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AMBER ROSE OPENS UP

Earlier this week, Amber Rose finally decided to open up about her split with Kanye West and now we know why; she has a project to promote! On the heels of drumming up tons of publicity after she revealed in an interview with Star Magazine that Kim Kardashian’s ‘homewrecking’ ways was the reason she broke up with Kanye, she’s released the cover art for her first official single ‘Fame’.

The track will premiere next Tuesday morning and you already know we’ll be in front of the laptop, waiting to hear it. The song features Amber’s “hubby” Wiz Khalifa, which isn’t surprising and actually makes a lot of sense. Ironically, she’s following in the footsteps of the very woman she despises. Remember Kim Kardashian’s ‘Jam’ record? Hopefully, this one is far better..

SOURCE: NECOLEBITCHIE

Glitter and Gold| NOTD

My first actual Nail of the day Post! I unfortunately don’t get to paint my nails as much as I want to as I work in hospitality, and we are not allowed to have nail varnish on at work, so with working at least 4 days a week, it’s pretty pointless. However over the holidays I always paint them, plus I have a week off work this week, so I may paint them every day… YEAH!!

I received a few nail varnish sets, and bought a few shades in the sales so it has inspired me to try a few new styles.

This one is the one I wore to New Years Eve. (Please excuse my orange hands)

Lovely and glittery to see in the New Year.

Are Detox a sham or not?

So its that time of the year again, where health and fitness comes to the front of everyone's mind. Detoxing is obviously one of the most popular ways to kick start this phase many of us go through. From juice diets, to yoga, to beauty treatments, there are many different ways to detox. However I recently read an article in the Daily Mail saying that detoxing, in fact, had no benefit to health and is a sham. To be honest I always take any article published by the Daily Mail with a pinch of salt, as I believe they can over react a lot!

So I did some researching into the topic. Experts believe that the body is perfectly capable of ridding of all the toxins in your system without the need of detoxing. They even claim that some detoxes out there can even be dangerous. Detoxing is not what improves your body's functionality, it is the increase in the healthiness of peoples diets that make them feel better, and it is in fact bad diets and lack of exercise that make people feel sluggish and heavy, not toxins. Basically experts say detoxing is no more than a marketers dream and a million pound industry.

I personally agree that the body does detox itself, but to a degree you can help your body through many methods. You cannot cram your body full of rubbish continually, do no exercise and expect it to still function effectively and properly for the rest of your life, you need to nudge it in the right direction. I don't agree with spending large amounts of money on special products, but instead, upping your intake of vegetables and fruit, restricting carbs, taking up yoga and Pilates (exercises that concentrate on breathing and stretching), just using your commonsense. Do not buy into fads and pills, if you up your vitamins and fibre you will see more movement in your bowls (lovely I know, sorry) which will help rid the waste you have in your body.

For example my mother had a series of colonic irrigation, and the benefits she gained form this were great. When she saw the therapist she obviously listed all the possible benefits, but my mum personally lost around 7 pounds, which was most obvious on her upper abdominal area, as this is supposedly where waste in our body become crammed, and makes us look bloated no matter how much exercise and toning you try to do. She also felt less lethargic, and recommends the treatment to everyone and anyone who will listen.

A personal example of detoxing is when myself and my friend did the Maple Syrup Diet, which is famous because Beyonce used it to lose weight for her role in Dream Girls. Basically you are to drink nothing but a mixture of lemons in hot/cold water, organic maple syrup and cayenne pepper (it was pretty gross). You drink this for 6 times a day for 10 days, me and my friend managed 4 1/2 days. Surprisingly my hunger disappeared after 2 1/2 days, however my humongous headache made me want to die. This is an extreme "Detox" and I would not recommend it, as personally apart form losing 5 pounds, I saw no other benefit, I think I actually looked worse.

What are your opinions on detoxing. Have you ever tried a detox, or bought any products?

Disappointing Sale Shopping

Left to Right- Nail Varnish  £5 £3, Makeup Brushes £26, Nail Varnish Set £12  £8

La Senza Underwear- Bra’s £30 each £10 each, Pants £9 £3. Dorothy Perkins Dress £32  £15.

Dorothy Perkins Dresses- Red- £30 £15 Purple- £35 £15

Well I  don’t know about you but I haven’t been very successful with my sale shopping this year. I was pretty disappointed with what was on offer by the time I got round to the shops. I had a little nosy on Boxing day at my hometown, but there are very few shops there in the first place. I went to Next, Dorothy Perkins, and Boots. I found something I liked in each of these shops, a ring and baubles in Next, three dresses in Dorothy Perkins, and some half price Christmas beauty collections in Boots.

When I got back to Newcastle it wasn't until the 29th and 30th of December that I managed to get a look at the shops in Town and at the Metro Centre, by that time there was barely anything left and shops were actually bringing out their new stock for next season. I managed to buy some really cheap underwear from La Senza, and a couple of beauty products from Topshop (some of which weren't even in the sales).

Although when writing this it sounds like a lot, in my head I had a few things which I wanted to buy that I couldn't find anywhere, or if I did it was in the wrong size. These things included a faux fur gilet and jacket, smart office wear for job interviews, a few pairs of high heels, a pair of boots, a couple pairs of flat shoes for day to day wear, a new large handbag I could use for lugging my books to university everyday, and many more dresses and cardigans. So I think my expectations were pretty high to find all this stuff in the sale, I just expected to get at least some of it.

In my opinion it seems that unless you are willing to get out of bed really early on Boxing Day, and are willing to queue and fight for the bargains then you are going to end up disappointed, and I refuse to shop in this way as I hate being stressed and rushed when shopping. For me it’s a hobby so I like to browse and take my time.

How does everyone else feel about sale shopping? Love or loathe it? Also let me know your sale shopping bargains, I would love to see what I missed out on.

Happy New Year| My Year In Pictures

Happy New Year to all my lovely followers and readers, I hope you all had  a great night, however you spent it. I myself spent it with my boyfriend and his best friend and girlfriend, we had a little couples night in. We ordered a takeaway and played Pictionary and toasted the New Year in with a lovely bottle of Laurent Perrier…yum yum! So all in all it was very civilised, especially considering I can’t even remember last New Years Eve…. I must be maturing.

2011 for me was a year of dreams coming true, due to my amazing 5 months spent living and studying in France. Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to live in France, so to actually accomplish this has made me a very happy lady. I had the best time of my life, visiting some amazing places, meeting great new friends and making perfect memories. At times it was hard, especially leaving my boyfriend and family behind, but I think it has made me grow as a person.

During the summer of 2011 I got the chance to backpack around areas of Europe with my boyfriend, I especially loved Italy.

One major high point of 2011 was my mother overcoming her battle with breast cancer. She had been fighting it for 18 months prior, so this year she has been announced as being cancer free and is in remission, she also got engaged to her boyfriend, so my mum’s health and happiness has been a great blessing to me.

My best friend also got married in the summer to her lovely fella, and I had the honour of being Bridesmaid. We had a great time planning the wedding, a fun filled Hen Weekend, and a perfect wedding day.

I also celebrated 4 amazing years together with my boyfriend. We went to Edinburgh for a romantic weekend, and stayed at an amazing 5 star hotel and spa, and had dinner at a 3 Rosette restaurant, it was perfect.

For 2012 I have a lot going on; graduation, finding a job, perhaps relocating, my mothers wedding, hopefully passing my driving test.

At the moment I feel quite daunted by the prospect of this year, as come this time next year, I could be in a whole new location working at a new job that I hopefully love, but it’s my life so I have to live it!

What are your main goals for the year? What will you cherish from 2011?