Happy Weekend

 Happy Friday! 

I have discovered my new weekend uniform, I can't help but to go back to the über comfy pants.

Although the leopard, they are versatile, wear it with a chambray shirt, en embellished tee, lace, stripes everything goes!

Have a great weekend!

Staycation....

Okay, don't you sometime feel like you just need to go on a vacation?! I was at that point that, you want to feel new adventures, get out of your everyday routine and just relax! 

But since most of us can't actually get away every weekend, here are some tips to have a wonderful staycation.

One thing I'm obsessed with lately is my Korres Shower Gel and Body Butter. They have absolutely wonderful scents, it actually reminds me of a tropical escape in a bottle (so wake up to that!). Korres is inspired by Greek Goddesses and was created by a Greek homeopathic pharmacist. Korres is natural and organic all plant and herb based. The ones I'm using now are Fig and Guava, but I cannot wait for them to finish to go get myself the coconut milk scent! In Amsterdam you can get them at Cosmania. 

When Stayationing at home, you want to be comfortable and you may spoil yourself a bit! Everybody deserves it, I think....

Get yourself an exotic plant or flower arrangement (plants make me happy, Dork!), My guilty pleasure is the latest fashion magazine, put on something on the record player and flip through like there is no tomorrow. Sip on herb infused water, it's so refreshing, especially in the summer heath. I like mint & ginger, or basil, but you can also throw in some sliced fruit, yum!

Spoil yourself with an at home mani! Soack your hand in luke-warm water (add some lavender or rose petals to the water), srucb your hands, and give them a color coat that reminds you of vacation!

And Last, make yourself an awesome breakfast omelette. They serve omelets at the cool hotel breakfast bars;), so invent your own deliciousness. I like my omelette fluffy, topped with avocado and salsa rosada (one part ketchup, one part mayonnaise, a splash of whiskey and oregano spices)

Et Voila! Happy Staycation!

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Instamania

Happy Friday! I have been quite occupied the passed week and have neglected Breakfast at Fayme's, however for those who follow me on Instagram could have kept up, for those who don't follow me yet here is a little sneak peak of my week...

1. Baked grapefruit and bloodorange; Rub in with spoon full of brown sugar, pop in the oven for +/- 15mins on 180*C

2. Spring flowers

3. New Bracelets from H&M

4. Thrifted vintage Valentino linen skirt

5. Thrifted tin cups at Ijhallen, Amsterdam

6. Coffee time! in flora/fauna mug

7. Quick fringe trim DIY

8. Outfit of the day (OOTD) snapshot!  

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Snapshots; Instagram

This is what has been happening in the past two weeks...

1. Catching up on Springs Trends with some Pink Grapefruit juice and Mirrored F21 Sunnies

2. New rings; Spine from a London Market & Cross from Topshop 

3. Create your own juice or salad at "Juice&Salad" (mine is orange, pineapple, guava)

4. Button hunting

5. Behind the scenes at a photoshoot

6. Brunch & Fashion

7. Looks for less; Top; Jill Sander, Bottom Zara

8. Juice bar; Lite/Dark Amsterdam

9. Home-made pesto; Basil, Pine nuts, Mint, Olive oil 

10. Lunch at Hutspot Amsterdam

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Snapshots; Instagram

Sharing my past week through Instagram (in case you have not seen it yet). Came across some "looks for less and visited some amazing restaurants (if your ever in Amsterdam worth to try!) 

1&2. Looks for less; Left; Givenchy vs. River Island, Right; Balenchiaga vs. River Island

3. Dinner at wonderful Italian restaurant "Cinema Paradiso" (click "here" for reservations) 

4. Wine tasting hosted by "Proef Goed", a mobile wine-tasting company 

5&6. Banana Split Parfait for breakfast, Quinoa Salad (with dried apricot, coriander and feta) for lunch

7. Lunch at "De laatste Kruimel" shabby yet very cute lunch place

8. Home decorating tip; Give a nautical flair to the staircase by creating a rope railing

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Snapshots; Winsteragram

For those who don't follow me on Instagram yet, some of last weeks snapshots. 

1. Looks for less; Dolce&Gabbana & H&M, 2. Stella McCartney & Mango

3. My spring ready couch (Pillows at H&M Home), 4. Goodies from Knot&Bow

5. 5Gold Rings (H&M), 6. Looks for less; Stella McCartney & H&M Trend

7. Bond No.9 Astor Place Perfume, 8. Candles from Fair+Fair Amsterdam

9. Spring Neon Scrunchies 10. Winter Attire; Floral Print pants

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Weekend Delights; Snapshots

Quick share of past week.

