lose.find.

BREAKFAST NOOK

2012-02-15T12:33:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

i hope that i have the space for a breakfast nook

in my new place in Seattle...

LOVE THIS OUTFIT... AND GARANCE!

2012-02-15T12:17:00.001+01:00

as seen on Garance Dore.
ps: i want bordeaux ankle boots...

A NOTE ON DESIGN

2012-02-12T22:21:00.000+01:00

pics from one of my fave design blogs,

a note on design.

"NO ROOM FOR DOUBT" DE LIANNE LA HAVAS (FT. WILLY MASON)

2012-02-12T13:52:00.001+01:00

DR. SEUSS, A WISE MAN...

2012-02-11T14:57:00.003+01:00

as seen here.

not that i'm in love right now, couldn't be less in love,

but i have been in love once,

and know this to be the truth.

SNOW IN LONDON TOWN

2012-02-05T19:16:00.000+01:00

it snowed in London over the weekend and everyone's been posting pics of funny snowmen on FB...

here they are:

RAT HOLDING SOFT-TOY = FREAKY

2012-02-05T01:24:00.005+01:00

as seen here.

LOVE THIS HAIRCUT!

2012-02-05T01:18:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

"LES VOYAGES" DE BARBARA

2012-02-05T00:58:00.002+01:00

BARBE A PAPA

2012-02-04T21:45:00.001+01:00

i'm having such a blog day...

the extent of my activity today was an all over body scrub, hair mask,

out & about for coffee, bought some flowers, went food shopping, cooked a pumpkin risotto...

and blog, blog, blog!

loving this frenchie blog right now, Barbe A Papa...

MY JAN'12 MIX - AN ODE TO A WEIRD ASS YEAR!!!

2012-02-04T12:17:00.000+01:00

BB's Jan'12 mix! from missleeloo on 8tracks.

BATIXA

2012-02-03T16:20:00.000+01:00

i love this blog, batixa.

BEFORE/AFTER

2012-02-02T10:02:00.000+01:00

BEFORE:

AFTER:

MY FAVORITE PERFUMES

2012-02-01T19:18:00.000+01:00

'Mandragore' by Annick Goutal

'Eau De Lierre' by Diptyque

'Coco Mademoiselle' by Chanel

'Allure' by Chanel

'Aqua Allegoria: Mandarine-Basilic' by Guerlain

OTHER "PRODUCTS"...

2012-01-29T19:04:00.000+01:00

here are some other products i use religiously...

1. Mustela's Dermo-Cleansing

2. REN Moroccan Rose Otto Bath Oil

3. Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse

4. Vichy's 48hrs Anti-Perspirant Deodorant

"MY HAIR IS MY LIFE"

2012-01-27T18:53:00.000+01:00

i was once quoted saying (while under the influence), "my hair is my life"... yes.

anyways, here are the "products" i use and worship:

1. Kiehl's Amino Acid Shampoo

2. Kiehl's Amino Acid Conditioner

3. label.m protein spray

4. Moroccan Oil 'The Original'

MY FACECARE RITUAL

2012-01-25T01:00:00.000+01:00

in the morning, i...

1. cleanse & exfoliate with:

Pai's Camelia & Rose gentle hydrating cleanser

2. tonify with:

Kiehl's Acai Damage-Protecting toning mist

3. de-puff my eyes with:

Clinique's All About Eyes serum

4. firm-up with:

Darphin's Arovita C serum & cream

in the evening, i... (hypothetically... i get lazy at night...)

1. cleanse with:

Nuxe's Lotion Tonique aux 3 Roses

2. recover with:

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery

RED SHOELACES!

2012-01-23T12:24:00.001+01:00

i want some red shoelaces for my brown booties!

as seen here.

"PULL YOU THROUGH" DE JOHN TAYLOR

2012-01-22T12:42:00.000+01:00

i'm sorry you never knew how special you were.

RIP Davidou.

HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

2012-01-21T01:13:00.000+01:00

Untitled, a photo by :: K a t e :: on Flickr.

LE TEMPS...

2012-01-12T09:55:00.004+01:00

as seen here.

"DON'T EXPLAIN" DE NINA SIMONE

2012-01-12T09:40:00.001+01:00

INDIAN PATTERNS

2012-01-12T01:22:00.002+01:00

as seen here.

ATTRACT, THINK, BELIEVE, EXPECT, IMAGINE...

2012-01-11T00:42:00.001+01:00

this works for both the positive and the negative thoughts...

