Media - Why so pressuring?

Hey everyone!

Today I thought I'd blog about a pretty heavy subject after I overheard *yes I was nosey* a conversation between two people on this subject and it really struck on a nerve on how important this subject is and the way it is so different to so many different individuals. It also hits on quite big topics which can be very sensetive and I experienced this during this conversation (I will fill you in on this now.)

So... the other day I was sat doing some catchup coursework when I heard a teacher and a younger pupil talking she was very upset because she was extremely insecure and hating herself because she din't look like all the celebrities and the models you see in magazines and fashion campaigns and this really got me thinking listening to the teacher talking to her explaining how a lot of it isnt real and this gave me a really big kick up the arse about something I need to blog and do a video on so whether you are feeling the same as the young girl, seeking help or just a regulary reader and have found this subject interesting I hope there is something for you or even if it helps one person out there... I'll be happy :)
What is media?
Media is any form of electric promotion visual image showing something to the public. It can be many things such as:

• The Internet
• Magazines
• Campaigns
• Shop Windows
• Billboards
• Films
• TV Programs
• and so on...

These things are all great and have so many positive uses BUT there is one very big problem that comes with all this brand new technology that we have and the society that we are trying to deal with and what a lot of people ar trying to promote as 'The way people should and shouldn't look' which is wrong on so many levels. This is known as Media Pressure. It can be found on all of those listed above along with many other things such as:

• The Internet
• Magazines
• Campaigns
• Shop Windows
• Billboards
• Films
• TV Programs
• Catwalks
• In Social Surroundings.

It can be found in so many places it's almost impossible to escape from but.. There is something that you have to remember.

NONE of it.. Is real!

Remember that saying? 'Don't believe everything you read online?' Well... Don't believe everything you see either because of this little device called Photoshop.

Photoshop has many good uses for some media for changing people to the extent where they don't even look like themselves anymore is not a good use! Sometimes it can be very noticeable on a celebrity when they don't appear as they normally do. They can do this to things such as:

• Skin
• Teeth
• Extra Makeup
• Colour Enhancing
• Clothes
• and the main one... their weight.

This I think is awful because it gives such a bad view to girls and young people in general because it makes them feel that they need to be 'as skinny as..' and things like that leading to things such as depression and eating disorders and that is unacceptable. 

Recently there was an issue that Victoria's Secret accidentally posted the unedited version of their photo shoot and the differences between the original pictures and the new edited ones were ridiculous! All the lines and stretches on the son has been edited, they had cut chunks out of their waists and legs and used a too to enhance the boobs and bum and I don't see the reason why?! All the models are so beautiful and so are all the celebrities in magazines so why do they do it?! 

Basically the objective of this was to say don't think that because you don't look like the people that have been all photoshopped DON'T WORRY because it's not real! You YOURSELF are beautiful! Eat that bit of chocolate! Wear that shorter skirt you want to wear! Go for it! Because no matter what you see or hear from all these things it's not real at all! It's the magic of a computer software program! 

You are BEAUTIFUl. You don't need all that. 

I leave you with a quote from one of the lost beautiful women in the world Miss Jennifer Lawrence who is one of my absolute idols! 

Be confident because you deserve to be.

lots of love

Niamh xxx

Finally - Summer in the City Day2!

Hey guys!

As you know from my last post I have been working very hard recently on my Youtube Channel and was also contacted by the YOU GENERATION to compete in their new best vlogger competition! Things have been very very exciting and I wanted to make a post of one of my recent videos I have yet to blog about! :)It's way overdue but here is day 2 of Summer in the City!

lots of love, Niamh xx

Sorry For The Delay!

Hey everyone!

I'm so so so infinitely sorry that there hasnt been any blogs for the past month and a bit I've been extremely busy with 6 tonne of things and really been focusing on my youtube channel along with this, I cant wait to start blogging again for you all as I love it and really enjoy what I do on here so I hope you forgive me and there is a lot of exciting things to come! :)

Thank you!

