Let's Go Camo!

Jackets and dresses and leggings ... Oh my!  One of the biggest trends taking over in fashion is camouflage.  I have never been a big fan of camo until this year.  I don't know what it is; maybe it's the various pattern renditions of the camo print that I have seen ... or maybe the way people style their outfits.  This particular trend has always been in since the '90s and has made a huge come back in 2012.  However, in 2013 we are not only seeing camo for jackets and pants, but also in dresses, blouses, and clutches.  In my personal opinion, Rihanna definitely set the wave for this trend (like always).  Her tomboy, laidback look is so appealing to me!  Below are a couple of other celebrities who has also taken the camo wear under their wings.



After much thought, I decided to follow this movement myself.  Since I am a bargain shopper (a great one at that), I went to CW Price (formally known as AJ Wright) where they have awesome urban wear.  My OOTN theme for my ladies night this past Saturday was what I like to call, camo-denim.  This consisted of military inspired pants ($14.99 from CW Price), a simple black t-shirt ($3.99 from CW Price), 2 inch paten leather pointed toe shoes ($7.00 on clearance from CW Price), and my denim half jacket (I rolled the cuffs to complete the "edgy" look).  I am not sure when or where I got this jacket; I've had it for years now, but you can buy one from pretty much any clothing store.  I paired this outfit with a gold, black, and silver bangle set that I bought from Avenue (a plus size retail store) for $14.99 as well as gold stud earrings ($5 from Avenue) and a gold spiked chain from H&M ($9.99).

Sorry that I do not have a picture with my outfit actually on!  It was a crazy night and totally forgot lol. 
For makeup I did a dark plum lipstick from Fergie's Wet 'N Wild line and a cat eye look using Wet 'N Wild's liquid eyeliner.
This was such a dope, edgy look; definitely inspired by Rihanna.  Love this look?  Hate it?  Please comment below and let me know what you think!

 

Stay Beautiful <3

-Miss Chanelle

 

Photo credit: http://www.eatsleepbusiness.com

DIY Nails

Lately after a bad day at work or just out of plain boredom, I sit in my bedroom, watching TV and painting my nails.  Yeah, sounds like a wild time right?  But it beats paying $30 every two weeks to get my nails done!  Ever since I started my Biotin and multivitamin daily regimen, my nails have grown tremendously (too bad my hair hasn't lol).  I used the $30 that I would normally use towards getting my nails done professionally in order to purchase nail polish, rhinestones, gems, brushes, tools, and other accessories.  

Y'all know by now that I'm like an Amazon fiend; I purchased a wicked cute a 40 piece rhinestone nail art kit for only $0.83 on Amazon.com.  Looking to purchase rhinestones for cheap?  Click on the Amazon.com link I provided above!  I also bought a 30 piece mixed color assortment of striping line tape.  Striping Tape: Click me.  You may ask what is striping tape?  Well, it is used to create different patterns such as checkered, argyle, or stripes.  I haven't received my shipment in yet :-( but once I do, I am going to be writing a review on the products as well as a "How To" tutorial.  There are so many designs out there that I have been seeing on Instagram (follow me, I follow back @xoxo_cocochanelle) Haha! I had to do it ... A big trend right now for nails is the argyle pattern, such as this one.  Take a look, it is a little tutorial just in case you wanted to try it out for yourself.  If you do not have nail striping tape at the moment, you can use scotch tape.




Any who, I created a pretty collage of all my designs I have done thus far.  Trust me there will be plenty more to come. Aren't they lovely? :-)  Which design is your favorite of mine?  Don't be afraid to comment!!! That's why the comment box is there lol ;-) 

Until next time ladies (and maybe even gentlemen)

Stay Beautiful <3
-Miss Chanelle