Sara Streule, Author at Sara is in Love with…

In Beauty

Giveaway: Pixi Beauty

2nd December 2018 1 Comment

Christmas season has started and for “Sara is in Love with…” this means the biggest giveaway time of the year is finally here again. Since I’ve been preparing, taking pictures and making parcels since weeks, this December I have a whole bunch of amazing prizes to give away as a thank you for following my blog, leaving kind comments.

Some of you have been following right since the start seven years ago, others joined recently, all of you are very welcome and I am happy to share my fashion and beauty crushes with you.

So let’s start with the first give away! It’s a set of Pixi beauty products. Pixi is one of my favourite beauty discoveries of the year, therefore I want you to try this label as well. Hopefully, it will become an evergreen on your beauty shelf just as it has a place on mine since I tried the products for the first time. Good luck to everybody who enters and stay tuned for more giveaways to follow from now till Christmas!

The Pixi set contains:
Pixi by Petra Glimmery Shadow:
Sparkling eyes during the festive season are guaranteed.
Pixi Hydrating Milky Serum:
A revitalizing skin boost that will cheer up dry winter skin.
Pixi Vitamin Wakeup Mist:
An energizing facial water saving you from looking hangover.
Pixi by Petra Eye Reflection Palette:
With this selection of twelve eyeshadows, you are well equipped to make your eyes shine brighter than more than any Christmas tree.

How to win
Leave a comment here or participate on my Instagram. If you do both you get two entries.
Don’t forget to mention your email if you comment here. I’ll contact you in case you are the lucky winner.
The giveaway is open to everybody with a Swiss address and ends on the 28th of December.
Good luck!

Pictures: Sara Streule

In Fashion

Spinning the Colour Wheel

21st November 2018 4 Comments

Sara is in Love with… Rainbow Skirt, Colourful look, Swiss fashion blogger

Round and round goes the colour wheel, with no beginning and no end. The most delighting of attractions at a funfair with its blinking lights and its light-up candy floss. To me: the colour wheel is a kind-of family get-together of colours where nobody is missing, and no member goes forgotten. The harmony of green joins with the calmness of blue, the optimism of orange mingles with the passion of red, as does the universal flow of purple when the humour of yellow shows up. What an exciting cocktail of united moods, you could call it the Long Island Ice Tea of colours!

I read that the total number of colours the human eye can perceive is about 10 million. So why, I ask myself, why does the majority of people stick to a very minimal palette when there is a vast variety without any legitimate need of restriction?

In the language of the Inuit, there exist 50 words for snow, imagine if we had a name for every shade of colour: How rich our language would be! Poets would be busy their whole lives describing every single nuance without ever reaching an end. Goethe‘s Colour Theory – which is 102 pages in length– must be replaced with ten heavy books to cope with the variety. And last but not least, dating would not get easier: Girls wouldn’t just expect red roses, but their favourite shade of red – the shade of red number 245. How many dates would end in a tragedy? If we are honest: It doesn’t even work with flowers on dates nowadays…

Ok, I admit: Maybe life is easier without a name for every shade of colour, but wearing all of them is undoubtedly a lot of fun!

My Outfit
Skirt: Kitty Joseph, Top: Gift from a friend, Bag and Shoes: Kat Maconie,
Ring: Gucci, Socks: Calzedonia, Sunglasses: Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Earrings: Up

Pictures Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

In Fashion

Once Upon a Time in a Mystical Forest

12th November 2018 2 Comments

Sara is in Love with… blogger influencer pink hair retro vintage shoot forest surreal Dave Honegger be different model tv 50s

I live in the here and now, nourished by the shrillness and comic aesthetics of recent pop culture that I soaked up like a sponge. But my style has as well retro vibes, expressed through cute vintage-style dresses and a strong affirmation of feminity that is characteristic for the 50s.

