HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOBLOLLY

 

On this day I would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to my best friend.

Since I am broke since entering college, I decided to make this thoughtful, sincere, memorable and best of all, free slideshow to show my appreciation of her putting up with me for what I think is 11 years now since the first day we met and became friendies! Thank you Sorcha G for harmonising to every song with me, having the same sense of humour as me, and letting me drink, and waste, your fizzy water.

Not a fan of the cheesy stuff but we really were meant to be, from our shared passion for annoying people with our utterly mesmorising singing voices, to our obsession with 3 in 1's, to our mutual hatred/love of Ariana Grande.

Here's to another decade of the brilliance that is #SJWeb. Happy Birthday!

 

 

Cute and Easy Panda Nails

 

 

Helloooo, So I came across some panda nails on the interwebs and decided to try them out myself. These lil guys are so easy to do and you only need black and white polish which most people have! Hope you enjoy and try it out and leave any requests below :)

 

First I painted a little more than half of my nails with white polish in a dome shape.

 

 

 

I then took my little nail dotter that I got in Primark and drew two ears with black polish like this, you can also use a skewer or even a cotton bud.

 

 

 

I took the same dotter and drew two eyes and a teeny nose.

 

 

 

 

I wiped the dotter and dipped it in white polish and dotted white in the middle of each black eye, slightly smaller than the previous black dot. These look real creepy at this step #PhantomPanda's

 

 

I used the other side of my dotter which is smaller, dipped it in black polish and dotted it in the middle of the white for the panda pupils :) You could also use a black marker if the white polish was dry.

 

 

Have a happy day and I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!  🐼

 

DISNEYLAND FOR CHRISTMAS!

Helloooooooooo!!!

Today is a very good day!

I am a very happy Jenni at the moment!

A couple of weeks ago I applied to work in Disneyland Paris for summer 2015. I had an interview in French for it a couple of days ago and I thought I completely messed it up, I didn't understand most of the things she was asking me, we practically got in a fight over weather there was a 'Bippity Boppity Boutique' or not (which there is but we had to agree to disagree) and came home broken hearted thinking I missed out on my dream job!

 

Well today I was in the library studying (my facebook newsfeed) when I received an email offering me a contract to work at Disneyland for Christmas time!! I can not believe it woop woop :D

 

Anyone visiting Disneyland for Christmas I might see ya there and have a magical day!🎄⛄🎁❄🎅🌟

My Favourite Christmas Movies

Woop Woop its still nearly christmaasss!! If you know me you'll know I'm one of those 'it's never too early for Christmas' people, and I know a lot of people including most of my friends HATE the idea of crimbo decorations being hung in November but I just looove feelin' festive :) As the weather gets colder, there's nothing better than spending the day tucked up in a duvet with hot chocolate and some x-mas movies! Here are my top picks for the Holiday season:

 

 

 

1) ELF! My all-time favourite movie, really gets you in the Christmassy mood no matter what the time of year!

 

 

2) The very popular Home Alone series is a must for the holiday period, makes you lol and cry every time!

 

 

 

3) The Polar Express I feel is a bit of a love it or hate it situation. I used to hate it, but a couple of years ago watched it with a couple of friends and picked out every little flaw of the movie and laughed our hearts out and I have loved it ever since!

 

 

 

4) Another very popular movie about a Grinch who stole Christmas. This movie is amazing if you want giggles and goosebumps with its feel-good, festive humour. (except for the scene with the maggots in his teeth which always freaks me out!)

 

 

 

5) This is always the movie I watch on Christmas Eve with my pops and my trusty mince pies so when I watch this I always feel like a little kid :) makes you get in the x-mas mood while teaching valuable life lessons along the way hehe. Also starring Miss Piggy so whats not to love?

 

 

 

6) This isn't so much a typical Christmas film but is one of my favourite movies set at X-mas, as recommended to me by Joey Tribbiani himself from 'Friends'. 'Die Hard' is such an exciting and thrilling movie with that satisfying conclusion feeling at the end when everything turns out well (spoiler) lol.

 

 

 

7) My last favourite Crimbo movie is 'Love Actually', oh my god there is nothing not amazing about this movie whatsoever.... It has humour, love, cute kids, great music, Liam Neeson, and all things Christmassy. Absolute perfection.

 

 

 

Any one of these movies are guaranteed to have you #FeelingFestive coming up to Christmas, and I can not wait to start watching my faves soon! What are your favourite Xmas movies?  

 

 

 

 

 

Full Brows for Winter

Oh damn, this is my brow-spiration.

Hmm, I cant decide if I like these brows, or fear them.

I love the straight style of the brows of the Olsen sista's.



Does anyone else feel like full brows are perfect for the colder months? Like they add a touch of sophistication to a cosy looking outfit? Or they simply keep the eyes a bit warmer in winter? lol. I feel like recently, fuller brows are becoming the style, and more and more people are becoming envious of Cara Delevingnes eyebrows. Gone are the days of the skinny brows - a la Jean Harlow, and a new bushy-brow era is approaching. Although some of us were not blessed enough to be born with bushy brows, (myself included) here are some tips and tricks for us unfortunate souls to add some Delevingne into our faces hehe:

1. If you have over-plucked your brows because you got a bit excited with your new tweezers, go back to square one and let your brows grow back to their natural state! And resist the plucking urge!!

2. Rub lukewarm olive oil into your brows every night before going to bed, this softens them as well as improving hair growth. You can also use Vaseline.

3. Include lots of Vitamin C in your diet to promote hair growth, you can take supplements or eat foods that are rich in Vitamin C such as Blackcurrants, Kiwi's, citrus fruits, dark green veg and bell peppers.

