The melodies of life...

Compassion...

2011-06-17T04:31:00.000-07:00

Compassion

Angels must be confused by war.

Both sides praying for protection,

yet someone always gets hurt.

Someone dies.

Someone cries so deep

they lose their watery state.

Angels must be confused by war.

Who can they help?

Who can they clarify?

Whose mercy do they cast to the merciless?

No modest scream can be heard.

No stainless pain can be felt.

All is clear to angels

except in war.

When I awoke to this truth

it was from a dream I had last night.

I saw two angels conversing in a field

of children's spirits rising

like silver smoke.

The angels were fighting among themselves

about which side was right

and which was wrong.

Who started the conflict?

Nothing in war comes to destruction,

but the illusion of separateness.

I heard this spoken so clearly I could only

write it down like a forged signature.

I remember the compassion,

mountainous, proportioned for the universe.

I think a tiny fleck still sticks to me

like gossamer threads

from a spider's web.

And now, when I think of war,

I flick these threads to the entire universe,

hoping they stick on others

as they did me.

Knitting angels and animals

to the filamental grace of compassion.

The reticulum of our skyward home.

“Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.”

2011-06-12T17:30:00.000-07:00

Louis vuitton Summer/spring 2011

“How to Spend It” is the luxury and lifestyle magazine of the Financial Times, and we can tell they spared no expense in this shoot. The shoot was captured by photographer Andrew Yee and it stars stunning models Barbara de Creddo and Tsanna wearing lavish threads by Lanvin, Gucci, Louis Vuitton.

quote by Dante Alighieri

“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.”

2011-06-11T13:55:00.000-07:00

Noemie Lenoir in French revue

march 11 2010

I would call this a feast for the eyes. Not only is Noemie Lenoir a gorgeous girl she brings a certain energy to the photos.

I love how the photographer was able to play with light to make her look angelic and yet keep a strong look.

quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

In summer, the song sings itself...

2011-06-01T16:34:00.000-07:00

A fresh breath of fashionfilled spring and summer air...

Zac Posen

s/s2011

An ode to the amazing:

Amanda Wakeley

s/s 2011

My visual love for fantastic for color and fabric combinations...

Antonio Berardi

s/s 2011

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce...

2011-05-22T06:28:00.000-07:00

Balmain Fall 2011

metallics, textures, fur, color...

Barbara Bui Fall 2011

see the comparisons...

A closed mouth catches no flies...

2011-05-13T11:25:00.001-07:00

“Colour is black and white put together”

2010-08-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

I present to you Diandra Forrest, the first albino model ever to be signed with Elite. I am mesmerized by her face, its allmost unreal.

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

2010-08-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

Chantel De Berry in La Perla Advertorial : Vogue Spain

Promises Broken

With endless waiting

Been so many mountains

I've had to climb

I got this feeling

Something is waiting

My destiny's changing

I'm about to shine

"If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's ok. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot."

2010-07-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the results of the testshoot for Brazilian Bodywear. I am loving the models...

left to right:

Shay Todd, Melissa Obadash, Diane von Furstenberg

Shay Todd, Jets by Jessica Allen, Emilio Pucci

Te amo mi vida

2010-05-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

Rihanna is really working it these days, I mean just days ago the video for Rockstar was released and now she premiered the "Te amo" video. I am loving this video soooo much, I love the outfits, the vibe, the song, I love everything about it. But that Mara Hoffman dress she is wearing with the "hitlerboots" as my friends call mine (Im sorry ya'll I still like my hitlerboots lol) just killed me. Its is one of the most amazing dresses I have seen in a while and it looks ferosh on that little body of hers.

Check out the video

I love you like a fat kid loves cake...

2010-05-21T15:56:00.000-07:00

"I love you like a fat kid loves cake..

Love was just a word until you came along and gave it meaning.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you, because feelings are the language of the soul and no man has been able to find a word good enough to describe this feeling I have for you.

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

And maybe I am foolishly in love but if this isnt love then really what is love? "

The many faces of Chanel Iman...

Isnt she the cutest girl in the world? Love her face... Can you believe she is from 1989! Man Im getting old... *sigh*

Rihanna's ROCKSTAR video has been released! And I am loving it! especially after the 2.50 mark. check it and let me know what you think.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still...

2010-05-14T08:59:00.000-07:00

I love how a picture can say more then a thousand words...

But sometimes, just a few words are all you really need to say...
Words like I love you, or you hurt me, words of wisdom, words of emotion.

Sometimes a single word has so many meanings that you cant find the right words to express your emotion.

So I just say, I love you..

Remember Now

2010-05-13T14:30:00.000-07:00

Some time ago Karl Lagerfeld premiered this short flick called remember now. And I must say, the clothing in this is fantabulous!

