Pretty little things

Hey everyone,

Today I want to share a few of my pretty little things with you. I hope you like them!

Pretty little things

1. Pandora silver necklace with golden heart charm

2. Collistar twist ultra shiny gloss color 208 cherry

3. Rituals summer bliss shower oil (flowers of India collection)

4. Rituals magic touch body lotion 

5. Collistar sofia red nail polish n.580

6. Collistar impulsive red nail polish n.578

7. L´Oreal top coat golden glitter nail polish

What is your favorite item?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

Merry Christmas everybody!

I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and hope you have a great day!

Ready for Christmas: songs, must-haves and decorations

Hey everyone,

I hope you are doing well!? It's been quite a while since I posted here, on my little corner on the Internet. I have been very busy with especially school and almost have no time to blog anymore unfortunately. But since the more than two week Christmas holiday is here, you'll see more posts from me! ;)

The period before Christmas is a time when it gets dark really early, and you can see all the Chritmas lights outside. There is a family in my town that decorates their house every November with the most bright and colorful light and decorations. The whole house is with lights, when I was younger I always asked my mom to see the house when it was dark. It's a cute Christmas memory! In my room I have a pair of ice skates that I bought many years ago. I always hang them there because I don't have any other place haha but also because it looks cute and cozy. On my bookshelf I have mr. Santa that I love a lot! And something that I never thought of before, my own little Christmas tree. It's so cute with the lights and the red Christmas balls in it. We also have a Christmas tree in the living room, but it's kind of fun to have your own. The last room decorations are the two light piramides. One on each side of my vanity and make the room cozier. 

I also wanted to share my favorite outfit. It maybe isn't really for Christmas, but still nice to wear. And I wanted to share a must have black dress that I'm going to wear on New Year's Eve. Let's begin with my outfit, it's from the brand Pull and Bear. Their shop just opened a few weeks ago in Leiden so it was fun to take a look at what I normally see online and now I could see it better and feel the materials. I came across many nice things(ended up buying a little bit too much...) and this bottom up skirt in brown. I combined it with a cropped long sleeve shirt that looks very like the 90's. With a pair of brown leggings, my brown boots and my heart necklace the outfit is complete. 

The must have black dress I have is without sleeves and from the brand Mango. I love this brand a lot since it has an outlet online too where everything is always half price. I found this black dress that is very simple but you can make special with accessories. For me it's really my style, I don't like very bold clothes and this is just perfect to wear. 

To finish I will share a few of my favorite Christmas songs that I hope you'll enjoy too!

Christmas playlist of 2015

• I will be home for Christmas by Meghan Trainor
• We need a little Christmas by Glee
• My only wish by Britney Spears
• Shake up Christmas by Train
• Santa Baby by Ariana Grande
• Wonderful Christmas time by Demi Lovato

What is your favorite time of the year?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

Pretty little things

1. Carpisa key chain

2. Pandora bracelet

3. Collistar twist gloss 203

4. Collistar twist eyeshadow 102

5. Dior nail polish gold glitter 221

6. Dior nail polish nude 413

7. Dior nail polish pink glitter 643

8. Collistar silk effect bronzing powder 

What is your favorite pretty little thing?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella ❤

Fall fashion: The 70's are back

Hey everyone,

It's been a while lately that I've posted on my blog fortunately. These past few weeks have been so busy. I think that the first weeks of high school (as a senior!) are always a little bit more stressful because you have to get used to a new schedule and doing homework again. But now I'm back and hope to post more regularly here! 

Let's start with my post topic of today! You probably don't what to think about Autumn yet or even Winter, but the time is going so fast and it's almost the end of summer so it's the perfect time to start organizing your closet. Removing all the cute Summmer dresses(reminded me of my holiday..) and replace them for new fresh fall ready items. Before to go shopping, here are some trends that are really cute for this Fall to be inspired by, from cuffs to fur, everything is possible really. 

RED DRESS CODE

The first trend is is color, a color that has many beautiful shades, lighter ones and darker ones like burgundy. It was seen on the runway many times by Guccy, Armani, Prada and many more famous designers from head to toe making a fashion statement in red. 

