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Don’t be fooled, this is one of my most colourful rainbow outfits, yes, but that doesn’t mean I am the happiest girl in the world. My world just crashed and no rainbow in the world can hide that.

Time for truth talk: I’m ashamed to say, but I am not well at the moment. When I started this blog I told myself I would never talk about truly personal topics, now I’m just fed up with keeping up the facade. The world needs more honesty, more people who behave like they are humans and not cyborgs and don’t hide their emotions. I’ve decided to show you my not-happy face.

There are those mornings when I stand in front of my wardrobe with tears in my eyes while I choose my outfit and well, right now they happen er…every morning. Should I dress like I feel, like a black ugly void is eating me up? Shall I stop brushing my hair and wait till the pink washes out and leaves a pitiful mousy brown-blond? There is nothing that fits my current mood in my wardrobe at all. Not because I didn’t expect to be ever sad in my life, but because it’s simply not me. So here I am, wearing all my clutter, crying while my jewellery rattles and my pleats play with the wind.

You don’t stop being you no matter if you are happy, grumpy, totally heartbroken or very lost.

This year, I was busy building a marvellous dream castle made of clouds and believed with all my heart it was real. I had a lot of happy times in my life, but I never felt like this, like every day was a fairytale. Suddenly out of the nowhere something truly terrible happened: Puff, the bubble burst and I have to cope (or rather trying to cope) with it.

I don’t do very well: I don’t eat, I can’t sleep and all the things that used to make me happy seem suddenly stale while I indulge myself in sad music. Tears run down my cheeks without control and no matter where I am. Cold darkness grows in my heart, quite an irony for such a colourful girl, isn’t it?

Love and excitement have always been the biggest sources of my bubbly energy and I think that’s what people find fascinating about me. I have so, so, so much of them to give I sometimes feel like I could feed the world with my energy, but now I am just sad and empty. I struggle a lot, to be honest, can’t cope with being rejected and can’t accept that the bright vision of a future I saw in front of me was just mocking me and left me in the dark. I was ready to take my chance for happiness with all the good and bad sides, ready to fight without compromises and that’s why it hurts like hell.

People look at me and think I must be happy, go to a festival every weekend and have an amazing life, because that’s how I look. Don’t judge a book by its cover, you have no idea what’s happening inside.

I know I have to be kind to myself and stop the unhealthy coping mechanisms. Step one is to admit that I am not well, step two is to find more self-love. I need to have more patience with myself, it’s ok to feel bad until I wake up one day and start the day with a smile. That day will come, no matter how long it takes. Until then I don’t want to wear black or beige.

My Outfit
Skirt: Kitty Joseph, Bodysuit: L.O.M., Shoes: Sophia Webster, Sunglasses: Le Specs,
Bracelet: Tauta, Earrings: L.O.M.

Pictures: Marco Borromeo
This post contains sponsored products.

Wearing Angel by Mugler is a glamourous statement: If you experienced the iconic fragrance once, you will immediately recognize it among millions of perfumes forever. Angel, a classic since 1992, is a scent you either love or hate, but you can impossibly ignore it. Now Mugler continues the story and reinvents the fragrance. May I introduce: Angel Eau de Toilette, a modern approach to a legend.

How it smells
The ethereal freshness of Angel Eau de Toilette awakes pictures of a big cloud of sweet cotton candy floating on a pink and baby blue sky. Angel Eau de Toilette is a floral, fruity gourmand fragrance. Where the Eau de Parfum is sweet and sticky, it’s more youthful and fresh. The new Angel has an almost girly attitude, is not penetrant but still pretty long-lasting.

I always loved Angel for its originality but had difficulties to wear it because of its heaviness. On some days I loved it, on others, it gave me headaches. Finally, this is an Angel fragrance that is very wearable. I don’t consider Angel Eau de Toilette as much a gourmand fragrance as the original. Chocolate and Caramel have been replaced with beautiful fruity notes.

