Provence ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท to Portofino โ›ต๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น via St Tropez ๐Ÿ‘™

My Provence lavender hunt obsession led me to the Abbaye de Sรฉnanque and while the lavender wasn’t in full bloom, the setting was still picturesque…

  

Provence is not just about vinyards & purple love, its palette is rich in colors and I particulaly โค๏ธ this red hot cherry ๐Ÿ’ tree! so much that I actually fell into a ditch (and broke my phone’s screen ๐Ÿ˜ก) as I was trying to capture its beauty!

Gordes… Gorgeous!

  

Couldn’t resist sharing this with my little ones so it was time for a quick Skype!

  

Here’s me practicing my favorite St Tropez passtime: people watching! ๐Ÿ˜

  

The next day it was time to drive off to Italy but not before we stopped @ a random beach near St Tropez where tanners of all ages seemed to take issue with the idea of a swimsuit!

 

 And we finally arrived in Italia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น…

 

After a long drive it was Pesto time in Portofino ! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

  

Nature’s splendid beauty was drawing me to it and away from all stress…

  

Flowers ๐ŸŒธ & Trees ๐ŸŒด in magical harmony…

   

Lemon trees ๐Ÿ‹ & jasmine … a perfect blend of sents!

 

Piscina & mare

๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธa fitting entrance to the Spa (which I desperately needed to end my day) ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ

  

๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ‹ At the Source ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

There are few places on earth where art and reality seem to melt into each other and the Lake Como region is one of those. A perfect detox spot due to the idyllic scenery, Bellagio also has what Italy does best, a cute small village with amazing food and amazing small stores filled with treasures! When in Bellagio, you’ll realize why Italy has been the source of inspiration for so many artists over the years and you’ll in turn give them a bit less credit ๐Ÿ˜œ no offense D&G (still think you’re amazing) but you’ll also awaken the stylist in you as all those beautiful finds you dig up in stores here and there will demand to be styled on your Italian alter ego!

        

๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒž๐ŸƒBlending into Nature๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿƒ

The past few months have been very hectic for my family as we’re planning yet another move! A beach break however was a must prior to putting in motion all the planned logistics leading to our new home destination. Our first stop was Sardinia where I got inspiration from the local colors to style my OOTDs and enjoyed blending into the organic & rustic decor…

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Sunnies et Voilร ! ๐Ÿ‘Œ

In my day-to-day, I’m a no makeup ๐Ÿšซ ๐Ÿ’„ but statement sunglasses type-of-girl ๐Ÿ˜Ž & must confess that I enjoy blending into the overwhelming identity of each of my carefully selected statements… so you may find me acting slightly differently depending on the pair I’m wearing! ๐Ÿ˜œ What I love most about statement sunnies though is that they look even more decadent the more dressed down you are, which frankly works very well for me these days juggling the bambina and the tot… While I might not be ballroom dancing my way through my daily errands, I definitely get a boost knowing that I’m sporting sunglasses in my quotidian that can compete pretty well in a masked ball!

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