Wardrobe I

 

In the very first outfit post I present you a clashing snake and paisley whose conflict is prevented thanks to military green working as peace corps. The jacket was mentioned here, the dress mentioned here and boots mentioned also here. 

This dress was a very cheap flea market buy but stayed in the closet forever due to weird length issues. This asymmetric cut was a breakthrough and as it's been popping out more and more frequently everywhere so I guess comes spring we’ll all be mermaids. It's the easiest DIY there can be plus you get the great effect from it since the longer part of the skirt flies when you walk even without the wind, just cue music in your head..

Oh, and for the nails must-see-this. Just be careful it's addictive, I spent the whole afternoon sniffing nail polish and the colours almost started mixing on their own...

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Not a Monday

This week I decided to skip the Monday. Not that I didn’t work, I worked. Just left it alone, without the usual I hate Monday stuff. My Monday afternoon became an extension of the weekend. I sat down with a cup of tea (or coffee, optional), a blanket and a few of my favourite online magazines.

And don’t get me wrong I am the one for books in my hands and on my shelves but I am never the one for extreme opinions and attitudes. These are magazines made by such great creative people and when I read them I feel that I’d have so much to talk about with those lovely guys (ladies). And the plus is that even though I live far away from where they’re made, I can read them without spending a dime (which makes more money for books (or shoes)). So for a bit of fashion, books, design, music and everything else we want to know, just read on.

First, the Motif magazine because there you can read an interview with one of my favourite bloggers Kristen on femininity:

Then the one that Jana (also one of my favourite bloggers) wrote about - Rue with its one year anniversary issue:

And just one more (you don’t have to read them all today, guys)- Matchbook magazine. And I've found this one myself (proud). It has been founded by two friends last february, comes out monthly, and I've read every single one. This month they have a very special cover girl. Trust me you won’t regret it:

Enjoy!

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Crackling

As I was walking down the street last week in a window of a small beauty store I saw a sign ’Crackling Nail Polish’. What a marketing genius I thought!

Imagine the machinery working in my head at that moment. All the little hamsters running and the following question forming: how could I benefit from a bottle of crackling nail polish? What else could I have imagined than myself in a long magical dress, my hair redder than ever, walking down the street followed by the crackling sound. People around are struck with disbelief. Where does that sound come from, her nails!?

Crackling sound, sighs of disbelief, people fainting. Aaah, the magic of the crackling nail polish! And ideally there would also be some light effects, like fireworks or lightning, colour coordinated with my dress or shoes or hair, of course, or everything.

Unfortunately, I know I’m not getting any crackling. At best I get crackle nail polish so I won’t have to do my nails for a while after doing the dishes I can just play it cool even though I miss have of my nail polish. And for the crackling sound I’ll have to work on it myself.

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At the End of the Universe

What does Salvador Dali have in common with Douglas Adams and a black cat with a white spot on the tip of his tail?

Me.

There is a Salvador Dali Corner in Belgrade. I’d say it’s a prime real estate spot. Dali’s corner - my home, first neighbour – Amélie Poulain, air conditioning – blue propeller.

And the pet? What should you do if a black cat with a white tip of the tail crosses your path? Adopt it. It should be the opposite of bad luck, right? And I should know about black cats. Though it might work the opposite way for me since I raised one black cat, and passed two exams thanks to black cat magic. But as far as I’m concerned only cat physics applies to Dali’s corner.

In the end, prime spot on the book shelf - five separate books of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* from 1980. So far I only have one of those 5, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Long time ago I found all five but didn’t have the money to buy them. I wasn’t even aware they used to be published separately and I felt so bad that I couldn’t buy them. Last year I found this one part at the Belgrade Book Fair** and that was the start of a mission – I shall have them all, sooner or later, and only then will my mansion at the Dali’s corner become a perfect home.

*I consider this book best book in the world and it will get a separate post

**Belgrade Book Fair happens once a year and it’s even more important than my birthday, it also gets a separate post

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