The notes:
Top: Mandarin & Peony
Heart: Berries & Apple Oil

Base: Patchouli & White Wood

The bottle
I remember when I saw the iconic bottle of Angel for the very first time: I was in awe and thought this is the most beautiful bottle I’ve ever seen. The Angel Eau de Toilette comes in a flacon very similar to the original, but there is one cool new thing: For the first time, it has been transformed into a standing star. This is truly an exciting design change and convinced me to want it immedeately.

Pictures: Sara Streule. 

Samples sent by Mugler, I was not paid for this review and the content reflects my own opinion.

When life gives you oranges, what are you supposed to do? I say: Turn them into juice or wear them as a jumpsuit! This might be my last summer look unless I manage to smuggle myself into the cargo bay of a plane and make it to Madagascar. If not, you have to be happy with this bright mix of orange and pink – one of my favourite colour combos – for a while and be sure that my autumn looks will not be beige either.

Lana del Rey sings “Summertime Sadness” while I write those lines. It matches my feelings so well right now: No, I don’t want to let my favourite season go. So please summer, kiss me just one more time with your warm rays of sunshine before you go. Just another time and another very last time and maybe one time more and I wear my orange jumpsuit for you.

My look and the song have those sweet and sticky vintage vibes in common, just like orange juice served with a lot of sugar. While the wind plays with my earrings I think of times long gone I spent on the beautiful island Bali.

Back then, I bought a wooden parrot necklace in a tiny shop at the beach and wore it all the time. The birds were just as colourfully painted as those on my new earrings. Many things I love to include in my looks have their roots in my childhood, this is no exception. I come back to them and reinterpret them regularly. Just like there is summer after winter and light after dark, they return.

So yes, if life gives you oranges, be happy!
It means winter is not here yet and you received fruits that taste of summer, warmth and sweetness. You might remember something almost forgotten…

My Outfit
Jumpsuit: Cherry & Mint, Knee Socks: Essentiel Antwerp, Shoes: Sophia Webster (old),
Sunglasses: Le Specs, Earrings: Shh by Sadie, Hat: HappyOnion.ch, Belt: Vintage,
Friendship Bracelets: Mama Tierra, Bangles: Bimba y Lola/Vintage,

Pictures: Marco Borromeo.  
This post contains sponsored products.

My favourite perfume brand Mugler is generous with us this year: The Brand just released another much anticipated flanker*. Aura Mugler Eau de Parfum Sensuelle, a feminine floral musk flanker to 2017’s Aura. Mugler says the fragrance invites us to reconnect with our inner nature and exalt our sensuality.

How it smells
Where Aura is like an instant way into a green jungle, Aura Mugler Eau de Parfum Sensuelle is softer, lighter and more tame with a bigger dose of sweetness. I think it’s a fragrance lovers of gourmands will appreciate and it slightly reminds me of Angel, without being as overpowering.

If Aura is a jungle I’d say this one is an elegant Victorian conservatory. They both have the green notes and their botanical freshness in common, but where they are teamed up with rhubarb and orange blossom in the original, this one embraces the warmth of Sri Lankan sandalwood, white musk and spicy cinnamon leaf. What Eau Sensuelle lost in aromatic sharpness, it gained in sweetness and elegance.

It’s more feminine and I guess a lot of people would say more wearable. I find the Aura Mugler Eau Sensuelle quite long-lasting on my skin, but not too heavy. As a big fan of Aura (my second favourite scent right after Alien), I am very pleased with this new creation from Mugler.

The notes:
Top: Cinnamon Leaf & Gardenia
Heart: Green Notes

Base: White Musk & Sandalwood

The bottle
The faceted diamond heart of Aura is one of my favourite perfume bottles ever and this new version makes it even better since it looks like the heart got clothed in a pink and iridescent veil. Oh yes, you will stay on my shelf you stunner of a bottle, right next to the green Aura bottle!

* Flanker: A newly created perfume that shares attributes of an already existing one such as notes, name and packaging.

Pictures: Sara Streule. 

Samples sent by Mugler, I was not paid for this review and the content reflects my own opinion.

