Meet the blogger

Hola holaaaa!

I thought it would be fun to do this as a way for some of you to get to know me!
Also, a great way for me to get on the blogging wagon as I've fallen behind and felt a bit 'meh' for a while - thank you pregnancy hormones. So here's a little bit a bout me :)

My Second Trimester

I cannot believe we are officially done with our second trimester and boy oh boy are things getting more real and rounder day by day! These 3 months have been easy, enjoyable but still tiring! A lot has happened but we are just grateful that baby girl is doing well, growing daily and getting stronger.

5 To Try #2

I hope you enjoyed my previous '5 To Try' I certainly enjoyed sharing them with you! This time round I have some new ones for you! 

Travel Post: Corfu 2016

We decided to combine our anniversary, Diego's birthday and our "baby moon" all in one little holiday to Corfu, Greece! This was our first time to the island and Diego's first time stepping on Greek land. We had a relaxing week, explored through the narrow streets of Corfu Old Town, swam in crystal clear waters and got lost in the mountains with only a map to guide us!

Congratulations - You're Pregnant!

As the title says, I'm (we're) pregnant and its crazy to even type those words as it's still something I'm taking in day by day. It definitely was unexpected in terms of how soon it happened but we're all excited to know that we will be having a new family member to kick off 2017.
This also goes to explain the lack of posts that on my blog - I always thought that women lied about being tired all the time and wanting to sleep but boy oh boy was I wrong.
We are officially in our second trimester and I will be doing a blog post about my first trimester along with everything I experienced but first, I want to share with you our story and how we found out.

The Monthly Roundup: February Favourites

Well February was short and sweet! Another month and another favourites post. This month started off on a high. February started off in Barcelona, I started my new job and ended the month with free tickets to see Tori Kelly! So... lets get to it! 

The Outfit: Black and Blue

Welcome back guys!

I'm quite behind on this blog post since I was extremely busy during this week and I'm going through some pretty exciting things, which will all be revealed soon! 
I wanted to share with you my previous Church outfit that I basically put together last minute. I didn't really know what I wanted to go for but I knew I definitely wanted to wear my jean shirt.

Shirt - Gap

Jeans - 'Jamie' jeans by Topshop

Booties - Office

Bag - Longchamp

I don't know how many sweaters I've worn this season so I definitely wanted to change it up by wearing this jean shirt. I was lucky enough to convince my sister to leave it in my hands - can you say winning? ^-^

This outfit has a bit more accessories than the previous one, I love how simple they all are but the this is by far one of my favourite statement necklaces. I also wore a midi ring which I manage to put on my pinky! It's totally cute!

It's really cold at the moment in London but with this Zara jacket is one of the best jackets I own! This Longchamp bag may seem small but it holds so much! 

Thanks for stopping by again! 

x

The Outfit: Scarves and Hats!

Hi guys! 

This is my very first outfit post! I'm so excited to show you some outfit ideas. I normally spend my whole week in black trousers and cosy jumpers at work so I never get the chance to dress up so I use Saturday and Sunday to do this. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed taking the pictures :) 

It's very cold right now so I love wrapping up, especially with this beautiful scarf my handsome got me. I love that it's big and most of the time I take it to work with me so I can wrap it around me - even when the room temperature is 30 degrees! Did I mention I'm constantly cold?

Jacket - Zara

Cosy Jumper - Gap

True Skinny Jeans - Gap

Scarf - Spitafields Market

Boots - Topshop

Bag - Longchamp

Hat - Primark

I've never been too much for accessories, I'm suuuuuper casual. During this season I like big scarves and cute hats to complete my look. I LOVE these boots! Its the Topshop own brand and they were exactly what I was looking for. I don't really like heels, I think they're cute but they're not me, plus I'm saving myself a lot pain! My bag comes in handy every Sunday especially when I put my bible, planner, notebook and other things inside! This is my go to jumper, it's big and cosy and the best thing... My mum and I have exactly the same one so I love it even more

Thanks so much for reading and I'll be back with a new post very very soon!

x

The Review: The Body Shop Advent Calendar

Hi guys!

I know Christmas is over but I wanted to start on something that definitely impressed me during the season. The normal way to count down to Christmas day is with chocolates, however, two years ago I came across the wonderful world of beauty advent calendars on YouTube. I have since wanted one and this year my lovely husband treated me to one!

