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EAT-PRAY-LOVE: UBUD.

UBUD. You may be familiar with this little gem due to Julia Roberts' Eat Pray Love movie - and it is honestly one of the best places in the world. I arrived in Ubud after a pretty hectic night in Kuta (note- do not take tequila shots with tabasco... ever.) The taxi took us around 2 hours due to ridiculous Bali traffic, and the car didn't have air-con... this + hangover = hell. But after nearly being sick numerous times, and going round and round the one way system that is Monkey Forest Rd, I told the taxi driver to stop looking for the homestay I'd planned on staying at, and to instead drop me and my ridiculous over-sized backpack on the side of the road, outside of 'Warsa's Garden Bungalows.'

The cutest little man greeted my friend and I and showed us to a private bungalow which we could stay at for 250,000IRP a night (around £16/17ish including breakfast) It was clean, had aircon + hot water (LUXURY) and a shared pool - which, we didn't actually use due to ALL the other fun things to do in Ubud. We spent our first day mooching along Monkey Forest Rd, which is such a lovely change from Kuta. Yes, there are still tonnes of woman offering 'maaaaassage?' (which by the way- get one! they're amazing- we went to Daisy's for a full body massage... ahhhh) but the atmosphere is completely different to Kuta and Seminyak. You feel as though you're in 'proper' Bali. The one that you see on Eat  Pray Love! The food along Monkey Forest Rd is delish - and the whole vibe is relaxed, everyone seems happy and chilled.

The next day, we decided we HAD to go to the Monkey Forest, at the bottom of the road. We'd read everywhere about the cheeky monkeys - warning us not to take in valuables, as they'll steal anything! And ohhhh...myyyyyy..goooodness. I was TERRIFIED of them! Now- I am an animal LOVER. Hell, I wanted to be a vet for years, and worked with wild animals in South Africa! I am by no means 'scared' of animals. But jeeeez - these monkeys!!! Approach with caution. I must point out, that my fear stemmed from one 'screaming' at me as soon as I walked into the forest. I think I must have looked at its baby in a 'aww-you're-so-cute-maybe-I-could-steal-you' kind of way and the mother monkey went KRAY... ran towards me, SCREAMING; until I fell backwards, also screaming in to a bunch of equally frightened Americans.

A cheeky little monkey lifting up my skirt - note the girl in the background who obviously didn't share my fear of the monkeys!

After I got over the initial TERROR that mother monkey caused me, it was actually a really good day. The monkeys weren't too bad with the whole stealing thing - well, I didn't hear anyone scream in outrage "that monkey's stolen my camera!!" but I was pretty pathetically protective over mine (try and say that tongue-twister fast!) There were people buying bunches of bananas on entry - beware, the monkeys literally clamber all over you, steal the whole bunch and there's your 50p gone. One little content monkey came over with his banana to me, sitting on a rock, sat by me, sighed and held my hand. I DIED INSIDE A LITTLE. Too cute.

The next day, a guy from Warsa's, 'Wayan' took us on a daytrip with another Brazilian girl staying at the hotel. He was SO lovely. The cutest man I've ever met.  For £12, he drove us around for the day, to all the local temples, where we were blessed and able to pray and walk through all of the rice paddies... He took us up to the top of Mt Batur, a volcano, where we had lunch looking over Bali... He drove us to the hot springs, dotted all over the volcano, and to a coffee plantation where we were able to sample about 20 different flavoured coffees - along with the most expensive coffee in the world (which FYI- tastes gross. Give me a skinny hazlenut latte any day of the week)

Getting a cheeky roadside photograph with Mt Batur in the background... Looks like a postcard doesn't it!?

For our final day in Ubud, we visited the Elephant Safari Park in Taro - which, my friends, is an ABSOLUTE must do. Like crazily so. You've GOT to do it... Convinced?

