Sunday

So as the title suggests, this post is basically all about last Sunday...

My friend Connor and I decided to meet up, and as it was such a great day, I couldn't resist writing a post about it. 
Firstly, we went to Costa for a bit where I ordered a Belgian Chocolate Creamy Cooler (one of my absolute favourite drinks there). Connor, however, didn't get anything, so we decided to go to Tesco's. After wandering around Tesco's, looking at the books, browsing DVD's and walking down the same isles time and time again, we left exactly the same as we entered... empty handed. 
Stuck for ideas, we sat in the park and continued to laugh, joke, and have an all-round chat, which I must say I really enjoyed! However, disaster struck... Okay maybe "disaster" is a bit dramatic... It started raining, and as neither of us fancied getting soaked, we found ourselves back in Costa for a second time. 
As I'd finished my drink and the rain had started to subside, we returned to sit in the park for a little longer, before going on a walk around Heswall for about half an hour.

The next part of the day was very unexpected, and very spontaneous. As Connor and I were discussing films, specifically Marvel films and Batman, Connor told me he wanted to see the new X-Men: Days of Future Past movie. Coincidentally, a couple of my other friends were planning on seeing X-Men that same night, and with 40 minutes until the start of the movie, we made the spontaneous decision to go as well. After a few phone calls to parents and friends, my mum kindly offered to take us to the cinema, where we met up with my friends.
Connor hadn't met either my parents or my other friends before, so I was a little concerned that it would be a bit awkward, and considering the decision was made last minute, it worried me further. But, this is the one time I will admit it, I couldn't have been more wrong! Everyone got on really well, and Connor made great impressions on both my mum and my friends, which actually made me really happy! They all said he seemed really nice, was polite, and did an overall good job considering he was pretty much thrown in the deep end. And I must say... I agree!

The film was so good! And considering I've never seen any of the X-Men films before, surprisingly I followed the plot pretty well... I think... 
After watching the film, Connor, my other friends and I went to Subway and all had a chance to talk to each other, which again, I really enjoyed! There was something very comforting about having two different groups of friends together at the same place, and the lack of awkward silences was an added bonus.

I have to admit... I didn't want the day to end... I had such an amazing day, and can only hope it happens again soon! 

Sleepovers, Skype and Flower Crowns

This weekend has been the best weekend I've had in a long time... I'm not saying that all my weekends are boring and filled with revision (well... actually the revision part is true), but this weekend has been an especially amazing one.

Firstly it's a three day weekend, which is a great thing in itself... But it's also my last weekend before study leave starts on Wednesday, and I'm not gonna lie I'm pretty excited for study leave... It gives me the freedom to revise in my own home, and not getting up at 6am is an added bonus. 

On Saturday night, my best friend Amy came to my house for a sleepover, although I don't know if it's counted as a sleepover if we hardly slept... Amy and I aren't in the same sixth form, and with the ridiculous amount of work we get it's hard to meet up and hang out. We talk every single day through one social media or another, and although I love our conversations, it's not the same as in person... I can honestly say we didn't shut up for the whole 24 hours we were together, because lets be honest, girls have a lot of gossiping to do... 

A tradition of ours at sleepovers is to Skype other friends that we don't necessarily see very often, and one person that we always call without fail is our friend Connor... Connor and I met last April on a school trip to Italy, and I think we've been friends ever since. We've had some good times, including me making him dance to "Reach" by S Club 7 at Prom... Unfortunately Connor and I aren't in the same sixth form either, but he and Amy are, so Skyping him is guaranteed during one of our sleepovers! I can honestly say the banter was definitely flowing that night, and my sides still ache from the laughing!
We also Skyped one of my friends, Frazer, who doesn't live by me, therefore a Skype call to him is pretty much always on the cards! 

At 4am, we finally decided that some sleep was needed, and to be honest I think Connor was almost falling asleep on the other end of the call, so we said our goodbyes and literally fell asleep within seconds...
Waking up at 8:30 nearly killed me. Four and a half hours sleep is by no means enough for me to function, let alone walk several miles, which brings me on to Sunday's events...

Sunday was my little sisters birthday party, and she decided she wanted to go to the Crocky Trail with some friends. The Crocky Trail is basically a trail through the woods in Chester with several activities along the way such as rope swings, mazes and sitting in a giant chair... Amy and I went as well, and it was a great day! We got lost in a maze, I nearly fell into a river and I fell off a swing... But a great day nevertheless... We also came across a stunning blossom tree, and Amy made a flower crown out of some of the blossom flowers, let me take a minute to say what a gorgeous best friend I have! While Amy came out of the trail looking like a fairy, I came out with a few additional bruises... 

Like I said earlier, I've had a great weekend! It's been full of catching up, gossiping and laughing, and I can't wait for another weekend just like this one (minus the bruises of course).

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, leave me a comment and let me know what you got up to! 

