Lush

    Now if you never heard of Lush, that is because it is a U.K based store and they create all of their products in the U.K. I first heard of Lush through Youtube because I generally tend to watch more British vloggers through Youtube and the person that I heard about Lush from is Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella. Lush is a beauty, bath products, hair products, just in general a cosmetic store. They have items ranging from hair products, soaps, face masks, lip balms, perfume, makeup, shower, body scrubs, and their most popular item are bath bombs, I'll get more in detail later.

     Now what makes Lush a unique store is that every product is completely natural. Everything is hand made and to prove they are hand made, on the bottles and containers there is a little sticker with the face and name of the person who made the product.  Now since everything is organic and all natural and also if you live anywhere else in the world beside the U.K, the prices tend to be a bit more pricey, but if you really think about it, what you are buying is really good quality and handled with care. Another thing about the products is that they make things you have never heard of before. For example, body conditioners, shampoo bars that you have to rub between your hands and then transfer to your hair, solid body tints, shower jellies, etc.

Various bath bombs

     Something that I mentioned earlier are the bath bombs. Bath bombs are these balls that are packed with oils, possibly flower petals, and little fizzy items to spice up your bath. When you drop a bath bomb into your bath tub you get an immediate reaction, usually the bath bomb will start to stream out theses amazing colors and if you picked out one that has items inside like flower petals, cinnamon sticks, glitter, seaweed, they will float out and give your bath an extra special feeling. They make your baths colorful, they make you smell amazing, and they also at the same time make your skin really soft and clean. If you want to see a bath bomb in action, go to Youtube and just type in bath bombs, they are truly amazing and they make you re-think taking baths.

     Another amazing thing about Lush is when you actually visit the store. I have gone to Lush multiple times and every time one of the employees will come up to you ask if you would like to try out some of their products. I usually say yes, and what they do is they take you over to a sink and ask you what your favorite scent is or what you want to get. They will then pull out some type of scrub,
moisturizer, lotion, anything that you can rub onto your hands. You get to try out new products that you had never considered before and it makes your hands soft and smell really good. I actually ended buying a body scrub and body conditioner because I really loved how it felt on my skin. You should definitely someday try to find a Lush and go inside because the place smells amazing and the atmosphere is amazing.

     If you are looking for new products to try on your hair, face, body, anything really, I highly recommend Lush. Lush makes your hair feel nice and if you have split ends or your hair is just really brittle, the store makes shampoos and conditioners for all hair types. For example, right now I'm using the shampoo Rehab because my hair was starting to get out of control and my mom has natural really curly hair so she is currently using curly whirly as a hair gel to tame her curls. Lush is defiantly one of the cosmetic stores that I think everyone should try at least once because I know nobody would every regret buying a Lush product.

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Social Media: Twitter

     When I was younger the website everyone was on was Facebook. Facebook was what is twitter now, and I think the reason everyone has left Facebook is because it's turned into a more of a family page. Now you only go on Facebook to check in on family and see how everyone is doing, that's what I do personally. The main social media that people now currently are using is Twitter. Twitter is a place where you can tweet whatever you want with a limited number of characters, so you won't see any long boring paragraphs, you'll just see short little posts. Twitter is also the website that every celebrity uses, even the President has his own twitter account. If you want to know what your favorite celebrity is up to or thinking, you can check their twitter and they will most likely have posted something about what they are doing currently.

     Twitter has also become the place where some award show's use to make a category with. For example you can vote for an artist using a certain hashtag, it could be #vote5sos, and whoever in the category gets the most tweets using that hashtag wins the award. That is where you see the fan accounts going crazy getting people to retweet or tweet the hashtag a crazy amount of times. Actually sometimes when I scroll through the tweets of people voting, I notice that their twitter account is dedicated to just voting! That is dedication right there.

     Another thing that Twitter has incorporated to their website/app is that there is a trending list. The
trending list can range from what is trending in your state to what is trending in the world. The trend list is basically where you can look to see what is being tweeted about the most. For example, if there is a major natural disaster, you will see the place where it happened most likely because people will be tweeting the name and what it was because people are also tweeting about what it was. Or sometimes you'll see PrayforTexas, something like that. Just by looking at what is trending you can see what is going on in the world or in your state and see what everyone is currently talking about at that time.

     Twitter is the new platform that everyone, not only teens but also adults who are strong figures in the world, to say whatever they want or show their passion for the people they look up to. It is kind of interesting to think about what Twitter will be like in maybe five or ten years from now. Will it be like Facebook and diminish off or will it still be a strong platform for people to use. What will be the next exciting new social media platform to rise, we kind of saw Vine rise but then that did not stay up for very long. For right now Twitter is the social media Queen where you can post your thoughts or help people win awards, who knows.

