About FashionFauxPas

I am not a model. I am not a photographer. I am not a stylist. I'm just someone who really likes playing with clothes. This is a visual diary of what may be considered my fashion faux pas.

Quinta-feira, 23 de Maio de 2013

Plain and Simple

White knit, black jeans, a pair of Ked's on my feet, and I'm ready to go. Dropping the kid down at school, then off for a walk, then back in the house, rooms to tidy up, beds to be made, washing to be hung and sorted, dinner to be thought off, a blog to run, and a book to write... my mind was not ready to overthink my looks today, so I went Friday on a Thursday.

Malha branca, jeans pretos, um par de Ked's nos pés, e elá vou eu. Deixar o puto na escola, depois ir dar uma caminhada, voltar para casa com quartos para arrumar, camas por fazer, roupa por estender e por apanhar e por pôr a lavar, o jantar por pensar, um blog para actualizar, e um livro para escrever... não admira que a minha cabeça não estivesse numa de pensar demasiado no look de hoje, por isso fui de Sexta a uma Quinta.







Quarta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2013

Tried and Tested

Only in Portuguese, today. Feel free to translate.

Ora hoje gostaria mesmo de vos dar a minha opinião sobre uns quantos produtos que já estou a usar há algum tempo, e dos quais já tive tempo de sobra para formular uma opinião. Vamos começar pelos produtos do Boticário que ganhei num sorteio no blog da Inês: um creme hidratante Nativa Spa Argiloterapia e um pack de 3 sabonetes da mesma gama.

Os sabonetes: ainda só experimentei o anti oleosidade - amarelo - e devo dizer que é MESMO anti oleosidade. Por vezes sinto a pele do rosto ficar até demasiado seca, mas uso-o diáriamente no banho e devo dizer que estou a adorar o aroma que deixa no corpo e o facto de me secar bastante a zona das costas, onde tenho tendência a ter mais oleosidade. Os outros ainda não os usei, mas conto começar a usar o exfoliante brevemente. O único senão é que acho que o sabonete deixa imenso resíduo depois de passarmos o corpo por água, o que me dificulta imenso a tarefa de lavar a banheira...

O creme hidratante: É mesmo 24h de hidratação garantidas. Mais, até, para o meu tipo de pele que de seca tem muito pouco. É rápidamente absorvido pelo corpo - um grande beneficio a meu ver, que detesto aqueles cremes que se fica peganhenta horas a fio - mas tem um aroma muito intenso que tende a enjoar-me e a dar-me um pouco de dor de cabeça. Tem um pequeno senão, que é, depois de posto, se por acaso suamos um pouco mais, parece que o ccreme como que nos sai dos poros com a transpiração, deixando-nos com a sensação de pele gordurosa e peganhenta. Não sei bem explicar, mas parece que o que foi absorvido é expulso com a transpiração, o que não é lá muito agradável, mas também é preciso suarmos muito para isso acontecer. Confesso que não o uso diáriamente, uso 2 a 3 vezes por semana, mas nas mãos e nos pés uso mesmo todos os dias, várias vezes ao dia. Adoro o facto de me deixar uma enorme sensação de frescura nos pés. Quanto ao lápis que está na foto: só o usei pela primeira vez ontem, graças á conjuntivite estive mais de 2 semanas sem usar maquilhagem. Devo dizer que fiquei supreendida pela cor, estava á espera de um prateado brilhante e clarinho, não, é mais um cinza chumbo com algum brilho. Gosto da cor por ser escura, mas não tão forte quanto um lápis preto, dá um efeito bem bonito no olho, e nos meus olhos em particular faz sobressair o meu circulo ao redor da pupila, que é cinzento. O lápis tem uma esponja para fumar, mas devo dizer que não esfumou nada de jeito, pode ser falta de aptidão minha, não sei. Aguenta-se bem ao longo do dia, mantém a cor bem intensa, mas tende a passar para a parte superior da pálpebra, a não ser que se faça um risco bem juntinho á raíz das pestanas. Não me fez alergias, o que já é um 10, aos meus olhos.

