Monday 25 August 2014

Anxiety & Panic Attacks - How To Help A Friend

Hey Team, this a slightly more serious post about Anxiety and Panic Attacks because I have been thinking about it for a while and I think it quite important that people talk about it. This isn't a post about what anxiety or panic attacks are, or how to deal with them, it's about how you as friend or family member can help a person close to you who does suffer from Anxiety and Panic Attacks through it and through an actual Panic Attack. -Just a note- I am in no way qualified, I suffer from Panic Disorder and in my own experience I think my friends knew very little when I told them and they didn't quite know how to help during an attack, so I thought I'd share some tips that could help you. I see so many people with Anxiety and Panic Disorder yet no-one knows exactly what to do and how to help.

How To Help Through An Attack-
Before they even have an attack sit down and talk to them, ask them what happens and If they have a clear tell eg. shaking, breathing quickly - that would tell you they are beginning to panic. Or maybe have a safe word that when they say you know they-re having an attack. You should also discus what keeps the person calm.

They will know when there having attack and will immediately want to leave whatever situation they're in. You can help them do this as its not always the best time for them and for me people often crowd to ask if your okay, so calmly help them away from the situation even that means you telling someone like a teacher for example that they need a minute outside.

When you are out of the situation but they are still having the attack you need to help them get to quite and calm place, having an attack can draw intention to you friend, people may hover round and ask if they're okay, for me this makes it worst there too many people all around me, so I like to go somewhere quiet it might be my room or school toilets but somewhere no one is. 

Once your in a quiet calm environment they may want you close to them or they may not but stay with them because the last thing they want is to be by them selves and have someone else walk in or just feel alone.

Next thing to do is to get them sit if they're not already Panic Attacks brings on lots of different symptoms including faintness, so sit them down just in case.

Now I know during the attack they make look funny or just feel the need to laugh because this is an awkward situation, that is completely understandable and your friend will understand but try not to in front of them because a Panic Attack is horrible and the last thing they need is a friend laughing.

Now often during a panic attack they will begin to hyperventilate try breathing with them I know it sounds weird but do that to start with and the distract them with a story so they give you your intention and they don't focus an the panic attack, don't have them talk until they are breathing normal again.

Now try and help them calm down, you should have already discussed what calm them down. For me it breathing into water (don't know why) but maybe listening to music or just drinking some water will help.

Unfortunately Panic Attacks can reoccur several time a day and quite often once you have one you may have another not long after, so its best to stay with your friend for a while in calm environment and then when your friend is 100% okay, ease into them not going back. Don't go back to the same situation but try something less intense like 5 minutes with friends talking.

How To Help With Anxiety

There are many types of Anxiety, so first ask what type of anxiety your friend has, what it does to them and how much are the affected by there anxiety.

Research- Research for yourself, this is a great way to help you friend and learn more so you can understand what your friend is going through.

Be considerate- Your friends anxiety is not something to be over looked, they have told you for a reason so think before saying or offering things. To many young people party's and social events are very popular but to many people with anxiety this could be scary and make them feel uncomfortable, so don't try and force them into a situation or say stuff like 'your boring' they can't help it, so think about them.

Watch and Learn - If you watch your friend you will know what cause them to be worried or scared then help them avoid that type of situation or help them through it, when you know a situation they will hate is coming up help them by being someone they can talk to and let them know they are not alone.

Understanding- That this isn't your friends fault and that they cant help it, trust me they wish they didnt have it, they're not attention seekers they just cant hep it.


Most Importantly If Your Friend Shares This Then Let Them Know Your Always There To Help, This Scary For Them And It's Good To Know They're Not Alone

I don't know if this helped, I wrote this very quickly so please do let me know by comment or email me missbellezzateen@gmail.com

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Friday 22 August 2014

The Beauty Blogger Tag ♥


1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
My hair is naturally wavy. After I wash it, it will slowly go wavy at the ends and a day after its completely wavy.