Lots of Love, Niamh xx

Back To School

Hey everyone!
Today I thought I'd blog about something that's happened a lot recently to people all over the world and that is... going back to school.
It may be some people are going from, primary school to secondary school, from secondary school to college, college to university or university to work who knows but everyone has the same things in common. You are all starting a new beginning whether its just a new year group such as year 9 to year 10 every year brings something new and it tends to go by very quickly as I have experienced through out secondary school, I am in my last year at the moment and everything is already flying by and the thought of GCSEs are terrifying but very soon they will be over. Oh! and people are already chin wagging about prom in lessons... guess who not gonna have a date cause they are forever alone? That's correct. me. Well enough dwelling on things that aren't happening and lets get on with it. On my Twitter and Facebook I have been asked many questions about school life and general things to get through school and in this blog I am going to answer them the best that I can.

Q. What's the best way to ease back to school/new school nerves?
Beating the nerves is very easy if you know how. Having and suffering from anxiety along with many others I have managed to find some good ways to stop anxiousness and to find ways to help relax back into routine and back into the school swing or wherever you may be heading. 1. Stay with friends and be around the people that make you happy. Being with friends and having fun is always the best way to beat any nerves and uncertainty about something and will take your mind off the fact you are anxious. 2. Think positively and of things you are looking forward too. Thinking of things you are looking forward to helps take the pressure off things you may not be looking forward too much and gives you a positive mind, in my case seeing Conor Maynard in a few weeks.. Conor I love you, marry me okay?

 Q. How can I stay organised?
Staying organised is something a lot of people struggle to do including myself but I am slowly learning a few bits and bobs to help keep organised and I am going to share them with you guys and hope that they work! 1. Do all work set on the night you get it! I know this is very hard with the world of YouTube as a distraction and hot tumblr boys but I promise you it does work, it loosens the work load and doesn't let it all pile up on you. Another tip is 2. Keep paper in folder and any work set that you need to hand in and keep books in a separate area. Keep all school work together and in a clean and separate place to everything else to ensure you wont lose or ruin anything and keep everything together you need to study.

Q. I get teased about the way I look at school what should I do?
The amount of stuff I see about this phenomenal and in my mind unacceptable. Why anyone should be teased about the way they look is beyond me especially at school. I mean come on people it school right? You're here to learn and get a good education to set a sturdy foundation for your future and to have fun with friends not to have to deal with loads of bitches and to impress people right? So my piece of advice is ignore all the idiots that are picking on you for your looks because you are beautiful and I'll tell you now, you'll be the one with an amazing job living in a mansion and not working on a stripper pole, so next time someone is a bitch to you about something like that just ignore them and remember how amazing you are how silly they are to have to stoop to that level at school for goodness sake its just silly of them to do right? Okay Niamh calm down... Sorry bitchy people put me in rage haha.

Q. Is it easier going to a mixed or single sex school?
There is very mixed feelings about both single sex schools and mixed schools as they both have their pros and cons. So I thought I'd make pro's and cons lists. Enjoy :)

Single Sex School:
. PROS
. Not having to look good cause no boys and its just school.
. Nothing to overly distract you.
. No boy-girl drama.
. You are able to vocal about how annoyed you are with your period.
. No worry about accidentally walking into boys toilets. 

.CONS
. Everyone's bitchy.
. Girl drama.. worse than boy drama.
. Arugments.
. Groups, cliques and 'incrowds'.
. People say why look good and then judge you anyway which is a lot of crap.

Mixed School:
. PROS
. Not as much bitchiness.
. You can have your boy mates with you.
. Not so many group issues and incrowds.
. Not judge on how you look as much.

. CONS
. Boys could be distracting.
. Boy - girl drama and awkward boyfriends fights.
. Cant be vocal about how annoyed you are at your period.
. Could accidentally walk into boys toilets... awkward.

Hop you enjoyed this blog guys and that it gives a few tips on school survival if this does well I will definitely do more blogs like this in the future! Hope you liked it! :)

New Video - Summer in the City Day 1 Vlog

Hey everyone!
As promised here is the first of two Summer in the City vlogs! Hope you enjoy them and get a real feel of how amazing the weekend was and look out for tickets for next year! :)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianEApC45Ts&feature=youtu.be

 Apologies for just the link it couldn't find it on video upload on here. boo.

Also the warmup link is here too!

Center Parcs Summer Holiday 2013

QHey everyone!
I know I haven't done a blog post in a while so I plan on making it up to you guys a lot in the next few months!
I thought I'd do a blog about my holiday with my family to Center Parcs Elevden Forest in August this summer and it was absolutely amazing! I have been going here on holiday ever since I was little but this visit made a massive difference and was a lot more memorable than any other trip there before. 
All photos used in this blog are mine taken on a Nikon COOLPIX P510. © 

My brother is a bit of a nature geek and as he was exploring I decided to take a picture of him hovered in a tree admiring bits of the forest and the lake.

