Christmas card diy board

     Hey guy, sorry i haven't been blogging again recently, but you know how it is around Christmas, busy, busy, busy.

     I thought I would share my idea with you guys,  I started this last week to store my Christmas cards, instead of having them all over my room. 

    Things you will need:

- An old painting,

- some paint, I used Annie Solan white chalk paint,

- A painting brush,

- Sandpaper 

- string and pegs, I used a sting with birds on there already,

- A Christmas sign,

- scissors

- ribbon  

- Drawing pins.

     Firstly lie newspaper or an old sheet on the floor, so you dont get any paint on the floor . Lie the painting flat onto the floor. You might also want to wear a pair of gloves and some old clothes so you don't get yourself in a mess. 

     Then go on to start painting, do one even layer of paint all over. Wait around 1 or two hours depending on how quick the paint dries. Then go on to do the second coat of paint.

     Then wait for the paint to dry completely and a even amount of paint all over. I got some sandpaper and lightly rubbed down the corners of the picture, to get the orginal colour of the frame to come through, to give it an old look. I did this all over the frame to give it that old feel, but try not to get too carried away with it, as it will look abit over-done.

     Using drawing pins, pin the string into the painting at what ever level you want. I started at the top with the merry Christmas sign, then went on to do two more rows. If you are using string and pegs, just pin on the string, then put on the pegs. My string already had pegs on so I was okay, but it is just as easy to put on the pegs. You maybe also want to cut the string to size to make it look neater. 

     Your board should start to look a bit more like Christmas now. I finished the board of with a nice ribbon bow at the top to compete the board. 

     Then your board should look a little something like this . You could also but fairy lights on the board to make it even more like Christmas ! 

     Hope you enjoyed this blog, and I wish you all merry Christmas. Please send your picture to me on my twitter, I'm always interested to see how you guys got on.

Smileyxchloe  xxx 

Maybelline gel eyeliner

     Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted for a while, but you know what it's like this kind of year with Santa coming soon!

     So I picked up this eyeliner last week in boots, "maybelline gel eyeliner". This is suppose to stay on for up to 24 hours. In my head I thought no chance, but I gave it a go. This eyeliner did in fact last all day long, I put it on at 8am for work and when I went to bed at 11pm it was still in tact. No smudges. Also this eyeliner is very black, which is good and some of the gel liners only go on lightly. 

 

     It also comes with a brush, which is very easy to use. Basically you just put a little bit of liner on the brush and in one stroke it is done. Very quick and efficient and for just £6 it is a very good bargain. I have been using this for a few weeks now and it does not seem to be going down, so I think it will last a good amount of time. Also there is a smudged on the opposite end of the application brush, but I haven't used it. As I am not really sure what to do with it. If any of you know how to use this smudge brush please let me know.

So here is a picture of me wearing the gel liner, and as you can see it is a very intense black. 

     I will defiantly be using this a lot, but I will mostly use it at night time, as it looks a bit dramatic for the day time. But overall a great product and if you are new to gel eyeliners, this is a great product to give a try, with due to it being very affordable and very easy to apply.

Thanks for reading guys,

Smileyxchloe xxxx 

Today we did the Don't Laugh Challenge.

     We did the Don't laugh Challenge, still can't believe what my boyfriend did to me!!! Be sure to check it out and thanks for all the new subscribers and support. Keeps us hungry for more and hopefully you enjoy!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2raabkS5ms

Today we did a bit of shopping at the bull ring in Birmingham, here is our new vlog on youtube. Hope you enjoy and jamie ate all the donuts!!!!! Greedy pig.

Our thoughts go out to all the families in france who lost a loved on in the attack.

Bella Pieree

Hey guys, so today I am going to blog about Bella Pierre mineral eyeshadow. I got this eyeshadow in one of my Love Me Beauty Box's, which I no longer have due to it being the same thing every month.  Before receiving this eyeshadow in the beauty box I must say that I had never heard of the brand before. As it was a mineral eyeshadow I was very excited to give it a try. And I was most defiantly impressed. 