This is what I think is modern. It's like wearing a couture jacket with a pair of jeans.

~Karl Lagerfeld~

Barbie is a bitch...

2010-05-11T04:05:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days when I was six and my biggest problem was what kind of dress to put on Barbie or whether or not I had enough Legos to build a fort... I allways loved the barbies so much! I had at least five "little-mermaid-barbies" because I loved the red hair. But I allways thought they should have a Barbie with a buzz cut so I cut my barbies hair all of... and actually.. Ariel was still pretty, but never the less I decided not to cut the hair of the rest of the barbies lol.....

Christian Louboutin for Barbie.

Would you buy these for your daughter?

Loving the shoes! Real replicas of "humansize" ( is that even a word?) pumps and boots, so cute!

For all the Robin Thicke lovers...

Robin Thicke ft Snoop Dogg:

~ It's in the morning ~

I swear I want to be a food model....

2010-05-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already...

We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking...

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty...

2010-05-09T04:56:00.000-07:00

"Attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people, For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry, For Beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day, For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone."

~Audrey Hepburn~

Yesterday I went to see Alicia Keys in concert and it blew me away. I have seen her perform two times before but she still seems to amaze me with her grace.

She is soo beautiful and talented. She also has the ability to give the biggest arena the feeling of a small, intimite environment. By the end of the night the whole theatre was filled with this loving vibe. It was a beautiful night and defenitely worth the ticketprice. So if she comes to your city, you should most definitely go see her!

Alicia Keys - Un-thinkable video

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul....

2010-05-07T15:28:00.000-07:00

The summer is coming again and I am so ready for it! Been in this cold for way too long.

Cant wait to wear cute brazilian bodywear bikinis. I ordered two of the cutest and most sexy bikinis

at http://www.brazilianbodywear.com/.

I love how the black can be worn in a few different ways. Check em;

"Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms."

"I stand in awe of my body. "

"I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself. "

Speaking of the body, isnt Ciara's body banging in her new video for ride!? Sigh...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect....

2010-05-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

YSL, 80's purple,

Dita, Victoria Beckham,

Michael Kors,

Louis Vuitton, Linda Farrow

When the summer comes and the birds wistle their favorite song,

the butterflies in my belly start to fly again and I remember the beauty of the world.

I love wearing sunglasses to dim it down though! ;)

Versace, Camilla Skovgaard, Roberto Cavalli,

Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Versace,

Charlotte Olympia, Giuseppe Zanotti,

Today I learned a beautiful lesson;
Be carefull when giving other people advice because the shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases!

Beyonce "Why dont you love me"

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes....

2010-04-27T05:57:00.000-07:00

Hermes Autumn Winter 2010

Freedom is the state of not being imprisoned, enslaved, or otherwise constrained.

Balmain autumn winter 2010

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions...

Barbara Bui autumn winter 2010

Check the video for MIA - Born Free. Beware it can be experienced as shocking.

I guess I kind of lived in a fairytale world... looking at everything through rose-colored glasses. I probably always will, to a certain extent...

2010-04-19T09:43:00.000-07:00

I heart the Alice in Wonderland inspired Versace 2010 spring collection.♥

Alice: If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?

The Duchess: Be what you would seem to be or, if you'd like it put more simply; Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.

Alice: I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.

In summer, the song sings itself...

2010-04-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

"Whenever you awake and find your inner light is gray

Can I suggest a simple remedy to make your day?

Open up your windows and then open wide your eyes

Let the vision peace of cool and golden yellow sunrise...

You might be aching 'cause the one you love is far away

Think it is impossible to make it through another day

You can feel better take it from me

Just look at the colors of the fine autumn leaves

Let them put you at ease

As long as we have the weather

The dark skies will find us and the clear day to remind us

As long as we have the weather

The sunlight will guide us and the rain most surely find us..."

-Amel Larrieux - Weather-

I heart the Lady GAGA Viva Glamm lipstick by M.A.C

Love like you will never love again...

2010-04-08T07:44:00.000-07:00

My loved ones describe me as funny, thoughtful, open minded and accepting. I like to surround myself with honest, caring and fantastic people. I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. I quote: "It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse anything but the the best, you often get it". Demand that because you deserve it, wether you know it or not.

lily cole

Never forget how much possibility lays before you, you can become anything you like. Remember the compliments you receive and accept them, forget the insults. Get to know your parents.

And love like you will never love again!

To all my loved ones...

2010-04-02T06:38:00.000-07:00

I am joyfull in my knowledge that we all create our own reality, and I give you all the freedom and understanding that I will never hold any of you responsible for how I feel. I will give you the best of all of me but I will never ask you to be a certain way so I can feel better. Because I understand the bondage in that. so today I set you all free!

