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Aloha Sprinklerinos, If you follow along on Twitter or Insta you'll know that a couple of weeks ago I went to Seattle to visit my American Bestie Marie from the YouTube channel BitsandClips.  For the entire 4 years (woah that went by fast!) of our friendship we have chatted almost every day on Skype and shared all the little bits of life that have meandered in and out. Our favourite thing to do is just, be.  We've officially physically spent time together on two occasions. Once for a week in Spring 2014 in Seattle and once for a week in Winter 2015 in Orlando (for a big trip to Disney). Both of those trips were a whirlwind of sightseeing and families and activities. This trip wasn't. It was blissful.  We decided to just have a week of hanging out, chatting, watching films, enjoying laptop club, seeing our girls play and eating waaayyyyy too many starbucks bagels. Oh my how I loved it.  One of the many 'normal' things we did was visit a Target. My first over trip. Ye...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, Excuse me there but where is the time going this year? I'm sure I just sat down to write April's Advertiser post!! The Inside Out Beauty This month Heidi has shared all sorts on her beauty, fashion and lifestyle blog. From great beauty discount codes (I think if you are in the States), interesting food inspiration (excuse me, yes, I would very much like to eat chickeny goodness out of a roasted pumpkin) and a makeup tutorial, there is a little bit for everyone.  Frano Florenzi Franco Florenzi is a sleek, professional looking e-shop selling watches, bracelets and individual watch straps for both men and women. All the bracelets are what I'd call 'rope' style and many have a sweet nautical charm on. Very summery, very casual. Woo! The Student Switchboard Lynsey, from Scotland, enjoyed her five years of university so much that she has opened up a YouTube channel giving weekly advice about all the trials and tribulations of studying and the student ...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, Ok, today we're gonna get real. I'm gonna swear and be blunt and brutal. If you came here for your usual dose of sweet and floral (which is totally my normal vibe), today isn't gonna be your cup of tea.  (Image) This weekend has been totally shit. Utter, utter, complete shit.  On Friday I started suffering with a toothache. It came on suddenly and sharply and I took tablets for it. I have a huge fear of the dentist. My dentist is actually the kindest man ever and has been taking care of me since I was 4 years old but oh man do I have a fear of dental stuff.  My plan was to take painkillers until I could book an appointment on Tuesday and then see about a filling or whatever I needed. The pain increased. I started taking more tablets to try and numb the pain and I didn't listen when friends told me not to take too many.  By Saturday I had tummy ache (probably because I had taken more than the recommended dosage) and couldn't face any breakfast be...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, I mentioned this in a video lately but I thought it would be fun to share it here too.  In case you didn't get to see the jazzy little video, oh em gee, this is what my actual book cover will look like! I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!! It takes so much love and time and effort and (sometimes) tears to write a book, so when you see something like this, it's kind of like watching your baby walk. You just feel such a great sense of pride. Oof, my heart. The book hits shelves on July 2nd but if you would like to get ahead of the game and pre-order it, you can click HERE for the Amazon link.  I can't wait to have my copy in my hands! Toodlepip! xx

Aloha Sprinklerinos, I'm writing this from a huugggee hotel room in Seattle (I almost wanna spend the blog post talking about the great deal I found on flights and hotels for me and Baby Glitter but that's something for another time haha), whilst Darcy has a bit of Netflix time and we wait for Marie to come and collect us for a day of fun. I uploaded a new beauty video to my main YouTube Channel (Sprinkle of Glitter) this week and thought it would be fun to share it here whilst I had a couple of minutes to spare. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zPQM4dNrVgQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I actually filmed this a few weeks ago when I was in London for a few meetings. It's much easier to film this kinda dealio in a hotel room than my rickety little messy house. Since I stay in hotels a lot, I should probably try and do this more often! Anyway, hope you enjoyed it and had a littl...

Hey Ya'll! Today I am bringing you a feature on MAM, which I am sure a lot of you Mommas have heard of or used their products and if you haven't you are missing out! I started using MAM pacifiers with my 1st born, Brody. It was the only pacifier he would take so I stuck with the brand and continued using once I had my 2nd and now 3rd little boy! I love that MAM offers different sizes, types, and designs. I also love that they offer accessories to go with the pacifiers. Here is my sweet Sawyer using a  MAM air 0-6 month pacifier with a MAM pacifier attachment and clip..... MAM combines technological innovation, medical function and contemporary design to develop superior baby care products that support a baby’s development from day one. Since MAM developed its first soother in Vienna in 1976, it has evolved to become a global authority on baby care product design and quality. Today MAM products are used by families in over 50 countries and on five continents. To find out more an...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, It's Monday. A new week, a new leaf. I'll be starting off my week in Seattle (we fly home today) so that's not a bad place to be eh? I saw this on Pinterest and felt like it was the right thing to share this week.  I'm at a place in my life that I hadn't planned on being. I'm 30, I'm single and I'm aware of other people. Men people. Oh hai.  I keep typing and deleting things because I don't fully know where I'm going with this post. Perhaps I'll just leave it here and update you as and when. I'm facing something very new. It's exciting and a tiny bit scary but I like it.  As I go forward with my new chapter, I'm going to remind myself to always take self care, respect who I am and be my best Louise, no matter what.  I hope that if you are in the same boat as me, you will join me in those things and that we will find most lovely Kings to treat us like Queens.  Toodlepip! xx

