Outfit of the night: disco-ball-lookalike-eighties-dress

The nillies. My time. What should I talk about when I'm retiring and have my grandchilderen coming on a visit? Would it be the conflicting forces on several areas (see: political, economic, social or natural aspects) or rather the uniforcing social media? That's the core concept of this period imo. We've been overwhelmed by facebook, twitter, instagram, soundcloud, spotify, hyves, youtube,... and that are just the most leading ones. Caring = sharing, it's the rule rather than the exception. Odd isn't it? And even in the domain of fashion, whe can't live without them. Not only blogsters but also fashion magazines, brands, webshops and others can't help but to be keen to join in. If I have to give one word to define the nillies; it would be hodgepodge. And after my demonstration, that term speaks for itself.

The eighties. That's the period I had wanna live. An intersection of bright colors & punk. I love the prototypic vision of the disco people. They looked so funny and simultaneously also fashionable. A complex image with glitters, colors, leggings and polkadots. When you say eighties, I say cool music with funny upside-down moves. Love it.

Remember the dress from this post? I felt directly in love with this disco-ball-lookalike-dress. It clearly reminds me of these golden eighties, where surplus glitter & color wasn't immediately taboo. 
I was a bit choosy how to combine this, since I wanted all eyes on the dress. So I dressed down with simple black.

 

wearing: Dress & belt (thrifted) - boots (the fab shoes) - earrings (Veritas) - bag (Essentiel)

BTW: Here's a good illustration of the eighties with a nillies electronic touch.

Happy eighties xoxo

CURRENT LOVES: Catrice SpectaculART

Every month, Catrice comes op with a new collection. For november-december it's called 'SpectaculART', which I think is quite good chosen because the holidays are almost lurking around the corner. Glitz & glamz, champagne, dressyclassy & kissykissy @ '12 o clock: that's where the fuss is all about? Offcourse, NYE: a night that supposed to be fabulous. Actually, every year I end up again with some friends on a random party and it isn't even that special... Ok, it's a different occasion and a bit of conviviality, but for that reason better? I dunno. Maybe my bitterness is caused by this other awesome event called: preparing for the examination period. It just hasn't got this 'conviviality'. 

Anywayz, apart from the fact that NYE isn't such a highlight; I love the dressing up (how hypocritical). 
Because I am a sequin-lovah, I like the new nail polish of Catrice: Gold leaf topcoat. It just gives this extra touch to your nails. The other colors please me 2. (pink addict as I am)
Continuing the list: the eyeshadow (01. So Precious) and lipstick (02. Revel The Red). Hop, 2 the store!

Which item do you like?

NAILART: GOLD BLUE V

It's time for a new nailart of the day. Since I became obsessed by nail art, I'm also checking out some other nail art blogs sometimes for inspiration. But in comparison to them; I feel like a f*cking newbie. Their nails are always perfectly done: no leftovers or colors outside the lines nor scratches from bumping to something: in short: an artful job. Well I'm hoping I'll walk the line too in the future. I definitely won't stop trying! So here a little DIY:

                                                                                                                                          
STEP 1: Choose a base color. (I chose a blue one from primark.)

STEP 2: Cut some angles from 90° from a piece of paper. (The degrees don't matter; but they look more the same then) Paste them on your nails with a bit scotch tape.

STEP 3: Polish over the angles with another color (I chose a violet one from primark). Important: make sure the angles are tight enough and allow to dry.

STEP 4: You can now use a cotton bud, a toothpick or nail art pen to improve the angles and add a 3th color.

TADAAAAAAAA

xoxo