We were picked up from Warsa's at 9am, and driven to Taro- about 20 minutes outside of Ubud. The Elephant Safari Park was SO well maintained and clean. I was sceptical at first, and had looked into about three different Elephant trip excursions online - as I really didn't want to go somewhere that the elephants weren't going to be looked after properly. But here, the elephants all seemed SO well looked after. All the staff were really friendly and funny, and we were able to ride 'Petrie' the first Sumatran Elephant in Bali! She was 50+ and cute AS. We were also able to feed the elephants, watch a performance where the keepers play football/basketball with the elephants, AND had a massive buffet lunch - all included in the price, which was something like £45 - bargain. On the way out, there is a wall with photos of celebrities who have also visited the Safari Lodge including the Beckhams, Tony Blair, Claudia Shiffer, Steve Irwin and of course, Julia Roberts.

Indonesia - pt.1

Okay, so I should probably explain my absence from the blogosphere (is that a word) ((is that SPELT right?!) for the past few months...

WELL..

I know I mentioned aaaaaages ago I was going to Indonesia with my bestie this summer, for a month of chilling and travelling.. well, I've just got back! It was seriously incredible - if anyone is planning a trip to Indonesia / gap year / holiday - I definitely suggest going! If you follow my twitter you'll definitely be aware that I'm suffering from a major case of the Bali Blues right now... I just want to go back! So before I delve back in to the beauty world and 'all things pretty' - (man, I've missed blabbering on about make-up) I feel like I need to tell you ALL ABOUT my travels around "Indo'! So sit down, grab a brew and pretend you're on holiday- because these next few posts are going to be all about BALI.

(Note: If you do not care one teeny bit about my trip to Indonesia, do not continue reading as you will be thoroughly bored.)

Jessie and I, bags packed and ready to go!

Arrived in Kuala Lumpur - note, my happy, smiling, excited face - this was before the fifteen hours of hell.

My friend Jessie, and I flew from London Heathrow - via Kuala Lumpur - to Denpasar, Bali... (I'm going to skip out the 15 hour layover we had in Kuala Lumpur - bedbugs, homeless men and horrendous food is just a snippet of what we experienced, and unless you REALLY want to read about what a horrific time it was, I'd rather get to the good bits!) So upon arrival, we got a (ridiculously expensive- looking back) taxi, straight to Kuta - the main 'touristy' centre of Bali. We'd been warned about 'Kuta' by so many people - as it was often described as Australian Ibiza/Magaluf/Ayia Napa/HELL... but apart from the obvious - hundreds of 'touts' trying to sell you "Jiggy Jigg" hats / fake Ray-Bans / Bintang singlets (yes I bought one whoops) it really wasn't all that bad. No... Kuta is NOT what you expect Bali paradise to be like - but we figured it would be a good place to start...

For the first few nights in Kuta, we stayed at a small hotel/hostel called 'Bendesa' which we paid 150,000 IDR for - (around £10 a night, £5 each- bargain!) We had a pool, and yes, the room was basic - we only had cold water, 'clean-ish' sheets and the-most-annoying-and-loud fan known to man. But come on - for £5 a night! We were right off 'Poppies Gang 2' - one of the main strips in Kuta, and our room price included breakfast which meant we were able to devour the BEST banana pancakes every single morning before hitting the beach.

The delights of Poppies Gang 2 - what the Balinese refer to as 'Aussie culture'

The best way to describe Kuta to you? ... Mammoth amounts of cars, taxis, scooters (who FYI WILL run you down on the pavement - don't say I didn't warn you!) Men shouting 'TRANSPORT?!' at you every two seconds, and women luring you with 'MAAASSAGE?!' is a pretty regular occurrence. You quickly learn the benefit of 'tidak!' (meaning no!) ... Aussies EVERYWHERE... Surfers EVERYWHERE... Fake RayBans EVERYWHERE!!! It took us a good five days to establish which side of the road the Balinese drive on.. as it seems to just be 'drive into the space'... even if that space is the back of your legs. Manic.. definitely. But very fun!

