Sorry Guys!

Hey Guys,

Sorry I haven't been around much lately but I was away all last week so I didn't get the chance to post anything on my blog or my YouTube channel. However this week I have done nothing but make videos and write posts so my blog will continue as usual from today. 

Also while I was away we hit 1,000 page views which is amazing considering I only officially started my blog three weeks ago!

Thanks so much guys! 

And if you want to check out my YouTube channel if you haven't already here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/user/redhotblog

 

New Video: My Top Summer Must Reads!

Hey Guys,

So as you may, or may not know, I have started my very own YouTube channel which is very appropriately called "really redmeg". It is a place for me to post things visually instead of just writing them down all the time. 

This week I have uploaded a video on My Top Summer Reads and you can check it out 

here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVf9i9XxRo

Videos are up every Friday!

It would be awesome if you could check out my channel and subscribe!

Mint Nails - Nails Of The Week!

 Hey Guys,

So I thought that today I would share with you my new favourite nail style and the beauty products I used to create this look.

The lighter colour that I decided to use is the Maybelline New York: Forever Strong Super Stay Gel Nail Colour in the colour Mint For Life (615). I really like this pale mint on my nails as I think that it goes with whatever I'm wearing and I can pair it with other nail varnishes and it still looks great!

I wanted to put another colour with the Mint For Life as I feel like I always wear just one nail varnish at any given time. So the colour I decided to go with was the Forevermore Green (625) in the same brand as the Mint For Life. I think that these two colours go well together, however I feel like the Forevermore Green is too strong for me to wear on all of my nails. 

As I felt like the Forevermore Green was very dark I decided to make it glittery without having to go out and get a whole new nail varnish; I'm also too nervous to use craft glitter on my nails!

I did this by grabbing a paint brush and the Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in the shade 26. I thought that this went amazingly well with the colours I had decided to use on my nails and it was only hanging around in my makeup draw doing nothing.

If you wanted to you could use the glitter on all of your nails if you were to wear them for a night out or just really love having glamerous nails, however I decided to go with just the ring finger on both hands. (Partly because I couldn't be asked and partly because I tried it on the other nails and messed up! haha) All I did was lightly dust the glitter onto my nail, while the nail varnish was still tacky, and then wait a while before gently washing the rest of under the tap. Once I was sure the nail was try I then applied Crystal Clear (25) nail varnish in the same brand over the top to make sure the shimmer glitter stayed on.

In the picture at the top I have two coats of the Mint For Life and the Forevermore Green, with another layer of clear over the top of the Forevermore Green.

After waiting for my nails to dry, I then went around the outside of each nail with a cotton bud (soaked in nail varnish remover) to make sure I had clean edges.

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My YouTube Channel

Hey Guys,

Two weeks ago I started my very own YouTube channel called "really redmeg" where I talk about fashion, beauty products, my monthly favourites and a lot about books!

I just thought I would share this with you guys in case you preferred watching instead of reading, which I know I do sometimes.

Videos will be up every Friday so please take a look, I know its not much at the moment but I am always trying to make each video better.

There is currently only two videos up so I know there is not a lot to judge me on but if you like what you see don't forget to subscribe!

It would be so cool if you guys could check it out.

Link to my YouTube Channel:

 https://www.youtube.com/user/redhotblog

Silver Shadows

“What is it with you and girls, Adrian, dear? Why do they either mean nothing to you or everything? It's always an extreme."

Hey Guys,
I cannot tell you how long I have waited for this book! After I finished reading the fourth book in this series, The Fiery Heart, I had to wait for what felt like years for Silver Shadows to come out; the ending of each of the books leaves you on such a cliff hanger that you cannot believe that you have to wait so long for the next one.

I don't want to give too much away for those who are yet to start the series but this book was probably one of my favourites, along with The Golden Lily and The Fiery Heart. I have to say that I would have liked to have seen more scenes where Sydney and Adrian were together, those who have read this book or the previous one will know why, but I really do like the way that Richelle Mead creates her characters and takes them on a journey.

There was also a lot of character development within this novel which is unusual for a book so far along in the series, but I would actually recommend this book over The Vampire Academy Series. However to get a real feel of Adrian Ivashkov, the male lead character, you should really read The Vampire Academy series first as he also features in that as well.

For those who haven't started the series yet, I have to be honest, the first book isn't my favourite but it gets the series started and lets you get to know all of the characters. We are also introduced to another group of people in the Bloodlines series which are the Alchemists, which aren't featured as much in The Vampire Academy novels like the Moroi, Dhampirs and Strigoi are. 

These books are not really suitable for anyone under 12 so if you are under this age please ask a parent or guardian before reading them.
 You can find Richelle here and you can buy Silver Shadows here.
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