2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I actually died my hair when I was 12, bad I know but I was at a party and I was naturally are very light brown to dark blonde colour and at the party I dyed it brown/black and then I went red for a long time but recently went to a salon and had it dyed brown.

3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?
I change it a lot, I love clothes, I like to change it up from all black to a girly girl or maybe just jeans and a top. It really depends on what I feel like I'm very influenced by what I see my favourite characters wear, I love experimenting, my style crush from telly is Lennox from Melissa & Joey.

4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
I usually always do my own nails for both my hands and feet. On special occasions I get a mani done but I love doing my nails by myself, just hating waiting for them to dry.

5. How often do you change your nail polish?
Ok so I change my nails, way more then when I should but I have so many nail varnishes I wouldn't ever use them all, plus I cant  stand having the same nails longer then a week. I change my nails every 2-3 days.

6. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?
I do paint them in the winter but because m toes aren't out much they dont tend to chip, therfore I paint them probably three times during the winter, but I change it up alot in the summer.

7. How long does it take for you to put on makeup?
Im actually terrible when it comes to doing makep quick, If i done the 3 minute challenge i would still be on foundation or something. On average, I probably take 30 minutes to do my makeup. Sometimes more if I'm trying a technique, and sometimes less if it's a more low-maintenance look. I don enjoye doing ym makeup because time flies and it's juts a relaxing process.
8. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
I do my face first. I just feel weird doing my eyes first, but I do do my eyes before powder, don't want any down fall ruining my make up. If I started with my eyes I would mess it up when I did my face, like my face brush would accidentally wipe all my line across my forehead or something stupid like that.

9. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?
I'm a collector! I cant help it, I buy one thing but make-up is like candy to me it all looks so tempting and I know I don't need a hundred of the same thing but I like to change my make up and I love trying new things. For that reason,  I do feel like my large collection has really been like an education to make-up trying everything makes it easier, my friends and family are always asking me to help them with their make-up choices.

10. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
I don't wear them often because It would look like I am making a huge effort the day, so I only wear eyelashes on special occasions. Plus I'm crap at putting them on.

11. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?
Most of the time, yes. If I'm not going out and no-ones coming round then I wont even bother but If some-ones coming round or I am only going down to the shops. concealer mascara and lip gloss are the must halves, but most days I wear a full face of make-up.

12. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with family?
No and yes, With family like my grandparents,cousins, aunts or uncles I do wear make-up but with my mum and my sister and were just at home then I don't usually bother unless we go out.

13. Will you leave the house without makeup?
No but not because I'm self concious, I enjoy wearing make-up so why not wear it. I don't think of doing my make-up as a chore, I honestly enjoy it and you never know who you might bump into.

14. How many high-end products do you have?
I actually just had to go count to see how many I had, and I have 13 high end products, but Im only 15 so I dont work and gte money, I get a a certain amount of money a month, so I tend to build my drug-store makeup more, from counting I wanna make more of an effort in the high-end section.

15. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?
Depends on the next day, If I'm getting up early and I have to go somewhere straight away then I plan the night before but otherwise I wake up and just decide when I'm ready to get dressed.

16. How often do you change your handbag?
I have one main bag from Dorothy Perkins, but form some reasons I own like 20 others, I tend to change mine every year or every 6 months.

17. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?
I wake up around 7 am naturally and go to sleep between 10 and 11pm. I know most of m friends are up until like 2 in the mrning but im like a grandma, I love to seep, plus I prefer to get up early and thn I have the whole day.

18. How often or when do you workout?
I might luagh at this questions because hardly ever I get into a routine and then I will be busy and then the routine will fall to pices, I dont think im in the mind set the workout at the minute life is hectic.

19. Left handed or right handed?
Right.

20. How tall are you?
5'3"

21. Do you speak any foreign languages?
I speak a little bit of Italian because I'm teaching my self. I also speak some French because we learn it in school.