First impressions: 
- The presentation is really pretty, its kind of simple but what makes it stand out a lot is the big red bow. I didn't want to open it at first because it looked so perfect haha. 
- Big and heavy which meant they would have reasonable sized goodies.
- I wasn't too fond of the green colour but I guess green is a Christmas colour so... meh.
- It smelt amazing! 

What you get:
- The box consists of 24 boxes plus a cheeky box for Christmas Day! 
- Most of the gifts are sample sizes and these are good for me since I hate having to pour my face cream, body cream and any other cream into those small travel containers. 
- They had four beauty products an eyeliner, Italian Summer Fig eau de toilette, eyelash curler, lip balms and a full size red nail polish. I love nail polish and I love the body shop nail polish since it dries quick, one coat can be enough and the formula in general is one of my favourites. 
- I've heard and read reviews on the Body Shop Vitamin E range so I was excited to see they had included some samples of the toner, day cream and night cream. I'm going to finish off my current creams so I can give you a full on honest review on their Vitamin E range so be on the look out for that!
- You get A LOT of body creams and shower gels which I love since they're so easy to take with you if you travel often. 

Is it worth it?:
Well... after opening 25 boxes, trying and loving some of their products and seeing reviews on other advent calendars I think it definitely is worth the money. I know many of the things I got will last me a while which is great but one of the things that I loved about Body Shop Advent Calendar was the fact that every box had a little motivational quote, which I thought was a nice little touch. 

I definitely recommend this advent calendar to anyone who loves skin care, body care, beauty and the Body Shop! Would you get a beauty advent calendar this 2016? 

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So I'm taking a turn on my blog and making it into something I have always wanted to do for such a long time but because I was always nervous and worried about what people would think I decided to put it off but now I overcame my fear, forgot about everyone else's opinion and decided to go for it!

x

Karla Bakes: Banana muffins

I'm back with a new post on one of my favourite baking recipes - banana muffins! This recipe is a family favourite at home. I've seen my mum make it numerous times where she's added carrot shavings and raisins! I decided to go ahead and make some myself and share the recipe with you! 

What you'll need: 
200 grams of plain flour
150 grams of sugar
75 grams of butter
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda 
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 egg
3 medium bananas OR 2 large bananas - mashed

Prep time: 25 mins at gas mark 4 - 225 °C

Serves: 12 muffin cases

Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

In a plate mash the bananas together with a fork. This is two large bananas being mashed. 

Get a separate bowl and combine the bananas, sugar, egg and butter. Since the bananas are already sweet I recommend to use less sugar, if not, you can use the full 150 grams.

Now you can mix all the wet ingredients together, enough to break the butter and bananas apart.

Once that's done, combine the wet ingredients into the bowl with flour and start mixing away!

Stop mixing once it looks smooth and everything has been blended together! 

By this time you should have already made sure the oven is turned on at gas mark 4 ~ 225 °C. Set out your muffin cases and evenly distribute the batter.

I managed to fill up all 12 muffin cases evenly - hooray! 

This is me trying to be super fancy and grabbing a close up of muffins before :) 

So, once the mixture is ready, put them inside the oven for 25 minutes! Use this time to clean up if you haven't done so during the process. 

After 25 minutes, this is what they looked like! You want them to have a nice golden brown colour and to be sure that they are ready you can stick a knife through the middle of the muffins and the knife should come out clean without any mixture on it. 

I took them out the muffin pan and let them sit for 10 minutes until they cooled down and that was it! 

I hoped you enjoyed this step by step picture recipe from my mum's recipe book. It was really easy to bake the muffins and it's a great way of using bananas! They tasted delicious but like always, not as good as my mums :)

Thanks for reading! 

Karla xo

Nails of The Week

Hi loves!

Wether you have acrylic, long, short, square or round tip nails, it's definitely something, as girls, we all share and equally love :).
It's been really cold in London recently, with some rainy and cloudy days, but Spring is on it's way - March 20th apparently ^.^ - and the days are getting just that bit longer.
I couldn't help but step out the 'dark nail look' and introduce a pop of colour to my fingertips! So, ladies, we begin with *drumroll* Essie 'Mint Apple Candy'!

This by far, is my favourite mint green nail colour and of course, we all love a bit of Essie.

They've been on my nails for a week and no severe chipping! Bonus!

Thanks for reading! I hope you had a great weekend! 

xo