On Christmas morning present unwrapping was a bit of a rush because I had to dash off to work. My brother was round and I hadn’t caught up with everyone since I’d been home from Uni. So, it was sort of a shame to spend the day pulling pints and watching other families pulling crackers. I came home to a beautiful home cooked dinner, pigs in blankets GALORE! and my main present.
But after seeing how much effort my Dad and Rocket Powered – the web designers put into making it & it’s going to encourage me to write – which i LOVE doing. I revised my first reaction and thought HOW THOUGHTFUL.
This is the logo my Dad designed, classic embarrassing Dad but still I LOVE IT.
I believe that everyone is guilty of secretly loving country music: I myself am a proud, cowboy boot-owning, two-stepping fan and was very excited by the introduction of Robert Vincent's 'November', where the uplifting strum of acoustic guitar teamed with a tambourine reminded me of early Johnny Cash. 'Riots Cry', which was released on October 21st, has "good mood" vibes and sounds like folk music, but joined by an electric guitar - crazy and it works perfectly. His EP 'The Bomb' is so calming and is now most played on my 'Saturday afternoon car rides' playlist and, although his music is very cheerful, the lyrics are very honest and raw. He seems to pride himself on this, commenting that with his songs "There’s no smoke and mirrors about it". Vincent already has a great deal of support from his home city Liverpool, where he has been nominated for the Liverpool Music Awards' Male Artist of the Year. He is currently touring, and will be bringing out a new single, 'Life in Easy Steps', in the near future. This guy is busy, and it seems his hard work is paying off as his fan base and YouTube hits keep growing.
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I love how jagged they are, it gives them more texture which may look strange in the box but look natural when applied. I always opt for a feathery texture rather than length, they look more dramatic but no one would question for a second they're not your own lashes.
I HATE HATE HATE glue, but this DUO one is perfect as its black. You don't need a lot and if anything it just oomphs the effect of your eyeliner. I stocked up when in LA but you can buy it on Amazon for £4.
As a first year student living away from home, the lyrics "A house is not a home when you're alone" really struck a chord. The lyrics are quite poetic and have a lot of depth to them, but not in the "flowery" way that many bands attempt - Saint Raymond (known to his mum as Callum Burrows) explains that he wants his songs to get across their story without imposing his own message too much.
Saint Raymond is based in Nottingham and has stunned audiences in some of his city's hippest bars and venues. What gives him extra cool points, however, is that he isn't even old enough to drink in them, although - at the fresh age 17 - this guy is fully capable of captivating an audience. His music brings back fervent memories of summers listening to The Kooks, Kaiser Chiefs and The Fratellis: we all miss those charming, British indie boy bandsand even better, this boy is pulling it all off by himself
When Saint Raymond was a duo last year on BBC Radio Nottingham
Saint Raymond is a restrained artist, who needs no fireworks, marching bands or cabaret, and the simplicity works well: very well. Why wouldn't it? His voice is mesmerising -I would be oblivious if there was a spectacular light show or if aliens had invaded. Two favourites to the local crowd - 'Bonfire' and 'She Said No' - have been aired on BBC Radio Nottingham, and are sure to be the first of many.
This summer, he played Splendour Festival in Nottingham on a small stage - the same spot Jake Bugg had a year previously. They are BIG boots to jump in to, but I wish him the same success as the young man who recently enjoyed a UK number one UK album. He has just completed a tour with the beautiful Gabrielle Alpin (the voice behind the John Lewis Christmas advert) and a little bit of her magic is clearly rubbing off.
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I'm HOME, and everything looks so festive! Our house has been transformed into a grotto and I can't believe I'm more half way through my advent calender. Our Christmas tree is beautiful, my mum won't buy the same bauble twice and believes each one should hold its own memory. It's such a personal idea and gives us an excuse to buy Christmas decs all year round.
Me and my mum went for Christmas cocktails in Nottingham before I packed up for the holidays. We drank in a creepy underground cave that was transformed into a Gothic bar covered in fairy lights. There was a brick wall that when pushed revealed a secret bar.. um WOW. The cocktail menu was endless but I'd recommend the Toblerone and Haribo ones. Its called Coco Tang, near the Lace Market in Nottingham town center. You wouldn't know its a bar but look out for a Chinese red lantern among the high street shops, that's the place.
Lovely last night in Nottingham and so happy to be back with the family (and my bestie from Liverpool Molly on the last picture.)
