Last week I took a little vacation…destination?
Paris
Here’s a few things I love about the place
NOGLU: gluten free foodlover’s heaven!
16 passage des Panoramas- 75002 Paris
CITYPHARMA: the best pharmacy ever
26 Rue du Four, 75006 Paris
RUE TIQUETONNE: our apartment was situated in this lovely little road, it was the perfect place to stay!
PICNIC IN THE TUILERIES with gluten free bread and some charcuterie.
Aroma theraphy associates perfect partners bath oils. These bath oils seem very expensive, but you only need a little drop, so you really get a lot of bath out of these. The quality is amazing and they do what they promise they’ll do!
InWear Leather gloves, perfect for cold winter days.
Ham on rye is a biographic novel about Bukowksi’s childhood
My favorite tea at the moment.
Kind Regards,
Tina
I got a sample size bottle of this Shu Uemura hair oil in my deauty box; I love this oil, it smells great, doesn’t feel oily and makes your hair smooth
I’ve had this for 6 months now, I used to use this twice a day (once in the morning and once in the evening) but since it’s getting colder I now reach for it more often (because my lips are getting dryer). I really do think you get your money’s worth with this one, it costs 15 euros or so but a little really does go a long way and there is a lot of product in there. It does an excellent job and I love the little scrubby parts in it (I really rub it in so it kind of exfoliates my lips)
Since I bought this blush I’ve used it every day…love it, perfect fall blush
I’ve had this cinderella dior lipstick for a while now, never really used it , this month however it’s been my favorite lip color. I bought it in the summer but it seemed a little too pale, but since my skin is now even paler (because of the lack of sun) it seems to work great.
Love this Alpha H eye cream, doesn’t irritate, isn’t too greasy….really seems to reduce puffiness and I might even say dark circles.
October has been all about scented candles for me….in total I bought 23 candles…I’ve stocked up on Ikea candles because they’re a lot cheaper than most other scented candles and I think they’re quite nice.
I think I love everything Odd Future, recently I”ve been listening a lot to the new Mellowhype album and ofcourse to my dear Frank Ocean…he’s not just an october favorite though, he’s an all time favorite!
Hope you have a nice november!
Kind regards,
Tina
* pictures found using google
Back in the day, the Neptunes were HOT, add a little Jay z and you’ve got one of the most awesome songs of the early 2000′s.
And who didn’t love Snoop?
I’ve always been a Biggie fan, still love it when I hear Biggie say ‘believe me sweety, I’ve got enough to feed the needy’.
Along with a lot of other things, the Wu Tang Clan taught me that Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Cream baby!
A nice one hit wonder is Luniz…it’s not just a hit, it’s THE hit
Another thing I grew up with: sexually explicit rap songs, think Monifah, Sisqo and Lil Kim
and ofcourse, if you think 90′s you think ‘No diggity, no doubt’
Or you might be thinkin….
Kind Regards,
Tina
Well the 90′s were all about girl power…the term was first used by Bikini Kill but didn’t enter the mainstream untill the mid 90′s , when the Spice Girls made it popular. Remember: this was also the time when Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Xena the Warrior Princess were one of the most viewed TV series. I Personally wasn’t really a fan of the typical girl bands, I made an exception for Destiny’s Child, TLC, En Vogue and Salt N Pepa…but I don’t consider them to be typical girl bands…
Anyways, angry and confident women all over the place (well often not as confident as angry but hey…)..it was lovely! I remember the first CD I ever bought: Women of the 90′s: ready to go…this CD says it all! let’s see what was on there
1.Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (4:07) -> one of the most popular 90′s haicuts?
2.Anouk – Nobody’s Wife (3:28)
3.Texas – Say What You Want (3:55) -> this texas song wasn’t really a favorite of mine, but how good is blacked eyed boy?
4.Amanda Marshall – Beautiful Goodbye (4:45) -> knew and probably still know this song by heart, one of my favorite 90s songs!
5.Skunk Anansie – Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) (3:27) -> I was really into skunk anansie as a kid
6.Republica – Ready to Go (4:11)
7.Garbage – Only Happen When It Rains (3:58) -> loved Garbage
8.Letters To Cleo – Co-pilot (3:43)
9.Meredith Brooks – Bitch (4:01) -> not too keen on this one
10.Sarah McLachlan – Building a Mystery (4:08) ->loved singing along with this song
11.Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Stay (I Missed You) (3:04)
12.Joan Osborne – One of Us (4:18) -> hated this one
13.Alannah Myles – Black Velvet (4:50) -> how good is this song! …Every word of every song that he sang was for you…In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could you do?
14.Leah Andreone – It’s Allright It’s Ok (4:26)
15.4 Non Blondes – What’s Up (4:58)
16.k’s Choice – Not an Addict (4:51) -> a popular song at the time but…meh..k’s choice was never my thing
17.Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother (3:04) -> awesome song!
18.Bell Book en Candle – Rescue Me (3:26) -> again, awesome!
19.Tori Amos – Professional Widow (2:19) -> save the best for last? well no, there’s a lot of great songs on this CD, I wouldn’t be able to choose,but this one is one of the best
on the RnB/hiphop/rap-ish end of the spectrum there was: Kelis ( who got really popular after the caught out there song), Mariah, Toni Braxton, Whitney houston (The phone rings..then you look at me…why’d you turn and look at me…You said it was one of your friends….from over on 54th street…so why did 213 show up on your caller ID?..), Lil Kim, Neneh Cherry (No moneyman can win my lu-uhuv, It’s sweetness that I’m thinking of….We always hang in a Buffalo Stance…We do the dive every time we dance),..and the list goes on…the 90′s were pretty awesome!
