SPRING LOOK

Happy Easter everyone!

Sadly, my bank holiday weekend has less of the partying and more of the uni work..boooo.

I've got just under 3 weeks until I finish uni for good and I am SOOO excited but yet so nervous I have so much work to do and not a lot of time left to do it, hence the serious lack of activity on here and across my social media but don't fear i'll get back to the schedule once it's all over! buzzing..i'm over education now. 

I've pieced together a simple yet chic look, perfect for drinks with the girls or even a date. I am obsessed with shirts for spring and summer. This top is a BooHoo special, it's rather sheer so perfect to throw on for a warm summers day. I'm hoping to expand my shirt collection, can't go wrong with a white pressed shirt in my opinion they're just so effortlessly chic!

I've styled it with my favourite Zara ripped jeans and these Topshop studded heels. 

What's your go-to spring look?

Chloe xx

A VERY WINDY WAKEFIELD

I've just got back from a few days visiting my bestie in Leeds. I got such a cool vibe from Leeds, everyone dresses cool, there is cool architecture and there are so many cool bars and restaurants - I can NOT believe I haven't been up earlier! 

I've had an interest in art and specifically sculpture for quite a while now so visiting the Hepworth art gallery whilst "up north" was a must! The building itself is incredible and the sculptures inside are pretty ace too, so I'd 100% recommend if you're ever in the Leeds area! 

Whist there I did a quick shoot with my friend for my uni work so I thought whilst I had such a cool background why not kill two birds with one stone! 

I recently bought these pants from ZARA, they're tailored ankle grazers which I think are perfect to be styled from slouchy to going out out.. I've had my eye on a pair on ASOS for a while so when I spotted these in ZARA I had to take the plunge! I think they would look so cool paired with a slouchy tee and a leather but because it was blimmin' freezing I had to wrap up warm, therefore I paired it with a simple grey jump and my ASOS faux shearling jacket and my NIKE trainers - Casual sunday attire!

Casually Styled // Zara Boyfriend Jeans

I am fast approaching my trip to America, my suitcase is packed, my hand luggage is nearly ready to go..I've only got a few bits of bobs to get from town today, and then I am ready! WOO! I Fly on Saturday, and I can not wait!

As the majority of my warm clothes are packed, I'm having to really search to collate an outfit..

Here is today's look - I love these Zara boyfriend jeans! I have probably been searching for a good pair of boyfriend jeans for about a year or so now. Every pair i've seen have either drowned me, or just looked plain silly! As I do have quite slim legs, I needed a pair that had semi structure to them without being to "Skinny"...Picky I know! I often have an exact idea of a piece of clothing that I'd like, and I don't settle until I find exactly what I'm looking for, and these jeans are a perfect example of it!

Here i've rolled the bottom of the jeans slightly to show the detail of the sandals, these sandals are so old. I bought these from H&M maybe about 3 years ago, and I just love them. Again I'm very particular with the style of sandals that I'm looking for and until I find a pair, these aren't going anywhere!

Paired with this oversized H&M top, creates the perfect casual look. It's pulled together without being too overdone..If you're looking to add a little more shazaam to an outfit, pair it with jewellery, and perhaps some heels et voila! 

In terms of posts while I'm away, I probably won't get much of a chance to get any up, but be sure to check out my Instagram at Candidly Chloe to follow everything I get up to on my holibobs! I will updating that daily!

And of course, that haul when I get back..brace your selves, It's gonna be a goodern! 

Til' next time...

April Favourites

April Favourites already?!

I can't believe we are already coming to the end of April, Its May next week. Holy moly! 

Additionally, I'm officially on my summer break, I know I have a VERY early summer but I'm certainly not complaining - so technically speaking that is my first favourite - YAY! 

But now onto my actual April favourites...These are the products that I have been loving during the month of April!

Lets start with the bloggers favourite, Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. Now obviously there has been a lot of hype over this product over the last few years, with people saying that it really is everything you need in a concealer..and then some. It certainly doesn't disappoint! Not only does it provide excellent dark circle coverage, (cancelling out my deep purple bags) its also adds a highlighting effect that when paired with a matte - semi matte foundation it looks beyond beautiful! I'm in the shade Honey, but as we get further into summer I imagine I will need a darker shade, so I will certainly not hesitate in purchasing this again! 

