London Trip - Foster London, The Ragged Priest, Emily & Much More

You are probably surprised reading from me here again after such a long time. I miss blogging frequently, at the same time enjoy my privacy and the fact that I’m not sharing everything public. So many things changed on social media and I’m definitely not the only one who noticed it. It affects all of us, some more some less but just remember you’re doing this for yourself. 

Anyway, if you have followed me on my Instagram you have probably noticed that I’m coming a bit closer to London again regarding the point to move and to live there. 

I booked flights over there for a couple of days to stay with my babe Emily. I’m really thankful for her and her mother's support and kindness which I really can’t mention often enough. This trip was not only to enjoy London and to see her again but to meet brands, going on events and to get a clearer mind from what I truly want. But did it really helped? This is what you’ll find out in this post now while sharing a bit of my adventures like I used to do before. 

On Saturday after work I made my way off to the airport. What I noticed is my calmness as I feel so much safer now after my trip to NYC which makes London to just a little jump to me. I arrived super late at Emily’s place again since the coach from Stansted always needs a good two hour ride into the city. Welcomed by rain first but then hugging my beloved soul again 💜

On Sunday 
After grabbing a coffee at Costa with Emily I went to Foster London to get my hair done. I went to another salon this time and I’ll definitely go there again as they’ve turned my hair into a bright white color like I used to have and wished for! The grey before was nice but my roots got long and didn’t like the brownish gradient anymore. It’s truly hard to find salons who have the skills and the braveness to turn your hair this white. 

Isn't my darling a cutie? 💜

The salon itself, located in Shoreditch has such a super cute and friendly interior. Small but bright whereto the lightning in there was amazing! Emily also made a little vlog in case you want to check it out here. Super friendly staff and a cute dog called Ramone strolling around. He even sat on my lap for a while when I got my hair washed downstairs :3 

The color turned out literally perfect without going into a blueish or purplish shade which is usually necessary to get rid of the yellowness. That’s actually a great sign of quality and skills! I'm washing my hair with silver shampoo regularly now to give it a steel silver undertone. 

You can also check out Foster Salons website or head over to their Instagram as they have highlighted the hair dye process on their page. 

Before and after below

After that we went around Shoreditch and stepped into Mooshies which is a vegan burger place. I got myself a BBQ jackfruit burger followed by a peanut butter chocolate brownie for the sweet lady here! Both was super nice, especially the dessert hehe. 

I went to Shoreditch quite often before already so the area was familiar to me. On Sunday there are always loads of markets and cultural street food booths with endless vegan options! 

On Monday 
I had my meeting and shooting with The Ragged Priest but before that went into Veggie Pret which is just around the corner. I read about their new vegan chocolate almond butter cookie which I just had to give a try and it was the bomb ugh!! Yes seriously one of the best cookies I’ve ever tried. It was warm, gooey and melted inside. I could have had another one or two haha like really. You need to try it!!! 

The shooting at TRP was so much fun! Later Emily joined and we took pictures together. So excited to see them already. We even wore flare jeans which was completely new to me and I have to admit that I looove them! The Ragged Priest just have the BEST jeans as they fit heavenly and make the nicest butt. But apart from that I also love their other stuff like oversized shirts and cozy sweaters. I took a new pair of double butt cut jeans and a candy knit sweater in rad colors back home with me. You really need to check out their small but cute store when you’re around Oxford Street. The changing room downstairs is perfect for selfies! I don’t want to tell you too much already but who knows... maybe in a few months I’ll welcome you when you drop into the store :) 

We had lunch at Farmstands which was a super lovely locality filled with tons of plants! You can create your own meal there with a selection of different natural foods, most of them vegan too.

In the evening we both and Kinga a friend of us went to a Release The Kraken event which was on a boat on the other side of the London Eye. The view was amazing and we had a couple of good drinks. Also something really fun happened there and I still can’t believe how quickly it was. I saw that Jude my friend from Instagram(we follow each other for years already) was doing a live video and I asked to join. I’ve never seen that somewhere else before and only did a live video once before so seeing her and talking to her was just so crazy! I’d really love to meet her someday as I know lots of people love us together. 

