Flower Crowns

Hi,

Today I thought it was fun to wright a post like back in the old days and show you what the market has to offer lately on a specific trend. The trend I'm going to work with today is flower crowns, since it's still the festival season. I recently made a post called Bohemian Festival Hairstyles and flower crowns are a huge thing on festivals! One of my favourite things to do is make flower crowns out of real daisies, but I don't own any non-real flower crowns that will last forever. And I really want one for the festival I'm going to attend in september. So I was already browsing on the internet for a perfect flower crown for myself, so I thought why not make a post out of this?

Enough rambling now... Here are the beautiful flower crowns I found:

Wow, the first crown I found is already pretty perfect. But a bit too big and outstanding maybe... But if you dare to wear this beautiful flower crown, then go for it girl! You can buy it at Boohoo for € 9,00. 

I really like this one aswell. It's from a brand called Monki, but I found it on Asos for € 8,22. 

Another flower crown from Asos, this time from a brand called Johnny Loves Rosie. This one is a little more expensive though... It costs € 32,88. I wouldn't give this amount of money to a flower crown, but if you don't mind spending your money like that than this might be a flower crown for you. And I have to admit this is a very pretty one, so if I would be a little more rich I would definitely buy it!  

At Urban Outfitters I found this gorgeous flower crown for € 25,00, which is unfortunately again kind of expensive... 

This one is a little more subtle than the others, but still really pretty (or that's what I think). It's from H&M and costs only € 4,99. There are a few other colours that look very cute too. 

Another one from H&M. This one is a little bit more outstanding and also a little bit more expensive: € 9,99. But it's still worth its price! 

I'm kind of dissapointed actually, because there wasn't much choice. But I still hope I helped with finding your perfect flower crown! At least you know where to look now!

xoxo
Femke

Sources: weheartit.com, boohoo.com, asos.com, urbanoutfitters.com, hm.com

Tortoiseshell Hair

Hi,

Altough I never color my hair I couldn't help noticing this beautiful trend in hair coloring this summer: the tortoiseshell hair. Since ombre has been around for way too long now, the new trend is a variation on it. There's still a darker color at the root, combined with golden highlights at the ends, but the difference is that the change between these colors is less 'drastic'. There isn't a real line between the dark and the light color, which was the thing I didn't like about the ombre technique. It also uses more than one shade of blonde or light brown, so that it looks more like your hair has been lightened by the sun. The difference with normal highlights is that this hairstyle still leaves all of your roots in your natural hair color while the lighter colors start in about the middle of your hair, but all at another lenght to avoid that kind of line you have with ombre.
I prefer this to the previous ombre trend, because it gives your hair this natural, healthy look. It's also a bit complex though and I've also seen some people who did it all wrong.. But I think if you let your hairdresser try it for you, there isn't a lot of change you go wrong with it.

xoxo
Maia

Sources: Thebeautydepartment.com, Weekendknack.be

Strobing

Hi, 

If you don't know contouring yet, it's a technique where you highlight parts of your face to make them pop by using a shade 2 tones lighter than your skin tone and contour other parts with a shade two tones darker than your own skin tone to make these parts of your face recede. This creates a slimmer face with sharper features.

But there is a new trend now, called strobing. With strobing you only focus on highlighting your face. You apply your highlighter generously on the parts of your face that naturally hit the light. This creates a very dewy and glowy look. Here is a tutorial made by Amelia Liana on how you can achieve a strobing look.

As you may have seen in the video, strobing is a lot easier than contouring. It also looks more natural than a matte contoured face and makes your skin look very healthy. Of course, don't overdo it with a very glittery highlighter, because than it won't look natural at all!

I really like this trend and I think it perfect for a summery look!

xoxo
Femke

Sources: youtube.com

High Buns Spotted On The Runway

 

Hi,

According to Weekendknack, a famous fashion magazine from Belgium, high buns are a great trend on the runway lately. On the picture above you can see the russian model Natasha Poly looking georgeous with her bun, but also the Marc Jacobs show on New York Fashion Week was overwhelmed by this simple but cute hairstyle.
Most buns are as high, messy and voluminous as possible. For some people this is easy to make, but for others (like me unfortunatly) it's a bit harder because of thin hair for example. For these people I found a tutorail on how to add more volume to your bun:



xoxo
Maia

Sources: weekendknack, TheBeautyDepartment.com

Blush Trend

Hi,

We spotted a new blush trend! Or at least in Japan. Many models and fashionista's there wear there blush under their eyes now. They say it's to make them look young and cute and it also makes your eyes look bigger. And a great advantage: it hides dark circles!
I actually really like the look, so I think this should be a trend in the rest of the world too!