I have been keeping my eye on this new swimwearwebsite which is about to launch. They have to most amazing bikinis and onepieces. I will be shooting a promovideo for them soon lets wait for the kick off. I will off course keep you posted!

TO BE CONTINUED!

On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings...

2010-03-14T17:36:00.000-07:00

primark headband & H&M gold oldschool necklace

In four days I am going on vacation to the Dominican Republic and I am so excited!

I cant wait to wear my sunglasses and lay my ass on the beach. Tan, eat lots of great food, party en relax.

I am so ready to refresh and renew myself, my body, my mind and my spirit.

primark sunglasses

Remember we're all in this alone...

2010-03-10T05:31:00.000-08:00

Everybody feels lonely every now and then. Even though it may hurt or feel bad allways remember, lonelyiness is gods way to show you that you need to work on you.

The worst kind of loneliness, is the lonelyiness you feel when you don't know yourself.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

To all the hurt, weary and broken women in the world...

2010-02-25T12:09:00.000-08:00

Herve Leger A/W 2010

Do not only treat others the way you want to be treated but also, do not forget to treat yourself the way you want others to treat you.

You are God in a physical body.

You are Spirit in the flesh.

You are Eternal Life expressing itself as YOU.

You are a cosmic being.

You are all power.

You are all wisdom.

You are all intelligence.

You are perfection.

You are magnificent.

You are the creator, and you are creating the creation of You on this planet.

So love yourself enough to be good to you.

Because in the end of the day, nothing is more beautiful on a woman than a smile and peacefull mind.

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

2010-02-23T08:04:00.000-08:00

chanel

Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness, just didn’t know where to shop.

Oke, Oke, I know money doesn’t really buy you happiness but let me tell you one thing: not having it can make you unhappy. But in the end of the day the best gifts of live are not for sale. You cannot make somebody love you, and you can’t buy peace and you can’t buy time. Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. And most of the time, time is all that you need to make you happy. Sometimes you want to turn back the hands of time because you regret you didn’t say things you needed to say, or you didn’t do the things you should have done.

vivienne westwood

If there is one thing that I try to live by it is this: Don’t live to work, but work to live! Life is so much more precious than your salary. If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't buy. So try to tell your mom you love her a little bit more often and help a stranger, because money will come when you are doing the right thing.

Mulberry

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it...

2010-02-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

If there is one thing I love, it is to see a strong powerful businesswoman with a great sense of style. A woman wearing the kind of outfit that makes you want to look twice.

Oke, I get it, sometimes it is more difficult to find a fashionable outfit to wear to work than a casual outfit. There are these unwritten rules which apply to a good office look. You don’t want to show too much skin, you don’t want to wear too many prints or shocking colors. You do want an outfit that represents you, one that makes you look good by wearing items that accenture you good assets and hiding your.. well eh, not so good assets. You want to look capable of doing the job and representative for the company without having looking to boring.

So here are some Melodees tips:

1- Don’t wear jewelry that is too flashy or jewelry that jangles! So no chandelier earrings or stacks of bangles, the noise they make can be very distracting.

2- A big yes are nice, manicured nails. Clean nicely polished nails give you a nice polished image which we love.

3- Try to avoid bringing your hobo bags, they often bring a sloppy feel with them, which is great for the beach but for the office or a meeting? Not so much.

4- A few colors which work for almost everybody are navy (trustworthy), gray (conservative) and black (chic). These colors work great in pantsuits, skirts and shoes. When you wear a great black pantsuit you can afford wearing some of the more feminine colors that are appropriate like soft pink and ivory.

5- Don’t wear clothes that may be considered too sexy. When I talk about too sexy I mean see-through lace, miniskirts, spaghetti straps, sheer sundresses and stuff like that. You want people to listen to what you have to say, not to stare are your boobs :) But if you do wnat people to stare at your boobs, maybe see-through-lace is it for you lol

6- Wear shoes that are both cute as comfortable. No open toes though.

7- If there is one thing I dislike, not only in the office but also in casual occasions, its people wearing items which are covered in brand logos. We love Chanel but we do not love a Chanel logo prints on your blouse lol.

8- Wear clothes in which you feel strong and comfortable, this will shine through.

H&M €29,95 * Elizabeth and James €885,25

H&M €29,95 * Karen Millen €225

Karen Millen €345 * Preen €982,94

Stella McCartney €1145 * Topshop €34,95

It is not often that acne is a good thing...

2010-02-19T06:22:00.000-08:00

Acne summer/spring 2010 collection

Every now and then there is this point in your life when you stop everything and reevaluate the choices you have made and the life you are living. Are you doing the right thing, are you surrounding yourself with the right people.