On Tuesday
I met up with Kinga again for a coffee at NEAT then went to the Drop Dead Store where we took cute photo booth pics and checked out a press event for brands like Cheap Monday and Vans afterwards. I can already give you a sneak peek of the CM stuff which comes in wonderful bright orange colors. The Vans collection is lit too I tell you!! 
Later I also went to Underground where I had a shooting last year. The store is as amazing as before and you all loved the stories I posted on Instagram. You can check out my post from last year here to get more impressions. After that I came across a store that sold Asian magazines like the Chinese Vogue. Was so close to buy it ugh. I love the area around Oxford Street a lot. We went to Chinatown later and also Whole Foods which was such a heaven to me! They had loads of vegan foods and there was a café and restaurant with vegan donuts, pizza etc. We also met blogger Kitty Cowell accidentally who’s actually a friend of Emily.

Heading back home to Emily I decided to let her doing some work while I explored the supermarket Asda on my own. It’s a huge one where you can find literally anything. I escalated a bit in there and made a couple of explorations like the vegan Asda cheese or their coconut and almond yoghurts which are basically like from the brand Alpro but for the half price. I also bought the "Free From" Millionaires Shortbread and the Truffle Collection as we don’t have that in Germany at all. Starting with the cheese for only 2£, which I ate straight out of the package as that’s without doubt one of the best cheeses I’ve ever tried before and I tried loads of them already. The vegan cheese in UK is so much better. Thanks Asda for putting that into your own range!! I'll make a post on this cheese later additionally because it simply deserves it. The millionaires shortbread is super tasty too but the truffles are basically to die for. There are four different flavors inside. Can you remember the Werthers Original with caramel filling? These used to be my favorite candy and the salted caramel and vanilla filled truffles in this box basically taste exactly like them!!! I’m obsessed 💜  

On Wednesday 
we had planned a trip to Brighton or Birmingham but felt kinda confused by the weather all over so decided to stay in London for now. The weather was a bit gloomy and rainy first but we also caught a bit sunshine here and there. Emily took me to the Themse and we were chilling in a cute café there where I spotted the super sweet waitress. Oh well I should have talked to her(you know what I mean if you have seen my story on IG). Who knows if she’s still working there when I’m around next time. But anyway, the coffee there was SO good. In another shop I spotted a really cool wine bottle and that vegan butternut mac and cheese. Would love to try it next time!

We were walking around a lot on that day. One of the best was the Saatchi Gallery where we had so much fun taking crazy pictures and looking at the cool paintings and art pieces whereto we made ourselves to a part of them! Kinga also came around later, stepped into the Hagen Espresso Bar and a cute book store where I found two sweet books about cats which I'll probably order later! 

On Thursday 
my last day Emily went to work early and I met her later with my luggage at Costa to go to the launch of Cute Mistake at the Topshop store on Oxford Street. It’s an in Bali based brand with a really sweet background story which you can read about here. Unfortunately I couldn’t stay long with the members and bloggers like Kitty and Jess as I had to leave to the airport again. 

So now after writing way too much again(I’m always writing on my phone on the plane which now has an one and an half hour delay and headed off the ground just right in this moment) I’d like to come to the main thing I wanted to write about. As I told you before, moving to London is basically my biggest dream since years already and everyone knows that, not only people online but my friends and family, my work mates, even dentist or doctors and any other people I see regularly. Well I tried to look a bit forward this time and getting a bit more serious. Collecting both positive and negative affects, hearing about other people’s experiences and opinions. Emily and I are very common about our plans and dreams when it comes to traveling and living. I was looking into flats and rooms with its prices. I would have loved to visit a place apart from England too what didn’t work out this time. And as expected I still can’t tell to 100% if I want/can move. I need more info about the Brexit first. I’ll see what happens within my town. Want to gain experiences at my new job position to take them with me into a new country. And then, I'm absolutely sure it has to happen someday can make the step and get the final chance. No matter whether in three months or in six. No matter if it's London or another city, maybe even another country. I’ll just let the path choosing me like my life used to do before already. 

But all over I have realized that I can still travel around a lot. Maybe this is what excites me the most about London. Living there would become to normality again even tho we have a huge difference speaking about events, jobs and friends. That's with any place in this world I guess. London is just super expensive when it comes to rooms and flats that's my main point right now. I'd like to live on my own like I do now but that won't be easy. Or moving together with someone I know is another option. The city itself could be too overwhelming to me after a while that's why I'd need nature around me. We’ll see what comes to me. I know something has to happen I just don’t know what yet and I also can’t tell you what it is but it’ll come to me. Wherever it leads me to on this planet. Just remember to never give up on your dreams. Patience and hope is everything.

💜