SkullCandy Edit: Designing custom headphones!

Last week I was invited by the uber cool people of SkullCandy to check out the launch of their UK online AviatorEdit suite. SkullCandy is a lifestyle brand that specialises in producing the best, sickest, top quality sounding headphones. They are the second largest headphone maker in the States and are super popular with action sport fans and have many celebs, ranging from Snoop Dogg to pro snowboarder Danny Kass raving about their products!

SkullCandy AviatorEdit allows you to design your own set of Aviator headphones from the comfort of your home. You can mix up colours for a custom Aviator creation; splash on some paint and see what sticks - on caps, cords, headbands and frames. Spin it, modify it, share it with friends. Or use the randomize button for a surprising experience and a one-of-a-kind paint job!

Once you decide on your favourite look, place your order and in two weeks time your very own personally designed headphones will arrive at your door! At the launch, a very lucky me was allowed to design my own custom aviators headphones. It was quite difficult with so many cool options to chose from but in the end I decided on a mix of my two favourite colours; turquoise and coral!

What do you think? I am super excited and can't wait for them to arrive! :) For more information about Skullcandy or to check out the Edit Program, visit www.skullcandy.com/edit

Where the magic happens!

As far as music goes I have to say I have an appreciation for a very wide range of music. I love listening to different things depending my mood and location. I love Pop, Rock, R&B, Dance etc. However if I had to give my preference to just one genre of music then I'd have to say (what I’d describe as) 'soft rock'. This is more the kind of albums I'd actually buy as opposed to just stuff I listen to on the radio. Under 'soft rock' I personally mean musicians like coldplay, the Script, James Morrison, the Fray etc. As far as bands go I’d probably say Coldplay is one of my ultimate favourites. I have bought every album as soon as it’s come out and saw them live in Auckland (NZ) about 3 years ago.

Last week Coldplay had two sold out shows in London at the O2 Arena and I had tickets to the Friday show!!! As soon as the dates were released I diarised it and ensured I was available and online the moment they went on sale. After frantically trying to manoeuvre my way around an overloaded ticket site I luckily was able to secure two tickets. Me = OVER THE MOON! And as expected the show was…….AMAZING!
Thought I’d share some pictures :)

♥ The O2 filling up with people. Feeling rather excited!

♥ We all got given these wristbands....

♥  and this is what happened with them during the concert :)

♥ The talented Chris Martin and his band!

♥ Amazing sets & lighting!

♥ Thanks Coldplay for a FANTASTIC night!

And yes; it's that time of the week again....

Love this!
Happy Hump Day everyone :) xoxo

NOTD: Love is a Racket

Hi my lovelies,Omigosh I am loving this late summer we are being blessed with in London at the moment. It's warmer and sunnier than it's been all actual summer! Check out a recent NOTD:

This is OPI's 'Love is a Racket'

This nail polish was released back in August as part of the Glam Slam USA duo by Serena Williams. Glam Slam! U.S. featured a duo-pack with two high-shine shades: shimmering red, Love is a Racket, and glittering bronze, Pros & Bronze. 

Applied smoothly, this was three coats. It's quite a bright red with a high shimmer (not glitter) factor.
It reminds me a bit of that shiny red cellophane paper you get around Christmas time!

Beautiful hands right? It's because they aren't mine!

They are my friends hands haha...I reckon she should be a hand/nail model ;)

Woop woop for it being Friday!!

Cheers to the freaking weekend; I'll drink to that....

xoxo

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That time of the week again!

Happy Hump Day :)

Here are some quick pictures of me enjoying the little things in life during a visit home at the end of August.

♥ Hanging out with the parents in Utrecht
♥ Messing around at the beach on a cold and windy summers (?!?) day
♥ Antique shopping in The Hague
♥ Visiting the fortressed town of Naarden

♥ Two blondies by a canal

♥ One of my favourite drinks, fresh mint tea!

♥ and, finally, the obligatory jumping shot haha ;)

Also am addicted to this song at the moment: Gym Class Hereos ft Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts! xoxo

Happy Hump Day: Operation Beautiful by Laura+

Aloha Roz's Readers! I've been asked to do a guest blog post while Roz is sunning it up on the Amalfi Coast (lucky devil!) and so, because I adore Roz and her blog, here I am, wishing you a Happy Humpday! :)

Some of you might be wondering who I am? Well... I'm Laura and I'm the author of Lollipop Loves. It's a bit of a random blog, just like me! Today's picture to celebrate the hump? This:

I'm a little bit obsessed with Operation Beautiful. If you are not familiar with it, the concept is to make people feel good about themselves. How do you do it? By leaving a little note with a lovely message, like the one above. To be more precise, Operation Beautiful is "transforming the way you see yourself, one post-it note at a time".

