I will never learn to save my money, really!!
Today I checked my bank account and I found some unexpected holiday money (or the "thirteen month", how they call it in Italy) from the University, but since I am in a transition period from my old contract with them and a new scholarship foundation I really didn't know if I had to expect this money (and how much).
And of course, what did I choose to do? Save them? Put them aside for a very reasonable and smart purchase?
No, of course. I went out with the cold and the snow and the wind and the very busy Christmas-period streets to do.... shopping!!
Oh yeah, nothing can stop me when I want to spend money. I am terrible, I suck!
Anyway, I'm happy because I bought all useful stuff: a pair of Levi's jeans (from the Straight-Demi-Bold Curve series, they're just wonderful, the blue Jean with the capital J) that I really needed because the only good pair of skinny jeans that I own was almost tear apart (literally), a black wool jacket (come on, you always need a black wool jacket!) and a pair of super lovely booties from Zara (when I saw them I had heart-shaped eyes, but I'll tell you later why...) aaaaaand.....
... and of course I HAD TO spend money in something totally useless and frivolous. Otherwise I wouldn't be the Al that everybody know. Eheh, I am always so faithful to myself!
I bought a necklace in an amazing accessory shop of Gent, in which lately I've been buying all my bijoux.
It is called M.A.R.T.H.A. but I'm not going to describe it now because I think I'll write a post about it soon.
So there I found this very beautiful necklace (or at least for me it's beautiful! I am a fan of staple and original jewellery, but if you read the CoseAtre post you already knew eheh...).
It is made of horn and metal and it's really good to make a basic black shirt or dress less plain.
I think that also in summer with a white T-shirt and a pair of jeans it will be very nice.
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| Sorry for the very white skin, I am pale but it's also because I had to use the flash :P |
The girl that sold me the necklace was the coolest of the cool. I loved her and I wanted to take a picture of her but the shop was very busy so I didn't want to disturb.
But when I went home I was still thinking of her incredible chic simplicity in her red tomboy hair, her light blue jumpsuit and her very nice necklace that I had to draw her. It's not even 0,001% cool as her, but anyway, just to have an idea...
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| A bit manga style, isn't it? I couldn't do better, sorry! |
These are the Zara booties:
I'm veeeery happy about them. I was searching something comfortable, warm and able not to make me slip over the snow (remember my desperate question on how to be nice even in the Gent crappy weather?). I thought I would never found something with these three characteristics and ALSO not utterly ugly, but instead here they are, my beloved new boots!!
And they were just 80 (...) euros!! Happiness!!
Now I have to go, my boyfriend made pizza for me and we don't want to make him wait, do we??
I'll also have to start to think about my luggage for Italy, uff... (I hate to pack)
Have a nice evening!!
Al
Hi!
ReplyDeleteA nice thing about reading your blog is that I now know I received holiday money too :-).. And I can go shopping next week!
Also really like the drawing here, especially the colour gradient (or how should I call it?). Is this waterpaint (if this is a stupid question, remember I'm an art dummy)?
The shoes are also nice! Brown and fluffy...suprise suprise :-)
Enjoy Italy! I hope you won't have snow-plane problems...crossing my fingers!
Thanks Jolien!
ReplyDeleteYes it's watercolor... and brand new watercolor-pencils are waiting for me in Italy, yay!!!
We should really go shopping together again, it was fun last time!
I cross my fingers too for the trip, they say it'll be better next week but you know I am so lucky...
I'll try to call you for Christmas (hope to reach you eheh), in the meanwhile enjoy your holidays!!
Kiss :-)
sounds like you had a fabulous shopping day!! great necklace!
ReplyDeleteYes I did!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the necklace, I can't wait to wear it! (it makes a lot of noise when I walk though... like ktlack ktlack ktlack... I'll have to get used to it!)
Anche io ho ricevuto la tredicesima, ma siccome sono in periodo di esami (aka il periodo in cui diventa superbarbona, più del solito intendo! XD), l'ho risparmiata. GhGh.
ReplyDeletePerò vedere il tuo post mi fa molto piacere, è una forma perversa di window shopping, no?
Io con quelle ragazze ci ho rinunciato: per alcune essere "classy" è un'attitudine, io vestita così sembrerei una pazza.
Bacio!
Al i have to say,i had an hard time when i saw your "lovely" zara boots.. but do me a favor! Please they are ugly,do not wear them!..oh god i'm feeling sick..good Lord, false fur! OMG.
ReplyDelete-Your sissy friend of the neighborhood.-
Noooooooooooo
ReplyDeleteThe fur will come back to life and kill youuuuuu
Shopping, mon amour *_*
ReplyDeleteOk you got me really interested in the whole Levi's Curve ID thing, I read something and it seems like a little revolution in fact. Could you take a pic of those jeans for me? Because I'm on a quest for the perfect skinny jeans and it's really hard in my size, you know....lucky I got one lovely pair at Pimkie's for 15 euros only, but I need more! Plus I've never owned a Levi's, strange as it may seem.
As for your necklace, it's the typical thing that I would call "ugly" in a store but that I find adorable on other people, if you know what I mean!! And your hair is a fantastic shade of brown, is it still natural??
Antonella
I think I would probably be doing the same thing if I found some excess money in my bank account!
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Ahaha glad to know I'm not the only one.
ReplyDelete@Anto: Levi's curve ID is wonderful, you know that I am curvy and also not exactly thin (ah-eeehhm) so for me it was very difficult to find jeans, more than other kind of trousers. With these I am already at the second pair! Maybe I'll should write a review about them...
My hair are still natural, but I think that the shade is because of the flash: they're much more light in the daylight.
hey al ! thanks for your lovely comment on my blog . i dont know if i mentioned that thanks before *_* weird. but if im saying it twice , please excuse my retardation about forgetting . i always forget something , sometime . anyways . i just wanted to say that your drawings amaze me ! wait ... i think i did say that before aswell .... *horrified face* i think i have amnesia ! anyways i know that i dont make sense . im sorry . can we start over ? cut-cut-cut *beep*-
ReplyDelete*silence* is this thing still on ?
oh okay . hey al you and your drawings rock ! and thanks for the comment .
xxxChloé
sorry for the retardation
Ahahahah Chloé your comments always make me laugh so much!! You're so funny and full of life, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYou always make me happy, really!!
(don't worry for the retardation, I am a lot as well, I'm used to it and frankly... I like it ;D)