Therefore, I said yes without a second thought, when I was asked by young and talented photographer Dave Honegger if I am ready to travel into a mystical vintage dreamland for a shoot. I was full of curiosity to see a place that is different from my bubblegum everyday life and curious to meet another me. This is how we ended up in the forest on an autumn day, a group of strangers coming from all directions of the country, following the call to be part of this project. I was in their midst, as the colourful and different character on the set. I had to think of E.T. a lot when we were all staring at the sky why Dave captured us in this surreal mood.I walked around in the forest with bare feet, feeling the leaves between my toes and hearing them rustle. It was a wonderful journey to a time long ago and it felt strange to be back in 2018 afterwards, where tellys are flat and huge. One thing stayed the same: Most people look the same and there are just a few who dare to be different and stick out.

People Involved
Photographer: Dave Honegger
Extras: @desypientia, @jgfeller, @myccm1, @quicksand_, @lia_graf @newton.ch, @yunique.monteiro, @exoticshortie @anna_kris_r, @youdontknowmee, @trash_panda911

My Outfits
Lip Dress: Lena Hoschek, Red Belt: Vintage, Red Shoes: Melissa,
Pink Dress: Devoi Clothing

In Fashion

Warhol Would Be Thrilled: H&M Brings Moschino to the Masses

5th November 2018 No Comments

Pop Art, an art movement rebelling against the notion of tradition that emerged in the late 1950s, redefined the idea of original and copy with its focus on mass production and repetition. Andy Warhol, the probably biggest icon of pop art, said “I used to drink. I used to have the same lunch every day, for 20 years, I guess the same thing over and over”.

If any fashion label in the world embraces the spirit of pop art and keeps it alive, its Moschino! Jeremy Scott’s bold and iconic designs that always come with a humorous twinkle could even be considered as the legacy of pop art.

Therefore Moschino, this year H&M designer collaboration, is THE perfect choice: While pop art embraced mass production, H&M brings Moschino to the masses with a collection full of fun. Moschino [tv] H&M features Jeremy’s favourite Disney cartoon characters, MTV-logos, the iconic Moschino logo, golden bling bling and fancy novelty bags (omg a condom shaped bag).

The collection will be available online and in selected stores worldwide from November 8. If you are planning to visit Zurich, you might encounter me in my pink Moschino [tv] H&M coat queuing early in the morning.

Make space Warhol, Jeremy claims your throne as king of reproductive art!

My Outfit
Coat and Belt: Moschino [tv] H&M, Dungarees, Boots and Jumper: H&M

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

In Fashion

The Philosophy of Colour

1st November 2018 No Comments

Sara is in Love with… rainbow look blogger

Why yellow is the most warm, noble and closest to the bright light;
why Blue is that mix of excitement and serenity, so far that it evokes the shadows;
and why Red is the exaltation of Yellow and Blue, the synthesis,
the vanishing of the bright light into the shadows
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This is what Goethe wrote to South American revolutionary Francisco de Miranda in a letter, referring to the flag of Colombia which has the same three colours as my jumpsuit in this look. Reading Goethe’s words gives my look another dimension and reveals the philosophy behind colours.

As a true colour enthusiast, thinking about the meaning of colours is one of my favourite topics to keep my brain cells busy on some calm evenings. A lot of interesting questions and hypothesis are linked if you allow yourself to open up your mind: What is colour actually? Let’s start with the fact that colours don’t have a physique, you can neither touch nor taste them. They only exist in dependence of light and change in different light situations while complete darkness makes them disappear as well.

Colours only emerge within our perception of objects, people and in nature, which leads to the question if they only exist in the eye of the beholder. To make the topic more complex we have to consider the fact that every observer experiences colour in a different way: The exact shade of red of my bag might be seen differently by every one of you. How would you describe it: Maybe as a bright red, a firefighter red, the perfect lipstick red? What feeling does it evoke in you: Is it warm, aggressive, female, powerful or dangerous? Maybe some of you are colourblind and experience it as a shade of green.

How would an animal with its very different way of seeing colours perceive my bag? Dogs and cats see mostly in green and have an especially poor vision when it comes to red tones, for example, butterflies see colours we don’t perceive and vipers don’t even have eyes but “see” with feeling the heat of objects.