1. Dolce & Gabbana 2. Valentino 3. Herrera From Style.com

FLUFFY

Fluffy coats, I want to have one so badly for a really long time now. This trend is warm, looks chic and like you made effort to dress up without looking too over the top. In many colors and shapes designers like Stella McCartney ruled the runway to survive a snowstorm! ;) Topshop even lined their shoes with fluff inside. They must be comfortable! 

1. Stella McCartney 2. Fendi 3. Roksanda From Style.com

THE HIGH NECK

High necks are very fashionable this Autumn and you will see lots of them in shops. DKNY and Hermes showed it doesn't stop with just polo necks. They combined it with a high neck in combination with a fitted dress or a tailored jacket. You can do anything with this trend and make it your own creation.

1. Ralph Lauren 2. Narciso Rodriguez 3. Blumarine From style.com/Harpersbazaar.com

BOHO'S BACK!

This summer Boho has been a huge trend, and now again but now with a lot of glam anymore. Valentino showed more prints like fringing and green colored shades. The designer Chloe made spring dresses with patchwork knits on top. 

1. Versace 2/3. Anna Sui From style.com/Vogue.com

DUVET

The next trend is called duvet and looks really chic and elegant. Super quilted coats to snuggle up in and very warm jackets from Balenciaga are around the corner and waiting for you to buy them. 

These were some of the trends for this Fall/winter of ss2015. I hope you are now inspired enough to go shopping for some great items to fill your wardrobe with and have a fashionable fall! 

What is your favorite trend for next season? :) Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

What to wear: Graduation

Hey everyone,

I hope you're all having a good Saturday morning! It's already a week ago that I heard I was finally graduated from high school and this week I had my graduation ceremony with a very fun party afterwards. But finding something to wear for this memorable event was quite difficult.. I knew that the guys would were a black suit and the girls would where dresses with glitter and high heels. I'm not really that type so I looked for a simple black dress that I could accesorize with cute bracelets, flats and hair pieces. And luckily I found my perfect outfit! In my last post I talked about my graduation, to view the post you can read it here. 

This brought me to an idea to share with you some cute graduation party outfits from the cute brand Lulu's that you could wear and look amazing in. So here they are, let's start.

Dresses: are not a part of my closet yet.. I know how can a girl not have dresses!? Well, I have one black dress I bought for this event but that's it. Maybe it's because I'm very picky and the dresses have to fit well. I think the way to look good is to not take it over the top and make it too much. Like dresses with too much glitter in their outfit or a dress that too long or short doesn't make it look better. To inspire you(also a little bit myself haha), I found some very cute dresses. 

Fresh as a Daisy Lavender Off-the-Shoulder 
Dress
from: Lulus.com

Dee Elle At Ease Chartreuse Skater Dress                                                       from: Lulus.com

                                                                                                

Sweet Dreams Ivory Lace Dress 
from: Lulus.com




Purple dress:   in combination w
it the purple dress you could wear
some cute beige flats that make 
your outfit classy but also festive.


Navy floral dress: yto add some
extra color and fun you could
wear pink flats. Looks cute and 
effortless. 

Ivory lace dress: any color and 
sort shoes could be in combination.
But these coral flats are nice to wear. 
                                                                    

In Living Splendor Ivory and Navy Blue Floral 
Print Dress

from: Lulus.com 



Shoes and accessories:  that you could wear in combination with dresses can be very simple if your dress is already with color and prints.    

Yellow dress:  You could wear some white espadrilles if you want to stay comfortable. They looks always stylish and in combination with the yellow dress make your outfit complete.

Frame to Please Blush Pink Pointed Ankle Strap
Flats

Fox and the Round Hot Pink Ballet Flat

Stroll Along Beige Peep Toe Flats

Mist Connections Ivory Espadrille Flats

Now you have your shoes and dress you can start experimenting with how you want your makeup to look(a natural look is almost always the best to do), what you do with your hair. Do you want a braid, or a cute hair piece or only straighten it. A tip for you(i've experienced it haha) to not try new makeup tricks and looks the day itself. This will make it a lot easier..

