As promised yesterday, today's post is all about my final day at school. I'm in Sixth Year, which means i'm 17 (18 in 2 weeks!), and I don't know what it's like in other places around the world, but in Scotland, we leave school at 17/18 years old. I wanted to put together a blog post mainly for my benefit, so I can look back on it in the future, but I personally love reading blog posts about people's life, and you only leave high school once in your life, so it's quite a big event! So without further ado, here is a collection of some cheesy posed photos from Thursday. (and one at the end from paintballing yesterday!)

Posing for a photo in our leavers hoodies!

Our attempt at a colour wheel

Leavers '14!

Some of my close friends posing for a  group shot

I love these guys. Getting our shirts signed is a tradition at our school, is it at yours?

With two of my closest friends

Because we're s cool and mature we made a human pyramid.. obviously. Being small has it's downsides (or upsides, depends how you think about it), I was the smallest, so I had to go on top!

So yesterday we went paintballing, and this is just a group photo of some of my year (including me, i'm in the back row, second from the end) It was fab, but so sore! I got hit in the dace, and although we had a mask on, somehow my head was bleeding when I took it off! It didn't ruin the day though!

So, that's me, left school, forever! It's kind of sad, isn't it? Ah, i'm trying not to think to much about it. But that's my problem, I overthink everything! (Currently i'm now freaking out about accepting my place at Dundee Art School because i'm not sure if i'm good enough, and I know I got accepted, but for some reason it isn't assuring me! If anyone has ever gone to art school could you please contact me and try to reassure me that it will be ok because I don't want to pass up the opportunity, but i'm scared!)
I'll see you soon!

Disclaimer: Not all photos shown are mine. Some are the work of my friends, and classmates.

So, the craziest thing happened to me yesterday.. (Aside from it being my last ever official day at school - there will be a blog post tomorrow/Sunday all about that, and also about the paintballing my year did today)

I had gone up with my portfolio full of my weird, stupid ideas, which when I compared to others' work made me even more pessimistic about getting into Dundee. There's tonnes and tones and tonnes of applicants, from all around the globe, and only 170 places in the whole of 1st year. I kept comparing my work to everyone else's.. 'It's nowhere near as good!' I cried to my mum 'I'm not going to get in!' She just kept saying 'Erin, stop being so negative.. You will get in.' Of course I didn't believe her..
However, I opened my email today to find out that I had an email from UCAS (oh the fear that runs through you when that 'Dear Miss Docherty, something has changed on your application' email comes through. Anyone else get absolutely terrified when it comes through?) I was so positive that it was going to be a rejection that despite being surrounded by people, didn't mention the email, as I logged onto UCAS. I was prepared to be rejected , so you can imagine the shock on my face (I actually gasped out loud) when I logged onto UCAS to find this...



YESSSSSSSSSSS! I got an unconditional offer to ART SCHOOL! My top choice! It's been a dream of mine for years to go to art school. I worked so hard on my portfolio this year, so after getting rejected from both Glasgow and Edinburgh Art Schools, I was feeling pretty bummed, and had basically given up on Art School... If I couldn't get into those art schools, Dundee obviously wouldn't want me, right?
After an interview I got offered a place at Edinburgh Napier, and after a mix up of folios, I also got an unconditional to Glasgow Caledonian University, so I knew I was going somewhere, and I was happy about that, but in the back of my mind I still dreamed of art school. So to get this offer it honestly means the world to me, I'm on cloud 9, I couldn't be happier. I couldn't stop crying! One of my best friends started to cry when I told her because she was so happy for me, and that really tugged on my heart strings , I'm tearing up a little as I write this, so I'll probably just end this diary-style entry here.
Basically to summarise, I got into art school, something I 100% though wasn't going to happen, and I'm over the moon, and felt the need to share it with all of you lovely readers! If you've got this far through my ramble, thank you! (and well done!) Sorry if I bored you! I'll talk to you tomorrow!

Did anyone else absolutely love McFly and Busted, back in the day? I've still loved them to this day, and when I found out that they were touring, I knew I had to go. On Thursday, I  was lucky enough to go to the first date of tour, and if any of you guys reading this are going, then you will absolutely love it. It was complete nostalgia for me, it just reminded me of my childhood, and it's made me want to go to the other three dates they have in Glasgow. But anyway, enough of the rambling, the weather was so nice that I knew I had to do an outfit of the day post for you all, as I loved my outfit. I think it was casual, but not too casual, which is perfect for an arena gig!
I have been looking for a kimono, and a pair of skorts for aaaaages, and I finally found both on the high street, which were perfect for me! I wanted to incorporate them both into this look, as I think they look nice together.







