Leopard & Lace

Pairing leopard and lace seams like pairing two neutrals together!

Pull out your wild side with a leopard print and balance it with a sweet touch of lace.

Pants; Zara (N/A, similar "here", "here" and "here"), Lace Peplum; Meave, Anthropologie (on sale now! "here", similar "here"), Sunnies; Nordstrom "here"

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Happy Friday

Pants; H&M, Top; Primark, Bag; Marc Jacobs, Glasses; Aldo

The weekend calls for breezy wide palazzo pants and a knotted denim top.

Happy Weekend!!

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Iceland

On our way back from Boston, we stopped over in Iceland for 2 days (Iceland air allows you to do this). We had no idea what to expect and what we got was breathtaking landscapes, green yet volcanic rocky, still massive lakes and exploding geysers and waterfalls! It is an absolutely beautiful country. Lovely people and amazing food , definitely worth going back to one time, hopefully in the winter time (it is said to be a different world).

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Summer fun in Chatham, MA

For the first time in a while it felt like a real summer vacation, that is what Cape Cod will do to you. 

Famous for their sea food, nautical inspired trinkets, little boutiques and the infamous great whites (fortunately, yet unfortunately we did not encounter one). We did however saw fishermen in action, real wild seals (!) and sandy white beaches.

Dress; Roxy

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Seeing Stripes

My love for black and white stripes has not died down yet. 

Pairing it with mint green for a summer look and topping it off with a colorful statement necklace.

Top; Banana Republic, Shorts & Necklace; J. Crew, 

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New in; Colors, Colors and seeing black and white

A perfect statement necklace that can transition from summer into fall with the jewel tones and pops of color. 

Society6 has too many nice phone covers to choose from, in the end I chose this colorful number. 

My love for black and white stripes has grown since I got the round sunnies! Black and white stripes are my new neutrals.

Necklace; J. Crew, IPhone cover; Society6 ("here"), Wallet; Tory Burch, Sunnies; Aldo

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Ruffled

I'm loving the ruffles, it's so fun and festive for the summer!

Happy Monday!! 

Wearing; Skirt; BCBG, Top; Zara (on sale now), Necklace; Banana Republic (mom's), Sandals; Dolce&Gabbana

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Rocking Rockport, MA

While in Boston area, Rockport makes a perfect summer day trip. A picturesque, quaint New England town with many tiny shops, galleries and ice cream parlors.

Wearing sister and mom's style; Top BCBG, Shorts; J.Crew, Bag; Rebecca Minkoff

Yu'i Korsou (Curaçao natives) are everywhere; Spotted our tiny island's flag in Rockport

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Home-Made Cherry Jelly

'Tis the season to be cherry! One of my favorite things of summer is Cherry season! I love, love, love cherries! and a fun new way to eat them is by making home-made jelly, to be enjoyed is many different ways.

What you need;

- 1cup Fresh cherries

- 1/2cup Marmelade sugar

- De-pitter 

- Alcohol (to sterilize)

- Glass Jar

- Plastic wrap

1. De-pit the cherries, cut them or puree, I prefer to cut then you have a chunkier jelly

2. Saute the cherries for a bit, then add sugar and let it boil for 5mins

3. In the mean time sterilize the glass jar with alcohol, toss out and place the hot jelly in the jar

4. Cover the top with plastic wrap and let it cool off for a few hours

Et Voila! Cherry Jelly can be enjoyed with cheeses like brie or with crepes or try to heat up the jelly and pour it over vanilla ice-cream!

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Breakfast at Fayme's X Spice Up Your Life

Recently I got the opportunity to guest post for "Spice up your life" a fun food blog by Tiara, a fellow Yu'i Korsou (Curaçao native). 

Tiara likes to experiment with different ingredients and spices. She shares all things food, from different countries and kitchens. From healthy smoothies to hearty comfort food. 

I was planning on sharing my croissants recipe I learnt in Paris, however I like things easy... and this 48 hour recipe is not exactly my everyday thing, instead I shared some other food related tips in my guest post for "Spice Up Your Life" 

 My top 3 places to eat croissants in Amsterdam; 

Croissanterie Egstrof http://www.yelp.com/biz/croissanterie-egstorf-amsterdam 

Simon Meijssen http://www.simonmeijssen.nl 

Blauwe theehuis http://www.blauwetheehuis.nl

I would like to share an easy and fun pastry fold that you could do with a store bought puff pastry.

Making a simple fold over pastry

1. Cut a "V" (about a finger width from the edge) in one corner of the square puff pastry then mirror that at the other side.
2. Fold over the outer corner from one side to the other and repeat (folding the other side over the folded side) to the other inside corner.

Et Voila! Thanks Tiara for my guest post!

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