4. Use a brow pencil to lightly outline your eyebrows, if you are going to overdraw them, do it on the top rather than the bottem as this makes your eyes look smaller. after doing this, fill in your brow with powder for the most natural look.

5. When choosing a brow pencil or powder, choose two shades lighter than your hair colour if you have dark hair, and two shades darker than your hair if you have light hair.

6. When filling in your brows, it is important to not over fill too much because they will look like slugs rather than brows so make sure you fill them in naturally.

7. When plucking your brows use this guide with a pencil or makeup brush to make sure you don't over or under pluck.

 

 

Hope you found these tips helpful and Happy Browsing!! (get it? haha im good)

 

Christmas Penguin Nails

How cuuuute!

Helloooo! Since we have entered into November, it is officially CHRISTMAS!! well, in my mind anyways. I decided to try out some Christmassy nails, so the first ones I tried were these cutie-patootie penguin nails. These are really easy to do and all you need is black, silver and orange nail paint, and either a nail dotter or a tooth pick. Heres how I did them :)

First I painted all my nails with an Essence black nail varnish.

 

 

 

 

I then took a Gosh silver nail polish and painted a semi circle on the top of my nails and did two big dots with a nail dotter above.

I took the same black nail polish and put a small black dot in the middle of the larger silver dots to make the eyes.

 

 

 

 

I took a small dotter and dipped it into orange nail polish and drew a small triangle at the top of the semi circle for the beak, and drew two little feet at the bottom.

 

 

I added a top coat to make them nice and shiny and that's it :) Hope you like them and I cant wait to do more Christmassy nails wooo! ❄ x

 

 

 

Gift Idea's for Dads / Men

Hey guys, so Christmas is approaching and I'm sure a lot of people will be on the hunt for presents for their loved ones, it is also my Pops' birthday today so I thought I would put together a couple of gift idea's for Dads, or men in general because I know how frustrating it is to be stuck for idea's for presents!
My Dad might be different or the opposite to other Dads so these wont apply to all men but these are some gifts that I know my pops would love if I had the money to buy them all lol:

1. If you have a large budget or a splitting a present with someone else, a Kindle is a brilliant idea because a lot of men like to read, and it is so much lighter and easier to carry around than actual books! As I don't have that kind of dolla, I bought him a Kindle voucher instead that you can get on Amazon, because he already has a Kindle!

2. Another technology-ish gift idea is a 'Mophie' case for his phone. If you don't know what they are, you put them on your phone and they keep you phone charged all day or if you are running out of battery, you pop it on your phone and your problem is solved! you can either be fancy and go for the 'Mophie' ones or you can stinge it up like me and get one in Primark for under €10 ;)

3. The last techno prezzie i'll mention is the typical dad gift, the watch. You can splurge and buy a Michael Kors, or you can scrimp and get a Pound shop watch, but in my opinion, He's not gonna care because its the thought that counts! A watch is a watch, no matter who made it, it tells the time and he'll appreciate the fact that you show an interest in his punctuality! haha

4. Now onto the smaller gift idea's, which are usually my go-to's. You really cant go wrong with a good old tie! you can get him a flamboyant one if ya want to embarrass him, you can get Christmas ones, birthday ones, and even musical ones! it all depends on what and who youre buying it for!

or you could get creative, make it yourself and guilt him into wearing it to work mwahaha!

5. Another timeless classic is a big mug for his morning coffee's or night-time tea's! you can get really funky ones to suit him or is interests, for example, i'd be a Disney mug girlo all the way!

6. You can get him something to do with his favourite sport or sports team. for example I once got my dad personalised golf balls because he loves golf! if you know a man who loves football you could get him a poster of his favourite team!

7. The last one, would probably be most mens favourite, and one of the cheapest. If youre looking for a last minute present, or if all else fails, simply buy him a crate of his favourite beer, a multi-pack of crisps, write a card and you're good to go!

These are just a couple of idea's that I have used in the past, I hope they helped and let me know if they did or you want other gift idea's! :)

Christmas Primark/Penney's Mini Haul

So now that Halloween is over, that means CHRISTMAS IS COMING!! I am so excited as I am the biggest chrimbo fanatic ever! And what better place to go for all your Christmassy needs than Penney's :) I popped into the store the other day and picked up a few festive bits and bobs and decided to share them with you guys since theyre just so cute!🎄
 

 

 

I call this guy Albert and he's the cutest hot water bottle ever!

 

Gingerbread men leggings, great for everyday wear lol.

 

 

 

My duvet cover is also from Penney's but I got it last year so I don't think they're there but there are definitely very similar ones. I'll definitely be visiting again and again coming up to Christmas as I'm sure will a lot of other people. I'm also gonna go all out this year with my Christmassy room decorations so I'll be doing a blog post on that pretty soon! :)

Halloween 2014

I was going for a skeleton makeup look but ran out of face paint after the first half so I had to improvise lol



'Lidl Wayne' haha!

 

 

I don't have many pictures to show for last night due to the tragic loss of my phone last week, but here are the ones I did find :)

Halloween is one of the best times of the year and I was worried that the excitement would wear away as I got older but i'm always pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere!

there was so much good costumes last night including Maleficent from sleeping beauty, Bananas in pyjamas, Orange is the New Black characters,  Bane from Batman, The game 'Twister', along with the usual dollop of Zombies, Cats, Army girls and Police men.

I hope everyone had a safe and spooky Halloween and I promise better quality pics when I invest in a new phone, since my blokia doesn't have that advantage :)