Boo! 
I never miss an opportunity to dress up and if I can celebrate Halloween twice, I’ll kindly oblige! ;)
I actually didn’t plan on going anywhere but then my boyfriends friend came over and asked me to do the half-skull make up for him that I wore last year. Then some other friends arrived and decided that they wanted some make up too, so I ended up painting everyones faces. ^^ And while I was at it, I made my own! I always wanted to try out a Sugar Skull look before and since I didn’t have a look planned, I decided to give it a go. Added some green contacts, big flowers and stacked on some jewellery and ready to go!
We went to Oceana, a massive Club in Kingston with 7 themed rooms and space for some 3000 people! It was definately a blast and everyone was dressed up. I got quite a few compliments for my look which can actually be done so easily!
Hope you had a good time. This will be the last Halloween related post, promise. ;)
xxx
p.s.: You cannot have Halloween without some treats! ;)
HALLOWEEN GUURRRLLS! :D
How are you kittens? I’ve been a bit hangover today due to a dreadful combination of Sailor Jerrys and Jägerbombs but I sure head a great night! We went to Big Red, a rock bar I used to work at back in 2008! I love that place. If you go and check out my Facebook page later on, I’ll probably put some more shitty phone pictures on! ;)
As I said before, I was looking for a wedding dress everywhere because I wanted to go as Emily from Corpse Bride but they were all so expensive so I ended up not knowing what to go as. Friday night this idea popped into my head – made out of only things I already had! A lot of people couldn’t guess what I was going as – so in case you are wondering: I’m a lion tamer who got her eye scratched out! :D
I was going to leave my hair open but then it felt too boring for Halloween! So I just pinned it up randomly! :D
What did you go as? Or what are you planning for Halloween?
xxx
HALLOWEEN LEUTEEE! :D
Wie gehts euch? Wochenende gut überstanden? Ich bin ein bisschen verkatert dank einer tödlichen Kombination aus Sailor Jerrys und Jägerbombs aber es war auf jedem Fall ein verdammt guter Abend! Wir sind ins Big Red gegangen, einer Rock Bar in der ich 2008 ein halbes Jahr gearbeitet hab. Ich liebe den Laden. Wenn ihr Lust habt könnt ihr nachher mal die London Last Night Facebook Seite stalken, werd wahrscheinlich ein paar schlechte Handy Bilder hochladen. :)
Wie gesagt, ich wollte eigentlich als Emily von Corpse Bride gehen aber ich konnte nirgens ein günstiges Brautkleid ergattern, daher musste ich mir was anderes einfallen lassen. Freitag Nacht kam mir die Idee zu diesem Ensembel – komplett aus Sachen die ich schon hatte. Die meisten haben allerdings nicht erraten können als was ich gegangen bin – also falls ihr euch wundert: Ich bin ein Dompteur dem das Auge ausgekratzt wurde! :D
Zuerst wollte ich meine Haare offen lassen aber das sah einfach nicht Halloween mäßig genug aus! Also hab ich sie einfach irgendwie hochgesteckt. :D
Als was seid ihr gegangen? Oder was plant ihr für morgen?
xxx
(Coat and Shirt - Vintage / Hat and Rings – Primark / Skirt - Forever 21 / Bag & Cardigan - H&M/ Shoes - Topshop)
Hello Lovelies! ^^
When it comes to any event happening in East London, Kerstin is my top insider. A couple of days ago, she posted about 2 Vintage events that were taking place around Shoreditch today. So although she couldn’t come ‘cause she was working, I had to check them out. When I left the house this morning to go to the Vintage Pick ‘n Mix event, the sun was shining and there was not one cloud in the sky.
The event was in Hanbury Street, close to the Truman brewery where the Up Market is taking place every Sunday. The idea was that you would get one kilo of clothes for just 15 quid so I skimmed through endless racks of vintage clothes and ended up getting so many nice things. I was over 1kg because of the coat you can see in these pics (it’s green IRL, dunno why it looks grey on the photos…) so he gave me all together for £20! The coat is probably the best buy, it’s huge but I love it! PLUS the weather turned cloudy and colder later today so it saved me from freezing!
