November Sounds

Since November has started I've been listening to the same playlist over and over again. Not all of these songs are exactly new, but they are great for the cold and rainy fall weather. In summer I've been enjoying more club and party songs like Animals by Martin Garrix, La Bomba by King Africa and some polish disco polo. But as soon as the weather got worse I changed to calmer, more indie sounds, like Ed Sheeran or Adele. None of them made it to my playlist this week/month, but here are my top 5 songs:

One Direction - Story of my Life ♫

As you may or may not know, I'm a big fan of One Direction, but lately I haven't been paying much attention to them. When I heard this song the first time I wasn't sure if I like it or not, but I decided to download it anyway and every time I listened to it I liked it more and more. Now, after pressing repeat hundreds of times I'm truly obsessed with Story of my Life and it has become my favourite song for fall 2013.

Lana Del Rey - National Anthem ♫

Right now, Lana is my favourite singer. All of her songs are just perfection and I also adore the sad, melancholic and vintage atmosphere in her music videos. After listening to her album Born To Die a couple of times I finally chose my favourite song - National Anthem. Not only the melody is pleasant to listen to, but I can also kind of relate to the lyrics. "Money is the anthem of success, so put on mascara and your party dress...". 

Another favourite of mine is Off To The Races ♫, make sure to check it out too!

Christina Perri - A Thousand Years ♫

I remember listening to this song a few months ago, when it first came out. Then I totally forgot about it until my friend reminded me about it last week. I was surprised not to find it in my music library, so I immediately headed over to iTunes and bought it. I like to listen to it not only while falling asleep, but also when walking to uni. And - I have to stop myself from singing it out loud in public.

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball ♫

I think everybody knows this song by now. Some love it, some loathe it (or rather the music video...). I definitely belong to the first group. It is very emotional and beautiful. I also don't get the hype (the bad kind of it) about the music video. I get, that Miley has been acting really weird lately, but it's not like nobody has done things like it before. I was actually really touched while watching it and I may (or may not) have shed a tear or two. You can see that Miley has lost the love of her life and it's more than just her naked on a huge wrecking ball.

Walk the Moon - Iscariot ♫

I first heard (and saw) Walk the Moon when they supported Fun. on their concert in Munich and re-discovered them about a month ago. Their album is really great and fun to listen to. The majority of their songs is rather fast and I enjoy dancing (or rather jumping around my room) to them, but Iscariot is slow and powerful (?). The band from Ohio definitely deserves more attention than it gets, because their songs are catchy and everyone can find something for themselves from it's repertoire.

Well, that has been a bit of a rambling. I'm quite sure there are a few mistakes in the text but the later it gets the worse my english becomes and it's almost 11p.m. now and I'm not exactly rested and full of energy so sorry in advance for my not so good writing skills. As I don't have uni on fridays the weekend has officially begun for me and I can't wait for the Warsaw trip I have planned and also a party I'm going to. 

I'm going to end this post here, because I don't want to embarrass myself any further. So goodnight everybody, I hope you like at leat one of my favourite songs!

Fall shopping

 As I am a really bad case of shopaholic I had to spend a part of the pocket money I get as soon as it arrived on my card this month. I was looking for a perfect white sweater for a few months now and I finally found it last saturday. It is really simple and sooo soft, I am already in love with it. Another thing I have been eyeing for a while is this New York beanie. I've been wanting a hat like this since forever. If that wasn't enough, I also found the perfect pair of ripped jeans which I now can't stop wearing. Furthermore I was lucky to find a big mid-season sale at Topshop, where I left some more od my money. I'm very happy with the two tops I bought, in fact I'm wearing one of them right now. The last thing I got are these cute silver mid-rings. I bought them in gold a while back and I've been wearing them almost everyday.

