The Move

For the past week I've been a little bit preoccupied, because I have some huge news to share with you guys: in August the boyfriend and I are moving to The Hague in The Netherlands. He's going to study there for a year and I decided to move there together with him.

We still have so many things that we need to get in order. We need to find an apartment, find a new job, all the paperwork, ... But it's all so very exciting and I can't wait to be there!

These pictures are from our last trip to The Hague in April, it was such a fun weekend. I kinda forgot about these pictures, but thought this was the appropriate time to show them.

 My love

Do you like my glasses?

Of course you can read all about this adventure on the blog, I'll keep you guys updated.

And if you guys have great tips (things to do, places to visit, maybe even some great estate offices, ...) feel free to share them, all tips are welcome!

Love,

Imelda

Paris!

I really wish I could go back to Paris! The boyfriend and I had a wonderful time there, as usual when we are in Paris. This time it was a short trip, we only had 3 days there, but we still managed to see a lot of the city and do some shopping.

What's a trip to Paris without some delicious macarons from Ladurée?! I really wanted a box, because I can use it to store jewelry. Some memories of Paris in my bedroom, lovely!

The macarons: Caramel, Citron, Pistache, Café, Chocolat and Vanille!

"Lunchbreak" in a park near the Champs-Elysées. I wish all my lunches were this delicious :)

I bought this macarons cookbook at the Virgin store, can't wait to try these recepies out! I'm really curious if I can make them as good as in France. I'll keep you guys updated!

A pair of floral short from Oysho! I'm really upset that we don't have this shop in Belgium, because they have the most beautiful pieces of clothing/pyjamas. I'm a fan of Oysho since my last trip to Budapest.

I read that there was a Couleur Caramel store in paris, so I just had to go and check it out. Like I said before: I only buy products that aren't tested on animals and that are as good for the environment as possible. I bought myself some new foundation, I'll review this one in another post.

I can't leave Paris without a beautiful vintage card like this one. I bring one home everytime. My collection is getting so big and I'm loving it!

Aren't these birdies the cutest? Well, meet my new pillowcase from Habitat. It was just to funny to resist and I bought a matching penbox. Actually my boyfriend bought these 2 for me, isn't he the sweetest?!

Have a lovely evening!

Ile d'Oléron Part 2

For today I'll be showing you guys all the things I bought during my 2 week stay in France. I bought several things, they were all too cute to resist!

This green perfect green blouse is from H&M in Bordeaux. I know I can buy it here in Belgium aswell, but it's always nice to remember that I bought this blouse in beautiful Bordeaux instead of Brussels. (Sorry for the bad quality picture!)

Earrings I just couldn't resist! The pair on the left is from a little shop in La Cotinière and the wings are from Six in Bordeaux.

A lovely postcard that gives an idea of how the houses are on the island. Don't you just love the romantic look of the house? If I ever own a house, that's how I want mine to look.

Those flowers are typical for the island to. We brought home lots of seeds to plant them in my parents' garden, so we could have a little bit of the island at home.

We found lots of cute shops on the island with many beautiful pieces for decorating your house. Too bad we couldn't bring home most of the stuff... I got myself this retro plate for our bathroom.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse: I can't live without this stuff!!! I've been using this oil for some time now and because it's so cheap in France I got myself a big bottle. I'll be posting a review about this product later.

Of course we shopped at l'Occitane en Provence in La Rochelle. The guy who runned to shop was so extremely friendly, wish all the sales people were like that. He complimented me on my French (blush!) and he gave us a few products for free. I got a recharger for my conditioner and a olive mask (ECOCERT), the tonic and facial mouse I got for free. The guy also gave a second mask for free, but my sister has that one.

These products will be reviewed to.

Some very cheap eyeshadow from the local market, for only 3 euros! I love the colors and the quality isn't too bad either.

This new blush brush is from Galeries Lafayette and is very eco-friendly. I'll tell you guys more about this one in another post.

As you probably noticed in the other post about my trip, I discovered a lovely macaronshop in Bordeaux. Of course I had to check out the macarons! I bought a tube with 5 macarons. It was a bit more expensive than the macarons alone, but the tube is so cute. Check out the website!

The macaron in the center is coffee, on the left you have honey & chocolate and pistache and on the right you have chocolate and lemon. And they were delicious!

Potteries are so beautiful to visit and I bought this bottle (or how do you call this?) for olive-oil. The colors make me think of The Provence. I love having a little bit of France in my kitchen.

These 2 are from E. Leclerc, but could come right out of a potterie aswell. A little mustard jar (I'm using mine for sugar) and a bottle for vinegar.

This was the first year we tried the 'caramel au beurre salé', something typical for the region where we stayed. I was sad we didn't try it sooner, because it's really delicious. I brought home this jar filled with caramels for my boyfriend. And it looks great in my kitchen to (a win-win situation!).

Edit: I added the website for the macaronshop in Bordeaux. Forgot to post it!

Ile d'Oléron Part 1

I finally managed to select a "few" pictures to give you guys an idea of the beautiful place where I spended my holidays this year. The lovely Ile d'Oléron at the Atlantic Ocean. I used to spent every summer there untill the year I turned 16. I was so happy to be back there and I'm so going back in a few years.

We did so many fun things: go to the beach, walk around in our village (Le Chateau), visited some other villages on the Island and the mainland, we went to La Rochelle and to Bordeaux (I fell in love with Bordeaux!!!), did some shopping, I ate so many macarons that I lost count :p, I discoverd the Caramel au beurre salé (it's delicious), .... Really just to much to tell!

We took over 400 pictures, so I made a small selection for you guys to maybe fall in love with this wonderful place to.

Our village

The departement

La Cotinière

Funny!

La Cotinière

La Cotinière

Seafood (I don't eat it)

Phare de Chassiron

Potterie

The end of the Island

Very windy, look at the trees!

The end of the island

On our way to the beach on the island

On our way to the beach on the island

Houses near the 'Transbordeur'

Le pont transbordeur

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

The beach.

Love the fact that we were there all alone.

Cute house in Le Chateau

Beautiful flowers

Ronce-les-Bains

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

Macaronshop in Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Sunflowers

The citadel in Le Chateau

Beautiful sky

On the road to Boyardville

On the road to Boyardville

On the road to Boyardville

Chez Mamelou

On the road to Boyardville

Oyster-boat

We didn't take picture of Fort Boyard, we forgot the camera that day (not so smart, I know).

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed looking at our pictures! Part 2 will be online in a few days. I'll be showing you guys what I bought during my vacation.

Have a lovely weekend!