Pre-Christmas gift! (I bought myself but... whatever)

Just like I promised, a new post today.
I gave away this little hint yesterday, saying that something special arrived at my house.
Well.... here it is!
After a pointless search through Amsterdam looking for a new pair of black, flat boots, I started looking online and found the perfect pair. Jimmy Choo's 'Wylie' boots from their last winter collection, for a great reduced price! The original price was about € 900,- and now they were offered for only € 350,-!
It took a lot of work getting them here, since the website I bought them on wasn't shipping to The Netherlands. The journey my in Italy, handmade boots took, started in the USA, followed by Canada and were than send to Holland. Now they've finally arrived and I couldn't be happier! My old boots started falling apart a couple of months ago, so my need for a new pair got bigger and bigger!
They're made of super soft black leather and both sides have an eagle on them made entirely of studs.
Kinda feels like a fabulous pre-Christmas gift!
Here are some quick photo's I took. Any opinions about my latest purchase?

And Fireworksss! 

(also started working with Photoshop which I just got =P obviously not that amazing yet, haha!)

Tha boots!

Big Bird =D

LANVIN for H&-Me!!

Dear people!
It has been more than 2 weeks since H&M launched their LANVIN collection and because of school, my birthday (Yeeeejjj I'm now 22!) and 'Sinterklaas', a national holiday in Holland, I wasn't able to post my purchases until now. Buttt.... here they are!
This time we went earlier than ever! Me and my two friends Doreen and Elza didn't even go to sleep and we're sitting in front of the store at 1.45 AM. No way we would miss out on these fabulous dresses, shoes and accessories! An hour later other people were joining us in line and we had a lot of fun, even though it felt like we were spending the night on the top of an 'Alaska mountain'. (Thank God for Uggs!)
At 5 AM H&M started handing out the wristbands and as soon as we'd captured those, including a beautiful 100% wool LANVIN scarf (I chose the pink one which I loooveee!), we ran to Starbucks at Amsterdam's Central Station to warm up with a delicious Caramel Macchiato! We arrived back at the store at 07.00 AM and there was only one hour more left to wait. It wasn't that crowded after all, I think around a 100 people had made it to the store at 8 AM.
It seemed so perfect; 15 minutes to shop! But 15 minutes to shop, trying things on 'and' buy the things you like, really isn't that much! After a stressful half hour we were standing in front of H&M with about 2 to 3 bags each, filled with amazing LANVIN items we'd been dying to get since the announcement last September.
I ended up buying the - to die for - black one sleeve cocktail dress, the pink flowered dress, the flowered shoes with eye-catching turquoise ribbon, the t-shirt dress with fabulous tule collar, the leopard clutch and the dark purple lipstick. I also bought the purple, oversized bow-tie from the mens collection. I don't know what I'm going to do with it yet, but I'll find something ;) just wait!
I'm sooo happy with everything I bought! Especially the black dress, which I wore on my birthday I was celebrating in the 'Jimmy Woo' 3 days later. Together with my shocking new lipstick it was quiet the appearance! Received a lot of compliments that night, which made me feel even more like a birthday girl than I already felt!
I promise you all a new post... tomorrowwww! Because something very exciting arrived at my house today!
What do you think of my LANVIN purchases and what did you all get?
Have a great night everybody!

XoXo, Justine W.

Shopping windows that bring you in a happy mood!

The three of us

(Excuse us for looking a little stoned =P that's just what no sleep does to people)

Me & Doreen

Me trying the dress @ home (No, I didn't cut my hair, it's just behind these puffy shoulders =P )

 

Pink wool scarf we received                                     My beauty.... =D

T-shirt dress                                            flower ruffle dress

      leopard clutch                         deep purple lipstick                              flowered pumps

Misty purple...

Heey there!
I got it! This time I didn't miss out!
Yesterday I bought Chanel 'Paradoxal'. The newest must-have nailpolish for Fall. The colour really is amazing! It is a combination of grey, brown and purple, a pretty dark colour.
When I took a closer look into the bottle, 'misty purple' were the first words that popped up in my head.
It's a misterious shade with a fine puprle shimmer, that lights up in the sun beautifully.
In the first pic it looks like the purple is dominating but it really isn't, it's just the flash here.
If you're thinking about buying it yourself, get it quick! They will be out of stock before you know it! And this is a Limited Edition again, so they probably won't be restocking when their out!

