Best of August 2016 II Beauty & Lifestyle

I don't know maybe it's only me, but I fell like time goes by way to fast. According to that August is already comming to an end. And as you can see in the picture above, my August favourites don't really look very summery. Once again he weather was very bad this month, well I've for sure never been wearing more hoodies and drinking more tea in August than this year. I was basicly ready for fall until summer came back this week. And I'm also going away for 2 weeks, so I'm pretty excited for September. Except the fact that I'm going back to school this month. Time for a new beginning.

Beauty:

Naked 3: color Buzz & Trick
The Naked 3 palette is my favourite one from Urban Decay and this time I've found a new combination which I really like. So I usually use the color Buzz and Trick and blend both together on my upper eyelid until it looks nice.

Maybelline New York Color Tattoo 24hr: 70-Metallic Pomegranate
Another beauty product which I enjoyed this month is a Maybelline New York Color Tattoo. Once more it's a very nice brown/coral/pink metallic color which matches perfectly with blue eyes in my opinion.

Lifestyle:

Clothes:

Adidas Hoodie

Presumably my most worn clothing piece this month. This dark green hoodie is actually  from the men departement and from an old collection, so I'm not sure if you can still get it. But if you're searching for a nice cozy hoodie I can definitely recommend you to have a look at these, they're also availabe in different colors, as well as for women.

Zara Necklaces

I've loved these necklaces in August. If you want to see how I like to combine them, jump over to my last fashion post. (here)

Tea:

Messmer Aprikose-Pfirsich

As I told you before I drank a big amount of tea this month and this one was my favorite. Unfortunately I don't know if this tea in availabe in every country, but if you're living in Luxembourg or Germany you're totally able to get it in your local supermarket.

Book:

The princess saves herself in this one - Amanda Lovelace

I've really been into poetry this month, once again. And I totally enjoyed this book. It's a poetry book written by Amanda Lovelace. The book is divided in four different parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen and you. So the princess, the damsel and the queen descibe the life of the author in three stages. While you is a part meant as a note to the reader.

Music:

Time for my music category, don't you think? 

Firstly I have a cover of the song The Chainsmokers - Closer ft. Halsey by Conor Maynard. I'm normally not a big fan of covers, but I really liked this one this month.

Secondly I have the new album This could be heartbreak - the amity affliction. I think they have done some really great work here.

Last but not least I've bought some new records this month and my favorite one is for sure Badlands - Halsey. 

Random:

My random category has always been my biggest category, but I think this time I don't have much to share with you. I simply enjoyed this month, I had some nice conversations, a great sleepover, I did some photo shootings with my friends, I've seen some falling stars,..

I don't want to get into details now, but I do want to thank everyone for this month.

I hope you've had a great month too and don't forget to enjoy the last rays of sunshine.

See you soon,

"Make it a September to remember."

Enjoy the little things II Fashion & Thoughts

It's Sunday again and so the weekend is nearly over, but I think I can speak for everyone when i say 'Weekend I love you'. Basicly we all do, don't you think? The weekend is simply amazing. So today I want to share this outfit and some thoughts with you. I hope you like this post!


I don't really know how to start this post, because I do wanna share some thoughts with you but I don't really know how. I should probably start with a little story.
These pictures were taken one week ago on friday, 12th. The weather was actually not that good, my motivation was very low and I just felt stressed out. On our way back home, the sun came out and an amazing song, which I haven't been listening to in a very long time, started playing. I immediately felt way better, that was the moment I realised that we should appreciate the little things in life more.

I mean the same day, my brother and I decided to stay up and look for some falling stars. It was a magical night, in my opinion. We were lying on our balcony, some good music was playing, we talked and simply enjoyed the night. Very soon we saw a big falling star. That moment was unforgetable, we even heard some neighboors, who were as well looking at the stars.
So what I want to tell you is, we are living in a world were everything happens automatically, we try to be perfect, to be happy, to be the person everyone tells us to be... But we forget to look around once in a while and to enjoy the little things in life. A falling star, flowers, a beautiful song, deep converstations,.. should  be the things that make us happy. Well they do if we would appreciate them more. I know that I'm a young girl with few experience, but I do think that our life would be easier, happier and more beautiful if we would let things happen and simply enjoy the moment we are in right now.

