May 2012 ~ The Puzzle of Sandra's Life

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Inspiration

11:37 PM fashion, inspiration 8 comments

H&M Haul

11:00 AM fashion, harem, haul, hm, jeans, mint, pants, shopping 15 comments

I had a few hours to spare while waiting for my aunt to take me home last Friday, so I decided to go check out the newest H&M collection. I've managed to snatch up four pieces, so I might as well show them to you. :)

P.S. Aren't those mint jeans the prettiest pants in the world?!

Weekly Snapshots

8:35 PM creme, eurovision, fotd, hand, L'Occitane, lifestyle, michael kors, nail polish, notd, OOTD, personal, photos, snapshots, topshop, watch, wedding, weekly 10 comments

Benji // Waiting for the bus // Dinner // Before going to the wedding - OOTD & FOTD // Squeezed out the last bit of my favorite hand creme // NOTD // Watching Eurovision

Nail of the Day: Barefoot

8:00 AM barefoot, beauty, nail of the day, nail polish, nude, topshop 13 comments

Meet my new favorite nude nail polish. It's perfect. :)

Très Chic

12:06 AM dynemite, fashion, michael kors, outfit suggestion, steve madden, watch 14 comments

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Weekly Snapshots

8:00 AM Benji, fotd, lifestyle, OOTD, outfit of the day, personal, photos, snapshots, weekly 8 comments

For Audrey // One of my dog's sleeping positions // H&M's silver nail polish // My airplane attire // Hardcore stuDYING has begun // OOTD // FOTD // Benji not interested in his lunch // This is what happens when you forget to reapply sun creme

Ombre-ish Nails

9:00 AM beauty, nail design, nail of the day, nail tutorial, nails, ombre 18 comments

After seeing dozens of tutorails on how to achieve ombre effect on your nails, I finally caved in and tried the design myself. I actually quite like how it turned out! What do you think?

To achieve this look, you'll need a white nail polish, a sponge, two coloured nail polishes of your choice and a top coat.

You first need to paint your nails with white nail polish and wait for it to dry. Then apply the two coloured nail polishes on the sponge like you see on the photo, and dab the polish on your nails. I had to repeat this process twice on every nail. Lastly, all you need to do is put on some top coat and clean up the messiness on your cuticles with some aceton. Voila!

UAE Day 7+8: Ferrari World & Going Home

8:42 PM abu dhabi, dubai, emirates, ferrari, travel, uae, united arab emirates, world, yas island 8 comments

Here it is, the last post about my UAE spring break. I hope I haven't bore you too much with all my recent travel posts. I'll put up some new fashion/beauty posts very soon. :)

Our last day in Dubai, which was supposed to be another shopping/beach day, was actually not spent in Dubai. My father really wanted to go to the Ferrari World, so we decided to please him and spend the last day of our trip in Abu Dhabi.

P.S. The Ferrari World is the largest indoor theme park in the world, and all the attractions there are Ferrari themed. Obviously.

Dubai - on our way to Abu Dhabi.

Cheap gas!

Does it suit me? ;)

Yas Marina Circuit

Go kart track & world's largest Ferrari logo in the background.

F1 track.

Day 8 marked the end of our trip. We had an early flight back home, so we had wake up and go to the airport before we even managed to properly open our eyes. I was really happy to be given a seat next to the window this time, though. Especially because I was able to see the World Islands from the air! The plane ride luckily went by quite quickly this time. The movie selection was way better than on the previous flight, so I didn't really have time to start getting bored. I watched the Vow, Crazy Stupid Love and the TV show called Sh*t My Dad Says. The only thing I didn't like on this flight was food. It's not that it wasn't tasty (the dessert was delicious), but it was so spicy that I couldn't even swallow it. :D

UAE Day 6: Beach & Shopping (HAUL)

11:53 PM beauty, classic q, clinique, dubai, fashion, forever 21, haul, mac, mall, marc by marc jacobs, natasha bag, new look, silk scarf, slim zip wallet, topshop, travel, uae, united arab emirates 18 comments

Day 6 of my UAE vacation was definitely my favorite one. We spent the day at the Jumeirah Beach Park - I don't have any photos to show you because you're not allowed to take them there - and then went to my favorite shopping centre 'The Dubai Mall' in the afternoon. We stayed there until very late, when all the shops started to close, but I really wish I would have an additional day for shopping. Because I ran out of time to go to all the shops I had planned to, and because almost all the stuff from my to-buy list turned out to be sold out, I have to admit I was quite disappointed with my shopping experience by the end of the day. UNTIL my mother surprised me with the last two items ~~because she felt sorry for me~~, of course. :)

By the way, thank god for my relative from Australia! She is now on the hunt for the three pairs of shoes I wanted to buy in Dubai, so if you happen to live in Melbourne and see a lady with curly hair running around the city with bags of shoes in one hand and a measuring tape in the other - that's her!

Now back to Dubai and my collective shopping haul. Here is what I had managed to snatch up...