COMPANY STYLE BLOGGER AWARDS 2014

I have a routine in the morning before I get out of bed which involves checking the BBC World News app followed by a quick scroll through Instagram. I was going through this said routine today and I saw a couple of people who had posted about being shortlisted for the Company Style Blogger Awards 2014. I pounced out of bed with excitement. I went to check it out on my laptop, because the 1136 x 640 px display on my phone was not going to suffice, and it turns out that our blog has been shortlisted under "Best Blogging Duo or Team"! I called Christine straight away to tell her even though this was at around 7h45 in the morning. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who nominated us! Here is how you can vote:

1) Click this link

2) Click "next page" until you reach page number ( 4 ) "Best Blogging Duo or Team"
(NB: you don't have to select a blog in each category to move on to the next page)

3) Select "Karina Blog"

4) Click "Next page" until you reach the end of the voting form

5) Fill out your name and email, and submit it for the vote to count

As I mentioned earlier, you do not have to select a blog in each category to move on to the next page but you are more than welcome to. I arrived at work quite early this morning and so I had the time to check out each blog in each category in order to place a vote. I found some great new reads like Jazmine from Jazzabelle's Diary - we love a girl who loves flare and backlight like we do!

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F21 BAG LOVE

Last week, I had a friend from over from England to stay with me for the weekend in Brussels, and she brought early birthday gifts! Whilst there were quite a significant amount of sweets (♥Percy Pigs♥) and tea, she also gave me this amazing white bag from Forever 21 - she knows my tastes so well! I decided to swing it over my shoulder when we headed out for an incredibly late, but incredibly tasty, lunch of burgers and fries. I also decided to wear my top  from the new clothing brand "Girls On Film" by Little Mistress. I am so in-love with the blue accents, the pattern and the cut-outs. I am especially loving the blue because there are only so many monochrome print tops I can justify owning!

I was so excited to see that the Cosmo Blog Awards are now open for nominations! After the old blog was shortlisted under Best Established Fashion category, Christine and I would be so so so grateful if you could nominate www.karinablog.com under "Best International Fashion Blog" - a huge thank you in advance to you all ♥

La semaine dernière une amie est venue de l’Angleterre passer le weekend chez moi à Bruxelles, et elle a apporté des cadeaux afin de fêter en avance mon anniversaire! Elle m’a donné un tas de bonbons – vous connaissez les Percy Pigs? – et du thé, mais j’ai reçu aussi ce sac blanc phénominal de chez Forever 21. Elle connait parfaitement mes goûts! Je l’ai mis à l’épaule quand nous sommes sorties pour un déjeuner très tardif mais appétissant de hamburger-frites. J’ai mis aussi mon top de la nouvelle marque "Girls on Film" de Little Mistress. J’aime vraiment ses motifs et ses coupes stylées, et j’adore le col bleu car il y a une limite au nombre de tops imprimés monochromes que je peux ranger dans mon armoire!

J’étais tellement enthousiaste d’apprendre que l’on accepte dès maintenant des propositions pour les Cosmo Blog Awards. L’année dernière le blog précédent a été selectionné comme finaliste dans la catégorie "Best Established Fashion Blog". Cette année Christine et moi, nous serons ravies de voir www.karinablog.com proposé pour la catégorie "Best International Fashion Blog". Un grand merci à vous tous!

PIGEON PARADE

Over a week ago, I hopped on a train on a Thursday evening after work for a much needed long weekend in Köln. On Friday it was so beautifully sunny which was perfect weather to sit out on the Alter Markt square, just around the corner from the Dom, drink a couple of cold beers in under the sun and talk about all things blog related with a friend who has started an event blog.  I am pretty sure that that day it even went up to around 24°C! Unfortunately we were not so the next day when it was still a little warm but pretty gloomy. A slightly gloomy afternoon spent at the Zoo before meeting up with friends in the evening was the perfect occasion to wear this combo. I have been falling in love with this studded Zara blazer again which I think kind of classes up the otherwise casual and sporty grayscale tropical print top from Primark. I of course had to pair everything together with a black bag (this satchel here is from River Island) and my favourite leather heeled boots from H&M. I have no idea how I am going to wean myself out of wearing these so much. I have bought a new pair of sandals from Zara, though!

Il y a plus d’une semaine, le jeudi soir après le boulot, j’ai sauté dans un train à destination de Cologne pour un long weekend dont j’avais vraiment besoin. Le vendredi il y avait du soleil, et j’en ai profité en allant m’installer sur la place Alter Markt, à deux pas de la cathédrale, et boire ein Bier au soleil et parler de tout autour des blogs avec un ami qui vient de créer un blog "événement". Je suis convaincue que ce jour-là la température est grimpée jusqu’à 24 degrés. Malheureusement, nous avons eu moins de chance le lendemain, quand le temps était encore agréable mais le ciel était couvert. Un après-midi tristounette au zoo, avant de rencontrer des amis, m’a donné l’occasion de porter cette tenue. Depuis un certain moment je tombe amoureuse de ce blazer clouté Zara qui donne de la classe à ce top imprimé fantaisie de chez Primark qui est plutôt sportif. Et naturellement, je voulais ajouter un sac noir (acheté chez River Island) et mes bottes à talons en cuir préférées (H&M). Je ne sais pas comment me passer de les mettre si souvent, bien que j’aie acheté chez Zara une nouvelle paire de sandales!

PLACE DE BRUXELLES

Remember how in the last post I wrote how sometimes I buy something and then kind of forget about it for a wee while? Well, that kind of happened with the jumper I am wearing here – oops. I cannot for the life of me even remember where I purchased it but I have a strong feeling it was in Scotland when I was there last Summer or even the Summer before that. The V lace cutout is way too low on the chest and so a black tank top is absolutely necessary. I can definitely imagine myself wearing this jumper with a black leather skirt but here I decided to go for leggings and my Nike trainers to keep it casual.

Vous rappelez-vous que la dernière fois j’ai expliqué qu’il m’arrive d’acheter quelque chose et de l’oublier pendant un bon moment? Eh ben, c’est ce qui s’est passé avec ce pull-ci. Je n’arrive vraiment pas à me souvenir où je l’ai acheté, mais je crois que c’était quand j’étais en Ecosse l’année dernière, ou peut-être même il y a deux ans. Le col en V descend trop bas devant, et il faut impérativement ajouter un débardeur noir. Je peux m’imaginer combiner ce pull avec une jupe noire en cuir, mais ici j’ai choisi des leggings et mes baskets Nike pour un look plus sportif.