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Style Scrutiny: Essex vs Chelsea

Love it, hate, watch it, avoid it….there is no denying that most of us will have an opinion. If you haven’t caught a glimpse of ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ (TOWIE) or ‘Made In Chelsea’ (MIC) you have either been living in a cave or tried extremely hard to ‘miss’ it.

The endless conversations around how ‘real’ the TOWIE and MIC characters are will no doubt continue, but for me, there is one thing that stands out a mile – the very contrasting take on style, appearance and glamour.

The charming ladies from Essex wouldn’t be seen dead without those super long fake lashes, volumising hair extensions and a lethal tan, whereas the Chelsea girls are a little more understated in their grooming style. Their tans, if they have one come from a weekend in St Tropez, rather than a bottle of it. Hair has an effortless look, and although make up is most definitely worn, it’s just a touch more refined. 
I took some screen grabs from both programmes to show the visible difference in style and make up during their everyday activities. Its quite fascinating.

At work

MIC vs TOWIE: Millie working as a MUA and Amy at her beauty salon.
Millie wins

 At Lunch

MIC vs TOWIE: Rosie from MIC is out with friends for lunch as are Billie and Sam
Billie and Sam win
With Friends
MIC vs TOWIE: A lunch with friends (Caggie & Lucy)
Caggie wins. Lucy looks way to orange.

Looking lovely
MIC vs TOWIE: Millie dolled up for a date, and Lauren look rather glam while cleaning the kitchen
Draw – they both look nice (although i’d never bother to glam up to wash dishes)
I imagine this is what a MIC and TOWIE girl’s ‘must have’ list would read like:

On the whole, both the Chelsea and Essex clans practice glam, however their interpretation of it is utterly different. I do think there is one Chelsea lady who might actually feel quite at home in Essex…

…Gabby, looking rather TOWIE.

Gabby, out for some drinks the Chelsea way?
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Made In Chelsea BOY Shares His Make Up Tips

Made In Chelsea, if you didn’t tune in to this new E4 reality show based around the Sloane’s that hang out on London’s King’s Road, then no doubt you have heard about it at least. They say its the “posh version of The Only Way Is Essex“. Maybe it is. However, there is one thing you won’t catch Mark, Kirk, Arg and co. (bar Harry) doing – and that is dabbing on some concealer here, and some bronzer there, curling lashes and fretting about volumised hair*. Welcome to the world of Ollie Locke, the MIC man who doesn’t leave the house without a tan (ok, so he has that part in common with the TOWIE’s). 

To be honest, i haven’t ever heard a man outside of a hair salon talk about volume…unless its the sound type, so when Ollie was stressing to his gf about the fact that his long, luscious brown locks are in need of a boost, and his skin was looking less than pristine, i was slightly taken aback. I am more than aware that men like to dabble in a tad more grooming these days, and i’m so up for that. However, i’m not sure how i would feel about my boy battling me for the mirror each morning to apply HIS MAKE UP!!  
I think i prefer a dash of a roughness. I’d be ok with the tan and the moisturiser…not sold on the rest. Or am I just worried he will look better than me?!
Heres is a little E4 video i came across, Ollie’s make up tips for boys! 
*Apart from Joey Essex, and his obsession with poofed up ream hair.