SMOONSTYLE

      Photo by ©Simone Simons   Retouch by Lydia Tzirkova



      Photo by ©Philipp von Rohr


Blazers have always been a weakness of mine. You can dress up any outfit by wearing a blazer. It is a versatile basic in my closet and I have them in different colors and sizes. It is so flattering and makes you look super sophisticated.

For the Berlinale I wanted to wear a female smoking. I already had the perfect blazer and only had to search for a good blouse and trousers. Ok, also for shoes ;) Believe it or not, I do not own many shoes.

This long blazer is from Zara. It is already one year old, but I have seen a similar version at Mango which are in stores right now.


       Photo by ©Philipp von Rohr 


 The bearded gentleman on my side is Wulli Go check out his Instagram Profile ;)

By the push of one button, one of the most beautiful cupcakes will be coming your way. L'Oréal's Pop Up Store the 'Worth It Café' had their own Cupcake ATM! Just what every woman wants, sweets only one button away.

Lottas Torten created the most lovely baked goods that were a treat to look at as well as to eat it. I am a great fan of cakes, so it was rather hard for me to pick just one. Lotta's cupcakes were almost too beautiful to eat. My empty stomach convinced me to eat them anyway.


The Pop Up store was located at the Neptune shop in Berlin. It was temporarily changed into the Worth It Café for as long as the Berlinale lasted, which was from the 7th of February until the 17th.
A lot of activities took place at the cafe. Stefanie Giesinger, Lena Meyer-Landrut and Iris Berben were some of the German celebrities that paid a visit.

You could buy and try all the latest products and have a coffee as well as Lotta's Cakes. The perfect combination if you ask me.


Yes, I have a VALIDATED book, signed for me! So happy with it!


Sohi striking a pose for the camera.


Sohi and Siar checking the shot.



All proceeds from the café went to the DKMS and the Movember Foundation.  I have one of their mugs at home. Another lovely souvenir which is connected to all the great memories that I have collected together with the L'Oréal team.


With the L'Oréal Men Expert team. We were given some time to ourselves to create some images at the café. I couldn't tell if there were more cameras or cupcake while we were at the café ;)



During this wonderful Berlinale days, I slept so little. My head was filled with an incredible amount of impressions from all the events, walks on the red carpet, movies and meeting so many lovely people. Luckily I could recharge my caffeine level at the Worth It Café a couple of times.


This summer will be festival time! Excited for all the festivals and DYU shows that are coming real soon! I've started listening to the album again to get the songs back in my system. I can't believe it is 10-years-old! I remember recording Tides of Time being really sick. Still love that song so much.



Sonny and Cher ;)



Well, hello there!



I had to pose next to the giant lipstick. One of my favourite make up products.



The lovely Val Garland gave a make up work shop and gifted us with her book 'Validated'. I can tell you I was so excited to meet here again. She is a very cool lady let me tell you! So down to earth and relaxed. Open to any conversation has a great sense of humour. I hope to meet her many more times.


Too pretty to eat, right?



To conclude this post I wanted to add a little bit more sweetness to your day. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog!
Also thank you to L'Oréal and Zeitgestalten for organising another great event and letting me be a part of it!

xo

Simone


Photos of me made by Tommy Seven and Siar
All edits done by me

Don't underestimate the power of a perfume. Normally I don't feel seduced to buy any perfume that comes inside a magazine, but not this time.

My family and I were enjoying our holidays in Fuerte Ventura last September while Oliver was on tour. It was the first vacation for me where I was forced to sit back at the pool or enjoy a free sand peeling at the beach (strong wind).

I had brought some magazines with me from Germany to help me sit still and control the urge to do something. There isn't much sightseeing to do in Fuerte Ventura, especially if you don't have a rental car. It is a barren island, but the apartments we were staying at were very modern and quite close to the sea. There was a little supermarket closely where we bought our groceries. I cooked a couple of quick meals and enjoyed the local restaurants.

Every morning after breakfast, I would lie at the pool and get a whiff of Calvin Klein's new perfume 'Women'. The add in the magazine was also drawing my attention. The bottle certainly is beautiful, but I saw Nina Simone and I love her! This is scent is now so strongly connected to a relaxing holiday. The effect that it has when I wear it is instant. I can taste the candies that I bought at the local drugstore, I can feel the wind on my skin and the sun shining in the clear blue sky.

On our way back home I saw the perfume at the duty free. They had a the cutest little miniature version of it and I wanted to buy it. After waiting a long time to pay for it, the lady at the register told me that it was a freebie that you would get if you spend so much and I wasn't ready to pay so much for a perfume that was not going to be my signature scent (I already have one), but more as a perfume to take me back to certain place and time in my life.

