RIP Dawn

Today is an extra special post dedicated to someone who was a real inspiration to me, and who i was lucky enough to meet. Dawn Brancheau was a Killer Whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, and sadly on this day five years ago, she passed away after being killed by one of the whales that she loved so much.
I didn't know Dawn personally, but she was and still is an inspiration to me. When i met her in Shamu Underwater Viewing in April of 2005, I told her that i wanted to work with Whales at SeaWorld and be just like her. She said to me 'If You believe in you're dreams, you will succeed, and hopefully we will work together someday'. The Day i met her was one of the most amazing days of my life. Why, because not only did i meet Dawn, but she also helped me interact with three Killer Whales that were in the pool at the time. Katina, Kalina and Takara. Katina is the Matriarch of the Orlando Pod, Kalina was the original baby Shamu, she passed away in September 2010 and would have been 30 this year, and Takara, who was nearing the end of her second pregnancy with her calf Trua, she now lives at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas. Dawn helped me interact with them and taught me a few basic hand signals such as asking the whales to stick their tongues out of waving their pectoral flippers. I remember Takara being so playful even though she was in her fifteenth or sixteenth month of pregnancy. Kalina was also playful, and Katina was occasionally coming up to the glass, unlike Kalina and Takara who pretty much stayed at the glass viewing area watching Dawn, Myself and My Grandma.
I will always remember Dawn, I support the foundation that her family set up in her Name, and i still want to be a trainer just like her, and i'm doing more everyday to achieve that. If you have any dreams or ambitions, just remember what Dawn said to me. 'Believe in you're dreams and you will succeed'.

Dawn with one of the whales that she loved. (credit to google for the image)

Thankyou for reading. I will leave the links to Dawn's foundation below along with my social media links.I will also leave you with a video of Dawn doing what she did best, performing with the killer whales she loved with all of her heart. (credit to the youtube channel who uploaded this video)

I will be back in a few days with another post. 

Byeee 

Katie xoxo

DAWN'S FOUNDATION: www.http://dawnsfoundation.org/

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What's in My Makeup bag?

 Hi Everyone, So for this post i will be showing you what is in my makeup bag. I love watching videos and reading posts on this to get inspiration for my makeup bag. The majority of it is drugstore with one high end product...let's get started...

Brushes

 So my Makeup brushes are all from Real Techniques. I am in love with the Real Technique brushes as they are multi purpose and you can use them for different tasks. My favourite has to be the expert face brush. I can't wait to try the Bold metals Collection.

Base Products

These are my base products. On the left i have my Maybelline baby skin primer. I'm not a massive fan on the texture of this but it works to ensure my makeup lasts longer than it normally would without it. In the middle i have my Maybelline Better Skin foundation, I love this foundation, it has a light to medium coverage and is overall an awesome foundation. This replaced my Rmmel Wake Me Up foundation in my makeup bag. On the right is my Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer. This is what i use most days when i don't want to have a load of makeup on my face. I love the consistency and the coverage and is better than the Collection Lasting perfection concealer.

Powder and Blusher

 My powder and blusher are both from Avon. I love them both. The powder is great for setting my makeup and the blusher is a beautiful pink with gold flecks. Its like a dupe for one of the Mac Mineralise Skin finishes, but i'm not sure which one. The blusher was limited edition and has since been discontinued fom Avon.

Eye Products

 Eye products wise, I  have two mascaras, a gel eyeliner, a pencil eyeliner and a brow pencil. The first mascara is from Maybelline and its the big eyes mascara. I love that it has a brush fro both the upper and lower lashes. The second mascara is a waterproof one by NYC which i use a lot. The gel eyeliner is also by Maybelline, i've sort of mastered it but i'm still learning. The pencil eyeliner and the brow pencil are both from Avon. They are the Always on Point Eyeliner in Black and the Glimmersticks Brow Definer in Dark Brown.

Lips

The final three products are for lips. I have my Urban Decay Naked Lipgloss in the shade Walk of Shame, which is a you're lips but better shade. I've heard Perrie from Little Mix uses this. The second lipstick is a Limited Edition Kate Moss lipstick in Red Nose Red.. Kate created this especially for Comic Relief. The lipliner is by Avon, it's the glimmersticks lip liner in True Red.

