Cinderella Exhibition Presented by Swarovski

Today I wanted to do a quick post to tell you about the Cinderella Exhibition in Leicester Square. Me and my Mum went to the exhibition on Tuesday after I  heard about it via Facebook. 

For those of you that aren’t aware there is a new Cinderella film out and as part of this there is a free exhibition in Leicester Square. The exhibition shows a lot of the costumes and props that were used in the film. The entrance is free but you have to book tickets in advance online on the Ticketmaster website. I think it is well worth a visit especially if you are a Disney fan. You can get your picture taken with the carriage and it costs £8 to get it printed and you can also buy a programme which is £5.

The costumes were amazing and I really enjoyed seeing them. The exhibition is only there until the 10^th April. The film is out in cinemas and I went to see it this week and it was really good and I recommend that you go and see it. 

I aplogise for the photo heavy post! 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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How Has University Been So Far?

On Saturday 13th September I moved to University. It is the most exciting and nerve racking thing I have ever done and so far I am really enjoying it. The first week 13th- 20th was known as Welcome Week so I didn't have any proper lectures and a variety of different events were arranged so you had the opportunity to meet people on your course. The week starting on Monday 22nd we  had proper lectures although our first lectures were just explaining what we would be doing throughout the year. On the Tuesday we had a leadership day and everyone on my course went to the Sports Arena and we did different teamwork activities, I really enjoyed this day as I got to meet people on my course and get to know them a bit better.

So far I am really enjoying my course and I am finding it really interesting. I have made lots of new friends. One thing I was nervous about when moving to university is the drinking culture that surrounds student life. I don't drink so I was very worried about moving to uni because I didn't want to be the only one who didn't drink and I also was really worried that I would be pressured into drinking but so far most people have been very understanding and I have met people who also don't drink or don't drink very much. If the drinking culture at university worries you then I want to tell you not to let it stop you from going. Yes drinking is a big part of university but there are other things available that don't involve drinking.

At the moment I am so glad I moved to university and I can safely say it is the best decision I have ever made.

If you have any questions about university then please don't be afraid to ask them and I'll do my best to answer them.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Ordering Prospectuses

I recommend ordering as many prospectuses as you can. Most universities offer prospectuses that you can order off their websites. The best part is they don't charge you which is why I suggest get as many as you want from universities as it will help you narrow done your search. Not only do they provide information about courses they give general information about the university and university life. 

The information in the prospectuses is quite limited and you can't make your decision based purely on them You really need to go to an open day as this provides you with a lot more information. You can find out about your course, the university and most importantly you can get a feel for the place that you could be spending the next 3-4 years of your life. 

I think I had at least 10 prospectuses, they are really useful to have as you may also find out about other courses that you may be interested in doing. 

I hope you are enjoying this series. If you have any questions please feel free to ask them? Please bear in mind that I haven't actually started uni yet and I am just talking about the process at the moment. I plan to carry on with these posts once I start uni later this year.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #11

This week has been super busy, I had barely any time to write up blog posts. I have now received offers from all of the universities that I have applied to and now I have to make my decision of which 2 I will accept. Yesterday I went to the Bournemouth Open Day and I really enjoyed it. I now have to decided between Bournemouth and UCLAN as they are my 2 favourites. I have been thinking that I might do a series of posts on my experience of university which will include my journey at university but also before such as the applying and what to take etc, if you would be interested in this then let me know and I can start writing and planning posts.

Today is my dad's birthday and to celebrate we went out for lunch which was really nice. I am super excited for Christmas and I have been planning what presents to buy for my friends. I have been really impressed with the gift sets in Boots this year as they all look so good. I nearly got to try the White Chocolate hot chocolate from Costa but they had run out but hopefully I'll get one this week. 

What have you been up to this week?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #9

So this week has been another busy week what with sending my UCAS application off and revising for my theory test. I have been very busy.

So on Thursday my UCAS application got sent off (for those of you not in the UK or don't know it is my university application) Now I have to wait for the universities to give me offers. I am so nervous as I don't know when I'll back and I'm scared I won't get any offers.

Also today I had my theory test which I was super worried about as I didn't want to fail it. I have been revising all week and yesterday I had a major cramming session which seems to have worked because I passed. As I was going through answering the questions I was sure that I had got loads wrong but I hadn't I got 45 out of 50 and you need 43 to pass. On the hazard perception part I got 55 out of 75 and you need 44 to pass. So I was very pleased with this result.