The shade which I have is called "Lava", which is a lovely gold colour. This eyeshadow is great and you only need to use the tiniest bit to cover your eyelid! The eyeshadow last's all day long and does not smudge. I will defiantly buy this brand again and can't wait to use it around Christmas time! 

This is what the eyeshadow looked like ....

Thanks for reading :) 

Smileyxchloe 

Tresemme platinum strength

    Hey guys, so I know that there are a lot of shampoos out there and I have pretty much tried the lot! Well within reason. But recently I used some of my friends shampoo, Tresemme platinum strength and from the very first use I love it!  Even the way it lathers in your hair feels nice, also you don't need to use too much either to cover your hair, just a small squirt in the palm of your hand. I have very long hair. I have been using both the shampoo and conditioner and I am 100% satisfied that it does exactly as it says. This is that the shampoo and conditioner used together visibly repairs your hair for up to 2 years worth of damage. Which is pretty impressive. I do dye my hair an awful lot so my hair has most defiantly had a lot of damage done to it.

        

     So, I have been using this shampoo just short of two weeks and I wash my hair most days. My hair is feeling a lot softer and it feels as though it has more bounce, more volume and it defiantly looks like it has more life. I would 100% recommend this shampoo to anyone that has there hair dyed regularly. 

     My hair is now also a lot easier to comb, as usually it is very notty due to my hair being dry, but now that I have used this shampoo, it is a lot easier to comb and not much of my hair is actually coming out on my comb, so that is a plus! 

   Also at the moment I have seen that it is half price in Boots at just £2.63 a pot! 

Which is a bargain for Tresemme. I have done my stocking up! 

Why don't you give it a try? For £2.62 what have you got to loose. 

     Give it a try and let me know what you think, or if you know a even better shampoo give me a comment I love to try new products. 

Thanks 

Smileyxchloe 

So today we did a pumpkin challenge, we always do this every year. Here is the pictures of the pumpkins, which one do you think is the best. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to subscribe for more.

Bare minerals

        Hey guys, So you have all probably heard of BareMineral's and today I am going to take it to the test. Last week one of my freinds gave it a try, but as it was a little on the expensive side. I was abit optermistoc about giving it a try. However when browsing around my local Txmaxx, I was presently surprised when they had a varies of BareMinerals in stock.

        This is my kind of heaven! So I choose my shade light, as I am pretty pale and I took the Gorgeous & glowing kit to the till, along with a few other products. At the price of £24.99, that was a big bargains seeing as my Freind had pay £120 for her make up.

        Anyway I took it to the test and as my face is covered in freckles, I had a feeling that it wouldn't do a thing for me. But I was proven wrong! It was amazing and I was very surprised with the coverage it actually gave me, coming from a powder . 

    This is how it went..... 

        So first of all I made sure that my face was make-up free and then went on to priming my face. I do not yet own the bare minerals primer, so I used my own no7 primer, which I think is great. 

     This is my face at the beginning. 

     After the primer had set into my face I began to apply the powder to my face with the brush provided in circular motions. I repeated this on my whole face and this is how it looked.

    After this I applied the colour boost, which is like a bronzer/contour and hightler, which is a great product in itself. I then applied the lipgloss which was also in the kit and to my surprise, it is almost like a lip pumper. It has a very minty taste and tingles your lips for a while. 

This is how I looked with everything applied.

Overall I think that this kit is a top buy at a cheap price, if you get it from Tkmaxx and I know this will most likely be stocked until after Christmas now. So get down there for a bargain while you can! It's worth every penny. I may even go and buy another one myself. 

     The coverage is great, the feel of the make up on your face is great, it almost feels you have no make up on at all, there is no ugly ring marks around your face and it does what it says on the packet. It gives you a Gorgeous glow. This make up also lasts a long time, I went out at night with it on and hours later I came home looking exactly the same. 

     Will defiantly recommend and defiantly buy again! 

     Thanks for reading, hope this has given some of you the courage to go out and buy it and I know you will all look amazing. 

