As of late, I've found myself strangely attracted to that one aisle in our "Main" library, the aisle full of books solely consecrated to the history and theory of art. These books filled with tons of hypnotizing photos and pictures have been my trusty companion during my finals preparation. They managed to elevate my spirits through the agonizing 3 hour study sessions, and I've been hooked on them ever since. Well, hooked on the art in them, that is.
And through the little things that I noticed, like spending a ridiculous time on tumblr searching for baroque churches or commissioning my friend to "look at the marble asses at Louvre" , I've come to the conclusion that classical art has become my main source of inspiration.
Caravaggio - The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, 1601 - 1602
Now, believe it or not, to this day I haven't been to any halloween party. Of course, there has always been the strong craving of spending Halloween in Disneyland, but when you don't get around doing that, you might as well scare people and small children on the public transport with your besties.
At least that's what I did.
I've always wanted to go to a pumpking patch.
So we, me and my babushka, did a bit of an experiment. And I was very pleased that our autumn afternoon shenanigans, that were supposed to be spend in some random park,we actually switched to a pumpkin exhibition instead. Now, I didn't really know that something like this existed in our country, but apparently the Prague Botanic Garden is helding one such event till the 23rd. And so, when we found about it, we didn't waste any more time and flooded the sketchy streets of Troja.
I have to admit, the exhibition was absolutely stunning. There was, of course, a ridiculous amount of all sorts and kinds of pumpkins being displayed, so we just couldn't resist touching every single one of them. Oh and taking so many photos of everything, like the teenage white girl assholes we are.
And the atmosphere of that place! Everything was so colourful, the leaves changing, the skies gray...ugh just beautiful!
However, I guess it wouldn't be a true autumn day without a bit of a rain, so about thirty minutes in to our pumpkin exploration mission, we were forced to leave (read: find the exit) by the heavy pouring. Not to mention that on our way back we almost got lost in a forest...
Oh you silly adventures!
Surely, acting like a sassy disney princess, or straight up Charlotte la Bouff, must be a great defense mechanism! Or so it has been for me, in the last few days. I admit I was always a nerve-wracked pool of emotions, so coming back to school kinda stressed was only natural. But of course, the reality possibly could not be better. My friends and babushkas were all great as I expected, plus I was very surprised at how our professors had already started to treat us like reliable adults. I just sincerely hope that they will continue doing that.
Other than that, the preparations for my b-day party are in full swing! And If I am not going through Pacific Rim fanfiction, doing various papers for school or watching Its Always Sunny, I am probably picking up new disney garlands or pink balloons. Because pink makes everything so much better.
this is how we do it- marzipan strawberries-bathing in unicorn blood-and at night we make rapsberry tarts
an old-ish coordinate-big locker pimpin-diglee ♥
Oh yeah and next time, I promise I´ll do a proper post!
Ok guys, I know I have been slacking off lately. But I can assure you, thats just because I did not have anything really interesting to write about. And also, I have been doing some things to school, since you know, I am going back in 2 days.
But now, the boys are back in town! Well, sorta, at least I have a recent outfit post and some rambles about my personal life. And who would not like to read about that.
Okay okay guys, I know I am getting a bit annoying with all the autumn/fall stuff on my blog, but really, fall couldn´t come soon enough! Especially since theres this post on Temptalia´s blog. Which kind of gave me all the excuses to do this. Just because, I WOULD NEVER DO A BACK TO SCHOOL POST. ugh.
Hello my lovelies, guess what! Today I am finally here to bring you the long awaited (not really) review and some swatch porn of the Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette. But before I get straight into the review, this purchase has a little backstory...
So today I just got a quick fotd post for you since recently I have not been doing that many interesting things but when I got the opportunity to finally go out with my darling babushka Christine I thought I could at least dress up and doll myself up a bit. We were mainly hanging out in the centre and visited a kind of an infamous café here, Krásný Ztráty. It has this "aura" and tons of hype built around it but it just seemed fine to me. I guess my naive self expected something more cosy and intellectual. But they had good frappé though!
