THE GOLD PARCEL

A magical gold parcel arrived… and it's not full of a white powder…

BLACK MILK GOODIE BAG TIME!

So a week ago Black Milk were hosting a 'Villains' Flat Lay competition on their Facebook page. I went into super-competitive mode and made two entries:

I spent around 4 hours making the Evil Queen entry and almost set my bedroom on fire but low and behold.. my Maleficent entry made it into the top 5! *queue 5 hours of an inane grinning*

The gold package arrived today, carrying some very exciting goodies:

Stickers, water bottle and bag are my favs I think! *Voucher + 2 wristbands not pictured*

Thank you so much to Black Milk, one very happy sharkie over here!

Here's me unbagging:

http://youtu.be/vKVPK5J68NE

Obsessed with YouTube

A bit of a short and random post today but here we go...

Until about a year ago, the idea of a 'YouTuber' was completely new to me.

My best friend then introduced me to danisnotonfire, whose channel I quickly fell in love with.

It took me a while to venture around and find new channels to subscribe to but I have found some people who I absolutely adore and today, I felt inspired to write about one of my favourites: grav3yardgirl!

Grav3yardgirl or 'Bunny' is a 28 year old YouTuber from Texas and she posts makeup tutorials, 'Does this thing really work?' reviews, 'Tea Vlogs' and lots of Halloween related content which I absolutely relish.

Subscribe to her channel and 'give an alligator it's wings'! It's a whole lot of fun being a member of the 'Swamp Family' (referring to her family of subscribers) and the Swamp Queen is without doubt the friendliest, quirkiest and coolest YouTuber out there.

Watching grav3yardgirl is like hanging out with one of your best friends for 10/20 minutes. I have so much in common with her from being obsessed with Halloween and creepy things from as young as I can remember to watching the X-Files and dressing up as Scully. Vlogging is something that's really started to interest me as a hobby and a way of sharing my passions with others, if I do start a channel, I owe it to Bunny!

Anybody who enjoys watching YouTubers should definitely check her out!

The Greatest Clothing Brand

Hello!
For my first post on my blog I wanted to dedicate it so something very important to me… BLACK MILK CLOTHING!

I discovered the brand in September of 2012 and fell instantly in love. I found it through Tumblr when I saw the Shark vs Mermaid Swimsuit and decided to Google where to buy it. I went on the site and then decided that I wanted everything. My Mum agreed that the clothes were amazing and so said that I could pick some out for my 16th birthday which was fast approaching.

Here is me unwrapping my first three pieces: Galaxy Green, Leg Bones 1.0 and Mechanical Leggings. Saaahhhh smoooth & shiny!

I thought that would be it. 

I thought 'Hey, what a cool site, I'll pick my favourites off it. It'll be awesome to own some'. There was (and is) something so magical about the whole experience of buying from Black Milk. The friendliness of the team behind the brand, the limited edition pieces, the 'museum' of long gone pieces and most of all the shiny black packages that are delivered straight to your door. The quality of the pieces is unrivalled. Zero sheerness and they fit your body like a glove. 

2 years later and I'm still buying from Black Milk and anxiously waiting to see each new design unveiled. I've immersed my self in a community of Black Milk aficionados called 'Sharkies' (for nomming like crazy each time a new collection drops) and have found my social media sites completely taken over by the friendly and supportive community. I've swapped and bought pieces from other Sharkies all over the world. It seems an instant bonding point as soon as you meet someone in real life who buys from Black Milk. You instantly have oodles of things to talk about and you each gush your appreciation and love for the brand. 

Collection shot from a year ago

I save as much money as I can a month and put it aside for Black Milk, knowing that there will always be something to catch my eye in a future release. I buy a piece on average once every one and a half months and so have a modest but very select collection of pieces of which I absolutely adore. 

Thank you to Black Milk for, with no exaggeration, changing my life. I've made friends both in real life and on the internet all thanks to a mutual love of shiny nylon goodness!

My collection currently stands at 16 pieces… all of which you can view on my Pinterest board!