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Brunch Places in Brooklyn for Pancakes and Eggs Benedicts
I think I talked about this million times. I live my weekdays for the brunch time at the weekends. This is my long-time tradition since my years in Istanbul. I’ve loved that to meet my friends from the university during the weekend to catch up on our lives. I am still religiously following my brunch all…
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Style Savvy Trendsetters: NYC Women’s Guide to Winter Fashion Mastery
In the vibrant streets of New York City, style savvy trendsetters are not just braving the winter; they are redefining it. These women, known for their unapologetic and innovative fashion sense, are a living testament to the city’s dynamic style scene. This winter, they are showcasing how personal flair, sustainability, and creativity can be woven…
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Aurate Jewelry Review – Is Aurate Good Quality?
After creating my Mother’s Day Jewelry Gift Ideas, I couldn’t resist but purchase some jewelry from Aurate New York and Kinn Studio. These brands have both pros and cons, and I decided to write review posts about both brands. I write about my own experience as Aurate Jewelry Review, here in this article. And I talk about…
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Idle Sleep Mattress Review
Moving to a new city is always hard. If that city is a metropolitan like New York, It’s even harder. There are so many things to take care of and so many decisions about the new apartment. We have been getting these questions a lot lately. Specific brand’s reviews. These requests include the best coffee…
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Mother’s Day Gold Gift Ideas 2020
When I search for “Mother’s Day gold gift ideas 2020” I enjoyed a lot. This year is going to be my 3rd year of celebrating Mother’s Day. The best thing for a mom is, of course, the well being of all the family members. It’s funny how our personality shift drastically after we become a…
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How to Look Good Every Day? Always Mix Your New And Old Closet
Rule-1 Always Mix Your New And Old Closet This is my number one (perhaps only) rule since day one I started to share my looks at the internet. At first, I didn’t have that many money to buy every single new trend. That’s why I started my looks with creating cute outfits with my existing…
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Gucci 2020 Spring-Summer Collection Review
Watch The Runway When I look at Gucci 2020 Spring-Summer collection, I have seen a heavily 70s glamour inspiration with a wave to 60s flower child colour scheme. I can’t really see a tremendous amount of newness and innovation but Alessandro definitely creates a Gucci gang who has an attitude of Brooklyn hipster people. Even…
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New York Luxury and Premium Brands Sample Sale Guide and Hacks
One of the best things about living in big cities like New York is how reachable everything. It’s a dream to score Oscar De La Renta dress for 80-90% off. So I decided to write New York Luxury and Premium Brands Sample Sale Guide and Hacks. My very first sample sale experience was not planned.…
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How to Find An Affordable Apartment in NYC: Facebook Groups, Craigslist, Couch Surf
Alley Girl is evolving more than ever. I’ve started alleygirl.com 6 years ago but I actually count 2015 as the beginning, as I get my very first press recognition by Elle USA, I also happened to get attention from influencer agencies. That makes me more serious about my hobby. I’ve started this blog as my…
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Can New Yorkers live in Austin?
Austin Texas was at the top of our list after decide to check other cities and states. We’ve hard so many good things about this city. Especially after years of living in Brooklyn. So let’s talk about the question Can New Yorkers live in Austin? Of course, why not? But if you really feel like…
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Cosiest Coffee Shops in Austin
I can’t believe our time in Austin is already up. It’s has been 2 months. The city is so beautiful and there are so many places to discover. We struggled a little bit without babysitter but I think I am going to remember Austin with a smile in my face. I especially adore the cute…
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Style Little Black Dress Looks on a Date in 3 Ways
Ah, the little black dress. A timeless addition to any closet. Whether you want to say, “I’m elegant,” “I’m sexy,” or “I’m going to a funeral,” (Let’s be honest most first dates are like funeral in a city like New York). It’s the perfect go-to. Here are “Style Little Black Dress Looks on a Date…
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What a Manhattanite Girl Wear at the Office
I may start a new nomadic lifestyle but I am the New Yorker from bottom of my heart. I don’t say I still have the huge Manhattanite persona as I used to have but I do know ”What a Manhattanite girl wear at the office.” First of all, it’s little depends on which field she…
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Travel Safely with Maxi-Cosi Magellan™ Max 5-in-1 Convertible Car Seat
Thank you Maxi-Cosi for sponsoring this post. Keep your little adventurers comfy, safe & stylish with the Maxi-Cosi Magellan™ Max 5-in-1 Convertible Car Seat! We are finally at home. After a crazy 3-month long Europe vacation, it’s good to be back in New York. So many things have changed since we arrived back in Brooklyn.…
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Living in Greenpoint Pros and Cons
Moving to New York is one of my best decisions ever. I left my cool advertising job in Istanbul and moved to New York after my boyfriend located here. That’s a quite love story which you can read here. But I am talking about living in Greenpoint with pros and cons. It has been 7 years…
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10 Best Williamsburg Boutiques
[This is the second post for Office Styling Guide.] I absolutely adore my life in Williamsburg. I could never imagine that one day I would say this when I was an Upper East Sider Girl. One day we decided to have a 1 bedroom apartment with a washing machine, and we ended up with our high-rise…
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Going to Playa Del Carmen with 6 Months Old Twins
I am excited and anxious mixed feelings all over. This is the first time travelling with my 6 months old twins. Either I might be crazy accepting such a journey or adventurous. Our journey has started with United flight from JFK to Cancun airport. I must have done something very nice to someone, Karma was…
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How to Wear Ultraviolet in Different Ways in This Season
I finally came to end of my 5 Days Violet Challange. I have been wearing all kinds of different shades of violet, lavender or lilac colour. Whatever you wanna call it. Some think It’s the year of “ultraviolet”. And in this post, I am gonna show you all. Let’s see closer how to wear ultraviolet…
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How do I move to New York from Istanbul in 2011?
