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Hey,

 I. Love. Halloween. So. Much. Though I've never had a proper halloween party, however did have a few when I was a kid, and my mom always dressed me up as Wednesday Addams, probably because  of my long  dark brown hair and the fact that I was a smart ass, just like Wednesday. It's also a really easy look to complete with things you probably already own.
 And as I was so destined to find me and my boyfriend a Halloween party this year, we're going on a small vacation with his family in the weekend all these parties are going on. So it's not going to happen.  *sad*
 But as I have so much spare time, and I'm not really going to see anyone today, I thought it'd be fun to live up to my mom's tradition to dress me up as Wednesday and so here it is. I didn't even have to search for anything as my favorite dress served as a perfect basis for my costume.

 So what I'm wearing: my American Apparel Baby Doll Dress in black, which I'm in love with. Then underneath my dress I wear this black tee with a Peter Pan collar from New Look which I bought ages ago. On my feet I'm wearing my frilly socks from River Island and Clarks. I don't feel like I'm wearing a costume at all, this is something I would put on any day.

 What made me feel dressed up, was the way I did my make up and my hair. I used 'Crave' and 'Faint' of my beloved Naked Basics palette from Urban Decay, which I use daily, however this time I applied these colours a lot heavier, to give everything a gothic-y look. Then I applied some liquid eyeliner from Mac in a small but fat wing, to make my eyes appear wider, and some volumizing mascara.
 My hair was the hardest part, not even joking. I am a clown at doing my hair, the reason why it's always down. So after two days of braiding I was okay with the way it looked and so my look is finished.

 This post is scheduled, so I'm probably playing monopoly with my boyfriend's family at he moment and pretending to be a tiger with his little niece. I might do some last-minute halloween costumes, if I will be able to be serious with that idea.

Love,
Shanna

October Favourites

So I know October isn't really over yet, but I like doing my favorites early, so here they are! Yay! Exclamation marks! Anyway, I've made different groups of stuff I'd like to review in my favorites every month, so I have some beauty products, make up, clothing, random stuff and I'm also showing you my most-played vinyl of the month.

 Starting with beauty. First of all, my favorite scent of all time; Coco Noir. I don't wear it that much in the summertime, because I prefer fruity, flowery scents in the warmer months, but now it's getting colder again I'm loving the musky scent of this perfume. It makes me feel elegant at daytime and sexy ( oh no she didn't) in the evening.  

 VASELINE. My lips are absolute hell in the winter. They get so chapped up and I can't wear any lipstick because it just looks horrible. So Vaseline, preferably in the Aloe Vera version, is something that's always in my bag now that it's getting colder. I've learned from previous years, okay.

 My skin has been really nice to me the last couple of months. It's been so calm and moisturized by itself, so I haven't been using a lot of skin care products. To give it just a little boost, I got Lush's Angels On Bare Skin, which saved my life when I just hit puberty. It's a really soft scrub and it smells like lavender and baby fairies, so I'll be using this to give my face just that extra love it deserves.

 I might be late with this but I just needed the NAKED Basics palette so much. I really don't like heavy eyeshadows, and I prefer neutrals over anything. The normal palette was a bit too much for me though; I knew I'd only use the matte colours in it. My mom bought me this at Sephora when she was in Rome, because Sephora left The Netherlands. Grr. But I'm really glad I have this and it contains all the shades I need in my life.

 So as I love neutral eyeshadows, my lips I prefer as dark as possible ( or naked as well). So I picked up Mac Diva in September, to go a little darker than my Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick in Passion. Mac Diva is a gorgeous matte dark red, and I've been wearing it nonstop lately. ( Which is why I didn't show you the lipstick itself. It looks horrible and attacked. )

 I hated not being able to find a lovely nail varnish in Lilac. They were all OR greyish OR too dark. Yes, I get picky when it comes to my favourite colours. But Lilacism from Essie is just the perfect shade and goes so well with my all-black outfits ( which I wear almost everyday).

 SO ALL MY FRIENDS WENT TO SEE JOHN MAYER LAST NIGHT AND I WAS NOT THERE. So I listened to his 'Where the light is' vinyl, which was so expensive but it is one of the best vinyls I own. I love this live set, so I didn't even regret not getting a ticket for his concert at. all. ( No I'm joking. I do. So much. Someone get me a ticket for tonight's show. Or tomorrow's. Pleaaaase.)

