tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782567882193265482024-03-12T16:34:05.007-07:00What Chlo ToldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656664589209377588noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678256788219326548.post-82502394055471061872016-02-28T08:20:00.001-08:002016-02-28T08:20:08.263-08:00February - A Sunday Snapshot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you believe it? February is almost over! Another month over in a blink on an eye, although I'm not looking forward to the extra working day this month- thank's leap year! I always find February a hard month- it's soo cold, Christmas is a distant memory and the excuses not the find time to go to the gym are running out, however on reflection its actually been a pretty good month. Here's why:</div>
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1. Valentine's Day</div>
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Who doesn't like a reason to treat themselves to some lovely LUSH products? Valentine's Day is the perfect excuse- I just had to have this amazing heart box full of LUSH as soon as I saw it, you can read about it <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/opening-lid-on-lots-of-love-box-by-lush.html" target="_blank">here.</a> I also find Valentine's Day to be the perfect excuse to indulge in my favourite treats- especially Krispy Kreme's heart shaped donuts, I really did get my fill of <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/valentines-day-2016.html" target="_blank">Heart Shaped Foods</a>.</div>
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2. National Nutella Day</div>
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Whoever made this holiday I would like to give you a big chocolately kiss! However one day isn't enough so I made February my Nutella month! First I indulged in some seriously chocolately Nutella pancakes then I whipped up a batch of Super Simple Nutella Cupcakes. They were sooo good and disappeared within minutes. If you would like to make some you can find the recipe <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/super-simple-nutella-valentines-cupcakes.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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3. Birchbox</div>
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My second Birchbox turned up and I was totally smitten with the beautiful brush inside, you can <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/birchbox-february-shine-bright-like.html" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to find out what my Birchbox contained. This month I also subscribed to Love Me Beauty, you can find out what I thought about it by clicking this <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/is-love-me-beauty-box-deal-really-worth.html" target="_blank">Link</a>. I managed to find a deal on Groupon for both of these beauties, make sure you find it if you are thinking of subscribing!</div>
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4. Cupcakes </div>
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How cute is this mini oreo cupcake? I went for a little shop at Bluewater and was handed one from Lola's Cupcakes for free! It was delicious and so adorable. I love Lola's Cupcakes, my absolute favourite is there chocolate and salted caramel cupcake- IT'S AMAZING!</div>
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5.Nail Art </div>
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I love getting my nails done and my nail artist Kayley is the best! This month I opted for a patchwork design studded with hearts. </div>
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6. Jurassic Coast</div>
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We had a fantastic time down in Dorset visiting the Jurassic Coast, we donned our wellys and participated in a spot of fossil hunting - I can't believe we actually found some! We had such a lovely time, it's a beautiful part of the world and the village around it was stunning. Blog coming soon! </div>
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7. Cocktails </div>
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We had a few days away and visited a great Thai Tapas restaurant. The food was lovely and the cocktails were epic! </div>
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8. Dad's Army</div>
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I have childhood memories of watching Dad's Army with my Dad every Sunday so I was really excited when they realised a Movie based on it. I took my Mum and Dad along to watch, followed by a Toby Carvery. Perfect! </div>
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9. The Chocolate Hotel </div>
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We had the best time at the Chocolate Hotel in Bournemouth, I cannot wait to share the experience with you on my blog in the next few days. Here's a photo of the chocolate fountain we found in our room upon arrival- Amazing! </div>
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How was your February been? What have been your highlight? I would love to know! </div>
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Leave me a message below! Love Chlo XxX </div>
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I am a bit of a groupon junkie and just couldn't resist snapping up a deal to try the Love me Beauty Box, mine arrived today and here's the good, the bad and the ugly of this new beauty box.<br />
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<u>THE GOOD</u><br />
ok, lets start with the good. First who could resist this <a href="https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/love-me-beauty" target="_blank">Groupon deal</a> for 6 beauty boxes for only £28? that works out to under £5 a box. Also you get credits which means you can choose exactly what does into your box- no more unwanted perfume samples! <br />
There's quite a good range of items and products such as make up, nail varnish, jewellery, hair treatments and body and skin treatments. <br />