           Smileyxchloe xxx 

Whisper Challenge (Youtube)

Hope you enjoy todays challenge, as some viewers will know, I'm winning!!!

Hope you enjoy and please subscribe as it all helps, thanks.

Make up challenge

Hey guys , so I know this is not an actual blog as such, but seeing as I blog about make up and beauty , here's one for you, This is a video of me and my boyfreind doing the make up challenge.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IBLwn7JIW40 Check it out and see who's the winner . Also please subscribe us on YouTube which we do regular video blogs together.

Let us know what you think :) 

Thanks guys 

Smileyxchloe 

Today's Vlog

Guys here is our latest blog, it was a pleasure to film. Hope you enjoy and if you liked it that much, then please subscribe as it all helps. Thanks for the support and your kind words guys.

SmilexChloe xx

Curls with no heat

hey guys, 

     So I am going to do something a little different today, I'm going to show you how to do a quick, easy, simple hair tutorial on how to get your hair curly without any heat at all! Which is always a plus.

So here we go.....

    First of all wash your hair as normal, then towel dry, So that it is damp and comb until there are no nots. After you have done this, section your hair down the middle and begin to twist the hair down the front of your face to the back, then twist as tight as possible and twist it into a bun. As pictured. 

Then simply grip your hair up tightly and ensure that it does not come out in the night. 

In the morning take out of the twists and just run your fingers through the hair but do not comb. 

This is what your hair should look like.

Easy, Simple and it Looks great !

Thanks for reading,

smileyxchloe 

xx

Summer glow all year around on a budget

Hey guys :),  it's been a while .. But I have been testing out as many products as I can .
     So today I am going to post about how to get the perfect summer glow all year around.
We all know that summer is becoming a thing of the past now and the winter months are fast approaching. And we all need that summer glow all year around. I'm not the kind of person that would be in the sun tanning shop to get a fake tan all over or even to go on sunbeds. I prefer to have a more natural glow as and when I want it, only mainly for nights out and special occasions and i really I only tan my legs as one thing I do hate is tights! Every time I put a pair on they are sure to be ripped within the hour, so they are pretty much pointless.
     Anyways back to the point, for my summer glow I don't pay an awful much, i always buy St Moriz self tanning mousse. This can be found in many high street shops and the price starts at just £3 for a 200 ml bottle, which for me lasts a good 6-12 months, but it would obviously depend on how often you would use it.

     For best results I usually have a bath then exfoliate my legs with just some general body scrub. I also use some exfoliating gloves, which I picked up from the pound shop which are pretty good. Then I apply the mousse to my legs with a mitt, which I also got from the pound shop. This helps me to spread the mousse evenly and it stops horrible brown stained hands! This tan is great as it is instant, when I say instant I mean that it goes on tanned at first so you can go straight out the door, but It does develop more over the day.
Here is a picture when first applying. (Right leg is before and left is after just applying )

And here is a picture after a few hours.

I think that this fake tan is overall great, it does not streak and it does not go horrible around your ankles and feet like some of the other tans around. Also it comes off very easy with warm water. If any patches do appear the next day which often they do, you can just apply another layer of tan and it covers up very well.  St Morisons comes In either a medium or dark shade so you can choose which shade you prefer. I use medium and that is enough for me as I am generally very pale.

Also it's great to drink a lot of water all year around to maintain healthy skin and hair.It's also important to eat a proper diet. If you don't know where to start, Aloha.com is a great place to discover some delicious healthy meal ideas. 

To create this healthy glow all year around it will only cost around £5 maximum so there is no excuse. Try it out, what do you have to lose.
Give me a comment and let me know what your favourite tan is.

                  Thanks for reading.

Smileyxchloe

Hey guys , sorry I haven't been blogging much . I have been doing YouTube videos with my boyfriend. Why not check them out , and let me know if you like them. And also let me know if you would like me to do any youtube videos on my own and what kind you would like me to do ! Would love to know what you all think . Here is the link to the  Jamie&Chloe channel   . There is also a competition going on at the minute ! So why not subscribe and enter . I am currently testing out some new products so should defiantly be doing some Blogs soon.
Thanks guys !