XoXo, Justine W.

PS: also very beautiful, the 'Vert Khaki' eyeshadow! An olive green shade with gold shimmer. Lovely colour! Will match hazel and green eyes the best! I'll add a picture below.
(Just broke my new shiny Paradoxal painted thumb nail! Why?! WHY?!)

Chanel Fall 2010 'Paradoxal' Limited Edition nail polish (€ 21,50 @ 'De Bijenkorf')

Chanel Fall 2010 'Vert Khaki' Limited Edition eyeshadow

New arrivals!

My ASOS order arrived yesterday!
I'm keeping it all, except for the double finger ring. It's just a little too small :(
I'll put it in my Blog-shop so if you you're interested, let me know!
Today I'm wearing the two spike rings, cute plastic bow ring and my favorite... the wrap arround claw ring!
Check it out below! What do you think?

XoXo, Justine W.

Nail polish I'm wearing: Catrice - I scream peach!

Steal the deal!

Hey again!
OK, we all know I have a growing nail polish addiction for a couple of months now.
I still couldn't get over the fact that I had missed out on Chanel's 'Jade' last fall and since I'm still in love with the colour I decided to find myself a good duplicate. Lucky for me research was already done by lots of other people who couldn't get their hands on this amazing colour (or just thought it was too expensive).
I chose to buy 'Sold Out For Ever' by Catrice. The colour is very similar to the original. I'm wearing it right now and I love it! It even has a fine shimmer in it, just like 'Jade'.
I also bought a very pretty bright coral shade, 'I scream peach!', that looks a lot like Chanel's 'Orange Fizz'. (When I went to buy 'Orange Fizz' a couple of weeks ago it was sold out, so this is a great find for me!). On the image below it looks like 'I scream peach!' is a little more pink-ish, but in real life they're quiet similar.
Last but not least I've also found a nice grey-taupe colour, 'From dusk to dawn', that reminds me of Chanel's 'Particulière' a little. Although I do own this one, I decided to buy the look-a-like anyway. I just couldn't resist the low prices!
All nail polishes by Catrice cost only € 2,49 each! How cool is that! Can they be any cheaper?!
Besides these 3 colours I bought a few other shades;

• Catrice Hot or Not? (good Chanel 'Splendeur' dupe)
• Catrice I see through you
• Essence Space Queen (Essence nail polishes cost only 1,29!)
• Essence White Secret
• W.I.C. by Herôme Jakarta
• Max Factor - Max Effect Dazzling Blue, Cloudy Blue & Sunny Pink

So, I'm guessing that's enough for the time being, don't you think?! (Well, at least for 2 weeks. Then Paradoxal will hit Dutch stores and there's no way I'm passing this time! haha).
If you have any other tips about low budget buys, let me know!

XoXo, Justine W.

Catrice, in The Netherlands exclusively available at 'Kruidvat'.

ASOS order!

Hey everyone!
Yesterday I was looking at my jewelry collection (well, if you can even call that 'a collection') and I have to say... I was a little disappointed. I didn't realize untill I was doing my nails, that I'm wearing the same rings every single day. A little boring don't you think? Yup... That's what I thought.
So last night I ordered some new stuff at Asos.com. Besides 6 (sets) of rings I ordered 3 necklaces and a small bracelet with a little chubby owl on it. So cute!
This morning I received an email that my order was allready on dispatch. Let's hope it'll be delivered soon! My hands are in need of new shiny stuff!

XoXo, Justine W.

(All from http://www.asos.com/)

Fall's must-have nail polish!