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<u>THE BAD</u><br />
The credits don't stretch very far, in fact my 60 credits only allowed me to get three products! I plumped for an eye brow pencil, an eye balm primer and a clarifying clay mask all costing me 20 credits each, there were a few 10 credit items- but who wants a hair band?<br />
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<u>THE JUST OK</u> <br />
The products were just ok. The Cailyn brow pencil is a perfect example of this boxes lacklustre performance, the colour was a great match and the brush very useful but without any setting agent or wax to offer control, my badly behaved brows were back to their unruly selves in no time at all.<br />
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The Cailyn eye primer did what it said on the tin, it held my eye shadow in place and eliminated creases, however the overall pale beigeyness (yes I did just make that word up) isn't very exciting. <br />
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Malin + Goetz clarifying clay mask is an exfoliating clay mask which helps control shine and blemishes. I really liked this product however this sample size is rather on the small side.<br />
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<u>THE UGLY </u><br />
Picture the scene, you are patiently waiting for your new beauty box to arrive, when the postman finally delivers you rip open the envelope and excitedly open the lid only to find 3 measly little items rattling around in a big box. You would feel disappointed right? That's how I felt. Love me beauty claims that each and every box is worth £45 plus, and while it may indeed be worth that it doesn't <em><strong>feel</strong> </em>like it is worth that. <br />
Also the postage and packaging always seems to bump up the price a bit. <br />
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AAAnd finally the free gift? Well it was a discount on a Hellofresh food box! <br />
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Lets hope I find next weeks Love Me Beauty Box more inspiring! <br />
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Do you subscribe to a beauty box? What did you get in your box this month?<br />
I would love to know, love Chlo XxX<br />
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I have never been a fan of PDA's (Public Displays of Affection) to be honest they have always made me feel a little uncomfortable. Valentine's Day has always been the biggest days for PDA's - facebook is rife with photos of Michael Kors watches, fancy meals and huge bouquets of flowers. However seeing as this was our first Valentine's Day as a married couple ( even saying that makes me feel old) we thought we would do something to mark the day- plus I love seeing how other people celebrate things (I'm a sucker of a themed item- whether it's a heart shaped chocolate or a Christmas tree shaped crumpet.) <br />
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So here's how we celebrated the little known holiday 'heart shaped everything day.'<br />
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Before heading to the gym I thought I'd better tackle breakfast, I was met with this super cute gnome mug and some cute heart shaped toast. Nom nom nom. I thought the gym would be empty, how wrong was I? it was rammed! It seemed like everyone had the same idea. <br />
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After the gym I settled down to watch the last few episode of Scream Queen whilst Matt painted our kitchen( now that's true love) then I headed to Sainsbury's to pick up some treats for our dinner. <br />
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After spending an hour or so perusing the shelves I left with my bags for life full of goodies. <br />
I decided to cook scallops with bacon and rocket to start, followed by fillet streak, dauphinoise potatoes and stuffed mushrooms and finally melt in the middle chocolate pudding, strawberries and cream ice cream and fresh strawberries. (This is why I need to go to the gym more often!)<br />
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After polishing off our huge feast we exchanged pressies, Matt gave me some beautiful white roses, LUSH ? gift box (I seriously cannot wait to try Prince Charming Shower Cream) and some strawberries and cream Lindors (soo good!) I got Matt a love heart tin (full of love heart sweets) and a box of Krispy Kremes. Then Matt glossed the kitchen skirting board while I watched Frist Dates: Valentines special and they say romance is dead! </div>
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With Valentine’s Day on the horizon and a gigantic jar of Nutella sitting in my cupboard I thought what better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than to whip up some super easy Valentine's Day Nutella cupcakes?<br />
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I'm not a great cook but I followed this simple (<strong>only 3 ingredients</strong>) recipe and was rewarded with chocolately, gooey, delicious cupcakes. Here's the recipe if you would also like some gooey, chocolate deliciousness in your life. <br />
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1. 75g unsalted butter or margarine ( I used butter)<br />
2. 250g of icing sugar<br />
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I also found this cute Ferris Wheel at <a href="http://www.wilko.com/cake-cases-tins+storage/wilko-ferris-wheel-cupcake-stand/invt/0408175" target="_blank">Wilko for</a> only £10, the best part is as you choose a cupcake from the stand the rest move round- it's soo much fun! <br />
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I was excited to see my February Birchbox arrive this morning, I was expecting the theme for this month to be hearts and flowers, however Birchbox has gone for 'Shine Bright like a Diamond' (sadly there was no diamond in my box.) I thought I would start with my favourite products from this months Birchbox and work my way down to my least desired products. </div>
