The Thin Stripe Body

I love a little retail therapy, and recently - after a short period of different shopping trips - I have gathered some pieces for summer and nights out. However, I have been most impressed with this stripy bodysuit, that has thin strap and a floaty off-the-shoulder detail. It is so easy to wear, and can be worn both in the summer days and nights. For only £19, I believe this is a pretty darn good investment. You can find the bodysuit here.

DAY LOOK

For the day-time, I have paired the bodysuit with a button-up denim skirt from Topshop and a black suede tie-neck choker. I finished the look with some flats to add comfort whilst roaming around in the summer sun.

The blue denim version of this skirt is no longer available, however you can still buy the black one here for £29.

The black suede choker can be found in New Look (or online) for £5.99.

NIGHT LOOK

Wearing the same bodysuit and necklace as the day look, I wore a black skirt that looks a lot like a skort from the front which I borrowed from a friend, with my chunky black New Look heels.

You can find heels similar to mine here.

Do you have an item of clothing that can do both day and night looks? Let me know in the comment section below! Hope you are all having a lovely summer :)

WONDERLAND - Last year of being a teen?!

Weirdly, I am writing this on my birthday, however I will have been 19 for over a week once I've uploaded this!

I can't actually believe that I am nearly 20, like wutttttttt?? Where has the time gone?! 

This is the first year that I haven't been excited for my bday though... Is that a sign that I'm getting old? I hope not!! I think that the reason I'm not excited is because I find being 19 is such a mehhhhh age, y'know what I mean?

When you're 16, you're legal for scratch cards and woohoo (anyone who plays the Sims will understand that term... For those who don't - I mean hanky panky, and if you still don't understand then tough).

When you're 17, you can learn how to drive - which I still haven't even thought about.

When you're 18, you can drink and gamble to your hearts galore!!

But, when you're 19, what can you celebrate about? In fact it's just depressing because it does signify the end of your teens, which is heck of a scary cos I can't adult very well.

Anywho, I did take a few pics of my bday night out, in which I can't remember a thing and left me with a terrible hangover - cue the 'I'm never drinking again!!!'... Such a lie

What I wore - although you can't see the majority! I'll try and link up, and find pictures of as many things as poss!

Dress - Missguided 
(I couldn't find my dress - but here's an alternative AND it's in the sale!!)

Shoes (although you can't see them) - New Look

Earrings - Topshop (couldn't find mine, but these are a cool alternative)

Clutch - Lipsy London

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you want to see what presents I got, or anything else.

What was your favourite birthday?

Cheerio!

@xo_chelseey

Late August Haul

I went on a bit of a spending spree and picked up quite a few bits and bobs, I mean what kinda girl doesn't like to shop every now and then? Here's what I got:

Bleach London Beach Lights - £7 (Boots)

Although I am naturally blonde, my hair is getting darker by the minute and I hate it! I have been eyeing up Bleach London products for a while and the whole brand looks so cool - you can temporarily dye your hair at home in the coolest shades (think bubblegum pink, minty blue and even purple). However, I'm not going to be that adventurous just yet, but I'm totally tempted to try them out soon. For now though, I'll give the home highlights a try and will keep you guys updated!

Bombay Bicycle Club // So Long, See You Tomorrow CD - £6.99 (HMV)

I have been a fan of Bombay Bicycle Club for a while now. Their music is very chilled, edgy and cool, and I guess many consider it 'indie'. I have ordered tickets to see them live in December, so thought it apt to purchase their CD asap, so I can learn all the words before the concert. If you like stuff that typically isn't found in the charts and has a chilled out yet funky vibe, I totally recommend that you check Bombay Bicycle Club out, if you haven't already heard of them!

