Flower Show London || Covent Garden

Everyone who know me, knows that I have a thing for flowers. I have fresh flowers in my home every week and my £3-5 flower bundles from Tesco make me very happy. It just has become a routine as my nan has always been obsessed with flowers and we always went flower shopping together. 

The RHS Flower Show Chelsea has been on in London, which is the world's most prestigious flower show that inspires millions through showcasing the best in garden design. Covent Garden is one of the parts that benefits from this event and it is beautifully decorated with a lot of flower deco everywhere. Obviously coming across this flower swing, I had to take some pics as it's just the prefect photo opportunity. People literally queued to take a pic on there, lol. With just a simple flower swing you can make someones day and mine was definitely complete. 

I love how ever since I moved to London there's something new to discover every day. It's been a little over two years now and there's still sooo much left to do. My next stop will be the Columbia road flower market, which is a must and dream for every flower-lover.

Love, Drea

xoxo

Outfit:

Dress: Missguided

Belt: Asos (old)

Bag: Michael Kors

Sandals: Steve Madden

The floral Blazer I've been dreaming of...

Do you know the feeling when you go into the shop and you know you can't live without this piece of clothing? That's how I felt about this floral blazer... Not that life wouldn't go on, lol, but I've been wanting a jacket like that for a good while and I actually wanted it in combination with the matching trousers but in this case I just didn't like the trousers so I just went for the blazer. Question number one was: What do I wear it with? It couldn't have been easier in this case to be honest. All the black clothing I wear on a daily basis which make probably 70% of my wardrobe go perfectly with a colourful blazer. Black dresses, black skirts, black trousers, black shorts, anything you can think of really... I feel like I'm going to wear this blazer as much as I can and y'all are going to hate seeing it on my IG over and over again just like my ripped denim jacket🙈😂 Sorry not sorry! 

I wore this blazer to the We Love Brunch event at the Mondrian Hotel - Rumpus room, which is an amazing hotel and their interior design is on point! It was a day party so it was a bit difficult to decide between that typical dress or mix things up a little. On my way there I felt a little overdressed but as soon as I got there I fit in perfectly. I was actually going to wear the blazer buttoned up without anything underneath but I felt a little naked so I chose a lace Bralet I hadn't worn in years and it just completed the whole look. As I said, you can dress it up or down, there are not limits as the blazer is quite a flexible piece considering that it's very colourful. I'm obsessed with it and you'll see me wearing it loads more.

I hope everyone had a lovely bank holiday weekend!💋

Love, Drea 

xoxo

Outfit details:

Blazer: Zara

Bralet: H&M

Culotte pants: Prettylittlething

Sandal Heels: Asos

Sunnies: MiuMiu

Social Detox || Weekend Getaway Eastbourne

I've had the most relaxing weekend in Eastbourne and I really enjoyed having a little bit of a social detox not going on Instagram all the time. I visited my friend and the weekend was all about relaxing, social detox, exercise and healthy eating. Luckily the weather was good, too! As Social Media Manager and Blogger I'm always on social platforms and there are days where I just feel drained and have enough of it. I left my phone either at home or in the bedroom as it's usable glued to my hand, which first gave a feeling that I forgot something but then it was good not to feel the pressure of having to look what's going on. A social detox will refresh your mind, give you new inspiration from outside the internet. Try it! 

Eastbourne is a beautiful city & seaside resort in East Sussex on the coast of South England. It was really good to get out of London away from a busy lifestyle and the noise. Big city life is amazing and I wouldn't trade it for anything but sometimes it's just good to get out. 

We spent the weekend drinking loads of healthy juices, my friend introduced me to juicing and I was quite surprised how good some of the combinations of vegetables taste. Who would've thought that Beetroot, Carrot, Spinach, Celery, Ginger, Kale, Lemon and a couple other veggies taste good together?! I might have to get myself a juicer!  

When going to the beach, it always gives me a feeling of freedom and makes me think about life, I don't know if that's just me but yeah... I was fortunate to have my friend play on her ukulele for me and sing along. I hope you all watched my insta story, her voice is amazing! 

Eastbourne Pier is a must visit when you're there! You can have endless walks along the beach und enjoy the sea breeze. 

I think this was the first time I packed my gym clothes for a weekend getaway unless I go to a spa. We visited David Lloyd Health Club, which is an amazing gym and has everything you wish and more. I was quite impressed that they have a heated outdoor pool, too. The steam room was probably the best part for me. I just love how you feel in the steam room and it's so good for your muscles. 