22. How many pets do you have?
Nope, I have had a cat and plenty of hamesters and fish but they all died. (Sad Face) I really wanna Alaskan Malamute

23. How often are you on Blogger?
Daily. I'm usually putting a blog on here 3 days a week, but even when I'm not posting myself, I'm probably reading over on bloglovin'.

24. Do you read comments posted on blogs?
I don't usually read what's posted on other people's blogs, but I do read what's posted here on mine. Fell free to leave a comment I don't bite.

25. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
I have a mental list, and then when I go out I make a list on my phone.

26. How did you come up with your blog name?
Well I like to use Miss, I don't know why, It lets you know im a girl I guess, and teen was used to let people know I am a teenager and Bellezza is Italian for beauty, so it's Miss Beauty Teen but that was taken and I love the Italian language.

27. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?
I use a Kodak EasyShare camera for my pictures but I will bet getting a new one soon.

28. How often do you clean your house?
Never, I live with my family, so actually my mum and my sister do most of the tidying, which I know is really bad.

29. What's your favorite color?
Green. Because I'm weird like that.

30. Do you swear?
Too much.

31. What are you doing with the rest of your day?
Painting my nails and watching Celebrity Big Brother.


I tag 3 other blogs to do the beauty tag!

If any of you do this tag, or any reader does this tag do let me know, I love to be noisy so leave a comment below.

Monday 18 August 2014

The Pursuit Of Hapiness

If you take one thing away from this blog post take this.........

Don't think about the pursuit of happiness but think about the happiness in the pursuit

Happiness, It can be many things to people. Sometimes people think happiness is a destination ,a place we will get to one day when we have a dream life, the dream job and car but it's not. 
Happiness is a mood a like being hungry or tired ,we know one day soon we feel hungry or tired so we don't worry that mood won't be there. 
People think that maybe happiness is just the part of life they don't get or that it runs out or they will get it one day. They're wrong. Simple.
Every time you smile that's a glimpse of happiness, a glimpse of hope. When its hard to even think about smiling just think everyone has a problem,no one is perfect and to them the problem seems like the end of the world to them, sometimes it is but that doesn't mean there is no future. For how ever long the future is. 
Just Smile Right Now. 
Just think of time when you were happy because you will feel that again. 
Sometimes you just can't let go of the pain because it's been there for so long you don't know how to let go ,you push happiness away thinking it won't ever stay and your right it won't happiness comes and goes its a part of life. It's about smiling while you can and letting the hurt swallow you so you can come out fighting, cry all your tears away to make room for your smiles that will come and then do the whole cycle again. Sometimes the pain will always be there maybe not in your heart but in your mind, that doesn't mean that you can't carry on if you laugh once today, and then cry at night and think that your not happy, you wrong because today for just a second you were happy.
Happiness isn't a full time thing, Bloody hell we would all be annoying if we were happy all the time. 
The world doesn't stop. We have to keep going through the tears through the pain and let people in and trust, if you cant your just lying to yourself, to everyone just pretending to smile and be someone your not. 
The whole in your heart where happiness should be will never be there not unless you fix it , no one can do that for you. 
You can't take things back, you have to build things around your mistakes.
You need to realise things change and they change again and it will be okay, just know there is love everywhere and you are loved even when you don't see it.

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The Road Not Taken

About a year ago in school we looked at the poem The Roads Not Taken by Robert Frost , a beautiful poem so many of us know, and if you don't here it is.......

The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

The People You Passed By

Sometimes I wonder what happened to the people we met before, maybe the waitress at the coffee house, is know a famous singer, or the pizza delivery guy is a hero. Maybe you influenced a person by giving a smile when passing them on the street or giving a penny when someone is singing on the tube. You may have changed someone's life forever, and you may never know, but it's an exciting thought. The world can be full of hate and pain but  one small smile can go along way even when the person receiving the smiles doesn't return it. We always find away to do the simple things ,they say the simple things are what means the most, so try it ,feel good, because maybe you changed someone's life and if not maybe they changed yours with a smile that gave you hope, or a little sorry as they rush past you just show that people do still care and you didn't even know it.
What about the people you did know, you know people in school, people we were once friends with. Have you ever wanted to know, Where they are? What there doing? How they have been? Don't you want to know. What happened to the people that influenced you, do you think they think about you? Do you wonder about them? These people make you who you are and you make those people who they are ,Now that's an a amazing thing. Just some small and big things change peoples life's.

