A couple of weeks ago I attended the WOW (Women of the World) Festival on the Southbank and it was bloody marvellous. I'm not going to lure you in with words right now as I have gushed about the festival for a whole 11 minutes on my YouTube channel - HERE.
If you went, pop my a comment with your opinion on the festival, atmosphere and speakers below :)
Do you ever feel left out when you see pictures of cats coming together in a perfect, delicious union? Do you feel like all the cool kids are making GIF's and you can't? Well, do not fret - I am here to help via the medium of film.
I have a new video up on my YouTube channel- please watch, like, subscribe and GIF until your heart is content!
I have actually found Tinder fun. After being in a relationship since birth, I am quite rightly not heading out into the wondrous world of dating looking for (to quote someone who seems to know the business) 'mr right, but instead, mr right now'. After a big break up, I've discovered that you need to get to know yourself again on your own before sharing yourself again.
Anyway, enough waffling and sentiment, there is a fun video to feast on.... Ashley's YouTube Place
If you have seen the latest video to go up on my YouTube channel (if not, please oogle here – Ashley’s YouTube space) you may be wondering on how I managed to pop balloons full of glitter / confetti without making a mess...
Well my friends, I made a mess, but at least it was a big glittery mess – the type of mess that makes rubbish and outdoor spaces look fancier. I think it is an improvement to our garden if I’m honest, luckily my housemates share the same opinion.
My video is entitled ‘what happens when you break up?'. I decided that popping (bursting the bubble, if you will) heart balloons full of glitter and shiny things would be a great way to signify the end of a relationship. I also had the idea of making the balloon gather all of it's contents and sealing itself up again at the end, signifying a more mended, post-break up you, ready to take on the big bad world (aka, Tinder).
I hope you enjoyed the video and I hope you enjoy seeing the beautiful mess :)
'This Girl Can' is a nationwide campaign, supported by Sport England and I think it's bloody wondrous. The main aim is to get all girls, regardless of shape, size or sporting ability to get moving.
Everyone deserves to feel good, everyone deserves to feel their 'best self'. People don't tend to do certain activities (or anything for that matter) due to the fear of being judged, This Girl Can is about changing attitudes. There were all the words to say about this, so I thought I would express them via my YouTube channel (ashleyfauguel)!
Let me know your thoughts on this campaign, has it inspired you to make change?
Everyone has places that they go to, places they rely on to provide comfort, happiness, fun, peace or just a place to take a cig / cider break... these places are important. A lot of my favourite places in and around London are random nooks and secret places (I like to think anyway, not the most trodden of paths). I thought I would start a series revealing a few good'uns, first up - 'Vauxhall Beach'.
Vauxhall Beach is probably an odd place for me to take on as one of my favourite places, but you know, it's happened. On first viewing, I was instantly taken in by the fact that it is a mini 'beach' near Vauxhall, central London is not famed for it's beaches... not only that but it's in a place which is just far enough away from 'Southbank mania' to be hidden, peaceful and feel like mine. You can hear cars zooming past, people cracking on with their days but it's muffled by the sound of the tide an dthe occasional metal detector beep. I almost enjoy the exterior noise - it feels like life is carrying on whilst I am stood collecting myself and taking a breath in the eye of the storm (poetic eh?...)
This has been a place where I have found myself drinking cider and eating strawberries with pals after a long day, a place where I have come to be mad at the world, feel happier with myself and a place I once helped hunt for 'art piece standard' wood but instead uncovered a dead cat. It's a place I want the important people to understand and 'get' but almost not 'get' too much...
Anyway, that's that - Vauxhall Beach, carry on as you are.
As you many have noticed, I have decided to crack back on with my YouTube channel, because you know what, it made me happy and what better reason is there to do something?
I should have posted these agesss ago, because for one - the outfit photography is ten times more beautiful than what usually graces my blog, and two - the Oval Farmers Market is one of my favourite places to be in London on a Saturday morning and that is something that needs to be shared with the world (aka the internet).
This particular Saturday I met Amy (Vintage Reflection), her lovely, snap happy boyfriend Dave and her wondrous dog Coco (who she is lucky I didn't steal...) for breakfast. I really should branch out, but every time I walk over the market threshold, I am drawn to a cheese filled toastie and a coffee. Nothing wrong with loyalty.
Anyway, back to the market - I love this place, especially when I have a slightly fuzzy head from a little (too) social Friday night, the cheese, coffee and sheer wholesomeness of the farmers market evens me out again. There are so many characters in the market tat draw me back week after week - the lady on the coffee stand is always up for a good o'l chat, the older gent who sells jams makes my heart swell every time he asks me to try his home made jams and the guy on the 'giggly pig' stand just adores what he does and sells every time type of sausage going (all delicious obvs). Everyone grabs local groceries and breakfast and finds a spot on the ground to catch up with pals and eat.
Anyway, next weekend - rebel against the hangover, drag yourself from lying in your bed to lying next to a cheese toastie on the grass near Oval station. You won't regret it - brownies honour.
Dress - Dahlia, Mac - HM, Backpack - New Look, Boots - ASOS
This weekend was a pretty great one - we had decent(ish) weather, an art exhibit opening, cider, tasty Indian food, cake, pizza, the Notting Hill Carnival, dancing and hangovers.
Please scoot on over to Youtube, watch, like and subscribe. Do it for the pizza.
Summer arrives and along with the sun comes my 'iced coffee' cravings. As you can imagine, this can be quite a spendy habit - forcing me to find a cheaper and tastier alternative.
Watch, create and drink your body weight in cold coffee.
Tips:
- Don't use hot water.. a rather obvious one but you know...
- Make coffee iced cubes to avoid that slightly watery coffee aftermath
- Use pretentious jam jars to like the best, quirkiest coffee sipper
I may have gone a little wild with the DIY, crafty sessions recently - if you are looking for some weekend inspiration, click and you can see the rest of my videos on my channel. Please watch, like and subscribe if the mood takes you.
I love shopping, I love shopping online and receiving exciting parcels through the post....
I tend to stick to the online shops I have used before, shops that I know, which is why I decided to start a series on myYouTube channeldiscovering and unravelling new online shops - reviewing along the way.
Missguided is a website where I can lose a good length of time browsing, so I was excited to receive my parcel through the post. I don't know If I ordered items or the wrong fabrics but I wasn't massively impressed, as you will see.... I have placed some images below - me in the clothes, next to Missguideds model in the clothes, no difference at all...
I may have to give it another chance at some point, but for now - onto the next new shop! Let me know if you have anywhere that you think needs investigating!
