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Hey! I'm Sophie, I'm 22 and live in Leicester.

You can usually find me at a gig in the photo pit or shopping for another new outfit which definitely won't fit in my wardrobe.

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Top Pick of the Week - Little Comets

Little Comets are an indie rock trio from England, made up of the front man Robert Coles who plays guitar and vocals, Michael Coles who is lead guitar and backing vocals and Matt Hall who plays Bass and backing vocals. With an acoustic, indie sound alongside their pure vocals, Little Comets are a definite guilty pleasure.

Top Pick of the Week - Shenna



Shenna is a singer-songwriter based in New York, she has been singing since the age of 7. She has an original tone to her voice which is evident in her indie-pop style of music. If you enjoy the likes of Rhianna, Charlie XCX and Fergie then you'll definitely love Shenna.


The Clothes Show 2016


A few months ago I was invited to attend this year's Clothes Show, I could not wait! I have always wanted to go to The Clothes Show ever since I was little and I've never been able to attend it, who would believe the first time I'd go I'd be invited?

Helping You Get To The Front**



Are you really getting the best seats possible when buying your concert tickets? You may think so but are you considering every option?


Interview With John Buckley


Today I have a special post for you all. Recently, John Buckley has caused quite the stir on Facebook with this original songs that he's always bringing out. He has a real acoustic voice that match perfectly with all of his work, I can see him snapping up a place in the industry very soon. I'm not going to go on any further because this interview has all you need to know about John Buckley in it already!

Interview With High Tyde



On Saturday 5th November, I headed down to one of Leicester's most popular music venues, The Cookie, to interview and watch High Tyde play.They were fantastic! High Tyde is made up of four members, the front man being Cody (vocals and bass), Connor (guitar), Spencer (guitar) and Louis (drums) - they are constantly being played on BBC Radio 1, so if you haven't heard of them, then where have you been?

GUEST POST: Culann (Written by Spinning Pebble)

Culann is a 5-piece rock band from Scotland, the band is made up of PJ Kelly on Vocals and Guitar, Sean Kelly on Drums, Greg Irish on Guitar, Ross McCluskie on Keys and finally Calum Davis on Bass.

Culann are still unsigned and I have no idea how, in 2013 they won 'Best Rock' at SAMA (Scottish Alternative Music Awards) and Impressively one of their gigs sold out after 6 hours of tickets going on sale.

Interview With Matt Roskilly From ROAM



So today is another interview! Before my holiday I had the opportunity to interview Matt Roskilly from ROAM. 



ROAM have been around since 2012 and are doing fantastically well for themselves. The band is made up of five members, Alex Costello (vocals), Matt Roskilly (bassist), Alex Adam (backing vocals and guitar), Sam Veness (guitar) and Miles Gill (drums). They have travelled virtually everywhere and are soon to be headed on their first headline tour in 2 years, you can buy tickets HERE

Quiz: Does He Like You More Than Just Friends?

So it's that time again where I do you all a quiz. Since my posts about boys do the best, I've decided that this quiz will be on the male species. I take these kind of quizes all the time so I've recreated one for your purpose. Enjoy!

Tommy Maverick, Me in Me EP Review


Tommy Maverick is a Nigerian singer, he has just released his new EP 'Me in Me' on Saturday 8th October. He very kindly sent me a copy to listen to before the official release date and I must say, I love it! His chosen genre of music is very difficult to explain, Tommy likes to describe his EP as Alternative, Indie, Afro (country) and Blues. I couldn't disagree with him on this one.

Intu Derby Autumn Fashion Event



The other day I was invited to the Intu Centre in Derby to watch their Autumn Pop Up Fashion Event. I had so much fun, and I'm pretty sure my bank account will be drained when I next go shopping. 

My Autumn Top Five**


Hello!


So the other day I got thinking about a post that I could write for you all and I realised that I haven't shown you some of my favourite beauty products in a while. They have completely changed since the last time I spoke about them all so I thought that I needed to document them all for you again. I'm going too start with my all-time favourite and work my way down the list!

Become An Autumn Fashionista On a Budget

I thought for a moment that I wouldn't be able to get this post up today as my computer decided to play up, but luckily a quick restart managed to fix my issue! My favourite season in the fashion and beauty industry is always Autumn. You ask why....The colours are beautiful, you can't go wrong with a deep plum lipstick and it's boots season! I think that I wen a bit overboard with this post but you definitely have a wide choice today!

Do You Dare To Mask?


Recently, The Body Shop have released their latest products...face masks! These are part of their spa range and are absolutely lovely. I was invited over to my local branch to try them all out, of course I needed a trusty companion and who else to take but my sister? This was my sisters first invite to something like this and she loved every minute of it, we even had to buy a few things but we'll get into those details later!

JOICO Review **


AJC PR sent me some of JOICO's latest products last week, I couldn't wait to try them out. If you don't know already JOICO are a hair care company that produce shampoos, conditioners, hair styling products, etc and you can find their products in salons globally.

