Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Inspiration: Just a Teenage Dirtbag baby...


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Honoring your preferences in every situation is the only way I currently know to find my voice among all those influences trying to get to us. You deserve to have anything in your life the way you wanted, but sometimes it can seem impossible, because of the popularity of the so-called "role models". It seems that to be the one that loves certain celebrity most, you have to copy them and ultimately make them your role model. I personally don't think that love equals imitation. It is possible loving someone and wanting to be your own self as that is exactly what all those "role models" out there are doing. They are just being themselves, and that is exactly the best lesson I can try to teach you this month. 

Ser fiel a mi gusto, en todo momento, es la única forma que a día de hoy conozco para encontrar mi voz entre todas esas influencias que nos rodean. Hay que darse cuenta de algo muy básico: nos merecemos vivir la vida a nuestra manera. Sin embargo, algo que a nivel teórico parece una afirmación evidente, al traspasarlo al plano práctico, tiene un recorrido corto. La popularidad de los "modelos a seguir" está llegando a niveles ridículos en los que la competición por quien quiere más a su ídolo, deja la individualidad en un segundo- o tercer- plano. Personalmente, no creo que querer o mejor dicho, admirar a alguien sea igual a imitar constantemente a esa persona. Yo creo en querer, por supuesto que sí, pero querer sin cambiar quién soy. Precisamente, esos "modelos a seguir" son llamativos por ser ellos mismos y con imitación, no hacemos otra cosa que alejarnos de se seguir su auténtico ejemplo.

 "You deserve to be who you are, so always choose what YOU want"

When I first thought of including all the inspiration boards I normally make and have in my phone or computer in my blog it felt so personal that I knew it was the right choice and the ideal way of facing this new project of mine. I want Shine On to be a reflection of me, Andrea. Since I have so much to choose, from the contents to who I want my contributors to be, I need to go for exactly what I want. Sounds obvious, right? Well,  why we don't we try to do the same and be the editors of our lives?

Cuando me plantee publicar mis "Inspitation Boards", que normalmente están en mi teléfono o en mi ordenador, supe que ese era el camino que quería tomar para "Shine On". En mi mente no cabe otra posibilidad diferente a un reflejo de mi misma. Parece fácil ser editora de un blog, pero cuando eres consciente de la cantidad de decisiones que tienes que tomar, desde los contenidos hasta quiénes quieres que contribuyan en tu proyecto, te das cuenta de que no es así. Así que mi criterio siempre se basa en elegir exactamente lo que quiero. ¿Parece obvio, no? Pues os propongo algo: ser los editores de vuestra propia vida.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Christmas & The City

Christmas Palma

Me and one of my closest friends went for a morning out to explore the best shopping areas in our beautiful home town, Palma de Mallorca. But no morning out will be complete without our very favourite teas- Wild berries for me and iced tee for Marga. If you are in the mood for an amazing tea, Capuccino is your place.

Ayer me fui con una de mis amigas a explorar las mejores áreas de shopping the nuestra ciudad natal, Palma de Mallorca. Pero antes de empezar nuestra ajetreada mañana, hicimos una parada en Capuccino para tomar un té de frutas del bosque y un té helado, en el caso de Marga. Si buscáis un sitio dónde tomar un té de lo más exquisito, os lo recomendamos. Nosotras mismas nos dejamos ver por ahí muy a menudo.
Christmas Palma


Maybe, it is just me but fewer things in life I love more than a morning out in the city to relax. I love finding new places and carrying my camera with me, so that I can capture everything and bring it to my lovely readers #ILoveYou



Igual soy yo, pero hay pocas cosas que a mí me relajen tanto como una vuelta de buena mañana por la ciudad. Me gusta encontrar nuevas tiendas y llevar la cámara conmigo para poder mostrar por aquí todo lo que encuentro, en exclusiva para vosotros.
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This is one of my favourite little corners it has Louis Vuitton and Uterqüe. I personally thing it is a must visit for fashionistas. On out way there, we were talking about how despite being such a little corner it is so incredibly eye catching.

Este es uno de nuestros rincones favoritos de la ciudad. De hecho de camino a él, lo iba comentando con Marga. A pesar de ser un rinconcito pequeño está cuidado al detalle para ser visualmente muy 
atractivo.


Christmas Palma 2013


Talking about window displays, this one is from Loewe and could not be more eye catching. We had trouble to take a picture because of the amount of people that stopped in front of it to watch such a piece of artwork. I really loved how they gave the main role to a such little piece like a scarf, just by repeating the dotted print on the main elements of the display.

Hablando de efectos visuales, nos topamos con un escaparate especialmente original de la mano de Loewe. De hecho, tardamos bastante en poder tomar una simple foto porque no paraba de pasar gente y quedarse mirando este llamativo elefante con el  pañuelo. Me gustó muchísimo como conseguían darle protagonismo a algo tan pequeño como un pañuelo en un escaparate tan grande, repitiendo motivos del pañuelo a lo largo del escaparate, los lunares.


Christmas Palma 2013


Here is my beautiful friend, Marga who was my photographer along with her boyfriend. Special thanks to both of you :)


Aquí tenéis a mi preciosa amiga, la cual fue mi fotógrafa del día junto a su novio. ¡Mil gracias desde aquí a los dos!