Learning From Your Mistake

Mistake, they can be small or big ,they can be laughed about and they can make you cry. We all make mistakes it normal, its natural. Mistakes are accidents, thing we didn't want or mean to happen, it can really hurt people, it can make them fell like it was on purpose, sometimes people do things on purpose ,over come by emotion. Mistakes are made people can lose so much love ,trust ,faith and hope, it an hurt so much, you shouldn't let mistake define are life, are choices, the path we take.
Mistakes are mistake and the mistake would be to lose the people you love, because of their mistakes, they mistakes for a reason, and we all make mistakes we can't lose everything we need and everything we love, mistakes are made we cant re-erange the past we have to live with the mistakes we have made, but we cant let them chose are life. If you want it you have to take it don't let mistakes stop you. Its Not Your Life if your not living, if your letting mistake take control that's not living you may be breathing but without you taking your choices your not doing anything, The Mistake Would Be To Let A Mistake Define You.

Sunday 17 August 2014

Weekly Favourites

Hey Guys, I have some new blog posts coming next week but right now I thought I would give you a small post on some of my weekly favourites......

Music:
There is two songs I have been loving this week.
1. Hilary Duff - All About You
Hilary is long from her Disney days but this month she has made her comeback with two new singles, now her first single Chasing The Sun made everyone question if she had been away from the business two long but on Tuesday she released All About You and I love it, It is being compared with a mix of Taylor Swift but I definitely can tell the difference and I cant wait to hear the rest of her album.
Favourite Lyric:
I don't wanna keep a secret
(No no no more)
This is more than just a little thing, baby
(For sure)

2. R5- Easy Love 

As a big fan of R5 I was very excited for their new EP after hearing Heart Made Up On You. The pop-rock group have definitely changed things up with their latest EP. I love their new song Easy Love, it's definitely a song to dance to around to in the kitchen, It's all about relationships getting hard but loving that person anyway which is true in everyone case unless your a Disney princess.
Favourite Lyric: 
Lovin' you ain't easy
Nothin' ever is
But I will keep on fightin'
For a love like this
You know I wouldn't have it
Any other way
Even when times get tough
I don't want no easy love

Makeup: 
Once again I have two

                                              Bourjois Delice De Poudre Highlighter

Now because I am doing this blog post quickly at quarter to nine, I haven't actually had time to photograph                                                           them so I got the pictures online.
£7.99
The first thing is the  Bourjois Delice De Poudre Highlighter, I don't always contour, especially in the summer when it's hot and I don't want heavy make-up but I do love contouring, now I'm a huge fan of the sleek contour set because It's good quality and value for money but I'm also a fan of the bronzers from Bourjois so when I this contour kit together, I was so excited and Immediately bought it I haven't used it much but I will review it soon.


                                    Maybelline Big Eyes Eyeliner White & Black

£4.99
I was intrigued by the advert on TV, I always think my eyes look small and hate having to pile on mascara to make them stand out but I love eyeliners so this seemed to be the perfect solution. You put the black on your top lash line and the white in your water line. I have only used it once before and to be honest the white really stood out, It worked but if I was to re-purchase I would go for the Beige/Black liner because it would be less bold.

