A cat, a kitty, a kitty cat, a caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttt

C'mon, c'mon, I know you want it, say it, say it! Sayyyyy itttt

Howww cuteee

Typical, typical!!! Relax, that was my reaction too, I'm no better people.

Boy, I wish people would have the same passionate reaction when they saw me. Ok, instead of  "A catttt, how cute" I would prefer "A witch, a witchhhh". But no matter how strong some of you shout that I might be one, the people who have the wiseness to look behind the appearances always say that I'm not.

I for one, I like being a witch, it's better to be considered bad and surprise people by being well, not that bad than posing in a fucking angel and being a bitter, mean person in reality.

By the way, have you noticed that most times the people who are the meanest consider themselves victims all the times?! Oh, the boring, used phrase "Oh God, I'm such a good person, why the world is treating me so badly?!"   Darling, it's called Law of Attraction and if you look close enough maybe you'll see that you are not perfect and you are mean, make mistakes, judge, gossip and make your errors too. Or maybe you won't be able to admit that, some people get wiser some don't.

Always complaining is a job that will get you lots of girlfriends.Why? Because most of the women are frustrated and lack self power and it's always better to not cry alone.

Getting up, admitting your mistakes, saying "I'm sorry", fighting honestly, keeping it original and gaining self confidence takes time, courage, involvement and it's not for everybody. It's hard like hell and it's a fight you have to fight alone.

 And no, nothing happened, I've just met such a character yesterday that got me thinking about this typology.

  
So what's gonna be? The self pity drama queen or the uber cool fighter lady??! 





Ana,
The witch





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Sooooooooo fascinatingly Belle Epoque like. I rang the bell to feel like in an old movie.

It's January 2, get up and start fighting for your goals! Ok, ok, I'll shut up.

This is one of those posts in which I share with you some of the projects I'm involved in.

A few weeks ago, when All Hollow asked me to do a styling story for their magazine, the first idea that came to my mind was "I'm gonna do a Black Widow thing" . Being an eternal lover of all things dramatic (only when it comes to style and outfits) it was exactly what I did. That's so cool about this magazine, you get freedom of expression.

Above, you can see some of the pictures from them pictorial


The team

The search for the perfect model was a true adventure until Mirela suggested Carla Maria Teaha, a young beautiful actress who played La Veuve Noir perfectly. Andrei Runcanu  played the perv, loyal butler and his 19th century Lord allure fitted just perfectly with what I've been searching for..

Roberth Both whom you've met already was the hairstylist in charge and Anca Buzea, the make-up artist. I adore them most, they did a wondefrul job!

Serban was the photographer (he does not get the link, he says each time after I link him lots of people friend request him and he doesn't know them) and did an amazing job. Although not being a photographer on a daily basis and only takes pictures as a hobby, we share the same vision and I think he did an amazing job.


Location, location,location

We had the shooting at Bellu cemetery, Casa Vernescu and at Carol Parc Hotel. 
It was the horribly cold days in Bucharest so imagine our faces at Bellu and at Casa Vernescu where there's no electricity therefore no heating.


The Story Itself

Starts with the Veuve mourning her lost husband whom she actually killed. Her loyal worshiper, the butler Fitzgerald (sorry Andrei, Fitzgerald was unanimous elected) is by her side. We never know if Fitzerald has a twin brother or not, not even the Veuve knows it because he always surrounds himself with a veil of mystery.

After the service she returns home where she starts enjoying her new freedom and inherited wealth. 
Decadence, statement jewelry, lavishly glamorous dresses and lady like-ness are her weapons and no human being ever escaped her unique sense of personality.



I'm pretty proud of the final result - some of the frames you can see above - and I send a big Thank you to all of the people who contributed to this style story.  If you go and buy the magazine tell me what you think.




Ok, now go back to the hedonistic moment I which I know you were a few minutes ago. It's ok, it's still January 2, you can relax a little more.







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The Pyramid of the Sun - built by the Aztecs, one of the landmarks of humanity. It has 248 stairs. Serban climbed it, I, like a sedentary midget, abandoned it at half.



 The dramatic Moo Piyasombaktul sunglasses from SunglassCurator. You first saw them last summer during my Kinder Bueno project.

 I consider them fit for summer days so Mexico weather is just perfect.




The smallest Cola bottle ever is looking glamorous held with an YSL Arty ring and a Habibi bracelet by Malvensky Charms

For an authentic wasted look try not to eat/sleep properly and don't use make-up for a total of three and a half days. 
Voila, the successful result






 So? Did you have a relaxing week? What did Santa bring you? Did you visit your parents? Did you have an artificial or a natural Christmas three? Did you do something for others like we discussed a few days ago?

I hope the answers of these questions make you smile and are positive!

 I've spent the last twenty minutes calculating the time in Romania. If my approximations are correct it's around 1 pm. Above, you can see my tired face. This week I did a traveling marathon and right now I'm jet lagged and caught a minor flu but all in all this is turning out to be a great adventure.

So that you see that I'm not drama queening without reason here is my itinerary for this last days: by plane: Bucharest - Oradea, by car: Oradea - Arad, Arad- Oradea- Cluj, by plane again: Cluj - Bucharest, Bucharest - Amsterdam, Amsterdam- Mexico city (12 hours, I died)

See? It's exhausting I tell you! But it was nice seeing Amsterdam again. The architecture and the always peaceful little streets always have such a relaxing effect on me.


Before I go and get familiarized with the streets of Mexico I have a surpriseeee for you guys.


Today you have the chance to win these glamorous miniature perfumes and cremes from Beautik Haute Parfumerie



Do you know that Beautik Haute Parfumerie is the Official Supplier of  The Romanian Royal Family?
Told you that here you can find only the coolest stuff.

Here's what you have to do:

• add Beautik Haute Parfumerie as a friend on Facebook 

• share www.highstreetcardigans.com on your Facebook page 

•  leave a comment under this post with your valid email address or contact details

• follow highstreetcardigans on Instagram  (OPTIONAL and only if you have an account)

Good to know

These time we'll have 3 winners! Each one of them will win a goodie bag filled with miniature perfumes and exquisite face cremes.


You have six days from now and the winner will be sort of with the true number generator like always
Best of luck darlings!


Now, I'm going to try to find a sleeping pill somewhere 






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