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Hi everyone!

Hope you’re having a great week? My little absence is due to several factors, sometimes it can be hard to sit down and write about trival things like bags and shoes or take photos of myself when other things are going on in life. I believe in quality over quantity so I chose to wait rather than smother you guys in bad 3 second posts, hope you don’t mind :)

Because this blog is all about superficial things and nothing deep or useful (he he) I will assume you are here for just that too. Behold my wish list consisting of a great mix of super cheap, affordable and horrifyingly expensive items – can you spot which belong to what price range?

1 – Dress HERE // 2 – Jeans HERE // 3 – Sandals HERE
4 – Chanel suitcase HERE // 5 – Coat HERE // 6 – Dress HERE
7 – Bomber HERE // 8 – Belt HERE // 9 – Hermès so black Birkin HERE
10 – Pumps HERE // 11 – Leather shorts HERE // 12 – Organza dress HERE // 13 – Flower band HERE // 14 – Ballerina HERE

Were you able to spot which items are expensive and which are not? I bet you were surprised by at least one or two of them? Having lots of money certainly means it’s easier buying clothes, but style can’t be bought (did I hear Paris Hilton?) and if you know what fabrics and styles to look for you can easily look stylish on a budget :)

To my wonderful faithful readers: Thank you for checking in and being patient with me, I highly appreciate it ♥ – C

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In the moment

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CRAVINGS

After my little weekend off internet last weekend I’ve finally had a chance to gaze at all the spring collections online, read through new posts on bloglovin (I hope you’re following me, if not you can find me here), found pretty pictures on Pinterest (you can find my collection here) and generally just had a blast while wasting time online :D I’ve already showed you my vintage favourites so today I thought I’d show you some favourites from the high street :)

Jacket HERE // Blouse HERE // Shorts HERE
Top HERE // Trench HERE // Jumper HERE
Dress HERE // Blouse HERE // Jacket HERE
Jumper HERE // Trousers HERE // Top HERE

Anything you like? :)

Today is the last day with my Norwegian friend whom I bumbed into on Friday as she’s going back to Norway tomorrow. I’ve been contemplating whether to go with her or not as it’s the Norwegian national day this week and as long as the weather isn’t terrible it’s a wonderful day full of happy faces! The newspaper predicts sun whilst the tv weather report predicts rain.. Shortly after comes grand prix formula 1 in Monaco and I’m not sure whether or not to go for that one either. We’ll move back to Monaco for the summer by the end of June so I might stay in London and just soak up all the British glory of parks, flowers, shops, streets, food, musicals, restaurants, spring events and drinks with friends before we go. I will have plenty of time to enjoy Monaco during the summer :)

I feel awfully anti social here in the corner of the sofa whilst tapping away on the keyboard so I’m going to head out and do something fun with my Norwegian friend for her last night :)

Hope you’re having a great day, and I’m happy you liked my idea for “Questions of the week” on Sundays! :D

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Questions of the week

I’m so happy for all the comments you are leaving me these days, you have no idea how much I appreciate hearing from you! To my boyfriend and friends annoyance I always sneak a peek at my phone during coffee chit chats, dinners, drinks, taxi rides, in queues.. basically everywhere, to check on comments and I truly appreciate each and everyone. However, the situation isn’t always right for writing a response and now that warmer days are upon us and there are more frequent dinners and drinks I thought I would do a new Sunday series of posts called “Questions of the week”. This doesn’t mean I will only respond to questions on Sundays, but it means no question will be left unanswered :) So here are this week’s questions…

I was connected to your blog through pinterest. And the photo is of the neon pink pleated chiffon maxi skirt you have. I’ve tried looking for it every where on your website/blog and can’t find it. Where did you get? Or where might be a good place to purchase one similar? Thank you!

Welcome to the blog! You mean this one? It’s from Manoush but I haven’t seen anything as neon like it I’m afraid. The closest would be this one.

I was just wondering if you get your hair dyed to have that blonde ombre. I have always loved you hair so much and was hoping next time I went to the hairdressers they could do something similar to my hair.

