Lace Detail & Dressy Shorts

Cami - Forever New, Shorts - Dissh, Watch - Rosefield Bowery, Bracelet - Butterfly Silver, Sandals - Famous Footwear.

It's getting hot here in Brisbane. It was 29 degrees today, and Spring has only just begun! I was actually considering bringing a cardigan into the city for uni today, but I'm glad I reconsidered. I got these shorts from Dissh earlier this year, and I've been looking forward to wearing them again ever since the cooler weather hit - they're just super cute and fun, and I love how they can dress up an otherwise casual outfit.

I also made a pretty amazing discovery the other day - Starbucks Australia finally has my all-time favourite drink on their menu, the Pumpkin Spice Latte! I grabbed one on the walk into uni today and it was every bit as delicious as I remembered!

I haven't been very active here of late, and I just wanted to address that quickly! I've been lacking motivation, and I think that's largely because my blog has been heading in a direction that I'm not passionate about. You've probably noticed an influx of beauty posts - which don't get me wrong, I love a good product review every now and again but it's not what I'm passionate about - along with other random posts that are all over the place. When I started this blog, I wanted it to be predominantly about my personal style as well as travel, with the odd lifestyle post thrown in here and there. That's what I'm really passionate about, and so I'm going to be moving toward a more 'streamlined' genre of style, travel and lifestyle from here on out. I hope you'll join me as my blog evolves to, well, what it was always intended to be!

x Chontelle

UNiDAYS:

Hey lovely readers!

Today I wanted to share with you one of the companies that have pretty much enabled me to buy the things I really love for discounted prices (which means I can buy more... or save more... or both)! UNiDAYS is free student discount company that you can sign up to in order to receive student discounts at some of the most popular retail stores - both online and in store.

I discovered UNiDAYS after a friend told me about it at uni only 6 or so months ago, and it was life changing (maybe a bit dramatic, but for a shopaholic like myself, it definitely felt that way). I couldn't believe how much money I could save just because I was a uni student!

UNiDAYS is the perfect company for all uni students. We're usually struggling with our studies, transport and uni related costs, working, bulk buying 2-minute noodles, paying bills (the whole shebang) and looking stylish at uni is one of those things that we often let slide not because we don't want to (well, sometimes actually, oops) but mostly because we feel that we're unable to justify spending so much on clothing with all of these other expenses. This goes for other things too, like shoes, tech, beauty, holidays, flights - UNiDAYS offers discounts for a huge variety of things, it's seriously amazing!

If you're a uni student then I would definitely, certainly, 150% recommend you sign up to UNiDAYS and start saving today! You can register with them online at https://www.myunidays.com/r/ALyVLTz1uK0, or via their mobile app (just type in UNiDAYS, or alternatively click here).

If you want to keep up to date with UNiDAYS and what's happening, you should definitely follow them on their Instagram (@UNiDAYS_AU) and Twitter (@UNiDAYS_AU) accounts, and give them a like on Facebook!

I hope you found this post useful, I honestly wish I'd learned about UNiDAYS earlier and saved some more money!

xx Chontelle

OUTFIT OF THE DAY | Suede & Minimal

My Outfit:
Top - Factorie
Bag - Colette
Shorts - Temt
Bracelet - Diva
Signet Ring - Prouds
Shoes - Kmart

These shorts are fast becoming one of my favourite statement pieces in my wardrobe. I love the colour, and I love that suede is in because I've always been obsessed with it and being able to wear it out and about is the best thing ever! 

These shorts are so comfy and paired with minimal black pieces and some simple silver jewellery, it's a very casual yet put together look. I actually wore this outfit the other day for my first day back at uni and I felt super comfortable and stylish in it.

I hope you're all well and have an amazing week!

xx Chontelle Louise

Lazy Days

My Outfit:

Black cardigan - Cotton On

Black printed muscle top - Melrose Avenue

Denim ripped boyfriend jeans - Cotton On

Black leather style boots - Famous Footwear

I'm gonna be honest, I've been pretty lazy so far this week. I spent the weekend pretty much in bed, stuffing my face with chocolates and all the other unhealthy food cooked up for Easter lunch, and watching TV. So obviously not the greatest start to the week (or possibly the greatest, hmm)!

I had to run up to the shops today to pick up some food (and snatch up those 50% off post-Easter goodies!!) so the goal was quick, simple & casual. I love this cardigan, it's so warm and cosy and I love the slouchy fit. I threw on this simple muscle print tee, it's got a cross with luxe and a bunch of other words printed on it and I just think it's really cute and simple! Nothing says comfy better than a pair of boyfriend jeans! I'd had my eyes on these for a while and finally picked them up at 30% off not too long ago, the only drama is that they're a bit too big (like I need to pull em' up a bit) but I don't think it's too obvious, they're meant to look big anyhow, so!

It's school holidays right now, meaning that all of the managers and well adults have gone off with their children and left the schoolios in charge. Which is totally fine, but means that I'll have to wait until next week to stand a chance of my resume not being lost or thrown straight into the bin. So as a result I've got a few more days of laziness to soak up before mad-job-hunting once more. Fingers crossed I'll find something soon!

I've decided that I'm going back to uni in the mid-year intake, but in a course I actually want to do this time. I'm just trying to decide which one - I've narrowed it down to either Fashion Merchandising or Professional Writing and Editing. Decisions, decisions! 

What have you been up to this week readers? How was your easter?

xx Chontelle Louise