The Bags I've Been Dreaming Of Recently.

The Celine Trapeze: There’s a reason this bag is at the top of the list. It inspired me to do this post. I’m so obsessed with this bag right now that I’ve started having dreams about it. In the most recent one (I don’t remember it very well) the world was ending but I suddenly owned this bag and felt really calm. I know the dream makes no sense but the point is that I now really really need this bag! And I have a few color combinations in my mind that I need to have it in. So even if someone offers me one for free in another color I would not be happy. The one with the pictures here is at the top of my list of color combinations. I just love everything about it! The front closure clasp especially. I think this bag has a beautiful clasp.

The Bloomsbury Bag by Burberry: I fell it love with this bag the moment I saw it all over my instagram feed as Burberry posted pictures of it on their instagram at the same time that it was shown on the runway.  The darker one in the pictures here is my favorite! The purple version of it in the third picture is excellent as well. And then the other one is a close second. I can’t help but be specific when it comes to bags. But look at that detail! These Bloomsbury bags are all so unique and beautiful.

The Prada Saffiano Tote: This bag is an old classic but I never really lusted for it until I saw one in this color. It’s such a beautiful dusky pink. There’s also a brighter pink and a paler pink available but this one is right in the middle and it’s so perfect. I just don’t know how to express what I feel about this color with this bag. Just look at it.

The Dolce & Gabbana bag #1: I’ve wanted this bag for the longest time out of any of these. I even used it in my Fanny Crown outfit post (which won a contest so this bag must bring luck) and I just think it’s gorgeous. It has the whole baroque/classic greek and roman theme going on and the contrast of pretty plum flowers on a cold monotone background is wonderful.

The Dolce & Gabbana bag #2: It’s the perfect bag for spring-summer. I don’t think it’s possible to find a better bag for this season. The shades of green and yellow just make it look so bright and the gold chain and lock add elegance so that we all remember that it’s Dolce & Gabbana.

Celine Boston Luggage Tote: Aaand I’m being overly specific again. I need this combination of white/creme and black. I have seen a few grey and fuchsia suede ones that look wonderful so I wouldn’t mind those. Under no circumstances would I settle for the plain black one though. Isn’t plain black just over-used in bags nowadays? This bag has the perfect wings (unlike the Celine Phantom Luggage which I think has huge weird-looking wings) and is so wonderfully structured.

That's quite a lot of bags I think. What do you think about my list? Do you have any bags on your list that you would like me to check out? Share the bag-love in the comments below! And then go follow me/my blog on all these other internet-place-thingies: Twitter, Bloglovin', Facebook, Instagram, GFC, Polyvore and Google+. I hope you liked this post. I'm doing a post other than a review post after so long and it feels awesome! It was so much fun compiling this list and all the pictures in it so I hope you had fun reading it as well.

Tanaya <3

Majestical Jewelry Review

I can't believe that it's taken me so long to do this review. This has been a very busy semester with lots of traveling. Anyway, I'm finally doing this review so yayyy! A while ago I received this elegant looking bad from Majestical Jewelry with a beautiful and delicate-looking pair of silver earrings.

I love how they come with a little sating pouch to store the earrings in since I'm always in need of such jewelry pouches. The earrings are really lightweight, have a wonderful sparkle to them and look quite glamorous I think. While I love how they look on their own and on me, they're not my style at all which was the only disappointing thing about them. I would rather go for some bright colored or pastel colored pair because that's more my style and they have loads of them on the site! So if you like that kind of colorful statement jewelry, they've got you covered as well. The website has pearl, precious stones and fashion jewelry so it's quite a huge range. I do love this pair and I keep reaching for them when I'm accessorizing but I never end up wearing them out because they're just not for me. Here are some pictures of how they look though.

What do you think of them? Do you like these earrings? Pretty aren't they? I found this pair on their website so that you could find them if you wanted this exact pair. Just click here to have a look. You should also have a look at the rest of their collection on their website. Tweet me a picture if you buy any jewelry from them because I would love to see! If you don't already, you should follow me on Twitter, Bloglovin' , Facebook, Instagram, Polyvore and GFC because that would make me very very happy.

Tanaya <3

*The earrings were provided to me for review. The opinions expressed in this review are honest and my own.

Giveaway! - The Fanny Crown Voucher.

This is my first giveaway! I would love to do a bigger giveaway for you guys but this blog is only about 8 months old now and I feel like I'm not at the stage to hold a big giveaway yet. However, I created an outfit post using a fanny crown dress as my inspiration and the outfit I had created ended up winning a €50 voucher! I was ecstatic that my outfit had actually won something so huge considering fanny crown had received entries from all over the world. I then had an idea (which I think is brilliant but that could just be me. Haha ). Instead of using the voucher myself, I wanted to give the voucher to one of my readers. Now this giveaway is INTERNATIONAL and so all of you can enter! The rules to enter are very simple. Complete each of the steps and leave your Facebook/twitter/bloglovin'/google+/gfc usernames below in a comment so that I can check. It might be slightly inconvenient and I apologize if it is but it would ensure that the giveaway is fair.

