Matt Cardle

Although XFactor is over.. we are still completely obsessesd with Matt. Well i think most the girls in the UK and the world to be honest will join us in saying WE LOVE YOU MATT ! He is gorgeous, he can sing and he just seems like a totally lovely person… what more could you ask for?
His single is amazing!!! and we just love him to be honest!! Hear it below.

Love Hannah and Milly xxx

Christmas Tree

This year, i couldn’t wait to put up my Christmas tree! My Family and i finally decided on a colour scheme of silver and pink, my Dad took a little more persuading. The girls all dug out the decorations out of the loft while the boys went and bought the tree. Finally we could put up the decorations. This year House of Fraser are selling some adorable decorations!  These are some decorations I had on my tree this year. 

We found some of the old decorations, they fit perfectly with the colour scheme.

Even though this year our Christmas tree isn’t very manly i think this year was the girls year to make it pink!

Hannah x

Exams

Both Milly and myself have had and have still to come mock exams from Monday to next Friday and we are starting to feel the stress. So today i was thinking about all the things you could do after a hard day at school or work we came up with :

• Eating Lots of Salty popcorn.
• Eating yummy chocolate pop tarts.
• Watching lots of telly that we had missed from the passed week on 4od, iplayer and itvplayer.
• sleeping.
• taking a hot bubble bath.
• listening to the Glee Christmas album. ( we are having an obsession with it.
• Retail Therapy

I think we came up with quite a substantial list, however i am sure you can think of more things to help you relax ! Enjoy 
Hannah x

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet has recently been released DVD and i've wanted to see it since it was in the cinema, but never got around to going and seeing it. So this morning I went and rented it from the library. I watched it this afternoon and it was amazing. If you like romantic comedies, or just a good chick then you will love this gorgeously romantic film. Is a classic romance and I think its very hard not to absolutely love it. Although it is perhaps predictable in parts, some of it you wouldn't have expected until it begins to happen, if not after it happens. So if you want a light hearted, cute film, watch Letters to Juliet.

Join a Choir !

Today i am going to talk to you about singing .For Milly and I we love to sing in all our choirs and groups !! All i want to achieve from this blog post is to get people aware of different singing groups and choirs. There are many different choirs you can join around the country, i know many schools have a school choir or a show groups. I know that when people say choir to young people they think old people singing classical music at churches well i can definitely say that i do not think that choirs are like that anymore! Milly and I have been going to a choir at school since year 7 and now there are only a selected number of us that have stayed all the way through school. We have got to the stage where we each have a harmony line and we do songs by Glee and West End shows! Many show choir have been inspired by Glee and I want to promote the idea of starting a group as long as you have the drive to do it you will succeed in making a fabulous group !

Sarah Dessen's Books

All through secondary school, i have loved Sarah Dessen's books ( i'm kinda a big reader! thats sort of an understatement as hannah can tell you) Although her books can be found in the young adults section in book shops (although i am a young adult, i tend to read the adult books) so was twilight originally, and everyone loves twilight! Her books really hit a cord for me, i sort of gain stuff from reading them. I tend to read them either when i'm heart broken and depressed, need guy related advice or when i just feel like reading but not anything too deep. Her books are like the book versions of chick flicks. I think they've taught me a lot over the years as they are the type of book you can read over and over without getting bored.. So here are my favourites to get you loving them too.

1. The Truth about Forever

   
 The perfect fairytale. An utterly gorgeous but mysterious hottie (Wes) and Macy, a girl who has a slightly weird and controlling boyfriend. Macy stopped living her life when her dad died, but she meets new friends that start to help her enjoy life again. They are ment to be together but can they figure it out... Its so amazing. i really havent done it justice. Just read it.. please!



                                             2. Just Listen

Annabel's life is hell. she has no friends  and her family is slowly falling apart. The unexpected guy helps her to open up her ears and heart again. This one is soo cute, but at times it is quite deep.

                                        3. This Lullaby

Remy is suprised to start to a guy who has all the traits that she hates.. its soo sweet. you'll start to wish guys like this were real. This book is on offer on whsmith online (http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=9780340989029)

For more Sarah Dessen books ( that are also awsome)  http://www.sarahdessen.com/

They definitely way better than i have made them out to be... trust me!

Rimmel London Nail Polish

Rimmel London new Mistake Free Nail Varnish in 393 Desire.

I bought this Nail Varnish at the weekend it is amazing! As Milly can tell you i am probably one of the worst people to put nail varnish on and as i am such a perfectionist i despair so Milly is my number one person  to do my nails. This nail varnish has this new brush which says it mistake free i said it can't be true but i was mistaken !

The brush is so wide that you only need to do 3 strokes and it fits
perfectly.



The Colours turn out really shinny and pristine really professional and i would thoroughly recommend it !
I definitely will be buying all the colours!

JumpSuits

My new favorite thing this season, The Jumpsuit ! It is a major statement for any style this season i found many gorgeous designs this season, however one that caught my eye on Sunday was a £13 Jumpsuit from Primark. What a BARGAIN! i absolutely love it. The design is like a Black forest theme, i cannot wait to wear it everywhere.



This is the Print up close it is a really beautiful exotic pattern!

I would wear it with high heels here i have worn it with black Gladiators perfect for partying !

Up and coming Artists

These are some artists that i am looking forward to seeing in the future and i am sure you will love check them out via the links  on there names :) x

• Willow Smith

This 10 year old girl is someone to watch out for in the future  she is putting her stamp on the world of fashion with her quirky style and amazing outfits. Her voice will definitely be topping the charts soon so what out for her new song Whip it !!