   
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Last but not least I wanted to show you this little but absolutely stunning decòr shop, that has the most stunning unique pieces in this town. When you walk in it you feel the ecclectic mix of different vibes and styles,which for some reason, works together. It was one of our favourite places that we visited yesterday.

Y por último, pero no por eso menos importante, nos topamos con una tienda de decoración de lo más especial y acogedora. Cuando entras, te llama la atención la variedad de estilos y ambientes que recrean en un espacio relativamente reducido. Lo bien que encajaban a pesar de su disparidad era realmente inspirador. Fue uno de nuestros favoritos de los que visitamos ayer.

Red coat/ Abrigo rojo: Mango (similar), Blue Beanie/ Gorrito azul : Accesorize (similar), black boots/ botas: Mustang (similar) Basic Grey Sweater/ Jersey : stradivarious ( similar) Scarf/ Pañuelo: Zara ( Similar)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Diary of a college girl: Exam morning and beloved good spotts in the library

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                    (Me in the cafeteria aka. the land of croissants)


7.00
-" I am so fab! Check out I am blonde, I am skinny, I am rich and a little bit of a bitch"
Thank you Gaga, it is lovely waking up to your incredibly uplifting new tunes, but no I am not that fab. Trust me. At least not this early in the morning.
I leave in a Mediterranean island. Yes, you can go ahead and picture an amazing day laying at the beach, but not quite this time of the year, because it is so effin' cold in the morning I literally have to run to the kitchen and pray for my body to quickly adapt to not being cuddled in my amazing warm paradise, aka my bed.
Lately, I have been channeling my inner Rachel Zoe and having a Ba-nana for breakfast because it is supposed to help me to focus. Yeah right... Let me tell you something nutritionists out there, I am a daydreamer, I am always out of focus. No banana is going to change that...

At about 7.20 ( yes I do take my lovely time to have beakfast) I go and create a classy outfit ( goodness this  can take me forever sometimes). Get myself all dolled up, just because I have no Dorota to do it for me- hopefully someday I will. And finally at about 8 o'clock I am ready to go to class.


9.00
 Meeting my bestie Lily and heading to the library. Don't get your hopes up, because my VIP computer spot at the library will be re-conquered again next semester, shout out to the short black hair do' girl that I have seen twice sitting there. That place was my second home during final exams week last school year. Lucky you that I have fewer classes this semester, enjoy while you can my love.


10.15
 After playing human tetris game because the professor was not so sure about how to avoid cheating (Professor, if you are reading this, don't waste your time) we start the feared exam. Honestly, I expected it to be way worse, but those from the other group had it in multiple choice. Are you kidding me? Freaking easy multiple choice cannot be compared with our not so hard but still not easy exam. For those of you who read me and are not yet in college pay attention to what I am going to tell you right now: College is not easy, but with the right professors it can be a way smoother ride. Do your research!


Friday, November 29, 2013

OOTD: A Prep Life

Lately I have been really into doing different mixes with textures and colours in my outfits. So I thought that it was a good idea to bring you an outfit that represented well all the experimenting I have been doing this week.

Últimamente, he estado experimentando con nuevas mezclas de colores y texturas en mis outfits y he pensado que sería una buena idea traeros un outfit que reflejara mis experimentos de esta semana...


















Sin título #19
Madewell flannel shirt
€58 - madewell.com


Jonathan Aston socks
€18 - riverisland.com


Red flared skirt
€12 - newlook.com


Cole Haan stretch riding boots
€170 - colehaan.com


Blue nile jewelry
€26 - bluenile.com



 Boots/ Botas: Unisa ( similar ) ( similar) Skirt/ Falda: Stradivarious ( similar ) Tartan shirt/ Camisa tartán: Zara ( similar ) ( similar) Calcetines altos/ High socks: Stradivarious ( similar) Charm Bracelet/ Pulsera con charm: Padel d'luxe ( similar charm

Shooting Playlist/ ¿Qué escuchaba durante el shooting?

 "Lightning" - Alex Goot

 Anahi - Quiero

Demi Lovato - Neon Lights




Friday, May 3, 2013

Blogger Diaries section gets its own blog? WHAT?!

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Hi Dolls! I am here with exciting news. Do you know the "Blogger Diaries" section that every Friday premieres with a new chapter? Well its getting its own blog, or better said Tumblr. You can check out today's new episode in this link: http://theandreadiaries.tumblr.com/
But why has this change taken place? Basically, because I wanted to write more and the writer in me was jumping to tell you stories, but not just any story: Andrea Diaries. A real life based diary with a touch of fiction, so that I can make it more interesting at times. Follow me on tumblr, please! I will let you know here everytime I update as well!

Hola a todos/as! Hoy os traigo nuevas noticias, ya que la sección de los viernes en las que os contaba mi vida como blogger, va a tener su propio tumblr que es una especie de blog. Aquí os dejo el link: http://theandreadiaries.tumblr.com/ Está escrito en inglés y es una mezcla entre diario realidad y ficción. Como algunos ya sabéis, me encanta escribir y la Candance Bushnell en mí necesitaba su propio espacio. Seguidme en tumblr. Adicionalmente, yo os iré avisando a través de este blog cada vez que actualice ;)

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