Blue Star Print Boxy Sweater - £23 (Next)

So, if you live in the UK, you will have noticed how chilly the weather has become. That is because, sadly, summer is coming to an end... I know I put sadly but I'm actually quite looking forward to the Autumn! This may seem strange to some, but I prefer the fashion - I love layering up clothes, wearing different prints and textures, and let's be honest, it's pretty tough to be stylish in the summer. The majority of the time I just wanted to walk around naked... It's just too hot! (Was that too much information? ...Probably). I bought this cute item from Next because it is so unbelievably soft, and would be perfect to wear to Sixth Form. Also, the fit is quite flattering too, it just falls perfectly!

Topshop MOTO JAMIE High Waisted Ankle Grazer - £42 (Topshop)

Not the cheapest of jeans, but sadly I have to spend a bit more as Topshop jeans seem to be the only ones to fit me perfectly. I only really have black skinnies, so I invested in some normal denim ones with rips at the knee. I love the ripped jeans style, and it adds a touch of edginess to any outfit, making your job a little bit easier!

Jersey Slubby Tee - £16 (Topshop)

This top is so comfy and so easy to wear, it is another great find for Sixth Form. It is also a great staple piece and can be worn with either my new jeans, my black skinnies, or leggings. I love how it has a V-neckline, as I normally just stick to a round neck, so it is something a little bit different to what I usually go for in that respect. Saying that though, I do have a lot of 'slubby'/slouchy style tops, but it's what I find the most comfortable to wear on long, stressful days. It is also very soft, so if you are like me and have to suffer hard-working days at Sixth Form/college/uni, definitely give this style a go!

Asymmetric Checked Skort - £34 (Topshop)

Is it a skirt? Are they shorts? Nope my friends, it's a skort! A hybrid of my two favourite items of clothing, and isn't this one gorgeous? Especially in the coming Autumn/Winter months. This is the first skort I've ever owned believe it or not (... Aside from those awful ones they used to sell in Tammy Girl when I was like 8, oops), and I think it would look lovely paired with tights, Chelsea boots and my new bargain of a jacket which you can see me wearing here. What do you think? I adore it!

Cuffed Leg Lounge Bottoms - £7 (Primark)

This is the last buy of the day, a pair of lounge bottoms for when I'm just chilling out at home. My favourite thing to do after a day out and about, is to put on a comfy pair of bottoms, so this was really worth every penny. In fact, I'm wearing them right now as I'm typing out this post to you funnily enough! If you're like me and love to chill out in some comfy clothes, Primark is the place to be right now people! Literally, all of their lounge wear (well, the majority of it anyway) is so nice and cute at the moment, look out for ones like these though as they also come with a pocket!

I also ought to add that from my mini shopping trip a couple of days before, I purchased a blue cotton V-neck button-up shirt for £7.99 and a beige chiffon button-up shirt with a pocket for £14.99, both in H&M. Unfortunately, I can't find them anywhere on the website, but hopefully you can find something similar!

That's it for my late August/end of Summer haul! I really hope you liked this post, it's something a little different to the usual, but let me know if you enjoy reading these kinds of posts so I know whether to carry on doing them. As always, thank-you so much for reading!

Cheerio x


Twitter: @xo_chelseey

OOTD || Saturday 23rd August 2014

I bagged myself a bit of a bargain on Friday when I was in town, finding a gem in Primark. The gem being this lovely beige jacket at only £23! Crazy, eh? It's the jacket I've literally been dreaming about and lusting over, in my mind I thought I'd only find a coat like this in Topshop (which, let's be honest, would have cost triple the amount). So, when I found this jacket in Primark, I was gobsmacked and I just had to buy!

On the day I wore this outfit, I was only doing the weekly food shop with my mum and sister, however I wanted to dress up a tad because I just had to wear the jacket!

Bow hairband - H&M

Beige jacket - Primark

Dress - Topshop

Belt - H&M

Satchel - Topshop

Chunky sandals - New Look

Tights - Primark

Sorry guys, I tried to link as many of the items as I could, but sadly, pretty much all of them aren't online! However, all of the Primark items and the H&M hairband should still be in store, so don't be disheartened and keep an eye out next time you're in town.

I'd love to hear what you think of my outfit and I hope you all had a lovely day!

