Category: Fashion
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Denim shorts DIY: how to give your jeans a distressed look
Today it’s time for something different. Something I have never posted on before: a DIY or do it yourself project. I am quite handy when it comes to creating things with needle and thread so I thought it would be a good idea to customize a pair of denim shorts. I’ve had these shorts for…
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LOTD: Orange & Polka Dots
Today I have another look of the day for you. This time featuring a ditsy polka dot dress and a bright orange eye look. I bought the dress at Topshop in Dublin when I was there in August and apart from a salsa night in September I hadn’t had the chance to wear it yet.…
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LOTD: Casual lavender
A really quick look of the day post, as I came home after a brutal train journey that lasted nearly 4 hours. It left me exhausted and with a headache so I didn’t have much energy to write a more thoughtful post. Luckily for me, I took some pictures of my look and outfit a…
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OOTD: Speckled skirt & biker boots
I sometimes throw outfits together that I am quite pleased about, and when I do, I tend to want to show you guys. The other day I wore something that I think you might like too and so I figured I’d turn it into a post. The main feature is a high waisted dark blue…
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OOTD: Nudie Blues
More light and longer days + me being home early = best situation for taking a few pictures of my outfit. So the weather has actually gotten chillier the past couple of days, which is why I’m back to wearing thick tights and long sleeves. The main piece which is featured are a pair of…
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OOTD: First hint of spring
Just a quick post today as I have been busy doing job interviews and being let go at my actual job and I’ll be heading out with a friend in a few as well. So here’s just a quick outfit and eye of the day. Here’s the outfit first: Outfit What I’m wearing: nude bell…
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Fashion Wishlist Spring 2012
Spring hasn’t even started yet, but summer fashion is already making its way into the stores. I already showed you a few fashion items that I purchased recently featuring spring trends. My favorites have to be the bright and pastel colors. I have always loved a good pop of color in my wardrobe and so…
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Handy fashion tips
You know how fashion is usually geared towards looking pretty? Well that’s not what I want to talk about today. No I want to share with you my handy fashion tips. In other words: my personal tips & tricks that are practical rather than esthetic. Want to know how you can prevent pantyhoses from ripping…
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Youtube: favorite fashion channels
I love watching beauty videos on youtube and there are plenty of gurus that I follow and I blogged about them too. What I’ve never done is tell you about my favorite fashion and style channels to follow. I have selected only 5 of them. I follow a few more, but I may have to…
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Fashion Wish List
So many cool trends have been happening lately and that is why my fashion wishlist has been growing quite a bit. Because of my London trip I’ve refrained from buying too many new things as I want to see what is available at stores that I cannot get to on a regular basis. I hope…
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Warm Winter Must Haves
Temperatures have been freezing lately. Just this Saturday temperatures dropped so low that it hit the top 5 of coldest nights for the Netherlands since 1901. My parents reported -20 Celsius in their backyard and here on the West coast is was still a freezing -16 when I woke up around 9 AM. Trains aren’t…
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My Wardrobe Organisation
Almost 2 years ago, I had a makeshift wardrobe, consisting of 2 separate closets that were old and rickety. One day, one of the closets decided to collapse on me. All the shelves simply fell down and that’s when I knew: it’s time to buy myself a new closet. I went all over town trying…
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LOTD: A Different Shade of Blue
Ok. First of all, this look is not coherent. I just threw together an outfit and then randomly selected a palette to do an eyelook with, so the make up & the clothes don’t match. I don’t care though, as I don’t think make up & outfit should always match. In fact, I think that’s…
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OOTD: All Blacked Out
Again, a very simple outfit, but still I thought I would share. I originally wanted to throw on the shirt over a pair of jeans, but then found out how long it was and that it could easily double as a dress and I just went with that. This is the result: What I’m wearing:…
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OOTD: Something clean and simple
This is my first outfit of the day. I’ve been toying with the idea for some time now, but I never had or took the time to do one. It’s pretty tough for me to do as the amount of light when I get ready in the morning or when I get home at night…
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Fashion: mid-season sale wishlist
It’s that time of year again: mid-season sale. Mid-season sale is of course a weak excuse for stores to keep us shopping and getting us into shops, but hey, when you love to shop you spend too much time in stores to begin with and getting items at a discount is always nice. And so…
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Shopping haul: Vila, Pieces, Zara, H&M, Six
As you may have read on Twitter, I went shopping on Friday afternoon. Since I found a few other trinkets over the weekend, I decided to post everything in a blog. This is the clothing part of my haul. The beauty part will be up tomorrow! Cable knit sweater (Vila) OMG! This sweater is the…
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I put some new shoes on and suddenly everything feels right
Yup, it’s that time again. I bought another pair of new shoes. I think they are gorgeous: great for fall/ winter. It’s a shoe that is the result of a crosssection between a pair of heels and hiking boots. I love it! What do you think? fun detail laces These shoes are available at Dutch…
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Fall must have: the scarf
When the weather is becoming dreary, just like it did yesterday, I take out my favorite winter accessory: the scarf. It’s great for keeping you warm and it makes you look fashionable at the same time. There are many types of scarves and they come in many shapes and forms. They can dress an outfit…
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Haul: Inglot, Zara & other make up, cosmetics and random stuff
I desperately needed a ton of things this time round, as I was running out of necessary products girls need every once in a while (usually once a month, ahem). I also wanted to go to Amsterdam to pay the MAC Pro store a visit to buy the final eyeshadows for my palette and thus…
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Shoplog Dublin: Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Penneys, Top Shop, New Look, etc.
If you’ve been following this blog, then you know that this girl can’t go traveling without doing some serious shopping. So that’s exactly what I did. I already mentioned in my travellog that I went shopping the day before we left and I got some other trinkets along the way. As promised, there are a…
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Trend: Polka Dots
Lately I’ve been noticing a very fun trend: polka dot patterns. They are everywhere and I’m loving it. I’m a sucker for prints like that: polka dots, stars, stripes. It’s simple but it still makes an item look just a tad more cheerful. When I realized how much I love polka dots, I quickly had…
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Updated Shoe Collection – August 2011 (now with better video)
Since it’s been nearly 6 months since I last posted anything on my shoe collection I thought it would be time to give you an update on my current shoe collection. Since the last one, some shoes have disappeared (I threw out about 7 pairs since the last video) and of course more have been…
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Sunglasses
I never used to like sunglasses. I thought they looked hideous on me. My head is pretty narrow and my eyebrows are pretty close to my eyes. This makes it hard for me to find cool sunglasses. Or so I thought. I found some really cool sunglasses last year and found out that as long…
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My favorite places to shop online
Shopping is fun. Whether online or offline. Online shopping especially fun as you can just stay home and don’t have to battle any crowds. Here are the places I frequent the most: Amazon: I love the UK version of Amazon. For several reasons. A) they have everything regarding books and DVDs. B) they have fast…
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My Shoe Collection
I think that by now you all know that I own quite a few pairs of shoes. That is why I decided to make a slide show with all of the pairs that I own. My initial idea was to upload the video and then post some pictures here to give you a quick overview.…
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Wish list of the moment
I make wish lists. All the time. There isn’t a month that goes by without my having a wish list. In fact, I keep multiple ones. I always have a few items in my ‘items to watch’ list on Ebay and there’s always a few things that I save in my shopping bag on Amazon,…
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How to shop till you drop – On a budget
Some of you may be aware of the fact that I shop. A lot. I know I do. Apart from having the money for it (finally), I also tend to seek out deals, go to cheaper stores and buy most of my stuff on sale. I used to be a student who had to make…