xoxo
Maia

Source: Weekendknack, Instagram.com/rinrindoll

Choosing Necklaces for Necklines

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I recently found this really helpful picture on WeHeartIt on how to choose what necklace to wear according to the neckline of your shirt. I'm always kind of worried my necklace will look weird with my top, so this is an easier way to check which one's best instead of trying them all on ;)

xoxo
Maia

Source: WeHeartIt

Turtle Neck

Hi,

Turtle necks are totally back in fashion this winter. I think a turtle neck makes a sweater look a lot more cozy and mature. And it's also a lot warmer. If you still don't own any sweaters with a turtle neck, than these sales are the perfect moment for you to buy one! Here are some I found and liked, that are on sales:

In Zara I found this pretty pink one. This has a very small and subtle turtle neck. It costs € 25,99, which is maybe still a bit too much for the sales, but it's pretty cheap for Zara.  

This is another one of Zara. And doesn't it look a lot like the picture above this post? It costs € 39,99, which is even more than the sweater above. But it comes from € 59,95, so it's a great deal. 

This one from New Look is actually not on sale, but I think it's very pretty and it's so cheap! It costs only € 11,99. 

This one of New Look is on sale. It costs € 18,74 (which means that the one above that's not on sale is still cheaper).

In Urban Outfitters I found this t-shirt with a very small turtle neck. And it costs only € 14,00, which is very cheap for Urban Outfitters! 

You can buy this one again in Urban Outfitters. It also has a very small turtle neck, wich I think looks very cute. This one costs only € 14,00 too. 

These where the ones I found, hopefully you like one! Last weekend I also bought a sweater with a turtle neck in the sales. Here it is:

Mine is from Forever 21 and cost only € 10,49!

xoxo
Femke

Sources: We Heart It, zara.com, newlook.com, urbanoufitters.com

Bright Lipstick

 

Hi,

A nice way to stand out with your make up is by wearing a bright lipstick. It's a trend we spotted a lot lately. Especially in bright red and in bright pink. This immediately makes your make up look a lot more special. Even when you're wearing just a natural makeup look.
Last week we made another post about lipstick in which you can find the right lipstick color for your skin tone, so maybe you should take a look to see which bright lipstick colors work best for you.

xoxo
Maia & Femke

Sources: We Heart It

Nude Nails

Hi,

Today I'm going to tell you a new nail polish trend! This trend is actually going on for a while now, but I'm going to tell you it anyway. It's to paint your nails in a nude nail polish shade. Some peole really don't get this trend, but I think it's a very chic and subtle way to paint your nails. And if you want to, you can glam it up by adding little stones on your nails or just by making a nail art out of it, like on these pictures:





So there are many ways how to wear this trend.

xoxo
Femke

Sources: We Heart It

DIY Colorful Earplugs

Hi,

Time for another DIY post! This time it'll be about earplugs.
One of the most annoying things in life is tangled earplugs, and the main reason they tangle is because the chords are so thin. Thicker chords don't tangle that easily.
Now one way of making your earplug chords thicker is by wrapping some kind of thread or wire around it. On Pinterest I saw a lot of pictures or earplugs knotted with the Chinese Staircase knot. You might still know it, because it's one of the ways to make friendship bracelets too. But anyway, it's really easy once you know how to do it and it goes quite fast too after some practice.
You can use any kind of thread you want, even wool, and I chose to do it with the same kind of thread that's used to make bracelets.



Another tutorial we found on making your earplug chords thicker and more colorfull is this:



I haven't tried that one out yet, but I just got new earplugs, so I might try it soon.

xoxo
Maia

Sources: Pinterest

Your Lips But Better

Hi,

I don't know about you, but I spotted a lip trend lately. Many people started using the your-lips-but-better lipstick color. This is kind of a nude, but darker. And as you probably already guessed, it looks a lot like your own lip color, but just better.

