Whoopie Pies!

 

Okay so I’m no baking queen, I’m no fancy food blogger, I don’t understand why people love the British bake off , it’s just watching people eat?! I’ll be really honest with you, I have the attention span of a fly! I have set my kitchen on fire numerous times, seriously. I am pretty useless in a kitchen, however when the mood takes me, I love to cook for others and today I fancied making some cakes.

On a mooch around Lidl first thing this morning, I found this box of whoopie pie cake mix for £1.49. All I needed to add was 150ml Milk, 50g of butter and 1 medium egg. All of which I have at home. I know some may think it’s cheating using one of these cake mix boxes but they are so easy to follow and when it comes to people like me who aren’t that great in the kitchen it really takes the pressure off.

When I say it was so simple to make these, I mean SIMPLE. All you do is throw all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk it together. Then using a spoon I divided the mix into discs onto a baking try, and into the oven the oven they go for 10 minutes. I then mixed the cream to go into the centres, using the mix that comes in the box, adding milk.

After taking the discs out of the oven, I let them cool down and put a spoonful of the cream filling between 2 discs. The final step is to leave them in the fridge for an hour, and then they are ready to EAT!!

They are a resounding hit in my house, everyone thought they were yummy! A perfect baking treat for a Sunday.

The Skint Diaries #2

 

If you are not sure what this post is about, I blogged last week ‘The Skint Diaries’ about how poor I currently am, and after the amazingly supportive comments which really spurred me on, I wanted to share with you how I got on!

I’m not going to lie, I have found this week hard work especially when it comes to spending! I have been restrained but it’s not been especially with 25% off New Look vouchers arriving in my inbox and lots of exciting Christmassy bits being advertised. The only things I have spent money on this week are petrol and a few bits for lunch. So massive fist pump for me! Whoooop!

Last Sunday I put a few bits together for a blog sale which you can find HERE. I have only made one sale of £8 so far, so a little disappointed! If anyone has any tips on making a blog sale successful please share!

On a happier note I’m also selling clothes and DVD’s over on Ebay, which you can find HERE. Quite a few have bids on and a lot of watchers, all my items end on Sunday, so fingers crossed they sell well and helps me earn some extra pennies!

On last week’s post, the first of ‘The Skint Diaries’ a few of the lovely people who commented gave me some awesome ideas on how to rise funds and one of them that was suggested a couple of times was online questionnaires which you are paid to do. I am going to look into this over the next week and will let you know how I get on!

If anyone has any other suggestions please let me know! I will try anything that’s legal/sensible!

BOOK CLUB TAKEOVER: Chloe from 'Lost Arrows'

Here are my thoughts… I LOVE hearing other people’s views and reviews on pretty much anything especially books! Some of my favourite reads are ones that have been suggested by other people. So thinking along those lines,’ The Book Club Takeover’ was born! Hopefully each week I will bring to you a post from one of my lovely and amazing fellow bloggers who will in turn share with you what their favourite book is, why they love it and a review. I hope you enjoy this feature as much as I do!

 

Hello everyone! Welcome to my takeover! I've loved reading Gemma's recent book club takeovers and I was so excited when I got to be a part of it! I haven't blogged for very long, but I'm over at lost-arrows.blogspot.co.uk if you fancy checking out my little blog!

Now I have read many  books and the one I decided to review is probably one you've either read yourselves in English class or at least of heard about it.

To Kill A Mockingbird is written by Harper Lee, set in a southern state of America during the great depression and times of great prejudice. The story is told through the eyes of Scout Finch both as a child and a woman reflecting on her past. The novel revolves around different themes of innocence, both with Scout and her brother growing up to her secretive neighbor; Boo Radley and the trail of Tom Robinson that her father (a lawyer) is working on.

I'll try not to give too much away, but the book really does make you think and question yourself and about how much we actually know people and how much we judge them. Its amazingly written, I often find that some books generally have a great story but the writing style let's them down, but this isn't the case here! Even if you have read it before and had to fill in countless practice exam questions about it, its really worth reading again. I felt as though I understood and learned much more from reading it a second time and a third and a fourth...

If you're feeling lazy then watch the film, it isn't half as magical as the pages but oh well, its in black and white and its perfect for cuddling up on a rainy afternoon. Although the book isn't in any way a happy story, it is heart warming in some places, despite the issues raised like racism, loneliness, prejudice, courage and innocence. Its a deep book!

I admit I didn't read this book by choice at first, it was chosen by my year 11 English teacher for out last exam, but I am so glad she chose it. Sometimes I think teacher will just pick the easiest thing so everyone can get easy marks, but our teacher not only made us read a brilliant book, she made us actually learn something from the book, really get in between the lines and live among the characters, something very rare to achieve in a novel  these days. Its still my go to book whenever I am lost for something to read or having a down day, its quite inspirational.

 And with this little review coming to an end I'll leave you with a couple of my favorite quotes from the story!

 "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

"Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings, I must say a big thank you to Gemma for letting me be a part of her lovely blog!

Chloe x

Organix Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil

Ages ago I was naughty and treated myself to some of the expensive Moroccan Oil that everyone was raving about. If you are unaware of it you’ve clearly been living under a rock. I used this oil daily for months, it’s a tiny bottle that lasts ages. I had mine for about 4 months. Then shock horror, it ran out one day! Cue tears and violins please!

You know when you have been using a product for a long time, you kind of take for granted its magic. I did this. So when it ran out, being pretty poor I didn’t rush out to replace it, I just left it.

Within two weeks, my hair was a nightmare, it had returned to its manky, ratty and knotty ended state. I swear I am not exaggerating. The Moroccan oil really had helped to get my hair into a decent condition, but being skint I was in a panic as of what to do!