Surf watching on Kuta beach

We originally only spent the initial two days in Kuta (I say originally - we did spend the odd night 'out' partying in Kuta throughout the month!) before we headed to Seminyak... a more 'upmarket' part of Bali - full of super skinny, super rich, super duper 'cool' people. INTIMIDATING. Our hotel here set us back a whopping £30 a night. Now yes yes, that's still 'cheap' considering what you might pay elsewhere - but trust me, if you're wanting to do it 'budget' in Bali... that's expensivo. Saying that, Seminyak really was uber cool. A must do - at night, the beach is lined with beanbags and acoustic music where you can sit back, relax, mojito in hand and watch the sunset... whilst a small Balinese lady called Mari will massage your feet for £2... BLISS.

My 'Seminyak' outfit - I wore this dress once in the entire month I spent in Bali, and that was in Seminyak... The rest of Indonesia was muchhhh more casual.

Dress- misguided.co.uk

So that just about covers my first few days in Bali - next we headed to Ubud - where Eat, Love, Pray was filmed (Julia Roberts...duh.. watch!) and Ubud definitely deserves it's very own blogpost. 

XX Chloé

I-AM-BACK.

It has been SO long since my last blog post, I actually don't know where to start. I even considered scrapping PS...Chloe completely and starting a fresh (don't judge me, I feel guilty for not posting in so so long!!) But LOTS has changed in my life. 

 Anyway- I am BACK. With a super amazing new laptop (yayy I got a macbook air- finally!) and I promise to keep on top of blogging again. 


So............ hello, hi, bonjour, hola, aloha...
WELCOME BACK!!! XXXX

BRB X

Sorry for the lack of posting guys... had an absolute nightmare recently- laptop is completely dead, and with uni deadlines at the end of last week you can imagine it was hell!!! Now back at home in Cheshire which is laavly, but still without a computer! So please bear with guys, I'll be backkkkk...

PS// If anyone would be so kind as to buy me a Macbook Pro/Macbook Air .. that'd be fab.

Now having to go and work during this gorgeoussss sunshine!! Have fun

XO Chloe

Blogging Bandwagon // GET TO KNOW ME

After seeing these posts on La Bella Vita & CoutureGirl recently, I thought I'd jump on the blogging bandwagon and do one myself as I don't think I've ever really done a post like this before... So for those of you who hate 'about me' posts.. stop reading now!
If you want to check out the lovely ladies who's blog's I stole this idea from (and I think you do) here are their links! :
http://barbie-bombshell.blogspot.com/
http://www.x-couturegirl-x.blogspot.com/

GET TO KNOW ME

1. Are you named after anyone?

I'm not named after somebody - but the perfume 'Chloe' (destined to love all beauty related things eh?!) ... Apparently it was my mum's signature scent at the time, which now I always wear!

2. When was the last time you cried?

I think I actually cried last night, but in my sleep.. (how sad!) Hmm apart from that... can't really remember, which is good! Weeeep

3. Do you have kids?

Not yet thankyouuu! Although I am one of those freaks who knows her children's names already... ha

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?

I'd like to hope so!

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Yeah I reckon I do... that's an English thing though isn't it?! Ahem lowest-form-of-humour

6. Will you ever Bungee Jump?

I'd like to think so ! I have quite a few friends who have been to cool places like New Zealand and Thailand and bungee jumped... Would literally be terrifying but I think I'd love it

7. What's your favourite cereal?

I don't eat cereal... bleugh it's just so bland and boring - wish I did though, bit healthier than a fry-up!

8. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Probably superficial things like their hair, face etc. I'm rubbish at paying any attention to people's clothes when I first meet them (which is weird as I love clothes) .. ooh and I have a thing about accents so I definitely notice peoples voices!

