Top 5 Rimmel Lipsticks

Ever since i started experimenting with make up when i was eleven i have been a loyal customer to the Rimmel products. I just think they are great all rounders and always have a great range of colours and shades. If I'm honest pretty much all of the make up products i currently own are Rimmel products, they are affordable and of a good quality. I just love them!

In the spirit of expressing my love for Rimmel i decided to do a blog post on my top 5 Rimmel lipsticks, counting down from 5!

5. Rimmel Kate Matte Lipstick Soft Pink 101

This is a great pastel pink shade which is perfect for the summer and a day time shopping trip with some friends. I love the colour but i do find that if i forget to put lip balm on underneath my lips do dry out and crack very quickly.

4. Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick Nude Delight 700

It is always good to have a nude lipstick in the makeup bag, it goes with almost any outfit for a subtle addition to a good makeup look. I love this shade but it does need to be reapplied throughout the day.

3. Rimmel Kate Matte Lipstick Wine 107

This shade is a beautiful deep red with slight purple tones, it's great for a smoky eye look or if you want to look extra glam on a night out. Again despite the colour being great, as with most matte lipsticks, lip balm before applying is vital.

2. Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick Vintage Pink 180

I absolutely love this shade, despite it being called vintage pink it does come out slightly purple but i still love it. It doesn't dry my lips out but does need to be applied throughout the day and comes off easily when I've eaten or had something to drink.

1. Rimmel Kate Matte Lipstick Kiss Of Life 111

My all time favorite Rimmel lipstick has to be this one. Its a gorgeous vibrant red shade which is great for adding a bold lip to some subtle eye makeup. As a matte lipstick it does dry my lips out slightly but it lasts well throughout the day, with only the slight touch up needed, and i love the shade.


Chlo xx

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Final year of uni drama!!

So it's been a very very veryyyyy long time since my last blog post and the reason is that my final year of my history degree is causing me dangerous levels of stress!! I knew, after people constantly said to me at the start of my degree, that i should make the most of first year that the final year of my degree would be a bit hectic, but i still feel like my mind and body weren't quite prepared for the shock of it.

There is constantly work to do. I don't mean to put anyone off university but it is a serious commitment. If you want a good degree classification you really need to put the hours and effort in.

My social life, once full of nights out every week, has completely gone out of the window and to the back of my mind. All i think about is 'hmm maybe i should start that essay now' or 'oh crap i forgot that is due in like two days!'

Third year isn't just about the assignments, especially for a history degree there is a LOT of reading involved if you want to keep up with the rest of your class otherwise you get the 'ummm i dunno' moments in the middle of a class discussion which are super awkward and really embarrassing.

However, organization Chloe is back and i have now created a timetable (which i seriously advise every student to have) so hopefully i will be able to get back into blogging more regularly and not be running around like a headless chicken so often.
 

Fingers crossed!

Chlo xx

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Moving out again!

So its September again and that means I'm back to university for my 3rd and final year of my degree. I'm moving back to Worcester to live with some of my fellow students in an awesome bungalow right by campus.

I have mixed feelings about going back to university. Part of me is really excited to be able to see all of my friends again and i actually kind of miss going to lectures and learning new things. But then the other part of me is going to hate being away from my family for most of the time and also I'm going to have a lot of work to do this year as i have to write a 10,000 word essay for my dissertation along with my other pieces of coursework and an exam. Basically 3rd year is going to be stress central!! But at least I have a kick ass place to live!

Moving out and living in the same city as your university does give you lots of independence though and it is a great way to learn life skills that you will need when you have the money to get your own place permanently. Also living with friends rather than family is a lot of fun, especially when
you have a lot in common with the people you are living with!

Overall i guess i am looking forward to moving out. I know there is going to be a lot of challenges ahead of me as it is my final year at university but i am a mixture of nervous and excited!

Chlo xx

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London!

The other day my parents decided that they wanted to go to London to see the Natural History Museum. As my family all know that I am a massive history nerd my parents asked me to go with them and I of course said hell yes!

The museum was amazing! The building itself is so beautiful and its much bigger than I thought it would be. As soon as we got there we went straight to the dinosaur exhibit part of the museum as its the most popular and we knew it would get super busy really quickly.

 
It was of course really really cool and it was a good opportunity to see and learn all about the dinosaurs that used to exist. We went on to explore the rest of the museum which took about 4 hours due to the sheer size of it!

 
After the museum we then went to Forbidden Planet to see all of the cool comics and also the Tardis that they have there. I of course got my picture with it!

It was an amazing day I love London and it was a great chance to spend some quality time with my parents. :)

Chlo xx

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Garnier Summer Body review!

As many people who have seen me in person will know i am veryyyyy pale! I blame the Irish side and the fact that i might have been a vampire in a past life for it. Now I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with being pale but i hate getting sun burnt and i wanted to look a little tanned for the summer. I decided to try the Garnier Summer Body moisturising lotion as it has a built in gradual tan and is much safer than turning into a lobster on a sun bed!

I took the trip to my local Superdrug and brought the deep sun-kissed look one. My friend previously brought the light one, she is a similar skin tone to me, but it made no real difference for her so i decided to go for the deep one.

After the first application i noticed a slight difference but nothing major so i applied a second coat once the first was fully absorbed into my skin. I started to develop a good colour  however i did notice that i had some lighter patches on my skin.

I probably should have worn a mitt or something when i applied it to make it more even. However, despite the patches i achieved a good colour and it came off after a couple of showers. Also, another upside to this product is that it makes your skin so soft! I genuinely felt like i had baby soft skin it was so nice.

I don't think I'll be trying it again anytime soon, I'm going to stick with my natural pale look. But it was fun to give it a go and i think i will buy the regular moisturising version of the product.

Chlo xx

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Elegant Touch nail review!

Not to long ago my housemates and I joined forces to do a massive house clean and I came across a pack of Elegant Touch adhesive stick on nails. I thought I would give them a go as I have never tried any fake nails before. The ones I tried were a lilac colour but as I only have small nails, and I'm not used to fake ones, they did feel extremely long on my hands and I could barely text properly.

It said on the back of the box that they would last for a week, unfortunately mine only lasted for 2 days so it is safe to say that I was quite disappointed.

Furthermore, the application process was also a little tricky for someone who has never tried these sort of nails before. I had to place the adhesive stickers onto my nails first, which was a little fiddly.  Then I had to peel away a plastic cover to stick the nails themselves onto my original ones.

It took me overall around 20 minutes to do both of my hands, which was pretty accurate to the time it stated on the instructions so that didn't bother me too much. They looked very nice when they were on and I was pretty pleased with how they turned out in the end. But, like I mentioned previously, they only lasted 2 days which wasn't ideal. Also they didn't all fall off at once which meant my nails did look a bit odd.

All in all I would give the Elegant touch nails a 2/5. They were pretty and I liked them but they didn't last long and I struggled with the application process.


Chlo xx
 
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Oxford!

Not long ago i took a spontaneous day trip to Oxford with some of my awesome housemates. I've never been to Oxford before and it only cost a little bit to get there from Worcester.

We spent most of the day exploring and looking at some parts of the university, which is very impressive. Of course being a history nerd i really wanted to go to at least one museum and we ended up at the natural history museum which had lot of really interesting objects within it. My favorite was definitely the shrunken heads!

I'll be honest there were a few stuffed animals there which did freak me out a little bit but all in all it was a great experience!

Overall, our little day trip to Oxford was some good quality house bonding time and I really enjoyed it there. Hopefully I'll be able to get there again sometime soon.

Chlo xx

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