Are you doing the things you need to be doing to achieve your personal goals?

Sit back and think about yours.

Life can be much like an emotional rollercoaster in which you can get lost if you don’t hold on to whom you are. Dare to be different, dare to be you. You are the only person in the world you should like to know thoroughly. And when you get to that point when you can say you really know who you are, let that go. Because when I let go of what I am, I become what I might be...

I restore myself when I'm alone....

2010-02-18T14:45:00.000-08:00

My imaginary friend

I see when I am almost a sleep or not just yet awake.
He tells me stories and fairytales,

He keeps me holding on

He is my best friend,
He is very understanding,

And he knows what I’m all about,
He can feel what I am feeling.

I see him every night
He never misses one
Always there for me
And he keeps me strong

When I am feeling bad
he is always by my side
sitting on my bed
and he listens every time

he vaccinates me
for the troubles of the world
so I am immune now
for sorrow.

But if youre thinking about my baby, it dont matter if youre black or white...

2010-01-28T09:44:00.000-08:00

For a long time I did not like to wear the black and white combination. It always made me feel like I looked like a waiter or something.

But lately I changed my mind. I rediscovered the black and white outfit all over again and find myself wanting to these colors very often. The combination of white fabrics with black firm materials just has a real chic, mysterious, vintage vibe to it. It is just like a black/white picture, it gives you a certain feeling…

But when used with other materials it gets this futuristic sense which I personally love. It also makes other colors pop out. So if have a new, for example orange, nail polish which you want to show off, it just pops when worn with black and white!

H&M shirt, Topshop coat, H&M bedding, , Jill Sander s/s 2010, BCBG by Max Azria s/s 2010, Barbara Biu S/s 2010,Charles Anastase s/s 2010, Badgley Mischka s/s2010

Swallowing pride never choked anyone....

2010-01-27T08:12:00.000-08:00

Is there really such a thing as too much jewelry? I mean that can not be true right. A beautifull piece of jewelry like beautfull earrings or an astonishing necklace is like a walking around in a piece of art. And you never hear anybody complaining about art...

The thing about jewelry is that it is important not to let it get overshadowed by your outfit. Like Coco Chanel said; "before you go out the door, take one thing off"

I am totally feeling these new, almost "chocker-like" necklaces. This is an upcoming trend I think. Wear a bold necklace with a simple sheer nude tanktop to complete the look and leave anough space let your personality shine through. Because in the end of the day, the best accesoire is a confident and happy face.

Earrings;

Bop Bijoux, CC Skye, Tom Binns, Chrishabana, Chrishabana, Tuleste Market

Necklaces;

Lizzie fortunato Jewelry, Gemma Redux, Alice and Olivia, Kenneth Jay Lane, Fiona Paxton, Fallon Jewelry

all available at: www.shopbop.com

cut it out kid...

2010-01-23T04:54:00.000-08:00

Oke, I must admit summer is not in the near future for us Dutchies. It will take months before a nice hot sunray will hit my skin, and maybe, the summer will never even really come this year. Everything is possible in Holland, but, that should not stop me from buying sunglasses, cute sandals, summer denim jackets and all that jazz. Because not getting these items at all is like giving up on hope, giving up on summer, and I am not ready to do that.

So, I am still browsing the net searching for those amazing vintage or new sunglasses hoping to be able to wear them with my new cut up jeans. But if the whole cut-up-jeans-drinking-margarithas-while-tanning-on-the-beach-thing doesnt work out this year, I am not hesitant to wear the glasses in the snow, if I really have to...

Dolce & Gabbana cut out wayfarer sunglasses

€207,04

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time....

2010-01-22T01:56:00.000-08:00

While browsing the internet I found this AMAZING blogspot. The artist called Danny Roberts makes these gorgeous artworks and I found myself clicking "older posts" the whole time while scrolling through his blog.

I love how a beautifull picture or painting can make you feel feelings you didnt know you had. Art takes you places in your mind. Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known...

So if you ever feel the need to buy some art, or if you just want to feast your eyes on some beautifull art make sure you check out www.dannyrobertsartstore.blogspot.com

What do you know about loving Alexander...

2010-01-22T01:28:00.000-08:00

It is all most feb 2010 and I am still not over the Alexander Wang fall 2009 collection. I love the shoes and the bags even more! Nuts!

Can you imagine these nude platform heels with some light blue denim jeans and a simple white see-through tank and some cute black lace victorias secret underneath?

I would just die and go to heaven.. *sigh*

Time is of the essence.....

2010-01-21T07:39:00.000-08:00

Dolce & Gabbana watch

I just want to know. Who got all the jewelry?