9. What is your eye colour?

Blue :)

10. Scary movie or happy endings?

Definitely happy endings... I'm such a girl! I used to LOVE scary movies and now I can't stand them... I watch them and I'm like 'why am I putting myself through this!!!!' ..Give me a rom-com and ben&jerries any day.

11. Favourite smells?

Hmm, coconut - reminds me of summer, summer products and things! Then standard smells like freshly cut grass, clean sheets etc.. think everyone loves them. Aaand perfume wise - too many! Alien by Theirry Mugler, Chloe, Hollister, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Juicy Couture perfumes.. gosh loads!

12. Summer or winter?

Absolutely summer, I'm such a summer person and always have been. Nothing at ALL is better than the sun, a beach and a bikini. Don't get me wrong, I love cosy nights in front of the fire ... but summer will always win for me. Plus, my birthday is at the end of May so I always tend to have summery BBQ birthdays!

13. Computer or television?

Hmm, computer.. but that's because you can watch TV on it. Not going to lie - I love my TV.

14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home?

Errrrm, South Africa? That's further than Florida right?! I spent a month in South Africa when I was 17 working with animals and a game capture team which was INCREDIBLE. Oooh, but I'm going to Indonesia for a month in August with my bestie which I cannot WAIT for, so then that'll be the furthest.

15. Do you have any special talents?

Oh god I'm not sure! Nothing that stands out.. I wish I could sing (I can't at ALL) I think I'm going to have to ask someone else this question and get back to you........ !!

16. Where were you born?

Cheshire in England - born and raised. (Which is near Manchester) Some say it's a bit of a bubble, but I love it.

17. What are your hobbies?

Obviously make-up, shopping and girlie things like that. I'm also a bit obsessed with cooking, and acting like Bree VanDerkamp! Being with my friends and boyf- Chris, travelling, going for dinner...

18. Do you have any pets?

Yes! I have two labradoodles who are too fricking cute: Ruby (who has already had one litter of puppies and is expecting another this summer!) and Daisy aka Daisy-Mae Monroe (yep we're that sad) who we only got last April. Literally obsessed with my puppies, couldn't live without them!

19. Favourite movies?

Lots and Lots! The Notebook, Limitless, Law Abiding Citizen, Friends with Benefits... Gosh too many to name really.

20. Do you have any siblings?
Yep, I have a sister who doubles up as a bestie. Chris thinks we're weird because we're stupidly close and have all our own phrases and words... but meh!

So there it is guys! Hope it didn't bore you too much... let me know if you liked this kind of post XO

RIMMEL WAKE ME UP foundation // review

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but have been so lazy on the blogging front so I'm sorry! I'll try my hardest to be better..

So here it is, my Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation review.

There is one major downfall to this product for me... the colour range: my sample was in 200 soft beige, which (as you can see from the photo's) makes me look... muddy. BUT apart from that it's actually a really nice drugstore foundation.

It claims to 'visibly reawaken' and 'illuminate' the skin... well, illuminate - yes I think it definitely does, the coverage is sheer to medium and it does have a lovely dewy glow to it. But 'visibly reawaken'?! Hmm not sure that's not just all talk. It also has a lovely fresh fruity smell to it (which may put off some people who are funny about putting perfumed products onto their skin) but I really like it!

For £8.99(ish) a bottle, if you can find your colour match then this foundation is really lovely... don't be put off by the overly shimmery look it has to it in the bottle, as I found that it blends out into nothing- so I'd definitely recommend as a foundation for the summer.

XO Chloe

PS. I am wearing YSL touche eclat to add to the luminosity of this product xx

MAC Naughty Saute // LIPSTICK REVIEW

Hey girlies, today I'm doing a review on a new MAC lipstick I have from the SHOP MAC COOK MAC collection: Naughty Saute.

Naughty Saute is a cremesheen lipstick, meaning that it has a light and creamy consistency - with a little gloss, however not taking away from the pigmentation. It's really soft on the lips and feels moisturising too which makes it really long lasting... I have worn this lipstick and not had to reapply it for over 3 hours which I think is pretty darn good.

