INNER BEAUTY
Thank you for everything you taught me.
You always inspired me. You always saw me.
Love forever.
For my grandmother.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
When can we move in? [INTERIORS]
OUTER BEAUTY
One of my favourite streets in the world is Karlavägen in Stockholm. Have a look at this gorgeous brand new apartment building on that street. And what about that terrace?
Favourite product [Makeup quick review]
OUTER BEAUTY
My new daily obsession. CLARINS Instant light Natural Lip Perfector in colour #3 is just more than great. It gives the perfect-nude-shimmer-barely-there-colour, sort of enhancing the lips in a very natural way. It nourishes, repairs and protects lips while giving the lips a 3D shimmer (that must be the trick). Also works wonders over regular lipstick colour. There are six different colours from this range to choose from (although I am staying put with my #3). Hello shimmer lips!
[Image via Pinterest]
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
[ESCAPE TO] Le Sirenuse AMALFI
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| You never get tired of the Amalfi view |
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| Nights are magical, especially at hotel Le Sirenuse |
Several years ago my husband and I spent three weeks on the Amalfi coast in Italy. That was some amazing weeks with so much to explore. Ever since I have wanting to go back to Amalfi.
Monday, June 17, 2013
The secret HERMÈS garden
OUTER BEAUTY
Did you know there is a secret garden, 'Jardin sur le toit’ for employes only. This beautiful garden is located on the roof of the HERMÈS flagship store on Rue 24 rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris. See more photos from the HERMÈS garden on the lovely blog You May Be Wandering.
[Photos via youmaybewandering.com, original source HERMÈS Pinterest. Photographer Quentin Bertoux]
The Monday Pep Talk | Stop postponing happiness & success [A SIMPLE HOW TO]
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| Vishen Lakhiani from Mindvalley |
INNER BEAUTY
Today with the whole world online it´s more accessible than ever for everyone with a great idea to launch their own business. One of the really successful people creating an online business is Vishen Lakhiani, founder of the cool company Mindvalley Insights. He in his turn has his own mentor and strategic coach, Dan Sullivan, who has coined a theory called "The Reverse Gap", which aims to train you to bridge the gap between success and happiness now and in the future.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Pilates gurus started their own "Pilates Netflix"
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| Stella Magazine Photo: Ina Damli |
If there is anyone who could motivate me doing Pilates, it is my beautiful Norwegian friend Monica Øien and her business partner Rikke Schillinger. The business duo recently took their Pilates expertise online and made it available for everybody to do at home at Webtrening.no. This is really great, and as much as I like to go to the gym I found out that I love to do some training at the convenience of my home.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
It´s all about Ikat [INTERIORS]
OUTER BEAUTY
This season the Ikat pattern seems to be everywhere, from clothes to interiors. All the big clothing chains are doing their own versions of Ikat this seasons. I am especially loving Ikat for the home, since it´s a rather calm pattern with not too many different colours to it.
[Images via 1. carolyneroehm.com 2 Pinterest 3 itallappealstome.blogspot.com 4 charmingtrinity.com 5shoplatitude.com 6matildeco.se 7 cardigansandcouture.blogspot.com 8 laylagrayce.com 9 tuvaluhome.wordpress.com10 thefrenchtangerine.com]
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
An ENCHANTED weekend [Brussels-Waterloo]
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| A classic-from-the-car-photo... |
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| Waterloo, a cute little small town just outside Brussels city full of history |
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| We stayed in Martin's Grand Hotel in Waterloo |
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| The breakfast area in the hotel |
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| We now understand what Brussels is all about. It´s good food. Everywhere. |
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| Cakes all over the place |
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| This must however be my own favourite shop... |
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| I desperately wanted to take them all with me and pack the car full. But you can imagine the smell...and I am not convinced they would taste the same when back in Sweden... |
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| Beautiful table setting for the 40th birthday lunch not ending before long after midnight...
