Coco Channel

'La mode n'est pas quelque chose qui existe dans des robes seulement.
La mode est dans le ciel, dans la rue, la mode doit faire avec des idées, la manière que nous vivons, ce qui se produit. '
-Coco Channel









* 'Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only.
Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.'



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Skinny Jeans

Trust me, this type of jeans are so not for portuguese women.
Me included.
The greatest part of latin women have big bottoms, so, drainpipe chape will not improve at all our figures!
Although, i can not pretend i do not see all the northern european women sporting this gorgeous look.
Some of the greatest denim companies say that is due to a preconceived ideia: we are used to small bottoms with bigger tops, but the future of fashion is turning things around.

I don't know if this will happen around here as well, but i do know that in USA, UK and Japan almost everybody got surrended to this concept.

And how did this trend start?
Íconic Kate Moss, of course.

ebay has got perfect Topshop copies of Kate's ones: the Baxter model. In the store they cost around €45 but in the biggest online store is possible to get a bargain price like €20.

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Summer Attack

Summer has come, at least here in the tail of Europe.

All the girls i know are window shopping suimsuits and bikinis, but non of them are actually trying those in the changing rooms, scared of their own body reflection in the mirror!!

This is a true nightmare for women- Celullite, the forbiden word.

The battle should have started a few months ago, but women always have 1000 concerns at the same time, so this is left to the red line point!
And THIS is the use of a Anti-Celullite Cream, in order to face the summer with great bum and legs.And a great smile of confidence, of course!!

They're not all 'Tried and Tested', only the last one, but if you use it with the massage 'thing' i swear it does work!

Shiseido,Body Creator- €49.40

Clarins, Lift Body Minceur- €42.00

L'oreal, Perfect Slim Day- €13.29

L'oreal, Perfect Slim Night- €13.29

As well as the face skin, the body skin must be scrubed, specially if you will put cream on!The active ingredients of the anti-celullite you chose will be well absorbed if the skin is free of deceased cells.

I think the scrub is so important as the hidrating cream.

L'oreal, Exfoliating Gel- €11.99

Body Shop, Mangue Exfoliating Corporel- €12.45

Least but not the last the hidden secret behind the perfect bum:

Massage 'thing'- i don't know where to find a real photo, i hope you can realize waht it is and be able to find one in your superdrug strore.I bought mine a few years ago from Avon.

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Decorative Mood

I just ADORE Indian and Maroccan Style.
I've always loved...Since i was a teenager.
A sort of hippie, i think...

Taschen has got a book i've been wanting for a long, long time: Maroccan Interiors. I think it is just the perfect source of inspiration for that kind of bohemian decorative style.

But, the whole collection is just gorgeous and has got a wide range of influences and styles that will suit everybody's decorative choices.

Taschen, hardcover, 24 x 31.6 cm, 320 pages- €29.70

In about 100 years my house will look nice, i will have my walls full of gorgeous Indian embroidered tapestries, and all the books of this collection stored on gorgeou shelves!.....

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Espelho Teu

Nestes ultimos tempos, a minha energia decorativa tem estado virada para o quarto da minha filha!!
No entanto, a cada dia que passa ela vai estando mais crescida, e embora ainda não precise de um espelho, também já não gosta assim tanto de peluches nem brinquedos de bebé.
Agora o que mais faz falta são caixas de arrumação e bancos, cadeiras ou sofás. Claro que em tamanho miniatura!

A Vertbaudet tem objectos de decoração lindos e, tal como este espelho em baixo, parecem saídos de um conto de fadas.

'Espelho meu, espelho meu, haverá no mundo bebé mais bela do que eu?'

Para uma princesa, acessórios de Princesa!


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Channel

'Je n'ai jamais rien fait a moitié'

( 'I never did anything has half', Coco Channel once said)

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Ebay

Portuguese girls, surrend yourselves to Ebay!
UK and USA ones are the best, but i do not recommend USA one, because the shipping would much more expensive.
The greatest thing about ebay, at least for me, is that i can purchase things that nobody else has got around here and that are also great bargains!!