Why You Need Maggie Anne in Your Life**



Recently I have been in touch with a company called Maggie Anne. You may have heard of them, you may not have. The lovely people at Maggie Anne very kindly sent me one of their beautiful nail polishes to try out and review for you all. 


RUSH Hair & Beauty Review**


RUSH Hair is one of the best hairdressers in the UK and have been opening branches all over the country in the past few months. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend their lovely looking blogger event here in Leicester, but I did get an invite to come and try out their newest salon a week or two later. After hearing the raving reviews from my friends who had already been, I became more and more excited about going. I was due to have my hair cut before going to the salon but it got cancelled, so I thought 'Why not get a cut at RUSH?'. And that's what I did.

Interview with LYNK


If you haven't heard of LYNK then where have you been? Made up of Harrison Kantarias (Vocals & Guitar), Andrew Kantarias (Vocals & Keys) and Matt Kantarias (Vocals & Bass),this three piece pop rock band from Australia are the new and upcoming band. What makes this band so great is their shared enthusiasm, not only towards their music but their fans too.

East Mids Meet Up & Dreaming In Colour: Interview with Elisabeth Barker-Carley


A while back I was kindly invited to the East Mids Meet Up. Obviously, I couldn't turn down the offer to have a bit of fun and meet some new bloggers. As time went on and it was nearing the date I was getting more and more excited especially when the further details came through. Manhattan 34 was the randevu on Saturday 13th August. 

Only Shadows Tour Preview


Only Shadows are the new and upcoming band - you'll be hearing about them in 2017 for sure! They formed in 2014 as a four piece, have already been spotted by BBC Introducing and been described as 'One of the UK's most exciting rising bands.'. 

Make New Friends With Huggle: What Friendships Are About



Friendship is one of the most important things in our lives and Huggle has asked me to make a list/write about what I think makes a good friends. Huggle is a social app which helps you discover and connect with people who go to the places you go to. It's a wonderful app for making friends and meeting like-minded people. You can download it here.


Anxiety



Anxiety. We all experience it at some point in our life. It's something you can't avoid, whether you're anxious about going on a roller coaster or you've got it from a previous experience, it can eat away at you. Some people can suffer from this particular mental illness quite severely, it always somehow gets brushed aside as an issue you just have to deal with and easily get over. It's nothing like that at all. This feeling can last a lifetime for some.


Blogger VIP Night Out At The Meridian, Leicester


I got invited out last week by Carousel PR and Events to attend a free night out on Monday 4th July. It was very fun and made even better because it was all free! Anyway, we did lots of awesome things at the Meridian Leisure Park that suits all ages. You better be visiting in the holidays!

Our Little Secret


I'm going to assume that you've sat a test/exam at some point in your life, otherwise why would you read this? I'm also hoping that you agree with a majority of these points otherwise this would become awkward very fast! Haha! I hope you enjoy it anyway, these are usually my thoughts during an exam (particularly towards the end) and I hope most of yours too. I'm going to start now...

GlassesShop.com Eyeglasses Review **


GlassesShop.com have been very nice to me and have sent me a free pair of glasses for me to try out and review for you all! GlassesShop.com are an eyeglasses shop where you can buy prescription glasses and sunglasses for some great prices. The company is American so if you are going to order prescription glasses make sure you've got all of your details, I went to my local opticians and asked for a physical copy of my prescription.

Gigs, Festivals, Concerts....What Do I Wear?

This summer, going to see live music is what everyone seems to be doing - I definitely am! The thing that runs through many of our minds when planning our outfits for these events, is obviously 'What do I wear?'. Therefore, I have put together three outfits, one for gigs, one for festivals and one for concerts. There is an outfit for whatever type of place your going...

Interview With THE HUNNA


THE HUNNA are an alternative, indie, rock band from Watford, UK. the band is made up of Ryan Potter, AKA Valentino (vocals and guitar), Dan  Dorney AKA Bandanna Dan (guitar), Jack Metcalfe AKA Insta King (drums) and Jermaine Angin AKA The Prince (bass). Recently the band have been touring the UK and are currently in America too performing some of their songs. Their first release 'Bonfire' is an ultimate hit, they've also brought out songs like 'She's Casual', 'You & Me' and 'We Could Be'. THE HUNNA have just recently announced and released their newest song 'Still Got Blood' from their debut album '100'. '100' will be released on 26th August 2016 and you can pre-order it now. There are also tickets available for their upcoming tour this year to showcase their brilliant new album!

What Matters Most


I don't know about you, but I am one of those people that finds it difficult to make friends or gets annoyed when people aren't as loyal as myself is. I've had plenty of experience in both of these situations - so does every other person, even if you don't think they have. Many people... Everyone has built up walls to prevent themselves any emotional harm and most of the time it works, but then again, isn't it these walls that are hurting more?

Dottie Rocks AKA Stationary & Print Goals **


Hello all! Today I have a little review type thing for you... Let's be honest here, everyone loves a bit of cute stationary and that's what I'm about to show you. I have been working with Karen from Dottie Rocks to bring you this post. Dottie Rocks is a shop which sells gorgeous pencils and prints. She is currently working on her on website. Her products are quite literally goals***

My Favourite Make Up Products At the Moment and A Special Surprise!