This weekend it was time for my favourite fashion show of the year in Zurich: The Mode Suisse. The presentation of the spring/summer collections of ten selected Swiss labels took place on a rooftop in the city of Zurich during sunset but felt more like a sunrise of colours.

On this evening I found fresh hope that Switzerland is finally getting more colourful. While the audience was dressed more or less dressed in dark colours, the runway was filled with a (for Zurich) unusual amount of colour. Julia Heuer’s bright rainbow palette joined Jacqueline Loekito’s sweet pastels and Mourjians sparkling sequins. Emerald green was a very prominent colour among several designers and we saw a lot of plissé and knitwear. Diversity was the topic of the evening, models of all shapes, ages and skin tones rocked the catwalk and questioned stereotypical gender roles.

Jacqueline Loekito:
You We Us

Mode Suisse 2019 Autumn

The third collection of Swiss-based British/Indonesian designer Jacqueline Loekito presented at Mode Suisse is inspired by Picasso’s painting Acrobat and Young Harlekin and dominated by pastel blue and pink with diamond patterns. The classical baby colours are a perfect choice for her favourite topic: The questioning of gender roles. No matter your gender, love unites us, is her message. Don’t be fooled: Jacqueline doesn’t just put men into women’s clothes, she sweeps the borders between completely away. While her last collection was a loud and angry scream, this one shows a softer and calmer version of her themes, surprising and refreshing. Her accessories deserve another mention: My craving of the eve goes to her heart-shaped bag and the big amazing hats. Want!

Jacqueline Loekito 2019

Amorphose:
Will Spring Come to Me?

Mode Suisse Fashion Show 2019 Autumn Amorphose

Lugano-based designer Giancarlo Bello asks if spring will come to him and gives the answer himself: Yes, it’s already here and it’s this beautiful collection of exquisitely handcrafted outfits, some of them more sculptures than just looks. The designer was inspired by the metamorphosis of a young woman and translated his feelings into feathers and lace, fresh green shades as well as feminine red. I think everybody in the audience remembered the moment from his last show when model Toni Dreher stepped onto the catwalk wearing a red round shield in front of her, this time her shield was green and made of springlike plants as a warrior of grace from the mind of Amorphose.

Fashion Show 2019 Autumn Amorphes

Julia Heuer:
Superbloom

Mode Suisse Fashion Show 2019 Autumn Julia Heuer

Julia Heuer’s show was the first one and a strong promise of an evening full of excitement. Julia did what she can do best: Her vibrant Prints and unique Japanese Shibori plissé, combined with simple cuts that don’t take the attention from the beauty of the fabrics. The former head of print design of Jakob Schläpfer just knows what she does and stays true to herself. Please just don’t stop doing more dear Julia. I would wear every single piece of this collection straight away, it’s happy fashion for sophisticated people.

Fashion Show 2019 Autumn Julia Heuer

Mourjjan:
Circus of Life

2019 Autumn Mourjjan Swiss Designer

Mourjjan’s circus is an elegant and sparkling collection of diamond-pattern, generously used sequins and a play between creating big volume and sext cuts, fierce and gentle at the same time. The flowing creations of the Roland Rahal are made to brighten up party nights with their glamour. While their last collection was in rather dark colours, this one features a bright and absolutely stunning colour palette that makes me love it much more. It’s fashion for a modern woman who is neither angel or demon, but unites the ambivalence of our world with its million of facets in her soul and looks.

2019 Autumn Mourjjan Swiss Designer

The probably best thing about Mode Suisse besides the show is always the company. Thanks to those two for sharing the excitement with me. Doesn’t Cherry Greta rock that Vixen by Micheline Pitt leather skirt?

Mode Suisse 2019 Autumn People

Pictures: Courtesy of Mode Suisse by Alexander Palacios

Dear purists and lovers of minimalisms, I am sorry, but you entered the world of maximalism. More is more here, I do it the rococo way and live elaborate, wearing my pink Han-style kimono and ornamented sunglasses. Embracing life with all facets, saying yes to all, greedy for more without holding back.