Kind Regards,
Tina
*picture found using google
Growing up in the 90′s was a bit confusing…great music, but what on earth were they talking about? I knew the words to all my favorite songs but they just didn’t make any sense. Could someone please explain to me what Genuwine is doing to that poor little horse of his?
Another song I LOVED as a kid is Tori Amos‘ Professional Widow..but what is her daddy selling babies for? actually…the whole song was confusing…what needs to be big? I get a little uncomfortable thinking ’bout all the times I was loudly singing (and moaning) along with this song in front of my parents.
And please Brandy, Monica tell me…who’s boy is it now?
What might have been the most confusing song of all is Barbie Girl by Aqua…especially the video: Barbie is a brunette?
If you’ve read my previous post you’ll know what this means.
*pictures found using google
I promised myself not to buy any make-up, clothes or books this month. I want to save some money to decorate my new place. Well it’s the ninth of the month and I’ve already failed…not in a bad way though…I bought some good bargains, that way I got to satisfy my need to buy stuff without breaking the bank (and or feeling too guilty).
So here’s what I bought:
In my last post I mentioned I wanted to buy the Gordon Ramsay Fastfood book…well I still want that one but since this one was on sale (normally 20 €, now 8€) I decided to just buy this one for now. I told myself it would be okay to buy a cookbook since it will look nice in my new kitchen and therefor can be seen as decorational…I realise it’s cheating because every book with an okay cover can be seen as decorational….but hey…8€ for a Gordon Ramsay book… who wouldn’t buy it?
After buying this book I went to the Rituals store…why? No idea…I told mysef not to buy any beauty products, so no idea why I had to enter this store. I gazed at the candles for 15 minutes…wanted to buy a new candle (a limited edition one)…told myself spending 17€ on a candle wasn’t a good idea…walked away from the candles…went back to the candles and convinced myself the candle would be perfect for my new home…grabbed the candle…realised I would never be able to save it for my new home… put it back, headed over to the bath products…told myself it would be okay to buy a bath oil, since my current place doesn’t have a bath and therefor I wouldn’t be able to use it untill I move into my new place and therefor it would be a good investement for my new place….uh what??…realised I was fooling myself …took one last glance at the bath oils and headed out the door.
After all this I went home, did a bit of pinning..stumbled upon a Tom Ford beauty add which made me remember how much I wanted to buy one of their eyeshadows Pale Barley or Rosewood. I started googling Pale Barley, ended up on http://delicatehummingbird.blogspot.be/ , a beautifull and very helpfull make-up blog, where I found out about this Catrice eyeshadow that looks just like Pale Barley. Now you should know Pale Barley costs 25€ (at least), a Catrice eyeshadow costs 2€..So I decided I had to go find that eyeshadow…which I did. The reason why I decided to go for the Catrice one is not only because I promised myself not to spend money on make up but also because I like to try out cheaper dupes of products that I want to buy first. That way I can see whether I really like the color, wheter I use it a lot and if so I know the more expensive product will be worth the money. So I’ll be testing out the Catrice eyeshadow for a while and if I realy like it I’ll buy Pale Barley,
On the above mentioned blog I also saw some reviews of the Essence cream eyeshadows (3 or 4€) so I decided to pick up the shade Copy Right.
So after all I’m still quite pleased with myself, I managed not to buy a 17€ candle (the price of Rituals candles have gone up by the way, I think they were only between 13€ and 15€), not to buy a 15€ (or something) bath oil and I haven’t bought any clothes, shoes, bags or accesories this month. I did buy 5 dvd’s because there was a 5 for 5€ promo so untill now I’ve spend 8€ + 2€ + 4€ +5€ = 19€ on stuff I don’t really need…which is pretty okay if you ask me. I think by the end of this week or the beginning of next week my Deauty Box will be arriving so that will probably keep me satisfied until the 22nd of october, since the 24th is payday that means I might be able not to spend anymore money this month. I am planning on doing the same thing the next couple of months though. My shopping addiction will however be satisfied, I have to buy kitchen supplies and stuff. This month I bought a Krups blender and a Rowenta Air Force vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner in the showroom was a steel-grey color. However when I got home I noticed mine was purple…plus when you use it there’s this blue light that goes on, which makes me feel like I’m in some sort of disco… Nice! (still not a fan of the purple though). Anyways…I’ll keep you updated on the whole ‘not spending money on stuff I don’t need’ thing and on the ‘I bought things for my new home’ thing.
And last but not least:
Kind regards,
Tina
*pictures found using Google
Chelsea Wears:
Real Techniques Stippling brush…I used it to apply almost everything: foundation, concealer…blush..it’s the only brush I need!
The new album of the XX
Rituals Home perfume…I’m not only using it for my home…I just love the scent of figs…
* pictures found using Google
I know it’s been a while since I’ve last done a blog post. As mentioned in my previous post we’ve been house hunting. Well, last week we found the apartment of our dreams…made an offer…they accepted (whoot whoot!!)… and now I’m drowning in paper work! So I’m really hoping when all this has passed I’ll be able to blog more regularly.
In 2013 I really want to invest more time in my blog. I realise I’ve been seriously neglecting some of my F’s. For example how many of my posts have anything to do with food?… It’s sad….However since I’ll soon have a nice kitchen, there will be more attention for (gluten- and lactose-free ) food on my blog. There’s a few recipes I’ve been dying to work on but the kitchen I currently have to work with is crap. I’d also like to do some food related bookreviews and share some health tips with you.
However, for the time being you’ll just have to do with wishlists, inspiration- and favorite- posts: where I quickly share some stuff with you..just for the sake of sharing.
So here’s what I’ve been eyeing the last few weeks
This kitchen:
This Palette:
These sneakers:
This book:
My favorite piece by Vee Speers:
Anything Alex Prager:
These chairs:
* pictures found using google and Pintrest