I really believe that self-belief and confidence in yourself is imperative to happiness, and little random gestures can brighten anybody's day. Tell me you wouldn't smile on finding a little note staring at you when you are feeling pretty rubbish. The world seems to be obsessing on looks and weights, and with all of the photoshopped images in magazines, it's easy to understand why people (especially women) put pressure on themselves to strive for perfection. But what is perfection?

Let me tell you.

YOU are perfection.

Yes, you!

You with the braces, and you without.

You with the blue eyes, and you with the brown, hazel and green.

You with the blonde hair, you with the brown hair, and you with any colour of the rainbow in between.

You who is a size zero, and you who is not.

Every single one of you.

Beauty is more than looks. It is more than tanned skin, perfectly coiffed hair, a dazzling smile and a slim figure, and this is why I love Operation Beautiful. It spreads the message that (to quote Bruno Mars) "You're amazing. Just the way you are." Warts and all!

To spread the happiness, all you need to do is carry a post-it note pad and a pen and leave an inspirational message where someone might find it - the mirror in the ladies' loos, inside a lift, inside a changing room - anywhere. Anywhere that someone can read it, and anywhere that someone can appreciate it. I know I do, and even though I never find out if someone's read my message, I know that if they have, I've managed to make them feel good, if only for a nanosecond. 

With all the negativity that's occuring lately, isn't it about time we spread some happiness and love?

Don't forget, you are beautiful!

xoxo Laura

Roz: Happy Hump Day everyone! By now I (hopefully) should be developing a rather nice bronzed tan in Italy hehe ;) Anyways a big thank you to Laura for taking over my Happy Hump Day post this week. I have been a fan of Operation Beautiful for a while now myself as I love the message it sends and think it's so true that it's important to spread the love and that it can hopefully lift someone's day when they are feeling a little down. It's such a shame to see the lack of self confidence in girls these days - I even see it in my friends that are the most stunning girls! Love yourself girls; each and everyone of you girls out there are perfect just the way you are ♥ 

About Laura; oh where to start, I just love her blog! She's the sweetest and funniest girl. My favourite bits on her blog are the 'Things I have learned..' posts, her book reviews (we adore the same books!),  '120 Happy Things..' posts and all the beauty, health and wedding planning stuff in between. Overall, it's just FAB so make sure you check out Lollipop Loves now :) xoxo

Bruno Mars - Just the way you are 

Fresh at Wireless Festival! :)

From Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 July, the Wireless Festival 2011 took place in Hyde Park London with some great acts lined up for the three day event. Me and my friends got tickets for the Friday which featured artists like Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Alexis Jordan, Tinie Tempah, Far East Movement, Chipmunk and the Black Eyed Peas!!

It was such a great day out in the sun sunshine, drinking, eating, dancing & singing our little hearts out :)
Here some pictures:

Outfit wise I went for something casual, summery and fun. I wore a ZARA silky blue jumpsuit that I got last summer, matched with black flat sandals, aviator sunglasses and curly hair with side braids! You can see my 'festival look' in the below picture which is one of my favourite photos of the day!

In this pic is Tanya, a close friend of mine, who beside being a super cool chica is also a super talented photographer ;) She was working at Wireless that day for Barclay/Unwind to film and photograph the event. She's recently launched her own photography website www.tanyaphoto.co.uk and you can check out her brilliant pictures of Wireless here ♥

Also a great product I've discovered recently is Sweet Breath Micro Mist! It's this handy little spray that offers you fast (sugar free) fresh breath whereever you are, because you can connect it to your key ring! It has a highly concentrated formula which means you only need 1-2 sprays to kill germs and freshen breath instantly after eating, drinking or smoking and each little spray contains over 120 sprays. Perfect for days out and about like festivals!
Available at leading pharmacies nation wide retailing at £1.99. A bargain for sweet smelling breath right? :)

Have you attended any fun festivals this summer? xoxo

Marie Claire Inika Freebie

I picked up a copy of July's Marie Claire (UK) the other day, for my reading pleasures while working out at the gym, and lucky me it came with an awesome freebie! This month Marie Claire comes with a free Inika Mineral eyeliner or eyeshadow with every issue. I chose the eyeliner which is the shade 05 - Graphite.

