Hi Everyone!

So as we are just coming into the first of December (oh my life - Christmas is officially on its way!) I thought it would be the perfect time to do a post on my November favourites :) Something easy to start me off haha! 

Beauty Favourites:

Through the month of November I had three staple beauty favourites that I used basically throughout the whole month constantly! 

First of all, I saw that Maybelline had expanded the 'Baby Lips' and had created a 'Baby Skin' product. I'm not sure how long these have been out for in the UK but when I went into boots it was the first time I had seen them on the shelves. I have obviously heard raving reviews about Benefit's porefessional primer but I thought as this was less pricey (£7.99) I would give it a whirl! Needless to say I wasn't dissapointed :) I found that this really did minamise the appearance of my pores (which I do have pretty badly in some areas) and it really did help my makeup to go on smoother than normal. I would even consider wearing this on its own on lazy days! The container is pretty small but you don't need to use much at all... A definate 4/5 from me...

While I was at the Maybelline counter I was looking for a nice winter eye shadow and I came across their colour tattoo cream eye shadow range. I have heard a lot about these and thought I would try them out as I do love cream eyeshadows for blending through the crease of my eye. I went with the shade Metallic Pomegranate which is number 70. This colour is honestly stunning and it looks beautiful in the package and on the eye. Its a lovely colour for the autumn and winter months and it has become part of my staple winter makeup look. I think these eye shadow's come in at around £5

Last but by no means least is a lipstick I picked up from Sleek. This has to be my favourite beauty product that I have been using throughout November. Red and Berry tone lipsticks are a must have through winter and autumn and I am usually more of a bright red lippy gal myself. However, I thought I would be brave and try something a bit darker so I picked out the shade Cherry which is number 790. I have been wearing this lipstick on most outings this month and I think it goes brilliantly with the eyeshadow above. The consistency is smooth and wear is not bad considering the low price...All in all definitely a winner! 

Book Favourite:

Now even though this was only released at the end of November I still think I should include it in November favourites as I had completely devoured it before the end of the month was up!

So over the past three years I have been supporting Blogger and Youtuber Zoella. I think her having a book out is incredible and it shows that even if you do suffer with anxiety you can do anything if you put your mind to it! I'm not going to lie within the first two chapters of the book I was thinking that this story may be a little bit childish, despite the seriousness of the topic of anxiety. I think the book is quite teenagerish (yes thats a word now) However, the more the story goes on the more you see that it does cater for and connect to many different age groups. I finished the book in two days and might I add I completely fell in love with Noah the main boy in the book. Definitely worth a read if you want something with serious issues but at the same time something that isn't too heavy!

Home favourite:

As it gets into the colder months there is nothing better than snuggling under a blanket with films and hot chocolate and, in my opinion, a few candles adds to this perfectly!

I have to admit I'm a sucker for a Yankee candle and even though some may argue that they are pricey (and yes I agree with this) I think they are totally worth it! This is because the scents are usually strong but not too strong and they have such an incredible range of scents. To start of my Winter collection I brought the scents Christmas Memories and Christmas Cookie. Christmas Memories is more of a cinnamon spicy fragrance which does typically remind anyone of Christmas. However, This one hasn't been burnt much as my boyfriend hates the smell so I only burn this one at bathtimes - each to their own ay!

Christmas Cookie however has definitely been a winner with us both. It is a very sweet smell and I would say these candles are complete opposites. I wish I would have brought that smell in large rather than the other way round but I may buy another large one for December and bring the fella with me this time so he can actually tell me whether he likes the smell!

That's all for my November favourites! I hope you enjoyed :) Please feel free to comment with some of your November favourites! I would love to hear them... 

Lots of love,

Tanya xxx

P.S I may make a video version of this on my YouTube channel and include some fashion favourites that I couldn't include on here as I had no one to take any pictures of me haha :)

Hi Everyone!

So I have been thinking a lot over the past few months about responsibilities and what's expected of me from different people in my life. At the moment, I feel a bit distant from myself and I think its caused by feeling confused and pressured by what's expected of me and how I'm supposed to fulfil those expectations.

Anxiety isn't something that you ever expect to have, especially when you're the confident girl that I was. I'm not writing this now trying to be one the typical bloggers who follow in the foot steps of Zoella (one of my biggest inspirations in more ways than one) and start blogging about their anxiety. However, it is needed to explain why I had my magic little epiphany.

 My panic attacks started to happen when.... 

1. I felt pressured
2. I felt the most alone that I have EVER felt in my life

This left me feeling so hopeless and lost. I felt like I didn't have a place in the world. I dropped out of the course I was doing because of panic attacks. No one that is close to me has ever been through them themselves so even though everyone was supportive, and their support helped me greatly, I did feel as though no one really understood fully. 

The past two months have been more than hard. I don't really trust anyone that's close to me because every time I begin to I start panicking and thinking 'why would they care about me? I'm not who I should be' . A reflective bus drive not long ago made me sit back and think though.. Why are we all so desperate to fit some sort of invisible mould? Who invented this mould and why do we all think its so important? I know you're probably saying 'The flipping media' at your screens now... or maybe just society in general but I just wanted to put out a little motto that I've been using over the past few days...

I know that we all have to show concern for what happens in our life. Whether we get a job, a good education, find love. But honestly (some may not agree with this opinion) but I think most of us, the majority of the time, care too much. I think we try to hard to looking for things to happen rather than just enjoying the flow that life brings ( HOW HIPPY DID THAT SOUND LOL?!). So my motto is when you feel like you care too much then just care less... If you have a big exam and the nerves are getting the better of you? Care less (you will do better while not freaking out - trust me!) You feel like your not skinny enough? Care less... You feel like you don't know your path yet? Care flipping less my darling! Thats what i'm doing right now and I feel better already like a weights gone off my shoulders! I even have a top that says it and I have vowed to wear it on stressful days :) Just remember you are you and you don't need to be anything but that

Lots of love,

Tanya 

xxx

Hi everybody!

So this is my first post and I don't really know what I am doing. The plan is to create a lifestyle and beauty blog on here to go along with the video's that I am planning to create on my YouTube channel which is www.youtube.com/theoriginalbambi

Just so you know a bit about me my name is Tanya Zero, I'm 18 years old and I'm from a town called Kidderminster near the city of Birmingham in the UK. At the moment I'm going through a bit of a hard time in my life so feel that concentrating on this blog will really help me and give me something to direct my energy into!

Looking forward to getting properly started!!

Lots of love,

Tanya xxx