the hottest thing...

this bracelet is the hottest thing i have ever seen... and that is how it make me feel when i wear it. the power a couple of chains and leather can have……. but, just look at it!

the designer is bliss lau.

i wear it with eeeverything… from my skunk anansie (/the black keys) concert t-shirt to a printed silk maxi dress. there is nothing it doesn't go with… well, except sleeves, of course. thanx, winter! noooot.

seen on instagram @madeau

having dinner at wo hop in chinatown, photos by max höll

(and look, freddie was there, too)

quick update

we have all been there.... u have a evening-thing and no time to re-do your whole make-up. a quick update will have to do.  these are my four simple steps, using easy-little tools (because …even though you wouldn't think so... i am not one of those girls, who always has an entire make-up kit (with brushes and all that stuff) in her purse.... i like traveling light.) so when i know that i'll need a update this is what i throw put in my purse.

shimmer...
i love using mac, mineralize skin finish. it gives the skin that sexy glow, without being sparkly.
i applied it to my cheek and brow bones ...with my fingers (because, like i promised, there is no big-ol'-brush-schlepping involved, in this make-up update)

black eyeliner...
because, i am already wearing mascara, i will only darken the waterlines

mascara...
applying mascara to already mascara-coated lashes can be tricky. it caaan result in "fliegenbeine" (which essentially means "fly legs", in german. in my opinion, the perfect description for no-more-than six-thick-black lashes.) so, i recommend only reapplying mascara, if the first layer wasn't too thick and the mascara wand is one of the more full and fluffy ones, not the rubbery spiky ones (...that i am generally not a fan of, anyway....)

last but not least...

red lipstick...
granted... it is not the most creative evening-look, but(!) it undeniably instantly adds glamour/sex/drama/cool to the look. the most-impact-low-maintenance lipstick is stila, stay all day, liquid lipstick. i have already raved about it, many times.... how it glides on easy as a gloss... while still giving the lips an intense coat of saturated color… it does not need other products like lipliners/primers/long-lasting-top-coats... and(!) will stay on through dinner and drinks.

my burlingtons… little things that make me smile

ever since i was little... i have had a thing for socks..... (ask my mom).

now, burlington socks is all i wear.

 

choosing from all of these colors always makes me smile, and is one reason to be less sad, that it is not summer anymore...

 

 

picture of (part of) my burlington-sock-collection, by me

 

 

do you have something in your closet, that makes you smile every time you wear it?

when it rains…...

 

 

all photos of new york umbrellas, by me

foxy brown and dr. hauschka

last week i got my nail did. and when i say "did", i mean "diiiiid".  

i have always wanted long nails. an when i say "long", i mean "looooong-aaass nails"... ever since foxy brown in hot spot. man, i loved that video…. and her (ask my sis). in hindsight i would say it was a girls-crush. and watching it agin, just now, i gotta say… still love it.

anyway, i realize i am not the first person to get fake nails (even though it is totally exciting for me…… never thought i would actually have fake nails….. and as we know, i usually don't even get a pedi) but it brought me to talk to you, about hand care, and how hard it is to maintain nice hands and nails in the winter. i am really lazy with putting on hand cream, so i need one that is really good and effective. 

the one and only hand cream you will ever need is by dr. hauschka. i am not referring it because it is all natural… and they have "a mission"…  or because it is exclusive… and expensive. but because it immediately goes in your skin, and leaves it sooo much smoother (not just for half an hour). and most of all, it doesn't leave a greasy layer on your hands, that you feel every time you wash them. i hate that….

the nail polish is opi, hopelessly in love. 

beauty seeeeecrets

but not for long……..

going to share some of my favorite beauty products with all y'all (yeah. i live with a texan…) soon….

for now, her is my recipe for a garuantid fun weekend:
good girlfriends + wine + disney movies(!)


have fun!

fog is in the air

the weather in new york is… pretty… crazy. but this day was super crazy.

photos of foggy new york, by me