I uploadad a new video to YouTube. This time about baking.
I have regained my love for baking, and now that I’m in the last stages of my weight loss I want to start baking again, and combine it with a healthy diet.
The videos are in Spanish but they are pretty visual and the recipes are nothing you cannot find elsewhere.
Anyway, if you like baking or just want to watch me being silly, go suscribe and show some love.
Last June we attended my (now officially) siblings-in-law wedding.
To be more specific, it was my husband’s sister wedding.
So big event, and great chance for putting an outfit together.
From the beginning, I wanted something yellow.
It was probably the worst colour I could have chosen. It was impossible to find something that I liked and that it was not too acid for my skin tone.
I then opened my span and just looked for something that I liked, no matter the colour.
I liked some, but I did not love them.
I then put my eye on this:
I first loved the forest green, but there was a protocol problem. So I thought maybe the mint is a really good option. And even better for summer.
I ordered it from The Pretty Dress Company. I was so excited. When it arrived, I tried it on and everything changed.
Firstly, I would need a size more, because it was extremely small according to the measurements. And second and decisive, it was too thick for a summer wedding.
The print was beautiful, the structure is great, and the fabric is really good quality.
I decided not to go for this dress, for its thickness and sleeve. It is really hot here in summer and I didn’t want to be a sweaty beauty that day.
Out of desperation, I went to a couple of dressmakers to see the options and the possible price. I went to the same place where I got my own wedding dress made, and they showed me some fabrics which made my original idea of yellow possible again.
This was around February, so I was supossed to go back on March/April to get it made.
I kept looking aroud in every shop I found, just in case.
For the Easter break I went to Zaragoza to visit my mom and family and we decided to take a chance there as well.
And I found it.
I would have never chosen such a pale colour for myself, but my mom insisted that I tried it on. Listen to your mothers.
So this dress had several great things:
Once I got the dress, the accesories kept on coming one after the other.
I went in search for shoes. I cannot stand heels, and the world doesn’t understand that, so I never know what to expect when I need to buy shoes for special ocassions.
There was some variety but the majority was patent-leather or suede/velvety.
I then found some acceptable heel in a lovely colour.
I was really lucky with the handbag. My aunt (and godmother) came to visit in April and surprised me with this present.
Another colour option I wouldn’t have picked myself. I would have probably gone for turquoise. But this is pretty neutral and it works. And also the dress has some taupe details, so it was perfect.
While visiting Madrid, I entered one jewelry shop just to take a look. And I found this.
When you find the perfect thing, just stop looking.
So the basics were done. Now I just had to figure out what the hell to do with my hair.
I didn’t want to risk it to doing it myself. So my mum and I went to a friend’s salon.
And she took my fine, shitty, one-inch-below-the-ear long hair and made this.
I danced, it rained, and it stayed intact till I got home.
As it usually happens (to me at least), I didn’t take enough photos, or proper ones, as we were more focused on being on time or having fun. But here you have the best I have been able to recollect.
Photographer: Javier Berenguer
Dress: Pilita (Zaragoza, Spain)
Shoes: Ángel Alarcón
Stockings: What Katie Did
Clutch: Abbacino
Hairpiece: Zumay Tocados y Tiaras
Earrings: Bijou Brigitte
Hair & Makeup: Peluquería Pilar Francés
Sunglasses: Primark
Husband’s Blazer: El Ganso
Brother’s suit: Mango
Men’s grooming: Oh Lord Barbershop
So here is my first video. It was not very much planned, so forgive my ways and editing.
I’d really to make more videos, when I can think of what to share with you.
Hope you enjoy it.
You can like it and suscribe if you want.
A couple of months ago I decided to get some stockings from What Katie Did.
I have always loved tights; I have tones of them and in many different colours. It is great to combine the tights with the dresses, and the cardigans. But sometimes it is a real headache when you don’t get the combination right.
I have always found hard to find nude tights, as they are always way more tanned than my natural colour. Also they are usually thinner than coloured tights and so they break so easily.
So after seeing their products for some time, I decided to get a couple of different ones to see if they would suit me.
I went for the seamfree RHT Stockings in Champagne, and the Glamour Contrast Seamed Stockings in Champagne/Latte.
First things first, the packaging was adorable. I don’t have a picture because I couldn’t wait to open it, but you get the idea.
Lingerie it’s not something you can return, saw you have to take your chances for sizing. They are different models, one is stretchy and the other is not, so they have different sizing.
Seamfree RHT Stockings
I tried the seamless first. As I took them out of the package I already felt that they were going to be too big for me. They are not stretchy, so I tried them on just to be sure. And I was right. The foot was a bit too big for me, and no mattered how tight I fastened my suspender, they wrinkled around my ankles.
Apart from that, they are soft as heaven and so easy to handle. They are sheer, so they are perfect for Spring or Summer.
