My Tumblr inspired desk + DIY

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Today I have a new video for you! It's a Tumblr inspired desk + DIY video, I hope that you like it. I'm sorry that I haven't been blogging lately, but I was so busy lately that I just forgot. SORRY :-( <3  

Xoxo

Alexa <3 

What's in my makeup bag I Back to school ♡

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This is my second video on YouTube. Hope you like it <3

Xoxo Alexa 

What's in my backpack I First video ♡

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I'm so excited that I can't even write!!!! I did it! My first ever video on my first ever YouTube channel!

So I hope that you like it and see you soon.

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Biker back to school

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It seems to me that biker style will never go out of fashion. I think it's a wardrobe must-have and as well a Back to school must-have. Leather biker jackets are perfect for the fall with some black slip-on sneakers, blue jeans and a basic t-shirt. If it looks too edgy, you can always make it softer by styling your favorite biker jacket with feminine pieces. Today many designers offer us fabric jackets which are embellished with cool prints and colors. So if black leather is not something for your taste, you can always try something different.

I found some beautiful biker jackets in different colors and fabrics online:

1 - ASOS (Religion)

2 - Mango

3 - Zara

4 - ASOS 

5 - TOPSHOP 

6 -Acne studios

7 - ASOS (See by Chloe)

8 - ASOS(Sister Jane)

Shoes - Steve Madden

Sunglasses - Ray Ban

Scarf - TOPSHOP

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Back 2 school: Backpack essentials (haul) ♥

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I feel so bad... I have not written anything in the last 3 weeks. So sorry, but if you follow me on Instagram ( @alexa3939 ) you will probably now that I was in New York City. And I didn't have the opportunity to write anything + I didn't bring my computer with me. But here I am, back from the death (like Alison haha). This is my first blog post from my new Back 2 school series. 

This post is about my favorite Backpack Essentials aka. some of the things that I bought in NYC.    

- Of course you need a super cute backpack for all of your school book's. My backpack is from Forever 21. 

- A cute pencil case is also defiantly a must have. My pencil case is from Paul Frank.

- My best tip for staying organized is getting a cute planner. If I have a pretty planner, it motivates me to write in it every day and simply to stay organized. My planner is from Victoria's secret PINK.

- Another thing that is pretty important if you want to stay organized, is labels that you can stick on your notebooks. My labels are from Target.

- I can't stand dry lips, no matter if it's during a class, on may way to the school or when i'm at home. It's just a No-go for me, so a always carry a lip balm with my. My lip balm is the Maybelline Crystal Baby lips in Pink Quartz and it smells so good!

- You will defiantly need a cool phone case, so your phone doesn't damage every time you drop it. At least it happens for me very often (UPS)... am I the only one??? My phone case/cover is from Marc by Marc Jacobs.

-  Rubbers for all of the BIG MISTAKES. My is from Target.

- Hand sanitizes are super important! My are from Bath and Body Works.

- I'm one of the people that always listen to music when ever I can, so I think I couldn't survive the school without my Beats by Dre Solo.  

- I love pink so of course I immediately fell in love with the pens with pink ink from Target.

- Gum is the thing you just need for after school, especially when it take long time for you to get home after school or if you go to a fancy school when it's okay it chew gum. Right now i'm in love with the Icebreakers ice cubes gum from Target.

- Highlighter from Target.

- I always loose my pencils so I bought six this year... so I hope I will have some left when the year is over. My pens are also from... Target.

- Post it's from my mom (not really a place but you can probably buy them at Target hihi)

Xoxo

Alexa, the back to school queen <3

Pack like a pro with Alexa ✈

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I'm flying to New York City tomorrow, so I thought that I could make a guide on how to pack like (almost) a pro. I love packing (am I the only one?), I think my passion about packing began a few years ago, when I saw a gorgeous picture of a suitcase, in a magazine, with the headline: Pack like a pro. It was love at first sight. I remember I looked at the picture for 15 minutes, and I still just can sit and look for new details in the suitcase. 

So I decided to share some of my best packing tips with you:

- Roll your socks and put them in your shoes.

- Fold trousers and T-shirts once and roll them to avoid wrinkles.

- Put your shoes in bags and pack them in the side of the suitcase.

- Keep your beauty products in airtight bags to avoid leaking.

- Layer your shirts and dresses with tissue paper and put them in plastic bags to keep them crisp.

- Pack your suitcase in to layers: The larges and most heavy items (shoes, books, beauty products) near the wheels and the clothes that should avoid wrinkles on the top.

- Top with a towel, knit sweater or jacket.

- If you only have a hand baggage remember to have easy access to your beauty products in the case that you should take them out during the security control.

This is a picture of my suitcase. It's not perfect but I'm only 14, so I have long time to make it perfect. 

Btw I will probably not be able to write anything in the next two weeks, because I'm not taking my computer with my to New York. 

