Getting ready for Christmas

Christmas is almost here.
And last minute we got round to get the house decorated.
We had only one day off together to get everything done.
What a wonderful day. Brave shopping with the crowds at the markets and supermarkets.
And then bringing all the treasures home, listening to Christmas music, slurping Golden Milk and dancing around the house in pyjamas.
I bought a mini alive christmas tree in a pot that makes me very very happy.
I really can't wait. We are going to host a Christmas dinner for our friends and it looks like everything is prepared. It's so cozy...
Happy Christmas everyone!

A very nice Sunday Yoga Date

A perfect Sunday in Winter goes like this:
Sleeping in, wrapping up in scarfs, gloves, hats,coats and boots, going for a muffin and coffee, exploring and walking around, taking photographs, grabbing a fresh food from a market, doing yoga, going for a pizza!
Last Sunday we went to Camden, David has never been to the crazy Camden Markets before.
It's certainly not my most favorite part of London but sometimes it can be fun to watch the colourful and weird crowds over there. I wish we took some more pictures of our day...
We grabbed some great food and coffees before we went for a great Kundalini Yoga session, which was Daves first ever Yoga class. I am glad he joined and can't wait to go again.
What does your perfect winter Sunday look like?

P.S: Check out my make up tutorial for the brand-new  Dashing Magazine here.

Christmas Cookies and Chai for dinner x instant Christmas mood

Today a magic little box arrived in the post. This box made my day, my dinner and put me into an instant Christmas mood. A Christmas Goodie Box from home.
Mum sent 2 advent-calendars (one for Liv, one for Dave), chocolates, espresso, yogi teas, a huge jar of homemade jam, homemade beeswax candles, and homemade Christmas cookies.
Now these cookies are very special. It's a recipe from my grand-grand-mother "Oma Frieda" who was the coolest Lady on the planet. So these cookies are the best in the whole world. And the smell and taste will always remind me of her.
It's so cold here in London, and Dave is in Hong Kong for three days.
Cooking for 1 person is boring and I am super busy with make up artist work.
So I had Christmas cookies and chai for dinner. The perfect winter treat.
Thanks Mum for making my day and my dinner even though we are living in different countries.

a summer in lightspeed + a royal wedding memory

This year has gone in light speed.
It feels like the royal wedding has only been yesterday.
We had an early summer here and the best time on a local street party for the Royal Wedding on Wilton Way.
I never got round to post the stunning photos of that day. It was a very special atmosphere.
Everyone was dressed so beautifully and was celebrating the extra holiday that we got here in Britain.
Love was in the air.

Then summer stopped for almost all July and August to surprise us back in September.
And now it's already Christmas time. I am packing a little Christmas box over to my family in Germany.
And my Mum sent homemade beeswax candles and an advent-calendar.
I could go to that wedding party again. Thank you Dave for taking the best photos.

Bonfire Night + Cozy time at home

It's been Bonfire Night this weekend.
I am so glad we went to see the fireworks twice last year,
(they were so amazing and so were the traditional toffee apples!)
The huge fireworks in our local park along with quite a few others in London were cancelled this year.
I just had a look at all the photos we took last time-and remembered how much fun it was.

It has been a rainy weekend and it was perfect weather to just stay in, snuggling and having great food at home.
Dave's homemade banana pancakes are the best! Sunday we made oyster-mushrooms and eggplant in a redwine sauce on potato-mash. I decided that if our careers shouldn't work out anymore one day, we could open up our own little cafe/bistro...
Other highlights of this week have been dog-sitting Boston Terrier Chad one night and watching loads of inspiring animal documentaries.
Dave is off to Tokyo for a business trip and I am preparing editorial make-up designs for some upcoming photo-shoots.
What was your highlight of the week(-end) ?