WEEKEND READING VLOG | 4 star historical romances & haaaauls

[@crystalsbookishlife]

Chandler + historical romance = day made

[@moodyfloral6234]

I love this style of video! Also, re wedding makeup: I did my own as well for my wedding and I feel like if you’re a person who regularly wears makeup and are comfortable putting on lashes etc, doing your own makeup will usually turn out better than having someone else do it. On my wedding day, I also felt like it was really relaxing to do my makeup and just having that little quiet time. Can definitely recommend! And your makeup always looks so spectacular anyhow.

[@chandlerainsley]

yes!! i'm thinking it'll be relaxing honestly. i know ppl say it can be stressful but makeup is such a relaxing activity imo

[@moodyfloral6234]

@@chandlerainsley I didn’t find it stressful at all, I actually loved having a little bit of normalcy on an otherwise very out of the ordinary day. And it honestly felt a little ceremonious as well. :)

[@bookedplans]

LOVE this style of video and especially the GRWM cause your makeup always looks AMAZING. Really like how you edited that portion too!

[@tishabloom1166]

Literally you could do nothing but lay in bed all day and I’d still watch the video a million times, you’re like a comfort channel for me, I need to constantly having something playing in the background and if I don’t know what to put on I put on your videos

[@caira6779]

Love your reading vlogs! It's so relaxing to listen to while getting ready for the day.

[@chandlerainsley]

thank you

[@midnightblack07]

Tessa Dare is the perfect gateway historical romance author, and the Duchess Deal is the one I would normally recommend! Historical Romance is my favorite genre and ngl I am thrilled that Bridgerton is bringing so many new readers to the genre. :)

[@Edidin]

"Alexandra is the daughter of a woman and a man." 🤣 Sorry, it's gonna take a moment to get over this revelation. 😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Okay the way you edited the makeup portion was *chef’s kiss

[@laurlovesliterature]

I just dipped my toes into historical romance for the first time with When A Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare and I am so sold! It was so fun and the added context of the historical setting just made it more fun.

[@chandlerainsley]

yes that one is so fun!!

[@oliviareadsalatte]

your vlogs are chicken noodle soup for my lil soul 🥣

[@oliviareadsalatte]

i’m back after finishing the vlog and…. not you selling me on historical romances..

[@chandlerainsley]

i think you'd really like that tessa dare series

[@carolineblueskies]

I loved 9 Rules to Break.... I found it so amusing and really like them as a couple. But I also haven't read a ton of historicals, is something I've really only started reading more of this past year.

[@fena_reti]

I love how you usually complain about having to edit the book cover into the video and now all of a sudden you spent hours adding each makeup product hahaha that's growth hahah

[@TheVikkifoxx]

I’m loving the more vlog style it’s more personal and that’s what I watch KZbin for! I don’t read historical romance but love this type of video ❤️

[@rebeccalove3049]

I actually love this video. Makeup and books are two of my biggest hobbies so that was fun

[@beamingforbooks]

Love how proactive and productive you are!!!!

[@tiinak7422]

I really love your reading vlogs. Themed or causal, all of them are great.

[@RealReaderEmily]

Great idea to work on wedding stuff early! I was attaching things to the seating board the night before my wedding in the hotel lmao

[@Ektambo]

Loving the GRWM portion in videos like this!

[@chandlerainsley]

thank you! i had a lot of fun editing it

[@kaetlynblazon6311]

Loved this! I like book talk mixed with life talk in vlogs

[@muckisobania7698]

Judith McNaught is one of my favorite romance authors! Hopefully you’ll pick up a few more so we can hear your opinion!

[@mackenzie9983]

I LOOOOOOOOVED Never Seduce a Scot and would love to know what you think! ❤️ your vlog videos also are so fun and calming to watch/listen to - thanks for the great content Chandler! 🥰

[@AlliyScott]

omg i'm hereeee for the vlog style videos, loved this

[@taylorgayhart9497]

I did my own makeup for my own wedding, and I’m so happy I did! I invested in some key makeup products and spent a lot of time practicing exactly what I was doing.