Now, for the makeup I actually used my new Too Faced palette for the first time! And dont worry I´ll be doing a separate review on it soon, because honestly, it really deserves one!
Benefit´s Porefessional primer, Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, Dermacol Fix and Perfect powder, Cartrice concealer, Sephora bronzer, Topshop highlighter in Glow, Maybelline Color Tatto eyeshadow in Bad to the Bronze, Too Faced Voulez-Vous eyeshadow in the crease and on the lash line, Maybelline Rocket mascara, Rimmel Apocalips in Apocalyptic
Whee, I am two days late, so I guess thats the right time to do the Monthly favourites thing!
Now its all good and dandy that the autumn season (and also my birthday whee) is just behind the doors, but at the other hand I am really bumped out about going back to school in just a month! Seriously I could be recovering from that school for ages...
On a more pleasant note, I am officially doing my first monthly favourites. And since I recently got some new makeup products, it should be pretty exciting! Of course, this being my first monthly favourites I get the chance to include some older makeup products, that I enjoy using throughout the year as well. I know, fool you once, shame on me. (haha reference).
Do you ever feel like you are a part of the royal family , or an absolute elitist? Sure I do. And I think that was the feeling we all had when we were at a tea party yesterday, to celebrate the sweet sixteen birthday of my dear babushka, Sarah. For the venue, she choosed to take us to the all-too-fancy Chateau Mcely. The place was beautiful, opulent and just made for nomming on little cakes, strolling around and pretending to be fairies and princesses. Well, at least for one day.
And believe me, it was brilliant in every way. We chated, ate, drank and did a bit of photoshoot magic. And also, on the way back we got lost in a little town that we never know existed, but thats a whole other story.
Sometimes my friends compare me to Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby. And I never know if thats a good thing or not. I mean, she is horribly indifferent and kinda cruel, at least in the way that she plays with Gatsby. But Daisy Buchanan is also an innocent and sort of cutesy, childish character.
Nonetheless, her opulent style will probably never stop inspiring me.
Oh my, this heat! What are we going to do with ourselves today, and for the next thirty years!
But no really, I am here craving the crisp autumn weather, but instead I feel like I am here lying in our garden slowly decaying.
Anyway, recently I´ve gone out with two of my favourite babushkas- James Dean and Ann (omg I need to think of some cool nickname for you). Which was of course, amazing. We sat around and chat with Ann at my place and with Johnny I did a decadent "tour de prague" where we almost accidentally stumbled upon the most fascinating bookshop I have ever been to. Its called "Shakespeare a Synové" which is basically just our humble version of the popular Shakespeare and Co. bookshops in Paris and Berlin.
But its only shame I didnt take any photos of that magical place. But I promise, when I come back (and I will, belive me) I´ll try to document it for you.
And for the occasion I wore the outfit That I am about to show you. I was inspired by the elegant and classic nuances of the dandy movement. And it is not a coincidence that I just recently finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray in english so I sought to find some answers and drabble in what just had seemingly ended. And for that purpose, I dived into the book I am holding on the photos.
It is by the french author Daniel Salvatore Schiffer and it is a brilliant essay on the subjet of dandysm and its leading figures throughout the years. It is called "Le Dandysme: La Création De Soi"
Striped blazer-second hand, white lace shirt-Topshop, flower crown-Bershka, high waisted shorts-Topshop, Bag-Camieu, glitter wedges-Rocket Dog
Lately,I have been having this kind of melancholy, autumn-y mood. Well, I guess thats because the weather is not as hot and dreadful. Speaking of hot, I´ve also been listening to this...
(btw if you are on 8tracks.com this song is actually on a mix called "Asian Persuasion", that I think, speaks for itself)
Anyway, today I am actually going out with my friend, so I just thought at least, I could post some fotd post.
And btw, are you excited for the autumn season, as much as I am? Because let me tell you, the beauty fall collections that are gonna be coming out are TO DIE FOR.
Its okay guys, please just dont freak out. I am not like TANNED tanned,and dont get me wrong I still kinda like to look pasty, but I decided to have a pretty sun kissed glow. Well at least on my legs anyway.
