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Hey y'all! I am going to do a Q&A post sometime soon, and I would be so grateful if you would comment questions for me to answer! I will note who the question is from on my post, unless, of course, you don't want me to. Which is fine! Thanks everyone! Teenage Blogger x

Hey guys! Today's article is about useful tips and tricks to do with hair. 1. Plait Your Hair Before Bed And After Showers! Not only does this keep it from getting tangled overnight, but when you take them out, it achieves beautiful, even curls that don't use heat or damage your hair. I find that dutch or french plaits work best, especially to get more curls near the top of your head. It looks especially nice with a far side parting! 2. Rinse Your Hair In Cold Water! Again, this works best straight after showers. If you dip or rinse the ends of your hair with cold water, it will help it grow longer, faster and healthier! 3. Avoid Too Many Products! Excluding products to wash your hair, it is best to use as little chemicals as possible. Over a long time period, this will damage your hair. Also too many products an make it greasy and not look nice anyway... 4. Don't Use Elastic Bands! Elastic bands, different to hair bobbles with material around them, are actu

Hola amigos! This is my favourite uplifting songs playlist.  I have been listening to music practically all week and so I'm feeling in a very music-y mood. Here are my favourite tunes to cheer you up! And yes, quite a few of them are quite old but so what? As long as they are good songs! Personally I don't really like songs that are all about love and breakups etc, so most of these are motivational songs. 1. Sparks by Cover Drive 2. Even Now by Phillipa Hanna 3. We Are Who We Are by Little Mix 4. By Your Side by Jonas Blue 5. Dreaming With Our Eyes Open by Witt Lowry (rap) 6. Fight Song by Rachel Platten 7. Drag Me Down by One Direction (probably the only one of their songs that I like) 8. Break Free by Ariana Grande 9. Change Your Life by Little Mix 10. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers 11. Human by Christina Perri 12. Human by Rag 'n Bone Man 13. Heroes (We Could Be) by Alesso 14. Clarity by Zedd 15. Titanium by David Guetta, Sia

Heya guys! Today I’m going to tell you about... Everyday Makeup Hacks! And yes, it deserves capital letters. Hack 1: Put concealer underneath eyeshadow . This helps it to stay on longer, and makes the colour underneath more even so that the eyeshadow looks more even too! Hack 2: Put powder underneath lipstick. Very similar to the last one, to make lipstick stay on longer, (I've only done this once because it went away after a few hours) It might be an old trick but it actually works, any way, put on a coat of lipstick, then lay a tissue across you lips. Dust translucent powder on to make the color set so it stays on longer. Hack given by Blue Lake go follow! Hack 3: Mix your foundation with moisturiser . I have very pale skin, so a lot of cheap makeup brands don’t have foundation light enough for me, so I mix it on my hand with a little moisturiser- it also gives better coverage and helps it to last longer! You could also find a small plastic bottle and put a lot of bot

Hola amigos! Today imma post about writing/text/rp slang that you may have heard a LOT but have no clue what they mean... So here goes! Atm- at the moment; Au- alternate universe; Cba- can’t be arsed; Cbb- can’t be bothered; Cul- see you later; Fanfic- story based on another author’s setting and/or characters; F4f/Fff- follow for follow; H4h/hfh- heart for heart; Irl- in real life; Lmao- laughing my arse off; Lol- laugh out loud; Ly- love you; Oc- own/original character; Otp- one true pairing; Oorp- Pov- point of view; R4r/rfr- read for read; Rp- role play; Ship- a pair who you really want to get together; Tbh- to be honest; Thx- thanks; Ttyl- talk to you later; Ty- thank you; Yolo- you only live once; I couldn’t think of any more atm but comment if you have any that I should add! Thanks and have a great day, hope your skin is clear, your (non fictional) crush kisses you, all your problems are sorted and you get lots of reads and followers xxxx Questi

Heya guys! Today I'm gonna talk to you about essential wardrobe items.  This is really important, especially if: A) You go to a non-uniform school; B) You see people lots out of school; C) It's the weekend/holidays. Most people hate to be wearing the same or similar things every day, so it's vital to have a vast range of different clothes and outfits! Here's a few of my favourite items, to give you some inspiration! 1. Pale blue Zara jumpsuit! Best worn with: any colour plain top, black leggings, any shoes, choker/necklace. 2. Grey GAP roll-neck batwing jumper!  Best worn with: long sleeved top, jeans, trainers. 3. Blue checked front tie shirt! Best worn with: jeans, trainers, white cardigan, choker. I'm wearing this now! 4. Dark navy/black undervest! Best worn with: more transparent tops and anything else. These are so, so useful! I have way too many vest tops that are too transparent to wear on their own, so putting one of these underneath

Adios, hallo, bonjour, hey! Sorry I'm feeling in a really language-y mood - I just did my German and Spanish homework :P Back to this article. So I know that it can be really stressful trying to get all your homework done well, on time and without having meltdowns over it. I'm going to include lots of random homework hacks which will hopefully make it easier!  Like I say, these will be pretty random, so they range from revision techniques to printing out tricks. Enjoy! Not the homework, of course. No one enjoys homework! Although if you do, I am happy for you :) Revision 1. Use Flashcards! I find these the most useful for learning definitions and words, especially in other languages! I make mine myself, simply by cutting up paper and writing on both sides, but there are some apps or websites you can use that do it for you, for example cram.com or crava.com , which are my favourites, although you may find a better one which works for you. 2. Copy Things Out! Have yo

Hey! Quick shoutout to Teen Ranter, a new rant blog who really needs to get off to a good start! Visit her page here https://the-fault-in-our-lives.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 Thank you all so much!!

