Hey !

If you guys have been wondering why I didn’t do my favorites posts these last two months, it’s because I’m changing the concept ! Instead of doing a monthly series this year I’ll be doing a seasonal one, with all the things that I’ve enjoyed during the said season ?
I just felt that doing a favorites post every month was a bit too much, sometimes I only had not that interesting things to show you because I didn’t do that much in one month !

So here are my Winter Favorites (featuring mostly January and February, since I already did a December Favorites post last year), organized in 3 categories :

 

 

 

 

❆ Sewing Class

If you follow me on Instagram you already know this : me and my sister signed up for a sewing class ! I was already kind of self-taught before (I made a few skirts/dresses/bags in my teen years), and my grand mother also gave me classes some years ago.
But my sister didn’t knew anything about sewing, and I thought that it would be a good thing to go with her. First, because the more the merrier, but also because I wanted to get better and refine my skills by practicing !

 

My watermelon printed pencil case : love that fabric ! ?

 

 

❆ Snow Walks

Winter doesn’t mean that you should (only) hibernate under a blanket. Going for a walk in a snowy path is in my opinion a lot of fun. It’s maybe silly but I love the “crunchy” sound the snow makes when I step on it ! The best is when there’s snow everywhere but the sky is blue and sunny, it’s really beautiful.
Here are some pictures of our walk in Olivet, the commune where my grand parents live (it’s in the center of France).

  

 

 

❆ Working Out

Around Christmas, I got lazy and kiiind of stopped working out and going to the gym at all. Now I’ve decided to be more disciplined, and I’m going at least 4 times a week. Let’s hope I can go further into this fitness journey !
I also decided to change how I worked out. Last year when I started, I was lifting light weights with many repetitions (~15 kg for 3 x 20 repetitions).
Now I’m going to try and lift heavier weights with less repetitions, ~25-30 for 3 x 12 repetitions. Let’s get strong ! ?

 

 

❆ Valentine’s Day

I’ve already told you how much I love Valentine’s Day in my previous posts. But I can’t help it, I’m in love with love !

 

                         Check out my VD posts of this year :

                          • 3 Valentine’s Day Outfits

                          • Cute Valentine’s Day Card DIY

 

 

❆ Discovering New Restaurants

 

There’s something else that I love very very much, and that is food. Here are two delicious restaurants that I really enjoyed this season, and that needed to be featured in my winter favorites :

 

• Bears & Raccoons

Bears & Raccoons is an amazing gluten free place, where you can get sandwiches and salads. They seem small, but they are really filling ! I went with my mother since she’s gluten intolerant, and I was reaaaally impressed by the quality of their bread, it tasted not only as regular bread, but as TASTY regular bread ! I absolutely recommend this place if you ever visit Paris, as a gluten free person or not.

My sandwich : goat cheese, nuts, arugula salad, tomato slices, and fig jam ?

They also had the most tasty and shiniest dessert !
This Chocolate – walnut brownie with golden sprinkles over it :

Bears & Raccoons, 21 rue Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris

 

• La Tabernita

Ok La Tarbernita is not exactly a new discovery since I already knew about this restaurant, but I enjoy going there SO MUCH I had to mention it ! It’s a Colombian restaurant, and it’s in my opinion the best in Paris (of all the ones that I know). Their food tastes like when I’m at my Colombian grand parents, but presented in a fancy way.

Here’s the “small size” Bandeja Paisa that I ate :

La Tabernita, 79 rue de Charonne, 75011, PARIS

 

 

 

 

❆ New Fashion Finds

If you haven’t read my Fashion Shopping Haul #3, now’s the time ! I really enjoy exploring new trends in fashion, and this winter I made many shopping finds.

   

❆ Deep Hydration

Let’s be honest, winter means dry skin. Even though I have an oily type skin, my face somehow manages to peel on the sides because on the cold, while being super greasy in the middle. I mean, just make up your mind skin !
Fortunately, I’ve been approached by Wishtrend, a Korean skin care and beauty retailer that offered me to try out some products. This one is the Supple Preparation Facial Toner from Klairs, and it has moisturized my skin SO MUCH without greasing it at all !
My skin din’t peel even once this winter, I’m actually amazed by this product.
I’ll be reviewing it later to give you more details ?

Klairs, Supple Preparation Facial Toner

 

Another product that I’ve used a lot for moisture, is this Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream from Fresh, that I got in my Maria’s Floral Box. I didn’t use that one daily, because it’s quite a rich cream and that in the end, I still have oily skin. I only used it when my skin needed to heal from cold irritation, it feels sooo good to apply it then !

Fresh, Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream

 

 

❆ Lip Balms Everywhere

My face needs hydration in winter, but so do my lips. My lips are forever chapped, in winter AND during the summer. That’s why I always have a lip balm stick in every place of my home (I’m almost not kidding), and in my bag !

The best ones in this picture : the Neutrogena Lip Moisturizer, and second the Cattier Lip Care

 

 

❆ New Washing Machine

This one is maybe a bit silly, but this is the very first washing machine that we own ! Our home is a bit more like a real one now, with adult stuff. Thank god we don’t need to go to the laundromat anymore !

 

 

 

Now, let’s talk about series !
Fortunately Victor has a Netflix account thanks to his mother, we can watch a lot of Netflix original series. That’s why many of my favorites are available on it.

 

 

❆ Love

It’s about a love story (thanks Captain Obvious) between a “too nice” guy, Gus, and a wild girl with issues, Mickey. Both were recently unlucky in their previous relationships, and are pretty much looking for a change.

 

❆ Atypical

A series about a teenage boy who lives with autism. Since he is in high school, he starts to get interested in girls, but it’s not always easy to understand others or get them to understand you when you’re on the spectrum.

 

❆ Altered Carbon

Last but so not least, Altered carbon is a science fiction series where death is not an end anymore. The human conscience is stored into chips, that can be inserted into any body.
Takeshi Kovacs, a prisoner whose chip has been “stored” in jail for hundreds of years, is reinserted into a body by a very rich man, so he can solve his own murder.

 

 

 

 

That’s it !
Which are you own favorites during the winter season ? ?