Blog revamp/relaunch! (Important info!)

Hey darlings!

So basically I am going to completely revamp and relaunch this blog. I have quite a few various projects going on and this is definitely going to be one of them from now on! 

This is will be my FASHION,  BEAUTY and LIFESTYLE blog from now on.

It will include the obvious fashion and beauty posts but it will also have lifestyle posts too. These will range from a variety of things. From personal posts, to home decor ideas, to inspirational things. Basically it will be anything I want to blog about that doesn't fit into a category catered for on one of my other blogs!

That will remain on here:

WHEN SHADOWS REMAIN 

www.whenshadowsremain.blogspot.co.uk

Posts will be at least three times a week and will be on either a Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

The schedule will be:

Makeup Monday (Beauty Post)

Fashion Friday (Fashion Post)

Whatever Wednesday (Lifestyle Post)

There may be more things posted a week but WILL NOT be less!

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I have made a WEIGHT LOSS blog solely for my weight loss, health and fitness journey.

I also have a weight loss Youtube channel now.

This will not be a scheduled blog but will be updated extremely regularly. Most likely something will be posted whether it be a short update or a in depth post. 

There will however be at LEAST one post a week which will always be on a Tuesday and will always be a progress report/weigh in/update!

They can be viewed here:

Weight Loss Blog

Weight Loss Youtube

I will be updating regularly about my progress on that matter and many other personal things on my Twitter and Instagram. 

They can be found here:

Instagram: xfatshionx

Twitter

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I have also made a music blog where I will be reviewing and posting about music. Mainly Metal and things along those lines but I'll probably mention music in my lifestyle posts on Wednesday on this blog!

I don't know how often I will keep up to date on this website but will most likely post something on a Saturday and probably also a Tuesday. But no promises as that's more of just a side thing for documenting my music reviews and stuff.

If you're interested in checking this one out, please follow this link:

Music Blog

Finally, I have a fashion and beauty Youtube Channel.

I'm going to try and upload at LEAST once a week and that will probably be on a Sunday, though again I am not too sure. This will be where I post all of my hauls, OOTDs or lookbooks and where I do my more personal videos. If you would like to check that out and subscribe that would be amazing!

Fashion And Beauty Youtube

And finally I have a new email address that you can contact me on if you have any questions, feedback, need advice or just want to chat.

It is:

witheringshadowsblogging (at) outlook (dot) com

I hope this helps you get to know where all my other blogs and sites are and I hope you check out and maybe follow/subscribe to the sites you would like to see content from me on or that you are interested in?

I love chatting to people and making new friends and I also like to give advice so if you would like to maybe follow me on twitter and have a chat that would be awesome! If it would be a long conversation then emailing me would be awesome!

Thanks for your patience while I plugged all that lot! Hahaha!

- This blog will not be active until I have revamped it and then it will launch again! It should only be a couple of weeks whilst I get a layout and better design sorted but in that time I will be completely active on all the other sites mentioned above and will update on twitter a lot. 

Please keep checking back and please follow me or subscribe to me on my other outlets. I do try and put a lot of time and effort into my blogging and videos and love getting feedback. I also like constructive criticism and things I can improve on so I would love some ideas on that. Also if you have any suggestions for types of posts I could do/that you enjoy. 

Thanks for reading and hope to see a few more youtube subscribers, twitter and instagram followers and followers on my other blogs ;) lol.

Thanks!

Bridget-Nicole

xoxo

Where Have I Been + Updates!

Hey beautiful creatures!

How are you all doing?

So I am aware that I have been away for such a long time and this one is mainly for my followers. First of all THANK YOU for following my blog and/or youtube! Sometimes I feel terrible because I feel like I am letting you all down. I want to kind of talk about a few things today.

But first where have I been? 

To be completely honest, I've just not been feeling great. I am mentally ill and quite severely depressed (which I am not using as an excuse) but sometimes I just don't want to put myself out there and interact. I have been having a difficult time with life at the moment! I don't want to be a debby downer but it's true and one of the main things I pride myself on is being open and honest. I'm not going to go too much into it but it stops me from doing a lot of things in real life and also online. Sometimes I think I can kind of be someone else online because no one knows me but I'm kind of sick of not being ME! 

Which brings me onto the point:

I hate the clothes/style I have! 

This might sound really stupid as I have a fashion blog, but honestly... I HATE "MY" STYLE!