Heyyyyyy! New update today! Please let me know what you think! Chapter Four "Please! Are you  sure  that you don't have  any  Potion here, not even one single bottle?" I plead to the man at the admin desk. He sighs, and leans forward on his elbows.  "Look, girl. I've told you this seven times, and I'll tell you again once more. Every. Single. Bottle. Was. Taken. We don't have a single one here." "But none have arrived?" I ask again. "She  said  that they would be ready  today !"  "Ask her again," He says, shooing me away. I shuffle back to my computer, email Miya White, and lean back on my chair with my eyes closed. Why? I don't even know what I'm thinking 'why?' to, maybe just the whole bloody mess of this situation.  I feel a drop of liquid in my face, but it's not the right consistency to be water.  "Hita Brooke," I say wearily. "What is that, by the way?" I op

Hey! I won't waste time with an introduction- I just wanted to post another chapter quickly. Anyway. Chapter Three I have finished all my work. It's been a really quiet day for me, since my Subject is in this side of the world with me. I check my rose gold watch. 22:00. Yawning, I close my laptop and plan to go to bed.  I leave HQ and trudge down the stairs into my bedroom, about to climb into my bed fully clothed. Trouble is, there's someone else in in it. "Get out my bed!" I growl viciously to Brooke. "Oh, sorry," she says innocently. I clench my fists. "It's a pull out bed - we can share!" We pull out the bed, and I pull my duvet as far away from her as I can, as if she is contagious. I know that none of this is her fault, but honestly I don't want to have to blame myself for it. I quickly fall into a restless sleep.  In the morning, I wake up to the weekday alarm that Brooke forgot to turn off. I groan, and roll ove

Hey! As you may have noticed, I have finally chosen a blog name! I've changed it to Living The Teen Life which I MUCH prefer, although I still may chamge it again soon. One of my main hobbies is writing. I don't post about it much because I simply don't really have any stories that I want to share! However: Recently I started one called The Other Side Of The Mirror which I love the idea of and really want your feedback! The Other Side Of The Mirror is a story based in modern day England, but in an alternate reality where your reflection has a body, mind, soul and personally too. Brooke R (short for Reflection) is a reflection for Brooke, (I know - confusing! But it has to be this way) Brooke finds out about the Other Side and so Brooke R has no choice but to bring her through, give her the Memory Potion and send her back with no recollection of their world. Simple, right? Wrong! No more spoilers but they face many challenges along the way to returning Brooke back t

Heya guys!  Its me, Young and Enquiring (although I'm still looking for a new name...)! Today my article is on how to tell if someone is lying.  I'm sure that you have all wondered at some point if you are being lied to, and now you can find out! Face and Voice 1. Look for micro expressions. Micro expressions are emotions that flash up on a person's face when they are trying to conceal the truth. It is usually distress - their eyebrows join together and lift, with creases along their forehead. 2. Look for eye movements. If a person is making something up, they are likely to avoid eye contact. A right handed person's eyes will move up and to the right, and vice versa for left handed. Liars tend to blink more and rub their eyes, but just because they do this doesn't always mean that they are lying - people do this for other reasons as well.  3. Listen for voice changes. Liars usually talk faster and in a higher pitch, and also stutter or quaver. 

Hi! I was thinking about having a new name for my blog, but I can't think of any that I like!  Any suggestions? I want it to be kind of short, well at least shorter tham my currently one, and summing up my blog and me in one. In fact, lets make this into a competition. The winner will get a shoutout! Thankyou guys xx My ideas so far (please vote in the comments!):  One Life My Life Teenage Teacher Truth Of The Teen World Life Lessons As I Learn Lots of love, Young and Enquiring x

Hiya again! In this post I'd love to talk to you about something that I really don't understand, and something that's happened to me VERY recently (as in about an hour or so ago!). And this something is bullying. Let's start with a story. I'm on this open website called Quotev, on which you can share stories and quizzes etc, and read each others. I am part of an online magazine on it, in which yhere are multiple authors contributing articles. Today someone hacked into our main mag account, and deleted/edited some of our posts, posted an article on porn (if you don't know what that is, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T GOOGLE IT. ASK YOUR PARENTS IF YOU MUST KNOW. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.), and commented some really horrible things that I won't mention, before deactivating the account and therefore losing all our data, followers, and account. Meanwhile giving several people panic attacks and reducing a lot of us to tears. My question to you is: Why would you

Hi! How are you guys today? I'm so nervous right now - no, not nervous. Apprehensive. But anyway I have a singing showcase in 2 hours and I have quite a few solos... anyway.  Today's song is Gallway Girl by Ed Sheeran! She played the fiddle in an Irish band But she fell in love with an English man Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand Said, "baby, I just want to dance" I meet her on Grafton street right outside of the bar She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm? Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on? She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding as a shotgun Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band But she fell in love with an English man Kissed her on the neck and then I took her b