Life of J

Monday, October 24, 2016

Barcelona

So at the beginning of this year i went to Barcelona for my mothers birthday. It was amazing! for once we went all out and had the ultimate luxury experience. We had a car service pick us up at the airport, we stayed at the best hotel in Barcelona, W Barcelona. Seriously this hotel is beyond expectations. You know the struggle when trying to find a nice hotel and your sure you found the best one according to the pictures online, but then you get there and the room is like 5m2. This supposedly 4 star hotel which you have been carefully selecting for the past month turns out to be an utter disappointment. Well none of that this time, W hotel is the most amazing hotel i have ever stayed in and, i have stayed at many hotels. Luxury is taken to a whole other level, your curtains open with a remote, the bath tub is next to your bed (you can literarily climb into it when waking up), the spa is beyond imagination and so is their gym. Usually i hate hotel gyms, but this was like a real gym and most of the time almost private. So right then and there i decided i would never stay at another hotel ever again if it's not the W (since they are all around the world). I do not know if this promise to myself is realistic, but it was how i felt right then and there. So i just wanted to share with you some of the gems i found during my stay, we found a few amazing restaurants and we had fun at sightseeing. If you are interested in visiting a museum, i would go for the Picasso museum. It's not to big, so you won't get bored and it is situated in between the most amazing little streets i have ever seen. Their little streets look like the type of streets you would want to avoid when visiting any other city. But here in Barcelona, these are the hippest and most fun streets you will walk through. Dirty little allies filled with the most chique galleries and little boutiques, i was mind blown. So when visiting the Picasso museum, be sure to walk through this area.

The W

On the first night we ate at this little middle eastern tapas place, it was so cute and amazing it was called Zryab Tapas & Wine. You should reserve far ahead since they only have about 10 tables and the space seems to almost be for small people, but that gives it its charm. So when feeling in the mood for tapas, but with a different taste to it you should really try this place.

On my mothers birthday i reserved seating at the best indian restaurant i have ever been to. It is rated with 4/5 stars on trip advisor so i was expecting it to be expensive. It was so reasonably priced and we had a 30% discount from tripadvisor so our total bill was only 42 euro with wine, pre-course, main course and dessert. Amazing and the people were so lovely, if you love indian food then you should really try them out.

And the rest of our little mid-week break was amazing, we had fun, saw beautiful things and enjoyed the kindness of all the people. I can truly say that Barcelona is an amazing city and you should go if you have never been!

Halloween

So only my favorite holiday is coming up and i can't wait to have a reason to dress up. I always love to throw parties so when there is an actual holiday in the picture i have a reason to gather all my friends and have an amazing night. I go all out on halloween, i mean it's only once a year and in that sense, i am a true American girl. I have been looking up outfits for weeks, contemplating what i will be this year. Last year i was a zombie bride, this year im leaning more towards being a cheerleader. Because i have always wanted to be one. Have you been inspired yet? There is so much to choose from, sometimes it's confusing and you don't know what to pick anymore. Some people like putting together their own costumes, some buy their whole outfit.

I just love this time of year, the leaves are falling off the trees, it's getting darker again and you can feel the cold creeping up. It's time for red wine, lighting the fireplace, snuggling up on the couch to watch scary movies and dreaming about all of the fun holidays yet to come. For my party i am still deciding what i will be and i will definitely post some pictures of my outfit once i know what it will be. For the meantime here are some outfit inspiration pictures to set the mood.

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SKY HIGH

So my latest obsession are high knee boots. I love them, they are so classy and can really make your outfit. I prefer wearing them underneath a big comfortable knitted sweater. It makes your look so much more sophisticated especially now seasons are changing and we are preparing ourselves for cold winter days. They can even turn a boring outfit into a classy one and they keep you warm, it's a double win. So there are many different styles of boots and many different colors. I have put together the spotted street style of these past weeks and these girls are definitely rocking theirs.

Have you fallen completely in love with them as well? Then please have a look at the following collection because they are mind blowingly beautiful.

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Suit up and fly away

Looking outside of my window right now is really motivating me to plan a trip. So in the light of traveling a very special product has come to my attention. What is the most important thing to have when traveling? A suitcase...duh, and if you are a girly girl like me, even the suitcase has to be cute. Now not everybody can afford themselves a Louisvuitton carry on or an exclusive travel trunk, because hey not everybody is a millionair. This does not mean you can not travel in style.

SuitSuit is a small dutch company that started setting up in 2008, by 2011 they where designing all kinds of funky designs for suitcases. Today SUITSUIT is a must have for the female traveler..at least that is what they would like to achieve.

Here are some of my favorites, you can look at their full collection here.

Fashion Week Street Style: This Year

The catwalk wasn't the only runway during this years fashion week. Behind the scenes, on the streets, is where the real magic happend. The streets where covered with fashionista's showing off their eye for detail and love for accessories. Vogue UK made the most amazing edit of 'The best street style' accessories from New York, London, Milan and Paris and we get to enjoy them from afar.

CREDIT SOREN JEPSEN/THE LOCALS

CREDIT SOREN JEPSEN/THE LOCALS

Want to see more? Check all of their photographs here.

OLD FASHION ME CHANEL

Always wanted your own real Chanel? Since these past years Chanel items have increased enormously in value. My favorite website and store of all times is giving you the chance to own your own piece of designer item. I am guessing that their stock is very limited and the sale only lasts until Sunday night. In the sale you can also find other brands such as Dior, YSL and Chloe. The purses are a little bit old school, but definitely worth having a look at.

Check this beauty out here (You will need to make an account if your not a member yet, but it is totally worth it because they have amazing new sales everyday such as Rayban at the moment.)