Main reason being because it really isn't my style. It's not how I want to express myself, it's just my defense mechanism. I am actually a lot more "Alt" in real life. I tend to only really wear black and my style is and always has definitely been a bit different. Now I'm not saying I look completely goth or scene or emo or alternative or whatever sterotypical label normal people would give me, but I definitely dress differently from most of the people I know and my friends.

But I always cover it up on the internet and even in some extent on the internet. I don't know why and it actually really upsets me thinking I felt the need I HAVE to not express myself and dress the way I WANT to dress!

I really want to start dressing how I want to dress and I don't even give a shit anymore if I look weird. I've already started aiming my style a little bit more towards what I want it to be with my makeup and hair. But I've always warn reasonably dark makeup. I dyed my hair to be "different" but also to be happy. You see I am a very confused individual and after years of social anxiety and not fitting in (when I looked quote on quote "normal") I put my walls up. I dumbed down my identity and I sacrificed my self expression to fit in. But it never even worked. I wasn't anymore excepted and I just felt like a complete and utter sell out. 

I'm not saying I'm going to switch completely overnight and next time you see me I'll be in all black and have a shit load of piercings (though I do have a new tattoo and am planning my half sleeves! WAY more of a tattoo person that a piercing person!) and look completely different. Because it doesn't work that way. I'm not a poser or a wannabe, well in some respects I guess I am. But I just want to dress the way I want to dress. I  have no friends. At all! So it's not like I'm going to start dressing/looking this way to fit in with a certain scene or group of people. NO. I'm doing this for me. 

I'm sick and tired of trying to cover up who I am and who I want to be. If I want to wear all black, heavy makeup, backcombed hair and have tattoos, I will do that! I don't really care what people have to say to be honest and I don't care about being sterotyped. 

To be honest I just want to delete my old youtube and start again because I know this will probably start shit but I don't really care too much. That being said, even though I don't care if it starts shit (because I don't actually care about irrelivant people's opinions anymore) I just can't be bothered to DEAL with the shit. There is definitely a difference. I started this blog and my youtube to express myself but by being careful and even I guess FAKE I just am defeating the object of why I started it.

UPDATES:

I got a new tattoo on my arm. Go to my instagram @trisexplicit to see it!

I'm planning to get both my inner forearms ( I think that's the area LOL) completely done and have someone VERY special (HOPEFULLY) designing my tattoo design! EEEK!

I'm learning how to metalcore scream, growl and yell. (Wanted to do this forever!)

I'm start a solo metal project called Tris Explicit. 

I'm thinking of getting a lip piercing.

I am now 19!

I had a great birthday!

I *MAY* be seeing someone ;) 

And yes I can't really think of anything else to be honest. Apart from the fact that I am a lot happier with myself and my life than I have been for a while.

Hope this wasn't too boring. And here is the pic of what my hair was supposed to look like/did look like originally: 

Yankee Candle Haul!

Hey all!

Sorry I haven't been updating as much as I maybe should have! I've been very emotionally ill the last couple days and to be honest the last thing I wanted to do was dress up and take pictures so I was a little low on content!

Anyway, I went to my local garden centre specifically to buy some Yankee Candle products. I went mainly for some tealights for my tart burner and I came away with a few bargains.

First off, the tealights were on sale along with a selection of wax tarts (I only got one of the on sale wax tarts) so I took advantage and bought two packs.

They were £4.99 each and considering that you get 12 delicious smelling, rather decent-sized tealights, I would say they were a steal! I got Camomile Tea and Red Velvet. Red Velvet, of course, smells absolutely delightful and Camomile Tea smells alright. I wasn't too keen on the tea one just because it is a bit of a bizarre smell. NOTE: I've never actually drank, nor smelt, Camomile Tea in my life!

I got an array of wax tarts next. First was November Rain which smells really zingy and fresh. I'm excited to burn this one, but feel obliged to wait until November!

Blissful Autumn is gorgeous and has a real "fall" scent to it. Definitely next on my list of burns. 

River Valley was the only tart on sale at 89p. I think they are normally around £1.25 a tart but I can't really remember in all honesty. It smells nice and that's about all I can say about this one.

This is amazing apart from one thing: it smells like cupcake instead of cookie. But it's still very pleasant on the nose nonetheless. And it's pretty looking! SnowFlake Cookie!

Season Of Peace was my shock of the day, it smells amazing! I thought it would be bland and horrible but it smells so good! In fact, it was my favourite purchase of the day and probably my new fave scent by Yankee Candle. May just have to stock up before the spring!

