Outfit: Summer Simple

EN// Finally a new outfit online! I've had a little trouble having a photographer present on the days I had a good outfit... and with the hot hot weather, I really wasn't bothered wearing anything remotely worth shooting. Well enough with the excuses, here is a new super simple outfit that I was wearing today. Scored these jeans in the finale sale at Zara. I wasn't planning on buying another pair of printed jeans (I think I own like 20 pairs allready... not kiddin!) but they fit me perfectly. And they are high wasted, a feature of which I didn't own yet. I have always been hesitant to wearing high wasted jeans, since I thought it wouldn't fit perfectly since I have hips and all.... but it's not! It's like my first pair of jeans that don't crawl down whenever you try to bend over. I'm a fan! Well since I hurt my ankle again... (accident prone??) I have to wear comfy shoes, so my fake vans are perfect! Combined it all with a new linnen tee from zara. Another thing I own in large quantities: back tee's! I think a basic tee is one of the worlds best inventions!

NL// Eindelijk een nieuwe outfit post! Ik heb de afgelopen dagen niet altijd een fotograaf gehad wanneer ik eindelijk een leuke outfit aanhad; want met dat warme weer heb ik niet de moeite genomen om mezelf foto-waardig te kleden. Okay, genoeg gezeurd! Hier de simpele outfit die ik vandaag aanhad. Deze jeans heb ik de final sale van de zara gescoord! Ik was eigenlijk niet van plan om nog een geprinte jeans te kopen, daar ik volgens mij al 20 bedrukte jeans/broeken heb. Maar hij zit gewoon perfect en ik heb nog geen high-wasted jeans in mijn collectie. het even geduurd voor ik een high-wasted jeans wilde proberen daar ik gewoonweg heupen heb en ik altijd dacht dat dat niet samen ging met die hoge taille. Maar dat is helemaal niet zo... het is zelfs ontzetten prettig! Nu hoef ik helemaal geen rekening te houden wanneer ik buk ofzo: broek blijft prima zitten! Daar ik alweer geblesseerd ben (alweer ja....) zijn mijn zeer comfortabele nep-vans de ideale schoenen. Heerlijk gecombineerd met een simpele linnen tee en mijn outfit is af. Nog zoiets waar ik zeer veel exemplaren van heb: basic t-shirts! Ik ben echt van mening dat een basic tee een van s'werelds beste uitvindingen is! 

I'm wearing:
Printed Jeans: Zara | Tee: Zara | Sneakers: Primark | Sunnies: Ray-Ban | Necklace: Fashionology | Lipstick: Hema

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Outfit: A Casual Workday

Hello guys! Well I made it through festivalmonth, so I'm back in the blogging business. With that said it is so busy at my work I'm not sure if it's true what I'm saying now... well just wait and see shall we. The good news is my blog mailbox is empty! So if I didn't reply to you, please send it the mail again, I had to work my way through a lot of mails, so I could have gotten lost along the way.
Well this outfit is kind of a request of some of you guys: what I wear to the office. Well this is just a normal office look. I don't wear jeans when I have meetings, but on a normal day I love to dress down but always like to wear a jacket on top. These shoes are the best sale buy I got this season, they are perfect for workplace  and the light colour is perfect for summer.
By the way: needlessly to say, these photo's were taken a few weeks ago, when it wasn't that hot yet. On an office day like today (26 degrees!), I would wear a skirt of a light blouse.

Hope you have a great week! I know my week is going to week very busy, so I'm going to be so happy when it's Friday.... Keep calm!

I'm wearing:
Jacket: Zara | Peplum Top: H&M Trend | Jeans: H&M | Belt: Zara | Boots: Zara |

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Outfit: Touch of Leopard

Finally an outfit with my lovely Leopard coat; it was such a steal, one of the very last items in the Zara sale that had in my local zara. Can't understand why they had racks full with this coat for 29 euro's! Since it used to be 149,- Well, I'm a very happy girl, since I wanted it from the first time I laid my eyes on this coat. And since winter is not over yet, it's a good addition to my wardrobe. I must admit that I haven't bought much lately; this cold is leaving me uninspired. Hope that will change soon! 