Smileyxchloe.  Xxx

No7 lipstick

      Hey guys, I have had a very busy week again! Me and the boyfriend have been away for a few days and then we visited the Harry Potter Studio. So it has been a busy one, but loads of fun.

     So today I'm going to blog about my new essential lipstick! No7 Match Made Stay Perfect Lipstick, and it does stay perfect and that is why I love it. 
      So I've not always been a real lipstick fan as the majority of lipsticks that I have used previously just wear off within the hour. So I do get most of my make up from no7 and I do find that it's a great quality of make up, so I thought why not give it a go (Plus I did have a £3 off voucher) which is always great! 
      So I got the lipstick for £6.95 instead of £9.95, which is great value for money as it is a decent size so I think it will last me a long time. 

   I put this lipstick to the test, and I was very surprised how long it actually lasted! Even my mom kept saying to me have you re-applied that lipstick, as I applied my lipstick at 9.30 am and no joke at 3pm it was only just starting to fade away. Even then it was still obvious that I had colour on my lips.      So in this time I had a lot of drinks and I had eaten my dinner and also snacks too. I honestly thought it had stained my lips and that it wasn't going to come off ! Lol

      So the lipstick is easy to apply as it is has a pointed end and it gives good coverage and also lasts a long time. What more could I ask for. Also No7 has a great range of colours and also the staff are very helpful. Also a cool thing that I thought was that as you all may know that No7 match your foundation for you in a Machine, well they then have cards above the lipsticks which the different shades of skin and say which lipstick would go with your skin tone. I thought this was great as usually I only go for the pink shades but this time I went for more of a orangey red shade and I loved it! 

     So thanks for that No7 I will defiantly be buying your lipsticks again! And I will defiantly recommend it to you guys. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed. 

Here is a picture with me wearing the lipstick. The colour that I am wearing is Auturn Whisper. 

Also check out my new video blog just uploaded 

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC8L6xE_w5WNiAu7Xn81thwg

Thank you. :) 

Thanks guys!

      Hey guys, thank you for everyone's support on my blog over the last few months! I appreciate all the views I have recieved on my blog and nowhere near imagined the amount of views that I have had. So thanks a lot for the support. I hope you all enjoy my post and if there is anything you want me to blog about just drop me a comment.

   Me and my boyfriend have also just uploaded our first ever vlog on YouTube, check it out and see what you think. Any feedback would be great . 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8L6xE_w5WNiAu7Xn81thwg

Thanks guys. 

Smileyxchloe x

No7 Beautiful Eyebrow Sculpting Pencil

     Do you colour in you eyebrows ? I know I feel better,if I have a bit of colour to my brows.an Eyebrow pencil shapes and defines your eyebrows. So for the last few months I have been using just a brown pencil to shade in my brows , but I do find that it used to smudge. Which trust me isn't a good look. The No7 eyebrow sculpting is £8.00 and is very easy to apply, with one side being a eyebrow brush, which is good because if you have eyebrows anything like mine they are wild in the morning. And the other side is a angled crayon which is very handy, as it's angled to the same shape as your eyebrow unlike a normal pencil. So with one stroke across its done making it a lot easier and quicker than a normal pencil.Also there is no sharpening which is a bonus as it just twists up. 

 One the left is what my eyebrows look like when using this product.  And on the right is without 

I love this product and will defiantly be using this for a long time! And I'm sure if you try it you will love it to.

Thank you for reading 

Smileyxchloe

Micellar water

Hey guys, sorry that I haven't been blogging much recently! I have been a very busy bee. I have been on a new diet, which has taken up a lot of my time at night as I have had to cook and prepare food which I'm not used to haha.

 Also I have been helping my boyfriend , Jamie with his children's book. If you would like to check it out here is the link. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/battlebay/id913616749?mt=11

It is a great short read and there are two now avaliable on ITunes. 