So whatever you are doing and wherever you are now, look around and think about the things you're thankful for in your life. Just let your thoughts make you happy and try to enjoy life more. Even if it's hard sometimes, believe me I know what I'm talking about, but there is always a way out.



Finally there is still the outfit part left of this post, so here are the pictures we took that day. I really like my outfit. It's just that this outfit is somehow different from the other fashion posts I've shared with you.

Pants - H&M // Shirt, Jacket & Necklace - Zara

See you soon,

"Enjoy the little things in life."

write your own story II Lifestyle

things to do this summer

August is actually the only month of the year that I (and all the other students in Luxemburg) don't have school. So that makes August a very exciting month for us all, I mean it's the time where we all try to make the best summer memories. We travel to different countries, work to gain some money and simply enjoy summertime.
I was really excited for my summer holidays to finally start, I even wrote down a list with things I thought were nice to make this summer, which I'm going to share with you today. But unfortunately summer did not show up in Luxemburg so far. I mean we have had some good days, but for exemple right now I'm sitting inside with my hoodie on, a cup of tea by my side and it's raining outside. So I don't know maybe the weather is better were your live, I hope so, and you can make any use out of this list.

1. watch sunrises & sunsets
2. visit a market
3. watch an outdoor movie
4. do a water ballon fight
5. dance in the rain
6. make an outdoor party
7. catch fireflies at night
8. play mini-golf
9. roast marshmallows over a fire
10. buy a hammock and read a book in it
11. visit a music festival / catch a free concert
12. be a tourist in your own town
13. reconnect with an old friend
14. make a music video
15. cloud watching
16. make an overnight movie marathon
17. visit a butterfly house
18. make a night walk
19. make your own spa night
20. follow your dreams
21. try out something new
22. go on a roadtrip with your friends
23. spend an afternoon in the park
24. go camping
25. write a book
26. try out new food
27. be creative
28. build a blanket tent
29. take pictures
30. be happy and enjoy life

See you soon,

"August is like the sunday of summer."

Raspberry Jam II Food

recipe

Do you know these days when you're having breakfast with your family/friends and selfmade jam is the only thing that is missing on your breakfast table. Well I have the perfect recipe and a little throwback for you today. This recipe usually takes me inbetween 20 and 30 minutes and tastes delicious. Enjoy.

You will need ...

• 500g frozen raspberries
• 250g gelling suger 
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
• juice of a half lemon
• + jam jars

Directions:

1. Put the frozen raspberries into a saucepan, add the gelling sugar, the vanilla sugar and the juice of a half lemon. Bring to boil, turn down the heat and let simmer for exactly 4 minutes. Don't forget to stir.
2. Meanwhile, fill the jam jars with boiling water.
3. Once the berry mix is ready, pour the water out of the jars and fill in the mix.
4. Turn the jars over and let them cool down. Note that the jars have to be tightly closed before you turn them upside down. Once they are completely cooled, the jam is ready to be tasted. Enjoy!

Exactly one year ago I participated on a video contest about manual professions. Unfortunately I haven't won, nevertheless I want to let you know about it, because I made this jam recipe in the video and I thought this would be a nice throwback.

I know my video isn't the best, but keep in your mind that I was only 15 and that this was the first time I've ever filmed with my camera.

Klick here to watch the video.   

See you soon,

"Dear Past, thank you for all the lessons."

Best of July 2016 II Beauty & Lifestyle

Hello and happy sunday everyone,
July is over and so it's time for my favorites, it's kinda terrifying how much happened this month. I mean July has felt like one of the longest, sadest and happiest month that I've had this year. I've written my last exam, finished this school year, worked on my website and travelled to 3 different countries. Anyway, I'm happy that July is finally over and so August, my favorite summer month, can start. This month is literally meant to make memories.

