New Blog Design

Hey guys, so as you can probably see by viewing this post I have a spangly new blog design! yay! It was something that had been bothering me for a while as I wanted my blog to really be 'me.' I'd looked into all sorts of different styles, and how to create various themes, but I just couldn't get my head around it! So i drafted in some help from the lovely Steph over at BonjourBelleDesigns to help me put my thoughts into action. After viewing her site and speaking to her I knew she would be able to create exactly what I wanted. And a few drafts later, here we are! I cannot say thanks enough to Steph as I now feel my blog is looking all professional and just how I wanted it!

Hope you all enjoy the new design, make sure you check out all my pages and social media links!

p.s. here are a few images iv been enjoying recently jut so there's something for your viewing pleasure ha!

Until next time,

Liebster Award!

Today I'm doing a different sort of post for myself. I have been nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely Char over at SkyFullOfStars.

Rules for Liebster Award:

• Post 11 random facts about yourself
• Answer 11 questions asked by the person who nominated you
•  Nominate bloggers and post 11 questions for them to answer

So here's 11 random facts about me :)

1. My favourite celebrity is Cheryl Cole

2. I have been watching YouTube videos for at least 5 years and have toyed with the idea of starting my own channel numerous times.

3. My first pet was 2 goldfish called Splish and Splash (how inventive of me!)

4. I'm a Sims geek and proud

5. I've only ever had 1 'real' boyfriend

6. Right now- I've just finished dying my hair pink :0

7. I have danced since I was 4 years old and even attended dance college so I'm technically a 'professional.'

8. My car is called Kevin.

9. My dog and I have regular spoons in bed!

10. I have a fascination with aeroplanes and all things related to them.

11. My favourite childhood is Matilda- I used to try and make things move with my eyes too!

Questions from SkyFullOfStars

1.What foundation do you use? 
At the moment I am using Estee Lauder All Day GlowBB Cream in Shade 3.
 
2. What is your shoe size?
Size 6
 
 3.What is your favourite colour?
Purple is my all time favourite with Pink being a close second.
 
 4.Do you believe in god? 
Could be a controversial one, but personally I do not.
 
5.Coffee or Tea? 
Coffee-Latte's all the way.
 
6. Favourite flavour ice cream?
Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter Me Up mmmm.
 
7.What's one thing that you always forget to do?
Put the wheelie  bin out :/

 8.Do you bite your nails?
Nope, never have.
 
9.Last person you said I love you too? 
My Boyfriend 
 
10.What are you wearing on your feet right now? 
My comfy cosy fluffy bootie slippers
 
11.Do you have a nickname?
Yep loads-Clo, Clobo, Clofana, Cheeky, Babe, Chick, Stinky lol.

Now for my nominees:

1. http://dollybirdglamxo.blogspot.co.uk/
2.http://deserttwins.blogspot.co.uk/
3.http://erinjaine.blogspot.co.uk/

Here are your 11 questions:
1.What is your natural hair colour
2.How many houses have you lived in
3. What makeup product could you not live without
4. Heels or flats
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be
6. What time is it right now
7. First place you ever went on holiday
8. PC or Mac 
9. What is your guilty pleasure
10. Favourite season 
11. Last book you read

 Thanks for taking the time to read this

Until next time

Loves, Chloe x

 


 

AW14 Haul / PRIMARK, BOOTS, M&S, DEBENHAMS.

YAY, my very first haul is finally here!! So today I did a little bit of shopping with my mum and picked up quite a few things, so thought I'd share them with you. And let me just say I went a tad crazy in Primark and am fully stocked up for the AW ha! Well, we best get started...

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GlamGlow Super-Mud Clearing Treatment. I've been wanting this for ages and had put it into my shopping basket online so many times but could never go through with it because of its hefty price tag. But when I was in M&S i came across the beauty section where they were launching the Glam Glow range, and had this cute little set on offer for £30! It includes a smaller size of the Youth Mud exfoliating mask too, I cant wait to try these out!

Boots! Nothing too exciting just a few essentials I needed!

 Simple Refreshing Facial Wash Gel. I always buy these when they are on 3 for 2 at Boots because they do this offer all the time, so I might as well stock up! £3.59 each ( I think?)

Bourjois Ultra Black Clubbing Liner. My fave liquid eyeliner at the moment and I used my other one within an inch of its life! £6.99

 Oh and i also got some blonde kirby grips 'cos where do they go??

Now time for the crazy Primark-ness! So... I bought 5 dresses! Yes 5!!

 How amazing are all these dresses!! And guess what, they were all £13 each!! Now you know why I had to buy them all. And they are really good quality and feel as if they will last for ages rather than just one season. All the dresses bought were either a size 6 or 8. Can you tell I have a thing for tartan and swing dresses haha!?! I cant wait to wear them all hehe.

I also purchased a few accessories. I've been loving my black bowler hat recently so wanted to try out this seasons hottest fedora style and for £7 you cant go wrong. The brim is a leather effect and has a little chain around it. I also got some little black ballet flats just for work which were a mere £6. Gosh I love Primark prices!

Ponyskin Leopard print waist belt. £2.50.

