
 
6. Pointlessblog

This is Alfie (British, obviously), possibly one of the most adorable people on the internet. Alfie makes all kinds of videos, from vlogs to mail videos and even (hilarious) challenges. With his cute smile, permanent happiness and standard 'What's up guys, how are you doing?' I just want to grab his face and smush it together saying 'you're such a cute wittle baby, oh yes you are, yes you are!' -which is odd because he is, in fact, older than me. Alfie is sure to cheer you up and make you see the positive side of things. The only thing cuter than Alfie is Zalfie (Zoe and Alfie) who I -regardless of what Zoe and Alfie say- will ship until the day I die.

7. Zoella

The first ever beauty vlogger I watched was Zoe, aka Zoella, aka 50% of Zalfie. Zoe is by far one of the most gorgeous women on Youtube, either with perfectly applied makeup or without.  Zoe makes a lot of haul and skin/hair care routines, which I really enjoy even though they always make me want to go out and buy tons of stuff I don't need. Zoe also has an amazing blog which I've mentioned before, and she is actually the reason I ombréd my hair. She also has a great second channel filled with fun daily vlogs. Last but not least, she has some really funny collab videos with other Youtubers where she does crazy (blindfold) makeup challenges, mainly on boys. So if you ever want to see your favorite British/ Southafrican Youtube boy covered in thick layers of makeup, Zoella's channel is the place to be.

8. Sprinkle of Glitter

 Next on the list is Louise of Sprinkle of Glitter. You've already seen lots of her on my previous blogpost, but apart from being my blogspiration, she also makes some great Youtube videos. Like Zoe, Louise does lots of Haul and product videos, with a main focus on beauty articles. I absolutely adore Louise because she is the happiest, most upbeat person I've ever seen. Despite struggles she's had in the past she always has a very positive attitude and really inspires me to have a happier outlook on life. Just like Zoe, Louise is absolutely beautiful, has perfect makeup looks and -and this is my absolute favorite part about her- has the most adorable daughter named Darcy and nicknamed Baby Glitter. I love watching Louise's long beauty videos, but I most enjoy her daily vlogs because she is the craziest and most hilarious person ever. Louise and Zoe are actually best friends and both appear in most of the others' vlogs, and watching them together always makes me wish I was friends with them. Which will happen sooner or later. Watch me.

9. Jenna Marbles
Like I said in the intro, Jenna Marbles is basically the Queen of Youtube. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past three years you'll know who she is, and you'll probably have seen her 'How to trick people into thinking you're good looking' video. Jenna is an internet icon, who swears, drinks, and puts her dogs in her bra. She makes sketchy-type or ranty vlogs that are guaranteed to have you nearly pee your pants of laughter. Tip: don't watch Jenna's video's in the school library when you're waiting for your next class, because you will forget there are people around you who can't hear the video, and you will end up laughing out loud and being completely embarrassed.

10. Thatcher Joe
Joe is actually Zoe's sister, who was inspired by his sister to start making videos. However, unlike Zoe, he does not make beauty videos. In fact, he doesn't know the difference between blusher and contour and calls mascara mascarey (go watch Zoella's 'My brother does my makeup' 1 and 2, you won't regret it). Like all of the Youtubers I've mentioned before, Joe is extremely funny and has an incredible sense of dry humour. His Lyrical Phone Prank video had me rolling on the floor laughing and he is amazing at accents. My favorite thing about Joe is that at the end of every videos he adds a few outtakes, which show that he is a complete idiot. I love him. Oh, and for all you ladies out there: he's pretty good looking ;)

11. Fun For Louis
Last but not least, there's Louis. Louis' main channel is actually Food For Louis, but I don't watch that because he eats live animals and yucky things and my stomach is not prepared for that. I prefer his Fun For Louis channel, where he posts daily vlogs (he is the only Youtuber I know who posts vlogs every day!) about his awesome life full of traveling, friends and tons of normal food. The reason I'm kind of freaking out about him today is because as I am typing this Louis Cole of fun for Louis is in the same country as me. I repeat. He is in The Netherlands. Right. Now. As you can imagine, I've been flooding his twitter with tweets begging him to do a little Dutch meet up in Amsterdam, because I'd die if he'd been in the same country as me for a week and leave without giving me a big fat hug! (I've had that happen to me before, when Jack was in Amsterdam and he didn't tell anyone, and my heart hurt for weeks. Nót recommended.)