Por fim, o creme que recebi em parceria com a Trnd, o Revitalift Laser X3 da L'Oréal. Posso dizer desde já que a textura é óptima. Funde-se com a pele instantaneamente, não deixando aquela sensação de pele pesada, cheia de creme gordo, mas é muito hidratante, a pele fica com uma maciez extraordinária e um toque aveludado. Novamente, um grande ponto negativo é o aroma, super enjoativo, acre, acho horrível mesmo, mas eu tenho problemas com cheiros, essa é que é a verdade. Quanto aos resultados anunciados... meh, não noto nada. Os poros não estão menores, nem as rugas mais esbatidas. A pele não parece mais lisa, apesar de o toque ser de facto bem mais suave e alisado. A única coisa que me pareceu ter notado - digo pareceu pois pode ser do creme como pode ser eu ter emagrecido - foram os contornos do rosto estarem mais afinados e definidos. Portanto: Corrige? Nopes, não me corrigiu nada. Preenche? Também não dei por preenchimento nenhum, nem dos poros nem das rugas. Remodela? Sim. Ou pelo menos eu acho que sim, visto que de facto notei diferença nos contornos do rosto. Vou comprar? Pelo preço a que está nas superficies comerciais, não sei. Talvez compre o sérum, ou o gel de contorno de olhos, pois tenho descontos, mas não sei mesmo. Não foi um creme que eu tenha ficado abismada com os resultados, e para o meu bolso ainda é carote. Não acredito em milagres, mas nesta ciência também não acredito lá muito. Mais alguém já usou? E notou algum resultado diferente? Adorava saber de outras experiências e opiniões acerca destes produtos, vá, falem comigo!!


Terça-feira, 21 de Maio de 2013

The long skirt, yet again.

I took the morning to go to Zara and get a new perfume for my husband and for our kid - who has been begging to be allowed to have his own perfume for ages now . As I was in there, my eye got caught - again - by the long skirts, and so I decided to try one on, just for the sake of it. I went for the green one, as it was the one closer to where I was standing, and decided on a size XL. First surprise of the day was getting inside the skirt - usually the Zara XL is too small on my hips and too tight on my waiste, as it measures as much as a Primark size 40. The second surprize was the fact that it was actually a tad too large for me on my waisteline. So I stood there, with the skirt on, raving about the fact that Zara had finally decided to enlarge their sizes, and thinking that I did not dislike seeing myself with the skirt on. But for 29,90€ I had to leave it behind. I looked like this:




After leaving Zara I droped in at Bershka, again, just for the sake of it, and saw a very similar skirt for 10€ less, on a gorgeous blush colour. I picked the L thinking I would never fit inside, and lo and behold, to my surprise Bershka has decided to enlarge their sizes as well!!! It fit, and I actually think I liked seeing myself in it better than with the Zara one. What do you guys say? Should I go for any of them, or is it money down the drain?




I ended up just buying a nail polish, at Springfield. For a while now, I have been obsessing over this woman's manicure:

Brasilian actress Guilhermina Guinle playing the role of Manoela from the show "Guerra dos Sexos"


The nail polish she is sporting has been said to be from Bourjois, from Chanel, from Opi, and even from Mac. None of the above are brands I can afford, but the moment I saw this one from Springfield, in Rioja-69, I felt that the colour was quite similar, so at 4,99€ I just brought it home with me!


Segunda-feira, 20 de Maio de 2013

Kimono

It felt like it was back to Winter all weekend long, didn't it? I actually wore this last Saturday, mixing a turtleneck sweater and a pair of jeans, adding a little bit of Spring with my silk kimono. The cold begged for boots, and it was the perfect excuse to dig out these beauties. All in all, a pretty cool outfit, huh?

Este fim de semana parecia que estavamos de volta ao Inverno, não? Usei isto no Sábado passado, misturando uma camisola de gola alta e uns jeans com um toque de Primavera no meu kimono de seda. O frio pedia mesmo umas botas, e foi a desculpa perfeita para ir buscar estas lindezas!!








