Lifestyle | It's September ! + Where the hell have I been

 

Ellow ! It has been quite some while since I last posted something on here, I knowz. I've taken a little break from blogging over the summer to find some new inspiration and to sort out on my own where I want to take this blog to. But I'm back for more and better than ever so keep your eyes peeled !

Per usual, I start the month with a lil' moodboard and a quote. 

MOODBOARD | Still a crazy catlady, still loving oreo ice cream (Fyi : I'm working at an ice salon where they serve Oreo ice cream, oh dear mother of god !) and per usual already looking forward to fall !

QUOTE | One of my all time favourites, ain't it right Doris? (Btw, Wax Tailor has done an amazing job remixing this classic, listen to it over here !)

Salut !

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Favorites | September

BEAUTY

My new skincare routine | Late September I realised that drugstore products weren't really doing the trick for my acne prone skin, so I decided to go and buy some more expensive products. I am in love with my current skincare routine, my skin has cleared up beautifully and it feels amazing. I won't go into much detail just now because I have a huge Winter Skincare project appearing soon on here ;)

Maybelline The Rocket Mascara in Black | I'd heard about this one so many times and decided to see if all the rumours were true. Well, they are, it is an amazing mascara, it does unfortunately smudge on me ... However I like it so much that I kind of accepted the smudging and just check my eyelids every hour haha ! But I will get the waterproof one next time, no smudging anymore !

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Concealer in Ivory | An oldie but a goodie, fell in love with this concealer all over again. I love it to pieces !

FASHION

Brandy Melville Black Skirt | I bought this right before we headed to Barcelona and wore it to pieces while strolling down the famous Rambla. I love this skirt, it is simple and basic what allows me to pair it with more statement like pieces. I wear this skirt a lot with oversized t-shirt and my polka dot printed thights :)

Primark Denim Polka Dot Shirt | We do have a Primark here in Belgium, but unfortunately it is in Liège, which is still a long journey away from my hometown. Really, it's like a pilgrimage everytime Hannah and I go there. So when Lien and I discovered the Primark in Barcelona, we were far too excited ! This shirt is one of the things I bought and I love it soooo much. 

Dainty Necklaces | I've been really into small and dainty jewellery and really like the idea of stacking them. I already had the larger Brandy Melville necklace and bought the smaller Bershka one in Barcelona to start my stacking collection.

Stacking Rings | Same goes for rings, stacking away ! I bought this huge pack of dainty small rings at H&M for €7 and they are amazing !

LIFESTYLE

MOMENT - Our trip to Barcelona | Of course my favorite moment was our trip to Barcelona ! We had such a good time :) Just chilling, visiting a lot of touristy things, doing some shopping, enjoying the food, ... But I'll tell you more about it in my upcoming travel diary :)

MUSIC - Bibio | I've been loving the 'new-ish' Bibio album (Silver Wilkinson) ! I don't exactly know when it came out, but I just discovered it at the end of september and it's been on repeat ever since. I'm especially loving À Toute À L'Heure and You Won't Remember.

FOOD - Greek Yoghurt with honey | I like eating granola for breakfast so much, that I have to contain myself not to eat it every morning so I've been on the hunt for something really yummy to eat on alternate days and stumbled upon the best thing in the history of mankind. Greek yoghurt with some honey drizzeled over it, hmmm ! This come very close to my love for granola, like seriously !

YOUTUBE - Sammi a.k.a Beautycrush | I've been loving Sammi's channel so much ! She is such a sweet girl with an awesome taste in fashion :) I've been super inspired by her fashion lookbooks and her latest Get Ready With Me ! You can check her channel out over here and her vlog channel over here ;)

BOOK/MAGAZINE - Elle Belgium | I've been on the hunt for a good magazine to read on a regular basis for a while, but I never found something that completely suited me. I guess there isn't simply one magazine that completely satisfies your cravings, but Elle Belgium comes very close. Every spare minute or even second I spend reading this one ;)

Love,
Kelly

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Lifestyle | Monthly goals - September

As promised here I am to check in with you guys on my goals for August and to share my goals for September ;)

1. Start eating healthy again.

I think I managed this one quite well :) I lost the weight I wanted to lose and seem to have found a healthy and balanced diet. When I say healthy, I mean my own terms of healthy; don't think I gave up my Nutella for good (I could never do that !) I managed to say no to fast food for almost the whole month, where I would normally cave immediately if someone asked me.

2. Get into a good exercise routine.

This one was a lot more difficult. The swimming pool in our neighbourhood was closed and yoga class didn't start until September. So I pretty much didn't exercise except for my daily 100 sit ups. Something to work on next month !

3. Be more concious with money.

I can't quite say that I did a very good job last month. I went on quite a big number of shopping trips and spent quite the amount of money. (Hey, I needed some fall clothes ! ;)) I downloaded an app for my phone that allows me to track all of my finances and I noticed that this really keeps me concious of what I'm spending. But this one does still needs a lot of work !

4. Set up good schedules and routines to keep on track with my life.

This one worked out perfectly. I set up a schedule for my beauty routine, one for my blog, one for my social media checkings and one for my vlog/blog addiction. I am so much more relaxed when I have a schedule to hold on to, so part of the restlessness already left my mind :) But uni is just around the corner, so that's another schedule that will need to be set up.

5. Go to bed at a sensible hour.

Failed ! These last few weeks I didn't need to get up early, so I kind of allowed myself to stay up late browsing the internet and checking my phone, because I was able to sleep in anyways. This one will come back when uni kicks back in, because falling asleep in class is a no go !

My goals for september !

1. Continue eating healthy.

2. Get into a good exercise routine.

3. Be more concious with money.

4. Try to enjoy the last bits of summer, try not to worry too much !

5. Make sure you are well rested and prepared before school starts.

I will probably check in with you guys on these ones before I go back to uni and share my goals for the upcoming year of school a bit before the end of next month ;)

What are your goals for September?

Love,

Kelly

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Lifestyle | It's September

It's September ! Who's excited?! Me ! Me ! Me !

This month I will be going to Barcelona, just me and a very good friend of mine, the first time without our parents woohoow ! To be honest I am super excited but part of me is quite scared of us being alone in a strange country. We'll do fine though, no doubt about that. 

I am also super excited about fall beginning this month, my favourite season of all, yay ! I can't wait for those crisp/chilly/cold evenings spend under a blanket with a cup of tea/hot cocoa and a book/movie.

Also school is starting again this month and something tells me this academical year is going to be way better than the last one ! My first year of uni was all about getting to know new people and getting to know myself, with it's ups and downs. During finals I got some time to reflect and recap, I got a lot wiser concerning myself, my dreams/hopes/goals and other people. It's time for a fresh new start !

My moodboard consists mostly of fall fashion inspiration, fall atmosphere and a nice little tattoo idea :) 

The quote for this month has a lot to do with the reflection I mentioned here above. I noticed that I am quite the chameleon and adapt very quickly to the people that surround me. The past year I have been surrounded by a lot of different people and thus changed a lot, but now being at home for three months with nobody to adapt to, I am the happy mix that I like to call Me ;) So this quote has to remind me to be myself, to keep being this happy mixture, to not adapt to anyone else and just be me.

Ramble, ramble, ramble, I'll leave it to this ;)

Love,

Kelly

I hope you all have a marvellous September !

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