My Channel Summary: August

Throughout August I decided to double up the amount of videos I was posting. I'm literally doing nothing with my life over Summer so I'll be posting twice a week until I go back to uni. Here's everything I've been up to in August if you fancy a peek!

Germany/Switzerland Vlog (2018)

Every year I post a vlog of my family's adventures to Germany and Switzerland. Normally I do it in a chatty style, but this year I decided to switch it up by doing a montage to music.

BEHIND THE SCENES @ SITC

Creator Day 2018

Summer in the city, one of my highlights every year. It's the one time a year I'm surrounded by all YouTubers who don't judge me if I get my camera out to vlog. I absolutely love the community I'm a part of and here's the first part of my weekend in London.

THE WORST HOTEL GUESTS EVER! 

Summer In The City Weekend 2018

Aaaaand here's the second part of that weekend. I legit had the best time ever with the best people.

Never Have I Ever With The SITC Squad

And of course it couldn't stay PG the whole weekend. We decided to film a cheeky little collab with everyone and play a naughty little game called never have I ever.

Alya Skin Pink Clay Mask Honest Review

And next up the brand Alya Skin was kind enough to let my try their pink clay mask. Here was my honest and detailed review of their mask. 

I've Solved The Flat Earth Debate #ConspirIzzy

This video... urm... sparked up quite the debate lol! Normally my videos only really reach my subscribers, but quite a few people who aren't viewers of mine have shared their opinion on my video so far. I love love love watching conspiracy theories and discussing them and really enjoyed researching and putting this one together.

August Favourites 2018

I actually ended up skipping last month's favourites, which is something I've never done before. But I'm feeling back in the swing of things again and of course I had to lip sync to my favourite songs of the month!


I hope you've enjoyed watching/reading. The song of the day is Love Lies by Khalid and Normani. I hope you all had a lovely month of August,

Izzy K xxx

Deciding What Content You Want To Make

Deciding what sort of content you want to publish, whether that be an instagram picture, blog post, or YouTube video, is easier said than done. You might be thinking "Izzy, surely people know what they want to post?"

Me @ myself when I'm planning my upload schedule

However, if you're anything like me and want to post a bit of everything, it can be quite tricky deciding what content you want people to know you for. I've been posting videos and blog posts for almost 5 years now, and only I'm only now starting to discover what sort of content suits me.

My content style has changed a lot over the years, and I've posted almost every genre under the sun including: beauty, makeup tutorials (which 16 year old me really didn't have the talent for), vlogs, tags, interviews and more recently conspiracy theories. 

Like imagine I actually thought this was

 an acceptable makeup tutorial lmao!

Each topic I've enjoyed talking about at the time, but I think as a content creator it's really important to change your style up every now and again to find what your best at. I have no doubt that my content will continue to change over time, but here's the 5 tips I have for deciding what content you want to be known for...

1. Experiment- How are you going to discover what you're truly good at if you don't try? 

2. Find inspiration- I don't know about you, but I spend about 100 hours a day on YouTube (don't mind the slight exaggeration there) and I constantly love finding new YouTubers to watch. Discovering what's out there already in terms of genres, styles and different personalities is so helpful. Personally, I always get inspired to talk about certain topics after I've watched someone else do it really well.

At the minute my youtube inspiration is definitely Shane.

His work is beyond genius and everything he posts is so deep yet so entertaining

3. ALWAYS put your own spin on things- Like I said, it's a good idea to gain inspiration, but don't be a carbon copy of another creator. Our individuality is a gift and we should use it so that people can recognize our individual work.

4. Do what you enjoy- If you're not passionate about the content you're making, it's gonna come across. Its a joy to see people's face light up when they're talking about what they actually care about. Sure, following trends may bring in the views, but it won't keep you motivated.

Make trends, don't follow them ;)

5. Simply create- Even if you don't know what you actually want to make, it's all about trying as much as you can. How else are you going to learn?

It doesn't have to be good, just do it!

So here is my little life advice, based entirely on what I have learned in the last 5 years. The song of the day is Pillow by Bebe Rexha. What sort of content do you like to be known for? Let me know in the comments,

Izzy K xxx

My Advice For University Freshers Week

It's so weird to think that my fresher's week was almost a year ago. Since it's A Level results day today I thought I'd share my amazing advice to anyone starting uni in September, if that's the path you've decided to go down. 

Mood the whole of freshers

Fresher's week alone is a university experience in itself. I'd say it was definitely one of the most exhausting but funniest weeks of my life. Here is my advice that I'd give myself if I was to do it all over again...

1. Meet as many people as possible- People say you don't even speak to half the people that you meet in freshers week again, but that doesn't matter. During freshers everyone is forming their cliques and it's just easier to make friends right from the start rather than midway through the year. 

No matter what you enjoy doing, you're gonna

 find people with the same hobbies as you

2. You don't have to drink to fit in- Personally, I am a drinker, but trust me I know people who don't go near alcohol. There are plenty of freshers societies to join that don't involve going out out as a way to meet new people.

Me trying to figure out which one of my friends

gave me that final shot that pushed me over the edge

3. It is exhausting- Going out partying, drinking, and not eating properly for a week solid can really mess with your system. It's one big blur that you can't remember, but never forget.

4. Freshers flu is no joke- At my uni it proper hit during the second week, after everyone was partied out. Definitely stock up on your fruit&veg and Beroccas to overcome it. 

Looking for my card after a night out when I could have 

sworn it was in my purse

5. NEVER take your card with you on a night out- For the love of God just don't do it! If you're anything like me you'll take it "just for emergencies" and then the emergency ends up being "OMG I need another jagerbomb"...then you end up being horrendously into your overdraft. That's considering all things go well and you don't lose it first. 

 As it's results day today for A Level students, I hope you've all got the grades you wanted. And if not, speaking from experience, everything still manages to work out for the best somehow! 

The song of the day is I Wanna Go by Britney Spears. Are you going to be partaking in Freshers 2018? If so let me know your plans in the comments,

Izzy K xxx