Back in Brick Lane a girl was handing out flyers for a second kilo sale I didn’t know about just off Brick Lane so I had to go and check it out too… and came out with another 2 bags for £15 cause they had a “buy one kg get one free” deal going on! How cool is that?
Initially I planned on going to the Dalston Vintage Fair too but with 2 kg of clothes in each hand I was only thinking about getting home. People must have thought I am homeless, carrying all my belongings with me haha!
Now I’ve got to hurry to get ready for Halloween, my costume is a last minute idea from yesterday, I’ll show you tomorrow! ;)
xxx
Hallo ihr Lieben!
War heute bei 2 verschiedenen Vintage Kilo Sales in Ost London! Die liebe Kerstin hat hier darüber gebloggt, da musste ich mir das ganze mal genauer anschauen. Wie ihr seht hab ordentlich was gefunden, unter anderem den Mantel auf diesen Bildern (der in Realität eigentlich grün ist und nicht grau… ^^). Eigentlich wollte ich danach noch auf die Dalston Vintage Fair aber mit 4kg Klamotten am Arm wollt ich dann doch nur noch heim. Im Endeffekt hab ich für alles zusammen £35 bezahlt, nicht schlecht, wa? :D
Jetzt muss ich mich mal langsam für die Halloween Party heute Nacht fertig machen, mein Kostüm ist ein spontaner Einfall von gestern, ich zeig euch morgen was es nun geworden ist! ;)
xxx
Huhu!
If you are following me on twitter, you might have already heard me contemplating about leaving the house today yesterday. As it turned out I was feeling much better this morning and since the weather today can only be called spectacular (probably a good 15-17 degrees and a clear blue sky) I made my way down east to the vintage thrift store.
They were promoting on facebook that they had a “vintage poundshop” thing going on, with items from £1 - £5. When I arrived today the “pound shop section” looked like a battlefield with items scattered all over the floor and all the nice things were gone. I suppose you have to come the first day for promos like this. The shop itself has a really lovely collection of vintage clothes and I would have bought half of it if it wasn’t a bit pricey for my taste considering most of it is unbranded and in worn condition.
Anyways, my main goal today was to find a wedding dress for Halloween (and since it’s the end of the month I don’t really have money to spend on random clothes) so I left the shop empty handed.
While I was already there I met up with Kerstin, a fellow blogger I met through Kleiderkreisel who lives around the area, to stroll along Brick Lane. I completely forgot how packed it is on a sunday, all the shops and streets were crammed full of people. My search for an Emily worthy wedding dress remained unsucessful but at least we had a good day browsing through the stalls. I ended up buying some Levis cut offs for a tenner, partly because I hate leaving Brick Lane without buying anything.
I must say that the prices are getting a bit ridiculous though. Back in 2008 when I first came to Brick Lane you could easlily find some great vintage leather bags for 10 quid and some lovely dresses for less than that. Now they are pretty much ripping people off; some worn out sweater for £20? Well no thanks, I’d rather go to the charity shop down the street and get it for £4. I even found a worn down, partly ripped seafoam blue dress that would have been great for Halloween but the lady had the guts to ask £45 for it. You should have seen it, it was so run down and dirty, I wouldn’t even pay a tenner for that.
At last we got some photobooth shots that are a bit of a must-do when you are in Brick Lane with friends:
xxx
Hey guys!
