Winterly

Hello! I keep apologizing in the beginning of every post but this time it's more of a heads up than whatsoever.
I was with the flu this week, had to skip a couple of days of school and all, all sorts of crap, so I couldn't do a look. I was supposed to do one this week, I know, but I apologize. I don't like messing around with makeup while I'm sick because the products get contaminated and then you have to sanitize everything and that's just too much trouble altogether. I have some projects coming for the future in my life that will be featured on the blog a bit later on, but I have no idea when I'm doing another look cause have no time and also no photographer.

So this week's post is very improvised because it was a last minute decision. But let's head to it.
I decided to follow Tânia's example and also do a winter related fashion post. I have three fashion looks that are very similar to the looks I wear throughout the week for school during these winterly cold days.

Dresses

This look exemplifies what I would wear most days during a school week.
Dresses are the easiest thing to throw on and go. They're not the warmest thing for winter but over the past year I've started to wear more dresses and skirts because they do flatter my figure a lot more than jeans or pants. I wear dresses with longer coats because they help keeping the body warm and they make up for the cold I'd be feeling in my legs.

Something I do to keep my legs warm with dresses and skirts is stack tights. A pair of thicker ones and a pair of tighter ones, usually, does the trick and makes everything so much more comfortable.

I either go for boots or shoes with dresses, depends really. Obviously a nice big bag where all my things fit.
To make the look a bit more interesting I tend to use a lipstick in a bright color like pink or red and that ties the look!

Skirts

I tend to wear skirts mostly on fridays because it's the last day of the week and idk I like to celebrate it with a skirt!
I've been into pencil skirts lately cause there's no chance for me to go all Marilyn Monroe in the middle of the street (it get's pretty windy here) and they also flatter my figure bringing my "curves" out a bit.
I'd pair it with a simple blouse and, again, a longer coat. Also, I've wanted a faux fur scarf type thing forever but still haven't gotten one, but I included it as an accessory. I use a lot of accessories with my black on black (all black always) looks just to give it more interest. Rings, bracelets, necklaces, earings, anything.
Simple comfortable shoes and a nice bag that can carry just the necessary is all that I need and I'm heading out.
I would either use a bold dark red lipstick or a nude lipstick. I've been obsessing over these Kat Von D Liquid Lipsticks and here's one in a rusty rosy pink color just like my favorite nude by Essence. These colors make your lips looks so voluptuous and sexy, I love love love these shades.

Pants

These are the careless days.
I honestly only wear pants when I don't feel like giving a sh*t about anything or anyone.
I tend to wear some knit sweater with my leather jacket and a scarf sometimes. I always wear earings and my black rose earings are my go to for that kind of day.
I've recently bought these beautiful boots that look somewhat similar to the ones on the image and I think they'll tie beautifully with a look like this.
I tend to emphasize that carelessness of the look by wearing my glasses that have, in fact, a cat eye shape to them (i love them to pieces, such a good purchase). But to make it not too too careless I always go for a dark bold lip. I dig this Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Poison, I need it in my life asap.
And now it reminds me somewhat of a punk look??? Idk I like it a lot.


And that's it! This is a very summed up portrait of what I wear throughout the week. It's a lot around this kind of looks, a lot of the same but with different dresses and different skirts and different blouses, but all in the same line.

I hope you have enjoyed this little "trip" to my weekly fashion, I like it actually.
Hope to see you very soon with a haul/review of some new products I just received.

Love,
Anna

Festive Black

Hello! So this week I bring you a post that I loved doing.
This post is for those of us who only wear black. It seems that my parents and family in general find it somehow offensive that I wear black in these special holiday occasions because "it's a sad color". I personally think that black is a very classy colour that flatters everyone, no matter your size, your skin colour, your height.

My intention with this post is to show you some options to turn your all black look into something more festive, more appropriate for the holiday season.
I will talk you through all my choices but I want to say, in advance, that these looks I put up are a bit more on the "classy" side of the black but these are my personal choices, this is how I would put up a black look for the holiday season that I would actually wear.
With no further due, let's get started!

Nude

When I think of looks for this season, I always think of dresses.
I wear dresses and skirts most days and the holiday season is not an exception.

For this look I picked a black velvet dress with a flared skirt and a boat neckline.

This is the central part of the look. To turn the look a bit more festive I would pair it with nude shoes. Nude shoes elongate the legs and make you look much more elegant because of that fact. These Louis Vuitton Allamanda pumps would be a good option because of the silver point that give it that glamorous look. A clutch in neutral colour is something you can go for to lace up the neutral look, after all you're only using neutral colours.

For the makeup I would suggest a neutral eye with some shimmery eyeshadows to highlight and a nude lip. I chose Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. lipstick in Hepburn Honey.

Finish the look with some silver jewelry and you're done! 

A very neutral and elegant look!

Golden

If you're going to a big party, a long dress or skirt is the perfect choice!
Here I paired a lace crop top with a very full maxi skirt.
If you know me, you know that I hate crop tops but only when they're not used correctly. I selected a crop top to pair with this skirt because this skirt sits high around the waist so it doesn't show too much skin with the crop top.
The lace gives this look a more sophisticated feel and you don't need to worry about necklaces because the beauty of the lace embellishes the neckline beautifully.
Any type of black pumps would go well with this type of look, pointy or round.
Since it's such a simple look and gold compliments lace beautifully, I would go for gold simple earrings and some sort of golden clutch. I love Alexander McQueen and these clutches that have the places for the fingers are just to die for so it would be an amazing option.
Go for a neutral nude eye with a winged liner and a very bold reddish purple lipstick to finish off this outfit.

A touch of colour: Red

Now to get out of the neutral and to add a pop of colour, red is a great option. Jewel tones like red, green and blue are always good colours to match with black.
In both of these looks I mixed colours and textures.
For more girly and flirty look like the one on the left, I would use a bardot style top and a flared leather skirt. A red chunky necklace and very simple red pumps would do great as a pop of colour.
For a more bold and professional look I would go for a V neck top and a pencil leather skirt that goes a little past the knee. A bordeaux necklace and bordeaux platform boots would be a great combo.
I also picked a bordeaux overall that would go with both looks.
Simple jewelry and simple makeup, topped with either a red lipstick or a rusty pink lipstick and you're done!

A touch of colour: green

For a more casual look, go for pants and flats. Here I picked some loose black pants with a bit of detailing to them. This kind of pants can easily conceal the shape of your body, so I would go for a peplum top. I love peplum tops in general because they give you a hourglass figure even if you don't have that body shape.
Nothing is better to give that touch of colour than shoes and accessories so the shoes I picked are obviously green. I think they are beautiful, I would totally wear them, just an amazing way to make the look more fun. Use whatever jewelry you feel would go well with the look, I would obviously go for some silvers and golds and greens.
Pinks and purples go beautifully with greens so I would suggest a purple pink lipstick and nail polish to finish the look.
If you're getting out of the house, a blazer is the solution.

And that's it!
These are the suggestions I have on how to make your all black outfit a bit more festive and on how to give more of a holiday feel to it. Even if you're not the kind of person who always wears black everything I think these looks would still be a good option for the holiday season cause black is a classic.
I hope you have enjoyed this post and I hope to bring you a christmas look next week!

Love,
Anna