OUTER BEAUTY
I still haven´t recovered completely after the three day long road trip to Brussels this last weekend...It turned out we spent more time in the historic and cute little town Waterloo however, just outside the city of Brussels. My husband and I were invited to a weekend of birthday celebrations for dear Swedish friends, now living in Belgium. Since we had never been we thought it was an excellent chance to get away together without the children, and most of all, hang out with our great friends that we don´t get to see too often. One of the things I genuinely appreciate most in life is friendship, and this weekend gave us memories to cherish forever. Our friends had done such an a-ma-zing job giving all their friends such a fantastic weekend and thought every detail through. We felt spoilt rotten (and enjoyed every minute of it). One thing that we learned about Brussels is that the food is fantastic. Like one of the other guests told me; it´s almost impossible to get a bad meal in Brussels. For the Friday dinner we went to an Italian restaurant. The food was of course amazing. The temperature was 30C degrees in the evening and we just enjoyed catching up and later went dancing. The next day my husband and I went for a little sightseeing in Waterloo, stocking up on everything from French rosé wines to Belgian chocolates as well. Later that day it was time for lunch at our friends beautiful home. The food and wine were beyond words, and of course it tasted even better al fresco...Later in the evening we sat down again for dinner and more fabulous food...By now I am sure you can imagine how much we ate during this weekend...All in all, one of the best weekends ever, since it was about friends, food and fun.
Short facts:
We went by car from Skåne via Copenhagen on Thursday evening. We took the ferry Rødby-Puttgarden. No line, just boarding. Buy the tickets online at least two weeks before, since you can buy a more inexpensive economy ticket. We missed that part this time. We then drove for two hours and stayed in a hotel in Hamburg. The other morning we woke up early well rested, had breakfast and went straight to Brussels. Which wouldn´t have taken more than five-six hours, if we hadn´t taken the wrong route...If you´re travelling by car in the Netherlands, make some extra time, since they are rebuilding the roads and it´s actually a real hustle finding the right way. The GPS didn´t have a chance, taking us back, and back again...to the wrong road. The only solution was to turn off the GPS and stop at the nearest gas station and ask for the way, you know like back in the old days... So do some proper research beforehand, so that you have the bigger picture in your head and which cities to look out for, not just trusting the GPS (like we did:), since there are heavy road constructions in many European countries. Also don´t forget the rush hour around the bigger cities. For the way home we went straight to Aachen/Cologne from Brussels, which was a much better way. We were home to a late dinner the same day. We love going on road trips, and after this little trip we can´t wait to go on another one!
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Finding the balance and letting go of fear [according to...]
OUTER BEAUTY
She's always in the spotlight and recently was voted most beautiful woman by People Magazine. What I think is best with Gwyneth is her diversity in lifestyle and that she seems to always seek to improve herself, even her inner self;
On lifestyle contradictions
"I think it's a mix," she says honestly. "You know, I use organic products, but I get lasers. It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu."
On letting go of fear
"I don't hold on to fear as much as I used to, because I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me," she says. "It's very liberating. It's very empowering, and I've learned a lot of that from Jay—Shawn Carter—Z, because his approach to life is very internal. It's a very good lesson to learn."
Read the full interview in Harper's Bazaar
[Image via Pinterest]
Monday, June 10, 2013
[Bliss at SPA] Wellbeing based on the 4 elements
OUTER BEAUY
I am back from a marvellous trip to Brussels. The main reason was a 40th birthday celebration party during the weekend, and I can honestly tell you that today I urgently feel the need to check myself into a SPA...(instead I did the school run, but one can always dream a little). This made me think of the newly renovated Café Royal Hotel in London that has a new Spa, the Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Spa, based on the four elements earth, air, fire and water, which sounds both promising and interesting. The air part contains curved meditation rooms, cooly sculpted to enhance the chi, while fire is a kinesis gym and leather -walled boxing room. Water of course consists of water, leaving you with a choice of ten treatment rooms including an Asian Watsu therapy pool and Vichy wet room. If you get hungry during the treatments don´t despair, earth offers an organic juice and food bar. I wouldn´t mind checking in here...
[Images from Café Royal Hotel]
The Monday Pep Talk - [CONFIDENCE]
INNER BEAUTY
This is a short pep talk, but isn´t this what it's all about?
Have a lovely
MONDAY!
[Pinterest image via cocokelley.com]
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Miranda Kerr's 7 days to TREASURE YOURSELF
INNER BEAUTY
SUNDAY
"Tell yourself: 'Everything I am searching for is within me. My intuition guides me through life. My inner voice is wise and knows what is best for me."
Image from Pinterest via aneclecticpause.tumblr.com edited by IOB]
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