Accessories haul #1 💗

Any fashion blogger or stylist will tell you that basic items are the most important items in your closet. They will also tell you that you should use accessories to spice things up: okay, the trendy accessories do change up from time to time, but they're cheaper to replace. Fashionable clothing items are not so easy to replace (imagine having to buy something from every new collection, sometimes it's just not possible).

 I decided to follow my own advice and go shopping for accessories, since I obviously needed some new, fresh items!  

You may or may not know this, but I'm a huge fan of statement necklaces. I love the ones that H&M and New Look sell, because they have so many options: there's literally something for everyone (different styles, colours, sizes,..).

Here's what I got! 

H&M

I love the necklaces that H&M makes with more than one option. For example this shell necklace, it's so cute, but they give you some more ocean inspired jewels in case you want to change it up!

New Look

So delicate and sophisticated!

Claire's

Claire's is a shop that in my opinion you love or you hate. Some of my friends think it's an awesome shop, others think it's a shop for teenage girls. 

I used to go there to get hair grips and such, but after getting my nose pierced, I also tried a couple of their piercings. I never had any problems with the studs and they're quite cheap, so I went back to check out the other piercings they have for sale.

I ended up getting this pack of four with summerproof belly button piercings!

That's it for part one! I have a part two coming up that are a bit more about earrings and ear cuffs. I hope you'll be here to read that too!

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All about piercings!

I am the type of person that just loves embellishments. Not just on clothing, but also body embellisments or modifications, such as piercings.

Over the years, I got some piercings myself and I do get questions about it every once in a while. Time to share my tips! 

I started - like most girls - with just ear piercings. It started with two when I was a very small child, and right now I have five. A little over a year ago, I got my first "real" piercing - a nose stud and later on I also got my belly button pierced (which was the most 'painful' one in my opnion).

 

• Think it through.
  If you're getting a piercing, it should be because you want it, not because all of your friends have it. Think it through, do you really want this? My first piercing was a nose piercing, and I had been wanting it since I was a very young teenage girl. I actually waited about 3-4 years before getting it.
  You could say that I was 'testing' myself a bit: will I still want it after a certain amount of time?
• Go to a piercer you trust - don't think about the money.
  If you decide to get a piercing, do some research. Don't go to the cheapest piercer you can find if you know they have a bad reputation - I've always said I'd rather spend €10 or even €20 more if that means I'm getting a piercing from someone I know is good at his/her job.
  You can go to a piercer before you get your piercing to ask questions and look at all the different possibilities.
  
  
  
• Don't be scared to ask questions (about the process, aftercare, anything - after all, you're piercing your body).
  
• Make sure your piercing is clean.
  A piercing isn't a very painful thing (most of the time). It can however, get very painful if you don't take good care of it. You should always pay attention to cleaning up your piercing. Do it once in the morning and once in the evening, until it's fully healed.
  
  
  
• Leave it alone to heal
  I know new piercings are so exciting and you can't wait to show them off, touch them,... but don't. The best thing to do is to just leave it alone so it can heal properly. I have to admit that when I got my nose piercing, I couldn't stop touching it either, but I too have suffered a small infection from it.
• Immediately call the piercer or the doctor if you get an infection.
  Don't be too ashamed to ask for help if something should go wrong with your piercing. It's important to fix the problem as soon as possible, before anything can get out of hand.

I hope these tips are clear and maybe you'll take them into account if you're thinking about getting piercings.
If you have any tips to share (that I haven't written down in this post), don't hesitate to leave them in the comments below!

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2016 - three months of magic!

Hi everybody! 

So far, we're in the third month of the new year (my god, it goes fast!) and I thought it'd be nice to give you a quick update of how life's going. 

I have done a lot of exciting things already this year. The first thing I'm quite possibly the most proud of is getting my first car. I'm a bit late, as most 19 year olds already have their cars, but I really wanted to work for it myself and pay everything on my own. Here we are, I did it! It's a very small car, but to be honest, I don't need or want a big car for that matter. (Would you like to see a car essentials post?)

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Another new thing I got is my belly button piercing! I have been wanting this thing since I was a little girl. They say if you really want something you should wait a while and if you still want it, it means you should get it. I've waited since I was 15 or so, so I think I've waited long enough! 

This piercing is also my "motivation" to get in better shape. After all, the only way I can/want to show off my piercing is if my tummy is in good shape!

Another habit I picked up this year is donating blood.

Last year I didn't get to do it because of my other body enhancement (they make you wait a couple of months before you can become a donor again), but this year, I was allowed to give blood.

Being a donor is one of the things on my bucket list because I might save a life and that would be pretty cool, don't you think?

 

I will also be teaching again soon, almost the whole month of April. I'm absolutely looking forward to it! After that, I will be travelling to Rome, which is something I'm even more excited about! 

How has 2016 been treating you? Which big changes have you had this year?