Mission Statement

Apologies are to be avoided, right? Therefore let us start fresh!

However, I will try to motivate my prolongued absence through the fact that my life has suddenly become a life that is no longer mine. Silly as it might sound, it's frightening to see how all of my passions are now changing or, to say the least, transforming. On top of this, I have the pressure of final exams (which are only a month and a half away => double the scare). And the very reason for which I am sitting here today and typing away my thought and ideas of the moment (or actually the month), is that I have gotten the time to reflect upon the real reasons of why I even spend a second of my time thinking about this blog and the reasons I choose to continue. This is also the reason I'm not accompanying these gorgeous pictures with some fantastic words of wisdom or fabulousness. You will have to wait until future posts for that ( aka for me discussing 100 Years of Fashion ).

1. I started this blog out of a craving for success. I knew what I wanted and then I did what I wanted. It didn't turn out great though. I'm not a match for Chiara Ferragni or for the Fabulous Muses, that's for sure, but for me, personally, it's probably one of the biggest accomplishments of my life. No, I don't have a sad and weird life, but that's exactly it. I am always in search for something new and I get bored as fast as you can say "parrot" or "carrot". My blog has been around here for more than 2 years and that's probably the only thing I've done with such consistency.

2. But why didn't I start over fresh, with already gained knowledge and skills, so that I can become a match for the above mentioned? I have to confess, I have given that idea too much thought. Starting fresh, with a new name and valuable information and gadgets, it would seem easy-peasy. But I won't. Because every time I get this thought, I go to my blog and surf it, randomly, and I get to re-live so many of those fabulous moments I've shared with so many readers and it's always showing me from where I started and towards where I'm getting. It's been tracking my progress for the past 2 years and something and that is what makes it so special, both for me and for the loyal reader.

3. I am going to start fresh, but not in that way: I am adding rambling and removing planning. Hopefully, this will turn The Shoe Pendant back into something that represents me, and not the average fashion blogger (concept about which I will be talking shortly, in one of the next couple of posts).

Until my next entry, stay strong and believe in your accopmlishments, no matter how small they are to Madonna. They are probably the world to you!

Please be a good sport and fetch me that bag

It's Sunday and I'm spending it as relaxed as I can: sipping some hot coffee, eating some chocolate ice-cream( don't tell my dentist). All while surfing the web and waiting to go for a stroll with Prince Charming until he returns to College for the week. But this isn't something I could say about yesterday.

Yes, yesterday was as chaotic as a Saturday can get. I had to do some cleaning up around my room, place some books and notebooks in their assigned places, go shopping to help the above mentioned Prince Charming get a new pair of sneakers (he's that type) and go a little bit grocery shopping. The glamorous life, huh? So yes. It was tiring. When I got home, I managed to edit some of the pictures I'd shot for the day catch up with some studying for my final exams (I can hear them circling me!). Finally, in the evening, we went out with a bunch of friends and had dinner.

But what I'm trying to say here is not exactly about how I had a full Saturday, but the fact that I sometimes wear extremely comfortable clothes. Even my wedge trainers are commodity transfigured in a pair of shoes. I like losing the glitz and the glam I so love in pictures and getting more down to Earth. Because, in God's name, who wouldn't die from wearing 15 cm heels in a shopping/grocery spree?

Still, I added just a little bit of glam with one of my favorite possessions, the Hippie Hippie Shake necklace that I got for my 17th birthday. It's one of those pieces that I consider an investment. And even more? It's timeless and perfect!

And pink!

I am not perfect, nor do I try to be

 

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
Audrey Hepburn

 I am not perfect, nor do I try to be. I cannot characterise myself through a long line of words, passions or loves. I cannot be described by anyone, nor can try to compose a good visual image of myself. I am happy. I am a happy person and that is probably what can delineate my entire personality. 

I guide myself through the path of my life enjoying the beauty of it and trying to produce beauty. My sole concern is that of creating beauty. I am happy when I create. I simply create.

This is something that also defines my style, my fashion sense and my endless dwellings on monumental quantities of priceless (and overly expensive) clothes and shoes and jewellry.  

I choose to live under the permanent decision between being happy or not being happy, but I will never cease to mold my life around the wish of being happy, whatever that may mean.

An Oxford man

"An Oxford man!" He was incredulous. "Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit."

"Nevertheless he’s an Oxford man."

As not all that glitters is gold, nor does a man who wears a pink suit cease to be an Oxford man. And as simple as that, I do not stop being an boheme reader, an excentric traveller, a quirky dancer and an even more strange woman-to be, even if I hide under classy clothes embelished with simple cuts and delicate tear-drop earrings.

