Christmas sickness

It's still October and I already had enough of Christmas. I guess working in retail comes with this... You see the collections and tendencies before the general public and festive seasons come early to us. But this year is ridiculous! It was still September and many costumers were already buying and saving for it. Is just too much for me, Christmas was always my favourite time of year and i always looked forward for it but its loosing all meaning. My kids still believe in Santa so hopefully I can still feel some excitement of waiting for midnight with them. Other than that it lost all its sparkle.

DIY weekend

A few weeks ago my sister came to visit and we went looking for a dressing table. I wanted a vintage one that I could paint with a bright yellow our glossy withe but they where all very much out of budget, so I ended up buying a plain withe one. It was ugly and reminded me of the eighties but I could see the potential. Last weekend I felt inspired and went looking for paints and handles. I still didn't find any handle to suit it but I was so happy with the result that I ended up spending a few more pound and changed the whole deco of the bedroom. It's much warmer now and I'll surely spend more time in it :)

My first louboutins!

Yupiee!!! Today is a remarkable day. For some is just as trivial as a bar of chocolate, but for the girl next door, like me, is a dream come true.I am now the proud owner of my first ever pair of Christian Louboutins.I feel like trowing a party! Aren't they the most gorgeous thing ever?!

Cute stickers for my notes :)

What i wore this week

Between birthday parties and nights out, i had a busy week. Tomorrow is all about relaxing before my son's birthday, which i know is gonna make me be stressed all week to come. Here is what i wore this week: 

Lefties dress / Bershka Shoes

                       Topshop cardi / Zara Golden Vest top/ H&M shinny black jeans/ Evie shoes/ Gharani stroke tote

Stradivarius Trench coat / Mango lace skirt/ Primark shoes

                                             

                                    H&M Blazer and Tweed Shorts/ Primark skull T-shirt/ Bershka Pumps

DIY Pirate invites

My son's 7th anniversary is coming up and we had long decided that this year the theme is going to be pirates. I love organizing kids parties, it's so much fun! I ended up buying much of the decor  at www.partypieces.co.uk/ because is easier for me then shopping around and it´s not expensive at all. But i just couldn't find the right invites. They all look the same and i wanted something with personality but that wasn't to expensive. So i came up with this idea and i must say i am very pleased with the results! I bought some plain withe A4 paper that is a bit thicker and then printed the party details in a nice fount, i added a pirate logo on the top, burned the edges and then baked the paper in the oven so it looks old. My original idea was to put them in glass bottles but it was expensive, unpractical and probably not very safe for 7 year old's. I decided then to wrap them into a scroll and tie then in pirates eye patches (very cheap in Poundland), the final result is quite cute and the kids loved it.The only thing i would say is that burning 40 sheets of paper is painful, exhausting and very time consuming, but it´s very worth it!

The final look

                                                Prepare to get hands like a mine worker!

                                                                   The original A4 paper

                                           

The eye patches i used to finish the invites

Kenzo Jumper Fever

Every now and then a big maison reborns like a fenix from the ashes, this time is was Paris est. KENZO. with the help of  new creative directors  Humberto Leon and Carol Lim and their new fresh style. Their first big hit, that sold out everywhere, was the already famous jumpers. Every hit girl has one, from Rihanna to Chiara Ferragni. The SS 2013 fashion show was today and i can't wait to see what the next big thing is going to be!

                                         Today's show, the print of the clothes matched the screen

 Rihanna rocking a Kenzo jumper and hat

                                                               
                                                                The one I WANT!