So those were my favorite Youtubers! I love discovering new Youtubers, so if you know any good people or make videos yourself, let me know in the comments below! I'm currently a week (!) away from my final exams so as you can imagine I have locked myself in my house and I've been studying for the past week and will continue to for the next. I promise -cross my heart and hope to die- that after I'm done with my exams I'll flood you with tons of amazing blogposts!

Hugs and Kisses!

Hello Everybody!


I am so sorry about not posting anything in over a week but I have been terribly busy with school (whats new, eh?). But here I am, 12:08 AM, tick-tacking away just for you!


Today's post is about one of my favorite things: hair! I realize that may have sounded a bit odd, but what girl doesn't love a bit of hair renewal? Lord knows this girl does. Over the past years I've had my fair share of cute, glamorous or downright disastrous hairstyles. I like to think of my hair as one of my best features: it's thick, long and you can do pretty much anything with it. This is why I prefer going to the hairdressers to get a cut or dye-job, in stead of trying to let my parents do it for me, or worse- do it myself. Yes, this may cost a little (a lot) more money than grabbing the scissors from the kitchen drawer and hoping for the best, but I'd rather go through  life a little poorer with a good head-a-hair than looking like poor Cynthia from Rugrats. However, for the last year I have mistreated my hair terribly, leading to dead-ends and fifty shades of hair color -shudder-.

Here's a quick recap: about a year ago I decided I needed to get purple dip-dye, so I let my hairdresser bleach the bottom  of my hair and dye it a lovely shade of violet.
It looked quite nice but sadly enough the purple didn't stay very long and within a few weeks I went from purple to magenta to mauve and ended up with the top half of my hair a dark brown and the bottom half bleached blond.


There was no nice overlay and the color contrast was far too heavy so after a while I decided to go back to my brunette ways and bought a permanent brown color to dye it back. This looked nice but after a few months I got bored with it and -being the Kardashian obsessed wacko I am- decided to go full on black. Like I said, I have really thick hair so one packing was not nearly enough, so I ended up having streaks of brown in between my black locks. I tried putting another layer of black on about a week after the first coloring but this only seemed to make the color difference worse. It was supposed to be washable dye but that was an obvious lie because no matter what I tried (head and shoulders mixed with baking soda isn't something I'd usually wash my hair with), I kept having streaks of black. Now after a while of washing and trying to get all the dye out of my hair and to go back to my natural hair color, my hair ended up being a mix of four different colors: dark brown (natural), blond (on the bottom), chocolate brown and black. It looked absolutely horrendous and I've been fed up with it for months, but I didn't want to cut it all off because I've finally managed to grow my hair out.

This is what my hair looked like: a mess of colors and dead ends. (It's straightened by the way)

As you may know I am quite obsessed with British Youtubers and Bloggers, and at the moment I'm quite into Sprinkle of Glitter and Zoella. After watching a lot of their videos I decided I was in love with Zoe's hair and wanted to go ombre. After weeks of doubting if it would end up looking okay I finally got up the courage to call my best friend and beg her to do my hair for me. I went out and bought L'oreal's Wild Ombre Préférence and went over to her house yesterday afternoon. I'd watched lots of DIY videos in advance just so I had a slight clue of what the heck we were supposed to do, but I have to say Joyce (the best friend) was quite the professional in the whole matter.

It took quite a while, starting with dividing the dye over my hair (I have a lot of hair) and waiting 30 minutes (the box said 25-45 minutes but we chose 30 just to be safe), but the worst part was rinsing out the dye, putting in the shampoo, rinsing out the shampoo, brushing my wet and horribly tangled hair and finally blow-drying it. Even though I think the dye could have stayed in a little bit longer for a slightly bigger effect, I'm still very happy with the result. My hair finally looks healthy again, and not to mention super gorgina -and yes, that is a word-. I think the brush to apply the dye has made the color go lighter very gradually rather than going from dark to light in a matter of mm, which makes the look very subtle but nonetheless really pretty. Also, the dye turned out a beautiful honey to caramel color, which fits my dark roots perfectly. As I said, I'm really pleased with the result and think ombré is definitely the way to go! I would totally recommend L'oreal's Wild Ombre Préférence because it's super easy to apply and comes out great.


What do you guys think? Do you love the ombre-look or do you think this style is so last summer? Let me know in the comments!


Hugs and Kisses!