The best of them for Mac

pictures courtesy of mac cosmetics

I might not be as excited about make-up that I am about shoes, but when some of my favorite people collaborate with my favorite cosmetics brand, it deserves a mention. Mac recently realised their amazing collaboration with designer Gareth Pugh and while shopping in Bangkok I came across the lines of legendary icon Iris Apfel and outrageous heellover Daphne Guinness.

All above from the Gareth Pugh collection, which I'll claim right away to be not just one of the best collaborations I've ever seen but also the best cosmetic products ever produced. I don't know how that beetle nail polish was ever done, but I hope I never run out of the numerous bottles I stocked up on.

 

From the Daphne Guinness collection I loved the soft sorbet colours, especially the icy mint nail polish and pastel glosses. So.. only one and half month until spring.

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Track

 zara top

alexander wang pants

pleats please bag

44 mm rose gold skywatch

 zara shoes

I finally arrived back to London late last night. Truth is although I've lived the peaceful getaway life through the pictures on my blog, I actually spent most of my days bed-bound with a fever after catching a rare sun allergy on the first day. Being on drowsy medicine and banned from the sun is the last thing you would wish for a well deserved vacation but I'm more than happy to be back home and feeling better. I now have a big uni project to push through with a marketing report that is not going to write itself, 2194 unread emails and a brand new house to move in to. But at least I have a body filled with energy and one hell of a new wardrobe. So bring it on 2012, whatever you are planning to throw at me next.

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Crystallized

grayling necklace

curated by ek thongprasert top

milin skirt

My more than beautiful, new necklace by Grayling. I unconditionally love the rawness of the crystals, rough and uncut stones is an absolute favorite feature of mine when it comes to jewellery. I wore it with some newbies found in Thailand. Wouldn't the necklace look amazing under the collar of a button down shirt as well?

I know I've already been saying this on twitter a lot but the shopping in Bangkok was so so good, I'm planning a post on that soon!

check the Grayling website here or follow them on FB

xxx

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Better cuts

 zara pants

curated by ek thongprasert top

alexander wang shoes

alpha saphir watch

market find bracelets

I spotted these pants in Zara's lookbook a few weeks back and had a little heart attack over how adorable the print was... but when they finally arrived to stores I had to face the disappointment of reality as they did not fit me at all. All too loose and awful lenght, I had to leave the store without my dream pants. Until it hit me that I has going to Thailand in a few days, the land that has street taylors located as frequently as we have pret a mangers in London. So with two euros and fifty cents these got transformed into, well I said it already.. my dream pants.

xxx

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A print party

 zara shirt

market find skirt

stylists own rose gold belt

laura vela bag

vanessa mooney & kurt geiger bracelets

alexander wang heels

In between seasons, I'm in between deciding what I want to wear. The climate change of flying to Thailand might have something to do with it, but it's nice to get a little summer preview. I'm kinda having a hard time layering on anything else than a bikini at the moment but this holiday will, as they all always tend to, be over before you know it. I'm not exactly located anywhere near Africa, but I fell for a local lady selling these African printed skirts. Hard not to get impressed when most I've seen so far is fake bags and angry birds printed everything, everywhere.

I wore it with a shirt I bought from Heathrow airports Zara (!) and a beautiful bag by Laura Vela. No need for me lecture you on print mixing, because leopard print go with everything.

xxx

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Golden pastels

 vintage kimono

stylists own rose gold belt
dolce & gabbana sunnies

zara shoes

Ah here we go, a little bit of anticipated beach-posing.. how could I not? I revived this beautiful belt on a cold winter day and frankly felt a bit confused how to make it work with all the clothing that had to be worn to survive. But I did the right decision bringing it with me to Thailand, most of my skirts look weirdly naked with out it now. Truly one of those things you don't know how much you really need until it's there, sitting securely on your waist.

xxx

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Happy 2012

Wishing you a happy new year from the white beaches of Thailand! Thank you for reading 5 inch and up, you've made it all possible for me! Cheers to another great year, I hope you hang along for the ride!

xxx

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