The Baby Lips in Cherry Me is an example of this color. It's a little bit more red-toned than your own lips and it has a subtle shine, but people won't directly see that you're wearing lipstick. Maybe that's why I love this trend so much, because you can go away wearing this kind of lip color to school. Other examples of this color are the Barry M lipstick in Pink Suede, the Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Sunbaked, the Mac matte lipstick in Kinda Sexy, ...

To make your lips look the most natural and the prettiest, you have to find which color looks the best for you skin tone. You can take a look at our post 'How to Choose the Right Lipstick Shade', where we have a video of Michelle Phan linked that tells you which lipstick shades look the best for your skin tone. With your skin tone you might look better with a more reddish lipstick like the Baby Lips in Cherry Me or maybe a more pinkish color like on the picture above this post.

xoxo
Femke

Sources: We Heart It (picute above) 

Fashionable boots for snow and rain

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In Belgium it has been snowing and we're pretty sure there are some other countries with snow at this moment. So we thought it was about time to show you some fashionable boots you can wear in the snow. But these boots are of course perfect for the rain too.

The first kind of boots you can wear when it's snowing or raining and who still look very fashionable are the wellies of Hunter. You probably all already heard of this brand, because they sell the most popular wellies. They are a bit more on the pricey side, but they're also a very good quality, so we think they're worth the money. Here are some of our favourites at the moment:




Of course we choose first for the most popular red and black wellies, that you can by the way get either glossy or matte, either short or tall and in every color you want. And than we choose more special ones. But if you still think these wellies aren't cute enough for you, you can buy one of there socks:


These you can get again in many different colors and lengths. They don't only make your boots look a lot more pretty, but they're also a lot warmer, which is perfect for when it's snowing!

The next kind of boots that work for the snow and rain and still look very fashionable are Dr Martens. We know... Another brand... But these boots are again very well made and are definitely worth the price. Of course you have pick the plastic ones instead of the leather ones, because leather can't really handle rain and snow. We picked ones again some of our favourite Dr Martens at this moment:





We picked again first the red and black boots, because these are the most popular colors for wellies (even though Dr Martens aren't really wellies...). The 3rd one is just another glossy plastic one and we just really liked this barbie pink color. But the 4rd one is a bit more special, because it's a matte plastic one, which you don't see that often in Dr Martens. And the last one is of there vegan collection, which makes it also water proof!

These are just two very fashionable brands that do water and snow resistant boots, but of course you can find many cheaper remakes.

xoxo
Maia & Femke

A Sparkly New Years Look

Hi,

First of all: merry Christmas everyone! And because it's Christmas today, it doesn't mean we can't think about our New Year's outfit jet! New Year is the only day where it's cool to wear sparkly, glittery clothes. So you should go crazy with the glitters this New Year's Eve! To help you create your perfect sparkly new year's look, we selected some of our favourite glittery things you can buy in the shops at this moment:

If you're not so much into glittery stuff, than maybe a glitter nail polish is enough for you. We think this one of Essie looks absolutly gorgeous! It costs € 12,50. 

If you feel a bit more daring, then you would maybe like this dress. We think it looks so pretty and chic! And we can promise you you will look amazing in this dress! You can buy it at Boohoo.com for € 50,00. But there are sales going on on Boohoo, which makes this cost only € 26,00. And you don't need to worry that it won't be on time, because Boohoo delivers always very fast, except if you don't live in Europe.

Another pretty sparkly dress of Boohoo is for example this one. But this dress is a bit more a party dress. This one cost € 50,00 too, but now only € 26,00.

If you're not such a dress type of girl than you might like this cropped top covered with glitters. It's from Forever 21 and cost € 21,00. But in Forever 21 there are sales too, which makes this top only € 14,99.

We also really like this sparkly dress of Forever 21. This dress costs € 33,50.

In Zara we found this glittery clutch. A subtle thing like this can make your outfit a lot more festive too. 

If you like to have the focus on your feed, than these shoes might be for you. You can buy them in Zara for € 29,95.

If you feel more like wearing heels on New Year's Eve then we got these heels of New Look for you. They cost € 29,99, but because of the sales now only € 15,00! 

If you want to go for a little less sparkle, then you might like these shoes more. They are again of New Look. First they would have cost you € 17,99, but now only € 9,00!

We hope you could find something you like to sparkle the whole night in! And also: look how much sales there are already! Even though it's maybe a bit to late to buy your new year outfit, it will cost you a lot less!

xoxo
Maia & Femke