Me trying to be a photography pro-bro taking a photo of the Center Parcs Piazza sign. They have Bella Italia in there! (Yum) 

Cause I decided to take an odd selfie in the Pancake House! It's the British version of IHOP and it's very good! 

It looked more like Spain than Britain all week! The sun didn't stop shining! 

My pro-bro ness once again taking some shots of these butterflies having a rest on these lovely flowers.

The rather luminous ten pin bowling alley. Note to self never again wear a white bra under a pale top... It glows under UV light.

Our wall in our lodge reminded me of Katniss's in the Hunger Games in her room in the Capital. The forest along the wall. 

My brother posing in a tree.

One again my brother likes to pose in trees.

An apparently so do I.

Niamh. Stop. Posing.

Actually rather like this photo, too bad it's blurry. (thanks Fin)

Fin showing his love of nature once again by examining this tree. He's secretly a tree hugger.

My top is the best you gotta admit.

 

My dog Sophie loved watching everyone on the high ropes Tree Trekking.

Fin having fun on the Aerial adventure tree trekking high ropes. 

Fin once again smiling up on the Aeiral High ropes. He must really love being in trees.. I swear he must be a monkey. 

Okay now it's my turn to be a monkey. 

I gotta admit that climbing wall was the worst part. I did enjoy being a monkey though on the Tree Trekking.

The rather luminous bowling alley once again. This was at night when the party on the alleys was in full swing. 

A father son moment.

Me and my brother in Bella Italia after a rather stressful night of Panic and other rubbish stuff but it turned out great in the end.

Bit of photography of the village square.

Fin enjoying the wifi hotspot in Starbucks so he could catch up on PewDiePie.

My dog even managed to find a holiday romance.. My dog has more skills than me.. Oh lord. 

So guys those are a few pictures from my holiday! If you have never been to a Center Parcs holiday I highly recommend it! There are so many amazing things to do there for all the family and loads more things that I weren't able to catch on camera (like the amazing swimming pool) check out their website and have a look at breaks and give it a try! I did so many amazing thig son that holiday I never thought I'd do or ever have the courage to do but using Zoella's saying of 'Just Say YES' it really made it worthwhile and I can't wait to return there in October for my 16th birthday with my best friends! 

Hope you all enjoyed this blog and that you go an check out center parcs cause it really is an amazing holiday and is full of great experiences that loads of people can enjoy! 

Lots of love , Niamh xxx

SiTC Warmup Vlog - Summer in the City

Hey everyone!
As you know I have spent the past weekend at Summer in the City! It is a YouTube convention which a bunch or content creators and viewers all come together as a community and meet and have a good time! This year it was at Alexandra Palace in London and I vlogged the entire weekend starting with the London Warmup event at the O2 Academy Islington! Here is the first vlog! Hope you enjoy it! :)

Summer in the City Warmup Vlog! Click here :)

Sorry about the watermark I got given a free editing trial and it decided to appear!

enjoy!
love Niamh xxx

 

Clothes&Makeup Haul

Hey everyone!

Over the summer I've done my fair bit of shopping and I've decided to gather everything up and do a haul post for you guys as these are still proving most popular on the blog so I hope you find something's that maybe you like and want to buy so take a look and I hope you enjoy the blog! :) I apologise in advance for the price description as I have lost the receipts for some items.

Okay so the first item is a Colour Boost Bourjour Paris lipstick. The colour I got is Peach on the Beach and it's an orangey,peachy,pink it was only £7.00 and it's absolutely amazing, it stays on so well and is a lovely colour. It's a crayon kind of style so it's really easy to apply and great value for money, available at all major drugstores.

The next item is also from Bourjour Paris range but it is an eyeliner and one from their new collection which is in the style of a very thin felt too pen. This makes it so much easier to apply and to get a straight line, they do a lot of different shades and colours but I decided just to get the basic black one. I've heard a lot of amazing things about these and I can't wait to try it out. I believe this was all under £10.00 and it is available at all major drugstores.

The next item is a No.7 foundation brush which I just picked up as I have been wanting one for ages and never got round to buying one. It is a basic brush and is great for thinly applying foundation so if you want to only apply a small amount then this is a great brush! This was also under £10.00 and this is also available at all major drugstores.

