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Summer Makeup Staples: First Impressions/Reviews

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It’s that time of year again. For two years now – around July time – I’ve sat down and written a blog post detailing the contents of another big beauty splurge, silently shaming myself for the crazy amount of money I’ve just spent, but not really caring because pretty. This year is no different. Even though I’m not really going anywhere these days, the pull of Cult Beauty, Beauty Bay, Boots – it’s overwhelming. So here I am again today with 5 new beauty products to discuss with you all, because consistency is key. Also, if you’re interested in seeing what these products look like on my face, and how they apply, go and check out my Instagram for my first ever IGTV! @everythingeleanorblog Charlotte Tilbury –Unisex Healthy Glow Let’s start with the first base product to make its way into my collection for a while. If you’ve followed my blog for some time, you may know I really don’t get on with foundation. It always feels too heavy on my skin and as soon as I put it on I...
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30 Things I Want To Do Before I'm 30 - 1 Year On...

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Hello from the adult world. I sit here in bed, writing this post as a 21-year-old, not quite believing the words I'm writing. It feels very strange to be 21 - 20 felt somewhat like a care-free age, 'old enough to know better' but still too young to really know what that meant until it was too late. 21 feels old. Head down, plans in order, the start of your adult life. And since we're currently in the middle of a pandemic (like you needed reminding) it's quite difficult to really feel like there's any structure or plans to make and look forward to. That being said, this last year has been pretty exciting and a bit crazy, and so I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the list I made last year - 30 Things I Want To Do Before I'm 30 - and see how many I can already tick off the list... 1. Pass my driving test. A big fat 'no' to kick off the list. Although I have passed my theory, which is a big step in the right direction,...
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A Curly Hair Routine That Actually WORKS!

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I was in two minds about posting something like this or not. I love blogging and writing about beauty, lifestyle, fashion - but all that stuff seems very insignificant when considering what is happening in the world right now. So while I want to provide fun little posts for everyone, I have a platform - if a very small one - and I want to use this space as a force for good. Before I go back to posting more of my regular stuff, I wanted to share some resources that I have found hugely beneficial regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. I am in full support of this movement and this last week has been extremely eye-opening - I have personally taken time to educate myself more on the systemic racism and white privilege that is still so prevalent not only in America but in the UK too. I think it's vital to truly understand the importance of this fight and to continue to pursue it. Diversifying our social media feeds, reading articles and books and/or watching videos that talk about r...
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Finishing Uni in the Most Unexpected Way...

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I remember writing my first year recap post so clearly. I had recently handed in my final assessment, I was using a friend's laptop as mine had given in, and we were stuck in a hotel room because our accommodation's plumbing and electricity had basically decided they had finished for the year too. A weird way to round of my first year of uni, but absolutely nothing in comparison to the way my final year came to a close. In that hotel room, it would have never occurred to me that my final stretch at Solent University would ever be like this. It was inconceivable to me that I wouldn't be submitting my final major project in a nervous newsroom, surrounded by the amazing friends I had made, all of us itching for a celebratory gin and lemonade or ten. The reality of it is, I submitted my final major project from the comfort of my own home back in Cambridgeshire, with my friends once again scattered all over the country, and the pubs aren't open to grab even one celebrat...
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Normal People: A First Love Story Finally Told Right

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*SPOILERS AHEAD* I came away from a longer-than-I-care-to-admit Sunday-evening stint of binge-watching Normal People , wondering how I could be so gripped by something so unentertaining? Because it doesn’t do a great job of traditional entertainment. It is a first love story that doesn’t entertain the so-frequently amplified exoticism of a first relationship. It is a forbidden romance that doesn’t entertain the idea that betrayal is thrilling, or you should pine for the chase. It is a coming-of-age story that doesn’t entertain the idea that you should have it all figured out by 21. So rarely does it endorse the naïve tropes YA fiction founds itself upon to trick their innocent, impressionable viewership into believing this is what is in store for them. Instead, it showcases something agonizingly true-to-life. That’s what makes it so addictive. Normal People has been inescapable, and rightly so. It is beautifully unique in the themes it presents, but also the way it prese...
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5 Uplifting Albums to Listen to in Lockdown

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Over the past 9 months or so, I've been working on my university final major project - a collection of video, audio, written articles and photography that has inspired both a lot of stress and a lot of pride. The reason I'm telling you this is because I chose to do my project all about mental health and popular music, and the impact certain songs, music videos and lyrical themes can have on a person's state of mind. As the project developed, the whole world plunged into a pandemic. Considering this, alongside all the doom and gloom that punctuates every social media post I read, and the nervous butterflies I get every time I watch the news, and  the fact that I just really, really miss my friends and boyfriend and am very much mourning the drastic loss of my final year at uni...I think doing a project about mood-altering music is quite apt. Sometimes there's nothing like pressing play on a cracking album to lift your spirits, and today I gift to you five excellent albu...
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'Average Girl' Health & Beauty Maintenance: Lockdown Edition

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Let me just start this blog post off by saying: I'm not letting anyone (apart from the government, obviously) tell me how to spend my time during lockdown, and you shouldn't either. Of course, I can't really get around not doing my uni work because I would quite like to graduate, but with that being said, in such an unprecedented time, nobody should be telling you what you should and shouldn't be doing when no-one really knows what's going on. However, I know that in this weird portion of history that we call 'lockdown,' what works for me is keeping to some kind of routine to keep me feeling like me. One part of that routine is watching a whole lot of Lucy Wood videos, and in this ode to her binge-worthy, boredom-curing content, I'm putting my own take on her 'Average Girl' series and sharing with you, dear readers, my very basic but very beneficial lockdown health and beauty maintenance regime - for those who, even in a pandemic, function best ...
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