Fight Your Demons and Chase Your Dreams

This post today is a variation of different date post. I'll be doing a number of these on my blog, as it's easier for me to write, add and go back to my draft, then do a finalised post.
I don't know if any other independent/popular bloggers do this, but... it works for me!

So here goes...

30th July:
I currently have a salt and warm water drenched cotton ball squished up my nose, holding another drenched cotton ball pressed onto my pierced area, a freshly moisturised face, and a towel drying my mop that is my high maintenance hair. I feel so pretty this morning. *face palm*






31st July:
Watching Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, such a child. The child within. Handstands in the garden. Not my garden, I'm currently at my boyfriend's parent's house and chilling with the dogs to some music, taking advantage of the lovely July sunshine.




3rd August:

• HAPPY AUGUST! How has your weekend been? I hope that it's been spectacular. Mine has.

Thursday afternoon I headed to Leicester to Luke's, a day early. Friday I spent the day chilling, watching a new series: My Wet Hot American Summer, with the likes of Paul Rudd, Amy Poelher, Bradley Cooper, Michael Cera and literally so many more well known actors/actresses!

The Saturday we had a slight lie-in before meeting a friend in Leicester. The three of us went to The Orange Tree in the city for a few drinks, but of course I saw a scrumptious have-to-have-it kind of dessert on offer: ANY regular drink with a dark chocolate and ginger torte. Now the torte had ginger flavoured cream, my god it was spectacular! I even let the guys try some, thinking they were glad I let them have a bite.

We then left our friend, and went to the cinema, and what did we see? The new Mission Impossible film and it was well worth it. Goodies in hand, too. Then for a meal we went. Now we've always been to places like Handmade Burger Company and Zizzi's. This time we tried Cafe Rouge. It was pretty impressive, but the portions are a little bit small compared to what we're used to having.
I guess that means we are piggies. I am anyway... Luke can be sometimes. Bless us.We'll learn one day! *Tries to eat good food.*

Of course what did we have? We had STEAK. How do we like it? MEDIUM-RARE. I apologise for those that don't eat meat and choose not to. Hats off to you. We both just love the taste so much.
French fries, too, with a lobster based sauce. Companied by a vin rouge and Chambord cocktail, finished nicely with my melting chocolate pudding with raspberry finishes and Luke's Caramel Brulee.

I could've easily had more of the melting pudding. It was more than divine.



I did receive my first comment from a fellow YouTuber from the other side of the world though! She praised me for my personality and channel and said she loves my videos! I am honoured. I'm glad that someone out there is enjoying me.


ANOTHER update as well: I've just started modelling and created a portfolio page:
coralkarina @ Purple Port.com

The website is a community for artists, for me I'm using it as a model and searching for photographers however you can use it as:

• A Photographer
• Photoshop Artist
• Hairstylist
• Make-up Artist
• Studio Provider

For the Love of Bloggers: My Discovery

I have amazingly and literally just come across and discovered the most beautiful lifestyle blog. I've delved into her blog that deeply that I've forgotten how I actually got to it: theroadishome.com

It has to be everything I ask for in a blog. 

From her writing, the photographs she takes, her love of photography and how it appears she is in love with life. To the allover feel of the blog, the way in which she notes down her adventures, her every day life.
She writes so truthfully and I feel almost intrusive. I wish I hadn't come across it as I feel as if I'm being rude towards her for sharing this and even reading and viewing with my own eyes, but her testament is utterly breathtaking.
Her taste. The way she comes across, is beautiful to me.

Actually, I have just come across this paragraph in one of her posts;
"When I stopped posting solely about my photography and started sharing my thoughts an interesting thing happened. The emails I received were no longer short messages from people saying they loved my work and asking what camera I used. I began getting intense, deep letters from people who told me my honesty and perspective have had a lasting impact on their lives. That my words had gifted them courage to follow their dreams or that I had showed them the beauty in the world they had overlooked. My life lessons became theirs too. They are my reason."- It seems as if she's been getting A LOT of love for her artistry. Yes, to all of those people. You know where's it's at!

This I feel creepy for doing, y'know... Writing a post about a woman from across the earth that I know nothing about. But all I know is reading her entries and seeing her photography, makes me extremely happy. She's made me feel so much inspiration this evening, though it's 11:14PM in the U.K.

I cannot wait to see what she posts in the future and what she's been getting up to and creating.

I'm not sure if this is allowed, I think it is, I'll go ahead and give you an example of what divine content she posts:



Adoration of this lady and her art/blog should be high.
She is now my #1 favourite.

I hope that you appreciate her, too.

Have a wonderful day!

Coral. xoxo

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Beginning of a New Journey | coralkarina

Hello, and welcome to my blog. I've been using Wordpress for my blogging and now I'm seeing if Blogger is better for me.
So my name is Coral and i'm from the East Midlands in the UK. I am a freelance hairstylist and independent makeup presenter with the company Younique, alongside working at the oh so popular B&Q, which is local to me.Like all of you ladies out there a huge chunk of my life is about fashion, hair and beauty products and most of my well-earned money goes on coffee, clothes and lipstick. I have a massive case of wanderlust and thrive on the inspirations of life, IE: Photography... for me, anyway. Okay, what will you find on my blog, coralkarina... Well, it'll be a mixture of daily inspiration, beauty and fashion reviews, my tutorials and photography, my latest finds and the spillings from my mental dump. (My mind.)