Sports Photography

Hello everybody!

I go to a photography club every month, for each month we have a subject to bring photos of to share and critique with the group. This months subject was "Sports". I have decided to share my sports photos with you all, and telling you my tips for taking sports orientated photos!


First is a photo of my partner's dumbbells. I took this while just playing around with my new camera and thinking about what to take as my sports photos. I'm really happy with the texture that is shown and the symmetry. I have put a very dark blue tint over this, to give a black and white photo without being too harsh. I did a recolour due to my dogs bed in the background which is very colourful and drew away from the main focus of the photo.

This is a photo of a smallbour rifle shooting target. I'm in love with this picture, although I wish it was slightly more centred. I do like the contrast of the bull being in focus compared to the numbers but I am interested to know what it would've looked like with the numbers in focus also. I haven't edited this photo in anyway.

This is a picture of the club's rifles all lined up. There's a few things wrong in my opinion with this photo in terms of placement but there's always next time for that! I have put a sepia tone over this which I feel gives it a wartime look which I feel suits the photo.

This is a photo of the side of the bullet block. I personally love this photo as you can see the small bits of the marker on the wood bleeding out, plus the detail of each individual bullet. I haven't edited this photo aside from cropping.

This is undoubtedly my favourite photo from this lot. It was an absolute fluke, I was just seeing what angle I could get of the shooting range just as my camera went flat and to my joy it turned out perfectly. I am so happy with the lighting and the symmetry of the targets. I haven't edited this photo at all.

And those were the photos for this months photography club! I hope you have enjoyed this look into my photography, if you have liked this please let me know and I will put up each months photos to give you ideas for your own photos!

Thank you for reading, if you enjoyed please comment, follow and share! If you have anything you want me to post about please let me know :)

Until next time stay happy and stay gorgeous :Dxx

Mini Lush Haul!

Hello everyone!

I recently went to lush, *yay* I held myself back this time compared to my last haul which can be found HERE which I ironically thought was a mini haul, little did I know that lot lasted me until now. But here is the small amount of things that I brought this time!

I'll start with my bubble bar!

I got Sunnyside, a sparkly raindrop looking bubble bar. The description is "bathe in liquid gold with this uplifting bubble bar. Full of sweet orange and lemon oil" I love the scent of this as it smells super awakening. I am really looking forward to the bubbles that this creates and the colour of the water.

Onto the bathbombs, a lush must have!

The first one is a Fizzbanger Bath Bomb, a pretty plain one although as you can see in the photo below there is a hint of blue so I'm excited to see how this makes the water look. The description says "A toffee-apple for your bath, perfect for the young and the young at heart" I love how simple this one is with quite a sweet but citrus smell.

Next is a Guardian of the Forest, I am in love with how fresh this bath bomb smells, the small tree shaping on the outside is really nice and I'm really looking forward to seeing the green forest bath that this will create. The description says "see with eyes uncovered as you find the spirit of the forest, dappled with mossy greens and soft with the shimmer of lustre. Prickly on the senses at first, the calming cypress and mystical oakmoss absolute will embrace you, drawing you into the bright, sunlit heart of this woodland bomb."

And last but certainly not least the famous Intergalactic, this was the one that I knew i wanted before even stepping into the store, I have seen many pictures and videos of this so I am incredibly excited about trying this one myself. The description says " Take a bath with a star lord, with this out-of-this-world bath bomb. Inspired by space pirates and intergalactic funk"

And that is it for my mini lush haul, if you would like to see any more pictures or videos of these products in action head over to my instagram to see those in the future!

Here is my little helper during the photos! She loved smelling all of them and also wanted to eat them!!

Thank you for reading, if you enjoyed please comment, follow and share! If you have anything you want me to post about please let me know :)

Until next time stay happy and stay gorgeous :Dxx

My Summer Beauty Essentials!

Hello everyone and welcome to 2017!

Today I am going to be talking about my summer beauty essentials of 2016/17.
I am absolutely in love with these products and have been using them all summer long! I really recommend them all, also with good prices ;)

Starting with skincare!