 For the random section of this month, I wanted to talk about my obsession with Moleskine notebooks. Actually I don't want to talk about my obsession with Moleskine notebooks. They're kind of pricey and you can write on anything but the paper is so soft  you know. And the design is flawless. So I've been using a blank paper one for poems and drawings for a long time now ( left) and I loved it so much that I decided to get a diary as well. The layout of the pages is perfect and I never miss an appointment again! ( I suck at advertising stuff. But it is true; the paper just makes me want to write on it, so I do plan everything in.)

 And I'm sorry to talk about Pokémon again. It's just been a really big thing in my life lately. I love the new game so my little brother's 3DS has been in my pocket for the past two weeks. I've just been using it a lot. It's probably the reason why I haven't been reading a lot of books lately. Next month, there will probably be a book in it's place in my pocket.

To finish it off, my favorite clothing items of the month. My American Apparel Riding Pants, which I've shown you in my first outfit post, have been my leg savers. I confess to be a skirt girl, but tights just get too cold on some days. The riding pants are so soft and the material really keeps me warm, so they are one pair of good pants.

 My white blouse from Monki, is the perfect white blouse for me. I really don't like pointy collars, and most blouses have those. So when I saw this one I just had to get it and I love wearing it on it's own or underneath a sweater on colder days.

 So thank you so much for reading my first favourites post, I'll post one of these every month if you guys want me to.

Love,

Shanna

Meow

Hey,

Was kind of surprised by the amount of views my first post got, but it did give me a lot of motiviation to go on with this. I've had a really busy weekend tho, it had been my boyfriend's birthday and he celebrated it on sunday. And the night before I went to Amsterdam Dance Event's Noisia Invites party in Amsterdam with my two best friends. So I had little time for anything else.
 Here's my second outfit post though! Last week I received a lovely package from Asos, because I had been shopping at 1 AM, which always ends up in sending half the package back and keeping the things I'd just thrown in my basket because I thought they were cute. And useless. But reaaallly cute.

 That's why I got these CAT SOCKS FROM LAZY OAF and they are by far the best thing in my life. I love their little faces and oh-my-god they have ears. I thank my half-sleeping self for getting these cuties. ( They have ears and catfaces ) ( EARS AND CATFACES) ( socks with ears and catfaces).
 If I could only wear these socks in an outfit post, I would. But I'm also wearing my Denim Circle Skirt from American Apparel in a mint green colour. I'm not much of a colour person, but lilac and mint green I just can't resist, if paired with black though. I tucked in my basic black shirt from Monki and on my feet I got my standard Vans Authenthics.

I haven't been fully honest. I could've posted more, a lot more. But I was kind of busy with really important things like cuddling my Eevee to get it to evolve into a Sylveon. And getting way too excited about the new fairy type and my way too pretty team ( Espeon, Delcatty and Sylveon, I am one stylish trainer). I even bought the Pokémon X and Y guidebook, which also made my boyfriend really happy.

So I'm just going to claim some cuddles now, have a lovely week!

Shanna

Hey

 If you'd count all the times I've started a blog on your fingers, you'll need some extra hands. I can blame my quitting on school, my 'social life', but the fact is; I really suck at keeping things up. I'm really good at finishing what I've started, but a blog is never really finished, you know?

 What I'm trying to say here is that I have nothing to blame if I want to quit. I'm taking a gap year, and my friends didn't so I basically have no school and little social contact. Sounds sad, but I kind of like it.

 So let's just get right into it. I found it a good idea to start with one of my favorite kind of outfits. Nothing too special and way too comfortable. I'm not going out today because the weather is almost forcing me to stay inside. Might have to walk my dog a few times, so that's why I chose some waterproof, 'I'll-seriously-destroy-your-car-if-you-drive-straight-through-a-puddle-so-I-get-even-more-soaked-than-I-already-am' Doc Martens.

 I covered my legs in my holy American Apparel Riding Pants. They seriously feel like I'm wearing sweat pants and they give me the look of actually participating in sports ( whilst I'm actually laying in bed all day).

 To complete this in-credibly chic look, I put on a shirt from Monki which I bought last week with a 25% off everything coupon (!) , and like a lot of clothes they sell, it's a little wide and short, but I love this fit.

 To finish everything off, on my nails I'm wearing Essie's Lilacism, which I'm addidcted to ( mainly because it's the exact same colour as my phone case), and on my lips I put some of Mac's Velvet Teddy, my ultimate 'my lips but better' lipstick. 

So this was my first post, really hoped you liked it. I'm hopping back to bed and will continue playing Pokémon X. Yes I am addicted.

Love,

Shanna