Green Tea, Vogue & Me

Sunday, 25 January 2015

What's in My Bag (blogger edition)

I was thinking on friday what is the difference between Bloggers and Youtubers? Sure, bloggers use photographs and youtubers use videos but where is the division in what the content is. So I figured after watching countless 'whats is my bag' videos on youtube that every beauty guru seems to do… why can't a blogger do one.

This is the actual content of my bag from a typical day out (minus a cinema receipt that I stuffed in my bag, an after eight chocolate wrapper and a piece of popcorn - I'm guessing from when I went to the cinema on friday, hehe).

1. My purse which is actually a michael Kors wrist wallet that I got in Florida last summer. It's really handy as it fits a lot in, and then if I do want to use it as a wrist wallet rather than taking a bag out it fits money and my card and well as my phone and a lip gloss/stick.

2. Hand products. I always keep hand wipes as there always seems to be something I spill or something I need to quickly wipe up. I also have been recently bringing my eos hand cream with me and a bath and body works hand sanitizer. Then I normally tend to have a nail file (I mean its always a good thing to do on the train).

3. Lip products. I always have a lip balm in my bag especially in the colder winter months when lips are all chapped. Then I just put in whatever lipliner I am wearing that day. And then lastly I can't leave the house without my Dior lip maximizer lip gloss, I got it at the end of august and now I'm on my second one; I also got my mum obsessed with it, we honestly both live by it.

4. Lastly, all the things that really are essential to any bag; my obnoxiously over - accessorised house keys, chewing gum, a pen and of course my mobile phone.

So here's 'what's in my bag' - Blogger edition.

What are your Handbag essentials?

Kisses,

Maija Lily Xx

Christmas Day & My First Blue Box

The Christmas period is filled with love, family, laughter, kindness, giving, very bad cracker jokes and food… lots of food !! The saying "eyes bigger than my belly" definitely comes to mind, haha.

It is half one on the day after boxing day and I'm still currently in my new pyjamas recovering from a food coma !! All I can say is that I'm certainly looking forward to starting off 2015 healthily.

Aside from my actual age being 15, the 5 year old inside of me always pays a visit during christmas. I started off the morning waking up at 5:30 am to then wake my little brother (who is 8 years younger than me) up so we could open up our stockings that 'father christmas' left us. So 20 minutes later we were all three meters deep in wrapping paper and presents and begging to go down downstairs to see if 'father christmas' left us the 'main presents'. Which he did.

I got my first 'blue box' !! I'm so grateful for the Rubedo (rose gold) heart tag pendant necklace. I'm so in love with it.

I was also lucky enough to get the Victoria Secret London 2014 robe, which I am also obsessed with.

I am so grateful for all my other presents, especially one…

My grandma got my tickets to attend LONDON FASHION WEEKEND !!!! How cool !! The minute I saw it my mind already started planning my outfit. eeekkk, my smile is identical to the cheshire cats right now !!

Im also so thankful for the family I got the spend Christmas and Boxing day with.

I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas filled with laughter and happiness.

Christmas Kisses,

Maija Lily Xx

Green Tea, Vogue and Me Turns 1 !!

1 whole year. 12 months. 52 weeks. 365 days.

It's crazy to think I've been blogging for a year now, yet, its even crazier to think of just how fast this 'year of blogging' has sped by.

I love how even after a year, writing a blog post doesn't feel like a chore. I always feel so excited to share the newest pieces to my wardrobe with you guys, my recent favourites, my style crushes and so on…

I lay in bed planning outfits, thinking of how I can style a new trend, sometimes designing a complete fashion show. Is that just me? Or is it the same in the mind of every 'fashion enthusiast'?

Anyway, I would just like to say how thankful I am for every comment, every view and how much your kind words put a smile on my face.

I'm currently sitting here writing this with a… you guessed it, a green tea. haha.

It's been an amazing blog year filled with, well, fashion. I hope to grow as a writer, blogger and designer in the years to come. I hope you will all be joining me in my future adventures.

Kisses,

Maija Lily Xx

Green Tea, Vogue and Me.

P.S. can we talk about how it is the 1st of december - only 24 days until christmas !!

Queen of Hearts

You know when your online looking at clothes and you see an item that you fall in love with at first sight. Well, this jumper was one of those. It is so versatile, I have I already worn it a million times!

Jumper - Topshop
Skirt - Topshop

Although, I have to say, getting my hands on this jumper was a slight trouble. I left it too late to order online as by the time I got round to ordering it they no longer had my size in stock. So then, I searched for stores which they had it in and luckily they had 1 left in the oxford circus store in London. But it was all worth it in the end because - I mean - how cute is this heart jumper !!

Kisses,
Maija Lily Xx

My Birthday Weekend

15.

I've been racking my brain trying to find something a 15 year old can do that a 14 year old can't… and all I've thought of is getting into a 15 rated film at the cinema without getting turned away because of having an incorrect I.D. haha.

Saturday - My birthday.
But anyway, my birthday weekend began on saturday, 18th October, which was my actual birthday. My morning began 'fairly early' (6:30am) when I woke up and jumped into my little brothers bed. Only for him to look up at me and say "what!?" with about as much attitude as a 6 year old can master, before remembering it was my birthday and giving me a big smile and hug. I later opened all my cards and presents. I got the 'Fast and Furious' DVD box set (which is one of my all time favourite film series), and I also just recently got my little brother, Max, obsessed with the films as well. I also got from my parents these really cool 'vintage style' vogue posters. As well as enough fashion books to last me… for a while anyway, hehe.

Mid Morning myself along with my mum and grandma and other grandma headed to Covent Garden to go to the Laduree (possibly one of my all time favourite places).

We then got a cab to Mount Street where the Balenciaga store is. My mum and dad put aside a bag in the store for me to look at, try on, etc, because of it being on the pricier side. They wanted me to be 100% positive.

As I entered the small store I was overwhelmed with things I wanted to mentally transfer into my own wardrobe. As I walked around I gently felt all the different materials; sheepskin, leather, fur. Until I found myself standing in front of 'the bag'. The second I lay my eyes on it, I knew I couldn't possibly exit the store without it. I tried it on looking in the oversized mirror, looking at it from the left then from the right then again from the left, but my love for the bag just grew.

We then headed home. Once we got home I got to see some more of my relatives and my best friend came round. Originally we were all going to go out to dinner but I decided after such a busy day I would prefer to just get Nando's take in and watch The X factor whilst we were all in our comfy pyjamas.

It was a perfect day, filled with laughter and love, and I couldn't be more grateful.

Sunday - the day of my party.

For my party, me and four of my closest friends went to the Sanderson Hotel in London for their Alice in Wonderland themed Afternoon Tea. It was super fun, again filled with laughter, far too much tea and far too many sandwiches and cakes.