Nails-of-the-day

Lately, I've been loving red nail polish. I had a lighter red version for a while, but currently I'm in looove with Catrice's 070 Caught On The Red Carpet. It's a very dark, luscious kind of red which I think gives a sexy and fashionable feel at the same time. Today, I wanted to add that little extra to my nail look. I remembered a flakey gold polish by Essence and decided to polish my nails with this. I thought of coating all nails with the flakey top coat, but then had the idea to just do my ring finger, for that shiny touch without overdoing it! Take a look: (I have to say that the pictures are awful today, but I just couldn't make my camera to work. Those days...)

Zara obsession

Am I the only one that has been noticing that Zara has gotten a lot more expensive? I used to be able to afford most of their collection, but now a days prices have gotten over the moon. On the other hand, I do think that the quality and design have gotten over the moon as well. Their fall collection is absolutely amazing! The jackets, the trousers are incredibly well made and designed. The shapes are minimalistic with an evident touch of studs. I absolutely love it and I feel that women wearing those clothes, are women in control, women with a goal and purpose in life that are beautiful and powerful.

Gilmore Girls

When I was talking about Gilmore Girls in my previous post, I got an idea. Why not introduce you to the most amazing TV series there has ever been? (In my opinion.) I absolutely love these series, I started watching them when I was around the age of 12 and I'm still able to watch all the episodes that I've already seen a thousand times with pleasure. You know how sometimes fictional characters can start to feel like family? I have this with Gilmore Girls. 

Book Wishlist

When I was a little girl, I was... weird. There is no other way to put it. I would read books days on end, until the age of 7 I hadn't spoken to any of my classmates when it wasn't necessary and I would create fantasy worlds tirelessly. Books where my world, my fuel. Anyone remember the 'Artemis Fowl' books? And the sentences at the bottom of the pages in an unknown language in the first book? Together with a translated letter in the book and a lot of common sense, I was able to translate more than half the book. Might not be a very remarkable thing, but I was nine. I would spin the large curtains in my room around me, as if I was transported to a place far away from home where I could read and translate. Yep, I could read 3 books a day, without any disturbance in concentration.

Summer hotness

I believe in miracles. Or at least, I will have to from now on, because the temperature here in the Netherlands has risen over 30 degree celsius. Tomorrow a temperature of 35 degrees is forecasted. 35! Degrees! I'm completely blown away, flabbergasted, so to speak. Today was about 32 degrees and I had to work all day... Fun! Anyways, I have 2,5 weeks off from work and tomorrow is beach day. I'm a little worried on wether it will even be bearable to lay in the sun, but I don't really care. Need. To. Enjoy. Sun.

Braid trend

I was pinterest-ing (hmmm, word?) around the hair and beauty category and I spotted a new hairstyle trend. The sloping - if that's the word - french braid. And it's beautiful. It gives this elegant, simple, yet intriguing touch and I want to learn it!


I did some experiments and the thing is, it's just a french braid with a difficult placement. I can do the french braid on the back of my head just fine, but this is a lot harder! You have to aim where to go and where strings of hair need to be placed in a sloping way without being able to see anything. My mom happens to be an excellent braider, brading my hair since 1995 and I asked her to help. This is the result:

The braid isn't as strong as in the other pictures, but you can achieve this effect by using some product on your hair. I have a lot of hair, but very thin hairs, and I didn't use any product, which resulted in this. I think it's beautiful. She first french braided my hair, than braided one string individually and braided this together with the other two strings to create a less strict braid. Some pieces are sticking out, but this is simply because of the fact that I have layers in my hair and because I love the braid to be a little bit more casual, not as tight as some people like it. Yeah. I just did it myself and I'm getting closer, it's an easy one!

Besides easy, it's playful and classy at the same time. I can imagine myself wearing this in all kinds of situations, whether it's on the beach, during a festival or when I'm going shopping. Furthermore, my hair stays out of me face, which for me means, that I don't touch it with my hands all the time. Result: non-greasy hair! 

Love,

Holiday destination: Marmaris, Turkey

A while ago, I wrote the post about the how I was debating which hotel to go to in Bodrum, Turkey. Well, suprise! Haha, we're not going to Bodrum at all. There was not a lot available in Bodrum for the time that we want to go and I heard a lot of good stories about Marmaris. So, there you go :).

Moving!

For a while now, I've been having some problems with where I live at the moment. It's a living room/bedroom combination with a private bathroom and a shared kitchen. First of all, the kitchen that I have to share is a little disgusting... Secondly, I have no idea who the people are that I share the kitchen with. All I know is that they are far beyond their student years in age and one of them is suicidal. I found out about that when the police was banging on his door and taking it down because they thought he had killed himself. So. Much. Fun! Anyways, it's also a little small and I'm over it, I'm ready for something new.

Hmm breakfast

Had a relatively healthy breakfast (lunch, oops) this morning! Strawberry sandwiches and radishes. Might be a little strange, but I loved the soft and hard flavours combined.

Love,

Best Birthday Present: Leco Love Boat mini case

Some time ago my mom and I found out about the Leco make-up accessory line. There is a wide range of make-up bags and brushes, varying from huge bags to the smallest travel size brushes. Not only the style is something that we have come to love, it is also the quality. The bags are of real leather and the brushes are great in their usage. No complaints whatsoever. Because of this mutual love, it has become a birthday ritual to give a Leco accessory as a gift. This birthday, I got the Love Boat, a travel size mini case with brushes included.

Best Birthday Present: Daisy by Marc Jacobs

One of my favorite scents that I managed to use completely is Oh, Lola! by Marc Jacobs. I wore it with every occasion. The notes of this scent are wild strawberry, pear, raspberry, peony, sandalwood and vanilla. Fruity and flowery! I honestly love fruity and flowery scents, they're sweet, but not too sweet. For a while, Lola's 'niece', Daisy, had been on my wish list of scents to buy, when my boyfriend's grandmother came to bring me a gift for my birthday. I had lifted just one part of the packaging when I already knew what it was. The little white flowers around the edge kind of gave it away ;D.

My Roaring Twenties?

Yesterday was the day, I turnes twenty. Twenty... I'm usually not the kind of person to make a big deal about ages, but TWENTY! Haha, for some reason, it's kind of an issue for me. Nineteen was just a really good age. I loved being the inbetween. You're still young enough to get away with things and to be able to flutter through life carelessly. While twenty means responsibilities, means knowing where your life will be going, means making choices. Nevertheless, no matter how fun being nineteen felt, I do think I'm reading for twenty, you know. I'm ready to start life, to go for it.