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Saturday, 23 April 2016

Boohoo Summer wishlist

So hi...

Another wishlist post today! To be honest this is more of a general clothes wishlist than a summer one but hey ho, it is coming up to the summer now so it seemed pretty appropriate. I'm pretty much obsessed with Boohoo, I don't know why but I just find the site the easiest to shop through and I love the clothes on there so ya know.

Boohoo Summer wishlist by chenday featuring a purple tank top

Sequin dress
boohoo.com

Cocktail dress
boohoo.com

Skater dress
boohoo.com

Crop top
boohoo.com

Purple tank top
boohoo.com

Baseball t shirt
boohoo.com

Red crop top
£7.02 - boohoo.com

Letterman jacket
boohoo.com

Flight jacket
boohoo.com

Floral romper
boohoo.com

Plus Anna Lace Up Lace Bralet
boohoo.com

Boohoo chelsea boots
£22 - boohoo.com

Boohoo beanie hat
£14 - boohoo.com

Boohoo round sunglasses
£6.94 - boohoo.com

For once I don't completely hate my current wardrobe, I mean I still think it doesn't really portray the style I want to go for but it's definitely getting there and I feel much more comfortable and stylish in what I'm wearing so that's a good thing. I'm liking to just window shop at the moment though, also since I really want to change my wardrobe into a capsule wardrobe I'll hopefully not be buying many clothes ever anyway so you know. but that all depends on how well behaved I am.

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Sunday, 27 March 2016

Evening Routine

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I've been really enjoying having a sort of routine to pamper myself the last few weeks. I think it's the cold that makes cosy pamper nights in feel like a must.
It's not a super fancy routine with a million products because in all honesty I get bored and don't have the money for a load of different skincare products anyway.
I have 2 kind of stages for my evening routine. The first is the sort of shower part and cleaning, while the second is the smaller details like nails and creams.

So this evening Routine is for when I get out of the shower in most cases. First I'll use my Frizz Ease oil, 1 or 2 pumps through my hair, in an attempt to tame it a bit. I'll then use these 2 SebaMed products I've been trialling.
One is a general face wash and the other is a toner specifically aimed to acne prone skin, which I have had trouble dealing with lately. I also like to use this Skin sincere Face Polish as it feels a bit gentler and smells less medicine like than the SebaMed products.
After my face is clean I've gotten into the habit of using these deep cleansing nose strips by Derma V10, It's really quite interesting to see how much dirt can be in your pores even after scrubbing.
I finish my face cleaning by using the Lush bubble gum lip scrub and the Body shop intense cream, which I wrote about before (here).

The next part is the real pampering, I use the body shop Vanilla Body butter all over now that it's usually completely dried. I'll then use the Superdrug skin care oil on my stomach for my surgery scars and few stretch marks. Now it's the fun part. Nails.
I'm awful at caring for my nails, the sound of a nail file gives me shivers and I have the bad habit of biting them but painting them or even just removing varnish is something I find super relaxing. I've recently love going for mulriple colours of my nails, This combination of light grey, light blue and light pink is probably my favourite as it definitely gives me a spring vibe. The polishes are all from MUA because hello? £1.

And that's as advanced as my evening routine gets skincare wise, I'll then get some comfy Pj's on and sit in bed with my laptop and a hot chocolate or tea, super comforting.

What's your evening routine look like?

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Doodle Dumpin 3#

So hi...

Feels like you guys know the deal for this shizz, I share my art and drawings to be judged! This time it's a mixture of both digital and traditional! Enjoy.

Any constructive criticism!

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Friday, 18 March 2016

My Instagram Life 2#

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Another Instagram post here today!
The idea of these posts is to show what I've been posting and doing on instagram in terms of portraying how well life is going but at the same time get real with you and say the things that weren't so picture perfect that have happened. Super real, Super honest, that's these posts.

