review: PURA VIDA BRACELETS

Hey, sweeties!

Today I wanna talk to you about a brand called:

It is kind of a special bracelet/jewellery brand established in 2010 and every bracelet purchased helps provide full-time jobs for local artisans in Costa Rica.
The brand was founded by the two Southern California friends Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman. During a visit to a small community in Costa Rica, they crossed paths with two men named Jorge and Joaquin who were peddling bracelets on the street. The colorful bracelets were handmade in a simple way that seemed to capture the essence of their journey. Soon after Thall and Goodman returned to the States their friendship to Jorge and Joaquin blossomed into a full-fledged business relationship.
The phrase “Pura Vida” (pu·ra vi·da) means "pure life" in Spanish. The pura vida lifestyle is embodied by the enjoyment of a life lived slowly, the celebration of good fortune, and the refusal to take anything for granted. It's about being free and living life to the fullest.

Their Charity Collection was created to give back to charities all over the world through the sale of individual charity bracelets. In 2013 we were able to donate over $140,000 to 190+ charity organizations and the brand has only grown since then.  From the protection of our ocean habitats to cancer research, this wonderful company tries to support as many causes and organizations as possible.

instagram.com/howepuravida

instagram.com/jewelboxno

I ordered my first pack of bracelets in January 2015 as a late Christmas present to myself and they arrived  surprisingly quick at my place (eventhough the shipping was just 10$!!).
The moment I opened the parcel was a good one, I was sitting on my sofa with a glass of red
wine.
Anyway, the quality of the bracelets is wonderful, like they look exactly like on the photos
on their homepage and each bracelet string is covered with a "plastic", a little bit sticky,
jacket to protect the bracelets from water, dirt etc.
I could leave them on 24/7 and they would still look beautiful after years.
As many of you may know, I work as a nurse, so I have to take the bracelets off whenever I go
to work, which brings me to another positive point of Pura Vida Bracelets. They have a special
clasp/ fastener (no knot needed), which allows you to take them off anytime and also
allows you to vary the different bracelet depending on mood and what you wanna represent.

I am so happy about the existence of this brand, I love wearing bracelets and I was so unhappy
when I had to take them all off when I started working, so having found this brand is my inner
14-year old screaming with joy and me wearing the bracelets with a huge smile on my face.

For more information, check out the brands homepage:
http://puravidabracelets.com/
or their instagram page: 
https://instagram.com/puravidabracelets/

Lots of love, Eva

Berlin Fashion Week, Part II

Hey sweeties!

I am really sorry that part 2 of my post about the Fashion Week is just coming up now...the thing is, my life at the moment is super busy and this will probably the last post about the fashion week for a while. I know I was super excited about it before and it is a big part of the past that I blogged about each Fashion Week, but I kind of don't feel "it" anymore. I am not sure what the "it" is, but I feel that this blog is taking more and more a different direction and it doesn't feel right anymore to blog about stuff that is so far away from my personal life and stuff I don't have connecting points with.
I rather tell you about stuff I tried, experienced etc. than about fashion shows I never will attend, because I don't even have any interest in attending it.




So about the Fashion Week, Day 2 to 4; 20th to 22nd of January.... some really interesting stuff was going on and it would be a lie to tell that I've seen all designers, I've not even seen all I wanted to see.
Anyway, I was so excited for Lena Hoschek this time. And she blew me away, her prints were so floral and a lot of her designs had shades of blue in it and I loved it. This is one of her best years so far.

Another one that blew me literally away was REBEKKA RUÈTZ, the make-up of her models was simply phenomenal and her designs were over the moon. Of all the shows I've seen this year, I think her show was my favourite, I love the prints, I love the design and I absolutely adore the coat you see on the model on the left in the following photo:

Once again, can we talk about the amazing make-up?!!

There have been a few more outfits that caught my eye. Marc Cain had many, many pastel shades in his designs and his show seemed so light and like a free spirit and gave out a pretty positive and warm vibe.

I've noticed a lot of black and grey this year, so this Fall/Winter will be a dark one. Not that I can complain, I think black is the most beautiful shade of all.
 I hope you all like this post, eventhough this will be the last Fashion Week post in that form.Have a wonderful evening, babes! :)


xoxo Eva

Welcome to my YouTube channel!

Hey, sweeties! 

Yes, it is true! I made my own YouTube Channel, also I made my first video, which is kind of a warm welcome to my life.
It was a hard decision to start a YouTube channel. Why? Because I am really insecure when it comes to myself in videos. I don't mind sitting here behind the screen talking/writing about what is going on, but when I know that I don't know how many of you are watching me...it just makes me wanna hide in a corner.
Anyway, please check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51KaUroZR7LRnCarXOxADg
I would love to hear how you guys like it! Comment, like, do whatever you think is necessary.


xoxo Eva