I found 3 lovely pairs of shoes:

£4.80 (starting bid)+ £7.40 (shipping costs)= £12.20, €17.52

£1.00 + £5.99 = £6.99, €10.04

£1.00 + (not specified but i think must be around £5)= £6.00, €8.61

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Fancy a great affordable copy?

Mango really has got it all!!

I found a MNG white leather (yes,leather!) very similar to a Marc Jacobs one.
Check it out:

Marc Jacobs: € 763.30

Mango: €35.90

Really nice...A white bag is very trendy at the moment!!

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Going to California?

Just on my daily web surfing, i found a few items that just reminds what my imagination thinks California is about...

If i had the chance to fly to USA i would go straight to LA!!
Of course i would never miss NY, but i think that the City of Angels must be unique..chilling and summery..

I have a friend that lived there and she thought it was gorgeous...
So, i believe it!

Anyway, if anybody is planing Californian holidays, or even South of Spain, or Grece or wathever (just don't go to India), i think these twoo sets would look great.

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Natural Match

Yesterday i decide to change the tone of my hair!I had highlights a few months ago and i'm trying to grow hair in my natural colour!While i was home sleeping my baby i decide to make a few tests on the main haircolour products sites, and i found the PERFECT product for the natural result i wanted!!
I made the 'Select your Shade' test and printed the result! When i arrive to the supermarket and ask for the product i had in the printed photo, the shop assistant told me she never heard about and didn't know where or when i could found it!.... As usual, in this mini-country, nice things take ages to arrive...And sometimes they do never actually arrive, or they just come up incomplete!!
Then, i decide to choose another make as i was decided to colour my hair!! But, then again, a lot of shades were missing!!! As i asked why, the shop assistant told me they didn't ordered!!Simple as that!
The only thing i can say is that i went back home really sad, because this kind of thing happens so many times around here...Products are launched worldwide (even in brasil, India, Japan..) but they arrive my country only almost a year after...


Anyway..For those who do not live in the tail of europe, i think this product must be really, really great!


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Blonde Ambition

Goal- Blonde tone that suits Mediterranean women

I think Giselle's blonde locks are the most gorgeous among all the blonde A-listers! She has got ALWAYS effortlessly beautifull hair, maybe because she doesn't bleach her roots every two weeks, but because it has got a sunkissed tone, like she just arrived from a month holiday inThailand...

I always thought her gold blonde tone had a secret, and now i know wich one!!!I just couldn't wait to share!

So, with the summer breeze just poping on the horizon, if anybody is thinking of getting blonde, this is the most natural and bank account-friendly blonde that you will ever find:

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Summer/2006 Must Haves

As i'm very short of money at the moment, i had to think about a reasonable way to be pretty this summer with some of the new trends..

I decide i only can afford 6 things!

But i need help to decide on the colours , not the styles, because i really know what i like!The problem is when i like something, i often want to have in more than just one colour...
That craze really anoys my boyfriend!! But i never do that.. Whell, i did 1 or 2 times..
But he did as well.. He bought the same jumper in 3 different colours! But with him it just happens once in a while, do!..


Shopping list:

• Tote bag

Shall i get brown or white?

• Pair of sandals (i already got the light gold ones)

Brown or white?

• Knee shorts

Dark or Washed Denim? With a fold on the knee or not?

• Knee shorts II

White soft Denim or cotton fabric beige?

• Baby doll or short dress with flowers print
• 2 tanks/ t-shirts

Green, orange, yellow, navy and white striped or red and white striped? Or all of them? Joking!!...

Please, please, please!!...Do not forget to help me with it because Spring is on his way..

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H&M

While surfing the net i found this stunning shoes!!

H&M polka dot tie heels - €36.00

I completely fall in love, and i supppose they're cheap because in h&m everything is quite affordable!
I'm just not adding them to my Birthday Wishlist because i do not believe they're available in my country...