This wasn't all of it though, we even went hiking! Yes, I went hiking! Lol. We walked all the way to the popular Beachy Head. People go there from all over the world and if you don't want to walk up, there's a bus, too. The view from there is magnificent and you can overlook the whole of Eastbourne and the sea. Pure nature! Just be careful by the cliffs and it's quite windy, so I advise wearing something warm, at least around this time of the year. 

I'll probably go back soon as it is only 1 1/2 hours by train from London and it's a really worth a trip to just get out of the city. 

Love, Drea

xxx

Outfit details:

Dress: Primark

Denim Jacket: Primark

Shoes: Vans

Spring is Blooming with Jord | Giveaway

I've been updating my spring wardrobe as announced in the past blog post and I haven't only bought clothes, this time I was going for accessories, too. Sometimes I just forget how important a change of a bag or a watch in my case was. I'm sure everyone has seen my little blue Zara bag on almost every Instagram picture now😂😅 That's why I invested in the gorgeous Michael Kors bag you've probably already seen on my feed. I literally walked past the shop window for 2-3 weeks before I bought it and stared at it, haha. I just fell in love with this cute bag and I don't regret my decision of buying it.

When it comes to jewellery, I have my standard pieces I wear on a daily basis, like my watch, bracelet, necklace and earrings I bought/ was gifted a while ago and as they're meaningful pieces I don't like changing them much. 

Recently I was gifted this beautiful timepiece from Jord Wood Watches and I can't believe how perfectly it matches into my new wardrobe with its finely grained golden Koa wood and rose gold tones from the Cora series. The great thing is that it's an automatic watch and I never had one before. Not only the rose gold got me but the back of it where you can see how the watch actually works is super interesting! Besides that, the natural Koa is hand finished and pretreated with tung oil. It's just an amazing piece and thinking that it was hand finished amazes me even more.

To give my readers a chance of having one of their beautiful watches, I teamed up with Jord for a
GIVEAWAY!!! Here's the opportunity for one of you guys to win $100 gift code to use on their website but everyone who enters will receive a $25 code once the contest ends. It's a win win! 
Enter HERE! The Giveaway will close on the 07/05/2017 at 11:59pm.

Love, Drea

xxx

Outfit details:

Ruffle Top: Zara

Skirt: Zara

Heels: Dune London

Bag: Michael Kors 

Watch: Jord Wood Watches

This blog post was written in collaboration with Jord Wood Watches.

Luxury Wooden Watch

DIY JUMPSUIT

I know you guys are probably laughing at the title of my blog post because God knows I'm terrible at DIY's or anything that concerns creating or designing. Haha, anyways! I was actually looking for a culotte pants jumpsuit in black when I remembered that I do have a black jumpsuit but just with long legs. So instead of being the typical me and buying a new one (trying to be better every day lol) I recycled this jumpsuit from Zara's last year summer collection and cut off the legs. Yes I cut off the legs, you read correctly! LOL. I've had this jumpsuit for quite a while now and I was kinda getting bored of the long legs, so yeah, why not!? The material is quite thin, so when cutting something be sure that it won't roll up or frazzle.

 I was going for a a chic monochrome look and paired the ribbed jumpsuit with a white ruffle shirt. I'm literally obsessed with ruffles right now, sooo loving this new trend as it's so feminine! I completed the look with sandal heels and a matching bag. This is basically how I transformed an old jumpsuit into a new piece in my wardrobe and I'm much happier about the 3/4 length as it doesn't make me look too short. 

I hope this post gave you some inspiration to recycle some of your wardrobe pieces. 

Love,

Drea xo

Outfit details:

Jumpsuit: Zara (similar)
Blouse: Zara 
Bag: Zara

MICROBLADING || SHUMAILA'S BEAUTY

Before

Let me dive right into it and say: I love my eyebrows! ...I'm even asking myself why I didn't get Microblading done ages ago as I was so unhappy with the way they looked. When I was a teenager I messed them up by plugging them way to much and they never grew properly back.🙄 As I grew older I cared so much about them and I guess I reached a point now, where I just didn't want to worry about them anymore. I have to admit, I've seen loads of bad Microblading results out here and I was scared that I will end up looking the same, but I guess you just have to inform yourself very well about the salon you're going to and go for a consultation and look at their clients results. 

I was very lucky and had the opportunity to get my eyebrows done at Shumaila's Beauty and they couldn't have done it any better, to be honest. When I arrived I was welcomed by the owner Hafsa, who was lovely and greeted me by my name. It's the little things that are important to me and I really rate it high when someone is prepared for their next customer. I was a little nervous when my beautician Margaret introduced herself and offered me something to drink. She explained everything in detail how the Microblading treatment will be done and and made me feel very comfortable and in good hands. She's super lovely and professional and she even speaks German, too, which made me feel like home a little. 

