While most bloggers are taking pictures in front of elegant cafes and in beautiful gardens, I am more attracted by the shaby corners of Zurich as a scenery for my pictures. Rundown buildings scrawly graffiti and dusty corners raise my curiosity to wonder about the stories happening before the beauty faded.

It’s in the dust and junk, where real-life happened and the melancholy of glorious times still lingers, far from stages and affected behaviour. No Parisian chic to be found in the dark but edginess and a past that left its marks like faded scars. If you are not open for this beauty, you might shrug it off as ugly, dirty and dangerous and oversee the hidden. Have a second glance and you might discover the unexpected.

I think shabby corners and cute outfits are a good match with their dichotomy. It’s like the fact that there is no Beauty without the Beast or no Sale without Full Prices. Pastel pink iridescent rainbow shades found their counterpart.

Only after styling this look it occurred to me that it could be a reference to Britney’s Oops! I did it again video from the 90’s with the schoolgirl skirt, the college jacket and the knotted top. I wouldn’t be me if it wouldn’t be more colourful than her version. And I bet good school girls like young Britney didn’t hang around my rough corners

My Outfit
Skirt and Jacket: Kawamomo, T-Shirt: Azumi & David, Bag: nana-nana by Fred Segal for Globus, 
Shoes: Asos (not recent), Sunglasses: Mr. Boho, Nails: Nailstudio Diva

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If somebody had asked how my personal paradise looks, I would have answered like the factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but with more pink and candy instead of chocolate.

When I visited Lisbon this month, I discovered that the place I had in mind exists for real: The Sweet Art Museum is a place that encourages its visitors to say “Yes” to happiness. From the moment you spot the pink building, located in a row of grey industrial warehouses, you know: It’s time to enter a dreamlike parallel universe where everything is cute, pink and sweeter than any sweets. It’s time to rejoice for all your girly dreams coming true at once! Forget about dating a member of the Backstreet Boys (yes I know we all wanted that in the 90s), this is the real thing!

Have a bath in the sprinkle pool, get lost in ice cream land or have a ride on the lollipop merry-go-round. This place is Instagram dope and capable of making you feel like one giggling happy girl in heaven, even on a grumpy day. Paradise wouldn’t be perfect if you couldn’t eat sweets on the sly, so almost in every room, you end up with a mouth full of sugar.

If you wanna visit The Sweet Art Museum you should hurry, it’s only there until the end of August 2018. Shhhhh, there are plans the museum might come to London, Madrid or Brasil soon, but don’t tell anybody.

My Outfit
Top & Skirt: CeliaB, Shoes: Melissa, Bag: Furla, Flower Crown: Lili Tulipan,
Necklace: Swarovski, Bangle: Les Georgettes by Altesse

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Who is the cutest cartoon character in the universe? Hello Kitty, of course, cause her cute face is everywhere! Did you ever realize that your favourite cat doesn’t have a mouth? Since somebody told me I can’t forget about this.

But maybe Kitty doesn’t need a mouth: She can play the piano, she can be everything she wants to be, and she has her own theme park, train and even travelled to space on her own little satellite. There is nothing Kitty can’t achieve, she doesn’t need to talk but just to follow her heart! Maybe her makers wanted to tell us that it’s what we do and what we feel that matters, not what we say.

As a kid, I didn’t have any Hello Kitty stuff, despite Kitty being around since 1974. Maybe that is why I need to catch up now and surround myself with a big flock of cute white Kittys. Everything from pencil cases to rulers and bowls is just more fun with Kitty’s face on it! Thanks to Blippo I don’t have to go to Japan to fetch my cuties, but they come all to my doorstep.

So darlings, from now on I stay home on my days off, wearing my loungewear while I cuddle with Hello Kitty.

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My Outfit & Accessories
Dressing Gown & Trousers & Bra: Calida, Hello Kitty Merchandise: Blippo, Blanket: ZigZagZurich,
Red Pillow: Wiedemann Mettler, Pink Basket: Protsaah

Pictures: Marco Borromeo

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TADAH: Another Kawaii Box arrived I just can’t get enough of fresh Asian goodies and needed another dose of cuteness in my life. Every box is curated very carefully, and even if I had a few boxes, it never got repetitive and always makes my day. This box had the theme Thanksgiving Parade, and I received a lovely mixture of stationary, sweets, stickers, hair clips and toys. The main colour of my items was a bright yellow, one of my favourite colours next to pink.

My favourite item is the fluffy seal toy and a soft yellow plush bag. I can use the bag to store little treasures and the toy to… well just to hug it There are two sheets of stickers included, just in time to decorate my Christmas parcels, yay! A few of the little items such as hair clips, pen and notebook might find their way to a friend.  I am happy to have little treats ready, which is another reason to love the Kawaii Box.

If you are still looking for a gift for lovers of cute things, get them a Kawaii Box subscription! Or win a box for yourself by entering my giveaway. Good luck and stay kawaii!

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Just follow the instructions in the box below to participate. The giveaway is open worldwide. Smile when you receive your Kawaii Box

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Yaaaaay another kawaii box arrived! This is my favourite subscription box and it never ceases to surprise me. No, no I’ll never get too old for cute stuff and believe that a girl can never have enough.

I can’t travel to Asia every time I feel the need for some cuteness in my life, therefore I am grateful Kawaii Box delivers their handpicked mix of Asian goodies right to my doorstep. There is no place to far away in the world to receive a box full of happiness.

This time I had 10 cute items in my box, my favourites are a Hello Kitty tin pencil case, a unicorn squishy charm and fruity washi masking tape. I also love the tiny stickers I discovered. I first thought they are nail stickers, but the card told me they are meant to decorate the diary. For only $ 19.90 I think I got a lot of cute things and feel like a little girl in a candy shop. Time to not spice up my life but cute up my life!

Now it’s your turn: Win a KAWAII BOX

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Christmas is the time of gifts like no other time of the year. To get that Secret Santa feeling, I prepared a lot of giveaways for you and today we start with one of my favourites: Enamel pins have been my great addiction this year and therefore I thought you might be delighted having this magical pin lover gift box from independent British label “I Love Crafty” under your tree.

The box contains a mermaid pink shell pin, a cat lady pin and a unicorn pin, all three a great addition (or start) to any pin collection. Isn’t this set just utterly darling? Just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below to make your pink dreams come true or shop the box set here as a gift for your cute friends (or for your own).

The giveaway is open worldwide and ends on the 22nd of December 2016, midnight CET. Good luck and a happy pre-Christmas season!

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Sometimes it’s time to treat yourself and what I like best are Asian sweets with their cute and colourful packaging. It’s already the third time I spoiled myself with a Japan Candy Box and certainly not the last one cause this box brings instant happiness into the daily life. Just continue to read and find out how to get treated with your very own surprise box too.

For those who live on the other side of the moon and haven’t heard of this darling subscription box yet: Japan Candy Box delivers the cutest Japanese sweets and snacks right to your doorstep, no matter where you live. Every month you can look forward to eight to ten surprises. You can subscribe just for a month or choose among different plans up to a year. It’s as well a perfect gift for your kawaii friends, trust me.

Whenever you get a box it’s a little experience: You have no idea what you will find in the beautifully wrapped box. If you don’t have a clue about Japanese letters just as me, very often the kawaii illustrations are the only hint of what snack you have in your hand and the only way to find out is to be bold and put it into your mouth. Most often, the surprise is a new and exciting taste, if not then just move on to the next, cause you have a whole box of things to try

Are you up to try for yourself? All you need to do to win your box is to follow the instructions below. The giveaway is open worldwide, and the winner will receive one Japan Candy Box.

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