All Time Low @ The O2 Apollo | Manchester

On Thursday, 22/03/2017, my boyfriend and I attended our second concert of the year. We saw All Time Low at the O2 Apollo in Manchester. All Time Low were my favourite band a few years ago, as cliche as it sounds they were there for me when I was experiencing trouble with friends at age 14 so as you can probably appreciate I was pretty excited for this!

This was my first visit to this venue, I'm one step closer to being able to say I've visited every concert venue in Manchester! First impressions of the venue: It's massive! It is a Grade II listed building, with a capacity of 3,500. It's among the biggest venues in Manchester, second only to the Manchester Arena. I'll be honest, from the outside the venue does appear to be in need of some TLC but inside the character really does shine and you get a real theatre feel. The venue features a permanently seated balcony and a downstairs that can be either seated or standing. The seats in the venue were rather comfy, a step up from the moth ridden ones found in Arenas! As it is an O2 venue those of us who are on the O2 network can make use of the priority queue which grants you with priority access, although for us this wasn't very useful as we were seated anyway, still pretty cool though! Whilst queuing we were also given a free copy of this months 'Rock Sound' magazine which helped kill some time in the queue.  

First support was an American pop punk band named Waterparks. I really enjoyed their set and I even knew one of their songs already, which is rare for me because I'm quite out of touch with new music (something I'm trying to work on). The second support was an American punk rock band names SWMRS. (pronounced like swimmers) These are not really my style but they were still very much enjoyed by the crowd. They were very excitable and genuinely looked like they were having the time of their life. Although they did get a little political in the middle of their set which was a bit strange.

All Time Low were amazing. It was everything I hoped for and more, I sang my little heart out to every song that I loved when I was 14 years old. As you would expect with an All Time Low show there were a fair few 'dirty' jokes made, nothing too raunchy though. The atmosphere as a whole was beautiful, from the chemistry between the band and between fans. They played a great balance between old songs and new songs which I was very grateful for. Listening to Alex sing Therapy live was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard, it gave me goosebumps! A final honorable mention must be given for the lighting team on this tour. The lights were INSANE and by far the best I've ever seen.

Overall I had the best time and I desperately wish I could go back and relive it all over again. Hopefully I will get to go to their next Manchester show!

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post! These types of posts are my favourite to write so hopefully there will be more to come.

-Chloe

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Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother's Day is coming up and if you're like me you'll want to spoil your mum to show her just how much you appreciate her. BUT as I am living on a student budget I have been on the hunt for some gifts perfect for my mum that wont break the bank, and I thought that I would share some of them with you.

1. Flowers are a classic Mother's Day gift, in fact it's what my mum normally gives my grandma for Mother's Day. Although I wont be gifting my own mum flowers, she's not the best at keeping plants alive, I have found a couple of places with some lovely bouquets available. Morrisons have always been a go to for my family when it comes to flowers, they have bouquets available ranging from £5 to £20. Many mainstream retailers also have beautiful flowers available including M&S (they are giving away free chocolate with some of their bouquets!), Next and Debenhams. There is bound to be something to suit your mums taste!

2. A gift hamper is my usual go-to gift for any occasion. You can either create your own or purchase a ready made one from a range of places including Debenhams and M&S. For me personally I like to make my own hampers, you can fill them with all of your mum's favourite things from chocolate to beauty bits to candles. The possibilities are infinite!

3. Going out for a nice meal on Mother's Day is a tradition for my family. Usually we will just take a trip to a local pub for some food but if you're more adventurous than us you could venture into a fancier restaurant. Whatever your mum's favourite food is. My family prefer English pub food but for me personally I would rather go for an Italian any day!

4. Breakfast in bed, this isn't exactly a gift but it is something I used to do for my mum when I was younger and didn't have any money for gifts. I remember I made my first attempt at scrambled eggs on Mother's Day morning one year for my mum and being heartbroken when she didn't eat it, I don't blame her though to be honest! But nowadays I think I could cook up something a lot better for breakfast.My suggestion would definitely be a big plate of pancakes!

