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    I graduated in July and moved to London in August, and it just kind of feels like life has been on a fast-forward button since then to be honest. Time just seems to have gone so fast and before I had a chance to blink we're in March and I still haven't found a job in the journalism industry.

    To say I wasn't getting disheartened would be a lie - I've been for a few interviews now and unfortunately they've all been unsuccessful. They've gone well, don't get me wrong, I just don't have enough experience. However, the catch 22 there is that I couldn't get more experience because I couldn't get an internship. Now and then I just have one of those days where I just feel frustrated as I'm so passionate and just want to get into work. I get quite emotional worrying about things I don't need to, stressing myself out for no reason. So I just have to take a step back, spend a day on my own, and realise it hasn't even been a year since I graduated.

    I've been working in a pub back in Essex. I've worked there for eight years now (on and off between university) and have since gone back. Yep - I'm commuting out of London to work.. backwards I know. But my boss is a good friend of mine so I'm happy to help out. However I do just have this nagging in the back of my head that I've taken a step back after finishing uni rather than forward.



    Buuuuut rent needs to be paid at the end of the day, and money is money! My boss is very good to me and ensures I have the hours I need so my rent and bills are, in fact, paid. I'm also trying to be a grown up and stop spending every penny every month so I don't have to be skint all the time waiting for my next pay check just for the sake of a Zara parcel.

    THE TIME HAS COME. On Friday I applied for a Fashion Editorial internship at InStyle magazine and ONLY WENT AND GOT IT. I am literally over the moon! I started on Tuesday 6th March - literally five days after I applied! It's all happened really quickly, and to be honest, I'm a bit overwhelmed by it. I keep pinching myself that this is actually happening to me.

    But it is! This has happened to me. I have an internship for my dream career at a big publication! Oh my Christ. I absolutely love it. I have, in fact, only done one day. I am aware of that, but the vibe of the office is just amazing! Everyone so far has been so friendly and welcoming to me. 

    I'm going to do a weekly update each Saturday to update you on what I've been up to and how it's going. I'm so overwhelmed and felt quite emotional ringing my parents letting them know I'd got it. I am just so lucky to have such a supportive network around me. Hopefully this leads to more! 


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    I certainly have a big soft spot for trainers, much to the displeasure of my bank account. Thankfully so does my boyfriend, so I don't get disapproving looks and eye-rolls if I buy a pair. He's also really good at remembering things. When the grey Adidas NMD's came out, I fell in love and showed them to him. I was lucky enough to receive them for Christmas from him, god knows after how long after I showed them to him. I've been lusting over them for so long and almost bought them so many times. 

    The NMD's are quite possibly one of the comfiest (and prettiest) pair of trainers I own. When I'm wearing them it literally doesn't feel like I have trainers on and they are so light. I love the colour of them, as they're grey they go with so much too.


    I'm definitely a trainer hoarder too, I have so many pairs so spend so long deciding what shoes to wear. I cannot part with trainers either, why spend that much money on them to sell them for half the price?! 

    If you're debating investing in a pair of NMD's, I would definitely recommend it. I wear them if I know I'm going to be doing a lot of walking and never regret it. They haven't rubbed my feet whatsoever, they're so comfy and they just look so good. 

    I am sold by the NMD's and I'm definitely going to invest in more colours! They are fast becoming the trainers I reach for with most outfits. 

    What do you think of the NMD's?


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    I'm definitely one of those people that gets bored of my wardrobe easily. As much as I love jeans and seem to have acquired so many of them, it does get boring wearing them all the time. I've jumped onto the vinyl skirt bandwagon and have been on the hunt for one for so long, but I'm so picky so it wasn't an easy task.

    I finallllly found one in Topshop and I've absolutely fallen in love with it! It's so versatile and I've paired it with different combinations. It just seems to go with everything, tops, shirts and jumpers! Which is definitely a bonus in this absolutely freezing weather.


    I particularly love the zip detail. It just adds a separation into the skirt so it's not all the same and adds a focal point to it. The pockets on the skirt as well as the lining detail at the top and the bottom of it really adds to what drew me to it. I had my mind set on vinyl and not just a leather-look skirt, but that definitely made it harder to find one.

    It did take me a while to find it in my size. I first saw it in store in Liverpool but not in my size. I'm very slim and skirts often don't fit me well and just look too big, but I'm also 5"6 so I can't buy anything from their petite range, which is just so frustrating. After two months of trying every store I could, looking online every day, and then it going into the sale I pretty much gave up! However, it came back in stock in my size and I've never ordered anything quicker!



    This is one of my favourite wardrobe staples at the minute and I don't see myself getting bored of this anytime soon! It just goes with so many different things and adds such a nice touch to what seems to be a boring outfit. I get compliments every time I wear it, so I'm definitely glad I bought it! 

    What's your favourite wardrobe piece at the moment?


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    After graduating six months ago I am so motivated to get my life together (after I get over the shock that its been that long already?!) I have a lot of career ambitions and as I apply for jobs I become more driven to pursue the career I want to. I read the job specifications and get so excited at the thought that I could one day be doing that job. To be perfectly honest, I've had a really shitty week which consisted of arsehole customers at work and lack of motivation, and it just resulted in a lot of crying. But tonight I just went for a drive on my own and sat by the sea, took a step back from everything, and just thought about what it is I wanted in life and how this one shit week does not define anything. It's just a bad week, that's all.