Beauty:

Hoola bronzing powder - benefit

Some years ago, I wanted to buy this bronzing powder but I never did because in my opinion the bronzer is way to expensive. Nevertheless I had to buy it now and I'm very impressed. This powder is definitely a product that you can use everyday, anyhow I want to mention that it's easy to over apply, so be careful.

Essie - Allure

This nail polish is a very  beautiful one if you're looking for a sheer/milky nail polish which looks very professional on your nails or if you simply don't want to use all these bright summer nail polishes anymore. 

Decléor - aroma dynamic refreshing toning gel

This month the weather has been so crazy, we've had everything from 15°C one day to 36°C the next day. So on days when it's very hot outside I like to apply this refreshing toning gel on my legs.

Music:

Have you ever found some old records in your attic?

I've found some a few months ago and absolutely wanted to listen to them. So I bought myself a record player and started listening to some old records, aswell as to some new ones. If you're a big music fan I'll totally recommend you to start collecting records.

But I've also some song recommendations for you this month. Firstly we have the song "Catch Me If You Can - Walking On Cars", aswell as the song "Cold in California - Marcus Layton" and last but not least the song "Last Resort - Papa Roach".
And for the first time in forever I have found a playlist which I really liked this month "Warm Fuzzy Feeling". I really liked to listen to the music on this playlist while I was writting down some things or simply while I was reading a book.

Random:

Once again my random category will contain more favorites than all my other categories together, but who cares. It's just that I've experienced a big amount of different things/emotions this month and so I've a lot to talk about.

Let's start of at the begining, my very personal post "starting a new chapter" has been my most read post so far and I want to thank you for that, it was difficult for me to, in some way, write about my emotions. Speaking about emotions, my last school day has also been very emotional, but it's over now and I'm ready for my future.
I also want to thank one particular person for always having been there for me in the past three weeks. I don't know if you're ever going to read this, but thank you.

My summer holidays have started and so I've already been away. I've actually visited Belgium, the Nederlands and Germany this month, which I'm very thankful for. Pictures will soon follow on my instragram account.
I don't know if you wanna know more about my life, so I think I'm going to stop there. But all in one this has been my life in the past couple of weeks. I hope you've experienced as much or even more as I have and so I wish you a great start in the next month.

See you soon, 

"Give me a summer to remember."

Heidelberg, Germany II travel

travel with me

Last weekend was the first time that I've ever visited Heidelberg, therefore I don't think I can give you any great tips. Nevertheless I just want to share some pictures and talk a little bit about our stay. We had a really good time there, so I've decided that this post is going to be some kind of a travel diary about Heidelberg.

We spend two beautiful days in Heidelberg, a small city which is located in southwest Germany, we actually only walked around the old town, explored the city and went shopping.
We stayed in the Qube hotel, which is a really nice hotel and restaurant and by foot only 10-15 minutes away from the heart of the city.
The weather was pretty amazing so we spent much time on lovely terraces which you can litterally find on every corner of the city.
We went shopping as well which was really fun. In fact Heidelberg has the longest shopping street in Europe with a lenght of 1,6 kilometers.
On our last day we decided to walk the Philosophenweg (Philosophers' Walk) which is located on the northern side of the Neckar River. This path offers a wonderful view over the old town and the Heidelberg Castle. We really enjoyed the view and I actually found this pretty shamrock.
Overall I loved Heidelberg and I think I'll come back in the future.

Hope you're all having a nice weekend.

See you soon,

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

Citytrip Outfit II Fashion

travel with me 

Hello everybody, how are you?

It has been more than a week since I'm out of school now. So I've taken some time for myself to plan everything for my upcoming holidays, but I've also been away for some days. According to that, I've this outfit for you.

We stayed in a very nice hotel in a small town in Germany. (post will follow in the next days) 

They had a wonderful terrace, so I thought it would be a nice idea to take some pictures there and show you my outfit for a little citytrip.

Unfortunately the weather was way better than we thought so my outfit was too thick, anyways I hope you like this post.

Pants - Only, Shirt - Promod, Necklace - Tiffany&Co, Bracelet - Konplott, Ring - Thomas Sabo,               Watch - Marc by Marc Jacobs

See you soon,

"To travel is to live."