My instagram has kept the theme of food selfies and drawings like last month but with a few more selfies!
I've been feeling selfie strong the last few weeks, well it terms of my face anyway. Body wise I've been a bit down and have started changes to get a little healthier and lose weight, as currently I just can't say I'm happy.
My drawings have been progressing really well, the copic markers I've bought are amazing and I've starting to draw sketches and drawings the way I want first time without having to erase and re draw a 10000 times, it's been a great motivator and confidence booster.
The lack of drawings however has been due to assignment period, the last 3 weeks has been a big stress to hand in and complete three different assignments all within a very short amount of time from each other, the university didn't really plan it out very well and It's cause a load of stress for a number of students.
My sleep schedule has also been awful still, I'm either not sleeping or sleeping for an hour or so at random points in the day, it's to the stage where I'm planning to see a doctor about it as it's past the stage of normal, I was awake for nearly 40 hours without feeling too sleepy this week and it was very weird. (I'm also writing this at 5am, yay).
and that's my instagram life recently.

How has the last few weeks been for you?

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Thursday, 17 March 2016

St.Patrick's Day OOTD

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Happy St.Patricks Day! When you're seeing this I'll be celebrating in Dublin! woop woop. Anyway today's a quick one to show two outfits I've put together themed for the day!

So this first outfit is super simple. It's a swing dress I got from boohoo super cheap, I think it was around £8? I bought it intending to wear it on paddy's day. Although I like it, It just doesn't sit as nicely on as I hoped and the neckline goes a tiny bit too low. to the point that I would be overly conscious of it the whole day, making it less enjoyable! But I do love the dress and will still be taking it with me, maybe for one of the other days I'm there.

The Second outfit I absolutely love as it's built around the amazing patterned mini skirt. It still keeps with the green them as well with a basic top tucked into the skirt and then some tights, I'll definitely be changing into this at some point on paddy's day, just decided not to start in it as I didn't think I'd enjoy having to watch my skirt while travelling.

The last outfit is the one I decided to wear on the plane, It's this super cool baggy dress that I actually stole off my mum ( hurray for mums with good clothes, or just mum generally, you rock mums.) so I don't actually know where it was that she picked it up from but I love it. The cut out shoulders and golden detailing makes me feel so cool and chic in it, and the bagginess makes it comfortable while still nice due to the fitted bottom.

What are you wearing this St. Patrick's day? Are you celebrating it at all?

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

St. Patricks Day Make-up!

So hi...

A day early with this one but I'll be having a OOTD post for paddy's day itself so look forward to that!
So paddy's day is something I tend to celebrate big, I have a lot of Irish in my mums side of the family and as long as I can remember everyone was out and about together for paddy's day. There's a lot of fond memories for me. Last year I was gutted to not do anything for paddy's day as I still had Uni, But this year I'll be in Ireland in the middle of Dublin for Paddy's day with family and friends and I can't wait, What better way to spend St. Patricks day!
As such I thought I would do a little showcase of what I'll be wearing on my face for paddy's day, well the part the makes it themed anyway.

So without meaning to I ended up using mainly Make-up Revolution Products. My base I used all my normal products that I would use daily, which I'll probably do an updated post on soon so be ready for that!
The main product I used was then the Acid brights palette, using the greens white and Orange as the Main look was to do two little irish flags on my eye lids, I also used two single Makeup revolution shadows in Temtpress and Frozen for underneath the eyes and a little of frozen over top of the white.

Here's a little swatch card to see what all the colours look off the skin. To Accompany the eyes I decided on this pretty coral coloured lipstick from Miss sporty, which I can't even tell you the shade name as the label has rubbed off. My bad!

These were pretty much perfect to create a super nice look, I then put gel black liner in a thin line over top, cause girl I love my cat flick.

And here's the finished look! Honestly I probably won't be able to make it look this good on the actual day as I'll be flying and also travelling alone I feel a bit silly dressed up ready to go out, Even though I shouldn't. I might just stop being a coward and just wear it from start to end.

Are you doing anything for St.Patricks day?

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Carry on Travel bag.

