City Spotlight: Cape Town (and surroundings)

Hey hey, I'm back after my little break! It has been a month now since I came to South Africa and I can't believe how fast time flies. I have discovered and seen some much here and I can tell you, I love this country and totally understand the passion people feel about Cape Town. 

I live in Muizenberg, an amazing little town half an hour from Cape Town away with an amazing beach, cute cafés and it's considered a great surf spot. What more could I ask for?

Tips for taking a Gap Year

You want to take a Gap Year. And now what?! Filling up a whole year can be quite challenging. What to do, where to go, how to organise... there is so much to think about that it might be overwhelming at first. In this post I will write about tips that have helped me and what I've learned out of the experience and I hope they are useful for you.

You are crazy for taking a Gap Year!

Around this time two years ago I had suddenly this idea in my head and nobody could get it out again. My friends laughed at me saying it was a total waste of time; my parents looked at me as if I was a bit of a weirdo, but they accepted it in the end. I wanted to take a Gap Year and there was nothing that could change that.

Deciding to take a year off between school and university (or whenever you want to do it) is a big step and involves a hell of a lot of power of persuasion, organisation skills, time and money. So, after I graduated, I did not throw myself into the university-application-madness, but rather into a 'ah hell, what should I do now?'-one.

Best from London

London and shopping... on one hand it's amazing, there are so many stores that we don't have in Spain, but on the other hand it's very expensive and I always ended up spending my money on other things (there are too many pubs there... you can't avoid them). But I still got a few things, I did for example a Boots Haul, and these are my favourite buys from my time spend in beautiful London!

The product that destroyed my skin

It is the Miracle Cleansing Oil from L'Oreal. "What happened?" you may ask yourself now. Well, let me tell you...

What I got for Christmas

I have been very spoiled this Christmas by family and friends and I wanted to share with you what I got this year! I'm not writing this post to show off or anything like that, I just personally love reading these posts (yes, I'm veeery curious about stuff like that, not gonna lie) and thought you would too. 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everybody, I hope you are having a wonderful day! 

A day in London: Camden Market

 

Hi guys! This week I have one of my last posts about London for you as I'm leaving soon to go back home for Christmas and I won't come back... (*cries*) 

Camden is SUCH a fun area, it's another market, another hipster area with more food and stuff to buy... London is full of places like this, one cooler than the other. I was so lucky when I went because the weather was just beyond amazing and you can really appreciate the vivid colours in the pictures.

My Perfect Three

Today's post is all about the three products that I have been using non-stop for my base lately. Since my skin has become drier and drier, all my other foundations have simply been sitting on top of my patches and enhancing pores and fine lines. Not a good look, let me tell you! Plus, the colour match wasn't that great anymore, either. So I went out and bought three products and I couldn't be happier. Without further ado, these are my new winter faves:

Christmas Wishlist

Who is excited for Christmas? I know I am! The festive season has started, the whole city sparkles in fairylights and Christmas decoration, John Lewis' Christmas ad has made me want a penguin like crazy and I can't wait to go to Winter Wonderland. Christmas in London is just amazing!!

When it comes around this time of the year, I see so many things I like and of course I don't need any of these, but wishes and dreams are allowed, aren't they? 

A day in London: Shoreditch and Brick Lane Market

Shoreditch has become one of my favourite areas in London. It is known to be the "Hipster" part of the town and a lot of students live here. This creates such a fun, young and buzzing atmosphere and there are thousands of bars, pubs and clubs. On the weekends, one of the biggest markets in London takes place, which actually is a mix of several smaller ones such as the Old Spitalfields Market and the Brick Lane Market. But without further ado, I'll let the pictures talk for themselves!

My Skincare Routine

While I'm writing this, I'm all snuggled up in bed, a Vanilla Muji candle is burning on the table next to me and I'm sipping on a camomile and honey tea... yup, I'm so ready for autumn and winter. And you? Are you feeling the sweater weather?

Now that we are moving into colder months, I feel like I have to take extra care of my skin to protect it. I tend to get a few dry patches here and there at this time of the year and my skin seems very dull lately. Plus, I'm putting more emphasis on cleaning my skin properly and getting rid of all the makeup, so I'm sticking to a strict 3-step-cleanse that has been working amazingly for me! So let's start with the morning....

A day in London: Borough Market

Finally a Sunday post again... it has taken me a long long time to get back to the routine (hopefully I can stick to it this time).

Yesterday I visited one of the most famous markets in London, Borough Market, which is next to London Bridge. Even though it is known for having become quite touristy over the last few years due to its ever-growing popularity, it still preserve its original charm. The location is beautiful, as you can see in this picture... The old brick stoned walls, the ceiling with its green and golden details, it all creates an unique atmosphere.

This is what I ate

There's some serious food porn going on here...

The BAAM lipstick

It happened. Finally. I was craving this lipsticks for months now. For MONTHS! And I never got around buying it. It is the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Ping Pong, a bright fuchsia colour with a slight blue undertone. 

Boots Haul: Some Essentials

You all know what happens when a girl enters Boots. You never come out empty handed, it's just impossible. BUUT I managed to restrain myself to only buy essential products and I did quite well! So no make-up products this time but it's definitely not going to stay like that.

My Mini Experience at London Fashion Week

Guys, this last two weeks have been an amazing experience for me! If you follow me on my social media you'll know that I have been doing an internship at Storm Models in London, one of the biggest model agencies worldwide. 

Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast is by far my favourite meal of the day, mainly because you can eat looots of sweet things with the excuse of needing "fuel for the day". I'm totally a sweet tooth so you won't see me eating something salty in the mornings. Like never! But I try not to eat Nutella and Chocolate Cornflakes (at least not every morning...) and have a balanced and kind of healthy breakfast.  

City Spotlight: My First Impressions of LONDON

Like some of you might know (if not, read here) I just moved to London. I obviously spent the first days being a complete tourist with my camera prepared to take as many photos as I could, so here is a selection!

All about shoes

Today's post is all about shoes, becuse c'mon, who does not love shoes? I declare myself addicted to them, even though I restrain myself quite well from buying too many (well, at least I try...). 

Recently I have bought these black beauties which I'll take with me to London. My excuse is that shoes are much cheaper here in Spain than in the UK, does that count as a good reason to buy them?