2010-01-19T06:40:00.000-08:00

I love my fashionology earrings!!

I won them in a blog give away, thanks fashion nicotine :)

Fuckin' Quintana... that creep can roll, man... -the big lebowski-

2010-01-15T05:08:00.000-08:00

Emanuel Ungaro S/S 2010

gorgeous colour, I love the asymmetric element and the sheer fabric.

Viktor & Rolf S/S 2010

This is shockingly amazing to me. Everytime I see this dress I discover something new about it.

Badgley Mischka S/S 2010

This is totally ready to wear which I love to see on catwalks. Because of the "simple design" you can wear all your extravagant jewelry on this without it becoming too much.

Junya Watanabe S/S 2010

Last but not least. This is with no doubt my favorite. the jacket with the chain is zo cool! And with a strict shirt like that it gives it a real disciplined look which I love. Wear your hair curly and wild to compensate and it makes a real good look!

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once....

2010-01-11T15:16:00.000-08:00

Latest victories, my chanel earrings and a Gucci watch.

The watch was a gift from a special friend, I love it.

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest...

2010-01-06T07:02:00.000-08:00

y bday was so much fun, wish I could have my bday every month lol. Ive got so many great presents, I put some of them on here. And oh yea, dont you love my bday cake!

My latest asos order, I loved this dress but tragedy has struck me!!! It is waaayyy too small I cant even fit it over my butt so its more like a top than a dress... :(:( Iloved this dress on the picture but it is not comfertable AT ALL..

But I ordered a new dress, see below, I hope hope hope it will be here on time for my bday party on saturday. Lets pray... lol

This asos bracelet is so cool..

I ordered these black classic shorts, gotta love the uggs..

Love these sheepskin bailey buttuns!

I love love love them , to bad I saw these after I ordered the blacks. :(

Everybody needs to get these victoria's secret essentials. The endless love bodylotion is amazing and the lipglos is fab.

My tickets for Rihanna and Alicia Keys! Woehoe I will post pictures most def because for Alicia Keys I have front row tickets! I went crazy when I got them in the mail... To be continued lol

Happy new year!

2010-01-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

I am feeling so much joy! These decemberdays make you remember who you love and why you love them so much. Christmas was great, I ate so much food its ridiculous..

And nye was the best, HAPPY NEW YEAARRRRRRR EVERYBODYY!!!!!

My brother, who is a dj, brought these gigantic boxes downstairs and started playing techno music on the streets. It was INSANE, everybody went crazy! Dancing on the streets, drinking champagne, yelling...

Oh and I loved my outfit! I felt soo sexy wearing black leggings and a black, shoulderpad top. The thing with leggings is that they make you feel like you are walking around naked on the streets, dont you think lol. But so comfertable though. Oh and my beyonce-single-ladies-style-ring is my new "Iwannawearwitheverything" dont you love it :D

BTW its almost my bday, joehoeee! 2 Januari I will become 24, time flies doesnt it. But I will mos def post some pictures of this ridiculous, insane, fierce, crazy dress I ordered for my party.

Once again Happy New Year, may all your dreams come true! Treat people like you wanna be treated and let love rule the world :)

The queen

2009-12-18T04:49:00.000-08:00

Lets talk about the Alexander McQueen collection spring summer 2010 again. This is above fashion, this is art.

The leather jacket is a must, and I loooovee the prints! Its a-ma-zing, or Ba-na-nas as Rachel Zoe would say lol.

What is your favorite piece?

Belgium Wafels and give away winners...

2009-12-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

I just had a lovely weekend in Antwerpen with my girlfriends. We went all out looking hot and sexy like omg. Check out the picture below where I am wearing an asos dress and some crazy neonpink h&m pumps. Dont you love them!

The next day we had some delicious belgium wafels in a place called "Desire de lille" so since my name is Desiree I just had to take some pictures :)

And of course I did not forget! The because I am a girl blog-give-away-winner is..........

VALENCIA ;)

( email me your address girl and I will send you the ribbon :) )

Awesome blogger award...

2009-12-04T15:13:00.000-08:00

I received an Awesome Blogger Award! yay! Its like winning a blog oscar haha

First of all I would like to thank my girl GIKO. Check out her blog too, she has lots of photography-stuff on there it is awesome..

The rules for this award are as followed:

Thank whoever gave this to you and describe their blog.
Copy the award
Repost it in your blog
Tell us seven things that your readers don't know about you
Nominate 5 new bloggers for this award
Notify the winners of the award with a comment on their blog

Seven things you might not know about me...

