DIY INSPIRATION - SEQUIN COLLAR BLAZER

A touch of sparkle to liven up a thrifted blazer? Yes please! Take some heavily sequinned fabric and cut to fit, then lightly stitch onto the lapel - keep on forever or for just one night!

Image: Oracle Fox

The fairy

My mother gave me this wonderful hair ornament a while ago, and I still love it. It's from a bridal shop, and even though a marriage isn't on my schedule right now, I love wearing this accessory. I think it suits the top pretty well. The pearls of the crown definitely complement the sequins, and together they give the outfit sort of a fairy look (with some help of the gorgeous environment).

ps have you already joined the giveaway?!

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Bag and skirt - ARAFEEL; Cardigan - ONLY;
Hair ornament - Bridal shop; Shoes- La Strada; Top - Storets

Draped skirt and a sequined collar

I hope you're having a great weekend so far. It has been very nice weater today and it's clear that a little sunshine does great things for people's mood. Everyone seems much happier than they do in rainy days, and I love the fact so many people are outside, sitting in parks and outdoor cafes. I decided to go shopping (obviously), and I bought an amazing shirt. I think I'm able to show it on the blog soon, because I heard it will be warm and sunny this week! :) We took these pictures yesterday, when it was more dark outside. I wore my new shirt (with stunning sequined collar) and skirt. I have to confess I've been looking for a skirt like this for ages now, but I actually gave up my intense search because I thought I'd never find it that way. However, I guess the time was ripe, and the luck brought me my skirt (okay.. it wasn't the luck, it was a webshop)..

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Skirt - Sugarlips; Shirt - Sheinside; Boots - Carel van der Meer; Bag - Manfield

Frosty the snowman

It's been a while since my latest post, but I'm back (and I won't leave you again). The first snow of the year has fallen today. The landscape turned into a white wonderland in no time this afternoon, so there was no opportunity for me to change my heels into more snow-proof shoes. I wore a combination of my current favorite items; you definitely can say I merged with my Tommy toggle coat, preppy scarf and bag. And what's a better choice than wearing a good pair of jeans in cold winterdays? You're right: there's no better choice.. ;-) Have a nice weekend everybody, I'm going to enjoy my snowball fight (so watch out haha) xoxox

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Jeans - Outfitters Nation

Liberty walk

One of the reasons why wearing leather pants isn't the best option when it's freezing outside is their lack of isolation. In other words: they are as cold as hell. But when I received these pants, one of the first things I noticed was their lining. The entire inside's made of a thick and furry fabric, so they ensure you won't get cold legs when you're wearing them. I combined them with a top I recently purchased. I totally love it, because of its combination of glamour (the sequins), minimalism (the cut), and so called edginess (the shoulder pads). I definitely need more tops like this in my life.

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Leggings - Sheinside

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It was my nineteenth birthday yesterday, and I had an amazing day. A birthday is a perfect opportunity to wear a sequined dress, so it was the first time I wore mine. It's from AX Paris and it's puffed sleeves are so cute. I'll try to show it in an outfitpost soon!



Before we left home, my brother gave me his present. I'm so happy that these Converse shoes are mine now! They are the first sneakers in my shoe collection (since a long time) and I'm totally in love with them. I've never owned a pair of All Stars before, but I recently became obsessed with them. I conceived so many ways to style them, and I'm really excited about these plans because I like trying something different than I usually do. I'm sure they'll look great in the outfits I've got in mind!

I wanted to show you two of my new perfumes before, but I didn't so here they are. They were Christmas presents from my daddy (Midnight rain by La Prairie) and mom (Candy by Prada). They smell so heavenly... I wish your computer had smell sensors, haha.

And we already arrived at the last favorite of today! It's just as the previous two a relatively old picture (I also made it the day before Christmas). At that time, I already tweeted about my shopping spree to celebrate the first day of my vacation and this Dior mascara was one of my purchases. It's the one with the self-rotating brush, and I have to confess I feel really sci-fi when using it.

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DIY INSPIRATION - TAYLOR TOMASI HILL FOR LANE CRAWFORD

How amazing does Taylor Tomasi Hill look in this skirt which is part of her lust worthy collection for Lane Crawford (see it here). Very much reminds me of the Sass & Bide skirt below, and completely inspires me to hit my local fabric market and get crafty. Trend alert: what could be better than neon layered underneath lace? 

Images Via How I Met Your Style and Sass & Bide

DIY GIVENCHY SEQUIN EYES

Beauty tutorial inspired by one of the best S/S12 collections? Check! Easy as pie? Check! A must for the Christmas Party season? Check! How fun is this tutorial for how to recreate the half moon sequin eyes seen at the Givenchy S/S12 show (remember the uber cool giant shark tooth necklaces???). Might possibly be giving this a try this party season!

Check out the original post from Nicola of Knock You For Six.

Glitter and glamour

Woaa, I think I'm one of the few bloggers who doesn't wear vintage that much. Actually, it was the first time I wore vintage last Sunday. I got a package with amazing items from Shoppalu, and I couldn't wait to try the first item for a special visit I scheduled on the last day of the week. When I write 'the first item' I'm referring to the grey top. I really like the fact it's decorated with pearls, which makes the top very unique (I think uniqueness is one of the advantages of vintage clothing). It's also perfect in combination with the black cardigan I wore before in my latest outfitpost. Both the cardi ánd the skirt are from the party collection of Outfitters Nation.

What do you think?

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Cardigan - Outfitters Nation, Skirt - Outfitters Nation, Top - Shoppalu

Sleepyhead

Sleepless nights inspired me to make a sort of just-got-out-of-bed-hairdo. Unfortunately, it turned out to look horrible on the pictures! It looked OK in reallife but when I saw the pictures I honestly uttered a scream. Anyway, I want to show you the pictures, because I do like the outfit I wore. My mother got me these amazing leggings. I think they don't need much accompanying items/accessoiries to look great, so I combined them with only a simple loose draped t-shirt, ankle boots and my new cardi from Outfitters Nation. Love the subtle amount of sequins on the latter!

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Cardigan - Outfitters Nation, Bag - Arafeel

Outfit: "Let's feel the luxury"

Two good things at the same point in time is definitely called a brilliant mix. My brilliant mix is the combination of sun and a chic occasion. At the first moment, I thought the sequined top and the skirt would look a bit messy together, but I really like the result. It looks like a dress, even though it consists of two separate parts. The little bag is that kind of item that you only use for special occasions, so it was a touching moment when I gently took it out of the closet. Love the luxury that it emits.

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