Requirements for Entries:
1) Follow this blog on Bloglovin'
2) Follow this blog on gfc
3) Follow this blog on Twitter
4) Share a tweet about this giveaway and tag @Thesecretlife_T #giveaway and leave the link to the tweet in your comment.
5) Follow me on Instagram
6) Like my blog's page on Facebook
7) Tell me which dress you like the best from the fanny crown site. (Either leave a link to the dress or tweet me a picture)
8) Don't forget to leave your email address in the comment so that I can contact you when you win! :)

This giveaway is open till April 14th so that's about a month and I will pick a winner from among the comments below and send an email to the winner on April 14th.

I'm so excited for this giveaway and I hope you are too! Go ahead and enter and spread the word.

Tanaya <3 

Pretty Pink Tips - Nail Update!

A nail update after so long! This time it's not just glitter on a plain base coat. I decided to try an all pink french tip manicure. Focus on the word "try". I'm terrible at making those straight edges so I did the best I could.I wasn't conscious of this before because I thought my nails looked adorable and I was happy with them. Then, a few days ago, Maybelline regrammed this picture of my nails and someone left a mean comment criticizing it. This was the first time I came across a mean comment since I started blogging and instagramming so I was taken aback and started criticizing my own pictures and nails. That was until I realized that there are people  it so that actually like what I write, click, post, etc and they understand that I'm not a professional nail artist or anything. I just do it because I like to paint my nails and share it with you guys on my blog so I shouldn't let mean comments affect me. Basically, I just wanted to say thank you to all those of you that follow this blog and my instagram account and continue to read all the randomness that pours out of my brain onto the posts. Thank you for liking it and giving me the courage to post more on this blog and ignoring that one mean comment.
Finally, let's talk about the nails

I loved this look so much! I kept redoing it every time it chipped so that I could wear it for longer. It's supposed to be quite simple actually but it took me a while to do the tips because I kept messing up (nail art newbie).

The base coat is Maybelline's Colorama Cremoso in Nude. It looks quite different than in the bottle but it's a pretty pinkish nude. The tips are Cairuo Fragranced Nail Paint in Rose. It's a deep pink with a nice fragrance. I like some fragranced nail polishes and this one is nice at first but gets quite overwhelming after about 10 mins. I bear it for the color though. 

So do you like it? It took me a while to write this nail update but I instagram pictures of my nails as soon as I've done them so you can see them all on Instagram. Please find me and follow me on instagram at tanayadream. Also tell me what you think of this nail look, fragranced nail polishes and these colors in the comments below :)

Tanaya <3

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Grace Cole England Fruitworks Lipbalm Review

This name is quite long isn't it? Every time I type the name of a long product I think I'm making a mistake. Anyway, about the lip balm. This lip balm was a lip-saver the moment it arrived. I was heading out for dinner on a cold night and just dropped by the mailroom to check if I had received anything. Indeed I had! Inside the little packet I found this beautiful little pot of lip balm. It was so cold outside that night that my lips needed moisture and this lip balm provided it! It smells divine (not exactly like peach and pear but very fruity nonetheless). I received the one in Peach & Pear but it's available in many other variations. I plan on trying them all because I just want to smell them all. The little pot is really pretty and I kept looking at it and feeling happy for the first few days. At first I thought that this lip balm is just fancy without any real skincare qualities but I was surprised by it. Let's sum it up now shall we?

Pros:
Pretty packaging
Amazing fragrance
Quite moisturizing
Affordable at £2.00 / $3.33 / Rs. 200

Cons:
I have to use my fingers to apply it. I would have loved and used this lip balm twice as much if it was in a tube.
It's moisturizing but not as much as my favorite Nivea pink guava(more of a healing product). This one is more of a moisturizer and not a healer. Am I  making any sense to you right now?

Where to get it:

• http://www.gracecole.co.uk/index.php/skincare/lip-care.html
• http://www.bathandbodyshop.co.uk/Shop/Grace-Cole-Of-England/Fruit-Works.html
• http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/g/grace-cole/icat/gracecole&temp=productlistguidednav&layout=search#esp_cf=ivtypename&esp_filter_ivtypename=Lip%20Balm
• https://www.payporte.com/Fruit_Works_Peach_Pear_Lip_Balm-214#.UxUfynnxUy4

So what do you think about this lip balm? I think I'm a lip balm hoarder because I now have too many. Do you guys want to see a lip balm collection post? Or a series of mini-reviews? Please let me know in the comments below. Also tell me what you think of the grace cole fruit works line in general. Have you ever tried any of them? I really want to try them out.

Tanaya <3

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*This product was provided for review by Grace Cole England. The opinions in this post are honest and not influenced in any way.