sweater - pull&bear, hat - river island

jeans - new look

both tops - topshop

rings - river island

Leaves

Fall is here, which means we can get all our cozy sweaters out of the closet, burn scented candles and drink hot chocolate (so tumblr, right?). Altough it's cold outside I like to wear skirts now, rather than when it's warmer. Probably because of my love for tights.. Last friday my friend and me drove to one of the most beautiful places in Warsaw - the Wilanow Palace - to take some fall-themed pictures. We only had around 30 minutes but the ambiance was so nice, that our small photoshoot was really succesfull.

shirt - stradivarius, skirt - h&m, scarf - pepe jeans, jacket - zara, socks - reserved, shoes - urban, bag - michael kors

Trends

Hey everyone, it has been really long since I posted something one her but I had to do quite a lot for school. Now, I'm in week 1 of my final exams and I have quite a lot of free time, which I should use for studying. Instead I'm making a new blogpost and I think I'm craving for Gossip Girl (everyone knows how this is going to end). Anyways, as the title says, this post is going to be about trends, S/S 2013 to be more specific. Before that though I wanted to let you know that I made a tumblr style blog on which I am everyday. It's mostly polyvore sets, but as soon as I get to wear some fancier outfits I'll definitely post them on there. Here is the link: fyOla. Also, as in one month school is over for me (I'm kinda sad lol), I hope to get to post on here more often. I'd really like to. But lets get to the point, here are some of my favourite trends of this season!:

01. Dungarees/Dungaree Dresses

When I first saw Eleanor Calder with the long dungarees (3rd but darker) I wasn't sure if I like this trend, but I slowly fell in love with it. I'm still not a fan of the long dungarees though. I own a short pair from Zara (similar to the 4th on the picture) and a a pinafore dress from New Look (5th in the picture but different color), but I look forward to getting another pair of these cute jumpsuits. Right now I'm lusting after the bleached denim dungarees from Topshop (1st), but I''d also like to get a dressier pair (like the 2nd). They are a great alternative to a dress. 

02. Highwaisted Bottoms

It's not a new trend, it has been around since last year or even the year before, I'm aware of thar. But oh my god where has this been all my life?? This is one of my favourite trends of all time. Skirts, shorts, skinny jeans - I love everything that if highwaisted. It doesn't just look cute but is also very flattering for most people. I don't know what I wore befoe the high waist skirts came around.

03. Cut Out Shoes

This is more of a spring trend than a summer trend, especially when we look at these boots. First of the famous Topshop Katz. These are more on the dressier side and I have a love-hate relationship with them. The second ones are the Topshop Aftershocks. I cry over them at night. But really, I love low they are tied and I really wish they weren't sold out. And last at not least - the New Look limited leather cut out boots. I've been lusting over them since a month or so and I think I'm gonna ask my dad to order them. They are low stock and the price is really good for the fact that they are genuine leather. I really like how simple yet cute and edgy they are.

04. Shift Dresses

I loove, love love this trend! Despite the simple, straight cut these dresses are very flattering, I think. They can be styled up with some heels and nice jewelry or worn casual with some cut sandals and a denim jacket. I also think they would look really good with a detachable collar. The 2nd dress (H&M) is also a denim dress, so it blends two trends together, how cool is that? For now I could get my hands on one shift dress in a thrift shop and I can't wait to wear it when summer comes around. It is a little bit similar to the Victoria Beckham dress (1st), like the colors and all. I found it quite difficult to find nice shift dresses on polyvore, but if you want to buy one I'd recommend checking out H&M (2nd & 3rd) or Zara (4th & 5th), as they have a couple of really nice ones.

05. Cropped Tops

If you haven't noticed crop tops then you better get yourself a pair of glasses. They are huge right now. Long sleeve, short sleeve, tight, loose, longer shorther, more casual, more dressy, it's all about crop tops. Just look at these babies (all Topshop), aren't they cute? I personally don't wear them to often, because, let's be honest I don't have the perfect body. And let's be honest, the aren't really flattering. Nevertheless, I think curvier girls could pull them off with some cute high-waisted bottoms. For the best choice I'd check Topshop and Brandy Melville!

And well, that would be it for today. I could think of a couple more trends I like but I got kinda bored doing this, so I'll just do a part two some other time. xx