Let's all WERE IT PINK

 The UK is one of the countries in the world with the highest rate of death from cancer and 1 in 3 people here will be diagnose with this decease at some point in their lives. Breast Cancer is still the most common in the uk, so October is the BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and the 26th will be the 10th WERE IT PINK DAY . At my workplace we will all swap our black uniform for a pink outfit of choice and we will also be raising funds for the cause. There is 2 ways You can do your bit, the http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/ site offers a kit to help organizing a fundraising with friends,family our at work. You can also hit the high street and buy merchandise, ASDA is selling t-shirts, Swarovski has a limited edition pink line , GHD has pink straighteners, and so on... A portion of all of this merchandise is gonna revert for the BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN. So go on, lets all do our bit :)

One of Swarosvki pieces available at all official stores until 28th of October

                                Sam Faiers calls for all super heroes to were pink on October 26th

Even the Buckingham Palace WORE IT PINK to help kick of the Awareness month

"Perfumaholic"

This summer i traveled a lot,for good and not so good reasons. Of course i couldn't stay away from the duty free shops, i mean, 2 hours of wait is just too much and a girl has to keep entertained... But i think i got a bit too excited with the good perfume deals and brought home 5 (ups...) some are great and some not so much... Jimmy Choo was a pleasant surprise, it's woody but somehow is still fresh. love it!

Clinic Happy, i wore this perfume years ago and rediscovered it this year. One of my all time favorites.

Dot by Marc Jacobs, he is no doubt one of my favorite designers and i own every perfume he created, but this has to be my favorite. The bottle is gorgeous and the scent completely addictive. I bought the 100ml less then a month ago and its already one quarters down.

Ch by Carolina Herrera. This one is not one of my favorites. I like more flowery and fruity scents and this one is just too strong. but after smelling 20.000 different fragrances i thing my nose and brain just wore not in sink any more.

Ralph Lauren Romance, i wanted this one for a while and now i own it !

Cristo Redentor

This is my latest acquisition (literary, just bought it on-line), and i can't wait to have it on my neck. It's from the Portuguese blogger Ana Garcia Martins (http://apipocamaisdoce.clix.pt/) and it's a replica of one she bought in Rio de Janeiro earlier this year. Besides being gorgeous and simple is has double meaning to me. From where i grew up in Portugal you can see the Cristo Rei statue and it remindes me of home, also like i said before i plan on going to Rio next year and this surely makes me excited about visiting the real deal, Cristo redentor! Oh holidays, hurry up please!

Lana del Rey face of H&M

OK, since i already posted about Anna Dell Russo H&M collection, i might as well post about Lana. I'm not a big fan of the girl but i gotta admit she has bags of style which she calls "gangsta Nancy Sinatra". When the pictures and the windows came out i thought that is was very Lana but not very me, until i saw this outfit in a bus stop advert. I just had to have it! Isn't it just adorable ?!

Anna del Russo for H&M

I mentioned here before my love for H&M, what i didn't mention was my love for Anna Dello Russo. Now the two got into a very nice collaboration, and it couldn't be any more all over the place, and at the same time, so put together, much like Anna her self. You have turquoise luggage ( me want!), alligator necklaces,baroque details , orange and pearl jewelry mixed with animal print... I'm sure her inspiration was Walt Disney princess Ariel, but i love it! In whole, the collection has around 50 items and they are all gorgeous but affordable. Any fashionista dream. The collection hits stores world wide on 4th of October, ( which is also my payday lol) and i'm sure gonna be there at 9 am!

My bucket list

I think that everyone, more our less, has a bucket list. Some kind of to do list before you die. mine as been about travelling. I have a number of different places i want to go before i leave this life. Obviously, i would like to finish my studies, see my kids grow up and have kids of their own, start a business, adopt a child, and so on... but travelling has to be top of my list. Here are some of the must go places for me: 

• Mozambique, were my roots come from. Is just somewhere i really have to go, besides, i'm sure is gorgeous!

• Second is Brazil. I grew up with a lot of Brazilian people around me and i feel like it's somehow part of me. I just now i'm not gonna be disappointed. I already now the whole city of Rio de Janeiro from the research i did and just from watching so many programs on TV. If everything goes according to plane i'll go in 2013 :) 

• In third has to be New York! All throughout my childhood i was bombarded with TV shows, films, commercials and etc... seeing does skyscrapers, the smoke in the streets, the glamour and the crowded streets i just couldn't help falling in love with that city. 

• Forth place is Italy. Is so close but somehow so far. I think is one of does trips that is just gonna happen, so i don´t really make many planes. 