Somehow I couldn't get it out of my head and decided to buy the smallest bottle, which is 30 ml and I have not regretted doing so.

'WOMEN' consists out of floral notes, woody notes, Eucalyuptus acorns, alaskan cedar wood and range flower.

To me it smells fresh, modern and very versatile. I love how perfumes are in a way the key to unlock certain memories in our mind and make us relive them at that very second.

I couldn't resist swatching these colors. My camera wasn't fast enough ;)

Natasha Denona is an internationally renowned make up artist. She is also know for her outstanding make up products that are one of the best quality products out there. Her most popular products are her eyeshadow palettes. A lot of people are put off by the price tag, but I can assure you that you are getting good value for money. I own the Gold Palette and you get 15 eyeshadows that each weigh 2.5 grams, a total of 37.5 gram.

The cute palette that I am showing you here is one of her many mini eye shadow palettes. I saw them at a Sephora store while I was in the USA. I had to refrain myself from buying them all.
The colours that I use the most are nudes, so it was an obvious choice for me to go with that one.
You get 5 colours for $25, 2 metallics, two mattes and one duo chrome. The are all delicious!



I just did a simple day time halo look using Quoin in the crease, Sienna in the inner and outer corner and Lumino in the center of the lid. Sienna I can recommend you to apply it with your finger to get the best result and least fall out.


You might know that I am the swatching queen, NOT ;) For more accurate swatch photos, please visit Natascha's Website: NATASHA DENONA




Overall I really love this palette. If you don't want to invest in one of her bigger palettes, this is a great way to get acquainted with the brand without breaking the bank.

Whenever I buy new make up, it is mostly never eyeshadow palettes because I already own so many and will never use them up. However, a good quality brand I am always interested in trying and Natascha Denona made me really curious. I am glad I did go out and bought them. Now I do really want the other mini palettes. They are so convenient to travel with as well.

Do any of you have any Natascha Denonan products?

Hello 34 years!

This year my birthday lasted much longer than it normally does, because I was in LA with L'Oréal Men Expert while I had my birthday. My lovely colleagues from L'Oréal got me flowers and cakes. My friends and family from Europe send me lots of videos and text messages.

It felt nice to know that many people think of you on your 'special' day. It also made me realise that I have so many wonderful people in my life that care about me. You tend to forget that when you are busy with thousand things. Presents are nice, but what is more valuable to me is when someone gifts you their time and attention.

I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to write me birthday messages and making short Instagram videos. I've seen them all and they warmed my heart! You are the best!!!

Thank you!

xo

Simone



Photo by Phillipp von Rohr
Sunglasses: Illesteva 'Lisbon'
Jacket: Zara
Cross over hand bag/wallet: Michael Kors
Shoes: Venturini Milano

Perfume is more than just a scent. To me it is strongly connected to memories. It is a powerful tool that enables you to relive those memories.
It can be like an armour,  make you feel strong, sexy, empowered and the list goes on. I think you can get my point.

The signature NIVEA scent is known all over the world. It's scent has accompanied many of us in our childhood. Oliver used to use the classic cream many years ago when we first met. I bought it just so that I could smell it, I never really used it.

The base notes of the NIVEA parfum are Lily of the Valley, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Freesia, Mandarin and Sandalwood.

To me it smells 'clean' if that makes any sense. It gives me the feeling of just coming out of the shower.

Oliver told me I smelled good. I told him it is the signature NIVEA scent. He normally doesn't like perfume, except for me secret signature scent. If I switch my perfume, he mostly doesn't agree and tells me it is giving him a headache haha!

I love this scent so much that I already got a back up from the Nivea website. They have a great offer at the moment where you get some extra goodies as well.


NIVEA SET


The making of these shots was quite challenging but fun. There are many outtakes of me pulling a funny face, because the perfume bottle fell on the floor. For a moment I thought about glueing it to my shoulder. I am glad I didn't do that. Kudos to Nivea to make a lovely and very sturdy bottle that survived this shoot.









Shot with a Sony a7 Mark iii with Sony 55mm 1.8.
Retouching by Lydia Tzirkova
Lipstick: L'Oréal Rouge Lumière 393 Sublime Red*






Not a sponsored post. All products purchased by me.
*Pr Sample

Yesterday I played around with a brand new eyeshadow palette that I've bought a while ago.
It is the Soft Glam palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills. I sold my Modern Renaissance because I didn't think I would make use of it, so it now has a new home. The Soft Glam palette has more colours that suit me for day and night time.

First off, this palette has a lot of fall out. When I created the first look, I had already applied my base. Knowing about the fall out, I would now first do my eyes and then my base. The cleaning up took a while and I was also not really happy with how the look turned out. I decided to tone things down and  came up with this look.