Cheerio x


Twitter: @xo_chelseey

WONDERLAND - OOTD & A Yummy Trip

Hello m'lovelies, this blog post may not be that spectacular. I may be a tad bit stressed because I just spent an hour writing this post, but the weather took a bad turn which in turn slowed down my internet, and the worst possible thing happened. I. Lost. All. My. Work.

Now, you might be sat there thinking 'Chelsey, why didn't you save your work you numpty' - oh trust me, I bloody well tried! I guess I shouldn't dwell on the past... Stupid goddam internet, losing all my goddam work that I spent a whole goddam hour on... and get cracking again...

Before all this stress, I did have a lovely day with my famalam (that's family to all you unfamiliar to my weird terms). Previously this week, quite a lot of exciting things have happened; my mums birthday (Wednesday) and my AS level results (Thursday), so we thought why not celebrate by treating ourselves to something delicious. Therefore, instead of eating out in Morrisons Cafe after our weekly food shop, we decided to be a bit more adventurous and go to the Seco Lounge in the Royal William Yard, Plymouth.

For this somewhat 'special' occasion, I thought I'd dress up just a tad - here's what I wore:

Sunglasses - River Island (in the sale)

Necklace - H&M (again, in the sale - sorry)

Sweet-heart neckline jumpsuit - Fearne Cotton for Littlewoods (another sale item, what can I say? Girl loves her sales!)

Denim jacket - Hollister

Chunky sandals - New Look

Here are some, really quite awful but I'm learning, splendid shots of the Royal William Yard in all it's glory. Do not be fooled by the blue skies though, it was rather chilly - typical British weather, it's always so deceiving:

Okay guys, get ready for some super scrummy food pics:

I ordered myself a 'Sherbet Lemonade', something new that I'd never had before. However, I had tasted this before... in sweet form. It tasted exactly like the lemon sherbet sweets - extremely sour, but also refreshing. It definitely made me more awake this morning/early afternoon.

My lunch: 'Lounge Eggs' - this consisted of two poached eggs on two English muffins, covered in hollandaise sauce and served with mushrooms. Yup, I scoffed the whole thing #noregrets (and yes, I did just hashtag and ironically, I'm kind of regretting it...)

Duhhh, of course I had to get dessert. I got the 'Raspberry Frangipane Tart' served with vanilla ice cream, and oh. my. god. Just yum.

Overall, the Seco Lounge was a delightful experience! The atmosphere was so chilled, despite the bustle of the busy environment. It was so chilled and relaxed in fact, that the staff didn't wear a uniform! Now, this wasn't a problem for me, however it was hard to distinguish who worked there or not, especially as it was so busy. The food was lush, and there was so much variety! It took us ages to choose (which is not a bad thing, it just shows how good the menu is) - even my grandad had a tough time to decide which meal he was going to have, and that's saying something as he is such a fussy eater!

I urge anyone - if you are in the Plymouth area - to visit the Seco Lounge, as it isn't too bad for price and is worth every penny! However, if the Seco Lounge (for some absurd reason) doesn't tickle your fancy, please go to the Royal William Yard for a stroll around, it's absolutely beautiful and there are loads and loads of other dining options. For example, there is a fresh bakery where you can sit down and eat, Wagamamas (we all know what that is, surely), a River Cottage canteen (serving local food, mainly fishy), there's an Italian and a French restaurant also... Ooo and Las Iguanas - I think that is what it is called. Trust me, there are a lot of options!

Well, that is it from me. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Have you ever been to one of the 'Lounges' that are dotted across the UK? If so, how was your experience? Also, I would love to hear if you have any suggestions on good places to eat around the South West area. Thank-you so much for reading :)

Cheerio x

Twitter: @xo_chelseey

WONDERLAND - Boardmasters?

