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June 2012

OOTD – Playing in a playsuit

Hey sweetest readers ♥

When I woke up this morning and squinted out at sea, all I could think of was the boat we’re getting and how wonderful it’s going to be to be able to spend the whole day at sea! Weee, I am so excited!! It was as James was thinking the same thing because we instantly started chatting about the boat, haha. James is going to pick up the boat in St.Tropez tomorrow, and I’ll meet him at the harbour to check it out. Weee, I am so excited!!

I was in a cheery mood this morning, so I had to wear something fun and playful for the day and ended up with a playsuit. It’s a bit too big for me, and I was suppsed to send it back, but time ran out on me so i’m trying to make the most out of it. I feel terrible about having clothes hanging around which I never use. The last minute solution to the issue was to wrap a belt in the waist which I think I’ve worn everyday the last few days. Got to love anything that can be worn three days in a row without being boring ;D

Playsuit – here (on sale!) // Belt – here // Shoes Carvela // Sunglasses Marc Jacobs // Ring YSL // Bracelets Cubus // Nail polish – “Do you Lilac it?” by OPI

I’ll show you pictures of the rest of our day later :)

Hope you’ve all had an amazing day as well? What do you think of my outfit?

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Don’t miss out on this!

Found HERE

Found these skirts on the sale (can you believe such beauty is to be found among the sale items??), and I’m having serious difficulties with choosing which one to go for! At first I was thinking the tangerine because it instantly stands out, but then I pictured the white skirt on tanned legs and fell head over heels for that one, when in the end the ombre pistachio captured my full attention. These weren’t the only heart racing items on the sale – you must check it out before the best pieces have been snapped up!

Which colour is your favourite?

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Fifty Shades Of Grey

Good morning, sunshine ☀

We had big plans for last night, but after having gorged in sashimi, duck pancakes and chocolate nems we were all so tired that we couldn’t stand a chance of going out anywhere. Luckily that was only Thursday, and we have the whole weekend ahead of us to make up for it ;)

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments regarding my new hair do, I’ll try to make a tutorial on how I’ve been styling it :)

I wore my new light peach dress by Reiss which I got on the airport, really love it! :)

Today we’re renting a tent at the beach club again. I’m bringing my new book which I’ve heard a lot about recently… Fifty Shades Of Grey, anyone read it? Thoughts?

Just wanted to peek in and wish you all a wonderful day!! Lots of love, C

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Monte Carlo Beach Club & Sea Lounge

Hey babes!

Hope you’re having a great day? We have a friend visiting so we decided to go and chill out at the old beach club for the evening :D

My outfit for the day:

Playsuit – Topshop // Shoes Kurt Geiger (similar here)// Belt – here // Bag – Celine // Bracelets – Dyrberg/Kern

After having had too many Bellinis and Rosellinis we headed back home to change before we’re off for dinner at Maya Bay :D I don’t even actually have time for this post, iiiih. James is telling me I have 10 minutes to get ready now, so.. got to go!! Remember I update Instagram much more – several times every day! To follow me, simply search for “bycelina”, see you there!

And thank you all so much for all your wonderful comments recently, it means so much to me!! ♥ Lots of love, C x

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Eyebrow Tutorial – how to get beach friendly brows

I’ve been asked to do an eyebrow tutorial for the longest time, but because I’ve been struggeling to find brow products which stay put during the summer season I have been postponing it a bit. I have finally found some products I really like and because some of these products are waterproof they work well for the beach as well. Yay!

The importance of eyebrows are often underestimated. You can’t really understand the importance of great eyebrows and how much they frame your face until you take them away. Just check out how some of the worlds most beautiful women would look without any eyebrows:

Pretty scary, huh? ;)

How I do my brows:

1. I start by plucking underneath the brow, little by little. Don’t go too fast on this step, more is less. If your brows are sparse like mine, you need to be extra careful to not remove too much hair. Invest in a great tweezer as it’s terribly annoying to work with tweezers that can’t manage to pluck the smallest stubs.

The tweezer I use is by Fred Hamelten, and this little baby plucks even the smallest hairs. It has won prizes for being the best tweezer in the world, and I can agree on that. Doesn’t hurt that it’s shiny and pretty either ;) I got mine here.

2. I like to start by carefully filling in the sparse areas with a waterproof eye brow pencil (really great for the summer and beach time!). I apply it using small delicate strokes followed by carefully brushing through the brow with the brush that comes with the pencil. I then set the brows with an eye brow powder which gives an illusion of fuller brows. I apply slightly less on the beginning of the brow as I think it looks more natural that way. I still like the brow to have that nice square-ish shape though, so I have a little trick up my sleeve for that issue which I will tell you about in the next step.

Both products are by Billion Dollar Brows. The brow powder is in the colour Taupe, which I apply with an angled brush from the same brand.

3. The secret trick I’m talking about is to apply a concealer along the edges of the brow. I just dot on some concealer and gently dab it in along the edges of the brow creating a square-ish shape on the inner part of the brow. This also makes the rest of the brow look cleaner and more groomed. Lastly I brush through with an eye brow gel to make sure they stay in place all day. The brow gel I use is also by Billion Dollar Brows.

I got my products from Coverbrands.no, and they were so kind to give me a discount code for the products I use exclusively for you guys!!!! You get -25% on the Universal brow pencil, Brow powder, Angle tip spooley brush and brow gel, as well as the package of Brow Powder and Angle Tip spooley brush. Weeee :D The code is u64uu.