COLOR COMBO

2012-01-10T23:44:00.000+01:00

love the color combo of this outfit, as seen here.

2012

2012-01-09T00:15:00.003+01:00

2012 sounds very futuristic to me... it feels like the year that i'll be laying down the foundations for the next part of my life, the adult one. that's what my instincts are telling me, anyways. for me, laying foundations is a completely futuristic notion. long lasting foundations must be built wisely, no? here are some guidelines i'm setting out for myself:

i have to learn how to go towards people that deserve me, disregarding those that don't
i must learn how to protect/preserve myself
i need to understand what it is i want/don't want, as well as establish what is good for me
i need to find my voice and learn to ask for what i want/what is good for me
i must accept that my analysis of a situation is not always right/the truth, that nothing is set in stone
i need to learn how to take a step back when a situation i'm involved in is not doing me any good, learning how to say no
i need to learn how to let others get on with their lives and not get involved
i need to reconnect with my curious nature, have fun, discover new passions/interests, laugh more
i need to recharge my energy levels frequently by practising more yoga, going for walks in nature, meeting new inspirational people, learning how to disconnect from work
i need to live in the present and accept my surroundings, while trying not to walk a 100 km p/h
i must be better at staying in touch with my lovely friends around the world

"SONNET 116" DE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

2012-01-07T00:15:00.001+01:00

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

It is the star to every wandering bark,

Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle's compass come:

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

If this be error and upon me proved,

I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

"SETTLE DOWN" DE KIMBRA

2012-01-05T23:21:00.000+01:00

IF ONLY

2012-01-02T12:00:00.000+01:00

LOVE THE ARTWORK!!

2012-01-02T00:31:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

I WANT...

2012-01-01T23:49:00.002+01:00

i want a nice tray for my perfumes/jewellery

as well as some antique glass bottles!

i want a large gold enamelled floor mirror!

i have the Royal Copenhagen coffee cups/saucers

but i must have the coffee pot!

all photos seen here.

THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE

2012-01-01T17:52:00.003+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2011-12-31T10:44:00.000+01:00

may 2012 kick 2011's ass to hell & preferably not back!

be wild, be brave, love, laugh, be free, my friends!

as seen here.

LIVING ROOM INSPIRATION

2011-12-30T21:05:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

NEW FILMS I MUST SEE!

2011-12-29T13:44:00.000+01:00

"Margaret" de Kenneth Lonergan
"Pina" de Wim Wenders
"The Skin I Live In" de Pedro Almodovar
"Melancholia" de Lars Von Trier
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" de Tomas Alfredson
"Le Quattro Volte" de Michelangelo Frammartino
~~"Moneyball" de Bennett Miller~~
"The Descendants" de Alexander Payne
"We Need To Talk About Kevin" de Lynne Ramsay
"Leap Year" de Michael Rowe
"Weekend" de Andrew Haigh
~~"Midnight In Paris" de Woody Allen~~
~~"The Ides Of March" de George Clooney~~
"Mysteries Of Lisbon" de Raul Ruiz
~~"50/50" de Jonathan Levine~~
"My Week With Marilyn" de Simon Curtis
~~"The Artist" de Michel Hazanavicius~~
"Shame" de Steve McQueen
"Jane Eyre" de Cary Fukunaga
"A Dangerous Method" de David Cronenberg
~~"Drive" de Nicholas Winding Refn~~
"The Turin Horse" de Bela Tar, Agne Hranitzky
"Carnage" de Roman Polanski
"True Grit" de The Coen Bros

"DIRTY DIANA" DE THE WEEKND (MJ COVER)

2011-12-28T19:22:00.000+01:00

JOYEUX NOEL!

2011-12-25T01:00:00.000+01:00

seen here.

"LIE IN THE SOUND" DE TRESSPASSERS WILLIAM

2011-12-23T13:38:00.002+01:00

MY LIFE...

2011-12-22T13:50:00.000+01:00

COLORS...

2011-12-18T19:32:00.003+01:00

i love these colours together!! as seen here.

KEEP YOUR CHIN UP.

2011-12-18T11:21:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

"PARAISO DI ATLANTICO" DE CESARIA EVORA

2011-12-17T14:29:00.000+01:00

perderemos o seu som Cesaria... obrigado!

PERFECT BLOND HAIR

2011-12-16T14:08:00.000+01:00

via hello-tiger.

SHOWER CURTAIN FOR SEATTLE

2011-12-15T13:37:00.000+01:00

from WestElm.

