George Clark

Saturday, 16 July 2016

What's in my carry on

When you are reading this I will be flying to Toronto tomorrow, I'm so excited. I have never been to Canada before and I'm also going to see family too which is going to be so lovely. I'm hoping that there will be lots of opportunities to take photos and share my trip with you and I hope that in years to come I can come back to this and see what 17 year old me thought of it all.

I see loads of people do this type of post/video and because I love reading/watching them so much I thought I'd do my very own, what's in my carry on. So I'm going to show you what I pack for my flights and little tips for the plane that I have picked up from others because lets face it, things on the aeroplane are very important!

So lets start somewhere, I always take some reading for the plane because you have time to kill and sometimes I prefer to read as a break and its very relaxing which is a good thing whilst you're on a plane. I am currently reading The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton for my a levels and I also take a book for pleasure. I'm taking The Night That Changed Everything by Laura Tait and Jimmy Rice, i was in Waterstones the other day looking for my holiday read and I came across it. It's not with me at the moment so you'll just have to imagine it but the cover is really pretty and it sounds right up my street!

Next is an obvious for me, headphones, now I like to take a selection in case I get bored because sometimes when you are on the plane for ages everything is so repetitive. So I have my apple ones but also my over head ones which for some weird reason I hate wearing in public. Don't ask me why. Of course my phone as well, physically could not go on a flight without it, we are all the same aren't we?

Another absolute necessity is a portable charger, I got mine of amazon by the brand Anker and I find it really works well and its not enormous so its really easy to take around with me on the go. I also have my card holder which you will never see me without, it is just so easy and it even can hold some change which is such a bonus!

I'm also taking a moisturiser for when getting of the plane because my skin often gets dry on and I am not into that so I just find that bringing a little moisturiser can really be a saving grace, lip balm is also a must so I have my aloe vera vaseline with me too.

Now throw in some snacks, some water and a few home comforts like a favourite jumper and I'm good to go.

So that is what is normally in my carry on, its sometimes changes but that is what you could say are my staples for my carry on.

George x

funny girl: Review

On the 6th of July, I went to see Funny Girl at the Savoy Theatre on the West End and now that I have seen this I feel that I have to talk to you guys about it and give a little review. Believe me, I'm not a professional but I just wanted to share my experience and praise such a wonderful company.

Before going to see Funny Girl, I had a basic understanding of the story line and I had known a few of the songs from the show however this did not prepare me enough for what I was about to see. It was truly exquisite, after the first act I knew that this would be in my top five musicals that I have ever seen. The story is so beautiful and so honest and I definitely feel that I really connected with the whole show.

Now lets get on the the actors, my oh my, the array of talent throughout the company was truly phenomenal, it most certainly was not just the leads who stood out but the swing and the ensemble were just outstanding.

Natasha Barnes, where do I even begin? She was absolutely breathtaking, I simply cannot put into words how incredible she is, the minute she was on the stage I was hooked by her funny, charismatic and tear-jerking portrayal of Fanny Brice. She made me laugh, made me cry and made me cry from laughing. A true star. A standing ovation was completely in order, even just as a small token of us as an audience's appreciation.

Matthew Goodgame played the role of Nick Arnstein and I was completely captured by his performance from the minute he came on stage. I felt his portrayal as Nick was just flawless and the chemistry between Fanny and Nick was so prevalent throughout the performance.

It is safe to say that I thoroughly loved the performance and I would go again and again. That feeling that I felt when Natasha sang Don't rain on my parade was something that I would go back in time to experience again. Pure talent throughout the whole production.

I would also like to give a mention to Philip Bertoli and Luke Fetherston who were really outstanding and I really admired your performances.

5 star perfromance!

So if you get the chance to go and see this wonderful show please do, you will not regret it. I can assure you.

George x

Being spontaneous and a mini haul

I would first like to apologise for my absence the last few weeks, the reason I haven't been writing anything is because I am currently in exam season and after revision, I've found it difficult to have the motivation to think of new ideas which is upsetting because I really love my little blog and sharing with you all.

So this is a kind of story time/ mini haul the reason for this is because, yesterday I decided to go up to London after my english exam to be spontaneous and treat myself as its been a long week. I'm writing this because when watching Hannah and Stef's (The Michalaks) vlog last week they encouraged us viewers to do something spontaneous for #lightandfree, so thats what I did.

This is where it gets interesting, so I'm walking along Regent Street and I hear someone calling my name and its only Riyadh! Now if you don't know who he is, where have you been? Riyadh Khalaf if you don't know has his own youtube channel, which I think is amazing by the way and he also happens to be a friend of mine since meeting him at last year's Summer in the City which is so lovely since I really look up to him as a youtuber and as a person. We ended up doing a bit shopping and had a good catch up.

So I urge you to do something spontaneous, no matter how little it is. You'll never know what might happen.

So I just thought I'd share what I got with y'all since I haven't treated myself in a while, I got some new jeans from Levis in Urban Outfitters, in the sale, perfect and I also went into the Skinny Dip store on Carnaby Street and I simply could not leave without this phone case, I've seen people have it and I felt I really needed to jump on the band wagon! Its so cute and I'm all about that avo life!

I hope you are all having a lovely week and I will be back soon, hopefully more consistent, again I'm very sorry.

All the love

George x

How to style one of your dad's/male relatives t-shirts

I've seen quite a lot of this sort of thing around at the moment and I thought why not I jump on the band wagon?! I don't know about you but I love wearing older/vintage items of clothing, I feel they have a bit of history to them. My Dad has always been interested in fashion and when he gets new stuff he tends to ask me whether I want some pieces that he doesn't wear anymore. Its normally t-shirts and jumpers, but what I love about them is that they are oversized on me and I love the look of an oversized tee tucked into a pair of vintage jeans. Hence the look I'm wearing. I'm also very happy because its spring and that means sunglasses and light shoes! Ugh, my favourite combination! Love!

Sunglasses- Topman

Top- Vintage Abercombie

Jeans- Vintage Topman

Shoes- Whistles

George x

Bloggers Lush Event in Tunbridge Wells

Being a blogger event virgin, I was slightly apprehensive as to what the night would uphold however I was pleasantly surprised! The event was so lovely. I went with my best friend Holly, obviously, and her brother and boyfriend and we all had a great time.

Having walked there in the rain and looking slightly like drowned rats we were welcomed warmly and we went to the second floor of the shop. There was food, drink and demonstrations. Also the opportunity to make your own bubble bars and bath bombs, which I obviously jumped at the chance and it ended up being very therapeutic.

We watched Reece, one of the staff, make the cupcake face mask, which I am currently wearing whilst writing this post. A highlight of the evening was that we bumped into Rhiannon Ashlee and we had really cute chat about everything from lush to the Michalaks.

We also received a generous bag of goodies, in which there will be a separate blogpost on because I figured that they needed their own post because it was so generous of lush to endow us with such treats! Here's some pictures from the night taken by my beautiful best friend...