[@charlenemichelle]

So glad to see you read Judith McNaught. Please please please read Almost Heaven next! I've read McNaught's entire book collection and that one by far surpasses them all (in my opinion). I just love Ian Thornton and it makes me curious to know your opinion.

[@midnightblack07]

Agreed! It's by far my favorite Judith McNaught book, and I reread it every year. The hero is THE BEST.

[@gnomie3908]

Do you know where you can get her books is it just libraries and second hand copies?

[@midnightblack07]

@@gnomie3908 My local library has all her books, so the library may definitely be a good bet. I most read eBooks so I was able to get her books that way as well.

[@fh7041]

II really liked how you included the products you used, *chefs kiss* for editing. I think the Victorian rebel series by Kerrigan Byrne or Lisa Kleypas's Wallflower series would be interesting to you especially books 4 & 1 & 2. Plus one of my most re-read books the secret and saving grace by Julie Garwood.

[@phenix4070]

I love this style of video from you! also, your makeup always looks so good and i was definitely taking notes during that part of the video too ✏️ 👀

[@chandlerainsley]

thank you so much

[@paularodriguez726]

I went to my bf's friend wedding this week and she did her own makeup and I did her hair and she looked absolutely stunning. Just get a really good setting spray and REMEMBER NOT EVERY TRANSLUCENT POWDER IS FLASH FRIENDLY (this had never happened to me but i set my concealer with and elf translucent powder and it shows up white on pictures taken with flash)

[@thepagesofsamantha]

I love these videos so much! tell me about the little things. it helps us connect more to the creator

[@maddyvogel4525]

Would love if you did a 90s/2000s historical romance vlog! My favorites are all late 90s/early 00s, and i think they’re in general better than current ones.

[@chandlerainsley]

i was planning to read some of my tbr backlist soon and a lot of them are old historicals!

[@alishareadsbooks]

Cricuts are so fun! I bought one while I was planning my wedding as well and used it soo much.

[@onedirection1204tb]

Loving all of the reading vlogs lately! One of my favorite videos to watch 🥰

[@rebeccaridgway1117]

Love the nervous anticipation I have for you to read Never Seduce A Scot. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[@chandlerainsley]

i'm really excited for it! so many people seem to love it

[@xcitipopx]

I'm a huge fan of the life segments mixed in twitch the reading updates !

[@thisisabookchannel]

When you were talking about you and Hayden sharing clothes I thought the whole haul was gonna be unisex and then you got to the cropped rugby top and that tiny ribbed shirt 😂

[@marireadsbks]

i love watching reading vlogs too! i also started doing some haha i loved it, pls continue

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

This video was so relaxing! ^-^ 💜 Somehow, it just felt incredibly well-balanced to me too; and I don't think I even know exactly what I mean by that except that I really enjoyed & vibed with it? and I really appreciated it - Thank You!!!

[@StephanieSlumdog]

I'm only 2 minutes in but I wanted to say your hair looks so healthy and beautiful

[@chandlerainsley]

thanks! i don't do anything special haha

[@stephanieelwell1708]

Loved this video!! Please do more!

[@mikaylagrayson5342]

Love this style of video

[@LittleRedRubyWong]

Why are you so beautiful even without makeup? Teach me your ways.

[@rachelkim6327]

Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught is one of my favorites by her! I hope you can make a video about you reading her backlist but forewarned I hated Once and Always but except for that I enjoyed most of her books! But if not, almost heaven is sooo good

[@12AnimeObsession]

You should read Until You by Judith McNaught! Literally my favorite romance novel of all time. I re-read it in full every year and still look forward to it. Set in the same world as Kingdom of Dreams

[@chandlerainsley]

i have a physical copy so hopefully i will be able to get to it this year!