That's all for this post. I'll be back soon with an extra special post on the 24th. 

I'll leave my social media links for you to check out and follow. 

Byeee 

Katie xoxo

SOCIAL LINKS:

TWITTER: @KatieLauren19xo

INSTAGRAM: @MissKatieLaurenxoxo

BLOGLOVIN: www.bloglovin.com/KatieLauren10

Valentines Day 2015!!!!

Happy Valentines Day lovely people!!!! I am not the biggest fan of Valentines day as once again I am dateless!! :( But, being single on Valentines Day is okay. One year i would like a Valentine :)
Anyway, for those of you, like me who are single on Valentines day, here are a few options you can do...
You could go and watch Fifty Shades of Grey at the Cinema with some friends, You could go on a night out with friends for a meal or to a nightclub, or if you're like me and you're friends are all loved up this valentines day, you can have a movie night on your own, which is exactly what I will be doing.
My movie night picks for tonight are surprisingly not Chick-Flicks. I've got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part one and two, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Dolphin Tale and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home. I'm also ordering in my favourite Texaco Pizza, a bottle of  Caribbean Twist, and i have a bunch of other junk food. I think it will be a good night haha :)

That's all for me from this post, I shall write again in a few days. 

I hope you all have an awesome Valentine's Day whatever you're doing. 

Write Soon

Byeee

Katie xoxo

My Top 5 drugstore/highstreet makeup products

I love highstreet/drugstore makeup, always have and always will do. I love that there is so much choice in brands, and there is something to suit your budget. So i decided to put together my top 5 drugstore and high street makeup products for you. I apologise now that I am not too sure of the prices and I hope you like my picks. SO lets get started....

L'oreal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in Blake's pure Red 

My first pick is this beautiful red lipstick from L'oreal Paris. It's the Color Riche Pure Red  in Blake Lively's shade. I think this colour is absolutely beautiful. It's slightly darker than the classic pillarbox red , but still a beautiful colour. The texture is amazing, it's matte, and it lasts for ages and i think its around £6.99 , its one of my favourites alongside the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks.

Avon Marbleised powder blush - £5.5o - Discontinued

 My Second pick is from Avon. I am a huge fan of Avon and the wide variety of products that they offer, from Makeup, to Skincare, to Clothing and Jewellery. I adore this blusher as its so beautiful, sadly I think its been discontinued as i haven't seen it in the brochures for a while and i picked up mine from the sale brochure. The packaging is beautiful and classy, the colour is stunning, shades of pink with gold running through it. I used this a lot and it replaced my MUA Mosaic blusher in English Rose in my makeup bag.

Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara - Rebel Black - £6.99 or £7.99 

 My third pick is one of two i picked out from Maybelline. I love Maybelline, it is one of my favourite drugstore brands. I especially love this mascara and the fact it has two wands - one for upper lashes and one for lower lashes. If your like me and always seem to get mascara on everywhere when applying it to your lower lashes then this mascara is definitely worth the purchase. This is one of two mascara's in my makeup bag, i also have the travel size Urban Decay Perversion mascara which i love as well.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - 001 Ivory - £5.99 or £4.99

 My fourth pick is this concealer from Rimmel. I struggled to choose between this one and the Collection lasting perfection concealer which i know a lot of bloggers and youtubers rave about. I find the Collection one has a thick consistency and is sometimes quite drying on my skin, so i'll only use it if i want extra coverage on areas where i need it Most of the time i do use the Wake me Up concealer as i find it gives the right amount of coverage for everyday, and its just the right consistency.

Maybelline Better Skin foundation - 005 Light Beige - £6.99

My fifth and final pick and the second Maybelline pick is this foundation. I absolutely love it. I find it quite hydrating on my skin and it provides a natural looking finish with a light to medium coverage. Its perfect for everyday wear, and it replaced the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in my makeup bag. 

That's all from me for today, i shall be back writing tomorrow with a Valentine's Day themed post. 

