A little LC love

Although we don't get to share her public life anymore, I will always be a LC super fan.

This girl has been and still is my biggest inspiration. From her poise, to her smart answers to stupid magazines questions, to her savvy business empire she has created... she's the real deal. I'm also so glad she is back with her longest do - which is my favorite on her - and oh boy...everytime I see her, I want to have blond locks. 

I can't wait to see more of her runway fashion show, next week during NYFW!

XO,MARILOU

The kimono black dress

I just have a thing with maxi dresses. They're so easy to dress up or down, you don't need to overthink your outfit 100 times and it's just really comfortable for those days where you don't feel like wearing a tight jeans with a crop top t-shirt  (you're basically free under there). I also love how effortlessly stylish than can look. This kimono dress all of this condensed in one :  is the most comfortable, effortless, easy to wear dress I own. I can definitely see myself wearing this with a leather jacket and heels for a more dressed up look or even with birkenstock on my way to the supermarket. Dress like this are a staple in any wardrobe. 

Also, I have to introduce you to my new bag! It's my first designer bag! I don't know why I had never got any designer bag before, I always thought Zara ones were nice enough for me but...this was before. Now that I own one, I can tell the difference is huge. It's pricy, obviously...but very very worth it in my opinion. The quality is amazing, there is no botchy part, everything is looking flawless and there is that overall designer look to it.  A Zara bag is only going to last you a while and tarnish after a few month but a real leather, designer bag is forever. I also think that a bag makes the whole outfit, so why not invest in the bag of your dreams? I work really hard so I feel like treating myself with this is totally justified...right? Haha. 

I have been wanting this Alexander Wang bag for a long time. The design is just perfect, it's edgy and classic at the same time. I had to get it on second hand because it's not a recent collection and it's out of stock everywhere.  If you consider buying a secondhand bag, I would suggest that you make some research on the website before buying. I would buy from net a porter with my eyes closed but...you always have to be prudent with secondhand websites. After doing my research I have found that the two main websites that you can buy from are Trendlee and Therealreal (Kendall Jenner is selling some of her clothes on that website).  After a few months of wait and stalking those websites, I spotted that it was up for sale so I quickly ordered it. I had to pay extra import taxes but overall I would say that I still got a really deal as the bag is looking brand new.

Next I'm thinking of getting the Phillip Lim Pashli black in large, but I want it with silver hardware (I'm over my gold obsessesion) and of course...the Chanel double flap bag, medium size in caviar leather and silver hardware is my ultimate bag goal.

Happy sunday, I hope you have lots of fun things planned..or just being is a lazy mess is just as good! Now I'm off to enjoy the extremely nice weather and eat grilled corn with salmon and gambas... before it starts raining tomorrow :)


Dress: H&M // Bag: Alexander Wang  // Sunnies: Quay "On the prowl"(here)

XO,MARILOU

What's snapping?

Sunday is already over... okay then.

I've had a really busy week at work so it was time for a weekend filled with great food, a little bit of shopping and lots of doing nothing. It was quite sunny out so we made sure to enjoy the most we could as rain is back tomorrow. A rainy monday in August? I couldn't think of anything worst haha.

I can't believe summer is soon to be over, I don't feel like we have had the most amazing summer weather wise : too much rain, too much cold weather. I'm ready for fall, not ready for winter - and never will - but I'm still hoping for an indian fall. If we get lucky we might get high temperatures throughout september! I definitely need that, so let's pray haha.

My birthday is also coming up in september, which is part of why I think it's the best month of the year. I will be turning 27 : say whaaaaaaat? I would love to book a city trip to celebrate that so I'm on a hunt for the perfect 3 days city trip in Europe. I'm thinking : Lisbon, Amsterdam... Berlin? Let me know if you have any suggestions :) 

You can follow me on snapchat & insta : @mypreciousnp

XO,MARILOU

All the same yet... so different

Event ⎜Yves Rocher

This week I went to a fun blogger night to discover all about the Yves Rocher makeup range.

I was so glad to get a little night of fun with some cool other bloggers, drinking cocktails, talking about makeup and eating a good ol' Bbq. It was so much fun, it was great way to take of my mind from work and all the daily stress.

I have to be honest, I don't know much about Yves Rocher makeup range. It's not the first brand I think about when I think about getting a new lipstick either. I used to love this brand when I was younger, I remember going there with my friends after school and getting many perfumes. It was the cool brand on the block. Nowadays obviously with the diversity of brands, the many online website delivering brands from all over the world.... Yves Rocher went out the window.

I was quite impress with their range, the packaging is not the most amazing but for the price I wouldn't expect more.  Overall, everything looks very nice, I was happily surprised! You can definitely feel that the brand is trying to rejuvenate itself : rose gold packaging, on trend products, reformulated formulas, collections, etc.

I haven't tried all the products I got from the goodie bag but I'll keep you posted once I do :)

Are you familiar with Yves Rocher makeup range? Did you also used to rave about their perfumes when you were 13 years old? haha

XO,MARILOU

Wishlist ⎟Craving staple

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Mine has flown by so quickly, I can't even get how sunday is about to be over soon. The weather has been rather poorly so I couldn't take any proper blog picture. Today I went to the movies to see The Little Prince and oh boy, It was so good! I cried, laughed and was absorbed by the story throughout the two hours! I read the book when I was younger and the movie definitely do it justice. Such a strong, beautiful story.

Now, I'm just here watching TV with a glass of wine while online shopping. Currently, I'm craving staple items. I feel like my wardrobe lacks some good staples for fall. My first staple items craving are dresses. I lack some serious dress game. I just have ordered this white victoriana dress - after seeing it on Laura - I just knew I HAD to have it too. It's a bit on the gaudi side but if you tone it down with a little leather jacket, it is really gorgeous. The other dress I really have my eyes on, is this gorgeous midi black & lace piece. How stunning?

Boots wise, I'm craving more and more black booties. I already got one pair from Zara last month, and now I feel like these would fit right in in my wardrobe. Black, classic and with a little edge- the silver buckle or the croc print.

Other items I really need to stock up on are stripped and white t-shirts - because that's all I seem to wear these days -  a black pair of jeans - this one is perfect because it has the girlfriend cut which gives it a more laid-back feeling -and I absolutely need a khaki hat for this fall. Then, in the makeup department I think I'm all set : I just need some more nude lip colors which is what I wear every single day. I have tried the red lips look, but I always come back to my nudes!

Last on the list, is my dream bag. This is the staple of all staples : Chanel double flap bag, caviar leather, medium size with silver hardware - haha I know exactly the one I want. I have started to save money to buy it before my 30th birthday (I have some time ahead). It's my new life goal basically, haha!

1. Hat: Zara (here) // 2. Stripped t-shirt: Zara (here) // 3. Bag: Chanel (here) //4. Croc booties: Nelly (here)
5. Victoriana Dress: Topshop (here) // 6. Girlfriend jeans: Topshop (here) // 7. Black dress: Topshop (here)
8. Buckle boots: Zara (here) // 9. Lipstick: Nars - Shade Barbara (here)