INNER PARISIAN...I WISH

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past week, I  have been feeling like crap. I had the most horrid cold, it just drained everything out of me, all I wanted to do was sleep, and have a "The 100" binge,  but today i'm feeling a lot more human hence back to the blogging schedule. 

Once again, all black err'thaaang. I'm not a fan of a skin tight silhouette so the boxy shape this outfit makes is a big hit with me. The jumper is a Mango sale purchase, I love the oversized feel it gives, its VERY thick so nice and cosy for winter. It also has ridges which again adds to the oversized feel of the look. Paired with a leather skirt and brogues = simple, easy yet chic. 

I'm really inspired by parisian chic, everything is so simple yet it looks so pulled together. 

Anyway, back to uni work for me - 8 weeks to go until the end! Wish me luck! 

Chloe x

LIVIIN' FOR LEATHER

The weather today was perfect for blog picture taking! It was still nippy mind you!

I really love the effect the sun can give an image, there's something really warm about it..

Anyhoo, on to the details, this leather is my absolute go-to I LOVE it. I bought it about this time last year from Mango in the sale, it was reduced from £70 to £20 so I could not turn it down. I do love a good leather, they give outfits a real edge, and that's something I love in my fashion. I'm not a big fan of girly finishings, more of a rough and ready kind of girl. 

Next is this shirt dress ( FIND SIMILAR HERE ) I bought it from Boohoo in the summer but never really got chance to wear it, so i'm lining it up ready for this summer, and if that fails  Australia, it'll defo be warm enough to wear it there! Boohoo have really been upping their game as of late in terms of their designs, I used to think they only really did night out dresses, but boy was I wrong. They have some really nice stuff, and it's soo cheap! TYSM!

I bought these boots whilst I was in America in the summer, they're from a shop called Charlotte Russe..it seemed like our equivalent of New Look. I call these boots my Taylor Swift boots, they just seem like something she would have worn back in the "teardrops on my guitar" days. 

Til' next time.. 

All Zara'd Out...

Procrastination is at a high point, and since I have already watched too many episodes of "The Vampire Diaries" that is healthy for one day, I thought lets get another blog post up. I am really trying to be committed to my blog and working on making sure I get up good content that I feel really represents me as a person..on that note, here it is todays post.

I am a big fan of neutral tones in clothes and in fact life...you know the greys, blacks, whites and creams. I feel like investing in clothes within that colour palette means that automatically your clothes become timeless, they're not restricted to a trend, or a season. Your able to mix and match items depending on the season, with this in mind here is an OOTD. 

Zara is the home of all things timeless and by far one of my favourite shops on the high street. The pieces are really great quality, for not a ridiculous amount of money.

I love how grey and black look together, it creates a really well pulled together look with really minimal effort. These leather trousers are a staple in my wardrobe and I got them during the January sales for £20 - BARGAIN! Although Zara no longer has this exact style in stock any more, they do have very similar pairs in store currently, so definitely worth a look if you're in the market  for some leather trousers. 

 I have just ordered a statement tee from Missguided which I think will work really well paired with these trousers and some converse. 

This jumper is the cosey-est, snuggly jumper I own - so cheers Zara for that one. Again it has a really laid back yet chic feel about it with the serious ability to dress up and dress down. I will be really sad when its time to put this one away from summer! I bought this whilst I was in London for my 21st in December as we were heading to an Ice Bar, and clever old me didn't have anything appropriate to wear. 

My Bag and belt are Mango - another fave of mine. The shoes are Topshop, they have restocked these for the summer at at £18 they are a bit of a steal really - so go on treat yourself!

Soz about the awful carpet, i'm still at my uni house and the landlords taste is certainly..umm..different. I'll be home soon so expect some lovely backdrops of the Welsh countryside ( weather permitting! )

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Is it spring yet?

Ok, so its official...Uni swallowed me whole and left me no time to keep up with blogging, buuut after taking a browse around the blogosphere, I realised actually I really enjoy blogging and it is something I am really passionate about - why I let it slip I will never know. Slap on the wrists for me!

But back on topic eh?! Is it spring yet, this winter has d-r-a-g-g-e-d! I am not a great lover of winter as it is, but holy moly this one has been never ending! I am so ready for spring, warm weather, cold drinks the lot. Dreaming of summer is honestly getting me through deadlines! I have so many at the moment, with my second year at Uni fast coming to an end - Which is very scary, only one more year until I'm in the big bad world of employment! AH!

  As you may already have noticed, a few things have changed about me since I last blogged. Firstly, my severe lack of tan - BOO! Also my hair, it is now a lot shorter and brown. My hair whilst blonde always strayed off course to an orange shade, which drove me mad. Its probably because of the many years of dying my hair and that one not so clever time I decided to dye my hair brown/red ( I blame Rihanna for that one) so with all that in mind, I wanted to take my hair back to basics and got the chop around november. Whilst there is still a small amount of dye in my hair the majority is my natural colour so I plan of getting my blonde on again soon..

To start of the weekly posts that WILL be coming is a quick look I pulled together. During winter, I am a stickler for leather, leather and more leather. I think its effortlessly chic, and can be styled in so many ways to create the perfect look. Here i've paired my River Island leather skirt, with a H&M basics striped top, my favourite ASOS pointed chelsea and my Mango Celine-esq bag. I'm not a big jewellery girl, although I wish I was...but i've put on my Mulberry silver clasp to complete the look. I love the way silver jewellery is so versatile, and doesn't have to break the bank to look classy.

I  have not quite got to grips with my tripod so apologies for the lack of shoe in the first image - who knew they could be so confusing! I am going to be really committed with my posting in the coming weeks and months and really am ready to fall back in love with blogging. 

I am hoping to set up a new twitter for my Candidly Chloe blog in the next few days, as currently it is linked with my personal account so its about time to sort that - I'll be sure to let you know when that's going live!

Anyway, thank you for sticking with me,

Chloe xx