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My winner by far was this stunning Tapered Powered Brush. - isn't it amazing?</div>
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I love love love this gorgeous tampered Powder brush by Spectrum Collections (Full size 7.99)<br>
It's so beautiful, the brush is so soft and reminds me of unicorn hair ( I think it's something to do with the colours) it's perfect for shimmery highlighters and bronzers thanks to the shaped top and super soft tapered bristles. I am putting the full set onto my wish list. <br>
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Next up is the One and Done Shadow Stick by LOC (Full size RRP £8)</div>
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There were two different colours up for grabs, I was sent Champagne Problems- a lovely shimmery silvery bronze. This product is exclusive to birchwood and super easy to apply, you simply apply all over your lids then blend with fingertips for a soft, smokey look. I love the fact that you can also use this Shadow stick as a liner and it promises up to 11 hours of creaseless, waterproof colour! </div>
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I love blushers so was ecstatic to find Frat Boy Blush/shadow by the Balm (sample size RRP £15.50)<br>
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Next up is the Eslor firming Collagen Day Cream it claims to contain hydrolysed marine collagen which apparently locks in moisture, restores elasticity and boosts radiance. I haven't noticed much of a difference but perhaps after a few uses you notice the benefit- sadly I don't think I will see this as the sample is so small. The pot looks quite chunky however I was disappointed to open to list to find the sample inside was teeny. On the plush side it does smell great! </div>
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My final product was Style De Paris Eau de Parfum by Catherine Malandrino. (Sample Size RRP £50)I have to admit I was pretty disappointed to receive this perfume sample as its so easy to pick up free perfume samples from the beauty counters, also I am very fussy with my perfume and only really wear Chanel or Jo Malone. Style De Paris is quite fruity with essence of mandarin, red grapefruit and pear - I have to admit it does smell quite pleasant ( a bit like a cocktail)<br>
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That's my review of this months Birchbox, have you tried any of these products? What did you receive in your beauty box this month?<br>
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Recently my Instagram has been flooded with magnificent looking beauty boxes, they all looked so tempting but I just couldn't decide which to choose and if they were worth the monthly investment. Luckily Groupon helped me make my mind up by offering a six month subscription to Birchbox for £29.95 how could I refuse? <br />
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As I only stumbled across the deal towards the end of January my official 'January Birchbox' didn't arrive until February. The box itself is beautiful, it's in collaboration with pinterest and covered with inspiring pictures and quotes, inside I found five beautifully illustrated postcards. <br />
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My beauty products where housed in a handy little hessian bag. Here's what I found inside;<br />
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1. Benefit They're Real Tinted Primer - Sample size. Full size RRP £18.50 <br />
I am a big fan of all things Benefit so I was thrilled to find this tinted primer in my box, I usually wear lash extensions but as I am giving my lashes a month off this is the prefect product for me right now. The tinted primer is a new addition to the Benefit range so I haven't tried it before, it promises to tint, define and prime lashes for a natural look or to team up with They're real Mascara for a sky scraper effect. When trying this product I found it really separated and lengthened my lashes and could be worn on its own, however when pairing it up with my favourite mascara it had a much more dramatic look- perfect for evenings. It's making my transition from extensions to natural lashes much easier to handle. <br />
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2.Eyeko Fat Liquid Eyeliner in black - Full size RRP £12<br />
The Eyeko Fat Liquid Eyeliner promises big and bold dramatic eyes. I must admit I was a bit worried about trying this product, the tip reminded me of a sharpie and on first inspection accidently drew a huge thick black line all over my eye! However after further practice I realised that the nip can be used for both thin and thick lines and is actually quite easy to use. The colour is a very striking black and perfect for the winged look. This eyeliner is great for a night out as its bold, long lasting and smudge-proof. <br />
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3. Beauty Protector: Protect and detangle -Sample size. RRP £14<br />
This is an exclusive to Birchbox and great for my wild, unruly hair. It smells absolutely gorgeous and helps to condition, detangle and minimise frizz- perfect! This is another great product choice from Birchbox, after washing my hair I simply spray a little onto my damp hair then comb through. I think I might be investing in another bottle of this when it runs out. <br />
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4. Absolution L'eau Soir et Matin - Sample size. RRP £27 <br />
This cleansing water from Absolution smells lovely, it has hazelnut oil and aloe vera which help soothe and hydrate tired skin. I have found this product did a great job of removing stubborn make up and left my skin feeling soft and refreshed. I am not sure if this will take a place in my day to day beauty routine as I adore my current Decleor toner (you can read about it <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/daily-skincare-heroes.html" target="_blank">here.</a>)<br />
