A Very Queentastic Haul-idays

hello dear reader. I've had such a lovely holiday time this year. I spent it in the capital with family and relatives. The time with your nearest and dearest is truly priceless and I'm beyond grateful to be surrounded by these people.

I do find it quite entertaining to get a peek of what have others found under a Christmas tree, and I myself am no exception so I'm sharing the haul as well.

On the second day of Christmas we took advantage of our stay at the capital and visited what we don't have in our town, H&M and Ikea for instance.

Oriflame bits under a mini Christmas tree: cute nail files and an almond lip balm

Cutest rose gold knuckle rings from H&M

The bestest part of the gifts. "Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange". A book I skimmed through at the bookstore a few weeks before Christmas but mentioned it to no one. Good thing Santa knows me well. A gorgeous glossy pages guide to the effortlessly chic wardrobe, beauty and life style.

"A basket made of wickerwork is way better than a fake designer handbag"

"Shop at H&M, but at men instead of women section". Now that took me aback!

This says it's better to own a single pair of perfect shoes than a bunch of 'okay' shoes. Quality over quantity is one of the keys in this book.

I'm only halfway through the 'style' part of this guide, it contains three more: beauty, interior, Ines' favorite places in Paris. The latter is going to come in handy when I'll be visiting Paris (sometime in the future).

Haul-idays continued in Ikea! I brought this pretty clothes rack, the instagram famous floral bedding and a pretty plain stool because I needed one for my dressing table. 

I wanted to say this finally makes my bedroom seem like a girl is its occupant, but I realize how much of a nonsense it is. I mean, have you seen my bedroom, haha. Having a few clothes out in the open only intensifies that chic vibe.

Shoes from the same trip to H&M and the mentioned stool.

And that's a wrap to my Christmas haul, 

see you next year!

bisou bisou,

Julia

BLOGLOVIN' / TWITTER / INSTGRAM

A little bit of Christmas here and there

A LITTLE BIT OF CHRISTMAS

HERE AND THERE

Spotted Christmas in my bedroom! Thought I'd share some bits with whoever stumbles in my blog.

Christmafied my dressing table!

Do you guys buy these yummy advent calendars? That reminds me, I haven't eaten today's candy...

There's zero snow outside, good thing I have felt snowflakes hanging around.

Here we see a beautiful creation knitted by my mom a few Christmasses ago. I adore this jumper even though this winter hasn't been cold enough to wear it...

Made these collar clips using wooden hearts from the craft store. You should check out the DIY post I did a while ago: here.

I've already had a little gifts exchange with a few friends, one of the lovely things I received was a glitter nail polish which will surely rest on my nails throughout these holidays.

Hope you all are having a lovely time with the festive preparations, I surely am!

bisou bisou,

Julia

BLOGLOVIN' / TWITTER / INSTGRAM

BONUS:

baking gingerbreads and icing them afterwards is probably at the top of my favorite holiday activities.

Snippets of October

 SNIPPETS OF OCTOBER

 New/same bag! I bought the same bag I've had for years only in a different color this time. This is literally the only bag I seem to like and one day I'll purchase the original Miu Miu one aw yisss

 One of the most fun nail arts I've done - cartoon nails ♡ tutorial's here

 Back to classy nails. Would anyone like a tutorial on french mani? It's pretty basic but I still get questions..

 Scored an h&m parka at the thrift shop yo!

Yesterday I wiped the dust off my watercolors set, painted this sugar skull for it was Halloween. 

bisou bisou,

Julia