Thought i'd do a quick FOTD for you all as well

Emma Stone is huge news right now, as i'm sure you all know about the new "The Amazing Spiderman" movie that just had it's UK premiere, and is set to hit cinemas in a few days.
I just watched the first "The Amazing Spiderman" for the first time a few day ago, and I absolutely loved it! I don't know why it took me so long to watch it! Emma Stone plays Peter Parker's (aka Spiderman) love interest, Gwen Stacy, and her and Andrew Garfield (who plays Spiderman) are in a relationship in real life! How cute!
Anyway, enough of the storytelling, I noticed that Emma Stone has a fabulous sense of style, and i wanted to share that with you all in a new "Style Files" post! I just love how effortless, and laid back her look it- definitely a new style crush of mine!














So that's just a couple of outfits by Emma Stone that i've loved. What do you think of her style?

(l-r Urban Turquoise, Little Duck, Blueberry Muffin, Berry, Vivid Violet, Pomegranate, Strawberry Tart, Papaya, Carnival, Fear and Desire, Mellow Yellow)

So spring is finally underway (although the weather up here in Scotland is more like winter... seriously, it's freezing!) and I thought i'd round up some of my top nail varnishes that I will be rocking all through spring, and probably through summer as well! Lucky for you, all of these can be found in your local Boots, and they won't break the bank, which in my opinion, is a great thing! So lets get started.

Quick review today for you! Just a quick warning, this review isn't the most positive review i've ever done. I normally don't write full negative reviews, but I thought this review might be useful to those with similar skin to me.

The other month I completely broke out in blemishes and spots. I've often seen spot creams, but been skeptical of them, as I feel like they will just irritate my skin. (Note: I have pale, sensitive combination skin.) However, I was in my local Boots and I saw this Neutrogena one. I took a note of it, and I read reviews once I came home. A lot of reviews were positive, and it wasn't an expensive product, so a couple of days later I popped back into Boots and purchased it.

The instructions were as follows:

"Suitable for every day use. Apply directly to blemishes morning and night, avoiding delicate eye area." "Quick drying gel is clinically proven to help reduce visible spots and blemishes within four hours-without being harsh on the skin"

Now lets jump right in.. it claims not to be harsh on the skin. Well let me tell you, this stung so much when I put it on my face, that the first time I used it, I washed it off straight away! However, I decided to try again, and persevered with it, as I was desperate to get rid of blemishes and spots. True to it's word, the gel dried quickly, and seemed to be tight on my face, presumably drying out the spots? (But my face stung for quite a bit-anyone else had this problem?)
I used it morning and night, under my moisturiser in the morning, and over at night. I continued this for a few days, not seeing much change, but deciding to give it a proper chance, okay it wasn't going to work in four hours, like it claimed, but had I really expected that? (No..) However, a week on, and my skin had became inflamed, and if anything, worse than before. I don't know if it was just because my skin is very sensitive, or maybe I was allergic to it, I don't know. Either way, I stopped using it, and I was very self conscious, as my skin was terrible.
It took me a month or so to venture back into the spot cream world, but many people recommended Lush's "Grease Lightning" spot gel, and after much persuasion, I tried it, and what a lifesaver that is! (review soon?)
Even for the cheap price of  £4.99, I will definitely not be repurchasing, and I will continue to pay the 26p more for the Lush gel.
Sorry it was so negative, but I just wanted to get my honest opinions across. I'm not saying don't buy the product, i'm just saying it didn't work for me, but what doesn't work for me, might work brilliantly for you, it all depends on your skin type. Thanks for reading!

So i'm back today with a review that i've been meaning to do for ages, but only just got round to it. Unless you've been living under a rock i'm sure you'll have heard that British blogger and vlogger Tanya Burr has released her own range of lip glosses and nail polishes. I decided to treat myself to one item, and I chose this gorgeous nail polish in "Little Duck".
First of all, I think the packaging is absolutely beautiful. I think the pink heart on the lid just adds a little bit of personalisation to it, and I think it goes really well with the black. One little thing that annoyed me a bit with the packaging is that because it's rectangle, you have to twist it to an exact point, so that the two rectangles from the lid and bottle line up. For mine to line up, I have to twist the lid super tight.
I also find that the nail polish takes quite a while to thoroughly dry, which for someone as impatient as me, it can prove to be a small issue. Aside from that, there is no other negatives.

Left- After just one coat, Right - Two coats

The formula itself is lovely, not to runny, but not really gloopy that it doesn't glide on your nails. After two coats my nails were the exact colour of the bottle, and they lasted for around 5 days without any major chipping, which for an affordable nail varnish is brilliant in my opinion.
These retail for around £5.99, which is great for a drugstore nail polish that could easily be mistaken for a high end product.
If I was to rate this out of five, I would give it a four. Well done Tanya! I will definitely be picking up more from your collection!

So a few weeks ago, I took photos of what I wore to work, and I forgot about them, so here they are now! I realised that all of my outfit was pretty much Primark, but I really liked how it went together, so who cares if it was cheap! In fact, if you read my most recent haul post, you'll remember the gorgeous cropped shirt I picked up for a fiver! Don't you just love finding little gems like that in Primark!