"THE MORE LOVING ONE" BY W.H. AUDEN

2011-12-11T02:37:00.001+01:00

looking up at the stars, i know quite well

that, for all they care, i can go to hell,

but on earth indifference is the least

we have to dread from man or beast.

how should we like it were stars to burn

with a passion for us we could not return?

if equal affection cannot be,

let the more loving one be me.

admirer as i think i am

of stars that do not give a damn,

i cannot, now i see them, say

i missed one terribly all day.

were all stars to disappear or die,

i should learn to look at an empty sky

and feel its total dark sublime,

though this might take me a little time.

COFFEE TABLE

2011-12-10T13:29:00.001+01:00

i will make this coffee table when i get to Seattle! LOVE IT!

seen here.

HEARTACHE

2011-12-08T12:32:00.000+01:00

in 2011, i have experienced the worst heartache of my life.

i had no idea a heart could actually break. my heart pangs, my chest aches, my ribs feel like they may crumble under the weight of my heart, my stomach is a rough ocean and my soul cries rivers... i would wish this on no one, not even the Heartbreaker. it's been 4 months now and it still won't die away, this godforsaken Pain of mine. i think he's gone then something occurs which reminds me that i'm still at his mercy - Pain's mercy, not the Heartbreaker's. yes, Pain is masculine today. he's feminine in French, masculine in Italian and Spanish, so today i am talking of "el dolor" or "il dolore". i keep hoping my Pain will switch to anger, but he never really does. so i know the road of indifference is still a few roundabouts away.

the most awful part of Pain, is that he is never alone, he has a band of friends who always come along for the ride: there's fear, fragility, lack of confidence and vanished trust. ah you brave companions, you merry band of assholes, you have no shame.

i know this sounds mopey, sad, pessimistic, negative - it's not my nature, i promise you. i am a positive and motivated person... i just want my old & faithful friend Hope to kick the band of assholes to the curb, and for me to find my peace & strength to be Bea again. let me be Bea.

BROWN LEATHER WASSILY

2011-11-27T12:18:00.001+01:00

i want a brown leather Wassily! seen here.

NOUVELLE COUPE!

2011-11-22T01:33:00.000+01:00

i love my hairdresser, Pier Giuseppe Moroni!

i had my hair cut today, such a relief to breathe some freshness into my faded summer hair...

saturday i'm off to Gum, to get my highlights done.

this must be my way of saying ciao to Milano - leaving in style!

"CATCH THE WIND" DE DONOVAN

2011-11-19T16:05:00.001+01:00

BIRDS

2011-11-19T14:27:00.001+01:00

i bought a similar antique bird print at the Navigli antique market last month...

seen here.

I KNIT, YOU KNIT, HE/SHE KNITS!

2011-11-18T01:03:00.001+01:00

i want this book! i love knitting gifts for friends during winter!

YOU

2011-11-17T01:31:00.000+01:00

as seen here.

AM I BECOMING AN INTERIOR DESIGN "ADULT"??

2011-11-16T00:10:00.001+01:00

loving the style of this Barcelona apartment... seen here.

am i becoming an interior design adult??

SECRETLY IN LOVE

2011-11-14T08:36:00.000+01:00

SJP AT HOME BY MARIO TESTINO

2011-11-08T14:47:00.003+01:00

BEDSIDE LAMPS FOR SEATTLE PAD...

2011-11-01T23:30:00.002+01:00

as seen here.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-31T01:01:00.001+01:00

by Richard Brautigan.

EMMANUELLE ALT

2011-10-29T11:28:00.000+02:00

Emmanuelle Alt has the coolest style, mastering the "tomboy-sexy-chic",

not pretentious or ostentatious {for an Editor in Chief of Vogue Paris i mean...}.

to me, she symbolises Parisienne style -

a Parisian woman is a business woman, a lover, a wife and a mother,

yet she is also her own independent self, she is an individual and has a voice -

Emmanuelle Alt epitomises that for me.

"LOOP THE LOOP" DE WILD BEASTS

2011-10-29T11:07:00.002+02:00

NOT A WEDDING DRESS...

2011-10-27T23:36:00.000+02:00

ok, this is NOT a wedding dress... but if i were to get married one day,

this is the dress design i'd have made for me... in ivory of course!

POSSIBLE SOFAS FOR SEATTLE PAD??

2011-10-26T08:03:00.000+02:00

as seen here.

MON-DAY!

2011-10-24T11:31:00.004+02:00

as seen here.