1. Everybody knows I love fashion and sexy platform heels, but secretly I am a sneakerhead too. I have dozens of nike's. Right now I have my eye on these Nike Air Jordan Spizike “mars blackmon”

2. I wear glasses to work. I really love my ray bans they make me look really smart lol.

3. I used to be a hairdresser. I have worked in several salons for about 4 years. So if you ever need hairadvice, let me know :) lol

4. Im a natural blonde but I have been dying my hair brown for years.

5. As a child I have lived on a little caribbean island called aruba, its about 20 km from venezuela. I lived there for about 4 years and I actually went to school there.

6. I was raised bilangual...

7. I am a neatfreak. I actually LIKE to clean. I feel its very satisfying.

My top 5 bloggers are: ratatatataaaa

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This sunday my blog-give-away winner will be revealed!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

2009-12-01T14:51:00.000-08:00

Life is sooo busy right now... I am thinking about moving to Aruba for a year, Holland is just too cold for me. But in order to do so I need to make a lot of arrangement and that takes a whole lot of time... Following your dreams never is that easy is it.. sigh.. Nevertheless I WILL be blogging from the most beautifull place on earth, Aruba, before you know it. I know this because, it is my destiny.

Whats yours?

Till then I'm enjoying my Markus Lupfer inspired outfit. Markus Lupfer dress pictured above, my asos version below :)

If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes...

2009-11-21T13:14:00.000-08:00

I love my cybershot so much, I take it with me everywhere...

"Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style...

2009-11-14T12:29:00.000-08:00

Yay yay, My asos order is in, and I looovee it!! In a few weeks my girlfriend is celebrating her birthday in Antwerpen Belgium, and I can not wait to wear this outfit. It is sooo fierce, so hot, so sexy, so amazing it blows my mind.

Well, let me start with the dress. Its from Asos and I bought it for €27,-. I love it because it can spice up everything else you are wearing only because of the print. You can wear it with neon accesoires and sexy stilleto's if you are feeling sexy and wanna go out. But you can also easily wear it with some black leggings, boots and a long vest to work or something like that.
Second, my new favorite ring. The rock and roll two-vinger-ring from Asos, bought for only €9,95. Isn't it cool!

The pumps, well they speak for itself. These are no plain jane, average girl kinda pumps lol. They are actually from H&M €29,95. I really think H&M stepped up their game, I love their clothes much more than a few years ago. New edit directors or something I guess...

Did anyone get some of their Jimmy Choo collection which was released yesterday? Did anyone of you fashionista's sleep in front of the H&M store frontdoor lol? If you did it must have been worth it! Let me know what you got!

And don't forget to sign up for my "because Im a girl" blog give-away ladies! And if you are not following me yet, follow me bitches. :)

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs...

2009-11-01T08:31:00.000-08:00

I havent blogged in a while, not so much inspiration I guess, but here I am. I ordered the sexiest dress ever!! It is so Amber Rose like, it's formfitting so lets hope it will suit me right. It's so amazing cannot wait to wear this with some great neoncolorpumps. But where can I get those? I need some new online shops to shop, any suggestions?
I also ordered some other stuff which I cannot post because its a present for my girlfriend Olita and she reads this stuff too, so I can not reveal that yet. To be continued...

Asos.com

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character....

2009-10-22T16:17:00.000-07:00

So you must have heard about the Vogue Paris spread of October 2009 where the model was painted brown. The point of the photographer was to show that one face, Lara Stone's face, could apply in a black girl, an arrabic girl, a hispanic girl and in a white girl. Now French Voque is being accused of racism.. hmmm.. what to think of that huh!

I mean, there are so many beatifull brown skinned models only think about Chanel Iman ( mos def going to post her one time) Selita Ebanks, Alek Wek, Kiara Kabukuru, Noemie Lenoir, Oluchi Onweagba, Naima Mora... must I go on? So if they wanted a dark model, why not just book one in stead of painting a light girl brown.

Im not sure what to think about this. Im torn. Obviously the Lara Stone pictorial is gorgeous but I am not so sure about the message it brings. Lets hope Carine Roitfeld's spread wasnt meant to provoke. But one thing is clear, it was a little insensetive..

Anyways, there are many thoughts on this subject and some people will see this spread as racist, others will see it as art. When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. I just thought, lets post a brown girl painted white to compensate! So here we go, our beloved Tyra Banks painted white :) Or maybe thats of poor taste too? :S Aaah, what the heck, they both looks fantastic, black or white!

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense....

2009-10-19T14:28:00.000-07:00

Some time ago I wanted to do a "favorite model post" again but I never got around to it so lets do it today. In my eyes Lily Cole is one of the most beautiful girls in the world. She looks like a doll, its just crazy!

AND she is known to date Jude Law ( my future husband lol, life is soo not fair :S) Lily has done anything from Voque to Numero to Moshino commercials to Chanel... Dont you just love her angelic face!?

