First Year at University

This week was the final week of my first year at university and I couldn't be happier. This whole experience has changed my life and has made me grow in person (and responsabilities).

I have to go back in the next two weeks to do an English presentation and a final test and then, hopefully, I can stop worrying about everything for 3 or 4 months.

(It's a lie, spent a lot of money in books - source)

One of the beautiful things about university is that you make a lot of friends from different cities and you get to share with each other traditional aspects - even your accent causes excitement! I'm happy to have shared this experience with the new friends I have made and I hope we share the same classes next year for new shenanigans.

I also feel like I have learned a lot more this year than in any of my previous years in school. Maybe that's because I am finally in the course I want, studying the subjects I want; that must have a big impact in your attention and reception of information. Plus the fact that the teachers are so laid back and they treat you as an adult, rather than a child.

I'm actually looking forward to the second year! I am guessing it will be as good or even better than this one because now I have seen what it is like and I will be prepared for new challenges.

You can read more about my university here, when I got my acceptance letter, and here, about my first semester :)

Happy Sunday! x

TRESemmé Shampoo and Conditioner Review

I have had blonde highlights on my hair for two years now and it has been a chore to find a shampoo and conditioner that make my hair look alive and shiny whilst protecting its' colour. Usually they make my hair look lifeless and it doesn't take long until it needs washing again. That was, until I decided to try the TRESemmé range for colour treated hair.

It says on the bottle that it protects colour for 40 washes and I have already noticed a HUGE difference. My hair is really soft and loose and it smells sooo good, salon like!

I bought both the shampoo and conditioner because my hair had a few split ends and I reckon it needed treatment (also the products were 50% off). When you buy the shampoo it is recommended that you buy the conditioner as well for a maximum colour protection, precisely what I need. Considering the size of the bottles it should last you a few months.

I always wash my hair first so, the way I do it is, I start by applying the shampoo by massaging it all over my hair (which takes a while because I have long hair) and then I rinse the best I can.

Afterwards I apply the conditioner, paying special attention to the ends of my hair and working upwards, and I leave it acting for 2-3 minutes.

If you are having problems dealing with your coloured hair then I highly recommend these two products. Hope they work as good with you as they did with me.

Happy Friday! x

Metal Night

A Portuguese garage band contest had been happening every Saturday of this month and every weekend a band would be chosen out of four to participate in the final that took place this Saturday the 29th or, more precisely, yesterday.

I went to one of the playoffs on the 15th with my boyfriend and a friend of ours but we only listened to two of the four bands that were competing before calling it a night. All the antecipation and excitement were confined to the final as there would play a special guest that we all knew and wanted to be there for, Hills Have Eyes; specially two friends of my boyfriend and I.

The night was cold and there was barely anyone in the streets - that is, until the start of the contest. Nearing its' hour, groups of friends started to gather around the entrance and waited until every thing was ready. We had to pay an admission to enter and they stamped our hands so they knew who had already payed incase we wanted to go outside.

There's a bar, a TV with a sofa close by and a few tables with chairs for us to sit around on the second floor whilst the actual contest (and every show for that matter) takes place in the third floor.

There were five bands competing between each other and before the announcement of the winner we heard Hills Have Eyes, the special guest that night! It. was. bloody. brilliant. If you don't like this type of music (metal) you possibly won't understand my happiness and will cringe at the music but I absolutely love it. I suppose the best thing about the concerts of this type of bands is that I always feel a sense of companionship amongst everyone. If someone falls, everyone helps them up. There's even people crowdsurfing! That's mental.

I recorded some of it on my phone but the sound quality is rubbish and, unfortunately, there aren't any videos up of the event itself so I will link to you the music video of the song I most liked from this band.

The winner were Stone Dead incase you want to search them up.

Oh and here's a small video on my instagram of the crowdsurfing: http://instagram.com/p/mKiX_BlaQQ/#

Happy Sunday! x