    Since I was little I have absolutely loved fashion and beauty. I used to go to my Nans house and draw countless pictures of different silhouettes with different outfits on; labels attached explaining what fabric would be used (sometimes stuck onto the paper if Nan let me cut something up) and what make up and accessories would be used to ‘complete the look’.

    I was going to do a fashion promotion course at college, but I pulled out at the last minute to do A-Levels instead because I was too intimidated of what the other girls on the course would be like – honestly one of my biggest regrets. However, at sixteen you do seem to have this image in your head that girls that study fashion will be bitchy and stuck up, and I just couldn’t bare the thought of spending the next two years surrounded by people like that (I’m sure they were all absolutely lovely girls!) I definitely doubted if it was for me during my first year of uni, but I think it was just because I hated my course. I completed a week of work experience at YOU magazine and absolutely adored it and that single week motivated me for the next two years to complete my degree so I could end up somewhere like there.  

    My boyfriend has been so lucky to get a junior job within the industry he studied at university. I am honestly so proud of him, he’s just getting paid to do what he does in his spare time! He’s a Junior 3D Visualiser, and he studied CGI at uni. He found out on our last day in Paris that he’d got it, so that just completely topped the whole holiday off.

    After Alex getting his job, it’s definitely motivated me to keep going and to ensure I pursue a career in my degree subject and not settle for a job I don’t want to be doing. It would definitely be easier to do that, but I haven’t studied for three years to go into a job I’m not happy or passionate about. Fashion or Beauty Journalism would just be my absolute dream career and I just cannot wait to get a job within it.

    I’m continuing to apply for jobs within the Fashion and Beauty journalism sector and have continued with my blog to continue with my writing. I love all things stationary, so after over two months searching for the perfect one, I’ve bought my diary for this year and it’s really helping me stick to writing regular posts (I did buy it just after the New Year, thank god.) I feel so organised and motivated, and I’m genuinely really excited to see what this year holds.

    I am so lucky to have the people around me that I do, I have the most amazing friends and family it is unreal. My parents have always been extremely supportive of what I want to do, and I am so grateful for it. Alex is so supportive of everything I do and I’m so lucky to have found someone like him. I didn't even realise it was actually possible to be this happy with someone else (sorry for the cringe), but I just couldn't wish for anyone better. We are so supportive of each other and I'm so excited for all that we have planned so far, and to see what the future holds. 


    The absolute rock in my life is my best friend. I honestly could not ask for anybody better than Phoebe. We used to spend every waking moment together until our lives changed paths and we went our separate ways. But just because we went our different ways, it didn’t mean our friendship had to change, and if anything, we’ve only become closer. Even though she lives in a different country I can count on her, and I cannot even comprehend how supportive she is towards me, and can't explain how much I miss her. But hey, at least I've always got somewhere to stay in Spain.


    I think the point of this blog post really is to just tell you to keep going. Embrace your support network around you: take a step back and realise those that are there to watch you prosper, and cut ties with those waiting for you to fail. Get rid of the negativity in your life. Don’t settle for things that won’t make you happy, and even if it takes a bit longer, keep going until you’re happy. Otherwise what’s the point? What is the point getting up every morning to go to a job you hate and allow it to make you miserable? That is not the life I want to lead, and I am so determined that I will get my dream career, no matter how long it takes. Keep going. When it gets hard, find your calm place, take a step back and analyse things. It will all be okay.


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    I seem to have developed an addiction to buying eyeshadow palettes, but you can never have too many, right? A couple of months ago I FINALLY ordered my first Morphe palette. It's safe to say I was not disappointed! I bought the 25B Bronzed Mocha palette, which is a mix of matte and shimmer shades.

    I have numerous palettes and always use shades from a range of different ones, but this one has every shade I need in one! I've used this for so many different looks so far, from a smoky eye for an evening, or a subtle day look to a bold look by using the shimmer shades. I don't usually tend to use shimmer shades much as I prefer matte, so when I do I want it to be noticeable so always spray the brush first with a setting spray to make the glitter more intense.


    Morphe products are such good value for the money: they're not expensive but the quality definitely seems it. The colours in the palette are so pigmented, so not a lot of shadow is needed to see the colour on the eye, unlike some shadows where you have to swirl the brush in a lot to get a little amount of shadow on the eye. Good pigmentation is definitely something I look for in an eyeshadow palette. It shows a good quality and means the product isn't being wasted having to build up the colour to match the one in the pan.

    I've used this palette quite a lot already, but can barely tell by looking at it. The colours go so well together meaning a lot of different looks can be created! They blend easily together too, and I haven’t found them to go blotchy on the eye and just stick to one place.


    Overall, I am so pleased I bought this palette! I was stuck between this and the 25A Copper Spice palette, but I'm so glad I went with this one. This is definitely my new go-to palette and I can't wait to invest in more Morphe products!

    What are your go-to palettes?


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    Chloe Gallacher, 23, self-confessed shopping addict. Often get told I wear too much black. Recent Journalism graduate aspiring to pursue a career within Fashion and Beauty Journalism.
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