Inika is an Australian natural cosmetics company that uses mineral pigments in its products and avoids the use of petrochemicals, paragons, phthalates, talc or bismuth oxychloride. I'd never heard of this brand before so was keen to try it out.

I really like the eyeliner, it's super creamy, long lasting, blendable plus makes a great eyeshadow base.  Graphite is a gorgeous slightly shimmery grey/lead colour which is nice as an alternative to my standard black options. I have been wearing this eyeliner applied to my waterline or smudged quite heavily along my lower and upper lashes with a simple grey or nude eyeshadow on the lid for a different smokey effect. The eyeliner also comes with a handy sharpener, which is built into the cap. 

This eyeliner usually costs £11.75, so it's a pretty good deal scoring it for the £3.60 price of the magazine. Marie Claire is also offering a discount code to their readers...but I will sneakily share it with you all now (shhhh!) To get 20% off your online order at inikacosmetics.co.uk enter the discount code 'inikalovesmc'. This offer is only valid until 1 July 2011, so be quick :)

And last but not least, being Wednesday....

Happy Hump Day!

Am currently loving Coldplays new song 'Every teardrop is a waterfall' ♥

Can't wait for their new album to come out....

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♥ One Republic - The Good Life

Amen! I'm going to try to live by this motto from now on ;)
Wishing you all a fabulous hump day!
Love xoxo Roz

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♥ Adele - Set Fire to the Rain


I have returned to London after a long weekend back home in the Netherlands. My weekend was a bit mixed, some super fun times but unfortunately also some really sad times. Why? Well, one of the main reasons I went home this weekend was because my grandmother is very ill and this was my last chance to say goodbye to her. I went to see her on Sunday with my parents and it was very tough and emotional to say that final ‘bye’ and tell her that I love her…
Since the start of this week she is now permanently asleep and it probably won’t be long before she passes away. Very sad but in a way you have to think, she is 95 (what a life!) and unfortunately it has come to an end for everyone at some stage..

Therefore today’s Happy Hump Day message is very close to my heart!
This is a sign that my grandmother (or ‘Oma’ as we call it in Dutch) has had in her house every since I can remember! It’s a very traditional Dutch saying that people had on little Delft's Blue wall tiles or embroidered onto cushions etc. It means ‘For the concert of life, nobody gets a program’. How true is that right? Life just happens, it's unpredictable so you can't get a program in advance! Happy Hump Day ♥

In other news, check my new compact digital camera that I got recently! My old compact died (r.i.p) when I arrived in Marrakesh so I was in desperate need of a new one. I've had a Sony CyberShot for years but I heard so many good things about Canon camera's I decided to go for one of them instead:

When I bought this camera I got an awesome little gadget for FREE with it - the JOBY Gorilla Pod!
I have wanted one of these for a while so it definitely signed the deal when I realised I would get this as part of the package. It is such a cool tripod; it's small, super light and you can bend the legs to connect it to pretty much anything to get that perfect shot! You can get the Canon IXUS 117 HS (including the Gorilla Pod) here

I couldn't wait to start playing around with my new toy so my weekend back in the Netherlands was the perfect opportunity! Check out some shots from the weekend :)

Hope you all have a wonderful day!
xoxo Roz

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Announcing a new feature to my happy hump day posts: from now, each week, I will add a song I'm loving! First to feature is Britney Spears! Yes...I downloaded her new album 'Femme Fatale' today & I have to say, I think it's one of her best albums yet! Super fun & makes me wants to dance! This is my current fave song on repeat :)

Britney Spears - Selfish

My Happy Hump Day Message for today:

Think most girls would agree with me on this one right?? ;)

Oh and while on the shopping front. So stoked because I managed to pick up an amazing bargain on a new pair of boots recently! Ok it's not like I needed *yet another pair * of boots but they were on sale from £85 to £20. C'mon, I couldn't resist! Leather Suede Black Buckle Boots - check them out:

I've wanted boots like this ever since I saw (the stunning) Chiara from 'the Blonde Salad' wear a similar brown pair here & here back in August! She got hers from ASOS and I remember looking at black ones back then but never ended up buying them. Good things come to those who wait because now I scored them for £20, woop woop!! You can buy a similar pair at the moment by French Connection here.

