All About Faux Fur

A couple of years ago I saw a faux fur gilet in Topshop and immediately fell in love. There was only one thing holding me back: the price tag. I think it was about €80 and as a poor student that is just too expensive.  

These days faux fur is back on trend and the stores are filled with faux fur items. I already have plenty of faux fur goodies, including this lovely coat from H&M that I got last year, but a gilet was still missing from my wardrobe. After browsing my favourite webshop, aka ASOS, I got my eye on this gorgeous TALL longline faux fur gilet. Still a bit too pricey (€80,88), but after a discount code I finally made the decision to order it. I could always send it back, right?

When my ASOS order arrived I ripped open the bag and put on the black gilet. I really liked the look of it, but still wasn't blown away. I loved it a lot, but it wasn't very slimming on me. Faux fur isn't the right material to make you look slimmer anyway, so with that thought I tried it on the next day to see if I liked it any better. After putting the gilet on a couple of times my love for it grew and I knew that it would be a huge statement piece in my wardrobe. It's something that will always be in style and will look good no matter what. I mean 18-year old me wanted a faux fur gilet so bad and this time around it was still on my wish list. 

It probably doesn’t surprise you that I kept it and I haven't had any regrets since. It's a lovely extra layer to keep me warm in the colder months and it looks stylish too! Next week I will talk about another item in my ASOS order: The Girlfriend Denim Jacket which I can't wait to tell you about!

What are your thoughts on faux fur gilets?

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Baking Brookies

Last Saturday I was in the mood to bake. I had no idea what I wanted to make, but it at least had to be very chocolaty. Then I remembered a blogpost from Lily Pebbles' Brookies and immediately looked up the post, wrote down the ingredients and went to the grocery store to buy everything.

I have to say these brownie cookies are so yummy and look incredible. They are everything I want in a cookie: crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside and full of chocolate! I love the icing sugar effect on the outside as well. It makes them look very luxurious and fancy, while they are not that difficult to make. I hope you like them a lot too!

Wat do you need for these yummy cookies?

85g cocoa powder

400g caster sugar

125ml vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

250g plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

60g icing sugar

Oven: 180C/gas mark 4

First, mix together the cocoa powder, caster sugar and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl. Then add in the 4 eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla too. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and stir it into the cocoa mixture.

The recipe now says to let the dough chill for 4 hours (!). I was a bit surprised by that, because I didn't read the recipe that well and I just followed the steps as I went along. I wanted to have cookies immediately and not wait for 4 hours, so I put the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes and hoped for the best.

Next, line a baking tray with parchment paper and pour the icing sugar in a bowl right beside you. Now get your dough and a metal spoon, scoop the dough and roll them in 2.5cm dough balls. Then roll them in the icing sugar and place them on the baking tray.

Now it's time to put these powdered dough balls in the oven for about 10-12 minutes. I made quite large cookies and I found that the cookies needed at least 11 minutes in the oven for them to become perfect. 

After 11 minutes you take them out of the oven and wait a minute before you transfer them on to a wire rack. They already smell amazing by this point and I couldn't wait for them to be completely cooled down, so I took a bite when they were still warm and I can tell you: they are bloody amazing!

I hope you are enjoying Blogmas so far and please let me know if you are going to make these as well. I would love to see some pictures!

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Molton Brown Vintage 2015 Body Lotion

A few months ago the company where I do my internship was invited to a Molton Brown Christmas event and I was the lucky one to go to it. Was it a bit weird to go to a Christmas themed event mid-August? Yes, but it was also very exciting, because the festive season is my favourite time of the year. I didn't mind the decorated tree and the gorgeous room where the event was held at all.

I was lucky enough to keep one of the products and that's what I am talking about today: the limited edition Molton Brown Vintage 2015 Body Lotion with Elderflower (€32,00). Let’s start off with the scent that is absolutely divine. It is like nothing I ever smelled before and I really like it. This also means I can't really compare it with anything, so you really have to pop into a Molton Brown store and smell it, but believe me it's totally worth it! I also have the fragrance notes here:

Top note: grapefruit 

Heart note: petitgrain 

Base note: vetiver 

Extract: English elderflower

The body lotion comes in this handy bottle with a pump which makes it really easy to moisturize your body. Especially for people who forget to moisturize or who are just too lazy for it (aka me). The body lotion itself is really nice and melts into the skin. It moisturizes the skin very well and leaves it ultra-soft and super smooth.

I can't be happier with this body lotion! It really moisturizes the skin and the scent is just absolutely amazing. I know it's a bit expensive in comparison with your regular body lotion, but I think it makes it the ultimate Christmas gift. If you haven't popped this beauty on your wish list then you definitely should!

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