Naughty Saute is a bright, futuristic-barbie pink colour, with blue undertones - so not one for the faint hearted, but I think it's really wearable and the blue undertones are good for making your teeth look white!

I'm actually loving this colour which is quite surprising as I usually steer clear from super bright lipsticks however I think that's changing as I'm currently really wanting the 'watch me simmer' lipstick from the same collection which is a warm summery coral shade. Anyway let me know what you think and if you're lusting after this lipstick get it now! as I know the MAC cook collection is selling out FAST.

XO Chloe

MAKE-UP LOOK #6: Lauren Conrad Inspiration

Ever since first watching Laguna Beach back in 2005, I've been obsessed with 'LC' Lauren Conrad. Her effortlessly cool, SoCal beach chic look is so wearable and adaptable that I think every girl loves a bit of the Lauren look! Her clean, everyday make-up is really similar to what I do on a day-to-day basis therefore I've been wanting to show you this for a while. As Lauren isn't a fan of eyeshadow on herself, her make-up is so quick and simple to do- a winged out line of eyeliner, touch of bronzer, flick of mascara and you're good to go! Let me know what you think of this look, hope you guys like it! XO Chloe

 A full list of the products I used can be found on the photograph below. To switch this look up for evening add some false lashes and a red lip :) XO

MAKE-UP LOOK #5: Purple smokey eyes

Today I've done yet another smokey eye look with a twist - a purple smokey eye. I love this look for a night out, as it's a little different than your classic smokey eye and looks fab with most skin tones. I've listed the products I used above but will also list them below in more detail. Hope you guys like it, let me know XO Chloe

Products:
MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation - I use the colour NC25, and this is a really good foundation for evening makeup as the coverage is quite heavy and really reduces shine so is perfect for oily skin types.
Sheer Cover mineral foundation powder - This is a really nice mineral powder in the colour Latte which really helps to set the foundation, however if you have dry skin and decide to use the MAC studio fix fluid, you might want to skip the powder.
Lancome Blush Subtil in Peach Feast - Gorgeous, long-lasting blush with golden highlighting pigments... lovee it.
Lancome Gel liner in Black Carbon Ink
YSL Volum Effect Faux Cils - I use this almost every day... it's my absolute favourite mascara!
Bourjois Paris eyeshadow in 04 noir precieux - I packed this against the lash line for a really deep, dark purple colour.
No7 Sultry Eyes Palette - This is the palette I used with the bourjois shadow in this look... but unfortunately the separate colours do not have names. I used the darkest shadow on the left over the bourjois to add some depth and shimmer, and then I used the second lighter purple eyeshadow in the crease and blended into the darker shade. I then used the lightest shimmer colour in the palette to highlight the brow bone a little.
MAC lipglass in Curvaceous - I finally finished this look with a nude, glossy lip.

So - another smokey eye look for you guys, hope you like them & please let me know in the comments box below :) Thanks XO

MAKE UP LOOK #4: Smokey for blue eyes

Here I have done a smokey eye which I think is best for blue eyed beauties! Sometimes I don't really like to wear a classic smokey eye as it can either appear too harsh, or often throughout the night wears off and just ends up as one grey mess! So here is a brown smokey eye which really makes blue eyes stand out... for a more intense look, try adding some false lashes.

Unfortunately I used a really old eyeshadow palette from the BodyShop for this look, and neither the colours or palette seem to have a name... however any range of brown/golden colours would be perfect for this look. MAC are probably one of the best retailers for really highly pigmented shadows which is what you want for this look and to steer away from more sheer shadows.