So I hope you enjoyed this post.

Sorry about not doing more, I have been ill though and not just skiving! ;)

LINKS: twitter

youtube

Instagram: bridgeexplicit

When Shadows Remain

Bridget Nicole

xoxo

Pink Clove.

First off!

Heeeeeyyy baby gurrllll! ;)

Anyone who watches Total Divas and/or is a Diva fan will get that referrence and anyone who doesn't, won't!

Above is my first picture in my "Selfie Sunday" series. Every Sunday up to christmas (and probably a little while after that) I will post a selfie either here and/or on twitter & instagram !

Anywho! I got some NEW PLUS SIZE CLOTHING from a very lovely online site called pink clove ! I got 6 items and actually got an array of different things. Ranging from a pair of leggings, to a dress! Yes, you read correctly: a dress!

In fact let's start with that little beauty!

Tartan Skater Dress: 26/28: £22

Now I do apologize for the mess in the background, as it got a little dark outside so I had to have the pictures taken inside, in my sister's room!

This tartan skater dress is a little beauty. Now I DON'T wear dresses...EVER! I've never really had the confidence and hate showing off my legs. It really gives me anxiety in all honesty. But I'm so glad I got this dress. First off it's a skater dress so in MY opinion, it is very flattening on a bigger frame. I like the print of the dress and don't think it is as overpowering as I thought it would be. I must admit when I opened the packaged I was a bit intimidated by the look of it! 

The sizing is very true to size, I got this in a size 26/28 (you can't chose the individual sizes, you have to get a / size) and it fit well. The belt is a little cheap feeling but that is to be expected as it came as a freebie I guess.

The quality is REALLY nice actually and there is a good weight to the fabric. It will definitely keep you warm in the colder months. I just paired it with some basic black tights.

Roses ombre tshirt: 26/28: £15

Black skater skirt: 26/28: £10

The next outfit is made up of two/three of the items I got from the store. Again, paired with black tights, I was pushed out of my comfort zone and got a skirt. It's also a skater skirt so I was really excited to try that! My sister wears some skater skirts and they look really nice on her. So I thought I would give them ago.

This waffle jersey skirt is quite basic but a really nice material and will most likely go with anything. I paired it with the ombre roses top which is basically a dressy t-shirt. You can't see the ombre effect on the top as I paired it with the skirt and obviously it covers it up, but if you follow the link you can have a look. Basically, the pink fades into a sort of greyish colour. The sleeves are black and so is the back so it's not too overpowering. And there is an exposed zipper on the back also which gives it a nice touch.

Red/black cardigan: 26/28: £12

I paired it with another item I got from Pink Clove. A beautiful swing cardigan that is red and black. I thought it tied in quite nicely with the top and it made a colder evening rather more bareable. I love the quality of the cardigan. It is SO soft and a really nice material! I find it is the perfect length and perfect size. I did actually order a size up (30/32) but they gave me a 26/28 which I actually prefer, however had it gone the other way, it would of not been so good!

Grey/black peplum top: 26/28: £12

Blue/black check leggings: 26/28: £10

This next outfit is a bit more casual. All of the pictures turned out blurry so this is the only decent picture I could retrieve from the bunch! My apologies!

This outfit was kind of just thrown together for purpose of the picture, however, looking at it I do kind of like the combination! The grey and black peplum style top is nice but I felt like it was a bit tight. It might just of been the lycra-esque material but I wasn't overimpressed with it! I really like the design and look and it felt nice enough, just not amazed by it like the I was with all the other items!

The contrast peplum top is really nice, the peplum is not too high, nor too low and gives a nice peplum shape. I still think it's a really good price for the quality and style and I have lately become addicted to peplums. I will definitely be wearing this alot!

Talking of things I will be wearing a lot, these blue and black check print leggings were a total steal! Retailing at £10 they are the best quality leggings I have tried. However, they do seem to run a little small, depending on your size. I normally wear a size 20-22 legging but got these in a size 26/28 for "just in case" reasons. I was a little shocked when they fit perfectly! The waist is a little big though but on the leg they fit perfect. Now I don't know if that is a good or bad thing, sizewise!

Anyway, I absolutely love these leggings! Everything about them, from the fit to the print to the price! Ah-Maze-Ing Darling! (Sorry, had to get a strictly come dancing line in there somewhere, as I've been addicted to the series so far!)