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So I'm going to Ireland for the weekend for paddy's day at the end of this week and I thought I would show what I'm planning to take along with me in my carry on bag.

Now because it's only a short flight from England to Ireland the flight itself will only last about an hour, so it terms of entertainment and things to refresh myself I don't really need all that much so the list is pretty short.

My Phone- Pretty obvious one here, I'll be travelling alone and meeting up with people once I leave the plane, so kinda need to know where they are!

Headphones- this is probably what I consider my most important essential to keep my entertained and just listen to music to drown out the sound of other people.

Wipes- Because dang, aeroplanes and airports be gross, I at least want to have wipes to feel a little cleaner. I'll have antibacterial hand gel as well.

Make-up- I'm undecided about if I'll wear make-up to the airport, I may wear a minimal amount and then top up on my powder before getting off the plane as I'll immediately be doing things and on the go.

Diary- Just so I can do some scheduling and planning while I have the time.

Sketchpad- This will be my man source of entertainment to just practice and doodle with my music

Spray- Cause no one wants to be smelling in a small compact space.

Dry Shampoo- I'll probably have freshly washed air getting on the plane but the atmosphere and stuff on the plane I feel like will kill my hair, so why not give it a little refresh.

Moisturiser- This is for just before I get off the plane because the air in a plane is so drying and horrible for the skin.

Lip Balm- Like above the air in a plane be hella dry, my lips need protecting you know!

Glasses- I'm unfortunately one of those people that has to deal with travel sickness, especially when trying to read or do something. Its the worst in cars, so I may not be that bad on the plane but I thought wear my glasses while drawing might lessen the potential strain.

That's the main important things I'll be taking with me, as I said the flight will only be an hour so I don't need a lot of stuff. I'll be taking it all in my trusty backpack!

What are your travel on essentials?

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Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

The Capsule Wardrobe: The Plan

So hi...

I love the concept of a capsule wardrobe. I recently rewatched all of Vivannadoesmakeup's videos on her capsule wardrobe and swooning a little. It's just such a clean and organised way to keep clothes and get rid of the useless crap that just ends up collecting dust at the bottom of the wardrobe.
As such I've been thinking about how to start making my own wardrobe a capsule wardrobe. Now I don't think I could really do as good as Vivianna with only 36 items each season. I've made myself a breakdown of what I'd like to have in my wardrobe in total as in all honesty, I want to just completely rebuild my wardrobe as I feel like I've collected a lot of things that I don't really care for or just don't reflect my style all that much.
Anyway This will be in some form a mini series?
The break up will be the plan now, then when I have time after my recent assignment dates are past. ( UGhH Second term assignments why you all so close together!).
Now I've thought to plan for 100 items overall, and in this includes Shoes, Dresses, Tops, Bottoms (with sub categories of shorts trousers and skirts!) and then Coats.
This plan may change, as I collect things I may notice I've missed items out or that I don't actually need as much as planned, it's a learning curve.
Let''s go.
Breakdown! 100 items.

Coats: 14
Shoes: 14
Tops: 30
Dresses: 10
Bottoms: 42
-Shorts: 10
-Skirts: 7
-Trousers: 15

That's the basic breakdown I've decided on, these would then be swapped out and changed around for each season.
Just a note, the 14 coats are because I've considered hoodies in that category which are basically my life, always gonna have about 5 of them. Student life yo.

Now is the long process of clearing through my wardrobe and deciding what I would actually keep as apart of this system.

Do you have a capsule wardrobe? any tips?

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Email: chenday@hotmail.co.uk

Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Sunday, 6 March 2016

Spring Cleaning.

So hi...

Where did the term spring cleaning come from? Like how did it become a thing...
Well where ever it came from, It's definitely what I've been doing lately.
I had a uni assignment due Wednesday which I've been stressing over the last two week and after handing it in and waking up Wednesday morning I was a bit at a loss of what to do. My flatmate felt the same, and after chatting for a bit and looking at the flat we decided to clean it, completely, scrubbing it all head to toe. and that's exactly what he did, we went to our local Morrison's for some cleaning products, stuck some good old Abba on, and got cleaning.