Domingo, 19 de Maio de 2013

Sunday Reflection: A few things about me

Taking a cue from other bloggers - wink wink Joana - here's a little list of random facts, as uninteresting as anything else. Hope you find it at least fun to read...

  1. I hate sushi. Lord, I really hate sushi, which is a shame for my hubby, as he loves it. Our kid tried it for the first time last Friday and he really liked it, which I find so weird that a child at 4 years old asks for a straight month to be given sushi, let alone liking it. But I love ramen and tempura.
  2. I consider myself to have very eccletic musical tastes, that range from classical music - as I practiced ballet from the age of 5 - to big band and swing, 80's bubblegum pop and new age, to metal of all types and goth music, with some punk thrown in. This said, I cannot stand the pop music of this day and age, I cannot stand the Beyoncés, the Ladies Gagas, the Katy Perrys, the Rita Oras of today. And my fave band will ALWAYS be Iron Maiden, there's just nothing I can do about that.
  3. Mike Patton has been my idol for more years than I care to remember, and one of my sex symbols of the 90's along with Chris Cornell - no Kurt Cobain for me, strangely enough... but my longest crush is James Dean, since I was 10 and first saw him in East of Eden.
  4. My fave author is indeed Stephen King. But I like to think of myself as more diverse in my readings than just THE KING. Thus said, I am a freak for Tolkien too.
  5. My fave movie has been The Virgin Suicides for many, many years. Then I saw Never let me go... but my fave genre is horror, and the movie that has made the deepest impression on me besides the two afore mentioned was Tale of Two Sisters. It still brings tears to my eyes, and I have watched it countless times.
  6. My fave poem is "She walks in beauty" by Lord Byron, and I know it by heart. Thus said, it is not a poem that in anyway I find descriptive of myself. There is one poem that I regard as "being soooo me", and it is "Cântico Negro" (Black Chant) by the portuguese poet José Régio. But the poet that I most identify myself with is the late Cazuza.
  7. Since I was 15 I have wanted to tattoo on myself a certain line from above mentioned poem and a pentagram, way before tattooing quotes and words was ever cool. Never had the guts nor the money to do it. At this time, there are 3 tattoos more I would like to make. One in Hebrew, one in Runes, one the Möbius Strip. I said the Möbius Strip, which is different from the infinity symbol, ok?
  8. The book I have read more times is Dracula by Bram Stoker, with The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas as a strong contender. None of those are my fave books though. If I have to name favourites I would go for "Wuthering Heights" (C. Brontë), "To kill a mocking bird" (H. Lee) and "The exorcist" (W.P. Blatty), on a non King books thematic. Moving onto to mr. King, my faves are Duma Key because it scared the shit out of me (much like the Exorcist book) and It, due to its perfect rendition of childhood. That's where King excells, on the way he portrays childhood, I think he really gets kids, and he knows their worlds inside out.
  9. My fave gastronomy is Italian. But you can feed me Ramen and Tempura anytime... actually, you can feed me most anything anytime, I'm a foodie.
  10. When I found out I was having a son my first choice of name was Eric. Did not make it with the hubby. We settled on a just as weird and unusual name, which was second on my list. If it had been the third on my list to make the cut, my boy would now be Isaac, with a father that teaches physics. How obvious would that have been...
  11. My fave fashion designer has been Jean Paul Gaultier ever since I discovered fashion and I have done many crazy things for him. Well, not for him him... 
  12. I don't like traveling abroad. Ever since 9/11 I hate it. It makes me narrow minded? Tough. So be it.
  13. I'm a bitch at heart, and try to fight it everyday. I actually have to make a huge effort to be a better person each day, to not bitch about stuff, not lose my temper and my patience, to not be ironic and caustic, nor judgemental and to not make fun of other people conversationally - in a way most people do not even understand I am making fun of them. My first instinct is always to diss and thrash on other people, and I fight that urge constantly.
  14. I'm always right, but I have plenty of doubts, contrary to a certain someone who has ruined this country - this will probably only be understood by portuguese people who are my age.
  15. I was never a fan of SATC. Except for the clothes and the make up. I hated the script, actually. But fashion wise, it inspired me a lot. I also detest shows like Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Private Practice, etc. My fave show is actually Masterchef Australia. I learn a lot just by watching, and it inspires me like mad!!
  16. I hate sports and exercise. That said, I did classical ballet from the age of 5 to the age of 13, then jazz dance for 2 years, then gymn body building for 2 more years. Now I take walks and do static bike, which I love.
  17. I hated college, and stayed away from the typical college life. I have not maintained one single friend from my college days. I still talk to some people back from those days, but none are close friends of mine, nowadays.
  18. 90% of my boyfriends were younger than me, sometimes as much as 6 years younger. My husband is 2 years my junior. But I look younger than him, ahah.
  19. Though I loooove drooling over good looking guys, what has always gotten to me was the brains. I married the cleverest guy I ever met. And trust me, the man is a genius, major turn on!!
  20. Ever since a very young age I was always led to believe I would never be good enough, so I just stopped trying to live up to other people's expectations, seeing I was never gonna get there...
If there's more you'd like to know, feel free to ask, I might even answer...

