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Even though I love snow and staying warm while curled up in a blanket, this cold I've had for the last 3 weeks and 5 layers of clothing that I'm wearing are making my soul ache for spring and flowers and warm weather. And to add to all of that, I have way more things to do for Uni than I thought I did.. But oh well, I'm still the type of person who goes out to have a cup of tea with a friend rather than staying at home and doing something productive haha.


This look is a bit different than any of my other looks, probably because the only black thing that I have on are my Doc Martens, but honestly, I felt like I was cuddled up in a blanket. This woollen oversized sweater is from H&M and it is one of my go to items during this cold weather. One of my recent purchases and something that makes me wish spring came sooner are these cute pink oversized overalls from Pull&Bear. They are such a good accent piece and can make literally any outfit 10 times cuter than it already was.



For the accessories, I did not put too much of anything in order to keep this look simple. I am wearing my Ray Ban glasses (yes, I am blind) and just a couple of cute rings that I got at Primark.







sweater // h&m
overalls // pull&bear
shoes // doc martens
rings // primark
glasses // ray ban


photos by: irma v.

thank you for reading!

love always,
paula avalon xx
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If you're wondering what I'm actually doing with my life, well, right now I caught myself staring out of my window looking at the snow for 10 minutes straight with a cup of tea in my hands and sad indie music in the background, not even realising how much time had passed. All of a sudden, after seeing how heavily it is snowing, I am kinda glad I have no plans for this weekend, bless.


Winter is officially here, and after years of thinking about it, I finally managed to ask my grandma about her fur coat. Without much hesitation she gave it to me to try it out and I kinda fell in love with it. And now, it is mine. And yes, it is real fur, and yes, it is the warmest and cosiest thing I have ever worn. 


 As it is quite eye catching, especially because of its size, I decided the rest of the outfit should be neutral. Thus, I am wearing a simple white crop top which I matched with high waisted black leather jeans, both from Primark.




 For the small details, I am wearing a set of Creative Mess necklaces (with which I had a collaboration and shoot for a campaign), one is a sheer black choker and the other is a simple golden necklace with a circle. They are a small brand held by a student, they offer a great amount of different styles, both long necklaces, chokers and earrings, and their pricing is so affordable! Definitely check them out if you're interested!


These simple but cute sunglasses are from zeroUV, I got them a year ago and I still adore them. If you notice anything a bit different from my usual style, it is probably the black leather bag that I have, I got it recently at Mohito,  and I love it because it so simple and you can wear it both in your hands or on your shoulder, plus, so many things fit into it! And, it's black. As usual, I am wearing my ankle high black leather boots from H&M, which are so perfect for this changing weather.



shirt & jeans // primark
fur coat // vintage, custom made
necklaces // creative mess
sunglasses // zeroUV
bag // mohito
shoes // h&m

photos by: irma v. (instagram, facebook page)

thank you for reading!

love always,
paula avalon xx

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No, don’t worry, this isn’t going to be one of those basic “new year, new me” posts about New Year resolutions, or at least I hope so. I took my time over these two weeks asking other people about their resolutions and deciding what mine should be. My main focus was on how to be a better version of myself, you know that version you have in your head but things just get into your way so you somehow aren’t how you would like to be? Well, I want to be that person, so better now than never. 

What is my ideal version of myself is the question you have to ask yourself in order to become it. Do you want to become fluent in more than one language, do you want people to notice your style, do you want to educate your self on a certain topic? Doesn’t really seem that hard once you start doing it, trust me. The point is, you mustn’t set your goals too high and expect them to come true after a month. Keep them humble, work on them as often as you can, don’t let stupid reasons keep you from doing them, and sooner than you know it you’ll arrive to the finish line.

So, what are my goals? I chose 7 goals for 2017, let’s start.

1. Read one book per month.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a book hoarder. I have about 20 books at home that I really really want to read, but somehow never manage to do it. Don’t get me wrong, I love reading, I truly do, but I always end up spending endless hours just refreshing Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr. And I hate myself for it. So, after talking to my best friend, I decided to steal his idea of reading at least one book per month. It can be any book, long, short, poetry, short stories, a novel.. Doesn’t matter. Reading makes you more eloquent and in my case, it calms you. Plus, you get to forget about the rest of the world for a while as you get lost in that universe. 


2. Watch more classical movies
Recently I gave myself a task of watching old movies. And nevertheless, I loved them. Casablanca got into my top 5, so I asked myself, why not do this more often? I decided I should educate myself on this topic as I am quite a cinephile, watching old movies and the classics, for example Aubrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe, The Godfather and such. To be honest, this is probably going to be the easiest and most fun goal of 2017. hahaha.