 

• Rachel Furner

 Rachel Furner, I first noticed her when I read about her supporting Pixie Lott in her tour. She sounds amazing with a voice like Ellie Goulding with her own twist her voice is gorgeous and you should definitely look at her work! she is sure to be one to watch out for!

 

•  Conor Maynard

This teenage boy is a Youtube phenomenon with thousands of views on all his videos with the voice of a star! I hope that he will be on our ipods by the end of the year i want his album !

Strictly Come Dancing 2010

Hannah and I have been loving the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. This is the 8th series and i have watched and loved all of them, but i think this one is going to be the best. At the moment i can't wait until saturday evenings as now not only can i watch Casualty (which i adore!) also there is the x factor and strictly.
Strangely me and hannah like exactly the same couples in strictly, so here are our favourites (all the others are good too, but we like these best!) and a bit about them if you havent been watching the series so far...

Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani

Matt Baker is a Countryfile presenter but you may reconise him from your childhood as a Blue Peter presenter (he was my favourite out of all the blue peter presenters). In the first week of Strictly Matt and Aliona (such a pretty name) did amazing they scored 31/40 with their cha cha, which is an amazing score for the first week when they are lucky to get over 20. They were also top of the leader board. I think they can go on to really amazing routines and hopfully get into the final.

Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev

 Kara Tointon used to play Dawn Swann in Eastenders. Last Saturday on the first night, she did really good but she stumbles when her got caught in her dress or hair (not sure). She still scores a 30/40 for her cha cha. I think they look great together and she is totally a born dancer.




Tina O'Brian and Jared Murillo

Tina O'Brian was on corination street from a young age and she was in a lot of severe and dramatic story lines. On saturday they did the cha cha and scored 24/40. Although they weren't amazing last saturday i think that it was mainly because it was the first week and her nerves got the better of her.  I think there may be some really good dancing in her yet.

Scott Malsen and Natalie Lowe

Eastenders fans may reconise scott as heart-throb Jack Branning. However I remember him from the bill, where he was also pretty amazing. On saturday Scott and Natalie did a Waltz, which i thought was stunning and they got 28/40. I think hes gonna be in the final, he maybe the underdog of the competition.



Strictly is next on Saturday at 5.45 BBC 1 and then the results show is on sunday at 7.30

If that has made you strictly obbsessed then go to the stictly come dancing website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/ (where all the photos were from) or look at some of the videos of the series so far that we have put on our blog :) much love. xx

Naked Products

For my birthday one of my friends bought me ooh la la naked - coco de mer body wash, it smells gorgeous! So I looked on the Naked website and found out that they do over 50 products for hair and body. There are body washes, shampoos, hair treatments, bubble bath, heat protection spray, hair mousse, face wash and many others. All their products are suitable for vegetarians and vegans and are made of 97% natural products. They don't test their products on animals, plus the packaging can be recycled. Although I am not a vegetarian, this fact was a comfort to me. Their products range from £3.99 to £10.00 (the more flashy products) and smell absolutely beautiful! They can be found in most supermarkets but if not then have a look in your local Boots.
 If you want to look online at the range of Naked products then the address is http://www.nakedbodycare.co.uk/ 

I think they are perfect christmas presents.. maybe even with a chocolate reindeer thrown in. :) x

Roasted Chesnuts

Me and my friend Casey went to a National Trust garden today with our families and we found a chestnut tree. So I filled my pockets full of chestnuts and planned to roast them. In fact I was quite excited about it. This is the recipe that I used, so that you can enjoy them too... they taste amazing!



Photo from: http://www.aurorasignaturecandlelamp.com/scentselect.htm

 1. Find some chestnuts, I found them fallen from a chestnut tree but you can probably find them in your local supermarket or maybe in health shops.

2. Wash the chestnuts, but leave them wet.

3. Cut a cross into each chestnut and place them on a baking tray.

4. Put them in the oven at 200c or gas mark 6 for 20-30 minutes. You know when they are cooked because the skin around the cross will peel and the middle of the chestnut will be soft. 

I really enjoyed these and can't wait to make them again. They made me feel really christmasy. My advise is to watch a good christmasy film ( my choice would be The Holiday or Love Actually) , get your best friend round, and roast some chestnuts. Maybe even add a good hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. (works better when raining out side :) Thats what me and Hannah are going to be doing next time it rains. Remember only 83 days till christmas :) xx

Hannah's Happy Shortbread

This is a perfect cheeky recipe for a best friends treat.

I have been making this since I found my Mum's cook books and it always tastes good whatever level of cook you are, so give it a go!

First mix 50g of Sugar and 100g of Butter together in a bowl

Add 150g of Plain flour bit by bit to the mixture until its the right consistency to roll out into shapes

When the mixture is the right consistency using hands roll in to a ball ready to roll in to shapes

When shaped into a ball roll out the mixture into any shape you like adding a sprinkle of sugar to the top.

Finally place shapes into a greased baking tray and cook on a low to meduim heat for 40-45  minutes

Then Enjoy!

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker

My parents gave me this perfume for my Birthday called Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. It smells like heaven, it is the perfect gift to buy a Friend for Christmas or a Birthday, it's £24 for a 30ml bottle! Your Best Friend would love it ! The perfume is in a really glamorous bottle and also comes in a handbag sized (looks like lipstick) stick of the scent it is amazing !!