Let me finish with the ultimate question of the day: Imagine if we would live in a world of blind people or a world without light: Would colours just stop to exist without somebody capable of perceiving them? I am curious to hear your thoughts about this…

My Outfit
Jumpsuit: Tufafii from Hanimanns, Jacket: 90s Moschino from Love at the Bus Stop,
Shoes: Love Moschino, Bag: Moschino A/W 2014, Sunglasses: Saint Laurent,
Brooch: Schmiley Mo, Bangle: Les Georgettes by Altesse, Belt: Vintage

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

In Fashion

Jacqueline Loekito’s Papin Madness

25th October 2018 1 Comment

Sara is in Love with… Jacqueline Loekito genderless fashion red pink Papin Madness

When you are invited to a crazy high tea party with a bunch of the coolest fashion people in the country, you know this is gonna be even better than the Mad Hatter’s festivities!

Diana Rikasari, Gerold Brenner, Marc du Murier and I went down all the way the rabbit hole and found a wonderland in pink and red, hidden in Basel. We lost ourselves, playing dress-up with Jacqueline Loekito’s new collection “Papin Madness”.

For me it was a little sweet dream coming true: Since I had my eyes on Jacqueline Loekito’s fashion for the first time at Mode Suisse, I craved wearing these genderfluid creations of the Indonesian born designer. Jacqueline studied fashion at Kingston College and the UCA in London. She moved to Switzerland for love, did her master at the FHNW and founded her own label. As well she works as a coach for students doing their master.

Jacqueline’s clothes are voluminous, oversized and consisting of materials like PVC, tulle, and velvet. One of the aims of Jacqueline is to bring pink back into the wardrobes of men because she believes it can be a very masculine colour. Her collection “Papin Madness” is inspired by the disturbing story of the Papin sisters. Those two French girls were convicted of the gruesome murder of their employer’s wife and daughter in 1933. The two victims had been beaten over the head until they were almost unrecognizable and their eyeballs were removed.

Knowing the story of the Papin sisters reveals the hint of horror hidden beneath sweet layers of pink and red of the fashion collection. But who doesn’t like a good horror story?

Clothes: Jacqueline Loekito
Models: Diana Rikasari, Gerold Brenner, Marc du Murier

Pictures: Romanos Theodoridis

In Beauty

Lalique Les Compositions Parfumées

18th October 2018 1 Comment

Lalique adds three modern feminine fragrances to their exclusive line Les Compositions Parfumées: Pink Paradise, Electric Purple, and Sweet Amber. Three fragrances, three colours, three emotions.

What unites them is their common inspiration by the alchemy of perfume and crystal-making. Each of them is a fusion of natural and molecular ingredients. The fragrances come in the beautiful, Art Deco-style Les Compositions Parfumées signature bottle with an elegant satin finish.

Sara is in Love with… Review Perfume Lalique Electric Purple Pink Paradise Sweet Amber

Pink Paradise:
A Fresh Sea Breeze of Musk and Woods

Juicy Citrus meets a pink fluffy cloud of musk, floating on jasmine and heliotrope-filled sea breeze with a dash of pepper. The warmth of amber and sandalwood makes it complete. A scent for a woman with a cheerful and energetic personality.

Sweet Amber:
A Whirlwind of Delectable Petals

This fragrance is a bouquet of white flowers – jasmine sambac, tuberose, and orange blossom – sweetened by vanilla and a hint of anise. It’s a new take on a gourmand fragrance, as airy as a perfect meringue. The smell is made for a sensitive, yet powerful and free woman.

Electric Purple:
A Sparkling Berry Chypre

Bitter grapefruit contrasts with a spray of green mint and violet leaves, followed by a mix of berries. All are resting on a bed of moss and patchouli. This is a pop approach to chypre and a good perfume choice for a woman looking for a strong signature.

All three Eau de Parfumes come in 100ml bottles and are available at the
Boutique Lalique in Zurich (Talstrasse 27) or online.

Pictures: Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

In Fashion

An Ode to Strong Women

11th October 2018 2 Comments

Sara is in Love with… blogger ootd style fashion Frida Kahlo Celia B African print fascinator Fumbalinas pink hair Melissa shoes Karl Lagerfeld

This one is dedicated to all the strong women out there. To the women who made history because they went their way without being stopped, not listening when people said they should behave, shut their mouths, busy themselves with being pretty and live a conventional life.