I pose in the cold, I stay up late in the night and I dream of art: any form of it, from the newest novel I imagine writing to the next post I share on my blog.

Classy and pink make-up contest

It's the first make-up contest I'm taking part in and it's really funny. I had to make one or two make-ups based on the theme "classy and pink"  , so I made a day make-up and a fantasy one,with leopard print. The contest can be found  here . The prizes are cosmetics by Cosmetic Style . 

E primul concurs de make-up la care particip si e foarte amuzant. Am avut de facut 1 sau 2 lookuri cu tema "classy and pink" ,asa ca am facut un machiaj de zi si unul fantezia,cu imprimeu de leopard. Concursul poate fi gasit aici ,pentru doritoare. Premiile sunt oferite de catre Cosmetic Style . 

Uniforms

Though I miserably failed to post my back to school look , I realise now that almost everything I got for school this year is useless. Because yes, after 2 years of highschool,they try, once more , to implement a standard uniform. The regulations require grey ,office trousers, white(light pink/grey/light blue/black) shirt and navy blazers. This seems quite okay,right ? But hey , today , our principle got us all out in front of the school to tell us that our uniform has to look like these 3 items put together :

TopShop blouse (see more cotton blouses)

Salvatore ferragamo (clipped to polyvore.com)

Blazer (see more tailored blazers)
And yes, we are not allowed to use black trousers . And jeans (no matter what color are not accepted!!! ) . Also, they had to tell us that we are to avoid wearing too much make-up. And check this out : our heels should be of a minimum height , if non-existent !

Do you agree with these pieces ? Or even better : do you have any uniform suggestions ?

Giveaway winner !

Hey,hey ! I'm back from my cousin's pre-wedding and brought back some photos of my outfit as seen here . Plus , here's the winner of my "Almost 100 followers giveaway" ! And the lucky number iiiiiiiiiiiiis.....



Congratulations to Alexandra Ioana Simon !

Brain Food

I came to the country side for some peace and quiet...but I didn't get as much of it as I'd wanted to :) Why ? I'm leaving for the sea-side this Sunday , with the EYP as a candidate for the National Selection Session and I have to complete a research paper and get train bookings and lots of other preparations must be done. But still, I enjoy my evenings going out with friends and today we're going to the have a party by the Danube : lots of sunbathing and swimming and a barbecue in the night .

Plus, here's my brain food (what I use to concentrate on my research and not get distracted by blogs and online window shopping xD )

What's your brain food ?

Every day you learn something new.

Every day you learn something new : sometimes you learn how to be sad,other times, how to laugh. You learn to love,to hate,to be indifferent . But no matter what , you'll always have to be happy and have someone next to you . Be there for that someone that is there for you and never regret loving and giving. Being a friend is probably the most joyful burden out there.

Little guilty pleasures

Eating macaroons,chocolate ,ice cream , stuffing yourself with lasagna or pizza , buying that amazing pair of shoes, drinking an over-expensive latte : they are all little guilty pleasures I like to feast on . I take the luxury of buying myself an over-priced nail polish when I feel the need to pamper myself.
But eating or shopping : they require either a large amount of money or an amazingly fast metabolism. And unlucky me does not possess any one of them. So I have burried myself under tons of serials ! I have watched dozens of seasons so far : I've been among ghosts ,vampires , serial killers and between love ties and psychological disasters . My room has been invaded ,one by one , by monsters and lovers alike.
These feel so guilty because they use up so much of my time , but they make me never feel down. While watching serials, I feel like I'm on morphine.

Getting your blog to success

Hello, sorry for the delay,but here are some photos of my birthday. Sorry it's been over a month since I should've posted them.

I might not be the best one to talk about blog success , since mine isn't that much of a hit , but in the few months I've been into this business , I've taught myself a couple of things.

I lost her in the cold

Here are the last photos from 2010 . A friend of mine took them : Andra . I thought I should post them later than never , because I sort of really like them.

2011!!

Welcome ,2011 ! It's so nice you're here.
So we've left another year behind us ,another year full of joy,of happiness and accomplishments , full of sad moments and low times over which we've successfully passed. It's a new year and we're spending it together! I hope you're gonna be as happy as I was on New Year's Eve ,because you know, what happens on NYE will happen all year long : if you have money on you,you'll have money the whole year, if you are happy,you'll be happy the entire year. And I must say that my NYE was really good.

I'm sorry I didn't post earlier , but it took me some time to get the photos.