My second is another make-up item, this time its from MAC. This past month or so, i've been cutting out foundation. I feel like i'm at a point in my life where  finally i'm comfortable with my skin, its been a long journey but i'm finally there. I still get blemishes, but no where near as bad as I used to. So I think why wear foundation everyday, when really I don't need to be using it on a daily basis. I want to let my skin breathe. So i've been heading towards this Mineralize Skinfinish power in the colour Medium just to sweep over my face to help set my concealer, and also to help with any shine throughout the day *oily gal here* Unlike other powders i've tried this doesn't look cakey on this skin and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth! 

As I said, I feel happy about my skin at the moment. I had acne, and now it has left me with a scarring. I find my skin, scars very easily and a spot can take up to 8-10 weeks for it to fade completely. Which can be a right pain in the bum. When it was first suggested that I try Bio-Oil, I had a mini panic.."I already have oily skin, why would I put more oil onto my face." Boy was I wrong, not only does this provide moisture it's doing wonderful things to my scars! I'm not completely happy with them yet but I feel that this is 100% making a difference to my acne scars.

Multi-Vitamins + Iron, a little unconventional for a favourites..Perhaps..But something I'd recommend to anyone without question.  I have never reaaally been a tablet kinda girl, I kinda just ate what I wanted, didn't really think too much about the consequences. Since taking these I have found an improvement in a number of aspects of my life. I wake up refreshed rather than STILL tired, my skin has more of a glow, my under eye circles are less prominent, and my hair is growing a lot faster too! I don't know why I didn't start taking these earlier!

Dr Paw Paw is the balm of all balms! It's multifunctional, it doesn't leave a slimy feeling, soaking in to leave silky smooth feeling. I only really tend to use this of an evening, focusing on my lips and on any dry patches. It can be used on nails and cuticles too. 

Finally, is this Zara perfume in Oriental. I've kinda always turned a blind eye to the Zara perfume range, I guess I always just assumed they'd smell a bit cheap and overpowering but I was very wrong! This one is the perfect light spring/summer scent. I have been using the My Burberry perfume but I found it to be a too heavy scent with the warmer months rolling in. This has a light and fruity scent which is exactly what I was looking for so, needless to say this has fast become my statement smell and for only £5.99 - bargain!!

What are your April favourites!?

My Longchamp and me...

My bag of the moment is without a doubt my Longchamp Le Pilage Small.

I've had my eyes on this bag for a while so when I was lucky enough to receive it for my 21st I was over the moon - It is so simple yet so sophisticated.

This is pretty much my go to bag, and I very rarely use any other. It gives any outfit a beautiful finish - very parisian chic! 

As you probably already know my wardrobe is a rather muted one, so with that in mind I love the pop of colour that the brown and gold details give to an outfit. ( you know your wardrobe is seriously lacking colour when you think brown is a pop of colour! haha) 

I've matched my Longchamp with a couple of new purchases. It was loan day last week and my housemate Amy and I had been drowning in a pool of trend related work and thought bugger it! We had the day off uni work, went a little crazy with the shopping and to top it all off had a yummy Wagamama's - so overall a VERY successful day!

I bought the black jeans (£19.99) and the blouse (£25.99) from Zara, and the shoes (£10) from Primark.  I have been looking for some leopard print shoes for a while now, after being inspired by a pin i'd seen on Pinterest, but just hadn't found the right pair for me so when I saw these beauties in Primark I was very impressed! Not gonna lie, Primarks shoe collection is seriously on point at the moment. Usually Primarks shoes are more hassle than they're worth for me as they give me blisters after blisters but they've obviously sorted their life out as like I said - they are killing it!

Urgh - these shoes! I am so in love! If you follow me on Instagram you'll have seen these beauties make an appearance or two! 

My love for Zara is little overzealous so I may have gone a little crazy so I'm sure my other purchases will make an appearance soon enough!

In exciting news I have pretty much finished my 2nd year of uni! I've just got to label and print out my portfolio and I'm done!! WOO!

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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