Weekend GetAway Travel Essentials

As summer is slowly approaching, the desire to just get away for a few day seems more and more appealing. I recently teamed up with HomeAway to put together a list of my top 5 travel essentials.

The first thing that I immediately thought about was sunscreen and how important it is, to take care of your skin. Although it sounds trivial, you'd be surprised about the number of people that forget to bring sunscreen to the beach.
Another essential of mine are portable chargers. If you are the proud owner of an iPhone, than you'd probably suffered from low battery anxiety more than once. Portable chargers fit in most bags as they are quite compact and they'll save the day!
If you want to avoid having to throw half used bottles of conditioner and shampoo away because you overpacked by the end of your stay, I'd highly recommend buying travel-sized lotions. They can be found in the aisle of most supermarkets or drugstores and also only cost a fraction of the full-sized product. Personally, I find buying travel-sized products really exciting because you get to try out new products that you may not have bought before.
I always bring a canvas tote bag with me. They can be found in almost every store and will save your holiday in case you overpack! Moreover, you don't have to worry about them breaking or getting dirty as they can easily be put into the washing machine.
Lastly, a perfect get away is not complete without a good book! I find that I get a lot more reading done during my time away, than I would have at home. A current favourite of mine is Girl on the Train!
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I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll be back with more fashion related content ASAP xx

Valentine's Wishlist*

1. Beckett, Black Glasses, 2. DBXDS Neckerchief, 3. Suede Hat, 4. CDG Peek-A-Boo Canvas Sneakers, 5. Rowley Eyewear, Miss Z Sunglasses, 6. Orseund Iris, Leather Neck Tie, 7. Fleur du Mal, Lace Triangle Bra, 8. Redone, Jeans

As Valentine's Day is only a few more days away (so is the discounted chocolate yay!), I put together a small Valentine's Day wishlist. All the articles on this wishlist were carefully chosen from the new website "Shopspring". Shopspring gives their users a great opportunity to shop a great variety of brands in one place. The products featured in the wishlist are part of their accessories page and are linked below the picture.

Not being blessed with a 20/20 vision has its perks as there are more accessories to shop for! However, those trendy pilot glasses can be worn by pretty much everyone. Just pop in some window glasses and you're good to rock this 70's inspired accessory! Another favourite of mine are bandanas and neck ties! They are a perfect neck accessory for when you're not feeling like wearing a necklace but still want to look like you've had your outfit planned all along.

A Valentine's Wishlist is not complete without a sexy piece of lingerie. Whether it'd be to surprise your significant other after a romantic meal or just for yourself. A girl gotta treat herself! I picked out this lace triangle bra from Fleur du Mal, as it goes perfectly with the Valentine's theme. Additionally, this can be styled under a white V-Neck shirt

A major shoe crush of mine right now are those Comme Des Garçons x Converse sneakers! Personally, I believe that sneakers should be in everyone's wardrobe as they go with pretty much everything.

To finish this Wishlist off, I picked everyone's favourite denim jeans. Those Shop Redone jeans look effortlessy cool!  They are the perfect cut and colour and the fact that they are genuine vintage Levis jeans just add to their effortless cool vibe!

You've got the Love | a festival inspired OOTD

Greetings everyone! It's been quite some time since I last updated you on my daily antics to say the least. But let's not get into this now and talk about the amazigness that is COACHELLA 2015, shall we? I've always been a big festival enthusiast (in fact my love for festival goes as far as travelling abroad for the sake of going to one), so it goes without saying that I woke up in the middle of the night to watch the Coachella live stream (damn you time zones!). I was pretty excited for Clean Bandit, as they always put on an amazing show + their songs are catchy as hell! Another favourite of mine was Tyler, the Creator, to whom I've been listening to since I was 14. Although he might not be everyone's cup of tea, his performances never fail to amaze me. And of course, let's not forget about Drake who closed Weekend 1 of Coachella! Of course, the amazing live performances are not only things that make headlines! It's the lot of celebrities papped dancing along to the music, attending events and socialising that often score the cover page of various gossip magazines. The best part about this you ask? The huge amount of outfit shots we get! Although I have to say I'm not too keen on the "let's-appropriate-other-peoples'-cultures-for-the-sake-of-looking-edgy" trend, the outfits seen at Coachella are on another level!

Watching all these amazing artists perform live, made me wish I was part of this unforgettable weekend. In honour of Coachella, I put together this simple festival inspired outfit! This is definitely something I would see myself wearing at a festival! The floaty trousers are perfect for a music festival, since they don't get in the way whilst dancing and jumping around (unlike the oh so stylish but probably not so festival appropriate maxi skirts). I picked these ones up from the H&M x Coachella collection. I was quite impressed with their collection and would definitely recommend it to you! I got the lace bralet from the underwear section at H&M but I think it could definitely pass as a top. Funnily enough, the kimono and the hat are also from H&M, I swear I did not do this on purpose! I also went with a pair of classic Ray-Ban sunglasses, to keep away the sun! Although I am not wearing shoes in those pictures, I would go with either a pair of trainers or some boots. 

Who was your favourite act at Coachella? Let me know in the comments down below!

I hope you enjoyed this post! I will see you very soon with a new post!