Skincare Routines: Full On vs. Lazy Days

Okay. Time to be honest here. As much as I would love to say "Oh yes, I always do a full on skincare routine every day" that would be a lie! I'm pretty sure that's the case for most people because let's face it - sometimes there are days where you just cannot be bothered with the effort. In this skincare routine post, I have decided to share with you my lazy routine as well as my full routine I try to do most of the time.

TV in Review: Making A Murderer

Hello to the first of my new blog series "TV in Review", a series in which I will do a wee review of recent tv programmes/series that I've watched. I thought I would begin with a series that has taken the world by storm over the past few months.

Favourite Lip Products

A real love of mine is all things beauty. Seeing as my last few posts haven't been beauty related, I thought I would do a lip favourites for you all. Towards then end of summer last year, I started wearing colour on my lips but before that it would just be a bit of clear lipgloss or a lip balm. I've only recently plucked up the courage to wear bold colours on my lips, but now that I have... I LOVE it! I have three favourites to share with you.

Chilli Prawn Spaghetti

Today I have my first recipe post for you all. Now, I apologise in advance for the quality of the photographs here (admittedly, they are not my best). I underestimated the ease of cooking and taking photos at the same time! This Chilli Prawn Spaghetti is something myself and Jonny created in the kitchen one evening just messing about with some ingredients we had. For those of you who don't like to eat seafood, substituting chicken for prawn would work just as well.

Ingredients

2x handfuls of spaghetti

10-12 raw, peeled prawns

1x tbsp of tomato purée

2x handfuls of plum tomatoes

3x garlic cloves

1x green (or red) chilli

chilli oil

olive oil

salt & pepper

TV Show Favourites

I am a huge lover of TV shows and because we are all currently stuck with these dark, cold, winter nights (the joy of Christmas over and summer still too far away) I thought it would be quite nice to do a post about my all time favourite TV shows. I'm hoping that those of you reading this have either seen these shows and think "Ooh, I've not watched that in ages! I think I'll give it a watch again..." or even better "I haven't seen that one and I'm looking for something new to watch. This looks good so I'll give it a go!"

This time of year is perfect for cosying up on the sofa or in bed to binge watch your favourite shows and thanks to Netflix it's so much easier that it was a few years ago. You don't need to frantically search for which friend has a boxset you can borrow, or spend all your money on buying said boxset for yourself. I remember having to wait until Christmas to get the next season on boxset.

I watch a lot of TV shows, however, I have managed to narrow it down to a Top 5. Although I can choose my all time fav from that list (which I will come to last), I don't have any particular order for the rest of them - they are all equally great in my eyes!

2015 - My Review

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I can't believe how quickly 2015 has flown in and that we're a week into 2016 already! I thought I would do a slightly different type of post today - a sort of collection of my most substantial moments of the last year if you like. Generally speaking I've had an amazing year, with the exception of the loss of my baby guinea pig Penny, so I thought it would be nice to showcase my year for those interested.

*The photos in this post have not been taken specifically by me for a blog post, but are photos myself or my family/friends have taken throughout the year.*

Overnight & dinner in Glasgow for our Anniversary.

Favourites of 2015

I thought I would show you some of my favourite products I discovered over the course of 2015. For me, it's been a year of trying new things and of course there are some products I have come across which have not been to my liking (always a risk when you try to branch out!) however, there have also been a few fabulous finds.

Advent Calendar - feelunique.com

Over the past few years, beauty advent calendars have been growing in popularity each festive season and there are now a vast array to choose from, if you decide you would like one. If I had the money to buy each and every one of them I would, but like many I do not. 

I know I can't be the only one who loves to see what products were in the different beauty advent calendars each year, right? This year (after A LOT of browsing) I decided to treat myself to the feelunique 12 Days of Unique Beauty calendar.

I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed it even though there were only 12 doors to open (as opposed to 24 like some of the other calendars on offer). There are a few different ways you could tackle this "12 door" issue. Opening a door a day for the first 12 days of December to start feeling festive or waiting until the last 12 days before Christmas are a couple. Personally, I decided to open a door every second day beginning on the 2nd of December so that I had a wee treat on Christmas Eve!