The rest of the make-up I used:
Maxfactor Miracle Touch Liquid Illusion foundation: in warm almond 45
No7 Beautiful Brows Pencil: in 15 Blonde
Bobbi Brown Gel liner: in Black Ink 1
Maybelline New York the Falsies Volum' Express mascara: in Black Drama
Elizabeth Arden High Shine Lip Gloss: in Tropicoral

MAKE UP LOOK #3: Golden Glow

Today I decided to do a really wearable, everyday, natural golden glow makeup look with a very slight golden smokey eye and nude lip. Inspired by a Giselle / Southern California kind of look I think this looks gorgeous with blue eyes as the orangey/golden tones really bring out the blue and make the eyes 'pop'. The products I used are below - a mixture of higher end and drugstore products (with probably too many Bobbi Brown products!). Hope you guys like it, let me know in the comments box below! XO

FACE
1. Bobbi Brown foundation stick in 4.5 warm natural: I used this only as a concealer in areas which needed very high coverage.
2. Bobbi Brown shimmer brick in Beach : I think this is a limited edition palette, but it's gorgeous and such a lovely highlighter - if you can't get hold of this limited edition one then the bronze shimmer brick is also really really good!
3. Bobbi Brown tinted moisturiser balm in medium/dark: this is fab for a sheer, dewy coverage for days when you don't want heavy make-up... perfect for this daytime look.
4. NARS laguna bronzer : my absolute favourite bronzer, I use this for an all over bronzed glow, but also to contour the cheek bones and add some definition to the face.
5. Sheer cover mineral foundation powder in latte: I use this as a light powder just on my t-zone and to set my makeup.

LIPS&EYES
6. Bobbi Brown gel liner in black ink - alternatively MAC, Clinique, Lancome and Maybelline do good gel liners too.
7. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow in Bone: I use this just under the brow bone to highlight.
8. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow in Beach Honey: Used on the outside of the crease
9. Bourjois ombre a paupieres eyeshadow in number 08: I use this as an eyeshadow base all over the lid which helps the colour to stick, however this shadow is also really nice when used with a wet brush for a more intense look.
10. Bourjois intense extra in 01: I love this eyeshadow! It's packed with shimmer and super glittery so I use this above the crease, up to the brow bone to highlight and open up the eye. I also used some of this on the tearduct / inside corner of the eye.
11. L'oreal infaillible stylo waterproof eyeliner in chocolate addiction: I used this on my bottom lash line and in the water line.
12. Maybelline Colossal Cat Eyes mascara in black.
13. Rimmel London Stay Glossy lipgloss in Non-Stop Glamour 120
14. No7 Brown Pencil in 15 Blonde

Eat your heart out // VALENTINES

 February the 14th is a date that you either love or hate... whether you were celebrating the day with loved ones, or ignoring it completely I hope you all enjoyed it!! As for me, Chris was working for most of the day- so whilst he was out, I had a baking session with my mum and decided to share it with you all!!

  

We decided to stick to a basic chocolate cupcake recipe, but before baking our little cakes we mixed both melted and chunks of Flake chocolate through the mixture to make them extra chocolatey!

After piping chocolate butter icing onto our cupcakes we let our creative juices flow and went a bit crazyyyy with the decorations! 

The finished product!! Look how prettyyyyyyyy they are. They tasted pretty good too! And Daisy-Mae my little labradoodle pup was sniffing around for one.

Anyway I hope you all had a lovely day whether or not you were celebrating Valentines - and who needs an excuse to stuff your face on cupcakes?! XO Chloe

PS: Sorry for the bad quality photos - taken from my blackberry 

MAKE-UP LOOK #2: Cat Eye

Last week was one of my besties 21st's, so we went on a night out in Liverpool! Here are some photos of my make-up from the night (posey photo alert!) and the eye make-up I used to achieve a cat eye look.

Eye products used:
MAC eyeshadow in Ricepaper: used all over the lid, and up to the brow bone
MAC eyeshadow in Handwriten: swept through the crease and brought up to a wing in the outer corners
No7 Amazing eyes pencil eyeliner in 05 Black: used to line the eye and smudged with the sponge end
Lancome Ink Artliner in 01 Black Carbon: applied with an angled brush from the inner to outer corners of the eye, slightly winged up towards the temples, and on the water line.
YSL Volume Effect Faux Cils Shocking mascara and MAC eyelashes.