Glamour Contrast Seamed Stockings
Hoping they will be better, I tried the seamed ones. And they were. Of course they are different, as they are stretchy and a bit thicker, but above all that, they were my size.
They are firm but still translucent.
They are also really lovely to the touch, and easy to handle.
I tend to have problems putting on tights and stockings, as my nails are constantly splintered. I remember my mother giving me some cotton gloves on my wedding day to put on my stockings. I think I should do that every time.
Surprisingly enough, it didn’t happen this time. Maybe luck, maybe the quality of the stockings also helps.
So in conclusion, I highly recommend this brand.
I really liked both of them, and save for the size mistake, I would definitely get some more in the future. Specially the Seamed ones, as they come in many different colours. And as you know, I love to combine colours.
Dress: Lindy Bop | Lana in Damson
Petticoat: Lindy Bop | Turquoise
Shoes: Zara| Old
Stockings: What Katie Did | Glamour Contrast Stockings in Champange/Latte Sigue leyendo
I’ve always loved costumes. And I had very few opportunities to wear one because there was no Halloween in Spain when I wad a kid. And we did not celebrate Carnival because it was a religious school. So I loved each opportunity to do it.
Me and my friends liked Halloween very much. The idea we had of it at least. So the last year of school, we decided to celebrate it. At home, of course.
I have always been the type of person that makes her costumes out of what I have at home. So most of what you are about to see, is either mine, my mom’s, or any of my friend’s.
In 1998 I moved into a really beautiful flat. Very old, as well. The perfect scenario for a Halloween party. So from that year onwards, I was the host of the Halloween sleepover.
As the years passed, we found some decorations here and there, so each year we were able to decorate the house a bit more.
We had dinner, watched a couple of movies, and slept in.
But it was not all about the costume. As the «host», I loved to get in the theme as much as possible.
The house itself was a bit scary. Tall ceilings, creaking floors, dark coloured furniture…
We had a very long corridor, and the living room and the toilet were on opposite ends, so people avoided the toilet all they could. I used to hide a very creepy talking doll along the corridor, so any noise would provoke a sinister «MOMMY».
And the food.
Oh, the food.
Again, we are talking about a place where Halloween was not celebrated so there was no Halloween themed food.
What I did was find the theme myself. So every year I looked for ghost and bat shaped Cheetos, made a thorough search to get all the creepy gummies available: black cats, worms, fingers, teeth, brains,…
I used to put platic eyes inside the normal snacks as a surprise.
And I made a cake. There is not a strong tradition of pumpkin pies or cakes here, so I decided to make the only orange coloured cake I knew.
It was a recipe learned from my mom, and it’s a no-bake, no eggs, no butter cake which main ingredients are carrot and coconut.
Each year, people got more and more involved and also made cookies and stuff like that.
This tradition got relaxed as we grew older. And disappeared when I moved to Alicante. But I always try to do something. A friend here has thrown a Halloween party a couple of times and I always bring some themed cake.
Anyway, I love Halloween and no matter what life brings, I will try to celebrate it every year. Even if it is only me in a costume.
Hello again. 2017 has meant one step beyond.
It started by me realising I had to buy clothes that were my actual size instead of dreaming about losing some weight.
On April I travelled to London with my husband and we went to Camden Market. I visited the Collectif Clothing shop and lots of other places, including the street stalls.
That’s where I got a really nice skirt.
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| Barbara Flared Nautical Skirt by Voodoo Vixen |
At the beggining of July, we went to Madrid for a few days and I visited Chopper Monster. I followed them on social medi and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to go have a look.
I was positively surprised. Not only they were not the typical shop where everything is Gothic, Rockabilly, black, red, roses and skulls. But also they had a lot of clothing and a lot of variety. And on Sales.
I tried some things on, for example this dress.
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| Martina Dress by Hell Bunny. |
Unfortunately, it didn’t fit correctly, whicha was a pity because it is a beautiful dress. It is a Cherry dress without being the typical cherry dress.
I did get a couple of things there.
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| Bardot Top by Hell Bunny |
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| Kitty Gingham Dress by Collectif Clothing |
While being in Madrid, another order I made before we went away arrived.
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| Daniella Skirt by Lindy Bop |
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| Marie Skirt from Lindy Bop |
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| Imelda Dress from Lindy Bop |
Unfortunately, this last one didn’t fit well, so I returned it.
But I already had some really nice clothes and I could match the skirts with some Zara tank tops I got.
At the end of July I took advantage of some super sales both from Lindy Bop and Collectif Clothing. And these included some Doloes tops.
I had been curious for some time then, and I had the chance to try them on in Madrid but I didn’t. So I took the step.
