Style Inspiration: Stevie Nicks

"I'm behind the time, but in my own fashion world" - Stevie Nicks

Before I begin I will say this, I love Stevie Nicks; I love her music, I love her attitude and I love her style. She is the champion of hats and floaty dresses and is so much more than just a style inspiration. She has some awesome views (except the one about girls wearing too little, that view is not awesome) and a tough attitude and you know what? I think if everyone aimed to be a little bit more like her the world would be a better place. 

However, this is a style inspiration post, not a life one, so now I will go ahead and post some photos of her.

All photos are from rockalittle.com

I hope you enjoyed this post and if you did, please comment and/or subscribe, it makes me happy. :)

Until next time,

Chels x

Weekly Nail #2

So I decided to bring back the Weekly Nail posts after doing one and becoming really inactive (oops) and this week I've learned three things: 1. Taking pictures of your own nails is hard. 2. I need more turquoise and 3. I can't paint nails for toffee.

Looking at this I would have benefited from having some nail varnish remover (for around my nails) and some nail stickers (so that the line in the middle would be straight), so they'll have to go on my shopping list! Oh well, the colours worked together rather nicely, and that's definitely something. Also the nail varnish on my skin will come off before the nail varnish on my nails, and it'll look better when that happens.

Nail hardener - Avon
Grey nail varnish - Kiko
Mint nail varnish - BarryM

Long time no post... Again.

I really am dreadful at keeping and updating a blog, aren't I? So, what have I done during my absence? Well, I've been to Norway with my boyfriend and met some wonderful people there. I went to Download festival (which was amazing!) and I've also dyed my hair a brand new colour.

Turquoise! Well, turquoise, blue and green. I'm not entirely happy with the result to be honest as I wanted it all to be the same colour, which it isn't. However, everybody has only had nice things to say about it, which I think means it looks pretty cool. I think my favourite part about this hair colour is actually when small children see me when I'm out in public, they're always really amazed by it and start wanting their hair the same colour, it's really cute.

The actual dying process proved to be somewhat of a nightmare. I bleached it beforehand and ended up getting bleach on my wrist... Ouch! So in future I think I will get a sleeved top for the bleach part. Also, at home we only have a bath, so washing the bleach and then the dye out of my hair afterwards was really tricky, especially as I had no help to do it. However, I persevered and ended up with a rather good result.

I can't actually remember the brand of bleach I used unfortunately, the dye however was turquoise by Directions.

Well that is all for today, I will try to update again soon, don't forget to subscribe if you want to keep reading my posts. Until next time!

Chels x

Edit 16/07/2013: I have found the box of the bleach I have used! It was the Bblonde highlighting kit by Jerome Russell.

Elsi Gumier postcards

These postcards have been around the house for as far as I can remember; My mum received them after my great grandmother died. However, I never really paid them much notice until recently. I found them in a pile and considering how old they are I thought it was quite sad, so I retrieved them and decided to look at them properly for the first time.

Below are photos of each postcard, with the writing on them underneath each photo with notes (in brackets) by me to try and provide a little more information.

 "Alegrías (a type of flamenco), 91"

 "Bulerías (another type of flamenco), 88"

 "Cidade Do Funchal, Madeira (a Portuguese archipelago), Florista, Portugal"

 "Andalucía (Andalusia, a Spanish autonomous community), 96"

 "Madrid (Spanish capital), 93"

 "Andalucía, 33"

 "Viana Do Castelo, Minhota, 14, Portugal"

 "Grønland (Greenland, autonomous country within Kingdom of Denmark), Danmark (Denmark)"

There is a serious lack of any information on this "Elsi Gumier" on the internet. When I tried to google them, all I could find was another blog post trying to find out who they are (here) and people selling them on ebay and etsy. It seems as though the postcards date from the 1950's going by some of the listings that I found. Also, when I decided to research the origins of the name "Elsi" it seems as though it is mostly used in English, Spanish and German speaking countries (but it used in many others, as well) and the surname "Gumier" is of German origin. So by that evidence I'd presume she was German. However, most of her cards seem to be based on either Spain or Portugal in one way or another, which suggests that she is either Spanish or Portuguese, so ultimately I have no idea.

