Photography.

Hey!

Hope you're all doing okay! One of the hobbies I have simply loved doing for years is taking photos of what's around me, what's in-front of me or simply objects and items that I am enjoying and posting them online. The idea of documenting something through photos is a way for me to capture a key moment in life, or capturing a really simple probably over-rated Starbucks... but I just love it regardless! By no means am I a professional I just love taking photos.

I love the whole process of taking a photo, then editing it, and then posting it online, its like another creative outlet for me. "A camera is a save button for the mind's eye -RK". This is very true, the generation that we live in now we are surrounded by smart phones and camera's and catching a moment with friends, family or own your own is becoming much more common. So much goes on, having a physical copy of what has happened allows me to remember that day forever.

The amount of photos I take is ridiculous... honestly I think I'm known for taking too many photos, or trying to take a snap for Instagram in my friendship group. I'm like it pretty much anywhere I go! I have even created 2 Instagram accounts... I have a literally obsession! But I don't really care, I just love it. My first account being personal where I document photos with friends and family, then a second account where everything is black and white:

Here are 2 examples from my black and white blog that I have recently set up. I love the idea of just taking small little features like a pine-cone and a flower and making it the full feature of the photo. The idea of having it in black and white simply allows you to focus on what is in the photo rather than the bright coloured images.

Instagram: lifewithoutcolour.18

Feel free to check it out and follow :)

Does anyone else have the same obsession or is it just me?

Thank you for reading. Hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll be back soon. Taking photos is something that I enjoy doing, and something I thought I would share with you.

Love
Chloe x

Being Healthy...

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Hope you're all doing well and today is a good day for you. There is a topic that I wanted to always talk about but never know how to get around it and that is 'being healthy'. There are so many perceptions of what we 'must' be from social media, and the pressure today to be tall, skinny and tanned is ridiculous. My thoughts on the whole idea is:

"If you're body is healthy and there are no posing health risks, and you're happy with yourself, be happy, don't let anyone else tell what you should and shouldn't look like or what you should and shouldn't eat".

The idea of loosing weight, going to the gym and dieting is increasing to get the 'summer body' but I've found that do it for yourself and not for other people, If you want to get toned and have a flat stomach do it, but don't force yourself or be pressured into doing so if everyone else is. The only factor that I believe is appropriate to loose weight and being told to loose weight is if there is any posing health risks and loosing weight would help decrease this, for example high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease, then there is a need to loose weight for those specific reasons.

Being healthier is something that I am striving towards, not to loose weight but just to feel happier and healthier inside. To do this is set goals/tasks, that I knew would make a change.

My Goals/Tasks:
1. Eat more 'superfoods' = right now I am loving kale which is supposed to hold more vitamins and minerals. Other supposed 'superfoods' = broccoli, pomegranate, quinoa.

2. Drink more water = water can be super boring, so adding slices of lemon and lime make it more interesting, and much nicer. Along with that there are plenty of benefits, it helps detox any nasty toxins within the body, overall has made me feel healthier.

3. Still have a treat = I am never going to become this super healthy individual but making small changes help, and having a treat is important, at the end of the day eating what you love is important. There is no way I am ever going to cut out chocolate cake in my diet haha!

Overall being healthy I feel is important and making steps to being healthier can make a change to how you feel as an individual. But what I don't believe in is being forced to loose weight if there is no supposed need unless its a goal of yours.

Thank you for reading! I would love to hear your comments on 'loosing weight and being healthy' below in the comments and any tips or foods you eat that keep you healthy :). I hope the rest of the week is good, and I will see you all soon.

Love
Chloe x

Little Update...

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Recently everything has kind of gone to pot on my blog and it's been a little neglected for many reasons. I simply just haven't had time and I apologise. Since I'm in my last year of college I really needed to focus on my exams, and revision was just on-going and a chore but now its all over.

So... I'm back, exams are now over and I can focus on my blog and create plenty more posts! I have a super long summer ahead of me and I plan to make the most of the time off and create some posts that will document my summer as I think its a fun way to share what I'm doing, loving and enjoying whether it be a place, item, product, food... anything really!

This was simply just a very little update to say why I haven't been here and that I will be making plenty of posts during this summer and I hope you enjoy them as much as I will enjoy making them :).

So, I will see you very, very soon...
Love
Chloe x

Detox Hair Exfoliant - Sanctuary Spa

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Hope you're all doing well and its exam season the pressure is on and if you're currently doing exams good luck! Today I thought I would share a little gem that I found in Boots a few months ago which is the detox hair exfoliant by Sanctuary Spa. (Sadly I cant find them anywhere in stores now so I have to order them offline),

If you are someone like me who has super thick hair that is a nightmare or someone who uses a lot of products in your hair and removing all that is quite a task then try this out, it simply removes all this without any hassle.

Each sachet is worth one use and the price is £2.00 from http://www.boots.com/en/Sanctuary-Daily-Spa-Escape-Cleansing-Hair-Exfoliant-20ml_1232282/ (to note: they've seemed to have changed the packaging but is still the same product). I simply massage this onto my hair/roots before I use shampoo and conditioner and it literally strips my hair of any products and unwanted build up. I also found that after doing this my hair managed to take the shampoo and conditioner much easier and overall left my hair feeling much nicer and in a better condition. I feel it could be quite harsh to use on every wash so I tend to use it at the end of the week s my hair feels refreshed and ready for a new week.

Thank you for reading. Hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll be back soon.

Love
Chloe x

(p.s - I created a new instagram - lifewithoutcolour.18 - everything is in black and white, it would be great if you could check it out any maybe follow me, thanks :)

Quick Fix Facials!

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Hows your week going? So far today everything has gone wrong for me haha so I've come here to relax and de-stress! Over the past few weeks I have been searching for an affordable face mask, which is where I stumbled across 'Quick Fix Facials'. They are a really affordable brand which is available in boots for £4.99 per bottle (on offer at the moment for 3 for 2... win!).
Boots: http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Brands-A-to-Z/Quick-Fix-Facials/
There are 6 to choose from (Anti-Blemish Mud, Mega Moisture Mask, Brightening Peel Mask, Exfoliating Scrub Mask, Calming Clay Mask and Purifying Charcoal Mask).

 The two that I use the most are the moisture mask and the charcoal mask. To say the least I have fallen in love, they help my skin in different ways. For example the charcoal mask I use on my T-Zone as it is perfect for removing all the dirt/toxins out of my skin after a long day and then the moisture mask around the rest of my face to let my skin feel healthier and full of moisture. I tend to use these around twice a week at the moment as my skin needs it, each bottle states it has up to 10 uses, however depending on how often and how much you use it can vary.

So, what's in them?
Mega Moisture = hyaluronic acid for hydration, vitamin E for full of antioxidants and finally marine collagen which helps the skin retain moisture. (The smell isn't bad but its quite sweet/fresh together something that definitely took me a while to get used to)

Charcoal Mask = active charcoal for clearing pores and removing toxins and impurities, dragon fruit for vitamin C for promoting moisture and radiance of the skin and cinnamon extract to help clarify the skin. (Personally I can smell the cinnamon in the mask, I suggest smelling it before trying it as the smell might be a little overwhelming but I liked it)


Overall if you want a drug store mask that it affordable and is kind and works good on the skin then definitely give these a try I highly recommend it :). Thank you for reading, if you have any other face masks which work a treat I would love to know, jot them down in the comments :). Hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll be back soon.

Love
Chloe x

(p.s - I created a new instagram - lifewithoutcolour.18 - everything is in black and white, it would be great if you could check it out any maybe follow me, thanks :)

Meeting Connor Franta!

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On the 25/05/2015 something surreal happened. I met Connor Franta! Someone I had been watching for years now, and someone I had always wanted to meet! He is only getting bigger and better both on his YouTube channel and other projects. The effort that goes into the work and the dedication he has is inspiring and the content he creates, is well simply creative. With the release of 'A Work In Progress' and a book tour in the UK... this was the perfect time to meet him. Me and my friends managed to get close to the front of the queue, and (hour waiting) and 40 minutes later I met Connor.

He is genuinely one of the nicest people I have met to date and so welcoming so having the chance to meet him was amazing and I will be forever thankful that he flew all the way to the UK to meet so many of us! A complete week of travelling around the UK simply to meet and sign as many books as possible. A Work In Progress (memoir) is a brilliant book detailing so many different elements and factors, and a must have in your collection :). If you've never heard of him before go and check out his YouTube channel (the videos I love are 'A Simple Question' and 'Life Doesn't Wait' and 'Say Anything Challenge' in all honesty I love all the videos he's created). He is so genuine and honest in what he does and says which is probably a reason why so many people follow and support him so much.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConnorFranta
A Work in Progress:
-US: http://www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/A-Work-in-Progress/
-UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Work-Progress-Connor-Franta/dp/1476791619

Thank you for reading, I simply wrote this because it was an experience that I enjoyed and wanted to share. If you also met Connor at any of his book signings I hope you enjoyed day too! Hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll be back soon.

Love
Chloe x

2 Little Quotes

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Today  I thought I would share with you two little quotes that I always turn to when I'm feeling down, or I need a little bit of motivation. A very simple post, but something that I think is nice idea to have. These are perfect for display, they are placed in flowers on my tabletop so I tend to see them most day's to remind myself to keep going.

"Follow your heart anything is possible". If you want something so much, go for it, don't let anyone stop you, do what makes you happy and if that's following your heart go for it. Just think of all possibilities and what you can achieve with your life and follow that dream you have!

"Cherish yesterday, dream about tomorrow, live for today". Another nice quote to live by, Never forget what you have and how you are lucky to have stuff other people don't so cherish it, then dream about tomorrow you never know what is around the corner. More importantly live for today, that's the moment that you are living in, so live it and enjoy it the most you can.

Thank you for reading, if you have any quotes that you like and wish to share place them below in the comments I would love to see them :-). Hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll be back soon.

Love
Chloe x