This or That Beauty Tag

I spotted this tag on A Girl Called Nina's Blog and thought it was a good idea for a quick blog post when Im on the move or overrun with college work!

So here's my take on the this-or-that tag:

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Makeup

Blush or Bronzer - Blush 

*I can never find a bronzer light enough for my pale skin!*

Lip gloss or Lipstick - Lipstick

Eye liner or Mascara - Mascara

Foundation or Concealer - Concealer 

*A must for my zits and dark circles!*

Neutral or Colour eye shadow - Neutral

Pressed or Loose eye shadows - Pressed

Brushes or Sponges - Brushes

Nails

OPI or China glaze - OPI

Long or Short - Short

Acrylic or Natural - Natural 

*I only paint my nails when I remember..so about 5 times a year?*

Brights or Darks - Brights 

Flower or no Flower - Flower

Body

Perfume or Body splash - Perfume....what even is body splash?

Lotion or Body butter - neither! 

*just feels like i'm making my body oily*

Body wash or Soap - Body wash

Lush or other bath company - The Body Shop!

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Fashion

Jeans or Sweat pants - Jeans

Long sleeve or Short - Long sleeved

Dresses or Skirts - Dresses

Stripes or Plaid - Plaid

Flip flops or Sandals - Sandals

Scarves or Hats - both

Studs or Dangly earrings - neither 

*Even though my ears are pieced, I never wear earrings*

Necklaces or Bracelets - Necklaces 

Heels or Flats - Flats

Cowboy boots or Riding boots - Riding boots

Jacket or Hoodie - Hoodie

Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe - Forever 21

 *My favourite high street store!*

Abercombie or Hollister - Hollister

Saks 5th or Nordstrom - Never heard of either of these brands

Hair

Curly or Straight - Curly

Bun or Ponytail - Bun

Bobby pins or Butterfly clips - Bobby pins

Hairspray or Gel - Hairspray

Long or Short - Long 

Light or Dark - Light 

Side sweep bangs or Full bangs - Side swept

Up or Down - Down 

Random

Rain or Shine - Shine

Summer or Winter - Summer

Fall or Spring - Spring

Chocolate or Vanilla - Chocolate

East coast or west coast - of America..? Florida....just Florida.

And that's me done, I tag all you readers out there! If you do have a go at this tag, leave a link below *I love reading your posts* or you could even put your answers straight in the comments :)

Social Networking

Considering I am a full-time student and blogger, I always seem to find myself checking my twitter feed or my emails. Whilst on twitter (coincidentally) I realised that I had never talked about all the ways you guys can contact me! So here's where you can find me:

Twitter (@anniemacblog)

Instagram (@anniemacblog)

Facebook (www.facebook.com/anniemacblog)

Bloglovin (http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10038239)

Glipho (http://glipho.com/annieemac)

SnapChat (@anny_95)

Email (anniemac3295@gmail.com)

Youtube (www.youtube.com/anniemac3295)

Please feel free to have a heart to heart with me, use me as an agony aunt, ask me questions or just gossip with me. I love talking with you and it really makes my day :)

Personal Style #2

You know those day's where you just feel the wardrobe fairy has been rummaging through your clothes? and you manage to find the perfect outfit or look? Today was one of those days for me.

Makeup:-

 LOLA Illuminating Base || NARS Sheer Glow in Gobi || RIMMEL Wake Me Up Concealer || COLLECTION Lasting Perfection Concealer || RIMMEL Stay Matte Powder || SLEEK Lace Blush by 3 in Crochet || COLLECTION Liquid Eyeliner || LOLA Automatic Pencil in Black || MAYBELLINE Baby Lips in Hydrate || LOLA Matte Long Lasting Lipstick in Cheeky Cherry

Product  of the day: LOLA Long Lasting Lipstick in Cheeky Cherry

Even though it transfer's easily it really is long lasting! I applied it at 7am and didn't have to touch it up all day. It is a very Neon Orange/Red, so perfect for a bold lip look.

Outfit:- 

I was sporting a cream Topshop scalloped top, a grey H&M jumper, a Pandora bracelet, Forever 21 Jeans and Brown Ankle Boots. All of these items are unfortunately not sold anymore but below I styled a similar outfit with a few extra items I would add if I had the money!

Asos Shirt with Scallop Collar || Grey Long Sleeved Ribbed Jumper || Daisy Street Denim Tube Pant || Balloon Zipper oversized leather tote bag in yellow from Boticca || Purified Womens Petra 2 Leather Heeled Ankle Boots - Black || Caterina Mariani leaf necklace || Zoe and Morgan "Jett" necklace || Asos Quilted Duffel Bag

Did you enjoy this post? Please leave me a comment as I do love reading them!

Trip to NYC: Day 4 - The final full day

Thanks to a little nudge from Claire (mainly because she's in it) , I've finally got round to writing this the final post to my "Trip to NYC" series. So here it is!

As per usual both my roommate, Alice and I headed out into central park in the freezing cold. However this time our friend Claire managed to wake up just in time to come with us for the last day and as a treat we stopped off at a little coffee shop called "Le Pain Quotidien".

Some of our classmates a couple of days before bought some chocolate chip cookies from this shop and by goodness they were massive, I'm talking actual face size (as you can see from the pictures below). Of course we had to try them out ourselves and they were just as delicious as they appeared!