What I Got For Christmas

*I am not bragging or showing off. I genuinely love to see what other people got for Christmas, so I thought I would let you see some of the gifts I was lucky enough to receive this year.* First of all, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with the people you love and ate way too much yummy food. I know I did! (Diet starts in the New Year). If you live in the UK like me, you'll understand that the "festive feeling" has been a little harder to appreciate this year and it's possibly our warmest winter in a lot of years. In fact, it really doesn't feel like winter at all - I haven't even had my furry hat or gloves out yet! Other than the weather, or lack of winter weather, it has been another amazing Christmas spent eating, drinking, laughing and generally being merry with my favourite people. I received lots of lovely presents from my family and friends this year and have decided to show you a collection of my favourite things. So without further ado...

25 Facts About Me

I got these questions off the web and thought it would be ideal for you to know a little more about me...

Christmas Prep.

                                                    

It's that time of year again, where we all start getting into the festive spirit! Now, I can hear some of you now "It's only november!"
Well yes, that is why I haven't put my tree up yet, or started listening to Michael Buble's christmas album!  Whilst doing the weekly food shop this week, I got excited by all the seasonal stuff that was out so I thought how can I start feeling festive without going too over the top in November.  The result was buying wrapping paper and a Poinsettia.
I love a Poinsettia because as someone with a bad track record for house plants/flowers, they are a lot easier to care for.  It only needs watered every three(ish) days when the soil is beginning to feel dry and as long as it getting some sunlight throughout the day, you're good to go.  They last a lot longer than your standard flowers and it is a really simple way to make your room look a little more festive!
I am a sucker for a bargain, so when I saw that wrapping paper was on a 3 for 2 offer I went for it. I especially love the brown paper with the cute little reindeer on it.  Also, brown paper is ideal for making your presents look festive and sophisticated if you add a little glam with ribbon and bows! I will probably have some wrapping advice and ideas later on in December once I've actually braved the crowded shops and bought my gifts.

C x.

Barry M Gelly Nail Polish.

I have always been a big fan of styling my own nails.  Of course, who doesn't love going and getting a professional manicure, especially for a special occasion.  But it can save you a lot of pennies if you can do it yourself!

Having never really bitten my nails as a child, I am lucky to have a nice natural shape to my nails. My friends are always asking if I have false nails and my answer is always "nope". The only nail care I really do is to file them down and moisturise.

Anyway, back to Barry M. In my school days, I was obsessed with Avon nail polishes and I think I had them in about 12 different colours at one point. For the past 4 years I have been using up my Avon polishes and a few other stragglers, so now I am basically starting from scratch. I have heard lots of people raving about the Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine nail paints so I bought it in the colour Watermelon and have taken it for a test drive.

Oh my gosh! It is a gorgeous shade and is so pigmented that it only needs one coat. With other nail polishes I sometimes feel that to get a bold colour, I have to lather the stuff on! Not with Gelly Hi-Shine. Will have to wait and see how effective its' staying power is...

Let me know in the comments of other nail polish brands you would recommend.

"Nails are the period at the end of the sentence. They complete the look."

C x.

A little hello.

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cheers and hello.

Hellooooooooooooo! Just a quick welcome from me to the world of blogging. You know when we were all little and you would write to your diary, telling it about your day and feeling like you were actually talking to someone. Well, that's how I feel right now except I am talking to people you can really listen (possibly... there might be nobody reading my thoughts)!

Anyway, I have been feeling inspired to make changes in my life, one of which involves getting some creativity back into my life. Hello blog! Hopefully I can keep this up as I want to share all the ups and downs of everyday life, in a way which is a little more creative than posting to Facebook *hehe*.

I think it is important to start off with a brief introduction to who I am, so without further ado...

*Chelcie (strange spelling? Blame the rents but personally, I LOVE it!)
*Scotland
*Currently living with my wonderful boyfriend and my sister (it works, I promise.)
*Cooking (currently learning a better appreciation, Be patient with this one.)
*Beauty
*Fitness
*Fashion
*Cocktails (only a couple at once, Personally not a fan of over-indulgence of this stuff.)
*Pretty things (nature, Beautifully captured moments.)
*Music
*Books
*Movies
*TV Shows (I watch a lot of these, Please recommend goodies!)

Essentially, what I'm telling you is that these are the things that interest me and make up my life. So this lifestyle blog will be me attempting to share these passions in a creative way with fellow creative and passionate people.


One final point - CHRISTMAS is coming. Bring on the festivities!


"Don't ask what the meaning of life is. You define it."

C x.