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

2009-10-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

So I havent blogged in a loonggg while, I was so busy studying! But here I am again...
I was cleaning out my Blackberry and I found so many pictures! Some old outfit pictures which I have taken in the elevator at my job lol, some miscellaneous. The quality isn't the best but what the heck...

me wearing:

oversized sweater h&m, black leggings and black leather boots

wearing:

vintage denim jacket, h&m seguin top, vintage skirt, black leggings and boxer pumps as seen in this post.

Me and my nephew when we were babies, aren't we cute!!!

Be careful what you wear to bed at night, you never know who you'll meet in your dreams...

2009-10-10T06:42:00.000-07:00

For the first time I ordered something from the H&M Home line and I must say I love it. And is was soo cheap! I paid only €15 for the beddings and an additional €8 for the extra pillow covers! Dont you love it!

It makes me wanna lay in bed all day lol. There is nothing better freshly made bed, a good book and some hot coco with whipped cream now the days are getting shorter, colder and darker...

H&M beddings €15 in sale and pillow covers €8

I have always wanted my colours to sing....

2009-10-10T05:36:00.000-07:00

After my latest "heavy posts" I wanted to blog something more light and back to my roots fashion lol.

A couple of days I went to a "theatreshop" called Backstage where they sell amazing make up, wigs, and my love NAILPOLISH!

I looovee nailpolish so much. You will rarely see me without it.

I think a funky colour on your nails can really bring that little extra to an outfit.

An all black look can be topped of and pimped out with an fluorescent yellow to break the black.

My latest conquest are these two colours called Star Gazers, isnt the name fab in its own lol. I especially loovee the yellow one, it is so bright it almost hurts your eyes lol. I love to wear it with grey sequin and mettalics.

What is your favorite brand or colour? And with what colours do you mix it?

Star Gazer Nailpolish €4,95 from "Backstage"

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray. It is the mind that makes the body....

2009-10-07T15:08:00.000-07:00

I was going to post some pictures of Gemma Ward an Lilly Cole, two of my favorite models when I stumbled upon this dark website by accident. It was a pro-ana website. I had never heard of such a thing, or saw something like it, and I was shocked.

Being raised in a mostly black and latin community I grew up believing womanly curves are sexy. Skinny girls were never populair or considered desirable in my neighborhood so this is, although I know of its existence, totally new to me, and it made quite an impression. It felt like I was entering some dark, secret world as I was reading forum posts from anorexic girls on how to suppress hunger and tips on how to loose weight.

I do think terrible disease is fueled by using super skinny girls in all fashionmagazines and commercials. Girls like Gemma Ward and Lilly cole. There are so many young, and insecure girls in the world who feel unpretty because of having to stand at the busstop next to a lifesize pictures of Victoria Beckhams and Nicole Richies. I would like to use this blog as a channel to your livingroom and maybe make you stop for a second and raise awareness for this cause, just as that website made me aware. If you suspect someone you know to have any form of an eating disorder please check out this website. It informs you on how to identify eating disorders and gives tips on how to help approach someone who you feel is suffering from this disease. "Thinspiration" is not a fase!

Music is what feelings sound like. Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul...

2009-10-06T12:35:00.000-07:00

I usually do not post a lot of musicvideos, I mostly stick to the whole fashion and shopping theme, but this is an exception...
This is for the women, the single women, the strong women, the hurt women, the working mama's, the weary women, as a matter of fact I think all women can relate to these lyrics...
Amel Larrieux, I can honestly say she is my favorite artist. I use the word artist because the way she uses poetry as lyrics, does unusual things with her voice and her sound, she always seem to amaze me. For the record, no, this song isn't about how I feel now lol.
If you like it, listen to my favorite Amel Larrieux songs "Sweet Misery" and especcially "We can be new" because of the beautifull songtekst..

What is your favorite song??? Let me know!!

Lyrics to Weary :

This woman is growing weary

Of having to be so strong

Of having to pretend I’m made of stone

So I won’t end up with no broken bones

I can’t fight every battle alone

I want someone to lift me

Heal my wounds and give me kisses on my head

Say words that should be said

Fear is not the matter

I would so much rather open up my heart

And lay down my guard

Chorus:

If I could trust someone

To have my back and never do me wrong

Then I would give my love up

Just like that stop singing this soldier song

whomever said love was overrated

must not be getting’ none

my independent days have had their fun

but when the parties over

and the workin’ day is done

I just want to come home to someone

I want a love to take me

As I am not make me compromise myself

Or be like no one else

Fear is not the matter

I would so much rather open up my heart

And just lay down my guard

The ring so worn, as you behold, so thin, so pale, is yet of gold....