Ok, we're still in the middle of summer, but Chanel is almost releasing it's new make-up line already! 'Les Contrastes de Chanel' is the must-have Fall 2010 make-up collection.
As you all know I'm a huge Chanel make-up fan (especially the nail polish), so I'm very excited about this launch.
After 'Jade' last Fall, 'Particulière' last Spring and 'Nouvelle Vague' this summer, Paradoxal will probably be the next big thing in nail-polish-world.
It is a dark greyish plum shade that reminds me of Particulière (Still one of my favorites!).
Chanel will also re-release Jade Rose this Fall. Jade Rose was originally released Fall '09, together with the popular 'Jade'. Because 'Jade' got all the attention 'Jade Rose' is getting a second chance this year.
The collection will launch somewhere in the middle of August (Netherlands).
I know I will get me some! What do you think of the new colours?

XoXo, Justine W.

       Jade Rose - a nude/pink shimmer                            Paradoxal - a grey/brown/purple shade.

New arrivals!

Hey there!

When I got back from Italy last sunday the first thing I did when I got home was checking H&M's online shop. Well, at least after I had some sleep. (My night flight had a 4 hour delay, so we'd been stuck at an airport that was too hot and too small. OMG! There was only 1 shop open!)
I knew they had to have some new stuff in since H&M has new arrivals every two weeks.
A couple of tanks (one of them with Lady GaGa on it, I had seen this on the web before and couldn't find it in stores, so let's hope it's cute!), black/white leggings and two pairs of gloves (Real suede and leather!).
I allready have the lace shorts at home because I ordered those before. I absolutely L-O-V-E them! I'll post a picture of me wearing it later OK ;) ?!
What do you think of my latest purchases?!

XoXo, Justine W.

Tanktop - € 9,95                                                       Leggings - € 9,95

Suede gloves - € 24,95                                         Lace shorts - € 24,95

    Lady GaGa tank - € 14,95                             Leather gloves - € 24,95

Buys, buys, buys!

Last weekend I finally had some spare time to shop again, and I really needed to while I'm leaving for Italy next saturday!

Besides robbing Chanel I bought a couple of other nice things at H&M and Zara.

Two cool necklaces, a 'blush' jacket (Trend), a braided belt and a few tops at H&M, and a blue skinny jeans and a camel coloured skinny at Zara.
I'm loving the H&M jacket but unfortunately I won't be able to wear it this week since it is so FREAKIN' hot over here! I wore it last weekend at night and even then it was too warm to wear it. Well... maybe after my vacation.
I'm leaving for Italy with two friends in 5 days and I seriously can't wait! BTW, wouldn't it be great if Holland makes it to the Soccer World Cup final and wins while I'm in Italy?! (Italy won the Cup last time, 4 years ago, but since they're out already... :P ) When that happens... MY OH MY... will we party! But let's watch today's game first. At 4PM it is 'on' with Slovakia and even though it won't be the easiest match for us, I think (hope) the Dutch will win. Let's pray everybody! ;)
But back to my shopping trip, here are some pictures from the things I've bought. Opinions?

                    Really like the colours! OK, I know it's                      Also love this one,

                    hot outside, but this also gets me                                 a rope necklace with pieces

                    in a Summer mood :)                                                       of black/smoke plastic.

  

Captured!

Hey there!

Last week I did a post about Chanel's Summer make-up collection and how bad I wanted to have all of it.

Now I'm happy to say I've managed to buy myself some of the stuff. Unfortunately not all of it but before I started my make-up 'hunt' I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get my hands on the 'Nouvelle Vague' and the 'Riviera' nail polish. (So still looking for these two people!).

What I did buy; 'Mistral' nail polish, 'Super' Rouge Allure lipstick and 'Laser' Fluo Gloss.

Just did my nails (love it!). The colour matches my Louboutin heels I bought in Paris about two months ago. Very nice, if I may say so.

Wore the lipstick and gloss last saturday when I went clubbing. I must say; a little shocking (never had lips this bright and popping before!) but after looking at myself in the mirror a couple of times, I got used to my colourful lips. My friends loved it too (we all left the house very kissable :P ) so that won me over for sure.
It also matched my new necklace that I'll show you in my next post.
Like I said, I love my new buys (!), but if there's anyone who knows a store that still has the other two colours I want, let me know!

XoXo, Justine W.

Some girls 'wanna' dance to the beat of the track

Hey there!

