As a newbie blogger i can't say things have been going very fast for me in the blogger-world. But once in a while i get a comment on one of my posts and get very excited to the point where i actually squeal!(You don't want to see it...) 

So when i read Sarah's comment which had the word "award" in it, you can imagine my excitement. When i read her post i had quite a laugh(she's hilarious and very good with words so check her out) and the whole concept made me feel like a part of the community. This is basically a tag where you tell 11 facts about yourself and then answer the questions of the person who tagged you and then tag 11 more people :) 

I don't think i was quite clear so here are the actual rules;

• You have to link back to the person that nominated you.
• Write 11 facts about yourself.
• You must answer all 11 questions given to you by the person who nominated you.
• After completing these questions you must nominate 11 bloggers with under 200 followers and give them 11 questions of your choice.
• You must not nominate the person who nominated you.
• You must let your nominees know that they have been nominated and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it.

Here are the facts;

1. I want to become an actor one day. Either Theatre or On-Camera I really want to pursue my dream.
2. My name isn't actually Anna but it's Elif. It's just like a stage name for me to use on this blog.( Kind of like SprinkleofGlitter?)
3. I LOVE Tv shows to the point where i spend 8-10 hours watching an entire series!
4. Some of you might know(look at me talking as if i have permanent readers) but I'm actually from Turkey. Istanbul to be precise. 
5. There was only one person who made me believe in the whole concept of "The One" and unfortunately I lost my chance on my one.
6. My favourite part of my life so far is my trip to Italy in 2012! I had the most amazing time there and that was the time where i utterly felt happy and content. 
7. I'm currently trying to learn French on my own. I always envy people who learn languages on their own as even when i studied Italian for a year I can't speak it now and worse having studied German for 6 years i'm pretty sure i can only introduce myself... I really want French to be my third language.
8. I love travelling. I'm my best self when I'm travelling to a foreign country. Been to America, Italy, Norway and England and i can't remember feeling bad in any of them.
9. My taste in music constantly changes. I listen to almost anything apart from metal and heavy clubbing music. My favourite genre is probably Indie and Pop though.
10. I study English Language and Literature and I'm currently a second year student in Uni. I still can't get over how much i love university. Even though i've had some bad memories the fact that i'm a uni student now always gives me this positive vibe.
11. I want to expand my makeup collection and go further with my blog :)

1. What is your favourite blog and why?

When i first started this blog i was only following bloggers who also had youtube channels so my first thought was is my favourite one of them? But i have to say, my favourite blog to read is MissMakeUpMagpie. I love her posts and Gemma just seems like such a lovely person. Adore her. 

2. If you could eliminate hair from one area of your body for good, where would you choose? 

I don't even have to think about this... my bikini area 🙊

3. What's the hottest accent in your opinion?

It's a tie between a Britist accent and a Scandinavian accent.

4. If paparazzi followed you around for a day what would the headline be?

She finally comes out of her house!

6. If you wrote an autobiography of your life to date, what would be the title of your last chapter be?

"Friends Again?"

7. Would you be a good or cop or a bad cop? 

Depends on the criminal.

8. The world is ending. You're the only human left. Would you still wear a bra?

Nope!

9. Favorite pen color?
Purple.

10. You get 1 million dollars to give to one charity, what would it be?

I might divide it into 2-3 charities but it would be either to an LGBT charity or to the ISF.

11. Do you eat kale?

my dad makes it sometimes but i can't say i'm a big fan of it.

I tag the following;

Beautyosaurus Lex

Dream In Pink

SiMpLy Me :)

...PARLANDO DI MAKE UP & BEAUTY...

Daniele Uses Words

Paradise

Tiny Edge
Today's Beauty Obsession 

(This was harder than i thought. I know it's against the rules but as a newbie to the blogger world the people i follow are limited as well and when i went through the blogs i follow on bloglovin' i only came across these blogs which were under 200 followers. Obviously i don't want to put blogs i don't follow just to complete the tag because i don't think it would be fair and be very honest so these are the blogs i really enjoy which are under 200 followers...)

Lastly, my questions for those who would like to carry on this tag are;

1. What made you want to start a blog?
2. Do you speak any other language other than your mother tongue?
3. Have you ever travelled anywhere? If yes, where?
4. What was/is your favourite subject in school?
5. Are you a fan of/really passionate about any TV shows? 
6. What career do you want to pursue?
7. What is your biggest pet peeve?
8. Do you have a holy grail beauty product?
9. What is the thing you can't live without(aside from the natural essentials of course)?
10. Is there a moment in your life in which when you look back you think "That's when my life changed." What is it?
11. What is your favourite part of your body?

British Drugstore Beauty Haul Pt. 3; Hair

I was working on this post earlier and i thought i saved it as a draft but turns out i didn't so when i opened it i was greeted with an empty page which was greeted by a very grumpy me... As much as i hate starting from scratch, here it goes;

In London i also treated myself to some hair products which were the Tangle Teaser and the Batiste Dry Shampoo's. I've had quite some time to give both of them a whirl so now i can write mini reviews on both of them.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

As you can see I'm pretty much stocked in Batiste now. The reason for this is not because we don't have Batiste here but because we only have them in Sephora's and they are triple the price! It's insane considering in UK it's £2.99 for the 200 ml and £4.99 for 400 ml. I love dry shampoos and I've tried the Lee Stafford one a while back and even though it did the job i wasn't blown away by it and wanted to try Batiste so badly. I've grown to love the smell of coconuts these past few weeks even though i realised i've completely hate the taste of coconut milk i absolutely love the smell of coconuts and Batiste's Coconut & Exotic smells so amazing! It smells like sugar and coconut and makes your hair smell as if you sprayed a Victoria's Secret Body Spray in it. The Floral and Flirty one as the name suggests has a more floral smell(noticed how bad i am at describing scents yet?). I much prefer the coconut one and i also wish I'd also gotten the one they do for dark brown hair. All the Batiste formulas are the same in basic. You spray it in your roots(in the areas where they are the oiliest) and wait for a minute or two, then either blow dry your hair or run your fingers through your hair and get rid of the grandma hair. 

Tangle Teaser

I was actually planning on getting this in Boots but i saw it on the counter while i was buying my Topshop purchases and I went a little too excited(the lady at the counter shared my excitement and was lovely) and bought it then and there. It was £10.99 which I thought was a little too much for a brush but after hearing all the incredible reviews on it i thought it's definitely a bargain. It's not a bad product at all but after all the hype I must say i was expecting something a little more... I don't know what i was expecting but it's not a miracle product in my opinion. Yes the product itself looks ADORABLE! especially the purple one as i'm mad over the color purple and yes it does brush your hair but i have brushes that do the job faster than the tangle teaser. It's great on dry straight hair but when my hair is its natural self(curly/wavy) it is just such a chore trying to get rid of the tangles. The fact that the bristles look so fragile doesn't help. I feel like i'm going to damage the shape so i try to be very gentle which doesn't help the knots and tangles. I like to use it when my hair is straight or curled with a straightener but i wouldn't recommend it for wet hair and curly/heavily wavy hair. 

What are your thoughts on these products? Have you tried the Tangle Teaser? Are you blown away by it as everyone else? Please tell me I'm not the only one who isn't...