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Flora Botanica

Monday, November 12, 2012 inspiration, luxury, must-have

FloraBotanica

 

Mary Katrantzou print dress / H&M glitter pumps / Nicole Romano earrings

This is my Flora Botanica inspired look. Ever since I smelled Balenciaga’s new fragrance I wanted to add it to my collection. I have to say though, the way Kristen Stewart explained what it would be like (as the face of the perfume) I wasn’t sure what to think. But I’m glad I popped into the shop and had a smell myself. The dress is pretty much a visualisation of what the perfume is to me. And unfortunately, it’s a little outside of my price range otherwise I would have added it too to my collection. I’ll just have to settle for smelling like Flora Botanica instead.

 

Alexandra Dodds Jewellery

Monday, October 29, 2012 buy buy buy!, fashion, jewellery, luxury, must-have



What better way to kick of my new approach to love&labels than by introducing something that is very dear to my heart: jewellery and fine art. While browsing Facebook (which I admit is sometimes a lot better than just the web, although secondary to Pinterest) I stumbled upon these photographs from Alexandra Dodds.

Naturally, being intrigued I wanted to see more and boy am I glad I did. Just look at the magnificat jewellery she’s made! I find it abstract and yet ever so recognizable as something natural and organic. In plated gold and silver they look beautiful on their own, but are supposed to be worn en masse to make some sort of a sculpture on your hands. Gorgeous! The New Zeeland based jewellery-artist (as I like to call her) ‘explores the possibilites of found objects’. I couldn’t find the exact prices, nor where they are sold, but from 250 euros onwards would be my guess.

Credits:
Photography David James
Model Courtenay Scott-Hill
Hair and Makeup Una at the Emerald Parlour

Maison Martin Margiela x H&M

Saturday, October 20, 2012 fashion, inspiration, luxury, must-have

So I’m sure you’ve seen the Maison Martin Margiela collection for H&M on many other blogs, but I wanted to share my favourite picks so far here. I can say that I love these looks in their entirety (with the exception of that creepy glove bag, wtf?). The coat (last pic) is really on my wish list, and seeing as it’s my birthday 3 days after the collection launches, I might treat myself to a little gift if it looks good on me.

Wishing you all a happy weekend for now, on Monday I’ll let you know about my plans for the blog.

Win: Rock Chick Ossom Sneakers

Monday, October 1, 2012 giveaway, must-have

Ladies! Another giveaway on love&labels ! Win a pair of these awesome Ossom sneakers (size EU 39/UK 6½/US 7) worth €100.* They are made of leather and suede, look gorgeous and will surely awaken your Rock Chick Goddess! These sneakers, and a range of others are available at your local PRO store in the Netherlands, and if you remember you can collect up to 20% on your PRO Stamp Card. Read more about that here. If you just want to know how to win, follow step 1 & 2  and you’ll be entered:

  1. Follow me on Blog Lovin’ - it’s a really easy platform to have all your favourite blogs in one place.
  2. Leave a comment with a valid email address below

Good luck!

* Open worldwide, excluding p&p

PRO Renewed

Thursday, September 27, 2012 behind the scenes, fashion, must-have

Good evening ladies (and gentlemen?), I hope you’ve been having a wonderful week. Today this post is about a store that sells sport shoes. Yes, you read that right! For those that have followed me for a longer period know that next to jeans, sport shoes (however fashionable) were one of my least favourite things to wear. But I can tell you something, that is now a thing of the past. In just over a month I’ve accumulated 3 pairs of brand-spanking-new sneakers. That is a lot for me. And they are almost permanently glued to my feet.

So after being ‘out’ of the world of sneakers for years – with the exception of the sportschool – I was invited by MOOI PR to check out the new and improved (dare I say fashionable?) PRO stores. So off I went to Leiden, to multi-task: to have lunch with a friend and then to check out the new PRO store and be everything that I was academically trained to be: suspicious and critical. Thankfully, I had no reason to be either of these things. From the incredibly wet streets of a deserted Leiden I was literally drawn into an eye-catching store – and what a luck I had that this was in fact the PRO store!

If you take a look at the pictures above, you will see what I mean. From the outside, as well as the inside, the new PRO store looks fresh and funky. Fresh because there is no clutter about and funky because the interior design really speaks for itself. I talked with the friendly staff for a while (obviously asking them why the PRO store was better than the competition – there answer clear “WE are now the competition”) and was amazed by the collection on display. Clearly I’ve missed a lot in the world of sneaker advancement. 

In addition to the free Street Art that you can enjoy while trying on sneakers, PRO has now introduced a City Tour stamp card (last picture). By visiting the different PRO stores you can earn up to 20% discount! I put mine straight in my wallet as I’m bound to visit some of the major cities (Utrecht and Rotterdam) very soon. Ka-ching! Naturally, I checked out any other sport-or-sneaker stores that I could find. In my opinion, PRO was just that much cooler.