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5.Rituals T'ai Chi Foaming Shower Gel- sample size. PPR £8.50 </div>
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My final beauty product was from one of my favourite beauty places, Rituals. I always think their products smell amazing, and this one was no exception. It has an uplifting and invigorating scent and left my skin feeling soft and refreshed, luckily a little goes a long way and the gel turns into a foam on contact, its really luxurious and provides a lovely pampering treat. </div>
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...another box! Here's what I found inside the heart shaped box. <br />
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The smell was amazing, it hit me as soon as I opened the lid. The LUSH Lots of Love Valentine's Gift Box is priced at £27.95 and contains 6 fab valentines inspired bath bombs/ bubble bars. LUSH call their products 'seductively soothing' and perfect for preparing for a date or sharing a bath. According to LUSH<em> "if there was ever a good reason to get naked, it's right here in this box."</em> (Saucy!)</div>
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I love the name of this bath bomb and it smells great too, LUSH describes it as a heavenly moisturising bath bomb with Fair Trade organic coco butter hearts, Brazilian orange oil and Fair Trade absolute (is it just me or does this sound a bit like an awesome vodka based cocktail?) </div>
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I really love the fact its made from Fair Trade products and those organic coco butter hearts did a great job of making my skin feel moisturised and smooth. Just be careful when getting out of the bath as they also made everything a bit slippery. </div>
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Does the name of this bath bomb remind anyone else of that Tom Jones song? Once again LUSH have created an amazingly fragrant bath bomb, it has a heavenly blend of jasmine, ylang ylang and clary sage which help to ease away stress and anxiety. </div>
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Bubble bars are my one of favourite LUSH products, I just love how bubbly they turn each bath and this one is no exception. It has a delicious lavender scent and evokes memories of Paris. I also adore the shape which reminds me of Hersey Kisses ( I love those!) This bubble bath contains fresh rosemary, lavender and extra virgin coconut oil and I left my bath feeling completely relaxed and calm. </div>
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4.Rose Jam <br />
Described as a Bubbleroon, it almost makes me want to take a bite. I completely missed out on stocking up on Rose Jam during December so I was thrilled to see it was included in the Lots of Love box. The smell is sweet, up-lifting and floral, it combines lemon, rose and geranium oil to create a truly mood enhancing fragrance. So it smells fab, looks fab and creates a mountain of bubbles- what more could you ask for?<br />
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5.Unicorn Bar<br />
It's soooo shimmery! I adore anything related to unicorns and this bubble bar is truly a thing of beauty. Its appearance is magical, combining the perfect amount of rainbow with pearlescent shimmer and its smell is intoxicating, with lavender and neroli oil- apparently these are meant to help increase serotonin levels in the brain to make us feel content, cheery and generally in more happy state of mind! This bubble bar is truly magical!<br />
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6.Tisty Tosty <br />
The Tisty Tosty Bath Bomb has been one of my favourites for many years, I just love everything about it from the smell to the army of rosebuds and petals which spring from it. LUSH describe their Tissty Tosty Bath Bomb as being an enchanting love potion based on a medieval love potion! It is the perfect concoction of rose absolute, precious orris root and rosebuds. <br />
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Have you used any of these LUSH products before? What's your favourite LUSH product? What do you have planned for Valentine's Day? I would love to know! <br />
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The boutique shops are exquisite, I particularly loved the home interior boutiques <a href="http://greyruffle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Grey Rufffle </a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PoppyandFinn/" target="_blank">Poppy and Finn </a>(and may or may not have purchased a rather large wall clock for my kitchen) </div>
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The food was delicious, first up were the sandwiches, the bread was soft and the fillings generous. my favourite was the brie, cranberry and walnut sandwich on granary bread. <br />
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The scone was closely followed by Mrs Salisbury's chocolately, chewy, scrumptious brownie and her equally scrummy pistachio and berry pavlova. Then came the raspberry and prosecco jelly topped with cream, the ultimate adult jelly. <br />
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Finally I polished off my tea with the help of Mrs Sailsbury's chocolate dipped Viennese biscuit. <br />
We had a fantastic time at Mrs Sailsbury's famous Tea rooms, the service was friendly, the setting was so pretty, the food was really scrummy and it was great value for money. I would really recommend a visit to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mrssalisburysfamoustearooms/" target="_blank">Mrs Sailsbury's Famous Tea Room.</a><br />
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One my way to Mrs Sailsbury's I spotted this greengrocers, how cute is there window display?<br />
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1. It's quite clear from these photos that I haven't quite committed to the lettuce based diet just yet, we indulged in Father Cheesemas burgers at Byron's accompanied with mac and cheese (because you can never have too much cheese!) </div>