Aloha Sprinklerinos, If you have been following me on social media like Twitter and YouTube you may well already know that I am touring LouiseLIVE this June! OMFG wooo-hoooooooo!! Buy Tickets  Liverpool - http://bit.ly/1PdBNSM Coventry - http://bit.ly/1FZtdBe Edinburgh - http://bit.ly/1E1V1yW Salford - http://bit.ly/1RuKNl7 London - http://bit.ly/1EsTMuh Ticket Master - http://bit.ly/1ItF1xB LouiseLIVE started last year after I felt that traditional 'Meet & Greets' weren't suitable for my rapidly growing audience, with girls queueing for up to 8 hours for a quick hello and a selfie. I felt this wasn't good enough and although efficient, didn't leave allow a valuable experience for either me or you. I felt I could do more to give you better. So, at conventions I began hosting hour long Q&A sessions called 'Glitter Time', where I could have higher quality interactions with viewers, conversations, get to know them a little bit and hopefully ...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, It's Monday, the start of a brand new week and a chance to set things straight and be passionate and productive. Hurrah! (source) I've been thinking lately about what makes a person beautiful.  I spend a LOT of time obsessing over beauty. I love beauty products, I make beauty videos, a lot of my friends are beauty bloggers & vloggers, I scroll through beautiful images on instagram, I look for the beauty in each day and, like a lot of women, I think about my own beauty.  There are things about myself that I love and I'm glad I have but there are also things I don't like. I have naturally very flushed cheeks, I'm a bit squidgy-fatty and frankly, I'd like to be a bit shorter. We all have a list of things that we think lessen us or that we view as defects.  For many years I've been the 'fake it til you make it gal', who would focus on the good and ignore the bad, leaving me feeling good and confident. Except, when you peal away t...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, Since I am loving telling you so much about my little New York adventure last week I thought it might be fun to ask what it is you actually want to know and then just directly answer. I put it to twitter, with #LouInNYC and you asked so here are my answers! (One of my little iPhone snaps from the high line. Have I mentioned that much? Haha) What was one of the funniest moments to happen in New York? This is easy. I was standing at Google during a break from the speeches we were listening to, talking to Dan, Phil and John Green. We were talking about a particular element of David Blaine's talk and I don't know what came over me but all of a sudden I did the most inappropriate hand gesture. As soon as I did it, I caught Dan's eye and knew it was all over. I apologised profusely through tears and laughter to John and Phil but it was too late, the giggles had set in and I was a mess! What things should you pack to take on a long plane journey? Every time I ...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, Mmmmhmmmm yes, there have been quite a few blog posts and references to New York round here lately haven't there. Sorry about that. I'm not quite done yet but soon I promise it'll be out of my system. I just wanted to share with you some of my favourite snaps that I shared on my instagram and just say a little bit about each of them. If you already follow me on all the social mediiiaaass then this might not be the post for you.  Top Row. Left to Right.  Heeyyyooooooo unicorn shaped biscuit on a lollipop stick. Yep, I was so game for these, I had about 4.  The outfit I wore to Brandcast which was hosted at Madison Square Gardens. The dress was from ASOS two years ago, denim jacket from Primark, sparkle shoes a recent purchase from Dune and little black bag from H&M. What can I say, I'm a high street gal.  Just a casual view of New York and the Statue of Liberty from a helicopter. No big deal.  A highlight- watching Bruno Mars and Mark Ron...

Aloha Sprinklerinos, Wanna know something? I'm 30. I'm a 1985 baby. I have lived 3 entire decades.  For a long time in my life, 'Louise is 25 again' became a bit of a running joke. I became fixated on not ageing and not entering the (what I thought to be) dreaded 30's. I was afraid that I would be considered old or that I would act boring or that I would be thrown out to pasture whilst all the 20-somethings danced wildly into the night and jetted round the world being big hot shots. (I took a screengrab of a gif set from Tumblr which I think was taken from Alfie's recent vlog. It's not great quality but it captures the moment the wonderful people at Google surprised me with a giant pink sparkle cake. AMAZING!!) I felt like this all the way up until last week. My plan was to not mention my age and I'd briefed my friends that if I saw so much of as whisper of the word, 'thirty', on twitter, I'd castrate them. Jack very kindly stuck to his word....

Aloha Sprinklerinos, If you're in the UK, Merry Bank Holiday Monday to you- no work, woohoo!! If you're somewhere else, regular Merry Monday to you! This week's Motivational Monday is a follow up on last week's ( here ), where I talked about letting go of control and allowing other people in.  So, it's one week later and I'm home from my New York Adventures and, crazytowns, I had the best week. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say perhaps the best week I've had in years. I was completely out of my comfort zone, had no sense of bearings, my schedule was totally in the hands of Drew and Maddie and I did things I would never have done if I hadn't just let go of control. I'm not sure I could do that all the time, but for those three days, I'm glad I took a chance on the notion.  I vlogged all the fun for my Sprinkle of Chatter youtube channel so I won't go into too many details but I'll give you the emotional roller coaster here (the vlogs ...