Pick some of your favorite jewelry pieces to make your outfit stand out but still like it's your style. Statement necklaces are very good and stand out. and finally dress to impress and have FUN!! :) 

I hope you like my post, what is your favorite dress?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

5 Must read blogs if you love..

Hey everyone,

There are so many blogs that I love to read and always have something fun and exciting to share. Like reading fashion blogs and looking for some inspiration to add to your wardrobe for this season. Or when you want to buy that lipstick but first want to know what someone thinks about it, that´s why beauty blogs are very helpful and fun to read. I thought it was a good idea to list 5 must have blogs to read if you love fashion, beauty, lifestyle, fitness and food. 

Fashion

Sincerely Jules. Julie Sarinana began her blog in 2009 just to express her thoughts, creativity and fashion online with the world. Untill now her blog has been very succesful. It´s been futured in for example the Glamour, Teen Vogue or Cosmopolitan. She inspires her readers everyday and shares her daily style and life and hopes to continue to motivate her readers. 

I found her blog last year while I was searching on Google for a good fashion blog and Sincerely Jules came up and love it very much. Her blog looks beautiful and I love her daily outfits she shares. She also has her wishlist on her blog where you can see all kinds of cute items to buy and it links directly to the website.

Beauty

Essie Button. She moved from Canada to England about five years ago and love it very much there. That´s when she started her beauty blog Essie Button as a fun hobby and has been obsessed with beauty blogging ever since! She loved it so much that she made a youtube channel and also makes vlogs. On her blog you can read articles like Spring makeup tutorials, beauty reviews, lifestyle articles and fun tips on everything. 

It looks like a very cheerful blog and love her blog header very much! (So cute!) She comes up everytime with new good tips on how to make your makeup look better or how to apply it. It´s fun to read it to!

Lifestyle

Our City Lights. A lifestyle blog by Diana about everything that has to do with photography, beauty, reading, homemaking, shopping and many more topics. She started ten years ago trough a Live journal and made it´s own to Squarespace. Her work has also been featured in Elle magazine and Apartment Therapy. Blogging is her fulltime job(I wish I could say that haha)and is married.

I have to say this is probably my number one favorite of my top five blogs. Her photography is really pretty and I love how you see her personality in her blog. Also, her monthly favorites posts are really fun to read and it inspires me too!

Fitness

Savvy Sassy me. A blog mainly about fitness, but the 19 years old student is also a big food fanatic. She loves writing and sharing her passion. She has a marketing and managent major but found her passion is fitness, health and nutrition. She beleives that life will always work it´s way out and she loves challenges. She´s striving to live a healthy life and wants to spread the joy to others with her blog. On her blog you can read tips to workout,workout clothes and nutrition tips.

Her blog is really helpful because of all the good tips she gives on fitness and also the challenges she posts on her blog are really fun to participate in! 

Food

Eat Like a Girl. A food blog by Niamh. She gives cooking lessons and most of the receipes are her own, others she learned during her travelling. She often gets the question why the title`Eat Like a Girl` and than see always answers why not. Eating like a girl isn´t a bad thing. On her blog you´ll find fun recepices to make at home that will make you look forward to your lunch or dinner. She also share her favorite restaurant recommendations for where you should eat and her travel stories. 

The recipes are not recipes you would normally think of yourself to make. That´s why it´s also fun to read them and try them out for yourself at home.(I can already make brownies..)

These were my 5 must read blogs. I hope you enjoyed them and maybe you have a blog that you love very much, than I would love to know that too! 

Have a lovely day, 

Isabella❤

Things I do during some me-time

Hey everyone,

I hope you are having a great day!? Last week I had to do a six km school run and it was really hard to do. Because I was ill when the run was I had to do it this year. But there were some people who didn't receive the email that the run was that day including me and I didn't have my gym clothes with me. I felt really stupid that I had to run in my jeans, but luckily I was wearing my pair of sneakers and in the end it was all fine because the sun was shining and my friend was running next to me. So yeah that was basically something that happened last week and I'm still running now around two times a week since the school run. I really feel better, so if you want to feel good and want to go outside than running  is maybe a good tip for you. Oh, when I was jogging I couldn't not stop so I took a pictures of beautiful flowers and a selfie. 