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Costumes

     Every year on the same day you could look outside your window and probably see mass amounts of children and teenagers running around in different costumes. The costumes can be anything you want, if you want to be a leaf, you can make a leaf, if you want to be an emoji, you be an emoji. You just have to use your imagination when coming up with a costume so you don't look like everyone else. Also homemade costumes are the best costumes because no one can have the same exact detailed costume as you if you make it yourself.

     I think the most popular costume this year will be from the movie Frozen. Frozen came out around two years ago and it is still one of the most popular children's movie out there. I have already seen many kids that are planning on going as the characters from Frozen. The next costume that has been popular over the years is dressing as a cat. Usually people don't actually wear fur coats and everything, pretty much people put on cat ears, whiskers, and a black body suit and call it good. In my opinion being a cat is already done and everyone wears the same thing, people need to try to be more original if they want to dress as a cat.

   Another costume that has been popular over the years is dressing as a ghost. This costume used to not be very original because everyone just threw a white sheet over them and called it good. Now people have started to put blood on the sheet or drawn different scary faces on the face. Again being a ghost is not very original, but it is all about your creativity with it and you can easily make a unique ghost costume.

     Halloween is when you can you leave your identity and personality behind to transform into something else or anyone else. You can choose whatever you're going to be and make it as unique as you like. This time of the year is the perfect time to show your creativity and not be judged for it because everyone likes a good costume. Now don't forget to hand out candy to all of the little children and to have as much fun as possible when it comes to picking out your costume.

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Halloween Movies

Hocus Pocus

     Besides Christmas, I think Halloween movies are highly anticipated every year, especially when your childhood Halloween movies are only shown once a year. The Halloween movie list's can range from gory/horror to Charlie Brown Halloween special. I think the most anticipated movies are the one's from the 1980's to early 2000's, when people knew how to actually make good movies. For example; Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, the Halloween series, Beetlejuice, etc. Actually the early 2000's, Disney Channel movies are my favorites, but not the current Disney Channel, they are poorly scripted.

     The Disney Channel movies that I think any 90's kids loved are the Halloweentown series, which is basically three teenagers who have magical powers, and they go to a school to develop their magic and it continues into three more movies. The next is Hocus Pocus, this movie was my childhood, it is the perfect amount of scariness to give you that Halloween feeling but not too scary at the same time for children of younger ages. Another one is Twitches, this movie is for the people who like watching people develop powers and master it to beat the bad person. That may sound cheesy but the movie is produced perfectly, making it feel like this could actually happen in real life. 

     On to the more classic movies, movies my parents liked when they were younger. A popular one is the Halloween series, this series is more on the
horror side. The first movie was made in 1978, and the eighth and final movie was made in 2002, there are two more but they are just remakes. The next classic is Beetlejuice, this movie is more on the comedy side of horror, so if you want a classic, funny yet scary Halloween movie to watch, this is the one for you. One that might be a little less classic, but is known pretty well, is the Addams Family, this movie is a comedy for the people who want a good Halloween movie but don't want to be frightened. 

Paranormal Activity

     Now for the current Halloween movies out there that, yes may be poorly produced, but are still popular. One that pop's into my head right away is the Paranormal Activity series, the first two or three have me really freaked, but as they go on, the movies seem to become less exciting and thrilling to thinking why am I watching this. The next movie that came out in the last year or two is Ouija. Ouija is a popular game to play late at night with your friends and try to talk to the dead, and it became so popular that there was a movie made on what can happen if you don't play the game right. Another recent movie is Annabelle, personally I did not see it but I heard that you will never look at a doll the same way. Annabelle is one of those movies that gets you freaked out over inanimate objects being possessed. The recent movies I have to say are not the best, but please leave your opinion of what you think of Halloween movies today. 

     Halloween movies are perfect for anyone because you can choose if you want horror or you can choose if you want comedy Halloween. A trend I see in the world and for me, is that the more dated Halloween films are the more popular ones, because they give you nostalgia of your childhood and bring back memories. Halloween movies, I believe, are probably one of the most anticipated movie times of the year, because you get to watch the classic's and the newly produced one's to give yourself that little bit of horror satisfaction to last you till next year. 

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Halloween

     Halloween is approaching fast, by fast I mean less than a week! Halloween is the day many sci fi, horror, thrill seeking lovers have been waiting for. Actually the whole month of October is when everyone truly celebrates Halloween. There are many way's people express their love for Halloween, it could be through decoration, movies, make-up, haunted houses, pumpkin carving, trick or treating, anything that is scary, dark or involves candy, you name it. Halloween is also the time people associate with fall, because the leaves turn orange and the temperature drops, reminding you of Halloween.

     One Halloween tradition that I know everyone has done once, at least in America, is pumpkin carving. Pumpkin carving is probably the second best thing (next to candy) when it comes to Halloween because you can carve anything you want. For me, I always carve whatever I am loving that year, for example I carved 5SOS because it is my favorite band currently. The most common carving is typically a scary face, meaning two triangles for eyes, and a jagged mouth. When I was younger and could not carve very well, that was the face I resorted to. After you de-seed your pumpkin and carved whatever you wanted, you then place a small round candle inside your pumpkin, that way it can be seen in the dark. Putting the candle in really brings alive your pumpkin, and brings the whole thing together.