A few of them turned into icons and those are the ones who inspire thousands of women, including me, day after day to keep their back straight when they feel weak and vulnerable. I want to name three of them in this post:

Hatshepsut

who ruled Egypt as the second female pharaoh. She is considered the first great woman in history and one of the most successful rulers of Ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut made herself immortal with a breathtaking temple, showing her power.

Frida Kahlo

the surreal Mexican painter refused being stopped by livelong chronic pain, several miscarriages, and fatigue after a horrible bus accident that changed her life. She put all her soul and heart into her surreal and very personal art and had herself carried to her own exhibition with her bed when her legs didn’t carry her.

Umm Kulthum

the Arabic singer who dressed as a boy at the age of 12 to sing on a stage. She became the most famous Arab voice of the 20th century and no other Arabic singer ever reached the glory of this diva. When she was buried in 1974, more than four million people attended her funeral in Cairo and until now, her songs are loved by a lot of people.

There are many more female icons I l admire and I intend to tell you about more these very soon. But let me tell you one more thing: Besides the famous women and not less important are the amazing women I can call friends and family. Yes I mean you out there, you don’t build temples or have millions of fans, but you master the difficult task called life day after day. You are independent and even if you don’t have an easy time you are kind and have always an open ear and a shoulder to lean on for your girls. We laugh together and sometimes we cry together, then lift our chin and face what we have to face without fear in our eyes.

You are heroines in my eyes and I adore you and your stories! Let’s continue to empower each other, share support and watch each other grow! I couldn’t be more grateful for having you in my life what makes you better than Hatshepsut, Frida, and Umm!

My Outfit
Dress: CeliaB, Earrings: Dakota Rae Dust, Bag: Sophia Webster,
Shoes: Karl Lagerfeld x Melissa, Fascinator: Fumbalinas, Blue Bangle: A Gift,
Silver Bangle: Charriol, Pink Bangle: Vintage, Pink Cuff: Les Georgettes de Altesse

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

In Beauty

Being Flawless with Pixi

2nd October 2018 3 Comments

Many times I passed the Pixi store in Soho/London, adored the beautiful packaging of the products through the windows, but it’s only now that I finally tried them on my own and can let you know my review. Thanks to Marionnaud, Pixi products are available in Switzerland for a while now.

When makeup artist Petra Strand started her brand of youth-enhancing beauty products over 15 years ago, it was her aim to bring out the natural beauty in all women and created innovative formulations that are infused with botanicals and beneficial ingredients. Good to know: Pixi products are not tested on animals.

Let’s have a closer look at my selection of products:

Pixi Glow Tonic

If you wanna try just one Pixi product, it must be the Pixi Glow Tonic! Called a beauty hero by the Vogue and being praised by many bloggers and customers, this has become a cult product. It’s an exfoliating toner that helps to remove dead skin cells, leaves your skin with a healthy-looking glow and minimized pores. I’ve been using face tonics for years and think this one is a very good choice, gentle but soothing and with a wonderful smell.

Sara is in Love with… beauty review Pixi

Pixi Double Cleanser

Another tip is the Pixi Double Cleanse: If you don’t clean double yet, you have to start today and this powerful duo manages to remove even waterproof makeup. While with other brands you end up having two bottles, it’s very handy that Pixi united both in one pot. The only negative thing I have to say is that it smells a little bit weird, almost like candle wax.

Pixi Glow Mist

Got tired dry skin? This mist is an instant refresh and hydrates the skin with argan oil and aloe vera. You can use it before applying makeup or during the day. I love to use it on my naked skin and feel like it really makes my skin glow. For me, it doesn’t work so well on the makeup since it destroys the flawlessness of my foundation.

Pixi Large Lash Mascara

A mascara which is supposed to make the lashes long and add volume. It’s certainly a good quality one and the packaging is cute, but let’s be honest: There are good mascaras and worse, but I am still looking for the ultimate lash blast that replaces lash extensions for real.

