#tbt turbans

remember my post on bad-hair-days? well (you might have figured)..... for me, those days are over. but by adding a little "#tbt" to this post and we are all goooood. because here are some photos of me rockin some turbans and head scarves....

get ready for my i-am-really-excited-about-what-i-am-about-to-eat face.....

and of course, lets not forget about my little #vagabondheadwear collection (that you can follow on my instagram), that i am getting quite proud of.....

the best feeling....

as i have mentioned before... i am endlessly grateful to have the family that i do. when i try to sum up the feeling my parents give me... two words come to mind: 

safe and free

...and i decided that is the best feeling anybody can give.

march 4th 2015, changgu, bali... photos by leanna, who i had an instant creative / life / spirit connection with (and you will definitely be hearing more of....). check out her beautiful work on www.leannajeanphoto.com

bad-hair-days

before getting my buzzcut back in vietnam.... and after spending a good amount of time on an island (where the sun and salt water pretty much took care of my bright red locks)..... i found myself having more and more bad-hair-days (despite the fact that i was, at that point, still traveling with my two favorite hair-products.... that i raved about here and here).

anyway... these bad-as turban-wearers inspired me to some turban-creations of my own that i will (of course) be sharing with you sooooon.

and the queen of turbans.... erykah badu.

the muses....

 these badass-beauties were in my head... this morning at the barber shop in nah trang, vietnam.....

micah gianneli

sinead o'connor

natalie portman

a part of me...

before starting my vagabonding i literally gave and threw away my entire (shanghai) apartment. being someone who gets veeeery attached to thiiiings (to the point where i haaaave been called "hoarder") this was a reeeeeally big deal for me...... but also purposefully a little challenge i gave myself. (and yes, almost three months later, it is still something that i am.... digesting) anyway, it also has kept me from doing a great deal of shopping. why buy things, when i just got rid of so many pieces i loved? (the fact that i literally have to carry everything i own is also something that makes me be veeeery selective with my purchases.) well sometimes i do get weak.... ('cus maaaaan temptation waits for me at every vintage jewelry stand and traditional fabric store....) and yes, the fashion-gal in me does in fact live on..... (and she sure was flattered when being told that she does not look like a "backpacker")

examples of the new additions to my exclusive backpack-space are..... this black and white kimono (i bought from a local designer in bangkok (and it has been doing a really good job in making every outfit temple-apropriate)) and the lao-style skirt (i had tailored from a fabric i bought at one of the locals-only markets.)

the fabric/fashion/color/jewelry-lover is a part of me that i can not get rid of and (playing with all the beautiful fabrics, i noticed) actually don't want to,

on an adventure...

"you dress like you are on an adventure.".... one of the best compliments i have ever gotten (from a the sweetest guy working in a boutique in phnom penh, cambodia)

hunting for handmade jewelry and traditional clothing, with my beautiful soul-sister shay lee nissim (who took this picture of me, in our office-of-the-day in vang vieng, laos) has been so excitingly adventurous! not only for the artisan treasures we find, but also for the beauties we meet, and the endless maket-scenes that i can't seem to get enough of.... and take pictures of (more of those are coming sooooon)

new and old love....

you know how people say that being in love inspires and makes you glow and all that? well i agree. because i have a new love and it's making me freakin excited and energized. i am talking about my newest girl-crush.....

 

i have been crushing on debbie harry and reeeeally hard on charlotte carey (can't believe i haven't told you about her before....) for a while now. so that's kind of how this look came about that i have been rocking lately.....

 

 

this week i found someone new to add to my bad-ass-beauties lineup..... buuuuuut for the purpose of suspence aaaand so i can have some more time to stalk her.... i will have to introduce her to you later.


and just incase you were wondering.... i am wearing marc jacobs sunglasses, an old army jacket (that my mom hates) ans my make-up was basically this. my hair is a mix of yoga-sweat (don't judge, i looove my post workout hair) and baxter of California, caly pomade.

cheshire.... love at first sight

it's my weakness..... jewelry. or strength... however you look at it. (and shoes ...but that's another story)

 

over the weekend i did a little shopping in my hood. i walked into the rising states and after browsing through the clothe racks (i have trained myself to not check out the jewelry first... i would never buy clothes) i had a look in the glass case and saw a bunch of coooool-ass pieces, and had the lovely sales girl michelle  (...we bonded quickly) pull a couple out. but these farris earrings were love at first sight.... so perfectly random... and minimal... and unique...... and i immediately didn't care about anything else in the store or how much they cost......

 

you can find them (in silver) here.


and thanks michelle for this lovely instagram......



oh yeah! and "i got baaangs!" (little legally-blonde-moment.....). well.... i cut them myself over the bathroom sink... with kitchen scissors..... et voilà.

happy freakin' friday (with a little flashbackfriday goodie...)

one of those days... friday... woke-up (so that's good 'cus it means i didn't die)... went for a run (and left with a new personal best)... threw on one of my fave dresses (i'll have to show it to you another time)... did a version of my brows-lashes-lips look (i am already thinking about the next color of stila, stay all day liquid lipstick i will add to my collection)... having a good-hair day (from @ouuuliaaa instagram: "if my hair looks good i can deal with anything.")...