Sexta-feira, 17 de Maio de 2013

Asking for it?

I might as well be. Wearing white pants and white sneakers on a rainy, muddy, windy day? Yeah, right. I have never shown this denim shirt nor the sweater on the blog, but truth be said, I have been wearing them a lot, especially the sweater. It's perfect for this weather, it has the right amount of warmth, it has such a nice, dreamy soft colour, and the delicacy of the embroidery makes it so easy to dress either up or down I am truly addicted to it. The denim shirt is also addictive, trust me, as it can be worn longsleeved or with rolled sleeves, and has details in a different colour wash that make it rather original and interesting visually. I had never paired the two of them together, though, and quite frankly, I like the result a lot better than I thought I would!!

Estou mesmo a pedi-las, não acham? Num dia chuvoso, ventoso e lamacento como o de hoje andar de calças e ténis brancos é estar mesmo a pedi-las! Acho que nunca tinha mostrado este sweater e esta camisa denim aqui no blog, mas a verdade é que os tenho usado imenso, principalmente o sweater, que é perfeito para este tempo. É quente o suficiente, tem uma cor tão suave, tão doce, e a delicadeza do bordado torna tão fácil criar um look mais casual ou um look mais sofisticado, dependendo dos acessórios que escolha, que faz com que ande um bocado viciada em usar esta peça. A camisa também é viciante, posso usar as mangas descidas ou subidas, até porque tem molas para manter a manga a 3/4, e tem detalhes num outro tom de lavagem que a tornam tão interessante visualmente, e original. Nunca tinha era usado ambas em conjunto, e gostei mais do resultado do que esperava!











Quinta-feira, 16 de Maio de 2013

The long and the short of it

Don't really know what's gotten into me but lately all I think about are long skirts. I walk into a shore and am immediately drawn towards the long skirts, or if they are not in sight, I go in search of them, I am obsessed with every colour, and all I seem to want is to buy one of each. Zara has been my torment in this aspect, being queen of long skirts retail wise, and I can spend long minutes sighing over these... even though someone as short and round as me does not necessarily look good on a long skirt. I used to wear them a lot, all through the 90's, and I loved seeing me in one, but hey, I was a skin and bones in the 90s and the 00s...

Não sei que tenho que só penso em saias compridas. Se entro numa loja sou imediatamente atraída para as saias compridas, e se estas não estão á vista, ponho-me á procura delas, estou obcecada com todas as cores, e tudo o que me apetece é comprar uma de cada. A Zara então, tem sido o meu carrasco, rainha que é da saia longa em termos de lojas de fast fashion, e sou capaz de passar longos minutos a olhar para elas e a suspirar... apesar de que uma pessoa rodas baixas e redonda como eu não deve ficar lá muito bem dentro de uma. Usei-as muito, muito, nos anos 90,e adorava ver-me com elas, mas nessa altura era um esqueleto ambulante...