Pixi MatteLast Liquid Lip

I love matte lipsticks and this one with rosehip oil is a-m-a-z-i-n-g! It’s easy to apply, long-lasting, nourishes the lips and feels comfortable on the lips. I need to buy one in a more flashy colour for sure!

Pixi Liplift Max Gloss

A volume-maximizing lip treatment with a lovely fresh mint flavour. You can wear it solo or as a plumping pre-treatment for lip colour or on top of any lip colour. I use mine as a base and top it with more colour.

Picture: Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

In Fashion

Counting Endless Tiles

20th September 2018 1 Comment

Sara is in Love with…Swiss Fashion Blogger African Fashion

Let’s start with a typical question a child might ask with big wide eyes: How many tiles are to be found in Lisbon’s houses? I seriously don’t know, tried to count them but got carried away by their beauty while the numbers only got bigger and bigger. I wish I could turn back the time and wander those beautiful streets again, bathed in warm golden light and pastel colours.

Oh, how much visual happiness is in this place and how well African Wax Prints correspond with the geometric patterns of the tiles!

If I only had a few of Lisbon’s houses in Zurich, I knew where my preferred photoshoot spots would be. I ask myself what inspired the people of Lisbon to make their city colourful, while the citizens of Zurich seemed to be inspired to go for a rather different choice and prefer grey… If I knew I’d instantly bring it here and I’d enjoy with a wide grin on my face the emerging of a new Zurich.

Until I find the answer, I think I have to continue to use my body as a canvas: African prints have become one of my favourite things to wear for a while now. I’ve always been fascinated by the looks of African ladies and think they look like queens with their strong colours, turbans and amazing dresses. But only recently I allowed myself to dive in deeper and especially: Wear the African creations with their idiosyncratic, rhythmic prints as a not African girl. Might this be a tiny little step into the future of a colourful Zurich? I keep on hoping forever!

My Outfit
Jumpsuit: Tufafii from Hanimanns, Bag: Poppy Lissiman, Sunglasses: Gucci,
Earrings and Bracelet: Bimba y Lola, Shoes: Melissa

This post contains sponsored products.

Sara Streule

I live in the here and now, nourished by the shrillness and comic aesthetics of recent pop culture that I soaked up like a sponge. But my style has as well retro vibes, expressed through cute vintage-style dresses and a strong affirmation of feminity that is characteristic for the 50s.

This is what Goethe wrote to South American revolutionary Francisco de Miranda in a letter, referring to the flag of Colombia which has the same three colours as my jumpsuit in this look. Reading Goethe’s words gives my look another dimension and reveals the philosophy behind colours.

When you are invited to a crazy high tea party with a bunch of the coolest fashion people in the country, you know this is gonna be even better than the Mad Hatter’s festivities!

Lalique adds three modern feminine fragrances to their exclusive line Les Compositions Parfumées: Pink Paradise, Electric Purple, and Sweet Amber. Three fragrances, three colours, three emotions.

Pink Paradise: A Fresh Sea Breeze of Musk and Woods

Sweet Amber: A Whirlwind of Delectable Petals

Electric Purple: A Sparkling Berry Chypre

This one is dedicated to all the strong women out there. To the women who made history because they went their way without being stopped, not listening when people said they should behave, shut their mouths, busy themselves with being pretty and live a conventional life.

Hatshepsut

Frida Kahlo

Umm Kulthum

Many times I passed the Pixi store in Soho/London, adored the beautiful packaging of the products through the windows, but it’s only now that I finally tried them on my own and can let you know my review. Thanks to Marionnaud, Pixi products are available in Switzerland for a while now.

Pixi Glow Tonic

Pixi Double Cleanser

Pixi Glow Mist

Pixi Large Lash Mascara

Pixi MatteLast Liquid Lip

Pixi Liplift Max Gloss

Pink Paradise:
A Fresh Sea Breeze of Musk and Woods

Sweet Amber:
A Whirlwind of Delectable Petals

Electric Purple:
A Sparkling Berry Chypre