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2. Finding some January sale bargains at Bluewater. You can find out what I bought by clicking <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/january-bargins.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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3. We enjoyed an amazing weekend away at Ashdown Park hotel and Spa. We had such a wonderful time, I love cocktails and the cocktails at Ashdown Park were simply delicious. I am a huge vodka fan and they had such a choice of vodka based drinks it was almost impossible to decide which one to try first. Keep and eye out for my review, which I will post soon. </div>
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4. We stumbled across a wonderful tea shop which was entirely Winnie the Pooh themed, I'm a huge Disney fan so I was in my element. We also took a stroll through the 100 acre wood and found Winnie the Pooh's secret home! If you are ever near by I would highly recommend a visit. You can read about my adventures by clicking <a href="http://whatchlotold.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/if-you-go-down-to-100-acre-woods-today.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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5.As a wedding presents a dear friend bought us both National Trust memberships, it's been so much fun getting out and exploring nature. We have managed to visit some great places using our membership and this month we visited Sheffield Park, it was so peaceful wondering around the gardens, looking at all of the huge trees- it reminded us a little of our trip to California. I also couldn't believe that some of the snowdrops were out already!</div>
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7. I am terrible with hairstyles, usually my hair is found in two styles (and I use the term 'style' loosely) either down (with help from my GHDs) or up in a (not very good) ponytail. A few weeks ago a few friends and I got together with a hairdresser to learn a few different styles of plaits. This is the waterfall plait she showed us - I love it, all I have to do now is remember what do it! </div>
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8. My friend and I enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea at Mrs Sailsbury's famous tea rooms in Maldon, it was fabulous, the food was wonderful and it was down such a pretty side street called Bright's Path. I promise I will share photos of it soon. </div>
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9.We booked our summer holiday!!! I am so excited, we are going to Canada for 10 days then cruising around Alaska for a week with Disney! I really can't wait and as it will be cold in Alaska I need to start my holiday shopping now- Yipee! Do you have any recommendations for places to see in West Canada? I would really love to hear your suggestions. </div>
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I thought it might be fun to share some photos with you, apologies for the photo quality- I never thought I would be sharing them when I took them!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPOlfO3HZye9Tl2Eyy0WdWtdV_idh7ecqAofHtrsQWxUb7G9LOnzkpyJ6eOn0UzE7LL7T2cbgIpR8yCUJzWiKL4rB1Pp0Yk9PzcIqI4tpN1p3iyR9ZIo1LuOL56qI7WfRDqu3ZmZ5ABHj/s640/blogger-image-423040523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPOlfO3HZye9Tl2Eyy0WdWtdV_idh7ecqAofHtrsQWxUb7G9LOnzkpyJ6eOn0UzE7LL7T2cbgIpR8yCUJzWiKL4rB1Pp0Yk9PzcIqI4tpN1p3iyR9ZIo1LuOL56qI7WfRDqu3ZmZ5ABHj/s640/blogger-image-423040523.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div> First we started with a Scottish smoked salmon and scotch egg salad. 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<span style="font-size: large;">In the words of Winnie the Pooh himself <em>" I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen" </em>and that's how I felt when driving into Hartifield and stumbling upon </span><a href="http://www.pooh-country.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Pooh's Corner</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, a delightful Winnie the Pooh shop and Tearoom. According to their website the shop was opened in 1978 and has become home to the world's largest "pooh-phernalia." I love buildings which are soaked in history and I was thrilled to find out that the original owner of the shop (Mr Ridley) had met Christopher Robin Milne on a number of occasions. In fact this is the area were the real life Chrisopher Robin and Pooh bear had their adventures and provided inspiration for the classic books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The shop is beautiful and sells every Winnie the Pooh item imaginable. The staff are really friendly and helpful- offering information and directions to some of the most famous (real life) Winnie the Pooh locations. After purchasing a 'Poohstick Bridge map' (for the bargain price of 50p) and some 'Hunnycombe' we decided it was time for a little something so headed for a smackerel or two in Piglet's Tearoom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We settled ourselves at a cosy table and studied the menu - it's huge! Sandwiches, cream teas, cakes, pies- even the famous bear himself would struggle to polish off this menu. I decided on Pooh's cream tea (which consisted of two fruit scones, jam, clotted cream and a pot of tea) and Matt choose a turkey, brie and cranberry wrap. The staff promptly brought over our tea and I almost squealed in delight when I noticed that even the cups were Pooh themed. Soon followed by our food, the potions are heffalumped sized (sorry I couldn't resist! but seriously, the portions were enormous.) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My fruit scones were lovely and came with plenty of clotted cream and jam ( they were huge I couldn't manage to eat both) and Matt really enjoyed his turkey wrap. I loved the décor here, the walls are full of Pooh themed memorabilia and photos of A.A Milne and Christopher Robin. At 2 o'clock one of the wall clocks started to play the Winnie the Pooh theme, straight after this another clock played a slightly different Pooh tune and then another ( I suspect this happens every hour, on the hour) it was fun to watch and added even more to our 100 Acre Wood adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And as we were leaving I spied a man with <strong>Winnie the Pooh shaped toast and honey!</strong> I am definitely going to come and order that toast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our delicious lunch we followed our map to the 100 Acre woods to play a game of Poohsticks. (Now, those of you who aren't familiar with this Winnie the Pooh based game it is <u>NOT</u> as disgusting as it sounds! The rules are simple, players choose a stick, they drop it into the river facing upstream, then look to see which stick comes out the other side of the bridge first.) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 100 acre woods were only a few minutes away by car and had lots of parking. It took us about 10 minutes to find the famous bridge, I heard that the bridge had so many visitors it had become unsafe so Disney paid for the bridge to be rebuild. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About 100 yards past the river is a tree said to be 'Pooh's home' it seems to have become a shrine to Pooh enthusiasts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a fantastic adventure and are keen to return to try 'Pooh Toast' and hunt for Heffalumps and Wozzles and what great adventure doesn't end with a souvenir to take back home?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whilst gazing longingly around Illamasqua's London shop my eyes were immediately drawn to their Empower Palette. I am a total magpie and was instantly drawn to these glittery colours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The powder is silky and glides on easily. Synth, Slick and Fervent all have a lovely iridescent shimmer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blink- This is quite a neutral colour, it's a lovely shade of Tuscan beige and complements the other stronger colours in this palette. It has a lovely matte finish and blends really well. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Synth - A beautiful light, shimmery colour ( this really reminds me of Bobby Brown's Ballerina) I love this pink however the colour does somewhat disappear when you apply so you do need to apply a lot!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Slick - I LOVE this colour, it's a cool metallic grey colour. Great for smoky eyes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fervent- Another great colour, a glittery dark brown with a hint of gold. It really lives up to it's name- Fervent: displaying a passionate intensity ( yes, I had to look up the meaning)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I love how all the colours in this palette work together, Blink and Synth are great day time shades.Whereas Fervent and Slick are made for the night, all colours blend and work well together and this small palette offers a lot of different looks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Touch - I feel like it's my life's mission to find the perfect red lipstick/ lipgloss and this one came soo close! The colour is epic, I love the ferocity of red and the intense glistening. The colour is just perfect the only thing which lets this lipgloss down is its wearability. Sadly when road-tested, this perfect shade of red let me down a little. It's one of those lipglosses that does not want to stay put ( and ends up on my costa cup, teeth, sandwich and everywhere else apart from my lips.) </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I am <u>definitely</u> not a morning person! I am always rushing around in a haze of lateness, checking emails whilst I brush my teeth and applying make-up while I play Candy Crush ( I admit it- I'm a Candy Crush addict!) Therefore I tend to favour a simple (but hopefully affective) skincare regime.<br />
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My first port of call is always these two beauties! I have tried many different cleanser and toner duos but I always end up returning to Decleor aroma cleanse. The cleansing milk is ultra light and dissolves even the most stubborn make up, it contains essential oils of lavender, petitgrain and mallow which not only smells lovely but leaves my skin feeling fresh and clean. The reason I love this cleansing milk so much is that it is light weight and has a delicate smell, whenever I have strayed and tried other cleaners they always leave my skin feeling greasy and oily. <br />
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I always follow cleansing with a tonifying lotion, it just feels so wrong not to use a water like product when cleaning my face. The Decleor Aroma Cleanse Tonifying Lotion perfectly complements the Aroma cleanse milk, just like the cleansing milk the toner has a delicate smell and leaves my skin feeling refreshed and clean. Some toners I have tried in the past have left my skin feeling stripped and dry but I find this toner has the right balance of cleansing and hydrating. <br />
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John Lewis currently have an offer on this Duo, which you can find here <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/decleor-aroma-cleanse-face-duo-skincare-gift-set/p2403393" target="_blank">John Lewis </a>it has the 400ml bottles in the Decleor Winter Sale for £42 ( that's for both!)<br />
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Next I follow with a light weight moisturiser, I find my face can get a little oily throughout the day so I need an oil free moisturiser to help hydrate my combination skin.<br />
I love Dermalogica active moist, it's sheer, easy to apply and fragrance free. I also love that a bottle lasts absolutely ages! <br />