Hello! 

So lately I have been buying a tonne of beauty products and I thought I'd share my favourites with you so far! If you have any favourite products that you want to share or if you have your own opinion about one of these featured products drop a comment! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this!

17 Things Only Girls With Guy Friends Will Understand


I don't know about you but I'm that girl who hangs around with all the guys. Yeah, this can be a great thing but it can come with some downsides too! I want to mention before this post starts, some of this is from personal experiences some of it is not so please don't start to assume things. Anyway! Here's 17 things only girls with guy friends will understand.

Exam Stress


Exams are not nice - I think we can all agree on that one.

They are coming up for a lot of us at the minute and our stress levels are high. But the thing is, being stressed doesn't help us when it come to exams. By stressing, we are not able to focus properly and every aspects of our life are affected; family life, friendships, relationship, 'me time', etc. Stressing about exams is one of the worst things that you could be doing at this point in time - exams aren't everything so what's there to worry about?

5 Seconds Of Summer: Sounds Live Feels Live, Birmingham

Hello!

I have been mentioning that I went to the Birmingham show of Sounds Live Feels Live so here is my little post about it. I have been promising for ages that I will be making videos of my concerts and I have but I have never thought they were good enough to post. Well, this time I have - I'm not in it but all of my video and awesome pictures are so you should watch that. This post is just going to be a bit about the concert, my experience, the setlist, what I bought, etc.

Love The Sales? Then You'll LOVE LoveTheSales.com **


Hello! The past week I have been in contact with LoveTheSales.com and have received some amazing gifts to review for you lot. If you are not aware of LoveTheSales.com and what they do, keep on reading - I will be explaining a bit about the company that and showing you what received.

Exclusive End of Tour Interview with Hollywood Heartache



Hello! So as I promised, there is more on the guys from Hollywood Heartache. This time, we arranged a Skype interview which we did whilst they were still on tour in the UK. I hope that you enjoy it, it was so much fun to do!


Exclusive Interview With The Stolen

Press Photography by Felipe Gomez and Kenny Lewis

SURPRISE! Another interview, this time it is with a band called The Stolen. They are absolutely fantastic so you should definitely read this and then check out their music. Before the interview is a bit about The Stolen and their tour dates, if you're in America - go and grab some tickets!

Exclusive Pre-Tour Interview with Hollywood Heartache



Hey, if you recall a few weeks ago, I featured am Australian band called Hollywood Heartache. Well I've been lucky enough to get an interview with them. They are currently touring in the UK with Room 94, get tickets HERE.

Bernelie Interview


Hiya guys! So I have a quick interview for you lot!

Bernelie is a new,up coming artist born in Cape Town, South Africa. 

She first started uploading short Instagram videos of her original compositions. This has created quite the following, motivating her to finally release her first single and music video 'Mystical Colours'.


Her music is a blend of alternative pop and folk indie electronica, combining atmospheric synthesizers and emotional vocals.

The Body Shop: Drops Of Youth



Drops Of Youth is The Body Shop's latest range, however, it has been around since 2012 but has recently had some new members to its family. Recently, The Body Shop released Oils of Life which are amazing. I would say that the Drops Of Youth are even better. This range has been talked about in big magazine companies such as Cosmopolitan and Good House Keeping. I was given the experience of being able to try these new products and I loved it. It leaves your face feeling fresh and hydrated. People have also mentioned how using Drops Of You has blurred out some of their 'fine lines'. The Drops Of Youth range is made of Criste Marine, Sea Holly and Edelweis - they smell divine!

Kalimur Interview: Redemption


This is Kalimur interview Take 2! In 2015 I gave you all an interview with Brett Steinberg (lead vocals), well, this year I am giving you an interview with Brett, Alex (bass) and Tyler (guitar)! Unfortunately, Jonah (drums) couldn't be there for the interview but we were nearly there - 3/4!

The boys are releasing their second album 'Redemption' which is out on 25th January. Physical copies will soon be available but will be limited as I have heard from the guys. I have already listened to the album and it's great so you should buy it when it's available to you lot!

How To Get Him/Her To Like You Back


Hiya guys! If you have been paying attention to my most recent posts lately, you will see that Teenage Boys and Flirting hasn't moved from the top spot since it has been published. So I thought that I would give you more! For me, I love these kinds of things on the Internet because they are sort of like a guide to help you through crushes and difficult situations. This post is basically all the ways to make sure that he/her notices you and starts to like you back. If you're a guy reading this most of these rules still apply even if I use 'him' all the time throughout, so don't worry! I am actually going to start the post now so I hope you enjoy!

1 YEAR and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!

Exactly ONE year ago today, I created Unique. Wow, it's been a journey! So today I am celebrating not only one year of this blog, but my 15th birthday too! FUN!

I have mentioned before how much this blog means to me, and I always mean it. 

Spotted Sunday has fallen upon this great day, so I will post it later on tonight. I know you'll love it!

So yeah, I just wanted to do a really quick update as I am spending time with my family today!

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