Well long weekend ahead of us: Easter! What are you going to do with your extra free time? 

I'm wearing:

Leopard Coat, Leather Leggings, Grey Tee: Zara

Scarf: H&M men

Sneakers: Converse

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Diary: Busy Times

February flew by! I have been so busy at work, and my weekends are jam-packed. That last thing is a good thing though. But because of that I spend today sleeping and watching re-runs of my favorite police series (yup, I'm a geek...) But that was today. What have I been uptoo the last two weeks?
- I have been making new plans for the blog and a little business, more on that later. This little notebook is now my partner in crime.
- Asos got brougth me something new! (Which you can see here!)
- New baking stuff from the Ikea. I went there to get new stuff for the house; in which we finally succeeded!
- My new bracelet from Brandy & Melville (You should check that store out!)



My second week; it was even more busy.
- Drinking rice-milk. If you follow me on instagram you'll know that I try to eat nerdly healthy; so this a next step in that. (by the way: I still drink a lot of beer on the weekends)
- Moving day! This week my work moved to a new office. It's so weird to leave the place where I have spend 40+ hours a week for the last 2 years.
- The day after moving day, I had a whole day of process en project stuff with the big projectteam of all the companies involved. I love those kinds of days; this is my kind of thing.
- After this busy busy week, in which I worked too many hours, I thougth I deserved this jacket. So on my way home, just before the shop closed, I ran in and grabbed it. One happy girl! (esspecially when you see the price, it's friking cashmere!!)

Well I didn't have that many pics to choose from; all because of my busy lifestyle. But hye: there is just too many cool things to do in life :).
Speaking of that, I'm gonna get ready for  nice party. And tomorrow I'm off to Amsterdam.

Have you got some nice things planned?

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New in: Studded Boots

My latest sale purchase: studded ankle boots! I loved them for quite a while, but since the whole blogesphere had these boots, I was kind of like "nah". Well now they were on sale, and such a good edition to my wardrobe. Since I have been wearing my pistol boots and my bikerboots just a little too often. These shoes are flat, which is great for work; and are great eyecatchers. 

I'll show you the rest of my outfit very soon. 

Studded boots: Sacha

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New in: Colourful Winter Gear

So winter has finally come to the Netherlands. It's snowing like crazy and so cold!
Good thing I bought these two colourful scarfs to spice up my winter attire. Got them on sale at the H&M for 1 euro each. Cheap huh?! Safe to say that I didn't use my sale shopping rules when buying these! (read my sale shopping tips/rules here!)

Enjoy the snow folks!

Scarfs: H&M Divided Women

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Sale Shopping Tips

Today I spend hours with the lovely Evelien from the blog fotografille at my favorite coffee place in the city. We talked blogs, our lifes etc etc. She gave me tones of inspiration for my blog. Thanks Evelien.
And I thought why not start right now? As an experiment I'm posting this first post with my tips or my opinion on stuff I see, read, feel or taste in the fashion or blogging world.
So I hope you guys are in for a little reading from time to time.

After my lovely afternoon with Evelien I went to check out the Zara sale; and found it overwhelming. It was so busy, a big mess, long lines. Typical sale shopping. So since I believe that "sale shopping" is one of my competences, I am going to treat you to my top 8 sale shopping tips!

Sale shopping, it sounds so easy. Everything you saw last week, on sale. But you must keep your cool, because penny-wise could turn out to be pound foolish if you don't think it through.

Tip 1 - Make a list
To make sure you only buy what you need ( I know, the word "need" has a nasty ring to it, but you know what I mean), or what you can use. Before you go sale shopping, either online or in the shops. Stand in front of your closet and figure out what you need, or what you are going to hunt.

Tip 2 - Set a budget
I don't really like budgets; but they work quite well. How much money do you want to spend. Use your list, so you can make a price range for what price you want to get what item. In that way you can determine if you want to wait another week for further reductions or not.