TV: 
I'm obsessed with TV shows Netflix has ruined me I watch hundreds (I will do a blog post on TV shows) but this week I have loved
                                                                      Orphan Black 
It's so complicated I could never begin to tell you what happens but It definitely gets you hooked and wanting answers, It honestly has a bit of everyone and definitely has a character you can relate too, there are some points like the first 30 seconds were you think this is too gruesome for me but it's honestly not so don't panic when you see the first minute and automatically think it's not for you. I don't wanna say too much but it focuses around a streetwise con-artist who witness the suicide of a women who looks exactly like her, she then take the deceased doppelgänger I.D as her life's seems great and she need some cash quick but soon realises the doppelgänger life isn't as it seemed and now she is too far into walk away.

Film:
Inbetweeners 2

So if your not from the UK you may not be a big a fan or ever heard of the inbetweeners, now I know America has their own version of it but here the inbetweeners is a big thing here and they have just relased the second film following the 3 season. In my opinion is what also funnier then the first one but that just my opinion and it could be because I'm older and just notice and understand things more, I would really recommend you go see this if your fan it is so funny.

Book: 
Last Summer by Rebecca A.Rogers
Now this is not a book I read this week, I actually read it a while back but have been re-reading it this week and have falling in love with this romance novel all over again, It follows the life of Chloe Sullivan a teenage who's life has slowly been falling apart over the last six months when her parents make one last trip to their holiday home at Sandy Shores and Logan Andrews who is hiding out out in one of Chloe's childhood hangouts after his parents kicked him out when he refused to go to rehab for his drug addiction and is now hiding from murdering drug dealers. When these opposites attracts will they be able to help each other out of their own personal hells or will Logan's past catch up to them.


Random: 
I have three random items this week, they could all have their own category but I didn't think they deserved a whole category for themselves
App: Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
When this came out it didn't appeal to me at all because I'm not a gamer I'm jut not interested I never grew up playing Sims and I could happily live with all my devices having no game apps on them but all my friends wee raving about this app, so i downloaded it to see what the fuss is about and I must agree it is quite addictive and very time consuming, and all though the app is free if your gonna get somewhere in it your gonna have to start paying for I think I paid 4 pounds the other day just for some energy to get me through a party, but money aside the game is actually really fun and the graphics are great.

Impress Nails
£5.99
Now this is not the first time I have been using impress on nails, I have been using them for about a year and they are amazing, they come in so many different colours and styles, they're easy to apply, they last for such a long time. I would recommend them to anyone they are so worth the value. I am currently wearing the shade Ecstatic Cling which is a bright pink and great for summer.

Johnson's Make-up Be Gone Wipes
£3.05
I know not everyone likes to use wipes to remove their make-up but I don't either but I still like to have wipes to remove makeup if I go wrong or swatches and the best wipe I find are the Johnson's once, there used to be just three kinds but now they have added two more and the wide range makes it hard to pick they all have different jobs, I usually but the Refreshing Wipes for normal skin but I'm trying the Clear Skin Wipes for Combination skin because I think they will suit me better at the moment.


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Monday 11 August 2014

Teen Choice Awards 2014 - Fashion Review

 The Teen Choice Awards one of the most exciting event of the summer for teens, with everyone's favourite celebs under one roof  its's the most anticipated teen event of the year. I love the tca I vote every year and I get so excited to see what everyone is wearing. The trends of the night were metallic heels and deep v-neck lines and when I think of the teen choice awards and what to wear it should be something fun and summery, so lets see what everyone was wearing.
Ariana Grande
The stunning singer looked gorgeous in a summery white mini dress and nude heel, she kept it simple and looked stunning.

Cher Lloyd
Feisty Cher looked hot in black shorts and a sheer leather top.
 Chelsea Kane
The Baby Daddy actress went for plain black tank top and a below the knee skirt with red flowers on but come on Chelsea where is your teen spirit, show a little skin.

Ciara Bravo
Ciara looked great in a simple orange skater dress with nude heels, just proof that less is more.

Janel Parrish
The Pretty Little Liars villain was one of my favourite looks of the event, she looked like a Disney princess in a jade satin bra-let and a blue maxi skirt.