As some of you may or may not know, on Sunday (10th August 2014), myself and a few of my friends decided we'd venture out of our boring hometown for a night and go to Boardmasters Festival in Newquay. It wasn't quite an adventurous holiday away or anything like that, as Newquay is practically on our doorsteps, but still, to us it could be 1000 miles away as it is so much better than our rubbish lil' town!

Anyways, we weren't even there to experience Newquay (let's be honest, we could do that any day!) we were there to see Bastille, George Ezra and all the other various acts that would be performing on Sunday night of Boardmasters. So, after lot's of double checking and stressful planning via WhatsApp with 'the crew', we booked to stay in a campsite just outside of Newquay.

We arrived pretty early, set up our four man tent, and the weather was lush with just a bit of wind - pffft storm my arse - when we received pretty bad news... Boardmasters had been cancelled. What made this even more of a downer was the fact that this was the first time it had been cancelled in THIRTY THREE YEARS!? Literally, just our luck. None of us could believe it, I mean it wasn't even raining, and if it did, it was only a little shower - not a storm!? One of our friends who had stayed there for the whole weekend kept us in the loop and informed us that the stages had been ruined due to the storm that happened the night before. Yup, we were pretty gutted, at least we can get refunds though!

So, instead of what we had originally planned to do, we decided to stay in the tent for a bit (we may have got a little merry...) and travel out to Newquay. We didn't get up to much there, apart from walk around and freeze our arses off, well, that last bit may have just been me... Oops. Maybe that's due to what little I wore (and please be aware that this is a joke picture, myself and all of my friends took a picture in exactally the same pose for 'lols'):

Unfortunately, that's the only picture I have where you can see my outfit *cringe*. I wouldn't normally wear something like this, however, I thought I was going to a festival... Wearing wellies around Newquay town centre was pretty interesting to say the least!

For any of you wondering, this is what I'm wearing (I will try to link as many of the items as possible, but some of the bits are pretty old - sorry!):

Earrings - Topshop

Blue crop top - Topshop

High-waisted shorts - River Island

Bum bag - a granny bag shop located somewhere in Paigton high-street

Knee-high socks - Primark

Wellies - Primark

And here is a picture of my really sober face - so so cringey - I hardly EVER take selfies:

Apologies for the bad lighting, I was using my iPhone 4 inside a tent, although I can't say I'm really complaining - this picture is so embarrasing. The only reason I'm allowing it to be used in this post is because, sadly, it's the only 'decent' photo I have that shows my festival make-up (even though I didn't go to one this weekend).

For any of you wondering what was on my face, here you go m'lovlies:

Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation

Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer

W7 Brow Bar (applied with a RealTechniques angled brush)

L'oréal Super Liner Eyeliner

Rimmel London Scandel Eyes Mascara

Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayon in Red Sunrise

(I also dotted on some Neon face paints in pink and green)

Rightio, that's it from me! Hope you all had a lovely weekend, let me know what you got up to! Did any of you manage to visit Boardmasters before it got cancelled? Hope you enjoyed this blog post, expect more to come. I pinky promise I'll try to be more consistent!

Cheerio x

Twitter: @xo_chelseey

The Liebster Award Tag

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I have never heard of this tag, or this award! But it does indeed sound very cute and sweet! Okay, the Liebster Award tag is an award for new upcoming bloggers with less than 200 followers - and I believe Liebster is a German word meaning sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, cute, valued, endearing, pleasant and welcome! I think I like this word - Liebster! I am so flattered to be tagged for this award and surprised that anyone would tag me so thank you very much http://staceyfromtheblog.blogspot.co.uk/, it's very sweet of you to mention me! :D

Here are the rules:

• Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves.
• Answer all 11 questions the tagger has set for you, then create 11 more for the people you tag.
• Choose 11 people and tag them in your post
• Go to there page and tell them.
• No tag backs!

So 11 things about me...

1-  I have a 5 year old sister (who's very annoying, but I love her to pieces!)

2-  I am 15 years of age, so I guess I am quite a young blogger!

3-  I have pink dip-dyed hair, if you didn't already know

4-  I love 80s music - it can't be helped!