All my exams are finished and already have my results back. When I received my grades I was overall happy that I only had a less good grade in math.(not my thing;) Now I have to make my finals in May and than I'm done with high school, yeahhh!!!! I think when I hear that I'm graduated I'll cry happy tears... Back to what I want to share with you now. I thought it would be a nice idea to show you what I normally do when I have a me-time day. I try to have that day once a week, usually on Sunday. During the week you're often very busy with friends, work and other stuff and you can forget yourself sometime. That's why having a me-time day is good for you and it's very fun and relaxing too! 

What do I read and watch during my me-time

Netflix!! It's my best friend!! Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl are my favorite tv shows and I love to watch it in bed with a big cup of tea and cookies. When watching tv shows I really become part of their world and totally forget everything for a moment. I once watched a serie, I don't remember which one and it stopped after one season and I was so said it finished. Like everyday when I came home I had to watch the show. Also Reading other blogs on Bloglovin is really fun to do and I enjoy it very much. Thans where I comment on other blogs and get some inspiration for my own blog too! 

WEHEARTIT

What do I wear during my me-time

Pyjamas with fuzzy socks are my must have items on my me-time day. In Dutch we always say Oude Kloffie, that means wearing something old at home. I change into comfortable and cute clothes and it really makes me feel relaxed. I also wear my bath robe a lot at home. I bought it on Next online and it's very cute with ears on top. It looks just like a bear. Since I got it we have been inseparable.

WEHEARTIT 

What product do I use during my me-time

A good face mask from Dr. Verhoog is really something I enjoy very much. It can be for my face but also a hair or total body srub is perfect and relaxing. Afterwards your skin feels soo soft! A few days ago I bought a srub and shower gel from Dove and when I tried it it felt really soft and it smells also nice. I think I'll do a review of those products next time. And doing my nails with my favorite nail polish from Collistar is also very fun to do. I still want to try the gel nail polish because it stays longer and looks cute. 

Other things I do during my me-time

Going outside when the sun is shining to go running, or going for a walk on the beach, buying a big ice cream and shopping are things I love to do outside during my relax moment. The fresh air instantly makes you feel better and afterwards you can snuggle up in your bed with your blanket and watch Netflix. So great!! I often drink tea, hot chocolate or water and eat pizza, fruit or pasta. Love Italian food!! Mmmm... 

I hope you enjoyed my blog post! 

What do you do during your me-time?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤

Cute Spring Outfit Ideas

Hey everyone,

It's finally Spring and your wardrobe may need a little makeover for this season. I have to say that my wardrobe is still with a lot of winter clothes because it's quite cold here in Holland. But I already bought a few must haves for Spring when the weather changes. Here are five outfits that are perfect for Spring and with happy colors and patterns, where you can look for inspiration for this season. All the outfits are with the newest trends of SS2015. I hope you're going to like them! 

3 CUTE OUTFITS FOR SPRING

The bohemian look

A bohemian style is very individual and you can really show your personality with it. It's a very romantic style and it's all about not being afraid to mix and match that beanie with that top. You can layer a lot in this style but don't overdo it of course. I'm a big fan of this style because I love bohemian dresses and tops and it's a happy look for Spring. 

Dress is from Free People | Jewelry is from Cleobella | Shoes are from Toms | Kimono is from Simply Be

Floral look

Adding floral items to your wardrobe makes it instantly look more cheerful. This year big designer like Chloe and Chanel showed beautiful floral jumpsuits, hats, blouses and more. It looks girly if you wear like a floral jumpsuit you can just add some simple accessories to make your outfit complete and to not make it look too much. 

Classic look

I think the classic look is a must have for your closet. I love to shop every time of the year and it makes it so fun because there are so many different trends each season to try out. Well, I have to say I'm not really a super trend follower but once in a while I like to try a new trend and add my personal touch to it. :) The classic trend is well classy and with items like a denim jacket and just a pair of trousers, a blouse and items like that. They are the base of your wardrobe. 

I hope you like my three outfits for Spring and that you have some inspiration. What is your favorite outfit for Spring?

Have a lovely day,

Isabella❤