As of Thursday I have a week and a few days off which means I'll be able to post more often. On Monday I am going to Derbyshire for a day and at the end of the week I am going to Bath Spa open day. 

What have you been up to this week?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #8

I am so sorry that I didn't post anything this week but I have been super busy. I have had so much to do for school, I have had tests, homework and my uni application to do. This update is for the past 2 weeks as I didn't do one for last week. 

Last Saturday I went to the Brighton University open day. We went to the campus in Eastbourne the campus was really nice and the course looked really good. We went into town to do some shopping and if I did go there then I would be plenty of shops for me to look round. However UCLAN is still my favourite so hopefully they'll give me an offer. 

I had my hair cut yesterday and I now have a sweeping fringe. I am really pleased with it I think it is a really good hairstyle for autumn and I am so glad that I had it done. What fuelled me to have my hair changed was Pinterest. I love looking at other peoples boards and repinning pictures to my own boards. It is great for inspiring me not only with hairstyles but makeup, fashion and quotes as well. If you have Pinterest then let me know as I love finding new people to follow and if you fancy following me here is my link. 

Also I am super excited for Christmas. I went into Boots and they have all their Christmas gift sets out. I picked up the gift guide from Boots and Superdrug and you can expect some Christmas wishlist posts coming up in the future and some other Christmas related posts. 

Did any of you watch Hollyoaks Later this year I thought it was amazing. I haven't watched all the episodes yet but so far I have been really enjoying it. Also I want to tell any UK Vampire Diaries fans that The Originals which is a spin off series is coming out on the 22nd of this month on Syfy  at 10pm and on the 29th Vampire Diaries is returning to ITV2 at 9pm I am so excited. 

What have you been up to this week?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #7

I am really sorry for my lack of posts over the weekend but I was at a uni open day. I went to University of Central Lancashire's open day on Saturday. As we had to travel for 3 hours to get there we decided to go on Friday night and spend the night so we'd be ready for Saturday morning. I loved the uni and I really want to go their. The course was amazing (retail management) and the campus was really nice as well. As I didn't get back until Sunday afternoon I didn't have time to post. 

This weekend I may not be able to post either because I am going to Brighton for another open day. I will try and schedule some posts but I'm not sure how busy I will be this week as I seem to have a lot of work to do for school .

Thank you for your continuous support. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #5

This week has been really tiring as I went back to school and it has been so exhausting. I have struggled to post this week but I now have a proper schedule which I am going to try and stick to. I am going to post Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as that gives me a couple of days off and then I'm not pressured to write posts for everyday. I love blogging but it does take a lot of time and when you have school or a job it is hard to stay on top of it. This year is my last year at school and although I'm not planning on going to university I still want to get good grades which will mean lots of  hard work so at times I won't be able to post. I'm sure you all understand this and I want to thank you for reading and commenting on my posts it means a lot. 

What have you been up to this week? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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How To Survive During Your AS Year

Last Thursday was GCSE results day for many people in the UK. I hope all of you got the grades that you wanted and are very pleased with yourselves. I wanted to share with you my experience of my first year in sixth form as I'm sure many of you will be going to sixth form in December. For those of who don't know how the system works I will briefly explain it. At the age of 16 everyone in the UK takes exams in the core subjects (English, Maths and Science) and they choose the other subjects they want to take. I took history, geography and French. Different schools will offer different subjects and have different criteria eg. at my school we had to take a language and I know at other schools they had to take technology subject (cooking, textiles, resistant materials etc) After your GCSEs you have a choice of what you do after you can go to sixth form to do A levels, go to college where you can do A levels or a more vocational course, do an apprenticeship or go out and get a job. There may be other options but these are the ones that I am aware of. 

I chose to go to sixth form as this was the best option for me. This meant that I stayed at the same school but some people do change schools at this time. I'll talk briefly about settling in to a new school and making friends as I haven't experienced this I am no expert on it. I would say be yourself, get involved in activities that the school runs and remember there are other people in the same boat as you. 