3. Finish a sketchbook
As some of you may know, I am currently studying Fashion Design at TTF here in Zagreb, and even though drawing is kinda going to be my career, I find great joy in just taking my watercolours, paper and brushes and drawing whatever. Sometimes, it can be a stupid little doodle, sometimes I’m quite proud of it, but what’s most important, it relaxes me. Amid all of the stress of the student life, I found my little ray of sunshine in drawing, so when I rediscovered the almost blank sketchbook I own, I decided to make it my goal for 2017 to fill it. Who knows, I may finish it within months, I may get worse or better, maybe I don’t finish it, but I can only hope I will continue working on something that I love as much as I love that and make myself a happier person. 


4. Spend less time worrying about what others think
It’s not worth it. Truly. You do you and never give a damn about what others are thinking. You do you because of you, unapologetically. Wear that dress, ask that question, go there, wear that lipstick, listen to that band. Just, do you. And you’ll be satisfied.

5. Save money in order to travel
When you’re organised and know what you want, saving money isn’t that hard. And what do I love the most in the world? Travelling, after all, I am a Sagittarius. Travelling for me doesn’t necessarily mean going away for a month to another continent, it can be a road trip to a town nearby yours, just as long it’s fun and you see something new. What do I want to see in 2017? Well, everything. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So my goal is to visit Venice, Barcelona, Rijeka and Vienna once more. Fingers crossed, wallet shut. Good luck to me.


6. Organise time better
Ok so, I’m a procrastinator. Big time. Should probably get an award for it. And I despise it. I have so many things I want to do, and so much time to do them. But no. I’m just gonna lay in my bed scrolling. Thus, I decided to get more organised this year, I even bought a super cute Van Gogh planner. How do I plan on doing this? First of all, hide my phone when I come home. I swear to God, it sucks me in and suddenly 3 hours have gone past and I am still wearing shoes. Then, do things as they come my way. No more laters, just do it Paula, you’re gonna forget it later, you know you will. And last, reward myself. After you do everything you had to do, why not get back to bed and watch a movie, a classic maybe? Bam, 2 goals in one.


7. Finish my first year of University in time
The last goal of 2017. is to not fail any of my exams, making myself and my parents proud. Just study, do what you love, don’t overstress, enjoy your life as you do it, and make yourself the person you truly want to be.

Ta-da! Done, or should I say, just starting. I wish you all the best and I hope you all get to finish at least 50% of the goals you set for yourself in 2017. Good luck! 

love always,

paula avalon xx

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Long time no write. But not really, as I was only posting on a different blog.

While I was absent from my original blog, my dear friend Adela and I decided to open a blog together, called Alternating Paths. We mainly posted about the same things as I post here, beauty, fashion, travel, photography etc. But somehow, as I had a different mindset about it, it wasn’t really working out for me, thus I have decided to go back to posting here.

I can only hope you will continue to read my posts as you did before, and of course, share some love to Adela on her Instagram and Facebook page, as she is an amazing photographer and she is so good at everything she does. My wish is for her to still continue blogging on our blog but only under her name, so if you’re interested to see what we were doing there and what this amazing lady has to offer, make sure you over there and give her some love! 

Missed you, hope I’ll make you proud again. 

love always,

paula avalon xx
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'ello 'ello! After too many (3) months, Adela and I finally got together and shot some new pics. The day was a true spring Saturday and everything was just as it was supposed to be, plus the model and her (selfnamed) muse were together once more.

You can probably tell that I'm excited for the warm weather haha, and boy are you right. I am literally just counting day until my (FINAL) school year ends and then until prom and then the last matura exam and then bam. College enrollment. Being excited for it is kinda balancing with being scared of what future brings, but lets just cross out fingers and hope for the best. Plus, INmusic is soon.


Leather jacket weather is probably the best weather, so in this spring time outfit I am wearing a black leather jacket from H&M. The accent piece of this outfit is definitely this vintage second hand blouse which is oversized, and with whose pattern(s) I am in love with. To add some more leather, these cute high-waisted jeans are from Primark and somehow this is the first time I wore them, but definitely not the last.


To complete the look with even more leather, I am wearing these cute platform shoes by Catwalk and they definitely give this look a bit of a grungy vibe, but as I also love the vintage atmosphere of the shirt and the hairstyle I put on my super cute pale pink sunglasses from Urban Outfitters. They have become one of my go to accessories pieces as they are quite big and they add a pop of color to every outfit.

 

 And if you are wondering which lipstick am I wearing, it's my new one from BH Cosmetics and a piece which I will definitely be buying soon again! You can check out more about it and some other products I got from their site in this post. 


 jacket // h&m ; blouse // second hand ; jeans // primark ; sunglasses // urban outfitters

Thank you for reading!

photos by: adela m.

love,
paula avalon xx
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