And it was actually super refreshing, I mean I clean generally all the time, tidying my room etc etc but it's been a while since I've really done a deep clean, and making the whole flat all gleaming and sparkly was really satisfying, It made me feel clean and refreshed as well, and after the stressful past few weeks it was just what I needed.
Halfway through my flatmate mentioned that it was spring cleaning and it made me think is it just a natural thing to end up cleaning, whether mentally or physically this time of year?
Maybe it was because we had just handed it an assignment that had stressed us out, Maybe it was because it was a nice day out with blue skies and a refreshing wind.
I honestly don't really know but it was great.

So if you're feeling a little in down in the dumps and stuck in the winter stage, I'd really recommend doing some spring cleaning of your own.

Here's some other little things I've done or will be doing to continue my spring cleaning theme.
-Change up my wardrobe:
Dusting of those brighter coloured clothes and the lightweight pieces that have been buried in the back of my closet.
-Have a pamper night:
My skin really took a hit this winter, more than I've ever had before, so I really want to have a night to pamper my skin and myself in general, paint my nails some pastel colour, enjoy some hot chocolate and watch some youtube videos or streams with a face mask, so relaxing.
-Try that healthy smoothie jazz:
I quite like myself a good smoothie, or some granola and yogurt. But I'll be honest, when it's so cold outside and dark, I really just want to curl up in my blankets with something more comforting, But I'm gonna make an effort to make myself smoothies for on the go and a few more light meals and lunches.
-Enjoy a hobby:
Kinda doing this already with the whole drawing arty thing but this is to anyone, maybe try a new hobby or rekindle an old one like I have. I have this cool scene of me painting or sketches on my giant sketch pad next to my window with the bright light coming in and a nice breeze, super cute like.
-Get out:
This isn't a set spring specific thing you can do but I think again, it's cold asf in winter and sometimes getting outside is the last thing you want to do. I'll be trying to change that up a little in the next few months. I'd like to walk around the city centre a little more.

That's all I really had to say today, I just kinda get the deal about spring cleaning now, in whatever form that may take. That shit can be super refreshing.

Have you done any spring cleaning recently?

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Email: chenday@hotmail.co.uk

Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Boohoo Spring wishlist.

So hi...

Man oh man, it's been a while since I've done a wishlist post, kinda forgot they existed if I'm honest.
But now that it's getting a little warmer ( By that I mean only SLIGHTLY warmer... like sun where you at?) I thought it was about time for one, this is also a way I like to fantasise about all the clothes I would get for the new season if I wasn't a broke ass bitch. It's tough.

I'm obsessed with boohoo lately, although I can't get many new pretty things often the last 5/6 orders of clothes I've gotten have been from boohoo. I'm feeling like cosy clothes are still my jam to be honest, spring is always weird in the UK since it's supposed to be getting warmer and the skies are blue, but damn that chilly wind hasn't left yet.
So I like to have cosy but lightweight jumpers and jackets.
Also feeling the party pieces because only 7 weeks till I've finished my 2nd year of uni..
Which dear god it's terrifying. 2 years at Birmingham already.

Booho Spring wishlist by chenday featuring v-neck tops

Trapeze dress
boohoo.com

Short party dress
boohoo.com

Asymmetrical shirt
boohoo.com

Stripe top
boohoo.com

V neck top
boohoo.com

Bomber jacket
boohoo.com

Flower print romper
boohoo.com

Cora Cropped Boxy Denim Jacket
boohoo.com

Hot shorts
boohoo.com

Destroyed jeans
boohoo.com

Niamh Keyhole Detail Bardot Bodysuit
boohoo.com

Jenny Satin Contrast Trim Crop Vest Shorts Set
boohoo.com

Lacing boots
boohoo.com

Cable beanie
boohoo.com

What has your favourite retailer been lately? Are you feeling spring yet?
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Email: chenday@hotmail.co.uk

Much love guys!

Chenelle

xxx

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