What are your Top 5 drugstore makeup picks? 

let me know in the comments or via twitter (i'll leave the link below) 

Byee 

Katie xoxo

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University Post 5: 2nd Submission, Results, Work experience and Half term

Hey everyone, so i'm back with another post in my university series. I also wanted to apologise as i said in my last post that today would be a double update, sadly it won't as I am ill :( instead i will post today, tomorrow and saturday to make up for it.
First things first on the agenda for this post, is that i submitted my second essay, this time it was for cruise. Now, I'm not going to lie...but this essay was an absolute nightmare. Why, you might ask? Because of three things...Critical analysis, Harvard referencing and finding information in general. I highly dislike the first two...and i didn't put much critical analysis into my essay..but i'm not too bothered.
Second thing, I got my grade back for my Tour Operations essay. I got 50% which I'm quite happy with. It was better than last years grade for the first essay.
Third thing, On the first week in March, I am doing a weeks Work Experience placement, to tie in with my research project/mini dissertation on 'Effective Teamwork in the Workplace'. I am spending a week at Abbeycroft Veterinary Centre, which is literally two minutes away from my house. i will be working a 9am-5pm shirt with an hour for Lunch. I don't know exactly what i'll be doing but I'm really excited about it.
Finally, I am on half term until the 24th of February, then i'm literally in that day and the 25th then i'll be off till the 10th March due to the New York Trip (which sadly I'm not going on..but i wish i was) and my work experience.

That's all for todays post; i'll be back again tomorrow with a Beauty related post. 

I'll leave my Social Media links for you to check out and maybe follow and i'll write tomorrow 

Byeee 

Katie xoxo

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TWITTER: @KatieLauren19xo

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Soapbox Student Debate competition!

Hey Everyone, so a couple of days ago i was contacted by a brand called Soapbox telling me about their new student debate competition, and asking if i would share the details with all my lovely readers. Basically what you have to do is sign up on their website, i'll leave the link below,  and start posting debates, and the most popular debates will have the chance to win one of the awesome prizes on offer. Student Prizes include a trip to New York City for two, an ipad or tablet of your choice, or a phone of your choice. Not only that, but if your university is one of the top three then they will win a beautiful soapbox trophy, and free press coverage documenting your success. It is super easy to enter, i've done it and i chose y debate to be about animals in captivity.

It's definitely worth entering, especially if you want the chance to win one of the awesome prizes on offer, and want to debate about something that you are passionate about, i know i would. More details are in the poster above. 

i'll leave the links for their website and twitter below, tweet them and say Katie sent you once you've entered the competition :P 

That's all from me for this post i'll leave the links to Soapbox's web page and twitter along with me social media links for you beautiful people to check out and maybe follow (hint hint). I'll be back on Thursday with a double update. 

until then, 

Byeeee 

Katie xoxo

SOAPBOX'S MEDIA LINKS! 

WEBSITE: www.thesoapbox.com

TWITTER: @officialsoapbox 

SOCIAL LINKS! 

TWITTER: @KatieLauren19xo

INSTAGRAM: @misskatielaurenxoxo

BLOGLOVIN: www.bloglovin.com/KatieLauren10 

Welcome to February!

Hi Everyone...Welcome to February!!! I know i should have done this post yesterday but i have no laptop seeing as i haven't replaced my broken laptop charger yet :( I can't believe its the second month of the year already...to me that means theres only four months till i finish Uni and six months till i graduate...believe me its a bloody scary thought.
Anyway...so far in the first two days of february, a few things have happened. Yesterday, Mum and I went to Wetherspoons in Northwich with my Aunt and Uncle for mums belated birthday meal. Also yesterday i finished The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. This morning, I started Clockwork Princess and one of my acrylic nails snapped off, leaving half of  the nail on...and i'm trying to find a way of getting these acrylics off as they are getting annoying. If anyone has or knows a way of getting acrylic nails off then please let me know. :)
My plans for the month include several blog posts, an essay submission, going to see Fifty Shades of Grey at the end of the month and staying at my Dad's this weekend before he flies off the Abu Dhabi again on the 10th for ten days.

What are your plans for February? 

Let me know via twitter or in the comments below. 

Thats all for today's post, i'll write again in a few days 

Byeee 

Katie xoxo

 

 

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