The clothes are all fantastic quality. The customer service was great and the social aspect of the company was nice too. They were very quick to respond to my tweets and facebook message and were very supportive. I am very happy with their product and will definitely be buying from them again. I often find that, especially with plus size clothing, it is very hard to buy nice quality, fashionable, inexpensive clothes nowadays. But Pink Clove ticks all the boxes!

Here are all the links to each item and the link to Pink Clove also!

They also have a 30% off tops sale on at the moment, so hurry up and have a look before it runs out!

Definitely recommend getting some of their great clothes!

Pink Clove: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk

Check Print Leggings: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/leggings-c5/check-print-legging-p63

Peplum top: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/tops-c1/peplum-top-with-contrast-upper-p13

Cardigan: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/tops-c1/red-black-swing-cardigan-p38

Skater dress: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/dresses-c2/tartan-skater-dress-with-belt-p53

Skater skirt: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/skirts-c3/waffle-jersey-skater-skirt-p45

Roses ombre top: http://www.pinkclove.co.uk/tops-c1/woven-front-top-with-ombre-roses-print-p22

*All prices were correct at the time of blog post and were taken from the website, exlcuding the discounts from the 30% off tops.*

Thanks for reading!

Is there anything YOU have you're eye on from Pink Clove?

When Shadows Remain

Bridget Nicole

xoxo

Michael Kors Lilly.

Hello lovelies!

So yesterday I went to Bicester Village (which is a designer outlet centre in Oxfordshire, England) and had a look at some lovely bags! I decided that this year I would save up and by myself that special present: a Mulberry handbag! And as I live about 45 minutes away from Bicester Village I decided I would go and have a look there and see if I could get a discount! Alas, my efforts were in vain as the cheapest discounted version of the bag I was looking for was £770 and I am NOT paying that for a bag!

But next door to Mulberry is the very lovely Michael Kors and while it was my second option, I was very impressed with the selection of beautiful bags! Of course I looked at the watches too but none of them compared to the rose gold one I already own, so I passed.

This one really caught my attention, they had a whole wall full of this pattern just in different shapes and designs of the actual bag. I really liked it and thought it looked pretty Louis Vuitton esque! And it was only £169! Now I know that might be a bit pricey to some people (the me of the past included) but for a designer, good quality handbag I thought it was actually a pretty decent price tag! The regular price is actually £260 so it was a really good discount at the outlet!

This is the Michael Kors Lilly (with TWO 'L's in the middle) and is in the size NS. It's also in the colour Brown. That's about as much information as I can find out about it from the label to be honest! But feel free to have a look for yourself.

It feels so nice and really good quality and it also looks beautiful. I chose this one because I thought it was a bit more classy and classic and would go with most outfits, which is what I would want from an expensive bag!

The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have a zip in the inside, it just has a popper but it is a tote bag so it's ok! Here's a look at the inside of it:

Here are some closer looks at the bag! Tell me what you think of it in the comments below! I would love to hear your thoughts!

So what do you think?

Are there any designer bags that you are in love with?

When Shadows Remain

Bridget Nicole

xoxo

PS: I'm going to have an "unboxing" video of this bag on my Youtube if you would like to have a look!

Beauty Blogger TAG!

Hello!
So I was lucky enough to be tagged to do The Beauty Blogger Tag!

I was tagged by the amazing Confessions Of A Mixed Beauty to do this tag!

This tag was originally created by The Beau Bow.
Here are the official rules for the Beauty Blogger Tag:

1. State the Tag was created by The Beau Bow
2. Tag some more beauty blogger
3. Title it with Beauty Blogger Tag

Here we go!

Name a beauty routine you rarely do:

Hmmm. This is a bit of a hard one! The only real beauty routine I don't do is apply moisturizer. I know that is really bad but I just don't like moisturizer! I think I might start moisturizing again now that the winter months are coming up.

Is washing your makeup brushes something you do regularly:

To be completely honest, not really! I used to but now I don't as I often can't find the time. I do believe you should wash brushes regularly though, I am just lazy with it! My brushes are definitely due a clean!

How long will you last with chipped nail varnish:

Again, being totally honest, until it falls off. I don't really care THAT much about nails and because of college I can no longer wear nail varnish at all. 

How long do you put off buying.replacing a beauty or nail polish product even if you need it (i.e.-top coat, foundation,etc.)?