When I go off to work, I allways take my bike. It is an half hour ride from home through a very peacefull and quiet neighbourhood. Every day I'm enjoying the beautiful nature (well, actually only when the weather is good) while I'm listening to my favourite music on my BB.

A couple of weeks ago my earphones broke and I just couldn't find the time to get me some new ones.

All those days without music were awful. It seems like those half hour rides take 3 times as long as usual, and all you hear are bees and flies crashing on your forehead. Like I said... Awful!

Last weekend I finally bought a new pair! This time I thought it might be better to spend a little more on new earphones since all the cheaper ones (Apple for instance) break down quite fast.
As a huge GaGa-fan, what could be better than Monster 'Heartbeats' by Lady GaGa?!
They are different, look glamourous and off course the sound is amazing! They come with a protective case, shaped like a triangle, just like the earphones.
What's also special about them is that the wire is flat what makes it tangle-resistant. How great is that?!
They are available in Bright Chrome, Black Chrome and Rose Red. I went for Bright Chrome, as it suits almost everything I wear (and they were the most shiny :P ).
What colour would you choose?

XoXo Justine W.

(one more thing:    Yeeeey! My 30th post! :D )

Monster 'Heartbeats' by lady GaGa, Bright Chrome

 

Rock this summer!

Hello again!

Today the new Fashion Against Aids Collection launched at H&M!
(I know, 'today' was actually Thursday, but I wasn't able to post this until 12.10 AM, so for me it was still Thursday but for a computer already friday... That's why it seems like I'm wrong about the date... Just so you know ;) )

Previous collections were all about tops and T-shirts designed by Celebrities such as N.E.R.D., Rihanna, Timbaland and Katy Perry, but this year H&M decided to change their FAA concept.

In stead of using celebrities, H&M designed a complete collection including leather jackets, maxi-dresses, harem pants, tunics and tops. The theme is 'Festival' with a Bohemian-Rock style. Lot's of animal-, paisley and tribal prints, beaded and sequined garments and seventies influences.
Besides clothing lines for both men and women there are also some special items you could definately use during your festival visits. There are sleeping-bags, raincapes, even folding chairs and there's also a panther printed tent.
I really love how H&M is making all these special collections like The Garden Collection and the Fashion Against Aids Collection. What is also great is that both are doing good for the world. TGC was made from all kinds of new fabrics that are much better for the environment, and FAA obviously supports the fight against Aids, which I think is very important since there are so many people in this world having unsafe sex and don't even know what the consequences could be.
Keep it up H&M! I gotta say, I'm wondering about the next one already!
Look what I've ordered this morning in the H&M Online Shop!

XoXo Justine W.

                      Leather jacket, € 59,95                               White ruffled maxi dress, € 39,95

OMG, I hope the leather jacket fits! I usually wear a size 40 but it was only available in 34, 36, 38!

So I ordered 38. Let's pray everybody.... (A) lol

                         Light denim jacket, € 39,95                            Paisley printed harem pants, € 24,95

Short animalprint dress, € 29,95                                    Necklace, € 14,95

                          Necklace, € 6,95                                         Coral sleeve dress, € 29,95
                            Paisley printed tunic, € 19,95                 Rust-coloured sequined jacket, € 39,95

New arrivals @ H&M again!

New arrivals in the H&M online shop today! Accessories, underwear, tops, dresses, shoes and.... again new swimwear! I couldn't resist and ordered a couple bikinis (I know, I know, again... but half of them probably won't fit anyway, so now I just have more styles to choose from). I also ordered two pair of shoes, bright blue and blush pink suede (imitation) sandals, and a gold/silver multi-chain necklace...
I think these blue sandals will match with a lot of items from The Garden Collection because the blue seems like the same colour used in the collection. Lets hope so! I'm not sure about the blush pink sandals... I'm curious to see what they look like for real and how they fit. The straps look a little thick but I like the colour, so I'll just have to wait for the delivery.
My previous order is shipping any minute now, can't wait for it to arrive! (And remember; the Fashion Against Aids collection is launching in little over week from now, May 20th.)
What do you think about the items?

XoXo Justine W.