All about the coat.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 buy buy buy!, fashion, must-have, outfit

I have had this Maje coat for a little while now. Just not in the right size. Somehow, on the Net a Porter site, there are only three sizes, and going by what they had written about the sizing, I ordered the middle size, which was too too small. This one is nice and snug, but I find it rather odd that there were only three sizes. Is this a normal thing with Maje? I’ll have to look into it and see. In any case, I love the coat, and I think I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. I was wearing a blouse from Zara underneath, and aside from the coat, and utterly boring outfit. I’ve been feeling very inspiration-less these past couple of weeks and I have no idea why. *Sigh* Perhaps the season changing? I don’t know.

Let there be light.

Thursday, August 2, 2012 buy buy buy!, fashion, luxury, must-have

Ultimate Sunglasses Wishlist

 

fltr: House of Harlow 1960, Karen Walker, Rayban, Karen Walker, Rayban, Miu Miu

Sigh.

Goodiebag Giveaway

Monday, July 23, 2012 behind the scenes, blog, giveaway, must-have

After celebrating my one year anniversary with a fantastic Frenchonista giveaway I was very busy behind the scenes getting ready for yet another giveaway. It took a little while as I was only able to contact all the wonderful brands on a friday (my day off) but I finally managed to put together a wonderful goodiebag for you guys worth € 395! It was very hard trying to capture everything (especially with a cat demanding my attention) so you can read on the left what’s in the ‘bag’. Some of the items will be featured in their own post as they are my favourite so stay tuned if you want to know more. A big shout out to all the brands that made this possible! Thanks! What do you need to do to win? It’s simple:

Like, Share & Win 

Optional: If you are an entusiast you can also follow me on Blog Lovin’ 

OPEN INTERNATIONALLY! 

Dove Purely Pampering Set
Mineralogie Eyeshadow Quad
Mineralogie Lipgloss
Mineralogie Kohl
L for LAZARUS makeup bag
L for LAZARUS Échapeau
DOOR Earrings
Anna Scott Necklace
Anna Scott trousers (38)
Katy Perry Eyelashes
Original Source Shower Gel

The Jeans. And Céline.

Friday, July 13, 2012 buy buy buy!, fashion, luxury, must-have

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I’ve been drawn to the casual chic look lately. I wish I had these items in my closet, or similar items for that matter of fact! It seems that my ban on jeans which had been going strong for around 5 years was finally broken this year when I bought a pair of boot cut jeans. Now, all I want to browse through on sites / look at when shopping are jeans. I do have a problem though, I can’t seem to find the perfect pair. Or let me state that more specifically: I find that almost all jeans look horrible on me. I’ll have to do something about that. I’ll also have to do something about saving up for a Céline bag. In black. It will me mine soon! I hope.What about you? Do you wear jeans? Or would you rather wear dresses?

Dorothy Perkins t-shirt
J Brand skinny jeans
Vionnet sandals
Tiffany & Co. cuff
Karen Walker sunglasses
Céline Bag

L for LAZARUS Crowd Funding Project

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 fashion, giveaway, must-have

Another late night post! I have to start scheduling all my posts, otherwise you won’t get your daily dose of love&labels styles! In any case, I wanted to share this lovely video/project with you. As you might know, I am now the style publicist for L for LAZARUS. Today they launched their Indiegogo crowd funding project to breathe life into the Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Remember the Lana wrap I was wearing? Yep, that’s part of the collection too!

Now you can win fantastic prizes just by sharing the video above on your social networks or blog! All you have to do is:

- Post this video (and comment why you’re excited by this project)

- Let us know you’ve posted on our Indiegogo comments page, or via e-mail to info@lforlazarus.com, with the link(s) or a screen grab.

You’ll receive one entry for your first post and five entries for each additional post.

That’s a total of 6 chances of winning prizes worth in excess of €1000! So what are you waiting for? Head over to their Indiegogo page & share the video!

Prizes:
1st      Lakota bag
2nd    Lana wrap
3rd     Livvy/Lola Échapeau
4th     Lucia Shoulder Bag
5th     Luvena Make-Up Bag
6th     Lakia Wallet

Mignight Craving

Monday, July 2, 2012 buy buy buy!, fashion, inspiration, luxury, must-have

These off white sandals from Céline are my midnight craving. Well, perhaps not only midnight. All day. All night. Everyday.

Lady’s Secret

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 must-have

So a little while ago, I received some lovely products from Lady’s Secret in a goodiebag at the Frenchonista launch party. I finally had to chance to unpack them (and when I say unpack, what I really mean is tidy my house and find them again) and have a look at what they exactly are. To be honest, when I first heard the name ‘Lady’s Secret’ I wouldn’t have thought that it was what it was … I was thinking of something a little more secretive. In any case, Lady’s Secret is meant to allow you to have a wonderful time in your heels – without the pain. I received:

Anti-Slip Insoles € 11,95

Heel Protectors € 7,95

Little Cushions € 7,95

Anti-Slip Soles € 7,95

So far I have been able to stick in most of the ‘little secrets’ with ease and I am going to test them with a pair of killer heels soon. I sure hope they prevent blisters! Follow me on Twitter to find out how it went, and Instagram for the visual documentation!

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