Tip 3 - Online shopping vs. Store shopping
This tip has a lot of pro and cons. I like to do both. Online shopping is so comfy, but cane be stressfull. Yes stressfull! When you shop at the H&M sale, you have to make sure to find the items you really like go through the check-out procedure. And then go back for the other items; because items can get sold-out in your basket while you are deciding on which socks you should get.  This is how I got my MMM x H&M sale buys (see here). Just in case you didn't know this: if you shop at H&M online more then once BEFORE H&M has sent you the notification that they are wrapping up your order; all your items will be put in one order; which mean you'll only pay shipping costs once.
The downside on online shopping is that you can't try it on, so it's a good thing if you know how the sizes are of a particular brand. These downsides are the upside of Store shopping. Once you have your hands on an item; no-one can snatch it from you. Also you can feel the fabric and try the sizing.

Tip 4 - Store shopping: wear easy clothes
It sounds so simple, but seriously: wear easy clothes when you are shopping. You'll changing alot. Sample sale shopping is another deal, I'll post a tip-list on that another time.

Tip 5 - Store shopping: wear flat shoes
Wear flats without laces. We all know that moment: arms full of clothes; and there are the perfect shoes. How are you going to try them one easily? Right: wear flats, slippers, ballerina's. Every shoe that slips on and off easily.

Tip 6 - Store shopping: Solo vs. duo
I'm not such a social person when I'm out shopping. I mean: really out shopping. The best shopping I do when I'm out alone. You can give it your full attention. Think about this, before you drag your boyfriend into the craziness of the zara! Downside is that you'll the lonely girl at the coffee place (but who has time for coffee when the sale is on...?)

Tip 7 - Do the Check list
So you are going to buy this one item (or these 7 items) do the following checklist:
 => Is it on your list? a.k.a: do you need it?
 => Would you buy it for full price?
 => Would you wear it next season?
 => Does it fit in your budget?
I'm not saying that you have to answer all these questions with yes. But you should think about it.

Tip 8 - My motto
A few years ago I got this birthday card from a friend which said: "When in doubt: Buy it!" This will sound rather odd, but this does work for me. I have done some of my best buys, by buying in doubt. Well I don't recommend to do this on a regular basis. But if you buy one item per sale (as in sample sale, seasonal sale) you'll end up with some un-expected nice variation in your closet. But whatever you do: always use your head!! I'm not accountable for big expenditures on stuff you'll never wear.

Well these are my tips for maximizing your chances in the sale. Have fun girls!!

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Outfit: Floral Skirt

 

Finally I managed to post a new outfit! This is what I was wearing last Saturday when I went shopping for our new house, never seen so much furniture and bathrooms on one day!
I was wearing my new floral skirt that I picked up at the Zara sale, which was like 70% off.
Although I usually don't do floral, I quite like this skirt. So it is a great addition to my waredrobe.

Do you like my skirt? Did you do some great sale shopping?

I'm wearing:
Skirt: Zara | Tee; Zara TRF | Booties: Mango | Bag: H&M | Bracelet: Saint Tropez

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Outfit: The Wang

Picture overload! But I just really love my new skirt.

This is what I was wearing Friday night, while me celebrated my brother's b-day. The perfect opportunity to wear my new Wang skirt!  I combined it with my new white blazer, that I scored on sale at Zara. I was looking for a good white blazer (meaning in my size, which is hard sometimes!). Since all my blazers are grey, I really need a white one to wear to the office during the summer, and to combine with all my grey clothes. Thinking about it: this is a budget outfit! Everything I'm wearing I got on sale or at a sample sale! Go me! (except for the bag, but it's a H&M, so that is budget anyway!). 

Well I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I Sure did, enjoyed it to the fullest! Just came home from watching the new Batman movie (yup, I seriously couldn't wait). Have you seen it already? 

I'm wearing: 

Skirt: T by Alexander Wang | Blazer: Zara | Tee: Zoe Karssen | Boots: Mango | Bag: H&M 

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New in: It's a WANG!

I have been eyeing this skirt like forever. And for some reason I didn't want to spend that kind of money on a jersey skirt online. I kept an eye on the sales, but all the shops I visited (digitally) only had the neon yellow version of this T by Alexander Wang-baby on sale. Then blogger Cindy from COTTDS posted a look with this skirt, and wrote that she got it on sale. After some tips from the lovely Cindy on sizing and the fabric, I surfed as fast as I could to the webshop of Luisa Via Roma and orderd my Wang.