Onto the lessons, I did English Literature, Geography, Business Studies and Psychology. I enjoyed most of them apart from English as I found it a lot harder than GCSE and I didn't particularly enjoy the material that we covered. Obviously different schools do different things so don't be worried this is just my experience yours will be completely different. I found subjects that I hadn't done at GCSE a lot easier as you started working at A level level straight away so there wasn't a big jump which I found in English and  Geography. I'm sure you've already been told this but A levels is a big jump from GCSE you need to do a lot more work. 

One of my top tips is to stay on top of homework you get a lot more at A level and a shorter time to do it in. At my school we were given study time so I did my homework then but if your school doesn't offer this make sure you try and do your homework on the day that it was set as it quickly builds up. Revision is another key thing you need to make sure you are revising as exams quickly creep up on you. Try and keep your notes up to date and copy up anything you miss. 

My last tip is enjoy your time at sixth form as it only happens once. Try and take all the opportunities that your school offers you as you'll regret it otherwise. I wish I'd done more of the things my school offered me. Although I did get to go on some great trips, I was lucky enough to go to Iceland  and I got to see some great plays as well. 

I hope you enjoy your year whatever you are doing and if you have any questions don't be afraid to contact me. I would be happy to answer any questions you have about GCSEs, choosing your options or A levels any question you have I'll try to answer it as best as I can. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Weekly Summary #2

So this week seemed to last a very long time even though school wasn't too busy. On Tuesday we had sports day and because I am in sixth form I didn't do an awful lot. On Thursday we only had half a day so I got to go home early and catch up on blogging. I had another driving lesson this week, I am so bad at driving but hopefully I'll get better soon.

On Saturday I went to London. I went to the Delamar Academy End of Year Exhibition. Last week I mentioned that I want to do a makeup course instead of going to UNI, so this was a great opportunity to see the school and ask question about the school. After seeing the school I know that this is what I really want to do and I loved the school. As I want to become a makeup artist I need to start creating a portfolio of different looks and I've been thinking about creating a new blog so I can showcase my different looks. I will keep this blog for reviews, NOTDs and outfit posts etc and have another blog  that only has my makeup blogs. I need to start thinking of names for my new blog so if you have any suggestions for names then I'd love to hear them. 

Also at the top of my blog you may have noticed my tabs and that recently I have added a new one called Review Dictionary here you can see all the reviews I have written. The brands are listed alphabetically and you can see which products I have reviewed from that brand. I thought it would be helpful for people who want to see a particular review. 

Lastly do you have any post requests if you do I'd love to hear them so I know what you want to see on my blog.

What have you been up to this week?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

Weekly Summary #1

I want to start making this blog a bit more personal, so I am going to be doing a view more lifestyle posts. I have decided to do a new series called 'Weekly Summary' in which I summarise my week. Obviously some weeks not a lot happens but hopefully these posts will still be interesting.

So this week at school we are starting the UCAS process (for those who don't know this is the process of applying to university). At the moment I don't want to go to university and I am thinking of doing a makeup course instead as this is something I am passionate about. I am not particularly enjoying A Levels and I don't think I'm passionate about any of my subjects to carry them on at university. I'm still applying to Uni just in case I do change my mind although I don't think I'm going to.

Also on Friday I finally went to see The Great Gatsby, which was amazing. I really enjoyed the film and the story is really good. I'm also reading the book and I am about half the way through and the film follows the book really well. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann and I love his films Moulin Rouge is one of my favourite films of all time. 

Now that school isn't so hectic and I have less homework I am able to take advantage of the Sky Movie channels which before I was unable to do as I didn't have time to sit down and watch a 2 hour long film. I watched Dark Shadows which I really enjoyed, I did want to see it at the cinema but I didn't make it as our nearest cinema is about a 30 minute drive which makes it difficult to get there as I have to get my parents to drive me.

On the subject of driving, I have started having driving lessons. I was really nervous about starting them but so far it hasn't been too bad.

What have you been up to this week?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

My Trip To Stratford

I really want to start doing more lifestyle posts. So I thought I'd tell you about my trip to Stratford to see Hamlet. 

We went to the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre to see Hamlet. We went in the evening to the performance and spent the day looking around the town. It was a really beautiful day so we walked around the park. 

Inside the theatre they had a display of some of the costumes which was amazing. They were so pretty and it was very cool to see the different costumes from over the years. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx