Blogger interviews #1 - Nicholas Rider

So  I posted, a couple of posts back, explaining my plan to do blog interviews to get more involved in the community. Starting off the series then is Nicholas Rider a Photography blogger from Sydeny. His photography is amazing so after reading this make sure to check him out!

‘What is your blog called and what is it about?’
My blog is called ‘Nicholas Rider Photography’ (www.nicholasriderphoto.tumblr.com). I guess it’s basically a ‘photo diary’, where I can post all my photography. I also post behind the scene photos, written work of my own, inspirational quotes, and links to interesting videos or articles about photography. 

‘Why did you want to start your blog?’

I have a website which is more of a portfolio and an overview of my photographic style, but I wanted a place where I could regularly post my work – whether it be a single image, or a set of photographs. A blog also allows me to easily combine my photos with words.

‘What’s some other blogs you like and where do you take inspiration from?’

I could list loads of blogs and photographers that I love, but here’s three I find myself looking at on a regular basis:

Ben Clement – www.benclementtt.tumblr.com

Mike Dann – www.mdann.tumblr.com

Melissa Findley – www.blog.melissa-findley.com

Apart from taking inspiration from other photographers, I take inspiration from art, music, reading, writing and travelling.

‘What are you hoping for in the future?’

Blogging is definitely something I want to continue doing. I think a blog is a useful and easily accessible tool to get my photography out into the wider world. So whether I’m doing photography as a fulltime thing or not in the future, I’ll keep making use of my blog to share my work with other people. 

‘What your social media sites?’

Website – www.nicholasriderphoto.com.au

Facebook – www.facebook.com/nicholasriderphoto

Twitter – @NicholasRider_

So that was the first interview in my new blogger interviews feature! I had so much lovely response from lots of  amazing bloggers. Originally I thought this feature would last for around a month however I currently have 7 weeks worth of interviews already scheduled! Therefore im going to allow this feature to continue. This means if you want to be interview then I will be more then happy to carry this on as I am having so much fun talking to so many lovely people, I feel like it would be stupid not to. Id like to thank Nicholas for kicking off this series so make sure you go and check out his blog!

Thanks for reading,

xx

Whats in my carry on bag?

I am going away ALOT in August! So as im getting all packed up and ready I thought I would show what is in my carry on bag.

Bag - BHS 

Headphones - Skull Candy

Iphone 

Purse - Harrods

Camera - Fujifilm

Glasses (and case) - Jigsaw - blog post here 

Sunglasses - Fossil 

Books - I find it a lot easier on holiday to re read books. I'm currently re reading the Divergent series and thought I would take mocking-jay as well as its getting closer to part 1 coming out!

mini notebook and memory stick - Being stuck in the airport or on the plane its always nice to watch the shows what you like not what they provide. Therefore I always put some of my favourite DVDS ect onto a memory stick and watch them on a notebook as taking a normal sized laptop would not be a smart move.  

Travelling make-up / emergency kit bag - 

Bobby pins and hair ties

Concealer, mascara, Lip balm, benefit miniature and BB Cream - I never wear make-up when on the flight however when I land its nice to have a bit of make-up on for the day / night. Obviously its not a full face of make-up so I recommend a light BB cream with a lip balm.

Face samples and Benefit miniatures - Most of us always have free samples lying around the place whether there from blog meets or just from the shops. I find it the perfect time to have a bit of a pamper session mid flight as your skin will definitely thank you for it. 

Perfume samples - Perfume samples are also great for flying as they are below 100 ml. You can take as many as you want and they will last while you are away.  I got there's from the discovery club box by the fragance shop and will be posting a blog post on it soon.

Hand sanitiser 

Chewing Gum

I hope this helped anybody. As well as travelling a lot in August its going to be a very big month on my blog which im not going to reveal quite yet! As well as that I have lots of blogger interviews typed up and ready to go so make sure you follow me on blog lovin for the next month so you don't miss anything!

Thanks for reading

xx

Lush - Angels on bare skin*

My skin is pretty horrible. I've suffered from acne for as long as I can remember and am always looking for different products whether natural or not to get me skin looking its best.

I really like the concept of this product. I simply take a small piece in my hand and add water to make it into a paste. Then massage it onto the face with my finger tips and wash off! I repeat this about twice a week.

I found it to be quite a mild cleanser so im not going to say its a wonder product which improved all my blemishes. However it is a nice little product as I found it very healing and calming. I love the smell of this product though. It smells incredibly fresh with lots of lavender flowers being added to the product.  However if you don't really like the smell of lavender you probably wont enjoy this. The product I found to really soften my skin, making it feel refreshed. I strongly believe in what it says, It does gently exfoliate and removes dirt. I also found that it didn't dry out my skin which is always a plus.

Have you tired it? what's your thoughts? 

Thanks for reading,

xx

Blogger interviews

I'm wanting to start a new feature over the summer of blog interviews with other bloggers. I feel like its a great way for everyone, not just my self or the interviewee, to meet new bloggers and to get more readers for some great blogs. Any blogs can can take part not just fashion or beauty! 

If you want to be involved or would just like to hear the types of questions that will be asked please just Email me at chloedeyes123@gmail.com ,  DM me at @Aliciadeyes or just leave a comment on this post!

Remember ANYONE can get involved!

Thanks for reading 

xx 

Welcome to my home - Hull the city of culture 2017

Just a pre warning but this post will not be a normal beauty or fashion post and if you are not from England you probably will not understand. Also this post you would not probably expect from a normal 16 year old girl like myself . However it is on a topic that my family and myself have discussed many a time. I live in the North of England extremely close to a city called Kingston upon Hull, close enough to tell people that, that is where I live.

* This is Hulls City of culture bid video which was successful* 

This year we won the City of culture 2017 which will hopefully be a huge boast to our economy and raise our status as a historic town rich in culture. My grandma is a very proud person along with my dad. Therefore I grew up with stories of Hulls fisher men and stories of the bombings on Hull during WW2 making it the third most bombed city after London with People killed 1,200, 3,000 people injured  and 152,000 people being made homeless, this sadly being forgotten by many others. This also means every summer my mum would pack me and my brother up and send us to my grandmas to be taken round all 7 free museums, including the William Wilberforce museum dedicated to the man from Hull who helped abolish slavery.

The pictures at the beginning of this post were all taken by myself at last years 'freedom festival' which takes place every year. Also shown in the video, its a time were the whole city comes together to celebrate our diversity and embrace it. The pictures also show Hull fair which people come from miles around to enjoy one of the biggest fairs in Europe.

The following views are not just my own but I share with the rest of my family as its always seems to be  my Dads favourite topic to talk about. Hull has gained a lot of bad press in the past and still does now, just in 2003 we was the 'proud' winners of crap towns. An award given to us by people who probably haven't even visited Hull and if so had only seen the parts that needed some attention. But it is extremely easy to look at a certain part of a city and think all of it is 'crap'. Yes we have some council estates but who is to say the people who live on them are not amazing hard working people. Also doesnt Leeds, Bristol and London all have estates to? Every city has its problems so why only focus on ours when Hull is full of History, culture, shops and entertainment from the deep, hull truck/ new theatre and many festivals? It is also extremely easy to type in Hull into Google and be meet by multiple websites saying all the worst possible things about my home. For example the Urban dictionary definition of Hull is :

' sh*thole...a very cold grubby city that despite seeing roadseepers everywhere... never seems to look any cleaner, full of insolent pricks who can not seem to grasp the idea of people being different. see also hell-hole'

After our 2003 'win' of crap towns, less then 10 years later we are not even in the top 50 as well as becoming the 7th top happiest city to live. With East London the most unhappiest, East central London 4th to bottom, north London 7th to bottom and West London taking the 10th bottom position. Therefore I find it hard to understand how many people still have a hatred towards hull stating we are all 'chavs' with 'nothing in-between our ears' as I can assure you now, we are not.  Also I realise im trying to prove my point by making other cities look as bad as they way they talk about Hull making me look like a hypocrite but im simply going off statistics not just personal views.

Growing up I loved Hull, but over all I think my main message from this post is you have to be proud of where you come from. If you are interested in coming to see the greatest we have to offer in 2017 when we are the official city of culture please visit the hull city of culture website. It would be much appreciated.

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/2017hull#

Thanks for reading 

xx

Benefit - Rockateur blush review

 Being on a student budget I often read about a million and one reviews before I buy a high end product. The benefit Rockateur blush being one that I did my research on. Therefore I was extremely happy to receive it as a part of the beauty swap at the Lincoln blog meetup ( blog post and vlog here). After a couple of weeks trying it out I am loving it!!

The blush itself is a beautiful rose gold which also highlights very subtly. Originally it had a top layer of shimmer however after a few application I found it was just the right about  to give you  a healthy looking luminous glow. The product applies well being very lightweight and quite sheer. However is very buildable if wanted. The packaging im not as sure about. I do love boxed blushes ect however the chains and lace do make it look a little cheaper. However apart from that it is a lovely product to use daily. I never really use brushes that come with products even if it does seem like a decent brush, which this one does. Instead I normally use the real techniques blush brush to apply.

I know this wasn't really a full review but I haven't had that long to really get to know the product.

Thanks for reading 

xx

Soap and Glory - Kick ass concealer, smoulder Kohl and super-cat eye-liner

Whilst in boots the other day at the Lincoln blog meet, I picked up 3 soap and glory products as it was 3 for 2. I picked up the Kick ass concealer, smoulder Kohl and super-cat eye-liner, The concealer was a recommended buy  from Charley who was at the meet up. I haven't had time to really get to know the products yet however this is my initial thoughts after a few goes with the products.

Kick ass conclear
Firstly this product is a great for price being £10 for a great high coverage conclear. You get two different colours in the product as well as a powder. I found that you can either mix the two together to  get right shade or use one for blemishes and one for under eye depending on your skin colour. I found that great it has great staying power compared to other drugstore concealer and has a very creamy texture. I have and had suffered from horrible skin problems since I could remember but this product really does cover everything.
I also love all soap and glory packaging but the product is the  perfect size. However looking at the whole collection, there is  not much colour range to chose from.

Supercat eyeliner
First of all the pen is really easy to use as it's just like a felt tip which makes it great for everyone to us, especially beginners or people who just cant do liquid eye-liner. The pen means that it glides on easily and it stays on most for most of the day.

smoulder kohl soap and glory
I love this for creating a very intense look as the application of the eye-liner is smooth and creamy and so brilliant for lining your water line.I find it lasts for most of the day however it does smudge a little under the eyes. Amazingly its only £5 however although it's a very  soft pencil, the pencil doesn't run down too quickly therefore its definitely worth it. 

Thanks for reading 

xx