This season's trend: Suede boots

Hello lovelies!

Today's post is about one trend I spotted for this fall and winter season: Suede boots!
I've always been a big fan of suede material, but I have to be careful and only wear it when the weather outside is sunny! Suede can get damaged in the heavy rain, so keep that in mind. On the market there are products to protect suede (such as spray that protects suede and all types of leather from water damage), so it's good to have one of those around, to make sure that your suede items will last longer.

I have a few pairs of suede boots in my closet already, but recently I've been introduced to one very cool on line shoe store, so I wanted to take a look at their current offer and share with you a couple of my favourite pairs for this season:

These booties are very similar to the pair that I bought a few years ago, and still is one of my favourite! These go well with everything, but I prefer to wear them with a pair of skinny jeans.

Next on my list are grey suede boots 

I adore these cowboy style boots! I have a very similar pair, but in nude, that I purchased around 15 years ago, when I was living in London, UK! I need to remind myself to start wearing them again, as cowboy boots are back on trend!
I'm so happy now that I didn't get rid of mine!

For the fall and winter season, one of my must-have and favourite colors is red! Red is also the color of holidays, Christmas and party season.
If you don't have a pair of red suede boots in your closet yet, what are you waiting for? Now it's the right time to grab them, I promise, you'll wear them over the next years and years!

I'm going to show you how my booties look like (almost the same model)

My boots are very similar, just without the black elastic detail and with a zipper instead. And the heel is also chunky and not too high, but black. They're very comfy and cute, I've had the for years and I think they instantly make any outfit more up to date and interesting!

Actually now that I think of it, I'm a big fan of red footwear, as I do have two other pairs of red boots (one is red leather and studs, you can find a similar model bellow)

and another pair that I got is actually thrifted probably 10 years ago, and it's red suede with higher heel, something like this pair:

I hope this inspired you a bit!

The cool thing about fsjshoes web store is that you can actually design your own shoes! That's pretty amazing, right? Especially if you're that person who knows exactly what she likes / wants, but never seems to be able to find it on the market!

It's definitely a fun option to try out!

Lastly, let me share with you a pair of badass, party season booties that can't pass unnoticed :-D

Are you thinking the same way as I am here? Disco party fever baby, yeah!!! 


Let me know, will you be getting a pair of new booties for this season?

* in collaboration with fsjshoes.com

Natural oils: My beauty must haves for healthy & glowing skin & hair!

Hello loves!

This is going to be a quick post about my must haves when it comes to my beauty (skincare, bodycare & haircare) routine. I'll be talking about some of my favourite natural oils, such as argan, rose and coconut oil.
I started taking care of my hair with natural oils years ago, and then I discovered they're also great for  skincare and I've been the biggest fan ever since!

When it comes to my skincare routine, I swear that these natural oils are more effective than any kind of expensive high end serum! I'm all for aging naturally whilst taking the best possible care for your skin and the entire body. I'm 38 years old and firmly say no to botox, or any other kind of more invasive beauty procedure / treatments.
Funny enough, when I state this in my youtube videos, or talk how I prefer to age naturally rather than turn to botox, youtube demonetizes my videos and makes them less visible to my audience / potential audience. So much about the freedom of speech, huh?
I don't bash on people who turn to these treatments, I just preach my own beauty philosophy: Accepting yourself, your age, changes on your body, but doing your best to take care of yourself, your mind, body and soul, naturally.
Some people break a bank shopping for overhyped beauty products, but that is absolutely not necessary in order to have beautiful hair/ skin! On the market today, there are so many great inexpensive alternatives to overpriced high end products.
Remember that when you're buying a super popular product, a good portion goes to the marketing and you're buying the "story", the "hype" that's been created around this product.
I considered myself a true beauty junkie and I've tested out many different beauty brands, from high end to drugstore, and I've come to a conclusion that, when it comes to preserving that youthful appearance, natural oils truly are the best!

no filter, natural daylight

Natural oils really take the best possible care of my skin and the results are clearly visible!

These here are just some of my favourite oils; the ones that I currently have.
I still need to repurchase line seed oil that I use as a pre-shampooing hair mask, sapote oil (I use it also as a mask before washing my hair, it's great against hair loss and to strengthen hair).
Some of my favourite brands for good natural oils are Alverde (exclusive to Drogerie Markt drugstores), I Provenzali and Forsan (these two are italian brands), but you can get your natural oils in a local herbalist store.