"WITH GRACE (FT. N'DEA DAVENPORT)" DE DJ KRUSH

2011-09-29T09:44:00.000+02:00

"LØV" DE VANESSA BRUNO

2011-09-25T12:50:00.003+02:00

LØV from Vanessa Bruno on Vimeo.

A GREAT MIX BY DESTINEDTODESIGN

2011-09-23T23:33:00.000+02:00

FOURTY-FOUR SUNSETS

2011-09-22T23:44:00.001+02:00

"THE" SMOOTHIE!!

2011-09-20T12:04:00.000+02:00

so... "the" smoothie is a banana, vanilla yoghurt and peanut butter concoction...

it is TO DIE FOR!

i discovered this in Seattle then, while on holiday, i began spreading the word... it's catching!

Soph is making it in London as we speak - the above pic is her proof!

do it too, you know you want to... blend that!

"SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU" DE LED ZEPPELIN

2011-09-15T08:33:00.000+02:00

BEDROOM RUSH!

2011-09-14T22:46:00.000+02:00

as seen here.

SO HARD TO FIND.

2011-09-04T23:42:00.000+02:00

as seen here.

"WEIGH IT DOWN" DE IDAHO

2011-09-04T23:08:00.002+02:00

...SO CAN I.

2011-09-03T21:02:00.002+02:00

BATHROOM LOVE CONTINUES...

2011-09-03T13:03:00.000+02:00

j'adore this bathroom... ADORE! seen here.

MOVING TO SEATTLE

2011-09-02T12:51:00.000+02:00

my role is moving to Seattle... and so am i! the big dilemma i'm currently facing is:

HOW DO I RENAME THE BLOG

any suggestions dear followers?

I AGREE WITH AUDREY!

2011-08-31T17:26:00.000+02:00

WEST SEATTLE SUNSETS

2011-08-30T12:40:00.002+02:00

i'm moving to Seattle in January... and this is where i'll live!

SUNDAY BRUNCH & BASEBALL

2011-08-29T13:09:00.001+02:00

YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY

2011-08-28T07:46:00.000+02:00

as seen on design is mine.

"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" DE ADELE

2011-08-27T07:54:00.000+02:00

thank you Adele for guiding me through this, with your amazing lyrics, voice and melodies...

LOVE THESE BATHROOM MIRRORS

2011-08-25T09:31:00.002+02:00

as seen on solid frog.

"UNDERTOW" DE WARPAINT

2011-08-19T16:10:00.002+02:00

BEFORE/AFTER

2011-08-14T17:09:00.001+02:00

BEFORE

AFTER

PROOF

2011-08-12T06:05:00.001+02:00

"This is My Proof", Duane Michals 1974

"GOOD WOMAN" DE CAT POWER

2011-08-11T07:03:00.000+02:00

SUMMER LIVING, DANISH STYLE

2011-08-10T07:51:00.000+02:00

as seen here.

FRIDAY 5TH OF AUGUST 2011

2011-08-05T07:14:00.000+02:00

walking alone again...

WINDOW ART

2011-07-31T00:57:00.005+02:00

loving the artwork effect of the window behind the sofa, it's almost a trompe l'oeuil! seen here.

HATE vs. LOVE

2011-07-29T01:13:00.000+02:00

seen here.

RAEN OPTICS

2011-07-28T06:07:00.000+02:00

bought these sunnies today... love'm!

PIXIE MARKET - LOVING THESE OUTFITS

2011-07-27T06:34:00.000+02:00

pixie market

GREETINGS FROM SEATTLE

2011-07-18T07:38:00.000+02:00

HAPPY_SAD

2011-07-11T05:18:00.001+02:00

"sometimes," a print design from LA studio ashkahn

BUBBLES

2011-07-10T05:19:00.001+02:00

BLUEBIRD

2011-07-09T05:25:00.000+02:00

AN ITALIAN "SUMMER" SUNDAY...

2011-06-27T23:49:00.008+02:00

JE T'AIME PLUS QU'UN PETIT PEU - MIX

2011-06-22T00:50:00.001+02:00

MARSELL

2011-06-20T01:29:00.002+02:00

MARYAM NASSIR ZADEH

2011-06-19T14:00:00.001+02:00

ever since i discovered this store, probably a couple years ago now, i've wanted to shop there - if i ever make it to NYC, it will be on my top 10 list of things to do along with a visit to MOMA! loving these Christophe Lemar shoes!

A GIRL NEEDS FLOWERS...

2011-06-17T17:27:00.000+02:00