Clos Maggiore

Hey everyone!

I back! Its always feels so long between blog pots now! I should post more often! What do you think? Anyway, last Saturday (the 19th) I went out to a restaurant in Covent Garden, London called Clos Maggiore and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

I had high expectations of this place since my parents had been going there for years and had always been going on about how good it was. I can definitely say it lived up to expectations! The food was presented so elegantly and tasted so sensational! You can't match that taste with ANY supermarket food! There was never enough! With the starter and the main course you got bread. It was all handmade and tasted amazing! The desert was incredible! It was presented so well and tasted even better! It was an unforgettable experience and was made all the better by the wonderful staff.

After, it was 10pm and I was walking round Covent Garden. It was so quiet yet had a buzz about it. That's the thing with London. It can be so quiet yet have this magical buzz about it. As well as that, there are so many hidden gems in London. Its such a big place and there are so many hidden treasures that nobody knows. I came across a busker who was so good and deserved so much more credit. I may not know your name, but I hope you get the credit you deserve from this! He was just a voice and a guitar!

I had such an amazing time in Covent Garden and especially Clos Maggiore. The amazing thing is that you can just walk past it and not give it a second looking! I would love to go again some time!

Abbey
xx

(P.S. The toilets in Clos Maggiore are pretty good to!)

My new diet and fitness regime

Hey again!

This week I went back to school after the Easter holidays, like many other schools around the UK. And this term I've decided to really change my diet and make it a lot healthier. As well as that I've decided to do a lot more exercise to try and get fit. As summer is soon approaching I really want to get fit and loose weight and I feel like that if I share this with you it will help me stick to it. I really want to lose about a stone in weight. Hopefully I loose all of that and I'll definitely let you know if I do!

To help me loose weight I have decided to change my diet. Before, I would eat loads of carbs and not many vegetables. As well as that I would have really bad snacks and grab the first thing I could, which was usually biscuits. Now I eat a lot less carbs and have upped my intake of fruit and vegetables. I am now trying to always eat at least 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables a day, if not more! Yesterday I ate 6 and I hope I stick to eating about the same. Its actually easier than you think to eat 5 pieces of fruit and veg. If you try it you'll see that's its actually easier than you think! Also, I have changed my biscuit snacks to much healthier things such as fruit. As well as that I am trying to drink a lot more water. Before I would only ever drink water at school or with my dinner during the week whereas now I am trying to drink a lot more. I am trying to drink more water at school and dinner as well as other times of the day.

As for fitness, I am trying to get on my exercise bike more often. I try to get on it every day if I can but I am very busy sometimes with my workload so I can't all the time but when I can I do. I also try to do squats as well and star jumps. One day I might get Charlotte Crosby's 3 minute belly blitz and 3 minute bum blitz. Either that or Vicky Pattison's 7 day slim. Maybe even all of them!

That's it for now and I hope you have enjoyed this post and getting to know a little bit more about my personal life. I keep updated on how it goes and how much weight I loose. I will also be giving weight loss tips if you want them too. I always enjoy comments and hearing about what you enjoy. Thanks for reading!

Abbey Marie
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Bucket list!

Hey!

So, I thought that this week I would let you know a little bit more about me and give you my bucket list, everything I want to do before I die. I'm still young and I can't wait to do everything and live life. So lets start!



• Swim with dolphins! I love animals and I really love hanging around in pools so this would be perfect!
• Go to America! I know that quite a few of my readers are from the states and I really want to go there and see you all and visit the country. It seems so much fun! I really want to go to Florida, LA, Boston and New York.
• Go to Dubai. Dubai seems like a really interesting place with a lot of sun, which is the total opposite of where I live! I love travelling and really want to see the world.
• Make a youtube video. I've mentioned this in a previous post and I can't seem to think of what my first video should be! I've been thinking of the bean boozled challenge. Would you like that? Help me out guys!

• Do a makeup course. I have mentioned before in the 10 facts about me post I love makeup and would also love to become a makeup artist. 
• Meet Little Mix. These girls are amazing and I have been supporting them since day one on X Factor. Meeting them would be a dream come true. It would be unreal!
• Go to Coachella. As I've already mentioned I really want to go to America one day. Coachella seems like a perfect thing to do while I'm out there!
• Go to the Summertime Ball. For anyone who isn't from the UK, its a concert in Wembley stadium, where a load of artists, from around the world perform to 80,000 people. Generally, tickets are sold out within hours of them going on sale.
• Go to V festival. Again, another UK music event which attracts thousands of people.
• Get dip dye. I love being creative and would love to experiment with my hair but unfortunately my mum says I can't at the moment!
• Meet Nathan Sykes. If this happened my actual 11 year old fangirl would be in heaven!

So, now you know what I want to do with the rest of my life! I will be keeping you updated of what I do and if I actually do any of these I will definitely be writing a blog post about it! I love this blog and was once something that was actually on my bucket list! I've ticked one off! Thanks for reading as this is something I've wanted to do for a long time. Part of me can't actually believe that people are reading this! It all feels really surreal at times! I love every second of writing this and every view I get. Love you guys and stick around for me.