I used to have my hair highlighted until I one day decided enough is enough as it left my hair feeling dry and porous. I went to the hair dresser to get lowlights for a more natural hair colour, but unfortunately I got pure BLACK lowlights and I looked more like Cruella de Ville than the Giselle look I was going for (hoping the legs would come with it of course). They stripped the hair of the black colour and I left the hair salon crying as my hair was far worse leaving than what I came with. I lost sections of hair every time I washed my hair and I was sure I was going bald. I promised myself I would never let any hair dresser touch my hair with colour or bleach again. The summer came, and as I’m a natural blonde the hair got naturally bleached my the sun and towards the winter it got darker, ergo a ombre effect. I’m now about 2 years in and I can never imagine highlighting my hair again. It feels so much healthier now! So my answer would be that I have no idea how you can colour a blonde ombre, and I would advice you to just keep your own natural colour.

I’m writing you as I’m going to Monaco for a week as my boyfriend has meetings there (love his job) and I have never spent time by myself there, as you live there do you have some tips, nice place to chill other than the beach as I think it is going to rain … Best beauty salon, for good facials, mani pedi …. Please let me know!

It’s about time I get down to doing a Monaco guide for girls, and I am planning on doing it next time I’m in Monaco so I can snap some photos to go along with it. But since you’re going now I’ll pull something together really quickly:

Beauty treatments: I recommend Les Thermes which is the spa of Hotel Hermitage and Hotel de Paris, and the spa of Metropole is good too. Karl Lagerfeld just put his flare to it and it reopened this year. For mani I recommend the nail salon located just by the church in Avenue Saint Charles which is the street just above Avenue des Moulins.

Restaurants: Avenue 31, Maya Bay (both the Japanese and Thai is good), L’Argentine (for steak), and Buddha Bar. For places to chill there’s not much that can beat the beach, but I recommend the hotel lobby of Metrople for a tea and chill, Metropole shopping centre is easy for killing time, Planet café (for a good latte machiato), Le Before (great for an afternoon drink and nibble) and Cafe de Paris for people watching in the sun.

I know you are in London right now. But do you ever go to Paris while living in Monaco? My friend is leaving in 2 days and I have angst, as I loved Paris. You never comment on going there or if you have I missed it. Would love you input on what you think of the city of love. Re shopping, dining and where to stay.

Paris is probably about the same distance, if not closer, to London as Monaco I think so it’s a shame it’s been so long since we last went. I have been to Paris a few times and I love the shopping, but I prefer the people and the culture of London more than Parisians and Paris I must admit. My favourite hotel is the Plaza Athenee, I did a post about the suite we had there last time if you’re interested, you can find it here. It’s situated in Avenue Montaigne which is a great location for shopping!

I have a question.. as I have a similar dress myself to the Alexander McQueen lace dress you just wore I was wondering what kind of bra you are wearing since I never know what to wear underneath. I hope this question is not too personal or anything, but I am really curious.

This is always a problem and I wish I had a super bra to recommend but I just go au naturel with that dress. The fabric is quite thick and as it’s black it works well. Depending on the size of yours there is always the option of using tape but I find it doesn’t give much support and it works really bad for clubbing…. let me tell you, when that piece of tape falls out on the floor it gives a flash back to that embarrassing feeling in school when your bag tipped over and the tampon rolled out in front of everyone… he he. This one might work though.

What are the measurements of your Chanel bag? And do you still have Lita shoes?

I’m not sure about the measurements, but it’s the jumbo size. I still have the Lita shoes, but I’ve left them in Monaco as I don’t wear them anymore. I wwas thinking of selling them so if you’re interested they will be up for sale once I’m back in Monaco.

I would love a Chanel brooch and pin it on other tweed jacket. Celina would you do that or does the tweed jacket have to be Chanel? I have been noticing the girl in atlantic pacific blog who pins her Chanel broaches on her Zara jackets and she looks absolutely classy! What do you think??