But, if anybody pop in a h&m store and find them in a uk4/europe37 number, i'll be glad to receive the present!

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Ícon

You've got to love it.
If not, this is not a blog for you!

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Tried and Tested part II

Young and Adult Combination or Oily Skin Daily Care:

Wash Off Cleansing Gel- €4.50

If you've got combination skin, better use all skin types Lotion instead off Gel, otherwise skin will get to dry. Lotion should be applied with cotton discs, while gel must be used with water (tap water dries the skin).

Refresshing Cleansing Lotion- €4.90

After Cleansing, tonic will take away all the impurities and make skin look great.This one actually leaves a fresh felling and should be used with cotton discs, as well.

Freshen Up Toner- €4.90

Proper cleansing is done!Time to seal the benefits with moisturiser.This step is absolutly impossible to miss, and if you haven't got the time to go trough all the steps i told behind, just splash a bit on your hands and put on your face!It just takes 1/2 a minute!!You must NEVER leave home without moisturise your skin.This one will hydrate your skin as well as provides shine control.

Control it Moisturiser- €5.90

To complete the cleansing cicle of the skin, once or twice a week, a scrub should be used to remove the deceased cells and show off a brand new and fresh skin.

Scrub Away Exfoliating Scrub- €5.90

I hope all the work i had posting all this f*** s*** will be useful to anybody!I've been using Nivea 3 steps range (with the cleansing lotion, do, because i've got mixed skin) for a while ago..maybe 2 years and i absolutely recommend.This is a great bargain instead of Clinique 3 steps, because nobody in my country can buy Clinique stuff for years!

Imagine when you get older: Anti-ageing facial products are so expensive!!!If you buy Clinique you can not go on a cruise to Caribbean enjoy the last days of your life!..

Of course i never tried anti-ageing, but i already offered may auntie and grandmother, and they really like it.So, just to complete my post:

P.S.:You never know..for those days when you feel wrinkled!!!

Q10 Plus day Cream- €10.30

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Tried and Tested

Sharing Secrets

Because the summer is arriving and with the increasing heat our face skin gets sweated, i thought i could share one of the best beauty products ever for oily skin:

Clinique Deep Cleansing Emergency Mask- €29.30

Emergency Treatment for oily or acne days. Perfect to put over a blemish (it just cleans deep inside) or over all face: the result will be really fresh and matte skin.

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Opposite to skin, in the summer hair gets dry, mostly because of the beach and the sun.No worries, do!With lots of Moisture Hair Mask, hair will get it's softeness and shine again.

Schwarzkopf BC Total Repair Treatment- €19.10

Intensive reconstruction of damaged, bleached and porous hair structure, leaving hair strong and healthy with lots of shine.

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Also the mitic:

Kerastase Masque Intense- €22,40

I do not swear for Kerastase, but maybe it's just my hair that doesn't match the components in it.Altough EVERYBODY trusts Kerastase, so i guess it should be good enough to be advised.

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Body skin in the summer gets dry as well, so, it's absolutely forbidden not to use a body lotion.Nivea is trusted worldwide, and i love it to bits!I'ts xip + xip and doesn't get much behind expensive moisturizers!This one is probably the best choice for a everyday basic:

Nivea Body Silky Shimmer Lotion- €5.49

While nourishes skin, leaves a healthy glow (ideal for legs and arms as it look really sexy).

rate- *****

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Bombay Mix

This delightfull snack it's a spicy mixture of nuts, lentils and fried gram flour noodles.
I bet only 2% of my country's population knows it, and i swear that they don't know what they are missing..Bombay Mix it's ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!

If anyone wants to try it here in this mini country the only place i found it was in a Spanish posh supermarket: El Corte Ingles, altough they were not that nice..not proper indian flavour!

But, better that not to have a taste!

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Art Mood

Gustav Klimt 1862-1918

Medicine (Hygieia) / 1900 - 07

Kiss, The / 1907 - 08

Judith I / 1901

Study for 'Goldfish' / 1907

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