1. Fashion tip of the week! Purples and Fine wines

2. Last minute Halloweenee; A zebra and a Leopard

3&4. Museum Night (lots of Museums in Amsterdam stay open till 2.00AM and lots of after parties, we made it to 7 museums (that a lot in 1 night)

besides all the arts, there ae lots of activities such as this one where we got to paint a square on the modern day last supper by Dutch Designer Bas Kosters

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Weekend Delight; Snapshots

For those who don't follow me on Instagram or Twitter, I'd like to share some of past weeks snapshots. 

1. Wearing Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick #102

2. Tropical leaf in a bottle

3. Live Jazz music in Amsterdam, Spui. One of my favorite things!

4. Home-made peanut butter and hazelnut squares & Chamomile flowers

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Weekend Delight; Snap shots

Sharing some snapshots from the past week. In case you have not seen my captured moments on Instagram yet.

1. My Fig Crostini just happened to be shaped like a heart

2. Super happy with my new birthday gift

3. Stocking up on some nutrition, before my yoga workshop

4. Finally handing in my Final Dissertation paper... now to hope I passed

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Snapshots; Weekend Delights

Happy Monday!

For those who don't follow on Instagram (yet), some of the past weeks delights...

 1. My favorite brunch place in Amsterdam; G&T if you ever get the chance to go....remember to reserve
2. My DIY project, I had preached to "stay tuned" to see what it has become, well the weather hasn't given me the opportunity yet ;)

3. Last minute dessert; Mini Pavlovas
4. New! Patent oxfords, (get them "here")

5. This outfit has made it to the blog...
6. Sunday's Cocktail; Watermelon Slush

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Snapshots of Weekend Delights

For those who do not follow me on Twitter or Instagram yet, a little recap of a wonderful summer's week!

1. New in; Bauble Necklace from Ily Couture 

2. Finally Yoga in the park! with besties DIY yoga mat strap

3. Neon Yellow Polish: American Apparel, Bracelet; DIY 

4.Train delight; Cheese Cookies from Melly's & September Issue Vogue

5. One of the many unpublished outfits

6. Breakfast at Fayme's is served

Organic Farmers Market; Noordermarkt, Amsterdam

Last Saturday, I had a wonderful day off. I went to the Organic Farmers Market, that only appears on Saturday. They have THE BEST stuff. We got some delicious Dutch cheese called "grass-cheese" (it only appears in spring/summer, it's when the cows got to eat the grass outside). Some yummy organic bread and the best tomato and artichoke tapanade. 

We ate it outside our friends house, enjoying the sun on out faces.

Hope you had a great weekend too and If you are ever in amsterdam, make sure to visit this market!

 Top; H&M, Shorts; H&M for men, Sandals; River Island, Headband Scarf; Vintage, Basket; Thrifted, Sunnies; Paul Smith

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Gone for the Weekend...

I will be absent for a few days again, since I'm flying out to Cadaqués, Spain for the weekend. I have been lacking on posting, it has just been crazy busy! School, work and everything else, I am so up for a mini vacation! I'm off packing now! 

Fins després!

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Packing Tips; Weekend Away

It's Summer!! Well in Holland it definitely felt like it yesterday, but as always...today is a dark and rainy day again. The weather in Holland is very by-polar, up one day, down the next, hot and cold, sunny or stormy. Either way, if you happen to go away for a few days, a little escape, below are some packing tips ;)

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Fresh Pasta Cooking

Last weekend we went to a "fresh pasta" cooking class. We made the pasta from scratch, linguini, tortellini and ravioli. With a filling of spinach/ricotta and parmesan cheese. It took us all afternoon, you have to do a lot of kneading and carefully getting the dough as thin as possible. In the end it is so yummy and so worth it! I highly recommend to either take a pasta cooking class or to find a recipe online and just give it a go! 

 Oh and I got some cute ideas from this cooking place!

> Get (hermetic) jars to store cooking products in, simply paint a little swatch with chalk-board paint and label the product (image above)

> Plant herbs in medium rustic pots and let them grow into little herb bushes (first image)

2 easy sauce recipes;

1. Burro e salvia - Melt butter (enough for a sauce) in a little pan, add fresh sage, a little garlic is optional. Done!

2. Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino - chop garlic, a red peper (seeded) and parsley. heat olive oil in a pan, add all finely chopped ingredients and cook till almost a bit brown.

Et Voila! yummy sauces for your fresh pasta!

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