Sandra‘s Closet

Great news! The NET-A-PORTER SALE has officially started and the website is full of amazing pieces waiting for you. Here are some of my favorites:

Navette silver-plated crystal clip earrings by Oscar de la Renta (40% off)
These beauties vamp every look.

Portobello 2016 textured-leather diary by Smythson (40% off)
Keep your things organized next year. It also makes a great gift.

Lady and the Tramp embroidered cotton-canvas clutch by Olympia Le-Tan (30% off)
Never wanted to invest in a fun accessory. Now is the time!

Leather-trimmed wool and cashmere-blend jacket by Balmain (50% off)
Look for classics on sale that work for many seasons to come.

Patent-leather T-bar pumps by Gianvito Rossi (40% 0ff)
I can never resist shoes on sale.

I hope that I could inspire you a little.
Happy Shopping!

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of net-à-porter

Ariana Grande has been named as the new MAC Viva Glam frontwoman following in the same footsteps as Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna among other celebrities.

The 22-year-old singer will represent the Viva Glam branch of the famous beauty brand, which sells limited edition products with the proceeds going to charity.

Good girl? Bag girl? Ariana’s range includes her dark matte plum lipstick (CHF 28.00) and her shimmering light baby pink lip gloss (CHF 26.00). Show your both sides and don’t forget it’s for charity, every cent from the selling price of Viva Glam lipstick and lipgloss goes toward helping women, men and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Available in Switzerland from January 21, 2016 at all MAC counters and online.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of MAC Cosmetics

It’s Dior, Darling, when you get a very special invitation to join famous chef Andreas Caminanda at his restaurant Schloss Schauenstein for a feast for the senses. All details of the lunch will be coming up shortly. In the meantime enjoy this outfit post. You will see that I felt very happy that day…

My look: Melissa satin-trimmed wool tuxedo jacket by Stella McCartney (one of my favorite jackets since many years, already a classic that works with everything), polka-dot silk dress by Saint Laurent, bag with camouflage-print by Anselm Reyle, matching scarf and «So Real» sunglasses, all by Dior, Elizabeth high heel leather riding boots by Gucci and diamond ring by Vainard Fine Jewellery.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht

Marcell Pustul, the mastermind behind the young label MARCELL VON BERLIN, studied fashion design at the famous Parsons School in New York City and gathered professional experience at Michael Kors and Donna Karan. In 2011, he founded his own label that brings red carpet looks and couture from the capital of cool, BERLIN. Enjoy his tips for the famous German metropole.

Your favourite city?
BERLIN – A city that never sleeps. Berlin has its very own style and is a cultural hotspot. It’s a small New York.

Your favourite hotel?
HOTEL AM STEINPLATZ – A beautiful boutique hotel with lovely individually designed rooms in a contemporary style. Always a nice destination to go for a drink at the bar or just have a relaxing spa day.
Steinplatz 4, 10623 Berlin, Phone +49 30 5544440

Your favourite restaurant?
DUDU31 – It’s a new cool, fashionable, trendy place with one of the best sushis in town (photo above).
Bleibtreustrasse 31, 10707 Berlin, Phone+49 30 57795577
DOKMAI – Traditional, puristic, cosy – the best Thai restaurant in Berlin.
Muthesiusstrasse 38, 12163 Berlin, Phone +49 30 70096185

Your favourite bar or nightclub?
THE PEARL – Another hotspot in Berlin and the place to be if you want to party and have a great time with friends and just want to dance (photo above).
Fasanenstrasse 81, 10623 Berlin, Phone +49 30 31518890
BERGHAIN – Everybody who comes to Berlin has once to go to the iconic Berghain. It’s the ultimate place in the city. You will never find something like this anywhere else. A must- experience… a place where you can party 24/7.
Am Wriezener Bahnhof, 10243 Berlin, Phone +49 30 29360210

Your favourite sightseeing spot?
HACKESCHER MARKT – Small shops, unique items, young Berlin labels, famous designers, cafés and restaurants, you have everything you need for a fun day at this shopping hotspot.
10178 Berlin

Your favourite park?
TIERGARTEN – The miniature version of Central Park with small lakes. I love walking through this beautiful area with my dog, visiting a biergarten or renting a pedal boot and discover small areas of the park you can’t find by foot.

