I love summer for so many reasons: the sunshine, the long days, the smells of fresh everything, the endless blue sky, the easy breezy clothes, the sandals, the sun on my body, the holiday, the beach, the salty taste of seawater in my mouth and the feel of sand between my toes, the ice cream and the delicious taste of cold watermelon, the warm nights, the sun kissed skin, the barbeques, the trips, the beachy hair, the not caring and going crazy, the colors, the blooming flowers, the swimsuits, and arghhhhhh, I could go on like this forever!
However, there are two aspects of this season that make me anxious about its coming every year: the seaside and the ‘carefree’ dresses, so to say. I love seeing girls in dresses at any time of the year but I feel like summer makes the whole thing more romantic. Perhaps because of the sheer, light fabrics: chiffon…lace…silk? Or perhaps I just stared too much at the Elie Saab spring 2012 couture collection. Sadly, his creations are way out of my price range, but a girl can always dream, and that is exactly what I plan to do while in my colorful asymmetric dress. That and some ice cream devouring, thank you very much.

One sunny Tuesday, 6 fabulous girls got together at a fabulous place called Joie de vivre-Salon du The, where flowers grow in huge teacups, walls are pink and brunch tastes like you’re invited to the Queen’s house. There were mint lemonades, the most delicious berries cake I have ever eaten, chocolate cookies, creamy cheesecake, chocolate tarts and fresh fruits; a delicious feast guaranteed to blow your mind. Or at least your taste buds.
Then there was laughter. And we played Dixit, a fabulous game powered by imagination…which of course, I lost.

Fabulous I’m telling you!
But you don’t have to believe me, check it out yourself: N.Paulescu nr 61, sector 5, Bucuresti.

Bisous!

…where I wish I could stay in bed with a pillow over my head and keep the world at bay.
But since I, like most people that aren’t Paris Hilton, don’t bear the gravitational burden of having the entire universe revolve around me, the next best thing I could do to boost my mood was to dress myself nicely, grab a big cup of coffee (and maybe have breakfast) and head out for the day.
I wore this Primark dress (which is actually a very tight bodycon dress) that I decided to get about 2 sizes bigger than what I usually wear. I thought it would be a better idea to get a larger one since I very rarely wear ridiculously tight or revealing clothing during daytime. This way i could get more wear out of it, as opposed to a very fitted sexy dress I might only wear once. Not much of a night partier myself, I’m more of a daytime person…

Off to take a shower and catch some sleep!
Nighty night!

RO: Azi a fost una din zilele alea…

…in care mi-am dorit sa vegetez in pat cu perna pe ochi, izolata de lume.
Dar cum eu, ca majoritatea lumii care nu e Paris Hilton, nu car pe umeri povara lui Atlas de a avea intregul univers la comanda, doleanta de mai sus a ramas la nivel de fantasma si cel mai bun lucru pe care l-am putut face in continuare a fost sa ma imbrac cu ceva ce-mi place, sa-mi iau o ditai cana de cafea (si poate niste ceva solid pe post de mic dejun) si sa ies pe usa.
M-am imbracat cu rochia asta de la Primark care defapt ar fi un model bodycon-stiti voi, ala stramt-stramt, de clubareala. Numai ca eu l-am luat cu vreo 2 numere mai mari decat marimea mea obisnuita, tocmai ca sa evit o astfel de tinuta sexy. Foarte rar se intampla sa port haine foarte mulate sau “descopritoare” in timpul zilei, si m-am gandit ca ar fi o idee mai buna sa o iau putin mai larguta si in felul asta sa o fac purtabila la orice ora. Si desigur, fara teama de “ce faci fă /pisi, sunt eu, gigolo italiano, hai la suc” la colt de strada.

EN: I’m a firm believer that the most important thing when getting dressed is to be aware of your body shape.
Dressing for your body type is crucial, therefore the first and the most important thing before buying clothes is to know your own body type and choose clothes that flatter it.
Okkkkk then.
Having said that, please acknowledge that I’m wearing a dress that does absolutely nothing for my figure. Don’t I sound more credible now? Thought so.
I’m not sure why I do this sort of things, I just happen to see pretty clothes looking good on hangers, I like, I don’t think and I buy. The only problem is that clothes are meant to look great on bodies, not hangers. And this particular dress would be a brilliant choice for an apple shape, which I’m definitely NOT! Anyway, even though it looks like a striped shapeless sack on me, I do like it. It’s just that I look better in fitted (not tight) clothes which accentuate my waist.
And I’m a big whiner.
Hugs accepted.

