I've been sick with the flu for some days now, which makes for a very uncharming runny nose and a raspy voice (which is just perfect, because I have to sing at this Christmas-thingy at school Friday and I'm not sure my throat will be completely okay by then). The Christmas mood hasn't really kicked in yet - probably due to the fact that the only thing I've only been able to do for the past two days is lie on the couch and moan - but I already made pictures before I got sick:
It's my new dress! I'd been looking for a floaty, pale pink dress for some time, but after trying on a few I decided pale pink looks too much like my skin tone; in other words, it makes me look like I'm wearing a naked suit. So I settled with pale purple and then this dress showed up at Forecast, the store where I work - so I even got 30% off! The brand is Object and it was originally €40,- (so, like, €28,- or something for lucky me).
I don't ever wear only black. Whenever I put on something black, I feel the urge to immediately throw on something light and colorful to avoid the i'm-going-to-a-funeral-look. But I do think all-black is quite a powerful look as long as you mix different textures (in this case a wool cardigan, lace top and velvet skirt).
Finding a winter coat is one of the hardest things there is. You'll probably end up wearing it for twenty-five weeks straight, so it has to be warm, comfortable, non-annoying (a wild pattern tends to get on your nerves if you have to wear it every single day), and of course, pretty. After my last boring 'everyday coat' finally died (the inside was shredded and the pockets were tearing), the quest for a new coat had started, but only last week did I finally find one. I really wanted a black one, but H&M only had this one in my size in white and grey, and so I settled for white. The fur collar is removeable, but I actually quite like it - it's exceptionally soft and now I don't have to wear a scarf any more. Plus, fur is classy, right?
My grandmother gave me this necklace when I was little, and I recently decided I was old enough to not lose it or break it while wearing it (it's gold, and I used to be one of those children who break or tear or smudge everything they wear - white clothes, for example, were forbidden to me until age 12). It's a little engraved locket and I pretty much adore it, and I'll be wearing it a lot I guess, even though I'm not a jewelry person.
...and it's wet and cold outside! I'm in a constant state of exhaustion, which seems to be a direct result of the weather, and so I haven't wanted to get off my comfortable couch and throw off my blanket in order to make outfit photos. What I have done is find a lot of new music, and that's as good as anything to post on a blog, I guess! So here we go:
Esser - Headlock
Two years ago, I was very much into this song, which was a minor hit back then. I kept hearing this song at work and it reminded me of Thou Shalt Always Kill. I love the British accent, the lyrics (ooh, you got me in a right state, you got me messing up all my moves) and the electronic bleeping music in the background.
Celtic Woman - Carol of the Bells
I was meaning to do another post of my favourite, non-cheesy Christmas songs and put this one in, but it's too perfect; whenever I listen to it, I think of Harry Potter movies and snow-covered roofs and cinnamon-scented candles, ideal Christmas bliss!
Nouvelle Vague - Ça Plane Pour Moi
This is one of my all-time favourite songs covered by one of my all-time favourite bands. That's all.
Muse - I Belong To You
Matt Bellamy's French is terrible, so when he starts crooning the French chanson part and says réponds like "ree-ponts" I can't help but cringe and say the right pronounciation very loudly inside my head (I'm some sort of language purist maybe?). But other than that, I love Muse and this song is epic.
Yael Naim - Toxic
I saved the best for last: Yael Naim's cover of Britney's Toxic is my very favourite song at this moment. It's, of course, much better than the original. It's also dream-like, the lyrics suddenly seem to have a much deeper meaning, and the whole song makes me want to fall in love with a venomous person, which I've never wanted before, so that's good right?