Your favourite beach?
CAPPUCCINO KU’DAMM BEACH – Berlin doesn’t have a real beach, except for example Wannsee. But the Ku’damm Beach is a great combination of restaurant, bar and beach at Halensee at the end of the Kurfürstendamm.
Koenigsallee 5B, 14193 Berlin, Phone +49 176 74120828

Your favourite shop?
MIENTUS – Great concept store, that sells international labels.
Schlütergasse/Kurfürstendamm 52, 10707 Berlin, Phone +49 30 3239077
SHIZARU – The best place to find extraordinary and rare outfits (photo above).
Meinekestrasse 5, 10719 Berlin, Phone +49 30 65833008

Your must-have accessory?
ROLEX WATCH IN GOLD – A luxurious statement, a true status symbol. A must-have that adds a chic contrast to my tattooed skin. Elegant and cool in one.

The best soundtrack for this destination?
«SKY & SAND» by PAUL & FRITZ KALKBRENNER – The song is from the movie «Berlin Calling» and is a hymn to Berlin and its flair.

The best book to read while being on vacation there?
«NACHT LEBEN BERLIN 1974 BIS HEUTE» by WOLFGANG FARKAS – A great book to get to know the different facets of Berlin’s nightlife. It’s amazing to see how many locations have been trendy over many years.

Thank you, Marcell, for sharing your insider scoop on Berlin with us.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of Marcell von Berlin, the different locations and via MrWallpaper.com

What else could you wish for? A castle, a princess and a shoe designer. Sometimes dreams come true and you can feel like Cinderella. Only difference? I wouldn’t leave my heels behind.

Hostess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis framed by Alexa Chung to the right and me to the left.

The occasion was very special. Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis, Gianvito Rossi and mytheresa.com hosted a private dinner at the Palace of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Germany to celebrate their collaboration.
The designer and the luxury e-tailer celebrated their successful on-going relationship which includes special capsule collections created exclusively for the site.

The Silver Salon

Cocktails were served in the breathtaking Silver Salon followed by dinner in the castle’s magnificent ballroom. Mike Skinner then entertained the crowd with a DJ set in the stunning Yellow Salon.

Gianvito Rossi with me in the Yellow Salon

It was truly a night to remember – a princess for one day. And isn’t Cinderella proof that a pair of shoes can change your life?

TO SHOP GIANVITO ROSSI AT MYTHERESA.COM, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

LoL, Sandra

The Ballroom

Fantastic couple: Justin O’Shea and Veronika Heilbrunner with me

Justin O’Shea and Serge Biasin

Singer Lena Meyer-Landrut with me

German actress Iris Berben

Dancing partners: Daisy Lowe with me

Selfie time for Lena Meyer-Landrut and Hannah Herzsprung

If you like my look, click here for the details.

Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis and guests

Dancing Time

Mike Sinner with his wife Claire in Balmain

Photos:© Getty / Gisela Schober & Isa Foltin for Mytheresa x Gianvito Rossi
© Sandra Bauknecht and via Bunte Magazine

Princess for a day in tickled pink. What else could you wish for? Stay tuned for all the details from my recent trip to Schloss St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Germany, coming up soon.

My look: Marabou jacket by Emilio Pucci, Phoenicia embellished guipure lace mini dress by Peter Pilotto, pink Janis pumps with zebra-embellished toe by Saint Laurent, De Manta brocade clutch by Alexander McQueen, Limelight Gala watch by Piaget, diamond ring and bracelet by Vainard Fine Jewellery.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Gisela Schober/Getty Images for mytheresa.com and © Sandra Bauknecht

Penhaligon’s unveils two new perfumes inspired by the extreme and wild British landscape; that moment where the land meets the sea and untamed energy explodes.

The pure, wild elements are infinitely inspiring and have thrilled painters and poets throughout history. The fragrances transport you to a world of majestic landscapes, of unceasing movement. Penhaligon’s celebrates #BottledLandscape – the drama of nature with two creations, for men and women.

BLASTED HEATH (for men)
Like a powerful swell breaking against the shore, the moment where the Land meets the Sea and energy explodes.

Top notes: Green salty seaweed, aquatic accord and clary sage.
Middle notes: Clearwood™, green leaves, tobacco and whisky accord.
Base notes: Patchouli, Alaska cedar wood, gaiacwood, vetiver and musk.

BLASTED BLOOM (for women)
Illuminating the freshness of wild flora found along the dramatic British coast.

Top notes: Aquatic accord, wild berries and green leaves.
Middle notes: Eglantine rose, hawthorn and pink pepper.
Base notes: Clearwood™, cedarwood, moss and musk.

