Travel

We’re trying to figure out what to do for Christmas and New Years this year, and we’ve narrowed it down to two destinations. The actual Christmas eve we’ll be spending in LA like last year, but from there on we have no clue of what to do and time is running out on us. It just seems like such an impossible choice!

How do you choose between heaven and magic?

OR

I’ve never been to Maldives but every time I see photos it looks like such a heavenly place to just BE. To live in a hut in the sea with nothing but air and the love of your life.. That’s amazing! But on the other hand, it’s insanely expensive for the kind of standard we’ve been looking at and we live on the beach already. And if we got to Maldives now, what are we going to do for our honey moon when that time comes? And before you get all excited.. no, we’re not engaged and not planning on getting engaged just yet, just thinking ahead of time ;) I can also easily picture James getting a bit restless after x hours in the sun doing nothing thehe..

I’ve never been to New York either, and we were supposed to go for my birthday in October but ended up not being able to go. I’m sure you know what I mean if I say that New York comes across as magical during Christmas when watching movies, and I can’t even imagine how fun it must be to go shopping in the Christmas sale with the same budget as it would cost to go to Maldives… My mind goes straight to that scene in Gossip Girl when Blair is off shopping in Paris! :D The actual cost of flying to New York is a lot less, and with deal-of-the-day sites you can get really lucky and find super cheep flights as New York is quite often there. (Groupon har egen norsk side også, masse kuponger for både skjønnhet og reiser fra Norge!)

But will we feel rested after running around in the busy streets of New York? Decisions, decisions..

What would you choose? HELP!!

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Today I have spent all day drinking coffee and shopping with the sweetest Erina! We went to Jorbærpikene (which means “the strawberry girls”) and got ourselves some coffein to get us going. I ended up with this:

Blouse from Floyd, skirt from h&m, socks from Vikekes, see through hair elastics from Glitter, bracelets from Cubus and shorts and bracelet from Bok Bok. I included the socks in the haul because last time I was in Norway one of my mums socks ended up in my suitcase, and James and I have been arguing over them ever since as they are the softest pair of socks either of us have ever encountered. So, if you are Norwegian I urge you to go and buy them, the brand is Tara :)

My mum has made dinner so I better go eat (flashbacks), but I will show you the shoes I ordered from Nelly later on. I hope you are having a lovely day, to be honest I have no clue what day it is today and it feels really good so I am not even going to look it up :D xx

Rodeo Drive (Pronounce it roh-DAY-oh)

This famed shopping street is known throughout the world as the epicenter of luxury fashion. Rodeo Drive stores span three city blocks with over 100 world renowned boutiques and hotels. You can find all of the big desinger houses (except Céline for some reason) as well as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Barney’s.

The perfect way to finish of the shopping is with a glas of champagne at the famous hotel Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This is the place where Julia Roberts and Richard Gere found love in the 1991 film, Pretty Woman. The Lobby Bar looks out into Rodeo Drive which is the perfect location for people watching:

( Ps, be aware of stiff prices.. this one glas of champagne was $69!)

The Beverly Center:

Beverly Center is Southern California’s premier fashion destination with 160 distinctive specialty boutiques reflecting the diverse styles and tastes of Los Angeles. You’ll find Victorias Secret, Louis Vuitton, Beach Bunnys, YSL, Sephora and more.. Also, paparazzis are not allowed in the mall, therefore it is very likely that you will spot some celebrities. Tip: Cool of after shopping with a delicious frozen yoghurt at Pinkberry :D

Location: Beverly Center is located on La Cienega, San Vicente and Beverly Boulevards at the edge of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Century City:

Centuary City  is a shopping mall in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California. Its anchor stores are Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, but you can find everything from Karen Millen, BCBG Max Azria and Bebe to Hervé Léger and Louis Vuitton.

After the shopping we ended up at a really cozy restaurant called Rocksugar with specialties from Thailand, Singapore, Malayasia, India and Vietnam. We also had a treat at Yoghurtland as the self service of frozen yoghurt was too tempting to pass. Yum <3

Melrose:

The first time I went to Melrose was on James’s birthday/Christmas, december 24th. We went for lunch at the Ivy’s which is a must do if you’re in L.A, not because the food is so great, and not because the service is so wonderful, but because it’s the place to see and to be seen. Stars often come here if they want to be spotted. There are often piles of paparazzies outside waiting to capture a glimpse of a celeb. I didn’t see anyone when I was there (which apparently is very rare), but then again I wasn’t really looking either.. I found that they had these amazing drinks called Gimlets; vodka with mint and lemon juice. A few of those and you’re good to go … drunk shopping!!! ;)

The Ivy is located right opposite of Intermix followed by Chanel near by as well as lots of other fun stores including my ultimate favourite shop in LA, Kitson. Kitson has amazing clothes and lots of fun stuff you didn’t know you needed. This is where I bought my Smythe blazer and blue jeans amongst other things and where James found the books of the seven sins and how to talk dirty french. Hilarious!

I’ll show all my purchases in a separate post soon as I know you guys are very curious about what I bought, as well as New Years and outfits and pictures of the rest of the stay ;) Now I’m off to Fashion for Floors to look at carpets with James! I hope you’re all having a wonderful day sweets!! :*

My plan was to spend the last day in London shopping, but as it was pouring down with rain I decided to get a late check out and have a date with one of the new hair masks from Philip Kingley instead, review will come. Tip: Stock up on Use hotel shower caps and use them when you are giving your hair an extra treat, it will help the moisture from the mask obsorb better as the air will prevent the mask from drying out.

As soon as we arrived at the Heathrow airport we went straight for dinner. We both love Giraffe :D

On my way to the gate I managed to squueze in a visit at Accessorize :D

I’ve been asked to do a “what’s in my bag”-post a couple of times, but time has just not been my friend.. untill I was bored to death on the plane that is ;) I tried to read a little bit (and the book really is super exciting) but I just couldn’t keep my mind off the new jewellery I picked up at Accessorize.

My intention was just to take pictures of the jewellery, but before I knew it I had snapt pictures of everything in my hand bag. Lets just say there is no way the people sitting around me could possibly think I am 100% sane after this little photo shoot.

Accessorize haul:

I obviously love them all, but my absolute favorites are these:

I will post a “what’s in my bag” tomorrow. Now I need to get some sleep and I can’t wait to finally sleep in my own bed again!! :)

Jeans: Acne, Cardigan: Hugo Boss, Scarf: Malene Birger, Perfume: Flowerbomb by Viktor&Rolf, Shoes: Asos, Bag: Balenciaga, Coat: Karen Millen