I know some people disagree with me, but I don’t think it matters what brand jacket you place a Chanel brooch on. Saying a Chanel jacket is the only kind you can pin it on sounds a little snobbish to me as not everyone can afford a Chanel jacket. I think Bee from Atlantic Pacific pulls it off beautifully on her Zara coats and I plan on wearing my vintage Chanel brooch with all kinds of brands of jackets too and I think you should too if you want to :)

I love all of your outfit posts but I really am missing your makeup posts, they are always so pretty and you make it so easy to follow along and recreate the look. I’ve read through all your older makeup posts and I’ve loved them! Please do one again soon? :)

Thank you, I’m happy to hear you enjoy them! Unfortunately they take up a lot of time, far more than it would seem, and now that I also do fashion it’s hard to find time. It’s been a long time since I did one so I will try to do one soon. A summery one maybe? Any requests in particular?

What do you think of having posts like this one once a week? I will of course answer in the comment section as much as possible, I will just also answer in the end of the week in case someone else is wondering about the same thing :)

Now I’m off to Brick Lane for a yummy curry, hope you’re having a great and relaxing Sunday too? xx

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LACE

Hey everyone!

Yesterday I ran into a friend from Norway whom I haven’t seen in far too long so I after a couple glasses of rosé I managed to persuade her to stay in London over the weekend, woohoo, the greatest times come unexpectedly! Tonight we’re going out for dinner with some friends and then maybe we might even end up clubbing again if things end up like yesterday. My feet are killing me today and their not very happy about being squeezed into tiny little Louboutins again tonight. We’ll definitely bring every high heeled girl’s best friend, the foldable flatsies with us tonight :)

I’m wearing one of my favourite and probably most asked about dress on the blog tonight, the lace back Alexander McQueen and I’m keeping the accessories to a minimum as the back is such an amazing statement itself. Because you always ask where it’s from when I wear it I’ve done my best at finding similar ones, you can find them below.

Dress – Alexander McQueen (similar here, here and here)
Bag – YSL
Shoes – Christian Louboutin (similar model here, and this is too gorgeous to leave out)
Watch – Cartier
Ring – Bulgari
Earrings – Pearls from Pinctada

Hope you’re having a great Saturday!! xx

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VC favourites of the week

The last few month I’ve been a total VC addict, I’ve been refreshing the “new in” page several times a day and I’ve both sold and bought lots of amazing things. I just love that there is no need to worry about authenticity or if the item really is in the condition as described, they do all that stuff for you. This week I missed out on this little piece of fashion heaven as I wasn’t able to charge my macbook so after finally getting it back up and running I spent the entire last night (after updating you guys of course!) browsing through all the new goodies. Some amazing pieces has gone by.. Chanel espadrilles in white fabric, Hermes Birkin 35 in taupe, Bottega Veneta clutch in metal… sigh.. but there are still amazing things left and I thought I would share some of my favourites:

Chanel jacket // Chanel brooch // Chanel gloves // Alaïa dress // Chanel Necklace // Chanel bag // Alexander McQueen leather trousers // Kenzo jumper // Christian Lacroix earrings // Hermès Jige clutch // Isabel Marant leather shorts // Chanel shoes

Find the items HERE

I would love to be the owner of that gorgeous Chanel jacket, how amazing is that? It’s the sort of thing you’d have for the rest of your life too, I mean I can easily picture that on a 25 year old as well as a 40 year old and a 60 year old. Timeless perfection, just like the bags!

Now I need to drag myself off the computer and take the hoover for a spin :D Speaking of, if you want to get better at walking in heels I suggest doing some dusting (or serious washing) around the house in heels, it’s amazing how much more in control you get and you learn where your balance is.

Ps. I love how active you are in the comment section these days, you have no idea how much more fun it is to write when you get feedback. I read each and everyone and they really make me so happy!! Thank you!

Hope you’re having a great start to the day? Chat soon ;) xx

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Chanel in Mayfair

Hi everyone!