 

i might still be on a high from last night when it was not freezing at night walking home, after i spontaneously went to  the filson soho store opening (which is beeauuuutiful... by the way)...  and finally tried this lovely little restaurant in my hood, teany. i have passed it a million times and aaalways wanted to go (...but you know how it is)... well i love it... the italian owner... and the amaaazing pumpkin cheesecake, i had for dessert. and i was just enjoying the beautiful streets of new york at night... the shadows the streetlights and fire escapes were making....... you know that moment when you look at someone and it hits you how much you love them that you have the urge to crawl inside of them? yeah, that was me... last night... with new york.

 

 well like i said (and you might be able to tell...), i am still on a high from it. not even this far-from-lovely weather can cramp my style. and a couple of minutes ago i got a text from my sis, telling me to google this...... and if you are not haven a quiet as good day as me, this should at least give you a little moment of happiness....... enjoy.

 

happy freakin' friday!

take your own advice

this morning i reeeeally had to remind myself of my own advice to get up early and go to the gym.... luckily i was wearing my gym clothes and taking them off before getting them sweaty would have been a major fail!

 

the sprortsbra i like to sleep in (because it is not so tight and constricting) is my new gapfit racerback bra.

 

sorry i only have this instagram pic to show you.... but you can find it here

 

 

new york be throwing shaaade...

the real housewives of atlanta is not only good for make-up inspiration.... also for broadening my vocab.

 

tank the i am seriously considering getting....... from www.lookhuman.com

 

 

 

all photos of shady new york sidewalks take by me

 

5 dollar happiness

so here is finally a picture of my new hair color. i know you have been dying to see it ....unless of course, you follow me on instagram, in which case you can call me out on being totally behind on my posts. and i know, super-professional-blogger style instagram-selfie.... but it kind of goes with my super-professional-die-job... in my bathroom with hair-die for $5.29. yes ladies fiiive dollars. i used ion color brilliance brights semi-permanent hair color. 

...not too shabby, hu? it was more or less spontaneous. i did my roots first and then the ends to get a subtle baby-ombre. ok i did have to scrub the entire bathtub after wards (which was kinda suuuper annoying), because it looked like a certain scene... from a certain movie... called psycho.
 

anyway, i love it. so there. not that easy to find thaaat much happiness... with only 5 bucks. 
well, 5 bagels are pretty awesome… or a matcha green tea latte from doughnut plant (yes, i aaam able to go in and not(!) buy a doughnut. sounds like no big deal? i dare you to try it.)… and of course a guaco taco form brooklyn taco.  
yes yes, those are 5 dollars well spent.

in the picture you can see my friend emerald and i, freezing our butts off. 

i am wearing escada sunglasses and a self-knit scarf.

my big ring is from my special jewelry-lady ching, the spike (my favorite) is lady grey (from the helmut lang store) and the green one is a flea-market- find.

 

what do you spend 5 dollars/euros/punds on, that makes you really happy? because lets not forget my (and therefor (in my mind) also yours. jk.) new years resolution! to smile more!

quick reminder

just a quick reminder that the next summer will(!) come. ……..right?

summer of 2009, lago di garda, italy in vintage dress

summer of 2012, wolfgangsee, austria… workin' my escada sport straw hat and tom ford sunglasses

(they are kind of the more modest (but equally as fabulous) version of the ones i bought last fall)

summer of 2013, rockaway beach, new york ...with my flea market sunnies and that ach-so-perfect-beach-hair

because i am sick of looking like this......

my escada sport coat and self-knit scarf are keeping me warm…… but, smudged make-up, wet hair and  crooked glasses just ain't cute….

but whatever the weather… don't let it stop you from having a fuuuun friday night!

deep v

my friend rachel showed up at my place last friday night... in this deep-v bodysuit from american apparel

so i did her make-up… make-up that was worthy of a friday night in new york… with this veeeeeee. (….without pushing it too far. if you know what i mean)

leather frame …love at first sight

i saw this jersey top (with a leather framed zip down the back) at the alice and olivia store... and i had to have it!

sorry mom, i know i know... it's black.....

black mesh...

i am in love with this escada sport top rachel is wearing. i feel like it is a every-ocasion piece. over a bikini at the beach… over a tank during the day… or just over a bra……..

all photos of rachel... by me

buddha….. love at first sight

i already introduced ching to you (yes, i finally asked her what her name was) the lovely lady i buy my jewelry from.

the last piece i bought is a tiger's eye buddha pendant, set in silver. and this is what ching told me about it….. the tiger's eye has protective powers (i have always loved this stone ....being a crazy-cat-lady… and a leo... and it makes me think of "eye of the tiger" from rocky (you know… the boxing movie… i can't help it… i love me some rocky) and my tiger's eye bracelet had recently broken…) the smiling buddha is supposed to remind me to be kind to myself (something we should all remind ourselves of… no?) and on the back… is a butterfly (sorry, mom...), engraved in the silver… telling me that something beautiful will come (also always a good thing to be reminded of...). 

she tied the pendant on a thick black sting and said: "something more tribal for you. you are part of my tribe now." now there really(!) is nothing wrong with belonging to a tribe. especially in new york….. jk. when i hung him around my neck ching waved him good-by and told me that she sold him to me because she knew that i would take good care of him. …she is the sweetest!

sorry for the (totally unprofesh) selfie but i was on my way to have my nails done and i think this (escada sport printed coat… levi's flannel shirt… calvin klein jeans white tee) is the perfect look for my little buddha.