I hope you all have a wonderful Hump Day! I am definitely feeling happy today, because I have finally recovered from a stomach virus that had me bed bound the last four days :(

xoxo Roz

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Also wanted to share some songs I am loving at the moment ♥

♫ Price Tag – Jessie J

♫ Rolling in the Deep – Adele (actually am loving all her stuff at the moment!)
She did an amazing performance at the Brit Awards last night of 'Someone like you' Check it out here!

♫ Tonight – Enrique Iglesias

♫ S&M - Rihanna

♫ Higher – Taio Cruz

♫ Who's that Chick – David Guetta ft Rihanna

♫ Good life – One Republic

♫ Grenade – Bruno Mars

♫ More – Usher

♫ F*cking Perfect – Pink

♫ Nothing – The Script

♫ Hold it against me – Britney

♫ One in a Million – NeYo

♫ Rocketeer – Far East Movement

♫ Invincible – Tinie Tempah ft Kelly Rowland

What songs are you loving at the moment? Please recommend me some good music!! :) xoxo

Hollywood

Ok I admit it....I have a teeny-weeny crush on Michael Bublé!
Check out his new single "Hollywood" - Love it ♥

Songs I'm lovin @ the moment =

“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”

Bruno Mars - Just the way your are

Rihanna - Only Girl (in the world)

Alicia Keys - Un-thinkable

Afrojack ft Eva Simons - Take over Control

Anouk - For bitter or worse

Usher - DJ Got us Fallin' in Love (ft Pitbull)

Stan Walker - Choose You

Shakira - Men in this town

I just love it how a song & music can just completely change your mood! 

What songs are you loving at the moment? xoxo

Tag: The Way You Make Me Feel

I saw this post on “Caz's” blog recently and had saved it to my laptop do sometime I was really really bored. Well at the moment I am “stuck” in Sydney. After waiting 12 hours at Sydney Airport yesterday due to my plane having technical difficulties, the flight ended up getting cancelled so they put us in hotels for the night. Am now still waiting at the hotel for an update on when I will fly out! Fingers crossed it is soon because I am bored out of my brain…so perfect timing to do this post haha :)

RULES:

1. Put your MP3 Player/ iPod/ iTunes on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. You must write the song name down, no matter how silly it sounds

WARNING: Be prepared for a very wide & random mix of music! 

Putting your iPod on shuffle in can be a funny/embarrasing experience..

If someone says ‘is this ok?’ you say: Brighter than Sunshine (Aqualung)

How would you describe yourself? Promiscuous (Nelly Furtado)

What do you like in a guy/girl? Sexy back (Justin Timberlake)

How do you feel today? Starry Eyed (Ellie Goulding)

What is your life’s purpose? Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown ft T-Pain)

What is your motto? I got a feeling (Black Eyed Pea’s)

What do your friends think of you? Never say Never (The Fray)

What do your parents think of you? Sexy Lady (Young Berg)

What do you think about very often? Wonderful World (James Morrison)

What do you think of the person you like? Talk –(Coldplay)

What is your life story? Dreams (Jason Derulo)

What do you want to be when you grow up?  I’m not alone (Calvin Harris)

What do u think when u see the person u like? Hey,Soul Sister (Train)

What will you dance to at your wedding? About you now (Sugerbabes)

What will they play at your funeral? Miss Independence (Ne-Yo)

What is your hobby/interest? In the End (Linkin Park)

What is your biggest fear? Sugar (Flo Rida)

What is your biggest secret? Hands Down (Dashboard Confessional)

What do you think of your friends? Forbidden Paradise (DJ Tiesto)

What will you post this as? The way you make me feel (Michael Jackson)

I'd like to tag anyone who is bored like me & would like to do it :p

Fingers crossed I get told soon that I can leave Sydney and start my first stop of my holiday & adventure in Abu Dhabi with my best friend Char!! xoxo

Music =

Thought I'd do a post of songs I am loving at the moment.

Be warned....my music taste is very random...I pretty much love a VERY wide variety of music. But these are the songs currently rocking my favourite playlist!

Cheryl Cole - Fight for this love 

Paramore - the only exception 

Leona Lewis - I see you  (Avatar Title song - such a lovely movie!)

Rihanna - Rude Boy 

Lady Gaga ft Beyonce - Telephone

Owl City - Vanilla Twilight 

Alicia Keys - Try sleeping with a broken heart

Other honorable mentions:

One Republic - Secrets

Edward Maya - This is my life
Jason Derulo - In My Head
David Guetta feat Kid Cudi - Memories

What are the songs you just can't stop listening to at the moment?