I use rose hip oil and calendula oil for my body care. I massage these oils after having showered. After long day at work I'll go for either rose hip oil (relaxing), or calendula (which is great for sore muscles, even after sport activities or workout).

Karite oil I currently use as a hair mask before washing my hair. I'll soak my hair with this oil, massage the roots, pull the hair up in a bun and leave it for an hour or two, after which I'm ready to wash my hair! The result is incredible! Soft, shiny, silky and healthy hair! You have to try it out :-)

Castor oil I use to grow back my overplucked eyebrows (yes, I was a teenager in the '90.-ies, that explains it all!) It really works but you have to be patient and give it some time. I massage the oil into my eyebrows every night before going to sleep, and I promise, it helps!

Coconut oil has many benefits, and besides using it in the kitchen, I also use it as a hair treatment (just like I use the karite, or line seed oil). It really helps my highlighted hair to stay hydrated and strong.

Argan oil, needless to mention, is another must have oil in my beauty routine. I use it before my face cream. I like my argan oil to be 100% natural, and you can check that by looking at the list of ingredients, and by its very characteristic scent.
It's very potent anti-aging and my skin loves it!

Rose oils are also my favourite things when it comes to preserving skin youthful and healthy. I use these oils before my daily moisturizer, or mix with bb creams.

At night, I'm always soaked in oils, and even now, when I'm writing this post! My hubby always looks at me with wonder, but he's getting used to me being all glowy in the evenings, haha!
I swear, the results are super visible in the morning! :-)

You can check out some of my skincare videos here:

A little bit more about natural oils that I love:

Let me know do you use any of these oils, and if so, which one is your favourite?

Holiday nails 2019.

Hello loves!

I'm back to posting again a bit more frequent and I'm really enjoying that!
I hope you do too, as I have prepared for you lots of interesting / fun topics for the upcoming holiday season. The holidays are just around the corner, and all the stores are already decorated for the Christmas season, with Christmas carols already blasting to the top volume to get the customers in the mood...Seems a little bit too early, yet, when you think of it, December is almost here!

December is also the month of parties, family and work gatherings and special festive dinners.
I personally like to look (and feel) my best when attending those occasions, and bring positivity to the table by being joyful!
One of my must haves for the holiday season are red nails! I start wearing read nail polish as the calender turns its leaf to December :-) I work in retail so I think it's nice to have a good, festive manicure. Unfortunately, lately, my nails have been a bit week, and as much as I'm trying to get them grow and be strong as they used to be, I found myself failing miserably.
It might be because of too much housework (argh!!), or I'm just in a need of some vitamins.

Still, even though my nails are now short, I already started looking for the nail manicure inspo for the best holiday nails 2019.
I don't use nail gel, or false nails, but that is also one of the option if you aren't that happy with your natural nails. 

Styles nails is the web store where you can find everything that you're looking for, for that perfect manicure, at one place. Whether you prefer having natural nails, or gel, false nails, they have it!
You can also get all the equipment to get started, without having to go every month or 20days to a nail salon. 

I like to browse through their website to get inspired for my holiday manicure. I'm going to have my natural, short nails, but I think they're still going to look pretty.
It's important to choose that right shade of red that will best suit your skin tone and the shape of nails.

Nail glitter is also one of the biggest holiday trends. Sparkly nails always look fab and very festive!
At styles nails you can choose the glitter in all kinds of shapes and colors, they indeed have the biggest selection of all the colors of the rainbow and more!

I really like this holographic nail glitter, it looks amazing for the holiday festivities!


Did you know that pearly white nail polish is back on trend?
My Mum used to wear it all the time back in the '80.ies. I used to love wearing it myself, as a little girl, but then with time it went out of trend.
Now I actually purchased a new nail polish in pearly white and I'm loving it!
Pearl nail dust powder is so pretty! You can buy it here at very affordable price.

I really like these colors of nail polishes, and I find that because of their texture, they tend to last longer! I already used many beauty products from bornpretty brand in the past, and I can say I only have the best words for them!

To make your manicure prettier and shinier, don't forget to add that much needed finishing touch, and use a top coat! 

This particular one comes in many different colors, but I like mine to be clear because that way I can use it on top of any nail polish color that I have!

I hope this post inspired you to kick start that holiday season, by getting your nails done! :-)

* in collaboration with styles nails