Outfit Favourites: August

a fine day for sailing: all that jazz

The Styling Dutchman: From the Farm to the City

 street style photos outside lands music festival for free people! photo by calivintage

 The Clothes Horse: The Green Light At The End Of The Dock

 Ruby Slipper Journeys: “hell is the entire rest of eternity spent in fucking bruges”

 Katarina via StockholmStreetStyle

 raspberry and red: minimal approach

 Wild Flower: Wash It Out

August's favourites don't really tell what August means to me, or at least what it used to mean. Since a little kid I remember it being the hottest month of the year, but not this one. I've had pretty much a August that looks more like a September or even October weather wise, and I will not lie, I don't really mind. Keep those layers coming! So it is not surprising that some of these are layered outfits as well! Here are August's favourite's. This month I haven't had much time for blogging, and I feel a little bit bad, but you all know that life gets in the way, and tomorrow I'll be moving house so  even less time will all the moving, tidying and storing. But once I'm again settled I may have a thing to ask you :)

*As usual all links bellow the pictures go to the original source.

Current uniform

This is what I wore today, as to recreate my Thursday outfit that I wore to go to Selfridges to check out their opening of the new H&M corner, get free yummy food and buy a couple of autumn things :) I can honestly say that this has been my current uniform. No I don't wear this to work (there I wear some shapeless scrubs) but I've been wearing it to go to work and in days off as well, constantly. There's just something so appealing to me right now in putting a pair of ankle grazer jeans (although they are supposed to be capris on "normal" height people they're ankle grazers for me ok? and by the way, ankle grazers are full lenght on me *.*), a stripped top (I've been stocking them up) and black ballerinas with a pearl necklace and a mac. I feel so Parisian, though very suited for unstable London weather.
I actually took pictures on a lovely park behind my work and house with the most beautiful setting and light just in a little open sky break on Thursday, but my SD card decided to get a virus today when I was trying to extract those and other outfit pictures that had to be deleted in order to the card to start functioning again :( I am so so sad, not only because the location and light were so much better, but because I actually had nice looking hair and face on those pictures.

Lefties stripped top

Forever 21 black jeans

Zara shoes

Zara bag

Zara trenchcoat

Pearl necklace c/o Kranich's

*pictures by Daniela and me

I miss the sun

It is a bit unfair to say that London has no sun, it has, though anyone who has been in southern Europe and in London can't deny that it feels different. The light is just different. Well I am no person to dislike rain, today it poured and I got soaked but I still love London (I kept singing "I'm only happy when it rains" hehe), but sometimes the Portuguese sun just makes me nostalgic, especially when looking at pictures like these, such a bright and warm light!
Although it was very rainy, the temperature was nice, but I am actually longing for Autumn! I have a few new clothes and hats (yay) that can't wait to be worn.

H&M dress, thrifted

Sfera lace vest

Zara sandals

Parfois headband
Accessorize cameo necklace, gift by my sister
Pearl necklace was my mom's


Nailpolishes: Turquoise - Cliché, Mint Green - Barry M

Little Blue Skirt Remixed

Here's a remix of several ways I wore this lovely navy skirt from Zara. It is one of my favourites but unfortunately I think it is more suited for summer/beach time and since I don't have that much of it in London  it is not with me. I can't really choose a favourite from these but if you have one, please say which!

PS: Thank you so much for your wishes and feedback on my birthday post :D

Happy Birthday Little Raquel

Today is my 24th birthday and I am never overly excited about my birthday because, since I was little I never had too fussy birthdays. It being in the middle of August made everyone being in summer vacation so I got used to having a quiet day. But it is my first birthday away from either my family or my boyfriend and I'll have another no fuss day. Although I am in London, so the plan is to check the new recently open Forever 21 on Oxford Street and a dinner with friends later (if I can eat something from a restaurant, because I've been stomach sick these past few days but I'm starting to feel better).
Anyway, I thought of sharing with you some pictures of little me. The plan was to find a birthday one but I couldn't find none. They are in chronological order and, as you can see, since little I was already into peter pan collars, flower print dresses, hats, red shoes and star prints... Oh and yes, people used to think I was a boy till I was about 1 year and a half, haha!

PS: In the second last picture I am the one on the left if you couldn't tell by the star print ;) the other little one is my sister.

Simple with blue, white and olive trees

Obviously these pictures aren't in London, nor from today, but they're next to my paternal grandparent's house in Coimbra. I meant to take my tripod there quite some times because the setting is quite pretty (and in the middle of a city), but never did it till then, that is, the week before I left. I think getting a white t-shirt with a blue vintage skirt and having olive trees in the background is something quite lovely!

Vintage skirt

Zara t-shirt

Zara shoes

Zara purse

Vintage scarf

Nailpolishes: turqouise by Cliché and mint green by Barry M

Tulips and daisies

I told you that this skirt would pop up soon so you could see the pattern a little better (can you?). And it was a bliss having found this in my gran's closet since I wore practically every week since getting it. Well not here any more in London, I've been living in jeans (meeh), because it's been work work work leltely, but once it slows down a bit more (after moving house, still looking for one though....) I will try and dress a bit more me and take some pictures. Not that London is a great area to go explore and find nice places right now. I am sure you heard about the riots... Scary thought but I am glad I didn't actually see anything with my own eyes. Hope you people are safe in London and all over the UK where it is/was also happening. My feel about this situation, it's absolutely ridiculous.

Primark t-shirt

Vintage skirt

Zara purse

Converse shoes, borrowed from my sister

*pictures by my sister

Wedding outfit

It is funny that even taking pictures with friends, in this case at my friend's wedding that I mentioned here, I still do my "blog poses". Notice the head down or the heel up? Yup, don't we all know this is blogger typical?
Well I had a lot of fun last weekend. The wedding was simple, yet very beautiful, just in the style of the bride! It was great moment and I'm happy she shared it with us. And it was also amazing because I got to be with University friends that I haven't seen for a long time and catch up!

H&M dress

Sfera crochet vest

Parfois bangle

Calçados Guimarães shoes

Parfois clutch, borrowed from my aunt

PS: you get a glimpse of rural Portugal, since the bride and groom are both from small interior towns, you can definitely notice you're in the mountain range :)
PPS: I did my own hair and make-up and had my contacts instead of glasses again for a long time!!

PPPS: Sorry for being so blog absent. I mentioned this on my Twitter, but I've been really busy back in London and feel a bit guilty for not reading all your blogs or replying to comments but I'll try to make it better!

Goodbye, Hello.

By this time I am supposed to be flying back to London and leaving a strangely rainy Portugal summer to enter a strangely sunny England summer. 

These pictures were getting old (my hair is bigger now! these were almost after the last haircut) and they feature my favourite summer denim shirt. I had to left it behind, because there was no point on taking 3 denim shirts with me, so taking in count British weather, it is more than obvious that long sleeved shirts won. Not that I like this one less...

Bershka denim shirt (gift)

H&M dress, thrifted

Primark belt

Seaside wedges

Thrifted pearl headband

Rimmel London lipstick in Alarm
Nailpolishes: Red-Risqué and Turquoise-Cliche