Both fragrances (Eau de Parfum) are in stores now for CHF 156.00 (50ml) and CHF 221.00 (100ml).

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of Penhaligon’s

This Sunday, I drove to Colmar in Alsace, France that is well known for its famous Christmas market. I can absolutely recommend this weekend excursion. From Zurich, it took me around one and a half hour to get there by car. Once you have arrived, you will enter the magic of Christmas at its best. First of all there’s the ambiance of the Old Town, illuminated and decorated like a fairy tale.

Colmar town centre is essentially pedestrian, comprises numerous architectural treasures such as monuments, churches, museums and alleys, full of imposing buildings dating from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Enjoy some of yesterday’s impressions below.

My look: Belted shearling coat and studded wool-silk shawl, both by Gucci, Tiger embroidered cotton-jersey sweatshirt by Kenzo, Le Garcon mid-rise slim boyfriend jeans by Frame Denim, suede boots by Prada Sport, boy bag with chains by Chanel, rose diamond ring by Piaget, Pasha C watch by Cartier and Carlina round-frame gold-tone sunglasses by Chloé.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht

«Transforms age into agelessness.»

Great news for all LA MER fans, meet the brand’s newest innovation: the Serum Essence, the groundbreaking first treatment within the new Genaissance de la Mer Collection, is born of the extraordinarily pure Crystal Miracle Broth™, which accelerates skin’s natural renewal process.

This age-transcending serum essence was inspired when a scientist at the Max Huber Research Labs discovered crystals forming in a beaker of Miracle Broth™. Extraordinarily pure, the Crystal Miracle Broth™ is slow-crafted in extremely small batches to reach its ultimate potency.
Lines and wrinkles appear diminished, skin’s texture visibly smoothed, natural collagen and elastin are enhanced, pores are refined and skin’s barrier is strengthened. Over time rejuvenation becomes reality, as skin appears visibly reborn.

Available end of December 2015 for CHF 635.00.

TO SHOP LA MER ONLINE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

LoL, Sandra

Photo: Courtesy of La Mer

As you know, I adore niche fragrances and I am always curious to find new brands. Today, I would like to introduce you to a new German fragrance house LENGLING PARFUMS Munich. Based in Munich, the brand was launched by Ursula and Christian Lengling, who are partners in both business and in life. Ursula, a businesswoman and mother of three, dreams up the bouquets and is the creative heart note of the company for style and aesthetics. Her husband Christian was born in Japan and has been familiar with the world of luxury perfume from a young age, which makes the experienced businessman the head note of the Munich perfume manufacturer.

The feeling of perfection always comes from finding the ideal balance. This is true for love and in life, and should also be true for the perfume we wear. That’s the philosophy behind LENGLING’s creations, the so-called«Extraits de Sentiments». Each one of the fragrances is characterized by the two contrasting notes of LENG and LING. I was very curious to smell the seven creations which are all very interesting, different and sophisticated. Three of them have truly captured me that I would like to introduce to you below:

EL PASAJERO N°1
A scent as resplendent as the glittering stars on a clear summer night in the Andalusian mountains. Silky magnolia softens the intensity, giving this stunningly elegant scented jewel its soft, feminine side.

LENG-Note
“Brilliant diamond”
Fucus Absolue, Ambra, Hedion, Galbanum
LING-Note
“Silky magnolia”
Magnolia, Vanilla, Osmanthus Absolue, Benzoin

IN BETWEEN N°4
The carefree, sweet and trusting essence of tender youth complements the mature, full bloom of Arabian jasmine. A fragrance with great sensitivity – hesitant yet extraordinarily feminine.

LENG-Note
“Youth”
Patchouli, Musk, Vanilla, Rosewood
LING-Note
“Maturity”
Jasmin Sambac, Violet, Muguet, Peach

SEKUSHI N°7
Sophisticated, seductively sweet fruits play a secretive game with dark leather… creating a fanciful and provocatively erotic fragrance.

LENG-Note
“Leather”
Leather, Patchouli, Olibanum, Musk
LING-Note
“Fruity sugar”
Candyfloss, Raspberry, Apricot, Muguet

THE BEAUTIFUL LENGLING PARFUMS MUNICH COLLECTION IS IN SWITZERLAND AVAILABLE AT OSSWALD PERFUMERY.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of Lengling Parfums Munich