Other products used:
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC25
NARS laguna bronzer
MAC satin lipstick in Myth

CHANEL NAILS: Pretty Peridot

Photo: Philippe Salomon

If you're a reader of my blog you will know that I'm pretty obsessed with nail colours. It's not often that I wear the same varnish for a week straight, however for the past two weeks I've been LOVING Chanel's Peridot. It's a golden/green colour which changes in the light - sort of a metallic petrol if you will! And I absolutely lurve it. In 2 coats its fully opaque and on other reviews I've read people claim it can last up to a week without chipping. On me however, it chips after two days - even with a base and top coat... but this could just be me. As a Chanel nailvarnish it retails around £17.50 so is a higher end varnish, but I really do think it's worth the hefty price tag. XO

MAKE-UP LOOK #1: Valentines Day

As I'm definitely not brave enough to do a make-up tutorial via video or youtube this is my 'sort-of' tutorial for Valentines Day makeup. Rather than a step-by-step tutorial (trust me, none of you want to see me make-up-less) it's more of a 'these are the products I used for this look' post. So I hope it's helpful to you and please leave comments in the comment box! XO

For a Valentines Day look I decided to do a light smokey-eye with a pink shimmer in the crease, fluffy big eyelashes, and shimmery blush/highlighter on the cheeks. The full set of products I used are in the photograph above (apart from my brow pencil which I forgot to include!)

List of complete products used:

YSL Top Secrets Flash Radiance Balm - used as a primer

Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC25, applied with a ELF stippling brush

Bobbi Brown Concealer in Warm Beige

YSL Touche Eclat - used as a highlighter on the brow bone, cheek bones and bridge of the nose

Nars Laguna bronzer - used to contour the cheekbones, temples and jawline

Nars New Order blush - applied to the apples and cheek bones

Bobbi Brown Chocolate Caviar Eyeshadow - used on the lid, and under the eyes

Bobbi Brown Pink Chiffon Shimmer Wash eyeshadow - blended into the crease

Bobbi Brown Gel liner in Caviar Ink 27 - used on the lash line, and water line

MAC False Eyelashes

YSL Volum Effect Faux Cils mascara

MAC Lipglass in Curvaceous

Eyeshadows - from the Bobbi Brown Pretty Palette. From left to right : Ivory, Pink Flannel, Pink Chiffon, Chocolate Caviar


NARS New Order Blush - a highly glittery/shimmer blush with a very light pink/lilac colour, nice as a highlighter as well as a blush.


MAC eyelashes - Not totally sure which number these are (sorry!) But they're black and brown in colour, natural to long length and with a full, fluffy volume.

GOLDEN GLOBES 2012

Unless you've been in a coma for the past two days, I am sure you're all fully aware that the annual Golden Globes took place this week. As the opening event of the red carpet season, it was the first time to see our favourite A-listers take to the red carpet in 2012.

Here are my fave beauty pics of the night:

For me, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel all looked incredible with their simple, tousled locks. Reese and Jessica opting for low-key natural curls with plenty of volume; and Kate having a swept up do' with a small quiff. Love- natural, yet still glam.

 Heidi Klum looked insane in her floor-length pale backless gown, accessorized with a statement turquoize blue necklace. I love her nude lip, copper eyes and bronzed skin teamed with straight highlighted hair - ultimate californian chic.

Jessica Alba had to be one of my favourite looks of the night. Her strapless, floor length, lilac embellished gown looked absolutely gorgeous against her dewy tanned skin. Glossy hair pulled up into a neat side-parted do' with fluffy looking lashes and a nude lilac lip - GORGE.

Did you watch the Golden Globes? Who did you think looked best?