[@juliadupont7252]

I love your vlogs ! your voice is very nice to listen to, the color palette/ aesthetic that your choose is also very calming. I think that in those reading/life vlogs you dont have to pack a lot of books or your opinion on books in them for the listener or viewer to enjoy your content 😌You might think It’s so random to talk about type of falsies or vitamins but you know, it might be a reminder too for people who forgot to get their vitamins or meds 🙄

[@kyestrella]

completely off topic of books but girl any advice for the teeth whitening? 👀

[@chandlerainsley]

i just use crest whitestrips. i have pretty sensitive teeth so doing them at a dentist terrifies me lol. i think they work pretty well

[@PunkyDory80]

Somehow I missed this vlog, so you may never see this. Plus, it’s kinda random. Where do you buy your solid t-shirts? Are they the target ones you mentioned? Because, I hate trying to find a well made tee

[@chandlerainsley]

they are target, just the ribbed t shirts

[@annajo6576]

😱 me watching you put lashes on in the first clip because I always thought those were your natural lashes. Also, love the dramatic lashes too!! Also is it just me or are the “new” headless heroine covers a la that Sarah Maclean cover not it? I can’t decide

[@chandlerainsley]

in most of my videos, i'm not wearing lashes! just started wearing them in the past month or so :) but yeaaaaah i dont like the new historical romance cover style

[@raffaelae1020]

How did the cricuting going?

[@chandlerainsley]

really well! turned out better than expected. i realized after the fact i forgot to insert a pic of my creation ahah

[@LochsLibrary]

the way u looked at me in ur thumbnail tho 💕 ok looking back this sounds creepy af lmaooo just mean to say u look cuutteee 💅🏼💅🏼😂

[@gloriaaaaa]

you don't have to, but if you would be willing to do a "guide to tessa dare" video, i would love it!!

[@amandarudrick1536]

My only regret from my wedding was not doing my own makeup, I paid to have someone do it and I ended up looking orange 🙃 😅

[@chandlerainsley]

yeaaaah that was my big issue tbh. my face and neck were just not the same color. which is tricky, especially if ur doing makeup on someone crazy pale like myself. at least if i mess something up i only have myself to blame hahah

[@kspedds]

I really love your vlogs, chan! I've never read a historical romance before and I'm always nervous that they're going to be like....depressing given that women had like no rights. Are they always depressing or do they usually ignore that aspect of historical context? Like sometimes I don't enjoy historical fiction because it focuses so much on women's suffering and that's not really my vibe.

[@chandlerainsley]

yeah i'm with you, i stay away from historical fiction because tooooo depressing for my liking. historical romances, especially those written in the last 5 years don't focus on women's suffering. some of the books might include women fighting to have careers or something but it always feels triumphant rather than sad imo. they kind of just feel like romances + pretty dresses and propriety lol

[@kspedds]

@@chandlerainsley see, that I can get behind lol. Do you have any videos about where to start with this genre?

[@chandlerainsley]

i have a top 6 historical romances vid :)

[@BookedandBusy]

Hiiiiii

[@BookedandBusy]

The iconic lite are my second favorite lashes ever! The HoL lash glue is good but I really recommend the velour one. It’s super stick but it’s easy to remove and doesn’t leave residue in your lashes

[@chandlerainsley]

ok i neeeeeded this recommendation, thank you bb

[@Chelsea2023K]

Eloisa James' books do not work for me. They're just so strange, random and chaotic. I want to love them but I just don't. I loved this vlog 💜

[@chandlerainsley]

honestly same! the first book i read by her was in her Wildes series and i really liked it but every other book i've tried has been a total miss for me

[@kkkkk4542]

Am I the only one that got a little caught off guard by the prenatals? 😍😍

[@chandlerainsley]

i'm not trying to get pregnant! it was just something my GP recommended :)

[@kkkkk4542]

@@chandlerainsley oh I get it! I still sometimes take them even though my son is 3 lol. I can delete my original comment so it doesn’t accidentally start anything if you want 😊

[@BookishRaider]

DID YOU JUST MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH FUCKING CHEESE????? I LOVE THAT IDEA IF THAT IS!!! OMFG!!

[@chandlerainsley]

oh absooooolutely. eggs kinda suck on their own lol

[@BookishRaider]

@@chandlerainsley I like eggs own their own, but thanks for the inspiration!