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I sometimes use a primer before I apply make up but as I don't have a favourite one just yet I thought I would leave that part of my routine out. Let me know what primer you use!<br />
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I always drag my heels a little before going to bed, which gives me a bit more time to pamper myself. I love my little Estee Lauder trio! <br />
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Before going to bed I cleanse and tone again, then I apply Estee Lauder advance night repair eye serum, I'm finding the older I get the more I am noticing my eyes looking tired and puffy. This serum is great, it's very light weight and absorbs easily. I also find that I only need a little bit to use on both eyes.<br />
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Next up is the Estee Lauder advance night repair, there are so many review out there on this super hero, it plumps, hydrates and smooth. It's basically sleep in a bottle! <br />
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Finally I finish up with Estee Lauder resilience light night cream, this is the newest member of my skincare staples but so far I have no complaints. It feels moisturising and luxurious plus it smells amazing, it also absorbs into my skin well but doesn't feel like it's disappearing instantly. <br />
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And there you have it, my everyday skincare heroes! What are your daily go to products? I would love to know, leave me a comment below!<br />
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One of my New Year resolutions has been to get more organised so I thought I would take the plunge and splash out on a Personal Planner. I stumbled across this blue delight on amazon. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Websters-Pages-Leather-Personal-Planner/dp/B00RGFH4GA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1452705315&sr=8-10&keywords=websters+pages" target="_blank">Webber's pages on Amazon </a>and I have to say it is AMAZING! <br />
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It comes beautifully presented in its own beautiful box and the quality of the planner is stunning. The paper is really good quality and it is full of uplifting quotes and inspiring pictures. The outside cover isn't leather but it feels buttery, smooth and luxurious. The rings are tight and allow for your planner to be filled and personalised, the clasp allows for you to add more inserts however it does already come with an array of helpful taps and sections. <br />
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I really cannot get over how beautiful the illustrations and images are. There are 5 taps included - write it down, memory keeping, lists to love, staying inspired and calendar. <br />
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<u>Write it down-</u>This section includes the headings thoughts, ideas and dreams. <br />
<u>Memory Keeping</u>- This is were you record 'a day in the life of' for each month, there is also space to draw/stick a picture or images and write down memorable quotes of memories for each month. <br />
<u>Lists to love</u>- Who doesn't love a list? This section invites you to record all you 'to dos' and offers space to record dreams/ambitions, monthly goals and plans. There is also space to record weekly menus and shopping lists. <br />
Staying inspired - This is probably my favourite sections (but most likely the least useful section. ) This section provides lots of amazingly beautiful and uplifting prints and quotes such as"you can do anything" "Dream Big" and "Enjoy every moment" - I love it! <br />
Calendar- Not one but two calendars! one smaller calendar with space for small notes and plans and a weekly planner to add more detailed plans. The boxes are great for a personal size planner. The weekly layout also has plenty of space for planning as well as a very crisp and clean appearance<br />
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The tabs are bright and cheerful with positive affirmations, there are so many wonderful prompts to stay motivated and creative in this planner. There are so many cute features which will appeal to all. <br />
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January is always a slightly depressing month for me, all the jovialities of Christmas has come to and end and there is a brand new year empty laid out in front of me.<br />
In a bit to combat the January blues we have been frantically holiday planning. We are planning to visit Canada in August, we going to visit Vancouver, Lake Louise, Calgary and Banff. I can't wait to see the Rocky mountains. <br />
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Last year we took our first cruise, We choose the Disney cruise and it was AMAZING! The ship was beautiful and Disney's Private Island was amazing! We loved the cruise so much we have decided to take another Disney cruise, this time whilst we are in Vancouver we thought we would get the Disney Cruise to Alaska! I am a huge Disney and Wildlife lover so this cruise looks like a dream come true, I have my fingers crossed that we might we Whales! <br />
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As part of our wedding present our friends Nat and Tom got us both National Trust membership, last year we went to some amazing places, so this year we are hoping to use our membership to visit other National Trust venues. I love being outside and the National Trust grounds are a great place to visit for a mini weekend adventure. </div>
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I always try to resist shopping in January, Christmas takes it toll on my bank account so I try to hold on to my few remaining pennies in the New Year however Matt and I had a few Christmas presents to swap so we ended up braving the January sales. <br />