RO: Cred cu tarie ca cel mai important factor de luat in calcul atunci cand ne imbracam este forma corpului nostru.
Indeosebi la cumparaturi, cunoasterea propriei siluete, a proportiilor si croielilor ce ni se potrivesc, sunt, dupa parerea mea, cruciale. Mi-a luat cativa ani sa inteleg chestia asta si inca am dubii in ceea ce priveste structura corpului meu.
Insa. Acestea fiind spuse, hai sa va demonstrez in ce hal imi bubuie capu’.
Observati va rog ca port o rochie care face…nimic pentru forma corpului meu :> Nu-i asa ca par mai credibila acum? Stiam eu.
Nu stiu sigur de ce iau lucruri de genul asta, pur si simplu le vad atarnand frumos pe umeras, dupa care: place, nu gandesc, cumpar. Singura problema (pe care o constientizez mult dupa momentul golirii portofelului) este ca hainele ar fi ideal sa vina bine pe corp…nu pe umeras. Si n-ar strica sa le si probez. Iar rochia asta in special, ar veni minunat pe o silueta tip mar, ceea ce eu categoric NU sunt. In fine, imi place oricum. Chiar daca arata ca un sac dungat fara forma pe mine. Toata treaba e ca in general imi sta mai bine cu haine croite aproape de corp (nu neaparat stramte), care imi accentueaza talia.
Si desigur, imi place sa ma vait.
Bagati pupici. Consolare accepted.

(vintage pants, Topshop shoes, Zara t-shirt, vintage Thierry Mugler blazer,H&M and vintage bracelets)

…with cropped tops
…strawberry-watermelon ice cream
…the new hot neighbor
…the sun
…pastels
…floral-fruity scents
…garters
…Nutella
…red nail polish
…vintage silk
…Don Draper
…backless anything
…The painted veil
…weekends
…myself.

What do you love? 🙂

EN: While cutting my hair short was the best thing I ever did for my hair, I’m starting to get a bit bored with my current ‘do. I’m seriously contemplating growing my hair out again so that I may have more styling options and possibly a change of color? I’m not sure yet which direction I want to go but I was thinking a sort of bob, or some kind of asymmetrical hair but with front bangs…
Anyway, point is that no matter what i choose, it has to be low maintenance. Basically that’s why i cut my hair short in the first place, because I don’t like paying too much attention to it and I hate using those fancy-shmancy smelling hair products. I don’t even use conditioner, for that matter…

Ok, now onto the outfit! As I told you in my previous post, this is something I wore last weekend for lunch and some shopping with my mom. I got these pink River Island pants recently for a great price after debating myself if I should get them in red, pink or black. In the end i settled for pink but I have to admit that this color is kind of hard to style. At first I thought “no biggie” when I got them because I played with this color before and I love neons but these pants have proved to be a bit trickier than I expected. So I just decided to go the easy way and pair them with a t-shirt, my trusty leather jacket and my big Zara bag. I think I need to put this bag away, I’ve been wearing it at least 5 times a week! I just love it that is big and it fits everything no matter what kind of crap I put in there.
Also, I would like to point out that River Island does the most comfortable 6 inch heels on the high street market. Period.

RO: Cred ca dintre toate experimentele mele cu tunsorile(deloc putine), asta cu parul scurt a fost cea mai reusita. Si desi inca imi place foarte mult senzatia de libertate pe care mi-o ofera, incep usor usor sa ma plictisesc de el. Nu l-am mai tuns din februarie iar de vreo luna ma tot gandesc daca n-ar fi o idee buna sa-l las sa creasca putin si eventual si o schimbare de culoare? (Am fost bruneta acum cativa ani, blonda sau roscata niciodata-nu cred ca mi-ar sta bine…dar never say never). Nu sunt foarte sigura ce vreau dar ma gandeam poate la un bob sau ceva o tunsoare asimetrica cu un breton drept…
In orice caz, ideea este ca indiferent de ce as alege, trebuie neaparat sa fie usor de intretinut. Defapt, cam asta e motivul pentru care m-am tuns scurt in prima instanta, pentru ca nu-mi place sa-mi bat capul cu el si ma enerveaza toate draciile alea mirositoare de dat prin par-spume, ceara, sampoane cu miros de ciocolata verde si topping de vanilie vietnameza. Nu sunt pentru mine. Defapt, nu folosesc nici balsam, ce sa mai zic de alte alea…

Ok, hai cu tinuta. Dupa cum v-am zis in postul anterior, asta e ceva ce am purtat weekendul trecut cand am fost la cumparaturi si am mancat in oras cu mama. Pantalonii sunt River Island, i-am luat recent la un pret foarte bun dupa ce m-am chinuit vreo ora sa ma decid daca ii vreau roz, rosii sau negrii. Am ramas la roz pana la urma desi ma bate gandul sa-mi iau si pe rosu. Imi plac mult ca si croiala iar materialul e ok dar am avut ceva batai de cap din cauza culorii….desi initial am zis ca n-o sa am probleme, mai am lucruri de culoarea asta in dulap. Concluzionand, m-am decis sa nu ma complic, am trantit un tricou si deja clasica mea jacheta de piele, plus gentoaca de la Zara si gata. Cred ca trebuie sa mai termin cu geanta asta, o port in disperare in ultimul timp! Probabil pentru ca e cea mai mare dintre toate si rezista cu stoicism abuzurilor de junk la care o supun zilnic.
Inca ceva, simt nevoia sa precizez ca River Island fabrica cele mai comode tocuri de 15 cm de pe piata de high street. Punct.