Abbey
xx

March favourites!

Hey!

So, back to my makeup favourites! I think I might just go back to the typical favourites post for everything. What do you think? But anyway, its been two months since my last makeup post and my favourite products have definitely changed!

First of all is my wake me up concealer by Rimmel London. This is a full coverage concealer and also give you a nice glow under the eyes. (if you put it there which everyone pretty much does!)

 

The next favourite of mine is the Palmers cocoa butter formula. This moisturiser smells amazing and is just like chocolate. This is really good for dry skin and is really thick which is especially good during the winter months.

                                    

 

Another favourite of mine is a perfume called Pink Sugar. I love the sweet smell! Its quite girly in my opinion so if you're not that type of person then this isn't the perfume for you. I also really love the bottle and the packaging. Its beautiful!

 

                       

                      

 

Next is a Rimmel London highlighter. Its the Good to Glow highlighter in the colour Notting Hill Glow. This highlighter also comes in Soho Glow and Piccadilly Glow. However, I think Soho Glow is quite dark and Piccadilly Glow is too orangey and looks like really bad fake tan. A bit like Donald Trump. Notting Hill Glow is light and sparkly which is just how a highlighter should be in my opinion. This highlighter really catches the light and sparkles. Just make sure you've fully blended it in as it isn't the easiest to blend in!

 

                    

 

 

My next favourite is my most expensive favourite yet. And the most expensive makeup product I've ever bought. It's the Pure Zen lipstick by MAC. This lipstick is a really beautiful colour. It's a really soft pink, almost nude. I really love it. The packaging is amazingly beautiful. To be honest, its gorgeous and truly stunning. I need to stop drooling now!

                       

 

At the moment I am really loving lipsticks and another lipstick I'm loving is surprise surprise, by Rimmel London! This lipstick is called Fancy and is part of the moisture renew collection. Its  quite shiny and sparkly.  Its also darker than my M.A.C one. However, its quite a good budget lipstick for a night out!

 

                      

 

I have also been loving Mikey Bromley's debut album at the moment. I've actually written a whole blog post about his new album which you can check out. The songs are all totally amazing and so deserve more recognition! Mikey is seriously underrated!

                       

 

Another non-makeup thing I have also been loving is Holly Hagan's autobiography, Not Quite a Geordie. I love Holly on Geordie Shore and this book is really good and honest. I love how Holly just tells it how it is and is brutally honest and frank. If you love Holly and Geordie Shore this is a good read!

                             

 

That's all my favourites for this month! Let me know in the comments or on twitter what you have been loving this month! See you next time!

 

Abbey Marie

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A busy Easter weekend!

Hey everyone!

First of all, happy late Easter everyone! Hope you've all had a lovely Easter and been lazing around eating lots of chocolate! It seems so long since I've written a blog post yet its only been a week! I've had a very busy weekend and now I feel so tired from it all! But luckily for you I have decided to get off my lazy arse and actually write a blog post about it! I'm too dedicated!

This weekend I was away in Nottingham. This was because a comedian called Russell Howard had announced a tour world tour and was doing a date in Nottingham's motorpoint arena. (also known as the Capital FM arena) As me and my dad are both big fans my dad booked tickets for the tour back in December. As we live quite far away, he also booked a hotel. However, when my dad bought the tickets he thought it was for 2016, but really, the tour was in 2017 and website hadn't stated that clearly so my dad booked a non-refundable hotel for the date this year. After he had booked the hotel he realised that the tour was a year later than first thought. So, we had a weekend away in Nottingham booked! Yay!

The weekend was fun anyway! On Friday we went to the cinema and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. It was hilarious and is definitely a good watch! Afterwards we went to Prezzos for dinner. We went shopping on Saturday and pretty much went round the whole city in one day! My feet were definitely aching afterwards! We had been out for about 6 hours! Luckily I got to relax in my hotel room afterwards! Later that evening we went out to TGI Fridays for dinner and I was very yummy!

On Sunday we came back from Nottingham. We had an early train back as there generally isn't much to do on Easter Sunday as some shops are closed. As well as that, we had gone round all the shops the day before! But that night I went to see Little Mix on their Get Weird UK tour in the O2! I only got the tickets 2 weeks ago and I've been so excited! The O2 arena is massive and the O2 in general is bloody massive! It was my second time there. My first time in the O2 was 5 years ago for Justin Biebers Never Say Never premiere! Little Mix were incredible as always. They always put on an amazing show! Support act Nathan Sykes was also incredible! He seems so humble and the fact he took a cup of tea on stage with him made me think of just how humble he really is! I also bought a  programme and a Little Mix totebag form the merchandise stand.

I've had an amazing and incredible weekend and have loved every second of it! (Ok, maybe not the aching feet though!) Life is meant to be lived and that is what I've been doing this weekend. However though, I was shattered when I got back from the O2 last night! I didn't wake up until midday today! But every so often I need to have a big lie in and have a lazy day! I hope you have enjoyed this blog post and have had a good Easter weekend. Let me know on twitter what you have done and how much chocolate you have eaten! To be honest, I haven't eaten much due to the fact that I've been so busy!