Xoxo

Alexa, the travel unicorn <3

The Body Shop Body Butter Review

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I have not done a beauty post for a long time, so I thought that it was the right time to do a little beauty review. A couple of weeks ago I've got a little gift set with four different body butters. I already had two, so today I am going to review six of The Body Shop’s Body Butters. Which is something I have been using in the past month. 

Nr. 1: Strawberry

5 out of 5 stars

I have always loved the smell of strawberries, so of course I love this body butter. The strawberry fragrance lasts for at least an hour and then the smell slowly fades. After applying the butter soaks into the skin quickly leaving it hydrated and soft. I really love the packaging of the strawberry body butter and it's one of my favorites. Another thing that I love is that the body butter is pink!

Nr. 2: Shea

1 out of 5 stars

I hate the smell of this body butter, I think it smells like a perfume for men. I don't know why, but I just don't like it. I also think that the packaging is a little boring and I don't think I will buy it again. I am just not a girl that like the smell of nuts (if shea is a nut... I think it is, but i'm blonde so...)  

Nr. 3: Olive

4 out of 5

The Olive Body Butter is very natural. It have a nice and natural smell of olives, that I actually like very much. The fragrance is not overpowering and also good for sensitive nose as well. I don't like the color of the packaging, I think it looks old... maybe a weird thing to say (or write) but... that's my opinion. On the other hand, I really like the fresh green color of the butter. 

Nr. 4: Moringa

3 out of 5 stars

This body butter smells weird (like a moringa flower I think), I personally don't really like the smell. Thankfully the fragrance isn't very strong and doesn't last very long. The butter is hydrating and makes my skin very soft. It's not one f my favorites, but on the other hand, my mom loves it, so I think it depends from person to person.

Nr. 5: Pink Grapefruit

3 out of 5 star

In the beginning I loved it, the smell was amazing the packaging and color of the cream gorgeous - the whole thing was perfect and the body butter was my favorite. So why only 3 stars? The packaging and the color of the butter haven't changed - it's still super pretty. The smell... is just... I don't like it. I don't know how it happened, but after a week of using the product, I just think that the smell change (is it even possible?). Again, maybe it's just me. 

Nr. 6: Lemon

5 out of 5 stars

The Lemon Body Butter is also one of my favorites. The smell is very nice and fresh - I sometimes want to eat it... UPS. Maybe it's just me but I think the lemon butter is lighter and easier to apply than the others. I love the bright yellow color of the packaging as swell as the light yellow color of the butter.







Xoxo


Alexa <3

SOS: running with Arctic Monkeys

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I've actually been a very good blogger lately, a post yesterday, two posts today... 

In the last couple of days, actually almost week, I've been running almost every single day. Okay, I'm only running 3km, but I think it's a good start. 

So, when I run I like to listen to some different music. Sometimes it's old classic songs, hipster music or even classic music, but right now I really love to listen to Arctic Monkeys. When I play their songs on the highest (or almost) volume, it just really motivates me to run. 

So for this Sound of Sunday, I have chosen my top 3 favorite Arctic Monkeys songs. All the songs that I have chosen are from their newest album AM.

Nr. 3

Arabella

Nr. 2

R U mine?

Nr. 1

Do I wanna know?

Xoxo 

Alexa <3

OOTD: 3 piece summer ☀

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Today's OOTD is super simple, but (in my opinion) still cute and very trendy. I've decided to style this season's must have - the crop top, with a super basic skater skirt. The last piece in my outfit are my silver sandals from the danish designer Ilse Jacobsen. I love my new crop top because I think it's very positive. Instead of for example I hate mondays or I'm not a morning person, it says Good morning monday, which to me seems very positive. 

There is only 5 days to my trip to NYC!!! It will be my first time in the US, so I'm pretty excited. I hope that I will buy a lot of clothes, shoes, accessories, makeup and school supplies.

Crop top - Tally Weijl

Skater skirt - Bershka

Sandals - Ilse Jacobsen

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Summer DIY: Harry Styles phone cover ☼

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I hope you all have a good summer/vacation. I just got back from Cyprus a couple of days ago and I'm soon going to New York City.

I'm a Directioner and maybe I'm a little obsessed with Harry Styles <3… he is definitely my favorite member of 1D and I can proud call myself a Harry girl. I went online and I was looking at Harry Styles covers. I found a super cute Harry cover (www.redbubble.com) but it cost 37$, so I thought I could DIY it.

So, first I painted my cover gold because I did not like the original color of my cover.

While the paint was drying, I found some lovely pictures of Harry Styles on the internet, printed them and cut them out.












Then I glued the pictures on the cover and painted it with transparent nail polish.

And then I had my own Harry Styles phone cover!!!

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Chanel AW14 haute couture show

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Do you know what happened tuesday? Chanel autumn/winter 14 haute couture show, which is one of the most important and most anticipated shows in the fashion world! Karl Lagerfeld chose the Grand Palais to showcase Chanel's latest collection. 

At the end of the show came Karl with the seven months pregnant model Ashleigh Good, who was wearing a gorgeous wedding dress.