 After this i would like to go to Prague, all of France, Amsterdam, if possible California, Australia, mexico, Cuba, Vietnam and a few others. So ideally for me, i would go to at least one of this every years until i get fed up with travelling ( as if =D ).In the meanwhile, i keep doing the normal. Just going back home to Portugal every now and then and continuing to discover England, that has so much to offer!

Eyebrow threading

I have been doing my eyebrows with tweezers and wax since i was 13. A few years ago, in Lisbon, i saw a stand with some Brazilian girls threading eyebrows on the shopping mall and i got really curious, so i gave it a try. I have using this method ever since! it's the most precise, inexpensive, long lasting ,less painful of the three. so if you are septic about it, i think you should give it a go. It's brilliant! I only have one piece of advice, if, like me, you don't wanna end up with eyebrows the size of a dental floss line, make sure you make it clear to the beauty technician. The tend to get too carried away! I also found this text in a web site that i think illustrate the process really well:



" For those who have never heard about this technique, threading is a hair removal practice that uses a thread made of 100% cotton. The cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining hairs in the thread, which are then lifted quickly from the follicle. My experience was painless and it was certainly interesting to watch the beauty technician work the thread. Eyebrow threading originates from India and the Middle East region. It’s considered an ancient art of hair removal that has been practiced for centuries among the most beautiful women of Asia and the Middle East. This technique can help you get that ‘arch-with-attitude’ look that you’ve been looking for, as well as help tidy up the temple, upper lip and other facial areas. Recommended by many dermatologists, if you are someone with sensitive skin and suffer breakouts from waxing or harsh depilatory creams, you will find relief after switching to threading. Eyebrow threading is very precise and allows the beauty specialists greater control than compared to waxing, giving you a more attractive eyebrow shape."

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Tempo

‎"Fiz um acordo de coexistencia pacífica com o tempo, nem ele me persegue nem eu fujo dele... Um dia a gente se encontra"

Dear Cupid

Dear Cupid

Just tought i should let you know i added a few things to the check list, so next time don't forget he has to:

1#  be wealthy enough so he wont come after my cash
2 # must be able to handle a 'strong dinamic woman'
3# like my children
4# don't sleep around
(Oh, and don't forget he has to be a prince and come riding in a nice white horse :) )

Love Inês

One image is worth more then 1000 words

                               My kids holding hands in the middle of the crowd in london ♥ true love!

Desculpa

♥
Desculpa, estamos no verão. E o verão obriga-me a ser feliz. Vou Esquecer esta dor e deixar-te estendido no varão. Eu queria ter tempo para ficar a pensar em nós e tentar entender o que já não importa, mas o sol ta quente e a praia tá linda. Desculpa, é que quando me lembro que não choro há já algum tempo, as minhas amigam chamam-me para ir dar um mergulho e sofrer fica para depois. Um depois que nunca chega. o mar tá tão agitado que me acalma. Não consigo surtar e ter paranóias, olha quantos sorrisos! Ah, o verão. Tu contas-me as tuas novidades e eu fico feliz por ti, feliz sem ti. O céu tá limpo e não tem espaço para mágoas. As horas voam e eu não tenho tempo para te explicar o que ainda somos ou deixámos de ser. Fica bem, cuida-te! Queria contar-te as minhas novidades mas sabes, ando sem tempo. Já foi o teu tempo! É verão.


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Empty nest sindrome

 These days, the classic description of lingering depression, apathy, and loss of identity ("Who am I if I'm not taking care of the kids?") it's hitting me like a lightning bolt. They have been away for 2 weeks now and i've never been alone in my life! coming from a family of 10 siblings and having my son at a very young age, being alone never even crossed my mind. It's the first time ever i've been away from my kids more then a couple of days and i feel like my world is going to collapse! I can't take two more weeks of this . Every one is saying this is good, that i need to get used to it as it's gonna happen more times from now on and mainly that i should find the time to rediscover myself and take care of me. But being a mom is not only what i do, is WHO I AM! And although some people would think it's sad a women as young as me is writing this, is true! They are everything for me and i can't live without them. Thank god there is still at least 12 more years until my son goes to college, because this will require some getting used to!