XO Chloe

HOGMANAY 2011//EDINBURGH

I'm usually someone who really does not care about New Years Eve. There is always so much pressure to do something, and it has to be something good- that I'd much rather just chill out with friends and forget all about it! Then there is always the issue of 'do you see your boyfriend or friends?!' ...

As me and Chris have been together for 6 New Years now, we've sort of been having a 'NYE together' 'NYE apart' thing going on for the past few years and this year was our 'NYE together!'

My friend Fran goes to university in Edinburgh so invited us up there to celebrate with her friends, boyfriend etc and so me, Chris and some friends from home decided to visit her and go to the Hogmanay street parties and I'm so glad I did as it was fab!! There were thousands of people there - and despite deciding to wear heels (foolish mistake) it was a really good night and changed my mind on 'New Years Eve is crap!'

So even though it feels like a while ago now, I hope you all had a fun New Years Eve. I'm still working on a resolution - maybe to blog more?! Ideas please as I'm pretty useless XO

1)Me and Chris on our way to the street party (note: heels seemed like a good idea at this point)

2)Some friends from home we met up with in Edinburgh

3) Happy New Year fireworks!

4)Me and my pal Alex who came back from Bordeaux, France for New Year XXX

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

Christmas Time

Carrying on from my last post - I'm still updating you guys on last year! So just a quickie..
This year my sister and I cooked our Christmas Turkey! With our matching Cath Kidston aprons we managed to do a pretty good job (If i say so myself) No one got poisoned/threw up/otherwise- pretty successful!
It was a lovely quiet day, got spoilt and spent some much needed time with the fam. I hope all of yours was equally as relaxing!
XO

1)Me, My sister and our labradoodle puppy - Daisy Mae Monroe (erm, who said a dog couldn't have 3 names?!)
2)My sister showing off our massive turkey!
3)Me dishing out breakfast - ham and poached eggs mmm
4)My wonderful boyfriend and sister
5)Our Cath Kidston aprons - very Bree VanderKamp

December Catch Up

So- it's time to apologise again. I've been slacking on the blogging front... but I promise to try a lot harder this year and keep myself motivated! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Year- I've been snowwed under with uni deadlines so far this January (excuses for my lack of blogging) but here is what I've been up to before, during and after Christmas.

December catch-up in pictures!

Photos 1,2 and 3 were all taken at my fave restaurant: Gusto. Over Christmas I spent way too much  time at both the Knutsford and Alderley Edge restaurants feasting on Chicken Primavera and their insane Nutella Calzone - so if you have a Gusto near you you have to go.

1) Nutella Calzone - possibly the best desert ever.

2) Me, in Gusto Knutsford before Christmas

3) My girlies Alex and Frankie.

Photos 4 and 5 are of my pretty mama. She had an operation in December, and despite complications is finally on the road to recovery! yayy XX

4) Harry visiting mama on Christmas Eve

5) Some beautiful 'Get Well Soon' flowers

6) My festive themed bed.... Okay so I still haven't taken down these fairylights but they just look too pretty- Decided to keep them up all year round instead!!

Photos 7 & 8 were taken before Christmas at the One Direction tour in Wolverhampton. Luckily, I was able to go with Gemma and Harry's family meaning best seats & backstage haha. It was a fab night though and the boys were great.

7) My bezzle, Gemma and I 

8) One Direction performing

9) Before my mum went into hospital she decided to buy a tonne of Selfridges cupcakes to fatten us all up over the Christmas season. These were just a few of the amazing cakes we ate

Photos 10 & 11 are of myself and girlfriend Lani as we went on a MASSIVE winter walk just before Christmas with one of her friends little dog Eddie - so frickin cute.

12) This was actually taken at the beginning of December (my bad) but, it was at Gemma's twenty-first and therefore a large event of the month! Me, my mama, Gem's mama: Anne, and Gemma. <3 xxx