I've always had so much trouble finding a foundation right for my skin as I'm so pale but I managed to find this and I was so so happy. It's from the No.7 naturals collection and it's actually the palest shade called Callco. It has an SPF of 15 and was great value for money as it had really good coverage and you don't need to use alot. It is also available at all major drugstores.

I'm always a sucker for interesting jewellery and finding this for £1.00 in Bank really did make me happy. It is a fake earcuff so you wear the normal earring on the lobe and the earcuff doesn't go through your cartilage it just wrap around and secures around the ear so there's no need for another piercing and I really liked it so if you're interested in one of these go grab one whilst they're on sale!

This is actually a men's t shirt that I bought from Bank but I saw it and instantly fell in love with it. It is a big baggy t shirt which can be tucked into shorts, discopants and jeans and more with Sully and Mike from Monsters Inc printed on it. This was £20.00 and you can get alot of wear out of it and it can be worn in the winter and the summer! 

This lovely top I found in Newlook for only £7.99 and I was so pleased with it! I loved the words on the front. It is a big baggy t shirt which can be tucked into shorts, discopants and jeans and more and is a great value for money! It's so soft and I just thought it was really pretty! 

These I also found in Newlook and they are a pair of Newlook's on discopants and they were only £16.00! I was so impressed because they are so much like top range discopants but only half the price if more than less than half the price! 

These high waisted shorts I found in Primark for only £6.00 which I thought was a real bargain! Lots of thing can be born with them as they are black and white and I love the floral pattern on them  they can be adjusted around the waist so yeah.. Really liked them! :)

 

A slightly better photo I believe.

I also picked this up in Primark and is a black and grey floral skater skirt which has a black leathery belt around the waist. I just thought this would be really nice in winter and in summer and lots of things can be worn with it and it was only £8.00 I believe so yeah definitely a great value for money! 

This is one of my favourite finds in Primark and it was £8.00. It's a shirt that has short rolled up sleeves and sits just about the hips and it can be tucked into things and worn all year round! The colours go with pretty much everything and this is now one of my favourite tops! They also do them in blue and red!

This is another of my Primark finds and it was £12.00 which is quite pricey for Primark but it was definitely worth the money! It is quite a baggy shirt which can be tucked into shorts, discopants and jeans and more and it's quite sheer so either wear a bra you think is pretty or wear some kind of top underneath! 

This is another amazing find I found in Primark and I originally saw this in Zoella's Primark haul video and I instantly fell in love with it and now to own one myself I'm so happy! It was £22.00 pounds which is expensive for Primark but good for a dress in general! It's made from such a comfy material and can be worn with denim jacket or a pair of sandals or tights in the winter so all around great for it's money! Old fashioned but really pretty! 

This is a top I found in French Connection and I was surprised cause I don't normally find alot in French Connection I like but for £20.00 I had to buy this! I love the mint green colour and the little white colour although it's quite sheer so you have to wear a best too underneath but absolutely love this top! 

The last item is a dress from once again the amazing Primark! It was £12.00 and is a lovely mint green colour and is so so soft! It can be worn all year round with jackets and tights and without so it's so worth the money! 

I hope you enjoyed this haul guys and that you found something you lie! Be sure to share and I hope you liked this! :) 

Harry Potter Studio Tour

Hey everyone! 

I had the amazing opportunity to go to the Harry Potter Studio Tour again in London on Tuesday and it was so good! 

Being able to look round the sets of the BEST films ever is great and taking part in some of the backlot things too! I took part in a wand&spells workshop and the green screen broomstick experience which were both so much fun and a good laugh! I definitely recommend going f you are a fan of the books/films as it is really enjoyable and is a must for any Potter geek like me! Theres also a room filled with wand boxes with a name on of every  person ever to work on any of the films! The guide found fellow YouTuber  Bertie Gilberts box! (picture below) Also the audio tour is narrated by Tom Felton *licks lips some what seductively* okay that was a fail but come on guy you gotta admit... Slytherin is the best house! ;)... No... Not just cause I got put in Slytherin on Pottermore. I put together a few photos I took of the visit for you guys and they were all taken on a NIKON COOLPIX P510© 

Sorry I haven't done a lot of blogging recently guys, I have been on holiday and with a really busy weekend at Summer in the City I have been doing tonnes of editing for those videos & the blogpost for that will be up very soon! Hope you enjoy! :)