Before we started the treatment she drew the eyebrow shape on she thought is best for me after looking at my old pictures, where I drew them on with a pencil, looking at my preferred shape, colour and after doing some measurements to be really precise. It took us like an hour until we achieved the perfect shape because Margaret and I wanted to be 100% satisfied.

She put some anaesthesia on my eyebrows so I won't feel any pain during the treatment and indeed I didn't feel anything. She picked the perfect colour for me and I'm really amazed how professional everything was done. During the treatment we spoke a lot and I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. I pictured all this way worse than it actually was, haha. After the treatment I looked into the mirror and even though it was just done and not healed at all, I was already super happy with the result. Can you imagine the feeling when you don't have to be careful anymore that your eyebrow pencil might come off?😂 AMAZING! I love the shape and how natural it looks! Oh yeah, the results will look much darker than it will come out in the end, so don't panic if you think it's too dark.

I documented my eyebrow healing process some days after the treatment to make people aware of how their eyebrows will change. On day 1 and 2 there was no difference from the day I've got it done, just that my skin around wasn't irritated anymore and the redness was becoming less. On day 4 and  5 my eyebrows really started to heal and skin and colour were coming off, basically just like a normal healing process. So don't think it's not normal and start to panic and have a little patience until it's fully healed. Margaret gave me some creme to put on, which I've been doing every night before going to bed or whenever my eyebrows felt dry to help the healing process and they actually healed quite quickly. On day 7 most of my skin had come off and colour has faded, which is now the perfect colour matching my hair. You'll probably see a lot more selfies of me now, lol. 

I'll be going for a touch up after two weeks of the treatment to fill in gaps but afterwards it can last up to 18 months depending on your skin type. After the touch up I will show on my Instagram stories how they'll look when the gaps are filled in. Can't wait!
I'm already enjoying my eyebrows so much! They're just perfect! 

If you're thinking of having a consultation or just want to go for it, visit Shumaila's Beauty website or call for an appointment on 0208 504 6723.

Love, Drea

xo

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Day 2

Day 4

Day 5

Day 7

This post was written in collaboration with Shumaila's Beauty. 

MY TOP 5 ONLINE/OFFLINE STORES TO SHOP FROM

This weather is seriously messing with my content! I've been trying to take pictures for the last month and it was either raining or storm Doris got in the way, so don't mind my messy hair on these pics. I kinda still managed to get some shots in but the circumstances, sigh... Ok, I'm done complaining, lol. Let's talk online shops! 

This is probably the most asked questions I heard from people, where do you shop, what are your favourite shops, can you recommend a shop where I can get this, etc.. What I noticed was that people are still hesitant when it comes to online shopping and I don't understand why, like at all! I'm the queen of online shopping and I don't often go into a shop as they're usually too busy and what's better than a Saturday night of online shopping with a glass of wine (or two)? Literally nothing! The excitement of waiting for your parcel and unpack it is like Christmas to me. Sometimes it is nice to go to the shops to enjoy a great afternoon with my girlfriends but I do prefer shopping online.

Anyways, below I listed my top 5 online and offline stores: 

ONLINE:

Asos

Topshop

Missguided

Farfetch

River Island

OFFLINE:

Zara

Topshop

Bershka

Stradivarius 

H&M

If you haven't noticed yet, Asos is my number one online shop! I just love the variety of brands and I always find what I'm looking for in affordable price ranges. I listed Topshop and twice because I like to shop with them online and offline but for example I don't like going into River Island or Missguided for some weird reason. The shopping experience online is simply much more enjoyable and I don't have to search for stuff too much. I'm a quick shopper, I walk into the store, if my eye doesn't catch anything I like I'll leave. Quick and easy. I rather search for stuff online as you can narrow down what you're looking for. My all time favourite offline store is the good old Zara. There hasn't passed a day that I didn't want to buy anything when stepping into one of their shops. There's allays something to buy and I've been more than satisfied with their quality. 

Well, these are my favourite shops but I have a few more shops I'd like to share with you, which are not my main ones but their clothes are just as nice:

Lavish Alice

Revolve

Selfridges

New Look

PrettyLittleThing

Boohoo

Dune London

Office Shoes

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and will find something nice to update your spring wardrobe in one of these shops. Outfit details below!

Love, Drea

xxx

Outfit details:

Ruffle Top: Zara (sold out)

Skirt: PrettyLittleThing (sold out)

Corset Belt: Boohoo

Suede Heels: Dune London

Lipstick: YSL