Thing #9

I have resorted back to the 30 Things, because I have no laptop to do my beauty photos. Wah.

9. List 10 people who have influenced you & describe how.

1. My mum.
2. My dad. You can read about them here, they're obvious influences in a person's life!
3. My nanny. She brought me up, & pretty much shaped my life.
4. My German teacher - She gave me such a love for German that I chose to study it. I cried at her note to me in my yearbook.
5. My school friends - They gave me a lot of confidence & helped me understand that it was okay to be me.
6. My college friends - I have 5 close friends in my class & can always talk to them. I'm not afraid to express myself in front of them at all.
7. My cousin Becky - We've grown up together & she's played a big part in my life. We influenced each other's music & stle a lot in our younger teens... Cringe.
8. Some of the younger kids I coach in rowing. They never give up & after one excruciating moment at a race last year (We won, the home judges gave first place to their own team) they vowed to work as hard as possible for the All Irelands. And they did.

Okay, 8 isn't 10, but it's close enough. And since some of my 'people' are a group of people, it's technically extra. Plus I'm getting quite cold in the college library, so I'd like to leave now.

Regular posting will hopefully resume shortly!
xx

Topshop Highlight in Crescent Moon

Okay, this is very much not one of my 30 Things, but I was getting a bit sick of talking about myself all the time, & missed blathering on about make up!

Since leaving college to come home for summer, I have also massively missed Topshop in St Stephen's Green (and it's only been a week!) So I decided to bring out one of my favourite highlighters. Crescent Moon is a pearly, champagne powder highlighter, with finely milled shimmer.

The packaging is cute, like all Topshop packaging - A sturdy white plastic case covered in hand-drawn stars. Some people may think it looks cheap, but I like it! It contains a nice 6.5g of product, & seeing as I've been using it for a good year now.. It will last forever.

You can see it on the left of my face, where the light hits it!

The colour is more pink-toned, but it's quite in the middle (a little bit silvery), so suits a range of skin tones. Pigmentation is strong, so you only need a light application - I apply to my cheeks using my NIMA Brush Dome Blush Brush, & use a Stila #9 All Over Blending Brush for my brow bone, cupid's bow, etc.

The wear time isn't amazing, but it lasts a standard day (about 10 hours).It's easy to re-apply anyway! My one issue is pricing - It's £10 in the UK, but more like €15 here. Which annoys me, but the product is still decent.

What highlighters do you recommend?

Chloe x

Thing #8

8. What are 5 passions you have?

And I'm totally passionate about Buzzfeed & all the stuff they post.

1. Rowing. Most people do't think I'm sporty at all. But I've actually been playing a variety of sports since I was 3, until the bitchiness of teams comprising of teenage girls got to me. Enter rowing. Every year I curse it, but I couldn't not come back. I'm currently in bed with a burn in a delicate area (problem of the wrong underwear for a 3 hour row) & serious back pains, but I still can't wait for training. I cox, row, am a selector & PRO... I totally have no life.
2. Make-up! This is an obvious one, I obviously have a passion for make up. While I don't have a problem not wearing it, I love how it can transform someone & I get so excited playing with it. I fee more 'me' with my hair down, flicked eyeliner & bright lipstick.
3. I'm not sure what to call this, but I'm passionate about mental health. Two family members have committed suicide & I know several friends who have struggled with their mental health, and so have I. I want everyone to know that it's good to talk, & that your mental health is just as important as physical.
4. Music. I can't say I'm absolutely obsessed with it, but I do play guitar & sing. More than that though, I just love having my iPod with me to listen to on journeys, when I'm walking, in bed. Sometimes it's just easier to identify with song lyrics than with people. I'm not a music snob though, I realised the last time I was on the train that my camera's SD card had cheesy pop on it & quickly inserted my headphones to my phone.
5. Having fun. It may sound weird, but I'd rather look back on my life & appreciate the times I went to the beach instead of the library, or dyed my hair & went out, and played on the trampoline with my sisters, etc. Okay, work & college are important, but so is having free time!