I have decided to take a couple more photos too, after noticing that Elsi uses two different signatures, and also to compare a possibly damaged/blue postcard with one that isn't blue.

 (It took me ages to realise that their surname was actually "Gumier" as I misread it as "Yurnier".)

The background and skin tones are the most noticeable differences, with the card on the right being a lot more blue than the card on the left.

So if anybody out there knows more than I was able to find out about Elsi Gumier, please comment and let me know! Also, if they know if the blue is some sort of damage (I personally believe it is sunlight damage) let me know.

Before I finish this blog, I'm going to write a little about the picture frames that these postcards are in. When my mum received the postcards, they were already framed and she has never removed them from the frame. I actually did remove a postcard to see if I could learn anything about the frame, it is an "Elsinore" frame which was made in Denmark. When I tried to google this however all it did was find some expired ebay listings and a framing service of the same name in America... I have no idea if they're linked or not however. Any information about the frames would also be awesome, however, so if you know anything, again, please comment.

Around Hardwick Hall

I've not updated properly for a while and I know I'm a bit crap at blogging (sorry!) but I'm hopefully going to update more often again, soon. I'm just very forgetful and disorganised... It's no good, no good at all.

Before I get started, I will tell you now that we didn't actually go to Hardwick Hall, but explored some of the grounds around it, no, not the gardens. Sorry to disappoint! However, the area we explored was lovely, and so full of life. There were so many animals from lairy geese to lazy cows and all in between:

Sorry that you can't see the heron very clearly, I tried to get closer for a better photo but it flew across to the other side of the pond after a few more steps... Probably to get away from me.

One of my favourite things about this time of the year though is the plant life, I love to see the world come alive in all different shades.

 If anybody knows the name of these flowers/can identify them, please let me know what they are. :)

And as I put it in the title of the post, why not include a glimpse of Hardwick Hall, as well? If you love cows, this photo will be doubley awesome.

Well, that's all! I hope you enjoyed these photos and that you're all having a wonderful summer (it is summer now, right?). Bye for now!

10/05/2013 Wishlist

I've been inactive again! I'm awfully sorry, my excuse this time is that I'm at my boyfriends and he doesn't have a card reader, which means I can't upload pictures, which means I haven't even taken any and this blog has been collecting dust. I've decided to revive it a little with a wishlist, as I've spent the day fantasizing about nice relaxing summer holidays (you know the sort, white sandy beaches, clear blue sea, beautiful weather...) this wishlist is slightly holiday themed, I hope you all like it, and hopefully I'll be back to posting as normal soon.

I don't usually like pink but I think these heeled sandals are just adorable.

Via Asos 

Apart from that strange piece of bling (which is hopefully removeable!) I just love these shoes and the colours on them.

Via Irregular Choice

Ok I know these aren't exactly keeping in with the theme but I've really wanted a nice pair of cowboy boots for a good amount of time. It's a shame that they cost so much, though.

Via Asos

I really really want a bandeau top with a bow on it like these beauties just for sunbathing in. Aren't they adorable?

Top: 2BeRoxy on Etsy

Middle: CarnavalBoutique on Etsy

Bottom: Shake, Rattle and Retro on Etsy

Give me any (or all) of these pairs of sunglasses and I'll be happy!

Via Sunnyspex on Etsy

To be fair, underwear shopping is ideal for any occasion, and I really really love this set, and Dita, but that's a different story entirely.

 Via Debenhams

Same with dresses, great for all occasions. I really love the pattern and collar on this one, and it's red, which just makes it more awesome.
Via Asos

Aaaaand no holiday set is complete without a suitcase to pack everything in, and this one is perfect!

Via AM Florence on Etsy

Again sorry for the inactivity, and I'm also sorry for what is, to be honest, a rather lazy post. Hopefully I'll be able to get a card reader soon and return to how I was blogging before. Until then, I suppose I will just do the occasional wishlist.

Bye! x