Laura Marano
I originally didn't like Laura's outfit the clash of yellow and green was not my thing but It actually grew on me and think the Disney starlet looked great in a cute summer outfit.

Zendaya
Zendaya rocked the carpet in a custom made Material Girl dress, she may not have been may favourite look of the night but she did rock her new haircut.

Italia Ricci
Italia was one of my favourite looks of the night, she looked amazing in metallic heels and a tribal printed jumpsuit with a deep-v she was dead on trend this event.

Vanessa Marano
She attend the event with her sister but they definitely went for different looks, she had a cropped navy top with a floral skirt, I think a look was slight dark but perfect for the event.

Demi Lovato
Demi had one of the biggest performances of the night and she didnt let us down in the fashion department in the off-white dress with cream accents and metalic heels, she looked very classy, come on Demi show us your fun side.

Emily Osment
She is far from her Hannah Montana days now she went for a very summery look in a white body con dress with a colour pop of orange in her shoes, love it.

Hilary Duff
She is back! It's been awhile since we've seen Hilary on the carpet but with a new single coming out Tuesday she came back to the carpet with a bang, in a leather pencil skirt and  red flowered crop top, she sure brought it.

Jennifer Lopez
For 45 she had more teen spirit the most, the star looked amazing in a teal lace dress with matching teal shoes, another favourite of mine.

 Kim Kardashian
Wait a second, Is it me or are we looking at a picture of Kim from like 3 years ago. No this was last night a Kim looked great she had a black long sleeved crop top and a fun zebra skirt that was perfect for the event.

Kylie Jenner
The young reality star, celebrated her birthday at the awards, and went for a classic Kylie look in a crop top and a wrapped print skirt with strappy heels ,now she did look gorgeous but come on Kylie your turning 17 have fun.

Lucy Hale
Lucy went for a bright red satin mini dress and studded heels, now the heels are gorgeous but that v-neck looks a bit too far. Love Lucy anyway.

Nina Dobrev
The sexy vamp looked stunning and matched the blue colour theme with a pop colour of pink in a matching short and top set ,with pink pointed heels. I think she looked summery and fun, that's what the tca are all about after all.

Selena Gomez
The Ultimate Choice Award winner looked amazing in all black, she showed off her stunning sugar and had metallic pointed shoes, Selena had always looked amazing at the tca but for the last two years she has looked more mature and I do love to see the fun side of Selena.

Shay Mitchell
Another star wearing metallic heels, Shay looked hot in this two piece white lace set, she kept it simple. Definitely another favourite look of mine.

Bella Thorne
Ermm....I love Bella and the blue really went with the colour theme, now her dress was gorgeous but that V was a little two deep, other then that her retro dress looked amazing.

 Debby Ryan
She barley looks like her old character Bailey from the Suite Life On Deck, she went for a very formal look and it suited her well, it maybe didn't fit with the fun teen look of the awards but she stilled look great.

Hailee Steinfield
The beautiful 17 teen year old wore a black and pink collar dress with cute black heels and I would have liked to see Hailee wear something a bit more fun but she looked good anyway.

Kendall Jenner
The model looked dazzling in a all white she wore a cowl neck draped top over high waisted tailored pants. Kendall looked like she was at the Oscar, but this is teen awards, have a little fun but I have to say Kendall looked gorgeous.

Lea Michele
Now that's more like it! Lea looked lovely in this colour splash mini dress with silver heels, she kept it plain and showed everyone how the teen choice awards is done.

Sarah Hyland
Not only did she attend but she co-hosted the event and looked spectacular in this dark metallic mini dress and strappy heels. She was another celeb rocking the deep v.

Victoria Justice
Covered up in this white crochet summery dress and looked elegant with silver heels, we would have liked to see her show some more skin but she looked superb anyway.


Now I couldn't talk about everyone but I can't leave out the boys, 





they do get it easier then the girls so where did some of you do wrong. (You know who you are *cough*)


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