Shorter

Well, you will surely notice... Here we go, I had my hair cut.

I really had to have it cut as the ends were thinning so much that I felt whatever's hanging down from my head is not my hair at all, it doesn't belong to me.
My hairdresser added that it's lucky I don't have feelings like that about - say - my left arm.

I assure you I'm not that weird. :P

I'm not sure I mentioned it before but Marilyn Monroe is an absolute hero-icon-imaginary friend of mine. That's why I received this t-shirt as a present last Christmas and although I love it, I find it really difficult to style. For one thing, it's so odd to have a face on your chest - it moves and contorts and just looks, well, odd. I also had a problem with its colours, so today I thought I'd add both red and pink accessories to it, and see what happens... So I have pink and red flowers in my hair, a red belt and red bra-strap, and I totally forgot to take a picture of my pink shoes. Anyway, you get the idea. :)

I'm sort of blurry here as the next second I totally fell out if the picture. :)

Wearing: Zara trousers, gifted top, my sister's belt, H&M flowers, Women's Secret bra.

Freedom

What can I say? Enjoy the last bit of summery warmth - and freedom!
(This includes wearing the same skirt every day if you want.)

Thank you for the great pictures, Boyfriend!:)

The Lucky Winner Is...

Hello Everyone! First of all, sorry for my abscence from the blog world, I haven't had time to look around your blogs for a while - real life got in the way. :)

But I have some happy news! Our highly trained monkey drew the name of the giveaway winner!
(I promise the monkey didn't peep, she's very well trained and a honest type anyway.)

Yes, it's lovely Nikki! Thank you Nikki for entering and for tweeting about the giveaway - as your fourth entry won you the prizes! :)

Redheads Unite - The Ginger Diaries Guest Post

I'm guestposting over at The Ginger Diaries, Nikki's lovely blog, while she's enjoying her holiday - unfortunately not in New York, as she had planned. However, Paris seems like a wonderful destination too! Head over there if you'r interested in this strange jacket I'm wearing... And bon voyage, Nikki!

P.S.: Last chance to enter my giveaway, Lovely Readers! Have a go, you still have a day! :)

Being Watched

How curvy is too curvy? For comfort, that is. For me, this dress on its own makes me look definitely too curvy for me to feel comfortable walking down the street.

They say that if you’ve got it, flaunt it. However, not only do I have a sizeable and well-rounded rear, I also have sizeable and well-rounded fears of… well, lusty stares. I much prefer when men look at me and feel intrigued by how I look, rather than them being openly reminded of what shapes are underneath my clothes.

I also firmly believe that allure is not necessarily connected to how figure-hugging your dresses are, or how short are your shorts. Sexualising yourselves definitely makes heads turn toward you, but are they the right heads?

There defintely is a dividing line between flirty and slutty, but I think it’s at a different place for each of us. I’m happy to enjoy admiring looks from cute guys, (it’s OK, my Boyfriend is not the jealous type :). For me that’s the dividing line: I wear clothes that inspire looks that make me feel proud, but I don't dress to inspire looks that would make me blush.

What about you? How comfortable are you showing off your curves? How do you feel about stares, catcalls or whistles? 

Wearing: 

Dress: Gift, (I’d love to have a dress with a lovely big sailor collar… But as I haven’t run into one yet, I turned a very simple dress into a sailor-y one with the help of a little scarf.) Shoes: Vagabond, Drapey thing: Chinese shop, Silk scarf: second hand, 

Belt: H&M, Watch: second hand from a small watchmaker

Bookends - Special Topics

The truth is I probably spend the same amount on books as on clothes. I'd love to share some of the books I read and like with you - my first go was the One-Minute Book Review in the sidebar, but I decided to try something different. How best to incorporate book reviews into a style blog? Hmm, dressing up inspired by the book in question didn't seem like a bad idea... So let's give it a try!

Here’s my first subject; Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl, a book that I got browsing through my favourite second hand bookshop in Budapest, the Red Bus.

The book has nothing whatsoever to do with physics (luckily, I hasten to add, because then I wouldn’t understand much of it). It’s more a coming-of-age story, but one that’s infused with a dark murder mystery with a really unexpected twist.

The main character, Blue grows up travelling through the US with his academic father, listening to audiobooks and discussing modern philosophy, but when they settle down for her senior year and she makes the aquaintance of an intriguing teacher and a group of students she hangs out with, Blue’s life begins to change. First it only seems like she’s settling into the role of an everyday tormented teenager with boys and booze on her mind, but it turns out there are more secrets and lies around her than the ones she's spinning herself....

This book is more than what you’d expect – I never imagined the range of emotions I went through while reading it, especially towards the end. It’s definitely not a teenage romance, and you come to realise this while your uneasiness continues to grow page by page… As I read on I felt more and more darkness creeping into the story, that's why I accented my innocent, rosy dress with everything black. It’s just like when you think a book is going to be a cat, then it turns out to be a black leopard. Still elegant but much more ravenous. Then you’re caught on the adrenaline and unable to put the book down. I’ve warned you!

Wearing: Dress: Orsay, Belt and bracelets: H&M, Leggings: chinese shop, 

Shoes: Vagabond, Necklace: Handmade from beads from Ghana.

Read it if:

-       You like main characters who are clever and slightly sarcastic, and girls who stand up for themselves

-       You like characters who have their faults and follies, and dislike "good against bad" stories

-       You don’t mind if endings aren’t happy, just real

-       You enjoy murder mysteries with a difference

-       Especially if you’re prone to read the last page, as in this case it definitely won’t reveal the ending.

Favourite quote: 

"Remember what I've always said about truth, standing in a long black dress in the corner, feet together, head down?"

"She's the loneliest girl in the room."

"Precisely. Contrary to popular belief, no one wants anything to do with her. She's too depressing to be around. Trust me, everyone prefers to dance with something a little sexier,a little more comforting."

What do you think? Have you read this book? Would you? 

Would you like to read similar posts to this one? :)