5. The Hotel Chocolat Mother's Day collection features chocolate boxes ranging from £8 to £160 (yikes!) and also some hampers featuring Prosecco starting at £25. Thorntons also have very similar gifts starting at £5. If your mum is a bit of a chocoholic I would definitely recommend you check some of these out. It would be cruel for me to gift my mum chocolate as she is avoiding snacking to fit into her wedding dress, this would however mean that I would be able to eat them instead....worth considering!

Thank you for reading! I hope that this post gave you a couple of ideas for Mother's Day and I hope you enjoyed!

-Chloe

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ghd Copper Luxe Premium Gift Set

Achieve criminally smooth results with the ghd V copper luxe premium gift set...

If you read the post I made about My Christmas Day you will already know that for my main present I received the ghd V Copper Luxe Premium Gift Set. I have only ever used ghd straighteners on my hair as my mum has always had them and I got my first pair when I was around 12. I have been in need of a new pair for a while now as I managed to burn through the wire of my old ones... oops!

In The Box...
- ghd V copper luxe styler
- Copper luxe heat-resistant bag
- NAILS INC® nail polish

First of all, the copper straighteners are very pretty. But looks aside as with all ghd products they are really great quality and create amazing looks with as little damage to the hair as possible. Each ghd V classic styler features advanced ceramic heat technology delivering the optimum styling temperature to create sleek and smooth everyday styles with enhanced shine. The rounder barrel and smooth contoured plates allow you to create bouncy curls, tousled texture and the ultimate sleek look, so you always so you can be ready for whatever the party season throws at you. They heat up impressively quickly which is perfect when I'm getting ready in a rush. My favourite thing about ghd straighteners is that they feature an automatic sleep function which switches the straightener off automatically after 30 minutes, which is really great for peace at mind on rushed days.  

The set also comes with a nail polish to match the straighteners, how cool is that? But in all seriousness the nail polish is actually really good and I have used it a couple of times. Although it does come off more gold than copper so not an exact match unfortunately!

The gift set that I have is currently available for £115 (£20 off!) at ghd and feelunique!

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post!

-Chloe

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Urban Decay 'Naked Ultimate Basics' Palette

There’s only one Naked, and once you go Naked, you’ll never go back...

For Christmas I received my first ever high-end eye shadow palette, the Urban Decay 'Naked Ultimate Basics' palette. This palette has quickly become my go to eye shadow palette, I have been using it a lot recently so I decided to share my thoughts on it with you today.


The palette consists of 12 shades, mostly nudes and also a couple of darker, more adventurous shades to create bolder looks. Every single one is not only new, but also exclusive to this palette...

1. Blow
2. Nudie
3. Commando
4. Tempted
5. Instinct
6. Lethal
7. Pre-Game
8. Extra Bitter
9. Faith
10. Lockout
11. Magnet
12. Blackjack

All of the colours are very wearable and can be blended out nicely to create subtle or can be built up to create bold looks. The colours go on smoothly although some of the lighter shades do need to be built up more than others for them to show on my skin tone but I have no problems with the pigmentation in the darker colours. The range of colours is perfect for creating day time looks and night time looks. My favourite shades in the palette are extra bitter and lockout. I use these two on an almost daily basis.

Although the website states that the palette consists of 12 matte shades to me the shade Blow is more of a shimmer. Although for me this is not an issue as it provides quite a nice highlight colour this may be something to bear in mind before purchasing. I also feel a little let down by the shade Lethal  as it looks more purple toned in the pan but when on my skin it appears more brown, the colour is still very pretty and wearable.

The rose gold packaging is absolutely stunning and also very aesthetically pleasing. The palette also features a huge mirror which is very convenient for travelling. The palette also comes with a brush which is pretty good quality, one end is a normal eyeshadow brush and the other is a smudger brush which is perfect for creating smokey eyes.

The palette is available for purchase in places like Debenhams for £39.50 (10% off in Debenhams at the moment so you can grab this palette for £35.55!) Although this is quite a lot of money I feel that the amount of shadows that you get in the palette and the quality of them is well worth the price and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a versatile eyeshadow palette.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post!

-Chloe

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