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I bought Matt a (what I thought was) lovely, stylish blue Hugo Boss wallet for Christmas, however Matt wasn't so taken with it so we headed to John Lewis to swap it. Matt choose a brown leather Hugo Boss wallet, we headed over to the tills to exchange the wallets, I was expecting to pay a little more however the cashier handed me a £50 John Lewis vouchers- apparently the wallet he had chosen was in the sale! Amazing!<br />
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Next we headed to Warehouse were I spotted this gorgeous metallic gold dress. It looks great, I love the contrasting black bow which really pulls my waist in plus it has pockets which are great because I never know where to put my hands. I thought it would be great for the Christmas/New year season ( only another 11 months to go.) This Jacquard Prom dress was originally £70 but £40 in the sale.<br />
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We refuelled in Byron's and both opted for the seasonal Father Cheesemas. It was epic- soo much cheese! If that wasn't enough I also got a side of Mac and Cheese to feed my post Christmas Cheese withdrawal. <br />
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Finally we headed to the Yankee Candle shop, I love Yankee Candles! The Christmas candles always smell amazing. We picked up 2 large Christmas smells for £12.50 they were originally £37.99! <br />
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Christmas Eve is my favourite smell in the world, it is amazing. It's sweet and candy like, it reminds we of snow fairy from Lush ( which is also one of my favourite smells.)<br />
Christmas Cookie is lovely too, its sweet and sugary and always makes me very hungry! I thought £12:50 for these two large candles was a fantastic price. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656664589209377588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678256788219326548.post-22390974823128316662016-01-03T06:22:00.003-08:002016-01-03T06:22:45.981-08:00Follow my blog with BloglovinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656664589209377588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678256788219326548.post-27909890306874987762016-01-03T06:09:00.000-08:002016-01-03T06:09:46.772-08:002016 goals!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I must admit 2015 was a pretty great year for me, I achieved a lot of life goals last year including<br />
- getting married<br />
- visiting 6 countries<br />
- finally getting to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and trying Pumpkin Juice for the first time ( I spend the entire time there squealing with excitement)<br />
-finding a great personal trainer <br />
- trying a Disney Cruise ( I'm hooked)<br />
- swimming with dolphins<br />
- visiting a live volcano <br />
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Many great adventures were had in 2015 and I am looking forward to sharing them all with you, however right now I want to focus on the future and how I would like 2016 to look for me. <br />
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Here are my 2016 goals <br />
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1) learn new things <br />
I love writing but my computer knowledge is limited, when it comes to navigating around the Oasis website I'm an expert but when it comes to coding/blogging/editing I am a complete beginner. I am hoping that this year (and this blog) is going to really help me learn a little more how to code. <br />
I also want to learn some other things too, I received a very unusual ( but appreciated) Christmas gift of a Ukulele ( it's sooo cute.) I'm looking forward to learning how to <strike>pluck one or two strings correctly</strike> play it.<br />
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2) have more adventures and travel more<br />
I was very lucky last year to visit a few places on my bucket list. This year I have Canada and Alaska in my sights. I also want to have a few smaller but equally as exciting adventures to look forward to. I am going to visit the Chocolate Hotel in Bournemouth soon and have suggested to Matt that we should climb Ben Nevis (eep!)<br />
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3)look after myself more<br />
I really need to start looking after myself more, that means going to the gym REGUALLRY eating healthy (sadly chocolate doesn't count) and making sure I get enough sleep. I have developed a really had habit of going to bed far too late then spending an extra hour on my phone surfing the web and it must stop!<br />
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4) Declutter<br />
I always look at other bloggers home decors with envy so this year I am going to focus on getting my house to look amazing and that means throwing out all the junk. I also need to do a huge wardrobe raid and donate those hidden clothes to a charity shop. <br />
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What goals have you set yourself this year? I'd love to hear all about them!<br />
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love Chlo<br />
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Hello! <br />
I'm Chloe- this is me ( and my other half Matt)<br />
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and this is my brand new blog!<br />
A long time ago I studied journalism at University and subedited our University newspaper and I have been desperate to get back into writing again, I have been wanted to start a blog for aaagges but I've never really worked out how to ( until now!) <br />
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I am planning on writing a lifestyle blog, which will hopefully cover a multitude of things including travel, fashion, weddings and all things in-between (Wish me luck) <br />
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What sorts of blogs do you like? Do you have any bloggers tips?<br />
Please let me know in a comment!<br />
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Love Chlo<br />
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