2009-10-06T12:08:00.000-07:00

Phoebe Philo for the Celine 2010 spring collection. I love this outfit, it is sexy a, futuristic, rock and of course totally unaffordable but what the heck.. I would totally wear this with some biker boots and this ring. To bad I forgot the designer name of the ring, because it is so fierce!

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours....

2009-10-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

Today, while driving home, I saw this bag laying on the streets. So I stopped the car, looked around if I saw anyone whom it could belong to, but I saw nobody and decided to take it home with me. When I got home I checked it out en found a wallet with some cards in it and a mobile phone. While snooping around in the phone trying to find out who it belonged to, I found a contact called mom in the adressebook. So I sent a sms to "mom" where I tell her I found the bag and it could be collected. She immediately called me back to let me know how happy she was I found the bag and that she felt blessed that I was honest enough to contact the owner because there were some very important papers in that purse. Altough it was just the right thing to do, I felt like I had done a good deed and I loved the feeling it gave me!

I try to do good deeds regularly because I do believe al it takes is one good deed to change a life and change the world. You may never know when you touch peoples hearts, but you allways do... You never know how badly that compliment was needed or how much your criticism affected somebody.

A couple of years ago I found this website which gives me lots of inspiration to help people. Have a look at it! http://www.helpother.org/ There are some beautiful stories on there and though I havent posted a lot of stories I did do a few, and THIS is one of them.

What is your lastest "good deed", or how did you touch a heart?

Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture....

2009-10-01T04:44:00.000-07:00

Me wearing:

vintage hat, vintage H&M denim jacket, H&M overzized sweater, black leggings and H&M Dr Martins look-a-like boots...

Being sick and all, all of a sudden, I have a lot of spare time on my hands. So I decided to posts a picture of an outfit wich includes some of my most recent H&M victories.

Some time ago I went to the Ikea with my girlfriend to try and find a little cabinet for my schoolbooks. Of course, I ended up buying much more than that. I always seem to discover how much new stuff I really "need" when I get there, lol. Dont you guys have that?

Anyways, that was not where I wanted to blog about. I loved the outfit I was wearing! First of all, it is super comfertable (the people who read my blog regularly know I like my outfits to be just that), second I got to wear that hat again lol. The hat fotographes really good...

The shoes got real dirty the last time I wore them. Me girls and I got stuck in the sand with the car, and trying to free ourselfs they got messed up pretty bad. I never got around to cleaning them but to be honest, I kinda like it. It makes them look better then when they are all shiny and new I think...

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping....

2009-09-29T10:44:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't blogged in a while but my computer broke down. I nearly lost ALL my music and pictures! But after a few days of mourning I got the phonecall from heaven; the computer was saved and I still have my pictures. I am soo happy!!! Life without my computer was sooo hard lol.

Well in the meantime I received my latest H&M order! And although I really think H&M stepped their game up ( I like their stuff so much lately) I allways find myself sending half of my order back. This time was no exception but I did get some really cool stuff! Check out the pictuers.

I already loooveee the boots, I want to wear them everyday lol because they feel soo comfertable The taupe leather skirt and the grey oversized sweater are favorite to. So many new outfits with just a few items, I love it!

Boots €29.95 / grey high waist jeans €29.95

grey suede booties €44.96 / taupe leather skirt €19.95

black vest €17.95

grey oversized sweater €29.95

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday...

2009-09-24T05:59:00.000-07:00

“Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't

own it, but you can use it. You can't keep

it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it

you can never get it back.”

This watch is gorgeous, it is so pretty and the colours give it a mysterious feel to it, they change from purple to orange as the light hits it, I love that! In the 3-d pic you can see the colours change its fierce. Check the link for a 3-d picture

asos.com (how could we live without)

Storm Coco Blue Watch €125.52

Jimmy Choo for H&M Leak

2009-09-23T02:16:00.000-07:00

Finally a few pictures of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection leaked and I must say they are gorgeous. Have a look and tell me what you think!

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it...

2009-09-19T04:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, while talking to a girl I recently met, I found myself talking about one of my favorite models Omyhara Mota.

I first saw her crashing the party in the Jay-z Change clothes video which also features Noami Campbell and this other amazing model from whom I dont know the name, check her on the 2.21 mark. Do you know who this is??

I havent posted many, maybe even any, pictures of my favorite models so I thought I might put up some pics for the Omahyra-lovers among us...

I love her style, so edgy and rough. In another blog somebody said that Omahyra Mota's look remembers her of the look Rihanna randomly adopted.. I kinda agree, I mean the short hair, the edgy "rocky" style... What do you think, did Rihanna ( Rihanna's stylist) copy the look from Omahyra?