summer beauty

Eyes: Nars cream eyeshadow in corfu, Stila smudge pot in black, Nars eyeshadow in bali (brows), Becca the ultimate mascara

Skin: By Terry soleil de rose freshtone hydra reviver in sunset, MAC face & body foundation, By Terry bronze expert cream blush in coral beach, Becca boudoir mineral foundation, Nars blush in luster, Nars bronzing powder in casino

Lips: Nars lipliner in tonga, Nars lipstick in falbala

(via Harper & Harley)

yummy

Determined to embrace summer despite today's stormy weather, I convinced my boyfriend Andy to teach me how to make chocolate strawberries (my favourite summer snack!)

Organic strawberries + dark chocolate chips + cream (equal millilitres of cream to grams of chocolate). Boil the cream in a saucepan, melt the chocolate and mix it with the cream, then dip the strawberries and refrigerate until the chocolate hardens. Simple and delicious!

road trip!

Today my boyfriend Andy and I arrived home after a 3-day road trip :)

Long walks on the beach during sunset, delicious tandori chicken kebabs (I'm so lucky to have a chef as a boyfriend), sunbaking in secluded white sandy bays, drinking beer and champagne, alternating iPods whilst driving in the car, swimming in the pool by moonlight, afternoon naps, beach hair, questioning the practicality of my new maxi dress, pestering Andy to wear sunscreen, trying to convert him to Mad Men, giggling at tourists feeding the seagulls, reading together (me - Tuesdays with Morrie, him - Dexter), icy cold calippos, watching a dolphin frolic in the water, losing my sunglasses, swimming all day in the pristine blue ocean.

summer style

A tfs thread on french style has inspired me to buy only 4-5 new pieces each season that I really love .

This season those pieces will be:

1. A unique print swimsuit by Zimmermann. 2. A beautiful off-the-shoulder white silk dress by Karla Spetic. 3. A breezy printed maxi dress by Zimmermann. 4. A metallic bronze leather belt by Lisa Ho. 5. Snakeskin flat sandals by Lisa Ho.

summer essentials

1. Sunsets. 2. 'Who Says' by John Mayer. 3. Clarins sunscreen. 4. Boost juices (tropical crush with strawberries, extra ice). 5. Big bag that fits everything. 6. Monoi oil. 7. Sebastian Faulks. 8. Summer frocks. 9. Balmy Sunday evening bbqs with friends and family.