It depends what it is and how much I need it/used it before. Also the price plays an important factor in my decision. If it's pricey I will probably put it off a bit longer!

What is your worst beauty habit:

Not removing my makeup at night! It's really bad but I always seem to do it!

Name something not beauty related that you put off all the time:

Going to the gym! I took a membership but never find the time to go and I really want to start going back!

When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready until the last minute or not?

Definitely! I know that getting ready takes me approximately 45 minutes so I always allow that much time before, which I technically count as the last minute.

Can you commit to spending bans:

NO! I love spending money as bad as it sounds/is! It's like a little addiction to me and I definitely am a spendaholic/shopaholic!

How organized are your makeup and nail polish collections?

I think they are organized quite well! I have a makeup collection video on my youtube channel so check that out if you're interested! Nail polish is stored on an acrylic stand in order of brand and colour so I think it's quite organized!

What is the longest time you’ve gone without writing a blog post?

4-5 months! I'm not great at blogging when I'm not motivated! :(

Thanks so much for reading! This was a lot of fun to do!

I tag:

Diamonds 'n' pearls

Faye's Fix

Little piece of beauty

And anyone else that wants to do it!

Thanks to the amazing Cheyenne for tagging me!

Hope you enjoyed!

When Shadows Remain

Bridget-Nicole 

xoxo

OOTD- Going Gothic + BLOG UPDATES!

Hello darling's! Long time, no see!

So I have quite a few things I need to get off my chest as you may have noticed, if you keep up with this blog and/or have been a previous visitor. I haven't been posting :( 

MAIN REASON!:

I haven't really had the time or the motivation to blog! Long story short, I started college a couple of weeks ago and due to my social awkwardness, I needed a lot of time to prepare for that environment again!

That being said, I also lost my love and inspiration for blogging and youtube. I don't really have the most creative mind and I find it quite difficult to stick at things.

I am DEFINITELY back because I really love blogging and I really enjoy making youtube videos also!

I just need to make a little decision about what I want to do. I'm going to make a video making and blogging schedule and decide what "niches" and "genres" (I guess) I want my youtube and blogs to focus on!

Corset: Ebay

Now onto less boring things! I love playing dress up and a couple of months ago I went through one of my more "gothic" stages. I love symphonic metal music and after spending hours obsessing over my fave symphonic metal bands, ordering a ton of CDs and wasting my life away watching music videos, I decided to get all dolled up and channel my inner "goth chick".

So here is what I did:

My studded leather jacket is from Yours Clothing. It was around £35 in the sale (I can't REALLY remember the exact price in the sale because it was a couple months ago) and I wear it religiously. Even with "normal" outfits! I wish I had some close ups of the studding details, but it's beautiful!.

Ignore the incredibly awkward pose! 

The main outfit was made up of an awesome corset I bought ages ago from Ebay! It was about £20 excl. postage, which was a couple of pounds, and is great quality! I can't remember the actual seller, but it was a plus size Ebay lingerie store. I'd wanted a corset for ages and this one is a little bit too much now I've seen a few, but I love this one and will definitely be looking for some more to buy for when I get in a dress up mood!

I paired the corset with a long, black maxi skirt from Yours Clothing. I bought the skirt a year or so back and it fits really nice. It was around £24 if I remember correctly, but it's nothing special and I'm sure you could find a cheaper alternative somewhere. I wanted the look to be a bit more traditional, so that's why I wore a skirt instead of leggings or black jeans!

I also paired the outfit with some long, black satin gloves! I found these on amazon for a bit less than £10! I don't really know why I bought them to be honest but I really like them for adding something to outfits like this and I knew I would find a use for them one day!

My serious face says it all!

For makeup, I didn't want to overdo it with a black or purple lipstick (though I did actually try a couple different colours on) and I thought red might clash with the corset colours, so I went for a nude!

For the eyes, I wanted a dark, smokeyish look. I didn't actually get any pictures of the makeup itself so the above photo is the best I could do to be honest!

I don't think I did anything amazingly out of the ordinary here so I'll leave it at that for makeup!

I really enjoyed dressing like this and I actually recreated the look (minus gloves) for a professional photoshoot I did!

But this time I DID go with a dark purple lipstick!

I really enjoyed the gothic experience and I love the style in general!

Really hope you enjoyed my first blog post back!

http://www.whenshadowsremain.blogspot.co.uk

When Shadows Remain

Bridget-Nicole

xoxo