Music | Quotes Posts !

I love music. I play, piano ( well I try .. I don't mind being bad, I actually kind of enjoy it ), Guitar ( Badly to accompany my songs ), Ukulele ( because my sisters awesome and got me one for my birthday ), Drums ( why the hell not ;) ) and I sing . Singing is my passion and song writing has been my passion for a few years now as well as doing exams in musical theatre. I can't explain what a massive part of my life music is and I think it's also a massive part of a lot of peoples lives. Music is the one thing that connects us because it can be a million different things so can fit anyone :) So over the years I've collected a lot of beautiful quotes about music so today I thought I'd share them with you !

"Music is a safe kind of high" 

- Jimi Hendrix

" You know what music is ? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe; harmonic connection between all living things everywhere, even the stars. "

- Robin Williams 

" Some people have lives; some people have music "
- John Green ( Will Grayson, Will Grayson ) 

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

- Friedrich Nietzsche 

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. "

- Maya Angelou 

"I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everybody loves music. "

- Billy Joel 

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."

- Ludwig Van Beethoven ( This ones my favourite ) 

"The only escapes from the miseries of life are music and cats.. "

- Albert Schweitzer 

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

- Maya Angelou

As usual, let me know in the comments; which ones your favourite or do you have a favourite that's not here ? I'd also love to hear what music means to you :) If there's any other quotes posts you'd like to see then just let me know !

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

£20 Make Up Challenge !

Okay, so we all now that I'm not a beauty blogger... in fact I created my own category and called myself a positivity blogger but any how, I'll give this my best shot hehe :)

A fair while a go I saw a few YouTubers like Emma Blackery doing the £20 make up challenge. The point is to buy a basic set of make up that you could get by on pretty much everyday for only £20 . The problem was that these YouTubers doing the challenge were now earning and had more money than most teenagers who would actually need to buy all their make up for £20. So they haven't had chance to try out lots of budget make up to see what's best and it usually end up suggesting that if you don't have a lot of money to spend on make up then it can't look good . This isn't the case. I've been wearing make up on a budget for about 4 years now and because of that I've tried out plenty of different cheap make up and know where I can afford to spend less so I thought that today, I'd do the challenge and share what I've learnt with you !

Foundation :

For my everyday make up I use the Number 17 BB Blemish Balm from boots ! It's £6.99. I know this isn't the cheapest you can buy your base product but I find it's the one things it's important to get right. Whilst most foundations increase spots, this oil control foundation actually promises to " Improve skin in 4 weeks " and I've definitely noticed a difference :)

Powder :

I have very oily skin so powder is a must. The Seventeen ( This boots brand is brilliant and I would recommend most of their products ) Miracle Matte Pressed Powder is £3.99 and comes in an amazingly wide range of shades which is great for someone like me with skin the colour of a snowman ;)

Blusher :

I've always loved a nice warm blusher and Collections Blush in the shade " Bashful " is my go to blusher even when I can afford something more expensive, this £2.99 Blush is still my favourite !

Lipgloss :

I know a lot of people don't like lipgloss because it's they feel it's too sticky or shiny and just prefer a matte lipstick. But I'm a strong believer in lipgloss and I keep one on me at all times ! Most of the time I stick want a natural lip with a slightly dark pink tint. So this Natural Collection "Juicy Lips Lip Gloss" is perfect and at only £1.99 I really can't complain ! There's loads of different shades, plus they all have a different sweet smell ! The one I use smells of caramel shortbread :)

Mascara :

I cry... a lot ! I don't know why, I'm just a very emotional person ( happy tears most of the time don't worry ) so waterproof ( or Marianne proof as I call it ) mascara is a product I just can't live without . I'm not a massive fan of the Miss Sporty range but I their waterproof mascaras ( £3.99 )  are brilliant and won't budge for anything except your make up remover. Which for has saved me from a lot of awkward panda eyes situations !

So as you can tell, this make up will give you a very natural and discreet look but as a teenager trying not to get caught out at school for just wanting to wear something that makes you feel happier and you enjoy wearing then this look is perfect . If I'm honest I barely changed this look most of my way through secondary school ! So let me know if you've tried any of these products, what did you think ?  Or if not, in the comments tell me what budget make up can't you live with out :)

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :)

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

New Logo !

A few weeks ago I made a logo for MyHappyBubble and I absolutely love it ! I couldn't be happier with promoting the message " Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) " . But yesterday I realised, I haven't actually shown it to you !

I seem to be going through three weeks of being amazingly passionate about blogging and super excited to write, bursting with ideas ! And then spending a week in a lil bit of a rut feeling like I'm never going to write again . But luckily I've just got out of that week and I'm really looking forward to the up coming few months ( mainly because I have a wonderful best friend who knows how to talk some sense into me... who knew a full A4 page of ideas didn't count as not having any ideas haha ;) ) I can't wait to share Halloween and Christmas DIY's and recipes ! I've even been trying to perfect macaroons ! If anyone has any tips on how for macaroons not to be .. umm completely rubbish then please let me know haha ;) However until then I will embrace my " Interesting" efforts because I am back feeling extremely motivated ! Let me know in the comments what you do to get yourself out of a rut and to motivate yourself :) 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx

Eleanor And Park | Quotes Posts!

I've been writing this " Quotes Post! " series for a while now and I really enjoy writing it and I hope you enjoy reading it ! But now I want to add something new :) From now on some of the quotes posts will be based around books or fandoms that I really love and if there's any you'd like to see then as always just let me know in the comments ! :)

Eleanor and Park is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read and if you haven't read it then I definitely recommend it and you should probably go and get it ... seriously you shouldn't even still be here, go to the library ;) I don't tend to write reviews because it's not something I really enjoy doing but if you'd like to read one before you go out and get it, I'll link to one here by one of my favourite bloggers called Crystal . So here are some quotes that made me laugh, broke my heart and put it back together again ... usually all in the same sentence !

" And when he touched her he didn't seem to care about any of those things. Some of them he even liked. Like her freckles. He said she was candy-sprinkled."

" She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something "

"You're the kind of person I wanna be with when I want to be alone "

"I look like a hobo?"

"Worse," he said. " Like a sad hobo clown."

"And you like it ?"

"I love it." 

"She broke into a smile and when Eleanor smiled, something broke inside of him, Something always did."

"I'm sorry about yesterday", She said.

He hung on to his straps and shrugged. " Yesterday happens,"

" We're going to listen to music in my room"

" Fine" his dad said from underneath the sink. "Just don't get anybody pregnant."

" Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn't recognise all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognise the formatting. When he touched Eleanors hand, he recognised her. He knew. "

"The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt" 

"You can be Han Solo and I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you"

" I love your name. I don't want to cheat myself out of a single syllable "

" He made her feel like more than a sum of parts "

" You look like a protagonist.You look like the person who wins in the end "

"Maybe I'm not even attracted to real boys. Maybe I'm some sort of perverted Cartoon-Sexual "

"I want everyone to meet you. You're my favourite person of all time "

I only usually include ten quotes but I could only get this down to fifteen because there's still so many more quotes that have stuck with me from Eleanor and Park and I can't express what a beautiful book it is. I couldn't put it better than John Green : 

"Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." 

Let me know which one was your favourite and why! Or if there's another quote from the book that you love I'd like to hear that too :) Also any suggestions for future quotes posts on specific books ! 

Lots of love, Marianne xxx