Flatlay Skills and Birthday Thoughts

because of the lack of outfit pictures and the fact that this still is supposed to be a fashion blog first, i decided to share some of my instagram pictures and flatlays with you.

i LOVE flatlays, lately i'm quite obsessed with them, so what could be more reasonable than to learn how to do them myself. first it was quite tricky to find the right place with the best lighting etc, but then i found out that i have the perfect light on my bed in the afternoon. and cause i'm working from home as a freelancer i can make some free time every now and then and practice.

i have so many beautiful stuff, fashion and accessories, that i want to share with you! but i still have the problem that i have no one to take pictures of me, so this is the best way. there will still be outfit posts, this is just another way to embrace my love for fashion and photography.
some of the pictures are taken by my (crappy old) phone, some with my nikon SLR camera.

here you see some of the items i got for my birthday last week. i turned 29 on tuesday and had a wonderful day with my family. now it's just one year till the big 30.
but hey, i have no problem with getting older. as 40 is the new 30 and growing up with sex and the city, i always looked forward and enjoyed looking back and laughing about the silly mistakes i made when i was younger. 
i grew up the last couple of years, and i would never ever want to be 18 again.
i love the advantages of being mature, i've grown through my experiences and yes, also through my mistakes. i learned to forgive, to love myself and go for the things i want. and the most important, i know who i am and what i want. at least most of the time^^

and what i really wanted were this prada sunnies! (haha, jaja, nice bridge, i know^^)
my mum got them for me for my birthday and they arrived some weeks ago. we ordered them online cause it was quite impossible to get them in store. even the prada store was out of stock, and after some research we found them with a good discount online.

since i'm looking for a new wallet for quite a while now i was really happy to find this jobis wallet on sale at tkmaxx, which my father got for me, just like the bag that was a sale find at mango.

the other presents were a lovely sisley sweater i got from my brother and a DKNY bra from my sister.  
oh and my favorite chocolate which just came out in germany, lindt intense with strawberry. i first tried it in paris and was on the hunt ever since! my lovely sister found it at karstadt. if you see it give it a try!

how do you feel about getting older? is it just me who gets excited about it? 

Avocado Pasta

this deliciousness is for all the avocado lovers out there, and for those who doesn't want to spend hours in the kitchen to cook a healthy meal. it's whole grain pasta with a creamy avocado sauce.
yepp, avocado sauce. ok, let's get started!

what you'll need for 3-4 servings:

• 300g whole grain pasta
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1/2 cup milk of choice
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt & pepper
• garlic (fresh or powder)
• fresh basil
• optional: grated parmesan cheese (skip for vegan version)

what to do:

cook pasta in salted water for 9-10 minutes.
blend avocado, milk, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic and basil until its a creamy paste. add grated parmesan cheese and serve with warm pasta.


you see how easy it is? if you want you can add some sun dried tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes or cashew nuts.

Guten Appetit! (bon appétit!)

Easy Styling

and finally a new outfitpost. i'm still absolutely into effortless style, give me a ripped jeans and a plain shirt and i'm happy! i just combine it with some accessories and messy hair to make it extra cool, like these silver mirrored sunglasses and snakeskin slipons. 
i'm still head over heel into slipons (well, to be correct head over no heel...ok ok, i made that bad joke already before, but i couldn't resist^^), i have to stop myself from buying more and more. 


trench, shirt, jeans, slipons - h&m
bag - zara
sunglasses, belt - vintage

Smoothie Deluxe

haven't been here for a while, in fact almost 2 month! i could bore you with excuses and reasons, but i rather just go ahead and share this deliciousness with you.

i called it smoothie deluxe, cause it's a flamboyant smoothie topped with granola, fruits, yoghurt, goji berries and bee pollen. here is what you need:

for the smoothie

• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (or any milk)

now blend until smooth. you'll get a consistency somewhere between ice cream and smoothie.

top with granola or oats, fresh chopped fruits (i had 1 doughnut peach, 1 apricot and some mango) and plain yoghurt. i topped it with goji berries and bee pollen for some extra deliciousness!

whats your favorite breakfast? are you on team sweet or team savory?