Chloe 

April Favourites

Where has April gone!? It feels like just yesterday we started April. 2014 is going far too quickly for my liking...
Considering this is my first monthly favourites post, I have so much I would like to share with you, but I'll try and keep it to a suitable length.

Firstly, I have been listening to the album Encore by Hunter Hayes SO much this month which is the extended edition of his first self-titled album. I know I'm a little late to the game as Hunter released his first album in 2011, but Encore was released in 2013.. that's my excuse anyway... I can honestly say that I love every single one of the 17 songs on the album, which is a rarity for me as I usually tend to dislike at least one song on any given album. I know that country music isn't for everyone, and I've never been a fan myself, but I feel that Hunter changes it and really turns country music on its head, all in all... I'm obsessed. If you haven't heard Hunter, you need to climb out from under that rock and go give him a listen!

Moving onto fragrances, I am LOVING the Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction limited edition Bloom range, as well as the original Pure Seduction scents. I recently went to London with sixth form, and during our free time for shopping, I found myself in Victoria's Secret... After smelling almost all of the fragrance mists they had on offer, I decided that Pure Seduction was my favourite. I must say that I preferred the limited edition Bloom range to the original, however unfortunately they didn't have the fragrance mist in this scent. The original scent is "red plum and freesia" which is quite heavy and fruity, but lovely nonetheless, whereas Bloom is lighter and more floral as it contains violet blossom and red currant. I bought the fragrance mist in the original scent and the body lotion in the Bloom scent. I think that the prices of these products are slightly on the expensive side, with the fragrance mist being £11 and the body lotion at £13, although when I went there was a "3 products for £24" deal on, I'm not sure whether this is always on or it was just a one-off, but I definitely took advantage of that! 

During April, I acquired a love for pinky and coraly colours, as when I think of coral and pink I always think of spring and summer, and summer is something I'm really excited for this year. Whenever I see a coral or pink product I'm drawn to it straight away, especially when it comes to nail varnishes. I've gone a bit nail polish crazy this month, and my absolute favourite has been the Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint by BarryM in the colour Passion Fruit. I've been wearing it since I bought it earlier this month and the quality is amazing. I love the colour of it, but what I especially love is the fact it lasts such a long time. It's a great, cheaper alternative for the raging Shellac trend, and at £3.99 a bottle I would definitely recommend it.
A second nail varnish, again going with the pink/coral trend, is the colour Bright and Early by Tanya Burr. Tanya is an amazing YouTuber, one of my absolute favourites, and when she announced she was launching a nail varnish and lip gloss collection, I freaked out a little bit... This is the only nail varnish I have from her collection, as at £5.99 a bottle, they're a little on the expensive side... If you've not heard of Tanya, go and watch her channel! 

Moving on to make-up, my go-to foundation is the Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation. I love this product, and I feel like it really does wake me up! My skin instantly looks brighter and the coverage is perfect for my skin - it doesn't make my face look overdone and covers the majority of any blemishes I have. I previously used the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation, however I found that the coverage was much lighter and didn't cover any blemishes as much as I would have liked. Although the Wake Me Up Foundation is more expensive at £8.99, the price is worth the quality and therefore makes it into my favourites!

I've been in need of a primer for quite a while now, but I've never come across one that I felt was worth the purchase, however a couple of days ago I came across the Baby Skin primer by Maybelline, and as there was a buy one get one half price offer in Superdrug I decided to go for it. I've been using it non-stop since I bought it, as it really minimises my pores and makes my foundation last a lot longer throughout the day! Having oily-combination skin is a lot of trouble, as most products that tackle the oil make the dry areas worse, and products that are suited for dry areas make any oily patches more oily. However I love this primer, as it gives an even base for my foundation, without making it more oily or dry. It's so lightweight and a little goes a long way! 

In terms of mascara, I've tried so many I've lost count... I've struggled to find a mascara that gives the right amount of volume, yet doesn't cause my lashes to clump or look "spidery". After hearing about Maybelline's The Rocket, I decided to give it a go - what did I have to lose? I can honestly say that this mascara has been my knight in shining armour. I love it! The formula is simply amazing, in my opinion it's got the perfect consistency and doesn't cause my lashes to clump or separate too much. I personally prefer the waterproof formula to avoid smudging during the day, but the only downside to this is that its more difficult to remove with facial wipes. I'm normally against them anyway and tend to use a cleansing oil, but for the sake of lazy days or being away from home it's more of a chore to remove. 

Finally, my favourite blush for spring is the All-in-One Cheek Colour in the shade Macaroon by The Body Shop. It's such a pretty coral colour and it gives a nice pop of colour to my face without being too drastic. The pigmentation of this blush is simply amazing and a little definitely goes a long way with it.

That's all for my April Favourites, I hope you had an amazing April and have an even better May! What have your favourites been this April? Leave a comment and tell me! 

Chloe