Thanks again for reading!

Abbey Marie
xx

 

TMI tag

Hey everyone!

Sorry I've been so quiet recently! I was ill last week and I've been really busy as well! Now that I'm back I thought I'll do another tag for you guys since you all seemed to love the "my first time" tag. This time though, its the TMI tag!

1. What are you wearing?
My PJs

2. Have you ever been in love?
If loving bands count, then yes!

3. Ever had a terrible breakup?
No

4. How tall are you?
5 foot 3 inches ish

5. How much do you weigh?
Bit too personal for my liking!

6. Any tattoos?
Nope! I'm planning though!

7. Any piercings?
Just my ears. One day I might get my nose pierced though

8. OTP?
Jolly, Union J.

9. Favourite show?
Russell Howards Good News

10. Favourite bands?
Union J and Little Mix, easily!

11. Something you miss?
Ireland 2014

12. Favourite song?
It changes often. At the moment it is Weird people by Little Mix.

13. Zodiac sign?
Sagittarius

14. Quality you look for in a partner?
A sense of humour and nice eyes

15. Favourite quote?
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself" Coco Chanel

 

 

16.  Favourite actor?

Rebel Wilson

 

17. Favourite colour?

Purple

 

18. Loud music or soft?

LOUD!

 

19. Where do you go when do your sad?

Youtube

 

20. How long does it take you to shower?

About 10 minutes

 

21. How long does it take for you get ready in the morning?

Around an hour

 

22. Ever been in a physical fight?

No and gladly so!

 

23. Turn on?

A good sense of humour

 

24. Turn off?

Burping in public

 

25. The reason I created this blog?

I have had an interest in blogging for a long time and it was actually on my bucket list.

 

26. Fears?

Heights and feet

 

27. Last time you cried?

A couple of weeks ago

 

28. Meaning behind your URL?

Its basically my first and middle name with an x in the middle.

 

29. Last book you read?

Holly Hagans autobiography, Not quite a Geordie

 

30. The book your currently reading?

I don't have one at the moment. Any recommendations?

 

31. Last show you watched?

Limitless

 

32. Last person you talked to?

My parents

 

33. Favourite food?

Pizza!

 

34. Place you want to visit?

New York

 

35. Last place you were?

School

 

36. Favourite piece of jewellery?

Earrings

 

That's it for now! Thanks for reading and don't forget to comment below or tweet me on whether you liked this or not! Also don't forget to let me know on what you want to see more of!

 

Abbey

xx

 



My first time

Hey everyone!
I thought this would be a fun post to write and would be a good way for you to get to know me a little bit better. I hope you have fun reading this!

1. Who was your first teacher?
Mrs Yonel. (Just hope I spelt that correctly!)

2. First word?
Dada

3. First tweet?
From @AbbeytheJCat my first tweet was about having to do maths homework which I hate! (Unfortunately I still have that problem now) 
For @Abbey_Marie it was a picture of my OTP Jolly (if you don't know just google Union J jolly fgs) Please make sure you are following both accounts but the main one I tweet from is @Abbey_Mariexx at the moment. I'll will definitely let you know if it changes! 

4. First detention?
My first det was back in 2014 which was in maths (how unsurprising of me) which I didn't even bother to go to! (I was being a rebel!) Surprisingly I got away with it! Not much has changed though and and I still get detentions in maths. My last one was a couple of weeks ago which I didn't go to because I was ill. (Trust me i really was!) 

5. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk to her?
Her name was Christina and no, we don't talk anymore. 

6. First car? 
I can't drive and have to wait a couple of months until I'm legally allowed to get lessons so I don't have a car yet. 

7. First sleepover?
Was probably with my friend Cara who I am still in contact with.

8. First celebrity crush?
Zac Efron

9. First youtube channel you subscribed to?
Pixiwoo

10. First alcoholic drink?
Pretty sure it was cider in an Irish pub.

11. First concert?
It was Little Mix on the X Factor tour in 2012 in Wembley arena.

12. First sleepover?
A long long time ago with my friend Cara.

13. First celebrity crush?
Probably has to be Zac Efron when he was in High School Musical. To be honest, I still find him kinda hot!

14. First celebrity you met?
UK boyband Union J in December 2014. I was a little starstruck to say the least!

15. First holiday abroad?
Ireland when I was 4 months old. I'm half Irish and I have family over there that I go and see occasionally.

16. First time on a plane?
In 2011 when I went Venice. I'm going back this year!

17. First M&G?
It was only back in November when I went on the "An Audience with Union J" tour. It was just before George Shelley left for the jungle! I'm so gutted that he's left now!

So, this is the end! I hope you've had fun reading this as I've loved writing this post. Its a bit different to my other posts! Don't forget to comment below or tweet me to let me know what you want to see!

Abbey Marie
xx