calmoverchaos.co.uk

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Calm Over Chaos was founded by London based illustrator Millie Bicknelle, named after the first book she designed and published, Calm Over Chaos. Her goal was to create high quality, ethical and sustainable pieces of work to help people find a little calm...

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Swatch Sorceress
⭐ 2 Star Review – The Day I Became the Villain Because of Pastel Pens ⭐

⭐ 1They say every villain has an origin story. Mine began with a pack of pastel pens. ✨🖊️💀 I bought them innocently — naïve, hopeful, soft-hearted. I thought I was stepping into my colour-coded, ADHD-friendly era, the kind where everything is neat, aligned, gentle… But little did I know… this was the day the universe forged a darker version of me. 🌑🔥 I opened the pack, expecting creamy, dreamy pastel perfection. What I got? Colours so faint they could only be seen by angels 👼 Lines so weak they trembled like they were afraid of the page 😭 One pen literally wrote half a stroke and died in my hands — like a soldier whispering its final words ⚰️ And that was the moment something inside me snapped. 💥 I contacted customer service, expecting mercy. But mercy is for the weak. 😈 They responded with: “Prove it.” 🫠 A single command. A spark. The match that lit the fire. 🔥 So I went out — cloak billowing in the wind, theme music swelling 🎶🖤 — and bought a second pack with my OWN money, because apparently I was destined to become the Sherlock Holmes of stationery 🕵️‍♀️💸 Pack #2 worked beautifully. 🌈 Of course it did. The contrast between the two packs? Shakespeare could never. 🎭 So I returned, evidence in hand, ready to restore justice ⚖️. All I wanted was a new swatch sheet — because I have ADHD and my brain needs things neat, lined up, symmetrical, calm 🗂️✏️. After buying an extra pack AND paying postage, the LEAST they could give me was a fresh sheet of paper. 📄 But no. ❌ They denied me. Coldly. Effortlessly. Villainously. 🫠💀 “No.” That was it. That was the moment the heavens darkened 🌩️, the music shifted 🎻, and the camera zoomed dramatically into my eyes 👁️. I didn’t choose the villain life. The villain life was forced upon me by a pack of ghost-inked pens 👻 and customer service agents who would rather swallow their own keyboards than hand over a swatching sheet ⌨️💔. Now I stand here: Two packs deep 📦📦 One pack a tragic relic 🪦 One pack a reminder of what could have been 💔 My faith in humanity shattered like an iPhone screen 📱💥 If you’re considering buying these pens, turn back now. This is your warning ⚠️ Your prophecy 🔮 Your sign ✨ These pens may be pastel, but the betrayal they carry is dark, ancient, and unforgettable 🖤🕯️💀 Buy wisely, dear reader. For I did not survive this saga untouched. 🩸📖 — The Swatch Sorceress

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Date of experience: Nov 25, 2025

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  • Calm Over Chaos was founded by London based illustrator Millie Bicknelle, named after the first book she designed and published, Calm Over Chaos. Her goal was to create high quality, ethical and sustainable pieces of work to help people find a little calm amongst the chaos, while also bringing awareness to important social issues.Since then - thanks to a couple of viral videos - we've published the very popular Be Kind to Your Mind, Let's Be Better Humans, A Colouring Book for Humans who want a Better F*cking World', and most recently our BRAND NEW book Messages to my Younger Self.We'd love for you to sit back and have a browse at the products we're so proud to have created💖See more

  • email millie@calmoverchaos.co.uk
  • language https://calmoverchaos.co.uk

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