Solo (female) travel & fashion blog

Spain & Portugal travel diary | Unexpected road trip to Faro, Sevilla, Tarifa & Marbella

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Hi everyone! Lately I have very little time to make travel posts. Creating one takes a lot of time, but I love doing this. This is the travel diary about my road trip from Faro, Sevilla, Tarifa, Marbella and Malaga in 5 days. In February I was due to go to Mexico during my annual unpaid leave as a new distant solo trip. Joelle, a good friend of mine, wanted to travel with me last minute for a few days, before continuing the journey solo. To briefly summarize how that ended: The flight was full and Joelle and I were left behind (we were going to fly standby; a cheap way of flying for people in aviation if there is room on board). My heart was disappointed that we were left behind. We gave our cheesecake to the sweet senior purser I happened to know so that the crew could enjoy a snack on their long flight to Cancun. Unfortunately, we decided to pick up our suitcase and come up with a new plan on the spot. Once at plaza we canceled everything we had booked (and luckily got the money back from the hotels). We decided to do some brainstorming over a cup of coffee and then abruptly decided to fly to Joelle’s best friend later that afternoon. [Lees meer…]

Photoshoot Report | Portrait portfolio shoots

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Hi everyone! It was time for another nice portfolio post. I am now already at 2 agencies and I am going to register with the Chamber of Commerce to be able to do more as a freelancer. It has been a bit quieter in terms of shoots lately because winter is the most quiet period in terms of shoots. The bridal season will start again in spring, so I have quite a few things planned for March and April as well. The upcoming shoots are not collaborations / portfolio shoots, but assignments again. Hopefully it will all continue! [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Beige

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Hi everyone! This outfit is something different than nice colored dresses. I really like this look for the colder days. It’s beautiful and warm. Nice black gloves would also have made it very nice. I have chosen these pants, jacket and sweater from a number of NA-KD collaborations lately. I’ve been running this monthly collaboration since last fall, and I’m very happy with it. [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Naomi

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Hi everyone, this cute dress is from my most recent series of collaborations with NA-KD fashion.
This dress has a beautiful crossed back on the back which unfortunately I didn’t get a good picture of. It was also quite late, which made the photos a bit less sharp because I had to expose them. For example, I would really like this nice outfit for a trip to Dubai. By the way, I wear the dress in size S. Get a 30% discount today and tomorrow with my code mandy30 on the entire NA-KD collection. [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Metropol

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Hi everyone! After almost 3 years (time flies so fast!), I was once again in Seville for a moment. This was all last minute. I bought this beautiful suit in Faro, where we had landed for the start of our mini road trip. We walked past a boutique and Joelle said the suit behind the window was really my thing, once inside I bought the same suit, but in my favorite color, red. Joelle bought the same suit in a different color, the one behind the window. We had packed summer clothes for Mexico, so had to quickly buy something nice and warmer. The suit is handmade in Italy and was slightly discounted, making it less expensive. Shall I make another outfit shoot of this outfit besides this one? [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Vegas

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Hi everyone. I wanted to take pictures of this beautiful outfit before the holidays, but unfortunately the winter paradise in the city was canceled around Christmas. This gorgeous 20’s style hollywood dress from Diva Catwalk is a wonderful addition to my collection of classy dresses and black dresses. I also wore it for Christmas. Even though we were in lockdown during the holidays, I still wanted to dress nicely. That’s what the holidays are for, right? (and in my case, all outdoor activities). Although I am not going to lie that I was not recognizable during christmas breakfast in comparison to this selection of photos, haha. For those who asked: Of course I do the makeup for my blog outfits all by myself. [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Chique

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Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I posted an outfit on my blog. Other things have had priority and I don’t make outfit posts (anymore) of most of my collaborations. But i’ll still post outfits on my blog every now and then. Outfits that I really want to make a large post of, with or without sponsored items, will still be online. I selected this dress during one of my NA-KD collaborations. The fabric is very thick and ideal for the winter, I think you can get away with it very well with a white sneaker. My best friend Jeremy has also had more room to shoot lately, that’s been months and my regular blog outfits are taken pictures of by a handful of different people, including Jeremy. Note: there is a light filter over my photos, to make the photos/me stand out a little better. [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Champagne

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I have been collaborating with NA-KD fashion for several months in a row this year. 2018 was the last time I had multiple collaborations with them, so I am very excited that this is already my 5th collaboration. It has been going very fast since this year. From this 5th collaboration, I have chosen this beautiful dress in champagne, with a number of other items. With code mandy20 you get a 20 percent discount from December 13 to 15. This beautiful dress stays nice for a very long time and is suitable for many events. From a glass of wine with friends, to a Christmas or party outfit, to a cool dress at a charming foreign destination. [Lees meer…]

Outfit | Diva

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You might have seen this beautiful red dress on my Instagram a few times over the past few months, including a lot of other beautiful dresses from the brand Diva Catwalk. I always get a lot of positive reactions to the beautiful dresses I wear from them. They are chic, timeless and feminine. They are suitable for many occasions, but also for business meetings. I got to know this beautiful London based brand last year. The dresses are of a high quality and timeless. The designs are beautiful without being ’too revealing’, but they do know how to accentuate your body in a classy and beautiful way. My collection now includes 9 timeless dresses from Diva catwalk, of which I have 7 from collaborations. The dresses are handmade in England, and of a high quality. This dress is the Fenella model. [Lees meer…]