Spring Fragrances

These are my three favourite fragrances and I think they are perfect for the spring. They are all very light and floral and just smell like sunshine and good weather and smiles. I realise how idiotic I just sounded but that's what these fragrances make me think of when I smell them. Another plus, since these are on the pricey side they last for quite a while and change slightly throughout the day and of course smell different on different people.

Left is Vera Wang Lovestruck Floral Rush;
Right is Emporio Armani Diamonds Rose and
Middle is Kenzo Flower in the Air.

I like these perfumes because they don't smell sickly sweet or too musky. I think something light and fresh with a hint of floral is perfect for the daytime since it is not too overpowering and it suits my age (teenager).

I would recommend going and trying out these perfumes a few times before buying them since it would be a waste of money to buy it and then never it. Also, depending when you ask, sometimes department stores - I go to Debenhams - will have samples but you do have to ask the sales people about that. I think the Vera Wang and Armani perfumes are on offer at Boots so now would be a good time to purchase.

Last thing, I've noticed that quite a few stores in the UK are now selling atomisers. Atomisers are these clever spray bottles that can transfer perfume from your bottle into the atomiser so you can travel with it or keep it in your bag. Debenhams sell a couple of different brands and they have an offer that if you buy the Travalo brand they will fill it up for free with any perfume of your choice. I opted for a pack of the two small atomisers and chose two perfume samples - the Kenzo above and Balenciaga Rosabotanica. This would also be a good way to decide if you like the perfume before you spend that amount of money on a designer perfume.

You plug the bottom of this atomiser into the top of your perfume
 once you remove the cap and then press down
and the perfume will go into the spray tube.

Why are you a vegetarian?

I must start by saying that I am not a vegetarian but I thought the title sounded engaging and interesting. However, I will, at some point in the near future, do a vegetarian 'trial month'. I wanted to do vegan but a) it's probably easier to ease myself into this and b) I've become allergic to nuts so I would struggle to get protein into my diet.

This was the third or fourth lesson on genetic diversity and our teacher was talking about selective breeding. To sum up what could be quite a long recount, animals aren't treated very kindly to produce the vast amounts of meat and animal products we, in the western world, consume. Additionally, the animals are interbred to have certain characteristics - like more muscle - that make them more profitable and this generally causes defects that worsen the quality of life of the animal. A simple example would be cows: there is a high demand for dairy products so cows are bred to have larger udders and a longer lactation period (lactation = secretion of milk). This all sounds fine until you look into it more closely - in practise what happens is that after a cow gives birth the calf is taken away after a few days and the mother cow is milked continuously for long periods of time every day. Producing milk takes a lot of energy for the cow and it unnatural for the cow to be producing that quantity of milk for that period of time. This significantly shortens the life span of the cow.

Hearing this in the lesson just made me feel worse and worse. A few years ago I watched a video about KFC factory farmed chickens and it was so horrifying that I've had maybe 2 KFC meals since seeing that video 2 or 3 years ago. This is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrEljTIItU but if you google it there are plenty of other similar ones.

You're probably thinking, ok, random how does this link? Well, seeing how badly animals are treated so that I can have that bit of chicken on my plate just makes me feel so guilty. Those 2 KFC meals I ate did taste pretty good but I felt quite bad the whole time so I didn't enjoy it as much as I used to. No, I am not exaggerating. Like I said at the beginning I want to become vegetarian and possibly vegan since not eating the cow doesn't mean they won't be treated badly so I can eat cheese. But right now I have quite a lot of exams to prepare for and everything at school is frantic so I don't have the time to cook vegetarian dinners (I have to make my meals since I'm trying to be healthy and my mum generally provides unhealthy dinners for my brothers).

But, when I finally start my vegetarian month you'll be informed. Would you like me to post a diary or journal about it?

How do you feel about vegetarianism? Would you do it? Does this kind of thing affect you?

*obviously there are other reasons why people are vegetarian,  comment below if you would like me to talk about vegetarianism again*