Yesterday, I hopped on a train to Brighton to meet Niomi Smart.
Youtuber, blogger and now a proud owner of her very own recipe book, Niomi is currently in the middle of a book signing tour for Eat Smart.
Full of plant-based recipes, Eat Smart has a simply gorgeous layout and design, is very easy to read and therefore, easy to make recipes. Inside she explains more about certain foods, what they are good for and why you need them in your diet.
I was going to buy her book anyway, so when she announced the book tour, I figured it would be a fun afternoon in Brighton -which, as you all know by now, is one of my favourite places.
Niomi was so lovely, even if I didn't get long to chat with her. She is absolutely beautiful and is literally glowing with positivity and health.
When she discusses health and fitness, it's easy to be encouraged to get your butt in gear and make better decisions regarding food.
If you're interested, tickets for Niomi's book tour can be purchased here.
At the weekend my cousin/ best friend/ twin/ pea-in-a-pod came down with her boyfriend.
Jodie and Lewis live in Yorkshire so we only get to see each other once maybe twice a year if we're lucky. So when we do see each other we have to make the most of it. Fun skateboarding adventures, trips to cities, eating our body weight in the most unhealthiest foods we can find and laughing all the time.
My mum calls us peas in a pod because we look like each other, there's only a years age difference and we have a lot in common.
The photos above are from a disposable camera I had almost finished so we took the skateboards and went down the beach for breakfast on their first morning here.
Thursday night saw me taking a trip to Brighton to see some of my favourites, Neck Deep!!
I got there just after Trophy Eyes had started. These guys are from Australia. I had heard of them but never listened to them. They were really good. A lot of fun and I quite enjoyed their set.
Next was Seaway. Again, I've heard of them but never really listened to them. A lot of people seemed to like them but I don't know. I didn't dislike them, I just couldn't get into them.
The third support were Chicago's Knuckle Puck. These guys are pretty big news right now.
Going in I already knew some of their songs. Their set was amazing and I highly suggest you check them out if you haven't already. I doubt they're going to stay underground for long.
I posted a video of them on my instagram, which you can view here
Finally, it was time for Neck Deep.
I haven't seen these guys since the We Are The In Crowd tour a year ago. They played to about 300 people, and maybe 5 people knew who they were.
2014 saw the release of their debut album, a kerrang award, multiple festivals and tours in Australia and America. Whilst Thursday saw them headline to 600 people.
I'm incredibly proud of how far they've come; they're pretty big stuff right now.
Their set was easily one of the funnest I've been a part of. Neck deep are raw, energetic and if you're debating going to see them- just go. I guarantee you'll have an amazing time.
Wow.
I've gone a month without blogging again.
I don't know. I've not been myself lately, I won't go into detail.
I've spent some time in Brighton -been to a few concerts.
The 1975 were fantastic as always. I saw them at the Alexandra Palace in London with my brother. My brother had never seen them before and I had never seen them at a venue that holds more than 300 people. Ally Pally holds over 7,000. And they had TWO sold out shows there.
I am incredibly proud of them. Considering the first I saw them was 4 years. they were supporting One Night Only in a tiny club in a corner of Brighton. Me and my 2 friends were the only ones that knew them and the only ones that were interested in them.
Now they're selling out huge venues in the capital.
The following day we travelled to Brighton to see some of my favourites- The Maine. A band who are to ridiculously talented for their own good.
Nick Santino was supporting and it was kind of strange seeing perform solo (I've only ever seen him in A Rocket To The Moon) but was fantastic none the less.
Also supporting was Lydia, a band who I've heard of but only know one song of. They were very good and I enjoyed their set immensely.
A week later we went back to Brighton to see The Vamps.
I saw them supporting Mcfly last year (see here and here) and they have a similar approach to their live shows as McFly do, but with their own twist.
Supporting was E of E, a band who I've seen supporting multiple people throughout the year. I won't talk about them too much as I like to focus on the positives on this blog. I guess I just don't really like them all that much...
Next was Luke Friend. I raved about him on my "Ones To Watch" List and supported him all throughout X factor last year. He's going to go far. I can feel it.
Also supporting was Nina Nesbitt. I know the name but none of her songs. She was very good through and would highly suggest checking her out.
Well this is very wordy and not very picture-y. That's not a word.
I posted a few videos on my instagram page here.
I'm sorry i've been gone. Like I said I haven't been feeling myself. And the blog posts I do write, I delete because I really dislike them.
But October's here now, which means Halloween and an endless amount of Tim Burton movies. So I'm kind of in my comfort zone.
I have a couple of beauty reviews coming up soon! I promise they'll be up within the next 2 weeks!