5-  I used to have 2 cats, 1 rabbit, 1 hamster, gazillions of fish (not all at the same time) - but now I don't have any! :o

6-  I'm currently learning French at school... Am I very good at it - nope!

7-  I've been to 4 countries; Fuerteventura, Turkey, France and Tunisia

8-  I live in a small town in Cornwall

9-  I love swimming in the sea!

10-  I have an unhealthy obsession of buying make-up, even though I only wear mascara and concealer (maybe lipstick!)

11-  I used to have braces when I was 11, I had it off when I was 12 nearly 13, I have to wear a retainer every night though :(

Stacey's Questions! (my answers)

You're on an island and only allowed 3 products, what are they?

Hmm, this is tough because I wear 3 different mascaras... Okay, my 3 products are Rimmel London's Lash Accelerator mascara, Rimmel London's Glam Eyes Waterproof mascara (just in case I want to go for a swim y'know) and Rimmel London's Wake Me Up concealer!

What's your favourite piece of clothing?

This is extremely hard! Erm... I don't have one in particular but I have to say I'm a sucker for anything with a peter pan collar! ... Apologies for not answering properly!

What's your favourite bronzer?

Well, I only own a couple because I'm a bit skint! But, the one that's my favourite has to be Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzer - in other words the famous chocolate bronzer, that smells delicious - it's true what they say!

What's your favourite make-up look for a night out?

I don't really go on nights out - only 15! But if I go for a meal out or out when I'm abroad, I have to say I would wear concealer, eyeliner - not too thick, my 3 coats of mascara, a little peach blush (I don't wear blush much as I have rosy cheeks!) and my Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti!

Favourite holiday destination?

Turkey - hands down! It's so hot, which is a bonus for anyone who lives in Britain! But the culture, especially in Antalya in the Old Village is absoloutly lovely. Although, there are many places I would like to go like Ibiza (not for the clubs, it just genuinely looks nice), Italy, California, Paris, Bahamas, Dubai, Maldives, Germany, St Lucia... The list goes on!

Heels or Flats?

I do like heels, they make anyones legs look so much better, long and elegant, but they do destroy my feet and they are normally off within half an hour, but I seem okay in wedges! But for this I'm gunna have to say flats... so much more comfy, and what I wear on a daily basis!

Favourite fast food?

KFC, yum yum... But McDonalds is a close 2nd!

Coffee or tea?

Tea, defintley tea... wish I liked coffee but whenever I try it, it's just bleurgh!

Where do you shop the most?

Topshop! 

Do you have any pets?

Not anymore, nope, wish I had a cat but my dad's allergic :(

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

I couldn't live out of England, I'd just miss my family too much! I quite like living in Cornwall with it's beaches, but I wouldn't mind Brighton, London or Oxford somewhere like that!

I tag you! :D

http://theprosperousflower.blogspot.co.uk/

http://storyofahippie.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.rollerbladesandvintage.blogspot.co.uk/

http://retroowlsandelephants.blogspot.co.uk/

http://studsanddreams.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.thebeautyshelfblog.com/

http://thelittleatlas.blogspot.co.uk/

(I can't think of anyone else with under 200 followers, if you have any recommendations, or you have under 200 followers and you'd like me to tag you, just comment underneath and I'll add you in this post and you can do it!)

My Questions For You:

1-  What is your favourite nail varnish that you own?

2-  If you were only allowed to own one item of make-up, what would it be?

3-  Favourite outfit?

4-  Who is your favourite band/singer at the moment?

5-  Favourite film?

6-  What is your favourite magazine?

7-  If you could choose one place in the world you'd want to be right now, where would it be and why?

8-  Favourite book?

9-  What is your everyday make-up look?

10-  Favourite shop?

11-  Dream job?

I'm looking forward to reading you're answers! Thank you again to Stacey who tagged me, I had fun doing it! Hope all of you enjoyed reading this also :)

Cheerio!

@xo_chelseey