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Brooklyn.

May 15th, 2013

Pizza, please!

One of my favourite things about traveling to a new city is the taxi ride between the airport and the hotel, and New York didn’t disappoint. Miguel and I turned smiling to each other – it was completely as we had imagined, with the laddered fire escapes and yellow school buses.

This time, rather than staying in a hotel, we thought we’d try out Airbnb (so much cheaper!) and found ourselves sharing an apartment in Brooklyn, meaning we were immediately thrown in to the New York way of life. Upon arrival, we set down our bags and headed out to take a look around our new neighbourhood.

Brooklyn has that East London thing (that I still don’t really get) of feeling very poor in certain areas, whilst littered with hip bars and places to eat. I think it was at night when we saw it come to life, with people buzzing around these trendy hotspots. We’re not really a ‘hip bar’ kind of couple, and instead opted for a slice of pizza and an early night (jetlag sucks), ready for a day of pounding the Manhattan streets.

P.S – huge thank you to everyone who recommended things to do and place to eat, we would have been lost without you! Can’t wait to share all the good food we ate! Mmmmm x

Blouse - Vintage via ASOS Marketplace | Dungaree Dress - Urban Outfitters
Shoes - French Sole | Sunglasses - ASOS | Bag - ASOS Marketplace

In The Village...

May 8th, 2013

Meow

When you tell people you live in London, I’m almost sure they imagine double decker buses, Oxford St and…Eastenders. They couldn’t be further from the truth – London is such a big, beautiful city that I hadn’t even taken the short trip from my house to Highgate Village until this weekend – there is always something new to discover.

Miguel and I walked for just 15 minutes from our new place to Highate Village, and somehow it felt as if we were on holiday. The sun was shining, and the atmosphere was different – quiet and sleepy, like it’s name suggests. Next time we wander in that direction, we’ll be stopping off at the cemetery (not as morbid as it sounds when you see how beautiful it looks).

With the sun out in full force, I took the opportunity to get my pale pins out, accessorised with a pair of cat-faced tights (I’m sure plenty of puzzled passers-by thought I had cat tattoos on my legs – if only). The cats are probably supposed to sit on my knees, but coming from an Asian clothing store, they are a little too short for my legs!

I clip-clopped around the village in my kitten heels before stopping for a few sweet treats and heading home. Ahh, weekends are the best! x

 Jumper - YesStyle | Skirt - Miss Selfridge | Bag - Nelly
Tights - YesStyle | Shoes - Russell & Bromley

I Dare You...

May 4th, 2013

See by Chloe

I’m sure you’ve seen the ads for the beautiful new See by Chloe perfume by now, right? A group of mischievous girls playing spin the bottle (or perfume in this case) and a game of dares.

Now, it’s been a very long time since my last game of dares (I was lazy and would always pick truth, whilst other girls would go and talk to boys or something you find equally embarrassing as a teenager - I was never the most confident) but I thought It seemed like the fitting way to celebrate the new fragrance.

Without further ado…

…To Wear Crazy Heels!

These babies are an ASOS purchase, but sadly have sat at the bottom of my wardrobe for too long, so, being the flats lover that I am, my challenge was to wear them all day! Although, I’ll admit, as soon as it came to leaving the house I chickened out…I didn’t fancy breaking my ankle, that day…

…To Try Something New!

Next up – to try something new! If you happen to have shared a table with me, you’ll probably know that I don’t eat any fruit – at all. The question that always follows that statement is “what – not even Strawberries!?”. Nope, not even strawberries. I figured something so pretty had to taste good, so my next dare was to give them a try. I lasted one bite…sorry guys, they’re not for me!

…To Smile!

Lastly, a dare that I’m still working on – to smile! Sounds silly, but if you read my post on Invisalign, you’ll know why it’s not often you catch a glimpse of my teeth. I’m now on my 4th set of aligners, and already people are telling me they can see a difference and my front teeth aren’t quite so overlapped. Yay! That’s certainly reason enough to smile, don’t you think? I’ll update you all on my progress very soon. Hopefully next time my smile won’t look quite as forced as this one – I need a bit of practice (can you see the horror in my eyes?).

Now it’s your turn!

Because sharing is caring and all that, I’m going to give away a bottle of See by Chloe to one of you lucky folk! It’s such a beautiful fragrance, and I want to challenge you to bring out your mischievous side too! To be in with the chance of winning, leave a comment on this post with a See by Chloe dare for yourself (perhaps you want to give up chocolate for a week, or ask out that guy you keep spotting on the train..its up to you!) For an extra entry, tweet your dare to @wishwishwish, using the hash tag #seebychloéfragrance – I’ll be checking up that you followed through with it ; ) When you’re done, be sure to make a video of your own on the See by Chloe site – check out mine!

The winner will be notified on the 10th of May.