Even though it was very difficult to choose, here are my three favorites from the show:

And here's the one (and only) I did not like:

And here are some of the guests from the show, including Anna Wintour, Kristen Stewart and Lily Collins: 

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Birthday style! ♫

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Keep calm it's my birthday! So as you maybe know, today it's my birthday. Jubii! Today I will probably go to the beach (I'm on Cyprus now) and go shopping with my aunt. Then we will go and eat something in a restaurant and eat some Frozen Yogurt. My outfit today will be cute, girly and very colorful.

Here are some things I want to do before my next birthday:

☼ Start a YouTube channel

☼ Blog 10 times a month

☼ Do the splits

☼ Learn Chinese

☼ Take a selfie every day 

☼ Reach 1000 followers on Bloglovin 

☼ Run every week 

☼ Always do my homework

☼ Show up in a magazine ✓
☼ Be more organized

☼ Go to at least 2 concerts

Dress - Asos

Flower crown - River island

Cupcake hand cream - Asos

Love Ring - Net a porter

Birthday card - Asos

Shoes - Topshop

Sunglasses - Accessorize

Phone cover - Topshop

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Summer DIY: Lazy Friendship Bracelet ✂

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If you need some inspiration, on what to do in the summer, then this is the right place! Or at least... maybe. I've decided to do some Summer DIY projects - and this is one of them. 

I wanted to make a tutorial on the friendship bracelet, but I don't think I'm the best person to explaining things, so I'm taking the easy way out now. Here is a link to one of my favorite DIY blogs: Honestly WTF, that have a super good tutorial on how to make friendship bracelets. 

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This is a amazing thing you can do, if you are bored, or just want to be creative. The friendship bracelet is very easy to make, but it take time - so it's not something you can make in 30 minutes.
Because it take so long time, I decided to make it half a friendship bracelet and half a braided bracelet. It look very cute too and it's a good trick if you are (like me) a little lazy.

So here is how my friendship bracelet turn out:

This is pretty much it! I'm sorry that I was too lazy to write a real DIY post.

Xoxo

Alexa <3 

P.S. It's my birthday in 3 days ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

SOS: totally last year

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So it's now time for another "sound of sunday" post! Jubii! I'm in Cyprus (where my aunt live) now and it's is hot and I'm so lazy... even to lazy to write a blog post. So because it's sunday I've decided to post a SOS. For this SOS I've decided to show you some of my favorite last-year-songs that I listen to right now.

Nr. 3
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

Nr. 2
Coldplay - Paradise 

Nr. 1
Tom Odell - Another Love

Xoxo

Alexa <3

Summer DIY: My own gold animal

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When I was in Paris, I saw this super cool gold alligator and I just thought that it would look amazing in my room. I begged my mom but she refused and instead of saying "Of course Alexa, it is totally awesome" (okay, my mom would never use the word totally awesome), she said "I will never pay 35$ for a golden sprayed lizard".
Okay, I didn't get the gold alligator, but when I got home from Paris, I saw a green plastic alligator in our local thrift store. So I decided to personalize it a little and it turned out pretty good.

The golden alligator from Zara Home

Materials: A plastic animal, golden paint or spray paint, a paint brush, glue and something to personalize your animal (for example a bow) 

1. Paint your animal and let it dry. 

2. Personalize it 

Xoxo


Alexa <3

Weekend style: back to pineapple

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I've been away for a while (actually two weeks) and I feel a little like a bad blogger. But I was in Paris with my mom, I had some ballet performances and I was to a One Direction concert (OMG it was so amazing!), so I simply couldn't make it. I only have one week of school left, after that I will be flying to Cyprus to my aunt and cousin.

Back to the weekend style - this weekend I have another ballet show, after that I'm going to a sleepover party with my four friends. I decided to go with this season's darling - the pineapple. Pineapples are so cute, and they look so good as print on skirts, dresses or blouses. Beside of the pink pineapple skirt, I also found 3 different pineapple candles that definitely are going right on my "Things to buy"-list. I also found this super cute light pink bag from Accessorize and it is matching the skirt. Beside of the bag, I think that the skirt also will look good with the black crop top, sunglasses and sandals.

Skirt - River island    

Crop top - Topshop

Shoes - ASOS

Sunglasses - Net a porter

Bag - Accessorize

Candle - Bath and body works

Candle - Urban outfitters
Candle - Zara home

Xoxo

Alexa <3 <3 <3

Make me over - DIY planner makeover

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I can't believe it's June - that means I am going to Paris in a few days. Jubii

Today I will show you how to give your boring planner a mini makeover. It only takes about 5 minutes and you can easy do this every Sunday.

Step nr. 1

You can easy make a cute front page for your planner by using design paper.

Step nr. 2

You can highlight the dates to make your planner look more colorful.

Step nr. 3

Add some cute and colorful tape.

Step nr. 4

Add some cute stickers to mark special days or just to make your planner prettier.

Step nr. 5

Write, draw and add post its to add a personal touch to your planner.

Hope you liked it!


Xoxo

Alexa <3