     For the thrill seeking people, haunted houses are your sanctuaries. I have never been to a haunted house before so all of the things I say have come from my friends experiences. When going through a haunted house you typically encounter clowns, axe doctors, blood, darkness, and usually a maze. Now if you get nightmares easily like I do, then haunted houses are not for you. When going through one, you usually endure a fast pace heart beat from the suspense and jump scares. Also you endure either hours of screaming or laughing, my friends were the ones that laughed the whole time, but
from watching videos of other people going through a haunted house, it is usually screaming and then laughing. Haunted houses seem to be more popular as you get older.

     Halloween is the best time of the year for fall lovers, horror/thrill lovers, classic halloween movie lovers, etc. There are many things to look forward to, especially if you love to dress as other things or characters/people. It is also the time for children to stock up on as much free candy as possible. In my next two posts, I'll go more in depth on the classic halloween movies everyone loves, and the many different costumes a person can wear.

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YouTube

     YouTube first started in 2005, it started off pretty slow, most people just uploaded random videos for fun. As the years have progressed, YouTube has started to become more popular. YouTube has become so popular that they pay people to upload videos on daily basis. You could earn millions of dollars through YouTube by just uploading a video of you doing something interesting and that's it. To earn the money you have to have the views though, the more views, the more money.

Zoe Sugg

     For most people YouTube has started out as a hobby, videos you just did for fun. Now people are uploading daily vlogs, impressive trick shots, beauty videos, cooking, etc. The people who started as a hobby and turned YouTube into a job, are the people who have gained massive amounts of views over the years. For example, Zoe Sugg is a British YouTuber, she started in 2009, just doing videos for fun. Now currently in 2015, Zoe has gained over 9 million YouTube followers and counting. Zoe Sugg has released two books, both have become a national bestseller's and she has launched multiple beauty product lines, and guest started on popular T.V. programs. Zoe is a prime example of what YouTube can do for a person in a short amount of time.

     Not only has YouTube become popular in the internet world, it has become popular in the television, music world and book selling. The common phrase that people have been saying lately from the success of YouTube into the non- internet world is "Team Internet". Team Internet has come from the YouTube stars that have been winning awards, creating national bestselling books, making movies, getting cooking shows. Team Internet has become so powerful over the last three years, and it is becoming so popular that it has just announced YouTube Red, if you want more information on YouTube Red, click here.
    
     YouTube has opened so many doors for so many people in not only just sharing their ideas into the world, but also YouTube has provided a place for people who don't know what they want to do in life. YouTube is a great way to express yourself through videos and share it with other people. Through this website people have travelled all over the world for conventions, or meet and greets. There is a convention called VidCon, where YouTuber's from all over the world get together in one place and they get to meet viewers through small meet and greets and the YouTuber's get to do a talk session to the viewer's. Overall YouTube is a place to express yourself to people through your videos and if you have a lot of viewers you just might get paid for it.

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Back To The Future

     On this day 30 years ago, a man named Marty travelled into the future to October 21st, 2015 in a movie called, Back To the Future. Once Marty Mcfly made it to this day the movie predicted there would be new technology inventions, many things that were predicted are not here today. For example, Jaws 19, flying cars, barcode license plates, ejection seats, a woman president in 2015, just to name a few. In some way's futuristic movies should not be made and in other way's they should be made.

     The problem with making futuristic movies is that nothing is set in stone for the future, the earth could explode at any time. I know these movies are made to be funny and to give people hope for future things, but it can also make us look stupid. For example, flying cars was predicted in the movie to have been created by now and used in everyday life, that obviously has not happened and that makes humans look bad that by now technology has not been advanced enough to make flying cars.
On the other hand futuristic movies should be made because they are funny and it is fun to see what movies predict the future could be like.

   

Flying car

Weird things that are happening on this day today in honor of it being the day Marty travelled to, first off a police unit was called to a traffic scene where a 17 year old person crashed into a telephone pole. When he showed his license, it showed that his license was 30 years outdated. It was obviously a prank but how weird would that have been if it was true. Another thing that has happened today is a movie theatre lost power, and a person came in and asked for a Pepsi and when Jaws 19 would playing. Again not true but still that would pretty cool and strange if it did really happen.

     This day has been highly anticipated throughout the years to see what things that were predicted would come true. One thing that was predicted was that the Cubs would win the World Series in 2015, that hasn't come true yet, but the chances are looking pretty slim right now for the Cubs. Futuristic movies have their good and bad qualities, and will mostly be remembered for what they did not predict correctly. People have done some weird things today, but it is all out of high anticipation for this day to come, and yes in some way's today was disappointing for the people that were looking forward to certain inventions being made.

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