And we lived happily ever after....

An outfit will soon follow!

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New in: Just Like Marant

I scored this fishnet dress at the Zara sale, it reminds me a lot of the fishnet dress of Isabel Marant which I first saw on the blog of Lovely by Lucy (see her outfit post here). It fits me like a glove, it's just perfect! Even the BF likes it, (and that means something, since he hates fishnet style clothes!). Outfit will be on the blog soon!

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New in: Mango Sale Shopping

Yes I did it again! I was not going to shop for clothes today, cause we were shopping for the festival we are going to next week. But then I ran into these lovely booties. I already have them in black, and wear them alot! (see here) I thought I could use them in this brown colour as well. Since I only own black heels, these are perfect for summer at the office (yes, those are my summer plans...). And as it was meant to be, I found these boots in this colour. Just one pair left. In my size. On sale. This was fate!
I already knew that they were sold-out online, so these baby's needed to come home with me.
Love these shoes, but on the other hand I do feel a little stupid owning the same shoe twice in a different colour (okay, Converse All Stars don't count! Since I own those in different colours).

Did you get anything good in the sale?
Have a nice weekend!

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New in: H&M Trend Sale Shopping

I did some H&M trend sale shopping last week. This massive bag arrived from H&M last Friday, and after a big and hard selection process, I've added these three items to my wardrobe.
That these three items were keepers was quite obvious since I have been craving the perforated bag and the neon peplum top for quite a while, so when I saw 50% off, there was no turning back. I clicked these items home! The skirt I'm keeping because it just fits me like glove. It's great! I was eyeing the leather skirt with the transparent layer (some bloggers have it in white, lovely piece!), but because of my curves it just didn't look right (and feel right!), so I'm really happy to have found a replacement in this sporty skirt.  
I can't wait to wear these three items together. But knowing me, I have to wait for the sun to shine first, and for the perfect occasion second. 'Cause I'm more the type for easy laid-back non-feminine looks. So stay tuned!


PS: The bag and the top are sold-out, but the skirt is this available if you are interested! Find it here!

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Outfit: And the rain falls down in sheets of blue and grey

Finally the full outfit post.

This is what I was wearing at my meeting. It went well.

Still getting used to consulting and managing projects, but I really like this profession. 

Back to the outfit: I bought this skirt in the sale at Saint Tropez.

I find it such a good piece. Since I can wear this more "formal" but dress like myself. Also the skirt can be worn dressed down with bikerboots and a Tee. 

I'm wearing:

Blue Skirt: Saint Tropez | Grey Blazer: Zara | Sheer Pocket Blouse: Pull 'n Bear | Star Necklace: New Look | Grey Scarf: New Look | Pistol Boots: Sacha

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Ps: I'm featured as fashionista of the week on I Love Fashion News! Check it out here! 

Diary: Shopping Weekend

I had an amazing weekend! Full of friends, shopping, eating, shopping, drinking, shopping, my boyfriend, shopping, family and more shopping!
I want to share some of the great things that I bought this weekend (yes, some... there is much, much more)

So what are you looking at?

1) Lovely Maccaroons that I bought in a cute store called trick 'n treats in Utrecht

2) Little present I bought for my boyfriend at Loft in Utrecht

3) Found these sandals on sale at the Bijenkorf. I was looking for some nice footwear to bring on my trip to Greece next month.

4) Sasha was having a big clearance sale; so had to take these little booties home aswell

5) I was looking for a big chuncky bracelet like this for ages

6) Cute little handbag from New Look

7) The best sale find of this season! Totally loving this kimono from Zara; it's 100% silk!

8) Bought some books to take with me to Greece.

Hope you guys had a great weekend!

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Recessionista: Love the sale!

Change of plans!

I'm not going to another big festival; but I booked a holiday to Greece instead!

Since I leave in two weeks time, I had some serious shopping to do.

With the sales still on; that was not a problem.

Above you find a peek of what I just orderd in the sale of H&M.

It is all so cheap, that I want to order everything; but I'm trying to restrain myself since I'm going on a shoppingtrip to Utrecht tomorrow!

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Photos: H&M