Go to coverbrands.no

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BOAT!!!! :D

Weeeee :D I’m so excited!!! Because a big part of the social scene in the south of France happens on the beach and in beach clubs and restaurants it is quite common down here to have little boats that you use like a taxi. I mentioned to James the other day how I wish we had one too, not a yacht or anything – just a small day boat – and now it looks like we might do! James and I and a couple of friends think we have found a really good bargain on a Monte Carlo Offshore, a 9m day boat designed by the same guy who designed the Riva boats.

James is going to check it out in St Tropez with a couple of guys who knows what to look for, and if everything is up to snuff we’re good to go!! :D

I can’t wait to take this baby for a spin!! We need to come up with a name though, any suggestions? James has suggested Swims, but it’s always good to have several options ;)

Hope you’re enjoying your day!! XX

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OOTD: Peplum & Prints in the Park

Hi sweets,

Just came back from lunch, which clarely lasted longer than I planned – but aren’t those the best ones? :) Here is my outfit of the day:

IMG 4563 OOTD: Peplum & Prints in the Park

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♥ Top – here (similar here) // Skirt – here (on sale!) // Belt – here (on sale!) // Shoes – Kurt Geiger (similar here) // Watch & Bracelets – Dyrberg/Kern // Pink Ring – YSL // Bag Celine ♥

What do you think of my outfit? Hope you’re having a nice Wednesday!! xx

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Sneak peek on todays outfit

Hi sweetest ♥

What a great day it is today! I just woke up feeling happy for no apparent reason today, isn’t that just marvellous when that happens? I hope you are having an equally nice day! :)

I’ve spent the morning in the sun going through emails while eating frozen berries which is my newest addiction. I mainly eat raspberries, and I have found that just past the point they’re slowly starting to melt they become sorbet in my mouth – delicious!

Thought I’d take my new shoes from Kurt Geiger, which I found on sale, out for a spin today :) I might even celebrate this glorious day with something bubbly, after all it is “little Saturday” today :D

“Little Saturday (Lille Lørdag) is a Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish concept that adds Wednesday to the list of “drinking days”, with Friday and Saturday. Norwegian teenagers and young adults often use Lille Lørdag as a synonym for Wednesday (Onsdag in Norwegian.) ” – Wikipedia

Keep smiling, beautiful! xx

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Miss Bossy

Hi sweets!

Thank you all so much for your get better comments, you are so sweet!! ♥ I think I must have the best readers in the world and you know what that calls for… group hug!! :D

I always find it so annoying and uninteresting to read posts about how ill a blogger feels, so I thought I’d spare you for that one, hence the slight absence this weekend. I feel much better now though, so this week it will be much more fun around here :D

After having completed my top 3 tv-shows (The Vampire Diaries, Revenge (such a good season finale) and The Lying Game), my mind searched for something else to keep me out of the boredom with and of course I ended up with my favourite thing to do – reorganise the flat! I don’t know if it was the creativity that didn’t get its outburst through the blog or if it was the pills that did their magic, but the ideas were flowing around like a thunderstorm and finally we’ve found a solution to our most troubled room – the office/spare bedroom.

Normally the reorganising happens late at night after a few glasses of wine when James is away on business trips, but this time I was in bed pointing and bossing James around. Quite amusing I must say. As mentioned the result is magnifique so the important thing to take from this is that me pointing and him moving stuff around is the best way to go ;) (Incase you didn’t get it, I’m only joking!)

Our problem with the spare bedroom/office has been to find a solution on how to fit the sofabed, which needs space to easily unfold when needed, while still having enough space for two desks with computers and all that comes with it without blocking the balcony doors and the view. We ended up taking a console table as an office desk which is long enough for two computers, but still narrow enough for the sofa to unfold. Brilliant, huh? :D

Le result of my new work space:

I’m planning on putting up a big mirror above “the desk” so that we still get to look at the view while working as we’re now facing the opposite direction. The coffee table and the dining table which we’ve been using as desks untill now have been given to a very happy cleaner, so all we need now is a new coffee table that fits this room perfectly. Of course I have just the perfect thing in mind, I just need to find it. I’m looking for a tufted ottoman like this:

I am also planning on having 5 different old looking wall clocks above the sofa which tells the time for which ever countries James need to keep an eye on. The French provincial style furniture is impossible to find in France, but a quick google search shows it’s pretty easy peasy getting it everywhere else. Isn’t that strange? I am on a mission and I won’t quit untill I have it :D

I hope you’ve all had a really nice weekend and a great start of the new week :D

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Beauty talk

Hey loves! ♥

It is in the middle of the summer, the weather is amazing and I have caught a cold. How is that possible?? I don’t get sick very often, or at least I don’t admit I am untill I can’t stand up right. I slept all last night and all this morning, but when I got an email about this amazing deal I just had to pop in really quickly and share it with you as I’m sure I’m not the only one getting a heart race for this :D

CODE: HQ20SPECIAL

OFFER: 20% OFF SITE

EXCLUSIONS: L’Oreal Professional, Redken, Kerastase, Paul Mitchell,

Valid until: midnight 25^th June – HQHAIR

Yes, that’s right! Hqhair.com, which is where I get all my Nars products, is having 20% off everything in store! .. Makes my head sing “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” – If I can’t get the sunshine outside, I’m ordering it home (they have self tan products too meheee) ;)

What products are you getting? Any recommendations?? :D

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