Hope you’re off to a good start to the week? I’m having a great week so far and it feels great to see brighter and warmer days again! Spring transforms me into a carefree little chimpanzee :D Lots of things happend all at once this week including water leakage, fun times with friends, Linus biting my Macbook charger cable, oysters, champagne sorbet, caviar, hay day, sun, lottery winning, celebration and love and loss. Today I finally went to Apple land in Regent street to get a new charger so from today updates will be back to normal again :)

We took these photos right after my first trip to Scott’s which is now on my list of greatest restaurants in London. Seriously. Champagne sorbet. How ridiculous, right? James insisted I should try and after having indulged in oysters and caviar it was the only way to finish off. The dessert was so delicious! I’m terrible at explaining how something tastes, but it was a sweet lemony sorbet which they drenched in champagne which gave a perfectly bitter taste to even out the sweetness with a little fuzziness to make it more interesting. Yum! I will go back, and when I do I will take photos for you :)

Wearing:

Dress – Issa (scored 65% off here)
Bag – Chanel (find yours here)
Shoes – Chanel espadrilles (find yours on Ebay Chanel in Mayfair )

How are you?? xx

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A yellow love affair

Hi ladies and gents! I’m sorry it was quiet on the blog yesterday, but to make up for it I have lots of pictures today featuring my new super cool yellow Louis Vuitton bag I scored for next to nothing on Vestiaire Collective. Speaking of, we were having a little conversation about this store in the comment section of the last post, there seem to be some confusion wether or not Norway is included. Have you bought or sold anything there?

I’m not normally a fan of Louis Vuitton which is why I haven’t bought any of their bags, but I found the shape and colour of this bag so unusual and fun that I couldn’t resist. I went to Louis Vuitton and bought a little charm for it too :)

I’m wearing:

Coat – Zara
Dress – here (sold out)
Necklace – here
Shoes – Bottega Veneta, scored here
Bag – Louis Vuitton, found here
Watch – Cartier
Ring – Bulgari

I came with my boyfriend to help out with a couple of things which ment a quick visit to my favourite house ever! Do you remember I wrote about this house?

Fish tank room divider ♥

Lucky, lucky people moving in here…

Now I’m queueing to get a burger at Meat Liquor, supposed to be the juciest filthiest burgers in London. I will let you know ;)

Hope you’re having a great weekend!! Xx

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BE A GOLDEN GODDESS

Thank you all so much for all the kind messages on the interview both here on the blog and Instagram, you are the best and if it wasn’t for you this blog wouldn’t have existed – so thank YOU ♥

Today I took Linus for a looong walk.. we spent 2,5 hours walking around both Green Park and Hyde Park. It’s so nice and warm nowadays, but…

When the weather is warming up and you’re finally able to wear shorts and skirts again, only to discover corps like pale skin. #thatfeeling

I really have the palest pair of legs in town and I’ve decided it’s about time to do something about it before shorts and skirt is part of everyday outfits. I’m not one for the deep orange “just got sprayed” look, but I’ve found mixing regular tanning with a little bit of fake tan gives the best result! I’ve tried most self tanning brands on the market and I would say Dior and Clarins does the most beautiful colour whilst St.Tropez is not far behind but to a far better price. Rumour has it Caudalie is really good too, and I’m intrigued by their special self tan for legs.

Makeup: Guerlain bronzer here // Sun beam highlighter here // Lipstick here (Hue) // Lipliner here (Subculture) // Hoola bronzer here

Hair: Swim Cap here // Kerastase defence here // Kerastase masque uv defence here

Sunscreen: Dior Body tan enhancer spf10 here // Dior face spf30 here // Dior after sun here

Self tan: Caudalie legs here // Dior Self tan face here // Dior Self tan body here

Once a tan is developed (fake or real) it’s easy to forget to protect the skin with sunscreen, but it’s sooo important. As is hair! I’m planning on protecting mine fiercely this summer with both sunscreen and swim cap, salt water may make your hair look nice right there and then but not so much in the long run.

As for summer makeup I thought I would do a makeup tutorial on that once I’ve actually developed a tan (if it happens), but bronzer and highlighter paired with sensual lips are a great look for the “just got sunkissed Goddess-look” in my opinion.

Hope you’re having a great day, I’m off ordering some tanning products so I can be a golden goddess ;D xx

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Interview in Icelandic magazine NUDE

I’ve been interviewed by the Icelandic fashion and beauty magazine NUDE. This month they are having a blogger issue and I was fortunate to get a huge spread of 4 pages :D

If you know Icelandic or if you’re just a little curious you can check out the interview by clicking here. You should have a look through the whole magazine, it’s amazing and I can’t wait for the launch of their English magazine which will be launched soon :)