With my love for maximalism and decoration, I couldn’t disagree more with modernist architect Adolf Loos who wrote the book “Ornament and Crime” in 1910. The opponent of Art Nouveau was convinced that freedom from ornament is a sign of spiritual strength. I’d say it’s a lack of love for details and humour.

Minimalism has been the main trend in architecture and fashion for a long time now. When Mr Loos made his provocative statement, he lived in a world where everything was decorated to the hilt. Since then we moved into the opposite direction and cleared our lives from decoration. Until the moment of the realisation that there is too much austerity around us and the warmth of tenderly crafted ornaments is missing.

I think it’s time for a change, time to go back to the times when getting dressed was an art and architecture was something you looked at in awe! Nothing against modernism, don’t get me wrong, I plead for coexistence, not black and white, good or bad but a world where opposites enhance each other and make our lives rich.

If you go shopping for clothes, it’s easier to find 20 plain jumpers in all shades of blue than discovering one single dress with delicate details. That’s a thing that I love about the Chinese brand Mukzin who made my pink Han-style kimono: Their looks are far from minimalistic, but a whole kaleidoscope of colour, prints and sequins. I mixed the Asian vibes with rococo inspiration and searched the whole city to find the most ornamental building to go with the look.

Sidenote: Did you spot the cute little angel on my sunnies? Mr Loos would hate it, but he shall move over!

My Outfit
Kimono: Mukzin, Sunglasses: Pearls & Swine, Bag: Gucci, Shoes: Ego and Greed,
Rings: Swarovski, Bangle: Bally

Pictures: Marco Borromeo

May I have your attention colourlovers: Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada released a collection of 30 nail polishes with Vyuty and it’s just as exciting, colourful and bold as her fashion.

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has been one of my biggest fashion heroes for years. The internationally successful Spanish designer creates a unique world of colours and rainbows with her work. Her creations spread love, humour and optimism with a loud bang. It’ s happy fashion for happy people, mixed with a big splash of surrealism.

Agatha lives colours unlike many others and therefore I think a De La Prada girl celebrates her philosophy from head to toe without making an expectation at the nails. It’s a logical step that after creating household goods, accessories, stationery and perfume, Agatha had her eyes on nail polishes and created 30 shades of fun with Us-Based online All-beauty destination Vyuty.com

The nail polishes have a smooth and rich consistency and come in a variety of vibrant and pastel tones, including some glitter finishes. They are produced cruelty-free, vegan and non-toxic by skilled lacquer craftsmen in Italy. The bottles are very cute and feature the iconic Agatha Ruiz de la Prada heart logo. In case you are looking for a gift you are right here too cause they come in the cutest gift set collections with exciting names such as “Tropical Paradise” or “Love Glam”.

When I received them, I couldn’t decide on which one first and turned my foot nails into confetti. Everybody has fancy nails, but who has confetti toes? The polishes proved to be very long-lasting and make me smile with their brightness.

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Pictures: Marco Borromeo/Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored content

Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse

Day after day we dress up to cover ourselves. Are we doing this to hide our own vulnerability? Today, my world is upside down, my dress from Swiss designer Jacqueline Loekito reveals what inside of me, hidden beneath my skin: My organs, the machine that makes this body functio.

There is a poetry in this look and rarely ever a dress inspired me to think so much about its concept while it still manages to make me feel beautiful wearing it. I see it as a symbol of the beauty of evanescence and fragility. But a positive symbol that takes away the fear and replaces if with the suggestion to go out, sip pink champagne and forget about our mortality.

In my opinion, Swiss designer Jacqueline Loekito managed the almost impossible when she created this dress: Bringing together a philosophical concept about life and death and making it look glamourous.

When I was wearing the dress for the first time, one of the sleeves was closed and I couldn’t move my left arm for the whole eve. I loved the uniqueness of this shape and how it transformed me in an almost inhuman way. But I couldn’t text or grab money from my wallet. Jacqueline changed the dress for me to give me my second arm back so I could snap stories during fashion shows. Me and my organs are happy now.

Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse

By the way: Jacqueline Loekito is presenting her new collection at Mode Suisse in Zurich on the 31 August. Can’t wait to see her new creations. Are you curious too?

Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse
Sara is in Love with… organ dress Swiss Fashion Design Mode Suisse

My Outfit
Dress: Jacqueline Loekito, Sunglasses: Sunglass Spot, Shoes: Vivienne Westwood x Melissa,
Bag: Lulu Guiness, Bangles: Les Georgettes by Altesse, Earrings: Sophie Cochevelou

Pictures: Marco Borromeo.

Hello good girls, bad girls and good girls gone bad: Do you already know that the fragrance Good Girl from Carolina Herrera is available in the country? It used to be on the shelves of the airport for a while. Since a few months, you don’t need to buy a flight ticket to get it.

Good Girl expresses the duality of the modern woman: She is audacious and sexy, elegant and enigmatic, good and bad. All but onedimensional and beyond stereotypical thinking. Karlie Kloss is the face of the perfume.

The notes – Top: Almond
Heart: Tuberose, Jasmin Sambac
Base: Tonka Bean, Cocoa

How it smells
If I had to describe this fragrance with one word it would be sexy without any doubt! the oriental gourmand fragrance is strong and made for nights out.

Without smelling the fragrance I expected it to be super feminine and sweet from the look of the bottle, but don’t be mistaken: Good Girl has something very unisex and animalistic about it. Combined with its sweetness and the floral notes, it’s kind of an all-in-one scent for a grown-up woman who doesn’t want to make choices.

The bottle
Seriously: Can a bottle be more spectacular than this black stiletto? It’s the dream of any femme fatale and her weapon. I bet this is what Cat Woman has on her bathroom shelf too!

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Perfume Review

Pictures: Marco Borromeo/Sara Streule

Sara is in Love with… fashion blogger Swiss Zurich summer beach swimsuit Versace neon green vintage

Yay, I finally joined the queens of the beaches and look awesome in my swimsuit all day long, under a long row of pink fluffy palm trees – not. Is there somebody else in the city, pretending it’s neither holiday season nor a heatwave, or am I the last one who didn’t get that sunbathing is on the agenda and work has been cancelled? If it was a message to all I’m sorry: You must have missed to put my address on the mailing list.

Yesterday morning I sat on the bus, still very sleepy since finding the way to dreamland is not so easy in this heat. I asked myself why there are so many empty seats. Then realisation hit me: It’s ’cause everybody else decided to have adventures far away from their office desks. I imagine most beaches, islands and hotels must be more crowded than offices right now.

Did you make it out of the ordinary too? Well done if yes! If your sipping a cocktail and watching the waves, please think of me for a second. I promise I’ll do the same when my time to escape has come. But right now the piles of tasks everybody left behind are calling my name in their sweet, whispering voices. Just a second, I’m coming.

To be honest, I’m not the stereotypical beach girl anyway and if I have the choice between beach and a cool museum or discovering a new city I choose the not-beach-option most of the time. My sun allergy says thanks. But guess what: I do buy a new swimsuit or bikini every now and then, seeing myself chilling in a pink pool in my enormous flamingo floatie in that instagrammable hotel.

So here I am, playing beach day in my neon green vintage Versace on the terrace. The medusa on my back smiles when I tell her: No, this time this is not going to be the only use of my new swimsuit, this time we will make it to the beach! Get ready: We’re coming, Medusa and me! Just give me time to work through some piles of papers first.

Sara is in Love with… fashion blogger Swiss Zurich summer beach swimsuit Versace neon green vintage

My Outfit
Swimsuit: Versace Vintage from Love at the Bus Stop,
Bag: nana-nana by Fred Segal from Globus, Sunglasses: House of Holland,
Necklace and Bracelet: Heartbeads, Hat: Mama Tierra, Shoes: Sophia Webster

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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