Then one day in Superdrug I came across Organix Renewing Moroccan Oil. At £6.99 it’s a quarter of the price of what I was previously using so thought I would give it a try!

To use it all you need is to put the tiniest amount into your palm, rub your hands together and then apply to damp hair. My hair usually falls into the category of greasy roots and dry ends, so I just tend to rub it into my ends.

This product is awesome! It’s had exactly the same effect as the more expensive version. After a week of using it my hair feels so much better, the oil definitely moisturises, softens and strengthens it. Since I’ve been using Moroccan oil and looking after my hair better I’ve noticed the ends are much thicker and healthier.

Would you like to see a post on my hair rescue, how I’ve turned my hair from limp and knotty to healthy and shiny?

 

My Top 3 MAC Eye Shadows...

Over the years I have tried many a eye shadow, from a whole host of brands and in a wide variety of shades. I have finally learnt that golds, browns and olives are the shades that suit my skin tone and dark brown eyes the best. In terms of brands of eye shadows, there’s always been one that’s stood above the rest, that being MAC. Kind of obvious considering the post title, huh!

So I thought I would share with you all my top 3 MAC eye shadows. The reason I love MAC’s shadows so much is because they are highly pigmented, stay put all day, it stays where it should and doesn’t slide down your face. What more can I say! I know they are a little pricey at £12.50 a pot but they last for ages and I really think they are worth the money for the quality product you receive.

 

 

My top 3 MAC eye shadow shades are Sumptuous Olive, All That Glitters and Tempting.

‘Tempting’ is my day to day shade, it’s a dark brown with a slight shimmer. I wear it with a black eye liner on top and bottom lashes and tons of mascara. I’ve been sporting this look for a long time, it’s simple and works for me.

However when I want to take things up a notch or fancy a change I play with ‘All That Glitters’ It’s a fab nude/golden shade also with some shimmer in it. I use this on its own or I use it as a base colour and just dust a bit of ‘Tempting’ around my eye socket. It’s a great result and so simple to do.

‘Sumptuous Olive’ is the shade I go to for nights out when I want to vamp it up a bit. It’s what it says on the tin, a deep olive colour. I’m not sure it’s a colour that suits everyone but it works well on me, especially for an ultra glam look. I do get a lot of complements when I wear this one, and often get asked what brand it is.

What’s your eye shadow of choice?

 

Motivational Monday #32

 

I don’t know what’s happened, but I’ve noticed that recently I’ve been worrying about things a lot more than I usually would. I am a worrier in general but I have noticed I seem to be getting worse! Especially around what others think of me, I’m really sensitive to it at the moment and it’s sending me loopy!

Today’s quote really hit a nerve for me, at the end of the does their opinion really matter? Nine times out of ten it actually doesn’t! So why do I care and how can I stop it affecting me? That’s the one million dollar question...

For me to keep myself sane, I’m going to keep asking the following questions:

1.    Does this person have any effect over my life?

2.    Why does their opinion matter?

3.    Is the issue something else?

If the answer is ‘no’ to all of these I am going to laugh at myself for being so silly and move on! I will let you know how I get on.

Happy Monday!

Beauty Blog Sale!

Welcome to my blog sale! If you read my post on Saturday you will know that I’m on a mission to make a bit of money, so I thought I would attempt a blog sale. Being a beauty blogger I have a ton of products that I’ve only used once, never used or have replaced with something else. Therefore I thought I would see if any of you lovely lot would like to purchase some of it!

I am going to put a few pieces up to begin with and see how this goes! If I do sell some bits I will add more products so keep checking back!

Okay so here is how it works...

If you want anything or want to ask me anything, just leave me a comment. It’s going to be on a first come first serve basis.  

I only accept PayPal and all payments must be made within 24 hours. Please note: If payment is not made within 24 hours, any offers will be withdrawn!

UK postage is £2.50, whether you want one item or 10 it will be this standard price. I will post items within 2 working days of receiving payment.

I will post internationally, but please contact me before hand for postage costs

I'm afraid that I am not at fault if the package goes missing in the mail and I won’t be accepting any returns. All sales are final.

 

Bare Minerals Eye Colour in Drama - only used once to swatch - £10

 

Topshop Eyes in Mercury - usage as shown - £3

 

Bourjois Paris Felt Tip Eye Liner in Ultra Black - Never Been Used - £2

 

No7 Stay Perfect Metallic Eyes Pencil in Blackest - Never Been Used - £3

 

Bourjois Paris Ombre a paupieres Eye Shadow in 13 - Usage as Shown - £2

 

Benefit Longwear Powder Shadow in Thanks a Latte - Usage as Shown - £6

 

Maybelline New York The Rocket Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara in Black - Only been used once to review- £2

 

Topshop Highighter in Sunbeam - Use as Shown - £5.00

 

Benefit The Porefessional - 7.5ml - Never been used - £1

 

Benefit Sugarbomb Blusher - Only used to swatch - £8

 

No7 High Shine Lip Gloss in Coral Kiss - Never been Used - £4

 

Stila Lip Glaze in Maraca - Never Been Used - £5

 

No7 Extreme Length Waterproof Mascara In Black - 6m - £1

 

Benefit World Famous Neutrals - Eyenessa's Sexiest Nudes Ever - Only been used to swatch - £13

 

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Leave In Treatment - 100ml - Never been used! - £3

Lee Stafford Double Blow Volumizing Mousse -200ml - Never been used! - £3

Schwarzkopf got2b Guardian Angel 220 degrees Heat Protection - Never been used! - £3

 

Keeping up with the Kardashians Season Four DVD - Only been watched once - £10

Not happy with the prices? Then make me an offer!

I’m also selling clothes and DVD’s over on Ebay, which you can find here. Please check it out!