Not that I always have the choice! #embraceyourdiaperbag
Quick Style Tip: Try to balance functionality with a neutral / soft colored or minimally patterned diaper bag, flexible enough to fit with more than one outfit! I know it’s hard to think of your diaper bag as another fashion accessory but if it’s going along for the streetstyle ride, it might as well fit in!
Orange lipstick is my latest makeup crush
I have 7 questions…
BIG MILESTONE: Baby # 2 slept through the night for the first time = feeling zen this morning!
When Mother Nature (or the City of London) gives you greenery absorb it with all your senses!
It’s lunchtime and you’re out and about on your urban routine with no time to stop and munch on a salad? Drink it!
Try to make some time, even if only 5-10 minutes each day, for a green spot pit stop where you can just look around and admire the beauty of nature’s simplicity in its rich details…
Not so Etiquette of me, I decided to break my morning ritual for a day and ditch my daily SPF 30 cream thinking UV wouldn’t attack my skin if I’m going in and out running errands in a mostly cloudy day in London. Well, my face (see below) proved me wrong! I should have at least put my SPF 15 foundation!
Alert: Clouds DO NOT block out sun’s UV! Protect your naked skin from wrinkles and skin cancer by wearing a sunscreen with at least SPF 15 for activities involving sporadic sun exposure (eg. shopping in and out of stores…) and a sunscreen with a SPF 30 or stronger if you spend a lot of time outdoors (eg. day in the park).
Lesson of the day
BARE SKIN = BURNED SKIN
Always wear your SPF!
Yesterday was Summer’s official kick-off and London did not disappoint! Parks drizzled with sunbathers, pub terraces packed, sunnies and hats competing in size and funkiness (yes hats! it’s London people & the Royal Ascot mood is spilling onto the streets!) and fashionistas out and about in their flashiest colors and shortest outfits… For my first day, I kept it relatively under control and left it for my neon accessories to shout: “Welcome sunny time! it’s about time!”
mommies secret: buttoned tops are ideal for urban breastfeeding / easy access on-the-go!
of course soon that control will have to let go bit by bit as I inch my way closer to a beach… here’s a flashback of how I embraced the spirit in St. Tropez last sunny season…
Dear NYC,
I’ll miss you in all your flavors! Thank you for being such an ideal ground for my sport…
My cosy neighborhood
providing dramatic backdrops and inspiration… from your UES sophistication to your village edge…
HOME… sniff sniff
Washington Square Park… the “I can’t believe I walked all the way down here” feeling
URBAN JUNGLE to PARK…
3rd Ave… you’ve served me well but scraped my red soles!
CENTRAL PARK: HAVEN/ HEAVEN… of course made even more blissful by amazing friends…
5th Ave / the break before the BG splurge…
Speechlessly grateful but still kinda mad about that polar vortex!
“Can’t we just stay home?”
With love,
SilhouettEtiquette xoxo
Now trend seekers, let’s unravel the royal streets of London together…umbrella in hand!
Copacabana, Rio 2010
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