I don’t know why I haven’t talked about on this subject ever. I mean I talked about this million times to my American friends but not here. That’s very weird actually. In this beautiful spring day, I’ve decided to talk about my story of moving to New York. Let’s hear me how do I move…
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The Best Vero Networking Accounts for Fashion Lovers?
All we want to talk about in these days is Vero, the killer of Instagram. We’re gonna see about that if it can really kill the social media mogul. But If Vero can stay true t the core value of itself they can manage to make Instagram takes some actions about the social experience not too…
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NYFW Philipp Plein 2018 Fall Collection Review by Alley Girl
Step aside Philip Plein is here to save NYFW. Even though I heartbroken that I haven’t invited to high tech savvy runway show (technology blogger speaking. Duh!!) you can’t believe how happy I am that we have a designer in the town to save the emptiness of NYFW. Buckle your seat belt, here is NYFW…
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NYFW Tory Burch 2018 Fall Collection Review by Alley Girl
I am afraid, I am not a huge fan of Tory Burch’s 2018 fall collection. Probably the styling makes everything worse for me. It’s too much going on in this styling. So I am having a hard time to imagine the collection pieces individually. NYFW Tory Burch 2018 Fall Collection Review by Alley Girl is here.…
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My Secret Double Life as a Fashion Blogger
This is the question that all of us should ask. So what is fashion blogging nowadays? Flawless skin, perfect makeup, 24/7 nicely done hair, expensive travels… A Glamour lifestyle! What about my secret double life as a fashion blogger? Whenever I check on my favourite bloggers they drive me to check on this new cool…
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Top Instagrammable Places in New York
Once upon a time, a girl from Istanbul decided to move to New York. She was dreaming a city like from Hollywood fairytales. Cobblestone streets and old brown stoned apartment buildings were in her dreams. Sounds like she was dreaming sex and the city 🙂 Le temps passe, our girl became a real Upper East Sider…
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How to Wear a Midi Skirt Casually
When wearing a skirt, our minds ultimately go to classical looks. It is hard to figure out how to wear a midi skirt casually. Especially midi skirts. Midi skirts have this vibe of feminity. The best way to wear them casually is with a sweatshirt. [ Sweatshirt: Sonia by Sonia Rykiel (similar silk sweatshirt) |…
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How not to Buy Maternity Clothes When Pregnant
Today, I decided to write about maternity clothes that don’t look like maternity clothes. I am very busy with my last weeks of pregnancy unexpected pregnancy problems and lastly about my new house. Because of all these things going on, I can not write about any of the style posts or even write about my internet…
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Color Blocking Times of the Year
It’s great to be back to NY. Traveling is great but you really miss your home and your routine. This is why I decided to do 5 days off every 3 months for traveling and 15 days offs for every 6 months for long distances traveling like Bora Bora, Thailand or Zanzibar etc. I was kind…
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Best Williamsburg Coffee Shops to Work or Study
I lived in Williamsburg for a year and I never need to go coffee shops like I do right now. And I haven’t thought of writing about best Williamsburg coffee shops. I used to live in this building that has so many space and amenities with a beautiful East River view. Fatih used to push me…
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Best Coffee Shops in Greenpoint for Freelancers
Finally, I decided to write coffee shops in Greenpoint. I moved to this neighborhood last September. Since then I am all around the place. But first I want to talk about the history of me and coffee. I love to try new places, especially new coffee shops. I have to admit when I first come to…
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Blogger Crush: Whoizbelle’s Monica Neary
I am so excited to start this new blog series: “Blogger Crush” Since I started my blog, I met with amazing people. So I decided to write about my favorite fellow blogger friends. Most of the time I met with people in brand launch parties. But of course, I follow some people that I follow…