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| Judy Top from Collectif Clothing |
Dolores Tops from Collectif Clothing
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| Audrey dress from Lindy Bop |
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| Gilda Dress from Lindy Bop |
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| Matilda Dress from Lindy Bop |
And that’s pretty much all I have advanced this year.
I also try to dress like this everyday. It feels really nice to able to do it.
To feel comfortable and pretty at the same time.
I’ll keep you updated with my adventures.
You cans ask or suggest what you like.
This is the second part of this series, and it’s about how I started.
As I said on the previous post, on November 2015 I decided to make an order from Lindy Bop.
I got several skirts. Just skirts. Why? Because I thought it would be less «agressive» to begin with things I could match with «normal» clothes so the style was less shocking. Mistake no.1.
Based on the dress I already had, I ordered size 12. Mistake no.2. Always look at the size chart goven by the website. ALWAYS.
They arrived, I tried them on, and obviously they didn’t fit. But thet mentality we all have… «Oh don’t worry, I’ll lose weight». Mistake no.3.
As of today, almost two years later, thay are still tight. I fully realised that the day I decided to buy clothes my size. But we will discuss that later.
Ok, so skirts. And what else?
Ideally, I should wear some top that is tight-fitting on the waist and is tucked in the skirt. But I don’t have tight-fitting clothes. Or a waist, for that matter.
So I wore normal fitted t-shirts and, as it was Winter, a cardigan.
And scarcely.
Lindy Bop has the tendency to bring up a sale after the other.And so, on December I ordered again, dresses this time.
Size 12, as it was the same style I had already tried, so it would be ok.
Last summer, more dresses arrived.
This gave me the chance to be able to wear something on this style during the summer, because trying to match the skirts and looking good was impossible.
Except for one.
More into the Summer (here Summer goes from April/May to September/October) I fell in love with polo shirts.
So I went wearing t-shirts, polos and sneakers. And the dresses that fitted.
The dresses that fitted, you said?
On one of the orders, I got two Audreys in plain colours and one in b&w gingham (as shown in pictures). But oh, horror.
They were older models so the fabric was different, thinner, so they were really a size 12..
But then again, there they are, in my closet.
Anyway, here’s my first year and a half. As I said, I didn’t dress like this on a daily basis. I went from home to work (with uniform), and back again, so it wasn’t worth it. The climate didn’t help either.
I had my moments of thinking «what am I doing?», of considering stopping and going back to «normal» clothes.
But I have never been normal. For hardly anything.
I just needed to find my own way.
Committing to a specific style is always complicated.
Specially if it is not standard.
Specially if your body is not standard.
Specially if you live in a country where it is hardly accessible if not through the Internet.
Specially if you live in a country where you cannot try to be extravagant or everyone will look at you as if you were crazy.
Moreover, if the style requires certain infrastructure, and you live in the Hell Mouth, the thing gets interesting.
But as I said at the beginning, committing.
For two years, I’ve been focusing gradually towards this style. And I don’t mean typical Rockabilly Pin-Up black and red with flowers and all that, but a larger one including 1950s style.
It all began in 2015.I was about to say on my friend Silvia’s wedding, but it may be on my own wedding.
I will not bore you with the details of picking and making my dress, maybe in another post.
I will just say that I found a style that I really liked and I think it flatters me, so I married in a 50s style, mid length and full skirt.
That same year, my friend Silvia got married in a similar style and, established that the dress code for her wedding should be a 50s Pin-Up style.
So, looking for dresses, I found several websites related to this style, and I saw myself prancing with joy.
We also discovered a little shop in the city centre where we could find this kind of clothes. Many of the guests got their outfits there.
I had mine already picked online, but I did buy the petticoat there.
Dress from Lindy Bop, bought online. Petticoat from Lindy Bop, bought at Petita Valero.
In the process of searching the dress for my friend’s wedding, I went two or three times to Petita Valero, to try on some similar styles as well as the petticoat.
In one of those visits, I had a revelation. It was that kind of day when you woke up at 4am, worked your shift, your hair is dirty and your make up is melted.
So I entered the shop to find this.
«Today we had a visit from Miss Ginger Tulips, Marjoleen, a Pin Up blogger we love. She fell in love with these two dresses and are they incredible on her. It’s been a pleasure to see you again, thanks for your visit!»
I went through the shop feeling like an old rag (to put it nicely). There I was with my t-shirt, jeans, trying on my petticoat over that, and that girl who looked like she was someone from Mad Men telling me how nice it was.
That same day I started following her on Instagram, and like her, some others I kept finding.
And little by little I discovered that a lot of people dress like that every day. And I loved it.
It requires a budget, I won’t deny it. You have to build a whole new wardrobe.
So from my humble humbleness, I lurked through the websites, fantasising, until December came and the sales with it. And I took the step and made an order.
One after the other.
But that would be another post.
Miss Penny LaFreak 