For the majority of the day Myself, Alice, Claire and Laura decided to venture into 5th Avenue; home of Bloomingdales, A&F, Hollister and the Apple store. When we were in Apple, I took the advantage to ask one of the staff about a new mac as mine is needing a renewal (a cracked screen, non-functioning DVD drive and trackpad...Its days are limited), we also took a some traditional Apple selfies.

Then when it came to the evening, Abi and Zoe joined us and we went late night shopping in Times Square! Although most of our time was spent in Forever21 which had a beautiful view of the whole of Times Square and a Photo Booth inside which we all got a little too excited about. 

Several Photo Booth sessions later we arrived at the famous Bubba Gump (from the film Forrest Gump) which I had been looking forward to all day. Im in love with shrimp so this restaurant was almost made for me!  I tried to find my meal name on the online restaurant menu but it has vanished! I had penne and shrimp pasta in a lemon/white wine sauce, which was delicious...apart from the lemon sauce (I hate lemons with a passion).

And thats it for my New York Series! Please tell me what you thought by leaving a comment down below, I really do appreciate them.

Anna xox

Trip to NYC: Day 3 - Empire State Building

On our third day in the Big Apple, Alice and I took advantage of the beautiful scenery next to our hostel and paraded around central park for a couple of hours. Our group then set off to the second art gallery of the tip, all the way on West 20th Street which was over 40 blocks away! One of the pieces at the David Zchwirner gallery was to experience a white "dome" space where you couldn't see the ceiling or the edges of the room and you could only hear the echoes of your footsteps (seriously messing with one's mind)

My college art project was focusing on body image and size, so we thought a trip to Mcdonalds maybe could be passed off as "educational"? I made full use of this opportunity and ordered a large (extra-large in UK) meal, which unfortunately defeated my mighty stomach. Whilst at Mcdoanlds we also took lots of selfies and were spotted by a group of Americans who later stopped us outside and asked for a group selfie which was massive surprise to us!

As I had been to NYC before with my mother I knew the best time to visit the Empire State Building was at sunset so I made sure myself and the girls got tickets and got up to the top before the queues started! The view was spectacular and because we went about 5ish we managed to catch New York in the day, at sunset and at night. I know the girls enjoyed their first experience on the empire state (from what they've told me!) even if was absolutely freezing! So I really recommend going just before sunset if you want the best views and photo's.

(the view from the empire state building)

Since it was only a couple of blocks away we walked to Times Square, however it was the coldest weather I had ever experienced, so to try and keep warm we three created a tightly linked formation to walk in (not the most conventional of idea's) and waddled all the way. We managed to find a TGI Friday's and have a spot of dinner, Zoe and Abi going for burgers and myself opting for a children's spaghetti, needless to say it aaas more of a large portion than a children's!

After dinner we were hoping to do some shopping but we were so exhausted from walking and the cold that we decided to get a taxi back to the hostel (so boring I know!)

Trip to NYC: Day 2 - Pancake Day!

Used to UK time, Alice and I (my roommate) woke up at about 3 am in the morning and were unable to get back to sleep. Instead of lazing around in our rooms for a couple of hours we decided to make the most of our trip and head out into a -10 degrees central park.

It was really refreshing to take a small walk in the cold as it woke both of us up and made us much more eager to go to our first art museum of the week.

The Guggenheim was a long walk away from our hotel and some of us were desperate for food when we got there (ie. myself) but despite that you couldn't dismiss the stunning design of the building. The gallery itself was filled to the brim with beautiful paintings and artists including the famous Kandinsky, however I didn't feel like I really connected with any paintings and left the gallery yearning for something a bit more "3-D".

After leaving the gallery we were hoping to find somewhere to eat and headed off in a random direction, unfortunately we managed to walk over 30 blocks the wrong way. A spot of lunch and a long sit down later, we finally arrived at Times Square!

We were all rather tired when we arrived and only managed to visit the Disney store, but we made sure whilst we were there to take lots of pictures of the iconic landmark and visit the famous "Red Steps"!  For dinner that evening we managed to find a local restaurant called "Il Violino" which I highly recommend. It was a cosy italian/french style restaurant which served amazing food and excellent customer service. Of course we didn't forget it was pancake day and made a quick stop to grab a classic nutella (chocolate) crepe on the way back to the Hostel.

Trip to NYC : Day 1 - The five hour delay

After a sleepless Sunday night, myself and the girls (Abi and Zoe) awoke to an early 3AM start; with difficulty we managed to head off to the airport to start our little adventure! However when we arrived we found our flight had a 5 hour delay. Given a food voucher we scoured duty free, until we came upon a Wagamama's.

As a Wagamama's virgin I was a little apprehensive to give it a try but both Zoe and I ended up getting pancakes whilst Abi opted for a breakfast stir-fry. 

The smell wafting from Abi's stir-fry was so enticing, but sadly I couldn't have a taste because it contained three types of meat (and I'm pescetarian). Soon our pancakes arrived and they were oh so scrummy and delicious especially with extra nutella, although they were so filling I couldn't eat them all (a very depressing moment)! 

Finally we found ourselves on a seven hour flight to New York, with a massive selection of entertainment to chose from (yes, the films are my favourite part of a long-haul flight). I watched Frozen (my new favourite film), Hobbit 2 : Desolation of Smaug and Were the Millers.

When we arrived in NYC it was a bitter -15 Degree's with wind which I think no-one was prepared for. We had to wait an hour in the cold for a bus to our hostel and we were all ready to dump our stuff and settle into our duvet's once we got there; but not before we ordered  a chinese takeaway (it even came in one of those little boxes you see in the movies)!

That's all for Day 1 but keep checking back for Day 2!