Nivea, daily essentials double effect eye makeup remover - NZD$11.59

I love this product, it really dissolves makeup and makes it so easy to use. I just wet my hands and face with lukewarm water then after shaking this us rub it completely over my face then wash it off with a damp cloth before cleansing. This is so good it removes Jeffree Star liquid lipsticks in seconds!!


Fake Tan!

Dove Summer Glow, Gradual Self Tanner in medium to dark skin - NZD$7.99

This self tanner has saved my life!! I am as white as you can get, so using a medium to dark works just like a full fake tan but I find it so much easier to apply and remove. It gives a perfect natural tan without all the effort!

Deodorant! 

Nivea Pearl and Beauty - NZD$5.99

A bit of a different one but who can live in a summer without a good deodorant? This one is amazing (as deodorants go) and so cheap! I can't speak highly enough of it

Makeup!

Australis High Life Highlight powder - NZD$19.50

I swear that you can literally see me from the moon with this!! It would be perfect for a beginner and is perfect for every day use anyway.

Australis Velourlips Matte Lip Cream - NZD$17.50

This is just highlighting this particular type of liquid lipstick. I love the texture and payoff of these, they are my go to lip colours at the moment. I have ny-cee (pictured), Hono-loo-loo and Oh-saka.


ChiChi Cosmetics Eyeshadow Palette in Sun Kissed - NZD$31.49

I absolutely love the ChiChi eyeshadow palettes, they have always been my go to. This Sun Kissed palette is my newest and I love the colours for summer!

And that is it for My Summer Beauty Essentials! I hope you enjoyed, if you have any requests or questions please do not hesitate to contact me :)

Until next time stay happy and stay gorgeous :D xx

New Beginnings

Hello and welcome back to my blog!!

Do you all remember me?!?!

Well hows the first few months of 2016 been treating us all? For me it has been pretty good in all honesty, i have started my course which i am loving with some amazing new friends. I have also been sorting out my skin routine to make it better for my skin types and the conditions i put my skin through, I am happy and nothing much could be better right now!! 

Today I am talking about new beginnings and starting fresh.
When I say new beginnings i mean anything big or small, every fresh start is healthy for you even if it doesn't feel like it.

I have started my beauty therapy course as of two weeks ago nearly and this was completely new and different to me, I am only 18 and my whole life has been just between two different schools my primary school and my high school, so coming into a whole new learning environment only knowing one person was a total culture change for me, yes it was hard and scary but now I couldn't be happier about it. When it comes to first days I always try to remember that its mostly everyone's first day not just yours so as you're thinking about how you look if your makeup is good or your clothes suit you all the people around you are most likely doing the exact same about themselves. Everyone wants to make a good impression on the first day so as a natural human reaction you think about yourself and how to make yourself more appealing to the new people around you.

On my first day of course there was two girls in particular who scared me i felt incredibly intimated by them, one we will call her 'Lily', she was already wearing the uniform that i now wear so i assumed that she was a second year and that she was looking at me and laughing as though she was thinking look at this little girl shes stupid and trying too hard you know the usual things you think people are saying about you, sitting next to 'Lily' was 'Charlotte' she is the absolutely gorgeous girl sitting there with her hair done nicely heels on just looking a lot better than i did, they were together so my mind went off again thinking oh god they are talking about me talking about how bad i look ect ect. It turns out that these two people are now two of my best friends. I thought that they were looking at me, judging me and laughing, I now know that they weren't laughing at me they were talking about how maybe I'm in their course too and positive things like that and yet I looked at the situation entirely negatively. 

Now from these girls plus a couple others in my course and my amazing boyfriend I have started to look at the positives in life more than the negatives. This way of life is so much better for me and it is all down to new beginnings.

Start a fresh, a clean slate actually forgiving yourself for your past mistakes can be super healthy for you, so please try to do this for you! 'new beginnings' can mean anything, whatever it means to you. Try a new hairstyle, do your makeup differently, change your hair colour, move the furniture in your room or house around just change things occasionally even small things and you will be happier and it'll feel like a new challenge, a new section of your life even if everything else is still the same you can be happy and find a sliver lining with your change in your life.

I hope that today's short but deep post has given you all something to come away with. If you have any requests for upcoming posts or anything you want to say about today's post please let me know either in the comments below or via one of the contact options on the side!

And until next time, be happy and stay gorgeous :3 xxx