Sorry for neglecting the blog a little bit lately but life is crazy atm! First of all Uni has started last week and we are already working on our projects like crazy; first hand in the week after next week…
Apart from that I’ve been working quite a lot lately, trying to do as many shifts as possible on my days off and on the weekends. I really, really love that job; you get to meet so many people and see so many cool places, I haven’t had one shift that I didn’t like. And I haven’t droped anything… yet. Lol. I am working tomorrow again, outside of London in Shropshire (where ever that may be). Apparently it’s a 3 hrs drive but we get paid as soon as we are on the bus and even get to stay in a Hotel overnight before we get back on sunday. Always up for free Hotel nights! :D
So yeah, I’ll try my best to get a few more posts up the following days. It’s not like I wouldn’t know what to post, I’ve got tons of things up my sleeve! Outfit pics are a bit of a problem though cause the light is beginning to fade quicker these days and my appartment has never been on the bright sight to start with! An imaginary clap for this incredible pun please! ^^
Let’s get to the main purpose of this post – HALLOWEEN!!!
As you can see in these pictures, last year I went as a “half” skeleton. The make up was acompanied by skeleton gloves, jewellery and an overall gothic style. I must admit, I really do love the make up and I would do it again this year but that really isn’t that much fun, right? Especially since I love dressing up as something so much… ^^
So now I have to think of something else. Obviously it has to be something “scary”/halloweenesque and it shouldn’t be too expensive but very creative. I was thinking of Corpse Bride (the movie) but since I am not really stick thin I don’t know if it would look good… maybe a Zombie bride in general with a torn veil and all that jazz? Where can I get a cheap wedding dress? Other ideas?
Your help would be much appreciated. ;)
xxx
Huhu!
Ich bin in letzter Zeit nicht zum bloggen gekommen da im Moment echt viel los ist! Zuallererst hat natürlich die Uni wieder angefangen und in zwei Wochen ist bereits der erste Abgabetermin.
Dazu kommt dass ich ja jetzt einen Nebenjob hab und so ziemlich jeden freien Tag und am Wochenende arbeiten gehe. Ich liebe diesen Job, jedes Mal lernt man neue Leute und Orte kennen und wir haben immer so viel Spaß dass die Zeit wie im Flug vergeht. Ich hatte noch nicht eine Schicht die keinen Spaß gemacht hat. Und ich hab noch nichts fallen gelassen… noch nicht. ;) Morgen arbeite ich wieder, diesmal außerhalb von London in Shropshire (wo auch immer das ist). Die Mädels vom Office meinten es dauert 3 Stunden mit dem Auto bis dahin aber wir werden ab dem Moment an dem wir im Bus sitzen bezahlt und schlafen die Nacht im Hotel. Kostenlose Hotelaufenthalte – immer gerne! ;)
Ich werd versuchen ein Paar Posts für die kommende Woche zu erstellen; es ist ja nicht so dass ich nicht weiß mit was ich euch zumüllen soll, ich hab so viel vor! :P Outfit Bilder stellen mittlerweile allerdings ein Problem dar, da das Licht mittlerweile echt schnell schwindet und meine Wohnung eh nicht besonders hell ist… muss der Freund bald mal herhalten!
Jetzt aber zum eigentlichen Thema dieses Posts – HALLOWEEN!!!
Wie ihr wohl auf den Bildern erkennen könnt bin ich letztes Jahr als “halbes” Skelett gegangen. Passend zum Make Up trug ich Skelett Handschuhe, Schmuck und war generell eher “gothic mäßig” angezogen. Ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen dass ich das Make Up liebe und es am liebsten dieses Jahr wieder machen würde aber das wär ja irgendwie unlustig, ne? Vor allem weil ich es einfach LIEBE mich zu verkleiden…
Jetzt muss ich mir was anderes einfallen lassen. Natürlich sollte es etwas “gruseliges”/Halloween mäßiges sein und nicht zu viel Geld kosten aber vor allem kreativ sein. Ich dachte bereits an Corpse Bride (den Film) mit zerissenem Schleier und all dem Kram aber da ich ja nicht wirklich dünn bin sieht das villeicht dann nicht so gut aus… aber generell Zombie Braut? Wo bekomme ich ein billiges Brautkleid her?
xxx
