15 THINGS WORKING IN LONDON HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE CITY

For the past month I've been interning at Cosmopolitan Magazine in London. I had such an amazing time, everyone was so nice and I am so glad to have had this opportunity. It was my first time working in London so there were many things I found out about the capital city that I had no clue of before.

1. Oxford Street is not a place you can rush through
People are just EVERYWHERE.

2. On that note, neither are the tube stations
You think you have enough pace and speed to get your train on time and then some confused and lost person will slowly walk in your way.

3. People are either really rude or really friendly, there's no in between

4. Oxford Street is a magical place
The Disney store is especially wonderful.

5. The floor is un-even. I've learnt from personal experience
I've also got the bruises and scabs to prove it.

6. London prices aren't really that much different to prices everywhere else
When people say "oh it's London so it's going to be more expensive." They're lying. I didn't see any difference.

7. People stand in front of the yellow line in the tube station and it makes me nervous
I've heard enough horror stories to stay far away from the lines.

8. The street sweepers in London don't have the easiest of jobs
See number 1.

9. Deciding on where to eat is a chore in itself
There are just SO MANY places.

10 . London is just not for me
Falling flat on my face, dropping my iPod down the side of a train door and getting lost (multiple times) but kind of proves that, really. But that doesn't mean to say I won't be working there again. I just hope I'll come back in one piece.

INSTAGRAM JANUARY/FEBRUARY

1. Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water 2. Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Balm 3. Starbucks Hot Chocolate whilst in the library 4. New necklace for Next 5. Makeup of the day 6. Beautiful quote 7. Barry M Gelly Nail Varnish in 'Almond' 8. American style pancakes 9. Dissertation & blog perparation 10. Valentines day roses 11. A trip to Bournemouth beach 12. A celebratory cider after handing in my Major Multimedia Project 13. Grands Designs and a Pizza Hut on a lazy sunday 14. My first subscription issue of Cosmoploitan 15. Pandora ring and Barry M nail varnish (with a bit chipped off 16. Phone case for my 5S 17. Shameless blog promotion picture 18. Where do they all go?! 19. Flamingo candle and melt 20. Such inspiration.

It's been a busy start to the year for me as I handed in my Major Multimedia Project at the end of January and now I am in the middle of writing my dissertation! Amongst all of this, I have also been applying for jobs for when I finish my degree (in 10 weeks time!!). It's crazy to think how quick time has gone and its true when people say that your last year of uni goes in a flash! I remember freaking thinking how there's only 10 months left before I finish and now there's 10 weeks!! Also in January/February, I have celebrated my third Valentines day with my boyfriend and gone Peppa Pig World for my nephews 2nd birthday. At the moment, my day pretty much consist of waking up, going to the library, coming home, have dinner and go to sleep. But I am so looking forward to the Easter Holidays and I'll let you know why when it comes to it, but I am so nervous and excited! Make sure you follow me on Instagram - @sophielaurablog. 

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015

So here it is, my first blog post of 2015 which means that this blog is just over a year old! If you have been a follower of my blog for a while then you'll notice that there has been quite a few changes on this blog, not just the look but changing the name (twice) and the content of my blog. I will still be writing a lot of beauty post but I just wanted to widen the area of what I actually post about.

Personally though my 2014 has been eventful and although nothing significantly huge has happened this year there has been a lot of great things that have happened. Here's a few of my 2014 highlights...

Finishing my second year of uni with a 2:1

Starting my third and final year of my degree

Work experiences at places such as Heart FM and BBC

Celebrating my second year anniversary with my boyfriend

So here's what to look forward to in 2015:

Having four weeks work experience at Cosmopolitan magazine (!!)

Finishing my degree

(Hopefully) starting my first full-time, media-related job

As you can see I have had a brilliant 2014 and I'm excited for what this year has in store for me! Let me know what amazing things have happened to you last year and what you're looking forward to in 2015. 

COSMOPOLITAN AUGUST ISSUE FREEBIE: NEW CID COSMETICS I - DRAMA ULTIMATE LASH DEFINING MASCARA

It's my favourite time of the month - magazine time. Not only are all the new magazines coming out but this month, a lot of them come with a freebie. This month - the August edition - Cosmopolitan are giving away some products from New Cid Cosmetics - either cheek & lip tint or black mascara. Although I do appreciate a good lip stick/cheek tint, personally nothing can beat a good ol' mascara!