 I also have started Adult Colouring which is great! And takes up a lot of time as it is very addictive. It's not as childish as it sounds and it is very relaxing. Give it a try.

     So overall I have been a busy bee, but starting this week I am going to carry on with my regular blogs. If there is anything you would like me to check out or review just comment and let me know.

RIght to my actual blog........

     So i have heard alot about Micellar Water on the TV and also a lot of bloggers have been on about it. So I thought I would give it a try. 

    Right so Micellar Water, it sounds like something strange right! I Thought the exact same thing. Basically it's a make up remover, I have tested a few make up removers out and I've always pretty much choosen the make up wipes. 

 This is the bottle that I got which I bought from Asda, it only costs  £1 as it's only a small bottle. So it's not bad for the price, as It will last a good few uses. 

 So I tested out the Micellar Water out compared to my genreal make up wipes and here's how it went.

    This is before I took off my make up.

And this is when I took off my make up with the Micellar Water...

So as you can see it has removed my make up when applying the water to some cotton pads. I did find that I had to use a good few cotton pads to get rid of my make up. I thought that it seemed to be smudging around my face, which I heard was not suppose to happen when using this, but it did for me. Also I found that as I was using the cotton it made my eyes very red and sore. 

Overall for £1 I do think that it's good value for money and it does work, but it is still as time consuming as using make up wipes. If anything I would say it takes longer, as you have to keep applying to the cotton pads. I will probably finish off the bottle I have, but won't be in a hurry to buy anymore. 

    I will be sticking to make up wipes and I don't think there is any product that will take me away from them. Does anyone know any good make up removers ? Give me a comment and let me know . 

Thank you for reading my blog

SmileyxChloe xx

Maybelline Master Sculpt Contour

Hey there, 

So I know everyone has been going mad over contouring, so I thought why not give it a try? 

      I wasn't really sure on what to buy as I know you can get powder and cream, so anyway, I went to Boots and had a look around and I came across Maybelline Master Sculpt Contour powder, which comes in a little box with the powder, mirror and the brush for £6.99. I thought that was great value.

     

For a few days now I have been practicing with the contour powder and have been watching a few videos on how to do it. 

  I used the contour brush provided, but it seemed to just go on in a straight line and it didn't blend with this brush. It also felt hard and stubbly on my face so I used one of my own contour brushes by Real Techniques.

    So my first reactions were that this just looks like I have mud on my face! Then after blending it, it  didn't really make much of a difference i thought, I was not keen on the Highlighter either as it was shimmer based. And I hate shimmer based make ups. 

   Here is the picture of me wearing the product.

  Overall I do not like this product and most likely will not use it again. I feel it is a waste of time as I do not look any different with it on. Maybe I shall try a cream contour next and see what happens. It would be a good value of money if it actually works, maybe it works for other people but it defiantly doesn't for me. Leave a comment if you have used this product found it actually works . 

Thanks for reading

Smileyxchloe

Xxx

A very busy week

Hello everyone ,

     Sorry it's been awhile since I last blogged, but I have been a very busy bee over the last week.     So last weekend me and my boyfriend Jamie went to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, which was great .We went both to the Qualifying and the race. 

 We really enjoyed that and we also went to Bicester designer outlet which was good because who doesn't love shopping?!!!

     Also our B&B that we stayed at was beautifull, the B&B was called Merton Grounds, which was in Bicester. It was a converted country house, which had its own private lake and had a mile long drive of lovely seniory.

Will defiantly be going back there, the views were great, the room was great and the breakfast was delicious. Worth the money. 

     Then after we came home Sunday night I packed my suitcase to go on holiday with my Nan to Potters Resort, which is just near to Great Yarmouth. Me and my nan very much enjoyed it and it was great to spend quality time with my nan for the week.  Also the entertainment there and the food was great. Safe to say we shall be on diet's next week.  :)

So after a very eventful week I haven't been able to review any products, So this week I will be trying out a few products and will be blogging back to normal very soon .

Thank you

Smileyxchloe