I always stock up on pretty patterned tights every Autumn from Primark These ones were £2.50 each. And you cant leave Primark this time of year without some more fluffy socks, they're just so cosy!! £2.

Finally, my mum treated me to a couple of jewelry pieces from Debenhams.

These hair clips are from the 'Floozie' collection and were discounted by 70% to £3. They're so sparkly and I always were hair clips so these are a nice glitzy option.

 

I'm really into the statement necklaces at the moment and when I saw this rose gold one I  couldn't resist. Even more so when I saw the matching earrings too! The necklace was £16 and the earrings were £10 but both had 20% off :)

Well that's it for my splurge! Let me know what you've been buying recently!

Until next time

Loves, Chloe x

My Moving Out Experience-Part 1

So today I come to you with more of a lifestyle post. My guess is its going to be quite a long one, but I hope some of you will enjoy this more personal style of post, and can help some of you who have recently/are about to move house. Lets start at the beginning. Summer 2013. My boyfriend and I had always talked about buying our own home together and it was something I had imagined for ages but I didn't think it was something we would be able to do in the near future. As it happens, we both landed our dream jobs and started within a month of each other which obviously we were ecstatic about, and it brought up a conversation which made me very happy. We were out walking the dog one day and my boyfriend mentioned that he had been thinking about us buying house together and thought that we should start saving up just a little bit each month. I was soo excited that he had been thinking about this too!! So from my next wage I put away a little into my savings with a little smile on my face (yay house fund!) Fast forward a\ month, we were walking the dog again ( this seems to be the most apt time for our conversations haha) and an idea was put forward to me. 'Ive been thinking about us moving in with my parents so we can save up more for our house and we will definitely have enough to buy next summer.' My boyfriend was living in a rented house with his friend, and we knew that one day we might have to move out for a month or so, during the transition to our house together, but didn't think it would be this soon. The truth was we really wanted to buy our own place asap and just weren't saving enough while still paying rent. We realised that it would be hard to move in parents and have some of our freedom somewhat taken away, and also felt bad for his friend as he would either have to find a new housemate or move out as well. My boyfriend chatted it over with his friend and luckily he understood where we were coming from, so 6 weeks later it was time to go back to the parents!! I was so upset to leave that house it held so many memories :(

By the beginning of 2014 we had been living with my boyfriends parents for about 4 months. Everything was going really well and we were managing to save up quite a bit each month. Even though we weren't looking to buy just yet, I had always been looking at house literally for about the past year, just to see what was out there. One morning my boyfriend had gone to work and I was just casually checking on Right Move on my phone, when I saw a house pop up that I hadn't seen before. I actually did a double look at it as I didn't expect it to be there. As I clicked on the details I looked through the pictures and thought oooh that's a nice one, read all the details and realised we would be able to afford it now, it seemed too good to be true. This got me excited. I rang my dad up and told him all about it and his advice was to go take a look, just to start the process off as people usually see all sorts of houses until they find the right one for them. So I text my boyfriend it and he said we should book and appointment. It was so scary ringing the estate agents, it all seemed a bit surreal, but the only day they could do was in a weeks time. That week was sooo long!! By the time we went to view it we had built our hopes up so much, I really hoped I wasn't going to be let down. The morning arrived and I had so much adrenaline running through me, full of excitement and apprehension I couldn't eat! We pulled up to the house and greeted the estate agent and he put the key in.

We loved it!!!!It was everything we had hoped and more! As we left we knew that we wanted to put in an offer, and we did so later on that same day. When putting in an offer on a house they now ask to see all your financial details and mortgage agreements to check you could actually afford the house, so we hot footed it over the mortgage advisers'. A day passed and we had not yet heard back from the agents, then on my way to work I got a call to say our offer had been rejected, so I knew we really wanted the house and knew what we were prepared to pay, so came back with a 2nd offer. Another day and a half passed, my nails were now all bitten down. Then I got a text at work from my boyfriend to say 'our offer on the house has been accepted!' I was so thrilled and just wanted to get things done as quickly as possible.

Lets just say it wasn't a quick process. Apparently buying a house is one of the most stressful things you will ever do in life is buy a house- I TOTALLY AGREE! Throughout the next 4 months which it took for our house to complete I was an utter mess of emotions. Some really down days thinking it was never going to complete, and other really excited going shopping for more home ware bits and pieces. Our sale was a mortgage repossession, but apparently not a straight forward one which meant that there were lots of complications along the way, delaying the process by a couple of weeks each time. I think the solicitors and agents must of been sick to death of us, as we were ringing up 2 or 3 times a week just to keep on at them! We were going on holiday in the middle of May and were told several times ohh yehh it will definitely be done for then. It wasn't. We decided not to let it affect our holiday and just go away and chill out for a week. Half way through our holiday, I got the best call of my life.

'We've had a meeting this morning and we can go ahead and complete on your house next week' HALLLEELLUUUJJJAAHHHHH!!! I don't think there had ever been a bigger smile on my face!




I hope I haven't bored you on too much but writing this I realised how much there actually is to chat about!! Further parts will be up in due course.

I'd love to hear about your experiences

Until next time

Loves, Chloe